Chapter 31 Section 5 The Song court conspired

In 1038 A.D., Li Yuanhao proclaimed himself emperor, and was known as "Xixia Jingzong" in history. At this time, the ruler of the Northern Song Dynasty was Song Renzong.How would the monarchs and ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty react when they heard the news that Li Yuanhao was proclaiming emperor? After Li Yuanhao officially proclaimed himself emperor, he thought in his heart, I am already the emperor now, so I have to inform Song Chao.So Li Yuanhao gave the Song Dynasty a very earnest statement called "Yu Song, Please Proclaim the Emperor and Change the Yuan Biao". "Song History" Volume 485 records that Li Yuanhao clearly stated to the emperor of the Song Dynasty, "You don't like being a king, but you are obedient when you are an emperor."I don't like to be king, I want to be emperor, I tell you that I have already become emperor in Song Dynasty. "His Majesty the Emperor Fuwang, who is wise and mature, merciful and merciful, promised to take the land in the western suburbs as the king of the south." I hope you will give me the land of the western suburbs and book me as the king of the south.If you do this, "Dare to be foolish and mediocre, and always be happy. When fish come and go, let the voices of neighboring countries be heard; as long as the sky is forever, the troubles of the frontier will be forever. Sincerely, I will look forward to the emperor."If you agree to let me be the emperor, then our two countries will have a good relationship with Chang Dunhuan, and we will never stop the correspondence and tribute.You canonize me as the emperor and I won't beat you. Isn't there no trouble in frontier defense?I sincerely give you the form, and I hope you will allow it.

When the emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty saw Yuan Hao's letter, they were like a bolt from the blue.This kid actually became the emperor, this is absolutely unacceptable to us.Xixia is different from Liao. When did Liao have an emperor?It was more than forty years earlier than our Song Dynasty. If it is said this way, he is the elder brother and we are the younger brothers.So in the Chanyuan Alliance, he respects me as a brother, and I am very satisfied.You Li Yuanhao, could you find your home a hundred years ago?You used to be a local little tycoon, and you have always been my imperial envoy. I canonize you as a prince, and you are already as high as the sky. How dare you pretend to be the emperor and betray the Song Dynasty? This is something we absolutely cannot accepted.The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty discussed that Xixia became independent, what should we do?The ministers all said, Yuan Hao is a clown, what are you afraid of?As soon as the heavenly soldiers arrive, they will not stay behind, and they will be wiped out regularly. As soon as we send troops, he will be finished immediately.

At this moment, only one minister was more sober, and told the group of ministers that Yuan Hao had already claimed the title of emperor, and it was absolutely impossible for him to cancel the title of emperor. Be ready for a discussion.Your Majesty, how are you compared to Taizu Taizong?Compared with the soldiers of Taizu Taizong when he was in the world, what is the combat effectiveness of our soldiers now?How does the current general compare with the famous generals in Taizu Taizong's time?And how is Li Yuanhao's power now compared to his father Li Deming and grandfather Li Jiqian?At that time, even the famous generals and strong soldiers of Mingjun could not deal with the weak Li Jiqian. Now the situation is completely reversed. Why do you think that sending troops will definitely win?So it's better to call Li Yuanhao whatever you like, let's ignore him first, gather strength first, take a defensive position, and then take the offensive when we have accumulated enough strength.After this man finished speaking, all the ministers roared with laughter, nerdy, pedantic, and ignorant of soldiers.The prime minister said that you have something wrong with your brain, you shouldn't come to court today, go home and rest.As long as the army is dispatched, is it still a matter to destroy Yuanhao?

Although Xia Song, the appeasement envoy of Shaanxi Economic Strategy, is a civilian official, he is versatile in both civil and military affairs, and has great military and political power. Looking at current events, he immediately posted a notice on the border, telling the loyal and good subjects of our Great Song Dynasty in Xia Kingdom. There are loyal and good subjects of the Song Dynasty in the territory of the country. Anyone who can capture and kill Li Yuanhao and present Yuanhao's head to surrender will be rewarded with five million coins and named Xiping King.Yuan Hao laughed when he found out, and sent one of his men with relatively high martial arts skills to disguise himself as a porter, wrap up a package of official seals and appointment letters that the Song Dynasty had bestowed on their family, and send them to the gate of the state government office closest to the border of the Song Dynasty. As soon as it was put on the ground, the person disappeared.The guards at the gate of the yamen opened it and saw that inside was the official seal and letter of appointment given to Yuan Hao by the Song Dynasty, which had been sent back, and there was also a notice.It was written in the notice that if Xia Song's head came to donate, you would be rewarded twice, and you would be worth the money. I didn't take you seriously at all.Why didn't Yuan Hao take Xia Song seriously?After the war broke out, how did Xia Song behave?