Chapter 2 　　

Ever since he came out of Chengtian Temple, Liang Yi has been restless.Later, talking with Mingkong, let him know many supernatural powers of Faming. Mingkong has great prestige among the Buddhists in Xixia. He is an eminent monk recognized by Liang Yibu. of.And Fa Ming is an eminent monk whom Ming Kong worships.Liang Yibu listened to Faming's lecture on scriptures for a while, and also thought that Faming's Buddhism was so profound that he was only one person above Mingkong. What he said undoubtedly carried great weight in Liang Yibu's heart. Break out of the sky and stand above the sky.Liang Yibu was riding on the horse, with a smile on his lips.If you are not an eminent monk, how can you speak your mind right away?It's just that this eminent monk must not be allowed to meet with Bingchang, but Bingchang and the others don't have time to meet the monk now, right?Reminiscent of the ominous omen, Liang Yibu still decided to be careful and be prepared for the unexpected.

The guards opened the way ahead, and the people on the road had already been driven away.It is only three or four streets away from Xiangfu.Suddenly, a huge whistling sound wrapped in a mass of black and swarthy things flew towards Liang Yibu from the air. assassin! assassin! The voices of soldiers rang out.Liang Yi subconsciously threw himself on the horse, turned over and rolled under the horse, and before he even raised his head, he heard a loud sound of heavy objects hitting the ground, gravel and meat mud splashed all over Liang Yi's head and face, a kiss The soldier was smashed into a meat paste by a huge iron cone on the spot!

But Liang Yibu didn't have time to see this clearly. The sound of crossbow arrows firing could be heard on the roof and behind the walls of the square. Dozens of soldiers were shot dead on the spot before they could react.Liang Yibu was so frightened that he could not speak, his whole body curled up on the ground, trembling uncontrollably.The soldiers of the Prime Minister's Mansion formed a group desperately to protect the Prime Minister who was frightened out of his wits. Two captains commanded the soldiers and fought back against the assassin relying on their horses. There are only a few dozen assassins!Liang Yibu's guard captain Ning Ge is a Xixia warrior who has experienced many battles. While protecting Liang Yibu, he quickly recovered from the assassin's sudden attack.Luo Pang, lead the team to the left!Fold in four, right!Don't let one go!

Following Ning Ge's roar, the two teams split into left and right lanes, and outflanked the assassin's ambush behind the square wall.The rest of the guards continued to shoot arrows and counterattack under Ninge's loud shouts.Soon, the superior Xiangfu guards overwhelmed the opponent in terms of firepower, and the assassins began to fight and retreat. Don't let the assassin go!Ning Ge's face was ferocious, and he shouted loudly: "Block the door of the workshop, and no one in the workshop is allowed to go out."Sister, you bring fifty people to chase and kill.For the rest, follow me to protect the Prime Minister and go back to the mansion.

yes!A tall and strong man dressed in black armor came out and roared: Follow me.With dozens of guards, they chased in the direction the assassin retreated. Liang Yibu, who was helped up by his own soldiers, finally calmed down a bit at this moment, and kept saying: "A true god!"A true god! The attempt to assassinate Liang Yibu was unsuccessful. Of the twenty or so assassins, more than a dozen were killed by Liang Yibu's guards on the spot. The rest also committed suicide, and no one was caught alive.But Liang Yibu was unwilling to give up so easily, and the whole city of Xingqing Mansion was mobilized.In the two workshops where the assassins ambushed hundreds of households, no matter innocent or not, all the men were executed and all the women were confiscated as slaves.As if an eruption after a long silence, in the last few months of the five years of Da'an, Xingqing Mansion was plunged into bloodshed.Empress Dowager Liang was furious, and Liang Yibu vowed to find out who was behind the scenes, otherwise she would never give up.As a result, people continued to be suspected of being involved with the assassins, and were arrested and executed.

Before the arrival of the sixth year of Da'an, more than a thousand people were executed or confiscated as slaves.Human life is more despicable than a dog, there is no trial, no evidence is needed, if a word is implicated, immediately arrested and tortured, it is better to kill by mistake than to miss it. No one can stop this.Liang Yibu wanted to use the blood of innocent people to vent his anger and establish his power. But whether this kind of lust can frighten his enemies, only God knows. At the same time, an unexpected event happened in Bianjing, the capital of the Song Dynasty. On October 14th (Jiyou Day) in the winter of the twelfth year of Xining, the Empress Dowager Cao fell into a coma.

Niangniang, in Niangniang Cishou Hall, there are constantly people sobbing and calling in low voices.The imperial doctors lowered their heads and quickly entered and exited the palace lightly.Everyone knew in their hearts that the Empress Dowager's birthday was approaching.However, none of the imperial physicians dared to make trouble at this time. The moment Emperor Zhao Xu received the news, he immediately announced that he would stop watching the matter and came to the Cishou Hall to serve him in person.The ministers of the imperial court tacitly prepared to pay homage to the Jingling Palace and pray for matters such as the heaven and the earth, the ancestral temple, and the country.Even some smart people began to look forward to Deyin. At this time, it is possible for the emperor to pardon the world and pray for the empress dowager

But all of this has nothing to do with Qinghe. Many people envied Qinghe, the treatment she received was even more respectable than that of a princess.At this moment, apart from the Emperor, Empress Dowager Gao, Empress Xiang and Concubine Zhu, only the Princess of Shu and Princess Qinghe were allowed to serve in the Hall of Cishou.The two princes Lianchang Wang Zhao Hao and Jia Wang Zhao Kai could only wait outside the hall. Outsiders who think that the royal family has no family ties cannot understand Qinghe's pain. My beloved husband died in battle in Huanzhou, before he even had time to look at his own son. Then, the empress dowager, who had always loved me very much, was about to die again. This kind of pain, for a woman like Qinghe , is really unbearable.

Qing He was not informed of Di Yong's death until one month after the baby was successfully delivered.Qinghe didn't know why Mrs. Shi stayed with him for four whole months from prenatal to postpartum.He also specially sent someone to bring Mrs. Bao Cheng Liu to Jingzhao Mansion to accompany her to relieve her boredom, and every month from Bianjing to Jingzhao Mansion, the Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, and Queen's rewards were even given three times. Unreasonable, but she wasn't looking for the worst.After the child was born, she was still happily dreaming about what name Di Yong would name their child in the future, whether he would learn literature or martial arts in the future?

But after the child's full moon, when Qinghe accidentally found an outdated "Qin Bao", he discovered that the world had already collapsed.Di Yong sent a short letter home every month, with a pause of one month in between, but immediately filled it up with Qing He when he re-examined these short family letters, only to find that it was Shi Yue who specially asked someone to imitate Di Yong written in handwriting. Under Qinghe's persecution, Zi'er finally told her the truth. Maybe it's because the matter has already passed, and Qinghe didn't even cry.But the pain she had to endure in her heart was beyond the imagination of outsiders.The royal family and the Shi Yue couple are indeed trying their best to protect themselves, but why is she not qualified to know the news of her beloved husband's death immediately?

