Jiangning.

The fastest express delivery of the Qing Dynasty was more urgent than 600 miles, and the "immediate delivery" known as "800 miles of flying folds" also rushed into the city of Jiangning. These two riders don't know how long they have been "flying", they are already covered with stinky sweat, and the sweat and cement ash on their faces are mixed together, and they can rub a ball when they are scraped off.

In the past, such a flyer could not enter the gate of the governor's yamen at all. But today, as soon as he entered the city, he was led by Goshha, a henchman of Duolong, who had been waiting there for a long time, and directly "flew" into the governor's yamen, and arrived outside the Santang Gate in the yamen.

"Fly fold, the emperor's fly fold has arrived!"

Doron's Goshha roared as he rode on horseback. Then I heard the voice of the governor in the middle of the three halls: "Quick, get it!" ”

A Duolong master trotted out with a robe, took a burden from the stinky "flying delivery", and then threw a small piece of silver to the "flying delivery": "The master of the army is rewarded." ”

Then, the master rushed into the hall with his baggage.

At this time, there was a small meeting in the three halls, Jie Shu, Duolong, Er Chu, Ma Hu, Liang Huafeng, Shi Lang, Wang Zhongxiao, and Cao Xi were all there, and they were studying how to arrest the third prince of Zhu together. It's that Wang Yongkang! How to ban "The World is Public"?

The former is easy to do, and Ma Hu said that his pacesetter is lying outside the Humble Administrator's Garden, ready to attack at any time!

But the latter is not very easy to do, because "The World is Justice" has already spread out a lot. How can it be strictly forbidden? It's impossible to search from house to house!

Moreover, it is not appropriate for the yamen of the governor of Liangjiang to issue a notice to the gentry and people in the three provinces of Liangjiang not to privately hide and read "The World is Public"!

Originally, everyone didn't know that there was such a particularly anti-anti-book, but isn't your notice known to everyone?

In addition, this anti-book has a backer!

That's Wu Sangui's anti-book! Wu Sangui also has many henchmen who lead troops in the southeastern region, and they are not afraid of the literary prison, because they not only have anti-books, but also "anti-knife", "anti-gun", and "anti-artillery", and the system of the literary prison is ineffective against them.

At that time, the readers of the two rivers and three provinces knew that there were "particularly anti" anti-books, and those military leaders who had "anti-knife", "anti-gun" and "anti-artillery" in their hands printed and distributed this "The World is Public" in large quantities. Didn't the notice of the Liangjiang Governor's Yamen become an "anti-book forcible push"?

But I can't help but this "The World is Public" and it doesn't work, this is not the "Ming History Case" of the "Ming History Case". There are more than 100 volumes of that set of history books, and normal people don't read them at all, only people who have enough to eat and have nothing to do will read them. The ban on "A Brief History of the Ming Dynasty" is actually to establish the authority of the imperial court and intimidate Han scholars.

And this "The World is Public" has a total of four articles, "Yuanjun", "Yuanchen", "Yuanfa", "Harada", and there are not many words in one piece, and the "Harada" chapter is still semi-vernacular, and you can understand it if you are literate.

And the content in it is to incite rebellion!

is still inciting with red fruits, and it is clear that it is against the truth!

If this spreads, it will be a spark if it doesn't work!

So a few people discussed for a few days, but they didn't know what to do? I can only wait for Kangxi's "flying delivery", and I finally waited for it today.

"Multi-system army, what does the emperor mean?"

"Did the emperor ask us to strictly prohibit "The World is Public"?"

"Multi-army, let's talk about it."

As soon as Duolong took out Kangxi's court mail, several people in the three halls began to ask, and they were also anxious!

If it is really strictly forbidden, it is not a matter of copying the house, but copying the barracks of those green camp leaders who have a lot to do with Wu Sangui.

"The emperor didn't let us strictly prohibit it, he let us" Duolong opened Kangxi's court and looked at it, and then was stunned after saying half a sentence.

