After everyone got up, someone soon set up a lotus incense case and put a statue of Maitreya Buddha, and the scene suddenly became more solemn.

"Maitreya is reincarnated, and King Ming is coming! White Lotus Pure Land, a piece of light! Xiao Yin shouted first.

Everyone shouted together: "Maitreya is reincarnated, King Ming is coming!" White Lotus Pure Land, a piece of light! ”

They shouted three times in a row, wave after wave. With the shouting, everyone's expressions became a little fanatical.

Xiao Yin saw everyone's piety, and his heart was very satisfied.

The name Xiao Yin is only known within the White Lotus Sect, and the outside world has not heard of it. But his pseudonym is well-known outside.

However, what he didn't know was that he could hide it from the Huguang officialdom, but he couldn't hide it from the spies of the Special Investigation Bureau.

After some investigation, the Special Investigation Bureau has found out Xiao Yin's pseudonym and his identity on the surface.

Xiao Yin is the marshal of Huguang's "Adrahan Army": Mu Jiu.

The marshal of the military capital of Huguang Da Rahan is an official of the second grade, but it is not a formal military position, just a nominal official title, and he is not a real official, he is completely a wild man, and he can only be said to have an official body.

Because, the Darakhan army itself is not a regular Yuan army.

Darakhan is a Mongolian word that means: at ease.

The Darakhan Army, which translates to "Free Army".

The so-called Darakhan army is an army composed of green skins, hooligans, gangsters, scoundrels, deserters and other dregs.

The Darakhan army played a certain role in the battle of the Yuan army to destroy the Song Dynasty, followed the Yuan army to fight a smooth battle, suppressed the resistance of the Song people, and made a lot of military achievements.

When the Yuan army destroyed the Song Dynasty, there were several Darakhan armies such as the Huguang Tarakan Army, the Yunnan Darakhan Army, and the Sichuan Darakhan Army. The strongest Huguang Darakhan army has more than 50,000 troops, and its combat strength is not weak, but the armor rate is too low.

However, the Darakhan army was not a regular Yuan army, and there was no military discipline, no food and military supplies. The reward given to them by the Yuan court was a "robbery permit", allowing the Darakhan army to loot money, grain and materials.

It is conceivable what kind of virtue the Darakhan army has. An army that is originally composed of the scum of society, and there is no military discipline constraints, and there is a robbery permit, so is it still necessary?

However, after the Yuan army destroyed the Song Dynasty, the Darakhan army was disliked by the Yuan court. Although it was not dissolved, the "robbery permit" was withdrawn. Yuan Ting and Kublai Khan, after all, still need some face.

As a result, the Darakhan armies in Yunnan and Sichuan dispersed. Although the establishment is still there, it is no longer an organized force.

Only the Huguang Tarakhan army still existed, and the strength of the army did not decrease but increased.

Why?

Because Mu Jiu, the marshal of the Huguang Darakan Army, that is, Xiao Yin, is too rich.

Mu Jiu is famous in Huguang, not only because he is the marshal of the military capital of Huguang Tarakhan, but also because he is a huge rich man in Huguang.

Mu Jiu is the leader of the Yangtze River Boat Gang, operating thousands of river boats. He is also a big salt merchant, a big tea merchant, a big money farmer, and a big manor owner.

It can be said that the shops, money villages, caravans, gambling houses, and green buildings under the name of Mu Jiu (Xiao Yin) are all over Huguang, and there are no less than 100,000 acres of fertile land. That's not all, Mu Jiu also did the acts of robbers in private, robbing merchant caravans, extorting and kidnapping tickets, lending usury, forcing good people to become prostitutes, and accumulating huge amounts of money.

Of course, Mu Jiu also has the name of a good man, known as the Nine Bodhisattvas. There are many things he has done, and it is difficult for the outside world to know that it has something to do with him.

This kind of man, of course, is not a good person. It can be seen that the purpose of his anti-Yuan is not to eliminate violence and peace, let alone national righteousness, but to fall into a poison called ambition.

So, what did Mu Jiu do with all the money he made?

Raising soldiers, of course.

