Chapter 277: The Blooming White Lotus 2
After going around in a circle, killing thirteen people, and then moving the old man who had suffered an unwarranted disaster at the door and a few local guys to one place, carefully cleaning the scene, and camouflaging the bodies of the dead, Xie Lun got into the secret room that had just been dug out.
As the sky grew brighter, the sun peeked out of the thick clouds like a mischievous child, and then immediately disappeared, only to emerge again after a while.
The people who have had a good night's sleep start a busy day, and the vegetable market begins to become lively.
Wenxuan, which opened the door at the earliest on weekdays, opened the door slightly today, but there was not even a person at the door.
A bold person pushed the door open and shouted a few times, but did not hear a response, and was about to turn around and leave, when he saw a guy lying on his stomach on the counter.
If it's just a guy, maybe others won't care, but that guy is lying on the counter with a sharp knife stuck in his back, which can't be tolerated for others not to care.
I don't know how many years there has been no homicide case in Tianjin Wei, the biggest battle that the common people have ever seen is at most the east Li Er punched the head of the west family Wang San, how have he ever seen such a tragedy.
Immediately, the witness, who looked like five big and three thick, shouted like a lost yellow flower girl, and his voice changed his tone, like some father-in-law in the capital who was missing some parts of his lower body.
Several arresters in Tianjin were quickly busy, and the identities of those men with black cloth on their faces were not difficult to identify, because they were all people from Tianjin Wei or Tianjin Wei.
Xie Lun, the treasurer of the Wenxuan, who had been missing for five days, appeared in front of the people of Tianjin Wei again, with twenty or thirty brocade guards. It is obvious that someone has broken into the house and killed someone, and the county commander Sun Jiang will naturally not hold Xie Lun accountable.
There was another reason why Sun Jiang did not dare to hold Xie Lun accountable, and that was to make the white lotus mark found from those deceased.
Tianjin was intensively collecting traces of the White Lotus Sect, but more than 30 court officials died overnight in Datong. Four of them are the Jinyi guards of the Datong Thousand Households, and the highest official rank is the Tongzhi of Datong Mansion.
For a while, all the people in Datong Mansion from the prefect down became nervous, and the neighbors who could greet each other on weekdays and say something to their parents did not dare to say much, because no one knew whether their neighbors were members of the White Lotus Sect.
There are many people who are dissatisfied with the current situation of Datong, but there is one person who is very satisfied with the current situation of Datong, and this person is named Li Guang.
Many of the top leaders of the White Lotus Sect didn't know where this white-faced and beardless young man came from, they only knew that Grandma valued this person very much, so no one dared to be disrespectful to this person.
There is a small pond outside the house where he lives, and there are a lot of fish in the pond, but no one takes care of these fish, except for Li Guang, who will hold a small bamboo pole to hang the wire every day to fish, and no one else will look at the dirty things rolling in the mud.
It's windy and sunny, so it's a good day for fishing.
Li Guang sat by the pond with a small bench as usual, and as soon as he got off the bait, there was a rush of footsteps behind him.
"Mr. Li, grandma is invited." The voice is a thick and powerful voice of Luofu.
Li Guang put down the fishing rod and looked back at the young man who was not used to looking at him: "Lead the way." ”
In the cabin, Tang Sai'er had been waiting for a while, and this time, at the request of the person in the capital, the White Lotus Sect had done a lot of things. But the people of Jinyiwei are not so easy to mess with, and the people in the capital have already heard that Jinyiwei has sent elites to Datong to suppress bandits.
After fighting with the imperial court for so many years, Tang Sai'er clearly knew that the strength of the White Lotus Sect could not keep up with the real imperial court's open flames.
Just when many people were a little desperate, she thought of someone.
This person is Li Guang, who is under semi-house arrest.
"Grandma was suddenly summoned, I don't know what is important?" In front of this old demon who has lived for hundreds of years, Li Guang did not dare to slack off. Whether it was the first time they met or after meeting several times, he did enough courtesy.
Tang Sai'er squinted her cloudy eyes, as if she wanted to see something in Li Guang, and after a long time, she said unhurriedly: "The White Lotus Sect has made a noise as promised, but the one in the palace doesn't seem to be moving, please ask Mr. Li to give the old body an explanation." ”
What caused the White Lotus Sect the most headache for the imperial court was not how many sects they developed, not the combat effectiveness of their sect members, but the pervasive hiding kung fu.
Every time the bandits were suppressed, the imperial court could not find anyone from the White Lotus Sect, and as soon as the imperial army left, they immediately appeared.
This is also the only way for the White Lotus Sect to survive.
Now, in order to cooperate with that father-in-law, almost two-thirds of the White Lotus Sect's forces are exposed under the nose of the government. Even if the local governments can't help the White Lotus Sect, which has a large number of people, as long as the garrisons in various places cooperate, it will be much easier than before to wipe out the people of the White Lotus Sect.
