"You're blocking me."

Wu Tong did not understand the meaning of Li Xia's words until his death.

For half his life, he had enjoyed the benefits of smuggling salt from Wuchidao to Wumeng and Dali, thinking that he could save his life by pretending to give up these benefits.

But only by kicking him down could Li Xia look at the other end of the Five Feet Road...

The winding five-foot road leads from Sichuan to Yunnan. It first reaches the Wumeng tribe, which is Zhaotong in Yunnan; then south, you can reach Shanchanfu, which is Kunming; and to the west, you can reach Dali City.

Between Dali City and Shanchan Prefecture is Tongya Prefecture.

During the Han Dynasty, Tongya Prefecture was one of the 24 counties under the jurisdiction of Yizhou County; during the Tang Dynasty, Yaozhou was established here; during the Nanzhao Kingdom, Nongdong Prefecture was established here; during the Dali Period, this place name was followed and was also called "Tongya Prefecture".

"Mansion", where the government was located was Yaocheng County, which was later known as Yao'an County.

That year, Dali was attacked by the Mongolian army. General Gao Taihe died in the battle in Lijiang. Prime Minister Gao Taixiang retreated to Tongyacheng and recruited troops to serve the king. Thirty-seven chiefs gathered to respond and fought bloody battles at Heichu Mountain.

Gao Taixiang was defeated and captured. He preferred death to surrender and was slaughtered by his neck.

After the Dali Emperor Duan Xingzhi surrendered, Kublai Khan probably thought that the people of Dali should learn how to be loyal ministers, and asked Yao Shu to contribute to Gao Taixiang's death.

For example, before his death, Gao Taixiang shouted: "If Duan Yun does not come back, it will be like this. I will die for you, and my work is over!"

Kublai Khan praised: "What a loyal minister!"

It seems that the Gao family resisted the Mongols because they were loyal to the Duan family, and the Duan family returned to the Mongols because of destiny.

Duan Xingzhi lost the last dignity of the Dali emperor and became a loyal minister of Mongolia. The people of Dali also saw the loyal minister being buried, and continued to be moved by their loyalty, but the object of loyalty was changed.

Gao Qiong, the son of Gao Taixiang, was forgiven by Kublai Khan under such circumstances. He went to Hara and Linjin to meet Meng Ge, and was later sealed in Tongyacheng and became a Mengchen.

To put it simply, the Mongols told him, "Your father has served the Duan family, and it is your turn to serve the Great Mongolia."

In this way, this theory of loyalty and filial piety becomes self-consistent and the idea becomes clear.

But is Gao Qiong really knowledgeable?

…

"Cousin, Wu Liang Hetai is dead!"

"Muru, don't worry, let me think about it again." Gao Qiong murmured, "Let me think about it again."

He no longer firmly opposed Gao Changshou's proposal to resist Mongolia as before, and there was some thought in his eyes.

It's like an eggshell has been cracked.

Gao Changshou advised again: "Cousin, Dali is not the Dali of the Duan family, but the Dali of my Gao family! Our ancestors were so arrogant and upright that they gave the throne to the Duan family. The Duan family emperors in the past generations were incompetent and relied on the Gao family to govern the country. Duan Xing was even more important.

The flow of wisdom, cartilage and waste, crawling at the feet of the Mongolian Tartars, driving our people like rotten dogs. All the people in the country are the subjects of my Gao family, how can you bear to see your people sacrifice their flesh and blood to the Mongolian Tartars? Therefore, the Duan family can surrender, but I, the Gao family, must not

drop!

When my uncle was here, he promoted talents and nurtured them. With good times and good years, he could be called a great ruler. How wise was he? He was not afraid of the Mongol and Tatar power and took the lead in the battle. How heroic was it? My father and his uncles died in the battle at Lijiang. How tragic was it? Uncle Ning

How generous is it to refuse to surrender even after death? Look at today, the Mongolian Tatars are tyrannizing and plundering the people like fish. They recruit troops every year, attack the rebel armies of various tribes, attack Qi State, attack Song State, and are about to attack Jiaozhi. You can't bear to see the people of the country.

To die fighting in a foreign land because of the Mongolian Tatars? It would be better to die fighting against the Mongols!"

Gao Qiong closed his eyes and said, "Stop talking and let me make a rational judgment. Don't always encourage me, okay?"

"Okay." Gao Changshou said: "Listen to me, the Mongolian army was defeated in the battle when they entered Shu, and Wu Lianghetai died. A Shu is eager for a victory to stabilize the army's morale and establish prestige, and is forcing Duan Xingzhi to recruit troops.

