Nanxun is located in the northeast of Zhejiang, bordering the Wujiang River in Jiangsu, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes by, the rivers are vertical and horizontal, the water of the two streams of Tiaoxia converges here, and the water and land transportation is very convenient.

In the early spring of the first year of Tongzhi (1862), the Jiangnan town of Nanxun was broken by the sound of gunfire. Under the leadership of the prince Li Shixian, the Taiping army was invincible, and nine of the eleven prefectures and seventy prefectures and counties in Zhejiang were occupied by the Taiping army, and Nanxun, the important town of Huzhou in Zhejiang, was no exception.

The townspeople fled when they heard the news, and they went to the countryside to take refuge. Liu Yong's family, the Gu family, and the Zhang family all went to Shanghai, and Jingzhuang had already withdrawn.

All the shops in the town were closed, and Nanxun Town suddenly became an empty city.

The Qing army garrison in Huzhou Prefecture was basically Mingzhe to protect himself, and basically had no resistance to the Taiping army, so the Taiping army marched east along the waterway and gradually arrived at Nanxun.

The leader of the Nanxun Taiping Army was called Huang Wenjin, and I saw that he was wrapped in a dark yellow turban on his head, his ice blue eyes didn't know how indifferent, and he never saw a smile on his face; a tall nose, a blue robe, a gold belt around his waist, and a pair of black boots on his legs; A big knife with a cold light, never leaving his hand; Its martial arts are unfathomable, making people see that they are far away from three points.

Huang Wenjin led an army and entered Nanxun without much effort along the way.

At the key crossing of Nanxun, the "Autonomous Association" sounded the gong from different directions, and when the gong sounded, the town of Nanxun closed the door and fled, and suddenly there was a mess. Even the refugees who could run in the porridge shed heard that the "spear" was coming, and they slipped away, leaving only some old, weak, sick and disabled.

Huang Wenjin crossed his waist with his left hand and held a knife in his right hand, standing on the bow of the warship, looking majestic.

Huang Wenjin sighed, white walls and gray tiles, small bridges and flowing water, there is such a beautiful place in the south of the Yangtze River? It's a pity that in such a place, the gates are closed and no one can see them. Only the smoke of burning houses in the distance can be seen.

Huang Wenjin is also considered enlightened, he went ashore, that is, he ordered all the departments: the houses of the big households can be used as camps for all departments, and it is a pity to avoid the bodies of our soldiers, and it is a pity to burn them.

As a result, many large families in Nanxun went to the empty building, and the house became the garrison of the Taiping Army.

Huang Wenjin took a few soldiers and walked around Nanxun Town at will. Come to the chaff soup kitchen.

Some old, weak, sick and disabled refugees who did not flee saw the "spear" coming, and knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: The king spares his life! The king spares his life!

Huang Wenjin crossed his waist with his left hand and held a big knife in his right hand, when he heard him kneeling on the ground and shouting, "The king spares his life!" The king spares his life! I feel a little strange, the accent is not a local, a bit like the accent of my hometown Anhui. Just ask: Where are you from, how did you come here, tell me the truth? This king "kills the rich and helps the poor", please rest assured, it will not hurt you.

Hearing this, an old man boldly said: The king is above, most of the small people here come from Anhui, because their hometown suffers disasters every year, coupled with the chaos of war, they can't survive, so they have to flee to come here. Fortunately, the big family here is gracious, and they give porridge here, three meals a day, even if they are full. Therefore, I stayed here and did not want to wander again. I heard that there is also a "aid station" in the east of the town, which specializes in taking in sick families and orphans, including food, shelter, and medical treatment.

When Huang Wenjin heard this, he was curious, since he joined the Taiping Army, he had never seen such a responsive place across several provinces and cities. So, he said: Everyone, get up, don't worry, our army is only resisting the Qing Dynasty and "killing the rich and helping the poor", and will not kill the common people casually. Then he commanded, "Go, let me go to the east and see."

Huang Wenjin took a few people to the "aid station".

When Fang Xiuzhen and Sister-in-law Ying saw the "spear" coming, they trembled with fright and knelt on the ground with a plop. Fang Xiuzhen was still holding a child in her hand, and said in her mouth: Ask the king to spare his life! Beg the king to spare his life! If the king must be killed, please kill me and leave this child behind, this child is miserable, and someone sent him here a few days ago.

Huang Wenjin was very emotional when he heard this, and said: You, don't kill the children, get up and talk slowly to this king.

