Chapter 1,195 Loyalty

Li Qing laughed miserably and said: "The Liang family is domineering. Your Majesty has been in charge for several years and still has no authority. If Mr. Jia is a loyal minister, why don't you join hands with Li Qing and fight back to Xingqing Mansion to flank the emperor?"

Jialiang shook his head: "Because I don't agree with your behavior. Quye Henan is a land that our Xia people won through bloody battles for generations. Today we can cut Quye Henan, but can we cut the Hetao tomorrow? Will we be able to cut it the next day?

Cut off Monan?"

Li Qing said: "Xi Xia has been defeated by the Song Dynasty several times. Now it can only rest on its laurels and try to cheer up. The Song Dynasty is aggressive. If we don't use Quye Henan to calm it down, how will we have time to be unprepared for the internal affairs?"

"Mr. Jia used the armored force to strengthen Xixia's military strength. It is certainly a great achievement, but it comes at the expense of the people's livelihood!"

"The Xia Kingdom is already in danger now. What Mr. Jia did was just to stop the boiling water."

"If the fire is not extinguished and the fire is not exhausted, how can we draw out the firewood from the bottom of the cauldron?"

Jialiang recited: "The great troubles of the princes are not due to war. My ancestor Sijue exposed himself to the frost and cut off the thorns to create a sizeable land."

"The descendants will treat it with little pity and give it to others, just like discarding grass and mustard."

"Today we will cut five cities, and tomorrow we will cut ten cities, and then we will have a good night's rest. We will look around the surrounding areas, and the Qin soldiers have arrived again."

"However, the territory of the princes is limited, and the desire to violently invade Qin is insatiable. As the envoys become more numerous, the invasion becomes more urgent."

"Therefore, the victory of the strong and the weak has been determined without fighting. As for subversion, it is reasonable to do so."

"The ancients said: 'The Qin is interested in the land, just like holding firewood to put out a fire. If the firewood is not exhausted, the fire will never be extinguished.' This is true."

"When I told you about this allusion, my ancestral hometown fellow Su Laoquan also quoted it, and my family beam was returned as it was."

"Sir!" Li Qing said anxiously: "Sir, look at the people in the court today, the only ones who can treat His Majesty with courtesy are you and me!"

"I know that your husband is of a noble nature and is not a greedy person. But I just don't understand. Since you put the world first, why can't you work together with your Majesty to punish your relatives, work hard to govern, and jointly resist foreign humiliation?"

"Then we will compete in the Central Plains, hunt in Bianjing, conquer the Zhao and Song ancestral temples, and fight against the Liao court!"

"Your Majesty, the Holy Emperor, if you and I join forces, how can the world be at peace within thirty years?!"

Jialiang looked directly into Li Qing's eyes: "Your Majesty, since you know that your Majesty is very weak in the court today, why do you encourage your Majesty to fight against the Queen Mother again and again?"

"Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are close relatives of mother and son, but now they are enemies of each other. How does this make the people view our royal family of the Xia Kingdom, and how does the world view our Dabai Gao Kingdom?"

"Li Jun is a great Confucian, so how come he doesn't know that Confucianism is based on benevolence and filial piety? Why do you let Jun Shang do such a rebellious act?"

"Quye Henan has always been owned by descendants, so it protects their children's food and clothing."

"But you deliberately asked His Majesty to sell out the land of Daxia, cut off the family's land, and abandon the local people!"

"You are setting yourself up for being unfaithful, unfilial, and unjust, but you are still plausibly using noble reasons to cover up your despicable deeds. If you still want to revive Daxia like this, you are undoubtedly going in the wrong direction. You are seeking fish from the wrong tree!"

"If you do this, you will only drag Daxia into the abyss of eternal destruction! No, you have already plunged Daxia into the abyss!"

Li Qing was scolded by Jialiang to the point of collapse: "Those who know me say that I am worried, but those who don't know me say that what do I want..."

"In this case, there are too many people in the world who have said this!" Jia Liang interrupted without appreciation: "You don't have Daxia and Junshang in your heart at all! You just want to use him and make him a banner for you.

!Let him be the mouthpiece of your governance!”

"You have never had the slightest respect or awe for your Majesty or the Queen Mother. What you want to do is to become Shang Yang and Wang Anshi of Great Xia!"

"But you never thought that innovating the old system is walking on thin ice and without the support of those in power, it will definitely fail!"

"Your delusions and ambitions make you disregard the political situation and the national conditions."

"Your Majesty is on the path he is on today all because of your instigation!"

"You are not a tragic hero, you are Xixia's eternal sinner!"

Li Qing shook his head: "It's too late to say anything now... Anyway, all the sins belong to Li Qing and have nothing to do with our emperor."

After saying that, he cupped his hands to Jialiang, and then bent down deeply: "Sir, the country is a dense country, so I will ask more of you from now on. Li Qingwan will never redeem himself, and tell your majesty that I am sorry for him."

"What are you doing?!" Jia Liang rushed over, grabbed Li Qing's shoulders, and shouted angrily: "Your Majesty is still in danger, how can you just die and let go?!"

