As time passed, Li Liangzuo's body became weaker and weaker. By the end of November in the sixth year of Gonghua, he was in a semi-comatose state.

The combination of Empress Liang, Prime Minister Liang Yimei, and Prince of Liang Weiming Langyu began to gain a foothold in the court.

It seems that the puppet era of Xia Huizong Li Bingchang is about to come, and this is exactly what Li Liangzuo and Liang Wang Weiming Langyu are worried about.

In early December, Li Liangzuo, realizing that his time was up, summoned Prince Weiming Langyu of Liang and entrusted Xixia and Crown Prince Li Bingchang to him with great care.

"Your Excellency is ten times greater than that of ordinary men. You will surely be able to stabilize the country and ultimately achieve great things. If your heir is capable, assist him; if he is not, you can take over for yourself."

"I sincerely hope that the Emperor's uncle will put the Great Xia and its people first, and not refuse, and not let others take advantage of him..."

There was a trace of pain and unwillingness on Li Liangzuo's pale face, and he held Wei Minglangyu tightly in his hand.

"His Majesty--!"

Wei Minglangyu knelt beside the bed and cried bitterly as he looked at Li Liangzuo whose eyelids were trembling.

"Uncle, you must lead Daxia through this disaster..."

Li Liangzuo's breathing became more and more rapid, and he used all his strength to hold the other person's hand.

"Your Majesty! I will never let anything happen to Daxia or His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

After hearing Wei Ming Langyu's answer, Li Liangzuo seemed to have put down the last stone in his heart.

"Go... I'm a little tired and want to have a good rest. I hope the emperor can remember the promise he made today..."

A smile broke out on Li Liangzuo's face and he waved his hand gently.

"I hope Your Majesty takes good care of himself and restores the glory of Great Xia!"

Wei Minglangyu kowtowed respectfully, then stood up and slowly left the bedroom.

The next second, Queen Liang and Prime Minister Liang Yimei entered from the side hall and bowed slowly.

"Now you should be relieved... The emperor's uncle is not a man who is greedy for power. He will not be a threat to Bingchang."

Li Liangzuo sat up from the bed with a gloomy face. Although he was still a little out of breath, he did not show any signs of struggling in pain like when he met Wei Minglangyu just now.

"Your Majesty is willing to go this far for me, and I am grateful for your kindness."

Queen Liang knelt at Li Liangzuo's feet, crying bitterly, and seemed reluctant to leave.

"Come..."

Li Liangzuo breathed steadily, pulled the queen up, looked at her tearful face, and wiped her tears with both hands.

"I am unlucky and cannot spend the rest of my life with you..."

"I can't bear to see you stay alone in the harem for the rest of your life. If you want, I can let you leave the palace..."

Queen Liang quickly knelt down again, tears welling up in her eyes again, and she held Li Liangzuo's hand tightly.

"Your Majesty, I am not going anywhere. I only want to serve Your Majesty..."

Liang lowered her head and groaned in pain.

"Then you must take good care of Bingchang and our daughter. I don't want them to suffer forever without a father."

Li Liangzuo smiled bitterly and placed his hand on Liang's head, stroking it slowly.

"Your Majesty... wuwu..."

Liang's unstoppable crying echoed throughout the hall.

"Billion buried."

"Your Majesty! I am here!"

Liang Yi made an exaggerated slide, then used his hands and feet to crawl in front of Li Liangzuo.

"Take good care of your sister, your nephews and nieces, and cooperate fully with the Emperor's uncle. Only then will Daxia have a chance of survival!"

Li Liangzuo stared at Liang Yimei with his sharp eyes, and only when he saw the other party nod heavily did he breathe a sigh of relief with satisfaction.

"Go, go, everyone. I will always be watching over you. I will bless you, bless Daxia, and bless every citizen..."

Li Liangzuo chuckled and asked Liang Yimei to help Liang out.

After the two of them pushed him to the side hall, Liang's face instantly darkened and she cursed softly, "What a heartless man! He actually tried to test me!"

It turned out that Li Liangzuo's question just now was also to test whether Liang had other thoughts. After all, for a young woman in her early twenties, coupled with the trivial matters in the palace, how could Li Liangzuo trust her?

But Liang was not easy to deal with either. After all, she would be able to rule Western Xia for a full eighteen years, and Li Liangzuo's scheming was not enough for her to handle.

"Although His Majesty agreed to let us test Wei Ming Lang Yu, in terms of the outcome, he still trusts His Royal Highness the Prince of Liang more."

Liang Yimai looked at his sister in a serious tone and said.

"Hmph! Trust? I'm afraid our Majesty doesn't trust anyone except himself."

Liang hooked a strand of hair with her fingers and gently twisted it around.

"He wants to use Wei Ming Lang Yu to check and balance us. Then let's see who the entire court and the Dangxiang people listen to."

