The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

North of Xiakou Pass, eighteen miles away.

The tributaries of the Yellow River, Mingsha River, and Shenlongzhou.

The section of Mingsha River in Qilong Gorge is called Mingsha River, and the place where the upstream source intersects with the Yellow River is called Shenlongzhou.

Legend has it that in ancient times, seven river dragons were born in this waters.

But only one of the seven river dragons could fly away and turn into a dragon, so a big battle broke out at Qilong Gorge.

Seven dragons fought, the rivers were turned over, the ground was plowed into furrows, and deep canyons were formed.

One of the dragons defeated the other six brothers and took the lead. Then it soared into the sky in front and turned into a divine dragon.

The place of ascension is Shenlong Continent.

Zhao Tong led three thousand cavalry and four generals, Lu Da, Wu Song, Xu Ning, and Fan Rui, along the Mingsha River to the shore of Shenlong Island.

At this moment, across the Mingsha River, you can see the Yellow River.

Just watch the water go north, rolling and chasing the waves, getting higher and higher with each step, and it has the potential to surge into the sky.

Where the two rivers converge, a piece of land is revealed. It is as narrow as a dragon and slightly higher than the shore. It is the place where the legendary river dragon transformed into a god, which is called Shenlongzhou.

Zhao Tao rode his horse forward, stepped onto the island, and looked at the place where the two waters were divided. The north and south were running in opposite directions, rolling and roaring like thunder.

The Yellow River goes north and seems to fly through the clouds, while the singing sand goes south and breaks through the clouds to march troops in a trance.

In the rear, the apes on both sides of the Grand Gorge can't stop crying, and the boats in the river, transporting military supplies, can't stop for a long time.

The distant shadow of the white sail and the endless sky are like a poetic painting, melodious.

Looking to the north, the main road reaches the sky, the small road reaches the sky, the green grass reaches the sky, and I don’t know where to go in the distance.

Far to the west, there are undulating mountains and hills, meandering, dark green and faint yellow, changing the scene to a bold and desolate one.

On the top of the mountain, among the white clouds, eagles fly and falcons fly, and the sky is high and the clouds are pale.

The vast green mountains are on top, and the river is rising and falling.

At this moment, summer has passed, and autumn has just entered. The early autumn morning in the northwest is cold, but now it is morning, the sun's rays are cold and shining, and everything is still full of vitality.

Zhao Tao attacked Ma Shenlong Island. Because the place was narrow, the four generals behind him stopped at the edge of the island. Three thousand cavalry were also guarding in the distance, so he could only watch from the island alone.

He looked at the desolate green mountains, the desolate fields, the Yellow River going north, the vast sky and the vast earth, and he couldn't help but chant:

In the independent frost autumn, the Yellow River goes north to the head of Shenlong Island. See thousands of mountains covered with green, thousands of forests dyed green, the river clear and hundreds of sails competing against the current. The eagle fights in the sky, the fish dives into the house, and all kinds of heaven and earth fight for freedom. With a melancholy outline, I asked the vast land, who is responsible for the ups and downs?

Time travels like a dream. Recalling past campaigns in the south and in the north. The handsome young man is chic and suave; the scholar is frivolous and denounces writing. Give guidance on the country, stimulate learning and talents, and laugh at the champions of the past. Do you know that when you look at the rain and the clouds, you can't cut them with a sword?

Tokyo, Imperial City, Enfukugong Palace.

In the Ruizhu Hall, Emperor Daojun suddenly stood up from the dragon chair with an urgent military message from 800 miles away.

What? This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible!

His eyes almost popped out of his head, staring closely at the text on the military intelligence report. Although there were not many words on it, they were all thrilling!

That traitor actually captured Xiakou Pass, he actually captured Xiakou Pass!

Emperor Daojun was deeply impressed by Xiakou Pass. When he first arrived at Dabao, he once thought about going northwest to kill Sirius. Otherwise, Tong Guan would not have achieved the feat of opening Hehuang again and expanding the territory of Longyou.

The original intention of establishing the Longyou Protectorate was to make the Longyou area a constraint for Xixia and a thorn in the south of Xixia. It would cooperate with the east to form a two-sided force and destroy Xixia.

