The proposal of the envoys of the Song Dynasty to inspect and comfort the prefectures was passed very quickly in the court of Dali State, and almost no twists and turns won everyone's approval. Even though the Gao family was in power and knew that this move was of no benefit to him, it still could not be stopped. The reason was not very mysterious, but it was related to the official trade between the Song Dynasty and Dali.

In this era, the Great Song Kingdom was a well-deserved center of the world. If we can obtain the right to trade with the Great Song Kingdom, the benefits for the Dali tribes are undoubtedly great. Although there are private trade between the two sides, it is difficult to expand the scale without official recognition and protection. Although it is only a small number of trade deals, it is enough to make these tribes eat the truth and be more eager to trade with the Great Song Dynasty. It is precisely for this consideration that almost no one in the Dali Kingdom opposes this suggestion. No matter what the political stance of these civil and military officials, they always have their own relatives behind them.

Since this matter was approved, it was immediately put on the agenda. The envoys of the Song Dynasty coordinated the routes and itineraries. Originally, Cai Jing and others planned to arrange for Zhao Ji to go to Shanchan Prefecture in the east of Dali Kingdom. Shanchan Prefecture, which is Kunming, is Tokyo in Dali Kingdom. It was known as the "Spring City" in later generations and is regarded as the most superior route.

However, Zhao Ji had his own intention and generously gave the route to others, while he chose Yongchang Mansion to go south. The mountains and rivers along the way were dangerous, the road was rugged, and the other people in the group felt distressed after listening to the locals in Dali. Cai Jing and others had to persuade him again, but Zhao Ji had made up his mind and everyone could only accept this result. They couldn't help but praise Prince Duan for being so arrogant.

Duan Zhengchun was also slightly surprised to learn that Zhao Ji actually chose to go to Yongchang Prefecture. Yongchang Prefecture was also going south of Dali City. In addition to the rugged roads, the people were also very tough, with many powerful bandits entrenched in the mountains and forests. Even if Duan Zhengchun lived in Dali for a long time, he rarely went there. He explained the details of this to Zhao Ji carefully, but Zhao Ji only smiled and said that there was always someone to go. The advice was fruitless, and Duan Zhengchun wanted to protect Zhao Ji and his party himself. However, Zhao Ji still refused, saying that he had the protection of these guards brought by Qiao Feng and Bianliang City, which was safe and safe. There was no need to bother Prince Duan to travel.

After being advised by Zhao Ji, Duan Zhengchun was really important, so he did not continue to insist. However, he still assigned all the four major guards of the royal palace to protect Zhao Ji and let his son Duan Yu accompany him. Zhao Ji refused and had to agree.

Two days later, the group finally set off and left Dali City and headed south.

The happiest one among them is Zhong Ling. Her home is on the bank of the Lancang River in the south of Dali Kingdom. She has been away from home for a long time and misses her mother a little. In addition, Brother Zhao did not lie to her and really wanted to send her home. Therefore, from the beginning of the journey, Zhong Ling's interest has been very high. She followed Zhao Ji and constantly described the customs and customs near the Lancang River to him.

The second happiest thing is Duan Yu. He has always been eager to go out for fun, but he has been kept in captivity since he was a child. This time he finally had the opportunity to go out with justice. Everything he saw along the way felt extremely novel.

As for Zhao Ji, he finally embarked on the way to Wuliang Mountain to find the Beiming Divine Art. He should have been very happy, but because Duan Yu was forced to block a piece of Duan Yu, his good mood was a little ruined. His main purpose this time was to seize Duan Yu's opportunity, but Duan Yu was wandering in front of him, which really made people feel a little uncomfortable and felt guilty. But it was just a little uncomfortable. He was determined to win the Beiming Divine Art, and the secret book did not contain Duan Yu's name.

The journey south was not a light car, but a guard of honor was set up, and the local prefectures and tribes were needed to visit various prefectures and counties along the way. What made the Dali entourage feel embarrassed was that Zhao Ji, a visitor from the Song Dynasty, was actually more popular than Duan Yu, the prince of Zhennan. Dali was not clearly divided into prefectures and counties like the Song Dynasty, with officials everywhere, and the local management agencies were relatively chaotic. In some places, there were no officials sent by the court at all, but local tribes managed it themselves. Sometimes, the accompanying Zhennan Prince's Mansion carried out the signboard of Zhennan Prince's Mansion, and the locals even refused to receive it. However, when the guards of the Song Dynasty came forward to negotiate, the elders of the tribe all greeted each other with a smile and were very enthusiastic. This phenomenon has occurred frequently, which is quite strange.

Of course, this does not mean that these tribes are not convinced by the government of Dali State and are interested in the Song Dynasty. Most of them still want to get some benefits from the envoys of the Song Dynasty, but this also reflects that the Dali State's control over the local area is not very strong. Although Zhao Ji was not sure whether these phenomena were useful, he ordered people to record them carefully.

