Chapter 274.
Zhu led the men and rushed to Qixia without stopping.
Several of the government offices in Suxia, including the barracks of the Model Battalion, are located in the Eastern District.
While the library and the schoolhouse are mainly in the South Sector, as for the docks and the marketplace, they are in the West Sector.
As for the North District, it is the main residential area where Zhang Anshi’s new mansion is located.
Here in the Eastern District, from the Southern Zhenfu Division to the Model Battalion, as well as the yamen administering Qixia, and even the governor’s yamen of Taiping Prefecture, a patchwork of yamens were close together, and everywhere there were lieutenants and officials.
Now, however, the place is tense.
A large number of lieutenants began to assemble, and although they did not know what was going on, they were all dressed in brocade coats and carrying swords.
In addition to this, a large number of horses had been furnished, and even the curtseys for the horses were thoughtfully hung on their saddles for them.
Three days’ rations for each man, plus a fair amount of travel silver for all.
The gathered lieutenants murmured, and then Zhang Anshi began to issue orders.
With a single order, although everyone did not know what was happening, after receiving the order, they set off with fire, marching along with their own Hundred Horsemen at a fast pace.
Model battalion, on the other hand, three hundred veterans led by Zhu Yong himself, has begun to board the ferry that has long been prepared, a boatload of men and horses, killing and going.
The entire Eastern District is filled with a solemn aura.
There are significantly more guard posts here.
As soon as Zhu’s carriage arrives.
Zhang Anshi, who received the news, hurriedly flew his horse forward to meet him.
Greeting Zhu Di, Zhang Anshi saluted, “I have met Your Majesty.”
Once you see Zhang Anshi.
Almost everyone then realized that this time …… may really go to get a thief, and it must be a big fish.
Because Zhang Anshi was wearing double layers of armor.
So much so that when Zhang Anshi saluted, he couldn’t bend his waist, and the whole person seemed like a puppet, and when his body moved, his whole body was the clanging sound of metal friction.
Zhu Di said, “What is the thief to be caught?”
“Father and Mother Buddha.”
“Found their trail?” Zhu gazed at Zhang Anshi.
Zhang Anshi said: “has fallen into the net, and there are a lot of backbone, have been taken, enough more than ninety people. Just …… their party is very much, I am afraid of someone along the way to rob prisoners. Therefore, additional manpower, go to bring people back.”
Zhu Di heard, greatly cheered, even the gloomy face for many days, also all of a sudden eased up.
With his hands behind his back, he said with a few moments of excitement, “How was it held?”
Zhang Anshi, however, looked around warily.
Zhu Di realized what, then said: “I do not care how to hold, just these traitors, I must be broken into pieces, bones and ashes, only to eliminate hatred. When can people …… be brought back?”
By now, Zhu Di’s anger still hadn’t been removed by half.
“Within seven or eight days of roundtrip ……” Zhang Anshi said, “It’s mainly for precautionary purposes ……”
Zhu Di nodded his head and said, “There is nothing wrong with being prudent at this time, this is a heavenly feat for Zhang Qing, I must reward him heavily.”
Zhang Anshi immediately happy flowers, cheerfully said: “Your Majesty ……鑷ｈ繖鐐瑰姛鍔筹紝绠楁槸浠€涔堬紵 What’s more, I’m already the Duke of the country, and I’ve already been blessed by Your Majesty’s favor, so where do I dare to ask for any reward? Your majesty casually reward me a few tens of thousands of taels of silver. ”
Chu: “……”
Zhu Di’s intention is really to reward him with tens of thousands of taels of silver.
But …… Zhang Anshi this tone …… fell let him originally intended to give the reward a little bit can not speak, so actually some stammers up.
After slowing down, he took a deep breath and finally said, ”Well, how can you give this little reward for such a feat? Come, you and I say, how is it set up? I intend to wait here …… for that thief to be escorted to the capital.”
Zhang Anshi felt that Zhu Di had been staying here was a bit inappropriate, so he advised, “Your Majesty, it will take several days to bring the head of the thief to the capital ……”
Zhu Di heard, but did not think that said: “These two thieves, digging my ancestral tombs, I deeply hate, want to kill their hearts, can not wait a moment, today I am here in person, do not see these two thieves, will not stop.”
