|||->-> Chapter 698 Duan Xing's minor mistake

In 937 A.D., Duan Siping united with the nobles of the Erhai region Gao Fang and Dong Jialuo to destroy the Dayi Ning Kingdom, and set the capital of Yang Tho Bacheng (now Dali, Yunnan), with the country name "Dali". The territory covers present-day Yunnan, southwestern Guizhou, southwestern Sichuan, as well as parts of Burma, Laos, and northern Vietnam.

Better tools make good work. Before sending troops, Shi Bin's first thought was that the emperor of Dali had ten emperors to become monks, which was definitely a strange phenomenon, and Shi Bin couldn't help but consider the deep influence of Buddhism in Dali. Therefore, he planned to attack at the same time as martial arts.

Thinking of this, Shi Bin spoke: "Xu Feng, you said that ten emperors of a country will become monks after abdicating, what does this mean?" ”

It shows that this country is very deeply influenced by Buddhism, and most of the people will not like to kill. Perhaps adults should use more cultural offenses and less military attacks. Xu Feng said.

"That's what you think too?"

"Yes, the lowly position thinks so, but the lowly position is not knowledgeable enough and doesn't know how to attack. The only suggestion that the humble position can give is that adults should convince people with virtue. ”

"I don't know the Dharma either, but I agree with your 'convincing people with virtue'. Since they believe in Buddhism, then I ordered that all things related to Buddhism in Dali should not be damaged, such as temples, Buddha statues, Buddhist scriptures, etc. Monks and nuns should not be insulted, beaten, or killed at will. If it is violated, it will be dealt with by military law. Shi Bin said.

"Your Excellency is wise!" Xu Feng immediately said, "My lord, I think maybe we can do something for the locals to win over the people." Of course, it depends on what they need. ”

"Of course, you have to do things for them, and you have to be generous. Well, that's it. Bring more grain and grass and baggage, and prepare for war and relief at the same time. Shi Bin ordered.

After understanding Shi Bin's meaning thoroughly, Xu Feng took the order and left. And who dares not to listen to Shi Bin's order? Therefore, the originally agreed ten-day departure, in fact, everything was ready on the eighth day, just because Shi Bin wanted to rest for two more days, so he dragged it out until the tenth day before leading the army to the expedition. The government was handed over to Wang Yi and Li Shao for temporary agency.

When the march approached Dali, Shi Bin called Duan Xing and asked, "Duan Xing, your Dali country is very interesting, why are so many emperors monks?" ”

"Lord Shi, this question is actually a bit complicated. Not all of the ten ordained emperors in Dali were converted to Buddhism, some were forced to abdicate as monks, and some took the initiative to abdicate as monks for self-preservation. However, many of the common people did believe in Buddhism. ”

"My journey shouldn't be easy, tell me about the possible dangers."

"Lord Shi, please don't oppress the local people, especially don't destroy temples and insult monks and nuns, even if they believe in Buddhism, they will not be bullied and slaughtered." Duan Xing said.

"Are there anything else?"

"Please respect all the people and things related to the Buddha in the area. Please also don't be too hard-faced and ruthless, and be forgiving and forgiving. ”

After listening to Duan Xing's words, Shi Bin smiled and said, "Duan Xing, you are too worried. Although I, Shi Bin, have killed countless people, the strict punishment and strict law are only for people in the army, and I am still very tolerant of ordinary people. Even if it's a foreign person, as long as it's not too much, I don't care. What's more, now that you Dali are attached to my Great Song Dynasty, the people of Dali are the people of the Great Song Dynasty, how can I use severe punishment and strict laws? ”

With Shi Bin's promise, Duan Xing was relieved. Duan Xingcai here can rest assured, another

On the other hand, Xu Feng came with the news: the army was attacked by a small group of people before it entered Dali, and it was obviously not a Song person. Understand that this is the resistance organized by the locals against the entry of foreign troops into Dali. Of course, the 30,000-strong army did not come to exterminate a few thieves, so Shi Bin immediately asked Xu Feng about countermeasures.

"Xu Feng, it's not a good sign that we have been attacked like this before we have even entered Dali." Shi Bin said.

"What your lord said is true, it shows that the local people do not approve of us, and if they do not approve, then we will probably have a lot of trouble ruling here. Even after conquering the whole of Dali, the people's resistance is still continuous. Although it can be suppressed with an iron-blooded policy, then it is not interesting. ”

In Xu Feng's words, Shi Bin captured a very important word: 'recognition'. This made Shi Bin realize his negligence - the teacher was unknown. So what we have to do now is to find a valid reason to send troops immediately, otherwise there will be no less such resistance.

"Xu Feng, we are an unknown army and treat us as invaders, so the local people resisted. Help me find a plausible reason. Shi Bin said.

"My lord, you don't have to look for it, the reason is in the camp." Xu Feng said confidently, and then pointed to Duan Xing's tent.

Immediately understood what Xu Feng meant, Shi Bin smiled and nodded, "You are smart." Okay, immediately go and put on a few big flags and write 'Duan's restoration of the country, blessing the world'. ”

Soon Xu Feng got things done, and since he erected a few such flags, the small-scale nuisance was obviously much less, and it was impossible to hinder Shi Bin's army from moving forward. And Duan Xing naturally saw such a banner, and he immediately burst into tears of gratitude, calling Shi Bin a big man who kept his word. Such a compliment made Shi Bin feel very ashamed, but he didn't want to explain, after all, it would affect Duan's loyalty somewhat, so he had to let Duan Xing praise him.

