Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 28 Martyrdom
"The Tartars have entered the city!"

Dinghai Port, dozens of ships entered the port.

There was a panic at the Yin dock, and some panicked people shouted that the Qing army had entered the city.

At the wharf, a villager punted a boat into the city to sell firewood. When he heard the exclamation, his face was full of grief and indignation, "The Ming Dynasty is dead! The family is ruined, the country is ruined, how can we live harshly?" The boat jumped into the sea.

A beggar on the pier was unkempt, looking at the panic-scattering crowd.

Mumbling to himself, picking up the dog-beating stick and scratching a poem on the ground!

"In the past 300 years, how can all the civil and military people escape? Gang Chang stayed in Beitianyuan, and the beggar was ashamed to survive!"

After writing this poem, the beggar threw away the dog-beating stick, walked to the beach and jumped into the sea calmly.

On the deck of the ship, Zhu Yihai saw that Zhu Zhikui was frightened and flustered just because Zhu Zhikui still had the unremoved Qing flag on the grain delivery ship.

He saw even people diving into the water.

"Let's save people."

After Zhu Yihai landed, although he immediately sent people to clarify the rumors, the merchants and common people at the pier were still in a panic and avoided him.

"Your Highness, there are two special people who dived just now. One is a villager who sells firewood, and the other is a beggar. They didn't dive because they were frightened by the clearing of the flag, but they wanted to die for their country!"

Wang Mingqian came to report to Zhu Yihai, which surprised Zhu Yihai.

"Diving to die for your country?"

Qian Qianyi, the leader of Donglin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Etiquette, could say that the water in May was too cold and refused to commit suicide. He even ordered a shave, saying that his scalp was just too itchy to shave off. Beggars are willing to do their best for the country?
This is like a big joke, but it is even more awe-inspiring.

"Bring those two here!"

The wet firewood sellers and beggars were brought to Zhu Yihai.

"Gu Nai is the King of Lu of the Ming Dynasty, and now he is on the throne to supervise the country. Dare to ask the names of the two righteous men and loyal people?"

"Yang Boxing, a grass-roots man, is an ordinary commoner at the foot of Zhaobao Mountain. His family has no land, and he cuts wood and sells firewood for a living."

"Student Shen Wenzhong, originally one of the Dinghai people, later abandoned his life towels to do business and went to sea. The ship was caught in a storm, all the goods were lost, and all the family property was lost. His mother died of illness, his wife remarried, and became a beggar!"

Zhu Yihai looked at the two of them. The firewood seller was short, black and thin, and he didn't dare to meet his eyes. He had the natural fear of ordinary people for the superiors. His hands were full of calluses, and there were even many unhealed scabs.But that beggar's eyes were very bold, his unkempt face could not see his true colors, and his body was so thin that he seemed about to fall down at any time.

But that look was very complicated, with a bit of cynicism and unruliness in it.

"Why did you commit suicide by jumping into the sea? Even if the Ming Dynasty perishes, the world will only change dynasties. Let's just change the emperor. It won't have much impact on ordinary people, right?"

Yang Boxing, who sells firewood, said bluntly, "I heard that the Tartars are the most vicious. They attacked Yangzhou. Because of Shige's resistance, after the city was broken, they bleed for ten days and slaughtered 80 people. My son and my younger brother worked together in Yangzhou. I have been killed innocently. Now that the Tartars come again, I will not be spared, and I would rather kill myself."

And Shen Wenzhong said very simply, "Although I have become a beggar, I would like to be a loyal minister and not an obedient citizen. A man should be pure and bright, and be in the world."

"Besides, the Tartars invaded by barbarians. They wanted to take over the great Ming Dynasty, but they also wanted to destroy our civilized world of the Han family. As a scholar, I was powerless to resist, but I also refused to obey them and do things like destroying my ancestors and insulting the sages."

After Zhu Yihai heard this, he couldn't judge their extremes or anything, they had faith in their hearts.

It is a belief, and a man of faith is half a saint.

"The mountains and rivers shine with the sun and the moon, and the country and the universe will last forever!" Zhu Yihai sighed, although these words seem pale now, but the Ming Dynasty has been nearly 300 years old, and there are still such firewood sellers and villagers who are willing to die for the country. The beggar scholar also explained that Zhu Yihai's family is not useless, and it is worth fighting for.

"Both of you, the only ones are distant ancestors and vassals. Now that the country is in danger, you stand up and take up the important task of rejuvenating the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty has not perished, and the world will not perish, and the culture passed down from generation to generation by the Chinese Han nationality will not perish."

"Yang Boxing, since you are already alone, why don't you stay with your blood and join the army, and join the lonely brave guard battalion to follow the lonely Zhongxing Daming together?"

"Shen Wenzhong, when I read your poems and listen to your words, I know that you are talented, but your luck is bad, and you are rarely loyal. I just want to ask you to stay by my side, and I will give you a family background, and I will give you the ninth rank of general secretary. Mayor, are you willing?"

Because Yang Boxing's family members died in Yangzhou, he was alone when he heard that the Tartars were coming. He was afraid and angry, and planned to simply die.Now that he was rescued, he saw the sky-like His Royal Highness Jian Guo, praised him greatly, and wanted to recruit him into the brave guard camp of the Emperor's Imperial Forest Army, so he nodded excitedly.

Shen Wenzhong was not that excited.

This scholar and beggar was once the proud son of heaven, but he was reduced to a beggar later, but his heart is still there.