Saying that, without waiting for Zhang Anshi, the master, to agree, he walked right into the South Zhenfu Division.
The ministers accompanying the driver, you look at me, I look at you, a face to face.
But Zhu’s hatred is understandable.
Not to mention the emperor, even if it is ordinary people, their own family’s ancestral graves have been plowed, afraid to go back to pick up the wood knife to fight for their lives.
Zhang Anshi a face of embarrassment, glanced at the rear head of the civil and military, and then hastened to catch up, “Your Majesty, I here …… is relatively simple ……”
Zhu Di ignored him and walked directly to the lobby of the South Zhenfu Division, and after nonchalantly taking a seat at the top position, he said, “Make tea for me.”
He looked as if he was unwilling to take care of Zhang Anshi, and his intention was clear: he was planning to die here.
Zhu no longer looked at Zhang Anshi, and his gaze fell on the two men.
He instructed Yang Rong and Hu Guang, who came with him, to say, “The two Qing people …… can go back to the Wen Yuan Pavilion to draw up a ticket, and if there is any major event, come back to report to me.”
Hu Guang and Yang Rong then saluted, “Obey the decree.”
In any case, the two were greatly relieved, as long as His Majesty did not go on a killing spree.
At the other end, Zhu Yong and the others, all the way to Wuhu County in Taiping Province.
Directly to the Wuhu County Magistrate’s Office.
With tired faces, when they arrived at the county office, the local magistrate, Liu Zhen, rushed out to greet them, “Greetings to you generals.”
Zhu Yong said with an anxious look on his face, “Less nagging, where is the thief?”
Liu Zhen was shocked and surprised, “What thieves?”
Zhu Yong said gruffly, “Still talking about the thief, saying that you have already held the thief and taught me to bring him back.”
Liu Zhen jaw dropped, fixed his mind, hastily welcomed Zhu Yong to the light house, first salute, and then said: “I have not heard ah, here …… where there are any thieves ……”
Zhu Yong was instantly furious, glaring at Liu Zhen, huffing and puffing and slapping the case, “What my big brother said can still be wrong, what, could it be that you have colluded with the thief and have taken him away?”
“Really no.” Liu Zhen stayed with a few crying and laughing, said: “General, you also do not think about it, the next official is what people ah, the next official is a wine bag, area seven small official, half life wasted, mixing most of his life, do what nothing, where there is this ability, can capture what thief? General is not too look down on me?”
Zhu Yong: “……”
With Zhu Yong’s intelligence, actually also feel that Liu Zhen said reasonable, the person in front of him, a look is a waste, on such a waste, how to look at, are not like to be able to hold the thief.
Zhu Yong also could not help but have doubts, said: “Could it be a fucking mistake? Not right ah, big brother is said to come to this county office.”
Liu Zhen said, “I wonder if there are any other orders?”
Zhu Yong slapped his head, “Right, there really is, gave me a brocade bag, said to pick up the thief again. But …… this is not a handover of the thief?”
Liu Zhen said, “Then why don’t you take it out and see for yourself.”
Zhu Yong shook his head, “No, what big brother ordered, hand over the thief can only see.”
“Isn’t this a matter of urgency?”
Zhu Yong is very stubborn: “What is the urgency of the matter, I do not understand, I only know that I do not hand over the thief, then die can not see.”
Liu Zhen: “……”
A deathly silence fell upon this light house.
After a long silence, Liu Zhen said, “General, did the Duke of Wei say that you are not allowed to see it?”
Zhu Yong thought for a moment and said, “The original statement was indeed that you can’t look at it.”
“So is the next official …… allowed to read it?”
When Zhu Yong heard this, he was so happy that he fiercely patted Liu Zhen’s shoulder, this pat, snapped, Liu Zhen’s body directly shortened, only to feel that his internal organs were shaking, almost vomiting. He uh ah, it was not easy to slow down his breath.
Zhu Yong said, “You seem pretty fucking smart, well, come and see then.”
