Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the emperor, drafted the edict for Wanli, and after sending it to the Empress Dowager Li, it was copied by Wanli by hand.

Wanli was ready to be severely reprimanded, the emperor issued an edict at the age of eighteen, which was already a very humiliating thing, and with his understanding of the teacher, the words of this edict would definitely not be easy.

Unexpectedly, the tone of the edict drafted by Zhang Juzheng was quite gentle, and there were no words and sentences that would make Wanli particularly ashamed, and the young emperor was greatly relieved, and he copied it by hand and stamped it with his seal, and issued it to the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.

Although the words are mild, after all, it is an unprecedented edict of guilt, and those oppositionists who saw that Wanli was getting older and tried in vain to attack the new policy by taking advantage of the emperor's struggle for power with Zhang Juzheng, saw this edict of guilt, and exclaimed that the Jiangling Party was invincible, and their arrogance disappeared for a while.

Zhang Juzheng has personally written the edict for the emperor, who can help this emperor's first assistant?

The Jiangling Party in the outer court showed its prestige, and Feng Bao in the inner court also used a little means, taking the opportunity of the purge to send Sun Hai, Keyong and others, who flattered Wanli and invited favors and tried to compete with him Feng Dugong, to guard the imperial tomb and watch the pasture.

Yan Qing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Zhang Cheng, the eunuch of the Ministry of Ceremonies, Zhang Cheng, Zhang Whale, the second assistant, Chen Ji, the imperial history of Zuodu, and Liu Shouyou, the governor of Jinyi, and other forces, either submissively submissive, or shrunk their heads, or they were vain and wronged, and no one dared to confront the Jiangling Party head-on.

The political alliance formed by Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao is like Zhongtian, looking around [***] and in the four seas, there is no opponent who can compete with them.

Qin Lin's efforts to make the originally harshly worded edict of sin become gentle and euphemistic, which indeed prevented the contradiction between the emperor and the first assistant from intensifying to the most serious extent.

However, Wanli, who has an extreme surname and a narrow mind, can he still mind nothing after being forced to issue an edict against himself?

The answer is clearly no.

When Zhang Cheng was sorting out the books in the imperial study, he found that the parts of the historical records and Zuo Biography about Yi Yin, as well as the Hanshu Huo Guangchuan, were almost torn up.

Qin Lin later learned the news from Zhang Xiaoyang, and he could only sigh secretly, it seems that the Empress Dowager Li was angry and said that Yi Yin and Huo Guang, Wanli always had a grudge in his heart.

In addition to being called virtuous ministers, Yi and Huo have also done the act of abolishing the emperor...... Not asking for everything to go well, but asking for a good conscience, Qin Lin had already done what he should do, and after leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, he immediately devoted himself to the secret operation against the White Lotus Northern Sect.

Although the White Lotus Northern Sect has a smaller power than the head religion and fewer masters than the head religion, its spread range is just along the Great Wall, at the junction of the Central Plains Han and the Mongolian steppe.

Digging out the undercover agent of Sun Xiaoren next to the queen and cutting off the black hand of the White Lotus Northern Sect reaching out to the Forbidden City, Qin Lin no longer had to worry about the resistance that might come from the inner court, and was finally able to send a fatal blow to the White Lotus Northern Sect.

Ten years ago, the truth of Sun Huairen's death was revealed by Qin Lin from a white bone, and Sun Xiaoren, who was blinded by hatred, finally repented, of course he himself could not escape death, but for the sake of his wife and children's surname, and in order to take revenge on the White Lotus Northern Sect, he willingly cooperated with Qin Lin.

Sun Xiaoren provoked civil strife in the imperial court at the instigation of Shi Zhongtian, the young sect leader of the White Lotus Northern Sect, and the specific action was his temporary intention, and he did not notify Shi Zhongtian in advance - Sun Xiaoren is not an immortal, of course, it is impossible to know in advance what will happen that night, he also heard that Wanli was drunk and claimed to kill Feng Bao with a sword, so he came up with the idea of killing the palace maid and provoking civil strife.

After the incident, the secrecy work of the East Factory was still relatively in place, and the external publicity, including the edict of the guilty one, only announced the part of Wanli who was drunk and drunk and the night palace, so as to explain the chaos that occurred in the night palace to the civil and military officials.

The power of the White Lotus Northern Sect lurking in the palace, with Sun Xiaoren, the highest status, as the leader, with his cooperation, Dongchang easily captured the peripheral undercover agents in the Huanyi Bureau and other places in one fell swoop, and the news never leaked under the strict seal.

On this basis, Feng Bao, Liu Shouyou and Qin Lin formulated a plan to wipe out the White Lotus North Sect, Dongchang and Jinyiwei worked closely together to create a negligent but not leaky restoration net, and fell ...... to the White Lotus North Sect as a hood - twenty miles west of Luanzhou City, Yongping Mansion, there is a cave blessed land, backed by the dragon vein of Phoenix Mountain, the sand river in front is like a jade belt around the waist, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the land is fertile, called the stone Buddha mouth, it is the place where the general altar of Wenxiangmen is set up.

