Sure enough, the news that Nong Zhigao led the army out of Sichuan was spread by them, and it was purely false. After Zhang Fangping reprimanded the five people, he then asked his subordinates to take four of them to Yizhou. Dispel the rumors state by state and county: and ordered the judge to enter Dali with the mission, and ask Nong Zhigao for the truth.

In order to keep these people from playing tricks, Zhang Fangping overturned their relatives and only waited for the book to be completed before releasing them.

Let Chen Ke wait for them in Ya'an and Ya'an for a few days, Zhang Fangping took the time to prepare for them 500 elite guards, 500 people, 2,000 Dali horses and ......, of which 1,000 sat people, 500 pulled carts, and 500 spare, and the carts were loaded with enough grain and ordnance for them to go back and forth. Zhang Xianggong's name as a capable official is well deserved.

"This judge has a lot of connections with the upper echelons of Dali, and more importantly, he is very familiar with the tribes along the way, so he can make it possible for you to reach Dali smoothly." On the day of departure, he personally sent the mission south. On the way, he earnestly instructed: "It is said that Dali will not stop in China, but the specific situation will not be known until I get it." I will continue to cooperate with you at the border, there is only so much I can do, and the rest can only be left to you to improvise. ”

"An Daogong has done enough." Wang Jia and Chen Ke sincerely hugged their fists and said: "It is really a great luck for me to be able to get your great help before leaving the country!" ”

"Where to say.

Zhang Fangping said solemnly: "This time it was just a false alarm, and it made Shuzhong restless: if Nong Zhigao really heard about it, the people of Shu would have become frightened birds, and they would really come if they were uneasy." Then the disaster will come. Saying that, he clasped his fists and saluted: "On behalf of the people of Shuzhong, please thank you!" ”

"We will live up to our mission!" The two returned the salute solemnly.

The sergeant brought the wine, and the soldiers who went out had a bowl in their hands, Zhang Fangping raised the wine bowl high, and said loudly: "God bless the Great Song!" God you wait! ”

"God bless the Great Song!" The soldiers drank it all and smashed the wine bowl on the side of the boiling Dadu River. Turned around and stepped onto the ferrata bridge.

Before going to the bridge, Chen Ke saw Song Duanping leading a familiar figure over: "Zhong Fang, look who is coming!" ”

"Little Yu'er!" Chen Ke turned over and dismounted in surprise, and said happily: "You are still here after all!" ”

"Tan Yue, please call the little monk Xuanyu, or call the master." Xuanyu wore a blue monk's robe, a hat on his head, a talking stick in his hand, a clog under his feet, and stood by the surging river with a quiet face, quite dusty: "Xiao Yu'er is my daughter's name." ”

Hahaha...... Chen Ke laughed loudly and said: "You are all a father, why are you still a monk?"

"Amitabha:" Xuanyu is combined, and Zhengse said: "Return to the vulgar and humane, and return to my Buddha when everything is done:"

"It's not easy," Chen Ke praised: "It's only been two years, and a girl has come." ”

"A son and a daughter." Xuanyu said with a flat face.

"Good, good, you're amazing!" Chen Ke gave a thumbs up and said, "I thought you were a dad at home." That's why I went to Dali this time to call you and teach you to come out and breathe. ”

"The prosperity of Buddhism in Dali is even greater than that of the Central Plains." Xuanyu said: "The little monk is here to ask for advice. ”

"Okay, let's hit the road." The reunion of old friends made Chen Ke's mood suddenly brighten, and he set foot on the land of a foreign country with high morale.

After crossing the river, the first severe test encountered by the mission was how to reach Dali. Either take the tea horse road, through Jianchang Mansion, Shanju Mansion to Dali, or take the Shu body poison road, through Jianchang Mansion, Huichuan Mansion, Langdong Mansion to Dali. The latter road is much closer, but it doesn't save much time because the road conditions are not good for business travel.

After some discussion, for the sake of safety, it was decided to take the tea horse road, and then take the Shu body poison road when they went back..., Chen Ke and they also had a secret mission, that is, to find out the mountains and rivers of Dali, in case of emergency. …,

But after hitting the road, I found that the so-called easy walk is also relative. In addition to the long journey and the invasion of wind and rain, you will also pass through many sparsely populated grasslands, dense forests, and vast plains. Wade through roaring rivers, towering snow-capped peaks, and climb steep rock faces.

Men and horses must cling to the rock wall before they dare to cross the road more than three feet wide that has been carved into the cliff, and if they are not careful, they will fall off the cliff. If the two teams meet, there is no way out, so they have to negotiate a price, throw the thin horses under the hanging rock, and let the opposing horses pass.

You also have to be careful of the rocks rolling overhead, Chen Ke and they have been attacked by falling rocks several times. More than a dozen soldiers were stoned to death on the spot, and dozens of people were wounded.

In addition to natural hazards, when passing through the dense forest, there are poisonous insect bites, and swarms of mosquitoes are overwhelming. Didn't get out of the big forest.