Saying so, he immediately took the brocade bag and handed it over to this Liu Zhen.
After Liu Zhen carefully looked at it, he smiled and said, “The top said that there are no thieves, it’s called the darkness, haha, general, I told you there are no thieves, the male master asked you to entrench yourself here for two days, and then immediately lead the team back to Qixia.”
“Is that so?” Zhu Yong looked skeptical, “So that’s how it is, big brother is really unpredictable.”
Liu Zhen said, “General …… you see.”
Zhu Yong’s face changed, and he suddenly squinted at Liu Zhen, saying, “Daring, you probe top military secrets and plot against them!”
Liu Zhen people are numb, his face white for a moment, he panicked and waved his hand, “No, no, the next official did not ……”
Zhu Yong angrily stared at him and said: ”Still say no, this brocade bag is a top secret, the head of the record is the military strategy, you read it in full view, and now you want to deny? It seems …… that you are no longer a general rebel! Come people, immediately take down this dog official.”
Liu Zhen directly to the scared soul, mouth said: “want to add the crime, why not worry about it ……”
Zhu Yong glanced at him, and then he didn’t look at him anymore, a few ordered guards nimbly bound this Liu Zhen.
Liu Zhen wailed, “General, general …… I am wronged, I am wronged, it is you who taught me to look.”
Zhu Yong snorted coldly and said, “I told you to eat X, are you going to eat it too?”
Liu Zhen suddenly stopped talking, and his eyes were like dead fish, suddenly devoid of energy.
Someone took a ball of cloth and gagged him directly.
Immediately afterward, someone dragged him out.
Zhu Yong sat in the light house, happy, first sip a mouthful of tea, and then took out another copy of the brocade bag, cheerfully said, “Big brother really anticipate things like God, come here, there must be someone to peek at the top secret military information, and really …… anticipate it.”
“Come on, go and call that county minister here, this general wants to see him.”
“Yes ……”
………………
In the middle of the cave.
Someone hurried in, this person’s footsteps were extremely fast, and when someone stopped him, he anxiously mouthed, “Something big is happening, something big is happening, I’m going to see the two Supreme Immortals right now.”
The Taoist hesitated and exchanged glances with the others with each other.
One of the Taoists said, “The upper immortal is getting rid of the demonic obstacles for people, and at this time, he is most disgusted with people interrupting, are you sure …… you want to interrupt?”
But the man in front of him, still said, “The matter is significant and needs to be reported immediately.”
It was only then that the Taoist realized that something might really be wrong.
So he said, “Wait here.”
After an incense burner, the Taoist went and returned, saying, “Follow me.”
With that, the man guided the man inside, all the way to an open hall.
Several idols were enshrined in this bright hall, and in addition to that, this Father and Mother Buddha, the two of them, had sat here on their knees.
Father Buddha looked a little haggard, while Mother Buddha looked solemn.
The two stared at the visitor.
This person then bowed down and said, “No good, the capital side …… said that someone has captured the two upper immortals.”
This Buddha Mother listened and revealed a look of surprise.
Then he said, “My second body is here, when did I become a prisoner? Heh …… is just a trick of those imperial dog officials to kill good and risk their lives.”
This person again busy said: “No no no, the commotion is very big, is that Zhang dog personally disposed, sent out countless lieutenants, even that model dog battalion also deployed, not only so, even the emperor also personally to Qixia sit down. After hearing the news, Xiao Dao also thought that something happened to the upper immortal, panicked to come here, who expected that the two upper immortals are unhurt, which is …… this is …… this is …… this is …… this is …… this is …… this is …… this is …… this is ……”
Buddha mother is even more disdain: “then that Zhang dog, seems to be just so, nine times out of ten, is to deceive the dog emperor, want to take credit! This fairy also said, he so much so-called credit is where to come from, the original is actually so, this Zhu Ming does not die, really no heavenly reason.”
Only Father Buddha had been silent, and he wrinkled his brow in contemplation.
Mother Buddha glanced at him when she saw he was silent.
Father Buddha suddenly said at this time, “Not good!”
“What?”
