Chapter 206 A makeshift troupe
On the journey from the capital to the southwest, Song Zhimian spent her time in the carriage reading books and looking at the news pamphlets that Ye Yunshu had prepared for her.
A booklet containing news about the Kingdom of Biao was bound into a small box.
"Biaoguo is mountainous, and the people live off the mountains. They also live in different groups, and the habits of the residents on different mountains are different."
In fact, the Biao Kingdom was originally insignificant; in the eyes of the Da Yu people, it was just a group of larger bandits.
There was no such thing as a "fat country" before.
The current Biao Kingdom does indeed have some connection with the Great Yu.
Emperor Taizu of Dayu established the Dayu Dynasty by defeating the Kanhu people.
At that time, in addition to the Hu people, the Qiang people also plundered the land of China.
After defeating the Hu people, Emperor Taizu immediately launched a campaign to suppress the Qiang people. The Qiang people were no match for Emperor Taizu's army and were forced to move away from their original settlements.
Some Qiang people migrated to the territory of the Biao Kingdom and established a new ethnic group, the Burmese.
Relying on their inherent plundering bloodline, the Burmese people quickly defeated the original Chin, Karen, and Rakhine peoples of Bhai, unifying the various ethnic groups of Bhai.
This led to the establishment of the Bagan Kingdom and the beginning of the Bagan Dynasty.
The Pagan Dynasty had the ability to establish a kingdom, but not the ability to govern it. Its rulers were tyrannical and levied exorbitant taxes, which soon made it unable to sustain itself, leading to the split of the kingdom into two dynasties.
The Shan people in the north established the Ava Dynasty, while the Mon people in the south established the Bago Dynasty, thus beginning the north-south divide.
Both dynasties were capable of conquering the world but not of governing it.
Less than twenty years later, the Wei family, the most powerful family in the Biao Kingdom, rose up in rebellion and gained the support of the ordinary people of the Biao Kingdom.
The Ava and Pegu dynasties collapsed, and the Biao Kingdom was unified again. From then on, the Wei family controlled all the power in the Biao Kingdom.
During the reign of Emperor Wu, the Biao Kingdom was restless and wanted to attack the southwest of Dayu. Unfortunately, not only did they fail, but they were also severely weakened by the southwestern army.
Later, under the scheme of the famous Princess Pingning of Dayu, Wei Sanqian, the third prince of Biao Kingdom who had been in exile, ascended the throne.
Thus began a fifty-year period of peace between the Biao Kingdom and the Dayu Kingdom.
It's a pity that Wei Sanqian never married and had no children.
Finally, on his deathbed, he passed the throne to a close nephew of the royal family.
That man was also the father of the current emperor of the Biao Kingdom.
The later emperor of Biao Kingdom had Wei Sanqian's ambition, but not his ability.
This is why the Biao Kingdom has been either seeking peace or on its way to seeking peace in recent years.
"Your Highness, am I right?" Song Zhimian looked at Xiao Huaijin.
Xiao Huaijin looked at Song Zhimian in surprise.
He knew some of these things, but not nearly as much as Song Zhimian.
"These are all... things my eldest sister told you?" Xiao Huaijin asked in a low voice.
Song Zhimian nodded.
"I suppose so! Lord Ye gave me all the information about the Biao Kingdom, and I read it all on my way here when I had nothing else to do!" Song Zhimian said with a smile.
"Hmm, you're amazing! Keep going, I love hearing this!" Xiao Huaijin moved forward a bit.
Song Zhimian stared at Xiao Huaijin with wide eyes.
"What's next? If we want the Biao Kingdom to be completely obedient, there are only two ways."
One option is to help them change their emperor, just like Princess Pingning did.
Secondly, it would return the country to its previous state of fragmentation.
Xiao Huaijin looked at Song Zhimian without saying a word.
Should we change the emperor of Biao Kingdom? Or should we return Biao Kingdom to its fragmented state?
"Your Highness, you can't be kind-hearted, can you?"
Lady Ye said she knows your thoughts, which is that it would be easy for Dayu to take over Biao Kingdom now.
But what happens after we take over Kanbiao Kingdom? How will we govern it? Will we install a puppet ruler? Or will we incorporate it into the territory of Dayu?
Da Yu has been dealing with Biao Guo for so many years, and has a good understanding of the Biao Guo people.
The information Lord Ye gave me also included an analysis of the Biao people.
The one thing I remember most clearly is this.
In Linglong Town, many of the local people work there, and they generally spend the money they earn on the same day.
When they run out of money, they resort to cheating or even robbery; laziness is ingrained in their nature.
Your Highness, do you really think it's a good idea to include those people in the territory of Dayu?
Or even if they are incorporated into the territory of Da Yu, will they be able to accept Da Yu's teachings?
"Don't let their good intentions backfire and corrupt the originally kind-hearted people of Dayu!" Song Zhimian whispered.
Xiao Huaijin remained silent for a long while before speaking.
"So, you mean the more chaotic the Biao Kingdom becomes, the better?"
"Yes, the more chaotic the Biao Kingdom becomes, the better. Ideally, it should split into seventeen or eighteen smaller villages or even foreign states!"
Back then, they would only fight each other constantly, but if anyone dared to have any designs on Dayu, they would simply send troops to wipe them out.
Or, to put it another way, they could send troops to assist their adversaries, thus maintaining a certain balance between them.
What Dayu needs to do is ensure that neither side can defeat the other, forcing them to remain locked in a stalemate.
At that time, did the Biao Kingdom still pose any threat to the Dayu Kingdom?
"Back then, the major powers in the Biao Kingdom were probably thinking about how to improve relations with Dayu and get Dayu's support!" Song Zhimian said with a smile.
This problem is too easy to solve. Haven't some countries in later generations provided vivid examples of how to solve this problem?
Isn't that just what the great powers did?
Will people laugh at me?
No! When the time comes, those people will just regret not being a major power...
"Is this... okay?" Xiao Huaijin still couldn't quite believe it.
"Your Highness! The soldiers of Dayu are here to protect the safety of Dayu."
If we can win without bloodshed and minimize the bloodshed of our soldiers, why not do it?
Moreover... in the early stages, Dayu will still send troops! As for when they will send troops, that depends on how long the chaos in Biao Kingdom will last.
The Biao Kingdom always invaded Dayu during the period of succession to the throne.
Then what if their own throne changes hands? Wouldn't that also be a good opportunity for the Great Yu to take action against them?
Now that Ruan Xingzhi is in Biao, he's bound to cause some trouble, which presents a good opportunity for us.
If that's the case, then let's make good use of this opportunity!
His Majesty's decree for you is to conquer the Biao Kingdom, so that it will no longer pose a threat to Dayu.
But His Majesty didn't say that your army had to sweep through everything!
Your Highness, there are many kinds of wars. To send the Southwest Army to a country like Biao Kingdom is giving them too much credit.
Ruan Xingzhi's plan was to sit back and watch the tigers fight.
"Then why don't we play the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?" Song Zhimian laughed.
Xiao Huaijin thought about it and realized that if that were the case, the happiest person would be Uncle Jiu.
Although it is said that a kind heart cannot command an army, those soldiers have followed Uncle Jiu for many years. If they could use their strategies to tear the Biao Kingdom apart, that would be wonderful.
"Song Zhimian, come, let's talk about it in more detail!"
You said, the Kingdom of Biao wants someone to come and negotiate peace..."
"Then let's talk! How can we give the Second Prince hope if we don't talk? How can we arouse the First Prince's jealousy?"
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