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Even in the Spring and Autumn Period, when the commodity economy was not yet flourishing, do not underestimate the merchants, who are the carriers of the city's blood flow. The big merchants have begun the bloody primitive accumulation, transforming into the rich and rival Warring States giant merchants; Merchants are familiar with every road and alley, and interpersonal relationships are inextricably linked; The lowest peddlers and women constitute the bottom of society, and they are the foundation of the state like the workers and peasants.

Yes, they are cowardly and easy to compromise, but when their vital interests are violated, they will also rise up to resist, and Wang Sunjia, who defended the country, was worried about this emerging force, saying: "It is difficult for Gou to defend the country, and industry and commerce are not untroubled." ”

The situation of Cao Guo is even worse than that of Wei Guo, because of geographical factors, Taoqiu is the most commercialized city in the Central Plains, and there are countless hundreds of industrial and commercial families. On April 21, they received information from various sources and gathered in the early hours of the morning at the Chengdong Township School, far away from the palace office, where the soldiers in charge of patrolling were also bribed, turning a blind eye to the large gathering of nearly 10,000 people.

Zigong took off the crown of a doctor today, dressed as an ordinary businessman to win the approval of everyone outside, he wandered around the hall of the township school, stroking the dusty couches and cobweb-stained desks. The township school is the school of Taoqiu's "Six Townships", and it was also very lively, but after the decline of the official school, it ended up so cold and lonely.

"This is not only a place for children to learn etiquette, but also a place for the people to discuss politics and gather. But after Gongsun Jiang ascended the throne, because he was from a humble background, he was afraid of the discussion of the countrymen, so he forcibly banned the party, and the people of the country have been excited about him since then. ”

He smiled. Rejoice that his opponent is such a person: "Therefore, it is the right place to gather the people of the country here today." ”

Zigong patted the dust on his hands. said to Tao An, who was waiting, "Are all the people here?" ”

Tao Ang said: "Following the gathering of Gong and the thirteen merchants the day before yesterday, he persuaded them to join. Naturally, the lower classes of traders and peddlers followed suit, and those who had lost their livelihoods because of the closure of the market were brought here and sent servants to maintain order. There are also seven clans in the city, they have long been dissatisfied with Gongsun Jiang, and they are afraid of the Zhao family's retaliation after capturing Taoqiu, and they are also willing to cooperate with us to do things together, many generals in the Cao army are the children of the seven families, with their support, it is equivalent to taking half of the city! ”

"Good! Then I'll get out. Everything is ready, all that remains is to call for the people to join in. ”

Zigong walked out of the township school, and outside was the square where the Chinese people gathered in previous years and held the temple sacrifice.

There are not only soap-clad merchants, but also light men with swords and suburban farmers with farm tools. There are even many women, children and elderly people who come to see the excitement.

Even if Zigong is well-informed, he will feel a little nervous when he is watched by so many pairs of eyes.

"These people have a wave of anger against Gongsun Jiang. All I have to do is let the tide surge a little more......"

He said silently to himself in his heart, and then stood on the stairs. He shouted to the people in the front row, "My name is no stranger to you, outside." People call me Zigong, but in Cao country. Thou shalt call me Tao Zhu! ”

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"Tao Zhu, he is Tao Zhu?"

"How can you be so young ......?"

It was as if a large rock had been thrown into a calm pool, and a ripple was immediately set off in the crowd.

The name of Tao Zhu is a household name in Taoqiu. The merchants all took this three to one hundred gold as a model for their peers, and the young men who were light and evil had received his favor either indirectly or directly, and the hundred workers knew that they had been the hired hands of this giant for a long time, and the farmers had vaguely heard that the corn and silk and hemp they grew had to pass through the hands of this Tao Zhu before they could be sold to the Jin and Lu countries......

Zigong has accumulated prestige in Taoqiu, and his simple dress makes the people feel good, and what he says is naturally listened to by everyone.

"I am here today for the livelihood of the Cao people, but first, I have to start with a past. Four hundred years ago, in Zongzhou, the hometown of the ancestors of the Cao people, King Zhou Li succeeded to the throne and appointed a nobleman named Rong Yigong as a secretary to implement the patent policy. ”

"What is a patent? It is to change the mountains, forests, lakes and rivers to hunting grounds under the direct control of the Son of Heaven, and then increase taxes and labor, and prohibit the countrymen from entering to make a living. ”

Hearing this, the Cao people showed anger on their faces, so what Gongsun Jiang did after he came to power is not similar to a patent?

