No resistance, no killing... This is what Zhao Xi expressed to Duan.
In fact, Zhao Xi also hopes that there will be no resistance in Dali and that the Duan family in Dali can see the situation clearly. Those who should be monks should be monks and those who should be buried in the grave can also prevent Zhang Dun from bearing too many murders and let those Wuman and Baiman
Those who can mentally accept the rule of the country.
However, how could an ambitious king be defeated without mercy?
The Duan family has been in charge of Dali for so many years, and in Duan Lianyi's generation, because the Song Dynasty helped get rid of the power of the Gao, Yang, and Dong families, it promoted Duan Lianyi's ambitions to a certain extent.
Almost all the tribes in Dali now respect the Duan family...
During the two southern expeditions, the combat power displayed by the Song Dynasty made the tribes in Dali still fear the Song Dynasty. In addition, the Duan family became related by marriage to the Song Dynasty... This is considered among the tribes in Dali.
Very useful.
Therefore, although Duan Silian felt a bit like a puppet, Duan Lianyi believed that this was a good opportunity to unify Dali. Those tribes did begin to cooperate with the Duan family to a certain extent.
This gave rise to some ambitions.
They are cousins, at least a bit close. The second prince traveled to Dali and naturally lived in the palace, so they expressed their inner resentment and came up with some ideas, and then tried to implement them.
"From the moment the ax hit the Dadu River, the Song Dynasty and Dali were destined to be friendly neighbors... It's just that children don't talk about their father's faults, so how can they control Dali in this way? Mother dare not
My uncle didn’t dare to speak out, alas...my cousin is in trouble too. He’s just an orphan...and he’s just a prince..."
This was what the second prince expressed at the beginning when they were chatting. Then, the communication deepened and there were more ideas.
To a certain extent, the second prince's plan was very thorough, and it seemed that Dali had not suffered any losses, and was not even responsible for it...
He didn't understand that there were some things that didn't need this, they just needed to be considered by the Great Song Dynasty.
"Shuai Zhang, the tribes of Dali are tending to gather towards the central city of Yangjumei, which will cause obstacles to the army's advance... Xia has not been in Dali for a short period of time, and it is not enough to unite."
Zhang Dun was not a fool. After leading his army through Dongchuan Prefecture, he first found Zheng Xia who had been wandering around Dali. However, Zheng Xia's words did not seem to have much effect on the army.
"How do those Wuman and Baiman like Duan?"
"It's neither a good impression nor a bad impression. According to Xia's understanding, it's because the Duan family is a royal in-law of the country. In the land of Dali, the in-law relationship must be very strong, almost an offensive and defensive alliance. So, in essence, it is
The Duan family used the name of the Song Dynasty to give the tribe a home..."
"In other words, with the arrival of the Song Dynasty, can we dismantle the Duan clan's control of the tribe?"
The situation Zheng Xia mentioned was a new situation for Zhang Dun. Although Zhang Dun didn't care how many Dali people he killed, he would still kill less if it was possible.
His goal is not the Privy Council, nor is he simply the commander-in-chief. If he can avoid being criticized by others, he will still avoid it. Wang Shao being the coach and being the coach himself are two different things.
This is why he quickly contacted Zheng Xia as soon as he entered Dali.
"No, or I'm not sure. According to what I've learned, it doesn't seem to be the case. There are some theories among various tribes that it is the officials who test the princes' abilities, which leads to the fights between the princes."
"In the battle between the princes, because the prince has a maternal uncle who is a military general, and the second prince is only a descendant of the Dali royal family, so there is a situation where the army is pressing down on the border. This is not what the Song Dynasty court meant, it is the prince.
behavior.”
"It is rumored that the 100,000 troops in this southern expedition are the greatest energy that the prince can borrow from the generals. As long as the tribes in Dali can protect the second prince from defeat, there will be great rewards..."
Are Dali people really so confused? Zhang Dun was a bit dumbfounded.
Do the tribes in Dali really believe this obvious backing and cannon fodder? But Zheng Xia has been wandering around Dali for several months, so he shouldn't be deceived by those barbarians, right?
"In fact, the tribes in Dali seem to agree with this statement. In the past few years, except for the slight stability after the intervention of the imperial court, the rest of the time has been the disputes between the Duan family, the Yang family, and the Gao family. The tribes in various parts of Dali have also been fighting.
Someone who is often courted."
"I have used this trick so much that I have become accustomed to thinking this way. Maybe no one would have cared about it before, but this time the Duan family generously gave fifty muskets to each tribe..."
Zheng Xia had indeed mastered his skills, and was very detailed. Even the content of Duan's promise was clear.
Also, what can I say is the rarest thing now? For other courts, the firearms of Guochao are indeed quite tempting.
"What do you think, Jiefu?"
Zhang Dun asked for advice sincerely. If his deputy commander, in a word, just needs to crush him, he doesn't have much time to think about what the Dali tribe thinks.
But he was the commander-in-chief, and killing Dali to a bloody extent would be detrimental to his career.
"Shuai Zhang, there is no other way at this time, except to shock him with power!"
Yes, the assistant officers seem to have the same thoughts.
Zhang Dun was in no mood to continue talking to Zheng Xia. If he really wanted to shock him, there was no need to care about the situation of the tribes in Dali. If Shunchang was destroyed, he only needed to suppress them.
The reason why Zheng Xia was consulted was due to the official explanation before the expedition. At the same time, the imperial court also issued an edict to let Zheng Xia return to the army and serve in the army before the war. Also, Zhang Duncheng was the commander in chief, so he could no longer be so direct in doing things.
"Zhang Shuai, this is what Xia has been investigating for several months. It indicates the tendencies and mutual relationships of the various tribes in Dali, including which family's sphere of influence originally belonged to Duan, Gao, and Yang, as well as who has what relationship with whom, etc.
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Zheng Xia saw Zhang Dun serving tea and knew it was time to leave. He handed the copy he wrote to Zhang Dun...
Zhang Dun didn't calm down until Zheng Xia came out of the commander's tent... What do you mean? This is what he needed originally. He had been urging him to kill him for a long time, but when he got there, he offered it instead.
Useful things.
It is estimated that once he decides to kill him like this, Zheng Jiefu will probably not take out this thing.
I am consulting Zheng Jiefu, and Zheng Jiefu is probably testing himself, right? It seems that those remarks during the Western Expedition are not a secret in the court, which means that he already has a ruthless reputation.
This Zheng Jiefu is a true gentleman.
Zhang Dun turned around and looked at the copywriting that Zheng Xia had left for him, only to realize that Zheng Jiefu had put in more than just one or two points. In this copywriting, he made a detailed analysis of the tribes in Dali, including those who were pro-Song and those who were rebellious.
They are only profit-seeking, die-hard loyalists of the Duan family, etc., and even the number of reinforcements sent to Yangjume City this time are explained in detail.