"Bastard, you actually want to harm the Buddha's mother, say... Did they let you come back because you took refuge in the court?"

"The second brother talked nonsense to him, killed him directly, and dared to murder the Buddha's mother, he should be cut with a thousand knives."

"Yes... A thousand cuts!"

A roar sounded in the small village on the mountain, and dozens of men with swords in their hands, their faces were angry, and their eyes were angry at the leader who had snatched the old hoe medicine.

"Brothers, please listen to my explanation, I really didn't murder the Buddha Mother, and I didn't have that idea and courage, there must be some misunderstanding!"

The leading man, who was surrounded by everyone, hurriedly explained in a panic.

"Yes, it's a misunderstanding, that grandson said, this medicine is a fierce medicine, some people can't stand it, maybe the Buddha's mother is that kind of person."

It's okay if he doesn't explain, but when he explains, the people around him get even angrier.

The Buddha's mother is the reincarnation of the gods in everyone's hearts, how can she not even bear the medicine of the mortal world, it must be that this bastard betrayed the White Lotus Sect and joined the imperial court, wanting to take the life of the Buddha's mother to invite merit.

"Liu Laosan, you don't have to say much, the manly husband dares not admit it, you were caught by the imperial court and joined the imperial court, we can't say anything, but why did you come back to harm the Buddha's mother, do you want to take advantage of this to invite merit, and use the life of the Buddha's mother and brother to add officials to the knighthood!"

No one believed the leading man's explanation, and they all pointed to his nose and scolded.

Some of them couldn't help it, and just rolled up their sleeves and rushed forward.

"What nonsense to talk to him, just drag it out and hack it to death."

As he spoke, he was about to drag the leader out and cut it down.

Although the leading man struggled hard and defended loudly, his two fists were invincible to his four hands, and he was put to the ground in a few strokes.

"Stop, ahem!"

Just as the man was about to be dragged away, a weak voice sounded from the back hall.

When everyone looked back, they saw the Buddha's mother, who had just bandaged her wounds, walking out with the support of two female dependents.

"Mother Buddha, how are you?"

Seeing Tang Sai'er's pale face, everyone hurriedly surrounded him worriedly.

Tang Sai'er's pale face due to excessive blood loss showed a little smile, she nodded to everyone, and then asked the man who was held down by several people.

"Your medicine was really given to you by that grandson."

The leading man wanted to say yes to the head, but under Tang Sai'er's gaze, he lowered his head in shame and said.

"After we were captured, the grandson went to the old hoe for questioning, and the old hoe told him about his family."

"Maybe that grandson is a young man, and he is easily moved by some things, so he took out medicine and gave it to the old hoe and asked him to go back and save his son."

"On the way back, I thought of the Buddha Mother that you were also injured, and I was worried that it would worsen, so I thought that the medicine could cure this emergency, so I asked for it from the old hoe."

Although Liu Laosan said yes, everyone present understood it in their hearts.

The old hoe's son is seriously ill like that, and he will definitely not hand over the medicine, it is definitely this Liu Laosan who robbed it.

Tang Sai'er looked at the dead hound next to him, frowned and thought.

Liu Laosan's decision to grab the medicine was improvised, and it was impossible for that grandson to count this.

So there are only two possibilities for this phenomenon.

First, the other party really gave fake medicine, the purpose was to kill the old hoe's son, and even found an excuse to excuse himself when administering the medicine.

And the second possibility is that the other party weighed this point seriously, deliberately mixed the medicine with poison, and wanted to kill himself by Liu Laosan's hand.

If it is the former, then what is the use of what the Taisun said, not only will it not move the followers of the White Lotus Sect, but it will even make other believers who know because of what happened to the old hoe, but they will hate the court even more.

Besides, the old hoe is just an ordinary believer, and a dignified grandson has gone to such great lengths to kill an ordinary believer, isn't it a bit inconsistent with his identity?

