The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 342 Sitting in the Qian Palace, determined to move upward

Chapter 342 Sitting in the Qian Palace, determined to move upward

But Fang La went all the way into Hangzhou, and ordered his soldiers to clean up the remnants of the battlefield, seal up the government treasury, and arrest the officials of the original state city.

All officials who were caught cut off their flesh and limbs, took their lungs and intestines, or boiled them into ointment, pierced them with random arrows, and tortured them in various ways, saying that they should pay back their blood debts.

Immediately, he drafted an injunction order, issued a list to calm the people, and the way was only to kill all corrupt officials and return the world to peace, without touching the people at all.

A few days later, Fang La looked at the Qionglou Zige in the Palace of the King of Qian, with painted pillars and carved beams, magnificent, and was delighted in his heart. He couldn't help thinking that this place is a suitable place to live.

So the Qianwang Palace was changed into a palace, and the main hall was renamed Yongle Palace. Dazzling.

On the left and right, we set up the Wenwu side hall, which was renamed the Yizheng Hall and the Jiangwu Hall. The rest of the palaces, pavilions, platforms, and pavilions do not need to be changed, and they all remain the same name.

After everything was over, Fang La had just taken his seat in the hall that day when a messenger came in to report: "Sheng Gong, generals Zheng Biao and Zhang Hu, led many people to break into the homes of rich gentry and gentry, and burned, killed and looted captives. I can't stop it."

After a while, the Chinese military officials also came in to report: "Sheng Gong, general Xu Fang, and the people are killing merchants in the city. General Pang Wanchun set fire to the workshop of Yingfeng Bureau, destroying all kinds of utensils, colored satins, There are countless antiques and curios.”

After Fang La heard this, she immediately became anxious, called Chen Fan and said: "Quickly pass on my order, the soldiers from each battalion and sentry will not be allowed to enter private houses, burn people's shops and buildings, and plunder people's property. If they are killed, they will all be sent to the prison of the criminal department, and then the crime will be judged, and all the looted money will be returned to the public, and those who hide gold and silver property will not be punished."

Following his order, he killed a few small leaders who took the lead in looting, and some soldiers were transferred out of the city and were not allowed to enter the city again. The camps and posts outside the city were stationed in place to prevent running around, and the chaos in the city gradually stopped. .

From then on, Fang La sat in the Qianwang Palace every day to wait for the good news, and the deputy prime minister Lu Wenhu came to give a performance, saying that some beauties should be selected and prepared in the palace for serving.

After hearing this, Fang La felt that it made sense, so she followed Lu Wenhu's saying that there should be concubines, and selected several young concubines from the folk. .

As for his original wife, Shao Yuxian, Fang La was indifferent to her daily affairs, thinking that she was getting old. Mrs. Shao accused Fang La many times, but Fang La refused to listen, so Mrs. Shao got angry and stopped talking about him.

Qianwang Palace is magnificent and has long been known as the best in the world. There are countless mountains, waters and springs in Neili Lake, and the scenery attracts people to linger.

During King Qian's reign, water from the Qiantang River was poured into the palace courtyard through Bibo Pavilion to form a stream. There are rockery, pine, bamboo, plum and orchid in the upstream of the stream, and the water turns into a waterfall from top to bottom.

Fang La and Concubine Zhang Jiao'e came to see the waterfall at the foot of the rockery, and saw that the waterfall flew down and hit the rock, splashing thousands of pearls, falling into the ravine and forming a stream. , hiding in Tibet, startled a group of fish swimming in the water, jumping here and there, it's really interesting.

Concubine Zhang was so happy that she danced and smiled, she pointed to the waterfall and said, "Can Sheng Gong remember the poems of Pei Di from the Tang Dynasty?"

Fang La said in embarrassment when she heard the words: "I have learned a little since I was a child, and I can't memorize all the poems of the Tang Dynasty. Please ask my concubine to recite it to me."

Concubine Zhang lightly opened her lips and recited: "When the sun sets, the sound of birds disturbs the stream. When the road along the edge of the stream turns deeper, when will the tranquility end?"

Fang La said: "Although this poem is good, it cannot fully express its meaning. Does my concubine know Wang Wei's poems from the Tang Dynasty?"

Concubine Zhang said: "I don't know, my family is willing to listen."

Fang La chant: "People are idle and the osmanthus flowers fall, the night is quiet and the spring mountains are empty. The moon rises to startle the mountain birds, and sometimes they sing in the spring stream."

