Muzhou, Qingxi County.
Fang La, the leader of Mingjiao, did three things after winter.
These three things all originated from his reading of history.
If you want to do something earth-shattering, you must plan carefully. Although Mingjiao can be the foundation for his rebellion, he also knows that not everyone in the world will believe in Mingjiao.
There was an emperor in the Zhao and Song dynasties who said well that there is a golden house in the book, and there are thousands of bells in the book, so he wanted to find some ways to gain support from the history books.
He read about the Qin Dynasty when King Chen raised an army. He actually got the writing from the heavenly book from the belly of a fish, saying that he should be the king. Everyone around him believed it. Later, a god called King Chen Sheng at night, and then he raised the flag to rebel. , rose up, and more than tens of thousands of people responded to him.
I also read that Zhang Jiao, the Heavenly Master of the Later Han Dynasty, raised an army with the pretext of obtaining the Heavenly Book. The three brothers assumed the positions of the Lord of Heaven, the Lord of Earth, and the Lord of Human Beings, and almost conquered the world of the Han Dynasty.
Fang La thought hard about this and came up with several clever ideas.
One morning after winter, Fang La took a group of Mingjiao believers to Qingshiping in front of Bangyuan Cave for military exercises. Passing by a valley mouth, he suddenly raised his head and shouted in a deep voice: "Isn't this the Immortal Cave?"
Everyone looked up in the direction of his finger, and saw auspicious clouds lingering at the entrance of the valley, with purple mist emitting from inside. The entrance of the valley was covered by more than a dozen ancient pine trees, like a canopy, and the sun shone through the gaps between the pine branches and leaves. Falling in the clouds and mist, the mist is dyed into a purple cloud, which looks like thousands of rays of light and thousands of auspicious colors, which is very spectacular.
All the believers clapped their hands and praised, saying in unison: "It's beautiful. I have never seen auspicious clouds here in the past. Such a beautiful scenery!"
The Crane King next to him, Fang Jiujiu, saw this and said, "I remembered that there is a cave on the wall at the entrance of the valley. I heard from the old people in the village that the immortal Lu Dongbin once practiced here. Could it be that a treasure was born in it recently, so he released auspicious clouds and purple energy?" fog?"
Fang La Nixu thought: "Why don't we go up and have a look, and have a taste of what we are seeing?"
After saying that, he led the way, followed by the others, climbing vines and clinging to trees, and finally climbed to the mouth of the valley and got into the purple auspicious clouds.
There are auspicious clouds above, it's almost like a heavy fog, and it seems like a light rain, which makes the clothes wet, and an ancient cave appears on the stone wall under the ancient pine.
Fang La waved his big purple sleeves, knocking away random branches and shattering thorn bushes. He got in first, and then after walking about ten steps, a stone bed appeared in front of him. On the stone bed, there was a wooden hand wrapped in yellow silk. box.
He immediately said in surprise: "This must have been given by an immortal. Let's not open it for now. We will open it in public at tonight's meeting on scriptures and meanings. It will be a blessing or a curse. Let all the brothers know at the same time, and it will also show that we are teaching selflessness." .”
That night, at the scripture meeting, envoys from each village and village arrived. Fang La ordered people to bring out yellow silk boxes and offer them in front of the statue of Ming Zun. On that day, Zheng Biao, the black-haired tiger king, one of the five Dharma kings, was on duty. He first burned incense and prayed, and then silently saluted. After that, clean your hands and open the box yourself.
When he opened the treasure box, he saw that there was nothing else inside. It was just a piece of writing on yellow paper. The writing was in tadpole small seal script, which was extremely difficult to identify. Zheng Biao looked at it for a long time, surprised and happy, and shouted in a rough voice: "There is a sentence written on this day. Let me read it for everyone to listen to. It says that Fang La, the person who obtained the heavenly book, is the king and prince of heaven who came to this world..."
The leaders and disciples cheered loudly for a while. From then on, Fang La's prestige became higher and everyone respected him. This incident was spread to ten people and hundreds of people, and no one in the left or right three or fifty miles away did not know about it.
The second thing is that early one morning, Fang Fei took people to accompany Fang La to Qiyuan. When they were crossing Tong River, Fang Fei suddenly exclaimed: "Holy Lord, look, I see your figure in the stream wearing a dragon robe." , wearing a crown, ah... the Holy Duke turns out to be the emperor!"
Fang La leaned over and took a look, only to see a square face in the clear stream. He was tall and dressed as before, no different from usual.
