Two days later, more than a dozen men riding horses slowly came to Xingqing Mansion. The leader was about forty years old, wearing a black gauze hat with wings and a lilac official uniform, with fair skin and slightly slender eyes. He was Qin Hui, the Minister of Rites who had just been ordered to inspect Xixia.

Qin Hui actually came to Xingqing Prefecture under the order of Emperor Zhao Ji to prevent Li Yanqing from destroying the country of Xixia, but he was late and just arrived at the border of Huizhou, when news came that the Song army had captured Xingqing Prefecture and the Xixia surrendered.

This news really made Qin Hui feel deeply uneasy. He knew very well what the destruction of the Western Xia Kingdom meant to the emperor Zhao Gou. This would mean that Zhao Gou fulfilled the wishes of several emperors in the past hundred years of the Song Dynasty. Compared to his father and brother who lost a large area of ​​land, he was in danger and turned the tide. His image as a wise ruler has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and the army, and has been recognized by the government and the opposition. The throne has been firmly held. It is almost impossible for the Supreme Emperor to depose him.

Qin Hui was really depressed when he thought that he had been in the wrong team. He thought that the Supreme Emperor would soon be able to abolish the emperor and establish himself. Unexpectedly, the battle to destroy the country in Xixia actually stabilized the throne of the official family. He didn't know what the meaning of his trip to Xixia was?

Qin Hui looked up at the name of the county town above the city gate. The words Xingzhou City had been chiseled off and changed to Lingwu County, restoring the name of the Tang Dynasty.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was called Lingzhou or Lingwu County, which was under the jurisdiction of the Shuofang Jiedushi. At that time, Xiping Prefecture in the south did not exist. After Xixia changed Lingzhou to Xingqing Prefecture, Xiping Prefecture was built on the south, named Lingzhou.

Qin Hui estimated that the Western Xia might be renamed Shuofang Road in the future, but it might also be renamed Lingxia Road. In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, this place was the location of Lingzhou and Xiazhou.

At this time, several Song soldiers guarding the city gate stopped Qin Hui and his party and asked sternly: "Where do you come from? No weapons are allowed here, all of them are dismounted!"

Qin Hui's follower cursed: "Your dog eyes are blind. This is the Qin Shangshu of the imperial court!"

His insults angered the soldiers in front of the city gate. A hundred soldiers in the city raised crossbows and pointed at Qin Hui and his party. Qin Hui and his entourage were immediately scared and looked pale and did not dare to move.

At this time, a general walked out of the city quickly and shouted, "What's going on?"

A soldier reported: "A group of people with unknown origins, carrying weapons, and even spoke rudely, insulting the brothers guarding the city."

The general recognized Qin Hui's official uniform, probably a senior official from the court. He waved his hand, "Everyone put down the military crossbow!"

The soldiers put down the crossbows one after another, and Qin Hui's followers suddenly became arrogant again like poisonous snakes that survived in hibernation. "What do you think of us? We came from the court, and we were so rude!"

Qin Hui was really annoyed and turned around and scolded: "Shut up!"

The followers didn't dare to scold them anymore, and Qin Hui didn't speak, looking at his generals coldly.

At this time, the general walked up to him and clasped his fists and said, "Since you are from the court, do you have any documents from the court?"

Qin Hui snorted coldly, "Of course we have documents, but it's not your turn to see!"

The general's face changed and he turned around and shouted, "Go and report to the general quickly and catch the spies of the Jin Kingdom!"

A soldier ran away, and more than a hundred Song soldiers surrounded Qin Hui and others. The general shouted: "Drop off the horse and put the weapons on the ground, otherwise we will shoot arrows!"

Qin Hui was so angry that he could not bear the loss in front of him, so he had to order: "Drop off the horse and put the weapons on the ground!"

More than a dozen followers had to dismount and threw their knives and spears to the ground. The soldiers stepped forward, took away the weapons, and took away the horses.

At this time, Wang Gui rushed over with a large group of cavalry, and Wang Gui shouted: "Where are the spies in the Jin Kingdom?"

Qin Hui knew Wang Gui, and he hurriedly shouted: "General Wang, I am Shangshu Qin, did you come from Lin'an?"

Wang Gui also recognized Qin Hui, and was stunned and asked his generals: "Why do you say they are spies from the Jin Kingdom?"

The general clasped his fists and said, "They did not obey orders and did not follow the rules. They said they were court officials, but they did not have our army escorts. It was very suspicious!"

Wang Gui nodded and walked forward and said, "Shangshu Qin, maybe it's a misunderstanding, you can enter the city."

Qin Hui stopped doing it and said angrily: "Can you just have a misunderstanding do if you insult us like this? Let Li Yanqing come to see me!"