Now, she doesn't even have the right to be overwhelmed with pain.Because she has new responsibilities she has to raise her own children. Qinghe, who has always been regarded as a well-behaved and sensible person, endured the pain silently.But until now, she has not fully accepted the fact that Di Yong is dead.Sometimes when doing things, I suddenly feel that Di Yong is standing behind her, looking at her silently.But when she turned around, there was nothing. Soon she received the order from the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, returned to the capital, and lived in Jingyuan Manor with Roujia.Lost her husband, at least there are relatives, and the empress dowager who has always loved her. However, within a few months, the Empress Dowager will abandon her again. In the eyes of others, Empress Dowager Cao is a wise empress dowager, a woman who is good at power, and a stubborn old lady who opposes the new law. But in the eyes of Qinghe, Empress Dowager Cao is always her grandmother who loves her.The royal family does have intrigues and intrigues, but doesn't any ordinary big family in the world have the same intrigues and intrigues? These cannot block the existence of family affection. The royal family of Song Dynasty is not very different from an ordinary big family in essence. Qinghe may not be consciously aware of this, but in her heart, she does treat what happened in the court with tolerance.She is indeed well-behaved, she understands the ways of the world, but she herself has not fallen into the so-called so-called ways of the world. Her well-behaved is because of her understanding and tolerance, as well as her cherishment of family affection. However, this is not something outsiders can understand. After carrying her prejudices, her every move will only be regarded as scheming and smooth.So, few people would really believe her grief, her pain. The pain of losing two loved ones in succession. Eleven Niang.The princess of the Kingdom of Shu pushed Qinghe softly. Among the princesses of the Song Dynasty, some were astonishingly unruly and self-willed, and some were so gentle and virtuous that people were unbelievably gentle, but none of them made people feel hateful.The princess of the Kingdom of Shu belongs to the kind of woman who is so gentle and virtuous that she hardly looks like a princess.You go and rest for a while.You haven't closed your eyes for several days and nights, go back to Jingyuan Manor to take a look at the child. Qinghe shook his head.She entered the palace to serve the sick a few days ago, and she really missed her child very much, but she didn't have any breast milk, and the child was fed by a wet nurse. Rou Jia was also much more sensible, at least she could rest assured.She has no chance to accompany Di Yong to the last stage, at least she hopes to accompany the Empress Dowager to the end of her life. The Princess of Shu looked at her helplessly and sighed in her heart.She didn't know whether to envy Qinghe or sympathize with Qinghe. outside the temple.With bloodshot eyes, Zhao Xu issued an imperial edict to Wen Yanbo and Lu Huiqing, who were standing at the bottom of the steps, with red eyes: Tomorrow, I will pay homage to Jingling Palace, and Qing and others will pray to Heaven, Earth, Ancestral Temple, and Sheji respectively. Compliance. Don't worry, Your Majesty, the empress dowager has her own destiny Zhao Xu nodded, but didn't finish listening to this sentence, turned to Li Xiang'an and said: "I call Zhang Yu, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, to see him."I have other intentions, today the academy is locked. Compliance.Li Xiangan took the order and went. Wen Yanbo, Lu Huiqing and others all lowered their heads. These people knew in their hearts that the emperor was probably planning to pardon the world with the lock of the Academy.It's just that the emperor was obviously in a state of mind, and it was not appropriate to say such a move in front of many ministers.If the secret is leaked in advance, is it a trivial matter? Wen Yanbo secretly remembered the official positions and names of the people present in his heart, and was prepared for any eventuality.This veteran and privy envoy of the three dynasties never forgets to put state affairs first. He has no time to grieve for the imminent death of Empress Dowager Cao. When redeeming, he will also accept it frankly.What Wen Yanbo was really worried about was that the Empress Dowager passed away at this time, and all signs indicated that Xixia would have another once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Will the Song Dynasty, which had been preparing for this moment for a long time, lose this opportunity because of the national mourning?Mofu (Mofu: wearing black mourning clothes. In ancient times, white mourning clothes were worn at home. In case of war or other major accidents, black linen clothes will be used instead of mourning clothes.) After all, it is a taboo to use soldiers. But of course, Wen Yanbo only dared to keep all these in his heart. Sure enough, it did not go beyond everyone's guess.Immediately after the 15th day of praying, the emperor promulgated the Virtue Announcement, declaring amnesty for the whole world. All prisoners in the world will be reduced to one level for capital crimes, and all those below exile crimes will be released. It is hoped that these merits can bring back some longevity for the Empress Dowager. But the law of life and death, even though the emperor is respected, cannot be changed. The Empress Dowager was in a coma on the sickbed for six days, with only a short waking up in the middle. On Yimao Day, that is, on October 20, the Empress Dowager