In October of the second year of Yuanchun, Zhao Yun, the son of the Song Dynasty and Lizong of the Song Dynasty, raised a white flag on the sea near Yashan and led the last subjects of the Song Dynasty to surrender. Then he hanged himself on the way back, preserving the last dignity of the Zhao and Song Dynasty.
In fact, Li Jie had no idea of executing the Zhao and Song royal family. If he didn't even have this confidence, he might as well pack up and get out early.
Li Jie has good intentions towards these last batch of surrendered monarchs and people. Loyalty is a very precious thing in any era. Being able to follow Song Lizong into exile at sea and being prepared to die generously is undoubtedly worthy of this group of people. Respectfully.
However, respect comes from respect, and it is just respect. The fate of these people is nothing more than to be demoted to common people, and the new dynasty will be responsible for supporting the members of the royal family. The reason why they are not released is not because Li Jie is afraid that Zhao Song will start a new business, but to reduce the number of people. Some trouble.
With such a huge empire, there are always some ambitious people who want to make a fuss about their royal status. Their royal status not only brings them endless glory, but it is also a shackles.
In November, Li Jie met with these people in Bianliang, and then demoted those who should be demoted and released those who should be released. After the Battle of Yashan, Li Jie finally completed the unification in the traditional sense. The original Jin Dynasty, Southern Song Dynasty, and Xixia The entire territory belonged to the new dynasty, the Ming Dynasty.
Dali, which was located in a corner, was trembling and couldn't wait to present its credentials. It regarded the Ming Dynasty as its suzerainty and was willing to pay tribute every year just to protect itself. The only grandmaster in Dali's name, the former emperor Yideng Master, personally handed over the credentials. Sent to Bianliang.
Li Jie's identity is no longer a secret. After countless dynasties, no founding emperor younger than him can be found. As the sworn brother of the father of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Guo Jing's status has risen instantly.
In the most difficult days of the Renaissance Army, the anti-Mongolian martyrs led by Guo Jing provided huge help. Now that the country has established a dynasty, Li Jie naturally did not hesitate to reward him and directly conferred him as the Duke of Chengguo, which was hereditary.
After Master Yideng arrived in Bianliang, he lived directly in Chengguo Duke's Mansion. He persuaded Guo Jing many times, hoping that he could say a few good words for Dali in front of his son. In his early years, Master Yideng had saved Huang Rong regardless of the loss of his skills. Guo Jing I always repay a favor and readily agreed to Master Yideng's request.
Compared to Guo Jing's uprightness, Huang Rong has more things to think about. Although her brother Jing is the only 'relative' in name today, the two parties are just sworn brothers after all. Since ancient times, they have shared many hardships and few have shared wealth and honor. What's more, whether to use troops against Dali is a national matter. How can it be easily affected by one person's suggestions?
If the new dynasty plans to use troops against Dali in the future, no matter how Brother Jing tries to persuade him, it will be in vain. If the new dynasty treats Dali with the same philosophy as the previous dynasty, even if Brother Jing doesn't, nothing will happen to Dali.
Therefore, in summary, regardless of whether Brother Jing is or not, it will not affect this matter. It is completely thankless to submit a letter rashly.
It happened that Huang Rong gave birth to a pair of twins at the beginning of the year, and she had an heir to the title. She didn't want to offend her son because of this, even though he was nominally her nephew.
Faced with his wife's persuasion, Guo Jing remained unmoved. In his eyes, no matter how old the emperor was, he was still his nephew, and he had no family ties at all. The key was that Master Yideng had a life-saving grace for his wife. How could he not Report?
If the emperor disagrees with this matter, no matter what happens, he can still take the route of the queen mother.
Guo Jing made this decision after careful consideration. Dali is just a southern border country. It is sparsely populated, full of miasma, and has many barbarians. It has little development value. Even if it is conquered, governance will be a big problem.
The only countries surrounding the Ming Dynasty are Dali, which is located in a corner, Tubo on the plateau, and Mongolia, which has fled to the grasslands. According to Li Jie's concept, these places will have to be taken back sooner or later. After all, he comes from later generations and will not destroy these places. Down, how can the territory be considered complete.
However, he has no plans to send troops for the time being, mainly because the fighting has continued for decades, and the people need to recuperate. Moreover, the country has just been established, and various affairs are complicated and need to be resolved one by one.
The development strategy of the Renaissance Army has deviated from Li Jie's original plan, resulting in a serious shortage of officials with new education. For this reason, some officials from the old system had to be admitted. However, the difference between the national policies of the new dynasty and the national policies of the previous dynasty was too large, and the officials of the old system were It is inevitable that there will be some "acclimatization".
Therefore, everything is currently focused on maintaining stability. Li Jie neither agreed nor rejected Guo Jing's advice. In fact, he could have dealt with Guo Jing, but he did not want to deceive Guo Jing, because when he was young, Guo Jing was One of his 'idols'.
Huang Rong and Master Yideng are both extremely smart people. Even the upright Guo Jing, after so many years of experience, knows what Li Jie's attitude represents. Not expressing his position means that he has no plans to send troops for the time being, but he will definitely There is an intention to send troops.
Li Jie's attitude made Guo Jing both disappointed and pleased. He was disappointed that he failed to fulfill Master Yideng's request, but he was gratified that Li Jie did not choose to deceive him, which showed that the other party still respected him in his heart.
Although Master Yideng no longer cares about secular things after becoming a monk, people are social animals after all, and Dali is his hometown and the inheritance passed down from generation to generation of the Duan family. How could he not care about Dali's life and death? This mission It was Daming who took the initiative to invite him.
The combat power of the Ming Dynasty's army is undisputed. Even the two most powerful empires in the world were defeated by the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty sent troops to attack Dali, what would they do to resist it.
The destruction of the country and the family is the only outcome. The best solution is to surrender directly. If you know that you can't do something and force yourself to do it, wouldn't you be humiliating yourself?
But knowing it is one thing, and whether you can accept it calmly is another matter. Since the founding of Dali by the ancestor Duan Siping, the country has been in Zuo for more than 300 years, and more than 20 emperors have created a foundation. How can it be so easy to give up? .
Master Yideng came to take advantage of the excitement, but returned in despair. Now the emperor of Dali is his grandson. He feels that the only thing he can do now is to persuade his grandson to make plans in advance. As for the outcome, he cannot He would not force his grandson to make a decision.
Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. He is now an outsider, and everything about the secular dynasty has nothing to do with him. This is also his last time as an envoy to another country.
According to historical records, in October of the fourth year of Yuanchun, the whole country of Dali, a border country in the south, surrendered to the imperial dynasty and Yunnan Province was established. The Duan family of the former Dali royal family and some areas belonging to the chieftains from various places established autonomous prefectures, retaining certain autonomy.
