Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 172 We were sent by Wu Sangui, you still don't submit? (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)
Mr. Huang, the Zhizhou governor of Lizhou, Zhili Prefecture under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province, is a rare combination of Chinese character face and tall man. The last No.150 Jinshi in that subject!
Don't underestimate this last one, this is the last one in the Jinshi examination, and the gold content is even greater than that of Tsinghua University and Peking University in later generations!How much does Tsinghua University and Peking University recruit each year?In the Kangxi year, the Liberal Arts Scholars had one subject every three years, and each subject was only in the early [-]s. All those who could pass the exam were top students.

And Mr. Huang Zhisheng Huang from Huangjia Village, Etangdu, Xinhui County, Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province, is a well-known Xinhui child prodigy, a top student in Guangfu. The first (that is, No.1) is all one pass!

Later, I took the Guangdong Provincial Examination and got a Jingkui (the third, fourth, and fifth are all called Jingkui). After winning the exam, I immediately ran for the Beijing Examination. The result was a high school again. Well, after a few days, I took the last one of the Palace Examinations and finished all the exams. I am only 22 years old, and I am definitely a genius examiner.

If anyone thinks that he is just a genius examiner, it is a big mistake.Master Huang is actually an examiner with a background, he is the son of an eunuch and the son of an eunuch!

His father, Mrs. Huang, and his grandfather, Mrs. Huang, were all loyal ministers of the three dynasties. They had served the masters of Daming, Dashun, and Qing successively. Among them, Mrs. Huang became an official in the year of Tianqi, and even recognized a special cow Forced to be a grandpa, his name is Wei Zhongxian!
After high school, this kind of examiner from a family of officials and a family of eunuchs would not be stupid to wait for Quan Xuan to operate. After a few months after high school, he was released as a county magistrate, and it is still a coastal area where promotion is relatively easy. Fat vacancies—Magistrate of Shanghai County, Songjiang Prefecture. After three years of full salary, he was rated as "excellent" because of his contribution to repelling pirates in office. Once he left, he released the prefect of Lizhou, Hunan. Afterwards, he was promoted to Zhizhou of Lizhou. In less than eight years, he was promoted two levels in a row, climbing from a magistrate to a magistrate. For the No. 1 jinshi who started as a magistrate, this official luck is really unmatched.

However, for a "last-to-last Jinshi", the Zhizhou Zhizhou in Zhili Prefecture is usually the ceiling. If you want to go up step by step, it will not work, you have to use some special methods!
For example, spending money to donate a magistrate!
Or be a secondary minister once, and be a slave to the dragon!

These days, he and his "truly unfilial father" Mrs. Huang are thinking about how to make a choice!
Why do you say that his father is "really unfilial"?That's because Mrs. Huang, the grandson of Wei Zhongxian, passed away at the beginning of last year.

According to the "Laws of the Qing Dynasty", Mrs. Huang was able to "begin with the day of the funeral, excluding leaps, and keep Dingyou for 27 months (rounded up to three years)". ", that is, build a thatched hut next to the grave of the ancestors, wear hemp and mourning for 27 months, and during this period, you will not drink alcohol, bathe, shave your head, change your clothes, and stop all entertainment activities. It is a real pain!

But now, before halfway through the month of 27, Mrs. Huang is not staying in his hometown. Instead, he takes Xinna's young wife to Lizhou, where his son is an official, to discuss with his son whether he should be a second minister or a fourth minister (Huang Zhisheng is a second minister. , Mrs. Huang became the fourth official) This is really a combination of disloyalty and disfilial piety.

"Baby, hurry up and here is a copy of the mansion newspaper."

Early this morning, before the sky was fully lit, Mrs. Huang, who is used to getting up early, was eating Cantonese-style morning tea while calling Mr. Huang's "nickname" affectionately, holding a copy of the He even asked his son to come over and have a look together.

There is a seventeen or eighteen-year-old concubine waiting beside the old man. Master Huang knew that his "unfilial father" played with Xinna's young mother until late at night last night. He is so fierce!

