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The dilapidated city wall was overgrown with weeds, and the weeds hung with clumps of snow, and on the snow-covered city, a yellow flag swayed weakly with internal and external troubles, and the haze of the world faintly flashed a glimmer of light, but the light was fleeting, followed by a lead-gray haze in the sky.

The sky is leaden gray, and the city is even more empty, you can still see some collapsed stalls on the streets, and you can still see some rotten vegetables and rotten fruits in the snow on the ground, these are the remnants of the "bandits" who seized the city a few days ago, for the people in the city, I don't know whether they should be happy or sad -- before the "bandits" attacked the city, the prefect of Huangzhou and the county commander abandoned the city one after another, and as for the officers and soldiers who guarded the city, and the brave regiment also fled one after another, so that when the bandits came, they all captured the city without tearing them up.

Although they were not affected by the war, the people in this city did not have a good time, first "fighting the vanguard", in fact, they robbed the big households, using the local poor people who hated the rich as guides, and caught the rich families who did not flee in a hurry and forced them to torture and loot their property. Whoever sees a high-ranking family breaks in. Clothing, money, utensils, and food were swept away. For ordinary civilians, a policy of tribute was pursued. The inhabitants of the city could voluntarily pay tribute with gold and silver, tea and rice, oil and salt, chickens and ducks, and after reaching a certain amount, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would grant a license. Although the tribute was voluntary, after obtaining the tribute license, they did not need to enter the museum to serve as a soldier, so the people in the city paid tribute one after another to avoid being a soldier. In addition, the goods in the shops in the city were all confiscated, and the people finally realized the meaning of the old saying "bandits are like combs, and soldiers are like grates".

However, thanks to the Taiping army in a hurry, they did not enter the city, let alone coerce the people in the city, but only collected the boatmen and boats along the river.

What are you going to do?

In the Huangzhou Mansion, Chen Shuyang, who wore a yellow silk scarf on his head, frowned, in the past few days, since receiving the will of the "Queen of the Palace", he has been in the midst of gains and losses, and this kind of gains and losses, to a certain extent, is the self-knowledge of not being willing to be cannon fodder.

"In case Xiang Rong's tens of thousands of elites call ......"

Again, Chen Shuyang thought of the news he heard in the Yiwang Curtain, that Xiang Rong was a fierce general who followed the Taiping Army all the way from Guangxi, not only was he very brave, but Zhang Guoliang and others under his command were also very brave and very brave generals, in case they fought over, with more than 1,000 soldiers under his command who were "close to the enemy and defeated", how could they be their opponents.

"It's a dead end!"

Another sigh came from Chen Shuyang's throat, and again, he picked up the wine jug on the table, but the liquor in the jug could not fade the worry in his heart.

"Borrowing wine to eliminate sorrow is even more sorrowful......"

Just when Chen Shuyang took a sip of wine, the same sigh came from the door, and as soon as Wang Fu, who was wearing a yellow silk scarf on his head, entered the house, he took the initiative to pour himself a glass, smelling the aroma of the wine, and couldn't help but sigh.

"This must be at least twenty years of daughter red!"

"It came out of the backyard of the Dongpo Building in the east of the city, put aside the past, you and my brother, this kind of high-grade daughter red, but I didn't think about it in a hurry......"

The two of them are just poor scholars...... No, it should be said that Chen Shuyang was just a poor scholar in the past, and as for Wang Fu, he was also a big family.

"yes......"

Taking a sip of wine, Wang Fu smiled.

"I'm afraid, that's the only benefit of our rebellion......"

Of course, although there is a rule that wealth enters the holy treasury in this Taiping army, in fact, there is always a little bit of private deduction, just like this fine wine is one of the conveniences.

"It's a pity, we won't be able to enjoy this benefit for long......"

Before Chen Shuyang's words fell, there was a voice outside the door to interrupt his words, it was the herald sent by Prime Minister Lin Cheng, because many generals of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were illiterate, so although they had wardens, in fact, most of the military orders still relied on the heralds, and most of these heralds were cronies of officials at all levels, so most of the time, when giving orders, most of them were arrogant, just like the one in front of him, and he did not put Chen Shuyang, an "outsider", in his eyes. Speaking Cantonese, his expression was even more arrogant.

"Master Chen, the army led by Prime Minister Lin Cheng has passed through the Huangzhou ......"

