usatvline Chapter 98 The Eve of the Suppression
Chapter 98 The Eve of the Suppression
Chapter 98 The Eve of the Suppression
The military council hall of the Liangshuihe camp.
Zhang Kun sat at the head of the table, Wei Sengteng stood beside him, and Qin Jisheng knelt on one knee.
"In other words, it was the Scent-Smelling Cult that brought several families together,"
After hearing the report, Zhang Kun asked Qin Jisheng, "Is it agreed that uprisings will be launched successively in various parts of Tongzhou?"
"yes,"
Qin Jisheng respectfully replied to Zhang Kun: "The main force is the Bangchui Society. This family has the most believers in the Tongzhou area, about two or three thousand people."
Moreover, this company operates multiple martial arts training grounds throughout Tongzhou, accommodating believers to practice martial arts there.
These secret societies are really crazy. I'm killing my own thieves, what are you all doing getting involved?!
Fine, kill them one by one, kill two by two, kill them all first!
Thinking of this, Zhang Kun turned to Wei Sengteng beside him and instructed, "I will arrange a few scribes for you to help him compile the locations and names into a book as soon as possible."
This matter cannot be delayed any longer. I will go to see my superiors, and it would be best to launch a simultaneous arrest operation in Zhangjiawan and Hexiwu as soon as possible.
After meeting Qin Jisheng, Zhang Kun immediately went to his eunuch godfather and gave a brief report on the situation of the Fragrance Sect.
He lowered his voice and asked his eunuch godfather, "How should we report to Xianghe County, Huo County, and Wuqing County—especially Huo County?"
Zhangjiawan and Hexiwu are surrounded by Tongzhou, Xianghe County, Wuqing County, and three other counties.
Among them, Tongzhou had a deputy commander, and there were the Tongzhou Three Guards, Dingbian Guard, and Shenwu Central Guard.
Wuqing County has Wuqing Guard, and Xianghe County also has Yingzhou Qiantun Guard.
There was only a county, but no military camps or garrisons; only the militia of the county government were available.
The county had too small a population and never recovered after it was abolished by the Qing Dynasty; it remained just a town until later generations.
The small population means a small number of militia, and the Wenxiang Sect is likely to concentrate its forces to capture the county.
Unfortunately, because the county was located near the capital, it had brick and stone city walls and a moat!
If the Fragrance Scent Sect were to conquer it, it would be very difficult to suppress them!
"You're mistaken. You should first think about how to report this to the imperial court."
After listening to Zhang Kun's report, Zhang Ye said in a deep voice, "You should know something about the Fragrance Sect. It is your dereliction of duty as the commander of the arrest team that you are completely unaware of it."
But you shouldn't know too much either, otherwise, if the Fragrance Sect rises up and captures counties and other places, it will be because of your mishandling.
Therefore, do not report the name of the Fragrance Fragrance Sect; just report the names of the Stick and Hammer Society and the Dragon Heaven Path.
It is only said that these heretics colluded with bandits, and because of the government troops' joint suppression, they conspired together to try to lure the disaster victims into rebellion.
No wonder the Fragrance Cult has survived for so long and grown to such a large scale.
It's better to avoid trouble. If some outsiders emerge locally, just take them down. Who cares who's behind them?
at night.
Squads of soldiers and able-bodied men, carrying torches and led by their officers, took control of various intersections, bridges, and docks.
The curfew was strictly enforced, and people still on the streets were driven home.
The imperial guards and agents from the Thousand Household Office were carrying orders signed by Zhang Kun.
He led his soldiers and able-bodied men to knock on and even smash open the doors of dozens of shops, temples, and other buildings.
Under the pretext of "colluding with thieves," the owners, managers, stewards, accountants, and other staff of the business were implicated.
The abbots, supervisors, hall masters, storekeepers, and other staff of the temples and monasteries were all arrested and taken to the patrol and inspection office, where they were imprisoned and awaited interrogation.
As for the remaining staff, monks, and Taoists, the patrol office couldn't hold them all, so they were temporarily placed under house arrest in their original locations.
After daybreak, they were all taken to the Liangshuihe camp of the river engineering camp and imprisoned.
Zhang Kun personally led his servants to search Guanyin Temple.
