Chapter 258: An Excuse to Enter the Customs

Er Qiyao's words are in line with Su Li's intentions, since Xu Hongru did not go from Wei Zhongzhu to the Daming dragon vein and treasure, then the funds for his rebellion need to be provided by Su Li. You must know that Jiangxi Province has a small population and an underdeveloped economy. It was simply unable to support Xu Hongru's Northern Expedition to the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, if Xu Hongru could take advantage of the imperial court's inability to stop him and occupy Fujian and Guangdong with a large army, then the financial burden would be solved by obtaining the rich land in the south of the imperial court.

However, if the White Lotus Sect attacks Fujian and Guangdong, it will inevitably form a military confrontation with the Taiwan government across the strait, and directly start a war with the Liaodong Governor's Office. It is estimated that I will not be able to get good fruit to eat.

Su Li knew the strength of the Liaodong Governor's Mansion, and it was not at all something that the White Lotus Sect could directly challenge at the moment.

While Sully and the others were deliberating. Men came to report. Xu Hongru invited them to the main hall to discuss. Yang Guang asked what was going on, and his subordinates reported that it was to discuss the time of the emperor and the uprising.

Zhu Ayao asked, "Isn't there something to think about in the morning?" How did you agree so quickly? ”

Yang Guang smiled and said, "Didn't you just solve the queen's problem?" Where can this old guy wait? ”

Zhu Ayao suddenly realized, and then the two laughed evilly. Sully shook his head, knowing these two, the guy would get carried away when he talked about things related to women. So Sully hurriedly stopped them, and then led them to the main hall to discuss the matter.

Xu Hongru discussed with Su Li about the rebellion, mainly to reconfirm the issue of rebellion funds to Su Li. Su Li said that since he had joined the White Lotus Sect, he would put the Holy See first and was willing to give his savings one million taels of silver. It was used as a fund for the early uprising of the White Lotus Sect.

For Xu Hongru's White Lotus Sect. The money is not distributed to his subordinates, only food needs to be purchased. Unlike the Ming army, they could recruit soldiers to fight as long as they had food. And the soldiers were not paid, and the Holy See only gave them food. In order to obtain additional military salaries, the peasant rebellions throughout the history had one thing in common: the slaughter of other ordinary people. rob their finances and women.

After being reconfirmed by Su Li, Xu Hongru finally made up his mind to rebel.

The time of the White Lotus Sect's rebellion was set for the first day of the new year, and after the rebellion, the White Lotus Sect members claimed to be rebels and sacrificed to the heavens to crusade against the Ming Court. Xu Hongru, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, proclaimed himself the king of heaven, built the name Yongxing, changed the eighth year of the Apocalypse to the first year of Yongxing, and at the same time took Longnan as the temporary capital.

Xu Hongru is not arrogant to the extreme. did not choose to be the emperor directly, but first tested the reaction of the imperial court. If you are a qiē shun lì, wait until you conquer Beijing and then officially claim the emperor.

Therefore, Xu Hongru was called the king of heaven, Su Li was named a general, and his subordinates Yang Guang and Zhu Ayao were both appointed as generals, commanding 50,000 Chaogang disciples. And Wu Song, the head of the White Lotus Giant Wood Banner, Wu Liuqi, Tie Jin, the head of the Ruijin Banner, Cui Lie, the head of the Fire Flag, and Liu Erhei, the right head of the Sect of the White Lotus Sect, and Yan Bing, the head of the Houtu Banner, were also appointed as generals and commanded their men.

Because the Houtu Banner was in charge of the flag, Yan Bing could not command the Houtu Banner to fight, so Yang Jin, the deputy flag commander, acted as the agent.

Since Su Li had refused to surrender his military power, the 50,000 troops he brought with him could only be organized into a single army, called the Canghai Banner.

In this way, the original White Lotus Sect's five-element flag was compiled into a six-element flag. Its strongest force was the Canghai Banner directly controlled by Su Li, and the core strength of each banner of the other White Lotus Sect's original Five Elements Banner was only 30,000 horses.

Of course, the White Lotus Sect has millions of members. The Five Elements Banner can be replenished at any time. But the Chao Gang disciples couldn't add it. In contrast, Xu Hongru is not worried about Su Li and the others, as long as Su Li is willing to give silver, he can talk about it.

The White Lotus Sect rebellion is imminent, and the congregants in various places have received information and agreed to rebel together on the first day of the first month. For this reason, the members of the White Lotus Sect in various provinces in Jiangxi gathered near the location of the government office, waiting for the time to welcome the rebel army into the city.