In fact, Prime Minister Lin Cheng had already passed Huangzhou yesterday, and now he is only the aftermath.

"I don't know if Lin Cheng has any instructions for us?"

Although he had already died, Chen Shuyang still had a glimmer of hope, hoping that they would still remember that there was still a heavenly commander in Huangzhou City.

"Back to Master Chen, Prime Minister Lin Cheng has already commanded, you are a general under the command of the Wing King at the age of 5,000, Prime Minister Yu Shishuai does not dare to give any orders......"

seems to be a compliment, but in fact it reveals a message, I don't ask if you live or die, whether you are dead or alive has nothing to do with me, as for the rest, everything is commanded by the Wing King.

Chen Shuyang's face suddenly showed a look of annoyance, but he did not show any emotion, but respectfully sent the herald, and after the herald who almost raised his nose to the sky left, as soon as he returned to the house, he was furious and slammed the wine jug on the table, and shouted angrily.

"These Cantonese guys are really too deceitful......

looked at Wang Fu, who also had an indignant face, and said in a deep voice.

"You see, these Cantonese Yankees, a few people treat you and me as people, although we say that we are the Taiping Army, but in their eyes, we are outsiders, and they don't even bother to appease us as cannon fodder......"

"Brother Maolin, in my brother's opinion, what should we do now? Isn't it possible to bring the brothers here as cannon fodder? ”

"Cannon fodder!"

Liu Jian snorted and shouted loudly.

"Be a bird cannon fodder, there is no master here, there is a place to stay here, it's a big deal, Lao Tzu took his brothers up the mountain to be the king of the mountain, Brother Wang, this Jiangbei is your territory, when the time comes, you can take care of it more!"

"That is, when I first joined the Taiping Army, I thought that I could be a founding father, you see, in their vision, the surname Hong really thought that he could become a martial artist ...... Hong."

Although Li Yuanji is only a dock sticker, he often listens to the storyteller talk about "The Legend of the Heroes and Martyrs of the Ming Dynasty", and naturally knows that Hong Wuye relied on what he relied on to seize the world, and in his opinion, the Cantonese Yankee's xenophobic mind naturally cannot become a big deal.

Looking at the indignant three people in front of him, Chen Shuyang pondered for a moment and said.

"This is just the last last resort, the brothers follow you and me, just to find a background, we can't live up to the big guys......"

When Chen Shuyang spoke, he was extremely cautious, Wang Fu is no problem here, Li Yuanji is also a rough man, he is most worried about Liu Jian, this is the Heaven and Earth Society, Wang Fu surrendered to the Taiping Army for his background, Li Yuanji is for stuttering, and he Liu Jian is for anti-Qing.

"I don't know if you know Zhang Guoliang under Xiang Rong, I heard that he was also the leader of the Heaven and Earth Society......"

"Brother Chen, just say it clearly, do you want to take refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty......

Without waiting for Chen Shuyang to finish speaking, Liu Jian snorted and said,

"A few brothers, don't blame me, although the younger brother has not read any books, but he also knows that the Han is Han, full of Manchu, the Han people's country cannot be ruled by him, not to mention that the Manchu people are still riding on our heads to, this brother, you are going to vote for the Manchu Qing, and the brothers will not stop everyone, but the younger brother wants to pull the team away, and please don't ......stop the brothers."

Liu Jian's cold words picked out all the words, which immediately made the atmosphere in the room awkward, and just when the atmosphere became more and more embarrassing, he only heard Wang Fu laughing on the side.

"Yo, look at you, brother, look at your temper, Brother Chen is just a talk, you are just listening, look, they are all their own brothers, what kind of fire is not, besides, you and my own brothers, can still deceive you, this person has his own ambitions, Brother Chen doesn't know, do you say this is the truth!"

Wang Fu's words fell, and Chen Shuyang immediately said on the side.

"That is, brother, this person has his own ambitions, and he will never force it, and if he wants to be recruited in the future, he will never force his brother to ......"

Being appeased by the two brothers like this, even though Liu Jian was dissatisfied in his heart, he had to put it down for the time being, and just muttered.

"Thank you for your understanding, the younger brother burned incense and swore a poisonous oath in the meeting back then, and he swore an oath with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so the government naturally couldn't vote...... I wonder what Brother Chen plans to do now? ”