Chapter 284 I would rather be a peace dog than a person in troubled times!

"Come on, come on, my God, this is the train, it's so long!"

"Do you think the emperor can see us? I don't know if the emperor knows about us. If he knows, how much will our punishment be reduced? Will he let us go home directly?"

"It's hard to say. After all, we only captured a small leader and let the female leader run away. If we catch the female leader, maybe we can go home directly."

As the air whistle sounded, the speed of the train slowly slowed down.

Beside the train track, Zhang Kejian and his party were watching the captives while watching the train discuss in a low voice.

The prisoners kneeling on the ground saw the train slowly coming through the dark night, and their mouths opened in shock.

"Monsters and monsters, Mother Buddha is right. This is indeed a monster. This is not only a monster formation, but also a large formation that allows monsters to walk."

"No wonder Buddha Mother was sneak-attacked by him just now. She must be very powerful for such a big person."

The unsophisticated believers were so frightened that their calves began to weaken when they saw a monster with billowing smoke and a huge glowing eyeball above its head.

Some of the timid ones even wondered whether the ruthless court would throw them directly into the teeth of monsters.

"Wow!"

As the train moved forward slowly at a trot, the fourth car was opened. Zhu Zhangui jumped down from it with dozens of guards, then raised his survival flashlight and shook it at the front of the car.

After receiving the signal, the car slowed down and began to speed up slowly, heading towards Jinan Station ten miles away.

"It's my nephew!"

Zhang Kejian, who was a little blinded by the steam, squinted at the people getting out of the car. After seeing the person clearly, he shouted excitedly. After explaining to a few people around him, he hurriedly greeted him.

Go up.

"My nephew, you are here!"

Zhu Zhangui nodded and walked toward the captives surrounded by everyone.

"Nephew, what did the emperor say?"

Following Zhu Zhangui, some anxious second generations did not dare to ask Zhu Zhangui how the emperor rewarded them, so they could only encourage Zhang Kejian, his uncle, to ask.

Zhang Kejian felt as if a cat was scratching his head. After confirming that Zhu Zhangui looked okay, he carefully explored his mouth.

He was more afraid of this nephew than he was of meeting his brother-in-law.

If he committed something, brother-in-law Zhu Pangpang could only say a few words to him and beat him a few times.

But this nephew is different. If he dares to violate the laws of the imperial court, he will be given a beating at the least. In serious cases, he may be thrown directly into the lowest level of Jinyiwei Prison and live with the prisoners on death row for a few days.

Therefore, Zhang Kejian respected and feared his nephew.

Zhu Zhangui glanced at him.

"The emperor didn't say anything, he just asked me to take charge of this matter."

Zhang Kejian and others felt a little disappointed. Could it be that they had made such a great contribution and the emperor just ignored them?

Although they were guilty, they were still the first batch of rebels to be discovered, and they were able to arrest a batch of people.

Alas, if I had known this, I wouldn't have been so desperate just now.

Although all the second generations had martial arts skills at their side, there were still many enemies. Although no one died, everyone was injured.

Touching the pain on their faces and bodies, a group of people fell into depression.

Zhu Zhangui naturally knew what Zhang Kejian and the others wanted to ask.

Whether those who were captured and killed were members of the White Lotus Sect is only a one-sided statement by Zhang Kejian and others.

What if the imperial court identified these people as the White Lotus Sect, but later found out that it was Zhang Kejian and others who deliberately framed them or misunderstood them? It would be a huge loss for the imperial court.

Therefore, when it comes to the rewards given by Zhang Kejian and others, only after the identities of the dead and captives are confirmed can we decide how to change the rewards.

A group of people accompanied Zhu Zhangui and came to the prisoner's side.

After taking a look at the corpse next to him and the prisoners being guarded by other second generations, Zhu Zhangui walked forward without changing his expression and checked whether there were any traces on the body.

According to court records, when White Lotus believers joined the religion, they would use incense to imprint lotus marks on their bodies to represent that their bodies were like white lotus and unstained by dust.

According to the old man's story, Lao Zhu has this mark on his body.

As for where to print, it all depends on your personal decision. As long as it's on the body, you can perm wherever you want. Even if it's on a big brother, as long as you're not afraid of pain, you can do it yourself.

Hu Yu, who was standing next to him, held up a flashlight, helping Zhu Zhangui with lighting while keeping an eye on the dozen White Lotus Sect prisoners and the surrounding environment.

