After seeing off the Duan family, Zhao Xi sat down again in a daze.

  This moment of dawdling was finally startled, and I had to calm down slowly.

  "Brother, that's your poem..."

  Alright, it's mine. Zhao Qinglan said so, and Zhao Xi could only respond in kind.

  "Suyan's sister told me that she knew you since she was very young."

  Okay, I have fans myself.

  The brother and sister didn't say anything for a while, then someone else came.

  It's the Zhao family.

  Of course, everyone who comes here doesn't come empty-handed, including the Duan family.

  However, it seems that the Gao family's generosity is even greater than that of the Duan family.

  Zhao Xi endured patiently and listened to Gao Shengtai's declaration of determination and loyalty.

  In Gao Shengtai's words, the entire Dali is harmonious, stable and loyal to the Great Song.

  It's just a coincidence that you're smart, it's an accident, and various internal and external reasons have come together, and Daluo is also a helpless move.

  Now the Great Song Dynasty wants to apprehend the main culprit, so Dali is supportive and provides certain cooperation, giving money when needed, providing people when needed. Even if it means pacifying Yuanjiang, it's also necessary. Dali should take responsibility for its own wavering.

  It seems he is the one who really handles things in Dali.

  Also, no complaints if there's no grievance. The dominant side basically won't have any complaints, everything goes according to their will, and there's no one to blame.

  Gao Jia is a good candidate, and the capital of Dali is set in Shanzhan Prefecture, which is quite interesting. It's unclear who is in charge.

  Zhao Xi also highly praised Dali's national peace and stability, and wished Dali a stable and prosperous future.

  And guessing the time, when it was close to the reception time, Zhao Xie sent tea and saw off the guests, also politely declining the sincerity of Gao's family leaving her sister to serve.

  In any case, on the surface, Dali is still the Dali of the Duan family.

  The country is very particular about orthodoxy and proper words. Even if the Gao family was indeed the actual person in charge of the entire Dali, there must be a difference with the Duan family here at Zhao Xie's place.

  The time of meeting should also reflect this point.

  At the very least, Zhao Xi cannot have any signs of meddling with internal affairs on the surface. Everything must conform to the way of the gentleman, conform to Confucian heritage, and conform to orthodox Taoist principles.

  These are really quite troublesome.

  Then came the Yang family. Okay, one sheep and a flock of sheep, no big difference, continue to laugh haha.

  Yang's family told Zhao Xi about the history of Dali.

  Yang Xing said that Dali was not originally called Dali, but rather Dayi Ningguo, which was founded by the Yang family. Later, it was usurped by a coalition of the Duan, Gao, and Dong families... Zhao Xi wanted him to continue speaking, after all, his own Yang family had also usurped power.

  But this is a diplomatic meeting, he said so, we just listen like that, no big deal.

  Yang Xing seems to be barely concealing his family's discontent and is almost explicitly saying that they want to take back what belongs to them from the Duan family.

  Just wanted to get support from Zhao Xi, but it made Zhao Xi a bit uninterested.

  Am I stupid? Whether it's for the greater good or personal relationships, why should Great Song help you? The current Duan family already shows great respect to Great Song, and the imperial court doesn't have the leisure to get involved in your messy affairs.

  Even though he was impatient in his heart, Zhao Xi still smiled and spoke to Yang Xing in a calm tone about many things. For example, the trauma of war on the country, the impact of war on the people, and how war would lead to casualties among soldiers.

  It seems like using a broad and great loving heart to move Yang Xing, letting him give up his disloyal heart.

  Of course, Zhao Xi also expressed his indignation and deep hatred for the usurpation.

  Also contains some implicit points of lying in wait for an opportunity to strike and the idiom "a gentleman takes revenge ten years later".

  This set of hospitality is really tiring. Speaking human language to humans, speaking ghost language to ghosts, it's easy to say but once you've done it, I truly feel like I'm neither human nor ghost.

  Everyone dispersed, even Zhao Xi couldn't understand what he had said and what he wanted to say.

  What a great opportunity...

  Currently, Dali is in a state where it doesn't even need to be deliberately planned, just casually mentioning it in three households will suffice, and within a few years, Dali will fall into chaos.

  At that time, the country can completely use the name of the suzerain state to directly send troops to quell the internal chaos in Dali and incorporate Dali into the territory of the country.

  Unfortunately, the current dynasty is also a mess and has no time to care about other countries.

  What a pity!

  Zhao Xi was still in a daze, but Lü Gongzhu was shocked.

  How should I put it, this is the first time he has seen His Highness the Crown Prince behave in such a manner.

  Three families met with him, and each family felt that the prince was supporting them, thinking they had received his praise. But the prince didn't say a single word to clarify anything.

  Such an audience required a supporting official, and Lü Gongzhu temporarily took on this role.

  Every family's record is written down, on the surface there is no tendency at all, but after careful consideration, it seems that the prince is inclined to talk to which family.

  How did you manage that?

  Told Duan's family, once there is a change, as the suzerain state will not sit idly by. How to manage? Sending troops to punish is management, coordinating with the harmonizer is management, and even sending a few edicts to punish is also management.

  It seems that His Highness is biased towards protecting the Duan family, especially in the eyes of Duan Jianyi.

  As for the Gao family, His Highness the Crown Prince expressed satisfaction with the current situation in Dali. This can be understood as recognition of the Gao family's dominance over the Duan family, or it can also be seen as recognition of the Duan family as the rulers of Dali, and even more so as recognition of the Gao family's leadership in Dali.

  Different people have different opinions.

  Yang's family, the crown prince emphasized the significance of orthodoxy, condemned the evil of usurpation, and happened to talk about a few stories of sleeping on brushwood and tasting bile...

  I'm impressed! This is what diplomacy is all about. You're all right, I agree with you, and in the end, no matter what the outcome is, you can still thank me.

  Some abilities are innate, such as the methods of the Crown Prince, which Lü Gongzi cannot achieve.

  It's as if it was destined by heaven.

  Three families mentioned in the meeting and conversation all mentioned Dongjia, which means that Dongjia should also be a force on the side of Dali.

  Why didn't you come?

  "Uncle, this Dong family..."

  "Your Highness, Yuanjiang is within the sphere of influence of the Dong family, which means that the thief is hiding in the territory of the Dong family."

  Oh, I see, so the Dong family is determined to fight to the end.

  Looks like the force is not small. I guess the territory won't be too small either, just three families with implicit and explicit targeting, probably intentionally borrowing a knife to kill someone? Can also weigh the weight of the king's teacher.

  They also knew that Wang Shi could not occupy a piece of land in Dali... Yuanjiang was in the central area of Dali.

  I guess they are waiting for Wang's army to withdraw, and then they can divide... Is there such a good thing?

  Wang Shi's invasion of Dali was indeed a pretext for eliminating Duan Zhixiang. However, this is an obvious case of "using the tally to destroy the Guo", and as a Dali deeply influenced by Central Plains culture, it is impossible not to know this allusion.

  It's surprising that the country gate was opened so generously, allowing the royal army to really annihilate Nong Zhigao within the borders of Dali. Apart from Dali's own separatist state, it's likely that each side had its own agenda.

  Don't underestimate anyone. Behind humility, there is always an untold purpose.

  Hehe, this is good, I'm not afraid of you having an ulterior motive, what I'm afraid of is that you don't have one.

  If these people from Dali were truly respectful of themselves, there are some things that Zhao Xi really wouldn't dare to do.

  They have a goal now, and it's easier to operate afterwards.