In the eleventh year of the Holy Dao, the cold wind blew all over the south of the Yangtze River, but most people's hearts were hot, of course, the direction of this heat was not completely consistent.

In Luodian Town, the original security office has become the town office, Ma Xian, who was wearing a green robe, touched his bare head, put on a black gauze hat, and sighed with satisfaction. The county's lecture has been completed, and from now on, he will be the official of tens of thousands of people in Luodian Town.

One by one, his subordinates came over and handed over the money, but Ma Xian's warm heart cooled down little by little with the numbers.

"Why? Seeing that this is the last chance to make such a profit, where are your old wrists!? Ma Guang, you didn't even bring a penny back, and the village you circled was so honest that you couldn't make a sound with a hoe・・・・・・"

Seeing the gray Ma Guang, Ma Xian was even more angry.

Ma Guang changed the topic: "Second master, why is it the last time, in the future, the second master will be the head of this Luo shop, what's the matter, it's not the second master who has the final say." ”

Ma Xian is the second oldest in the clan, and everyone below is called the second master, he said: "What kind of home can this master be in?" Do you know why I only let you go around and come back quickly, and you are not allowed to make a mess and hurt people's lives? Although I am the chief official of this town, I have adjutants in charge of specific matters, and they have direct access to the provincial government and even the court! ”

"Nongzheng, Shangzheng, Xuezheng, and Yizheng are all Jiangnan people, and they can also give me face, but the inspection, Fazheng, and Yizheng are all retired from the red-clothed soldiers, especially the inspection and Fazheng, which are all beads on the abacus, one is one and two is two, which is extraordinarily old-fashioned! If there is something bad that has anything to do with me, I don't need them to speak out in person and secretly beckon the people of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to come here, and my good future will be gone! The scholars of the Metropolitan Inspection Academy, just like the brocade guards of the Ming Dynasty, have newspapers outside to echo and bite people very powerfully! ”

He didn't delve into Ma Guang anymore, but trained everyone: "The point of this trip is not to collect money, but to let everyone below know that I, Ma Xian, am the person who talks about Luodian!" Immediately after that, there was a lot of work such as measuring the mu, checking the population, and building schools and hospitals. Especially those courtyard affairs, they are just pulled up by the government to decorate the façade, but it is difficult to keep anyone taking advantage of that position to make trouble! ”

"When will the imperial court allow the people to participate in politics? The government has all descended to the township, and this new court is stronger than the previous courts! I, Ma Xian, didn't think that this life would stop at the master's thinness, Jiangnan is so big, no matter how many officials come from Lingnan, we Jiangnan people also have a lot of positions・・・・・・"

The more he talked, the more energetic he became, almost repeating the content of the county's lectures, which also caused a group of subordinates to get angry. They were all ordered by Ma Xian to be the grassroots officials of various departments, and as long as the county approved and transformed, they became British officials who ate imperial food.

Only Ma Guang frowned, Ma Xianzheng said: "An Jing is the first, put the bright spots in the eyes, and carefully check the color of the people!" "It scared the hell out of him.

"Before the inspection law arrives, we have to move first and get results, so that it will be difficult for the county to refute my name, you know!?"

Ma Xian mobilized this group of subordinates, who were mostly his own people, and everyone responded excitedly, Ma Guang's heart was cold, his eyes rolled, and he gritted his teeth and said: "The area of Huangjia Village will be handed over to the villain."

Ma Xian waved his hand disapprovingly, and then frowned again: "In Huangjia Village, the Lin family has a remnant of the Great Righteous Society, and there is also a case of the Fang family fighting for the clan land......"

Ma Guang hurriedly said: "The villain will be optimistic, and there will never be a trace of mistakes!" ”

At the head of Huangjia Village, in the earthen house across the village elder for a long time, Lin Gui trembled: "You! How dare you come back!? ..., he grabbed a man in rags who was more tattered than a beggar: "Let's go, let's go to the town with me to surrender myself, your father and I have been blessed, and I am tightly clinging to the horse owner Bo He ~ The official master of the county is to atone for your crimes." The county's waiting sentence has said that as long as you surrender yourself and confess the ins and outs of the Dayi Society, it can be regarded as meritorious, and you can reduce the crime......"

