But Lin Duowen knew that he couldn't leave, and now the sage wouldn't allow it, so he could only wait now, coming back from Xirong, the new emperor ascending the throne, and he thought that Lin Quan was filial piety, and returned to the academy.

"Master Hou, Master Hou, I discovered a big secret, a big secret."

When Lin Duowen heard this noise, he couldn't help but shake his head, and soon, Cao Xixiong pushed the door in and said to Lin Duowen: "Hou Ye, Hou Ye, it's a big thing, someone wants to rebel." ”

Cao Xixiong was originally surprised by Lin Duowen, and then eagerly asked him what was going on, but he didn't expect Lin Duowen to say calmly: "It's the White Lotus Sect that is preparing to rebel on New Year's Day." ”

Cao Xixiong nodded, and said in surprise: "Master Hou, you already knew, I thought I was the first to find out." ”

"There are many people who know about this matter, but everyone pretends not to know, don't talk nonsense everywhere, and when the time comes, I will put a charge on you for bewitching the public, and I won't be able to save you."

Cao Xixiong said that he knew, so he told Lin Duowen, Lin Duowen asked him what he knew, Cao Xixiong said that the leader of the White Lotus Sect, the Peacock Ming King, is now in the capital, but the disciples are still nearby.

"Where did you get this news?"

"Lu Ya's old guy inquired, he is in the capital, and he knows a lot of people from the three religions and nine ranks, but he has heard a lot of useful news. It is said that there are also two ministers who do internal responses. ”

"Minister, haven't you heard?"

Lin Duowen really couldn't believe that this matter could involve the ministers.

"Yes, it's the ministers, they're going to let the gate open so they can enter the palace."

"Nonsense, nonsense, the gate of the Forbidden Palace is guarded by guards, how can the two of them open it."

Lin Duowen didn't want to believe it, after all, if this matter involved the ministers, it would be a big trouble, after all, the ministers were the retainers of the saints, and it depended on the owner to beat the dog, and the ministers have always been united, although this time it was two ministers, but it might trigger the dissatisfaction of all the ministers.

Lin Duowen asked Cao Xixiong what else he knew, and Cao Xixiong said: "Master Hou, I don't believe the rest of the things myself, those people say that there are tens of thousands of people in the White Lotus Sect, and there are hundreds of armors. ”

Lin Duowen nodded, and said that these are indeed not credible, there are really tens of thousands of people in the White Lotus Sect, and the imperial court has already heard the news, how can it be that by now, the saint has not heard the news.

Lin Duo heard that Cao Xixiong had nothing to say, and told Cao Xixiong that if he had nothing to do these days, he could go to find out the news, and if there was any useful news, when the matter was dealt with, he would also report it, so that he could become the magistrate he wanted to be because of this merit.

Cao Xixiong heard that he could be the magistrate of the county, and hurriedly said: "Master Hou, you can rest assured, the little one will not let you down." ”

Lin Duowen asked him to go down, Lin Duowen exercised himself, and at night, he picked up the book and read it, and if he didn't read a few pages, he felt drowsy. Put down the book, let the maid blow out the light, and then go to sleep.

The next day, Lin Duowen went to Jingzhao Yin Yamen, and when he arrived at the Yamen, after Lin Duowen and Chu Jishan saluted, they asked Chu Jishan if the blacksmith's matter had been dealt with.

"It's a good time for you to come, this blacksmith brother is being invited."

After a while, the two blacksmith brothers arrived, and the blacksmith brothers obviously thought that they were repairing ironware for the prison, and after saluting, they boasted of their craftsmanship.

Chu Jishan waited until he finished speaking, and said to the blacksmith brother: "That's the case, I just want to ask you about the New Year's Day." ”

Hearing the words New Year's Day, the blacksmith brother's face turned pale, and he quickly shook his head and said, "This, this little one doesn't know anything." ”

"Do you really don't know, or do you not know?"

"Small, it's true, really, I don't know."

"Then do you know that this yamen has always used torture first for those who say they don't know."

After hearing this, the blacksmith brother looked at Chu Jishan and said, "My lord, if you say it, will the small one still have a way to live?" ”

"This abandonment of darkness and turning to the light is naturally lenient, you can rest assured, although you will not be guilty of the past, but at least you will not die."

When the blacksmith brother heard this, he hurriedly said that he was confused, he was confused, and he should not accept the silver.

Chu Jishan asked him to take his time and explain things clearly.

The blacksmith said that in June, a merchant approached him to make a weapon, saying that it was for the bodyguard's dart board, and at that time, he also asked this man to take out the diploma of the yamen according to the explanation of the imperial court, but the man said that he did not understand the rules at this time, so he did not get the diploma.

The blacksmith said that he couldn't build weapons without a diploma, and that this matter would kill him.

Hearing this, Chu Jishan showed a mocking smile, and when the blacksmith brother saw this smile, he lowered his head and continued, in the end, the merchant begged bitterly, and then he was willing to increase the price, so he agreed.

