After Xu Ziling accompanied Yao Mengling back to the village, the villagers had already cleaned up her house and turned the hall into a simple mourning hall.

The villagers were overjoyed to see her come back safe and sound, and when they saw her face gloomy, they comforted her one after another and led her into the mourning hall.

Someone noticed Xu Ziling, who came back with her, and when Yao Mengling entered the house, they asked him about what happened, and mentioned Fang Jie and Zheng Biao during the process.

Xu Ziling kept an eye on it, but said that he had saved Yao Mengling in the hands of Bao Daoyi, and had never seen Fang Jie and the others.

Xu Ziling could naturally guess the villagers' good intentions, but it was impossible for Fang Jie to bring Bao Daoyi back, and the silver was only given to the villagers as a bargaining chip to get out.

chatted with the villagers for a long time, but saw Yao Mengling come out with a lunch box, and said to him with a red face: "Xu, Xu Gongzi, you can eat some food." ”

Xu Ziling was not polite, took the lunch box and opened it to eat.

After Yao Mengling returned to the house, a woman looked at Xu Ziling, who was gobbling up, and pretended to sigh: "Mengling, this child is so well-behaved, how can he be so miserable." My father went early, and the orphan daughter and widow have been dependent on each other for so many years, and they haven't married yet, and they have encountered such a thing again, alas. ”

Xu Ziling heard it clearly, but he was silent, just picking up the food in the bowl.

Seeing that he was unmoved, the woman moved closer to him and asked softly, "Looking at the face of the son, it must be that he has not yet married a family, right?" ”

"Auntie, don't say it," Xu Ziling glanced up at her, "The kid already has a woman he likes." ”

The woman said: "It's easy to say, which man with ability is not three wives and four concubines, the son will take her with him first, and it would be good to be a maid." She doesn't have any relatives, so she is left here alone, how can she live. ”

Xu Ziling put down the dishes and chopsticks, pondered for a long time, and said, "I also understand what my aunt means, and I will recommend a good place for her." ”

The woman smiled: "I know that the son is kind-hearted." It's late at night, so I'll go back and rest. With that, he left satisfied.

Looking at the woman's back, Xu Ziling shook his head helplessly. He was definitely reluctant to leave the girl by his side, but he could introduce her to Fang Baihua, but he didn't dare to conclude if it was a good destination for her.

You must know that the Fangla uprising, nine times out of ten, will fail. Even if it is due to Fang Baihua's relationship, he may be on Fang La's side.

Early the next morning, Xu Ziling left a note at the door and left the village for Hangzhou. Yao Mengling wants to keep filial piety for his mother for seven days, he is going to find Fang Baihua first, and then come to pick her up seven days later.

As one end of the Grand Canal, Hangzhou has been a bustling metropolis since ancient times. Near noon, Xu Ziling entered the city gate of Hangzhou, and the overlapping buildings spread out in front of him, and in the distance was the busy freight terminal, which was not much inferior to Bianliang and Jiangning.

With Fang Jie's prompt, Xu Ziling came to a courtyard in the east of the city and knocked on the door hard.

After a while, a small guy opened the door, saw Xu Ziling standing outside the door, and said in surprise: "Xu Gongzi?!" ”

Seeing that he knew himself, Xu Ziling looked at him carefully a few times before remembering his identity. It turned out to be the Manichaean disciple who gave him the deed for Bai Mei in the first place.

"Is that you? What's your name, and how did you end up here guarding the door? After walking in the door, Xu Ziling asked.

"Little one's surname is Wang," the little guy said, grinning, revealing his two front teeth, "My brothers call me Big Tooth." I made some mistakes before, and I was punished by the White Protector to guard the door. ”

Xu Ziling nodded at him and asked, "Where is Sister Baihua now?" ”

The little servant replied: "Priest Fang should now be in the main hall to discuss important matters with the distinguished guests from Qingxi County, and Gongzi Xu can go and visit him." ”

Xu Ziling answered, and walked towards the hall by himself.

The gate of this courtyard is not magnificent, from the outside, it seems that the courtyard is not big, and only when you enter the courtyard do you find that there is a cave. The whole courtyard is in the shape of an "L", and when you enter from the main gate, there is the main hall in the center, and from the hall to both sides are all bedrooms. As soon as all the houses are out of the house, there is a courtyard, and once the wind blows, the people in the house can quickly gather into the courtyard.

There were two people guarding the door in front of the hall, and when they saw Xu Ziling coming, they stopped him, and after hearing him report his identity, one of them turned around and went in to report. After a while, the man walked back and motioned for Xu Ziling to go in.

In addition to Fang Baihua in the meeting hall, there were two other people, one old and one like, both dressed as Confucian scholars, and they were talking to Fang Baihua. Seeing Xu Ziling coming in, the two of them were silent.

And Xu Ziling saw the heroic Fang Baihua sitting on the main seat, although the hair ornament was a hair ornament of the Song Dynasty, but his face was still so familiar and kind. He ran up in three steps and two steps, hugged her in amazement, and whispered, "Sister." Long time no see. ”

Fang Baihua frowned slightly, pushed him away with one palm, and asked, "What are you doing here, has you found the girl you are looking for?" ”

"Sister, I've found Mingxia," Xu Ziling looked at her seriously, "but I'm here to help you." ”

Fang Baihua's face froze, and he snorted coldly: "I don't need your help, go back." ”

"You're plotting a rebellion, aren't you?" Xu Ziling said suddenly.

