It has been three or four days since Sun Zhiqi and his entourage arrived in Yangzhou, and they were stuffed into a carriage from Tianchang County, and they have never seen a single grass or tree in Yangzhou. When I arrived in Yangzhou, I was sent to a small courtyard, and the daily food supply was not bad, but I was not allowed to go out.

This made Sun Zhiji's heart go up and down, extremely uneasy, looking forward to the governor summoning him as soon as possible, whether it was a blessing or a curse, and a disaster that could not be avoided.

Thinking that stretching out his head is a knife, and shrinking his head is also a knife, Sun Zhiqi gritted his teeth and ran to the door, found the guard at the door, and asked to meet the governor as soon as possible, but was replied by the guard, "The governor is busy, and he will summon you when he has time", and returned to the house with a sullen head, but he didn't know what to do.

At this time, Luo Jian, Shi Kefa, Ren Minyu and others were receiving scholars from the north in the Dadu Governor's Mansion.

It has to be said that the transportation at this time was extremely backward, and the soldiers who were forced to flee south by the Manchu Qing Dynasty's "shaving order" went all the way to Tibet, and they only rushed to the south now.

In the hall of the Grand Governor's Palace, there were twenty or thirty scholars who looked extremely depressed.

These scholars looked up at Luo Jian and saw that he had short hair, and many of them showed horror on their faces.

When Luo Jian saw it, he quickly stood up and turned around, and said with a smile: "I don't have that mouse tail in the back of my head." ”

Seeing this, Shi Kefa quickly stood up and gave everyone a brief introduction to the origin of Luo Jian and others, which made the scholars settle down.

Some of the scholars who fled south rushed to Nanjing to find the emperor to cry, and some scholars heard that the governor of Yangzhou had defeated the Qing soldiers, and the governor Shi Kefa was also in Yangzhou, so they stopped in Yangzhou.

Hearing the tragic complaints of the scholars, Luo Jian learned that the Manchu Qing had recently issued a "hair shaving order" again.

Luo Jian knew that there had been many "shaving orders" in the Manchu Qing Dynasty in history, and before Huang Taiji had ordered the Han people and the surrendered soldiers within the scope of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to "naginata", and later soon after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, Dolgon ordered the land of Gyeonggi to shave their hair and change their clothes, but it was suspended because of too much opposition.

The last "shaving order" in history was after Dordor's occupation of Nanjing, Dolgon thought that the world had been unified, and issued the final "shaving order", "keep your head without hair, keep your hair without your head", which is from this, what Dolgon did not expect was that the resistance caused by the "shaving order" lasted for thirty or forty years.

Luo Jian didn't expect that Dolgon had not destroyed the Southern Ming Dynasty at this time, so he issued another "hair shaving order", and his determination and execution were unprecedented.

According to the scholars, in Cangzhou, Hebei Province, there were many Han people who were unwilling to shave their hair because of the fierce customs of the people, and in order to force the Han people to shave their hair, the Qing soldiers actually slaughtered some villages and towns. There was a county order in Hebei Province that opposed the "shaving order" because of the upper performance, and was beheaded by the Manchu court on the third day.

According to some scholars, the area around Gyeonggi and Hebei was full of Qing soldiers with shavers carrying burdens to patrol the streets, and when they saw people with Han buns, they went up to grab and forcibly shaved their hair, and if they resisted a little, they killed them on the spot, and hung their heads on poles to show the public, so that many of them had a pole erected behind them.

The scholars said that they were heartbroken, and Shi Kefa, Ren Minyu and others were furious when they heard it.

Although Luo Jian didn't say a word, his mind was thinking quickly.

Luo Jian hated the delay and backwardness of the information, if he had received these news earlier, Yangzhou would have been able to react quickly.

The scholars had almost finished speaking, and they all looked at Luo Jian, Shi Kefa and the others, counting on them to come up with countermeasures as soon as possible.

Shi Kefa said with red eyes and hatred: "The Manchu Qing Dynasty is trying to break the backbone of my Han nationality!" ”

Ren Minyu pointed out that the Manchu Qing's move was aimed at destroying the integrity of the Chinese nation, and its intention was extremely profound and vicious.

Listening to everyone's discussions, Luo Jianteng, who had been silent, stood up suddenly, and shouted at Hou Fangyu, who was sitting behind him: "Prepare pen and ink!" ”

Hou Fangyu came to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion a few days later than Gao Xiaozhang, he had been fighting for a long time, but in the end, it was because he missed Li Xiangjun bitterly, and in the face of Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng, there was no way to save Xiangjun from the tiger's mouth.

originally wanted to rely on the superintendent Shi Kefa to find a way to rescue Li Xiangjun, but found that Shi Kefa seemed to have been abandoned by the imperial court. Hou Fangyu, who was extremely disappointed, remembered Gao Xiaozhang's words when he was separated that day, and thought about it and felt that only by relying on the Dadu Governor could he save his beloved, so he gritted his teeth and threw himself into the Dadu Governor's Mansion.

