"So that this superior officer knows." Bao Zhong turned around and said, "Although I am a recognized traitor to Xixia, my brother, Shi Tai's biological father, died under the sword of the Emperor Song, so Cha Ge will not doubt him."
Lu Benzhong was stunned for a moment, obviously unable to adapt to the thinking and style of these border tribes.
Zhao Jiu, however, remained calm and unhurried: "Then I ask you, did you communicate with your nephew before Cha Ge went west, or after?"
Baozhong hesitated for a moment, then bowed to the ground: "It was later... The decision to attack the Xiaoju tribe was made after Weiming Heda was driven out."
Zhao Jiu sat still, only nodded slightly, causing the two hard wings on his head to sway slightly: "Then I ask you again, do you know what your actions are in the eyes of the world?"
"I don't understand many things, but I know that I am a treacherous villain... because my actions are indeed opportunistic." Bao Zhong's hair and beard were all pressed to the ground, revealing a tense scalp, but there was no hesitation in his words. "If Your Majesty kills me now, people in the world will only say that I have brought this upon myself."
"Considering your behavior during the Xixia court dispute, you almost looked like an eagle watching a wolf." Zhao Jiu's expression remained unchanged. "If I really want to kill you, I will... Renqing, I have some vague plans for the Tanguts. The details will have to wait until this battle is over, and then I can discuss it with the prime minister and the envoys."
"Yes." Renduo Baozhong didn't seem to realize that Emperor Zhao called his surname wrongly.
"Let's not talk about other places. The seven states of Hengshan are too cramped. I plan to merge them into two states, or two states into one army. The details will depend on the situation later."
"yes."
"As for the Dangxiang people, I can only tell you some of my definite ideas, so as not to break my promise to you... First, I will not move inland, but I will change my surname and customs. After the dust settles, all Dangxiang tribes will have a Chinese surname. As for Li Yuanhao, he kept his head but not his hair, or kept his hair but not his head. I am going to do the opposite here. Keep your hair and keep your head, or abandon your hair and abandon your head... The root cause of the hundred-year rebellion of the Western Xia was that the Dangxiang could not return to the Han Dynasty. In the future, I do not want to see the Dangxiang people regard themselves as an ethnic group, which will separate the Han people from the Han people."
"yes."
"The locals are good at fighting, and they are half herders and half farmers. Most of them are good at riding, so I will definitely use Tangut soldiers... First, we need to expand the imperial cavalry. Those selected into the cavalry are no different from the regular soldiers of the imperial camp. The leaders of each tribe cannot stop the warriors from acting on their own; second, we do need some auxiliary soldiers who know how to take care of camels and war horses... But the so-called leaders are between the Han system and the Tibetan system. I only recognize the Han system and official positions, not any tribal leaders. If you use this identity to talk to me, it will work for now, but after this battle, you will be courting death."
“…Yes.”
"But I also know that the two countries have been feuding for a hundred years, especially here in Hengshan, which has been in rebellion for more than 150 years. If you return to the right path today, you will be restrained by the people of the Western Army in the future. You will feel uneasy." Zhao Jiu finally replied with a sigh. "If you make trouble again and annoy people again and again, it's fine. I'm afraid that with this marginal land, the country's plan to conquer Jin will be lost... Renqing, you are sitting idle in Hengshan. If you really have any intention, you should know that my intention is actually very easy to guess. That is, in a thousand words, I can tolerate anything in order to conquer Jin and unify! For this matter, I tolerated powerful ministers, Confucian scholars, bureaucrats, military customs, the separation between the north and the south, landlords, monks and Taoists, powerful and wealthy businessmen, and the return of the two emperors to the south. I am afraid I will also have to tolerate Yelu Dashi... Then of course I can tolerate you a little bit!"
Renda Baozhong kowtowed repeatedly: "The tribes of Hengshan will never hinder the emperor's great cause of conquering Jin! I hope the emperor will have some sympathy for the hardships of the people here!"
"They all deserve pity." Zhao Jiu said disapprovingly. "Guanzhong suffered too, the Central Plains suffered too, at least you didn't experience large-scale wars, as for taxes, Bashu, Jiangnan, Jingxiang are all more difficult than the other... I remember them all! I can only guarantee to treat everyone equally!"
"That's enough!" Nita Baozhong raised his head slightly.
"But you should also remember that if someone does something weird and delays the conquest of the Jin Dynasty, I will never tolerate it... Especially in recent years, when the situation has improved, my temper has become worse and worse, and I am not as easy to talk to as before." Zhao Jiu finally made a conclusion slowly. "In the next few days, you will stay by my side and be a waiter at the gate, specializing in the affairs of the Tangut tribe... You know what a waiter is, right?"
"I know." The white-haired and bearded Renduo Baozhong was surprised, but at the same time, he looked stern like Lu Benzhong who was sitting aside and watching this scene.
As for the local bureaucrats and chieftains of the foreign tribes, including the officers and eunuchs accompanying the imperial camp, most of them were stunned by what they had heard, probably because of the huge difference in level between them.
After receiving the two gifts, Zhao Jiu was too lazy to continue to entertain him. He just drank another glass of wine and as it was getting dark, he went back to the next door temple to settle down.
Hundreds of miles away, as the sun set, chaos suddenly broke out inside and outside Lingzhou City.
Weiming Yunge also chose to wait until dark, and then launched a surprise attack on the city in order to rescue Weiming Renzhong, Wang Shu, Cao Guozhang and others. However, the surprise attack was not smooth, and many tribes did not work hard, and the tribe that occupied the city, that is, the Renduo Shitai tribe, also reacted quickly after the initial confusion and fought with Weiming Yunge's men at night.
In the darkness, people's hearts were in turmoil, their positions were divided, and many people had ulterior motives. The raid quickly evolved into street fighting, and the street fighting turned into melee and looting... It didn't take long before the second largest city in Western Xia was engulfed in flames.
And this firelight also served as a signal to alert the Song army in various locations.
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