When night comes, a new moon hangs high, and the crescent moon looks like a beautiful boat.
Above the canal, the Shenzhou of Haozhi Ningyuan in the sky rides the wind and waves on the water, taking advantage of the spring breeze and heading south along the water.
Inside the Shenzhou, a snow-white boat is rocking gently, riding a luan down to Yangzhou in March with fireworks...
Liangzhe East Road is abuzz with flames.
As Fang Qifu, the general of the Holy Dynasty soldiers and horses, captured Qu and Wu states, the entire Zhejiang East Road also became chaotic.
After Fang Qifu's army rested briefly in Wuzhou, the army headed straight for Yuezhou, the capital of East Zhejiang Road. At this time, rebellions continued in Yuezhou, Mingzhou, and Taizhou. In addition to Mingjiao, there were also some green forests and grasses. Rise up.
The Song Dynasty was the dynasty with the most uprisings.
But there is an eternal paradox here. Since the Qin Dynasty, although the Song Dynasty had the most rebellions, it was also the only dynasty that was not overthrown from within.
The Song Dynasty died from outside, not from within.
The Jin Dynasty was defeated by the Liu Song Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty was defeated by Li Chuang.
Except for the Song Dynasty, all other dynasties were overthrown from within. However, there were so many rebellions in the Song Dynasty, but none of them succeeded.
The reason is probably that some of the rebels had impure intentions, and the Song Dynasty's people's livelihood regulations were too good.
Except for the kind of uprising caused by really not having enough to eat, many others want to use the uprising as a stepping stone to enter the officialdom.
In the Song Dynasty, killing people and setting fires was not an empty talk.
From bandits to officials, those who slay dragons will eventually become dragons, and those who eat grass will eventually eat meat.
The various people's livelihood decrees of the Song Dynasty were another reason why the rebellion was difficult. To a certain extent, these decrees neutralized the consequences of the intense land annexation. Together with the promotion of business and trade, they maintained the balance and stability of the dynasty. .
But at the time of Emperor Daojun, the situation suddenly changed. Emperor Daojun was so happy with his achievements that he pushed the people's livelihood regulations to the extreme in ancient times. However, because he liked to listen to slanders and believed in treacherous officials, treacherous ministers ran rampant in the court. After more than ten years, he actually... A good thing turned into a bad thing. Various government orders and assessments were falsified, money was spent without restraint, the subordinates were deceived, and the superiors were corrupted and perverted.
A large amount of money to support people's livelihood has gone into the pockets of corrupt officials, and very little has been put to practical use.
However, the source of this money is increased taxes and taxes, which are taken from the people, but in the end they are not used for the people. As a result, conflicts among the people become fierce, and the momentum of rebellion becomes more intense at every turn...
In Yuezhou, the capital of East Zhejiang Road, the city gates were tightly closed, and even several water gates were sealed with iron gates and huge stones. Apparently, they heard that the city's collapse in Hangzhou was caused by the negligence of the water gates.
Fang Qifu's camp was set up in front of Yuezhou City, and it was unknown how far away it was.
At present, he has gathered people from various Mingjiao factions on the East Zhejiang Road, as well as more than a dozen rebellious green forest heroes. The total force under his command is nearly 200,000, which is no less than the army led by Fang La on the North Road.
He was not in a hurry to attack Yuezhou. After all, Yuezhou was also a big city. He learned from the lessons of the broken cities of Hangzhou and Muzhou, and guarded the entire city like an iron barrel without finding any flaws.
It was dusk at this moment, and Fang Qifu was sitting in the handsome tent drinking tea. He was not wearing armor, but was wearing a pure white robe, as elegant as snow, spotless.
Fang Qi is the seventh in the Buddha clan, and the thirteenth in the Fang La clan. He is two years older than Fang La, but his appearance is only in his twenties, and there is no trace of middle age at all.
There was a person sitting next to him to drink with him. He was not wearing any armor. He was wearing dark black clothes and a green cloak. He wore a golden mask on his face. Only his eyes and half of his chin were exposed, and his appearance could not be seen. .
After Fang Qifu took a sip of tea, he said leisurely: "Brother Lin is a hero, why should he hide his appearance? If you take off the mask, with your reputation as the instructor of the 800,000 forbidden army, your reputation as the second master of Liangshan will definitely boost the morale of the army and suppress it. Those green forest heroes.”
