How about adding some brine to the tofu and reducing one thing to another?
The broken flag, which was useless against the barbarians, had an immediate effect in front of the brigade.
After seeing the flag clearly, an officer immediately came down with a group of soldiers to inquire. The soldiers were wearing short-sleeved half-length leather armor and a copper helmet on their heads, while the officers were wearing Mingguang armor and a steel helmet with a hairpin. Looking at this group
Like the officers and soldiers walking down from the murals, if it weren't for their generally shorter stature, the Song Dynasty delegation would really feel like they had traveled from the barbaric era to the Tang Dynasty.
"Are you really the envoys of your country?" The officer stood still and looked at this group of people, although they were in a mess, but they were obviously well-equipped and elegant... I don't know where he saw it, and he hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted. What he said was
They spoke in Chinese and performed Han rituals, which made the Song Dynasty envoys who were accustomed to hearing the "Uluwala" bird song along the way suddenly feel friendly.
"Exactly." Lu Huiqing rode forward, informed the officer of his name, and showed his envoy and official credentials. Although the other party was a border guard, the Song Dynasty had never sent an envoy to Dali, so he naturally had no way of telling the difference.
It's true.
But common sense told him that he couldn't be wrong. The envoys of the Song Dynasty were those who couldn't pretend to be. He quickly ordered the door to be opened and closed, and let the angel of the country enter. However, to be on the safe side, he still asked them to only bring a hundred people to protect them, and the rest were in
If you press outside the customs, you will be provided with wine and food.
This is the proper meaning of the title, not to mention that the city called "Zhenbeiguan" actually had more than 20,000 troops increased due to the military operations of the Song Dynasty. If you want to eliminate them, there is no need to waste any time.
Such twists and turns.
Chen Ke and Wang Gui worked together, and Wang Gui led the people into the pass, while he stayed outside the pass and camped on the hillside with the guards.
After resting like this for more than ten days, the physical strength and energy of the entire delegation were almost restored, and the officials sent by Dali State to greet them also arrived.
The costumes of Dali officials are also very consistent with the Tang system... and the Song Dynasty basically followed the Tang system, so they look particularly friendly.
I saw that the two leaders were less than thirty years old. They were wearing Jinxian crowns, purple long-sleeved robes, waistbands, knee-covering skirts, jade belts around their waists, and thick-soled boots. They were no different from the legal uniforms of Song Dynasty officials.
Very different. The only difference is that their Jinxian crowns are very high...not just Jinxian crowns. These days, it seems a bit funny to see that the hats of Dali's civil servants and military officers are more than a foot high.
"This is really a country that likes to wear high hats." Wang Gui and Chen Ke were socializing in the front, while Song Duanping and the others murmured quietly in the back.
"Look at how these two people's Jinxian crowns are all from the seventh beam?" Lu Huiqing stared at the number of beams that represent the level: "Is it possible that in this country of Dali, the more the number of beams, the less valuable they are?"
But it soon proved that he was wrong. The more beams there are in Dali, the more valuable they are. Because one of the people who came to greet him was Yang Yizhen, the son of Dali Taishi Yang Yunxian, and the other was Gao Shengtai, the son of Gao Zhisheng, the Prime Minister of Dali... There are still differences between the two countries.
There are differences, for example, the Dali Kingdom does not avoid the taboo word "ancestor".
The Yang family and the Gao family are two powerful officials in Dali, and their status is on par with the royal Duan family. Therefore, it is not surprising that they are of such high rank at such a young age.
The two men are similar in age. Yang Yizhen has thick eyebrows and hawk-like eyes. He has the appearance of a hero; Gao Shengtai has a broad mouth. He looks like a noble man and looks like he is no ordinary person. The leader of the two is Yang Yizhen, who performs a standard Han ritual towards Wang Gui.
Said: "The angel from the kingdom above is here, and the ministers from the kingdom below are far away to greet you. Please forgive me for my sin."
The other party was willing to play politely, and Wang Gui finally had a place to use. He was wearing a spotless purple robe, and he was full of grace and luxury. He said: "Your Majesty, I am exempt from courtesy. I have been sent by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to pay homage to your country.
Your Majesty, I have traveled through mountains and rivers along the way and stayed in Beiguan for half a month. I wonder when I can see your Majesty?"
"Now we are on our way." Yang Yizhen said with a smile: "The main reason is that the lower country has never received an envoy from the upper country, so I am a little busy and rude. Please forgive me."
"It's easy to talk about."
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Under the guidance of Yang Yizhen and Gao Shengtai, the mission entered Dali. At first, the roads were still steep and difficult, but Chen Ke and the others had recovered their strength, and they didn't have to worry about safety. The walk was much easier than the first half of the road.
, and finally got in the mood to appreciate the majestic beauty of Dali Kingdom.
This is a country with extremely bright colors. Looking up, you will see a sky so blue that it makes your heart enchant. Although there is no air pollution in the Song Dynasty, there is definitely no such pure blue.
The closest thing to the blue sky is the shining snow-capped mountain top. Even though it is already May, the top of the towering mountain is still covered with silver and jade, which is holy and elegant, making people forget about vulgarity. Under the pure white snow line, there is green
There is a grassland, under the grassland is a dense green forest, and in the forest there is a green mountain lake. The shadow of the forest is cast in the clear lake. In the morning, the mist on the lake floats in wisps, which is both real and illusory, like poetry and painting.
