Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 147 Suzhou Civil Uprising
He Rubin then added: "Hong Daozun is also leaving office, does my nephew know?"

"This junior just came back from Fujian and hasn't heard about it yet."

Lin Hai was also a little depressed when he heard this. Not long after he took office, his two immediate bosses, one civil and one military, were about to leave. I bet it was time for a change of leadership.Once these two people leave, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to get around in Zhoushan from now on.

He Rubin said again: "Do you know who the new Haiphong Dao is?"

Without waiting for Lin Hai to answer, he took out a book from the bookshelf, handed it to Lin Hai and asked himself: "This gentleman is the editor of this book."

Lin Hai took the book and looked at it. He saw on the cover "Books on Military Training" written on the cover. He immediately raised his head and asked, "Is this new Haiphong Dao a good soldier?"

He Rubin smiled and said, "Please open it and take a look."

Lin Hai then opened the book, and the first thing that caught his eye was a row of small characters: Minggu Te Jin Guanglu doctor Shaobao and prince Taibao, the inscription in the cemetery of Meng Zhuqi, the left governor of the Central Military Governor's Mansion.

The so-called Meng Zhu was Qi Jiguang's nickname in his later years. This epitaph was read by Lin Hai in later generations. It records the story of Marshal Qi's wife raising a wife and being hunted down by his wife. The author was a literary leader in the Wanli period and a member of the Ministry of War who came from a Huizhou merchant family. Wang Daokun, the right servant.

Lin Hai was a little strange. He didn't know why this military book included Marshal Qi's epitaph at the beginning. He continued to flip through it, and saw that after the epitaph was "Biography of General Qi Meng Zhugong", and at the end there was the author's name, Dong Chengzhao. .

"This is the new Zhejiang Haiphong Dao." He Rubin pointed to Dong Chengzhao's name and continued, "Although this gentleman is a literary scholar, like me, he admires Qi Shaobao the most in his life. This book is actually composed of "Chronicles" "New Book of Effectiveness", "Records of Military Training", "General Theory of Chulian", "Treaty of Sentinel Guards" and other books were compiled, mainly by deleting the repeated content and reorganizing it into sixteen volumes."

The four military books mentioned by He Rubin were all written by Qi Jiguang. This Dong Chengzhao compiled military training books based on the words of one family, and he can be called Marshal Qi's little fanboy.

"Do you know whether Zhong Shenggong is familiar with Dong Daozun?" Lin Hai put down the book and asked He Rubin.

"Very familiar." He Rubin said with a smile, "He was a Jinshi in the 35th year of Wanli. He was from Wujin in Changzhou. He can barely be regarded as a fellow countryman of me. During the Wanli period, he served in the Ministry of War, and I was in the Beijing camp. Now in the Qi Dynasty, they are all working together in Zhejiang. , it can be regarded as a fate with me."

"I see, that junior has the audacity to ask Zhong Shenggong for a letter so that he can meet with Dong Daozun after he takes office."

"It's easy to talk about this." He Rubin said, "But this friend of mine is a bit old-fashioned, and he has the style of a loyal and loyal man. My nephew must not treat him the same way he did to Hong Daozun. Under his hands, you Just do it sincerely."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhong Sheng, for the suggestion." Lin Hai understood clearly after hearing this. If Dong Chengzhao was a figure like Hai Rui, he wouldn't be able to become his new backer. After all, Lin Hai wanted to engage in smuggling.

"There is one more thing that I think it is necessary to talk to my nephew." He Rubin changed the topic and said, "Did my nephew hear about the civil uprising in Suzhou last month?"

Lin Hai shook his head and said he didn't know, and just listened to He Rubin's words...

This matter is relatively simple to say. The cause of the matter was that the imperial court sent Tiqi to Suzhou to arrest Zhou Shunchang, a member of the civil service who had been dismissed from office. This man was a member of the Donglin Party and was well-known in his hometown, so this matter aroused civil unrest.

On March [-], Yingtian Governor Mao Yilu, Inspector Xu Ji, Suzhou Magistrate Kou Shen, Wuxian County Magistrate Chen Wenrui, and Imperial Envoy Jin Yiwei Qianhu Zhang Yinglong, Wen Zhibing and others gathered at the Suzhou Procuratorate to prepare for the arrest. Zhou Shunchang began to read the imperial edict.

As a result, tens of thousands of people gathered at the gate of the Procuratorate. When the imperial edict was being read, they swarmed in and killed a Jin Yiwei servant named Li Guozhu on the spot.Mao Yilu hurriedly mobilized his troops to quell the chaos. As soon as the bulk of the soldiers arrived, the troublemaking crowd dispersed.

On the afternoon of the same day, Zhang Guodong, Shi Zongbang and others from the Jinyiwei family were also besieged by the mob at Suzhou Station outside Xumen in Suzhou.These two people originally went to Yuyao to arrest Huang Zunsu, the former censor of Shandong Province and a member of the Donglin Party. As a result, the official ship was burned, the token and driving post were sunk, and Zhang Guodong was injured.