The man lamented: "I only hate that Lin has been ignorant for half his life. He first believed in Gao Qiu and then Song Jiang. He ended up in such an end and made all the heroes laugh at him. How can he still meet people? If he didn't go to Tokyo and kill Gao Qiu and Song Jiang." These two thieves will never take off their masks."
Fang Qifo nodded. He could understand Lin Chong's difficulties. He was obviously very skilled in martial arts and his status was not bad. He was much better than a rural peasant like him who had no official position. However, the journey was bumpy and bumpy, and in the end he seemed to It is really deplorable to flee to the south of the Yangtze River like a bereaved dog.
He comforted: "The Emperor of the Song Dynasty was ignorant and immoral, and the court was greedy for sycophancy and power, suppressed the loyal and good, and preyed on the common people. Song Jiang claimed to be a hero, but he was a flattering villain who used knives behind his back. Who in the world doesn't know this? Brother Lin, don't be too harsh. I blame myself, and I will kill Gao Qiu and Song Jiang in the future, and I will hand them over to Brother Lin, who will have their hearts cut open and their livers cut into pieces, so that Brother Lin can avenge his previous shame and take revenge! "
Lin Chong couldn't help but clasp his fists after hearing this and said: "Thank you so much, Marshal Gao Yi, I will swear to serve the Holy Duke and Marshal to the death!"
Fang Qifu waved his hand: "Brother Lin, you don't have to be so polite. Although you are anonymous, you have joined the Holy Cult. Even if you don't have an official position in the court, you still have the status of an envoy within the religion. We, the Holy Dynasty, are The holy religion is the foundation, and under Ming Zun, you and I are all brothers!"
Lin Chong nodded hurriedly and said in Mingjiao etiquette: "How happy is life, how painful is death. The sun and moon will not fall, and the light will last forever."
After a while, Lin Chong returned to his tent and saw Hu Sanniang mending clothes. She had been dancing with guns and sticks since she was a child. She only loved to be armed. She had not touched the slightest bit of female red, and the stitches were so large and sparse that they were hard to see.
When Lin Chong saw this, another scene that he had almost forgotten suddenly appeared in his mind. He couldn't help but feel pain in his heart. He pinched himself hard, then walked forward and hugged Hu Sanniang.
Hu Sanniang turned her head slightly, her expression was a little yellow and haggard, but she smiled and said, "Mr. Lang is back?"
Lin Chong nodded: "I sat at Marshal Fang's place to drink tea and discuss military affairs. Unconsciously, the weather turned out to be like this."
Hu Sanniang hurriedly sewed a few more stitches, barely sewed the clothes, and then inserted the iron needle and said, "Are you hungry, sir? I'll heat up some food."
Lin Chong shook his head and said: "How can I still eat? Now my heart is full of anxiety. I have been in the army for a long time but have not made any achievements. I am afraid that Fang La will look down on me and my reputation as the Leopard Head will be weakened."
Hu Sanniang said in confusion: "Now that my husband and I have changed their names, where can we get our names?"
Lin Chong shook his head and said: "I changed my name to prevent Song Jiang from knowing his whereabouts and making plots. But Fang La and the others are not ignorant of their identities. Now that they have the opportunity to join the dragon, why not seize it? But if they don't make meritorious deeds, they will fear that one day in the future If you really go to Tokyo, you won't be reused."
Hu Sanniang said: "I don't understand these things. I only rely on my husband's actions."
Lin Chong saw that she had no idea, so he thought about it for a while, and then fell asleep with his clothes on, saying nothing all night.
Early on the second day, Fang Qifu called the generals to discuss matters, and dozens of generals sat on both sides.
On the left were all brought from Bangyuan, headed by Bao Daoyi and Shi Bao; on the right were the Yuezhou Mingjiao people, and the heroes who had rebelled and defected, led by Quzhou Zhu Yan and Yuezhou Qiu Taoist.
It had been five or six days since Fang Qifu's army arrived in Yuezhou, but they had not attacked or laid siege to the city. The generals who originally helped the source were fine, but the local heroes on the opposite side were a little impatient.
Zhu Yan said: "Marshal, the troops have arrived at the city, and all the fortifications have been prepared. If we don't attack, we will only waste food and grass, which will be detrimental to the army."
