Chapter 491 The Holy Religion is Revealed and the Ming Dynasty Steals the Country
Fengyang City was blocked for a whole day and night.
At night, no one was sleeping peacefully in Fengyang City, and there was an undercurrent surging outside the city.
When gunpowder smoke rose in Fengyang City, covering patches of moonlight and starlight.
Outside Fengyang City, the sleepless people hiding in the darkness started to move.
"Shui Jing Zhu": The Hao River flows out of the north of Yangting in Yinling County, flows through the small town in the northeast, and flows north into the Huaihe River.
Haoshui is not a big river, but it is well known throughout the cultural system of the Central Plains.
It's not because of the turbulent water or the beautiful scenery on both sides of the river that it has attracted countless words and phrases.
It is only because two sages thousands of years ago had a long-lasting debate on this Hao River, which is neither long nor wide nor beautiful, that it has become famous for thousands of years.
That year Zhuangzi and Huizi met for a trip on the Hao River.
Zhuangzi said: "The fish swims calmly, which is the joy of the fish."
Huizi replied: "You are not a fish, how can you know the happiness of fish?"
Zhuangzi said: "You are not me, how do you know that I don't know the joy of fish?"
Zhuangzi turned into a bully spirit, and Huizi became anxious.
Huizi retorted: "I am not a son, so I don't know the son; I am not a fish, so I don't know the joy of fish."
Zhuangzi began to finish Huizi: "Please follow the original. Confucius said, 'You know the joy of fish.' Since you know what I know, ask me. I know what it is."
As for whether Huizi finally got angry and hurt others because of Zhuangzi's evil nature, later generations do not know.
It is perfectly normal for Zhuangzi, who could dream of butterflies, to say on the Hao River the joy of knowing fish.
It was just a quarrel between friends a thousand years ago, but it left Haoshui with a story that will last forever.
But tonight.
There are no good stories about Haoshui, only conspiracy.
The night in autumn is like a sharp edge, with a chill in the coldness.
The terrain on both sides of the Haoshui River is flat and there is little shelter.
However, the night is still full of dangers for people at this time.
All the lights in the cottages have long been extinguished.
The domestic dogs wandering in the village have also returned to their dens, waiting for the sun to rise again.
The autumn wind blew across both sides of the Haoshui River, pushing the already withered weeds lower, and water vapor began to roll up from under the soil.
A few pieces of robe wandered through the grass and soon became wet.
On the east bank of Haoshui River, there is a wilderness across the water from Fengyang City.
On a low-lying ground, figures pressed down one after another, sliding in from the surrounding night and gathering together.
"A vacuum hometown, a birthless old mother!"
A series of low and pious voices echoed and sang in the low-lying land under the night.
More and more people gathered.
It’s just that everyone who arrived automatically stood where they should be. After arriving, there were no words except the spoken words in the teaching.
The crowd left a seat in the middle, as if everyone was waiting for the final rightful owner to arrive.
No one was anxious, and no one showed impatience.
Even though it was late at night, no one looked sleepy.
Ta-ta-ta.
After a long silence, a low sound of footsteps came from the dark night.
The eyes of the people in the low-lying land suddenly lit up, their heads held high, and their eyes followed the direction of the footsteps.
Not used for long.
Then I saw several men with knives on their bodies, surrounding and guarding two men in brocade uniforms who came in front of people.
The two men in brocade uniforms have never walked side by side.
The ones walking in front were younger, probably only in their twenties.
The young man already had a short beard on his face, and his brows were somewhat delicate and handsome. The nails on his slender palms were neatly trimmed.
When he appeared in front of people, there was a glint in his eyes. After seeing the number of people gathered here, a trace of sarcasm and contempt flashed in his eyes.
Half a step behind the young man, there was another man in a brocade uniform, who was already in his early forties.
Although he was dressed in brocade clothes, he could not hide his strong body.
The neck is thick but without a trace of fat, and has a brassy complexion.
Under the same thick arms, there is a pair of thick and calloused palms. When they are pinched and loosened, it seems that they can kill people with one punch.
The middle-aged man in brocade robes had bright eyes. Standing behind the young man, his eyes had already glanced sharply at the people gathered in the low-lying area.
"A vacuum hometown, a birthless mother."
"We will pay homage to Prince Xiao Ming and the eunuch who protects the religion."
The young man nodded slightly, hummed somewhat reluctantly, and waved his hand.
The middle-aged man smiled, glanced at everyone, and said softly: "Excuse me for waiting for a long time. Prince Xiao Ming has been worried about your safety and misses you many times during his visit. Please excuse me quickly."
As he spoke, the middle-aged man stood next to the young man, glanced sideways, and stretched his hand toward the center of the crowd.
The young man turned his head, nodded towards the middle-aged man, and then stepped lightly into the crowd. The middle-aged man followed behind him the whole time.
