The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 188
Zhao Tang watched Xiao Niang run out of the building, stood there for a while, and then walked out.

At this time, the morning sun was just right, warm and soft and comfortable on the body.

He glanced outside and saw Jin'er fiddling with some flower seeds in front of the stone table, and Xiao Niang was also there, but she was from the back, so he couldn't see what she was doing.

Seemingly hearing footsteps, Jin'er looked over and wondered, "Where did you go just now, my lord? I didn't see it after I wiped the pier, so I thought my lord left."

"I..." Zhao Tun went to the table and gave the little lady a sideways glance. The little lady just fiddled with a hairpin in her hand and divided the seeds with the hairpin, but it seemed that her heart was not on it at all, and she divided it back and forth. I can't tell the difference, and I have to start all over again in the end.

Zhao Tong said: "I just went to the back of the building to have a look. There should be a flower garden over there. If necessary, I will send someone to make it."

Jin'er immediately looked at Xiaoniang happily, and said: "My lady, didn't you say you want to build another small garden? Now that the prince has said it, wouldn't it be just right?"

Xiaoniang glanced at her and said in a low voice, "When did I say... Even if I did, the two of us can get out."

Jin'er immediately made a bitter face: "Lady, how can we have such strength, and the little brother is not here, I am afraid that the flower hoe will not be able to break it."

The young lady didn't dare to raise her head, and she didn't know what to say, but she had never encountered this kind of thing before, she was always in a state of confusion, she just pretended to be calm, and she didn't dare let others see it.

Zhao Tang smiled: "I'll go first, and it won't take much time to send someone over in a moment."

Seeing the young lady's thin face, he left first, went to the front and gave Lei San a warning, and then went back to the study to read.

At this moment, the steward of the mansion came to report that someone had come from the palace.

He went over to see that it was Zheng Fu, the servant, and said, "But the official has something to invite audience?"

Zheng Fuli said: "My lord, that's exactly the case. The officials asked my lord to enter the palace now."

Zhao Tun asked suspiciously, "What do you know?"

He wondered in his heart, although the Hebei side will not be able to wipe out Tian Hu for a while, but it is considered to be stable now, there should be no situation in Huaixi where Wang Xiang has just left with his troops, so what is the matter of recruiting himself now?

Zheng Fudao: "My lord, I don't even know about it, I only know that the officials have recruited Bai Shangshu from the Ministry of Rites."

Zhao Tun thought for a while, but had no idea, so he asked the outside to prepare a carriage and enter the palace.

When they arrived at Yanfu Palace, Emperor Daojun was in Fuyun Pavilion, but after entering the pavilion, Bai Shizhong arrived one step earlier.

When Zhao Tun saw the ceremony, the Emperor Daojun saw him coming, and said in the middle of the conversation: "Since King Qi is here, this matter will be handled by you two."

Zhao Tang was at a loss: "Officials, what needs to be done?"

Emperor Daojun said: "Dali once again asked for the title a while ago, saying that he admired Yi Huailai and was willing to be a concubine. I think they have persevered for more than a hundred years. This time it will be approved. Dali has sent people to pay tribute to the letter , will arrive in Tokyo soon."

When Zhao Tun heard the words, he suddenly realized that it was the Dali Duan family who had come to invite the state again.

It is strange to say that during the more than 100 years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, Dali sent envoys to the Song Dynasty to ask for tribute many times, but they were all rejected by the Song Dynasty. Most of the Dali tribute envoys did not receive Honglu.

But Dali seemed to be indomitable, regardless of whether Da Song refused or refused, in short, he would definitely ask for a seal every few years.

According to Dali, it is thanks to Song Taizu who swung the jade ax back then.

After Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin perished in Houshu, General Wang Quanbin came up to play, wanting to take this opportunity to go straight in and attack Dali.

But Zhao Kuangyin picked up the jade ax at hand and drew a line on the map along the Yangshan River, that is, the Dadu River, so that the Song army's offensive would stop here, and said that the rest were not my property.

In fact, Zhao Kuangyin may not have agreed on this matter back then. After all, Wuyue and Southern Tang in the south of the Yangtze River had not surrendered at that time, and Khitan in the north was eyeing them. The water is far away, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it is the best policy to withdraw troops here.

In fact, apart from superficial gratitude, Dali also wanted to find a backer for his family. After all, there were many factions in Dali, the struggle was fierce, and the local tribes were powerful. No matter who is in power, for the sake of orthodox status, they want to find a strong support. As for others, there are various considerations such as business and culture. Therefore, Dali has always wanted to make friends with Song Dynasty, so he kept showing favor to Song Dynasty. title.

But the Song Dynasty has always been indifferent to Dali. Even if Dali is willing to become a minister and accept the title, it is thankless. One set of rhetoric fooled the Dali envoy back.

The cold face of the Song Dynasty is actually a lingering fear of the Guilin chaos in the Tang Dynasty. Attitude.

For Da Song, as long as the relationship with Dali is stable and the Yangshan River is stable and there is no war, all rewards, canonization, and in-depth exchanges between the two sides are all gone.

In the end, only the Emperor Daojun, who was so overjoyed, agreed to Dali's invitation to confer the title, and even held a canonization ceremony for Fengheng Yuda.

Emperor Daojun officially decreed that Duanhe of Dali was honored as Doctor Zijin Guanglu, Sikong Jianxiao, Jiedushi of Yunnan, Shangzhu Kingdom, and King of Dali.

This is the only official canonization of the Dali Kingdom by the Song Dynasty in the past 200 years, and the only one confirmed by the Song Dynasty as a vassal state.

In order to publicize the great event of the surrender of these four kingdoms, the Emperor Daojun actually asked the title "Thanks to the King of Dali on behalf of the Yunnan Jiedu envoy for the calendar" in the imperial examination the following year.

Thinking of this, Zhao Tong understood the ins and outs, but he was still a little puzzled. The Ministry of Rites or the Privy Council is enough for this kind of thing. After all, the Privy Council also has diplomatic power over this kind of near-state vassal state, why should he be brought along?

Seemingly seeing Zhao Tun's doubts, the Emperor Daojun said: "Dali sent a prince to come to ask for the seal. Originally, I wanted to ask King Yun to receive it, but I heard that the prince of Dali likes to dance with guns. Great, I thought that King Yun might not be able to talk to him, so I can only let King Qi take up this matter."

Prince?who?

Zhao Tang thought for a while, the current king of Dali is Duan Heyu, also known as Duan Zhengyan.

The eldest son of this section of Heyu is called Duan Yichang, who is later Jingzong of Dali. Could it be this person?
He rubbed his chin. It is not known that Yi Chang has made any great achievements during this period, and his literary and martial arts skills are also unknown, but it is not his fault. It is because the old ones above him and the young ones below him are too strong.

His father Duan Heyu and his son Duan Zhixing, it is really difficult for him to break out of the encirclement.

Thinking of this, Zhao Tun said politely: "Minister, lead the order."

(End of this chapter)