After hearing this, Concubine Zhang applauded and laughed, "Shenggong's poem doesn't suit the scene. Why is the night quiet at dusk? It's obviously the wild singing of mountains and birds. How can it be the right time? When I go back tonight, I should drink three cups!"

Fang La laughed loudly: "You should be punished, you should be punished!" Then she took Concubine Zhang's hand to watch the flowers and scenery in Qianwang's palace. .

The next day, Fang La held a celebration banquet in the Hall of Martial Arts. The civil servants and military generals arrived and congratulated each other. When the wine was half drunk, Lu Wenhu, the deputy prime minister, played: "Sheng Gong, I heard that the emperor of Zhao Song used to hold a banquet for hundreds of officials. The people in the teaching workshop played music and songs, and danced to add to the fun. Today, the officials at the Shenggong banquet are the supreme beings, so how can there be no entertainment?"

Fang La was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "This is exactly what I want. I can't drink this widow now. I can bring the Hangzhou Jiaofang Secretary to sing and dance for me and all the relatives. I will get drunk before I get drunk."

After a while, the people below brought the men and women of the Jiaofang Division, all of whom had seven or eight colors. Fang La had many hunters in the mountains and rough people. He had never seen such a beautiful and romantic person, but all of them stared straight at each other. Check it out.

Conducting the music and drums for the first division, men and women danced left and right to worship the mountain and call the Holy Father Long Live. In an instant, the flute and silk strings, the flute and the strings, began to play quietly.

I saw the foreman, the colorful female skirt and long sleeves dancing, like a butterfly, flying to the east and west, Fang La and the civil and military officials were all dancing with joy.

Many generals thought to themselves, since they were born in their mother's womb, they have never tasted this banquet, seen this woman, watched this dance, or heard this music, and they all stared dumbfounded.

Until the dancers sweated, the singers sang hoarsely, the sandalwood players couldn't hit the sound, the flute players made their lips numb, and the string pullers lost their strength... The monarchs and ministers haven't seen enough.

The head of the class played the prelude: "Long live the Holy Father, please forgive the crime of the humble minister. All the Kabuki have not eaten from mao to noon. I hope for the grace of Long Live and ask all the performers to rest for a while."

"Well... why didn't you say it earlier!" Fang La stroked his short beard when he heard the words: "It's not easy for the singers and dancers, and there is no need to go down to eat, just ask them to accompany the generals to have a banquet here!"

The head of the class hurriedly kowtowed to thank him, and regardless of his manners, he rushed to the table of the generals, eating, drinking and laughing.

At this time, Fang La was full of wine, hitting the cup with chopsticks, composing poems and singing:

The wind is clear and the lake is long,
Xianliu brushes the peach blossom face.

Prince and grandson are here today,
Who sits in the old palace of King Qian?
After singing, all the generals clapped their hands and applauded.

Old Buddha Wang Gong frowned slightly, and he left the table and said: "The Sheng Gong has been tired for days and cannot rest. I am afraid that my mind will be exhausted. I also ask the Sheng Gong to return to the palace early to rest and take good care of my body."

Fang La nodded and said: "What the national teacher said is very true. Although my heart is happy, I feel tired. I will visit the mountains and rivers of Hangzhou with you all tomorrow." Then he called the male and female attendants to help him into the bedroom, and Zhang Guifei took care of him to rest.

In the early morning of the next day, after Fang La finished his meal, he led his officials to visit the scenery of Hangzhou. He rode in a happy chariot, and Concubine Zhang rode in a colorful phoenix. The civil servants and generals, some on horseback and some in sedan chairs, came to the street to see the bustling city on both sides , The alleys are congested, the scaled tile houses, the buildings and the eaves, how many commercial workshops, set up stalls to sell, there are embroidery, brocade, pearl and emerald jewelry, rattan and bamboo weaving, it is really ingenious and brilliant.

In the city of Hangzhou, there are criss-cross water lanes, swaying silk willows, flying Hongqiao bridges, and painting boats under the bridges like shuttles. There are [-] temples and [-] temples inside and outside the city, known as the Kingdom of Buddhism.

The car drove very slowly, and when we passed Jewelry Lane, a large temple appeared in front of us, with eight big characters in regular script on the plaque, "Wenxuanwang Temple of the Most Holy Teacher".

Fang La passed on the decree to live in the chariot, and asked doubtfully: "Which god is enshrined in the temple? Dare to be called the most holy teacher?"

General Lu immediately said from the side: "Sheng Gong, this is the Temple of Confucius Confucius, and Confucian scholars of the world are the most respected."

