Chapter Seventy-Nine, Fujian Undercurrent (II)

In a certain sense, the Donglin Party is an advanced organization with ideas that transcend the times -- the color revolutions, the Square Movement, and the so-and-so flower revolution carried out by the United States and international financial consortia in the post-Cold War era, and many of the routines are just things that the Donglin Party played 400 years ago.

For example, just like the later Square Movement, which launched certain youth associations as the backbone of the movement, and held up the "democracy fighter" of a college student who failed the exam, and the "goddess of democracy" who sold meat on the Internet as an idol leader, the Donglin Party also raised several groups of radicals who charged in the foreground. These radicals are generally similar to the red generals, democracy fighters and marching professionals of later generations, usually relatively young, extremely fanatical and paranoid, and after being brainwashed by some specious truths, they will become fanatics with explosive courage index, or middle two diseases, as long as they can die vigorously, even if they risk their lives, they don't care! In addition, there are always people behind the scenes who pimp between these fanatical believers and backstage bigwigs, building momentum and providing funds for these extremists, so the lethality is amazing, and they can often impact the political opponents to the point of exhaustion.

However, as long as a certain atmosphere is formed and there are people who are willing to provide all kinds of support at the expense of the people, they will continue to select and brainwash them from among the scholars, and quantify the production of such radicals, or dead soldiers, and throw them into the political struggle in batches -- just like the countless square movement training courses opened by the Democracy Foundation of the United States in later generations. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Donglin Academy played this role, when the bureaucratic gentry and wealthy merchant groups in Jiangnan were very far-sighted and knew how to pay money to find "great Confucians" to "give lectures" to train their own scholars, that is, their spokesmen for their interests.

Once these brainwashed radicals come out, they can bring rich rewards to the backstage bosses, and even if they fail or even sacrifice, they will definitely not hurt the foundation of the Donglin Party. For example, in the year of the Apocalypse, the Donglin Party was once defeated by the Eunuch Party, and Wei Zhongxian took the opportunity to fight back wildly, but the unlucky ghosts who died the most in front were mainly these fanatical believers in the foreground, such as Shi Kefa's teacher and the like. As for those bigwigs behind the scenes, most of them are just dismissed and retired, and their economic foundation has not even lost a single hair, and they can even continue to "lecture" to cultivate death squads, continue to manipulate public opinion in secret, accumulate strength, and finally achieved a big turnaround in the early years of Chongzhen, and successfully relied on their taxes.

At this point, the royal family did not have to pay taxes, and the landlords, gentry and wealthy businessmen did not have to pay taxes, but a country could not do without taxes, otherwise the finances would go bankrupt. As a result, the taxes that should have been paid by the imperial family, bureaucrats, landlords, and businessmen had to be paid by Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and other poor people, so that the imperial family and bureaucrats had no opinion, and the Donglin Party sang praises to Chongzhen, declaring that the current court is "all the positive dynasty", and Emperor Chongzhen is the reincarnation of a saint...... And the only poor middle peasants who have no right to speak have been forced to live by these righteous gentlemen and saints......

What's even more disgusting is that the Donglin Party not only did the wicked, but also pretended to be a good person, from the beginning of the Wanli Dynasty to the end of the Chongzhen Dynasty, the Donglin Gongzhi Group has been playing a two-faced role, on the one hand, crazy tax evasion, the state tax transfer to Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong as the representative of the poor middle peasants, the poor middle peasants forced to a dead end, on the other hand, they controlled public opinion, attacked the emperor for tyranny, and asked the emperor to implement "benevolent government" tax cuts.

The poor middle peasants at that time didn't even know a few words, how could they know so many twists and turns in the court? So he directed his hatred at the emperor, and regarded the Donglin Party as a good person - for example, Li Sancai, the general of Donglin, once said in order to reduce salt tax and commercial tax: "...... His Majesty loves pearls and jades, and the people also admire food and clothing; His majesty loves his children and grandchildren, and the people also love his wives and children. However, His Majesty wants to worship wealth and bribery, and not let the small people enjoy the need to rise to the top; I want to last for thousands of years, but not to make the small people suitable for the joy of the day and night. Since ancient times, there has been no decree of the imperial court, and the situation in the world has been as good as it is fortunate that there is no chaos. ”

Look, how touching it is to write, this Lord Li Sancai has represented the "people" in this way, he is the governor of Caoyun, he is in charge of policies and decrees, and his sons are all big salt merchants, the top tycoons in the country, but they are said to be "small people", and they take advantage of the policy loopholes specially set by Lao Tzu to make a fortune -- if the emperor dares to plug this gap and prevent him from getting rich, then the emperor is a tyrant, and he should try to depose or even kill him.

