In December of the third year of Hongwu in the Song Dynasty, the ancient city of Dunhuang in Hexi.

This ancient city, which was built in the Han Dynasty, has never been as crowded as it is now. Outside the small city walls, there are layers of tents surrounded by tens of thousands of roofs. They are all thick felt tents that can withstand the bitter cold wind in the northwest and keep the last trace of warmth for the people living there.

In the small city walls, there were bustling pedestrians everywhere, most of whom were wearing thick leather robes that looked a little dirty, which looked a little down. The men among these "skin robes" had their hair bald and had long swords and scimitars on their waists. Most of the women following them were simple and strong, carrying swords like men.

Judging from their outfits, you can tell that they were from the Dangxiang people from the felt tent outside the city, all of whom came to the city to get New Year’s goods.

Although these people are now leaving their hometowns and have a slim future, they always have to live. As for whether they have a life to live in the next New Year? Where will they live? It is not something that can be decided by people of their level.

In addition to these Dangxiang people, there are many men and women dressed in Han people in Dunhuang City... They all wore right-sided Han costumes, and the men all had small buns on their heads.

Some men dressed in bright clothes and looked like a wealthy man wore a Dongpo scarf. However, even though they wore a Dongpo scarf, they held a three-foot green breeze in their hands - this is not for pretending, but really opened the breeze and could pull out a killing weapon to stab people at any time!

During the Chinese New Year, people on the street were shopping with swords and swords... The festive atmosphere of this Spring Festival is really scary!

When the Dangxiang people in leather robe saw these Dunhuang men with right-breasted Hanfu and combed their hair, they couldn't help but show a vicious look, and their palms were unconsciously pressed on the hilt of the knife and the hilt of the sword.

Such outfits, especially hairstyles, have violated Wei Ming Yuanhao's bald hair order! In the past, Dabai Gaoguo had to be beheaded if he violated the bald hair order!

But now the Great Kingdom of Dabai is gone, and only the Hexi Jiedushi is left... and it is also the Hexi Jiedushi of the Song Dynasty, so naturally he should have a hair and a right lapel!

Therefore, the Han people with hair and right-sided hair who walked past these Dangxiang people immediately showed their true faces, and also tightened their swords, revealing their vicious eyes!

The two waves of people often stared at each other fiercely, and no one dared to take action first. It was not until a team of Makui in armor and spear passed through the street that they muttered a few words and dispersed.

The so-called Makui is actually a female soldier. Not only are men and soldiers in the Western Xia people, but some women also have to serve as female soldiers. These female soldiers are called Makui, also known as village women, and usually only undertake auxiliary soldiers or guarding the city. However, there are exceptions. When the heroine of the Western Xia Dynasty was in power, the empress dowager in power would often form a Makui personal soldier and follow her.

These Makui who are constantly patrolling the streets of Dunhuang are Makui's personal soldiers of Concubine Cao, the mother of Li Renxiao, the King of Pingxi.

They are now under the order of Concubine Cao to maintain order on the streets of Dunhuang. When they encounter troublemakers, they will arrest them regardless of their identity or whoever takes action first. Then they will take the city gates in Dunhuang, pull out their clothes and hang them up and beat them with a whip - Makui female soldiers will beat them!

Although this kind of punishment is not very harmful, it is embarrassing! So no one wants to let this group of Makui's healthy women arrest and beat them... The order in Dunhuang City can be temporarily maintained.

However, these Makui female soldiers could only last for a while, but could not last for a lifetime.

Because with the 50,000 Dangxiang soldiers led by Li Renli and Wanyan Xiebao, thousands of Jin soldiers arrived in Dunhuang, and the voice of the "Restoration faction" that was originally suppressed by Richard suddenly sounded. Most of the Dangxiang people stationed in Gua and Sha Prefectures did not want to follow the Song Dynasty... They all wanted to rebuild the Great Kingdom of Dabai, and then fight back with the support of Dajin to revive Lingyinxia!

In contrast, the Han people, Uighurs, Tubos, and Qiang people from all Hexi prefectures were almost all close to the Song Dynasty.

They have been second-class third-class fourth-class people for more than a hundred years. Now they have finally got to make a comeback. Why should they rebel with Dangxiangren?

Besides, can the rebellion succeed now? It definitely can’t be! It’s just a killing. The Dangxiang people were going to die and no one stopped them, but why should Han people, Uighur people, Tubo people, and Qiang people follow?

The most difficult part between the two factions of pro-Song and anti-Song was of course Cao Mian and Concubine Cao and Daughter.

These two fathers and daughters had no ambitions. When the news of Qian Shun's death in anger came, they were all going to take Li Renxiao to Luoyang to enjoy their happiness... But no one expected that Li Renli and the Jurchens had already joined forces to make it.

Li Renli was unwilling to be the first to be the leader, so she had to support Li Renxiao to rebel... and also wanted Concubine Cao to be the Empress Dowager Cao and Cao Mian to be the Prime Minister Cao!

This is really a rhythm that will force people to death!

Cao Mian, how could Concubine Cao be willing to follow him?

But they didn't follow, could hundreds of thousands of Dangxiang people and thousands of Jintian soldiers outside Dunhuang City let them go?

