After talking about convening the leaders of various Mongolian tribes to come to Ningxia next year to discuss the division of pastures, Yunxi completely let go of the matter.
Arutai, Guilichi and Tuohuan left Lanzhou as fast as their buttocks were on fire. Yunxi took Miaojin and Yunzhi with ease and crossed the river for a tour near Baita Mountain. Baita Mountain also
It is a relatively famous scenic spot in Lanzhou, so it is natural to visit it when you come to Lanzhou.
After visiting Baita Mountain, Yunxi left Lanzhou and headed back east. It was only more than a month before the twelfth lunar month. Although he was not in a particular hurry, the time was not particularly generous either. Yunxi rushed to Xi'an in a tram carriage.
In Xi'an, I gave Lan Zhen some more explanations, spent a few days in the city, and then took a boat back.
Six or seven hundred miles east from Xi'an is Tongguan. After passing Tongguan, you will reach the boundary of Henan Province. After that, you will continue to travel through Shaanzhou, Mianchi, Luoyang, Yanshi and other places. However, you are not allowed to stop at these places and continue.
east.
On November 18, Yunxi came to Kaifeng City. Yunxi had to stop and stay for a few days. Kaifeng was the fiefdom of Zhou King Zhu Ju. When he went to the northwest, he did not stop because of the urgent military situation.
It would be bad to not stay for a few days after returning now. Moreover, Kaifeng, like Xi'an, is also a city with a long history. Even now, there are many sights in the city, such as the Iron Tower, Xiangguo Temple, Bao Gong Temple, Yanqing Temple, and King Yu Terrace
, Fan Pagoda, etc. are all worth seeing. So of course Yunxi will stay in Kaifeng for a few days.
Of course, Zhu Ji was prepared for Yunxi's stay in Kaifeng. He had inquired several days in advance on which day Yunxi would pass by. On the morning of the 18th, he put on his royal robes, and his sons also wore county robes.
, waiting at the dock.
Yunxi got off the boat and exchanged a few words with Zhu You and Zhu Youdou, the crown prince of the Zhou Dynasty. When they arrived at the palace, they talked for a while and then went to the courtyard where Zhu You arranged for him to stay temporarily.
At this time, Miaojin was arranging for the servants to settle the house. When he saw Yunxi walking in, he hurriedly saluted and said, "I have met your husband."
"My maid has met Your Majesty." The maids also saluted.
"Everyone, get up." Yunxi walked to Miaojin and asked with a smile, "Are everything set up?"
"My husband, my concubine, my husband's residence, and my fourth sister's residence have all been arranged, and the residences of the servants are also being arranged. It's just one less person living in this room, and one more person living in that room. It doesn't matter.
"Miaojin replied.
The couple said a few words, and Miao Jin hesitated for a moment and said, "Husband, I feel that the arrangements made by His Highness King Zhou when we come to Kaifeng this time are a bit unusual."
"What's wrong?"
"Husband, I think His Royal Highness King Zhou is too enthusiastic." Miao Jin frowned and said, "His Royal Highness King Su of Ganzhou did not have such arrangements. When I was outside the palace, I also went to the former Yan Prince's Mansion and the Dai Prince's Mansion in the capital, but I never
This is how you entertain an old man."
"Husband, when you are polite to others, you must ask for something. But, what will His Highness, King Zhou, ask of your husband?"
"My husband also noticed that the fifth uncle's reception today was a little too attentive. But that's okay," Yunxi sat down and said: "The fifth uncle is always cautious and will not make any unreasonable requests. You talk to the fifth aunt and your siblings together."
There is no need to make insinuations when doing so.”
Miao Jin nodded, did not say anything more about this matter, and mentioned another matter: "Husband, Princess Dai is my second sister, but King Dai was consecrated to the Gurbantunggut Basin, and the Prince's palace will be moved to Beishi in the next year.
After Bali City, it is even further away from Bali City to the capital. It is even more difficult for me to see my second sister. I beg your husband to allow the concubine to come to Beijing this year to reunite with me."
"Of course my husband agrees. Xiao Lu, tell Chen Ji about this and let him draft the decree. Xiao Lu?" Yunxi called out but did not hear the answer. He turned his head and looked behind him and called out again.
Miaojin also raised his head and looked behind Yunxi, and saw Lu Yizheng, known as Xiaolu, standing at the door talking with a man who looked like a soldier, and took several documents from the man's hand.
The man handed the document to Lu Yi and then stepped back. Lu Yi turned around and saw Yunxi looking at him. He was stunned for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, this is the memorial sent today."
"The memorial will be delivered at this time, but what's the big deal?" Yunxi asked. Under normal circumstances, because he was on patrol, the memorials delivered to him every day had a fixed time, and they would not be delivered at this time.
come over.
"Your Majesty, there are three major things going on. One, the White Lotus Sect is causing chaos in Zhending Mansion!"
"The White Lotus Sect is causing trouble in Zhending Mansion!" Yunxi and Miaojin exclaimed at the same time. Yunxi immediately took the memorial from his hand.
"Cui Chengfa, a farmer in Ningjin County, Zhending Prefecture, is actually the incense owner of the White Lotus Sect. Hearing that His Majesty mobilized a large army to go to the northwest to fight against the Kingdom of Samarkand, he spread rumors among the people, saying that the Kingdom of Samarkand believed in the White Lotus Sect and belonged to them.
They sent reinforcements and spread rumors that the Ming Dynasty would be defeated, deceiving the people and trying to rebel."
