The undercurrent in the south and north of the Yangtze River is surging, and the bandits are brewing a violent storm, and then will the trend of * withering and decay sweep the southeast half of the wall, or will it throw away the immeasurable head and immeasurable blood, just the beginning of another luàn world? No one knows about the answer, and perhaps even the main messenger who instigated the yīn plot is not sure.

In Yangzhou, which is in the eye of the storm, the sky is full of clouds, "the ground is blowing strongly, and the bustling canal wharf has become empty".

The hall of a large mansion in the west of the city was "dimly lit and almost pitch black, and in the middle sat a tall, thin man in his fifties.

He wore a purple sè straight jacket, a Xuan sè scarf on his head, and a silk silk tie around his waist, which was no different from the rich merchants and squires common in and out of Yangzhou City.

But no one would recognize him as an ordinary squire, because his pointed hooked nose, blade-thin mouth, and fierce expression are all portrayals of the cruelty of his heart, and his falcon-like eyes are half-closed, and when they are opened, they are fierce and like thunder and lightning.

If Huo Chonglou, the secretary of the Dongchang Sect who often fights with the White Lotus Sect, suddenly sees this person, he will definitely jump in surprise, because he is the top ten elders of the White Lotus Demon Sect, who has been killing people for 20 years, and the imperial court has offered a heavy reward to arrest Duan Haiping, the "Blood Sea Wanderer" who is still at large!

Duan Haiping put down the first few chairs, and the people who sat in the concubines dressed as businessmen, or like a bookkeeper, and those who dressed up as coolies, there is no doubt that they are all the incense masters, masters, and senior brothers of the White Lotus Sect.

"Brothers from all walks of life, are you ready?" Duan Haiping asked unhurriedly.

The man who looked like a fisherman clenched his fists with both hands: "Please rest assured Elder Duan, there is no problem with the Taihu Lake rudder." ”

The old man dressed as a bookkeeper also bowed down and said: "The brothers in Zhenjiang have already distributed their weapons, just waiting for Yangzhou to rise" and immediately attack the government office! ”

The middle-aged man dressed as a merchant said: "The envoy of Gao Zuo has arrived in Nanjing, and once it is launched, he will personally preside over the overall situation: the master of the Lei Hall of Qingyang Hall will lead Brother Jīng Rui to lie in Zhangjiagou, and just wait for Yangzhou to launch, and then dig up Qingshui Lake to "wash out the canal" to block the north and south!" ”

"Good!" Duan Haiping laughed strangely: "With Gao Zuo's envoy presiding over the uprising, it will definitely succeed!" All the brothers must work hard to overthrow the puppet dynasty and revive the great cause of our holy religion! ”

The White Lotus Sect worships Han Lin'er, the former leader of the sect and the Emperor of the Dragon and Phoenix Dynasty, as the orthodox king of the Ming Dynasty, and regards Zhu Yuanzhang as a usurper, so Zhu Ming is called a puppet dynasty.

All the incense masters and elder brothers raised their hands in front of xiōng to "make the shape of lotus huā blooming" and chanted in unison: "The silt comes from the chaos of Qi, and the white lotus is in full bloom!" ”

Duan Haiping chōu moved a few times, and her face was faintly sickly red because of the jī movement and excitement, and her eyes were also bloodshot.

Whether the uprising will lead to the erosion of the situation in half of the south of the Yangtze River, "how many lives will be killed, and whether the blow to the imperial court will make the Mobei Tartar target and the Dongying Japanese invade by taking advantage of the void, he will not consider it, and even he faintly looks forward to the scene of a river of blood flowing and corpses piling up.

Stretching out his scarlet tongue tiǎn tiǎn, his mouth was a little dry by the north wind, Duan Haiping looked at the direction of the Caoyun Chief Military Officer Camp in the distance to the east: "Haven't you moved yet?" Hehe, you have to work harder......,......

In a dilapidated house on the east side of the Hee Chūn Terrace, a number of coolies gathered together, their black and yellow faces filled with anxiety about the uncertain fate of the future and resentment against the unreasonable government of the government.

Brother Pi, who was five short in stature, was surrounded by the workers, and everyone's eyes were on his face.

For the poor Caogong brothers, Brother Pi will shush the cold and ask for warmth, "What is the Xiǎo disease, Xiǎo disaster", I don't have the money to ask for a lot of money to sit in the hall, "Brother Pi can use grass yào with Fu Shui to treat, but he has also cured many people, as for the extortion of the government officials and the fraud of the boat owner, Brother Pi even stood up to protect the interests of everyone.

Now, a large number of general merchants under the chief of the Cao Gang, Jia Tian Qiye, have been arrested into the barracks by Uncle Chen, the chief military officer of the Cao Gang, and the entire Cao Gang has more than 100,000 people without a leader.

At this time, Brother Pi became the backbone of the workers, and the brothers talked about the difficulties of making a living and the difficulty of making money, complained about the domineering and unreasonable government of the government, and begged him to come up with an idea for everyone.

"The government, it's too much! Five taels of silver, we can't save it after a year of hard work, how can we let us make up for him? This is absolutely unacceptable! Brother Pi said indignantly, waving his arms from time to time to strengthen his tone. ,

Of course, all the Cao workers nodded yes, their annual income is about twenty taels, but this is all money from hard work, and after spending the life of an old Xiǎo, they often can't even save two taels of silver all year round, and now the government actually wants to compensate each person for five taels of silver, isn't this bī hanging people?

But what do you really want to do against the government? Someone hesitated and asked: "If we really fight with the government, will we, will we say that we are rebelling?" "Huh? The honest workers of Jiāo were a little frightened when they heard the word rebellion, "they would rather be a peace dog than a person of the world, ordinary people are as long as they can live, and no one is willing to rebel with their lives, except for those who have been brainwashed by cults."

"No, no, no", the cunning look on Brother Pi's face flashed away, and he soon became honest and steady, and said seriously: "How can we rebel?" The reason why there is a stir now is because the Caoyun General Military Officer Pingjiang Bo Chen Wang Mo Chen does not know the situation, and is blinded by the corrupt officials méng, let's go to the outside of the Yuan mén to petition and present the situation, "I want to come to the imperial court will not be inconsiderate of our bitter haha." ”

It's a petition to make a statement, hearing this, "the honest and honest workers breathed a sigh of relief, they honestly pulled fiber, hard work" for the imperial court to complete the grain and pay taxes, never left a son" every year Caoyin, Caoliang is they step by step from Jiangnan to the Jingshitai warehouse, I believe that the imperial court will not embarrass such a good people!

So, under the instruction of Brother Pi, the Cao workers asked the old gentleman who wrote the letter to write a petition on his behalf, and bit his finger to press the bloody handprint, and then took the petition with hope, and flocked to the barracks where Chen Wangmo, the chief military officer of Caoyun, was stationed.

At the same time, the two brothers Zhang Jingxiu and Zhang Maoxiu on the second floor of the street saw this scene, and they were so anxious that the beads of sweat on their brains flowed straight down, and Zhang Maoxiu jumped and jumped in a hurry: "Qin Lin, Qin Lin and Xiǎo sister why haven't they brought Caoyin nòng back?" It's all burning eyebrows! ”！。