"Besides, how long he can live is also a question... hehe..."

Hearing the coldness in Liang's charming words, Liang Yimai's mouth corners also curled up with a hint of ferocity.

In the bedroom, Li Liangzuo could no longer bear it after Liang and the other two left. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fell limply on the dragon bed, staring blankly at the empty ceiling of the bedroom.

"Father...I have tried my best...but unfortunately, fate does not fulfill my wishes. I will not live to see the great Xia Dynasty."

"Mother...I'm so sorry...I deserve this punishment. I don't deserve death!"

“Daxia…my Daxia…Daxia——!”

Li Liangzuo shouted loudly to the sky, then his body straightened, his eyes widened, his head tilted, and he died.

In 1068 AD, in December of the sixth year of Gonghua in Western Xia, after living a year longer than the original history, the great ruler Li Liangzuo died young at the age of .

The ministers posthumously named him Emperor Zhaoying and temple name Yizong, and he was buried in Anling.

In mid-December, under the leadership of Queen Liang, Prince of Liang Weiming Langyu and Prime Minister Liang Yimei read the imperial edict, and Liangzuo's son Li Bingchang succeeded to the throne, becoming the third ruler of Western Xia after its establishment, known in history as Emperor Huizong of Xia.

. . . . . .

The death of Emperor Xia Yizong Li Liangzuo brought an even greater storm to the already precarious Western Xia.

At the end of December in the sixth year of Gonghua, less than a month after Li Liangzuo's death, the Hou party headed by Prime Minister Liang Yimei took the lead in launching an uprising.

He criticized the Liang King Wei Minglangyu for selling out his country for personal gain. For his own selfish interests, he ceded the land of Western Xia to foreign enemies and tried his best to please the Song Dynasty delegation in an extravagant way.

When these words were spread, the whole of Western Xia was instantly in an uproar, especially a group of old Dangxiang nobles who had long been dissatisfied with Wei Minglangyu, and they all raised their flags to attack him.

Originally, Wei Ming Langyu was still the leader of the imperial party, but with Liang, who had been promoted to empress dowager, taking out Li Liangzuo's imperial edict, he was sentenced to death.

The imperial edict pointed out that Wei Minglangyu was suspected of "collaborating with the Song Dynasty", and Li Liangzuo was very dissatisfied with his practice of ceding land during the negotiations.

This was a complete act of treason and harmed the interests of the people of Daxia, but considering his outstanding military achievements in conquering the east and west for Daxia, his title of King of Liang was abolished and he was dismissed from office.

Such endorsement completely nailed Wei Minglangyu to the pillar of "traitor".

Later, under Liang's instigation, the seven-year-old Li Bingchang felt that there was something seriously wrong with his uncle.

After all, how can a distant relative compare to a biological mother and uncle?

Li Bingchang was completely controlled by his mother and uncle, and became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

If Li Liangzuo saw this scene, he would probably exclaim, "Isn't this my own script? How did it end up in my son's hands again?"

In short, under the false accusations of Empress Dowager Liang and Prime Minister Liang Yimei, Wei Minglangyu was dismissed from office and stripped of his title, and his family was relocated to the border to guard the border.

For a time, the entire imperial party collapsed, and even the military leader's general Man Mi was pulled into the rear party group by Liang Yimei.

This also announced that the Liang family would come to power and the curtain would soon open on the demise of Western Xia.

Both the Liao Kingdom and the Qingtang were intimidated by the Liang family's tactics. They never expected that in just one month, the situation in Western Xia would change.

When they wanted to discuss with Xixia about jointly restraining the Song Dynasty, the Xixia leaders completely ignored them, which made both sides very anxious.

Of course, similar discussions were also taking place in the Song Dynasty. Whether or not to advance westward at this time became the biggest issue in the court.

Overhearing the ministers' discussion, Privy Councilor Chen Shengzhi stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the situation in Western Xia is treacherous and unpredictable. There is now irrefutable evidence that they are colluding with Qing Tang and Liao."

"If we don't take advantage of the chaos in Xixia and launch an attack, delaying the attack will be detrimental to the border of the Song Dynasty."

"I suggest that we immediately reinforce the northwest defense line to prevent any unexpected events."

What unexpected events? Chen Shengzhi is just exaggerating. Now the Song Dynasty is in a one-on-three situation, not to mention that no foreign enemy dares to fight against the Song Dynasty in a one-on-one fight.

He simply wanted to scare the civil officials in the court who had no strategic vision, make them feel that what he said made sense, and then support sending troops.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, a large group of civil officials who had no knowledge of military strategy waved their flags and shouted, thinking that the war was coming and they could easily share some of the credit.

Seeing the one-sided voice in the court, Chen Shengzhi also felt that this time he had secured victory. After the battle was over, he should be able to join the Secretariat like Zeng Mingzhong...

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