Chapter 116 Murong Fu talks about world affairs, Li Qianshun praises Sima Guang! Murong Fu watched Brother Richard leave with an expressionless face."Thank you, Mr. Murong, for showing mercy." Li Qinglu breathed a sigh of relief. She was indeed sent by Li Qiu Shui. Li Qiushui knew that Murong Fu was rebellious by nature and was worried that Murong Fu would make things worse, so she sent Li Qinglu to act as a lubricant to smooth the relationship between Murong Fu and Richard. Although the effect is not very good, the two of them have not reached the point of fighting life and death, so there is still room for maneuver. "Princess, you shouldn't call me Young Master." Murong Fu's mind was not on Brother Richard at all. He looked at Li Qinglu's slim figure and said with a smile. This Li Qinglu most likely looks exactly like Wang Yuyan. It would be great to have double the happiness. When a man is alive, he holds power in the world when he is awake and lies on the lap of a beauty when he is drunk. Murong Fu has a persistent pursuit of power. I also have a persistent pursuit for the beauties in this world.
Although he had not yet seen the true appearance of Princess Yinchuan, Murong Fu already had the idea of riding his horse to Yinchuan. "Then how should I address Mr. Murong?" Li Qinglu asked. "You should call me cousin." Murong Fu said as a matter of course, "Yuyan is your cousin, and I am Yuyan's husband, which means I am your cousin." "Okay, cousin." Li Qinglu followed suit, her bright eyes sparkling. "My father will hold a banquet in the palace tomorrow. I hope you can arrive in time." "I will go." Murong Fu said. "Cousin, the King of Jin is a towering figure in the Great Xia Kingdom. Even my father has to give him some ground. If you really want to use the power of the Great Xia Kingdom to accomplish your goals, you need to make peace with the King of Jin." Li Qinglu reminded. "I'm afraid this won't be easy." Murong Fu said calmly, "Brother Richard already hates me." "I will mediate, and the Concubine Dowager will also come forward." Li Qinglu said, "Cousin, I have to go back home. Goodbye." "I won't see you off." Murong Fu said. He felt that Princess Yinchuan was a very interesting person and was far from being as harmless as she appeared. In the original novel, Li Qinglu directly gave the four girls named Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum who were around Xu Zhu to Duan Yu, silently eliminating all the people around Xu Zhu who posed a threat to her and keeping Xu Zhu under her thumb. But Murong Fu is not Xu Zhu. He wants to control Princess Yinchuan rather than be controlled by her. The next day. In the Western Xia Imperial Palace. Li Qianshun hosted a banquet. Among those present was Concubine Dowager Li Qiu Shui. Wang Yuyan. There is also Brother Richard, the King of Jin. Some of Li Qianshun's trusted ministers.
But Murong Fu was late, which made Li Qianshun unhappy. After all, he was the king of a country, and Murong Fu was just a gangster. He personally received Murong Fu, which was already enough face for him, but Murong Fu actually asked him to wait. "Yuyan, it seems that your cousin is very arrogant!" Li Qianshun said sarcastically, "I still need to wait for him in person. The only people in the world who can make me wait in person are Yelu Hongji of Liao and Zhao Xu of Song. Your cousin has not even become the emperor yet, but he already has the style of an emperor. He is really a man of character." "Uncle, cousin..." Wang Yuyan was about to explain for Murong Fu. Li Qiushui said coldly: "Qian Shun, why are you making things difficult for your niece? Murong Fu is your junior, and he is also the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect. What's wrong with you waiting for him?" Since Li Qiu Shui said so, Li Qianshun didn't dare to say anything more, but his impression of Murong Fu had begun to deteriorate. Brother Richard was sitting in the crowd, feeling very disgusted with Murong Fu. He felt that both Murong Fu and Wang Yuyan were wild relatives created by Li Qiushui. It is a disgrace to the Great Xia Kingdom that my brother has acknowledged these stranger relatives. But Brother Richard was very afraid of Li Qiu Shui and dared not say anything. He could only drink in silence and decided in his heart that he would follow his brother's instructions and give Murong Fu a warning and kill his arrogance. Murong Fu's cooperation with Daxia is because Murong Fu is begging Daxia, not Daxia begging Murong Fu. This must be made clear. Another hour and a quarter passed before Murong Fu finally arrived. "Uncle, grandma, I just went out to deal with some small matters, which delayed me a little. