"Old man, don't be impatient. Speak slowly." Meng Xinghe found a stool and sat across from Mr. Lu. It was a big deal if someone rebelled, not to mention that it was still under the jurisdiction of the old man in Jiangdu. Isn't this the backstage for demolishing the old man? Thinking of Lu Ning While the others were still in Chang'an, Meng Xinghe became very concerned about this matter, whether it was good or bad.
Seeing Meng Xinghe, his prospective son-in-law, appear, Mr. Lu temporarily relaxed his anxious heart and said: "The document in your hand is a military emergency document that was rushed eight hundred miles from Taihu County to the government office this evening. As written above, there are now bandits in the Taihu Lake area. They have successively attacked several counties around Taihu Lake in recent days. The momentum is quite strong. It is suspected that the demons of the Taiping Sect who have not been wiped out before are making trouble. The word "Taiping" is erected everywhere they go. Using a banner to incite people's hearts is actually a serious danger."
Mr. Lu could not have imagined that the Taiping Sect, which had been forced to retreat to Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas and was wiped out during the battle in Dongdu, would now be resurrected. If the imperial court knew about this, then he, the governor, would not have to be a governor and would be thrown into prison.
Meng Xinghe gasped inwardly, Taiping Sect, could it be that Master Sister has begun to take action?
"Don't panic, old man. It seems that this Taiping Sect has been planning for a long time, but why did the Taihu County Magistrate just report that there were bandits in Taihu Lake now? What did they do before?" Meng Xinghe thought of the point where the local officials lied and concealed the truth. It's something, but it's better to wait for the old man to tell you in person.
Mr. Lu sighed, as Meng Xinghe thought, and said: "There are bandits around Taihu Lake that harass the nearby fishermen all year round. However, several nearby counties refused to report to the court for their own political achievements. Over the past few years, these bandits have been pampered. Now there are thousands of people involved in the rebellion. Even if we have all the troops in Jiangdu, it will not be easy to annihilate this group of people on Taihu Lake."
Meng Xinghe thought about it for a while and agreed. Taihu Lake is vast and boundless, with complicated waterways and numerous lakes and islands. It is a dangerous place that can be retreated, defended or attacked. One man can guard the gate and ten thousand men cannot attack it. The remnants of the Taiping Sect have lived here in seclusion for many years. He must be well prepared to rebel openly now that he has strong troops and strong horses, but now Meng Xinghe feels that whether he is from the Taiping Sect or the Demon Sect, if he causes trouble on his father-in-law's territory, he, Meng Xinghe, cannot hide even if he wants to, and he also has I thought that those people who secretly forged weapons on Yandang Mountain must have something to do with the Taiping Religion, so now the old and new grudges will be settled together and they will be buried in Taihu Lake.
Meng Xinghe immediately became cruel: "Old man, it is impossible to hide this matter. Why don't you rush 800 miles away to report the rebellion by bandits in Jiangdu to the imperial court and let the imperial court send a large army to suppress it? You can make up for it. Secondly, I know that the Holy One may use troops against the Turks and will definitely send the army south to practice. These bandits on Taihu Lake will definitely not survive long."
Mr. Lu had already written the memorial. After listening to Meng Xinghe's words, he gave Meng Xinghe what he had spent several hours writing on the table to review and said: "I haven't been in Chang'an for a long time, and I don't know that the Holy One wants to attack the Turks again." The troops have been mobilized. I heard that Liaodong is not peaceful now. The Tang Dynasty has only been stable for more than ten years, and it has begun to be chaotic again. It is really easy to win the country, but difficult to defend it."
Mr. Lu and Meng Xinghe were the only two people in the house, so naturally there was no need for taboos in speaking. Meng Xinghe agreed, saying: "Yes, the general trend of the world is that if we unite for a long time, we will divide, and if we divide for a long time, we will unite. Why should the old man be so sad and sighing?"
Mr. Lu glared at him, "Are you the one who can talk to his father-in-law?" He replied: "I'm not sighing with emotion, I just miss my girl Lu Ning. She went to Chang'an to find you and now she can't return to Jiangdu." , Even if I have the will, I can't solve it. You have to rely on yourself for everything. Oh, by the way, I saw you coming in a hurry, what big thing do you want to say?"