Fang La stepped down from the chariot and stepped into the Dacheng Gate. Looking closely at the plaque on the temple, it was ordered by the Emperor Daojun, and he couldn't help frowning.

He led a group of people in, and the opposite was the Dacheng Hall, towering and majestic, with double eaves flying up, criss-crossing brackets, carved dragons and phoenixes, lifelike, stepping on the golden steps, you will see the statue of Confucius standing in the middle, with ten statues on both sides. The statues of the two philosophers stand by.

"I heard Confucius said that being brave, being poor, being poor, and being chaotic, people are not benevolent. Kill them, the people will not be able to live, and those who are brave and poor are just people with great benevolence. What is chaos? It will be changed to Guangming Temple, where sun and moon statues and golden bodies will be molded, and the people will preach scriptures and worship in the morning and evening."

Hearing the words, the generals worked together, knocked down the statues, piled up shrines, ancient books and other things in one place, and set them on fire. Fang La looked at them for a while, and then led his ministers to the West Lake to enjoy the scenery.

He led people out of the Qingbo Gate, walked along the willow waves to hear the warblers, looked at the Leifeng Pagoda, and when the sun shines, the gold and green are shining together. He looks at the Su Causeway and the White Causeway like the skirt of the West, with the willow silk swaying. The official was very appreciative: "If I can play here in this life, even if I die, I will rest in peace."

After passing through Zhaoqing Lu Temple to the foot of Qixia Ridge, Fang La was about to visit Huanglong Cave, when he saw four or five burly men with embroidered flower arms in the distance stopping the driver, kneeling on the ground, and complaining with their eyes rolling wildly: "Sheng Gong , we are all good local people, because of the Emperor Zhao Song’s extravagant lewdness, expropriation and extortion, searching for the world’s rare treasures, and even being displaced, with no livelihood.” After saying this, we cried bitterly and fell to the ground.

Seeing their respect, Fang La nodded and said: "There is no need to be sad about this. I will go to Tokyo sooner or later, capture Emperor Zhao Songgou, and the traitor King Cai Jing, and I will avenge you all."

All the flower-armed people said: "Shenggong, there is no need to go to Tokyo. You can avenge your revenge now. This place is not far from the Cai family's Buddhist scriptures pavilion. Xiangyun Temple is the meritorious temple of Cai Jing's family. I think it was built by that traitor Zhu Man."

Fang La pondered for a while: "Since that's the case, it's easy. You guys will lead the way!"

When I came to Xiangyun Temple in a short time, I saw that the temple was very majestic and magnificent. The large hall was full of blue bricks and green tiles, and incense was constantly burning. !"

The generals got the order and led the army and civilians to fight together. In an instant, the flames shot up into the sky, and the temple was reduced to ashes in just half a day...

As time passed, General Fang La handed over important affairs to Wang Gong Laofo, Grand Master Chen Kuutong, military adviser General Lu and the generals to handle the important affairs. Every day when the court was over, he accompanied a group of concubines to play and have fun in Qianwang Palace.

While the ministers rested their troops to practice martial arts, prepared food, grass and horses, and called urgent iron carpenters to build weapons and siege equipment to prepare for the big advance. However, many generals were obsessed with life in Hangzhou, married wives and concubines, and considered staying for a long time.

In the early morning of this day, after the pilgrimage of the officials had finished, the old Buddha Wang Gong, the national teacher, came out to play and said: "Sheng Gong, the food and grass are all ready now, and the armor is brand new. If you stay here for a long time, you will waste money and food, and the old soldiers will be lazy. Shenggong has already decided to send troops."

Fang La nodded and said: "I know that soldiers are precious and fast. The national teacher and all the loves of the family will see when to send troops, and where is the best place to take first?"

Wang Gong and old Buddha said: "In my opinion, we should immediately divide our troops into two groups, one to take Suzhou and the other to take Xiuzhou. In the name of capturing Zhu Xi and his son, the people of Suzhou and Xiuzhou will fight with each other. Marshal Fang Qi of the South Road At this moment, the Buddha has taken down Quzhou and Wuzhou, so that the two Zhejiang provinces will become one, and within a month, the southeastern states will be owned by His Majesty, and then we will raise food and grass, sharpen troops and horses, drive across the river, and seize the Central Plains."

Fang La nodded slightly when she heard the words, and the generals also kept nodding.

