In the side hall of the Shangchun Palace, "Liu Gang" and the envoys of the Song and Tang dynasties were negotiating state affairs, and after half an hour, the discussion was almost over, and the envoys of the Song and Tang dynasties also left. At this time, "Liu Gang" asked King Wei to stay, which made Dong Zhongyan a little confused and worried, and Zhao Dezhao also asked Dong Zhongyan and them to leave.

The door of the side hall of this palace was closed, and "Liu Gang" saw that the surrounding envoys had gone away, and there was no movement after observing for a while, so he suddenly knelt on the ground.

Zhao Dezhao was still looking at the decorations in the palace, and suddenly he was startled by the sudden action of the second baby, and he wondered: "Second baby, what are you doing?" ”

The second baby said: "Your Highness, I have a request, please fulfill me!" ”

"What do you say?" Zhao Dezhao bent down and wanted to help the second baby up, but the second baby insisted on refusing, so he wanted to say it.

The second baby was still kneeling on the ground, his beautiful face was a little red at this time, he looked at Zhao Dezhao from time to time, and looked around from time to time, to make sure that there was no one around, he swallowed and said: "Your Highness, my second baby is happy...... Huanhuan'er, please let His Highness be the master of Huan'er...... Ration me! The second baby finally said what was in his heart.

"What's the matter with this royal road?" Zhao Dezhao couldn't laugh or cry, he had heard the meaning of these two people from Ming a few days ago, these two people had no father and no mother since they were children, and they grew up together, so they were naturally two little guesses and childhood sweethearts, but he still asked, "Does Huan'er like you?" Is this a matter of mutual affection between the two of you? ”

The second baby is not spitting, he said directly: "Huan'er also likes me, I also like Huan'er, Huan'er said everything but it is up to His Highness to decide, she only considered marrying me, so today I came to ask His Highness to fulfill the two of us." ”

"Well, this matter is a lifelong event for the two of you, so the king will allow it." Saying that, Zhao Dezhao helped the second baby up.

The second baby patted the soil on her body and asked, "Your Highness, when will we get married?" ”

Zhao Dezhao patted Erwazi on the shoulder and said: "Erwa, this is a private matter between the two of you, this king will not interfere with this person, remember to inform this king when the time comes, and this king will definitely give a thin gift with both hands." ”

"But I'm still a fake 'Liu Gang', when will this be?" The second baby knows the identity of Liu Gang who is now playing the home, and he doesn't know when His Royal Highness the King of Wei asked him to play it, if he wants to play for a lifetime, won't he be able to marry her for the rest of his life, if he insists on marrying Huan'er at this time, on the surface, Liu Gang will marry Huan'er, and he is a little panicked when he thinks about it.

"Erwa, aren't you also surnamed Liu? These two babies and two babies have been calling for a long time, and this king almost forgot your real surname. Zhao Dezhao said with a smile.

"What does Your Highness mean?" The second baby didn't know what King Wei was thinking.

Zhao Dezhao smiled and said: "Marry now, this king has been in the Han Kingdom for almost a long time, and it is time to return to Beijing, drink your wedding wine before returning to Beijing, remember not to be attentive to her, otherwise this king will definitely set foot in the Pingxing palace in anger!" ”

The second baby suddenly knelt down again, tears of excitement, and choked up: "Thank you...... Your Highness is complete! ”

Zhao Dezhao was angry and funny,...... Then Zhao Dezhao ordered a lot of things to Erwazi, the army was temporarily taken over by Zhi Tingxiao, and there were also a lot of warriors and secret agents from Changchun Hall in the army, if there was something in the palace, news could also be transmitted through Changchun Hall, and in Xingwangfu, Yang Ming was also responsible for monitoring every move of the Han Kingdom, including this part of the palace, as for the assassination, it was handed over to Feique.

Now the Han State has dedicated eight states to surrender, Zhao Dezhao also feels that his mission is almost completed, although he did not destroy the (Southern) Han, but in fact the (Southern) Han has been in the hands of Zhao Dezhao, and now the immortality is also out of Zhao Dezhao's considerations, if the (Southern) Han attack down, the Song army is bound to draw troops from the states to garrison the south, if the army is stationed in the south, once there is a war in the north, and so on to mobilize the army into the north, it is too late.