But if it's the latter, then this grandson's mind is terrifying, and he is so strong at such a young age

The means of grasping people's hearts.

After thinking about it for a long time, Tang Sai'er couldn't think of any clue, but his mind became more and more confused.

Although she has been familiar with all kinds of scriptures since she was a child, she is an ordinary woman in the countryside after all, and she has really not experienced this kind of intrigue and scheming a few times.

The only thing she was glad about now was that her men were alert enough to find a dog to test on before giving her medicine, otherwise she would have died.

"Oh no, let's go, it's exposed!"

Tang Sai'er, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Liu Laosan, who was still being suppressed, and suddenly roared angrily in his heart.

If Liu Laosan administered the medicine, it was really in the plan of that grandson, then with the cunning of the grandson, he would definitely send someone to follow.

As a result, I am afraid that several strongholds have been exposed, including the temporary stronghold of Jinan Prefecture.

Thinking of this, Tang Sai'er felt a little anxious in his heart, and he didn't care about explaining to everyone, urging everyone to leave quickly.

A few miles away from the small village, nearly 1,000 officers and soldiers of the guard station moved forward briskly under the leadership of Zhu Zhangui.

That's right, all of this is in Zhu Zhangui's planning.

When he learned that Zhang Kejian had hit the female leader with a shot, he deliberately told the effect of the drug in front of these captives.

Although the White Lotus Sect is said to be an uprising organization, it is composed of low-level ordinary people after all, and there is no official uprising, so there is no silver money in his hands at all, and there are no precious medicinal materials.

The female leader suffered a gunshot wound, and if she hadn't burped on the spot, she would definitely need medicinal herbs to recuperate.

Although traditional Chinese medicine is very strong in treating the root cause, it is still slightly inferior in terms of rapid inflammation and swelling.

This group of captives knew such a powerful medicine, and out of respect for the Buddha Mother, they would definitely find a way to send the medicine up and save the great Buddha Mother in their hearts.

Zhu Zhangui couldn't judge whether what Liu Hotou said was true or false, so he sent someone to follow.

If the medicine is not delivered to the Buddha's mother, and Liu Hotou's son is really seriously injured, then the person he sent will come to the door and find a reason to replace the medicine.

If what Liu Hotou said was false, and the purpose was to take medicine and dedicate it to the Buddha's mother, then it was in Zhu Zhangui's arms.

Of course, the matter of medicine was just Zhu Zhangui's temporary intention to release these captives, and the real purpose was to follow them and find the base of the White Lotus Sect.

Regardless of whether the medicine can succeed or not, as long as the base of the White Lotus Sect can be found, then these captives will not be released in vain.

Fortunately, both plans were successful, and the medicine was not only delivered, but also several bases of the other party were found.

For this kind of White Lotus Sect members who were confused by superstition, Zhu Zhangui didn't think that just a few words from him could wake them up.

Although the common people are not highly educated, they are not really stupid, whether it is true or false, it is really good to them, and they can tell if it is good.

Therefore, if you say that you are high-minded, the court can stop saying it, don't say it, do more things and say less useless, which is better than anything else.

In the future, Zhu Zhangui has already considered how to deal with these people after they are taken down.

After all, they didn't get into trouble, and Zhu Zhangui planned to take them down, in order to change their indoctrinated thinking, they would be sent to various construction sites to slowly renovate, which was the best choice.

After all, when people get tired, their brains don't have time to think about those messy things.

On weekdays, if you find someone to propagate the idea of loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, within a few years, these believers will return to the state of ordinary people and continue to contribute to the strength of the imperial court.

After the captives were released last night, Zhu Zhangui returned to Jinan Mansion, summoned the officers and soldiers of the local guard post as quickly as possible, and followed the imprints left by Hu Yu and others, and touched them covertly.

Although the White Lotus Sect is deep among the common people, and there are spies everywhere, the officers and soldiers of the guard in Jinan Mansion are also locals, and they are also very clear about where there are small roads and where they can avoid people's sight.

