The Most Powerful Man in the World

Fang Fei said with a straight face: "Everyone, the news from our people, the court learned that I was waiting to raise troops, and has already assembled troops to come. I am afraid that it will not be long before a fierce battle will break out."

Shi Bao, as a strong man of Manichaeism who is proficient in the art of war, frowned upon hearing this and said, "I never imagined that the imperial court would respond so quickly. I wonder which veteran the imperial court has sent here?"

Fang Fei said with a smile: "It is said that the drowsy lord sent the director of the East Factory, and Chu Yi was the vanguard, leading an army of [-] to come."

"puff!"

Fang Jie, who was drinking tea, was Fang La's nephew, but he had an unusual identity among the crowd. Fang Jie, who was drinking tea, spit out a sip of tea when he heard the words, and laughed loudly: "No, then Zhao Ji is not fainting. We have hundreds of thousands of troops, but the drowsy lord only gave Chu Yi, the pioneer, [-] horses, so do you want someone to calm us down, or send someone to die?"

Hearing Fang Jie say this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they laughed.

After all, it would be fine if Chu Yi led tens of thousands of horses as a vanguard, but as a vanguard army, there were only [-] horses. The first thing anyone would think of when they heard it was that these [-] horses came to die. ?

Deng Yuanjue couldn't help saying: "This is indeed good news."

However, Fang Fei shook his head and said, "Everyone, this is not good news. In my opinion, this is simply bad news."

Fang Fei said this, but the crowd looked puzzled, Fang Jie even said: "The Prime Minister is not saying that it is bad, how can this be bad news, in my opinion, no matter how good it is Good news though."

Fang Fei said solemnly: "I'm afraid you don't know who Chu Yi has brought here."

Fang Fei said: "Lu Junyi, Guan Sheng, Lu Da, and Wu Song, if you add the unfathomable Chu Yi, these are as many as five gods and men, and what about ten thousand soldiers and horses? There are five gods and people sitting in the town, which can make up for the lack of people and horses."

"hiss……"

At this moment, everyone's faces showed disbelief, and Pang Wanchun stood up suddenly, stood up all of a sudden, and said in horror: "How is this possible, how can there be so many great powers under Chu Yi, you know Our Manichaeism has exhausted its resources, and after so many years, there are only General Shi Bao, Master Deng, General Wang Yin, General Li Tianrun, General Fang Jie, and a few people."

Their huge Manichaeism has millions of believers, and there are many people with outstanding qualifications, but in this case, it is only with the help of the great luck of heaven and earth, and the strong men have sprung up like mushrooms. Heavenly man.

However, Chu Yi's subordinates were able to come up with a powerhouse that was no less than their Manichaeism. How could this not shock everyone.

Just as Fang Fei said, just those few celestial beings can make up for the lack of troops and horses. If you think about it now, if it is true as Fang Fei said, Chu Yi will lead the army south, for them It's really not a good thing.

Everyone looked at each other, and it took a while to hear Li Tianrun say, "Prime Minister Fang, since the bad news has already been said, let's talk about the good news."

Fang Fei smiled slightly and said, "If I want to say this good news, I have to thank one person, the Great Song National Teacher, Lin Lingsu."

As a Buddhist disciple, Deng Yuanjue naturally knew something about Taoist powerhouses. Hearing Lin Lingsu's name, a bright light flashed in his eyes: "This Taoist is always cunning and good at deceiving people. To be honest, I really don’t believe anything that will benefit our Manichaeism.”

Fang Fei said slowly: "Lin Lingsu wrote a letter to Zhao Ji, changed the Buddhist temples in the world to my Taoism, and ordered the monks all over the world to grow their hair..."

This time everyone was even more stunned and looked stupid. If it wasn't from Fang Fei's mouth, they would all suspect that this was a dream. Would such a thing actually happen in reality?

Change the Shakya to the celestial being and call the bodhisattva the great man, tsk tsk, then Lin Lingsu really dares to think and do it.

Deng Yuanjue's hand that was holding his head fell on his head now, his eyes were round and round, and after a while he slapped his thigh and shouted, "What a stinky nose, is he going to destroy my Buddhism? "

Speaking of which, Deng Yuanjue looked at Fang Fei and said, "Prime Minister, that monarch, he won't really let this bull-nosed Taoist do such absurd things."

