Qiming 1158

Chapter 1415 Could it be that you are also usurping the throne?
Facing Su Yonglin's inquiry, Gao Zhenming honestly chose to open the skylight to speak up.

He said that he came here this time because firstly, he hoped to explain the misunderstanding between the two countries before, and secondly, he hoped to obtain a formal canonization of the status of the king of Dali from Daming, and establish a suzerainty relationship between the two countries.

Well, Su Yonglin can basically be sure that Dali was frightened by his military action in South Vietnam, so he came over and kowtowed to admit his mistake, blocked Ming's excuse of using soldiers against them, and sought a new way out.

Yes, it can be considered to understand the truth. At present, Daming still has a series of foreign tribal problems such as southern Sichuan to be dealt with, and the traffic problem also takes time. In the short term, he will not use troops against Dali. It is not bad to be able to stabilize Dali within this period of time.

Although Xu Tong is very talented, the personnel of the Eighth Corps are basically ready, but it will take some time to formally form a combat capability, and during this time, it is necessary for Su Haisheng to lead some of the main forces of the Second Corps to help stabilize the situation in Sichuan and Shu. .

And from the current point of view, the problem of the large number of foreign tribes in southern Sichuan and Shu is quite complicated.

According to the current administrative and military reports from Chuan and Shu, Su Yonglin learned that there are pro-Ming factions in the foreign tribes in southern Chuan Shu who are willing to develop bilateral relations with Ming, and there are anti-Ming factions who are hostile to Ming.

Because of the actual actions of the Ming state's strong intervention in the local political ecology, there were not many pro-Ming factions and many anti-Ming factions among the local tribes who were accustomed to the rule of shackles.

Commodity trade and cultural exchanges between the Ming Kingdom and the pro-Ming tribes will also be threatened by sudden attacks by these guys, so Su Haisheng and Xu Tong are organizing a security war of a certain scale, and by the way they are training the recruits of the Eighth Corps.

If you want to use troops against Dali, the area in the southern part of Sichuan and Shu is definitely the rear, and if the rear is unstable, it is impossible to talk about the use of troops in Dali.

And if Dali stabilized, Su Yonglin even thought about getting some grain and other supplies from Dali, and maybe even recruiting Dali's army to assist in the battle.

So far, there are many benefits.

Therefore, Su Yonglin has a more positive attitude towards this matter.

"As for the misunderstanding between the two countries, I think it should be almost resolved. Since Dali has dealt with these problems internally and has a gesture of apology, then Daming continues to investigate this matter, and it seems a bit mean. , Daming is a country of civilization, a country of etiquette, not a country of unreasonable hegemony."

Su Yonglin's statement basically acknowledged the tone of the matter against Dali, for which Gao Zhenming was quite happy.

He bowed to Su Yonglin and expressed his sincere thanks to Su Yong.

Then there is the suzerainty relationship between Daming and Dali.

In this regard, Su Yonglin also held a more friendly attitude.

"The suzerain-vassal relationship between Dali and the Southern Song Dynasty actually no longer exists. Since the Southern Song Dynasty has perished, it is logical to reach a suzerain-vassal relationship between Dali and Dali. If Dali has no opinion, then the canonization It can be done anytime.”

Gao Zhenming was overjoyed, and immediately stated that the canonization could be done anytime, because he was authorized by the king of Dali to accept the canonization on behalf of the king.

Su Yonglin knew in his heart that King Dali of the Duan family was just an empty mascot, and it was the Gao family who could really do the talking.

So he nodded, indicating that he could issue a decree to canonize the Dali Kingdom.

Like the canonization of the Southern Song Dynasty, the canonization of the vassal kings is not only the king of their own country, but also the official position of the suzerain state. It means that the king of the vassal state is a subject of the Chinese emperor. If it is not good for him, he is hitting the Chinese emperor in the face, and the Chinese emperor is going to get angry. .

Daming's canonization of the Dali king is still in accordance with the custom, conferring him the title of Yunnan Jiedu envoy and the king of Dali, and then conferring some flashy high-level official positions to the Dali king, making him a nominal minister of the Ming emperor.

After the solemn and prudent conferring meeting, the suzerain-vassal relationship between Dali and Ming was confirmed, and Dali officially became the third existing vassal state of Ming.

Gao Zhenming fulfilled all his missions on this trip and was very happy. At the next more personal thank-you dinner, he presented a large gift list to Su Yonglin on behalf of the Gao family in Dali.

There are gold and silver jewelry, jade agate, rare beasts, as well as expensive spices, ivory and other luxury goods.

Could it be that in this era of great usurpation of Xiao Fengxian everywhere, the Gao family also has the idea of ​​replacing the Duan family as emperor?

"What does it mean?"

Su Yonglin smiled and looked at Gao Zhenming, and said softly, "The personal gifts of the Dali Prime Minister's family are more generous than the Dali state gifts. Could it be that you are also usurping the throne? Hope to get Daming's support?"

also?

Gao Zhenming was surprised by Su Yonglin's word for the first time. Why did Su Yonglin use this word?
But he soon realized that he shouldn't feel strange, and should immediately clear Su Yonglin's misunderstanding.

The Gao family has no intention of taking the throne.

They weren't like that, tried to usurp the throne, but it didn't work out well.

Although the Duan family lost their real power, their reputation among the people was still enough. The Gao family was too risky to replace it, and it was not in the interests of the family, so they returned the throne to the Duan family.

Giving up face and taking away the lining is an important way for the Gao family to maintain its longevity.

The reason why they gave so many gifts is that the Gao family wants to reach a friendly relationship with Su Yonglin as the family of the Gao family. I hope that no matter what kind of military action the Ming Congress will not carry out against Dali in the future, they will be a little bit concerned about the Gao family. the existence of the family.

Through the fact that the Ming army beat up South Vietnam and successfully turned South Vietnam into a vassal state, the Gao family observed that the Ming army did not decline even if it moved from the north to the south.

Whether it is high latitude or low latitude, the Daming army is an unparalleled existence.

And through a series of victories achieved by the Ming army in the security war in southern Sichuan, the Gao family judged that this combat power can also be used in Dali. Against the Ming army, it is estimated that there will be more fortunes than fortunes.

Moreover, Ming's national strategy does not seem to be defensive in nature, but a large-scale attack attitude, which will more or less affect the existence of Dali State.

Back then, when Zhao Kuangyin led his troops to the edge of the Dadu River, the Dali Kingdom was very nervous. For a time, the whole nation was mobilized to fight against the Song army. After that, Zhao Kuangyin gave up the attack, and the Dali Kingdom was very fortunate.

The current Su Yonglin is stronger than Zhao Kuangyin back then, and the Ming army is also stronger. Whether or not he will give up the march in the face of the Dadu River natural danger is really unpredictable, and they dare not take the risk.

After thinking about it, the Gao family decided to extend an olive branch to Ming Guo and Su Yonglin while it was still useful to be in power, to express their thoughts for some benefits, in exchange for his goodwill, maybe it would be useful in the future.

So Gao Zhenming expressed the family's meaning to Su Yonglin very euphemistically.

"Da Ming's national power is strong, coercive at home and abroad, and there is no enemy in all directions. Gao's admiration is endless, so he specially presented gifts to His Majesty the Emperor to express Gao's admiration. Wherever you are, please also make it clear that Gao will do his best wherever he can."

(End of this chapter)