Qiming 1158

Chapter 1414 Tribute to Dali

The representative of the Dali envoy is called Gao Zhenming.

At present, the Gao family can be said to be the Cao family in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Sima family in the late Cao Wei Dynasty. They have real power in the country, and the Duan family is more like a mascot.

Therefore, it seems quite normal that the people who come to Daming "tribute" are children of the Gao family, and Su Yonglin doesn't think there is anything wrong.

In other words, they have only sent people over now, but they seem a little slow. If they want to send people over, they should send people over after the Ming Dynasty has destroyed the Shu and Song regimes.

But since they came, it means that they did not simply regard Daming as an enemy, but wanted to solve the problem through diplomatic means, or they lost the idea of ​​armed confrontation with Daming after realizing the powerful military strength of Daming.

Su Yonglin felt that the reason why they sent people over at this time was probably because they learned that he had won a big victory in South Vietnam and turned the country of South Vietnam into the Annan Special Administrative Region.

It is not without support that Dali State dared to assume a non-violent and non-cooperative attitude in front of the Central Plains Dynasty.

Although they were effective, they defeated the powerful Tang army twice during the period of their predecessor Nanzhao Kingdom. The Tang army suffered two defeats here, and suffered heavy losses and lost face.

However, Nanzhao is a small country after all, its national strength is weak, and it is impossible to fight against a big country for a long time, so it is generally a war to seek peace. This attitude continued into the Dali period.

When Zhao Kuangyin went to the south, he learned the lessons of the Tang army's two annihilations. Taking the Dadu River as the boundary, he gave up the capture of Dali, so that the Dali kingdom could be preserved. After that, the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties always had a vigilant attitude towards the Dali kingdom in their exchanges. It was always lukewarm, and the exchanges between the two sides were very limited.

This also led to the end of Dali I, always taking Buddhism as the official doctrine, not Confucianism, and Chinese culture did not take root in Dali.

Therefore, when the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties ruled Yunnan and built Confucian temples there, Dali people called Confucius "Han Buddha", and they were quite unfamiliar and unfamiliar with him.

Compared with the vigilant exchanges between the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, the Dali Kingdom has always maintained a certain attitude of friendly exchanges with the Song Dynasty. It has sent envoys to pay tribute many times, and has asked for canonization. It has obtained the titles of Yunnan Jiedu Envoy and Dali King, which is also regarded as the Southern Song Dynasty. a vassal state.

After the Southern Song Dynasty was eliminated by Daming, the current Dali state also lost its legal upper state. It is the best choice to continue to establish suzerainty relations with Daming.

Su Yonglin didn't know whether the Dali kingdom also had the same vigilant attitude towards Daming as the Li Dynasty in South Vietnam, but he knew better that these small countries had no choice, no matter what kind of country Daming was, no matter how big Daming was. They don't have a choice if they care about the revolution.

Daming is here, and he established his political power and armed forces in this traditional core of East Asia. The powerful forces radiated all around and were unstoppable.

Gao Zhenming is tall and big, with a strong body and gorgeous clothes. From head to toe, he is full of Shu brocade products. At first glance, he looks like a son of a big family, born with a golden spoon in his mouth.

I have to say that before the war and after the war, Dali Kingdom was a big buyer of Shu brocade, and even during the war in Sichuan and Shu, Dali Kingdom secretly engaged in a large number of Shu brocades.

For this reason, Su Yonglin also specially sent someone to scold Dali.

They didn't respond at that time, but this time when they came to pay tribute, Dali State sent [-] Shu brocades as tribute, [-] Dali horses, and a lot of musk, bezoar and other luxury goods, obviously sincerity.

Since they are so sincere, for the sake of these gifts, Su Yonglin also wants to see them.

Of course, a good face cannot be given casually.

So Su Yonglin came up and attacked.

"Before Daming issued a blockade order to the pseudo-Chengdu imperial court, not allowing them to take out anything, but your country ignored Daming's ban and still bought a lot of Shu brocade. Is there such a thing?"

Gao Zhenming seemed to expect that Su Yonglin would ask this question, his expression did not change, and after bowing deeply, he gave an explanation in fluent Chinese.

"In the words of His Majesty the Emperor, this matter is not a decision made by His Royal Highness the King of our country, but a private agreement reached by some greedy people with the Chengdu puppet dynasty. They are greedy for profit and the low price given by the Chengdu court, so did something against the royal order.

Later, His Royal Highness learned about this matter. His Highness was very angry and ordered the execution of twelve officials who had privately done business with the Chengdu puppet dynasty. Their heads have been disposed of and are now officially dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor as Dali country's apologies. "

With a wave of Gao Zhenming's hand, several attendants stepped forward with a wooden plate and lifted the black cloth on the plate. Twelve dead heads were revealed to the world.

"These thieves are not greedy enough to do things that violate the orders of the Emperor Daming, which is not only disrespectful to the Emperor Daming, but also a departure from Dali's national policy. Be by example!"

"In order to express our apology to His Majesty the Emperor Daming, His Majesty the King of our country offered [-] pieces of Shu brocade as an apology, and I hope His Majesty will accept it with a smile. Don't blame the small and remote countries for being greedy."

Looking at the heads of the twelve unlucky bastards, and Gao Zhenming who further knelt down to salute, Su Yonglin narrowed his eyes.

This Gao Zhenming is not simple, even the decision-making level of the entire Dali country is a bit interesting.

The benefits are taken up, and the compensation measures are also difficult to criticize, so that he can't get angry at will, and he can't use some excuses to use troops against Dali.

Originally, Dali's private purchase of Shu brocade from the Chengdu court was an excellent reason for Daming to declare war on Dali, but now they have taken the lead to block this excuse.

Killing people, although I don't know if these twelve unlucky bastards are leading the Shu Brocade trade, of course, there is a high probability that they may not even be officials, just poor unlucky bastards.

But it doesn't matter, because these are indeed twelve heads, or twelve heads sent from a thousand miles away.

Not only that, but they also gave [-] horses of Shu brocade to apologize.

This can not be regarded as a sincere apology, because how much a piece of Shu brocade is worth is something that everyone knows in their hearts.

Now they have sent [-] horses of Shu brocade for free, and Daming has not yet paid for the transportation along the way. on transport.

Su Yonglin is like prostituting [-] brocades for nothing, don't be too cool.

"[-] horses of Shu brocade, this is not a small amount, and it is not a simple matter to transport it from the land of Dali, and your country is also considered a huge cost."

"It's all thanks to the bravery of Mingming's soldiers, to destroy the rogues in Lingnan, and to stabilize the place, making the Dali convoy unimpeded, entering the sea from Guangzhou Port, and taking a boat all the way north, saving a lot of costs. This is the kindness of His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. Only thanks."

Gao Zhenming said, and bowed to the ground again, with a full posture.

Don't talk about Su Yonglin now, Xin Qiji and other senior officials who participated in this event with him also felt that the Dali Kingdom is really good, and it has done a good job in all aspects, and there is no room for the Ming Kingdom to attack.

In this case, if they insisted on secretly engaging in Shu brocade trade with the Chengdu court, it would be a bit deliberate, and it would not look good to the Ming Kingdom itself.

So Su Yonglin could only ask Gao Zhenming to sit down, and then talk to him about things in the Dali Kingdom and their purpose for coming here.

(End of this chapter)