suddenly woke up. Everyone knows that this is the last flashback. Empress Dowager Cao looked around the people in front of the bed with a bit of exhaustion. The Ai family wanted to have a few words with the officials, and the rest of them should step back first. Everyone retreated in response, and soon, only the Empress Dowager Cao and the emperor were left in the bedroom. Ai's family is going to see Renzong soon. There is an emperor like the official family in Song Dynasty, so Ai's family can rest assured.Empress Dowager Cao's tone was very optimistic, Cao's family is a family of meritorious service, the family property is rich, after the death of the mourning family, His Majesty does not need to reward.Funerals can be simple and simple without extravagance.It is enough for the common people to wear mourning for one day, so don't disturb the common people too much.Filial piety is not here, the Ai family wishes the officials to learn from Emperor Wen of Han.The country has a lot to spend money on The empress Zhao Xu couldn't help but choked up, and wanted to say something, but it got stuck in her throat and she couldn't speak. There is life and death, why bother to be sad.Empress Dowager Cao even smiled slightly. She still struggled to speak, even a little intermittently, but her eyes were very clear. As long as the officials always experience the sufferings of the people, take good advice and be a good emperor, even if the family dies, they will be very happy. Happy. Madam, don't worry, I will definitely be a good emperor. Empress Dowager Cao nodded with a smile, her voice gradually lowered, Sima Guang and Fan Chunren are the ancestors who depended on the ministers and officials of the country, Mo, Mo let Shiyue have no good results I remember that Zhao Xu couldn't help but burst into tears. Tell Eleven Niang that Ai and Ai's family know her hardships, and the empress dowager Cao finally didn't finish her words, her arms slid down silently, and her eyes were closed forever. The cry came from the Cishou Hall, and soon spread throughout the entire Bianjing city. In the winter of the twelfth year of Xining, on October Yimao day, the Empress Dowager died.The tomb of Empress Dowager Zhaoyi was named Shanling Xinyou, and Wang Gui was ordered to be the envoy of Shanling The spring of the thirteenth year of Xining and the sixth year of Da'an. The air in Xingqing Mansion seems to be colder than in severe winter.The entire city was mowed down for several months, so that the people of Xingqing Mansion were afraid to go out easily.This day was the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, and just after the Lantern Festival, the sound of galloping horseshoes and the shouts of officers came from the street outside. The frightened people even closed the gates early, for fear of causing unnecessary disasters. Teams of heavily armed cavalry charged ferociously at the martial arts school located in the west of the city.From their banners, we can know that this is the Xixia army controlled by Liang Yibu.The floor clock that was smuggled in from the Song Dynasty in the martial arts school had not passed a quarter of a circle, and the martial arts school, which covered an area of ​​more than 60 acres, had already been surrounded by 3,000 elite Xixia horse infantry A leak. Are you going to rebel?Wei Mingjing, Jijiu of the Martial Arts Academy, led two followers, and rushed out of the door angrily, yelling at the army that was confronting the guards of the Martial Arts Academy. I think you are the opposite.What he answered was a language as blunt as a stone in the ice and snow.The military officer leading the team is Liang Yibu's confidant Wang Renzhong. This is the Great Xia School of Martial Arts, isn't it where you are presumptuous?Wei Mingjing was even more angry. He was originally a confidant of Bingchang, and he replaced Wen Huan as the sacrificial wine. He was full of ambition, how could he bear this. According to the order of the Prime Minister, arrest the key criminals.Anyone who dares to break the order will be killed.Wang Renzhong raised his head, looked contemptuously at Wei Mingjing, his voice was as cold as the air of the day. This is a martial arts school, there is nothing to commit.Trespassing without purpose is regarded as conspiracy!Wei Mingjing waved his hand, and the guard immediately placed the arrow on the bowstring.The Martial Arts Academy is a small military camp, with high walls and archery towers, and hundreds of guards. Wang Renzhong's face changed, and he winked at the soldiers behind him. The soldiers had already understood, and he quietly drove his horse around for a few steps.Wei Mingjing was known for his bravery. When he heard the wind, he moved his footsteps, and there was a sound of ah, and a follower took the arrow for him.But he dodged the first arrow, but he couldn't dodge the next two arrows. The soldier seemed to have known that the first arrow would not hit him, so he took two more feathered arrows in his hand, fired them in succession, and hit him with one arrow. In his heart, an arrow shot between his eyebrows, Wei Mingjing shook his body, then fell to the ground, seeing that he was dead. Wang Renzhong immediately waved his hand, and the soldiers under him immediately rushed to the gate of the martial arts school. While commanding the soldiers to charge, Wang Renzhong kept shouting loudly: "Under the order of the country, arrest the important criminals, all soldiers must not resist, and those who disobey the order will be killed!" The guards of the Martial Arts Academy were already hesitant, but at this time the chief officer was killed, and the enemy was outnumbered. Except for a few