"Old tease," Huang Zhisheng greeted his father, sat down on the edge of the table, looked at his old man, shook his head and said, "You are still in Ding You, if the censor finds out about your appearance, I will read your book , I, as a son, will also be implicated!"

"What time is it? How could those censors keep teasing me?" Mrs. Huang looked disdainful, "You should take a look at this first! It was delivered last night."

As he spoke, he handed the copy of the residence newspaper in his hand to his sixth aunt, and asked her to pass it on to his son.

Huang Zhisheng took the copy of the mansion newspaper and looked at it, his face immediately changed, "What? The emperor wants to personally conquer? Also, he also wants to recruit poor households from the six northern provinces to cultivate outside the customs."

Mrs. Huang snorted, and stretched out two fingers, "This is two preparations. If you can fight, you will fight, if you can't fight, you will run away!"

"I want to run away before the fight starts. The Qing Dynasty is about to end!" Huang Zhisheng hurriedly asked his father, "Old joker, are you familiar with His Highness Xi Wang? If you go to the past now, can you be a Shangshu?"

Mrs. Huang shook his head, "Of course I'm not familiar with him. How did I know His Highness Xi Wang is so capable of rebellion? I thought he would let the Tartar court cook him to death sooner or later, so it would be too late to hide from him. If I had known it earlier, I would have curry favor with him." He's gone! But we're going to rely on him now, and it's considered Conglong. In the future, there will always be a lord who can be a lord, which is also very good.

By the way, what does Lizhou general Chen Dabao mean?The King of the West is about to fight, is he going to be a loyal or a second minister? "

"He." Master Huang shook his head as he spoke, "Although this Chen Dabao is a martial arts scholar, he is very pedantic. He is full of loyalty to the emperor and serving the country. He thought that the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers are so powerful, so he probably won't be a second minister. .”

Mrs. Huang was stunned for a moment, "But all the green battalion soldiers I guarded the city looked hungry, as if they hadn't eaten enough."

"Of course I can't get enough to eat. The military salary has made him embezzled, and the people below are still eating ass." Huang Zhisheng shook his head again and again, "If Xi Wang's soldiers come over, I guess he will have to run away!"

While the father and son were talking, Mr. Huang's master Qian Gu was cold and generous, Mr. Leng walked in with his robes in his hands, and saluted both of Mr. Huang and his son, "Zhou Mu, Mrs. Chen, General Chen sent someone to come over yesterday evening. The mansion came to ask about the rich merchants in the city's support for the salary. They said that the territory of Lizhou was very unstable recently, and that Hefeng Prefecture and Shinan Mansion in the west of Lizhou were haunted by the remnants of Kuidong Shisan's family! If If we don’t raise more money as soon as possible to recruit brave men, Lizhou City will be completely destroyed when the thieves in Lizhou and the party members of Kuidong’s Thirteen Clan start a fight together.”

When Mrs. Huang heard this, he looked back at his son, "Sailor, how much money did you get?"

Huang Zhisheng snorted: "A gang of misers with less than 3000 taels! They all cry poor with me. When King Xi calls, they will look good!"

Mrs. Huang stroked his beard and asked thoughtfully, "How much for that surnamed Chen? Five hundred? One thousand?"

"I won't give you a penny!" Huang Zhisheng said, "Giving it to him is also a scam. This Chen knows how to get money! Instead of letting him get it, I'd better get it myself!"

"Yes, that's right!" Mrs. Huang raised his thumbs up, "The money must be spent wisely, and you give me the 3000 taels. I'll give it to Prince Xi later, as long as you climb the tall branch of the prince , I’m not afraid of not having a future in the future!”

"Old teaser, can you really meet Prince Xi's son?"

"Of course," Mrs. Huang said with certainty, "I have been an official in Beijing for so many years, and I still don't see him when I look up and look down."

"Master, Master" At this time, another panicked team leader ran in outside.

Huang Zhisheng glared at the head of the squad, "Boss Li, why are you panicking?"

"My lord, something happened. The West Gate tower was flooded and a fire broke out!"

