Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 92 I join!
"Our White Lotus Sect, originated from the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism, developed in the previous dynasty..." The tall and thin man said without waiting for Du Yi to reply.

"Come on, brother, come up, come up quickly, and tell everyone what happened to you!"

On the high platform, the leader casually pointed to a person and told him to go up and tell a story.However, this has nothing to do with Du Yi now.

"...However, the believers of my religion were coveted by Liangting because they were too rich, and they labeled us as evil/religion, killed us wantonly, and seized our property!"

"Oh my god, my brother, my poor brother!" After listening to the man's narration, the leader on the high platform burst into tears, hugged the man, and kept patting his back .

Everyone in the audience couldn't help crying, cursing loudly at the conscienceless master.

"However, we did not give up, so we, the Manicheans, revolted!"

"Wait, brother, aren't we the White Lotus Sect?" Du Yi asked suspiciously.

we?The tall and thin man and the old grandson smiled cryptically.

"Yes, Manichaeism, this is our name hundreds of years ago!"

"Oh, then, what then?"

"Oh my God, our young sister, may my mother bless her!" The leader on the stage trembled, kneeling on the ground to comfort a crying woman lying on the ground.

"Then we failed and were defeated by a dead eunuch named Tong Guan. But we didn't give up, we broke up into parts and hid, and changed our names and surnames, becoming small sects.

We haven't forgotten our origin, but in order to avoid some unnecessary troubles, we changed our name - White Lotus Sect! "

hiss--

I remembered it, I remembered it thoroughly!
Du Yi shouted in his heart...

It turned out that the Manichaeism of the previous dynasty changed its name and surname!
However, it seems that there are some records in the official documents of Xiuyi...

Trouble, this is a horrible evil/religion that caused the previous dynasty to almost perish!

If it wasn't for the fact that the Mughals in the north were fighting a civil war at that time, they didn't have time to take care of things in the south...

Great Liang may have confessed.

No, this information must be spread!

"...Those devoid of conscience, they are not human!
My poor child was hung up and beaten to death with a whip just after he was hungry and ate a piece of the young master's snack! "

A man with a resolute face couldn't bear it anymore, standing on the high platform, complaining to the people around him with tears in his eyes.

The tall and thin man turned his head away without saying a word.

Through the complaints of several people, Du Yi also knew the identities of the people around him.

Servant, servant, pariah, slave...

When Daqi was founded, it was devastated and money was needed everywhere.

For this reason, Taizu often checked corrupt officials and unscrupulous profiteers.

But at that time, everyone was not rich, and the money confiscated was just a drop in the bucket.

Therefore, Taizu turned his attention to Jiangnan, which basically did not suffer much loss.

For some reason, Taizu just searched some families that were too inappropriate, and let others go.

It may be the technology they have mastered, it may be their business, it may be their backers...

In any case, for the taxation of Jiangnan, Taizu compromised with the Jiangnan family.

They didn't have any losses at all, and they expanded their power crazily, and they became the emperors of the soil.

Taizu was not easy to get along with, he seized the opportunity and instantly severely damaged the Jiangnan family, and could no longer compare with the past.

But even so, they still have a large number of fields and properties, and a large number of servants.

Time passed like this, and after decades, masters and slaves seemed to have become a matter of course.

The master no longer treats himself and his slaves as the same kind. In the eyes of the master, the slaves are just items, items that he can manipulate at will and control the power of life and death.

And what about the servants?
They are subject to extremely strict restrictions in all aspects such as imperial examinations and marriage, cutting off all possibilities of changing their destiny, and can only attach to those masters who control their own life and death for generations.

The despair of life and the cruel oppression of generations have accumulated unquenchable hatred!
What's even more hateful is that with the influx of disaster victims time after time, their treatment has been reduced time after time!

At this time, the prosperous and peaceful Jiangnan is like a gunpowder keg behind its back. It only takes a little spark to ignite it and blow the whole Jiangnan to pieces!

This incident is terrible, and it must be a major event that will affect the entire Jiangnan!

Be sure to tell the adults in Jinling in time!

"Goo-"

At this moment, Du Yi's stomach rang.

marvelous!It's not in vain that I've been hungry for nearly three hours without eating a single grain of rice!
"Two, two big brothers, do we have anything to eat here?" Du Yi scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

"Hahaha, of course I have, I will serve meals to the brothers in the teaching later, let's eat together!"

. . . . . .

Although it is not a big fish and meat, it is not bad.

Tofu duck soup, plus open rice.

Maybe some of the servants here have much better food than this, but here, they are sitting here with like-minded brothers in the church, talking about the future together.

