The team stopped and walked along the way, allowing the Song Dynasty envoy to fully appreciate the charm of Dali and enjoy the incomparable respect. However, after walking for more than half a month, they still had not reached Dali City, which made Chen Ke and others feel sad.
anxious
"This speed is really too slow." One day after dinner, Chen Ke and a few of his classmates went for a walk in the fields outside the town. No matter how beautiful and boundless the scenery was, there was a day when they got tired of it.
"I think they are obviously delaying." Lu Huiqing said, "There must be some ulterior secret."
"You don't have to say it!" Zeng Bu laughed and scolded: "Actually, they are just arguing about two points. One is what to talk to us, and the other is how to deal with Nong Zhigao. Just think about it and you will know that the three families must have their own positions."
"Tell me, what's their stance?" Lu Huiqing glared at him and asked.
"It depends on what they want to do." Zeng Bu said: "But regardless of whether the Gao and Yang families are disobedient, they definitely don't want to see the Duan family and the Song Dynasty get too close."
"That's natural." Wang Shao nodded and said: "No one in the two families is willing. Duan has a backer behind him. Unfortunately, none of them know that this backer can only support, but is actually unreliable."
"Don't be so sharp." Lu Huiqing shook his head and said: "You have also experienced this journey. More than 1,800 miles of trekking through mountains and rivers, there are dangers everywhere that no one can avoid, and the court is simply beyond its reach. I finally understand why Tai
When we reach the Dadu River, we are not allowed to go further south. The cost of attacking Dali is too high."
"How can a country be defended by natural dangers?" Wang Shao chuckled and said, "Isn't Shu an example?"
"That's different..."
"Why is it different!"
"Stop arguing." Chen Ke quickly pulled away the two guys who were always bickering and said: "It won't be too late to discuss this kind of high-level strategy after one of you becomes the prime minister and the other becomes the privy envoy."
It made everyone laugh.
"In any case, we have to urge them to get on the road quickly," Chen Ke said in a deep voice: "The Song Dynasty's penetration of Dali was too weak. We have to open up the situation ourselves. When we get to Dali, the situation will be much better."
"Why do you think you have a trump card?"
"We'll see then." Chen Ke smiled and said, "I'm not sure either."
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Under the urging of Chen Ke and others, the team finally stopped walking around. Five days later, they arrived at the Erhai Lake and boarded the long-awaited building boat.
When the boat is sailing on the Erhai Lake, we can see that the lake is turquoise, crystal clear, boundless, sparkling, and full of sand gulls. Like beautiful girls, clinging to the snow-capped top of the mountain and the white clouds on the mountainside, Diancang Mountain is another beautiful place of good fortune.
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At night, the water is calm and the wind is gentle. The moonlight is shimmering. The entire Erhai Lake turns into a piece of white jade, which is breathtakingly beautiful.
"This is the real snow on Cangshan Mountain and the moon on Erhai Sea." Standing on the bow of the boat, Chen Ke looked at the beautiful scenery between heaven and earth and let out a long sigh.
"Listen to your Majesty." A deep voice sounded, and the eagle-like Yang Yizhen appeared next to Chen Ke: "It seems that I have been to Dali before."
"I came here in my previous life." Chen Ke said lightly: "Maybe in my previous life, I was from Dali."
"You actually know your past life?" People in Dali believe in Buddhism, so Yang Yizhen also believes in reincarnation.
"Haha..." Chen Ke smiled and ignored him.
"We will arrive in Dali City tomorrow." Yang Yizhen didn't take it seriously and said seriously: "Sir, let's talk openly and honestly."
"I am the deputy envoy, and the prince is the accompanying envoy." Chen Ke looked at Boundless Fengyue and said, "What can we talk about?"
"My lord, a wise man doesn't speak secretly." Yang Yizhen said, "Throughout this journey, can't I still see that the person who has the final say in the foreign mission is not the highly respected envoy, but your lord?"
"After a pause, he puffed up his chest and said proudly: "Dali is a white country, and our Yang family is the strongest among the white people. We will support you in everything. I guarantee it will go smoothly."
The so-called "Bai Man" and "Wu Man" are contemptuous names given to them by the people of Song Dynasty. Of course, Dali people would not call themselves that. They call Bai Man "white man" and "Uman Man" black man... This is not based on skin color, but on the basis of skin color.
It is divided according to the color of the national costume.
"Master Yang, must he be drunk?" Chen Ke turned to look at him and said, "How did I hear that the noble family is also white?"
"This..." Yang Yizhen didn't expect that Chen Ke really understood their composition, so he had to change his words: "Your Majesty is the king of all the tribes in Dali. He cannot be considered white or black."
Ke nodded his head and said in his heart: "That's the Gray Man." He said calmly: "Okay, what do you want to talk about?"
"I should ask your Excellency about this," Yang Yizhen said.
"The purpose of our visit is very simple." Chen Ke said calmly: "It is to determine whether Nong Zhigao is in Dali."
"What if you are here?"
"I hope your country will hand him over to us."
"..." This was the intended meaning of the title. Yang Yizhen pondered for a moment and said: "Since the Heavenly Dynasty sent a special envoy and came all the way, he must have obtained conclusive evidence."