Afterwards, Huang Zunsu put on prison uniform and went to the Yamen to surrender. Zhou Shunchang was also escorted to Beijing seven days later. The goal of the civil uprising was ultimately not achieved.

Governor Mao Yilu was ordered to investigate the culprits of the civil uprising. Immediately, five people including Yan Peiwei, Ma Jie, Shen Yang, Yang Nianru, and Zhou Wenyuan surrendered. The local government wanted to close the case and has drafted a memorial to report, but there is no conclusion yet.

The above is what He Rubin told about the beginning and end of the Suzhou Civil War. In fact, Lin Hai knew what was going on after hearing the beginning. Not only that, he even knew the outcome of the incident clearly.

There is no other reason. This incident is so famous in the history of the late Ming Dynasty. Zhang Pu's "Tombstone Story of Five People" in the middle school textbook is related to this incident. The five people were Yan Peiwei and others who surrendered.

Moreover, that Huang Zunsu was the father of the great thinker Huang Zongxi, and he would be executed in a few months by Xu Xianchun Luo Zhi, the backbone of the eunuch party.

During the Chongzhen period, when the eunuch rebellion case was being tried, Huang Zongxi appeared in court to testify because he was the son of Huang Zunsu. He took out an iron awl from his sleeve and stabbed Xu Xianchun. The latter shouted, "I am the grandson of Empress Xiaoding, and I should be spared death!" "

As a result, Huang Zongxi became even more violent: "What you committed was a serious crime of treason. The King of Han Zhu Gaoxu and the King of Ning Zhu Chenhao were both executed, let alone a foreign relative like you?"

Comparing the eunuchs with the kings of Han and Ning who raised armies and rebelled, this is just a crime, and there is no excuse for it.Ancient justice was just for fun. The evidence was not important, what was important was the direction of the wind.

"There is such a thing. Tens of thousands of people stormed the government because the imperial court arrested officials. This matter can be called surprising." Of course, Lin Hai couldn't say that he knew much about this matter, he could only pretend to be surprised. appearance.

He Rubin's mouth was already dry when he spoke. After taking two sips of tea, he asked: "What does nephew Deng Wanxian think of this matter?"

Lin Hai pondered for a moment and replied: "The party struggle between the DPRK and China is becoming increasingly fierce. There must be an organization behind this matter, and it cannot be a spontaneous act by the common people."

"I think so too. Now that the Eunuch Party has gained power, the Donglin Party members can only mobilize the people to do this."

He Rubin continued: "What I want to tell my nephew is that Pan Ruzhen, the new governor of Zhejiang, and Guo Qin, the mayor, are all members of the eunuch party. After Hong Daozun leaves, if my nephew wants to find a foothold in Zhejiang officialdom, Never enter the door of these two people."

"Why did Duke Zhong Sheng say that?" Lin Hai knew history, so he would naturally not join the eunuch party at this time, but he wanted to hear what He Rubin thought of this, so he asked this question.

"This dynasty is not the Han and Tang Dynasties. The so-called power is nothing more than the power of the false emperor and the tiger. Don't look at the eunuchs who are full of ambition today. It is still unclear what the outcome will be in the future. This is what I have said, and all wise nephews must be careful. " "Gong Zhongsheng's golden words must be remembered by the younger generation." Lin Hai stood up and bowed to He Rubin. After the two sides chatted some more, He Rubin left Lin Hai to eat at home.

After coming out of the General's Mansion after dinner, Lin Hai felt a little depressed. The Shanyin Wu family actually looked so ugly, and they only played such dirty tricks with him in the second year of cooperation. It seemed that the supply channels they had finally established were It will be invalidated.

In addition, Hong Chengchou and He Rubin are both leaving their posts. Now he is isolated and helpless in Zhejiang's officialdom. It will definitely be difficult to do business in the future.

If he organized the supply of goods by himself like Zheng Zhilong later did, he would have to hire a large group of people to disperse the goods. In this way, the scale of Ta Lin's smuggling would soon be known to everyone, and all the gods in Zhejiang would not be able to use it. Stretch out your black hand.

Maybe it's time to find another supporter?It shouldn't be too difficult to find money to open a way, but the problem is that Lin Hai really doesn't know who to look for right now.

According to He Rubin, the new Haiphong Road Dong Chengzhao is a little Hai Rui, so that will definitely not work.The governor and the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang are both eunuchs, so they cannot be messed with. It seems that the only person with enough weight is the censor.

The current Zhejiang Governor's name is Liu Zhidai, who was the one who defeated the Eastern Bandit Bandit Lin Qilao with Hong Chengchou last time. Because of this incident, Lin Hai specifically inquired about this person.

This Liu Zhidai was a tough guy. I heard that his opposition to the eunuchs was very fierce. From this perspective, he seemed to be a good candidate. After all, people like this could usually be reused in the Chongzhen Dynasty.

The problem is that Lin Hai doesn't know if this person can survive until then. After all, the sixth and seventh years of Tianqi are the two years when Wei Zhongxian can really cover the sky with one hand. If Liu Zhidai burps, then he Lin Hai Isn’t the investment in vain?

