"What?" Yu Bolian raised her eyebrows. There was no sympathy for Zhang Wei in her eyes, only murderous intent. "He is so brave. Where are his wife and children? Have they ever been brought to the helm?"
Although she was caught off guard before when Han Qing used a sky lantern to distribute Zhou Chong's confession. However, after discussing with several key members of the Red Lotus Sect, she quickly found a solution and implemented it step by step.
Implementation.
In the countermeasures, the requirements for Zhang Wei are very simple.
This person only needs to admit to the crime of "borrowing" official food, and the rest of the charges can be dismissed as "Han Qing is messing around in order to bring down Zhou Chong."
Zhou Chong will also cooperate fully to prove that County Magistrate Zhang has nothing to do with the Red Lotus Sect. He was the only one who was confused for a while. He had received the favor of the Red Lotus Sect many years ago, but was mistakenly used by lawless people and entered the...
Wrong path.
In this way, Zhou Chong may not be able to escape death in the end, but Zhang Wei can, through careful operation, have a great chance to prove that his "borrowing" of official rations is to save the people who are in dire need, and not for corruption.
In addition, the imperial court has always had a tradition of "not killing scholar-bureaucrats". The final punishment for Zhang Wei was to demote him to Lingnan.
After the news has passed in a year or two, the church will naturally find ways to arrange for him to make a comeback.
Once Zhang Wei and Zhou Chong, the two key figures, are settled, the rest of the details will be easy to deal with.
All the other little people involved in the case should be martyred and run away, so that the impact of the "confession" can be limited to one county.
The Red Lotus Sect has developed on Yongxing Military Road for more than 20 years, and its power has spread across seven states and counties.
The loss of the Ding'an County helm can only be regarded as the loss of a strong man's strength, and will definitely not threaten the sect's survival and development plans.
Next, several high-ranking believers who hold important positions in the government can completely distort the imperial decree as long as each of them makes a few changes and magnifies the chain.
In this way, even if Han Qing fled back to Bianliang and filed a complaint with the support of his family, the imperial court sent an imperial envoy to investigate the case.
In the end, there will also be a lack of evidence, turning the case into a confusing lawsuit.
With the efficiency of the Song Dynasty court, any silly lawsuit would not come to a conclusion unless it lasted for three to five years.
The Red Lotus Sect does not need three to five years at all. In another half a year, they can choose an auspicious day to raise troops, follow the example of Party Xiang Li Jiqian, separate several states, and establish their own heaven on earth!
This plan is interconnected and can be described as foolproof.
The arrangements for the parties involved are not considered incomplete.
But no one expected that Zhang Wei, the magistrate of Ding'an County, who had always been honest and obedient, would actually choose to die at a critical moment!
The Red Lotus Sect's investment in Zhang Wei over the years cannot be repaid by his own death.
Therefore, Yu Bolian immediately made the decision to hunt down Zhang Wei's wife and children without even thinking about it.
"His son is studying in Bianliang, and his daughter is married to Shandong. His wife died the year before last, and there are only two rooms in the house for his concubine. One of them was given to him by the holy aunt." The middle-aged man has a high position in the church.
, was also used to how traitors were dealt with in the church. After hearing what Yu Bolian said, he immediately added in a low voice beside him.
"Send someone to Bianliang to kill his son as a warning to others!" Yu Bolian was furious and continued to order through gritted teeth, "For the two-room concubine, find someone to buy the one who has not joined the religion, and then take her to another place to be killed.
Forget about his daughter, Shandong is too far away from Jingzhao Mansion, so it may not be easy for our people to succeed!"
"Yes!" The middle-aged man immediately accepted the order, but did not rush to carry it out. Instead, he lowered his voice and continued to add, "Sage, it is easy to kill people, but the difficult thing is, what to do next? Zhang Wei's death was arranged in advance.
All the good solutions were in chaos. The man named Han has yet to be seen..."
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have tried to drag him into the sect in the first place!" Yu Bolian hesitated for a moment and then decisively admitted, "I will ask the sect leader for punishment later on."