But he saw that a dagger had been inserted into Li Qing's chest, and his eyes gradually became distracted: "I say... I'm quite brave, and I'll stand on the road... to Jun Yao and Shun... go up, do it again, do it again..."

Jia Liang fell off the horse while holding Li Qing, and shouted: "Come here! Come here, save him! Let him return to Xingqing Mansion to die..."

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Xixia, Xingqing Mansion, Cining Palace.

In the side hall, in front of a jade-like white porcelain Guanyin statue, Empress Dowager Liang knelt on a futon, rubbing a string of colorful glass rosary beads from the Song Dynasty in one hand, while reciting scriptures in a low voice.

Empress Dowager Liang's lucky minister Gong Meng was waiting outside the palace. When he saw Jia Liang coming over covered in blood, he frowned and gently shook his head at him.

Jialiang took two steps back, lifted up his clothes, and knelt down in the snow.

I don’t know how long the chanting sound in the palace passed. “Ding——” Finally, a clear and melodious sound of bells sounded. Empress Dowager Liang asked in the palace: “But Mr. Jia is here?”

Gong Mengyue said quickly: "I have been kneeling outside the palace for a long time. Madam, please let Mr. Jia in."

Empress Dowager Liang ignored Gong Meng and asked, "Have you got that traitor Li Qing back?"

Jia Liang knelt in the snow, his shoulders and head already covered with snowflakes: "I deserve death for my crime. Although I intercepted Li Qing outside Huairong Fort, I failed to notice and made him... commit suicide out of fear of his crime."

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Empress Dowager Liang's voice was cold: "Mr. Jia was so loyal that he scolded the traitor Li Qing so much that he had no choice but to commit suicide in shame. It was satisfying, but it made him die too lightly."

Jialiang lowered his head: "I was negligent. I thought that Li Qing was loyal to the emperor and would have to bear some responsibility, but I... didn't know who he was and overestimated him..."

Empress Dowager Liang sneered: "Today, you still want to say good things for that traitor?"

Jia Liang kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty made a mistake by mistakenly befriending a bandit. However, I hope that the Queen Mother will forgive him once more out of consideration for the family ties between mother and son."

Empress Dowager Liang's voice became angry: "I have tolerated him for long enough! If it hadn't been for Sir's repeated persuasion, I would have deposed him as emperor long ago!"

Jia Liang said anxiously: "It is absolutely impossible to do this. He is the only son of the Empress Dowager. If the Empress Dowager abandons his son and establishes a new son, he will follow the same path as the Wu family in the Qing and Tang Dynasties. The Weiming family in Daxia will definitely be uneasy."

Empress Dowager Liang pondered for a while: "Have you got the secret letter?"

Jialiang said: "It is in my sleeve at this moment."

Queen Mother Liang's voice finally softened: "Come in."

Jialiang stood up. Because he had been kneeling in the snow for a long time, his body became stiff and he staggered.

Gong Mengyuan quickly supported him, Jia Liang wanted to push him away, but Gong Mengyuan gently shook his head at him, and then helped Jia Liang into the hall.

When the Empress Dowager Liang saw Jia Liang in such a mess, her anger immediately disappeared: "Sir, you serve your country with all your heart. You have worked hard to reconcile my mother and son. I appreciate it here."

"I'm afraid that others will hate you deeply and repay kindness with hatred. Without my protection, it will be difficult for you to have a good ending in the future."

Jialiang cupped his hands and said, "I have learned my lesson, and I have never dared or forgotten the word loyalty. If this is not going to end well, then I can only accept my fate."

Empress Dowager Liang looked at him seriously. After a while, she smiled, and the whole hall suddenly became brighter: "Sir, you are so interesting. He has the loyalty, forbearance and straightforwardness of the Han Confucian scholars, but also insists on restoring the Xia people."

Bloody and brave. This is what Su You of the Song Dynasty said, human beings are born...contradictory?"

Jialiang said: "I think there is no contradiction. The Confucian scholars of the pre-Qin Dynasty recited poems and books, and fought across the six countries with swords. Confucius, Zilu, and Zaiyu all had courage that no man could match; Xunmen, Li Si, Han Fei, Lu Jia, Zhang

Cang, he is also a man of strong character."

Empress Dowager Liang said: "You are a true gentleman and a true Confucian scholar. You are far more understanding than the pedantic and pretentious people like Jing Xun and Li Qing. Sir, please tell me more of the stories about the characters you just mentioned in your spare time."

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Jia Liang took out the secret letter and handed it over: "If the queen is interested, Jia Liang will obey her."

There was a wax seal on the secret letter. Empress Dowager Liang checked it and opened the letter. She couldn't help but became furious: "How dare you tease me like this!"

Jialiang looked up and saw that there were only two blank pieces of paper in the envelope.

Empress Dowager Liang was so angry that she was about to tear up the letter, but Jia Liang quickly stopped her: "My queen, wait a minute! There may be some mystery in it!"
Chapter completed!