"The people of Zhou Capital Hojing were dissatisfied with the evil government of King Zhou Li and complained. King Zhou Li and Rong Yigong were unhappy, and ordered Wu Zhu to slander and forbid the countrymen to talk about state affairs, and the violators were killed. As a result, the Chinese people did not dare to discuss the government in public. When people meet acquaintances on the road, they don't dare to talk and say hello, so they can only gesture with their eyes and walk away in a hurry......"

The Cao people began to talk to each other, and they had been holding back for a long time: "The monarch and Gongsun Jiang banned the township school, and we were not allowed to oppose it, which is similar to the prohibition of slander." ”

Zigong raised his hand, motioned for everyone to be quiet, and continued: "Do the second and third sons know, what happened later? ”

Cao Ren shook their heads, whether it was time or space, this history was a bit far away from their daily lives, and most people certainly didn't know it.

"The so-called mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan. Once the river bursts, it will cause a catastrophe; People's mouths are gagged, and the harm is far greater than that of the river! ”

Zigong waved his hand violently and said loudly: "The people of Zongzhou can't stand it, they rebelled and rioted!" They assembled, armed with sticks and farm tools, besieged the palace, killed the Duke of Rongyi, and expelled the faint king Zhou Li, thus ending the tyranny! ”

The sigh sounded, and Cao Ren was surprised, but also had a little sober awareness that he was summoned today.

Zigong made persistent efforts: "How similar is the situation of Cao Guo now to back then, Cao Jun is mediocre and greedy, he is so happy, abandons peace, and starts a war lightly, he is simply another King of Zhou Li." And Gongsun Jiang is even more abusive, in order to please the monarch to build a large number of buildings, repair five cities and Cao Min is tired, he also cut the people to benefit the fat treasury. Turn the mountains and forests into public hunting grounds, and forcibly recruit people into the army to fill the ravines. But you don't know yet. Cao's vanguard had been defeated on the border in succession, with numerous casualties. Gongsun Jiang said that the defeat was a victory, covered up the wrongdoing, deceived the monarch and continued to send troops, it was simply the Rongyi Gong of Cao State! ”

At the end of these words, there was already a cry below, it was the first batch of people in the family who were recruited away, and when they heard the bad news, they gritted their teeth even more at Gongsun Jiang.

"The second and third sons should know that I still have a layer of identity. It is a great pedestrian of the Zhao family, and the friendship between the Zhao family and Cao Guo was formed by me. Now that Cao has reneged on his alliance with the Zhao family, the Zhao generals and the Song government are very angry and send a large army to punish Cao Bo and Gongsun Jiang. If you don't stop this pair of monarchs and ministers......"

Zigong pointed heavily at the people in the front row: "Maybe the next one to die in the field of the city is you, it's you, or it's you!" Everyone present. I'm afraid it will become a dry bone on the side of the road that no one will clean up! ”

The audience fell into silence for a while, everyone looked at each other, and they could see the horror on their faces, Zhao Jun's strength was famous. I will lend them a hundred dares, and I will not be an enemy of them.

It seems that it is easier to learn from the rebellion of the people of Zongzhou? Someone is afraid. Some people flinch, but more people. But he is eager to try, after all, it is a matter of life and death for his own interests.

Someone muttered, "Tao Zhujun is right. It's long overdue to resist. ”

"But, after all, he is a king......"

"Fallacious, the ancients said, 'If you touch me, you will take revenge.'" It means that whoever caresses me is the king, and whoever abuses me is the enemy. Cao Jun has become a **** under the influence of Gongsun Jiang, riding on the head of the countrymen as a prestige, then he is no longer the monarch, but a feud between you! Why hesitate to deal with feuds! ”

At this moment, a gray-haired scholar stepped into the square, and a stone beggar pressed his sword to open the way for him, facing this Chu native who exuded murderous intent, everyone avoided one after another, and the scholar shouted in the middle of the crowd, attracting the attention of tens of thousands of people.

It was Ji Ran who also successfully entered Taoqiu, just in time for this grand occasion.

