The White Lotus Sect itself was not a unified organization, it was originally just a non-governmental organization that chanted Buddha and sought rebirth, and later transformed into a hierarchical religious organization that believed in Maitreya and expected the salvation of King Ming. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect was anti-Yuan in the south and north at the same time, and the north was headed by Han Shantong and Liu Futong, Han Shantong claimed to be the eighth grandson of Song Huizong, and was enshrined as the king of Ming, and died in battle, Liu Futong continued to oppose the Yuan, and pushed Han Lin'er, the son of Han Shantong, as the "Little Ming King", and the founding name of the "Great Song Dynasty". But the good times did not last long, Liu Futong was broken by Chahan Timur, and was surrounded by Zhang Shicheng's general Lu Zhen in Anfeng, and had to ask for help from his nominal subordinate Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang did not listen to Liu Bowen's advice, and insisted on rescuing Han Lin'er, fortunately Chang Yuchun was brave and good at fighting, defeated Lu Zhen and rescued Han Lin'er, but unfortunately Han Lin'er was still sunk in the river by Liao Yongzhong in the end. The Southern Anti-Yuan White Lotus Sect is headed by Xu Shouhui, the founding number is "Tianwan", the main promoter is Peng Yingyu, this person has many legends in history, among which Xu Shouhui has no talent, but he was elected as the emperor only because of his appearance, after experiencing Ni Wenjun and Chen Youliang, two powerful ministers who controlled the government, and finally died at the hands of Chen Youliang, and then after the Battle of Poyang Lake, Chen Youliang was defeated, and was shot to death by Guo Ying in the melee. Therefore, the White Lotus Sect in the north and south finally ended in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang, and he had a deep blood feud with Zhu Yuanzhang. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Yuanzhang knew the harm of the White Lotus Sect, so he banned the White Lotus Sect, the new hatred was added to the old hatred, and the White Lotus Sect and the Zhu family were also incompatible, but after Zhu Yuanzhang's long-term attack, plus the war subsided, and the people gradually lived and worked in peace and contentment, the power of the White Lotus Sect was not as good as before. The White Lotus Sect was also divided and merged into two parts, the north was the descendant of Han Lin'er, and in order to avoid Zhu Yuanzhang's arrest, he changed his name to Lin; The south is a descendant of Peng Yingyu and has not changed his surname, which the Southern White Lotus Sect is quite proud of and looks down on the cowardice of the northern Yankees. In Peng Qiandu's generation, he colluded with the rest of Zhang Shicheng and even the Japanese Kou, intending to create another prosperous era of White Lotus.

Lin Guodong returned to Linqing, Shandong with his son and daughter, which is also the main altar of the White Lotus Sect in the north. Shandong is located in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, which during the Yuan Dynasty was once unmanaged, allowing it to overflow, displacing people and turning their hometowns into swamps, and even if they survived, they often lost their lives in the plague. In addition, the peasant war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, which lasted for 17 years, mainly occurred in the lower reaches of the Huanghuai River, and Shandong was one of the hardest hit areas. Zhu Yuanzhang also admitted: "In the Central Plains Prefectures, the Yuanji War suffered the most, with mounds of debris and few residents. "Wherever the people are poor, the easier it is for the White Lotus Sect to spread, and Linqing is close to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, with convenient transportation, so the White Lotus Sect has set up its main altar here.

When he arrived in Linqing, it was already the end of November, and the weather was getting colder and colder, although Lin Guodong had practiced martial arts for many years, but after all, he was old, and he was a little tired on the road, and he rested for a few days before he recovered. When the body was almost recovered, he asked his son and daughter to be called. Hearing that their father was dying, Lin He and Liu Qingyin hurried over and were very happy to see that their father was almost recovered.

Lin Guodong looked at his children and said, "He'er, Qingyin, what do you think of this meeting in Peng Zehu?" ”

Lin He glanced at Qingyin first, and then said: "Father, my son thinks that although we have suffered a lot of losses this time, Peng Ziyun's plan has been successful, and it is a great achievement, which is beneficial to the great cause of the White Lotus Sect." ”

Lin Guodong let out a "hmm" and looked at his daughter-in-law.