Walking out of the forest along the river, what suddenly opens up is a vast prairie full of wild flowers. Gao Shengtai said that this kind of plain is called "Bazi", and the towns of Dali are built on these large and small grasslands.
Small, scattered on the dams in the high mountains.
Looking at the broad road full of flowers, everyone discovered that in this breathtakingly beautiful country, even the land is red! God loves this land so much, how could it be allowed to be so beautiful? Song Dynasty
The civil servants could not help but recite poems and rhymes one after another, praising this fairyland-like paradise in front of them.
Even Wang Gui thinks that coming to this beautiful country is worth the hard work on the road!
Outside the Bazi, they were shocked by the natural beauty, but inside the Bazi, what attracted them was the overwhelming and ever-changing folk customs... There are many tribes in Dali, almost every tribe in the Bazi, and each tribe has its own culture and architecture.
Clothes, customs, food. This is really the best class for these nerds of the Song Dynasty who used to "only read books about sages" to broaden their horizons and change their thinking.
What moved them and made them proud was that the people of Dali actually had a great fondness for the Song Dynasty. Everywhere the delegation went, they would receive the most solemn hospitality. When they left, those tribes would also present the most precious specialties...
Of course, the dignity of a big country has always been "give me papayas and give me gold in return." The envoys will repay the gift with tea and silk, which are specialties of the Song Dynasty, and they are much heavier than their gifts.
At this time, Chen Ke and the others understood why Zhang Fangping asked them to bring so many supplies. If not, the reward would not be enough. This also made the accompanying Dali officials secretly admire: 'The heaven is so majestic...'
This group of Dali officials had long been impressed by the literary talents of the Song envoys. They followed them like students every day. Once they had new poems and poems, they would immediately have them copied. Not only would they appreciate them themselves, they would also send them to Dali City to give them to
Kings and ministers appreciate it.
Now we see that the envoys of the Song Dynasty treat the people of all tribes gracefully and politely, and they are loved from the bottom of their hearts by the people of each tribe. They have simply become crazy fans of the Song Dynasty.
But even though Yang Yizhen and Gao Shengtai were smiling, their eyes were filled with more and more clouds.
Chen Ke watched with cold eyes and made a preliminary judgment on the thoughts of the two families. Secretly, he, Lu Huiqing, and Zeng Buyi made a plan and found that everyone had an idea. It seemed that even if they missed the target, they were not far away...
The Dali Kingdom basically inherited the territory of the Nanzhao Kingdom, as well as its official system and divisions. Its political center was around the Erhai Lake. Its territory was probably later Yunnan, Guizhou, southwestern Sichuan, northern Myanmar, and Laos and
A few areas in Vietnam were nearly three times the size of later Yunnan.
But it is not the same thing as Nanzhao Kingdom. The biggest change is that the ruling ethnic group has changed. The ethnic groups living on this land are mainly Wuman and Baiman. Nanzhao Kingdom was established by Wuman people.
But at the end of the year, after the powerful minister Zheng Maisi usurped the throne by regicide, in just thirty years, the imperial power changed hands four times. The power of Wuman declined rapidly, and Baiman took the opportunity to take the throne.
The two royal families before the Zheng family, the Zhao family and the Yang family, were both white barbarians, and the Zheng family itself was also a white barbarian. One year before Song Taizu was born, Yang Qianzhen, the leader of the Yang family, usurped the throne. At that time, Duan Siping, the leader of the Duan family, was appointed as the military governor of Tonghai.
. Because it was rumored that he had the appearance of an emperor, Yang Qianzhen brutally killed Duan Siping out of suspicion and fear.
Duan Siping's family was killed, and after he fled back to Tonghai alone, he united with the Baiman clan and borrowed troops from the 37 Wuman tribes in the east to attack Yang Qianzhen. He defeated Yang Qianzhen in every direction, forced the Yang family to abdicate, and finally established the Dali Kingdom. But the Yang family
//The fastest text update of Shumilou.< >-No ads//It is still a large Wuman clan, and Duan Siping mainly relies on the power of Wuman to start a rebellion. He does not have an overwhelming advantage. He is worried that once the Yang family is wiped out,
He will be swallowed up by the Wuman.
So instead of destroying the Yang family, he treated them kindly, which won him a high reputation and made Dali always the domain of the Baiman. But in order to give the Wuman an explanation, he also divided the country into feudal lords, except for the capital Dali.
It was divided into two governors and six governors, and was entrusted to the Baiman who followed him in the uprising. The noble surname of Wuman was also included in the Yang family. Finally, the political power was stabilized and has been passed down to the country to this day.
But this kind of appeasement policy that only cares about the immediate future has also left a legacy of disaster for future generations. Nowadays, powerful ministers are in power in the Dali Kingdom, and they all have soldiers and territories. The most tyrannical among them are the Gao and Yang families.
The Gao family is the leader of the thirty-seven tribes of Wuman tribes, Queen Gao Fang, who was named Yuehou; the Yang family is the queen of the previous royal family. Decades ago, after the rebellion of the Dong family of the Baiman clan failed, these two families became involved because of the failure of the rebellion.
King Qin stood out because of his merits, completely surpassing the other six families. In order to suppress one of them, the King of Dali had to rely on one of them. When this family became powerful, he then relied on that family. As a result, he created powerful ministers who could not lose the leader of the two families.
It's just drinking poison to quench thirst.
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The beginning of this volume is really difficult to write. I almost have to write one paragraph and check another, and it takes twice as long to write a chapter! It’s this point again, and the next chapter can only be returned tomorrow. To be continued on the book website