Chapter 383 They even spread rumors about the queen mother!
Among the emperor's disciples, Yongrong, the prince of Zhijun, was extremely intelligent and wise. He knew the celestial calendar. In addition to being good at poetry and painting, he was also good at fortune-telling. In addition to being in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the emperor also asked him to be in charge of the Qintian Prison.
In addition, he serves as the president of "Sikuquanshu" and is the most favored by the emperor among all the elder brothers. It is a pity that he was adopted by Prince Yunxi of Shenjing County as his heir, otherwise he might be the best candidate for the next emperor.
Yong Rong also adhered to Amma's intention when he came to visit his father-in-law this time. However, braids are a symbol of the Qing Dynasty. The so-called removal of braids can break the magic is a myth after all.
If he really took it upon himself to ask someone to cut off Jia Jia Shikai's pigtails, no matter how good or bad he was, the impact would be bad, so Yong Rong couldn't make up his mind about this idea.
He Shen had no choice but to rush back to the palace to ask for instructions.
The fact that Jia Jiashikai was "soul-called" in Xianghe caused an uproar in the court. There were doubters, shocked people, and even more fearful people. Qianlong finally understood that "soul-called" was becoming more and more serious among the people.
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When he learned that Shuntian Prefecture had reported to the Military Aircraft Department two months ago that a demon was calling his soul, Qianlong couldn't help being furious. He summoned the Military Aircraft Ministers Yu Minzhong and Fulongan and asked them why they didn't report the matter to them as soon as possible. Here are the following:
Are people deliberately hiding something, or is the place deliberately shielding demons?
Yu Minzhong and Fulongan said that at first they thought it was an individual incident caused by evil villains who used witchcraft to harm people. They did not expect that the matter would spread to this point, and they all claimed guilt.
"There must be someone behind this matter, and we must investigate it."
Qianlong strictly ordered the Military Aircraft Department to immediately write to the governors of various regions, asking them to report all soul-calling cases within their territory. The Military Aircraft Department also quickly sorted out the recent soul-calling cases reported from various places, and selected some typical cases to submit to the palace.
Looking at the bizarre cases, Qianlong was also shocked, but he still didn't believe that there was really such a thing as soul-calling in the world.
However, the fact that Jia Jiashikai was so stunned that he became like a madman made Qianlong couldn't help but suspect that this matter might be true.
After careful investigation, Minister of Military Aircraft Solin submitted a letter, believing that Jia Jiashikai might have been awakened by a demon's spell, and that this demon was most likely a fish that slipped through the net of the Qingshui Sect.
Suolin's argument is that the reason why Jia Jiashikai became a victim of "Soul Calling" was because he led the army to suppress the Qingshui Sect in Shandong and killed Wang Lun and others who were against the sect.
This explanation makes sense.
Kuini, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, wrote a letter saying that the Qingshui Sect is a branch of the White Lotus. In the early years, the White Lotus rebel Ma Chaozhu was said to have fled to Sichuan and was very likely to collude with the Jinchuan and Jinchuan bandits.
Jia Jiashikai was successful in defeating the thieves in Jinchuan and was a thorn in the side of the rebel thieves. Today he led an army to attack Linqing and strangle the Qingshui Sect, a branch of the White Lotus, so he was cursed by the White Lotus Demon.
Ma Chaozhu, mentioned in Kuini's memorial, has always been a serious problem for Qianlong. Twenty-five years ago, this person took advantage of the opportunity of reclaiming wasteland and burning charcoal in Tiantangzhai to promote the White Lotus teachings, with the goal of "controlling the mountains and rivers and bringing peace to the country".
Clearing wasteland, burning charcoal, processing wooden boards, etc. were used as a cover to write and distribute proclamations to spread anti-Qing ideas.
In the seventeenth year of Qianlong's reign, news of Ma Chaozhu's "rebellion" was discovered by Li Bi, the magistrate of Qizhou, which caused panic in the Qing court. Qianlong hurriedly sent Yongchang, governor of Huguang, and Yin Jishan, governor of Liangjiang, to lead their armies to Yingshan and surround Tiantangzhai.
The Qing army first conducted a private visit with Mu Guangzong, the commander-in-chief of Shouchun Town, incognito, and then carried out a manhunt by soldiers. Ma Chaozhu's mother, wife, children, and more than 200 members of his congregation were killed, but Ma Chaozhu himself escaped. According to the captive believers, "the leader wanted to go to Sichuan to look for ghosts."
