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Chapter 39 Wei Yuan escorts the Xixia envoy

After the disbandment of the dynasty, Emperor Jiayou left several central ministers such as Han Zhang, Zhang Fu, and Cao Yaoheng to discuss the matter of sending envoys to Xixia.

Han Zhang was the first to speak: "Xixia expected that we would not want to start a war without permission after the first battle with Liao, so we took this opportunity to send envoys."

Zhang Fu said: "Xiazhou, the border town of Western Xia, is the closest to our capital. They did not enter through Xiazhou, but chose to enter through Daizhou. I suspect that they want to explore our perimeter defense."

The commander of the Imperial City Department, Yanda, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, since the beginning of spring, Xixia and Liao Kingdom have sent a large number of spies to Daizhou."

"In the last month alone, our people have captured nearly a hundred spies from the two countries."

Nearly a hundred?
Upon hearing this number, the expressions of all the ministers changed.

Even in wartime, it was nothing more than this.

What exactly are the two countries going to do?
Emperor Jiayou glanced at Zhang Fu and asked:
"If you were the commander-in-chief of the Xixia or Liao armies, and the two countries formed an alliance to attack my country, the Great Zhou Dynasty, where would you join forces to enter the Pass?"

Zhang Fu said bluntly without hesitation: "Daizhou!"

Emperor Jiayou frowned slightly, "Tell me what you think."

"No." Zhang Fu bowed solemnly,
"Let the officials know that if Xixia invades alone, it would be the best strategy to invade Fenzhou from Xiazhou, or invade Lanzhou and Qingzhou from Xiping and Xiliang."

"After all, the main armies of Xixia are gathered in the Xingqing Prefecture area, which is close to both Xiping and Xiliang Prefectures."

"But if they invade in alliance with the Liao Kingdom, they will not adopt the strategy of dividing and attacking as they did in the past. The defeat of the two countries in the past has taught them a lesson, and they will never repeat the same mistake."

"If we join forces with the Liao Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom will not risk taking advantage of Xixia to attack Lanzhou and Qingzhou in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Daizhou also borders Xixia!"

"Therefore, when the two countries join forces, the first battle will be in Daizhou."

When Emperor Jiayou first ascended the throne, his imperial power was unstable because of his young age.

At that time, Xixia and Liao had formed an alliance to join forces.

Xixia took Lanzhou, and Liao State took Daizhou.

As a result, the Liao army could not attack Daizhou for a long time, and the Xixia army penetrated deeply and was defeated one by one by the Zhou army.

If the alliance wants to invade again, it will be impossible to adopt the previous method.

Therefore, whether it is from a geographical point of view or from a strategic point of view, it is beneficial to both countries to be the first to replace the state.

After hearing what Zhang Fu said, Han Zhang and others couldn't help but look solemn.

If the Xixia envoys entered the pass from Daizhou and wanted to explore the reality of Daizhou, they would have to be on guard.

However, there is another thing that worries Han Zhang.
"Last year, there was a battle with the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom used the death of several of their merchants in Daizhou as an excuse to invade the country."

"If the two countries really attack, they will definitely find an appropriate reason."

"Officials, I have thought about it, and there is nothing more appropriate than raising an army to attack on the grounds that an upright official died in Daizhou for no reason."

During the reign of the late Emperor Zhou Zhenzong, he signed an alliance with the Liao Kingdom, which was known as the Chanyuan Alliance in history.

The Zhou Dynasty originally thought that relying on this alliance, it could maintain a hundred years of peace with the Liao Kingdom.

Unfortunately, they thought too much. After the death of the late emperor and Renzong ascended the throne, the Liao Kingdom found an excuse to tear up the alliance.

In the Song Dynasty in the history of Wei Yuan's previous life, the Chanyuan Alliance did maintain peace for a long period of time.

At this moment, Emperor Jiayou suddenly said thoughtfully: "You mean, that Xixia envoy came to my country with a death wish?"

Han Zhang said: "When I return to my official home, I am worried about this."

