Xianxia version of Water Margin
Chapter 493: Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
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After taking Khatun City, Jiang Hongfei ordered to build a railway to Khatun City, expand Khatun City, and relocate Han people to Khatun City.
No one was optimistic about this project and was unwilling to invest in it.
A group of ministers of the Yuan Empire also advised Jiang Hongfei not to waste the money, implying that they did not want to use the finances to do this.
Seeing this, Jiang Hongfei paid out of his own pocket to build the railway, expand Khatun City, and send people to manage it all.
Not long after the railway was built, it was reported that a spiritual stone mine was discovered in Siberia with a particularly large reserve.
At this time, the "gold rush" in the Northeast and Far East had just passed.
Indeed, many people dug up spiritual stones in the Northeast and made a lot of money.
So, hearing that there were spiritual stones in Siberia, a large number of people poured into Siberia.
At the same time, the people Jiang Hongfei sent to explore the mineral veins discovered a large amount of oil and gas and various mineral deposits.
With the development of the industrial revolution, all these things became treasures.
More and more people went to Khatun City and Siberia with the purpose of getting rich.
Jiang Hongfei made his money back just by selling train tickets.
The housing prices in Khatun City were getting higher day by day.
Those who were not optimistic about this railway, Khatun City, and Siberia were regretting it.
Jiang Hongfei once again proved to the world that even if he was not an emperor, he could still be an outstanding businessman.
With the concentrated outbreak of Siberia's rich resources, a large number of Han people began to go to this cold capital.
The Han people once again made a large migration.
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In the eyes of the world, Jiang Hongfei's road of conquest seemed to have come to an end with the complete submission of the grassland, allowing the territory of the Yuan Empire to expand to a vastness second only to the peak of the Tang Dynasty.
In particular, if the distant Prince Continent (the New World of America discovered by a group of navigators of the Yuan Empire a few years ago) is taken into consideration, the current territory of the Yuan Empire is enough to be proud of the ancient and modern times, and there is no one better.
However, the facts prove that all this is just the prelude to Jiang Hongfei's grand ambitions.
In the spring of the 21st year of Hongwu, Jiang Hongfei's imperial edict pushed Liu Qi to the high position of the Grand Marshal of the Tibetan Expedition. The three elite divisions were like sharp swords drawn from their sheaths, pointing directly at the clouds of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
At the same time, Han Qixian won Jiang Hongfei's appreciation for his extraordinary political achievements and was transferred from Ningbei Road to Tibet to serve as a pacification envoy. He will work with Liu Qi to jointly seek the recovery and governance of Tibet with political wisdom, economic strategies and diplomatic skills.
In less than half a year, all of the Tibetan lands have been incorporated into the territory of the Yuan Dynasty. This victory came so quickly and thoroughly. Behind it was not only the invincible division of the Yuan Dynasty's iron cavalry, but also the political and economic means of Han Qixian and others' exquisite layout, as well as the clever use of diplomatic mediation.
On the other hand, Tibet, which once made the Tang Dynasty wary and forced the two princesses Wencheng and Jincheng to marry in order to seek peace, is no longer glorious now, and its former glory has turned into the dust of history.
Looking back to the past, when Tubo was strong, its territory reached Longshan in the east, Helan in Ningxia in the north, Nanzhao in the south, and even included Beiting and Anxi, and even touched the northern bank of the Ganges south of the Himalayas.
However, after prosperity, there must be decline. The endless wars exhausted Tubo's national strength. In addition, the successive heavy blows of Tang Dynasty generals Li Sheng, Wei Gao, Shi Jingfeng and others, Tubo gradually declined and lost the ability to expand outward.
Subsequently, the intensification of its internal contradictions pushed Tubo into an abyss of no return.
After the death of the last king Langdarma, the struggle for the throne among his heirs caused a split in the court. The ministers held their own opinions, and the royal family fell apart and fell into a continuous civil war.
