At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 169 The Stone Man with One Eye
Huai'an Mansion, Lichun Courtyard.

Most of the industries of the White Lotus Sect are brothels.

For one thing, brothels are a lucrative business, and they need money to do anything.

Secondly, there are many high-ranking officials and dignitaries who come and go in and out of Fireworks and Willow Lane. Hanging out with these people can not only make friends with court officials, but also inquire about news, which can be said to serve multiple purposes.

The Lichun Academy is the sub-rudder of the White Lotus Sect in Huai'an Mansion, and it has always been in charge of Yang Xiong.

He originally thought that it would be easy for hundreds of thousands of people to gather together and want to do something.

Unexpectedly, it has been a month, let alone a rebellion, and there has been no small friction.

In front of him, there were more than a dozen people kneeling, their heads bowed, not daring to speak.

"Why did the Master of the Holy Cult raise you up? Such a trivial matter, and it hasn't been done yet?"

The leader was Zhang San, and he said helplessly at this moment: "Guardian Yang calm down, the subordinates are trying their best to spread rumors every day, looking for opportunities to incite the people to make trouble, but, but..."

"But what?"

Yang Xiong became even more angry when he heard his sophistry.

"I don't believe it anymore. Could those ignorant people see through your schemes? Or is it that the officials are all innocent, and they haven't withheld food or oppressed the people?"

"Returning the law, according to the investigation of the subordinates, it is true that some officials have unclean hands and feet. The reason for this is... the rumors spread by the subordinates, but the common people ignore them. They talk about Cuju competitions after dinner every day. The subordinates I really... can't figure it out..."

"what match?"

Yang Xiong was stunned, didn't he build the embankment, why is there still a competition?

"It was that after Yu Qian came, he issued an edict to hold a Cuju competition every ten days, and set up a silver reward. No. 1 is a full 200 taels of silver. Now the common people study the Cuju competition every day besides working. , the subordinates tried every means, but these people remained indifferent..."

Zhang San is also helpless, he still can't figure out why...

After Yang Xiong listened, he was stunned for a long time, and then asked: "I don't believe it anymore, could it be that those common people can't do Cuju?"

Although Cuju is an entertainment game, it is only popular in the upper class. Ordinary people can’t get enough to eat every day. How can they have time to play football?

"You're right. There are not many people who know how to play Cuju, but there are many who like to watch the fun. Most of them can't play, but they like to watch. By the way, there are some people who set up a private hall, and one coin is one ticket. , If you win, you can earn a lot of money, and if you lose, you can also enjoy it, it's very lively!"

Yang Xiong was silent for a moment, and after a while, he said: "Anyway, I can't wait any longer, you go down and find someone to be a stone man!"

"stone man……"

Zhang San was a little puzzled, but he reacted immediately, and said excitedly: "Is it engraved with the words "one eye of the stone man, provoking the rebellion of the Yellow River?"

"It doesn't have to be so deliberate, just make one eye!"

"Guardian Yang's plan is very clever, this subordinate should prepare now!"

"In the past few days, find a few people to have some conflicts with the officials in charge of the river. After three days, dig out the stone man!"

"Yes!"

Yang Xiong said with a gloomy face: "If it doesn't work this time, you guys can jump into the river by yourself!"

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, everyone was silent, not daring to breathe.

…………

On the banks of the Qinhuai River, the wind blows on the bank of willows, making it cool and pleasant.

Zhu Qizhen poured and drank by himself, very comfortable.

In front of him, the thin woman babbled and sang a ditty for a while, played a pipa for a while, and almost tried her best.

What made her puzzled was that this young man spent a lot of money and directly chartered the flower boat for a month, but he didn't do anything every day except drink and listen to music.

In just three days, she had sung all the songs she knew, and there was really no new program.

In desperation, I had to sing what I had sung before.

The other party didn't feel displeased at all, as if they didn't care about what they did.

At this time, Zhu Qizhen picked up the jug, but found it was empty.

The woman hurriedly said: "My lord, please wait a moment, the boatman has already gone to buy wine."

Zhu Qizhen raised his head and said, "It's okay, you've been singing for a long time, let's have something to eat!"

The woman smiled and said: "My family has already eaten."

"You only ate half a pancake, aren't you hungry?"

The woman shook her head and said: "My family has a small appetite since I was young, and I can't eat too much."

Zhu Qizhen sighed, this is not a small appetite, he is obviously hungry.

At this time, Fan Zhong came to the inner cabin and said, "Master, Mr. Yuan is here!"