soldiers who still resisted, the rest uttered a shout and ran away without a trace.Wang Renzhong easily killed those guards who resisted, led the troops, and rushed into the martial arts school, took out a piece of paper from his arms, followed the picture, and arrested all the officers in the martial arts school who were not from the Liang family , put in prison.Anyone who resisted was merciless and killed on the spot. When Wang Renzhong was massacring in the martial arts school, Liang Yibu personally led 5,000 of the best soldiers, divided into two groups, and aggressively attacked the Renduobaozhong department's garrison. Seal the two gates and obey the general's orders!Liang Yibu's tone was very calm, but there was a hint of killing intent. As soon as he finished his words, the door of a workshop suddenly opened wide, and two teams of fierce soldiers, about two hundred people, rushed out from the workshop, and they lined up neatly in two teams.Prepare!With a sharp order, the two hundred bows were drawn neatly, and the arrows of the two hundred feathered arrows all pointed at Liang Yibu, reflecting a breathtaking cold light under the cold sunlight. Ren Duo Baozhong, dressed in iron armor, walked out of the workshop surrounded by several generals with heavy steps.With every step he took, the street seemed to vibrate. Liang Yibu's heart trembled, he subconsciously reined in his horse and took half a step back. General Liang came to visit, but the general failed to welcome him far away, and he hoped to forgive his sin.Ren Duo Baozhong laughed and said, his tone seemed to be the same as Liang Yibu's family life, please talk in the general's camp!As Ren Duo Baozhong spoke, he stepped aside and made a gesture of inviting him in with his hand. How could Liang Yibu be willing to fall into this evil trap?Once he entered the camp, wouldn't he be sent to Ren Duo Baozhong as a hostage? Sitting on the horse, he laughed, held his whip and clasped his fists, and said to Ren Duo Baozhong with a smile: You are welcome, general, I am here for official business. oh?Ren Duo Baozhong raised his eyebrows, business? Liang Yibu nodded with a dry smile, his face became serious in a flash, according to the order of the Renduo Baozhong Department, he will leave Beijing today, and he is not allowed to stay. Ren Duo Baozhong glanced at Liang Yibu up and down, and said with a sneer: General Liang, don't lie to me, since it is an order, the general wants to see what the imperial order is. This is His Majesty's oral order.Liang Yibu's face also darkened, Ren Duo Bao Zhong, are you going to resist the edict? The final general dare not resist the decree, the final general is only afraid that someone will falsely preach the imperial decree!Ren Duo Baozhong's face also sank. Those who dare to resist the order will be killed.Liang Yibu gritted his teeth and said almost word for word. False preaching of the imperial decree is treason.Ren Duo Bao Zhong did not show weakness. The whole street fell silent, and the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder. Do you really want the will?After confronting each other for a while, Liang Yibu seemed to shrink back, but there was an imperceptible sarcasm in his tone. Ren Duo Baozhong pouted contemptuously in response.Although Liang Yibu seems to have more troops than himself, when it comes to fighting, he will not be afraid of Liang Yibu.If you want to fight, you can fight. At worst, I will kill and return to Jingsai Army Commander Jiang Song.This was what Ren Duo Bao Zhong was thinking at this time. Liang Yibu's mocking smile flowed from the corner of his mouth, he reached out and took out a roll of yellow silk from his pocket, and waved it in front of Ren Duobaozhong's eyes.Then please take a look at the general, this is the Queen Mother's order!Let's see what else you have to say!After finishing speaking, he threw Huang Ling to Ren Duo Bao Zhong. Ren Duo Baozhong didn't even stretch out his hand, let the Huang Ling fall to his feet, muttered, and said indifferently: "The final general will only follow the emperor's edict." Liang Yibu looked at Huang Ling who had fallen to the ground, a feeling of humiliation welled up from the bottom of his heart, and his face turned pale instantly.Ren Duo Bao Zhong, you are toasting but not eating fine wine!Come on! exist!All the soldiers agreed loudly, like a tidal wave, they rushed in front of Liang Yibu, with swords and shields in the front and bows and arrows in the back, and they were about to storm Renduobaozhong's barracks as soon as Liang Yibu gave an order. Ren Duo Baozhong looked around, neglected to catch a glimpse of a group of Poxi troops riding camels standing neatly a few hundred steps to the left, his expression could not help but change slightly.He knew that the Poxi army was a rebuilt army, and the number was not large, but his troops were sealed within the walls of the two squares, and if Liang Yibu had the Poxi army, the situation would be extremely unfavorable to him. But this is the end of the matter, and he will never sit still and wait for his death. In any case, Liang Yibu must be killed first, Ren Duobaozhong secretly calculated in his heart. Guoxiangfu.garden. Liang Yibu and Ming Kong were sitting opposite each other in a small booth talking with each other.More than a dozen boy servants and maids were waiting outside the pavilion, and besides these boy servants and maids, there were guards everywhere in the garden and even the Guoxiang Mansion. Liang Yibu picked up the sunspot and drove it into Ming Kong's white corner, and asked with a smile: "This corner, Master is in danger again." Not necessarily, not necessarily.Ming Kong smiled and