Red House Shoufu

Chapter 434

This child's play attack came and went quickly. As early as when Liu Xianglian went to the Lin family to deliver the post, she already guessed that if she didn't give the other party a reply for a long time, someone might be impatient and warn herself once. .

Coupled with the help of the Lin family to investigate secretly, two different forces were found to be secretly monitoring Liu Xianglian near the Liu family in Xianyifang.

Moreover, these two forces should both belong to the White Lotus Sect, but the two forces do not seem to be so harmonious. One day at midnight, one of them wanted to attack the Liu family at night, but was stopped by the other. There was also a small conflict.

All these things fell into the eyes of the generals of the Lin family. After reporting to Lin Shu, Lin Shu could almost confirm that one of the factions should be from the south of the Yangtze River and advocated recruiting Liu Xianglian.

It's not very accurate to say solicitation. To be precise, it should be to follow the way of the White Lotus Sect in Jiangnan. Even if it can't be recruited, Liu Xianglian must be pulled into the water.

As for the other party, either in Gyeonggi or in Shandong, the Bailian Sect members were always thinking about killing Liu Xianglian, the devil. After all, too many members of the Holy Sect died at the hands of Liu Xianglian.

Of course, these things were not just Lin Shu's own conjectures. There were talents in the Lin family who could speak with lips, and the dialogue between the two White Lotus Sects was sent to Lin Shu's desk almost without error.

When the guards from Shuntian Mansion and the guards patrolling the city were released, the more than 20 White Lotus Sect bandits had all turned into cold corpses.

Except for those who were beheaded by the generals of the Lin family and the six leaders of the East Palace, the others all committed suicide by biting through the poisonous naan hidden in their mouths.

"Brother, do you want to check the body again?"

Liu Xianglian picked up one of the bows and crossbows and looked at them over and over again. It was a standard hand crossbow in the army, but the markings and other things on it had been erased, and the source could not be found at all.

He approached Lin Shu and said in a low voice, "It's a hand crossbow from the army, but I can't find the source. It should be an old item from the past due to wear and tear."

Lin Shu took the hand crossbow and looked at it, then shook his head: "Forget it, leave it to the Shuntian Mansion. These people are just abandoned sons. It is estimated that some of them will try to contact you in the next two days, and then we will try again. Can you find out who is behind it?"

Liu Xianglian nodded, and after going to the people from Shuntian Mansion to give some instructions, she asked them to drag the corpse away.

After sweeping and adding soil, the outside of Liu's house became clean after a while, as if the fight just after death had never happened.

The banquet in Liu's family resumed again, and there was a great calm, followed by playing music and dancing.Although the killers who rushed out just now were just fighting for a short moment to make up the knife, they also bragged about it at the wine table.

It wasn't until evening that the Liu family regained its calm.

When Liu Xianglian, who had sent off the guests, returned to the porch of the house, he smelled the unique fragrance again at the tip of his nose, walked into the room with a frown, and saw a young woman sitting in the room...

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In his free time during the New Year's Eve, Lin Shu spends leisurely time with his family whenever he has time.

Most of the time, they stay in the room with the stove, quietly by Wang Yuan and Daiyu's side, lying on the rocking chair and stroking the cat to rest their minds.

Recently, the atmosphere in the capital has obviously turned into a raging fire. Not only the ministers of civil and military affairs in the court are quietly joining forces, but also the candidates from various guild halls who are going to Beijing have been recruited by all parties. Almost all of them have become battlefields of controversy.

Lin Feng, who always liked to participate in literary and poetry clubs, never went out after two sessions.He already clearly felt that pure poetry would change its taste, and the entire capital city became extremely restless, as if a pair of invisible hands were urging these scholars to attack each other and fight against differences.

As for Lin Bo, who has always been prudent, except to help Lin Shu handle the affairs of the house, he rarely goes out, either spending time with his wife and daughter or in the study.

Once the door of Lin's mansion was closed, there were occasional friends and relatives who came to the door, as if they were completely cut off from the hustle and bustle outside. Even if the sponsors behind the poetry and literature club wanted to pull the Lin family into the water, they couldn't even enter the Lin family's gate.

Accompanied by Jia Lian, Liu Xianglian came to the door that day and handed over a special invitation.

Lin Shu took it over, and the tip of his nose smelled a faintly strange fragrance.

"Brother also heard it, this post was indeed sent to my brother by someone from the White Lotus Sect."

Lin Shu was slightly startled by Liu Xianglian's explanation, and when he opened it, the content above was just the place and time to meet, nothing else.But the inscription is very interesting, Bailian taught the Jinling Tang family.

Lin Shu put down the post, and asked inquisitively, "Did Brother Liu see this person from the White Lotus Sect?"

Liu Xianglian nodded: "On the sixth day of the lunar new year, after I saw off the brothers and returned home, she waited in the room and told me face to face that the person who assassinated that day was not sent by her. Because she thought about what my brother said I didn’t act rashly, instead I made an agreement and looked for an opportunity to meet.”

"Then this post..."

