"Junshi, please inform Yin Yinglei, the envoy of the Lin'an Military Region, and order him to draw 3,000 experienced veterans and 2,000 new recruits from the Lin'an Military Region. It is best to have water-savvy people. Five thousand soldiers will be on standby at any time. Once Li Aiqing
The navy he led captured Okinawa. Then he immediately
Send troops to cross eastward. Together with the remaining personnel of the navy, we will form a joint amphibious force of about 10,000 people to garrison the island. We will use Okinawa as a base to occupy the entire Ryukyu Islands. I will make the Ryukyu Islands an overseas base for our country.
A special province."
Lu Xiufu said: "Yes, Your Majesty. I obey your order."
"Li Aiqing, I don't understand water warfare, so I won't give blind orders. This time, you will be solely responsible for the battle to eliminate the pirate Zhang Xuan and capture Okinawa."
Li Beiyang said categorically: "Yes, Your Majesty. I will definitely live up to Your Majesty's high expectations."
"Okay. Li Aiqing. You should go back and prepare early. Ouyang Jianqing. This opportunity for actual combat is not easy. It's a good study."
"Yes. I understand. I will take my leave."
Compared with last year, there were many fewer officials going to Jia's house to pay New Year's greetings. However, Jia Sidao was still overwhelmed. There was also a big change. This year, Jia Taishi seemed to be keeping a low profile. Anyone who came to pay New Year's greetings was Jia Sidao.
Daodu tried his best to spare time to receive the greetings in person, even if it was just for a brief greeting. Unlike last year, many New Year greeters did not even get to meet the Grand Master. After leaving gifts, they were invited out by Jia Xuan and other people in the mansion.
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Liao Yingzhong, Fan brothers, Weng Yinglong and others came to Jia Mansion to pay New Year's greetings as usual on the afternoon of the second day of the lunar month.
"I have met the Grand Master. I wish the Grand Master good health and all the best."
"Haha. Everyone, please take a seat. Jia Xuan serves tea."
Jia Xuan brought the tea and said with a smile: "My lords, please. The Prime Minister knows that you are coming. He has already told me to prepare the best West Lake Longjing."
Liao Yingzhong said respectfully: "The Grand Master has good intentions. The Grand Master's complexion is much better than last year's New Year."
Jia Sidao smiled: "Yingzhong, why are you still so polite? I have been cultivating my moral character recently. I have less focus on things, and my complexion has naturally improved."
"Brother Liao is so polite." Fan Wenhu took the tea cup and took a sip. "The tea from Grand Master is delicious."
"If it tastes good, take some back with you. In a few days, you will go south. But when you get to Guangnan Road, there will be no such good tea."
Fan Wenhu said happily: "Hey, thank you so much, Grand Master."
Jia Sidao looked at Fan Wenhu, half-smiling but not smiling, and said, "Yeah, Wenhu. It's hard to get your position as the leader of the Guangnan Military Region. You must cherish it."
Fan Wenhu knew it well. Jia Sidao and his party were left with only their own military power: "Yes. Master Wenhu understands."
Weng Yinglong said: "Brother Fan, Weng will give you tea instead of wine. I would like to toast you. If your Majesty abolishes Zhongshu Province this year, don't forget to leave a place for me in Guangnan."
"Brother Weng, my brother, is easy to talk to."
After hearing this, Jia Sidao frowned and said dissatisfied: "Yinglong, the matter has not been finalized. Stop talking nonsense here."
Weng Yinglong smiled awkwardly and said: "Grand Master, my subordinates were just joking with Brother Fan."
Jia Sidao snorted softly and said to Liao Yingzhong: "Yingzhong, what do you think of the situation in the DPRK and China this year?"
"Grand Master, in the opinion of my subordinates, the situation this year will continue the changes in the latter part of last year. It can be seen from His Majesty's speech at the meeting yesterday. His Majesty's intention this year is obvious. It is to develop the economy, military strength and fight against corruption.
