In fact, Zhong Xiang showed his thoughtful side as early as the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. In his hometown, he used religious activities to attract and organize the masses, and advocated that "law should be divided into rich and poor, not good law". When I do my job, I will treat the rich and the poor equally. "
Zhong Xiang set up an organization called rural cooperatives, and every farmer who joined the rural cooperatives had to pay a little money. These donations are used as the foundation of rural communities to ensure mutual assistance and mutual assistance can be realized. Zhong Xiang demands equality between the rich and the poor, and at the same time unites members of rural communities to help each other, so he is deeply loved and supported by the masses. At that time, he was called a "master" or even a "grand day", which shows his respect for Zhong Xiang.
Because the concept of rural community satisfied the pursuit and hope of poor farmers at that time, this organization developed rapidly. Not only is Zhong Xiang's hometown, but there are countless farmers who have joined in. Twenty years later, it even extended to the counties around Dongting Lake.
In the second year of Jing, the Song Dynasty was invaded and the capital was besieged. Zhong Xiang organized 300 militiamen and ordered his eldest son Zhong Ziang to lead the "diligent king" to the north. Perhaps these 300 people didn't play any role in the battlefield of Jingkang Rebellion, but at least it shows that Zhong Xiang may not have rebelled from the beginning.
The team organized by Zhong Xiang had not yet reached the battlefield to engage the nomads from China, but was ordered to return by Song Gaozong Zhao Gou, who had just succeeded to the throne. It was hard to pull up a team, but Zhong Xiang had other ideas at this time. I want this team of more than 300 people to plan the uprising.
In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, foreign invasion continued, and the interior was eroded by the ruling class. Nomads invaded the river, burning and looting all the way, and the people suffered from war. Instead of protecting people's lives and property, the government of the Southern Song Dynasty extorted money, resulting in many corrupt officials and serious exploitation of the people. For a time, the people in the south were in hot water and miserable.
In this case, peasant uprisings broke out in Jiangxi, Fujian and Jinghu. Although the peasant uprising was the rebel at that time, it was a straw for the poor who had no hope of life to save themselves. Knowing that the future may not be so open and smooth, we should join in in order to avoid endless exploitation.
Affected by this, the peasant uprising broke out vigorously. In the fourth year of An 'an, Jin people ambushed Tutan and Dingzhou. Lead the uprising and defend the hometown. Defeat the robbery of the anti-soldier bandit group, break the state and county, burn down the government and kill corrupt officials. Ding, Li, Tan, Yue, Chen and other people in 19 counties responded in succession, which made Zhongxiang Rebel Army develop rapidly.
In March of the same year, the Southern Song Dynasty imperial court sent general Kong Yanzhou to suppress it. The rebels rose up and won the first battle. But before long, Zhong Xiang was captured and killed by spies sent by Kong Yanzhou, and hundreds of thousands of rebels were transferred to Dongting Lake by Yang Yao and Xia Cheng. According to the danger of the lake, we built a village by the lake, and soldiers and farmers fought against the government. Later, after repeatedly repelling the government to suppress the army, the vehicles and boats were confiscated, solid wood was cut down in various counties, vehicles and boats were built, and strict security was implemented. With the passage of time, the strength of Zhongxiang rebels is also increasing.
In the third year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, Yang Mo established Zhong Ziyi, the youngest son of Zhong Xiang, as a prince, made him the Great Sage King, and rebuilt the regime of Chu.
When Zhong Xiang announced the uprising, the Southern Song court was already very unhappy and sent people to suppress it many times. Now, under the leadership of Yang Yao, this rebel army has even established political power, standing on its own as king and confronting the imperial court. The purpose of establishing People's Republic of China (PRC) is already obvious.
Since the announcement of the reconstruction of the Chu regime, the Southern Song Dynasty sent officers and men to strangle many times, but all ended in failure. Later, the heavy responsibility of suppressing this rebel was given to Yue Fei, who lured the rebels with the policy of surrender. At that time, many rebel generals chose to surrender. Later, under the leadership of these surrendered generals, Yue Fei broke Yang Yao's stronghold, and Zhongxiang uprising failed.