For the party that has just been accepted as a leader, it is best not to just threaten them, but to coax and intimidate them.
During their stay in Luoyang, Ju Ming even summoned Dong Mingshou many times to ask the Dali Buddhist master for Buddhist teachings.
Well, I am mainly interested in exploring Dali Tantric Buddhism.
Indian Tantric Buddhism is divided into early, middle and late periods.
Early esoteric Buddhism was introduced to China during the Western Jin Dynasty and was commonly known as "Miscellaneous Esoteric Buddhism".
Tang esotericism originated from the esoteric teachings of the middle period, also known as "pure esotericism". It not only contains Mahayana precepts, but also participates in the mutual integration of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.
Tibetan Tantric Buddhism belongs to late Tantric Buddhism, and it is difficult to evaluate its specific situation.
Dong Mingshou practiced Dali Tantric Buddhism, which also originated from the Tantric Buddhism of the Middle Ages, also known as "Dian Tantric Buddhism". It was first introduced from Myanmar, and then integrated with the local religion of Dali, and later incorporated a large amount of Tang Tantric Tantric content.
Generally speaking, Dali Esoteric Buddhism belongs to the serious Mahayana Buddhism, but it is mixed with things that need to be discussed-it was not until the Yuan Dynasty that it was forced to become standardized.
"Master, the Dharma is indeed profound," Zhu Ming said to Dong Mingshou after asking for Buddhist advice several times. "The practice rituals of Dali Esoteric Buddhism should be more civilized. Civilization, do you understand?"
Dong Mingshou understood: "The young monk will obey the teachings of the Holy Emperor."
Zhu Ming nodded and said: "In addition to practicing rituals, some sayings must also be abandoned, such as the 'twenty-five surnames of monks and Luns'."
Emperor Zhu actually knew this?
Dong Mingshou was horrified and quickly knelt down and said: "This matter must wait until the Ming Dynasty sends troops."
"Yes." Zhu Ming agreed.
"Twenty-five Surnames of Sang Lun" is the foundation of Esoteric Buddhism in Yunnan, and it has been around since the Nanzhao period.
That is to say, Guanyin Bodhisattva came to Dali from India and selected twenty-five surnames such as Duan and Yang to teach all living beings with the secret and exoteric methods of Tantra. Only they can bring stability and happiness to the people. Therefore, these twenty-five
People with big surnames are inherently "high-class" people in Yunnan.
No matter how hard the Gao family suppressed the Dong family, they would not dare to attack the Tantric sect because they also belonged to one of the twenty-five major surnames.
Esoteric Buddhism has been bound to the Dali Kingdom, providing the Dali King with legitimacy to rule.
It is also bound to the wealthy families of Dali, providing legitimacy for the wealthy families to become masters.
Do you have a strong sense of déjà vu?
Caste system!
Dali Tantric Buddhism, also known as Acharya Buddhism, was originally the product of the combination of Mahayana Buddhism and Brahmanism. You can get married and have children, and the dharma is passed down from father to son. Various rituals are similar to primitive religions.
The Gao family is actually very embarrassed now. The twenty-five major surnames supported by the esoteric sect have always been dominated by the Duan family and the Yang family.
Now that the Gao family is the dominant one, supporting Tantric Buddhism means supporting Duan and Yang. Not supporting Tantric Buddhism is tantamount to denying oneself.
For Ju Ming, directly outlawing the Dali Tantric Cult will bring a lot of messy troubles. If the Dali Tantric Cult is reformed and the "twenty-five surnames of Sang Lun" are deleted, it will cut off the theoretical foundation of the rebellion of the big clans and at the same time bring down the big clans.
The altar of "people superior to people".
Ju Ming added: "Master, you can visit the eminent monks in the Eastern and Western Capitals and study more about their Dharma. From now on, Dali Esotericism will be used to pray for people to eliminate disasters and pray for the souls of the dead. Also, initiation is not allowed when receiving ordination, and learning is manifest.
The sect’s ordination ceremony.”
"This..." Dong Mingshou felt very embarrassed.
Ju Ming smiled and said, "If I didn't care about Mr. Dong, I wouldn't have told you so much."
