Duan Zhixing never imagined that he would accompany his old boss Zhai Biao on his last journey of life.
This is not to say that Zhai Biao has no one to see him die. On the contrary, the Zhai family is a serious wealthy family in the west of Beijing. Not only does the family live well in Heluo, but the Xiping family also became the county magistrate because of their hard work during the Jianyan period. Zhai Biao
He is the ninth in the ranking, and his wife is the granddaughter of the veteran Yang Weizhong. He has many children and grandchildren. By the time he dies, his children and grandchildren will fill the house in Tokyo so tight that no one can fit in.
Yes, Zhai Laojiu has been the leader of the imperial banzhi since the death of Yang Yizhong, the king of Jingsai County. Because the emperor later abdicated, he was appointed as the military governor of Wuning Army and also the commander of the imperial camp. He accompanied the retired Zhao Jiu until he too
When he couldn't get out of bed, he recommended Zhang Xiaoxiang to take over. Then he went to Hexi in the seventh year of Shaoxing, where he died at the age of sixty-seven.
So the question is, why did Duan Zhixing come to see him off? Because Emperor Zhao Jiu heard that the old man who had served him for more than fifty years was dying, and insisted on going to see it himself, but Zhai Biao himself was left in the hospital bed.
After taking a breath, he also insisted on asking his son to resolutely refuse on his behalf.
In addition, the Supreme Emperor is over seventy years old. Although he is still in good health, every time he bids farewell to an old minister or sheds tears in these years, he will be sad and suffer from illness. Not to mention Mrs. Xie, it is Yan.
Jinshang in Beijing was also scared. Moreover, the crown prince and Princess Shouchun were also in Tokyo that time. His daughter and grandson worked together to persuade him. Zhao Jiu, who had always been known as "frivolous", had to compromise.
He is really old. As the mythical savior of the people of the Song Dynasty, he can no longer stand up and shoot the eagle with his sword.
As a retinue all his life, Zhai Laojiu could not bear to let his already exhausted body irritate the Supreme Emperor. But with his qualifications and status, the royal family could not ignore him, so he was born in the Chixin Cavalry and once served as Zhai Biao.
Duan Zhixing, a subordinate of Guanglu Temple, was assigned to see if this man had any last words.
Who would have thought that when Zhai Biao, who had been unconscious for a long time, saw him, he would say an incoherent sentence, "You kid, have you learned how to clear mud now?"
The eldest son Zhai thought his father was confused and wanted to apologize to the uncle, but Duan Zhixing waved his hand and refused. He smiled and said to his old boss: "Brother Zhai Jiu, now I can not only dredge, but also dig ditches, plow and
Sow seeds. If you continue to accompany the Supreme Emperor in farm work, he will not be tired, so don’t worry."
When Zhai Biao heard this, he nodded and said with a satisfied smile: "That's good, that's good. Prince Liu also left a few years ago, and I'm leaving too. You must know how to do it. The boys who followed were even more
No, they can’t understand what the officials are saying.”
I say it as if you can understand it!
Duan Zhixing was complaining in his heart, but looking at the old Zhai Biao, he felt uncomfortable and said: "Yes, Xin Qiji, Hong Laoqi, Zhang Xiaoxiang and the others are good at fighting, but they are worse than me at farm work."
"Didn't you come here like this? At that time, I thought, what happened to the prince and grandson of Dali? The official family is from the prince of the country, isn't it..." Zhai Biao seemed to be in doubt, sometimes "boss" and sometimes "Prince Liu"
, from the defeat of Yelu Mawu in Ruyang City to the battle of Wushan, Duan Zhixing has never experienced these, but he has heard the old man of the Red Heart Team say it countless times, so he answered the words very smoothly.
Unexpectedly, at the last moment, Zhai Biao suddenly woke up and asked his son to write a thank you note. He must understand that "my family is considered a rich man in Xiping. During the Jingkang Incident, we were able to stay together for more than forty years because of the favor of the officials."
, to be able to participate in the rapid rise, to build Yan's achievements, it's okay if you can't read well, but you must be careful and guard your family. If you are in troubled times, you will know that we are Song ministers in this world."
All the descendants of the Zhai family shed tears and kowtowed in agreement.
Zhai Biao was clear for a moment, then suddenly looked at Duan Zhixing and said, "You can live a good life if you stay in the Song Dynasty. I think you didn't want to go home at that time." This was so strange that even Duan Zhixing himself was stunned for a moment before reacting.
Come over, and when he wanted to say something, Zhai Biao exhaled and slowly stopped his heartbeat.
The leader of the Imperial Guard, who came from a powerful generation, closed his eyes and went underground to find Yang Yizhong, Liu Yan and even Xin Wenyu to praise his achievements and drink with him, taking with him countless legends that he had witnessed during the Jianyan years.
Duan Zhixing also felt very tired. After going out, he originally wanted to go directly to the palace to report the funeral, but Zhao Guan's family had irregular sleep patterns, so he went to catch up on his sleep. Duan Zhixing had no choice but to go home and take a bath before coming to see him again.
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Time flies by, and Xiao Duanlangjun, who once cried under Zhai Biao, is now over fifty. But along the way, he remembers that when he was in Ningxia, Zhai Jiedu seemed to have been attacked by Prince Yang once.