As soon as Hu Yu and the others found the other party's stockade on the front foot, Zhu Zhangui brought someone to follow on the back foot.

Hu Yu's several guards found a total of three strongholds, a total of two large and one small.

Two small Zhu

Zhan Gui asked the local Qianhu to bring people there, and he led people to take care of this huge cottage stronghold.

"Your Highness, they seem to have noticed it, and they are packing up their things and preparing to evacuate!"

At a junction into the mountain, seeing Zhu Zhangui bringing people over, Hu Yu walked out from a hidden corner with a rope.

There were six or seven people tied to the rope in his hand, and these were all White Lotus Sect members who found that Zhu Zhangui had brought troops over and ran over to report the news.

"It's too late to run!"

Glancing at a few unlucky people tied to Hu Yu's rope, Zhu Zhangui sneered and waved his hand to order a quick march.

The officers and soldiers of the guard station of Jinan Mansion were instantly high-spirited, and under the command of each hundred households, they touched the mountain from various trails and quickly rushed to the cottage.

The reason why these guys have such a great fighting spirit is because it is the imperial grandson who leads them.

This imperial grandson, among the officers and soldiers of the guards in various places, is a legendary figure.

According to rumors, every time the imperial grandson led the officers and soldiers of the guard to do something, those officers and soldiers and officers would be promoted.

For example, in Ningbo, Qian Qianhu, who helped Taisun encircle and suppress the Japanese Bandits, is now a middle-level and high-level general of the 3,000 battalions, and some of the general banners of 100 households have also been promoted, and the officers and soldiers below have not only been rewarded with land, but also received a lot of silver rewards.

The officers and men of the guard post who were taken out to sea to fight are now making a lot of money.

So there is a saying circulating in various health centers.

Follow the emperor's grandson, get promoted, get rich, and get land.

Today, it was finally their turn to make a fortune in Jinan Mansion, and the officers and men were naturally high-spirited.

Some people are even fantasizing that if their bravery is favored by their grandson, it will definitely take off on the spot, and they will enjoy endless backroads in the future.

Even if you don't get taken care of, you can earn a reward and land by killing and catching a few more thieves.

Therefore, as long as you work hard, you can get the rewards you deserve, and if you don't work hard at this time, when will you have to wait.

"Bell, bell, bell, enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

After all, the officers and soldiers were numerous, and because they were close to the enemy's stronghold, they couldn't hide if they wanted to, and soon the White Lotus Sect members, who were packing up the cottage and preparing to evacuate, found out.

Accompanied by several subordinates, Tang Sai'er, who had just boarded the carriage and was about to leave, heard the warning of the enemy attack, and his pale face turned a little paler.

"What a deep calculation!"

With a wry smile, Tang Sai'er held on to the discomfort of his body, pulled out his weapon, and wanted to take the believers to break the net with the soldiers and horses of the imperial court.

"Mother Buddha, you go quickly, I will leave it for you."

Seeing Tang Sai'er like this, a leader stood up directly and took over the burden of cover.

Tang Sai'er glanced at the leader beside him, shook his head with a smile and refused.

She is the Mother of the Buddha, a great existence in the minds of the White Lotus Sect, she can't run, once she runs, the hearts of the people who have finally gathered will be scattered.

"The White Lotus Sect members on the mountain listen, His Royal Highness Taisun has an order, you haven't caused trouble yet, and you haven't caused harm to the imperial court, Your Highness is benevolent, as long as you raise your hand and surrender, Your Highness will not hurt any of you."

Just when Tang Sai'er and others were arguing about who would go and who would stay on the top of the mountain, Hu Yu, who was standing beside Zhu Zhangui, raised a loudspeaker and issued an ultimatum to the top of the mountain.

The leaders of the White Lotus Sect deserve to die, but those ordinary people at the bottom are heavier, and they are the suffering Shandong people after all.