“That Zhang Dog must not be underestimated.” Father Buddha said, “This person is cruel and violent, but without a few skills, it would never be possible to have today, this is the biggest eagle and dog by the side of the dog emperor, how can we underestimate it?”
After a pause, the father of the Buddha and said: “He made this is a poisonous plan, is the use of the world’s state capitals of the many White Lotus Taoists, and do not know the identity of you and me, the vast majority of people, we have never known, so fraudulently claimed to have taken hold of people, as long as casually looking for two people to replace the two people in front of the world, the two people of the openly and honestly executed, the ignorant, naturally, think you and I two immortals, has been killed by the court. .”
The Buddha’s mother was shocked to hear this.
They are doing what is supposed to be a hidden agenda.
The gods and goddesses are supposed to be safe on weekdays.
And then take someone like a protector or something like that and go to various places to preach, and then appoint White Lotus Taoists in various places and teach them to absorb the congregation.
In doing so, you can make every effort to avoid hidden dangers, lest the officials catch you.
On the other hand, it also maintains mystery in the minds of the congregation.
Otherwise, if people see you with just two eyes and two ears and nothing strange, they will inevitably lose much of their piety.
Zhang Anshi obviously grasped this point, once this hand is successful, then at least 70% or 80% of the world’s congregation will know that the two immortals are dead and have no magical powers, otherwise how would they teach the court to capture, and how could they cut off their heads?
And once such cognitive dissonance, then inevitably lead to the hearts and minds of the people, this White Lotus Sect will be easily, directly abolished half of the strength.
There will even be some cadres, not knowing what is going on, who, after learning that the Buddha’s father and mother have been taken, are so frightened that they may directly turn to the imperial court to save their lives.
Father Buddha said, “Not bad, not bad, looks like we’ve met our match.”
With that, he actually smiled, another look of disbelief.
The Buddha Mother raised her eyebrows and said, “Now that it’s come to this, you can’t afford to laugh.”
Father Buddha said, “I had thought that the court would be straightforward and quick, but I didn’t expect that they are still still making fraud. It can be seen …… that they have not …… completely lost their sanity and still want to maneuver with this immortal.”
Father Buddha actually happy, he then said disdainfully, “But …… it is easy to deal with them, what is this? To break their scheme, just show up the real body, and after that …… send people around to lobby. Even if someone falters, but as long as we act early, this harm, can be minimized.”
The Buddha Mother said with a few moments of worry, “Will …… showing up in the real body ……”
Father Buddha said, “Don’t worry, the local magistrate, whose mother and wife are our disciples, obeys us and doesn’t dare to disobey us. The local inspector has also received our goods. We here called the disciples, set up altar practice after, then immediately find a new place to hide, then …… wait for the court to know later to check here, we have long been empty.”
When the Buddha Mother nodded, she said, “It will have to be so.”
Father Buddha, however, thought about it and added: “It is just that …… opening the altar and practicing is just a way to deal with it. Since they still want to make a monster, then …… it is not my fault, instruct Cui Yinghao in the palace, teach him to make preparations as well. If the dog emperor still does not kill …… then …… I will kill him.”
Said Father Buddha with a nonchalant face, “Hehe …… only tell the dog emperor over and over again that if he doesn’t go on a killing spree, this dragon chair of his won’t be stable before he’s willing to kill people, and how can we make things happen if he doesn’t kill people ……? ”
The Buddha Mother said with a few lingering concerns, “Can those people …… in the palace be counted on?”
“You don’t understand, the people in the palace are the most empty, they don’t have sons and daughters, and they most wish to look to the afterlife. At the beginning to buy them, desperately teaching our White Lotus Sect’s teachings, originally was hoping, let them help to spy some news. Or …… pull them together, let them give us some care in the future. Where thought …… this dog emperor even want to die biting us not let go ……”
Saying this, Father Buddha let out a sigh before adding, “It wasn’t to come to this point. This Immortal would also never take the risk! We have been laying out for so many years, it’s not easy to live such a good life, who would want to hide from now on and go against the imperial court? The truth is that they won’t let us go.”
The Buddha Mother said, “In that case, when will the altar be opened for the practice?”
