A leaky private house is inconspicuous in this mountainous wilderness, but today there are hundreds of people gathered there.
Everyone present was dressed in white, with bamboo hats on their heads and bright red scarves tied around their necks.
Although some people do not have uniform clothing, they still have a lot of red scarves around their necks.
Judging from their attire, it is obvious that they are the White Lotus Sect that has been entrenched in Shandong for hundreds of years and has been committed to rebellion.
As the leader, Xu Hongru is dressed as a Confucian scholar, with a round and round face, and is quite majestic.
"In recent days, those gelded dogs have been chasing us more and more closely, and they have captured many of us, making it difficult for us to connect with each other."
"More than that, that Cui Yingyuan is really a dog, and his nose is even smarter than a dog's."
"A stronghold in Jinan has been lurking for decades and has never had any mistakes. But a few days ago, it was exposed by those people."
"A lot of information and rosters fell into Fanzi's hands."
"I'm afraid it won't be long before they trace us. Your Majesty, what should we do?"
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Xu Hongru finally said:
"There is no need to panic. Although we are not completely ready at the moment, it is a last resort. It is not difficult to think of something."
"My colleagues from the Wenxiang Sect have decided to join me, Bai Lian, in taking action to overthrow the Zhu family."
Then he stood up, pointed to the person next to him and introduced:
"This is the leader of Wenxiang Cult, Wang Haoxian. He is the son of my ancestor. He can be said to be a close relative of flesh and blood."
Wang Haoxian also cupped his hands and said with a smile:
"You are all people with lofty ideals and great righteousness. Wang has admired you for a long time."
"I hope that in this uprising, we can achieve immediate success and promote the great cause of our two religions."
Wang Haoxian is the son of Wang Sen and the former leader of Wenxiang Cult. Although the senior officials of the White Lotus Sect have heard of the names of the Wang family and his son, today is the first time they met him.
Faced with Wang Haoxian's initiative and enthusiasm, the White Lotus believers didn't seem to pay much.
In their opinion, this Wang Haoxian most likely wants to get a piece of the pie.
The life of the Zhu Ming Dynasty was almost over, but after the Zhu family's children's torment, it was even more difficult to survive.
There are hundreds of thousands of members of the White Lotus Sect, and they have been preparing for so many years. As long as the flag is raised, a hundred thousand troops will be available in an instant.
It is not easy to destroy a Zhu Ming that is about to perish.
As for the Wenxiang Sect, what a coincidence, at this moment they suddenly said they wanted the two sects to join forces to start an uprising.
But on this occasion, it was their first meeting, so they couldn't do anything well, so they could only pretend to be enthusiastic and exchange greetings.
After they greeted each other, Xu Hongru continued:
"You are gathered together today precisely to discuss countermeasures and the joint uprising between the two religions."
"There are also many Ming court officials in Shandong who have promised us that they will secretly help us if we start an uprising."
"What's more, there is Yu Hongzhi of the Tianjin Guard. He also has thousands of soldiers. With the internal and external coordination, why worry about this big thing failing?"
"The Zhu family's child is cruel and easy to kill, and has no image of a human master. How can He De sit on the position of Dabao?"
"Kuaikou'er really doesn't know the heights of the world. Don't look at the fact that he is becoming more and more powerful and has great power."
"But he has completely offended all the powerful nobles in the world. It's just that he can't bear to do anything because of his cruelty."
"In fact, he has already reached the edge of the cliff. As long as he pushes a little harder, he will be doomed and will never be able to stand up again."
"Now Zhu Ming is at the end of his rope and has only a few days left to live."
"When Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne with the help of my White Lotus and Red Scarf Army, he didn't want to repay his kindness. Instead, he killed us all. It's really hateful."
"For more than two hundred years, people from the Zhu family have spared no effort to attack our White Lotus Sect. I don't know how many senior members have died tragically at the hands of Zhu Ming. This revenge must be avenged."
"It's time to change the dynasty. This world has been usurped by the Zhu family for more than two hundred years. It's time for everything to return to its original owner."
This succinct analysis made the White Lotus Sect leaders present full of confidence, feeling that they would be able to move into the Forbidden City in the capital soon.
They immediately cheered and knelt down to congratulate in unison:
"Congratulations to your majesty on your great achievements."
"Okay, everything is ready. All we need is the east wind. Once the weapons and ordnance arrive, follow me."
Xu Hongru was also quite excited. Although he has always regarded himself as an emperor for so many years.
But he knew very well that this was just for his own entertainment.
Therefore, this is about to become a great cause, and I am quite excited inside.
When Wang Haoxian on the side saw this scene, he smiled and congratulated him on the surface, but in fact he had already greeted the eighteenth generation of Xu Hongru's ancestors.
Who can resist the temptation of becoming an emperor?
It's a pity that his Wenxiang Sect's power is too weak to compare with the White Lotus Sect, so he can only endure it and wait for the opportunity to strengthen himself and compete in the world.
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Jinan Fucheng
Ever since Cui Yingyuan led Fanzi and Jinyiwei from Dongchang into the city, there has been no peace.
Fanzi and Tiqi would arrest a group of people from time to time and send them to prison for interrogation.
These arrested people include small businessmen and farmers, but they all have a common identity, that is, the White Lotus cult.
But for civil servants who have always hated factory guards, if they don't know the specific situation, they don't care what you are doing.
They will only think that this is another persecution of the people and an abuse of prison.
In particular, there are some lucky remaining White Lotus cultists who are spreading rumors in the city and promoting public opinion.
Governor Zhao Yan, who had long wanted to drive these people out of Shandong, was extremely dissatisfied. Every day, an impeachment memorial was rushed to the capital.
Of course, these memorials had already been suppressed by Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch of Bingbi, as soon as they entered the ceremonial office, and the emperor could not see them at all.
Even if a courtier mentioned the matter to the emperor, Zhu Youxiao would just do Tai Chi with Xi Ni and not care at all. In the end, it would all come to nothing.
After Zhao Yan realized that impeachment was useless, he personally went to the prison to find Cui Yingyuan and wanted to drive him out.
Cui Yingyuan, who was already under great pressure because he couldn't catch Xu Hongru, was quite irritable, but he didn't have a good face towards him.
Xu Hongru slipped away from his hand again and again, and there was no place to vent his anger. Now that he had a punching bag, he felt comfortable scolding him.
"This governor came to Shandong on the emperor's order to investigate the remnants of the White Lotus Sect. How can I conduct an investigation? Do I still need to ask you?"
"Now that more than ten counties in three prefectures have been hit by disasters, the people are in dire straits, and the people are exchanging their children for food. As the governor, you don't think about how to stabilize the homeless people. Instead, you come to question the governor. You are really a competent official."
Zhao Yan was speechless by Cui Yingyuan. He did not handle the issue of disaster relief and comfort well, and the emperor was also very dissatisfied with him.
I don't know how many days I can hold the position of governor.
Thinking of this, he instantly felt weak all over, and finally had no choice but to walk away.
Cui Yingyuan ignored him and immediately returned to the prison where he was interrogating prisoners, urging his subordinates to intensify their efforts.
For a moment, the sky was filled with cries and screams.