In Deng Yuanjue's expectation, Fang Fei nodded slowly at Deng Yuanjue and said, "The Lord has already issued the imperial decree, and the decree has been issued. It won't be long before the master will be able to get the news."

Eight hundredth Chapter 17 Shameless

Although Deng Yuanjue said that he had expected it in his heart, after hearing Fang Fei's words, he couldn't help but scolded: "God-killed Niubi, God-killed faint-hearted prince, He Gu of Buddhism has suffered this disaster."

After all, Deng Yuanjue was different from Luda. Luda was forced to rely on Buddhism. It would be a lie to say that he had any feelings for Buddhism.

However, what Deng Yuanjue learned all came from Buddhism. Naturally, he had a strong understanding of his origin. Now that he learned that Zhao Ji and Lin Lingsu were going to turn Buddhism into Taoism, this was naturally deeply stimulating to Deng Yuanjue. A Buddhist disciple.

Fang La, who was sitting in the first place, had a glint in his eyes, looked at everyone and said: "Everyone, today this king called everyone here to discuss with everyone what to do next, after all, Chu Yi led the army south, and we Don't be careless."

In addition to the people of Manichaeism, the two figures were extremely conspicuous. It was Song Jiang and Wu Yong who joined Manichaeism.

Song Jiang and Wu Yong went south to the south of the Yangtze River at the beginning, and they used the power of Manichaeism to restore Liangshan, but Song Jiang's plan was indeed not bad, but it also depends on Fang La's willingness.

After Fang La stabilized Song Jiang and Wu Yong, it didn't take long for Fang La to win over the group of old Liangshan troops who accompanied Song Jiang and Wu Yong to the south, swallowing the last force of Liangshan.

So far, Song Jiang and Wu Yong have a thousand plans, but without their supporters, it is really difficult for Shi Xiu and Yang Xiong to remain loyal enough to Song Jiang. storm.

After weighing it up, facing surrender or death, Song Jiang and Wu Yong naturally made a choice.

Wu Yong stroked his beard, and said to Fang La with a look of compliment on his face: "I congratulate the king, the king Qianqiu, who has done such absurd things in a foolish way, so we can see that it must be the blessing of the heavens. Your Majesty."

Everyone glanced at Wu Yong, and many people looked at Wu Yong's flattering appearance, and couldn't help showing a bit of disdain in their eyes.

Fang Jie even snorted coldly, "Xuejun Wu, what do you mean by that?"

Fang Fei stroked his beard and looked at Wu Yong with a smile on his face, obviously he had already seen through Wu Yong's thoughts.

I only heard Wu Yong say: "You may wish to think about it, Zhao Ji, the faint-hearted lord, actually issued such a ridiculous will, then what kind of reaction will the people of Buddhism in the world react? But would Buddhism be so willing to be suppressed by Taoism, and even turn Buddha into Tao?"

Fang Jie narrowed his eyes and said, "Fumen is not much worse than Daomen. Naturally, it is impossible to watch Daomen press his head so obediently. Even if he dares not directly confront the court on the surface, his small actions in private are absolutely impossible. Not less."

Wu Yongdao: "Young general is right, there are not a lot of great Buddhists. In the past, although they said that they had no loyalty to the imperial court, they would not go against the imperial court, but now it is different. The will, I think there will definitely be a lot of Buddhist monks who are angry. If at this time, the king can climb up and shout and tell the world, under the king's rule, not only will he not suppress Buddhism, but also help Buddhism spread the Dharma... "

After all, there are only a few people who can think of this. At least when they came into contact with this news, there were only a few people who could think of the stakes involved.

Therefore, after Wu Yong's remarks, many people's faces showed excitement.

The imperial court is powerful, and even they are very clear about this point. If the imperial court is really serious, the power they can use is far from comparable to their Manichaeism.

Not to mention, if the Son of Heaven decrees to convene the powerhouses of Taoism and Buddhism, let alone more, even if it is to give the Son of Heaven a face, the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism will certainly not disappoint the Son of Heaven.

However, their Manichaeism does not have such prestige and ability. After all, the Song Dynasty court is the orthodox in the world, and they are rebels in the eyes of the world.

Just like Chu Yi came here, he brought a number of heavenly beings around him, and this number was almost comparable to all the heavenly beings that Manichaeism could handle.

However, this is only a Dongchang organization under the imperial court. If you include the Imperial City Division and the army, the number of heaven and man might even double. Just thinking about it makes people feel a lot of pressure.

