I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 328 Xu Hongru’s vigilance
Dingtao County is more than seventy miles south of Caozhou City, Shandong Province.

This place is close to Henan and close to the canal.The transportation is convenient and there are many pedestrians and merchants coming and going. It is a famous "dry dock" at the junction of Henan and Shandong.

More than 5000 miles away from Dingtao County, there is Xujiazhuang, so most people here are named after Xu. It is a large town under Dingtao County with a population of more than [-] people.

But when others enter this town, they will find it very strange. Although Xujiazhuang is called a village, it is actually a city, and it is unusually impressive.

The city walls surrounding the village are solid and the city gates are majestic. There are four pavilions called the front pavilion, the back hall, the east valley, and the west building around the city wall to receive "tribute" believers from all directions.

Entering the city, you will find that the city is also rigorously structured and full of grandeur. There are two large archways built at both ends of the east and west streets in the city, with the characters "Master of Qingshan" and "Maitreya Reincarnation" respectively engraved on them.

And none of this is as grand as Zhuang Zhong's.In the innermost part is a huge temple complex:
There is the so-called "God's Main Temple". The two-meter-high red granite stone Maitreya Buddha statue is enshrined in the temple. The fragrance lingers here every day and lingers for a long time.

Next to it are the Laoye Temple, the Niangniang Temple, the Tutu Temple, the Sanguan Temple, and the Bodhi Temple, the "God's Lord Temple".

The main hall of the temple is dedicated to the Buddha with Thousand Arms and Thousand Eyes, and behind him is the Buddha Wei Tuo holding a vajra. This place and the "Shenzhu Temple" cover an area of ​​[-] acres, with carved beams and painted buildings, and yellow glazed tile roofs, showing a magnificent scene.

In the north of Xujiazhuang City, there is a mansion with a glazed tile roof and carved railings. Xu Hongru, the deputy leader of the Eastern Mahayana Sect, lives here.

"Recently, there is news from Dingtao County that the troops from the Beijing camp coming to the imperial court will pass through Dingtao County and head to Henan. At that time, they may have to camp in Dingtao County for a day to make others feel at ease and not to let Something unusual has been discovered in Jingying."

In the hall of Xu Mansion, more than ten people gathered here, sitting on the left and right, looking at a middle-aged man in his forties sitting cross-legged on a futon on the left, with his eyes closed and holding a Buddhist bead in one hand, looking solemn and solemn.

"Master, I have long heard that the imperial camp is in a dilapidated state. Last year, I still wanted to cause trouble and murder the emperor's son, but he was easily suppressed by the emperor. It has only been half a year now, and the combat power must not be strong. I think it is better to take advantage of the imperial camp. When we have the opportunity to be stationed here, we take the opportunity to sneak attack on the Beijing camp. If we succeed, the world will be shocked. Wouldn't it be better if we take the opportunity to start an incident again."

Hearing the news that Beijing Camp was about to arrive, everyone in the hall started talking. A burly man on the left immediately stood up and suggested a sneak attack on Beijing Camp. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Hou Wu, not to mention whether we are ready, there are more than [-] people in the Beijing camp. If the sneak attack fails, we will be the ones who suffer."

After hearing Hou Wu's speech, a scholar on the right who was dressed in Tsing Yi and looked very elegant immediately retorted.

"Master Xia Xiang, we have been preparing since last year. We are now fully equipped with weapons and thousands of men. When the sneak attack is successful, we can obtain their weapons and armor. I heard that the Beijing camp went south this time, but it brought close to a hundred If all these cannons are at our disposal, there will be no rivals in Shandong."

After hearing what Xia Xiangzhu said opposite him, Hou Wu was instantly unhappy.He always felt that this person always looked forward and backward when doing things, mother-in-law and mother-in-law, and it was too unreasonable to do things.

Xia Xiangzhu shook his head when he heard this. He felt that Hou Wu was so reckless. His thinking was too simple. The troops currently trained could not even defeat the local army, so how could they defeat the Beijing camp.

"Okay, stop arguing."

Just when Master Xia Xiang was about to reply, the voice from the head of the throne stopped the argument between the two. Seeing this, the two had no choice but to give up.

Xu Hongru slowly opened his eyes and looked at the people below him silently. Seeing this, everyone lowered their heads and remained silent, not daring to look at him.

"Has Wang Haoxian received a reply?"

When he heard the words, No. 1 on the right immediately stood up, leaned over and cupped his hands:

"Reporting to the leader, it has been ten days since I sent the letter. It only took seven days to come back. There may have been some delay. If there is no news in the past few days, my subordinates will send someone to find out the news.

However, his subordinates feel that as before, Wang Haoxian is not worth pleasing at all. He has long forgotten the grand ambitions of Master Wang Sen. The dream of being a rich man he still has is really stupid.

Rather than doing this, it would be better to win over Yu Hongzhi. You have also met this person's leader. He is a very pleasant person. The Bangchui Club he belongs to is also widely distributed in Hebei and is very powerful.If we can win over him to start an incident, Hebei and Shandong will be connected together, and the court will be shaken, which will also be very helpful for our major events. "

"Lord Agarwood is right. When Yu Hongzhi came last time, I felt that this man had the style of a Liangshan hero. Besides, he was also very interested in our major events and wanted to do justice for heaven and work together to achieve great things. We They can be roped in for our use."

When Hou Wuyi heard what Shen Zhi said, he immediately nodded in praise.He was a generous person and had a very good impression of Hongzhi.

