Xiao Qin's expression changed again and again, and finally she sighed and paid her last price.
"Two horses, two men walking."
Zhou Dao looked gloomy and said with a sad smile: "Okay, okay, okay! Thoughtful, very thoughtful."
Xiao Qin didn't look at him, only stared at Xiao Feng: "Let us go out and bring the horse over!"
Xiao Feng waved his hand and the Ming army moved out of the way. Xiao Qin led Gu Yue'er out of the crowd. Zhou Dao stood still and was instantly surrounded by the Ming army again.
Yu Dayou and An Qingyue followed Xiao Qin and Gu Yuer closely. After leaving the encirclement, Yu Dayou pulled over the two horses and buckled the reins in his hands.
Xiao Qin slowly let go of his hand, got on his horse with Gu Yue'er, looked at Xiao Feng across the thousands of troops, shook his head with a wry smile, and left.
After entering the painting, she collapsed on the ground. An Qingyue quickly stepped forward to help her up and walked to the large RV. Xiao Feng also took Princess Chang An off the horse and carried her into the large RV.
Xiao Feng told An Qingyue: "Princess, I am afraid that there will be blood marks on her legs and waist all day and night. Ask Zhang Wuxin for some medicine, help her apply it, and then rub it for her to loosen the blood stasis."
The two girls were lying side by side in the carriage. Princess Chang An was tired, and Princess Chang An was frightened. They couldn't get up for a while. An Qingyue gave Xiao Feng a fierce look.
"If you haven't gone out yet, what are you waiting to see?"
Xiao Feng smiled bitterly and exited the carriage, and then heard An Qingyue exclaim: "Oh my god, my waist and legs are swollen! How did you endure it?"
That night, the army was stationed outside Taicang County. The magistrate of Taicang personally led the local people and gentry to work for the army.
The guardsmen of Taicang Guard have been despised by the people for so many years. They have no
I thought that one day I could become a hero.
This time they were no longer racing against the common people. They were soldiers who stood between the Japanese pirates and the common people. When a group of old people toasted to them as representatives, they burst into tears like children.
Many people were drunk, whether they were the remnants of the Nanjing expedition, the reinforcements from Jiaxing, or the Taicang Guard soldiers, they patted each other on the shoulders, called each other brothers, missed their dead brothers, and agreed to fight the Japanese pirates together next time.
At dawn the next day, Xiao Feng asked Yu Dayou and others to write down the military merits, and asked the Jiaxing garrison to return to Jiaxing with reinforcements to wait for rewards, while the Taicang guards stationed themselves at the same place.
Taking only the more than 1,000 soldiers left in Nanjing and the remaining 200 cavalry, they headed straight for Hangzhou.
The road was much calmer this time, and no one disturbed him anymore. The battle in Taicang not only caused Luo Wenlong to lose all his elite men, but also made other small groups of Japanese pirates along the coast understand that it was really not a good idea to attack the governor of Jiangnan.
The beautiful scenery of Hangzhou city is unparalleled in the world. After several days of training, Princess Chang'an, who was tortured by Xiao Feng and couldn't get out of the city, felt that she was okay again and pestered Xiao Feng to go see the West Lake.
Xiao Feng discusses military affairs with Yu Dayou every day. She originally wanted An Qingyue and Zhang Wuxin to accompany her, but Princess Chang An firmly refused, and she recently had a new method.
In the past, when she asked Xiao Feng to do something, Xiao Feng would not be kidnapped as long as he had no morals, but now that Princess Chang An kidnapped him, his rope skills level had been upgraded.
She would cover her face with her hands and grieve: "You didn't care about my life or death, tied me to a horse, and tortured me for a day and a night. I thought I was going to be disabled..."
Then she again
Pointing to Ru Hua who was standing next to him: "You don't treat our master and servant as human beings at all. Not only did you torment me, you also cruelly tried to kill Ru Hua! Do you think that if Ru Hua is no longer by my side, it will be easier for you to bully me?"
Already?"
