Zhao Tong watched his mother run out of the building, stood there for a moment, and then walked out.
At this time, the morning sun was just right, warm, and felt soft and comfortable on my body.
He glanced outside and saw Jin'er playing with some flower seeds in front of the stone table. His wife was also there, but she was behind him and couldn't see what she was doing.
Seemingly hearing footsteps, Jin'er looked over and wondered: "Your Majesty, where did you go just now? I wiped the trap and didn't see it, so I thought that Your Majesty was gone."
"I..." Zhao Tong walked over to the table and glanced sideways at the young lady. The young lady just lowered her eyebrows and fiddled with a hairpin in her hand, using the hairpin to divide the flower seeds, but it seemed that her heart was not at all, dividing it here and there. I can’t tell the difference either, and I always have to start over again in the end.
Zhao Tong said: "I just went to take a look behind the building. There should be a flower garden there. If you need it, I will send someone to do it."
Jin'er immediately looked at her mother happily and said, "Madam, didn't you already say that you would build a small garden? Now that the prince has said it, isn't it just right?"
The young lady glanced at her and whispered: "When did I say that... Even if I did, the two of us can still make it."
Jin'er immediately made a sad face: "Madam, how can we have that strength, and my little brother is not here, I'm afraid even a hoe can't even cut it off."
The young lady didn't dare to raise her head, and she didn't know what to say. She had never encountered anything like this before, and she was always in a state of confusion. She was just pretending to be calm and didn't dare to let anyone see it.
Zhao Tong smiled: "I'll leave first. I'll send someone over in a moment. It won't take much time."
When he saw that his mother was shy, he left first. He went to the front and told Lei San that he would go back to the study to read.
At this moment, a steward from the palace gate came to report that someone was coming from the palace.
He went over and saw that it was Zheng Fu, the chamberlain, and said, "But the official family has something to invite?"
Zheng Fuli said: "Your Majesty, that's exactly what happened. The officials asked the Prince to enter the palace now."
Zhao Tong asked in confusion: "Do you know what's going on?"
He wondered in his heart that although Tian Hu would not be able to be wiped out for a while in Hebei, it was considered stable now. In Huaixi, Wang Xiang had just left with his troops, so there should be no situation. What was the point of recruiting him now?
Zheng Fu said: "Your Majesty, I don't even know about it. I only know that the official family also hired Bai Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites."
Zhao Tong thought for a while and had no clue, so he asked a carriage to be prepared outside and entered the palace.
When they arrived at Yanfu Palace, Emperor Daojun was in Fuyun Pavilion. After entering the pavilion, Bai Shizhong arrived earlier.
Zhao Tong saw the ceremony, and Emperor Daojun saw him coming, and said in the dialogue: "Since King Qi is here, you two will take care of this matter."
Zhao Tong was confused: "Guan family, what do you need to do?"
Emperor Daojun said: "Dali once again asked for the title some time ago. I expressed my admiration for the righteousness and would like to be my concubine. I remember their perseverance for more than a hundred years. This time it is approved. Dali has sent people to pay tribute and request a letter." , will arrive in Tokyo soon."
When Zhao Tong heard this, he immediately realized that it was the Duan family of Dali who had come to ask for a state title 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 request tribute and be granted many times, but they were all rejected by the Song Dynasty. Most of the tribute envoys from Dali were not accepted by Honglu.
But Dali seems to be indomitable. No matter whether the Song Dynasty refuses or not, it will definitely ask for a seal every few years.
According to Dali, it was thanks to Song Taizu's kindness in wielding the jade ax.
After Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin destroyed Hou Shu, General Wang Quanbin reported that he wanted to take this opportunity to rush 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, which was the Dadu River, and ordered the Song army's offensive to stop here, and said that the rest was not mine.
In fact, Zhao Kuangyin may not have been consistent with this matter at the time. After all, Wu Yue and the Southern Tang Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River had not yet surrendered, and the Khitan in the north was eyeing them. The newly established Song Dynasty had to face many powerful enemies, and Dali was in a corner with high mountains. The water is far away and it is easy to defend but difficult to attack, so it is considered the best strategy to withdraw our troops here.
In fact, in addition to being superficially grateful, Dali also wanted to find a backer for his family. After all, there were many factions and fierce struggles in Dali. The local tribes were powerful and often disobeyed the court's control. Some powerful families in the court also often rebelled, so No matter who is in power, they all want to find strong support for the sake of their orthodox status. As for other considerations, there are various considerations such as trade and culture. Therefore, Dali has always wanted to have good relations with the Song Dynasty, so it kept showing goodwill to the Song Dynasty for help. title.
However, the Song Dynasty has always been indifferent to Dali. Even if Dali is willing to become a minister and be granted a title, it is thankless. At least in the early years of Zhenghe, the Song Dynasty rejected Dali's request to become a minister and be granted a title eleven times in total. A set of rhetoric was used to prevaricate the Dali envoy back.
The cold face of the Song Dynasty was actually a lingering fear of the Guilin Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, and it pursued a so-called diplomatic policy of guarding the inside and ignoring the outside world. Song Taizong also said that the internal affairs should be in order to ensure peace of mind outside, and he adopted the policy of calming down most of the foreign vassal states. Attitude.
For the Song Dynasty, the relationship with Dali was as long as the Yangshan River was stable and there was no war. All rewards, canonization, and in-depth exchanges between the two sides were ignored.
In the end, only Emperor Daojun was so happy that he agreed to Dali's request and held a prosperous canonization ceremony for Henan University.
Emperor Daojun officially decreed that Duan He of Dali be conferred the title of Doctor of Purple Gold Guanglu, Sikong of the Inspection School, Yunnan Jiedushi, Shangzhu Kingdom, and King of Dali.
This is the only country in Dali that has been officially canonized by the Song Dynasty in the past two hundred years, and the only country that has been recognized as a vassal state by the Song Dynasty.
In order to publicize the surrender of the four kingdoms, Emperor Daojun actually asked the question "Thanks to the King of Dali for the Calendar Day on behalf of the Yunnan Jiedushi Envoy" in the imperial examination the following year.
Zhao Tong thought of this and understood the ins and outs, but he was still a little confused. It was enough for the Ministry of Rites or the Privy Council to deal with this kind of matter. After all, the Privy Council also had diplomatic powers over such a recent vassal state, so why should he be involved?
Seemingly seeing Zhao Tong's doubts, Emperor Daojun said: "Dali sent a prince to ask for the title. Originally, I wanted to ask King Yun to receive him, but I heard that this prince of Dali likes to dance with guns. Great, I am thinking that King Yun may not be able to talk it out with him, so I can only let King Qi take charge of this matter."
Prince? who?
Zhao Tong thought for a while and realized that the current king of Dali was Duan Heyu, also known as Duan Zhengyan.
Duan Heyu's eldest son was called Duan Yichang, who later became Jingzong of Dali. Could it be that this person came?
He touched his chin. It was not known that Chang Yi had done anything great during this period, and his literary and martial arts skills were unknown. However, this was not his fault. It was because the older one above him and the younger one below him were too strong.
His father, Duan Heyu, and his son, Duan Zhixing, found it really difficult for him to break out of the tight siege.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tali said: "My lord, take the order."
(End of chapter)