Unexpectedly, the Metropolitan Governor did not let him go to the army, but followed him as a text secretary, which made Hou Fangyu overjoyed.

Now the secretary of the Metropolitan Overseer is still Wang Xiuchu, but the civil secretary is Hou Fangyu.

Waiting for Hou Fangyu to bring pen and ink, Luo Jian said: "Record! ”

"Letter to all Chinese compatriots", as soon as Luo Jian's voice fell, Shi Kefa and Ren Minyu both looked at Luo Jian in surprise, Luo Jian has been here for so long, although the two of them admired Luo Jian's erudition and talent, but they had never seen him write an article.

"Compatriots: The Manchus invaded our China, occupied our capital, destroyed my homeland, robbed me of my money, humiliated my sisters, slaughtered my people, accumulated blood debts, and ran out of books!"

"Now they have brazenly promulgated the 'Hair Shaving Order,' and the Manchu Qing Dynasty's intention to enslave our China and destroy our nation's integrity has been clearly exposed; its evil intentions and cruel methods are outrageous, and it is rare in ancient and modern times!"

With Luo Jian's deep voice, everyone in the hall listened attentively, leaving only the sound of Hou Fangyu's pen brushing on the paper.

"Compatriots, the Chinese nation has reached a critical juncture of life and death! China, on which the Chinese people depend, has reached the most dangerous moment! ”

As Luo Jian's voice became agitated, the dull atmosphere in the hall seemed to have gone a lot.

"Today, there is a Manchu envoy Sun Zhiqi, who is the first initiator of this 'shaving order', and a public trial will be held outside Yangzhou City on the same day to publicly try his crimes of betraying the nation and harming my compatriots. I, the soldiers and civilians of Yangzhou, swear to fight with the Manchu Qing Dynasty to the end, and never surrender! ”

"We welcome those who are forced to surrender to the enemy, who have lost their way and are willing to return to our Chinese nation! We will deal the most resolute and severe blow to the traitors who steal their lives, surrender to the enemy, wave the butcher's knife at their own compatriots, and are willing to act as pawns of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to enslave China! ”

"The sons and daughters of China are unwilling to be enslaved! Compatriots of China, let us unite and build our new Great Wall with our flesh and blood! Let us unite, unite as one, unite as one, drive out the Tartars, and restore our China! ”

"Build our new Great Wall with our flesh and blood...", Scofa repeated in a low voice, a look of determination on his face.

"Drive out the Tartars and restore my China! Good! Fabulous! Ren Minyu also praised in a low voice.

After Hou Fangyu finished recording, he looked up at Luo Jian and asked in a low voice, "Governor, how do you settle the money?" ”

"Huaiyang Metropolitan Governor Luo Jian, Huaiyang Governor Shi Kefa", Luo Jian pondered for a while and said.

"How many people can be modified?" Luo Jian turned to Shi Kefa, Ren Minyu and the others and asked.

"Xinghua, great, it's just this payment?" Shi Kefa said hesitantly.

"Inspector, this payment is also excellent, our nation needs heroes!" Ren Minyu pondered for a while and spoke.

Taking the written paper from Hou Fangyu's hand, Luo Jian looked at it again, and said to Hou Fangyu: "Send it to Mrs. Xing's printing house immediately, use the best paper, print 20,000 copies at the fastest speed, and you must finish it tonight!" ”

"Xinghua, this Sun Zhiqi is not used for other purposes?" Shi Kefa asked.

"No, at this time, it is more important than anything else to boost the morale of the nation, even if we are facing the greatest pressure in Yangzhou, it will not hesitate!" Luo Jian said firmly.

"Metropolitan Governor, Governor, have you caught Sun Zhiqi?" Just now, Luo Jian deliberately said Sun Zhiqi's name in a very low voice, so that they didn't hear it, but now when he heard Shi Kefa say this, he suddenly exploded below.

"May I ask the Grand Duke, where is this thief now?"

"Grand Duke, we're going to skin him!"

Seeing the anger of the crowd below, Luo Jian waved his hand to calm everyone down, and said: "Everyone, please be calm, this fang has been imprisoned in Yangzhou, and the day after tomorrow a public trial will be held outside Yangzhou City, so that his crimes will be revealed to the world, and then he will be punished, what do you think?" ”

The scholars below were still about to speak, but the older scholars stood up and said, "Don't make any more trouble, we will all listen to the governor." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, I want to make a request to you, I hope you can go to the Yangzhou army to tell our soldiers about what you have seen and heard under the iron hooves of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, I wonder if you can agree?" Luo Jian arched his hand and said to the northern scholars.

"Grand Duke, we are willing!" The firm voice sounded from below, and Shi Kefa and the others also showed a relieved smile on their faces.

