Chapter 273: Congratulations, Your Majesty!

Chen Li’s heart thumped as soon as he heard about the heavenly credit.

He believes that Zhang Anshi will definitely not fool him, but …… historically, a heavenly merit is bound to have a heavenly risk.

Throughout the dynasties, great feats have been given to the dead to claim, such as Zhang Yu, the father of Zhang Yoking.

But Chen Li was only slightly stunned, but he still said, “Yes, I will go and arrange for him to come.”

Zhang Anshi then said, “From now on, all plans, should be kept extraordinarily secret, we will only take this Buddha’s father and mother, other than that, it’s these backbones.”

As he spoke, Zhang Anshi stroked the case and mused, “Time is running out, summon him immediately.”

An hour later, Chen Daowen came.

He had a mediocre look and the man appeared to be very simple, Zhang Anshi talked to him for a few moments and indeed the guy was as steady as he remembered.

At that moment, he gave some instructions, and Chen Daowen memorized them one by one.

Although he didn’t know why Zhang Anshi arranged and set up in this way, he didn’t raise any questions, belonging to the kind of mentality that, as long as I am diligent enough, it doesn’t matter whether I have a brain or not.

Zhang Anshi explained just that and smiled, ”After one hour, you will set off, and I will set up the rest of the things for you. Just do as I say, this trip, there will be a little bit of danger. Later, accompany me for a meal, I wish you a safe journey.”

Chen Daowen said excitedly, “Thank you, Your Excellency.”

Jin Yi Wei has rules, all the general flag above the promotion of military officials, after the report of the list, Zhang Anshi will check each other’s achievements and qualifications, as well as the person’s life and so on the situation.

Once you get past that, there’s another interview.

That is to say, it is necessary for that person to come to see Zhang Anshi, although the process of seeing him is very simple, and perhaps Zhang Anshi will not say more than a few words, and will only casually ask some questions about his life, or some views on Weili, and may even be dismissed in a few words.

But even so, this was a heavenly matter for the lowly military officials. Almost everyone, without fail, hoped to leave a good impression in front of Zhang Anshi.

After seeing them, Zhang Anshi would, by and large, issue an order for promotion, and it was only after the order was issued that he could take up his post.

Such an approach was actually a kind of inspection by Zhang Anshi, to see if there were some people who could get extra attention from this low-level military officials.

After all, seeing is believing.

On top of that, it strengthens the centripetal force of the entire Jinyiwei.

Low-level military officials were, in general, extremely unfamiliar with such a towering figure as Zhang Anshi.

This form of seeing is enough to impress them, and although it may not be just a few words that will produce any gratitude, at least they know that the Duke of Wei is not far away from them.

Power is both from the top down, in fact, also from the bottom up, especially in this Ming, how many Jinshi origin local parents of the officials, after arriving at the local, randomly fooled by those petty officials?

One by one, after being an official for a few years, apart from earning a large sum of silver, nothing can be done, and this is actually the reason.

And in general, if someone was about to be promoted to an official position of a hundred households or above, or if they were about to carry out a particularly dangerous mission, Zhang Anshi would not only have to meet them, but also keep them for a meal.

Having this meal is almost a sign that the person may be about to soar, provided, of course, that the person is alive.

After Zhang Anshi arrived, there is still an unwritten rule in the Jinyiwei, that is, the subordinates may not pay for the boss to eat, but the boss invited the subordinates can.

The meal is very simple, just a few dishes, there is a big bone soup, Chen Daowen ate very formal, his mood is actually very complex, both know what he will face, but also have a kind of inexplicable longing for the future prospects.

Although his uncle is Chen Li, but Chen Li is very cautious to do things, but instead do not dare to promote his own nephew.

On the one hand, he was afraid of gossip from his subordinates, and on the other hand, he was afraid of arousing Zhang Anshi’s resentment.

But now, the opportunity has come.

Zhang Anshi inquired about the number of people in his family.

Chen Daowen said, “In addition to a few uncles, the family is only five people, the father died early, there are four siblings, the sister has been married, two younger brothers, one brother in the money changer work, the other in the government school academy.”

