Chapter 753: Helper
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Everyone who came to Guangxi in later generations would almost never have been to Guangxi if they didn't go around Guilin and appreciate this city like in a painting. The beautiful scenery of the Li River, Fubo Mountain, Duxiu Peak and so on makes people linger and relish.
How many poets have left immortal poems here, but no matter how beautiful the poems are, in front of such natural and beautiful natural scenery, they are so poor that only after visiting them in person, people can really feel the taste.
Originally, Yang Zhen brought two girls to Guangxi this time, and also had the idea of boating on the Li River with them and climbing the green mountains to enjoy the beautiful scenery of this ancient city. However, the sudden change not only ruined his plan completely, but he even had to temporarily separate from his second daughter to ensure their safety.
Before setting off from Pingle to Guilin, Yang Zhen left his second daughter, as well as Hu Ge, who was injured and temporarily unable to move, and two brothers in the local area, after all, it seems that only this Pingle Mansion is the safest place in the entire Guangxi because it is located on the edge of Guangxi, and the prefect Qufeng has been subdued by himself.
For his arrangement, although the two daughters were a little reluctant, they were helpless. Although he came here to look for Zhang Tianqian, but now that the White Lotus Sect has colluded with foreign rebellions, he, as the leader of the Jinyi Guard, and as an official of the imperial court, naturally can't sit idly by.
So in the end, the two girls could only reluctantly send Yang Zhen away after some advice: "Erlang, you must take care, no matter what, our two sisters will be waiting for you here!" Luo Yueying looked at Yang Zhen and said softly.
"Erlang, I'll always be waiting for you here, waiting for you to take me to find grandpa." Zhang Jingyun also said the same.
When he rode his horse to Guilin, a city that was not really big, Yang Zhen's words of farewell to the two daughters still flashed in his mind. A gentle smile appeared on his face at first, but soon gentleness was replaced by fortitude, and after a long exhale, he had put aside the childish affection for a moment. Because he knew how dangerous the enemy he was facing this time was, he must not be distracted, otherwise what awaited him was likely to be defeat or even death.
And if he can't stop this turmoil, not only will the whole Guangxi be in chaos, the people will be killed and injured countless times, but the two people he loves the most will also suffer from the pond fish. Therefore, Yang Zhen must now do his best to stop this turmoil!
As the capital of Guangxi today and the most famous city, Guilin is not much larger than Zhipingle, but the population flow is much larger. So when Yang Zhen brought seven or eight brothers to enter Guilin City from the city gate, he didn't attract too many people's attention.
That's right, there were only seven or eight people who entered the city with him this time, and as for the others, they had already entered the city in groups from several other city gates. The purpose of this is, of course, to avoid being detected by the White Lotus Sect thieves who may be hiding in various parts of the official mansion and be prepared.
Although the name of this Guilin city is not small, and there are many people, but due to the local economy and traffic conditions, the city as a whole still looks a little shabby. Not only are the dwellings inside very short, but also the city walls that protect the city from foreign enemies are also a little dilapidated and low, Yang Zhen alone saw that there are big gaps in the corners of several city walls, if there is really an enemy attacking the city, I am afraid that these places will become fatal weaknesses.
But for many years, Guilin, which is located in the southwest and is not very wealthy, has never suffered any military disasters, it is not one of those rich and eye-catching cities in the southeast, which will encounter the invasion of Japanese pirates from the sea; It is not the border town in the north that has to be on guard against the invasion of the Mongols. It is just an ordinary city in the middle of green mountains and beautiful waters.
The roads here are rough and difficult, and there are not many good things to remember in the city. Even if there are indeed many foreign tribes around, the fighting ability of the Miao, Zhuang, Yi and other tribes is far inferior to the fighting ability of the Mongolian and other northern nomads, so it is not possible for them to raise troops to attack Guilin.
Because of this, the whole Guilin gives people a sense of leisurely relaxation, even idleness. But they didn't know that when they were most relaxed, danger was already approaching them little by little.
"My lord, what are we going to do next? Did you go to the political envoy's yamen, or the Guilin government to discuss with local officials about how to deal with it? A subordinate's question dragged Yang Zhen out of his inner activities.
Although it is located in the southwest, the official structure of Guilin is still the same as that of other prefectures and counties, and it is also located in the center of the city to show impartiality. And because the city is not too big, as long as Yang Zhen and the others continue to ride their horses forward, it won't take long for them to reach those yamen directly.
