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Chapter 296

There are two servants behind Gao Qiong, the one who pushes the wheelchair is called "Gao Suihe", and the one who carries the lantern is called "Gao Nianfeng", both of whom he picked up on the roadside when he was young.

At that time, Gao Taixiang was still the prime minister of Dali. Gao Qiong thought of his father's vision, so he named his servants this way.

Gao Suihe and Gao Nianfeng took people to escort Gao Qiong's wife and children to Longhua Temple in the north, which shows that Gao Qiong trusted them.

The reason why Gao Qiong knew that Duan Shi had sent someone to stay with the relic monk was because the relic monk also hid in Longhua Temple.

The situation was a bit dangerous at that time, if Duan Shi's people saw Gao Qiong's wife and children, they would naturally be found out.

Fortunately, Gao Nianfeng was astute, and would keep an eye on Kui in front of the mountain gate every day, and when he saw the people around the relic monk from a distance, he immediately hid Gao Qiong's wife and children.

This is also the reason why Duan Shi could not search Gao Qiong's family.

But Gao Nianfeng and others didn't expect that after returning, Gao Qiong was completely useless.

They thought that Gao Qiong came here tonight to take revenge on Duan Shi, but in the end, Gao Qiong only gave a light order.

"Let him commit suicide."

"Young master." Gao Nianfeng asked: "The villain can make his life worse than death without leaving any scars, is that okay? For example, cover his face with paper, pour water on it, and suffocate him a little bit He; for example, smear bees on the soles of his feet, find a sheep to lick, and make him laugh to death. There are many other methods like this. "

"Forget it, don't do useless things." Gao Qiong said, "Push me out."

"Yes." Gao Sui felt a little regretful, and pushed Gao Qiong slowly out of the cell.

Duan Shi looked at their backs, very mindful of the "useless things" Gao Qiong said, because of this contemptuous attitude, he felt that he was underestimated.

But on the other hand, he is also somewhat fortunate, at least Gao Qiong will not let him die too painfully.

The next moment, he saw Gao Nianfeng put down the lantern and grinned.

"Come on, we still have a whole night."

Duan Shi was horrified, he couldn't help but took a step back, and felt goosebumps all over his body...

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The back mountain of Longhua Temple.

The relic monk looked at the ten corpses on the ground, clasped his hands together, and chanted scriptures in a low voice.

"Why does the eminent monk save these lackeys of Mongolia?" someone asked.

The relic monk murmured: "All living beings suffer."

He took advantage of the temple to hide, and used the name of the Buddha to revolt, but after many years, he really has a Buddha in his heart...

Monk Sari did not know that it was not the Buddha who changed his fate.

If it wasn't for Wu Liang Hetai's death, maybe he should have revolted a few years later, although he would still be defeated, he would still be able to escape with his life and try again.Until the last incident, he was assassinated by Duan Shi.

But now, Duan Shi is dead.

The Buddha did not protect the relic monk, but someone changed his fate inadvertently...

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Li Xia didn't know that what he did was angering Yexian.

Every time he passed a section during the march, he would have people dig official roads and set up traps.

There are sharp wooden thorns on the bottom of these horse traps, and they are covered with branches and loess.They may not cause much casualties, but once the horses get stuck, two or three people will die at a time.

This is the only way Li Xia can use to block the speed of the cavalry's pursuit. It is very simple, but it also has some effects. Of course, this is due to the mountainousness of Yunnan. If it is a plain, it will not work at all.

Afterwards, the Qingfu army pretended to be the Dali army, swindled through Jinma Pass and Gaoqiao Pass, and soon passed through Shanchan City and went straight to the Wumeng tribe in the north.

From Shanchan Mansion to Wumeng, there is basically only one road to go, and that is Wuchi Road.

Before walking into Wuchi Road, Li Xia thought it necessary to sort out his next plan.

So he sat down opposite Gao Changshou and spread out the map.