Ahem, to get back to the point, if we make an analogy with the color revolutions of later generations, if we say that the Jiangnan bureaucratic gentry and wealthy businessmen who provide financial assistance are equivalent to the domestic compradors and the American Endowment for Democracy in later generations; Then the court members of the Donglin Party are equivalent to the "pan-democratic" parliamentarians ♂ in Hong Kong and the DPP ♂ bigwigs in Taiwan; Donglin Academy is equivalent to the color revolution training camp in the late Ming Dynasty; A series of young scholars' associations, including the Fusha, are equivalent to student movement groups such as Taiwan's "Black ♂ Island Youth Front" (referred to as 'Heidao Qing'), and Zhang Pu is the founder and core leader of the Fushe...... In addition, there are a number of assassin killers who are responsible for shooting their own people with black guns and causing bloody conflicts......

(Now everyone understands what the relationship between the Donglin Party, the Fushe, and the Jiangnan Wealthy Merchant and Gentry Group is.) ）

Of course, even for those young scholars who were put at the forefront as cannon fodder, this deal is not a loss, after all, there is no wealth in this world for nothing. is just a poor and sour, and wants to be famous all over the world overnight, sought after by thousands of people, and gain fame and fortune...... How can you do it without taking a little risk?

Then, between the Donglin Party and the Fushe, just like the Democratic ♂ Progressive Party and the "Black ♂ Island Youth Front" in Taiwan today, there are cooperation and contradictions at the same time. The Donglin Party not only hopes that these small characters will rush to the front to take the lead, but also annoys that these young people don't know how to restrain themselves, shout too high, stand and talk all day without backache, and often poke out a bunch of holes that cannot be cleaned up. However, the scholars of the Fushe felt that most of the Donglin bigwigs lacked the courage of flesh and blood, and they were always afraid of wolves and tigers, and they were unwilling to fight to the death with political enemies to the end, dragging them back......

In short, unlike the habits of officialdom at that time, the consistent style of a radical organization like Fusha was quite crazy and violent.

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As the founder of the Fushe, Zhang Pu and Zhang Qiandu, who was born in Taicang, Jiangsu, was the most famous "student movement leader" in the late Ming Dynasty. Compared with those who even had to take turns on hunger strikes in later generations, such as Joshua Wong ♂ in Hong Kong and Chen ♂ Weiting in Taiwan, their power, ability and courage are not on the same level at all.

-- Zhang Pu was born in poverty, but he was young and studious, and was known as a prodigy. In the fourth year of the Apocalypse (1622), he began to form an association to comment on current affairs, and won fame, at first it was named Yingshe (imperial examination group), and later changed to Fushe (imperial examination reexamination group), with a maximum of more than 3,000 members; In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, he participated in the anti-tax riots in Suzhou, wrote "The Tombstone of Five People", denounced the eunuchs, and moved the world; In the first year of Chongzhen, he "organized the masses" to expel Gu Bingqian, the backbone of the eunuch party, and since then he has become the emperor superstar among the scholars in the world! Since then, the momentum of the resumption of the society has also shaken the government and the opposition, known as "the gathering of spring and autumn, the road is well-dressed", and "when you come out of the city, everyone knows that there are people who have been restored". Its influence spreads throughout the northern and southern provinces, and everywhere it goes, there are thousands of empty alleys and countless fans.

If this is just the case, then this Zhang Pu is at most extraordinary in speech ability, which is equivalent to the level of Martin Luther King Jr. in the United States in later generations. But the terrible thing is that Zhang Pu is not only extremely fanatical in politics, but also very ambitious and skillful. After becoming famous, he refused to go out step by step to get promoted to the top of the ranks, but tried to ascend to the sky in one step, by recruiting disciples to control the intellectual circles and control the scientific field, and finally achieve the goal of swaying the political power - and once really let him succeed! Even Zhou Yanru, the head of the dynasty, was pinched by him and had to obey. Once, Zhang Pu even directly gave Zhou Yanru a booklet, which was full of names, some wanted to be useful, and some wanted to be dismissed, but Zhou Yanru actually did everything and did not dare to disobey at all.

