scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 91
The wedding of Fatty Lu and Shang Wanyi was held on the eighth day of March. Wu Sangui, who has always been generous in this regard, not only paid for all the wedding expenses out of his own pocket, but also paid for it in order to win people's hearts and slap his old enemy Shang in the face. In the Pingxi Palace, a courtyard was vacated for Fatty Lu as his new house, and the Diancui Hall in Pingxi Palace was lent to Fatty Lu as a color hall, which saved the face of loving talents and cherishing talents, and also turned his old enemy into an old traitor. His old face was slapped.

To everyone's surprise, among the wedding congratulators, the shadows of Jingnan Palace and Pingnan Palace appeared. The Jingnan Palace was an envoy sent by Geng Jingzhong, who sent a gift to Fatty Lu on behalf of Geng Jimao and Geng Jingzhong's father and son. A congratulatory gift that is not thick and not thin, and that he still recognizes Shang Wanyi as a relative, and also recognizes Fatty Lu as a relative who is beating around the bush, has given Fatty Lu enough face.On the other side of the Pingnan Palace, Shang Zhixin personally gave Fatty Lu a generous gift, saying that no matter what Shang Kexi's other brothers, the old traitor monk Zhixin think, Shang Zhixin will recognize Shang Wanyi's younger sister and Fatty Lu This brother-in-law really moved Shang Wanyi a lot, and felt that although Shang Zhixin was a bit more vicious and cruel, he was still more humane than other brothers and sisters.

The man's elder representative at the wedding was Qin Chuanwu, uncle of Fatty Lu who came from Dali - he is also the only living relative of Lu Fatty, and the woman's elder representative was Wu Sanmei, Wu Sangui's younger brother - Wu Sangui specially arranged to beat Shang Lao traitor face.On the third day after marriage, because Shang Wanyi's natal family no longer recognized her as a daughter, Wu Sangui's original spouses Zhang Shi and Chen Yuanyuan took Shang Wanyi to live in their yard for a day as a return ceremony, and Fatty Lu had to start making troubles. The preparations for returning to Qujing are already underway, and I still have to find time to meet with Liu Xuanchu and discuss important matters with him alone—to be precise, it should be to discuss how to do some important matters that should be ransacked by the Qing court.

This time, the master-student meeting was held in Liu Xuanchu's small courtyard. After driving away the maids and servants in the study, Liu Xuanchu straight to the point and asked the favorite student, "Yifeng, what do you plan to do next?"

"Returning to my mentor, of course we are actively preparing for it." Fatty Lu replied respectfully: "The first thing to solve is the problem of firearms. Thanks to the blessing of my mentor and the second prince, the students have secretly visited the prince's army firearms and equipment, and found that the prince's army The firearms equipped are the same as those of the imperial court. They are relatively advanced matchlock guns, but they are far behind in terms of artillery. There are very few Franc cannons in existence, and the most equipped artillery is actually a bronze cannon cast during the Hongwu period of the previous dynasty."

"This kind of artillery is bulky and huge, with a slow rate of fire, short range, and pitifully small power. When it comes to the battlefield in the future, it will suffer a big loss. Generals like Ma Bao and Gao Dejie supported the students to build a firearms construction site in Nule Peak. Understand this weakness." Fatty Lu said confidently: "But it doesn't matter, based on the students' understanding of Western culture, as long as they are given enough manpower and a year or two, the students will definitely be able to cast the most advanced in the world for the prince. Artillery can solve future difficult problems in one fell swoop, and it will not suffer any disadvantages if it is fired against the artillery of the Tartars on the battlefield."

"That's right, if you can really do this, it will solve the big problem that we suffer from artillery, and it will also give the prince a lot of confidence." Liu Xuanchu nodded, and asked again: "Then how do you deal with the court?" What are you going to do?"

"Of course it's hypocrisy." Fatty Lu smiled, and said, "The student had already reported it to his mentor in secret before, and the emperor actually admired the student very much, and wanted to keep the student by his side for reuse, but under the student's own At the request, the emperor of the Tartars sent the students back to Qujing, in order to use the students to monitor the movements of the prince, and also gave the students the right to play secret papers directly. In the hands of his confidant Suo'etu, Suo'etu will give it directly to him or the old witch, the Empress Dowager."

"Under such circumstances, students can't do business without secretly contacting the emperor of the Tatars. Therefore, the students plan to take the approach of avoiding the important and lightening the prince's loyalty. It has nothing to do with the importance of finances, taxes and income. At critical moments, you can also throw some news that the Tartar Emperor likes to him, so that he will not be suspicious of the students." Fatty Lu finished speaking plausibly, and added: "But Students have to ask their mentors for one thing, if a student has achieved political achievements in Qujing, and the prince wants to promote the student and transfer him, the student is either afraid of others picking peaches, or afraid that the great things he has done in Qujing will be wasted."