responded with a hand.Compared with Mingkong's chess skills, Liang Yibu's chess skills are as different as fireflies wanting to compete with the sun and the moon, Mingkong just plays casually, coaxing the Prime Minister to kill him inextricably. Liang Yi made another son confidently, and asked: "It's a pity that Master Faming traveled so far away in such a hurry." Mingkong pretended to ask: Master Faming left a bag of advice to the Prime Minister of the country, the way is to act according to this, and great things can be achieved.Haven't you seen the Prime Minister yet? Already taught.Liang Yibu pretended to be profound and smiled.Faming left him in his kit, only two sentences were written: step by step, take the emperor to command the princes.But these two sentences hit Liang Yibu's heart. After being attacked, Liang Yibu had already believed in Fa Ming very much, and at this time he even regarded him as an expert in the world.Even with Ming Kong, he got closer. Prime Minister.A Mu Liao hurried over and whispered in Liang Yibu's ear: "The lecture on martial arts is over." Um.Liang Yibu nodded slightly, but didn't respond much, and continued to think about how to search for Mingkong's white corner.The aide retreated knowingly.Mingkong had already seen everything in his eyes, and he responded with another son, pretending to smile: If there is something wrong with the Prime Minister, it is better to temporarily close the situation, and then go to another day Hey, Liang Yibu waved his hand, and said with a smile: Little things are nothing to worry about.keep playing chess keep playing chess Mingkong knew that Liang Yibu wanted to imitate Xie An, he was secretly amused, but he pretended to be admiring, and continued to play chess with Liang Yibu.After another two cups of tea, Liang Yibu, dressed in military uniform, rushed in angrily. What happened?Although Liang Yibu expressed his composure, he couldn't hide the worry in his heart. Liang Yibu waved to the boy servants and maids angrily, and everyone hurriedly retreated.Even Mingkong got up and resigned, but this time Liang Yibu did not try to persuade him to stay. Could it be that something happened?Liang Yibu's eyebrows furrowed. Liang Yibu slapped Tingzhu angrily, and said in a hateful voice: "I couldn't drive Ren Duo Bao Zhong away." Um? That fellow Wen Huan arrived with five hundred squadrons within the imperial encirclement and passed on the imperial decree, saying that the Habayashi Army was to be built, and that Ren Dabaozhong's troops had been incorporated into the Habayashi Army, and Ren Dabaozhong was appointed as the Habayashi Army on the spot. The left army commanded the army.When Liang Yibu thought of this, he was still furious, the little emperor still had prestige, and I dared not use force when the imperial decree was issued, for fear of stirring up a mutiny instead.Let Ren Duo Baozhong escape the catastrophe this time, and instead be incorporated into the Habayashi Army, it will become a confidant's trouble in the future! When things came to an end, Liang Yibu calmed down instead. The matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more.Liang Yibu murmured: "With a little bit of benevolence and loyalty, there will be no big troubles."You still act according to the plan and monitor all those who participated in the restructuring. yes. You continue to live in the military.I will make a memorial tomorrow, asking the emperor to abolish the Han system and restore Hu etiquette.Liang Yibu was determined to push the emperor one step further. madness!In the Xixia Palace, the Empress Dowager Liang held the Ding Kiln White Porcelain (Note: Ding Kiln White Porcelain: Produced in Quyang County, Hebei Province today, and Song Dynasty belonged to Dingzhou, hence the name. It was first fired in Tang Dynasty and ended in Yuan Dynasty, mainly white porcelain. It also fired black porcelain, sauce-colored glazed porcelain, and green-glazed porcelain. It was very famous in the Song Dynasty and was one of the five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty.) The tea bowl was placed heavily on the table, and he cursed loudly.Stupid! After all, the empress dowager has a righteous name.The country, law, and military laws of this dynasty have always been strict. When an edict is issued, the soldiers are unwilling to speak out in the name of rebellion. It is Liang's party member, Jin Jiyu, the chief minister. How can a scorpion make a big deal!Empress Dowager Liang ignored Jin Jiyu's excuse, the arrow has already been wound, how can she take it back?Soldiers are greedy for profit, as long as they promise heavy rewards and threaten heavy punishments, who would dare to be descendants? Jin Jiyu was ordered to report the progress of the matter to the Empress Dowager Liang, but unexpectedly encountered such a bad situation, she had long been trembling and dared not speak.The Empress Dowager Liang became even more angry, and cursed: "Go back and tell your Prime Minister that every step of the way will turn into a scare, and let him watch out for the heads of Liang's family!" Yes Yes Get out!Empress Dowager Liang grabbed the tea bowl on the table and slammed it at Jin Jiyu fiercely, shouting loudly: Call Wei Mingrong to see you soon! In another part of the same palace. His Majesty!Li Qing, Wen Huan, Ren Duo Baozhong, Li Qianyi and others knelt in the hall. They were knives and I was fish.If there is any more hesitation, I will not regret waiting for my death, I am afraid that your Majesty will also be killed by the traitor. I will get rid of the Liang family!At this time, Bingchang also knew that he had no way out.He walked up to the lacquered gold quiver, pulled out