At the south gate of Longyou County, on the banks of the Qujiang River, rows of figures were hung high on the city wall.
Under the scorching sun, he was soon dying of the sun.
"The Longyou He family has been running rampant in the countryside for several years, bullying men and women, killing people, colluding with subordinates, occupying acres of land, and evading taxes amounting to hundreds of thousands. We are hereby sentenced to confiscation of family property and the age of eighteen adult men. He was hanged for seven days and exiled two thousand miles away. The female family members were sentenced to find another husband and remarry, and their children were sentenced to change their surnames..."
A servant wearing a soap coat stood at the gate of the city and read loudly about the punishment the government had imposed on the He family.
The people passing by pointed at the dying He family, their eyes full of hatred and contempt.
Some people have even grasped the eggs in their hands.
Upstairs at the city gate, Li Xuan was wearing a scarlet official robe, leaning forward slightly, as if listening to the people's curses on He.
After a long time, Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction, then looked sideways.
Di Chang, the magistrate of Longyou County, was already sweating profusely and stood beside Li Xuan tremblingly.
Many officials and family heads in Longyou County behind him were all trembling with fear.
"Magistrate Di, do you know why I want you to watch this execution here for days?" Li Xuan's voice was calm.
"I know that I am aware that the king wants me to take a warning and not to make the same mistake again." Di Chang touched the cold sweat on his forehead. As the magistrate of Longyou County, he is still very quick-witted.
"Ha!" Li Xuan chuckled disdainfully, and then said calmly: "I did this just to let you all hear the people's curses, and also to let me listen to the people's curses to make sure I didn't do anything. Wrong; also listen to the rebuke you will receive from the people once you fall into this situation."
After finishing speaking, Li Xuan looked to the side. A doctor wearing green official robes placed a stack of paper with densely written small characters on the table. The county magistrate Di Chang who was standing nearby saw these words and said, His expression couldn't help but change.
"These are the complaints from the people that I have collected over the past few days. I hope that Magistrate Di can handle them all properly. Otherwise, I will just send this thing." Li Xuan said, taking a memorial from his sleeve. Put it on the table, then raised his eyes to look at Di Chang: "Let's take a look!"
"I don't dare!" Di Chang subconsciously took a step back, his face full of fear, and he didn't even dare to raise his head.
"This is a bullet to impeach you for being a foolish official and not caring about the people." Li Xuan turned back to look at the people outside Longyou City and said in a deep voice: "I can send it to the capital of God, or you can It will be handed over to the recorder and the army, or you can put it here, your choice."
The corners of Di Chang's mouth twitched slightly. He looked up at the complaint on the table, bowed and said, "I know what to do."
"Well!" Li Xuan stood up and said, "I will go back to the inn to rest first. You can handle the rest."
"No!" Di Chang bowed slightly, and when he stood up, Li Xuan had already walked away.
At this time, Di Chang discovered that the memorial was still on the desk.
He subconsciously stepped forward and opened the memorial.
Snow white, without a word.
Seeing this scene, Di Chang breathed a long sigh of relief, but then his expression became solemn. He turned to look at the officials in his hands and the patriarchs of the Longyou family, gritted his teeth and said, "Go back to the Yamen. Ascend to the hall."
In the Xiyuan of Longyou Inn, a small river slowly flows into the Qujiang River.
A U-Peng boat sailed slowly on the river.
The river is quiet and there is no one around.
The awning boat slowly tried to sail into a small two-entry courtyard adjacent to Xiyuan.
The awning boat stopped, and three figures in black hats got off the boat, and were quickly introduced into the courtyard.
In the innermost underground chamber, as soon as three figures entered, they saw Li Xuan standing inside, wearing a sky-blue brocade robe, looking at a landscape painting on the wall.
The bright moon shines among the pines, the clear spring flows upstream from the rocks, the bamboos noisily return to Huannu, and the lotus leaves move under the fishing boat.
"You three are here,
Is everything arranged? "Li Xuan turned around and took off the black hats on the three figures. They were Zhang Wanyu, Ye Wanwan and He Qing'er.
The three of them were wearing black gauze skirts. Zhang Wanyu stood in front of Ye Wanwan and He Qing'er, cupping her hands towards Li Xuan and saying, "We have temporarily settled in Tongba Mountain in Raozhou, but the king does not allow us to wait with them." Congregations from all over the world are in contact, so there is a shortage of food and other daily necessities in the mountains."
Many days have passed. Zhang Wanyu, who had left the Tianyin Sect's main altar with his cronies, has completely settled down in Tongba Mountain, Raozhou, Jiangyou, according to Li Xuan's original instructions.
It is located in the transition zone between Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces. It has been uncontrolled for generations and bandits are rampant in the mountains.
"I won't let you contact the church members. I just don't want you to fall into the eyes of the government again prematurely." Li Xuan motioned for the three of them to sit down, then took out a stack of identity documents from his sleeve and handed them over.
Li Xuan looked up and looked at Zhang Wanyu, who had a solemn expression and a delicate little face with a hint of worry, and said seriously: "From today on, the Tianyin Sect is completely gone. You will use this when doing things in the south." new identity."
"Xiaohanshan Taiyin Palace?" Zhang Wanyu looked at the identity document given by Li Xuan with some surprise. It was filled with certificates of female crowns, and they all had the seal of the Chongxuan Department of Zongzheng Temple.
