Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 29 Recovery
Ningbo Fucheng, Yin County.

22-year-old Lin Shidui was discussing secretly with his friends Shen Tingjia, Ge Shizhen, Xu Dianchen and others at home.

"My teachers Sun Gong and Xiong Gong raised troops in Yuyao, and the righteous people responded. Five thousand rebel troops have been recruited, named Sun Xiongjun. Yuyao County was recovered in the first battle, and the second battle was to intercept Zhu Zhikui, the prefect of Ningbo who surrendered the puppet prefect. The grain ship going to Hangzhou also beheaded the dog thief Kong Wenyu, it was really satisfying."

"Now my teacher sent a letter, inviting me to wait to raise the flag of righteousness in Ningbo, but I have visited all the villagers in Ningbo in the past few days, but no one responded." Speaking of this, Lin Shiyue sighed again and again, very indignant.

Although he is only 22 years old, Lin Shidui is not simple.

In the 13th year of Chongzhen, he only participated in the imperial examinations, passed the imperial examinations, and passed the imperial examinations.He originally worshiped under Sun Jiaji's sect in Yuyao, Shaoxing, and later he worshiped under Ni Yuanlu, the head of household affairs in Donglin. Even Qian Qianjian, the leader of the Donglin Party, wrote to him in person, wanting to recruit him, but Lin Shi didn't like it. People who don't like money don't reply.

From the last official in Chongzhen to the Pedestrian Department, Pedestrian was only a ninth-rank official. Some people ridiculed him for being a cold official. He replied with a famous saying that he was harsh and did not love money. In the past, he was congenial with his colleagues Liu Zhongzao and Lu Pei in the Pedestrian Department. .

Before the fall of the northern capital, Ding Younan returned.

When Hongguang proclaimed himself emperor, Chi Chi called him to be the censor, and appointed him as an official to Shizhong. Later, he was dismissed and returned to his hometown for criticizing Ruan Dacheng and Ma Shiying.

After returning home from Nanjing, Lin Shi didn't care about political affairs, but Hongguang was captured and King Lu surrendered, which made this young talented man unable to sit still. When his teacher Sun Jiaji raised his troops in Yuyao, he planned to rush to join him , but the teacher hopes that he can raise troops in Yin County, Ningbo.

These days he was running around the various gentry's houses in Ningbo, but he either avoided seeing him or talked about him. No one was willing to respond to the dispatch of troops, and they were not even willing to contribute money to support him.

Shen Yanjia said, "I heard that Xie Sanbin is back, why don't we invite him to preside over the big event?"

Xie Sanbin is a Jinshi in the year of Tianqi, and he is considered to be a high-qualified gentry in Yin County. Besides, he is also a student of Qian Qianyi, and has a great influence in Donglin and Fushe. Shaoqing, the supervising army has suppressed rogues, and Xie's family is originally a wealthy family in Ningbo, very rich.

"Brother Xianshen is right." Lin Shi nodded to each other. Shen Yanjia and Shen Xianshen was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Chongzhen.No, Shen Yanjia belonged to the kind of academic official who devoted himself to studying scriptures and calligraphy. Although his seniority and official rank were higher than that of Lin Shiduo, Lin Shiduo was still the leader in the small circle where they conspired to make trouble.

Xie's family lives in Xiejia Lane next to Moon Lake, and the garden is called Tianci Garden, but he usually lives in Yanzizhuang in Bieyuan in Hangzhou, and sometimes in Jiyuan in Ningbo.

In fact, Lin Shi knew about Xie Sanbin. Although his achievements in calligraphy and painting were extremely high, and he was also a master of calligraphy and painting. He had served as a military supervisor and made meritorious service. For example, Xie Sanbin not only worshiped Qian Qianyi as his teacher, but also made friends with the flattering eunuch Gao Qiqian. He used Gao Qiqian's relationship to steal Zhu Dadian's achievements in suppressing bandits and chaos.

This man is well-known among scholars, but he is very treacherous. Although he is a fellow from the same city, Lin Shidang had no contact with Xie in the past.

Especially since Qian Qianyi wanted to accept him but was rejected, he and Qian's student Xie Sanbin became even worse.