As soon as these words came out, Dong Mingshou was instantly enlightened.
Yes, only if Emperor Zhu valued himself, he would be verbose, which would in turn preserve the Dong family's future wealth.
However, Dong Mingshou still had some small calculations in mind. For example, after deleting the 25th surname Seng Lun, he would retain it by word of mouth. He also changed the statement that the 25th surname was to help the Zhu family protect their territory.
Emperor Zhu was the lord of destiny in Yunnan, and this gradually bound Dali Tantric Buddhism to Emperor Zhu.
In this way, he could please Emperor Zhu without breaking up with the other twenty-four surnames.
Even if Emperor Zhu blamed it, Dong Mingshou could completely deny it and claim that it was all folk rumors.
When Emperor Zhu dies and is replaced by a less powerful Emperor Zhu, relevant rumors will be unchecked, and even the descendants of the Dong family will be rewarded by the court.
Beautiful thought!
Once the Yunnan area stabilizes, Ju Ming will completely prohibit monks there from marrying and having children. At that time, Dong will be given two choices, one is to return to secular life and become a wealthy gentry, and the other is to become a monk and become a Qingxiu monk - although Dong can choose
Different children became monks and laymen, but the hereditary status passed down from father to son was broken.
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On the other side of Dali, Shicheng County (Qujing) could not be taken back, so it was completely occupied by the Thirty-seven Barbarians.
In fact, the Thirty-seven Barbarians are just a collective name, and some barbarians have not rebelled for a long time. For example, the Bailu tribe lives in Chuxiong, Gao Liangcheng's hometown, but is willing to send troops to help the Dali court fight the war.
Many chiefs of Ziqi Kingdom, which was previously destroyed by Yang Zaixing, fled and did not dare to come back. Now they have all joined the "Thirty-seven Barbarians" - they have the same roots.
Among them, the Maitreya tribe and the Shizong tribe are the strongest.
After they captured Shicheng County, they directly announced the establishment of the Luo Luo Kingdom. Of course, it could also be called the Lu Lu Kingdom. Anyway, they are all transliterations.
The chief of the Maitreya tribe is the leader of the country, and the chief of the Shizong tribe is the prime minister. Their capital is in Shicheng (Qujing).
According to the place names of later generations, its territory includes: Qujing, Xuanwei, Pu'an, Shizong, Songming, Luxi, Maitreya, Luliang, Luoping, Xundian and other cities and counties.
Just a tribal federation.
The slogan launched by Luo Luo Kingdom was to demand that the Duan clan of Dali abdicate and return to power.
When Duan Siping founded the Dali Kingdom, he borrowed troops from the Thirty-Seven Barbarians to conquer the country. However, he soon turned his back on Dali and sought cooperation with powerful families. The barbarians became the targets of their exploitation and oppression.
"It's interesting."
Zhu Ming looked at the report sent back by Qianzhou and suddenly felt extremely funny. The Luo Luo Kingdom established by the Thirty-Seven Barbarians actually sent envoys north to request the Ming Dynasty to be canonized... They seemed to not know much about the outside world, they only knew that the Ming Dynasty was particularly awesome.
, wanting to rely on Ming Dynasty to fight against Dali.
Daming naturally did not give a reply.
In order to reconcile internal conflicts, the Luo Luo Kingdom sent troops again in the autumn.
Kunming is in emergency!
This was the hometown of the Gao family. Under the pressure of all the Gao family clan factions, Gao Liangcheng was forced to agree to let his nephew Gao Zhenshou take command.
For a time, there was no shortage of military rations, and the Gao clan princes sent troops one after another.
In late autumn, the morale of the barbarian coalition forces, which had been unable to attack Kunming for a long time, had declined to the extreme. The chiefs of each tribe were clamoring to withdraw their troops and go home for the winter.
Gao Zhenshou led tens of thousands of troops to Kunming, and the barbarian coalition forces were routed hundreds of miles away.
After a great victory and many captures, Gao Zhenshou ordered the troops to withdraw.
His younger brother Gao Zhenming asked in astonishment: "Brother, won't you take the opportunity to take back Shicheng County?"