Originally, this is just an ordinary village in North China, since ten years ago Wenxiangmen lord Wang Sen set up the general altar here, it is said that the construction of temples and pavilions, with the increase of Wenxiangmen believers, generous almsgiving, as the general altar of the stone Buddha mouth more and more brilliant, actually formed a city wall that is not big or small.

The area of Shifokou is not large, the circumference is only four miles, but the scale of the building is particularly exquisite.

First of all, there are "front pavilions, back shops, east valleys, and west buildings" around the perimeter to be responsible for receiving believers who come from all over the world to pay tribute.

The stone Buddha mouth itself is rigorous in structure, full of style, the surrounding city wall is firm, and the city gate is majestic; Two archways are built at both ends of the east and west streets in the city, which are engraved with "the master of the green mountain" and "the reincarnation of Maitreya" respectively.

Outside the city, there are huge temple groups, the foot of the Phoenix Mountain in the northeast of the city is the main temple, and the temple enshrines the two-meter-high red granite stone Maitreya Buddha statue; Xiguan is the old man's temple, Niangniang temple, land temple, and Sanguan temple; Nanguan is the Bodhi Temple, the main hall in the temple is dedicated to the Buddha with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, and behind it is the Buddha of Wei Tuo who holds the vajra in his hand.

Among them, the main temple and the Bodhi temple are the most spectacular, covering an area of 100 acres, carved beams and painted buildings, the yellow glazed tile covers the top, the human eye is full of splendor, a good solemn atmosphere.

In the middle of the stone Buddha mouth, the Wang family, as the head of the sect, shows a special style - the inner courtyard has a living room, a study, an embroidery building, a garden, and a side courtyard has a guard hall, a martial arts field, a dining room, and a fish pond...... Countless men of great strength guarded the mansion, and in the minds of devout believers, it was undoubtedly the center of their faith, the place where the true God who saved the world dwelt.

Fortunately, the believers did not know that many conspiracies that killed innocent soldiers and civilians along the Great Wall took place in this mansion.

Deep in the courtyard, a secret meeting of the middle and upper echelons of the church is being held.

Shi Zhongtian, the young sect leader who had fought with Qin Lin twice and returned with a fiasco, stood in the middle of the hall, looking very frightened, and persuaded the white-haired old man who was sitting on the carved dragon chair on the top of the nine steps: "Dad, you think about it, Sun Huairen's skeleton was taken away by the Dongchang demon, I'm afraid that there will be a change!" ”

That's right, the old man who stands on the top of the steps, sits in the dragon chair, and thinks of himself as an emperor, is Wang Sen, the master of the Wenxiang Sect, and Shi Nature, the leader of the White Lotus Northern Sect!

Hearing his son's advice, Shi Nature's expression was cloudy, and his cunning eyes narrowed.

This time it was really tricky.

Since the Dongchang sent Liu Sandao to dig up Sun Huairen's bones, the White Lotus Beizong doubted whether Sun Xiaoren's identity had been leaked, but there was no change in the palace during that time, and Sun Xiaoren was still staying by the queen's side, so the White Lotus Beizong was temporarily relieved.

But it is very strange, a few days ago, news suddenly came from the Jingshi, saying that something unusual had happened in the palace, Wanli had issued an edict for drinking and walking at night, and several peripheral undercover agents of the Huanyi Bureau and the Mixed Hall Division had also lost contact.

Is something wrong?

Just when the White Lotus Northern Sect was suspicious, Sun Xiaoren sent news from the palace through secret channels, saying that His Majesty had drunk too much, which angered the Queen Mother, which in turn triggered Feng Bao's purge of the inner court.

In this regard, the White Lotus Northern Sect will be suspicious, Rao is Shi is naturally old and cunning, and he is also a little undecided.

Shi Zhongtian couldn't help but persuade again: "Dad, we are not afraid of 10,000, just in case, if Sun Xiaoren betrays this religion and throws himself into the puppet dynasty, our Shifokou will be very dangerous!" ”

There were eight middle and high-level sect leaders sitting on the chairs on both sides, one of them was a young man who was a few years younger than Shi Zhongtian, he was quite handsome, but there was a layer of yin qi between his eyebrows, and when he heard this, he sneered: "The eldest brother has been defeated repeatedly in the Jingshi Lingguan Temple and the Eighteen Pan, I'm afraid it's a big mess, it's inevitable that there are some plants and trees at this time, hahaha!" ”

This is Shi Zhongtian's third brother Shi Haoxian, who assumed the pseudonym Wang Haoxian when he preached at Wenxiangmen, and was fighting with his brother for his father's mantle.

As soon as his words fell, Shi Zhongtian held back his anger and said with a calm face: "Third brother, if the factory guard eagle dog discovers the truth about Sun Huairen's death from that white bone, it is completely possible for Sun Xiaoren to take refuge in the Zhu Ming puppet dynasty in a hurry!" ”

"Ten years of bones can still find the truth? Hahaha, big brother, you talk in your dreams! Shi Haoxian laughed so much that tears were about to flow out.