Generals from all over the country took the opportunity to raise troops and become independent, and tribes also broke away from Tubo's control. An uprising initiated by slaves and civilians spread like wildfire and quickly swept across Tubo.
With the decline of Buddhism, the Tubo Dynasty finally collapsed, replaced by a chaotic and separatist situation. The four major royal families of Lhasa, Ali, Yaze, and Yalong Jue'a coexisted, but each of them was independent, hated each other, attacked each other, and suffered serious internal friction, which made them vulnerable.
It was in this context that Liu Qi and Han Qixian and others took advantage of the situation and adopted a strategy of combining attack and attack, and using both kindness and force, supplemented by clever political skills, and easily disintegrated the resistance of Tubo.
Forces such as Lhasa, Ali, Yaze, and Yalong Jue'a either chose to surrender or were destroyed in battle.
According to convention, the royal family and nobles of Tubo were escorted to the capital of the Yuan Dynasty. The men were imprisoned in Wanguo City, while the women were selected into Jiang Hongfei's harem, becoming another footnote on his road to conquest.
After this battle, the western border of the Yuan Empire was pushed to the Himalayas, and the land area increased by more than one million square kilometers. Jiang Hongfei's road of conquest once again proved his unparalleled military talent and far-sighted political wisdom.
At the same time, Jiang Hongfei wrote a letter in his own handwriting and sent it to Duan Zhengyan, the Emperor Xianzong of Dali.
The letter was sincere, but not without dignity. He said that the fate of Dali was closely related to the peace of the border of the Yuan Empire. Although he intended to unify, he thought of Dali's sincerity in paying tribute over the years and the blood relationship of the Duan family from the Han Dynasty, so he decided to be compassionate and not to use weapons. He will also build a magnificent Buddhist temple in Yuan Dadu and invite members of the Dali royal family and clan to become monks.
Duan Zhengyan, also known as Duan Heyu, is the heir of Duan Zhengchun, the Emperor Wen'an of Dali. His image is deeply imprinted in Mr. Jin Yong's martial arts masterpiece "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", and he is transformed into the role of Duan Yu, which is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
When he was born, his uncle Duan Zhengming was in power. This setting coincides with the plot of the novel, adding a touch of legendary color to history.
Jiang Hongfei's proposal is not groundless. In history, many members of the Dali royal family have become monks. For example, Emperor Duan Shouhui, under the heavy pressure of the Gao family father and son, abdicated and became a monk on the grounds that the state affairs were not going well, and passed the throne to Duan Zhengming.
During his reign, Duan Zhengming could not escape the shadow of Gao's power, and eventually followed in his footsteps and became a Buddhist.
Although Gao Shengtai once usurped the throne and established "Great China", he suddenly realized his mistake at the end of his life and ordered his son Gao Taiming to return the Duan family's territory. He also became a monk to seek liberation.
After Duan Zhengyan ascended the throne, he worked hard to govern the country. He loved the people like his own children and appointed virtuous people. Externally, he strictly followed the way of a minister and paid tribute to the Zhao Song Dynasty and the later Yuan Empire every year in order to seek peaceful coexistence.
Zhao Ji even granted him many honors, such as Jinzi Guanglu Dafu, Jianxiu Sikong and other important positions.
Facing the rise of the Yuan Empire, Duan Zhengyan was even more cautious, fearing to offend this powerful neighbor. Even if Jiang Hongfei sneezed, he would immediately send an envoy to greet him to show his loyalty.
However, Duan Zhengyan knew that Jiang Hongfei's ambition was by no means comparable to that of any emperor in history, and he would sooner or later take action against neighboring countries.
Duan Zhengyan's premonition soon became a reality. The Yuan Empire was invincible wherever it went, and neighboring countries surrendered one after another.
Facing Jiang Hongfei's strength, Duan Zhengyan's heart was full of bitterness and helplessness.