"How many weapons have you built for them?"

"Thirty knives, more than twenty spearheads, and ...... And ......"

Speaking of this, the blacksmith brother hesitated, and Chu Jishan said to him: "You don't have to worry about this matter, just say it." ”

"And two hundred arrowheads."

After finishing speaking, the blacksmith hurriedly kowtowed and said that capital crime is capital crime.

After Chu Jishan heard this, he also gasped and said to him: "It's a capital crime, fortunately you said it, the saint, I will intercede for you, continue to talk." ”

The blacksmith brother said that it took him half a year to build these weapons, and that he gave them to the man on the twenty-fourth of the previous month, and that after handing them over to the man, the blacksmith brother did not take them seriously, but on the twenty-ninth he went to drink with the people of the village.

In the man's house, he saw a knife, which was a common weapon, but he found that this knife was newly made or made by himself.

The more he thought about it, the more wrong it became, so after getting the man drunk, he broke the news, saying that they were going to attack and enter the palace on New Year's Day, kill the saint, and make the Peacock King the emperor.

These words scared all the blacksmith brother's wine into sweat, and the blacksmith brother didn't expect it to be such a big thing.

"Why don't you tell the local yamen?"

"My lord, this weapon is made by a small one, how dare a small one tell it."

Chu Jishan nodded, asked the master to hand over the offering paper, read it himself, and then said to the blacksmith brother: "There is nothing wrong with what is written here." Let's draw a charge. ”

The blacksmith brother did not rush to draw the charge, but said to Chu Jishan: "My lord, my lord, the little one is wrong, please be merciful and save the villain's life." ”

"The so-called self-help and heavenly rescue, you can rest assured, as long as you don't hide it. Nature does not die. Do you know anyone else besides that person? ”

"The little one is terrified all day long, and he doesn't even want to hit the iron, so how can he think of hearing this."

Chu Jishan nodded and told the blacksmith brother: "Okay, you go down and wait for the saint's fall."

"As for you, stay with your brother for the time being, lest anyone suspect you."

After Chu Jishan finished speaking, let the two people take them down, but don't lock them in the prison, let them repair the prison iron by themselves.

Next, Chu Jishan called the catcher and told them: "Go and recruit all the blacksmiths from the twelve counties, and say that I am going to get a small thing for the New Year and give it to the saint." ”

"Remember, you can't give them a chance, just let them come, just say that the matter is urgent, this capital has everything, they don't need to bring their bags, everything is arranged by the official."

After Chu Jishan finished speaking, he looked at these catchers and said: "This matter is done well, you don't have to accept the silver, if something happens to anyone, I'm afraid that no one will spend this silver, not only you, but the whole family will be unlucky!" ”

The crowd has already realized that this is a case of rebellion, this kind of case, there is no chance for them to get their hands on it, if they receive money, it is to participate in the rebellion, this is a big crime, they can't afford it.

After Chu Jishan waited for them to leave, Lin Duowen told Chu Jishan the news that Cao Xixiong had heard, and after Chu Jishan heard it, he said to Lin Duowen: "So that's the case, thank you Shi Jian." ”

"What are you going to do about this?"

"The news of this minister is still unclear, and we haven't arrested enough people, so let's talk about it after we spend this New Year's Day peacefully."

"So, Brother Chu doesn't want the saint to know about this before New Year's Day?"

"No matter when the saint knows about this matter, he will not be happy, and the saint has repeatedly said that he is about to abdicate, so why should we make him unhappy at this juncture?"

"Brother Chu, are you not going to take such a big credit?"

"Shi Jian, it is the duty of our courtiers to do things for the saints, and it is not necessary to ask for merit in everything."

Lin Duowen nodded, he admired Chu Jishan a little, he forgot that if this one thing was to be credited, he would definitely be the first to take credit, and he would be rewarded far more than Chu Jishan.

Chu Jishan said: "These tens of thousands may not be available, but thousands of people should have them, and it is not an easy thing to arrest them all." ”

"Can we make them abandon the darkness and turn to the light?"

"It's difficult, it's really difficult, this is a rebellion, and they know it, but they still do it, it must be the remnants of the white lotus root for many years, not the coercion of the thief."

Speaking of this, Chu Jishan said to Lin Duowen: "When the time comes, I still need you, the former general, to go to the Admiral of Jiumen and transfer the army, these many people are not something that I, the yamen, can deal with." ”

"But how can we keep the saints from knowing?"

"As long as the hundred officials don't want the saint to know, then even if it's such a big thing, the saint won't know about it."

Lin Duowen asked Chu Jishan worriedly, isn't this the crime of bullying the king?

Chu Jishan said that this is their considerate saint as a courtier, and the law does not blame the public, and the saint will be happy in his heart when he knows it.

Chu Jishan told Lin Duowen that he would not write a memora to tell the saint about this matter, if the saint would not be in a bad mood, everyone would not be happy.