Therefore, Emperor Daojun carefully studied the map of Xixia at that time, and was very familiar with the more than a dozen military supervisory departments and prefectures of Xixia.

Especially some important military passes and chokepoints, he knew them well.

He remembered that Xiakou Pass was the throat of Xingqing Prefecture, the capital of Xixia, and an important fortress entering the territory of Xingqing Prefecture.

Shunzhou is the gateway to Xingqing Prefecture, and Xiakou Pass is the throat of Xingqing Prefecture.

If Xiakou Pass is lost, then Xixia will be choked by someone and is already in crisis.

Although Emperor Daojun remembered Xiakou Pass and thought that it was absolutely impossible for him to remember the mistake, he still shouted angrily: "Bring me a map!"

After a while, Zhang Di trotted over with a map of Xixia in both hands. Emperor Daojun took the map and unfolded it. Sure enough, it was Xiakou Pass. He had indeed missed it, and his expression became increasingly ugly.

At this moment, the Song army that attacked Liao had already reached Yanjing, but had yet to capture the city.

Yanjing is the head of the Sixteen Prefectures, formerly known as Youzhou. If Yanjing cannot be defeated, then even if all the other fifteen prefectures are captured, it will be impossible to recover the old land of the back mountains.

Moreover, Yanjing has never been captured. The Song army even lost troops and generals under the city. At first, Xin Xingzong was greedy for merit and advanced rashly. Before all the other armies arrived, he attacked the city recklessly. As a result, the city of Yanjing was strong and his soldiers attacked. If we don't go to the city, we will lose 30% to 40%.

Later, soldiers and horses gathered from all directions and surrounded Yanjing. Unexpectedly, they still could not capture it. After several strong attacks, they all suffered heavy losses. In the end, they had no choice but to continue to surround and consume without any specific regulations.

Emperor Daojun was anxious. The Jurchens had wiped out the entire eastern part of the Liao Kingdom, and only Yanjing was standing there. It had been a joke for so long.

But now, even if Yanjing cannot be defeated, the traitor has actually taken Xiakou Pass and is about to attack Xingqing Mansion. This is incredible!

If Nizi really breaks through Xingqing Mansion first, even if he later defeats Yanjing, who in the world will still talk about regaining Yanyun? I'm afraid they are talking about such extraordinary feats as destroying the country of Xixia!

When Emperor Daojun thought of this, he slapped the map on his hand hard and glanced at Bai Shizhong, Li Bangyan and others standing in front of him, "What do you all say, dear friends?"

These ministers, you look at me, I look at you, what can you say? There’s no way to tell! The destruction of Xixia is an earth-shattering event. Whoever dares to say anything nonsense may be wrong. If it is spread, he will be criticized by the world. After all, if such a big event is really realized, then some details from beginning to end. , will be dug out and recorded, recorded in history books, and passed down to future generations.

Such a major event, no matter which angle you look at it, is something that will last forever. You should not talk carelessly, lest if you say something wrong, you will be discussed by future generations and become a sinner.

So everyone lowered their heads and said nothing, and some of them even closed their eyes tiredly. Emperor Daojun couldn't help but snorted coldly when he saw everyone's appearance: "Yanjing has been unable to be taken for a long time, Tong Guan is incompetent, and the Western Army is a loser. Seeing that Xihe here has lost half of it, how can it continue like this? What a traitor!" He didn’t worry enough and went to fight Xixia, why didn’t he go back and recapture Xihe!”

There was still no one talking below. Emperor Daojun became more and more angry as he thought about it. He reached out and grabbed a mutton-fat white jade pen holder and threw it to the ground hard.

The tube broke directly under He Li's feet, which made He Li tremble with fright. He didn't want to speak at first, but he hurriedly said: "The officials calm down, the officials calm down. According to Weichen, it is not a bad thing for King Qin to attack Xixia. In fact, it is not a bad thing for King Qin to attack Xixia. That’s a good thing.”

