Chapter 951 The Obsessed

Jinan Prefecture is approaching the end of the year. The bright red decorations in the streets and alleys complement the white snow on the ground. The sound of gongs and drums are heard from afar, and the children are running and fighting on the snow.

Gao Xianning has been in Jinan Prefecture for some time.

The most he did was to appear at various banquets, contact classmates and meet new friends in Shilin.

Gao Xianning was once a student in Shandong. His deeds in fighting against the Jingnan Army in Jinan Prefecture were very consistent with Confucian loyalty, filial piety and righteousness. Although he was later forced to become an official in the Yongle Dynasty, he had long become a famous scholar with an article.

Now he is a popular emperor in the Wude Dynasty, and there are naturally countless people who are willing to make friends with him.

Today he returned to the mansion drunk again, but saw a man in black wearing a hat standing on the eaves in the yard.Gao Xianning suddenly saw this person and immediately woke up a little drunk.

The slave at home stepped forward and whispered: This man carried the seal of the Jinyiwei.The old slave asked him to go into the house and wait for his master outside.

Gao Xianning walked to the eaves, and the man in black lifted his hat upwards, held his fists and saluted, saying, "Mr. Gao."

Gao Xianning immediately recognized this person as the subordinate of Du Erlang, the governor of the Northern Town, and his surname was Chen, and he was a general.

President Chen has been in Shandong for a long time, and he has not only seen Gao Xianning once.

The people of the Jinyiwei sometimes obeyed the orders of the imperial officials, including those who obeyed the orders of the generals who had given their orders to the generals in front of them. At this time, some Jinyiwei's captains received an errand to assist someone in the dispatch.

Mr. Chen invited him inside.Gao Xianning said.

The two walked into the living room, and Gao Xianning immediately closed the door.

Chen Barman also took off his hat and placed it on the door. He was wearing tattered clothes, which was naturally completely different from his image of wearing official uniforms when he was in the capital.

President Chen said directly: The brothers who went to Linqu County, Qingzhou Prefecture recently collected some things.One of them is the leader of the local White Lotus Sect, named Bailong, who claims to be a disciple of Maitreya Buddha.This person is good at bewitching the people and teaches a lot.Among them, those who are obsessed with their orders and do not hesitate to donate their own wealth.Bailong not only used this to make money, but also spread misunderstandings, which violated moral ethics and called men and women all sisters.

He continued: Before tomorrow, a man named Huang in a local mountain village had married.On the night of the wedding night, the white dragon actually entered the wedding room to sleep with the bride, but asked the groom to wait outside the bed tent.The local villagers thought the matter was injustice, so they reported it to the county government, but the matter seemed to have been suppressed.

Gao Xianning said in surprise: I have never heard of this. The White Lotus Sect has such teachings.

Chen Bazhong clasped his fists and said: As far as I know, there is no such thing.However, nowadays, the White Lotus Sect is complicated and loose, and some people often use the name of preaching and doing personal gain.The White Dragon should have done whatever he wants for such people, and was sought after by remote places and the scholars, and it became increasingly absurd.Those who are obsessed with it may not be judged by the hearts of ordinary people.

Gao Xianning nodded and pondered: If the White Lotus Sect had no such disaster, but had strict top and bottom and unified words and deeds, they might have increased by a hundred times.It is precisely because of omissions that they will perish themselves.

President Chen said: Master Gao is right.

Gao Xianning paced back and forth, thought for a long time, then turned around and said: Go to Qingzhou Prefecture to investigate this matter immediately.This official then went to the capital city.

President Chen suddenly reminded: The New Year is coming soon, why don’t Gao go there after the festival?The last time the general's family is in the capital, and there is nothing else to do at the end of the year, so you can go there first.

The important thing is.Gao Xianning said.

yes.Chen Bashang responded and then said goodbye and went out.

...Chen and his subordinates, a total of two people rode their horses first.

They went east to Qingzhou Prefecture City, then turned south to the county town, and met with the Jinyiwei School Captain who was sitting in the county government office.

The three of them continued to go to the mountain village where the incident happened.

They wandered around the village and soon attracted the attention of several local villagers. The two old women came forward to interrogate and asked them what they were doing.

President Chen said casually: Do you believe in or not?It can drive away evil spirits, cure all diseases, and ensure safety.

One of the old women holding a wooden basin shook their heads and said: We only believe in the White Lotus Sect.The other one was immediately annoyed and claimed that he wanted to call someone and come and catch President Chen.

President Chen waved his hand quickly and said kindly: I have good intentions, aunt, don’t be anxious.Where is the White Lotus Sect better than the cult warding?

The old woman holding the basin should be more kind. She thought for a while and said: Others are not like you young people. They know that our family is short of people, so they often come to help carry water and harvest wheat, and give some food during the Chinese New Year and the holidays.We were also asked to go to the temple to worship Buddha, and there was also a vegetarian meal.

Another woman said: Everyone calls each other sisters, so the relationship is very good.It’s not like someone who doesn’t believe in the White Lotus Sect. Look at your legs and feet that are not convenient to speak, and you don’t say hello.The sisters in the temple will not despise the poor and love the rich, but will only love each other.

Chen Ba thought about it and asked: Do you know about the Huang family’s young wife?

