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Chapter 306: Message ([-])

Qian Qianyi saw that Liu Sheng was satisfied with the appeal he had written and wanted to make further progress, so he boldly suggested: "Your Majesty, in fact, if you want this "Advocate for Ming" to be more powerful, it would be best for your Majesty to establish a country and proclaim himself emperor. Released in the name of the new master of the world."

Liu Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing this.

He was a little surprised that Qian Qianyi dared to persuade him to join. After all, this matter might make him unhappy.

But if you think about it carefully, it makes sense - Qian Qianyi's greed for power will inevitably lead to Long Wangshu, and persuading him to join is the best way.

At this point, it's not that he feels it's inappropriate to claim the title of emperor - the period of building high walls, hoarding grain, and slowing down to become king has long passed, and now he just wants to compete for fame.

But the matter of proclaiming the emperor is so important that once it is carried out, it may not be completed within a month.Unless, like Li Zicheng in history, he hastily ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Xi'an, and then did it all over again in Beijing.

That would be inappropriate.

Thinking of this, Liu Sheng said: "What Mr. Mu Zhai said is not unreasonable, but if you want to become emperor, I am afraid it will take a long time to prepare.

Nowadays, the military strength in the south of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty is empty, which is an opportunity for our troops to attack the city and seize the territory. If it is delayed for a long time, there will be many obstacles.

Besides, Mr. Xi has already written the "Comment to the Ming Dynasty". If he waits until he becomes emperor and publishes it again, I'm afraid he will have to revise it again.Let’s publish it in the name of King Guxing. "

Qian Qianyi was timid and fearful, and had only a little courage to persuade him to join. Seeing that Liu Sheng disagreed, he immediately responded: "Your Majesty, Meng Lang, is more thoughtful."

After Qian Qianyi retired, Liu Sheng immediately asked people to take "Taking Ming Xi" to a printing house to print it and spread it to all directions as quickly as possible.

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Liyang.

Chen Mingxia is dating a friend in the county town.

He became famous in his early years. He passed the college examination at the age of seventeen or eighteen and became a scholar (scholar).Later he joined Fushe and became famous in Jiangnan.

However, the Nanzhili Township Examination was too difficult, and it took more than ten years for him to pass the exam. After that, he went to Beijing several times to participate in the Spring Festival, but failed every time.

In the blink of an eye, he was already 42 and his grandson was born.

The ambition he had to help the world at the time had long been worn away, and he no longer had the high-spiritedness he had when he was a teenager. After thirty years, he just wanted to win the imperial examination, pass the imperial examination, and become an official.

Originally, he was planning to go to Beijing again next year to take part in the Spring Festival - although he had failed several times before, he had accumulated enough experience and had a feeling that he would definitely pass the exam this time!

Unexpectedly, the situation in the world would change drastically after the beginning of spring. In just two or three months, the two bandits from Chuangwei occupied Henan, Shandong, Huguang, Jiangxi, Jiangbei and other places.Now the bandits have captured Nanjing and are threatening to engulf the south of the Yangtze River!
Under such circumstances, not to mention that the road to the north was blocked by two thieves, and Ming Dynasty was about to perish. What was the use of him just passing the Jinshi examination?
Become the minister of Ming Dynasty's subjugation?
Chen Mingxia shook his head and felt it was not worth it.

But if he didn't participate in the Spring Festival, would he just stay in the countryside like this for the rest of his life?

Chen Mingxia felt very unwilling to think that all the books he had studied for decades were for becoming an official.

After another glass of wine, I suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves and shouts outside——

"King Xingmei issued the "Exhortation to the Ming Dynasty" to tell the world to fight against the Ming Dynasty!"

Xinqi shouted all the way, causing the people in the city to watch and wait until they reached the county government office.

Soon, some "officials" from the Kuei Department were dispatched to post notices in several places where people gathered in the city.

Chen Mingxia and his friend Liu Ran also went to watch and saw a group of government officials reading aloud the "Discussing the Ming Dynasty" written on the wall.

After listening, Liu Ran couldn't help but sigh: "Although this essay is a bit white, it reads like huge waves and towering mountains, with amazing momentum. Moreover, most of the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty mentioned are on point.

However, judging from his writing style, he looks more like Qian Muzhai.I had previously heard that Qian Muzhai had become the fake Minister of Rites, and I thought it was a rumor, but now it seems that it may be true. "

Chen Mingxia quickly pulled Liu Ran aside, signaled to the ten soldiers guarding the notice, and whispered: "Be careful, be careful not to be overheard by them."

Liu Ran said indifferently: "So what if I hear it? This thief is known for his strict discipline and kindness to the people. Is it possible that he would arrest me just for saying 'hypocritical'?"

As a gentry landowner and a member of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Ran's mentality towards Weibu at this time represents a considerable number of people.

On the one hand, they sincerely admired the Wei army for its strict discipline, tough combat power, and kindness to the people; on the other hand, they were somewhat influenced by Confucian loyalty to the emperor, and considered themselves to be survivors of the Ming Dynasty, and considered the Wei army to be rebels.

Of course, there is another crucial point - the Yi army was not very friendly to the gentry and landlords.

For example, in Liyang, when the Wei army arrived, they first arrested two evil gentry families with a bad reputation in the city and punished them. They showed no respect for other large families and even monitored them closely, as if they wanted them to make mistakes so that they could be punished and their homes confiscated.