Zhang Anshi smiled casually and said, “Pretty much the same as me.”

Chen Daowen lowered his head to eat, not knowing how to respond.

Zhang Anshi said, “What do you think about this mission?”

“Although I have not done any trading, but because there are brothers working in the money changers, for business also have some insight, as long as other people can cooperate, I am quite confident, it is worried about …… ”

Zhang Anshi smiled, “Worried that the other party won’t take the bait?”

Chen Dao Wen nodded.

Zhang Anshi said, “Don’t worry, since I’m letting you go, then there’s bound to be a use for me, as long as you don’t reveal your cloven foot on your side, you’re bound to take the bait.”

Chen Daowen said, “I am humble ……”

“Start now, be skillful and don’t always be humble and mean.”

Chen Daowen then busily said, “Yes.”

Zhang Anshi, having eaten almost enough, got up, wiped his mouth and said, “Let’s go.”

Chen Daowen stood up and respectfully said, “I will go.”

He brought a few points of the air of not returning, the previous complex emotions, has also been swept away, the only thing to do at the moment, is to live, do Zhang Anshi accounted for the matter.

…………

In a Taoist temple.

This Taoist temple is located deep in the mountains and looks extremely inconspicuous.

Someone hurriedly flew a horse to this place, and then, he was picked up, and it took seven turns to reach this place.

The man passed through the heavy halls and, afterward, arrived at a cave in the back of the Taoist temple.

In this cave, however, it is so full of incense that there seems to be a guard at every three steps and a sentry at every five.

Along the way are dawgs.

It’s just that these Taoists, they all seem to be carrying weapons.

After entering the cave, he saw an old woman sitting cross-legged on a white lotus-shaped futon, seemingly meditating and resting.

The man bowed down and said, “Greetings, Mother Buddha.”

The Buddha Mother looked only like an ordinary old woman, but she only raised her eyes and glanced at the man without uttering a word.

The man, however, waited patiently; he knew the rules and had to wait for the Buddha’s father to come before he would pay any attention to him.

Just this Buddha Mother raised her eyes and glanced at her, and when the nearby Taoists saw this, they all saluted and retreated out of this huge cavern.

“Follow me.”

The Buddha Mother stood up, holding a floating sink, with a thoughtless and egoless look, and her voice was extraordinarily cold.

The man nodded, and then he hurriedly stood up and followed the Buddha Mother into the depths of the cavern with the same steps.

The cave was enormous and seemed to have been specially restored.

The deeper it went, because it was a cave, so there was a slight sound, and that sound spread out.

Along the way, there were mostly magic weapons, and various golden statues of gods, either with angry and fierce eyes, or in a pure and peaceful state.

That to the depths began to come out.

It appears that someone is chanting.

The Scriptures recited are raw and difficult to understand.

But at the same time, there was the sound of a woman’s wailing.

The sound of chanting became more and more intense, and the woman’s wailing became more and more mournful.

The Buddha’s mother called out, “Is the dharma finished?”

The sound at once interrupted the chanting deep in the cave.

Only the woman’s vague sobs remained.

After a long time, the owner of that chanting scripture, wearing a lotus-like Taoist garment came out slowly.

He held up the floating sink, showing signs of exhaustion and appearing to be a bit deflated.

The man put on an air of serenity and exclaimed under his breath, “These three women, their sins are too heavy.”

He said, letting out a long breath.

The Buddha Mother said, “Great things are at stake, yet you still don’t forget the practice.”

The person who spoke with him, apparently the Buddha father, this Buddha father is a look of compassion, sighed: “Hey, this fairy also do not want to spoil their own cultivation, but this three women sins are too heavy, their parents have always been pious, repeatedly pleaded to the head of this fairy, this fairy has the virtue of a good life, how can they not help them a armful of help it?”

This Buddha father had a disheveled look on his face, walked a few steps, and let the children on the side assist him, before he reluctantly sat down on the futon. Opening his eyes, he looked at the visitor and said, “There is news from Zhongdu?”

