Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 188: The official has a bigger secret to explain, please listen to me
Chun Shou woke up with a start and pulled out his finger. There was faint blood on it.

The little orange in his arms growled lowly, seeming very nervous.

Footsteps were heard outside.

Three men, as thin as skeletons, walked in, their steps hurried.

Under the moonlight, he could actually see clearly.

"There are people here."

The leading man showed a look of relief.

He stared at Chun Shou for a while and said in a hoarse voice:

"Hello kid, tender."

"There is also a cat that can chop off three ounces of meat."

……

Three men slowly gathered around, holding sticks.

They are also very hungry, so they cannot move quickly.

Chun Shou whipped out his short sword and said, "Don't come over."

Under the moonlight, the blade is breathtaking.

The leading man stopped, hesitated, and said hoarsely:
"Kid, how about you give us the cat. We let you go?"

"No."

The three refused so resolutely that the three of them looked at each other and decided to be tough.

In such a weak physical condition, there will be casualties if he fights with a knife-wielding boy.

But they had been hungry for two days and would die if they didn't eat.

The lesser of two evils!

Chun Shou began to tremble and tremble. He already knew what these people wanted to do.

Xiaoju let out a shrill cry and jumped out.

Cats are probably one of the most flexible animals on the planet.

At lightning speed, it jumped onto the head of the leading man and struck with a claw.

"brute."

The man waved his stick, but in vain.

Not to mention being hungry and panicking, it was all in slow motion.

Even with a full stomach, it’s not easy to hit a cat.

Xiao Ju was like lightning, jumping back and forth in the broken house, causing wounds to two of them.

……

And Chun Shou finally mustered up the courage to confront a black-faced man who was pressing him head-on.

The short knife penetrated the black-faced man's penis without any delay.

He pulled it out and stepped back. His hands were shaking badly, but he was holding the dagger tightly.

The black-faced man stood still and touched it. There was blood, but not much.

It shook and fell to the ground.

When people are in dangerous situations, they secrete a large amount of adrenaline.

Chun Shou was like this, holding a short sword and rushing towards the two men with a ferocious expression.

Another slash of the knife cut off three of the leading man's fingers.

The two finally collapsed and fled!
As soon as they left the house, several arrows flew towards them, and the two of them fell to the ground.

Under the moonlight, a group of cavalry stood motionless.

On the front of the clothes, there is a big word "holy".

Chun Shou didn't dare to move, his arm drooped, and he didn't let go of the knife.

The leading cavalryman dismounted, took a look around the shabby house, and came out and asked:

"Child, is this person killed?"

"Yes."

"native?"

"Yes."

"Is there anyone else at home?"

"It's all dead."

The cavalryman smiled, strode over, and patted his face:
"How brave. Be my godson and join the White Lotus Sect. You'll have enough rice. What's your name?"

"Chun Shou, but I have to take this cat with me."

"Okay, there are too many rats in the stable, so I'd like to help you catch them. Take it and eat slowly."

Chun Shou took apart the rice balls, ate half for himself and half for Xiao Ju.

Then, he followed the cavalry hard.

There is another young soldier in Bailian's army.

And this noble man of his is the Ten-Human Commander, a member of the newly established elite of the Hong Cult Protector Army.

……

Outside Yunyang City, the sounds of killings every day shook the sky.

The scene of dozens of spear formations advancing together is quite shocking.

Accompanied by the roar of "enter the white lotus, eat white rice, worship Maitreya, and sit in the world", people's blood boils.

"Congratulations to the leader, with such a strong army, it will be just around the corner to break into the Forbidden City."

"Well, I don't dare to say anything about the Forbidden City, but conquering Xiangyang and Wuchang is not a big problem." Master Hong said reservedly, contented with his ambition.

The military formation was beginning to take shape. If the Qing army did not come to attack, he would raise his troops to march eastward.

Taking Xiangyang Mansion was the first step in the Eastern Expedition.

There is no need to elaborate on Xiangyang’s military status.

Among his strategic goals, Yunyang Mansion is the first step and serves as the base camp.

Xiangyang Prefecture is the second step, Wuchang Prefecture is the third step, and Jingzhou is the fourth step.

After completing these four steps, you will be worthy of your name as the King of Hubei.

