Nanzhili, Cizhou County, Guangping Prefecture, looking down from mid-air, the narrow county town is densely packed with people, and the outside of the county is also densely packed with people. The besieging of the city was not on one side, the south was the people in disheveled clothes, and the north was the black and black-wrapped Manchu green battalion soldiers.

Although the sound of gunfire occasionally rang out, it was as faint as a background sound under the noise of people outside the city and the cries of the city inside. But this is the war, the black smoke that has not yet dissipated in the air, and the traces of the smoke and fire on the head of the city are very clear. There are people inside and outside the city digging pits to bury corpses, and their movements are extremely skillful, and they are obviously accustomed to it.

The county government was crying and moaning, a group of men and women dressed as people were waiting for someone in the back hall, they looked tired, and there was deep despair in their eyes, when a slender figure appeared, they all cheered up, but the words still could not erase the desolation.

"Holy aunt, the food is only enough to eat for three or four days......

"There is no news from the Heaven and Earth Society and the Heavenly Temple, I heard the thief who caught it say that the red clothes stopped in Weihui Mansion, not to mention Zhili, they didn't enter Zhangde Mansion, some said that they were going to transfer to the sea, and some said that they were going to Liaodong......"

"The people who went out of the city yesterday were escorted back, and they were beheaded in front of the city gate, and those animals did not even spare a three-year-old child!"

The person who came was dressed in a cyan dress similar to that of the doctor in the south, with blood stains on her hands and skirt, and her face was even dirty, but these dirts did not hide her beauty, and her eyes were more like a deep pool in autumn, so pure that it made people palpitate. But the news in the newspaper of the people waiting for her was worse than the other, and when she heard that the women and children were slaughtered by bandits outside the city, her already fair and pretty face was less bloody, her pupils dimmed, and crystal tears fell into her eyes.

"The army will come. Will definitely come! ”

Wenxiang Sect Five Holy Niangniang Xu Wumei, the real identity is the sacrifice of the White Lotus Sect of the Yinghua Heavenly Temple, since childhood, there are secret spies of the Heaven and Earth Society and the sacrifice of the Heavenly Temple to follow her. Bringing news, books, and new hours from Anglo-Chinese Middle School, not only has the knowledge entered the new century, but also learned a superb surgical technique. With her efforts and the help of the south, the Wenxiang Sect in the northern part of Henan and the Nanzhili area, as well as many small sects of the White Lotus lineage, have been naturalized under the White Lotus Sect, and they have lived a peaceful life of burying their heads in each other and begging for a life with their hands.

Originally, it was just to do good deeds in Zhangde Mansion. Two years ago, during the rebellion between the north and the south, she led the White Lotus Sect to stabilize the hearts of the people in the surrounding prefectures and counties, and also pushed her fame to rise. When Yinghua showed many signs of the Northern Expedition, the Manchus suddenly rebounded. Start early. She became the target of the Manchu government's key uprooting, which also forced her to take the people who just wanted to live a peaceful life.

In just half a month, the tide of uprising she set off swept the entire Zhangde Mansion, and also spread to the hinterland of Henan and Nanzhili. But right now. She has a disagreement with the heroes who have come to vote for her. Of course, heroes from all walks of life want to achieve something in this troubled world, and advocate raising a banner and becoming their own way. And she just wants to protect the people and wait for the Yinghua army.

When the fight for Mars is everywhere, there is no shortage of things such as overt and secret calculations, and there is not a group of people who have opened their eyes like her. Nantou's determined brothers and sisters help the village, she doesn't know how many times she has died, or who has been coerced as the real holy aunt.

When he was struggling to maintain, Gao Qi entered Henan, sprinkled officials and took a big turn, and suddenly lured a large number of heroes. The rebels attacked and killed each other, and the retreat of Xu Wumei and others was cut off. had to retreat north to Cizhou in the south of Zhili and trapped in the small city.

Although Gao Qi was defeated, the red-clothed entered Luoyang and Kaifeng one after another, but the situation in Beizhili changed suddenly, and the northward advance of the red-clothed suddenly stopped. Due to the martyrdom of the Huang family and his wife, the force of the Five Holy Niangniang of the Wenxiang Sect has never been connected with the Heaven and Earth Society and the Heavenly Temple, like a small pebble in the north-south vortex, struggling up and down the water, but no one notices.

Gao Qi's son Gao Cheng noticed that after he retreated to Zhili, he integrated the power of the Daimyo and the Guangping Mansion, and he was still resisting stubbornly, and the heroes who had been separated from Xu Shenggu became the power he continued to use. At this time, the momentum of the Beizhili Unity Fist was in full swing, and in the eyes of those heroes, the Qing Dynasty seemed to still have dragon energy. And Yinghua is like the Song Dynasty, and the rhetoric on the day when the Northern Expedition was never successful prevailed in the countryside, and the two sides hit it off and worked together to deal with Xu Shenggu's forces.

