Fast Travel: A Record of Unusual Creatures

Therefore, after being instructed to delay for a while, when the soldiers who came to suppress the White Lotus Sect rushed to Xiping Mansion, the White Lotus Sect and those who were willing to go with the White Lotus Sect ran away early.

In Xiping Mansion, there are only some people who are unwilling to leave their hometowns, people with family business and a few officials and gentry.

And large tracts of unowned land, mansions and shops.

No way, those local tyrants, evil gentry, corrupt officials and the like were basically killed by Qu Jie and the White Lotus Sect.

And people died.

Land, mansions and shops are not ownerless.

At this time, Wan Pinghou, who was in charge of leading the army to suppress the traitors of the White Lotus Sect, was actually a little at a loss. He could only send his soldiers to maintain order in the government office, take over the unowned land and shops in the government office, and then he would be greedy along the way.

Then hurry back to Beijing to report.

Wait for the next notification instructions above.

After all, the higher-ups only sent him to Xiping Mansion to suppress the White Lotus Sect. Now that the White Lotus Sect has gone to other places, it's hard for him to chase after him without a will.

Naturally, we can only report first and wait for the next news.

This time and again, at least half a month will be delayed.

But Marquis Wanping is not in a hurry. After all, he doesn't have to fight for half a month, and he can take the opportunity to do more with the local unowned assets and gather them into his own hands.

Don't be too nice, don't worry.

And half a month later, Qu Jie and the others had also swept away the nearby Xijin Mansion, and changed the place again.

When Wan Pinghou received the order and rushed over.

It was still in vain, and I could only continue to be excited in my heart, and take over the government office with grief on the surface, the ownerless land and real estate, and greedy a little more by the way.

Although theoretically speaking, he has the right to act cheaply by sending troops abroad, and now it is reasonable to directly chase and kill the White Lotus Sect who has gone to other counties, and there is no need to worry about being impeached, but because those unowned land and properties are too greedy, It's too easy to be greedy, and the soldiers under him can be more or less greedy.

Therefore, the team led by Wan Pinghou suddenly became very disciplined, even to the point of rigidly following the rules, and always insisted on reporting everything, without any instructions from above.

How to describe it?
It's not easy for civil officials to be picky.

The direct result of this situation is that Qu Jie and the others almost swept all the way, so they basically don't have to worry about any large-scale suppression. Soldiers or servants.

In addition, they also deliberately avoided the county government where a large number of soldiers were stationed nearby and could be easily dispatched.

The whole sweeping process should not be too smooth.

Wan Pinghou and the others have been lagging behind a little bit, waiting for instructions from above, so rigid that those civil officials who were already rigid were almost angrily chasing after the White Lotus Sect.

And keep chasing, but still can't catch up.

Although there was no military achievement in the process, and even the imperial court had begun to deduct their food and military pay, they were still chasing happily. After all, they had no casualties, and they earned so much land, real estate and small farms along the way. Looking for such a good thing?

If the White Lotus Sect is really wiped out.

How could they have the opportunity to continue doing this?

However, they are not in a hurry, and are even quite happy. Those officials and gentry whose whole family has been wiped out or most of them have been wiped out, many assets have been divided up, or cannot be found, and their hometown is already in danger. How can those officials and gentlemen who may be attacked by the White Lotus Sect be in a hurry?
Some of them are already getting angry.

The impeachment memorials are even more filled with the Qianqing Palace.

What surprised them was that Emperor Xuanwu didn't seem to be in a hurry. He was neither angry nor sent more soldiers, nor urged to punish Wan Pinghou.

……

Capital, Qi Mansion.

It is also the residence of Qi Lao, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

Officials from Jiangnan Mansion, Huaiyang Mansion, Nanshang Mansion and other prefectures, as well as the disciples of Mr. Qi, specially found a chance to rest and secretly went to Qi Mansion one after another. During the meeting, they discussed what to do .

After all, the White Lotus Sect is about to harm them.

Of course they are not in any danger in the capital, and they don't have to worry about being harmed by the White Lotus Sect for the time being, but most of their assets and relatives are still in their hometown, and their ancestral graves are also in their hometown. It's really a disaster to their hometown, not to mention keeping their assets, but whether they can save their lives is a problem.

For this reason, those elders and peers in the clan.

I don't know how many letters have been sent.

