Chapter 18: The White Lotus
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Yang Zhen didn't answer, just stepped into the room, came to the ancient frame of Nabo, shook it vigorously, and then let out a soft sigh: "This seems to have been born on the wall, no wonder it didn't fall." ā
"Oh?" When Wang Hai heard this, he also walked over and shook the Bogu frame with his hand, and the result was also average: "This is a little strange." ā
"It's not just this weird, do you smell it, there is a faint smell of incense and candles here." Yang Zhen twitched his nose as he spoke. The other two sucked in hard as he reminded them, but they didn't have the same keen sense of smell as his, and just looked at him blankly.
Yang Zhen recalled, and then said: "Actually, when I came here last time, I felt that the layout in this study was a little strange. I didn't think about it because there was something else at the time, but now that I think about it, there are two Bogu shelves here and there is a problem with them full of antiques. Who would have their study full of so many antiques, this is the work of an upstart who doesn't know anything at all. And the Yao family has been quite rich for two or three generations, how could they make such a vassal and elegant mistake? ā
"When you say that, you really ...... I used to go to the study rooms of some rich and noble families, where there were more antiques such as calligraphy and paintings than gold and copper devices, and even if there were furnishings, there were not many. ā
"And the incense burner, it would be good if we lit some when we were studying, but it was a little inappropriate when we came, and we were not a distinguished guest, not to mention that there seems to be no shadow of the incense burner now, so I think no one will take such a big incense burner." Yang Zhen said for a moment, and then summed up his speculation: "In all these things, I only see four words - want to cover up!" ā
"Want to cover it up? What are they going to build? Could it be that this is still the place where the Yao family hides treasures, then we will make a fortune. Ruan Tong said expectantly, they had gained a little bit before, and they just wanted to make some bigger money.
"These antiques are to be built on this Bogu shelf, and the incense burner and incense are to cover up the residual incense and candle gas here! As for what is hidden here, you will only know if you open it. After saying this, Yang Zhen pulled down the Bogu frame hard. But this seemingly light shelf didn't shake at all, Yang Zhen immediately changed the way to pull to push, and then pushed and pulled from the side. But it still couldn't move the shelf for half a minute, and it was born on the wall as mentioned before.
When Wang Hai saw them, they were even more strange, and they all reached out to slap and push on the shelf. Suddenly, Ruan Tong's hand on the second floor pressed up, but he noticed that something was sinking inside, and he couldn't help but sigh. With his thud, the shelves snapped to the side, and a one-man high portal appeared in front of them. At the same time, the smell of incense and candles that the two of them couldn't smell just now had already come to their faces.
It turns out that this Bogu frame is controlled by the agency, and it can only be opened when the message is pressed, otherwise no matter how they pull it, it will be useless. Yang Zhen stood at the door and looked down, and found that this was just a secret room a few feet square, or a Buddhist hall, because he saw a Buddhist shrine enshrined in the corner inside, and there were some remnants of burned incense and candles in front of him, and the incense and candles they smelled naturally came from here.
After confirming that there was no danger, Yang Zhen walked lightly into this small secret room. However, there were no gold and silver treasures hidden here, as Ruan Tong expected, only an inconspicuous Buddhist shrine and a futon, and there were scriptures on the side of the futon.
"Why did he build a Buddhist shrine to make it so mysterious?" Yang Zhen felt strange in his heart, picked up the scroll on the ground, and looked at the cover with "Maitreya Universal Sutra" written on it. Look at the Buddha shrine again, but the enshrinement is not the Buddha or Guanyin and other common Buddha statues, but a seemingly graceful woman, and there is a spirit card written below the words "no old mother" and so on.
"No Biological Mother...... This, this is the White Lotus Sect! Wang Hai also came in, and after seeing the words on the spirit card, he couldn't help but exclaim.
Hearing the three words of the White Lotus Sect, Yang Zhen's sword eyebrows raised, he still heard of this sect, and knew that this was a cult severely cracked down on by the imperial court, and it seemed that this time he really found the "treasure" by mistake. At that time, he didn't stay any longer, and immediately asked Wang Hai to go to the front lobby to report to Zhao Tong, while he and Ruan Tong stayed outside the door.
But Yang Zhen still underestimated the influence of the White Lotus Sect on the officials of the imperial court, and he was not a person in the officialdom after all.
The White Lotus Sect is said to have originated in the Tang Dynasty, but it was not until the Yuan Dynasty that it really came into being. In the rebel army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect was also a great force, and some people even said that Liu Futong and Han Shantong were also White Lotus disciples. Of course, in the end, the White Lotus Sect was not the opponent of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, not only did he build the Ming Dynasty, but the sect was also severely suppressed.
However, the hundred-legged insect died but did not stiffen, and for a long time afterward, the White Lotus Sect had always become a ghost that gave the court a headache. Whenever there is a calamity, there will be White Lotus disciples in the middle of the trouble, stirring up trouble among the victims. Tang Sai'er in the Yongle period, Liu Liu, Liu Qi and others in the Zhengde period were inseparable from the White Lotus Sect. In later generations, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty arrived, the White Lotus Sect did not stop, and there were always uprisings, as if this sect was born to rebel and rebel.
