Chapter 282: Meeting the White Lotus Society
In the next few cities, Zhao Rui signed up at the city gate, and he spent it completely unhindered, without the slightest obstacle.
Finally, after five days of travel, it arrived at Luotian County, north of Jizhou, where the Great Treasure Sect is located.
The nearby county town of Luotian was heavily guarded, and there were people guarding the city wall, but they were not ordinary officers and soldiers, but ordinary people in civilian clothes.
These are the people of the Great Treasure Sect.
Zhao Rui arrived in the city to identify himself, and was immediately led into the city by the enthusiastic congregation, where he rested in the county office.
Not long after, someone came to invite, saying that they were inviting Zhao Rui to sit in the main hall for a while.
Zhao Rui knew that it was the core figure of their Great Treasure Sect who had arrived, so he agreed to go with him.
Entering the main hall, during which five people were sitting around, and when they saw Zhao Rui entering, they all got up to greet each other.
Three of the five were middle-aged, and two of them were about the same age as the dead Liu Wei and Liu Zhen, and Zhao Rui was a little concerned about them.
Since signing up, these five people are all surnamed Liu, and they are from the same village as Liu Wei and Liu Zhen, which makes it difficult for Zhao Rui to speak.
"Lord Wang, please take a seat, I don't know if Liu Zhen and Liu Wei didn't come back with him, was he sent out by you to do something?"
One of them said, and led Zhao Rui to the main seat, the tea had already been brewed, and it was in the white porcelain bowl at hand.
The attitude of the five people was respectful, and they all knew that they were using Zhao Rui's name, but now that the main master is here in person, it means that people don't care, and their Great Treasure Sect is also justified.
"This ......" Zhao Rui felt a little guilty in his heart, but he had to explain it to them.
"Alas, one of the Liu brothers is resourceful and the other is mighty and brave, but it's a pity that they were killed by traitors when they left, and now they are no longer alive."
"Huh?"
The five of them were all surprised when they heard this, how good and decent people are, they will die when they say they are dead.
The Great Treasure Sect was formed by the two of them, and now that they are dead, more than 20,000 of them are equivalent to a group of dragons without a leader, oh, no, at least Prince Zhao Rui is still here as the abbot.
Three of the elders seemed to be their elders, and they looked extremely sad, and asked Zhao Rui again with confirmation.
Zhao Rui was helpless, but he also nodded heavily.
"Oops...... I watched these two boys grow up, and when they came out, I promised to take care of them, but now, how can I explain them to his parents! ”
"Everything in our Great Treasure Sect relied on their two brothers to deal with everything, and they finally drove away the officers and soldiers, but they died tragically! You say, could it be that the imperial court sent someone to do it! ”
"Well, we made enemies everywhere, and I knew that there would be such a day......"
After Zhao Rui spoke, he pretended to look at the reaction of the five people casually, it stands to reason that it is much more enough to be a bandit leader, not to mention the leader of the rebel army.
Therefore, the mastermind who killed them is likely to be among these five people, because the leader of the Great Treasure Sect must be born from among them.
The three middle-aged people talk a little more, two people in their twenties, and people who are close to thirty talk less, but they also have sad looks, even if it is Zhao Rui's insight, they can't see who is suspicious.
I came to investigate the cause of death of the Liu brothers, and now it seems that it is not so simple.
"You say you're making enemies on all sides? Who else but the government? Zhao Rui asked in a responsible manner.
"That's a lot, there are the White Lotus Society and Manichaeism in the east, as well as the dart bureaus in neighboring states and counties, and there are countless rich families who have been raided by us!"
"So much?" Zhao Rui was surprised for a while, and he had no idea in his heart, so it seems that it is possible for any party, but the possibility of the government is smaller, they have the ability to mobilize troops, so why bother to find someone to assassinate?
At this moment, a sect member ran in in a panic, first saluted Zhao Rui, and then said to the five of them: "Oh no, elders, the people of the White Lotus Society are calling for battle outside the city again!" ”
"Too much deception!"
These five people all have the intention of going, but Zhao Rui is here, so it is not good for them to leave directly.
"Let's go, I'll take a look too!" Zhao Rui got out of his seat and walked out with them, and the twenty soldiers waiting outside the hall followed behind Zhao Rui.
It's really strange, why is there still a siege between churches?
Zhao Rui has experienced the war, and has long understood that attacking the city is not an easy matter, it is to damage a large number of troops, for non-governmental organizations, the command force is definitely not like the order and prohibition of officers and soldiers, if there are many casualties, I am afraid that this organization is not far from disbandment.
Approaching the city wall of the county seat, Zhao Rui did not hear the surging and complicated sound of battle, but faintly heard someone outside the city shouting at the top of his voice, like scolding.
It's strange, it's strange!
Zhao Rui followed the five of them to the city wall, but saw that the number one hundred and ten people outside the city were shouting and scolding at the city wall.
These people should all belong to the loud voices, and the voices are also loud, and the scolding words are also full of tricks, and even a little unbearable.
Isn't this just scolding the street, I've seen a lot of siegers, but I really haven't seen anyone scolding the street against the city wall, thinking that the city wall will collapse if you scold it?
However, the scolding in the ears was endless, and it was not something that could be easily endured, Zhao Rui stood at the head of the city, as if these people were scolding themselves.
"There are only so many people, why don't you go out and kill them?"