The whole, so to speak. Fourteen Prefectures of Jiangxi. In addition to the four prefectures of Nanchang, Nankang, Raozhou and Jiujiang around Poyang Lake in the north. The other ten prefectures were directly or indirectly controlled by the White Lotus Sect.

Hong Zhanzu, the governor of Jiangxi, has been concerned about the growth of the White Lotus Sect for a long time, and it can be said that he has been on guard for a long time. It's just that he has always been worried about his career, so he has not reported to the imperial court, and has resigned himself to the expansion of the White Lotus Sect, causing the White Lotus Sect to become more and more rampant.

Now that the paper can't contain the fire, Hong Zhanzu quickly evacuated the troops of the various provinces in southern Gansu. All the troops were concentrated around Nanchang Mansion. Defend the area around the relatively affluent Poyang Lake.

However, the total number of troops in the entire Jiangxi town is only more than 8,000 people, and in the face of the millions of members of the White Lotus Sect, these people are guarding one, and Nanchang Mansion is already the limit. Hong Zhanzu wanted to defend the rich area of Poyang Lake, but he was also powerless.

The news of the White Lotus Sect's incident in January of the eighth year of the Apocalypse spread far and wide, and Hong Zhanzu also received a secret report and had to ask the court for help again and again.

After Shen Kefeng returned to Jiangxi, he stayed directly in Nanchang Mansion. He didn't dare to go back to his Anyuan front line at all.

When Hong Zhanzu asked Shen Kefeng about his words, he overheard that Shen Kefeng had taken refuge in Na Haonan, the Duke of Liao, so he asked him for details.

In order not to return to Anyuan County, Shen Kefeng had no choice but to curry favor with Hong Zhanzu, so he told him what he had seen and heard in Beijing this time.

"You mean, the people waiting in front of the Duke of Liao are all big people from all over the country?"

"Is this still fake?" Shen Kefeng replied with certainty: "This is what Xia Guan saw with his own eyes!" The lowest queue in front of the entire Guogong Mansion is also a fourth- or fifth-grade official, if it weren't for my cleverness, I wouldn't have been able to do it at all, and the seven-rank county order went in! ”

After listening to Shen Kefeng's words, Hong Zhanzu asked, "Whose girl is that?" Can you go straight to the national government? ”

"Your Excellency, you're right!" Shen Kefeng said: "At that time, I just guessed that she was the girl of the Guogong Mansion, but later I learned that it was the female official next to the queen!" ”

Hong Zhanzu was puzzled: "The maids around the queen enter and leave the Guogong Mansion, this is a big article!" ”

Shen Kefeng nodded and said, "I heard that the queen is in charge of the celebrant and holds the emperor's jade and base. In fact, the emperor's health has deteriorated and he has long been unable to manage the government, and now the cabinet and the queen have the final say! Hong Zhanzu pondered for a moment and said, "I heard that the queen and several imperial concubines are pregnant. The emperor is already too sick to manage the government, so which mother gives birth to a boy is the future prince. At present, it is estimated that the military officials are all aware of the affairs in the palace, so they must be busy and standing in line. The movements of all the officials in the capital represent the direction of the wind! ”

"Xiaguan thinks the same way!" Shen Kefeng said: "At present, the queen still holds the big seal, and the queen is more than one pregnant earlier than other mothers" Second, most of the officials in the capital have turned to the queen and the queen to compete for the old mother of the Communist Party, and have won over the Duke of Liao, so many officials will run to the Duke of Liaoguo to show goodwill! ”

Hong Zhanzu nodded and said: "The Duke of Liao is the most powerful prince of the current stage of the dynasty, after the Liaoshen War, the Duke of Liao is in full swing regardless of power or prestige, and winning over the Duke of Liao is equivalent to getting half of the position of the prince!" ”

"It's half of it!" Shen Kefeng said: "It's not a secret, the reason why the lower officials went to visit the Duke of Liao was that flattery was only one of the secondary factors. Like me, a little sesame official, you can't flatter any Beijing official when you see it! ”

Hong Zhanzu nodded. said: "That's right, the officials in the capital are not older than you!" So why did you go? ”

Shen Kefeng smiled bitterly: "My lord, have you ever remembered the incident of the King of Liao? ”

"Of course, how can you forget such a big thing?" Hong Zhanzu nodded, noncommittal.