At this time, Fang Jiujiu next to him rushed to say: "The Holy Duke is indeed dressed in royal robes and wearing a crown!"
Fang La smiled and stopped talking. He looked around at the stream and straightened out his old clothes, as if he was really wearing a dragon robe.
Fang Jiuwen ran and shouted: "Shenggong is the emperor, Shenggong is the emperor!"
Within a few days, everyone in Qingxi became aware of this incident. Later, he was known as "Linxi Guying, who sees that his crown and clothes are like a king."
The third thing is that before a sermon, Wang Laofu, who had retired as the Left Envoy of Light, suddenly arrived, stroking his long silver beard and said to the believers: "Yesterday at midnight, I was watching the sky at night and saw a star in the sky. It fell on the Wannian Tower in Zi Tongyuan. Zi Tongyuan is the holy place where the emperor and the emperor came out. The Wannian Tower has the royal spirit. I think there must be a reason for this. You might as well go to the Wannian Tower to find out. .”
There is actually a saying about this Ten Thousand Years Tower. During the Yonghui period of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, a strange woman appeared in Muzhou. Her name was Chen Shuozhen. She claimed to be a mysterious woman from the Nine Heavens who descended to earth. The Supreme Lord accepted her as a disciple, so she called herself "Emperor Wenjia". ", led the people to rebel with the Liujia Forty-Eight Party in Fuchuanshan, Qingxi County, Muzhou.
Later, although Chen Shuozhen failed, the incident had a great impact, especially in the Muzhou area. From then on, it was spread that the emperor's foundation, the nine locks of the stone gate, the emperor came and went, the Wannian Tower, Xumi Mountain, Fanchuan Mountain, and the main peak of the ship's tip legend.
Wannian Tower is located in Chen Shuozhen's hometown, Zitongyuan. It has fallen into disrepair and has become a wild stage.
Everyone present was surprised when they heard what Mr. Wang said, so they took a break from the scriptures and went to Zitongyuan Wannian Tower to see it. After they got to the Wannian Tower, they all held their breath and looked around. At this time, Mr. Wanggong Old Buddha Pointing to the beam, he said, "There seems to be a scorch mark struck by lightning on this beam. Who can go up and have a look?"
Everyone looked up and saw that the beam was more than three or four feet above the ground and about three feet thick. It was difficult for an adult to hug it. It was intricately carved with the pattern of a dragon rising over a sea of clouds. There was a scorch mark on it, like a thunder strike.
Chen Fan said from the side: "Let me go up and have a look!" Before he finished speaking, he climbed up the beam of Longteng Yunhai like an ape, groped for a while, and the thick dust fell, and suddenly shouted: "There is indeed something! "
Everyone was waiting with their necks raised, and they said in unison: "Hurry and take it down and take a look!"
Chen Fan hung upside down and handed down the rectangular object covered in dusty yellow satin in his hand.
Fang Jiujiu connected his hands tightly and opened the package. It turned out to be an old "Ming Zun's Purpose Sutra". On the title page of the yellow watch, he saw a picture of a talisman: a single tree like an umbrella, a roofed house, A raging fire was burning, and tens of thousands of people were crowding in. Only one person stood out, holding a torch.
On the second page, Gonggong wrote four lines of poetry:
The precious canopies and trees are rotten, and the grass and trees are burned away in the autumn.
During the wax festival, hundreds of gods came out, and the Holy Duke came out, and Yuanyuan was the leader of all the people!
After Fang Jiu recited it, he respectfully handed it to Mr. Wang and Lao Buddha.
Wang Gong and Lao Buddha took it and took a look. He was overjoyed and said loudly: "This is a talisman! Fang was in the Song Dynasty. The Holy Gong is really the emperor descended to earth!"
At this time, some of the church leaders present were puzzled, so Fang Fei explained the meaning of this poem. It was a sign that the single tree in the Song Dynasty was decayed and would be burned by fire. The emperors of Zhao and Song Dynasties would be exiled everywhere like a lost dog, and the Holy Duke should be the leader of everyone. This talisman picture and the poem just match. "
Wang Gong and the old Buddha said solemnly: "Since the leader has received the ultimatum from heaven, we should support the leader as the emperor. From now on, all the Mingjiao believers will respect the Holy Duke as the emperor. What do you think?"
At this moment, Fang La looked humble and was about to decline, but everyone leaned down to salute and shouted in unison: "I have seen the Shenggong Emperor!"
