Chapter 1,273 Contradiction

Different from the areas controlled by the Song people, the Qing and Tang Dynasties controlled by Dong Fei are now full of contradictions.

Dong Xiang is the third son of Xi Siluo. He was considered a hero when he was young, but now he is suffering from old age and illness, and his power is gradually taken away by his wife Qiao.

In order to consolidate his power, the Qiao family rejected his eldest son Lin Bubi, but they had a fierce fight with his stepson Ali Gu. The power of Qingtang was almost captured by the two.

Ali's bones were originally from Khotan, and he was raised as a son by his mother who gave him to the official Dong Xiang.

During the rise of Ali Gu, Dong Fei's two old ministers, Qing Yi Jie Guizhang and Wen Xixin, had a lot of interests expropriated.

Since Ali Gu was not from the Zun family, there were many people in the tribe who opposed his taking power.

Qing Yi Jie Gui Zhang's loyalty is acceptable, but he is feared by Qiao Family and Ali Gu. Unless under special circumstances, they will not let him take over the military power again.

Wen Xixin, on the other hand, turned directly to the Song Dynasty. Looking for an opportunity, he suddenly secretly left Qingtang City and returned to Miaochuan, where his tribe was located. He even took away Dong Xiang's son Lin Bubi.

This was Wang Hou's breakthrough victory in the secret diplomacy of the Qing and Tang Dynasties. After that, the people of the Song Dynasty began to support Lin Bubi just like they had supported Dong Fei.

However, Qiao's repeated calls were in vain, but Dong Fei ignored him and even secretly connived, leaving Lin Bubi in a de facto semi-independent state.

It can be said that Qingtang is now a huge powder keg, with multiple forces entangled together and on the verge of erupting at any time.

Li Xian now brought his eldest son Mu Zheng, his eldest son, Lin Bubi, his eldest son Lin Bubi, and his old minister Wen Xixin with an army. The army advanced along the Zonggechuan Valley, an important river in the Qing and Tang Dynasties.

The scenery in this area is somewhat different from that on both sides of the Tao River and the Yellow River.

In this area, animal husbandry is still the main industry. It is said that "they are good at chasing water and grass, and mainly focus on grazing and hunting, and most of them do not eat grains."

However, agriculture and agricultural machinery have been introduced. The Zongge River is "a hundred miles long, with the Zong River running in it. Qiang people live on both sides of the river, with pine trees in between, just like Jingchu."

"The rivers are all living soil, with flowing water in them. Many Qiang people build houses and live on the water, and the rapids flow."

What made Qingtang truly prosperous was not agriculture and animal husbandry, but commerce and trade.

The rise of Xixia put the traditional Silk Road under serious threat. After completely controlling the Hexi Corridor, Xixia began to impose heavy taxes on merchants passing through the border. Along the way, "the generals of the Xia State would choose one out of ten and choose the best, and the merchants would suffer."

Therefore, the caravans and tribute envoys traveling between the Song Dynasty and the Western Regions had to detour through the Qingtang Dynasty and take the old route of Qinghai instead.

At that time, there were hundreds of Khotan and Uighur merchants living in the east of Qingtang City doing business.

Zusiluo was brought to Qingtang by the elders of Khotan.

After Aligu came to power, because he was originally from Khotan, he also attached great importance to the maintenance of this trade road.

Hearing that the envoys from Khotan had detoured to the far sea to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty, Ali Gu immediately ordered people to go to Khotan and the Gaochang countries, telling them that if they were willing to go to Lingucheng to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty, he was willing to provide protection.

Therefore, merchants all flocked to Shanzhou to trade, which made them rich and powerful.

Shanzhou is Xining in later generations. This name was given in the Tang Dynasty. It is now the "capital" of the Qing and Tang Dynasties. People in the Song Dynasty often call it Qing Tang City.

Li Xian looked at the clear rapids, the emerging mills, highland barley fields, and the Tibetan people who rushed to the roadside to worship the army. He thought to Wen Xi, who was accompanying the march: "Prefect, this place is no better than Jiangnan."

Wen Xixin kept looking at Mu Zheng in front of him who was constantly comforting the people. Hearing this, he said: "Yes, since the leader led the tribe to settle down, the Qingtang has relied on the old silk road of Zonggechuan to become more and more prosperous."

"This is the lifeblood of Qingtang."

Zongge River is the name of the people of the Qing and Tang Dynasties. In the name of the people of the Song Dynasty, this river is called Huangshui.

After Huangshui passed through Linjincheng, Qingtang City, Zongge City, Sajinping, and Mochuan City in the Qing and Tang Dynasties, the section of the river starting from Dongyuguan to Ningchuan Fort where it merged into the Yellow River became the Qing Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.

The natural border between Tang Dynasty and Xixia.

