Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

These days Wu Shigong has been idle and bored in the inner house, and it always makes people feel anxious when waiting.But in this boring life, there are still some condiments.

One day, a guest came to visit Wu Shigong, but the guest turned out to be a foreigner and a foreign missionary.When Wu Shigong met the foreign missionary with some perplexity, he realized that he was Carelli's uncle—Father Carrera.

It took a lot of effort for Father Carrera to learn from the gentry rescued by Wu Shigong in Dengzhou City that Wu Shigong rescued some Portuguese.Of course, Father Carrera was not sure whether Carelli was also in Wu Shigong's hands.

Originally, he wanted to leave the capital and go to Runing to visit Wu Shigong in person.But when he learned that Wu Shigong had arrived in the capital, Father Carrera hurried to Yangwuhou Mansion to look for relatives with some gold pocket watches, binoculars and other Western items that Ming people liked as gifts.

Wu Shigong would definitely not do anything to forcibly separate the flesh and blood, so he immediately called Carelli outside and asked her to meet his uncle.

There is no need to describe the tragedy and comedy after the meeting.Anyway, Wu Shigong, who was on the side, couldn't understand the Portuguese they both said "jirigulu".

But after Carelli finished crying and laughing, Father Carrera dismissed Carelli and asked Wu Shigong a serious question alone.

That is the identity of Carelli. According to the monogamy system of Catholics, the marriage between Wu Shigong and Carelli is not recognized by the Catholic Church.

Wu Shigong thought to himself: Catholic monogamy has nothing to do with me!This Father Carrera was probably out of his mind. Wu Shigong said that Carelli was his concubine, so Carelli was her concubine. Why do you want the Catholic Church to admit it?If Father Carrera hadn't been Carrell's uncle, Wu Shigong might have driven Father Carrera out.

And since Father Carrera was able to travel to the oceans, he went to the Far East to preach in the Ming Dynasty.His religious belief must be very firm, and his knowledge is also very profound.And more importantly, he must also be very witty and flexible.

So Father Carrera immediately saw the impatience in Wu Shigong's heart.So Father Carrera found a tactful way.He asked Wu Shigong to convert to Catholicism, and Father Carrera asked Wu Shigong and Carelli to have a Catholic marriage.As for Wu Shigong's other wives, Father Carrera also opened his eyes and closed his eyes.

A western-style marriage with Carelli, Wu Shigong would be able to satisfy Carelli.But Wu Shigong told Father Carrera that he did not want to deceive Carelli and Father Carrera.Although he does not have any religious beliefs yet, Wu Shigong also believes that religious belief is a very serious matter.Whatever religion you want to believe in, you have to be devout.

If he really believes in the future, Wu Shigong will definitely convert.But now Wu Shigong doesn't believe in it, so he doesn't want to be perfunctory.Trick Carelli and Father Carrera.

Wu Shigong's frank confession made it difficult for Father Carrera to refute, so his first visit ended without a problem.

But as an indomitable missionary, Father Carrera soon appeared in front of Wu Shigong again.When Father Carrera brought up the old story again, Wu Shigong had the courage to refuse, because Carelli and Manling were both pregnant.This is not just Wu Shigong's family origin.Will Wu Shigong tell others, does he know when is the safe period?

And Father Carrera failed again.Because it is impossible for him to make the child in Carelli's womb an illegitimate child.

But Wu Shigong looked at Father Carrera, a little foreign old man, quite pitifully.He also agreed to Father Carrera, and after his three-year filial piety, he and Carelli would have a Western-style wedding.And if Carelli agrees (and Carelli will not disagree), Carelli's children can also be baptized.

Unexpectedly, Wu Shigong's soft heart this time gave Father Carrera hope, and soon.He's here for the third time.This time Father Carrera didn't mention Carelli's matter. He brought up Gonzales and those who are still missing in the eyes of outsiders.

Needless to say, the Ming court has always been very generous to foreigners.Those Portuguese who were killed and captured in Dengzhou City were rewarded generously by Ming Court.

However, although Father Carrera's request to meet Gonzalez was reasonable, it was impossible for Wu Shigong to agree to him.It's not because they're afraid that Gonzalez and the others will break their promises and leave. To be honest, after enjoying the generous treatment from the Runing Army, it will be difficult for Wu Shigong to drive Gonzalez and the others away.

The main reason is: Gonzalez and the others already know the true strength of the Runing Army, and it is impossible for Wu Shigong to let these people who know the details go.Because if the secret is leaked, the Ming court may immediately become the enemy of the Runing army.

Anyway, he came and went several times, and at the end, Father Carrera proposed: I don’t necessarily have to meet Gonzalez and those people, as long as Wu Shigong treats them well and Wu Shigong also converts to Catholicism, then the card will be fine. Father Leila would not bring up the subject again.

When Wu Shigong heard this old topic, he also became a little impatient.Wu Shigong has always been a follower of the "Brother Xin Gong" religion, and he only believes in himself.Although he respects all religions, he always feels a little unhappy when he is forced to believe in any religion.Otherwise, intelligence would have brainwashed Wu Shigong long ago.

