Chapter 259: Using both soft and hard tactics to conquer Xixia, Murong Fu-Li Qinglu system!
"Qinglu is my wife, so of course I will support her to become the Queen of Xixia." Murong Fu said generously, "Anyone who opposes my wife becoming the Queen of Xixia is an enemy of the Ming Dynasty!"

Murong Fu said, gathering his inner strength, and accurately conveyed his voice, asking the Ming army on the opposite side: "Do you agree?"

"No!"

The roar of a hundred thousand Ming troops was like thunder, shaking the earth and mountains.

This is a powerful political statement.

Political power comes from the barrel of a gun, and Murong Fu directly showed his gun.

On the Xixia side, people were confused, but they were surprised to find that Li Qinglu was indeed the most suitable successor.

Although there were many male members in the Xixia royal family, it stood to reason that even if Li Qinglu was Li Qianshun's only daughter, it would not be Li Qinglu's turn to succeed to the throne.

Although the Dangxiang people were barbarians, they had no tradition of women legitimately being the head of the family.

If a woman is in charge, she can only do so in the name of the empress dowager, and the emperor still needs a man to be the emperor.

For example, the former Empress Dowager Liang and the current Empress Dowager Li.

But the situation is different now.

Li Qiushui, the powerful queen mother, strongly supported Princess Yinchuan's ascension to the throne. However, the bodies of the Tangut nobles in Western Xia who had the power to oppose her were still on the ground. Their body temperature had not yet dissipated, and even their blood had not yet coagulated.

The opposition in Western Xia no longer has a leader.

The remaining small and medium nobles are politically "nominal choosers". In name they are important, but because their individual scattered forces are too weak and they have no leader, they actually have no right to choose the monarch.

The "actual choosers" who truly had the right to choose the monarch were great nobles such as Yeli Youqi, but they were all purged in one wave.

Also, the fact that Li Qinglu and Murong Fu fell from the sky together just now also invisibly endowed Li Qinglu with a layer of sacredness and strengthened the legitimacy of Li Qinglu's succession to the throne.

With the support of Li Qiushui and Murong Fu, and the elimination of the "actual chooser" in Western Xia, Li Qinglu's position as empress was actually unshakable.

"Do you support Princess Yinchuan ascending the throne?" After hearing Murong Fu's statement, Li Qiu Shui asked the Iron Harriers who were most loyal to her.

"Support!" the Iron Hawks said one after another.

"Do you support Princess Yinchuan to ascend the throne?" Li Qiu Shui asked the Western Xia army again.

"support!"

At this moment, every Xixia soldier knew that it didn’t matter what they thought in their hearts. If they didn’t support it now, they would definitely be in trouble in the future.

Then, there was an overwhelming outcry of support.

"Then the ruler of Xixia is Princess Yinchuan!" Li Qiushui shouted, "Why don't you come and pay homage to the new ruler?"

The remaining Dangxiang small and medium-sized nobles and middle and lower-level military officers came forward one after another, paid homage to Li Qinglu with the etiquette of an audience with the monarch, and swore allegiance to Li Qinglu.

The soldiers also shouted long live.

In this way, a conversation between Murong Fu and Li Qiu Shui established Li Qinglu's position as the Queen of Western Xia.

This is also a good solution to the problem of Western Xia.

It can be said that the Xixia issue was resolved by using both soft and hard methods.

Hard means that Murong Fu deployed an army of 100,000 and displayed his unparalleled power like a god, and that Li Qiushui executed almost all the great nobles of the Tangut without hesitation. Relying on iron and blood, he created unparalleled political authority.

Soft means that Murong Fu did not forcefully annex Western Xia, but instead compromised.

The Chinese people all like to compromise. If Murong Fu directly wants to annex Western Xia, it may be difficult for the country to accept it as Western Xia has been independent for a long time.

But Murong Fu let Li Yuanhao's descendant Li Qinglu be the emperor of Western Xia to serve as a transition, which made it easy to accept.

But in reality, it's just like taking off your pants to fart.

Murong Fu is so powerful, and he is not a son-in-law. Li Qinglu is Murong Fu's wife. In the future, the only one who can inherit Western Xia can be the Murong family.

