Bright Spring

Mr. Chen waved his hands hastily, and said kindly: "I have some good intentions, don't worry, auntie. How can the White Lotus Sect be better than the Sect against Evils?"

The old woman holding the basin should be more kind. She thought for a while and said: "Others are not like you young people. They know that my family is short of people, so they often come to help carry water and harvest wheat, and send some food during the New Year. They also call me Let’s go to the temple to pray to Buddha, and we also have fast food.”

Another woman said: "Everyone calls each other sisters, the relationship is very good. It's not like people who don't believe in the White Lotus Sect. Seeing that your legs and feet are inconvenient and talkative, you don't even say hello. The sisters in the temple don't hate the poor and love the rich. Just love each other."

Chen Ba always thought for a while and asked, "Do you two know about the little daughter-in-law of the Huang family?"

Duanpen frowned and said, "Sister Mutual, what's so strange about Maitreya's disciple teaching the Dharma to that new lady? Bailong's lady also got along with the men in the village."

Chen Bazong nodded and remained silent.

Another old woman grabbed her companion, and the two of them walked into the village with their things.Mr. Chen waited and watched for a while, then greeted his followers: "There will be trouble in a while, let's leave here immediately."

They returned to Fucheng the next day, when Gao Xianning, Minister of Dali Temple, also arrived and was staying in an inn.

When Mr. Chen saw Gao Xianning, he saw a thin, middle-aged scribe in the inn room, wearing a square scarf and a cloth robe.The scribe revealed his identity in words, and it turned out to be Wang Zhai, the prefect of Qingzhou.

Gao Xianning sat on the chair, his voice said: "Please Wang Zhifu issue an official document, take it to the Linqu County Government, and order the county magistrate to send officials to arrest that 'Bailong' and bring him to trial according to the law."

Wang Zhai cupped his hands and said: "Gao Si Qing Mingjian, I am afraid it will be difficult to do it with the county token ticket and a few official posts. Then the 'Bailong' will definitely not stand still. And the White Lotus Sect members in Qingzhou Prefecture are not only in one place. During the event, the congregation in many places echoed each other, if you don’t pay attention, you may stir up a civil uprising. These situations have already been reported to the chief minister, so they dare not act rashly.”

He paused for a while, and then suggested: "In the south of Linqu County, there is Mulingguan patrol department. If the county government summons fast hands to go there, and then transfers the patrol department's officers, it will be easier to catch the criminal. However, the lower officials still think that before that, if they first Report to the Ministry of War, and get the order to transfer troops from the Qingzhou Prefecture Guards, make thorough preparations, and then act to ensure that nothing will go wrong."

Gao Xianning nodded lightly, and said: "Wang Zhifu can report this matter to the chief envoy Chu Yang. But you do as I say, and I will help you if something goes wrong. Will Wang Zhifu be willing?"

Wang Zhai was silent for a while, as if he was weighing something, after a while he finally cupped his hands and said: "The lower officials all obey Gao Siqing's orders."

Gao Xianning said: "Please Wang Zhifu to do it immediately."

After Wang Zhai agreed, he said politely: "Your Majesty, please arrange a better place for Qing Gao Si to stay."

Gao Xianning said: "It's good to stay in the inn, it's convenient and convenient, and you don't have to worry about too many chores."

Only then did Wang Zhai bow and say, "Yes. I will resign as an officer."

After the magistrate left, Chen Baozong came forward and reported: "There is nothing wrong with the truth. The general finally found the school lieutenant who took the record, asked him carefully, and took advantage of the time when Mr. Gao was on the road, he rode to the local area. , asked two villagers. At the end of the day, I was worried that there would be troubles, so I didn’t investigate further, but I learned from the village women that there was indeed such a thing.”

Gao Xianning nodded and said: "Very good. The truth is the truth, we can't wrong people casually, so as not to be self-defeating."

"Yes." Mr. Chen said.

Chen Bazong also felt that Wang Zhifu's suggestion just now might be the most reliable way.But he didn't talk too much, he just listened to what Gao Xianning meant.This Gao Xianning often went in and out of the palace, and was close to the Holy One, if he could take care of anything, he would certainly be able to take care of it, General Chen didn't need to worry too much.

