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Therefore, Li Boyang adopted a strategy of driving away the remaining 50,000 White Lotus followers without attacking them, and had the militia of Baozhilin heavily guard the route the White Lotus followers took to Hunan.
The purpose of this was to prevent them from joining forces with the Hunan White Lotus sect and increasing their strength, thus forcing the White Lotus sect members to flee to Fujian and Shanxi.
During the White Lotus Sect's escape, the local militia stayed close behind them, putting pressure on them and forcing them not to stay in Guangdong and Guangxi for even a moment.
Just after the White Lotus sect in Guangdong and Guangxi was basically eradicated, a memorial from Zhang Shusheng flew into the Forbidden City.
The memorial stated that the White Lotus sect in Guangdong and Guangxi had become so powerful because of the secret support of the gentry, and requested the court to grant him the authority to act first and report later in order to purge the gentry who supported the White Lotus sect.
Upon learning the truth, the powerful figures in the Forbidden City were furious. They never expected that the White Lotus Rebellion was caused by such a reason, and immediately agreed to the demands of Zhang Shusheng, the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi.
Meanwhile, in order to quell the rebellion as soon as possible, the powerful figures in the Forbidden City increased the power of the governor-general. Originally, the governor-general could only handle government affairs, but now he was in charge of the military and political affairs of the two provinces.
At this time, the governor-general was somewhat similar to the provincial governor during the Three Kingdoms period, overseeing the military and political affairs of a province and having his own local army. The only difference was that the governor-general oversaw two provinces, with a larger territory and more formidable power.
Li Boyang, who had finally received the imperial edict in Guangzhou, could not wait any longer and raised his sword against the gentry.
Huizhou was under the jurisdiction of Yuanwai Prefecture.
Master Yu, the owner of the mansion, was drinking tea and basking in the sun on a grand chair in the courtyard.
It's hard to believe that there are still families like this in Meizhou, which was thoroughly purged by the White Lotus Rebellion, seemingly unaffected by it.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of banging sounds rang out.
Dozens of fierce-looking militia soldiers kicked open the gate of the Yu residence.
"Who are you? Why are you breaking into my home?"
While leisurely enjoying his afternoon tea, Master Yu's hand trembled, and the teacup fell directly onto the brick-paved ground, cracking with a "crack".
The militia soldier in charge pulled out an arrest warrant and said menacingly, "According to the investigation, you are involved in the White Lotus Rebellion. Come with me to the yamen."
“You are slandering me. My son is a vice minister in the capital. Get out of here right now.”
After finishing his sentence, the leading soldier ignored the threats made by Master Yu and shouted, "Arrest all the people in the Yu household and bring them all back to the yamen. Anyone who dares to resist will be shot dead on the spot."
As soon as the words were spoken, the ravenous militia soldiers began arresting people all over the mansion.
Meanwhile, within Huizhou city.
Is this the place?
"This is the Lin residence. You can see it written on the sign, class monitor."
The squad leader smacked the soldier who was speaking on the head and cursed, "You son of a bitch, don't you know I can't read?"
"Charge in! The platoon leader said anyone who resists will be kil
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