Sun House Hall.
Hong Jiu sat upright on the chair at the end, his legs were particularly tightly tucked, and he suffocated the bird in his crotch.
But it turned out that the charming little girl who was in charge of brewing tea would come up every half an hour to remove the residual tea and brew fresh hot tea. So I drank several cups in a row, filling my two kidneys long ago.
But this is the first time I came to such an official and dignitary's house, and the person in charge of serving was a young girl who was very shrewd. Hong Jiu was a little timid, and he was too embarrassed to ask where the latrine was
However, more than half an hour has passed, and there is still no sign of Sun Shaozong, and Hong Jiu has already endured to the limit.
Thinking that it was almost time for the little girl to come in and change tea, he stood up with his legs between his legs and leaned on the chair, forcing a smile on his face, just waiting for the sound of footsteps to approach, he couldn't wait to ask: "Excuse me, may I ask you? The hair of your house…”
Halfway through the words, I saw a majestic figure walking into the hall.
puff~
Immediately, Hong Jiu choked back the urge to urinate and the rest of the words. He hurriedly knelt on his knees, slammed his head on the ground, and said respectfully, "Little man Hong Jiu, I have seen Master Qingtian!"
Sun Shaozong listened to half of the words, and only thought he was anxious and wanted to find out when he would be able to come back, so he didn't care too much. He ordered: "Get up and talk."
"Thank you sir."
Hong Jiu fell over with both hands and feet, and kowtowed to Sun Shaozong again, and then cautiously got up and stood in the center of the living room with his head bowed.
Hong Jiu couldn't afford a seat in front of Tangtang Cong Sipin, and Sun Shaozong didn't want to lift him up too much, so he just waited for him to stand firm, and asked straight to the point: "I heard that you have something important to do. , must report to this officer in person?"
"Go back to the words of the master!"
When it comes to business affairs, Hong Jiu regained some shrewdness and hurriedly bowed: "The villain does have important matters, and he must report to the master."
"Recently, there have been a lot of foreigners in the capital, some of them dressed as beggars and walked around in private. Since the villain has been hired as a security chief, he naturally dare not let them break the rules, so he sent someone to invite them. In the past, I wanted to tell us about the market in Beijing, Haosheng said."
"Who would have thought that those people turned out to be trainees, and the people who sent me were beaten up, and then they all disappeared."
"The villain faintly felt that something was wrong, so he contacted a few other security chiefs, found these people again, and secretly spied on them, trying to find out their details—if they are bad people, it's better to let them know in advance. government."
"Who would have thought that the villain's investigation doesn't matter, but a huge secret has been discovered!"
"The big secret?"
When Sun Shaozong saw him say this, he was both excited and frightened. He couldn't help but feel some interest. He leaned forward slightly and raised his chin: "What kind of secret?"
Hong Jiu sneaked a few glances outside the door, and then turned back and lowered his voice: "Those people are actually the remnants of the White Lotus Sect!"
The rest of the White Lotus Sect? !
Sun Shaozong couldn't help but be taken aback. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and the White Lotus Sect was one of the forces. Although it was the Great Zhou Dynasty that ruled the world in the end, the White Lotus Sect was the government of the ****, and it could be deceived the most. People's hearts, so there are still a lot of die-hard loyalists left, dormant in the dark and ready to move.
Seventeen years ago, that is, Sun Shaozong's cheap old man, he crossed the Yalu River with great vigor and vigor, and in the year when he was defeated and was given suicide, taking advantage of Da Zhou's death and humiliating the country, the White Lotus Sect was launched in Shaanxi, Gansu and other places. The anti-flag was raised, and all the way to loot the state and county, the chaos was turned upside down, and countless people were coerced.
Although it was just two months later, the hundreds of thousands of rebels encircled by the White Lotus Sect were wiped out by the large surrounding army guarding the Mongolian iron cavalry, and the leader and the saint were also sent to the capital, where they were slashed with a thousand swords.
But in the more than ten years of serving, the remaining party of the White Lotus Sect still appeared from time to time, and each time it made the court like a formidable enemy.
but…
The White Lotus Sect is generally active in Shaanxi and Gansu, and occasionally enters the borders of Henan and Shanxi, and appears in the imperial city at the foot of the emperor, but this is the first time in history.
Could it be that these guys want to take advantage of the instability of the court to make a big vote in the capital
tsk~
In the southwest, there are the countries of Qianxiang and Zhenwa ready to move, the southeast is infested with pirates, and the black water moss in the north is even more blatant, cutting off the trade route between North Korea and Dazhou.
Right now, there is another White Lotus Sect popping up in the capital. This situation is really...
