Zhao Ji received a letter from Zhao Ji the day before yesterday, analyzing the current situation, in which he did not mention the southeast civil uprising, first, he was worried that Zhao Ji would make another old mistake, so he impulsively transferred all the Western Army back, and hastily negotiated peace with the Western Xia, resulting in the abandonment of all previous achievements; The second is that the officials of the Song Dynasty were greedy and the people's livelihood was suffering, and they also needed to be given a wake-up call, and it was also a purge of the southeastern officialdom.

In the letter, Zhao Ta believed that after the capture of Lingzhou, it was now a heavy blow to the Western Xia, and in the short term, it had no strength to fight again, and the people in the court and the central government were panicked and eager to seek peace, and it was the best time for peace talks; secondly, the western expropriation of a large area of old land is not stable, and it should be consolidated to stabilize the regime; Moreover, the Hedong Army went on an expedition of thousands of miles, and the soldiers and horses did not stop, and the people were already sleepy and lacking horses, and the people's minds were returned, which was not conducive to fighting again.

This letter came at the right time, Zhao Ji was now excited by the victory in the northwest, and he was bent on conquering Liao and recovering the sixteen states of Yanyun, and he also knew that it was difficult for the forbidden army in Hebei and Beijing to make contributions without knowing the war, and was ready to transfer the western army to the north. In addition, Liang Shicheng and Wang Hao were talking about peace with Xixia every day in their ears, and they also felt annoyed, so they invited a few people to come to discuss the matter, and sure enough, when asked, several people agreed to negotiate peace in unison.

"Everyone, Aiqing, I feel that the time is ripe, and I also think that the Hedong Army is on an expedition of thousands of miles, and the lone army is deep, and it is not necessary to repeat the mistakes of the past, and it can negotiate peace with Western Xia!" Zhao Ji nodded in agreement, "I don't know if all Aiqing has a proposition?" ”

"Your Majesty, the main envoy of the peace talks has been dispatched in the previous peace talks, and Master Cai is still in Taiyuan, and the collegial meeting has already been agreed, so it can be implemented according to it!" Li Bangyan said.

"No, you can't. The previous agreement was to use the Meido River as the boundary. The year is as usual, but now how can our army and Lingzhou be compared! Bai Shizhong immediately objected, secretly scolding in his heart that you have eaten too much fucking, and you can't sell the law like this, now from Henan to Hedong, until Jingshi, the messenger who reported the victory shouted to the whole world, the Hedong Army has recovered Lingzhou, with Mingtang River as the boundary, and you must not be drowned by the spittle of the people when you go out. Don't say that the emperor won't agree, and Lao Tzu can't agree either!

What Mr. Bai said is that the situation has changed now, and it can no longer be used as before. It should be bounded by Xiazhou, and the annual gift should also be halved! Wang Huang glanced at the emperor, his face was already displeased, and he hurriedly pushed the border a little more westward.

"The minister agrees with Wang Shaozai's opinion, with Xiazhou as the boundary, but this time our army has won a big victory, and we should let it pay tribute and eliminate its year!" Bai Shizhong is also clever enough, so he will follow up immediately.

"The minister was confused for a while, Yanzhou is rich in green and white salt. Western Xia has benefited a lot from this, and should demarcate Yanzhou and seize its salt fields for the use of our dynasty! Li Bangyan said, you two who secretly scolded your mother in your heart ate more than me, but at this moment you sold Lao Tzu, then don't blame me for turning my face, see how you explain to Xixia...

"Don't fight, I have already calculated, Prince Yan talked with Xixia Chage about the truce a few days ago, and drafted the terms of the peace talks. Counsel about it. Zhao Ji watched a few people arguing back and forth, and only circled around on the three things of being a minister, demarcating the boundary and giving the year, and he was angry, and took out the watch sent by Zhao Ta and said.

