Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1515 Can die

Zheng Yuan was led to a small courtyard.

He had seen it before he came in. It was a very impressive farm house, which should be owned by a big family in Qinzhou.There are guards and palace people inside and outside the other courtyard, and they even built camps nearby because they couldn't live there. The commotion was really loud.

After entering the yard, I found that there were not many people here.

An old man in a dark white dragon robe was sitting on the bed, eating melons and fruits leisurely, enjoying the good time of the summer evening.

This is Shao thief——Shao ​​Shude, he really enjoys it!
Zheng Yuan didn't dare to neglect, and immediately saluted.

Well, he didn't have a temporary shaved body like Duan Yizong, and it was the first time he had an audience, so he still needed to kneel down—since the former Tang Dynasty, people outside Fang were exempted from kneeling down.

"Get up and sit down." Shao Shude said, "I'm a guest from afar, let's have some watermelon together."

"Thank you Da Xiazi." Zheng Yuan immediately got up and sat down.

"The envoy is of the same generation as Zheng Renmin?" Shao Shude asked.

The palace man brought the sliced ​​watermelon.

Compared with 30 or [-] years ago, today's watermelons have finally improved a bit.In short, the body has become more fleshy, but it cannot be compared with later generations.

It was the first time Zheng Yuan saw this kind of melon and fruit, and it was very strange.But he didn't dare to ask more questions, and after hearing Shao Shude's question, he immediately replied: "Exactly."

"That's the eighth generation of the Zheng family of Xingyang in Nanzhao." Shao Shude said: "The family in the Central Plains has no one to rely on in Nanzhao, fighting wits and courage with those aboriginal clans. In such a dangerous situation, they should return to the big country I really don't know what it means to be an unknown soldier if I don't want to."

Zheng Renmin's ancestor, Zheng Hui, was originally a Tang official, and was taken into captivity. After the sixth generation, he finally became the prime minister in Zheng Maisi's generation. Establishing a puppet new monarch, and then usurping the throne to stand on his own, can be said to have achieved the ultimate in being a minister.

However, the Zheng family's foundation in Nanzhao is actually still shallow. Once they fail, they will be lost forever.

Compared with the Zheng family, the Yang family, the Duan family, and the Gao family have much deeper roots.In history, Yang Qianzhen usurped the throne and established the Dayi Ning Kingdom. After Tonghai Jiedu Duan Siping defeated Yang Zhao and Yang Ganzhen brothers, the Yang family was still the leader of one party during the Dali Kingdom. The strength was only weakened, but the clan was not exterminated.

That's the benefit of deep roots.If you have tribes, money, food, and soldiers, others will not be able to kill you, so you can negotiate conditions.

Of course, the Duan family also claimed to be descendants of the Han Chinese.For example, Duan Zhongguo (Duan Jianwei), the ancestor of the Duan family, was the founding father of Nanzhao, so he claimed to be from Wuwei and was from the Central Plains.

This could be true, or it could be putting money on the face.But the Duan family really has a foundation. After the power minister Gao Shi usurped the throne, he had to return the power to the Duan family, let alone drive them out.

Zheng's what?Nothing at all.All their strength comes from the "system". Once they fail within the system, the Zheng family will face catastrophe.

"I want to teach His Majesty to know that our country is too late to regret, and now I only wish to repair it and be my nephew's country forever." Zheng Yuan said.

Shao Shude smiled.

Nanzhao once proposed to the former Tang Dynasty the proposal of a country of brothers, but was rejected.Now being beaten into such a bird by Daxia, he doesn't even want to be a country of father and son, and the whole country of nephews and uncles comes out, and he still doesn't give up.

"I've heard that since Nanzhao and Changhe, there have been rumors of Wang Ji and border areas, but I don't know which ones are border areas and which are Wang Ji?" Shao Shude asked.

Zheng Yuan was a little puzzled, the Great Xia sage did not discuss the peace negotiation between the two countries, but asked about the situation in the middle school.

"The districts under the jurisdiction of the East and West Capitals and the original Longdong Jiedushi are Wangji." Zheng Yuan said, "Lishui and Yinsheng are the two vassal towns, and Tonghai Dudufu is the border area."

In fact, compared with the early days of the founding of the country, Nanzhao has also undergone tremendous changes.Tuodong Town has become Tokyo, and Nongdong Town has become the key connecting the two capitals.In other words, Dali, Chuxiong, and Kunming are already the core areas of Nanzhao and Changhe, which are quite different from before.

