No one could have imagined that Zen Master Daoyan was actually the wise elder of the Ming Sect. And Yao Jitong, who always followed behind him to hand tea and water, spread paper and grind ink, was actually Han Lin'er, the king of Xiao Ming, who should have died long ago!

Purity, light, vigor, and wisdom are the four major teachings of Mingjiao. When Han Shantong, the king of the Ming Dynasty, founded the teaching, he named the most core henchmen as the four elders of purity, light, strength, and wisdom.

The true identities of these four elders are known only to King Ming, and they are only sent by King Ming, they wear masks when they go in and out, and they don't know each other's true identities and appearances, and they have always been the most mysterious organization in Mingjiao.

Before the death of Han Shantong, the king of Ming, he knew that the general trend had gone, so he gave his young son Han Lin'er, the king of Xiaoming, to the four elders.

As long as King Xiao Ming is here, Zhu Yuanzhang will not be able to sit firmly in the country. So when he shouted to catch the thief and conspired to kill King Xiao Ming in order to clear the last obstacle to the throne, the four elders lived up to the trust of the year and secretly rescued King Xiao Ming.

Zhu Yuanzhang is a character who either doesn't do it, or does it. King Xiao Ming is dead, but the four elders are still there, and the forces behind them have no way of knowing, and they are always hidden dangers.

He took action, announced to the world, framed the four elders for colluding with the Yuan Dynasty, and killed King Xiao Ming, so as to have a reason to announce the dissolution of the Ming Sect and declare the organization of the four elders to continue their activities under the Demon Sect.

Under the continuous suppression of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Sect suffered heavy losses, especially the branch of the Pure Elders, and even the inheritance was broken.

Mingjiao survived in this difficult situation of three shortages and one, and it was easy to have some turnarounds in recent years, but it suffered a catastrophe again.

In the secret room of the meditation room, Han Lin'er, the king of Xiao Ming, had a solemn face and said: "Miaoyi, Elder Dali defected to the imperial court and betrayed the Ming Sect; The carrier pigeons we raised were all charged and baited to trap the parishioners. Now Elder Guangming has been captured alive and imprisoned in the Nanjing Heavenly Prison, and his secret party has suffered heavy casualties, and even you have almost revealed your identity. ”

Xiao Ming Wang Han Lin'er was so fat that his eyes only had a small slit when he was young. Now he has become Yao Jitong, the adopted son of Zen Master Daoyan, who has become thin and tall, with a pair of apricot kernels and big eyes, without the slightest childish appearance.

Therefore, the monk Daoyan dared to take him to Jiangshan in Nanjing to the Dharma meeting held by Emperor Hongwu. In the past, many followers of the Ming Sect, including Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, had met with him, and no one associated Yao Jitong with the leader of the Ming Sect, King Xiao Ming.

Listening to Yao Jitong's account of the recent bloody storm of Mingjiao, Yao Miaoyi realized that as soon as she left the battlefield and returned to her hometown, she brushed shoulders with death again.

She was adopted by Zen Master Dao Yan at the age of seven, and joined the Ming Sect at the age of ten and became one of the members of the secret party under Dao Yan, mainly responsible for the liaison tasks and intelligence collection of the secret party under the wise elder. It is precisely by using this secret party organization that she can investigate the unjust case of the Xie family and the murder of her mother in the dark.

From the reappearance of old childhood items on the black market to Zhao De, who tracked the Northern Expeditionary Army, the next target was Zhou Kui, a staff member by his father's side back then.

Yao Miaoyi is an orphan girl, who is difficult to support alone, and needs to rely on Mingjiao to complete revenge.

If Mingjiao was completely eradicated by the imperial court, her purpose would not be accomplished. These bad news will undoubtedly put obstacles in her path to revenge.

"Those who betray the Ming Sect will be killed." Yao Miaoyi's eyebrows frowned slightly, "Elder Dali defected to the imperial court, what official position was sealed?" Have you ever shown up? ”

If this person is not removed, it will always be a big hidden danger. And if this person is not killed, the few remaining members of the secret party will lose confidence in the Ming Sect.