"Of course, once the Nule Peak firearms construction site is successfully completed, of course I will say nothing to make you transfer, and the prince is not that stupid." Liu Xuanchu nodded, and said seriously: "But you plan to make false claims with the Tartar court. It's wrong, and it's still a big mistake!"

"It's a big mistake to be false to the imperial court?" Fatty Lu suspected that his teacher was foolish, and said with a wry smile: "However, if you report to the court of the Tartars that the world is peaceful in Yunnan and Guizhou, can the court of the Tartars believe it? The Zi court said, the prince has been raising horses and horses all day long, accumulating grass and grain, and is planning to rebel and drive out the Tartars?"

"That's right, that's how you should report to the Tartar court!" Liu Xuanchu said in an astonishing manner, and said very seriously: "The old man asked you to have a private meeting today, and I want to order you to truthfully report the prince's inappropriate actions to the Tartar court. , You can even exaggerate a little, exaggerate the prince's military strength, exaggerate the prince's ambition, exaggerate the prince's resentment towards the Tartar court!"

"Master, are you crazy?" Fatty Lu suspected that he had heard the cross, and lowered his voice and exclaimed: "If you do this, won't the prince be even more suspected by the Tartar court? Also, if you let the prince know that the student is doing this, don't you think that the student is doing this?" The student was cut?"

"You are not as good as he knows, so it's okay? You and Suo'etu have a one-way connection. What did you say to the Tartar Emperor? Besides you, the Tartar Emperor, and Suo'etu, who else knows?" Liu Xuanchu sneered, He lowered his voice and said: "As for doing this, the prince will be more and more suspicious of the Tartar court - this is exactly my purpose!"

"Master's purpose for doing this..." Fatty Lu is not stupid, and quickly guessed Liu Xuanchu's real intention, "Could it be that he wants to use the hands of the Tartars to force the prince to turn against him?"

"Smart." Liu Xuanchu nodded, and said in a low voice: "I have been with the prince for almost 20 years as a teacher. To put it bluntly, my master understands the prince even better than the prince himself understands himself. His Man, he is very disappointing. He has a bit of fighting ability, but his ambition and courage are far from enough. To put it politely, he is muddling along, but to put it bluntly, he is short-sighted and submissive, a typical slave, and he is not really forced to jump over the wall. Don’t dare to bite the master back!”

"But there is no way, he is the last hope of our Han people." Liu Xuanchu shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "You have met Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao, do you think they are worse and less hopeful than our prince? At least the old man I think so. Geng Jimao’s father, Geng Zhongming, was forced to hang himself by the Tartar court because he took in the fugitives. He didn’t even dare to fart. He only bullies and bullies the common people every day. As for Shang Kexi, let’s not mention it, selling the country and seeking glory so much that you don’t even need your trousers—the old man is even sure that if the emperor of the Tartars had hemorrhoids and wanted to use him that day, he would definitely stick out his tongue to the Tartars. The sub-emperor **** doesn't even frown."

"Of course, Taiwan's Zheng Jing may be stronger than the prince in terms of moral integrity, but Taiwan's civil strife is too serious, and Zheng Jing can't even control Taiwan, let alone anti-Qing and Han expulsion." Liu Xuanchu smiled. It became more and more bitter, "Because each of these people is worse than the other, so I will die as a teacher. I hope they will fight against the Qing Dynasty and revive the Han Dynasty, and help the prince wholeheartedly. I hope that one day he will repent and raise the banner to fight against the Qing Dynasty." Restore the Han Dynasty, expel the Tartars, and restore our Chinese country."

Speaking of this, Liu Xuanchu shook his head again, and sighed: "Now, you should understand the reason why the teacher asked you to do this? I am already old, and my health is getting worse. If I can see before I die Today, I will be satisfied."

When Liu Xuanchu was sighing, Fatty Lu kept silent, just staring silently at the increasingly aging teacher, seeing the lonely expression on Liu Xuanchu's wrinkled face, and the braids that were more white than black, Fatty Lu suddenly felt a little nervous. With a sore nose, he nodded and said with a choked voice: "Student understands, please rest assured, teacher, the student will definitely not disappoint the teacher, and will definitely let the teacher see such a day."

After all, Fatty Lu wiped the corners of his eyes, Liu Xuanchu couldn't help laughing and said: "Why are the eye sockets so shallow? This is not a good phenomenon. In short, with what you said, I am very relieved as a teacher. It is also God's mercy to receive such a strong and ambitious student like you in Niannian, and it has given me the greatest comfort. But..."

Speaking of this, Liu Xuanchu changed a puzzled expression, and asked: "However, the strange thing about being a teacher is that you are a mess in terms of writing, why are you so proficient in Western knowledge? I also saw it in the letter of the prince. Let’s say, even authentic Western priests are amazed at the Western knowledge you have mastered, and admire you so much, tell the truth, where did you learn these things?”