Deng Yuanjue, as the only strong person who came from Buddhism, not long ago broke through to the realm of heaven and man. It can be said that in Buddhism, his status has suddenly risen a lot.

I just heard Deng Yuanjue say to Fang La with a bit of excitement: "Your Majesty, the poor monk is willing to run for your Majesty, lobby a few Buddhist monks, and maybe ask for some help for your Majesty."

Fang La and Fang Fei looked at each other. It can be said that after getting the news, Fang La and Fang Fei reached a consensus in private, that is, taking advantage of the ignorance of the emperor of the Song Dynasty, he would make such absurd actions to win over Buddhism as much as possible. .

They didn't dare to expect the support of the major Buddhist sects. As long as these sects did not target them, and if only a few of them could help them, Fang La and the others were already very satisfied.

And Deng Yuanjue is just a breakthrough. A strong man born in Buddhism, he has a very high status in Buddhism. As long as Deng Yuanjue is willing, he can indeed persuade some people in Buddhism to help them.

It's just that Deng Yuanjue should take the initiative to speak up for such a thing, otherwise, it will feel a bit overwhelming.

Fang La's face showed a bit of joy and said to Deng Yuanjue: "If this is the case, this king will thank the master very much here, and this king can promise to the master that as long as Buddhism can support this king, if the Japanese king can ascend to the great treasure, he will definitely not let him go. Furman is disappointed."

Jiaxing

As the prosperous city of Jiaxing in the south of the Yangtze River, Chen Zu, the magistrate in the city, was full of anxiety in the city at the moment.

Since a few days ago, Jiaxing City has been surrounded by Manichaeans rebels. Jiaxing is located between the two major towns of Suzhou and Hangzhou. Now Jiangnan is in turmoil, Hangzhou city is broken, and Suzhou is also in crisis. It may be attacked at any time. break.

Because Manichaeism's main energy is placed on these two big cities in the south of the Yangtze River, such as Jiaxing and Shaoxing.These states and counties in Huzhou have not been breached for a while.

Of course, some states and counties fell into the hands of rebels because of the government's inaction.

As a county parent official, Chen Zu's actions can never be regarded as a parent. Chen Zu has only been the magistrate of Jiaxing for three years, and he has multiplied the Chen family's property dozens of times, and the fertile fields under his name are even more It is as many as thousands of hectares, and the tenants of the villages are all servants of the Chen family.

It can be said that Chen Zu is the land of Jiaxing. The local officials are united and colluded with each other. As long as Chen Zu and others are not willing, even the will of the imperial court will not reach the locality.

But now with the rise of Manichaeism, the land of Jiangnan is suddenly in a state of turmoil. Not long ago, Chen Zu got the news. For example, Shaoxing City, because it is too close to Hangzhou, has already been attacked by Manichaeism who has freed up his hands. , As for the magistrate of Shaoxing, his friend has already been skinned and cramped by the rebels and beheaded in public.

Not only the magistrate of Shaoxing, but also many tyrants and wealthy businessmen in the city were not able to escape the disaster. No less than dozens of wealthy and noble families were killed in the city. It can be said that the tyrants in the city were swept away.

Chen Zuna, who got this news, was terrified. He was really worried that he would follow in the footsteps of his friend.

A tall and tall man walked into the living room. He was wearing armor and looked quite brave. He stepped forward and bowed to Chen Zu and said, "Last General Wu Meng pays tribute to the magistrate."

As a commander, Wu Meng is even higher than Chen Zulai when it comes to rank, but the Song Dynasty's emphasis on writing and suppressing martial arts clearly means that his status is higher than that of Chen Zu, but Wu Meng has to go to Chen Zu because of his status. Ancestor salute.

Chen Zu was accustomed to it, and he didn't feel anything wrong at all. As the saying goes, all things are inferior, only reading is high. As a scholar, he is naturally higher than these warriors.

Glancing at Wu Meng, Chen Zu tried his best to keep himself somewhat calm and said, "Wu Meng, what's going on with the Manichaeism rebels outside the city?"

Wu Meng said: "Chen Magistrate don't have to worry, there is nothing unusual about the rebels outside the city, but there is one thing that needs to be arranged by the Magistrate as soon as possible."

Chen Zu said, "What's the matter?"

