Walking on the mountain road, the stones on both sides are still mottled with blood, and in some corners there are stumps and broken legs, tattered knives and guns, and burned bare flagpoles. In the wilderness farther away, there were shouts of killing from time to time, and the night was still chasing the fleeing White Lotus Cultists, and the terrible roar made people's hearts shrink.

Wang Huazhen silently looked at both sides of the mountain road, and her expression could not hide the panic and shock, last night's battle must have been very dangerous, I really can't imagine that a mere reserve can break through such a steep cottage.

Halfway up the mountain, Wang Huazhen looked to both sides, and suddenly gasped.

On the left were dense corpses, piled higher than the hill, and soldiers kept dragging the corpses over, some of them were simply seriously wounded who did not die, and the soldiers gave them a knife without raising their heads.

What is called a mountain of corpses, this is a mountain of corpses!

It is conservatively estimated that there are more than 1,500 corpses, and if you look to the right, Wang Huazhen almost fainted.

Dense, black and oppressive, one by one, and the ground was full of captives. Every twenty people are tied together with ropes, like flocks of chickens and ducks, and there is no end in sight.

It happened that at noon, a few soldiers came with wooden barrels, filled with gruel that was clearly visible. Food was limited, and the captives struggled to grab food like pigs, and after a while, they beat each other until their noses were blue and their faces were swollen, and their heads were bleeding.

The guards didn't care at all, they were only responsible for staring at the demarcated line, and after that, they didn't hesitate to beat not only one person, but a string of people.

Human nature has long been thrown out of the clouds, Wang Huazhen saw with her own eyes that someone overturned the wooden barrel and the porridge flowed out. Some people licked on the ground regardless of it, and some raised their fists and beat the barrels overturned. Even open your mouth to bite his flesh!

Wang Huazhen couldn't bear to look at it, and turned her head to see Zhang Ke.

"Hey, Yongzhen, although they are all thieves of the White Lotus Sect, their hearts are merciful. How miserable it is for people to eat each other, so let's give a little more food! ”

Zhang Ke hurriedly walked in front of Wang Huazhen, and after seeing the salute, Zhang Ke smiled slightly.

"My lord, it's not that you were cruel in your later life. It just has to be! ”

Wang Huazhen raised her eyebrows, with a questioning face.

"My lord, these are the diehard loyalists of the White Lotus Sect, and they are full of gratitude for the kindness of the imperial court, which they don't understand, no matter how good they are. Instead, it gives them the energy to make trouble. Don't give at all, they have to break the kettle again. Therefore, the late students can only give a little, so that they can fight for food, so it is easy to control it! ”

Wang Huazhen was dumbfounded when she heard it, but it did make sense when she thought about it carefully. Isn't it the same for those in the officialdom, take out a little bait for a long time, and watch his subordinates fight, so as to reap the benefits of the fisherman!

It seems that this trick of controlling people is really connected!

Wang Huazhen nodded with emotion: "Okay." I don't care about this official, Yongzhen, you can quickly explain the matter to me. I'm confused right now, I'm afraid that the location is going to be stormy again! ”

Wang Huazhen didn't treat Zhang Ke as an outsider, and directly expressed her worries.

Zhang Ke smiled slightly: "Lord Wang, you can rest assured, not only is it not dangerous, but you don't dare to say anything else." At least Yizhou Wei, as well as many generals in Quang Ninh. It's all in your hands! ”

Wang Huazhen was so keen, she immediately sensed something. Hurriedly asked, "Yongzhen, are you saying that the White Lotus Sect has an affair with an official!" ”

"It's not just an affair, it's a family of officials and bandits, please come here!"

Zhang Ke took Wang Huazhen to the room where the accounts and letters were piled up, and told Wang about the matter.

