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"Forcibly requisitioning grain and conquering Han lands,"

"Although they made achievements, they did not acquire much wealth."

"That Ancient Bone Dragon City is so poor that it doesn't even have enough military rations,"

"The King of Jin mobilized a large army only to occupy a depleted territory."

"The peace terms proposed by the Prince of Jin are too harsh,"

"The Ming Dynasty will not agree to this."

"If His Majesty sends an envoy,"

"Successfully negotiated peace with the Ming Dynasty,"

"The war-weary soldiers will surely side with His Majesty!"

Li Qianshun nodded and said, "That makes sense. Who is suitable to be the envoy?"

Li Renzhong said, "My younger brother, Li Renli,"

“He is talented, good at singing, and fluent in Chinese; he is suitable to be an envoy.”

Li Qianshun asked, "How should we negotiate peace?"

Li Renzhong said, "The boundary between Great Xia and China,"

"If things were restored to what they were ten years ago, Ancient Bone Dragon City could be returned to the Ming Dynasty."

"If the Ming Dynasty is still not satisfied,"

"Give us some less important stockades."

"It's mainly the salt business,"

"The Ming Dynasty is not allowed to interfere."

"We don't have to give the tribute."

"After all, the Ming Dynasty had only just been founded,"

"The emperor has to save face."

"It would be best to choose a woman from a prominent family,"

"Marry the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty,"

"And then there is the Ming Dynasty's selection of a single clan,"

"His Majesty will take her as his concubine."

Li Qianshun frowned and said, "A marriage alliance between the royal families of the two countries,"

"Has the entanglement gone too far, displeasing the Jin people?"

Li Renzhong said, "The Prince of Jin has made friends with the Jurchens."

"Your Majesty should try to win over the Ming Dynasty."

"Although the Jin Dynasty had a strong military,"

"With the Ming Dynasty as a formidable enemy at hand,"

"But they dare not start a war with our country without authorization."

"Moreover, the Jurchens are barbarians,"

"The fishy smell hasn't been removed,"

"A monkey wearing a crown cannot last long!"

A Tangut from Western Xia,

They even mocked the Jurchens as barbarians.

This is somewhat ridiculous.

But Li Renzhong's mother was Han Chinese.

He studied Confucian classics from a young age.

Its political inclination is to promote Sinicization.

Moreover, he himself is a moral exemplar.

Li Renzhong was not only honest and selfless himself,

He also strictly disciplined his family members.

Li Renli, the younger brother, was only punished for accepting bribes.

He was then angrily reprimanded by Li Renzhong.

Under Li Renzhong's influence

Li Renli also maintained a clean and virtuous lifestyle.

When he passed away, his family had hardly any money or food savings.

Li Renzhong then said, "His Majesty has dispatched an envoy to Kaifeng."

"This will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the King of Jin."

"To prevent the Prince of Jin from resorting to desperate measures,"

"Xiao Heda must be summoned back to the capital,"

"Give this man control of the military in the capital."

"Would the Prince of Jin be willing to relinquish military power in the capital?" Li Qianshun asked.

Li Renzhong reminded him, "Your Majesty is, after all, the emperor."

Li Qianshun nodded: "I know what to do."

Xiao Heda was a Liao general who led his troops to flee to Western Xia.

After the fall of the Liao Dynasty

He also sent people to find Yelü Dashi.

Later, the Western Xia completely became a lackey of the Jin Dynasty.

Xiao Heda was furious.

Secretly contacting the remnants of the Liao Dynasty,

He launched a rebellion to recover Liaodong in the same year Li Qianshun died.

Li Ganshun, the emperor of Western Xia

He became a puppet ruler by his maternal relatives as soon as he ascended the throne.

He secured his power by marrying a princess of the Liao dynasty.

Now that the Liao Dynasty has been destroyed,

The Prince of Jin also held considerable military power.

Li Qianshun can trust

Surprisingly, only Xiao Heda, a Liao general, remained.

At the end of February, Li Qianshun ordered the Prince of Jin to personally lead an expedition against Lanzhou.

Richard had no choice but to obey orders.

Richard had just led his troops away

Xiao Heda arrived with his troops shortly afterward.

They successfully took over the defense of the Western Xia capital.

Upon hearing the news, Richard was furious.

But there was nothing they could do.

He wasn't really confident he could successfully usurp the throne!

Because of the two-year-old Crown Prince Li Renxiao

Her birth mother, Consort Cao, came from the Cao family of Guazhou.

The Cao family's ancestor was Cao Xianshun, the King of Guazhou.

They led the entire Guazhou region to surrender to the Western Xia.

Cao Xianfei's grandfather, Cao Mian.

He held the official position of Grand Commandant of the Western Xia during his lifetime.

Cao Xianfei's several uncles and brothers,

He also currently wields considerable influence within the military.

Chapter 1692 The Envoy of Western Xia

Li Qianshun performed a series of operations.

Xiao Heda was in charge of the defense of the capital.

The King of Liang's maternal uncle was in charge of palace security.

They also washed the eunuchs and palace maids while they were at it.

Richard is no longer going to attack Lanzhou.

He led his troops back to the capital of Western Xia.

He abandoned his army outside the city.

He entered the city alone.

They questioned why Liao soldiers and generals were allowed to guard the capital.

If the emperor doesn't trust you

Then please arrest him immediately, imprison him, and execute him.

How could Li Qianshun dare?

The two sides reached a compromise.

Richard continued to command the Imperial Guards to protect the capital.

Xiao Heda moved his troops to garrison Xia Prefecture, the place where the dragon rose to power.

As for the palace guards

It was still handed over to the Cao brothers, who were Liang King's maternal uncles.

.....

Now, let's talk about Li Renli, the Prince of Shu of Western Xia.

He led a delegation to the Han lands.

He first contacted Yang Zhi.

They were then escorted to Kaifeng.

When passing through Chang'an,

Li Renli appeared extremely excited and couldn't help but blurt out,

"I look up and see the sun, but I cannot see Chang'an."

"Now I can finally see Chang'an with my own eyes!"

This fellow immediately composed a poem.

I request that this be inscribed on the stone tablet next to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

At the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Jingzhao Prefecture was renamed Chang'an Prefecture.

Linghu Xu has been transferred to serve as the prefect of Chang'an.