Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 143 Scholars go north
Time soon came to the end of July.

In the early morning of this day, a morning market in Nancheng Bamboo Charcoal Square was suddenly frantic, and I saw two shirtless soil sticks running along the side street of Jubaomen.

Not far behind the two of them, a group of scholars were chasing after them.

In order to slow down the speed of the scholars, the two sticks kept overturning the vendors and even pedestrians in the middle.

"Stop! Stop quickly! If you stop at this moment, it will only be a board, but if you continue to run, it will not be a matter of boarding, you will have to kill your head!"

Xia Yunyi gave a loud warning while chasing.

"Father, I'll take a shortcut and go ahead to intercept it!"

After talking to Xia Wanchun who was behind Xia Yunyi, he rushed into the alley next to him.

Xia Yunyi only had time to warn her to be careful, but her son had already disappeared.

Let's talk about the two earthen sticks, turned around and ran into a deep alley. The group of scholars who had been chasing after them were finally thrown off by the two.

"Huhu, I finally got rid of this bunch of poor people, but I'm exhausted."

"Brother, it's really hard to stay here in Nanjing. The students of the Imperial College and these stinking poor people don't treat us as human beings. Now it's really hard for us to do something."

"Yeah, this group of scholars is too lenient. Yesterday evening, Hei Qi molested a little lady who came to play on the Qinhuai River in Gongyuan Street, but was arrested by a group of patrolling scholars and sent to the Imperial Prison. Hei Qi's entire face was swollen into a pig's head, even his old mother couldn't recognize him."

"Brother, why don't you give these scholars some color?"

"Shut up, you kid, you haven't tasted powerful, have you?"

"I don't believe that these poor people can really beat us?"

"You know what! These scholars are not only large in number, but also have officers and soldiers behind them. The shoulder pole gang in the West City knows that? Just like you said, they gathered people to fight with the scholars, and the result?"

"What was the result? You must have beaten the shit out of those scholars, right?"

"It's true that the shit is fucked, it's just that the shoulder pole gang was fucked."

"No way? How is it possible? The shoulder pole gang can't beat those scholars?"

"I can't really do it. There are too many scholars. Hundreds of them can come over with a single greeting, and there are officers and soldiers behind them. Those barbarians really dare to kill people, they are too cruel."

When the two soil sticks were complaining, a loud shout suddenly sounded behind them: "Stop!"

"You motherfucker!" The two earth sticks yelled, and ran into the depths of the alley.

The scholar behind him chased after him relentlessly, while continuing to shout and stop.

After running not far, one of the soil sticks suddenly said, "Brother, seems to be alone?"

"I saw it." Another soil stick hummed, and said, "It seems to be a child."

"Then what are we afraid of him doing?" said the first soil stick, "Go back and beat him up to vent your anger."

"Yes, beat him up!" The earth stick brother also reacted, "There are too many people and my brother can't beat him, but it's still no problem to deal with a general, let alone a child."

Immediately, the two stopped and turned around, grinning grinningly.

Turning around, the two realized that the scholar chasing him was really a child, at most thirteen or fourteen years old.

Needless to say, this child is Xia Wanchun. Although he is young and weak, and the other party has two tall and strong adults, Xia Wanchun has no fear.

"Stop running? It's right not to run." Xia Wanchun said with a snort.

"I'm not going to hide it from you, we are leaving Nanjing soon, but before we leave Nanjing, we will definitely catch a batch of earth sticks and green skins to make an example of others."

Both clay sticks raised their fists, but they stopped when they heard this.

"You want to beat me up to vent your anger, don't you?" Xia Wanchun said bluntly, "I'm sorry you don't have the guts, if this punch falls, it will be your two heads that will hit the ground later!"

The two soil sticks were completely frightened, turned around and wanted to run again.

"Don't even think about running, where can you run?"

Xia Wanchun said again: "Nanjing city and all the city gates are our people. This time we are determined to uproot the green sticks in Nanjing. If you two kneel down and admit your mistake at this time, then there is If you are saved, if you dare to abscond or resist, then you can only die!"

The two earth sticks were completely stunned when they heard the words.

After a while, Xia Yunyi finally arrived with people.

Seeing Xia Wanchun restraining two clay sticks by himself, the fellow scholars all admired him very much.

However, Xia Yunyi asked worriedly: "Brother Duan, these two thieves didn't do anything to you, did they?"

"Father, I'm fine." Shaking his head, Xia Wanchun said again, "Also, can you stop calling me by my baby name? You can call me Xiaoyin or Jiangzuo Boy."

"Okay, it's Xiaoyin." Xia Yunyi smiled and shook her head.

Then he said to his fellow scholars, "I'm spoiled by this child."

While the group was talking, a scholar came galloping on horseback.

"Everyone, there is a decree from the Holy Spirit!" The scholar on horseback shouted loudly, "All the students of the Imperial College and the scholars of Prince Qin must gather outside the Jinchuan Gate immediately!"

"Lead the decree!" Xia Yunyi and other scholars bowed to the ground in unison.

