Chapter 561 The old Taoist priest of Chiyang Temple
Jingchu Province covers the former Jinghu South Road and Jinghu North Road, which are later Hunan and Hubei.
In the Dafu Mountain area, there are towering and steep mountains, rivers and gullies everywhere, and swamps everywhere. There is an Ao Mountain Village on the top of Dafu Mountain.
From a distance, the top of the village looks like a tong. It is composed of several interconnected hills. The mountains are not high but extremely steep. The village is built on the edge of danger, surrounded by dangerous cliffs. From the bottom of the cliff to the top
Looking up, you can't see the top; looking down from the top of the village, you can have a panoramic view of the nearby mountains and ravines, and the houses are only as big as a fist.
This village is extremely difficult to navigate. There are only two winding ladders leading in and out, which is extremely dangerous. However, the top of the village is very spacious. A large village is divided into four small villages in the northeast, and each small village has a naturally formed village.
The four commanding heights echo each other. Among the four villages, the South Village is the highest. It rises from the ground and is unreachable. Zhong Xiang's rebel army is stationed here.
A vigorous figure was galloping up the mountain along the winding path. The red cloak and light green outfit looked like Zhong Xiang's uniform.
Zhong Xiangjun originally did not have uniform clothing. After conquering several towns, they seized a large amount of red cloth. They cut it up and used each piece to make a cloak. The iron cavalry and fast horses were like a ball; the fire costumes were bundled together, and they were really impressive.
Differently, Yang Hujun has been called the red-coated thieves by the officers and soldiers.
Mingjiao, also called Manichaeism, originated from Zoroastrianism in Persia and has a deep worship of fire.
The man rushed up to the stronghold, sweating profusely, and walked into the stronghold's meeting hall, which was filled with the leaders of the thieves who had committed the crime.
"Guardian Zhong! We found out some important news. Brothers from Lingnan came to report that King Xiao Ming is not in Bianliang now!"
Everyone in the lobby suddenly stood up. Zhong Xiang held the visitor's shoulders and asked: "Yang Yao, what did you say? Where is Prince Xiao Ming?"
The young man named Yang Yao said excitedly: "King Xiao Ming is in Dali. This is absolutely true! Many people in the Song Army camp know it."
If Little Ming Wang is in hand, the believers will be a hundred times more confident, and most of the people present are the backbones of the Ming Cult, and they believe very much in the reincarnation of Prince Ming.
Everyone in the lobby was filled with joy. How difficult it was to break into Bianliang and rescue Prince Xiao Ming.
But since he was in Dali, it would be much easier to handle. The south was the weak link of the Song Dynasty.
However, the Mingjiao and Wang Jingang agreed to capture Hangzhou, go north to Suzhou, occupy half of the country south of the Yangtze River, and confront the Song Dynasty across the river.
Now the main force of Mingjiao, Zhong Xiangyi's army, is ready to go south to attack Dali.
In this way, Wang Jingang's Maitreya congregation in the south of the Yangtze River will inevitably be sold, and he will scold his mother while blocking the Song army from the north. The army led by religious leaders can be so willful sometimes.
"We already have 50,000 to 60,000 people. When King Ming launched an attack, 200,000 troops responded. Although many surrendered due to the traitor Fang Qifu, more of them were hiding among the people. As long as we go south to fight, they will all
Responded again." Zhong Xiang said with certainty.
As soon as Fang Qi Buddha was mentioned, everyone's faces turned red and they wished they could eat him alive.
It just so happened that the commander-in-chief of the Song Army in Dali was Fang Qifu, and the Ming followers were eager to save King Ming and take revenge.
In their eyes, Fang Qifu betrayed the Saint and the Little Ming King in exchange for his own glory and wealth, and was a traitor written into the teachings of the Ming Sect.
Moreover, Fang Qifu was saved by King Ming, which makes it even more obvious that he repaid kindness with hatred and was the most shameless person in the hearts of Ming believers.
In fact, Fang Qifu was quite unjust. Fang La gave him a bite of food, but he did not believe in religion.
Later, when he was in danger, he was ordered to lead 150,000 followers, and fought back and forth with Yang Lin's imperial army.
But Fang La didn't know how to fight, so he blindly sent more troops to Taihu Lake in Suzhou, and kept urging him to fight decisively, which led to the failure so quickly.
