When we arrived at the riverside, Mr. Liu was already waiting here. When he saw a group of people approaching, he cupped his hands and said, "It's rare to meet a guest. The master asked me to pack two boxes of gifts, which are local specialties, for Mingrun to enjoy during his journey."

Su You quickly thanked you: "Thank you, Lord Palace and Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu is also welcome to visit Meishan. I will invite the scholars of Meishan to travel with you."

Mr. Liu hurriedly greeted each other politely, and the two scholars spent a long time by the river observing etiquette before they parted ways.

The ship started moving again, and when Mr. Liu could no longer be seen, Chen Zhen shouted: "Mingrun, look at what gift the master has given you!"

Mr. Fan said with a smile: "Mingrun is very secretive. When we first met him, he thought he was a child who was not good at reading. Then he discovered that he was a mathematical genius. Then he discovered that he could apply mathematics to various industries. Finally, he discovered that poetry

He also wrote well. Until last night, I realized that he was also proficient in doctrine! He is really an all-rounder!"

Su You laughed and said: "Mr. Fan is making fun of you. When it comes to mathematics, there are so many talented people in the Song Dynasty, Su You can't be ranked; when it comes to literary talent, there are cousins ​​in the family, big and small Su, and even my sister-in-law is above me;

When it comes to principles, Mr. Long Shan, Mr. Tang, and Su You can only follow suit. But there is one thing I am not ashamed of, and that is science and engineering. Applying mathematics to engineering is a little bit worthwhile."

At this time, Chen Zhen exclaimed: "Wow! The master of the palace is so generous! All our whips were bought for free!"

Everyone went over to take a look, and saw that inside a long box was a pair of complete ivory tusks. Next to the ivory tusks was a set of ivory stationery, including a printing box, a desk screen, a pen holder, a pen holder, and a paperweight.

The other box was full of square objects, including a lot of bamboo whips, square bamboo canes, canes, and animal skins. The quality of everything was much better than what Su You and his party bought yesterday.

In addition, there are fine Kapok materials, plus a set of gold pots and cups, and a set of silver dishes.

There is also a rhinoceros belt and a transparent tourmaline hat.

Su You finally understood why the prodigies of the Song Dynasty liked to be escorted by adults so much. Once they fell into the eyes of nobles, they would become wealthy.

I have been working in Meishan for a year. Apart from a small reputation among craftsmen, merchants and market people, I have never received such treatment.

These two boxes of things were brought back to Song Dynasty and were worth more than two thousand guan. In the past, they would have been enough for my sister-in-law to work hard for five years!

Chen Zhen shouted: "After visiting Meishan Mingrun like this all the way, you will be a rich man!"

Su You closed the box and said, "We can't do this again! It's not like selling your work to gain reputation!"

After leaving Dongchuan Prefecture, the boat sailed for a while and turned into a tributary, Pudu River.

This is the most important passage leading to Kunming in later generations and now Dali through Shanchan Prefecture.

The current Pudu River has an abundant amount of water. Along both sides of the river are majestic and huge canyons in the mountains. The scenery is no less than that of the Three Gorges in later generations.

Along the way, Mr. Fan explained the geography and politics of Dali.

The royal family of Dali is the Duan family, and its ancestor is Duan Jianwei, the general who made great military exploits for the Nanzhao Kingdom in the Tianbao War during the Tianbao War.

Lao Duan was later promoted to Qingpingguan by King Mengge Luofeng of Nanzhao, which was the prime minister of Nanzhao. It was passed down to Duan Siping for the sixth generation.

Duan Siping was initially just a "curator", that is, the deputy commander of Xiaofu. However, due to his superior martial arts and outstanding talents, he was gradually promoted to Tonghai Jiedushi and became a general in charge of an area.