Zhu Qizhen nodded, and said: "Let us come in, that... girl, please sit outside for a while, I have something to talk to my friends."

"The servant is waiting outside, if you need it, you can order it at any time."

The woman got up and gave a Wanfu salute, then walked out of the cabin with green lotus steps, and saluted Yuan Bin again.

Yuan Bin was a little puzzled. When he learned that the emperor did not enter the city, but hid in the flower boat, he was very puzzled.

However, men can understand...

It's just that the emperor came out to be a prostitute, and if it spread, it might damage his reputation, so this matter should be kept quiet, and the wind must not be leaked.

He walked into the cabin and was about to salute, but saw Zhu Qizhen wave his hand and wink at Fan Zhong.

Fan Zhong understood, went out of the cabin, and guarded the cabin door.

Zhu Qizhen gestured at him, meaning to be careful that the wall has ears, and then asked in a low voice, "How is the situation now?"

Yuan Bin also lowered his voice, and replied: "The White Lotus Sect can't sit still anymore. They incited the peasants to rebel and failed. They made a one-eyed stone man overnight and buried them on the embankment. It seems that they are planning to repeat the old trick."

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help being taken aback, stone man, one eye, Bailian taught to play!
The Yuan Dynasty was overthrown by relying on the one-eyed man who built the Yellow River.

This also shows that these people are really at the end of their rope.

"How did Yu Qian do it?"

Yuan Bin smiled mysteriously, and said, "Master Yu sent someone to dig out the stone man quietly and throw it into the river!"

"Ha ha!"

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help laughing, Yu Qian's approach was straightforward, he threw away the carefully prepared props, what kind of acting would he use then?
"By the way, do you have any clues from Shi Heng?"

"Have!"

Yuan Bin took out a letter from his body and handed it over.

After Zhu Qizhen opened it, he looked at it carefully under the oil lamp, and then lit it up.

"Have the three thousand battalions arrived?"

"I have received news from Duke Rui that the [-] Battalion has assembled and is ready to move at any time."

"Very good!" Zhu Qizhen nodded and asked again, "Tell me, how are you going to fight this battle?"

Yuan Bin thought for a while and said, "According to Shi Heng's tip, the Japanese pirates have assembled more than [-] people. The White Lotus Sect has long been lurking in Nanjing City. The exact number is unknown. It is estimated that there are thousands of people, and about a thousand people have entered the city. The others also gathered in the outskirts of Nanjing, waiting for an opportunity. What's more, they dragged some officials into the water, and most of them were suspects in the list I showed the emperor last time."

"These people have thought hard, and they must have made all the preparations. According to my speculation, when the Japanese pirates landed, the Nanjing city guards should have mixed with their people, and then opened the city gate from the inside and let the Japanese pirates enter the city. "

"Let's just use our strategy and let Shi Heng's vanguard troops enter the city before the main force of the Japanese pirates will go ashore. The three thousand battalions will stand by the sea and wait for all the Japanese pirates to land. We will launch a surprise attack from the rear and cut off their retreat!"

At this time, Zhu Qizhen asked: "Have you discussed with Li Zhen, 3000 people fight [-], and the [-] battalion is confident?"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I have seen the Type 20 rifles equipped by the [-] Battalion. Rui Guogong said, let alone [-], it is [-], [-]. As long as the ammunition is sufficient, it will not be a problem!"

Zhu Qizhen smiled knowingly, and said: "See if he can do it. If Wang Gongchang develops the sixteenth formula, he won't go to heaven?"

"Sixteen Forms... what is it?"

Zhu Qizhen just casually said that according to the current technology, the fifteenth type is already the limit, and the sixteenth type design he left for Li Shulin is smokeless gunpowder and copper-cased bullets, and a rear-loading percussion rifle. A modern rifle in the true sense, but whether it can be successfully developed depends on luck.

"Don't talk about this!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand, and continued: "It's fine for the Japanese pirates to be handed over to the Three Thousand Battalion. What about the White Lotus Sect in the city?"

Yuan Bin replied: "The minister has already sent people to secretly monitor all the officials who are suspected in the city, and only wait for the gunfire outside to control them immediately. In this way, the White Lotus Sect will not be able to get support from the Japanese pirates outside the city." Without the support of the officials in the city, it became a lone army. It only needs to blockade the whole city, close the door and beat the dogs, and it is only a matter of time before it is completely wiped out."

Zhu Qizhen went over Yuan Bin's train of thought in detail, feeling very satisfied.

