Duan Yu in history, his original name was Duan Zhengyan, also known as Duan Heyu. This young hero was born in 1083. From the perspective of Central Plains civilization, it was the sixth year of Yuanfeng, the Northern Song Dynasty.

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This young man was born in 1083. From the perspective of Central Plains civilization, it was the sixth year of Yuanfeng in the Northern Song Dynasty.

As for Duan Shaoxia's birthplace, it was at that time Dali Kingdom , which is now Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.

At that time, the positional relationship between Dali and surrounding countries was roughly as follows:

To introduce Duan Zhengyan, I had to introduce a few people around him first.

Duan Zhengyan's father is Duan Zhengchun . That's right, it is the old sea king Duan Zhengchun in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

Duan Zhengyan's uncle is Duan Zhengming , which also appeared in the novel. He was the 14th emperor of Dali Kingdom at that time.

At that time, there was a high-powered prime minister in the court, named Gaoshengtai . This Gao Shengtai is not the wise minister in the novel who is very skilled in martial arts and loyal to protect the master, but an ambitious character.

As for Duan Zhengyan's mother, she is named Gao Shengjie , and she is Gao Shengtai's real sister.

Prime Minister usurped the throne

The people around him seem to be intimate and harmonious, but a crisis is brewing in the secret.

1094, Duan Zhengyan was only 11 years old, but he experienced the biggest disaster of the Duan Dynasty in Dali. The initiator of this disaster was precisely because of the Prime Minister Gao Shengtai mentioned earlier.

Highly promoted to Taigong and high-profile masters, using his reputation and family power to force Emperor Duan Zhengming to abdicate and become a monk. Since then, Prime Minister Gao Shengtai became the emperor of Dali and changed the country's name to "Dazhong".

As for the place where Duan Zhengming became a monk, it is Chongsheng Temple in Dali, which is Tianlong Temple in the novel Jin Yong .

As a result, less than two years after becoming emperor, Gao Shengtai died of illness... Before his death, under pressure, Gao Shengtai returned the throne to the Duan family. Duan Zhengyan's father Duan Zhengchun became the fifteenth emperor of Dali Kingdom.

Officially ascended the throne

Although Duan Zhengchun became the emperor, his life was not easy, and he was far from as romantic as the novel. In 1108, 11 years after Duan Zhengchun succeeded to the throne, he abdicated and became a monk like his brother Duan Zhengming, and abdicated the throne to his son Duan Zhengyan.

Duan Zhengyan was 25 years old and in his prime.

Duan Zhengyan was very diligent after becoming the emperor. He loved the people and used virtuous people, lighted taxes and was deeply supported by the people. At the same time, during his reign, he was very friendly with the Great Song Dynasty and sent envoys to the Great Song Dynasty many times. The Emperor of Song Dynasty at that time was very happy and successively awarded Duan Zhengyan many titles, such as the Zijin Guanglu Dafu, the Dali King, etc.

paragraph Zhengyan had many wives when he was in office. His first lady was Gao Shengtai's granddaughter Gao's , and was named Empress Gao. Later he married another Wang's and was named Concubine De. After Empress Gao's death, Concubine De took office and became the queen.

Assassination storm

Although Duan Zhengyan Gui was the emperor of Dali, everything was not satisfactory. At this time, Gao Shengtai, who usurped the throne, was no longer there, but the Gao family, as the number one rich family in Dali, did not take the emperor seriously at all.

1116, a bad incident occurred in the court of Dali Kingdom. Gao Shengtai's grandson, general of Dali State, openly insulted Duan Zhengyan in front of the ministers of the court. In order to safeguard the dignity of the royal family, Duan Zhengyan had no choice but to exile Gao Zhichang.

Unexpectedly, Gao Zhichang died in exile just half a year later.

Now Gao Zhichang's old subordinates were dissatisfied. Two of them were named Gao Yi and the other named Gao He, who were determined to avenge their superiors.

So one day, while Duan Zhengyan left the palace and went to the temple to incense, Gao Yi and Gao He sneaked into the temple with weapons, trying to assassinate Duan Zhengyan.

But things went against their wishes, and the two assassins were easily captured...

Later, the kind Duan Zhengyan did not deal with the two assassins, but praised them as loyal and righteous people who were nostalgic masters and released them. Gao Yi and Gao He felt deeply guilty and both committed suicide.

learned the news that Duan Zhengyan built a tomb of righteous men for two assassins and buried him with a generous gift. This storm has subsided.

Become a monk and retire

Time flies, and Duan Zhengyan has been in power in the court for 39 years. During these 39 years, Dali has been in a state of ups and downs, and has experienced various natural disasters, including intrigue between the king and the ministers. Even his sons fought for the throne, which made the elderly Duan Zhengyan exhausted.

So, in 1147, 64-year-old Duan Zhengyan passed the throne to his son Duan Zhengxing, and he became a monk like his father and uncle, with his Dharma name name Master Guanghong.

During his time as a monk, Duan Zhengyan got rid of the worldly troubles. He loved playing the piano and painting, and spent his free old age in the ancient temple.

1176, Duan Zhengyan died at the age of 94, with his posthumous title of Xuanrendi .

Duan Zhengyan was the longest-reigning emperor in Dali Kingdom and the longest-lived emperor, and he was 5 years more than the longest-lived Emperor Qianlong (at the age of 89) in the Central Plains dynasties.