"No matter how good Yu Hongzhi is, he is still an outsider, and no matter how bad Wang Haoxian is, he is still a member of the family. What's more, he is the son of the master and my nominal senior brother. How can I abandon him. So it's better to recruit more people and don't neglect him."

While twisting the beads in one hand, Xu Hongru flatly rejected their idea, feeling it was very unreliable.

Besides, he had met this person last time. He was from Zhending Prefecture, North Zhili, and originally made a living as a carpenter.

It was just that he later joined the Bangchui Society that was rampant in Zhending Mansion and became the disciple of Zhou Yin, the leader of the Bangchui Society. His original status was not high. In addition, he was somewhat daring and generous in his daily life, so he was favored by Zhou Yin and other leaders. Trust and the support of classmates.

Yu Hongzhi was recommended to him by Shengzhi last time, and he bluntly said that he could help him achieve great things together.How could Xu Hongru believe that he came so rashly, so he immediately kicked him out.Now it seems that Shen Zhi is determined to win over Yu Hongzhi and is still recommending him.

"Leader!" Shen Zhi heard this and wanted to continue to persuade, but Xu Hongru looked at him silently, and he could only swallow the words that reached his throat.

"Now that the power of the Ming Dynasty has been exhausted, the officials are exploiting the people wantonly in the land of fish and meat, and the world is suffering. Only the coming of Maitreya can save the world from the sea of ​​suffering. Our Eastern Mahayana sect is now widely spread in the surrounding areas. If we do big things, the surrounding people will definitely win. Liang Jingcong.

It's just that there is no turning back for such a big event, so you need to be fully prepared.We are not ready yet. Although we have more than 1000 troops, our fighting strength is only about [-].Therefore, this time when the Ming army passes through the capital, it is better to be cautious and not to act rashly.Otherwise, even if you do great things, it will be in vain.”

Xu Hongru looked at everyone as he spoke, seeing that everyone was afraid to speak, and then said:

"You must restrain the congregation and don't cause trouble. Have you ever understood?"

"I will obey Maitreya's order!"

After hearing this, Xu Hongru showed a slightly satisfied smile, then clasped his hands together and said silently:

"The old mother without life, the empty hometown, the end of the third life, the return to the origin."

"The old mother without life, the empty hometown, the end of the third life, the return to the origin."

After hearing this, everyone clasped their hands together and recited the scriptures, and then stood up silently, preparing to leave.

"Xu Zhi, please stay."

Xu Zhi was slightly startled when he heard this, nodded and stood there, waiting for everyone to leave.

"I feel a little uneasy about Wang Haoxian. Before, letters arrived in six or seven days, which was very punctual. But this time it took so long. I wonder if there was an accident?"

Accident?Xu Zhi frowned, feeling startled and leaned over to Xu Hongru and said secretly:
"Master, are you saying that something is very likely to happen to Wang Haoxian?"

Xu Hongru nodded when he heard this, but then shook his head.He actually wasn't sure, but he just felt something was weird.

"In the past, the imperial army used the canal to go south, which is the fastest and most labor-saving. But this time the Beijing camp chose to divert from Linqing and go to Henan via Caozhou Prefecture. In this way, it can only go from Huguang to Guizhou. This is obviously contrary to common sense. , the journey is much longer than it originally was, but I just don’t know what their purpose is.”

After being reminded by Xu Hongru, Xu Zhi became more and more frightened as he thought about it, especially when he heard that Jingying was diverted from Linqing, and he was even more worried. You must know that Linqing is the transfer station between Wuqiao County and Caozhou Prefecture.As he was thinking about it, a bad idea came to his mind.

"Master, do you think so?"

Xu Zhi looked at Xu Hongru halfway through his words, seemingly wanting to get the answer he wanted from Xu Hongru.

But Xu Hongru shook his head when he heard this.

"Originally I thought so too, but I also sent people to keep an eye on the movements of the Beijing camp and found that they were marching at a normal speed. If they really came because of us, they should have rushed in with light cavalry and wouldn't have given us time to react. Now they are so Step by step, it gives me the illusion of overthinking.”

When Xu Zhi heard this, he felt relieved for a moment, but the bad feeling still lingered in his heart.

"Master, the matter has reached this point. We can only adapt to the ever-changing situation by remaining unchanged. We must prepare secretly to prevent the officers and soldiers from taking action."

What Xu Zhi said was exactly what Xu Hongru wanted to say. He nodded immediately after hearing the words, looked at Xu Zhi and said:
"That's why I called you here. I will send people here to continue to keep an eye on the Beijing camp, and after you go out, I will send people to strengthen the security to prevent sneak attacks by the army. In addition, I will send people to the north to see what is happening over Wang Kexian's side. Otherwise, I will feel uneasy."

Xu Zhi heard this and immediately raised his hands and said:
"The subordinate understands, so let's do it."

While Xu Hongru, Xu Zhi and others were planning, in Dingtao County, twenty miles away, the Dingtao County Magistrate, the county magistrate, the chief minister, the secretary and other people were anxiously waiting for the capital camp outside the east gate of the city. 's arrival

After a while, I heard a sound coming from the front.

"Jingying is coming."

Everyone took a closer look and saw flags fluttering in the distance. The leading cavalry slowly ran over, followed by the surging infantry.

"Quick, quick, follow me to welcome you."

Upon seeing this, the Dingtao County Magistrate immediately stood up and hurriedly called everyone to greet him.

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