He just murmured and sighed, "It's a pity that the 300-year-old will be under the sun. Students dare to ask His Highness, the current situation is difficult to deal with, how does His Highness plan to turn the tide and help the building to collapse?"

Zhu Yihai replied sincerely.

"Gu thinks that the Ming Dynasty is still alive, and that ZTE can be revived. There are several reasons. One is that Gu is willing to stand up and lead everyone to fight against the Qing Dynasty, and the other is that there are still many loyal people like Wen Zhong and Boxing in this world. There are also loyal and brave guards of the Ming Dynasty like General Zhang and Wang Zongbing."

"One more thing, although the Tartars are fierce, Nurhachi vowed to rebel since the year he was born alone. Decades have passed, and even though he has entered the customs all the way, the real Tartars in Houjin are only a few hundred cattle, with a population of only a few hundred thousand. , On the other hand, I have lived in the Ming Dynasty for 10 years, with thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the Central Plains, and my people are more than billions of people?"

"Tartar is a snake that swallows an elephant. If it nibbles at it a little bit, it's fine. But if you want to swallow an elephant in one gulp, even if you swallow it, you won't be able to digest it, and you will surely kill yourself."

"Of course, the more important point is that after I went to the south, I have been reflecting on the policies and systems of my Ming Dynasty in recent years, thinking about its shortcomings. There are indeed many shortcomings that need to be improved. Now that I am a supervisor, I am willing to correct mistakes and make up for omissions. , as long as the imperial court can care for the people and care for the world, we can unite as one and resist foreign aggression together, are you right?"

"Wen Zhong, Boxing, death is easy, but we can't die easily. We have to protect the culture left by our ancestors and the country laid down by our ancestors. Are you right?"

Shen Wenzhong was a little moved by Jian Guo's words, although he felt that Jian Guo was too young, maybe it was just a nice word of mouth, after all, Emperor Hongguang and Lu Jian Guo of the Ming Dynasty were proved to be weaker than the other by reality.

"A real man is not afraid of death, so why give it a try?" Zhu Yihai exclaimed!
Shen Wenzhong copied a mess of hair, his eyes lit up, "Hahaha, your Highness's words are enough, okay, let's follow His Highness and try the world."

This little accident on the pier made Zhu Yihai feel that the burden on his body was a little heavier, and it also added a little bit of confidence in the great cause of anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty in the future.

As long as people's hearts are still there, there is still hope for everything.

In fact, the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty fell. Although there were famous officials who surrendered like Qian Qianyi, as well as honorable ministers such as Zhu Guobi, Duke of Baoguo, Gu Mingjiao, Marquis of Zhenyuan, etc., there were still more ministers and scholars who died for the country at the death festival. of.

Wang Mingqian has been secretly observing the young His Royal Highness Lu Jianguo. He still has some doubts about the sudden appearance of His Royal Highness Lu Jianguo. When the wind and rain are precarious, he can carry the burden of supervising the country.

After the fall of Beijing, the father and son of the Wang family went south from Su Song to Ningbo, Zhejiang, holding a small but still worthy army in their hands.

Although the father and son did not have any outstanding performance in the Hongguang court, and did not even participate in the Jianghuai war, they did not stay idle in Dinghai. They were responsible for guarding the southeast, training the navy, and ensuring the taxation of Fujian and Zhejiang. of.

The new battalion, including Zhang Mingzhen's Shipu Guerrilla Battalion, was also under Wang Zhiren's command, and even with his full support, it had a large scale.

Facing the current corrupt situation, both father and son have the same attitude, take one step at a time, don't rush to raise the flag to send troops, but pretend to accept the surrender first, even this time Wang Mingqian escorted Zhu Zhikui's grain ship to Hangzhou, with the intention of spying Take a look at the reality of the Qing army in Hangzhou.

However, from killing Zhu Zhikui on the boat, to appeasing the diving righteous people at the pier, the King Lu's performance made Wang Mingqian, the little general Wang, secretly praise him.

This is already an above-average level of performance, and it can even be called excellent.

At such a time, it is indeed rare for the Ming Dynasty to have such a responsible and capable prince to supervise the country.

"Bring Gu's robe and change it for Mr. Shen."

Zhu Yihai was very polite to Shen Wenzhong. He not only bestowed his family background, but also conferred the post of governor of the ninth-rank Tongzhengshi. , Responsible for uploading and distributing, it is an important channel for the emperor to grasp information. The governor is responsible for sending and receiving documents. Now, at present, the governor is more like a person close to the emperor. His rank is low, but his position is important.

Shen Wenzhong was a little moved.

"I have no choice but to repay the king's kindness with death!"

"Gu is still the same sentence, death is difficult, but the current situation in the world does not allow us to say death easily. We must leave this useful body and do great things for the people of the world. Mr. Shen, you only remember one sentence, as long as we Firmly believe in the heart, no matter how difficult the situation is, it will not crush us, and no matter how fierce the enemy is, it will not crush us!"

General military mansion.

Wang Zhiren has received a notification from his son's servant that Zhang Mingzhen of Shipu and Wu Kai of Haimen escorted King Lu of Taizhou from the sea, and they met Zhu Zhikui overseas and killed him directly.

The commander-in-chief of the town of Wo, who controls the troops of a province in Zhejiang and claims to have [-] soldiers, stood up after meditating on his beard for a moment, "I want to take a bath and change clothes, welcome to His Highness Jian Guo!"

(End of this chapter)