When Wang Hao and the others heard this, they were suddenly puzzled. The letters of the border ministers can only be submitted to the emperor after the deliberation of the three provinces, but a few people can look at me. I see that you haven't seen it, and my heart is cold, it seems that the emperor is still wary of them, and believes in his son more. Liang Shicheng's face is not good-looking, he is the person next to the emperor, and he is in charge of the entire Da Nei, but he doesn't know about it, it can be seen that the emperor has another channel to communicate with his ministers, and he should be careful in the future.

"Ministers, tribute, indemnity, open commercial ports, tax exemption, with the West Great Wall as the boundary..."The more people looked back, the more ugly their faces became, and they all 'praised' Prince Yan is really a talent, which of these terms are strong enough, together they can force Xixia to death, it turns out that the emperor has already intended this in his heart, and of course what he says will not satisfy His Majesty, but he has eaten so many benefits of Xixia, and he can't explain anything if he doesn't say something! …,

"Your Majesty, Xingzhou is the capital of Western Xia, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, how can it be easily ceded, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve, the war will be protracted, will not miss the major event under Your Majesty!" Wang Hao said first.

"Your Majesty, if our army attacks Xingzhou, it will send a large army, and the minister knows that Lingzhou is deep in the summer realm, the economy is withering, the road is difficult, the food and salary are bound to be insufficient, and the garrison is very difficult and costly!" Bai Shizhong continued, meaning that not only Xingzhou is not good, but it is impossible to take Lingzhou as the boundary.

"Hmph, you only know one and you don't know the other, Lingzhou is near the Yellow River, the land is fertile, the Western Xia has been operating for a hundred years, and the fertile land has been cultivated for hundreds of thousands of hectares, and it has already turned it into a land of fish and rice, and the output accounts for half of its country. Moreover, Lingzhou was the barrier in the northwest of my Great Song Dynasty when I was Taizu, and the place where the military horses were supplied. Zhao Ji reprimanded, "Delingzhou in Western Xia, across the Yellow River in the north, connects the towns outside the river, and integrates with Xingzhou, occupying the favorable terrain of the negative mountains and blocking the river; In the east, Yanyou is connected with Pingxia, in the west, Baitinghai can be connected to the west of the river, and in the south, the mountains and rivers are adjacent to Shanxi, so that our Chaohuan, Qing, Yuan, Wei and other prefectures have become tense border areas. Therefore, if Xia Deling State, the territory will be solidified, and if the state fails, the territory will collapse and the country cannot be established. Song and Xia hundred years of troops, its weight is in Lingzhou, this recovery, how can you lightly concede people, this collegiate demarcation to Xingzhou, across the Yellow River is difficult to transfer troops and grain, I think it is better to Lingzhou as the boundary, can serve the danger to resist the enemy, and can Lingzhou fertile field reclamation, to consolidate the border defense, it is really the best policy! ”

"The emperor is sage, and the ministers are reckless!" When a few people saw the emperor say such a truth, they were all embarrassed, so listen to the emperor!

"Okay, the three provinces issued an order according to the terms agreed on this, and ordered the letter Zuo Cheng Cai to go to Lingzhou to negotiate peace; Prince Yan conquest of the Western Xia has repeatedly made special awards, Jin Taiwei, led the Privy Council deputy envoy, and ordered him to be the deputy envoy with the Shaanxi system envoy Tong Guan to discuss with the Western Xia! Zhao Ji looked at the frightened looks of a few people and was very happy, now you know how powerful I am, see if you dare to do things without dedication in the future. Thinking of this, Zhao Ji felt that he was a Ming Jun even more, and under his own personal 'guidance', his son won this great victory, although he did not destroy the Western Xia, but it also greatly damaged his vitality, and when Yanyun was recovered, it was not too late to find them again, now let him linger for a few days!

"Your Majesty, the current envoy of the Liao State is still in Beijing, and his attitude is tough, let me withdraw from the land recovered by Henan, will this cause the two countries to fight!" Liang Shicheng said quietly at this time.

"Hmph, it's already a lost dog, and you still have to take care of our business, you tell me what I want, if you interfere, I will join Jin to fight Liao!" Zhao Ji said in disgust, now is this time and that time, he is looking for fault to clean him up, forgive him at this moment and ignore the side matter.

