Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 380 Xu Hongru

"As long as the Northern Zhili can be brought into chaos, then the Ming Dynasty will be in chaos!"

In Hejian Prefecture, somewhere in Dongguang County, in a dilapidated and abandoned temple, a tall man with thick eyebrows and big eyes was seen. He clenched his right fist and said: "In the past few months, I have been investigating everything in various capacities. In various places, including Caobang in Tianjin, Jiaobang in Tongzhou, as well as Yutian, Sanhe, Shunyi and other places, including Xishan, I also went there. There are a lot of complaints from people in various places."

"This is an opportunity for us!"

"The days of exposure will not last long. The tyrant in the Forbidden City was very cruel to corrupt officials, but the fact that cannot be concealed is that he treated the general public harshly, especially the landless groups. He did not want to kill more corrupt officials. , and even local evil gentry and profiteers returned the usurped farmland to them, but forcibly separated them and assigned them to different places to do the hardest work!"

Many of the other people gathered in the ruined temple showed excitement after hearing what their leader said. Of course, there were also a few whose expressions were a bit intriguing.

"The leader is right!"

One of them stood up and responded: "Such a court should have been overthrown a long time ago! When the imperialists brought chaos to Liaodong, the emperor should have paid for it, but he didn't want to pay for it himself, so he listened to the treacherous slander. Distributing levies to the general public."

"Humph, all the wages that the officials and gentry should share have been colluded together and passed on to us powerless people!"

"Leader, no matter what you plan to do, I, Qi San, will not hesitate to follow you. If you really want to cause such a violent rebellion, I, Qi San, are willing to take the lead!!"

"That's right!"

"Count me in!"

"And I!"

After Qi San's words, many people responded and shouted excitedly. This made Xu Hongru, who was standing, smile slightly when he saw this.

These are his most trusted disciples.

During this journey in Beizhili, in addition to spreading the teachings of the Wenxiang Sect and attracting more followers, they also contributed a lot to spying on many situations.

He, Xu Hongru, had long wanted to overthrow this corrupt and cruel court. Why could they not live a good life despite working so hard for a year?

The former Xu Hongru attended private schools for several years in his early years. Although his family was not wealthy, he could at least have enough to eat. He even wanted to pass the imperial examination and then change his fate against the odds.

However, due to several disasters, all his family's property was sold at a low price, his parents even starved to death, and the family was lost. The culprits of all this were local officials and cannibals who did not spit out bones. Gentleman!

From the inheritance of the Ming Dynasty to the present, the internal evils and cancers, and the contradictions that have arisen are so sharp that not everyone cannot see them, especially the harm caused by land annexation, which becomes more fierce every time a disaster occurs, but for most privileged groups , they all chose to turn a blind eye and not hear.

After all, there are officials above and the court is here, so what are they doing with their leisure? If anything goes wrong, all they can do is protect themselves, and they don't want to worry about anything else.

This is the reality at the grassroots level in Ming Dynasty.

The fundamental reason why imperial power did not go to the countryside was not only to increase administrative costs, which the Ming Dynasty simply could not afford, but also because of the deepening of clan power. In the rural life circle, the laws enacted by the court were not as deterrent as the clan rules. Sexuality, and even whoever the clan leader wants to kill will not be questioned in any way according to clan laws and regulations, let alone be punished badly.

This is why when Zhu Youxiao first made clear the development, he did not expand the scope of the trial, and only gradually implemented it in Beizhili. If it was further away, let alone the influence of the imperial court, even the influence of his emperor would not It may have the greatest deterrent effect. Instead of wasting precious resources, it is better to focus on one point and implement it first.

"Master, do we have to wait and see?" Just as Xu Hongru was immersed in his dream, a discordant voice sounded, which made Xu Hongru feel dissatisfied in his heart, and many people's eyes were focused on him. .

"What do you mean!?"

Seeing that it was Liu Hong, his most valued disciple, Xu Hongru suppressed his dissatisfaction.

"Master, we want to cause chaos in Beizhili, but there is one thing you can't ignore." Liu Hong frowned slightly and said in front of many stares.

"Before this, the violent tyrant and the imperial court could arrest many corrupt officials and even local evil gentry and profiteers. This would confiscate a lot of gold, silver and grain, not to mention countless amounts of land."

"As far as I know, all this food and land have been classified as imperial property. If you really want to cause chaos in Beizhili, you will inevitably have to ask the big workers who have gathered many people to follow suit. Without the harassment of these people, the imperial army will inevitably Get there quickly.”

"As the saying goes, in a disaster year, human life is worth less than grass, but this is not a disaster year after all. If what we do does not incite public resentment, and the tyrant allocates food to appease the people, then..."

The atmosphere in the ruined temple became complicated.

"enough!"

Seeing some people's eyes flickering, Xu Hongru frowned and shouted: "What you said is impossible to happen, because I have never thought of directly revolting in Beizhili!"

Ok?

One sentence made everyone present stunned.

If it’s not Beizhili, then where is it?

They had been active in various places in Beizhili before, wasn't it just to disrupt Beizhili?

Why is it different now?

"Who said that if you want to cause chaos in Beizhili and let Baoming start chaos, you can only revolt in Beizhili?"

The corners of Xu Hongru's mouth raised slightly, showing a look of arrogance, "I called you here this time just to tell you that I will leave Beizhili tomorrow, and all you have to do is stay everywhere and wait for me to give you something. Just send the message."

"Is the leader going back to Yanzhou?"

When one person heard this, he seemed to have thought of something and said subconsciously, but before he finished speaking, Xu Hongru stared at him and did not dare to say anything.

When Liu Hong heard this, he immediately thought of something.

"Okay, no more talk."

Xu Hongru did not notice Liu Hong's abnormality, waved his hands and said: "Everyone, what you have done today will not be forgotten by Our Lady, nor will this sect. When Baoming is completely overthrown by us, This church will reward you for your merits on behalf of Our Lady."

One sentence made many people's eyes become hot. If they could really overthrow Baoming, the rewards they would receive would be unimaginable.

They had suffered too much for that day, and now when it comes time to see the truth, they must continue to persevere and absolutely cannot let any accidents happen...

(End of this chapter)