But now for the sake of righteousness, Lin Shidui is still willing to let go of this past, and even took the initiative to say, "As long as Xie Sanbin is willing to come out and raise the flag, I will promote him as the leader of the Ningbo Rebel Army!"

"Then let's go to Tianci Garden to meet Xie Sanbin and ask him to come out and lead the uprising."

Ge Shizhen, who was ranked No. 2 in the same list as the chief assistant Wei Zaode, was once an editor of the Imperial Academy, a lecturer on a daily basis, and is famous for his articles. Unlike Shen Yanjia, he still has very good opinions on current affairs and government affairs Yes, for example, he once entered Chongzhen, saying that increasing troops is not as good as training troops, and increasing salaries is not as good as clearing them.

At this time, he had no hope for people like Xie Sanbin.

"Qian Qianyi has surrendered, what can Xie Sanbin expect, and Xie Sanbin has just returned from Yanzizhuang in Hangzhou. I heard that when he was in Hangzhou, he was the guest of the captive commander Boluo, and even donated ten thousand silver to reward the Qing army. "

"When Xie Sanbin was an official, he also took bribes and took bribes, and even took military merits, not to mention his personal morality. He is Qian Qianyi's student, but he has always been obsessed with Qian Qianyi's concubine Liu Rushi. Someone who doesn't know?"

"How can such a person be the commander of the rebel army?"

But Lin Shidui and Shen Yanjia thought that the most urgent task at the moment was to find a more famous person in Ningbo to preside over the big event, so that the incident could go smoothly.But now that the situation is unfavorable, the few young people are running around and shouting, but it is time to respond.If Xie Sanbin was willing to come out, the situation might be different.

"For the sake of the overall situation, I will bear with it for the time being."

"Then let's see each other first."

Everyone came to Tianci Garden, met Xie Sanbin, and directly explained their intentions.

Xie Sanbin was sitting there, wearing a wide robe with big sleeves, the robe was fragrant, and his beard and hair were neatly trimmed, very elegant.

He directly refused the request of several people.

"The army is going south, and the momentum is like pressing eggs. You don't know how to adapt to the current situation. Don't you have to stop the traffic with your arms?"

"Loyalty, filial piety and righteousness!" Lin Shi said bluntly.

Xie Sanbin laughed sarcastically, "My life is gone, what are you talking about?"

"Could it be that there is no loyalty, filial piety, righteousness, integrity and shame in Xie Gong's heart?"

"The change of dynasties is also a law of history. The long-term division must be united and the long-term division must be divided. How can there be a surname of Jiangshan for thousands of years? Zhu Ming has been in the world for 300 years. Isn't it normal to change to Aixinjueluo now? I wait for scholars to help the emperor. Those who govern the people of the world, these will not change."

Ge Shizhen frowned when he heard this, wishing he could go up and slap Sanbin twice.

After some conversation, they broke up unhappy.

Lin Shi made one last request to him before he left.

"Mr. Xie is not willing to come out and initiate the flag of righteousness, so please generously share the bread and donate some money."

As a result, Xie Sanbin was obviously the richest man in Ningbo, but he immediately cried poor, saying that he had no money.

"I heard that Xie Gong offered ten thousand taels of silver to the Marshal in Hangzhou? How come we are crying and poor?"

Xie Sanbin became angry from embarrassment, and served tea to see off the guests.

Lin Shi couldn't help sighing when several people walked out of the Tianci Garden, "Hypocrites who deceive the world and steal their names, people without integrity and shame!"

"What should we do now?"

The gentry and aristocrats in Ningbo are unwilling to respond. None of them has money, so how can they act righteously?
Reluctantly, he returned to Lin Shidui's home, sitting around doing nothing, when suddenly Dong Zhining came to visit.

"Qian Gong, Qian Gong is not dead, he is willing to come out and lead everyone to raise the banner of righteousness."

Dong Zhining was a talented scholar in Ningbo. After the surrender of King Lu of Hangzhou, Dong Zhining, Wang Jiaqin, Zhang Mengxi, Huaxia, Lu Yuding, and Mao Jukui once gathered students in the Confucian Temple.

It's just that people's words are slight, and those who should respond.

