Song Gexing

Chapter 212 Current Situation of Dali Kingdom

"Let me give you a name. How about you be called Dao Baifeng from now on?"

Although Zhao Fang has a bit of a bad taste, the Baiyi clan basically has no surnames in this era.

The Dai people really changed their surnames to Han names on a large scale during the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. Although they had changed their surnames to Han surnames before then, they were very rare.

Even when the Ming Dynasty became an administrative province, only those who lived among the Han people changed their surnames to Han Chinese, while a large number of people living in the countryside still did not have surnames.

During the Song Dynasty, there were basically no surnames. The original Dai people who changed their surnames to Han during the Nanzhao Kingdom almost all integrated into other ethnic groups and were no longer Dai.

During the Nanzhao Kingdom period, only those living near the capital changed their surnames to Han. The rest did not change their surnames, which is the Dai living near Dali in later generations.

But after the fall of the Nanzhao Kingdom, almost all of these Dai people who changed their surnames merged into other ethnic groups. Dao Baifeng (he was called this name from now on) was the eldest daughter of a leader of a large tribe far away from Dali City.

Her real name is Ye Xiang. This Ye is not a surname, but a naming convention of the Dai people. The eldest daughter is named Ye, the second daughter is named Yu, the third daughter is named An, the fourth daughter is named Ai, etc.

Of course, Zhao Fang disliked the name as being unsophisticated. How could the leaves be fragrant? It would be better to call her Dao Baifeng. Moreover, among the Dai people later on, the surname Dao was the surname of an aristocrat, so his own woman was naturally an aristocrat.

The 15-year-old Dao Baifeng is incompetent. They are all yours anyway, so you can call them whatever you like.

As for the other two, one is Gao Zhisheng's concubine Gao Shengbai, and the other is Duan Silian's concubine Duan Zhen'er.

Zhao Fang couldn't understand Dali's sexy operation at first, but he later came to understand it.

It turns out that Dali was eager to become a vassal state this time because the Duan family wanted to use the Song Dynasty to intimidate powerful officials. At this time, the most powerful officials were not the Gao family, but the Yang family.

The Yang family was originally the monarch of the Duan family, but became a minister after being overthrown. Today, the head of the Yang family, Yang Yunxian, controls the military power in western Yunnan, and seems to be taking advantage of the Duan family.

The Gao family is a noble in eastern Yunnan, but at this time, the power in the court is not strong. The power is local power, within its own fiefdom.

The predecessor of the Dali Kingdom was the Nanzhao Kingdom. Although there were three regime changes in succession after the collapse of the Nanzhao Kingdom, they were all too short-lived and can almost be ignored.

Yang Yunxian is the descendant of Yang Ganzhen, the leader of the last regime, Dayi Ning State. Duan Siping overthrew Dayi Ning State, appeased the six great powers and established Dali State.

These six powerful families include the Yang family and the Gao family. The Nanzhao Kingdom was established on the basis of these six families, and was originally called Liuzhao.

In later generations, there was also the theory of the Eight Zhaos, but the power of the other two Zhaos could not be compared with the Six Zhaos. They were both leaders of ethnic minorities canonized by the Tang Dynasty.

The Yang family belongs to the Bai ethnic group, and the Gao family was originally the descendant of Gao Ding, the leader of the old people in Yueqi County, Yizhou. They migrated to Erhai and integrated into the Bai ethnic group.

Gaoding was the prefect of Yuexi County in the Shu Han Dynasty. Most of Liu Bei's Wudang Feijun were composed of his tribesmen. This guy later rebelled with Meng Huo. After he was put down, part of his descendants migrated to Yunnan.

The exact ethnicity of the Sou people has been debated for generations, but one thing is certain, they should be close relatives of the Wuxi Man.

But by the Song Dynasty, the old people had disappeared, and the Gao family also became the Bai ethnic group. Like the Duan family in Dali, they were all integrated into the Bai ethnic group from outside.

The genealogy of the Duan family in Dali is written about Guzang from the northwest, which is Liangzhou, the hometown of the old poisoner Jia Xu.

