Zheng Yuan was taken to a small courtyard.

He had seen it before coming in. A very grand farmhouse should be owned by a large family in Qinzhou. The courtyards are full of guards and palace servants. Because they can't live there, they even built camps nearby, which made the noise really big.

After entering the yard, I found that there were not many people here.

An old man in a dark white dragon robe sat on the bed, eating fruits and vegetables slowly, enjoying the wonderful summer evening.

This is Shao Thief - Shao Shude, he really can enjoy it!

Zheng Yuan did not dare to neglect and immediately bowed.

Well, he did not take the temporary orphan like Duan Yizong. It was his first time to meet him, so he still needed to kneel down. Since the former Tang Dynasty, people outside the country have been spared from kneeling down.

"Get up and give it a seat." Shao Shude said: "It's a guest from afar, let's eat some watermelon together."

"Thank you, Emperor Daxia." Zheng Yuan immediately stood up and sat down.

"The messenger is the same as Zheng Renmin?" Shao Shude asked.

The palace servant brought the chopped watermelon.

Compared to twenty or thirty years ago, today's watermelon has finally made some progress. In short, there have been more flesh, but it cannot be compared with later generations.

It was the first time Zheng Yuan saw this kind of fruit and fruit, which was very strange. But he didn't dare to ask too much. After hearing Shao Shude's question, he immediately replied: "That's it."

"That is the eighth generation of the Zheng family in Xingyang in Nanzhao." Shao Shude said: "The Central Plains clans have no support in Nanzhao and are fighting wits and courage with those native tribes. In such a dangerous situation, they should return to the great country. If they don't want to promote an unknown soldier, they really don't know what it means."

Zheng Renmin's ancestor Zheng Hui was originally a Tang official, but was later captured. After six generations of hard work, he finally became prime minister in Zheng Maisi's generation. Then he seized the great opportunity of the failure of the Nanzhao war and a power vacuum emerged. He first established a new puppet king, and then usurped the throne and relied on his own. It can be said that he reached the ultimate of a minister.

However, the Zheng family's foundation in Nanzhao is actually still shallow, and once it fails, it will never be restored.

Compared with the Zheng family, the foundations of the Tu tribes such as the Yang family, Duan family and Gao family were much deeper. In history, Yang Ganzhen usurped the throne and established the Dayi Ning Kingdom. Duan Siping, the governor of Tonghai, raised an army to defeat Yang Zhao. After the Yang Ganzhen brothers, the Yang family was still the leader of the Dali Kingdom during the period of Dali Kingdom. Their strength was only weak, but they did not exterminate the clan.

This is the benefit of a deep foundation. If you have a tribe, money, food, and soldiers, others will not be able to kill you, so you can be given the conditions.

Of course, Duan family and others also claim to be descendants of the Han people. For example, Duan Zhongguo (Duan Jianwei), the ancestor of the Duan family, was a founding father of Nanzhao, and claimed that he was from Wuwei and was a native of the Central Plains.

This may be true, or it may be a gift on the face. But the Duan family really has a basic foundation. After the powerful minister Gao usurped the throne, he had to return to the Duan family, and he could not kill them all.

What does the Zheng family have? Nothing. All their strength comes from the "system". Once they fail within the system, the Zheng family will face a catastrophe.

"Your Majesty knows that my country is full of regrets, but now I only want to make good use of it and be my nephew and uncle forever." Zheng Yuan said.

Shao Shude smiled.

Nanzhao once proposed a suggestion of a brotherly country with the former Tang Dynasty, but was rejected. Now he was beaten like this by Daxia, and he was even reluctant to do the country of father and son. He still didn't give up when he came out of the entire country of nephew and uncle.

"I heard from Nanzhao that since the Changhe River, there have been rumors of the royal capital and border areas, but I don't know which border areas are now and which ones are the royal capital?" Shao Shude asked.

Zheng Yuan was a little confused. The saint of Daxia did not discuss the peace talks between the two countries, but asked about the situation in the middle of the country.

"The jurisdiction of the two capitals of the East and West Beijings and the former Nongdong Jiedushi is the royal capital." Zheng Yuan said: "Lishui, Yinsheng, and the two vassal states were the border areas."

