Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 866
However, encountering the tribes of the Xuanwu Army, known as the Devil God General, Zhanxiongwu, was horrible. Unless they surrendered immediately, blood would flow like rivers wherever the army passed. There are more than [-] people in the department.

All of a sudden, the various tribes in Hengshan, Qilian, and Helan Mountains shook.But no matter what the process is, in March of Yangchun, before the earth recovers, all the tribes and villages in Xiangfu Kingdom either voluntarily or forcibly reform their lands and return them to the natives.The number of villages and towns like Shanshen Town increased by more than 200 within two months, and the number of registered citizens in Xiangfu Kingdom also increased by more than 40.Coupled with the more than 500 Liao people led by Yelu Hanye and Yelulu, the actual population of Xiangfu Kingdom is nearly [-] million.

In this way, since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the more than 100 tribes in the northwest that had existed for nearly a hundred years in the middle of the country completely became history in just one year after the founding of the Xiangfu Kingdom.The hidden dangers and problems in Xiangfu country have basically been eliminated.From Ye Chen down, the Ministry of Zhongshu, the Ministry of Military Affairs, and the Ministry of Security also began to secretly plan and prepare for the main event of Xiangfu Kingdom's plan to send troops to the Western Regions in the second year of Tianding.

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In the southwest, Dali Kingdom was established 20 years before the founding of the Great Song Dynasty. Duan Siping, the envoy of the Tonghai Festival of the Later Jin Dynasty, joined forces with Gao Fang and Dong Jialuo, the nobles in the Erhai area, to destroy the Dayi Ning Kingdom.Its territory covers Yunnan, Guizhou, and southwest Sichuan in later generations, as well as parts of Myanmar, Laos, and northern Vietnam.It is a multi-ethnic regime established in the southwest of China in history. The whole country respects Buddhism.Since its establishment, the Dali Kingdom has basically adopted an internal defense policy, and has almost never had obvious expansion ambitions.It can be said that it is a very distinctive state regime in Chinese history.

Ever since Ye Chen proclaimed himself emperor in the northwest, fought successively with Song and Liao, and spared no effort to enrich the country and strengthen the military, Dali, which is thousands of miles away, is also quietly undergoing some changes.

Half a month ago, Duan Siyue, a legendary figure of the generation of Dali Kingdom who had lived in seclusion for four years to recuperate from his wounds, finally came out of the closed door.

Before Ye Chen, Bai Canghai, Yu Daoxiang, and Cui Xi, the four new generation of super masters, did not rise up, Zhang Wumeng, Chen Jingyuan, Lou Yanming, and Sword Emperor Qian Yuechan, the four old monsters who had entered the half-day innate world, were not counted. , Duan Siyue, the uncle of the Emperor of Dali, is truly No. 1 in the Jianghu, even more powerful than Yufeng.His famous stunt mountain boxing is well-known in the Jianghu, and it can be said to be like thunder to many people.Li Junhao, who is a first-class master, is a very ordinary disciple of Duan Siyue.But more than four years ago, Duan Siyue went to Kaifeng for the three jade pendants of "Tianxing", "Yinyue" and "Yangri". In a beautiful valley outside the city of Yangjumei, the capital of Dali.It's just that after waiting for four years to leave the customs, I discovered that Dali Kingdom has the feeling that things are right and people are wrong.

In the mansion of Duan Siyue in Yangjumei City.Duan Siyue glanced out of the corner of his eye at the big disciple who greeted him, Li Huian, the general protecting the country of Dali, and said: "This king has been recuperating in Baihua Valley for four years. Strange things, people feel strange. The most strange thing is that the king heard that there was a monk named Wu Le, who claimed to have returned from the West, and made a great wish to build a big Buddhist temple in the city of Yangjubaa. The monk, went to various tribes for alms, and ordinary disciples, went with him to the palace and the palaces of ministers and families, and made friends with dignitaries..."

"Master, this monk Wu Le has been seen by my disciples before, and it seems that there is nothing too special. We are from the royal family in Dali, and there are many nobles who believe in Buddhism..." Li Hui'an's eyebrows twitched imperceptibly, and immediately he didn't care said with a smile.

"It's common for us Dali monks to go in and out of the palace and make friends with dignitaries. There are countless emperors who believe in Buddhism in ancient and modern times. But what makes me feel strange is that this Wule has so many disciples?" Duan Siyue He stared at Li Hui'an with sharp eyes, as if thinking that Li Hui'an must know the answer.

"I really don't know much about this." Li Hui'an replied inexplicably, "Master should know that I have never been interested in monk affairs."

Duan Siyue stared at Li Hui'an for a long time, his eyes gradually softened, and said indifferently: "But this king suspects that this monk Wu Le is Lou Yanming, a demon monk of the Maitreya Sect."

"What... is Lou Yanming? My disciple heard that this demon monk is the most capable of bewitching kings. Any king who is bewitched by him will destroy his country and his family. This is the case in Shu Kingdom first, and then in the Southern Tang Dynasty. My disciple immediately led an army to arrest him. " Li Hui'an was taken aback first, then said solemnly.