Fang La could only let out a long sigh, raised his hands and put them down: "Since God's will is like this, I have no choice but to accept it. I will definitely live up to your high expectations. I swear to be rich and noble with you, live and die together!"
Wannian upstairs was filled with cheers and thunderous cheers.
The news that Holy Gong Fangla obtained the talisman in the Wannian Tower of Zitongyuan spread to ten, and from ten to hundreds, and from hundreds to thousands, and within ten days, there were tens of thousands of people who believed in Mingjiao and respected Holy Gong. It is true that The fire is starting to set fire to a prairie fire, and the more it burns, the more prosperous it becomes!
In mid-November of the second year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, the Bangyuandong Mingjiao General Forum held the enthronement ceremony of Chief Master Fang La.
At this time, the religious capitals of various states that have established branches are coming. Among them, Liangjian Road and Jiangnan East-West Road have the largest number. These four roads have suffered the most serious troubles from flowers and rocks and corrupt officials, and the Mingjiao has also developed the most smoothly.
All religious leaders wear white robes with flames embroidered on their chests. White symbolizes purity of heart, and flames symbolize light. Advocating light is the tenet of Mingjiao.
The enthronement ceremony was held in the temple inside the cave. On the white marble platform in the west of the temple stood a pure gold statue of Ming Zun. On the right side of the statue sat the chief leader Fang La and next to him sat the godmother Shao Yuxian.
There are twelve rows of guards on the left and right in front of the palace. Each row has ten people. They all hold Zhuluo shield swords, black halberds and five-color flags in their hands. Each has a name, and everything is in accordance with the emperor's ritual guard.
Everyone gathered around Fang La to ascend the throne and become the Holy Duke Emperor. They saw Fang La wearing a flat crown and a crimson python robe with embroidered black dragon claws on the robe. He was wearing worry-free shoes. He was sitting behind the dragon bookcase. Four pairs of Tuanlong fans stand behind them, and everyone stands in two groups: civil and military.
There is a jade seal placed on the dragon table. It is called a jade seal. It is actually neither gold nor jade. It is carved from red sandalwood. Everything is made of rough materials and is very crude.
Fang La made Shao the empress of the main palace, the eldest son Fang Shu the prince, the second son Fang Hao the king of Wu, Wang Gonglaofu the national protector and military advisor to lead military and political affairs, Chen Houtong the grand master, and Fang Fei the prime minister. Fang Liu and Bao Daoyi are ministers, Fang Qifu is the general marshal of soldiers and horses, Fang Baihua is the leader of the female army, and the rest are Chen Fan, Fang Jie, Deng Yuanjue, Li Tianrun, Shi Bao, Pang Wanchun, Fang Jiu, Zheng Biao, Tong Gu , Wang Yin, Zhou Jingbao, Fang Tianding, Xu Fang, Xia Houcheng, Zhang Hu, Tong Gu, Lu Jie, Huang Xianshan, Hua Yanqi, Yao Jinzhou, Lu Liang, Tang Duo, Yuan Jun, Xu Yi, etc. twenty or thirty people were all granted the title. As a general, all other civil servants and advisers have titles.
After the reward was given, everyone danced and thanked him. Fang La waved his hand and said, "No, no!" All the officials immediately returned to their two squads to serve.
Fang La announced that the reign title of Xuanhe of the Song Dynasty would be abolished and changed to "Yongle" of the Yuan Dynasty. The country would be renamed the Holy Dynasty and he would be called Emperor Shenggong.
Then he said: "I am determined to save the people from the sea of suffering, so I have set a goal long ago to kill all corrupt officials, overthrow the Song Dynasty, and build a Yongle Holy Dynasty where all laws are equal. Unexpectedly, today I will be the ninth and fifth emperor. Brothers, please do not be restrained by the great courtesy of the monarch and his ministers, which will damage the relationship between Mingjiao and Mingjiao."
Everyone is grateful and thanks.
From then on, Fang La became the Holy Duke Emperor, with more men and horses, and more people doing things. He was diligent in government affairs, preparing food and grass, boiling salt and smelting iron, and training men and horses. The officials and gentry here were frightened and fled away.
But it was said that Wang Gong and Lao Buddha came out with advice that day: "Now that the Holy Duke has ascended the throne, the place is shaking, and soon officers and soldiers will come down to arrest them. The most urgent task for the Holy Duke is to gather people to swear an oath, to make an alliance with their blood, and to work together to seize Qingxi first. After capturing the two states of Mu and She, it will be easy to capture the two provinces of Zhejiang."