Fang Qifu glanced at him and said: "There are no flaws in the defense of Yuezhou City. Even if we have more soldiers, even if we get here under a strong attack, we will definitely suffer heavy losses."
Zhu Yan frowned. He had surrendered to Fang Qifu when he went south to attack Quzhou. Naturally, he knew that Qifuzi, the bright left envoy, marched steadily and would not take risks, so he kept silent.
There was another Taoist enemy stroking his beard and saying with a fly whisk: "Marshal, even if you don't send troops to attack the city, you still have to surround it and cut off the news and food routes to Yuezhou. Although Yuezhou is a big city, it is not as big as Hangzhou accumulates, and as long as the city is besieged, there will be panic inside, and they will open the door and surrender if they can't."
Fang Qifu looked at Taoist Qiu and smiled slightly. Zhu Yan from Quzhou was a member of the Ming sect, but this Taoist Qiu was not. He was a local green forest bandit in Yuezhou, a green forest ladle in Yuezhou, good at using double hooks, strong in martial arts, and violent in temper. .
He said: "General Qiu's words are reasonable, but I see that there are many waterways in Yuezhou, and they are interspersed in disorder. Outside the water gate, it is chaotic. The terrain is different from that of Hangzhou. I am afraid that the siege of the city will not be feasible."
Taoist Qiu thought for a while after hearing this. He was a local, so he knew the geographical characteristics of Yuezhou. After thinking about it carefully, he found that it was really the case. He couldn't help but feel ashamed in his heart and stopped talking.
At this time, another person said: "But it's not an option to stop like this. The soldiers and young and old in my army are trapped in the city. They are all very panicked. They want to capture Yuezhou as soon as possible and reunite with their families."
Fang Qifu took a look and saw that this was also a hero in Yuezhou local uprising. He was about to speak when another person snorted: "I don't have any family members in this city. I just want to get down to the city as soon as possible and kill the officials." Shang, the big scale divides the gold, the big market divides the silver!”
This is a green forest hero from Mingzhou, nicknamed Little Tyrant Chu Meng. He is a first-rate master and is quite famous in the coastal areas of Mingzhou.
Fang Qifu said: "You don't have to worry, it's only a matter of time to capture Yuezhou. I have my own strategies and arrangements here, which will save a lot of attacks and losses."
Chu Meng said: "Marshal Fang, I don't care what the clever plan is. We can capture Yuezhou right now, but we have to garrison and wait. I don't know if you are waiting for a birdie. I'm afraid that even if Yuezhou is captured, all the corrupt officials and wealthy households there will be gone. There’s not much gold or silver left, so where is the oil and water to be fished out?”
Fang Qifu saw that he was rude, his face darkened, he closed his eyes slightly and said nothing.
At this time, Shi Bao on the opposite side said angrily: "What are we afraid of? Don't we still think that the lives of soldiers are precious, and siege a city requires human lives to fill it. If it can be taken cleverly, why take it by force?"
Chu Meng curled his lips and said, "That's nice to say. I'm afraid that even if we take the city, we won't be able to leave anything behind. All the rich people will be gone, leaving only an empty city."
Shi Bao said: "We act as a sect and put the safety of our men first, so how can we consider the gains and losses of money!"
Chu Meng sneered and said: "It's no good. Who among my brothers is willing to sacrifice his life for you? I think your Mingjiao just talks nice, but when you do things, it's like a silver spear tip, and it's useless at all!"
Shi Bao was furious when he heard this. He stood up from his chair with a sudden movement, pointed at Chu Meng and said, "You dare to insult my holy religion?"
At this time, Chu Meng also felt that what he said was a bit too much, but he refused to admit his mistake. He just said: "If you don't want to fight, it means you are powerful. If you don't want to attack the city, I will take my brothers to attack Yuezhou. Let alone take Yuezhou when we fall, it will bring shame on your Mingjiao."
Shi Bao was furious at this time: "Insulting our holy religion and violating military orders, what will happen to you, Chu Meng?"
Chu Meng is a big man in the green forest in Mingzhou. He is a man of one word and the most disdainful of military orders. He snorted and said, "Isn't it okay for me to go and fight against Yuezhou?"