Yao Jitong had a worried face: "He is the commander of the newly appointed pro-soldier Governor's Mansion, Guo Yangtian." ”

The Commander's Mansion is under the direct jurisdiction of Emperor Hongwu, except for the Yiluan Division, who is in charge of the honor guard, which is basically served by the children of the official family. Its left, right, center, front, and rear five guards are all elites selected from the battlefield over the years!

"I actually sealed the commander of Tongzhi, the military attache from the third grade!" After Yao Miaoyi was surprised for a short time, she was also worried: "In this way, the matter of killing Guo Yangtian is very tricky. ”

"yes." Yao Jitong sighed: "Knowing that the enemy has appeared, we have nothing to do with him. ”

Zen Master Daoyan's eyes closed slightly, but at this moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, stared at Yao Miaoyi and said: "Guo Yangtian is now guarding the palace and is also closely protected when traveling, and our people can't even touch a single hair of him." ”

"Even I used the contacts I have been operating for many years this time, and I also worked hard to get the emperor's blue eyes in Jiang Shan Dao, but I only recruited the Tianjie Temple to compile the "Yuan History", and the people who came and went were basically Wenchen. There is one exception—"

Yao Miaoyi felt a chill down her spine, "Father-in-law, do you mean that you want me to go to Nanjing and have a relationship with the four princes?" Waiting for an opportunity to assassinate Guo Yangtian? ”

After Yao Miaoyi was rescued by Zen Master Daoyan, she concealed her true identity. Fortunately, she has more eyes, otherwise how could Zen Master Daoyan let the eldest daughter of Xu Da, the first general of the Ming Dynasty, become the secret party of Mingjiao?

Zen Master Daoyan nodded, "In addition to the four princes, you can also use Wang Ning, he is already a general favored by Deputy Marshal Chang Yuchun, and when Marshal Chang returns to the court, maybe Wang Ning will have a chance to work as an errand in Da Nei." ”

Yao Miaoyi added: "Hu Shanwei has been selected as a female official in the palace and is about to enter the palace to serve. ”

In the secret room, whether the Dao Yan Zen Master was silent or speaking, he was counting the string of Bodhi beads wrapped around the palm of his right hand.

Hearing Hu Shanwei's news, the Buddha beads in his palm like flowing water suddenly stagnated, and Zen Master Daoyan recited the Buddha and sighed:

"Fate is also, fate is also. I have the intention to plant flowers and flowers that do not bloom, and you have no intention of planting willows and willows. Wang Ning and Hu Shanwei are both neighbors and friends who grew up with you. Maybe Guo Yangtian is destined to die in your hands. King Xiao Ming has already issued an order, whoever gets rid of Guo Yangtian will be the new Elder Force. ”

Is it really fate? Yao Miaoyi has mixed feelings in her heart, Guo Yangtian is a traitor, but I ...... Maybe it's not worth your trust.

Because for me, the first priority is always personal enmity.

The heat was unbearable, and the bloody case of the gluttonous building falling from the building, as well as the rumors of arresting the demon sect and the rebel party, quickly spread and fermented in Suzhou City.

In the evening, there were all kinds of rumors in the neighborhood, saying that the Demon Sect was surrounded and arrested by the government, and more than 100 people were killed and wounded, and the blood flowed like a river. Yao Miaoyi happened to go to the gluttonous building for dinner at noon and has not returned.

The Yao family was anxious, and Uncle Yao walked around to find out the news, but was stopped by the officers and soldiers at the mouth of the alley. Fortunately, the little novice of Miaozhi Temple came to explain, saying that Zen Master Yan had taken Yao Miaoyi to the temple to recite the scriptures to dispel bad luck, and returned to Yao's house for a reunion at dinner.

My brother is back! Uncle Yao turned his worries into joy, hurriedly went back to ask Song Xiuer to order a table of vegetarian noodles, and sent someone to pick up his sister Gao Yao to go back to her parents' house to prepare for a reunion in the evening.

At dinnertime, the smoke of the cooking was everywhere, and a cool breeze blew from the north, which dispelled the scorching heat, and the people of Suzhou did not have time to enjoy the cool breeze, and then the dark clouds pressed the city, covering the sky and blinding the eyes, lightning and thunder, and heavy rain poured down.

The blood stains in front of the gluttonous building were washed away by the heavy rain, and snaked into the ditch that flowed like a snake into the roadside.