When the map was opened, he was a little dazed...

Li Xia sometimes felt that he and Gao Mingyue were falling in love on a map.

Since entering Yunnan, there are too many place names that he had to talk to Gao Mingyue carefully before he could figure it out.

This took a lot of time for both of them.They were on the road day and night, and when they had some spare time, they were all talking about this.

But this is not an easy task. There are too many "wild lands" here, with vague place names, full of names such as Wumeng, Usa, Yiniang, and Yuyabe, and the scope is chaotic.

In short, thanks to Gao Mingyue sorting out the map for Li Xia, he gradually got a clue.

……

"Let's talk about another thing first. I have to rename these places."

Li Xia said: "The Wumeng tribe will be called 'Zhaotong' in the future. We will build a city here in the future. Zhaotong is the hub of the Wuchi Road, the key of Sichuan and Yunnan, and the gateway to control Bashu. It is also in the hinterland of Wumeng Mountain. as a base."

"Zhaotong will be the center of our entire base, stretching north and south along Wuchi Road."

After Li Xia wrote "Zhaotong" with a pen, he marked it along the winding road of Wuchi Road.

"The northernmost, Qingfu County, I am an official here, absorbing the strength of Song Ting, and facing the main battlefield in Sichuan and Sichuan; after that, Junlian County, where our private salt business is now, and other businesses can also be done here in the future. Put it here; to the south, Yanjin County, Daguan County, and now this area is all Jimi, and we can control them.

These are the four counties in the north of Zhaotong. After Mu Ru has established a foothold in Zhaotong, the counties between Qingfu and Zhaotong are not difficult to grasp.Next, let's talk about the south of Zhaotong..."

Li Xia pondered for a while, and said: "Zhaotong is in the southwest direction, facing the Luopo tribe, but there are mountains and mountains in between, so don't worry too much. Instead, we can win over the Luopo tribe again through trade in the future;
Let’s talk about Shicheng County in the southeast of Zhaotong. The Mongolian people renamed it “Momi Wanhu Mansion”. Tsk, we will call it “Qujing” in the future.

The border between Zhaotong and Qujing belongs to the territory of the "Usa Department". The Usa Department used to be the territory of the Song Dynasty, and then it was under the control of Dali. Now it belongs to the land that no one cares about. We call it "Wei Ning"..."

Li Xia said while marking, and finally marked the zigzagging five-foot road with his new name.

From north to south, they are Qingfu, Junlian, Yanjin, Daguan, Zhaotong, Weining and Qujing.

"Okay, next we have to decide where is the dividing line between our territory and the Mongolian territory."

Gao Changshou listened to it for a long time, feeling a little dizzy, but in the end he found that just looking at the place names written by Li Xia, it was indeed a lot clearer.

"We must occupy the north of Zhaotong; we cannot occupy the south of Qujing." Gao Changshou said: "We must occupy Weining, so as to give Zhaotong a buffer...then we should set up a place south of Weining demarcation."

"Can pass through."

Gao Changshou knew that he could cross the pass. During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang marched south and ordered Li Hui to take the road to Jianning.

"Keduguan is fifty miles south of Weining?"

"Yes, my goods and caravan remain there for now."

"The location is just right." Gao Changshou said, "In this way, it will be more convenient for us to build a city in Weining for support than for the Mongolians to send troops from Qujing."

Li Xia nodded and said: "Then the scope of our next base is very clear. It starts from Qingfu in the north, Keduguan in the south, Jinsha River in the west, and the vast mountains at the junction of Sichuan and Guizhou in the east. .”

"While the Mongolian army is attacking Jiaozhi, occupy this territory?"

"Yes."

Li Xia's face became more serious, and she tapped on the map.

"To occupy the territory, the first thing is attitude. We can keep fleeing in Dali, but after we get to Keduguan, we can't let the Mongolian army advance an inch..."

(End of this chapter)