Chapter 281: Suzaku Protector
Cheng Shiyu said: "Weishan is under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou Mansion, and the hall master Wu Qizhi is sent by the White Lotus Sect to manage the entire Yanzhou Mansion. The management of the occupied areas by the White Lotus Sect www.biquge.info is also modeled after the government, and the henchmen of the sect leaders such as the Holy Maiden, the Dharma Protector, and the Messenger are responsible for supervising the military situation and the rule of the people, which is equivalent to the factory and guard of the imperial court, and only performs secret tasks. The leaders are called generals, and they are responsible for attacking and defending the city. The management place is the hall master, the incense master, and the incense head. β
Chang Wei said secretly: "No wonder Xu Hongru can be called the emperor, and the arrangement of this thing is quite orderly." β
The territory of Yanzhou Mansion is vast, but the White Lotus Sect sent a hall master, a figure equivalent to the prefect's level, to sit in Xia Town, which shows the importance attached to this place.
The boat turned around and landed on the main street on the east side of the lake, which is the county seat of Weishan. The north-south street has a neat faΓ§ade and a bluestone pavement that is almost spotless. But if you look behind, you can see obvious traces of gunfire, half-walled walls, and many dark houses.
Different from this clean environment, the few people on the street are very quiet, whether it is the shopkeepers or the customers and businessmen, all of them are expressionless, fortunately the buildings here are not white, otherwise Chang Wei would have walked into a big hospital in another time and space.
Seeing the solemn expression on Chang Wei's face, Cheng Shiyu explained in a low voice: "There are rules in the teachings of the White Lotus Sect that do not drink alcohol and do not make noise, so all the people below follow the teachings. β
Chang Wei asked, "The White Lotus Sect still prohibits adultery, right? There isn't even a brothel in such a prosperous Xia Town. β
Cheng Shiyu muttered dissatisfiedly: "Yes, this is also one of the reasons why many people dislike the White Lotus Sect. β
Chang Wei immediately scoffed, just now he praised Xu Hongru for his strategy, but now it seems that it is simply nonsense. Believers can be solemn, quiet, and observe the precepts, but how can they let the people under their rule also act in accordance with the doctrine? This practice of forcibly suppressing human nature is indeed a sign of a cult. And how to explain the men in Crouching Tiger Mountain enjoying the delicate things of those girls?
At the end of the street is a solemn building, Chengshi Yudao This is the former Weishan County Ya, and now it is the residence of the Yanzhou Hall Master. After several inspections and interrogations, the two white-clothed girls led the father and son, Chang Wei, and Tang Jinyi into the county office.
From time to time, the autumn wind swept down a puff of fallen leaves from the old trees in the courtyard, and occasionally crows circled back and forth on the dry branches, making noise, as if there were carrion corpses for them to eat, and everything looked so desolate and lonely.
If the street outside is a hospital, then the smell of slaughter and corruption coming from the yamen is like a tomb, and the smell of the dead is everywhere. Of course, the cleaning here is very clean, and this breath is completely Changwei's feeling.
The plaque hanging high in the mirror is placed under the threshold of entry and exit, and all the people who pass by have to step on it to pass, as if they are demonstrating to the Ming Dynasty, as if this can trample on the dignity of the imperial court.
What big things can such a small family leader do? It's just a child's anger, which makes Chang Wei feel very ridiculous. Originally, he only saw the rather strong body of the White Lotus Sect, but now that he gradually saw the details inside, his fear slowly dissipated.
After entering the backyard and sitting down, the two women went in to report. Chang Wei took the opportunity to look around, the furniture here was quite complete, but the white lotus flowers and the framed scriptures everywhere made people feel extremely depressed and heavy, so that the four of them all sat upright and had no mood to speak.
"Damn, I don't even have tea and pastries, and these cultists are too picky, right? Chang Wei sneered.
After waiting for a full quarter of an hour, just when he was about to get impatient, there was a sound of footsteps from far and near in the back room, and Chang Wei thought hatefully: "I have never waited for such a long time, even Wei Liangdong and Grandpa Xu's shelves are not as big as you, the broken hall master, I'll see what kind of birdman you are." β
At the signal of Old Man Cheng, several people stood up respectfully, and before they arrived, they only heard the two white-clothed women condensed and said: "Vermilion Bird Protector, General Zhengnan, Master Wu, here!"
Hearing the names of the three people, Chang Wei shouted in his heart that it was a pity, "Vermilion Bird Protector Cang Lingxuan, Zhengnan General Hong Yongchang, Yanzhou Hall Master Wu Qizhi, and the important people of the White Lotus Sect in Weishan County are all here." It's a pity that I'm afraid that they will check, the weapons are sealed in the walls of the cabin, and the brocade clothes don't even bring a little hidden weapon poison, otherwise this is really a godsend. β
Old man Cheng hurriedly bent down to look at the three of them, and shouted solemnly: "The incense master of Weishan County and his disciples greet the three adults. β
The three of them bent down and followed.
An arrogant female voice said "um" in her nose, and then sat high on the main seat, Chang Wei pouted her ass and hunched her waist, and only heard the sound of two men and one woman sitting in her ears, and then the two women in white walked back and forth and were busy serving tea and water, but no one paid attention to them, allowing them to maintain a bowing posture.
A nameless fire rose in Chang Wei's heart, ", damn, you have such a big shelf, wait for the master to break Xia Zhen and send you to the sect as an official prostitute!"
The three of them took a sip of tea and casually discussed the Luoma Lake fiasco and the lack of news from Peixian, as if the four bent men did not exist.
Chang Wei scolded secretly: "Both of these things were done by the uncle, and the uncle has done more good things." You idiots, you don't know how to die when the news is so slow. β
After saying a cup of tea time, just when Chang Wei thought that the three of them had really forgotten them, the woman suddenly said: "Master Chengxiang, is this your youngest son Cheng Shiyu? I heard that he also participated in the battle of Luoma Lake, how did he come back?"
Chang Wei immediately listened attentively, and the old man said respectfully: "Yes, this is my loser, he was bombarded off the ship by the official gunfire, but fortunately he was saved by these two descendants......"
After hearing this, the woman said, "After the defeat, he fled back without permission, and your son is not loyal to the Holy Sect." β
"Is it true that this woman will have to commit suicide if she does not flee back after defeat? No wonder the remnants of the enemies of Luoma Lake have fled to Pei County and dare not come back, and under such strict teachings, who would dare to come back? No wonder those disciples fought with their lives knowing that they were invincible, and they could not save their lives if they fled back. Although Chang Wei was angry in his heart, he didn't dare to show the slightest.
Old man Cheng hurriedly grabbed Cheng Shiyu, both knelt on the ground and kowtowed again and again to beg for mercy, "Lord Protector spare your life, read on the love of the little old man's family to be loyal to the Holy Sect, spare the child." β
Peeking at the old man Cheng on the ground, he was already seeing blood on his forehead, but the woman was still unmoved, and the man on the right coughed lightly and said, "Vermilion Bird Protector, Lord Cheng Xiang is loyal to the Holy Sect and is responsible for everything, so spare his son this time." β
"Okay, for the sake of Hall Master Wu's face, you can get up. β
The father and son of the family kowtowed again, and then got up with a thousand thanks.
"This cheap woman, obviously just wants to beat the old man Cheng and make him work harder in the future, but she makes a frightening battle!" Chang Wei was scolding in his heart, but he listened to the woman and said, "Are you two saving Cheng Shiyu?"
"Yes!" (To be continued.) )