Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"The chieftain system!"

The Yamen of Dali Prefecture once issued an unbelievable decree from the imperial court. He never expected that the imperial court would abandon his perfect best strategy and choose the evil doctor Fan Zheng's middle strategy that was full of loopholes!

"The officials have too much faith in the evil doctor Fan Zheng! They actually ignored the interests of the Song Dynasty for the sake of the evil doctor Fan Zheng!"

A Song general from the Northern Route Army looked at Zeng Bu's unhesitating expression and immediately agreed.

When Zeng Bu heard this, his expression suddenly changed and he said: "Don't talk nonsense. This policy was discussed in court and approved by the three prime ministers before it was approved by the officials. How could it be the selfish motives of the officials? Fan Taicheng must have There must be some wonderful benefits to this strategy that I don’t know about!”

Zeng Bu was a privy envoy, so he naturally knew the rules of the court. The policy of how to govern Dali had to be discussed by all the officials in the court. It was impossible to leave it to the preferences of just one official. There must have been something happening in the court that he didn't know about.

Zhong Pu on the side tried to smooth things over and said: "From what I see, the imperial court must be eager to pacify Dali and concentrate all its energy on dealing with Liao and Xia. After all, when pacifying Tubo, Fan Taicheng's evil recipe focused on the word "quick", and this time Fan Taicheng The proposed chieftain system can also quickly pacify the chieftains, which is enough to save the court a lot of manpower."

Many generals nodded slightly and appointed the chieftains of each tribe as chieftains, allowing them to be hereditary for generations. If they were chieftains, they would be happy to do so. This method is indeed the fastest way.

In contrast, whether it is to imitate the Tibetan policy or Zeng Bu's method of governing by replacing officials, it will be time-consuming and labor-intensive. If one is not good, it may even trigger rebellions in the southwest, involving a lot of energy from the court.

"quick!"

Zeng Bu snorted coldly and said: "Ruling a big country is like cooking small dishes. Fan Taicheng is a famous doctor in the world, how can he not know this truth? In my opinion, he not only understands it, but also knows how to understand the thoughts of officials, so he caters to The officials came up with this quick fix that is full of loopholes.”

Although Zeng Bu rebuked the Song generals for saying that the officials had too much faith in Fan Zheng, he instead put the blame on Fan Zheng, believing that Fan Zheng deliberately catered to the officials and the court and introduced quick fixes such as the chieftain system.

Zhong Pu's mouth twitched. If Zeng Bu had not taken possession of the evil doctor Fan Zheng's plan in advance and forced Fan Zheng to give the prescription, how could Fan Zheng have come up with this quick prescription? However, what they did not expect was that the official He chose Fan Zheng's quick fix instead of the seemingly perfect solution.

"Privy Councilor, what should we do?" a Song general asked.

You must know that they have always followed Zeng Bu's best strategy, and now they suddenly switch to the evil doctor Fan Zheng's middle strategy. Wouldn't that be contrary to their previous strategy?

Zeng Bu snorted coldly and said: "The imperial court has naturally reached a conclusion, so we will naturally proceed in accordance with the imperial court's will!"

"Yes!"

All the Song generals took their orders one after another.

At that moment, Zeng Bu immediately sent orders to all the ministries in Dali to spread the news about the canonization of clan chiefs as chieftains throughout Dali as quickly as possible.

"Being granted the title of Chieftain of the Song Dynasty is hereditary and will not be replaced!"

When the news came out, all departments in Dali were in an uproar.

All tribes in Dali are Umans and are not civilized. There are constant frictions and fights between tribes, and there are even many examples of genocide.

If they were granted the title of Chieftain of the Song Dynasty, they would be protected by the Song Dynasty, and some small tribes would no longer be afraid of the oppression of the big tribes.

"You should be a minister of Dali, and you should be a minister of the Song Dynasty. Not to mention that the Song Dynasty would become stronger after destroying Dali." The tribes did not have the concept of a country. At that time, the Duan family in Dali was also the most powerful white barbarian and was equivalent to a tribe. Just the leader of the alliance!

Now that the leader of the alliance, the Duan family, has been defeated, it would be better to change to another alliance leader, not to mention that the Duan family allowed the Gao family to oppress them, and the Song Dynasty would not interfere in the affairs of their various clans, but would ensure that the clan chiefs of each clan were hereditary. It is inherited by all ethnic groups.

