You Wuniang was holding a cup of tea and sipping it slowly at this time, secretly thinking about the impact of the Gongde Sect's capture of Nanxian County on Dongting Lake. She suddenly heard Huang Haibo's words and immediately put down the tea cup.
"Brother, little sister feels that no matter whether it is the government or the merit sect, we can't get close easily, otherwise we will be played by them." You Wuniang pondered for a moment, looked up at Huang Haibo, and looked at him seriously Explained, "If the government is compared to a tiger, then the merit religion is a wolf, and the wealth under the Dragon King Temple is an attractive piece of fat. Both wolves and tigers want to swallow this piece of fat. As for us, we are just a tool for them to get this piece of fat, and no one will care about our life or death."
"Fifth sister, if we hand over the wealth under the Dragon King Temple to the government, even if the government cannot give us glory and wealth, it can at least keep us safe in Dongting Lake, right?" Hearing this, Huo Shan couldn't help but said to You Wuniang, Knowing that it was a million taels of treasure was enough for the court to be lenient to them.
"Laojiu, what the fifth sister said is right. Those people in the government cannot be trusted. Let alone keeping us safe. In order to claim credit from the court, they might even swallow us up." As soon as Huo Shan finished speaking, Tian Yi said He spoke with a gloomy expression.
Tian Yi's worries were not unreasonable. After all, they were lake bandits with shady backgrounds, and the officials in the imperial court all wanted to get promoted and make a fortune. After getting the treasures, they wiped them out together, which was another great achievement. .
"Sixth brother, we have given our treasure to them, can't it still offset the sins we have committed before?" Huo Shan said to Tian Yi reluctantly after hearing this.
"Even if the government wants to let us go, I'm afraid the Merit Cult will not let us do it." At this time, Gu Tiancheng sighed and said in a deep voice, "They will try their best to tell the court that we are their communists. Conspiracy, the imperial court has always imposed severe punishments on those who conspired to rebel, so we may not be able to escape by then!"
After Gu Tiancheng finished speaking, the room fell silent again. Everyone was thinking about Gu Tiancheng's words. Gu Tiancheng was right. Because of their secret contact with the Merit Sect, they had violated the imperial court's taboo.
"But when we got acquainted with the Gongde Sect, we didn't know it was going to rebel!" After a moment, Xie Liang raised his head, looked around at the people present, and said in a deep voice.
"It doesn't matter whether we know they want to rebel or not. What's important is that we gave them 10,000 taels of silver to help the victims. In the eyes of the court, we are already accomplices of the merit cult." Tian Zhong couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this. Xie Liang said.
When the people in the room heard this, they suddenly looked worried. This was probably the biggest problem facing the Ten Owls in Dongting, a big trouble that could kill them.
Speaking of getting acquainted with Gongde Sect, it dates back to three years ago. At that time, a plague broke out in a village in the waters of Dongting Lake. The villagers died one after another. Even Doctor Liu was helpless.
In order to prevent the plague from spreading, the government sealed the entire village and prohibited any villager from going out. In this case, the villagers would have no choice but to wait for death.
At the critical moment, people from the Gongde Sect appeared. Ignoring the threat of the plague, they resolutely entered the village and successfully cured the sick villagers. As a result, Dongting Lake became friends with the Gongde Sect.
Of course, the person who cured the villagers at that time did not identify himself as a Gongde sect, but only claimed to be a wandering doctor.
Later, during their contact with the Gongde Sect, the Dongting Ten Owls were confused by the teachings of the Gongde Sect: "Heaven protects my body, the Holy Spirit bless my heart, merits are spread everywhere, and the world is prosperous." They thought it was a folk sect that cared about the sufferings of the people. , so I take good care of them and give them some help from time to time.
After the drought broke out in Huguang, the Gongde Sect asked Dongting Lake for help on the pretext of rescuing the victims. The Ten Owls of Dongting thought this was a good thing, so they gave them 10,000 taels of silver.
Who would have known that just these ten thousand taels of silver would completely drag Dongting Lake into the water and become an important handle for colluding with the Merit Cult.
It was not until the town of Honghu County was invaded by a mob instigated by the Gongde Sect that the Ten Owls of Dongting were surprised to find that the Gongde Sect was not as simple as they had imagined.
You Wuniang even suspected that the reason why the plague broke out in that village was probably a plot set up by the Gongde Cult to get close to the Ten Owls of Dongting. After all, the bandits of Dongting Lake were an important force in the Huguang area. If this force could be controlled If you hold it in your hands, it will not only enhance the strength of the Gongde Sect, but also can be used to deal with the imperial navy in the future, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Although You Wuniang reacted, it was too late to say anything at this time. Dongting Lake would have to face this embarrassing and dangerous situation, being led by the merit religion.??Go.
"Fifth sister, since there are wolves in front of us and tigers in the back, how can we get out of this crisis?" Huang Haibo saw that everyone had finished speaking, so he frowned and asked You Wuniang, now not only those left by Zhong Feiyang The treasure has now become a hot potato, and the 10,000 taels of silver given to the Gongde Sect is a gap that they cannot overcome now. These two factors combined are enough to bring disaster to Dongting Lake.
