Chapter 228: Yuzhou
Song Qingyao came to a room, and saw that there were already more than ten people sitting here!
These people are all familiar to her, her master and the demon queen sit on the main seat, and Elder Liu, whom Zhao Chen had seen before, sat on the left side and bowed down! A middle-aged man in his forties with a large figure sits on the right and lowers his head!
Some people here are dressed as standard rivers and lakes, and some people are dressed as rich people!
Most of them are men and women over the age of 30, and only two people are under the age of 20! One is Song Qingyao, and the other is a young man!
This young man is not very handsome, but he has a simple and capable atmosphere! His eyes were very bright, and when he saw Song Qingyao coming in, he immediately stared at Song Qingyao, his expression fiery!
"Everyone has arrived, let's talk about things! I have discussed it many times with Elder Liu and Elder Zhong before, and we have decided to start on July 7! The Demon Queen said slowly.
Elder Liu was the woman Zhao Chen saw that day, and Elder Zhong was the middle-aged man in his forties who was sitting at the bottom of the right side!
"Master, is it a little too hasty?" Song Qingyao said.
"We've been preparing for years, it's all right, it's not rushed at all!" The Demon Queen.
"Senior Sister Song, don't worry, as long as we get into trouble, we will definitely be able to occupy the entire Sichuan, you don't have to worry!" The young man looked at Song Qingyao and said with a smile.
Song Qingyao nodded lightly and said no more.
"Now all the prefectures, counties, and prefectures in Sichuan want our White Lotus Sect disciples to exist! Many of the gentry from all over Sichuan have taken refuge in our White Lotus Sect! Once something happens, these gentry will play a great role! In the future, we may have to rely on these gentry to govern Sichuan! The Demon Queen said again.
"Master, we are all from the suffering people, those officials and gentry are incompatible with us, how can we rely on them?" Song Qingyao said.
"It's just a stopgap measure! Besides, many of us have suffered in the past, but now, aren't we also rich? How come although he is in the rivers and lakes, neither money nor power is under those official gentry! Let's not treat them like enemies! "The Demon Queen said.
Song Qingyao gritted her teeth gently, still with a dissatisfied look in her eyes!
"This time, I personally sat in Mianyang, Senior Sister Liu went to the Guangyuan area, and Senior Brother Zhong went to the Yuzhou area! The rest of the elders and disciples have made arrangements! This time, we must be cautious and never make mistakes! "The Demon Queen said.
The Demon Queen has opened a map and marked all the places on the map, and each elder and disciple has a place to be responsible! And Song Qingyao, as the young sect master of the White Lotus Sect, stayed in Mianyang with the Demon Queen! The White Lotus Sect is the strongest here, and this is also the first place they want to take!
They discussed for an hour before they dispersed!
The night was already dark, but Song Qingyao had no intention of returning home, she walked slowly outside the town, not knowing what she was thinking.
At this moment, footsteps were heard from behind!
The young man who was in the room before was striding towards Song Qingyao at this moment!
"Senior Brother Yang!" Song Qingyao heard the footsteps, turned around, and nodded in salute immediately.
"Senior Sister Song, why are you here alone?" The young man looked at Song Qingyao with fiery eyes.
"Nothing, it's just hard to sleep, so take a walk outside!" Song Qingyao said.
"Oh. Why don't you take a walk with you, senior brother! The young man laughed.
Song Qingyao was noncommittal, she still moved forward, and the young man hurriedly followed behind her.
"Senior Sister Song, after this incident, the entire Sichuan and Shu will belong to our White Lotus Sect! In time, it is not impossible for us to occupy Hanzhong and Guanshan again, and occupy the world in the future! We create a prosperous era of white lotus, benefiting all the people of the world, it is refreshing to think about it! The young man laughed.
"If there really is such a day, I am afraid that the White Lotus Sect will no longer exist." Song Qingyao said.
"The White Lotus Sect doesn't exist? What do you mean by that? The young man said in surprise.
"At that time, I'm afraid that someone will become the new emperor! I, the White Lotus Sect, am just a tool in the hands of the new emperor! When the new emperor ascends the throne, he will definitely restrict my White Lotus Sect! Song Qingyao said with a sneer on her face.
"Senior sister, why do you have such thoughts?" The young man said incredulously.
"I don't know! I just think it's human nature! Everyone wants to be an emperor, everyone wants to rule and enslave all the people in the world! My White Lotus Sect's so-called no emperor and no official government are afraid that they will not appear! Song Qingyao said lightly.
In fact, her guess was right, the rebel army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty was more or less related to the White Lotus Sect, including Zhu Yuanzhang, at the beginning they all revolted with the help of Manichaeism and the White Lotus Sect. However, after Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, Manichaeism and the White Lotus Sect became "cults" and were attacked by the imperial court!
"Senior sister, you are very wrong in thinking like this! When that time comes, there will be no emperor, no government, only the prosperity of the White Lotus, and the world will be healthy! At that time, I can retire to the rivers and lakes with you, junior sister, and be at ease! What do you think, junior sister? The young man looked at Song Qingyao with blazing eyes and said.
"I don't have the idea of retiring right now! Senior Brother Yang, I want to think of something alone, you go back first! Song Qingyao said.
When Song Qingyao said this, Senior Brother Yang showed a disappointed look on his face, but he nodded quickly and left here after a while!
"I hurt him once back then, and now the master is going to make an incident in Sichuan again, is this another time to hurt him? No wonder he hates me so much and ignores me! Song Qingyao was dressed in men's clothes, her silver teeth were bitten, and she was thinking about things in her heart.
"Hey, what can I do? The master has been preparing for many years, and I was not interested in these things at first, so I didn't pay much attention to them! But now he is the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty! What an annoyance! Song Qingyao muttered to herself!