We must know that the inheritance of each ethnic group is not only threatened by external threats, but sometimes also by its own internal threats. Fathers and sons fight, brothers stare at the wall, and some of the power struggles experienced by the royal family are also staged among various ethnic groups. .

Nowadays, the chieftain system issued by the Song Dynasty is enough to ensure that the eldest son of the clan leader will inherit the position, and it is hereditary. As soon as this policy came out, it immediately aroused an enthusiastic response from all the tribes in Dali.

"I have informed you, Your Majesty the Privy Envoy, that the thirty-six tribes in eastern Yunnan have accepted the chieftain award from the imperial court, and the tribes in northern and western Yunnan have no objections."

As a piece of good news came, various ministries that were originally wary and hostile to the Song Dynasty's entry into Dali responded one after another and approved of the chieftain system.

"I would like to inform you, Your Majesty the Privy Envoy, that all the ministries in southern Yunnan are also willing to accept the official position of chieftain from the imperial court!"

Zhong Pu came in a hurry and reported great news.

"Really?" Zeng Bu said in disbelief.

The Song Dynasty and the Bagan State were secretly competing with each other, vying to win over the various tribes in southern Yunnan. However, when they attacked Dali, the Bagan State received support from the various tribes in southern Yunnan. Therefore, the relationship between the two parties was closer. The Song Dynasty was slightly at a disadvantage. If it were not for the Song Dynasty, The military front is in full swing, and I am afraid that all tribes in southern Yunnan will submit to Bagan.

However, now that the chieftain system has been introduced, all the tribes in southern Yunnan who originally preferred the Bagan Kingdom have changed their minds and are all willing to accept the chieftain reward from the Song Dynasty.

Zeng Bu suddenly sighed. At this moment, he finally understood that it was not that the officials just wanted to treat Fan Zheng again, but that Fan Zheng's method seemed to be full of loopholes, but it was the most suitable method for Dali.

"Evil doctor Fan Zheng!"

Only then did Zeng Bu realize that he had not given the wrong name or the wrong nickname, and Fan Zheng was really evil in his behavior.

Zhong Pu and Yao Xiong had expressionless faces, as if they had long been accustomed to this. They had already experienced too many miraculous evil prescriptions from the evil doctor Fan Zheng. It was a matter of course for them that Fan Zheng's evil prescriptions were so surprising.

"I would like to inform you, Your Majesty the Privy Envoy, that as soon as the chieftain system came into being, all the tribes in Dali completely submitted to the Song Dynasty. Now there is still a lineage of the Duan family. I don't know how to deal with it." Zhong Pu reported.

Nowadays, it is the general trend that Dali returns to the Song Dynasty. However, there is no two days in the sky and no two masters in the world. The Duan family, the former owner of Dali, is the most troublesome problem in the Song Dynasty.

"In my opinion, it's better to eliminate the root cause to avoid future troubles!" Yao Xiong said with a fierce look on his face.

He and Zhong Pu attacked and destroyed various countries along the way, beheading Qingtang Zousiluo Aligu, and then captured Tubo and destroyed all the Tubo lords. It can be said that their murderous intentions were at their peak. Now they want to imitate Qingtang and Tubo. , kill the Duan family directly. The Duan family is unpopular anyway, and now that the chieftain system has been introduced, Dali has been pacified, and the Duan family's position is no longer important.

"No!" Zeng Bu quickly dissuaded him.

The reason why the Song Dynasty sent troops was to help the Duan family regain power. Now that the Song Dynasty had just pacified Dali, it wanted to kill the Duan family. This would probably make all the tribes in Dali miserable.

Furthermore, Zhong Pu and Yao Xiong destroyed Tubo and the Lord of Qingtang at the time of the war and received the imperial decree. But now there is no order from the imperial court. As a civil servant, Zeng Bu is naturally unwilling to risk overstepping his bounds. Take the risk to kill the Duan family in Dali.

Fan Zheng, who was standing aside, suddenly said: "Not long ago, Duan Yu, the crown prince of Dali, expressed his intention to Fan. The Duan family in Dali is willing to abdicate and become a minister of the Song Dynasty. Since Dali implements the chieftain system, it is better to make the Duan family chieftain of the Bai tribe in Dali. The status is equal to that of the various ministries. In this way, the impact of Duan's abdication can be minimized without breaking the promise to Duan."