This time to encircle and suppress the White Lotus Sect, just to surround Huanhe Lake, five or six thousand soldiers and horses of the Jinyi Army were dispatched, plus the blockade of various traffic arteries, the Jinyi Army involved has exceeded 10,000. Together with the 20,000 officers and soldiers of the guard station who were transferred from the command of Governor Chamberlain Zhang, the total reached 30,000 or 40,000!

With so many troop movements, it is impossible not to attract attention, no matter how secretive they are.

After discovering these visions, the major forces in Jiangnan ordered to send secret agents to find out the news.

In a luxurious official residence in Jiangnan. Zhen Yingjia, the current president of the Jinling Provincial Tiren Institute, looked down lightly and asked:

"But you've got eyebrows?"

"Lord Hui, it has been basically determined that the men and horses under Governor Zhang are indeed heading for the White Lotus Sect, and now they have surrounded the White Camel Mountain.

As for the Jinyi military cavalry that is frequently dispatched everywhere, it is actually to control all key roads and prevent all parties from transmitting news.

According to reports, there were more than 20,000 people under Governor Zhang's command. And the number of cavalry dispatched by the Jinyi Army cannot be discovered.

However, now there are almost everywhere in Yangzhou with the Jinyi Army, and it is estimated that there will be no less than 10,000 people. ”

If the Jinyi Army is not in the same system, there will be fewer ways for others to get information, which is also one of the strong guarantees for the Jinyi Army.

Zhen Yingjia frowned and said, "Do you know what happened to the White Lotus Sect?" ”

The man at the bottom replied, "Not immune." This action was too fast, and the White Lotus Sect should have been surrounded unprepared.

Moreover, I heard that today is the Popal Council of the White Lotus Sect, and almost all the rudder masters have arrived at the helm, so it can really be said that it is all in one go! ”

Zhen Yingjia took a cool breath.

Jinling Provincial Tiren Yuan is a yamen specially set up by the Emperor Taishang to accompany the capital. The first president was his father, the first confidant minister around the emperor, codenamed "Qinglong", the leader of the Qinglongwei set up by the emperor when he was in the palace.

Qinglongwei is actually designed for the Emperor Taishang to deal with some things that are inconvenient to dispose of on the surface. Especially in the early days of the reign of Emperor Taishang, he was the most fierce, and the Jinyi army, which was once pressed, couldn't raise his head. At that time, the Jinyi Army almost became the vassals of Qinglongwei.

Although Qinglong has great authority, because his power and responsibility are not very glorious, he cannot be recognized by the courtiers, so the emperor has not given him a knighthood. This is the accepted saying.

This position of the president of the Qincha Jinling Provincial Tiren Academy is actually a way for the Emperor Taishang to settle the twilight Qinglong, and the responsibilities are reduced by half, and the power and responsibility of the north are returned to the Beizhen Fusi, who is only responsible for investigating the movements of the land south of the Yangtze River. Later, in order to follow the ancestral system, Qinglongwei was completely dismantled, and part of it was left in Tiren Temple, and the rest was returned to Nanzhen Fusi.

In other words, this Jinling Provincial Tiren Institute not only has a deep relationship with the Jinyi Army, but also has similar rights and responsibilities!

Now that Jinyi Jun is moving so much, he is so late to realize it, which really makes him a little angry and helpless at the same time.

Now that the Emperor Taishang has not reigned for many years, Nanzhen Fusi has become more and more arrogant. His position is about to be famous!

Ask a few more questions, and wave the man down there back. After thinking about it, he wrote two letters and ordered them to be sent.

……

In another manor in the south of the Yangtze River.

If Tirenin is luxurious, this manor can only be described as luxurious!

Carved buildings and paintings, strange mountains and stones, there are many more.

In a main hall, there were more than a dozen people sitting, and the atmosphere was dull.

"Careless!"

After a long time, under the main seat, the first person on the right exhaled a long breath and said regretfully.

His remarks immediately resonated with many people.

If Lin Ruhai was here, he would definitely know these people. They are the big salt merchants in the entire Huaiyang land, and each of them is extremely wealthy.

"Boss Zeng, tell me, what should I do now?"

After a while, seeing that the people in the main seat had been silent, one of them couldn't help but ask.