Think about it, a mere "civil opinion leader" who does not have any actual position can remotely manipulate the court's decision-making, decide on the appointment and dismissal of officials, and regard the great future as a plaything in the palm of his hand...... This kind of arrogance and ability, which student cadre in the modern world can do it?

Control the court in the countryside and rule the world as an idler...... To be able to bring the "student movement" to such a level is unprecedented.

Of course, it is said that Zhang Pu was assassinated by Zhou Yanru or some other bigwig who couldn't bear it because he was too arrogant......

Obviously, for Donglin Party officials such as Zou Weilian, the governor of Fujian, Zhang Pu, a small character who was funded and supported by them with money, is almost equivalent to an unfamiliar mad dog...... Not to mention anything else, just looking at this guy sitting in front of him in a big way at this time, arguing with himself, the governor of Fujian, Zou Weilian couldn't help but feel full of tiredness - you Zhang Punian is only thirty years old, and he just passed the Jinshi exam last year, and the official is only a mere Jishi of the Hanlin Academy, and now he is still idle at home because of filial piety, how dare he be so presumptuous in front of me, a feudal official? ! Even in terms of age, the old man is twenty years older than you! Where have all the humility and etiquette gone?

But tired and crooked, thinking of this guy's terrifying reputation and tens of millions of fans, as well as the looming Donglin bigwigs behind this visit, Fujian Governor Zou Weilian Rao was displeased, and he had to be patient and listen to this guy's chatter in his ear:

“…… People of my generation who are studying, even if they are far away from the rivers and lakes, how can they not think about national affairs?! In recent years, natural disasters have continued in various provinces, with the northwest flowing in all directions, and the provinces of Shanxi and Shanxi being eroded; Liaodong Jiannu was rampant, and the Beijing division was shocked overnight; Shandong, Henan, and Beizhili are also in constant turmoil, and there are even traitors and villains in the court, forcing the Donglin gentleman to go to the wilderness. There are also Australian thieves who crossed the ocean and came by big iron boats, and set up a village to defend themselves on the high ground of Qiongzhou Prefecture, build cities and pave roads, and recruit troops and horses...... cough, buying ships, smuggling commercial goods, colluding with traitors and martial artists from Fujian and Guangdong provinces, and plundering the population, its power is not to be underestimated. The current situation is already unstable, and if there are any more thieves from the south who take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, it is really unimaginable! ”

In the small flower hall of the governor's yamen, Zhang Pu held a teacup in his hand and talked so eloquently, "...... Nowadays, the thieves in Qiongzhou are in cahoots with the wolves of Huangshi in southern Fujian, colluding with each other inside and outside, harming the good people and the common people to enrich themselves, and they are getting bigger and bigger. We can only strike first, announce to the world to crusade against the thief in Huangshi, eradicate the Funing army, and cut off the arms of the thief, so that we can get rid of the great trouble of the southern provinces, and protect the society and the people......"

“…… Ahem, dryness! As you just said, now that the Central Plains is swinging, the rogues are swarming, the southwest rebellion is undecided, the Guanning army is newly defeated, and the Liaodong Tartars are arrogant for a while. ”

Regarding these empty words, which were completely divorced from reality, Fujian Governor Zou Weilian rolled his eyes when he heard it, but it was not easy to attack, so he had to persuade patiently, "...... Huangshi's bureaucracy did support the army in Fujian and did a lot of illegal deeds, but he didn't pull the flag to rebel, and the taxes in Fujian could be almost paid, at best, it was a little more domineering, and it was just like Li Chengliang in Liaodong in the past.

As for the thieves entrenched in Qiongzhou, they did have fought a few battles with the officials and soldiers, but according to what I heard, the Australian has now accepted the appeasement, and since then he has not stolen, robbed, killed or plundered, did not kill officials and did not attack the city, paid taxes according to the rules and regulations, paid food on time, and did not seem to have much intention of being enemies with the imperial court except for doing some business...... Zheng Zhilong, the leader of the Haikou before, was rampant in the Fujian Sea, did many evils, and broke through countless states and counties, and Xiong Du (Xiong Wencan) was still able to appease him and entrust him with important tasks. Why is it so calculating now, and can't tolerate a group of thieves who are located in remote areas and do business? ”

-- As for the "encirclement and suppression of thieves and returning home with a great victory" played by the Guangdong side before, the Australians could only retreat in the "high city," which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and did not dare to come out...... Those are all bastards who specialize in fooling the emperor, and among them who are well-informed and understandable, don't mention it.

