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Chapter 396: The White Lotus Sect was redeemed!

Guo Feixue and Sophia were celebrating and had just finished talking about craftsmen.

Sophia immediately noticed the people from the White Lotus Sect present.

Although Sophia was a French person, she lived in the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years.

Her activities are not limited to the South.

Because her family had been doing business for generations and was wealthy, and during the Longqing period, they opened up the sea.

So many foreigners had the opportunity to travel around the Central Plains.

She belongs to this category.

During these years in the Central Plains, she had heard of these people from the White Lotus Sect and understood them.

To be honest, she didn't see those people in the White Lotus Sect actually doing anything extremely evil.

On the contrary, we often heard that members of the White Lotus Sect would give out some food from time to time to help the poor people.

She was very surprised at the time. Wasn't this the same as some religious forces in their country?
Why was the White Lotus Sect regarded as heresy by their court?
This made her feel very strange.

So sometimes she would go in and do it in depth.

It was discovered that it was actually due to political reasons that the White Lotus Sect was identified as a cult, evildoers, and wanted criminals by the imperial court.

Under such circumstances, the White Lotus Sect was surrounded and blocked.

However, it seems that they did not feel inferior because they were not recognized by the court. Instead, they became more and more courageous.

Now, after the White Lotus Sect's headquarters in Shandong was destroyed, the Jiangnan branch has taken over the entire White Lotus Sect.

Moreover, under the management of the imperial court or Chen Han, he took the lead in changing his image and was no longer the treacherous and evil cult member considered by the imperial court.

Instead, he appeared in front of the people openly and began to help the poor.

Continue to do some of the things they used to do.

As a result, the public's impression of them has also improved.

Now Sophia saw the loyalty of the White Lotus people in the matter of protecting the stone bridge.

In fact, the White Lotus Sect has always wanted to serve the imperial court in its own way.

So when Guo Feixue, as the Holy Maiden of the White Lotus, summoned the disciples of the White Lotus to protect the stone bridge.

The disciples of the White Lotus Sect did not hesitate at all.

Joined the ranks of protecting the stone bridge.

He also organized his disciples to travel around the capital to prevent civil servants from doing other things.

If the White Lotus disciples had not sacrificed their lives to save the stone bridge, they might really have been speechless.

Because that stone bridge cost a lot of silver, more than 500,000 taels.

This is enough to cover the annual expenses of a county.

So Sofia actually also bears some pressure.

Besides, money is a small matter.

If the construction of the stone bridge is not completed smoothly, it will give those civil servants an excuse.

Then the task that Chen Han asked her to complete the construction of Imperial University before leaving would be wasted, and even the reputation of Imperial University would be affected.

The newly established Imperial University of Peking would be shattered by the siege of civil servants.

This is the most important chess game that Chen Han has laid out for the future reform of the Ming Dynasty.

And such an important task fell on Sophia's shoulders, which shows how much Imperial University trusts her.

If she failed to complete it, not only would she fail to live up to the trust placed in her by Imperial University of Peking, but she would also never be able to forgive herself.

If Xu Wei had not told them to prevent civil servants from causing damage, they would not have thought of protecting the stone bridge.

In the eyes of Guo Feixue and Sophia, the stone bridge was extremely solid, even if the civil officials wanted to destroy it.

Could they mobilize hundreds or thousands of laborers overnight and use shovels and hoes to destroy the stone bridge?

This may not be realistic.

So they never imagined that the civil servants would actually join forces with the underworld forces.

If not for someone among the White Lotus disciples who saw through the civil servants' tricks.

I know that there are such people in the world.

That's why we were so cautious and alert, and sure enough, we caught them in the act.

Catching the criminals red-handed left the civil servants speechless and ruined their plans.

In fact, Guo Feixue and Sophia were still in shock and planned to invite Xu Wei to attend the celebration banquet.

But Xu Wei himself is a relatively low-key person.

This time he destroyed all the plans of the civil servants. In order to prevent the civil servants from finding trouble with himself when they couldn't find trouble with Chen Han, and in order not to cause trouble for Chen Han, Xu Wei chose not to attend the celebration banquet and kept his achievements and fame hidden.