A word woke up the person in the dream, and a Cao Guoshi with a sword also responded: "Yes, not to mention the riot that made the faint monarch and traitorous ministers step down, even if it is a matter of killing the king, in the past ten years, Naigong has seen it twice with his own eyes." “

Ji Ran laughed: "Yes, Cao Ren killed two monarchs in a row in 20 years, and they were all done by the prince of the public office to encourage the people of the country to do it together for personal gain, if there can be the first two times, there can be a third time!" And it's no longer for the ambitions of the sons, but for our livelihood! “

Under the encouragement of the people who had already been arranged by Ji Ran and Tao An, the crowd became excited, and everyone began to take over the weapons distributed by the big merchants and the servants of the rebel aristocratic faction, and bared their right arms and said, "Riot! The passing will go to the other, suitable for my paradise! ”

Zigong saw Ji Ran smiling at him and nodded, he also held a long sword, pointed to the Cao State court in the west and said: "The palace guards have been bribed, the gate of the inner city is about to open, everyone will go with me, as long as the tyranny of **** and traitorous ministers can be ended." I hereby swear that the Zhao clan and the Song Kingdom will immediately suspend their troops, so that Taoqiu will not suffer from the disaster of swords! I will return you to a land of freedom! ”

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That night, Cao Boyang dreamed that he had ascended the altar of the alliance, received the blessing from the Son of Heaven, and overlooked the four fields.

The people in the audience were just brightly colored rats, who looked down on Cao Guo's stature in the past, and bowed down in front of his extremely arrogant princes, trembling. Young men from all nations pledged their allegiance to him and were willing to do their duty to him. Wang Ji, Qi Jiang, Chu Mi, Zhao Huan, Chen Yuan, countless beauties were offered by their father and brother, begging him to be pampered.

From the coast of the East China Sea to the shore of Weishui, from the wilderness of the Great Plains to Yunmengze, they are all his hunting grounds, elephant leather, rhino horns, shark skins, scarlet lips, yak tails, and leopard fetuses have all become the trophies of his decorated court.

At this moment, countless black shadows came out of nowhere, pointing at him and scolding him, pulling his hands and feet, and dragging Cao Bo off the throne! He struggled, but was besieged, to no avail, and cried out for help, but the countrymen and strong men who were loyal to him turned a deaf ear.

It wasn't until someone shook his shoulder that Cao Boyang woke up immediately, and the fear in the dream still made his heart beat in his chest.

It was an old man in the palace who woke him up, and Cao Bo noticed that there were other people in the room, the lights and candles in the room were out, the light was dim, and the shadows in front of the couch were longing, and he could only vaguely see that many people were wearing armor.

"Who are you? How dare you break into the widow's dormitory without removing your armor? ”

Could it be that these people are also part of the nightmare? Without waiting for them to answer, Cao Bo hurriedly turned back and tried to find the sword he hung beside the bed, when finally someone came forward with a lamp and candle to let him see his face clearly.

"Your Majesty, it's a servant......"

It was his ruling secretary Gongsun Jiang, who offered Cao Bo a few days ago the plan of "seeking hegemony", increasing domestic taxes and servitude, rebelling against Zhao and attacking the Song Dynasty, hoping to let Cao Guo get more benefits in the chaotic situation. Gongsun Jiang also came to tell Cao Bo yesterday that the southern front had been "winning many battles" these days, that Cao's army had almost reached Shangqiu, and that Zhao's soldiers were also blocked north of Pushui and could not move.

It's just that today, he has long lost the vigor of yesterday, but his face is full of fear, he doesn't even wear a crown, his hair is unkempt, his lips tremble, and he wants to stop talking.

Cao Boyang glanced at everyone in the room, everyone had fear on their faces, something was wrong. He vaguely heard a sound coming in through the window and the crack in the door, and it seemed that many people had gathered outside the palace.

Crashing into the palace gate? It's a familiar past.

Cao Boyang suddenly had an ominous premonition, just like the turmoil in Taoqiu when his uncle Cao Shenggong was killed by Cao Yingong a few years ago, and as if he had personally experienced it, the whole city was boiling when his father Cao Jinggong killed Cao Yingong.

Cao Guo has not been stable for more than ten years, and it is easy to "prosper" in his hands, is it going to be chaotic again?

He turned his head and glared at Gongsun Jiang, a courtier he trusted immensely, and shouted angrily: "What the hell is going on outside!? ”

"The minister is guilty......" Gongsun Jiang knelt on the ground and looked at the head, if today's incident did not break out suddenly, he would have lied about the defeat as a victory, and the military situation might have been able to last for some time, but now he can no longer hide it.

Gongsun Jiang finally raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, you are a countryman...... The people of the country rioted! (To be continued.) )