The boys did a good job, and Liu Ziguang was very pleased. The war with the Xixia Army was a complex system project, and personal bravery was of no use. The fact that he killed a king of the group to avenge his family members in Xuzhou Prefecture had already spread to the army.
And after the political workers exaggerated it, the effect was amazing. All the soldiers were spared their lives, and the people were united, so there was no need for him to boost morale on the front line.
There was no need to worry about matters on the Western Front, and Liu Ziguang could free up his hands to deal with the enemies in the south. Just as he was sharpening his sword, Emperor Tianqi in Shanghai was also preparing to take action.
Compared with his little cousin in Nanjing, Zhu Youxiao was countless times stronger. He was killed by a family thief and had to remember the humiliation of fleeing from the palace overnight. The return of Liu Ziguang made him even more frightened and anxious.
Move troops.
Public opinion in Shanghai was unified under the control of the Imperial Secret Service, saying that Liu Ziguang was a thief who kidnapped the Queen Mother and held the clan hostage. His position as supervisor of the country was stolen with the assistance of the Queen. No righteous person would admit it. For this reason,
Zhu Youxiao also ordered to take away Xu Yuanhui's title of queen.
In fact, Zhu Youxiao knew that the position of supervising the country was indeed granted to Liu Ziguang by his mother. The empress dowager loved her son-in-law more than her own son, but as a son, he could not take away the title of empress dowager.
So I had no choice but to operate on Xu Yuanhui. Anyway, there was no relationship between the two.
Xuzhou did not show weakness. No matter what orders were issued by Shanghai, they always said that they were Wei Zhongxian's pretentious edicts, and that Zhu Youxiao issued the imperial edict under the coercion of the eunuchs. Without counting, they could not win or lose by just bickering.
Come on, let's start a war.
However, there is still Nanjing between Xuzhou and Shanghai, and there is no way to start a fight. Zhu Youxiao has a way. He first attacks the so-called rebels entrenched in Jiangnan. These people are in Jiangnan, but they are rebels who obey the orders of the supervisor.
Thief, although the Shanghai Forbidden Army is not very strong, it is more than enough to deal with these little miscellaneous fish.
After the Nanjing Incident, many of Wei Zhongxian's minions died, and the Qin Secret Service's strength was not as good as before. There was no choice but to re-enable Ma Shiying, the former governor of Shanghai, to take charge of the overall situation. Ma Shiying originally thought that he had no chance to get ahead, but he didn't expect that he was old.
He was able to enter the cabinet, so he was naturally grateful to Wei Zhongxian. He had been an official in Shanghai for many years, so he naturally had some means, and he used both kindness and power to control the situation. When he heard that the emperor wanted to use troops to suppress the bandits, Ma Shiying hurriedly volunteered and personally led ten thousand people.
The troops went north to Taihu Lake to clear out the rebels.
Ten thousand troops marched by land and water, with flags fluttering and war drums clanging. Ma Shiying wore armor underneath and a war robe on the outside. He stood at the head of the warship with his head held high, with three strands of beard fluttering in the wind. He looked quite like a Confucian general. In fact, the armor was made of lacquer shell.
, it’s so light that it didn’t make Governor Ma fall down even though he was wearing a suit of iron armor.
The autumn air is crisp, which is a good season for military use. Looking at the large group of people marching on the shore, Ma Shiying couldn't help but feel happy. He got a tip and knew that the rebels were going to hold a meeting in a village on the shore of Taihu Lake. All the bandits would attend, and as long as they were captured
Even if they, the rebels, were destroyed, it was expected that there would be no more than a thousand thieves at most, so they would use 10,000 horses to suppress them. How could they be invincible?
We arrived at the place half a day later. The boat was moving very fast.
Before the soldiers and horses from the land arrived, Ma Shiying counted thousands of soldiers and did not wait for them to attack first. The village was not big, with hundreds of households, so they were easily surrounded, and they were pinging, banging, banging, banging, banging, banging, banging, banging, banging.
After firing muskets for a while, one of the generals shouted to the village: "People inside, listen, you are surrounded. Come out quickly and surrender. The officers and soldiers will spare your life."
After half a day, no one came out. The officers and soldiers were a little nervous. According to their imagination, the village should be in chaos at this time. The thieves would either come out and surrender or fight to the death. It would be wrong to be so quiet. Could it be... It's Zhong.
Falling into someone else's trap.
Sure enough, after three cannons were fired, a large group of men in white turbans came from all directions to surround the officers and soldiers. A group of people also poured out from the village, all with their chests exposed and their bodies covered with talismans and hands.
Carrying steel knives and harpoons, they lined up and strutted over, shouting rhythmically as they walked: "Magical body protection, invulnerability."
The officers and soldiers were petrified. They never thought that if they touched someone else's nest, they would end up making dumplings. The officers quickly ordered to open fire to break out. The officers and soldiers fought in chaos for a while. An even more terrifying thing happened.
Most of them were safe and sound, still shouting slogans and moving forward.
Oh my God, why are you fighting here? They are invulnerable, so what are you busy with? The officers and soldiers threw away the muskets and ran away. The officers couldn't stop shouting and ran away too. Ma Shiying was so angry.
He pulled out his sword and wanted to kill a few deserters, but he was knocked over by the surging troops. By the time he got up, he had become a prisoner of the rebels.
Ma Shiying was escorted into the village and brought to an ancestral hall. There were cigarette smoke, celestial music and dozens of boys and girls dressed in white playing in the yard. The elder in charge saw the prisoners arriving and went in.
Report, a moment later, a woman in flowing white clothes appeared on the stage surrounded by sixteen protectors. There was a five-foot-high pillar in the center of the ancestral hall. Those who didn’t know better thought it was a flagpole, but in fact there was an exquisite lotus throne on it.
