Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 113 This is not a rebellion, this is a revolution! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

Jiangning.

The fastest courier in the Qing Dynasty is faster than the six-hundred-mile express, and the "immediate express delivery", known as "eight hundred miles flying", rushed into the whole city of Jiangning.The two flying riders didn't know how long they had been "flying". They were already covered in stinky sweat, and the sweat and cement on their faces were mixed together, and they could be rubbed into a ball when they were scraped off.

In the past, such a courier could not enter the governor's office at all.But today, as soon as he entered Mancheng, he was led by Ghoshha, a confidant of Doron who had been waiting there for a long time, and "flyed" directly into the governor's yamen, to the outside of the third hall inside the yamen.

"Fei Zhe, the emperor's Fei Zhe has arrived!"

Doron's Goshha yelled loudly while riding on horseback.Then I heard the voice of the Governor-General from the three halls: "Quick, bring it!"

A master of Duolong came out trotting all the way with his robe in his hand, took a bag from that stinky "feidi", and then threw a small piece of silver to that "feidi": "rewarded by the master of the army!" .”

Then, the master rushed into the hall with the burden.

At this time, there was a small meeting in the three halls. Jieshu, Duolong, Echu, Mahu, Liang Huafeng, Shi Lang, Wang Zhongxiao, and Cao Xi were all there, and they were discussing how to catch the third prince Zhu. It was Wang Yongkang!How to ban "The World is Public"?
The former is easy to handle, Ma Hu said that his pacesetters are lying outside the Humble Administrator's Garden, ready to strike at any time!

But the latter is not easy to deal with, because "The World is Public" has already spread a lot.How to prohibit it?It is impossible to search from door to door!
Moreover, it is not appropriate for the governor of Liangjiang to issue a notice telling the gentry and common people in Liangjiang and the three provinces not to hide and read "The World is Public"!

At first, everyone didn't know that there was such a particularly anti-anti-book. Doesn't everyone know about your announcement?

In addition, this anti-book has its backing!
That is Wu Sangui's anti-book!Wu Sangui also has many party members who lead troops in the southeast area. They are not afraid of literary inquisition because they not only oppose books, but also "anti-swords", "anti-guns" and "anti-cannons". The method of literary inquisition is ineffective for them.

At that time, scholars in the two rivers and three provinces will know that there are "specially anti" anti-books, and those army leaders who have "anti-swords", "anti-guns" and "anti-cannons" will print and distribute a large number of this "The World Is Public". Didn't the notice of the Liangjiang governor's yamen become "anti-book and forceful push"?

But I can't help but say that "The World is Public" is not good. This is not the "Ming History Collection" of the "Ming History Case". There are more than [-] volumes of history books, and normal people will never read them. They only have to eat and have nothing to do. Readers will read it.The prohibition of "Compilation of Ming History" is actually to establish the prestige of the imperial court and intimidate Han scholars.

And this "The World is Public" has a total of four articles, "Yuanjun", "Yuanchen", "Yuanfa", "Yuantian", and there are not many words in one piece, and the "Yuantian" article is still half vernacular. Literacy can understand.

And the content of it is to incite rebellion!

It's still a blatant instigation, and it's a clear rebellion!
If this spreads, it might start a prairie fire!
So several people discussed it for a few days, but they didn't know what to do?We can only wait for Kangxi's "speed delivery", and today we are finally waiting.

"Many troops, what does the emperor mean?"

"Did your majesty ask us to strictly ban "The Theory of the World Is All Right?"?"

"Many troops, tell me quickly."

As soon as Duolong took out Kangxi's Tingji, several people in the third hall began to ask, and they were also anxious!

If it is strictly forbidden, then it is not a matter of raiding the house, but raiding the barracks of those green battalion leaders who have a close relationship with Wu Sangui.
"The emperor didn't ask us to strictly prohibit, he asked us." Duolong opened Kangxi's court post to look at it, and then froze after half a sentence.

Seeing that Duolong was frozen, Prince Kang Jieshu hurriedly asked, "What did the emperor ask us to do?"

Only then did Duolong come to his senses, and looked up at Prince Kang's Jieshu: "The emperor asked us to help Third Prince Zhu print more chapters of "Harada" in "The World is Public", and then distribute it to all parts of the two rivers and three provinces!"

"what?"

"This is the emperor."

"The "Harada" chapter? Is it the one that divides the land?"