In the past few years, Mu Jiu has used his huge financial resources to continuously secretly recruit people and raise the Darakhan army under his command, so that the force under his direct control has reached more than 70,000 people, many of whom are outlaws. Mu Jiu even secretly formed a death army of 3,000 people.

Although the Death Army only had 3,000 people, it was Xiao Yin's most relied on soldiers and horses. These 3,000 people are all outlaws who have killed people, fierce and fearless, believe in the righteousness of the rivers and lakes, and all of them regard themselves as heroes. and eating a lot of money, they were all fed with silver by Xiao Yin.

Xiao Yin took the 3,000 daring army as the core and firmly controlled the 70,000 Darakhan army. He also used the Darakhan army to control hundreds of thousands of people in the entire Huguang White Lotus Sect, and then used the strong strength of the Huguang White Lotus Sect to integrate the White Lotus Sect in Sichuan, Jiangxi, and Fujian provinces, and became the co-leader of the White Lotus in the four provinces.

This operation is that Li Luo knows about it, and he admires it a little.

can do this step, no matter whether it succeeds or fails, it can be regarded as a hero. Of course, he was able to successfully integrate the White Lotus Sect in the four provinces, and the role of the Tang State spy was also indispensable.

Although Xiao Yin is anti-Yuan for his ambition, it does not affect him to fight against tyranny and national righteousness.

"Big Buddha Girl, you are doing things by Li Luo's side, tell me the latest news." Xiao Yin, the Lord of the Great Buddha, said to the hard work.

The thirteen-year-old stood up hard, and his little face was full of solemnity and solemnity that only adults have.

"Great Buddha Lord, Buddha Lord, according to the official documents exchanged between Li Luo and the Demon Nest and the Great Devil, the Demon Nest is determined to exterminate the Holy Sect. The Holy Sect can no longer expect the Devil's Nest to recognize us, and even if we obey it, the Devil's Nest will not let the Cult go. Raising troops is the only way out. ”

Li Luo wrote a proclamation, suggesting that the Great Devil recognize the Holy Sect and confer the Holy Sect name as soon as possible. It's a pity that Li Luo's words didn't work. The Great Devil refuted him. said that he was a woman's kindness, looking ahead and looking backwards, and seeking skin with thieves. ”

As soon as the hard words were finished, many light envoys and Dharma protectors shouted.

"Anti-fucking! Just be bold! ”

"The demon head has cut us off our way of life, and we want his life!"

"Great Buddha Master, let's raise troops! Hit the capital, overturned the devil's nest, and won the bird position! ”

"Great Buddha Master, you are the emperor's big seat! In this world, we have also done it! ”

Xiao Yin's face behind the mask was a wry smile. It's true that he is ambitious, but he is not stunned, let alone stupid.

The Yuan court is so powerful, and now it is mostly a dead end to raise troops.

Originally, he planned to prepare secretly for two years, wait for the world to change, and then take the opportunity to raise troops and restore the beams. That way the certainty is much greater.

But at the moment, the government's persecution is too urgent, so he has no chance to prepare. Now that there is a serious shortage of weapons, it is good to say that he has made a lot of privately, and the grain and grass can also be used for a period of time. But the armor alone is too much missing.

The main force in the hands of the White Lotus Sect, in addition to the 3,000 daring troops and the 70,000 Darakhan troops, is the 20,000 official troops controlled by the Buddha of Fujian and Sichuan.

These two Buddha masters are both Han generals of the Yuan army, and the soldiers and horses under their command are all armored.

Three thousand daring soldiers, also with armor.

However, out of the 70,000 Darakhan army, only more than 10,000 people had armor, which he had painstakingly accumulated over the years.

In other words, the White Lotus Sect seems to be able to immediately pull out 300,000 young men to serve as an army, but the first soldiers are only 30,000 or 40,000. Even swords, guns, bows and arrows were only enough to arm seventy or eighty thousand people.

But the Yuan army's garrison in Huguang alone has more than 100,000 armor soldiers! Among them are tens of thousands of cavalry!

This battle is difficult to win no matter how you count it.

Unless it can solve the problem of weapons. Otherwise, he really wouldn't dare to rebel.

