Ji'an Mansion in western Jiangxi, known as Luling in ancient times, is a place where the literary style is extremely prosperous. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoTang and Song dynasties and even the Ming and Qing dynasties, Ji'an alone has nearly 3,000 jinshi, just champions, role models, and more than 50 people who explore flowers, with the reputation of "3,000 jinshi crown Huaxia, and the article is full of flowers". Among them, such as "a family of nine scholars, father and son to explore the flower champion, uncle and nephew list to explore the flower, two prime ministers across the river, five miles of three champions, nine sons and ten states, ten miles of nine politics, one hundred steps and two books" and other imperial examination stories, are widely spread by later generations.

Ji'an's literary style is prevalent, and there are many celebrities. For example, Ouyang Xiu, one of the eight great writers of the Tang and Song dynasties, Wen Tianxiang, one of the three masters of the late Song Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister Wen, Xie Jin, a great talent in the early Ming Dynasty, Yang Shiqi, the first assistant of the Four Dynasties, Luo Qinshun, the "Great Confucian" of the Jiangyou who could fight against Wang Yangming in Confucianism in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and Zou Yuanbiao, one of the three monarchs of the Donglin Party in the late Ming Dynasty, were all from here.

There is a way to be an outstanding person, this is one and two, two and one thing, born such as many people, here should also be the place of Wuhua Tianbao and Zhong Lingyuxiu. It's a pity that at this moment, this Ji'an Mansion, which is already like purgatory on earth, has nothing to do with these praises.

In Fucheng, to go north to the county school, you have to cross a one-hole brick arch bridge called Zhuangyuan Bridge. There is a Confucian temple built in the county school, and many scholars cross the bridge to pay homage to Confucius every time the scientific expedition is made, and it is said that during the Southern Song Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang was no exception. Because of this, later generations will change the name of this bridge to the champion bridge, and leave a tradition, every time there is a Ji'an people won the champion, when returning to the hometown, they must go to the county school to pay homage to Confucius through this bridge, and the local officials and people will also be welcomed here.

However, today, in the seventh year of Yongli, not only is there no champion on the Champion Bridge, but even the style of writing advocated here is also gone.

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A Qing soldier wearing a gray-blue-green battalion uniform casually cut down a young man dressed as a Confucian on the bridge, and seeing that he was still struggling to crawl to the north of the bridge, the Qing army stepped on the back of the Confucian who was already soaked in blood, and raised his hand and slashed at the neck of the Confucian student.

After this knife, the Confucian student didn't move anymore, but his eyes were still looking in the direction of the county school, as if the Confucian Temple there could bring him back to life.

Turning over the body of the Confucian scholar, the Qing army threw down his waist knife and began to rummage through the silver coins hidden in his clothes. After a while, I saw that the Qing army only turned out a silver ingot, a jade pendant and some scattered copper coins, and then spit on the body of the Confucian student with a face full of anger.

"Phew, dressed like a dog, it turned out to be a poor sour, wasting Lao Tzu's time."

As he spoke, the Qing army cut off Confucius's ear, stuffed it into a blood-dripping bag around his waist, and walked back in the direction he had just run from, leaving only the blood splashed on the red wall of Confucius still dripping down the wall, as if it was oozing out of the wall.

Half a month ago, after a period of rest and expansion, Jingbiaozhong Town and Jiangxi Admiral Biao Battalion marched westward from Nanchang and quickly surrounded the Yunxiao Mountain Anti-Qing Righteous Army entrenched in Ji'an Mansion in Fucheng. Due to the recent expansion of two battalions of recruits in Jingbiaozhong Town, the Upgrading Battalion suffered another crushing defeat a few months ago, with many losses, too many recruits, and a serious decline in combat effectiveness, so that it was only last night that this city was captured.

******, the leader of the Yunxiao Mountain Anti-Qing Righteous Army entrenched in western Jiangxi, was killed in battle, and another leader, Liu Jing, broke out of the siege and fled to the nest of Yunxiao Mountain.

In order to deter the localities, to reward the soldiers, and to let the recruits see blood, so that they can form combat effectiveness more quickly, Daniel Zhang, the governor of Jingbiaozhong Town, and Liu Guangbi, the governor of Jiangxi, decided to slaughter the city of Ji'an and seal the sword for three days, starting early this morning.

