Chapter 527: Raise the Flag and Ask for a Monthly Pass
At this time, south of the city wall of Quanzhou, a place composed of low-rise houses built with an annex was built. Complex alleys that intertwine make the roads here feel like a labyrinth. Although most of the cities of the Song Dynasty had drainage systems, and Quanzhou was no exception, the smell here was still very bad, and the smell of donkey and horse manure on the streets wafted in the air along with the salty sea breeze blowing from the port of Thornton. Near the world's largest port, there is a mixed and dirty scene. In the midst of a mixed stream of dwellings, there is a small house that has been rented by a few boats that have run south. In this era, the seafaring trade was carried out in the monsoon, and the sailing ships that ran the southern route were two round trips a year. In spring and summer, when the southeast wind rises, it leaves, and in autumn and winter, when the northwest wind rises, it leaves. Now is the time when the wind is about to change, and the captains who live here are busy taking care of their boats and preparing to go to sea, and they do not stay at home.
But today, in this small house, there are many men dressed as boatmen at the bow, all of whom are Han people with tanned skin and strong bodies. They carried cheap pork head meat and low-quality soju, as if everyone was going to get drunk in the last few days before they went to sea.
The surrounding residents greeted each other kindly, this is the settlement of Quanzhou sea runners, and the people who live here are either the men who run the sea, or their families, or the old sailors who are too old to go to sea.
Of course, they are all Han Chinese. The Fanren boats and sailors in Quanzhou had their own settlements, and most of them were Tianfang Christians, who built houses near the mansions of the proprietors, and there were also Zhenshen Temples for them to pray - with these Zhenshen Temples as the center, the entire Tianfang Sect Baifan in Quanzhou formed a whole. If you mess with one, you'll blow up a nest! And all maritime merchants have force. And it's not weak, once it provokes chaos. Quanzhou is about to suffer a big chaos.
Therefore, the officials sent to Quanzhou by the Southern Song Dynasty court have always been more polite and tolerant to the Tianfang Sect. Even Wang Jian, who led troops to raid the Pu family's mansion. There is no too wide range of plants, and there is no investigation of the in-laws and deployment of the Pu family. As for the Pu clan, most of them fled when they heard the news, and they didn't catch half of them.
It can be said that the forces of the Pu family and the Quanzhou Tianfang Sect did not receive any damage in the last family raid! And they didn't think that the Southern Song officials and troops in Quanzhou posed any threat to them - Wang Jian's 3,000 Sichuan veterans were better off when they were there. As soon as the Sichuan army left, the Song army stationed in Quanzhou, whether it was a regimental training or a royal army, was actually a scumbag of war. It's not Quanzhou Baifan's opponent at all.
In history, Quanzhou City, where tens of thousands of elite Huai soldiers were stationed, was easily taken by these white and rebellious left-wing sailors! It can be seen that the strength of the Quanzhou Tianfang Sect is strong in the white sailors!
However, in Quanzhou in this time and space, the Heavenly Fang Sect Baifan Maritime Merchant has a nightmarish opponent in Quanzhou - the rising Heavenly Dao Sect, and the behemoth behind the Heavenly Dao Sect, the Northern Ming Empire!
And now, the leaders of the Quanzhou Heavenly Taoist Sect are dressed as boatmen and bow of the boat, and they are gathered in this house located outside Quanzhou City. Most of the doors and windows were closed, and everyone sat around two large tables. The only source of light in the room was a ray of sunlight shining through an open skylight. Dust flew in the pillars of light. This makes it have a hint of religious atmosphere. None of them spoke, just anxiously looking towards the staircase leading to the second floor. Suddenly, I don't know who shouted.
"Ink Angel, the Lord of the Square Altar has arrived!"
There was a bang. Everyone stood up. Then there was the sound of the stairs, and the first thing that appeared in front of everyone was a stout man in his thirties, with a dense and messy beard. His skin is very fair, and he is very contrasted with a group of black carbon heads here. Obviously not a man who often runs to the sea. But at this time, he was also dressed as a sailor, and he also carried a long sword that looked a little ridiculous at his waist. This person is the master of the Quanzhou Tiandao Sect. Fang Yumen, known as the Thirteen Langs of the Jade Gate!
What came out with Fang Yumen was a woman dressed in white, fluttering in white, with an elegant complexion and a solemn expression, like a fairy in the sky. The fairy's belt also had a weapon hanging from it, a two-foot-long horizontal knife - this is the standard saber of the Heavenly Daoist people!
"See the Ink Angel, Lord of the Altar!" A group of men in the bow of the boatman shouted in unison.
"Excuse me! Sit it all! Mo Ying Niang waved her hand very boldly, and then pulled over a chair and sat down between the two tables. Fang Yumen also sat down on the chair that another subordinate had brought over.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am the Heavenly Dao Envoy Mo Ying Niang, and this time I came to take the land of Quanzhou by the decree of King Ming!"
As soon as the words fell, a room full of Heavenly Dao Sect leaders became excited.
"It's finally time for this day!"
"Great! Now we're going to raise our eyebrows! ”
"I don't have to look at the face of the Heavenly Fang Sect Bai Fan anymore!"
"Don't be angry with them anymore!"
"This Quanzhou is our world......"
Hearing these words, Mo Ying Niang just snorted lightly, and everyone immediately fell silent - even those of them, the leaders of the Heavenly Dao Sect who had been operating behind enemy lines for a long time, knew that King Ming was not in charge of religious affairs, and this Mo Ying Niang was the actual controller of the Heavenly Dao Sect!