"But fortunately, someone who mistakenly entered the White Lotus Sect was loyal to the emperor and reported it to the county government before the bandits started. The county government immediately reported the matter to the government office and the Chief Envoy, who then inspected the secretariat. Because it was reported that the White Lotus Sect was in collusion with each other.
It was extremely wide, and I did not dare to act rashly. After gathering seven guard posts, I went to Zhending Prefecture for a cleanup. In total, I captured seven leaders of the Bailian rebel bandit in nine counties of Zhending Prefecture and Baoding Prefecture, and killed 11 of them, as well as ordinary rebel bandits.
Seven hundred and ninety-eight people, one hundred and twenty-four were captured, and several families of gentry were found to be involved with the White Lotus Sect." The memorial reads.
"Could it be that after the White Lotus cultists Tian Jiucheng and Wang Jingangnu in Shaanxi rebelled, the rest of them fled to Hebei?" Yunxi said after reading the memorial.
However, since the possible rebellion has been extinguished, this matter is not too important. Yunxi gave instructions: "Instruct the Chief Envoy to investigate and deal with it carefully, and the White Lotus Sect will be captured.
Those who have made meritorious service in suppressing the White Lotus Sect rebel bandits in the Qing Dynasty will be given a rank, and their merit will be recorded once, and they will be evaluated as high-ranking; other ministers with meritorious service will be evaluated by the Procuratorate and the Ministry of Civil Affairs and given rewards. Zhending, the two prefectures of Baoding and the magistrates of each county..."
"Why can't the White Lotus sect be completely eradicated?" Miao Jin complained: "The imperial court has banned the White Lotus sect since the early years of Hongwu. It has also suppressed the White Lotus sect's rebellion several times, but it has still been destroyed."
"There are too many ignorant people and women in the countryside. The White Lotus Sect is good at deceiving the world and has various disguises. Every time it is eradicated, as long as one person escapes, it can make a comeback. It is difficult to eradicate." Don't talk about this era, it is the later generations. Consulting is so advanced.
There were still people who were deceived and joined the cult. It was just that the leaders of the cult at that time knew that it was impossible to overthrow the government, so they focused their energy on defrauding money.
"This is also the reason why my husband quietly changed the religious regulations set by the emperor. The people in the countryside are so ignorant that they need to have faith. The emperor has too many restrictions on the orthodox Buddhism and does not allow them to preach in the countryside.
This gave the evil cult a chance. I thought that I would encourage the spread of decent Buddhism and Taoism in the countryside, compress the living space of the evil cult, and stabilize the Ming Dynasty." Yunxi said again.
Miao Jin nodded again, and was about to say something when he suddenly heard someone say: "Brother, sister-in-law, what are you talking about?"
"It's nothing. There was a rebellion by the White Lotus Sect in Hebei, but it has been suppressed. Officials in Hebei are interrogating." Yunxi replied.
"The White Lotus Sect cannot be destroyed no matter what. If my sister encounters them, I will definitely eradicate them."
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Shandong, Binzhou.
"Brother, we already have accurate information. Cui Chengfa was beaten to death by the Ming army, and his wife committed suicide. The incense owners in eight counties including Zhaozhou and Yuanshi also died. A few minions were arrested, but I don't know
Whoever is on top has nothing to offer."
"The Xiang people below suffered heavy casualties, but fortunately all the people we sent there are safe and are trying to run back." Li Er, one of the leaders of the Shandong White Lotus Sect, who was tall and strong, said to Peng Ju, the altar leader of the Shandong White Lotus Sect.
"I said at the beginning that things wouldn't work out." Peng Ju turned around with a very ugly expression, and slammed his fist on the table: "The place where the Ming Dynasty fought with Samarkand was far away in the Western Regions, more than 10,000 miles away from the Central Plains.
Even if the Ming Dynasty was defeated in the Western Regions, it would not affect its rule in the Central Plains. They refused to listen and insisted on preparing for an uprising. Now, although they only lost nine counties, these nine counties are our
In the nine most powerful counties in Hebei, more than half of Hebei's power has been lost. If others are involved, the losses will be even greater! Cui Chengfa and others deserved their death, but I just pity the Xiang people who died in vain."
"Brother, don't you think that with so many troops mobilized by the Ming Dynasty, do you think that if the Ming Dynasty loses this battle, it will have a big impact? None of us have personally led troops to fight, and we have no idea how far the Western Regions are." Li
Ergan laughed and said. He actually supported Cui Chengfa and others' uprising at that time. It was just because the chief altar leader in Shandong was Peng Ju, and Peng Ju firmly disagreed.
My men went to Hebei to provide support.
"I ask you not to practice martial arts in normal times, and don't just read the Four Books and Five Classics when studying literature! Are the Four Books and Five Classics useful? Of course they are, but they are only useful for people who are willing to be officials. What do we rebels do if we read that? We have more time.
Read the military books, there are people in our church who fought in the late Yuan Dynasty, please ask them for advice!" Peng Ju said again. Li Er could only listen.
After Peng Ju finished teaching him a lesson, he asked, "How can the people we sent there come back?"
"Brother, the people we sent there all went to Gaoyi County. Now Ningjin County to the east is completely blocked by the Ming army and no one can pass by. They can only go around from the south. Because our Binzhou is close to the Daqing River,
For convenience, they plan to go around to Damingfu and come back by boat."
"No, the entire Hebei province is under strict inspection. They cannot get on the boat in Daming Prefecture. Let them go south, take a boat to Kaifeng Prefecture to Xuzhou, and then come back north from Xuzhou. Everything must be safe first," Peng Ju said.
"Yes, brother, I will send someone to inform them immediately."