Chapter Twenty-Eight: Shaving Braids and Changing Customs

Xin'an County.

The soldiers got the order of Tantai Dream and went to every house in Xin'an County in batches. One by one, the soldiers brutally opened the doors one by one, and then regardless of the screams and cries of the women inside, they directly arrested all the men inside, whether they were young or old, and took them away.

Even if it is a big family, there are warriors who resist for a while, or they lock the gate tightly to prevent these soldiers from entering, but the soldiers who can't enter the door immediately send a signal flare, and the soldiers around them immediately gather here.

Then a bomb, the closed gate was immediately blown to pieces, and a large number of samurai were killed and wounded behind the door, and then the gun forest knife formation went directly inside.

All the people who blocked it, whether it was a housekeeper or a family member, a martial arts master or a ranger, couldn't toss a few times, and they all folded under the gunlin knife array.

Then it was to forcibly search the entire house, and after a burst of chickens and dogs, all the men who were hiding, no matter how big or small, would immediately tie up and drag them away as soon as they found their braids.

Only the weeping of the sad and helpless woman in the house was left.

However, the Lu family had already learned the situation and knew that this encounter would not be able to escape no matter what, although they vaguely hoped that these people would not be able to break through Xin'an County and avoid cutting off their braids, but now that the situation is like this, there is no way.

cut his braids, and had to press all his net worth on this boat, and follow the road of this Tantai dream to the dark, just hope that the family branch named Lu Zhong did not lie to himself.

The head of the Lu family gritted his teeth, looked at the children of the family surrounding him, as well as their relatives, and looked at the heavily armed soldiers standing on the side with solemn faces and no words.

He let out a long sigh and instructed the men, "What are you waiting for? Go and get the kids out of the door, and don't let the chiefs wait. ”

Then, he turned his face, deliberately ignoring the pleading looks of the wives and concubines next to him, and waved his hand directly: "Go, go!" ”

The women had no choice but to turn back to their respective rooms, turning their heads from time to time to look at them, hoping that the old man would change his mind. It's a pity that when they walked into the door, they didn't see the head of the Lu family say a word.

No matter how helpless they were, no matter how reluctant they were, they had no choice but to hold or hold hands with these children with braids one by one and bring them out.

Wang Erdan, who had been quietly watching these things next to him, smiled "hehe", and hugged the big man who was afraid of him in the past: "Since Master Lu is so sensible and takes the initiative to cooperate, we won't tie the rope, everyone, let's go?" ”

He stretched out his hand and pointed out the door, and the tips of the knives of the few soldiers next to him were directly turned around, vaguely aimed at these men and children of the Lu family.

These children were immediately frightened and hid in the arms of their aunts and mothers, but they were immediately pulled out by the men of the Lu family next to them.

The faces of these men were both angry and a little afraid, and their expressions were very complicated.

The head of the Lu family was silent for a while, stared straight at Wang Erdan, pulled the corners of his mouth, and finally didn't say a word under the threat of Wang Erdan's smiling eyes.

He took a dejected step and took the lead in leading the men of the Lu family outside.

The soldiers behind him hurriedly followed.

The other men who were taken away and terrified were all taken to the bluestone square behind the archway and thrown into a pile.

The head shavers, pig slaughterers, and other people related to hair in Xin'an County were also arrested and brought to the edge of the square, huddling in a heap with cowering, waiting for the hair to fall.

Gradually, when all the soldiers returned, Yutai Dream appeared on the square.

He glanced at the ugly braids in disgust, opened the space directly, and a pile of shiny razors appeared on the ground.

"All the braids are shaved off, and those who resist and don't shave die!"

Tantai Meng commanded Li Da next to him.

This Li Da has been following Tantai Meng for a long time, and he is already very good at figuring out his mind, and immediately shouted at the soldiers who were eagerly waiting around him, repeating Tantai Meng's order.

"All men's braids are to be shaved off, no matter who they are! As long as anyone dares to resist, or is unwilling to shave, kill it! ”

Yutai was very satisfied with his volume, and glanced at him appreciatively, which immediately made this guy's lips tremble when he shouted.

The soldiers who were waiting in a formation next to them were eager to try, and immediately pressed the shavers, butchers and other personnel who had been captured, and urged each of them to come forward and receive a razor with the tip of their knives.

Each person who received a razor was assigned a chair, and then stood behind the chair and waited for the soldiers to throw the people under it into a pile, grab them like little chicks, press them on the chairs, and immediately "brush" them a few times, and the braids on the back of their heads fell directly to the ground.

Each of the men who were caught had struggled hard a few times before, and after being shaved off their braids, it was as if they had been drained of their spirits, and their whole body was sluggish, and then they shrank on the ground, with a look of dead parents on their faces.

He even had to be kicked hard in the ass by the soldier next to him, kicking him and rolling before he shook his body, put his hands on his chest, and moved to the side.

Every time a person's braids were shaved off, the men from various families standing next to him or the men from small households who were messing around stretched their necks, looking at the long braids on the ground, the expressions on their faces were both regretful and a little gloating, and even some were a little excited, and then they all let out a long "oh", looking like a flock of geese waiting to be slaughtered.

