Chapter 144: Fishing in Troubled Waters (Part 2)
In Anshou Palace in Xingqing Prefecture, when Li Liangzuo heard the emperor's uncle, Ge Ning Ling, saying that Gao Wei wanted to persuade Yelu Renxian to hand over Datong and Shuozhou to the Daxia Kingdom alone, he couldn't help but spray out the tea that had not yet been drunk. Perhaps he was shocked by Yelu Renxian's words, and was a little choked and couldn't help coughing violently. The palace maid next to him quickly patted Li Liangzuo's back.
After a while, Li Liangzuo waved at the palace maid, and then said, "Uncle Emperor, are you kidding me? He Gao Wei really wanted to go to Datong. He thought he was Su Qin and Zhang Yi! He had been going to Datong for a long time to represent my Xixia Kingdom and my face. If his calves become weak, my face will fall to the ground! He can't pick it up at that time."
"Your Majesty's words are serious." Vergung Ning Ling said to Li Liangzuo. "Even if you fail to find the land, Yelu Renxian dare not be rude to our envoys of Daxia. The old minister is willing to guarantee Gao Wei. If Gao Wei's envoy on Datong will insult my dignity in Daxia, the old minister is willing to apologize for his death."
Li Liangzuo questioned Vergil Ningling: "The emperor is so confident in this person."
Veg Ningling said implicitly: "The old minister just thinks that Gao Wei should be given a chance."
Seeing that Vergil Ning Ling was so persistent, Li Liangzuo finally agreed and said, "Okay! I agree, where is this Gaowei now!"
"Report to Your Majesty, Lord Gao is in the previous dynasty's order." Xiao Fuzi whispered.
Li Liangzuo said to Xiao Fuzi: "Call to the Imperial Garden to meet you! It's a bit boring to bring it in the house for so long."
The Liangxin Pavilion in the Imperial Garden, it took a long time before Gao Wei arrived. When Gao Wei arrived, Li Liangzuo and Wei Geng Ning ordered to taste tea. Gao Wei immediately bowed and said, "I pay homage to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live."
Li Liangzuo said to Gao Wei, who was kneeling on the ground, "Gao Aiqing, please calm down!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gao Wei stood up and said respectfully.
Li Liangzuo said to Gao Wei: "The Emperor's Uncle has already told me about your affairs. If the Emperor's Uncle had not given you a guarantee, I would not have agreed. What do you need to go to Datong? I will try my best to satisfy you."
Gao Wei said to Li Liangzuo: "A team of guards and a carriage are enough."
"Okay." Li Liangzuo said; "Leave this matter to you to do with Xiao Fuzi."
At this time, Xijing Datong, Yelu Renxian led more than 10,000 cavalrymen to escape back to Datong. At this time, Yelu Renxian had completely lost the capital to compete with Yelu Chongyuan. The troops in Yelu Renxian's hands were almost completely lost. The remaining soldiers who fled back and the troops left behind in Datong were only more than 20,000, and most of them were low in morale. Only these soldiers were not enough to defend Datong Mansion. Yelu Renxian had to call on the people of the whole city to defend the city.
Fortunately, before his great defeat, Yelu Renxian also gave Yelu Chongyuan a heavy blow, burning Yelu Chongyuan's 200,000 stones of grain and grass stored in Hongzhou. With the addition of Gaochishen in Datong City, Yelu Chongyuan had to stop attacking Datong and surrounded him, waiting for the subsequent grain and grass to arrive. Of course, Datong's attack was suspended, but Yingzhou did not stop. Yelu Chongyuan handed over the southern army to King Yelu Mu of Yan again, and added a total of 50,000 troops to attack Yingzhou City.
At this time, Xiao Yuanshan had only more than 10,000 defenders in Yingzhou. The two armies fought again around Yingzhou City. However, this time, both the troops and morale were at an absolute advantage. Xiao Yuanshan could only defend passively. In such a passive situation of being beaten, it would be a matter of time to break the city unless reinforcements arrived.