The crowd around them automatically separated. Although most of the people here were just farmers or craftsmen, or were merchants, servants and other low-level people. But when everyone saw the young man, they lowered their heads silently.
His manners were impeccable and respectful.
No one dares to make a mistake in front of young people and middle-aged men.
Everyone who can come here tonight knows the identities of these two people.
Whether they are young people or this middle-aged man, they all have profound backgrounds and origins.
Let’s talk about this middle-aged man first. His father was Liu Futong, the leader of one of the countless rebel armies in the world during the Yuan Dynasty BC.
In the 15th year of the Yuan Dynasty BC, Liu Futong and others supported Han Lin'er, the son of Han Shantong, in Bozhou and proclaimed himself emperor.
Liu Futong successively served as Pingzhang, prime minister, official and Taibao. Liu Futong made all decisions.
At this time, this middle-aged man was Liu Zongsheng, the son of Liu Futong, and the current guardian of the White Lotus Sect.
And the young man who has been walking in front of Liu Zongsheng has an even deeper identity.
It was King Han Ming, the grandson of Han Lin'er who was proclaimed emperor by Liu Zongsheng's father Liu Futong.
King Han Ming is also the current leader of the White Lotus Sect and teaches King Xiao Ming.
Because of the ancestral origins and origins of the two, it can be said that the people of the White Lotus Sect and Ming Sect in various parts of the Central Plains are headed by these two.
After experiencing the turmoil of the Yuan Dynasty and the founding of the Ming Dynasty, obvious changes occurred within the White Lotus Sect.
The control of caste and class is more obvious and strict than before the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
King Han Ming and Liu Zongsheng left their guards and walked into the crowd.
The crowd showed eager eyes.
When the name of King Han Ming was circulated in the church, everyone clearly understood the meaning of this name.
Many people in the White Lotus Sect rarely have the opportunity to meet Liu Zongsheng, let alone King Han Ming himself.
Arrived at the venue.
King Han Ming first looked around, then finally settled down and glanced at Liu Zongsheng beside him.
He spoke softly, his tone was calm and somewhat cold, but his words were pronounced clearly.
"A vacuum hometown, a birthless old mother!"
Even with his status as King Han Ming, he must say this first in all public occasions.
All the White Lotus disciples present immediately repeated in low voices.
King Han Ming took a breath, adjusted his mood and mentality, and continued: "The Holy Religion is clear, and the destiny is mine. The Holy Religion is prosperous today, and all the followers support it. The day when the Holy Religion is accomplished, it will be the day when all the princes and ministers will be honored.
day!"
Rebellion is not about inviting guests to dinner.
The original Qin law clearly stated that if the collection of corvees was blocked by heavy rain, the punishment could be exempted and postponed.
But Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and others revolted, instigating the people on the grounds that Qin's laws were strict, and even shouted out the words that have been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years.
What it does is to stimulate the desires and expectations in people's hearts.
Today's King Han Ming is just like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in the past, and more like all the rebels and insurrectionists in the past and present. Before success, they must make heavy promises to people.
The crowd around him became obviously more enthusiastic.
Liu Zongsheng stared at the profile of King Han Ming with joy.
The White Lotus Sect needs someone to twist it into a rope, and this person is irreplaceable except King Han Ming.
Back then, his father was able to take charge of the Dragon and Phoenix Dynasty, and so is he now.
King Han Ming's voice still echoed in the dark night, but it became more sad and angry.
"In the first year of Longfeng, Huang Kao proclaimed himself the emperor in Bozhou, and all wastes were restored. It was the time to rebuild the country. But he didn't expect that the time had not come yet, and the country was taken away by the rebellion of his former subordinates.
Hate even more!
In the twelfth year of the Dragon and Phoenix years, Huang Kao and the former Taibao's father were killed by the Zhu family. They were supposed to dispatch generals to take care of the guards, but in fact they secretly ordered Liao Yongzhong to kill Huang Kao and the former Taibao.
Zhu Yuanzhang was originally a disciple of our sect, and he took advantage of the power of our sect to start his career as a monk and enjoy wealth and honor. However, he did not want to be ungrateful and end up being both a snake and a rat.
Zhu Ming stole the world. In the first year of Hongwu, he issued an edict to ban us and betrayed our trust. In the past twenty-eight years, countless people in the Holy Sect have been harmed by Zhu Ming.
Today, Zhu Ming wants to bring about the new policy that will shake up the world, and even more importantly, he wants to cut off the livelihood of people all over the world. I originally wanted to travel around the world, help the people, and have enough food and clothing.
But I don’t want Zhu Ming not to leave me a way to survive. I have no choice but to do what my fathers did, gather people with lofty ideals from all over the world, carry out killings, punish those who steal the country, restore the holy religion, and build a bright future for the world!"
King Han Ming's voice was calm, but extremely bewitching.
The crowd's anger was aroused and ignited.
