"Young Master Qu, these are all my followers!"

Zhou Yu hurriedly poked his head out of the car window. He had seen Qu Minggui, but he didn't want to make trouble, so he planned to avoid it. Unexpectedly, Qu Minggui fell in love with these yamen runners, which made him complain secretly.

"Oh! It turns out it was the magistrate of County Zhou."

Zhou Yu was Qu Ling's confidant and had a good relationship with Qu Minggui. Qu Minggui patted Yang Yuanqing's broad shoulder with a horse whip. The guards all showed anger in their eyes. They pressed their hands on the hilt of the knife. Seeing that they were about to kill someone, Yang Yuanqing winked at everyone, not allowing them to move arbitrarily.

Qu Minggui didn't know that he had already walked back from the Ghost Gate. He laughed dryly and said to Zhou Zhi: "Mr. Zhou, are you good yamen runners? Where did you get them?"

When Zhou Yu saw that he actually patted Yang Yuanqing on the shoulder with a horse whip, his heart almost stopped beating. He quickly said to the yamen runners: "You go aside first, I will say a few words to Mr. Qu."

Yang Yuanqing looked at Zhou Yu meaningfully, turned his horse's head, led his personal guards out of the carriage, and waited not far away. Zhou Yu realized that he had made a mistake and shouldn't have let the yamen runners go, but there was nothing he could do.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and said to Qu Minggui: "Young Master Qu, these yamen runners were Dou Jiande's soldiers before. I selected these twenty people from Pingyuan County as yamen runners, and they brought the war horses back from the army."

Qu Minggui narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Can you give me a favor? What about these yamen runners follow me in the future?"

Zhou Yu cursed in his heart, "Things that don't know what's alive!"

He looked embarrassed and said for a while: "Let's do this! I will keep them when I leave Baode County. I still need their guard these days."

Qu Minggui was overjoyed, "Then we will make up for it!"

He was afraid that Zhou Yu would repent. He ran out of the city by horse and kept looking at him away. Zhou Yu shook his head and urged the carriage to come to Yang Yuanqing and others, pointing to an inn not far away. He said to Yang Yuanqing: "You can stay in Anfeng Inn over there. If anything happens, I will come to you."

Yang Yuanqing understood what he meant and ordered his left and right, "Let's go!"

More than twenty cavalrymen followed him and Zhou Yu sighed at Yang Yuanqing's back. His wife, children and parents were in Yang Yuanqing's hands. No wonder he was not afraid of making any flower heads.

.........

As the night gradually deepened, the gate of Ande County was closed, and the outside of the city became silent. There was no longer a pedestrian's shadow on the official road. It was pitch black everywhere, and there was only a faint light in a few villages in the distance.

At this time, a cavalry team of about 500 people came slowly from a distance, controlling the sound of horse hooves. They entered a forest and shocked a tree of birds.

The leader was the personal soldier and general Han Xiaoguo. They followed Zhou County Magistrate from afar, and they slowly approached the South City, waiting for news from the city.

Han Xiaoguo led a cavalry team into the woods. The forest covers an area of ​​about 100 acres, mainly composed of pine trees. The woods are covered with fine and soft pine needles. Han Xiaoguo urged the war horses to pass through the pine forest silently and come to the other side. He stared at the southern city gate two miles away, and the city gate was also pitch black.

After watching for a while, Han Hyo-gu turned around and ordered: "Everyone rest on the spot and wait for the order!"

The soldiers dismounted and rested. Han Xiaoguo looked at the city gate from afar, feeling a little worried. I wonder when the news came?

...........

The back house of Ande County County, this is the mansion of the prefect Qu Ling. It is also the center of the command of the Maitreya Sect. It was quietly outside the mansion gate, and several carriages were parked. At this time, the side door opened, revealing a bright light. Two maids walked out of the mansion gate with lanterns.

"There is no need to send it to the prefect. The official will disturb the prefect tonight."

Zhou Yu, the magistrate of Pingyuan County, walked out of the mansion and followed Qu Leng. He sent Zhou Yu out. Qu Leng said earnestly: "Mr. Zhou, you must do what I ask for. The time is not long. I hope you will go back tomorrow and start preparing immediately."

"Don't worry, the prefect, the minister understands in his heart, and he will never miss the situation!"

Zhou Yu got on the carriage, and the carriage slowly headed towards the inn. Zhou Yu saw Qu Ling entering the mansion, the door was closed, and the outside became pitch black.

He immediately ordered the coachman, "Go to Anfeng Inn!"

The carriage turned around and drove towards another road. Soon, the carriage slowly stopped at the entrance of Anfeng Inn. The inn was very quiet, and no one was in and out. Only a dilapidated dead lantern was hung in front of the gate.

There was a dark shadow standing in the backlight of the lantern. Suddenly, the dark shadow rushed towards him quickly. Zhou Yu was startled and thought it was a thief who had robbed the Tao. When the person approached, he found that it was a personal guard dressed in the yamen runners. He breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Is the prince here?"

"Please come with me in the county magistrate!"

The personal guard brought Zhou Yu into the inn. The entire inn had been booked by Yang Yuanqing. There were no other guests, and the shopkeeper and the client were not allowed to enter the inner courtyard.

After walking through two doors, I came to a small courtyard where four personal guards stood in front of the courtyard. The lights were on in the room, and the lights were reflected in the yard. You could see the figures in the room walking back and forth.

"You report to the headmaster, the magistrate of Zhou County is here."

"Come in!"

There was only Yang Yuanqing in the room. He was considering how to respond to Prince Li Jiancheng. It was impolite to come but not to go. Li Jiancheng actually played small moves in Hebei. If he didn't respond to him, it would be too cheap.

