But Fang La entered Hangzhou all the way and ordered his soldiers to clean up the remains of the battlefield, seize the treasury, and arrest the officials of the original state.
All officials who were caught had their flesh and limbs cut off, their lungs and intestines taken away, or boiled into ointment, shot through their bodies with arrows, and tortured in various ways to repay their blood debt.
Immediately, he issued an edict and issued an order to calm the people. The only purpose was to kill all the corrupt officials and restore peace to the world, without touching the people at all.
A few days later, Fang La looked at the Qianwang Tower and Purple Pavilion, the magnificent painted pillars and carved beams in Qianwang Palace, and felt happy in his heart. He couldn't help but secretly think that this place is suitable for living.
So the Qian Palace was converted into a temporary palace, and the main hall was renamed Yongle Palace. This was where the Qian Kingdom of Wu and Yue sat in court. It was all decorated with golden nails and red doors, painted pillars and carved beams, covered with copper tiles, and engraved dragons and phoenixes flying in the air. It was majestic. The brilliance is dazzling.
There are additional civil and military side halls on the left and right, which were renamed the Yizheng Hall and the Military Lecture Hall. The remaining palaces, pavilions, platforms, and pavilions do not need to be changed, and they all remain the same.
After everything was done, Fang La had just sat down in the palace that day when a messenger came in and reported: "The Holy Duke, the generals Zheng Biao and Zhang Hu, led many people to break into the homes of the gentry and wealthy families, burned, killed and looted the prisoners, and the soldiers on duty were I can't stop it."
After a while, the Chinese military official came in and reported: "Holy Duke, General Xu Fang, together with the people, are killing merchants in the city. General Pang Wanchun set fire to Yingfengju's workshop, destroying various utensils, colored satin, etc. There are countless antiques and curios.”
After hearing this, Fang La immediately became anxious. He called Chen Fan and said, "Hurry up and tell me my decree. Soldiers from all camps and sentries are not allowed to enter private houses, burn people's shops and houses, and plunder people's property. The guilty gentry are not allowed to tamper with others." Those who are killed will all be sent to the custody of the Criminal Department, and the crime will be discussed again. All the money stolen will be returned to the public, and those who have hidden gold and silver property will not be spared."
Following his order, several small leaders who took the lead in looting were killed. Some soldiers were transferred out of the city and were not allowed to enter the city. The camps outside the city were stationed in place and were not allowed to run around. Only then did the chaos in the city gradually stop. .
From then on, Fang La sat in Qianwang Palace every day to report good news, and Deputy Prime Minister Lu Wenhu came to report, saying that some beauties should be selected and prepared in the palace to serve as servants.
After hearing this, Fang La thought it was reasonable, so he followed Lu Wenhu's idea of having concubines and selected several young empresses from among the people, all of whom were in their prime and as beautiful as flowers. Among them, Zhang Jiao'e was the most beautiful, so he named her a noble concubine. .
As for his first wife, Shao Yuxian, Fang La was indifferent and thought she was getting old. Mrs. Shao accused Fang La many times, but Fang La refused to listen. Mrs. Shao was angry and stopped talking about him.
Qianwang Palace is magnificent and has long been known as the best in the world. There are countless lakes, mountains, water and springs inside, and the scenery makes people linger and forget to leave.
During his reign, King Qian diverted water from the Qiantang River into the palace courtyard through the Bibo Pavilion to form a stream. There were rockeries, pines, bamboos, plums and orchids in the upper reaches of the stream, and the water turned into a waterfall from top to bottom. It was an ingenious workmanship and a unique scenery.
Fang La and Zhang Fei Jiao'e came to see the waterfall under the rockery. They saw the waterfall flying down and hitting the rocks, splashing thousands of pearls, falling into the ravine and forming a stream. The stream jumped east and west among the cracks in the rocks. , hiding in Tibet, and a group of swimming fish jumped out of the water, which was really interesting.
Concubine Zhang danced with joy, beamed with joy, pointed at the waterfall and said: "Can the Holy Duke remember the poems of Pei Di from the Tang Dynasty?"
When Fang La heard this, he said: "I have only learned a lot since childhood and cannot remember all the poems of the Tang Dynasty. Please recite them to me, my concubine."
Concubine Zhang gently opened her lips and recited: "When the sun sets in the blue sky, the sound of birds disturbs the water of the stream. The road along the edge of the stream turns deeper, when will the tranquility end?"
Fang La said casually: "Although this poem is good, it cannot fully express its meaning. Does the concubine know the poems of Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty?"
Concubine Zhang said: "I don't know, I am willing to listen attentively."
Fang La recited: "When people are idle, the osmanthus flowers fall, and the night is quiet in the spring sky. The moonrise scares the birds in the mountains, and they sing in the spring streams."
