I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 285 won't confuse people's hearts, and doesn't even have the qualifications to rebel.

"Bastard, you actually wanted to harm the Buddha's mother, saying... Did you take refuge in the imperial court, and they let you back."

"Second brother, what nonsense with him, just killed him, and even dared to murder the Buddha mother, he should be cut into pieces."

"Yes... a thousand cuts!"

A roar rang out in the small village on the mountain. Dozens of men with weapons in their hands stared angrily at the leader who had robbed the old hoe and medicine.

"Brothers, please listen to my explanation. I really didn't murder the Buddha's mother, let alone have the idea and courage. There must be some misunderstanding!"

The leading man surrounded by everyone hurriedly explained in a panic.

"Yes, it was a misunderstanding. The grandson said that this medicine is a strong medicine, and some people can't stand it. Maybe the Buddha's mother is that kind of person."

It was fine if he didn't explain, but the people around him became even angrier when he explained.

The Buddha Mother is the reincarnation of the gods in the hearts of everyone, how could she not even be able to bear the mortal medicine, it must be this bastard who betrayed the White Lotus Sect, joined the imperial court, and wanted to use the Buddha Mother's life to claim credit.

"Liu Laosan, don't say too much, a man dares to do it but dare not admit it, you were caught by the court and joined the court, we can't say anything, but why did you return to harm the Buddha's mother, do you want to take credit for it? , by the order of the Buddha's mother and brother, I will be promoted to the rank of an official!"

No one believed the leading man's explanation, and they all pointed at his nose and cursed.

Some of them couldn't help but rolled up their sleeves and rushed forward.

"Stop talking to him, just drag him out and hack him to death."

As he said that, he was about to drag the leading man out and chop him up.

Although the leading man struggled with all his strength and loudly defended himself, his two fists were no match for his four hands, and he was knocked to the ground within a few blows.

"Stop it, cough cough!"

Just as the man was about to be dragged away, a weak voice sounded from the back hall.

Everyone looked back, and saw the Buddha mother who had just bandaged the wound, came out with the support of two female relatives.

"How are you, Mother Buddha?"

Seeing Tang Sai'er's pale face, everyone hurriedly surrounded him worriedly.

Tang Sai'er's pale face due to excessive blood loss showed a little smile. She nodded to the crowd, and then asked the man who was held down by several people.

"Your medicine was really given to you by that grandson."

The leading man wanted to bite the bullet and say yes, but under Tang Sai'er's gaze, he bowed his head in shame.

"After we were captured, the great-grandson asked Old Hoe to question him, and Old Hoe told about his family affairs."

"Maybe that grandson is a young man who is easily moved by some things, so he took out the medicine for Old Hoe and told him to go back and save his son."

"On the way back, I thought that you, Mother Buddha, were also injured. I was worried that it would get worse. I thought that the medicine could cure this emergency, so I asked for it from the old hoe."

Although Liu Laosan said yes, everyone present knew it.

The old hoe's son was so seriously ill that he would definitely not hand over the medicine, and it was definitely Liu Laosan who forcibly snatched it.

Tang Sai'er looked at the dead hound next to him, frowned and thought.

Liu Laosan made a temporary decision to snatch the medicine, and that grandson couldn't count it.

So there are only two possibilities for this phenomenon.

First, what the other party gave was really fake medicine, the purpose was to kill the old hoe's son, and even made excuses when giving the medicine.

And the second possibility is that the other party took this seriously and intentionally mixed the medicine with poison in order to kill him with Liu Laosan's hand.

If it is the former, then what is the use of what the grandson said? Not only will it not move the followers of the White Lotus Sect, but it will even make other believers who know about what happened to the old hoe will hate the court even more.

Furthermore, the old hoe is just an ordinary believer. Doesn't it be a little out of character for a dignified grandson to spend so much time in order to kill an ordinary believer?

But if it's the latter, then this great-grandson's mind is terrifying, and he has such a strong ability to grasp people's hearts at a young age.

After thinking for a long time, Tang Sai'er couldn't think of any clues, but his mind became more and more confused.

Although she has been familiar with all kinds of scriptures since she was a child, she is still an ordinary woman in the countryside. She has never experienced such schemes and schemes a few times.

The only thing she is grateful for now is that her subordinates are alert enough to find a dog to test before giving her medicine, otherwise she will die in hell.

"No, let's go, this place is exposed!"

Tang Sai'er, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Liu Laosan who was still under pressure, and suddenly let out a roar in his heart.

If Liu Laosan's medicine was really planned by that grandson, then the grandson's cunning would definitely send someone to follow him.

