Dream back to Dali: A young monk tells you why Dali has the tradition of "the emperor abdicated as a monk".

Dali is a magical country. I believe that most people know that Dali is a country through Mr. Jin Yong's book Eight Dragons. In his book, Mr. Jin Yong not only described Duan Yu, Duan and other charming royal families in Dali, but also described a different rule in Dali: "After the emperor abdicated, he became a monk in Tianlong Temple".

Perhaps many people will think that this is just an artistic exaggeration of the novel, but in fact it almost restores historical facts. It seems incredible that the emperor became a monk after abdication, but it is common in Dali. There are also in Dali history.

I am from Dali. When my village was flooded and my parents left, I lived alone in this world. Because he was young and nobody took care of him, he was sent to a temple. I thought it was enough to be a young monk, but I didn't expect to be sent to Chongsheng Temple (also known as Tianlong Temple). Chongsheng Temple is a temple where Dali emperor abdicated and became a monk. Being a monk here is my greatest blessing. But the emperor became a monk only in Dali, but not in other countries. This has to start with the founding emperor of Dali.

The founding emperor of Dali was named Duan Siping. His old man's house is a descendant of Wuwei Prefecture in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Later, because of the war, the whole family moved to Nanzhao, and Duan Siping was just a small lieutenant under General Nanzhao. Later, because Duan Siping made great achievements in the war, he was appointed as our time by Nanzhao Emperor. This official is not small. Relying on Duan Siping's ambition to achieve this position is already quite high, but there is no way. He doesn't want to go up.

In the second year of Tianying (928), Yang Ganzhen killed Zheng Longqiu, destroyed Dachang River, and changed the name of the country to "Great Justice and Better Country". And when Duan Siping didn't make any resistance, it seemed as expected that he accepted all this smoothly.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, Duan Siping believed that the new king would never mistreat him who didn't resist, but to Duan Siping's surprise, Yang Ganzhen only gave him some gold and silver jewelry, and then Yang Zhao, Yang Ganzhen's younger brother, pointed out that Duan Siping had the appearance of an emperor, which was great news for an emperor who had just plotted to rebel. For the sake of the stability of the throne, Yang Ganzhen had to eliminate this threat. Yang Ganzhen decided to kill Duan Siping under suspicion, but this article killed Duan Siping.

Duan Siping climbed up from the bottom bit by bit, relying on solid military and martial arts, and his relationship and strength should not be underestimated.

While pursuing Duan Siping, Duan Siping even had leisure to enter the shrine for divination. In the end, Duan Siping hid in his uncle's tribe and escaped capture. At that time, his close friend and confidant kept in touch with him, and even sent Duan Siping's younger brother Duan Siliang and strategist Dong Jialuo to closely protect Duan Siping's personal safety.

Just when Yang Gan really wanted to kill Duan Siping, his younger brother Yang Zhao deposed him and imprisoned him through a coup, and won the throne of Yi Ning. Righteousness and tranquility changed hands twice in a year. Duan Siping also took advantage of the unstable political situation, borrowed soldiers from Thirty-seven barbarians in the East, worshipped Dong Galo as a strategist, and led a crusade against Yang Zhao. The barbarian army was invincible, and the flag was lowered in the city, so they began to attack Dali.

However, the war was not smooth sailing. At that time, Yang Zhao and Chen Bing occupied the bridge, which made Duan Siping's army unable to cross the river. I thought I didn't know when the deadlock would come. Duan Siping had a dream in his sleep at night. It seems that this is thinking during the day and dreaming at night. There are three paintings in this dream. The first one is a man without a head, the second one is a jade vase without ears, and the third one is second time around. These three pictures were irrelevant, and Duan Siping was puzzled, but Dong Jialuo, his army chief, interpreted his dreams for him, saying that it was an auspicious sign. "You are a husband, headless is the day; Jade bottle is king without ears; If the mirror is broken, there will be no right person. " After the strategist's interpretation, Duan Siping was suddenly enlightened. When the coach is in a good mood, he can naturally influence his soldiers and their morale is greatly improved. On that day, Duan Siping's generals found a girl who was dancing in the sand and successfully crossed the river with the help of the girl. As a result, Yang Zhao was defeated and killed, and Duan Siping ascended the throne smoothly, establishing Dali Kingdom.