From a political point of view, Gao Cheng wanted these bandits to surrender their names and continue to tie them to the chariot of his recalcitrant resistance to the Yinghua army.

There are 30,000 or 40,000 troops on both sides, and the small Cizhou city is surrounded by water, and there are not only thousands of loyal subordinates of Xu Wumei in the city, but also 20,000 or 30,000 people who have been victimized by bandits and feel for the kindness of Xu Wumei. Fortunately, the heroes and heroes besieging the city were suspicious of each other, the Manchu Green Battalion lacked the fighting spirit, and the defending side was determined.

Xu Wumei still thought that the people were innocent, and the other party would not embarrass the women and children, so she let those wavering people go out of the city to seek their own future, but she didn't expect that the other party would not let anyone go.

said that the army of the Celestial Empire would definitely come, and the red clothes would definitely appear, but Xu Wumei's heart was miserable, she sent a lot of loyal and brave people out of the city to contact the red clothes, and restored contact with the Heaven and Earth Society and the Heavenly Temple, but so far, there is no response.

"Did you really forget us......

Xu Wumei's face was full of calm, confident words and a calm smile soothed her subordinates, but the tears that slipped from her cheeks expressed her worries, everyone thought she was grieving the women and children who died, but they didn't know that she was grieving for tens of thousands of people in the city.

"Xu Shenggu...... Originally, we were going north, but now the army has to stop......"

In Xinxiang County, Weihui Prefecture, in the face of ragged clothes, claiming to be an envoy from the side of Xu Shenggu of the White Lotus Sect of the Heavenly Temple, Jiang Dedao, the commander of the 60th Division, spread his hands regretfully.

"This, I really can't help it."

He turned his face sideways and hurried away surrounded by the guards, not daring to look at the despair on the envoy's face, and his heart swelled up with the scene when he met Xie Dingbei in Luoyang a few days ago.

Xie Dingbei is adjusting the deployment of the Second Army, and made a special explanation to Jiang Dedao, who has entered northern Henan: "Zhangde Mansion, don't worry about it first, Weihui Mansion doesn't have to be taken, this is a military order!" ”

Jiang Dedao was puzzled: "I heard that Xu Shenggu organized the boss of the rebel army there, which is towards us, and now the situation is not good, why don't we save it?" ”

Xie Dingbei said with a heavy face: "This is the decision from above!" ”

Jiang Dedao trembled in his heart and didn't dare to ask again. He had heard about Xu Shenggu, but he didn't know the inside story, and he didn't know what the mystery was about it, he only knew it. Do what you are told.

The cry of the messenger came, and Jiang Dedao was full of doubts, why didn't he save the rebel army?

In Yanzhou Mansion, in the camp of the Northern Expedition, two characters who rarely got together actually appeared in the same hall, and asked one person in unison with anger, these two people were Shang Jun, the chief helmsman of the Heaven and Earth Society, and Xu Lingti, the chief priest of the Heavenly Temple Patrol Sacrifice Society, both of whom were fifty years away. is no longer in the old style, but when the other party is pressed, it shows a stunning majesty.

"Why? Why don't you save the White Lotus Sect!? ”

Opposite the two was the older Chen Wance. A dignified and peaceful face. Although he is not the prime minister, he holds the affairs of the north and the south, and his power is not inferior to that of Xue Xue.

He was not at all moved by the might of the two, and slowly spoke. The awe-inspiring aura suddenly suppressed the two of them.

"White Lotus Sect? What is that? Can I, Yinghua, allow such a sect that is easily confused with the White Lotus Cult to enter the country? Not to mention that it is still wrapped in a layer of skin of the Smelling Fragrance Sect, after the restoration of the soil, how will the hearts of the people in the north of this sect be cooked? ”

Shang Xu and the others were stunned, and it took a while to digest Chen Wance's words, Shang Jun gritted his teeth and said: "I have written to your North and South General Administration several times but have not heard back, and I thought it was the negligence of the scribes." Unexpectedly, it turned out that Chen Xiang had a plan! Not only did he not want to save the White Lotus Sect, but he also had the heart to kill people with a knife! ”

Xu Lingti also said: "The White Lotus Sect is supported by the Heaven and Earth Society and my Heavenly Temple, and now it is a last resort to raise troops to protect itself, as long as the army is rescued, it will be at peace with the people." Chen Xiang's heart seems to be too villainous, right? ”

Chen Wance asked, "The White Lotus Sect is my Yinghua's hidden son in the north?" What is the proof!? ”

Shang Xu and the two were stunned, they were in one-line contact with the White Lotus Sect. Now that the line is broken, I want to get the credentials, but I don't have them. And if the two of them want to guarantee it in person, they don't know the details, they only know that there is such a thing, and they don't dare to come forward rashly.