“A few Taoists in Zhongdu, after learning of the Supreme Immortal’s decree, acted immediately, carrying gunpowder, and blew up a heng temple in Zhongdu’s imperial mausoleum, and destroyed a number of the temple’s spirit seats ……”

“Good!” Father Buddha rejoiced, “Tell them that this time they have made a great achievement, and in the future they will ascend to the Immortal Realm and receive ten lifetimes of riches and honor.”

“Yes.”

Father Buddha also said, “Since you are here, that is better, when you return to Zhongdu, passing through Nanjing, then pass on the decree of this Immortal, ordering the Taoists of all the states and counties to meet together, and to meet at the hour of the day and hour of the day in the year Wuzi, in the month of E, in the year Wuzi, and to rise up together.”

“Zhu Ming is lawless, the heavens can not bear to see the people of the world suffer from its cruelty, has been under the will of the heavens in me, I White Lotus Church beings, when to kill Zhu Ming, teach the states and counties of the White Lotus Taoist, each to make preparations, and wait until the Zhu Ming swept away, then the world will be at peace.”

The Buddha Mother frowned slightly when she heard this, but she continued to stand quietly without saying a word.

The man said, “Yes.”

“You have worked hard. “Father Buddha seemed to feel that his body had recovered a bit, got up, and looked at the visitor: “I’ll give you talismanic water to increase your lifespan by ten years, so after you’ve eaten the talismanic water, go down the mountain immediately.”

Upon hearing this, the man immediately revealed a look of gratitude and tears, his eyes fluttering down, too excited to be able to speak for himself, and kowtowed, “Many thanks to the Supreme Immortal for granting the blessing, many thanks to the Supreme Immortal for granting the blessing.”

He knocked his head all over the place as if he was having a seizure.

This Buddha father, however, only smiled, but his gaze no longer fell on him.

The man bowed, and then came out on his knees, which excitedly excused him.

At this point, only the Buddha’s father and mother, and a child who served the Buddha’s father, were left here.

Buddha mother said: “How come there is another problem, to raise a big event? Zhu Ming still has millions of troops, that Zhu Di, also is not mortal, really want to move, although our manpower is spread all over the world, countless, but facing the official army, how is the opponent?”

Buddha father smiled: “This you will not understand, originally this fairy and that Zhu Di peace and quiet, each other well water does not offend river water, he did his emperor, I do my fairy. But now, he even want to eliminate me, this time it is necessary to make a move to become.”

He re-sat down on his knees and said: ”Don’t look at our disciples who claim to be in the millions, but in addition to the hundreds of cronies in this cave, and the backbone of White Lotus Taoists in various states and counties, how many of them are truly willing to die for us but also for us, 10,000, 20,000? Even if it is 100,000 how can it be? Now the most worried, not Zhu Di that dog foot emperor to eliminate my White Lotus religion, but worried, they take the policy of softness!”

“If we were to be gentle, and only punish you and me for being the first to be killed, regardless of the rest, even those Taoists would be afraid that they would have their own agenda, and that if anyone wavered and sold you out, how would it be?”

“Precisely because of this, that’s why I taught Taoist Liu to organize people to attack Zhu Ming’s ancestral tomb in Zhongdu first, which has two advantages, one is to break the Zhu family’s dragon vein first, so as to teach the world to know that the Zhu family has run out of gas. The second is to anger Zhu Di and teach him to kill. He was dug up the ancestral tomb, under the wrath, there is no wonder everywhere to catch our disciples, kill people to vent their anger …….”

Speaking here, this Buddha father smiled and said, “The more he kills, the better, kill 10,000, kill 100,000 …… even if he kills millions of people. But we still have millions of believers, but this kill, the disciples will know that they have sinned deeply, fall into the hands of the official army, must be dead without a burial place, you see, they are not the should be dead to follow us together against the Ming?”

“And those backbones of the states and counties, some days ago, must have been morally unstable, and now that Zhu Ming’s ancestral tomb has been dug up, they wouldn’t dare to think about the aftermath, because they know the consequences of digging up Zhu Ming’s ancestral tomb, and even if the imperial court decrees that they want to be pacified, they can’t trust the imperial court, fearing that they will settle scores in the future.”

