CHAPTER XXXII
She reminded her father, Emperor Duan Sicong, several times to guard against the Ming Kingdom, but for Duan Sicong at this time, she needed the support of the Ming Kingdom too much, and the Gao family was far more terrible for Duan Sicong than belonging to the Ming Kingdom.
In Duan Sicong's heart, even if he had to surrender to the Ming Kingdom, the worst result would be from the Emperor of Dali to the King of Dali, as long as he did not anger the Central Plains Dynasty, the Duan family was still a piece of Dali, and the Dali regime was always in his own hands, and what he lost was only the false name of the emperor.
For hundreds of years, isn't the Central Plains' attitude towards Nanzhao and Dali like this?
But the Gao family is different, if Gao Fang takes the initiative, then the foundation of Dali will change hands, and the Duan family will never recover, and even Dali will no longer have the Duan family's survival.
Therefore, Duan Sicong didn't care about Duan Foyin's warning, until he really realized that the Ming Kingdom was secretly killing him, and he was already in the boat.
At this time, there are not many paths that Duan Sicong can choose, there is the Gao family forcing each other inside, and the Ming Kingdom is eyeing him outside, and the capital that wants to bargain is no longer enough.
However, Duan Sicong's ten years of imperial experience made him immediately make the most likely and effective way to save the Duan family, that is, to break the kettle and take the initiative to surrender to the Ming State, in order to win the favor of the Ming State, so as to preserve the Duan family's foundation in Dali.
At the same time, in order to make this preservation more long-term and secure, Duan Sicong chose to marry the princess to the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, so that he is the ruler of the Ming Kingdom, which one of the Dali countries does not dare to provoke the Duan family and covet his own power?
At this time, Duan Sicong didn't think about the fact that the age of the Ming Emperor was actually very different from him, and even Duan Foyin's age was two years younger than the eldest daughter of the Ming Emperor.
Duan Sicong even thought of this. There will also be selective forgetting, for the Duan royal family, the marriage of a princess is exchanged for the interests of the whole family. Undoubtedly the best deal.
As for the happiness of the princess, it will never be something they need to consider, this is something that the princess herself needs to think about.
Eighteen-year-old Duan Foyin already had this kind of awareness, which was why she resolutely refused to marry the Gao family.
Wise, she has long known the rise of the Ming Kingdom in these years, such as today, there are no more Liao, Zubu, Tubo and other countries, only the Ming Kingdom, and in front of the Ming Kingdom. Dali is like an ant on the side of an elephant, as long as the emperor of the Ming Kingdom coughs, it is enough to turn Dali upside down.
So. Duan Foyin needs to find the biggest backer for himself, and this backer is not scrupulous except for the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, who else in the world is worthy of possession?
Duan Foyin knew Baili Wuji's age, but Duan Foyin didn't want to marry Baili Wuji. Rather, it was the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom.
There is no age for such a thing as an emperor. It is eternally young, never old, because it represents power, the power to kill and take away the living beings of the world.
Even Duan Foyin doesn't need Baili Wuji to do anything for her, as long as she is given a name, it is enough to make the Duan family enjoy peace forever in Dali.
Duan Sicong's will set off huge waves in Dali.
The Dali tribes, who were already on the side of the Gao clan, stood in line again.
Although these tribes did not believe that the Ming State would agree to the Duan clan's surrender plan, they absolutely believed that the princess Duan Foyin could marry into the Ming Kingdom, even if she could not become the queen and concubine. There is no suspense in canonizing an ordinary concubine.
In the hearts of Dali people, it is impossible for a man in this world to refuse their Foyin princess. Even if there is really a reincarnation of Megumi Yanagishita, if you are not obsessed with her beauty, you will be moved by the wisdom of the princess and her understanding of Buddhism.
There are people in the world who can refuse beauty, but no one can refuse Buddhism, which is a spiritual power, and for the Dali people who prevalent Buddhism, Buddhism is invincible.
And when Princess Foyin became the concubine of the Ming Emperor, how could the Ming court sit back and watch the Duan clan lose its dominance in Dali?
As long as the Ming army stepped in, no matter how great the Gao clan was, it was only a matter of time before they perished.
Therefore, these tribes quickly changed their original positions and threw an olive branch to Duan Sicong.
And correspondingly, Duan Sicong showed his generosity in politics for ten years, and Duan Sicong accepted the kindness of these tribes without saying a word, as if the fighting in the past six months had never appeared, it was just a dream, not even a dream, it had never happened at all.
There are no eternal friends and enemies in this world, only eternal interests.
These changing tribes do a good job of articulating this immutable truth.
Duan Foyin hadn't even led the envoy group to Jinling Mansion before Duan Sicong had already begun to reap the victory.
This phenomenon may be the "hype" of later generations, Duan Sicong was able to change the political pattern of Dali in an instant with a vague will, which had to make Xu Shouren and Bailikang admire.
Xu Shouren and Bai Likang are not without a way to curb Duan Sicong's "arrogance", as special envoys, as long as they make a statement to each of the two forces, refuting Duan Sicong's will is a scam, so even if Duan Sicong has a hundred mouths, he can't tell the difference.
And the tribes that have just changed their positions will start to stand again.
But Xu Shouren and Bai Likang didn't dare to make the statement, because Duan Sicong was very clever in mentioning the princess and relatives in his will.
Although Xu Shouren and Bailikang were relied on by Baili Wuji as confidants, and this trip was authorized by Baili Wuji to the greatest extent, but the matter of Princess Dali and her relatives is related to Baili Wuji herself, and it must be decided by Baili Wuji herself, which is not something that Xu Shouren and Bailikang can decide without permission.
Therefore, the two knew that Duan Sicong had played a beauty trick, but they couldn't make it back, so they could only send someone to quickly summon the Jinling Mansion and wait for Baili Wuji to make a decision.
Not only could he not return to the system, but he also had to secretly protect the envoy group, Xu Shouren immediately sent a hundred capable lurkers along the road to secretly escort the envoy group to Jinling Mansion.
Moreover, the original action of Xu Shouren and Bailikang to suppress the Duan clan and protect the Gao clan can only be canceled now, and the political situation in Dali will be maintained until Baili Wuji's new will comes.
The messengers of the two set off almost at the same time as Duan Foyin's envoy group.
When Gao Fang heard Duan Sicong's will, he also felt the shock of the coming of the end.
He knew that once Princess Foyin was accepted by the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom, the future of the Gao clan would undoubtedly be tragic, and Duan Sicong could let go of the various clans that had changed their positions, but it was impossible to let go of the Gao clan who had torn his face anyway.
Gao Fang regretted a little in his heart, and this time he tore his face a little too hastily.
But so far, Gao Fang has no effective way to stop Duan Sicong's move. (To be continued......)