The Golden Age Chapter 566: I want to cover it up

This is a simplified map of the Tang Empire, including Xiling and Southern Xinjiang.

Yuwen Huaiqian made a trace of red on the map. At a glance, Qin Xiao could see that the most red ones are located in Yizhou in Xichuan and Youzhou in the northeast, both of which are far away from Sizhou where Kyoto is located.

"Currently, we have sorted out the local cult cases that have occurred in the past three years." Yuwen Huaiqian explained: "According to our statistics, the places involving the most cult cases are Youzhou and Yizhou. In comparison, Yizhou has more cases, and Youzhou is close behind."

"If the Queen Mother is really developing her power, logically speaking, the farther away from Gyeonggi, the better." Qin Xiao looked at the map thoughtfully.

Although counting cult cases is a means of investigating the Queen’s Association, it is not certain that these cult cases must be related to the Queen’s Association.

The ancients admired the gods and said that going up to the emperor, and down to the people of Li, is to worship the sky and worship the gods.

Therefore, some non-discriminatory people use the words of gods to confuse the people. This is also difficult to prevent. Through the ages, all kinds of gods have been used to confuse the people for their own gain. The beliefs of the gods are even more serious, and the Xichuan cult is the most serious cause, which is also a matter of course.

Nanjiang is under the control of Murong's family, and the court will naturally not intervene in the cases that occurred there. Therefore, the various cases that have occurred in southern Xinjiang in the past ten years have not been prepared by either the Dali Temple or the Criminal Ministry. files.

The cult case in Youzhou in Northeast China is second only to Yizhou, but it really went beyond Qin Xiao's expectations.

Youzhou is a barrier to the northeast of the Tang Dynasty, bordering Bohai State. The empire set up the An Dong Protectorate in the northeast. The government office was in Youzhou to guard against threats from the Bohai State.

The Bohai country often harassed the borders of Datang, looted and even nibbled at Youzhou, occupying several counties in Youzhou, angering Emperor Wu Zong, sending troops to conquer the Bohai Sea, causing serious damage to the vitality of the Bohai Sea. Kneeling down at the feet of Datang, he has not been able to fully regain his vitality for nearly a hundred years.

Qin Xiao moved his eyes to the Yongzhou area.

After entering Jiayuguan Pass, you will be Yongzhou, and you will pass through Yongzhou the Liangzhou boundary. Liangzhou is located in the northwest of Sizhou where Kyoto is located. Among the eighteen states of Datang, Liangzhou has a small area but a strategic location. Extremely important, it is the last barrier to the northeast of Kyoto.

Between Xiling and Liangzhou is Yongzhou, which has thirteen counties under its jurisdiction.

Yongzhou is the first line of defense after entering the customs. Woye Town, among the four northern towns, is located in Woye County, which is in the north of Yongzhou. Commanding the frontier army of Woye, General Heiyu also had the power to mobilize the Yongzhou camp during the extraordinary period.

Yongzhou, with Jiebeifu as the center, has a vast land. Compared with the 3,000-5,000 staff of most of the state camps in Datang, Yongzhou has 8,000 garrisons due to special geographical conditions. In fact, for many years, Heiyu The general's commander's force has nearly 30,000 horses.

Because General Heiyu is in charge, Yongzhou can be regarded as a peaceful place, and there are few bandits.

On the way Qin Xiao came to Beijing, he passed through Yongzhou, and it was in Yongzhou that he discovered the existence of the Queen’s Mother’s Association and witnessed a large number of people being king.

Because of the enchantment of the Mother Club, she became a follower of the Queen Mother Club.

But on the map at the moment, Yongzhou is very light in color.

Yuwen Huaiqian is a very thoughtful person in his work. The place where cult cases occur most often is depicted in dark red, while the others fade in color based on the number of cases.

Sizhou, where Kyoto is located, should have been the lightest place, but on this map, it is clearly darker than Jiangnan Sanzhou and Qingzhou. The area of ​​Jiangnan Sanzhou and Qingzhou is on the whole map. The above is the most indifferent point, which means that the proportion of cult cases is the lowest in these places.

Sizhou is a bit deeper, while Yongzhou is at the same level as Sizhou.

The colors of other states are darker than those of Yongzhou.

Qin Xiao knows that Yongzhou has always been active in the Queen’s Mother’s Association, and that they travelled all over Yongzhou to confuse the people. In theory, there should be no fewer cases in Yongzhou because of this, but the map shows that they are as good as Sizhou. Qin Xiao was a little surprised.

"Qingzhou was the place where the Queen Mother's Association started, but it was also the place that was hit hardest." Yuwen Huaiqian said: "When the Queen Mother's Association was at its peak in Qingzhou, it developed tens of thousands of believers. From the perspective of the situation, within two or three years, hundreds of thousands of people may be developed. At that point, the entire Qingzhou will fall into the hands of the Queen’s Mother’s Association. The consequences are disastrous. The Qingzhou camp encircled and suppressed the Queen’s Mother’s Association, but the soldiers were destroyed. In the end, It was the imperial court that realized the seriousness of the problem and mobilized the encirclement and suppression forces to wipe out the Queen Mother Association. For many years thereafter, Qingzhou pursued the remnants of the Queen Mother Association, and the power of the Queen Mother Association in Qingzhou was almost wiped out, so Qingzhou has had the fewest cult cases in recent years, but it is reasonable."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly and said: "Second Lord, there are very few cases in Yongzhou, which is beyond my expectation. When I entered Beijing, I saw the Queen Mother develop believers in Yongzhou, and as far as I know, Their activities in Yongzhou are not short...!" Pointing to the map and said: "If the color of Yongzhou is still so light in this case, then according to the map, the Queen Mother will be in other places. Isn’t it more rampant? Except for Jiangnan and Qingzhou, there are people from the Queen’s Mother’s Association everywhere in Datang?"