Shi Zhongtian was about to refute, and a middle-aged man with a mediocre face who looked like a rural farmer also nodded: "What the third junior brother said is reasonable, Sun Huairen, who was killed ten years ago, is now rotten in flesh, and only a pair of dry bones remain, and it is impossible for the imperial eagle dog to find out the cause of death and plot against Sun Xiaoren." ”

This middle-aged man is Xu Hongru, the eldest disciple of Shi Nature, the main sect of the White Lotus North, and he has a deep prestige in the sect.

The stone on the throne of the sect leader naturally groaned for a long time, and finally stretched out his hand and pressed it down, and suddenly there seemed to be something in essence condensed in the air, and the two sons who were fighting for the mantle, Xu Hongru and all the elders closed their mouths together.

"What Hongru and Xiao San said makes sense," Shi naturally nodded, and said slowly: "Sun Xiaoren, surnamed Ge is resolute and tenacious, ten years ago, he was enmity with his own brother, and he abandoned his wife and son to go undercover in the palace, and he would never betray his religion." As for the truth of Sun Huairen's death, for ten years, the flesh is all rotten, and only a pair of white bones remains, what can the factory guard eagle dog do? ”

Shi Zhongtian was about to say that there was a man named Qin Lin in the Jinyi Guard's Eagle Claw Sun, who was extremely capable, and he was particularly powerful in judging yin and yang, but after thinking about it, didn't he seem more and more incompetent when he said this, and the third brother would inevitably take the opportunity to chase and fight, so he had to keep his mouth shut.

Shi Haoxian was proud, looked at Xu Hongru, and the two made eye contact.

Shi naturally had already seen this scene in his eyes, smiled slightly, and suddenly changed his words: "However, the boss's words are not wrong, be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years, it will be Maitreya Buddha's Christmas day immediately, believers from all over the world come to worship, we must be extra careful, in case the factory guard eagle dog mixes in!" ”

Everyone led together, Shi Zhongtian, Shi Haoxian, Xu Hongru and others led their subordinates to go out to inspect.

Shi naturally walked down the throne, climbed to a high place to look at the entire stone Buddha mouth, only to see that the temple was crowded with people, and there was light smoke everywhere, and there was no sense of self-satisfaction in his heart.

During the Longqing period, I was awarded tribute, and Beizong was attacked by the joint attack of Altan Khan and the Ming army in Bansheng City, outside the Saiwai, and fled in a panic, how desolate was that time?

Now, he has re-encircled talents, gathered wealth, and built this large foundation in Shifokou, plus the undercover agents set up in the official palace, plus millions of believers along the Great Wall, like a hegemon, behind closed doors to call the emperor.

In the future, whether it is to borrow the power of the Outer Mongolians or provoke civil strife in the Ming Dynasty from the court, he and his descendants will take advantage of the situation and sit on the real dragon chair in the Forbidden City...... Maitreya Buddha's birthday is the first day of the first month, at this time has been handed over the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, the believers of the incense door from all over the world have rushed to the mouth of the stone Buddha, waiting for the birthday of Maitreya's grandfather, hoping that his old man will soon descend the mortal dust, wash the suffering of the world, and cure the diseases of the people.

Although the snow has just fallen, all parts of Luanzhou are covered with snow, but there are still a large number of believers who come to the mouth of the stone Buddha, the small city wall is crowded with people, and the front of several large temples is even more crowded, whether it is the white-haired old man, or the young woman of the peasant family with a green silk and red face, all of them pray sincerely, in addition to the sedan chair of many dignitaries and nobles, come here to pray to God and worship the Buddha and pray for promotion and fortune in the coming year.

Below the stone archway of the West Gate of the Stone Buddha Mouth, a fat guy was crowded among the believers, looked up at the four big words "Qingshan Master" above his head, and couldn't help laughing: "Hey, this person is very angry, Qingshan Master, he accounts for half of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"The young master is silent," Qin Lin dressed up as a servant in a small hat, and saw that the left and right were his subordinates, and no one else noticed the fat man's words, so he slapped him: "Pig, be careful when you speak, otherwise others will arrest you later, cut the fat and drink, and Lao Tzu will not care!" ”

A group of people came to secretly investigate, to wipe out the White Lotus Northern Sect, the fat man looked like the son of a rich man, so he pretended to be a young master, Qin Lin temporarily acted as a scholar, Niu Dali was a bodyguard with a felt hat on his head, and ten pro-military captains with high martial arts hid their weapons under thick cotton clothes.

From Qin Lin down, they are all the elite of Beizhen Fusi!

"Hey, it turns out that these people from Beizong have built such a big house in Luanzhou," Asha's head popped out of the crowd, followed by a big yellow dog.

Qin Lin touched his nose: Among them, there seems to be something strange mixed in.

(To be continued)