This person is Lin Yuanfu, who has been hiding in Jiangnan for a long time, shook off his father and said angrily: "Tiger poison doesn't eat children, that's how you are a father!?" ”

Lin Gui has been working hard to reduce his son's sins, and when he heard his son's words, he was also annoyed: "Haven't you ever read a book, and you don't know about the righteous killing of relatives?" You're a thief in the court! ”

Lin Yuanfu said hatefully: "Imperial court!? Which court! You even cut your braids, you are the thief! Righteous annihilation, I want to destroy my relatives with righteousness! Thinking that you still have the grace of nurturing, I will not embarrass you, give me all the money in the house! ”

Jiangnan was occupied by Yinghua, the Dayi Society was destroyed, the capital of the company was voted for Yinghua, and Lin Yuanfu was discouraged. *.**/* Originally, he had fled north to Xu~zhou, but news came from the north that Nian Qianyao was vigorously searching for the people of the Dayi Society and returning them to Yinghua, so frightened that he had to turn south again.

Before devoting himself to the great cause of protecting the Qing Dynasty, he did not want to stoop to ordinary work anymore, and continued to carry the heart of "righteousness", contacting old friends in Jiangnan, and wanting to make a big deal again. When he was in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, there was no progress, and there was no place to eat and drink, so he had no choice but to go back to his hometown in Huangjia Village, wanting to get some silver from home, but was caught by his father.

The father and son were pulling, and suddenly there was a loud footstep outside the house, Lin Yuanfu was shocked, thinking that it was an official errand recruited by his father, and he didn't want to be heavy on his father, but he was in a hurry, and kicked it over, Lin Gui smashed through the door of the house, rolled outside and fainted.

was panicking where to flee, but heard shouting outside: "Demon! The demon has attacked! ”

It's not an official, it's a villager, what kind of demon is it......

Before Lin Yuanfu could react, the noisy filthy water was poured on Lin Gui, and then he was also discovered by the villagers.

"I'm not a demon! I'm not! ”

The villagers pulled him out and prepared to do the same, Lin Yuanfu hurriedly shouted, and then saw a fairy-like face.

"Lin Yuanfu!?"

The fairy was amazed to know his name.

Zhang Jiu Mazi on the side gloated and said: "Your father is riddled with demons and is no longer saved, this is here to overdo it for him!" Your Lin family's wealth must also be dedicated to your childless mother to pay for your father's sins! ”

The fairy looked at him playfully, and his eyes still circled on his braids: "You and your father ......"

In just four words, Lin Yuanfu's tempered brain instantly cleared up, and he made a choice in an instant.

He shouted with a hideous face: "I already knew that my father had a problem!" Overtook him! ”

The villagers surrounded them angrily, and then the screams that rose, and the splashed flesh and blood Lin Yuanfu turned a deaf ear and stared at the fairy.

"I heard...... You used to be from the Great Righteous Society, specifically against the imperial court in the south? ”

The fairy was not at all the cowardice of an ordinary woman, and her gaze was like a knife when she looked back coldly, forcing Lin Yuanfu to lower her head as well.

"Yes, I'm from the Great Righteous Society...... Excuse me, girl... ・・・”

Mi Wuniang's words blasted into his heart like spring thunder, "I am Grandma Mi of the Longmen Sect, and soon, everyone will know that I am still the Holy Aunt of the White Lotus Sect・・・・・・"

In the private school in Huangjia Village, more than a dozen men and women are divided into left and right, with different expressions, and they all look at Mi Wuniang at the top.

"Our northern sects have re-elevated the White Lotus, but the hearts of the people are different, and they only look at the wealth in front of them, and they are defeated! At that time, you didn't recognize me as a holy aunt, but now that you're in Jiangnan, do you still want to recognize it!? ”

Mi Wuniang scolded everyone sharply, and her white jade-like cheeks seemed to be floating with a layer of fireworks. ..., "Although the Longmen Sect is not as powerful as your Luo Sect, Hongyang Sect, Wenxiang Sect, and Maitreya Sect, your true transmission is scattered!" Only we Longmen have received the "White Lotus Sutra" passed on by Master Mao, and my grandmother Mi is the White Lotus Holy Aunt! If you don't respect the True Heart Sutra, what great things can you do!? ”

The men and women present were all leaders of various sects who had fled from the north, and they were frightened by Mi Wuniang's threat to denounce the government, so they had to gather together to discuss the plan.

