Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 23 Uprising
Zhu Yihai stood on the deck, looking into the distance.

The blue sky and blue sea are beautiful scenery. The warship rides the wind and waves and sails northward. On the one hand, the Central Plains is suffering from war, which is the purgatory on earth. On the other hand, the infinite scenery on the sea makes people feel confused.

Except for Zhu Yihai at this time, the people of Ming Dynasty at this time, facing the situation, especially the Tartars on the other side, were either extremely fearful, thinking that the Eight Banners were invincible and that Ming Dynasty would perish unstoppably.There are also a small number of people who are a bit overconfident, thinking that the Eastern Captives will only have a population of 30 to [-] after all. Even if they conquered Mongolia, North Korea, and entered Guanzhong all the way, it was just a fluke, and now it has reached its limit. .

However, in the 300 years of the Ming Dynasty, the country can still be regrouped. As long as the hearts of the people are controlled, the strength is still stronger than that of the Tartars.

As for Li Zicheng, the intruder who marched all the way into Beijing, no one is optimistic about them anymore. The country changed hands, and the dynasty changed its surname.

But now, everyone believes that those burglars and thieves will not be able to get on the stage after all.

Zhu Yihai disapproved of Zhang Mingzhen's overconfidence, but he did not publicly discourage his optimism. Anyway, in his plan, he also had to seize the time to go to Dinghai and Zhoushan. base camp base.

So no matter what, you have to hurry up to meet Wang Zhiren and Huang Binqing, the two chief soldiers, and recruit them before King Tang ascends the throne.

"Zhang Qing has a good relationship with Wang Zongbing?"

"Well, when we were fooling around in the capital, Wang Zongbing and I were kindred spirits."

Wang Zhiren, the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang Zhenwa, had an elder brother named Wang Zhixin, who was the chief eunuch of the Tianqi and Chongzhen dynasties.This dead eunuch acted ruthlessly. When he was the admiral of Dongchang, he handled countless unjust cases. He could be called a tiger in the capital, and he had saved hundreds of millions of fortunes.

With such an elder eunuch who is in power and powerful, Wang Zhiren naturally has a smooth career.To put it bluntly, Wang Zhixin also became a monk halfway through the house and entered the palace as an eunuch. He was just a rogue at first, but later he was chased for debts because of too many gambling debts. , because people are smart and ruthless, they actually became a great eunuch along the way,

After he made a fortune, he naturally put a lot of value on his brothers and nephews in his hometown.

His younger brother, Wang Zhiren, was even arranged by him to enter the Beijing camp. Zhang Mingzhen and Wang Zhiren were both fellows from Jiangning and had the same temperament, so they became good friends and had an excellent relationship.

Later, Zhang Mingzhen also entered the Beijing camp as a military attache because of Wang Zhixin's relationship.

After the thieves broke through Beijing, Li Zicheng asked for a donation, but Wang Zhixin only gave 1 taels. Liu Zongmin had heard that he was very rich and asked for 30 taels. Wang Zhixin refused to give and was trapped to death in prison.

At that time, Wang Zhiren was already the commander-in-chief of Su Song. When Hongguang was established, he was changed to the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang.

Zhang Mingzhen became a guerrilla in Shipu because Wang Zhiren was the commander-in-chief in Dinghai. It was naturally more convenient for him to be under the command of this old brother. Soldier to soldier, he also transferred a lot of military officers capable of fighting.

"It's said outside that Brother Jiu Ru has surrendered. Put his mother's bullshit on it. Brother Jiu Ru will never surrender. I have been friends with him for decades, and I dare to pledge my life to guarantee his loyalty."

Zhu Yihai nodded.

Needless to say, Wang Zhiren's loyalty, although Wang Zhiren also has many problems, for example, this person was promoted step by step purely by relying on the eunuch brother, and this person has no culture, the leadership is very rough, the military discipline is very poor, and he has a strong Beijing style. The smell of camp soldiers.

