Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 30 Betrayal
"Master, after Lin Shi and others left our house, they went straight to Qian's house in Jiangdong. Liu Kuangsheng was also there, and Qian Sule's brother-in-law Zhang Cangshui was also there."

In Tianci Garden, the steward of Xie's family reported to Xie Sanbin.

"These arrogant people are in such a situation, and they still want to make a comeback? It's really wishful thinking and stubborn." Xie Sanbin was appreciating a painting of Song Huizong, and was annoyed when he heard this.

"Those are corrupt scholars, I'm afraid they will implicate us." The housekeeper said, "The little one also found out that Zhang Cangshui was originally in Hangzhou, and later he went to Shaoxing with Yu Ying, Shaotai Dao of Ning, and Shaoxing returned to Xin. Afterwards, Yu Ying ran to the mountains, and Zhang Cangshui suddenly ran back to Ningbo, and I suspected that he must have come to instigate a rebellion."

Xie Sanbin put away the painting, "That's for sure, didn't Lin Shi just come here to encourage me to mess with them?"

"Then master, we have to be careful, we must not be implicated by these chaotic parties."

Xie Sanbin pondered.

"We have to think of a way."

He took the initiative to meet Chen Hongfan in Hangzhou before, and gave him a few famous paintings. Through him, he met with the commander-in-chief Boluo, and directly donated 1 taels of silver. Face.Boluo has promised to recommend him to be a servant, or at least arrange a governor.

Now that he's back, he's just waiting for good news.

Xie Sanbin had long believed that the Ming Dynasty had nothing to do with it, and smart people naturally couldn't sink with the wrecked ship of the Ming Dynasty.Now that the Qing Dynasty is so strong, of course it has to get on board early.Just like Chen Hongfan, he was originally an envoy sent by the Hongguang Dynasty to discuss peace, but he went to Beijing and directly surrendered the Tartars in secret.

After Hongguang died, he went to Hangzhou to encourage King Lu to surrender, and now he has become a great hero of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. It is said that the Qing Emperor wanted to appoint him a governor.

Last time in Hangzhou, he witnessed the power of the Eight Banners with his own eyes. How could the corrupt army of the Ming Dynasty be the opponent of the Qing army?What's more, Chongzhen committed suicide, Hongguang was captured, and Lu Jian surrendered. Today's Daming has no one in charge, so why resist?
"Wang Zhiren from Dinghai and Zhang Mingzhen from Shitou have some old feelings with me." Xie Sanbin mused, although Xie Sanbin is well-known among scholars for his elegance and poetry, he is also a great collector.But in Donglin Shilin, Xie Sanbin has another outstanding achievement, that is, Zhibing.

In the fifth year of Chongzhen, Xie Sanbin found an official position in Shandong through his connections.At that time, there was a rebellion in Kong Youde in Denglei, and the rise of Jin outside the customs after that. Many people in the imperial court proposed to appease him. Xie Sanbin went to know the emperor's intentions through the eunuchs, so he pretended to be impassioned and said that the imperial court's raising ministers was just for the sake of something, and if they all avoided danger. Just be safe, who will take care of the country?He also said that the victory lies with me, and the thieves are not afraid, and it has only been a few months since this happened.

Xie Sanbin served as the censor of Shandong and went to Shandong. He did a few things, inspected the camp, supervised the grain and grass, and beheaded several defeated generals. After breaking the siege of Laizhou, he followed the army to capture Dengzhou.But if we really want to talk about the Pingdenglai Rebellion, Xie Sanbin is just a military supervisor and censor, and he is not the one in charge.

But afterwards, he used the relationship between Gao Qiqian and other eunuchs to steal the credit of the real chief general Shandong governor Zhu Dadian.

Especially after the pacification of Denglai, the countless property looted and hoarded by the rebel army fell into the hands of the officers and soldiers, and Xie Sanbin divided all the money on behalf of the eunuchs and the generals, and he alone shared countless gold and silver giants. money, let him more secure the position of the richest man in Ningbo.