Shen Kefeng smiled bitterly: "I used to think that this matter couldn't be done with my small county order!" But have you ever known that in the process of King Gongqin of Liao, he took over the Dongchang archives! ”

As soon as he mentioned Dongchang, Hong Zhanzu had goosebumps all over his body.

"What does it have to do with the East Factory?"

"Dongchang has collected the records of tens of thousands of officials of the National Dynasty, and you can't imagine that the records are so comprehensive that you can't imagine it, just take my small county order as an example! They don't say how many lovers I have, they even record what time I go to the hut every day? ”

Hong Zhanzu laughed, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Shen Kefeng's expression looking at him with pity, and suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"Mo Fei"

Shen Kefeng smiled bitterly: "I'm just a small county order, and they all have such comprehensive records. As for you? I don't think it will be less! ”

Hong Zhanzu asked cautiously, "Do you mean to say that the Duke of Liao has the information about our officials in Dongchang?" ”

Shen Kefeng nodded, noncommittal.

Hong Zhanzu sat on the chair for a moment, looked at Shen Kefeng in a daze, and didn't react for a long time.

Shen Kefeng smiled bitterly in his heart, when he learned that Deng Haonan's intelligence department came to the door for questioning, he was also beaten stupidly.

After a long while, Hong Zhanzu came to his senses. He asked, "Then what does he mean by that?" Do you want to threaten us by holding our handle? ”

Every official's butt will not be clean, so there is no need for Hong Zhanzu to pretend to be high in front of Shen Ke's cover.

"It's clear!" Shen Kefeng smiled bitterly. sighed and said: "Liao Guogong is in charge of the Criminal Department, as long as he sees that no one is pleasing to the eye, he doesn't need to play tricks, and directly proposes the information obtained from the Dongchang archives, he can take his life and death, and he can also win the reputation of a Qingtian master!" ”

Hong Zhanzu was suddenly confused, and Shen Kefeng's words were like a sharp sword, piercing his heart deeply, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

"So what do we do? Isn't this a man-made sword, and I am a fish? ”

Shen Kefeng nodded, but said indifferently: "At least I know I'm fine!" ”

"Don't beat around the bush!" Hong Zhanzu asked, "Tell me!" ”

"Tell me?"

"Tell me!"

"Good! Let's talk about it! Shen Kefeng thought for a while and said with a smile: "Actually, my method is very simple, since I want to stand in line, then simply stand on the side of Liao Guogong and everything will be fine!" ”

Hong Zhanzu asked, "You switched to his disciple?" ”

Shen Kefeng nodded and said, "Show loyalty as soon as possible." Once it's a foregone conclusion, it's too late to stand in line! However, I see that the Duke of Liao is very close to the queen, and it should be the back party! ”

Hong Zhanzu sighed: "It doesn't matter if he is the queen party or which imperial concubine party, in short, if our handle falls into his hands, we can only be at his mercy!" Thinking about the fact that the handles of the civil and military officials of the national dynasty have fallen into the hands of the Duke of Liao, it is really terrifying! ”

"Wouldn't that be better?" Shen Kefeng smiled: "I've already thought about it, it doesn't matter who is in power, as long as I can continue to be an official in this officialdom." It doesn't matter what happens! ”

Hong Zhanzu nodded and said, "That's what I said!" It's just that this heart is not steady! "It's not easy!" Shen Kefeng gave him a suggestion and said: "You send someone to send one to the Duke of Liao, excerpt, don't you have to show your loyalty!" ”

"That being said, there has to be an excuse!"

Shen Kefeng said with a smile: "The Duchess of Liaoguo is pregnant with Liujia, you can always give a gift!" ”

"You're pretty well-informed!"

Shen Kefeng smiled brightly and said, "My lord, don't let me go back to Anyuan!" ”

As soon as An Yuan was mentioned, Hong Zhanzu thought of the White Lotus Sect, and his face was full of worry.

"You said that once this White Lotus Sect makes a fuss, what can we do!"

Shen Kefeng also sighed: "Yes! I reported to Lord Wang in the Ministry of War, but I just replied that I would study and study! ”

"Go to their research!" Hong Zhanzu scolded rudely: "This group of bastards knows about research and research, and research comes and studies and cucumbers and vegetables are cold!" ”

Shen Kefeng knew that Hong Zhanzu was in a hurry. In the past, when the White Lotus Sect tossed a little, he could endure it and not report it. Now that the White Lotus Sect is going to rebel, Jiangxi will not be able to protect itself, and once Jiangxi is lost, he, the governor, will not be able to defend the territory. Exile is a trivial matter, and if you don't do it, you will be beheaded!