Meng Xinghe didn't want to discuss Lu Ning's topic with the old man, so he said directly: "It's nothing serious. My son-in-law found someone secretly casting a large number of weapons in Taoyuan County."
Before he finished speaking, Mr. Lu jumped up and said angrily: "What did you say?"
"Someone secretly forged a large number of weapons," Meng Xinghe was not afraid of hitting the old man's heart. He answered clearly every word, but he immediately added the following speculation, saying: "However, there are bandits making trouble in Taihu Lake now, so the forged weapons must be This group of people are also members of the Taiping Sect. By the way, old man, you are well-informed. Can you tell me what this Taiping Sect is all about?"
Meng Xinghe was only in his early twenties, so it was understandable that he didn't know about the Taiping Sect. Moreover, the existing documents had wiped out everything about the Taiping Sect, and not many people knew about it. Mr. Lu was a person from that era, so how about that? He heard a little bit and said: "In the last years of the Sui Dynasty, all the heroes came together, but it is said that there were eighteen armies when they attacked the capital of the Sui Dynasty. Among these eighteen armies, there were Li Mi from Wagang, Wang Shichong from Jiangdu, the great ancestor Li Yuan, and Yongbing. The Taiping Sect that occupied Luoyang was known as the four most capable armies in the world to seize the Yang family. However, it is said that this Taiping Sect has existed since the Eastern Han Dynasty. No matter in prosperous and troubled times, there are saints in the sect. For hundreds of years, , there were not a few followers of his teaching who were not only scholars but military generals and their names were left in the history books. During the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, people like Guo Jia and Lu Bu came out. In the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were also Tao Gong and Wang Youjun who also came from the teaching. The Sui Dynasty established its capital. , Han Qinhu, Zhang Xutuo, and the former Minister of Household Affairs Yu Shinan were also members of the Taiping Sect. Wise men emerged in prosperous times, and heroes emerged in troubled times. This is the rumor spread among the people about the Taiping Sect. Even more than half of the officials in the court today, In the past, they all came from the Taiping Sect. If we tell the truth, this Taiping Sect cannot actually be regarded as a demon. However, the successful king and the defeated bandit defeated Li Mi and killed Wang Shichong. The Taiping Sect committed suicide in the name of saving all people from dire straits. Twenty years ago, after the battle between the Eastern Capital and the current Holy King's army, their Holy King disappeared for no reason. From then on, the sect was scattered and divided into many sects. The people in the sect no longer considered themselves Taiping believers, with only a few He is still clinging to the altar within the church and intends to make a comeback,"
Meng Xinghe felt that these words were hard to swallow, and said: "In that case, then in that war twenty years ago, why did the Taiping Church suffer such a tragic defeat, and why did the Holy King disappear?"
"This old man doesn't know," Mr. Lu told the truth. Not to mention that he didn't know, even the officials in the court who had left the Taiping Religion didn't know. However, these were the knots hidden in their hearts. However, Lu Although your Excellency did not know about the war twenty years ago, you still collected some scattered information and said: "If you want to solve this mystery, when you arrive in Chang'an in the future, you can ask General Qin and General Qin who participated in this war. General Li, Du Shangshu and Mr. Fang also know that if they are willing to talk, they may have some clues."
Meng Xinghe kept it in mind and asked again when he returned to Chang'an. He was thinking that if the Taiping Sect appeared again now, Li Shimin's rebellion had been offended. I really don't know what the master sister was thinking. Now that the world is at peace, she is going to offend Li Shimin.
Are you really not afraid of being hacked if you cause trouble?
Boss, no, I have to go to Dongdu in person and ask her to make it clear. Ignore Meng Xinghe if the Taiping Sect wants to rebel. Don't cause trouble in Jiangdu, let alone drag Mengdie and Aunt Yun into it. Even if the Taiping Sect is betrayed by Meng Xinghe,
It's none of Meng Xinghe's business to turn everything upside down.
Let there be chaos. Anyway, this country does not belong to him, Meng Xinghe. He has decided to rest for a while tonight, wait until dawn tomorrow, and immediately rush to Dongdu to ask questions about the rebellion of the Taiping Religion. Otherwise, he, Meng Xinghe, will