Chapter 154 Is This a Rebellion?
Prince Jin was very cooperative. Just as Jiang Qingzhi was about to return to his residence, someone from Prince Jin's mansion brought him news.
"The current leader of the White Lotus Sect is called Zhao Quan. Zhao Quan was a soldier in Shanxi earlier. He has several disciples under him. The disciples who are preaching outside are Wang Meng and Qin Jin..."
The guard spoke eloquently about the current situation of the White Lotus Sect in Shanxi.
He glanced at Jiang Qingzhi and thought of the rumors about this young nobleman.
The emperor's cousin, the mortal enemy of the Yan Party, the mortal enemy of the literati...
Such a handsome young man, he doesn't look like one!
Jiang Qingzhi listened carefully, with Sun Chonglou and Dou Jialan beside him.
Sun Chonglou was fine, but Dou Jialan looked a bit out of place in the uniform of a hundred-householder of the Jinyiwei... In the eyes of many people, the Jinyiwei were evil spirits, but this young noble used evil spirits as his guards.
"When the news came that Master had defeated Altan's army in Datong, the evil White Lotus Sect members in Taiyuan were all shocked and went underground."
The guard couldn't help but flatter the earl.
"Reward him!"
Jiang Qingzhi said.
Sun Chonglou casually threw a brocade bag over.
The guard took it and squeezed it silently.
It's a silver coin.
It’s really grand!
"Thank you, sir!" the guard thanked him.
"Oh, I have a question." Jiang Qingzhi asked, "Since the White Lotus Sect has been causing trouble for a long time, why didn't the Shanxi local authorities take action?"
"My Lord, you have hit the nail on the head." The guard said, "When the Nancheng Marquis came to Taiyuan, he didn't ask anyone for advice, but just boasted that if any evil people from the White Lotus Sect dared to show up, they would be captured in one fell swoop. But he was assassinated right after he finished his boast, and he has been hiding in the garrison ever since then and dares not show up."
"Speak the key."
Although everyone likes to hear flattery, Jiang Qingzhi doesn't have the time to do it.
The guards were not embarrassed. "The White Lotus Sect in Shanxi has been causing trouble for at least decades. At first, they just preached among the people, but later, the leader Li Fuda actually became the commander of the Taiyuan Guard."
This is the dark history of the Shanxi military, which was unexpectedly infiltrated by the leader of the White Lotus Sect and took charge of the Taiyuan Guard.
"Later, the Datong clan rebelled, and the White Lotus Sect also got involved. The two incidents happened one after the other, so our palace naturally couldn't stand it, so we put pressure on the local authorities."
The guard sighed, "The locals were trying to eliminate the White Lotus Sect demons, but they realized something was wrong right after they started."
He glanced at Jiang Qingzhi, but Sun Chonglou didn't like to keep people on suspense like this. "Why are you just like the storyteller in the teahouse outside the Huguo Temple, who stops talking halfway and has to wait for everyone to cheer and throw a few copper coins before he continues."
"Stone!" Jiang Qingzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
The guard laughed dryly, "Is this Guard Sun who was rumored to have killed the White Lotus Sect demon and made them tremble with fear?"
Sun Bu Tong who was outside sighed and thought to himself, we both have the surname Sun, so why don’t I have such fame?
"It's me." Sun Chonglou said proudly.
The guard smiled and said, "Guardian Sun doesn't know, but here's the key point."
Outside the market, Sun Chonglou rushed into the crowd to capture the White Lotus demon who was inciting the people. His figure was strange and swift. Some people with good intentions mentioned Sun Chonglou's killing in Datong, saying that Jiang Qingzhi was the god of killing, and Sun Chonglou was the Shura sitting under the god of killing.
The guard said, "When the local authorities made a move, the people started to make a commotion. The entire city of Taiyuan was in an uproar. The local officials saw that something was wrong and thought that if they made another move, something unbearable might happen, so they stopped."
"Then... why not send a large army to suppress it?" asked Sun Chonglou.
