Throughout the dynasties, any matter involving flag-raising and rebellion has always been dealt with with thunder and lightning. Even a foolish emperor would not neglect such a major matter, let alone a decisive person like Hong Qing. No, the meeting was decided, and an imperial edict was issued that afternoon. Early the next morning, Xiao Zhenshan was ordered to lead the Second Division of the First Group Army and the First Cavalry Brigade on a rapid march to Shuozhou. They passed Jingxing in less than seven days. Entered the Shanxi ground. On November 23rd of the third year of Renhe, just when Xiao Zhenshan's troops had just passed Jingxing, another urgent telegram arrived in Beijing, saying that Lu Dingsheng, the bandit leader of the White Lotus Sect, was raising flags in Yikao County, Kaifeng Prefecture. , gathered more than ten thousand people and called himself the "Xiaoyao Emperor", conquered the county and plundered the countryside. Sun Guoxi, the governor of Henan Province, urgently dispatched the garrison battalions of Kaifeng, Xuchang, Shangqiu and Haozhou to conquer. Unexpectedly, the soldiers and horses of the four groups had not yet converged, and Shangqiu The garrison camp in Yuhaozhou was ambushed by the White Lotus Sect bandits, and nearly half of them were damaged in the battle. The remaining troops had to withdraw to the original defense area. Seeing the strength of the bandits, the remaining two armies did not dare to advance lightly, so they retreated to Kaifeng Mansion to garrison. Two White Lotus rebellions occurred within ten days. The emperor was extremely angry and ordered Chang Shancheng, commander of the Third Division of the First Group Army, to lead his troops and the Second Cavalry Brigade to suppress the rebellion. The Fengtai camp, which numbered more than 60,000 people, was completely emptied, leaving only the army's artillery division and the third cavalry brigade remaining in the camp. As the saying goes, good fortune never comes in pairs, but misfortune never comes alone. No, a few days after Chang Shancheng led his troops to attack, urgent news came from Niangzi Pass. It snowed heavily, and many places in Jingxing collapsed. The traffic between Shanxi and Zhili was stopped. Then, as soon as Chang Shancheng's troops arrived in Jining, an accident occurred on the Yellow River Railway Bridge. The prefect of Liaocheng urgently reported that it was the White Lotus Sect gangsters who secretly set up explosives and blew up two bridge piers, causing the railway bridge to collapse. Although the Daqing Railway Company made emergency repairs day and night, heavy snowfall made it difficult to resume service within ten days. So many major events have happened in just half a month. Given the Chinese people's tendency to gossip, it is inevitable that rumors will spread. All versions without exception allude to today's militancy, causing outrage and resentment. , the country is in danger of collapse, and the sky warns that if there is no change, catastrophes will come one after another. It is rumored that this thing has no legs, but it can run faster than a horse. It is invisible, but it can kill people. No one in politics dares to ignore it. Even an extremely powerful emperor like Hong Qing, this He did not dare to sit idly by when the pressure from public opinion came on. He first ordered the "Beijing Times" to publish a large number of articles, which not only praised the glorious victory of the Qing army in foreign wars, but also exposed the rebellion and conspiracy of the White Lotus Sect. The critical article of the evil deeds listed the White Lotus Sect's nature of bewitching the people and plundering the people from all over the world, and called on the wise people in the world to flog the White Lotus Sect. Immediately afterwards, an imperial edict was issued, stating that he would personally lead the group on the first day of the first lunar month when he proclaimed himself emperor. I went to the Temple of Heaven to pray to the Emperor of Heaven and pray for blessings for all people in the world. The reason why rumors are rumors is because they are just unfounded speculations and far-fetched nonsense. Although they are extremely lethal, as long as public opinion can be correctly guided, they are not difficult to deal with. No, Hongqing said. As soon as the edict came out, those crazy rumors gradually disappeared. In addition, the New Year is approaching, and the vast majority of people are obviously more concerned about the purchase of new year's goods. Several large merchants in the capital have jointly launched a wave of profit promotions. The activities were booming, and the attention of the people in the capital was completely diverted. Although some people were still spreading those nonsense rumors, it was a pity that without the participation of ordinary people, it couldn't be spent. The next day will be New Year's Eve. Except for the routine personnel on duty, most of the ministries in the court have gone back to their respective mansions to prepare for a good new year. Only the Police Headquarters is so busy that it is difficult to rest. At that time, there was nothing we could do. There were only 9,000 people in the Police Headquarters. If we wanted to ensure the security of the capital, we could only go to battle with all our troops. From the director to the ordinary patrol officers below, no one dared to be negligent in the slightest. No, God It was completely dark, and the director-general Hedaw was handling official duties in Chongwenmen's office, with a look of exhaustion on his aging face. After all, Heda is now sixty-five years old. Heda has long lost her former courage. In addition, she has been repeatedly ostracized over the years, and she is always in a depressed mood, which makes her age faster. If it weren't for her several useless sons, she would not be able to survive. After supporting the family business, Heda had long thought about taking off his armor and returning to the fields, but he did not dare to retreat. There was nothing else to