Chapter 231 - Chaos in Chuan Shu
It had already been a month since the start of the white lotus incident on July 7th. The various places were still in chaos!
Actually, other than Mianyang and Guangyuan, the power of the other white lotus s was also very limited. The number of uprisings they had had was also very limited! However, with the support of the imperial government, the scale of the uprising had grown larger and larger!
However, it was different from the peasant uprisings. This time, the rebels in various places rarely attacked the cities or government officials. There was not even a large-scale rebel army this time! All the Passionite s rushed towards the families of the local gentry s, looting without restraint! Of course, some of the gentry's families that supported the imperial government did not encounter any danger. Only those gentry's families that disobeyed the imperial government's orders faced danger! Many of the white lotus's leaders had also been robbed at home. When many of the leaders of the white lotus found out that it was their own people who robbed at home, they wanted to cry but no tears came out!
In the homes of the commoners who did not participate in the white lotus, although there were some who were robbed, it was relatively rare! The majority of the people who were harmed were from Passionite's home!
It was already August, and the weather had turned cold!
In a teahouse in the Chengdu Mansion of Sichuan, a dozen or so guests were sitting at several tables, discussing something!
"I heard that the entire Chuan Shu is in chaos right now! Those Passionite have done all sorts of evil deeds, and countless of rich people's homes have all been burnt! "
"Sigh, not only the rich but also many ordinary families have been burnt! Furthermore, many of them are Passionite! "
"They are suffering for their own reasons!"
"Who says it isn't?"
"Didn't white lotus say that she would create a flourishing white lotus? Is this the golden age of the white lotus? "
"Their 'Awakening of the White Lotus' means to burn, kill, loot, and rob. Everyone does not work, everyone steals others!"
"AHH!" What if everyone's home is robbed? "
"What should we do? Of course they all starved to death! "
"This White Lotus is really a joke!" Fortunately we did not join that white lotus! "
"That's right!" Fortunately, there are not many commoners in Chengdu Mansion who can join the White Lotus Evil Sect, so right now, the entire Chengdu Mansion is still quiet! "
"Do you think the imperial government will be able to eliminate this evil sect?"
"There must be no problem! Besides burning, killing and looting, the Demonic Sect had no other abilities! And right now, they are also in a state of internal strife, so there is nothing for them to be afraid of! "
"I hope that the imperial government can eliminate the Demonic Sect as soon as possible and restore peace to the Chuan Shu!"
Five people were seated on a nearby table. One of them was a young man! This young man was not very old, but he had a calmness, determination, and other kind of temperament that could not be described!
He was listening to the customers!
After a while, he stood up. The rest of the people around his table also hurriedly stood up!
"Let's go, to see Wu Jie!" The young man said indifferently.
Just as the young man was about to leave the teahouse, a few "tourists" came out from the surrounding shops. Some of them went forward to protect the young man, while others went forward to protect him.
After a quarter of an hour, the youth arrived at the magistrate court. Wu Jie was waiting for him!
"General Wu Jie greets Your Majesty!" Wu Jie bowed towards the young man!
"No need to be so courteous, tell me about the situation in Chuan Shu! How many gentry on the list have we eliminated? " Zhao Chen said indifferently.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, there is a name and family of gentry in Sichuan, a total of 56,000 families! More than 40,000 families disobeyed the imperial government's order! This time, we used the name of the white lotus to infiltrate forty thousand troops, we have already destroyed more than half of them! At least all their houses were burned down by us, and their property and deeds were all destroyed by the fire! The imperial government wants to push the Rent reduction order. Now, they will not meet with any problems! " Wu Jie said.
"Very good!" Zhao Chen nodded.
"However, Your Majesty, white lotus has been in operation in the Mianyang and Guangyuan city for many years. Our army is unable to enter that place! Now that these two places have been completely occupied by the white lotus! " Wu Jie said.
"It's just two places! To be able to exchange these two places for the demise of the entire gentry, it's also worth it! " Zhao Chen said.
"My brother Wu Lin is leading 20,000 troops to guard the entrance of Taurus Avenue! Enough to ensure the safety of Chengdu Mansion! " Wu Jie said.
"Very good! Let the chaos continue for a while longer! We will kill all those who are going against the imperial government in the name of the white lotus! Not just the gentry, there are also some so called famous scholars there. If they were to point fingers at the imperial government, they would exterminate them in the name of the white lotus! " Zhao Chen said.
"This …" Wu Jie was stunned.
"When Advocacy Division s of the imperial government enter the Chuan Shu, many of them are just resistance fighters! "I want to unite the entire nation's forces. I won't allow even the slightest bit of resistance to exist!" Zhao Chen said.
"This lowly general understands!" Wu Jie hesitated for a long time before nodding.
It was already the fifteenth day of the eighth month, mid-autumn. The Mianyang and Guangyuan of northern Sichuan were completely under the control of the white lotus!
