The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

After a while, the antiphonal song continued.

Zhao Tong looked at Bai Zhan and wondered, "Didn't you say you couldn't?"

"Well, young master..." Bai Zhan rubbed his hands: "I don't know why, but I got it right, and I opened my mouth to sing some lyrics."

Zhao Tong nodded, this is the top, inspiration bursts out.

After a while, the antiphonal song finally ended. Looking at the disappearing figure on the tea mountain, Bai Zhan couldn't help but look a little disappointed.

Zhao Tong said: "When Dali is calmed down, come back here and I will send someone to propose marriage to you."

Bai Zhan couldn't help being embarrassed when he heard this: "Master, I, I didn't even see what the other person looked like, and wouldn't it be too rude to come to the door rashly?"

Zhao Tong shook his head and said, "What's so disrespectful? If you're really being disrespectful, wouldn't the words you just sang even more disrespectfully? Now let's talk about etiquette."

Song Jiang on the side smiled and said: "Don't worry, Sanlang Bai. Just now, General Ouyang and I looked through the binoculars. The woman on the tea mountain is slim and beautiful. Dali pays attention to antiphonal songs to express love. You just sang without any concealment and showed your affection. Today I will be in love with that woman."

Ouyang Bei showed a happy smile. At this moment, any brother who has found a wife can be pulled to his side. The more he can pull, the better. He no longer has to fight alone. Huang Gu ran away to Japan, leaving him alone with When the Suiyulou brothers fight against each other, you can imagine the tragedy.

Bai Zhan scratched his head when he heard this and said, "Does this count as a commitment?"

Wu Yu said with a smile: "Isn't it just a matter of love? Sanlang didn't even look at what he sang. If the other party didn't like it, he would have stopped answering or just ran away. Since the other party can sing duets with you so well, For a long time, I have had you in my heart.”

Bai Zhan couldn't help but have a silly smile on his face. He didn't know what he thought of, but he couldn't close his mouth.

Zhao Tong patted him on the shoulder: "Why, has Bai Sanlang already thought of his son's name?"

"Ah? Young Master, I, I don't have one, I didn't think of a son's name..." Bai Zhan's face immediately turned red, and he couldn't even speak.

"Then... are you thinking of your daughter?" Zhao Tong looked surprised, and the people around him couldn't help but laugh.

"Young Master, please stop making fun of your subordinates..." Bai Zhan was so embarrassed that he wished he could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

The corners of Zhao Tong's lips curled up slightly. Although Bai Zhan was older than him, he was considered half of his disciples, so he was naturally close to him. At this moment, none of the three Bai brothers had a family, and Zhao Tong really couldn't stand it.

They are both the eldest and the youngest, so they must have someone to pass on the incense. If they are really poor and can't afford to support their mother-in-law and children, that's fine. But in fact, the three of them have saved a lot of money over the years, and none of them has too much. Hobby, don't drink heavily, don't go shopping, don't have much money to spend, not to mention that after the world is peaceful, I will definitely give you a title. If you don't get married, I'm afraid no one will inherit the title in the future.

"Okay, let's go, let's go." Zhao Tong ordered, and then glanced at Bai Zhan: "Young master, I keep my word. I will bring you over to Dali to propose marriage when we are equal."

"Subordinate, I know..." Bai Zhan didn't dare to look up, feeling that everyone was looking at him and he was so embarrassed.

The army continued to move forward. In the next few days, they seized the territory and never lost. There were also frequent reports of success from the east and west routes, and the battle was unfavorable.

Dali has too few soldiers and horses, and it has not fought a foreign war for hundreds of years. It has only suppressed a few domestic rebellions, which cannot be called a war at all, so its combat effectiveness is extremely low, and it is not even good at fighting anymore.

Not to mention the fact that Zhao Tong led the powerful generals and elite troops here this time, even the previous Song Dynasty was not unable to pacify Dali.

At this moment, the three armies had formed a fishing net encirclement. Zhao Yu's central army was only more than 300 miles away from Dali City. As long as Dali City was captured, Dali would be destroyed.

At this moment, a vanguard suddenly came to report that they had encountered a group of chariots coming from a distance. After capturing the opponent, they said they were the Prince of Dali and came to seek refuge.

Zhao Tong was slightly shocked when he heard this: "Prince Dali...is he Duan Yichang?"

The flag soldier replied that it was exactly that name and described his appearance and clothing. Zhao Tong nodded slightly. Although he didn't know what happened in Dali City, since he surrendered to him, he wanted to meet him.

He had an old relationship with Duan Yichang, and it was Duan Yichang who helped Duan Heyu to write a letter to him about Xiao Min's parentage, so he found out the whole story, so it was hard to turn him away emotionally and rationally.

Not long after, I saw Duan Yichang leading a boy of about ten years old to the front.

