Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

The crowd watched the tax collector struggling in the water.

They couldn't help but burst into laughter.

A scream erupted from the boat that was docked at the shore for inspection.

Those on deck either took refuge in the cabins.

Or jump into the water,

Hidden under the boat.

"Forget about those who slipped through the net, full speed ahead."

The convoy had not been gone long.

The Shunzhou troop then headed towards Xingqing Prefecture.

.....

Li Jiqian, the founder of the Western Xia dynasty, rebelled against the Song dynasty.

After capturing Lingzhou,

Lingzhou was then renamed Xiping Prefecture.

It served as the ruling center of the Tangut people.

After his son Li Deming succeeded to the throne,

It is believed that Xiping Prefecture is located in a strategically important area surrounded by natural defenses.

It is not conducive to defense.

Therefore, they sent people to cross the Yellow River.

Build a city on the north bank.

To construct city walls, palaces, ancestral temples, and arable land.

They established their capital here and named it Xingzhou.

After Li Deming's son, Li Yuanhao, succeeded to the throne,

They also built a large palace city in Xingzhou.

Building palaces,

Xingzhou was upgraded to Xingqing Prefecture.

The civil and military classes were formally established.

The Western Xia ruling institutions were established.

Building a platform south of the city,

He received his investiture here on the eleventh day of the tenth month of the first year of the Tian Shou Li Fa Yan Zuo reign.

He ascended the throne.

Xingqing Prefecture's city walls were rectangular.

The circumference is over eighteen li.

The moat connects to the Tanglai Canal.

It is ten zhang wide.

There are two gates, one on the north and one on the south.

There is one gate on the east and one on the west.

The roads in the city are laid out in a grid pattern.

To facilitate the cavalry's movement,

The streets are all wide.

There are more than twenty neighborhoods in the city, including Chongyi.

Apart from the magnificent royal palace and the residences of a few nobles, the city...

Ordinary people mostly lived in low-lying mud houses or mud-brick houses.

When news of Li Qianshun's execution reached the city, the entire city was draped in mourning.

All the nobles in the city ceased their entertainment.

He no longer goes out on the streets.

They locked themselves in their mansions, seemingly mourning for Li Qianshun.

The common people viewed the nobles' actions with dismay.

They all stayed home cautiously.

The six guards within the imperial garrison, who used to ride freely through the city, were completely annihilated in Shaanxi.

The capital is now guarded by several thousand remnants of the army who managed to return from Shaanxi and five thousand soldiers left behind.

However, aside from the small number of soldiers guarding each gate,

The rest stayed in the camp.

The entire city seemed deserted and desolate.

The atmosphere inside the palace was extremely oppressive.

News of Li Qianshun's beheading came back two days ago.

The civil and military officials then allowed King Yi In-ae to succeed to the throne.

To issue unified commands.

After the benevolent and filial Li Ren'ai ascended the throne,

His first thought was to mobilize the entire nation's army to retrieve Li Qianshun's body.

However, he was met with unanimous opposition from his mother, Yelü Nanxian, Prince Shu Renli, and officials in the country.

The emperor and his ministers finally reached a consensus.

They sent an envoy to Daliang to redeem Li Qianshun's body.

Li Ren'ai has been multi-talented since childhood.

Proficient in Sinology

Moreover, he is quite sentimental.

Li Qianshun's death was a great blow to the sentimental Li Ren'ai.

Originally, he was weak.

Now he looks rather frail when he walks.

Seeing her beloved son in this state, Yelü Nanxian hurriedly said,

"Your Majesty, are those eunuchs slacking off again?"

“These lackeys need to be taught a lesson,”

"One should not be too kind."

Li Ren'ai bowed respectfully before speaking.

"They didn't slack off,"

“It was my son who told them not to come along.”

Yelü Nanxian waved for the servants in the room to leave, and then said...

"Ren'ai, please take care of yourself."

"Your father has passed away,"

"The foundation of the Western Xia dynasty for over a hundred years has been maintained by you."

Li Ren'ai nodded and said, "I understand."

"But what I think of is my father's head hanging on a high pole by the beam,"

"The child then becomes somewhat difficult to control."

Chapter 1882 Drafting the Imperial Edict

Although Yelü Nanxian was bestowed upon her by the Liao emperor,

However, after living with Li Qianshun for many years

For Li Qianshun, who was dedicated to governing the country,

They are also very affectionate.

Thinking of Li Qianshun's miserable state,

I couldn't help but tear up.

But seeing her son starting to cry again...

All I could do was blink hard.

She held back the tears that were about to fall.

"Kindness, no matter the cost,"

“We will all ransom your father’s body.”

"But the most urgent task now is to control the military forces within the country,"

"Your father died suddenly,"

"Many tribes within the country are bound to be restless,"

"Even Prince Shu, Renli, must be careful."

Li Ren'ai asked in confusion,

"Prince Shu is a member of the imperial clan and a high-ranking official,"

"Is Mother overthinking this?"

Yelü Nanxian shook his head.

"Before your father went to war, he appointed Prince Shu as the governor-general of domestic affairs."

"Now, of the three armies, your father's and the Prince of Jin's armies have suffered heavy losses,"

"Only Prince Renzhong of Pu's 200,000 troops remained unharmed."

"King Shu and King Pu are brothers,"

"And he also controls most of the country's manpower,"

"It's hard to guarantee they won't have ulterior motives."

Li Ren'ai said painfully,

"Father treated them very well,"

"And they are all members of the royal family,"

"They won't cause trouble."

Yelü Nanxian said, "One should not have the heart to harm others."

"Defenses can not do without."

"If they can loyally serve you,"

"That would be excellent,"

"But we can't entrust our safety to them."

Although Li Ren'ai was somewhat frail...

But he wasn't stupid either, upon hearing this, he said,