"Prime Minister Kou, I want to ask you for an order. Instead of returning to Bianliang, I will go directly to Hebei!" Just as Han Qing was busy chatting with Dou Rong, Jingluo comforted the envoy and went to the camp, but Zhe Weizhong was already there.
He took the initiative to ask for help from Kou Zhun.
"Why, are you worried that Wang Shu can't handle it alone?" Kou Zhun, who was looking through the files, raised his head with a very solemn expression on his face.
Zhe Weizhong thought for a moment and nodded slightly, "The Wang Ambassador has a keen eye and will certainly not be afraid of others playing dirty tricks. However, the Wang Ambassador is a civil servant after all. Yu Zhe, who accompanied him on inspections of the two roads in Hebei Province, is excellent in martial arts.
However, the charlatanism in my body is too strong. If the Maitreya Cult becomes desperate and takes risks, I am afraid that the king will not be able to withstand it."
"Who dares--" Kou Zhun's eyebrows stood up, showing no anger or authority.
However, the next moment, he himself began to sigh and shake his head.
There is no question of dare or not. If the power of the Maitreya Sect has grown to be as huge as the Red Lotus Sect, it will be an inevitable choice to find that Wang Shu has touched their life gate and take the risk to kill Wang Shu.
Wang Shu, on the other hand, was a real civil servant and had no power to restrain a chicken. Unlike Zhe Weizhong and Han Qing, two generals who drew their swords and could not get close to four or five strong men.
The Maitreya Sect only needs to send out a group of dead soldiers like it did on the north bank of the Yellow River a few days ago, and it can threaten Wang Shu's life.
As for Wang Shu's deputy, Yu Zhe, as Zhe Weizhong said, his martial arts skills are indeed first-class, but his behavior is too charlatan and lacks basic defense. He can easily be touched by assassins and be caught off guard!
"Li Yixian's confession has been almost verified. Fang Yishi, Mao Sheng and other unlucky officials who received imperial salaries but worked for the Red Lotus Sect have also been arrested one after another. On the Yongxing Military Road, the overall situation has actually been decided. Short
Time, there won't be any more trouble." Looking at Kou Zhun's face, Zhe Weizhong continued to state in a low voice the reasons why he was ready to leave.
"Well, that's true. It's just..." Kou Zhun frowned and murmured in a low voice.
So far, it can be said that the case regarding the Red Lotus Sect on Yongxing Military Road has been basically clarified.
Li Yixian, who was under the jurisdiction of the Jingzhao Mansion's Military and Horse Command, had done countless harm to people in his life, but he was an out-and-out weakling. After being escorted back to the prison by Han Qing and Zhe Weizhong to appease the envoy, Kou Zhun did not wait for any coercion or inducement.
Like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, he collected everything he knew about the Red Lotus Sect.
Immediately, Kou Zhun took Li Yixian's confession and searched for it according to the diagram. Before the news spread, with lightning speed, he killed several guys who had received salary from the Song Dynasty court but also held important positions in the Red Lotus Sect.
Caught it.
Nowadays, except for the identity of the real leader of the Red Lotus Sect, which is still unclear, and the life and death of Saint Aunt Yu Bolian and Saint Ye Qinglian after falling into the water, the other key members have either died in Anhua or been captured alive.
Even if the leader is lucky enough to escape the law in the end, if he wants to regain his previous strength without spending more than ten years of hard work, it will definitely be a daydream!
Without the support of the Red Lotus Sect within the Song Dynasty, the difficulty for Party chief Li Jiqian to expand his territory and attack the prefectures and counties of the Song Dynasty would increase exponentially.
As gunpowder was continuously sent to the Song Dynasty's frontier army, various tactics of using gunpowder weapons to deal with cavalry were constantly being developed and practiced. The next time Dang Xiang Yaozi and Song Dynasty Jianer met on the battlefield, both sides had no worries.
, who will lose and who will win may not be so easy to predict.