As soon as he entered Dali, Shi Bin saw many temples, Buddha statues, monks and nuns. Such a view is indeed intoxicating, quiet and peaceful, and it is not bad to say that it is a fairyland. If it weren't for the fact that he was still greedy for Hongchen, Shi Bin would have the idea of becoming a monk.

"Xu Feng, we set up those flags to appease the common people, how should we appease those monks and nuns in the temple?" Shi Bin asked.

"My lord, I can't answer this question if I don't know how to do it, maybe I have to invite Duan Xing to come so that he can give the most accurate answer."

Thinking that what Xu Feng said was true, Shi Bin ordered him to call Duan Xing immediately. Knowing that Shi Bin was going to see him again, Duan Xing was of course very happy, and immediately put down the things in his hand and rushed to Shi Bin. Seeing Duan Xing's speed, Shi Bin couldn't help but scold: running is really fast, and the 100-meter dash should be able to win the World Cup gold medal

"Lord Shi, may I ask what you are calling the villain?"

"It's not a big deal, I just want to know how your Duan clan appeased those monks and nuns. Now that I have appeased the people under the banner of your Duan clan, what about those monks and nuns? Although they said that they wanted to stay away from the red dust, it was difficult to guarantee that they did not tell lies. ”

"The adults are thoughtful, and the villains admire. My Duan's way to appease these people is very simple, that is, to help them repair the temple and give them sesame oil money. When the time comes, I will go to worship and show some sincerity. ”

After a long time, I still bought it with money! Shi Bin slandered again.

"Ben Shuai understands, tell me what important temples there are in the past along the way, I will go to pay homage, and all the temples will leave some sesame oil money, which can be regarded as compensation for the disturbance."

"Lord Shi understands the righteousness, and Duan Xing is grateful!" After hearing this, Duan Xing immediately patted his ass, and then said: "My lord, your current opponent should be high

Family. The Gao family and the Yuan people colluded and squeezed my Duan clan away. Now that the Lords have come to restore my country, they will surely resist with all their might. ”

"The Gao family?" Shi Bin said suspiciously.

"Yes. The Gao family had already controlled the government before the Yuan people came..." Duan Xing said angrily and ashamedly.

But after saying this, Duan Xing immediately realized that he had leaked his mouth, and he was embarrassed. And Shi Bin also realized the strangeness in it, and said with a smile: "Duan Xing, I can't see that you are very scheming, if you hadn't shown your own feet, you almost deceived me." After a long time, your Duan clan was already a puppet emperor before the Yuan people came, and before you came to me, you wanted to exchange a few thousand taels of silver for imperial power, not bad, really talented. ”

Since it has come to this point, Duan Xing knows that no matter how much he argues, it is useless, so he has to say: "My lord, the villain did have this plan, but he never intended to harm the adult, please be aware of it." What's more, my plan was also seen through by adults. The adults can punish Duan Xing as much as they want, I just ask the adults to fulfill their promise and help me restore the country. ”

"Impossible." Shi Bin said very angrily: "I defeated the Gao family, this Dali is the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, what does it have to do with your Duan family?" The big deal is that I also repaired the temple on time and treated those monks and nuns well. ”

Caring is chaotic, because Duan Xing was afraid that Shi Bin would repent, he didn't realize that Shi Bin's 'anger' was completely faked. Just knelt on the ground vigorously, kowtowed, admitted his mistake, and begged Shi Bin to keep his promise to help the Duan family restore the country. didn't really want to tear his face with the Duan family, because Shi Bin knew that if the Great Song Dynasty really wanted to effectively rule the Dali Kingdom, the support of the Duan family and the local famous families was indispensable. If you deceive people too much, it will only backfire. So after teasing Duan Xing, Shi Bin dragged out his voice and said, "It's not impossible for me to continue to help you..."

As soon as he heard that Shi Bin was willing to help, Duan Xing immediately asked anxiously: "If the adults have a request, just mention it, as long as I can agree, my Duan clan will definitely agree." ”

"Well, that's the right attitude. Let me think about it first. So Shi Bin pretended to 'think'. It didn't take long to say: "My request is very simple, your Duan clan is still the hereditary king of Dali, but the land of Dali is divided into Yunnan Road and Guizhou Road. Half of the officials can be sponsored by you, but all the chief officials must be directly appointed by the Great Song Dynasty. ”

After listening to Shi Bin's words, Duan Xing regretted that he divided Dali Kingdom into Yunnan and Guizhou just because of one sentence, and lost the position of the chief official in various places, which was really impossible to redeem.

Looking at Duan Xing's extremely painful appearance, Shi Bin felt uncomfortable in his heart, after all, there was some taste of taking advantage of people's danger in it. So he had no choice but to say: "Duan Xing, why are you so depressed? In this way, I will take a step back, and you can also sponsor the local chiefs, as long as there is no problem, you will still take office. There is always one person in the deputy position who is from your Dali. ”

"Is that true?" Duan Xing asked with some excitement.

"Duan Xing, is it necessary for this official to lie to you?" Shi Bin said disdainfully, "The official thought about it carefully, it is actually beneficial to let Dali people be the chief officials, and it is easy to manage." But if the talent is not enough, then you can only serve as a deputy. But there is one thing you can rest assured, the chief officer may not be necessarily, but there is definitely one person in the deputy position who is from your Dali. Moreover, my Great Song Dynasty is only stationed in Dali, and you can also have an army yourself. ”

Knowing this, Duan Xing immediately became happy, because if this promise was fulfilled, his Duan clan would be much better off than when the Gao family was in charge of the government before. So he didn't hesitate to praise and slapped Shi Bin's ass.

However, Shi Bin didn't like this feeling, so he said that he was tired and needed to rest, and ordered Duan Xing to be driven away.