(Second update, asking for red tickets, see if the red tickets can exceed 6,000 today)
Song Jia held her hand on the window pane and looked at the activities in the Zen courtyard outside the house. There was no one in the courtyard, but soldiers from the Jiangdong Zuo Army were guarding the outside of the Zen courtyard. Knowing that in this situation, it was difficult for her and Mingyue to escape.
Song Jia didn't expect that Lin Fu would attack Guangjiao Temple with great force on the day he returned to Chongzhou. This was completely beyond her expectation, but there is no regret medicine in this world. She also wanted to take Mingyue and pretend to be a pilgrim to get there.
They did not expect that the assassin sent by Lin Fu to directly lead the attack on the mountain gate was the assassin who failed to assassinate She Feihu twice. They recognized him in front of the Zen courtyard and immediately imprisoned him alone in this single courtyard.
Seeing her sister-in-law She Mingyue's face gone pale and frightened with fear, Song Jia grabbed her hand and comforted her: "There is nothing to worry about. Are you still afraid that Lin Fu will eat us in one bite? Don't worry, I will
There is a way to escape!"
In early February, Song Jia received a letter from home in Jiangning and learned that her mother was critically ill, so she disguised herself, took a boat out to sea, and took a detour back to Jin'an to see her mother for the last time. She Mingyue also felt homesick, so she went back to Jin'an with Song Jia.
She Feihu's movements in Jiangning have been strictly restricted, and it is difficult to achieve much. He rarely leaves the house on weekdays, and outsiders cannot detect the young lady. The young lady suddenly disappeared.
Song Jia could have stayed in Jin'an and waited for She Feihu to return to Jin'an to reunite, but after her mother's death, Song Jia made a strange decision to sneak back to Jiangning. She Mingyue had a bad relationship with her father, She Wenzhuang, and her mother died young.
, she had a very bad relationship with several other aunts and brothers and sisters, but she still felt that her brothers and sisters treated her extravagantly. When Song Jia returned to Jiangning, she left Jin'an with her willfully.
When Song Jia and She Mingyue arrived at the islands in Changguo County, they arrived at the Donghai bandits plotting to invade Chongzhou, so they arrived in Chongzhou by boat with the Donghai bandits. Because the Donghai bandits invaded the river mouth, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River were given to the Ninghai Zhenshui Camp, and the Jiangning Water Camp was tightly blocked.
Song Jia and She Mingyue could only stay in Guangjiao Temple and wait for the situation to calm down before taking a boat to sneak back to Jiangning.
Unexpectedly, before the wind calmed down and the waves calmed down, on the first day after Lin Fu returned to Chongzhou, he sent troops like thunder to attack Guangjiao Temple.
Song Jia sat on the chair. Even she was confused in her heart. She didn't know what kind of emotions prompted her to make the decision to return to Jiangning. In the end, she was trapped in this small monastery and could not escape;
Several of the guards were killed by Ao Canghai on the spot.
Lin Fu could no longer tolerate Guangjiao Temple, and the Donghai bandits started massacring Chongcheng. How could he show mercy to Guangjiao Temple? After he met Qin Chengzu on Changshan Island and learned the details of the robbery in Chongzhou, he decided to attack Zilang.
Shan, the deployment of Guangjiao Temple, the fleet arrived in Chongzhou, and did not go to Xisha Island first. They only picked up Fu Qinghe, Hu Zhiyong, Hu Zhicheng, Li Shuyi and others on the ship to understand the situation, arrange the deployment, and landed directly at Zilang Shandong.
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Lin Fu just wanted to pull out the nail in the Guangjiao Temple, take the Zilangshan Monastery as his own, and then force Ninghai Zhenshuiying out of the Junshan Village, and completely control the Zilangshan, Junshan Village and Guanyintan areas.
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It can be said that Zilang Mountain, Junshan Village and Guanyin Beach gather the dangerous points in Chongzhou or the north bank of the Yangtze River Estuary: to defend Chongzhou, we must first defend Zilang Mountain. It was an unexpected joy to capture She Feihu's wife and sister, but then I thought about it.
I think these two people are also very troublesome and not easy to deal with.
Ao Canghai knew the power and immediately killed all the insiders in Guangjiao Temple. The soldiers of the Jiangdong Left Army who first attacked the Zen Temple on the top of the mountain might also leak the news. He suggested to Lin Fu that these soldiers should be killed immediately.
Transferred to Changshan Island.
Lin Fu couldn't get away for a while to see Song Jia, She Mingyue, and he wanted to take Wu Meijiu and Xiao Baiming to see the evidence of the monks of Guangjiao Temple collaborating with bandits first. He thought in his heart: With Yue Lengqiu standing in the way, it's just an impeachment due to negligence and fear of the enemy.