"Senior sister also thought that he was a rare talent. Who would have expected that his reaction was completely unreasonable!" After hearing this, the middle-aged man immediately took the initiative to defend Yu Bolian, "What's more, the leader also said in the letter that he is very optimistic about him."
"The leader is right, it was my incompetence in doing things!" Yu Bolian changed his previous arrogance and took the initiative to take responsibility again. "I originally thought that he could become the second Zhang Wei. And with his family background and experience, only the Holy Cult has more behind him.
Push him a few times, and he will soon surpass Zhang Wei and enter the state capital to hold a prominent position, and even enter the Yongxing Military Route Manager and Appeasement Envoy, occupying another key position for the Holy Religion."
"Senior sister, there is no need to be too harsh on yourself. Similar things have never happened before." The middle-aged man had a good relationship with Yu Bolian and once again defended her in a low voice, "If there is trouble, just seize the time to remedy it. As long as I wait.
If everyone works together, we can definitely bring this matter to a successful conclusion!"
"Yeah!" Yu Bolian also knew that now was not the time to hold people accountable. She forced a smile and nodded gently, "You're right, just find a way to remedy it. You can't just not do anything just because you blame yourself!
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After saying that, she quickly took out a three-inch long tiger-tooth-shaped short thorn from the secret pocket on her waist. She first wiped the thorn blade with her left index finger, and then quickly swiped it towards her wrist.
The sharp thorn blade immediately cut her left wrist to pieces.
However, Yu Bolian seemed not to feel any pain at all, and an expression of relief quickly appeared on her face. Then, she stretched her wrist towards a vase made of sterling silver, and let her blood drip into the mouth of the vase while chanting loudly.
"Honorable Mother of the Red Lotus, my disciple Yu Bolian made a careless mistake of underestimating the enemy, which caused the collapse of Ding'an Rudder, and there is no redemption for it. However, urgent matters are at hand, and I dare not escape responsibility by death. Therefore, I temporarily sacrificed my life in order to redeem my sin and meritorious service.
, to repay the kindness of Our Lady of protection and guidance..."
"Holy Mother, my disciple Xie Dexun is willing to share the punishment with my senior sister." The middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes quickly walked to the silver vase and prayed in a low voice with a pious face.
The silver vase was made very delicately and was absolutely impossible to leak. However, as more blood dripped in, a red lotus flower quickly appeared on the surface of the silver vase, blooming in full bloom!
In the center of the lotus, a beautiful middle-aged woman in red slowly appeared. Her eyebrows were lowered and her face was filled with compassion, as if she was pitying all living beings in the world.
The expression on Yu Bolian's face quickly became holy and compassionate.
Slowly opening her eyes, she placed the silver vase with the mother lotus carving next to the incense burner. Then she quickly lit three pillars of incense as an offering.
After the cigarettes began to swirl around the silver bottle, she turned her eyes to the middle-aged man again and ordered softly: "Xie Dexun, the left guardian of the Holy Cult, obeys the order!" "I will obey the order of the holy aunt!" The middle-aged man accepted the order.
Then wait for Yu Bolian’s next words.
"Send an order to Protector Li You and ask him to arrange for Captain Zhou to be martyred as soon as possible! Don't wait for him to arrive at Jingzhao Mansion!" Yu Bolian's face was still full of holiness and compassion, and her voice was very soft at this moment.
, "Zhang Wei failed the Holy Religion, causing major loopholes in the previous arrangements. All plans can only be scrapped. And if the delay continues, the noise will inevitably become bigger and bigger."
"Yes!" Xie Dexun answered simply and neatly.
"Arrange for Captain Zhou to be martyred and treat his family well. Then, you personally mobilize the elite and kill the man named Han at any cost. As long as the three people involved in the case are dead, the case will naturally not be investigated anymore!" in the lingering green smoke.
, Yu Bolian lowered her eyelids and continued to give instructions. Her compassionate face was vaguely similar to the lotus mother on the silver vase!