After moving to Dinghai, Ningbo, he disturbed the people a lot, but this is a common problem of military leaders in the late Ming Dynasty. He still persisted in the issue of national right and wrong.

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Shaoxing, Yuyao.

Wang Xuanru, the county school's instructor, crossed the river to meet the captive immediately after King Lu of Hangzhou surrendered to him.

After Wang Xuanru returned to Yuyao County, he immediately posted a notice announcing that Yuyao would belong to the Qing Dynasty, and issued three orders at the same time. The first order was that all merchants and people in Yuyao County had to pay all the taxes owed over the years by a deadline of one month.Moreover, this year's summer tax and autumn tax are collected in advance, and they are also paid within a deadline of one month.

Second, in order to welcome the Qing soldiers going south, Wang Xuanru asked the people of the whole county to send troops from each household to build roads, and also within a limited time limit.

Third, the Qing Dynasty announced the hair-shaving order, requiring all soldiers and civilians to shave their hair, keep their hair or not, and keep their hair or not.

Regardless of the hot weather and the poverty of many people who owed taxes, he sent people everywhere to pursue them, and took away all the valuables in the house if they couldn't pay them.

In the end, every family was forced to build roads. The sun was scorching hot and the construction period was tight. Everyone was digging and ramming under the scorching sun.

"If this goes on, how can there be any way out?"

"The dog official ordered us to shave all our hair within three days. How can we shave our parents indiscriminately?"

"That's right, the pig tail that Wang Gouguan shaved off is ugly, and he shows it off on purpose every day. It's really fucking shameless."

Everyone complained in low voice while building the road.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and Min Zhuang's resentment is getting deeper and deeper.

"It's the other way around!"

"Kill the dog officer!"

The crowd was furious. On the one hand, they were forced to collect taxes, and on the other hand, they forced the young men to be shaved, and the people felt that they couldn't go on.

A young man took the lead in chanting the opposite, and immediately there were crowds of people responding.

Everyone raised the hoes and shovels and surrounded the dog official Wang Xuanru who came to supervise the construction site in a sedan chair and beat him to death.

"What should we do now?"

Seeing the pseudo magistrate who had become meat sauce, everyone was a little confused.

"Let's go to Sun's house to find Master Sun to host."

"Is it the Sun's family who had a bachelor's degree?"

"That's right, today's Master Sun used to be a doctor in the Ministry of War. Before that, Emperor Hongguang recruited him to be a Jiujiang Daotai, but he didn't go to live in seclusion in the village for some reason. Let's ask Master Sun to take the decision and lead us to fight against the captives together! "

Yuyao Henghe, Sun Family.

Sun Jiaji was meeting a mysterious guest who came suddenly, entertaining the guest for tea, and he sent a letter to watch.

After reading several letters one by one, Sun Jiaji's face was flushed and he was very excited.

"Unexpectedly, King Lu is so ambitious and responsible!"

The visitor was none other than Song Nianzu, the eldest son of Song Zhipu, Zhu Yihai's newly worshiped Dongge University scholar and Minister of Rites. He was a young man with a white face and a beautiful beard. Under the escort of Jin Yiwei, he sneaked into Yuyao, Shaoxing to visit Sun Jiaji secretly.

Sun Jiajing and Song Zhipu had a good personal relationship in the past.

"To tell you the truth, although I live in seclusion in the countryside, the captives from the north are invading from the south. I am also secretly contacting the gentry and righteous men of the country to raise an uproar. Now that I know that the king of Lu was ordered to take over the throne and supervise the country in danger, it is really great news. Righteousness also has direction.”

While talking, Sun Jiaji's son came back.

"Father, it's done."

"The villagers who built the road were already boiling. They killed the dog official Wang Xuanru, and they turned against each other."

The rebellion of the strong men on the Yuyao road construction site was actually not so natural, but Sun Jiaji had been instigating behind the scenes, in order to lead the people of Yuyao to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.