Can the Ninghai Zhenshui Division be forced out of the army camp?
Cihai was initially killed, and then Jiangdong Zuojun soldiers broke into the mountain gate and captured the Zen Temple on the top of the mountain in one go. Many evidences of the crime were not covered up, including more than 30 Donghai bandits who were seriously injured after attacking Chongzhou and unable to move, including a large number of
Prohibited armor and weapons, including a detailed map of the counties and garrisons in Hailing County, and a map of the distribution of strong men in villages and villages, including a secret letter of collaboration with the enemy that was half written by Cihai and was to be sent to the islands of Changguo County, including a letter to the captured
More than 40 monk soldiers and more than 80 monks...
Even if the She family's aunt is not included, all the evidence gathered in the Zen Temple on the top of the mountain is enough to convict the monks of Guangjiao Temple of collaborating with bandits. Zilang Mountain is actually the secret hideout of the East China Sea bandits in Chongzhou.
Xiao Baiming's face looked ugly.
Lin Fu had no power, so the Ninghai Zhenshui camp failed to observe the situation. Before the Jiyang and Bloody Yang, the Ninghai Zhenshui camp was afraid of the enemy and avoided fighting, so in the end, it was nothing.
Even if Lin Fu has military power, as long as he is not in Chongzhou, there is nothing to worry about. It is just a quarrel in the air and wrangling. However, Zilang Mountain fell into Lin Fu's hands. Judging from Lin Fu's appearance, he probably would not swallow it.
If the fat is spit out again, the military village will be sandwiched between Zilang Mountain and Guanyin Beach, which will be very embarrassing.
"Prison Xiao, don't forget what you said at the foot of the mountain." Lin Fu smiled coldly and looked at Xiao Baiming. "Last autumn, the Taihu pirates invaded Xisha Island. Your troops were afraid of the enemy and did not go out to fight. This time, the East China Sea pirates invaded Chongzhou again.
, your troops are still afraid of the enemy and do not go out to fight; Guangjiao Temple is having an affair with the pirates right under your nose and nose, and your troops are not even aware of it - refer to your family's Lieutenant Xiao's book, I will directly hand it to the Ministry of War, and ask your family to
Lieutenant, please think carefully about how to explain to the Ministry of War. I think there is no longer Xiao Du to supervise your affairs. Please come back!"
At this time, Xiao Baiming simply did not dare and was not qualified to fight against Lin Fu's power. He knew from the flags hung by the fleet that Lin Fu was appointed as the governor of Jinghai. As an envoy sent by the imperial court, no matter how humble the official position, he had to report to the central government.
Hearing that Lin Fu wanted to impeach the captain directly to the Ministry of War, and then openly expelled him, he couldn't help but gritted his teeth in his heart, but he had to apologize before leaving with his guards.
As soon as Xiao Baiming left, the expression on Lin Fu's face calmed down a little, and he said to Wu Meijiu: "Master Wu, do you still think that I dare to slaughter the temple and kill people without any confidence?"
"My lord is truly well-deserved. Today, Mei Jiu has truly appreciated your charisma. I am convinced and impressed!" Wu Meijiu didn't want to be chased away like a dog in the water like Xiao Baiming. Thinking about it now, he really understood that Lin Fu had something.
They were absolutely sure to attack the temple decisively. The pretense they used before was just to maintain the suddenness and deception of the offensive. Otherwise, even if the Jiangdong Left Army has an absolutely strong force, if the monks in the courtyard are alerted in advance and resist tenaciously, if they want to
It would be difficult to capture Zilang Mountain even with minor casualties. He bowed his hands and continued to flatter Lin Fu, saying, "Mei Jiu is here to congratulate Mr. Lin on solving this major case and defeating this powerful enemy when he first returned to Chongzhou!"
"It all depends on Lord Wu's contribution," Lin Fu said. "Checking evidence, tortured prisoners and others, I'm afraid it will be tiring for Lord Wu!"
"Ah," Wu Meijiu was slightly startled. He didn't expect that Lin Fu would share the credit with him. He didn't hesitate about this kind of thing, and he couldn't allow him to hesitate. He temporarily took the post of Chongzhou County Magistrate, and the Hailing Prefecture Secretary Kou was involved. Lin Fu
Asking him to participate in the trial of the case, he really couldn't shirk it, and said, "My lord, Mei Jiu dares not to obey your orders?"
Lin Fu smiled slightly and said: "Guangjiao Temple should not be the only stronghold for bandit monks in Chongzhou. There are eighteen monasteries in Chongzhou. Whether other monasteries are suspected of being bandits requires Lord Wu to keep a close eye on Zilang."