In this way, I am afraid that several strongholds have been exposed, including the temporary stronghold of Jinan Prefecture.

Thinking of this, Tang Sai'er felt a little urgent in his heart, he didn't bother to explain to everyone, and urged them to leave quickly.

A few miles away from the small stockade, nearly a thousand officers and soldiers of the guard station walked forward quickly under the leadership of Zhu Zhangui.

That's right, all of this was planned by Zhu Zhangui.

When he learned that Zhang Kejian shot the female leader, he deliberately told the prisoners the efficacy of the medicine.

Although the White Lotus Sect is said to be an uprising organization, it is composed of low-income ordinary people after all. In addition, it has not yet formally started an uprising, so it has no money or valuable medicinal materials in its hands.

The female leader suffered a gunshot wound. If she hadn't burped on the spot, she would definitely need medical treatment.

Although traditional Chinese medicine is very strong in curing the root cause, it is still a little weak in quickly reducing inflammation and reducing swelling.

Knowing such a powerful medicine, these captives will definitely find a way to send the medicine up out of respect for the Buddha Mother to save the great Buddha Mother in their hearts.

Zhu Zhangui couldn't judge whether what Liu Hoe said was true or not, so he sent someone to follow.

If the medicine hadn't been delivered to the Buddhist mother, and Liu Hoetou's son was seriously injured, then the people he sent would come to the door and find a reason to replace the medicine.

If what Liu Hoe said was false, and his purpose was to take medicine and offer it to the Buddha's mother, then it was in Zhu Zhangui's arms.

Of course, the matter about the medicine was just Zhu Zhangui's temporary intention to release these captives. His real purpose was to follow them and find the base of the White Lotus Sect.

Regardless of whether the medicine is successful or not, as long as the base of the White Lotus Sect can be found, then these captives will not be released in vain.

Fortunately, these two plans were successful. Not only was the medicine sent in, but several bases of the other party were also found.

Zhu Zhangui didn't think he could wake up the white lotus followers who were confused by superstition with just a few words.

Although ordinary people are not highly educated, they are not really fools. They can tell whether it is true or not.

Therefore, if the court speaks high-ranking officials, it is better to stop talking if the court can do more things and talk less useless nonsense.

Zhu Zhangui has already considered how these people will be dealt with in the future after they are taken down.

After all, they did not riot. After Zhu Zhangui planned to take them down, in order to change their indoctrinated ideas, he sent them to various construction sites to slowly transform them. This is the best choice.

After all, when a person is tired, his mind has no time to think about those messy things.

On weekdays, if you find someone to promote the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, within a few years, these believers will return to the state of ordinary people and continue to contribute to the strength of the imperial court.

After the prisoners were released last night, Zhu Zhangui returned to Jinan Mansion, summoned the officers and soldiers of the local guards as quickly as possible, followed the marks left by Hu Yu and others, and touched them secretly.

Although the White Lotus Sect went deep into the common people and there were spies everywhere, the officers and soldiers of the guards in Jinan Prefecture were also locals, and they knew very well where there were trails and where they could avoid people's eyes.

As soon as Hu Yu and others found the other side's stockade, Zhu Zhangui led others to follow.

Hu Yu and several guards discovered three strongholds in total, two large and one small.

The two little Zhu Zhangui asked the local Qianhu to take people there, and he took people to take charge of this huge cottage stronghold.

"Your Highness, they seem to have noticed that they are packing up their things and preparing to evacuate!"

At an intersection in the mountain, seeing Zhu Zhangui leading someone over, Hu Yu walked out from a hidden corner, holding a rope.

Six or seven people were tied to the rope in his hand, and these were the members of the Bailian sect who had discovered that Zhu Zhangui had led the troops and came to report the news.

"It's too late to run now!"

Glancing at the few unlucky guys tied to Hu Yu's rope, Zhu Zhangui sneered and waved his hands to order a quick march.

The officers and soldiers of the guard station in Jinan Mansion were instantly full of fighting spirit. Under the command of various households, they entered the mountain from various trails and rushed towards the cottage quickly.

The reason why these guys have such great fighting spirit is because they are led by the grandson of the emperor.

This grandson of the emperor is a legendary figure among the officers and soldiers of the guards all over the country.

According to rumors, every time the grandson of the emperor leads the officers and soldiers of the guard to do things, those officers, soldiers and officers will be promoted.

For example, in Ningbo, Qian Qianhu, who helped Taisun encircle and suppress Japanese pirates, is now a middle-level and high-level general of the Three Thousand Battalion. Received a lot of silver rewards.

The guard officers and soldiers who were taken out to fight at sea are now earning a lot of money.

So there is a saying in the guards of various places.