After hearing this, Concubine Zhang applauded and laughed and said: "The poem written by the Holy Duke does not suit the scene. How can it be a quiet night at dusk? It is obviously the singing of mountain birds, but how can it be the singing of the hour? I should be punished with three glasses of wine when I go back tonight!"
Fang La laughed loudly: "It deserves punishment, it deserves punishment!" Then he took Concubine Zhang's hand to watch the flowers and scenery in King Qian's palace. It was endless fun. The love between the emperor and the concubine was like paint and glue, like a fish in water. He had long forgotten about Shao Yuxian, the main palace. .
The next day, Fang La held a celebration banquet in the Jiangwu Hall. Civil servants and military generals came together to congratulate each other. After the wine was half drunk, the deputy prime minister Lu Wenhu said: "Holy Duke, I heard in the past that the Emperor of Zhao and Song Dynasty held a banquet for hundreds of officials. With the priests playing music and singing, and dancing to add to the fun, today’s Holy Communion banquet is filled with hundreds of officials, including thousands of supreme beings. How can there be no entertainment at all?”
After hearing this, Fang La was overjoyed and said, "This is exactly what I want. I can't drink this wine now, so I can bring the people from Hangzhou Jiaofang up here to sing and dance for me and all the ministers, and we will get drunk before we stop."
After a while, the people below brought in the men and women of Jiaofangsi, all of whom were of a certain color. Fang La had many hunters in the mountains and rough people. Who had seen such beautiful and romantic people? They all had straight eyes. Go take a look.
The leader of the group was playing drums and conducting, and men and women danced to the left and right, bowing to the mountains and shouting long live the Holy Duke. In an instant, flutes, strings, strings, and plucked string instruments began to play quietly.
I saw the female line leader, and all the colorful women with long sleeves and skirts dancing gracefully, like butterflies, flying to the east and west. Fang La and the civil and military ministers all danced with joy.
Many generals thought to themselves that they had never tasted this banquet, seen this girl, watched this dance, or heard this music since they were born in their mother's womb, and they were all stunned.
Until all the dancers are sweating, the singers are singing hoarse, the sandalwood players are playing badly, the flute players are numbing their lips, and the string players are playing to the point where the palace merchants have lost their temper... The monarchs and ministers have not seen enough.
The leader of the class, the musical director, came up and said, "Long live the Holy Duke, please forgive me for my sins. All the kabuki dancers have not eaten from Mao hour to noon. In the hope of your grace, I will ask all the kabuki dancers to take a break."
"Well... why didn't you tell me earlier!" Fang La touched his short beard after hearing this: "It's not easy for the singers and dancers. There is no need to go down to eat. Just ask them to accompany the generals to have a banquet here!"
The leader of the class hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him. Regardless of his manners, he came to the general table in a noisy manner, eating, drinking and laughing.
Fang La was very drunk at this time, hitting his cup with chopsticks, composing poems and singing:
The wind is clear and the lake is long,
The slender willow brushes the peach blossom surface.
The prince, prince and grandson are safe now,
Who sits in the old palace of King Qian?
After singing, he laughed, and all the generals clapped their hands and applauded.
The old Buddha, Wang Gong, frowned slightly and left the table and said: "The Holy Duke is tired for days and cannot rest. He is afraid that his mind will be tired. Please return to the palace early to rest and take good care of your health."
Fang La nodded and said, "What the Imperial Master said is true. Although my heart is happy, I feel tired. I will visit Hangzhou's landscape with all your ministers tomorrow." Then he called the male and female attendants and helped him into the palace, where Concubine Zhang took care of him and rested.
Early the next morning, after Fang La had finished his meal, he led his ministers to visit the scenery of Hangzhou. He took a leisurely chariot, Zhang Fei rode a colorful phoenix carriage, and all the civil and military officials, some riding horses and some sitting in sedan chairs, came to the street to see the bustling markets on both sides. , the alleys are crowded, the tiled houses are lined with eaves, and there are many shops and workshops with stalls selling embroidery, brocade, jade jewelry, rattan and bamboo weaving, which are really ingenious and brilliant.
The city of Hangzhou is lined with water alleys, swaying silk willows, flying rainbow bridges, and painted boats under the bridges as if they were passing by. There are one hundred and eight temples inside and outside the city, and it is known as the Buddhist Kingdom.
The car drove slowly and passed the Jewelry Alley. A large temple appeared in front of us. On the plaque were eight characters in regular script: "Temple of the Most Holy Master Wenxuan Wang".
Fang La passed the order and stayed in the chariot, and asked doubtfully: "What god is enshrined in the temple? Do you dare to call him the most holy teacher?"
General Lu immediately said: "Holy Duke, this is the Temple of Master Confucius, which is the most respected by the Confucian scholars of the family."
