At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the law and order were corrupted, riots broke out, under the heavy taxes, many people were forced to flee, and many of them fell into the grass, and it was not uncommon for them to go bankrupt, and it was not uncommon for them to have cannibalism, not to mention some criminal cases, some people were hungry and anxious, and they could do anything, and the murders in the troubled times were far more than in the peaceful years, so that many people were numb, but a bloody case in Zitong affected the nerves of Long'an Mansion.

The bloody case of Liubianyi.

Now the political situation is turbulent, human life is as cheap as mustard, not to mention the death of a post man who does not enter the stream, even the death of a county Cheng can't make much waves, but the Liubian Yi bloody case is like throwing a stone down in the originally calm water of Long'an Mansion, and the whole house is alarmed all of a sudden, not only the prefect personally inquired, but the nearby guard office sent people to understand, even the governor was also alarmed, and went to Guo Pingwu County overnight to inquire about the progress of the case.

What attracted the attention of so many big people was that a lotus flower cut out of white paper was left at the scene of the bloody crime, and on that white wall, there were people who wrote in blood "Vacuum hometown, childless old mother" Eight bloody characters, it is the White Lotus Sect.

White Lotus Sect, it can be said that the Chinese influence is more far-reaching sect, originated in the Northern Song Dynasty, when the Pure Land Buddha Association prevailed, mostly called the White Lotus Society or Lotus Society, the presiding officer has both monks, but also lay believers, to the Southern Song Dynasty, Wu County Kunshan (now Kunshan, Jiangsu) monk Mao Ziyuan (legal name Cizhao) on the basis of the popular Pure Land Association to create a new sect, called the White Lotus Sect, that is, the White Lotus Sect, and then received many times of support from the rulers and also suppressed many times, forming more sects, Jin Chan, Wuwei, Longhua, Wukong, Huanyuan, Yuandun, Hongyang, Maitreya, Jingkong, Dacheng and other factions, but they more or less have the imprint of the White Lotus Sect, and later generations uniformly call them the White Lotus Sect.

In the eyes of the rulers of the late Ming Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect is equivalent to a synonym for rebellion, Tang Sai'er of Yongle, Xu Hongru of the Apocalypse, etc., are all rebelling under the banner of the White Lotus Sect, so the Ming Dynasty's attack on the White Lotus Sect has always spared no effort, in the past, the White Lotus Sect was mostly active in Shandong, Gansu and other places, Long'an Mansion has always been calm, it seems that those people don't look down on these remote places, and now the traces of the White Lotus Sect suddenly appeared, can you not be nervous?

Who knows, whether it is a rebellion in Long'an Mansion, this matter does not dare to be sloppy, if you are not careful, it is a matter of falling to the ground.

The news of the White Lotus Sect appeared in Liubianyi, as if it had grown wings, and soon spread throughout the entire Long'an Mansion, making people panic, many people were so nervous that they couldn't sleep well, the most feared in the famine year was the bandits, and the life was miserable, the bandits robbed it again, the official mansion combed once, and the officials and soldiers came to harm again, even if there were gold and silver mountains, it was not enough, so that after many people heard it, they consciously organized people to inspect, for fear that the thieves would have an opportunity, that is, they would send people to keep vigil at night before they could sleep.

Of course, there are also people who are not afraid, at least there are two in Jiangyou County: one is 6 Haoshan, because the whole thing was planned by him, seeing that Yuan San completed his orders to the letter, not only did it cleanly, but also led the troubles to the east, and skillfully led the spearhead to the White Lotus Sect, he could say what he expected, 6 Haoshan also fulfilled his promise, and the next day he gave Yuan San and his party a big bowl of wine, a large piece of meat, so unhappy, and the other who was not afraid was the old patriarch of Zhaojia Village: Zhao Yuqing.

6 When Haoshan raised a glass to celebrate Yuan Sanyi and his entourage, Zhao Yuqing was also drinking, but he used a small wine glass to drink, and the object of drinking was only his daughter Zhao Min.

Something happened in the clan yesterday, and Zhao Yuqing hurried to deal with it, so that now he has time to sit down and talk to his daughter about yesterday's topic, and when he heard his daughter say that 6 Haoshan wanted her to do something, he couldn't help laughing.

"Dad, what are you laughing at, your daughter is being bullied, and you're still laughing." Zhao Min on the side was so angry that he stomped his feet.

I wanted to get some comfort from my father, but I didn't expect to be laughed at, can I be in a good mood?

Zhao Yuqing laughed: "Someone in our family Min'er wants it, I, as a father, am naturally happy for her, Min'er, aren't you full of praise for that small county order?" He is also very good in the eyes of his father, bold and careful, talented, and very tolerant, not an ordinary person. ”

"Dad, who said he was satisfied" Zhao Min said a little angrily: "My daughter doesn't want to get married, so my daughter has to stay with my father." ”

"Fool, men should get married, women should get married, how can there be any reason not to marry, okay, let's not talk about this for now" After joking, Zhao Yuqing said with a serious face: "Min'er, the 6 county orders said that he could get the approval, do you think it is credible?" ”

Zhao Min said in surprise: "Dad, you won't be really tempted, didn't you say that you will accept it when you see it?" Besides, the 6 county orders ** know, who knows if he deliberately set up a game to deceive us, you don't know, didn't Chen Gui cover the sky with one hand in Jiangyou that day, but he quietly let this surnamed 6 take it. After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Min said with some solemnity: "This person has a feeling that people can't see through." ”

"Hehe" Zhao Yuqing suddenly smiled, and said confidently: "I'm not worried about setting up a game, I'm just afraid that his ability is not enough." ”

"Dad, why do you say that?"