Liu Qingyin has a graceful figure, white skin like snow, and a soft voice, worthy of being a well-known Qingyin girl on the Qinhuai River. She pondered for a moment and said, "Daddy, what my brother said is right, but my daughter has some different opinions. ”

"Tell me about it."

"My daughter thinks that Peng Ziyun is a little reckless this time, frankly speaking, killing Zhu Yunwen is irrelevant, and it will have a lot of trouble. According to Zhu Yuanzhang's agreement on the inheritance, if Zhu Yunwen dies and he has no heirs, then the only available princes are Zhu Yunwen's younger brother and his father's younger brother, and it is difficult to tell who has higher priority from a legal point of view, but considering Zhu Yuanzhang's age and Zhu Yunwen's younger brother's age. The daughter thinks that the most likely thing is that her uncle will succeed to the throne, which is nothing more than the King of Qin, the King of Jin and the King of Yan, and the most difficult of these people is the King of Yan. King Yan is a person who is long in the military, similar to his father, if he succeeds to the throne, it will be harmful to the White Lotus Sect. ”

"And Zhu Yunwen is just a white-faced scholar, with insufficient experience, it is said that he is benevolent and filial by nature, maybe there will be some good development for our White Lotus Sect. So the daughter thinks that Zhu Yunwen should not be killed. ”

Lin He hurriedly said: "Sister, my brother thinks that Zhu Di is cruel and similar to his father, so the people are not happy, it is beneficial to my White Lotus Sect." ”

"Brother, Zhu Yuanzhang is brutal, but he is not confused, although the killing of heroes and officials is a little crazy, but he still loves the people very much, we can't help but admit this, at present, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty is becoming more and more stable. If Zhu Di did the same, then the White Lotus Sect could only wait and wait. ”

Lin Guodong smiled and said, "Qingyin, then do you think we should protect Zhu Yunwen, and then wait for him to ascend the throne and lift the ban on the White Lotus Sect?" ”

Lin He sneered, "How is this possible. ”

"This is really unlikely, no matter how merciful Zhu Yunwen is, he is also the emperor, and he will not pardon the White Lotus Sect. However, after this assassination, Zhu Yunwen will inevitably become a frightened bird, and it is unlikely that there will be another chance for the next assassination. So without our protection, Zhu Yunwen will not have any problems. ”

"Then according to my sister's meaning, what should we do?"

"Father, brother, Qingyin thinks we should work King Yan."

"Huh? What do you mean? Lin Guodong raised his eyebrows and said.

Qingyin believes that King Yan will inevitably rebel in the future, there are two reasons, one is that Zhu Yunwen will not let him go, Beiping is a place of beauty, and Jin and Yuan have built their capital here, and Zhu Yunwen cannot let a vassal king occupy this place for a long time, so he will inevitably get rid of him or move to other places to reduce his military power; In addition, Zhu Di has the ability to rebel, and the nine kings of Biansai are the strongest in his strength, if in wartime, except for the king of Qin and the king of Su, all the other kings are under his control, if they join forces to rebel, then Zhu Yunwen may not be able to suppress it, I think Zhu Yunwen is very clear, and Zhu Di is also very clear. ”

Lin He was stunned for a moment and said, "Sister, this may not be, what if Zhu Di admits instigation and hands over the military power?" Or didn't the other vassal kings rebel with him? ”

"Brother, if Zhu Di admits it, then everything will not be mentioned. But what I just said was to work King Yan, that is, not to let him admit it, or to make him think that even if he confessed, Zhu Yunwen would not let him go, so he had to fight. ”

"Can he win, then?"

"If other vassal kings join him, it will be the rebellion of the north, in this case, even if Zhu Yunwen cannot be destroyed, it will be a situation of dividing the river and ruling the country, and then the northern and southern dynasties will appear, then our opportunity will come."

"What will happen if the other vassal kings don't join?"