It is precisely because the White Lotus Sect is such an unstable factor in society that the imperial court naturally hates it, and as long as it is found out who has anything to do with the White Lotus Sect, it will definitely not let it go. Yang Zhen and the others found the traces of the White Lotus Sect, which immediately made Zhao Yanshi and Wu Xian Ling very nervous, and hurried over.
After seeing these pieces of evidence of the White Lotus Sect, Wu Zhixian's face turned even pale, and his heart was worried. As the leader of a county, he actually didn't know that there was such a White Lotus Sect den under his rule, and he couldn't escape the sin of negligence.
After Zhao Yanshi was surprised, he became interested in how Yang Zhen and the others discovered the secret room here. After all, he is an official in Wuchang, so naturally he has no burden on it. Yang Zhen didn't hide it, so he told all kinds of analyses after he noticed something different. This made Zhao Yanshi look at this young man even more: "Okay, I didn't expect you to be so meticulous at a young age, and it is indeed overkill to do things in a county office." Would you like to follow this officer to the Punishment Division? ā
If it was someone else, it would be natural to agree to this opportunity. But Yang Zhen didn't do this, he knew that Zhao Yanshi said this out of his heart, but if he wanted to get a dignitary from the county government, he had to ask Wu County Order to nod, and there would be some procedures to go, if it seemed too urgent and made Wu County Ling feel guilty, not only would he not be able to go, but it would also be detrimental to his future.
After turning these many thoughts, Yang Zhen hurriedly arched his hand and said: "I have today, although I have small achievements, I dare not forget my roots, and I only listen to the county lord." ā
Wu Xian Ling had also recovered from the anxiety just now, and seeing that he was so well-behaved, he was very happy, touched his beard under his chin and said with a smile: "Don't hide it from Lord Zhao, I am also very important to Yang Zhen, and I really can't leave anywhere." Originally, it was a good thing for him to be able to go to the Criminal Division, but there were still many things in the county that he needed to do...... In this way, when the matter between the Yao family and the White Lotus Sect is over this time, how about the lower officials arrange for him to go to Wuchang to meet the adults? ā
Zhao Yanshi knew Meng Lang as soon as he said just now, how could such a capable person be willing to let go? And he was digging a corner in front of the other party, which was really inappropriate, so after hearing this, he just smiled and didn't insist anymore, but he thought a little more highly of Yang Zhen in his heart.
After turning the page, they turned their attention to the White Lotus Sect. Zhao Yan said: "It seems that if we want to know the inside story, we still have to ask the master here." ā
"Prisoner Yao and other officials have ordered someone to send him to the county government for custody, so Lord Zhao, let's go back?"
"Then go back!" Zhao Yanshi no longer procrastinated, and immediately gave the order to go back. Those who were still looking for money in various parts of Yao's house were quickly called back to the lobby, and then the door of the mansion was sealed, and they left.
At this time, the sky was getting dark, and the last rays of the sunset shone on the wall of Yao's courtyard, like a blood-smeared wall. The Yao family's compound inside is already dilapidated, and a few dead leaves fall from the trees in the courtyard, making it even more depressed.
This family of gentry, which had been passed down for three generations in Gangneung, finally came to an end.
Yang Zhen couldn't help but look back and forget about it before leaving, and then turned around and exhaled a heavy breath of turbidity, the fact that there was fraud, coupled with the identity of this terrible White Lotus Sect, the Yao family was afraid that it would be difficult to turn over like a tree in this autumn.
After returning to the county office, Zhao Yishi immediately called the Hua Governor's Mansion, Li Tuiguan, who was in charge of the criminal name of the first government, and the inspection department Gao Inspector to the county office.
In fact, according to the rules of officialdom, Zhao Yanshi should go to the prefect's yamen to discuss this matter, after all, you can't ask the prefect of Hua to come to the county ya. But because of the indifferent attitude of the prefect of Hua on the Yao family's matter, the practice of only pushing Zhao Yishi to Jiangling County has made Zhao Yishi feel guilty, and at this time, he let him come to the county government under the pretext that the matter is too big.
After knowing that it was related to the White Lotus Sect, the Flower Governor didn't dare to hold it up. Originally, he just wanted to stay out of the matter, so that he didn't have to offend Hu Lin, the top boss, or even someone above, so he had such a decision, but now he can only pinch his nose.
Like Wu Zhixian's performance, after knowing that there were White Lotus Sectists under his rule, Hua Zhifu was also worried, for fear of making himself responsible. After listening to Wu Zhixian's introduction, he couldn't help but ask, "Then according to Lord Zhao's opinion, what should we do?" ā
"This is not something that this official can put his beak, this official was ordered to come this time to get a few main culprits of the Yao family, but he does not have the power to suppress the White Lotus Sect." Zhao Yishi looked like he was out of the way.