Upon knocking on the door, the monk, seeing the menacing soldiers before him, stammered as to ascertain his purpose.
He turned and ran back into the temple to invite Abbot Renhai to deal with the situation.
"Commander, why have you led your troops to our door so late at night, disturbing the tranquility of our Buddhist monastery?"
Renhai, the host, stood in front of Zhang Kun's horse and tried to appear calm.
"So you are Renhai?"
Riding on his horse, Zhang Kun looked down at Ren Hai and sneered, "Why don't you kneel and answer me when you see me? Believe me, I'll punish you for disrespect!"
"you!?"
Renhai was taken aback by Zhang Kun's rudeness. He glared at Zhang Kun with wide eyes and said in a deep voice, "This humble monk has dealings with many superiors, and we all speak the scriptures with courtesy. Why is the Commander..."
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"Ha, are you trying to use your superior to pressure me?"
Zhang Kun sneered at Ren Hai and sternly ordered the servants beside him, "Men, seize him!"
Several servants immediately rushed over and seized Renhai. Renhai was terrified. "Commander..."
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"Go in and search!"
The heavily armored servants drew their swords and stormed into Guanyin Temple. Most of the monks knelt down and begged for mercy, surrendering without resistance.
However, a few monks dared to resist with iron-tipped clubs, and were slashed by the servants with knives, making a metallic sound.
"The thief has inner armor!"
A seasoned servant immediately shouted a warning and rushed to the monk, entangled him in a fight, and pinned him to the ground.
He then drew a short knife from his waist and plunged it into the monk's head through his eye!
Although Guanyin Temple had been on guard for some time, it has recently taken in many wandering monks to stay at the monastery.
However, Zhang Kun's retainers were well-equipped and highly skilled, and quickly overwhelmed the resistance of the bandits.
There wasn't time to examine the documents closely, but the evidence included the captured armor hidden in the cellar, as well as a large quantity of wound medicine and other physical evidence.
This is enough to prove that Guanyin Temple has very serious problems and is highly suspected of colluding with thieves.
To everyone's delight, the cellar of Guanyin Temple still contains a large amount of gold, silver, and other valuable items such as jewelry.
Zhang Kun ordered that all of them be sent to the arresting officer's office for safekeeping as physical evidence.
They were all sent to the Liangshuihe camp of the river engineering camp after dawn.
Yongping Prefecture Prison.
Wang Sen has been imprisoned here for more than three years. He has become somewhat thinner than before he was imprisoned, but his complexion is still quite good.
The hay on the ground is changed every month, so it doesn't smell musty; the clothes are also changed and washed every three to five days, so they don't smell bad.
At mealtime, the jailer brought Wang Sen a large bowl of dry rice and a small jar.
The dry rice is a mixture of brown rice and refined rice, with meat buried at the bottom, and the small jar contains wine diluted with water.
After finishing his meal, Wang Sen began to look forward to the activities that followed:
A new woman has been brought into the women's prison; she's said to be quite attractive.
The jailers had already dealt with her quite thoroughly and agreed to send her to Wang Sen today.
Wang Sen is very strong, and even in his seventies he is still very vigorous, which is one of the main reasons why he firmly believes that he is the incarnation of Maitreya.
Yes, after deceiving believers for so many years, Wang Sen himself has come to believe that he is the incarnation of Maitreya.
Why hasn't it been delivered yet?
Wang Sen figured the newcomer was just being cowardly and that he could be dealt with a few more times. He sat cross-legged and meditated, silently reciting the scriptures he had made up.
His mouth felt dry, and when Wang Sen opened his eyes, he felt his eyelids were very heavy.
He reached for the small jar on the table, but was too weak to hold it properly, and the jar fell to the ground.
No, someone poisoned the food and drinks!
Wang Sen opened his mouth and tried to shout, but no sound came out.
He struggled to his feet, but collapsed to the ground after only a few steps.
I cannot die—I will not die! I am the incarnation of Maitreya, the future Buddha! I am the eldest daughter of the Eternal Mother...
Under the influence of the poisonous ginseng, Wang Sen's respiratory muscles were paralyzed, and he suffocated to death while still conscious, as if he had been strangled to death.