"If this is the case, then Zhu Di has little chance of success, but his influence in the northern garrison is very large, maybe some troops will lean towards him, if so, he still has some chances. At the very least, it will cause war and chaos, and produce displaced people. ”

"No matter what happens, we spread rumors, such as the Zhu family's failure to win the country, the founding of the country will be in turmoil, and the situation of chaos may be repeated, and the people must save themselves, so that they can attract some forces; For example, Zhu Yunwen killed his father Zhu Biao for the throne, and now he still wants to kill the kings and call on the kings to rebel, which will increase the war, and our opportunity will come; Or it can be said that Zhu Yunwen is not Zhu Biao's biological child, so he treats his uncle harshly, etc., anyway, there is a lot to say......"

Lin Guodong and Lin He looked at Miss Qingyin who was talking in a daze, although Liu Qingyin's voice was tactful, but the two looked at each other, a little frightened.

Liu Qingyin suddenly found that it was cold, paused for a moment, and said: "This is the strategy that my daughter thought of during this time, the main purpose is to hope that the Ming Dynasty will have civil strife, I don't know if it is feasible, please ask my father and brother to correct it." ”

Liu Guodong hid the shock in his eyes, clapped his hands and said: "Qingyin, you have a very good idea, after this meeting, Peng Qiandu and they will inevitably make a storm in Jiangnan, that Jujiro is not good enough to rush to Jinling and rob the Bai family to the bottom, even if it is not successful, it will make a big case, then Zhu Yuanzhang's attention will be on the south, then we can do a big job in the north." ”

Lin He also clapped his hands and said yes.

"Since my father and brother have no opinions, Qingyin plans to go to Beiping, observe King Yan nearby, and do something if necessary to strengthen his rebellion, or let the court misunderstand King Yan and make him have to rebel."

"Well, yes," Lin Guodong thought for a moment and said, "Qingyin, after a while, you can go to Beiping, you can pick any manpower and report it to me." This operation is also very dangerous, Zhu Di is not a fuel-efficient lamp, act safely first, otherwise how can I be worthy of my brother, your father. Speaking of this, I couldn't help but wipe the corners of my eyes, and I choked up a little.

"Father-in-law, father was also willing back then, and father-in-law has cared for Qingyin over the years, and his daughter is also grateful. If the father doesn't have anything to say, the daughter will immediately pick someone and set off tomorrow morning. ”

"Well, you can just look at it, go get busy."

After Liu Qingyin saluted his father and brother, he left.

After a long time, Lin Daodao: "My sister is really powerful, she is beautiful, and her brain is very good." By the way, Daddy, when are you going to arrange for her to marry me? ”

Lin Guodong had a gloomy face and said, "Let's think about this matter in the long run." ”

"Why, father, didn't you say yes before?"

"Yes, this time Nanjing assassinated Zhu Yunwen, I deliberately delayed going to Hongze Lake for a few months, just to let the people on the rivers and lakes know how much I Lin Guodong values this righteous daughter, and even did not hesitate to turn against the Southern White Lotus Sect. And I didn't plan to let her show up again, but to marry you with peace of mind and assist you, but today's remarks made me feel a little creepy. ”

"Why?"

"She is just a woman, less than 20 years old, she has such an overall view and strategy, she is worthy of being the descendant of Liu Taibao. Although Liu Taibao put his brother on the throne, he monopolized the power, and his brother did not dare to forget this shame for a day. Although An Feng was defeated and his first brother died, my Han family finally regained power, but there are many old departments of Liu Taibao in the sect, and I have to be cautious and try to win people's hearts. This time, she took the initiative to take the order to go to Beiping, just to straighten out people's hearts for her father, as for marrying you, her father hasn't thought about it yet, so let's wait. ”

"But my father ......" Lin He was a little unwilling and said hurriedly.

"But what? Just you? Can you handle her? ”

“......”

Liu Qingyin walked out of his father's study, returned to his courtyard, and began to draw up a list and gather people to go to Beiping. This time, she didn't plan to be a courtesan, but wanted to be a merchant, so that she might be able to get closer to King Yan......

After all the arrangements were made, Liu Qingyin sighed softly, the reason why the Jiangbei White Lotus Sect has declined in recent years is because his father-in-law is too narrow-minded and excludes dissidents, even if his father sacrificed his life to save him, he did not change his heart of purification. This time, if you want to bring enough people, you must set off a storm in Beiping, not only to avenge the ancestors, but also to fulfill the ancestors' wishes and create a prosperous era of white lotus......