They have become like this, after all, it is caused by the mistakes of the imperial court, and they have to admit their mistakes, Zhu Zhangui does not allow his imperial court to do the kind of stupid behavior of helping criminals and punishing innocent people.

So before these people officially started an incident, Zhu Zhangui would still treat them as ordinary people.

This is also in the Ming Dynasty, facing their own people, if they were to change places, for example, in the various colonies of Asan, how could Zhu Zhangui still have the procedure of shouting, and the officers and soldiers would have rushed up and cut it indiscriminately.

Time passed slowly, and there was no response from the cottage on the top of the mountain, and no one came out

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Zhu Zhangui saw through the binoculars that ordinary people with skinny bones and tattered clothes were carrying bamboo spears, hoes and other farm tools, looking down the mountain with a panicked expression.

"Your Highness, do you want the slave maid to take people to fire a few shots to scare them?"

Hu Yu, who kept shouting, had seen no movement on the top of the mountain for so long, put down the horn, and put forward the idea of shooting to deter.

Zhu Zhangui pondered for a while, but still shook his head and refused.

Now those people on the top of the mountain, the moment they saw the officers and soldiers appearing again, the defense line in their hearts had slowly collapsed, and the only ones who were still holding on were those high-level leaders of the White Lotus Sect.

Those high-ranking people knew that the imperial court's treatment of the White Lotus Sect had always been unforgiving.

The people at the bottom raised their hands and surrendered because they didn't make an incident, and the imperial court considered the issue of the people's will, so they might take it lightly and just punish it simply.

But these high-level people have absolutely no possibility of living.

People are selfish, and if there is a possibility of living, many people will choose to gamble and choose to trust the court again.

But if you face a mortal ending, 9 out of 9 people will choose to fight to the death.

"Shout again, tell them that the emperor has sent the grandson to preside over the affairs of Shandong, and the grandson has summoned all the officials of Shandong to the Jinan Mansion, and will be promoted to the palace in a few days to personally administer justice for the people of Shandong."

"And the imperial court has prepared a large amount of food, which will be distributed to the victims as quickly as possible, so that the victims can have a good year."

"And the imperial court will re-measure the land next year, and whoever is swallowed up by the landlords of the big clans of the family will personally retrieve it for them, and distribute agricultural tools and new seeds for next year."

"The top leaders of the White Lotus Sect don't need to worry about killing, they haven't caused trouble to the imperial court, and the imperial court has decided to deal with it leniently, and they only need to serve a few years in prison to restore their status."

"At the end of the shouting, tell them that this is an ultimatum, and after half an hour, if they do not open the cottage and surrender, everyone will be punished as a thief, regardless of whether they are alive or dead, find out their identity cards, and the men of their families will be exiled to the army, and the women will be sent into slavery!"

Giving a sweet date is the best negotiation choice, just giving benefits These people don't necessarily believe it, and there is a certain threat, so they will hesitate.

Of course, Zhu Zhangui is not joking with them, if half an hour later, the people in the cottage do not make a decision, what Zhu Zhangui just said will come true.

For the king, he should be benevolent, but he should also be strict with the law, this is what the old man will say every time he talks to him about the policy of governing the country.

In the past two years, Zhu Zhangui has matured and understands that it is not enough to govern a country by killing alone.

Otherwise, when he first returned to Daming, he would have rushed up with his mother.

Hu Yu next to him nodded, raised a loudspeaker, and conveyed Zhu Zhangui's words to the White Lotus believers on the mountain.

The people on the top of the mountain heard the words of preferential treatment in front of them, and some of them didn't believe it, and they all wondered when the imperial court was so kind.

In their concept, in addition to oppressing and exploiting the common people, when has the imperial court ever done such a good thing?

However, when they heard the threat behind, everyone hesitated a little.

If it was just to block their lives, the people present who were already disappointed in the court would dare to fight.

But if the parents, wives and children in their families are implicated, these people are a little shaken in their hearts.