He knew that whether it was the former Zhao Song Dynasty, the Liao Empire, the Jin Dynasty, or the powerful countries such as Goryeo, Xixia, and Tubo, they all seemed vulnerable in front of the Yuan Empire, not to mention the Dali Kingdom, whose military strength was not outstanding?
He originally planned to surrender unconditionally according to Jiang Hongfei's request in exchange for the peace of the Dali Kingdom.
However, the reality is far more complicated than imagined.
Although Duan Zhengyan is the king of a country, he is actually unable to control the overall situation. The military power of Dali has long been controlled by the Gao family.
This situation began with the rebellion of the 37 tribes of Wuman thirty years ago. At that time, after Prime Minister Gao Taiming led the army to quell the rebellion, the military power was firmly in the hands of the Gao family.
Since then, although Duan Zhengyan tried hard to regain the royal power, he has never succeeded.
When Duan Zhengyan presented Jiang Hongfei's imperial letter to his son-in-law Gao Liangcheng, he was full of hope to get support.
However, Gao Liangcheng was young and vigorous and unwilling to bow to the Yuan Empire.
He firmly believed that Dali was respectful to the Yuan Empire and had never been rude. The Yuan Empire had no reason to invade Dali.
He even advocated a war on the grounds of "using a righteous army to defeat an unrighteous person".
Although Duan Zhengyan was unwilling in his heart, he had to compromise due to Gao Liangcheng's insistence.
He tactfully wrote to Jiang Hongfei, asking for forgiveness for the Dali Kingdom, and did not mention unconditional surrender.
After reading the memorial, Jiang Hongfei had a general understanding of the attitude of the Dali Kingdom.
Seeing this, Jiang Hongfei immediately issued an imperial decree: appointing General Lu as the Dali Envoy, Shi Bao as the Dali Marshal, Han Shizhong as the Dali Supervisor, and Lu Zhishen as the Dali Deputy Marshal. These four people, armed with military, political, economic, and diplomatic weapons, vowed to destroy the Dali Kingdom.
Shi Bao, this person acted decisively and never had second thoughts.
Jiang Hongfei's order was the clarion call for action for him, no need to ask more questions, just execute.
After receiving the appointment, he immediately organized the army and horses, and the 100,000-strong army set off in the morning light, crossing many passes and heading straight for the heart of Dali.
Duan Zhengyan saw that the situation was not good, and urgently transferred Gao Liangcheng to lead 150,000 troops to fight.
The two armies fought a desperate battle on the banks of the Dadu River.
Gao Liangcheng led his army to charge, but he did not expect that the bravery of the Yuan army was beyond imagination.
However, in a moment, the Dali army was in chaos, and the 150,000-strong army collapsed like a landslide.
The Yuan army pursued the victory, and the Dali army suffered heavy casualties. 50,000 soldiers were killed on the battlefield, and more than 40,000 were captured. Gao Liangcheng was not spared.
Shi Bao pursued the victory, and divided his troops into three routes with Han Shizhong and Lu Zhishen. He led the central army to cross the turbulent Dadu River and approached the Jinsha River.
The tribes along the way heard the might of the Yuan army and surrendered one after another. Some chieftains even offered to cross the river with leather bags.
Shi Bao accepted his advice, and the army rode on rafts to break through the waves and finally arrived in Lijiang.
At this time, General Lu disagreed, believing that courtesy should be used before force, so he sent envoys to Dali to persuade them to surrender.
However, the new prime minister of Dali, Gao Licheng, was the younger brother of Gao Liangcheng. He was of a strong character and vowed to resist to the death. He even killed the envoy himself.
Shi Bao was furious when he heard the news. He led his army to attack Longshou Pass. Dali City was in danger.
At the same time, Han Shizhong and Lu Zhishen's two armies also successfully crossed the river and entered Lijiang Tacheng, Judian, Shigu and Chuxiong, Yao'an and other places respectively.
