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"What are your plans for educating the children, Mother?"
Yelü Nanxian said, "The Empress Dowager wants Xiao Heda to take command of the troops in Xingqing Prefecture."
"So that we don't unknowingly become prisoners of others."
Xiao Heda was a servant who came with Yelü Nanxian as part of her dowry from the Liao Kingdom.
Li Ren'ai frowned and asked, "Will the people in the country ostracize Xiao Heda?"
Yelü Nanxian shook his head and said, "Xiao Heda has always been known for his martial prowess."
"He had good relationships with many of the soldiers defending the city,"
"Besides, he was a servant who came with my dowry,"
"That is, the Western Xia people,"
“The people of the country will not reject him.”
Li Ren'ai said, "But the troops in the city are currently under the command of Prince Shu."
"Suddenly strip him of his military power,"
"It might make him overthink things."
Yelü Nanxian laughed and said, "Your Majesty is overthinking it."
"He was also avoiding suspicion at this time."
"These past two days he has strictly controlled the troops in the city,"
"It's because I'm afraid of being misunderstood."
"The king gave him the order,"
"Make him hand over his military power,"
"I'm afraid he'd love to."
Li Ren'ai asked, puzzled, "So that means..."
"King Shu has no disloyal intentions,"
"Why strip him of his military power?"
"I think we should let him continue to manage things,"
"Anyway, there aren't many soldiers in the city."
"When we reorganize the army later,"
"Let Xiao Heda lead the troops."
"So that he won't overthink it."
Yelü Nanxian looked at her young son.
He couldn't help but shake his head.
"People change,"
"He has no ulterior motives now,"
"But there's no guarantee that he won't have ulterior motives in the future."
"The troops of the Prince of Pu have not yet returned to the country,"
"Once his 200,000-strong army returns,"
"It's hard to guarantee that Prince Shu won't be tempted then."
"You are now the ruler,"
"One must use both kindness and severity when dealing with subordinates."
"We must both show them kindness,"
"Make them loyal to you,"
"It must also possess the majesty of a ruler,"
"So that they will not deceive their master."
“You were too kind before,”
"None of the servants in the palace are afraid of you,"
You need to correct this in the future.
“They made a mistake, so you should punish them,”
"Otherwise, they will increasingly disregard you."
Li Ren'ai nodded painfully.
"The Empress Dowager's lesson is correct,"
"I hereby issue an edict appointing Xiao Heda to take over the military power in the city."
"At the same time, bestow more rewards upon Prince Shu,"
"Although everyone knows our intentions,"
"But you still need to give Prince Shu a way out."
"His descendants may be rewarded,"
"Give him an official title, but don't let him wield too much power."
Yelü Nanxian couldn't bear to see her son in such pain.
But the current situation has forced her to change her son.
Yelü Nanxian then offered Li Ren'ai further advice.
Only then was Li Ren'ai sent to draft the imperial edict.
After receiving Li Ren'ai's decree, Prince Shu Renli...
There was no unpleasantness at all.
He immediately relinquished his military command.
Xiao Heda took over military power.
It's inevitable that some trusted confidants will be promoted.
To control military power.
Furthermore, in the Zhenrong Army,
Zhong Shidao, Lu Junyi, Liu Zhongwu and others gathered in the hall.
Zhong Shidao said, "Last night I received a letter from Xue Sichang, the former military commissioner of Huanqing Road during the Song Dynasty."
"He wanted to exchange it for a chance at a wealthy and comfortable later life,"
"If Your Majesty can pardon him,"
"He was willing to lead his troops to keep Renzhong's forces tied up outside Hengshan."
Chapter 1883 Fickle
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhongwu shook his head and said,
"This person is fickle,"
"Truly shameless."
"We just surrendered to the Western Xia,"
"It is now clear that the Western Xia's defeat is inevitable."
"Yet they thought of coming to seek refuge with my Great Liang."
Wu Song said, "This scoundrel has betrayed his country and defected to the enemy."
"Given the king's temperament, sparing his entire clan is already letting him off easy,"
"Still dreaming of a wealthy and comfortable later life."
"Huang Qianshan merely mentioned it,"
"He was then beheaded,"
"But he directly deployed the Western Xia troops to Shaanxi."
Zhong Shidao nodded and said, "Xue Sichang probably knew Huang Qianshan's fate."
"That's why I was thinking of not letting the imperial court grant him an official position,"
"He is merely pardoned."
Jie Zhen frowned and said, "Such a filthy and vulgar person,"
"Just kill them if you catch them,"
"How can we absolve him of his guilt?"
Yang Zhi said, "If we can stop Renzhong's 200,000 troops,"
"It's worth a try."
Wu Song said, "The King has already broken into Western Xia."
"We can't afford to delay any longer,"
"Except for our 50,000 troops,"
"There aren't many soldiers left in Shaanxi."
"Even if we block them, what good will it do?"
Xu Guanzhong, who had been silent all along, said, "In my opinion,"
"That is a feasible plan."
"The dispatch of the 50,000 troops to meet the King cannot be delayed,"
"But there are still 50,000 barbarian soldiers and General Li Ying's 10,000 troops."
"General Lin Chong has 10,000 troops in Jingzhao Prefecture,"
"The Yongxing Army can also muster 20,000 troops."
"Plus the troops from Fuyan Road,"
"If attacked from three sides, it is still very likely that Renzhong's troops will be defeated."
Zhong Shidao nodded and said, "General Xu is right."
"I also think it's worth a try."
"Regardless of success or failure, we can keep Renzhong's troops tied up in Shaanxi for a while,"
"It will also relieve the king's pressure."
"If it succeeds,"
"It would be worth it to exchange 200,000 Western Xia soldiers for Xue Sichang alone."
"If it doesn't succeed,"
"I'm afraid Xue Sichang's life is also in danger."
Although the navy was sailing at full speed
However, even a fully loaded fleet could not outrun a fast horse.
The fast horses from Shunzhou entered Xingqing Prefecture first.
The fleet was still several miles from the city.
Fast horses kept coming from the shore to investigate.
Seeing this, Han Shizhong said helplessly,