Fast Travel: A Record of Unusual Creatures

Chapter 488 The Rebellion Is Only To Kill The Nine Clans (18) [Two in One]

In the evening, the Compassion Palace.

After the Empress Dowager Zhang exempted her son from paying her respects, she walked away from the left and right, pulled her son to her side, and asked worriedly:
"My son, what happened today?
How did you get into such a fight with hundreds of officials and nobles, as well as the clan kings? Although you are the emperor, the world is not the emperor's monopoly. It is better not to quarrel too rigidly with the civil and military nobles of the Manchu Dynasty. Or it is inappropriate for most people to be enemies. "

Although Queen Mother Zhang has been invisible all these years and has always abided by the ancestral precepts not to interfere in politics, just because she does not interfere in politics does not mean that she does not know anything. At this time, she was afraid that her son would get into trouble with the officials, so she spoke.

"Mother, you don't know how much they go too far.

Today, that old guy named Qi actually wants me to delegate power to the local governor and local powerful men, and let them form their own private armies to fight against the White Lotus Sect. Does he think I'm stupid, or does he think I haven't read the book?

If the governor of the local government has military power, it will be different from the Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty, the local separatist regime in the last years of the Celestial Dynasty. He is clearly cursing me to die.

If only my great-grandfather were still here.

Today, he can be chopped down on the spot, and the family will be wiped out. "

After all, it was in front of his own mother, so it was rare for Emperor Xuanwu not to pretend, but to vent his anger directly, with a vague tone of complaint.

"Forget it, don't be angry.

It's not like you don't know what kind of temperament those ministers are. I'm afraid he didn't really want to do this when he said this, but just wanted to provoke you, let you compromise quickly, and wipe out Bailian as soon as possible. "

"By the way, there are rumors outside that you and Princess Jiahe have a cooperative relationship, and the two of you set up a game together to steal all the gold, silver and jewelry in the capital.

Now there are two people working together with the White Lotus Sect to eliminate the local feudal kings and powerful people.

Although Aijia knows that this should not be the case.

But if the rumor spreads too widely, it may not only deal a big blow to your reputation, but may also cause some officials and clans to be alienated from you. "

After saying a few words of relief to her son, Queen Mother Zhang immediately mentioned another thing that worried her.

"What?" Emperor Xuanwu didn't pay much attention to the gossip in the capital. Previously, he focused his energy on those dead officials and the crying Taimiao clan, so when he heard this rumor, he was shocked at first, and then angry:
"Bold, who is so bold to frame me and arrange me, does it really mean that my sword is not good?"

"I don't know, but according to Aijia's estimate, there is a high probability that it is the fault of the civil servants. Those generals don't have such a brain. Maybe they are really hurt and afraid of the White Lotus Sect. Everything they do is just to force you. Hurry up! The White Lotus Sect was wiped out, along with Jiahe.

In this way, they are satisfied, and the rumors are self-defeating.

Although it feels a little aggrieved, after all, you are not your grandfather or grandpa Zeng. You do not have such a high prestige, nor do you have so many loyal subordinates, so sometimes you still have to compromise where you should compromise! "

The taciturn Queen Mother Zhang, who is usually like an invisible person, is not low in political awareness. She is very clear why this situation is happening now, and she is also very clear that her son's position at this time is not as stable as imagined, and he is far from what he wants to do. You can do whatever you want, you can kill whoever you want, so you have to make some compromises.

In order to make her son listen to her own words, Queen Mother Zhang quickly continued to persuade with earnestness:
"You have to know that the core of Emperor Wenzhi's failure was not how stupid he was, but that those who gained the Dao helped more than those who lost the Dao, and that he offended too many nobles and clans. It's just that he offended the nobles and the clan and praised the civil servants.

You are now dissatisfied with all three.

That's because it's not you who do these things, but the White Lotus Sect, and the local feudal lords don't have 20 or [-] troops available like in the past, so nothing happened.

But now they have begun to suspect that you are the mastermind behind the scenes. Whether you are or not, as long as they think you are, then they may regard you as the culprit and treat you like Emperor Wenzhi.

Even if it is impossible to make the vassal king rebel.

But there are certainly other means.