At this time, it had been ten years since the two last met, and Duan Yichang was no longer the high-spirited young man he was back then. Instead, his expression was sad, with a hint of panic in it.

As soon as he saw Zhao Tong, Duan Yichang hurriedly pulled the boy next to him and bowed to the ground.

Zhao Tong asked him to get up, and then his eyes fell on the boy. Duan Yichang said: "Your Majesty, this is my son Zhixing."

"Duan Zhixing..." Zhao Tong nodded. Duan Yi got married early, so it's not surprising that the child is so old.

His gaze returned to Duan Yichang, his eyes full of questions. He really didn't know why Duan Yichang ran out of Dali and came to join him.

If you want to surrender, just send a letter of surrender in advance, or when the army approaches the city, Dali Kaicheng can also accept a letter of surrender.

But looking at it at the moment, it seems that it is none of this, and it seems to be a bit of an escape.

Duan Yichang looked melancholy and began to talk. After a long time, Zhao Tong understood what happened.

It turned out that the Dali court had been arguing endlessly about Da Qin's previous edict to persuade them to surrender. The Duan family was inclined to surrender, but some conditions had to be negotiated carefully, and the country could not be given away without any requirements.

However, the Gao family was firmly opposed. Firstly, they did not believe that Daqin would really come to attack Dali. Secondly, even if Daqin did come, they would fight to the end and did not want to surrender to the other side.

The trick here is obvious. If the Dali Kingdom surrenders, the Duan family, as a royal family, will basically not lose their wealth and honor according to the rules of the founding of the Song Dynasty. They will still be crowned kings. They will even be like the Qian family of South Vietnam and not delay entering the court. Officials, holding power, benefiting descendants.

But the Gao family can't do it. The Gao family is in charge of the position of Dali's Prime Minister. If Dali is there, he will have all the power to rule the country. But if Dali is gone, who will Da Qin know? How could you blame him?

When the time comes, it will be impossible to ask someone from the Gao family to serve as a prime minister. It is a matter of whether he will be given an official position or not. This result is unacceptable to the Gao family.

After all, as the real ruling family in Dali and the local emperor, once they lose power, hundreds of years of causal backlash will surely follow.

The Gao family cannot afford this backlash. The prosperity and decline of the family is more important than anything else, so they absolutely do not want to surrender. Ninety percent of the entire Dali Kingdom is controlled by the Gao family, and the Gao family has almost the final say in the court and army.

Although Duan Heyu was proficient in martial arts, it was only personal force. On the one hand, he had no interest in political affairs or the throne. On the other hand, he did not have much prestige either in the court army or among the people.

In fact, everything is his own choice.

Duan Heyu is a martial arts fanatic. He has only been loyal to martial arts throughout his life. All other status and status are not worth mentioning in his eyes.

When he was young, he traveled through the Song Dynasty and stayed in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time. Not only did he become friends with two good friends, Jin Lan, but he also met his confidante, Xiao Min's cousin Wang Ruochu, the daughter of the Wang family, one of the four major martial arts families in Hangzhou, and Xiao Min's mother. Born into one of the four major martial arts families in Hangzhou, she and Wang Ruochu are cousins.

Duan Heyu didn't want to go back to Dali at all. There was no such thing as the power of the throne, and the freedom and freedom in the south of the Yangtze River during the Song Dynasty. The scenery was unparalleled and the freedom was uninhibited. So the throne of Lao Shizi was just a puppet. What could he take over?

However, after several civil strife in the Dali Duan family, the royal family was sparse. Emperor Duan Zhengming of Baoding actually succeeded his cousin. Duan Zhengming had no children, so he passed it on to his younger brother Duan Zhengchun. When Duan Zhengchun came to Duan Zhengchun, Duan Heyu was the only one. a son.

It can be said that Duan Heyu was the only member of the Duan family in Dali at that time. He had to take the throne if he wanted to, or if he didn't want to take the throne. It was no longer up to him to have the final say.

Duan Zhengchun sent many people to Jiangnan to look for him at that time. Duan Heyu had no choice but to go back to Dali against his original intention and took Wang Ruochu away with him.

Later, Duan Heyu came to the throne. Because the Gao family was a powerful minister and also a descendant, Wang Ruochu could not be the queen, so she had to be a concubine. However, the queen Gao had nothing to do, but Wang Ruochu gave birth to Duan Siyan and Duan Yichang, so her status was not Unlike the Gao family, the Gao family had no choice but to let their queen not give birth to a son and a half daughter.

Duan Heyu didn't care about the throne or the ownership of the Dali Kingdom. He didn't care about being in the army anyway. He was annoyed by the Gao family's quarrels in the court every day. He actually abandoned the throne not long ago and ran to Cangshan. I became a monk at the royal temple by Xia'erhai Lake.

