Jingchu Province covers the former Jinghu South Road and Jinghu North Road, that is, Hunan and Hubei in later generations.

In the area of Dafu Mountain, the lofty mountains are majestic and steep, the river ditch is everywhere, Wang Ze is everywhere, and there is an Ao cottage on the top of Dafu Mountain.

From a distance, this top of the village looks like a pincer. It is made up of several interconnected hills, which are not very high but extremely steep. The cottage is set up by risk, surrounded by dangerous cliffs, looking up from the bottom of the cliff, looking up, looking up at the top; Looking down from the top of the wall, it is condescending, and the nearby mountains and ravines are in full view, and the dwellings are only the size of a fist.

This cottage is extremely difficult to navigate, and there are only two small roads that descend from the ladder, which is extremely dangerous. But the top of the village is very spacious, a big village is divided into four small villages in the northeast, and there is a natural commanding height in each small village. The four commanding heights echo each other from afar, the south village is the highest among the four villages, rises from the ground, is unattainable, and Zhong Xiang's chaotic army is stationed here.

A sturdy figure was rushing towards the mountain along the winding mountain path, with a crimson cloak and a pale green suit, at first glance, it was the dress of Zhong Xiangyijun.

Zhong Xiangjun originally did not have a uniform costume, and after conquering several prefectures and towns, they seized a large number of red cloths. Then they cut it out, and used it as a cloak for each person, and the place where the iron horse rode fast was like a mass; The fire costume is bundled, and sure enough, the momentum is different, and Yang Hujun has been called a red-clothed thief by the officers and soldiers.

Mingjiao, also known as Manichaeism, originated from Zoroastrianism in Persia, and the worship of fire is very deep.

The man rushed up to the cottage and sweated profusely into the cottage hall, which was full of thieves.

"Zhong Protector! After checking out the important news, a brother from Lingnan came to report that King Xiao Ming is not in Bianliang now! ”

Everyone in the lobby stood up, Zhong Xiang held the shoulders of the person who came, and asked, "Yang Qi, what did you say?" Where is King Xiaoming? ”

The young man known as Yang Qi said excitedly: "King Xiao Ming is in Dali, this matter is true!" In the camp of the Song army, many people know about it. ”

If there is a little Ming King in hand, the sect members will be full of confidence, and most of the people present are the backbone of the Ming Sect, and they believe in the reincarnation of the Ming King.

Everyone in the lobby had a hint of joy and entered Bianliang to rescue King Xiao Ming, how difficult it was.

But he is in Dali, it is much easier, and the south is the weak link of the Song court.

But what Mingjiao and Wang Jingang agreed was to capture Hangzhou, go north to Suzhou, occupy half of the south of the Yangtze River, and confront the Song court across the river.

Now the main force of Mingjiao, Zhong Xiangyi's army, is ready to go south to fight Dali.

In this way, it is inevitable that Wang Jingang's Jiangnan Maitreya sect will be sold, and they will block the Song army in the north while scolding their mother. Religious-led armies are sometimes so capricious.

"We already have fifty or sixty thousand people, when King Ming raised the matter, the army of 200,000 responded, although Fang Qifo was led by the traitor to surrender a lot, but more hidden in the people. As long as we fight south, they will respond again. Zhong Xiang said affirmatively.

As soon as Fang Qi Buddha was mentioned, everyone was red-faced, eager to eat him alive.

At this point, the commander of the Song army in Dali is Fang Qifo, and the Ming disciples are full of desire to save the Ming King and take revenge by the way.

In their eyes, it was Fang Qifo who betrayed the Holy Maiden and King Xiao Ming in exchange for his own glory and wealth, and was a traitor written into the teachings of Mingjiao.

Moreover, Fang Qifo was still saved by King Ming, and it seems that he will take revenge, and he is the most shameless person in the hearts of Ming believers.

In fact, Fang Qifo was also quite wronged, Fang La gave him a bite to eat, but he was not religious.

Later, he was ordered to lead 150,000 sect members to fight back and forth with Yang Lin's forbidden army.

However, Fang La didn't know the soldiers, blindly increased his troops to Taihu Lake in Suzhou, and kept urging him to fight a decisive battle, which led to the defeat coming so quickly.