Summer rainstorms come and go fast. After a cup of tea, the rain stopped and the clouds opened, the bluestone pavement was washed clean, there was no trace of blood, and there was a cold blue light, and the earth was really clean.

Daoyan Zen Master, commonly known as Yao Tianxi, is the youngest son in the family, his parents died early, the eldest brother is like a father, Uncle Yao supported the family business when he was young, and he cared for his younger brothers and sisters, and was a kind person.

It's a pity that after her sister Gao Yao became a widow, she became bitter, loved to take advantage of small advantages, and was shallow-eyed; And his younger brother Yao Tianxi was reluctant to study medicine to inherit the ancestral business since he was a child, saying that doctors are useless, his ambition is to heal the world, and he wants to learn from the generals.

But at that time, his family was poor, and Uncle Yao was just a little doctor with no reputation, barely making ends meet, and he couldn't afford to support his younger brother to study and take the imperial examination. In order to alleviate the burden on his family, Yao Tianxi entered the nearby Miaozhi Temple at the age of eight to work as a bird repellent.

In the Yuan Dynasty, the temple had strict age requirements, and boys between the ages of seven and thirteen were uncertain, called bird driving novices, doing some miscellaneous things in the temple, reading and writing. From the age of 14 to the age of 19, he is called a novice who studies the Dharma and the Dharma, and during this time he can return home at any time.

At the age of twenty, Yao Tianxi officially received the ordination of a bhikshu and was called Daoyan. Daoyan is very knowledgeable, not limited to Buddhism, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, can answer the poetry of literati, can also dance and laugh after being drunk, and has a wide range of friends.

From the beginning of his younger brother's role as a bird chast, Uncle Yao knew that this younger brother would take a completely different path in the future than himself, and he was powerless to control or help, so he had to wait silently at home, waiting for his younger brother to come back after traveling around to take a look, and the two brothers sat down to have a meal and a cup of tea.

That's enough.

But today's vegetarian banquet is a little embarrassing.

Halfway through the reunion dinner, my sister Gao Yao began to make a move, in the spirit of I am not happy, all of you don't want to live in peace, her shrill voice is like a stone scraping on the glass:

"Big brother, after eating this meal, you and the second brother will be separated. Reasoning, I, a married girl, are not qualified to occupy the family business, but the two in the second room are both picked up from outside, not from our Yao family, why should they be shared? ”

Yao Miaoyi and Yao Jitong glanced at each other, could it be that Ah Fu said that he should be careful of the Yao family's plot, because he wanted to divide the family property?

Yao Miaoyi thought that Uncle Yao and they were going to use her marriage to make a profit. Fortunately, it's just money, she has some private houses, and her medical skills are enough to gain a foothold.

Zen Master Daoyan was eating Longjing Chazuki, and suddenly listened to Gao Yao's talk about the separation, so he put down his chopsticks and said: "In the past, the family was poor, and these family businesses were earned by the eldest brother's family. ”

"Yao Jitong and Yao Miaoyi are my adopted children, because it is inconvenient to raise them in the temple, so they are entrusted to the eldest brother, and now that they are both grown up, if it is inconvenient to live at home, I will arrange for them to move out, and they will not touch the family property, please rest assured that the eldest brother and eldest sister are here."

Uncle Yao is an honest man, his face is flushed at the moment, and he stammered: "Younger brother - Daoyan, I don't want to drive them away, Jitong and Miaoyi are both sensible children." Especially Miaoyi helped the pharmacy sell medicine for consultation at a very young age, and the Yao family shop can have today, she is indispensable, I will not let the two brothers and sisters leave empty-handed. ”

The implication is that it is ironclad to split up.