"Don't worry, adults!"

"Can I not be in a hurry?"

"It's useless if you're in a hurry!" Shen Kefeng said: "The White Lotus Sect's rebellion is already a certainty! Now you can only bless the thieves before they arrive in Nanchang Mansion, and the imperial army can come to the aid in time! ”

Hong Zhanzu sighed: "Why isn't this official looking forward to it? It's a pity that the main force of the imperial army is pinned down in the northwest, and I heard that the entire northwest is full of rebellious people, this Yang He is busy enough, where is he still able to transfer troops to the south! ”

Shen Kefeng sighed: "Over the years. Natural and man-made disasters have been continuous, and the common people can't get food, and they can't eat enough, so they naturally want to rebel! It's just that compared to the White Lotus Sect, the common people who rebelled in the northwest should be easy to deal with! ”

Hong Zhanzu said: "No matter what, we have to hold on until the reinforcements arrive, otherwise you and I will not be able to defend the territory, and we will have to suffer a lawsuit!" ”

"Why did this damn White Lotus Sect choose our poor place?"

"Have you met Liao Guogong, what is his attitude?"

Shen Kefeng thought for a while and said, "The Duke of Liao Guo is quite concerned about the White Lotus Sect!" However, the generals of the Duke of Liao are all border troops, and the imperial court is not allowed to enter the customs, so it is difficult to count on the help of the Duke of Liao! ”

Hong Arm Ancestor said dissatisfiedly: "This is all burning eyebrows, what are you still thinking about those ancestral systems?" ”

Shen Kefeng suddenly said: "I have an idea!" ”

"Say it quickly

"It's better for you to give the court a fold and ask the Liaodong Governor's Mansion to send troops to help!"

"Isn't that different?" Hong Zhanzu asked suspiciously: "The court doesn't allow it, what's the use of me asking for an excerpt?"

"Of course it worked." Shen Kefeng said: "The Duke of Liao obviously wants to intervene in the Central Plains, and what is lacking at the moment is just a reason. If you are on the fold, the Duke of Liao will have a reason to send troops into the customs. When the time comes, when you only need to fan the flames and let the court burn your eyebrows, you will naturally make an exception. At the same time, if you ask the Duke of Liao to send troops, isn't it tantamount to showing favor to him? This is much stronger than you giving a gift to the Duchess of Liao! ”

Hong Zhanzu looked happy and said, "I didn't expect you to have a lot of ghost ideas!" ”

Shen Kefeng smiled bitterly: "Isn't this forced? If the White Lotus Sect hadn't rebelled near my Anyuan County, I wouldn't have bothered to worry about it! ”

"That's just as well!" Hong Zhanzu understood that before his Nanchang Mansion was lost, Shen Kefeng's Anyuan County had to be lost first. When the time comes, the imperial court will investigate the responsibility for the failure to defend the territory, and Shen Kefeng will be the first to be questioned.

Without further ado, Hong Zhanzu hurriedly wrote an excerpt asking Na Haonan to send troops to help, and then sent someone to send it to the capital with an urgent official document of 800 miles.

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Here, the city under the White Lotus Sect's helm Immortal Ridge is full of joy, since Xu Hongru set the time for the rebellion, he has been put on Dancheng. Especially after the candidate for the future princess has been decided, after Xu Hongru abandoned the father-daughter relationship with Fu Wanqing, he couldn't wait to admit her into the room.

According to the rules of the White Lotus Sect, the holy woman must marry the sect leader. Since Xu Hongru's wife and son are dead, according to the canon, the church leader cannot live without a wife for a day, and the Holy See cannot be without the wife of the church leader for a day, so since the holy woman Chen Wanqing has severed the father-daughter relationship with the sect leader, she must fulfill the responsibility of the saint and be the wife of the sect leader.

Before Xu Hongru raised an army to claim the emperor, he first started Zhang Luo's marriage. The entire Xiali City was immersed in joy, and the congregation was as happy about Xu Hongru's marriage as their own.

There is joy everywhere, but the boudoir is very different.

Fu Wanqing never dreamed that her stepfather would marry her, which was unacceptable to her. Several times he tried to escape, but he was blocked by the soldiers patrolling outside, and he was basically placed under house arrest in the boudoir, and he couldn't go anywhere.