Fang Qifu was desperate and fled to the ends of the earth. However, Yang Lin wanted to recover his flesh and blood, so of course he pursued him relentlessly. Only when he was forced into a desperate situation did Fang Qifu choose to surrender.
He was completely worthy of Fang La. After all, Fang La was already dead when he surrendered. As for the saint... the saint fell earlier than Fang Qifu. When he surrendered, the saint was playing the game of "water and milk" with Yang Lin.
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These people only thought that taking down King Xiao Ming would boost their morale and take Bianliang in one go, but they never considered that when Fang La was alive, the Ming religion's rebellion failed.
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In early autumn in the south of the Yangtze River, drizzle falls one after another. An exquisite building is hidden in the forest, and the surrounding mountains and forests are shrouded in light clouds, like a misty and rainy picture.
Chiyang Taoist Temple is not large in scale, but it was built with great care. The entire Chiyang Taoist Temple is divided into upper and lower parts according to the mountain. The building at the bottom is a square courtyard in the shape of an A.
Above the Taoist temple is a row of quiet houses and a tower protruding from the cliff, forming a T-shape, connected by a B-shaped corridor in the middle, which coincides with the number of Liu Ding Jade Girl, Liu Jia Yang Shen and Tai Yi.
If you are well versed in the Tao of Kanyu, you will not be able to build a Taoist temple like this.
All Taoists now highly respect Yang Lin, because he alone has elevated Taoism to the status of a state religion.
As a result, many high-ranking officials began to believe in Taoism, and most of the incense money they sent to temples entered Taoist temples in various places.
Taoist priests from the south of the Yangtze River sent people to Bianliang and asked for the name Chiyang Temple, and built it in the mountains and forests beside Poyang Lake in Raozhou.
Inside the Chiyang Temple, the building towers like a bird on the top of the cliff, facing the vast mountains. Surrounded by three suspended sides, there are vermilion verandahs with light yellow bamboo curtains hanging inside and gauze curtains hanging inside.
The gauze curtain is as thin as cicada wings. Looking inside, you can have a panoramic view of the mountain scenery. However, just such a light gauze will completely isolate the coldness and humidity that comes with the autumn rain.
The autumn rain is miserable, but the interior of the building is warm and cozy, as if it is a world of its own.
The drizzle falls on the eaves, making a rustling sound like spring silkworms.
The building is covered with straw mats made of white fine rattan, and a small stove is placed next to it.
An old Taoist with white beard and hair, Zhao Zhijing, the headmaster of Chiyang Temple, raised his hands slightly and said warmly: "Governor Zhang, please have some tea."
Sitting across from him was Zhang Shuye, the governor and governor of Jiangnan, a rare frontier official who took charge of the civil and military affairs of a province. He could be said to be the only one among the thirteen provinces. Even Qin Long's Zhongshi Dao did not receive such treatment.
Zhang Shuye took a sip and sighed: "The tea is good, but I can't taste the Yaochi Immortal Brew right now."
Taoist Master Zhijing chuckled and said, "Is it because of the chaos in Jiangnan?"
"Exactly. Shao Zai entrusted Jiangnan to me. How much trust he had. I never wanted to cause such a mess. Zhang... I feel so ashamed of Shao Zai."
Taoist priest Zhijing smiled and said: "Governor Zhang, don't worry. The chaos in Jiangnan seems to be caused by the Maitreya Cult, but in fact it is controlled by the wealthy families in Jiangnan."
Zhang Shuye knew that he was a local snake in the south of the Yangtze River. The leader of such a Taoist temple had no idea how many believers he had. The information he knew was probably accurate. Yin Muhong specifically mentioned this in his letter. Captain
The government's spies are all over the place, so they naturally know where the water in the south of the Yangtze River is deep and shallow. This is also the purpose of his visit here halfway.
"It is difficult to control the refugees, so it is better to block their source. The refugees are like water, and the Maitreya religion is just a ditch. The source is the famous families in the south of the Yangtze River." Taoist Master Zhijing said: "For any wealthy and famous family, the foundation is difficult to remove, and there must be a nest. Destroy one place,
It is better than annihilating a hundred thousand refugees."
"As long as a wealthy family provides money and supports behind the scenes, hundreds of thousands of refugees can gather together in a matter of seconds."
Zhang Shuye stood up, bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, Taoist Master, for your guidance."