Lu Zhongtian's method was very clever, he did not interfere or oppose rudely, but persuaded Guo Chong, who had already agreed to the request of the Emperor and agreed to Yan Zhengsu and King Liang's solution to the bandits on Guishan Island, through the method of meeting Emperor Guo Chong at the time.

"The cottage of Guishan Island has been in turmoil for a long time, and for so many years it has resisted the government and attacked the state and county, killing many court officials and local squires. Among them, it also contained many outlaws who were burdened with blood debts and could not be tolerated by the king's law. It is extremely inappropriate for the people and the officials and the common people who have been murdered by the bandits to exonerate them so easily. If they are allowed to pass the test without the blame of the past, the majesty of the court will be greatly damaged. If evil is not punished, how can the majesty of the court law exist? Wouldn't this make those outlaws celebrate with their crowns, and let the officials and the people also feel uneasy. What is even more worrying is that their condition is to recruit people as naturalized people on the spot, and this condition must not be agreed. King Liang and Governor Yan may have been in a hurry to solve the problem of pirates at that time, and did not think through the deception. Just imagine, that Guishan Island has been in business for many years, and the barriers are strict. The bandits on the island and their families are tens of thousands, all of whom only know about the cottage and do not know the imperial court, and they are still allowed to gather on the island, and there will be chaos in the future. The opening of the holy net may be exchanged for temporary peace, but after a long time, if there are any small things to lead, Guishan Island will become a place of banditry outside the law. Therefore, the saint must think twice and not agree to this recruitment plan. ”

Guo Chong was silent at that time, and I have to say that what the prime minister said made sense. This plan does seem to be inappropriate.

"However, after all, they have contributed to the suppression of bandits, so they must not give some benefits. Moreover, Guo Bing Yan Zhengsu also mentioned this matter, and it was inappropriate to dismiss Zhao'an. In addition, the bandit village of Guishan Island is a problem for the henchmen of the mainland, and it is a great thing to have the opportunity to solve this matter this time. ”

"What the saint said is very true, the old minister does not want the saint to dismiss the matter of Zhao'an, but hopes to completely solve the problem of Guishan Island. King Liang and Yan Zhengsu must also hope that the bandits on Guishan Island will be extinct from now on, but they may be too busy dealing with the bandits to think about it carefully. In fact, the starting point is the same, that is, to take the opportunity to solve the problem of bandits on Guishan Island. Lao Chen believes that this recruitment plan should be revised and revised. ”

"How do I modify it?"

"First, the first evil will be punished, and the followers will not be corrected. It not only reflects the forgiveness of the imperial court, but also allows those who have been evil to be punished. And it can also have the effect of breaking people's hearts. The leader was removed, and the ones below were scattered, and they didn't correct their responsibilities, and they didn't want to make trouble. Second, to disperse the people on the island, even if they are naturalized, they must go ashore to be naturalized, registered, and placed under the supervision of the government. In this way, the facilities of the cottages on the island are not enough to be a barrier, and these people are also under the nose of the government, and there will be no more disasters. If these two points are achieved, this trick can be regarded as a success, and it can completely solve the bandit problem on Guishan Island in one fell swoop. ”

"Wonderful, these two points are indeed on point. But...... I felt it was safe to do so, but ...... How could those bandits agree to such conditions? After all, what they proposed was not to blame for the past, naturalized on the spot, and not to leave Guishan Island. And what you said about eliminating the first evil, so how should Gao Muqing, the bandit leader who assisted in suppressing the bandits, make great contributions? ”

"Holy rest assured, these two points are just the plans of the imperial court, do you still use clear words with the bandits? There is no need to talk about morality with these people, only superficially and fully promised them, and as soon as the soldiers and horses arrived on the island, they could not help them. As for the female bandit leader, although she has merit, it is a disaster to keep it, and when the time comes, she will take advantage of the chaos to kill a hundred, and she will be rewarded with a little cover up afterwards. ”

The above is the conversation after Lu Zhongtian met Guo Chong, and it was this meeting that changed Guo Chong's mind. So Guo Chong instructed the privy envoy Yang Jun to handle it according to this meaning. Although Yang Jun has a lot of complaints about this kind of superficial practice behind the scenes, but after all, those are bandits, and they don't have any psychological burden, and they are the meaning of the saint, so it is not easy to say much. After that, he instructed the Chuzhou army to do the same.

So a few days ago, the Chuzhou army sent troops to the island, saying that they had collected weapons in accordance with the agreement, but after controlling the inner village, they suddenly changed their faces, and the leading generals captured dozens of leaders and beheaded them in public. This move immediately angered the people of Guishan Island, and it led to a massacre. Thousands of people in the cottage of Guishan Island were slaughtered, because the weapons were confiscated, and they had been broken into the inner village, and there was no way to defend it, so the situation was controlled by the officers and soldiers. It's just that the bandit leader Gao Muqing fled with many people in the chaos, and the officers and soldiers couldn't catch up. However, the purpose of the imperial court has been basically achieved.

Overnight, all the people on Guishan Island were driven off the island, the island's defenses were destroyed, and everything in the trees, pavilions, and righteous halls was burned down.