Hearing Lin Shu's inquiry, Liu Xianglian said with a strange expression: "This woman from the Tang family came to my house again yesterday and gave me this invitation and asked me to hand it over to my brother. She said that the court was full of civil and military affairs, but she only believed Elder brother alone. Does elder brother know this little woman?"

"Huh? How do I know each other?"

Seeing the weird eyes of Liu Xianglian and Jia Lian, Lin Shu replied angrily: "Since I can remember, the number of times I have been to Jinling can be counted on the fingers, and the only time I went to the Qinhuai River was when Qiu Wei went with you in the same year. ..."

As he said that, he picked up the post again, frowned and said: "In that case, let's go meet this Tang lady tomorrow and see what kind of medicine is sold in her gourd!"

Jia Lian chuckled: "They invited you, but they didn't invite me, so I won't join in the fun. But this White Lotus Sect is full of tricks, and the masters of the Zuo Dudu sent him away twice. Just in case, I'd better bring someone around to protect you."

"That's fine. Since she invited me openly, she must have something to ask for. There are many forces in the White Lotus Sect, and the composition is complicated. If they can be divided, they can also weaken their strength. According to what Brother Liu said , this Tang family is interesting, let's get in touch and see."

Lin Shu accepted Jia Lian's kindness, and called Lai Fuquan to ask him to take people to the meeting place in advance to investigate. Naturally, it is better to prepare as much as possible for the safety measures that should be taken.

Three days passed in a flash, and on the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Lin Shu came to the Dabaoen Temple outside the city as agreed.

At this time, it was the New Year's Eve, and there was an endless stream of people coming to offer incense, and the incense was lingering in the temple. Lin Shu only brought Fuquan with him, and the rest of the guards stayed outside the temple.

"Meet Lin Hou, my wife has reserved a yard, please move."

After Lin Shu entered the temple, before the guest monks came, a woman had already greeted him, and after Lin Shu nodded, she led Lin Shu to the direction of the guest courtyard.

This courtyard is extremely secluded, it should be specially selected.After Fuquan looked around, he whispered to Lin Shu, "There is no ambush everywhere..."

Originally, the two of them were talking in low voices, but the woman who couldn't lead the way seemed to have extremely sensitive hearing, and said with a smile: "My wife sincerely invited Lin Hou, so naturally she would not do such insincere things. There are only me and my wife here, Lin Don't worry."

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The Tang woman is about 26 years old, with a graceful figure and top-notch appearance. The only shortcoming is that there is an obvious gray hair on the high bun.

There are only Lin Shu and the Tang family in the room, Fuquan and the woman leading the way are guarding outside the room.

Lin Shu smelled the faint and strange fragrance in the room, and his nasal cavity was itchy.He rubbed his nose and asked, "May I ask, is Madam Tang's family name Tang or husband's family name Tang?"

"The deceased husband's surname is Tang. Coincidentally, the woman's family name is Lin." This person's voice was soft, with a distinct Jiangnan accent, and Lin Shu could vaguely hear the flavor of his hometown Suzhou.

He tentatively asked: "Madam Tang is also from Gusu?"

Mrs. Tang nodded and smiled: "Marquis Lin heard that? Both my late husband and I are from Gusu, and our original home is in Wujiang."

"On the edge of Taihu Lake, Wujiang is a good place!"

After Lin Shu admired, he brought the conversation back to the topic: "I don't know why Mrs. Tang thought of asking Benhou over? You won't be Benhou and use this to catch them all?"

Mrs. Tang smiled and said: "Marquis Lin is a smart person, so he naturally knows that the White Lotus Sect without a leader is more terrifying than the White Lotus Sect with someone on top. The tens of thousands of White Lotus Sect members in the south of the Yangtze River, without me, the Madonna of the White Lotus, suppressing them, In an instant, countless rudder masters and hall masters will come out to fight for power and profit, and it will only be the common people who will suffer."

"The Virgin of the White Lotus?"

Lin Shu looked up and down the little woman in front of him in surprise, his eyes were burning, which made Mrs. Tang feel a little hot.

"Mrs. Tang, if I remember correctly, the Holy Mother of the White Lotus Sect died long ago at the hands of Duke Xianrong. After that, the White Lotus Sect fell apart, and up to now, several groups of people have become kings."

Mrs. Tang straightened the hair that had fallen from her forehead, turned her eyes to the green smoke rising from the incense burner, and replied with a sigh: "The late husband was originally the sub-head of the Holy Church in Yangzhou, and he died in Yangzhou in the sixth year of Zhide." Patrol in front of Yan Yushi's Mansion! Marquis Lin should still remember the Yanhu Rebellion, yes, it was that civil rebellion."

"Bewitching Yanhu to attack the government, death is not a pity!"

Lin Shu recalled what happened after Yang Xueli took over as the censor of salt inspectors in Yangzhou. Although Yang Xueli squeezed the Yanhus and caused civil unrest, the White Lotus Sect took the opportunity to persuade the Yanhus to rebel. Walk your own way.

Such a person, of course, is not a pity to die!
Madam Tang was not as angry as imagined, but calmly stared into Lin Shu's eyes.

"Marquis Lin is right, his death is indeed not a pity."

