This is the famous Zhang Xianzhong massacre of scholars in history, about 500 people were killed this time (although there are more than 100 Xiucai people in each county, but now the army is in chaos, and many scholars have rebelled against the Great Western Army.

In addition, the official army has controlled all of eastern Sichuan, northern Sichuan, and southern Sichuan, so the number of scholars gathered in this way is quite limited in previous years).

Yang Linxiu was born, just like many scholars at this time, he went to school in different private schools, plus participated in the county examination, the government examination, the hospital examination, the township examination or something, and came into contact with many different readers.

After the establishment of the Volunteer Army, many of the former classmates took refuge in the local officials, generals in the army, superintendents, assistants, secretaries, etc., all of whom were scholars (just like the Hunan Army hundreds of years later).

Now hearing that Zhang Xianzhong openly slaughtered hundreds of scholars, everyone was indignant, and they knelt outside the camp one by one, asking for troops to be sent to crusade against the Great Western Army.

Yang Lin was also quite annoyed, threw the document on the ground fiercely, and said angrily: "Zhang Xianzhong was cruel and cruel, lost his humanity, and actually poisoned my generation of scholars.

Of course, there are one or two scum who are scholars, and these two scum have taken refuge in the barbarians, and you will be cut by a thousand cuts, but you should not harm others.

Of course, there are problems with these scholars, but they do not sin to death. Surrendering to the Barbarian Qing Dynasty, this belongs to the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the people of the world attack it. How can you cover up because you are classmates?

Zhang Xianzhong is good, he actually slaughtered more than 500 unarmed scholars at once, and the vast majority of them are loyal and righteous people, which is tolerable, which is unbearable. ”

Everyone looked at each other, and Qian Bangxin retorted: "My lord, Zhang Xianzhong slaughtered the scholars, these scholars were innocently killed, how can the adults accuse these scholars?" ”

Yang Lin stood up and said with a straight face: "Hateful people must have something to hate, Zhang Xianzhong is like this, and those scum who are mixed readers are even more so."

Although Zhang Xianzhong is brutal, it is just my Chinese traitors, purging the liukou, and clarifying the United States, when my Chinese sons and daughters are fighting hard for it, how can I pretend to use the hands of Yidi?

Now that the barbarian Qing Dynasty has invaded and occupied the two capitals in the north and south of me, captured my Chinese emperor, and occupied the magpie's nest, the men of my generation should work hard, suppress the rogues inside, and drive the Tartars from the outside, how can they instead help the people to abuse and be the lackeys of the Manchu Tartars? ”

Everyone was indifferent for a while, and Qian Bangqi sighed for a long time: "We have read the book of sages and sages, and we should understand the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period." Compared with Meng Yuan, the Barbarian Qing Tartars are a hundred times more brutal, how can we take refuge in the Manchu Qing Tartars? ”

Yang Lin was overjoyed and immediately ordered Qian Bangxin to draft a crusade against him.

Qian Bangxin convened everyone to discuss, and spent a night of hard work sprinkling more than 1,000 words, and the text was crepe.

Although I also liked ancient texts in my previous life, although this world was only born, Taiwen crepe is not as catchy as the vernacular.

Holding the text, Yang Lin read it again, then stopped and said: "Lord Qian is worthy of being a Jinshi and has done imperial history, and the whole article is majestic and spectacular."

But the common people have a saying, that is, to go to that mountain and sing that song, although this text cannot become a swan song for the ages, but it is difficult to stand out for a while, and it can be spread among readers. ”

Qian Bangqi was quite unconvinced, shook his head and said: "My lord, you have always ridiculed me for being too scholarly and not accustomed to fireworks in the world.

I don't understand what the people in the market think and think, I don't understand their psychology, and I don't quite understand the requirements of those officials.

The old man came from a humble background, and he also worked in the field when he was young, why don't he understand the psychology of the people in the market? ”

Yang Lin smiled, pointed to the text and said: "Qian Yushi, don't be excited, your text is sprinkled with more than a thousand words, although we readers sound quite excited, you say, can the people in the market understand?" ”

Qian Bangxin was at a loss, shook his head and said: "My lord, this, this has been the case since ancient times, and all the texts from ancient times to the present day are like this."

What else can be done? ”

Yang Lin stood up, looked at the scribes lined up on both sides, nodded solemnly and said, "Of course, of course there is a way, in fact, the upper class have already given us a good example."