"Great cause, what other great cause? Everyone is just to have enough to eat, and now Jiangnan is full of activity, as long as you are willing to work hard, there is no problem to support yourself, and all the people below are scattered. ”

"Yes, there are also officials like Catholicism who are full of Jiangnan Kaitian Temple, and we can't compare with that Catholic at all."

"The local Luo Sect, the Theravada Sect, and the Immortal Sect in Jiangnan have all dispersed, and there are even people who have voted for Catholicism.

"The government here is on the right track, life will definitely be much better, according to our ability, maybe we can mix something out......"

A group of sect leaders complained bitterly, and the central meaning was one, don't make trouble, under the rule of Yinghua, it is not a place where people like us can make trouble, since we can live a good life, let's live it.

Mi Wuniang bit her lip and looked at a middle-aged man in the seat, "Liu Zhenren, are you also as knowledgeable as them?" ”

Liu Zhenren, the head of the Maitreya Sect in Nanzhili, has a deep relationship with the Longmen Sect, and the two can even be regarded as brothers and sisters. The two factions of them are the core of the sect of the Dongshan Uprising, and after some flesh and blood tempering, the relationship is even more extraordinary.

Liu Zhenren sighed and got up to signal for a private conversation.

"Senior sister, there is really no movement in the south, and we have the ability to use it on the right path, and it is not a way out. I heard that Guangdong Luofu has set up a chemical research institute, which specializes in recruiting foreign people from the rivers and lakes to ponder the study of elixirs, and what we teach can also be elegant・・・・・・"

"Even if the junior sister doesn't want to do this, she should think about her future. I heard that there is also a girls' school in the south, so it's good to learn the right way, junior sister, you should also ...... Married. ”

Liu Zhenren said with a twinkle in his eyes, and when he said "getting married", he also peeked at Mi Wuniang's chest.

Mi Wuniang's cheeks were dizzy, her eyes were red, but she was angry: "Senior brother, you, you have lost your Dao heart!" You are not afraid that your childless mother will punish you! ”

Liu Zhenren smiled bitterly: "No old mother...... Senior sister, you are enchanted, the White Lotus True Scripture has been passed down for 800 years, and the vacuum hometown has appeared in this world? No, this world belongs to the court and the government after all. What kind of childless old mother, what kind of tribulation of the three yangs, are all coaxing fools in the countryside. ”

Mi Wuniang secretly pinched her fists, but her whole body was trembling slightly, and she was still making her last efforts: "I have gained a firm foothold in this village, as long as I work hard, how can I pull up 100,000 sect members in less than three or five years!" You also said that this court cares more about face than the Qing Dynasty, and will not put too much weight on the people, why don't you have a chance, senior brother, don't be so decadent! ”

Liu Zhenren sneered: "A village? Sister, the north is not the same as the south, I talked to a Catholic priest, and the hearts of the people in the south are each seeking their own benefits and are full of vitality. I'm afraid it's getting harder and harder to win people's hearts and minds with us. Senior sister, you better give up. ”

He said bitterly: "I'm worried about my junior sister, so I just came here, and everyone else still thinks about your kindness in the north and didn't report you, otherwise you, alas・・・・・・ if you still don't want to turn back, maybe someone will sell you when you turn back." ”

Mi Wu Niang already hated this senior brother so much, and when she heard this, she felt even more wrong: "Senior brother...... Liu Zhenren, are you threatening me!? ..., Liu Zhenren didn't care: "This is everyone's ...... Ahh ”

The screaming stopped abruptly, and a dagger had stabbed up from his throat, straight into his skull, his eyes almost bulging out of his sockets, and Liu Zhenren was killed almost instantly.

Mi Wuniang held the dagger, looked at Liu Zhenren, who was out of breath, I didn't know what she thought, tears slid down her cheeks, for a moment, the whole person seemed to be about to fall, but she suddenly cheered up, she gritted her teeth and whispered: "If you dare to betray your mother, filthy white lotus, I will send you to the western sky!" ”

Peng's slam and a hideous head slammed on the table, splashing blood and shocking the dozen men and women in the hall.

"Liu Zhenren apostasy! Since I am the Holy Aunt of the White Lotus, I will practice the Dharma and resist rebellion! ”

Mi Wuniang glanced at everyone, her eyes were like fire.

