Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 582. 581. The Demon of the White Lotus
The palace in Jiangdu was recruited by [-] husbands from the south of the Yangtze River. The wood from the southwest, the stone from the north of the desert, the sand from the East China Sea, and the skilled craftsmen from the south of the Yangtze River were taken for three years.

Stretching for several miles, the scenery is stunning.

Its Xiyuan is incomparable.

This is the general definition of Jiangdu Palace by Jiangnan people.

It is believed that it surpasses Luoyang and Daxing, and is the number one luxury palace in the world.

"It's really luxurious."

The woman wearing a bamboo hat looked at the palace in front of her like a landscape painting, and whispered to Xue Rulong beside her.

"……Um."

The man nodded, and also looked around. Although he acknowledged the magnificence of the palace, there was a hint of sarcasm in his calm eyes:
"Those who don't know may think that the whole world is so rich."

Although the words he said were plain, they were cold and compelling.

The woman didn't care about it, but took advantage of the distance from the gate of the palace to explain to Xue Rulong:
"It's not that the world is so rich, but that Jiangnan is already rich. As the former "General Manager of Jiangdu", the gentry in Jiangnan gave His Majesty a lot of support when he seized the throne. , Most of the gentry talents selected are from the south of the Yangtze River."

Xue Rulong nodded:
"This subordinate knew about this, and it caused dissatisfaction among many Guanlong families, such as the Dugu family and the Lanling Xiao family."

"Dugu? Xiao Shi?... Heh."

The woman chuckled sarcastically.

"And the consequences of dissatisfaction are obvious, right?"

Said, without waiting for Xue Rulong to answer, he walked and said to himself:
"The Dugu family and the Lanling Xiao family, who used to be in the limelight, were suppressed by the emperor. Now one can only hide in Lanling, and the other is struggling in the wind and rain in the Guanlong family's family. Although the camel is thin, it still has a sigh of relief. After all, His Majesty can't directly kill the family, but can only use the means of crowding out and power to make it decline. It will naturally wither."

Hearing this, Xue Rulong also heard that the lord seems to want to chat with someone at this moment.

It's just... There was a puzzlement in his heart.

I don't understand why there is a bit of preaching in the adults' words.

Like... teaching him, or...

Tips?

He was puzzled, but he still listened to the woman seriously:
"This move has to be admitted, Your Majesty played very beautifully. If the children of the aristocratic family want to become an official, the first thing to bear the brunt is to go to the south of the Yangtze River first. After a wave of baptism in the Jiangnan officialdom, those who cannot join the crowd will be eliminated and return to the aristocratic family. Middle. And the elites who stand out are also involved with many interests in Jiangnan's interest groups.

From then on, their advancement was the advancement of the Jiangnan gentry.

They are in high positions, and they are also the growth of the Jiangnan gentry.

See, some things are as simple as that, and as brutal as they are.

Pulled around and moved the whole body.

In addition to being his own base, His Majesty has devoted himself to supporting Jiangnan for so many years. In terms of power, the family constraints he received here are far smaller than those in Luoyang.

But for the same reason, this is why he doesn't care when there are Dou Jiande in Hebei, Long Xueju in Northwest Guan, Feng Yi and Sun Hua, Liang Shidu in Shuofang, Luo Yi in Youzhou, and the most powerful Wagangzhai. But after Du Fuwei suddenly appeared in Jiangnan, the reason why he had to go to Jiangnan. "

Following the woman's almost guiding words, Xue Rulong immediately whispered:
"What His Majesty is really worried about is not Du Fuwei, but being betrayed by the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River?"

"good."

The woman nodded in satisfaction:

"If Jiangnan is still there, the country will be stable. But if there is a problem with Jiangnan, then the country will really be overthrown. Otherwise, you think... a mere Du Fuwei, why should Yu Wenhua and Yu Guo The divisions are all coming? Is it true that Du Fuwei has a strong army? Not to mention..."

Looking at the dragon gate of the palace that was getting closer, her voice was full of sneering sarcasm:

"Here is the real Jianghu. Yutianzong, Burial Sword Tomb, Golden Spear Over the Sea and Bright Moon, Blade's Edge is Ruthless and Cold-Blooded... These martial arts sects have dominated the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, although they are not as good as the regular army with hundreds of thousands at every turn. But if you unite with Du Fuwei and the Jiangnan gentry, it will be a trouble comparable to Wagang Village. What's more... there is also the Demon Lotus Sect created by the Luoshen who is the number one in the world. Your Majesty's fear of her is far from She is from a super family. Maybe, on the Double Ninth Day of Ninth Ninth, the Jiangshan beauty list will be reopened, and she will be in the top five. How can people not care?"

"..."

Hearing the coldness in the woman's words, Xue Rulong's face was a little dazed...

Recalling that night that year, walking on the moon, the fairy figure fluttered like a graceful figure like a nine-day goddess, and murmured:
"God Luo..."

"..."

The woman paused and turned to glance at her subordinates.

"What? You think she's beautiful too?"

"Uh……"

"Ah……"

Seeing Xue Rulong's embarrassed face, the woman sneered.

"My lord, forgive me..."

The man quickly nodded, but the woman didn't speak, she just walked into the palace gate step by step holding the bamboo tube in her hand.

……

"Your Majesty, Li Shilang is asking to see you."

Inside the soup prison.