“You do not teach their fear, they are not going to die to you.” Father Buddha said, “under fear, they are willing to donate more money, out more force …… just, the only thing I am worried about is, although Zhu Di was dug up the ancestral tomb, this time, although it is shocked, can not be used for a few days, he will wake up, he woke up, it is not a good thing. This is the call to the world, teach everyone to prepare to raise.”

“This matter will surely reach the court, once rebels appear in every state and county, think about it, at this point, will Zhu Di still be able to sit still? This is no longer just a matter of digging up graves, this is a matter of losing the kingdom. At that time, the official army of the world must do their best to fight the thieves.”

“What good will it do if all the official armies in the world attack my White Lotus Sect?” The Buddha Mother frowned, worry surfacing in her brows.

Father Buddha smiled and said: “This can be a great benefit, throughout the ages, the thief only the more the more the fight, because once the government troops, the government troops do not distinguish right from wrong, will certainly go around killing, wherever they pass, not an inch of grass, we then secretly order the White Lotus congregation everywhere, everywhere falsely accusing people of being White Lotus adherents, then I do not know how many ordinary people die, the more people die, the more the displaced people, the world is going to be in chaos! The more people die, the more displaced people there will be, and the world will be in chaos!

“I White Lotus Sect, not only can I use this to attract a wide range of disciples, but also can take the opportunity of the official army tired of running to eliminate the thieves, set up manpower, attack the government offices, county offices, the world …… will not become when the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the blaze prairie fire situation?”

The Buddha’s mother listened and pondered.

Father Buddha, on the other hand, had a joyful look on his face, “I can’t say for sure, I can be the emperor and you can be the empress.”

The Buddha Mother said, “We are already Supreme Immortals, what are we doing as this Emperor and Empress?”

Father Buddha, however, laughed, “Have you been fooling others yourself for so long that you have fooled yourself as well?”

The Buddha Mother then said, “You should clear the demonic obstacles less for those women, if this continues, you are afraid that your body will not be able to cope.”

Father Buddha said indifferently, “If I don’t make a move, their parents, they will have to wash their faces in tears every day, I am teaching them to be at ease.”

After saying that, he waved his hand, glanced at his eyes and smiled, looking at the boy at the side and said, “The words of the party, do you think it’s good to listen to them?”

The child said, “Good.”

“What a good boy.” Father Buddha touched his head, “I’ll give you an elixir, and after you eat it, you’ll be able to ascend to heaven.”

Saying so, he took out a red pill from his sleeve.

The child said with a few hesitations, “I …… I ……”

Yet still take it.

Father Buddha said in a pleasant manner, “Eat quickly, and when you have eaten, you will be just like your father and mother and your sisters.”

Under the smiling gaze of the Buddha’s father, the child finally ate the red pill.

Not long afterward, he turned purple and covered his neck like he couldn’t breathe.

Father Buddha, however, didn’t look at him again and only instructed Mother Buddha, “Take care of it, don’t let the filth defile the cave. I’ll go and see if their demonic obstacles have been cleared.”

Saying that, Father Buddha went to the utmost depths of that cave without looking back.

The child began to vomit desperately, first of the food in his stomach and then of the blood.

He grabbed the Buddha’s mother in a wolfish manner and mouthed, “It hurts, I hurt …… vomit ……”

The Buddha Mother only looked at him coldly, “It’ll be over in a while, it’s pathetic, you’re only new here for seven days.”

The child then covered his stomach and rolled in the filth, and finally …… both legs stirred and stopped moving.

…………

The entire capital, for more than a month, was under a tense atmosphere.

Several state princes, divided into Beiping, Sichuan and Guanzhong.

Within the Five Armies Governor’s Palace, only the Marquis of Wu’an was sitting.

One so-called good news, and one bad news, came frequently.

The good news is that a number of White Lotus thieves were taken today.

And the bad news is that more White Lotus Cultists have appeared and are even beginning to show signs of raiding the government offices.

The Jinyiwei, up and down, have begun to scout around, but the effect is not obvious.