During the social turmoil in Nanzhao at that time, it was somewhat similar to the Five Dynasties of the Central Plains at that time, which successively experienced the "Great Changhe Kingdom" of the Zheng family, the "Great Heavenly Rejuvenation of the Kingdom" of the Zhao family, and the "Great Righteousness and Ningguo" of the Yang family.

These regimes changed and killed each other, leaving the people in dire straits and filled with complaints.

In the second year of Nanzhao Zunsheng's reign, Yang Qianzhen usurped Zhao Shanzheng's position, established the Dayi Ning Kingdom, and reformed the Yuan Dynasty to Xingsheng.

His younger brother Yang Zhao told Yang Qianzhen that Duan Siping had the appearance of an emperor. Suspicious and fearful, Yang Qianzhen ordered Duan Siping to be hunted down. This story is somewhat similar to the story of Li Tang.

Duan Siping received a revelation from divination at the Xiushan Temple and hid in his uncle's tribe. This is similar to Chong'er's divination and escape in the Spring and Autumn Period.

At that time, the good government official Shou Gaofang had a close relationship with Duan Siping, so he sent Duan Siping's younger brother Duan Siriang and military advisor Dong Jialuo to protect him.

Are you familiar? When Liu Bang was in trouble, Xiao He sent Cao Shen and Fan Kuai to help him!

In the first year of Nanzhao's Xingsheng reign, Yang Qianzhen's position was usurped by his younger brother Yang Zhao. After Yang Zhao took the throne, he changed the name to "Da Ming".

Duan Siping immediately borrowed troops from the Thirty-seven Hei Cuan tribes in the east, met in Shicheng, and attacked Nanzhao with Dong Jialuo as his military advisor. He was defeated in every direction, and then attacked Yangjumei City.

Yang Zhao ordered Chen troops to occupy the bridge, but Duan Jun could not pass.

When Duan Siping went to bed that night, he had three dreams: "The man has no head; the jade vase has no ears; the mirror is broken." He was greatly puzzled.

Military advisor Dong Jialuo told Duan Siping that this dream was a good omen, because "the king is the husband, and when the head is removed, he is the heaven; when the jade bottle is removed, the ear is the king; when the mirror is broken, there is no one who can match him." Therefore, the morale of the army was greatly boosted.

This section is similar to the fact that Duke Wen of Jin was sent to restore the country by the Qin people. He was frightened, and Dong Yin used divination to interpret it.

Almost all similar cases can be found in the history of the Central Plains. It is really an old routine.

On this day, Duan Jun found a Huansha woman who showed her where to cross the river and left a message: "People follow me from the end of the river, horses follow Sansha, and your country is called Dali."

Duan Siping's army successfully crossed the river according to Huansha women's guidance. Yang Zhao was defeated and committed suicide. Yang Qianzhen abandoned the city and fled after learning the news of the defeat. He was captured by Duan Siping's army, and the Dayi Ning Kingdom was destroyed.

In the seventh year of the Ming Dynasty, Duan Siping came to the throne, changed the name of the country to "Dali", established Wende in the Yuan Dynasty, and still made Yangjumei City the capital.

Duan Siping was the founding emperor of the country. After establishing the Dali Kingdom, he implemented strict reforms and worked hard to govern. Dali completed the transformation from the serfdom system to the feudal system and entered a period of stable development.

After his death, his son Duan Siying succeeded to the throne.

There is still nothing new under the sun. After Duan Siying came to the throne, Duan Siping's younger brother Duan Siliang and Prime Minister Dong Jialuo launched a coup, forcing Duan Siying to abdicate and become a monk, and proclaimed himself emperor, changing Yuan Dynasty to rule.

From then on, the succession to the throne of Dali was transferred from Duan Siping's line to Duan Siliang's line. This routine was very familiar to Song people.

Duan Siliang was also somewhat similar to Taizong. His political methods were good and Dali was able to continue to develop. After his death, his son Duan Sicong was established.