"Ah!" The guard sighed, "Guardian Sun, you don't know, the White Lotus Sect in Shanxi is deeply rooted. If we want to suppress it, I'm afraid few people in this city will be spared."
"So many evil people from the White Lotus Sect?" Sun Chonglou widened his eyes.
"Fools are ignorant." The guard smiled bitterly, "Once they are incited, they will follow suit."
This is the current situation of the White Lotus Sect in Shanxi.
……
"You were not here before, and word came from above that our master was furious when he learned of the failure, and he scolded the two of us for our incompetence."
In a mansion in the city, Wang Meng stood under the eaves, looking at the falling leaves in the garden, feeling depressed.
The arrow wound on his back had almost healed, but whenever he went to the bathroom, as soon as he squatted down, he felt a tearing sensation and was extremely painful.
Qin Jin sat on the doorstep, took out a piece of cake and took a bite, "We are the second-generation disciples. If we want to become the direct disciples, we must make great achievements."
Wang Meng turned around and said, "Jiang Qingzhi has a lot of guards around him. Unless someone can get close to him, it will be difficult to assassinate him."
Qin Jin said, "The leader said that the dog emperor sent his cousin here, which shows that he attaches great importance to the Shanxi Holy Church. These days, Jiang Qingzhi is searching for the leaders of our Holy Church, and his methods are brutal. The leader said that since he is not leaving, then he should not leave."
"What do you mean?" Wang Meng clenched his fists, "Are you going to..."
"Yes, in the army!"
Wang Meng laughed loudly, and felt that the pain in his back was relieved a lot. "We have been infiltrating Taiyuanwei for many years, just waiting for the day of rebellion. Jiang Qingzhi is only concerned with hunting down people from our Holy Church, and Sun Huan is busy pacifying various places. As for the Wang Mansion, it has become a turtle hiding in its shell. Taiyuan City is empty, and it is a good time to launch an uprising."
Qin Jin nodded, but his eyes were quite gloomy.
"The leader ordered that once it is launched, it must be as powerful as thunder."
"Don't worry, I won't be at peace unless I kill Jiang Qingzhi!" Wang Meng subconsciously covered his back, "By the way, if the uprising succeeds, does the leader have any follow-up arrangements?"
Qin Jin was silent for a moment, "The leader has returned to the grassland."
"But how about contacting Altan Khan?"
"Yes."
"Good! Once we succeed in starting the uprising in Taiyuan, Altan Khan's army will march south, and Datong will be too busy to take care of itself. We will then attack the Datong defenders from behind, hahahaha! With attacks from both inside and outside, there's no way Zhang Da will not be defeated."
Wang Meng was extremely excited. "After conquering Datong, we will be familiar with Shanxi and can lead Altan's army all the way south." He said with longing: "If we can conquer the capital and destroy Zhu Ming, how happy it would be!"
Qin Jin said quietly: "But I am a foreigner!"
"So what if it's an alien race?" Wang Meng sneered, "As long as I can accomplish the great cause of the Holy Religion, I am willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with it, not to mention an alien race, even if it is a fierce ghost."
"What crime have the people committed?" Qin Jin finally couldn't help it. "Those people used to be quite sympathetic to the Holy Church. Our food and this house were all provided by them. But if Altan's army marches south, how many people will die under their iron hoofs? Do you know?"
"So what?" Wang Meng said, "Those who die for the great cause of the Holy Religion can ascend to the Pure Land. That is their blessing."
Qin Jin was silent.
After an unknown amount of time, he looked up again and Wang Meng was gone.
The autumn wind was bleak, Qin Jin looked up and said softly: "All life is suffering, since there is a paradise, why do we have to fight? The great cause of the Holy Religion, the great cause of the Holy Religion... Is the rebellion the great cause?
If that Chang Wei Bo is caught off guard, Taiyuan will be in danger. How many people will die in this situation? How many people will die when Altan's army marches south? One general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of people! "
The sound gradually faded. …
Jiang Qingzhi had just finished reading the letter from Prince Yu, which was delivered by a guard at home.