One by one, the men in the square were pulled up and shaved their braids, and although these people looked desperate and sad, and there were many blanks, none of them dared to stand up and resist, they were accustomed to the days of "obeying the people" in this way.

Decades ago, the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs and killed here, and they accepted it honestly like this, who made them themselves a small people?

But these small people are going to be shaved after all, and all that remains is the men of the family standing next to them.

These "masters of the family" looked at countless eyes one by one and kept glancing at their side, especially those who didn't dare to look up at their untouchable families before, one by one they actually looked weird, and they kept talking about things one by one, thinking for a moment, and immediately realized their situation.

It's not that they forgot that they also have to shave their heads, but they gloated before, or they picked up the master's shelf, and kept commenting that this one's braids were untidy, and that one's braids were yellow, presumably a poor ghost, and the braids next to him looked quite neat on weekdays, and the baby was amazing, but it turned out to be a fake, and his own braids were just like that.

Anyway, in their opinion, these people's braids are either not as smooth as theirs, or they are not as long and neat as them, and they don't even tie a flower or a hairpin on their braids, which shows that the gap between the gentry and the poor people can be seen everywhere.

But now it was their turn to shave their own boastful braids, or to be shaved off by a group of big-headed soldiers in front of so many untouchables, and their hearts began to be indignant.

It's just that they looked fierce, holding steel guns and big knives in their hands, and the soldiers wearing armor withered one by one, so they had to comfort themselves that this was a temporary compromise and expedient measure, to break into the anti-thieves, and see how they would be exterminated in the future, and how their heads would be cut off one by one!

It's just that then I thought that I was also shaved and braided, and there were so many people watching, would the court think that I had surrendered to the thief, and I was in the same league as the thief?

Just when the thoughts of these people were chaotic and confused, the impatient soldiers pressed them to the chairs, sat down, and shaved off their braids.

The small people below tried to stretch their necks, and stared with wide eyes, wanting to see if the braids of these usually majestic old men were any different from them.

As a result, they kept seeing the end from beginning to end, their faces were constantly disappointed, and these old men's braids were shaved like them, and they didn't even let the shaver move his wrists more and use more strength.

Although the braids looked long and oily, and adorned with all kinds of treasures, they were shaved off and turned into waste, and even the little people looked down on them.

Finally, during the forty-three years of Kangxi, the people of Xin'an County and the gentlemen of the family on weekdays were all shaved off their braids hanging down the back of their heads.

For the first time, these small and poor people also vaguely experienced the taste of equality.

Then, taking advantage of the presence of all the men in Xin'an County, Tantai Dream continued to issue several new regulations.

First, he forbade women under his jurisdiction to bind their feet.

In the view of the modernly educated Tantai Meng, foot binding is not only very harmful to women's bodies, but also a great constraint on labor, and at the same time, it is also a dregs of feudal science, which must be eliminated.

Second, Tantai Meng ordered that three generations of close relatives should not be allowed to marry.

He even intends to appoint officials to enforce this in every household, and he does not want his people to be imbecile or disabled.

Thirdly, all school-age children, both boys and girls, must go to the school where they are preparing to open a new type of education.

At the same time as saying this, all the people below were in an uproar, and countless people began to shout non-stop, and some old men even kept slapping their hands on the ground and shouting loudly: "Sven sweeps the floor, it's immoral!" Offense against decency! ”

He was a little annoyed by the noise and noise in the audience, and made a gesture to the soldiers next to him, who immediately put down their guns, pointed at everyone present, and walked forward a few steps neatly.

Those who opposed immediately closed their mouths and never spoke again.

"Whoever does not obey the order, for the first time, is thrown into prison! The second time, you will die! ”

Yutai Meng threatened these old antiques with a gloomy face.

In the end, he ordered the whole city to search for Manchu bannermen, and once they were found, they would be killed immediately. If someone tries to hide, they will be punished directly according to the traitor, and the family will be exterminated.

The Manchu books, manuscripts, and items that were found, as well as various customs that are now circulating, such as "co-wifery" and other barbaric customs that have been circulated in Manchu Mongolia, were also either burned or changed and banned.

If someone refuses to hand it over, or does not change it, he will be directly sentenced to a serious crime and sent to prison.

For a time, the whole city was terrified.

However, under the overwhelming strength of the Tangtai Dream Army, people turned out the previous Manchu books, scrolls, banknotes, yellow jackets, etc. and burned them clean.

There are even people who report that the enemy has hidden clothes such as a yellow jacket given by the Qing Dynasty in Manchu or the Qing Dynasty because of various grievances, and then the enemy's opponent reports that a certain generation of ancestors served the Qing court for the death force, and there are also items given by the emperor.

In the process of handing over the Tibetan objects again and again, people's sense of identity, dependence, and even fear of the Manchu rule was gradually weakened little by little.

On weekdays, when the neighborhood or teahouse chatted, more and more people dared to call the Qing Dynasty minister and emperor by his name and scold Kangxi for his various cruel acts.

All kinds of Manchu books and items found in the city were piled up, and finally the soldiers used a barrel of gasoline to ignite and burn them all.

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