Chapter 974: Early Action after Leaking the Secret
"I want to see the general!"
"I want to report, someone is going to rebel!"
On February 2nd, a man came in front of the gate of the General's Mansion, kneeling on the ground and shouting at the top of his lungs.
He chose the time very cleverly. General He Jin had just returned to his mansion and had not yet entered.
Otherwise, even if he wants to meet General He Jin, it will be almost impossible. There is a high possibility that he will be beaten up as a madman, then driven away, or even imprisoned.
"General, some people are saying that they want to report it, and they are shouting for rebellion or something."
Zhang Zhang and Wu Kuang looked at each other secretly, and then reminded He Jin, who was thinking about something and preparing to enter the mansion.
"Is there anyone rebelling?"
He Jin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "How is this possible? Our Han Dynasty is a threat to the world, how can we rebel?"
"Yamen across the country have not reported anything. Are they fools?"
He shook his head, waved his hands and said, "Shoot this lunatic away so as not to disturb people's minds."
How does this work?
I haven't completed the task assigned by Grand Tutor Yuan Feng yet!
Zhang Zhang suddenly became anxious and immediately reminded He Jin, "General, it is better to believe in rebellion than in its absence."
"General, you might as well go and have a look. If he is pretending to be crazy, beat him to death with a stick as a punishment. Lest the world think that outside the general's house is a place where you can do whatever you want."
"Well, that's fine. You go and bring the other person here and see what he says." He Jin thought for a while, then nodded and said.
Although he is only at the peak of the three-star Qi Refining Realm, due to his qualifications, he can no longer advance further.
However, the two Forbidden Army commanders on the left and right are both at the third level of the God Refining Realm and will not be afraid of assassins.
He had no idea that the two most trusted commanders of the Forbidden Army had different intentions from him and would join forces to set up a trap.
Although He Jin is a bit greedy for money, he is still quite generous towards his trusted subordinates.
However, he was born as a butcher, but because his sister entered the palace and became the queen, the He family quickly rose to become a representative of the courtiers such as relatives.
He is now very satisfied with his ambitions, but his background is insufficient. Compared with those wealthy families with thousands of years of history, he is far behind.
So much so that the two trusted generals on the left and right are bribed by the Yuan family's huge profits without knowing it.
Not only that, but more than half of the so-called "outstanding people and counselors" in his Grand General's Palace are secret agents of those powerful families.
The biggest mistake Liu Hong made was to support this relative who was unable to hold up the wall and let him take charge of the world's military power.
The only person in the He family who can help He Jin is his younger brother He Miao.
However, after the two brothers became so successful, they simply forgot that they were from humble origins, looked down on those ordinary people, and had no desire to recruit talents among the ordinary people.
Therefore, the generals and officials at all levels under his command were basically all from aristocratic families.
This is equivalent to completely showing everything he has to his real enemy, which is a complete waste of Liu Hong's hard work.
Their brothers looked down upon heroes from ordinary families who could really help him, with a look of disgust on their faces.
The people who are available to him now are either secret agents of some wealthy families or have been bribed by those wealthy families.
If you continue like this, you are destined to be in trouble and be manipulated by others.
Yuan Feng said that there was nothing to worry about in He Jin, because he meant what he meant and was telling the truth.
Logically speaking, how can the general's mansion, which is in charge of the world's military forces, be so unbearable?
However, in fact, this is the case. The He family brothers are now so powerful, but in the eyes of those wealthy families, they are just one thing and can be destroyed with a single strike.
Now even the two heirs of the Yuan family, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao of the Cao family, have become frequent visitors and close friends of the General's Mansion.
This operation can be described as truly luring the wolf into the house, which is miraculous.
All we can say is that strange things happen every year, especially in the He family.
"Who are you? Who do you want to report for rebellion?"
He Jin shouted sternly at the young man brought to him by Zhang Zhang.
"General, my name is Tang Zhou. I used to see the Taiping Sect curing diseases and saving people. I was moved by their benevolence and righteousness, so I joined them..."
Tang Zhou looked very nervous and said in the report, "... However, a few days ago, Ma Yuanyi, the leader of the Taiping Sect branch in Luoyang City, suddenly went to meet the leader of the Taiping Sect, Zhang Jiao, and came back and said that in a month,
On March 3rd, we will raise the flag of rebellion!"
"And it's not just one place. Nine states in the Han Dynasty, seven or eight states together, have decided to raise the flag to rebel collectively on March 3rd next month, the day when the dragon raises its head!"
"General, I have gone astray. I have come here to report the rebellion of the Taiping Religion. I hope General will spare my life!"
"Bang bang..." After saying this, Tang Zhou knelt in front of He Jin and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Is there really a rebellion? And is it the Taiping Sect that has been expanding rapidly all over the Han Dynasty recently?"
