Julian calendar, January 1142, the twelfth lunar month of the fourteenth year of Hongwu in the Song Dynasty.
As the Chinese New Year was approaching, Alexios Comnenus, the King of Rome, who had traveled thousands of miles, finally arrived in the most prosperous and magnificent city in the world, and it was also the most powerful and wealthy city in the world. The capital of the Song Empire was Yingtianfu City, Nanjing.
By the way, the term Song Empire is actually not very accurate, although Emperor Zhao Kai of the Song Dynasty himself liked to use these four words to name the territory he ruled.
But in fact, what he rules is not a country at all, but the whole world!
This "all over the world" is equivalent to "the land of Allah" and "the land of God"... it is the entirety of a civilization!
Although the official family of the Song Dynasty before the Xuanhe War was also called the Son of Heaven, in the eyes of Song people, they were also the masters of the world. However, no official of the Song Dynasty before Zhao Kai had ever dominated all the land in the world in any situation, and even a tribute system of making money at a loss had not been established.
Regardless of others, the Emperor of Liao or Jin was thinking of becoming a father to the official family of the Song Dynasty. No matter how much money they paid, they would not call him the father of the official family of the Song Dynasty.
There is also a Japanese emperor who wanders on the edge of the world. Not only will he not surrender to the officials of the Song Dynasty, he doesn't even bother to pay attention to the officials of the Song Dynasty.
Koryo was willing to become a vassal, but they wanted to be vassal to the Liao and Jin Dynasties, and not to the Song dynasty.
Vietnam professed its surrender to the Song Dynasty, but during the Shenzong Dynasty, it sent troops to attack the Guangnan West Road of the Song Dynasty... It was simply a rebel!
And now, Emperor Yelu Yanxi of the Liao Dynasty is Zhao Kai's filial "old son", and he is very happy about it!
Although his regent Yelu Dashi was very reluctant, he had nothing to do... He could not defeat Zhao Kai again and again, and his rightful name was in the hands of Yelu Yanxi, what else could he do?
The Great Jin Kingdom no longer exists, at least not within the scope of "the whole world". The last emperor of the Jin Dynasty, Wan Yanliang, sealed the title of Duke Hun De and was exiled to the Worm Valley of Yunnan. He was bitten to death by poisonous insects in the thirteenth year of Hongwu. Now he has been buried in a glorious ceremony by Duan Yu.
His brother Wanyanchong inherited the title of Duke of Hunde... He is also waiting to be bitten by poisonous insects!
Duan Yu of Dali, who was responsible for taking care of two generations of Hunde Gongs, had been working conscientiously as the Yunnan Jiedushi Envoy in recent years. Not only did he not dare to overstep his bounds and claim the title of emperor, he did not even claim the title of King of Dali (he was a conferred King of Dali). ), all correspondence is called "Jiedushi".
In addition, he also donated money to open the Dali Academy, which was affiliated with the Confucian imperial court, and asked Wang Zhongfu to be the Confucian Grandmaster of Yunnan, responsible for educating all ethnic groups and tribes in Yunnan... Whoever dares not to listen to Grandmaster Wang's teachings will have that reputation. Will lead the Jurchen warriors to come to the door to reason!
Emperor Chongtoku of Japan has now become the Taiping Emperor, and he is humbly learning from the advanced experience of the imperial examinations of the Song Dynasty with a group of ministers and famous samurai!
In addition, on the territory of Japan, a general who conquered the barbarians appeared on the same level as the Taiping Heavenly King... He was not a general conferred by the Taiping Heavenly King, but a self-recommended general from the officials of the Song Dynasty.
One country and two masters, who dares to be disobedient?
While the Emperor of Japan became King Taiping, the King of Goryeo became the Lord of Tamra Island... Of course, the title of King of Goryeo is still there. Zhao Kai's operation was really unparalleled. While he made Wang Inbiao (that is, Wang Kai, who avoided Zhao Kai's taboo, so he became the king of Goryeo) who had taken refuge in Tamluo Island, he made King Jin the king of Goryeo. Wanyan Zongpan and Wanyan Zonggu, the remnants of thieves, should be aware of the state affairs of Goryeo and should be aware of the state affairs of Goryeo. One country has three masters, it’s up to them to decide what to do!
The situation in Vietnam is similar. On one side is Zhao Chen, who quietly calls himself Emperor of the South and accepts the title of King of South Vietnam.
On the other side is the 6-year-old Annan Protector Li Tianzuo - his father Li Yanghuan died of fear more than three years ago because Zhao Chen actually controlled Champa and invaded the Nie'an area on the border of southern Vietnam and Champa.
After Li Yanghuan's death, Li Tianzuo, who was only 3 years old, ascended the throne with the assistance of the powerful minister Du Yingwu... However, he did not dare to call himself the Emperor of Danan. The envoy left Yunnan and went north to ask Zhao Kai to profess his vassalship and request for a title. At the same time, he also asked for the return of his hometown of Guangyuan Prefecture.
Zhao Kaize issued an edict to reconcile with Zhao Chen, the king of Nanyue, and named Li Tianzuo the Protector of Annan and King of Jiaozhi. He also asked the Annan Protector's Palace and the Nanyue Prince's Palace to jointly protect Tiannan.
After receiving the edict of reconciliation, Zhao Chen, the king of Nanyue, sent an envoy to express his willingness to reconcile with the Annan Protectorate, while requesting the right to "civilize Tiannan"!
The so-called "civilization of Tiannan" is of course the power to promote colonial expansion in the areas south of Guangdong and Guangxi!