an arrow, broke it in two, and said sharply: "I will never tolerate the Liang family in court."Li Qing, what's your plan? Li Qing devised a detailed plan to assassinate Liang Yibu, but it fell short. Instead, he provoked Liang Yibu's revenge and accelerated Liang Yibu's counter-conspiracy. He was very depressed.However, the relationship between Xia Zhu and Liang Yibuan also broke down rapidly because of this. Xia Zhu finally firmly determined to eradicate Liang's family, but it also lifted Li Qing's spirit. As long as Lord Xia has a firm attitude, the outcome of this political struggle is still unknown. The minister has a plan, please His Majesty decide it. Say it. His Majesty called Wei to punish him, seized the soldiers under his command, held the Queen Mother hostage, and called Liang Yi to bury him in the name of the Queen Mother, in order to plot it.In this way, there will be no military chaos in the country and major events can be settled.If this plan fails and the situation is not revealed, your majesty can bury the head of your minister to Liang Yi and call him into the palace. Liang Yibu will think that your majesty is cowardly, and his heart must be proud. .If the plan fails, the signs will be exposed, and His Majesty will quickly summon the cronies of the six squadrons in Yuwei, the Renduobaozhong Department, and the loyal officials and righteous men of the court to hold the Queen Mother hostage and go out to patrol the Sergeant Army. discuss it.Li Qing had long put life and death aside, and the strategy he offered was desperate, which made everyone terrified and moved.But things have come to this point, and there is only hope of turning defeat into victory. Your Majesty, I think it is wrong.Even if General Li was killed, it would be difficult for Liang Yi to be buried.Ren Duo Bao Zhong immediately objected, please Your Majesty to plan it first, if it fails, you can temporarily hunt the border and call the righteous people from all over the world to fight against the national thieves, the Liang family is not afraid.For him, bringing Lord Xia to Ren Duohan's army is naturally an extraordinary feat. Bingchang pondered for a while, and asked: If there is a civil war in the country, wouldn't Shi Yue take advantage of it? If things really come to that point, please Your Majesty sever the land of Henan from the Song Dynasty in exchange for the help of the Song Dynasty.Shi Yue's soldiers won the land of Henan without bloodshed. From then on, Shaanxi has no borders, and his achievements are the first since Song Taizong. Is there any reason for this?Although my great Xia loses the land of Henan, Your Majesty can still not lose the throne, it is better than being a puppet of the Liang family for life.In the future, we will work hard to govern, attack the Uighur in the west, merge Tubo in the south, reject the Daliao in the north, and destroy the Song Dynasty in the south. ZTE may not be hopeless.Li Qing gritted his teeth and said. That's right, at the beginning of the founding of the Great Xia, even the Xingqing Mansion and Lingzhou were not owned by me.Keeping the green hills is not necessarily without the chai hills, it is better than Guozuo being cut off in the hands of the Liang family.If Shi Yue is willing to sell me armaments, the Liang family will be defeated, and it will only be a matter of flipping hands.Ren Duo Bao Zhong also encouraged him. Can Shi Yue's heart stop in Henan?Bingchang still has doubts. The land of Hexi was acquired by the Song Dynasty but could not be kept. As far as the Song Dynasty was concerned, the gains were not enough to compensate for the losses.Moreover, Shi Yue has always advocated that as long as I, Daxia, implement the Han system, I will serve my official duties and be honorable.After all, the heartache of the Song Dynasty is not my Great Xia, but Daliao. If the Henan land is obtained and the western border is flat, it can just wait for an opportunity to recover the land of Youyan.Li Ganyi also believes that the lesser of two evils. Among the four, only Wen Huan avoided suspicion and did not say a word. Holding the half-broken arrow tightly in both hands, Bingchang shifted his gaze to Wen Huan, stared at him for a while, and asked: What does the champion think? Shi Yue's heart is really unpredictable.Ran Chen thought that if His Majesty is not willing to be a puppet, he has no choice.There are two evils, choose the lesser.The Song Dynasty regarded itself as the suzerain of all countries, and it would not disappoint the world because of the desert and grassland in Hexi.Wen Huan lowered his head and said calmly: Besides, things may not come to the worst. stop!stop!Bingchang inserted many broken arrows into the case, gritted his teeth and said: If you succeed, you will be king, if you lose, you will be a bandit.Go all out with this one! Long live Wuzu!Everyone bowed down together and congratulated in a low voice.Wuzu was originally Xia Jingzong Yuanhao's self-proclaimed name, which meant Qingtianzi. At this time, everyone called Bingchang Wuzu, which immediately made the young monarch's blood boil. It seems that God intends to give Bingchang and Li Qing a chance. On the 20th day of the first lunar month in the sixth year of Da'an, when Bingchang and Li Qing and others were more nervously planning how to kill Wei Mingrong, hijack the Empress Dowager Liang, and plan to kill Liang Yibu, a message came from Khitan that was unexpected, Another expected news. Lord Yelujun of the Liao Dynasty pretended to hold a bowl in spring and led his army on a tour. On the way, he suddenly changed his route and vowed to conquer Yang Zunxu himself.While the Liao Lord's army was marching towards Datong