The presence of the White Lotus cultists here means that the surrounding area is a place where the White Lotus cult often circulates.

According to the report, a wave of people have been repelled earlier, and those people may return at any time, so being careful is the first priority.

"As expected!"

Zhu Zhangui stopped while looking through the corpse and frowned as he looked at the faint lotus mark on the back of the neck of the corpse in front of him.

Maybe the person who did it was not good at it when he permed it, and the mark of the lotus flower was crooked, but you can still tell it is a lotus flower.

"My nephew, they are from the White Lotus Sect. They shouted some slogans before they fought with us. I noticed something was wrong with them when I heard the first one. Then when I thought about their slogans, I remembered that they are from the White Lotus Sect.

people."

Zhang Kejian, who was squatting aside, never forgot to express his merit.

It's okay if you don't show your merits. His punishment is the heaviest among the second generation present. In addition, he is the leader of the treasure banknote case and is a relative of the emperor. The punishment is a direct crime plus one level.

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't make a big mistake and the prince deliberately guided him, Zhang Kejian would probably have to work for the imperial court until he died.

He really needs merit to atone for his crimes.

Zhu Zhangui ignored him and checked a few more corpses. After finding the white lotus mark, he stood up and walked towards the prisoners.

There were more than 30 prisoners, all of them skinny and shabby, and they looked like they had been underfed and malnourished for a long time.

When these people saw the luxuriously dressed Zhu Zhangui, coupled with the names of the second generations just now, they understood that this was the current Emperor Taisun, the future helmsman of the Ming Dynasty.

As an important prisoner, Liu Jun was very excited when he saw Zhu Zhangui. He refused to listen, struggled and roared, and wanted to fight Zhu Zhangui desperately.

"Kneel down for me!"

Seeing that this guy was dishonest, how could the second generation be polite? They picked up the scabbard and started to draw violently.

Liu Jun, who was severely beaten, did not care about the beatings of the second generation. He gritted his teeth and roared, and crawled towards Zhu Zhangui bit by bit with his still intact hands.

"stop!"

Zhu Zhangui raised his hand to stop the beating of the second generation, and looked at Liu Jun who was pushed to the ground by the guards.

"I'm curious as to what the local government did to make you so resentful of the imperial court."

"hehe!"

Liu Jun sneered and stared at Zhu Zhangui with his blood-red eyes.

"What I hate is not the court, but you!"

Now Zhu Zhangui was even more confused.

He didn't know the person in front of him, and he didn't seem to have any grudge against him. The only people in Shandong who had the biggest grudge against him were the Kong family and those grain merchant families.

But the Northern Kong family was already dead, and the Southern Kong family wanted to inherit the position of Duke Yan Sheng. Not to mention offending the court, it was too late to curry favor.

Besides, the two of them had never interacted with each other until death, so it was impossible for the southern Kong family to fall out with the imperial court over the northern Kong family.

In this case, the only family left is the grain merchant family.

Although the imperial court ransacked the homes of these guys during the later liquidation, and all their family members were sent to Nurgandusi.

But after all, for such a big family, there must be someone out there, so it's normal that they haven't been caught.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhangui didn't ask Liu Jun anymore. He asked a question to a guy who was blinded by hatred. It would be weird if he could get the answer.

After waving his hand and asking the guards to push him aside and gag him, Zhu Zhangui looked around at the remaining prisoners and fixed his gaze on a middle-aged man.

The reason why I chose middle-aged people instead of young people and old people.

There are two reasons.

First, although young people are easy to fool, they are rebellious and stubborn and accept death. They have never experienced severe beatings from society. Their minds are filled with the word loyalty, and it is difficult to change what they believe.

Those who are older are no longer afraid of life and death. Coupled with the influence of faith in their hearts, it is difficult to find useful clues.

But middle age is different.

There are middle-aged ones, older ones and younger ones, and any one of them can pinch the lifeblood of chess.

Someone brought the middle-aged man out. Zhu Zhangui sat opposite him, took off the water bottle from his waist, and handed it over.

Such an action stunned the middle-aged man who was about to grit his teeth and say nothing, and who was ready to die at any moment.

"Uncle, you are thirsty. Drink!"

Zhu Zhangui raised the kettle in his hand with a smile.

After hearing this uncle, the middle-aged man glanced at Zhu Zhangui, and the indifference in his eyes faded a little.

"Is it because your family is having a hard time that you embark on this path?"
To be continued...