At this time, General Lu, the military adviser, suddenly came out of the squad and said: "Shenggong, I don't think so. I have played it before, and should focus on seizing the natural danger of the Yangtze River. Now that Zhao and Song have lost Hangzhou, how can Emperor Song not send heavy troops to the south? If the soldiers of the Song Dynasty drive across the river, they will inevitably use the important towns along the river, Jiangning Mansion, Runzhou Zhenjiang Mansion, and Taiping Prefecture as their military forces, and send troops to encircle and suppress our holy army. I have newly acquired Hangzhou, and my foothold is not stable. According to the plan, except for a small number of our troops who stay in Hangzhou, the rest should go to the above three towns and guard the mouth of the Yangtze River to prevent the Song soldiers from crossing south. It is the best policy! Secondly, send people to contact the sub-altars of Yuezhou and Mingzhou on the eastern Zhedong Road in the south, so that Fang The Marshal of the Seven Buddhas took it as the foundation, so that he could stop the enemy in the north of the Yangtze River, and then compete in the Central Plains, and he could still unify the two Zhejiang provinces and return them to Shenggong, without losing the ground to retreat, I hope your majesty will think twice."

Taishi Chen Kuupong also said: "Mr. Lu's analysis is clear, and he follows the general trend. I hope Shenggong will adopt it. In the past, King Qian once said that he used the land of Hangzhou to compete with others for profit, and he was attacked on three sides. He knew the danger, so he used circle Make a wooden pillow to warn your family, we are now facing enemies from three sides, and the situation is even more dangerous than that of King Qian. If we are a little careless, all previous achievements will be wasted. , unite the latent disciples in the Central Plains and Huaihe River, gather the hearts of the people, and go straight to Bianjing in one go. Now there are Tianhu in the north, and our Holy Army in the south. passed away."

The civil and military officials also said something else, that is, the opinions were divergent and could not be unified. Fang La was hesitant, and suddenly a messenger outside the palace reported: "Shenggong, Suzhou Shisheng sent someone to ask for an audience."

Fang La was overjoyed immediately, and passed the decree: "Show him in."

Not long after, a man entered the Palace of Yongle, wearing straw sandals, a bamboo hat on his head, a green cloth soap shirt, a hemp sash around his waist, and dressed as a fisherman. He stepped up the golden steps, knelt down and kowtowed. Fang La recognized him at a glance. It was Zou Ming, Shisheng's younger brother in Suzhou, who couldn't help but said, "I love you without courtesy."

Zou Ming got up and said: "Shenggong, the Lord of the Stone Altar asked me to send a message. Suzhou is in chaos now. Zhu Mian seems to be saving his family wealth and intends to escape. He has prepared soldiers and horses over there, and we will wait for Shenggong to send troops to join forces to attack!"

Fang La frowned and said, "Zhu Xi wants to escape?"

Zou Mingdao: "Exactly, there is chaos in Suzhou at the moment. The Lord of the Stone Altar said that as soon as the Shenggong army arrives, the two places will join forces, and it will be easy to take down Suzhou!" After finishing speaking, he took out the letterhead on his body and passed it on.

After Fang La opened the cover and looked at it, she nodded slightly: "That's the case, Master Su said in the letter that the two prefectures of Su and Lake were the places where the Song family accumulated wealth, the throat of the water transport, the kings and grandchildren in the city, the rich merchants, the emperor's offerings, and the wealth. More than ten thousand, as the saying goes, if Suhu is familiar, the world is full, if you take the two prefectures of Suhu, why worry about not having military resources and food."

"Sheng Gong's words are justified." Wang Gong and the old Buddha said: "The two prefectures of Su and Lake are the granaries of the world. Most of the Song court's offerings are there. The network of water transportation extends in all directions. If we have it, we can make our army have no shortage of food and grass. Now that there are more soldiers in the holy army and less than a month to store food and grass, if we can take Suhu, there will be no such worries."

Fang La nodded: "If that's the case, then send troops in two ways, take Suzhou on the one hand, and Huzhou on the other hand, capture Zhu Xi, gather food money, kill all corrupt officials in Suhu, and vent your anger for the people in the south of the Yangtze River!"

General Lu's face changed when he heard the words below, and said, "Sheng Gong, the three towns of Jiangning should be the first priority!"

Fang La said: "Master Lu, do you want to prevent me from capturing Zhu Xi? The Holy Army's rebellion is based on the pretext of killing Zhu Xi first. How can they break their promises? My intention has been made, so Aiqing will not repeat my words."

General Lu opened his mouth, wanting to say something more, but in the end he closed his mouth, letting out a long sigh in his heart...

(End of this chapter)

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