Duan Silian thought Lu Huiqing was teasing Menzi, but looking at Lu Huiqing's seriousness, it seemed as if what he said was true.
"Don't make fun of Xiao Wang, Mr. Lu." Could Duan Silian himself not know whether there was a team?
Lu Huiqing looked around and hesitated to speak, which made Duan Silian cautious.
He waved his hands and asked the servants to go away. Whether they were brought by him or arranged by the Song Dynasty, they all stayed away.
"Prince Duan, Hui Qing has been close to Prince Duan for several months, which can be regarded as a close relationship. Some words are not the will of the imperial court, but are things that are criticized by our imperial court."
"The Gao family rebelled, and who saved Prince Duan?"
"Of course the one who saves the little king is Master Wang... he is the guard of the mining city?!"
At that time, the Kingdom had not yet sent troops. Duan Silian had always thought that the Mining City Guards and the Wang Division were the same thing. When Lu Huiqing asked, he felt that there should be a difference.
"Prince Duan, do you know that the imperial court did not order the guards of the mining city to rescue the Duan royal family, and even criticized the sending of troops to the mining city?"
Duan Silian was completely confused by Lu Huiqing's words.
The equipment of the Mining City Guards is almost the same as that of the Wang Division, and their combat capabilities are not comparable to those of the Dali soldiers.
Is it possible that the mining city is an independent kingdom? It is not subject to the control of the imperial court?
Impossible! Duan Silian is not stupid. What is going on in the mining city? From the day it was planned to be built, he knew that it was the root of the country's coins.
This was also one of the excuses for the Gao family to start the uprising, thinking that Duan Silian had betrayed Dali.
"In fact, this is indeed the case. Our request to send troops is justifiable. At the beginning of the Gao family's uprising, our government was not sure whether it was a rebellion or a civil strife among Dali tribes due to selfish interests. Therefore, at the beginning of the Gao family's uprising, our government had no intention of sending troops.
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"When the Gao family invaded the city and proclaimed themselves king of Dali, our court believed that the Gao family was treason, and they had the intention to send troops. At this time, Prince Duan had been rescued..."
"Prince Duan should know that the mining city is not the mining city of the Song Dynasty... You don't need to refute it, it's true."
Lu Huiqing interrupted what Duan Silian wanted to say, leaving no room for him to interrupt.
"Seeking profits within the territory of Dali has attracted so much criticism from the Song Dynasty that King Duan could not have predicted, and it is indeed not the behavior of a sage. How can we, the sovereign state of the Song Dynasty, act like this?"
"Since the beginning of the mining city, it has been the work of merchants. Don't look at it now that the officials are taking the lead... He was the prince at the time."
"Prince Duan may not be aware of some secrets of our dynasty. The officials did this out of necessity and had no choice but to do so."
Well, this can be regarded as a correction for the official family, because if the mining city wants to leave the court, it must take out the official family.
Lu Huiqing spoke so vaguely and evasively that Duan Silian would believe it even more.
After all, the issue of the former prince's heir is not a secret matter, and I think the Dali royal family pays more attention to it.
"Nowadays, mining towns have become a phenomenon. All the officials can do is to formulate a rotation system for the guards of the mining towns to avoid losing the tail."
"I wonder what Lu Guanban said has anything to do with whether I have a team?"
Duan Silian fainted. He really had no interest in listening to these gossips about Shangguo. He didn't have anything to wipe his own butt, so how could he care about Shangguo?
"King Duan, please don't be impatient. Let's go back to the matter of rescuing the Duan royal family. When the guards of the mining city sent out troops, they were not ordered by the court..."
"Does Prince Duan have members in the mining city?"
"Yes. His Majesty the Emperor of China gave me members of the Duan family as a gift."
This is an obvious thing, and there is no need to hide it. Even the Gao family and the Yang family have some, but not as many as my own family.
"The Gao family and the Yang family also have it, right?"
Duan Silian nodded, but he became more and more confused. Where is this? What does this have to do with sending troops to the mining city and whether he has a team?
But looking at Lu Huiqing's behavior, he had to listen patiently.
Now, Lu Huiqing was his life-saving straw. Whether it was useful or not, he had to grab it hard.
"In our Great Song Dynasty, there are hundreds of ministers and ministers who have a role in the mining city. Compared with our Great Song Dynasty, the members of the three Dali families are not many. When it comes to the individual families, apart from our Great Song Dynasty royal family, there are only a few kings.
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So what? Duan Silian didn't think that because he was a member of Mining City, he could dictate matters in Mining City.
"Once the Duan Wang family is destroyed, the members of the three Dali families will inevitably be concentrated in the hands of the Gao family, which will be higher than the royal family of our dynasty..."
"This is the fundamental reason why the guards of the mining city sent troops. In other words, the root of everything is because Prince Duan is one of the owners of the mining city."
"Now, Master Wang has put aside the interest disputes in the mining city and wiped out the Gao family and the Yang family. If Duan Wang abandons the two families in the mining city at this time and borrows the soldiers guarding the mining city, Hui Qing thinks this can be done."
"The guards of the mining city are not under the control of our Song Dynasty court, and they also implement a rotation system. Our court will not worry about them using the Dali area to cause trouble, and Prince Duan does not need to worry about being influenced by them. They are just borrowing it."
"In the past ten years or so, the troops trained by the mining city guards will be enough for King Duan to dispatch and establish a foothold in Dali."
It really makes sense...
Duan Silian's eyes widened and he looked at Lu Huiqing in surprise.
Lu Huiqing was still like that, talking calmly, as if he was talking about an ordinary thing.
"Xiao Wang would like to thank Lu Guanban..."
This time it was true. Duan Silian casually took off the jade pendant he was carrying around his waist...
"This jade pendant has been carried by Xiao Wang since he was a child. I cannot thank you enough for my kindness. I hope my companion, Lu, will not refuse."
Lu Huiqing was not polite and accepted it naturally.
This is an act that is suspected of betraying the country. He has taken a big risk. Accepting a small item is not an exaggeration. Failure to accept it will make people suspicious.
"Since it was given to you personally by Duan Silian, just keep it..."
Lu Huiqing was really a wonderful person. He avoided the political affairs hall and used Xiu Mu to report to him specially. He also told the truth about Duan Silian's gifts.
As if this matter really needs to be avoided in the political hall...
However, the process described by Lu Huiqing is really not suitable to be put on the table. Criticizing the imperial court and slandering the court officials. If this matter is exposed, he, Lu Huiqing, may really shed his skin.
Lu Huiqing left, and Zhao Xi couldn't review the memorial. He went through the whole process again in his mind...
The reason why he went to such trouble was to get Duan Silian to accept it willingly, and more importantly, to silence the so-called gentlemen of the country.
As for Dali, Taizu's words cut off the way for future generations to get involved in Dali. Now, if we use power to occupy Dali, we will not only have the excuse of ancestral law, but also the excuse for courtiers to criticize our unjust behavior.
This is better...
Duan Silian still didn't know that there were no scholars familiar with the classics in Dali. When he arrived in Dali and discovered the real situation, borrowing troops gave him an idea. Borrowing civil servants and implementing a rotation system should be acceptable to Duan Silian.
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After running like this for more than ten years, or for a shorter or longer time, Zhao Xi does not believe that Dali will still be the same Dali as before.
The assimilation power of Han culture, as a later generation, Zhao Xi deeply understands its power.
Alas, if it wasn't for the broken ax that was so casually drawn, he really wouldn't have had to put in this effort.
Anyway, this can be regarded as easy first and then difficult. Expanding the territory and making Jin Ou complete is a step forward.