Ping An Biography

The big house named the temple is far from the "temple" intuitively.The statue directly above is made of clay, but of course it is not as golden as some big temples. The poor light at night makes the statue look a bit scary. The wooden crown on its head is like the king of hell on the coin. The image is really because of the poor quality of the timber.

The walls and roof of the hall were blackened by the burning joss paper money, but the place was very large, because there were so many people at this time, there were both torches and lanterns for better lighting, and the smoke made the air a bit smoky .

More than a dozen altar owners and their followers were there, and there were not enough chairs and stools for dozens of people, some were standing and some were sitting.The host was Monk Yao. He sat above and no one said anything. Although he was also the altar master, Monk Yao was the elder brother of the leader, and everyone was on his territory.Sitting next to Monk Yao was Zheng Qia.

Song Hu brought by Zhang Ning just pretended to be a disciple of the Dashengzhai sub-altar, and told everyone about the brutality of the officers and soldiers. In short, he killed a lot of people. , Torture is unavoidable, and survival is even more difficult.

The story left the crowd depressed and moaning.The rabbit dies and the fox is sad, the lips and teeth are cold, the unlucky one is Hou Tanzhu, and it may fall on him one day in the future.

At this time Zheng Qia stood up, raised his hand to signal for everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Everyone, someone must have known the news. The puppet court has seized our details, and the situation is worrying. The meaning of the above is that important people in the church If you want to leave the local area and find places to shelter, the higher-ups will help you in terms of money, food, and identity..."

"Do you have any territory? Where are we going? What about the brothers below?" A middle-aged man interrupted Zheng Qia unceremoniously and yelled.The crowd burst into an uproar.

The Jianwen Remnant Party was originally a loose organization, and after years of evolution, it is no different from a mob. The so-called imperial decree of Emperor Jianwen is not mandatory.Under normal circumstances, if everyone agrees with the order from above, you can unite, and if you don't agree with it, there will be no serious consequences.Not to mention the remote control of Jianwen, even the leader of the evil cult can't completely control this group of people. He can only rely on some checks and balances to maintain the organizational structure. In addition, there are some people who are relatively close to each other in various sub-forums as the central axis, such as Yao Monks, and some old ministers who are more loyal and well-connected.

This time, the "will" brought by Zheng Qia, not to mention the group of altar masters below, was extremely dissatisfied, even Monk Yao was also very reluctant.If Monk Yao ran away according to his will, what would happen to the hundreds of households in the villages of Fengxia Mountain?He has lived in seclusion here for many years, and he still has a strong relationship with the fellow villagers who fled and migrated together. He really can't bear to give up these people and wait for the government's persecution.

Zheng Qia's face was a little embarrassed, and after a pause, he had no choice but to raise his voice, because the surroundings were already noisy.He said loudly: "If you don't prepare in advance, there will be immediate worries. Hou altar master has been arrested, and the matter is in front of us. Those people in the sub-altar of Dashengzhai fell into the hands of the government. Someone must tell the sect's secrets, not Alarmist talk!"

The guy who took the lead in the yelling just now said again: "It's okay to let us go, and settle down with the brothers below, otherwise, Lao Liu, I would rather be with the brothers and fight with the officers and soldiers. I want to have a good time!"

Zheng Qia said: "Do you think it's just a few officials from the Changde Mansion who are going to deal with us? If it weren't for the vassal kings who are plotting rebellion now, it would be possible for the court to send a governor-general to mobilize troops from several provinces to encircle and suppress us. The old man advises everyone to think carefully about what to do Now, before this, the leader also agreed to the arrangement above, and the altar leader Yao can testify."

Yao Ji is the nominal concubine of Emperor Jianwen, of course she will not openly oppose Jianwen's will.Everyone didn't doubt the leader, even though she wasn't here.

At this moment, a voice suddenly said: "Everyone is looking out for their own futures. It's a mess. Doesn't anyone want to take care of Master Hou? Today, Master Hou was arrested. Dozens of members of the church are counting Thousands of people just sit back and watch; if the sun falls on them tomorrow, who will help them?"

This sentence was not loud, but it was like enlightenment. Everyone followed the voice and saw that it was a young man standing under Monk Yao who was speaking.A well-informed person below said quietly: "That is the son of the leader, the third prince of Emperor Jianwen. I heard that he hid after the fall of Nanjing, and only ran back in the past two years." Another person next to him was not far behind: "Jianwen Lord There are three princes in total, the prince is by your side, the second prince is still imprisoned in Fengyang for more than 20 years, this is the third prince."

When everyone looked around, they saw that the young third prince was tall and handsome, and he really deserved to be the former emperor's empress.

Zhang Ning saw that everyone looked over and noticed himself, and then he said slowly: "I have been listening in the temple for a long time, and you are arguing endlessly. I am afraid that it will be difficult to reach an agreement on the dissolution of the Divine Cult. However, the matter of rescuing altar master Hou, I don't think so. People object?"