"Yes!" Liang Shicheng is also interested, knowing that the emperor is on the rise, he can't say it anymore at this time, so he can only come down and think of a way.

"Tell Cai You that if he can't reach this agreement, let him stay in the northwest to herd horses!" Zhao Ji got up and left the vertical arch hall and went to Xuanhe Building, where there were a lot of antique calligraphy and paintings sent by his son from Xixia, and now the appraisal has not been completed, he has to go and see.

The few people left in the palace sighed and left, and now they can only tell the unlucky emperor of Xixia that he agreed to negotiate peace, and he can't say that he will be killed by the content, otherwise something may happen during the New Year...

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After the peace decree, all the people in the court breathed a sigh of relief, including the crown prince Zhao Huan, who stood at the head of the classes, Zhao Tan suffered in the northwest in the past two years, and although he had a hard time in Beijing. Zhao Huan found himself constantly marginalized, according to the Song Dynasty system, under normal circumstances, the 'clan does not consul' can only enjoy treatment, but Zhao Ji repeatedly broke the routine to make his two brothers take real positions, and continue to rise through the ranks, expanding their power. …,

Zhao Kai raised the Imperial City Division, which was a very important practical dispatch, and its main responsibility was to defend the Imperial City and reconnoiter the movements of the subjects, which was a secret service agency to put it bluntly. After he came to power, the power of the Imperial City Division increased significantly, and since then he was not subordinate to the Taiwan Inspectorate, and was not subject to the control of the front of the palace, the establishment of personal subordinate officials increased from four commanders to five commanders, and the number of posts increased from 2,770 to 2,970, and the strength continued to grow, and the strength gradually increased, even he, the prince, was also under the 'guard' of the Imperial City Division, that is to say, his every move could not escape Zhao Kai's eyes.

Zhao Kai also used his power to collude with courtiers and challenged his position as crown prince several times. Those who are good at seeing the wind and making the helm inevitably think that Zhao Ji has the intention of abolishing Zhao Huan and making Zhao Kai the prince, and some good deeds even worship Zhao Kai as the 'immortal emperor' in Lin Lingsu's so-called Shenxiao Mansion. Although Lin Lingsu was once deeply respected, but after all, he was just a man of square skills, he actually dared to say that this summer's Jingshi Dashui came to the city because of the water from the prince, but fortunately, he did a lot of evil, aroused public resentment, and was finally abandoned, and did not make any big trouble.

Zhao Huan glanced at Wang Huang, who was standing under him, his eyes were full of resentment, last year, the grandson of the eldest emperor Zhao Chen was born, which was a happy event that had never been seen since the Song Dynasty, breaking the curse of the heir shrouded in the Song Dynasty royal family for a hundred years, Zhao Ji was of course also happy to entitle Zhao Chen as the Duke of Chongguo and the envoy of the Chongde Army. But as soon as Wang Huang took charge of the Chinese book, he advised the emperor according to the ancient rites of 'there are no two masters in the family, and there are no two vices' and 'there are no suitable sons and no suitable grandchildren': "To seal the East Palace with the gift of the prince is to take the East Palace as the master." Zhao Ji hesitated, Wang Hao actually called Shi Geng Nanzhong, the head of the East Palace, to the palace and ordered him to play on behalf of the East Palace, asking to resign from Zhao Chen's official position, so Zhao Chen demoted the Gaozhou defense envoy in June this year.

And now the second brother Zhao Ta is even better, not only the main political side, made a good reputation, but also led the army to defeat the Western Xia, recovered a large area of the country, forced the other party to beg for peace, can be described as both civil and military, in the government and the opposition The prestige is like the sky, the limelight has overshadowed the third brother Zhao Kai, now the war is over, it is inevitable to return to Beijing, when the two tigers fight, both defeated, only themselves!

Thinking of this, Zhao Huan couldn't help but hope that Zhao Ta could return to Beijing as soon as possible... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )