Dominate the Country

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In the season when everything grows, the green covers the earth, the grass stretches its body, and the big trees beside the pond have all sprouted green branches and leaves. In this season of grass and warblers, being able to sit by the river and blow the light breeze is really a kind of enjoyment for Liu Song himself.

Enjoying this kind of comfort, the comfort makes him, the leader of the Hunyuan Sect, want to indulge in it.

Of course, Liu Song will not indulge in this piece of comfort that makes him intoxicated. He still has lofty ideals and ambitions to realize. He and Yang Ji, Fan Mingde and others founded the Hunyuan Sect, a branch of the White Lotus Sect, with phrases such as "Change the world", "The end of the catastrophe, the sword light appears", "The year of rebellion", "The summer drought of Zi, Chou, Yin and Mao", "The two generals of the dragon and the tiger fight in the Zhongyuan", and "The thirty-six generals and the twenty-eight constellations come to the world", and recruited disciples in the northwest of Anhui and the eastern part of Henan. It was not just for comfort. If it was for comfort, Liu Song could have just left home with silver wrapped around him. The silver he had earned from burning incense and gatherings over the years was enough for Liu Song to live the rest of his life happily.

Why did he have to work so hard to travel between eastern Henan and northern Anhui, and why did he have to worry and not sleep at night? He just wanted to rebel.

The White Lotus Sect had a small rebellion every thirty years and a big rebellion every fifty years. Liu Song himself couldn't tell when he made up his mind to rebel. The "anti-Qing and restoration of Ming" thought of the secret sects in the Qing Dynasty was deeply rooted. Many scriptures and doctrines were infused with the ideas of "anti-Qing and restoration of Ming" and "changing the world", with a strong Han-centrism and the mysterious color of religious prophecy. This is a kind of ideological weapon. Liu Song unconsciously took the idea of ​​anti-Qing deeply rooted. It can only be said that the White Lotus Sect, a professional rebel for thousands of years, has its own way.

For the leaders of the rebellion, the purpose of the rebellion is not to "hang up in a red robe and go to heaven" (lingchi execution), nor is it to "rejuvenate the great cause" for the descendants of the previous emperors, but to overthrow the current rulers and create their own country.

However, Liu Song would not say such words easily. Otherwise, why would he cooperate with the Fu Han General's Mansion?

Ten days ago, Liu Song brought his distant nephew Liu Zhixie to the General's Mansion. Along the way, they were led by the people in the dark camp. Liu Song thought he benefited a lot. The Chen family in Lushan is really not boastful to be able to lay down such a large foundation. The organization is really tight. And such a routine is actually more suitable for their Hunyuan Sect.

This time, the General's Mansion invited their Hunyuan Sect to Lushan. The matter is very straightforward, that is, to fund the Hunyuan Sect to start an uprising.

Liu Song and his sphere of activity is in eastern Henan and northern Anhui. Once they start an army here, it will be very beneficial to the General's Mansion.

And the Hunyuan Sect represented by Liu Song certainly knows that if they start an army now, they may be cannon fodder. However, if the person in charge of the General's Mansion is willing to give them some guarantees, they will be happy to be cannon fodder. Anyway, they will not die.

The army led by Chen Ming is now extremely powerful. After breaking through Jingzhou, Wuchang, and Jiujiang, they attacked Anqing in early and mid-February, and the capital of Anhui Province was captured in one battle. Although the Fu Han Army lost Wuchang City soon, the Qing army's offensive against Jiujiang was neatly repelled by the Fu Han Army's remaining troops. Chen Ming himself led his troops to directly attack southern Anhui, and Chizhou and Tongling were swept away. The Jingkou Bannermen led by Jiangning General Rong Bao and the navy in Susong and other places were as rotten as tofu and could not withstand a single blow. Now the Fu Han Army's troops have penetrated Wuhu and are heading straight for Jiangning. The arrogance is really extraordinary!

Such news, like Chen Ming's capture of Jingzhou City, shocked the whole country. Moreover, the secret camp stirred up trouble and spread countless rumors in the middle of the term, causing the people in many places to be unsettled. More importantly, it is now the end of February, and it will soon be March and April, when there is a shortage of food. Whether it is Henan, Anhui, Hubei and other places that are severely affected by the war, or Shandong, Zhili, and northern Jiangsu that are far away from the war, March and April of the lunar calendar are the most difficult time of the year, even more difficult than the cold winter. Liu Song can't say for sure how the food is in other places, but the food in northern Anhui is definitely not enough.

The price of grain in Yingzhou has almost doubled, and the price of grain in Hefei has also increased by 50% to 60% compared with previous years, and this is only the end of February.

At this time of year in previous years, the grain in Shashi would go down the river to Wuchang, and then enter Anqing from there, and there would be no problem with food in Anhui. But now there is no need to look forward to the food in the two lakes, and even the grain in southern Anhui and Jiangnan has become unsafe. Who can northern Anhui rely on?

And this is an opportunity for the Hunyuan Sect.

Liu Song, Yang Ji and Fan Mingde were jealous of the Fu Han Army's success. Now that the opportunity in northern Anhui has arrived, the leaders of several sects are unwilling to give up. So Liu Song came here, and the negotiation with the Fu Han General's Mansion was very smooth. The Fu Han General's Mansion was willing to support 100,000 taels of silver. But the General's Mansion was really powerless to provide weapons and guns. Chen Hui made a suggestion to Liu Song: Hunyuan Sect can take the opportunity to form a militia to conceal its own intentions in advance and also achieve the effect of deceiving the government.

