This is probably because the autumn in the north is too short, and after the short autumn, there is a long, thousands of miles of frozen winter.
Therefore, the autumn rain in the north is far more violent and powerful than in the south.
The sound of raindrops lingered in my ears, and the space between heaven and earth seemed to be a waterfall composed of rainwater. The sudden autumn rain was a bit violent, raging against everything in the world.
Palaces, houses, streets, hills.
The brand-new city of Xi'an in the Ming Dynasty, the still remnants of Chang'an in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the ancient capital of the Han Dynasty that was submerged in the dust of history far away, and even the Xianyang of the Qin Dynasty in the distance were all shrouded in autumn rain.
There was silence between heaven and earth, except for the sound of falling rain.
The heavy historical relics of the ancient city of Xi'an stood silently in the heavy rain, with the stubbornness of standing proudly no matter how many years passed. The Shaanxi Dusi camp in the north city, under the heavy rain waterfall, the elite of the Ming Dynasty were ready to go.
Hundreds of silent and simple men from Qin, wearing iron armor and javelins, stood in the rain, waiting for the commander's order at the military camp.
"Drive! Drive!"
Not far away, several war horses broke out of the rain and reined up in front of the military camp.
"Who is it?" Among the soldiers of the Qin army, a military academy stood alone in front of the galloping horses.
"I am He Guangyi, the commander of the Jinyi Guards. I would like to see Tang Zhentai!"
He Guangyi, who was on horseback, was unable to lift his head due to the heavy rain. His hair was disheveled and his brocade robe was soaked.
"The town hall is waiting for you, sir. Please dismount your horse and follow your humble duty!" the military academy shouted.
"Dismount!" He Guangyi led the men to jump off the horse, then walked through hundreds of soldiers and entered the military commander's room.
It was raining heavily outside, and the house was silent.
He Guangyi didn't even change his clothes and ran quickly. As soon as he entered the house, he shouted, "Why hasn't Tangzhentai sent troops yet..."
He had already sent a message to Tang Fu, asking him to mobilize troops to arrest people, but instead of sending troops, the other party asked him to meet at the military camp.
He Guangyi could only say half a sentence, because as soon as he entered the room, he found that there was another person inside besides Tang Fu, Yan Yanqing, the right chief envoy of the Chief Secretary of Shaanxi Province.
Tang Fu, who was dressed in armor and was wiping his sword, first smiled politely when he saw He Guangyi, and then said, "Commander He, you sit down first!" After saying that, he poured a cup of hot tea for He Guangyi with his own hands, "Warm yourself up!
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He Guangyi cupped his fists and saluted, then heard Tang Fu continue, "I have already prepared the troops and they are ready to go at any time. But how to arrest them? How to minimize the impact of the matter, I think I still need to ask Yan Fantai what he means!"
After that, he added, "I'm not trying to share the great achievements of your Jin Yiwei, but this fact is too big, and it will be out of control if you are not careful!"
"Master Zhentai is overthinking. He is not trying to monopolize this great merit, but..." He Guangyi sighed, "In the thirty-one counties of Xi'an Prefecture, there are actually twelve incense sticks from the White Lotus Sect.
Lord, many of these incense owners are simply local powerful people and officials. I really don’t dare to trust anyone except the soldiers in Tang Zhentai’s hands!”
Afterwards, He Guangyi clasped his fists at Yan Yanqing and said, "Sir Yan Fan, I didn't mean to hide it from you on purpose!"
Yan Yanqing's face looked very tired, and he waved his hands feebly, "It doesn't matter whether you hide it or not!" As he said that, he suddenly smiled bitterly, "If there is only one White Lotus Sect demon here in Xi'an, I can save a few points to use it to make some credit.
Thoughts!"
At this point, he let out a long sigh, "On the surface, things are going smoothly, but secretly the White Lotus Sect has developed such a trend. It's my dereliction of duty! After this case, I went to the emperor to plead guilty."
It was not easy to be an official in the Ming Dynasty. The rules that the old man had set up at the beginning were somehow guilty. Officials must be held accountable. Such a big thing happened in Shaanxi, and he, the chief minister, could not escape the blame.