When she touched the painting with her finger, it was like a switch was pressed, and she instantly entered a state of grief, resentment, helplessness, and blaming someone for her life. Tears rolled down her face, and she glanced at Xiao Feng sadly. Then the two of them hugged each other and cried.
"In the painting, I can't bear to leave you. I've already thought about it. If you die, I won't want a palace maid anymore..."
"Princess, I can't bear to leave you. I have already thought about it. I will still be your maid in the next life..."
"Okay, everyone, shut up! Isn't it the West Lake? Isn't it okay for me to go?"
Xiao Feng had a straight face, and Zhang Wuxin had half a straight face. They looked at the three chattering women in front of them, just like the men who followed their wives when shopping in later generations. They really felt very bored.
Xiao Feng stayed in Hangzhou not for the beautiful scenery of Hangzhou, but because he had a batch of important things that needed to be transported to Hangzhou through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal before he could move on. This is called cutting wood without hesitation.
Of course, even if he didn't sharpen his sword, he still had to let his troops go into a big city like Hangzhou to have it sharpened. Otherwise, not only the princess but also the soldiers would not be able to stand it.
Moreover, Xiao Feng also needed a peaceful and stable environment to interrogate Zhou Dao. He did not bring Zhou Dao all the way to Hangzhou to clarify the punishment.
Yu Dayou brought Zhou Dao to the edge of the West Lake, sandwiching him on the left and right with Zhang Wuxin, wearing iron shackles on his feet, making it difficult to fly without wings.
Yu Dayou and Zhang Wuxin were both puzzled. Why did Xiao Feng
Instead of interrogating in prison, we have to take them to the edge of the West Lake. Can the interrogation effect of this beautiful West Lake be as good as that of a ghastly prison?
Not only that, Xiao Feng also set up a table of wine by the lake. He came up and gave Zhou Daoman a drink first, and then poured it for himself.
Zhou Dao looked at Xiao Feng in surprise. He had never seen such a governor before. He was so young and cunning. Even the Holy Envoy could not take advantage of him.
"If you have anything to say, Lord Governor, just say it. I am an old man who is half buried in the earth. Death is not a big deal."
Xiao Feng smiled: "I only became interested in you because of your age. Otherwise, for your crime of assassinating the governor and Bai Lian's rebellion, you would have been hacked to death on the spot, and you would still be here today.
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Zhou Dao trembled and looked at Xiao Feng with a hint of horror. He had heard that these court dog officials had special hobbies and that they liked mature women.
But he has never heard of someone who likes mature men. What's more, if he's mature enough to be a mature man, does he have to bite his tongue and commit suicide like those women?
"At your age, I guess you are a veteran of the White Lotus Sect, and your status is not low. I think you must know some things about the White Lotus Sect's past. I hope you can tell me."
Zhou Dao breathed a sigh of relief, that was it. But he didn't know what Xiao Feng wanted to hear, so he just stared at him suspiciously.
"I will not betray the Holy Religion. If you want to know the location and personnel of other branches, don't say I don't know. Even if I know, I won't tell them."
Xiao Feng shook his head: "With Xiao Qin's mentality, he will not let you know too much about each other. I think all the branches are in contact with the chief helmsman."
Please contact us individually.
If you really know so much, even if Xiao Qin can't take you away, he will kill you before leaving. How could you leave it to me?"
"Then what do you want to hear? How did I join the White Lotus Sect? I can tell you about this."
"What is the identity of the woman next to Xiao Qin? Zhang Wuxin said that there is a shadow of Xiao Qin in her kung fu, but also a shadow of Shaolin Kung Fu."
Zhou Dao pondered for a moment, this is not a secret that cannot be told, it does not cause any loss to the Holy Religion, and he is not betraying the Holy Religion.
"If I tell you, can you let me live?"
Xiao Feng shook his head honestly: "But I can let you die with dignity, and even let you die in happiness. Along the way, I confiscated a lot of bliss pills.
You are from the White Lotus Sect, you should know this thing. If I give you one, I will not cut off your head, but hang you.
