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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."

"Last month alone, our people 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 our area of ​​Lanzhou and Qingzhou in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Daizhou also borders Xixia!"

"Therefore, the two countries have joined forces and 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. 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 war 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 sternly: "Yes, if the Xixia envoys die in our great Zhou Dynasty, then I will give them an explanation and use this to block the mouth of the world."

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, how could he remain calm with this thought in mind, and he 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, and 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 kind of ambition, mainly because the court is short of money.

——

Mid-May, the second year of Jiayou.

Daizhou, Yanmen Pass, barracks.

A military competition organized by Wei Yuan has ended perfectly.

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 were temporarily taken in as his personal guards.

If the generals at all levels in the army were not full, Wei Yuan would have to arrange a position of a headman for them at least.

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

Those were soldiers who could follow Wei Yuan closely!

In the future, as Wei Yuan was promoted, their origin as Wei Yuan's personal guards would be enough to make up for many.

Just selected a few available talents, and cultivate them carefully in the future.

Then, he saw Shi Xianzhi, the governor of Daizhou, hurried to the barracks.

Wei Yuan was still wondering, how could this governor have the leisure to come to the military camp when he didn't handle the affairs of Daizhou properly?

As a result, when he heard the decree from the court, even he felt a little depressed.

"Let us escort the Xixia envoy? If anything goes wrong, our Daizhou will be blamed."

Wei Yuan said the key.

Shi Xianzhi sighed and said, "Who said it wasn't? Brother Wei, now all the soldiers and horses in our Daizhou are under your rule. You need to pay more attention to this matter."

Wei Yuan smiled bitterly and glanced at Xu Changzhi beside him, muttering, "It's a blessing, not a disaster, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided."

Soon, at the end of May, the Xixia envoy Yang Shousu and the Xixia border general Yeli Wangrong went to Daizhou.

After all, it is a fictional history, not written according to the timeline and character line of the Song Dynasty