Things in Mouping County are developing more smoothly than expected, but they also have one consequence, that is, relying solely on Zhang Ming’s squadron is no longer enough to support him in stabilizing the situation.

Although it seems that there are Xiang Army and 5,000 township soldiers in your hands, the loyalty of Xiang Army and township soldiers can basically be said to be without them.

He could not tolerate this situation that could not be fully controlled and continued to develop.

So, he asked someone to send a letter to Kaifeng Prefecture and then transfer another squadron to come.

With two squadrons, two hundred servants in hand, and the Xiang army that can slowly calm down, Zhang Junping can ensure that Mouping County is in his own hands.

After all this was arranged, Zhang Junping did not interrogate the monks in Wuran Temple.

I plan to keep them in check for a few days.

These monks are very arrogant. If they don’t need to be locked up for a few days, it will be useless to accuse them.

Zhang Junping hasn't figured out how to deal with these monks.

Wuran Temple has a great influence not only in Mouping County, but also in Dengzhou.

He is a guest of honor for many wealthy families.

Since Zhang Junping has sealed Wuran Temple, he will never give them a chance to connect and find a chance to regain their relationship.

When Wuran Temple resumes, the one who is unlucky may be Zhang Junping.

Therefore, Zhang Junping did not plan to simply interrogate them in the first trial.

As for the killing, for the time being, the evidence collected will not be killed.

Zhang Junping knew very well about the crimes confessed by the ten major families.

He knew clearly how those so-called victims came from.

In order to establish his authority, he could use the hands of the ten major families to seal Wuran Temple, but he would never let them lead the nose.

"Go and call He Xi and Sun Xu over!" Zhang Junping remembered another thing and ordered outside the door.

Soon, He Xi and Sun Xu both came to Houya.

"I have seen the magistrate, but I don't know what instructions do you have to call us!"

"There are five roads in and out of Mouping County. I want you to take your people and block these five roads!

Once you find a monk and Taoist secretly leave Mouping County at night, take it down for me!”

"You reported to the magistrate, there are only twenty yamen runners in our two squads. Even if we add the strong men in the strong squad, there are only more than forty people. We really can't stand these five roads!" He Xi said with a wry smile.

"You two took my warrant and mobilized 500 soldiers in the village. One hundred people were placed on the same road. Can you guard it?"

"able!"

"Okay, hurry up and go and do it!

Remember, keep hidden, don’t make a big fuss and hide secretly on the roadside. When you see monks and Taoists walking by night, catch them back!" Zhang Junping explained again.

"Hehe!" He Xi and Sun Xu replied loudly.

Just now, Zhang Junping suddenly thought that he had issued official documents during the day to thoroughly investigate the monks and Taoists who did not have covenants in the temples.

If it were before, most people might not take it seriously, but after they sealed Wuran Temple themselves, they would definitely have many monks and Taoists left Mouping County overnight.

After eating the offerings of the people of Mouping and drinking the blood of the people of Mouping County, if something happens, I want to pat my butt and leave?

How can there be such a good thing?

Zhang Junping made such a heavy hand, not because he had any prejudice against monks and Taoists.

If you want to become a monk and practice, there is no problem, just find a Taoist temple and become a monk.

Three meals a day, simple meals, and a green lamp accompany the gods and Buddhas. This is your freedom.

Even if you go to beg for alms, make a vegetarian meal, or even eat meat and drink wine, it is your freedom.

But we cannot suck the blood of the people under the guise of practicing Taoism and worshiping Buddha.

Taoist temples, which should have been pure and weak, have become great landlords. While enjoying the wealth accumulated by the people to worship gods and Buddhas, they do not work and rent the land to the people, and at the same time they never pay taxes to the court.

These temples and Taoist temples have become borers lying on the people and sucking blood.

Therefore, after conquering the ten major families, Zhang Junping began to attack the temples and Taoist temples in Mouping County.

Everyone outside thought that the three fires from Zhang Junping to Mouping County were to wipe out bandits, build reservoirs and canals, and establish county schools.

In fact, they were all wrong. These three things were just the guise of Zhang Junping in the open.

The three real fires, the first one burned the ten major families, and the second one burned the Taoist temple.

As for the third fire, Zhang Junping has been making arrangements, but the time has not yet come, so he can't burn it.

After receiving the order, He Xi and Sun Xu took Zhang Junping's warrant and came to the village army camp outside the city.

Sun Xu brought Congratulations to the manor outside the city of Sun's family, which had become a village soldier camp.

The people stationed were naturally the village soldiers of the Sun family and the village soldiers of the small families who were attracted by the Sun family.

There were exactly five hundred soldiers in the first camp, meeting Zhang Junping's request.

Sun Xu was originally a member of the Sun family and Zhang Junping's order. He was easily transferred to the township soldiers and divided them into five routes. Under the leadership of the county yamen runners, he was divided into five intersections.

These five intersections are the only way to enter and exit Muping County.

At night, on the way to enter and exit Muping County, there was indeed someone rushing to the night.

This is not the 21st century. Ordinary people, even merchants, even escorts, will not rush to the night.

There are too many unknown dangers in the wilderness at night.

Therefore, those who are rushing to the night will either have urgent matters or urgent matters, but only those who are rushing to the night will risk their lives.

Or it is just an official who is rushing to 800 miles.

Either they are some outlaws in the world, and only they will appear at night, because a large part of the dangers at night come from them.

"Who?" Sun Xu stood up and asked loudly as he watched the person get closer and closer.

"The blessings are infinite..." The visitor habitually said the Taoist Dharma Word.

"Take it!"

When Sun Xu heard this, he waved his hand and four village soldiers came up, grabbed the visitor, tied them up with ropes, and stuffed them with rags into his mouth.

The rag was torn off from people.

One night, Sun Xu alone captured more than 20 monks and Taoists who wanted to leave Mouping County overnight.

There were many arrests on the other four roads, and a total of more than 150 people were arrested on the five roads in one night.

In a county town with a population of only tens of thousands, there are more than 150 monks and Taoists without covenants.

This was caught at night, and I don’t know how many of them were not caught.

Zhang Junping went to court to trial the next day for these arrested monks and Taoists.

They all have no covenant certificates, and Zhang Junping did not have a one-size-fits-all approach to these monks and Taoists who did not have covenant certificates.

Instead, there are two situations: a monk who is dedicated to the Tao, willing to be poor, farm on his own, and self-sufficient. Zhang Junping issued a certificate of remittance to them.

For some people who are purely evading labor and evading taxes from the court, they work as Taoist priests and monks in temples during the day, and go home to sleep with their wives at night.
Chapter completed!