Duan Pin frowned and said: What's so strange about each other's sisters, Maitreya disciples preaching the Dharma for the new wife?Bailong's wife also got along with men in the village.

After hearing this, Chen Ba nodded without saying a word.

Another old woman pulled her companion, and the two of them walked into the village with their things.Chen Barman waited and watched for a moment, greeted his followers and said: There will be trouble in a while, let's leave here immediately.

They returned to the capital the next day, when Gao Xianning, the minister of Dali Temple, also arrived and was living in an inn.

When Chen Bashen met Gao Xianning, he saw that there was a thin young scholar in the inn room, wearing a square scarf and a cloth robe.The literati expressed his identity in his words, and it turned out to be King Zhai, the prefect of Qingzhou.

Gao Xianning sat on the chair, and his voice said: Please ask the prefect Wang to issue a document, take it to Linqu County Government, and order the county magistrate to send an official to capture the "White Dragon" and be tried according to the law.

Wang Zhai bowed and said: Gaosi’s nobles are clear, it is probably difficult to do with the county token ticket and a few official servants, so the “White Dragon” will not be allowed to be captured.The White Lotus Sects in Qingzhou Prefecture are not only active in one place, but also echo each other in many places. If you are not careful, it may arouse civil unrest.These situations have been reported to the magistrate and other officials, so they have not dared to act rashly.

He paused for a moment and suggested: There is a Muling Pass Office in the south of Linqu County. If the county government summons Kuaishou to go there and then transfers the staff of the inspection office, it is easier to capture the criminals.However, the officials still thought that before this, if they report to the Ministry of War first and receive the order from the Qingzhou Prefecture Guard, they will be prepared carefully and then take action to ensure that they will be safe.

Gao Xianning nodded slightly and said: The prefect of the king can report to the governor Chu Yu.But you do as I told you, I will take care of you if something happens. Is the Prime Minister Wang willing?

Wang Zhai was silent for a moment, as if weighing something. After a while, he finally bowed and said: All the officials are following the instructions of Gaosiqing.

Gao Xianning said: Please do it immediately by magistrate Wang.

After Wang Zhai agreed, he said politely: Please settle a better place for Gaosiji.

Gao Xianning said: It’s great to stay in the inn, it’s easy to be convenient and there are no too many chores to worry about.

Wang Zhai then said: Yes.The lower official surrendered.

After the prefect left, President Chen stepped forward to report: The matter is really in line with no difference.Finally, I found the lieutenant who was sitting in the hall and asked carefully. I took advantage of the time when Gao was on the road and rode a horse to the local area and asked two villagers.At that time, I was worried about the emergence of the situation and had not explored it much, but I learned from the village woman that this was indeed the case.

Gao Xianning nodded and said: Very good.It is true. We cannot be wronged by others at will, so as not to backfire.

yes.Chen Ba said.

Chen Ba also felt that the advice of Magistrate Wang just now might be the most reliable way.

But he didn't talk much, just listened to what Gao Xianning meant.

Gao Xianning often goes to and from the palace and is close to the emperor. He said that he could take care of anything he could, and he would definitely bear it. Chen Zheng didn't need to worry too much.

In less than a few days, things happened as the prefect Wang expected. The official officer went there without any preparation and could not get anyone.

It is reported that the county magistrate wrote cinnabar signs and sent servants to get people. When the officialdom arrived in the village, the signs were torn on the spot, and then several officials were beaten by a group of people. The scene was very chaotic. One officer was beaten to death by accident, and several others were seriously injured. They fled back to the county government to report the news.

The county magistrate hurriedly sent a fast horse to the post road and reported the urgent matter to the city that day.

However, Gao Xianning continued to issue another incredible order.He passed the prefect Wang and asked the county government to continue to take people, and he wanted to arrest the main culprit who was injured and killed by the official and was punished for several crimes.

This time the movement became even greater, and the county magistrate received an order to recruit Ding from the local area to respond with an emergency situation and licensing ticket.

According to the general situation of county governments in various places in the Ming Dynasty, ordinary county towns generally have no army at all. If there are major events such as bandits passing through, county officials have the right to mobilize and summon local civilians to gather together to form an army, and let the strong men bring themselves and receive the weapons stored in the county government, and then the magistrate will report to the Shangguan urgently.

This type of man is mainly composed of temporary civil servants, including archers, quick-shou, etc. It is probably because of some weapons such as swords, guns, sticks, hunting bows and arrows, and no armor supply.

Most of the time, they were almost a group of mobs with no combat power, but they could use it to guard the county town after going up the city wall.

Moreover, because we have to mobilize and gather people first, the formation is huge and takes a long time.The White Lotus Sect has many powers in remote places, so of course it will be known in advance and prepared for it.

As expected, when the magistrate of Linqu County brought a large group of people, the criminals named Bailong and a group of confidant scholars had long disappeared.

This county is surrounded by mountainous areas, so it is naturally difficult for officers and soldiers to find people in a short period of time.

So the magistrate had to collect people, because they were all civilians, and they were dismissed one after another within a few days.

The magistrate posted a document in accordance with the order, and arrested Bailong everywhere in the county.

Qingzhou Prefecture then ordered all counties to block the passes and search for the criminal with all their might.

Originally, the Shandong Provincial Administrators' Office has been at least quite stable on the surface in recent years, but now it has caused a lot of controversy.