The good thing is that with the East Chamber in the front of the mine, everyone acted cautiously a lot, although there were a lot of attacks, but there were not too many casualties.

The Warrior Battalion redeployed one to the Central Capital.

And the central capital of Feng Yang’s local guard commanders, thousands of households, all investigated, inside the eunuchs, but also re-screening.

In this solemn atmosphere, rumors are everywhere.

It’s a good thing that Zhu Di still maintains the last vestige of calmness after his outburst of anger.

He arrested a lot of people, a roster sent to the front of Zhu Di, Zhu Di still did not choose to hook decision, he only took a deep breath, raised the Zhu pen, and put it down.

Also Lostha seems to be extra careful these days.

At this time, Zhu Di sighed and said, “Called Wen Yuange and the ministers, and then discuss it, captured these three thousand nine hundred and forty two White Lotus remnants …… in the end how to dispose of.”

Yilungha said, “The slave girl obeys the order.”

Zhu said, “What do they all think?”

Yiluoha thought for a moment and said, “Only the Duke of Wei …… said he wished to be pardoned, the rest ……”

Zhu raised an eyebrow and said, “What about the rest?”

“They all said they wanted capital punishment as an example to others.”

Zhu frowned, “Is that so? What’s your opinion?”

Yiluoha said timidly, “The slave girl also feels that the punishment should be capital punishment.”

Zhu said, “Why?”

Also lost ha very carefully said: “slave girl heart in fact and the same as the Duke of Wei, know that all killed also can not solve things, the world’s congregation, as many as hair, kill clean? But everyone, all dare not say pardon, because the White Lotus Church is too wanton, actually dare …… to dare to go on the rampage in the imperial mausoleum in the middle of the capital, is really bold. Everyone is worried that if this time to propose a pardon, offended His Majesty, even ……”

Zhu Di understood, at this time, is no longer how to solve the problem of the matter, which involves the issue of right and wrong.

You can’t say, “Your Majesty, it’s okay to have your ancestors’ graves dug up, Your Majesty, I’ll forget about it.

Who knows if Zhu Di will send you a package to execute three clans.

Zhu Di, however, said, “Then why did Zhang Anshi propose a pardon?”

Yizhuoha thoughtlessly said, “Because the Duke of Wei is bold, in addition to that, His Majesty also trusts him, not to mention …… that he is also the wife and brother of the Crown Prince, in the heart of His Majesty, the Duke of Wei, no matter what he says or does, there will always be no other intentions.”

“The wise son suspects his neighbor?” Zhu asked rhetorically.

Also Lostha said, “Yes.”

Zhu Di sighed quietly, said, “These days, I always can not sleep, I feel sorry for the ancestors, hey …… I am not a good son ah.”

Zhu Di said, and then sighed deeply, eyes a little red: “Tai Zu Gao Emperor springs know, I can not even protect their own ancestors, teach them how to rest in peace, hey ……”

He shook his head with a look of remorse.

Yizhuoha looked at Zhu Di, hesitated and said, “Your Majesty, just now the slave girl heard that …… in the capital, there are many nursery rhymes ……”

Zhu raised his eyes and said, “What nursery rhyme?”

“Said what wu zi year e month e day e time this white lotus sect to meet to rise up, the world da move.”

Zhu Di heard, eyes slightly a sheet, eyes swept through a trace of killing intent ……

He grimaced again.

Zhu Di has always had a bad temper, probably from the inheritance of his great ancestor, Emperor Gao.

He had already very much suppressed his temper after being this emperor, even when he was digging up his ancestors’ graves, he maintained a trace of sanity after his extreme anger.

But now, he couldn’t tense up again.

He was like a tiger that had been teased over and over again until that tiger had to show its fangs.

Zhu said, “It seems that they are going to follow the Taiping Dao.”

Also Lost Ha, “It’s Just a Nursery Rhyme ……”

“No.” Zhu shook his head, “This is not as simple as a nursery rhyme ……”

Yiluoha said with a few moments of concern, “Your Majesty ……”

Zhu Di, with a cold face, returned to the imperial case and sat down again, lifting the vermilion pen, which was hanging on the lower directory.

