Chapter 342 Wizard Cult
“You said that if your fourth sister has a problem, what is her purpose?”
Zhao Xing thought for a while without a clue, and asked this question to Minglan.
Ming Lan thought about it carefully, shook her head and said: "As for the purpose, there are many possibilities, and I don't dare to guess randomly. However, I feel that I shouldn't think from the fourth sister's side, but from the perspective of my fourth sister. The eldest lady thinks, given the eldest lady’s temperament, the only thing that the fourth sister can convince her is related to the fifth sister.”
“Yes!”
Zhao Xing's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he found that he had fallen into a misunderstanding.
There are many possibilities for Mo Lan to contact Mrs. Wang, but if Mrs. Wang is willing to contact Mo Lan, then there are not many possibilities.
Just as Minglan guessed, it is probably related to Rulan.
Then the purpose of Mo Lan, or the person behind Mo Lan, is probably Ru Lan.
No, that’s not right!
Zhao Xing quickly denied this speculation. Ru Lan was just a concubine, so it was possible that Mo Lan wanted to harm Ru Lan.
If there is someone behind her, it is unlikely that the real target is Ru Lan.
Then the person behind her probably wanted to harm him through Ru Lan's hands?
Thinking of this possibility, Zhao Xing's face turned cold.
With Minglan's intelligence, she naturally thought of this possibility, and her expression changed drastically.
Once the guess is true and something happens to Zhao Xing, whether Ru Lan knows it or not, the Sheng family will be destroyed.
Even if Zhao Xing likes them again, this will not change.
Conspiracy to murder the emperor was a capital crime punishable by execution.
Although Minglan felt that it was impossible for Molan to do such a stupid thing, what if it happened?
She did not dare to gamble with the lives of her grandmother, biological mother and younger brother.
"Your Majesty, I am going to write a letter to my grandmother and ask her to pay attention to it." Minglan said anxiously.
"No!" Zhao Xing shook his head, pondered for a while and said: "You haven't been back for a few days. I'll go back tomorrow and let Rulan accompany you. Then pay more attention and take a look. What will Mrs. Wang say? I want to see what the person behind her wants to do."
"Your Majesty, Fifth Sister will never do anything to murder Your Majesty." Minglan. said anxiously.
"Haha." Zhao Xing smiled and held Minglan in his arms, and said with a smile: "I also understand Rulan's temperament. I don't believe she will harm me. But someone wants to use her to harm me. She can’t find out whether she’s doing it mentally or not, so I asked you to keep an eye on me.”
“I understand,” Minglan hesitated and said, “Your Majesty, if she is really the fourth sister...”< br>
"The Sheng family didn't know about it, so I won't pursue it. But your fourth sister must have known about it, and she must die," Zhao Xing said.
Ming Lan fell silent after hearing this. Although she had no feelings for Mo Lan, she was still a sister and didn't want to see her die like this.
But if Mo Lan was really instigated by someone to murder Zhao Xing, she would not be able to save Mo Lan.
“Don’t think too much.” Zhao Xing patted Minglan on the back and said, “People choose the path themselves. Once you choose, you must bear the consequences.”
< br>"Yes." Minglan leaned into Zhao Xing's arms and nodded.
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"I pay homage to Your Majesty!" Yin Hanzhang saluted.
"No courtesy!" Zhao Xing waved his hand and said, "What are you doing here?"
Yin Hanzhang didn't speak and looked around.
Seeing this, Zhao Xing sent everyone in the hall away.
"Tell me."
"Your Majesty, after some investigation in the past few days, I found that the shop should have something to do with the wizarding sect." Yin Hanzhang said. "Wizard Cult?" Zhao Xing frowned slightly when he heard this, thought about it carefully and said, "Are you talking about the wizards who were popular in Jiangnan in the past? Aren't these people already wiped out?"
The ancients were superstitious, so naturally there are some. Make use of this superstition to promote the theory of ghosts and gods.