On the west side of the Zhuangyuan Bridge is the Tashui Bridge, which is close to the meaning of "there is a tower, there is water, and there is a bridge". The bridge is the champion bridge, the water is the stream that runs through the city, and the tower is the tower not far between the two bridges.

The so-called cherishing word tower, also known as cherishing the word building, burning the word library, is specially used to burn the word paper, but also one of the ways of the ancients to cherish the concept of word paper. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the novelist Ling Mengchu's "Two Moments of Surprise" volume 1 opened with a poem: "The world's words and paper are the same as the scriptures, and those who see it must be put into the fire, or put it in a long and clean place, and the natural blessings will never be endless" is the expression of the concept of respecting words and paper in the text.

In front of the tower, a group of Qing soldiers was driving a group of women to the Jiahe Gate in the distance. There is Yuecheng in Jiahe Gate, which is now the storage place used by the Qing army to detain the women they have seized before reselling their land.

The low sobbing sound due to the strong suppression was accompanied by the lewd laughter of the Qing army. Suddenly, a woman seemed to have tripped over the severed arm of a corpse on the side of the road, fell to the ground and let out louder cries.

Hearing the noise, the officer at the head rushed over in three steps and two steps, and drew his sword to cut the woman.

"Keep people under the knife."

The officer with the knife was stunned for a moment, and then turned his head to see another officer who knew him well. "Damn, what's going on with your mother-in-law, still keeping people under the knife."

"Come on, my aunt is still serving my mother in my hometown in Shaanxi."

"Then what are you doing with all this nonsense?"

"Aren't you going to slaughter this little girl, just to open meat for these new recruits under my hand."

", there are so many in the city, you can't grab them?"

"In this workshop, let your brother rob it, those people in the deep house compound who have relatives in the barracks look at it, and they don't let them in, isn't this just seeing, it's just not."

According to the rules of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, different areas were allocated according to the size of the military merits of the battle, and it was a violation of military law to cross the border, but in the assigned places, it was possible to do it arbitrarily.

This Qing army was mostly divided into deep mansion compounds, which were excellent places under normal circumstances, and the silver money they snatched was far stronger than the places where ordinary people lived, and it was a world of difference. But if there are high-ranking officers who have sent people to target the place, these junior officers and non-commissioned officers cannot move, which is also one of the unspoken rules of slaughtering the city.

"Then it's cheaper for you."

Hearing this, the later officer arched his hand, kicked on the buttocks of a veteran, and shouted: "Didn't you join the army because you committed a flower case back then, hurry up, first open the eyes of these little dolls who haven't grown hair." ”

"Yes!"

So saying, the old soldier pounced, and instructed the recruits to hold down the woman's hands and feet, while he ripped at the woman's shirt and laughed and cursed in foul language, ignoring the blood and stench of the corpse in front of the tower, and the blood that flowed on the ground.

At this time, the Qing army escorting those women was not in a hurry to leave, but let those women listen to those screams and cries, and watch the scene in front of them to be morally degraded, so as to warn them that as long as they dare to resist, this is the end!

"Brutes, these are a bunch of brutes!"

In the distance, on a small building in the courtyard of a deep house, an old man looked at the massacres in the city, full of grief and indignation.

"Dad, my son has already sent someone to send silver to that Zhang Dashuai, and he also said that he will come out. Zhang Dashuai specially sent personal soldiers, and our family will be fine. ”

Hearing this, the old man turned around and kicked the middle-aged Confucian in a Taoist robe behind him.

"You are not a son of man, the old man does not have your son!"

So saying, the old man went to the stairs of the stairs. Seeing this, the middle-aged Confucian hurriedly walked over, hugged one of his father's thighs, and cried: "Dad, those Qiu Ba outside have already killed red eyes, don't go out." ”

"Seventy years old, only one death owed!"

"Dad, now the whole city is in the hands of Zhang Dashuai and Liu Dashuai, the son is disloyal and unfilial, you should only pity your grandson, don't go out."

As soon as the words entered his ears, the old man was stunned. A moment later, it was the old tears.