Fang Xiuzhen hugged the child, stumbled, didn't dare to look up, and said tremblingly: The woman's hometown is from Fengyang, Anhui, and her hometown was hit by a disaster that year, her husband was killed, and her son's whereabouts are unknown. In order to find her son, the woman begged all the way, fled here, a serious illness, almost died, thanks to the rescue of the Liu Dong family in the town, she was able to save her life. Later, he initiated the establishment of a 'rescue station' here, and for those who had fled, they could eat, shelter, and wear. Everyone in Nanxun Town contributed money, contributed goods, and gave medical treatment to the people at the 'aid station'. Later, when the woman recovered from her illness, she had nowhere to go, so she stayed here to help manage the work of the 'aid station'. The woman begged the king, Nanxun Town is a good person, and no one can be killed, and this child should not be killed. If you want to kill, kill the woman. After speaking, Fang Xiuzhen burst into tears and knelt down again. And he said, "What the woman said is true." If the king doesn't believe me, you can ask the others next to you.

Several other trembling refugees who stood aside said in unison: What she said was the truth, without Nanxun Town, we would have died a long time ago.

Several Taiping soldiers looked at Fang Xiuzhen at this time. One of the Taiping soldiers stared at Fang Xiuzhen stubbornly, and finally ran to Fang Xiuzhen, plopped, and knelt down towards Fang Xiuzhen: Mother, I am Hugen. The son is unfilial, and please forgive me.

Fang Xiuzhen was stunned by the scene in front of her, and the child in her hand almost fell to the ground, thanks to the quick-eyed person who took the child from Fang Xiuzhen's arms.

Hugen got up and supported Fang Xiuzhen with both hands, and said: Mother, I am really Hugen.

Fang Xiuzhen woke up like a dream, hugged the tiger root and cried. While crying, he said all the way: Son, my mother is so hard to find you.

Even Huang Wenjin was a little emotional when he saw this scene, and he said loudly to Hugen: Don't hurry up and help your mother to the house.

Xu Hugen helped Fang Xiuzhen to the 'aid station' house.

Huang Wenjin also followed.

Huang Wenjin looked around the 'aid station', there were several rooms, one with a few female patients and a few orphans, one with a few male patients lying inside, and a huge shed outside, a warehouse full of clothes and bedding donated by others, and dozens of people lying in the other.

Fang Xiuzhen completely lost her original fear of the Taiping Army, she said to Huang Wenjin: If the people here were not rescued by so many good people in Nanxun Town, they would have been dumped in other places.

Huang Wenjin was thoughtful.

Fang Xiuzhen asked her sister-in-law to make tea for the Taiping Army.

Fang Xiuzhen took Xu Hugen's hand and said: Hu'er, where have you been in the past few years, do you know that your mother is looking for you so hard. As he spoke, he burst into tears.

Xu Hugen said with tears in his eyes: In that disaster, my son was washed out of the flood for several miles, fainted by the river, and was rescued by well-wishers. Later, when I returned to my hometown, the whole village was gone, and there was no trace of my father and mother, and it was estimated that there was more than one bad luck, and then I joined the Taiping Army and came here.

Fang Xiuzhen said: Son, you have to talk about your conscience, if it weren't for the good people in Nanxun Town to save you, your son and mother might not be able to meet again. Mother reminds you today that people are doing and people are watching. In the days to come, if you commit something lacking in virtue in Nanxun Town, your mother will die in front of you, and you will not be blind.

Xu Hugen nodded slightly.

Huang Wenjin was thoughtful.

Huang Wenjin and Xu Hugen, the Taiping army said goodbye, and Fang Xiuzhen and Ying's sister-in-law returned to the station.

Returning to the station, Huang Wenjin saw a hall in the center, several locals were tied up and kneeling there, on both sides stood the Taiping army with red tassel guns, and in the middle of the Taishi chair sat a certain flag commander, he said: Now that it is the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Qing Dynasty government will no longer exist. Now that our department is here, it is so deserted that the ghosts have to come out, there is no food, there is nothing, so how can the king's soldiers survive? If you don't hand over food, the monk can't walk the temple, and he doesn't want to go back today!

Hearing this, Huang Wenjin shouted: Loosen people's ties!

When several Taiping soldiers saw Huang Wenjin speak, they hurriedly untied the kneeling ones. The leader also greeted Huang Wenjin with a smile.

Huang Wenjin walked to the front, crossed his waist with his left hand, and said loudly: Today, I will make it clear here, who will snub the local ordinary people in the future, let me know, don't blame me for being unkind! After saying that, he strode into the inner room.

Huang Wenjin's words made the Taiping Army present jaw-dropping. The leader waved to the frightened people standing there and motioned for them to go home.