Multiverse: Beginning with Forced Binding

The emperor persisted until the crown prince Zhao Xi married the crown princess and two concubines and then died, handing over the country to the crown prince.

This time, the power change was smooth and peaceful.

When the emperor died, the crown prince and the ministers were all there, and no other royal family was qualified to follow suit, not to mention that the crown prince was so old that he didn't even need a regent.

Chen Xi immediately led the crown prince's personal army to take over the defense of the palace, and the shadow guards also received orders and were ready to go at any time.

The emperor's death was a national mourning. There were many things that were not allowed to be done in public within three years, and no one knew about the things that were done secretly, such as eating meat and having sex, which were all fine, as long as they didn't have children.

Forget about banquets, everyone was honest, and at most they would improve their meals at home.

In the harem, the former crown princess, the current queen, and the two crown prince concubines, who were given the title of concubine, are the only three people who are in charge for the time being.

Zhao Xi can only expand the harem again after the national mourning is over.

Of the three women, Zhao Xi's favorite is naturally Sheng Molan, who is simply treated as a favorite concubine.

When he is with Sheng Molan, Zhao Xi has only one feeling, relaxation.

Sheng Molan is like a flower of eloquence, never making him embarrassed, and never turning his face away because of jealousy.

Zhao Xi can see that Sheng Molan also cares about him and will be jealous, but she hides her emotions very well, just not wanting to make him embarrassed.

How can he not love such a woman.

Every time he sees Sheng Molan's affectionate eyes looking at him, Zhao Xi will spontaneously feel a sense of pride as a man.

Little did he know that Sheng Molan had practiced this kind of eyes and performance in front of the mirror countless times when he was at home.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, Zhao Xi specially held an imperial examination. In this examination, Sheng Changfeng also passed the imperial examination. With three imperial examinations in the Sheng family, plus Sheng Molan, who was a favorite concubine, it can be said that they were in the limelight.

Sheng Hong, the old fox, had been suppressing the Sheng family and forbidding them to be arrogant, especially Sheng Changfeng.

After Sheng Changfeng became a civil official, he wanted to show off in front of Chen Xi. You are a marquis, so what? You are not a military officer. I am a civil official!

Unfortunately, before Sheng Changfeng could make any move, Chen Xi was promoted.

The shadow guard rushed to Bianjing with tens of thousands of troops, shocking the civil and military officials in the court. It was not until this time that they knew how many personal troops the current emperor had trained when he was still the prince.

The 50,000-man army formed a new organization, which was all handed over to Chen Xi, the Marquis of Anping, as the commander, and the shadow guard was the deputy general.

The former prince's personal army has now transformed into the emperor's personal army, with the code name "Yulin Army", which sounds the same as Emperor Wu of Han's "Yulin Army", representing the political inclination of the current government.

Zhao Xi has the ambition of Emperor Wu of Han. He wants not only to take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, but even wants to take over the surrounding countries.

Upon hearing the news, Xixia was the first to jump out and make trouble. With your cowardly look in the Great Song Dynasty, you still dream of becoming Emperor Wu of Han?

When Xixia invaded, all officials in the court had only one idea, not to fight.

Give Xixia some money and send them away.

If this is a business, it is not wrong. The Song Dynasty had a developed business and a lot of income. It was really enough to feed Xixia with a little money.

If a war really breaks out, even if it is won, the cost of the war, the pensions for soldiers killed in the war, and other expenses are not much less than giving silver to Xixia. It is better to save trouble in one step.

Chen Xi, the Marquis of Anping, expressed his firm opposition and said in the court: "How can we make decisions on national affairs with a businessman's mindset?!"

In Chen Xi's words, giving money to Xixia can indeed avoid trouble, but the court loses something intangible. The soldiers have no will to fight, and the Song Dynasty will not be able to stand up straight from then on.

"Your Majesty, I have only one idea, that is to fight!" Chen Xi said righteously: "Even if I die on the battlefield, I will not hesitate!"

All civil officials do not agree to go to war, and they don't want to see military officials being reused. They said a lot of reasons, which sounded reasonable, but they were harmful and not beneficial.

Zhao Xi listened silently, watching the positions of the officials below. When they had almost finished arguing, he raised his hand: "Enough! Anping Marquis Chen Xi."

"I am here!"

"In this battle, we must win but not lose. Can you do it?"

"Your Majesty, if we cannot defeat Xixia, I will bring my head to you!"

"Then fight!"

For a moment, the court was filled with the wailing of the officials: "Your Majesty!!"

Zhao Xi showed unprecedented toughness, not giving face to anyone, and ordered Chen Xi to lead the army to go to war on the spot.

As for the civil officials in the court, don't worry, he will slowly settle accounts with these people.

