The smoke of gunpowder in southern Gan seems to affect the whole of China.

And just when the Ming and Qing dynasties fought in the land of Yuzhang, up and down the Ganjiang River, when Zhu Daohua swaggered and led the army into the Golden Castle, where there were no more living people.

Three days before the Ming army broke the Golden Fort.

Huanglong Town, Xiangyang Prefecture.

On the Huanglong Mountain on the Huanglong Temple, the incense burner produces purple smoke, and many pious believers are holding incense candles in their hands and chanting [Maitreya Sutra].

The number of believers was so large that it filled the entire Buddhist hall.

At a cursory glance, there are as many as two or three hundred people.

And it is not the Buddha who is enshrined in the Buddha hall.

It turned out to be Taishang Laojun, that is, the mixed ancestor in the mouth of the White Lotus Sect's branch Mixed Yuan Sect.

No one would have thought of it.

In this dense forest surrounded by mountains, there is such a temple where Buddha is not Buddha, and Tao is not Tao.

The believers preached Maitreya, but they worshipped the mixed ancestors.

It's really contradictory.

The White Lotus Sect is such a strange sect.

White Lotus is a secret folk religion that worships various ghosts and gods, and it is a mixture of various religions such as Manichaeism, Maitreya, Taoism, and Buddhism.

It is generally believed that the White Lotus Sect originated from the Manichaeism that was once prevalent in the Tang Dynasty, and in the early years of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, the monk Mao Ziyuan of Yanchan Temple in Wu County imitated the teachings of Tiantai and absorbed the teachings and rituals of Manichaeism.

The Maitreya Buddha in Buddhism replaced the Mirani Buddha of the Ming Church.

By the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the "White Lotus Sect" was gradually formed to worship Maitreya Buddha.

And to the Qing Dynasty.

As the White Lotus Sect absorbed all the bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods outside of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, they also became "heretics" outside the mainstream.

The objects of worship, the doctrines, and even the sects began to become chaotic and complex.

But one thing hasn't changed.

That is the natural "anti-tradition, anti-mainstream, anti-court".

In the inner hall of the temple.

A middle-aged man with a red scarf wrapped around his head and a Taoist robe sits cross-legged on a futon and squints and meditates.

And the few Taoists on the left and right who were almost dressed in the same way were not so calm.

They looked at each other.

Finally.

A thin-faced man was the first to break the silence.

"Heavenly King, now is the best chance! I heard that Qianlong transferred all the elite soldiers of the Qing Tartars to Jiangxi, not to mention in this Xiangyang Mansion, even in Henan, Shaanxi, and Gansu, the Qing Tartars could not draw troops! ”

"And the Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty also led the troops to Jiangxi, and now the main forces of both sides are facing each other in Jiangxi, it is impossible to distinguish the winner in the short term, what about hundreds of thousands of troops, why do you have to fight for a year or two?"

The man who was talking was named Qi Lin, a large landowner in Huanglong Town, known for his generosity and righteousness.

and he called him the king of heaven.

It is Liu Zhixie, the head of the White Lotus Sect.

His father, Liu Songnai, was one of the founding leaders of the Mixed Yuan Sect.

"Heavenly King, make up your mind quickly, you can't miss the opportunity, you won't come again!" A stout man who was not too tall, but had broad shoulders and a stout figure stood up and asked in a low voice, "Have you forgotten the hatred of the Heavenly King?" ”

Speaking of which.

Liu Zhixie, who was squinting and meditating, opened his eyes.

After half a ring.

He said, "I will not dare to forget!" ”

His father, Liu Song, was captured by the Qing court ten years ago and executed by Ling Chi!

The man's name is Yao Zhifu, and he is a member of the Qi Lin family.

This is a martial artist who sells his art.

Later, he believed in the Mixed Yuan Sect, and wholeheartedly waited for the opportunity to "rob the lotus and clean the world".

Now it seems.

The opportunity has indeed come.