Since the situation is very good, it stands to reason that Kou Zhun, the political advisor of the Song Dynasty, should be secretly relieved.
However, the reality was exactly the opposite. Although the Red Lotus Sect was uprooted, the worries in his heart were far greater than before.
In the past, he had assisted two emperors in the central government for a long time, and he could hardly leave Bianliang. Therefore, even if he knew that political affairs were corrupt in certain areas of the Song Dynasty, he would not think that the corruption would be enough to lead to the overthrow of the country.
But now, after seeing the actions of the Red Lotus Sect in Yongxing Military Road and the degree of penetration of the Red Lotus Sect into the Yongxing Military Road officialdom, Kou Zhun, the political counselor of the Song Dynasty, felt shuddering.
One military governor and one magistrate serve as the left and right guardians of the Red Lotus Sect. Two general judges serve as the luck envoy and fortune envoy of the Red Lotus Sect. There is also a general judge, three county magistrates, and five
Chief Secretary, became the sub-ruler of the Red Lotus Sect!
As for the minor officials below the chief clerk, as well as local "village sages", there are hundreds of people who secretly join the Red Lotus Sect and provide them with various conveniences.
It can be said that in the Yongxing Military Road of the Great Song Dynasty, the Red Lotus Sect was already half the master. A decree from its leader was sometimes even more effective than an official decree.
The benefits of officials joining the Red Lotus Sect are far greater than those of fulfilling their duties.
In the Yongxing Road officialdom, those who conscientiously fulfill their duties may not have the opportunity to be promoted. Those who join the Red Lotus Sect will receive help from all the forces in the sect, and their future will be bright from now on.
If it weren't for Han Qing, a stupid young man who couldn't bear the injustice and was squeezed out and suppressed by the county magistrate Zhang Wei and the chief registrar Zhou Chong, he immediately overturned the table and made Zhou Chong the chief registrar but the helmsman of the Red Lotus Sect, stealing his official position.
Liang's evil deeds were made public with the Sky Lantern, but the Red Lotus Sect doesn't know how long it will continue to develop secretly before the court notices it.
If it is really allowed to develop for another three to five years, I am afraid that more than half of the officials in the Yongxing Military Road officialdom will have to become believers of Our Lady of the Red Lotus. By then, the leader of the cult will be Li Jiqian.
This situation is not the worst.
What's worse is that the three religions of Honglian, Maitreya, and Chunyang are controlled by the same leader. In that case, the three religions will rebel at the same time on Yongxing Military Road, Hebei East and West Road, Jingdong, and Lianghuai. In the blink of an eye,
, can make the Song Dynasty lose half of its country!
And if Dangxiang or Daliao cooperate with the three religions internally and externally, and it took decades for the Central Plains to settle down, I am afraid that it will once again experience a bloody disaster!
If that's the case, he will be the prime minister of the country's subjugation!
Not only am I sorry for the kindness of the late emperor in promoting him, but I am also sorry for the millions of people in the Song Dynasty. Decades later, it will leave a shameful infamy in the history books!
"Prime Minister Kou is worried. Since both Xiaguan and Wang Envoy are not here, there will be omissions in Kaifeng Mansion?" Zhe Weizhong is very smart. Seeing Kou Zhun's delay in speaking, he immediately realized what the other party was worried about and lowered his voice.
The voice looks to the latter for confirmation.
Kou Zhun always regarded Zhe Weizhong as his junior. He smiled and told his thoughts truthfully, "Well, it is true. The Kaifeng Mansion is responsible for maintaining the public order of the capital and the safety of the imperial city. I may not be able to take care of it at ordinary times.
, if you and Wang Shu are not here, if there is an opportunity for lawless people to take advantage of..."
He deliberately did not finish what he said, but Zhe Weizhong made it clear. He smiled and added softly, "I don't worry about ordinary people who are humble. At most, they sneak into the palace, steal sheep, and then go out to brag to their peers.