"Old Qi, what do you think His Majesty is thinking? I can understand Wan Pinghou's doing this. After all, he is greedy for more land and assets, but His Majesty is so laissez-faire. If you don't take the time to wipe out the White Lotus Sect, what is the majesty of the court? Where is His Majesty's face?"

"I don't care what His Majesty thinks, or what Wan Pinghou thinks. What I care about is that if this continues, the White Lotus Sect will harm my hometown, and it will also harm the hometown of all of us present. Although The White Lotus Sect does not burn ancestral halls or dig up ancestral graves, but if the family property is robbed, all members of the tribe will be killed in sevens and eights, and it is even possible to kill them all.

How is that different from burning ancestral halls and digging up ancestral graves?
It's better to burn the ancestral hall and dig the ancestral grave!

After all, it can be rebuilt after burning and digging, but if the clansmen die or die, when can they recover? "

"Old Qi, we are waiting for your decision!"

"If this continues, we will not be drowned by the spittle of the elders in the clan, and by the spittle of the clansmen, saying that we will not save us, and the whole clan will serve as officials in the capital, but the clan will not be able to protect us."

"We must let His Majesty make a decision. This matter cannot be delayed any longer. Those White Lotus followers do not follow martial ethics!"

Qi Lao didn't say a word, or even a word, and the officials below were very anxious, talking about their worries in one go.

Urged Mr. Qi to come up with an idea.

I really can't wait, I have to be anxious.

After a long time, the noise of the crowd calmed down after Mr. Qi tapped the table lightly, and they all looked at him.

"The key to the problem now is not the attitude of Marquis Wan Ping, but the attitude of His Majesty. If His Majesty's attitude is firm, no matter how courageous Marquis Wan Ping is, he will not dare to deceive the emperor to resist the order for a small profit.

I am a little worried that His Majesty has tasted the sweetness.

They are deliberately letting the White Lotus Sect go! "

As soon as Mr. Qi said these words, some officials present were stunned on the spot, some officials were thoughtful, and some officials were confused and at a loss, so they had the nerve to ask:

"How come? What sweetness can His Majesty taste?"

"Forget about being stupid, the vassal king has always been a thorn in the heart of His Majesty and even the late Emperor, but apart from the easy handling of the direct rebellion, the rest can only be given some other favors while cutting off the military power.

Otherwise, they will make trouble and cry in Qiankun Mausoleum.

Some princes have more land than Huangzhuang.

Live more extravagantly than the emperor.

The White Lotus Sect has only been tossing for less than half a year, and it has exterminated six vassal kings, and there are countless other county kings. Based on the current amount, at least one-third of the Fengyin spent by the clan next year will be saved. one.

In addition, the land vacated after the death of the vassal king.

Not basically all of them were included in Huangzhuang.

There are still a lot of unowned land left, which was directly distributed to people with little land or no land. It seems that those county government have been harmed again, but in fact it is just to restore those county government to the original appearance of the founding of the country. .

This is probably a good thing for today.

After all, most of the remaining people already have land. As long as there are no accidents, they should be able to maintain stability and create a prosperous world in the next three to fifty years. "

The officials present were not stupid, they just didn't expect some directions. At this time, after being called out by Mr. Qi, they were smart and understood Emperor Xuanwu's thoughts.

In addition to natural disasters and foreign enemies, the most important factor in the demise of a dynasty is land annexation. As long as the land annexation problem can be resolved, a wave of national fortune can be continued. This operation of the White Lotus Sect is naturally for officials and gentry whose actual interests have been damaged. I hate it deeply, but if you look at it from a national level, from a long-term perspective and from the perspective of suppressing land mergers, it is actually beneficial to the country.

After all, the population was small, and the land was taken away from the officials and gentry and distributed to the common people, which is equivalent to a land redistribution similar to the end of the dynasty.

Although Emperor Xuanwu was young, he was not stupid, and could even be described as very smart. He might be a little angry at first, but wait for him to turn his head around.

After discovering the benefits of this situation.

Naturally, they are willing to cooperate.

Hearing this, the few officials who hadn't thought of it before, now finally figured it out, and then muttered with a pale face, how could this be so, how could the emperor partner with the White Lotus Sect to deal with them, officials and gentry?

"Why did Your Majesty rebel?"

