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Chapter 1328 This is Xixia’s old method of invading territory and annexing territory (first update)
Chapter 1337

Although Zhe Keshi said very seriously that he was definitely not here to drink, but at this time, it was almost noon, could Gao Shize still drive away this colleague who was also a wine barrel and a fool?
He could only leave this guy to eat and drink in his own house.Zhe Keshi drank a large glass of wine, wiped his mouth, and couldn't help but sigh.

"It must have been a year since your lord left Shaanxi North Road?"

"Yeah, counting the days, it's really been a year. During this year, our Shaanxi North Road has been calm." Gao Shi nodded and replied.

"The prosperity of North Shaanxi Road is almost as rich as that of Shaanxi Road. The country is prosperous and the people are safe, and the soldiers are strong and strong. The only bad thing is that the soldiers are too idle. In the past year, there has been no war, and morale has slackened a lot. ah……"

"What do you want to do?" Hearing Zhe Keshi's words, Gao Shi suddenly raised his eyes and looked at the military leader on North Shaanxi Road.

"It's not what Zhemou wants to do, but Mr. Gao, don't you see what Xixia is doing?" Zhe Keshi showed a strange smile and pointed to the west.

"What's wrong with Xixia?" Gao Shize couldn't help raising his brows, and sat up straight.

"Before, Xixia only dared to develop in the north and northwest direction, but during this time, it began to be ready to move. Just last night, Zhemou just received a news that Xixia herdsmen began to live in Yaode due to the transfer of summer pastures. Build a stronghold two hundred miles east of the city..."

"It seems that the lord of the Western Xia Kingdom is still ruthless. Why, it has only been a few years, and he wants to go to war with me, Song Dynasty?" Now, Gao Shi really couldn't sit still. Instead of sitting on the couch, he stood up and paced around the room with a gloomy face.

"Go to war, do they dare?" Zhe Ke snorted, and his rough hands full of calluses gently stroked the smooth desk.

"The ones they sent were only herdsmen, not Xixia soldiers, and they were in the territory of Xixia, so the last general must not be sure, so I can only come here and ask you for instructions."

"Are herdsmen sent here? Just herdsmen?" Gao Shi couldn't help sneering.

Zhe Keshi spread his hands helplessly. "The other party is within its borders. If our soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty cross the border, I'm afraid it won't be long before the court's reprimand will be sent to us on Shaanxi North Road."

These words made Gao Shize couldn't help but be silent, he narrowed his eyes and sat back in his seat. "How about Gao sent a messenger to warn Xixia sternly?"

"If that's the case, there may be a temporary effect, but I believe that they will continue after a while." Zhe Keshi sighed.

"I have dealt with Xixia countless times in the past, and almost every time I wanted to be courteous first before fighting, but I was always taken advantage of by those Xixia people who didn't pay attention to etiquette at all."

"The salt pond is now the only salt producing area in the northwestern regions of the Great Song Dynasty. If there is any trouble, it will be a big trouble..."

Gao Shize frowned. Zhe Keshi was a veteran of the Northwest Frontier Army. His words were not unreasonable.

"Brother Zhe, do you have an idea?"

"Yes, yes, but this idea is probably not in line with the laws and military regulations of our Great Song Dynasty..." Zhe Keshi's eyes were darting around in admiration, and he was hesitant to speak.

Gao Shi stared blankly at the old driver, and Zhe Keshi didn't continue talking, but left half of the sentence here.

"...how many 'Xixia Herdsmen' are there?" Gao Shize asked in a shy voice after hesitating for a long time.

"There are about [-] people, and a hundred of them are strong horsemen who can control the strings." Zhe Ke replied appropriately. "Now, they are already stepping up construction."

After a short while, the map was brought over, and Zhe Keshi's finger slid across it, and then clicked on a place.Gao Shize's face couldn't help but get a little more ugly. "What are they trying to do?!"

Gao Shi also noticed that the distance from here to one of the salt-producing salt lakes in Yanzhou was no more than sixty miles in a straight line.

"Well, it's nothing more than wanting their herdsmen to make a living in the name of missing cattle and horses..." Zhe Keshi curled his lips. "This is an old method used by Xixia to invade and annex territory in the past. They used this method to occupy an unknown amount of land in our Song Dynasty."

"Now, the border between Song and Xia is peaceful. The imperial court transferred Lord Wang because they want us to strive for stability on the Shaanxi North Road, but they don't want to cause trouble again. Under such circumstances, as a general, Zhe is really worth seeing. I feel both resentful and helpless.”

Zhe Keshi said while looking at Gao Shize's expression ghostly.Gao Shi had a gloomy face, stroking the short beard under his chin with his fingers.

"Brother Zhe, you and I are the people in charge of the government and the army on North Shaanxi Road. If we don't do anything about this matter, then wouldn't it be a violation of the entrustment that Lord Wang gave us when he left?"

"So, if Brother Zhe has any strategy to solve this matter, please tell Yu Gao directly."

Looking at Gao Shize in front of him, Zhe Keshi thought for a while, finally dipped his hand in tea, then placed it on the table and wrote a word.

"Bandit?" Gao Shi looked at Zhe Keshi with a puzzled face, not understanding what he meant.Gao Shi, on the other hand, smiled a little bit thiefly. "Our Shaanxi North Road can be regarded as clean and bright, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, but there are still incidents of thieves and robbers from time to time."

"Would it be too obvious to do this?" Gao Shi immediately realized what this old treacherous Zhe Keshi wanted to do.

"So what if it's not obvious? So what if it's obvious? The important thing is, as long as Xixia can't get evidence, then what if he sues him in Bianliang, Tokyo?" Zhe Keshi spread his hands and asked back with a smile .

Gao Shi thought about it carefully and realized that this was really a hopeless solution. He couldn't just watch those Xixia people build forts and strongholds near the tax-rich areas of Yanzhou.

"In this way, Mr. Gao will first send a letter to reprimand the Xixia people for their dangerous behavior, and send the letter to Xingqing Mansion today, and by the way, go to the court."

Zhe Keshi was a little dazed, but Gao Shize's next sentence raised his eyebrows. "After two days, you can do it, but you must not leave any ends for the Xixia people to find out."

"Zhemou understands, so let's do this." Zhe Keshi nodded understandingly, and then left.

And Gao Shi also began to splash ink, and at the same time he wanted to write to the court, and at the same time, he had to write to the Xingqing Mansion to find trouble with the Xixia King.

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"Lord Zhongshu Ling, the king invites you..." A eunuch greeted Renduo Zongbao who hurried to the palace. After saluting him, he led the way.

"What is the reason why the lord is so anxious to see someone?" Ren Duo Zongbao asked the eunuch while walking quickly.

"My lord, Gao Shize, Song's appeasement envoy of North Shaanxi Road Economic Strategy, sent an envoy to ask why our country built forts and villages in the border areas."

The pace of Ren Duo Zongbao's fast walking suddenly stagnated, and he almost staggered and fell on the steps. The eunuch beside him was so startled that he quickly reached out to support the powerful Ren Duo Zongbao.

"Master Zhongshuling, please be careful..."

(End of this chapter)