Kawakami Tomie is already reorganizing the Imperial City Division. When she is done with all this, the Imperial City Division will be the fastest knife to deal with those officials.

The reason why Zhao Xi did not dare to act rashly is that he had just ascended the throne and his prestige was not enough. If he made a little move, someone in the counties below would dare to cause trouble for him.

He was waiting, waiting for Chen Xi to return victorious, so that officials across the country could see clearly the armed forces in the hands of the royal family.

At that time, it would depend on who would be stubborn enough to cause trouble for him, and he would not be polite.

The one who was most reluctant to let Chen Xi go was Liu Yue'e. The two of them had not had time to hold their wedding, and they were caught up in the national mourning. She could only wait at home in depression.

Yu Yanran is the same. She just met Liu Shenxia twice, and the latter is going to go to war with Anping Hou.

Liu Shenxia's image is much better than in the original book. He is not so bald. He has been training for many years, so his figure is not so bloated, but his appearance is just average.

Yu Yanran is very satisfied, because Liu Shenxia's eyes are full of her, and she is already very satisfied.

Chen Xi thinks that this national mourning comes at the right time. Liu Yue'e has just reached the age of 15. He can't do it. When he comes back, it should be almost done.

Chen Xi led the Imperial Guards to conquer Xixia. Sheng Changfeng was incompetent and furious, but he still failed to complete the revenge of pretending to be cool and slapping his face.

Even if Sheng Changfeng is a civil servant, his status is too far away from Chen Xi. Not to mention the title, just talking about the official position, Chen Xi is at least a commander, and Sheng Changfeng is just an intern.

It's fine if he can't get back at his position. Sheng Changfeng's marriage is indirectly due to the help of Anping Marquis's Mansion. If it weren't for Chen Xi's help, how could Sheng Molan enter the palace?

Now that Sheng Molan has entered the palace as a favorite concubine, the Sheng family has risen in status. When choosing a marriage partner for Sheng Changfeng, the door lintel is much higher.

Sheng Hong is now a fourth-rank official, and Sheng Changfeng is a newcomer. It's no problem for him to marry the daughter of a second-rank official.

There is naturally Sheng Molan's face, and there is also the face of Anping Marquis's Mansion. After all, Sheng Changfeng is also the cousin of Anping Marquis.

This made Sheng Changfeng feel very aggrieved, but he had to bite the bullet and accept this benefit. There was no other way. The fiancée chosen for him by the Sheng family was too fragrant.

Sheng Rulan and Sheng Minglan have also been engaged, and they can get married after the national mourning. They are both powerful families in Bianjing City.

Sheng Rulan's marriage is a bit higher, after all, she is the second daughter of the legitimate wife.

Sheng Hualan, who had been married for a long time, is now much better off. The Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion is also afraid and dares not treat their daughter-in-law harshly.

Sheng Minglan's marriage is not as good as Sheng Rulan's, but it is not bad either. He is the eldest son of the Minister of Works. He entered the court as an official in the same year as Sheng Changbai. He has a good character and there is nothing messy at home.

After Zhao Xi became emperor, he attached great importance to the development of the Ministry of Works. This is also from the teachings of Kawakami Tomie. The development of science and technology is the primary productive force. Don't underestimate the Ministry of Works.

The biggest role of the Ministry of Works is not to build bridges and houses, but to improve and innovate all tools that benefit people's livelihood and the army.

Sheng Minglan's fiancé is a young official who is highly valued by Zhao Xi. He is a very pragmatic person. If he continues to develop like this, it will not be a problem for him to become the Minister of Works in the future.

Sheng Rulan's fiancé is the legitimate son of a certain marquis's mansion, but unfortunately he is the second legitimate son and has no right of inheritance. However, this boy is willing to fight for his own birth and insists on following Chen Xi to conquer Xixia.

Sheng Changbai also has a son who was born not long ago.

The Sheng family also has a young Sheng Changsong. It can be said that the Sheng family is developing quite well now and is a legitimate new noble in Bianjing.

Zhao Xi values ​​the Sheng family, but does not give preferential treatment, but only gives opportunities. If the Sheng family can seize the opportunity, the future will be limitless. If it cannot grasp it, then it will take steady steps to survive the years.

Sheng Changbai, who has a more upright character and will not turn around, was sent to the Ministry of Revenue by Zhao Xi. He needs such a person to help him keep an eye on the money bag.

Zhao Xi is going to promote Sheng Hong, an old fox, and win over a group of people to compete with the group of scholars and officials. Sheng Hong has no choice but to agree to this.

Since Sheng Molan became a favorite concubine, the Sheng family is no longer considered a member of the civil service circle. They are considered nobles, and their political stance is different from those civil servants.