This is the tradition of the Dali royal family. Dali worships Buddhism. Many emperors in the past abdicated the throne and became monks when they were old, but those were usually above the age of sixty. Duan Heyu is now only in his fifties and has not yet reached sixty. , actually got tonsure directly.

Duan Heyu was obsessed with martial arts and tired of worldly affairs. He abandoned the throne and left without leaving much to explain to his family.

However, his heirs were no less sparse than those of the previous Dali emperors, but similar to those of Emperor Daojun. He had many children, and he had already established himself as the crown prince. His eldest son was Yi Chang.

Originally, even if he didn't confess, Duan Yichang should have ascended the throne, but who knew that as soon as he escaped into the empty gate, the family would become chaotic.

Because he was not in the court, there was no one to take charge of the crown prince's enthronement. The queen of the Gao family had nothing to do, so the Gao family was not in a hurry about the matter, and it continued to be delayed like this. But this delay does not matter, Duan Yichang's brothers But they all became excited and wanted to compete with him for the throne.

Some brothers actually defected to the Gao family, just to gain their support, promising that as long as they could ascend the throne, they would not care about anything and leave everything to the Gao family.

Duan Yichang couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he saw this. Let's not say whether he can become the emperor if this continues. If he is really snatched away from the throne by a brother, there is no doubt that his own life will be in danger.

He is different from others. If he does not become the emperor, he will become the "former prince". However, the brother who becomes the emperor can tolerate others, but it is absolutely impossible to tolerate him.

Duan Yichang had no choice but to go to Chongsheng Temple on the shore of Erhai Lake in Cangshan Mountain to find Duan Heyu to ask for countermeasures.

But who knew that Duan Heyu didn't see him at all. He had no way to come back and was so confused that he didn't know what to do.

At this moment, Duan Siyan sent someone to secretly send a secret message, saying that the Gao family had made a plan and had no intention of supporting any of the Duan children to become emperor, but to replace him. Only in this way can the Gao family have a basis for advancement and retreat.

If we can withstand Da Qin's attack further, everything will be fine. If we take a step back, even if we really surrender, then the Gao family will now be the lord and king of Dali, and Da Qin will only be able to seal the Gao family and not the Duan family.

Duan Siyan is Duan Yichang's compatriot sister and the wife of Lord Chuxiong Gao Liangcheng, so the news is definitely true. Duan Yichang himself has also analyzed that this is the most beneficial method for the Gao family at the moment, and it will definitely not be wrong.

If this is the case, then he is even more dangerous. In order for the Gao family to successfully ascend to the throne of Dali without making any mistakes, then he, the prince, will definitely not be able to save his life, because if the Gao family decides to surrender to the Qin Dynasty, will the Gao family be granted the title of Da Qin? What about making him the crown prince of the Duan family?

Therefore, he must die.

Thinking of this, Duan Yichang was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat. If this were to happen, he would probably die without a burial place. Although he had martial arts skills, he was not very powerful. Compared with his father Duan Heyu, he was completely different. .

Moreover, he is not alone. He also has many family members and children. If the Gao family really takes action, it may be difficult for even one of them to survive.

So he racked his brains to think of a way and hurriedly escaped from Dali City, but he didn't know where to go. Suddenly he thought of Zhao Yujia's personal expedition, so he defected here.

Zhao Tong thought about Duan Yi's words for a long time and said, "Who is in charge of the Gao family now?"

Duan Yichang said: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister, Gao Taiyun, is in charge now."

Gao Taiyun is the son of Gao Shengtai, the leader of "Dazhong" who once usurped the throne and became emperor, and the younger brother of Gao Taiming, the previous prime minister of Dali.

At the same time, he is also Duan Heyu's cousin, because Duan Heyu's mother Gao Shengjie is the sister of Gao Shengtai, the leader of "Dazhong".

Zhao Tong frowned and said, "Your father really doesn't care at all and doesn't show any signs at all?"

Duan Yichang shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I can't even see anyone. Although according to the rules of my Duan family in Dali, once you escape into Buddhism, you will no longer have anything to do with state affairs and family affairs, but... but this is too heartless. ”

Zhao Tong reached out and patted the red forehead of the big-bellied man who sat down. This is another confusing account. Logically speaking, this relationship is still Xiao Min's cousin, Wang Ruochu is Xiao Min's cousin, and Duan Siyan and Duan Yichang is Xiao Min's cousin.

He thought for a while and said, "You and your family will join the army for the time being. We will discuss other matters after we capture Dali City."

Duan Yichang said: "Your Majesty, if the Gao family surrenders..."

Zhao Tong sneered: "What's the point of surrendering? You only get one chance. Who can blame them if they don't care? How can everything be as he wishes? How can they decide everything in the world!"

Duan Yichang immediately lowered his head when he heard this: "My family is going to surrender, but it's a pity that it doesn't count..."

Zhao Tong waved his hand: "Ask your family members to come over. We will discuss everything after the war!"

(End of this chapter)