Huo Chonglou reacted extremely quickly, and quickly stopped in front of Qin Lin, his hands were stretched out, and he wanted to use the powerful eagle claw skill that he had practiced hard in his palms for twenty years.

Seeing the strange change, Lu Fatzi and the others were taken aback, and Zhang Zixuan also exclaimed in surprise: "Brother Qin, be careful!" ”

Qin Lin was not in a hurry, his smile was still bright, just like someone who had nothing to do.

Because Big Brother Pi couldn't fire crossbow arrows at all, at the moment when he leveled the short crossbow and aimed at Qin Lin, I don't know how many pairs of strong and powerful hands stretched out from all directions, holding down his arm, grabbing his collar, choking his neck, and clasping his wrist...... There was no time to shoot the crossbow arrows, this guy was already restrained, and in addition to his eyelids, he couldn't move a single thing from top to bottom.

In the past, the trust and admiration of the Caogong brothers for Brother Pi had long since turned into anger and hatred.

Why, why?! Brother Pi looked angrily at these Cao Gong who used to call him brothers, in his mind, it was this group of people who betrayed him, but he didn't want to think that from the beginning, he was intent on using the blood and lives of poor Cao Gong as a sacrifice for rebellion.

"We work hard to eat, sweat and work hard when we are busy, drink a bowl of coarse tea in our spare time, accompany our wives and children, although we are poor, it is much better than fighting with the officers and soldiers of the court with our heads......" A middle-aged Cao Gong who is usually very close to Brother Pi said very seriously, "So, we don't want to rebel, we really don't want to." ”

Brother Pi's lips trembled, and he had nothing to say.

Another young cao worker threw three coins of silver at the feet of Brother Pi, with a face full of disdain: "This is the medicine money you gave me last time my mother was sick, and now I will return it to you - although my life is not worth much, it is not only sold for three coins of silver!" ”

The workers arrested Brother Pi and the guy who had just incited the rebellion, and sacrificed them to the bottom of the gate, and let the soldiers bind them.

Qin Lin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and ordered the workers to search each other, and all those with weapons on their bodies were arrested, and those who were found to be informants were rewarded.

The Cao workers cheered and immediately started, although they didn't understand any big truths, but they hated the White Lotus Sect who framed the Cao Gang and tried to sacrifice everyone's lives to rebel, and they heard Qin Lin say that there was a bounty, so don't mention the careful search.

The White Lotus Cultists who were hiding in the crowd suddenly had nothing to hide, and they were arrested one after another, and the weapons that were found were clinked and thrown on the ground.

Niu Dali and several sailors under Ge Run, also dragged the stunned man in black over to explain the situation, and the workers even gritted their teeth and scolded the White Lotus Sect for being insidious and vicious, and taking everyone's lives seriously.

At this time, Li Qiu and Huang Gonggong knew that the overall situation had been decided, and they let out a long sigh of relief, thinking that if the White Lotus Sect instigated thousands of workers to rush into the empty line of defense, would their own lives still exist? It's like coming back from the brink of life and death.

I'm embarrassed to admit that I can't rely on Qin Lin to solve the whole case, and I don't want to say a few words of thanks and feel too much, so Li Qiu arched his hand and praised from the side: "It's just a shot, General Qin is not messy in the face of strong crossbow and poisonous arrows, and sure enough, there is the wind of a general who has collapsed in front of Mount Tai and his color remains unchanged, admire, admire!" ”

is really worthy of being a civil official who has been in the officialdom for a long time, even if he slaps his swollen face, he can't lose his share! Look at how tactful this is?

Zhang Zixuan also looked at Qin Lin with appreciation, she was also scared a lot just now, but Qin Lin was calm and not afraid of danger, it was really amazing! Although the beautiful and flawless face is painted sallow, a pair of deep and misty eyes are full of expectations.

Zhang Maoxiu praised loudly: "Brother Qin Shi's surname is really firm, the younger brother read Mr. Yangming's book, and saw the words and sentences of the surname of Xinming, unreasonable outside the heart, and nothing outside the heart, and always felt that it was exaggerated. ”

Qin Lin laughed dryly, where is he with nothing outside his heart? It's just that you can't do other reactions! was pointed at by a short crossbow poisonous arrow, if he didn't move, there was Huo Chonglou, a master of the East Factory, in front of him, if he dodged and moved, and was taken the time by others to shoot an arrow, wouldn't he be wronged?