What's more, the term of the censor is only one year, and Liu Zhidai has been in office for less than half a year. It is really pointless to invest in this person.

Or should we still follow the current route of contracting buyers and send people to contact the Simen Xie family in Yuyao?
However, Xie has a monopoly in Haojing and has high profit margins, so there may not be any cooperative maritime merchants in Zhejiang.If you rashly post it with a new face, whether the other party can safely cooperate with you is another matter. At least the price is definitely difficult to negotiate.

What's more, with the lessons learned from the Shanyin Wu family, Lin Hai did not have high expectations for the Yuyao Xie family. Especially thinking of Xie Sanbin's face made him cautious about this matter.

Lin Hai thought about it as he walked, and by the time he returned to Qianhu Yamen, he already had an idea in mind.No matter what, this year's silk goods will still land on the Wu Mansion in Shanyin. Anyway, we won't be able to cooperate in the future. Since you were the one who played dirty tricks first, don't blame me, Mr. Lin, for being cunning.

As for next year, there is no need to worry yet, we can plan it in the long term.If it doesn't work, then just buy it from Xu Xinsu. The price will be higher at most, but they have been working with Fujian gentry for 70 years for four generations. In terms of stability and reliability, it's better to find someone in Linsu temporarily. The Yuyao Xie family is much stronger.

Lin Hai called Ruan Mei into the study. After a few months of not seeing this kid, he became more and more arrogant. It seemed that "people rely on clothes, and Buddha relies on gold." This guy was in charge of public relations and got it from Lin Hai. The funds are really quite a lot.

"Has your father contacted you recently?" Lin Hai asked straight to the point.

When he was in Tamsui, he sent Lao Ruan to Zhang Yong and Umino Zuobei. On the one hand, Lao Ruan was familiar with the hydrology from Chongming to Zhoushan, and on the other hand, it was also to facilitate contact with Ruan Mei.

"My father came to Zhoushan more than half a month ago and asked me to bring a message to you. If you want to find him, you only need to go to Houtan Bay in Sijiao Mountain."

Lin Hai nodded when he heard this. It seemed that Zhang Yong and others had chosen Si Jiao Mountain as their base. It was the largest main island in the Chengsi Islands and had always been a haunt of water bandits.The fact that Zhang Yong and Umino Zuobei can stay in Sijiao Mountain for a long time is enough to show that they have established a foothold in this area of ​​​​the sea.

Seeing that Lin Hai just nodded without saying anything, Ruan Mei couldn't help but ask: "Sir, what on earth is my father doing? He didn't tell me if I asked him."

"Don't worry about this matter. Knowing too much will do you no good." Lin Hai is not worried about Ruan Mei. The three Ruan family father and son are now working for him, and Lao Ruan is also deeply involved in the case of robbing the mission. He actually had nothing to guard against in his action planning.

However, Ruan Mei is in charge of public relations. She drinks and hangs out with subordinates from various government offices and servants from the Wu family in Shanyin every day. If she gets drunk and gets into trouble, it will be troublesome.

"Yes, sir! I will never ask about this again." Ruan Mei is also a smart person. When Lin Hai said this, she immediately shut up and didn't ask.

Lin Hai then said: "Have you found the Zhang Pu from Suzhou?"

At the beginning of the first month of the first year, when he left Zhoushan for Tamsui, he told Ruan Mei and Liu Jingting to go to Suzhou to inquire about a scholar or scholar named Zhang Pu.

Ruan Mei replied: "The younger one went to Suzhou with Liu Mazi. After asking around for more than half a month, we heard about two people named Zhang Pu, but neither of them were scholars."

"In that case, let's let this matter go for now." Lin Hai was helpless after hearing this. It seemed that Zhang Pu was still unknown at this time. To find this person in the populous Suzhou would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"The little errand was not done well, please punish me." Ruan Mei was trying to be nice and flirty again.

"I don't blame you for this." Lin Hai said and added, "Go to the Wu family in Shanyin tomorrow morning and ask Master Ren Wu whether the batch of silk goods is ready and when it can be delivered."

"After finishing this, you can take a trip to the Broken Bridge of the West Lake." Lin Hai said and took out a package, "This is the manuscript of Chapter [-] and Chapter [-] of "A Dream of Red Mansions", please give it to the Taoist in straw clothes. "

"Yes, sir!" When Ruan Mei heard that she was going to Wang Wei's place, a look of joy suddenly appeared on her face. He had recently hooked up with the little Taoist nun Miaozhen next to Wang Wei and was in the midst of an affair.

After sending Ruan Mei away, Lin Hai sat alone in the study for a while. The amount of information he got from He Rubin today was a bit large, and he still needed to think carefully about the next step.

"Suzhou Civil Revolt, Eunuch Party, Pan Ruzhen...Pan Ruzhen, why do I feel like I have heard this name somewhere..."

Lin Hai was pacing back and forth in the study. Suddenly he remembered who the new Zhejiang governor Pan Ruzhen was. Wasn't this the one who initiated the establishment of a shrine for Wei Zhongxian?

(End of this chapter)