Drops of vermilion ink began to drip down.

Zhu’s hand trembled slightly.

He is used to solving problems by force.

Since they choose to use force, the thousands of congregations captured at …… the moment are rebels.

It’s just that …… personally ticked off so many people, so how many people …… would be implicated in this?

Just at this moment, a eunuch suddenly came in with broken steps and said urgently, “Your Majesty, Your …… Majesty.”

Zhu looked up.

This eunuch said, “The Southern Zhenfu Division …… Southern Zhenfu Division …… has entangled men and horses, and in addition to this, the Model Battalion has also been mobilized.”

Zhu raised his eyebrows, “Why?”

“Wei Guo Gong reported, has caught the thief, to this this first offender …… escorted back to the capital, in order to guard against, lest there are their accomplices to block, so the inner thousand households and model battalion poured out.”

This statement was made ……

The vermilion pen snapped and fell on the imperial case.

Zhu’s face stiffened.

Yay Lostha also exclaimed.

Yiluoha said anxiously, “What does it mean that we have caught the thief? Wasn’t there no sound before? What kind of thief was caught?”

The eunuch said, “In fact …… in fact, the slave girl is also not known, only said …… it is what the Buddha father and mother …… and a lot of White Lotus Church backbone. ”

When Yiluoha heard this, his eyes lit up fiercely and he immediately said, “Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty ah …… the world is at peace.”

Saying that, Yiluoha immediately bowed down and kowtowed towards Zhu Di.

Zhu Di face is still shocked, he looked incredulous, surprised, “The head of the thief …… really caught? How is it possible …… so fast …… not that, these two are very cunning, has been hidden, even if the lower head of those skeleton White Lotus Taoist, also feel that they are the dragon to see the head and not to see the tail?”

Yiluoha is still kneeling, but his voice seems to be a bit more relaxed: “Your Majesty called the Duke of Wei to inquire carefully will know. Your Majesty, the Duke of Wei has always acted with purpose and will never make a mistake.”

Zhu Di nodded, then immediately said, “Call him. Quickly summon him to come, this guy …… is always …… his mom’s god god god look ……”

The little eunuch was about to run to ……

Zhu Di, however, suddenly shouted, “And wait.”

The little eunuch hastily stopped, turned back, too late to kneel down, Zhu Di said: “No, can not delay his business, from Qixia to this, a trip back and forth is not easy, if it is delayed he set up, what mistakes, that can be bad. Come to people …… I go, I personally go to see.”

Yizhuoha, however, looked uneasy and advised, “Your Majesty …… the winds outside are now tight, I’m only afraid that there is danger.”

Zhu Di said: “This so-called congregation, but there are more people just, can be more of a rabble, they are hidden, if they really dare to come out of the head, that is to come to a million is not enough for me to kill.”

To see also lost Ha is still worried look, pause, Zhu Di then said: “more transfer some forbidden guards to follow is, teach the ministers also accompanied the driver.”

Yiluoha thought for a moment and nodded before saying, “Yes, slave girl obeys the order.”

Soon, the entire palace was a mess. Immediately after that, it is thousands of drawn out warrior battalion as well as the feather guards to open the road. Zhu Di also led a hundred or so guards, flying horse from the Daming Gate out.

I heard that the bandit leader of the White Lotus Sect was captured.

Hu Guang and Yang Rong of Wen Yuan Pavilion were very surprised.

In fact, they were already very worried about the situation at hand.

It’s like a powder keg that ignites at the drop of a hat.

This way, the two also rode on horseback, on the horse, Hu Guang could not help but mutter, “The world is so big, this White Lotus Sect’s bandit leader is such a godly character, how just a month or so, will be able to detect its traces, which is really a little hard to believe.”

Yang Rong also felt odd and said, “Let’s not worry about it first, everything will be known when we meet Zhang Anshi.”

Hu Guang nodded, “If we can really catch the bandit leader, it would be great, the world is in good hands.”

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Had a good night’s sleep, much more comfortable, thanks for being considerate.