When Li Bao asked about the temple in Quanzhou, Chen Yuanlao, who had always advocated Buddhism, instantly lost his religious belief and even gave Li Bao many suggestions.

"Yanfu Temple belongs to the jungle of the Ten Directions, and it has grown rapidly in recent decades," said Elder Chen, "and it has a very large number of followers and many hostile people. Those who took the sea route were most concerned about the trade winds, believing that the trade winds were created by the gods. King Tongyuan is the god of the sea in Quanzhou, the god of many lords, but the temple of Tongyuan is merged by Yanfu Temple. ”

Li Bao smiled: "Those owners are not happy? ”

Yuan Lao Chen nodded and said, "Some owners who believe in Buddhism support Yanfu Temple's annexation of Tongyuan Wang Temple. But more of the owners were furious, and every time they were shipwrecked, they thought that the monks had blasphemed the king of Tongyuan. The abbot of Yanfu Temple also repeatedly said that he would sacrifice to King Tongyuan with the Buddha's vows, and those owners were even more complaining. But they didn't dare to offend Enfuji Temple, because many owners needed to rely on Enfukuji Temple for supplies. ”

Li Bao nodded: "You can't lose your business of eating." ”

Elder Chen said: "There is a Lin witch in Putian next door, who is said to have appeared after her death and often saved people's lives in shipwrecks. Some owners were dissatisfied with Yanfu Temple, so they frequently worshiped the Lin family's daughters, and gradually formed a style of private sacrifice, while the king of Tongyuan belonged to the official sacrifice. “

This kind of competition for incense, Li Bao has no interest in it at all.

Elder Chen also said: "It is best not to move the Hu'an Merit Temple, the monks of this temple all practice martial arts, and its lay disciples are all over Quannan. It's not that I'm worried that the general's heavenly soldiers can't defeat the monks of the Guardian Academy, but that there's no need for that. This temple covers an area of only 400 acres, and the temple field is only a few thousand acres, mainly maintained by incense money. ”

Hu'an Merit Temple, also known as Dongchan Zhaoti Temple, is actually the legendary Southern Shaolin!

In the various wild histories of later generations, this temple can be described as "both loyal and righteous" and "full of martial virtue".

When Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty, because the King of Min was attached to Zhu Wen, Southern Shaolin openly raised troops to oppose it, and as a result, Southern Shaolin was destroyed by the King of Min.

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Pu family betrayed the Great Song Dynasty, and the Southern Shaolin was a thousand monks who raised righteousness, but the Mongol soldiers slaughtered the monks and destroyed the temple.

The last time was in the Qing Dynasty, when Southern Shaolin participated in the anti-Qing restoration and was destroyed.

Of course, these wild histories have to be read with your brain.

The king of Min who burned Southern Shaolin for the first time was a rebel general from a poor background. The evaluation of the history books is full of beautiful words, the selection of talents, the ability to do anything, the light and the meager endowment, known as the "Holy King of Fujian", his attitude towards the temple is probably not very respectful.

The record of the destruction of the temple by the Mongols for the second time can be regarded as the martial arts of the Qing Dynasty, and the golden bell jar and iron cloth shirt have been reorganized. (Southern Shaolin Anti-Yuan is not all fake, many characters and events are in line with historical facts, and should be artistically processed according to folklore.) ）

However, judging from the name of the "Hu'an" temple in Southern Shaolin and the poetry notes of the literati of the Song Dynasty, it is estimated that this temple really raised many warrior monks, and recruited lay disciples for martial arts training.

And the gods and Buddhas enshrined in the temple are also very interesting, namely Bodhidharma Patriarch, Thirteen Stick Monks, Eighteen Arhats and Nine Heavenly Xuannu...... Highlight an all-inclusiveness.

Fujian is mountainous, and there are also many bandits.

The sea trade is prosperous, and there are many sea bandits.

It is very necessary to practice martial arts, and there are already prototypes of dart masters, and many of these "dart masters" are from Southern Shaolin.

Elder Chen said: "Last time, Tong Guan sent troops to collect grain, and the Quanzhou monks repelled it, and the warrior monks of the Hu'an Merit Institute (South Shaolin) made great efforts!" ”

"Understood." Li Bao nodded and said.