While worrying about the cabinet, Sun Shaozong asked: "How did you confirm that they are the Yu Dang of the White Lotus Sect? Apart from the fact that they are the Yu Dang of the White Lotus Sect, have you heard other news?"
"Return to the lord."
Just listened to Hong Jiu: "The villain was not convinced at first, so he quietly stared at them for a few days, and finally got another big news!"
Today's big news, even with wholesale.
Sun Shaozong hurriedly asked what was going on, but he heard Hong Jiu continue: "According to the results of the villain's inquiries, they came to the capital this time to find the reincarnated saintess!"
A reincarnated saint
This White Lotus Sect is usually headed by the leader, and there is also a saint as a spiritual support. It is said that no leader must receive the blessing of the saint before he can officially take office.
However, when the previous saint died, she was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and it was too late to train the next generation of saints. Therefore, for more than ten years, the White Lotus Sect has been in a state of leaderless.
"It is said that when the saint was tortured, she shouted several times, saying that after 18 years, she would definitely be reborn from the ashes and establish some kind of earthly kingdom of gods."
"It's been almost eighteen years since I saw it, and it just so happened that there was another vision of the Tiangu swallowing the sun, so the people of the White Lotus Sect believed that their saintess was about to awaken, and her dharma body was in the capital!"
What is rebirth from ashes, isn't it just a copy of 'I am a hero again after 18 years'? These people from the White Lotus Sect actually took it seriously!
Sun Shaozong was slandering, and he heard Hong Jiu continue: "And the villain also discovered that those remaining members of the White Lotus Sect have even arranged an internal response in the government."
"Internal response?"
Sun Shaozong hurriedly asked what was going on, but it turned out that in the past few days that Hong Jiu was secretly monitoring, he found that more than one white servant from the county government office had secretly had contact with the remaining party of the White Lotus Sect.
It is also because of this that Hong Jiu did not dare to report to Zhao Wuwei, but bit the bullet and found Sun Shaozong directly.
This time the situation seems to be more serious!
Although there are only a few white servants, who can guarantee that there will be no court officials behind them who are bewitched by the people of the White Lotus Sect
It seems that this matter cannot be done with the power of Shuntian Prefecture, and can only be investigated from the Dragon Imperial Guard.
Sun Shaozong pondered for a while, and then asked Hong Jiu, whether those officers and Bailian Jiao Yu Dang contacted by secret code or knew each other long ago.
It is a pity that Hong Jiu did not investigate these details clearly.
It seems...
It is necessary to further monitor these people secretly - at least to find out what they should be in the capital, so that we can get rid of the roots.
Thinking like this, Sun Shaozong raised his finger and pointed to the chair on the right, and said, "You did a good job of this. Sit down and drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat, and then tell Bai Lian about the location and composition of the rest of the party, with this official. Say it carefully."
After speaking, he raised his voice to say hello: "Come on, serve tea!"
This is naturally to lift Hong Jiu, but when he heard the word 'serving tea', Hong Jiu's face suddenly turned into a bitter gourd, and he crossed his legs and said embarrassingly: "Master, little man... Can the little man go first... Go ahead and make it easier."
Seeing him like this, Sun Shaozong finally understood what he meant by the first half of his words. He waved his hand, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
After Hong Jiu was granted amnesty and withdrew from the hall, Sun Shaozong continued to ponder the matter of Bai Lian teaching the remaining party.
Although the inner should have to be dug out to avoid future troubles, it is not the key point. The most important thing at the moment is actually the reincarnated saint.
If you can get ahead of the White Lotus Sect and hold the reincarnated saint in the palm of your hand, it will not only greatly dampen the morale of the White Lotus Sect, but also take the opportunity to trap a group of mad believers of the White Lotus Sect.
Once it's done, maybe it's an opportunity to completely solve the White Lotus Sect!
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside.
Sun Shaozong just thought it was Hong Jiu coming back, so he didn't get up to greet him, but the sound of footsteps coming outside the door suddenly turned into a hearty laugh: "Second brother, I was afraid that you were not at home when I came, but I don't want it to be such a coincidence, you just came back from the Prince's Mansion!"
I saw a man who was as handsome as jade, enchanting and enchanting, but who else could it be if it wasn't Liu Xianglian
Sun Shaozong hurriedly stood up to greet him, but when he saw him pulling out a gilded post from his sleeve, he offered it with both hands: "Second brother, next month, my thirteenth brother will get married, and then you can't break the appointment like Xue Datou did! "
"I've been thinking about it for a long time."
Sun Shaozong took the post with a smile, and flicked the ball with his fingers: "Besides, I helped set the day. Not only me, but even my eldest brother will be there - then my brother will designate you to pack a generous gift!"
When Liu Xianglian heard the words, she was about to give her thanks, but she heard Sun Shaozong add another sentence: "It should be given together with the share that hired you as a master."