This kind of thing is not uncommon in all dynasties. Many peasant uprisings in history have also been exploited.
Like the Yellow Turban Uprising, Fangla Uprising, including the Red Turban Army that Zhu Yuanzhang participated in in the late Ming Dynasty, they were actually rebels formed by the White Lotus Sect.
Before the founding of the Song Dynasty, the world was in chaos, rituals and music were broken down, and more and more people used the theory of gods and ghosts to deceive the people.
The most famous among them are wizards. Wizards first became popular in the south of the Yangtze River and deceived the people by sacrificing talismans and other means.
With the unification of the world, wizards are spreading everywhere, and their methods are becoming more and more ruthless. There are even murders and sacrifices.
You must know that these wizards pretend to be deceptive and deceive not ordinary people, but some landlords, squires and wealthy households.
When these people believe in it, it becomes even more terrifying.
Later, an industrial chain was even formed. Some bandits were often hired to kill passers-by, dismember them, and then sell them to rich people for "sacrifice."
After the imperial court learned about it, it promulgated the 'Prohibition of Witchcraft Decree' and ordered local governments to severely crack down on them. If caught, they would be executed at Ling Chi.
Through this iron-blooded method, the wizard slowly disappeared.
In fact, not only the Song Dynasty, but also the Han Dynasty, after experiencing the disaster of witchcraft, also vigorously attacked it.
“Because the imperial court tried its best to crack down, those wizards disappeared. The Wizard Cult was formed by these wizards.” Yin Hanzhang said.
"Why didn't you report it before?" Zhao Xing said with an ugly face.
"Your Majesty, the imperial court has always known about the existence of the Wizard Cult. But because it was difficult to eradicate and it did not continue to cause trouble, the imperial court stopped taking care of it." Yin Hanzhang said.
Hearing the words, Zhao Xing softened a little and asked: "What did you mean before that it might be related to the wizarding sect?"
"I sent someone to investigate that store and found that The Buddha statues enshrined in the shop are very different from those in the temple, but they are similar to the Buddha statues enshrined by people who believed in shamans in the past, so it is just a guess and it is not certain yet," said Yin Hanzhang.
Zhao Xing pondered for a while after hearing this, and said: "Assuming that what you guessed is true, what do you think the purpose of the wizard is?"
He remembered that there was no wizarding cult in the original play, and the wizarding cult had always been well hidden, but now it suddenly appeared, which was unusual.
Although Yin Hanzhang said it was just speculation, Zhao Xing always felt that the person behind it should be the wizard sect.
Otherwise, he could not think of anyone in the DPRK who would be so bold.
"If it is really related to the Wizarding Cult, then it is probably because His Majesty is inspecting the fields in Jiangnan, which has shaken their interests. As far as I know, there are many landowners and squires in Jiangnan who believe in the Wizarding Cult, and there are also those landlords and squires Only by covering him up and providing him with money and food can the wizard find it difficult to destroy him," Yin Hanzhang said.
"You continue to investigate. If it is really related to the Wizarding Cult, then check for me which landowners and squires are related to the Wizarding Cult." Zhao Xing said coldly.
He didn't want to cause too much turmoil, so he only targeted officials during the inspection of the fields.
Even if the landlords and gentry found out that they had occupied land and concealed acres of land, they did not go into details.
It's not that he is soft-hearted, but that most of the landowners and gentry in the world have this situation. If he kills wantonly, he will force those people to rebel.
Now it gave him a good reason to take action against these landlords and squires.
The imperial court's ban on witchcraft was promulgated by Emperor Taizong, and the imperial court explicitly prohibited it. These people still interacted with the witchcraft cult, which also gave him a reason to take action.
But the premise is that the people involved can be found out and solved at once.
Otherwise, once the wizarding cult incites the people to rebel, it will cause chaos.
"Your Majesty, those who join the Wizard Cult can only worship in private. They look just like ordinary people. It is probably very difficult to find out." Yin Hanzhang was confused.
(End of this chapter)