Father Buddha narrowed his eyes, a fine light flashed in his eyes, then said, “Since the sooner the better.”
…………
Next Day ……
A large number of dowsers, began to climb the mountain.
These Taoists, mostly the cadre of Taoists in the neighborhood.
Because of the time constraints and the restlessness of the people, the time was chosen directly at the auspicious time of the following day.
This resulted in the fact that there were not many Taoists who climbed the mountain, all of whom came from their own counties, or from several nearby counties overnight.
The crowd hoofed it up the mountain.
After arriving at the Taoist temple, then …… they worshiped.
Hundreds of people didn’t say a word.
An altar was set up here long ago.
At this time, the Taoist people do not know what happened in the capital, only know that Buddha’s father and mother to personally open the altar, and even more, many people, never expected, Buddha’s father and mother actually in this county, one by one excited.
To the Taoist temple, there is a big cry: “Buddha’s father immortal will: the capital of the demon gas rush, there is a demon head, said Zhang Anshi, this person …… is the reincarnation of the snake essence, this indiscriminate killing of innocents, the wrath of heaven, people and God, the sky is not far away from the collection of this demon. It is said that the beast is still fighting, this demon bold, now in the capital, even fraudulently claimed to have taken the two fairy …… this two fairy personally open the altar, the public practice, the friends of the Taoist got to see the face of the fairy after the mountain, must be widely spread, do not teach the demons to confuse the masses.”
The crowd of White Lotus Daolords looked at each other in dismay.
Immediately afterward, a dense fog began to rise up from the cave.
The crowd smelled this fog, there is a scent, so they looked up, they saw the fog, there are two people Xu Xu from the cave out.
The daoists were agitated, some were in tears, and some were shaking as if in spasms.
Some people are crying out, “Shangxian, Shangxian …… beg Shangxian to relieve me of my danger ……”,
More people kept bowing and mouthing scriptures in the direction of those two immortals.
The two immortals walked slowly to the altar.
And then said: “You wait to hear, the river and mountain 300 years, there will be immortals out, now the king is not the way, the people suffer, this fairy reincarnated on earth, is to teach you and so on everyone has food to eat, everyone has clothes to wear, to teach you no disaster, no disease, to teach you the world of wealth and prosperity …….”
Saying that, he took a peach wood sword, and then said under his breath, “This practice here today is to cut down the demons and get rid of the evils; the demons are making trouble in the south, and this immortal will take their heads by a thousand miles.”
With that, the mahogany sword stabbed towards the void.
But see that suddenly, a tree in the direction of Nanking City was suddenly dripping with blood.
The crowd looked at the tree in amazement as blood spread out from where the tree was gaping.
The crowd of Daoists exclaimed in astonishment, and when they saw this Immortal Law, they even worshipped it.
Father Buddha added, “This Immortal will kill another demon ……”
Saying that, this mahogany sword was about to stab out again.
So everyone stared at the mahogany sword with dead eyes.
But at that moment, someone suddenly said, “I’ll come and put one to death as well.”
When this statement was made, the crowd only felt strange.
Yet someone else stood out from the crowd.
No …… not one person, but dozens.
The person at the head of the group was none other than Chen Daowen.
Chen Daowen laughed out loud, followed by throwing out a dark object first.
The thing arced through midair.
But it was running towards the dozens of escorting Taoists of the Second Immortal who were guarding the altar under the altar.
Boom ……
A boom.
Immediately afterward, smoke rose.
Those dozens of Daoists, those who were close, were instantly blown into a thousand pieces.
The rest of the people …… are also east and west.
At the same time, the dozens of people who came with them also threw out the grenades they had on hand.
One by one, the grenades drew an elegant arc, flying towards the place where the opponent’s manpower was the densest.
Rumble …… Rumble ……
A loud thunderclap, straight from the thunder.
Many limbs flew out, instantly scattering blood mist in all directions.
Most of the people in that neighborhood were injured by the iron shavings that came out of the grenades, and fell to the ground, desperately wailing.
The scene was chaotic.
At this moment, Chen Daowen shouted, “Take someone.”