Huang Zhisheng and Mrs. Huang were both taken aback, and looked at each other. Mr. Huang said: "Shanzi, you are still a state shepherd. You have to go and see if the city gate is on fire."

Huang Zhisheng sighed, so he had no choice but to reach out and grab two white-cut steamed buns, one at a time, and after eating, he took a freshly peeled egg (for the old man) from his sixth aunt, and slapped it in his mouth As soon as he stuffed it, he wiped his mouth for the last time and led Master Leng and Bantou Li out to watch the fire.

At the same time, in the barracks of the Lizhou garrison camp, Chen Dabao, the general guarding the city, was standing in the courtyard where he lived with his sleeves wrapped around his sleeves, watching his servants and servants packing up their belongings and packing their luggage. His This term of general is at a loss!

Although he was born as a Wu Jinshi, he still spent a lot of money in order to make up for the vacancy of the general in Lizhou. In addition to the previous expenses when he was a candidate in Beijing, he had already been burdened with usury.

The income of Lizhou guards and generals is quite limited. After all, Lizhou is not a wealthy area along the coast, along the river, or along the canal, and there is nowhere to catch smugglers.There are a lot of bandits. The mountains to the west of Lizhou are where the remnants of Kui Dong Shisan's family are active!

Although those big rebels were wiped out, there are still many old thieves hiding in the mountains, and some of them are Li Zicheng's old battalion soldiers!Chen Dabao wanted to go and suppress one, but when his green battalion soldiers heard that they were going to suppress the bandits, they were all so frightened that their legs went weak and they couldn't move.

A while ago, a squire from the Shimen side came to report that the master Feng Tianyu of Jiashan Temple in Shimen might be the remnant party of Kuidong Shisan Family, saying that he has two or three hundred people who speak a Shaanxi accent, have a fierce face, a strong physique, and have sex. A little old monk!

With this amount, Chen Dabao didn't want to ask for trouble anymore. He is a monk, and it doesn't bother anyone!He looks fierce, so he is not allowed to be a monk?

If he can't achieve success, Chen Dabao can only work hard to make money. He is eating empty quota and drinking the blood of soldiers. He wishes to dismiss all his soldiers and put all the food and salary in his pocket. Of course, he is making money. The purpose is to continue to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty.

His term as a general is almost finished, and when the salary is full and the vacancy is opened, he has to go back to Jingquan to be elected. If he wants to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty, it will cost money!
This time he will spend more money, and he will definitely have a good one. With a good one, he will be able to lead his troops to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty!

When he was thinking about who he would go to buy an official after returning to Beijing, suddenly there was a commotion coming in from outside the yard. He listened to it, and vaguely heard someone shouting: "You are the heavenly soldiers of the Western King, and you will not surrender!" ! Three thousand heavenly soldiers of the Western King have already entered the city, and you will return quickly.”

What?Wu Sangui's soldiers have already entered the city?How is it possible to pay back three thousand?

Chen Dabao was stunned when he heard this, and the servants of the Chen family who were packing their luggage and belongings in the yard were also stunned. They all turned their heads to look at General Chen, as if they were asking him: "Master Chen, did Wu Sangui fight?" Come, do you want to be a loyal or a second minister?
Chen Dabao quickly came to his senses, a rather majestic pancake face full of loyalty, he shouted: "Come here, bring this general's spear, this general will fight the rebels to the death!"

"Whoo!"

Several servants of the Chen family responded feebly, then let go of their feet and ran away without a trace
Seeing that the people below were running faster than rabbits, and they all fled to the outside of the yard, Chen Dabao immediately realized that something was wrong!Just as he was about to chase, he heard the cry that frightened him the most.

"Reverse! Reverse and kill the corrupt officials, and welcome the King of the West!"

"Kill the corrupt official surnamed Chen and take back our military salary!"

"Kill!"

"what"

There was a scream, it seemed that someone had already been chopped up, but it was not General Chen, probably one of his servants or servants, who fled in a panic and met the rebels.