Prince Kang Jieshu saw that Duolong was frozen, and hurriedly asked, "What did the emperor ask us to do?" ”

Only then did Duo Long react, looking up at Prince Kang's book: "The emperor asked us to help the third prince of Zhu to print a little more of the "Harada" chapter in "The World is Public", and then distribute it to all parts of the two rivers and three provinces!" ”

"What?"

"Your Majesty, this is."

"Harada? Is it the one that divides the fields and land? ”

"High! High! It's too high, Emperor Shengming! ”

Of course, it is Wang Shikai who shouts the emperor's sage!

Because he already knows what Emperor Kangxi wants to do?

And his shout attracted the puzzled eyes of the others.

Of course, everyone is not doubting whether the emperor is holy or not, but wants to know where this little child emperor is Shengming?

Wang Zhongxiao said loudly: "What the emperor means is that we want the landlords and gentry of the two rivers and three provinces to recognize the true face of the third prince of Zhu, this third prince of Zhu is not with Emperor Chongzhen of Ming Sizong, he is with Li Zicheng!"

What he wants to do is what Li Zicheng wanted to do but didn't do! He gave the land of the world to the peasants who ploughed it. He wants to rob the land of the gentry and landlords! He is. A king! ”

"That's right!" Ma Hu, the governor of Jiangsu, slapped his thigh and said, "The emperor is really a saint. Didn't those Han gentry help us eliminate the thieves because they were afraid that Li Zicheng would rob them of their money? He paused and asked, "What else did the emperor say?" ”

Duolong said calmly: "The emperor asked us to arrest the puppet third prince Wang Yongkang immediately!" ”

Ma Hu, the governor of Jiangsu, immediately responded: "Multi-system army, I will let people arrest it immediately!" ”

Duolong said: "Remember, don't move too much, and catch it alive!" ”

"Huh!"

After Duolong gave the order, he turned back to Wang Zhongxiao and Shi Lang and said, "Shikai, Marquis, the emperor asked the two of you to clean up that Wang Yongkang. If he is really the third prince of Zhu, then this dynasty still has to treat the heirs of Emperor Chongzhen preferentially!

If he's just a fake. Do you know what to do? ”

What to do?

Shi Lang was stunned for a moment.

It's hard to say whether that Wang Yongkang is really the third prince of Zhu, but it should be true that he is Wu Sangui's son-in-law. If this is in his own hands, will he have to fight Wu Sangui to the end in the future? Can't be a "five ministers" anymore?

"Yes!" Wang Zhongxiao already had a positive answer at this time, he turned his head to look at Shi Lang and said, "Shi Junmen, the emperor has a will for me!" ”

"Ah" Shi Lang immediately understood, this is not allowed to be a "five ministers"! That can't be helped. So he hugged his fist to Wang Zhongxiao: "Wang Guard, without further ado, let's go to Suzhou as soon as possible!" ”

Wang Zhongxiao nodded, "Shi Junmen, let's leave tomorrow, okay?" ”

"Okay!"

With the sound of the labor horn of "Hi Yo, Hi Yo, add strength", the long pole was inserted into the water, against the silt at the bottom of the river, pushing a full boat, winding eastward, stirring up a shallow white wave on the busy waterway between Fengqiao and Changmen, and a triangular "grain" word flag was hunting and fluttering in the summer breeze of Gusu.

On the bow of this boat, there is a man and a woman standing side by side, the man is wearing a moon-white robe, holding a folding fan, shaking gently, so uncomfortable, it is the most handsome Yanping Palace's advisor to join the army, and Chen Yonghua, the helmsman of the Jiangnan branch of the Heaven and Earth Society.

And that woman is Chang Mingyue, the peach blossom fairy who has been in and out of pairs with Chen Yonghua during this time. However, she had already faded away and dressed up as a businesswoman, standing beside Chen Yonghua, looking as if she was the young grandmother of that big businessman.

