Facing Su Yonglin's inquiry, Gao Zhenming honestly chose to speak frankly.
He said that he came here this time, firstly, in the hope of explaining the previous misunderstanding between the two countries, and secondly, in the hope of obtaining a formal canonization of the status of the King of Dali from the Ming Dynasty and establishing a suzerain-vassal relationship between the two countries.
Well, Su Yonglin was basically certain that Dali was frightened by his military operations in South Vietnam, so he quickly came over to kowtow and admit his mistake, blocking the Ming Kingdom's excuse for using troops against them, and seeking a new way out.
Yes, he understands the truth. The Ming Dynasty still has a series of foreign tribal issues in southern Sichuan that need to be dealt with, and transportation problems will also take time. It will not use troops against Dali in the short term. It is good to be able to stabilize Dali during this period.
Although Xu Tong is very talented, and the personnel of the Eighth Corps are basically ready, it will take some time to formally form combat effectiveness, and during this period, Su Haisheng will need to lead some of the main forces of the Second Corps to help stabilize the situation in Sichuan and Sichuan. .
And at present, the problem of the large number of foreign tribes in southern Sichuan and Sichuan is quite complicated.
According to the current administrative and military reports from Sichuan and Sichuan, Su Yonglin learned that among the foreign tribes in southern Sichuan and Shu, there were pro-Ming factions who were willing to develop bilateral relations with the Ming Dynasty, and there were also anti-Ming factions who were hostile to the Ming Dynasty.
Because of the Ming Dynasty's strong intervention in the local political ecology, the number of pro-Ming factions and the number of anti-Ming factions among the local tribes who were accustomed to Jisi's rule was small.
The commodity trade and cultural exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and the pro-Ming tribes will be suddenly attacked by these guys, which is quite threatening. Therefore, Su Haisheng and Xu Tong are organizing a certain-scale public security war and training the recruits of the Eighth Corps.
If we want to use troops against Dali, the restricted area in southern Sichuan and Sichuan must be the rear. If the rear is unstable, it will be impossible to talk about using troops against Dali.
And if Dali is stabilized, Su Yonglin even thought about getting some grain, grass and other material support from Dali, and maybe recruiting Dali's army to assist in the battle.
So far, there are many benefits.
Therefore, Su Yonglin has a relatively positive attitude towards this matter.
"As for the misunderstanding between the two countries, I think it should be almost resolved. Now that Dali has dealt with these issues internally and has made an apology, it would be a bit mean for Ming Dynasty to continue to pursue this matter. , Ming Dynasty is a civilized country, a country of etiquette, not a country of unreasonable tyrants."
The statement given by Su Yonglin basically acknowledged the tone of this matter in Dali Kingdom. For this, Gao Zhenming was quite happy.
He knelt down and bowed to Su Yonglin and expressed his sincere gratitude to Su Yong.
Then there is the suzerain-vassal relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Dali Kingdom.
Regarding this, Su Yonglin also held a relatively friendly attitude.
"The previous suzerain-vassal relationship between Dali and the Southern Song Dynasty actually no longer exists. Since the Southern Song Dynasty has been destroyed, it is logical for the Ming Dynasty and Dali to establish a suzerain-vassal relationship. If Dali has no objections, then canonization It can be done anytime.”
Gao Zhenming was overjoyed and immediately stated that the canonization could be carried out at any time because he had been authorized by the King of Dali to accept the canonization on behalf of the king.
Su Yonglin knew in his heart that King Duan of Dali was just an empty mascot, and it was Gao who could really talk the talk.
So he nodded and expressed that he could issue a decree to canonize Dali Kingdom.
Like the canonization of the Southern Song Dynasty, the canonization of the vassal king not only includes the king of the country, but also the official position of the suzerain country. It means that the king of the vassal country is a minister of the Chinese emperor. To do anything unfavorable to him is to slap the Chinese emperor in the face. The Chinese emperor will be angry. .
The Ming Dynasty followed the usual practice of canonizing the King of Dali. He was granted the title of Yunnan Jiedushi and the King of Dali, and then some flashy high-level official positions were given to the King of Dali, making him a nominal minister of the Ming Emperor.
After the solemn and cautious enfeoffment meeting, the suzerain-vassal relationship between Dali and the Ming Dynasty was confirmed, and Dali officially became the third existing vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
Gao Zhenming was very happy to have fulfilled all his mission during this trip. At the following more private thank-you dinner, he presented a large gift list to Su Yonglin on behalf of the Dali Gao family.
There were gold and silver jewelry, jade and agate, rare and exotic animals, as well as expensive spices, ivory and other luxuries. The large quantity and high value made Su Yonglin pay attention.
Could it be said that in this era of great usurpation of thrones by little Fengxian everywhere, the Gao family also wants to replace the Duan family as emperor?
"What does it mean?"
Su Yonglin looked at Gao Zhenming with a smile and said softly: "The private gifts from the Dali Prime Minister's family are more generous than the Dali Kingdom's national gifts. Is it possible that you also want to usurp the throne? I hope you can get the support of Ming Dynasty?"
Want it too?
Gao Zhenming was immediately surprised by Su Yonglin's word. Why did Su Yonglin use this word?
But he soon realized that he shouldn't be surprised, but should immediately resolve Su Yonglin's misunderstanding.
The Gao family has no interest in the throne.
They were not like this before, they had tried to usurp the throne, but it didn't go well.
Although the Duan family lost real power, their reputation among the people was still sufficient. It was too risky for the Gao family to replace him, which was not in the interests of the family, so the throne was returned to the Duan family.
Giving up face and taking away lizi is an important method for the Gao family to maintain its long-term prosperity.
The reason for giving so many gifts is simply that the Gao family wants to establish a friendly relationship with Su Yonglin as a Gao family, and hopes that no matter what military action the Ming Congress will carry out against Dali in the future, the Gao family will be a little worried. family existence.
Through the fact that the Ming army defeated South Vietnam and successfully turned South Vietnam into a vassal state, the Gao family observed that the Ming army's strong combat effectiveness did not decline even if it moved from the north to the south.
Regardless of whether it is high latitude or low latitude, the Ming army is unparalleledly powerful.
And through a series of results achieved in the security war launched by the Ming army in southern Sichuan, the Gao family judged that this combat power can also be used in Dali. The Dali army can dominate in the southwest corner and can attack in all directions to demonstrate martial virtue. But once Facing the Ming army, it is estimated that there will be more misfortune than good.
Moreover, the national strategy of the Ming Dynasty does not seem to be defensive in nature, but an attitude of aggressive attack. This attitude will more or less affect the existence of the Dali Kingdom.
Back then, when Zhao Kuangyin led his troops to the Dadu River, Dali was very nervous. At one time, the whole people mobilized to prepare to fight the Song army. After that, Zhao Kuangyin gave up the attack, and Dali was very lucky for this.
Su Yonglin is now stronger than Zhao Kuangyin back then, and the Ming army is also stronger. Whether he will give up the advance in the face of the natural dangers of the Dadu River is really unpredictable, and they dare not take risks.
After thinking about it, the Gao family decided to extend an olive branch to Ming Guo and Su Yonglin while being in power and express their thoughts with some benefits. In exchange for his favor, it might be useful in the future.
So Gao Zhenming expressed the family's wishes to Su Yonglin very tactfully.
"The Ming Dynasty was so powerful that it dominated the country and had no rivals in all directions. Gao admired him so much that he specially presented gifts to His Majesty the Emperor to express his admiration. He had no other wish. Of course, if your Majesty can be of use to Gao, Please make it clear that Gao will do his best wherever he can."
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