Chen Dao Wen was first, and swiftly took his bamboo staff from the ground.
The bamboo staff was originally used for hiking, and people didn’t see anything wrong with it.
But who knows, he twisted the head of his bamboo staff, and from this battle he drew a thin sword.
And after that, so did others.
The crowd went straight up to the altar.
Above the altar, Father and Mother Buddha had long been stunned by the suddenness.
Father Buddha was the first to react, shouting under his breath, “Do you …… want to make a mess?”
Chen Daowen bullied his way up, held his sword against him, and cursed, “It’s you who are the troublemaker!”
Father Buddha held up his peach wood sword in his hand and sneered, “Look at my Immortal Technique.”
He said, and began to chant under his breath.
Nothing more than a curse or something like that, seems to be afraid that Chen Daowen does not understand, mouth also said, “You …… do you know that I read this scripture, will teach you to be reduced to an animal for the rest of your life and teach you to cut off your children and grandchildren?”
Chen Daowen, however, looked at him coldly without fear and mouthed, “Take it down!”
He said, and had rushed forward.
The guards under the altar, as well as the rest of the White Lotus Taoists, although there were many of them, but they had suffered a lot of casualties at the beginning, and many of them were still bewildered, even if there were occasional ones who wanted to resist, but where were they the opponents of such a well-trained and carefully selected elite lieutenants?
Not to mention, the lieutenants were all armed with sharp blades and could stab someone to death with a single stroke of their swords, so the rest of the people were terrified and trembling.
But many people, still rising and falling, chanted, “Protect the upper immortal, protect the upper immortal ……”
It’s just that it’s as unhelpful as chanting.
Father Buddha had become so frightened that he turned to flee.
Unfortunately, he didn’t run two steps before he was kicked over from behind.
He had, after all, exorcised too many ‘demons’ these days, and his body had suffered a great loss.
And then, Chen Daowen stepped forward and picked him up like a chicken cub in one go, first spitting a mouthful of spit in his face, and then said, “Dog-like thing, just you still want to become a spirit?”
Father Buddha exclaimed under his breath, “Rex, if you spare me, I will make you the General of the Protector of the Law, grant you countless beautiful women, and reward you with countless immortal mansions.”
Chen Dao Wen directly slapped him in the face.
This Buddha’s father was also beaten out of tears, ouch, said: “You are finished, you are finished, I have taught the congregation millions, will teach you never to exceed life.”
On the other side, that Buddha Mother was only sitting paralyzed on the altar, and had also been taken hold of.
Chen Daowen shouted, “Men, release the signal for the rest of the brethren to kill up the mountain!”
“Here.”
With that said, a firework was lit, and with it boomed into the sky.
Some of the White Lotus Taoists who had returned to their senses began to surround Chen Daowen and the others who had taken Father and Mother Buddha hostage on the altar.
Chen Daowen and others concentrated on raising their swords to fight to the death, and occasionally …… someone flew a grenade.
But even so, there were still some White Lotus Daolords who had fallen into a general frenzy who came charging in like crazy.
One of the lieutenants, out of the cold, was hit by a flying rock.
And then, with his head broken and bleeding, he staggered, but still stood; and when the crowd of Taoists saw this opening, they all rushed up, and some of them struck him on the head with a wooden stick; and he raised his sword, and with a furious cry, he stabbed down one man, and his body fell down with him.
His companions sprinted to him, dragging him from among the Dawnguards.
He was …… already covered in blood by this time, and someone gave a loud cry to try to cheer him up a bit.
He only opened his eyes tiredly, and then …… said breathlessly, “You …… you have to send people …… back to Qixia …… Wei Guo Gong is waiting, Wei Guo Gong will take care of my parents and family ……”
And by this time, this slowly returning daoist had grown in number, and these people were making all sorts of cries under their breath as they continued their siege.
One by one, the lieutenants fell.
But at this moment …… suddenly…there was the sound of an ear piercing bamboo whistle.
At the bottom of the hill, someone shouted, “Kill.”
This was followed by shouting and killing on all sides.
The Taoists were alarmed, and their faces were in a state of panic.