, after the woman came over, she flicked her sleeves and flew straight up, her clothes flying, really like a fairy. Everyone present was frightened and bowed down, saying: "The Holy Mother will enjoy eternal blessings and live as long as heaven."
Ma Shiying was shocked by this holy atmosphere. No matter how good his qinggong was, he would not be able to fly up such a high platform. He was afraid that this fairy was real. He had the courage to look up and was even more convinced of his judgment. The face of the Holy Mother
Like the full moon, his eyes are slightly squinted, and his body seems to be emitting a kind of brilliance that makes people dare not look directly.
This Virgin is really beautiful, similar to Guanyin Bodhisattva, Ma Shiying thought, it is not easy to see a deity descending from the mortal world. Ma Shiying wanted to take a second look, but was escorted out.
On the high lotus throne, Liu Maomao yawned. Cats like to climb high. This time she was satisfied. There was a five-foot-high platform for her to squat on, and a group of people below worshiped her. She was so happy. Waiting.
After they paid their respects, there were still a large number of tributes available for them to enjoy. Fish, shrimps, kingfishers, larks, etc. from Taihu Lake were definitely enough. Moreover, no one controlled her food intake. The fatter she ate, the better. It was best to be round and round.
Good, because being so wealthy makes you look like a Bodhisattva.
Ma Shiying was taken all the way to another place. On the way, he saw many Lotus cultists practicing magical skills. After someone drank a bowl of talisman water, he was beaten with a fire blunderbuss. However, after being hit with several blunderbuss, no one was injured, and another man was hacked with a big knife.
, there were white marks all over the chopped belly, but the skin and flesh were still fine. Ma Shiying was frightened to see it, and she believed even more in the power of the magical power.
Ma Shiying was brought into a village. The people waiting for him were all old acquaintances. Wu Sangui, the former commander-in-chief of Shaanxi Province, Gu Yanwu, the head of Jinling Academy, Professor Wang Fuzhi, and a young woman who pretended to be the legendary executive of the Tiandi Society.
Deputy chief helmsman Dai Wenpei was impressed.
Ma Shiying was an official and had been in the cultural circles. He had met them once, so he felt confident and said, "It turns out it's you who are responsible. The imperial army is outside. Why don't you let me go back quickly?"
Consider it your surrender."
Wu Sangui said with a smile: "Master Ma, don't you know that you fell into the trap? Your 10,000 horses have been eaten by me a long time ago. Even the person who informed you of the news was sent by us."
Only then did Ma Shiying realize that he had been following someone else's rule from the beginning. Wu Sangui, a young hero, knew how to use soldiers like a god. Moreover, he had an invulnerable army at his command. It was not difficult to defeat his 10,000 troops.
But he still didn't want to lose face and said: "So what, the emperor will send another army to conquer."
Wu Sangui laughed loudly and said: "We have the protection of Our Lady of White Lotus, so even if a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers come, it will be in vain. Just let us come here."
After all, Ma Shiying had been a bureaucrat for decades, and his mind worked very quickly. At this time, he thought about it and felt that the Holy Mother might be fake. As soon as he saw Wang Fuzhi, he wanted to open a breakthrough from Professor Wang.
Wang Fuzhi is a well-known atheist and scholar. He values his own ideas more than anything else. Moreover, this person is very hard-headed and will never tell lies. Ma Shiying had some friendship with him and said: "Mr. Wang, tell me
Sir, what's going on with Our Lady of Lotus? Could you just find someone to play the role?"
Unexpectedly, Wang Fuzhi shook his head and said: "No, the Holy Mother is really a Bodhisattva who descended to earth. Does Master Ma ever remember the explosion in the capital?"
Ma Shiying naturally knew about this and said in surprise: "Could it be that..."
Wang Fuzhi nodded and said: "By the way, I, Mr. Gu and General Wu were all in the Jinyiwei Prison that day. It was the Holy Mother who rescued us and used magic to destroy this hell on earth. I saw it with my own eyes. I can't even believe it. How pitiful
What I pursued before was wrong. There really are gods in this world."
This time Ma Shiying really believed that the Beijing explosion was caused by someone else. If you don’t believe it, they will immediately create another Shanghai explosion for you. See if you believe it or not. He stayed for a while and then murmured: "Is it possible that God
Do you really want to destroy our Ming Dynasty?"
"It is not to destroy the Ming Dynasty, but to eradicate the treacherous villain, Mr. Ma. The sea of suffering is boundless and there is no end. I hope you can join our Lotus God Sect and do your part to help the Ming Dynasty." Wu Sangui said.
"My officer...what can I do?"
"Here are a few pamphlets. You can take them back and read them carefully. We will release the captured soldiers and horses after we educate them. We will not embarrass you. However, you must help spread the divine religion, secretly develop your strength, and eradicate the eunuchs in one go when the time comes.
Party." Wu Sangui said plausibly. There was no trace of the infatuation that made him trapped by love and almost committed suicide. It seems that the power of religion is much greater than love.
"Okay, I will definitely bring him." When he heard that he was allowed to return to Shanghai, Ma Shiying breathed a sigh of relief. A member of the congregation came over to help him untie the rope and sent him out the same way without anyone seeing him off.
When they reached the entrance of the village, they saw the team escorting the prisoners and transporting the trophies. Wu Sangui was not lying, and all of his 10,000 troops were accounted for. Ma Shiying sighed and looked back at the lotus tower in the village. He saw clouds filling the sky and the top of the lotus throne.
The sitting Bodhisattva in white is really indescribably sacred and solemn.