Guo Feixue and Sophia admire this low-key character very much.

So now Sophia raised her glass and said to the disciples of the White Lotus Sect: "The reason why we were able to protect the stone bridge is that we must thank the brothers of the White Lotus Sect.

Without you guarding the stone bridge day and night.

None of you can see through the tricks of the civil servants.

You didn't catch those people sent out by the civil servants.

There is no way for us to stand here and toast together to celebrate the completion of the stone bridge, and to toast together to celebrate those civil servants being brought to justice.

So I propose that all students of Imperial University should raise their glasses to thank the disciples of the White Lotus Sect.

It is because of your hard work that we have the opportunity to gather here today to celebrate our hard-earned victory."

Although Sophia is a foreigner, she speaks fluent Ming official language and has a rich cultural heritage that makes many Ming craftsmen feel inferior to her.

To put it bluntly, many craftsmen are peasants and can barely read or write.

But this foreigner not only speaks fluently, but also speaks the official language fluently.

This made many craftsmen feel ashamed and they secretly vowed to learn how to write and read, and acquire cultural knowledge well.

Led by Sophia, all the craftsmen raised their glasses and looked at the White Lotus brothers at their table.

Everyone shouted loudly, "Salute to our brothers of the White Lotus Sect. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be standing here today to celebrate this victory.

It is you who gave us the opportunity to celebrate this hard-earned victory. You are the real heroes this time. We toast to you. "

The craftsmen said in unison.

This time they truly felt that the White Lotus brothers in front of them were on the same side with them.

In fact, in terms of class, which one of these disciples of the White Lotus Sect is not a member of the lower class people?
They were all taken care of by the White Lotus Sect and felt that the teachings of the White Lotus Sect were in line with their own pursuits.

They were helped by the White Lotus, so they also wanted to join the White Lotus to help others.

Even if someone told them that the White Lotus Sect was regarded as a cult by the imperial court.

But they really want to tell others, if the White Lotus Sect is really a cult, will they still sincerely help the people?
The White Lotus is not a cult.

The White Lotus Sect was just a place where ordinary people gathered together for warmth.

Only when more people gather together for warmth will everyone have more common language and more common pursuits.

What we pursue is to eat well, dress warmly, and live with dignity.

If the imperial court is unable to guarantee this, the White Lotus Sect will rise up and become the leaders of the uprising.

They have all been oppressed.

So I know how difficult it is to accept and tolerate oppression. I know that if I continue to be oppressed like this, sooner or later I will die under this oppression.

That is why the White Lotus Sect has always been the backbone of rebellion in every dynasty.

That’s because the main disciples of the White Lotus Sect came from the lowest class of people who were oppressed by the imperial court.

They represent the bottom layer.

And now, when the disciples of the White Lotus Sect were recruited by the imperial court, they were not discriminated against by the court.

They even feel honored to have the opportunity to work for the court today.

This seemed like the court's true recognition, and it was no longer just Chen Han who was recruiting them for its own use.

Rather, it was a recognition of them by the court.

This moment makes them feel more glorious than any amount of money given to them.

As the saint of the White Lotus Sect, Guo Feixue had tears in her eyes when she saw the students of Imperial University of Peking truly respecting their brothers in the White Lotus Sect.

Although her man also recognized the White Lotus Sect and believed that they were absolutely useful talents, she recruited all the members of the White Lotus Sect and brought them to her side to train them carefully.

He even took himself in as a guest in his mansion, entrusted him with important tasks, and let the White Lotus Sect see him.

It turned out that high-ranking officials in the court, and even the senior officials who actually managed the court affairs, respected and recognized the White Lotus Sect. Chen Han expressed this attitude.

But that’s not all, it was at this moment that they were truly recognized.

Now, the students of Imperial University have worked so hard to build a stone bridge, but it is about to be destroyed by the civil officials.

They couldn't bear to watch it, so they guarded the stone bridge day and night.

Finally, the civil servants' sabotage plan was destroyed.

Finally, it really got everyone's recognition.

This time, even when the officials were escorted to the streets for parade, Li Rubai announced the crimes of the civil servants.