Later, after Zhu Zhikui came to the Qing Dynasty, he sent people to search and arrest six people, calling them the Six Crazy Students of Ningbo.

Lin Shi contacted Dong Zhining and the others after preparing for an incident with several retired officials. They were all like-minded, and Dong Zhining was still running around these days to communicate.

"Brother Yu Ding taught in the village academy with Mr. Qian in the early years. Mr. Qian took the initiative to send someone to invite Mr. Lu to go there yesterday. He said that he heard that Mr. Sun and Mr. Xiong raised troops in Yuyao, so he planned to follow suit in Ningbo. He knew that Mr. Lin Brother is a student of Grandpa Sun, so I guess Brother Lin has already contacted Yuyao..."

"Earlier, I heard that Mr. Qian wanted to die and die for his country. He was overwhelmed, and even tried to persuade him. Unexpectedly, Mr. Qian is now willing to change his mind, leaving behind a useful body to lead the uprising, to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. It is really great. "

Although Qian Sule's reputation is not as good as Qian Sanbin's, he was also a member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Wailang, and this is also a fifth-rank official position, which is much higher than their eighth- and ninth-rank pedestrians, editors, etc.

"Let's go and meet Qian Gong together."

A few people hurriedly went to Jiangdong Qian's house again, just entering the house, they saw Qian Sule and Lu Yuding talking, and there was a Juren, but everyone was familiar with him, this person, like Qian Sule, was Uncle Dong Zhining's son-in-law Therefore, the son of Zhang Guizhang, a member of the Criminal Ministry, named Zhang Huangyan, styled Cangshui, and nicknamed Ayun, was also from Yin County.

A 15-year-old Zhongxiucai, Chongzhen 15-year-old candidate, he is not only beautiful in writing, but also good at riding and shooting, often indignant about state affairs, and has the ambition of being generous.

"Where did Brother Zhang come from?"

"I just came back from Taizhou." Zhang Huangyan was also familiar with these friends of his brother-in-law, and they were all from Yin County.He excitedly said to Lin Shi and others, "Before the city of Hangzhou was destroyed, I went south from Hangzhou to Shaoxing. Some time ago, I was guarding Ningshaotai Road by Yu Ying's side. Yu Gong has been planning to fight against the Qing Dynasty."

Zhang Cangshui excitedly told everyone the great news that King Lu of Taizhou ascended the throne to supervise the country, and eastern Zhejiang is about to fully resist the Qing Dynasty. Yu Ying has been appointed by Lu Jianguo as the governor of Zhejiang Province.

"Zheng Zunqian of Kuaiji led the righteous society to build a righteous army and regain Kuaiji. Liu Dadao raised his troops to recover Shanyin. Yu Gong has entered Shaoxing, and Shaoxing has been restored."

Sun Jiaji and Xiong Rulin from Yuyao regained Yuyao County and brought up Sun Xiongjun.

"Also, Haimen Counselor Wu Kai and Shipu Guerrilla Zhang Mingzhen have all met in person with His Highness Jian Guo, and responded by raising troops."

"Everyone, I'm from Yu Gong in Shaoxing. On Yu Gong's order, I'm here to contact everyone in Ningbo. Yu Gong hopes that Shaoxing will raise the flag of rebellion as soon as possible."

Everyone was excited after hearing the news.

"King Lu of Taizhou ascended the throne to supervise the country, and now there will be no leaderless dragons."

Zhang Huangyan took out a piece of paper and opened it.

Two words in the letter, recovery.

"It was handwritten by Lu Jianguo himself to Duke Yu, and now Duke Yu ordered me to pass it on to you."

Restore, restore China, restore Ming Dynasty, restore the world of the Han family.

A group of scholars are all excited.

Qian Sule directly tore off a piece of clothes, picked up a pen and wrote the word "Recovery" in hand, and tied it on his forehead!

"recover!"

Zhang Huangyan picked up the pen, tore off the fabric, wrote the word "Recovery", and tied it on his forehead.

One by one, Lin Shiping and the others tore off their shirts and wrote the word "Recovery" on their foreheads.

"Today, we will respect the decree of supervising the country, follow the order of the governor, regard Qian Gong as the leader of the alliance, raise the flag to revolt, and restore the Ming Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)