Zhang's Mansion is now guarded by many brocade guards. Zhang Yufang's family didn't know what was going on, and they were a little nervous at first, but when they saw that these people didn't make any other moves, they gradually relaxed their hearts.

After Zhang Yufang calmed down, he also saw that something seemed to be wrong, and as soon as Zhang Fan came back, he came over to ask.

"Uncle don't worry, it's not like something big has happened." Zhang Fan said a little coldly, a different aura from the past made Zhang Yufang a little distracted. Although Zhang Fan has not been in power for a long time, but now his heart is pressing, and unconsciously, the cold breath in his heart has emerged.

After saying these words, Zhang Fan took Wang Meng to the house. When he came to the door, the door was closed, and there were two guards guarding the door, and when they saw Zhang Fan coming, they hurriedly saluted him.

Zhang Fan waved his hand slightly, and was about to enter the door, when Wang Meng behind him opened his mouth and said, "My lord, I am waiting outside the door, if you need to, just give orders." ”

Zhang Fan's body shook, nodded slightly, entered the house, and closed the door again.

Inside the house, Yingyue was not flustered at all, but it seemed like Zhang Fan's appearance when he first met Yiji, with a cold and meaningful expression.

"You know everything?" Seeing Zhang Fan come in, Yingyue didn't greet him as usual, but said quite calmly.

Zhang Fan didn't answer her, just nodded, and stood not far from her looking at her.

"Now that you know everything, why don't you arrest me too?" Yingyue's voice did not change, but with a hint of relief.

"I'm not going to do that." Zhang Fan said, "I vowed to keep you by my side. As he spoke, Zhang Fan took out the note.

Yingyue saw the note with her own handwriting, but tears flowed silently.

"Why did you do that?" Zhang Fan said very sadly, "In addition to using your sister to threaten you, what did that person say to you?" You are going to deceive him like this. "It turned out that the letter that Yingyue handed over to that person said that Zhang Fan had been completely controlled by her, so that their Li Tang Master did not have to worry. Zhang Fan knew at that time that Yingyue had not betrayed him, but he didn't understand why Yingyue did this, with Zhang Fan's current status, those people couldn't hurt her at all, what was she afraid of?

"Brother Fan." Yingyue wiped away her tears, her face showed a sad look, and she said, "Remember when Yingyue said that she would always be by your side?" Yingyue is afraid that she is going to break her promise. ”

"You...... What do you mean? Zhang Fan didn't understand what she was talking about, did she want to leave him?

"Sister, she's dead." Yingyue said, still wiping her tears, but more and more.

"What did you say!" Zhang Fan thought he had misheard, and hurriedly asked.

Yingyue didn't say much, just nodded, indicating that he had heard correctly.

Zhang Fan no longer put on a look of rejection, and stepped forward to take her into his arms, so that he could comfort her.

Yingyue cried in Zhang Fan's arms, slowly raised her head, and said, "Brother Fan, Yingyue is about to accompany her sister." ”

Zhang Fan just thought that her words were due to grief at first, but he felt more and more wrong. Lifting her shoulders and looking into her eyes, Zhang Fan asked, "Tell me, what happened." ”

It turned out that when Zhang Fan and the others first arrived in Yangzhou that day, Yingyue discovered that Li Yang, the master of the Five Poisons Sect Tianlong Hall. A few days ago, when she and Zhang Ting and others went to the street to play, she met him again, and Yingyue asked him about her sister. Na Liyang told her that Yingyue's sister was fine, but he forced Yingyue to eat a poison called "Five Immortals Honeydew" and wanted to control her. Later, she told Yingyue that her sister was dead. Yingyue listened to it at the time and almost fainted. That Liyang threatened her life and asked her to bewitch Zhang Fan and do things for them.

"And how are you doing now?" Hearing that Yingyue was fed poison by others, Zhang Fan immediately became nervous.

Yingyue shook her head softly and said, "Don't get in the way, this poison will take a long time." ”

When Zhang Fan heard this, he was a little relieved, and it seemed that there was still time to find an antidote.

"What the hell do they want you to do?" Zhang Fan asked. He suddenly thought that since Yingyue and himself knew about the showdown between the two, he had never asked Yingyue what his purpose was.

"Remember where we met?" Yingyue asked.