"Open your eyes and see, this Jiangnan, this new court is really a paradise for the poor? The rich masters in the past are still living their good lives, and there are ten times more officials in the government than before! ”

"Have you forgotten the true meaning of the White Lotus!? Why do some people do nothing and just eat and drink!? Why do poor people have to work in the fields all their lives, only in exchange for food and clothing!? We poor people rely on the world and the land, grow and eat by ourselves, why should most of the harvest be taken away by the landlord, why should the government come to collect the land and silver? ”

"The imperial court and the government, from ancient times to the present, have pressed us poor! The Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, and the Great Britain, there is no difference! Don't think that the government has given a little favor to the poor, and the poor will be able to live a good life, that's a dream! Only with the guidance of a childless mother and the establishment of a vacuum hometown, we poor people will no longer suffer, and only then can we have a family in the world! ”

"Ask yourselves, are you thinking of the poor? Are you worthy of your brothers and sisters who are dying, and worthy of their desire to build a vacuum!? Do you want to switch to the government, to the rich, and to oppose the poor? You are not afraid of being thrown into the stone grinding hell by the lifeless old mother after death, and you will not be able to be reborn for eternity!? ”

Mi Wuniang's words were like daggers, poking at the hearts of these people.

"Since I was a child, my master took me to make a grand wish in front of the old mother's seat, and in this life, I will set up this karma, no matter how much it costs! In order to build a vacuum hometown in the world, destroy my Mi Wuniang and destroy everything, at any cost! ”

Mi Wuniang's words were like cumulus clouds and thunder, and they only spread in the small place of Huangjia Village outside Jiading City, Taicang, and hundreds of miles away, Longmen Jiangnan was camping, and Yang Shi, the secretary and supervisor, was also writing down the name of this place in the emperor's schedule memo.

“… ・・・Huangjia Village Fang family Tian case, you want to go to Jia~Ding, don't you arrange a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the massacre? ”

Li Xi looked at the schedule, concerned about another matter.

He is now being used by the political affairs hall, and the trial of the clan case is also one of the major events. The division of the clan field is the established national policy of Yinghua, taking advantage of the fact that the south of the Yangtze River is just peaceful, or the military management, the power is available, and the soft side should also be considered, the emperor personally came forward to try the clan field case, and the political significance of the principle of dividing the clan field can also reduce disputes.

This case was selected by the political affairs hall, and the reason for choosing this case was that there were dead people in this case, which had a great impact, and at the same time, the ownership of the clan land was very easy to decide, and the emperor made a slight adjustment, and all parties involved in the competition could be convinced.

As the emperor who is directly in charge of the legal department, the imperial judgment of this case is naturally more symbolic than practical. This is an old routine in the era of Confucianism, but the current situation in Jiangnan requires it, and it cannot be used temporarily

"Tang Xiang said, Jia ~ Dingruo sacrifice, Jiang ~ Yin will have to be sacrificed, Jiang ~ Yin sacrifice, other places will also fight, it is better to sacrifice Jiangnan in a certain place later."

Yang Shi replied like this, Li Shi sighed, put the schedule aside carelessly, and the vague thought before rose in his mind, as if he had forgotten something・・・・・・

The Yamen of the Songjiang Prefect's Mansion and his subordinates presented Zheng Xie with a text: "The camp has transferred a letter from the Military Intelligence Department and the Praetorian Guard Administration, saying that Jiangning and other prefectures have signs of the actions of the leaders of the White Lotus Sect, and it seems that they ......are gathering in the Songjiang area."

Zheng Xie took a look, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly: "The sect capitals of more than ten sects have moved?" What is this for? Write the counties, secretly watch the ......"

He was not a big deal, the so-called dozen or so sects, there are only a few dozen people, and this kind of flow is simply a drop in the ocean in Jiangnan, where the checkpoints have been canceled. But suddenly I thought of the urgent text transferred before the camp, the emperor might have to go to Taicang to try the case, and he used a little more distraction.

"The county lieutenants of the county have checked the ...... in advance"

Yinghua Imperial Patrol is not as pompous as the Ming and Qing emperors, but the secret work is deeper than that of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the comprehensive investigation is a routine project, and Zheng Xie is to advance this action.

After the order, Zheng Xie didn't care much anymore, the emperor was running around in the eight mansions in the south of the Yangtze River these days, and everyone was used to it, and it was normal for those bandits to run around. Because Jiangnan at this time is welcoming the new year, it is a vibrant scene.