Although Deng Yuanjue said that he had expected it in his heart, after hearing what Fang Fei said, he couldn't help but cursed loudly: "God damn Niubi, God damn stupid king, how can the Buddhists suffer this calamity?"
After all, Deng Yuanjue was different from Ruda. Ruda had no choice but to rely on Buddhism. It would be a lie to say that he had any feelings for Buddhism.
However, Deng Yuanjue's knowledge came from Buddhism, and he naturally had a strong understanding of his own origin. Now that he learned that Zhao Ji and Lin Lingsu wanted to transform Buddha into Taoism, this naturally deeply stimulated Deng Yuanjue.
A Buddhist disciple.
Fang La, who was sitting at the head of the table, had a sparkle in his eyes. He glanced at everyone and said, "Everyone, today the king has called everyone here to discuss with you what to do next. After all, Chu Yi is leading the army south. We
Don’t be careless.”
In addition to the Manichaean people present, two figures were extremely eye-catching. They were Song Jiang and Wu Yong who had joined the Manichaean sect.
Song Jiang and Wu Yong originally went south to the south of the Yangtze River to restore Liangshan with the help of Manichaeism. However, Song Jiang's plan was indeed not bad, but it still needed to be seen whether Fang La was willing.
After Fang La stabilized Song Jiang and Wu Yong, it didn't take long to win over the old Liangshan troops who accompanied Song Jiang and Wu Yong to the south, swallowing up the last force of Liangshan alive.
So far, Song Jiang and Wu Yong have all kinds of schemes, but without their supporters, it is really difficult for leaders like Shi Xiu and Yang Xiong to remain loyal enough to Song Jiang without their supporters.
storm.
After weighing it up, faced with surrender or death, Song Jiang and Wu Yong naturally made their choice.
Wu Yong stroked his beard and said to Fang La with a somewhat flattering look on his face: "I congratulate you, your Majesty. Your Majesty, your Majesty, you are ignorant and ignorant, and you actually do such ridiculous things. It can be seen from this that it must be the blessing of heaven."
O king."
Everyone glanced at Wu Yong. Many people looked at Wu Yong's flattering look and couldn't help showing a bit of disdain in their eyes.
Fang Jie snorted coldly and said, "Xuetu Wu, what do you mean by that?"
Fang Fei, however, was stroking his beard and looking at Wu Yong with a smile on his face, obviously he had already seen through Wu Yong's thoughts.
Only Wu Yong was heard saying: "You might as well think about it, if Zhao Ji, a foolish king, actually issued such a ridiculous decree, what kind of reaction would the Buddhist people in the world have? The Taoist sect would indeed be happy for this.
But is Buddhism so willing to be suppressed by Taoism, and even wants to transform Buddha into Taoism?"
Fang Jie narrowed his eyes and said: "The Buddhist sect is not much worse than the Taoist sect. Naturally, it is impossible for him to watch the Taoist sect suppress him so obediently. Even if he does not dare to directly confront the court on the surface, his small actions in private will definitely
No less."
Wu Yongdao: "What the young general said is right. There are quite a few powerful Buddhists. In the past, although they said they had no loyalty to the imperial court, they would not go against the imperial court. But it is different now. The foolish emperor has issued such a decree.
I think there will be many Buddhist powerful people who are angry. If the King can ascend to the throne at this time and tell the world, under the rule of the King, not only will Buddhism not be suppressed, but Buddhism will also be helped to spread the Dharma...
"
After all, there are only a few people who can think of this. At least when they came into contact with this news, there were only a few people who could think of the stakes involved.
So after what Wu Yong said, many people showed excitement on their faces.
Even they knew that the imperial court was very powerful. If the imperial court was really serious about it, the power it could use would be far beyond what Manichaeism could compare to.
Not to mention anything else, if the emperor issued a decree to summon the strong men of Taoism and Buddhism, let alone saying that, even if it is to give the emperor a face, the Buddhist and Taoist families will definitely not let the emperor down.
However, the Manichaeans did not have such prestige and ability. In the final analysis, the Song Dynasty court was the orthodoxy of the world, and in the eyes of the people of the world, they were rebels.
Just like when Chu Yi came here, he brought several heavenly beings with him. This number is almost comparable to all the heavenly beings that Manichaeism can handle.
However, this is just a Dongchang organization under the imperial court. If you include the Imperial City Division and the military, the number of heavenly beings and powerful people will even double. Just thinking about it makes people feel great pressure.