Zhao Rui waved his hand, and a soldier handed over Zhao Rui's musket.
"If you don't do it, I'm going to do it?" Zhao Rui said disdainfully.
"No, Lord Wang...... one of the elders said: "This is the repetition of their White Lotus Society's old tricks, once it was also scolded like this, we sent people out, they ran away, and as a result, our people chased out and were ambushed, and suffered heavy losses, these are all the tricks of their White Lotus Society!" ”
It turned out that he was afraid of being ambushed, so he didn't dare to go out of the city.
Zhao Rui sneered: "What's so difficult about this, see if I don't go out of the city, I will let them come and go!" ”
"Ready...... Shoot! Zhao Rui dropped his raised fist.
"Sudden ......"
For the first time in the small county town, the sound of muskets rang out, and the muskets on Zhao Rui's side spewed out deadly flames.
After a round of shooting, the more than 100 people were all lying on the ground, and they had no ability to scold.
Ooh!
Is this the musket of the prince's army?
The five elders, including the sect members on the city wall, had seen it for the first time, and they had only heard the rumors before, and it seemed that they were even more powerful than the rumors.
More than 100 people were wiped out in the snap of a finger, what a terrifying power!
It seems that the ambush on the opposite side was also shocked, and a large number of figures appeared in a low depression in Zhao Rui's sight one after another, as if they were evacuating.
This is leaving?
It's like a song that has just finished listening to the prelude and ends before it is sung, which makes Zhao Rui feel unsatisfied.
"Where is their White Lotus Society's lair?"
Zhao Rui even had plans to pursue, but the five felt that it was too dangerous and blocked them one after another.
However, Zhao Rui came to solve the crisis of their Great Treasure Sect, so he asked the location, and said: "Aren't you short of money, now I have nearly six hundred pieces of cloth, you sell them for money, I don't need you to follow here." ”
Zhao Rui faintly had the posture of the abbot of the overall situation, and the five elders only reminded him, but he still had to obey Zhao Rui's orders.
The core of the Great Treasure Sect is Zhao Rui himself, and now that he is here, it is naturally reasonable to control the situation. The five no longer objected, and each nodded yes.
Zhao Rui drove the carriage, carried Xiao Yi, and twenty musketeers to the White Lotus Hall in the Jianzhou area.
From the mouth of the elder, it was learned that the White Lotus Hall was built by the founder of the White Lotus Sect, but as the power of the White Lotus Sect moved westward, this side became the residence of the White Lotus Society.
Halfway through the journey, Zhao Rui faintly felt that someone was spying on him, but he had a musket in his hand, and his heart was not false at all.
Finally, catching up with the power of the White Lotus Society blocked Zhao Rui's way.
Three thousand people against more than twenty people, and the leader of their White Lotus Society didn't take Zhao Rui's side in his eyes at all.
"You are Zhao Rui? Looking for something? One of the leaders-like people smiled disdainfully: "Just by virtue of your little people, are you here to find death?" ”
At this time, there is nothing to say, the fight is over.
Zhao Rui gave the order, and the muskets burst into flames.
After beating up a ** and replacing it with a new one, the people of the White Lotus Society fell down and died like harvesting wheat, which shocked or those people who felt that the musket was too terrible, why did they not start fighting, so many dead and wounded?
No one wanted to be the next unjust soul, and regardless of the leader's shouts, they scattered and fled, and finally the leader saw that the situation was not right, and quickly ran away.
Hehe......
As expected, Zhao Rui had long thought that non-governmental organizations had little cohesive force, and the reality was exactly like this.
After defeating several waves of obstruction from the White Lotus Society, Zhao Rui finally arrived at the White Lotus Hall located on the shore of Dingshan Lake, this White Lotus Hall is the appearance of a Buddhist temple, and in front of the temple, there are more than 10,000 people gathered together, waiting for Zhao Rui to send them to the door.
Zhao Rui also had enough ammunition this time, there was nothing to be afraid of at all, and he was about to do it for a while.
"Wait!"
One of the powerful men stepped forward and said, "In the Lower White Lotus Hall Master Du Wanyi, I don't know why the prince is aggressive? ”
The news that Zhao Rui was approaching murder along the way had already come, and Du Wanyi also understood Zhao Rui's identity.
"You are Du Wanyi......"
Zhao Rui had read the information and knew that this person was the highest-ranking person in their White Lotus Society.
"Dabao taught Liu Zhen Liu Wei to die, but you did it?" Zhao Rui met the main owner and just wanted to ask clearly.
"What? They're dead? How did you die? ”
Du Wanyi was suddenly surprised, and his expression did not seem to be fake. However, he suddenly understood Zhao Rui's purpose, which was to seek revenge.
Du Wanyi didn't want to suffer from this unwarranted disaster, and hurriedly explained: "Although we have a conflict with the Great Treasure Sect, we haven't broken through the city wall directly, how can we kill Liu Zhen and Liu Wei!" ”
There are no flaws, this Du Wanyi doesn't even know where the Liu brothers died......
Zhao Rui also felt that the White Lotus Society was impossible at this time, their combat power was not worth mentioning at all, it was obviously an early stage of an organization that was developing, I am afraid that they did not have the consciousness of assassination.
After all, the poisonous needle originated in the southwest, and they lived in a single place, not like they could do this.
But they can't come in vain, since they have a conflict with the Great Treasure Sect, help Liu Zhen and Liu Wei, and solve them by the way.