Ten days later, Yelu Mu led a 50,000 army to occupy Yingzhou. Xiao Yuanshan was forced to abandon Yingzhou and led thousands of remaining troops to retreat to Heyin to defend. At the same time, Yelu Chongyuan also pulled out an important stronghold outside Datong City, Fengyi. The fall of Fengyi and Yingzhou made the Northern Liao army of Datong in danger. At this time, Datong, which Yelu Ren had guarded in advance, was an isolated city, and it was already a matter of time to fall.
Under such circumstances, the mission led by Gao Wei came to Datong. Li Yi, the general of Li Liangzuo's personal guard, was also on mission with Gao Wei. Li Yi was appointed as deputy envoy by Li Liangzuo. There were two main tasks: the first was to protect Gao Wei's security. Second, Li Yi brought the tiger talisman given by Li Liangzuo, and with the tiger talisman, Li Yi could mobilize the Hetao border army under Ji Silayi's command.
In the Ruyang Palace of Datong, Yelu Renxian frowned. The good deck of cards he had originally had been played into bad cards. Now what Yelu Renxian considered was not whether he could defend Datong Palace, but whether he could escape and survive. If he wanted to escape, Yelu Ren had two ways first, one was to go north and the other was to go west, but to go north, you had to go north through the eastern part of Fengzhou and the Jiedushi of the Koucaoling, which was controlled by the Southern Liao Dynasty, and then you entered the territory of Xixia.
In any era, leading troops into the territory of other countries means war. Therefore, before Western Xia's recognition, Yelu Renxian did not dare to lead troops into the territory of Western Xia. However, at this time, the delegation of Western Xia came, which was tantamount to great news for Yelu Renxian.
Just when Yelu Renxian was at a loss, Yelu He hurriedly broke in and said, "Uncle, there was a group of people outside Ximen, saying that it was a delegation of Xixia, and the leader was a man named Gao Wei."
Yelu Renxian can be said to be very particular about Yelu He now. The reason is very simple. It is because of the outstanding performance of Yelu He in the last time he attacked Hongzhou’s Grain and Grass Camp. Yelu He only brought three thousand spirit cavalry to attack Hongzhou, but his results were huge, and of course the losses were huge. On the way back to Datong, Yelu He could be said to have been killed, and less than a thousand people took the three thousand spirit cavalry back.
Yelu Renxian asked in surprise: "Xixia mission, Gao Wei? I have never heard of it! You can bring them in person, He'er."
"Yes, my nephew took the order." Yelu He took the order.
In the evening, the West Gate of Datong opened with a 'creak!'. Gao Wei led a hundred delegation to slowly enter. Yelu He saw Gao Wei bowing and bowing and said, "Endly, the vanguard general under the command of King Ruyang, Yelu He, to pay homage to the special envoy."
"The general is so polite." Gao Wei also replied, "I dare to ask where King Ruyang is now?"
Yelu He said to Gao Wei: "The prince is in the palace, please come with the special envoy and the last general."
Under the leadership of Yelu He, Gao Wei and Li Yi came to the Ruyang Palace. At this time, Yelu Renxian had already been waiting at the door of the palace. There was no way for Gao Wei to be the special envoy of Xixia! Now Yelu Renxian was about to curry favor with Xixia! Gao Wei came to his door.
After getting off the car, Gao Wei bowed to Yelu Renxian and said, "Foreign ministers pay homage to His Highness, King Ruyang."
"Your Special Envoy is exempted from the gifts, please follow me to the palace!" Yelu Renxian said with a smile.
Gao Wei smiled and said, "If you are pleased to welcome him personally, the foreign ministers are intimidated."
The two of them went to the mansion to have tea and chat for a while. Yelu Ren first asked Gao Wei: "I wonder what happened to you, the Special Envoy, come to my Datong today?"
Gao Wei smiled and said, "Actually, there is nothing big. It's too late today, so we'll talk about it tomorrow. I'll have to ask the prince to arrange a residence for us. The subordinates in the outer city have been tired for a day."
Yelu Ren smiled and said with a smile: "That's natural. I will continue to arrange this. Today, the Special Envoy and you all live in my Ruyang Palace."
After sending Gao Wei and others down, Yelu Ren said to Yelu He first: "Send someone tonight to stare at them and see what they want to do?"
"Yes, my nephew received the order." Yelu He took the military order.
Chapter completed!