Maybe this New Year will be the last New Year for the father and daughter... So together, they simply exposed Li Renxiao and Wanyan Xiebao's conspiracy through Xue Yuanli!

Their intention was not to ask Zhao Kai to approve them to rebel, but to ask Zhao Kai to send troops to Hexi. Cao Mian, Concubine Cao actually knew that the party members surrounding Dunhuang City just looked scary, but they were actually cowardly... If they were not cowardly, they fought hard when Zhao Kai attacked Lingzhou, how could they fall to the current level?

So as long as Zhao Kai sends troops, those people will definitely be cowardly.

There is only one reason why they are not afraid now, that is, Dunhuang is 2,000 miles away from Lingzhou... They think that Zhao Kai would probably not run so far to kill them!

Just a few days before the end of the year, Cao Mian and Concubine Cao finally waited for Zhao Kai's secret envoy, the eminent monk Darba who did not win Wu Meiniang's "fighting" against Wu Meiniang.

Master Darba is now a great monk in the Song Dynasty, and is specifically responsible for the "internal communication" between the Fan tribe, Qiang tribe and the Dangxiang tribe, so he is always in several large temples in Lingzhou and Xingzhou.

After receiving Zhao Kai's order, the monk did not delay and immediately took three disciples (don't dare to take them too much, for fear of being exposed), rode a white horse, and traveled to Dunhuang day and night, and finally arrived at the Dunhuang City, where Buddhism was prosperous before the New Year.

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"What? Master, the official let us counterfeit the rebellion?"

"How come such a thing is fake?"

In the depths of the Cao family courtyard, which was as strong as a fortress in Dunhuang City, the father and daughter of the Cao family looked over and over again with the "franchise forgery rebellion" brought by Master Darba, and they almost cried after reading it.

What a counterfeit rebellion...Isn't this a joke about the lives of the father and daughter?

Is it not to behead if you forge a rebellion?

The Cao family’s father and daughter are just cowardly, not stupid!

Rebellion is not surrender, so what else can there be a fraudulent surrender!

Rebellion is in danger of life regardless of authenticity!

And... According to incomplete statistics, the mortality rate of "forgery" incidents is even higher than that of real rebellion! It has been stable at 100% for a long time!

It’s not that dangerous to rebel!

Because there is a certain probability that the rebellion will succeed, and this counterfeit rebellion cannot be successful, so only the beheading is left! Most of the rebels who were killed by a whole family in history were "false rebels"! True rebels, such as Zhao Kuangyin, Li Yuanhao and others, are difficult to catch.

Master Darba clasped his hands together, and his treasure face was solemn. He smiled and said to the father and daughter: "I don't understand the rebellion... But I don't think of the two planes, either of which are short-lived or unlucky. So don't worry, just act according to the imperial edict."

Cao Mianxin said: You monk seems to have said the same thing to Empress Dowager Xiaoliang, Qianshun, and Brother Cha? Are they all cold now?

The old monk smiled again and said, "If the two of you do not rebel, the Dangxiang people outside Dunhuang City will rebel... Can Dunhuang City be defended then?"

"Of course I can't defend..." Cao Mian gritted his teeth, "The people of the Guiyi Army have not fought a war for sixty or seventy years, and there is no defense in Dunhuang, so they can't defend at all!"

Concubine Cao shed tears, "Although many of my Makui female soldiers have fought, they are all Dangxiang people. If I become Empress Dowager Cao, they will naturally listen to me, otherwise..."

The old monk spread his hands and said with a smile: "Isn't that enough... If you don't rebel, you will die soon. If you rebel, there may be a glimmer of hope. Look, you might as well go against it!

Don’t care whether it’s true or not. You should be the queen mother and be the queen mother. You should be the prime minister. Maybe this is what the Buddha means... With the blessing of the Buddha, you may really achieve great achievements."

"What great cause?" Cao asked, wiping his tears.

"Of course it is the great cause of promoting Buddhism!" The old monk smiled and said, "The Western Regions were originally a Buddha country that has thousands of miles away, but unfortunately they were invaded by heretics. Buddhism is becoming increasingly declining, and it is almost impossible to gain a foothold. If the Dabai Gao Kingdom can send troops to protect the Dharma, the Buddha's light may shine on the Western Regions again!"

This old monk also has ambitions! He wants to spread Buddhism in the Western Regions and promote Buddhism, so that he will have the opportunity to become a Buddha after he is transformed.

Cao Mian sighed: "It's not easy..."

Concubine Cao was more pious than his father. After hearing the old monk's bewitching, he clasped his hands together and sighed, "Amitabha, I have to do this... Dad, why not choose Li Renli and Wanyan Xiebao to come to the city to discuss the rebellion!"

Cao Mian sighed: "That's all... It's just that Dangxiang people want to rebel, Han people, Uighurs, Tubo people, and Qiang people are unwilling to follow! If hundreds of thousands of Dangxiang can beat the Black Khan Uighurs?"

Darba said: "Don't worry, don't worry, with the blessing of Buddha, you will definitely turn bad luck into good fortune!"

Cao Mian just sighed, but still asked someone to call his eldest son Cao Li and ask him to leave the city in person to invite him to Li Renli and Wanyan Xiebaoying.
Chapter completed!