Gao Zhenshou shook his head: "In the entire Shicheng County, only the county seat is controlled by the imperial court, and the rest are the territory of the barbarians. Every time the barbarians rebelled, they besieged it. This time, the residents of the county seat were slaughtered, and they could not be recaptured.
What's the benefit? Instead, we have to divide our troops to guard there and continuously transport military rations for consumption."
"If we don't take back Shicheng County, the situation will be completely ruined from now on!" Gao Zhenming was a little worried.
"Just accept it when you see fit," Gao Zhenshou said. "Although the barbarians were defeated, the main forces of the Maitreya and Shizong tribes were not damaged too much. Stone City is not so easy to recapture. If we are defeated..."
Gao Zhenming finally understood what it meant.
For Gao Zhenshou, defeating the barbarian coalition forces was not the goal, but to use the power of victory to suppress the rebellion and force Gao Qiang to resign as prime minister.
If the attack on Shicheng County fails, all previous plans will be in vain.
It doesn't matter if you lose your country, but you must get the prime minister and the title.
Gao Zhenshou comforted his younger brother and said: "When I become the Prime Minister and take charge of Dali City in person, you stay in Shanchan (Kunming) and take control of the military here. We two brothers will work together to govern the country. Why worry that Dali cannot have a strong army and strong horses? When the time comes, come back.
Sending troops to recapture Shicheng County is just a matter of searching for something."
"Brother is really far-sighted!" Gao Zhenming marveled.
A swarm of insects.
Historically, this family also liked to engage in internal strife.
When his elder brother died, his younger brother immediately rebelled and forced his nephew to surrender his title and position. Within a few years, another nephew rebelled and ousted his younger brother.
Continuous internal strife led to the continuous decline of Dali's territory in the east, north and south.
Especially in the east, Kunming has directly become a border city.
However, it was said that Gao Zhenshou left his younger brother Gao Zhenming to guard Kunming without consulting the imperial court, and he himself led the army back to Dali City.
Duan Zhengxing, the new king of Dali, was frightened. Gao Zhenshou came to see him wearing armor and a sharp knife hanging from his waist.
"How dare you be so overbearing and rude!" Gao Liangcheng yelled angrily.
Gao Zhenshou ignored him, but said to the king: "Your Majesty, after I returned to Dali, I came to the audience without resting, so I had no time to remove my armor."
Duan Zhengxing's face turned pale and he quickly comforted him: "You are really a loyal minister."
"Dedicate yourself to death—and that's it!" Gao Zhenshou read the word "death" loudly.
Duan Zhengxing's heart trembled when he heard this, and he didn't know how to respond.
Gao Zhenshou added: "Your Majesty, although the barbarians are defeated, they may rebel again next year. Shanchan (Kunming) still needs a general to guard it, and my brother Zhenming can shoulder the important task."
Duan Zhengxing did not dare to make the decision and looked to the Prime Minister Gao Liangcheng.
Gao Liangcheng clenched his fists tightly and said nothing.
Gao Zhenshou added: "Your Majesty, the soldiers of the three armies have returned triumphantly. They are all camping outside the city at this moment. I would like to ask your Majesty to issue an edict and reward them."
The implication is that Dali City has been surrounded by heavy troops.
"Reward, reward everyone!" Duan Zhengxing said quickly.
Gao Liangcheng remained silent, still unwilling to give up his position as Prime Minister.
It took half a month, but suddenly there was a noise from soldiers outside the city, saying that the rewards and punishments were unknown and they wanted to go to the city to ask for an explanation.
Gao Liangcheng finally couldn't stand it anymore. If he continued to be the prime minister, there would probably be a mutiny outside the city.
The two met for secret talks and finally reached a compromise.
First, high-volume transactions will give you the position of Prime Minister, but you can keep your title of Duke.
Second, Gao Liangcheng must retire to Chuxiong and is not allowed to step into Dali City again, but he can take away the wealth he has collected for half his life.
Third, Gao Liangcheng's only legitimate son must become a monk. He can convert to Tantric Buddhism, marry a wife and have children, but he can no longer become an official.
As Gao Liangcheng left with his soldiers, Gao Zhenshou became the Prime Minister of Dali and was awarded the title "Ming Guogong"...