Others also opened their mouths to ask for ideas.

Originally, I really thought that the emperor sent Qin down just to comfort Lin Ruhai, but who knows, only half a month has passed, and there has been such a big movement! Since Jia Qing is not simply a condolence messenger, it is difficult to guarantee that there is no other task on his body.

Moreover, they and the White Lotus Sect are both local snakes in the south of the Yangtze River, and they have countless connections in themselves. Now that the White Lotus Sect is trapped, how can they not be in a hurry?

What if it hurts you.

Zeng Yue, the boss of the main seat, the first salt merchant in Yangzhou, had a very calm face, and suddenly, he laughed instead, and said to his left hand:

"Don't worry, let's listen to what Boss Wu thinks."

He knew who the most anxious person was right now.

Everyone's minds moved. Indeed, it is rumored that Boss Wu in front of him was first born in the White Lotus Sect. Now that the White Lotus Sect is trapped, he must not be able to sit still!

In the land south of the Yangtze River, Wu De, one of the three major salt merchants, glanced at his peers without changing his face, and said:

"Boss Zeng is polite. The imperial court suddenly wanted to make a move against the White Lotus Sect, how could Wu, as a mere businessman, dare to have any ideas?

However, since we can sit together today, we must all have the same concerns, and I don't need to say it!

For the sake of today's plan, we can only find out who the meaning of encircling and suppressing the White Lotus Sect is, whether it is only for the White Lotus Sect or for another purpose, if these things are not clear, in the future, I am afraid that everyone will not be able to sleep well.

Therefore, if you have a way, you might as well say it, and everyone will participate in the council. ”

The crowd was stunned again.

The White Lotus Sect is the number one religion among the people, and as a wealthy salt merchant in the world, there is almost nothing they don't deal with it. To put it simply, the White Lotus Sect is an important channel for them to steal and sell illicit salt.

And that's not all, the most important thing is. Since the Qin Cha sent by the imperial court to comfort Lin Ruhai dared to make a move against the White Lotus Sect, he must have a life, or he was simply ordered to go out of Beijing to do business!

It's hard to guarantee, and it won't move the salt policy. They are the vested interests of the current salt industry system, and moving the salt government is equivalent to moving them!

Moreover, the salt industry is very profitable, to the point of madness. No one present has a clean butt, and it can even be said that there is no salt merchant in the world whose butt is clean!

If the imperial court is determined to investigate, it is difficult to say whether many people's lives can be saved!

Based on the above three points, as soon as they got the news that Qin sent troops to encircle and suppress the White Lotus Sect, they began to fidget. Eventually, they sat in this chamber.

"Lord Wu is right, I have inquired with the yamen of various ministries in Nanjing, but they have not received any news.

I think this move should not be made by the imperial court, but only by that person's decision. ”

Another boss surnamed Qian of the three major salt merchants said.

When everyone heard this, they immediately agreed with his statement.

In this way, it will explain why they have not received any reminder from the backers "above".

It's just that it's more worrying. Who doesn't know that Lin Ruhai is Emperor Zhengqing's henchman?

Could it be that Lin Ruhai sued Emperor Zhengqing for the imperial complaint, and Emperor Zhengqing was determined to move the land south of the Yangtze River?

"Boss Zeng, we all know that you have great powers, and many important ministers in the court have given you face. In this matter, you give me a letter, what should we do now? ”

Most of them have speculation, but no one knows what to do.

When it comes to financial resources, they are all bold. However, after all, they were just merchants, and if the emperor really wanted to move them, how could he resist?

Therefore, they all asked Zeng Yue for help.

Zeng Yue said with a smile: "Don't worry too much, let's do business openly, do things for the imperial court, and add millions to tens of millions of taxes and silver to the treasury every year, there is no merit and hard work, right?"

Even the emperor can't move us for no reason, right?

Why should we bother with mediocrity? ”

Everyone slandered: Of course you can think so, who doesn't know that your old man is a person who can speak in front of the emperor, of course the emperor will not do anything to you. But for us, it's not just how to knead and poke as much as we want!

Looking at everyone's reactions, Zeng Yue felt a burst of relief in his heart. Hmph, weren't you very powerful when you were competing for interests in the past, and now you know to beg me?

This is a typical sense of superiority.