Within a few days, things turned out to be exactly as Wang Zhifu had expected, and the officials went there unprepared and couldn't get anyone.According to reports, the county magistrate wrote a cinnabar ticket and sent servants to fetch people; when the officialdom arrived in the village, the signed ticket was torn up on the spot, and then several officials were beaten by a group of people. The scene was very chaotic. Accidentally killed, several others were slightly or seriously injured, and fled back to the county government in embarrassment to report.The county magistrate hurriedly sent a fast horse to walk along the post road, and reported the urgent matter to Fucheng that day.

Gao Xianning continued to issue another unimaginable order.Through Wang Zhifu, he also asked the county government to continue arresting people, and wanted to arrest the principal culprit who wounded and killed the official servants and put them in jail for multiple crimes.

This time the commotion was even bigger, and the county magistrate received an order to respond by recruiting servants from the local area with emergency and licensing tickets.

According to the general situation of county governments in various places in the Ming Dynasty, ordinary county towns generally have no army at all; in case of major events such as bandits crossing the border, the county magistrate has the right to mobilize and gather local civilians to form an army first, and let the strong men prepare and receive county troops. The weapons stored in the yamen, and then the county magistrate rushed to report to the Shangguan.This kind of army is mainly composed of civilian husbands temporarily, including archers, fast hands, etc., probably issued some weapons such as knives, guns, sticks, bows and arrows for hunting, and no armor supply.Most of the time, they are almost a group of mobs with no combat power at all, and they can only be used to guard the county seat on the city wall.

And because it is necessary to mobilize and gather people first, the battle is huge and it takes a long time.How powerful the White Lotus Sect is in remote places, of course they would have known about it in advance and had prepared for it.

As expected, when the magistrate of Linqu County brought a large group of people there, the key criminal named "White Dragon" and his confidants had long since disappeared.The county is surrounded by mountainous areas, so it is difficult for officers and soldiers to find people in a short time.

So the county magistrate had to take in the troops, because they were all civilians, and within a few days they were sent away one after another.According to the order, the county magistrate issued a document and posted it everywhere, arresting Bailong everywhere in the county.Then the Qingzhou government ordered that all counties block the pass and search for this criminal with all their strength.In recent years, the chief envoy of Shandong, at least on the surface, has been quite peaceful and stable, but now it has caused a lot of trouble.

Chapter 951 Obsessed

Jinan, near the end of the new year, has a festive atmosphere. The red decorations in the streets and alleys complement the white snow on the ground. The sound of gongs and drums can be heard from far and near, and children are running and playing on the snow.

Gao Xianning has been in Jinan Mansion for some time.What he does the most is to hang out at various banquets, contact old classmates and friends, and make new friends in Shilin.Gao Xianning was a student in Shandong, and his deeds in fighting against the "Jingnan Army" in Jinan Prefecture were very consistent with Confucian loyalty and filial piety. Although he was later forced to serve in the Yongle Dynasty, he had already become a celebrity with a single article.Now that he is an imperial celebrity in the Wude Dynasty, there are naturally countless people Shilin would like to make friends with.

Today he returned to the mansion drunk again, only to see a man in black wearing a bamboo hat standing on the eaves in the yard.Gao Xianning suddenly saw this person, and immediately sobered up a bit.

The servant of the family stepped forward and whispered: "This man has the seal of Jin Yiwei. The old slave told him to go inside and wait, but he insisted on waiting for the master outside."

Gao Xianning walked to the eaves, the man in black lifted the bamboo hat up, clasped his fists in salute, and called "Master Gao".Gao Xianning immediately recognized that this person was a subordinate of Du Erlang, the Fushi of Beizhen. His surname was Chen, and he was a general.Chen Bazong has been in Shandong for a long time, and he has not only met Gao Xianning once.

People in Jinyiwei sometimes obey the orders of court officials, including generals who have worshiped the seal of the front general; at this time, some Jinyiwei school captains get errands to assist XX.

"President Chen, please." Gao Xianning said.