"The White Lotus Sect sent people to rob the military supplies you sent, and the late students immediately led the troops to pursue, and Zhou Ting, the younger brother of Zhou Xiong, the general of Jinyi, actually led the troops to obstruct it, saying that they were responsible. The late student had the heart to do it, but after thinking about it, things were abnormal, so he stepped up the investigation of the White Lotus Sect. ”

Wang Huazhen smiled slightly: "Do you still have something to be afraid of?" ”

"Life is in heaven and earth, how can you not be afraid!" Zhang Ke scratched his head and said with a smile: "The White Lotus Sect is very ambitious, and they are preparing to do some kind of ghost trick of Maitreya on March 3, and they want to take the opportunity to make trouble. ”

Maitreya is born!

As soon as she heard these four words, Wang Huazhen was clever!

The smiling Maitreya Buddha has become a slogan for rebellion, and any official will be shocked when he hears it.

"Yongzhen, didn't the White Lotus Sect all run under the hands of the Mongols, why are they still ghostly, what do they want to do?" Wang Huazhen roared loudly in anger.

"They want to take Uiju!" Zhang Ke said unceremoniously: "After years of preparation, the White Lotus Sect already has two or three thousand strong soldiers in its hands. Hoarded a large amount of gold, silver, and food, not to mention the fact that the slaves were in rebellion, giving them an opportunity, how could these thieves who made a rebellion as their profession not do it! ”

"Hmm!" Wang Huazhen let out a long sigh, "Yongzhen, the White Lotus Sect's greatest ability is to deceive fools and stupid women, how can they accumulate so much wealth?" ”

"Good question, here's the answer!" Zhang Ke smiled and pointed to the letter ledger on the ground.

"The White Lotus Sect has become more shrewd and cunning, they not only deceived the people, but also learned to do business, they bought the civil and military officials in Liaodong, smuggled on a large scale, bought daily necessities from the Ming Dynasty, exchanged cattle and sheep specialties from the Mongols, and they also built a lot of workshops to produce furniture and iron for the Mongols. Shuanglong Mountain, and even around Yizhou, is like a small kingdom! ”

"Bastard!"

Wang Huazhen listened to Zhang Ke and picked up an account book, which recorded the number of scrap iron purchased from all over the Ming Dynasty, almost more than 40,000 catties in five years, enough to build tens of thousands of waist knives.

He was so angry that he slammed the ledger hard, and his eyes were on fire. The amount of trade in the imperial court horse market has reached the point of being calculated, and what I am afraid of is that the Tartars will take the opportunity to become bigger. As a result, the people below are so bold. Thousands of catties of fine iron were sent, do they think they have a long life!

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Don't let go of any of them, Yongzhen, give me all these things, and I will never tolerate anything involved! ”

Of course, Zhang Ke also wanted to open the killing machine and have a river of blood, but things were not simple, he smiled bitterly: "My lord, I'm afraid that there are some people you can't do!" ”

"What? Yongzhen, are you underestimating Wang? Even if it involves the palace. I'm not afraid, what is Liaodong like, the old slave made up his mind, even the little White Lotus Sect dared to stretch out his hand, is there still a royal law? ”

Wang Huazhen was furious. Zhang Ke was silent, waiting for him to leak almost. Zhang Kecai sent a few letters that he had specially found to Wang Huazhen.

"Your Excellency, please see."

Wang Huazhen glanced at the letter, her brows furrowed.

"Yongzhen, what do you mean?"

"My lord, these letters are all from Shanxi. I looked at some account books, Liaodong's production is limited, and the largest goods are still transported from the Xuanda line, these people are Jin merchants! ”

Jin Shang!

These two are almost a taboo in the Ming officialdom, and Wang Huazhen was so frightened that her hands trembled. The face turned pale!

Shanxi people know how to operate, will make money, but also will spend money, two hundred years, Jin merchants not only accumulated abundant wealth, but also run private schools everywhere, funding poor students.

Doing this for more than ten years may just be charity and fight for a good name. However, they persisted for one or two hundred years, and with the carp jumping the dragon gate one by one, the power of the Jin merchants in the court was rapidly expanding. Weave a huge web.