"Brothers." Xiao Yin's unique voice said, "The demon head is so pressing, why don't you want to start an army immediately?" In that way, everyone can also win a wife and a son, and be prosperous and rich. But the Yuan court is powerful, like the sun is in the sky, and we are not well prepared, and there is a shortage of weapons. That's easier said than done. ”

Suddenly, a young man stood up and said, "Don't worry, Lord Buddha! The Dark Incense Club has made progress! ”

Oh? Everyone's eyes lit up, and Xiao Yin seemed to smile.

"High Protector, has the Dark Incense Society really made progress?" Xiao Yin's voice was obviously a little joyful.

The so-called Dark Incense Society is a small team formed under the suggestion of Gao Protector, which is filled by some shrewd and capable young people in the sect to spy on the reality of the Yuan army.

Huguang has a vast area, and the Yuan Court Wubei Temple has five miscellaneous bureaus in Huguang, and manufactures a lot of weapons every year. However, these weapons will not be left in Huguang, but will be sent to the arsenal of the Dadu Wubei Temple.

However, the Yuan court had strict control over weapons. The dates and routes of the various bureaus escorting the weapons to Beijing were kept secret in advance, and they were not fixed.

Therefore, Gao Protector suggested the formation of the Dark Incense Association, which was specially used to explore the five miscellaneous bureaus in Huguang.

The High Protector said: "Lord of the Great Buddha, now in the five miscellaneous bureaus, there are brothers from the Dark Incense Society mixed in. Although I haven't gotten any useful information yet, I've got some eyebrows. ”

"The Five Miscellaneous Bureaus will escort the weapons to Beijing from the first month to the third month. I believe that when the time comes, the brothers inside will be able to send back accurate news. According to the report, the five miscellaneous bureaus have a lot of weapons to transport, and there are at least 20,000 pairs of armor alone! ”

Xiao Yin nodded and smiled: "High Protector, you did a good job." If the dark incense will really be able to find out the accurate news, this seat will definitely remember you a great achievement! ”

The high protector said: "Thank you, Lord Buddha! Less than two years after his subordinates joined the Holy Sect, he was promoted by the Lord of the Great Buddha, and now he has become a Dharma protector, and he feels inexplicably ashamed in his heart, so he can only swear to die to serve and dare to receive merit. ”

Another young man stood up and said, "High Protector, what you said is not right. Could it be that the days of joining the church are short, and they dare not receive merit? He bowed to Xiao Yin again, "Lord Buddha, your subordinates have a shorter time to enter the religion, but your old man has become the Emperor of Daliang, and your subordinates will fight and kill the enemy for you!" This founding achievement, I Dong Sisan must receive! ”

Xiao Yin laughed, "Okay, good, heroic!" Dong Sisan, you are good at commanding troops, brave and good at fighting, you are a natural general, there must be a chance for you to show your talents! ”

Dong Sisan said: "Thank you, Lord Buddha!" I, Dong Sisan, like to fight on the battlefield, as long as I can fight for the Lord of the Great Buddha and the Holy Sect, it is a horse leather shroud, and it is also a joy in my life, and I will never frown! ”

Xiao Yin likes Dong Sisan, who has a straightforward personality and has the ability to command troops, and his heart moved, and he said: "The eldest husband has made meritorious contributions, and he should use his name to shock the world." Your name is not beautiful, and it is not heroic. How about giving you a name, called Dong Huchen? ”

Dong Sansi was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately bowed down and said, "Thank you Lord Buddha for giving me the name!" Dong Si... Huchen is willing to go to the soup for His Majesty, and his liver and brain are smeared! ”

Okay. This man is also straightforward enough, and he directly turned the Lord of the Great Buddha into His Majesty.

As soon as "Your Majesty" came out, everyone, including Xiao Yin himself, was stunned.

Is Your Majesty calling it casually? Isn't it too fast?

But no one can contradict him and say that he can't be called that, right?

Only one of the Dharma protectors, Shouyang Daoist, stood up and said with a smile: "Dong Protector, the Lord of the Great Buddha has not yet called the emperor and founded the country, this title of His Majesty is not reasonable, and it will not be too late to call it in the future." ”

Dong Sisan snorted, "You scholars just have a lot of things, why is it unreasonable?" A Tartar chief like the Great Devil can be called a lonely widow, why can't the Great Buddha Master? We don't care so much, in our eyes, the Lord of the Buddha is the emperor, his majesty! ”

"Okay, Dong Huchen! The famous weapon of the Son of Heaven is so important, how can it be so arrogant! Don't say that again! Xiao Yin's voice seemed to be angry.