It is up to Wu Daming to find out whether the people around the mountain have colluded with Guangjiao Temple. In addition, I led the Jiangdong Left Army back to Chongzhou. The city of Chongzhou was destroyed, and there was no military stronghold elsewhere in Chongzhou, so I could only force it.
Taking Guangjiao Temple as a camp, I hope Master Wu will not misunderstand that I want to seize the temple property!"
"How is it possible? How is it possible? Mei Jiu must investigate the case carefully. If you dare to make a guarantee at this time, you will definitely be satisfied." Wu Meijiu is not good at leading troops in war, but he has been an official for nearly 20 years and has a first-class standard. Lin Fu's implication
, how could he not hear it?
Lin Fu wanted to involve other monasteries in the banditry case as much as possible. If there were any wealthy families around Zilang Mountain who could be involved, they should also involve them as much as possible. From then on, the temple property of Guangjiao Temple would be involved.
If you belong to Jiangdong Zuojun, others should not have any delusions.
Lin Fu nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Master Wu!" He added, "The most important thing right now is to calm the hearts of the people. There are still some believers who don't know the truth about the bandit case, and they have to bother Master Wu to post notices and publicize it widely. Chongzhou was destroyed.
Master Wu also has no place to work. When we went up the mountain, we saw that Guangjiao Temple has a separate courtyard at the foot of the east mountain. It is quite large. Master Wu might as well use it to handle official duties there, or to try the banditry case nearby!
I’ll send a few people here to assist Mr. Wu, what do you think?”
"Thank you, sir, for your thoughtful consideration for Mei Jiu!" Wu Meijiu said, without rejecting the arrangements Lin Fu made for him. He knew that rejecting was useless, and he was hesitating whether to send his trusted aides back to Hailing Mansion to clear up the relationship and leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.
He saw that Lin Fu had no good intentions towards Xiao Baiming. Even if everything went well, Chongzhou was still a mess. If he did it well, there wouldn't be any oil or water at all. If he didn't do it well, he would be a mess.
He also had to be suppressed by Lin Fu, making Chongzhou County Magistrate a completely thankless job.
Wu Mei had always wanted to stay away from right and wrong, and of course he would not be eager to show it. At this time, he also knew that Lin Fu should not be offended easily.
Lin Fu introduced Cao Zi'ang and Hu Zhicheng to Wu Meijiu. Wu Meijiu had been a military officer in Hailing Prefecture before joining the army and was not familiar with the situation in Chongzhou County. However, when he came to Chongzhou to mediate the dispute between Lin Fu and Chen Kun last year, he met Hu Zhicheng and Hu Zhiyong brothers.
Face to face, we can be considered acquaintances.
Lin Fu sent Cao Zi'ang and Hu Zhicheng to take charge of moving the criminal evidence, prisoners and others to a separate courtyard at the foot of the mountain overnight to interrogate the bandit case with Wu Meijiu.
Lin Fu stayed with Hu Zhiyong, Li Shuyi, Li Shutang and others in the Zen Temple on the top of the mountain to discuss matters.
The monks in the Zen Temple on the top of the mountain have been completely wiped out, and multiple police posts have been installed to protect the safety of Lin Fu and others. However, many monks and soldiers also fled into the mountain when they attacked the mountain. Although Zilang Mountain is not big, it is several miles around, and Ao Canghai
, Ning Zechen had to arrange soldiers to search the mountain overnight.
Hu Zhiyong and Hu Zhicheng had been involved in confidential matters for a long time, so they knew the tricks hidden in Guangjiao Temple. However, they were still a little surprised that they could pull out this nail without any effort.
Li Shuyi was the secretary of the Chongzhou County Household Office. He was originally sent to Xisha Island by the county magistrate Chen Kun to participate in disaster relief. At first, he had a very different relationship with Lin Fu. Later, he followed Lin Fu south to Taihu Lake. After getting along with him for a long time, he fell in love with Lin Fu's mind and magnanimity.
Impressed, the prejudice against Lin Fu was naturally eliminated. Li Shuyi was the official responsible for resettling the refugees on Xisha Island on behalf of Chongzhou County. He cooperated with Fu Qinghe, Hu Zhiyong, etc. in many matters on Xisha Island. In fact, Chongzhou County also regarded it as the Lin clan faction.
There are people inside.
Li Shutang is Li Shuyi's elder brother and the head of the Li family, a powerful local clan in Chongzhou. At first, he was very resistant to Lin Fu's entry into Chongzhou, fearing that the Lin clan would infiltrate their power into Chongzhou. Last year, the Donghai bandits invaded Chongzhou, and the Li family was in danger of annihilation.
