Chapter 46: The Handmaiden
Shunzhi is a dog, clear and unambiguous, with a bit of bad taste.
Zhou Shixiang originally planned to brand Fulin is a dog, but when he thinks about it, everyone in the world knows which Shunzhi is, but if you ask him which one Fulin is, I'm afraid that nine out of ten will shake their heads and don't know. Compared with the name Fulin, Shunzhi is louder and easier to understand.
Whether it is against the Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is loyal to the country, whether Shunzhi is a dog, Kangxi is a bastard, or Bumu Butai is a slut, in the final analysis, it is just a slogan term, is Shunzhi really a dog? The answer is clearly not.
Then why do you want to print these five words on the back of this Shao Jiugong? These five words can really make this veteran soldier follow the Taiping Camp from now on?
OK!
Zhou Shixiang is very satisfied with his masterpiece, and he also believes in his masterpiece, even if Shao Jiugong is no longer reconciled, with these words on his back, he can only work with the Manchu Qing Dynasty to the end in his life, and he doesn't even need Zhou Shixiang to supervise him anymore, this old boy has to go out and work with the Manchu Qing in order to save his life.
If you don't do it, you can't do it!
With a big "Shunzhi is a dog" printed on his back, Shao Jiugong just fled back, so can the Manchurians spare him?
What is the most terrible thing about the evil feudal society? - Imperial power!
What is the imperial power most afraid of? - Contempt!
When the imperial power is despised, the imperial power becomes no longer terrifying, not to mention that the Manchurian colonial dynasty is based on a small number of clans, and the ruling foundation is very weak, and it is all deterred by high pressure, so it attaches great importance to the deterrent power of the imperial power, and cannot tolerate half contempt.
Therefore, whether it is forced or active, Shao Jiugong's back is a deficit. Bare. Naked's contempt for the Manchu imperial power is even more disrespectful to the Manchu emperor, so now it is not the Ming army that wants his life, but the Qing army!
Imagine, Shao Jiugong fled back, and returned to Kong Guozhi's subordinates as the general again, the problem is, as the general soldier of Southern Jiangxi, Kong Guozhi knows that he has disrespectful words to the emperor of the current dynasty on his back, Kong Guozhi can be at ease, can he turn a blind eye, can he treat this thing as if it does not exist?
If Shao Jiugong didn't go back to where Kong Guozhi was, it would be okay to flee back to his hometown, and the same problem came again, the local officials knew that there were people in the territory under their jurisdiction who had slogans of great disrespect for the emperor printed on their backs, and they could feel at ease, they could turn a blind eye, and they could treat this thing as if it didn't exist?
It was soldered with a soldering iron, not written with ink, and it was said that it could be washed off, unless the entire back was cut with a knife, otherwise, these words would have to be clearly printed on the back for the rest of their lives. Can you hide for a while, can you hide for a lifetime? I really cut my back, and I can still die!
Large-scale literature of the Qing court. Word. Although the prison has not been opened, there have been dozens of documents since Dorgon. Word. After the prison happened, many Han officials were killed by escaping, and the current Shunzhi Emperor is a master who can't tolerate any accusations from the Han people against his Aixinjue Luo family, even if he can't say a word. What would such an emperor do if he knew that the officials below were hiding the disrespectful words that someone had engraved on his back that he was a dog?
Therefore, in order to show his heart to the Qing court, show his loyalty to the emperor to his master, and not become an unlucky person for the emperor to vent his anger, no matter whether Shao Jiugong is wronged or not, his head will be cut off and hung in front of the city gate as a thief. If they don't, these officials will end up worse than Shao Jiugong
Shunzhi is a dog, it seems to be a joke, but it is a terrible thing, with these words on the body, can there be a way back, a way to live?
Shao Jiugong was not stupid, so he fainted in fright, and when he woke up again, he found himself lying on the ground, full of shirtless companions on the left and right, with the green smoke rising, one by one ghosts crying wolves, and the entire back office was full of scorched meat.
Branding more than 80 captives, the workload is not small, and the branding is not finished until late at night, except for three who gritted their teeth and did not faint, the rest all fainted in pain.
In order to prevent accidents, Zhou Shixiang specially called someone to find a doctor to come and rub the rat oil on the prisoners' backs to treat scalds, and then asked Peng Dazhu's soldiers to carry the prisoners back to the cell, and then make arrangements after they were injured.
Ge Wuxu was addicted to it, and asked Zhou Shixiang if he would be so branded when he caught the Qing army prisoners in the future, and Zhou Shixiang replied of course no. At the moment, they have few people, and they can't control the captives who are more numerous than them, and they don't want to kill them, so they will use branding as a last resort. When they are strong enough to deter and control the captives, there is naturally no need to use this method, after all, the captives are also human beings, and if they are human beings, they have dignity, and it is not appropriate to treat them as animals. In a word, if your own strength is enough, you can naturally digest the captives, and if your own strength is insufficient, you can only use some inappropriate means.
After Ge Wu and Peng Dazhu knew that Zhou Shixiang was going to break up these captives and organize them into various teams, they started to think about important people, pestering Zhou Shixiang to give their team more points. Zhou Shixiang pushed the matter of assigning prisoners to Boss Hu, saying that Brother Hu was the main general, and he could not divide it, how to divide it, and he was not good at controlling the former battalion.
Ge Wu and Peng Dazhu had no choice but to give up, and instead thought about how to talk to Boss Hu.
