Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

"Your Highness, please get up!" Zhao Zhe said with a smile.

The person in front of him is Duan Heyu, the lord of Dali, and he can also be called Duan Yu! The Lord of Dali is the Emperor of Dali. People in Dali Kingdom call him "Your Majesty". Your Highness!

He helped Duan Heyu up himself, and called everyone around him to get up together.

Among them are two elderly monks, brothers Duan Zhengming and Duan Zhengchun! Both of them have wrinkles on their faces, and their eyes are not as clear as that of young people.

The two of them looked very haggard, and their faces gave people a sense of "suffering".

The government of Dali was controlled by the Gao clan decades ago. Forty years ago, the Gao clan forced Duan Shouhui, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in Dali, to abdicate and become a monk. After that, he supported Duan Zhengming to succeed him and changed his reign name to Baoding! However, Duan Zhengming had only been on the throne for ten years, and the Gao family forced Duan Zhengming to abdicate and become a monk.

After Gao Shengtai's death, Gao Taiming became the head of the Gao family, returned the throne to the Duan family, and supported Duan Zhengchun as the emperor!

It's just that Duan Zhengchun has only been emperor for ten years, Gao Taiming once again forced Duan Zhengchun to abdicate and become a monk, and supported Duan Zhengchun's son Duan He as the lord of Dali!

The ruler of a country, even if it is a small country like Dali, is supremely glorious and powerful. If it is not forced, who would want to become a monk from the emperor? In the history of Dali, there were 22 kings, nine of whom became monks. Most of these nine monks became monks one after another after the Gao family came to power.

Even if Duan Zhengming and Duan Zhengchun become monks, they are still under the supervision of the Gao family, which is equivalent to house arrest. They have lived such a life for decades, so it is not hard to imagine the bitterness on their faces!

Including Duan Heyu, it also gives people a sense of bitterness! Although Duan Heyu is the lord of Dali, he has never been able to leave the palace since he ascended the throne! Envoys from the Song Dynasty and Tubo came to Dali, and they also went to see the Patriarch Gao first, and then they could only meet the Patriarch of Dali after the Patriarch Gao agreed!

In fact, Duan Heyu was conferred by Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty as "Doctor Jinzi Guanglu, Envoy of Yunnan Jiedu, Shangzhu Kingdom, King of Dali". Unfortunately, these are meaningless false titles.

At this moment, Duan Heyu stood up, looked up at the sky, and suddenly felt that the sky was extremely blue, as if it had never been so blue before! He has not left the palace for more than ten years, and he has not come to the gate of the palace! After being under house arrest for ten years, he knew that he was truly liberated this time!

For a moment, Duan Heyu couldn't help but burst into tears!

Duan Zhengming and Duan Zhengchun were also filled with emotion, and their eyes gradually became moist.

"General, I don't know how the Song Dynasty will arrange for my people from the Duan family in Dali?" Duan Zhengming thought for a while and said.

"King Zhennan is going to Yanjing to meet His Majesty, and I am afraid that King Zhennan will stay in Yanjing City for a long time after that! As for the two of you, you can continue to be monks in Tianlong Temple, and if you want, you can also return to vulgar life! From now on You can go everywhere like ordinary Dali people, and you can also go to Yanjing, that is to say, you are completely free!" Zhao Zhe laughed.

"Really?" Duan Zhengming still couldn't believe it.

"Of course it is true! But before that, you have one more thing to do!" Zhao Zhe said.

"I don't know what it is? General, just tell me!" Duan Zhengming said.

"There are many Yi people in Dali, you should help us appease these Yi people and let them seek refuge in Song Dynasty!" Zhao Zhe said.

"Don't worry, general! This is what my Dali Duan family promised Da Song before, so naturally I will do it!" Duan Zhengming said.

"As long as you are the Zhennan King of the Great Song Dynasty and the courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty, you can be prosperous and rich forever! This Dali Palace is still yours, and the property inside is also yours. We will not take it away." Zhao Zhe laughed.

"Thank you, General! Don't worry, General, we will never have two hearts!" Duan Zhengming said with a wry smile.

In fact, apart from some members of the royal family, the Dali Duan family has no influence at all! They have no direct subordinates at all, and none of the civil and military ministers of Dali Kingdom listen to them, otherwise they would not become puppets.

The Duan family in Dali has suffered so much, and now they can be free and rich, and they are very satisfied in their hearts!

"How does Song Dynasty plan to govern Dali?" Duan Heyu said as they all headed towards the palace.

"In the future, Dali will become a province of the Song Dynasty, and His Majesty will appoint officials here, and the system here will be the same as other places in the Song Dynasty." Zhao Zhe said.

"Province?" Duan Heyu asked curiously.