"High! High! It's too high, Your Majesty Shengming!"

Of course it was Wang Shikai who called the emperor's sage!
Because he already knew what Emperor Kangxi wanted to do?

And his shout attracted the suspicious eyes of others.

Of course, everyone is not doubting the emperor's sageness or not, but wants to know where is the sageness of this little emperor?
Wang Zhongxiao said loudly: "What the emperor means is that we want all the landowners and gentry in the two rivers and three provinces to recognize the true face of the third prince Zhu. The third prince Zhu is not with Emperor Sizong Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, but with Li Zicheng. of!

What he wants to do is what Li Zicheng wanted to do but failed to do!He distributes all the land in the world to the farmers who plow the fields. He wants to grab the land of the gentry landlords!He is... a Chuang Wang! "

"That's right!" Ma Hu, governor of Jiangsu, slapped his thigh and said, "Your Majesty is truly a wise man. Didn't those Han gentry back then help our Qing Dynasty to wipe out the intruders because they were afraid that Li Zicheng would rob them of their money?" He paused He asked again, "Many troops, what else did the emperor say?"

Duolong said in a calm voice: "The emperor asked us to arrest the fake Zhu third prince Wang Yongkang immediately!"

Ma Hu, governor of Jiangsu, responded immediately: "Multiple troops, I'll send someone to arrest me right away!"

Duolong said: "Remember, don't make too much noise, and catch alive!"

"Whoo!"

After Duolong gave the order, he turned back to Wang Zhongxiao and Shi Lang and said, "Shikai, Your Majesty, the emperor asked you two to deal with that Wang Yongkang. If he is really the third prince Zhu, then this court will still give preferential treatment to the heirs of Emperor Chongzhen!

If he's just a fake. Do you guys know what to do? "

How to do?
Shi Lang was stunned for a moment.

Whether that Wang Yongkang is really the third prince Zhu is hard to say, but it should be true that he is Wu Sangui's son-in-law.If he dies in his own hands, will he have to fight Wu Sangui to the end?Can't be the "five ministers" anymore?

"I know!" Wang Zhongxiao already had an affirmative answer at this time, he turned his head to look at Shi Lang and said, "Shi Junmen, the emperor has a decree for me!"

"Ah..." Shi Lang immediately understood that he was not allowed to be a "five ministers"!That can't be helped.So he cupped his fists to Wang Zhongxiao: "Wang Shiwei, it's not too late, let's go to Suzhou as soon as possible!"

Wang Zhongxiao nodded, "Shi Junmen, let's leave tomorrow, okay?"

"Row!"

With the labor chant of "Hey, hey, work harder", the long poles were inserted into the water and touched the mud at the bottom of the river, pushing a fully loaded tank boat, meandering to Traveling to the east, a shallow white wave is stirred up on the extremely busy waterway between Fengqiao and Changmen, and a triangular "Liang" flag flutters in the summer wind of Gusu.

On the bow of this tank boat, a man and a woman stood side by side. The man was wearing a moon white gown, holding a folding fan, shaking it slightly, so uncomfortable. Chen Yonghua, the sub-rudder and sub-rudder of the Tiandihui Jiangnan sub-rudder.

And that woman is Chang Mingyue, the peach blossom fairy who has been dating Chen Yonghua for a while.But she had already faded away and dressed up as a merchant's wife. Standing beside Chen Yonghua, she looked like the young mistress of that big merchant.

And on both sides of this waterway, where boats come and go, as lively as a main road on the water, is the ten-mile long street known as "the first and second-class rich and romantic place in the world of mortals".

This ten-mile long street is not in Gusu City, but on both sides of a waterway connecting Gusu City's Changmen and the Grand Canal outside Gusu City.The waterway is in the middle of the long street, and beside the waterway are all loading and unloading wharves, and outside the wharf is a bustling market, with mountains of goods, pedestrian flow, and shop signboards, shining like clouds.There are countless stone arch bridges flying over the waterway, and people are coming and going on the bridges, shoulder to shoulder, bustling.

Although it was not the first time for Chen Yonghua to visit this prosperous land outside the city of Gusu, standing on the bow of the boat at this moment, he still felt a little emotional, and sighed: "I really didn't expect that there is such a rich and prosperous land in today's world." .”