During the Pingdenglai Rebellion, Zhang Mingzhen was an officer in the Beijing camp, and he had a very good relationship with the eunuchs. He had a lot of contacts with him, the military supervisor, and so did Wang Zhiren. The three of them said that they had a good relationship with the eunuchs back then. , together overcoming the Denglai Rebellion, and even shared Denglai's stolen money together in the end.

This relationship is indeed relatively strong. Xie Sanbin also believes that both Wang Zhiren and Zhang Mingzhen have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, especially when they surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. These two generals in Ningbo who hold heavy troops are his strong backing.

Thinking of this, Xie Sanbin immediately began to write letters to Zhang Wangzhiren and Zhang Mingzhen.

He told about Sun Jiaji and Xiong Rulin's rebellion in Yuyao, and said that Yu Ying is also serving as an acquaintance in Shaoxing, and sent Zhang Huangyan to Ningbo to stir up the uprising, and said that Qian Sule had pretended to go on a hunger strike to die for his country, but in fact he took the opportunity to plot a rebellion , and now colluding with Lin Shidui, Dong Zhining and a group of mad Confucians to raise troops to rebel in Ningbo.

He asked Wang Zhiren to immediately bring troops to Yin County to suppress the chaos for the sake of peace in Ningbo, and promised that after the incident was settled, he would show merit to Boluo for him, and at the same time, he was willing to pay 1000 taels of silver himself as a thank you, and raise money from gentry merchants Wanliang to help the army.

After writing one letter, he wrote another letter to Zhang Mingzhen, also asking him to bring troops to Ningbo and lure him for profit.

He even had an ambitious plan to wait for General Wang and Zhang Er to bring his troops to Ningbo, and after Qian Sule, Zhang Huangyan and other rebels were wiped out, he would command them to lead their troops to attack Yuyao, Shanyin and other cities in Shaoxing Prefecture. The order is flat, and I will show my face in front of Marshal Boluo again, completely stabilizing my position as governor.

Thinking of this, Xie Sanbin was even a little excited.

It's not all bad things for these crazy Confucianists to jump back, they are giving credit to themselves.

"Send the letter to Dinghai and Shipu right away. Be quick, and keep it secret. Don't let those mad Confucians and rebels know about it." After finishing speaking, Xie Sanbin generously took a piece of silver and rewarded him.

The steward receives the reward and exits.

In the side room, Xie Sanbin's elder brother Xie Sanjie was teaching his grandchildren to read with a scripture in his hand. When he saw the steward coming out of the room, he couldn't help sighing.

"Uncle, you know what grandfather is doing, right?" Xie Weilin raised his head and said.

Xie Sanjie glanced at the young man, sighed again, "Hey."

"Why didn't Uncle stop it?"

"I'm just an old boy who has been out of school for many years. Although I'm the son of Xie's parents, how could your grandfather take me seriously?"

"But grandfather is wrong to do this. Our Xie family in Ningbo is a descendant of Xie An, the Taifu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. We moved here in the Song Dynasty, and we have cultivated and educated innocent people for generations. How can we surrender captives and thieves now? Or even frame righteous people instead?"

Xie Weilin who spoke was the eldest grandson of Xie Sanbin. His father Xie Yuxuan was the only son of Xie Sanbin. was hacked to death.It can be said to be loyal to the emperor.

Xie Sanbin later wrote to Hongguang, requesting Enyin’s eldest grandson, Xie Weilin, to study in the Imperial College. After Nanjing surrendered, Xie Weilin returned to his hometown in Ningbo, where his uncle, Professor Xie Sanjie, was studying. Four younger brothers and the grandchildren of his uncles were also studying together.

The young Xie Weilin was sixteen or seventeen years old at this time, and he was talented and learned well. If it weren't for the national chaos, he might have passed the examination of scholar and was ready to take the examination of Juren.He is very similar to his father in appearance and personality, he is studious and loyal.