"Two big brothers, is this the only one here?" Du Yi was a little disappointed, it's all evil/religion, why can't the layout be bigger and have some beef!
"Why, what else do you want to eat?"

"In any case, I should have some beef..."

"I think you are delusional. Cows are so precious. Can these ducks compare to them? Besides, if you buy a cow, you will be inspected by the yamen every now and then. If it is found that the cow has been eaten, you will have to squat down." Hell! Bad for the reputation of my Holy Cult!"

The face of the tall and thin man exuded a kind of light called obedience to the law.

"This...can't you steal one?" Du Yi continued to ask.

Then he saw the two older brothers looking at him with disgust.

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect that you, a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would have such nasty thoughts, tsk tsk tsk..."

"What's the matter! We're not an evil...sacred religion, are we going to fight the government? What's wrong with stealing a cow?"

"Bastard! We are the Holy Cult! Although we have fallen a lot in recent years, we are not those sneaky thieves!
The money for buying ducks and tofu is all earned by doing business with dignity!look there! "Old Sun yelled at Du Yi, and then pointed at someone, Du Yi felt a little familiar.

Isn't this the group of people from the gambling house!
"Look, that's one of the properties of our Holy Cult, the gambling house! It's all the ill-gotten gains of the gamblers!"

Open a casino?It's really dignified...

"And, do you know? My teacher also contacted the General Hu Shen of Jiangnan Daying through the gambling house, and got a lot of benefits from him, those fools, heh!"

The tall and thin man looked contemptuous.

"Having said so much, you kid should know what to do next, right?" Old Sun looked at Du Yi in front of him with a grin, his eyes glowing fiercely.

"What, what?"

Du Yi was still pretending to be stupid.

"Hey, brother Du Yu, don't act stupid, since you entered this village, you can't run away.

Having said so much, I just fancy your status as a disciple of the martial arts gymnasium, and you have mastered the 24 styles of the bloody battle. I want you to join us, so that you can teach everyone, what do you think? "

The tall and thin man stepped on Du Yi's long sword, and rested his right hand on the hilt of the sword on his left waist. If he heard the word "no" from Du Yu's mouth, he would draw his sword and finish this fellow!

Du Yi fell silent, lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking. The two elder brothers just looked at him quietly, ready to make a move at any time.

Just when the two of them were waiting impatiently and were about to make a move, Du Yi suddenly raised his head and looked at the leader who was condolences to the believers in the distance.

"I join!

In order to free the servant brothers from the sea of ​​suffering, and to establish my mother's earthly Buddhist kingdom, so what if I, Du Yu, risked my life! "

"Okay! Brothers, we have a saber master!

Coach Du, Coach Du! "

"Coach Du, Coach Du!"

The believers cheered, and the leader in the distance also stood there, looking at Du Yi kindly.

Du Yi also seemed to be infected by the lively atmosphere, picked up a bowl of soup, and continued working as if drinking...

The dinner party lasted for half an hour, it was already very late.

The servants had jobs during the day, so it was impossible for them to drink here, so after eating all the food, they gathered together in twos and threes, and walked towards their respective paths back to the Lord's house.

"Recruiting a swordsman instructor, although I don't know his specific quality. But judging from his figure, he has indeed been trained.

His waist card is indeed the brand of Jingwu Martial Arts Hall. I think, no one in this world dares to pretend to be them.

And even if this group of people disliked the apprentices, they would not smash their own brand name and let a disciple who failed the examination run out to make trouble in the world.

You guys did a good job on this. "

At the south entrance of the village, the leader in white sat on the carriage, and flatly praised a group of masters stationed here who were kneeling on the ground.

"The leader is absurd. Any fledgling youth who hears the tragic experience of the brothers in the sect will not be able to help but join us. This is what subordinates should do!" The tall and thin man said in a very respectful tone .

"Well, just don't forget to monitor that kid. I still have something to do. I'm going to give lectures to our brothers elsewhere, so there's no need to send me off."

The leader is also going to give lectures everywhere!

"Yes, my subordinates send off the leader!"

The few people couldn't bow down until the leader's carriage slowly walked away, and then slowly got up from the ground.

"By the way, where did that kid go?" The tall and thin man turned his head and asked.

"Go out to Gong, don't worry, I have sent someone to watch him, there will be no mistakes!"

"Well, that's good, it's getting late, let's go back."

. . . . . .

hut.

"It stinks!"

Du Yi squatted on the pit covering his nose.

How long has this been cleaned?
My sacrifice is too great!
Du Yi shook his head and got these distracting thoughts out of his mind.

It was here that he could have some alone time.

