Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 159
There was even a pawn who moved a bench and rushed to the stage, chasing and beating Jiannu Bingyong.

Seeing the Jiannu soldiers who were massacring the "Han people" being beaten to the crap by the pawns with a bench, the traffickers, pawns and transport troops in the audience clapped their hands and shouted to kill the captives.

Seeing this scene, Hou Fangyu was secretly surprised.

After all, he is a scholar, Hou Fangyu has already seen its strength.

Chongzhen is using this method to arouse the hatred of the people in the south of the Yangtze River to build slaves!

The scene on the stage could no longer be sung, but an official in a green robe stepped onto the stage.

Seeing this green-robed official, Hou Fangyu's expression instantly became extremely embarrassing. This is Ruan Dacheng, the eunuch who was trampled under their feet like a dog in Nanjing back then.

But now, the dog official is shaking again.

This world is becoming more and more irrational.

Hou Fangyu thought bitterly, such a great Ming might as well perish.

"Xiangdang, Xiangdang!" Ruan Dacheng shouted loudly on the stage in Mandarin, "Please listen to me, Jiannu slaughtered more than two million Chinese people in Liaodong, and after entering the capital, they slaughtered nearly two million people in the capital. Millions, now they are about to go south again and attack us in Nanzhi, what do you think we should do?"

"What should I do?" The traffickers and pawns in the audience were asked.

No one has ever asked them this question before, so what?
It was the same pawn who beat someone with a bench just now, and roared angrily: "What else can I do, fight Jianu! Even if I die, I can't let Jianu harm my sister and my daughter!"

"Yes, we fought with Jiannu!" The traffickers and pawns woke up like a dream.

"Then what are you waiting for?" Ruan Dacheng said, "Hurry up and apply for Xiangyong!"

"Yes, go to recruit Xiangyong!" The traffickers and pawns in the audience responded loudly, "Being a soldier, even if you risk your life, you can't let Jiannu enter Huai'an!"

……

At this time, a bird ship of the navy slowly docked.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Yan Yingyuan and Maoxiang bowed to the other scholars and said, "My colleagues, let's take a step ahead. After this battle is over, we will gather again when we have time."

"Brother Yan, and Brother Mao, please leave now."

A dozen scholars on the boat followed Chang Yi to the ground.

After seeing the ceremony, Yan Yingyuan and Mao Xiang packed their bags and got off the boat on the gangway.

Soon, the bird boat carried a dozen scholars to the next stop, and there were only two Yan Yingyuan and Maoxiang left on the pier. They looked at each other and smiled, turned and went ashore.

Mao Xiang said as he walked, "Brother Yan, before you joined the Shiziying, you were a canonist in Jiangyin, and you also had the experience of fighting pirates, so this time you have to rely on you a lot."

"Too serious." Yan Yingyuan waved his hand and said, "Brother Mao, you are from a family with a wide range of people, even Lu Butang, the Governor of Water Transport, is an old friend of your teacher, and the prefect of Huai'an is a senior brother of yours, so I rely on you a lot. "

Yan Yingyuan's modesty made Maoxiang very useful, and he said with a smile: "Brother Yan, don't be humble. In short, I am here to help you. Before leaving Xuzhou, the emperor also said, Brother Yan, you are the master, I will take care of you." Auxiliary."

Yan Yingyuan waved his hand and said, "There's no such thing as master and assistant. If there's something to do, the two of us will discuss it."

While talking, Mao Xiang was stunned suddenly, Yan Yingyuan looked forward following Mao Xiang's gaze, and saw a somewhat downcast scholar wandering around, his face was familiar.

"Brother Chaozong?" Mao Xiang stepped forward and bowed his hands.

When Mao Xiang shouted, Yan Yingyuan also remembered, isn't this Hou Fangyu?
When he was still in Nanjing, how beautiful Hou Fangyu was, how did he become like this?
"Brother Pijiang?" Seeing Maoxiang, Hou Fangyu was both surprised and delighted. He grabbed Maoxiang's arm and asked, "Brother Pijiang, why are you here? Didn't you enter the scholar camp?"

Mao Xiang smiled, never mentioned anything about the scholar camp, and asked, "Brother Chaozong, why are you here?"

"Don't mention it." Hou Fangyu sighed, and asked Maoxiang again, "Brother Pijiang, can you lend me some money? I'm already penniless."

"Money is a trivial matter." Mao Xiang smiled and said, "But right now I have to go to the government office to do business."

Pausing for a while, he said again: "Brother Chaozong, let me know where you are staying, and I will look for it later."

"Alright, I'll live in the Henan Guild Hall on Shuimen Street." Hou Fangyu hurriedly said, "Brother Pijiang, you must come, you must come, you must come."

"Okay, okay, my brother must go."

Mao Xiang repeatedly agreed, and Hou Fangyu reluctantly bid farewell and left.

Yan Yingyuan withdrew his gaze and asked, "Why is Mr. Hou so downcast? Isn't the Hou family a family of the Guide Mansion? His father seems to be the secretary of the transfer department, right?"

The Hubu Shangshu is in charge of the money and grain of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Mao Xiang hummed lightly and said: "His father Hou Xun used to be the Minister of the Household Department, his grandfather Hou Zhipu was the Minister of Taichang Temple, and the Hou family is a real family of officials and officials, a famous family."

Yan Yingyuan said: "How can a son of such an aristocratic family be reduced to asking someone to borrow money?"

