How did Qingzhou become the most friendly and tolerant place for the White Lotus Sect? Because of Tang Saier.
In the White Lotus Sect's nearly one-thousand-year history, they have appeared as villains most of the time, but there are also highlights. The anti-Yuan struggle is naturally one of them.
But when it comes to the most charismatic White Lotus figure, Tang Sai'er is definitely Tang Sai'er. Wang Con'er, who did not appear until the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, can be regarded as a rising star, but he is not as famous as Tang Sai'er.
The origin of the legend of Tang Sai'er is actually very similar to that of smelly mandarin fish. I am not disrespecting Tang Sai'er by saying this, but it is a true history.
Like the smelly mandarin fish, Tang Saier's rebellion was also caused by Zhu Di, the energetic emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who moved the capital.
Moving the capital requires building palaces and repairing city walls. The original Yanjing City was definitely not worthy of being a capital city and needed to be renovated.
So the imperial court recruited hundreds of thousands of people from Shandong to work, which was the so-called corvee. From a systemic point of view, corvee service was actually not that miserable. It was nothing more than working for the government and getting less remuneration.
However, as long as there were too many corvees in the past dynasties, there would inevitably be unrest and rebellion. It is estimated that many emperors scratched their heads and couldn't figure out which link went wrong.
The people working for the landlords are still working, and working for the court is also working. I didn't let them work in vain. I also gave them money and food. Why did they want to rebel?
The legend of Tang Saier explains this problem very well: the problem of the corvee system mainly lies in the problem of payment of rewards.
Tang Sai'er's husband is named Lin San. As soon as the couple got married, Tang Sai'er's father was recruited.
They were doing corvee service. So the young couple went to the government to ask for wages - my father worked for you, and according to the system, there was a food subsidy.
The government answered the couple's questions with a stick and beat Lin San to death with a stick. When Tang Saier's father saw that he was working hard, but his wages were cheated by a sinister boss, and his son-in-law was killed when he asked for wages, he was furious.
So angry.
When Tang Sai'er's mother saw that her son-in-law and husband were dead, she also died of illness in grief. Tang Sai'er was the only one left in the family.
If Tang Sai'er was an ordinary weak woman, then she might have died of anger or illness due to grief and anger, but she was not. She had practiced martial arts since she was a child, was very good at martial arts, and was quite famous in the White Lotus Sect.
Tang Sai'er claimed to be the Mother of Buddha and rose up in Qingzhou, leading thousands of people to start a rebellion. All parts of Shandong responded. The imperial court immediately sent a large army to suppress the rebellion. Tang Sai'er won the two battles between the two sides and killed two Ming army generals.
Tang Saier's story tells people a profound truth - migrant workers must not default on their wages, let alone treat wage earners violently, otherwise they will be in great trouble.
In the end, the court had no choice but to mobilize various armies to encircle and suppress Tang Sai'er. The rebellion was finally extinguished, but Tang Sai'er's legend was not over - she disappeared.
Seeing no one alive and no body after death, Comrade Zhu Di was forced to relive a nightmare his nephew had brought to him.
It is said that in order to find Tang Saier, he killed many officials who did not do their job well and arrested tens of thousands of Taoist nuns. Unfortunately, he found nothing.
This incident fully reflects the extent to which Comrade Zhu Di compared Tang Sai'er to his nephew - he suspected that his nephew had become a monk, so he reasonably speculated that Tang Sai'er should have become a nun or a nun.
Taoist nun.
I don’t know if Zhu Di had obsessive-compulsive disorder. If he was like Xie Erduo, then the names Zhu Yunwen and Tang Saier might have been on his lips before he died.
Therefore, the name Tang Saier has actually surpassed the White Lotus Sect itself in the hearts of Shandong people and has become a spiritual symbol of Shandong people's fear of power.
Of course, based on the principle of loving the house and the bird, it is natural that the people of Qingzhou are more tolerant of the White Lotus Sect than other places.
