Two years ago, Yang Zhen saw the same Buddha statue and god card in the secret room of the Yao family in Jiangling County, and that time with this discovery, Yao Changsong's family could not turn over. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info didn't expect that today, after two years, Yang Zhen actually saw these Buddha statues and god tablets in the secret room of Yu Changfeng's house in Zhuji County again.

The White Lotus Sect, a mysterious force that has given the Ming court a headache for two hundred years, and Yang Zhen has always been difficult to find its whereabouts, was inadvertently discovered by Yang Zhen again. It's really hard to find a place to step on the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it.

Looking at everything familiar in front of him, Yang Zhen finally figured out everything. No wonder they would instigate the contradictions between the two sides of the city, because the White Lotus Sect has always aimed to create chaos in the world; No wonder he felt déjà vu when he looked at Yu Changfeng's corpse wounds, because the fatal wounds on the corpse of the White Lotus cultist who died in Qi Tiezhu's house in Hangzhou were almost identical to them; At the same time, he could finally guess who set the fire to Chang Ping, and it should be these White Lotus Sectists who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic!

But even if he knew that all this was done by the White Lotus Sect, it was still not of much use to solve this situation. Because when they killed Yu Changfeng, it would be difficult to find them again.

Yang Zhen looked at everything in front of him in a daze, and at this time, some of the errand officers above had also jumped down. When they lit a fire to illuminate the entire space and see everything in front of them clearly, they all showed surprise: "This is ......"

After all, they were just officials in a small county town, but they had never heard of the specific situation of the White Lotus Sect, let alone seen these things. Seeing them looking at the Buddha statue and tablet with puzzled faces, Yang Zhen said in a low voice, "This is something that the White Lotus Sect uses to worship their own beliefs. In other words, this Yu Changfeng is a believer developed by the White Lotus Sect! ”

"What?" At this moment, the faces of the officials finally changed. They may not have seen the White Lotus Sect, but they know what kind of existence this White Lotus Sect is for the imperial court. Knowing that there were White Lotus Sectists hiding under his rule, they all became nervous: "How can this be? In the blink of an eye, how did Yu Changfeng, a businessman, become a White Lotus Sect bandit? ”

"The reason for this is not known to us for the time being." Yang Zhen frowned and continued: "But there is one thing we must do as soon as possible, that is, to hide what happened here as much as possible, and at the same time report it to the county commander. "Indeed, the White Lotus Sect is a taboo topic in peacetime, let alone Zhuji at this time.

Everyone knew that this was not a trivial matter, and immediately nodded. Then the two of them were left to continue to guard the flower room, and the others rushed back to the county office to report today's discovery to Yang Chen.

After listening to Yang Zhen's narration, Yang Chen couldn't help but tighten his face: "Before, Erlang, you said that there were White Lotus Sects in the county, and I didn't believe it, but now it seems that I really let you tell it." ”

"It's nothing just that there are White Lotus Sect disciples, was it different in Jiangling at the beginning, it's not that nothing happened. But today's affairs in Zhuji are not simple, it seems that they have planned to do something here. Yang Zhen also looked solemn: "If I guess correctly, the sudden fire of Chang Ping should also be their handiwork." It's just that they have been hiding in the shadows, and our attention has been attracted by Li Chenggang, which has allowed them to succeed repeatedly. ”

"In other words......" Yang Chen immediately understood the key to the matter: "Among those people who guarded Chang Closing that day, there were spies from the White Lotus Sect?" ”

Yang Zhen nodded: "Exactly." We have always been wary of the Li family before, and we are even more afraid that they will give us a trick to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle and ruin the regular liquidation, so everyone who has something to do with the Li family has been transferred out of the warehouse by the eldest brother. But unexpectedly, the front door drove away the wolf, but a vicious tiger entered the back door, but the White Lotus Sect seized the opportunity. ”

Yang Chen's expression was even more ugly, as the commander of Zhuji County, he would inevitably be reprimanded by his boss if such a thing happened, and now he also made a fuss about the White Lotus Sect setting fire to Chang Ping, once it was known by the prefect's yamen, or people above him, I am afraid that the responsibility will be great.

Yang Zhen also understood what his brother was worried about, so he comforted him: "Big brother, please relax, things may not really come to the point of no return." As long as we can find out those White Lotus Sect disciples, we may not be able to make meritorious contributions! ”

"Find out the White Lotus Cultist? How easy is that? Yang Chen sighed: "You have searched in the county many times before, but you have not been able to find any trace of them, how can you find them now that the situation in the city is even more chaotic?" ”

"No, I think it's a good opportunity." Yang Zhen had a different opinion: "First, there is already a sea outside the city now, and it is impossible for ordinary people to go out, so it is almost certain that the White Lotus Sect should still be in the city. Second, this time they suddenly killed Yu Changfeng, obviously knowing that we were beginning to suspect him. That means they fled in a hurry and passively, otherwise they wouldn't have left that secret room for me to discover their secrets. So this time it's going to be easier for us to find them than before. ”