This is equivalent to annexing Xixia in disguise.

There must be some people in the Li royal family who are dissatisfied, but Murong Fu has already prepared the butcher knife.

Yang Jian was the father-in-law of the Yuwen family and he directly wiped out the Yuwen clan.

Now, Murong Fu, the son-in-law of the Li family, might as well learn some methods from Yang Jian!
He is even more powerful than Yang Jian was back then.

To use both hard and soft tactics means to have hard within soft and soft within hard.

This shows that politics is like picking up girls. If you are only hard and not soft, you are a hooligan. If you are only soft and not hard, you are a bootlicker. You must use both hard and soft tactics to make women tremble with desire and unable to stop.

On the Western Xia side, after the new king was elected, the morale of the army was restored a lot.

In particular, the new emperor Li Qinglu's husband Murong Fu was too powerful, simply a god, which gave the Xixia people an inexplicable sense of security.

Murong Fu did not delay and summoned the remaining ministers of Western Xia. In front of them, he and Li Qinglu signed the "Ming-Xia Non-Aggression Treaty".

Then, the Ming-Xia Treaty of Friendship and Commerce was signed.

All the clauses therein are designed to protect the commercial interests of Western Xia.

It looks like selling out the country.

In fact, it was Murong Fu who had foresight and strategic determination and knew that the Silk Road would only be around for a few years.

Once he starts building ships, maritime trade will replace the Silk Road, and the economic benefits of Western Xia will be a drop in the bucket.

In addition, the productivity of the Ming Dynasty is still at the feudal dynasty level, but Murong Fu has Mingzun Sanzang and the help of the Xiaoyao Sect disciples. He will be able to concentrate his efforts on major tasks soon, and then the productivity will be able to develop rapidly.

The products produced can earn back all the money just by earning a technological price difference. Now the "Ming-Xia Friendship and Trade Treaty" is beneficial to Xixia. When the Ming Dynasty economy develops, this treaty will actually be a complete economic colonization.

Then, let Li Qinglu promote sinicization in Xixia and abolish the Xixia script.

There is also a westward movement being prepared for the Dangxiang people. Once the Dangxiang people are controlled, it will be impossible for them to help Murong Fu conquer the world without paying taxes.

By the time Murong Fu and Li Qinglu's son went to Xixia to establish their fiefdom, this place had completely lost its independence.

Then, the Han people were given great preferential treatment and the Dangxiang people were allowed to convert to Han nationality.

Then fifty years later, except for some old people who remember them, there will be no more Dangxiang people in this world, only Han people.

However, at the moment, these two treaties made the small and medium-sized nobles of the Tanguts very satisfied.

The Ming-Xia Non-Aggression Treaty guaranteed their military security and freed them from worrying about being defeated by the powerful Ming Dynasty.

The Ming-Xia Treaty of Friendship and Commerce guaranteed their economic interests.

Having obtained the long-desired commercial benefits, they had no regrets at all in giving up Huanqing Road.

Instead of fighting a security war with the Han people on Huanqing Road, it would be better to return to Xixia as a middleman and make huge profits from the price difference on the Silk Road.

Murong Fu and Li Qinglu are husband and wife, which is the most favorable guarantee of the treaty. After all, the one who will inherit the Great Bai Gao Kingdom in the future will be Murong Fu's descendants, and Murong Fu is also half the master of the Great Bai Gao Kingdom!

In order to defend the economic benefits brought by this treaty, the small and medium-sized nobles of the Tanguts became the most staunch supporters of the Murong Fu-Li Qinglu system. The day when these two treaties were established was when the Murong family established its iron-clad empire in Western Xia.

Li Yuanhao's true descendants will no longer have any chance.

At this moment, Murong Fu ordered people to bring a large amount of fine wine as a reward for the Ming and Xia armies.

He held the hand of Xixia Queen Li Qinglu with one hand, raised the golden cup with the other, and said with a smile: "Now Mingxia is a country of husband and wife. From now on, husband and wife are one. We will make money together, live in harmony together, and help each other. In the past, there were too many wars in this land. Now, peace has finally arrived! I toast to everyone and wish you all good luck in military affairs and good health! Cheers!"