.What I worry about in my humble position is that someone is standing higher up and plotting evil!"
"Do you have any real evidence? Who is it? If you do, even if you only find a few clues, I will try my best to leave a name for myself, but I must nip it in the bud!" Kou Zhun was shocked when he heard this, and blurted out the words he asked.
"No!" Zhe Weizhong simply shook his head without even thinking about it.
Then, he let out a long sigh and continued to add, "However, I don't believe it. A mere hole in the wall intercepted and destroyed all the news that the He Control Division sent to Bianliang in two years."
There is no trace. It is even more unbelievable that except for Judge Han, no local official has ever issued a memorial to remind the housekeeper to pay attention to the situation on the Yongxing Military Road."
"What you said makes sense, and I also have my doubts. The leader of the Red Lotus Sect has close contacts with a certain high-ranking official in the court. However, at the moment, I don't even have the slightest clue. I can't be like the one on Yongxing Military Road.
In the same way, we took the officials and screened all the officials of third rank and above and the royal men one by one!" Kou Zhun also sighed and nodded angrily.
On the Yongxing Military Road, he could do whatever he wanted. But when he returned to Bianliang, he would encounter many constraints in whatever he did.
Not to mention checking suspected officials and relatives of the emperor one by one. Even if you want to check a sixth-grade eunuch, if you can't give enough reasons, you will have to face questioning from other colleagues and impeachment from the official.
"That's why I thought, start from the outside and dig up his roots." Zhe Weizhong suddenly patted the desk, but his voice was lowered when he spoke, "What happened in the North Courtyard of Kaifeng Mansion?
The Kou Prime Minister can arrange for Yang Wenguang to temporarily replace him. His martial arts skills are not inferior to those of the lower officials, and he is also highly trusted by the officials. As long as the lower officials uproot the Maitreya Sect and the Chunyang Sect, just like the Red Lotus Sect, the man hidden in the court
Officials and the leaders of the three religions have become rootless trees! No matter how high their position is and how powerful they are, their plans will never succeed!"
"Well, that's true." Kou Zhun thought for a while, nodded slightly, and then quickly turned his eyes to Zhe Weizhong, "When are you going to Hebei?"
"Sooner rather than later, the imperial troops brought by the lower officials are all cavalry. It takes ten days to go from Chang'an to Daming Mansion!" Zhe Weizhong was already prepared and quickly gave the answer.
"Then I'll give you three days to prepare. In this pursuit of the Red Lotus Sect, you can choose from all the horses seized and confiscated." Kou Zhun acted very decisively. After clarifying his thoughts, he immediately tried his best to provide Zhe Weizhong with
Conveniently, "Be generous in the rewards given to the brothers! You will allocate them yourself from the confiscated proceeds. In addition, when you leave, try to follow the official road. In this way, I will submit a note to the official today to recommend you to Hebei, and the official's imperial edict will be issued
, just so you can pick it up on the way."
"Thank you so much for your kindness!" Zhe Weizhong was overjoyed and immediately stood up and saluted.
"It just so happens that Your Majesty is preparing to re-establish the Criminal and Prison Department in each road. I will recommend you. As the Envoy of the North Division of Kaifeng Prefecture, you have the right to know the criminal and prison affairs in the east and west roads of Hebei." Kou Zhun sat up straight with a smile.
, accepted Zhe Weizhong's courtesy without courtesy. Then he frowned and asked, "Do you have a suitable person to hand over the matter at hand now? I didn't bring many people, and the remaining officials on Yongxing Military Road are
, I will inevitably have some feelings for those guys who were arrested."
"There is a man who is first-rate in ability but lacks ambition. He has been living a leisurely life recently. He has nothing to do with the officials on Yongxing Military Road." Zhe Weizhong smiled and reminded in a low voice.
"You mean..." Kou Zhun immediately stopped laughing and asked in a low voice.
The next moment, he and Zhe Weizhong said the same name at the same time, "Han Jiajun!"