"After much thought, little sister, the person who can break this situation must be the imperial envoy!" Now that You Wuniang had seen the crisis facing Dongting Lake, she had already made up her mind. She looked around at the people around her. , said to Huang Haibo in a sweet voice.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy?" Upon hearing this, Huang Haibo's eyes showed a trace of suspicion, and he did not understand what You Wuniang meant.
Ye Hainiu and others also looked at each other in confusion. They had no connection with the imperial envoy Guan Haishan. How could they let Guan Haishan help them resolve this crisis?
"Brother, brothers, now in the Huguang area, the one with the highest official position is the Imperial Envoy." You Wuniang glanced at the people at the scene and said in an orderly manner, "Master Guan lives in Wenyuan Pavilion as a bachelor. He is the person in front of the official family. A famous man who has won the trust of the officials, otherwise he would not have come to Huguang to deal with the chaos here. If the Imperial Envoy can believe that we have nothing to do with the Merit Sect, then we can get out of this quagmire."
After hearing this, Huang Haibo, Ye Hainiu and others immediately understood that You Wuniang had already made up her mind and chose to join the government. After all, the government had a huge advantage over the Merit Sect and was the most beneficial to Dongting Lake. a choice.
"Fifth sister, how can we make Mr. Guan believe in us?" Ye Hainiu frowned and asked in a deep voice. After all, Guan Haishan is a dignified imperial envoy and holds a high position. How can he deal with lake bandits like them.
"The treasure under the Dragon King Temple is our stepping stone." You Wuniang pondered for a moment and said seriously, "Now that things have happened, we have no choice but to risk our lives and try our best to survive!"
"Fifth sister, who should we send to negotiate with the imperial envoy?" Seeing that You Wuniang had made up her mind, Huang Haibo immediately made up his mind and said to You Wuniang in a deep voice. In his opinion, except for You Wuniang's method, Dongting Lake has no other choice.
"Brother, I'm going to go to Wuchang City myself. I have some old memories in Wuchang City, maybe I can be of some help." After hearing this, You Wuniang smiled and said to Huang Haibo, looking at the entire Dongting Lake, She is the best person to do this.
"Brothers, what do you think of this matter?" Huang Haibo nodded. He really couldn't think of anyone other than You Wuniang who could go to see the imperial envoy. Then he looked around at the people at the scene and asked in a deep voice.
"Brother, I think Fifth Sister's method is the only way out for us in Dongting Lake." Hearing this, Ye Hainiu looked at Huang Haibo and said seriously.
Since both Huang Haibo and Ye Hainiu supported You Wuniang's approach, others would naturally not object, and then they all expressed their approval of You Wuniang's approach.
"Fifth sister, when are you going to leave for Wuchang City?" Seeing that everyone agreed with You Wuniang's approach, Huang Haibo couldn't help but ask You Wuniang.
"I'll leave as soon as possible." Upon hearing this, You Wuniang smiled slightly at Huang Haibo, "Before that, we have to calm down Protector Lu first."
"How to appease him?" Huang Haibo frowned slightly. Someone named Lu can be a protector of the merit religion. How can he be easily fooled?
In the power system of Gongde Sect, the management positions from high to low are leader, deputy leader, elder, protector, hall leader and incense owner. Lu Changhe is the protector of Gongde Sect and can be said to be a powerful figure in Gongde Sect. :
Although the elders of the Gongde Sect are located before the Dharma Protectors, because the elders are in a relatively detached position, they do not manage the affairs of the Gongde Sect in normal times and only come forward when major problems are encountered. Therefore, in the Gongde Sect, the Dharma Protectors are actually He is a person who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
"Brother, Protector Lu gave Yaoyao a valuable gift during his wedding. Do you want to treat him to a banquet?" You Wuniang had already planned in her heart. She smiled slightly when she heard this and said to Huang Haibo calmly.
"Fifth sister means - Hongmen Banquet!" Upon hearing this, Huang Haibo's eyes flashed and he said in a deep voice.
"Brother, Protector Lu must now think that we will succumb to his pressure, so we will use this trick to make him think that we are afraid of him, thus delaying time." You Wuniang nodded slightly to Huang Haibo and said with a smile, "As long as we can wait until the imperial envoy agrees to us, then we can turn our backs and become invincible!"
"Okay, as Wu Mei said, let's give him a Hongmen Banquet! If you want me to be captured in Dongting Lake without any help, there is no way!" Huang Haibo understood what You Wuniang meant and said in a deep voice. All he had to do was to fight with Lu Chang Hexu and Wei She tried to delay as much time as possible for You Wuniang to get in touch with the imperial envoy.
{Piaotia Literature www.piaotia.com thanks all book friends for their support, your support is our greatest motivation}??, just as Wu Mei said, let's give him a Hongmen Banquet! If you want me to be captured by Dongting Lake without any help, there is no way! "Huang Haibo understood what You Wuniang meant and said in a deep voice. What he had to do was to fight with Lu Changhexu and try to delay as much time as possible for You Wuniang to get in touch with the imperial envoy.
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