Chapter 54 Chapter 10: The Empress Dowager

Not long after Xia Yizong succeeded to the throne, wars continued on the originally peaceful Xia-Song border and Xia-Liao border, and even Liao cavalry once captured the palace of Xixia.This is how it happened?Why did Xixia go to war with Song and Liao at the same time? When there was no hidden pang to take over the power, the three generals were allowed to share the military power and guard it outside, so there were scruples at the beginning.As these three generals died of illness one after another, according to historical records, Wuzang Yepang has taken over the power of the whole country.The guard of honor he entered and left was almost no different from that of the king. "Punish and kill by oneself, and the subjects fear him" ("Xixia Shushi" Volume 19), he killed whoever he wanted, and the people and officials in the country were terribly afraid of him.In order to make himself famous, he constantly sent troops to harass the Song Dynasty. I have to let others see that I am the Prime Minister of the country. I am in charge of the army and the people.He ordered people to occupy the most fertile cultivated land within 20 miles of the border area of ​​the Song Dynasty.At the junction of Song and Xia, the area of ​​arable land in Xixia is very small, and now they have occupied the arable land within the range of 20 miles, which immediately solved the problem of military supplies on the border.As long as the Song Dynasty protested, he would order his subordinates to send troops to harass the Song Dynasty. When the Song Dynasty ignored it, we would start farming and transport the grain back after harvesting, constantly making troubles with the Song Dynasty.

If you want to make trouble with the Song Dynasty, you must get the help of Liao. Xixia is a vassal to both Song and Liao at the same time. If we make trouble with Song Dynasty, Liao must support us.Empress Dowager Muzang knew this very well. Since my brother kept fighting against Song, in order to get Liao's support, we must get Liao's order.This intention has been decided, and Empress Dowager Wuzang immediately sent someone to Liao to ask for her order.Unexpectedly, the emperor of the Liao Kingdom looked down on the nun and queen mother very much, and until the death of the queen mother, Xia Guozhu did not get Liao's order.Not only did he fail to register, Liao even sent troops to attack Xixia several times, once captured Yuanhao's palace, and even the Wuyi family, the daughter-in-law that Yuanhao snatched from his son, was taken captive to Khitan.It is possible that the Wuyi clan was captured because the brothers and sisters of Wuzangyue Pang deliberately refused to save them.But no matter what, the first emperor's daughter-in-law was kidnapped. In Xixia Kingdom, this is a matter of embarrassment.The Song Dynasty was very happy when Khitan and Xixia fought, and immediately conferred Li Liangzuo.