Shi Bao saw Fang Qifu sitting silently above him. He didn't know what the Zuo envoy was thinking, so he said, "I don't care whether you attack Yuezhou or not. You must make it clear if you insult my saint!"
Chu Meng also became angry when he heard this. Shi Bao was just a young man in his early twenties and not very famous in Zhejiang and Zhejiang. He was in charge of Mingzhou. Who in the world would disrespect him? When did a young boy criticize me, he said, "I've said it all, so what do I do with it?"
"Me!" Shi Bao was young after all. Although he was angry, he didn't know what to do. After all, he was not a marshal and could not issue orders, so he couldn't help but be speechless for a moment.
At this time, a faint voice suddenly came from behind the handsome case: "Since General Chu looks down on my Mingjiao, then Mu will learn from General Chu's methods."
When everyone heard the words, they looked around and saw a big man wearing a golden mask speaking behind Fang Qi Buddha. These days, they all knew that this big man was called Mu Shuang and he was Fang Qi Buddha's personal bodyguard.
This Mu Shuang was Lin Chong's pseudonym. He followed Fang Qifu to the south. Although the army trapped two cities, because he had been by Fang Qifu's side, he had no chance to take action, so he failed to make any achievements. Seeing Chu Meng rampant at this moment, He couldn't help but feel moved in his heart, so he opened his mouth to invite a fight.
Chu Meng glared at him and sneered: "Do you want to challenge me, Guard Mu?"
Lin Chong said: "Let's not talk about challenges. General Chu underestimates our holy religion. Mu wants to learn a thing or two."
Chu Meng had a very high status in the green forest in eastern Zhejiang and was a first-class expert. He was not interested in the little-known Mu Shuang in front of him at all. If Fang Qifu took action himself, he would not mind competing with him.
He looked contemptuous and snorted coldly. Lin Chong saw his thoughts and couldn't help but said angrily: "Is it possible that General Chu is not good at spears and sticks and does not dare to compete with Mu?"
Chu Meng knew that he was irritating the general, but everyone in the tent looked over, but they couldn't help but said: "You're just an unknown person, don't accept and come to fight!" After that, he stood up and walked out of the tent.
Everyone looked at Fang Qi Buddha and saw that Fang Qi Buddha still closed his eyes and said nothing, so they all stood up and looked outside.
Lin Chong took the flower gun, raised his legs and left. Suddenly, Fang Qifu's vague voice came from behind: "The eighth rule of the Holy Canon."
Lin Chong froze when he heard this, and then quickened his steps. Article 8 of the Ming Cult's canon: Anyone who verbally insults the Holy Cult will die!
Outside, Chu Meng had already raised his knife. When he saw Lin Chong coming out, he swung away Lin Chong without saying a word.
He has first-class martial arts skills and superb sword skills, so he wants to defeat Lin Chong in one and a half moves.
Unexpectedly, Lin Chong had a flower gun in his hand, and he was able to blow, hit, stab, pick, and poke like flowing clouds and water. But when he saw the shadow of the gun rolling like a swimming dragon, and the cold light puffing out like a plum blossom, he killed Chu Meng with just a dozen moves. Covered in cold sweat.
Chu Meng was shocked at this moment. He didn't expect that one of Fang Qifu's bodyguards could have such martial arts.
It's not like he didn't have a unique skill. He gritted his teeth and used his special skill to kill the horse with eighteen swords. This sword technique was practiced since he was a child. Each sword was as fast as the other, and each sword was heavier and more powerful than the last.
Although Lin Chong had the upper hand before, under these eighteen blows, he couldn't help but retreat one after another, and was actually forced dozens of steps away by the opponent.
But just when the eighteenth sword was struck, and it seemed that he had no retreat, he suddenly fell sideways and slid backwards against the ground. Then, like a spear flying into the clouds and carrying lightning, it stabbed out from under his armpit. , hit Chu Meng right in the chest!
Chu Meng paused for a moment, with a look of disbelief on his face. He stared blankly at Lin Chong. After a long while, the simple knife in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, and blood flowed out from his chest...
Two days later, the Mingjiao in Yuezhou City set fire to the city and took advantage of the chaos to open the city gate. Fang La's army took the opportunity to rush into the city and Yuezhou City was destroyed.
(End of chapter)