I guess you don’t know that after taking this medicine, you will feel a stronger sense of happiness when you suffocate..."
Zhou Dao frowned, and after weighing it again and again, he felt that this was indeed a sincere counter-offer. Otherwise, his crime would be too late.
The difference between suffocating in happiness and feeding flies after being stabbed three thousand times on the street is not much smaller than life and death, so Zhou Dao immediately agreed.
"Gu Yue'er is the saintess of our Holy Religion. Although she has no real power, she has a distinguished status. She is the spiritual representative of the Holy Religion and has great appeal."
Xiao Feng pondered: "Saint? Are there any rules? For example, you can't get married?"
Zhou Dao nodded: "I didn't expect you to be very knowledgeable about the Holy Religion. Saints cannot get married and must remain holy.
There is another saying that the body of the saint
It's very special. If a man marries a saint, he will slowly wither and die. This is the punishment of King Ming Maitreya."
Xiao Feng thought about Gu Yue'er's face, his heart moved, and he nodded slightly.
"Have there always been saints in the White Lotus Sect?"
Zhou Dao shook his head: "It has not always happened. The selection of a saint is very strict. You must be recognized by the four holy envoys and tested by the magic medicine before the Buddha before you can be recognized as a saint.
It is said that at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Holy Sect had not seen a saint for a long time. Later, the Holy Envoy Xiao, oh, the grandfather of the current Holy Envoy Xiao Qin, selected a saint from the women of the Gu family who had newly joined the Holy Sect.
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The saint died unexpectedly while practicing martial arts in seclusion. At that time, there were rumors that she was murdered by someone. Since then, there has been no saint for another generation.
This incident almost caused the Holy Religion to fall apart at that time. The believers felt it was an ominous sign. The Holy Envoys were also suspicious. The leader was already old at the time and was unable to control it.
Fortunately, the Holy Envoy Xiao at that time, oh, it was Xiao Qin's father at this time, turned the tide, stabilized the situation, and designated the youngest son of the Gu family as the successor of the leader, who would be taught and assisted by the four Holy Envoys.
It wasn't until Gu Yue'er was ten years old that after passing the test, the Holy Cult had another Saint. Unfortunately, before the Saint ascended the throne, the Holy Cult had an internal strife among the Holy Envoys, which was extremely tragic.
The three holy envoys jointly rebelled, and the leader of the church at that time, Gu Yue'er's father, was assassinated. However, Xiao Qin's martial arts skills and careful thinking defeated the three holy envoys. From then on, he actually held the power of the holy religion alone.
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Xiao Feng listened silently, analyzed in his heart, and suddenly asked: "What happened to the rebellion of the three holy envoys?"
Did it happen before the Saint ascended the throne or after?”
Zhou Dao was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, and decided that what he said was at a loss: "It was the saintly enthronement ceremony that Xiao Qin presided over for Gu Yue'er before, after the rebellion subsided."
Xiao Feng nodded: "Do you know how the Gu family joined the White Lotus Sect?"
Zhou Dao blushed, it was obviously not a glorious thing to say, but a hundred years have passed since the incident, and there is no way to verify the truth.
"It is said that the Holy Envoy Xiao at that time fell in love with someone else's daughter and forcibly married her. He was also worried that his father-in-law's family would become rebellious and be punished by the Nine Tribes, so he simply brought the whole family.
However, when the Gu family came, all the adults were gone. The eldest was the eldest sister who later became Mrs. Xiao Shengshi. The remaining ones were the second sister who later became a saint. The only boy was the boy who later became the leader.
father.
This happened a hundred years ago, and there must be some bias in it, but that’s basically what it is, it was passed down orally from the old believers, so it shouldn’t be wrong.”
Xiao Feng thought about it in his mind, well, in this case, Gu Yue'er and Xiao Qin are somewhat related, but I don't know if these relatives are related by blood. Even if they are, it is relatively weak.
But since saints can't get married, there's something wrong with the way Gu Yue'er looks at Brother Qin. Maybe it's going to be a happy and sad scene again.