He quickly turned the small bundle he was carrying in front of him, and took out a small box.

Open it, and a black homing pigeon is lying in the box, pecking at the last bit of millet in the corner.

Seeing that the owner finally opened the small box he was in, he was about to coo to the owner, and before he could make a sound, he grabbed Du Yi's neck and pinched his beak.

"Shh!"

Du Yi slightly raised his body and looked out through the window of the hut.

This is a "concave" type hut, with the protruding two ends facing the village, and the entire wall behind it leaning against the woods.

The wall did not meet the eaves, but was hollowed out by less than a foot. Adults would never be able to climb over it, at least Du Yi could not climb out.

Therefore, the believers just guarded the front, because it was too smelly, they stayed far away, gathered together and talked, and occasionally glanced at the hut.

Du Yi rolled up the note he had written a long time ago, stuffed it into a small bamboo tube not as thick as a pen, and hung it on the pigeon's leg.

Afterwards, Du Yi held the pigeon with both hands and stood up cautiously, fearing that it might get contaminated, he put the pigeon on the edge.

"Brother outside, do you have any paper, I didn't bring any paper!"

Du Yi yelled towards the outside. At this moment, he threw the pigeon in his hand down, and used his shouting to block the slight sound of the pigeon's flapping wings slowing down.

Pigeons are also carefully selected, specially selected species that do not make a loud sound when flapping their wings, and with special training, the sound can also be small.

After landing, the pigeon did not take off immediately. Instead, it ran into the woods with its two paws alternating quickly. Then it selected a target with the afterglow of the torch in the distance, flew to the treetops, and waited for the dawn.

The pigeon's night vision is extremely poor, and it is considered a success if he can successfully let him leave with the information, and then it depends on its fate.

"Listen, listen! As soon as I heard it, I knew it was a rich man in Jinling City, and he even wiped it with paper!" A guard approached his companion and said in a disdainful tone while looking at the latrine.

Before Du Yi really showed his abilities, they would not really believe in him as a swordsmanship instructor just because of an appointment.

"Teacher, wait for a moment! Farmers don't have so much money to use paper, I'll find you some leaves!"

After speaking, he got up and walked towards the bushes.

. . . . . .

early morning.

South of Jinling City, Dajiaochang.

The most tiring sentry was coming to an end, but the soldiers on the watchtower didn't have any joy at all, they just drooped their eyelids tiredly and looked ahead blankly.

Jiangnan has been in peace for many years, I really don't know why it takes so much time to watch the night!
The soldier on duty complained inwardly.

Beside him was his sleeping companion.

Because he lost the previous bet, he slept on duty this time and was on duty independently.

Suddenly, there was a rattling sound in the fog ahead, as if nearly a thousand horses were advancing.

The soldier who was still drowsy immediately became energetic and shook his companions around him.

"Wake up, wake up for me!"

Snapped!
"Ah!" A sharp pain on his face woke up his sleeping companion, and he was about to rush towards the soldier who was about to recover his hand in anger.

"Stop making trouble! There is a large group of people coming this way!"

The soldier quickly blocked his companion's pounce and whispered to him.

Brigade!

These four words immediately brought the companion back to his senses, quickly put on his helmet, and carefully looked towards the thick fog ahead.

The soldiers on the side rang a string of bells to notify the troops on duty, and picked up a brass gong embroidered on the ground, staring fixedly at their companions.

As long as he has a little abnormality, he will ring the gong desperately to call for reinforcements.

Don't even look at where this is, Jiangnan Daying!
As the time passed, the sound of horseshoes was getting closer and closer, and the two people on the observation deck were already drenched in cold sweat.Nervous as hell.

Soon, several knights appeared in front of their companions holding three large banners.

"Military flag?" The companion muttered to himself, narrowing his eyes, trying to see clearly.

There was a sound of footsteps in the camp, and the two of them finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the troops on duty came.

The companion looked forward again, and now, the pattern on the flag could be clearly seen.

Suzaku, Black Tiger, Jia.

I'll be good!The great general Jia Hun who came to Jinling a few days ago is here!

Although I have recognized the person in front of me, I still need to make further confirmations, check the big seal and so on. There is a process for this.

"Dare, dare to ask which general is coming to my Jiangnan camp!"

The companion mustered up his courage and shouted towards the bottom.

"Imperial envoys to rectify Jiangnan Daying, Shangzhu Kingdom, Great General Sima leads the Ministry of War, Doctor Guanglu, Governor of the Five Armies, Governor of the Left Army, Duke of Dunhuang, Jia Hun!"

　Second more!

　　
　
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