After Han Jiang sat down, Zhao Xu looked at the other ministers sitting down, and then began to say slowly: "My husband doesn't know anything. Although he has not won any results in the battle, he has not been without credit."

"At least, the Hedong Jingliu Department reported that it had recovered a hundred miles from the area below the Kuye River to the Tuwei River!"

This area is the land where Sima Guang raised troops without authorization, but was defeated by Xixia and then lost.

After this battle, Sima Guang never talked about war for his whole life and became an anti-war appeasement and pacifist.

In fact, Sima Guang's defeat was not unfair.

Because of this battle, his opponent was the prime minister of Xixia and the powerful minister Mozang Epang.

Because no collector wants to take this land for himself and manage it as the foundation of no collector.

Therefore, Wu Zang Epang even transferred the iron kite from Xixia to help.

When Han Jiang heard this, he changed color and quickly got up and said, "Your Majesty, no!"

"From the Kuye River to the Tuwei River, it is Outuo's land."

"According to the agreement, neither the Great Song Dynasty nor the Western thieves were allowed to cultivate, cultivate, or set up villages and forts."

"For decades, both countries have abide by this agreement. If our dynasty is destroyed, I may not be able to win the trust of the four barbarians from now on!"

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "Don't worry, my husband, I have already issued an order to the Hedong General Secretary to not break the contract due to the war, so I ordered Hedong to withdraw troops!"

The border line between Song and Xia in Hedong and the Fuyan Road has undergone many changes in the past few decades.

During the Xianping period of Zhenmiao, the two countries also used Ningxi Peak (now the ephedra liang in Shenmu County, Shaanxi) as the boundary.

Ningxi Peak is east of the Song Dynasty and west of the Xia Dynasty.

But in the second year of Dazhong Xiangfu, Xixia pushed the border to the Tuwei River Basin through continuous erosion, harassment and attacks.

By the time of Tiansheng, the Xixia people had already eroded the Kuye River Basin.

Historical records: At the beginning of Tiansheng, the prefecture officials filed a lawsuit against Hexi for a long time. The Transport Department reported that the caves, wilderness, Hexi were both forbidden land, and officials and private officials were not allowed to farm. Originally, the people had stole the farming, and the captives took their cattle, saying: "The officials in Ruzhou dare not farm, so why do you come here?"

In other words, these lands were actually voluntarily given up by the Song Dynasty.

The reason for giving up is also very clear.

The familiar lawsuit (probably the surrender/internal struggle between the appeasement faction and the pro-war faction in Hedong) was annoyed at first glance, so he simply put a one-size-fits-all ban on it - no one is allowed to plant the land of the cave and wild river.

The Song Dynasty took the initiative to give up, and the Western Xia naturally accepted it with a smile.

Even facing the people who risked their lives to farm the land, they rode their faces to export - the officials in Ruzhou dared not farm, so what did you do?

All of you officials have given up, why are you here?

Snatch Niu Batian openly!

On the Hedong side, he covered his ears and buried his head in the sand, pretending not to know that there was something happening.

Such a situation lasted for more than 20 years until Yuanhao rebelled and established the country.

Bian Jing was shocked to find that Yuan Hao's army could actually attack Fuzhou directly, Linzhou is coming!

Only then did he wake up like a dream and quickly strengthened border defense, but that's all.

It was not until the Qingli peace was reached that the court transferred a long-time general Zhang Jixun from Huanqing Road to serve as the governor of Linzhou, and this situation changed.

Zhang Jixun was extremely familiar with the methods of the people of Xixia, so he started to investigate problems as soon as he took office. After searching, he found out that the Song Dynasty had inexplicably lost a strategic location like Kuyehe.

So he immediately reported to the court. The court received the report and was irritated, but it was obviously impossible to hold the blame.

No one dared to check!

He had to send people to negotiate with the Xixia side. At that time, Xixia had to compromise with the Song Dynasty due to the military pressure of the Liao Kingdom.

Therefore, after obtaining the conditions for opening up the Ningxing Quei Market in the Song Dynasty, he made an agreement with the Song Dynasty. Xixia gave up the eroded Kuye River land, and the border between the two countries was restored to the border in the second year of Dazhong Xiangfu, which was bounded by the Tuwei River.

Just Dangxiang people... they have never had any faith.

When the two countries had a treaty, they secretly returned.

What's even more terrible is that Zhang Jixun was excluded and attacked by civil and military officials from Hedong because he had opened this hole. At the same time, some people in the court complained that he was troubled and was looking for trouble for nothing, so he was soon transferred from Linzhou and threw it to the inner county, which was equivalent to being idle.

And this undoubtedly opened an extremely bad head.

