high official

Chapter 1025 The Decree
Le'an Prefecture, the original state government office, is now in the lobby of the General's Mansion.

More than a hundred leaders of the White Lotus Sect under Liu Jun all gathered here, listening to Wang Xianlang in the hall recite the imperial decree in a breathless voice:

"...The White Lotus Sect has committed a lot of crimes, but they are able to repent. They have the heart to stop fighting and surrender to the imperial court. Hey, God has the virtue of good life, and I have a heart to love the people. Forgive me and pardon his crimes, make Liu Xin the acquaintance of the Commander of the Shandong Capital, Liu Jun the Commander of the Qingzhou Guard, and Liu Achou the Commander of the Jiaozhou Guard..."

As Wang Xian read the names one by one, the faces of the leaders whose names were read were filled with joy. They never expected that the court would really change their minds this time. Not only did they pardon their crimes, but they even made them high officials!Especially those leaders whose military power was seized by Liu Jun, who had nothing in the first place, how could they not be overjoyed now that they were overjoyed?

Unexpectedly, after Wang Xian finished reading a long list, he changed the subject and read in a deep voice: "However, Tang Sai'er, the chief evil, burned down the three main halls of the Forbidden City, incited the people of a province to rebel, and caused millions of lives to be destroyed. The crime is extremely heinous. If I appease you, you are in vain. Your Majesty! The imperial envoy is specially ordered to take him back to the capital for trial, and he will set off on the same day, there must be no mistake. Anyone who obstructs him will be regarded as treason, everyone can punish him and get his reward, this is my honor."

After Wang Xian finished reading the long imperial decree, there was no sound in the hall... All the leaders looked at each other and murmured in their hearts: "It turns out that this offer is conditional, but the officials we are waiting for have to be exchanged with the life of the Buddha's mother..."

For a while, no one dared to accept the order to thank you.Although in all fairness, many people think this deal is a good deal. Now that they have obtained the official status, they naturally have to draw a line with the White Lotus Sect and let him die!Anyway, I can't do without a hair of my own... These leaders of the White Lotus Sect are mostly merchants and landlords.The reason why they follow the rebellion is nothing more than to become a high-ranking official and make a fortune.Now that he can be successfully cleaned up and become a high-ranking official, it is naturally his wish.

But they are also very aware of the lofty prestige of the Buddha Mother in the White Lotus Sect.If they dare to accept this edict, if they walk out of this door, they will be beaten to pieces by the enraged believers!

"Why don't you accept the edict?" Wang Xian folded the imperial edict and held it in his hands, with no expression on his face.

"This..." Liu Jun asked on behalf of the leaders with a troubled face, "Is there still room for discussion?"

"Yes, I'm on a mission. The Buddha's mother has a high status in my religion, and there will be big troubles!" Everyone echoed in unison.

"This is a golden rule, and no one can change it." Wang Xian only said indifferently: "If you don't accept the order, you will be resisting the order. There will be no such thing as recruiting in the future."

"This..." Everyone was held back immediately.Persist in going forward and retreating with the Buddha's mother, the glory and wealth you get will come to naught, if you exchange the Buddha's mother for wealth, you will face the raging anger of the believers, and you will be in a dilemma for a while, and you don't know what to do.

During the stalemate, a cold voice sounded at the entrance of the lobby: "I am going to the court to accept the crime..."

Everyone looked around in unison, and saw the Buddha's mother coming in from the door, and hurriedly persuaded: "You can't, Buddha's mother, you can't go to Beijing!" I won't let you go!" No matter if it's false or false, at this moment, they all acted as if they were resolutely unwilling to betray the Buddha's concubine.

The Buddha Mother looked at the crowd quietly, and after they calmed down, she said slowly: "You don't need to persuade me anymore, since everyone is willing to accept the offer, it is unnecessary for me, the Buddha Mother, to stay in Shandong. I will go to the capital to vent my anger on the emperor. Good for both of you."

"Buddha mother, you will never return!" Everyone was really moved by this.

"Who will go to hell if I don't go to hell." The Buddha's mother said coldly, then changed the subject, and said with pride in her tone: "Besides, it's not so easy for the emperor to want my life because of my magical skills." .”

After the Buddha's mother said this, the leaders didn't mean to get off the donkey. Someone whispered: "Buddha's mother, where are... the believers?"

"I will talk about it myself, you don't need to worry about it." The Buddhist mother was a little too lazy to pay attention to these guys, and waved her sleeves in a disinterested manner: "You wait to step back, I have a few words to say to the imperial envoy."

"Of order." The leaders secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and they were all gone in a blink of an eye.

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In the lobby, only Wang Xian and Tang Sai'er were left.

Tang Sai'er stretched out her green fingers, and removed the veil covering her face, revealing that face that is so beautiful.The majestic and solemn identity of the Buddha's mother seemed to disappear with the removal of the veil, leaving only a delicate and beautiful woman full of thoughts, appearing in front of Wang Xian.

Wang Xian looked at the unspoken affection in Tang Sai'er's autumn eyes, and his heart trembled a few times, but then he let out a breath of foul air, and his expression returned to normal: "Don't worry, I will protect you well."

"I'm not worried about this. My mission has been completed. Why should I live? Why should I die?" The light in Tang Sai'er's eyes dimmed, but he still asked with concern: "I'm worried about you. Let you go back to Beijing..." The decree is very clear, Wang Xian will escort the Buddhist mother back to Beijing, there must be no mistakes.

