Chapter 1383 Brothers are in the wall, and they are insulted outside
Although it could not be said to be a scolding, Deng Yuanjue reprimanded Xiao Tang in person for his bad tone, which immediately made all the leaders in the Juyi Hall look angry. Wang Yinze, on the other hand, calmly took a few steps closer to Deng Yuanjue. The two of them glared angrily at everyone present. Even though they were under the eaves, they still seemed to be planning to raise their heads and confront the heroes under Xiao Tang's command.
The atmosphere at the scene was a little tense for a while, but Xiao Tang waved his hand again, signaling to his brothers to calm down, and then he looked at Deng Yuanjue and said: "I have the intention to win over a few of you to join forces, we can get together." Brothers of righteousness, I, Xiao Tang, will not force myself to do anything to you. Protector Deng and other heroes, whether you stay or leave, I will treat the orphans of Master Fang well and I will fulfill my promise. But there are some things that must be made clear. Your sect rose up in the south of the Yangtze River. It was based on Manichaeism's teachings of bringing light to the world, dispelling darkness and evil, and showing mercy to the world. It said it wanted to make decisions for the people in the southeast who were suffering from tyranny and exploitation. However, after your sect is completed, I'm afraid it will turn out to be the opposite. Many innocent people were implicated in military disasters and banditry...
Your sect says that light is universal and pure, and happiness is everlasting and there is no curse. In fact, the leader of Fang is not just using the Manichaean sect and the loyalty of the green forest to recruit party members and take advantage of the situation to satisfy his ambition to become emperor in Kaiyuan? Manichae If the Sect once gained power in Jiangnan and moved to another place, would it care about our loyalty to others?"
After Xiao Tang said this, Wang Yin couldn't help but get angry. He immediately stood up and said angrily: "What I, the Manichaeans, do is to eliminate darkness and evil, and seek justice for the people of the world! But since then! Those who have achieved great things from ancient times to the present should be decisive in their killings. If they do not lead the army with compassion, they will inevitably lead to the suffering of some people. My brothers in the sect have served their lives. If I can support the Holy Duke to ascend to the 95th position, it will be easy for him. , it is imperative!
Xiao Renxia, although your words are beautiful, you have erected a banner to uphold justice for heaven in this village of Liangshan, win over people's hearts, and teach the people from all over the world to praise your good reputation. In fact, you have been doing well in the court from the second level. If the officials did not do this, they would continue to fight against the officers and soldiers when they were operating in the green forest, and they would kill the industry many times. How could this not be because you were unwilling to be under the control of the powerful traitors in the Song Dynasty, and your wish to become the king and hegemon was fulfilled? Damn it, how can you accuse me of being a Manichean?"
Xiao Tang snorted coldly when he saw this, and turned his eyes on the faces of Deng Yuanjue, Wang Yin and others who looked angry, and said again: "It doesn't matter whether you submit to the court in order to gain knowledge and reach the court, or you do it in order to achieve hegemony." It doesn’t matter if it brings trouble to the world. Although my brothers and I are not willing to surrender, we are not willing to allow foreign invaders to take advantage of our selfish motives. In this way, we will become sinners of China. If I say that from the beginning, I will decide The original intention of joining forces with the green forest heroes and breaking with the imperial court was to resist foreign humiliation. Can you believe it?"...
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Although Deng Yuanjue, Wang Yin and others were surprised by what Xiao Tang said next, they almost believed it. However, if it had been a few years earlier, they, the Manichaean leaders who were born in Jiangnan, would not have believed it anyway. I believe that the inconspicuous Jurchen tribe far away in the white mountains and black waters of the north will swallow up and subvert the Liao Kingdom, which has been at odds with the Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years, and will even covet the Central Plains, so that the great Song Dynasty will also be in danger of subjugation. .
However, judging from the current situation, the Liao Kingdom was originally the foreign country with the most presence in the minds of the Song people. Now the Jin Kingdom established by the Jurchens is unstoppable and has defeated the Liao army one after another. Now the Liao Kingdom has Tokyo Road, Zhongjing Road, and Shangjing Road. Dao has fallen, leaving only Xijing Dao and Nanjing Dao. The war is also raging. The defeated Liao army cannot stop the Jin army. It is only a matter of time before the entire Liao Dynasty is completely overthrown. However, Song and Liao have always fulfilled their alliance. , there has been no war for a hundred years. Once the northern tribes of all dynasties gained power, they always coveted the colorful world of the Central Plains. So what will the neighbors to the north do after the Jin Dynasty replaced the Liao Dynasty?