"His grandmother's heart is still nothing, Lao Tzu's back is full of cold sweat, but the thick clothes in winter can't be seen!" Qin Lin scolded the stunned young brother-in-law in his heart, of course, his face was silent, and he was full of confidence and blowing the conch: "The Holy Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty is in power, the first assistant Zhang Xianggong is wise and decisive, and now the four seas are peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, I expect that Cao Gong has no intention of rebelling, even if the White Lotus Sect demon bandits break out, they will definitely be subdued by Cao Gong immediately." ”

When everyone heard these words, they naturally surged with words, half of them rushed to Emperor Wanli, and most of them went to Zhang Juzheng - Wanli's ears couldn't reach Yangzhou, but Zhang Juzheng's two sons and one daughter were here! It's a good time to make a fool of yourself.

Li Qiu, Qiu Baihu and the prefect of Yangzhou and others were secretly grateful to Qin Lin, this time they made a mistake on the ground about the theft of silver and the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect, but they were afraid that the imperial court would punish them, Qin Lin provoked the conversation and asked everyone to make a big slap in front of Zhang Juzheng's children, and it was logical, not abrupt and disgusting, this intention is commendable!

Huo Chonglou was even more impressed, and his heart turned out to be worried in vain, but Chief Qin was Cheng Zhu in his chest, calmly and unhurriedly, and mastered everything! However, his actions just now were not in vain, this loyal and courageous act of dedication and self-sacrifice, Chief Qin and all the adults also saw it.

Listening to the flood of words, Zhang Jingxiu was gentle and polite to all the officials, and Zhang Maoxiu was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut, and he was quite proud of his father's way of governing.

Zhang Zixuan glanced at Qin Lin and smiled.

The current situation, of course, is not as good as Qin Lin said, if it is really a world of peace in the four seas, why did the land clearance work in Xingguo Prefecture make a big malpractice and cause human deaths? Why are the Mayang Golden Daoists and the White Lotus Sect still in chaos, and many forces on the border are still ready to move?

Of course, it is not as dark and terrifying as the White Lotus Sect propagandizes, at least the Altan Khan in the north pays tribute every year, the nine sides have become more like a border trade market from the military frontier, and the Japanese who have plagued the southeast coast for hundreds of years have been flattened in one fell swoop, and the south of the Yangtze River has regained prosperity...... At least the ordinary people in the southeast region are absolutely unwilling to rebel and cause rebellion, and the performance of Caogong today is a clear proof of this.

If you give the current Ming Dynasty a pertinent evaluation, then it is what Zhang Juzheng said: "The outside of the house in the Ming Dynasty still looks bright and brilliant with red walls and yellow tiles, but many of the pillars inside are eaten by termites, and the beams are soaked in rainwater. But if you have the heart of following the path, look at it for the time being, let it go, and enjoy the happiness in front of you, then decades later, the pillars will be hollowed out, the beams will decay, and at that time, even if there are optimus jade pillars and golden beams, I am afraid that the building will fall and it will be difficult to support alone! ”

Zhang Zixuan grew up in the Jiangling Prime Minister's Mansion, when she was born, her father was already the hot right Chunfang right Yude and the national son of the Jiajing Dynasty, she was quite a true inheritance of her father, and she was very familiar with the way of politics and the Ming Dynasty, but she did not know much about the people's suffering and the dark side of the government.

This time I left home, first in Xingguo Prefecture, I saw the official eunuchs and squires taking the opportunity of clearing the acres of land to oppress the people, and then I saw that the so-called Qingliu Wang Bengu was actually despicable and shameless -- although I heard my father say that "you can use the ability to be a official, you don't need to be a clean official", but he only said that the Qingliu eye master has no real ability, and there is no problem with morality, but Wang Bengu turned out to be so bad.

Zhang Zixuan didn't reveal anything on the surface, but in her heart she really had some doubts about her father's new policy - the Qin, Han, Tang and Song dynasties, all had a time of prosperity and decline, and the Ming Dynasty could not be eternal and stable...... It wasn't until he heard Qin Lin's analysis and saw with his own eyes that the extremely poor Caogong was still loyal to the imperial court, and Zhang Zixuan was relieved: from ancient times to the present, the people's will is precious, and it is only by virtue of the boat's overturning.

"Brother Qin, thank you for your advice!" Zhang Zixuan smiled at Qin Linyan.

Pointing out what? Qin Lin scratched his scalp, his first job was to dig deep and investigate the vines and find out all the White Lotus Sects involved in it.