After Duan Siping proclaimed himself emperor, he gave a great reward to the hero, and the high officials were generous and generous, doing everything they could, and even gave the land to Gao Fang. At the same time, Duan Siping also began to vigorously develop the economy, so that the people of Dali can live and work in peace and contentment. No matter what achievements Duan Siping has made, it can't stand the ravages of time. In 944, Duan Siping died and his crown prince Duan succeeded to the throne. However, just two years after Duan succeeded to the throne, a coup took place, which was provoked by his own uncle.

After Duan ascended the throne, Duan Siping's younger brother Duan Siliang joined forces with the then Prime Minister Dong Jialuo to launch a coup, forcing Duan to become a monk and become emperor on his own. From then on, the imperial clan was transferred to Duan Siliang. Originally Duan Siliang was a brave man, who made great contributions in the battle for the throne and protected his younger brother Duan Siping, so he gained great sacred heart, so Duan Siliang's power in the DPRK at that time was dominant. It was because of this rebellion that Emperor Dali abdicated and became a statute law.

Dali is located in the south, bordering Myanmar and other places, so it has absorbed a lot of Myanmar culture. Of course, Central Plains culture still occupies the mainstream position in China, but Dali's tradition of advocating Buddhism has never changed.

Although Dali learned from the Central Plains Dynasty, all the students were proficient in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, otherwise the students would not be employed as officials, no matter how good their Confucian culturology was. Moreover, in Dali, everyone seems to be proud of becoming a monk. After all, they advocate Buddhism. Originally, there were many temples in Dali, and everyone converted to Buddhism, but it was the first time that the emperor became a monk, and this time the emperor became a monk, which not only changed the political situation in Dali, but also profoundly changed the lives of monks.

Just after Duan Siliang succeeded to the throne, he began to feel uneasy about Prime Minister Dong Jialuo. After all, although Dong Jialuo worked together and rebelled together, once he rebelled, there was a second time. As a result, he became more and more distrustful of Dong Jialu Loyue, but he still dared not execute him easily or even demote him. After all, Dong Jialuo is now the prime minister, and most of his officials are attached to him. That's right. Just Duan Siliang never imagined that Duan Siping's bosom friend and confidant minister would rebel.

Just after Duan Sicong succeeded to the throne, the new official took office, not to mention the emperor. After the new emperor succeeded to the throne, Dong Jialuo was directly dismissed, and Gao ascended the position of prime minister, and the Gao family also grew during this period, gradually becoming the largest family except Duan, and directly controlling the power of abolishing the emperor.

The Kao family has been in power for a long time and naturally wants to be an emperor. As the actual ruler of a dynasty, being an emperor is a matter of one word. Therefore, Gao Shengtai, as prime minister, began to claim the title of emperor, but died two years later. Before he died, he told his son Gao Taiming to return the throne to Duan and told future generations not to learn from him. And his son Gao Taiming is also an obedient child. Sure enough, Duan's family welcomed him back and continued to be emperor, and the Gao family always occupied the position. The throne is inherited by Duan, and the position is inherited by Gao. Although Gao is named, he is actually the king of a country. Although Duan is the emperor, he is only a puppet among the masters, which also forms the special political structure of Dali.

However, although they beat you to death in class, it didn't affect our lives at all. After all, I am a young monk, and this temple is also the place where emperors become monks the most, so this temple is full of high officials. Of course, the emperor didn't really become a monk, but was forced by his courtiers. Therefore, the emperor still enjoys the beautiful scenery in the temple and the service of his attendants. It is too difficult for them to concentrate on Buddhism, or even struggle for a lifetime.

Throughout the Dali period, there were relatively few civil wars, and even if there were civil strife such as rebellion, it would basically subside in an instant. It is precisely because of this relatively stable social environment that Dali's economy is relatively developed, even comparable to Sichuan and other places in the Central Plains. Great progress has been made in metallurgical level and foreign trade, and the connection with the Central Plains has been further strengthened. However, the intricacies of various forces in Dali not only formed the unique political structure of hereditary imperial power and relative power, but also gave birth to the unique tradition of "the emperor abdicated and became a monk".

refer to

Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government

Biography of Dali Kingdom in Song Dynasty