Liu Zongsheng was on the side reviewing what King Han Ming had just said, whether there was any discrepancy with what they had discussed before they came here.
In fact.
In the 15th year of the Yuan Dynasty, Liu Futong supported Han Lin'er and proclaimed himself emperor in Bozhou.
In the same year, the Yuan army defeated Liu Futong in Taikang and surrounded Bozhou. Liu Futong was desperate and took Han Lin'er hostage and fled to Anfeng, and then gathered troops to seize the territory.
In May of the fourth year of Longfeng, Liu Futong continued to kidnap Han Lin'er and moved the capital to Kaifeng, and in August he moved back to Anfeng.
When they arrived at the Dragon and Phoenix Company, Anfeng was besieged by Zhang Shicheng's general Lu Zhen. Liu Futong sent people to ask Zhu Yuanzhang for help. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang had already mobilized and personally led an army to rescue Liu Futong and Han Lin'er to Chuzhou and built a palace for Han Lin'er to live in.
The officials and family members around him were replaced and removed one by one.
In the twelfth year of Dragon and Phoenix, Zhu Yuanzhang sent his general Liao Yongzhong to Chuzhou to welcome Han Lin'er, Liu Futong and others into Yingtian City.
When the boat arrived at Guabu Prefecture, the boat capsized and sank to the bottom.
Han Lin'er, Liu Futong and others unfortunately died.
However, the descendants of Han and Liu Er survived for various reasons and were hidden among the world.
At that time, there were rumors in the local area that Zhu Yuanzhang had instructed Liao Yongzhong in advance to do so in order to proclaim himself emperor and ascend the throne.
It's just that no one knows the truth of the matter.
Liao Yongzhong was also conferred the title of Marquis of Deqing by the imperial court in the third year of Hongwu's reign, when the imperial court conferred honors on meritorious ministers. He received an annual salary of 1,500 dan and was awarded a hereditary iron certificate.
In the eighth year of Hongwu's reign, Liao Yongzhong was convicted and sentenced to death for using illegal things such as dragons and phoenixes.
The only person who knew the incident was Emperor Hongwu.
People will never know again whether the boat really turned back into the river or whether it was man-made.
Liu Zongsheng saw that the crowd was aroused by King Han Ming, and his heart was filled with anger.
He took over the words: "I came to Zhongdu this time just to kill the cripples. But I didn't expect that today I would hear that Fengyang was closed to the city, and the officers and soldiers were searching the city for the followers of the sect and killing them wantonly.
, it can be said that the methods are ruthless.
We have gathered all the officials here tonight to discuss the uprising together. We have contacted all parties, and we are just waiting for Zhu Ming's so-called Taisun Xiaoer's northern tour to take the opportunity to start an uprising.
But before doing it again, I hope that all the people in the central capital will help and destroy Zhu Ming's ancestral legacy. When the Fengyang city blockade is over, King Xiao Ming will enter the city to find the crippled man.
If this sect can take advantage of the cripples abandoned by Zhu Ming, it can even use its name to rally the world."
"The Taibao just speaks, and we will respect the order of King Xiao Ming, help promote the Holy Religion, and regain the motherland!"
The White Lotus sect members from the Zhongdu area who gathered here spoke in response.
Liu Zongsheng nodded happily: "Tomorrow, we will first observe the situation in Fengyang before making a decision. After Zhu Ming's son leaves the city, it will be time for us to take action!"
"Follow your orders!"
King Han Ming puffed up his chest: "Vacuum hometown! Wusheng old mother!"
"Vacuum hometown!"
"Old mother without life!"
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Before dawn on the second day, the city gate was opened by the officers and soldiers left behind with black eyes and murderous faces.
The prefect's Yamen also sent people everywhere to announce that the lockdown in Fengyang City, the central capital, had ended.
However, the sound of fighting that lasted all night long in Fengyang City last night still echoed in the minds of the people in the city.
There are still blood stains outside many people's yards that the government has not had time to wash away.
With the Imperial City of Zhongdu as the core, the entire Fengyang City maintained a different kind of silence. Except for people from the government offices patrolling the city, it was rare to see people going out.
Under the east city gate, several groups of people belonging to various divisions and yamen in Fengyang stood guard inside and outside the city gate in full formation.
Large carts covered with thick cloth creaked and swayed as they drove out of the city under the control of the driver.
Although the carriage was packed very tightly.
However, wisps of blood could still be seen flowing out from the edge of the carriage, and continued to fall to the ground along the rear of the carriage. After a short time, two clear and oozing traces of blood were left on the street.
After a night of pursuit, the White Lotus Sect members hiding in Fengyang City, as well as those bribed by Shanxi merchants, were all picked out and killed by the Jin Yiwei.
Carriages carried the carnage out of the city.
Behind the East City Gate, in the streets in the direction of the Imperial City.
Qiuniang's eyes were full of fear and terror, and she held Zhu Yunwen's arms tightly with both hands.