Thinking of their elderly father and young son being sent to join the army, and their elderly mother, wife and daughter becoming the slave playthings of others, they were already a little panicked, and they were even more alarmed.

"Mother Buddha!"

A man beside Tang Sai'er, after Hu Yu shouted below, his expression fell into a tangle.

He looked at Tang Sai'er, who was standing in front of everyone with a pale and stubborn face in his hand, and then looked at the disciple who was whispering and looking frightened, hesitated for a moment, bit his lip, and shouted Tang Sai'er.

"Whew!"

The other leaders turned their heads to look at him, and one of them said coldly.

"Sun Qi, what do you want to say?"

While this person was speaking, the unsheathed knife in his hand had already faintly pointed at Sun Qi who was speaking.

Looking at the several leaders who were slowly surrounding him, Sun Qi opened his mouth and gritted his teeth and said to Tang Sai'er.

"Mother Buddha, we don't have a chance, surrender, and that grandson promised that we can go home as long as we serve a few years in prison, and we won't be killed by the court, plus we haven't officially fallen out with the court, I think we can give it a try."

"Bastard, you want to be a traitor, you coward, I'll kill you!"

Before Tang Sai'er could speak, several other leaders roared angrily and slashed at Sun Qi.

"Stop!"

Tang Sai'er stopped the leaders who were about to make a move, and with the support of the two women, he walked in front of Sun Qi.

"Tell Mother Buddha if you're scared!"

Not daring to face Tang Sai'er's eyes, Sun Qi lowered his head and whispered.

"I'm not afraid of death, but I still have an elderly mother and a toddler waiting to be fed!"

"Once I'm dead, they won't have any way to live."

"Even if the imperial court will rescue them later, as a family member of the anti-thieves, I am afraid that not only will they not receive assistance, but they will even be arrested by the imperial court."

"So, you can't die, and you don't want to die, can you?"

Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Tang Sai'er snorted expressionlessly.

Sun Qi closed his mouth, did not answer, and chose to acquiesce.

Looking at Sun Qi, who was speechless, Tang Sai'er then asked.

"You just believe in that wolf-hearted dog, could it be that a few words of nonsense from the other party made you forget what you were bullied before."

"How did your father die, he died of exhaustion for you to support the servants, and the bones have not been found yet."

"Because your family can't pay taxes, she doesn't care about her reputation, in order to prevent you from being arrested by the officials, she chose to go to the city to be a secret prostitute, and used the money earned by her body to pay the taxes of the court to keep you safe, but in the end she fell ill and was tortured to death by illness."

"You tell Mother Buddha who caused all this, who caused your family to be ruined."

With Tang Sai'er's questioning, Sun Qi's eyes slowly turned red, thinking of his father who died of exhaustion in the project, and his wife who was tortured to death because of the disease, his yellow teeth clenched, and even oozed blood.

"It's the imperial court, it's the government, it's the Zhu family!"

Hearing this satisfactory answer, Tang Sai'er nodded slightly, turned sideways and stretched out his hand.

"Go, surrender, surrender to the court that killed your father and forced your wife to death!"

These words were like a slap in the face, and they slapped Sun Qi in the face.

The men around him also looked at him with contempt in their eyes, and even some of them were upright, and spit directly on the ground.

Looking at Sun Qi, who was standing motionless in place, Tang Sai'er stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.

"They don't have a lot of people, only seven or eight hundred, and we have 1,300 people, as long as we hold on to the cottage until dark, we can break out."

"Once we escape from the encirclement of the imperial court, the whole of Shandong is a place for us to swim."

"The people of Shandong, who have suffered so much, will not hesitate to follow us when they see us raising the banner."

"When the time comes, we will have tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, millions of brothers."

"As long as all our brothers work together, we can overthrow this corrupt court and establish the supreme kingdom of heaven in our hearts."

"When the time comes, I will ask the gods to resurrect your father and wife, so that your family can be reunited once and for all."

