pappabearbooks Chapter 119 Entrapment and Borrowing a Knife
Chapter 119 Entrapment and Borrowing a Knife
Chapter 119 Entrapment and Borrowing a Knife
The Imperial Guards of Zhangjiawan City arrested the Thousand-Household Office.
Qin Jisheng, who had met Long Lingxian, was reporting the bandits' movements to Zhang Kun:
Zhou Yin, the "Grand Marshal of Salvation and Relief" of the Bangchui Society, has joined forces with several sons of Wang Sen, the leader of the Wenxiang Sect.
They operated in the northern part of the Hejian Salt Transport Office, attempting to escape south through Tianjin and the southern part of the Hejian Salt Transport Office to Shandong.
As a result, they were blocked by the Tianjin Wei government troops on the banks of the Wei River, suffering thousands of casualties, and fled back to the northern part of the Hejian Salt Transport Office to hide.
The Wenxiang Sect had been operating in the northern part of the Hejian Salt Transport Office for many years, but the government troops had limited manpower and could not find their hiding place.
Besides this group, the situation for the other three groups of rebels was even worse:
Baoding Prefecture.
Yang Hai, a former bandit and now a military commander in charge of suppressing bandits, relies on his familiarity with places like Baiyangdian and Wuguandian.
He led his troops deep into the lake, found the lair of "Sacred Teacher General" Dong Shengshi, and attacked and killed Dong Shengshi.
Only a little over a thousand of the remaining troops escaped.
Yang Hai relayed the message that Master Dong was indeed the same scholar Dong from last year.
Zhen Ding Prefecture.
When the "Fragrance King" Wang Sen led his troops out of Ningjin Lake, they were ambushed by government troops and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fake Wang Sen was killed, and the remaining troops fled west into the Taihang Mountains, leaving only a few hundred men.
Guangping Prefecture.
When the Prince of Guangping attacked the Grand Canal, he ran headlong into the encirclement of the government troops.
They were defeated by the government troops and split into more than a dozen groups that fled in all directions. Most of them were annihilated, and less than 10,000 remained.
Faced with this situation, Long Tiandao's attitude towards Zhang Kun became much more compliant.
"Go and ask Long Tiandao, that Buddhist nun, if she can cooperate with me to go to Tianjin."
After listening to Qin Jisheng's report, Zhang Kun pondered for a moment before asking, "Did they lure and kill Zhou Yin and Wang Sen's three sons in Tianjin?"
Since Long Tiandao could kill Yu Hongzhi of the Stick Society in exchange for withdrawing from the county town.
There's no reason why we can't go further and kill Zhou Yin of the Stick and Hammer Society and Wang Sen and his sons of the Fragrance Scent Cult.
It's easy to find a reason: Wang Sen's sudden death in prison must have been caused by his eldest sons poisoning him!
Unlike the Wuwei Sect's master-disciple lineage, the Wenxiang Sect practices bloodline lineage.
After Wang Sen was imprisoned, he appointed his third son, Wang Haoxian, as the leader of the cult.
The first son, Wang Haoli, and the second son, Wang Haoyi, also held great power in the Wenxiang Sect and frequently commanded various branches.
Now that Wang Sen is dead, Zhang Kun does not believe that branches like Longtiandao are still willing to be ordered by the Wang family.
As for why it's the Wei River in Tianjin:
First, the fact that Zhou Yin and Wang Sen's sons attempted to escape south from here suggests that their hiding place was likely nearby.
Moreover, fleeing north or east would mean facing Jizhou Town.
To the west, above Hexiwu is Zhang Kun, and below Hexiwu is Tongzhou Military Commander—who has since moved to Wuqing County.
Secondly, Zhang Kun could follow Xu Guangqi's path and establish a relationship with Bi Ziyan, the governor of Tianjin.
Bi Ziyan had a good relationship with Xu Guangqi and supported Xu Guangqi in promoting the "South Rice to the North" project in Tianjin.
Strictly speaking, at this time Bi Ziyan was only the Tianjin Coastal Defense Military Commissioner.
He was honored as governor because of the newly added duties of supervising military affairs and managing provisions.
There was also Wang Xueshu, the Tianjin General, who at this time was only the deputy commander of the coastal defense stationed in Tianjin by the Baoding garrison.
The Tianjin Garrison will only be formally established when the Battle of Sarhu begins next year, making Tianjin a crucial supply base for Liaodong.
Bi Ziyan and Wang Xueshu served as the first governor and the first commander-in-chief, respectively.
