"I'm sorry for the little girl's difficulty in obeying her orders! You gentlemen have also seen that the victims are suffering now. The little girl still needs to pray for the victims and eliminate the disaster, and she also needs to treat illnesses and save people. I may not be able to leave this place."
"This is not going to be easy. Madam, please don't force me to wait..."
Before the young yamen officer finished speaking, he was grabbed by the older yamen officer next to him.
As a long-time official, he could naturally see the situation clearly. At least he could see the killing intent in the eyes of the people around Fang Linyue.
"My dear lady, if that's the case, we won't use force. I'm just asking you to go into the city and explain it to the governor face to face. The governor is a reasonable and good official, and he will let you out to save the people. Do you think so or not?"
The woman in white squatted slightly and saluted: "Then please wait a moment, gentlemen. After I pray for the victims and give a speech, I will follow you into the city!"
The young yamen servant finally couldn't help shouting: "What kind of bird scriptures are you talking about? Who has the time to compete with you under this bright sun? Come and follow us into the city to pay homage to the governor!"
After saying that, he stretched out his hand to pull the arm of the woman in white, but who knew that the sleeve could not be torn apart, and a large piece was torn off with a stab, revealing a large section of the woman's smooth white arm. The expression of the old official beside him changed and he whispered
He scolded: "It's bad, it's causing trouble!"
Sure enough, as he had guessed, the people around him immediately surrounded him. Several women stepped forward to protect the woman in white behind them and shouted with grievances: "The frivolous Saint Bodhisattva is in Asura Hell!"
"It was not intentional, it was an unintentional act, it was an unintentional act!" The old official wanted to defend himself, but at this time, the victims who were already overwhelmed by anger could not listen.
Someone shouted: "Insult the saint, blaspheme the Bodhisattva, beat them to death! Beat them to death!"
No matter how careless the young people are, they have already been dazzled by those white arms, and they all want to express their determination in front of the saint. So what about the government officials, so many victims have already become a climate, and everyone knows that the law is not to blame, and besides,
The yamen officer was at fault first, so beating him to death is useless!
The three or five government officials were no match for the victims. They were quickly besieged and fell to the ground. However, no one noticed that many of the people besieging them were men brought by the saint in white, and the young government officials were among them.
Under the cover of the police, he quickly took off his official uniform, blended into the crowd and disappeared.
No one thought that a few government officials would be the cause of this disaster. When he learned that the people he sent out were actually beaten to death, Wu Yu couldn't bear it.
It's okay for the victims to join the Bailian Society, but killing the Yamen servants of Yingtian Mansion is a serious crime. The worst thing is that there are too many people. It is impossible to arrest all the tens of thousands of victims outside Nanjing. Even if they can be arrested, there will be no place to confine them.
ah!
At this time, Wu Yu, as a scholar-official, had discovered that something was wrong with the White Lotus Society. Even the people in Nanjing began to criticize Yingtianfu Yamen and praise the goodness of the White Lotus Society.
Small associations seemed to have sprung up everywhere overnight, and just when he was planning to dispatch the imperial army from Nanjing City to attack the White Lotus Society, Fan Zhongyan and Ye An arrived.
This really solved Wu Yu's urgent need. At the moment, he was riding a tiger and couldn't get off. Who knew that at this time, Jianghuai disaster relief and comfort envoys came, not only the envoy Fan Zhongyan, but also the deputy envoy Ye'an, the Marquis of Yunzhong County.
These two are both important ministers in the court, one is a capable minister that the official family relies on, and the other is Ye Hou, who is famous in the country. Wu Yu, who was still worried at first, instantly felt much more relaxed. With this
If you two are here, even if you mishandle things, it won't be your turn to take the blame, right?
Not caring about anything else, Wu Yu immediately asked his two subordinates to lead the way to the flower hall to meet the two heavenly officials.
Regardless of age, just being sent by these two comfort envoys who have received the emperor's decree is much more noble than his duties as the prefect of Tianfu. What's more, these two "mighty" people have to take over now. How dare Wu Yu neglect it.