The two walked into the living room, Gao Xianning immediately closed the door.Mr. Chen also took off his bamboo hat and put it by the door. He was wearing tattered clothes, which was naturally completely different from the image he wore in the official uniform when he was in the capital.

Chen Bazong said directly: "Recently, the brothers who went to Linqu County, Qingzhou Prefecture, collected some things. One of them, the leader of the local White Lotus Sect, named Bailong, claimed to be a disciple of Maitreya Buddha. This person is good at Bewitching the people, there are many followers. Among them, those who are obsessed are obedient to him, and donate their own family wealth. Bailong not only uses this to collect money, but also spread|spreads fallacies, which violates ethics and calls all the men and women who are mixed together and called sisters."

He went on to say: "A few days ago, a man surnamed Huang got married in a local mountain village. On the night of the bridal chamber, the white dragon went into the bridal chamber to sleep with the bride, but asked the groom to wait outside the bed tent. The local elders thought that It was indecent, so I reported it to the county government, but the matter seems to have been suppressed."

Gao Xianning was surprised and said: "I have never heard that the White Lotus Sect has such teachings."

Chen Bazong clasped his fists and said: "As far as the general knows, there is no such thing. But now the White Lotus Sect is scattered and scattered, and there are often some people who use the name of preaching for self-interest. The White Dragon should be someone like this , in a remote place, under the pursuit of the congregation, they will do whatever they want, and it will become increasingly absurd. Those who are obsessed with it may not be able to measure it with the hearts of ordinary people."

Gao Xianning nodded and muttered: "If the White Lotus Sect didn't have such disasters, but if they were strict from top to bottom, and their words and deeds were united, I am afraid that their power would increase by a hundred times. It is because of their omissions that they would kill themselves."

Chen Bazong said: "Master Gao is right."

Gao Xianning paced back and forth, thought for a long time, then turned around and said, "Go to Qingzhou Mansion immediately to investigate the matter. I will go to the city afterward."

Chen Bazong suddenly reminded: "The New Year is coming soon, Mr. Gao, why don't you go after the festival? The last general is at home

The capital, there is nothing else to do at the end of the year, so you can go first. "

"It's important." Gao Xianning said.

"Yes." Chen Bazong replied, and then left the house.

... Chen Bazong and his subordinates rode first on horseback.They went east to Qingzhou Fucheng, then turned south to the county seat, and joined the Jinyiwei Xiaowei who was sitting in the county government office.The three continued to go to the mountain village where the incident happened.

They wandered around the village and soon attracted the attention of several local villagers.Two old women came up to question them, asking what they were doing.

Mr. Chen said casually: "You two benefactors, do you believe in the evil religion? It can exorcise evil spirits, cure all kinds of diseases, and keep you safe when you leave."

One of the old women holding a wooden basin shook her head and said: "We only believe in the White Lotus Sect." The other was suddenly annoyed, and claimed to call for someone to come and arrest General Chen.

Mr. Chen waved his hands hastily, and said kindly: "I have some good intentions, don't worry, auntie. How can the White Lotus Sect be better than the Sect against Evils?"

The old woman holding the basin should be more kind. She thought for a while and said: "Others are not like you young people. They know that my family is short of people, so they often come to help carry water and harvest wheat, and send some food during the New Year. They also call me Let’s go to the temple to pray to Buddha, and we also have fast food.”

Another woman said: "Everyone calls each other sisters, the relationship is very good. It's not like people who don't believe in the White Lotus Sect. Seeing that your legs and feet are inconvenient and talkative, you don't even say hello. The sisters in the temple don't hate the poor and love the rich. Just love each other."

Chen Ba always thought for a while and asked, "Do you two know about the little daughter-in-law of the Huang family?"

Duanpen frowned and said, "Sister Mutual, what's so strange about Maitreya's disciple teaching the Dharma to that new lady? Bailong's lady also got along with the men in the village."

Chen Bazong nodded and remained silent.

Another old woman grabbed her companion, and the two of them walked into the village with their things.Mr. Chen waited and watched for a while, then greeted his followers: "There will be trouble in a while, let's leave here immediately."