Although the battle was over, the aftermath was not over, Zhong Nan ordered some of the men and horses to go up the mountain again to completely clean up the stronghold of the White Lotus Sect, and the rest of the men and horses to eat and rest on the spot. After the arrangement was completed, Zhong Nan went to the temporary prison to check, the five seriously injured people are now locked inside, it is said that there is a leader-level figure among the five people, I don't know which one, this also needs to be interrogated as soon as possible.

After finishing the business at hand, Zhong Nan returned to his camp tent, intending to take a break. As soon as he took off his armor, he heard a commotion outside, and not long after, a personal soldier came to report: two White Lotus Sect bandits tried to rescue their seriously injured accomplices, but were captured by the officers and soldiers in one fell swoop.

To be honest, Zhong Nan still admires these people in the rivers and lakes, not to mention anything else, at least he is righteous and angry, and he did not leave his companions and run away alone. However, admiration is admiration, what should be hit is still to be hit, after all, the two camps are different, and he can only sigh.

Zhong Nan asked his soldiers to send an order down and bring the two White Lotus Sect people he had captured to his camp. He planned to meet with these two people, firstly, to see if he could get some information about the White Lotus Sect, and secondly, he wanted to pass on the message to the upper echelons of the White Lotus Sect through the two of them - don't come to Dongchang to make trouble again.

It didn't take long for the soldiers to tie up the two and escort them to Zhong Nam's camp. The arrested White Lotus disciples were a man and a woman, Zhong Nan was about to be questioned, but he heard the woman among the two shout angrily, "It's you, the disciple!" ”

The young woman was Liao Qing'er, and although she was tied up, her tone was still extremely angry. Zhong Nan heard the other party's words, looked at the woman carefully, and finally remembered who the other party was. He thought quietly for a while before he asked, "In Suzhou, why did you kidnap the little master of the Ma family?" ”

"The Ma family is not benevolent to the rich, we are robbing the rich and helping the poor!" Liao Qinger resigned.

"How do you know that the Ma family is rich or not?" Zhong Nan was puzzled.

"There are no good people among the rich now, and their silver is not earned with a clear conscience!" Liao Qing'er's tone of course made Zhong Nan feel very surprised, the current kidnappers are so brainless?

"Then have you ever inquired about the reputation of the Ma family? You can determine by your assumptions that they are not good people? ”

"We haven't been in Suzhou Mansion for long, where do we have the energy to inquire," Liao Qing'er's voice was obviously quieter than just now, but she didn't feel that there was a problem with her judgment, "If they don't make black money, where can they have a huge family business?" ”

Zhong Nan patted his head and said speechlessly: "Should I say that you are simple, girl, or that you are stupid, who told you that a rich family must be a bad person, and a serious business person can also be rich." ”

"Then you say, if we don't tie up the little master of the Ma family, who should we tie up?" Liao Qing asked with big eyes.

Zhong Nan felt that he wanted to go berserk, and took several deep breaths to calm down his emotions, he planned to stop dwelling on what happened before, "You are White Lotus Sect disciples? ”

"Exactly, I'm the envoy of the White Lotus Sect, if you don't let us two go, when my White Lotus Holy Army kills me, don't blame me for being rude!" The young man who was escorted in with Liao Qing'er was Kang Dingfu, and he was afraid that Zhong Nan would not know the identity of his envoy, so he said in an arrogant tone.

Zhong Nan squinted at Kang Dingfu, the murderous aura he had experienced in the war made the other party involuntarily take two steps back, he stood in front of the other party, poked Kang Dingfu's chest with his right index finger, and his tone was extremely disdainful, "How are you welcome, have you seen the battle process today, Lao Tzu will be able to beat you to the ground if he doesn't waste his efforts!" ”

Kang Dingfu was so frightened by Zhong Nan that he retreated again and again, and couldn't even say a word, Liao Qing'er saw that her accomplices were so embarrassed, and she suddenly felt that she was also very shameless, she opened her mouth and said to Zhong Nan: "You are not relying on the strength of the crowd, plus you have firearms, if you fight with real knives and guns, our White Lotus Sect may not be afraid of your group of court eagle dogs!" ”

"Knowing these two months, why don't I go up the mountain?" Zhong Nan turned around and said to Liao Qing, "I think that everyone is a son and daughter of China, and there is no point in killing each other. I was expecting you to be able to see the form and dissipate on its own, but I didn't know that you were so stubborn that you had to force me to take action. What is the result, no matter how strong your martial arts are, it is not useless in front of the fire gun and the imperial army. ”

"Today, I will let you two go back for the time being, hoping that you can tell your leaders what I said, don't be obsessed anymore, there is no future for rebellion!"

After saying this, Zhong Nan waved his hand and motioned for his subordinates to untie the ropes on the two of them, and then asked people to bring the five seriously injured people over. Looking at Zhong Nan's arrangement, Liao Qing'er was surprised and puzzled, "You really let us go?" ”

"I said that I don't want the Han people to kill each other, do you want me to send you to Jingshi?"

