Blood from Daming

Chapter 123 Trading
Wang Erwa picked up a dark Dongchang dragon-shaped "Ling" card from Xue Yun's side and flashed it in front of the three people in Majiaji. Immediately there was a major change, for a while, Nuo Nuo said yes, anyway, whatever you Xue Yun said, they nodded.

Xue Yun felt that real objects could better explain the problem, so he asked Wang Erwa and his soldiers to show the physical evidence that Ma Dashan was the White Lotus Sect, and let the three people in Majiaji see the right to be brainwashed and serve as voluntary propagandists for themselves.

Xue Yun's personal soldiers showed the eighth-rank official and the representative of the wealthy gentry a few large plates of various sacred Buddha statues, books, letters, tokens, and clothing that were found, and asked Wang Erwa and the others to go down and look at hundreds of them. Qian's armor, weapons and banners, after a while, the three of them walked in, and the three of them sat there with no expression on their faces and listless.

Xue Yun: "This general also has another identity as the leader of the current emperor's personal army. The guardian of Dongchang was ordered to supervise the world. You Dongchang Mansion, especially Majiaji's officials, gentry, gentry, and Bailian sect bandits have been entrenched here for many years and have not reported it. Many of them are members of the White Lotus Sect."

The eighth-rank official and the rich gentry were so frightened that their bodies trembled and their feet trembled. They repeatedly begged Xue Yun to express that he and Ma Jiaji were innocent.

Xue Yun: "I didn't say you were talking about the same party. The Majiaji is so big that it is inevitable that there are good and bad. When Ma Dashan is interrogated, we will know. However, the officials and gentry of Dongchang Mansion and Majiaji may not be able to escape the responsibility of negligence. "The three people in Majiaji were stunned by Xue Yun's surprise, and they hurriedly bid farewell to Xue Yun and went back to Majiaji to make up their minds.

Near noon, Majiaji used a large group of people to beat gongs and drums to clear the way. It was the magistrate of Dongchang Prefecture and a large group of guards arrived. The magistrate of Dongchang Prefecture got off the official sedan chair four to five hundred steps away from the Majiabao Gate. Following the big and small officials of Dongchang Mansion trotting all the way to the Majiabao gate, the guards in front were the first to hand over the greeting cards of the prefect of Dongchang Mansion to the officers and soldiers guarding the fort gate.

Xue Yun met Xu Zhifu of Dongchang Mansion in the main hall of Majiabao. Xu Zhifu obviously had something to discuss with Xue Yun, so he went in alone to meet him. There are various evidences of the White Lotus Sect in Dashan. After Xu Zhifu read several piles of sacred Buddha statues, books, letters, tokens, clothing and half a room of armor, weapons and flags, Xu Zhifu came down with sweat on his feet and hurriedly supported him. Seat down.

Prefect Xu was sure that this was the real den of the White Lotus Sect bandits. Last night, he began to hear reports from officials and gentry in Majiaji that there were White Lotus Sect bandits in their place. Jiaji believed the reports of the local officials and gentry [-]% of the time. Now that he has seen such a big battle with his own eyes, it is impossible to fake it. As the prefect of Dongchang Prefecture, he had no knowledge of a major rebellion in his jurisdiction and reported it to the court. Not to mention that his official career will be bleak in the future, but he doesn't know if he will be able to escape unscathed.

Xu Zhifu hesitated for a while and let go of his airs as a civil servant: "General Xue's prestige is known to subordinates, and General Xue's loyalty and bravery are also admired by general Xue. This time, the case of the Majiabao Bailian sect is really too cunning. The subordinate officials and their subordinates have neglected their supervision, can the general be accommodating, the subordinate officials will definitely not let the general down."

Xue Yun: "Master Xu, please speak, there are no outsiders here."

Xu Zhifu looked up and looked around at the empty main hall, he couldn't help but secretly blamed himself for losing his position, so he said in a calm manner: "I hope that General Xue will add this official to the court when he reports to the court the credit for killing the bandits of the White Lotus Sect. These White Lotus Sect bandits are poor and hungry people with no money left."

Xue Yun understood the prefect Xu's hint, but he had his own thoughts: "Master Xu's kindness was appreciated, but it's really hard to fake it with Dongchang under his command."

Xu Zhifu listened to Xue Yun's embarrassment but did not refuse, so he continued to muster up his courage and said: "General Xue put down his official position this time, and he will definitely repay him twice in the future when he has the opportunity."

Xue Yun was silent for a long time, and Xu Zhifu was about to have a heart attack there: "Master Xu, how about you say that, just say that Master Xu has known me for many years, if you think it's wrong, you can also know my father and grandfather, anyway Our two families have a good relationship, after you discovered the Majiabao White Lotus Sect bandit, you felt that the matter was very important, so you went directly to Beijing to report the case to the imperial court, and the family who sent the letter couldn't find the direction in the capital, so they came to Xuezhuang to find me."