Chen Shen turned pale with fright, now it's not the problem of Wu Sangui's soldiers calling, but his subordinates are also turning against him. Thinking of this, how dare he stay in the yard?Without saying a word, he turned his head and ran into the house. While running, he quickly took off his official uniform and the official hat on his head.

Under his general's official uniform, there were actually worn-out civilian clothes. This General Chen seemed to have smelled it a long time ago, and he was ready to run away anytime, anywhere.

In addition to the clothes of ordinary people, Chen Dabao has other preparations for him. The back door of the general's mansion was never locked, and a dog hole was opened in the backyard!

In addition, General Chen Dacan quietly rented a small courtyard in Lizhou City, where he stored some clothes and food, and buried some silver.

These "brilliant tricks" were all passed on to him by his own father who was a general in the Ming Dynasty.
Just when General Chen Dashen changed his clothes, drilled through the dog hole, rushed out of the "encirclement", and disappeared among the houses in the city, the entire Lizhou city was completely in chaos!

Lizhou's West Gate Tower and South Gate Tower have been set on fire, and two "Wu" flags are set up near the two burning city gate towers!

Many places in Lizhou City were also set alight, with raging flames and thick smoke billowing.On the street, there were also strong men in cloth iron armor holding high the "Wu" banner, shouting while running: "The Heavenly Soldiers of the King of the West have arrived. Those who submit will be divided into fields, and those who resist will be killed without mercy!"

From time to time, there are still people who fire guns in unknown places, making bursts of "cracking" sounds, and they don't know what targets they are shooting at?
Huang Zhisheng, the magistrate of Lizhou, was also running on the street at this time and escaped with his Master Leng and Bantou Li!And the one who forced them to run away was an elderly man with a gray beard, no braids, wearing an old and unbreakable cloth mask, and carrying a simple knife in his hand. While chasing him, he shouted: "Officer dog, where are you going! Officer dog, don't die yet."

Huang Zhisheng was also yelling, shouting while running: "Don't chase after me, I'm on the same team as His Royal Highness Wu and King Xi, I'm already a member of King Xi!"

But the old man at the back was not willing to listen, and kept shouting "Kill! Kill!", as if he would not give up until he chopped Huang Zhisheng into meat sauce.

When Huang Zhisheng was hunted down, the Lizhou yamen where his "unfilial father" was located had already been captured by Li Laishun and three other Dashun old battalion soldiers!
Yes, a total of four people broke into the Lizhou Yamen!

It's like entering the land of no one!
How could the three classes of government servants and several masters in the Lizhou Yamen dare to fight against Wu Sangui's heavenly soldiers?It's not their turn to be loyal!
Li Laishun grabbed a master and asked him where "Huang" was?So Mrs. Huang and his sixth concubine were dragged out from under the bed.

"You old dog official, let me ask you, are you Huang Zhisheng, the big dirty official in Lizhou?"

When Li Laishun saw Mrs. Huang and his sixth concubine, he became angry, looking like he was about to kill someone—could he not be angry?He called Li Zicheng "Grandpa Huang"!

If Dashun was still there, he would be a prince. But now, he is in his 20s, and he doesn't have anything to ask for, only martial arts, and he doesn't even have a wife.But this corrupt official, so old, still occupies such a young and beautiful little wife, damn it!No, I have to kill this corrupt official and save his little wife!

"I, I, am not Huang Zhisheng, Huang Zhisheng is my son." Mrs. Huang was so frightened that he even spoke Cantonese.

Li Laishun was confused when he heard this, and when he was thinking about whether to kill the old man to save the little lady, Huang Zhisheng fell into the trap. Before the others arrived, the shout had already arrived: "Old joke, the big thing is not good!" , Xi Wang’s people are unreasonable and want to kill us!”

"Don't kill me, don't kill me." Mrs. Huang hurriedly pointed at his son, "He, he is Huang Zhisheng, a corrupt official."

Li Laishun understood a little bit, then turned around and looked at Huang Zhisheng who just ran in and stood stupidly, and asked coldly: "Corrupt official, let me ask you, do you belong?"

(End of this chapter)