Fa Hai could not afford to kneel in front of Xu Xian's gate. As long as someone came in or out, regardless of whether they were traffickers, farmers, or dignitaries, they would all kowtow. The next day, the news reached the ears of Zhao Ting, the prefect of Hangzhou.
Zhao Ting belongs to Tong Guan, who wants to make military exploits and become a hero in suppressing Fangla's uprising.
The Fangla Uprising in Da Chu was different from the Fangla Uprising in history.
Although Fang La of Dachu declared an uprising, the rebels were hidden among the people.
It was not that Dachu had never wanted to wipe out Fang La's forces, but it had not taken action for a long time. It was really because of its unspeakable difficulties.
Fang La revolted under the slogan "All laws are equal, there is no superiority, eliminate evil and eliminate the strong, and bring happiness to the people." However, there was no real army.
Fang La's rebels were hidden among the people and could be said to be everywhere. They killed corrupt officials and local tyrants and opened warehouses to distribute grain.
Due to natural disasters, the Wang family had no livelihood, so they mortgaged their fertile land to the Qian family, and the profits multiplied, increasing their debt more than ten times.
The Wang family couldn't afford to pay back the money, and the Qian family wanted to take away the farmland that had been suppressed. The Wang family felt resentful.
The rebels found the Wang family and said they could help the Wang family regain their farmland. Of course the Wang family agreed. Everyone worked together to destroy the Qian family, and the Wang family also joined the rebel army.
Bully landlord Huang Shiren fell in love with the Yang family's daughter Xi'er, and forced Yang Bailao to sell her daughter to pay the debt on New Year's Eve. Yang Bailao couldn't think of it and wanted to commit suicide by drinking salt brine. The rebels approached Yang Bailao and helped him get his daughter back. The Yang family also joined the rebels. .
Sun Zhixian wanted to seize the Li family's property and asked police officers to dress as robbers and break into the Li family. The rebels appeared and killed all the police officers. After the Li family knew the truth, they also joined the rebel army.
Under the banner of justice for heaven, the rebels appeared wherever there was injustice. Those who were rescued, out of gratitude, joined the rebels one after another.
Zhang Zhixian of Qingxi County summoned the garrison and announced the suppression of bandits.
Fang La, Fang Baihua, Fang Qifu and others are awakened beings with extraordinary strength. Unless tens of thousands of troops are dispatched and hundreds of troops are stationed, they will not be able to pose a threat to them at all.
Therefore, Zhang Zhixian's head was hung on the city wall the next day.
In large cities such as Hangzhou, Jiangning, and Suzhou where heavy troops were stationed, it was difficult for rebels to appear on a large scale. Occasionally, a group appeared and was quickly suppressed.
Fangla's rebels are everywhere in those counties, townships, and towns. The rebels have integrated into the people, and even the government has rebels, and there is no way to conquer them.
Therefore, Dachu never used troops against Fang La in the south of the Yangtze River.
Dachu was also waiting for the opportunity. When Fang La officially raised the flag of righteousness and attacked the city, he would definitely take action.
Tong Guan also sent undercover agents in Jiangnan. Based on Fang La's current background in Jiangnan, it is not far from darkness to light.
Tong Guan wanted to claim Fangla's contribution, but Diaosou and Wu Xuan became his obstacles.
At this time, the Jurchens sent envoys, hoping to unite with Chu to deal with the Liao Kingdom.
Although the Chu army could not fight, the matter of recovering the sixteen states of Yanyun was often talked about by literati and officials at all levels.
When talking about the situation in Dachu and the way to be an official, they always turn to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun unknowingly.
The Jurchens want to unite with Da Chu to conquer Liao, and officials at all levels in Da Chu also want to return our mountains and rivers.
Chu Huizong said that Chu was too poor and had no money to fight.
Da Chu was really too poor. It required military expenses to send out troops, and the national treasury was empty and could not afford it.
Chu Huizong had no money to use, and with Hua Shi Gang, Hua Shi Gang had made the people's livelihood miserable.
Another money-making strategy of Chu Huizong was to implement abandoned reforms. In order to avoid causing a backlash, Chu Huizong implemented a castrated version of the reforms.
Everyone knows that reform can enrich the country and strengthen the army, but it will only harm the vested interests and be forced to abandon it.
Li Gang, the main militant faction, suggested recalling Zhuge Banshan to let him continue to implement the reform.