"Old Qi, I have a bold guess. Princess Jiahe and His Majesty are not in a cooperative relationship, right? If the White Lotus Sect is capable of digging so many underground tunnels and stealing the assets of so many noble officials, then Your Majesty should also be able to do so." Ability, this is terrifying!"

"I even wonder if the White Lotus Sect has also been corrupted and controlled by others. The status of the current White Lotus Sect will not be equal to Jinyiwei, or Dongchang or something!"

"Your Majesty regards us as enemies?"

"Old Qi, this is too scary, what should we do, can we just sit and wait for death?"

"That's enough, give me a moment of silence, you can just think about some ideas, don't say them out, it won't do us any good if we completely tear our face apart.

How about this, everyone will continue with the memorial tomorrow.

I'll contact Xungui again.

And the clan.

You can't let His Majesty go on doing this nonsense anymore. If you go on like this, the world will inevitably be in chaos. I just hope that Your Majesty will not be too short-sighted. You only see the benefits and don't see the disadvantages. You all go back and think carefully about how to make a deal tomorrow, and analyze more The danger of the White Lotus Sect.

Even if you die.

The White Lotus Sect must also be wiped out quickly. "

Old Qi patted down the table, and waited for the room to calm down before talking about his detailed plan, which was not really a plan, it was nothing more than contacting more people to achieve his goal in a form similar to forcing the palace.

There is no way, Emperor Xuanwu has gone too far.

It's almost driving them to a dead end.

If it is not successful this time, then changing the emperor is actually not unacceptable.

I'm going to be forced to die, what else can I not dare to do?
That afternoon, Mr. Qi, the capital of the cabinet, sent people to contact Doctor Yushi, Yushi Zhongcheng, and many nobles and clans whose interests had been damaged or were about to be damaged this time, and told them about his guess Once again, and successfully reached a cooperation agreement.

Then, at the Great Court Meeting the next day.

The officials and the clan once again made a rare concerted effort to impeach and make demands.

The targets of impeachment are mainly the Marquis of Wanping and the governors of various places. Impeaching their corpses is a waste of incompetence. Of course, the content of the impeachment is not actually important. The important thing is how to completely solve the problem of the White Lotus Sect.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that we must send out a team that can act randomly and in accordance with the times. Regardless of any local affairs, it is only responsible for destroying the White Lotus Sect."

"I suggest that if His Majesty really can't wipe out the White Lotus Sect, then it is better to delegate power to the local governor Yin Haoqiang and let them form their own troops to fight against them, so as to prevent them from being loyal to the country for decades, but in the end the country can't protect them and become thieves. Killed, there is no way to avenge."

"My minister agrees!"

When the ministers spoke quite fiercely and made some pertinent suggestions, or when Emperor Xuanwu's blood surged up just listening to them, the members of the clan were not idle.

They all burst into tears directly above the court hall.

The main thing is to cry. When my father or grandfather held the military power, they guarded the frontiers. Let alone the White Lotus Sect, even the Southern Barbarians and the Northern Rong dared not invade the border. When the late emperor and the first emperor took away their military power, they were still very happy , I feel that I can finally enjoy peace from now on, but I didn't expect that the country is now so weak that even the royal princes and county kings like them could lose their lives at any time, and the grief in my heart is really hard to contain.

That's why I cried on the court.

I don't know how to face the ancestors after death.

Anyway, it's how disgusting Emperor Xuanwu came.

As for Emperor Xuanwu himself, of course his face turned purple with anger, and in addition to a few rebuttals during the process, delegating power to the governor and local tyrants is not something that will happen when the country is about to die in the past dynasties and the formation of separate regimes. What is the intention of you guys? Other than that, it's really hard to refute anything.

In the end, the court meeting naturally broke up unhappy.

But Baiguan Xungui and those royal clans are unwilling to end this. After all, their goal has not been achieved. The emperor can delay it, but they can't. Kneeling in the main hall of the government, dead remonstrance of death remonstrance.

There are also Taixue students and Guozijian students.

Came to sit in protest at the gate of the palace.

In addition, the publicity and public opinion among the people have not been let go. Although they are not too embarrassing, they have already accused Emperor Xuanwu of being incompetent and incompetent.

In short, at this time, the emperor and the hundreds of officials and noble clans are no longer a cooperative relationship, but a needlepoint confrontation.

Even the queen mother who has been doing nothing.

They were all startled by this.