"What a good thing!" Emperor Daojun snorted coldly: "The Western Army went to attack Liao, Wu Xia looked back, and this evil obstacle went to Longyou to stir up trouble and trouble, and also provoked Xixia. He really thought he could defeat Xing The state cannot be established!”

He Li hurriedly said: "Officials, I think it's a good thing whether you can get hit or not. Officials, please think about it, this will teach Xixia a lesson no matter what, not to mention the King of Qin is pulling the strings on Xixia." , how dare Xixia's troops stay in Xihe for a long time? How dare they continue to go deeper? How can they not care about the rear! King Qin has now occupied Xiakou Pass. As long as he moves forward, he is afraid that Xixia who has occupied Xihe will The army will panic and withdraw to rescue Xingqing!"

When Emperor Daojun heard this, he frowned and reached out to touch his beard. How could he not know this truth? He was just angry. This traitor was simply lawless and daring. What on earth did he want to do!

"Officials and ministers also feel that what Master He said is very true." At this time, Li Bangyan stood up and said. He lowered his head and thought for a long time, and thought it was better to say something. If Zhao Tong cannot destroy Xixia, that's all. If he really does, , then if he said two nice words at this moment, wouldn’t it be passed down to future generations and show his unique vision?

What's more... if Zhao Tong really conquers Xixia, it's hard to say where he will go in the future. After all, Xixia is also a country. Once his words at this moment are passed on, there is no doubt that he is showing goodwill to the other party.

Why not do this!

"You think so too?" Emperor Daojun's eyebrows furrowed further and he looked at the other people. The other people couldn't help but become submissive. Even Tang Ke, who had a grudge against Zhao Tong, said coyly at this time. Get up well.

Dao Lord and Emperor are not stupid either. Looking at their performance, you can know what they are thinking after just a little thought, which makes your eyebrows jump with anger. You all want to sell well without any effort. If that evil obstacle really gets great luck, attack it and get rid of it. Zhou, in order to show that you have extraordinary knowledge, go out to show off, write history books, and pass them on to future generations. What about me?

You all get it cheaper, so what do I get?

Emperor Daojun couldn't help but take a deep breath. None of the ministers dared to look at him. Their eyes flickered and their expressions were lively. Emperor Daojun became increasingly angry and dissatisfied.

He stared at the map of Xixia that he had dropped on the desk before, stretched out his hand to grab it, and looked at it again. On the map, Xiakou Pass was distanced from Xingzhou, with only Shunzhou City in the middle. Moreover, Shunzhou was the gateway to Xingqing Prefecture. Xingzhou is close, but it is a bit far from Xiakou Pass. From this point of view, once Chen's army is at Xiakou Pass, it will feel like a threat to set off at the end of the day and send troops to Xingqing.

Emperor Daojun's face turned into pig liver. He was really frustrated and annoyed. If he allowed this traitor to destroy Xixia, wouldn't he prove that he was stronger than me? Doesn't that mean that the emperor has to sit down for him?

Even if you don't do it for him, how can this traitor not proclaim himself emperor if he destroys Xixia and has such a large territory?

Even if he doesn't want to proclaim himself emperor, how can those rebellious subordinates not support him in proclaiming himself emperor for the sake of their own family's future and wealth? The Chenqiao Mutiny happened only a little over a hundred and less than two hundred years ago, but it is still vividly before our eyes at this moment!

Emperor Daojun was thinking about it, and his heart suddenly moved. Looking at these ministers who only wanted to take advantage of the situation, he suddenly thought of a way to deal with the matter in front of him.

If you have it, wouldn't it be enough to say that I asked this traitor to fight Xixia?

No matter how you say that traitor, he is still my son. If you declare to the world that I sent him and issued the military order, give him troops and horses, and let him attack Xixia, won't everything be solved?

The more Emperor Daojun thought about it, the more he thought about it. He couldn't help but smile brightly. He thought to himself that if this happened, wouldn't all the two great achievements be in his hands?

Destroy Xixia and expand the territory!

Capture Yanyun and regain your homeland!

It is all his achievement. Apart from the emperors who founded the country, who else can surpass him throughout the ages?

Emperor Daojun couldn't help laughing when he thought of this, hahahahaha!