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There have always been two views within the Qing court about what this "ghost family" actually refers to.
First, the ghost family refers to the branch of the White Lotus Sect in Mount Emei;
The second is that the ghost family is a bandit from Jinchuan and Xiaojinchuan.
In order to prevent future troubles, Qianlong strictly ordered Sichuan and Huguang to arrest Ma Chaozhu. However, more than 20 years later, the leader of the White Lotus sect miraculously disappeared from the world. No matter how much the Qing court tried to arrest him, there was no news.
Even Qianlong thought Ma Chaozhu was dead.
Qianlong suddenly realized that he was now called Queenie, and all kinds of clues were removed one by one, all of which were saying that Jia Jiashikai, a hero of the Qing Dynasty, suffered evil revenge from the White Lotus cult bandits.
"Is there really a soul-calling magic in this world?"
In recent years, Qianlong, who had been obsessed with the theory of ghosts and gods and highly respected Buddhism, ordered people to hang all thangkas in the palace of Yangxin Hall.
This thangka is a sacred object of the Yellow Sect, specially used to ward off evil spirits.
When Wang Jie, the censor of Youdu, learned about this, he thought that the emperor's move would undoubtedly make the theory of soul-calling more popular. Even the emperor believed that there was soul-calling in the world, so what should the people think?
Of course, Qianlong would not admit that he was afraid of witchcraft, and sent people to the Imperial Court to deliver oral instructions, saying that I have never believed in Huang Jiao, and the objects of Huang Jiao that are now placed in the palace are An Mongol, and they are definitely not like the Yuan Dynasty. Fanseng has nothing to do with folk magic.
Cathay, the governor of Shandong Province, had just put down the Qingshui Rebellion, but there was another ghost in the territory.
After a rigorous investigation, Cathay wrote to the court, pointing out that the purpose of the soul callers was to force people to have their hair braided, which was actually a means to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.
The Military Aircraft Department thought it was reasonable. Since the soul-calling was first discovered in the Gyeonggi area, Zhou Yuanli, the governor of Zhili, never reported it, which made the Military Aircraft Department suspicious of the governor.
Zhou Yuanli responded, saying that the rumors first arose in the capital. He knew that such rumors were not credible. If he mobilized troops to arrest people, it would only fuel the rumors, so he ignored them.
After Qianlong saw Zhou Yuanli's repertoire, he scolded Zhou Yuanli for "the art of turning something into nothing is really abominable."
They also asked the Shuntian Prefecture to conduct a thorough investigation of the earliest demonic monk Jukui reported. As a result, the Shuntian Prefecture reported that the monk was from Wanping, Shuntian Prefecture. He had been arrested and imprisoned at that time, but the monk died of illness in prison.
Qianlong did not believe that monk Jukui died of illness and asked Qinggui, the military minister, to investigate in detail.
The governor of Henan Province, He Xu, reported that in Kaifeng alone, no less than 10,000 people had cut off their braids out of fear of the sorcerer, and they finally realized the seriousness of the problem.
Yu Minzhong went to the palace to ask for instructions on how to deal with those who cut off their braids without permission. The military department meant that the local government should strictly order the people to grow their braids again, and those who refused should be treated as accomplices of demons and punished.
As a result, I don't know how many people will lose their lives across the country.
When Qianlong was hesitating, He Shen went to the palace to ask for an audience. He euphemistically said that the imperial doctors really didn't know the cause of Jia Jia Shikai's illness. In order to save the patient, he could cut off his braid.
"Broken braid?"
Yu Minzhong immediately objected, saying that the soul-calling magic was just a rumor, and it was even more unbelievable that the braid could be broken.
"It would be nice if this man had his braids cut off. What happened to our Qing Dynasty's braids? He Shen, don't you understand this joint?"
"Yu Zhongtang, He Shen certainly knows the important relationship here, but it is important to save people."
He Shen really didn't want the wise brother Dongge to turn into an idiot, so he looked at the emperor with great heartache.
Qianlong frowned slightly, and while he was thinking, he heard E Niang's voice coming from outside the palace.
"Your Majesty, why did E Niang become a stupid eldest sister! How come you were not born to E Niang! When did E Niang have an affair with King Guo? E Niang is about to be buried, how come It’s so terribly arranged!”
The 80-year-old queen mother walked into the palace with a cane and the support of palace attendants, looking at the emperor with a sad face.
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Inviting some aunts to dinner, the second watch will be late.