The blockade of the borders between Guangnan, Annan and Dali prevented Gao from obtaining any information from Guangnan.
I also hesitated, but when things came to an end, I couldn't stop.
The Gao family can no longer focus on Guangnan. After getting partial recognition from the Duan family, he still needs to further stabilize the throne.
The focus is still on the internal purge of Dali. Whether it is the remnants of the Duan royal family, the supporters of the Duan royal family, or even the grievances between the Yang family and the Dong family, the Gao family needs to be settled as soon as possible.
As for the mining city, there is no way to escape. Although some energy has been involved, there has been no decent breakout or counterattack so far.
"The Song army entered from Guangnan and successively occupied the Huimo and Luoxiong tribes. It seems that they have the intention to move further westward..."
Shouldn't we come from Chengdu Prefecture? The entry channel for the Song Army has been blocked.
Isn’t it controlled by Annan? Why did he enter the country without any news?
Isn’t it true that the Song Dynasty is still observing filial piety? Isn’t it true that the Duan family will only stay in the mining city? Isn’t it enough that the Song Dynasty is respected as the superior country?
There were too many questions, and the entire Gao family was a little confused for a while.
"Abandon the mining city, quickly return to defense, and deploy heavy troops to prevent the Song army from marching westward..."
If the Song Dynasty only entered the country from Guangnan this time like last time, Gao's response was absolutely correct.
Concentrate superior forces and make full use of terrain advantages to block the Song army at the border between Guangnan and Dali.
Continue to guard the passage from Chengdu Prefecture to Dali to ensure that Song troops on Chengdu Prefecture Road are not allowed to enter.
As long as these two points can be achieved, the Gao family does not have to worry too much even if the Duan royal family is still alive or if there is a mining town within the territory.
Unfortunately, he misjudged the combat capabilities of the mining city guards.
The siege and symbolic siege did not allow Gao to truly understand the strength of the mining city's guards.
As soon as Gao's team relaxed the siege of the mining city, the mining city guards attacked with all their strength and quickly opened the passage to Chengdu Prefecture.
At this time, a large number of imperial troops entered Dali...
"Dali's Duan family wants to come to Bianliang?"
Such a report made Zhao Xi unable to turn around for a while.
Now, the Southern Expeditionary Army of the Chinese Dynasty has connected most of the northeastern part of Dali. The Gao family's team heading east from the mining city has been attacked from two sides.
Ordinarily, the Duan family should have stepped forward at this time, borrowed the troops of Guochao, mobilized the forces supporting them in Dali, and cooperated with Guochao's southern expedition to start a counterattack against the Gao family.
At this time, if you want to enter the territory of the imperial court, you still have to go directly to Bianliang. Is it possible that you understand the intention of the imperial court? Or is it that you have no intention of controlling the chaos in Dali?
"What do you gentlemen think of this matter?"
To be honest, even Zhao Xi did not expect this situation.
"The official family and the throne of Dali have been a form of co-ownership from the beginning. The reason why the Duan family is king is just because the tribes in Dali recognize the Duan family. In essence, the Duan family does not form a real authority on the throne."
"The Duan family of Dali has been king for hundreds of years. The several changes in the throne were restricted by the Gao family and the Yang family, to the point where it was difficult for the emperor to leave the imperial city."
"For many years, the Duan family has been in power and has not taken care of the tribes that originally supported Duan's accession to the throne. Even the Duan family's original territory has gradually declined."
"Such a result has made the Duan family's control over Dali weaker and weaker. Now that the Duan family is staying in Dali, they can't bear to watch the imperial army crush Dali, and it is difficult to persuade the tribes in Dali to surrender to the imperial court."
"In this case, it is most appropriate to escape to Guochao. Regardless of whether Guochao will directly occupy Dali in the end, or he will eventually need the Duan family tablet, it may be the most appropriate thing for him to come to the court to negotiate as soon as possible."
Understood, after Fu Bi analyzed it like this, Zhao Xi completely understood.
This is indeed the smartest choice.
The Duan royal family was not destroyed, so the state had a certain excuse for sending troops to quell the civil strife among the vassals.
As long as the country still recognizes the Duan clan as the Dali King, the name of the Duan clan will be useful.
In the current war-torn situation in Dali, anything can happen. If necessary, it is not impossible for the entire Duan family in Dali to disappear.
Not to mention the general before the battle, even Zhao Xi has had this thought.
If it weren't for the complicated local power in Dali, it really wouldn't matter if we wanted the Duan family or not.
Nowadays, the goal of the army entering Dali is to make Dali armyless. In other words, the army will not consider the positions of the tribes in Dali during this campaign, but only consider the result that there will be no troops.
There is a chance that the Duan royal family of Dali will disappear that day.
Before the incident had fully unfolded, coming directly to Bianliang... I have to say that this step gave me a head start.
Refuse? Impossible, after all, the army needs such an excuse to enter Dali.
Kill? It's even more impossible. The dynasty has no shortage of ministers who flaunt the sage and kingly ways.
"Get in?"
"Officials, let's take them in. We need to have a moral reason, we need to give an explanation to the courtiers, and we need to leave an explanation to the tribes in Dali."
Han Qi's words really reflected the single-mindedness of the monarch and his ministers, the thick and black single-mindedness.
"Okay, I will meet you after you are brought in. But the political hall will be responsible for the specific discussions."
"I would like to emphasize a few principles. First, Dali still has the Duan family as its king. Second, except for the royal guard, Dali no longer has an army, and the state is responsible for its defense affairs."
"Third, Dali has a certain degree of autonomy. Dali's officials are dispatched by the imperial court and independently appointed by Dali. The dispatched officials and garrison troops are supported by Dali, which should not be lower than the corresponding salary of the country and the dynasty, and realize three-year rotation
system."
"Fourth, for Dali's taxation, a balance withdrawal system is implemented. In other words, Dali is still responsible for the taxation in Dali. Every year, based on the expenditure balance, the tax withdrawal part of the country is included in the court's tax revenue."
"Fifth, allow the people of Dali to participate in the imperial examinations, allow Dali scholars to serve as officials in the imperial court, allow the people of Dali to join the army of the imperial court, and treat Dali merchants equally in the imperial court."
"In addition, it can be regarded as a gift. The imperial court can promise to arrange for some great scholars to give lectures in Dali from time to time..."
Speaking of the principle of handling Dali, Zhao Xi even used Dali as an experimental field to try a model with two lines of military and political affairs.
If it is implemented directly in the country, the opposition will be certain. If it is implemented in Dali, the court will gradually accept this model. Perhaps when it is implemented in the future, there will not be much resistance.
The Zhengshitang also discussed ways to deal with Dali, which basically focused on taking over Dali completely and letting Duan become the king in Bianliang. According to the form of kingship in the dynasty, the fiefdom has nothing to do with the throne.
This has always been the case with regard to the enfeoffment of foreign races.
Similarly, Fu Bi and others also knew that the result of doing so would be that they would not be able to withdraw the troops for a long time, and would probably need to be suppressed, even a bloody suppression.
But what the officials said... This is the most practical way to take over Dali at this stage.
As time goes by, as the education of the Guo Dynasty deepens, Dali's identification with the Guo Dynasty will become deeper and deeper. In the end, even if Dali is still the Duan family as the king, the people of Dali will gradually identify with the imperial court.