Deng Yuanjue was the only strong man present who came from Buddhism. Not long ago, Deng Yuanjue broke through to the realm of gods and humans. It can be said that his status among Buddhism has suddenly risen a lot.
Deng Yuanjue was heard to say to Fang La with a bit of excitement: "Your Majesty, this poor monk is willing to work hard for Your Majesty and lobby several Buddhist monks, maybe he can get some help for Your Majesty."
Fang La and Fang Fei looked at each other. It can be said that after receiving the news, Fang La and Fang Fei had reached a private consensus, that is, taking advantage of the Song Dynasty emperor's ignorance and ignorance, he made such ridiculous moves to win over Buddhism as much as possible.
.
They did not dare to expect the support of the major Buddhist sects. As long as these sects did not target them and a very small number of them could help them, Fang La and the others would be very satisfied.
And Deng Yuanjue was exactly the breakthrough. A powerful man from the Buddhist sect, he had a very high status in the Buddhist sect. As long as Deng Yuanjue was willing, he could indeed persuade some people in the Buddhist sect to help them.
It's just that it's best for Deng Yuanjue to take the initiative to speak about such things, otherwise, it would feel like he is overpowering others.
Fang La showed a bit of joy on his face and said to Deng Yuanjue: "If this is the case, I would like to thank the master here. I can promise the master that as long as Buddhism can support me, if the other Japanese kings can come to Dabao, they will definitely not let him
Buddhists are disappointed."
Jiaxing
As a prosperous city in the south of the Yangtze River, Jiaxing City, the magistrate of the city, Chen Zu, was full of anxiety in the city at this moment.
Since a few days ago, the city of Jiaxing has been surrounded by Manichaean rebels. Jiaxing is located between the two important towns of Suzhou and Hangzhou. Now that Jiangnan is in turmoil and Hangzhou city is destroyed, Suzhou is also in crisis and may be destroyed at any time.
Break through.
Because Manichaeism focused its main energy on these two major cities in the south of the Yangtze River, prefectures and counties such as Jiaxing, Shaoxing, and Huzhou were not conquered for a while.
Of course, some states and counties were overrun by the Manichaeans who revolted due to the inaction of the government and fell into the hands of the rebels.
As a county magistrate, Chen Zu is definitely not worthy of being called a parent. Chen Zu has been appointed as the magistrate of Jiaxing County for only three years, but he has increased the Chen family's property dozens of times, and even more fertile land under his name.
It covers thousands of hectares, and the tenants in each village are all servants of the Chen family.
It can be said that Chen Zu is the sky in the land of Jiaxing. Local officials are united and collude with each other. As long as people like Chen Zu are not willing, even the imperial decree will never reach the local area.
But now, with the Manichaean rebellion, the land south of the Yangtze River has suddenly fallen into a state of turmoil. Not long ago, Chen Zu received the news that the city of Shaoxing, for example, was too close to Hangzhou and had been conquered by the Manichaeans who had freed up their hands.
, As for the Shaoxing County Magistrate, my good friend has been skinned and cramped by the rebels, and beheaded in public.
Not only the magistrate of Shaoxing, but also many gentry and wealthy businessmen in the city were not able to escape the disaster. No less than dozens of wealthy and noble families were killed in the city. It can be said that the gentry in the city were wiped out.
Chen Zuna was frightened when he received the news. He was really worried that he would follow in the footsteps of his good friend.
A tall and tall man walked into the living room. He was wearing armor and looked quite brave. He stepped forward and bowed to Chen Zu and said, "The last general, Wu Meng, pays homage to the magistrate."
As a commander, Wu Meng was even higher than Chen Zulai in terms of rank. However, the Song Dynasty emphasized culture and restraint on military affairs. It was obvious that his status was higher than that of Chen Zu, but Wu Meng had to go to Chen Zulai because of his status.
Ancestor salutes.
Chen Zu took it for granted and didn't think there was anything wrong with it at all. As the saying goes, all people are inferior but only those who study are good. As a scholar, he is naturally higher than these warriors.
After glancing at Wu Meng, Chen Zu tried his best to keep himself somewhat calm and said: "Wu Meng, is there any movement among the Manichaean rebels outside the city?"
Wu Meng said: "There is no need to worry about County Magistrate Chen. There is nothing unusual about the rebels outside the city. There is just one thing that needs to be arranged by the Magistrate as soon as possible."
Chen Zu said: "What's the matter?"