But whether the Duan family is Qiang or Han is actually two different opinions. After all, the northwest at that time was originally populated by Han and Hu.The Duan family was sent to the Nanzhao Kingdom by the Tang Dynasty, and has always been a nobleman, but by Duan Siping, the family fortune has fallen, of course, this is another matter.

In short, the Duan family of Dali has lived in Yunnan for five generations. They have basically integrated into the Bai ethnic group and cannot trace the ethnicity of their ancestors.

The Nanzhao Kingdom should have been dominated by the Yi people and established a regime, but in Dayining State it was already dominated by the Bai people, and the Dali Kingdom was even more dominated by the Bai people, which lasted for more than 400 years.

It was not until Mu Ying became the king of Yunnan that the Bai people withdrew from their dominance.

After talking about the original topic, Duan Silian could no longer suppress Yang Yunxian. It happened that the Song Dynasty extended an olive branch at this time, which made him immediately surrender and send tributes.

Then the Gao family came together with him and felt that just giving gifts was not enough. Someone of their own should stay with Emperor Song. It just so happened that Zhao Fang issued an edict to draft a girl.

The two brothers made a calculation and agreed to send one person each, but the two families were too conspicuous, so they selected a beautiful girl from the Dai tribe, a beautiful girl from a large tribe who was close to the Duan family, and sent them to Bianjing City together.

After Zhao Fang understood their thoughts, he didn't care. He didn't want to annex Dali at the moment, so he wanted to give them away. Anyway, the one he sent could not be an ugly girl, so he just accepted it with a smile.

Not to mention, these three girls are really beautiful, and they are young and tender. The oldest one, Dao Baifeng, is only 15 years old.

Duan Zhen'er is 14 years old, and Gao Shengbai is only 12 years old. Anyway, he can't do anything, just keep him.

"By the way, you three believe in Buddhism, right? Taoism is respected in the palace. How about this? We arrange for you to go to Concubine Xiao's palace. She also believes in Buddhism."

The state religion of Liao is Buddhism. Xiao Guanyin has naturally believed in Buddhism since he was a child. The state religion of Dali is also Buddhism, but there are still some differences between the two.

At this time, Tantric Buddhism had not yet reached the grasslands. The Khitan people believed in Han Buddhism, but Yunnan believed in Tantric Buddhism, but it was different from Tibetan Tantric Buddhism.

The Tantric sect of Dali is called Dian Mi, which belongs to a niche Tantric sect and is spread among the Bai people in the Erhai area.

The Dai people believe in Theravada Buddhism from the south, and there is also Lamaism in the northwest of Yunnan. In short, Buddhism in Dali is very prosperous and it is a region of great integration.

This is related to the geographical location. Yunnan is adjacent to Guangxi, Tibet, and Southeast Asia, so Chinese Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, and even Indian Buddhism have entered here.

The Duan family of Dali also regarded Buddhism as the state religion. Even the king became a monk, so naturally all the people believed in it. Ten of the 22 kings of Dali became a monk.

The three girls were also influenced by their families since childhood and believed in Buddhism. After coming to the Song Dynasty, they were worried about having nowhere to worship Buddha in the palace. Now they were overjoyed when they heard this.

Duan Zhen'er was surprised and said: "Concubine Xiao, there is also a Buddhist hall? Why did the officials allow that to be built in the palace?"

The imperial palace of the Northern Song Dynasty built a Taoist temple. This is known to the whole world. The emperors of all dynasties were all Taoist believers. How could they allow the construction of Buddhist temples in the palace? This is unscientific.

Zhao Fang smiled and said: "I am talking about freedom of belief. No matter what religion you believe in, as long as it does not harm the country, I allow it. Concubine Xiao married here, so it is right to build a Buddhist temple for her. I am As a man, she naturally wants to pamper her."

Duan Zhen'er blurted out: "Nu Nu is also a member of the official family..."

Looking at Duan Zhen'er who quickly covered his mouth, Zhao Fang laughed loudly: "Little girl, wait until you grow up to say this. Even a little one can't handle it with one hand."

(End of this chapter)