So you still listen to Wei Niang's advice, don't think about the fight between snipe and clam, the fisherman will benefit, some things don't need to be done in one step, you can stop. "

During the more than ten years when the first emperor supervised the country, Empress Dowager Zhang helped her a lot. In many aspects, including her understanding of the government and the understanding of the balance of power between civil and military officials, she was no worse than the first emperor at all. On the contrary, Emperor Xuanwu was a little weaker.

Thinking is not comprehensive enough!

In other words, they underestimated the strength of civil and military officials.

Empress Dowager Zhang, who was afraid of her son's accident, could only be more straightforward at this time, and continued to persuade her son to stop.

At this time, Emperor Xuanwu's complexion was naturally very bad, but the bad complexion here was not because he was angry with his mother, but mainly because he was angry with all civil and military officials, and it took him a long time to growl:

"Could it be that they still dare to kill the king?"

Queen Mother Zhang did not speak this time, but nodded in approval after a few seconds of silence.

Then, Emperor Xuanwu's face became even more ugly.

After a long time, he let out a long sigh:
"Mother, I am afraid that you will need to take care of the harem next, and you must ensure the safety of the harem, especially the safety of the diet, so that no mistakes can be made.

Alas, I originally wanted to take this opportunity to completely solve the problem of feudal lords and solve most of the land annexation problems. If I succeed, I can at least continue the national fortune for another six years, but now it seems that it can only be regarded as barely successful Half, at most, the national fortune will last half a decade.

That's all..."

Although it was a pity, Emperor Xuanwu obviously did not want to fight against the civil and military officials, so he could only compromise at this time.

Then of course, after discussing some details with his mother, he left the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and in the morning court the next day, he took the lead in decreeing Wan Pinghou.

It's an expression of my attitude.

Seeing this, all the officials immediately understood that this was the emperor's compromise, so of course the next step was to express their thoughts and explain their opinions unceremoniously.

And after arguing for more than an hour, they came to a result that all the forces could reluctantly agree with.

That is to dispatch three armies separately.

Don't care about any local affairs, just focus on chasing and destroying the White Lotus Sect. It is bound to completely wipe out the White Lotus Sect everywhere, and also kill the Virgin of the White Lotus, Princess Jiahe, and even the so-called Daughter Kingdom.

As for Marquis Wanping, he was directly escorted to Beijing.

Numerous impeachment memorials are waiting for him.

Good guy, let him suppress the bandits all the way, but the bandits were not wiped out, but they ate a lot.

I don’t know how to share the food with everyone and eat alone.

Who can be impeached if he is not impeached?
……

At the same time, it was obviously impossible for Qu Jie, who had opened countless hooks for herself along the way, to be ignorant of the affairs of the capital.

But she really didn't want this piece of land, which had just been peaceful for a decade, to start another war. If it wasn't for getting enough people to build the daughter country she started overseas, she might not even cooperate with the White Lotus Sect.

So Qu Jie received the news.

Of course, he immediately notified his subordinates, as well as the followers of the White Lotus Sect, and asked them to retreat immediately.

Withdraw from the major countries.

And he deployed a maritime defense line around the first island he developed to prevent them from attacking the daughter country.

Therefore, when the three groups of people from the imperial court led a total of more than [-] troops to the county where the White Lotus Sect had last ravaged, Qu Jie and the others had already fled.

The imperial army was incompetent and furious.

In fact, there is no good way.

The most they could do was to send people back to Beijing to report, and at the same time follow the White Lotus Sect's retreat trajectory, and they ran after each other without even catching up. In the end, they could only stare at the sea and sigh on the coastline near Nanwan Island, temporarily stationed at the same time. , By the way, request the support of the imperial navy.

There is no way, they are all land soldiers, and even a large part of them can't swim. At the same time, apart from collecting some small fishing boats from the surrounding area, they don't have any big boats at all, so they can't rely on small fishing boats to fight overseas. Daughter's Country, that's not to wipe out the remnants of the White Lotus Sect, but to lead troops to die in the ocean!

So we can only stay where we are and wait for support.

As for Emperor Xuanwu, it doesn't really matter. If you want to fight, just fight. Anyway, the state treasury has made a lot of money recently by selling off those unowned properties. In addition, a large number of disaster-stricken people have been taken away by the White Lotus Sect, so it will cost a lot less for disaster relief every year. The treasury is now quite full of funds, and those officials insist on annihilating the White Lotus Sect.

