In 1852, Pheasant River Collection, Bozhou City, Anhui Province (Zhang's hometown, Wuyang County). Four watches. The Zhangjia compound is brightly lit.

"Brother, I'm hungry." I looked at Mr. Chen's head with a blank look.

"Hungry! As far as you know, you're hungry! Chen Daxi glanced at me, sighed, and continued: "Now there are natural and man-made disasters, and there is famine everywhere. Thanks to Brother Zhang's care, we won't go hungry for three meals a day. Since you are hungry, the nest that was distributed to the victims will be steamed in a while, so that you can eat two more. ”

"Luo Jie is hungry, don't eat that nest. I have good wine and food in my room. In this way, how about I do Dong today and invite Luo Jie and Uncle Chen to have a good meal? A young man who looked powerful said.

Yikes! Listening to the voice, you know that it is Zhang Zongyu, nicknamed the Little Yama King (Qing Yan is called Zhang Zongyu). This Zhang Zongyu is Zhang Lexing's nephew of the same clan and the son of a wealthy man. Home is seven or eight miles away from here, and there are more than 1,000 acres of fertile land! likes to read poetry and books, has a sense of national revolution, does not want to be ruled by the Manchus, and has no choice but to participate in the imperial examination, and will inevitably pass the test. Kong Wu is powerful, but he is often quiet like a virgin. What I say on weekdays sounds very mysterious. But that's not something I can care about. All I know is that he is in the middle of the coffin, and everyone likes him very much. Because he is always anxious: those who have no clothes will be given clothes, those who want to eat and drink will be given food and drink, those who are injured will be given medicine, those who are uncomfortable will be enlightened, and so on. It has the taste of Song Shi and Song Gongming. During this time, I lived here because I had a quarrel with my old stubborn father Zhang Fuxin because of some things, and I had no choice but to come to Zhang Lexing.

"Okay! It's been a long time since I've drunk it! Chen Daxi said. Listening to Brother Chen say this, I instantly felt that a stone had fallen to the ground. Why? I'm afraid that Brother Chen won't let me go! Brother Chen can drink, but the drinking is too violent, when he was in Pingyu Street, he once drank and beat people seriously, and the family lost a lot of money, which made the originally poor family even worse and was scolded several times by his son and sister-in-law. Therefore, Brother Chen has never drunk alcohol.

And I, I followed Brother Chen without any worries. Although I learn to ride a horse and shoot archery every day and practice martial arts research institutions, I stutter every day, so I don't starve to death like the people in the village. As long as there is food and drink, you can let others cut off your head! I can't help it, I'm hungry. Look at the brothers around you, which one didn't come out to make a living because he was hungry!

I don't know what Brother Chen and Zhang Zongyu talked about, and I don't want to listen to it. All I know is that I ate the whole chicken, half a plate of pork head meat and fragrant meat, and most of the three jars of old rice wine in my stomach. Eating is dead, drinking is spinning. There was only a gathering and gathering of righteousness in my ears......

The words are divided into two ends.

On April 5, 1852 (the second year of Xianfeng), the Taiping army broke through the troops from Yong'an, went north to attack Guilin City, but did not fight down, and then withdrew to the north, and encountered the interception of the Qing army's Jiang Zhongyuan troops in Quanzhou Lingyidu, and on June 3, Feng Yunshan, the king of the south, was killed by the Qing army's cannonballs. On May 19, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom troops entered Hunan, conquered Daozhou in June and Chenzhou in August, and were supplemented by a large number of men and horses, after which they continued to go north against the Qing. At the same time, a group of men and horses led by Xiao Chaogui attacked the southern gate of Changsha in July, but encountered unprecedented stubborn resistance from the Qing army, and besieged the city for several months. When Xiao Chaogui, the king of the west, heard that Changsha was empty, he disagreed, led the light cavalry to attack, and was killed by the artillery shells of the Qing army on September 12 (leaving the frost Hong Xuanjiao), and the Qing army got Xiao Chaogui's body, and burned the corpse after humiliation. The Taiping Holy Army was very shocked, thinking that the vulnerable Qing Army was so powerful. After Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing heard the news, they hurriedly led the main army to Changsha City, but it was too late, and the Qing army reinforcements had arrived, so they withdrew and besieged Yuezhou. In December, it conquered Hankou and Hanyang, and expanded its army to more than 500,000, known as 800,000 troops.

After the Taiping army entered Hunan Province, most of the officers and soldiers of the Qing army in Hunan Province fled in despair. At the same time, Zuo Zongtang and Zeng Guofan, who lived in seclusion in the countryside in obscurity, went out of the mountain to make contributions under the persuasion of Guo Songtao.

And we, some time ago, also just participated in a big battle: Zhang Lexing's nephew Zhang Decai was captured by Yongcheng County, Zhang Lexing, Gong Deshu, Su Tianfu and other leaders took us more than 10,000 twisters to surround Yongcheng County, and after fighting, they successfully robbed the prison and rescued Zhang Decai and others. This made me and Brother Chen feel very deeply. More people means more power! Now that even the government has been defeated by us, you have to discuss it with us! Do what we ask us to do!

November 1852. It's getting colder. Everyone is also busy, and now, I know what Brother Chen and Zhang Zongyu talked about that drink. Because of the serious oppression of Qingyan and natural and man-made disasters, a group called the Taiping Army began to rebel, killing corrupt officials everywhere and distributing grain to the people of the world. Now, the twisted armies in Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei, Henan and other places have also revolted. Feng Jinbiao, Zhang Fengshan and other eighteen road twisters gathered blood in the Pheasant River as an alliance, hung the apricot yellow banner to revolt against the Qing Dynasty, and the eldest brother of Anhui Zhang Lexing was elected as the leader of the Twist Army Alliance.

During this time, there were crowds of people inside and outside. It's lit up day and night. The big brothers from all walks of life have meetings in the camp every day. And we little people just eat meat and drink wine every day.

On this day, Brother Chen Daxi found me. He said to me, "Brother, do you see those big brothers?" ”

"See. The cow was very angry. I said.

"Where's the bull's anger?" Chen Daxi asked again.

"Let's not say that they eat fine meat and drink good wine. Look at the one who wears it, the one who wears it. Stain ...... Look at the knife they are carrying, I want one! I said.

"Don't you see that they come and go with a lot of subordinates, and they all look like they are responding?" Chen Daxi said.

"Brother, I saw it. Alas, I also want to bring a large group of younger brothers to respond to all calls, but I don't have the money. Who will be my little brother if I don't have money? I said, "I'm very satisfied now, and I have wine and meat to eat all day." However, if there is a day, I really want to bring a large number of people to be majestic and majestic, and scare and scare the cuckold of Pingyu! And let him call the dog's leg to beat me! ”

"Brother, it's easy. I can do it. Also, let me tell you something. Our heads may be falling off. Chen Daxi whispered to me.