After saying this, Murong Fu drank the wine in one gulp, and he was full of high spirits.

The soldiers of both armies raised their glasses to salute Murong Fu and Li Qinglu:
"I wish His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan a long and boundless life. Long live, long live, long live!"

"I wish the emperor a long life. Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"

The expressions of the Western Army generals were particularly complicated. The Song-Xia War, which had troubled three generations of the Song Dynasty and lasted for sixty years, was actually resolved by Murong Fu in such a nonchalant manner, in a way that was almost trifling.

But if you think about it carefully, Murong Fu was able to achieve all this because he also had many objective conditions that the Song Dynasty did not have.

First of all, there was the strong support of the Western Xia Queen Mother Li Qiushui. How could the emperor of the Song Dynasty achieve such a degree of collusion between the inside and the outside?
Then, it was his identity as the son-in-law of the Western Xia prince that made Murong Fu not completely an outsider in the eyes of the Western Xia people.

Also, there is the ability to fly.

Even Xiaoyaozi couldn't do the scene of Murong Fu flying with Li Qinglu.

After all, Xiaoyaozi doesn’t have Shenlan, so he has no way to replenish his internal energy like Murong Fu.

This scene of flying impressed countless people, making Murong Fu a legend in both Ming and Xia countries. This is why Murong Fu's support is so important.

Son of Heaven, Son of Heaven!
Isn't the one who can fly the real Son of Heaven? !

The newly born Ming Dynasty directly defeated the Western Xia army yesterday and captured Helian Tieshu, the Western Xia general who conquered the east. Such military might also demonstrated the iron fist of the Ming Dynasty, making the Western Xia people afraid of war and feel that they would definitely not win.

The combination of so many conditions made Mingxia a country of husband and wife and completely solved the problems in the northwest.

"Is there still room for us to use our skills?" Liu Fa said dejectedly in the crowd.

Zhong Shidao said: "Brother Liu, we still have room for maneuver. The Ming Dynasty annexed Xixia in disguise, but it will not stop there. In today's world, there is still the Liao Dynasty. With the ambition of His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, how can he allow the new dynasty to inherit the Chanyuan Alliance? Then he will naturally launch a northern expedition!"

"Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, it's time to take back China! We can still contribute during the Northern Expedition!"

Zhong Shizhong said: "A new dynasty brings a new atmosphere. Your Highness the Prince of Yan is a god who has come to earth. He will make the sun and the moon shine forever, and the mountains and rivers forever strong!"

The Western Army generals were completely convinced by Murong Fu and accepted the rule of the Ming Dynasty from the bottom of their hearts.

In the Song Dynasty, people died on a material level.

But now, it is gradually dying in people's hearts.

night.

Li Qianshun, the Xixia emperor who was under house arrest in the Ming army camp, had learned that he had died and that his daughter Li Qinglu had succeeded to the throne.

He immediately understood what this meant.

Murong Fu, the son-in-law, killed his master and usurped the Li family's foundation.

How could he face the previous emperors of Western Xia?

Li Qianshun couldn't help but burst into tears.

While he was crying, Murong Fu, Li Qiu Shui and Li Qinglu came to the tent to visit Li Qianshun.

"Why is my father-in-law so sad?" Murong Fu asked, "Is it because the food is not to your liking?"

Li Qianshun looked at Li Qiushui with resentment and said, "Mother, you betrayed me. Not only did you betray me, you also betrayed the entire Great Xia Kingdom. Are you worthy of my father?"

"Of course I deserve it." Li Qiushui did not feel guilty at all, "I saved you! Now, letting your substitute die for you is a good ending. Otherwise, do you think that if I help you with all my strength, our family can stop Murong Fu?"

"Do you know what kind of martial arts Murong Fu has? My senior sister and I will never age as long as our true energy does not dissipate. As for him, as long as his true energy does not run out, he will always be invincible!"

"If we really fall out, it will be a sea of ​​blood and mountains of bones for you and the entire Great Xia Nation!"

"It is already a great honor to make Xixia and Ming become husband and wife countries and to allow Xixia to slowly merge into Ming. Do you think that your 200,000 troops can protect you?"

(End of this chapter)