"Yes. This is expected." Wang Xian nodded and sighed: "Originally, when I returned to Beijing last month, my chances of winning might be better. But during this month, the emperor used many means. Now that I return to Beijing, I have to It's more dangerous."

Not long after Zhu Di sent someone to stop Wang Xian, successive orders came from Xiyuan.First, the prince will be sent to Nanjing to guard, and he will have to leave as soon as the new year is over.At the same time, the grandson also left Beijing. Zhu Zhanji will be sent to border nine towns to patrol the border, and he will not be able to return to Beijing for at least half a year.

In addition to the prince and grandson, even Zhu Yong, Xue Lu, Zhang Yu and others who had a good relationship with Wang Xian were sent by the emperor to appease the army in various provinces under various pretexts.Although the military pay is low and the morale of the army is not stable, it is true that we need to be appeased vigorously, but all the important figures who are closely related to Wang Xian were sent to Beijing almost at the same time.The emperor's intention could not have been more clear - to cut off all of Wang Xian's reinforcements and leave him alone in the capital!
To make matters worse, Zhu Di put Jinyiwei under the control of Dongchang, and ordered Zhao Ying to return to Beijing immediately to rectify Jinyiwei.In the nearly one year before Wang Xian announced his disappearance, Zhu Di ordered Zhang Yu to temporarily take charge of Jinyiwei in an attempt to regain his power.However, Jin Yiwei is Wang Xian's cronies, coupled with the secretive nature of the secret service, and Zhang Min's unwillingness to make things worse, all kinds of reasons lead to Zhang Min's willingness to make arrangements, and Wang Xian still has a grasp of Jin Yiwei's situation.

This time Zhu Di demoted Jin Yiwei and sent Zhao Ying to rectify it, obviously to completely destroy Wang Xian's party members!Once Wang Xian has no support from the outside, no party members inside, and returns to the capital, he can only be slaughtered by the emperor!

Every time Zhu Di used this move, it was like putting a shackle on Wang Xian's body, trapping him tightly, unable to struggle.To be honest, Wang Xian already felt overwhelmed, but he still comforted the worried Tang Sai'er and said, "Don't worry, to borrow your words just now, it's not that bad for the emperor to want my life." easy."

"Are we sympathizing with each other?" Tang Sai'er suddenly laughed.

Her eyes were rippling, her face was like a peach blossom, Wang Xian was stunned, she hurriedly looked away, coughed dryly and said: "Of course, brothers and sisters in trouble must help each other in the same boat."

Seeing that he didn't dare to look directly at her, Tang Sai'er's heart darkened, her expression didn't change at all, and said lightly: "Who is your brother?" Then she lowered her head and fell into deep thought, as if she was going to do something same determination.

Wang Xian waited quietly until Tang Sai'er raised his head again.

"Before departure..." Tang Sai'er took a deep breath, and said with a trembling voice, "I'll take you to meet someone."

"Who?" Wang Xian asked softly.

Tang Sai'er avoided Wang Xian's gaze, and said in a panic: "You will know when you go."

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Wang Xian then followed Tang Sai'er out of the state government office through the back door. He thought he was going to a far place, but he turned a street corner and arrived - the original destination was Hanwang Mansion where Tang Sai'er temporarily lived.

This was the first time that Wang Xian entered the palace of the Han Dynasty, and he saw that in the spacious and spacious palace, there were halls and pavilions, all of which were full of ordinary people... There were countless tattered clothes and beddings to dry in the yard.There are also dozens of children, big and small, chasing and fighting on the former Hanwang's martial arts training ground, and their cheerful laughter is very pleasant.

Seeing the figure of the Buddha's mother, the children immediately stopped their fights, surrounded them with a huff, and greeted the Buddha's mother in a hurry.The adults were also alarmed, and put down their work one after another, and came out of the house to greet the Buddha mother.

"Go to work. How many times have I said, don't be polite." In front of the believers, the Buddha's mother naturally put back her veil, her voice was still clear, as if she had no emotion.But the eyes of those believers looking at her are full of admiration...

When the disciples dispersed according to orders, the Buddhist mother continued to lead Wang Xian forward, and explained softly: "There are too many people, Le'an City is too small, and a palace occupies most of the space. a shelter."

Wang Xian nodded, and said softly: "Obviously you have a long way to go, and it's far from the time to pick someone up..."

The Buddha's mother froze for a moment, then sighed softly: "So you can't die, otherwise I won't be able to carry this burden..."

While the two were talking, they came to the back house, and the surroundings suddenly became quiet.Although the mother of the Buddha opened the door to allow believers to live in her mansion, the believers still consciously stay away from the residence of the mother of the Buddha, so as not to disturb her quiet practice.

The back house is full of flowers and trees, and the winding paths lead to seclusion. It is only in the deep winter that it is unavoidably bleak.

The Buddha's mother fell silent, Wang Xian didn't speak, and followed her along the winding path through a bamboo forest, and a small courtyard suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.

There was a maid in a white dress guarding the gate of the courtyard. Seeing that the Buddha's mother had brought a man back, Gu Jing Bubo's face inevitably showed a hint of surprise.

"Buddha mother..." The maid stepped aside.

Tang Sai'er nodded slightly, took a deep breath and turned around, a little afraid to look into Wang Xian's eyes and said, "Go in by yourself."

Wang Xian seemed to realize something, his heart missed half a beat, he nodded with difficulty, and walked slowly into the courtyard.

(End of this chapter)