In fact, compared with the early days of the founding of the country, Nanzhao's changes were also very huge. Tuodong Town became Tokyo and Nongdong Town became the key to connecting the two capitals. In other words, Dali, Chuxiong and Kunming were already the core areas of Nanzhao and Changhe, which was very different from before.

After years of development, the two towns in Jianchuan and Yongchang have increased and the situation has become increasingly stable, and it is no longer a border area.

Among the six early Jiedus, only Yinsheng, Lishui Towns, and Tonghai Governor's Office, which had not been established for a long time, were still border areas.

"What is the special thing about the Tonghai Governor's Office?" Shao Shude asked.

This governor's office was established in the middle and late period of Nanzhao, and will be upgraded to the jurisdiction of the Jiedushi in the future. After Duan Siping was wanted, he hid here to farm and shepherd herd. He was once raided by pursuers and escaped by hiding into a Buddhist temple. Later, he also raised an army from Tonghai, captured the two capitals as the Jiedushi, and established the Dali Kingdom.

Tonghai Governor's Office is the Tonghai City (now Tonghai County). Its jurisdiction is roughly Honghe Prefecture in the southeastern part of Yunnan and most of Wenshan Prefecture. There is an office road leading to Annan. It is a tribal dense area with a very low level of development.

"The Tonghai Governor's Office has Anning City (now Anning County). It can reach Erhai Lake in the west and Jiaozhi in the south. It is actually a place where all directions meet. There are also five salt wells, so people can cook and sell them for themselves, and the barbarians of all tribes also eat Anning salt." Zheng Yuan said.

The Manliao settlement area is dozens of miles south of Tokyo (Kunming). This level of development is amazing!

Shao Shude thought for a while and asked again: "How many cities are there in Tonghai Governor's Mansion?"

"There were four cities: Tonghai City, Anning County, Baping City (now Gejijie Town), Jiangchuan County (now Jiangchuan County), and there were also several Tuchengs in Guanyi. Postmen were placed along the hall to move the people to settle down. They also made some slight adjustments to the king. They also found Fuguan (now Pingbian County), Quwuguan (now Xinxian Township, Pingbian North), Lusuozhou (now Ximatang Village, Pingbian), Sixiaguan (now Mengzi City), Shazhiguan (now Tangdian Town, Mengzi Northwest), Nanchangguan (now Jianshui Nanzhuang Town), Qujiangguan (now Jianshui Qujiang Town), Jinningguan (now Jinning) and other places. The main tribes are Hanniman, Jiuliao, Xiyuan Li, etc.." Zheng Yuan replied.

Shao Shude asked someone to bring a map, spread it out and pointed at one of them, and asked, "Anning County, Jinning Pavilion and other places should belong to Shanchan Prefecture, right?"

"Tonghai Governor's Office and Shanchan Prefecture were originally under the jurisdiction of the Tuodong Jiedushi, but now Tuodong Town has long been in name only, and the divisions have changed. It is common to be affiliated with this place and another place."

"So that's it." Shao Shude nodded and smiled, "The messenger will answer questions and reward you."

Zheng Yuan's face was a little red, and now he looked like a monarch and his subjects were asking for the right questions, which was a bit strange.

Shao Shude asked someone to bring a brush and draw a picture on it, and then put Anning County, Jiangchuan County and other places into Shanchan Prefecture. He also pointed a black dot in the Nanchang venue and wrote a few words: "King of Jianshui County."

Zheng Yuan glanced secretly and his face turned pale. What is this? Is it that Piao Xin going to be demoted to the prince of Daxia and be granted this place where birds do not shit? How can this be!

"Eat melons, eat melons!" Shao Shude looked at the map and did not forget to look up and give instructions.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zheng Yuan took the watermelon nervously, dug it with a spoon and chewed it slowly. It tasted good and was quite sweet. He couldn't help but wonder if Dachangheguo could plant this thing.

"Let's talk about Lishui Town again, how many cities are there?" Shao Shude continued to ask.

"The Lishui Jiedushi governs Lishui City, also known as Xunchuan City. In addition, there are 16 cities including Moulang City, Jinbao City, Menbo City, Anxi City, Xiangbai City, Zhenxi City, and Moling Governor City. The area is connected to the Da and Xiao Brahmin in the west, Tubo in the north, and adjacent to the Piao countries in the southwest. It is the necessary area for the Shu Shi Shi in the Former Han Dynasty and Shu, and the outer area of ​​Yongchang County in the Later Han Dynasty, the tribe is mainly Ailaoyi." Zheng Yuan replied.

