Whether it's called the Lord's Manor or the Chief's Manor, Zhao Xi wasn't sure, but in any case, he felt that it was quite impressive, and its scale seemed to be not much smaller than the inner palace of Bianjing.

  I haven't been to the Great Li Imperial City of Shanzhan Prefecture, I think it won't be worse than this one. And also didn't make it to Shenglong Prefecture... Don't look down on these small border countries, they live a pretty good life.

  Zhao Xi was wandering around in the Dong family's large mansion... without any intention of searching for the Dong family members, nor did she have any interest in their wealth, but simply wanted to take a look.

  "The Crown Prince of the Upper Country, having traveled by boat and carriage with great fatigue, we have sent people to serve Your Highness and help you rest..."

  As for being afraid? I'm just taking a look, and can't take it away... Even if I were in Dali, it's even more impossible to do something like that. Alas!

  What a pity, such a good yard, such a good view, can't be kept or stayed.

  "Which is bigger, Weizhou Prefecture and Dongchuan Prefecture?"

  Zhao Xi's sudden question really stunned everyone.

  What does it mean? Dongchuan Prefecture? That's next to Song Dynasty Chengdu Road...

  "Reported to His Highness, the Crown Prince of the Upper Country, Weizhou Prefecture is several times that of Dongchuan County."

  Not noticing Yang Xing's fierce gaze, Duan Jianyi lowered his head and said respectfully.

  He hoped that Song would take over Dongchuan, even if in reality Dongchuan was supporting the Duan family.

  No choice, Dongchuan County is far from Seonjeongbu, but the key is that it is separated by Gogae's stronghold, Seokseong County.

  If His Highness Song Guo exchanges Dong's territory for East Chuan, Duan Lianyi thinks his father should be able to agree.

  The Dong clan was destroyed or dispersed by the Song army, which means that the Crown Prince of Dali had a great deal of say in how to dispose of the Dong family's territory, even within the borders of Dali.

  As for the Gao and Yang families, as well as some other things that had been planned, with the power of the Song army's explosive shell, no one should dare to have any objections.

  Being the ruler of the Duan family is indeed a great honor, but being a ruler like this is quite suffocating.

  The Gao family is the Minister of State, and the Yang family is the Grand Preceptor, they have always been unshakeable.

  So Duan Jianyi really hoped to rely on the support of Song Guo's crown prince, originally it wasn't that strong, but after seeing the power of Song Guo's firearms, he became even more determined in this idea.

  "Oh, it seems that Weizhou Prefecture is quite good."

  Zhao Xike didn't think of continuing Jianyi's words. As for the current situation in Dali, having no attitude was the best attitude.

  Duan's respect is still far from being able to set up a pillar for them in the imperial court, and besides, the imperial court doesn't have that ability now.

  The topic was naturally diverted, as if he had simply asked casually because he had heard of Dongchuan.

  The Dong family took away their valuables, and nothing else was touched, so they must have thought they could still come back... The Song army entered the border, it is impossible to permanently occupy his territory.

  As for these several families in Dali, none of them have a trump card, they are all evenly matched, and such a balance is not easy to break.

  Moreover, the Song army seemed to have no intention of destroying the Dong family, but only slightly punished them. In the end, this place still had to be returned, and this Weizhou government was still his Dong family's.

  Is it really so?

  "Your Majesty, we have found grain and fodder..."

  The messenger hadn't finished speaking when Zhao Xi waved his hand to stop him.

  "Xi has eliminated Nianzhi Gao this time, and I'm afraid it's caused trouble for all of you. Now that the Dong family has harbored Nianzhi Gao and resisted stubbornly, from now on, this Wu Chu Prefecture will have nothing to do with the Dong family."

  "As for the money and grain from the Dong family, we'll take it with us. Please don't refuse, just send someone to collect it. It's also a token of our apology for troubling you."

  "Never mind... let's talk about it later."

  Originally still waiting for Zhao Xi to continue speaking, such as saying where this lord lives, saying the Weizhu Mansion, saying...

  It just stopped like this.

  Some money and grain, how to divide? It's just a partition, if the Dong family comes back, won't they have to return it anyway?

  The Song army didn't really annihilate the Dong family, it seemed like they intentionally let them escape. If the Dong family hadn't been smart and tied up Niu Zhigao, it seemed like the Song army even intended to let him escape too...

  It's terrifying to think about it! Can't think too much, anyway, now that you're dead, the Song army has no reason to continue staying in Dali territory.

  It's not that Zhao Xi has a stance like this, but in someone else's territory, to so casually discuss the ownership of their land... it doesn't make sense.

  Coincidentally, what Zhao Xi said was natural and reasonable, so they also listened with reason.

  No way out, the situation is merciless.

  What was originally thought of has also been buried in the heart after the explosion. It is clear that facing the explosive, not to mention soldiers, even they were intimidated.

  Although Song army only exterminated Nong Zhigao, it was unreasonable to show off their military power within the borders of Dali, but they tolerated it for the time being.

  Ready to deal with the enemy's tactics, but was forced back by the gap in strength. Still had to continue pretending to be respectful and entertain this foreign army that had invaded our own territory!

  ……

  The Crown Prince of Song Dynasty is ill, suffering from diarrhea and vomiting due to unaccustomed food and water.

  Repeated requests for an audience were all rejected, and even the royal physicians of Dali were summoned but refused.

  The Crown Prince does not want to pass on his illness to others, while the Princess does not trust Dali and even claims that her brother's illness is caused by the food provided by Dali.

  "We're going to stay here!"

  It is quite clear that whether the Crown Prince of Song Dynasty is really ill or not is still unknown.

  But for this kind of behavior, they have no way.

  The Song army had taken over the defense of the city, and those catapults that threw fireballs were also borrowed and placed on the city walls, as if waiting for someone to come and attack.

  Di Qing patrols the city every day without interruption, as if he really regards this place as a city of Song State.

  Attack? What are they attacking? They're also inside the city. It's just unknown whether those catapults are aimed at their camp as well.

  This is a big fuss, knowing that someone is not sick, but still having to treat them as if they were really ill.

  Zhao Xi had no choice but to use such a childish trick.

  Dongchuan County has copper, Zhao Xi has an impression. The problem is where in Dongchuan County there is copper, he is not sure.

  So I can only go and take a look.

  Zhao Xi was clear that it was impossible for Dong Shi to occupy the Weizhou government just because he had taken in Nong Zhigao.

  This is the belly of Dali, and it would be impossible for the imperial court to administer this remote region inhabited by barbarians. The Kingdom of Dali would not permit it either.

  The reason why they are still existing now is because all parties in Dali know that the imperial army cannot stay here forever.

  However, Zhao Xi did not want to return like this. Originally, he still wanted to let Nong Zhigao escape, so that he would have a reason to chase after him...

  Now, the Dong family has handed over Nong Zhigao very neatly. If they continue to attack and defeat their city, it's likely to be the limit of patience for various forces in Dali.

  If you continue to be ruthless towards the Dong family, I'm afraid it will really collapse. Although Zhao Xi can bring the team back, the copper mine business will be gone.

  Kill the clever, could have killed long ago, no need to waste so much effort. Zhao Xi's goal is copper. Now it's just this last bit of nonsense, saying that Zhao Xi also has to be settled.

  So Zhao Xi used this childish trick again.

  As for what Duan Jianyi said, Zhao Xi didn't take it to heart. Regarding the situation in Dali, his words were equivalent to not having been spoken at all.

  Zhao Xike didn't want to get involved in their internal strife, but instead hoped that the situation would continue to deteriorate, so that when the Guo dynasty rose to power, they would have an excuse to take over Dali.