Chapter 77 three

At the same time as the Yuan and Song Dynasties, Kublai Khan had been paying close attention to the political situation in the southwest.Through frequent exchanges of official documents, the situation in Yunnan has always been under the control of Kublai Khan. Sai Dianchi arrived in Yunnan in July of the eleventh year of Zhiyuan (1274).The first thing he did after he took office was to send envoys to Tuohulu, the king of Yunnan.Tuo Hulu didn't believe it at first, Qingfeng voluntarily entered the palace as a princess to persuade Tuo Hulu, Tuo Hulu began to believe in Sai Dianchi's sincerity, and immediately sent two cronies and Qingfeng to see Sai Dianchi.Sai Dianchi solemnly received the two envoys of Tuohulu with the court ceremony, and awarded the two envoys as provincial judges to participate in provincial affairs.At this point, Tuohulu's doubts were all gone, and he agreed to hand over Yunnan's government orders and general affairs to Sai Dianchi for adjudication.

Tuohulu was superstitious by nature. Because Hugechi was brutally poisoned, he did not stay in the Hugechi Palace once after he took office, but built a new palace two or three miles away.In this way, Qingfeng returned to Yunnan and divided the palace into three according to her own will. The front house was changed into the private residence of Pingzhang Government Office and Sai Dianchi. Open to the people. When Sai Dianchi took office, he met with the elders of the village all day long.After realizing that the main reasons for the many branches of government and the many lords and labors were the main reasons why the people of all ethnic groups in Yunnan were unbearable and even rebelled, they immediately took decisive measures, first appointed Duan Shi as the general manager of Dali, and took back the officials under the jurisdiction of the Duan family with less than 10,000 households. The power of its power is limited to the Dali area.Then I asked Kublai Khan for approval, and the Xuanwei Division will also perform the affairs of the Marshal's Mansion, and obey the province's restraint, so that the power of the Zongwang is limited.Then, Wanhu, Qianhu, and Baihu were changed into roads, prefectures, prefectures, and counties, so that the administrative system in Yunnan began to be unified with the whole country, and placed under the direct control of the Yuan Empire, thus ending Nanzhao and Dali in one fell swoop. The state of local separatism for more than five hundred years.At the same time, in order to appease King Zong, King Zong was allowed to supervise and advise on the administrative policies of the province and to command major military operations.

In order to fully support Sai Dianchi's governance of Yunnan, Qingfeng changed the old habit of living in seclusion when he and Hugechi left the town of Yunnan. and embroidery skills.Slowly, in the hearts of the local people, Qingfeng has become a smart and beautiful angel who can bring happiness to people. With the people's mind set, Sai Dianchi began to consider pacifying the ethnic minority tribes in Yunnan who had rebelled due to Kuo Kuodai and Baoheding's rebellion. After discussing with the generals and Qingfeng, he decided to conquer the Luopan tribe first. The Luopan tribe is located in the Honghe area, guarding according to Yuancheng.Sai Dianchi sent troops here, and his generals asked for a strong attack, but Sai Dianchi refused.Back then, Chief Luopan was the guest of Hugechi, and Qingfeng had known him for a long time, so he felt sure that he would surrender to him.Sai Dianchi concluded that Chief Luopan would never harm the princess, so he happily sent him to prepare a gift to ask for an audience.Chief Luopan never expected that the princess, with a golden branch and jade leaves, would enter the city alone without avoiding the sword. He was moved and agreed to surrender at another day.

After Qingfeng left the city, Chief Luopan convened his subordinates to discuss the issue of surrender. Some people raised objections, worrying that the Mongols would not sincerely forgive their betrayal, and might kill them when they surrendered.Chief Luopan had participated in the anti-Mongolian and anti-Duan uprisings led by Sari Wei, but he had some scruples after all, and decided not to keep the promise after careful consideration.Seeing that the agreed date had passed, and Chief Luopan in Yuan City still remained silent, the generals were angry and demanded to attack the city immediately, but Sai Dianchi categorically rejected their request.Tielu, a fierce general who originally belonged to Wuliang Hetai and now under the control of Sai Dianchi, looked down on Sai Dianchi's indecision in his heart. After leaving the army tent, he led his soldiers to attack Yuancheng regardless of Sai Dianchi's repeated orders.Sai Dianchi was furious when he heard the news, and urgently ordered Mingjin to stop him, and sent soldiers to arrest Tielu with the Khan's scepter.Tielu refused to accept, Sai Dianchi tied Tielu to the front of the army, and scolded: "The Great Khan ordered me to appease the various ministries in Yunnan. How can I specialize in killing? You attacked the city without the order of the master, and the military law is justified." punish."