Zhao Yuqing said confidently: "People have no foresight, there must be near-term worries, although our Zhao family is low-key, but it does not mean that there is no action, just this Jiangyou place, what do you want to hide from the old man, I am afraid that it is not easy, the 6 county orders are not general, secretly took in a team of strong private guards, according to its equipment and accent, it is very likely that Yuan Inspector's former personal guards, it is said that Yuan Inspector was put in prison, his family was detained in Beijing, and Guan Ning Tieqi also returned to the same place on the same day, but there is no information about his personal guard, I received news that Jin Yiwei was wanted by them, and a small Qipin county magistrate took such a big risk, it seems that he is not willing to be lonely, and his ambition is not small. ”

The Zhao family has been operating in Jiangyou for a long time, and there are eyes and ears everywhere in Jiangyou, last time 6 Haoshan wanted to go to Zhaojia Village to raise donations, and soon after Zhao Yuqing received the information relying on this intelligence network, taking in Yuan San and his family, no matter how careful he was, the movement would not be small, 6 Haoshan did not know that his so-called hole cards had been known by Zhao Yuqing.

"Dad, you suddenly asked him about the general trend of the world at the banquet yesterday, in fact, you were testing him, right?" Zhao Min finally understood why his father suddenly asked that strange question, his father has always been extremely shrewd and cautious, and suddenly made such a big mistake, which scared him a lot, thinking that he had drunk too much, and talking nonsense after drinking turned out to have another deep meaning.

It is indeed a very irrational thing to discuss the general trend of the world in front of a court official.

"That's right" Zhao Yuqing nodded and said: "I just want to hear what he has to say, he was originally an official of the imperial court, but he shielded wanted criminals, what kind of heart is he at?" If he said that set of loyal and patriotic words, it means that he is out of sympathy, but he gave a set of ambiguous news, hehe, while buying people's hearts, while cultivating his own power, now the old man can be sure that this 6 county order is very interesting. ”

"Dad, you haven't said whether you want to take the old road of tea and horse trading again." Zhao Min asked reluctantly.

Hearing this, Zhao Yuqing gently put down the cup, stood up, paced back and forth a few steps behind his back, and then said with some bitterness: "Min'er, your father has indeed moved his mind." ”

"But, Dad, we can't live a peaceful life, why do we have to take the old road, you also know, the tea and horse trade, if it is decent, except for filial piety and taxes, the rest will be at most an errand money, if it comes secretly, as long as it fails once, and is bitten by those vampires, then there will be no day to turn over, Dad, you have to think about it carefully."

It's fat, everyone wants to take a bite, like a tea horse transaction, exchanging the worthless tea leaves of the Ming Dynasty for a war horse with tight sales, that's not a million profits, that's a hundred thousand profits, but there are too many intrigues in it, making money on the tea horse is like dancing on the tip of a knife, and being careless is a lesson in blood, Zhao Min has witnessed many people get rich overnight, but she has also witnessed many people go bankrupt overnight, and their families are ruined, and they finally live a life of peace, she doesn't want to go back to a life of fear.

Zhao Yuqing sighed, and said with a wry smile: "There is a head, no one wants to be leprosy, as the saying goes, it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift, our Zhao family has made a lot of profits in the tea and horse trade, and the people in the clan have all lived a good life, and they are used to the days of abundance, and now we are not doing it, but the life is still to be lived, the expenses of nearly 1,000 people in the whole clan, and the expenses of many slaves, nurses, maintenance of relationships, intelligence personnel, etc., do you think you can rely on those fields to sustain it?" ”

"Min'er, you are more proficient in arithmetic than your father, the fields have been lost in the past few years, and our Zhao family is unable to make ends meet, and we are strong outside."

"I wanted to talk about this for a long time" Zhao Min didn't know about this situation, and said with some emotion when he heard this: "I wanted to say it two years ago, but the people in the clan, if they say that they will increase their welfare, they will agree one by one, and cut some expenses slightly, as if they want their lives, they can say anything, and if they continue like this, I am afraid that the gold and silver sea will not be enough to toss." ”

Zhao Yuqing shook his head lightly, and said with some feeling: "Yes, if I come strongly, it is estimated that no one will listen to what my patriarch says, otherwise, how can I be tempted by my father?" ”

"Dad, do you really want to go back to the old way?"

"Now the political situation is turbulent, for my father to see that the troubled times are coming, if you want to survive in the troubled times, it is better to rely on others, I also want to strengthen my own strength, the 6 county orders said that he can get the approval, that security is a lot, there will be a lot of money to make a little effort, why not do it, especially now that the war is raging, the price of horses will only rise all the way, it is definitely a good time to get millet from the fire, this year, starve the timid, support the bold."

Zhao Min's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked, "Dad, then you decided to cooperate with the surname 6?" ”

"A little interested" Zhao Yuqing said lightly: "However, we still have to see his strength, whether he is qualified to cooperate, this surname 6 is right, there is no Zhang butcher, and he can't eat hairless pigs?" If he wants to eat the bowl of tea and horse, he doesn't necessarily need our Zhao clan to join, and our Zhao clan doesn't necessarily have to bring him if he wants to eat this bowl of rice. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Dad will write a letter to him in a while, and it will be up to him to cooperate or not."

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