Seeing Wu Shigong's reluctance, Father Carrera finally showed his cards. He wanted to go to Wu Shigong's Runing to build a church and preach freely.And the cost of building the church will also be raised by Father Carrera himself.

Wu Shigong found it difficult to understand.Father Carrera spent his own money to build a church, so he built it, and if he wanted to develop believers, he developed it.As long as he doesn't make any crusades, he won't interfere at all?Then what do you have to agree to?

Wu Shigong didn't know that it was very difficult for Catholicism to spread in China at that time. Without the protection of local officials, the construction of churches and missionary work would be a waste of time.

So Father Carrera bid farewell to Wu Shigong happily, and he was going to return to Runing Mansion to preach with Wu Shigong.However, Wu Shigong also reminded Father Carrera of one point: since he is going to run a mission in Runing, he may meet with Gonzales and the others, so Wu Shigong will also restrict Father Carrera's freedom and will not let him leave for the time being. of.In this regard, Father Carrera also readily agreed.

That's how the matter came to an end.Of course, there is another one who is also very happy, that is Carelli!

In a blink of an eye, it was November of the sixth year of Chongzhen.Gao Yingxiang sent Zhang Miaoshou, Chuang Tatian, Man Tianfei, Xing Honglang, Chuang Jiang (Li Zicheng) and others to pretend to Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing Camp, that he would accept the recruitment.

At this time, the generals and supervisors of the Ming army who were besieged also received explicit and secret orders from Emperor Chongzhen.So they all believed that Emperor Chongzhen was in a hurry and wanted the Ming army to completely wipe out the besieged peasant rebel army as soon as possible.

In fact, this view can not be said to be wrong.But this time, the negotiating partners chosen by Gao Yingxiang and the others were too poisonous.Chief Soldier Wang Pu became a military officer from his father's position.And although Wang Pu fought bravely, his promotion was won by Shanxi merchants.

Therefore, Wang Pu had no experience in negotiating with the enemy at all, nor was he vigilant against the tricks of the peasants to rebel against the army.To be honest, this is why Gao Yingxiang and the others chose Wang Pu.Why don't they choose Cao Wenzhao's old fritters?And those eunuchs who are supervising troops are even worse, that is, they have no experience at all.

The correct approach is that surrender is fine, but all preparations must be made to prevent false surrenders.But Wang Pu and the others did nothing.

Therefore, Wang Pu, Yang Jinchao, and Lu Jiude, the eunuchs of the supervising army, did not know what to do, thinking that the serious trouble could be solved immediately without any effort, so they agreed to surrender.

Facing the Ming army, there has never been a shortage of Hollywood actors performing false surrenders.On the 12th, [-] rebel leaders including He Shuangquan and Zhang Miaoshou went to Wu'an County, Zhangde Prefecture, Henan Province (now part of Hebei Province) to meet Wang Pu, Yang Jinchao, Lu Jiude, and Bingbei Daochang Daoli in person, expressing their acceptance The "sincerity" of Zhao'an.But Yang Jinchao and others believed it was true, and immediately reported to the court, and at the same time stopped the suppression of the rebel army.

And the peasants rebelled against the army to do a full set of plays.At that time, the list of false surrender leaders reported in Wu'an:

King Chuang (Gao Yingxiang), General Chuang (Li Zicheng), Eight Great Kings (Zhang Xianzhong), Cao Cao (Luo Rucai), and the Fifth Camp of Ge Zuo (that is, Ma Shouying from the old Huihui, He Yilong from Ge Liyan, He Jin from Zuojin King, Liu Xiyao, the reincarnated king, The main leaders of the rebel army, such as the five battalions of King Lin Cheng in Troubled Times, are all available.

Including the above people, a total of 61 leaders, big and small, were feigned surrender.Anyway, the names of these leaders are not described one by one.But some of the titles are rather weird: there is one Liu Bei, two Zhang Fei, but no Guan Yu.Another one is Yizhangqing.It's really "Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin" flying together, it's really "The First Chaos in History"! (Zhang Xiaohua Dada’s writing is very funny)

After getting the downgrade, Wang Pu and others thought that everything was done, and they completely relaxed their vigilance.The peasant rebel army used the false surrender as a cover to paralyze the civil and military officials involved in the Ming Dynasty, bought furs, boots and other clothing from the officers, soldiers and local people, and actively prepared to cross the river to the south.

On November 24, the weather was suddenly cold, and a section of the Yellow River between Yuanqu, Shanxi and Jiyuan, Henan was frozen into a bridge.Taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the officers and soldiers, the peasant rebel army spread door panels on the ice and added a layer of soil. They galloped across the Yellow River in three routes, and arrived at the horseshoe nest and wild boar nose in Mianchi County, Henan Province.

As soon as the news came out, the world shook.The Ming Empire began to decay. (To be continued..)