The Great White High State, or the State of Mud.
It was located in the northwest of the Song Dynasty and occupied the land of Shaanxi and Gansu.
There were twenty-two states, and the twelve Military Inspectors on the left and right were in charge of the areas.
The Dangxiang people also had a more familiar name, Xixia.
Xixia was undoubtedly a small country, and diplomacy occupied a large proportion of national politics.
Their status was similar to that of Gaoli in Liaodong.
Nominally, they were dependent on a powerful country.
In reality, he was a dog for different people.
Liao people, Jin people, and even Song people.
However, they were not ashamed of this. Instead, they were pleased with themselves.
In the words of the Xixia people, the Jin people were responsible for protecting them, and the Song people were responsible for providing them with a large amount of goods.
It's a beautiful thing for two powerful countries to serve our country!
Our Xixia is too strong!
In the Imperial Palace.
Li Qianshun, the sixty-year-old ruler of Xixia, sat on the dragon throne and looked down at the courtiers.
"Song Jin negotiated peace?"
His tone was filled with disbelief.
"Yes, Your Majesty.
After the Song and Jin negotiated peace, both sides stopped fighting and started trading at the border.”
The prime minister of Xixia also expressed that this matter was indeed a little unbelievable.
Not only was it a negotiation, but there were also conditions for the negotiation.
The Song people didn't give him any year coins!
"I heard that the Song people have a very powerful person called Yue Fei.
It was said that they had recovered a large amount of territory and even fought all the way to Bianjing.”
Li Qianshun was getting on in years, and his energy couldn't keep up. It was time for him to retire.
Unfortunately, the emperor was usually a lifelong one.
They would either die physically or be physically killed.
"Yes, Your Majesty.
Yue Fei was now the Grand Commandant of the Song army, commanding an army of over 200,000.
It was just a sneak attack when Wei Qi was crippled, not worth mentioning.”
The prime minister of Xixia did not care much about Yue Fei.
After all, the Song people and the Western Xia had been at war for many years.
No matter how powerful a general was, he had never defeated Xixia, right?
"Well, let's stop the war. It has nothing to do with us.
It was a good time to discuss with the Song people that the scale of the exchange market should be expanded in the next few years.”
The Western Xia and the Jin Kingdom were a bit similar. It was better to say that they were all grassland tribes.
They all learned from the Han Dynasty of the Central Plains and began to reform themselves.
Like the Jin people, the Xixia people's living habits were getting closer and closer to the Song people.
The life of the Song people required a large amount of resources to support.
Many goods were only manufactured by the Song Dynasty with the technology and raw materials.
"Understood!"
Xixia had its own survival strategy.
He wanted to make friends with the powerful Jin Kingdom and maintain a certain relationship with the Song people.
Such days were considered comfortable and comfortable.
However, everything changed after Liu Chan sent out the messenger.
In the Imperial Palace, the King of Xixia and a group of ministers summoned the Song envoy.
The person who came was an assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he presented a letter of credence.
To sum it up,
"Country Ruler, our Guan family has the intention to be on good terms with Xixia. Should we join forces to resist Jin?”
Li Qianshun couldn't deny it after reading it.
After the prime minister of Xixia read it, he was only disdainful.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, they still had the intention of befriending the Song Dynasty.
But now, the Song people had been beaten into a corner.
Half of the country was gone. It was just a weak country.
Therefore, the attitude of the Xixia people was very arrogant.
"Of course we can be on good terms with Song, but we have to expand our trade.
As for gold resistance? Hehe, you guys should recover the fallen land first.”
The Prime Minister of Xixia was very direct.
"Oh, what Xixia means is that they only want to expand the exchange market to profit.
You don't want to pay anything?"
The Song envoy frowned.
The prime minister smiled.
"How can you say that? Both sides trade and benefit from each other.
Didn't you also get a lot of cows and sheep?
This is a mutually beneficial thing. How can you say that we're taking advantage of it?”
Although he said so, the cattle, sheep, and horses that he had traded with the Song people in recent years were not as good as his words.
It could be described as old, weak, sick, and disabled.
When the Song envoy heard this, he remembered Liu Chan's instructions.
Naturally, there was nothing much to say. He did not waste any time and said straightforwardly.
"Then there is no need for trade between Song and Xixia.
From today onwards, our side will completely close the exchange market.
Until the Xixia side showed their sincerity!”
The moment he said this, the entire hall fell silent.
None of the Xixia people had expected that the weak Song people would become so unyielding.
When he said to stop the trade, he immediately stopped it.
Although Li Qianshun, the ruler of Xixia, was old, his mind was not very bright.
However, he knew that the impact of this matter was too great.
The people from the Department of Central Affairs immediately stepped forward to smooth things over.
"Emissary, don't be agitated. If there's anything, we can sit down and talk slowly.
As for the trade, it was better to maintain the status quo.”
His words were a little more tactful.
Compared to the prime minister of the Western Xia Dynasty who was biased towards the Jin people, the fourth secretary of the book was in charge of administration and finance.
It could be said that they were pro-Song. They were Xixia people with a high degree of Song culture.
"We hope that Xixia will give us a reply as soon as possible. Do you support the Jin people or the Song people?
If it's the former, then there's no point in negotiating.
You still have one day!"
After the Song envoy finished speaking, he cupped his hands and left the court.
His words and actions were decisive.
It reminded the people of Xixia of the golden emissary. The other party seemed to be so " unreasonable "?
After a while, the official of the Department of Central Affairs knelt down and shouted.
"Your Majesty, the trade between Song and Xixia cannot be stopped!
Otherwise, there will be a big mess!"
Even without him saying it, all the rulers and ministers present knew the seriousness of this matter.
However, in terms of military affairs, Xixia was indeed completely biased towards the Jin people.
The Song people might not be able to destroy them, but the Jin people would definitely be able to.
"What should we do?"
The slightly aged country ruler looked at the ministers as if he was asking for their opinions.
The prime ministers, including the prime ministers of Xixia, remained silent.
He was thinking of a way to break out of this situation.
None of them had expected the Song Dynasty's ultimatum to come so quickly.
In the past, they did not have to worry about choosing a side.
Was it the Jin Kingdom or the Song Kingdom?
Everyone fell into a dilemma.
For a moment, the dignity of the small country was gone.
The only thing left was the prestige of a great country!
A small country that survived in the cracks seemed to have everything on its side.
However, when the crisis came, the big country poured out a drop of water.
To them, it was a monstrous wave!
"Ruler, we suggest that we temporarily stabilize the Song people.”
Someone wanted to deceive the Song people and maintain the trade.
Some people were even more unyielding." Did the Song people bully us?
At worst, they could follow the example of the Jin Kingdom and send an army south!
At that time, not only would the Song people expand the scale of the exchange market, but they would also have to pay the Xixia annual coins!”
The words of the Bureau of Military Affairs and the others immediately garnered everyone's approval.
"That makes sense. The Song people are so aggressive, how can the Western Xia cower?”
The prime minister of Xixia had wanted to send troops to Song for a long time, and now he had an excuse.
"That's right, we'll use the excuse of deliberately destroying the trade market to send troops to Song!”
The pro-Song faction in the imperial court were all civil officials.
Almost all the generals supported the war against Song!
"In that case, let's declare war."
The King of Xixia thought about it. The Song people had already lost half of their territory, so they were probably much weaker than before.
So be it.
"Fight, fight, fight!"
Soon, the Western Xia army decided to send troops.
However, no one realized that it was the golden men at their peak that had forced the Song people to retreat.
Not the Xixia people.
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