"Teacher, the student doesn't want to lie to you, so is it okay if the student doesn't say anything?" Fatty Lu asked hesitantly.

"If you don't want to say it or it's inconvenient to say it, my teacher will certainly not force you to say it." Liu Xuanchu was very reasonable and sighed: "Anyway, it's a good idea for you to be an all-rounder who is pedantic in both Chinese and Western cultures among our anti-Qing righteous men." It is the blessing of our Han people and the blessing of China. Also, it is also the death knell of the Tartars and the disaster of the Qing dynasty."

"Master, thank you." Fatty Lu's rare fat face flushed, and he was about to be humble.However, Liu Xuanchu suddenly made a gesture, signaling to Fatty Lu not to speak, and said in a low voice, "Someone is here."

"Lord Lu, Lord Lu." Sure enough, the voice of the servants of the Pingxi Palace sounded in the courtyard, "Master Lu, I heard that you are here. Governor Lin, Lord Lin, sent someone here, saying that he is looking for you urgently, and wants you to immediately Go to the governor's office in Kunming to meet him."

"Why is Lin Tianqing looking for me in such a hurry?" Fatty Lu was taken aback for a while, then he suddenly came to his senses, turned to Liu Xuanchu and said, "Teacher, it seems that the incident between the student and Li Shizu probably caused a big problem, and the student must go to the hospital immediately." Go to the governor’s yamen, and I’ll take my leave first.”

"Be careful." Liu Xuanchu originally wanted to go with Fatty Lu, but considering his reputation, he was labeled as a hardcore supporter of the Pingxi Palace, and went to the already unreliable Governor Lin Tianqing's yamen with Fatty Lu. people doubt.In desperation, Liu Xuanchu had no choice but to warn: "Proceed carefully. Li Suzu's background is not simple. Although you won't lose to him, you should be careful. If you need to help me with something, just ask and do your best for the teacher. Row."

"Thank you, teacher, but it doesn't matter, the student has already ambushed by Li Suzu's side with chess pieces." Fatty Lu cupped his hands to thank him, and said with a smile: "And as long as the student has survived in Qujing for half a year, no matter who it is, he will not be able to defeat him." student."

"Confidence is a good thing, but overconfidence is arrogance. Only by being careful can you sail forever." Liu Xuanchu smiled and said, "Go, Lin Tianqing has a bit of conscience, he is not bad for you, and you have to respect him A little." Fatty Lu agreed, and then left in a hurry.

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Riding a fast horse and leaving Wuhua Mountain, it didn't take long for Fatty Lu to enter Kunming City smoothly, and then all the way to the Governor's Yamen.As soon as he arrived at the gate of the yamen, Fatty Lu saw Cui Zhiying, the chief envoy of Yunnan. Hit one, get into the sedan chair and crawl away, as if afraid of some bad luck.But Fatty Lu didn't bother to pay attention to him, he stepped forward to hand over the name badge, and went straight into the governor's office.

"Yifeng, the situation is not good." Seeing Lin Tianqing in the second hall of the governor's yamen, Lin Tianqing immediately said to Fatty Lu, "Yifeng, the matter between you and Li Shizu has completely escalated, and this time the old man has completely If you fall into it, you have to be mentally prepared to make troubles in the court."

"What? Uncle Lin, you didn't get through Bian Butang's connections?" Fatty Lu asked curiously, "Isn't Bian Butang your uncle's friend? Why don't you even give me some face?"

"The old man is also surprised about this." Lin Tianqing said in a bewildered manner: "According to the old man's friendship with Bian Sanyuan, Li Suizu is obviously slandering and slandering, and the old man asked him to put this case in Yunnan and Guizhou for settlement. He has no reason not to agree to the old man's request, and he should not give the old man this face. But it is very strange that Bian Sanyuan just sent an urgent report with [-] miles, telling the old man that he has decided to report the case to the court. Please send imperial envoys to investigate."

"What excuse did you use?" Fatty Lu asked.

"Please evade according to the law." Lin Tianqing handed the official document sent by Bian Sanyuan Kuaima to Fatty Lu, frowned and said: "According to the law of the Qing Dynasty, the investigator and the person under investigation have grievances and grievances, and those who are blood relatives , must be avoided. Bian Sanyuan excused that he had old grievances with Li Shizu, and also that he had known the old man for many years, and they were brothers and sisters. Therefore, he begged the court to allow him to avoid the case and send another imperial envoy to investigate the case."

"What old grievances did Bian Sanyuan have with Li Shizu?" Fatty Lu asked in surprise, "It's not an excuse that Li Shizu didn't come out of the city to greet Bian Sanyuan when he came to Qujing?"