What Tang Zhou said was well-founded and coherent. Even if He Jin didn't completely believe it, he was still very suspicious.
He had heard about the Taiping Sect, and he had also heard about its sect's claims.
After all, the Taiping Sect has become so popular in recent years, so it's impossible for him not to know about it.
As for whether the matter is true or not, it will become clear if you lead troops to the branch of the Taiping Sect in Luoyang City, conduct a search, arrest Ma Yuanyi and torture him.
According to Tang Zhou, at the branch of the Taiping Sect in Luoyang City, all kinds of soldiers and armors were ready, and 600,000 believers had gathered. The preparations for the rebellion were basically completed.
There are even more believers stationed in Luoyang City, at least three million people.
If they really suddenly rebelled, Luoyang City would be in great danger if they cooperated internally and externally.
Although it should be impossible to attack the imperial city protected by the national defense formation, the possibility of the outer city falling is not small.
Once something happens, it will inevitably cause chaos and the court will suffer considerable losses.
"Zhang Zhang, Wu Kuang, you two, immediately take my tiger talisman and go to the Xiyuan Forbidden Army to mobilize the soldiers of the Four Guards Forbidden Army to seize the branch of the Taiping Sect in Luoyang City!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Once the evidence is found to be conclusive, arrest them all immediately! Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"
Although the Taiping Sect has 600,000 members in Luoyang City, He Jin is not worried about anything.
Each of the eight newly formed Xiyuan Forbidden Forces has 200,000 people, but they are comparable to the elites of the Yulin Guards, and cannot be compared to the rabble of the Taiping Sect.
It is enough to have two generals and four imperial troops go there.
"Yes! General!"...
Zhang Zhang and Wu Kuang accepted the order in unison, took Tang Zhou with them, took the tiger charm, jumped on their horses and left quickly.
He Jin's expression was gloomy and he stood there for a while before entering the house accompanied by a group of servants and guards.
He was a little panicked now. After all, according to what Tang Zhou said, the power of the Taiping Sect was a bit too great.
The total number of believers in various places exceeds one billion! The core sects, that is to say, those who are all cultivators, have more than 3 million!
If this was really a rebellion in various parts of the Han Dynasty, the momentum would be as big as the sky!
After returning home, He Jin was restless. About two hours later, he heard the report: what Tang Zhou said was true. A large number of soldiers and followers were found in the branch of the Taiping Sect's headquarters in Luoyang City.
When Ma Yuanyi saw what had happened, he immediately led the crowd to resist, but was captured by Zhang Zhang and Wu Kuang.
Nearly half of the 600,000 followers of the branch in Luoyang City were killed and more than half were captured.
What is shocking is that no one among the Taipings surrendered and they fought hard to the end!
Of course, except for the traitor Tang Zhou.
Moreover, a large amount of evidence of rebellion was found in the Luoyang City branch of the Taiping Sect, especially the military supplies.
"Ask Zhang Zhang and Wu Kuang to escort Tang Zhou and Ma Yuanyi together with some ironclad evidence. I want to enter the palace to meet His Majesty!"
He Jin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with one hand and gave orders to the left and right in a cold voice.
Half an hour later, He Jin, who had finished preparations, hurried to the imperial city with a motorcade loaded with various evidences.
Someone is rebelling? Or is it under your nose?
Liu Hong immediately became furious. After personally supervising the interrogation of more than a dozen core members including Tang Zhou and Ma Yuanyi, he ordered all rebels to be killed in the city.
At the same time, He Jin was strictly ordered to be responsible for investigating and eradicating the Taiping Sect.
Zhang's long-planned rebellion was tipped off by Tang and Zhou, causing the Taiping Religion to suffer huge losses and at the same time lose its suddenness.
Even Zhang Jiao could not have imagined that a wealthy family that had been vigorously providing him with various supplies a moment ago would fall out of favor so quickly.
There is a huge difference between losing the opportunity and launching suddenly after being fully prepared.
Fortunately, when the imperial court suppressed the branch of the Taiping Sect in Luoyang City, there was a lot of commotion, and there were still some core members of the Taiping Sect nearby who were not in the branch, so they were able to get the news in time and use talisman-level messengers to report in detail.
Gave it to Zhang Jiao to know.
The frightened Zhang Jiao, of course, would not sit back and wait for death. After promptly reporting to his mentor Nanhua Zhenren, he decided to launch an uprising one month in advance.
Not to mention Nan Hua Zhenren, Zhang Jiao himself is a real Fu Dao master, enough to rank among the top five in the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, he has no shortage of treasure-level communication talismans in his hand. It is not a big deal to order all parties to take action one month in advance. It is easy.
Chapter completed!