So Emperor Xuanwu went with them, asking for the water army to move the water army, and money to move the money. If he wins, he has good guidance. If he loses, he will give what he wants. inability.

However, even though Emperor Xuanwu was very cooperative, the court officials did not cause any trouble because there were many fixed procedures to follow. When the navy finally arrived near Nanwan Island, it was already a month later. When the official attack was launched, it would be even more difficult. It's the stormy season.

How to describe this season?
Even Qu Jie and the others did nothing at all. Those naval forces who did not know much about the ocean conditions and had only fought in inland lakes or rivers chose to go to sea on a sunny day without any precautions, and then they did not find Qu Jie and his daughter's country. The location was hit by a violent storm.

Not only the ships were heavily damaged.

The casualties were also extremely heavy.

When they made an emergency return and returned to the coast to make statistics, nearly [-] soldiers were missing in total.

56 ships were damaged.

This is completely damaged, irreparable or directly sunk in the ocean. There are also severely damaged, and there are countless slightly damaged ships. None of the ships came back intact. The loss of other materials, weapons, etc. Not to mention, impossible to measure.

On the contrary, Qu Jie and the others discovered that there were still many survivors in the ocean, so they quickly dispatched an ambulance ship to save more than 1 people through various operations such as salvage, and they were detained while treating them.

After all, they are enemies, even if they have saved their lives, they may not recognize them, so it is better to lock them up for the time being, and let's study carefully or educate them.

……

Time back to more than a month ago.

Although the White Lotus Saint and the elders of the White Lotus Sect feel that Qu Jie is a bit alarmist and are confident that they are not afraid of the imperial court's encirclement and suppression, because Qu Jie is giving orders as the White Lotus Saint, other senior officials are not only willing to obey orders, but they are also I am very curious about what the daughter country created by Our Lady of the White Lotus looks like.

Therefore, in the end, they still couldn't twist their arms and thighs, and they couldn't outnumber those with fewer people, so they had to agree.

And followed the large team to retreat to Nanwan Island.

Transfer to the sea boat and go to Jiahe Island.

Jiahe Island is the first large island that Qu Jie conquered. It is not only the capital of Daughter Country, but also the best developed among all the islands under Qu Jie's banner. It can be used as a model house, or the island where the benchmark is located.

All immigrants need to receive certain education on this island, master some skills, and understand local rules and laws before they can go to other islands to reclaim wasteland, eliminate savages, or do other things.

The people of the White Lotus Sect are no exception.

Not only was their treatment no exception, but their attitudes after arriving on this island were not much different from those of the refugees who had just arrived. They were all dumbfounded and surprised, just like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden.

"What is that black smoke over there? Is it a monster? Is the black smoke a monster? Why are there people inside?
My God, that thing is cutting rice."

"Is this the legendary rice sea? Each rice ear is so big and the yield must be extremely high. If my parents could have grown such high-yielding rice seeds back then, my eldest and second sisters would not have to be sold. .”

"What are those tall things? Sorghum?"

"This road is so flat and wide. I feel that even the official road is not as good as this road. It is worthy of the country founded by the Holy Mother. It is really extraordinary!"

Just what they saw and heard on the road was enough to surprise those senior officials of the White Lotus Sect, let alone what they saw after entering the city, all the people’s clothes were basically unpatched, their faces were ruddy and shiny, and all kinds of small stalls were rich in food , all kinds of delicacies emerge in endlessly!
It can be said that their journey was quite shocking, and it was also a journey in which their beliefs became more pious.

Many people are even more convinced that Princess Jiahe is the Virgin Mary, who really wants to lead them to open up and create a divine kingdom on earth and create a new vacuum hometown in the mortal world.

Even the White Lotus Saint and the others were doubtful.

I wonder if Qu Jie is really the Madonna of the White Lotus...

Otherwise, how could a princess be so capable?
In the next half month, Qu Jie did not summon the White Lotus Saint and the others. She just asked them to wander around within the actual control of the daughter country, learn about the people's livelihood, and memorize some local rules and laws, until the final decision was made half a month later. , they should have visited most of the places they could visit, and had a more detailed understanding of this place, before Qu Jie summoned them.

At Jiahe Palace, the pilgrimage hall summoned them.

Discussing further cooperation plans, to be more precise, can be regarded as a plan to annex the White Lotus Sect.

(End of this chapter)