When the news was sent to Hangzhou, King Liang's father and son and Yan Zhengsu were all surprised, they never expected such a situation, they only knew that it was the Chuzhou army on the orders of the Privy Council, but they didn't know the inside story, let alone Lu Zhongtian's secret ghost.

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On summer nights, the temperature is muggy and sweltering, making it difficult to sleep. After the second half of the night, the air cooled down, and finally the city of Hangzhou was quiet, and most people were able to sleep peacefully. However, in the small courtyard of the Lin family, Lin Jue was still standing quietly in front of the window with his brows furrowed.

He couldn't sleep, he thought that Gao Muqing hadn't returned for a long time because things hadn't been done well, but now it seems that it was not that things didn't go well, but that things went wrong, Gao Muqing was afraid that he had hated himself to death at the moment, how could he come to see himself again. Now her life and death are uncertain, which makes Lin Jue extremely worried.

Lin Jue has already made a decision, he will leave Hangzhou with Xiaohu early tomorrow morning and go to Chuzhou, no matter what, he will find Gao Muqing's whereabouts. Even if she hates herself to the core, she can only rest assured when she sees her safe. If something happened to Gao Muqing, Lin Jue didn't know what he would do.

The drum sounded even more at night, and it was already more than half of the third watch. Lin Jue sighed and prepared to go to bed on the couch, but at the moment when he turned his head to blow out the lights, he felt a cool breeze behind him, followed by a cold hard object on the back of his neck.

"Don't move, if you dare to move, I'll cut off your head." A cold voice came from behind him.

"Mu Qing!" Lin Jue exclaimed in surprise and turned around desperately.

"I said, don't let you move." Gao Muqing shouted coldly.

Lin Jue didn't care about this, he forcibly turned his head, and there was a tingling pain in his neck, and when he turned his head, his neck was already injured, and blood was flowing out. If Gao Muqing hadn't withdrawn his sword in time, I was afraid that half of his neck would have been cut.

"Mu Qing! You're finally here. I'm going to leave Hangzhou early tomorrow morning to find you. Mu Qing, you're okay, it's okay, it's great. Lin Jue exclaimed in surprise despite the blood oozing from his neck.

"Don't come, if you come closer, I'll kill you with a sword." Gao Muqing's face was haggard, his face was full of grief and indignation, and he shouted in a deep voice.

"Then you can kill me, I don't care." Lin Jue stepped forward with the tip of his sword.

"You...... Do you think I really don't dare to kill you? You...... You deceived me so hard, I am so sincere to you, you actually deceived me. Thousands of brothers in my cottage died unexpectedly. Tens of thousands of villagers were beaten and scolded by them, and my cottage was burned down, and I became a sinner in the cottage. I can't wait to ...... I can't wait to cut you with a sword, so I can eliminate my heart. Gao Muqing's eyes burst into tears, and he gritted his teeth.

Lin Jue sighed and said, "Mu Qing, I just learned about this matter today, and I didn't know that things would turn out like this. The prince and the little prince Yan Zhifu did not believe their words, and I also fell for them. ”

"You and they are the same dog, I Gao Muqing is blind and blind, and I am played by you on the applause, but I still follow you and work hard for you, I still think ...... I thought you were sincere to me, and I thought I would be relied on for the rest of my life. I didn't come today to listen to your explanation, I came to take your head and avenge the death of the people in my cottage. After killing you, I will go and slaughter Guo Bing's father and son, and then go to slaughter Yan Zhengsu, the dog official, and use your dog head to pay tribute to those dead villagers and brothers. Gao Muqingzhu burst into tears and scolded sharply.

Lin Jue frowned and looked at Gao Muqing quietly, and said softly for a while: "Then what are you waiting for?" A sword slashed me. I will not resist, I will die innocently. ”

Gao Muqing said angrily: "Don't force me. ”

Lin Jue sighed lightly: "Mu Qing, do you think I am in the same group as them?" I'm just in the dark. Don't you feel whether I treat you sincerely? You and I are husband and wife, how could I do such a thing to you? What kind of person am I, Lin Jue, don't you know? I know that this incident has hit you hard, you hate me, you hate Lord Yan, and I can understand them, after all, we didn't do what we promised. I don't know what the problem is, and I also swear to find out about it. If you think killing me will make you happy, then you can do it. If not, I hope you calm down. Do you know how worried I am about you when I know about this? ”

Gao Muqing's tears rolled down, and he suddenly hid his face and cried bitterly. Lin Jue stepped forward and stroked his back. Gao Muqing waved away Lin Jue's hand to prevent him from touching him, still hiding his face and crying. Lin Jue persevered, and after several times, Gao Muqing finally threw herself into Lin Jue's arms and cried in the dark.

Lin Jue waited for her to cry for a while, got up and poured a cup of herbal tea and handed it over, took a cloth towel to let her wipe her tears, moved a chair and helped her sit down, Gao Muqing was obviously extremely tired and exhausted, and after sitting down, the whole person became depressed and stunned.

"Tell me, why the hell is this? I don't believe that you deceived me, so it was Governor Yan and King Liang who deceived us? I'm going to kill them. Gao Muqing jumped up and said.