Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 501 Catching the Thief
Qingzhou government office, second hall.

Chen Ce closed his eyes and thought for a long time, then slowly opened his eyes, stared at Prefect Zhao and asked, "How many troops did you send out?"

Zhao Siming hurriedly said, "I have dispatched all the soldiers and clerks that Qingzhou Prefecture can mobilize, a total of more than 2,000 people."

Chen Ce continued to ask: "What are they transferred out for?"

Zhao Siming: “…”

What you are asking is, of course, to maintain order and stop the people from madly following and worshipping these White Lotus monsters.

He really doubted the authenticity of Chen Ce's identity. How could he get the emperor's handwritten order and Huang Quan's special privilege of beheading first and reporting later? How could he ask such a stupid question again?
However, Zhao Siming only dared to complain in his heart and said honestly: "My Lord, the troops sent out are mainly responsible for maintaining order among the people of Qingzhou Prefecture and preventing them from causing chaos. Today is the first day of the new year, and there are too many people on the streets. Without so many troops, order cannot be maintained at all."

Chen Ce hummed and said, "Whatever you can think of, the White Lotus Sect can also think of."

"They fly in the sky, but there is always a time limit. They can't stay in the sky forever."

"As long as you put your military forces into maintaining order among the people, they can manipulate the lotus lanterns to come and go as they please."

It is obvious that they are taking advantage of the government's mentality, which is why they feel so fearless.

The burning heat in a hot air balloon has a limit, and it will burn out sooner or later. When that time comes, they will inevitably control the Lotus Lantern Hot Air Balloon to leave, and the government will have no way to deal with them.

After Chen Ce finished his explanation, Zhao Siming was shocked and his pupils suddenly contracted.

That’s the truth!
He took back all his previous opinions about Chen Ce!
"Sir, what should I do now? Please tell me."

Chen Ce said: "Withdraw all the troops and let the people continue to follow them crazily."

"I want to see how they end up."

"Then we will deploy our troops to wait and see. When their lotus lanterns land, we will send people to capture them. Then we will follow the clues and uproot the White Lotus evildoers in Qingzhou Prefecture."

Prefect Zhao bowed and said, "I obey your command!"

……

In the sky above the Qingzhou prefecture, two core members of the White Lotus Sect sat on each lotus lantern.

Looking at the people below kneeling devoutly, their prestige in the hearts of the people has even surpassed that of the government. After all, being able to fly in the sky for such a long time is enough to make these people with little cultural level worship them as gods.

Just as Chen Ce expected, the lotus lantern they were riding in was actually a huge hot air balloon, which relied on the combustion propulsion of fire to achieve flight.

During this period, the people will be in turmoil and the government will inevitably be in chaos. When the hot air balloon is about to burn out, they can perfectly control the hot air balloon to leave the crowded area, land safely in a remote place, and escape.

However, the idea was good, but the next moment, a core member of the White Lotus Sect on the hot air balloon suddenly discovered something wrong below, and his face began to turn green.

"Brother, look at the people below!"

Another member of the White Lotus Sect seemed to have not yet realized the seriousness of the problem. He smiled and said, "What are you looking at? Isn't this good? The people are getting more and more crazy. They all follow us... Uh!"

"No, no... Where are the government officials? Where are the government troops? Aren't they supposed to maintain order?"

"Hiss! Have the Qingzhou government officials gone crazy? Where are they? Where are they?"

The members of the White Lotus Sect sitting on the lotus lanterns became more and more frightened, especially when they saw the dense crowds of people following them below.

What should I do?
The energy in their hot air balloon will eventually run out, but now the people are chasing them relentlessly below. Once they land, the government will probably come out from all directions to capture them.

But if they don't land, they will crash directly when the hot air balloon fuel burns out.

This group of people kept following them as if they were risking their lives, which made it impossible for them to fly the hot air balloon to the designated landing area.

Which bastard came up with such a crazy plan? Aren't they afraid of anything happening to the people? With so many people together and so crowded, if something happened, the Qingzhou prefecture governor would not be able to bear the consequences.

Unless someone from the imperial court came. Seeing that the fuel on the hot air balloon was getting less and less, the members of the White Lotus Sect were already somewhat panicked and at a loss as to what to do.

There is no need to say much about the final result. When Chen Ce decided to sacrifice the civilians, none of the members of the White Lotus could escape.

Finally, the fuel on their hot air balloon burned out, and in the eyes of the government soldiers, their myth and legend were shattered, and they descended from the sky little by little.

"So you are also mortals!" The Qingzhou general gritted his teeth and shouted to the soldiers: "Catch all these evildoers!"

"I heard from you that you are all invulnerable to swords and guns?"

Chen Ce walked over with his hands behind his back, accompanied by the Qingzhou government office.

He had to break the image of the White Lotus in the minds of the people.

A member of the White Lotus Sect said sternly: "Just know it, and let us go immediately!"

"Otherwise you will anger the White Lotus Godmother and be punished by God."

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "I don't believe it. I want to see how you are invulnerable."

Karma?
Why don't you play by the rules? Aren't you afraid?
"If you let us go now, what happened today will be considered as nothing, and you won't have to face divine punishment."

Chen Ce still smiled and shook his head: "I said, I don't believe it. I want to see how you are invulnerable."

"Give me a knife."

Chen Ce walked over with a knife in hand, and the White Lotus member still said stubbornly, "If you don't believe me, come on!"

Chen Ce held the knife next to his ear and gestured.

"What are you doing?" the White Lotus member said with a fierce look on his face.

Chen Ce said: "I plan to cut off your ears."

Nima!

Didn’t you say you were going to chop me down?

He was wearing armor, so he wasn't afraid of being chopped. He had never seen anyone so mean as to cut off their ears!
"I am coming."

Chen Ce swung the knife violently, but soon stopped.

"Sorry, I wasn't ready just now."

“This time it really came.”

"Forget it, Lord Zhao, you come. I can't stand blood."

Logically speaking, Chen Ce's repeated tests had already caused the White Lotus members to become mentally broken. He might as well give himself a quick death. Who could stand it if he wanted to chop them off one moment and then not chop them off the next?

"You, you...I..."

"what!!!"

"I was wrong! I was wrong! I am not a deity. I am just a bandit who was bewitched by the White Lotus Sect. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, wuwuwu!"

He was terrified. Chen Ce had tested him again and again, and even a person with a strong mentality couldn't stand it!
The White Lotus member finally confessed.

The onlookers were shocked to hear this, with a look of disbelief on their faces! A horse bandit? Wasn’t he a god who saved the world from suffering? How did he become a horse bandit? ! ! !

(End of this chapter)