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." Murong Fu was dressed in a green shirt, and his whole body was in high spirits and had a good demeanor. He just bowed to Li Qianshun and said, "I'll drink a glass as a punishment!" Having said that, Murong Fu sat directly next to Wang Yuyan, poured a glass of wine, and drank it all in one gulp. Li Qiushui said: "Since he has already punished himself with a drink, let's stop here." Li Qianshun was depressed because his mother favored Murong Fu. "Mr. Murong, I heard from my mother that you came to the Great Xia Kingdom because you have something to ask of me?" Li Qianshun didn't like Murong Fu's disrespect, so he didn't bother to exchange pleasantries and went straight to the point. Murong Fu was not at all nervous and said solemnly, "I am not asking you, uncle. I am here to save Xixia. Xixia is already in a critical situation and the disaster of national destruction is not far away!" "How dare you!" Brother Richard was furious, "Murong Fu, you actually dare to curse our Great Xia country to be destroyed!" "It's ridiculous!" "You are indeed a country bumpkin with limited knowledge!" Many powerful ministers were also shouting and cursing. Li Qianshun said: "Silence!" The whole place suddenly fell silent. Then, Li Qianshun looked at Murong Fu and asked, "Master Murong said that our Great Xia Kingdom will soon be destroyed, but our Great Xia Kingdom is prosperous and peaceful. Why does Master Murong have such a fallacy?" Murong Fu stood up and analyzed, "There are three kingdoms in the world today, namely Liao, Song, and Western Xia. Liao has lost its ambition since the Treaty of Chanyuan, and is only trying to balance Western Xia and Song. Song is powerful, dozens of times more powerful than Western Xia. Song has been fighting against Western Xia for years, and is determined to destroy it. Although Liao has been mediating, it has never sent a single soldier to help Western Xia." "Although the Western Xia was fortunate enough not to be destroyed in the war with the Song Dynasty, it was mostly in a weak position. Especially when Emperor Shenzong attacked the Xia Dynasty from five directions, the Song army marched straight in and won battle after battle. What could the Western Xia do? If it weren't for the wise and decisive decision of the Concubine Dowager, and the internal fighting of the Song army, the Western Xia would have been destroyed at that time! The Concubine Dowager has saved the Western Xia!" Li Qianshun said quickly: "My mother is a woman of unparalleled power. She defeated the Song Dynasty and protected our country. She is a female Yao and Shun!" "The Concubine is truly a female Yao and Shun, and has saved Daxia!"
Everyone in Xixia, including Brother Richard, began to praise Li Qiu Shui's merits. Li Qiushui's status in Western Xia was established by playing a major role in turning defeat into victory in the five-way attack on Xia. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for Li Qiushui, an outsider, to seize real power in Xixia. "It's a pity. Although the Song Dynasty's five-way attack on Xia failed, half of the troops escaped. The Song Dynasty was at its peak and has recovered in recent years. From what I have seen, Western Xia is in a state of decline, and it is obvious that its national strength has not recovered. With one gaining and the other losing, how will Western Xia respond if the Song Dynasty attacks again in the future?" Murong Fu said, "Although the concubine is a master of martial arts and extraordinary strategy, the Song Dynasty is full of talents. Li Xian's martial arts should not be underestimated. Besides, who knows if the Song Dynasty has any hidden trump cards." "When Xixia fought with the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty could fail countless times, but if it won once, Xixia would be on the verge of extinction even if it didn't collapse!" Everyone in Western Xia looked worried. Murong Fu's words hit the nail on the head for them. In the eyes of later generations, the Song Dynasty was a weak and defeated one. However, neither the Western Xia nor the Liao Kingdom, which were real neighbors of the Song Dynasty, dared to look down on the Song Dynasty. Especially Western Xia, which repeatedly fought wars with the Song Dynasty, but became more and more desperate. Western Xia no longer had a powerful ruler like Li Yuanhao, but the national strength of the Song Dynasty increased instead of decreased, which put great pressure on Western Xia in recent years. All the money that Western Xia earned from controlling the Silk