Follow the emperor's grandson, get promoted, get rich, and get land.

It's finally their turn for Jinan Mansion to get rich today, so the officers and soldiers are naturally high-spirited.

Some people even fantasize that if their bravery is favored by the grandson, they will definitely take off in place, and high-ranking officials will enjoy endless opportunities in the future.

Even if you are not favored, you can earn a bounty and land by killing more rebels and catching more rebels.

So as long as you work hard, you will get the rewards you deserve. If you don't work hard at this time, when will you have to wait.

"Clang clang clang, enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

After all, the number of officers and soldiers was large, and they were close to the enemy's stronghold, so they couldn't hide even if they wanted to. They were soon discovered by the members of the White Lotus Sect who were packing up the cottage and preparing to evacuate.

Accompanied by several subordinates, Tang Sai'er, who had just boarded the carriage and was about to leave, heard the warning of the enemy attack, and his pale face turned even paler.

"What a deep calculation!"

With a wry smile, Tang Sai'er braced himself for the discomfort in his body, drew out his weapon, and wanted to lead the believers to fight the court soldiers to the death.

"Buddha mother, you go, I will leave it for you to die."

Seeing Tang Sai'er's appearance, a leader stood up directly and took over the burden of cover.

Tang Sai'er glanced at the leader beside him, smiled and shook his head and refused.

She is the mother of the Buddha, a great existence in the hearts of everyone in the White Lotus Sect. She cannot run away. Once she runs away, the hearts of the people who have managed to gather will disperse.

"White Lotus Cultists on the mountain, listen, His Highness Taisun has an order. You haven't started any incidents yet, and you haven't caused any harm to the imperial court. Your Highness is benevolent. As long as you raise your hands and surrender, Your Highness will not harm any of you." .”

On the top of the mountain, when Tang Saier and others were arguing over who should go and who should stay, Hu Yu, who was standing beside Zhu Zhangui, raised his loudspeaker and issued an ultimatum to the top of the mountain.

The leaders of the White Lotus Sect deserve to die, but those ordinary people at the bottom are more serious, after all, they are the suffering Shandong people.

They became like this, after all, it was caused by the mistakes of the court, and he had to admit his own mistakes. Zhu Zhangui would not allow his court to do the stupid behavior of helping criminals and punishing innocent people.

Therefore, Zhu Zhangui will still treat these people as ordinary people before they officially start an incident.

That is to say, in Daming, all you are facing are your own people. If you change places, for example, in Ah San’s various colonies, Zhu Zhangui would still have the procedure of shouting, and the officers and soldiers would rush up and hack One pass.

Time passed slowly, and there was no response from the cottage on the top of the mountain, and no one came out.

Zhu Zhangui saw through the binoculars, ordinary people with skinny bones and ragged clothes, holding bamboo spears, hoes and other agricultural tools, looking down the mountain in panic.

"Your Highness, do you want your slaves to lead people to fire a few shots to scare them?"

Hu Yu, who kept shouting, had seen no movement on the top of the mountain for so long, so he put down his horn and proposed the idea of ​​shooting as a deterrent.

Zhu Zhangui pondered for a moment, but shook his head and refused.

Now those people on the top of the mountain, the moment they saw the officers and soldiers appearing again, the defense in their hearts has slowly collapsed, and the only ones who are still holding on are those high-level members of the White Lotus Sect.

Those high-level people knew that the imperial court's treatment of the White Lotus Sect had always been merciless.

The low-level congregation raised their hands and surrendered because they did not riot. The imperial court may take it lightly and simply punish it, considering the public opinion.

But these high-level people have absolutely no possibility of survival.

People are selfish. If there is a possibility of life, many people will choose to take a gamble and choose to trust the court one more time.

But if they are faced with an inevitable ending, 9% of them will choose to fight to the death.

"Call out again and tell them that the emperor has sent his grandson to preside over the affairs of Shandong. The grandson has summoned all the officials from Shandong to Jinan Prefecture. He will sit in the government hall in a few days and personally uphold justice for the people of Shandong."

"And the imperial court has prepared a large amount of food, which will be distributed to the victims as quickly as possible, so that the victims can have a good year."

"Moreover, the imperial court will re-measure the land next year. For those who have been swallowed up by aristocratic and powerful landlords, the imperial court will personally retrieve them for them, and distribute farm tools and new seeds for next year."

"The top leaders of the White Lotus Sect don't need to worry about killing their lives. They haven't caused trouble for the court yet. The court decided to deal with it lightly. They only need to serve a few years in prison before they can restore their status."