According to records of the National History: Later magistrates punished them for many things and failed, and each task was to correct their mistakes...

Zhang Jixun was demoted for a lot of trouble, so why should we be troubled?

So, the Xixia people once again took this land for themselves.

There was another change in this area, and it was time for Pang Ji to bring his good student Sima Guang to Hedong together.

That year was the second year of Jiayou.

Sima Guang was young and energetic at that time, and was a typical angry young man. He couldn't help but see this situation, so he proposed to build a building west of the Kuye River to control this fertile land.

And just so happened that at that time, there was no collector in charge of the Western Xia Dynasty and he also liked this place.

Sima Guang was defeated in front of Mozang Epang.

However, although the Song Dynasty lost militarily, it won diplomatically and politically.

Because Mozang Epang's attempt to acquire his family's private territory on the border of Song and Xia triggered infighting in the Western Xia country.

In the internal strife, no collector was forced to give in.

So, the Song Dynasty negotiated and concluded a new peace treaty with the Xixia.

According to the peace agreement, the land west of the Kuye River to the Tuwei River was not allowed to be cultivated or built in summer, and could only be used as land for woodcutting and grazing.

At the same time, the patrol soldiers sent by the two countries in the local area must not exceed 30.

The peace treaty also stipulated that if the officials and civilians of the Song Dynasty violated the violation, the Xixia side could arrest them and sent them to the Song Dynasty for punishment. If the Xixia tribes and civilians violated the violation, the Song Dynasty could stop Ningxing Queshi.

Ningxing Quecheng is the largest border market in the Song and Xia countries.

Once it stops, the economy of Xixia may be shut down.

Therefore, since the establishment of this peace treaty, no one has violated it in peacetime between Song and Xia.

The land west of the Kuye River has become the so-called Outuodi - a buffer zone.

This is also the most trustworthy one after the founding of the Western Xia Kingdom.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Sima Guang felt that he could trade diplomacy and exchange land for peace.

Only then would he firmly believe that the people of Xixia can be fed.

Just like the Liao people.

In modern times, Zhao Xu followed his teacher to read countless records from the Song, Xia and Liao dynasties, which are clear about their origins, experiences, developments, and the whole story.

"Your Majesty's wise!" A big rock fell to the ground in Han Jiang's heart.

The Kuye River Basin has crucial strategic significance for both Song and Xia.

After Song got it, he could push the border line to the Kuye River Basin and then spy on Ningxi Peak.

If you get it in Xixia, you can advance the front line to the Yellow River Basin where Linzhou is located.

Therefore, any party, wherever there is this place, will inevitably lead to a fierce war.

What's even more terrible is that this is not an ideal battlefield.

Because there is also a third party who is condescending to the war in Datong.

They can intervene at any time.

Therefore, maintaining the status quo in the Kuye River Basin is due to the reality of the current international situation.

Unless the Song Dynasty can confirm that the Liao people remain neutral at least, they will fight with the Western Xia here without authorization. The Song Dynasty will win, and the Liao people will intervene, and the Song Dynasty will be defeated even more dangerous. The Liao cavalry may join forces with the Western Xia army to attack the Hedong of the Song Dynasty.

In the Xixia aspect, there are actually the same concerns.

They will never forget the past when Yuan Hao died suddenly and the Liao Kingdom drove straight into the Helan Mountains and took the Xingqing Prefecture.

Once, the main force in the left wing was restrained in the Kuye River area.

What if the Liao people sneaked into the back and attacked the Weifu Military Supervisory Office of Heishan and stabbed him into the chrysanthemums?

This is also the reason why there have been fewer wars in Hedong since Xining and other places.

Both Song and Xia were jealous of the rat.

In comparison, last year, Lu Huiqing led his troops across Ningxi Peak and fought to the front of Mingtangchuan. It was the largest military operation in Hedong in the past twenty years and the farthest deep into the Xia territory.

Therefore, when Han Jiang heard that Zhao Xu was not lost because of his expansion of territory and regaining lost territory, he ordered Lu Huiqing to abide by the peace agreement, he felt deeply at ease.

This is what he fears the most!

Now is far from it, when you capture the Cave River.

As early as the Jiayou period, the court had a consensus that the Kuye River and Tuwei River were all fertile soil and could be cultivated and pastored, but they had no danger to defend. Only by seizing Hengshan could the Song Dynasty protect these lands.

If the Hengshan Mountain cannot be obtained, the Cave and Wild River and Tuwei River cannot be protected.

"The Emperor Kao then sat in front of me and told me: I am sick now, and the country will entrust you to you in the future..."

"After you ascend the throne, you should remember what I teach today."
To be continued...