The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, more than 100 war horses rushed out from the gates of Yangzhou, and the knights immediately carried heavy burdens and galloped in all directions.

In Mrs. Xing's printing house, the steward walked up to Mrs. Xing, who was sitting on a chair, and asked, "Madam, we have already printed 50,000 copies last night, do we want to print them again now?" ”

"Print! I'll pay you overtime! Mrs. Xing said with red eyes and a hoarse voice, obviously she hadn't slept all night last night.

"Madam, we don't want overtime pay, no matter how much is printed, we will print!"

It was just after breakfast time, and the "Letter to All Chinese Compatriots" had spread all over the streets and alleys of Yangzhou. Many printing workshops also followed the printing, and sent people to guard the gates of each city after printing, and when there were businessmen and travelers who left Yangzhou, they stuffed a stack into their hands and let them take them to the north and south of the river, in all directions.

Luo Jian came to the Governor's Mansion after breakfast, and when Shi Kefa had breakfast, he pulled him towards the small courtyard where Sun Ziqi was imprisoned.

The salute from outside the door alarmed Sun Zhiqi, who was restless in the house, and hurriedly walked towards the door, and saw the two of them striding in with a group of guards, and his heart tightened.

"You are Sun Zhiqi?" Luo Jian looked at Sun Zhiqi, who was wearing a Manchu official uniform, with a rat-tail pigtail on the back of his head, and was standing in front of him with a bent body.

"It's a humble position, I don't know if it's the face of the Governor of Huaiyang?"

"You can also speak Chinese?"

"The Governor laughed, I'm Han, how can I not speak Chinese?" When Sun Zhiqi heard this, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly cheered himself up in his heart.

Luo Jian took a stack of papers from Hou Fangyu's hand behind him, and threw it on the ground in front of Sun Zhiqi's eyes.

"Look at these? Do you think you're Han? ”

Sun Zhiqi lay on the ground, picked them up one by one, and stood still to look at them.

Looking at the accusations of blood and tears of the northern scholars, Sun Zhiqi's forehead and face were covered with sweat, and his legs were trembling, almost unsteady on his feet.

"Great, great, large, capital, governor, I am the envoy of the regent of the Qing Dynasty, the regent has a word, if the governor can submit to my Qing Dynasty, he will be able to enjoy glory and wealth forever, if not..."

"If not, what are you going to do?" Luo Jian sneered, turned around and took another copy of "Letter to All Chinese Compatriots" from Hou Fangyu's hand, and smashed it into Sun Zhiqi's hand.

Holding this piece of paper, Sun Zhiqi howled as soon as he finished reading it, "The two countries are fighting each other, if you don't kill the envoys, you can't kill me, I brought the regent gift to the governor!" ”

"Oh, and the big gift? Show me! Luo Jian was amused when he heard it.

Sun Zhiqi took out a gift slip from his arms with trembling hands, and Luo Jian took it and looked at it, but he was half wet with his sweat.

"Twenty thousand taels of gold, a few jewels..."Luo Jian looked at it, and as he read it out loud, Shi Kefa showed a strange look on his face on the side.

"Where are these gifts now?" Luo Jian looked up at Sun Zhiqi.

"Back to the Grand Duke, it's in the car." Sun Zhiqi pointed to several large cars parked in the courtyard and said.

"Hahaha, Brother Xian, this is timely rain!" Luo Jian laughed and said to Shi Kefa.

"Xinghua wants to accept these gifts?" Shi Kefa asked suspiciously.

"How not to collect it? These treasures were originally robbed by the Tartars of my people, and now it is only fitting that they are used to fight the Tartars! Luo Jian was happy in his heart, and said in his heart that the economic crisis could be dealt with for the time being.

When Sun Zhiqi heard this, his heart suddenly became cold, his teeth were bitten, his heart was horizontal, and he thought that if he was dead anyway, he would die hard.

"Luo Jian, you don't know what to do or worse, you have to go against my Qing Dynasty, even if you kill me today, you must know that my Qing Dynasty regent is eloquent, and one day he will avenge me!"

"Shameless, stupid! To this day, you still don't know why Dolgon let you go to Yangzhou? I'm telling you! He was worried that this 'shaving hair and braids' strategy would soon not be carried out, and that he would find a scapegoat, oh, it would be you. If he kills you, then I am afraid that everyone in Hanchen will panic, so he will send you to Yangzhou. ”

"However, for the sake of the hundreds of thousands of compatriots who died for no reason, you must die! Brother Xian, let's go, I've been with this shameless person for a long time, I'm about to vomit. ”

Before Luo Jian finished speaking, Sun Zhiqi was already paralyzed on the ground.

"Look, don't let him commit suicide, there will be a public trial meeting tomorrow!" Luo Jian said to the guards general, and after speaking, he and Shi Kefa and the others strode away, leaving Sun Zhiqi sitting on the ground in a daze.