In the blink of an eye, it was spring.

In the past few months, the Son of Heaven has consolidated his internal affairs while reorganizing his armaments and weapons, and has constantly consolidated the power in his hands. With the active efforts of the Son of Heaven, the Great Song Dynasty did not cause turmoil at all because of the change of power.

During this period, the Northwest Zhulu Frontier Army went to Western Xia to accept the military states that had been delivered, and the army that had previously accompanied Sun Xu's expedition to Western Xia also returned to the division. The results of the recovery of the Hehuang Valley pushed the prestige of the Son of Heaven to the top.

At the same time, the Dali Kingdom in the southwest, after learning that the Great Song had easily defeated the Western Xia, issued an eighth request to annex the Great Song Dynasty.

Generally speaking, successive monarchs of the Central Plains were willing to accept the subordination of foreign races or foreign dynasties, and regarded the size of their territory as an important indicator of their martial arts. However, the ancestors of the Great Song Dynasty were an exception: the Dali Kingdom had repeatedly requested to attach the ministers, but they were all resigned.

Dali's repeated requests were attached, not only because they had been deeply influenced by Han culture and wanted to become the subjects of the Central Plains Dynasty, but also because the royal power was sidelined, and the internal division was divided into many different forces, and the power of the princes was greater than the royal power, so the Duan royal family wanted to take refuge in the Song family in order to protect themselves.

And the Great Song Dynasty refused to attach Dali, not because he really didn't want to expand the territory, but because he had more than enough heart but not enough strength. Since the Song Dynasty, under the influence of various reasons, the national policy of emphasizing the north over the south and guarding the interior and the outside has been formed.

However, now it is different, Sun Xu decided on Western Xia in a battle, and the threat of the northwest of the Great Song Dynasty was lifted. After the stability of the northwest frontier, if Dali is attached, a part of the border army can be moved to the southwest to defend Dali, so that the problem of leaving and staying in the northwest border army can be solved.

Therefore, after knowing the purpose of the Dali envoy's coming, the Son of Heaven was naturally overjoyed, and hurriedly called Sun Xu to accept the envoy's pilgrimage together.

After Sun Xu came, he looked at the envoy, Duan Yu, the son of the southern king of Dali Kingdom. I didn't expect to see him again, and that Yanqing should not have made Duan Yu's life experience public.

Because of Sun Xu, Duan Yu's fate has changed a lot: because Shaolin closed the mountain, no one pursued Murong Fu's murder, and Murong Fu would not go out frequently. In addition, Sun Xu rejected Murong Shi's marriage, which led to Murong Fu accidentally marrying Wang Yuyan. Therefore, Duan Yu was also disheartened and turned back to Dali.

But because there is no appearance of Duan Yanqing, he is still Duan Zhengchun's blood and blood, and the situation that all the girls in the world are his sisters has not changed.

After Duan Yu handed over the Dali State Book, the Son of Heaven Longyan Dayue, and then canonized Duan Zhengming, the emperor of Dali, as "Doctor Jin Ziguanglu, Inspector Sikong, Yunnan Jiedu Envoy, Shangzhu State, and King of Dali." ”

After hearing this, Duan Yu was very happy and hurriedly thanked the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

The Son of Heaven asked Duan Yu if he had ever been married, and Duan Yu told him the truth.

The Son of Heaven saw that Duan Yu was a talent, and thought that if the two parties were married, the relationship could be stronger, so he wanted to marry his sister Princess Yu to Duan Yu.

When Duan Yu heard this, he lowered his head and said a little shyly: "Your Majesty, if you are lucky enough to be a concubine, the minister is naturally willing, but it must be the princess's true wish." ”

The Son of Heaven couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said straight that this prince is a rare lover, and immediately sent someone to invite the princess of the kingdom of Qiu.

The princess was admiring the flowers in the imperial garden at this time, and when she heard the call of the Son of Heaven, she quickly brushed her messy hair, patted the hem of her clothes, and passed.

After arriving at the main hall, when she heard that the Son of Heaven was going to marry her to Duan Yu, her face immediately turned red, and she hurriedly raised her sleeves to cover her face. But he couldn't help but be curious, and quietly looked behind his sleeves, and saw that Duan Yu's appearance and temperament were indeed a good match, so he acquiesced to this family business.

Subsequently, the Son of Heaven took a few people to have a meal, and then sent someone to send Duan Yu and the princess back to rest, while Sun Xu followed the Son of Heaven to the Phixiang Palace.

After the two of them sat down, Sun Xu said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, the snake is about to be dispatched." ”

When the Son of Heaven heard this, he remembered what Sun Xu said that day, and asked, "I don't know which snake it is?"

Sun Xu pointed in the direction of Dali in the southwest.

Seeing this, the Son of Heaven was shocked and said: "Could it be that Dali is the ambition of the wolf, and the so-called attachment is just to lead the Great Song army to go deeper, gather and annihilate it?"

Sun Xu shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "Your Majesty, the monarch and ministers of Dali are sincerely attached, what is the use of gathering and destroying the border army of the Great Song Dynasty? What the minister said is that the domestic situation in Dali is complicated, and the Duan clan is attached just because he wants to protect himself. If the Great Song Dynasty is uncharacteristic and accepts Dali, then the opposition forces in Dali will definitely take advantage of the situation. And the Murong clan ......"

The Son of Heaven suddenly realized and said, "The Murong clan will definitely contact the local heroes in the south, and the rebellious ministers of Dali will help each other?"

Sun Xu nodded and said, "That's right." ”

The Son of Heaven pondered for a moment and said, "Royal Brother, if this is the case, how should we deal with the enemy?"

Sun Xu chuckled: "Your Majesty, please go to Liaoguo." ”

When the Son of Heaven heard this, he was puzzled by the second monk, this is obviously something in the south, why did Sun Xu ask for his life to go to Northern Liao?

Looking at the puzzled Son of Heaven, Sun Xu said: "Your Majesty, the south is just a disease of scabies, and the north is a big problem." The sixteen states of Youyun will not be restored for a day, and the Great Song Dynasty will be difficult for a day. ”

The Son of Heaven said: "The land of clouds arches and guards Heluo, but it is not a day's work to restore Yan;

Sun Xu was silent, but smiled.

The Son of Heaven looked at him, and suddenly remembered that this royal brother had no last resort, and he must have a plan, so he sneered and said, "Royal brother, don't sell Guanzi." ”

Sun Xu slowly picked up a cup of fragrant tea, smacked a sip and said: "The matter of Dali, when the master and the Taoist people arrive, those toasts will be vulnerable; ”

The Son of Heaven looked at Sun Xu's strategizing, as if those great enemies were nothing more than chickens and dogs in his eyes, and said leisurely: "Brother Yu, I intend to restore your national surname on a certain day, and then make you the prince, how about it?"

Sun Xu saw that the Son of Heaven brought up the old matter again, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the dragon body has improved under Xue Muhua's care, and there are also several concubines in the harem who have a happy pulse, why bother talking about it again?"

The Son of Heaven said sincerely: "If others don't know, how can I deceive myself? I am only a fool, and if I don't have a royal brother, how can I sit on the dragon bed? If the royal brother rules the four seas, I will definitely be able to open up peace for all generations." ”

Sun Xu pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is a person who is accustomed to idle clouds and wild cranes, and Your Majesty should pick up this burden by himself." After speaking, I was afraid that the Son of Heaven would say something more, so I quickly got up and said goodbye.

The next day, the Son of Heaven received news that the Duke of Guangping had rushed to Daliao overnight.

When the Son of Heaven heard this, he shook his head helplessly and chuckled.