Xiao Qin had high hopes for Qingzhou, a land blessed by heaven, and asked Lin Xi, a very intelligent man, to work from a young master to find suitable puppet officials, bribe the upper levels with heavy sums of money, and use the strict Party protection, hoping to build a solid base.
Why doesn't Magistrate Huang need to be a member of the Strict Party? This is Xiao Qin's arrangement. If Magistrate Huang joins the Strict Party, although it is more legitimate to be helped by the Strict Party, it will arouse the suspicion of non-Strict Party officials, and some matters may be investigated.
Therefore, Magistrate Huang was in the best condition. He was secretly protected by Yan Shifan, but on the surface he had nothing to do with the Yan Party.
Those Qingliu who opposed the strict party had always judged character by the position of their buttocks, so naturally they would not embarrass Magistrate Huang, accepted gifts, and even sometimes helped cover up some flaws.
It was due to the common inaction of these two groups that Qingzhou, under the manipulation of Master Lin, gradually became the area where the White Lotus Sect was most rampant.
If Xiao Feng hadn't come this time, it's hard to predict what Qingzhou would have become if it continued to develop.
Lin Xi stared at Xiao Feng with disbelief in his eyes. He was a smart and conceited person, so when Xiao Qin told him not to act rashly,
At that time, he felt that the Holy Envoy was too cautious.
Xiao Feng and the princess were trapped in the city by themselves. The cavalry led by Yu Dayou were left outside the city and launched a sneak attack in the middle of the night. This was a sure-win situation.
What's more, to ensure safety, he specially prepared sumptuous food and wine, all laced with the White Lotus Sect's secret poison, and gave them to the cavalry troops.
Do you still need to be suspicious of the food and wine sent by friendly forces? Even if you are more cautious and give it a try, ordinary silver needles and the like cannot detect this kind of poison. Why would those cavalry not eat it?
Xiao Feng looked at his eyes and smiled: "I know you have many questions, I can answer you and let you die in peace. But before that, should you give an explanation to the vigilante group?
Their names are not on the merit book, and judging from their clothes, their families are not well-off. Since you didn't win them over by getting promoted and making money, then I think you relied on the teachings of the White Lotus Sect.
What do the teachings of the White Lotus Sect say? Does it make you kill good people and take credit? Or does it make the people you force have no choice but to join the religion?
Although Tang Sai'er is a rebel from the Ming Dynasty, she is still a chivalrous and strange woman, will she let you do such harm to the Qingzhou Mansion that she wholeheartedly protects?"
Master Lin smiled miserably and looked at the people in the militia: "Brothers, it's not me, Lin Xi, who went against the grain and went against the will of the Buddha Mother. The situation is prohibitive and I have no choice but to do it.
Tang Sai'er was such a hero back then, but the Holy Religion Army was defeated after only two months of fighting. Nowadays, the corruption of the court is far worse than before, but the court is still powerful, the Holy Religion has been suppressed for many years, and the talents are withering.
In order to quickly expand the Holy Religion and fight against the corrupt court, I had to use extraordinary means. There are thousands of sins, but I am the only one to blame. In the future,
The white lotus is in full bloom and the world is at peace. I am willing to go to hell and never be reincarnated."
Everyone in the militia looked at each other, not knowing who was right or wrong for a moment. Xiao Feng secretly praised, there are indeed talents in the White Lotus Sect, and they have been there for thousands of years, and there is indeed a reason.
"Master Lin, since the White Lotus Sect believes that the imperial court is corrupt, how will the White Lotus Sect govern the world if the rebellion succeeds?"
Huh? Magistrate Huang's eyes widened. Why did the Governor discuss the success of the rebellion with the White Lotus rebels? This topic itself is a bit treasonous.
Master Lin was also surprised, but he was familiar with such slogans and would definitely not be stumped by such a question.
"Of course the world is unified, the Buddha's light shines everywhere, and all living beings are equal!"
