Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 813 Fu Puxin

Li Jinglong retreated slowly. Zhu Su's words made him sweat profusely and he could only say yes again and again.

Indeed, after dealing with these people several times, he didn't even know their origins, their number of people, or who was in charge. The treasure ships and artillery gave him overconfidence, which led to his eventual defeat because he underestimated the enemy.

Now that Zhu Su and Tang He had to find out each other's details before taking action, naturally he couldn't say anything more. But I still don’t understand why the two of them have the confidence to pry open the mouths of these White Lotus cult bandits...

You must know that interrogating these religious bandits is often the most time-consuming. They often have strong beliefs and are not afraid of torture... Even if the Jin Yiwei takes action, it will still be time-consuming and laborious.

It can be said to be extremely difficult to find out the origin and whereabouts of their leader in a short period of time. But if it is delayed for too long, I am afraid that the thief leader will disappear again.

Uncle Wu only interrogated the little leader of the religious bandits once, and he used his words to kill the gangster with his vigor... and he never used any magic tricks?

What Li Jinglong didn't expect was that when the other prisoners of the cult bandits were interrogated the next day, the interrogating general of the Ming army found out the origin of the bandit leader without any effort.

"The White Lotus sect bandits on this road are the remnants of Tianwan and are die-hard loyalists of Xu Shouhui's branch. In the past, when Chen Youliang usurped Tianwan and hunted down the remaining members of Xu Shouhui, these people became refugees and fled. Later, they moved to Hangzhou as refugees. Since then he has lived in Hangzhou."

"The leader of the bandit is named Fu Puxin, and the bandits in the church call him the 'shopkeeper'. This man is always cautious and cunning, but he is also very decisive. He once took advantage of the opportunity of Xiyi to buy a ship and made a prompt decision to lead the bandits under his command. Set sail..."

"Fu Puxin? Hehe, just by hearing this name, you know he is a person." When Tang He heard this name, he narrowed his eyes with interest.

And this White Lotus, under the leadership of Fu Puxin, can still retain some considerable strength, and even has the ambition to go to sea to stand on its own, and can seize the opportunity when it comes... This really makes Zhu Su have to give praise. .

In the Yuan Dynasty, Han people were not allowed to give names and were only allowed to use numbers instead. Therefore, most people who came from that era chose their own names, or they asked elders who could read and write to help them choose names. Although Peng Yingyu passed away later, the later White Lotus believers who had great ambitions often followed the example of Peng Yingyu's disciples and took "Pu" as their generation.

The ordinary people were once all-powerful at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Its origin is the self-title "Pu" given by Peng Yingyu, the leader of the Southern School of White Lotus, to his nine disciples. These nine disciples are Kuang Putian, Yang Puxiong, Ding Pulang, Xiang Pulue, Ou Puxiang, Chen Puwen and Zhao Pu. Sheng, Li Pusheng, Zou Pusheng. In the troubled times of the late Yuan Dynasty, these people all became generals of the Red Scarf Army and established a great reputation for the White Lotus Sect.

"Now that the White Lotus Sect is weak, it can still recruit a group of die-hard loyalists. This person is naturally a figure." Zhu Su said, and he also gave a very high evaluation to the bandit leader of the White Lotus Sect. Nowadays, most of the members of the White Lotus Sect who were involved with it in the past are avoiding it. Most of the remaining forces were forced to lie dormant, waiting for the right time.

Li Puxin and other "Pu" generation figures can all be considered old acquaintances to Tang He. When I heard the name Fu Puxin, I felt very "kind".

But that's all. The forces of the White Lotus Sect that attempt to split China must be eradicated. Therefore, Zhu Su just sighed with emotion, turned around and asked the secretary: "Can you tell me where the thieves fled?"

"Going to a mountain col in the east." The secretary said. "Beside the leader of the thief, there are many local Fan people who are bewitched by him. The thief wants to rely on the Fan people's familiarity with the local terrain and use the mountains in the hinterland of Dawan as his escape route to deal with our army... Your Highness, please see, this is the thief’s confession.”

Zhu Su took the confession, and then looked at each other with Tang He, and a flash of understanding flashed in their eyes. Sure enough, he thought so. This morning, he and Tang He had already looked into the distance and climbed high. Both of them thought that the leader of the White Lotus had taken the local natives and fled into the mountains, thinking of hiding in the mountains until the Ming army left. This approach is the most likely. "They have natives in their hands, and we can also recruit natives who are familiar with the terrain... Let's summon the native tribes who fled here because of the death of King Dadu, and let them lead the way to pursue Fu Puxin." Zhu Su ordered.

"Yes." The secretary took the order and left. At this moment, Li Jinglong asked strangely: "Why did the bandits confess obediently when I asked today?"

"Didn't that thief yesterday look tough?"

"Just because he is tough doesn't mean that other cult bandits are tough too. The White Lotus Sect is now weak. How many people believe that their leader who is hiding in the mountains can really create a vacuum in his hometown?" Zhu Su explained.

"If they just hold their breath, they might be able to survive today's torture... But when we interrogated Fang Tuzi yesterday, he must have conveyed to these people our intention to kill the White Lotus Sect."

"Among these people, there must be some who are disguised as good men to help the White Lotus Sect accept the idea of ​​recruiting An to become a master. Now that they hear that we are going to kill them all, knowing that recruiting An is absolutely impossible, this feeling in my heart My breath is gone, how can I pick it up in a short time?"

"As soon as you are tortured, your true colors will be revealed."

Li Jinglong was stunned, "This...can it still be like this?"

"Of course." Zhu Su said matter-of-factly. "Is it true that everyone in the White Lotus Sect has lofty ideals? Oh, a mere evil sect is so ruling the world now."

"How could there be so many generous and heroic people?"

Most of these last members of the White Lotus cult are former high-ranking people. There must not be many who really believe in the White Lotus teachings. Those who really believe in it are either cannon fodder who have been deceived or the most radical rebels. As early as They all died in the chaotic times of the late Yuan Dynasty.

It is even more impossible to say that they have the idea of ​​​​pacifying the world and making the world peaceful... It's not that they look down on the Ming Dynasty officials, and they are all ambitious and want to be a master.

How much will can such a person have? It is rare to have a person who is as loyal to Shopkeeper Fu as Fang Zuozi. It destroys the hope of peace in the hearts of others, and the next thing will naturally fall into place.

It is worth mentioning that Zhu Su and others also found a trace of disharmony in the confessions of these religious bandits.

Someone confessed that Fu Puxin had gone to sea with a small number of cronies half a month ago. After returning, he brought a dozen helpers and more than a dozen brigs, which were the ships that were later used to besiege Li Jinglong's ship.

These religious bandits are alone overseas. Where can they get a big two-masted ship? Zhu Su guessed that these people might have gotten involved with Chen Zuyi, the pirate king of Nanyang, through some channels.

(End of this chapter)