"From today on, you will all be the female crowns of Taiyin Palace in Xiaohan Mountain. From now on, Tongba Mountain will be renamed Xiaohan Mountain. If anyone asks, just say that you are from Laomu Palace in Lishan, Hongzhou, and came to Raozhou under the orders of the master. Preach the word, respect Lao Mu Lishan, Emperor Taiyin and Zhenren Cihang as the ancestors, bless you and pray for peace, and all the previous believers can be absorbed as believers in Xiaohanshan Taiyin Palace."
At this point, Li Xuan paused for a moment and said: "The Chongxuan Office will send an official document to the Raozhou Governor's Office, and the Raozhou Governor's Office will fully cooperate... to cooperate with you to eliminate the influence of the Tianyin Sect in the local area."
Zhang Wanyu raised her eyebrows and immediately said with understanding: "I understand."
From now on, they will all be members of the imperial court, and the imperial court will place them in the southeast to clean up the chess pieces that the Tianyin Sect has affected.
"Stop spreading slogans like "Wish for Light" to avoid being targeted again. First spread the influence of Emperor Tianyin and win over enough believers. At the same time, collect information from local officials. If there is a fatuous or greedy governor, Wu Dao, send a message to the king immediately, and the king will immediately send someone to impeach you. Through this, you can also secretly show your influence in the court in the eyes of the local people."
Li Xuan told Zhang Wanyu word for word, and Zhang Wanyu nodded seriously.
"From now on, Wan'er, you will be the palace master of Taiyin Palace in Xiaohan Mountain." Li Xuan looked at Zhang Wanyu, and Zhang Wanyu nodded seriously: "Here!"
Li Xuan looked at Ye Wanwan and said softly: "Although Tianyin Sect has become history in the south, in the north, people like the King of East China Sea will still use this title. I will leave it to you to contact them in the future. Already."
Ye Wanwan couldn't help biting her lips, but she still nodded in response: "Here!"
"Your Majesty, who is the King of East China Sea?" He Qing'er from behind couldn't help but ask.
"I only have a guess as to who the specific person is, and it has not been confirmed. Moreover, it is not appropriate for you to know his identity before you meet the King of East China Sea, so as not to reveal any flaws when you meet in the future." Li Xuan was very cautious.
"The king is talking about the trip to Chang'an that I'm waiting for in three months?" Zhang Wanyu immediately answered.
Li Xuan nodded and said, "Yes, in three months, you will go to Chang'an to meet the King of East China Sea."
"In other words, King Donghai will be in Chang'an in three months?" Zhang Wanyu asked immediately.
Although they are followers of Li Xuan, they all have independent thoughts and the ability to stand alone.
"Not bad." Li Xuan nodded with certainty.
"What if we go to Chang'an early?"
"If my guess is correct, no matter when you go, you will be able to see him in Chang'an."
"So, he has been in Chang'an all the time, and he couldn't help himself, and was often unable to go south?"
"Yes, this is why my king
Guessed his identity. "Li Xuan sighed softly.
He always thought that the King of East China Sea was King Cao Li Ming, but when Empress Dowager told Ye Wanwan and the others to go to Chang'an to find the King of East China Sea in three months, one of the first few suspicious candidates suddenly appeared in Li Xuan's mind. middle.
Especially when Li Xuan recalled his life, his face looked terrible and ugly.
"What about the queen?" Zhang Wanyu couldn't help but look at Li Xuan. ap.
"Let's talk one by one." Li Xuan turned around and walked towards the inner room.
Zhang Wanyu took the lead to follow. Although Ye Wanwan and He Qing'er were a little curious, they did not follow.
The inner room was empty, with only a round table, two stools, and a bed.
Li Xuan sat at the round table, looked at Zhang Wanyu solemnly, and said: "The Empress originally planned to fake her death to escape, but her method of fake death failed to fool Ming Chongyan and Sima Chengzhen... Or maybe, this book This was her original plan, to use herself to attract the attention of the government, but she would always hide underground and never contact you again, just like what she told you at the beginning..."
"So, she is dead." Zhang Wanyu's eyes were terrifyingly calm.
Li Xuan was able to tell so many things, which were almost the truth. How it would end was anyone's guess.
"Sorry, only one person can survive when we meet on a narrow road." Li Xuan sighed softly. He didn't want to hide this from Zhang Wanyu.
He told some of the details to Zhang Wanyu. After listening to this, Zhang Wanyu frowned and asked, "She abandoned her body and lived alone as the Yang God?"
"That's right." Li Xuan nodded affirmatively, and then asked with some confusion: "What's wrong?"
"All along, she was actually most concerned about her brother. Before the incident, she sent him to Tubo to completely break away from his relationship with the Tianyin Sect. Wanwan and I, we are all just brothers. It's just a cover." A trace of sadness appeared on Zhang Wanyu's face, and then she said softly: "Just die if you die."
Zhang Wanyu raised her head and looked at Li Xuan. Although her face was pretending to be firm, the sadness deep in her eyes could not be concealed at all.
After all, the queen is her aunt, the one who raised her since she was a child.
Li Xuan stretched out his hand to pull her into his arms, patted her back gently, and comforted her in a low voice: "Cry if you want. The Tianyin Sect has ended. If you cry once, you can say goodbye to the past completely."
"Oh!" Zhang Wanyu finally couldn't help crying in Li Xuan's arms.
Li Xuan's clothes were wet with tears, and her own clothes were also wet with tears...