"Hmph, you still have a little conscience!" Liao Qing'er saw that the five seriously injured accomplices were brought to her side, and motioned for Kang Dingfu to lead them to retreat first. Kang Dingfu did not object, probably because he was afraid that Zhong Nan would rebel, so he left the camp with five seriously injured people supporting each other.

Liao Qing'er saw that the six of her people walked out of a safe distance, but there was still no abnormality, so she was sure that Zhong Nan really had no other arrangements. Looking at the back of her accomplices in the distance, she also slowly left the camp, only walked to the door and turned back and asked, "What's your name?" It doesn't seem to be too bad an official, but this time I owe you a favor! ”

Zhong Nan didn't pay attention to it, Liao Qing'er was so angry that she stomped her feet when she saw this, thinking that this beauty asked your name because she could afford you, and I didn't bother to ask if it was someone else, she muttered a few words in her mouth, and then turned around and left unwillingly.

Seeing the young woman walking away, Zhong Nan sighed, although he uprooted the White Lotus Sect den in Dongchang Mansion this time, he knew that the White Lotus Sect would most likely not stop, maybe it would come back one day, and he didn't know how long this short peace would last?

This action in Dongchang Mansion ruthlessly extinguished the arrogance of the White Lotus Sect in Shandong, and from Governor Wu to Gu Zongbing, they all breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that they could write to the emperor to report the good news.

Completely different from the scene of the official mansion is Liao Chuanzhi on the other side, he can't be happy now, in the operation that night, more than 30 of his men were broken, and most of the remaining 100 people were injured, although it was not a fatal serious injury, but in this way, the combat effectiveness of the White Lotus Sect in Dongchang Mansion has been greatly reduced.

The loss of troops has made Liao Chuanzhi worried, but what worries him even more is that his daughter is missing. That night, the firepower of the officers and soldiers was too fierce, and he could only flee with his men in all directions, and finally escaped, but when he counted the manpower, he found that his daughter and Kang Dingfu were gone. After Liao Chuanzhi asked his subordinates many times, he learned that his daughter had gone to rescue the arrested accomplice, and Kang Dingfu also went with him. Liao Chuanzhi has rebelled for many years, and he has dealt with officers and soldiers not three or twice, but it is the first time he has seen such a brave imperial army, and he is really worried that his daughter will be arrested if he can't save people.

The fleeing White Lotus cultists regrouped at a stronghold on the border between Yanzhou and Dongchang, and Liao Chuanzhi sent several waves of people to inquire about his daughter's news, but it was not until the afternoon of the next day that he learned that his daughter had not been caught, and the stone hanging in his heart could finally fall to the ground. At dinnertime, Liao Qing'er and Kang Dingfu returned to the stronghold, accompanied by the five brothers who were caught.

Knowing that his daughter was back, Liao Chuanzhi arrived as soon as possible, and after some inquiry, he learned that the seven people were released by the officers and soldiers. Although he was puzzled in his heart, he still patiently listened to Liao Qing'er's narration, and when he finally heard what his daughter relayed, he fell into deep thought: Yes, the White Lotus Sect is no longer the original White Lotus Sect, and now the purpose of the big leader's rebellion is no longer simply to let everyone have enough to eat, but more to become the emperor of the world. On the other hand, in the past 20 years or so, under the hard work of the former Lord Shoufu, there has been a prosperous atmosphere, and the firearms of officers and soldiers have gradually become popular, and it is estimated that it is difficult to realize the dream of the emperor of the great chief. Thinking of this, Liao Chuanzhi sighed, he got on the boat of the White Lotus Sect, it was impossible to get out, but he couldn't drag his daughter down, he had to find an opportunity to let her leave him and leave the White Lotus Sect, so as not to end up miserable.

Liao Chuanzhi was the person in charge of the White Lotus Sect's branch in Shandong, and this action in Dongchang Mansion greatly affected the forces of the White Lotus Sect in Shandong, so he brought together the followers of Yanzhou and Qingzhou, and at the same time temporarily suspended his activities, and waited until the wind calmed down before making plans.

At the same time, the power center of the Ming Dynasty is also taking place a huge movement: in early February, there are officials to impeach the late Shoufu, the Wanli Emperor took advantage of the situation, and liquidated Zhang Juzheng, first raided the family, deprived the title, and then exiled the descendants of the Zhang family.

Not only Zhang Juzheng's relatives, but also some important officials promoted by Zhang Juzheng during his lifetime were also deposed or demoted, but the then first assistant Shen Shixing still won the trust of the emperor, Zhu Yijun did not implicate him because he was promoted by Zhang Juzheng, and there were also some practical technical officials who were not affected.

In addition, the emperor did not have a hot head for a while, and abolished the reforms that had just been put on the right track, whether it was the "one whip" law or land measurement throughout the country, it still continued to be implemented and promoted.

After learning the relevant news, Zhong Nan had mixed feelings in his heart: Zhu Yijun, who had passed the age of his establishment, was understandable in order to establish his imperial authority, but I don't know how the former Shoufu Lord underground would feel. Fortunately, the emperor did not completely eliminate all the officials of the Zhang family, nor did he completely deny the fruitful reforms, I don't know if it was his own words, how much it worked.