Why do the rogues rebel, often with the help of some proverbs, with the help of some visions, although we who read the book sneered, but the common people can hear clearly.

Why is it that every time there is a famine, one or two horsemen often gather more than 10,000 people to climb the heights and shout, and do not listen to us who are scholars, and do not care about the impact of the turmoil on the local and personal people?

Why is it that although many officials are rich and rich, they are subject to the officials and gentry in the locality, and the government decrees do not go out of the yamen, and they are locked up in the yamen to be the prefect of the county, the prefecture, or the prefect, or use the power of the three or five villains to make trouble in the locality.

In the final analysis, they think that they are superior to others, or they are full of masters, and the common people do not know what to say and do not listen to each other at all. ”

Everyone was indifferent for a while, everyone knew that what was said was the truth, Qian Bangqi sighed: "My lord, everything is inferior, only the reading is high, and the farmers and industrialists have been the same since ancient times." ”

Yang Lin glared at the other party fiercely, and suddenly smiled: "Although Qian Yushi said that although this is the case, the scholars are right, but the scholars should educate the farmers, the industrialists and the soldiers, and the scholars should lead the farmers, the industrialists and the soldiers."

Some people say that half of the Master's treatise rules the world, some people say that he teaches us etiquette, and some people say that he tells us that benevolence loves benevolence, all of which are true, but I think the greatest thing about Master is that he educates us and actively spreads his own ideas of governing the country.

The master accepted 3,000 disciples, and all 36 lines were accepted, and everyone treated them equally, and all of them were accepted as subordinates, giving everyone the power to educate.

The master could not display his political ambitions in the Lu country, and traveled around the world, even if there was such a thing as Confucius meeting Nanzi as the Taoist said, it would not damage the greatness of Confucius.

Ladies and gentlemen, if the Master is like this, how much more so us? ”

Qian Bangzhi's face turned pale, and he said for a long time: "My lord, since you say so, then forget it, this article will not be counted, or you will arrange for everyone to rewrite it." ”

Yang Lin shook his head and said, "Qian Jian Jun is worthy of being a Jinshi and a first, born in the imperial history, and the prose he has made is very good, and it can be spread among readers.

But it's not enough for the local people to respond, and we have to think of other ways. Of course, we can't do ghosts and gods like the people, or make up any proverbs, we have to find another way. ”

Qian Bangxin was quite dissatisfied, and arched his hand: "My lord, you said that you found another way, what is the solution?" ”

Yang Lin smiled: "Newspaper, didn't I ask Ouyang Zhi to make a "Popular Daily"? Please remember the name, the popular newspaper, not only for the reader, but also for the general public, as long as you can read. ”

Everyone suddenly realized, everyone didn't expect the routine to be so deep, a few months ago to start a popular newspaper, everyone thought that it was used to spread poetry and songs like other societies in the late Ming Dynasty.

Just like Jia Baoyu and others also set up a poetry club in "Dream of Red Mansions", in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, due to the increasing stability of the country, there were a large number of intellectuals among the people.

Since the establishment of the "Dazhong Daily", due to Yang Lin's vigorous promotion, especially the commander of the military department, he selected two or three stories to share with the soldiers every day.

Although everyone noticed the difference, now that Yang Lin personally confirmed the meaning, everyone suddenly realized.

Yang Lin printed more than 1,000 copies of the inscription and posted it on the city gates on the south walls of various prefectures and counties, or on major roads.

In addition, through the "Popular Daily" to publicize the crusade against Zhang Xianzhong in a language that the common people can understand, the deputy office and secretary general of the army read out to the soldiers and explained the ten major crimes committed by Zhang Xianzhong since he entered Sichuan:

Slaughtering the Ming Dynasty clan, there has been no dynasty that will not perish since ancient times, but like Zhang Xianzhong, tens of thousands of Ming Shu clan clans were slaughtered, and it was unheard of in Qing history.

The slaughter of Ming officials slaughtered all the officials who did not obey them, even those officials who returned to their hometowns, and the Ming officials who had no evil deeds were not spared.

The slaughter of the surrendered soldiers, the ancient training of killing and surrendering is unknown, and Bai Qi Xiang Yu and Li Guang died unexpectedly. From time to time, there are rumors in the society that Onishi slaughtered the surrendered soldiers, and this time he entered Sichuan and invaded Jinqing, and actually cut off the arms of thousands of surrendered soldiers, and its cruelty was unheard of.