The advocates of peace opposed the recall of Zhuge Banshan, saying that the reform would make the people's livelihood miserable.
In order to win the victory over Fangla, Tong Guan also supported the recall of Zhuge Banshan.
Change the law to see if it benefits you. If it harms your own interests, object later.
Tong Guan also persuaded Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng, Li Yan, Zhu Meng, Wang Fu and others. More than half of the officials in the court supported the return of Zhuge Banshan.
In Chu Huizong's view, it didn't matter whether the law was changed or not, as long as there was a way to replenish the national treasury and have money to fight wars, anything would work.
Zhuge Banshan was very good at making money for Da Chu, so Chu Huizong decided to issue an order to recall Zhuge Banshan.
Tong Guan said that Zhuge Banshan had been away from the court for decades and had no power or helpers of his own. Wu Xuan was Zhuge Banshan's favorite disciple and should be recalled together.
Therefore, Diaosou and Wu Xuan returned to Beijing together.
Zhuge Banshan knew that the time for reform had not come yet, so he just returned to the court to occupy a position. When Xu Xian figured it out, he would naturally go over to help him.
At the suggestion of Tong Guan, Cai Jing and others, Chu Huizong just sent Zhao Ting to take over as the governor of Hangzhou. When Fahai heard that Zhuge Banshan had come to Beijing, he also requested to go to Hangzhou to assist Zhao Ting in suppressing the bandits.
Fahai left the capital, on the one hand because he did not want to get too close to Zhuge Mountain, and on the other hand, he wanted to take the opportunity to accept Xu Xian and Huijue as his disciples.
Three years ago, Huijue appeared at Jinshan Temple. Fahai was trying to persuade Huijue to become his teacher. Zhuge Banshan went to Jinshan Temple and said that he would uphold justice for heaven and kill Fahai and other monks who were rich and unkind.
The monks of Jinshan Temple stepped forward to stop them, and some of them were killed. Even Fahai took action himself and was injured.
Fahai's life should not be cut off, so the monks protected him with their lives and blocked him with the temple defense formation of Jinshan Temple. Fahai was able to escape, but many eminent monks of Jinshan Temple were killed by Zhuge Banshan.
After leaving Jinshan Temple, Fahai went to Bianliang.
Bianliang is the capital of Dachu. Under the emperor's feet, there are crouching tigers and hidden dragons. Even if Zhuge Banshan came to find it, he would not dare to be so presumptuous.
In order to save his life, Fahai was not idle after arriving in the capital. Not only did he become the national counselor of Da Chu, but he also colluded with Tong Guan, Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng, Li Yan, Zhu Meng, Wang Fu and others to collude with others.
Zhuge Banshan did not go to the capital to kill him, but changed his name to Diaosou and lived in seclusion on the broken bridge of the West Lake fishing.
Hangzhou was too close to Zhenjiang. Fahai was afraid that Zhuge Banshan would come and kill him again, so he had been hiding in the capital and did not dare to go back.
But this time, Zhuge Banshan not only came to the capital, but also returned to the capital according to the order, and had already reserved the position of left prime minister.
The left prime minister is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. He, a nominal national advisor with no real power, is far behind.
The capital was too dangerous to stay, so Fahai requested an order to go to Hangzhou to assist Zhao Ting in suppressing the bandits.
When Zhao Ting went to Hangzhou, of course he also brought a group of capable people with him. Fahai's help was something he could only hope for.
Therefore, Fahai and Zhao Ting hit it off and decided to go to Hangzhou to suppress bandits together.
In order to avoid meeting Zhuge Banshan in Hangzhou, Fahai stayed at Jinshan Temple for a few days on the pretext of returning to Jinshan Temple to handle temple affairs. He did not come over until Zhuge Banshan left Hangzhou.
As for asking Huijue to deliver a message to Xu Xian, Fahai didn't know about it, and he didn't have the ability to predict the unknown.
The person who took action secretly was not simple, and he also concealed it from Zhuge Banshan and Huijue.
Zhuge Banshan and Huijue also thought that Fahai asked Huijue to send the letter.
Zhuge Banshan calculated that Fahai would bring disaster to Xu Xian, and wanted to help Xu Xian destroy Fahai. However, he found that Fahai's identity was not simple and was not easy to kill. Knowing that destiny could not be violated, he left it to Xu Xian to deal with it on his own.
