"There are no coincidences in this world. All things that appear to be coincidences are actually inevitable." - Lu Xun.

In order to get rid of the fate of the scapegoat, Chen Tailai, the governor of Jining River, specifically advised Mingxing, the governor of Shandong, not to massacre the villages quietly, but to determine which village had suffered banditry by investigating the situation of the squire Baojia in each village, and then pass

Use the method of drawing circles to determine the scope of activities and base areas of Zhu Xiaosong's group of rebel bandits.

But what Chen Tailai and Mingxing did not expect was that within fifty miles of leaving Sishui County, they had already discovered several villages that had been attacked by bandits.

As long as the officers and soldiers go in to investigate, they will find that there are no squires and Baojia in the village. After questioning, they will find that they have been attacked by bandits. They have a beautiful face, ape-like arms and a wasp's waist, are three feet tall, have an eight-foot waist, and can run horses on their arms.

, you can hear adjectives such as a person can stand on his fist, and thousands of troops.

Ming Xing and Chen Tailai went crazy hearing this kind of nonsense - Zhu Xiaosong was just an eighteen-year-old boy. It was said that he had an ordinary life, and only one hundred or ten of his subordinates were killed. But when these unscrupulous people described it, they couldn't

Became Changshan Zhao Zilong who commanded thousands of troops?

These unscrupulous people don't even think about it. Zhu Xiaosong is so courageous that he dares to kill the county magistrate with a hundred people. If he really has thousands of troops, how can he kill the squire without any trace? He would have already reached the Forbidden City.

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Mingxing and Chen Tailai, who felt their intelligence had been insulted, also got angry.

Since these unscrupulous people all say that their villages have been bandits, let's send out all the three thousand river markers under Chen Tailai, the governor of the river, to see how many villages in the entire Sishui County have been bandits!

However, before Chen Tailai could figure out the situation in Sishui County, Yan Xiangqing, the magistrate of Yizhou Prefecture next to him, went to Mingxing and complained: "I want to sue Yanzhou Magistrate Wu Zude for his incompetent rule! There was rebellion under his rule.

, forget it if he can’t wipe them out, but he also drove those rebel bandits to Yizhou Mansion under Xiaguan’s rule!”

Magistrate Yan cried with snot and tears, which made him heartbroken: "I think back then, although it can't be said that people under the official's rule did not pick up leftovers on the street and kept their houses closed at night, it can still be said that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and all praised Long Live Lord's wise leadership.

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"Nowadays, under the government of Xiaguan, there are six counties in one state, and the shadows of those bandits are everywhere. A total of more than 300 villages have been bandits, more than 300 rural sages and gentry have been wiped out by the rebel bandits, and more than 500 people have been killed.

The Lord has been killed!"

Mingxing, the governor of Shandong, was confused at that time.

According to the information obtained from Uncle Fu, it can be known that the rebel bandit Zhu Xiaosong has only one to two hundred people, all of whom were temporarily transferred from mud legs to rebel bandits, and should be near Yizhou now.

This news was reported to Mr. Fu by the stick-gluing department, so there should be no error.

So what happened to the news reported by Yan Xiangqing, the prefect of Yizhou?

Chen Tailai, the governor of Jining River Channel, wondered: "Is it possible that Zhu Xiaosong is born in the year of the monkey and can use the magic method of plucking a hair to create an incarnation outside the body?"

Mingxing, the governor of Shandong, was immediately furious. He slapped Chen Tailai in the face: "Monkey Sun, that's a fucking drama! Besides, that monkey's surname is Sun, and this Zhu Xiaosong's surname is Zhu!"

Chen Tailai was dissatisfied, and secretly thought that Monkey Sun could only master the seventy-two transformations of Earthly Evil, while the pig named Pig could know the thirty-six transformations of Tiangang. Sun could incarnate into thousands of things, so couldn't Pig pig know it?

Chen Tailai wanted to defend himself, but he was afraid of offending the superior officer Mingxing, so he had no choice but to laugh and say, "Master Futai is saying that he is a little confused because of his humble position."

Mingxing snorted and looked at Yan Xiangqing, the magistrate of Yizhou, and asked: "You said that more than 300 villages under your rule were attacked by bandits. Are these villages not far away?"

