There was no point in going back. At that time, the clan leader came to take charge of the ancestral property in Yangzhou, and the clan leader asked me to follow him. He said that since he was not in the clan, there was no way I could survive."

"Who would have thought that being here would completely change my life."

Yangzhou?

Lin Yutong raised her eyebrows. She would not be surprised at all if Yangzhou was the headquarters of the White Lotus Sect. In the words of later generations, the mass base here is the best.

In fact, not many younger generations know about the Ten Days of Yangzhou, that is, the Ten Days Massacre that originally occurred. Except for those like the White Lotus Sect who still teach their younger generations from generation to generation, as time goes by, it has become more and more downplayed.

According to the "Ten Days of Yangzhou" written by Wang Xiuchu, a survivor at that time, and the "Southern Strategy of the Ming Dynasty" written by Ji Liuqi, a historian in the late Ming Dynasty, the massacre lasted for ten days, hence the name "Ten Days of Yangzhou".

Yangzhou fell after fierce resistance. The Qing soldiers slaughtered and looted, and did not seal the sword for ten days. "This is the time for the prosperous city of Yangzhou for several generations." Corpses were piled up, hands and feet rested on each other, blood entered the water, turning into five colors, and the pond was made of it.

"Ping", "front, rear, left and right, everywhere burned", "the city was piled with corpses like a mess". Except for a few people who escaped before the city was broken and a few who survived after the Qing army entered the city, almost all the residents of Yangzhou were brutally massacred.

, the number of corpses collected by monks alone exceeded 800,000. However, after the Manchus took over the Central Plains, all records about the Yangzhou Massacre were deliberately covered up. Therefore, many people today are actually unaware of the massacre. Then why do later generations

Everyone knows it? That’s because on the eve of the Revolution of 1911, someone brought "Ten Days of Yangzhou" back to China from overseas, with the purpose of "hoping to resurrect forgotten old hatreds and help the revolution succeed." Only then did "Ten Days of Yangzhou" become widely known to the world.

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Lin Yutong frowned. The past cannot be changed, but history must be faced squarely.

She buried this section in her heart and listened to Xie Qian continue to speak.

Xie Qian seemed to be caught up in some kind of meeting, "The ancestral property in Yangzhou is said to be ancestral property, but in fact it is a mountainous field on a hill. It is very barren, so I arranged two rooms of people to look at it and left it alone. The place is very remote and has no access to the outside world.

There is only one road outside. It is said that it was bought by the Xie family during its heyday to help the clan members escape the war. Therefore, the clan stipulated that the place was not for sale. The two-room people built me ​​two adobe houses on the mountain.

Give me some rice and forget about it. Looking down from the mountain, there is a lake not far from the bottom of the mountain. It is very elegant. I would sit behind the wooden house and look at the lake from a distance almost every day. Until one day

One day, a man wearing a green shirt came and lingered by the lake. I thought he couldn't think of it, so I went down to save people. When I got closer, the man was out of breath and coughing when he saw me running.

He smiled at me gently and said that he just liked the scenery here. Looking at the shape of the lake, it looked a bit like the West Lake... so he told me about things outside..."

"He likes to talk, and I also like to listen. The temptation of the outside world is really great for me. I listen with gusto, and he talks with great interest. He comes and I go every day. Later, he became me

The teacher..."

"I won't tell you the name of my teacher. Anyway, he has been dead for many years. Otherwise, I would not have stayed in Yangzhou and been squeezed out to Hangzhou."

Lin Yutong nodded, what's the point of asking a dead person? A thirteen-year-old boy met a middle-aged teacher. Calculated by his age, even if he was not dead, he should be quite old now, so he didn't ask.

It's necessary.

The teacher who didn't say anything proved that there was still a bottom line in being a human being.

"You continue." Lin Yutong said this calmly, which made Xie Qian's impression of her much better. "Sir, he told me a lot of things and gave me a lot of ideas. I knew his purpose at that time.

, but I still expressed my belief. I am willing to join the White Lotus Sect, not because I believe in their teachings, but because I am afraid... I am afraid of losing my husband... It is too lonely. It is better to have someone who cares about me, even if someone abuses me, than to be alone.

There are many.”

"In order to find a better place for the White Lotus Sect, I designed the tribe and asked them to sell the hilltop to Sir at a very low price. From then on, that place has been the territory of the White Lotus Sect."

"I stayed on that mountain until the year before last year, that is, the year when my husband died of illness. Therefore, I am very familiar with the matters of the White Lotus Sect, both inner and outer sects. In addition, my husband told me about that mountain and the surrounding areas.

The title deed to that land was left to me. But those idiots in the church never thought about the title deed. I had no words."

"But there are always smart people, such as Magu. She knows the meaning of this land deed, so she always fawns over me. Nothing is good for no reason. Of course I know what she is planning. Hu Sanniang is ambitious. If I were younger

When I get older, I will value her more. At least I still had ambitions at that time. But now, I am old, my husband is gone, and I don’t even have any relatives. Life is just like this. Live one day at a time. Magu

This way, I only think about the stability in front of me, which is just right for me."

Lin Yutong waved his hand and interrupted him, "I know what you want, and you also know what I can give you. I know your value. Then give me something, I believe you must have it. In your hand

There are not only those deeds, but also lists!"