However, Xiao Feng is not too worried about Brother Qin's marriage. He is more concerned about another matter.
"Do you know Xiao Wuji?"
Zhou Dao nodded: "Of course I know. He is Xiao Qin's domestic servant. He follows his father and has very high kung fu. It's a pity that he went too far in practicing kung fu. He committed crimes everywhere and harmed women. What's wrong with him?"
The holy religion has a very bad reputation.
Later, Xiao Qin personally took action and knocked Xiao Wuji off the cliff, clearing the door for the Holy Cult, and Xiao Qin's reputation in the Holy Cult became even higher."
Xiao Feng nodded and suddenly asked: "Is there a woman in your White Lotus sect who doesn't like to wear clothes? She should be quite beautiful."
Zhou Dao frowned, feeling that Xiao Feng's question was getting more and more wrong, but this matter was not a matter of betrayal of the Holy Religion, and there was no need for him to cover it up.
"The teachings of our holy religion are very strict, how can women not wear clothes? But when you ask, I think of a person.
About ten years ago, I heard that a Miao girl came to the general altar. She was young and beautiful. She wore very few clothes, but she didn't wear any clothes at all.
At that time, I heard that the brothers from the general altar mentioned it when they came to deliver a letter, but I have never seen it. I heard that it seems to have something to do with Xiao Shengshi, I don't know."
Xiao Feng nodded, thinking that there was nothing more to ask, so he poured Zhou Dao another glass of wine.
"I have finished asking questions, and you have kept your promise and told me everything you knew. If you are nostalgic for this world, I will let you live for three more days. If you are not nostalgic, you can leave tonight."
Zhou Dao laughed loudly: "I have lived for so many years, do I still care about living for three more days? It is better to die early. Maybe I will be reborn in the home of a big landowner in the south of the Yangtze River in my next life!"
Xiao Feng also smiled: "I want to ask you something from my heart. You can answer it or not."
Zhou Dao grabbed the jug and poured the wine himself, drinking one glass after another: "You ask, as long as you are not betraying the Holy Religion, I will say."
Xiao Feng looked at Zhou Dao with complicated eyes, a little helpless and a little sad: "Do you really believe in the White Lotus Sect?
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Zhou Dao's hand when pouring the wine paused for a moment, then smiled, then filled it up and drank it all in one gulp, licking the wine from the corner of his mouth with unfinished content.
"What is belief? What is disbelief? I was born in poverty, my father died of illness from exhaustion as a long-term laborer, my mother was bullied, and when I sued the officials, no one took care of me. I couldn't think of hanging myself.
You said, at this moment, people from the White Lotus Sect suddenly came to give you food, help you avenge you, and teach you kung fu. Do you believe in the White Lotus Sect or the government?"
Xiao Feng stopped talking. Zhou Dao poured the wine on his own. Seeing that the jug was dry, he picked up the two glasses of wine that Zhang Wuxin and Yu Dayou had left untouched and continued drinking, muttering to himself.
"It doesn't matter if it's true or false. The White Lotus Sect has done a lot of bad things over the years, some of which are worse than the government. I know all about it.
I have heard of your reputation, and I have also heard of the things you have done. It is amazing. If the imperial court had officials like you, there would be no White Lotus Sect.
There are good officials and bad officials in the government, and there are good people and bad people in the White Lotus Sect. They all say that the other party is bad and they are good. After all, what can the people understand?
When I live to my age, I only understand one thing. It doesn’t matter whether anything is true or false, only what you believe is good for you is important.
So, Mr. Xiao, I will die soon. You said that I must believe in the White Lotus Sect at this time, which is good for me. What if I can really become the son of a big landlord? Hahahahaha!"
Zhou Dao was drunk and taken away by Yu Dayou. Xiao Feng looked at his back and said loudly: "Give him two pills, and move quickly when they come!"
Zhou Dao turned around and gave a thumbs up: "Sir, you are thoughtful, thoughtful!"