Mansion, the Liao Lord disseminated documents of appeal to the world, and sent envoys to the Song Dynasty and Xixia respectively to inform the two countries of his own conquest. However, the real missions of the two messengers are different.The purpose of the envoys to the Song Dynasty was to occupy the moral high ground so that the Song Dynasty would not dare to interfere in its own military operations to conquer rebellion openly.The envoy from Xingqing Mansion asked Xixia to fulfill what he had promised. Regardless of whether Bingchang intends to fulfill his promise or not, this event itself is undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Thirty miles west of Xingqing Prefecture, there is an ordinary village.Saibei Jiangnan is known as a rich place, and the villages here are not much different from the folk houses in Shaanxi on the surface.There are about 80 families living in the whole village, all with the surname Shi, and the village is also named after the surname, and outsiders call it Shijiazhuang.The ancestors of Shijiazhuang were originally Han people, but the place has been degraded by the smell of mutton for a long time. The villagers have been in contact with the Qiang people for a long time, and they have gradually turned into a barbarian.And the aggressive folk customs since the Han Dynasty and even the Warring States Period were brought into full play under the rule of the party members.The villagers here, like ordinary Dangxiang people and all kinds of Luofan people, have to bear military service. As the Xixia army went south and north, their bravery was no less than that of the native people.In fact, it is difficult for ordinary people to tell whether they are Han or Fan.The difference between them and the Fanbu is that they have the surname Shi and have to bear heavier taxes.But even they themselves, most of the time, don't care which clan or clan they belong to.Ordinary people, what they really care about is survival.As for the hope for the future, they pin it on the belief in the Buddha, a good afterlife In the first month of the sixth year of Da'an, Zhiyuan lived in an unremarkable dwelling in the northeast corner of Shijiazhuang.This adobe house, which has not been repaired for many years, looks very dark even in the daytime, and the furnishings in the room are even more rudimentary, except for a simple bench and a pile of hay, there is nothing left. But on this day, in this house, almost half of the senior spies from Song and Xixia gathered.Sitting on the only bench with drooping eyebrows was Master Zhiyuan.His status in the office is supernatural, with power second only to Sima Mengqiu; the stout man dressed in black and standing in the northwest corner with his hands behind his back is Shi Shisan, a well-known horse thief in Xixia; and standing beside him The feminine, heroic woman is the Lord of Liyang County in the Song Dynasty; besides this, there is also a young man dressed in the military uniform of the Western Xia Dynasty, leaning against the door with his saber in his hand. Zhiyuan secretly looked at the few people in the room from under the lowered eyelids. The four people in the room actually represented the Quartet forces of the Song Dynasty's intelligence system in Shaanxi.Zhiyuan himself represents the senior staff of the Staff House; Shi Shisan represents the Shaanxi House of the Staff House; the governor of Yueyang County is directly affiliated to the Staff House in name, but in fact represents Shi Yue, the appeasement envoy of Shaanxi Road ; that young military officer, representing a certain mysterious secret agent with a special identity, Zhiyuan felt a little unhappy, because this secret agent is so important, even Zhiyuan can't know his identity.But Zhiyuan quickly put this unhappiness behind him.These four forces are neither absolute nor antagonistic; each party is relatively independent, but closely connected, making it difficult to clearly distinguish them.Regardless of whether it is the senior management of the Staff House, whether it is the Shaanxi House, or the secret work, they are all affiliated to the Staff House, and their basic interests are the same.There are also many ambiguous connections between Zhifangguan and Shi Yue. Not to mention that Shi Yue is now the appeasement envoy of Shaanxi Road, the background of Sima Mengqiu, the founder of Zhifangguan and the current governor of Fangguan, is doomed Shi Yue's influence on the staff side hall is everywhere. Grandmaster.Liyang County Junchao Zhiyuan saluted, and first spoke to break the long silence. According to the regulations of the office, unless the matter is urgent, the four of us should not gather rashly.Everyone nodded slightly, and then listened to the Liyang County Lord continue to say: Since the four of us met, we wanted to make a charter.The slave family has always admired the virtuous name of the master, and has always admired the master as a hero outside Fang, a hero of Buddhism, whether it is the emperor, Wen Xianggong, Shi Shuai, or Sima, they all respect the master.A woman from the slave family absolutely dare not offend the master, but the master please see the gentleman of Liyang County handing a note to Zhi Yuan. 智緣接過來，便看到紙條之下，鈐著醒目的兩枚紅印分別是司馬夢求的私印與職方館知事的公印，他再看紙上的內容，果然是熟悉的司馬夢求親筆手書的漂亮小楷︰所報之事悉知。至詢西事方略，此間並無更易，諸君何疑？但當精誠為國，功成不遠。and so on.求字。 縣君是有見疑之意麼？智緣看罷，將紙條還給櫟陽縣君，笑著問道。 How dare.櫟陽縣君的聲音溫柔，但是卻綿裡藏針，奴家斷不敢懷疑大師。惟兩月前刺殺梁氏之事，因大師之令，而使梁乙埋逃過此劫。其後梁氏報復，致使陝西房損失慘重。當日刺客中，有兩人隸屬陝西房，結果當場殉國。其後受誅連而無辜死難之同僚，計有一十三名。陝西房數年苦心經營，旦夕之間，在興慶府之力量竟損失三分之一強。大丈夫忠君王、死國事，魂歸忠烈祠，本是死得其所。然職方館在西夏之方略，數年以來，一直是扶植反對梁乙埋之勢力，收買、策反對梁乙埋不滿之文武官員。職方館未有明令，而大師忽行改易，恪於國法軍法，我等自當凜遵，但依程序，亦有責任上報汴京，請示上官明令 智緣一面聽著，一面將目光移向史十三，見他目光中頗有惱怒之意；他又將目光轉向那個西夏武官，這個男子卻是無可無不可的神態。