Chapter 21 Chapter 4 Closing the door and proclaiming emperor

After Li Jiqian's death, the Dangxiang tribe really had a serious crisis.However, facing the situation of internal and external troubles, Li Deming, who had just succeeded to the throne, did not immediately follow his father's will to return to the Song Dynasty, but first did another more important thing. After Li Deming succeeded to the throne, he called his subordinates to discuss the reconciliation with the Song Dynasty. He said how to reconcile with the Song Dynasty, how to reconcile with the Song Dynasty on an equal footing, or kneel down and make peace with the Song Dynasty, we have to choose the same.If we kneel and make peace with the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty will look down on us and there will be no real peace.Dignity comes from strength, we must prove our strength, we must make the Song Dynasty think highly of us.So now we have to raise troops to avenge the former king, avenge the former king, and spread our prestige in this area. Other tribes are afraid of us, so the Song Dynasty dare not despise us, and then negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty.All the subordinates felt that the young master really had a vision and was right.So his subordinates said to him: "Although the country's territory is broad, it has been disturbed since Xiliang, the former king was murdered, and the Tibetans were suspicious. If the Northern Dynasty did not frighten them, I am afraid that people's hearts will not be easy to calm." ("Xixia Shushi" Volume 8) ) Now that we are neither embarrassed nor awkward with the Song Dynasty, we must be canonized by the Liao Dynasty, and we must be recognized by the Liao Dynasty. It is good to enjoy the shade under the big tree. If Tubo and Uyghur are against us, we also have a backer.Li Deming hurriedly sent someone to Liao to request canonization.The minister's father has passed away, and I was late in reporting. Our communication means are not developed enough, so I am here to report the funeral and request to be conferred a title.Liao immediately canonized Li Deming as the king of Xiping and the envoy of the Dingnan Army.Now Li Deming has a plan to go to heaven, and he is not self-appointed. The next step is to avenge the former king and kill the enemy who killed his father-Pan Luozhi, the leader of Tubo.

The Tubo Panluozhi regime is not entirely composed of Tubo people. The Dangxiang Qiang and Tubo have the same origin, very close blood relationship, and similar customs and habits. There are many Dangxiang members in the Tubo Panluo branch.Therefore, Li Deming sent someone to contact the party members in Pan Luozhi's branch and asked them to rebel against Pan Luozhi. Pan Luozhi was not idle at this time, he knew that Li Deming would definitely seek his life, so he wanted to take advantage of Li Deming's fledglings and when he was in doubt about his master Shaoguo, he sent troops to cross Helan Mountain and wiped out Li Deming.Pan Luozhi gathered all the men and horses, and sent his own brother to Kaifeng to meet Song Zhenzong, asking the two families to join forces, and with one effort, Li Deming was wiped out.At this time, Cao Wei, the commander-in-chief guarding the frontiers of the Song Dynasty, also informed the court: "After moving to Henan for 20 years, the soldiers are not disarmed, which makes China worry about going west. Now its country is in danger. The son is weak and the clan is alienated. If we don’t take advantage of this to capture and destroy them, they will become stronger in the future and cannot be controlled. May the false ministers lighten their troops, catch Deming and send him to the palace by surprise, and restore Henan as a county. This is the time.” (""" "" Books of the Western Xia Dynasty, Volume 8) Li Jiqian has harmed us for 20 years, and the army has been in trouble. Hundreds of thousands of troops on the border cannot deal with him, because he comes and goes without a trace, playing guerrilla warfare with us.Now that he is finally dead, Li Deming succeeds to the throne, the country is in danger and the son is weak, if you don't take this opportunity to get rid of Li Deming, it will be too late to raise troops when he becomes stronger.Although this humble official is not talented, as long as you give me a team, I am willing to enter the territory of the party, capture Li Deming alive, offer it to His Majesty, and restore the place he occupies to the county of the Celestial Dynasty. This is the best time.Cao Wei is well-known, he is the son of Cao Bin, the famous founder of the Song Dynasty in the early years of the Song Dynasty, and both father and son served as privy envoys.At this time, he was the Zhijun of the Zhenrong Army, which is today's Guyuan City in Ningxia, an important city on the border of the Song Dynasty.