I couldn't think of anything specific. But when I followed my concubine back from Dali, he patted me on the shoulder and said, "You cry and cry, you don't look like a man. You don't give us imperial guards at critical times."
It’s really embarrassing. If the law is chaotic, just be chaotic. The official family has always been able to tolerate people, so you can rest assured that you are a Song Dynasty person."
Yes, from the thirteenth year of Jianyan's reign, he was transferred to the position of Dian Kecheng of Honglu Temple, and the following year he hired his wife to live in the prime minister's house. After several decades, he was already a Song Dynasty person from beginning to end.
I still remember that in the 17th year of Jianyan's reign, Dali was divided into four parts. The officials granted four princes at one go, two named Gao, one named Yang, and the last one named Duan, named Duan Zhengxing, who was Duan Zhixing's biological father.
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For this reason, the official asked him, "Are you willing to go back to Dali? If you go back, according to the example of Mongolian King Tuoli, the Duan family's title of county king will be yours sooner or later."
Duan Zhixing almost didn't have to think about it before he replied: "I have been in the Song Dynasty for many years and have taken root in the country. I have no desire to return to the barbarian land for a long time." After a pause, he said sadly: "Grandma and Amu Dun have both gone.
When I helped my concubine escape from Dali, I was considered a rebel in the eyes of others. Even if they had to put up with me because of His Majesty's reasons, they would still try their best to find a way... Therefore, my going to Dali will not have any impact on the official career.
Helped.”
The great cause mentioned by Duan Zhixing is obviously the border policy "thought out" by a certain official: to change the land and return it to the local people. Of course, the Zhao official family always adapts to local conditions, and does not count on the hundreds of years of family business and national culture in the southwest for one or two generations.
You can completely Chineseize it and then become a rank-and-file official, only after you have achieved great achievements in science and technology in later generations.
But since Jiaozhi became the Annan Road of the Great Song Dynasty, he began to make active arrangements, such as directly appointing some officials from Yunnan to establish mutual markets in Jianchang Prefecture, and also canonizing his second son as King Mu, and vassaling Yunnan and Guizhou.
One way is to use them, the direct descendants of Duan and Gao, to carry out literary propaganda about "since ancient times".
Although Duan Zhixing's political level is not that high, he believes in the government. He is not optimistic about how long Dali, which is already weak, can be independent after being divided into several small states.
Don't you see, today's Daluo, Linhuang and even Yinchuan are already speaking Chinese and practicing Chinese etiquette. They are really "combing their hair like Yanjing did". In a few generations, they will be no different from the people in the Central Plains.
Officials have said that cultural aggression is more effective than war.
Not to mention, several small regimes also engaged in hundreds of trades with the Song Dynasty. The people wore mink fur from Liaodong, ate salt from Hedong, and watched sumo wrestling spread from Tokyo.
However, Duan Zhixing returned to Dali once in his lifetime, for no other reason than that his father Duan Zhengxing was seriously ill and requested to see his son before he died. Such a request had to be approved by Zhao Guan's family, and he could not ignore it, although when he saw him
The old man knew he had been deceived.
It's not that my father isn't sick, but he's not that ill. He could throw a pillow at him when we don't see each other, but it's because he said he shouldn't put up any more resistance.
Duan Zhengxing's eyes were red and he said: "Everyone told me that you no longer want your ancestors, but I never expected that you are already Zhao Song's dog. I have praised you all the time."
Duan Zhixing sneered, I am Zhao Song's dog, what are you, but what's the use of talking, just give me a fatal blow, "Didn't my father send me to Zhao Song back then? Do you, a filial son, still remember what my grandmother said in tears?
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Duan Zhengxing suddenly felt as if his neck was stuck, and after a while he said: "My king, my king, that is..."
Duan Zhixing didn't give him a chance to quibble at all, saying: "Back then, in this city, Gao Liangcheng assassinated the envoy of the Song Dynasty. Don't tell me that you and your grandfather didn't know anything about it, and don't tell me that you didn't know that at that time.
Is it because I gave up my life? If the father is unkind and the son is unfilial, my ancestors’ reputation will be ruined?”
Duan Zhengxing fell slumped on the bed, "Could it be that the three hundred years of Duan family's foundation are going to be destroyed in my hands, Zhixing, even if you hate me, your surname is always Duan."
Duan Zhixing was speechless, "What kind of foundation? I used to be a puppet, but now I am no more than a city lord. My father has to sacrifice his life for something he has never got, and I, the son, can't do anything about it. As for my ancestors, I settled down in the Song Dynasty anyway.
I already have a son, and the bloodline of the Duan family in Dali will not be cut off, and I will not care about anything else. If my ancestors are to blame, they can only blame the person who abandoned me."
After saying that, he went out without looking back, listening to his father howling in the house, and said to his somewhat embarrassed wife Lu: "Let's go, I will take you to see the Erhai Camellia." Some people are just not satisfied.
In the twenty-fourth year of Jianyan's reign, Duan Zhengxing, the king of Dali County, passed away. His second son, Duan Zhining, was his heir. However, the Song Dynasty refused and he was reduced to a duke. In the next hundred years, all the land of the original Nanzhao Kingdom was returned to the imperial court.