Ke nodded and said: "Multiple evidences show that he is indeed in Dali."
"But it has been more than a month since your ambassador left the Song Dynasty. This period of time is enough for Nong Zhigao to leave." Yang Yizhen said rather shamelessly.
"So, he has at least been to your country?"
"Yes," Yang Yizhen nodded and said, "To be honest with you, in Dali, the Nong people are one of the thirty-seven black people, and they are a very strong one." He paused and said, "And in those days, the Nong people were one of them.
After Zhigao's father was killed, he relied on the power of black people to regain Guangyuan."
"After he was defeated, he brought many of his compatriots over. We in Dali did not want to accept him, but under the protection of the leaders of the thirty-seven tribes, they still settled in the territory of the Nong tribe."
"Your frankness is unexpected." Chen Ke said with approval, "You can call it candid."
"Thank you for the compliment, sir." Yang Yizhen said with a smile: "Since he is an enemy of the Shangguo, he is also an enemy of our Yang family. Even if he is driven away by the black people, if he is still in Dali, we will definitely assist the Shangguo and will
He was captured and brought to justice."
"The Crown Prince has recorded your wishes." Chen Ke nodded and said, "I believe that with the Crown Prince's help, our trip will be much smoother. In the future, when we return home, we will definitely ask the officials to reward the Yang family."
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"As long as the superior country knows that there are loyal servants like our Yang family in the south of Caiyun, the Han family will be satisfied." Yang Yizhen first thanked him and then said with concern: "It's too cold at night in Dali, sir, you'd better get in as soon as possible.
Bar."
"I'll stand there for a while." Chen Ke smiled and said, "This is really a peaceful country."
"Then I won't disturb you, sir." Yang Yizhen bowed and bowed before retreating.
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Chen Ke didn't wait long when another person walked out of the darkness. He knew it was Gao Shengtai without even looking.
Gao Shengtai gave Chen Ke an exquisite tin wine pot and said, "The freshly boiled Ailao wine will help you drive away the cold."
Chen Ke has been drinking this Ailao wine a lot these days. It is actually the Yunnan copper pot wine of later generations. It got its name because there is a copper pot distillation process at the end, so this kind of wine is clearer and more powerful than the one in the Central Plains.
It's probably equivalent to 30% liquor.
At first, the people of Dali were very proud, saying that although we were not as good as Shangguo in everything, we could only make better wine than Shangguo. Then Chen Ke asked someone to bring out a jar of 'immortal dew', and they stopped boasting.
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But this wine is indeed good, at least not as intoxicating as the fairy dew. Chen Ke took it and took a sip and said: "Living in this paradise, drinking fine wine and looking at the beautiful scenery, it is really a fairy-like life."
"Your Excellency has never seen the most beautiful ones in Dali." Gao Shengtai's upright face showed an expression that every man would understand: "The beauties in Dali are even more beautiful than Xianlu."
"Then you must see it." Chen Ke chuckled.
"It's all on Xiao Hou," Gao Shengtai said, patting his chest, "My lord, you must appreciate it."
"How can I live up to the good intentions of the young Marquis?" Chen Ke said happily: "I am looking forward to it very much."
"Otherwise, you will be disappointed." Gao Shengtai was also very happy, but he was afraid that he would not like it. Since Ambassador Song was good at this, it would be easy to handle. He did not talk about business, and only introduced the scenery of Dali to Chen Ke without leaving any trace.
, promised numerous bribes.
He was knowledgeable and witty, and he had a great time chatting with Chen Ke. The two of them really didn't know each other for a long time, and they chatted until midnight before going back to their rooms.
After returning to the room, Chen Ke quickly got into bed, trembling all over and saying, "Damn it, this damn place feels like winter at night."
"How was your chat with the two boys?" Song Duanping, who was in the same room, asked in a low voice.
"They are all characters." Chen Ke's teeth chattered. He took out the fairy dew wine and drank a few sips, and then he felt warm and said: "But Gao Sheng Taibi Yang Yizhen knows how to behave. In this Dali country with many mountains, this is very important."
important, so I am more optimistic about the former."
"But judging from the conversation between these two people, it seems that they don't take the Duan family seriously." Chen Ke laughed and scolded: "I don't know how Duan Yu and his grandfather got around."
"Duan Yu, his grandfather?"
"That's Duan Silian." Chen Ke sighed and said, "The situation in Dali seems to be far more complicated than previously imagined. If its leader has no authority, our work will be in trouble." After a pause, his eyes narrowed and he said, "Say
Maybe, I will be involved in the whirlpool in Dali."
"I'll meet Lao Duan tomorrow. Maybe the two boys are just bragging. He is still a great hero." Song Duanping said with a smile: "Let's see and then talk."
Ke nodded and blew out the lamp.
Early the next morning, the building boat arrived at Dali City. Duan Silian, the king of Dali, personally led hundreds of civil and military officials to greet him. The ceremony was extremely grand.
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This is last night’s update. I’ll try to write as much as I can today, as long as it doesn’t start. I’ve persisted for a month and it’s the end of the month. I don’t want to be exposed. Please give me a monthly vote... To be continued