Throughout the present moment, the strength of the north of these countries is still strong, (northern) Han, Liao and several small states in the northwest will still threaten the Song in the future, while (southern) Tang, Wu Yue and Chen Hongjin have nominally submitted to the Great Song, and in history, the Great Song finally unified the south, but finally fell into the battle between the north and the Western Xia and Liao.

Sooner or later, the south will be unified, and now the north is the center of gravity.

Zhao Dezhao also told Erwazi to encompass some Central Plains scholars who moved to Lingnan to avoid chaos in the late Tang Dynasty; the children and grandchildren of the ministers who were demoted and exiled to Lingnan and did not return; The people of the Southern Han Dynasty.

In terms of production, for example, the cultivation of rice in Champa has been expanded. ……

In terms of education, Hu Binwang, a native of Qujiang County, was enabled, and the prefectures were divided and ruled, schools were established, all elections were set up, and the imperial examination was opened......

In terms of metallurgy and mining...... Pottery ...... Shipbuilding...... development of business, etc...... Trade with the Central Plains through the Dayuling and Xiangli water and land roads; It also traded with Guizhou and Shu. In addition, trade with foreign countries is also carried out through the port of Guangzhou.

Zhao Dezhao also thought that the palaces built in the city of Xingwangfu (Nangong, Daming, Changhua, Jiquan, Wanhua, Xiuhua, Yuqing, Taiwei and other officials) had 45 buildings and some luxurious temples and other buildings, Zhao Dezhao felt that these palaces and temples should be used for some education and other purposes instead of occupying the place, and some of the pearls, gold, silver and jade, crystal amber and other luxury things in the palace were also dismantled, some of them were used for education, agricultural production and other purposes, and the other part was used to house the poor people. The palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, and others.

Then the second baby according to Zhao Dezhao's instructions, and secretly sent the real Liu Gang who was imprisoned in the dungeon out of the palace, and then ordered someone to secretly send it to Kaifeng, but unfortunately on the way, the real Liu Gang died because of the water and soil. A few days later, the news of the death of the real Liu Gang reached Zhao Dezhao's ears, and at this time, the fake Liu Gang of the second baby was about to become the real Liu Gang.

A few days later, Huan'er and the second child tied the knot.

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In an alley across the back street of Yangcheng Restaurant, an inconspicuous house is located in it, which is where Duan Xiaolou lives, and now Zhao Dezhao is about to return to the north, so he went to Duan Xiaolou on this day.

A few days ago, Zhi Tingxiao went to seek refuge with Zhao Dezhao, but Zhao Dezhao accidentally met a friend who had been separated for 17 years in a restaurant, and also learned of his bizarre life experience. Zhao Dezhao knew that Duan Xiaolou had been secluded in the Chongsheng Temple for sixteen or seven years, and since he fled from Dali, he ran all the way around, relying on some talents and scholars in later generations to barely survive. Along the way, he climbed mountains and waded through rivers, ate and slept in the open, just to survive, and now he has arrived safely at Xingwangfu [Guangzhou].

Duan Xiaolou has been living here for the past few days, and he plans to let Duan Xiaolou go back to Beijing with him, and at the same time, under Duan Xiaolou's questioning, Zhao Dezhao also told Duan Xiaolou some things.

Duan Xiaolou asked, "Are you really going to do this?" ”

"The affairs of the Southern Han Dynasty have been almost done, secretly Changchun Hall will keep an eye on the situation here for me, there are two children in the palace, the forbidden army is already in the hands of Zhi Tingxiao, I will not consider other things for the time being, and now I am going back to Beijing." Zhao Dezhao said.

"Is that okay?"

"Hmm!" Zhao Dezhao nodded, he looked at Duan Xiaolou and asked, "I'm going back to Beijing in a few days, so you can pack up and follow me to see Wu Lingqing." ”

"Not for the time being, I'm poor now, I don't have anything in my hands, I can be regarded as the saddest traverser in history, and my mission now is to rescue my relatives in this life." Duan Xiaolou has been concerned about this life through this life, and in the past seventeen years, he has been with his relatives day and night, and now he has successfully escaped from the barrier, but his relatives are still suffering in prison, so he plans to stay in the Southern Han Dynasty, and he can explore the domestic situation in Dali at any time, and after he escaped from Dali, there are also some assassins sent by the current emperor of Dali behind him, he is now in a dangerous situation, and he does not want to affect others, so he did not tell the truth to Zhao Dezhao.