"Dude, let's be honest!" Qin Lin looked at Master Bai with pity: "You also know that Jinyiwei and Dongchang each have eighteen sets of criminal laws, numbered as eighteen layers of hell, and idlers can't afford it." ”

Bah! Master Bai spat bloody spit on the ground, when he was about to commit suicide by taking poison just now, he was knocked out a few teeth by Huo Chonglou, and his speech was a little leaky: "Don't be afraid of death, what criminal law are you afraid of?" ”

Huo Chonglou and Han Feilian were furious, ready to teach him a lesson.

Over there, the fat man Lu who interrogated Big Brother Pi didn't get any useful clues, and this White Lotus Sectist also had a granite head that had been washed clean by the cult and was full of crooked reasoning and heresies, so the fat man had no choice but to cast a gaze for help.

Except for the two incense lord-level leaders, the other grassroots disciples did not know the contact information of their superiors, and even if they were willing to confess, they could not provide useful clues.

So, is criminal law really useful for people who are bent on death? Huo Chonglou and Han Feilian observed Master Bai's expression, and they were secretly surprised: It seems that this guy is really hard-boned, even if he tortures him, he can only vent his anger, and if he wants to confess the truth, I'm afraid it won't be easy!

But can this stump Qin Lin?

Our Chief Qin laughed slyly, and the laughter made Master Bai and Brother Pi involuntarily feel cold.

"No need to torture, someone will take us to his superiors!" As Qin Lin spoke, he clapped his hands unhurriedly, and Niu Dali, who had disappeared after dragging the black-clothed crossbowman who had been knocked unconscious over just now, walked out of the line, still holding Master Bai's pigeon cage in his hand.

Master Bai is in the tiger's den and is a very high-level hidden spy, but he is in the middle of Chen Wangmo's line, and it will be inconvenient to use him as the command center.

Moreover, in this era, some people fight cocks, some people raise thrushes and parrots, and it is not uncommon for literati to raise a few pigeons, but it is too eye-catching to raise a large flock and carry it with you - are you a master, or do you want to engage in pigeon racing?

Therefore, Master Bai only dared to get a two-foot-long and wide cage and raised four pigeons, relying on these pigeons to contact the entire White Lotus Sect in Nanzhili in time, and like the last time Qin Lin found out the clues, he promptly notified the hidden pile on the Zhenjiang side to kill Cui Sicang and kill the mouth, which was not enough.

Then the only explanation is that not far from here, there is another command center set up by the White Lotus Sect, and Master Bai uses carrier pigeons to keep in touch with them, and there are a large number of people and carrier pigeons over there, and they can make timely deployment for surnames according to the situation reported by Master Bai.

With carrier pigeons, it is easy to find there.

"If I'm not mistaken, there's going to be a big guy there!" Qin Lin looked at Master Bai like a cat and a mouse, and his gentle smile looked extremely terrifying in the eyes of the captive.

"Y-You're a devil!" Master Bai screamed, his spirit was on the verge of collapse, the White Lotus Sect's hidden stakes on this side were all wiped out, no one reported the news of the failure of the operation in time, and the sectarians over there had no time to escape...... Not daring to think about it anymore, Master Bai cursed angrily: "Qin Lin, you will go to hell, the old mother who has no birth will not let you go, and the great sage and virtue of this sect will not let you go!" ”

Qin Lin's face sank, and he said, "I'll wait!" ”

Flying up and kicking Master Bai's mouth, telling him that he couldn't howl anymore, Qin Lin slapped his palm, and directly gave an order in the tone of the supreme commander:

"All the cavalry in Xingyuan got on their horses, their swords were unsheathed, their bows were wound, Han Feilian, Lu Fatzi, and Huo Chonglou also rode to follow, and the rest of the soldiers sorted out their armaments, guarded Xingyuan, and guarded against the attack of the White Lotus Sect! The prefect of Yangzhou mobilized the government to arrest the people and the people, blocked the city gates on all sides, Qiu Baihu led the captains and brothers of your institute to the whole city, Li Dutang was the leader, and Huang Gonggong countersigned as the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission, and issued a 700-mile urgent military order to the guards, offices, prefectures, prefectures, and counties ......."

Although Qin Lin's actual official position is almost the smallest here, and even the prefect of Yangzhou is larger than him, all the officials, including Li Qiu, the governor of Fengyang, the governor of Caoyun, and Huang Gonggong, the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission, all bowed down to obey the order, and none of them dared to disobey it.

is a genuine minister with the title of minister, and he is not as majestic as Qin Lin at this moment!