"That's right! In Yanjing City, His Majesty is discussing this matter with the ministers of the court! The Song Dynasty has a vast territory, with thousands of miles in the north, south, east, and west. Your Majesty wrote to me and told me to divide the world into many provinces to manage the world." Zhao Zhe said.

He was talking to these people from the Duan family in Dali, but his thoughts had already flown to the sky.

There is another country in the south, and its name is Annan!

At this moment, Zhao Zhe is thinking about Annan!

Annan is the Vietnam of later generations! Know its relationship with China from its name! Annan is taken from the meaning of "stable south"! Historically, even though the Northern Song Dynasty was established, the Song Dynasty did not officially recognize Annan's independent status! It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty that Song Xiaozong "given the country the name of Annan, and named Li Tianzuo, the king of Nanping, the king of Annan". In this era, such a thing is obviously impossible to happen! From top to bottom in the Central Plains, no one thinks that Annan belongs to an independent country!

Since the Qin Dynasty, there has been China's territory! Up to now, dynasties have been changing continuously. For more than a thousand years, all places belong to China! At the time of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Annan suddenly split and declared independence. It is impossible for the people of the Central Plains to admit such a thing!

In the past, the Song Dynasty had insufficient troops to recover Annan, but now they have enough troops and combat power!

"What is the general thinking?" Duan Heyu couldn't help asking when he saw Zhao Zhe lost his mind.

"I'm thinking about the war in the south." Zhao Zhe said with a smile.

"War in the south? There is still war in the south?" Duan Heyu asked in surprise.

"Soon! There will be war in the south!" Zhao Zhe said.

In Zhao Zhe's view, the Annan war is much more important than the Koryo war! Because Annan and Koryo are different, Annan is a part of China and must not be lost, while Koryo is divided and combined. In a sense, it is a truly independent country! Be sure to take back what belongs to you!

"Brother, I don't know what's going on in Yanjing City now? I'm afraid the court will make big changes this time!" Zhao Wu said in military uniform, following behind Zhao Zhe.

"Don't worry, everything will get better and better!" Zhao Zhe said.

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In Yanjing City, Zhao Chen and the civil and military ministers have been discussing the country's fundamental system these days.

It was already the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, late at night, the sound of firecrackers and fireworks continued to be heard outside, and in the Palace of Lizheng, everyone was still sitting together to discuss state affairs.

A servant outside brought in the food, and everyone continued to discuss after dinner.

Until Zishi, the "Imperial Constitutional Outline" was finally formulated!

The country's highest authority is the State Council, the National Congress, and the Supreme Court. The State Council is in charge of power, the National Assembly has legislative power, and the Supreme Court has the highest judicial power! The three are independent of each other and do not interfere with each other. The three are unified and loyal to the emperor.

Of course, the legislative power of the Congress is only in name, and many civil and military ministers have not yet realized the importance of legislative power, including members of Congress.

The emperor is the supreme ruler of the country, the supreme commander of the army, and the highest symbol of the country. The Prime Minister of the Government Affairs Council is the emperor's assistant to assist the emperor in exercising power. The speaker and the supreme judge are the emperor's advisers.

The Government Affairs Council is divided into ten departments, each of which has different weights!

The term of office of the Prime Minister is five years, and the maximum number of consecutive terms cannot exceed two! The same is true for the speaker and the judges of the Supreme Court. They are elected for five years and cannot be re-elected for more than two consecutive terms!

Cancel the original twenty-three roads, and the world will be divided into thirty-six provinces!

Thirty-six high-ranking officials are responsible to the Council of Government Affairs and appointed by the Council of Government Affairs!

Except for the emperor, all vassals, officials, and common people have the same status! The government is to serve the people, not sit on the people to enjoy the blessings! Of course, these are empty words in this era, but Zhao Chen still wrote them in the outline of the imperial constitution.

On the 17th day of the first lunar month, the candidates for the prime minister and the ministers of various ministries are confirmed! Wang Shu is still the prime minister, Zhao Ding, Zhao Guang, Qin Hui, Yu Yunwen, Hu Quan, Wang Shipeng and others are ten ministers respectively!

On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, the ministers of thirty-six provinces will confirm!

A quarter of the ministers of the thirty-six provinces were Zhang Jing, the former military aircraft department, a quarter came from the army and retired from the army, a quarter came from the Production and Construction Corps, and a quarter was from the former old minister!

So far, most of the ministers including the Government Affairs Council and the thirty-six provinces are Zhao Chen's direct descendants, and the whole country is completely under Zhao Chen's control! In the past, many of the Xuanfu envoys of the 23rd Route in the World were former ministers, but now, except for a few people, most of them are officials who have been promoted since Zhao Chen took the throne.

The provinces also need to establish provincial councils, and Zhao Chen gave five to ten years! There are also provincial courts in each province, and the provincial courts are relatively independent and not subject to government jurisdiction.