Zhang Kun was unaware of these things, but he knew that the Battle of Sarhu would begin the following year.
Tianjin will become a crucial rear base, just as it did during the Imjin War (Korea), so preparations should be made there in advance.
Not to mention Zhou Yin of the Bangchui Society, the Wenxiang Sect has been established for more than fifty years and has accumulated a lot of wealth.
When the time comes, the credit for suppressing the Wenxiang Sect will be given to Bi Ziyan and Wang Xueshu, and they will also receive a larger share of the wealth.
The Shengzhou's business dealings with large ships in Tianjin were at least half successful.
Inside a room at the inn.
"Buddha, killing Yu Hongzhi was merely a stopgap measure taken in a time of crisis!"
Protector Xun urgently advised Long Lingxian, who was about to agree to Zhang Kun's request, "If we actively assist the government troops in luring and killing our fellow disciples, what will the martial arts world think of us if the news gets out?!"
The military merit of killing Iron King Yu Hongzhi was mainly attributed to Zhang Kun's river protection army, also known as the mobile barracks.
As for Long Tiandao's side, they only mentioned that the county and township militias were helping to suppress the rebellion, without mentioning any specific details.
Moreover, information is not transparent among non-Buddhist sects, and Longtiandao has a deep-rooted presence in the county.
Only Yu Hongzhi learned of this after the uprising began—if it had happened before, the Bangchui Society would never have tolerated Long Tiandao overstepping his bounds.
"The Wang brothers murdered their teacher and father; everyone has the right to kill them!"
Long Lingxian said expressionlessly to Protector Xun, "You and I are merely using the government troops as a tool to clean house."
"This matter must be reported to the main headquarters!"
Protector Xun turned to look at the incense bearers and observed their expressions. To his surprise, they all seemed to favor Long Lingxian.
After a moment of silence, he continued to argue with Long Lingxian, "Buddha Maiden, although you have the authority to act expediently, this matter is so significant that it must be reported to the main altar!"
Of the five forces of the Incense-Wen Sect, three have been beheaded by the government troops, and the remaining two are reduced to mere remnants. The situation is dire.
Given this situation, Zhang Kun actually took the initiative to propose cooperation, so of course we should seize this opportunity!
Moreover, since starting their collaboration with Zhang Kun, Long Lingxian's Long Tiandao sect has not only made a fortune, but has also earned a considerable income.
What's wrong with killing a few unfilial sons who plotted against the patriarch and maintaining the cooperative relationship with Zhang Kun?
As for the Bangchui Society, it was originally an "outsider" who joined the Wenxiang Sect halfway through.
Moreover, the five uprisings were ultimately instigated by the Bangchui Society at Wang Haoyi's behest.
It's all the baseless accusation that things have escalated to this point!
"good,"
The veiled Long Lingxian chuckled and nodded to Protector Xun, saying, "Then let's report to the main altar."
Seeing Long Lingxian's smile, Protector Xun's mood immediately sank to the bottom.
As expected, news came from the main altar, which had been moved to Bazhou: "Use a borrowed knife to kill the traitor who plotted against the founder!"
Both Long Lingxian and Zhang Kun realized that after Wang Sen's death, each branch would seek independence.
This process actually began as early as when Wang Sen was imprisoned in Yongping Prefecture!
Upon learning that Long Tiandao was willing to cooperate, Zhang Kun immediately took action:
The first thing to do was to arrange the marriage between Sun Jing's fifth son, Sun Shouqian, and Gao Ping's only daughter, Gao Yueji.
Simplify the rituals, skip minor steps, choose the nearest auspicious day, and strive to complete the preparations within a month.
He personally escorted Cheng Wenqing back to the capital to replace Sun Jing in overseeing the capital.
They summoned Chen Jizong from the capital to assist General Zhangjiawan and Hexiwu under the pretext of overseeing the river works camp.
Yang Desheng, Tang Sheng, Zuo Liangyu, Cao Meng, Chen Jishi, Su Chengde, Huang Xiushi, and others were assigned to various towns and districts.
Finally, the guards of the guerrilla camp, numbering 50, were mobilized, along with Wang Chenglin leading the first guerrilla of the second round, also numbering 50, and three cavalry units.
Take Sun Jing and Sun Shoucheng from the Sun family with you, and contact Lu Ruohan from Portugal and Qin Jisheng from the reconnaissance department.
Ning Xuan'er and Sun Shuyun, who were also brought to meet the parents, went to Tianjin under the pretext of pursuing and suppressing rebels.
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