Li Guang's heart tightened, and his face was silent: "Grandma is too worried, my father-in-law didn't say that he would kill Zhang Thief, if Grandma wants him to die, he can only use his own strength." The one in the palace has now lost even the authority of Dongchang, and it can be said that he does not have any talisman except for His Majesty's trust. ”
Tang Sai'er's face was angry: "So, you are entertaining the old body!" ”
Li Guang stood up and arched his hand: "Don't dare, if grandma can be trusted, she can take our own people into Beijing." ”
Tang Sai'er slapped the armrest suddenly: "Fart!" Now the thousands of horsemen of Beizhen Fusi are rushing to Datong, as long as they unite with the Datong border army, the exposed incense people will suffer a catastrophe! You're only telling the old body this now, you can't be bullied by the old body! ”
Li Guang said very calmly: "Grandma, can you listen to the next words with peace of mind?" ”
Tang Sai'er said angrily: "Say! ”
Li Guang said slowly: "Grandma can think about it carefully, not to mention that now there are no people from Dongchang in the hands of Gonggong Qin, even if there are people from Dongchang, he can't personally order Zhang Thief to do it." His Majesty now has a deep affection for Zhang Thief, and if Gonggong Qin personally orders it, I am afraid that he will not be able to reap the benefits at that time."
"It's not that I'm afraid of death!" Luo Fu, who was beside Tang Sai'er, unceremoniously interrupted Li Guang's analysis.
Li Guang glared at the other party fearlessly, and continued: "If Grandma's people do it, then the situation will be completely different. Kill the thief Zhang, Jinyiwei may not have the ability to take down the White Lotus Sect, even if His Majesty is angry and the imperial court sends a large army to encircle and suppress it, the White Lotus Sect will be hidden at that time.
In this regard, grandma has been fighting with the court for so many years, and it should be clearer than below.
And in case he didn't kill the thief, it would be convenient for Father-in-law Qin to come forward to help talk, at least, he wouldn't let these people confess anything. If you're lucky, you might be able to get people out.
This is a matter of mutual benefit, and grandma can consider it for herself. ”
Tang Sai'er pondered for a moment and said: "Saying that cooperation is mutually beneficial, it is nothing more than wanting to borrow a knife to kill people." ”
She has her concerns, since Luo Fu entered the capital, many people who stood on Luo Qing's side in Wuwei Sect did not listen to his orders. This is a big loss for the White Lotus Sect. Originally, she decided to bring Luo Fu under her command because she was interested in some incendiary teachings of Wuwei Sect.
Otherwise, her relationship with Luo Qing is not bad, and there is no reason to rush to Luo Qing.
In addition, since the news of Su Qiqi's death came out of the capital, whether it was the local Jinyi Wei in Datong or the Tiqi of Fusi in Beizhen, they had all made great efforts to uproot the White Lotus Sect.
If it weren't for the fact that they had killed a lot of Jinyi Guards during this time, their White Lotus Sect would not have dared to stand up and rebel so blatantly.
The people are blind, and in the face of powerful opponents, except for a few among the people who can choose to resist, the majority will choose to obey.
In particular, it was a turmoil that emanated from within the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Tang Sai'er agreed to Li Guang's request because of many considerations.
Jinyiwei is headed by Zhang Ru, as long as Zhang Ru is killed, Jinyiwei will not be able to pose much threat to the White Lotus Sect. As long as she was given a period of time for the White Lotus Sect to develop well, she believed that in time, she would be able to overthrow Zhu Ming's rule.
However, she overestimated Qin Ji's courage, and thought that her ally would be able to deal with Zhang Ru, but she didn't expect that after tossing for a few months, the other party said that she could only open the door for some activities of the White Lotus Sect members in the capital.
After thinking about it again and again, Tang Sai'er didn't make a decision, and after letting people send Li Guang away, she asked the others to stay, wanting to hear everyone's opinions.
The hall master of Jinan Mansion was a fat old man, his red face was full of oil, and he was the first to stand up and object: "Our White Lotus Sect has its own way of acting, how can we be at the mercy of the imperial court eagle dogs." During this time, because of this surnamed Li, many of our brothers were killed, and if this continues, the White Lotus Sect will be suppressed by the imperial court sooner or later. ”
"I agree with Hall Master Peng Yong's opinion, we can't be at the mercy of the imperial court's eagle dogs." It was the hall master of Xi'an who spoke.
said that he was listening to everyone's opinions, but before he finished speaking, two people stood up to oppose it, and Tang Sai'er's face was a little unsightly.
Luo Fu, who is very good at observing words and feelings, has just been released, and he hates Zhang Ru to the core, so he immediately stood up and said: "Grandma, I think there is nothing wrong with what that kid said, if you don't kill Zhang Thief, it will be difficult for the White Lotus Sect to make great progress under the suppression of the imperial court." ”
Zheng Xiaoer, the hall master of the Henan branch, also echoed: "Grandma, the net worth and life of this surnamed Li are in our hands, and we shouldn't dare to make any moths." These eunuchs in the deep palace are the most afraid of death, and it is unlikely that they are spies of the imperial court. Moreover, we also said that our eyeliner in the palace is very much liked by Qin Ji. ”
No matter what other people's opinions are, in the end, they all have to ask Tang Sai'er's opinion. Within the White Lotus Sect, as long as Tang Sai'er does not die for a day, others will not be able to be the leader of the White Lotus Sect.
However, with the support of so many people, Tang Sai'er still did not make up his mind, but turned his head to look at the tall woman beside him who was always covered with a white veil: "Tell me your opinion." ”
The woman in the white gauze tilted her head and thought about it, bent down and said a few words in Tang Sai'er's ear, and then saw Tang Sai'er's face getting better and better. After the woman stood up, Tang Sai'er smiled: "Okay, that's it!" ”