After years of development, the two towns of Jianchuan and Yongchang have seen more and more towns, and the situation has become more and more stable. They are no longer border areas.

In the early six festivals, only the two towns of Yinsheng, Lishui, and Tonghai Dudufu, which had not been established for a long time, were still border areas.

"What's so special about Tonghai Governor's Mansion?" Shao Shude asked.

This Dudu Mansion was established in the middle and late stages of Nanzhao, and it will be upgraded to the jurisdiction of Jiedushi in the future. After Duan Siping was wanted, he hid here to farm and herd sheep.At one time, he was chased by soldiers and escaped by hiding in a Buddhist temple.Later, he also raised troops from Tonghai, captured the two capitals as a Jiedu envoy, and established the Dali Kingdom.

Tonghai Dudufu governs Tonghai City (now Tonghai County), and its jurisdiction is roughly the Honghe Prefecture and most of Wenshan Prefecture in southeastern Yunnan in later generations. There is a post road leading to Annan. It is a densely populated area with a low degree of development.

"Tonghai Governor's Mansion has Anning City (now Anning County), where you can enter the Erhai Lake in the west and Jiaozhi in the south. It is actually a place where all directions meet. There are also five salt wells. People can cook for themselves, and the barbarians of all tribes also eat Anning salt." Zheng Yuan said.

A few tens of miles south of Tokyo (Kunming) is the barbarian settlement. This level of development is absolutely amazing!

Shao Shude thought for a while, then asked again: "How many cities are there in Tonghai Governor's Mansion?"

"There were originally four cities, Tonghai City, Anning County, Baping City (now Jijijie Town), and Jiangchuan County (now Jiangchuan County), and there were several posthouse cities along the posthouses, and the people were relocated for reclamation. Mu Wanghua, including Yifuguan (now Pingbian County), Quwuguan (now Pingbian Beixin Township), Lusuozhou (now Pingbian Ximatang Village), Sixiaguan (now Mengzi City ), Shazhiguan (now Tangdian Town in the northwest of Mengzi), Nanchangguan (now Jianshui Nanzhuang Town), Qujiangguan (now Jianshui Qujiang Town), Jinningguan (now Jinning) and other places. The main tribes It's Hanniman, Jiuliao, Xiyuanli, etc." Zheng Yuan replied.

Shao Shude asked someone to bring a map, spread it out, pointed to one of them, and asked, "Should Anning County, Jinning Pavilion and other places belong to Shanchan Prefecture?"

"Tonghai Governor's Mansion and Shanchan Mansion were originally under the jurisdiction of the Tuodong Jiedushi, but now Tuodong Town has long existed in name only, and the divisions have changed. Sometimes it is attached to one place, and sometimes it is assigned to another place. It is really common."

"I see." Shao Shude nodded and said with a smile: "The envoy will answer any questions, and you will be rewarded."

Zheng Yuan's face was a little red, and now he looks like a monarch and his ministers are right, which is a bit weird.

Shao Shude asked someone to bring a writing brush, and with a stroke on the map, Anning County, Jiangchuan County and other places were included in the Shanchan Mansion, and a black dot was drawn on the South Court, and a few words were written: "Jianshui County King .”

Zheng Yuan glanced at it secretly, and his face turned pale immediately.What does this mean?Could it be that Piao Xin is going to be downgraded to the county king of Daxia, and sealed up in this place where no shit?This - how can it be!

"Eat melons, eat melons!" Shao Shude looked up at the map and ordered.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zheng Yuan picked up the watermelon apprehensively, took a bite out of it with a spoon, and chewed it slowly. It tasted good and was quite sweet, and he couldn't help but wonder if Dachanghe Guoneng could plant this watermelon.

"Let's talk about Lishui Town, how many cities are there?" Shao Shude continued to ask.

"Lishui Jiedu envoys govern Lishui City, also known as Xunchuan Dachuan City. In addition, there are sixteen cities including Moulang City, Jinbao City, Menbo City, Anxi City, Xiangbai City, Zhenxi City, and Moling Dudu City. Its territory is connected to the Brahmins of the Great and the Small in the west, Tubo in the north, and the Pyu kingdoms in the southwest. Zheng Yuan replied.