Under Lin Shu's surprised eyes, Mrs. Tang explained how she became the leader of the Jiangnan White Lotus Sect step by step.

To put it simply, Mrs. Tang was originally from a scholarly family with a wealthy family background.It's a pity that his father failed the imperial examination several times, and he was only a scholar until his death.

First she lost her father, then her mother. Mrs. Tang lost her last support in just two years.In order to seize his family wealth, the family married Mrs. Tang to a member of a gang.

This person's name is Tang Zhihao. On the surface, he is a member of the Taihu Boat Gang. In fact, he is the largest leader of the White Lotus Sect in Yangzhou, with nearly [-] followers.

These congregants not only include boatmen and craftsmen, but also people from the army and government, and they are extremely powerful.

Afterwards, for unknown reasons, he conspired with the White Lotus Sect in Jinling to instigate Yanhu to attack the government during the civil unrest in Yangzhou, intending to take the opportunity to revolt.

Unexpectedly, Yang Xueli was stupid, but he was a little different from other officials in Jiangnan. The outsiders didn't understand the inside story of Jiangnan at all, so they directly dispatched a large army to suppress it.

As for whether Tang Zhihao was killed by officers and soldiers or died of other reasons, Mrs. Tang never made it clear.

However, in the next two years, Mrs. Tang used various methods to not only take over more than 2 people under Tang Zhihao's command, but also gradually eroded the Bailian Sect's troops in various states in the south of the Yangtze River.
In the ninth year of Zhide, she had become the leader of tens of thousands of white lotus sects in the south of the Yangtze River. All courts stand against each other.

As for coming to Beijing this time, her purpose is simple.

The White Lotus Sect who rebelled in Shandong was her team, but she didn't order the rebellion, and she didn't want to take the blame for it.

Moreover, there was news that Lin Shu, Marquis of Yongfeng, was about to go south. Thinking of Butcher Lin's name, everyone in the Jiangnan White Lotus Sect would be alarmed.

Moreover, with her efforts in the past two years, the White Lotus Sect has gradually begun to be whitewashed, and many congregants have already lived a stable life again. If they can reach a settlement with the government, they will be worthy of their hard work in the past few years.

After all, Lin Shu killed every tenth of the White Lotus Sect in Henan, and Lin Butcher's prestige has long been a taboo of the White Lotus Sect. After thinking about it, Madam Tang still felt that it was a risk to try to see if she could get in touch with Lin Shu.

Although Lin Shu didn't believe that Mrs. Tang was a pure and flawless white lotus as she said, there was one thing he still admired.

As a woman, with the ability to overwhelm tens of thousands of White Lotus Sect members, and to bring countless people who have walked in the dark to the light, she really has the appearance of a virgin.

Of course, there are some things that cannot be just heard by the mouth, seeing is not necessarily true, let alone what is heard by the ear.

"Since the people who rebelled in Shandong are your subordinates, why didn't they obey your orders? They dared to attack the prince and son. This alone is enough for the court to investigate to the end."

Mrs. Tang sighed, "In the end I'm just a weak woman. There are so many people in the world under the name of the White Lotus Sect, thousands of miles away. If they recognize other leaders, what can I do?"

I don't know if the stove in the room was too hot or what happened, but after staying in the room for a while, Lin Shu only felt a little stuffy, and his mouth became parched.

He resisted the sweltering heat, picked up the teacup on the table to moisten his throat, and suddenly a trace of vigilance flashed through his mind.

Lin Shu got up slowly, ready to open the closed window, but just after standing up, a burst of dizziness hit him, and he was about to collapse to the ground.

At this time, Lin Shu smelled a strange fragrance from the tip of his nose, and felt a soft spot on his elbow.

"Marquis Lin, this concubine is a last resort. Only in this way can I protect myself and my brothers and sisters in the Holy Church!"

There was warmth in the ear, which made Lin Shu, who was weak all over, feel ashamed.He didn't expect him to be calculated so easily.He wanted to call Fuquan to come in, but Mrs. Tang seemed to have thought of this situation, and whispered in Lin Shu's ear: "My concubine has no other skills, but with this medicine, even your three-headed and six-armed guard can only be recruited obediently." .”

Mrs. Tang forcibly helped Lin Shu to the window of the inner room. She saw that Mrs. Tang had untied the fur coat on her body, her white arms were slightly exposed.He already felt that his whole body was burning hot, and his consciousness was gradually losing clarity.So Lin Shu closed his eyes tightly, and touched his waist with his right hand.

There was a bang, a loud bang, Lin Shu only felt a burning pain on the outside of his thigh.With the help of this severe pain, he finally regained his senses, and with some strength in his body, he struggled to get up, pulled out a dagger from the inside of his boots, and placed it on Mrs. Tang's neck.

　Yesterday's was blocked, today I can only rewrite a chapter along the plot, take the time to refill it with extra stories, and apply for unblocking at that time.

　　Recently, my health is not very good, and I have repeated fevers (no positive, even nucleic acid and antigen tests were negative for several days.), headaches, if the update is over, please forgive me, readers.Let’s stop here today and continue tomorrow.

　　
　
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