Fang Qifu also said: "Since the great leader received the destiny, all directions have responded, in line with the will of heaven and the hearts of the people. It is the time to order the heroes of the world to attack the Song Dynasty and establish a foundation for eternity."
Fang La nodded in agreement when he heard this.
At the end of November in the second year of Xuanhe, the water in the Jianjiang River was like flowing jade, and the trees on the mountains were like piles of gold. A cold sun shone on the mountains and rivers, the wind blew yellow leaves east and west, and the ridges were full of strong pines reaching up to the sky.
In the lacquer garden of the Fang family, there is an earthen altar facing north and south. There are twenty-eight flags around the altar, and in the middle there are sun, moon, dragon and phoenix flags leading all directions. In front of the altar, there is a large apricot-yellow flag, bordered by red flames, and the flag reads " The word "Yongle".
On both sides of the big flag, there are two small red flags.
The left flag reads: March eastward to capture Zhu Meng.
The flag on the right says: Go north and take Kaifeng.
The large apricot-yellow flag of Yongle in front of the altar fluttered in the wind. When the wind blew, it trembled wildly. Shenggong Fangla ascended the altar and stood under the door. Wang Gong, Lao Buddha and all the ministers stood on both sides.
Fang La faced everyone and said seriously: "Today's imperial court is dissolute and immoral. The powerful ministers are good at imposing authority. Officials are bribed and crimes are exempted by love. They build palaces and temples. There are large-scale flower gangs and stone service. Exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are increasing year by year." With the increase, the people have exhausted their efforts to produce grain, weave silk, and contribute tea from the trees on the mountains. It is not enough! We have to starve to death on the roadside and freeze to death in the snow. Can we continue to live like this?"
Everyone in the audience raised their arms and shouted: "No! No! No!"
Fang La added: "Liao and Xia Yi and Di invaded and plundered every year. Instead of resisting, the imperial court knelt down to the Yi and Di and asked for peace. Every year, they paid tribute to Liao with one million taels of silver, hundreds of thousands of pieces of silk, tea and other items. It’s all about the people, what use is this court?”
"It's useless! It's useless! It's useless!" The audience shouted again.
Fang La said again: "Tigers and wolves live in temples and ruthless officials harm the place. Where can the people not suffer? If we raise the flag of righteousness, people from all over the world will rise up upon hearing the news. As long as we first capture the counties in the south of the Yangtze River, recharge our batteries, and then raise our troops to fight. Cross the Yangtze River and go straight to Tokyo. Then I will do little corvee and let the people recuperate..."
The audience cheered again for a while.
After the oath had been taken, Fang La ordered the disciples to kill the white horse, slaughter the green cow, and drip the blood into the basin.
Then he wiped blood on his lips and swore an oath: "Now there is Mingjiao Fang La, who, together with all the brothers, has upheld great righteousness and vowed to destroy the Song Dynasty, kill all the corrupt officials, and save the people from danger. If he retreats in the middle and bends his knees to survive, he will die." Under the arrow, an oath was sworn, and the Mingzun testified. "
Fang La drew out his sword and raised it toward the sky. About a hundred ministers, including Old Buddha Wang and others, all raised their swords. More than a thousand Ming sect leaders, big and small, both inside and outside Qiyuan, also raised their swords, spears, swords and halberds, and swore like tigers roaring and dragons chanting: " Kill! Kill! Kill!”
Afterwards, these leaders of the Ming Cult took the blood oath in turn. Needless to say, after the oath was completed, Fang La ordered people to take out the wine, water and beef, and distributed them to everyone. They cheered together, but it was like a dragon trapped for thousands of years breaking free of its golden chain, and a thousand-mile money pond emerged. The wolf is coming.
The next day, Fang La, headed by the leader of the 52nd line of Mingjiao, handed down two teaching scriptures written by himself, "Riguang Chan" and "Yueguang Chan".
These fifty-two great leaders are: Suzhou Shisheng, Xiuning County Ji Gongchui, Wuyuan County Shen Zhi, Jixi County Diao Ren, Qian County Ouyang Yuanbin, Jinhua County Wu Ruoyun, Yongkang County Liang Baiming, Wuyi County Liu Tieta etc.
After three days of this, with flags fluttering and drums and music blaring, the army set off from Bangyuan and headed straight for Qingxi County.
(End of chapter)
