A feast was held in the hall of the Hangzhou Mansion, and Fang Laduan sat at the head of the banquet to entertain the henchmen of the Manichaeans who followed him, and even defected to the leaders of the powerful men in the south of the Yangtze River under his command, and the price of wine and meat was about to rise. Although many defected to the rebels, many of them were born in the green forest and did not follow the Manichaean precept of not drinking meat and alcohol, and many of them were drunk until they were drunk, and the face of Fang Lamen was full of will, and they did not take to heart the drunken and arrogant ugliness of many people at the banquet.

During the banquet, people such as Fang Tianding, Bao Daoyi, Zheng Biao and others still treated Xiao Tang's brothers coldly, although it was a celebration banquet to celebrate the Manichaean victory in Hangzhou, Mu, and She, but the atmosphere at the scene was still very delicate.

Xiao Tang watched coldly, and during the period, he couldn't help but greet Fang La again, since the other party was willing to take a step back, his own side naturally saw the donkey under the slope, and said that he would hand over Zhu Mian's house to Manichaeism. As for what kind of torture the traitor who had plagued the people of Jiangnan for more than ten years would be used by Fang La, so that Manichaeism could further incite the antagonistic feelings of the people in the Jiangnan region against the imperial court, this favor was also something he had to do.

At this time, a sect leader sitting at the head of Fang La's side suddenly looked at Xiao Tang, and asked meaningfully: "Xiao Renxia has recruited heroes in the rivers and lakes with the name of the iron-faced and the whole feather, and you have become the co-master of the green forest and the mountains, and you were originally a high-ranking official from the second rank in the court, but since you have turned your back on the imperial court, the Song Dynasty has allowed you to be an official who is no longer useful, as for the name of the co-master of the green forest and the mountains, since we have openly acted upon, naturally we can't just claim to be the identity of the green forest, but I don't know that after Xiao Renxia returned to the north, But what name do you plan to set up to confront the imperial court? ”

Fang La's brother, Fang Qifo, is also an important figure in Manichaeism. When Xiao Tang had a first meeting with him not long ago, he found that this person was quite harmonious with him on the surface, and when Fang Qifo said a question, Fang La and even the leaders of the Manichaean sect who had gathered in the palace hall immediately looked at Xiao Tang. Xiao Tang also smiled secretly in his heart, Sifu Dao Now that Fang La has tampered with the name of the year, intending to build a country on his own, and now he can't wait for me to invade the state and seize the county to seal the territory, but he doesn't want to sing a "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" with the imperial court in the Song realm, so as to achieve a situation where the imperial court is restrained by both the north and the south, and it is beneficial for the Manichaeism to be unscrupulous and make a big noise?

After thinking about it in his heart, Xiao Tang took a sip of wine, and then said in a long voice: "Although the court is stupid and treacherous, Xiao has to rebel, but I have indeed been appreciated and promoted by the official family, so I can enjoy the important position of being a high-ranking official for a while, and the official worships the court from the second grade." Now it is true that I have to fight with the imperial court to the end, and I also have the grace to treat me in the official family, Xiao and his brothers command several mountains of soldiers and horses, although they have to guard against him when the encirclement and suppression of the official army comes, but at least for now...... If it is said that the name is changed to the yuan, and several military states are occupied and the self-proclaimed king is made, there is no need to rush this matter. ”

"Xiao Renxia's words are wrong! Since he has raised the anti-flag, in the eyes of that faint monarch, he is a rebellious minister and thief who cannot be punished and must be cut by a thousand knives! You and I are inseparable from the imperial court, what kind of affection can you have with the emperor Lao'er? Did Mo Xiao Ren Xia think that if he was the king without cutting the land, he would still have room for maneuver with the court? ”

Xiao Tang's reply obviously made Fang La very dissatisfied, he waved his hand, and said loudly: "My Manichaeism occupies Jiangnan, Xiao Renxia is advancing in Hebei and Shandong Zhulu Military Prefectures, you and I are each dominant, and the people who are suffering from tyranny in all parts of the world must respond to the wind, that is, the Song Dynasty decided to send troops, and it will take more than a month before and after, and it will take about a month to transfer food and salaries to the army, not to mention about half a point, and Xiao Renxia can take this opportunity to lead the heroes of the Zhulu gathered under his command to run rampant in Heshuo and Jingdong, and the guards and troops in various places are weak and unstoppable. In this way, we have laid the foundation to resist the imperial court.