"If our country refuses the Xixia envoys, there will be no friendly intentions. Xixia and Liao can also use this as an excuse to invade."

"It would be the same if the Xixia envoy died in Daizhou or anywhere in our Zhou Dynasty."

Emperor Jiayou asked: "Do you have a way to solve it?" Han Zhang said seriously: "Yes, if the Xixia envoy died in our Zhou Dynasty, then I will give them an explanation, use this to block the world's long-lasting evil. mouth."

To put it bluntly, if you die in Daizhou, then the officials responsible for governing Daizhou will suffer.

It has a good name, giving Xixia a suitable term.

Wei Yuan is now serving as the regiment training envoy in Daizhou.

When Zhang Fu heard this, he could not remain calm with this thought in mind and immediately said:

"It's a joke. Xixia is looking for trouble. It's just that they don't want to resist, but they are looking for one of their own people to take the blame?"

"How do you want future generations to see me, Da Zhou?"

"Officials, in all dynasties, have never had such a rule, and have never done such a thing. Once it is done, half of our Zhou Dynasty's backbone will be broken!"

Han Zhang frowned and said, "The British government has made a strong statement. I also know that this method cannot be done, but since it is an official asking, I just want to express my thoughts."

"In fact, in my opinion, it doesn't matter whether they say something or not. If they are determined to attack, no matter how much they say, it will be useless."

Emperor Jiayou waved his hand, "Please stop saying a few words. When the soldiers come, they will cover up the water and the earth. The British Lord is right. In my opinion, if you don't tolerate it, it will only make them worse."

"However, we should still do what we should do. Since the Xixia envoy wants to enter the customs from Daizhou, let him enter the customs."

"Drawing up the decree, let Daizhou Governor Shi Xianzhi and Daizhou Tuanlian envoy Wei Yuan be sure to escort the Xixia envoys out of Daizhou safely without any mistakes."

In fact, Emperor Jiayou was not afraid of war this time.

Only occasionally, whether he won or lost, in order to show his benevolence and morality, he would send huge sums of money to appease Liao or Xixia.

However, those civil servants also used this to praise his merits.

Fortunately, in recent years, he has lost that enthusiasm, mainly because the court is short of money.
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In the second year of Jiayou's reign, it was mid-May.

Daizhou, Yanmen Pass, barracks.

A military competition organized by Wei Yuan has ended perfectly.

And he also selected some talents worth cultivating from various arms.

For example, Chen Aniu, Xiao Yuming, Guo Hao, Shen Qing, Xie Wu and others.

And these people are all taken as his personal guards for the time being.

If the generals at all levels in the army were not already full, Wei Yuanshao would have to arrange a head position for them.

However, they were happy enough to serve as Wei Yuan's personal guards.

Those are the soldiers who can follow Wei Yuan closely!
In the future, as Wei Yuan gets promoted, the mere fact that they are from Wei Yuan's personal bodyguard will be worth a lot.

We have just selected a few available talents and will cultivate them carefully in the future.

Immediately afterwards, Shi Xianzhi, the governor of Daizhou, hurriedly came to the military camp.

Wei Yuan also muttered to himself, "How could the governor come to the military camp leisurely and elegantly if he doesn't handle the government affairs of Daizhou well?"
As a result, even he felt a little depressed when he heard the decree from the court.

"Let us escort the Xixia envoy? If something goes wrong, we, Daizhou, will be the ones to blame."

Wei Yuan explained the key in one sentence.

Shi Xianzhi sighed and said, "Who says it's not the case? Brother Wei, now that the troops and horses of our Daizhou are under your control, you still need to pay more attention to this matter."

Wei Yuan glanced at Xu Changzhi beside him with a wry smile, and murmured: "It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that cannot be avoided."

Soon, at the end of May, Xixia Zheng sent Yang Shousu and Xixia border general Ye Li Wangrong to Daizhou.

　After all, it is an imaginary history, and it is not written according to the timeline and character lines of the Song Dynasty.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)