Torture gentry to help pay, Zhang Xianzhong has been in the world for more than ten years, accumulating millions of wealth is still insufficient, since entering Sichuan, he has actually tortured local rich households, called help, but in fact, he satisfies himself for the blessing of power and luxury.

Slaughtering scholars, a rat feces stained a pot of porridge, although there are two or three scum who take refuge in the Tartars and recruit the same kind in Sichuan, but they should not slaughter other unrelated scholars. Folk rumors have it that the Yongle Emperor slaughtered the ten clans of Fang Xiaoru has never been heard of from ancient times to the present, and this time he actually slaughtered hundreds of unrelated scholars, which is even more miserable.

Plundering livestock and slaughtering the people, since entering Sichuan, the garrison of the Great Western Army has sent soldiers to go deep into the countryside to plunder people's livestock, causing thousands of bloodsheds, and hundreds of thousands of ordinary people have been killed (at least to protect livestock).

Since the Great Western Army entered Sichuan, it has destroyed thousands of miles of fertile soil and water conservancy in the plains, and plundered people's livestock, which has caused millions of people to be displaced and become refugees.

Destroying farming, the remnants of the people with people as cattle productivity has been sharply reduced. Because the common people have livestock, they cannot use animal power, so they are forced to plough the land for cattle in order to make a living, even if the labor is several times that of before, and the output is only a fraction of what it used to be.

…….…….

Nearly a thousand soldiers sat on the ground, and there was a row of tables on the hillside, and Yang Lin led everyone to sit behind the tables.

Different from other oath conferences, in the past, oath meetings were often to worship heaven and earth, affirm military discipline, and bind subordinates.

This time it was completely different, Yang Lin did not speak, but asked his subordinates to be the first general.

More than a dozen soldiers were selected from the army, and now they are telling everyone about their painful experiences.

Although the Great Western Army entered the cities of Shunqing and Guang'anzhou, it also committed many crimes.

After reporting their names and addresses, one by one the men stood up and cried about their painful experiences.

Yongwazi cried: Before Zhang Xianzhong entered the Kou, the surrounding uncles and brothers had more than ten acres of land, and they could harvest dozens of loads of grain every year, and everyone had no worries about food and clothing.

Although he had only stayed in Shunqing Mansion for a few months, he went to the countryside in groups every day and found that the cattle and mules were forcibly taken away.

The big buffalo that worked in the field was snatched away in this way, and several families in the yard seemed to have fallen (just like in the eighties and nineties, often three or five families raised a ploughing cow), in order to protect the descendants of the farming cattle village and the other party, the rogue injured himself, not to mention, but even beat the old father vomited blood, and the old mother also fell into the pond.

If you lose your cattle, your family will lose everything, your father will die in bed with hatred, and your mother will be frightened and afraid of seeing the living.

Although they have lost their cattle and worked several times as hard as before, the fields are limited, and families who have no worries about food and clothing in previous years have fallen into poverty.

After the volunteers beat away the Liukou, he joined the army, got five taels of silver to settle in, and bought a ploughing cow with the same tun, so that the family slowly settled down.

…….

In an agricultural society, the cultivated cattle are the largest and most important wealth of the farmer, and each cultivated cow is the closest partner with people, just like the relationship between the cowherd and the old cow in the legend.

There are no ploughing cattle, and although they have several times the labor, the cultivated land is not enough to be used to.

If you slaughter a ploughing cow without permission, you will be punished by law in each dynasty.

Even in the previous life, the old cow was too old to work in the field, if it was sold, some old women would secretly cry, if they met anyone who dared to kill the cow in public, it would provoke public anger in some areas, and many old women would rush out and scold.

In order to ensure the mobility of the troops, the Liukou will wantonly plunder livestock every time they occupy a place, and most of the officers and soldiers in the army are from peasant households, and have experienced many things, or have seen with their own eyes the pain of losing their ploughing cattle.

With one story after another, there is no need for generals to do any more war mobilization, and everyone in the audience has already been excited, and some even shouted loudly: expel the rogues and trap the Yellow Tiger (Zhang Xianzhong's nickname).

In the expectation of everyone, Yang Lin finally stood up and announced the launch of the Battle of Baoning to seize Baoning Mansion (including today's Langzhong City, Nanchong City, Guangyuan area), and achieve the goal of trapping Zhang Xianzhong.