Wang Gui's face changed and he said coldly: "Shangshu Qin, if you unfortunately die here, it was also the cause of the remaining soldiers of the Western Xia Dynasty. Do you believe it?"

Qin Hui took two steps back, "Are you threatening me?"

Wang Gui sneered, "If you don't follow the rules and think you are a minister of the court, you can act willfully and recklessly. Tell you that if you have more than a dozen of you to come here, it's already the smoke from your ancestral grave. If you don't believe it, if you go back like this, do you see if you can go back alive?"

After saying that, Wang Gui turned over and ordered the horse and said, "The weapons are confiscated, and the horses are returned to them. Will they enter the city?"

After saying that, Wang Gui turned his head and took his men away. Qin Hui and his party froze at the city gate. It was neither right to go in nor left. It was very embarrassing. At this time, a follower asked in a low voice: "Do we want to go in?"

Qin Hui's face turned red and white. He slowly gritted his teeth and said, "Go back to Lin'an and clean up them, and go to the city first!"

Li Yanqing was listening to Wang Gui's report. He was really a little surprised. Qin Hui is here. Didn't Qin Hui inspect people's livelihood in the northwest region? Why did he come to Xixia? Could it be

Li Yanqing suddenly realized that this must be the arrangement of the Supreme Emperor Zhao Ji. He wanted to stop him from destroying the Western Xia country. It was too late to come from Lin'an, so he asked Qin Hui to come directly from the northwest. Unfortunately, they were still one step too late.

Thinking of this, Li Yanqing scolded Wang Gui with a stern face and said, "You are also a dignified fourth-rank general. Why do you do those things without status like a soldier? He is the Minister of Rites of the Court at least. What are the benefits of offending him?"

"But he is too arrogant and insulting." Wang Gui whispered in discontent.

Li Yanqing looked at him coldly, "If I were you, I would have a smile on my face and serve him so that he could feel comfortable. Then I would send someone to kill him halfway through, so that he would be grateful to you if he died."

Wang Gui slapped his forehead, "Yes! Why didn't I expect it?"

"Forget it, since your threat has been said, he will definitely be wary of it. This time, just learn a lesson and you will know how to deal with such a person in the future."

"I understand!" Wang Gui felt regretful. If he had known that he would not have been so reckless.

Soon, Qin Hui and his entourage finally arrived at Li Yanqing's temporary military yamen. Li Yanqing received a report and went out to greet him in person.

"A rare guest! Why did Shangshu Qin come to Lingzhou City? Why didn't there be any news in advance? I only found out when you came to the door!"

Li Yanqing blocked Qin Hui's complaint with just one word. If you don't inform him in advance, who knows you will come?

At this time, one of Qin Hui's followers couldn't help but say, "Tong Li, we are insulted by your army at the city gate!"

Li Yanqing said lightly: "Then you should feel very grateful. I have issued an order that those who pretend to be imperial officials will be executed on the spot. You can actually enter the city safely. On the one hand, you are lucky, and on the other hand, my army is dereliction of duty. I will punish them!"

Everyone was stunned. Qin Hui turned around and glared at the entourage who spoke without permission. The entourage was so scared that his face looked like a slight look. He knew that his random words had angered Li Yanqing.

Qin Hui hurriedly said: "Actually it was a misunderstanding. Later, General Wang Gui arrived. After we clarified the misunderstanding, we went to the city normally."

Li Yanqing nodded, "Thank you all the hard way, come in and sit down first!"

The personal soldiers called their entourage to rest. Li Yanqing took Qin Hui to the lobby and sat down, and asked the personal soldiers to serve tea. He said calmly: "Shangshu Qin, I really want to criticize you severely. You are the Shangshu of the Song Dynasty, and you are a noble lady. When you enter the war-torn area, you have not notified the army to guard. If you encounter misfortune in joining the army in Xixia, how can I explain to the court?"

Qin Hui was sweating all over his head, and Li Yanqing seemed to criticize him with concern, but Qin Hui understood that Li Yanqing was actually accusing him of uninviting himself.

Qin Hui was extremely embarrassed and said for a while: "I have to go back to Bashu after patrolling Xihe Road halfway, but suddenly I received the order of the Supreme Emperor to let me know about the situation in Xixia. Time is short, so I didn't have time to notify the Secretary-General in advance. How much understanding should the Secretary-General be? "

"So that's it. It seems that I misunderstood. I thought Qin Shangshu was here to investigate me secretly! He almost did something stupid."

Qin Hui was sweating all over his head. This was the real threat of death. What was that kind of threat from Wang Gui?

"I dare not! I dare not! I just come to learn about the people's livelihood in the original Xixia area. I just take a rough look and leave in two days."
Chapter completed!