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Outside the city, in the Fucheng God's Temple near the left of Yonghefang, this is already the location of Daniel Zhang, the governor of Jingbiao Town.

The slaughter of the city has long been distributed, and the dirty work is naturally done by those middle- and low-ranking officers with non-commissioned officers, and Daniel Zhang is the commander, so naturally he will not personally go to the slaughter of the city. Moreover, this time to attack Ji'an, Hong Chengchou had already ordered the local scholars to be gracious and powerful. Daniel Zhang was a general, so he naturally knew that he was the one to do the dismounting, and the grace was from above, and only in this way could the Ji'an gentry be used by the Manchu Qing.

Daniel Zhang, the governor of Jingbiaozhong Town, was a native of Xianning, Shaanxi, and was a deputy general in the Ming Dynasty. After the surrender of the Qing Dynasty, he first followed Meng Qiaofang to pacify the remnants of the Dashun Army in the northwest, and suppressed the uprising of Mi Layin and Ding Guodong against the Qing Dynasty; After Hong Chengqi established the Changsha Shogunate, he transferred him to the post of Governor of Jingbiaoyou Town with "Daniel Zhang having both wisdom and courage, and his troops were elite and strong", and he held Huguang and pacified the southwest, and then returned to Gansu as the governor to take charge of local military affairs after eliminating the Ming army in the southwest; In the rebellion of the three feudatories, Daniel Zhang defeated ****** and Wu Zhimao, the head of the four generals of Hexi who made a big splash in the rebellion of the three feudatories, and was the most prestigious green camp general in the early Qing Dynasty.

Due to the deterioration of the situation in the southeast, Hong Chengqian was reappointed as the southeastern economic strategy, so he asked Daniel Zhang and his subordinates to be transferred south to Jiangxi to strengthen the strength of the Qing army in Jiangxi. It's just that because he started from Gansu and went all the way south, he failed to catch up with the four provincial capitals, and now it is just for Hong Chengchou to pacify the anti-Qing rebels in western Jiangxi.

"Dashuai, the last general has been sent out to hang behind Liu Jing's house at night. After this massacre, a few days of rest should be able to pacify this gang of thieves in one fell swoop. ”

The person who spoke was called Wang Jinbao, and he was also one of the four generals of Hexi in later life, but at this moment he was still Daniel Zhang's subordinate, just a garrison. Daniel Zhang has always looked at this ministry differently, and this time Gansu has been upgraded to Jingbiaozhong Town, and the establishment has been expanded to 5,000 people, and he is planning to take advantage of this matter to ask for merit and promotion for him.

Hearing what Wang Jinbao said, Daniel Zhang nodded, this time to attack Ji'an, in order to pacify the anti-Qing forces in Ganxi, with this Jiangxi Governor Cai Shiying can let go of this tuntian to restore people's livelihood. This is the decision of Hong Chengqi and Cai Shiying, and Daniel Zhang naturally has to obey the order.

"Xianwu, this is the case, I should fight for the position of a battalion of guerrillas for you."

Hearing this, Wang Jinbao hurriedly got up and fell to the ground. "The handsome and gracious, the last general will be unforgettable."

"This matter is still going to be asked by Hong Jingluo, it's not too late to bow down when it's done, hurry up, let the people in the standard camp see it, it should be said that there are too many rules for our Ganshan Green Camp."

Completely eliminating the Yunxiao Mountain anti-Qing rebel army, and then asking Hong Chengqian for life, is not a difficult thing for Daniel Zhang, that rebel army is exhausted, the battle should be like a devastation, as for Hong Chengqing, should not refute his face. Helped Wang Jinbao up, the two sat down again, and began to talk about military affairs here.

After a long time, the sky had begun to darken, and the slaughter feast of the slaughter was about to enter the climax of the night. Wang Jinbao was thinking about his plan to retreat into the city to inspect it, when he saw a fast horse riding a herald, and after entering the City God Temple, he handed over a confidential document to Daniel Zhang.

After checking that the fire deed was correct, Daniel Zhang tore open the envelope, read it word by word, and his face changed for a while, until a moment later he waved the messenger back and asked the soldiers to arrange his people's food and water for his life.

"Dashuai, what's wrong?"

"See for yourself, Kengo."

