Chapter 10 Wu

Kublai Khan sent people to escort Duan Xingzhi to see Mengge Khan. He led the Central Route Army to withdraw from the border of Dali slowly, and only sent Wuliang Hetai to continue to conquer Jiaozhi. After that, he first stayed in Liupan Mountain.Soon after receiving the letter of credence, Mengge Khan accepted Kublai Khan's suggestion and changed Dali's name to Yunnan.He appreciated Duan Xingzhi's surrender very much, and named him "Maha Luocuo" (meaning the king), and continued to rule Yunnan.Kublai Khan invites Luo Feng to meet his concubine Chabi.Although Chabi loves her husband deeply, she is not a jealous woman, not to mention Luo Feng is charming and innocent, and Chabi treats her more sincerely than Kublai Khan's other concubines.At that time, Chabi had given birth to four sons for her husband. Except for the eldest son, Duoer, who died young, the other three sons, Zhenjin, Mangela, and Namuhan, had the highest status among the brothers, especially Zhenjin, who had always been his father. Beloved.

Seeing that his concubine cared so much for Luo Feng, Kublai Khan had nothing to worry about, but just waited peacefully for the arrival of Ba Siba. In spring and March, Liupan Mountain is covered with a layer of light green. After more than a year of separation, Kublai Khan and the Lord Bhaspa met again in the palace tent under Liupan Mountain.The two reunited after a long absence, and they missed each other even more. Ba Siba returned to Liupan Mountain in a hurry to fulfill the promise he made to Kublai Khan's request for initiation and ordination that year.During this period, Bhaspa took great pains to give Kublai Khan the empowerment. He not only sent for a translator, but also made the most detailed and sufficient preparations.With the pacification of Dali, Kublai Khan sent his troops back to the north. When Basiba got the news, he took several translators who were proficient in Chinese, Tibetan, Mongolian and Buddhist scriptures, and traveled starry night to Kublai Khan's vassal in Liupanshan. government court.

On the third day of March, disciples of Phagspa gave the Hevajra empowerment three times to Kublai Khan and other twenty-five upper-class people in Mongolia who were destined to be related.This is the first time that the Vajrayana teaching of Tantric Buddhism was taught in Mongolia.After imparting the vajra empowerment, Kublai Khan silently recited the "Zonglun Tantra" under the leadership of Phagpa.After finishing the recitation, Kublai Khan unconsciously remembered a conversation he had with Princess Chabi three years ago in Monan Han. "It is said that the Sakya sect has a miraculous esoteric empowerment, which is unprecedented in other sects. You can ask Bhaspa to teach it."

"Since the prince has this intention, why don't you ask for it yourself, and then I will accept the empowerment." "What kind of offerings do I need to make to receive the empowerment?" "Of course, you should give with all the property, power, etc. you enjoy, especially those items that you cherish very much." "So, what kind of offerings are you going to offer?" "I would like to dedicate the most precious gold earrings inlaid with pearls given by my parents when I got married-not because of the value of the earrings themselves, but because of their meaning."

"Guru Bhaspa has a esoteric method that is superior to other sects, and you should listen to it. In the past, I read the "Great Seal Essence Tantra" that said: No matter what method you study at the beginning, you must receive an empowerment, and then it will be counted. If you have the root, you can listen to the secret teachings. Without the empowerment, it is difficult to achieve success, just like squeezing oil from the sand. If a secret master out of arrogance transmits the law to those who have not received the empowerment, after the death of the master and the disciple, even if Those who have achieved success will also go to hell. Therefore, those who work hard to teach the Dharma should ask the master for empowerment."

As an offering for receiving empowerment, Kublai Khan dedicated 130,000 households in Wusi Tibetan area for the first time; The barbaric system of building bridges and paving canals. Ba Siba was very happy in his heart, and said: "Abolishing these is good deeds, which has satisfied Shan Hui's wish. Therefore, the Tetra teachings are widely promoted, and I pray that the Lord's life will be long." Kublai Khan’s emphasis on Buddhism fully demonstrates the Mongolian royal family’s understanding of religion since Genghis Khan—they believe that there is a “God” who dominates everything, and that people must have the help of “God” to achieve great things, and people must communicate with God. , must pass through the "religious people" (religious people) as a bridge.Therefore, since Genghis Khan, the Mongolian royal family has embraced and protected various religions such as shamanism, Buddhism, Taoism, Islam and Christianity.

Moreover, Kublai Khan recognized Phagpa as his religious teacher and assumed the responsibility of protecting the Sakya sect headed by Phagpa. Said, no less than taking a dose of stimulants. Since then, the relationship between Phagsiba and Kublai Khan has become increasingly close. In June, Bhaspa was ordered to go to Duogansi to invite Master Khenpo to receive a monk's ordinance for him. A few months later, Kublai Khan also left the Liupanshan camp and went to Huan and Fu in Monan.