Chang Mingyue beside him sighed, "There is only one place left in Gusu! I heard from the old man at home that the prosperity of Yangzhou in the past was still higher than that of Gusu. Unfortunately, after the Ten Days Massacre, it has not returned to its former prosperity. It has not recovered to this day." Vitality. In Jinling City, beside the Qinhuai River, it used to be a prosperous place of singing and dancing, but now it's gone."

Chen Yonghua sighed: "In fact, Yangzhou and Jinling are still good. After all, they still have some vitality. The ones that were really ruined by the Tartars were Anping and Guangzhou. The Anping Plain in Quanzhou was the base of the Zheng family. There used to be countless sea merchants, and the sails were like clouds. , the ship tax (protection fee) paid to Zheng’s family is in the millions every year. The Zheng family at that time was really rich and invincible! At that time, Anping was really prosperous, but it was a pity that it was completely destroyed by the Tartars. captured hands.

And Guangzhou is even worse. In 2000, the sea trade capital was the most prosperous place in Tiannan.Not only were several 10 people massacred by two old thieves, Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao, but they also set up a ban on sea relocation. "

Chang Mingyue sighed: "I don't know if I can see the peaceful and prosperous world again in this life?"

Chen Yonghua was full of confidence, and his eyes were firm: "Yes! I can definitely!"

The two were chatting excitedly when they were suddenly interrupted by a loud voice.

"Mr. Chen, Aunt Chang Xiangu, don't bother talking about love, we are about to arrive at Changmen. We have packed a lot of treasures this trip, so there must be no accidents?"

The person who spoke was a stout young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, who was Wang Zhongyi, Wang Zhongxiao's foster brother.

Now he has changed his disguise, put on a sailor's jacket, showing two thick arms, his skin is a bit dark, at first glance he looks like a sailor who has been sailing all year round.

As Wang Fuchen's adopted son, Wang Zhongxiao's adopted brother, the founding elder of the Tiandihui, and at the same time the confidant of Wang Fuchen, Wang Zhongxiao and his son who hunted down Obai, he is the most core member of Wang Zhongxiao's rebel group.

Moreover, he is also a skilled person in Wang Fuchen's team. His nickname is "Wang Dapao".

His own father was a gunner in Wang Fuchen's army. He had been with Wang Fuchen since Datong, and fought against Burma. Caike died in Yunnan four years ago.But before he died, he had taught his son out.Later, Wang Fuchen adopted Wang Dapao as his adopted son, and asked him to study with a senior gunner in Wu Sangui's army for several months.

But this was nothing, and later Wang Zhongxiao personally took him under his wing. Just after Wang Fuchen was ordered to train at the small station, Wang Zhongxiao found a booklet called "Curved Artillery" and passed it to him.

He also asked Yang Qilong to find a few masters from Tianjin Wei who had cast cannons for the Ming Dynasty, and now they have changed their careers as coppersmiths and blacksmiths to help them cast a few short and thick "curve cannons" that look similar to "soup pots". ", Let Wang Dapao and Wang Dapao's own apprentices (both young men from Jingwumen) practice their hands.

Later, Gunpowder Guo arrived at the small station, and Wang Zhongxiao asked Gunpowder Guo to make a batch of flower bombs according to the drawings.

The "baby" in Wang Dapao's mouth refers to two bronze-cast mortars that can fire twelve catties of explosive shells and dozens of explosive shells equipped with wooden fins and wooden tube fuzes.

Don't underestimate these two bronze mortars and dozens of shells. This is the firepower that the third princes of Zhu in history have never had!

As long as these two bronze mortars can be transported into Suzhou Fucheng, the "Pingjiang Riot" (Suzhou Fu, also known as Pingjiang Mansion) is about to start, and it will be very lively!

"Don't worry, no one will stop us." Chen Yonghua patted the money bag hanging on his belt with a smile, "It's not enough that money can turn ghosts around, don't we still have the token of the Ministry of Internal Affairs? There is the weaving yamen in Suzhou, and the officers and soldiers guarding the Changmen know the origin of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

When Chen Yonghua was speaking, the tank boat he was on was already approaching Changmen in the west of Suzhou City.

Outside Changmen, merchant ships have already formed a long queue, waiting to pay money to enter the city. On the long street outside the city gate, there are many shops, very lively, and there are all kinds of food on the water. The black awning boat drilled around.

Before entering the ancient city of Pingjiang, Chen Yonghua, Chang Mingyue, and Wang Dapao could already feel the prosperity that rushed towards them.