Xu Zhifu: "General Xue can do it, it's just that it is a leapfrog report, and I have offended a lot of officials in Shandong."

Xue Yun: "Prefect Xu's concerns are very reasonable. See if it's okay to say so. You immediately make up an official letter to the governor of Shandong, saying that you didn't notify them in advance because you were afraid of leaking the news. The White Lotus Cult Bandit still has Zhang Wangcai in Dezhou. "

Xu Zhifu: "General Xue said so, then I will thank General Xue."

Xue Yun: "Prefect Xu, let me let you have some heads. Even if our two joint operations, you Dongchang will share some heads, and everyone will transport them to Beijing to make contributions."

Prefect Xu was overjoyed: "Thank you General for that, the General will take the seized property at will."

Xue Yun: "Prefect Xu is too polite, I don't want the property, you can handle it yourself, as long as the higher-ups can pay the errand."

Xu Zhifu: "General Xue, didn't you come back to Baoshan empty-handed like this? How can this make me a landlord's friendship?"

Xue Yun: "Prefect Xu, Ma Dashan and I actually have a personal enmity, otherwise he, the White Lotus Sect in Shandong, wouldn't it be tiring for me to beat him from the capital?"

The magistrate Xu was surprised and asked for details, Xue Yun called Ma Dashan in Majiaji in Dongchang, Zhang Wangcai in Zhangjiacun in Dezhou, Lin Musen in Shibao in Linjia in Cangzhou, Fengma Mafeng in Shandong, etc. The key is to conceal the joining of the Shandong official army.

Xu Zhifu heard that the five thousand white lotus sect bandit's Beijing camp officers and soldiers, darling, isn't this a rebellion? Now that Xue Yun put down the rebellion, he actually boarded the yellow croaker boat. He was really grateful to Xue Yun. He might be promoted and get rich this time. As for what Shandong officials think or dissatisfaction with themselves, our old Xu has no time to talk to you.

After Xu Zhifu thanked Xue Yun, then Xu Zhifu called in his masters, guards, arresters, etc. to jointly handle the case. With the participation of professionals from Dongchang Prefecture, the progress was very fast, and all confessions and evidences were put in place one by one. A far-fetched story made a solid case.

With these materials, Prefect Xu personally wrote the memorial in the main hall of Majiabao, and the content was almost discussed with Xue Yun. Prefect Xu was born as a Jinshi, and not long after he was a Jinshi, he wrote essays full of thousands of words. It was finished, and Xue Yun watched it all the time. The article was beautifully written, especially the words looked very comfortable.

After everything was settled, Xue Yun and Xu Zhifu drank night wine in the main hall of Majiabao. Xu Zhifu said some words of gratitude, pointed to the two big boxes that the master sent someone to bring in, and said: "General Xue will be the Dongchang Master." Your New Year's gift from the government."

Xue Yun didn't refuse either: "Prefect Xu went to Beijing when he was young, it's really hard work for you. Escorting Bailian taught people to commit your superstition. I want to catch Zhang Wangcai from Dezhou in advance to make up the number."

Xu Zhifu: "General, just go to work. I will send more troops from Dongchang to escort the Bailian Sect prisoners."

The next day, Xue Wu and two hundred cavalry were left to wait for the prefect Xu to get ready before going on the road together. Before leaving, Xue Yun asked Xue Wu to be particularly optimistic about the evidence and handle the relationship with the prefect Xu.

Xue Wu: "Why do we have to distribute the great credit for breaking the White Lotus Sect, and report it to the emperor ourselves, maybe everyone can be promoted."

Xue Yun: "If it's the complaints below, I will say what I said, and each person will get an extra ten taels of silver. If Brother Wu has his own ideas, I will tell you."

Xue Wu: "The officers and soldiers below have complaints, but I can't figure it out."

Xue Yun: "Today, my brother will tell you something heartfelt. In Datong, my brother was corrupted by the corrupt officials of the imperial court. I didn't live a day of comfort. In Datong, the imperial court didn't give me a penny. It’s safe and secure. In the capital, I still have to spend money to buy the inside and outside of the palace, but those officials still sue me every day. No one has ever remembered the great achievements I made by Xue Yun. They just want to take away the military power in my hands. We Xue Jiali's contributions are too great to be true, and I have several sons and grandsons of Jurchen Khan Nurhaci who were killed or injured, and these contributions are really not worth mentioning."

Xue Wu: "Oh, the imperial court is really unfair to our military generals. I actually understand these reasons, but I just feel a little pity."

Xue Yun: "Fifth brother, I also made a deal with the prefect Xu. This time I went south to rescue you. If someone accused me of using private soldiers, it would be tantamount to rebellion. With prefect Xu covering up, I can probably get away with it. Without the White Lotus Sect, it would be a risk. If I come out, I, Xue Yun, will either be charged with crimes and imprisoned, or become a traitor to the court."

(End of this chapter)