Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Sure enough, in Prince Ning's study, a lot of account books, cash, gold and other property were found.Following Mo Jiu's discriminative interrogation of the servants one by one, many members of the White Lotus Sect were found in the palace.The three were horrified to discover that Prince Ning's Mansion was a secret hall of the White Lotus Sect in Beijing.

This result shocked the prince, he immediately returned to the palace, discussed with the sage to close the city gate urgently, and hunted down the key members of the White Lotus Sect in the city.Fortunately, the people in Prince Ning's Mansion were all transported to the Clan Mansion by Jia Daishan in an oilcloth truck after dark last night.Nowadays, there are many people who know that Prince Ning's mansion was besieged, but those who know the inside information of the White Lotus Sect are still in Prince Ning's house. Even if someone with a heart wants to send the news, it is impossible.The soldiers of the Beijing camp led by Jia Daishan didn't think that the people in Wucheng Bingmasili knew a lot and were deeply involved with the people in the capital.

In this way, the city gate is closed at this time, and more believers of the White Lotus Sect who are lurking in Beijing can be searched out. Unexpectedly, the news leaks, causing more believers of the White Lotus Sect to slip away.

After hearing the prince's report, the sage immediately sent Liang Jiu to deliver an order, instructing the officers and soldiers guarding the nine gates of the capital to immediately close all the gates of the capital.At the same time, officials from the Criminal Department and Dali Temple were sent to assist Mo Jiu in the interrogation, and immediately arrested the key members of the White Lotus Sect according to the list obtained from the interrogation.

This day and night, everyone was so busy that everyone was on their feet. By the time the arrest was over, it was already three shots in the morning of the next day.Mo Jiu cooperated very well with the officials of the Ministry of Punishment. In this short period of time, the backbone of the White Lotus Sect in Beijing and the forces lurking in the major households were almost wiped out.

As for the members of the White Lotus Sect from various big families, it was a slap in the face when they said it.Basically, they are the concubines of officials with real power, or the concubines of some officials who are expected to advance in official careers and have potential.These women are all kinds of people, who were given to them through various unsuspecting channels and methods. Many of them have given birth to sons and daughters, and some families only have children of such concubines. stopped.

Among these concubines, the one with the highest status is the side concubine of Prince Ning's mansion, who is ordered by the imperial court of the fourth rank.

Speaking of which, this side concubine is still a distant relative of Concubine Shuhui. As for how far away, only the concubine's mother and son know.After she gave birth to the eldest son, Prince Ning asked her to be his side concubine.If the sage hadn't insisted on inheriting the title by the eldest son system, her eldest son would definitely be Prince Ning's son.

Mo Jiu went to ask Prince Ning, but Prince Ning closed his eyes and ignored him without saying a word.The saint was so angry that he saved two meals.He complained to the prince, "Chengxian, you said Prince Ning, the evil son of the Tu family, the common man Tu Ning," the sage changed his words and called Prince Ning a common man.

"What is he doing with the White Lotus Sect? The family's family is in ruins, what can he get? He is now the only prince of the Jing Dynasty, and I treat him favorably, what else does he want?"

The prince looked at the furious saint, and persuaded him mildly: "Father, you are so angry. He has such a deep bond with the White Lotus Sect. Apart from the throne, he can't think of anything else. He can think about it if he wants to plot."

The sage was pacing up and down in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. He obviously accepted the crown prince's explanation of the connection between Prince Ning and the White Lotus Sect, but he couldn't figure out how it was connected.

Mo Jiu came over to report, saying that Nanny Xin had spoken, asking the saint to pardon Prince Ning's side concubine and her children, but only after meeting the saint.The sage nodded. First, he didn't want to kill Prince Ning's children who had the blood of the Tu family. Second, he wanted to know the reason for all this, so he led the prince to the prison together.

Over the past few days, Nanny Xin no longer had the gentle, capable, and tidy appearance in the palace.It is estimated that he has also received some punishment, and his whole body is depressed, and his knees are even unstable.

Mo Jiu learned the lesson of Prince Ning's violence and hurt the saint last time, and stood beside the saint, nervously on guard.He also asked two servants to hold down Nanny Xin.

Nanny Xin said, "The saint is willing to come here, is he agreeing to the old woman's request?"

The saint nodded.

Nanny Xin arrived, "The old woman dares to believe the saint's oath based on the country. Otherwise, no one will be able to solve the doubts in the middle."

The sage nodded after thinking about it and said, "If you tell the truth, I swear by the country that I will not kill Tu Ning's children."

Nanny Xin smiled with difficulty, and said: "It's been a long time since the story was said. The woman brought back to the palace by the ancestors that year, who was canonized as the concubine Chen, was not only the chaste elder sister of the empress dowager, but also The saint of our Holy Church. She is said to be the sister of the clan, and she is far from the empress dowager. You don’t know, that woman is my grandmother. If the empress dowager killed the child with smallpox, and then the palace The other concubines have tampered with the concubine Chen's medicine, and the land of this apprentice family has long been occupied by the concubine Chen's son."