Fang La got off his chariot and walked into the Dacheng Gate. When he looked closely at the temple plaque, it was an imperial edict from Emperor Daojun, and he couldn't help frowning.
He led a group of people in. Opposite was the Dacheng Hall, which was towering and towering, with flying eaves, interlaced brackets, carved dragons and phoenixes, lifelike. When they stepped on the golden steps, they saw the statue of Confucius standing in the middle, with ten statues on both sides. The statues of two philosophers stand in wait.
"I heard that Confucius said that being brave, sick, and poor is a disorder. If a person is not benevolent, he will become extremely ill, which is a disorder." Fang La sneered and said, "This statement is not true and unreasonable. If an unkind person is not If you kill them, the people will lose their livelihood. The brave, sick and poor people are the benevolent and righteous people. What is chaos? Confucius is a monster and talks nonsense. Who can be named the most holy teacher? Come on, please tear down these statues and temple plaques. It was changed to Guangming Temple, where the sun and moon are sculpted to honor the Buddha, and the Ming Buddha has a golden body, waiting for the people to give sermons and worship in the morning and evening."
After hearing the words, the generals took action together, pushed down the statues, piled the shrines, books and other items in one place, and lit them on fire. Fang La looked at them for a while and then led his officials to the West Lake to enjoy the scenery.
He led people out of Qingbo Gate and walked along the willow waves to hear the orioles. They looked at the Leifeng Pagoda, where the sun shined, and the gold and green shone together. They looked at the Su Di and the White Causeway, which were like Western skirts. The willows were blowing and swaying, and the vast expanse of clear water was like scales. The official was full of praise: "If I can play here in this life, I will die in peace."
Afterwards, he passed Zhaoqing Lu Temple and reached the foot of Qixia Ridge. Fangla was about to visit Huanglong Cave when he saw four or five burly men with embroidered arms in the distance. They stopped the driver, knelt on the ground, and complained with his eyes wandering: "Holy Duke , We are all good local people, but because of the excessive lewdness of the Zhao and Song emperors, their excessive taxation, and search for rare treasures from all over the world, we were even displaced and lost our livelihood." After saying this, he burst into tears and fell to the ground.
Seeing their respect, Fang La nodded and said: "There is no need to feel sad about this matter. I will go to Tokyo sooner or later to capture the dog emperor of Zhao Song and the traitor King Cai Jing to avenge you."
The crowd of flower-armed people said: "Holy Duke, there is no need to go to Tokyo to kill. This revenge can be avenged now. This place is not far from the Cai Family Sutra Collection Pavilion. Xiangyun Temple is the meritorious temple of the Cai Jing family. I think it was built under the supervision of the traitor Zhu Meng."
Fang La thought for a moment: "It's easy in that case. You guys can lead the way!"
After a while, he came to Xiangyun Temple and saw that the temple was very majestic and magnificent. The large hall was full of green bricks and green tiles, and there were constant incense. After Fang La looked at it, he became angry and preached: "Kill the evil monks first, and then burn the temple." !”
The generals got the order and led the soldiers and civilians to take action. In an instant, flames shot up into the sky. In just half a day, the temple was reduced to ashes...
As time passed, General Fang La handed over important affairs to Wang Gonglaofu, the national counselor, and Chen Houtong, the military counselor. General Lu, the military counselor, and other generals took care of them. After leaving the court every day, he accompanied a group of concubines to play and have fun in Prince Qian's palace.
While the ministers suspended their troops to practice martial arts, prepare supplies and horses, and summoned iron carpenters to build weapons and siege equipment in preparation for the big advance, there were also many generals who were obsessed with life in Hangzhou, married wives and concubines, and thought about living there for a long time.
That morning, after all the ministers had finished paying their respects, the national preceptor Wang Gong and Lao Buddha came out and said: "Holy Duke, the food and grass are all ready now, and the armor and weapons are brand new. If you stay here for a long time, you will waste money and food, and the veterans will be lazy, so I still invite you." The Holy Duke has already made plans to send troops."
Fang La nodded and said: "I know that troops are valuable and quick. When the national adviser and all the beloved ministers decide when to send troops, where should we choose first?"
Wang Gong Laofu said: "In my opinion, we should immediately divide our troops into two groups, one to take Suzhou and the other to Xiuzhou. In the name of capturing Zhu Meng and his son, the people of Suzhou and Xiuzhou will fight with each other. Marshal Fang Qi of the South Road will At this moment, the Buddha has captured the two prefectures of Qu and Wu, so that the two Zhejiang provinces are united into one, and in less than a month, the southeastern states will be your majesty’s possession. Then you can collect grain and grass, sharpen your troops and horses, and drive across the river to seize the Central Plains."
Fang La nodded slightly when he heard the words, and the generals couldn't help but nod.