Hearing this, Fang Baihua and the other two all changed their faces greatly. But I heard Fang Baihua ask in a deep voice: "You met Fang Jie on the way here, he told you?!" ”

Except for the Fang family's clansmen, cronies, and core Manichaean personnel, everyone else didn't know about such a major event, Xu Ziling could suddenly say it, and Fang Baihua had to blame it on Fang Jie's disobedience.

Xu Ziling looked at her, slowly shook his head and said, "It's none of his business." I surmised it. ”

Fang Baihua frowned: "Where did you come from the idea that I want to rebel?" ”

"No, it's not sister, you're going to rebel. It is your eldest brother Fang La who wants to rebel, and he has been planning for a long time, and he will start up within a year. Xu Ziling glanced at the three people with shocked expressions on their faces, and continued: "There are three reasons for this.

First, sister, you spent a lot of money to raise grain and grass before, and even did not hesitate to rob Huashigang, as the so-called three armies have not moved, grain and grass go first, this is your preparation for rebellion;

Second, you hurriedly transferred the Manichaean congregation to Jiangnan to preach in order to stir up the people's hearts, in order to make the people oppressed by the government respond to the uprising;

Third, Huashigang has poisoned Suzhou and Hangzhou for a long time, and the people have accumulated poverty and grievances. Earlier in Jiangning, I heard the news that the Holy Father Fang La was going to uncover the rod, of course, the rumors stop at the wise, and most people scoff at it, after all, the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty is still there, and it is tantamount to self-destruction if a few rogues dare to expose the rod. At first, I didn't believe it, until my sister suddenly went south, and I thought of the above joints. ”

Syllable! Syllable! Syllable!

A few applause rang out, and the white-haired old man sitting on the side smiled: "Childe's quick thinking is convincing." ”

Xu Ziling hurriedly waved his hand: "The kid is just honest, and he can't talk about the four words of talent and agility." ”

At this time, Fang Baihua was no longer secretive, and introduced to Xu Ziling: "This is Lou Minzhong, who is a friend of our family, and this is Zu Shiyuan, a friend of my brother." As he spoke, he pointed at the white-haired old man and the middle-aged Confucian scholar, and then pointed to Xu Ziling and introduced the two: "He is my brother-in-law, Xu Ziling." ”

Xu Ziling was not hypocritical, and called "Mr. Lou" and "Mr. Zu" to the two respectively.

The middle-aged Confucian scholar named Zu Shiyuan glanced at Xu Ziling and asked, "I see that Xu Gongzi is very talented, since he said that he came to help me and wait, I don't know what I think about the uprising?" ”

Xu Ziling arched his hand and said, "I don't dare to be high, but the kid does have some ideas." ”

Zu Shiyuan shrugged his shoulders: "But it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Xu Ziling looked at Fang Baihua, saw her nodding lightly, and said in a straight voice: "No matter how you plan, the uprising will end in failure." ”

Hearing this, Zu Shiyuan said angrily: "How much do you know about the milky and still hairy boy, and you dare to assert that the uprising will be defeated, do you know how much preparation we have made for the uprising?" ”

Fang Baihua and Lou Minzhong also frowned and looked at Xu Ziling. The uprising had not yet begun, and his arbitrary conclusion was tantamount to demoralizing them.

Xu Ziling picked up the tea cup on the table, took a sip, and said slowly: "Since ancient times, the success of the uprising has all occupied the time, place, and people, all of which are indispensable. Regardless of the location and people, just look at the time.

When Han Gaozu and Tang Gaozu rose up, it was a situation of great chaos in the world. The court struggled to deal with rebels from all walks of life, allowing them to rise from the chaos and achieve hegemony. Now although the court of the Great Song Dynasty is corrupt and the emperor is mediocre, the foundation is still there, and hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops are still there, what do you do to resist. ”

Hearing this, Lou Minzhong and the three of them were silent. To be honest, they didn't think that far ahead, they didn't think about overthrowing the Song Dynasty, it was too difficult.

What they wanted was to be able to break through Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places and occupy Jiangnan. With the strength they are currently accumulating, once an incident arises, it will not be difficult to sweep Jiangnan in a short time. In addition, because they live in Jiangnan, their understanding of the forbidden army is almost the same as that of the Xiang army, and they do not have too deep concepts.

"I heard that the Liangshanbo rebel army broke the forbidden army led by Hu Yanzhuo, and even surrendered Hu Yanzhuo." Zu Shiyuan said.

Xu Ziling said lightly: "These bandits take advantage of the court's contempt, or they may win a few small games." When the imperial court sent a regular army to conquest, Song Jiang and others would only have a dead end if they were not recruited. ”

Seeing Xu Ziling's calm demeanor, his answers flowing, and his sentences hitting the key point, Lou Minzhong exclaimed: "Xu Gongzi is not as old as a weak crown, how can he know everything about this, could it be that someone who is born to know?!" ”

Xu Ziling chuckled and shook his head: "The kid just thought of it by luck, not because he was good at it." ”

He really didn't know before his memories awakened, but since he awakened the memories from "nine hundred years later", he couldn't know more about these things. Although this world is not the real Song Dynasty, the general trend of history is not far behind.

Hearing this, Fang Baihua's belief in the uprising was shaken a little, but it was soon firm again.

She said coldly to Xu Ziling: "No matter what you say, it's just a piece of paper." By this time, the uprising was already on the line. If you don't think well of us, leave quickly, and don't take your life for nothing. ”

"You're my sister!" Xu Ziling said loudly, "How could I let you go." ”