One Piece of Song Dynasty

In the blink of an eye, time entered October. On this day, Fang La convened more than a hundred people to hold a banquet.

After pouring the wine several times, Fang La stood up and said: "The relationship between a country and a family in this world is like the relationship between a father and his children. The children farm and weave. They work hard all year round. If they have a little bit of food and cloth, the father will squander it all. It’s a waste; if the father is not as satisfied as he wants, he will be beaten with a whip and a paddle, and he will torture his children until they die without mercy. Is this bearable for you?”

Everyone shouted: "No!"

Fang La said: "We squander what is left, and then give it all to the enemy. The enemy became richer and richer by relying on our supplies, but instead invaded and bullied us, so the father sent his children to deal with them. The children's strength could not withstand them. Live, then accusations and punishments will follow, but the things dedicated to the enemy every year will never be exempted because of the enemy's insults. Can you tolerate this with peace of mind?"

Everyone shouted again: "No."

Fang La wiped his tears and said: "The taxes and labor are so heavy, the officials plunder and extort, and the income from farming and sericulture is not enough to meet our needs. What we people rely on to survive is only lacquered bamboo and wood, and we are taxed by the government in various names." They have all been taken away, leaving nothing for us. God created the people and set up officials for them. They were originally used to raise the people, but the officials have become so vicious and cruel! How can God and the human heart not be angry? And In addition to spending money on singing and dancing women, hunting dogs and horses, building palaces, worshiping ghosts and gods, expanding armaments, collecting exotic flowers and stones, etc., the imperial court also bribed the two major enemies in the west and north with millions of silver silk every year. It's all the fat and blood of our people in the southeast. 35xs The two major enemies got these goods, despised us even more, and harassed us year after year. The court's dedication to the enemies never dared to be abolished, and the rulers also believed that this was the long-term goal of stabilizing the border areas. What’s the strategy? We, the people, are the only ones who work hard all year round. Our wives and children are cold and hungry, and we can’t even eat enough for a whole day. What do you think we should do?”

Everyone said angrily: "I will follow your orders!"

Fang La said: "In the past thirty years, the old senators and ministers have been demoted and demoted to death. There are almost no good officials left. Those in power are all despicable, dirty, evil and flattering people. They only know how to use singing and dancing girls to build palaces." They just come to the garden to confuse and bewitch the emperor, and they don’t care about national affairs at all. Local officials outside the capital are also corrupt and extravagant, and do not consider local political affairs as important issues. The people of the southeast have been suffering from exploitation for a long time! In recent years, It is really unbearable to be invaded by the Huashi Gang policy. If you can uphold justice and launch an uprising, all parts of the country will definitely respond; in ten days, thousands of people can gather. When local officials hear this, they will definitely They will recruit and negotiate with us, so it is not convenient to report to the court immediately. We use strategies to contain them and delay them for a month or two, and the counties south of the Yangtze River can be captured in one fell swoop. After receiving the report, the court cannot immediately decide to send troops. It is expected that the protracted discussions will take more than a month; it will take at least half a year to mobilize and train the troops and allocate food and wages, so it will be one year before and after we raise the army. By this time, the situation should be basically determined, so there is no need to worry. Besides, for the west and north Foreign enemies pay millions of coins as tribute every year, and the military and political expenses of the court amount to hundreds of thousands every year. Most of this money comes from the southeast region; we have occupied the Jiangnan region, and the court will cruelly squeeze it from the Central Plains region. The people of the Central Plains cannot bear it, and they must They will rise up to resist. When the foreign enemies in the west and north know about it, they will also take the opportunity to attack. The imperial court will be attacked from both inside and outside. Even if there are advisers like Yi Yin and Lu Shang, we will not be able to come up with any solution for them. We only need to use the Yangtze River as our guide. We can guard the south of the Yangtze River, reduce labor, reduce taxes, and restore and develop the people's human and material resources. Who from all over the world will not come to worship us respectfully? Within ten years, we will eventually unify the world. If not, we will You can only die in vain at the hands of corrupt officials, so please plan this matter carefully!"

Everyone said: "Okay!"

So a few days later, on the ninth day of October in the second year of Xuanhe, Fang La led the peasants to kill Fang Youchang's family under the guise of "destiny talisman". Using Bangyuandong as a stronghold, he gathered poor peasants and called for an uprising. The famous Fangla Uprising in the late Northern Song Dynasty It broke out, and the southeast was shaken for a while.

After Li Xin received the news of Fang La's uprising, he immediately went to the military camp to find Liu Fa with the secret letter.

Li Xin entered Liu Fashuai's tent and saw Liu Fa playing chess with Zhai Jin again, but this time Niu Gao was also there.

Liu Fa saw Li Xin hurriedly entering the tent and asked, "My lord, has something happened?"

Li Xin nodded and said: "They are all here. It just so happens that there is no need to call me anymore. Something big has indeed happened. Liu Shuai, you all should take a look." After that, Li Xin handed the secret letter to Liu Fa.

After Liu Fa read the secret letter, he handed it to Zhai Jin and sighed: "Sure enough, it happened."

After reading the secret letter, Zhai Jin punched the table and sighed: "Alas!"

Niu Gao read the secret letter and said: "This is the result of the imperial court reaping its own consequences. It cannot blame others, does not treat the people well, exploits the people, and makes it difficult for the people to survive. This is the result. There is nothing to sigh about. It will not be like this if the court leaves a little way for the people to survive." Son."

Li Xin waved his hand and said: "Okay, now is not the time to talk about this. Xinghan City and Jilong City are now on alert. Once the peasant uprising occurs, it will bring many refugees. The court should take countermeasures soon. It can be said that this time The Fangla Uprising will have a great impact on the court, but the uprising will definitely fail and cause the death of a large number of civilians. A certain person has to go back to Hui'an to organize the gathering of refugees. In the next period of time, a large number of refugees will be welcomed on the island, and the army will have to Do your best to maintain order in the two cities. Generals, I will leave this matter to you. After this uprising, our Xinghan Island will usher in great development."

The three of them clasped their fists and said, "Yes, my lord, I have the order."

After leaving the military camp, Li Xin called Liu Yi and Cao Long: "Liu Yi, please gather all the Confucian scholars and ask them to stop what they are doing. In the next period of time, there will be a large number of refugees on the island. You Confucian scholars must make preparations, including preaching policies to them, distributing silver coins and land for shops."

Liu Yi nodded and said: "Yes, I understand. Master, I would like to ask why there will be a large number of refugees on the island next?"

Li Xin handed the secret letter to Liu Yi: "Read it yourself."

Liu Yi took a breath after reading the secret letter: "An uprising broke out in the southeast."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Yes, so you should know why a certain person said that there will be a large number of refugees on the island."

Liu Yi clasped his fists and said: "Yes, Master, I will go down and promise to lead the Confucian scholars to complete the resettlement of the refugees."