"At the end of the call, tell them that this is an ultimatum. If you don't open the cottage and surrender after half an hour, everyone will be punished as a thief. Regardless of whether they are alive or dead, their ID cards will be verified. The men in their family will be exiled and the women will be sent to prison. slave!"

Giving a sweet date with a stick is the best negotiation option. People who just give benefits may not believe it. They will hesitate if there is a certain threat.

Of course, Zhu Zhangui was not joking with them, if after half an hour, the people in the cottage did not make a decision, what Zhu Zhangui just said would come true.

A king should apply benevolent government widely, but also strictly enforce the law. This is what the old man will say every time he talks about the policy of governing the country.

That is to say, in the past two years, Zhu Zhangui's character has matured, and he understands that it is not enough to govern a country by killing alone.

Otherwise, in the few years when he just returned to Daming, he would have brought his mother to rush over this matter long ago.

Hu Yu next to him nodded, raised his loudspeaker, and conveyed Zhu Zhangui's words to the Bailian believers on the mountain.

When the people on the top of the mountain heard the words of preferential treatment, some still didn't believe it, and they all wondered when the court was so kind.

In their minds, apart from oppressing and exploiting the common people, when did the imperial court do such a good thing?
But when they heard the threat from behind, everyone hesitated again.

If it was just to block their lives, those present who were already disappointed with the imperial court would dare to fight.

But if their parents, wives and children were to be implicated, these people would feel a little shaken in their hearts.

Thinking of their elderly father and young son being dispatched to serve in the army, and their elderly mother, wife and daughter becoming slaves and playthings of others, they, who were already a little panicked, became even more panicked.

"Mother Buddha!"

A man next to Tang Sai'er, after Hu Yu shouted below, his expression became entangled.

He looked at Tang Sai'er, who was standing in front of the crowd with a pale and stubborn face holding a treasured sword, and then at the believers who were whispering to each other with frightened expressions, he hesitated, bit his lips, and called out to Tang Sai'er.

"Shh!"

The other leaders turned to look at him one after another, and one of them said coldly.

"Sun Qi, what do you want to say?"

While the man was speaking, the knife out of the sheath in his hand had faintly pointed at Sun Qi who was speaking.

Seeing the leaders slowly surrounding him, Sun Qi opened his mouth, gritted his teeth and said to Tang Sai'er.

"Mother Buddha, we have no chance, let's surrender, and the grandson promised that we will be able to go home after serving a few years in prison, and we will not be beheaded by the court. In addition, we have not formally fallen out with the court. I think I can give it a try."

"Bastard, you want to be a traitor, you coward, I'll hack you to death!"

Before Tang Sai'er could speak, the other leaders roared angrily and swung their knives at Sun Qi.

"stop!"

Tang Sai'er stopped the leaders who were going to attack, and walked in front of Sun Qi with the support of two women.

"Tell this Buddha mother, are you afraid!"

Not daring to meet Tang Sai'er's eyes, Sun Qi lowered his head and whispered.

"I'm not afraid of death, but I still have an elderly mother and toddlers waiting to be fed at home!"

"Once I'm dead, there's no way for them to survive."

"Even if the imperial court will rescue them later, as family members of the rebels, I am afraid that not only will they not receive assistance, but they may even be arrested by the imperial court."

"So, you can't die, and you don't want to die, do you?"

Before the other party finished speaking, Tang Sai'er gave a soft drink with no expression on his face.

Sun Qi closed his mouth, did not answer, and chose to acquiesce.

Looking at Sun Qi who said nothing, Tang Saier continued to ask.

"You just believe in that wolf-hearted Chaotian. Could it be that a few lies from the other party made you forget about being bullied before?"

"How did your father die? He was exhausted to support the corvee for you, and the body has not been found yet."

"Because your family couldn't pay the tax, and disregarded your reputation, in order to prevent you from being taken away by the government officials, your wife chose to go to the city to work as a prostitute, and used the money she earned from her body to pay the imperial court's tax and keep you safe. , but in the end he fell ill and was tortured to death by the pain."

"You tell my mother, who caused all this, who caused your family to be ruined."

With Tang Sai'er's questioning, Sun Qi's eyes gradually turned red, thinking of his father who died of exhaustion on the project, and his wife who died of torture due to illness, his yellow teeth gnashed, and even Blood oozes out.

"It's the court, it's the government, it's the Zhu family!"

Hearing this satisfactory answer, Tang Sai'er nodded slightly, turned sideways and stretched out his hand.

"Go, go and surrender, go and surrender to the court that killed your father and forced your wife to death!"

These words slapped Sun Qi hard on the face like a slap.

The men around him also looked at him with contempt, and some of them were even upright, spitting on the ground.

