The Silent Reforms of Eldridge Chapter 99

My servant Chen Gui, because his livelihood was difficult, begged me in the first year of Xianfeng to lend him one thousand taels of silver for business, with an annual interest of three cents. It's been eight years now. Although the interest every year is delivered on time, I am still a little worried that he will not return for a long time, and he will not be able to pay off the principal and interest. Chen Gui worked hard and paid back the three hundred taels. The 700 taels he owed were used as collateral for a property in Daji Lane. I went to take a look. According to the current market price, the house was worth at most three hundred taels. The only solution is to forget it.

On the evening of the 15th, I came to Jingmingyuan to wait. At ten o'clock in the morning the next day, the emperor summoned me in the East Nuan Pavilion of Qinzheng Hall.

"Back then, the White Lotus Sect in Sichuan and Hubei caused trouble among bandits. Do you know what happened?"

"I know a little bit about it. When I was appointed as a Taoist priest in Shaanxi, the general of Xi'an was Buyantu, a native of Heilongjiang; the deputy commander was Ganlu, who had been stationed in Jingzhou, Hubei. They both started their careers through military service in Sichuan and Chu. We often talked together. , I was able to get a rough idea of   the situation. The trouble in the White Lotus Sect started with Widow Qi Er, a woman who was a prostitute. She later joined the White Lotus Sect and married Xu Lun, a retired officer. She burned incense and collected money, and gathered people to conspire against her. It took seven years for the provinces of Chu, Shu, and Shaanxi to calm down. At first, the civil and military officials who led the troops reported several times how many battles were won and how many were captured, but in fact not even a trace of the thieves was seen; later Deleng was sent to the provinces. E, E Sente, Yang Yuchun, Gui Han, Luo Siju and other high-ranking officials conscientiously suppressed the arrests, and the military affairs improved. When the general was still in peace, the thieves were still strong, and they surrendered and were deported to the local officials for strict enforcement. If there are those who persist in their evil deeds, the local officials will put them to death. Later, the brave ones among the rebels will be incorporated into the Hanzhong and Hanyin camps to serve as soldiers. "

"Did these surrendered thugs cause any trouble later?"