Wu Meng looked at Chen Zudao: "Please also ask the county magistrate to fulfill his previous promise as soon as possible, otherwise I will not be able to explain to all my subordinates."
Chen Zu couldn't help but frowned when he heard this: "Promise? What promise?"
Wu Meng was stunned and said: Did County Magistrate Chen forget that he had said before that if he could defeat the rebels, he would reward every soldier with ten pieces of silver?
Chen Zu's face suddenly became a little ugly. He stared at Wu Meng and said, "Wu Meng, did this magistrate really say that?"
Wu Meng looked at Chen Zhixian and couldn't tell that Chen Zhixian wanted to break his promise. He immediately clenched his fists and wanted to punch him hard and smash this old face that he hated so much.
Taking a deep breath, Wu Meng told himself not to be impulsive. If he really punched him, his career would be ruined, and he might even suffer plots and assassinations from scholar-bureaucrats.
Thinking of the soldiers under his command, many of them were injured and died in battle, but they are in urgent need of money for compensation. If they offend Magistrate Chen at this moment, there will be no benefit at all except harm.
Gritting his teeth, Wu Meng gave Chen Zu a big salute and said: "I would also like to ask Magistrate Chen to fulfill your promise for the sake of the brothers who fought bloody battles and suffered heavy casualties and urgent need for compensation! If not, morale will plummet.
If something goes wrong, I won't be able to appease you..."
With a bang, Chen Zu slapped the table with his palm. He stared at Wu Meng with an angry look on his face and said, "Wu Meng, you are so brave. Are you threatening me?"
Saying that, Chen Zu didn't care how ugly Wu Meng's face was, he pointed at Wu Meng and cursed: "As soldiers of the imperial court, the imperial court spends money to support you, just to protect you when needed.
It’s okay for you to be ungrateful to your family and country, but you actually want to get a silver reward. I said there is no silver reward..."
Wu Meng clenched his hands tightly, his fists crunched loudly, a pair of tiger eyes showed a bit of sadness, and he suddenly turned around and left.
Seeing Wu Meng leaving so rudely, Chen Zu couldn't help but curse: "A reckless man is a reckless man, he really has no etiquette at all."
But soon Chen Zu frowned and muttered softly: "Although Wu Meng said he was loyal and I broke my trust with him, there is no need to worry about him having second thoughts, but the reckless men under him are not
It's easy to say, if something goes wrong, it will be very bad."
While muttering, Chen Zu couldn't help but said: "Here comes someone."
Soon a servant came forward and saluted Chen Zu: "I have seen the master, I wonder if he has any orders."
Chen Zu glanced at the servant and said, "Go and send someone to secretly monitor Wu Meng's people. If anyone does anything unusual, be sure to inform me as soon as possible."
The servant nodded and left, and soon another servant came in and said to Chen Zu: "Sir, according to your instructions, all the wealthy gentry's houses in the city have received your invitation, and are now waiting for you in the garden.
go."
Hearing this, all the worries and unhappiness in Chen Zu's heart disappeared. There was a bit of excitement on his face and he said to the servant: "Follow me, master."
In the garden of the Chen Mansion, more than a dozen figures are gathering together at this moment. If the people of Jiaxing City see these people, they will definitely recognize that these people are all prominent figures among the gentry in the city, even if they are rich.
The worst ones have at least tens of thousands of dollars in wealth.
Seeing Chen Zu coming over, everyone saluted Chen Zu and said, "I have seen Chen Zhixian."
Chen Zu waved his hand, glanced at everyone, a greedy look flashed in his eyes, stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "Everyone, I think you all already know the purpose of calling everyone here today."
One of them had a big belly and was wearing a military uniform. He smiled slightly and said: "I know, we know, but Magistrate Chen has taken the trouble to reward the army with money. Of course we are willing to pay it."
After saying this, the man said: "My Du family is willing to contribute 800 yuan to help the county magistrate."
"My Lu family is willing to pay a thousand dollars..."
"I, Mr. Mao, are willing to pay one thousand five hundred dollars..."
In just a blink of an eye, more than a dozen families had collected as much as thirty thousand guan of silver. You must know that these are already the fourth wave of wealthy gentry and wealthy households in the city invited by Chen Zu. The first three waves combined,
Chen Zu had already received more than hundreds of thousands of silver coins.
Stroking his beard, Chen Zu looked at the crowd with a bright smile and said, "Okay, okay, on behalf of all the officers and soldiers from this county, I would like to thank you all the officials."