It was also announced that the reason these people were caught this time was entirely due to the great contributions made by the White Lotus Sect.

If it weren't for the White Lotus Sect recognizing the sinister intentions of these civil servants.

If the White Lotus Sect had not captured the people sent by the civil servants, it would have been impossible to capture these civil servants so smoothly this time.

Chen Han intended to use the imperial court to help spread the White Lotus Sect's propaganda.

As expected, some people in the community initially thought that the White Lotus Sect was a cult, but after this propaganda campaign, everyone realized that the White Lotus Sect was not at all what they had imagined.

It was not until this time that some people said: I said the White Lotus Sect were not that kind of people. They were all ordinary people at the bottom of society. How could they not know what kind of hard life the ordinary people at the bottom of society lived?

How could it really harm the common people?

We have said it before, but you just didn't believe it.

Indeed, someone has said before that the White Lotus Sect is not a cult.

But too many people have a preconceived notion that the White Lotus Sect is a cult.

So no one would listen to such weak excuses.

After the court spoke out, the common people realized that the White Lotus Sect was so brave and loyal.

This is the responsibility and ambition of a true man of the world.

People did not give up protecting the stone bridge because of people's misunderstanding of the White Lotus Sect.

Even before this, no disciple of the White Lotus Sect had ever publicized that they were the real heroes in protecting the stone bridge, truly hiding their merits and fame.

And the moment when he spoke of the White Lotus's contributions after being injured.

Guo Feixue was actually very moved.

You know, they haven't received this kind of praise for a long, long time.

If they hadn't followed Chen Han, they would still be living like rats crossing the street.

Still have to survive in darkness.

They once wanted to tell the imperial court that we are not a cult and we do not harm the people.

Even now when we do business with foreigners overseas, we have never persecuted the people.

No one believed it, so when the court officials heard about the White Lotus Sect's movements, they immediately set out on a spree to track them down.

Because they caught the White Lotus sect, which they considered to be a cult member, it was a great achievement.

So they had no way to explain anything to the court.

It is also because of this that their relationship with the court is very tense.

I have never enjoyed such real praise.

Now, when she saw so many craftsmen raising their glasses to toast her and others, Guo Feixue was so moved that her eyes were filled with tears.

His father Guo Tieshan, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, was also very moved at this time.

I never thought that those who were already identified as high-end talents by the Imperial University of Peking would now respect their own people so much.

They never even thought that the imperial court would actually publicize their contributions.

At this moment, they felt that all the grievances they had suffered were nothing.

They also have to continue to protect the imperial court.

We will continue to let the world know that our White Lotus Sect is not only not a cult, but also a good sect that speaks for the common people.

We can even do better than those gangs in the underworld.

We can do things that the gangs can’t do, and we are willing to do things that the gangs are unwilling to do.

The celebration banquet was successfully completed in this joyful atmosphere.

In the days that followed, the White Lotus Sect and the students of Imperial University integrated more harmoniously.

Sophia also recognized the disciples of the White Lotus Sect and recruited a number of them as special students to study in depth at the Imperial University of Peking.

Although this is not in accordance with the procedure, it is Sophia's privilege.

The White Lotus Sect never imagined that Sophia would use these privileges for them, so they were even more moved.

Because of Sophia's action, more outstanding disciples were trained.

These White Lotus students performed exceptionally well in the great cathedral of Imperial University.

They seize every opportunity to grow and work very hard.

Because they know that this is not only a moment to change their own destiny.

It is also an opportunity to change the way everyone thinks about the climate.

Originally, these disciples of the White Lotus Sect could only stay in a corner, but now they have the opportunity to enter the sect, and they cherish it very much.

They were even grateful to Sofia for giving them this opportunity.

So they work harder than anyone else.

It is precisely because of this two-way effort that more White Lotus disciples are willing to work for the court.

Willing to see the imperial court getting better and better, the White Lotus Sect recruited more disciples in the days to come.

These disciples all come from the grassroots of society. They support and warm each other.

Not only was there no White Lotus Rebellion as in previous dynasties.

Moreover, because of such a social group, more poor people have received help.

All of this was very well verified in a future famine...

(End of this chapter)