Fang La is indeed a real person in history. People doubt his authenticity because he once appeared in the novel Water Margin, so many people think that Fang La is just a fictional literary figure. In fact, Fang La does exist and has launched an uprising.

Fang La is different from other peasant uprising leaders, he was born in a good family. Because his family believed in Manichaeism, the Fang La Uprising was in the name of Manichaeism.

Fang La made full preparations before the uprising, attracted a large number of believers with religious teachings, and laid six states in just a few months on the grounds of killing corrupt officials. Regrettably, the Fang La Uprising finally failed.

Fang La introduced:

Fang La (Fang XIII,? -1 12 1 year), named "Gong Sheng", was born in Qingxi, Zhou Mu (now the west of Chun 'an County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province), and said that he was originally from Shexian County (now Shexian County, Anhui Province) and was the leader of the peasant uprising in Zhejiang at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Because of Hua Shigang's disturbance, Fang La led an uprising in Qixian Village of Shexian County in the second year of Huizong Xuanhe in the Northern Song Dynasty (110), and established a peasant uprising regime, with the title of "Yongle", with officials and generals. In the summer of the third year of Xuanhe (1 12 1), Fang La led the rest to retreat to Qingxiyuan Cave and Zitong Cave in Zhou Mu. Later, he was informed by a traitor, injured and captured, and was killed in the autumn of the same year.