After that, he has not yet decided whether to go north to the Central Plains to compete for the throne, or to march eastward to capture the rich south of the Yangtze River, or to attack the southwest.

In short, the decisive battle with the Qing army is only a matter of time.

It takes 800 miles to rush back and forth, and then the Qing army is mobilized, and the fastest is a month.

He is not afraid of the Qing soldiers in his province.

Only the Jingzhou Banner Battalion was considered elite, while the rest of the Green Battalion soldiers were already rotten.

He doesn't even need to use his two trump cards, the "Musket Saint Army" and the "Guardian Army". He can defeat the Green Camp soldiers with just the newly built spear array.

……

"You should send more secret spies and eyes to sneak into nearby states and counties to find out information. When the army arrives, we should cooperate with each other inside and outside."

"As ordered."

All the church leaders admired the leader from the bottom of their hearts. Apart from pretending to be a ghost and recruiting women, the leader was actually a soldier of the Qing Dynasty.

Even Ma Shang, the person who demoted the case, said:
"Teaching military training seems simple, but it actually requires a lot of knowledge."

It is really not easy to train a group of Niyue Tuizi into a spear formation.

Of course, no one dared to question why the military formation only moved forward with a spear and nothing else.

This touches on Hong Dachang's knowledge blind spot.

As a wild civilian military strategist, it is really not easy for him.

There is no senior who can cross the river by feeling, and no battlefield experience. All he relies on are a few torn-up ancient military books and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Combine your own talents and deduce it on white paper.

Densely packed little figures faced each other on paper, drawn one after another.

Only then did we come up with the "shooting method in the face" and the "spear and pig thrusting method".

We also need to ask about food and salary issues!

Even though it was so hard, he still persisted in his hobbies and practiced educating women of the upright official and gentry class.

It can be said to be grasping with both hands, with both hands hard!

……

When he was reorganizing his troops in Yunyang Mansion, he did not forget to attack everywhere.

Gentlemen, merchants, and county towns were all targets of attack.

Most of the troops used were new believers, and not a morsel of food was free.

The White Lotus cultists are very straightforward in their work, killing people and ransacking their homes.

No matter where you go, those who wear silk and satin don't want to live.

Xiangyang Prefecture Gucheng is adjacent to Yunyang Prefecture.

Being on the attack route of the White Lotus Army, the magistrate refused to persuade him to surrender and even killed the envoy.

So Bailian attacked the city with all his strength.

For a full day and night, the attack never stopped.

The new believers suffered heavy casualties, and blood flowed down the city walls.

The ladder was even too slippery to climb because it was stained with too much blood.

Eventually, the defenders in the city were so exhausted that they could no longer draw their bows, and the city was broken.

After entering the city, in order to release the anger.

Massacre the city, except for a few craftsmen, beggars, refugees, and prisoners, and kill everyone else.

All the food, wages and supplies were seized and sent back to the Yunyang Mansion base camp.

The news reached Master Hong, and he realized that the White Lotus Sect had a big problem, lacking the ability to attack the city.

In other words, it lacks heavy firepower!

"Artillery, artillery. Pass the order and spend a lot of money to recruit cannon-making talents. Oh my god, I will not hesitate to reward you."

"As ordered."

The believers under the tent took the order and rode away, shouting and conveying the will to everyone's ears.

Hong Dachang felt embarrassed and covered it up:
"Hey, I don't know why lately, my leader keeps making slips of the tongue."

"My guess is that the leader is too tired after working day and night."

"This is just Yunyang Mansion. There are so many affairs. I don't even dare to think about breaking into the Forbidden City in the future."

The woman wearing Su embroidered robe smiled:
"Of course the ministers and princes will help you share the burden."

"Shu Fei, you actually have such knowledge, it's not simple."

……

Liu Qian did not return to Jiangnan, but rented a house outside Wuchang.

Having learned the lesson from Jingzhou City last time, he did not dare to stay in the city permanently.

Once the situation becomes urgent, the governor of Hubei will definitely order the city gates to be sealed.

You can't use it as a burial object!

It's much more flexible outside the city. There are mountains behind the house and a river next to it.He could escape at any time and retreat to the south of the Yangtze River.