Chen Wance said again: "The five holy mothers, who have the ability to call on people's hearts, what should they do after entering the country?" Official? Xu Qi just set up another branch of the Heavenly Temple? Will her believers live an honest life because they entered Yinghua? Haven't you thought about these things? ”

He sighed lightly and said, "Even if it's really a shadow, the shadows have their own ideas and interests." Can you guarantee that after this White Lotus Sect enters the country, it will not continue to be a group, outside the Yinghua Ocene pattern? Can you guarantee that this White Lotus Sect will not continue to attract people's hearts in the north, so that in the future, the difference between the hearts of the people in the north and the south will be wrapped in one place, and he will be a disaster for a country in the future? ”

This question was too sharp, Shang Xu and the two were silent, and after a while, Shang Jun said unconvinced: "Just because of these scruples, just sit back and watch these righteous people die?" Aren't you afraid of chilling the hearts of the northerners? ”

Chen Wance nodded and said: "What Yinghua wants is a clear and clear north, this kind of people's hearts will have endless troubles, so don't do it." ”

Xu Lingti couldn't see Chen Wance's face on this matter, and said angrily: "A country is in power, how can you do such a virtuous thing!?" Chen Xiang, in your thoughts, there are tens of thousands of living beings! ”

Chen Wance chuckled: "Chen is responsible for a country, so he has to make a trade-off." Don't talk about tens of thousands of living beings, unite to make trouble, I advise Your Majesty not to take too much responsibility, but to let the northerners see clearly the harm of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and push them to reform themselves and save themselves, in this thought, how many tens of thousands of living beings? ”

Feeling that there was too much difference in philosophy, the two of them brushed their sleeves up, Shang Jun said: "Chen Xiang, Your Majesty is afraid that your Majesty still doesn't know about this, let's find Your Majesty to fight a dozen lawsuits", Xu Lingti also nodded in agreement.

Chen Rice narrowed his eyes: "Such a trivial matter is within my power and responsibility, so why bother Your Majesty." It doesn't hurt if you want to go to Your Majesty......"

He looked at Xu Lingti: "I don't know where Your Majesty will think about this matter?" The Heavenly Temple has been established in the south, so there is nothing to worry about, but the north ......"

Xu Ling's fetus was suffocated, Chen Wance was a threat, but this threat was very realistic. If the emperor was allowed to include this matter in the overall consideration of the pattern of a country, the consequences would be more serious than sitting back and watching the fall of the White Lotus Sect.

Chen Wance looked at Shang Jun again: "The north and the south are unified, and the Heaven and Earth Society should have another place to go, the chief scoop, what will Your Majesty think about Heaven and Earth about this matter?" ”

Shang Jun's face also sank, and this remark hit his heart.

After a long time, Shang Jun scolded: "Old man Chen, Han Fei is a disciple of Li Si!" ”

Xu Lingti's eyes flashed with determination: "I don't believe that Your Majesty will ignore these tens of thousands of living beings, I'll go find Your Majesty!" ”

Shang Jun stopped him: "Your Majesty is responsible for a country, and we are not only concerned about it, but what Old Pifu Chen said also has some truth, in case Your Majesty ......"

Before the words were finished, Xu Lingti understood the meaning, the emperor was the final ruling, if the final ruling was unfavorable, then there would be no room for maneuver.

In an instant, Xu Lingti suddenly woke up, clapped his hands and said, "Why do you have to find red clothes in this matter?" Sure to find the imperial court? The power of Anglo-Chinese state affairs is not only in the imperial court! ”

Shang Jun was worried about him: "But this is to push the entire Heavenly Temple down the fire pit, the righteousness of the Heavenly Temple will never be ......."

Xu Lingti waved his hand: "Heavenly Temple doesn't matter, there are still people who can manage it!" ”

Who else?

Xu Lingti said: "There are thousands of people who are doing their best for the reunification of the north and the south, there are southerners, there are northerners, they are for the unity of the north and the south. They want to stop the Unity Fist Rebellion, in order to save their compatriots, I believe, aren't righteous people like the White Lotus Sect the people they should save!? ”

Facing Shang Jun's gaze, he said word for word: "They are-Alliance!" ”

Shang Jun was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly smiled: "The alliance will ...... Isn't it the old man Chen who grew up with one hand, he definitely couldn't have imagined that his push to merge into one people's hearts would ruin his plan. ”

Xu Lingti said solemnly: "Yinghua is the country of the monarch and the people, the monarch is responsible, the court is responsible, the people are also responsible, no one can lack it, if you have responsibility, you have the right!" Isn't this the righteousness of my Chinese life? ”

Shang Jun nodded in relief: "I hope it can be ...... in time"