Looking at Sun Qi who was ashamed to stand motionless, Tang Sai'er strenuously stepped forward and patted his shoulder.

"Their numbers are not many, only 800, while we have 1300 people. As long as we stick to the cottage until dark, we can break out."

"Once we escape the siege of the imperial court, the whole Shandong is a place for us to swim freely."

"People in Shandong who have suffered so much will follow us without hesitation when they see us raising the banner."

"By then we will have tens of thousands, 10,000+, or even hundreds of thousands, millions of brothers."

"As long as we brothers work together, we can overthrow this corrupt court and establish the supreme kingdom of heaven in our minds."

"At that time, I will ask the gods to resurrect your father and wife, so that your family can be completely reunited."

When Tang Sai'er said this, she didn't lower her voice, but dragged her injured body up and shouted, trying to let everyone in the cottage hear her story.

Her words seemed to be very contagious, and those believers whose family members died or were injured due to the imperial court gradually stabilized their minds.

Many people thought of their family members who died tragically, and hatred gradually appeared on their frightened faces.

They clenched all kinds of weapons in their hands, looked at the Ming army outside the mountain with resentment in their eyes, and gritted their teeth, wishing to gnaw their bones and eat their flesh.

"Brothers, it's time for the gods to test us."

"Don't be tempted by the language of the eagles and dogs of the outside court, they are just evil spirits who are good at tempting."

"What kind of landlords are those powerful officials, you have seen it more than once."

"Have they realized what they said? They said they would give us tax exemption, but we are still paying heavy taxes."

"They use the fruits of our hard work, and the food and money our family earns with blood and sweat, to enjoy the extravagant life of wine pools and meat forests."

"As for us who bear all this, let alone have enough food, we can't even survive."

"They never cared about our life and death. In their eyes, we are just some useless ants who provide them with a comfortable life."

"Why Shandong has been plagued by disasters for years, that is God's warning to us, we should overthrow this corrupt and brutal court and establish a supreme heaven!"

"Brothers and sisters, this world was created for us by the gods, and these dirty, ugly and greedy noble landlords not only occupied and forcibly took away the land given to us by the gods, but also forced us to bleed and cut our flesh to support them."

"We thought about Renren more than once, and Renren passed, and we even hoped that maybe one day they would see our pity and return what we should have."

"But our forbearance and retreat did not get their shame and apology, but they got endless ridicule."

"When they were educating their children and grandchildren, they pointed to us who were starved and skinny and dressed in rags, and said that we were humble, inferior people and untouchables."

"We are also children born in heaven, why should we be treated so unfairly and humiliated?"

"That's because we are too kind and naive to fight for ourselves."

"If wild beasts don't know how to fight, they will be starved to death. If people don't know how to fight, they will become those who think they are superior, and they will become weak and incompetent lambs. They will be bled, skinned, and eaten. "

"The same people were born, the same parents were born, and they lived in the same sky. Why should they be high above us, why should they oppress us, humiliate us, torture us, and kill us."

"Brothers, sisters, comrades, the guidance of heaven has arrived, and the time has come to stand up."

"Overthrow this corrupt court, let us people be the masters of our own, and create a beautiful kingdom of heaven."

At the end of the speech, Tang Sai'er raised his arms and shouted loudly.

Tang Sai'er bewitched loudly, causing the believers to boil with anger, and the veins on the necks of each of the weapons that were tightly grasped were bursting out.

"White lotus descends to earth, Wanmin turns over!"

Noticing that the emotions of the believers below had been mobilized, some leaders waved their weapons and roared loudly.

"White lotus descends to earth, Wanmin turns over!"

Gradually, someone started roaring, and the roar slowly spread, and soon the entire village echoed non-stop, "Bai Lian descended to earth, Wan Min turned over" these 8-character roars.

Zhu Zhangui, who was waiting with his troops at the foot of the mountain, shook his head helplessly when he heard the roar at the top of the mountain.

"Why bother? I gave you a chance."

Listening to those shouts, Zhu Zhangui's soft eyes gradually turned cold.

Raising slightly, and waving his hand forward, Zhu Zhangui's cold voice rang in everyone's ears.

"Give me the order to attack, and anyone who resists will be killed!"

"bass!"

After receiving the order, the hundreds of households who led the team had a flash of excitement between their brows, and they looked at each other, sparking fierce competition.

The cold knife was unsheathed at the same time, and several hundred households roared in unison.

"According to the order of the grandson, attack!"

"kill!"

The officers and soldiers of the Jinan Guards roared in unison, held up their shields and weapons and lined up to attack the cottage.

(End of this chapter)