Qingfeng knows that although Tielu acted recklessly, he is still a good general, so he personally intercedes for Tielu.Sai Dianchi couldn't refute the concubine's face, so he had to pardon Tielu's death crime, but ordered him to kneel under Yuancheng and have the right to make an apology. Chief Luopan, who was preparing for the battle at the head of the city, witnessed what happened and was deeply moved. He looked around at the general and said, "If Pingzhang is lenient and benevolent, if I still doubt him, it is definitely not an auspicious sign for our Luopan tribe." Raise the lowered flag at the head of the city, and raise the troops to surrender.

Chief Luopan's surrender caused a strong shock among the rebel tribes in Yunnan. Soon, Nong Shigui in Xidong, Guangnan, Li Weiping from Zuojiang, and Cen Congwei from Youjiang led more than 2,000 people to join him.Gradually recruit more than 100 villages in Lin'an, Baiyi, and Nifendi; more than 30,000 military and civilian households in Weichu, Jinchi, and Luoluofendi villages; There are more than 1,600 cave villages in Fan and Luo's ghost countries. Sai Dianchi's actions inevitably touched the interests of some upper-class officials of ethnic minorities.These people resented Sai Dianchi, and selected several people to go to the capital to falsely accuse Sai Dianchi of "judging numbers".Kublai Khan refused to meet him and handed it over to Zhenjin. Zhenjin ordered the Ministry of Punishments to put torture tools on the false accusers and send them back to Saidianchi, Yunnan for punishment.Sai Dianchi was magnanimous, not only did he not care about it, but instead assigned him official positions. In this way, the officials who complained were grateful for Sai Dianchi's kindness of rebuilding, and vowed to repay it with death.

With the joint efforts of Sai Dianchi, Qingfeng and others, in just two years, the whole territory of Yunnan was brought under great rule.When the news reached Dadu, Kublai Khan was overjoyed, and immediately rewarded him with a lot of money.After Sai Dianchi received this valuable fund, the first thing he did was to go deep into Dianchi Lake with provincial officials and water conservancy engineering craftsmen to conduct field surveys, and prepare to transform Dianchi Lake, dredge silt, and build water conservancy.The main designer of the project expects that once the project is fully completed, more than 10,000 hectares of land around Dianchi Lake will become fertile fields.

In the 13th year of the Yuan Dynasty, the Dianchi Lake reconstruction project was officially launched.On the day when the groundbreaking ceremony was held, it happened that Qingfeng came back from visiting relatives.In Shangdu, Qingfeng was lucky enough to participate in the surrender ceremony held by Kublai Khan to the Song monarchs and ministers.Before leaving, Kublai Khan specifically asked her to bring a set of golden pots and jasper lamps to Sai Dianchi.This set of golden pot and jasper lamp is one of the many tributes of the Song Dynasty, and it can be called a peerless treasure from design to production.A set of gold pots and jasper cups, one pot with nine pots, the pot system is made of pure gold, although there are no decorative patterns on the surface, the style is almost the same as that of ordinary wine pots, but there is a handle in the middle of the pot lid. Inlaid with a huge, priceless night pearl.The nine jade cups are all carved out of complete top-grade mutton fat jade, with nine patterns of plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, lotus, peony, snow bamboo, foggy pine, Yunfeng, and Bibotuori engraved on them, matching the golden pot. Naturally.The design concept of the golden pot and jasper cup is completely in accordance with the Mongolian custom of advocating the number nine, and it was refined by skilled craftsmen in Song Dynasty for several months.Kublai Khan gave such a unparalleled tribute to Sai Dianchi, which in itself also meant his incomparable favor to Sai Dianchi.

Sai Dianchi faced the direction of Dadu, kowtowed and saluted, begging for the gift of the Great Khan.When he learned that Song had surrendered and the world was united again, this loyal and loyal Hui official wept with joy, and repeatedly thanked Allah for his protection.On behalf of Sai Dian Chi, Qingfeng held a banquet next to Dianchi Lake to pray for the blessings of the country and the current emperor, and to entertain all officials, craftsmen and civilians who participated in the reconstruction of Dianchi Lake.All of a sudden, there were cheers everywhere, and the construction site became a sea of ​​joy.

On this day, Sai Dianchi, who usually drank in moderation, got drunk for the first time.Seeing Sai Dianchi's face flushed and drunk, Qingfeng didn't try to dissuade him at all, but just helped him entertain everyone with a smile.At this moment, Qingfeng's whole body seemed to be filled with happiness, and her eyes were filled with crystal clear tears. This is what she did for Hugechi, and what she will do for Hugechi's eternal life. She hoped that Hugechi could see it in the sky. She hoped that Kugachi would be proud of her.