Xixia (1038-1227) is a regime established by the Dangxiang people in the northwest of my country in the history of our country. After ten emperors, they have lived in the country for 189 years. Compared with the Song, Liao, Jin and Mongolia in the same era, the Western Xia seems a bit mysterious. There are frequent frictions between the Western Xia and the Northern Song Dynasty of the same period. On October 11, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
In the first month of the second year, Li Yuanhao, as a minister, sent envoys to Song Dynasty to Song Renzong , meaning to praise his ancestors' relationship and contributions to the Central Plains dynasty, in order to illustrate the legitimacy of his founding of the country and becoming emperor, and demand that the Song Dynasty officially recognize his title of emperor.
The Song Dynasty was unwilling to recognize Li Yuanhao's throne, and issued an edict to "deprive the official title of the surname" and stop the trade.
It seems that the Song Dynasty was very unhappy about Yuanhao being emperor. In addition to the above actions, it also posted a list article on the border of Songxia, offering a reward of heavy money and high officials to capture Li Yuanhao alive, or offering his head to the reward.
After Li Yuanhao learned of the attitude of the Song Dynasty, he constantly sent spies to the border to spy on military affairs, inciting and seducing the Dangxiang people and Han people in the Song Dynasty to return to Xixia. At the same time, he also publicly cut off the exchanges between Western Xia and the Song Dynasty and sent "" and "manshu" to the Song Dynasty.
"Manshu" refers to letters with sloppy words.
Li Yuanhao accused the Song Dynasty of betrayal in "Manshu" and mocked the Song Dynasty's army for being corruption and incompetent. He also threatened the Song Dynasty with the power of the Liao Dynasty, and finally expressed that the Western Xia was still willing to reconcile with the Song Dynasty.
Yuan Hao's real intention to send "manshu" to the Song Dynasty was to anger the Song Dynasty and to blame the responsibility for launching a war on the Song Dynasty.
After finishing the sending of Manshu, the Xixia established by Li Yuanhao kicked off the war.
1040 to 1042, the Western Xia attacked the Song Dynasty many times, and there were three large-scale battles: the Battle of Sanchuankou, the Battle of Himsuichuan, and the Battle of Dingchuanzhai.
Although the Xixia battles were all successful, the results were not satisfactory. It brought serious consequences: the Song Dynasty stopped the "year gift" of the Western Xia bulk silver, silk and money, and closed the border.
Years of war have made the people of Xixia poor and wealthy. People complained, and class contradictions and ethnic conflicts have intensified. People within the country have risen to resist and may defect to the Song Dynasty. Li Yuanhao's troops have also dropped sharply, and it is already very difficult to launch a war.
At the same time, Li Yuanhao realized that the Song Dynasty, which had many people in the victory, was not easy. Because of the above reasons, Li Yuanhao tried to seek peace from the Song Dynasty.
Another important reason for the peace talks between Song and Xia, is the new changes in the relationship between Song, Liao and Xia at this moment.
Li Yuanhao was the "nephew and uncle-in-law" with Liao and pursued the strategy of relying on Liao to resist Song; while Liao took advantage of the opposition between Song and Xia, profited from it, and even sacrificed the interests of Western Xia.
Yuan Hao felt that the situation was not good. In order to avoid being attacked on both sides, he had to make peace with the Song Dynasty.