"The tone is not small, Ailao people are called barbarians." Shao Shude said with a smile: "Why did Nanzhao want to set up Lishui Town in the first place?"

This has all gone to northern Myanmar, and the Jiedushi is located in Kachin State, and the city is actually denser than the Tonghai Dudufu near Tokyo, which is a bit interesting.

Perhaps as Zheng Yuan said, to do business in India from central Shu, you must pass through this place. This is how businessmen traveled during the Western Han Dynasty.

"In the past, Nanzhao set up the Yongchang Jiedu Envoy to open up the southwest. The Lishui Jiedu Envoy is actually a continuation of Yongchang's westward advance. Later, because it connected the Pyu kingdoms, big and small Brahmans, it was beneficial to merchants, and a large gold mine was discovered. , so the Jiedu envoys went south many times, plundered the people of the Pyu kingdoms and returned, and went to Lishui to pan for gold." Zheng Yuan said.

Shao Shude tapped a little in Lishui City with a brush again, and wrote: "The King of Lishui."

Zheng Yuan was a little confused.

Could it be that the Zheng family was not sealed in the Tonghai Governor's Mansion, but in Lishui Town?This place is much richer than Tonghai, but—maybe it is the fiefdom of a big family like Duan, Zhao, Yang, Dong, Gao?

He was a little confused, and at the same time had a vague thought: Could it be that this is the fiefdom of the Great Xia Clan?

"Let's talk about Yongchang Town." Shao Shude said naturally as if he was treating a courtier.

Zheng Yuan seemed to be involved as well, and answered honestly: "Yongchang Jiedu envoy governs Yongchang City (now Baoshan), and there are seven cities including Yongchang, Yueli, Changbang, and Yaxi. During the first year of Tang Kaiyuan, Sheng Luopi At the time of the main edict, he went west to Yongchang, followed by Piluo Pavilion. At the time of Geluofeng, the barbarians in the southwest had gradually become submissive. In the 17th year of Kaiyuan, Zhang Luopi, a general of Piluo Pavilion, made great military exploits and was canonized by the Tang court as the governor of Yongchang. Yongchang Town was formally operated. During the Tianbao period, Nanzhao built two cities, Dali and Yongchang. Yongchang City built an outer city on the basis of the original Tuoyu City."

"In the late period of Nanzhao, a lot of manpower and material resources were spent on the towns of Lishui, Yongchang, Yinsheng, and Tonghai Dudufu. In order to strengthen the control of the various tribes. Soldiers were stationed in towns and towns to immigrate and settle, and to manage the army and the people. It has been more than a hundred years, and there has been little turmoil.”

"How about the cities of these feudal towns?" Shao Shude asked.

"Taking Ruanhuafu (today's Tengchong) in Yongchang Town as an example, there are two cities, the big city is about five miles around, and the small city is less than two miles around, which is equivalent to the size of a county in the Central Plains." Zheng Yuan said: "This city and Erhai Lake and other places The city is different, although more stones are taken and the texture is hard, but there are no city defense facilities."

"Why?" Shao Shude asked.

"At the time when Luofeng settled Yongchang in the pavilion, it was discovered that the Southwestern Yi people lived scattered in the valley, and their men and women were all over the mountains and plains, and there was no ruler, so it was easy to rule." Zheng Yuan said: "There are eleven streets in the city, including Jinlun Temple, Black Pagoda Temple, Leopard's Nest, Lemon Orchard and other areas, there are nearly [-] people inside and outside the city."

"It's so prosperous, no wonder Yongchang Town isn't considered a frontier," Shao Shude said.

After finishing speaking, he wrote the words "Yongchang County King" near Yongchang City, but put a question mark.

Yinsheng Jiedushi's jurisdiction also wrote the four characters "Yinsheng Junwang".

Zheng Yuan looked ashen.

"Understood?" Shao Shude glanced at him, and said: "I'll just say it straight. Since Zheng Renmin came to offend the side, he had the right to die. If he voluntarily surrendered, he might be honored. If he dies and refuses to surrender, he will end up in the end." Worrying. The Great Changhe Kingdom may perish."

After finishing speaking, he threw a military report on the table and said: "I received the news at noon that Dongchuan Jiedu envoy and Huichuan governor Yang Qianzhen has led his troops to surrender and has crossed the Lushui River as the vanguard of the king's division. , into Nongdong Town. If the situation is like this, the envoys please go back."

(End of this chapter)