櫟陽縣君默默地望了智緣一會，又繼續說道︰奴家以為，既然司馬大人明示西夏方略並無更易，大師理應給我們一個解釋。為何要突然改弦，幫助梁乙埋？ 史大人與這位大人，亦是同樣的疑問麼？智緣並沒有直接回答櫟陽縣君，反而轉頭詢問史十三與那位西夏武官。 大師叫我史十三便可。史十三瞥了西夏武官一眼，方直視智緣，沉聲道︰我只是想知道死去的弟兄是為何而死。史十三顯然還不太適應大人這個尊稱。熙寧十二年冬季的損失，可以說是陝西房成立以來損失最慘重的一次，除了刺客中的兩名成員，其餘十三名成員，都是莫名其妙被株連處死，西夏人根本不知道他們是宋朝的細作，卻就這麼著受了池魚之殃，實在是非常不值。對於心高氣傲的史十三來說，這種失敗已難以接受，更何況這些人中，有相當一部分，是他生死與共十數年的兄弟。 那個青年武官卻只是漠然的說道︰我並無立場，不過旁聽與轉達而已。 Amitabha.智緣點了點頭，職方館所訂之西夏方略，的確並無變更。 櫟陽縣君與史十三迅速地對視一眼，二人默契地交換過眼神，耐心地等著智緣進一步的解釋。 自興慶府自汴京，有數千里之遙，往返非旬月不至。我等在外，須有權宜決斷，若事事須請示朝廷，雖有陳平之智，不能成其事。老衲下令不得誅殺梁乙埋，固然不曾有職方館之命令，陝西房要替李清誅殺梁乙埋，難道事先便有朝廷之令？智緣從容說著，顯得胸有成竹，且老衲有文相公親筆手令 手令我們見過，否則亦不肯聽大師之令。史十三粗聲說道，打斷了智緣的話，不滿之情，溢於言表。顯然，智緣這種程度的解釋，是無法讓他們心服的。職方館法令森嚴，下級對直屬上級的命令必須毫無保留的執行，否則必受嚴懲。智緣進入西夏後，便成為西夏境內身分最高的間諜，同時又有樞密使文彥博手令，可以節制職方館陝西房。但是陝西房在西夏數年的經營，亦不可能白白斷送在一個外來的和尚手上，既然司馬夢求言明西夏方略並無變動，那麼智緣還有沒有權力干涉陝西房的運作，便成為一個必須解決的問題。 奴家與史兄，是想知道大師為何要改變既定之方略。櫟陽縣君見史十三的語氣過於生硬，忙溫婉地解釋，但是言語中卻並沒有打算讓智緣含混過關。 智緣又看了三人一眼，史十三與櫟陽縣君的目光堅定，顯然若自己不能解釋清楚，此事就不能善罷干休；那個西夏武官卻無可無不可，一副事不關己的樣子。 老衲只不過不想重蹈遼國之覆轍而已。智緣雙手合什，低聲喧了一聲佛號。 何謂遼國之覆轍？ 有些事情，縣君不知道。這位大人可能也不知道。但是史大人卻是一定知道的。智緣含笑望著史十三。 櫟陽縣君與西夏武官好奇的目光，都投到了史十三身上。史十三卻默然似水，只是若有所思的望著智緣。 遼國死了耶律洪基，反而造就了一位百年難遇的英主。智緣微微嘆了口氣，大宋雖利用其內亂之機，略緩邊患，從容變革舊制，對契丹佔得上風，但契丹有此英主，終久必為大宋之患。而今西夏雖無英主，但是梁乙埋當權，不過豕中枯骨；李清、仁多瀚若得志，誰可料焉？ 櫟陽縣君與史十三盡皆默然，那個西夏武官卻饒有興趣地聽著智緣的解釋。 之前所以要扶植反對梁乙埋之勢力，是因其勢力於過弱小，所以助此輩者，不過欲使反對梁乙埋者，有足夠之能力與梁氏相抗衡，如此才能挑動西夏內亂。否則內亂雖起，梁氏反掌可定，我大宋之利何在？而今梁乙埋勢力已然削弱，若再擊殺梁乙埋，誰知梁氏一黨群龍無首，會不會瓦解於無形？李清一黨挾誅殺梁氏之餘威，輔佐夏主親政，是虎歸山林，龍入大海，其勢不可制也。若果真如此，我大宋之利又何在？職方館辛苦經營，是為了替夏主中興大夏麼？智緣犀利的目光掃過眾人，這個有時法相莊嚴有時和藹可親的老和尚，此時看起來更像是一個慷慨激昂的義士，職方館在西夏之作用，是收集情報、策反官員、挑動內亂。為達成此目的，朝廷每歲在陝西房耗費的國帑，已高達二十萬至四十萬貫，幾乎相當於朝廷以往對西夏的歲賜。這筆錢，絕非是用來替夏主鏟除權臣的 一個不得人心卻掌握兵權的權相，一個沒有兵權卻佔據大義名分四處流亡深受同情的君主，一群被誅除得七零八落的忠臣義士，一個軍心民心士心盡皆渙散的國家清脆的掌聲從門口傳來，斜靠在門上的西夏武官用玩世不恭的語氣笑著問道︰這便是於大宋最有利之局勢，是麼？大師。 good.若能如此，王師進入西夏之時，便可事半功倍。智緣毫不否認自己的意圖，因此陝西房之方略，亦有必要根據形勢做局部之修正。 大師的確深謀遠慮。那個西夏武官的語氣，說不出來是讚賞還是譏諷。 史十三已然明白了智緣的意圖。完全站在宋朝的立場來看，智緣的決策的確是正確的，史十三心裡自然非常清楚。但是，果真要達成智緣的目的，卻意味著有更多無辜的西夏百姓要枉死在這場即將到來的，由自己推波助瀾的西夏內亂中；也意味著更多西夏的忠臣義士，要死在梁乙埋手上這中間自然也會有大宋職方館的功勞；甚至還意味著，有更多的史十三的朋友、舊部都可能因為他的努力而喪命！ 他看不到正義何在。 史十三的確加入了宋朝的職方館便擔任要職，但他卻並非是為了所謂的大宋而效力的人物，他亦不可能以宋朝的是非為是非。他的確也曾經為了宋朝而算計自己的朋友，但是，史十三始終有自己的道德準則，或者說道德底線。換句話說，這種算計，並非是無限度無原則的 櫟陽縣君擔心的望了史十三一眼，她想起進入西夏之前，石越對她說過的話。 間諜有許多種，有些間諜為了錢財，有些間諜為了信念。為了錢財者，可以因為錢財而背叛；為了信念者，亦可以因為信念而背叛 那我是為了什麼而做間諜呢？突然之間，她心中冒出一個問題來。不過很顯然，這個問題此時出現並非是一個恰當的時刻，櫟陽縣君連忙收斂心神。無論如何，她的直覺意識到，今後的史十三值得更加注意。 史大人與縣君還有異議麼？智緣投向史十三與櫟陽縣君的目光，似乎有著更深的含義。 這個老和尚也在猜忌史十三麼？櫟陽縣君清澈的目光，從智緣與史十三臉上掠過。 我沒有疑問了。史十三似乎一點也沒有覺察到這個屋子裡存在著猜忌與懷疑的目光，他的表情，看不出一絲異樣。 夏國溥樂侯府。 他們是這麼說麼？新近敕封不久的溥樂侯文煥淡然問道。這個大宋曾經的武狀元，世家子弟，此時早已是另一副模樣。黝黑削瘦的臉龐上，一臉粗獷的胡渣，幽邃的眼睛讓人完全看不透他內心的想法。 夏主對文煥不能說不寵信。歸降之日，即除漢字院學士、御圍內六班直副都統；此時大安改制雖然並不順利，但是秉常因文煥盡心盡力，卻累受排擠，又感念綏州救駕之功，又特旨封文煥為溥樂侯，以示優寵。人非草木，孰能無情？但可惜的是，這始終不是文煥想要的。文煥想要的東西，是秉常無法給與的。 出現在史家莊的年青的西夏武官，此時恭恭敬敬地站在文煥身後。他叫謝夷，是司馬夢求精挑細選，派來專門負責與文煥聯繫的間諜。雖然從保密的角度來考慮，身在西夏的間諜不應當有任何人知道文煥的身分才是最可靠的，但是從實際操作的角度來看，卻必須有這麼一個人，能夠和文煥直接聯繫，傳遞情報相比所提高的效率而言，這點風險是值得的，因為西夏反間諜的能力，較之宋朝職方館的組織能力，其差距至少要用甲子這樣的時間單位來衡量。而謝夷能夠被司馬夢求選中，擔負這樣的重任，亦意味著這個年輕人在職方館的前途，不可限量。 史十三、櫟陽縣君、智緣和尚文煥在心裡翻檢著這幾個人的姓名，看來還是我沒入西夏之前，朝廷便開始在西夏經營了這個史十三竟然是職方館的人文煥突然為李清感到一陣悲哀，他不覺將史十三的名字喃喃念了出來︰史十三 文侯。謝夷並不知道文煥在想什麼，史十三是個需要當心的人物 文煥瞟了他一眼，謝夷似乎意識到什麼，立時收口，不再多說這個話題。相比於宋朝國內不知道實情的人，謝夷對文煥是非常崇敬的。在別人面前，謝夷或許偶爾會裝成玩世不恭的樣子，來迷惑他人；但在文煥面前，他會有著和對司馬夢求一樣的敬意。多少大宋的青年才俊夠吸收入職方館後，他們的偶像，便是幾乎一手促成遼國內亂的司馬夢求。但在謝夷看來，文煥將來必定會成為職方館的另一個偶像。 對於大宋而言，智緣是對的。文煥轉過身去，平淡地說道︰不過，這和我們關係不大。做好自己的事情便夠了。備馬！ 大安六年正月二十五日，黃河上游的兩岸，都飄起了小雪。而興慶府城西的唐來渠，更是積冰不化，連車馬都可以自由通行。自正旦以來，興慶府周圍的定、懷、靜、順四州駐軍，暗地裡氣氛似乎都變得有點緊張，所有兵卒軍官，都被約束在營帳之內，不得隨便外出。而從唐來渠上通過，來往於興慶府與右廂朝順軍司之間的官私使者，更是絡繹不絕。 西夏王宮內，秉常一身戎裝，踞坐在墊著白虎皮的椅子上，不時焦急地往殿外張望。李清與幾個親信的臣子，身著官袍，侍立在殿中，每個人的腰間都鼓鼓的。 李清，你說他們到底會不會來？秉常抑制著自己心中的緊張，向李清問道。 李清微微欠身，回道︰陛下休急。他神色如常，看起來一點也不像要圖謀大事的樣子。 殿中的鑲金座鐘咔咔地走著，彷彿在催促著什麼，擾人心意。秉常皺眉望了那座鐘一眼，道︰還是沙漏好。這座報時儀太吵了 李清與眾人悄悄對視一眼，沒有人接秉常的話。這座座鐘，還是從遼國輾轉買來的，當日秉常可是如獲至寶。 座鐘照樣一擺一擺地走動著，並不理會眾人的情緒。 半個時辰的時間，彷彿走了一年那麼久。好不容易，終於從殿外傳來匆忙的腳步聲。眾人不由自主地將身子轉向殿門的方向，秉常也騰地站了起來，似乎顧念到自己的身分與氣度，遲疑了一下，秉常又緩緩坐了下去，但是脖子卻一直不由自主地伸長著，緊緊地盯著殿外。 馬靴踏在青石地板的腳步聲越來越清晰可聞，沒過多久，便覺一股刺骨的寒風撲進殿中，一個白色的人影隨著這冷風，快步走進殿中，向夏主跪拜下去。他的身上，頭上，沾滿了來不及擦拭的雪花，進到殿中後，便開始融化，頭上身上都是濕漉漉的。 秉常已經等不及聽他叩拜行禮，不待他說話，便欺身問道︰如何？ 使者沮喪地搖了搖頭，道︰國相託疾不出，臣連國相的面都沒有見著。 秉常的臉色迅速黑了下去，怒聲喝道︰你不曾說有軍國機務麼？ 臣說了使者嚅嚅答道。 但是秉常並不想聽他的解釋，他使勁揮了揮手，怒道︰持金字牌再宣！今日非詔國相來見不可！李清，你去挑十二個使者，各持金字牌，一刻鐘一人，輪流宣詔！ 遵旨！李清高聲應道，向使者使了個眼色，二人連忙退出大殿。 御圍內六班直西廂大營。 西夏國王直接指揮的精銳部隊御圍內六班直，早已被分成東廂與西廂兩部分。東廂負責夏主的宿衛，由李清與文煥分任統軍與副統軍；西廂負責梁太后的宿衛，由嵬名榮任統軍，梁乙埋的族侄梁乙萌任副統軍。 東廂大營，從外面看來，營內佈滿旌旗，營外持槍荷戈的士兵來回巡邏，盤查嚴密，但實際上，幾乎已是一座空營。而西廂除了日常宿衛梁太后安全的班直之外，所有將士，卻都在營中照常出操。嵬名榮與梁乙萌這些日子以來，都是親自在營中，督導部隊的訓練。雖然外示平靜，但是二人布袍的裡面，都穿著鎧甲，連睡覺都不敢脫下來。 stop!一聲嘶吼在西廂大營的營門外響起，來的是何人？營門卒朝著冒著小雪向大營馳來的一隊人馬喝問，營門的士兵也都警惕地握緊了手中的兵器，箭樓上已有幾人士兵從木製的箭夾裡摘下了自己的弓這樣的天氣裡，角弓是需要好生照料的。 瞎了你的狗眼麼？一個滿臉絡腮鬍子的武官從隊中衝上前來，對著營卒一頓怒吼︰睜開你的狗眼看清楚，這是東廂副統軍文大人！還不閃開！他話未說完，手中馬鞭已向營卒揮出，啪地一聲，營卒臉上露出一道醒目的血痕。 營卒踉蹌著閃到一邊，一手捂住火辣辣吃痛的臉頰，向那武官身後望去。果然見是一個身著白裘的青年軍官領隊，瞅那人相貌，不是文煥是誰？但凡御圍內六班直的兵士，對這個大宋朝的武狀元，夏主寵信的降將，都是並不陌生的。 文煥率著一隊約十幾名騎兵縱馬過來，冷冷地看了營卒一眼，說道︰還不快通報？叫嵬名大人開營門迎旨！他聲音雖然不高，但卻清晰地穿著飄雪的空氣，傳至每個人耳中。下意識的，營卒竟打了一個寒顫，他幾乎可以確定，如果他敢對文煥的話稍有遲疑，這個南蠻子（在西夏人眼中，所有的宋朝人都可以稱為南蠻子）就可能一刀殺了他。 他連忙退後兩步，又看了文煥一眼，捂著臉便向中軍帳跑去。 文煥瞥了他的背影一眼，嘴角微微動了一下，開始轉頭打量西廂大營的兵力佈置情況。 這是一座戒備森嚴的軍營。其實在一個月前以前，文煥就熟知了西廂大營的日常兵力佈置，他知道哪裡是校場，哪裡是營帳，哪裡是糧倉，哪裡是馬廄，哪裡是武庫他也知道各處各有多少兵力，哪裡有崗哨，每天有多少人分幾隊巡邏，每次巡邏的時間與路線但是即便如此，如果沒有壓倒性的優勢兵力，文煥自認為自己不可能在一兩天之內攻下這座大營。 嵬名榮的軍營，看起來中規中矩平淡無奇，但是偏偏卻是無懈可擊。這讓文煥想起西漢的名將程不識，如同程不識一樣，嵬名榮也是沒有過人的才能，但是卻絕對讓人難以擊敗的將領。在心底裡，文煥認為嵬名榮是講武學堂第一流的教官他的軍營，如同一座準確的座鐘一樣，精密的契合著經典的兵書，絕不肯多做一點多餘的事，也絕不會少做一點必要的事。 而最讓人頭疼的是，嵬名榮在政治上雖然沒有過分的野心，但他卻也絕非是一個純粹的軍人，他的政治嗅覺同樣是水準之上的。 偏偏這樣的人物，是站在自己對立面的。還真是難以對付的對手啊 如果有機會，文煥會毫不猶豫地為大宋除去這個在宋朝來說其名不顯的勁敵。但是，文煥現在連自己有沒有機會完成夏主託付的任務，都沒有十足的把握。 這個夏主，總是愛讓他的臣子去做超過他們能力範圍以內的事情。 文煥唯一感覺安慰的是，無論他此行是成功還是失敗，對於他真正的使命而言，都不會造成太大的損害。 溥樂侯！伴隨著言不由衷的笑聲，一群武官簇擁著一個身著紫裘、身材削瘦、微帶笑容、有著一張普通西夏人所缺少的白皙臉龐的武將從營中走來。文煥認得此人正是西廂副統軍梁乙萌。文侯駕到，未曾遠迎，還望恕罪 dare not.文煥見著眾人，早已翻身下馬。梁大人！嵬名將軍呢？有聖旨！ oh?梁乙萌似乎很吃驚，訝然道︰老將軍剛剛接到太后懿旨，進宮去了。 文煥也吃了一驚，將信將疑地望了梁乙萌一眼，他與身邊的絡腮鬍武官交換了一下眼色，問道︰這是何時的事情？這廂卻是有緊急之事。 未到半炷香的工夫。要不我再差人去請老將軍回來？梁乙萌熱情地笑