The Chen family was also a large gentry family in Liyang, so they were naturally dissatisfied with the Wei army's unkindness to the gentry and landlords.

For example, in this statement, the gentry and landlords were listed as a major reason for the collapse of the world and the suffering of the people. In his opinion, it was simply ridiculous!
But after listening to Liu Ran's words, his focus immediately shifted to other places.

"Is Qian Muzhai really the Minister of Rites of the Wei Army?" Liu Ran said: "What a friend who came from Nanjing said yesterday should be true. Now, some scholars in Nanjing are already scolding him."

Chen Mingxia didn't pay attention to what Liu Ran said.

It suddenly occurred to him that there must be a shortage of officials in the Ministry of Health. If he went to join the army, he would probably get an official position.

Then he thought that if he defected as a member of the Ming Dynasty, he might not be reused.

I don’t know when the imperial examination will be held in the Weibei. If he can pass the imperial examination in the Weibu, or even be among the top three in this subject, he will definitely be re-employed, and he will rise to the top from now on!

When he came back to his senses, he felt ashamed of these thoughts - after all, he was also a Ming Dynasty official and a famous scholar in the south of the Yangtze River. How could he only think about joining the Wei Dynasty and becoming an official?
Really tangled.

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Huizhou Prefecture, Xiuning County, Fengshan in the west of the city.

Jin Sheng was practicing with eight hundred Xiangyong.

He was originally a Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen, and he served as an official to oversee the army.When Jian Nu entered the city for the first time, he was greatly stimulated by the city of Yaowu.

Afterwards, he wrote to the emperor to use unusual people to defend the enemy, but was not adopted. He resigned and returned home in anger.While giving lectures at Huangu Academy in Xiuning, he also trained local warriors.

Because he had a premonition that one day, sooner or later, the Jian slaves would completely tear open the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty, invade in large numbers, and attack the south of the Yangtze River. By then, it might become the situation of the Southern Song Dynasty again.

Unexpectedly, before Jiannu came to fight, the two thieves Chuangwei would cause drastic changes in the world.

The Xiangyong were mainly trained to defend their hometown. If the Wei thieves came to plunder Huizhou, he and the eight hundred Xiangyong would have a place to use.

It’s just that in recent days, he has heard a lot of talk about the Wei thieves - it is said that the Wei thieves are different from ordinary thieves. Their troops are well-disciplined, they do no harm to the people, and they even help the poor who are oppressed by corrupt officials and evil gentry. The people decide.

As this kind of statement spread, some of the rural warriors he trained developed a favorable impression of the bandits, and even expressed yearning for them in their words.

This made him feel quite uneasy.

For one thing, he didn't believe that the thieves were as good as the rumors - he had been an official in the north before, but he knew how miserable the place where thieves were wreaking havoc. Since the thieves were also called intruders, how could they be an exception?

Secondly, if the local warriors have illusions about the Wei thieves, how can they desperately resist when the Wei thieves arrive in the future?I'm afraid someone might be tempted to become a spy for the Wei thieves, or even lead the way for the Wei thieves.

"Teacher! Something is wrong!"

One day, disciple Jiang suddenly rode up to him and shouted loudly.

When he stopped, Jin Sheng scolded him sternly: "What's the decency of being so flustered? Come into the house with me!"

Jiang Yitian looked ashamed and followed him into the house.

Jin Sheng sat down and asked, "Didn't you go to Fucheng to inquire about the news? What happened?"

Jiang Yitian took out a piece of paper with large characters written on it from his arms, handed it over, and said, "Teacher, please look, this is the "Discussion for the Ming Dynasty" issued by the thief, and it has been spread to Fucheng!"

Jin Sheng took it and frowned.

After reading it, my expression became extremely complicated.

Because he had to admit that almost all of the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty listed in this "Meeting to the Ming Dynasty" were correct.Especially the criticism of Emperor Chongzhen - he is incompetent, suspicious and repetitive, ungrateful and easy to kill!

In the early years of Chongzhen, all the ministers in the court thought that Chongzhen had the appearance of a Mingjun. However, he found out that Chongzhen was not a Mingjun through the incident of establishing slaves and joining the invaders.

Now more than ten years have passed, and looking at what Chongzhen did, we know that he was a foolish king, even more terrifying than most foolish kings.

At this time, Jiang Yitian looked worried again and said: "Teacher, I heard someone said that the Lord intends to change his flag and surrender to Wei."

"What?!" Jin Sheng was shocked when he heard this, and then said angrily: "How could Zou Qingwen do this? As the magistrate of the Ming Dynasty, he has the responsibility to protect the land. Now that the country is in trouble, he doesn't want to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, so he wants to surrender to the thieves?!"

The current magistrate of Huizhou is named Zou Yan, also named Qingwen. Jin Sheng knows him well and has even had tea with him several times.

Although this person has no great talent, he does not look like someone who is greedy for life and afraid of death, let alone a corrupt official.

Therefore, Jin Sheng was very surprised that Zou Yan was preparing to change his banner and surrender to Wei.

Jiang Yitian said: "Teacher, don't worry. Students have only heard about this, so it may not be true."

　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　　
　
(End of this chapter)