"It cannot be inferred like this." Yuwen Huaiqian said: "Cases involving cults may not be related to the Queen Mother, nor can it be concluded that the Queen Mother will spread throughout the entire Tang Dynasty because of this picture." : "Before the results of the statistics came out, I guessed that the more cult cases occurred, the more likely the Queen Mother Society would exist. Before this picture came out, I always thought so, but now I suddenly think about it. Another possibility."

Qin Xiao seemed to have thought of something, and whispered: "Second Lord is saying that the Queen Mother is going to get lost?"

"It's possible." Yuwen Huaiqian nodded slightly: "Once the members of the Queen Mothers Club join, they will be like walking corpses. All follow the instructions above, and will never reveal the information about the Queen Mothers Club, even if it is caused by it. When a case arises, the Queen Mother will try to conceal the case so that the case will not be revealed, and as much as possible to keep the government from knowing it."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly, and Yuwen Huaiqian continued: "But if the Queen Mother will be in the process of development, there will be no signs of it, it is absolutely impossible. People in the Queen Mother Club may also worry about the court. The government even noticed them, and even thought that the court might use our current methods to find out their power of development, so they tried to confuse the eyes of the court."

"In places where the strength is weak or even has no foundation, the case is deliberately created, but the place where the real power develops is tried to hide." Qin Xiao frowned: "Just like now, we see this map, if If you don’t think carefully, you will think that the power of the Queen Mothers’ Association is concentrated in Youzhou and Xichuan Yizhou, while Qingzhou and Jiangnan are not in our attention."

Yuwen Huaiqian nodded and said: "This is a possibility I thought of. If this is the case, the Queen Mother will indeed have an expert in secret layout."

Qin Xiao fixed his eyes on the three states in the south of the Yangtze River.

The three states in the south of the Yangtze River are the three places of Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou from north to south. This area contains the most developed places in the empire’s commerce. Merchants are like clouds, and all kinds of trade are in full swing here. If the Jianghuai area is The most important grain depot in the Tang Dynasty, the three states in the south of the Yangtze River are the most important pockets of the empire.

"If this is the case, could Jiangnan and Qingzhou have become the foundations of the Queen Mother's Association?" Qin Xiao frowned.

Yuwen Huaiqian's expression also became solemn: "The Queen Mother will want to cover it up, I only hope that my judgment is wrong. Qingzhou is the place where the Queen Mother Association first emerged, although the court sent troops to encircle and suppress the head of the Queen Mother Association. It was almost completely killed, but the Queen Mother’s Association developed tens of thousands of believers in Qingzhou. Those believers were finally afraid to follow the Queen Mother’s Association under the pressure of the court, but no one can guarantee whether those believers will really fully associate with the Queen Mother. Cut off the relationship. What I mean by severing the relationship is not that I will no longer have contact with the Queen Mother, but that the things the Queen Mother will plant in their minds are really clean?"

Qin Xiao nodded slightly, knowing that the tens of thousands of believers were deceived by the Queen Mother. Even if some of them were awakened, it was impossible for tens of thousands of them to wake up. And once the Queen Mother will come back, these will be Believers who have not awakened will inevitably become followers of the Queen Mother's Society again.

"Qingzhou is fine, but if Jiangnan is really infiltrated by the Queen Mother, the situation is very serious." Yuwen Huaiqian looked at the Jiangnan area on the map: "After Jiayuguan is blocked, trade with the west will be Cut off, this will definitely have a very serious impact on Datang’s treasury. Nearly half of the treasury counts on taxes in the Jiangnan area. Once the Queen Mother will form a climate in Jiangnan, and even bring troubles to Jiangnan, cut off Jiangnan taxes, the direct consequence will be It makes the empire’s treasury worse, even in danger of collapse."

Qin Xiao is already thinking at this time. If Yuwen Huaiqian's judgment is correct, the Queen Mother Society has secretly formed a climate in Jiangnan, then is the Jiangnan Neiku case related to the Queen Mother Society? What magical power did they use to rob Jiangnan Neiku overnight?

"The Jiangnan cannot be chaotic." Yuwen Huaiqian whispered: "If there is a banditry in Jiangnan and the court wants to encircle and suppress, it will inevitably increase taxes in other places. This is likely to cause more local rebellions. At that time, the world It is bound to fall into a dangerous situation that cannot be reversed." Looking at Qin Xiaodao: "Although we are not sure that the Queen Mother will definitely lay a foundation in Jiangnan, I personally think that the court should send someone to Jiangnan to investigate secretly. Before the rebellion, strangle them to death in the bud."

Qin Xiao looked at Yuwen Huaiqian, thought for a moment, and finally sighed: "I was about to go to Jiangnan. I didn't have a good heart. Now I know that there may be a Queen Mother's Association in Jiangnan. I'm afraid this errand. It will be even more difficult."