, it was Lin Fu who sent troops to explain and resolved the estrangement. Lin Fu resettled the refugees on Xisha Island and invested heavily in rebuilding Xisha Island. Locally, the Li family was the main supporter. After all, the power and influence of the Hu family in Chongzhou County
And the resources that can be mobilized are far less than those of the Li family.
However, neither Li Shuyi nor Li Shutang can be considered Lin Fu's direct descendants. They were not involved in many confidential matters. Naturally, they did not know the details of Guangjiao Temple in advance. They had been with Lin Fu since they attacked the mountain gate, and they had almost figured out the matter at this time.
come over.
Lin Fu invited Li Shuyi and Li Shutang to sit down with them and said, "You may have heard that I signaled Wu Meijiu to perform surgery in other monasteries as well. I wonder what you are thinking?"
"Your Excellency is thoughtful and calculating, and we cannot speculate..." Li.
"I'm not that difficult to talk to. It's not the first time you've met me. Some of my looks are just for outsiders to see. I won't be able to get used to it." Lin Fu laughed and asked Li Shuyi, Li, "Chongzhou
Suffering from this catastrophe, the city was destroyed and needed to be rebuilt. Thousands of families were broken up. The families of the local soldiers and officials who died defending the city needed to be comforted. The Hailing Prefecture and the county officials could not spare much money to supplement the expenses, so the local government had to
Self-financing. How can the local government raise money by itself? It is impossible to take a fortune from the common people. It is not easy to let local big households take out money..."
"The Li clan is willing to donate a thousand shi of grain, a thousand taels of silver, and another thousand shi of grain for the reconstruction of Chongcheng and appease the people, and a thousand taels of silver to comfort the Jiangdong left army..." Li Shutang quickly expressed his position. This time the East China Sea Kou Da
During the invasion of Chongzhou, Fu Qinghe immediately sent troops to secure the Lijiazhai Fort, but the Lijiazhai Fort was the key target of the East China Sea bandits.
"On behalf of the Jiangdong Left Army and the people of Chongzhou, I would like to express my gratitude to the Li family," Lin Fu said. "But compared with the vacancy, the difference is too big. We have to think of other ways. The Guangjiao temple property is counted as part of it, and the rest is through Tongjiao."
Naturally, I will not show mercy to the monastery and local tyrants who are suspected of banditry. Maybe I can make do with it... Of course, Wu Meijiu is the chief seal officer of Chongzhou at this time, and there are some things that I cannot directly intervene in. If Shuyi is willing, I can
I recommend you to take on a more important position, so there are some things I need to explain to you clearly first..."
If Lin Fu gets involved in a big way and takes over the temple properties of more than a dozen monasteries in Chongzhou County as official property, it will be a considerable amount of wealth, which may be able to make up for the cost of rebuilding Chongcheng and relieving casualties, but the local monasteries
The power does not exist in isolation, but is intertwined with the power of local gentry.
First, the monks and nuns in the monastery are all locals, and the survival of the monastery is related to their vital interests; second, many of the landowners who have sent their fields to the name of the monastery to evade the Ding tax are themselves rich and powerful families in Chongzhou, and the Li family has many fields that are sent to the monastery.
In the name of the monastery, any serious involvement in the monastery will harm their vital interests; third, the monastery itself has a broad base of believers in the local area.
Of course, if Wu Meijiu wanted to involve himself in a big way and uproot the monastic influence, he would never be able to do it. No one in Chongzhou County would cooperate with him and would secretly resist him.
But Lin Fu can do it. The local forces involved in the Chongzhou County Monastery are no longer enough to compete with Lin Fu. Not only does Lin Fu hold military power, but Lin Fu's reputation can also enable him to gain widespread influence in Chongzhou.
The support of people who had no interest in the monastery. Of course, Lin Fu wanted to be aggressive. He would directly accuse him of being a bandit and lead troops to suppress him. No one in Chongzhou County could stand up and resist.
There are conflicts in Li Chu's party, but the Li family is not qualified to take sides at that level. Whether it is from an emotional point of view or from the immediate practical interests, the Li family can naturally only follow Lin Fu closely.
When Jiangdong Zuojun left, even if his immediate interests would be damaged, he had to take a longer-term view. Li Shuyi did not say anything. Li said: "Your Excellency considers the people of Chongzhou. Shutang truly feels your great benevolence and righteousness.
There is really no need to stick to trivial matters for big things. I, the Li family, also have a family temple and a small amount of temple property. I should dedicate it to the reconstruction of Chongcheng!"