For a long time, the Japanese pirates and Bailian have been the imperial court's confidantes. If they can be completely wiped out in one fell swoop, it is not in vain for me to run out all the way and hide in this small boat to drink all day long.

However, he had a vague feeling that something was missing.

Ever since he came out of the capital, he had a feeling that the Japanese pirates and Bai Lian suddenly colluded together, as if... someone deliberately arranged it...

Although no evidence can be found, this feeling has always existed.

It was as if there was an invisible hand planning this conspiracy in the dark.

Before this, although the Japanese pirates landed and harassed the coastal people at every turn, they were fighting on a small scale, and they definitely would not gather in such a large-scale way, because they knew their own strength, their strengths and weaknesses, and they would never compete with the imperial court. Soldiers and horses head-to-head.

The White Lotus Sect has been operating secretly. Their daily work is to do some tricks to lure ignorant people into being fooled, with the purpose of collecting money.If they encountered officers and soldiers, they would have run away long ago.

But this time, the two forces suddenly formed an alliance, and they planned to attack Nanjing as soon as they made a move, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

If I hadn't gotten clues from Song Guxi...

Wait!
Zhu Qizhen's mind suddenly flashed, Song Guxi?
no, no...

All this seems reasonable, but it doesn't make sense.

Why did the White Lotus Sect assassinate themselves? Aren't they afraid of making things big?
In broad daylight, the assassination of the king will inevitably cause an uproar, and the consequence will be to make the entire White Lotus Sect passive.

To take a step back, even if I was shot to death with an arrow, no matter whether it is the succession of the king or the crown prince, it will not be good for the White Lotus Sect.

It stands to reason that they should do things quietly and without the court being prepared, the chance of success will be greater.

The more Zhu Qizhen thought about it, the more troubled he became, so he just stopped thinking about it. Anyway, the soldiers came to block him, the water came to cover him, and it was over!
…………

Huai'an Mansion, the embankment of the Yellow River.

Zhang San mingled in the crowd with an imperceptible smile on his face.

Mo Dao Shiren has one eye, provoking the Yellow River to rebel against the world.

Today, the history of the collapse of the Yuan Dynasty is about to repeat itself!

Zhang San stared closely at the place where the stone man was buried in advance, watching the people over there digging down little by little while talking about yesterday's game.

Boom!

It was only heard that someone's head was smashed, as if something hard had been dug under the soil.

At the same time, a stone emerged from the soil.

At this moment, Zhang San felt that his heart was in his throat, and finally...

Snapped!
He was staring intently at the dirt ahead when someone slapped him on the back of the head.

"If you don't work, what are you looking at?"

Zhang San was a little confused, turned his head to look, it turned out that the foreman was standing behind him.

He was about to agree, when he suddenly thought that all the stone men had come out, and he just took this opportunity to do something.

"Damn, it's such a hot day, why don't you give people a rest?"

Now, I'm stunned by the workman's hair. It's autumn and it's almost winter, but you still think it's hot?

"What are you looking at, I'm quitting!"

Zhang San threw down the shovel in his hand and began to yell.

When the foreman saw him making trouble, he was not polite at the moment, and just whipped him over.

"I fought with you!"

Zhang San felt that the movement was not loud enough, so he rushed directly at the foreman.

Now everyone saw that there was trouble here, and they gathered around to watch.

Zhang San stood up and resisted, but was knocked down by the foreman again.

At this time, more and more people gathered around, and the overseer from a distance was also attracted.

It's now!

Zhang San rushed to the place where the stone man was buried, and shouted: "Look, everyone, what is this?"

Everyone was stunned, and the foreman stopped the whip in his hand, and everyone's eyes were attracted to the stone in Zhang San's hand.

"You... what are you going to do, put down the stone!"

The foreman took a step back unconsciously, raising the whip in his hand.

Zhang San looked at the stone in his hand and fell into deep thought.

This is a very beautiful stone, very round and moist, it seems to have been scoured for tens of thousands of years, a bit like the ball in the Cuju competition yesterday!

That's right, it's not a cyclops man, it's just a relatively round pebble.

Zhang San came to his senses, threw away the stone, squatted down, and planed vigorously with his hands.

Seeing his crazy appearance, the foreman didn't dare to move forward, and said from a distance: "I advise you not to make unnecessary resistance, and go back to work with me honestly!"

Zhang San was almost crazy, and muttered in his mouth: "Where is the stone man, where is the stone man?"

The foreman looked at the whip in his hand with a dazed look on his face, and thought to himself, could it be that he hit too hard and made people stupid?

(End of this chapter)