He was wearing a mask, and no one knew if he was really angry.

"No!" Dong Sisan obeyed orders very obediently, and was not angry at all because Xiao Yin reprimanded him.

However, Xiao Yin's reaction next proved that he valued Dong Sisan more.

"Dong Huchen, this seat appoints you as the general of the Demon Punishment, and allows you to recruit 10,000 soldiers and horses in my teaching of young men and horses, and secretly organize and train the Demon Punishment Army." Xiao Yin ordered that Dong Huchen should form a new army.

It's definitely reused.

Dong Huchen didn't say a word, didn't ask, and bowed down with gold and iron: "No! Subordinates obey! ”

Don't ask about food, don't ask for weapons, don't talk about difficulties, but directly receive orders.

This is what Xiao Yin likes about him. Capable, responsible, obedient, sensible, loyal... Who doesn't like such subordinates?

Dong Huchen doesn't want it, but Xiao Yin won't give it. He has high hopes for the demon army that will be formed.

"First of all, I will give you 50,000 taels of silver, 20,000 stones of grain, 3,000 pairs of armor, 3,000 pairs of bows and arrows, and 5,000 spears... Within half a month, it is necessary to recruit all the soldiers, and they must be carefully selected, and they must not be indiscriminately filled. This seat will order incense altars everywhere to help you recruit troops..."

Xiao Yin felt that Dong Huchen was credible and usable, and decided to let him build an elite army for him.

"Thank you, Lord Buddha! The subordinates will live up to the grace of the great Buddha's faith! Dong Huchen said a little excitedly.

Xiao Yin stood up suddenly, and his voice couldn't help but be sonorous: "The world is turbulent, and the bitterness has been going on for a long time!" The Yuan court was tyrannical and unreasonable, and entered the Central Plains with barbarianism, how could it be for a long time! ”

"My Holy Sect is the White Lotus Pure Land, the Bright World, but it is the same as the fishy flesh! Since the devils are forcing each other, Mo Ruo fights to the death, hangs the people and kills the crime, cleans up the source, and thinks that the world is the first! ”

He smashed the stove in his hand, "After the year, I grabbed the weapon, and immediately raised the flag and raised the army!" ”

……………

Li Luo returned to Haidong for the New Year unharmed, Cui Xiuning was very happy, but not surprised.

She knows Li Luo's character very well and knows that men will return.

"I heard that Li Pingzhang was set up and became a joke in Huguang officialdom." Cui Xiuning smiled as soon as they met, and helped Li Luo take off his coat.

Li Luo grabbed the woman over, "Are you worried about me?" I delivered the gift you wanted. ”

Cui Xiuning shook her head, "I'm worried and I'm worried in vain." I did what I had to do. Worry all day. Especially the recent shipment of armor. Alas, there have been many rebels throughout the ages, who is like us? ”

"Rebellion is a technical job, bold and careful, and it requires three points of luck. Now that the soldiers are almost finished, the arrangement in Huguang is almost complete. Li Luo twisted a strand of the woman's hair, scratched the woman's ears with the hair, and forced the woman to use a small fist.

"What is almost the same, the White Lotus Sect is really going to be reversed, the Sword Gate and the Wuguan are occupied by us, so it is called almost the layout. Now, at most, half of the work is done. Cui Xiuning said, "Let's go, go and see my son." ”

"Call Daddy!" When Li Luo saw his eldest son Li Zheng, he immediately stepped forward and hugged him.

The little man suddenly took a few steps back vigilantly, with a posture of "which one are you".

I went and forgot about me again. Li Luo is really helpless.

"I'm your father! Call Daddy. Li Luo opened his arms, revealing eight white teeth, which were brilliant.

Li Zheng lowered his little head, slowly retreated behind Cui Xiuning, and looked at Li Luo with wolf-like eyes.

