The Rise of the Song People of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 790
When Duan Heyu saw Yiji, he was very happy to treat each other with courtesy, and this ceremony was a national gift to receive Yiji. This was a respect for Yiji and it represented respect for Da Song.

This attitude made Yiji very comfortable, and Yiji found that Dali's emperor brother was very knowledgeable and friendly, and obviously knew a lot about Confucianism, not like the barbarians he imagined.

Completely different from Zhao Defang who was on an envoy to Siam, who was tense, Yiji and Duan Heyu completed their first meeting in peace.

Duan Heyu put his figure very low and even complimented Dasong as a Shangguo, because it was not the first time he had heard about Dali. More or less, the news of Da Song spread to Dali.

As a ruler, Duan Heyu would naturally collect this information. He naturally knew of the existence of the Great Song Dynasty and had a keen sense of using the Great Song Dynasty to check and balance Siam.

Moreover, God Bless Siam and Da Song had already fought. Although Duan Heyu didn't know the scale of the war, judging from Da Song's initiative to send envoys, at least Da Song felt a certain threat.

Why not be able to capitalize on a few compliments and gain a powerful ally?
Yiji was originally worried that the rulers of Dali would dislike the Song Dynasty because of the Song Dynasty's policies on Buddhism, but now it is obvious that Dali is a good Buddhist country, but the rulers still did not raise Buddhism to the highest position.

Yiji and Duan Heyu reached an agreement to become friendly neighbors based on bilateral relations, bilateral trade, etc. At the same time, Duan Heyu also used Yiji's communication to insinuate the preferences of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Lu Heng, so that he could cater to his preferences. .

In this way, Yiji returned to Shouchun smoothly with Dali's friendship. Among them, there were many special spices and a kind of cotton fabric for Lu Heng. These are all Duan Heyu's side-stepping. He learned from Yiji that Lu Heng's pursuit of food. It is often said that it would be nice to have 'spice'.

It just so happened that Dali (the territory of Cambodia in later generations) was rich in spices, including agarwood, pepper, etc., and the two sides confirmed that they could do business with each other and become friendly neighbors.

However, Duan Heyu didn't ask for any military help immediately, and Yiji didn't mention it. Obviously, the two countries have just established diplomatic relations and haven't reached this stage yet. It is still unknown what kind of king the Song Emperor is. .

In case it is too far away and too blatant, and Dali Song sees the reality of Dali and invades with Siam, this is what Duan Heyu is worried about.

However, as far as Yi Ji gave him the feeling, the Song Dynasty was not an aggressive country like Siam. Duan Heyu Thinker would send envoys to the Song Dynasty after a while to further consolidate the friendship between the two parties.

In this way, Lu Heng first received the heads of Meng Huo, Meng Jie, and Meng You in Shouchun. After Zimo Ayi confirmed that they were indeed three people, there was no hidden danger of the demise of the Meng tribe in Yunzhou and the Siam Kingdom things can be put on hold temporarily.

Lu Heng asked Lu Xun to garrison Yunzhou, and Di Qing led the army back to Chengdu. At the same time, he asked He Qi to garrison Jiaozhi to prevent Siam from making any moves. He also asked Jin Yiwei and Huangcheng Siguang to send spies in Siam and Dali.

As for the Wugo Kingdom and Panyue Kingdom, they naturally ceased to exist, and were merged into Huaxia and became the Ugo Special Administrative Region. Because of the relationship between the death of King Panyue, he naturally became the highest official in the local area. Can't afford any big waves.

On the other hand, Yiji returned to Shouchun faster than Zhao Defang, bringing Dali's special products and describing Dali's customs in detail.

From Yiji's mouth, Lu Heng learned that Dali is located in the later Cambodia. Yiji obviously has a very good feeling for Duan Heyu.

Lu Heng saw two things in Dali's gift that caught his eye. There were cotton fabrics, which meant cotton, which was a very important textile raw material. Lu Heng immediately asked Yiji where the cotton fabrics came from.

Yiji didn't expect that Lu Heng would pay so much attention to this cotton fabric. It was just a special product presented by Dali. Yiji brought it back because he thought it was different from the fabrics from the Central Plains. The other spices such as pepper and curry also surprised Lu Heng.

Lu Heng immediately called Jinyiwei to order to enter Dali Kingdom to find the raw material of this cotton fabric, and brought the seeds over for local cultivation.

For Huaxia, the importance of cotton is self-evident. Many colleagues who travel through time will find and use it. I won’t repeat it here, but I didn’t expect that I would give myself such a big surprise when I just opened the international copy.

For Siam and Dali, Lu Heng adopts completely different strategies. It is also a balance of power. Siam is mainly defensive. It's a tense state.

The war between Siam and Dali is even more enjoyable. Lu Heng's purpose is not to let one side be completely wiped out. Judging from the current situation, Dali's self-protection is still no problem.

When Zhao Defang returned to Shouchun, it was almost winter, and this year was about to come to a successful conclusion. Princess Shuangyang, Ba Sannai, and Duohuanu came to Shouchun with Zhao Defang.

Because there is no war in the southwest now, Di Qing still thinks that Princess Shuangyang needs to meet with His Majesty once, and the latter also wants to know about the situation in the Northwest. According to Di Qing, Princess Shuangyang came from the Western Regions and traveled to many places in the Northwest. This is what Lu Heng wants to know .

In this way, Lu Heng met the "No. [-] Beauty" Princess Shuangyang in the Western Regions. Don't misunderstand that it was a very formal meeting with the Queen Lu Lingji by her side.

Because the identity of Princess Shuangyang is a bit special. On the one hand, she is her own servant and general, and on the other hand, she is the subjugated princess of a country in the Western Regions. Just like Li Jun wanted to have an excuse to counterattack the Song Dynasty after keeping Meng Huo, Lu Heng In the future, if she has thoughts about the Western Regions, she will use her identity as Princess Shuangyang to send troops to the Western Regions.

The reason is simple. The Western Regions, that is, Xinjiang and other places in later generations, are an inseparable part of China, and the Protectorate of the Western Regions has always been a territory of the Han Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty established on the basis of the Han Dynasty, at least completely inheriting the territory of the Han Dynasty. Whoever occupies the Western Region, Lu Heng, will forcibly gnaw it out of the opponent's hand.

When Lu Heng learned all the news about the founding of the Liao Kingdom from Princess Shuangyang, as well as the news about Yelu Abaoji, Lu Heng had a sense of urgency, because Yelu Abaoji's Liao Dynasty was about to unify the Western Regions, and even destroyed the Northern Huns. Although not as good as the historically prosperous Liao Kingdom, Xiliao, which has already caught up with Yelu Dashi, is not half weaker than Siam.

When Yelu Abaoji takes over the entire Western Region, the spearhead is likely to turn to the east, which may be the Xianbei people or Xiliang.

(End of this chapter)