At this time, General Lu, the military advisor, suddenly came out of the squad and said: "Holy Duke, I think this is not the case. I have said before that we should focus on seizing the natural dangers of the Yangtze River. Now that Zhao and Song have lost Hangzhou, how can the Emperor of Song not send heavy troops to march south?" If the soldiers of the Song Dynasty drive across the river, they will inevitably use the important towns along the river, Jiangning Prefecture, Runzhou Zhenjiang Prefecture, and Taiping Prefecture as military forces, and send out troops to encircle and suppress our holy army. I have newly captured Hangzhou, and my footing is not stable, which is not good for me. According to the plan, except for a few of our troops staying in Hangzhou, the rest should go to the above three towns to guard the Yangtze River bank and prevent the Song soldiers from crossing south. The next step is to send people to contact the Yue and Ming prefectures in the southern Zhejiang Province to make way for them. Marshal Qi Buddha takes this as his foundation. In this way, he can stop the enemy in the north of the Yangtze River and then conquer the Central Plains. Later, he can still unify the two Zhejiang provinces and return them to the Holy Duke without losing the retreat ground. I hope your majesty will think twice."
Taishi Chen Houtong also said: "Mr. Lu analyzed it clearly and followed the general trend. I hope Shenggong will adopt it. In the past, King Qian once said that using the land of Hangzhou to compete with others for profit, he was surrounded by enemies on three sides. He knew the danger, so he used the circle Use wood as a pillow to warn your family, we are now surrounded by enemies on three sides, and the situation is even more dangerous than that of King Qian. If you are not careful, all your previous efforts will be wasted. In my opinion, it is better to take advantage of the fact that the Zhao and Song Dynasties are unprepared, and your Majesty will lead his troops to cross the river. , unite the disciples of the believers who are lurking in the Central Plains and Huaihe River, win over the people's hearts, and go all the way to Bianjing. Now there are Tian Hu in the north and our Holy Army in the south. The Song Dynasty court cannot look at both ends. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you indulge, you will immediately Pass away."
The civil and military officials had other things to say, but the discussions were divergent and could not be unified. Fang La was hesitant. Suddenly, a messenger from outside the palace reported: "Holy Duke, Suzhou Shisheng sent someone to ask for an audience."
Fang La was immediately overjoyed and announced: "Announce him to come in."
Not long after, a man entered the Yongle Palace. He was wearing straw sandals, a bamboo hat, a green soap shirt, and a hemp ribbon around his waist. He was dressed like a fisherman. He walked up the golden steps, knelt down and kowtowed. Fang La recognized him at first glance. Zou Ming, the junior fellow student of Suzhou Shisheng, couldn't help but say: "I love you and you can live without ceremony."
Zou Ming stood up and said: "Shenggong, the master of the stone altar asked me to send a message. There is chaos in Suzhou at the moment. Zhu Meng seems to be concentrating on his family wealth and intends to escape. Soldiers and horses have been prepared over there. Just wait for Shenggong to send troops to join forces to attack!"
Fang La frowned and said, "Zhu Meng wants to escape?"
Zou Ming said: "Exactly, Suzhou is in chaos at the moment. The master of the stone altar said that as soon as the Holy Duke's army arrives and the two places join forces, Suzhou will be captured easily!" After that, he took out the letter from his body and passed it on.
After Fang La opened the cover and read it, he nodded slightly: "If so, Su Altar Master said in the letter that Suhu and Suzhou were the places where the Song Dynasty accumulated wealth and were the throat of water transportation. In the city, there were princes, nobles, wealthy merchants, royal enshrinements, and wealth. More than tens of millions, as the saying goes, if Suhu is ripe, the world will have enough. If we capture the two prefectures of Suhu, there is no need to worry about not having military supplies and food."
"What the Holy Duke said makes sense." Old Buddha Wang Gong said: "Suzhou and Huzhou are the granaries of the world. Most of the tributes of the Song Dynasty are produced there. The water transport network extends in all directions. If we take advantage of them, our army will have no shortage of food and grass." , Nowadays, the number of soldiers in the Holy Army is increasing, and the grain and grass camp is less than a month old. If we can capture Suhu, we will no longer have such worries."
Fang La nodded: "In that case, then send out two troops, one to take Suzhou and the other to Huzhou, capture Zhu Meng, gather food and money, kill all the corrupt officials in Suhu, and vent their anger on the people of Jiangnan!"
When General Lu heard the words below, his expression changed and he said: "Holy Duke, we should first go to the three towns of Jiangning first!"
Fang La said: "Master Lu, don't you want to prevent me from capturing Zhu Meng? The holy army rose up with the slogan of killing Zhu Meng first. How can we break our promise to the world? I have made up my mind. I love you and don't say anything more."
General Lu opened his mouth and wanted to say something more, but finally closed his mouth and let out a long sigh in his heart...
(End of chapter)