Yang Guang, who was resting in the comfortable hot spring with his eyes closed, opened his eyes in surprise when he heard Huang Xizi's words:
"He'er is here?...Didn't you let her rest today? This girl is so seasick, why are you here again?"

Huang Xizi bowed and said:
"Return to Your Majesty, when Li Shilang came, he still held a piece of information about Baiqisi in his hand."

"Well……"

Now Yang Guang couldn't sit still anymore, he got up and walked out of the warm soup.

His body is magnificent and can be called a model of an emperor.

There is no trace of fat on the whole body, the whole body looks majestic and masculine, with the few scars that can be seen even though they are superficial, and the elegant and majestic face, it is really called "beautiful appearance" .

And after wearing a loose cloth robe under Huang Xizi's clothes, he also confessed:
"Let Concubine Qi, Concubine Chen...well, and Immortal Jiang come here and wait for me."

"Yes."

After Huang Xizi nodded to show he knew, he helped Yang Guang all the way to the extravagant but spotless palace side hall.

"My lord, please greet Your Majesty."

"Um……"

Yang Guang waved his hand casually and said:
"Take off your hat."

"Yes."

The woman took off her bamboo hat, and Yang Guang's eyes were fixed on her stunning face.

After a few glances, a trace of regret gradually arose:
"I told you to rest. There are too many people on the boat, and I can't take care of you. Look, this pale-faced Sharen."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."

The complexion was far more haggard than in Luoyang, and it can even be said that the woman was much lighter. Holding the scroll in both hands, she placed it in front of Yang Guang:

"Your Majesty, Luoshen, there is news."

"!"

The moment he heard these words, the temperament that was originally full of pity and pity suddenly changed, and a trace of killing intent began to spread.

"There is news!?"

"Yes."

Without further ado, Yang Guang picked up the bamboo tube, unscrewed the lid, took out the information scroll from inside, opened it and read it.

And Huang Xizi, who had arranged for the bed attendant for a while, also quietly walked into the hall.

Narrowing his eyes slightly, he landed on the woman.

It wasn't until he felt the blazing flame still burning in the woman's heart veins that he withdrew from all energy, and even breathed a sigh of relief.

moment.

The killing intent faded, replaced by a touch of doubt:
"White Lotus Buddhist Sect?"

"Yes, but more people call it "Demon Lotus Sect"."

The woman nodded:
"After I received the secret report from Baiqisi, I started to investigate this Demon Lotus Sect. First of all, the teachings of this Demon Lotus Sect are weird, and the gods they believe in are very strange. They are highly similar to the Pure Land Zen. The head god is Amitabha, and the second is to save the suffering. Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, the last one is the Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva who walks three thousand worlds in one step. With the three gods united into one, she is transformed into a white lotus, and the holy body in this world is her.

The believers are also required to recite the Buddha and keep the precepts, and after joining the religion, the believers will receive the "White Lotus Morning Repentance Ritual" picture and sit cross-legged on it to worship. .The people of Baiqisi arrested two people who worshiped the Demon Lotus Sect for interrogation, and learned that when each person worshiped the picture, they got different things.According to the interpretation of the doctrine, it is heaven for those who are pious to enter the Buddha's three thousand worlds.

One of them is a cloth merchant in the south of the Yangtze River, and they have a lot of family members. When they enter heaven, they can enjoy the blessings of endless happiness with Huanxi Bodhisattva and the three hundred Rakshasa women who have taken refuge under their sect. After waking up, they only feel refreshed. Cool, strong and healthy.The other person is a gambler who was drawn into an association. After worshiping, he saw the Venerable Lucky Man and was blessed. When he re-entered the gambling stall, he would kill all parties when he was lucky, and he would save his life when he was small..."

"... so amazing?"

Yang Guang's eyes widened in surprise.

Unexpectedly, the woman shook her head:

"It's just a cover-up. After being arrested, the cloth merchant didn't worship for a day, he looked like a beast in heat, his face was red. If he didn't worship for two days, the blood in his body flowed backwards, and he lost all his wisdom. If he didn't worship for three days, after the kneeling After hours, the whole person collapsed and lost all vitality. On the first day, the gambler's hands were extremely itchy, on the second day the itching spread all over his body, and on the third day he simply tore his own flesh and smashed into the wall and died."

"..."

Let alone Yang Guang, even Huang Xizi frowned.

After thinking about it, the rare supervisor Zhangxiang who always waited for orders asked in a low voice:
"Did Li Shilang get the picture of "White Lotus Morning Confession"?"

The woman turned around and saluted:
"Go back to the supervisor, and I got it. I got both. The three bone pickers of Baiqi Division found that the paper used for this picture was made of an unknown grass silk during inspection. It is made by a secret method, and there is an incomprehensible toxin on it. After being contaminated, hallucinations will appear, and it seems that this is the hallucination of those two people.

And that toxin is like drinking poison to quench thirst. After being contaminated, the longer it is close to the body, the more difficult it will be to extricate itself.After the three bone pickers were infected, they also had various symptoms, but fortunately, they were only infected once, and since they are cultivators themselves, the toxin has little effect on cultivators, so they have not been infected too much. ..."

Huang Xizi's face was serious, as if he knew the power of this kind of thing, he suddenly asked:
"Where is this picture?"

The woman froze for a moment, then nodded:
"The superintendent wants to see this thing? Then the minister ordered someone to bring it?"

Hearing this, Huang Xizi glanced at Yang Guang, and seeing that His Majesty did not refuse, nodded:

"Please trouble Li Shilang."

(End of this chapter)