"Hey, at worst, I'll quit my job and go home to farm!" At this time, Yan Yanqing suddenly smiled, and then his eyes became sharp, "But these monsters must be caught in one fell swoop."
"I have also read the arrest list you gave Tangzhentai. There are four counties where there are religious bandits serving as local officials. Xingping, Lantian, Xianyang, Zhen'an."
"If you arrest someone rashly, if you are surprised, what if those monsters jump over the wall in a hurry..."
"This is what I'm worried about too!" Tang Fu then said.
He Guangyi knew what they were worried about. He was worried that if the news was leaked during the arrest, the demons of the White Lotus Sect would be killed.
Once that happens, it will be an uncontrollable civil unrest. It is a civil unrest involving thousands or hundreds of thousands of people!
However, they must be arrested quickly, before the White Lotus Sect incense masters know about the changes in Xi'an City.
We need to be quick, but we can't directly send troops to make a big splash.
"I have an idea!" Yan Yanqing continued, "The powerful people in those places on the list, whether it is your imperial guards or the soldiers in Tang Zhentai's hands, all are disguised and captured when they are not prepared."
He Guangyi thought for a moment, "What if someone finds out?"
"Then kill them all!" Yan Yanqing gritted his teeth and said, "If you can't catch anyone alive, you will die!"
Tang Fu also looked at Yan Yanqing, "The difficulty is how many to kill? Sir, you need to know that those powerful incense owners on the list all live in their own village!"
"Everyone has been wiped out over there!" Yan Yanqing spat out a sentence through his teeth, "If we can't catch anyone alive or are discovered by them, we will just wipe out their village and leave no one alive!" He said with a wry smile, "
Isn't it just killing people? Are you two afraid of killing people?"
At this point, he sneered and said, "Even if you kill by mistake, I will bear the responsibility. You two just go ahead and do it. You would rather kill by mistake than let it go!"
He Guangyi and Tang Fu looked at each other and nodded to each other.
Jinyiwei's manpower is insufficient, and they are not good at attacking. Tang Fu has many soldiers, but he knows the virtues of his subordinates and the murderous nature of the soldiers, regardless of whether they are White Lotus or good people.
Yan Yanqing's courage is truly rare.
"As for those religious bandits who are officials in the yamen!" Yan Yanqing thought for a while and said, "I sent the inspectors and inspection censors to go there in the name of inspecting the autumn harvest. Your people, pretend to be them.
's entourage."
"When we get to the local government and see the person, we will take it down directly."
"Then, we will trouble Tangzhentai's soldiers and horses to control several counties where demons from the White Lotus Sect are serving as officials and hunt down the remnants!"
Yan Yanqing looked at the two of them and said sternly, "You must move quickly so that they have no time to react." He clasped his hands together and said, "Don't be afraid of hitting hard! Because only in this way can we protect the safety of the people."
"Otherwise, once the White Lotus Sect's resistance is completely defeated, they will inevitably use a large army to eliminate them, and then even more lives will be lost!"
He and Tang were silent. What Yan Yanqing said was very correct.
The imperial court would not be lenient in dealing with such cult rebellions. In the third, eleventh and fourteenth years of Hongwu, there were rebellions. The imperial court sent a large army to suppress them, and blood flowed like rivers.
"Please, you two, please don't..." Yan Yanqing even choked up, "If there is really civil unrest and affects the people of Shaanxi, it will be difficult for Yan to atone for his sins even if he dies!"
He Guangyi and Tang Fu stood up and clasped their fists at the same time, with solemn faces.
Tang Fu said, "The feudal lord knows that although I am a warrior, I also know the overall situation." He said with a smile, "I am half old Shaanxi, and this place is half my hometown.
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"We must not let war break out and ravage the people!"
"Kill more people now, and less people in the future!" He Guangyi also sighed, "If the White Lotus Sect is really made to raise an army, not only will we have no merit, but we will have a fault!"
"Thank you, Yan!" Yan Yanqing bowed his head to the end, "You two just go ahead and do it!"
This chapter has been completed!