She walked in the woods, the moon was shining, and she was here alone!
"Forget it, if I have the chance, I'll help him! This White Lotus Prosperous Era has no meaning, and it doesn't matter if it is not established! But he...... I can't do anything to be sorry for him anymore! After a long time, Song Qingyao finally made a decision in her heart, and a smile appeared on her face.
At this moment, there were footsteps not far away!
When Song Qingyao turned around, a voice had already come from a distance: "Senior Sister Song! ”
I saw a handsome-looking young man with a cloak and a smile into the forest, who is it not Zhang Ziqiu?
"Senior Brother Zhang!" Song Qingyao nodded.
"It's getting dark, what is Senior Sister Song doing here alone?" Zhang Ziqiu strode to Song Qingyao's side, and said a little flatteringly.
"Just thinking about something!" Song Qingyao said.
"I don't know what it is?" Zhang Ziqiu said.
"This is not enough for outsiders!" Song Qingyao said.
"Senior Sister Song doesn't say it, I also know what is going on! It must have something to do with your faction's uprising, right? Zhang Ziqiu said.
An indifferent smile appeared on Song Qingyao's face and nodded slightly.
"Senior Sister Song, once your faction has an incident, it will be extremely dangerous, but I will always be by your side to protect your safety!" Zhang Ziqiu said.
"Qing Yao has her own martial arts, and she doesn't need the help of others!" Song Qingyao shook her head and said.
Zhang Ziqiu's face showed a hint of embarrassment, and after a while, he looked at Song Qingyao's waist, only to see that the pure Jun sword was hanging on Song Qingyao's body, and smiled at the moment; "Senior Sister Song, do you still like this pure Jun sword?"
"I love it!" Song Qingyao nodded and said.
She pulled out the Chunjun sword and looked at it carefully, a smile on her face.
"It's good if my sister likes it! Truth be told, I got this Pure Jun Sword from a friend! For this pure sword, I paid a great price! If that friend needs something in the future, I have to say yes! However, for the sake of junior sister, this is nothing! Zhang Ziqiu said.
"Senior Brother Zhang, this is not necessary! The deal between you and him, I'll do it for you! Song Qingyao said.
"You're going to do it for me?" Zhang Ziqiu stayed there.
"I'm a little tired today, Senior Brother Zhang, farewell!" Song Qingyao said.
She turned her head and left, ignoring Zhang Ziqiu, who looked at her back dementedly, and came back to her senses for a long time!
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Zhao Chen, Kang An and others have already come to Yuzhou at this time, that is, the Chongqing area of later generations!
Although Yuzhou in this era is an important location in Sichuan and Shu, it is only an ancient city, which is much inferior to Chang'an, Hanzhong, Chengdu and other places!
However, the Yangtze River defense envoy Wu Jie is here, and tens of thousands of sailors are also here!
It has been a few days since they came here, and yesterday Zhao Chen inspected the army! In Wu's army, the power of the Propaganda Division has already infiltrated, and the tens of thousands of soldiers here are loyal to Zhao Chen, and they are not much different from the soldiers of the forbidden army and the imperial camp! Wu's training is also extremely attentive, and the sophistication of the soldiers is not trivial! However, the army under his command was mainly a naval division, and there were only more than 20,000 infantry!
In the early morning of this day, Zhao Chen, Wu Jie, Wu Lan, Kang An and others were sitting on the boat and were marching on the river!
It's foggy, and you can see other boats passing by, and you can occasionally hear the cries of selling on the shore!
In the whole Sichuan and Shu, perhaps only Yuzhou is the most stable! After all, there is a large army stationed here, and it is difficult for the White Lotus Sect to develop its power here!
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the White Lotus Sect will have trouble soon!" Wu Jie said with a slight worry.
"I understand! I've been thinking about it every day these days! I've made up my mind! Zhao Chen said.
"Oh?" Wu Jie was slightly stunned.
"We do it! This time, we not only want to take down the White Lotus Sect in one fell swoop, but we also want to take down all the officials and gentry in Sichuan who disobey our orders! Zhao Chen spoke slowly.
By the time Zhao Chen finished speaking, Wu Jie, Wu Lan, Kang An and others all stayed there.
"Your Majesty, is this appropriate? Although those officials and gentry are disrespectful to the court, we can slowly clean them up, and we can subtly make them obey the court, so we don't have to use such a method, right? After a long time, Wu Jue said.
"Pick them up slowly, subtly...... How long will it take? Five years? Decade? I can't wait so many years! Now the situation in the world is in chaos, I nominally own Sichuan, Hanzhong, Guanshan and other places, but Sichuan and Shu have always been in violation of Zhenyang, and it is difficult for the rent reduction order and the Propaganda Department to enter Sichuanshu! In this case, how can I unite the forces of the whole people to destroy the Jurchens and King Kang? Moreover, now that the Jurchens and King Kang have united, the pressure on the imperial court is extremely great! Under such circumstances, I absolutely cannot tolerate the existence of internal troubles! I just want to take advantage of this opportunity to completely get rid of these officials and gentry who disobey me in the name of the White Lotus Sect! Only a country, a court, a leader, and an idea can gather the strength of the whole country, and can resist the alliance of the Jurchens and King Kang until they are completely wiped out! Zhao Chen said.
"Big brother, I think what Your Majesty said is right! The land of Sichuan and Shu is extremely important, and the gentry here have always been obedient to His Majesty, and a lot of annual taxes have been intercepted by them! In this case, the internal instability is unstable, why should he fight with King Kang and Jurchen? Wu Lan said.
"I also support Your Majesty!" Kang An Road.
"Your Majesty has an order, Wu Jue will definitely obey!" Wu Jie bent down and said.