Although there is still nearly a month until the end of the New Year, Lin'an has already had a New Year atmosphere! The streets and markets have become much more lively, and people have begun to buy in advance for the New Year!
Compared with the outside world, the people in Lin'an are stable and wealthy, which has given many people the wrong impression! They regard Lin'an as the entire Song Dynasty, and continue to act stupid in this wrong thinking.
In a few days, it will be the big day of the Laba Festival, and the palace has already begun preparations in advance! Zhao Shen personally conveyed the decree. After the sacrifice, the queen will serve Laba porridge outside the palace gate, so that all the people in Lin'an can celebrate together. Let all the people in Lin'an feel the prosperity of the Song Dynasty.
For a time, hundreds of officials praised the emperor's civilized and martial virtues, and the people were happy to spread the name of the royal family's benevolence! Therefore, although the matters in the court were still complicated, Zhao Shen was actually quite happy!
Memorials from the Northwest Fifth Route came one after another, and he felt more and more that making Shen Tang the imperial envoy was the right decision! With Shen Tang busy, he didn't need to worry at all. In fact, the entire court except for raising funds Apart from providing food and fodder, the most important thing was to discuss who should replace the officials who were taken down by Shen Tang.
This kind of thing is a good thing for everyone, so the atmosphere above the court is relatively harmonious.
"Your Majesty! Envoys from Dali Kingdom are here to pay homage! They arrived in Lin'an yesterday! The main purpose of their trip is to celebrate the New Year for Your Majesty!"
"oh?"
Zhao Shen frowned, and then said with a bit of displeasure, "They came early!"
It’s no wonder that Zhao Shen had a bad attitude towards Dali! After Jianyan crossed south, the few remaining brothers in the Song Dynasty were only in Dali and Vietnam!
Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the north has been the main opponent from Liao to Jin! The main force is also placed on the northern border.
Therefore, for the countries in the southeast, they have always adhered to the principle of "thicken their accumulations without considering their tributes and losses, and falsely claim honors without taking responsibility for them." Don't reject them when they come, don't pursue them when they go. The borders are connected, and there are invasions from time to time. It is a policy to attack generals when ordered to do so, but to surrender them when obeyed, and not to resort to force.
To put it bluntly, they come to pay tribute, so if we give them more, we won't care about what they get.
Pretend to be canonized and give them a nice name. Even if they are dishonest, they don't need to be blamed by the Champions League.
If you really call me, come here, and leave as soon as you leave! If you really make a big fuss, let someone teach you a lesson, and you will wake up as soon as you accept it...
Considering the border troubles of the Song Dynasty, this cannot be said to be wrong.
However, I have also forgotten that some people just want to bully others too much! If you give in a little, he dares to invade even an inch!
This was true for the Li Dynasty of Vietnam, and the same was true for Dali Kingdom!
There are two main surnames in Dali, one is the Royal Duan family, and the other is the Prime Minister Gao family! All the prime ministers in Dali are hereditary, and since the Great China, although the Duan family returned to power, their main domestic rights remain the same. The Gao family is in control, and the Duan family is, to put it bluntly, more like a puppet.
Even if the next two Duan emperors were quite capable, they still could not change this situation.
The current Emperor of Dali is Duan Zhengxing, his father Duan Heyu (Duan Yu in the Eight Tribes of the Sky...), and his grandfather Duan Zhengchun! During Duan Heyu's period, because Duan Heyu always wanted to rely on the Song Dynasty to seize power from the prime minister, Therefore, Dali was very close to the Song Dynasty in its foreign policy.
However, after Duan Heyu became a monk and passed on to Duan Zhengxing, this situation quickly changed.
Duan Zhengxing won the throne with the support of Prime Minister Gao Liangcheng, so he acted as a more pure puppet! Gao Liangcheng was ambitious, and if he had not considered that the Song Dynasty would send troops to support Duan Heyu, he would not have tolerated it So long! Now that the emperor has become his, naturally he doesn't care about it anymore.
Therefore, the soldiers and horses of the Dali Kingdom continued to cross the Dadu River, invade and plunder the border areas.
However, during this year, the Northwest Five Routes had been uneasy, so the Song Dynasty court had no good way to deal with Dali's provocation and could only let it go.
"Your Majesty, the envoy from the Dali Kingdom requested that a city be built in Ziqi under the jurisdiction of both parties to facilitate trade between the two countries!"
"Snapped!"
Zhao Shen was furious, "How dare a small vassal state be so greedy! Ziqi is the territory of the Song Dynasty, what does it have to do with their country of Dali! If they want trade, why should they be managed by both sides in the Song Dynasty?"
Why don't they build a city in Dali and let me, the Song Dynasty, manage it?"
"Your Majesty, no!"
Shi Hao hurriedly spoke out.
"Your Majesty, back then Yi Zu (Taizu of the Song Dynasty) once drew the Dadu River as a boundary. Now if we build a city outside the river and let the captives take care of each other and sleep on the border, it will not be a blessing for China!"
"Your Majesty, what the Prime Minister said is true, the laws of our ancestors cannot be abolished!"
Ye Yong also spoke accordingly.
The left and right prime ministers rarely unified their opinions, leaving Zhao Shen with no place to vent his anger!
"Your Majesty, a few days ago, I received a report from the Yongzhou Army and Horse Department that the Dali Kingdom had 20,000 troops under Luo Xiong's tribe. Therefore, this matter still needs to be considered!"
Zhang Jun frowned and said.
"Okay, okay! While paying tribute, prepare to plunder my border with the Song Dynasty! Does Dali think that I am a fool?"
Zhao Shen was extremely angry.
"Go and expel the Dali envoys directly, Shi Hao, prepare a decree to condemn them! If they are ignorant, then I will let them know that the Song Dynasty is not something they can offend just from a vassal state!"
The peace talks with the Kingdom of Jin gave Zhao Shen a lot of confidence in dealing with Dali!
"Your Majesty, there may be something wrong with this matter!"
Shi Hao said respectfully, "Although we, the Song Dynasty, and the Jin Dynasty are negotiating for peace, we must take precautions. Moreover, if our country, the Song Dynasty, mobilizes troops, they may reap the benefits.
In addition, the Western Border has just been established, and the people, military resources, and soldiers are all tired. I think that for the time being, we should focus on appeasing them!"
"Your Majesty is clear!"
Ye Yong responded immediately, "You can't even make waves in Dali even if you are just a small person! Why not, what if we temporarily allow them?"
Furthermore, Zi Qi was in the Song Dynasty after all. Even if they came in, could they still make the decision?
At that time, it will still be under the control of our Great Song Dynasty!"
"Unbridled..." Zhao Shen stood up angrily, "I gathered hundreds of thousands of troops, killed and injured nearly a hundred thousand soldiers, and lost countless money and food. I just took back the two cities of Sizhou! Now, as soon as you hand over your hand, you will think Send Ziqi away! Then when Dali comes back next time, will we give them the entire Yongzhou and the entire Guangnan West Road?"
The two prime ministers supported the conciliation and retreated at the same time, and the emperor was furious alone. For a while, the situation was deadlocked.
"Report!"
Suddenly, a long shout came, and a person outside the main hall shouted loudly, "The Imperial City Secretary Tiju Wang Hu has something to ask for to see His Majesty!"