"It's in Mobei." Zhang Fan naturally remembered, but he seemed to think of something, "Could it be that it is related to Tartar?" ”

"Not bad." Yingyue said, "In my hometown, there are many people who are dissatisfied with the imperial court's oppression of my Miao people, so there are really people there who rebel. In recent years, the imperial court has been much better, but those who have gathered tens of thousands of people have disbanded them easily. Moreover, they have relied on themselves to stand in the right place and place over the years, and they have also repelled many encirclements and suppressions by the imperial court, and the desire to raise troops to be the emperor has become more and more serious in their hearts. Now there is nothing to clean up. ”

Of course, Zhang Fan knew that Guangxi had been the target of exploitation by corrupt officials and local bureaucrats from the time of Jiajing to Yunnan. The bureaucrats, landlords, and non-commissioned officers headed by Zhu Renchang, the king of Jingjiang, acted in an embarrassed manner and forcibly occupied the people's land. Ethnic minorities such as Zhuang, Yao, and Miao live in poverty. There is a nursery rhyme in the local area: the government catches Ding and guards the stone city, and it is difficult for the widows, the old and the young to escape; There are many errand servants, and the taxes are heavy, so you can't live without killing officials.

At that time, there were many people who gathered to rebel. Among them, a person named Wei Yinbao is the most famous. This Wei Yinbao engaged in the uprising can be described as a family business, starting with his grandfather Wei Chaowei, who began to gather people to revolt in the fifth year of Hongzhi. Wei Yinbao can be regarded as a son inheriting his father's business. In the fifteenth year of Zhengde, Wei Yinbao's power became stronger and stronger, and the imperial court sent troops to encircle and suppress it many times to no avail. Wei Yinbao even made Gutian an independent state, but he lived a stable life.

Until the end of Jiajing, Wei Yinbao had cavalry again. This time, the scale was so large that the number of people actually allowed them to fight all the way to Hunan. In the end, the imperial court sent 100,000 elite soldiers, and this victory will be won. Wei Yinbao was also killed in that battle.

After settling all this, the imperial court also reflected on the reason. Attention was paid to the rule of the Southwest, and there were no further uprisings. However, many of the people who followed Wei Yinbao back then survived, and they knew that they were still ready to move.

The current leader of the anti-thieves is named Fang Weishen, which is recorded in the archives of Jinyiwei, and he can only have a name. Most of the local people are Miao people, and it is difficult for Jinyiwei to penetrate, and there is no understanding of the situation there.

Yingyue told Zhang Fan that they had planned to unite the north and south of the Tartars to launch an attack on the Ming Dynasty, but the north had calmed down, and their plan fell through. They also found out about Zhang Fan's situation and wanted Yingyue to follow Zhang Fan in case they acted. Originally, they didn't have much hope for Yingyue, but Yingyue was "taken a fancy to" by Zhang Fan, which made them feel that they had another chance.

"They want me to make you let the court relax its vigilance against them, so that they can raise troops." Yingyue said.

Zhang Fan couldn't help but be a little amused, those people didn't understand the details of the court at all, even if Yingyue completely controlled himself, what was the use.

"What's going on there?" Zhang Fan asked.

"I heard that there are thousands of villages in Guangxi and Yunnan that have their people." Yingyue replied, "I don't know the exact number, but if they make a mess, the scale must be not small." ”

"Yingyue, don't worry, they can't afford any wind and waves." Zhang Fan said.

"You, you're not going to kill them all, are you?" After all, Yingyue is a Miao person, and she is still worried about her compatriots.

"Silly Yue'er, I'm not an executioner, I won't be so cold-blooded." Zhang Fan said, "But someone has to shed some blood to settle the matter." ”

"Brother Fan, you ...... Have you forgiven me? Yingyue heard Zhang Fan's tone change and asked with some joy.

"I've never blamed you, why should I forgive you." Zhang Fan said jokingly.

When Yingyue heard this, a smile appeared on her still crying face.

"Your Excellency." The king outside the door banged on the door and said.

"The lowly seems to have found a trace of those men!" Wang Meng said.

"Oh, how many of them are there?" When Zhang Fan heard that he had found those people, he immediately asked.

"We've only found a dozen or so people, and there may be others hiding in the shadows." Wang Meng said.

"Is that guy you've seen there?" Zhang Fan continued to ask.

"I don't know what the lowly office is, some of the brethren have not seen the man."

Zhang Fan listened, pondered, and said, "Don't startle the snakes, continue to monitor them." Wait until we get to the bottom of them. ”

"Yes." Wang Meng replied.

Listening to the voice outside the door and calming down again, Yingyue asked, "Brother Fan, what are you going to do?" ”

"The first thing is to find the antidote to the 'Five Immortals Honeydew' to detoxify you." Zhang Fan said, "Then, I have to think carefully about how to deal with them." ”