But at this moment, in this first- and second-class rich and romantic place in the world, probably no one would have thought that a riot that would shock the world would start soon!

In the city of Suzhou, near the Heshan Academy (Governor’s Yamen), there is a business house that has just been bought by a businessman from Fujian at a high price.The Third Prince of True Zhu, Wang Shiyuan, was standing in front of a large bronze mirror, looking at his own blurred image in the mirror—this was a man in a khaki robe and a red hood on his head.

The so-called hood is a kind of hat to keep out the cold and wind, with a longer back and draped over the back.Because this kind of hat can cover the braids, it was popular in the early Qing Dynasty. Those scholar-bureaucrats who were forced to wear braids but were unwilling to do so liked wearing this kind of hat the most.But Wang Shiyuan didn't like this kind of hat, nor did he like the rough and ugly robe on his body.

"Isn't there anything better?" Wang Shiyuan asked, "Prince Daming's python robe is much prettier than this one. And this red hood is too ugly, can you change it to a black gauze one?"

"Third Prince, don't pick it." A strong man with a big beard and a Shaanxi accent stood beside Wang Shiyuan and said to him, "Yellow clothes and red scarves. This is the dress of the Red Scarf Army! Your ancestors back then This is what Emperor Hongwu looked like when he came to Jiangnan!"

The person who was talking nonsense with Wang Shiyuan was He Tianran (nicknamed Big Ran). He led about seventy dead men from the Tiandihui (all from Chen Yonghua and Chang Mingyue) to protect Wang Shiyuan, and also pretended to be a Cao merchant and a water worker. out of town.He also lived in the commercial house that Chang Mingyue had someone buy, which was very close to the governor's office in Jiangsu - this was the headquarters of the "Pingjiang Mansion Riot".

And the commander-in-chief of the "Pingjiang Mansion Riot" (the name of the Pingjiang Mansion Riot was of course given by Wang Shikai) was of course Chen Yonghua himself. As for Wang Shiyuan's task, it was to play himself (the third prince Zhu) after the riot started.

"Third Prince, you have your king's flag too, hurry up and show it to the Third Prince!" He Tianran called two of his subordinates to unfurl a freshly made yellow flag with words embroidered on it.

Wang Shiyuan looked back, and said in a low voice: "Expel the Tartars and return to China; equalize the land and divide the land to open Taiping. Why is there nothing wrong with Da Ming?"

"Yes, yes, this flag is not yet fully finished, and there is a clear word in it." He Tianran said, "At that time, there will be a red flag of the Tiandihui and your Third Prince flag to go with us Hit the Jiangsu governor's yamen of Heshan Academy!"

"How many people do we have?" Wang Shiyuan asked.

"Now there are 72!" He Tianran said, "Chen Canjun and Chang Xiangu will bring some people in, and there will be about 100 people. In addition, there are 200 people in the Humble Administrator's Garden."

"There are only 300 people in total." Cold sweat broke out on Wang Shiyuan's forehead, "Can 300 people take down Suzhou Fucheng?"

In fact, there are no three hundred people. The 100 people here by Chen Yonghua and He Tianran are real.The 200 people on Wang Yongkang's side are totally fake.

"It should be impossible." He Tianran smiled, "But it doesn't matter, we just need to make as much noise as possible in Suzhou Prefecture. We have to let the world know that the real third prince Zhu is back. That's it. enough!"

"enough?"

Wang Shiyuan was skeptical.

"enough!"

Chen Yonghua's voice came from outside the door.

Wang Shiyuan looked back, and saw a high-spirited Chen sub-ruler Dabu Meteor coming in, and solemnly said to Wang Shiyuan: "His Royal Highness, what we are going to do now is not a simple rebellion, but a revolution. Now Our top priority is not to conquer many territories, but to let people of insight all over the world know our propositions, let them agree with our propositions, support our actions, and stand with us.

As long as people of insight from all over the world can join us, the Eight Banners soldiers in the Qing Dynasty are not enough for us to fight. "

Looking at the confident Chen Yonghua, Third Prince Zhu was really speechless, what kind of insightful person?People of insight are all gentry and landlords, can they agree to equalize the land?

Just thinking of this, a disciple of the Tiandihui came in like Feiye, and handed Chen Yonghua a note. Chen Yonghua took a look, then put down his tone, and said to He Tianran: "Big beard, let everyone Come back and recharge your batteries. We will start tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)