We want to attack Jiaozhi. At this time of spring plowing, we forcefully conquer Dingkou. There are complaints in the country. Everyone hates A Shu and Duan Xingzhi. This is our opportunity."

"But the official news is that Wu Liang Hetai is ill."

"He must be dead, otherwise..."

"If you want to plan something big, you can't just listen to the news you want to hear. Whether everything is true or false, you must first see clearly." Gao Qiong said: "Wuliang Hetai is really dead. How did he die? How many Mongolian troops are there?

What is the strength of the troops? How is their morale? You cannot act rashly without asking clearly."

"I have sent people north to contact Feiyu. They must have arrived in Qingfu County by now. We will know the exact news then."

"How about we wait until the news comes back to talk about it?"

"But now is a good opportunity. My cousin can come forward to summon all the ministries..."

Gao Qiong raised his hand to stop Gao Changshou's words.

"Did you know that A'shu is also a famous general, and his military skills are still superior to those of Wu Liang Hetai?"

"Are you scared again?"

"I said, let me think about it..."

"How long do you have to think about it? Until the tribes forget about uncle's reputation?!"

"Muru, have you ever thought about it? Even if he started an uprising and even destroyed A Shu, what could Duan Xingzhi do? As long as Mongolia's national power is still there, they can send troops southward at any time. The Song people have already lost Western Sichuan, and the Mongolian army even

No need to go to Tubo anymore, do you understand?"

"Why do you always have so many worries?!"

"I told you that right now there is a struggle between big countries. The key lies in the war between Song Dynasty and Mongolia, not the small country of Dali..."

Gao Changshou was too lazy to listen to this and walked away.

He was disguised as a vegetable farmer delivering vegetables. He left Gao Qiong's mansion, then went all the way out of Tongya City, into the mountains south of the city, and finally entered a Yi village.

His wife Duan Miaoyin and their son and daughter were sitting in the house mending clothes, while Gao Mingyue was sitting aside making medicine.

Gao Changshou greeted his wife and children, sat down in the hall, told Gao Qiong what he said, and asked Gao Mingyue: "What do you think?"

"It seems that Big Brother's attitude has relaxed a bit."

"He is too indecisive." Gao Changshou frowned and said, "Look, compared to Feiyu, my cousin is too indecisive."

Gao Mingyue lowered her head and was silent for a while before saying, "I'm afraid the second brother didn't understand what the eldest brother meant."

"What else does it mean? He is just scared of being beaten by others."

Gao Mingyue shook his head and said: "Brother said that the key to the success of the incident lies in the Song Dynasty, in western Sichuan, not in Dali. He wants to wait and see how the war between the Song Dynasty and Mongolia goes.

After Kublai Khan left, there were not many Mongolian troops stationed in Dali. At the end of last year, Wu Liang joined forces and entered Shu, and Dali had no Mongol generals to calm down. But the second brother also saw that Duan Xingzhi was loyal to Mongolia.

He has been chasing the rebels.

Even if we can defeat Duan Xingzhi, if the Song Dynasty cannot regain western Sichuan, the Mongolian army can move south quickly, or continue to go to Tibet. If we want to succeed, unless the Song Dynasty can regain Chengdu, strangle the Jianguan arterial road, and fully support us in the fight against the Mongols,

It can contain the Mongolian army from going south.

The death of Wu Liang Hetai may have allowed my eldest brother to see a glimmer of this possibility, but what happens in the future must be considered in the long term..."

Gao Changshou chuckled and said, "I understand what he means, and what I laugh at is his idea."

"Actually... Li... Li Xia said the same thing. Mongolia is too powerful. The only one in the world that can compete with it is the Song Dynasty. If the Song Dynasty is not strong, there is no hope for Dali to recover. But if the Song Dynasty is strong, why?

Want to help Dali recover his country?"

"What do you stand for?"

"Second brother shouldn't act rashly. We should wait for news from the north and listen to what Li Xia wants."

Gao Changshou stroked his forehead, shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "My brother is greedy for life and afraid of death, and my sister's elbows are turned outward. If you dare, I will take charge of the matter alone."

At the same time, Li Xia looked at the map and was a little worried about Gao Changshou's situation.

He had always opposed Gao Changshou's approach of overthrowing Duan Xingzhi and the Mongolian garrison generals. He advocated "building walls high, hoarding grain widely, and becoming king slowly."

After occupying the salt field in Junlian Prefecture, Li Xia had an urgent hope. He wanted to contact Gao Changshou and work together to break up the tea and horse smuggling trade and establish a base in Dali.

But far away from the mountains, he could only look at the map and mutter one sentence.
Chapter completed!