The scale of Southern Shaolin is not large, and the land yield is only a few thousand acres, and on average, each monk has only a few acres of land.

There is not much oil and water, and it is still hard stubble, so there is really no need to do it.

Of course, Li Bao will truthfully report to the imperial court, and Zhu Ming will definitely deal with it.

Monks can practice martial arts and play with sticks, and all the armor must be handed over!

What kind of Yanfu Temple, Li Bao wants to raid it, because there is enough food there.

Destroy Xin Xingzong first.

Li Bao did not want to wait in Quanzhou, so he took the initiative to go north to Qingxi (Anxi).

……

At this time, Xin Xingzong had just arrived at the Qingyang Iron Field, and due to the inconvenience of crossing the mountains and mountains, it was difficult to carry a large amount of baggage, so he gave up some grain and goods.

When I arrived at Qingyang Iron Field, I immediately searched for ships and robbed this place.

Thousands of victories have long been complaining because they can't see the future!

Xin Xingzong said to his soldiers: "Now that there is a boat, you can take a boat to Quanzhou." When you arrive in Quanzhou, there are sea boats, which can go straight to Guangzhou. Guangzhou is rich, and there are countless women's goods, so you are allowed to plunder in Guangzhou for three days! ”

The promise of a three-day plunder has failed to boost morale, and many people want to return to their hometowns in the north.

Moreover, the Ming army swept the southeast, and Guangzhou was also captured sooner or later, where else could they flee when the time came?

Xin Xingzong saw that his morale was still low, and said: "When I go to Guangzhou, I will attach the bell to the land of the two Guangzhou, and you can all have wives and sons in the Great Chu Kingdom!" ”

Those who are a little smarter know that this is pure nonsense.

The officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty in Guangxi, but with the support of the gentry, they were tough with Zhong Xiang's Chu army for two or three years. Will they cooperate with Xin Xingzong to descend Chu?

I'm afraid that even the magistrates in Guangdong will no longer take Xin Xingzong seriously.

The Shengjie army has now become a lost dog, and it is disliked wherever it goes, and it can only rely on force to subdue the state and county.

The soldiers took a boat to Qingxi County, and they were secretly communicating in private.

"From Shaanxi to Kaifeng, from Kaifeng to Hangzhou, and now in Fujian, they are being chased and run. I don't want to run anymore, I heard that there is a lot of miasma in Lingnan, and if I go to Guangzhou, I will be sent to death. ”

"I want to go back to Longxi, but I am a good family in Longxi, I don't know what happened to my family!"

"The court said that Emperor Zhu was brutal and killed people in Shaanxi. I felt that I was afraid that it would not be credible, I used to hear from the brothers of the Western Army that Prince Zhu was very benevolent and righteous, and he would let the prisoners go home, and he would also give food before leaving, so that they would not rob the people on the road. ”

"Just kill the one surnamed Xin and get a Mingzi flag to join the new dynasty."

"That's right, we are the soldiers of Taishi (Tong Guan). The Taishi is dead, why should he give Xin Xingzong his life? ”

"It's not easy to do it here, let's go to Qingxi. When the time comes, kill Xin Xingzong, let's defend the county seat, and wait for the imperial court to send someone over to surrender the city. ”

“……”

A general who took advantage of Tong Guan's power to ascend to the throne, with a group of northern soldiers recruited by Tong Guan, fled in the mountainous areas of Fujian.

It's outrageous to think about.

No matter how bad Song Huizong and Tong Guan are, as long as they are still there, they can still stabilize the morale of the army! But the emperor is missing, Tong Guan is also dead, what can the morale of the army become?

It's not something that can be solved in three days.

If it is a mortal situation, they may still hold together, and they will fight for their lives with Xin Xingzong. But surrendering to the new dynasty does not necessarily mean death, even if it is sent to the Xihe Reclamation, at least it is closer to home than staying in Fujian!

Counting cousins, there are a total of five people in the Xin family, and now only Xin Xingzong and Xin Yanzong are left.