In addition, Zhao Chen also asked Zhao Kai to name the new city he built in Dazhan Haikou (located in Champa) "Shuntian Jiaohua" (Hue for short), and grant it the status of the capital of southern Guangdong.
Of course, Zhao Kai was happy to see Zhao Chen struggling in Tiannan. Not only did he immediately approve Zhao Chen's request, he also conferred Zhao Chen as the Grandmaster of the Tiannan Confucian Sect in the name of the Confucian imperial court and was in charge of Tiannan's education.
Don't think that the "right to educate Tiannan" granted by Zhao Kai to Zhao Chen is illusory... If this "right to educate" does not have strong ships and cannons, it is illusory. Who wants you to educate? But with powerful ships and cannons, this power is very real. Not only can we export enlightenment, but we can also turn enlightenment into a paid service!
Therefore, all the countries in Tiannan must not only accept enlightenment sincerely, but also provide free land for Tiannan Confucianism to build academies and commercial ports, and must also use one-tenth of the national tax revenue to pay tuition for Tiannan Confucianism... ...No matter how poor you are, you can’t poor your children!
In addition, Zhao Chen also ordered people to encircle a piece of land at the west entrance of the Malacca Strait and set up a "Fengtian Enlightenment" city, which was responsible for educating the barbarians in the Malacca Strait and collecting tolls from the Strait.
Although Zhao Kai, the "Chosen One" who is determined to colonize the world, has not done any bad things in colonization so far, his "world" is constantly expanding and growing... And Nanjing Yingtian Mansion The city has truly become the residence of the Lord of the World.
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The emperor's residence is majestic and solemn.
King Alexius of Rome, Archmage Bagration of Georgia, Archmage Marihasiya of the Church of God Worshiping in the Western Tang Dynasty, and Li Chongwen, envoy of the Kingdom of the Western Tang Dynasty, followed Hu Yin, the Minister of Rites, in the palace of the Imperial City of Jinling Walking between the attic buildings, there is splendor and splendor everywhere.
Alexios tried hard to suppress the shock in his heart, and while walking, he looked around, admiring the Song Dynasty's magnanimity.
Now he finally knows what heavenly wealth is!
Compared with the Chang'an Mansion in Xijing of the Tang Dynasty and the Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing, it was just a small town, not worth mentioning at all!
The buildings in Chang'an Mansion in Xijing are mainly civil structures, with only a few bricks. Nanjing Yingtianfu is a huge city built of bricks and stones... Even the ground inside the city is paved with stones, and vehicles can drive on it extremely smoothly.
As the center of Nanjing Yingtianfu City, the Jinling Imperial City was extremely rich and powerful, far exceeding the Daming Palace and far away from the Holy Palace, the residence of Alexios in Constantinople.
But in terms of size, the Holy Palace cannot be compared with the Jinling Imperial City!
Not to mention those magnificent and majestic buildings...
They didn’t know how long they had been walking, and when even the young Alexios felt his legs and feet ached, they finally arrived at a building halfway up the mountain.
Alexios looked up and found that he was standing outside a beautiful oriental-style palace. A blond, blue-eyed, graceful woman wearing an oriental palace dress was standing outside the palace door, looking at the visitors. .
The woman spoke Greek. When she saw the visitor approaching, she opened her mouth and asked, "Who is Basileus of the Roman Empire?"
Alexios stepped forward quickly and nodded to the woman: "Madam, I am Basileus Alexios Comnenus of the Roman Empire, the son of John II. I came from afar to see Di of the Song Dynasty. Your Majesty Crado."
"You call the emperor Dictado?" The woman was amused by Alexios' words, but she still corrected him, "You call him His Majesty the Great Emperor!"
"Your Majesty the Great Emperor" was said in Chinese, and then the woman added, "You must also kneel on one knee and shout 'Long Live'."
In fact, it is not necessary to kneel when meeting the great emperor Zhao Kai, but Alexius did not know how to bow down, so he was asked to kneel down on one knee in the Western way.
However, Alexios was not very happy, "Madam, I am the co-ruler of Rome, not a subject of the great emperor, and I should not kneel to him."
He didn't kneel when he met Li Renxiao in Chang'an Mansion in Xijing. Why did he have to kneel when he saw Zhao Kai?
The woman smiled, then lowered her tone: "Bachelus, you are no longer the co-ruler of Rome... The Roman Empire is now ruled by Caesar John Vasilius I, a Roman senator. Conferred by the academy, the legal monarch of Rome was crowned by the archbishop of the Orthodox Church. You... are just a fugitive in exile in the Song Dynasty, begging for asylum. What qualifications do you have to not kneel down to the great emperor?"
Alexios still wanted to argue again, but Marihasiya, the great mage of the Western Tang Worship Church, had already come up to help the woman speak, "Basileus, what they said is right, you are not the monarch of Rome. Yeah... So you have to kneel down when you see the great emperor. Otherwise, the great emperor won't see you. Wouldn't it be in vain for you to come here? Besides, our king of the Western Tang Dynasty will not see you when he meets the great emperor. Even if you are ordered to kneel down, how about you meeting me now? Now I just ask you to kneel down, not kowtow, which is good."
Still want to kowtow? Alexios’ forehead hurts a little!
Li Chongwen on the side also joined in, "Basileus, the official family of the Song Dynasty is the emperor... The son of Tianli is equivalent to the son of God over there, the brother of Jesus. You are going to meet the second brother of God's family. Can you not kneel down?"
It can't be! Alexios thought for a moment, then nodded, "Then I'll kneel..." He looked at the blond woman, "Madam, I'll kneel, is that okay?"