Since last autumn, he has been preparing for the Hebei Battle. It has been more than half a year. In the past six months, although there has not been a large-scale war between the Sui and Tang sides and has abide by the armistice agreement, both sides have been making small moves. From the Sui Dynasty using Hedong merchants to purchase a large amount of Chang'an supplies at the beginning of the year, to the Tang Dynasty buying Wang Xu's son, and now provoking the Hebei rebellion, the two sides have been secretly fighting.

Yang Yuanqing doesn't want to fight against the Tang army for the time being, but he wants to deal with Li Jiancheng. If he hadn't accidentally received news from Pingyuan County, wouldn't he be successful?

At this time, the personal soldiers led Zhou Yu in. Yang Yuanqing looked at him and smiled and said, "I thought the magistrate of Zhou would lead a large group of scholars."

Zhou Yu blushed and said, "Your Highness takes risks with him. This is a trust in his humble position. If I fail this trust, wouldn't it be punished by God!"

Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but secretly praised him for his ability to speak. He did not say that his parents, wife and children were controlled by the Sui army, but said that he trusted him. Yang Yuanqing nodded, "If the matter is done this time, you will be promoted to the Chief of Pingyuan County."

Zhou Yu knelt down with a pounce, kowtowed three times to Yang Yuanqing, and said with tears in his eyes: "Your Highness's trust and tolerance, humble rank can only be rewarded by pieces!"

Yang Yuanqing said lightly: "I think you have truly repented and will give you a chance. If you have any concealment or deception, your head has already landed, get up!"

Zhou Yu was grateful and awe in his heart. He stood up and said, "Your Highness, I have important information. I just came out of the prefect's official residence, and important figures of the Maitreya Cult are all meeting in the prefect's mansion. Your Highness, this is an opportunity."

"Do they have any plans?"

"Yes! Qu Ling told Bei Zhi that the time of the uprising was decided in advance, and all the church members gathered in Ande County to send Maitreya. The uprising will be launched at that time."

Yang Yuanqing sneered, and they had no chance to rebel six days later.

...........

The counties in Hebei have not yet established county soldiers, so the gates of each county are managed by yamen runners, and they are closed and opened every day to inspect the personnel. However, the gates of Ande County are guarding the city gates, but are no longer yamen runners, but 500 guardians of the Maitreya Cult. They not only control the four city gates, but also maintain the security of the county town, and act as guards of the ceremonial ceremonies.

These five hundred guardians were commanded by Qu Minggui. Of course, the clothes they wore were still red and black public uniforms of the yamen runners. On the surface, they were still yamen runners.

The night covered the county town, and the streets were empty. There was no pedestrian, only the sound of gongzi and hoarse shouts that the husband accidentally heard, "Bang-Bang-Bang! The weather is dry, so be careful to walk through the water!"

At this time, more than twenty men in black appeared under the eaves near the south gate. They were quick and agile, and quickly approached the south gate. Two lanterns were hung under the south gate. Under the faint light, three guards squatted at the base of the wall and dozed.

Several black shadows slowly approached, and their figures were like ghosts. They flashed to the side of the three defenders and quickly left. The three defenders had already fallen softly to the ground and became three corpses.

As someone waved his hand, more than twenty men in black rushed over, leaning against the wall, slowly climbing up the city along the corridor of the city. To their surprise, there was no defender on the top of the city.

All the dozens of defenders on duty were hiding in the city tower and sleeping. More than twenty men in black rushed up the city. They pried open the back door of the city tower and rushed in. Only a low voice was heard. After a moment, more than thirty defenders on duty were killed.

The suspension bridge was slowly lowered, the city gate opened, and an orange-red lantern swayed on the head of the city.

Two miles away, five hundred personal soldiers hiding in the woods were resting. Suddenly, a personal soldier pointed at the distance and shouted in surprise: "General Han, the signal is here!"

Han Xiaoguo had already seen it, and he was overjoyed and turned around and ordered: "Everyone is on the horse!"

The soldiers all turned on their horses, and Han Xiaoguo waved his sword, "Come with me!"

Five hundred cavalry ran towards the city gate like a gust of wind. Although the sound of horse hooves cut through the quiet night, no one heard it. Five hundred cavalry rushed into the city, followed the man in black, and rushed to the front of the county yamen in a moment.

Yang Yuanqing has been waiting here for a long time, and Han Xiaoguo stepped forward to salute, "Please give an order from the general manager!"

Yang Yuanqing glanced at the prefect's mansion, his murderous intent burst out in his eyes, and he ordered coldly: "Run in, kill all men, women, young and old, no one can be let go!"

Five hundred cavalry rushed into the prefect's house, slashed with swords, and screams rang throughout the mansion. More than a dozen prefects, Qu Ling and others, who were in the study, discovered an abnormality and fled one after another, but were killed by the cavalry. None of them ran away and were killed.

.........

Two days later, Yang Xuanzhang, the prefect of Hejian County, led an army of 10,000 to Pingyuan County, controlled all counties and passes, and searched the entire county, and captured the Buddha, the sons, grandsons of the Maitreya religion, and thousands of backbone members, including more than 20 county officials who joined the Maitreya religion.

Yang Yuanqing ordered that more than a thousand backbone and officials be executed, all evil things in the church were burned in a concentrated manner, and all the property offered to the church by the believers was confiscated and not returned as a punishment for their religious beliefs.

The so-called innocent believers have always been unreliable. Instead of persuading them with great care, it is better to let them lose their property and interests in vain. They will naturally feel deeply sad and will no longer believe in Maitreya. This is more effective than any publicity and persuasion.

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