The cold and heat are not invaded, and the cold and heat are not afraid!

Yan Song, who had been in charge of the assistant for 20 years, could not eat the interests of the Jin merchants, and Zhang Juzheng, who could be called the first powerful minister of the Ming Dynasty, did not dare to make a fuss about commercial taxes, and even the emperor had to retreat. If enough salt tax can be collected, why would Wanli send mine supervisors and tax supervisors all over the world to take small businessmen.

Except for Taizu Taizong. In the Ming Dynasty, there was no one who let the Jin merchants bow their heads!

Wang Huazhen had also heard that Jin Shang had done a lot of black work, but he really put it in front of him. It's still shocking.

After a long time, Wang Huazhen stared at Zhang Ke and said, "Yongzhen." You don't just want to sue me that our family is so powerful that we can't afford to mess with it, right? ”

"Of course not!"

Zhang Ke smiled and said: "My lord, I just want my lord to limit the scope of the attack to the smuggling generals." As the saying goes, a thousand-mile embankment is destroyed in an anthill, and the forts on the border can resist the Tartars when they become stronger. This time, if you can rectify the generals of Sancheng and knock on the mountain and shake the tiger, I think it will be a great achievement! ”

Illness comes like a mountain, and illness goes like a thread. Instead of stupidly touching the behemoth of Jin Shang, it is better to do easy things. Besides, cleaning up Liaodong and vacating the position is more beneficial to Zhang Ke's exhibition!

Wang Huazhen also thought it through, and finally nodded.

"Yongzhen, although the Jin merchants can't move, it's okay to take the opportunity to eradicate a few officials close to the Jin Party. This matter will be operated by the official, but there are a few troubles at the moment, and I want Yongzhen to help! ”

Zhang Ke hurriedly bowed down and saluted: "My lord, if you have any orders, you must do it." ”

"Hahaha, Yongzhen, this time your attack on Shuanglong Mountain is certainly a great victory, but this is the territory of the Mongols, if they kill us, what should we do?"

Zhang Ke has nothing to fear of the Mongols, the fried flower department has long been a strong outsider, not to mention that there is a princess pinched in his hand, so there is no need to worry.

"My lord, the Mongolian people have their own way to deal with the affairs of the late life, please rest assured."

"Well, well, I believe in you! This second thing is Zhou Xiong, as a general of Jinyi, he has many men and horses. The previous weapon was robbed by the White Lotus Sect, and he was stunned for several days before reporting it to me, but he was afraid that he would have a disobedient heart. If Zhou Xiong really rebels, I'm worried that I don't have enough troops in my hands to take him. Quang Ninh is erosive, delaying the supply at the front, but it is a great crime! ”

Don't look at the civil officials, no matter how big the civil officials are, they can take it as long as the imperial court has a holy decree, but when it comes to the military generals, it will be much more troublesome, and they must be cautious, especially at the moment Liaodong is in a lot of trouble and can't afford a rebellion.

Zhang Ke lowered his head and thought for a while, and said with a smile: "My lord, Zhou Xiong is probably in a panic all day. Later Sheng thought that as long as they relaxed their vigilance first, and then struck a decisive blow, they would definitely be able to take down Zhou Xiong! ”

Zhang Ke said, said a few words in Wang Huazhen's ear, Wang Huazhen's gloomy clouds suddenly dispersed, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"You have a lot of ideas, so you did it!" Wang Huazhen said approvingly.

After saying both things, Wang Huazhen looked like she wanted to say something, and kept rubbing her hands.

"My lord, what else do you have to do?"

"This, hahaha, is a bit hard to say...... Yongzhen, you have captured a lot of Shuanglong Mountain, right? ”

Zhang Ke was immediately alert and hurriedly shook his head like a rattle.

"Hahaha, Yongzhen, don't be modest, even if the official borrows you, take some silver out!" (To be continued)

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