do. In the early years, Heda, because of his loyalty to the emperor, often offended today. Although the emperor and his close men did not settle accounts with Heda's wife, Tao Yi, the censor of Zuodu, and a large group of people who had been affected by Heda's anger, had no intention of exposing their quarrels with each other just like that, especially The generals in the army even gave Heda little shoes to wear. As a result, Heda's sons could not even serve as soldiers and could only be idle banner men at home. This was while Heda was still in the police headquarters. The director of the department is sitting there. If his armor were removed, the situation would be much worse. "Alas" When I think of the decades of kindness between myself and the emperor and Emperor Chengde,Feeling resentful, Heda's heart became a mess. She couldn't help but shook her head and sighed. There was so much bitterness and bitterness in her heart. "Master Dagong, what's wrong with you? Don't you welcome Ben Beile?" Before Heda could sigh, a laugh suddenly sounded from the screen. "Huh? You" Heda looked over and found that Hongli had been standing by the screen at some point. He was wearing ordinary police uniforms and was smiling complacently. Heda's brows couldn't help but I just frowned, and for a moment I really didn't know how to deal with the situation in front of me. "Dagong Haihan, Benbeile has been here for a while. Seeing that Dagong is worried, I don't dare to disturb him easily." Hongli didn't pay attention to Heda's hesitation and alert look at all. He shook his head with a smile and walked slowly. Then he walked over to where Heda was sitting, casually stretched out his hand to grab a back chair, and sat down opposite Heda calmly. "How did you come in?" Seeing Hongli sitting opposite her so casually, Heda's pupils couldn't help but shrink, and she asked in a cold voice. "It doesn't matter how Ben Beile came in. How you got out is the key, right?" Hongli smiled lightly, took out a folding fan from his sleeve with trembling hands, and flipped it open with a "pop" sound. The ground asked back. "Kuandi, Er'an dares to be so presumptuous, come on" Heda and the fourth master's family have never had close friendship at all. Although they have had contact with Hongli, they are far from personal friends. This When he saw Hongli being so presumptuous in front of him, he immediately got angry, slapped the copy, and started to drink loudly. "Don't be impatient, Mr. Da, let's take a look at this first and then talk about the rest." Heda's shouting was not stern, but Hongli didn't pay attention to it. The smile on his face remained unchanged, shaking his hands, he continued. He took out a folder from his sleeve and threw it casually in front of Heda. "You bastard, Er'an dares to investigate me privately, how brave!" Seeing Hongli's behavior, Heda didn't call anyone else, she reached out and took the booklet, and when she saw it, her face turned red. Soon she turned red and turned black, but when she saw Heda suddenly pressing the fold onto the copywriting, she suddenly stood up, stared at Hongli angrily, and squeezed out an angry sentence from between her teeth, "Nothing else, just because All the illegal things recorded in that booklet were Heda's illegal things. From the time when he was supervising military affairs during the Chengde period to now when he is the police chief, although Heda has never been too greedy, he still has a lot of filial piety and some oil and water from below. Yes, although the amount of each transaction is not large, when added up, it is quite considerable. If we really need to investigate and deal with it, it is still a trivial matter to lose the black hat. In all likelihood, we will have our homes confiscated and exiled, and we will not be free. Dabu was frightened by this, and the voice he asked naturally contained a hint of sternness and internal remorse. "Haha, Mr. Dagong was joking. There has been a saying since ancient times: If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing yourself. Mr. Tagong has done it all, why do you blame others for remembering it?" Facing Heda's cannibalistic look, , Hongli smiled nonchalantly, and while waving his folding fan, he mocked Hedda in an indifferent tone, not noticing her shame and annoyance. "Hmph! How are you doing, eh?" If such a piece of information is really exposed, Hedda's family, young and old, may have to finish the fun. Heda naturally does not dare to take such a risk, but in the absence of Before figuring out Hongli's purpose, Hedda would never want to just bow her head. "Don't be impatient, Mr. Da. Let's take a look at this." Seeing Heda still refusing to lower her head, the smile on Hongli's face inevitably brought a bit of chill, and he would not follow him at this moment. Heda started negotiating, but with a shake of her hand, she took out a jade pendant from her sleeve and threw it casually in front of Heda again. "You bastard, what did you do to my son? Tell me!" Heda only looked at the jade pendant, and her pupils immediately shrank again. She quickly reached out and picked it up. After a closer look, she was already sure that this jade pendant was the one he gave to his youngest son. Hetu'a's face turned extremely ugly on the spot. There was no one else. Most of Heda's sons and grandsons were useless. Only the youngest son Hetua, who was eighteen years old, was capable of both literary and military skills. He had long been regarded as a revitalizer by Heda. The family's hope was that they spent almost all their money cultivating this son. They originally planned to arrange for him to go to the ministry to serve as a postscript after the New Year, but they never thought that his personal jade pendant would actually fall into Hongli's possession. There was no freedom in his hands. Heda was furious because of it. In this anger, she no longer cared about Hongli's identity. However, when Heda stretched her body, she slipped through the copywriting and grabbed Hongli's chest with one hand. , pulled hard, and roared angrily