Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

Zhang Shun nodded: "We can't give up our livelihood."

Elder Chen said, "There's a witch named Lin in Putian next door."

"It is said that he appeared after his death and often saved people's lives in shipwrecks."

"Some ship owners were dissatisfied with Yanfu Temple,"

"Regarding the frequent ancestral worship of the Lin family woman,"

"The practice of private sacrifices gradually took hold,"

"The Prince of Tongyuan, however, belonged to the official sacrificial rites."

This kind of competition for incense offerings

Zhang Shun had absolutely no interest in it.

Elder Chen added, "It's best not to touch the Hu'an Merit Temple."

"All the monks in this temple practice martial arts,"

"His lay disciples are all over Quanzhou."

"It's not that I'm worried about the general's heavenly soldiers,"

"We can't beat the monk soldiers of the Guardian Temple,"

"It's not that there's any need for it."

"This temple occupies no more than four hundred acres,"

"Terate fields only cover a few thousand acres,"

"It mainly relies on donations from incense offerings to sustain itself."

Chapter 1816 Southern Shaolin

Hu'an Gongde Temple, also known as Dongchan Zhaodai Temple.

It's actually the legendary Southern Shaolin Temple!

In various unofficial histories of later generations

This temple can be described as "loyal and righteous" and "full of martial virtue".

When Zhu Wen usurped the Tang throne,

Because the King of Min was allied with Zhu Wen

The Southern Shaolin Temple openly raised an army in opposition.

As a result, the King of Min destroyed the Southern Shaolin Temple.

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Pu family betrayed the Song Dynasty.

The Southern Shaolin Temple once again saw a thousand monks rise up in rebellion.

As a result, the monks were slaughtered and the temple was destroyed by the Mongol soldiers.

The last time was during the Qing Dynasty.

The Southern Shaolin Temple was destroyed because it participated in the anti-Qing and restoration movement.

Of course, these unofficial histories should be read with a critical mind.

The first time the King of Min burned down the Southern Shaolin Temple,

He was a rebel general who came from a poor background.

Historical records are full of praise for it.

Selecting virtuous and capable officials, reducing taxes and corvée labor, etc.

He was hailed as the "Holy King Who Opened Up Fujian".

His attitude toward temples was probably not very respectful.

The second record of the Mongols destroying temples

It can be read as a martial arts novel from the Qing Dynasty.

They even came up with the Golden Bell Cover and Iron Shirt techniques.

(The story of the Southern Shaolin Temple resisting the Yuan Dynasty is not entirely fictional; many of the figures and events are consistent with historical facts and are likely based on artistic embellishment from folk legends.)

However, judging from the name of the Southern Shaolin Temple, "Hu'an",

And from the poetry notes of Song Dynasty literati,

This temple probably really does house a lot of warrior monks.

Furthermore, they recruit lay disciples to provide martial arts training.

Moreover, the gods and Buddhas enshrined in the temple are quite interesting.

They are Bodhidharma, the Thirteen Monks, the Eighteen Arhats, and the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady...

It emphasizes inclusiveness.

Fujian is mountainous, and so are its bandits.

With the flourishing of maritime trade, there were also many pirates.

Practicing martial arts is very necessary.

Moreover, it already has the beginnings of a bodyguard system.

Many of these "bodyguards" came from the Southern Shaolin Temple.

Elder Chen said, "Last time, Tong Guan sent troops to collect grain."

"The monks from Quanzhou repelled them,"

"The monks from Hu'an Gongde Temple (Southern Shaolin) contributed a great deal of effort!"

"Understood," Zhang Shun nodded.

The Southern Shaolin Temple is not large in scale.

The farmland is only a few thousand acres.

On average, each monk owns only a few acres of land.

Not much oil or fat, and still tough.

There's really no need to take action.

Of course, Zhang Shun would report the truth to the imperial court.

Zhao Yuan will definitely have to take action.

Monks can practice martial arts and wield sticks.

Hand over all your weapons and armor!

That Yanfu Temple,

Zhang Shun, however, wanted to search and confiscate the property.

Because there is plenty of food there.

Let's eliminate Emperor Xin Xingzong first.

Zhang Shun was unwilling to wait in Quanzhou.

He took the initiative to travel north to Qingxi (Anxi).

.....

At this time, Xin Xingzong had just arrived at the Qingyang Ironworks.

Due to the inconvenience of crossing mountains and valleys

It is difficult to carry a large amount of baggage.

He gave up some food and valuables.

Arriving at Qingyang Ironworks

Immediately gather ships,

I just happened to grab this place.

Thousands of victorious troops,

There were already widespread complaints.

Because they can't see the future!

Xin Xingzong said to his soldiers,

"Now we have a boat,"

"You can take a boat to Quanzhou."

"Once we reach Quanzhou, there will be seagoing vessels,"

"You can go straight to Guangzhou."

"Guangzhou is wealthy, and women there possess countless riches."

"You are permitted to plunder Guangzhou for three days!"

The promise of three days of plunder,

It has become impossible to boost morale.

Many people want to return to their hometowns in the north.

Moreover, the Ming army swept through the southeast.

Guangzhou will be captured sooner or later.

Where can they escape to then?

Seeing that morale remained low, Xin Xingzong said again,

"Upon arriving in Guangzhou, he will attach himself to Prime Minister Zhong, thus securing the lands of Guangdong and Guangxi."

"May all of you be granted titles and privileges for your wives and children in the Great Chu Kingdom!"

Those who are slightly smarter,

I knew that was pure nonsense.

The Song Dynasty soldiers in Guangxi

However, with the support of the gentry,

They fought against Zhong Xiang's Chu army for two or three years.

Would they cooperate with Xin Xingzong to surrender to Chu?

I'm afraid even local officials in Guangdong,

They will no longer take Xin Xingzong seriously.

The victorious army is now like a pack of stray dogs.

I'm disliked wherever I go.

The only way to subdue the prefectures and counties is through force.

The soldiers traveled by boat to Qingxi County.

They communicated in secret.

"From Shaanxi to Kaifeng, and then from Kaifeng to Hangzhou,"

"Now they're being chased in Fujian again."

"I don't want to run anymore,"

"I've heard that there's a lot of miasma in Lingnan,"

"Going to Guangzhou is suicide."