“…… You can't say that, my lord! That Huangshi not only colluded with thieves, but his heart could be punished. Last year, this thief even went out to Japan without authorization, not only did he send troops without an order, he left the garrison without permission, but he also attacked the 'country of non-conquest' designated by Taizu, which is enough to be a great crime of rebellion! And although Qiongzhou is remote, it is also the territory of my Ming Dynasty, and overseas thieves support troops in Qiongzhou to defend themselves, do not listen to the teachings of the saints, and make the atmosphere of the world unlikely, like this......"

“…… Alas, why is the dryness so demanding?! If there is peace and turmoil in the Central Plains today, it is already very good that we can keep a peaceful and peaceful place in the south. Besides, the Francos occupied the trench back then, and they haven't left so far, but they haven't made any big trouble. ”

Zou Weilian couldn't help but interrupt Zhang Pu's words, "...... If there are many events today, are there still fewer things for martial artists? In the north, I heard that some officials and soldiers took advantage of the time to beg for thieves to slaughter the county seat and kill the county order, but no one pursued it later! Compared to this, Huangshi's rebellious behavior is nothing. Moreover, now there are also bandits in Fujian Province, and it is inseparable from the Funing army to guard the border and the people - the truth that when the water is clear, there are no fish, and Qiandu must also understand it! Moreover, the Qiongzhou Mansion is under the control of Guangdong, even if it is necessary to send troops to fight against the thieves, it is not about Fujian, so why bother to come to Fuzhou to chatter? ”

“…… Ahem, my lord, the original intention of the next is not to ask Fujian to violate the imperial court system and launch a large army to expedition to Qiongzhou. ”

Zhang Pu hurriedly explained, "...... However, Huangshi, this thief, really can't be tolerated, and asks the lord to send an official letter quickly, seize his military power, disperse his subordinates, and cut down such rebellious feudal towns for the country. The princes of Donglin will also support the adults in the north and south capitals, and praise Zou Gong's loyalty and righteousness......"

“…… Qiandu's words are really Meng Lang! All the departments under Huangshi's command are all his cronies who have followed him in the Liaodong campaign for many years, and they have always only had the main generals in their eyes, and there is no imperial court. Xiong Du couldn't take this generation in the past, where can he get a document from the governor's yamen? ”

Zou Weilian sighed and said, "...... And the Funing Army not only monopolizes the benefits of sea trade, but also has overseas thieves who think it is Austrian aid, and there are many brave men under it, and there are no less than 30,000 soldiers who can fight! Even if the troops of Fujian Province are exhausted, it will be difficult to be an enemy of it. If you take risks rashly, you really have no chance of winning. If the event fails, it will inevitably provoke the southern army to connect and the jade will be burned, is it a good thing? What's more, today's cabinet is a traitorous minister, and the Donglin gentleman is gone, and the trend of evil not being able to defeat good has been achieved. The new first assistant Wen Tiren has always hated the old man, once the incident happens, most of them will fall into the ground, and the situation will only get worse! ”

(Ancient literati generally did not directly address people by their first names, except when swearing.) ）

Speaking of this, Zou Weilian was almost pleading, "...... Qiandu, this official is not unaware of the great changes in the current situation, the traitorous party in the DPRK and China has gained power, and the princes of Donglin are in a critical situation. But at this time of internal and external difficulties, our generation of righteous people and gentlemen should be calm, and would rather lie dormant for a while. Don't take any tiger and wolf medicine for the sake of a momentary pleasure, and finally cause a monstrous disaster! ”

In short, no matter how Zhang Pu talked about lotus flowers and threatened and lured, Governor Zou Weilian was determined to go back, and refused to rashly attack Huangshi and the "Australians" in Fujian, and used the Donglin bigwigs in Jiangnan as a pathfinder cannon fodder for bringing their own dry food to death.

In the end, when Zhang Pu had no choice but to leave, Zou Weilian couldn't help wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, and said in his heart that this level had finally passed again.

However, he didn't notice the ruthless look that flashed in Zhang Pu's eyes before he said goodbye and left......

- Don't forget, this benevolent brother looks like a humble gentleman, but in fact, he is a super murderer who has always done anything to kill officials and burn officials......