At the intersection of the Huangshui River and the Yellow River, there is a large city. Starting from the Han Dynasty, it has been a battleground between the Chinese regime and Tubo and the Western Region regime for thousands of years. This is the famous Jincheng County.

After the mid-Tang Dynasty, the land was occupied by Tubo and became the land of "Western Qiang". It was not until Wang Shao opened the Xihe River that he took it back and named it Hezhou.

This time, the West Route Army led by Li Xian, except for the Tun'an Army led by Su Lie and the cavalry led by Wang Wenyu, which included some Han people, were mostly Tibetan.

The Fan people were summoned by Mu Zheng and Yu Longke, but unlike previous troop gatherings, Mu Zheng and Yu Longke only recruited people this time and left them to the unified leadership of the Song people. Their intervention was much stronger than before.

It was precisely because of this that Li Xian dared to go northward against the Huang River, recruited Wen Xixin and Lin Bubi in Miaochuan, stationed at Sajinping, and approached Zongge City, the heart of the Qing and Tang Dynasties.

Nominally, Li Xian came to take over the 130,000 servant army organized by Dong Xiang, but in fact, he came to show off his muscles.

Aligu immediately sent Duke Duqiao and Qingyi Jiegui Zhang to lead the army in the name of Dong Fei to block Li Xian's way in Zongge City, and asked Li Yong, the Song Dynasty liaison officer who had come to Qingtang City before, to negotiate.

After learning that Li Xian came to receive the servant army, and at the same time to reward Dong Felt on behalf of the emperor, and to review the troops, Ali Gu was relieved and came to meet Li Xian in person.

Li Xian turned his back on guests and set up a luxurious tent at Sajinping outside Zongge City. The two sides held a joyful meeting on the prairie.

On top of the brand new embroidered cashmere blanket, there is solid wood furniture that can be seen, with brass tableware and wine bottles placed on it.

Mu Zheng, Yu Longke, Wen Xixin and Lin Bubi, dressed in Qing and Tang national costumes and highly ostentatious gold and silk brocades, sat on either side of Li Xian.

On the tables in front of them, there are also various rare treasures, gold and silver, colors, tea, clothing, and money.

On the tables in front of Li Xian, there were imperial edicts, seals, and ritual vessels. Behind him, all the generals lined up in ranks.

When Ali Gu, led by his companion Li Yong, came to Sajinping, he felt that for the first time this place lived up to its name.

Seeing Li Xian sitting on him in imperial robes with his sword drawn, Ali Gu hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down: "Ali Gu, the educated youth guarding the city of Tang Dynasty, is the great leader of the Western Tibetan tribes in the Miaochuan tribe of the Qing Tang Dynasty.

In front of the Taiwei's seat."

"Oh?" Li Xian looked surprised: "There's nothing wrong with the Cheng Shou's etiquette. He speaks authentic Chinese."

He walked around the table and helped Ali Gu up: "I have heard about the name of the city guard in Xihe. These people don't need my introduction, right?"

Of course not, Mu Zheng and Yu Longke were old rivals from Dong Fei's era. There were fights and draws, sometimes they voted for Xia and sometimes for Song, they wavered, and in the end they were stronger than others, and now they have all fallen into the arms of the Song Dynasty.

Wen Xixin was once Dong Xiang's most important finance minister, and the conflict with Ali Gu was that Ali Gu deprived the Qing Tang of its trade rights with the Western Regions.

If possible, Ali would have wanted to seize the trading rights between Qingtang and Song Dynasty, but unfortunately the reality was very tough. Wang Hou learned about that operation in advance and helped Wen Xixin escape.

The relationship between the two now is one of both prevention and cooperation.

On the surface, business involves making money, but behind the scenes, there are constant small moves, and assassins from both sides are constantly on their way.

Not to mention Lin Bubi, the legal heir of Qingtang.

This was the letter of surrender that Wen Xixin handed over to the Song Dynasty in order to repay Wang Hou for saving his life. Not only did he successfully escape, but he also brought Lin Bubi to Miaochuan and established him as the nominal leader.

In real history, Lin Bubi disguised himself as a hunter because of his sexual prowess. Ali Gu caught the opportunity and sent someone to assassinate him on the road.

But now, history has undergone a huge change.

The conflict between the two is absolutely irreconcilable.

Of course, Ali Gu was not afraid of these people. He smiled and said, "We are all one family. There is no need for the Taiwei to introduce them."

After speaking and greeting a few people, he finally said to his brother: "Brother, the princess misses you very much."

Lin Bubi's expression changed: "She hasn't returned to Xixia yet?"

Ali Gu said with a smile: "She is my brother's bride. Her husband is still here, so why go back? But don't worry, my brother will definitely help you take care of your sister-in-law when he is not here."

Lin Bubi's expression changed drastically: "That slut..."

Li Xian raised his hand: "The governor must not talk nonsense. Today is a grand gathering. You brothers will discuss family matters in private."
Chapter completed!