When he got up again, he found that the scholar had already rode away.

Xia Wanchun asked: "Father, what should we do with these two sticks?"

Xia Yunyi turned his eyes to those two sticks, and said sharply: "Do you dare to do evil again in the future?"

"Don't dare anymore." The two sticks shook their heads like rattles, "The villain doesn't dare to do evil anymore."

"Remember what you said." Xia Yunyi said in a deep voice, "We will return to Nanjing after a while, as long as one commoner denounces you, you will be dead!"

The two soil sticks shook their heads again: "We really dare not."

Only then did Xia Yunyi take Xia Wanchun and a dozen other scholars and turned around towards the Jinchuan Gate.

Watching the scholars walk out of the alley, the two sticks let out a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground with a puff.

"Brother, the scholars are gone, hey, this city of Nanjing is ours again."

"Fart, are you deaf, didn't you hear what they said before they left?"

"That's just talking, not to mention whether they can come back, even if they come back, can they manage the security of Nanjing like they are now? I don't believe that those dignitaries in the court can let them go mess."

"Believe it or not, anyway, I don't plan to mess around anymore. I have a distant relative in Yin County, and I plan to join him and go to Haimao. After a year, I can earn dozens of taels."

"Hey, brother, do you really want to go? Wait for me."

The two clay sticks disappeared in Nanjing City, but there were two more running boats on the sea.

……

Let's talk about Xia Yunyi and his group later.

When they arrived outside the Jinchuan Gate, they saw that two large flags had been erected on the open space, and there was a line written on the two large flags, which looked like couplets.

Xia Wanchun read it out loud.

"Please go to him to get promoted and get rich. If you are greedy for life and afraid of death, don't enter the door!"

"Good sentence!" Xia Yunyi praised, "Scholars of my generation should take this as the creed of life."

"I'm sorry to disagree with this statement." Another scholar said, "Isn't it the ideal of my generation of scholars to learn literary and martial arts and live in the emperor's family? What's wrong with being promoted and getting rich?"

Xia Wanchun snorted, "If you want to get promoted and get rich, you can just go back and prepare for Enke. The Holy One is recruiting soldiers who are willing to give up everything for China's clothes and ancestral temples." Son, so you don’t need to enter this door with one step, just go to him.”

Speaking of this, Xia Wanchun marched proudly towards the two banners.

Xia Yunyi and Chen Zilong smiled at each other and followed.

It's just that the scholar who spoke just now didn't follow.

I saw that nearly a hundred scholars had already lined up under the banner of "Promotion and Fortune" and "Greed for Life and Fear of Death".

After Xia Wanchun and his sons joined in, Yi Ding, who was maintaining order, waved his hand and signaled the group of Prince Qin scholars to enter the "invisible door" formed by the two large flags.

Inside the flag gate, Chongzhen was seen standing with his sword in his military uniform.

Zhu Cihong and Zhu Cijiong behind Chongzhen also wore armor, looking majestic.

When nearly a hundred scholars stood still, Chongzhen stepped forward with his sword and asked, "Do you know why I set up these two flags?"

"I know." Xia Wanchun said proudly, "The reason why the Holy Majesty wants to set up these two flags is to make those scholars who want to be lucky ministers and close ministers and aim to get promoted and get rich quit."

"There are also those scholars who are greedy for life and afraid of death!" Chongzhen said solemnly.

"So, I will now give you one last chance to repent."

"You should ask yourself three times now, can you not think about getting promoted and getting rich?"

"Can you take the world as your own responsibility, can you dedicate yourself to the clothes of China, the ancestral temple and the country? In the future, on the battlefield, can you not be afraid of death, not shrink back, can you put your personal life and death aside? "

"I can!" As soon as Chongzhen finished speaking, Xia Wanchun boldly took a step forward.

Chongzhen's eyes fell on Xia Wanchun, and he asked, "Why don't you think about it?"

"No, Caomin has already considered it very clearly." Xia Wanchun said without thinking.

"What a young hero!" Chongzhen said happily, "What's your name?"

Xia Wanchun bowed to the tunnel and said: "Caomin Songjiang student Xia Wanchun."

"You are Xia Wanchun?" Chongzhen's eyes lit up.

"Yes, that's the grassroots." Xia Wanchun said.

"Okay! Let's join the ranks." Chongzhen nodded.

Xia Wanchun then walked towards the scholar standing behind Chongzhen.

I saw thousands of scholars standing behind Chongzhen.

Seeing Xia Wanchun approaching, thousands of scholars bowed in unison.

Xia Wanchun also bowed to the ground in return, and then stood at the end of the line.

Looking back at the flag gate, the scholars who came with him have already split.

Xia Yunyi and Chen Zilong stepped forward at the same time, cupped their hands and said: "My lord, I am willing to enter this gate!"

"Both of you are registered officials, so think about it carefully." Chongzhen said with a serious face, "Once you enter this door, you have to give up your personal fame and fortune. From then on, you will have no chance to get promoted and get rich, and you can't even control your life and death." .”

[Kneeling for a monthly pass]

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(End of this chapter)