Guo Dazhui packed up his tools and prepared to leave, and after Zhou Shixiang asked him to give him his wages and food, he asked him if he would like to join the army and follow the Taiping Battalion.
Guo Dazhui was a little hesitant, but Zhou Shixiang didn't force him, asking him to go back and think about it, and give a reply in two days. Guo Dazhui breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and walked away. After the people left, Zhou Shixiang shook his head: "Shunzhi is a dog" These five words were carved out by your own hands by Guo Dazhui, and branded on these Qing army prisoners with your own hands, do you think you can go other ways besides following me?
Generally things are done, the old and weak women and children are in charge of Song Xianggong, and the newly recruited young and strong have various teams in charge, Zhou Shixiang thought about it and did not miss anything that needed to be done, so he was ready to go to bed, there are still many things to do after dawn, and some preparations should be made for the Deqing Green Camp that may come over, and you can't just stay in Luoding and wait for people to come over.
After explaining the matter of the captive to Peng Dazhu, Zhou Shixiang went back to the room where he slept last night, and after entering the house, he found a familiar figure sleeping sweetly on the table, but it was Lin Wan'er who was sent home in the morning.
Why is she still here?
Zhou Shixiang was extremely surprised, he didn't know what was going on, and when he was hesitating whether to wake up Lin Wan'er to ask for an explanation, Lin Wan'er woke up by herself, but she was awakened by Zhou Shixiang's footsteps.
"Me"
Lin Wan'er, who was sleepy-eyed, had a little messy hair, her face was flushed with shame, and she didn't dare to look at Zhou Shixiang with her head down.
Zhou Shixiang didn't deliberately look at her, but asked, "Didn't I let the girl go home?" The implication of this is why you are still here.
After hearing this, Lin Wan'er's nose was sore, her eyes turned red, and she sobbed in a low voice: "I don't have a home anymore." ”
Don't have a home?
Zhou Shixiang was stunned, he hadn't copied Lin Wanfu yet, the Lin family was gone yesterday? My heart moved, did someone grab it first?
"What's going on? What happened to the Lin family? ”
"My father doesn't want me anymore, let me go back to the yamen to serve the marquis" Lin Wan'er said two servants, but she didn't know what Zhou Shixiang's identity was, so she could only say: "Serve the son." ”
Lin Wanfu is treating me as Kong Guoliang, pointing to buy another peace for his daughter!
It's not like someone grabbed it first, Zhou Shixiang breathed a sigh of relief, and after secretly scolding Lin Wanfu for being shameless, he smiled bitterly and said softly to Lin Wan'er: "Miss Lin, I don't need you to serve, you better go home." ”
Hearing this, Lin Wan'er's face suddenly turned pale, she bit her thin lips, and said in a trembling voice: "Childe dislikes me?" ”
Of course, Zhou Shixiang didn't mean this, seeing that Lin Wan'er was very nervous, lest he really dislike her, he hurriedly said: "Zhou has no intention of disliking the girl, don't think about it." ”
Zhou Shixiang said solemnly and not pretentiously, Lin Wan'er relaxed a little, and then said in confusion: "Why doesn't that son want me to serve?" ”
"I have my own hands and feet, how can I let the girl serve."
Zhou Shixiang's habits in his previous life made him not want to be served, "I'll let people send the girl back, don't worry, this time Ling Zun will definitely not pick up the girl again." He made up his mind that if Lin Wanfu's old slippery head sent his daughter around like goods again, he would have to teach him a lesson, or copy his whole family first to see if he wanted that old face!
I didn't want Lin Wan'er to cry as soon as she heard that Zhou Shixiang was going to send her back, and she didn't speak, she just cried there, no matter how Zhou Shixiang persuaded her, it was useless.
Zhou Shixiang, who has been a human being for two lives, but has no experience in persuading women, has already wrinkled into a line, rubbing his hands and not knowing what to do, and finally can only say: "Then let's do it, Miss Lin will live in the yamen for the time being, and talk about it in a few days." ”
"Thank you Childe for taking me in!"
Hearing this, Lin Wan'er stopped crying immediately, "I'll make the bed for my son." After speaking, Zhou Shixiang was not allowed to refuse, so he went to make a bed for him. Zhou Shixiang can't persuade on the side, and it can't be persuaded if he doesn't, so she can only go.
After the bed was made, Lin Wan'er stood there a little embarrassed, not knowing whether to stay or not, if she stayed, how to serve Zhou Gongzi since she was in charge. If she doesn't stay, how will Zhou Gongzi look at her.
Just when she didn't know what to do, Zhou Shixiang said to her: "Miss Lin still sleep next door, you can tell me if you have anything." ”
"Yes, Childe, you should rest early."
Lin Wan'er exhaled lightly, put down her thoughts, gave a salute and gently retreated, and did not forget to close the door before leaving. Through the lights in the house, looking at Zhou Shixiang's tall figure, I didn't know whether I was happy or sad.
Inside the house, Zhou Shixiang had a big headache, Lin Wan'er was such a big living person in his own house, needless to say, Boss Hu and Song Xianggong must know, and it was even likely to be their arrangement. Kindness is kindness, but you don't realize your own feelings.
What to do? Do you really want Lin Wan'er to serve herself?
After undressing and lying on the bed and thinking about it, Zhou Shixiang decided to let Lin Wan'er be a maid first, take care of her diet and daily life, she is a big man, and someone always has to help wash her clothes. When there is an opportunity in the future, I will arrange for Lin Wan'er to marry, and she will also be a hard-working woman.
Thinking like this, I fell asleep before I knew it.