"That day a thief broke into the house and was caught. After being tortured, it was discovered that he wanted to steal the knowledge of the master. The housekeeper went out and came back to say that everything was fine."
It’s okay... Jiang Qingzhi seemed to smell blood.
If Fucheng takes action, the person behind it will suffer a miserable fate.
"Mr. Xia came to our house and informed us that there had been a conflict between Prince Yu and the Crown Prince recently."
"understood."
Jiang Qingzhi looked at the letter.
In history, Prince Yu was as invisible as a nobody, and the Crown Prince's opponent was Prince Jing.
However, the appearance of Jiang Qingzhi forcibly shifted the prince's attention from Prince Jing to Prince Yu.
Does this count as being caught in the crossfire?
However, if you wear the crown, you must bear its weight.
"Boy, don't back down!"
The thing that Emperor Jiajing was most dissatisfied with about Prince Yu was that he was too weak.
Emperor Jiajing was a fighter who fought with his subjects for decades without giving in. He naturally hoped that his successor would be the same.
Historically, after Prince Yu ascended the throne, he relied heavily on people like Gao Gong, but in fact the imperial power was gradually diluted.
If we say that the reigns of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Chengzu were a time when the emperor's power suppressed the power of his ministers, then after that, until the Jiajing period, it was a period of tug-of-war between the emperor and his ministers.
After Jiajing, the imperial power gradually declined and the world was controlled by the literati.
What is strange is that the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty gradually declined along with this trend.
The imperial power declined, and the Ming Dynasty declined.
The literati came to power and the dynasty collapsed.
"They are all a disaster!"
Jiang Qingzhi took out the medicinal cigarette, and at this time there was a commotion outside.
"Uncle."
Sun Bu Tong came in and reported, "Hundreds of scholars came outside, saying that..." He glanced at Jiang Qingzhi.
"What is it?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
Sun Bu Tong said, "We are going to crush Luo Yuan to the ground today and destroy this treacherous tyrant, Bo Ye, for the sake of the world."
Jiang Qingzhi's residence was called Luoyuan.
"Treacherous?"
Jiang Qingzhi stood up, and Hu Zongxian said, "My Lord, if a local official angers the local gentry and scholars, these scholars will gather together and attack the government office or the official's residence... They call this the Broken Boots Formation."
Jiang Qingzhi remembered.
The famous Dong Qichang angered this group of people, who gathered together and rushed into Dong's house, burning it to the ground.
This is the famous incident of the people raiding Dong Huan.
I didn't expect that Jiang Qingzhi would encounter such a thing today.
"My Lord, they are attacking the gate." A guard came to report.
The scene of hundreds of scholars charging was shocking.
Including the onlookers, there were at least a thousand people nearby.
……
When the prefect Sun Huan learned about this, he stamped his feet and cursed, "It's bad! It's bad!"
An official said, "Prefect, those scholars are not easy to deal with. Once they get angry, they might really burn down Long Wilbur's place."
Sun Huan looked at him, "I'm not worried about them burning down Luoyuan, I'm worried about Chang Wei Bo!"
"Yes, if Chang Wei Bo was killed by those scholars... that would be a big deal!" The official's face changed drastically.
……
"Come on!"
The door was knocked open.
Hundreds of scholars rushed in with cheers and applause.
The person in front suddenly stopped, and the person behind couldn't stop and crashed into him.
There was chaos all of a sudden.
"Why don't you leave!"
"Get out of the way."
But the scholar in front would not leave no matter how hard he tried.
The scholars behind were furious. Some rushed forward to yell at them, but they saw someone in front of them...
Luo Garden is very big.
The front yard is also large.
More than a hundred soldiers held wooden sticks and lined up solemnly.
Right in the middle, Jiang Qingzhi was holding a cigarette in his mouth, looking coldly at these scholars.
He shook off the ashes.
"Is this a rebellion?"
……
Asking for votes.
(End of this chapter)