Wu Meng looked at Chen Zu and said, "Please also ask the magistrate to fulfill the previous promise as soon as possible, otherwise, I will not be able to explain it to my subordinates."

Chen Zu couldn't help frowning and said, "Promise? What promise?"

Wu Meng was stunned and said, "Could it be that Chen Zhixian forgot what he said earlier, if he can defeat the rebels, he will reward every soldier with ten coins of silver?"

Chen Zu's face suddenly became a little ugly, and he stared at Wu Meng and said, "Wu Meng, did the magistrate really say that?"

Wu Meng looked at Chen Zhixian, but he couldn't see that Chen Zhixian was trying to break his promise. He immediately clenched his fists, wishing to smash it hard, smashing this old face that he hated so much.

Taking a deep breath, Wu Meng told himself not to be impulsive. If he really punched him, then his career in life would be ruined, and he might even suffer the calculations and assassinations from the scholar-bureaucrats.

Thinking of the soldiers under his command, many soldiers were injured and died in battle, but they were in urgent need of money and money. If they offended Chen Zhixian at this moment, there would be no benefit at all except for the harm.

Gritting his teeth, Wu Meng gave a big gift to Chen Zu and said, "I also ask Chen Zhixian to honor his promise because of the bloody battle of the brothers, the heavy casualties and the urgent need for pensions! If not, morale will plummet. If something goes wrong, it's hard to appease me..."

With a bang, Chen Zu slapped the table with a slap and stared at Wu Meng with anger on his face: "Wu Meng, you are so bold, are you threatening this official?"

Said that Chen Zu didn't care how ugly Wu Meng's face was, he pointed at Wu Meng and cursed: "As a soldier of the imperial court, the imperial court spends money to support you, so that you can protect you when you need it. Family and country, it’s okay if you are not grateful, but you even think about rewarding silver, this official said, there is no reward for silver…”

Wu Meng clenched his hands tightly, his fists creaked, and a pair of tiger eyes showed a bit of sadness, and suddenly turned away.

Seeing Wu Meng leave so rudely, Chen Zu couldn't help cursing: "A reckless husband is a reckless husband, he really has no manners at all."

But soon Chen Zu frowned and whispered softly: "Although Wu Meng said that he is loyal and the official has broken his trust in him, there is no need to worry about his second heart, but the reckless man under him will not. It’s easy to say, if something goes wrong, it will be very bad.”

While muttering, Chen Zu couldn't help but say, "Someone."

Soon a servant came forward and bowed to Chen Zu: "I have seen the master before, I don't know if the master has any orders."

Chen Zu glanced at the servant and said, "Go and send someone to spy on Wu Meng's subordinates. If anyone has any unusual behavior, be sure to let me know as soon as possible."

The servant nodded and left, and soon another servant walked in and said to Chen Zu: "Master, according to your instructions, many noble families in the city have all received the invitation of the master, and they are waiting for the master in the garden at the moment. go."

Hearing this, all the worries and unhappiness in Chen Zu's heart disappeared, and his face showed a bit of excitement and said to the servant: "Follow me, sir."

In the garden of Chen Mansion, more than a dozen figures are gathered in one place at the moment. If the people of Jiaxing City see these people, they will be able to recognize that these people are all among the city's lords, and they are people with heads and faces, even if they are wealthy. The worst have at least tens of thousands of family wealth.

Seeing Chen Zu coming over, a group of people bowed to Chen Zu and said, "I have seen Chen Zhixian."

Chen Zu waved his hand, his eyes swept across the crowd, a look of greed flashed in his eyes, and he stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "Everyone, the purpose of this county's call for everyone today, I think you should already know."

One of them, with a big belly and a staff uniform, said with a slight smile: "Yes, I will know it, but Chen Zhixian has bothered. I will naturally be willing to give out the money to reward the army."

After speaking, the man said: "My Du family is willing to pay [-] yuan to help the magistrate."

"My Lu family is willing to pay a thousand dollars..."

"My Mao family is willing to pay [-] yuan..."

It’s just a blink of an eye. More than a dozen companies have collected as much as [-] coins. You must know that these are the fourth wave of the city’s tyrants and wealthy households invited by Chen Zu. The first three waves add up, Chen Zu had already obtained more than a hundred thousand kangaroos of silver.

Squeezing his beard, Chen Zu looked at the crowd with a wide-eyed smile and said, "Okay, okay, this county will thank you all on behalf of the officers and men."