"I'm not a little bit, and the people in Ailao are called Yiren." Shao Shude smiled and said, "Why did Nanzhao want to build Lishui Town?"

This has gone all the way to northern Myanmar. The Jiedushi is naturally located in Kachin State, and the city is even more dense than the Tonghai Governor's Office near Tokyo, which is interesting.

Perhaps as Zheng Yuan said, when you go to India to do business from Shuzhong, you must go through here. This is how merchants walked during the Western Han Dynasty.

"In the past, Nanzhao established the Yongchang Jiedushi and opened up the southwest. The Lishui Jiedushi was actually the continuous force for Yongchang to advance westward. Later, because the local area brought the Piao people and Brahmins, the big and small Brahmins, and they had the benefits of merchants, and they discovered a large gold mine. Therefore, the Jiedushi went south many times, plundered the people of the Piao people and returned to Lishui to search for gold." Zheng Yuan said.

Shao Shude took a brush and pointed a little in Lishui City, writing: "Prince of Lishui."

Zheng Yuan was a little confused.

Could it be that the Zheng family was not enthroned in Tonghai Governor's Office, but Lishui Town? This place is much richer than Tonghai, but perhaps it is a large clan fiefdom such as Duan, Zhao, Yang, Dong, Gao?

He was a little confused, and he also had a vague idea: Could it be that this is the fiefdom of the Daxia royal family?

"Talk about Yongchang Town." Shao Shude said naturally as if he was a minister.

Zheng Yuan seemed to have been surrounded by, and honestly replied: "The governor of Yongchang was in charge of Yongchang City (now Baoshan), with seven cities including Yongchang, Yueli, Changbang, and Aixi. During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, Shengluopi ruled to enter Yongchang westward, and Piluoge continued. When Geluofeng was in the time of Geluofeng, the southwest barbarians had gradually become favorable. In the 17th year of Kaiyuan, Zhang Luopi, the general of the Piluoge, made military achievements and was appointed as the governor of Yongchang by the Tang court, and officially operated Yongchang Town. During the Tianbao period, Nanzhao built two cities of Dali and Yongchang. Yongchang City was built on the basis of the original Tuoyu City."

"In the late Nanzhao period, a lot of manpower and material resources were spent on Lishui, Yongchang, Yinsheng Sanjie Town and Tonghai Governor's Office, constantly migrating the people, either moving the local barbarians away or moving the population from other places, and at the same time building cities and repairing the offices to strengthen the control of the barbarians of the various tribes. The towns and offices sent garrisons, immigrating to settle, managing the army and the people, and for more than a hundred years, there has been very little unrest."

"How about the cities of these vassal states?" Shao Shude asked.

"Taking Yongchang Town Ruanhua Prefecture (now Tengchong) as an example, there are two cities, the big city is about five miles around and the small city is less than two miles around, which is equivalent to the size of a county in the Central Plains." Zheng Yuan said: "This city is different from the cities in Erhai Lake and other places. Although it is made of stone and has a hard texture, it does not have any urban defense facilities."

"Why?" Shao Shude asked.

"When Geluo Feng settled Yongchang, he found that the southwest Yi people were scattered in the valley. The men and women were everywhere in the mountains and fields, and there was no king. He was actually good at ruling." Zheng Yuan said: "There are eleven streets in the city, including Jinlun Temple, Hei Pagoda Temple, Leopard Nest, and Lemon Orchard. Nearly 10,000 people in the city and outside the city."

"It's no wonder Yongchang Town is not a border area," said Shao Shude.

After saying that, he wrote the four words "Yongchang County Prince" near Yongchang City, but he put a question mark.

The jurisdiction of the Yinsheng Jiedushi also wrote the four words "Yinsheng County Prince".

Zheng Yuan looked like earthy.

"Did you see it?" Shao Shude glanced at him and said, "I said it straight. Since Zheng Renmin came to attack the border, he would have a way to kill him. If he took the initiative to surrender, he might be decent. If he did not surrender, his fate would be worrying. Dachanghe Country would be destroyed."
Chapter completed!