"Then why did the White Lotus Sect rebel continuously from Tang to Song, from Song to Yuan, and from Yuan to Ming, but never succeeded?"
Master Lin sneered and said: "People say that Xiao Feng is a great master of tomorrow, with profound Taoist teachings and a scholar of heaven and earth. Unexpectedly, this is a false reputation and an exaggeration.
Who said our Holy Religion failed to succeed in its rebellion? How did the Ming Dynasty come about? The Ming Dynasty is the result of our Holy Religion, of course we succeeded!"
At this time, everyone in the militia had forgotten their situation and listened blankly to the confrontation between Xiao Feng and Master Lin. They were all people influenced by the White Lotus Sect, especially the leader, who regarded Master Lin as a god.
But today Xiao Feng exposed Master Lin's methods of preaching, which greatly impacted the vigilante groups who had been kept in the dark. Their mentality at this time was extremely complex.
They hope that Master Lin will win the debate, so that they can feel better. Even if they are killed for being traitors, at least they will know what they are doing.
What you did was right.
But I also inexplicably hope that Xiao Feng can explain the matter more clearly, so that they can understand why the envoys of the White Lotus Sect have spoken so well of the White Lotus Sect, but have been suppressed by the imperial court, and even the people outside Qingzhou have been suppressed.
Don't you want to see me?
This kind of contradictory mentality is common among the less determined White Lotus believers in the past dynasties. They are confused, confused, and hesitant.
They are like girls who have been slept with by a scumbag. They have a certain understanding of the scumbag, but because they have already been slept with, they will constantly help the scumbag find reasons to convince themselves and their parents that this scumbag may
Still a good person.
What's more, this scumbag does occasionally behave very tenderly, such as the anti-Yuan uprising and Tang Sai'er, which are the gentle side rarely shown by this scumbag from the White Lotus Sect.
Therefore, at this time, Master Lin cited the most powerful evidence that the White Lotus Sect has been talking about in recent years. Everyone in the vigilante group looked at Xiao Feng to see if he would admit this.
People in the government have always followed the court's policy and never admitted that the establishment of the Ming Dynasty had anything to do with the White Lotus Sect, but Xiao Feng did not deny it outright.
"If, as you said, it was the White Lotus Sect who overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty, then the White Lotus Sect has successfully rebelled. Why are you still rebelling now?"
Master Lin pondered for a moment: "That was Zhu Yuanzhang's betrayal and betrayal of the White Lotus Sect! He did not admit that he was a member of the White Lotus Sect! In turn, he suppressed the White Lotus Sect!"
Xiao Feng nodded: "As you said, if Taizu was originally a member of the White Lotus Sect, why did he later refuse to admit that he was a member of the White Lotus Sect? Why did he
Why should we suppress the White Lotus Sect in turn?"
Master Lin frowned and raised his head, looking at Xiao Feng, what on earth does this guy mean? Isn't this the lice on the bald man's head - obvious?
"He refuses to share the fruits of victory with the White Lotus Sect! He refuses to decentralize power and wants to monopolize the world by himself!"
"Then why is he unwilling to decentralize power and want one person to dominate the world?"
"You! Do you even need to ask? That's the kind of person he is! He just has a despicable nature!"
"Since you said he has a despicable nature, why did he become the leader of your White Lotus Sect in the first place? The leader of your White Lotus Sect is all despicable by nature, how can the entire White Lotus Sect be any better?"
"This...when did I say that Zhu Yuanzhang is the leader of the White Lotus Sect? He is just a low-ranking member of the White Lotus Sect!"
Xiao Feng said as if he suddenly realized something: "You mean, Taizu is not the leader of the White Lotus Sect, and he is not even a big shot, is that right?"
"Of course! There were many heroes in the White Lotus Sect at that time, who is he?"
"In this case, Taizu's uprising was successful, he overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty. What does it have to do with your White Lotus Sect?"