Sheng Changfeng has no arrangements for the time being, and he is still his intern. He will talk about it after the internship period.

Gu Tingye is still single. If he likes someone, she is unwilling to become a stepmother; if she doesn't mind these, he doesn't like her.

Chen Xi has been away for more than a year. There are many cavalrymen in Xixia, so he took advantage of the geographical advantage and eroded the military strength of Xixia little by little, and often even let the enemy in to fight.

Set up the battlefield you want, and then fortify the walls and clear the fields. No one in the court dared to withhold his supplies and military pay, and no civil servants came to hold him back.

There are too many memorials impeaching Anping Hou, and Zhao Xi kept them all in his heart. He had expected this a long time ago.

Before Chen Xi left, the king and his ministers talked about the war. Chen Xi suggested taking this opportunity to train the troops. As long as the north did not follow the chaos, there was no need to rush to end the war.

The only soldiers that can be used now are the Imperial Guards. The troops on the border are not strong enough and need to be trained hard.

In order to train the troops, Chen Xi dragged on for more than a year at the border, making the Western Xia unable to advance and reluctant to retreat.

When he felt that it was almost time, Chen Xi started a counterattack, using the counter-espionage plan to send out false information to lure the Western Xia soldiers to attack. He had already set up an ambush and destroyed tens of thousands of Western Xia main forces in one battle.

The most difficult battle Chen Xi fought was against the Western Xia Iron Harriers. Fortunately, he was well prepared and used catapults and crossbows to destroy all the few Iron Harriers.

In order to entangle the Iron Harriers, Chen Xi recruited death row prisoners from all over the country and gave them a chance. As long as they could entangle the Iron Harriers, those who were not dead after this battle would be pardoned from the death penalty.

In order to survive, these death row prisoners really fought with the Iron Harriers, but they didn't know that they were just cannon fodder.

The role of the death row prisoners is to entangle the Iron Kites and prevent them from leaving the battlefield easily. Even using their corpses is necessary to block the Iron Kites' charge.

When the speed of the Iron Harriers slowed down, Chen Xi gave the order directly, and the catapults began to throw the burning oil cans crazily, and attacked the prisoners together.

The Iron Harriers who rushed out by chance faced the crossbows in front of Chen Xi's army. No matter how thick your armor is, you can't withstand the continuous shooting of the crossbows.

Chen Xi did not break his promise. All the prisoners who survived this battle were pardoned by him and went back to jail.

Xixia was in a panic. The loss was too heavy. It hurriedly sent an envoy to Bianjing to seek peace. They could still do it like before. Not only did they not pay compensation, but they could also fool the Song Dynasty into giving them another sum of money.

Zhao Xi sneered, you really dare to think!

Zhao Xi ignored the Xixia envoys at all. Instead, he frequently sent troops to station on the northern defense line, fearing that the Liao Kingdom would take the opportunity to make trouble.

It is estimated that the Liao Kingdom did not expect that the Song Dynasty would suddenly become so capable of fighting and so tough. Before they could react, the Western Xia was destroyed.

Chen Xi led his army to attack all the way. At this time, casualties did not matter. There was only one goal, to destroy the Western Xia as soon as possible.

It took a year and a half from the time Chen Xi led his troops to the battle until he entered Xingqing Prefecture. All the princes and nobles of the Western Xia were slaughtered.

Zhao Xi sent officials to receive the Western Xia and be responsible for managing the newly acquired territory.

Chen Xi did not return to Beijing, but led his army directly to the north to face the Liao army that was ready to move.

The Liao Kingdom used the excuse of seeking justice for the Western Xia royal family to send troops to attack the Song Dynasty, but was blocked by the army led by Chen Xi.

The Liao army was not comparable to the Western Xia army. Chen Xi could only defend for the time being and it was difficult to counterattack. The Song Dynasty needed time and cavalry.

This battle lasted for more than a year. Chen Xi used the geographical advantage to block the attack of the Liao Kingdom, and also had to allocate a small number of cavalry to harass, intercept, and snipe the Liao Kingdom cavalry to attack Bianjing.

In the court, Zhao Xi also began to settle accounts with those literati and officials. Many of them secretly accepted benefits from the Western Xia and the Liao Kingdom and spoke for other countries in the court.

Such officials will never be forgiven if they are found by the Imperial City Division.

Zhao Xi forcefully abandoned the ancestral system. There is no such thing as "no punishment for officials" and "sharing the world with literati and officials".

Those who secretly colluded with the enemy country, the three tribes of Yi!

The entire court was in an uproar. Those officials began to collude, but sadly found that the nails they had planted in the army were pulled out by the government before they were activated.

Zhao Xi firmly controlled the military power, and the Imperial City Division under Kawakami Tomie officially showed its fangs.