Fast Travel: A Record of Unusual Creatures

I have to say that the words of Liu Hong, a member of the Ministry of War, really provided a new way of thinking for the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

Yes, Jia and the princess alone.

Even with the addition of the Yong'an Hou Mansion.

What do you think if you want to dig so many underground passages quietly under the capital, transport the soil away, and then go to the public and private treasuries of the major officials in a very short time to steal their property? It's all impossible, but if you add the White Lotus Sect.

Undoubtedly it is possible.

No one dared to underestimate the hidden power of the White Lotus Sect.

The White Lotus Sect was born nearly a thousand years ago, and it has always insisted on rebelling for the people since its inception. The red scarf soldiers in the uprising army that the founding emperor Qiankun joined in the first dynasty were supported by the White Lotus Sect. The former founding emperor Ming Wu also received the White Lotus Sect With the support of those who have successfully ascended the throne and proclaimed themselves emperors, there are also many who proclaimed themselves kings or were killed as emperors, and they are more or less connected with the White Lotus Sect.

It might be an exaggeration to say that the White Lotus Sect can control the change of dynasties in the world, but the hidden power is extremely extraordinary, and it is inexhaustible to suppress and destroy, but it is not an exaggeration at all.

Even after Emperor Qiankun ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he immediately turned his face and refused to recognize anyone, and began to wipe out the White Lotus Sect on a large scale.

And it did cause heavy losses to the White Lotus Sect.

But still no one dared to underestimate the White Lotus Sect.

The officials, Xungui, also believed that they had this ability.

"It's over, it's over, if the White Lotus Sect is really behind this incident, so much gold and silver will fall into the hands of the White Lotus monster, and the world will be in chaos!"

"Does the Bailian demon have the guts?"

"I never heard of the White Lotus Sect appearing in the capital!"

"A few years ago, Emperor Yongsheng went on an expedition to Mobei. Because of the tax increase, there were demons from the White Lotus Sect in the southwest, but they were strangled to death. After that, no one has heard of the demons from the White Lotus Sect raging and preaching for many years.

Could it be that they have been secretly planning? "

"If there are really many followers of the White Lotus Sect in the capital, as long as they join hands, it is indeed possible to dig so many underground passages underground in a relatively short period of time, and they can also transfer assets in a very short period of time.

But even so, how do they keep it secret? The more people who know about it, the more people involved.

It's harder to keep it secret.

How could there be no news leaked out? "

"If this matter is indeed related to the White Lotus Sect, then the development of the White Lotus Sect over the years may have been extremely terrifying. Maybe even the imperial palace and our residences have been infiltrated. It is simply too terrifying."

"Wait, if they can easily enter our private treasury, can they also enter our bedroom more easily? If I remember correctly, there are still many dudes with notorious reputations who were killed this time! "

"So, they still keep their hands!"

"It's so easy to ask for money, how difficult is it to kill one's life?"

With the emergence of the new guessing direction of the White Lotus Sect, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty immediately began to discuss this point, and the more they discussed, the more brainstorming and frightened they became.

Because if this matter was really done by the White Lotus Sect.

So it may not be possible to say whether the White Lotus Sect has the ability to subvert the country at this time, but subverting the capital is definitely not a problem. Think about it, since those guys can quietly dig tunnels directly to their private or public treasury, they can naturally They quietly dug a tunnel directly to their bedroom. Fortunately, they were only seeking money this time. If they moved the exit of the tunnel to save their lives, even if it was impossible to kill them all, but killing [-]% or [-]% of them, even In [-]% to [-]% is absolutely not a problem.

After all, who would have thought that someone would enter their home by digging a tunnel and do such an operation.

To put it bluntly, the defense strength of their bedroom and the firmness of the floor are far inferior to the private treasury or the emperor's treasury. Those people can go in and steal things easily and silently, so it will be easier. Sneak into their bedroom easily and more quietly.

Then kill with one knife, or poison, or other operations, so this analysis.

Many officials even broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, the other party is only seeking money.

Did not take their lives.

At the same time, although Emperor Xuanwu was still quite calm on the surface, he was also quite frightened in his heart. After all, he had never considered the possible attack from underground.

So, with a dry cough, he interrupted:
"Everyone be quiet, uh, just now, the minister of the Ministry of Industry said that the underground passage is dangerous, right? All the imperial guards have been transferred back for the time being, and the Dali Temple and other departments are also fully cooperating. Prioritize the investigation of the underground passage under the palace. The investigation is over. Then quickly fill in those passages.

In addition, the Ministry of Industry dispatched more master craftsmen, temporarily allocated funds from the national treasury, and focused on protecting the ground protection of important palaces such as Qianqing Palace and Zichen Palace! "

"Since there are security risks, they cannot be ignored."

Compared with the possible risk of subsidence, it is obvious that there may still be operations such as assassination originating from the ground, which made Emperor Xuanwu even more worried and afraid. Indeed, if the underground passage is not filled, the palace will never be so safe, and someone may pass through at any time The underground passage climbed into the palace.

There is no need to worry about other places for the time being.

The underground of the palace must be filled in quickly.

Although the officials knew very well that the emperor was afraid of death, and knew that it was not appropriate for the emperor to use the money in the treasury to repair the palace, but after all, the emperor's internal funds had been stolen, and he had no money without using the treasury. Let's sell an official, and if the emperor is really assassinated when he turns around, whoever says no now will not be punished with capital punishment?

So, after the hundred officials looked at each other for a while.

No one dared to stand up and stop it, so I had to admit it.

At the same time, there are also some officials who know that they are not good people, or officials who have a dude in their family who died in this incident. Fill in those channels first.

Losing most of the family fortune is a big deal.

But no matter how big you are, your own life is not as important.

If the money is gone, you can still be greedy, or in other words, steal and extort, and if your life is gone, you really have nothing!

Immediately afterwards, the officials argued again.

In the end two things were settled.

One is to arrest Princess Jiahe. By the way, the rebellion case of the Yong'an Hou Mansion and the prince's rebellion case were merged, and they were all dealt with as family extermination, and the princes were no exception.

It's not that Emperor Xuanwu didn't want to destroy the Nine Clans, the key is that the Prince should destroy the Nine Clans, and even he is in the Nine Clans, there is no way to destroy them. The Marquis of Yong'an also has countless in-laws. If he really wants to destroy the Nine Clans, he will involve many nobles, so he can only retreat slightly In one step, all the princes will be destroyed starting from the prince himself. The same is true for the Yong'an Hou Mansion, starting from the Yong'an Hou and going down. The difference is that Yong'an Hou's own mother is also counted together and sent down.

The second is to continue to investigate the disappearance of gold and silver, and to bury the underground passages as much as possible after finding out all the underground passages.