"this……"
Master Lin suddenly realized that he had fallen into Xiao Feng's trap, going around and around, forcefully separating the success of Zhu Yuanzhang's rebellion from the White Lotus Sect.
But he admitted this to himself, and it was really uncomfortable to argue the other way around now. But looking at the sad expressions of everyone in the vigilante group, he had to try harder.
"Although he is not a big shot in the White Lotus Sect, he is a member of the White Lotus Sect after all. In this way, he represents the White Lotus Sect and should share the fruits of victory with the White Lotus Sect!"
Some people in the militia frowned, thinking about this
This is true, and some people continue to say so and support Mr. Lin.
Xiao Feng smiled and said: "Before Taizu's uprising, he was a monk. Do you all know this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang never shied away from this matter, and the whole world knew about it. Naturally, everyone in the militia also knew about it, and they all nodded, including Master Lin.
"According to your statement, although Taizu was not a big shot among the monks, he was once a monk after all. In this way, he represents the monks. After the uprising is victorious, he should share the fruits of victory with the monks, right?"
"This..." Master Lin was a little confused, "How can these be compared?"
"Of course they can't be compared. Taizu became a monk first. Even if he joined the White Lotus Sect as you said, it was only later.
Everything must be done on a first-come, first-served basis, and the rights of other monks’ groups obviously come before yours!”
Master Lin was stunned. This logic sounded incredible, but he couldn't think of any decent argument to refute the other party.
Because Xiao Feng was explaining completely according to his own logic, even assuming that he fully acknowledged his own statement!
Xiao Feng smiled: "Actually, the monk's grievance is just bigger than yours. The one who feels the most grievance is probably the beggar.
Before Taizu's uprising, he had been a beggar. Although he was not a big shot in the beggar gang, he had been a beggar after all, so he represented beggars.
After the victory of the uprising, the rights of the beggars should be greater than those of the monks and the White Lotus Sect, otherwise, as you said, Taizu would have forgotten his roots."
Master Lin was finally speechless. His head was buzzing, and he always felt that Xiao Feng's words were strong words, but they couldn't be stronger than him, and they couldn't win over him.
Xiao Feng is cold
He laughed, slapped the scarecrow, and his legs became weak. Huang Zhifu, who had just gotten up, was so frightened that he fell to the ground again.
"Lin Xi! In order to force the people of Qingzhou to join the White Lotus Sect, you win over the defenders, bribe the police, kill good people and take credit for their merits, and harm the civilians!
No matter how eloquent you are, you will never be able to escape the laws of nature. The White Lotus Sect may not always be bad, but the world has already been decided. You claim to be the common people of the world, but in fact, it is for your own selfish interests to cause another disaster for the common people!
Your holy envoy colluded with the Tatars, colluded with the Japanese pirates, betrayed the Ming Dynasty soldiers, and massacred the Ming Dynasty people. How dare you say that the Buddha's light shines everywhere and the world is unified?
The White Lotus Sect today has a heart like a wolf and is worse than a Japanese pirate! You have lost all the face Tang Saier gave you that the White Lotus Sect earned in front of the people!"
Master Lin laughed miserably and said: "Awesome, indeed, I can't say anything to you. But I'm just a minor figure in the Holy Religion. Just because I can't say anything to you doesn't mean you are justified!"
You can’t control who the people in the world believe! Don’t think that the people in the world don’t believe even one of the two words “official” or “official”! Although the White Lotus Sect has only one word, it can speak into the hearts of the people!"
Xiao Feng looked at him with a sneer: "You are wrong. From now on, people in the world will only believe in me. The White Lotus Sect will never turn around again."
Master Lin didn't know where he got such confidence. He looked at Xiao Feng in surprise. Xiao Feng knew what he was thinking and just said something lightly.
"Guess, do people believe in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" or "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?"
Master Lin looked at Xiao Feng blankly, and suddenly understood what Xiao Feng meant, and his face suddenly turned pale.