Cui Xiuning was also speechless, "It'll be fine in a few days." ”

"Okay." Li Luo smiled bitterly.

When Li Luo returned to Haidong, it was already the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month. The people of the Tang Dynasty have plenty of food and clothing, live and work in peace and contentment, so they have a lot of New Year's flavor.

From the north to the south, the ten counties are all peaceful and lively.

The New Year's goods on the streets of various counties have almost been swept away. Every household is beaming.

This scene has made many people feel a lot of feelings. In the past, under the rule of the Yuan Court, such a day was unimaginable. I can't eat enough, and before the end of the year, people will starve to death everywhere, what a year.

But now, not only can I be fed and clothed, I have paid my taxes, and I still have a surplus after a year. The food that could not be eaten was sold to the government at a fair price, and in exchange for money, it was possible to buy some things. If you can't use it up, you can safely deposit it in the government bank.

Compared with before, it is simply one in the sky and the other on the ground.

Li Luo and Cui Xiuning are saints in the eyes of the people of the Tang Kingdom. Because the saints come into the world, the peaceful and prosperous world will begin, and they will have a good life.

In the words of the Tang people, it was a good time.

Therefore, as Chinese New Year's Eve approached, many people prayed in the Taoist shrine in the village, prayed for the blessing of the monarch and his wife, prayed for the blessing of the Tang Kingdom, and also prayed for themselves, and even for... War Prayers.

Then, get the peace charm of the Taoist priest.

In today's Tang people, Taoist temples are everywhere and are becoming more and more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. There is a Taoist society in the village, and there is a Taoist temple in the county. In addition to the martial temple, where the samurai go to a lot and the people go less, people go to Taoist temples such as the Yanhuang Emperor Temple and the Taishang Taoist Temple, and the people go to a lot.

There are also some temples and societies other than the Five Avenue Temples, such as Shennong Dao Society, Chenghuang Dao Temple, Land Dao Society and other temple societies, and there are also plenty of incense.

However, unlike the Chenghuang Taoist Temple in the Central Plains, any Taoist society in the Tang Kingdom has sacrificial ceremonies and Taoist priests.

Not only the people, but also the monarchs and ministers of the Tang State also had to worship their ancestors in the Yanhuang Emperor Palace, and go to the Taishang Dao Palace to worship the sky, and the ceremony was even more grand.

And the Chinese warriors also came to the Zhongwu Shrine in an endless stream.

It can be said that the culture of the Tang State is different from the increasingly Hu culture of the Han people under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty.

The Central Plains is becoming more and more Hu, and the Tang Kingdom is becoming more and more retro.

Not long ago, Cui Xiuning, the regent's wife, according to Li Luo's intentions, ordered to dissuade mixed meals and advocate the system of separate meals before the Song Dynasty.

The reason: unclean.

One person is sick, or the whole family is afraid of it.

Of course, the Tang State did not force the people to divide the meals, nor did it prohibit the people from mixing meals. But it is clear that the samurai and the officials have already shared the meal.

And Zheng Sixiao's reform of science and education has slowly begun to be known. The effect on samurai and officials, in particular, began to show results.

It can be said that Tang Guo is consciously changed by a pair of invisible hands every day.

This makes the thinking of the people of the Tang Kingdom different from that of the Central Plains. Among the Tang people, the militants are like carp crossing the river, and even children who are eager to serve the country in the army at a young age abound.

Compared with the numbness of the people of the Central Plains under tyranny, the people of the Tang Kingdom are more and more like the people of the Qin and Han dynasties.

Enterprising, very different.

It is no secret that the Tang State is about to raise troops, and the people's attention to the war is not even less than that of officials. Because they have all heard that in case the Tang army is defeated, the Yuan army will definitely attack Haidong, what will be the consequences?

So, no matter what, win too!

At this time, the Tang Kingdom, not to mention the army, even the general public, was also immersed in the excitement of the approaching war.

Everywhere preparations for war are being made.

The small Tang Kingdom is like a bow that is slowly being pulled apart, full of a terrible tension.

ps: I'm very unwell today, don't talk about it, crab crab everyone supports me, ask for tickets, good night everyone. I went to rest, and I couldn't stand it.

Qingyi literature