The desperate Fang Qi Buddha fled to the ends of the earth, but Yang Lin was bent on recovering his flesh and blood, of course, he chased after him relentlessly, and forced Fang Qi Buddha to surrender when he was in a desperate situation.

He was completely worthy of Fang La, after all, when he surrendered, Fang La was already dead. As for the saints... The Holy Maiden fell earlier than the Seven Buddhas, and when he surrendered, the Holy Maiden was playing a game of "blending" with Yang Lin.

These people only thought that if they took King Xiao Ming, they would boost their morale and take Bianliang in one go, but they never considered that when Fang La was alive, the Mingjiao rebellion did not succeed.

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In the early autumn of the south of the Yangtze River, the drizzle is one after another, and a delicate building is hidden in the forest, and the surrounding mountains and forests are light and cloudy, like a picture scroll of smoke and rain.

The scale of Chiyang Temple is not large, but the construction is very careful. The whole Chiyang Taoist Temple is divided into two places according to the mountain, and the building located below is a square courtyard, which is in the shape of a line.

Above the Taoist temple is a row of quiet houses and a building view protruding from the cliff, forming a T-shape, and the middle is connected by a B-shaped corridor, which is secretly combined with the number of the six Ding Jade Girl, the Liujia Yang God and the Taiyi, and it is not well versed in the way of the public opinion, and such a Taoist temple cannot be built.

All Taoists now have great respect for Yang Lin, because he alone elevated Taoism to the status of the state religion.

Up and down, many dignitaries and nobles also began to believe in Taoism, and most of the incense money sent by the temple entered Taoist temples in various places.

The Taoist priests of Jiangnan sent people to Bianliang and asked for the name of Chiyang Temple, and built it in the mountains and forests on the shore of Poyang Lake in Raozhou.

In the Chiyang view, the building views the birds like Ling Ran on the top of the cliff, facing the reckless mountains, hanging in the air on three sides, building a verandah verandah, hanging a light yellow bamboo curtain in the column, hanging the gauze curtain inside.

The veil was as thin as a cicada's wings, and when you looked inside, you could see the scenery of the mountains, but just such a light veil would isolate the cold and humidity that came with the autumn rain.

The autumn rain is miserable, but the building is warm and mellow, as if it is a world of its own.

The drizzle fell on the top of the eaves, making a rustling sound like spring silkworms.

The building is covered with straw mats made of thin white rattan, and a small stove is placed next to it.

An old man with white hair is Zhao Zhijing, the head of Chiyang Temple, who raised his hands slightly and said warmly: "Governor Zhang, please use tea." ”

Sitting opposite is the governor and governor of Jiangnan, a rare feudal official Zhang Shuye who oversees the civil and military affairs of a province, he can be said to be the only one among the thirteen provinces, and even Qin Long's seed master Dao did not have this treatment.

Uncle Zhang took a sip and sighed: "Tea is good tea, but I am Yaochi Immortal Brew at the moment, and I can't drink it." ”

Daoist Zhijing chuckled and said, "Could it be for the rebellious people in Jiangnan?" ”

"Exactly. Shaozai handed over Jiangnan to me, what a trust, I never wanted to cause such a mess, Zhang... I'm ashamed of the young man. ”

Zhijing Dao Chang said with a smile: "Governor Zhang doesn't have to worry, the chaotic people in Jiangnan seem to be the cause of the Maitreya Sect behind it, but in fact they are controlled by the wealthy families in Jiangnan. ”

Zhang Shuye knew that he was the head snake in the south of the Yangtze River, and he didn't know how many believers he had under him. Most of the information he knows is accurate, Yin Muhong specifically mentioned this point in his letter, and the spies of the Duwei Mansion are all over the place, so he naturally knows the pool of water in the south of the Yangtze River, where it is deep and where it is shallow. This is also the purpose of his visit halfway.

"The displaced people are difficult to control, it is better to block their source, the displaced people are like water, Maitreya is just a ditch, and the source is in the Jiangnan Wang clan." Zhijing Dao Chang said: "All wealthy families are difficult to move their foundations, and there must be nests." It is better to destroy one place than to exterminate 100,000 displaced people. ”

"As long as there are wealthy families who contribute money and support behind them, 100,000 displaced people gather together, just in the flick of a finger."

Uncle Zhang got up at night, took a deep look, and said, "Thank you for your guidance." ”