"It's almost the same." Lin Tianqing said with a wry smile: "In the second year of Kangxi, Bian Sanyuan took Li Suzu to rebuild the city wall of Qujing, and there was an account discrepancy of about 20 taels of silver. Bian Sanyuan took the opportunity to impeach Li Suzu once in order to please the prince. Ancestor, the result is nothing."

"Damn it, it's clear that there is no excuse to make an excuse, right?" Fatty Lu cursed, and then asked: "Uncle Lin, in your opinion, why is Bian Butang refusing to help this time? Do you not want to be involved in this vortex, or are you afraid of Prince Kang behind Li Suzu?"

"About this point, the old man is not sure." Lin Tianqing pondered and said: "It stands to reason that Bian Sanyuan doesn't need to be too afraid of the famous and powerless Prince Kang? Could it be that Li Suzu used money to get through Bian Sanyuan's door? In other words, someone put pressure on Bian Sanyuan again? Also, Li Suzu's wife has already gone north to Beijing for activities, and Bian Sanyuan procrastinated to close the case, isn't it to buy time for Li Suzu and his wife?"

With insufficient information, no matter how clever Lu Fatty was, and no matter how rich Lin Tianqing's official experience was, he could not analyze the reason why Bian Sanyuan suddenly helped Li Shizu so much.In desperation, Lin Tianqing had no choice but to ask: "Yifeng, it seems that this matter is destined to go to the court, we can't sit still, the old man has already prepared a memorial to impeach Li Suzu for slandering his superiors, you have to write a memorial immediately , explain the whole story, and send it directly to the emperor through your channel, only if the emperor is on our side, the backing behind Li Suzu will not be able to turn the tide."

"Of course, my nephew returned to the Pingxi Palace, and immediately asked the master to draft a memorial and hand it to the emperor." Fatty Lu said confidently: "Uncle Lin, don't worry, Li Suzu's family has long since passed away. The so-called backer, Prince Kang, has no real power, as long as uncle and nephew come up with a memorial together, it is guaranteed that Li Suzu will die even worse!"

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Fatty Lu was a little too confident, and he really underestimated Li Shizu's energy. When his memorial and Lin Tianqing's memorial were sent to the capital, Li Shizu's second memorial revised under the guidance of Zhou Peigong had also been sent to the capital at the same time. Li Suzu's wife, Ren Zeyu, delivered it directly to Jieshu, Prince Qingkang, and cried to Jieshu how Fatty Lu was domineering and perverse in Qujing, and asked Jieshu for help activities, and severely punished Fatty Lu, a rebellious and unscrupulous person who has no king, father, and boss.

Although Li Shizu helped raise his son for several years in vain, and Jie Shu never put Fatty Lu in his eyes, Li Shizu even bit Lin Tianqing this time, knowing that Lin Tianqing has deep connections in the court Jie Shu still wanted to retreat a little bit, and there were a lot of excuses in his words, not wanting to get involved in this case.But at this moment, Jieshu suddenly noticed this sentence in Li Suzu's memorial - after Lu Yifeng returned to Yunnan, he often boasted to people, saying that the current situation is a countermeasure, played between applause, and despised the king The meaning is beyond words.Such a rebellious offender, if not punished, may tarnish the holy prestige!

"Yu'er, after Lu Yifeng returned to Yunnan, did he really brag to people everywhere, saying that the emperor fell for his tricks?" Jie Shu pointed to that passage and asked Ren Zeyu seriously: "Tell the truth, no lies!"

"I've said it, I've said it." Ren Zeyu, who was almost desperate, saw the turning point, and hurriedly said: "My daughter dare not lie. After that Fatty Lu arrived in Yunnan, he bragged to people every day. How could the emperor be fooled by him? I got dizzy, and said countless disrespectful words to the emperor, and to your godfather. Godfather, you must make the decision for your daughter."

In fact, in terms of age alone, Ren Zeyu is seven years older than Jie Shu—but, isn't Jie Shu older?So Ren Zeyu not only called each other godfather affectionately, but also pulled out the cheap son Li Suzu gave Jieshu to raise, knelt in front of Jieshu, cried, made trouble, and hanged himself, begging Jieshu to come forward to clean up Fatty Lu.After careful calculation for a long time, Jie Shu finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I will send this performance list directly to the emperor for you. If Fatty Lu really cheated the emperor in the matter of salary negotiation, then you can just wait and see." Let's watch a good show!"

Logically speaking, basically none of the officials of the Qing Dynasty who provoked Fatty Lu, the number one scourge of the Qing Dynasty, would not be unlucky. Almost everything Fatty Lu expected in advance.Then was Fatty Lu killed and caught off guard?Or is it that our poor Lord Jieshu followed in the footsteps of his predecessors, was illuminated by Fatty Lu's auspicious halo, regretted his green intestines and moldy his pants?
If you want to know what will happen in the future, please read the next chapter, "Three Goods Are Rewarded"!
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