What Xiao Tang said seems to be by no means alarmist.
And this also explains why Xiao Tang still kept a low profile after leading the rebel armies under his command. Unless the imperial court dispatched a large army to invade, the rebel armies who followed Xiao Tang's orders seemed to be more important in the Song Dynasty. Passive, unlike the Manichaeans who immediately rushed to invade states and plunder counties after they rose up, separatist forces to compete with the Song Dynasty. It is said that the powerful soldiers led by Xiao and Tang were strong and powerful, and their momentum was not inferior to the Manichaeans, but they were also very They were less likely to attack key military and state areas within the Song Dynasty, and were more focused on consuming the Imperial Army's troops.
Although Wang Yin, one of the remaining members of Manichaeism, was only a mason from the mountains of Shezhou, he had been strong since he was a child. He was diligent in studying literature and martial arts and was quite proficient in writing. Therefore, he was appointed as a civil servant by Fang La. As the Minister of the Ministry of War, he was also in charge of military matters. Now Wang Yin Yin couldn't help but think carefully about the situation, thinking that if Xiao Renxia's words were true, he had realized that the barbarians outside the Jin Dynasty were ambitious and had planned to annex the Liao and invade the Song Dynasty during his activities in the north...then even if I didn't If the Ni religion can withstand the Song army and annihilate it, and if the conflict continues with the imperial court... then who will benefit from it in the end?
Manichean leaders who were loyal to Fang La, such as Deng Yuanjue, Wang Yin, and Du Wei, all committed rebellion because they firmly believed that their leader was indeed motivated by overthrowing the tyranny of the Song Dynasty and benefiting the people of Jiangnan and even the world. . Even though a lot of unintended killings were caused in various places in the south of the Yangtze River during the uprising, Wang Yin and others have always believed that the Holy Duke would rule the world and the restoration of the state would definitely make the people live better under the corrupt and corrupt Song Dynasty. Okay. But even if we go against the imperial court, we are all from the Song Dynasty. It is fine to close the door and beat them until their heads are bleeding. But if the barbarian foreign invaders come to invade the country, how can they take advantage of the foreign invaders?
Brothers are jealous of each other and stay outside the wall to resist their insults.
However, as Manichaeans who adhere to their doctrines to subvert the dark rule of the imperial court and radically promote the coming of great light into the world, according to Deng Yuanjue, Wang Yin, Du Wei, and Zhang Tao, Xiao Tang's statement can only be regarded as a reference to The prediction of the current situation has not yet come true, so the four of them still have some doubts in their hearts. However, since Xiao Tang's words are conclusive, these remaining leaders of Manichaeism said that they should pay attention to the current situation first, and they can't do anything bad at the moment. His important event.
In addition, the government will still have to hunt down the relatives of Fangla, the leader of the rebel bandits, at a low price. His orphan Fang Jinzhi can only be safer and safer now if he lives under the protection of Xiao Tang's forces. After talks with Xiao Tang, Deng Yuanjue and Wang Yin , Du Wei and Zhang Tao were sent to the guesthouse in the village to rest. Later, Du Wei, who had originally planned to commit suicide and apologized, was persuaded by Deng Yuanjue and others, and finally gave up the idea of committing suicide for the time being. They made a summary in private. It was decided that in addition to staying here to see the leader's orphan, he might as well follow Xiao Tang's instructions and settle down, and see how the rebel armies under his command would move next. Is it true that what he said was true, and the Song Dynasty was corrupt and ignorant and could not be saved. However, after the Jin State annexed the Liao Dynasty, most of the Song army was weak and incompetent, and it was probably difficult to resist the Jin State, which was prosperous and prosperous. As a result, the country in the Central Plains would be invaded by foreigners, and the country would be in danger of subjugation...
If this is the case, rather than fleeing in the rivers and lakes in distress, even if you try your best to help Xiao Tang fight against foreign enemies, isn't it still a heroic feat that will leave a name in history?