After passing Chuwei County, the Dali court's binding force became weaker and there was no city-like building in almost a few days. The mountain people scattered in villages between mountains and valleys, and rarely communicated with the outside world. What's more, some elderly mountain people thought that this team of officials was the tax officer who urged food tax in Nanzhao. The news was blocked, which shows how it was.

At this time, the team had no way to go forward. No matter how high or low the status, they had to use their hands and feet to climb mountains and ridges. The cars they carried with them were all stayed in Chuwei County early in the morning. The guards of the Song Dynasty who were unable to get used to the rugged mountain roads were complaining, and the military officers sent by the Zhennan Prince's Mansion did not look very relaxed, and it was obvious that they rarely came to these places.

Among the group, the spirits of Qiao Feng and other people with martial arts were the little girl Zhong Ling. She grew up in the mountains since she was a child, and she could walk on flat ground on the rugged mountain roads. The closer she went south to her home, the more she became, the more energetic she became.

As for Zhao Ji and Duan Yu, one is getting closer and closer to Wuliang Mountain, and the other is novel in everything because of the first time he goes out. Although his spirit is pretty good, his physical strength is really not up to the point. Zhao Ji has Qiao Feng helping to use his skills to relieve his qi and blood, and he can barely support him. As for Duan Yu, the people in Dali Country do not have the profound internal skills as Qiao Feng. Seeing that the prince was so tired that his legs were trembling, he couldn't bear it, so he took turns carrying Duan Yu to continue on his way.

Seeing Duan Yu sticking his tongue on the backs of the Dali military officers, Zhao Ji couldn't help but be curious. In another time and space, how did this kid survive crossing this mountain and reaching Pu'er?

There are many dangers between the mountains. In addition to the ups and downs, they occasionally encounter powerful mountain tribes. These people live a separate life, and it is useless to talk to them about Dali or the Song Dynasty, and their local dialect is vague and difficult to distinguish. Even if the Dali Kingdom arranged a guide to the mountain tribe in Chuwei County, there are still frequent situations of talking to each other. Once there is a barrier to communication between the two sides, there will be force.

However, often at this time, the little girl Zhong Ling came in handy. These complicated local dialects almost appear in different dialects every time they cross a mountain ridge. The little girl was able to talk to these people for a long time. Even the people in Dali were dumbfounded by this ability. Duan Yu was even more impressed by the little girl. Occasionally, he would pester Zhong Ling to learn it, but Zhong Ling lacked a good impression of Duan Yu, so he just let him learn to walk by himself before talking about other things.

This inevitably hurt Duan Yu's self-esteem and he strongly asked to walk by himself. Several military officers from the Zhennan Prince's Mansion could not resist his persistence and could only let him go. However, because of his slippery foot, he almost fell down from the cliff. Fortunately, Qiao Feng was quick-eyed and quick-handed, so he caught him back with his dragon-capture skills. Duan Yu escaped from death, and everyone was scared and dared not let him leave by himself again.

The rugged mountain road was extended several times, and after walking for nearly three days, everyone gradually saw the plain dam between the peaks. However, when they were about to leave this mountain, a group of strong mountain people blocked everyone's way, and rushed up without even saying hello. Unpredictable, several guards were injured by the local spears of the mountain people. After reacting, there was another fierce melee.

On such a rugged mountain road, the guards who were used to the impact of the military formation were reluctant to leave, but martial arts masters like Qiao Feng burst out with amazing combat power. As the rabbit rose and fell, several mountain people were knocked down. One person rushed into the mountain people, flew and flew, and all those who were hit fell to the ground. In a moment, nearly thirty mountain people lost their combat power. Although Qiao Feng was very cautious in his actions, the person who was knocked down was temporarily blocked and lost his ability to move, but the remaining mountain people were also frightened and stood still, not daring to be arrogant anymore.

As the battle dust fell, Zhong Ling came forward and asked for the reason. After a moment, he turned back with a red face and said, "These people are from several nearby tribes. Recently, many of their daughters' families have been kidnapped... and they have been harmed, so when we see them, we mistakenly think that we did it."

Zhao Ji naturally would not interfere in Dali local affairs, so he handed them over to the people of Zhennan Prince's Mansion to deal with. Because this matter was delayed for several hours, when he walked out of the mountains, it was getting darker. Everyone accelerated their pace and finally arrived at the Yongchang Prefecture Capital at night.

After several days of life as a savage, even the strong men in the ranks could not stand the fatigue and fell asleep after eating and drinking.

Zhao Ji was sleepless. After taking a shower, he sat quietly under the window of the inn room, taking advantage of the moonlight to look at the shadow of the black mountain peaks in the distance. There is Wuliang Mountain!

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More than 100,000 words, finally I wrote this... But I still have to say something more. My theme has actually been introduced and I have laid out the thread... Although there is no magnificent tone or plot in the country, the world, the world, the court, it is said in a leisurely manner. If you must regard these as nonsense, then to be honest, this article is destined to be almost nonsense throughout the article...
Chapter completed!