But after Yang Zhen looked at the official offices that were obviously much taller than the surrounding buildings from a distance, he shook his head without hesitation: "No, we can't go to these yamen. In that case, it would be a surprise to the snake. Now we have no idea how long the White Lotus Sect's hands are, how many local officials they have installed, or how many local officials they have controlled. If you are not familiar with life, you will only be taken advantage of by them if you go over so rashly. ”
"That'...... What should we do? Ruan Tong frowned in embarrassment.
The same goes for everyone else. When everyone thought about it, everyone rushed to Guilin in such a hurry, naturally it was to warn the local government before the incident broke out, and then use the power of the local government to dig out those hidden White Lotus Sect thieves one by one. But now it seems that my own adults don't mean that at all.
"Could it be that the adults are looking for us?" Wang Hai asked with some hesitation: "I'm afraid this won't help much." ”
Although Guilin is not big, it is a provincial capital after all, and there will naturally be thousands of households in Jinyiwei. However, unlike important cities such as Hangzhou, it is impossible for Jinyiwei to send too many available manpower in such a small city, which has not changed even if Yang Zhen is in power. They remember very well that there should be less than twenty people in the Jinyi Guard Thousand Households in this city. Are only these twenty people capable of turning the tide?
Yang Zhen glanced back at Wang Hai: "We do want to go to them, but we don't want them to cooperate with us to find those White Lotus Sect thieves. Since the White Lotus Sect wants to take such a big risk and commit a rebellion, it will inevitably be wary of our Jinyi Guard. We were looking for them just to find a safe place to stay. ”
"So who else can we find? Is it up to us brothers to find those thieves in this city of Guilin? Ruan Tong asked in surprise. Although Guilin City is not big, it has a population of more than 100,000 people, and trying to find those White Lotus Cultists who have hidden their true identities here is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.
"We certainly can't do it on our own." Yang Zhen smiled faintly, his smile was full of confidence.
At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded. If they don't look for the local government, their brothers in Jinyiwei are likely to be unable to help due to their limited ability, what else can they find for help? Do you want to mobilize the local people to self-examine? Don't say they don't have this ability, even if they do, they don't dare. In this way, isn't it just lining the hearts of those thieves, causing the entire city of Guilin to be completely chaotic?
"Looks like you're ignoring a force here." Yang Zhen laughed: "Since you are like this, I believe that those guys of the White Lotus Sect will also leave this power behind." ”
"My lord, what the hell is it?" Everyone looked at Yang Zhen, hoping that he would stop selling Guanzi.
Yang Zhen didn't care about him anymore, but turned his mouth forward: "There, just behind the political secretary, don't you see the big palace?" He's what we're looking for! ”
"The palace?" Everyone followed Yang Zhen's gaze and looked forward, only to see that there was indeed a large mansion that was even more magnificent and magnificent than the highest-level yamen in the local area. Although this mansion looked a little dilapidated and dilapidated from a distance, and even the tiles that were laid out on the temple like fish scales looked a little gray, the overall momentum of this mansion was still far higher than that of the ordinary officials in front of it.
"Is this really a royal palace?" Everyone was stunned again, and couldn't help but murmur in their mouths.
Yang Zhen nodded: "That's right, in this Guilin city, in addition to the yamen at all levels, there is also such a palace, King Jing, that is, the imperial court is divided into Guilin, and there is a vassal king in Guangxi who has the important task of guarding the territory." This is a reliable and powerful helper that he had in mind when he planned to come to Guilin.
Now in this great future, both the common people and officials may be confused and persuaded by those clever White Lotus disciples, and thus become rebels. But this kind of local vassal king who rests with the country and has the blood of the old Zhu family is an exception, and he is the person who is the least likely to be bewitched by the White Lotus Sect.
After all, once they rebel, their status will change from the high-ranking prince to the subordinate of those rebels, which not only does not benefit them, but lowers their status. Perhaps only when they themselves want to rebel and lead a rebellion, these vassal kings are the scourge of the court, and in normal times, they will be the most loyal people to the court in the whole world.
"King Jing's lineage has gone through nine generations since the Hongwu Dynasty was divided into two hundred years, if you talk about who is most familiar with this place in this Guilin city, I am afraid it must be the people in the palace. So if you want to find out where the thieves in the city might hide, you can't go wrong with them. Speaking of this, Yang Zhen clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and led everyone to quickly run towards King Jing's Mansion......