"What do you think? Quanzhou Mansion hasn't been taken yet! Do you want to be the master? Hum! Let me tell you clearly, this time to fight Quanzhou, mainly rely on the strength of our Heavenly Taoist Sect! King Ming's army will not move. ”
"What? The army does not move? ”
"Where do we have the strength to take Quanzhou!"
"Yes, there are tens of thousands of Baifan in Quanzhou, of which there are thousands of them who can fight, and there have been a lot of Mamluk warriors recently, which are said to be better than our Ming Shijue steel armor soldiers!"
"In addition to Bai Fan, there is also the group training of Zhao and Yu Zhao old thief, the three major clans of Xu, Chen, and Zeng outside Quanzhou City have all followed Zhao old thief, and even 100,000 troops can be pulled out!"
Everyone talked about it, and they all felt that it was impossible to succeed with the strength of Quanzhou Heavenly Dao disciples. It was a very explosive voice that suddenly sounded: "Scared? That's scary!? Straight thief, you want to be the founding hero, you want to be glorious and rich, but when you are desperate, you are afraid of death! You don't want to think about it, if King Ming and his old man sent a few thousand soldiers to kill and take Quanzhou Mansion, what credit would our brothers have? If you don't have merit, what kind of official should you be? What else do you want? It's all fucking the life of being a poor bastard for the rest of your life! ”
It was Yumen Thirteen Lang, Fang Yumen who spoke. The people below immediately fell silent. Quanzhou Tiandao Sect is a religion, but it is a bit like a gang, the religious atmosphere is not very strong, everyone is not so much religious as willing to follow Fang Yumen, the big brother. Now as soon as the eldest brother gets angry, the younger brother below is silent.
Seeing that the people below were silent, Fang Yumen said again: "Ink envoy, how can I make you make a statement about this matter, the sword mountain and the sea of fire, my Yumen dares to break through!" ”
Mo Yingniang smiled faintly, "Quanzhou City doesn't need you to fight, you just have to go to Taiyi Temple to do something...... Can this Taiyi view be kept? ”
"Hold on!" Fang Yumen patted his chest, "That's my old nest, it's more reliable than an iron bucket, how can I not keep it?" ”
"That's good!" Mo Yingniang tapped her head and said in a low voice, "Then now, contact Ji Zhiji of the Quanzhou Gentry and Maritime Chamber of Commerce for me!" ”
"Is it an old thief in the South China Sea?" Fang Yumen frowned slightly, Ji Zhiji, whom Mo Yingniang wanted to see, was not a good bird at all, a sea thief! The characters on the underworld in Quanzhou thought he was too vicious, so he gave him the nickname of the South China Sea. Now Mo Ying Niang, this delicate Dididi, uh, it should be a cold little beauty who is actually going to see him?
"That's him!" Mo Ying Niang took out a piece of Sun and Moon Token and threw it to Fang Yumen, "Tell him to come here to see me!" Right away! ”
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"What? The Heavenly Daoists in Quanzhou are converging on the Taiyi Temple? Is this going to happen? ”
When Wang Lixin heard the news, he stood up suddenly, and said one after another: "Go and invite Zhao Tuanlian, You Gongwei, and Wang Youwu to come over." ”
A staff member beside him suddenly interjected and reminded: "Dafu, do you want to invite Ma Chengwu as well?" ”
"Mashou Mountain?" Wang Lixin paused, although he had not been in Quanzhou for a long time, he also knew the huge power of the Heavenly Fang Sect Bai Fan in this city. As an official and scholar of the Great Song Dynasty, he naturally felt that Quanzhou Baifan was really a bit of a big deal - but the Han maritime merchants in Quanzhou were the same in his opinion. Merchants with force, whether Han or Fan, are always a scourge!
Compared with the merchants, those Han merchants seem to be more hateful, most of them have entered the Beiming Dynasty, and they have also donated to the gentry, and their ships are all equipped with heavenly thunder arrows! The combat effectiveness is more powerful than the naval warships of the imperial court! However, fortunately, most of these Han merchants lived their own lives and did not participate in the dispute between the Song and Ming dynasties.
"Go please." After thinking about it, he still decided to involve Bai Fan of the Heavenly Sect, because he also knew that the contradiction between the Heavenly Sect and the Heavenly Daoist Sect was very big - the Monotheistic Sect was inherently mutually exclusive!
After a while, several characters who were named came over neatly in their robes, and they all looked nervous, obviously knowing about the movements of the Quanzhou Heavenly Daoists.
"The Heavenly Dao Sect demon is in chaos!" Wang Lixin did not greet each other, and went straight to the point when they met. "They are gathering in Taiyi Temple outside the city, and there are always tens of thousands of people. What do you say? ”
"Hit!" Zhao and Yu were the first to say, "What is the politeness of the demon rebellion?" Please give the order of the government and quickly send troops to encircle and suppress! ”
"Let's fight!"
"This is our chance to serve the court!"
"Dafu, you can give the order!"
Several military attaches of the imperial armies of Quanzhou and Ma Shoushan also echoed it. Wang Lixin nodded, looking at Ma Shoushan with blazing eyes, "Ma Chengwu, you are the leader of Quanzhou Baifan, you Baifan merchants have always been armed and are not in harmony with the Heavenly Taoism, this time, do you also have some people?" (To be continued......)