Respectfully accepted the letter, Wang Jinbao was very grateful for Daniel Zhang's attention, but after he read the letter, his face changed, even more unbearable than Daniel Zhang.

"Dashuai, let's just withdraw our troops, how should the thieves in Ganxi be pacified?"

In Hong Chengqing's letter, he demanded that Daniel Zhang and Liu Guangbi withdraw their troops, Liu Guangbi returned to Nanchang to train soldiers, and Daniel Zhang returned to Guangxin Province, and the two elite cavalry immediately rushed to Guangxin Province to report. However, once they evacuate, the remnants of the Yunxiao Mountain Anti-Qing Righteous Army will be able to get rid of the great difficulty, and it will be extremely difficult to calm down again.

"The thief in Ganxi is small, but it is just the moss of scabies; Zhejiang bandits are related to the overall situation in the southeast, and they are the real henchmen of the imperial court. Now that the two mansions of Taiwan and Wen have become enemies, if Ning and Shao are gone, the wealth-rich towns of Hangjiahu and Susongchang Town will be in danger. ”

What Daniel Zhang said, Wang Jinbao is not ignorant, but now he is only one step away from winning the whole victory, and he doesn't feel that it is a lie in his heart, especially this time Daniel Zhang has promised the promotion after killing Liu Jing.

"There are still two days left in the slaughter of the city, and the lowly position is willing to make a military order, and lead the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to attack Yunxiao Mountain, and if you don't bring back Liu Jing's head, you will cut off your head in the lowly position."

Wang Jinbao has always been martial and brave, and the night tracking of Liu Jing is also Wang Jinbao's department, Daniel Zhang has no doubt about him, but compared to Wang Jinbao, Daniel Zhang needs to consider more aspects, and it is impossible to agree to this matter this time.

"The order went down, and Zhejiang became chaotic again. Early tomorrow morning, the whole army will collect its troops and return to the camp and seal the sword. This city will not be slaughtered. ”

"Marshal, I'm afraid that the army will be unstable like this."

"Xianwu, on weekdays, Jingluo relies on us, and we should also worry about Jingluo. Besides, this old man is the butcher of Hong, so there is no need to go against his mind for the sake of these two days. ”

Hong Chengchou repeatedly killed and surrendered when he exterminated the Liukou, and there was no one in the northern provinces who were in turmoil that did not fear it. This person is ruthless and extraordinary, with Hong Chengchou's current sainthood, and with the current situation in the southeast battlefield, a slight violation of the military order will inevitably be the sound of people falling to the ground. Moreover, with the importance that Hong Chengqian showed to him Daniel Zhang, this is also the time to share his worries, and there is really no need to worry about the time of these two days.

As for the military heart, reward them generously, and then throw all the blame on the Zhejiang Ming Army, anyway, it was because the Zhejiang Ming Army recovered the Taiwen Second Mansion that led to this result, and it is not wronged.

"Divide some of the silver that the gentry in the city are filial to this time, in order to calm the hearts of the army. By the way, tell the soldiers below that the Zhejiang bandit Chen Wen has begun to make trouble again, and we must not return to Guangxin Mansion. This time it is owed, and after the capture of Jinqu, there are all rebels who have cut the whip, and they are all slaughtered, and all the gains belong to the soldiers, and the commander does not take any shares. ”

"Obedience." After Wang Jinbao gave up his promise, he thought about it, and then asked Daniel Zhang: "Then leave Ji'an to Liu Guangbi's group of Jiangxi Yankees?" ”

"Hmph." Daniel Zhang smiled coldly, and then said to Wang Jinbao: "When we fought the Ganxi thieves, we made great efforts, and his Liu Guangbi's instigation did not play a role. Now we don't have time to continue to slaughter the city, and he, Liu Guangbi, don't want to take advantage of this. This time, Hong Jingluo directly put the order into the hands of Ben Shuai, which was mainly based on Ben Shuai. Recruit Liu Guangbi's house, seal the knife together early tomorrow morning, the cavalry will go first, and the infantry will return to Nanchang first to rest, and then march eastward. Counting the days, the Fubiao battalion temporarily sent to take over the defense is almost here, let Cai Fujun clean up this mess. (To be continued.) )