Zheng Qia was very puzzled when he heard this, and he didn't know what Zhang Ning was stirring up. He asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Master Hou Tan has been arrested by the government, and the prisons in all localities are in the yamen of the government. How to save it?"

Zhang Ning pretended to be relaxed and said: "It is reported that the main people who dealt with Master Hou Tan this time were Shimen County officials and some duoji soldiers. Changde Mansion sent a few people to supervise. The county government arrested people back to prevent them from being robbed halfway. For the time being, he should still be detained in the county government prison. If we take down Shimen County, won’t we save him?”

Zheng Qia was stunned and speechless after hearing this, Zhang Ning's understatement of the siege of the city, but he didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling.The altar owners also showed disbelief.

Zhang Ning shook his head and sighed: "Everyone's courage has been frightened. Although these subordinates of the emperor did not win in the end, it was common for them to attack cities. Now a county has become an iron wall? Anyway, the puppet court wants to Kill us all and then hurry up, what's the big deal about attacking a county? Now that the inland guards are collapsing day by day, the military households in Huguang can't fight at all, and the defense of Shimen County is like paper. I don't want everyone here to send troops. With more than a hundred soldiers from Wei Baihu under his command, he can take Shimen County and rescue Master Hou Tan."

Someone asked: "Is more than 100 people too little? When a county magistrate encounters an emergency, he can contact the military households of the local guards and recruit village braves. It is easy to gather 600 people in a short period of time."

"As long as there are no mobs, more than 100 people in a county will be enough. If there are too many people, it will be a waste." Zhang Ning said calmly, "Will Uncle lend me one for a hundred households?"

Monk Yao said: "The firearms were made in Ping An, the money was paid by the leader, and you trained Wei Bin's subordinates to use firearms. As long as the leader agrees, you can just give orders to Wei Bin. Master Hou is the Fengxia Mountain branch. Fellow disciples of the altar, it is our duty to save people."

"I have already reported it to my mother." Zhang Ning said, "Thank you uncle for that."

Monk Yao worried: "You really want to use more than 100 people to attack Shimen County?"

Zhang Ning couldn't explain it for a while, so he said casually: "Uncle, can you believe in the theory of luck?" Monk Yao said: "I haven't thought about it, I don't know what it is." Uncle elaborate."

Monk Yao fell into deep thought. Over the years, because he couldn't figure out what happened in reality, he had been cultivating in the thoughts of fate and karma. The current incident made him seem to be getting closer to the theology in his heart during meditation.

At this moment, Zheng Qia sighed and said, "It's not early tonight, everyone go back and have a rest first. After the old man discusses with the leader, we can choose another day to discuss it. Is there anything else that Master Yao wants to say?"

Monk Yao waved his hand lightly: "Let's go."

Zhang Ning and Monk Yao were on the same road, and just walked out of the temple, he said: "Taking Shimen County, uncle, can you let Erlang come with me?" Monk Yao said without thinking, "It's good to let him practice."

"Exactly." Zhang Ning nodded.Although there is no way to raise troops and develop power, Zhang Ning habitually used the method of controlling and employing people that he had experienced in the officialdom.The Fengxia Mountain Armed Forces should be an elite force at present and in the future, an important force in the composition of the army, and their direct leader is actually Wei Bin.This Wei Bin may be a person Monk Yao trusts, but Zhang Ning is separated by another layer, and the reliability and controllability are reduced; so Zhang Ning is consciously cultivating Monk Yao's son.In any case, uncle and cousin are always far more reliable.

So Zhang Ning found Yao Erlang again, and said to him: "Tomorrow morning, my second brother will call Wei Baihu, the General Banner, and the leaders of the Weapons Bureau, and ask them to discuss matters in the Weapons Bureau."

Yao Erlang responded.Zhang Ning looked at the roads on the left and right. On the left was the residential courtyard leading to the back of the temple, and on the right was the main road in the village. He asked again, "Where does my little sister live?"

He had been here for half a day, but he hadn't seen his little sister yet, so he went to see Yao Ji first in the afternoon, and after dinner, he and Zheng Qia watched those people making noise in the temple, and they made a fuss all night.There are many altar masters here, a group of unknown men, and it is impossible for the younger sister to come to the temple to see Zhang Ning.

Yao Erlang said: "Not far from there, Miss Zhang lives with Miss Fang, and is taken care of by two women sent by my aunt (Yao Ji); the owner of the house is named Chen, who is a well-known neighbor in Zhuangzi. Cousins ​​don’t need to worry about the relatives. My father also told me to take care of them these few days. I sent some things there, which should not be short of expenses... Cousin is going to see them tonight? Then I will take care of them. you go."

The two continued to walk north along the wide road in the middle, and stopped at the door of a house. A yellow dog ran out from the pile of firewood under the eaves and yelled at Zhang Ning. It startled him for a moment.Yao Erlang yelled, but it didn't work, the dog didn't dare to come over, but kept barking.