"Is this an opportunity?"

Liu Zhixie did not make a decision immediately.

Instead, he looked at the fourth person in the seat.

A man in his thirties, dressed in a Taoist robe, but who looked like a scholar.

"Mr. Zhang, do you think this is an opportunity? Will Qianlong directly give up Jiangxi and turn around and lead the elite into Hubei and Sichuan? ”

Mr. Zhang's name is Zhang Hanchao.

Scholar, teaching as a profession.

also believes in the White Lotus Sect, and is now Liu Zhixie's military advisor - this Confucian is also strange.

Those who did not pass the imperial examination.

Many went to join the rebellion.

Zhang Hanchao pondered for a moment and said: "There is no such possibility, the Ming Dynasty is the mortal enemy of the Qing Tartars, and now it suddenly rises in Guangdong, the Qing Tartars will inevitably fight it with all their might, and even the Qing Tartar Emperor has personally arrived in Jiangxi, how can he leave?" ”

Liu Zhixie nodded.

So it's an opportunity. ’

"Heavenly King, don't wait, the sects in Xiangyang, Jingzhou and other places are waiting for your news, as long as you give an order, millions of sect members will immediately seize Jing and Xiang, and then plunder the wealth of the banner people, landlords, and Tartar dog officials in the two places, wrap the people of the two mansions to the north, and fight directly to the capital all the way!"

Qi Lin stood up and said loudly.

This is the way to rebel.

directly coerced the people, like a snowball, rolling bigger and bigger.

In the process, you can also play a veteran.

"Wait for the Jingshi, the rumors in the north can be determined! If the Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty knows each other, he can be named the emperor of the South, and if he doesn't know each other, he will be killed directly! ”

"Qi block the head, this world can't fight like this." Zhang Hanchao hurriedly said, "The capital city is high and deep, and there are hundreds of thousands of eight banners, how can you fight it?" ”

"Then didn't King Li Chuang be beaten down back then?"

"That's different, at that time, King Li Chuang fought the Ming Dynasty that was dying, and now there is no war in the north of the Qing Dynasty, and the city of Beijing is mainly inhabited by banner people, and there are more than 100,000 strong men guarding the city in their spare time, how can they go down?"

Zhang Haichao shook his head and said.

"Mr. Zhang, what do you think?"

"Heavenly King, if we sweep Sichuan and Chu, the Ming Dynasty fights in the south, and the Qing Tartars live in the north, this form is quite similar to before the fall of the Ming Dynasty, but the roles of the Ming and Qing dynasties have been reversed."

"What does Mr. Zhang mean is that the current Qing Tartar is the Ming Dynasty of the year, and the current Nanming Dynasty is the Eight Banners outside the Guanxi back then?"

"It's almost, but the current Qing Tartar is not as weak as the Ming Dynasty at that time." Zhang Haichao said, "Therefore, we must learn from the successful experience of Li Chuangwang, but also learn the lessons of his failure." ”

"What is the experience of success, and what is the lesson of failure?"

"The success story is. Surrounded by millions of people, it is invincible in the world! The lesson is that you should not rush out of the land of Qinchuan, you should sit back and watch the Ming and Qing dynasties fight! ”

Liu Zhixie stood up from the futon and paced back and forth a few steps.

"Mr. Zhang's words, let me see the sun, and the mouth will be opened!"

"Please sir teach me."

Zhang Hanchao hurriedly helped Liu Zhixie up and said, "The Heavenly King has millions of sect members, why worry about the big thing?" First swept Jingxiang, then swept Sichuan, rolled millions of people into the customs, took the customs as the base, and Chang'an as the foundation! ”

"Chang'an has been the imperial capital since ancient times, and Guanzhong has also been the foundation of the king since ancient times!"

"If you are in the middle of the hand, and then control Sichuan, the king of heaven can take this as the foundation and sit back and watch the Ming and Qing dynasties fight. When the time comes. The king of heaven will find another opportunity, wave his troops to the east, and level the world, just around the corner! ”

I have to say.

