My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 299 Open the door!Beizhen Fusi!

Speaking of this, the face of the tavern proprietress couldn't help but flash a look of worry that came from her heart.

In fact, the situation in Wenxiang Cult at this time was much more troublesome than she said.

In order to get the real reason why all these congregants defected overnight.

The Wenxiang Cult used almost every method they could think of.

These include but are not limited to kidnapping, drugging, threats, seduction...

but--

Thinking of those Ming Ting congregants who were tortured by the secret medicine until they were dying and transformed into human beings.

The Scent-Smell Club even revealed his dark history of peeking at Aunt Wang next door's bath when he was a child.

But still didn't get the answer he wanted.

As for being bribed by the Ming court - because of the special organizational form of the Wenxiang Sect.

There are many senior officials of Wenxiang Sect who hold important positions within the Ming court, and they are even quite senior.

If he could be bribed by Ming Ting, he would have voted long ago, why would he wait until now?

Those defecting congregants have neither been brainwashed nor lost their memories, and they have also been tested and found no traces of any bewitching spells——

In fact, the option of spells has been ruled out by the Aroma Society a long time ago.

After all, a spell can have such a wide range of influence that it can spread all over the world, all over the north and south of the Great Tomorrow; and its target can be so precise that it does not affect anyone except the believers who smell the incense and lurk in the Ming court. one person--

Even with the profound knowledge of Luo Jiao, such magic has never been heard of or seen.

If this kind of method really exists in the world, I am afraid that only the supreme power of the first level of destiny can control it.

Moreover, this is not what scares the followers of these scent-smelling cults the most.

What frightens them most is the reaction of the congregants when faced with inquiries within the church.

Except for refusing to accept any tasks that may involve the young emperor, these Wenxiang Sect members lurking within the Ming court behaved as usual. They would even naturally help the sect solve some problems that did not involve Ming court laws and did not harm the Ming court. Difficulties with interests.

For example, notarization of land deeds, transfer of property, purchase of shops in Beijing, etc.——

It's not a joke - it's really business as usual.

Thinking of those Ming court officials who had not confirmed that they had repeatedly refused to perform tasks within the church on the grounds that they could not harm the interests of the king and father, there would be nothing wrong with them on the surface.

They were still able to maintain their relationship in the church very naturally, assisting the Wenxiang Sect in handling some of the educational affairs within their responsibilities, and strangely combined all this with their responsibilities within the Ming court and the Confucian moral requirements for the monarch. Loyalty ties together.

Forming a strange balance.

I often think of these weird, contradictory, and yet very natural and decent people hanging around in various halls across the country.

Wang Zitong, who was in charge of the most important contact point in the capital on the orders of the Wenxiang leader, looked at the tavern in front of him that was helped by a senior member of the church who was an executive in the Household Department, and thought of the other party's honest and businesslike attitude. , couldn't help but feel a chill from the bottom of their hearts.

"..."

Seeing Wang Zitong's performance in front of him.

Tang Cai'er on the side nodded slightly towards Tang Xiuying, the White Lotus Saint who was holding her sword.

It means that the treasure book on the waist means that the person in front of you is not lying.

Seeing this, Tang Xiuying couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

But then, she also felt how difficult and outrageous the difficulties Wenxiang Sect was facing at this time were.

For such a large number of believers who are wandering on the edge of rebellion and non-rebellion.It is naturally impossible for the Wenxiang Sect to kill them all or excommunicate them.

If you really do this, no one else needs to take action. The two or three remaining kittens and puppies in the Wenxiang Club will be disbanded on their own if they can no longer sustain themselves.

"But Miss Tang, don't worry. Although the current situation in the sect is unclear and the matter is still under investigation, regarding this attempt to summon the Innocent Old Mother in Beijing, our Wenxiang Sect has made sufficient preparations in advance to ensure that nothing goes wrong. There is a high probability that nothing will go wrong.”

The lights in the tavern were flickering.

The expression on the face of the tavern proprietress in front of her was so determined.

The niece of the leader of the Luo family is obviously very confident in the arrangement of the Wenxiang Sect in Beijing.

"hope so!"

Seeing that the person in front of her was so confident, Tang Xiuying couldn't help but also breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, this journey was full of food and shelter, and almost everything I heard and saw was bad news.

There is a high probability that not many of the Maitreya cult members brought to Shandong from Jinling would be able to escape the pursuit of the Ming court.

After the incident at Jinling Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, the Ming Dynasty was now extremely hostile to all cult sacrifices involving the birth of Maitreya.

Once discovered, the entire city was immediately under martial law, and surrounding guards were ordered to be on alert, roadblocks were set up, and roads were blocked. The local government quickly issued a document to the court, requesting the court to dispatch Qin Tianjian to the state capital to help hunt down these evil cults and rebellious parties.

And not just Shandong.

Originally, the White Lotus Sect tried to take advantage of the looming food shortage in Zhejiang to send some of its followers to preach in Zhejiang and other places to instigate farmers to rebel.

But the local government seemed to have been prepared for it. The local gentry and powerful forces joined forces and almost all the believers sent to Zhejiang were wiped out.

And one bad thing happened one after another.

Annan, which had endless civil strife and was in conflict with each other in the north, Mon, and Nanli, in exchange for the Ming court's support and canonization, completely defeated the rebellious ministers and traitors on the opposite side and unified the Annan Kingdom.

After hearing that the Ming Dynasty had won a great victory over the Sharks along the coast, they rushed to send an envoy to represent the Annan State to donate food, money and silk as labor expenses in exchange for the Ming Dynasty's recognition.

As a result, the Ming court raised more than 250 million tons of grain to be shipped to Zhejiang in just half a month. The government sold large quantities at a low price. For a time, the price of grain in Zhejiang was one-tenth cheaper than in previous years.

In previous years, the price of Dao rice, which generally hovered around [-], [-], [-], [-], [-], and [-] per bushel, has even fallen below the red line of two taels of silver per bushel this year.

And there is a faint trend of spreading to provinces other than Zhejiang.

If Zhejiang continues to think about chaos, it will probably be very difficult.

After hearing this news, many members of the White Lotus Church felt deeply that the living conditions in the Ming Dynasty were becoming increasingly harsh.

And as the Ming Dynasty defeated the barbarians, it greatly reduced the pressure on national defense and restored maritime trade. As long as the Ming Dynasty does not mess around, life will only get better and better.

Many members of the White Lotus Sect have proposed that with the end of the Ming Dynasty war, the focus of work should be gradually shifted from the gradually stable Ming Dynasty to several surrounding countries that are still in a state of division and war.

Thinking of the various members of the church who gradually lost confidence in establishing an earthly Buddhist kingdom in the Ming Dynasty as the Ming court continued to win.

Tang Xiuying'er couldn't help but sigh.

"Our Hong Kong Smell Club has always been known for its rigorous handling of affairs, so don't worry, Miss Tang -"

The tavern proprietress in front of me seemed to be very dissatisfied with the White Lotus Saint's perfunctory behavior.

She couldn't help but emphasize the strength of the Smell-Smell Club again.

However, the voice coming from outside the door made her words seem less convincing at the moment.

"Open the door! Beizhen Fusi is investigating the case! There is an anonymous report that this place is in danger of harboring traitors from the White Lotus Sect!"

(End of this chapter)