What's more, the previous war in the Northwest Frontier Court cost the people and money, and the money was redundant, and then Xiao Renxia and I occupied a large area of Hebei, Shandong, and Jiangnan respectively, and the rest of the Li people in various places also suffered from tyranny and exploitation for a long time. At that time, the Song court was worried about internal and external troubles, and I, Manichaeism and Xiao Renxia, were lightly punished under the rule and gathered the hearts of the people, so it was not long before the Song court fell to the country! Such a great opportunity, since Xiao Renxia has openly acted upright, Sha Mo still has to lead the heroes under his command to occupy only a few mountains and forests, and still do green forest piracy? ”

Fang La said it in high spirits, and many sect leaders in the hall, such as Chen Hoop Bucket, Fang Qi Buddha, Yang Eight Bucket, etc., also echoed their words. However, Xiao Tang knew that Fang La and his henchmen were not only so kind to give advice to themselves, but the more noisy he was after returning to the Northland, the more beneficial it would be for Manichaeism. Long before deciding to negotiate with Fang La, Xiao Tang had carefully discussed and planned with his henchmen, and now, of course, it is impossible to be hot in his head, so he was teased by Fang La's teasing and dreamed of becoming the king and hegemon.

Seeing that his brother was silent for a while with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, Xiao Jiasui coughed lightly, immediately stood up, and said to Fang La: "Sect Master Fang, my brother has gathered a group of heroes, although his troops are strong and strong, but it is not as dangerous as the Yangtze River when your sect occupies Jiangnan. The few cottages under the control of the city are not far from the Gyeonggi Stronghold, and if they openly invade the autonomy of the prefectures and occupy the prefectures, the result can be imagined: we will inevitably attract the most fierce encirclement and suppression by the Song court's officials and troops. Even if we concentrate all our forces on a decisive battle with the imperial army, it is still unknown who will win or lose. If the imperial court sees that although my brother has openly erected an anti-flag, he has not captured the prefecture and county and directly poses a threat to Bianjing, it may not concentrate on recruiting the official army to attack with all its might, but if we and others make a big noise about the robbery and gathering of the city, the imperial court must not allocate heavy troops to attack.

Originally, my elder brother and your sect cooperated to resist the imperial court, and one south and one north were able to disperse the main force of the official army, but if we waited for the sharp edge to be exposed and caused the officials and soldiers of the imperial court to only go all out, there would be no danger of being wiped out and wiped out. For your religion, it is still necessary to stabilize the military states of the southern roads in the south of the Yangtze River and defend the river with the imperial court, and it is difficult for each other to rescue and respond, so it is not very likely that the imperial court will gather heavy troops and the main force will break each one? According to my brother's thoughts, it is true that your religion can be divided into one side in the south of the Yangtze River and the north and south of the Song court, but for us and others, it is only appropriate to consolidate our own defense, not to rise to the throne. ”

If you rebel against a big event, either you don't do it, or you don't do it, how can I not see that you also have the intention of teaching me Manichaeism to be more taboo in the court? But since you, Xiao Tang, have openly erected an anti-flag, and you are afraid to provoke the all-out conquest and suppression of the Song court's army, how can you achieve great things?

Fang La saw that Xiao Tang seemed to agree with what his henchman Xiao Jiasui said, he thought about it, and there was a feeling of contempt and disdain in his heart, and he secretly said that you have gathered many capable people in the rivers and lakes, and often buy the hearts of the people. How can you compete with me for this great country?

Xiao Tang could also feel that it was not only Fang La, but also many of the Manichaean leaders present who looked at him again, and the contempt on their faces was more or less inadvertently revealed, and it could also be seen that these Manichaean people who were determined to rebel to the end must also think that they were not as ambitious and courageous as the Fang La sect leaders they followed, and they still hoped to leave some room for maneuver when they looked forward to the confrontation with the imperial court.

Immediately, Fang La suddenly laughed loudly, and when he spoke to Xiao Tang again, his tone was a little less polite, and a little more arrogant: "Since Xiao Renxia has so many concerns, Fang can also allow you one thing: if you are afraid of the strength of the official army, and it is difficult to have a foothold when the soldiers and horses under your command are really attacked by the imperial court, you can also flee to Jiangnan, after all, you and I can work together to resist the imperial court, and we can be regarded as like-minded...... Fang will naturally let Xiao Renxia save his life. ”