The three armies echoed each other from a distance, forming an iron barrel siege on Dali City.
In Dali, people were panicked, and dignitaries surrendered one after another in order to protect themselves. Duan Zhengyan and Gao Licheng saw that the situation was over, so they had to fight with their backs to the city, but they were defeated and fled because they were outnumbered.
The Yuan army took advantage of the situation to attack the capital of Dali. The people in the city felt relieved when they saw that the army did not harm them.
General Lu issued an order again to restrain the soldiers and trade fairly with the people of Dali, and the people's hearts gradually stabilized.
Soon, Duan Zhengyan, Gao Liangcheng, Gao Licheng and others were captured one after another, and the Dali Kingdom was destroyed.
However, the pacification of Dali was not a one-day or one-night job.
To the east, there were the 37 tribes of the Black Cuan, such as Langyu, Afang, and Tiandong, known as the 37 tribes of the Wuman; the Erhai area was even more populated with small forces, known as the "22 Kingdoms".
If these forces are not subdued or eliminated, the Dali Kingdom will be destroyed in name only.
These small forces are no match for the Yuan Dynasty. It is only a matter of time to retake Dali.
Jiang Hongfei was confident, so he changed the Dali Kingdom into Yunnan Road and incorporated it into the Yuan Dynasty.
He originally intended to let the royal family and clan members of Dali become monks, and he did not even intend to touch the royal women.
But Duan Zhengyan and others did not appreciate it.
In a rage, Jiang Hongfei imprisoned all the royal family, clan members and Gao family of Dali in Wanguo City.
As for the daughters of the royal family, clan members and Gao family of Dali, they were all taken into his harem by Jiang Hongfei as usual.
The female officials carefully selected the daughters of the royal family, clan members and Gao family of Dali. The young and beautiful ones served Jiang Hongfei, while the old and ugly ones were sent to Ci'an Palace to spend the rest of their lives.
As before, Jiang Hongfei's move was also intended to completely eliminate the potential threat of the Dali royal family to the Yuan Dynasty's rule.
It is worth mentioning that Jiang Hongfei is quite interested in the concubines of the legendary "Duan Yu", especially Wang Yuyan, Mu Wanqing, Zhong Ling and other characters in "Tianlong Babu".
However, reality is reality after all. Duan Zhengyan's queen is not Wang Yuyan, and there is no Mu Wanqing or Zhong Ling among his concubines. Most of the concubines are over 40 years old, and even the younger Queen Gao is nearly 40 years old.
What made Jiang Hongfei even more unhappy was that Queen Gao was arrogant and often beat the concubines, even Duan Zhengyan's favorite Defei Wang could not escape her hands.
Therefore, Jiang Hongfei did not have much interest in Queen Gao, but just took advantage of the novelty to visit her occasionally a few times, and then gave up.
However, Duan Zhengyan had many children, and his daughters-in-law, granddaughters-in-law, daughters, granddaughters, and granddaughters were also countless.
Although these young women are not as beautiful as the legendary Wang Yuyan, Mu Wanqing and others, they are enough for Jiang Hongfei to have some fun in his spare time.
Especially Duan Zhengyan's daughter, Princess Zhaoqing's mother, Concubine De Wang.
This woman, with clear eyes, pure face, noble temperament, typical oriental beauty, is like a classical beauty walking out of an oil painting, elegant and sexy.
What's more rare is that this woman is pure and spiritual, with a unique temperament, and has the typical temperament of a Jiangnan woman, which makes people unforgettable.
Jiang Hongfei even suspects that she is the prototype of Wang Yuyan.
It is said that Duan Zhengyan dotes on Concubine De Wang. If it weren't for the power of the Gao family, he almost wanted to abolish Queen Gao and make Wang the queen.
However, all this is just speculation after all.
But it doesn't matter.
Jiang Hongfei, you know, has always been a person who would rather kill the wrong person than let him go...
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