"You are familiar with everyone in the White Lotus Sect, and you are the closest person to your master. I don't believe in not keeping a trump card. The most valuable thing in the White Lotus Sect is not the land deed, but the list of names inside and outside. Magu is not like that

Stupid, she has no external ambitions, but what about internal ambitions? She wants to be a saint, and the only thing she can count on is that list."

"So, be smart. This place is not far from Yangzhou. If you don't hurry up, everyone will run away. Who will I go to? Your confession has no meaning at all. In addition to hearing the tragic story of your life, I have gained

What?"

Xie Qian closed his eyes, and then laughed: "Most men in this world look down on women, because they have long hair and short knowledge. But from my mother, to my stepmother, and then to all kinds of women in the White Lotus Sect, none of them

It's not a simple role. The world today is unfair to women, otherwise, they can all do great things."

After saying that, he paused and said as if accepting his fate: "On the Buddhist altar in my room, on the futon in front of the Buddhist altar..."

Lin Yutong waved his hand, and Zheng Jia immediately turned around and went out. In a short time, he took out twelve booklets. The records in them were densely packed, including each person's appearance, characteristics, what they were good at, and their personality.

Chu. Of course, there is also everyone’s position and mission.

After a brief look, Lin Yutong felt that even if this was not all, it was 80%.

He gave the book to Zheng Jia and said, "Fight quickly and catch the big one."

After leaving Xie Qian, Lin Yutong had to go see Sanniang and Magu. Even if he was convinced in his heart, he still had to confirm what should be confirmed.

Sanniang and Magu were imprisoned separately.

Lin Yutong went to see Sanniang first, "You should have had the opportunity to live a free life, but it's a pity."

"What's a pity?" Sanniang said with a nonchalant expression, "Skills are inferior to others, and the winner is the king or the loser, that's all."

"That's easy to say." Lin Yutong stood far away, "You have always claimed to be a smart person, but you don't know that you are just someone else's hand.

The knife inside. You are the one doing the work, but the real benefit is others. Xie Qian is terminally ill and will die soon. Not only does he have in his hand the land deed of your main altar, he also has a list of the White Lotus sect. You guessed it?

,Who will he give this list to?"

Xie Qian is dying?

Sanniang believed this. When she entered the White Lotus Sect, she saw Xie Qian who was dying. Was he finally going to die after so many years?

Good to die!

But why should he give something so important to Magu? How much more convenient would it be if he had such a list in hand?

I secretly hate and feel annoyed in my heart, "I only know how to be a bastard."

After saying that, he shut up and looked at Lin Yutong warily, "I have suffered a lot in your hands. I have to think carefully about your words."

That means they don’t want to cooperate.

Lin Yutong turned around and was about to leave, but Sanniang suddenly said, "Who are you? Has the imperial court begun to use women? If I had known about this, I would have sent people there. I don't know how many people can sneak in...

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Has the imperial court started using women?

Lin Yutong felt that it was time to discuss it with Fourth Master after returning. He had to open an opening to let people see hope, right?

Without answering Hu Sanniang's question, she raised her feet and walked out.

The one locked up next door is Magu.

She is more knowledgeable than Hu Sanniang, "I don't want to die, I am willing to cooperate. I think you will always be of use to me. The more you listen to Xie Qian, the more you will know. Many secrets, I have learned from

I heard it from Xie Qian. Xie Qian... he won't live long..."

That's right! Xie Qian is terminally ill.

Lin Yutong's acupuncture seemed to have eliminated his symptoms, but that was all superficial, and his current condition was incurable.

They said they would give him an official position after his hand healed, haha! He couldn't even last two months.

There is some truth to Magu's words. Now she needs someone who knows current affairs like this, even if she doesn't like it.

Lin Yutong told the Wang family that they should give Magu some preferential treatment and stopped caring about it.

The follow-up matters can be left to the stick department, and there is no need to do it yourself.

When we returned to the inn, Lao Jiu was there, "Sister-in-law Fourth, everything you arranged is in order."

Lao Jiu also didn't expect that the fourth sister-in-law set up a game within a game to eradicate the White Lotus Sect in Hangzhou, and then asked people to pretend to be the remnants of the White Lotus Sect, hoping that these people would infiltrate the Cao Gang under the identity of the White Lotus Sect.

As the old saying goes, Duke Zhuang's sword dance is all about Pei Gong. But the queen's sword dance is not all about Pei Gong. The situation in Jiangnan is like a chess game, all in her belly.

Who would have thought that she planned to attack the Cao Gang in this way.

But thinking about it carefully, this trick really works. Thinking of such an important matter, the queen asked herself to take care of it herself, and she couldn't help but feel happy. Even if she was exhausted from doing this, she was still happy.

Lin Yutong laughed: "I was just thinking about what to do, but I didn't expect you to come. Your fourth brother let you out of Beijing probably for this reason. If you do this well, I will personally go and reward you when you get back.

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As he said that, he looked at Jiu Fujin who came in with a soup bowl and said, "My brothers and sisters are here too. Tell me, what do you want?"

Now that he is a prince, he will have an iron hat sooner or later, but not now.

According to the rules, one should either grant a title to a son or a daughter.

As Duo Enyin's son, it was better to give his daughter a higher title. Master Jiu didn't think much about it, "Then give Hongxin the title of princess..." The prince's legitimate daughter was originally the princess, and the higher up she was, the princess.

Now. The life of the princess is much easier now. It is very different from the past. "But my princess only lives at home and does not go to the palace..."

I don’t want to come to the palace. I can’t even raise my own children.

When it comes to children, I really think about it.
To be continued...