When Tang Sai'er said this, she didn't lower her voice, but dragged her injured body to a high pitch, trying to let everyone in the cottage hear her story.

Her words seemed to be very contagious, and the believers whose family members were killed or injured because of the imperial court gradually stabilized their minds.

Many people think of their family members who died tragically, and on their faces with fear,

Gradually, there was a hideous hatred.

They clenched the various weapons in their hands, and looked at the Ming army outside the mountain with resentful eyes, clenching their teeth, eager to gnaw their bones and eat their flesh.

"Brothers, the time has come for the gods to test us."

"Don't be tempted by the language of the eagle dogs of the outside court, they are just evil spirits who are good at seducing."

"What are those powerful officials and landlords like, you have seen it more than once."

"Have they ever fulfilled what they said, they said they would give us tax exemptions, but we still pay heavy taxes."

"They use the fruits of our hard work and harvest, and the food money earned by our family with blood and sweat, to enjoy the wine pond meat forest and live a luxurious life."

"And as we who bear all this, let alone have enough to eat, we can't even live."

"They never cared about our life and death, and in their eyes, we were just useless ants, ants who provided them with a comfortable life."

"Why is Shandong suffering for many years, it is that God is warning us that we should overthrow this corrupt and brutal court and establish the Supreme Heavenly Kingdom!"

"Brothers, sisters, this world was created for us by the gods, and these filthy, ugly, and greedy lords not only seized and forcibly took away the land that the gods gave us, but also forced us to bled and cut our flesh to feed them."

"We have been thinking about patience more than once, and patience has passed, and we even hope that one day they will see our pity and return what we deserve."

"But instead of their shame and apology, our forbearance and concession have been met with endless ridicule."

"And when they were educating their children, they pointed to us who were hungry and skinny, and whose clothes were in tatters, and said that we were lowly and inferior, untouchables."

"The same children born and raised, why should we be treated and humiliated so unfairly."

"That's because we're too kind and naïve to fight for ourselves."

"If the beast does not fight, it will starve to death, and if man does not know how to fight, it will become a weak and powerless lamb in the mouths of those who think they are superior, to be bled and skinned, slaughtered and eaten."

"They were born and raised by the same parents, and they lived in this heaven, and why did they be high, and why did they oppress us, and humiliate us, and torture us, and kill us."

"Brothers, sisters, comrades, the guidance of Heaven has come, and the time has come to turn around."

"Overthrow this rotten court, let our people be the masters of their own affairs, and create a beautiful kingdom of heaven."

At the end of the words, Tang Sai'er raised his arms and shouted loudly.

Tang Sai'er shouted bewitchingly, making the believers' blood boil, and the weapons they clenched one by one were green tendons between their necks.

"The white lotus descends to earth, and all the people turn over!"

Noticing that the emotions of the believers below had been aroused, some of the leaders brandished their weapons and roared loudly.

"The white lotus descends to earth, and all the people turn over!"

Gradually, someone roared, and the roar slowly spread, and soon the whole cottage kept echoing, the white lotus descended to earth, and the people turned over the roar of these 8 words.

Zhu Zhangui, who was waiting with the troops at the foot of the mountain, shook his head helplessly when he heard the roar at the top of the mountain.

"Why bother? I gave you a chance."

Listening to the bursts of chanting, Zhu Zhangui's originally soft gaze gradually turned cold.

Raised slightly, waved his hand forward, and Zhu Zhangui's cold voice rang out in everyone's ears.

"Give me the order to attack, and whoever resists will be killed!"

"Wow!"

After receiving the order, a trace of excitement flashed between the eyebrows, and several people glanced at each other, sparking fierce sparks of competition.

The cold knife was unsheathed at the same time, and several hundred households roared in unison.

"On the orders of the Taisun, attack!"

"Kill!"

The officers and soldiers of the Jinan Guard Station roared in unison, holding shields and weapons in array

Neatly forward, an attack was launched on the cottage.