Qin Lin saw that the preparations had been decided, so he ordered Niu to vigorously open the pigeon cage, and the three pigeons inside flapped their wings and flew out, circled in mid-air, and flew westward.

"Drive!" Qin Lin whipped the horse's buttocks, and the military horse immediately screamed, and the four hooves flew and rushed out.

Huo Chonglou, Niu Dali, Han Feilian, and Lu Yuanzhi each rode horses to cover the front and back, and hundreds of cavalry members followed closely behind, only to hear a muffled thunder like the sound of horses' hooves gradually heading to the west.

Zhang Maoxiu pursed his lips with envy, which man doesn't have a heart of blood and a heart? He couldn't wait to follow the horse team to charge and kill the enemy, but it was a pity that the literature he learned did not know how to fight on the battlefield.

Zhang Jingxiu, who has never been steady and silent, couldn't help but praise: "If the commander is determined to lose Xiao Cao, he has the art of judging yin and breaking yang, and the art of war, the Ming Dynasty has this young hero, the blessing of the real court, and the blessing of the society!" ”

Zhang Zixuan laughed when she heard this, and said happily: "I only said that if the command is determined to lose Xiao Cao, the eldest brother didn't say 'see Yilu between the princes' in advance, but someone used this sentence to praise his father a while ago." ”

Zhang Jingxiu smiled slightly, Zhang Maoxiu wanted to endure it, but his face was so red that he couldn't hold back: "Sure enough, girls are outgoing, this is compared to Brother Qin and Daddy, hahahaha...... However, there is nothing wrong with following her father at home, marrying her husband, and taking precautions for a rainy day. ”

"The third brother is so annoying! Big brother, you don't care about him! Zhang Zixuan pouted, lowered her head and stopped talking, her drooping face couldn't be seen, and her pink neck was already red.

The officials who were busy listening to the movement here with their ears pricked up, but listening to these words in their ears was a different situation.

"Seeing Yilu between the uncles, if the commander is determined to lose Xiao Cao" was originally to praise Zhuge Liang, the brothers and sisters of the Zhang family used the previous sentence to compare Zhang Juzheng, which is indeed appropriate, and the latter sentence came to praise Qin Lin, doesn't it faintly mean to compare him with Zhang Juzheng? Although it is not explicitly stated, it is also a shunning for the Son of Man!

The little brocade clothes and guards are deputy thousands, how can he de?

If someone else said this, Li Qiu and the others, who were eager to perform, would have jumped up and reprimanded them with a fierce face, but this was said by Miss Zhang's son, but it was different.

Could it be that Qin Lin has already become the young master of Yuanfu Zhang Taiyue, and he is about to leap into the dragon gate, and the hidden dragon will turn into a flying dragon in the sky?

All the officials led by Li Qiu secretly made up their minds to eliminate all difficulties, to go up if there were difficulties, and to create difficulties if there were difficulties, and to do everything possible to establish a good relationship with Qin Lin.

On the other side, Qin Lin led the crowd to chase out seven or eight miles, and it was almost to the twenty-fourth bridge.

The pigeons were flying in the sky, the people and horses were chasing on the ground, and they were afraid of losing them, and they were tired enough in a short time, but everyone thought of leveling the command center of the White Lotus Sect in one fell swoop, completely cracking the important case of stealing silver and inciting rebellion.

Especially Huo Chonglou, who is eager for meritorious service, with his outstanding martial arts, he has been in Dongchang for 20 years and is still a small secretary, and he has long wanted to be promoted, and he is about to go crazy, this case itself is extremely concerned by the imperial court, once he makes meritorious service, it is very likely to reach the heavens, Qin Lin has a bright future, and there is always a reward for following him, so he couldn't be happier.

So Huo Sifang, the master of the East Factory, followed Qin Lin closely on his horse, only letting one horse's head before and after, making a look of full vigilance, and the expression of loyalty and dedication to serve the country was simply written on the face covered with beards!

Qin Lin nodded at him with a sideways face, and secretly said that Lao Huo was becoming more and more enlightened.

Thinking of the first time I saw Huo Chonglou, I couldn't help but laugh dumbly, this guy would have been so sensible a long time ago, let alone just a room?

"Down, down!" Someone pointed to the pigeons in the air, and the three carrier pigeons were circling to lower their altitude.

The enemy is nearby!

Qin Lin and all the soldiers were in high spirits at the same time.

But he saw the three pigeons fly into a house in the distance.

(To be continued)