Yan Xiangqing bowed and replied: "Reply to Mr. Futai, these more than 300 villages are not in one place. Some are close to Qingzhou, some are in Lanling, and some are close to the border of Jiangsu."

Mingxing lowered his head and thought about it. He had some vague ideas in his mind, but he was not sure. He immediately said to Yan Xiangqing: "It's a coincidence. If you don't come to see me, I and Governor Chen will also want to come."

I went to Yizhou because of the Zhu Ni case."

After finishing speaking, Mingxing ordered Chen Tailai: "Follow the originally agreed plan and inquire about every village. Especially when we reach the boundary of Yizhou Prefecture, we must not miss any village."

However, what Mingxing didn't expect was that Magistrate Yan's complaint was just an appetizer. Before he could reach the border of Yizhou Prefecture, the leaders from Caozhou, Dengzhou, and Laizhou also came crying.

The purpose of these three prefects was the same as that of Yan Xiangqing, the prefect of Yizhou. They were to sue the prefect of Yanzhou, Wu Zude, for his incompetent governance, which led to Zhu Xiaosong, a rebel, to come under his rule.

When things reached this point, Mingxing had basically confirmed his suspicions.

Zhu Xiaosong will definitely not make Sun Houer transform into a magic spell outside the body, because the magic spell about the external transformation is itself made up in the play.

Now that Zhu Xiaosong and his gang of rebels have appeared all over Shandong, there is only one truth - they are all false!

Zhu Xiaosong from Tai'an Prefecture is fake, Zhu Xiaosong from Qingzhou Prefecture is also fake, and even Zhu Xiaosong from Yizhou Prefecture is probably fake!

It is very likely that the unscrupulous people in the village killed all the sages and gentry in the village for money, and then blamed Zhu Xiaosong!

The real Zhu Xiaosong either hid in some deep mountain or old forest, or he got mixed up with these fake Zhu Xiaosong and played the trick of pretending to be the real Zhu Xiaosong!

Mingxing thought he had seen through the truth of the matter, and in fact he had seen through the truth. However, it was the truth of the matter that made Mingxing feel numb.

One village can be massacred by imitating Zhu Xiaosong, two villages can be massacred by imitating Zhu Xiaosong, or even ten or twenty villages can be massacred by imitating Zhu Xiaosong. As long as they are slaughtered cleanly, future troubles will be avoided forever.

The problem is that there are more than 300 villages in Guangyi Prefecture that have followed Zhu Xiaosong's example, and there are more than 1,000 villages in Shandong that have this situation. How can they be slaughtered?

By extension, when Zhu Xiaosong's deeds spread, how many villages in the entire Qing Dynasty will follow suit? What should we do then?

Leave it alone or continue to massacre the village?

Then massacre the village, can the whole world be massacred?

If we let it go, will the Qing Dynasty still be the Qing Dynasty?

What made Mingxing even more confused was that Yan Xiangqing said that the more than 300 villages were not in one place. Some were close to Qingzhou, some were in Lanling, and some were close to the border of Jiangsu.

But Zhu Xiaosong started his career in Ningyang County, and has appeared in Yanzhou, Jining, Tai'an, and Yizhou at most. So how did this news spread throughout Shandong?

He couldn't figure out the reason, and Mingxing simply stopped thinking about it.

Now it is no longer so important whether the traitor Zhu Xiaosong can be suppressed. What is important is to report the news to Uncle Fu as soon as possible.

Fukangan's face was gloomy, and he drove away the prefects. After knowing the prefecture, Fukangan praised Mingxing with a sinister expression: "You did the right thing. Whether you can wipe out Zhu Xiaosong now is really irrelevant."

Mingxing sighed and asked tentatively: "Those Zhuangzi and those unruly people?"

A sneer appeared on the corner of Fukang'an's lips, and he said: "Master said that the most important thing is to carry out strict killings."

Mingxing asked again tentatively: "It's just that the Han Nikan are not Junggars after all. There are only so many Junggars in total. If you kill them all, you will kill them all. However, the Han Nikan is the foundation of our Qing Dynasty's rule of the Central Plains. In short,

Can’t we kill them all?”