Liu Song thought that this could be done. He was from Luyi County, Chenzhou Prefecture, which was right next to the General's Mansion. There were already several large and small militias in the county. He could completely pull up a team by relying on the trusted villagers, and he could also practice and train openly.

Liu Song, who was ready to return to Chenzhou after receiving the reply from Yang Ji and Fan Mingde and formally reaching a deal with the Fu Han Army, was now taking the time to enjoy the comfort that made him relax. The breeze blew over the pond, ripples appeared, and a few strands of hair brushed under Liu Song's nostrils. Liu Song reached out and pushed his hair away. In the general's mansion, Liu Song let his braids loose.

But soon a burst of hurried footsteps let him know that his leisure and comfort were about to disappear.

Liu Zhixie returned from outside excitedly. His quick steps made Liu Zhixie not look like a twenty-eight-year-old man, but like an eighteen-year-old young man. Liu Song closed his eyes, not looking at his nephew at all. What he most regretted and regretted most about coming to Lushan was not other things but bringing Liu Zhixie over.

Liu Song also couldn't understand why Liu Zhixie, who was loyal to him before coming to Lushan, had such a good impression of the General's Mansion in just a few days? Why did you believe the lies in the General's newspaper?

Liu Song didn't understand.

Isn't it just a few words about "the people are noble"? Private property is sacred and inviolable, and the emperor cannot kill people indiscriminately or steal people's money. Even the folk legend that Zhu Hongwu killed Shen Wanshan is used as a drama. These are not historical facts, and the Fuhan Army is not ashamed.

What else: The world belongs to the people of the world, not the world to one family and one surname. The expenses of the royal family are to be taken from a hundred out of the annual income of the national treasury. Promote the human rights of the people at the lowest level. The prince should be guilty of the same crime as the common people when he breaks the law. Everyone is equal before the law. Criminals should also have the most basic human rights. Litigants have become lawyers, and criminals have the right to ask lawyers to help them defend themselves.

Your salary and your salary are the people's wealth and the people's support; the salary of an official is the money paid by the people, so it is natural that it should be supervised by the people. Under the rule of the General's Mansion, people sued officials in the same way as people sued each other. When the court summons was delivered, the latter had to go to court obediently.

Then the kneeling ceremony was abolished under the rule of the General Mansion. When the people meet the officials, the subordinates meet the superiors, just bow their hands. Even the generals in the General's Office only accept congratulations from bureaucrats on New Year's Day.

The laws of the General's Mansion also abolished crimes such as standing together, killing clans, and exterminating families.

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Liu Song felt that this was all fart, deception, and deception. Not to mention anything else, the emperor only takes one out of a hundred from the national treasury every year. If the Chen family really dominates the world, how could they be willing to take only one out of a hundred from the national treasury. When the Chen royal family becomes as huge as the former Ming royal family, one of a hundred, will the emperor drink the northwest wind? This is all a lie, a big lie.

Having only been in Lushan for a few days, Liu Song naturally used the new words he had just learned to complain. But Liu Zhixie's views were completely different from those of his clan uncle. He felt that the sincerity of the Chen family was very commendable, compared with the emperors and royal families of all dynasties in China. If there really is such an emperor in the world who is the master of the country, it will be the happiness of the people all over the world.

It was not that Liu Zhixie had planned to follow the Fuhan army and not return to the Hunyuan Sect. Rather, he was distracted and already affected. He is Liu Song's nephew and Liu Song's direct disciple. If such a person spreads the methods of the Fuhan Army among believers, his influence will be huge. Liu Zhixie hadn't realized this problem yet, but Liu Song had already thought of it.

The reason Liu Zhixie was so excited was that he went to Dali Temple, the highest court in Fuhan General's Mansion, to observe a trial. Officials who committed corruption during the construction of two projects were sentenced to death.

Liu Zhixie was extremely excited, because the reason for the downfall of these corrupt officials was a group of workers under them. They complained to the Yushitai, a subsidiary of the court. The Yushitai sent people to visit secretly for several days, and then quickly sealed up the general manager of the construction site. After reading the account books, they controlled the middle and upper levels of the construction site respectively, interrogated them one by one, and quickly found out the evidence of the two corrupt officials.

For Liu Zhixie, this is much more exciting, exciting and impactful than watching a movie.

"This idiot. You must not take him back." What Liu Song was thinking in his heart was completely different from the smile he showed on the surface. Liu Zhixie's status in Hunyuan Sect has been directly sentenced to death by him. It's a pity that Liu Zhixie doesn't know yet.

"As long as the reply from the church arrives and there are no objections from the two church leaders Yang Fan, our contact with the General's Mansion will be completed. Uncle will rush back to Chenzhou immediately, and time does not wait for us." Liu Song said as if he had too many words He said confidently, "Our relationship with the General's Mansion cannot be severed. I want to leave one person here to maintain the connection between our religion and the General's Mansion."

"Zhi Xie, uncle, after much thought, you are the only one who has come to Lushan to take on this important task. Are you willing?"

Liu Zhixie was as happy as a monkey that had eaten a fresh peach. Who knew that his respected clan uncle and master had already given up on him in his heart. Now he was only happy that he stayed in Lushan.