Research On The Relationship Between The Northwest Fanguan And The Central Government Of The Northern Song Dynasty

The war broke up between Song and Xia dynasty,in order to defense invade and harass of other race,the central government of Northern Song awarded official position to some northwest leaders.Those official position also Include GUSILUO vassal state and other races which had vest in Northern Song,thus make up the two different vassal state system,lead to the Song government need to carry out two different management policies.Therefore constitute the special form of Northern Song dynasty.The different vassal state system resulted in the governor of Zhao and Song has different policy to manage GUSILUO vassal state.Through the ages,Northern Song practice "Play off one power against another" and "Be close vassal state to defense Xia".The changed policy prompted the Song government had to adjusted the attitude to their vassal state.The governor of Song Renzong take an awarding policy to draw the leaders of GUSIGUO vassal state to his side,and help him to pioneer a frontier area.Additional,improve the vassal state management system.Last but not least,Song Renzong reinforce the intensity of rewards and punishments in order to attract the leaders of GUSILUO surrender Song's regime or set up their own organization,break completely with Gu's regime.All of the above causes speed up the perish of GUSILUO regime.GUSILUO vassal state and Northern Song based on the alliance relationship,and want this alliance be much more steady,the two part union an army to attack the Western Xia,the military alliance let the two part's relationship reach a high level.However,there are no permanent allies,only permanent interests.Moreover,national interest is higher than all the political union.Because the Northern Song and GUSILUO vassal state's relationship becoming more and more better after Song government's awarding policy,the GUSILUO regime and Northern Song's relationship became much sensitive,and the relationship maintenance go through two times crisis,then the alliance broken.A new relationship appeared.Western Xia played a important role in this relationship.And all this time,Western Xia's manage policy is much attack and little awarding.That is why the GUSILUO regime choose Northern Song be their partner.In those triple relationship,Northern Song played a leader role.