Zhang Hanchao drew a big cake for Liu Zhixie, the big leader of the White Lotus Sect.

A mouth-watering flatbread.

However, it is not easy to eat this cake.

"Mr. Zhang, the Ming Dynasty has a strong army in the future"

Liu Zhixie hesitated.

"It doesn't matter, the Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty started in Nanyang and was based in Guangdong. This Guangdong has not been an imperial family since ancient times, and even if he wins the south of the Yangtze River, it is only a corner of peace, since ancient times, it has been north and south, where is there south and north, even if he has elite soldiers and strong generals now, there is no need to be afraid of him, this Ming Dynasty Son of Heaven is at most a future of separating Lingnan. ”

Zhang Hanchao said.

"The ancestor of the Son of Heaven in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, didn't he set the north in the south?" Liu Zhixie asked.

"That's because the enemy of Ming Taizu is the Northern Yuan, and Hu Er has no way, which is not within this heavenly principle. The king of heaven is a Han man with a red root, and his surname is Liu, I think he can be called the king of Han in the future, and the king of the Ming Dynasty is juxtaposed, they are all Han Zhengshuo, how can the son of heaven in the Ming Dynasty act against the sky and act in the south and the north? ”

"Reasonable! Reasonable! ”

Liu Zhixie praised it.

"So, that. Just pass the word! ”

"On the second day of the second month of February, the lotus was born, and the king of heaven was born!"

Liu Zhixie said loudly.

Originally, it was [King Ming was born], but in order to avoid making the congregation who don't know the truth think that it is the King of Ming in Guangdong.

Liu Zhixie was changed to the birth of the Heavenly King.

It is different from the Great Rebellion of the White Lotus Sect in history.

The great uprising in the first year of Jiaqing in history.

Since Liu Zhixie is dead.

The various factions of the White Lotus Sect are basically in a state of fighting their own battles and not being subordinate to each other.

Therefore, although the momentum was huge, it was finally suppressed by the Qing Dynasty. 、

And this time.

Because of Zhu Daohua's influence on the course of history.

More of the Qing Dynasty's forces were transferred to Guangdong, Jiangxi and other places.

The control of Hubei and Sichuan, which are areas where the White Lotus Sect has frequent activities, has been relaxed.

So.

When Liu Zhixie got up in Jingzhou and Xiangyang.

Groups in various places corresponded.

The "Heavenly King Army" led by Liu Zhixie swept through Jingzhou and Xiangyang in one day.

February 6th.

Just after Zhu Daohua's Ming army broke the Golden Castle.

The Heavenly King Army should cooperate in Jingzhou City.

Broke the iron barrel-like Jingzhou City.

There were more than 3,000 people stationed in the Eight Banners and more than 10,000 family members in Jingzhou who had no time to escape.

Killed all.

The head hangs high on the head of Jingzhou City.

Then the Heavenly King Army coerced the people of Jing and Xiang.

Mighty to the west, to Sichuan.

The two places are almost white!!

When the urgent report was sent to Qianlong's line in Nanchang.

Qianlong, who got the news, was silent for a long time.

More than 10,000 people were killed in Eight Banners.

Millions of people in Jingxiang and Jingxiang were coerced to the west.

There was a commotion in Sichuan almost at the same time.

Qianlong's head was buzzing.

His hands and feet were cold.

Against the Ming, the bandits came together.

This situation.

Why is it so much like when the Ming Dynasty fell?

The Qing Dynasty was already overstretched just to deal with a reverse Ming.

This bandit is coming.

Don't

Could it be that the Qing Dynasty is coming to an end?

Could it be that I am going to become the king of the Qing Dynasty?!

Come to think of it.

Qianlong was in a hurry.

An old man in his seventies.

Where can I stand this.

The head of the wolf.

It's dark.

And he fell backwards.

"Your Majesty, come quickly!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you can't die now!! ”

(End of chapter)