There are two main sources of intelligence.

The gentry and businessmen who fled Yunyang and Xiangyang Prefectures were recounted by the common people.

Spend money to buy newspapers from Wuchang Yamen, and you don't even have to find a reason, they will find it for you.

"At first glance, this gentleman is not Niyue's retiring son. He has a huge fortune. He will definitely pay attention to the progress of the war. If the White Lotus bandits come to kill him, he can grab the gold and silver and escape in time, right?"

"Ah, yes yes yes."

Clearly mark the price and sell more than one book.

There are so many gentry and merchants in Wuchang City that they don't care about the war ahead.

Bai Lian is not someone to be trifled with, as the book makes it clear.

They love killing rich people most and don't even think about trying to win them over.

Therefore, the best way is to hide far away and never stay in the city stupidly.

Some gentry with a strong sense of crisis have begun to withdraw from Wuchang City.

Go to Changsha to live for a while first, and then decide whether to transfer or go home depending on how the situation develops.

……

Liu Qian released another homing pigeon and watched the fluttering little thing disappear into the horizon.

He lamented:
"After I go back, I must advise my lord to build a carrier pigeon base."

"This thing is so efficient."

He brought 6 homing pigeons, but they were almost used up.

However, it can only be a one-way message.

If you want to send messages in both directions, you must also raise homing pigeons in Wuchang.

It is impossible to count on it for the time being.

However, Liu Qian also figured out an idea.

Pigeon bases can be set up in Yangzhou Prefecture, Huzhou Prefecture, and Jiangning Prefecture.

Find a secluded place to build a house, put in a few hands, and you can make it happen.

For intelligence organizations, efficient communication of intelligence is too important.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is worth 3000 elite muskets.

……

Suzhou Textile Department, Fucheng jumped like thunder.

I threw a room full of porcelain and cursed for a long time.

The whole person's hair was disheveled, looking like a mad dog, and the servants were as silent as a cicada.

"Qian Feng is a poisonous snake. He actually found out my father. This is unbearable."

The latest news from Jiangbei is that Qian Feng, the imperial envoy, has continued his efforts and started another fire.

He found 12 errors in the Lianghuai Salt Affairs account books.

Arrest people, interrogate them, and then arrest them again and bring them out.

Fucheng's father was also convicted for this.

He once worked as a sixth-grade official in the Lianghuai Salt Affairs Bureau for a year, and was in charge of four salt fields. Naturally, he was not clean.

In Qian Feng's report, his father was impeached for collecting 2 taels of dirty money and colluding with private salt dealers.

Fucheng didn't dare to think about what the emperor would do to his father.

As for Qian Feng, he doesn't even get 3 hours of sleep a day recently.

He had received an emergency military report from Hubei and knew that the Bailian uprising was on a large scale.

This made him anxious, worried for the country and the emperor.

Fighting requires countless money and food.

He claims to be the backbone of the Imperial Court and a loyal minister of the court, so he naturally wants to share the worries of his father.

The Lianghuai salt affairs began to be chopped up with a big knife.

No matter who the person is or which prince or minister is involved behind the scenes, arrest them all.

If caught, they will be interrogated directly. After getting the confession, they will have Magistrate Hu witness the signature.

Then they ransacked their homes and sent the money to the capital.

The discounts come on the front foot, and the silver and human crimes come on the back foot!

The intercessor had no time to react.

The pig is already roasted and put on the table.

No matter how distressed you are, you can only take a sip with tears in your eyes and praise it!

……

"Prefect Hu, come on."

"Ah, ah?" Old Hu was in a daze, standing outside the cell to breathe.

"This prison officer has already confessed, please come as a witness."

Qian Feng's majestic eyes made Lao Hu dare not complain.

When I walked into the cell, I saw a prisoner who had just been tortured, lying in a pool of blood.

Laozi grabbed his hand, dipped it in the pool of blood, and then pressed it on the paper.

Magistrate Hu mechanically picked up the paper and read it:
"Is that right?"

The prisoner struggled and said, "Yes."

He didn't dare not admit it, because Qian Feng was simply not a human being.

Directly punish the imperial officials without blinking an eye.

He didn't even mention the ancient saying that punishment cannot be used by doctors.