As the three major themes. Then the focus of government affairs will also be carried out around these three major themes."
"Yingzhong. If you have anything to say, speak directly. We are all old brothers here. We all want to hear your little Zhuge's analysis."
"Yes. Taishi." Liao Yingzhong knew what Jia Sidao meant and continued. "The Government Affairs Council and the Military Affairs Council will definitely become the two main institutions of the imperial court this year. The authority of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Education will continue to weaken. As for whether they will be Annexation or abolition. The subordinates are still unpredictable. The subordinates suggest that Mr. Fan should try his best to gain a position in the Military Affairs Council. Mr. Weng needs to find a way to enter the Government Affairs Council. General Fan goes to Guangnan. He also needs to be cautious. As for Taishi University People, on the other hand, will not change at all. Among the ministers in the court, no one, not even His Majesty’s confidants, can replace the position of Grand Master and Prime Minister."
Weng Yinglong said: "Brother Liao, in your opinion, the situation this year is still not optimistic."
Liao Yingzhong knew that what Weng Yinglong said was not optimistic but did not refer to the current situation but to the status of several of them. But she could only say helplessly: "Brother Weng, let's take it one step at a time."
The people in the room were all ministers of the DPRK. In fact, they were very aware of the current political situation in the DPRK. Just hearing Liao Yingzhong said this just confirmed what they thought. For a moment, the atmosphere became heavy.
"Prime Minister, Mr. Chen Yizhong, Mr. Chen, the prefect of Lin'an, Shi Qian said, Mr. You Qian, and several other adults came to pay their respects." Jia Xuan entered the room, breaking the dullness at the right time.
Jia Sidao said "Oh": "Jia Xuan, please wait for Mr. Chen to wait in the living room. I will come over right away."
"Yes. Mr. Xiang."
"Yingzhong, you guys chat first. I'll discuss it later during dinner."
As night fell, many officials came to Jia's house to pay New Year's greetings.
"Prime Minister, the deputy commander of the navy, Chen Yi and Li Zengbo, have arrived."
"Well, let them come in."
"My subordinate Chen Yi and my subordinate Li Zengbo have met the Grand Master. I wish the Grand Master a happy New Year and all the best."
"My two gentlemen, we will go on an expedition tomorrow. Instead of cleaning up in the camp, we came to my house to pay my New Year greetings. I am very happy."
Li Zengbo said: "Your Excellency, the preparations have been completed. Besides, it is a matter of course to pay New Year's greetings to the Grand Master. How could we not come?"
"Haha. You two adults are interested. Please sit down."
Within a few days of looking through materials in Xianwen Pavilion, I found a letter that I thought was very valuable. This letter was written by Duan Heng, the youngest brother of Duan Xingzhi, the king of Dali Kingdom, to Song Lizong ten years ago. The content of the letter is roughly as follows .The Mongolian invasion. Although the monarch and the prime minister persisted in resisting, there was a long-term discord between the monarch and the prime minister of Dali. As a result, the power was greatly reduced and the military strength was weak. It was unable to withstand the attack of the Mongolian army. Now the monarch left and the prime minister died. The second brother Duan Shi tried his best. He advocated the surrender of Mongolia. The leaders of various ethnic groups in the city supported Duan Shi. The situation has reached this point. Dali saw that it was not safe. For the past three hundred years, our country, Dali, has always respected the Celestial Empire. It is called the Yushui Gang. It is actually a vassal country. Duan Shi Heng couldn't bear to see the foundation of his ancestors destroyed. He ordered his confidant Duan Donglou to sneak out of Dali and seek help from His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Now the Mongolian army is besieging the city. Although Donglou is known as the best master in Dali, he doesn't know whether he can break through the siege. If God has eyes, His Majesty the Emperor of China will see this letter. I always hope that His Majesty the Emperor will remember the hundreds of years of friendship between our two countries and save our people from the flames of war.
