In the imperial gardens of the Da Nei Palace in the Bianliang of the Song Dynasty, Song Renzong's life was very leisurely. The current Song Dynasty was basically peaceful in the world. Since the signing of the "Chanyuan Alliance" with the Liao Kingdom in the north, peace has been restored to the north of the Song Dynasty; and the only unstable thing in the Song Dynasty is the western border, which is the border between the Western Xia and the Song Dynasty.

Since the era of Emperor Taizu of Xia, Li Jiqian, the war and harmony between the Western Xia and the Song Dynasty has been in harmony for nearly a hundred years, especially in the past decade, the Song and Xia countries have been in a military confrontation. The two countries have stationed a large number of troops on the border. Although there is no large-scale war, the minor friction has never stopped. Now, Song Renzong in his later years has seen a turning point in things.

He was able to sit in the position of emperor and had been sitting for so many years. Even if he was not a particularly smart person, he must have his own uniqueness. However, Zhao Zhen, the Song Dynasty belonged to the former. In the late period when Song Renzong ruled the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty was very prosperous. Historians called this period "Renzong's prosperous rule".

As the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Song Renzong knew that a coup had just happened in the Western Xia Kingdom west of the Song Dynasty. The king of the Western Xia Kingdom Li Liangzuo had already grasped all the power, and Li Liangzuo had become a feud with the Liao Kingdom in the north. Now Li Liangzuo sent his uncle to Bianliang in person, just to make peace with the Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, Lord Han and Lord Ouyang are asking for a meeting." An internal priest said behind Song Renzong.

Song Renzong smiled and said, "Let them come to the Imperial Garden!"

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

"My minister Han Qi (Ouyang Xiu) see Your Majesty." Ouyang Xiu and Han Qi both bowed to Emperor Renzong.

"You two beloved, please don't have any gifts!" Song Renzong turned around and looked at them and said, "What do you think of me when you are looking for me?"

"I heard that the envoy of Xixia, Wei Ge Ning Ling, had arrived in Bianliang." Han Qi said to Song Renzong.

"Yes, Verge Ning Ling has arrived in Bianliang and is now staying in Yingguan Hotel. I will meet him in person in three days." Song Renzong said; "What do you think of the two dear friends!"

"Your Majesty, I think we should maintain restraint with the Western Xia Kingdom now. Li Liangzuo must have peace when he sent the escort to the court. I dared to ask your Majesty for permission." Han Qi said to Song Renzong.

"Ouyang Aiqing, do you think so too?" Song Renzong asked Ouyang Xiu.

Ouyang Xiu immediately replied: "Yes, Weichen is the same as Lord Han thought."

"If I remember correctly, you two are both firm pro-war factions. Why did you suddenly let me make peace with Xixia this time?" Song Renzong asked the two.

Han Qi said to Song Renzong with some shame: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being frank, the king of the Western Xia Dynasty, Li Liangzuo, was extremely treacherous and extremely vicious. This person was able to remove the gangsters led by Mozang Epang overnight, which shows that this person was far-sighted;

In the battle with the Liao Kingdom, he defeated hundreds of thousands of Liao troops in just tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Even the Liao Kingdom's emperor Taishu Yale Chongyuan was captured by him. This shows that this man is well aware of military tactics and has a profound strategy;

Although Li Liangzuo had just taken charge of the national government of Xixia, judging from the information we have obtained, Li Liangzuo is also good at political affairs; so I think that now is not the time to wipe out Xixia. If Your Majesty sent troops to Xixia now, even I am not sure that I can win." Han Qi said to Song Renzong.

Song Renzong nodded and said, "I already know this, you two will go down first!"

"Yes, I'm going to leave." The two bowed to Song Renzong and said.

After the two left, Han Qi asked Ouyang Xiu: "Mr. Ouyang, what do you mean by Your Majesty!"

"In the opinion of Xia Guan Yu, Your Majesty has already agreed to make peace with Xixia." Ouyang Xiu said with a smile. "But this peacekeeping service is probably just a peace agreement in a short period of time. Xixia has been a heart-wrenching problem in the Song Dynasty since Taizu and Taizong. I think Lord Han must be clearer than Xiaguan!"

Han Qi nodded, and the two of them said as they walked: "Xixia is located in the northwest of our Song Dynasty, occupying the five prefectures and the Hexi Corridor, which is a must-pass place on the Silk Road. The location of Xixia is still the barrier of Guanzhong region in the north; and the northwest region has been cultivated by the Central Plains dynasty since ancient times;

If Xixia can be wiped out, our dynasty will not only regain the disadvantage of confrontation with the Liao Kingdom, but also be able to cultivate large numbers of war horses and form cavalry troops; what is the problem of recapturing the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun at that time."

Ouyang Xiu heard Han Qi's words and said, "Mr. Han is worthy of being a veteran on the battlefield, and his subordinates admire him very much. When he fought with Xixia, Lord. Han personally went to the battlefield. I believe Lord. Han should be very clear about the combat power of the Western Xia soldiers!

Although the Xixia area is poor and bad, the people are strong, and Xiaguan still remembers the battle back then! The reason why Xiaguan pulled Lord Han to make peace with His Majesty was not because he was afraid of the bravery of the Xixia soldiers, but because the treasury is now empty, which is really not enough to support a war!

As the saying goes, 'Barfoot is not afraid of those wearing shoes'. Today's Xixia is so poor that they don't care even if they start a war, but we can't do it! Once the two countries fight, our dynasty will have to do its best, and then I'm afraid they will not be able to make ends meet..."

"So that's it. I'm telling me why Lord Ouyang hurriedly pulled me to see Your Majesty!" Han Qi said.

At the same time, Song Renzong Zhao Zhen was also considering whether to make peace with Xixia. No matter when the purpose of the two countries' war was for interests, and when the war could not be used to achieve the purpose of interests, the peace negotiations began. After weighing the pros and cons, Song Renzong found that it was very unwise to start a war with Xixia now. Besides, Song Renzong was already old at this time and had not had a few years to live. Good night Song Renzong also hoped that the world would be more peaceful.

In this way, with the support of the emperor and ministers, the confrontation between Song and Xia for more than ten years was about to end. No matter what the purpose of the two sides were, peace once again came on the border between the two countries.

Three days later, Song Renzong met with the Western Xia envoy Wei Gening Ling in the main hall of the Bianliang Palace. This was the first time that Wei Gening Ling had seen the palace of the Central Plains dynasty. The magnificence of the Bianliang Palace deeply shocked the noble Dangxiang nobleman. After a false ceremony, Wei Gening Ling handed over Li Liangzuo's letter of state to Song Renzong.

In addition to the letter of the country, there is also a list of tributes to Emperor Renzong of Song. Although there are not many tributes, they are also rare things, including eight horses, three white camels, five elks, and some furs, cattle, sheep and Xixia specialties.

These things may be common in the Western Xia, but in Song Renzong attached great importance to these things. Horses were very lacking in the Song Dynasty, and white camels were also extremely rare. Cattle and sheep were daily necessities in the Western Xia Dynasty. Li Liangzuo's tribute to cattle and sheep had already expressed his surrender to the Song Dynasty.

After reading the letter of the country, Song Renzong became even happier. Li Liangzuo's letter of the country praised the Song Dynasty to heaven, and his attitude was very humble. In addition, when Wei Ge Ning Ling was paying three bows and nine bows according to the Han rituals when he was attending Emperor Renzong, Song Renzong felt a little elated. Song Renzong could be said to be very proud at this time; Li Liangzuo's attitude of seeking peace was far beyond Song Renzong's expectations.
Chapter completed!