"The villagers are coming to our house."

Sun Jiaji twirled his beard excitedly, "It's really good news again and again. Finally, the clouds that guarded are opening to see the bright moon. My son, let me tell you a better news. The king of Lu in Taizhou has killed the northern envoy. With the support of Song Gong and others, Stand up and take over the throne."

"Ah, that would be wonderful."

Song Nianzu also admired Sun Jiaji's uprising.

"What shall we do next?"

Sun Jiaji stood up, "Follow me to meet the villagers."

Outside the gate of the Sun family, countless villagers came here.

Killing the county magistrate appointed by the Tartars, everyone knew that there was trouble, and Yuyao was so close to Hangzhou that the Tartar soldiers might cross the river at any time to retaliate or even massacre.

Many timid villagers have already run away.

But there were also some angry villagers who came to the Sun family, hoping that the famous Sun Jiaji would lead everyone to resist the Tartars. The Sun family was the most famous family of gentry here.His fifth ancestor was the governor of Jiangxi. His grandfather was a scholar of the Tianqi Dynasty. Sun Jiaji was a Jinshi. During the Hongguang Dynasty, he returned to his hometown and lived in seclusion.

This kind of gatekeeper is naturally the first-class backer for the villagers.

"Master Sun, can you help us?"

Seeing so many young and strong, Sun Jiaji said passionately, "I tell you folks a great news. King Lu has ascended the throne in Taizhou to supervise the country, and the Ming Dynasty has another king, and the Ming Dynasty has not yet died."

"The northern captives are raging, but what is happening in the east of the river is unknown. How can we wait to die and die in obscurity? Now the king of Lu is in charge of the country, and he has issued an order to the world to raise troops to serve the king. We will respond. It will be a great contribution. Even if you lose, it can still delay the death of Lu Jianguo for a while, and it may not be the case?"

"The king of Lu has a good name for a long time. Now that he has stood up to supervise the country and regent, he will lead us to revive. Wouldn't I be a hero of the new dynasty when the time comes?"

Everyone's blood boiled with excitement.

The original anxiety was gradually replaced by excitement.

In the crowd below, members of the Sun family or his disciples, servants, etc. took the lead in responding, so everyone shouted and responded.

"Beat the drum, plant the flag!"

Sun Jiaji was a doctor in the Ministry of War, and he also knew something about military affairs, and he had already planned an uprising, so at this time, the group was excited, but it unfolded in an orderly manner.

Beat the big drum and set up the uprising flag.

Sun Jiaji asked his brothers, nephews and disciples to lead a team each, organize these villagers, and then beat drums and raise flags all the way to the county government.

Take down all the dog officials in Yuyao City who followed Wang Xuanru to surrender, control the gates, occupy the warehouses of the yamen, and then post a notice, and take knives and guns to distribute volunteers.

"Young Master Song, please take your dog back to Taizhou as soon as possible, report the victory to Lu Jianguo, and say that Yuyao's spark has been ignited, and the whole county will be righteous and return to Daming!"

Sun Jiaji's good friends in Yuyao City, Jinshi Shao Bingjie, Chen Xiangcai, Zhu Sheng Shao Yingdou, Lu Zhangcheng, Shen Zhitai, etc. had already conspired with him to revolt.

Sun Jiaji immediately wrote another letter, asking his second son to invite Xiong Rulin, another Yuyao gentry, "Yu Yin is well versed in military affairs. When he was the magistrate of Tong'an County in Fujian Province in his early years, he led troops across the sea and defeated the Dutch Red Barbarians in Xiamen. We will wait for you." Raise the flag and let him command the troops."

When Song Nianzu came to Shao this time, he didn't expect that the progress would be smoother than expected, so soon he beheaded the Jianglu dog officer, captured Yuyao City, and there were such passionate town soldiers.

"His Royal Highness Jian Guo will be overjoyed if he hears about Yuyao's great victory."

(End of this chapter)