At that time, Xie Yuxuan couldn't understand his father Xie Sanbin's behavior, he was dissatisfied with the rich and powerful eunuch of his affiliation, and he was even more dissatisfied with his corruption.

Under his teaching, the brothers Xie Weilin also have a lot of backbone.

Xie Sanbin had four brothers, but Xie Sanbin was the only one who became an official. The Xie family's style was actually quite good. Xie's ancestors had many censors and loyal ministers, but somehow when Xie Sanbin came here, there was only such a person.

"Let's read."

Xie Weilin could no longer read books, "Uncle, the country has fallen and the country is about to perish. How can we study here quietly? I have made up my mind, and I will not read anymore."

Xie Sanjie was stunned, "Our Xie family's poems and books are heirs, we are a famous family, what do we do if we don't study?"

"Anyway, I don't have the heart to study now. Besides, do I have to go to the Jianlu's scholar to test their Juren, and in the future I will even go to Beijing to take the imperial examination in front of the captive chieftain?"

Xie Weilin put down the book angrily, "I am proud of my father. He was loyal and patriotic, he would rather die than submit, and he was a martyr. I am ashamed of my grandfather. He turned against his teacher because of a prostitute, and he took bribes for the sake of power and office. , or even pretending to be meritorious, and now it is even more fortunate to enter the new dynasty, but also to murder loyal and righteous people, which is inconsistent with my Xie family's family motto!"

He got up to pack his things.

"Brother Lin, where are you going?"

"There are still loyal people in my Xie family. Our Xie family's family style will be passed on. I'm going to see Qian Gong and Lin Gong and tell them that my grandfather sent someone to Dinghai to ask Wang Zhiren to bring troops to harm them."

Xie Sanjie was stunned for a moment, but in the end he didn't say anything, he just waved his hand, "Then be careful, I'll tell your grandfather that you're bored and went to study quietly in the village outside the city."

The four elder brothers, Xie Weixian, Xie Weizhao, Xie Weifu, and Xie Weiheng also threw away their books, "We also want to go with eldest brother."

"Why are you joining in the fun, study hard."

"Brother doesn't study, and we don't either." The four young men had long since lost their interest in studying, and when they saw that their elder brother was leaving, they also wanted to leave.

Xie Sanjie waved his hands helplessly, "Go, I'll tell you all of you have gone to Zhuangzi."

The five brothers left like trapped animals, especially Xie Weilin, who was full of worries.

For him, today is a complete break with his grandfather. Back then, his father also wanted to break with his father, but he never took this step. Now, the young Xie Weilin took this step bravely.

"Xie's family, you know etiquette and shame!" Xie Weilin stood at the gate of Xie's house and muttered to himself, then raised his head and walked forward.

The four Weixian brothers recited their father's motto behind them, "Stand up for virtue, act for the benefit of the world, be kind to inherit the ancestors' legacy, and be good to the grandson." .

The five brothers are for virtue, and their sons will be the generation of virtue in the future.

Live and live with virtue, aim to save the world and save the people, inherit the fine traditions of the ancestors, and calmly conform to the hearts of the world.

Xie Yuxuan wrote these four sentences back then and used them as the descendants of his descendants. It was also with good intentions, reflecting his opposition to his father's actions, and hoping that his descendants would be able to uphold the family tradition and conduct themselves in the future.

"Brother, do you think Mr. Qian and the others will believe us?"

"Brother, do you think that if grandpa finds out that we went to inform us, will he be angry and punish us?"

"Brother, should we go home and get some money first?"

Xie Weilin looked back at his young and innocent younger brothers, a little helpless, they might just think it was fun, but they still couldn't understand the significance of his step.

"We won't come back after leaving, and we will follow Qian Gong and the others to revolt against King Qin. You are still young, so why don't you go to Zhuangzi outside the city first."

"No, we're with Big Brother."

"Okay, let's go!" Xie Weilin didn't even turn his head, and resolutely moved forward, drifting away from Xie's Tianci Garden!

(End of this chapter)