The dim fire illuminates the streets, flashing and dark, reflecting people's hideous faces, blood, and screams, stimulating the already fragile hearts of the refugees.

"The white lotus comes to the world, and all peoples turn over!"

"All sentient beings in the world suffer, only the white lotus blooms in the prosperous age!"

Under the instigation of the White Lotus Cultists, groups of people surrounded him, smashed, looted, burned, raped, and robbed, and robbed several towns in Hedong.

Although the situation is chaotic, the crowd is moving in an orderly manner, so it is naturally someone secretly instructing him.

The leader, surrounded by several believers and dressed in robes, was controlling the situation through the message from the believers.

Not far from the so-called White Lotus Sect Leader, a few men smiled grimly and kicked open the door of a family, attacked the male owner in a few seconds, hugged the pretty female owner and did the mistress on the spot.

In the disaster relief warehouse next to him, some thin Taoist priests were kicked to the ground with a kick, and these people frantically rushed to the bloody white rice.

The leader’s thinking is very clear. If you want people to believe in his White Lotus Sect, you must first prevent everyone from living.

Taoist priests from the capital brought a lot of food, and they opened porridge sheds to help refugees free of charge.

If this continues, the refugees will have hope of survival, and few more people will be willing to follow him to the death.

To achieve great things, this natural disaster is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and these Taoist priests are undoubtedly their biggest stumbling block.

They wore Taoist robes, food and medicinal materials, and saved countless people.

The best believers who should belong to the White Lotus Sect were snatched away by them. The leader in the white robe could no longer bear it, so he had to do something in advance.

Someone sneaked out of the yard and wanted to escape, but was caught by several people and beaten. He lay in the corner of the wall and had no breath, and it seemed that it was no longer possible.

A bloody evil spirit came from a distance, and the leader frowned. He himself didn't like the smell of blood.

This night in Pingyang County, Hedong was a hellish night. Countless honest peasants, under the influence of believers, turned into murderous demons.

A major civil unrest, centered on Pingyang, expanded rapidly in Hedong. For a time, the White Lotus Cultists were everywhere, and bloody killings were everywhere.

The leader of the white robe slowly raised his head and showed his face from the robe.

He was wrapped in a weird and stunning wooden mask, looking like a monster soul climbing up from the underworld. It was hard to tell the difference between humans and ghosts, and there was no way to save the white lotus.

He opened his hand gently, and everyone around him showed an extremely respectful look, waiting respectfully for the leader to speak.

"After tonight, recruit troops and seize the weapons of the county, and we will go and rescue Jinyang!"

"White lotus comes to the world, save all people, save Jinyang!" Some believers immediately shouted hysterically.

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"This was definitely premeditated. It has been several years, or even ten years since the preparations were made. Hedong officials have the responsibility to do so!"

In the study room of the prime minister's mansion, Wei Yunse said furiously, Jiang Chu was a little disgusted. At this time, why was Enxiang still shirking responsibility?

Even if it is the fault of Hedong officials, it is not the time to pursue punishment, but to find a way to quell the rebellion.

"Em, Hedong is not far from the capital, and we must find a way to hold down these refugees, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable." Liu Qin said worriedly.

Jiang Chu glanced at him, and the two nodded to each other, both of them understood each other's thoughts.

Wei Yunse nodded and pondered: "What's your idea?"

What he is good at is fighting against the public, fighting in the officialdom, and plundering money for Emperor Gengyuan. These are the three unique skills he relies on to stand firm. As for quelling chaos and governing the country, it is not Wei Yunse's strength.

This time, at a critical moment, he decisively abandoned Yao Baobao and cooperated with Chen Shou as a reflection of Wei Yunse's wisdom. Originally, he had no military power in the stalemate between the three parties, but he keenly grasped his control of the city gate, which was the life gate of both parties, which was a fatal advantage.

After weighing the trade-offs, he tripped Chen Shou and did not benefit much. He could not become a Taoist priest and refine elixirs for Emperor Gengyuan. However, after destroying Yao Baobao, he could share the huge benefits. Wei Yunse decisively chose to sell Yao Baobao, which made Chen Shou enter the palace that night to quell the rebellion.

Jiang Chu sighed and said, "Originally, something happened in Hedong and the imperial guards could be used to eliminate the rebels in one fell swoop. But the imperial guards today...ah, it would be better not to mention it. According to the officials, the only way is to give orders to the powerful Hedong to recruit troops and guard the local area, and work together to strangle refugees."

Liu Qin frowned and said, "It's not appropriate. I'm afraid that the Hedong tyrants will not lose their heads and become vassal states at that time... There is a general uniform in the Western Expedition, which is already a big problem for us. If we come to another group of Hedong vassal states, wouldn't it be difficult to sleep or eat?"

"Wenmian, what's your idea?" Wei Yunse was convinced by his words, and also knew that Jiang Chucai was from the Jiang family in Hedong and was a prominent local family. If he opened a recruitment and accumulated a lot of wealth, he could quickly form a strong soldier with strong combat power. At that time... I'm afraid the world will be in chaos.

Liu Qin cleared his throat, clasped his fists a little, and said, "Ye Xiang, Hedong Yingzhou, today, borders Mongolia. It is better to spend some money and borrow Mongolian soldiers to suppress the rebellion. I have been on a mission to Mongolia. Some of the Mongolians have war horses, but they are very short of iron tools. As long as they give them some scimitars, they will be able to kneel down and be grateful."

Wei Yunse frowned even more. Even if he didn't understand military affairs, he felt that what these two people said was inappropriate.

"If the Mongolians don't leave, wouldn't we become a sinner for eternity?"

Liu Qin pinched his beard and smiled and said, "Why do you have to worry about the kindness? In the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty did not borrow troops to quell the rebellion. In the end, it still retreated, but it was just spending more money. When the Mongols came in, we could solve it with money. If the heroes of Xiliang or Hedong rose, we would have no place to die!"

Liu Qin was content with ease and thought he had a lot of tricks, but the following officials looked at him with a fool's eyes.

"If you are not a person of my race, your heart will be different. This is not appropriate..." Jiang Chucai said slowly, without any concealing his contempt for this vicious plan.

Liu Qin was not from Jiang Chucai. Although he was similar to his official position, he did not dare to challenge him. He just looked at Wei Yunse with a smile and waited for him to make a decision.

Wei Yunse hesitated for a while, and was undecided and sighed: "Let me think about it for another night, and we will discuss it in the meeting hall tomorrow."

All the officials present were surprised. Hedong was already in dire straits, and Wei Xiang was so calm.

"Remember, don't let Your Majesty know." Wei Yunse added.

"I'm afraid that Chen Shou will go to report the news, so His Majesty can't hide it."

Wei Yunse said in a deep voice: "No need to worry about this, I'll talk to Chen Shou."
Chapter completed!