When he arrived at the flower hall and looked at the two well-traveled comfort envoys, Wu Yu couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Fan, it only took four days for Marquis Ye to feel that I, Yingtian Mansion, really makes my subordinates feel ashamed!"
Fan Zhongyan drank the tea in one gulp and pointed at Wu Yudao: "You are also a scholar from Yingtian Academy. How can you watch the victims gathering outside the city? Shouldn't the official warehouses be opened to help the people? If you are worried about the unrest in the city,
We can talk to those wealthy households and ask them to bring out the food they have hidden, and the court will reward them when this disaster is over. This way, at least the grievances of the victims can be quelled first!"
Unexpectedly, Fan Zhongyan came up and scolded him. Wu Yu smiled bitterly and said: "It's not because the official is unwilling, but it's because there is not much food in the warehouse! Besides, not all the victims outside the city are ordinary people who were affected by the disaster. There are also people who are confused.
, most of them stayed here for a long time in order to avoid miscellaneous taxes this year! Now there are demons using the name of White Lotus Society to gather the victims and confuse the people with their evil words. The lower officials sent people to lock them up, but who knew that the rebels would
Beaten to death on official duty, this..."
"White Lotus Club?"
Ye An's pupils shrank suddenly. This name was too familiar to him. The White Lotus Society was the predecessor of the White Lotus Sect. After a slight evolution, it would transition to the "Maitreya Sect" that appeared in the Sui Dynasty.
Both the White Lotus Sect and the Maitreya Sect use Buddhist teachings to confuse the people. Inciting the people to resist the government is their principle. As for the deepest interests, they are to establish their own political power. However, the current White Lotus Society has not yet
It has become a climate, and there is no one who can do it.
But as long as this sect continues to develop, it can become a prairie fire. The more suffering ordinary people encounter, the greater their opportunities will be.
Even the Red Scarf Army uprising against the Yuan Dynasty in later generations is inseparable from it.
Ye An frowned slightly, looked at Wu Yu and asked seriously: "There are many victims outside the city, are there any who have been seduced by the White Lotus Society and entered?"
"Not only that, most of the people outside the city have entered the White Lotus Society. It is said that the saintly female Bodhisattva in white has promised to the victims. Not only can they avoid miscellaneous taxes, but she can also treat the sick and cast spells to bless them... This is simply
It’s a bunch of nonsense, but it has won the trust of the people affected by the disaster. Now there are even followers of the White Lotus Society in Yingtian Mansion, and their number is unknown!”
Wu Yu's face was full of bitterness, but after saying these words, he also released the pressure of the past few days. At present, Yingtian Mansion was giving him great pressure inside and outside, just like a red-hot oil pan, it could come out at any time.
Danger of overthrow.
Fan Zhongyan stood up in shock. He did not expect that the situation in Yingtian Mansion had become so critical. What kind of thing was this White Lotus Society? It could actually gather the victims of the disaster under its command in just a few days.
Moreover, under his instigation, the victims killed the policemen of Yingtian Mansion in broad daylight, and there were also people from the Bailian Society in Yingtian Mansion. Everything was developing towards the worst situation predicted by him and Ye An, and if they were not handled well,
It will provoke civil unrest and threaten to shake the foundation of the country!
"Ah Changsheng! This matter can be big or small. If it can be resolved, it may not be a problem, but if you are a little careless, the consequences of triggering a civil uprising will be disastrous!" Fan Zhongyan looked at Ye Andao with a solemn expression.
"If what Mr. Fan said is true, the crux of the matter is the White Lotus Society. Its ability to confuse the people may be difficult to deal with. The current chaos among the victims is not serious, but if the White Lotus is not eliminated, even if the crisis in Yingtian Mansion is resolved, the same mistakes will happen again.
! Mr. Fan, I think the priority should be to cut off the White Lotus Society right now!"
Fan Zhongyan nodded repeatedly. The two of them had similar ideas. The harm caused by Bailian Society was far greater than the victims of the Jianghuai disaster. The victims wanted to survive, but these people wanted chaos.