"Who knows." Mao Xiang shook his head and said, "Maybe something happened to the family."

While the two were talking, they had already arrived at the horoscope wall of the Huai'an government office, but they were taken aback by the sight in front of them. They saw that the open space outside the government office was full of people, let alone a few hundred!
……

"I want to apply for the courage of the country!"

"Remember my name, my name is Zhou Wenshan!"

"I want to kill Jiannu too, and write my name on it!"

Hundreds of traffickers, pawns and peasants suddenly rushed towards the recruiting office of the brave soldiers outside the Yamen of Huai'an Prefecture. Fan Zhongjie, the prefect of Huai'an who happened to come out for inspection, was also taken aback.

Fan Zhongjie almost sent someone to ask for help from the Yamen of the Governor of Water Transport.

It wasn't until I heard that these people were going to apply for Xiangyong that I was relieved.

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze!" Fan Zhongjie immediately maintained order himself, "Line up at the back, come one by one!"

Hundreds of traffickers and peasants immediately formed a long line, went up to register their names one by one and received their ID cards with their names written on them, which was actually a small wooden card.

If you have made meritorious service, it will be recorded on the back of this ID card.

If you die in battle, give the wooden sign together with the pension to your family.

Needless to say, this was another change that Chongzhen brought to the Ming army.

Seeing that the official in charge of the registration was too slow to speak and his handwriting was not good-looking, Fan Zhongjie stepped forward and said, "Come on, I will register myself."

The officials hurriedly got up and moved out of the way.

Fan Zhongjie sat down and picked up his pen, raised his head and asked the first pawn, "Name?"

The pawn replied proudly, "My name is Zhou Wenshan, and I am a saltman from Yancheng County."

"Are you a saltman from Yancheng?" Fan Zhongjie snorted coldly, "A private salt dealer?"

Zhou Wenshan was taken aback when he heard the words, and subconsciously wanted to run away, but it was too late.

The four yamen servants had already rushed forward, blocking Zhou Wenshan's way at once.

However, what Zhou Wenshan didn't expect was that Fan Zhongjie wrote Zhou Wenshan and Yancheng on a wooden sign with a brush, and then handed the wooden sign to Zhou Wenshan.

Zhou Wenshan took the wooden sign with some astonishment.

"You must keep this wooden sign carefully, and don't lose it."

Fan Zhongjie straightened his face and said: "Zhou Wenshan, it's rare that you also have the heart of being loyal to the king and serving the country, so the government will not pursue your bad deeds of selling private salt in the past, but from now on you must be an honest soldier, kill more slaves and serve the country. Congratulations!"

"Yes, yes, thank you, Fu Zun!" Zhou Wenshan nodded again and again, "The villain must give up his life to fight with Jiannu. Jiannu killed so many of us in Liaodong and the capital, and wanted to go south to kill people. Where is this going?"

"Hurry up and go to the barracks." Fan Zhongjie picked up his pen and shouted, "Next!"

Another burly man stood in front of Fan Wenjie: "Craftsman Sun Shengyu."

"Sun Shengyu?!" Fan Zhongjie didn't respond, but Dian Shi standing next to him was shocked. He didn't react when he faced Zhou Wenshan, a private salt dealer, but now he drew his sword.

Seeing Dianshi pull out his waist knife, several yamen servants also drew their swords.

"Tang, clang, clang!" Several waist knives were placed on Sun Shengyu's neck at the same time.

Seeing that Fan Zhongjie was still in a daze, Dian Shi shouted: "Fu Zun, this person is a pirate!"

Although Sun Shengyu has a strong steel sword, he is unafraid: "Although the grassroots are pirates, they are also Han people. When this family and country are in danger, they are willing to fight for the clothes of the Han family!"

Fan Zhongjie frowned and asked, "Have you ever read?"

Sun Shengyu said: "I also read a few books when I was young."

Fan Zhongjie said: "Since you have read the books of sages and sages, how can you be willing to become a pirate?"

"Good question." Sun Shengyu laughed and asked Fan Zhongjie back, "Dare to ask Fu Zun, before you came to Huai'an, did you know what kind of world Huai'an is?"

Fan Zhongjie immediately fell silent. He had heard about this matter before.

It is said that his predecessor served as the prefect of Huai'an for three years, but seized at least [-] taels of silver. However, the night before he left office, his family was killed by pirates and the silver was also robbed.

At that moment, Fan Zhongjie asked awe-inspiringly: "Did you kill the former magistrate?"

"No." Sun Shengyu smiled, "Although I really wanted to kill this dog official, it's a pity that I was one step late and let Gu Sanmazi take the first step."

Fan Zhongjie thought for a while, and finally wrote down Sun Shengyu's name.

Then he handed the ID card with the name on it to Sun Shengyu, and said: "Since you also have the ambition to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, this government will save you from death for the time being. The past crimes will depend on your performance in the battle. If you are brave, you will make atonement. Further investigation, if the performance is not good or even become a deserter, then both crimes will be punished, and there will be no mercy!"

"My villain, thank you for your honor." Sun Shengyu bowed and walked away proudly.

Looking away from Sun Shengyu, Fan Zhongjie said again: "Next."

This time it was an honest man who came forward: "The villain, Tie Zhu, is Liu Lingtai Sangnong."

"Tie Zhu, the identity card is put away, now you can go to the barracks to register." Fan Zhongjie quickly wrote his name and hometown, and handed the wooden card to Tie Zhu.

Another farmer came forward.

(End of this chapter)