Sister Xin's words shocked the sage and the prince. This plot of the White Lotus Sect is too terrifying!

Nanny Xin knelt on the ground and continued slowly: "Concubine Chen left a daughter who was less than ten years old in Shengjiao before she entered the palace. She was the mother of the old woman. When I was 20 years old, I was a daughter of Shengjiao. People from the Zheng family arranged for me to enter the palace to be the wet nurse of the eldest son of the sage. However, because the child died at birth, the people from the House of Internal Affairs sent me to the Imperial Palace. The empress dowager's side. I thought that I had finally gained the empress dowager's trust and was able to get close to the empress dowager, but was assigned to Huifei's place."

"Are you going to attack the Empress Dowager?"

Nanny Xin nodded, "She killed my grandmother, Concubine Chen, and my mother."

"Your mother?"

"Yes, Emperor Daxing died of smallpox. It was my mother's own hands. I don't know how to do it. I don't know how. The Empress Dowager was killed, and my mother was not able to escape. But Concubine Shuhui helped with the issue of Emperor Daxing's marriage. The condition is that my daughter will become Tu Ning's wife or concubine, The Holy Church upholds her son to the Holy Throne."

"Who is the person in charge of your religion? Are you in the capital now? Who else in the palace is from your religion?"

Nanny Xin looked up at the prince who was questioning, shook her head and said, "The old lady has never seen the person in charge. And since I came to Concubine Hui, no one has paid attention to me anymore. This time I am leaving the palace, and I am also from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Someone came to me and took me to Prince Ning's mansion for the elderly."

"Prince Ning agreed to conspire with your White Lotus Sect?"

"There's nothing he can do if he doesn't agree. Concubine Shuhui's natal family has a handle in the hands of Shengjiao."

"What is the reason?" the prince asked.

Nanny Xin shook her head in confusion again, "I don't know, that's not something an old woman can know."

"Who came up with the idea of ​​spreading smallpox in the East Palace?"

"It was from the person who picked me up in the church."

"who is it?"

Sister Xin was even more confused, "I don't know. The old lady just got a letter, and then she did what the letter said."

"What about the letter?"

"When you see it, you burn it."

After Madam Xin said this, she collapsed on the ground, unable to even raise her head.

The crown prince looked at the saint, and the saint stood up, "Mo Jiu, send her to Ningshu, and imprison her with her daughter."

"Yes." Mo Jiu had Nanny Xin picked up and sent to the Tuning family in the clan's residence.

Nanny Xin couldn't even support her head, she was completely relying on the servant supporting her to move her steps, before she took a few steps, she collapsed limply and was dragged away.

With a heavy heart, the sage was speechless all the way, and led the prince back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation silently.Sister Xin solved the mystery that had been in his heart for 40 years. Looking at Sister Xin's appearance, he probably wouldn't live for a few more days.The grievances and hatreds in the middle are still about Jiangshan Sheji.Without Madam Xin's grandmother, the White Lotus Sect would have arranged for Madam Xin's grandmother to enter the palace...

The holy grandfather was obsessed with women, and in the end not only took his own life, but also the life of his own son.If it weren't for the empress dowager's brains and cunning, the country that the grandpa/grandfather has conquered through untold hardships would have been stolen by the White Lotus Sect.

"Chengxian, beauty harms the country, you must remember."

"Yes, royal father. My son is jealous of beauty."

"Oh, this White Lotus Sect can't be killed no matter what." The saint was deeply moved. "Every time the dynasty changes, they jump out to seek the holy throne. Wherever there is drought and flood, they will definitely be found." His figure is bewitching the people to rebel."

Speaking of cults like the White Lotus Sect, they are really tenacious.But according to the prince, Buddhism advises people to cultivate the afterlife, and Taoism advises people to cultivate themselves, but neither of them can save ordinary people who are in a difficult life.The soil for the existence of the White Lotus Sect is rather a kind of sustenance that appears in this world at the right time when the demands of the people in the world cannot be met through normal channels, or when there is nowhere to seek.

The teachings of the White Lotus Sect, such as those who are devout and believers who follow the leader, can have food, medicine, housing, farmland, and eternal life.Once there is a natural disaster or a period of social change, they will take the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, confuse a large number of people, and cultivate some steadfast followers. It's just a tool to get the world.

"Father, you have always wanted to feed and clothe the people. If your wish can be realized, or the people can receive effective relief when they encounter natural disasters, so that the world will be peaceful and the government will be clear, there will be no evil cults such as the White Lotus Sect." Opportunity is at stake.”

The sage nodded. The prince was right. The world is peaceful, the government is clear, and the people are fed and clothed, so there is no opportunity for cults to take advantage of.