Chapter 342 Tianlong Temple

Kunming is the capital of Yunnan Province in the future, south of Dianchi Lake, surrounded by mountains on three sides, has a long history, has the reputation of the spring city, during the period of Dali Kingdom, Kunming is called Shanxian City, is one of the eight prefectures of Dali State, its scale is second only to the national capital Dali City, it is called the eastern capital of Dali State, and it is also the political and economic center of eastern Yunnan,

The Tianlong Temple is located in the southeast of Shanxian Mansion, it is one of the oldest temples in the city, the Tianlong Temple is not big, and the famous temples of the Central Plains such as the White Horse Temple, the Great Xiangguo Temple, the Shaolin Temple, etc., are at least two-thirds smaller,

According to the plan, I left the 60 people who accompanied me and the 10 royal horses who were too ostentatious in a Yi cottage called Cannes in the west of the Stone Forest, which is very small, with only nearly 100 households, and the head Xiao Dan has a very close relationship with the great wizard of Hongyuan.

Changing into the horses of the Miao people in Wuhe Village, I and Yuan Jian, Fang Ling and other twenty people came to the Changting three miles away from Shanxian City, Tian Xiuyan and Hong Sheng, who led the way in front of the head, came to my side, grabbed the reins and said: "Childe, go straight ahead is Shanxian Mansion, and about a mile to the left is Changshui Village, Changshui Village is the last foothold to enter Shanyan, and it is also the place where Gongzi and people meet." ”

"Well, let's go to Changshui Village first."

Although Changshui Village is not big, it is very lively, the daily flow of people is far greater than the number of local villagers, most of the villagers are of the Yi nationality, in a large wine shop in the north of the village, I met Yao Zhaohui and Ye Dongsheng, who arrived early.

"I've seen Childe."

"Well, there's no need to be polite outside."

Yuan Jian said: "Chaohui, I got a few vouchers to enter the city." ”

"Sir, my subordinates are incompetent, and I only got four."

I looked at the four vouchers and said, "It's okay, without further ado, my husband, Xiu Yan, and Yao Chaohui will enter the city, and the rest will wait in place." ”

Fang Ling saw that I didn't take her, so he hurriedly said, "Brother, I'm going too." ”

"Ling'er, these certificates are all men's identities, you just wait here, so as not to cause trouble, I estimate that you can return before the city gate is closed in the evening at most."

Although he was not happy, Fang Ling didn't insist, he just whispered, "Brother, be careful." ”

"Don't worry, Ling'er, no one knows me here, so it's fine."

When I left Lin'an, I felt that there would not be too much risk in this trip, but the closer I got to the destination, the more nervous I felt, and the rest of the dozen people were the same, although their faces were still calm, although everyone was strong in martial arts, but deep down with me, they were always in a state of tension, especially Shen Mo and other people who knew my identity, I knew that they were not nervous about themselves, but about me, the emperor,

After we crossed the Huangni River, this sentiment was already manifested, and when we left, Tian Xiuyan said to me: "Son, Brother Hongsheng is quite familiar with Shanxian Mansion, and he said that he will find a way to infiltrate the city by himself in a while. ”

When leaving Wuhe Village, the great wizard of Hongyuan once said to his only son Hong Sheng, swearing to protect his son, otherwise he would not go back.

I thought for a while and said, "Okay, safety first, Shen Mo, you are responsible for this, be careful." ”

"Yes, Childe."

Putting on a mask, Yuan Jian and I left Changshui Village on foot and walked straight to Shanxian City.

Mongolian Xianzong three years (1253), Kublai Khan went to Yunnan, the Mongolian army effortlessly captured the capital of Dali, in 1254 occupied the entire territory of Dali, after Kublai Khan entered the city, ordered Yao Shu to split the silk as a banner, write on it to stop killing, and ordered the streets and alleys, so the army and the people were stable, Duan Xingzhi, the last lord of Dali, fled to Shanxi, was captured alive and sent to the northern Mongolian court, and then surrendered, the Mongolian Khan Meng Ge at that time took Kublai Khan's suggestion, to raze the raze, to apply the policy of Huairou, give gold charms, so that Duan Xingzhi returned to the country, And ordered its hereditary Dali governor, continue to lead the original ministries, and the original Dali officials are also many sealed, become Yunnan Tusi, 1260, Duan Xingzhi again went north to the pilgrimage, died on the way, Mongolia sent an envoy to pay tribute, nicknamed "to the righteous heaven to determine the virtuous king", the following year, Kublai Khan ordered Duan Xingzhi's second brother Duan Shi to succeed as the governor of Dali, Duan Shi also like his brother to Mongolia special loyalty, Kublai Khan appreciated, to him "show the best of the best", "to show the benevolence of the same view",

Among the three brothers of Duan Xingzhi, only the old three Duan Heng insisted on refusing to surrender, and he disappeared in Dali City, according to the analysis of the data in the Xianwen Pavilion, except for Song Lizong and Duan Heng's personal guard Duan Donglou, no one knew that the presiding master of Tianlong Temple saw that the great monk surnamed was the third prince of Duan that year.

When we entered the city, the soldiers guarding the city gate just looked at our identity documents at random and let us pass, and the ancient identity documents were not photographed, so they were unrecognizable in many cases.

Yao Zhaohui, who had made a detailed investigation of Shanxian City, said: "Gongzi, most of the soldiers guarding Shanxian Mansion are soldiers of the former Dali Kingdom, about 10,000, and the soldiers from Mongolia in the city are only a thousand commanders Geyue and a thousand Mongolian and Han mixed soldiers under his command. ”

"Well, Chaohui, have you heard of the whereabouts of Sariti?"

"Childe, my subordinates don't know."