When Yang Chen heard this, he also felt that there was some truth, and his spirit was lifted: "Then in your opinion, how should we arrange to find those White Lotus Sect disciples?" ”

Yang Zhen was not polite, and immediately expressed his opinion: "First, send people to block the four gates and the water gate to prevent them from finding an opportunity to sneak out of the city. Second, in the name of delivering grain, the county went to every household, registered the population, and searched for their whereabouts. ”

"Do you use the means of dragnet investigation?" Yang Chen is also a person with experience in later generations, so he naturally knows the origin of Yang Zhen's method. Later generations, when tracking down some vicious criminals, they often went door to door to look for clues, but at that time, the means of communication and investigation were much higher than now, and it was easier to find people.

Yang Zhen smiled helplessly: "This is the easiest thing to do right now." Moreover, now that the people in the city are short of food, as long as we go in the name of delivering food, they will not refuse. ”

"That's true, but is there anything you've thought about?" Yang Chen smiled bitterly: "We don't have much food in our hands, and Zhao Bangfu has not returned for a long time, so there is no food to use to perform this trick." ”

Yang Zhen's face stiffened, and then he remembered the situation of the county government now, and couldn't help but sigh: "This is a little troublesome." Although the affairs of the Yu family have been held down by us for the time being, they must not be able to hide it for too long. Once the news spreads, those White Lotus Sect members will know that their identities have been revealed, and they will definitely find ways to escape from the city......"

Yang Chen smiled bitterly: "The only thing we can count on right now is that the grain can be delivered earlier." Whether it is the grain that Zhao Xiancheng asked for from Shaoxing Mansion, or the ......"

At this moment, the Yang brothers were looking forward to Zhao Bangfu, who was returning quickly, and had just boarded the ship to return to Zhuji County.

He never thought that he would stay in Shaoxing Mansion for so many days, and what made him feel a little embarrassed was that even after waiting for so many days, the food he got from the government was only more than 20,000 catties. I don't know if this amount of food is enough for the people in the county to support them for a few days.

A few days ago, as soon as he came to Shaoxing, he found that there were also people from the county offices under the government such as Xinchang, Shangyu, and Shengxian who also came to ask for food. At this moment, these people can only compete for the amount of disaster relief food in front of the prefect. After all, even the situation in Shanyin and Huiji counties under the jurisdiction of Shaoxing Prefecture is not optimistic, and there is even less grain that can be taken out of that prefecture.

When everyone learned that not only did the embankment collapse in Zhuji County, but even Changping had been burned, those competitors were even more cynical for a while, saying that such an incompetent county commander and subordinates should really be dismissed from office. As for the current situation of the people in Zhuji County, it is naturally invisible in the eyes of these officials, and they value their own one-third of an acre of land more.

Fortunately, Zhao Bangfu has been an official for many years, and whether it is his connections in Shaoxing Mansion or his face, he can still support it, so he has not been completely suppressed by the officials of those counties. At this time, he realized how wise Yang County Ling was to send him here to ask for food, if Yang Chen came here, he was afraid that it would be difficult to get a grain of grain from the prefect's yamen.

But even so, Shen Qianyuan, the prefect of Shaoxing, also spoke: "This official is willing to offer food support to Zhuji County from the warehouse, just to not make the people under his rule suffer, but not to protect Yang Chen." As a county magistrate, he caused so many disasters under his rule, which is really an unforgivable sin. Once the flood has passed, the official will report the matter to the governor's yamen and the imperial court. If he makes any mistakes in the next disaster relief matters, it will be even more of a crime, and let him do it himself! ”

With just these words, it was obvious that Yang Chen's county order was over. You must know that it is rare for a boss in the ordinary officialdom to be so blunt in criticizing and impeaching his subordinates -- of course, if there is a feud, it is another matter -- and once the prefect who is the boss says so and does so, then unless the subordinate county magistrate has made some great merit or has a strong enough backer above, he will inevitably be dismissed.

After confirming this information, Zhao Bangfu was a little complicated in his heart. In fact, if he was at the beginning, he would be very happy to see such a result, after all, he has been coveting the position of the county commander, just because he was born as a person, he has not been promoted. For Yang Chen, a young county magistrate who came suddenly, he was naturally a hundred dissatisfied before.

But today, he had another feeling, and felt that Yang County's dismissal was really wronged. With the complicated situation in Zhuji County, there is no official who can do it better than him. He wants to be dismissed because of this, but he is afraid that the situation that Zhuji County is controlled by the Xuanli family will continue.

"I hope God will open his eyes, don't let a good official like Yang County Ling really be dismissed. I hope the little food I brought with me can really help him get through this! Watching the ship continue to move forward, Zhao Bangfu unconsciously had such a thought in his heart.