Duan Siyue stared at Li Hui'an, and sighed: "Without evidence, how dare you arrest people? Your Majesty, the king has gone to see it, and there is nothing unusual, but he maintains and values ​​Wu Le a lot. All the nobles in the city are Wu Le's backstage What's more, there are more people who believe in Buddhism among the common people. The monk Wu Le, I went to see it secretly ten days ago. It seems that he has indeed been to the Western Paradise. He can't even beat him, but he has gained a lot of fame."

"Master, why don't you ask him what he has seen and heard all the way to the west?"

"I asked him before, but he spoke clearly and logically, and no one knew whether it was true or not."

Li Hui'an pondered for a while, and asked: "Wu Le has no flaws, how can the young monks around him have no flaws?"

Duan Siyue looked at Li Hui'an with some doubts, surprised for a while, and secretly ashamed in his heart.For some reason, it can be said that there is no reason, Duan Siyue has always suspected that Li Hui'an has been controlled by Lou Yanming, but Li Hui'an is now a general protecting the country, and his status is unusual, even he is inconvenient to ask questions blatantly , so it is only a tentative statement.At this time, seeing Li Hui'an making suggestions for himself without any scruples, I couldn't help but feel ashamed.

"Those monks, some of them are Wu Le's disciples. They have been with him for many years, and some are newly ordained. It is hard to find any flaws. However, I heard that Wu Le sent a group of monks spanning thousands of years. Go to Xiangfu country in the northwest to preach, you can check this matter for me, mainly to find out what these monks did when they went to Xiangfu country." Duan Siyue said solemnly.

Li Hui'an nodded in agreement.Duan Siyue continued: "Actually, I doubt them for no reason. This king also feels a little inappropriate. But for some reason, this king always feels that these people have appeared out of nowhere, which is really suspicious. Before that, it happened that the Southern Tang Dynasty was destroyed by the Song State. , Lou Yanming disappeared with the remnants of the Maitreya Religion. The main thing is that now, His Majesty and I Dali's dignitaries have a lot of trust in Wu Le." In fact, he still has a word to say. Lezhen is Lou Yanming, even he is not his opponent, the only way to deal with Lou Yanming is to surround and kill him with a large army, but if Li Hui'an who holds the military power has been controlled by Lou Yanming, what kind of result will it be?
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In March of Yangchun, warblers are flying and grasses are growing. In Xiajing City, it is a good season full of spring.

Qingming has passed, Grain Rain has not yet arrived, and the cold in winter has completely dissipated by this time.In the season when hundreds of flowers are in full bloom, the water in the Yellow River has also warmed up.Perhaps because most of the high-level executives of Xiangfu Kingdom come from the Song Dynasty, even though Xia Jingcheng is cooler than Kaifeng and Luoyang at this time, Xia Jingcheng also naturally has Kaifeng and Luoyang in the Central Plains. , the habit of gathering.

However, there are extraordinarily many people leaving the city today.Because, today is the Cuju Contest between Xiangfu Military Academy and Xiangfu Academy.As early as three days ago, the "Xiajing Express" published the matter of the Cuju confrontation competition between the two colleges, and stated that His Majesty would bring some important officials from the court to watch, and the competition would be open to the public.Entertainment activities for the common people in this era are really scarce. Since there is such a good event, and His Majesty the Great Emperor goes to see it, even if the entrance ticket costs five taels of silver, [-] tickets are still sold out in half a day. .It can also be seen from the side that there are more and more wealthy people in Xiangfu country.

Since the Cuju modified by Ye Chen was kicked out of Xiangfu Academy, this unique and rough Cuju competition has become popular in the entire Xiangfu Kingdom this year, and it even has a tendency to spread to the Song Kingdom.

The kickju field of Xiangfu College is flat, made of limestone and loess, covering an area of ​​[-] steps square.In the east and west directions, there are goals more than ten feet high and two feet wide; behind the goal, there is a false frame; on both sides of the goal, there are twelve flags on each side.In the north and south directions, there are five big drums, ten drummers and a band.It is full of momentum, and there is even a hint of the atmosphere of a battlefield battle.

Ye Chen was wearing a white rolled gold dragon robe, which was looser than this era according to his habits, and was cut very tightly, making Ye Chen look more upright and energetic.In fact, because of the truth that "the king of Chu has a thin waist, and the harem often starves to death", Ye Chen's dressing habits have already led the clothes habits of the people of Xiangfu Kingdom, and the folks' clothing gradually shows their body shape more and more. I can't help but wonder if I can wear shorts and trousers in a dignified way before the world in my lifetime.

To the north of the Cuju field, a high platform had already been set up, and Ye Chen sat on the imperial chair in the center of the platform to watch the Cuju competition.Those who climbed the high platform together and were given to sit behind Ye Chen were General Yang Jiye of Zhu Kingdom, Chief of General Staff and Dean of the Military Academy Zeng Shangfei, Minister of the Right Han Xizai, Minister of the Left Ma Wentao, Minister of Industry and Dean of Xiangfu Academy Xu Xuan, Minister of the Ministry of War Shangshu Wang Dongyang, and Minister of Rites Yu Jiangang.

In addition, there is a young military officer with a tall and straight figure, piercing eyes, and wearing the military uniform of the Zhongdu School.

(End of this chapter)