Tian Xiuyan said as he walked: "Compared with three years ago, this Shanxian City is much more depressed. ”

"War is always like this, only by dominating the world can we have the conditions for the common people to live a good life, and only then can we make all parts of the country move towards the road to prosperity."

In this period, Kunming could not be compared with Hangzhou at that time, and from the perspective of the scale of the city's pattern, even if there was no Mongol invasion ten years ago, and there was no Sheliwei rebellion last year, Shanxifu was only equivalent to a small and medium-sized city in the Song Dynasty.

Yao Zhaohui is familiar with the road, although he has only been here once, but like a local, he took us to copy the path, walked to the road, and soon came to the Tianlong Temple located in the southeast direction.

Hidden in the city, the Mongolians and Duan Shi must not have thought that Duan Heng was right under their noses.

When the monk of Tianlong Temple saw Yao Chaohui coming, he hurriedly folded his hands and said, "The donor is here to find the master of this temple again." ”

"Exactly, please pass it on to the master."

The monk was called a master by Yao Chaohui, and he seemed to be quite useful, and he hurriedly welcomed the four of us into the temple.

After a while, the monk came out and said, "Master Yao, please." ”

Turn left from the aisle next to the main hall of Tianlong Temple, we saw the master surnamed Jian in a monk's house behind, that is, the relics are empty, but no one in the temple knows the name of the relics.

Seeing Yao Zhaohui coming again, the relics sitting in front of a Buddha statue were expressionless, and he still closed his eyes slightly and said, "Master Yao, we have nothing to talk about, please go back." ”

"Master, it's not me looking for you this time, it's my son-in-law looking for you."

"Your son-in-law." Only then did the relics raise their heads,

"I was looking for you." I whispered to Yuan Jian and the others, "You guys stand down, and I will talk to the master alone." ”

"Yes, Childe."

"Relic Kong, oh no, I should call you Duan Heng."

"Who are you?" Relic Kong's eyes suddenly shone brightly, and he shouted in a low voice,

The last time Yao Chaohui came to Tianlong Temple, he just said that he was entrusted to come to meet Master Relic, and did not mention Relic's real name.

I smiled, sat down on a futon opposite Duan Heng, and handed Duan Heng a letter and said, "Duan Heng, I am the emperor of the current Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Yu. ”

"Ahh Duan Hengda was taken aback, stared at me carefully, involuntarily took the letter, and was stunned on the spot,

"Duan Heng, this letter was brought to the First Emperor Li Sect by you when you asked Duan Donglou, it's right."

"That's right."

"The first emperor was unable to fulfill the covenant for some reason, and died the year before last, and today I am here in person."

When Duan Heng saw this letter, he confirmed my identity: "For more than ten years, I didn't expect the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty to come in person, and the poor monk was polite. ”

I said bluntly: "Duan Heng, I won't talk to any relics and monks, I will only talk to Duan Heng, the third prince of Dali, do you understand." ”

Duan Heng's heart fluctuated, and his already numb heart seemed to have begun to recover with my arrival, the name "Duan Heng" had not been heard of for more than ten years, and he was moved by my danger, and said after a while: "Dali Duan Heng has seen His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. ”

"Okay, Duan Heng, it is extremely difficult for me to come here, not to mention the journey of thousands of miles from Lin'an to here, just because this is the territory of the Mongols, it is enough to show my sincerity."

"Yes, Duan believes in the emperor's sincerity."

"Well, then I will concisely explain the purpose of coming here in person, Duan Heng, the current situation is very simple and clear, there must be a battle of life and death between Song and Mongolia, although Dali has been ruled by the Mongols for ten years, but it is not impregnable, otherwise, Duan Donglou will not be able to call on more than 100,000 people to rise up together in a few years, after I ascended the throne, I made great efforts to govern and vowed to recover the old mountains and rivers, and your land of Dali is also a place that I want to recover, I can promise you to send troops to Dali and expel the Mongols, If Duan Heng is willing to cooperate, then after the matter is completed, I will agree to separate Dali City as an autonomous prefecture of your Bai people, but the entire Dali will be taken back. ”

"Autonomous region, what do you mean."

"The so-called autonomous prefecture is the place where your Bai nationality is self-governed, you are the leader, the imperial court will not send another official, the autonomous prefecture can enjoy a high right of self-management, and it belongs to the state capital of the relative reading power under the unification of our dynasty."

Duan Heng was unwilling to have only Dali City to be autonomous, and said: "Your Majesty, according to your wishes, even if you defeat Mongolia in the future, my Dali Kingdom will no longer exist." ”

"Dali country, Duan Heng, do you think there is still this country now, Duan Donglou, that is, the relics are the last attempt of your Duan Heng, after failure, do you think there is still a chance, not to mention the Mongols, even the strength of your second brother Duan Shi is not something you can compete with."

"This ,,,,,。"

"Duan Heng, I am right, after I defeated the Mongols, in the land of my Huaxia clan, of course, including your Bai clan, there is only one emperor, only one court, and only one regime, and the autonomous prefecture I am talking about is a state capital with full autonomy under the leadership of this sole regime, and the details of its power distribution can be discussed later, Duan Heng, think about it."

The light in the room was extremely dim, only the two candles in front of the Buddha statue flashed a faint light, Duan Heng's face was blue for a while, red for a while, and when illuminated by the candlelight, it actually looked a little hideous and weird,

I continued: "Duan Heng, you choose how to go in the future, if you agree, then I will swear with you to give you a high-five; If you don't agree, it doesn't matter, just as if I haven't been here, no matter whether I win or lose with the Mongols, I will keep your identity secret, and you can rest assured that you will be the host master of your Tianlong Temple, okay, I won't say more, I will give you a quarter of an hour to think about it. ”

I crossed my legs and said no more,