Similarly, all dynasties have a curse of third- and fourth-generation handover. In fact, it is the transition from the founding period to the stable period. It is also the manager who grew up in a stable environment asking for management rights from the predecessors who expanded the territory.

the process of.

If this process can go smoothly, it will usually be peaceful for hundreds of years. If you can't get through it, then it's a shame.

Dali had problems during this intellectual period. Do you still remember the good government official who sent people to help the Duan family guard Gao Fang at the beginning of the founding of the country? At this time of the development of the Gao family, their strength expanded rapidly, and they soon replaced the former military commander Dong Jia.

The Dong family descended from Luo became the actual controller of the political power.

After that, Duan Sulian, Duan Sulong, and Duan Suzhen all took the Gao family as their prime minister, and the Gao family became the most powerful political group at that time.

Duan Sicong reigned for seventeen years.

In the second year of the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, Duan Sicong died and his son Duan Sushun was established.

Not long after, Dali ushered in a major rebellion, which coincided with Zhao Kuangyin's southern expedition. Logically speaking, it was the best time for the Song Dynasty to annex Dali.

However, in view of the failure of the Tang Dynasty and his ambition to go to the north, Zhao Kuangyin did not say anything about "the side of the couch". He used a jade ax to draw the Dadu River as the boundary and added the sentence "I don't have anything else." Dali was preserved.

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After Duan Sushun died, his successor Duan Suying believed in Buddhism and followed the example of the Central Plains in opening up schools to recruit scholars.

However, because most of the scholars were monks, monks who read Confucianism were ordered to take the exam and were called "Shi Confucians". Officials were mostly selected from among the Confucian scholars. This was a major feature of Dali's state affairs.

After that, he went through several emperors, two of whom were not willing to be puppets, so they ran to become monks, and finally spread all the way to Duan Suxing.

Duan Suxing had a "love for traveling" and a fondness for great achievements, so he built a palace in Tokyo, that is, Shanchan Mansion.

Then more flowers and plants were planted all over the city. In the spring, yellow flowers were planted on the embankment, which was named Zhoudao Jinling. White flowers were planted on Yunjin Bridge, which was named Yingcheng Yinling. This is very similar to the hibiscus city built by Meng Chang of the former Shu Dynasty for Mrs. Huarui.

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It is said that there was a flower that he liked very much, and it was later named after him. This is the frangipani.

As the saying goes, "If there are jasmine flowers among the flowers, they are loved by the jasmine flowers, hence the name."

There are also some magical legends. It is said that "if there are flowers, they will bloom when they are singing, and if there are grasses, they will move when they are dancing." So Duan Suxing "made the singers sit next to the flowers and the dancers next to the grass." He was really a lively and cheerful botanist.

Of course, Su You thought this might be dirty water thrown by the powerful Gao family, just like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered Gaochang for two horses, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty wanted to see Qionghua blooming on the canal, and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty opened a lychee road to eat lychees for Concubine Yang.

reason.

In short, the historical record is that because Duan Suxing liked flowers and plants, he "increased his debauchery during his reign", so he was deposed by the highly sentimental and intelligent Prime Minister and replaced him with Duan Siping's great-great-grandson Duan Silian.

Duan Silian was the son of Duan Siping's great-grandson Duan Zhi'en, and he was quite popular. He went through many rounds of the throne and passed through twelve emperors before returning to Duan Siping's lineage.

Today, the political territory of Dali is divided into three families. One is the Duan family, a royal family that has long been in decline; the other is the Gao family, which controls the most prosperous economic area around Dianchi Lake in Shanchan Prefecture and has always held the position of Qingping official; and there is another

The family mentioned at the beginning of the chapter once established the Dayi Ning Kingdom. It has been deeply rooted for hundreds of years since Nanzhao. It controls the intellectual talents of Buddhism and Confucianism. It spreads its influence around the capital Yangju City and Erhai Lake, and travels throughout the Central Plains.

With a family like that, the Yang family will always be a roly-poly.
Chapter completed!