Brother Yao and sister-in-law Yao also expressed their attitude: "Yes, yes, yes, what should be given to my cousins and cousins, I will never lose a copper plate." ”

Yao Jitong hurriedly excused himself, "No, the Yao family has the grace of nurturing us, we have grown up and can support ourselves." ”

Sister-in-law Yao was a little weak-hearted and didn't dare to look at Yao Miaoyi, so she said to Yao Jitong: "Listen to my sister-in-law's words, I will give you everything, and in the future, when men and women get married, your dowry and Miaoyi's dowry will cost a lot of silver." ”

Yao Miaoyi observed her words and looks, and always felt that it shouldn't be as simple as splitting up, and she was about to test a few words. Gao Yao's family couldn't see the harmonious scene of this brother and brother and brother Gong and resigning each other, so he snorted coldly and said:

"Yo, your brother and sister are still in the dark, aren't you? This family is not divided in the morning and late, so I have to divide you at this time, and I will also paste a part of the family property, do you think it is for nothing? ”

Gao Yao deliberately did not continue, looking at Yao Miaoyi and Yao Jitong with disdain, expecting these two adopted outcasts to beg her to wash away the shame of being slandered and stealing yesterday.

At this time, no one had the appetite to eat, Dao Yan's eyes closed slightly, the Buddha beads flowed in his fingertips, and he sighed: "I am a monk, and my reasoning should not be contaminated with the red world." Jitong, Miaoyi, you have a good talk with your family. “

Yao Miaoyi and Yao Jitong stood up together and saluted Uncle Yao and the others, "Uncle, eldest brother, sister-in-law, thanks to your care all these years, my second brother and I can live to this day, please accept our worship." ”

Yao Jitong said: "Whether it is a division of the family or a division of production, we will obey." If you have any difficulties or troubles, don't hide them, we won't blame you. ”

Since the vigorous elder Guo Yangtian betrayed the Ming Sect and took refuge in the imperial court. Dao Yan wants to go to the Heavenly Realm Temple to repair the "History of the Yuan", Yao Miaoyi wants to assassinate Guo Yangtian, and sooner or later they will all leave the Yao family in Suzhou. For them, the separation is a logical reason to leave the Yao family.

As for money, Yao Jitong, as the king of Xiao Ming, has the treasure house of Mingjiao in his hands, and there is no shortage of the Yao family's property.

Uncle Yao just sighed and looked at his younger brother Dao Yan guiltily, and wanted to say nothing.

Brother Yao hesitated for a moment, not knowing where to start.

Yao's sister-in-law wanted to cry first, grabbed Yao Miaoyi's hand and cried: "We-we are also forced to have no way, the business of Yao's pharmacy is booming, and the neighbors are all familiar with it, and the friendship of several generations is really reluctant to leave Suzhou......

It turned out that the officials of the Suzhou Yamen have often been in contact with the Yao family recently, in order to urge the Yao family to relocate, and they moved to Nanjing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, together with the household registration documents!

After Zhu Yuanzhang established the capital of Nanjing, in addition to building the imperial palace and various inner and outer city walls, and establishing a new capital, the population of the capital was also adjusted. Most of the original ordinary residents of Nanjing were relocated to Yunnan and Jiangbei, and at the same time, a decree was issued ordering more than one million people from all over the world, including wealthy families, Confucian households, and various craftsmen and craftsmen, to live in the newly built capital.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the world was only preliminary, and the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty were still strong, and many people were in a wait-and-see attitude towards the Ming Dynasty regime. What's more, the people of the Central Plains pay attention to the fallen leaves and return to their roots, if there are no natural disasters and military disasters, they rarely move their families.

Therefore, after the promulgation of the decree, there were few active responses, and most of the quotas were apportioned to various prefectures and counties, and the lottery was like a conscription, and the wealthy families and craftsmen who won the lottery were forcibly moved to Nanjing City to settle down.

In particular, the people of Suzhou were still in an attitude of rejection of the newly established Zhu Ming Dynasty, and few took the initiative to relocate to Nanjing. In the past, the three forces of Mingjiao divided the world, Chen Youliang lived in Nanchang, Zhu Yuanzhang was in Nanjing, and Zhang Shicheng, who was born as a smuggler of salt, was entrenched in Suzhou, treated the people well, and won the hearts of the people.

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the generals Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others to attack Suzhou, which lasted for three months, and both sides suffered heavy losses.

In short, Zhu Yuanzhang conquered the city of Suzhou, but did not win the hearts of the people of Suzhou.

The Yao family is considered a wealthy family in Suzhou, and they are doctors, and they happened to be drawn by lot, and they must move to Nanjing within this year, otherwise the whole family will be assigned to Yunnan.