The look on Fukang'an's face became more and more fierce, and he said with murderous intent: "There are thirty million Han Nikans in total. Even if we kill all ten million, there will still be twenty million left."

"It's a pity that these Han Nikan are timid and afraid of death. There is no need to kill ten million of them. disinfecting only ten million of them is enough to make the remaining Han Nikan be honest."

"Pass my order to all the villages where the gentry has killed their families, and kill them all!"

"Since they dare to imitate the traitor Zhu Xiaosong, they will kill one, two, and a pair. They would rather kill the wrong one than let them go!"

After finishing speaking, Fukangan breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "No matter what, we cannot delay the master's journey south."

Mingxing paid a thousand dollars, and just as he was about to respond, a person walked out of the door, and it was the spy at the sticky pole.

The spy came to Fukang'an, bowed to Fu Kang'an, knelt down on one knee, and said, "I would like to inform you, Master Fu, that Hou Pu, a remnant of the Bagua Cult in Shan County, suddenly started an uprising under the banner of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty. Please

Uncle Fu makes the decision!"

Fukangan's face suddenly turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and he asked in a deep voice: "That day?"

Before he finished speaking, another person came outside the door, but it was a messenger dressed as a postman. This messenger came to Fukang'an, also performed a thousand salutes, knelt down on one knee, and said: "I wish you blessings."

Sir, urgent report from Hubei Province, the remnants of the White Lotus Sect seem to be doing something strange again!"

One wave after another, Fukang'an began to understand Mingxing, the governor of Shandong.

But with understanding, the murderous intention in Fu Kangan's heart became more and more serious.

Right now, the man surnamed Zhu is just killing a few gentry, and before he becomes a big deal, the remnants of the Bagua Sect and the White Lotus Sect jump out to respond. If he is allowed to become a big deal, he doesn't know how much trouble he will cause!

After thinking about it secretly, Fu Kang'an quickly wrote another letter, and then told the messenger: "We will rush eight hundred miles to send the governor's letter and the news of the rebellion by the remnants of the White Lotus Sect back to the capital.

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After the subsequent messengers left, Fukang'an turned his attention to the first spies from Guanggan and asked: "Where are the remnants of those earth monsters? Is there any movement?"

The spy replied: "Returning to Uncle Fu, there is no movement among the remnants of the Tiandihui. The younger ones are seizing the time to investigate!"

Fukang'an then hummed and ordered: "Be careful, there are already remnants of the Bagua Sect and the White Lotus Sect causing chaos. If there are remnants of the Heaven and Earth Society who follow suit and cause chaos, I'm afraid it will not be easy for the master to explain.

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The spy responded with a sigh and then retired, leaving Mingxing, the governor of Shandong, in pain.

If there were no remnants of the Bagua Cult and the White Lotus Cult to cause trouble, then there would seem to be no problem in implementing the policy of "always carrying out strict executions and killing".

But now that the remnants of the Bagua Cult and the White Lotus Cult are causing trouble, if I continue to implement the original plan, I am afraid that the entire Shandong will be in chaos.

In this case, let’s not say whether I can save my head. The key is that it will delay the master’s journey south to inspect the river project.

Thinking of this, Mingxing asked tentatively: "Master, those villages and those unruly people..."

Fukang'an glanced at Mingxing out of the corner of his eye and said, "Let's let them go for the time being. We will declare to the outside world that Zhu Ni has been executed. These things that are popping up now are all fakes."

"You and Chen Tailai stay in Yizhou Mansion and continue to investigate for news about Zhu Ni. Be careful and act carefully."

"This governor will go to Shan County first to exterminate the remnants of the Bagua Sect."

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Zhu Xiaosong looked at the village in front of him and couldn't remember that he had been there before. However, the personnel sent to the village to inquire about the gentry reported that the evil gentry in the village had been exterminated by Zhu Xiaosong himself, and the money and food were equally divided between them.

to the people.

PS: There has been a lot of excitement recently against the Qing Dynasty, huh? I want to bury the Qing Dynasty, and my brother Da Luoluona wants to bury the Qing Dynasty alive. Of course, he wants to bury the Qing Dynasty alive first, and then I want to bury the Qing Dynasty.
Chapter completed!