My understanding of Dali mainly comes from the novels of Mr. Jin Yong. The six-meridian divine sword and the one-yang finger are all superb martial arts. Duan Yu and Nan Di are also unparalleled masters. Of course, this is just the martial arts complex of later generations. Totally different from the actual situation.
Historically, the Dali State was an ethnic minority state established in present-day Yunnan by the Bai ethnic minority. In the second year of Tianfu in the Later Jin Dynasty (937), Duan Siping established himself as king during the Tonghai Festival. The country was named Dali. Duan Siping also became Dali.
Emperor Taizu of the country. In 1094, Gao Shengtai, a powerful official in the country, rebelled. The country's name was changed to Dazhong. In 1096, Duan Zhengchun regained the throne. The country's name was changed to Houli.
The jurisdiction of the Dali Kingdom is equivalent to that of the ancient Nanzhao Kingdom. It reaches Hengshan on Pu'an Road in the east (today's Pu'an, Guizhou). It reaches Jiangtucheng in Myanmar (today's Jiesha, Myanmar) in the west. It reaches the Lucang River on Lin'an Road in the south (today's Laizhou, Vietnam).
Heihe River in the north) and Dadu River in Roros in the north. The total area is equivalent to three times that of Yunnan Province today.
Its political system is basically the same as that of the ancient Nanzhao state. The social economy has developed greatly compared with the Nanzhao period. Agriculture and animal husbandry are quite developed. Thousands of horses are sold to Guangnan West Road in the Song Dynasty every year. At the same time, the handicraft industry
The level of the iron and steel industry is also very high. Foreign trade is developed and transportation is accessible in all directions.
Dali has a close relationship with the Song Dynasty. For more than 300 years, the people of all ethnic groups in the country had frequent economic and cultural exchanges with the mainland. The Song regime had many times canonized the rulers of Dali as kings. The advanced science and culture of the Song Dynasty was introduced to Dali, which played a great role in Dali.
The Dali royal family vigorously promoted Han culture. Under the influence of Han culture, the Bo (Bai) language was produced.
Buddhism was introduced to Yunnan in Nanzhao and reached its peak in Dali. Confucian dogma and Buddhist morality were almost integrated. Confucian students all worshiped Buddhism. Buddhist teachers and monks also read Confucian books. There is the so-called "Buddhist Confucianism"
(also known as "Confucianism and Buddhism"). Moreover, they appointed masters and monks as officials. The masters and monks also obtained political status through the imperial examination. It can be said that Dali State uses Confucianism to govern the country and Buddhism to govern the mind.
In the later period, Gao Taixiang, the prime minister of Dali, was monopolizing power and the monarch was at odds with himself, causing serious damage to the country's originally weak military strength.
In the third year of Emperor Xianzong of Mongolia (1253), Kublai Khan conquered Yunnan and destroyed Dali. In the autumn of 1254, Duan Xingzhi, the last emperor of Dali, fled to Kunming and was captured alive by the Mongols. He surrendered and was appointed hereditary general manager by the then Mengge Khan.
After Duan Xingzhi fled, his successor Duan Shi surrendered to Mongolia. This letter should have been written by Duan Heng before Duan Shi surrendered. It seems that the Duan family is also divided into the main war faction and the surrender faction. Only the surrender faction is the largest.
gain the upper hand.
At this time, the Southern Song Dynasty was on one side and had too much time to take care of itself. After Duanping failed to enter Luo, the Southern Song Dynasty's national power was seriously weakened. The Mongolian army went south from time to time. The domestic treacherous officials were in power. Yan, Ma, Ding, and Dong colluded with each other internally and externally, and specialized in wielding power. Jia
Like Tao
It was also at this time that he gradually rose to prominence. Emperor Song Lizong lost his original spirit of diligence and governance. He was lazy in political affairs, indulged in sensuality, and had no interest in government affairs. He did not take Duan Hengzhi's letter seriously. What's more, even if he wanted to help, he was completely unable to do so.
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Related to this letter is also the record of Duan Donglou’s visit to Song Lizong.