Road was spent on the war with the Song Dynasty. What's more, the Song Dynasty would close the trading posts from time to time and impose economic sanctions on Western Xia. After each economic sanction, the quality of life of the Tangut nobles declined significantly. Li Qianshun knew that Murong Fu was right, but he still said stubbornly: "After Emperor Shenzong's five-way attack on Xia, the Song Dynasty also realized that our Great Xia could not be insulted lightly. Sima Junshi, a famous minister of the Great Song Dynasty, advocated the return of our Western Xia land, and finally returned the four villages of Jialu, Mizhi, Futu, and Anjiang to our Great Xia. Sima Junshi was truly a gentleman of the time, the most famous minister of the Great Song Dynasty. It's a pity that he died of old age. I wish Sima Junshi could live a hundred years!" Li Qianshun felt more and more regretful as he spoke and almost burst into tears. Sima Junshi is the famous Sima Guang who broke the jar. After the death of Emperor Shenzong, Sima Guang was re-employed. Sima Guang strongly advocated returning the territory occupied by the Song Dynasty to Western Xia. Most of the old party members, including Su Che, also proposed returning the territory to Western Xia. However, the old party was divided and ultimately only returned the four villages. Li Qianshun was very disappointed because he did not get Lanzhou and Saimen. He was sad at this moment, but it was genuine. If Sima Guang had lived a few more years, perhaps Lanzhou and Saimen could have been taken back. "Sima Junshi is truly a gentleman!" Brother Richard also said sincerely, "The Song Dynasty is now full of upright people, but it's a pity that Sima Junshi is missing. After all, there are not enough upright people!" "Sima Junshi, I admire you deeply!" "A famous minister of the Song Dynasty!" All the people of Western Xia praised Sima Guang sincerely. Sima Guang, a famous official of the Song Dynasty, was very much loved by other ethnic minorities. Later, the Jin people also highly respected Sima Guang. After they conquered Bianliang, they specially found Sima Pu, the nephew of Sima Guang, and treated his family with preferential treatment. Everyone sighed for a while, and Li Qianshun concluded: "Now that Song and Xia have reconciled, and the two countries are at peace, Master Murong is worrying too much!" Murong Fu sneered, "The so-called peace between Song and Xia is not real peace, but a temporary truce while both sides restore their national strength. The reason why peace can be established is because the one who is in power in Song is Empress Dowager Gao."
"The Empress Dowager Gao did not like Wang Anshi and was very hostile to the New Party, so she recruited the Old Party. The reason why the Empress Dowager Gao was able to stabilize the government was because of the power of the Old Party. The Old Party was unwilling to fight, so Song and Xia were temporarily at peace. But how long can the Empress Dowager Gao live?" "Song Dynasty's young emperor Zhao Xu will sooner or later rule the country. Over the years, the old party has been counterattacking and constantly denying the reforms of his father, Song Shenzong. Zhao Xu has seen it all. Moreover, the old party is only interested in appeasing Empress Dowager Gao and does not pay attention to the young emperor. When Zhao Xu takes power, he wants to control the court. He can only use the new party to fight against the old party." "When he activated the New Party, he had to act according to its strategy, because power is only responsible to the source of power. The New Party is very determined to destroy Xixia." "And this is also in the interests of Zhao Xu. After all, only war can quickly establish the authority of the monarch. If I were Zhao Xu, I would use Wang Hou, the son of Wang Shao who expanded the border in Hehuang, to first destroy Tubo, then take back Hehuang and other places, and then not advance rashly, but slowly take action against Xixia, just like this." As Murong Fu spoke, he picked up a roasted leg of lamb on the table, picked up a knife, and started to cut it into slices. As Murong Fu was cutting the leg of lamb, he said, "Cut the meat piece by piece. Xixia is the leg of lamb. If you keep cutting the meat, Xixia will be exhausted sooner or later. If you don't plan for the future, you will worry about the present. If you don't plan for eternity, you can't plan for the present. If uncle feels that there is peace now, then the world will be at peace. Then one day uncle will dance for Zhao Xu in the Purple Palace in Tokyo, just like Jie Li Khan in the past!" (End of this chapter)