However, Infernal Queen was not in a good mood. Just this morning, the elders of white lotus who were heading to Chengdu, Jiajin and other places had already returned to report on the situation!
When night fell, the Infernal Queen once again gathered the elders of the white lotus to discuss the major event!
"If I told you to start a war in all of Chuan Shu, why would other than the Mianyang and Guangyuan, all of the other places be in chaos? We are going to start a war, we are going to occupy the Chuan Shu, not cause chaos everywhere! " When the dozen or so elders arrived, the Infernal Queen stared at the elders below and said coldly.
"Sect Leader, this is very strange! I was in Chengdu and was about to mobilize the Passionite in Chengdu, but then there was chaos in Chengdu! Our white lotus's leaders and disciples have met with misfortune, these leaders and disciples did not intend to start a fight, and we, the few of us, are unable to control the rest of the disciples! " Elder Zhong said.
"Why would such a thing happen?" Why did their families meet with disaster? " Infernal Queen said.
"I heard that it was one of our disciples who broke into their home and burned them down to rob them!" Elder Zhong said.
"How can this be? It's impossible for our sect's disciples to barge into their homes, right? " The Infernal Queen asked in disbelief.
"Sovereign, I also noticed something strange!" Elder Zhong asked again.
"What is it?" Infernal Queen said.
"This …" Infernal Queen was stunned!
"Master, we also discovered something like this! We also found out that some of the disciples did not listen to our orders, looking at how they were dressed, they looked like they were from the Song Dynasty's army! " Another elder said.
"What!" Infernal Queen was stunned again!
"Sect Master, I'm afraid that the Great Song Dynasty's Hall is making things difficult for us! The Great Song Dynasty is full of schemes, they even used the name of the white lotus to create chaos in various places! The reason the white lotus is able to cause trouble is mainly because of the desire of the people! The people of the Chuan Shu have always hated the imperial government, which is why they have chosen to rely on us! But now, after this incident, other than the Mianyang, Guangyuan, and the rest of the citizens all hated us from the bottom of their hearts, it was impossible for us in the white lotus to cause trouble again! We must stop this matter! " Elder Zhong said.
"This... How could this be? What do we do now? " Infernal Queen was at a loss of what to do!
"Sect Leader, I have an idea in my mind!" Elder Zhong said.
"What idea?" Say it quickly! " Infernal Queen said.
"The reason for the chaos in the various places must be because the imperial government is behind them!" The imperial government is using the name of our white lotus to exterminate the enemies, then they will frame us! We can't even explain it now! Ordinary people wouldn't listen to us! However, for the imperial government to do such a thing, they must rely on's army to pretend to be the white lotus. That was the army of Wu Jie's army! That army only had a total of 60,000 people, if they wanted to cause a ruckus in the entire Chuan Shu, most of their troops would go to different places! That is to say, the Chuan Shu is out of troops now! " Elder Zhong said.
"This... "You're right!" Infernal Queen immediately nodded.
"Our white lotus has already occupied the Mianyang and Guangyuan, and has countless of citizens! We can organize the citizens into an army, take over Chengdu and the Yuzhou, and use the army to occupy all the lands of the Chuan Shu! What does Sect Master think? " Elder Zhong said.
"Good!" That's great! Senior Brother Zhong, you are truly worthy to be called the elite in the school, there is a talent like senior brother Zhong in our white lotus, what need to worry about major matters? " Infernal Queen's face revealed an excited expression.
"Sect Leader is too kind!" However, there was a trace of contempt in his eyes!
Although his martial arts were not as good as Infernal Queen's, in his heart, he still looked down on Infernal Queen! In his view, it was impossible for a woman like the Infernal Queen to lead the white lotus to glory! A woman had long hair and short vision, he despised women like Infernal Queen! Moreover, he did not think that the so called "flourishing white lotus" could be truly established. He wanted to establish a government like the one in Song Dynasty! He also had his own grand ambitions. If he was able to succeed in this matter, he would make use of white lotus to realize his dream of becoming the emperor!
"Let's not waste any time!" "Then, we should immediately form an army and attack Chengdu and the other places?" The Infernal Queen looked at Elder Zhong and said.
"That's right!" Elder Zhong nodded.
"In that case, I'll leave this matter to Elder Zhong!" Infernal Queen said.
"Grand master, if I want to form an army, I have to have a name!" Elder Zhong said.
"Is that so … Let me think! From today onwards, you will be my white lotus's Great Marshal of Thieves! " Infernal Queen said.
"My Lord, how about this, grant my master the title of 'King of Shu'! Only then will we be able to lead our loyal troops in a just and proper manner! " The young man who participated in the meeting that day, was precisely the "Senior Brother Yang" who was also talking with Song Qingyao, stood up and said.
"King Shu?" How can that be? " The Infernal Queen asked in disbelief.
"Good!" Thank you, Elder Zhong! " Infernal Queen nodded and said.