"Brother, these soldiers don't have a good complexion," Xin Yanzong said in a low voice, "It's okay to say in the ravine, but now that they are about to get out, I'm afraid that there will be a very likely mutiny." ”

Xin Xingzong said: "What is the method? Even you and my own soldiers have also been separated from morality at this moment. ”

Xin Yanzong muttered, "It's better to come down." ”

Xin Xingzong shook his head: "Master Tong is one of the six thieves, you and I have been under his command for a long time, and he has plundered troops in Zhejiang and Fujian many times. Over there in the new Ming Dynasty, I don't know how many civil and military officials are eager to kill us! ”

Xin Yanzong thought about it carefully, and said: "I heard from Fujian officials that there is a big island not far from the sea. Some of these islands are called Penghu, and many of the poor people in Zhangquan have moved to their places, so it is better for us to take troops to Penghu Island by boat, and maybe we can become a strong party. ”

"Penghu Island is too close, I heard that it is coming, and Emperor Zhu can't stop it when he sends troops to suppress it." Xin Xingzong said.

"Then go to the big island," Xin Yanzong said, "and tell the soldiers that the big island is an indigenous state, and it looks no different from the Han people." As long as you go there, you can easily wipe out the people and build the country. The elder brother came to be the king, but I came to be the prime minister, all the generals could tear the soil and seal the marquis, and the soldiers could get the land to be the gentry. If you suspect that the woman is ugly, you can rob the woman as his wife when he passes through Quanzhou. ”

Xin Xingzong felt that this plan was feasible, but he was afraid that he would not be able to satisfy the soldiers: "Where they are born, do they really want to go?" ”

Xin Yanzong said: "Let's talk about Emperor Zhu's benevolence and love for the people, Prince Zhu's iron face is selfless, and the soldiers rob the people and kill people like hemp, even if they surrender to the new Ming Dynasty, they will be executed." On one side is a capital offense, on the other side is a way of life, let them choose for themselves. This is more acceptable than going to Guangzhou, and if you go to Guangnan, you will definitely face Emperor Zhu's conquest. ”

No matter what, Xin Xingzong could only try.

He found a relatively flat and open place, let the soldiers land on the shore, and then began to lecture: "What kind of person is Emperor Zhu? He prides himself on loving the people......"

First carry out death intimidation, and then talk about Taiwan's fertile soil, and some Shengjie soldiers are really bluffed.

Some people also questioned: "Why didn't the imperial court send someone to occupy the good place of Liuqiu Island (Taiwan)?" ”

Xin Xingzong explained: "In the past, it was very barren, and the people did not know how to cultivate and weave. However, since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, many Fujian victims have sailed over and brought the Han family's farming methods. The officials are mediocre and don't know where to go, but they happen to be cheaper. As long as you go to Liuqiu, with the excellent armor of the soldiers and others, are you afraid that you won't be able to defeat those barbarian states? Then grab some women's goods from Quanzhou, I will be the king, the generals will tear the soil and seal the marquis, and the ordinary soldiers will reward land and slaves! ”

Someone else asked: "If the officials of the new dynasty are not mediocre, what will they do if they want to ask for land in the future?" Didn't Emperor Zhu still have to send troops to conscript? ”

"At that time, it was different," Xin Xingzong said, "In the eyes of Emperor Zhu, now I am all the remnants of the Song Dynasty, and if we are caught, we will naturally punish the crime." But in the future, we will be the nobles of Fanbang, and Emperor Zhu will surrender immediately when he sends troops to ask for it. Not only is there no sin, but there is also the merit of sacrificing the land and being a minister. When the time comes, brothers who want to return to their hometowns can also take the opportunity to go back to reunite with their relatives. ”

This is so reasonable, and the soldiers of the Shengjie Army really believe it.

Like drowning people, grasping at a life-saving straw, they decided not to mutiny for the time being.

After stabilizing the morale of the army, Xin Xingzong continued to hurry, and soon he could see Qingxi County in the distance.

Due to the lack of boats, some of the soldiers walked along the shore with the boats. They were in a hurry to enter the county seat, and they didn't bother to go to the riverside villages to plunder, and the villagers fled early when they saw them.

Li Bao's soldiers are here, and they are hidden in the residence of Fuguo.

(End of chapter)