Liu Xianglian suddenly lowered her face and said embarrassingly: "Second brother, I'm really impatient with this case..."
"What's impatient and impatient."
Sun Shaozong was willing to give him a chance to refute, waved his hand, and said beyond doubt: 'This matter is set up like this. After the wedding, I will give you three days to prepare. On the morning of September 17th, if I am under the criminal name Si Li can't see your figure, so he will send a sign to send the yamen to bring you back! "
Liu Xianglian sighed for a while, but finally didn't dare to say anything more. After a while, she took the initiative to change the topic and invited Sun Shaozong to visit Xue Pan on Zijin Street with her.
"Visit Xue Pan?"
Sun Shaozong said suspiciously: "What is he doing so well to visit him? Could it be that he has some kind of emergency?"
Liu Xianglian said gloatingly: "He's not an emergency, but someone beat him."
But it turned out that two days ago, Xue Pan held a banquet in Baihualou, and left the table to go to the toilet, but he didn't come back for a long time. Someone who was with him found the hut and saw that he was writhing in the feces and urine, and there was still a urine button on his head. bucket.
Afterwards, according to Xue Pan's statement, as soon as he arrived in the latrine to get ready, his head was buckled with a urine bucket, and his limbs were all joints removed, so he couldn't struggle in the latrine.
"That fellow felt embarrassed, hiding at home and refusing to see anyone. I also heard about it yesterday, and only knew that there was such a thing."
Listening to Liu Xianglian's tone, I'm afraid it's fake to visit, but it's real to want to see Xue Pan's excitement.
However, while Sun Shaozong was funny, there was some vigilance in his heart, and he frowned and muttered: "Although the Xue brothers are weak in martial arts, they can rely on their strength to be good, and three or five people are afraid that they can't help him, but the other party easily removes them. The joints of his limbs, I am afraid this is not something ordinary people can do."
After speaking, he nodded and said: "It is indeed time to visit, lest this kid not know how to advance or retreat, and cause another disaster!"
The man removed Xue Pan's limbs and left him in the latrine, just to humiliate him, not to really hurt Xue Pan.
But Xue Pan's temperament, is it a master who is willing to suffer
It is estimated that he was eager to take revenge and go back!
If he doesn't have any clues, that's fine. If he really lets him find out some clues by mistake, and then pushes the other party into a hurry, they may not be merciful.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong felt it necessary to come to the door to remind him, so that he would not lose his life in confusion.
In addition, Sun Shaozong has another matter, and he has to ask Wang Shangshu for help through Xue Pan. This time, when he went to Jinmen Mansion, Sun Shaozong did a field survey and found that he really did a lot.
Needless to say, Xiang Yi, Sun Shaozong showed a little meaning, and he took it all without hesitation.
And the political envoy, Su Mingchong, was even more enthusiastic about him. Before Sun Shaozong showed any expression, he rushed to express that he would make more contact in the future. He also asked a few relatives and friends in Beijing to take care of him. One or two.
Obviously, not only Sun Shaozong wanted to use Su Mingchong's power to build a foundation in Jinmen Mansion, but Su Mingchong also fell in love with Sun Shaozong as a potential stock, so the two could be said to hit it off.
It's just that Sun Shaozong can't live in Tianjin after all, so he must find a suitable person to serve as his representative in Tianjin.
However, this candidate is not easy to find. After all, the Sun family has always been in the military, and there are not many serious civil servants around - Yu Qian and Sun Chengtao have just been appointed officials, and it is temporarily impossible to transfer to Jinmen.
Lin Delu can barely count as one, but this fellow is looking forward to going further in Beijing, and he is afraid that he has no intention to go to Jinmen Mansion to develop again.
After much deliberation, Sun Shaozong had no choice but to hit his own students—of course it wasn't the junk from Jia Fu's martial arts school, but in the autumn of last year, he recognized Sun Shaozong as a house teacher.
Most of the people here were famous in the Spring Festival, and they will continue to be admitted to the jinshi in the future. However, one of them, Xiong Guang, won the top three in the same subject as Yu Qian. Because there is no way, so far, he has not been able to fill the vacancy.
Although there is not much communication between Xiong Guang and Sun Shaozong, but there is a teacher and student name, which will be much more convenient to check and balance in the future.
Therefore, after Sun Shaozong returned to Beijing, he took the time to investigate Xiong Guang, and he was going to recommend him to go to Zhili to serve as an official in the yamen, through the channels of Wang Shangshu.
Thanks to the book friends' Zhang Ya and Wu Tongue, Dongfang Tuo, Vast Starry Sky, Lonely Autumn' for their rewards. It's been a long time since I asked for a ticket or a reward. By the way, I asked for it.