Of course, there are other meanings in this, and now the reigning is Duan Sicong, the son of Duan Siliang, and during the Duan Sicong period, the Gao clan in the middle of the court has replaced the Dong family and become the actual controller of the power of the court...... In a few years, there will be a rebellion in Dali, and then he can take advantage of the situation and sneak into Dali to rescue his relatives.

Seeing Duan Xiaolou say this, Zhao Dezhao also felt that what he said was reasonable, after all, his current task is to rescue his relatives in this life from the Chongsheng Temple, and Zhao Dezhao happens to have a new force in Dali, so he said earnestly: "If you don't want to go back now, can you help me temporarily take care of the affairs of the south, and the power of my Changchun Hall in Dali is still very weak, I want you to be in charge of the affairs of Dali, so that you also have a force in your hands to help you rescue your relatives." ”

As soon as Duan Xiaolou heard that his friend wanted to help him, he had to agree to the plan for the future, and in order to get rid of the assassination, he said: "That's okay, Dali Kingdom will be handed over to me Xiaolou." By the way, can you tell me a little bit about Changchun Hall? Duan Xiaolou also wanted to know some about the situation of Changchun Hall, and he also wanted to know what the strength of Wu Heng, who Zhao Dezhao sent to Dali Kingdom, was.

"That's good!" Then Zhao Dezhao told Duan Xiaolou in detail about some things in Changchun Hall.

Duan Xiaolou knew Wu Heng's strength and said, "I didn't expect a special force to train you, but you still have to go through my hand training." ”

"Again—"

"Don't make fun of me, I've always fantasized about having a special forces unit for the past few years, but it's a pity who made me be watched all the time." After Duan Xiaolou finished speaking, he smiled helplessly, only he knew the sweetness and sourness.

The two discussed some later matters, and Zhao Dezhao entrusted him with all the trivial matters.

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On July 20, the envoys of the Song State and the Tang State set off from the Xingwang Mansion, and Zhao Dezhao took the letter of surrender and went all the way to the north.

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ps. Dali Duan's information

(1) Duan Siping (893-944), the founder and founding emperor of the Dali Kingdom. That is, Dali Taizu, Bai nationality, Dali Ximei (now Xizhou) people, one said to be Jianchuan Yongbian, after his death by his son Duan Siying succeeded to the throne.

(2) Duan Siying, the second emperor of Dali, reigned from 944 to 945. In 945, Duan Siping's son Duan Siying ascended the throne, and after only one year of reign, he was deposed as a monk due to a power struggle.

(3) Duan Siliang, the third emperor of Dali, reigned from 945 to 951, and became the third emperor of Dali after forcing his nephew Duan Siying to abdicate in 945.

(4) Duan Sicong, the fourth emperor of Dali, reigned from 952 to 968, and the rapidly expanding Gao clan had replaced the Dong clan as the actual controller of the imperial power.

(5) Duan Sushun: The fifth emperor of Dali, reigned from 968 to 985, in 969, there was a border rebellion in the eastern part of Dali, Yanzhong Town Changzong Qi, the head of Qiuzhou Dai Lian Rabbit, captured Mi Nai and other three yi, Duan Sushun sent Dutong, Changhuang Shu, Bu Xie Duan Zibiao, Du Jian Sanjun, Li Le Shuang, Chang Horse, Bu Xie Duan Yanzhen and other unified troops to pacify the border village, Zhu Dynasty even made rabbits, etc., and at the same time crusaded against Lang Yu, Afang, Tiandong, and gathered 37 leaders to meet the alliance and award rewards in Shicheng (Qujing).

(6) Duan Sushun encountered Zhao Kuangyin's southern expedition, and Zhao Kuangyin, in view of the failure of the Tang Dynasty's conquest of Nanzhao, drew the Dadu River with a jade axe as the boundary, saying "In addition, it is not mine", and the Dali Kingdom was preserved.