Chapter 188 Old friends reunite

Jiang Youde, who was accompanying the official road, looked up at the sun that was on the west side and said: I don’t know if I can go to the county town to find a place to live before dark. We can go to Dasheng Village. Ren Weiguan is our place now.

Zhang Ning asked: Where is the territory within the sect?

There are no people on the official road here, so Jiang Youde said loudly without any concealment: The position of the Marquis Lord is located there, and there are many people who donate money to the church within a radius. He is very powerful in the radius of Dasheng Village, and no one dares to provoke it. It is safe for us to stay there temporarily.

So very good.Zhang Ning glanced at Chunmei, but this woman was a very famous person in their cult ward off, so he asked her, have you ever seen the Lord of Hou?

Chunmei disagreed: From Sichuan to Guizhou, there are dozens of our altar masters scattered.Not everyone I have seen, but Changde Mansion is close to the headquarters, and we have met each other.The name of Hou Tanzhu is Hou Mao, and he is not very familiar with me. He has a close relationship with Qiuye’s escorts… Qiuye was originally sent by his superiors, so I guess Hou Mao’s origin is not simple.This is even better. Isn’t Mr. Ping’an the prince of Jianwenjun? If he knew, wouldn’t he behave like a Bodhisattva?

Zhang Ning then felt relieved.

The group was near Hupingshan Town. Both Jiang family recognized the way, so they walked forward and walked towards the northeast with a broken road.

Along the way, Zhang Ning found that the hills not covered with vegetation were covered with orange-red land, which was extremely beautiful, and couldn't help but admire.

Unexpectedly, after walking for a while, I suddenly saw a team of horse soldiers in the mountain pass ahead, most of whom were wearing red and black high hats. Of course, Zhang Ning recognized this as the dress that officials often wore.

He couldn't help but feel nervous: What did the official mission run to this countryside forest?

Taohua Fairy and others were unable to be afraid of the officials because they had been doing illegal activities.Seeing this, he hurriedly said: It’s not good ahead, so we still have to move forward?

Now that I suddenly turned around, it made the officials suspicious, and I didn’t know what happened before. Don’t take us as suspects to pursue us. That would be a bad thing.You all calm down and walk over slowly and quietly find excuses to return.

Zhang Ning has been a civil servant, and the civil servant has a transcendent status in the local area. He has never suffered from the hardships of the government, so he is not afraid.

Zhang Ning then rode his horse to the front and led his people slowly along the way to the pass.

Sure enough, the officials saw that he was not afraid and was wearing a long robe, and did not make any extreme moves. They just stood there and looked at the group of people here.

Finally, a slasher official walked into the middle of the road and waved his hand and said: The road is closed!What did you come from?

Zhang Ning said: Not long ago, I won the reputation of a student and took my servants to travel and gained my knowledge. When I came to Changde, I went to famous mountains and rivers everywhere.I heard that Dasheng Village is beautiful and has ancient temples and famous temples, so I came here to see it, and for some reason I didn’t let it go?

After eating, he was full... A man riding a horse from behind whispered, full of envy, jealousy and hatred.

These gentry never work, but they don’t have to worry about food and clothing. They also want to travel around the world and have fun, which is obviously very free for people.

The servant blocking the middle of the road said: Then you are really the wrong time. Dasheng Village was occupied by the rebels. The mansion sent troops to assist the county in clearing out. It is in chaos now. I advise you to go back to the city and stay there quickly to avoid any accidents!

Ah?Zhang Ning looked surprised, half true and half false, and he was not inconvenient to ask too much from the official officer, so he hurriedly wanted to turn around.

In the eyes of the officials, he thought he was scared, and the faces of several servants could not help but show mockery on their faces.

Zhang Ning didn't care much and asked him to turn around and leave.

The people guarding the pass were also very light and didn't even bother to check the official documents of the road.

The group ran out for a mile, and Jiang Youdecai said: What's wrong with this?Hou Tanzhu has been here for at least two years and has never had any problems. He seems to have some friendship with Mubin, the local magistrate. Everyone does not interfere with the rivers, why is it suddenly...

The new member Zhao Erhu, who was following behind, looked confused and couldn't help but ask Lao Xu what he said.Old Xu ignored him, said nothing but rushed to the road.

Jiang Youde and his nephew Jiang Hai are not part of the decision-making level of the cult vanishing cults, and there is no need to know a lot of news.

Because the two and Zhang Ning were born and died during this period, Zhang Ning didn't want to hide it from them, so he explained: The name of the ward off the cult attracted the attention of the court at the beginning, and the process was very complicated, probably related to Hu Ying.Later, Hu Ying's two subordinates came over to investigate and died secretly, but they made a secret report to the court.So the court now judged that the ward off the cult was a rebellion. After the official documents came, the local officials wanted to make a contribution and couldn't wait to start to take action... But I didn't expect it to be so soon. After all, the King of Han was still making trouble in the east, and I thought they couldn't take care of it.

Chunmei said: I’m in trouble now, Hou Mao knows too much.If he is taken, once questioned, many places of our country will be very dangerous, including the General Assembly.