My heart says that I am really the smartest person in the world!

The ministers didn't know why he was laughing, so they took a peek and saw Emperor Daojun touching the small orange crystal pot, pouring a cup for himself, raising his neck and drinking it all, and then said: "Preach my will to the world. Just say that the King of Qin was ordered by me to attack Xixia. Now he has attacked the city and captured the territory, killing countless enemies. He will immediately send his troops to Xingqing Mansion. He has made great contributions and I should be rewarded..."

The ministers below were stunned when they heard what he said, and then they knew what he was planning. Their faces twitched, and after a few breaths they congratulated in unison: "Your Majesty is wise, your Majesty is mighty, congratulations to your Majesty, congratulations to your Majesty!"

Emperor Daojun smiled and nodded, then thought for a while and continued: "I have decided to grant King Qin the title of Dazhu Kingdom!"

He Li said: "The official family has twelve levels of military merit and is the highest in the Shangzhu Kingdom. The King of Qin was already the Shangzhu Kingdom before. There is no honorary title in the Dazhu Kingdom in our dynasty."

Emperor Daojun said: "It didn't happen in the past, but it happens today. The King of Qin accepted my order to fight abroad and has invaded the enemy's country. This is a great achievement. I should set up the honorary post of Dazhu Kingdom and confer it on the King of Qin."

"This..." He Li had no choice but to shut up. Anyway, honors are all fictitious and can be made up directly. As long as the emperor says a word, he can be listed as any rank he wants.

"What the officials said is absolutely true!"

Emperor Daojun thought for a moment and said, "Add King Qin to the rank of General of Heavenly Policy!"

"what?!"

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers below were shocked. Why did the official appoint someone with this official position? Although they knew that the King of Qin was already a very human minister and could not be granted any title, it still seemed inappropriate to grant him the title of Tiance General. Bar!

Admiral Tiance belongs to the official system of Tiance Mansion. His position is above the princes and is the head of the military attaché government. General Tiance can recruit talents as officials in Tiance Mansion, which is the so-called "Xu Zizi Officials".

Tiance Mansion is also called Tiance General Mansion. Initially, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan, named Li Shimin as General Tiance. Above the Fourteenth Guards Mansion, General Tiance's position was above that of the prince and the three princes, and he could open his own mansion and appoint officials. He has more power than the king of the Shiyi clan, and is responsible for domestic and foreign wars. It can be said that even the prince has no more power than General Tiance.

Since the advent of Tiance Mansion and the official position of General Tiance, only seven people have held it.

The first one was naturally Li Shimin. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, he was the only one who could be considered the best general because he later became emperor and the official positions he held were no longer conferred.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, four people held this official position, all of them belonging to the Ma clan of Nanchu.

In the Song Dynasty, there were also two people who served as generals of Tiance.

One of them is Zhao Yuanzuo, the eldest son of Emperor Taizong and the half-brother of Emperor Zhenzong Zhao Heng. He was successively named King of Wei and King of Chu, but was later demoted to a commoner for some reason, and was granted an official title again by Renzong.

The other one is Zhao Yuanyan, the eighth son of Emperor Taizong. He was granted the title of King of Zhou and King of Ding. He was granted praise and worship without a name, an edict without a name, and a sword and shoe to go to court.

When all the ministers heard that Emperor Daojun wanted to grant this official position, they looked at each other in disbelief and intended to object. However, seeing that Emperor Daojun had already made up his mind, they all shut up. Anyway, the King of Qin had already left the court. It doesn't matter.

Emperor Daojun didn't think so at the moment. The traitor must have a group of people, and he would be appointed as an official. It would be better to just give him a general of Tiance, and allow him to have an official, and he would look better as an emperor.

After a while, the two imperial edicts were drafted and issued directly after the Emperor Daojun ordered them.

The first imperial edict stated that the attack on Xixia was entirely his order, and his decision was his unique vision.

The second imperial edict directly granted Zhao Tong the title of General of Dazhu Kingdom and Tiance, allowing him to set up his own official subordinates and internal official positions.

Afterwards, he announced the decree to the state capital and announced it to the world!

(End of this chapter)