Wu Song, the head of the Jumu Flag, Wu Liuqi, the head of the Ruijin Flag, Tie Jin, and Cui Lie, the head of the Agni Flag, took turns to persuade them, but everyone touched the nail.

Among the four, Wu Liuqi is quite decent, unlike the other three who framed Chen Wanqing.

"Sixth brother, you have to save me!"

Wu Liuqi looked left and right at no one, so he sighed: "I told you before, the lady and the young master died." The Sect Master will definitely have a crooked mind.

I told you to leave quickly, but you came back on your own."

Chen Wanqing said aggrievedly: "I originally stayed where Senior Brother Liu and Senior Brother Yan were, they have always loved me, and I thought it was okay, but they were arrested by that damn Deng Haonan, and I ran back to move the rescuers in a hurry!" ”

Wu Liuqi sighed: "You are so stupid! And ran back to move the rescuers? You are now losing your wife and losing your soldiers. Do you think the sect leader will go to save Liu Erhei and Yan Bing? He already knew about your relationship with the two of them, and he didn't have a good intention to send them to find dragon veins and treasures, and wanted to take the opportunity to punish them. This Deng Haonan caught them, but he helped the sect leader!

"Stepfather won't be so ruthless!"

"You still fight his father-in-law?"

Wu Liuqi rolled his eyes helplessly, and said in a hurry: "I'm in a hurry!" ”

"It's the sect leader who is willing to save them, do you think Wu Song, Tie Jin and Cui Lie will let them come back? What a stupid girl who hasn't grown up!

"Six, please help me" small

"How can I save you?" Wu Liuqi shook his head and said, "No matter what the sect leader is, I won't betray him!" ”

Fu Wanqing hurriedly said, "Just let me leave the Immortal Ridge!" ”

Wu Liuqi also wanted to help Chen Wanqing, but he couldn't think of a way for a while.

"I'm not the only one looking at you! The four flag bearers take turns looking at you! ”

"And when are you on duty? small

"Tomorrow night!"

"Then tomorrow night you set up the guards, and I will flee quietly."

Wu Liuqi thought for a moment and looked at Fu Wanqing's pleading. Pitiful Baba looked, so he nodded softly in agreement.

As if he had been pardoned, he was grateful.

After Wu Liuqi left, Fu Wanqing's personal maid Shuang'er came in and wanted to ask. Tan Wanqing had nothing to say to Shuang'er. So he sued her.

"Little Miss, you can't believe him!

Chen Wanqing was surprised: "Why? The sixth brother's character is still credible! ”

"To whom!" Shuang'er pulled Chen Wanqing and said: Miss, think about it, if he lets you go. It's tantamount to betraying the Master, do you think he will betray the Master?

"But he's already promised me." "He's trying to stabilize you." Shuang'er said: "When I came over just now, I overheard Wu Song's words, he said that the sect leader will be the king in two days, and the palace in the north has begun to be arranged, how can you let the princess run away at this time?"

When Chen Wanqing heard this, she sat down on the edge of the bed in frustration.

"What should I do!"

Seeing the sad face of the young lady, Shuang'er knew that she was sad in her heart, so she said: "I have one, a way."

"What's the solution?"

Shuang'er said: "I am about the same height as Miss, we change clothes, the guards of the helmsman have not seen Miss's true face, they can't tell the difference when veiled!" ”

Chen Wanqing said worriedly: "If they knew that you were pretending to be me, they would have killed you!" ”

Shuang'er smiled faintly and said, "No!" Don't worry, Miss, they'll beat me up at most! This little bit of suffering can still endure! ”

"I've wronged you!"

"Without further ado! Now Wu Liuqi knows that you will only escape tomorrow night, so you must be negligent in taking precautions, and no one will pay attention to Miss escaping at this time! ”

Shuang'er usually has a lot of ghost ideas, and at this time, it is even more dazzling for Shi Wanqing.

Soldiers don't get tired of cheating!

Zhen Wanqing never thought that she would one day calculate Wu Liuqi, there was no way, to this point, Fu Wanqing had to deceive Wu Liuqi once.

After hurriedly changing clothes and veils with Shuang'er, Chen Wanqing wore Shuang'er's maid's clothes, walked out of her boudoir, and ran all the way to the back mountain, where could she quietly leave the fairy ridge. , If you want to know what will happen next, please log in, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading! A