Lao Hu picked up the pen as if it were a heavy weight and wrote on the paper:

"The above content is completely consistent with what the prison officer said. I have carefully read and confirmed it."

Signed and printed.

He has done this process a dozen times.

One can imagine how bad his reputation in the capital will be.

It’s over, the future, farewell, the Forbidden City!

Qian Feng glanced at this former colleague from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, his eyes were like looking at a dog.

He knew very well what the quality of his colleagues in the Metropolitan Procuratorate was like.

Part of it is to zoom in on small things to gain a sense of presence.

Some of them have become tools of party struggle and are dedicated to biting people.

Lao Hu is planning to take the third route, keeping up with current events, not biting people, not looking at trivial matters, and exclusively catering to his superiors.

……

"next."

The prisoners did not dare to neglect and immediately came in carrying a thin man.

This guy was very arrogant and held his head high even when he entered the cell.

"Tell me the truth? Or should I help you recall it?"

"Bah, Qian Feng, you are a slave. Although I am a small fifth-grade salt officer, my brother is Li Shiyao, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and my sister is a concubine in Prince Jia's palace. You dare to hit me? You dare to hit me. ?”

The roar was like thunder and could be heard clearly both inside and outside the cell.

A light called hope appeared in the eyes of many prisoners.

Qian Feng sneered, picked up the pen, and dipped it in red cinnabar.
Make a tick on the pad and spit out three words:
"Cut and decide."

"You can't kill me. How can you explain to the Governor and Prince Jia? Help me, spare my life, I was wrong. I'm your grandson. Isn't that enough?"

"The people are living in poverty, and the court is short of food and salary, but you are all full of fat and turn a blind eye. If the Qing Dynasty falls, what will happen to you? Drag them out and kill them."

Click, blood spurted three feet.

A head rolled in front of the prisoners.

Suddenly, a group of people exploded.

"Sir Qian, please give me an account. Please tell me truthfully."

"Master Qian, I have a bigger secret to explain. Please listen to me."

~
Qian Feng's ruthlessness made everyone in Yangzhou City feel in danger.

It doesn't seem right to say this. It's the officials, merchants and gentry in Yangzhou who are all in danger, but the people are still very happy.

Everyone said that a great master Qingtian had arrived.

All kinds of bad rules and bad people have disappeared.

The yamen, servants, high-ranking officials, gangsters and the like all disappeared and did not dare to go out even half a step.

Afraid of being caught by Qian Feng, he decided to kill him.

Everyone said privately that Qian Feng was the reincarnation of Hai Rui and came to take revenge on society.

Hai Rui, whose courtesy name is Gangfeng.

Qian Feng also has a peak, and he may have an inexplicable relationship.

Except not daring to scold the emperor, I did everything else.

……

The people of Yangzhou even began to hope that it would be best for the imperial envoy to stay in Yangzhou forever and become the prefect.

That way, there is hope for good days.

Obviously, Qian Feng's unscrupulous behavior will bring him a lot of trouble.

In the capital, all kinds of accusations against him were like crucian carp crossing the river.

Even Qin Tianjian came out and attacked him as an omen based on the theory of celestial phenomena.

A few days ago, Qianlong had prepared to temporarily hide him in the snow and throw him to a remote county in the southwest to be a magistrate to appease the anger of the capital.

As a result, when the White Lotus Sect rebelled, subtle changes occurred in the Sacred Heart.

Without him, I need money.

The household department was so poor that the dog ignored it, and the inner treasury was reluctant to move.

Then there must be a source for the military expenditures of the Hubei Pingjiao bandits.

The rates for the surrounding four provinces are certain.

But it was far from enough. Qian Feng was arresting people and ransacking their homes, which was equivalent to assisting.

Qianlong understood this, and so did the Minister of Military Aircraft.

However, the princes and ministers really couldn't swallow this breath.

The street where Qian Feng's old house was located was burned to ashes.

The Shuntian Prefecture did not dare to intervene, and simply concluded that it was an accidental fire. The fire took advantage of the wind and burned down the censor's shabby house.

When the news reached the palace, Qianlong did not express his position.

I can't bear the infamy, so I'd better suffer Qianfeng for a while!

(End of this chapter)