Zhang Ning pondered for a moment: The traffic was inconvenient and the information was blocked. I wonder if anyone went back to report the news about the matter here. If the main hall still knew nothing, wouldn’t it be passive?We have to find another contact point nearby and have someone rush back to report the news first.

Wang Xiangu said: Not far outside Changde Mansion City, there is our contact point.I have lived there and know people there... The road to Changde Mansion is flat, I can travel overnight and arrive before dawn.If you don’t take people back to the headquarters first, I will go over and get things done.

Let's go together and we can find out the situation.Zhang Ning said.

Wang Xiangu looked back and his eyes were on Zhao Erhu, and said softly: That contact point is directly under the top, and the cult cannot be leaked to others unless it is a key person in the cult.In our group, except me, perhaps only Chunmei can go to the escort.

Chunmei suddenly said: I know where you are talking about.

Zhang Ning had no choice but to say: Then you should go, let’s go back to the headquarters along the way.

Wang Xiangu then separated from everyone and rushed to the road alone.

Zhang Ning and others could not find a town on the official road where they were not in front of the village and had no shops, so they had to go to a village to spend some money, and presented forged official documents, and made up a story to fool them.

The villagers got the money and did not cause any trouble.

The next day, we continued to rush, and in the afternoon, Wang Xiangu and another person caught up with them.The person who rode a horse with her was a middle-aged scholar, and Zhang Ning looked familiar.

Just as he recalled, the scholar got off the horse and bowed deeply and said, "Mr. Ping'an, are you safe?"

Zhang Ning didn't remember who it was. He bowed and held the tribute very respectfully when he saw him dismounting, and did not want to be arrogant, so he had to waste time and jumped down to return the gift.

Seeing that Zhang Ning couldn't name, Wang Xiangu smiled and said: Ping'an is a noble man who forgets things. This is Uncle Zheng, and he is really an old friend.Didn’t Ping'an in Yangzhou capture Uncle Zheng, and he also wanted someone to exchange for poetry.

It turned out to be Zheng Qia, one of the twenty-two remaining ministers of Jianwen in the legend.As soon as Zhang Ning was reminded, he immediately remembered it and bent down and said: I was rude that time, I hope Mr. Zheng will forgive me.

It cannot be used.Zheng Qia hurriedly said, "You are a noble man, I apologize." At that time, I didn't know Mount Tai."

Although Zhang Ning is also a literati, he is not very authentic. Now he has seen the hard work of these real literati, and he bows on the official road and talks endlessly.

But Zheng Qia should be a more important person around Jianwen. Zhang Ning didn't want to create any conflicts for no reason, so he had to keep calm and talk to Zheng Qia.

At this moment, Zheng Qia seemed to be unhurried and was looking at Zhang Ning up and down, and nodding slightly.

Zhang Ning said, "It's all over the past, we don't have to take it seriously, and then couldn't help looking at Wang Xiangu: Have you reported the letter back?

Wang Xiangu said: The people from the headquarters already knew about it. The leader left the headquarters and the rest were also evacuating one after another.

Then where did they go?Zhang Ning asked.

Fairy Wang said: You have been to your uncle.

It turned out to be Fengxia Mountain. That road is really hard to walk on, and now it is difficult to get through.

We should not stay here for a long time, let’s talk while walking.Zhang Ning said.The group of people boarded their horses, and Zheng Qiao and Zhang Ning walked side by side, but deliberately left half of the horse's body.

Zhang Ning turned around and asked him: What are the plans above, so Mr. Zheng can tell me about it?

Zheng Qia said: I am just going to be a messenger, and the cults may have to be dispersed.I learned some news from Changde Mansion that there was a eunuch named Ma Baoer in the mansion, and several Jinyiwei lieutenants and some military officers. People from the capital might be trying to monitor the local governments to deal with the cults.It is inferred above that local governments will first follow the information they have mastered and follow the clues to arrest important people one by one; if they find a major goal, they may be dispatched from the garrison to round up the troops.So the above orders to move some of the most important people elsewhere in the near future...

He paused and said: I must tell the leader where to go first, and Mr. Ping'an will know from her.

Zhang Ning turned around and asked: Where will the leader go in the future?

There are two escorts in the main hall. They were originally from the palace and asked them to escort the sect leader back. Mr. Ping'an has now offended Xuande. It is very dangerous outside. He has to go back, so the family can reunite.

Zheng Qia said.

Zhang Ning thought about the sentence that he had offended Xuande, and couldn't help but say: Has my story in Shandong been spread here?

I have read that manifesto, and it turns out to be very literary.Zheng Qia said calmly.

Zhang Ning asked again: I heard that tens of thousands of people ward off the cults, and the few who moved should be the few. What should the rest do?The court decided that the ward off the cult was a rebellious party and would definitely not let them go easily.

Zheng Qia sighed softly and said: Now that we are weak and have limited power, we can do nothing, so we can only tell some leaders in advance and let them find another way out.Those ordinary believers who were persuaded or donated money to join the church would not have any life worries, and the court officials would not be able to commit massacre... Since the Yongle Dynasty, the court has conducted open and secret investigations and searched by multiple parties, and we can still maintain some contact. This time, we may have to completely disperse. Everyone has hidden their names and find a place to live, and the past can only be passed.