In addition to poisonous insects, there is also a threat from people. To say that the Tibetan people really want money and don't want their lives, the mission has brought so many guards, and it is still right to rob them. You report to your home, use your posture, and cross the Dadu River, which is theoretically the boundary of Dali country, but in fact it is a three-regardless zone. The barbarians who are entrenched in the weeping only recognize the silver and do not recognize people, and the caravan that often walks this line must be dotted on time every year in order to go in peace, and now that I have met the team of the face student, I naturally copy the guy and rob it: 'Have you paid the toll?!。

According to Wang Jia's meaning, it is natural to break the wealth and eliminate the disaster, and then let the judge help cut the price and spend some money to get it. Chen Ke disagreed, saying that this would only attract more robbers, and if we dotted them one by one, we wouldn't be able to reach Dali, and we wouldn't even have any underwear left. What's more, if we send an envoy on behalf of the imperial court, if we meet the thieves and give in, how can we let the people of Dali afford to look down on them?

But Wang Jia has the fine tradition of spending money to buy peace by officials of the Great Song Dynasty, and insists on doing so, he is a righteous envoy, and Chen Ke has to give him face.

But unfortunately Chen Ke said. After sending away a lot of money and food, instead of being satisfied, those people called friends and ran to tell each other: , but I have met a fat sheep, go and grab it! .

So for the next few days, robbers visited almost every day, and their appetite grew bigger and bigger, and some people even wanted them to leave all their supplies and weapons on their bodies, and go on the road empty-handed.

Wang Jia was completely dumbfounded, how could this be? It's too ungentlemanly, isn't it? Only then did I have to ask Chen Ke for help.

Chen Ke didn't say a word, waved his hand at the guards who had been humiliated and had long been suffocated by internal injuries these days, and a row of crossbow arrows shot out, and in the screams, those ragged barbarians were hungry.

"How dare you do it?" Looking at the screaming brute all over the ground, Wang Jia said in a trembling voice.

"A good weapon should not be an ornament." Chen Ke said lightly, and before the words fell, an official in a white robe raised his spear and slapped his horse to kill him, it was Wang Shao.

Xuanyu and Song Duanping hurriedly followed, and these three people and three horses rushed into the chaotic barbarian formation, and captured a leader wearing a fur hat and throwing the wind back. Unscathed, as if in a no-man's land:

"If you don't want to die, let your people get out of here, and we'll let you go back when we get to Dali." Chen Ke forced his gaze and said.

As soon as the judge turned the poem, the man looked unruly, and he was waiting to say a few cruel words.

There was a flash of cold light, and one of his ears left his head.

Chen Ke carried the blood-dripping sword and said coldly: "This is not a discussion, it is an order.

The man was stunned, he had rarely seen such a ruthless Han man.

Judge Ren was also stunned, most of the officials of the Great Song Dynasty he had seen were pretentious and timid like rats, just like that Wang Zhengzhi. I didn't expect this tall painter to be a downright ruthless character! …,

Communication became smoother, and the man's men withdrew, leaving only a few servants who cared for him to follow the mission on their way.

"Wouldn't that be too reckless?" After hitting the road, Wang Jia was still worried about Zhong Zhong and said: "What should I do if I invite revenge?" ”

"Does the prince know why the merchants along the way, after paying the protection money, still need everyone to carry weapons? It is to protect the goods at any time! Chen Ke's face sank like water and said: "The wolf can't be fed, you have to let him know that you will resist to the death before they weigh it." ”

Two more days later, two more attacks were repulsed. The bow of the Song army is still lethal beyond a hundred paces, and the bow in the hands of those barbarians is calculated, but it is only a range of less than thirty steps, and it is necessary to advance seventy steps with the bow and crossbow, and the casualties are naturally not counted, the barbarians are just resisting the robbery, and they are not desperate, seeing that they can't take advantage of it and are very dangerous, the tribes that fight their ideas have decreased sharply.

This is also due to Wang Shao, a violent scholar who is well versed in the art of war and is under his command. The army marched down the village and attacked and defended the formation, all of which had rules and regulations, and were much stronger than the military attache who led the team. It is precisely with the existence of a cow like him that Chen Ke has the confidence to come hard.

In this way, he marched during the day and went down to the village at night, marching at most fifty or sixty miles a day, and walked on the road for more than 20 days.

On this day, before suddenly walking to a dangerous pass, Wang Jia looked up for a long time and said: "I have to pay the toll now, right?" ”

Chen Ke glanced at him with a kind of eyes that your brain was burned and confused, and said, "This is the border pass of Dali Kingdom." ”

And the sound did not fall, on the slopes on both sides, there were troops all over the mountains, and a banner of apricot yellow color was erected, and the word 'Dali, two words) was written.

"Bluffing:" The mission was very nervous, but Wang Shao laughed and said: "Bluff, if they want to fight us, there is no need to expose it." ”

"Raise our flags too!" Chen Ke waved his hand, and a flaming red flag was slowly erected, with a line of big characters written on it:

'The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty ordered an envoy to Dali,!