On both sides of this waterway, which is as lively as a water road, is a ten-mile long street known as "a first- and second-class rich and elegant place in the red dust".

This ten-mile long street is not in Gusu City, but on both sides of the waterway between the gate and the Grand Canal outside Gusu City. The waterway is in the middle of the long street, and the waterway is full of wharves for loading and unloading, and outside the wharf is a bustling market. On the waterway, there are many stone arch bridges, and people come and go on the bridge, shoulder to shoulder, bustling.

Although it was not the first time that Chen Yonghua had beaten this prosperous place outside Gusu City, he still felt a little emotional when he stood on the bow of the boat, and sighed: "I really didn't expect that there would be such a rich and prosperous land today."

Chang Mingyue next to her sighed: "There is only one place left, Gusu!" The slave family listened to the old man in the family said that Yangzhou was prosperous in the past, and it was still above Gusu, but unfortunately after the ten-day massacre, it was no longer prosperous, and it has not recovered so far. In Jinling City, on the banks of the Qinhuai River, it was once a prosperous place for singing and dancing, but now it is no longer romantic. ”

Chen Yonghua sighed: "Actually, Yangzhou and Jinling are still good. After all, there is still some vitality. It was really destroyed by the Tartars in Anping and Guangzhou, Quanzhou Anping is the Zheng family's original base, there were countless maritime merchants, sails like clouds, and the annual ship tax (protection fee) handed over to the Zheng family alone is in the millions. At that time, the Zheng family was really rich! At that time, Anping was really prosperous, but unfortunately it was all destroyed by the hands of the Tartars.

And Guangzhou is even more miserable, the two thousand years of maritime trade capital, the first prosperous place in Tiannan. Not only was hundreds of thousands of people slaughtered by Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao, two old thieves, but also a sea ban on relocation, and the financial routes on the sea were cut off, and there was no longer as prosperous as it used to be. ”

Chang Mingyue sighed: "I wonder if I can see the peaceful and prosperous world again in this life?" ”

Chen Yonghua was full of confidence and his eyes were resolute: "Yes!" Absolutely! ”

The two of them were chatting when they were suddenly interrupted by a loud voice.

"Mr. Chen, Chang Xiangu, don't patronize and talk about love, it looks like you're about to go to Changmen, we can pack a lot of treasures on this trip, and there must be no accidents?"

The one who spoke was a stout young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, who was Wang Zhongyi, Wang Zhongxiao's adoptive brother.

He had now changed his disguise, and had changed into a sailor's short suit, revealing two thick arms, and his skin was already a little dark, and at first glance he looked like a sailor who sailed all year round.

As Wang Fuchen's adopted son, Wang Zhongxiao's adoptive brother, the founding patriarch of the Heaven and Earth Society, and at the same time, he is the henchman who hunted Ao Bai with Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao's father and son, and can be regarded as the most core member of Wang Zhongxiao's rebel group.

And he is still a skilled person in Wang Fuchen's team. His nickname is "King Cannon", this is not a casual call, but he is really good at amplifying cannons!

His own father was a gunner in Wang Fuchen's army, and he had been following Wang Fuchen since Datong, and had been fighting in Burma, and died in Yunnan four years ago. But before he died, he had already taught his son. Later, Wang Fuchen accepted Wang Dacang as his adopted son, and let him learn from the senior gunners in Wu Sangui's army for a few months.

But this is nothing, and later Wang Zhongxiao himself took him personally. Just after Wang Fuchen was ordered to train at the small station, Wang Zhongxiao didn't know where to find a booklet called "Qu Gun Artillery" and passed it to him.

He also asked Yang Qilong to find a few masters from Tianjin Wei who had cast cannons for the Ming Dynasty and now became coppersmiths and blacksmiths to help cast a few short and thick "curved guns" that looked similar to the "soup pot", so that Wang Dacang and Wang Dacang's own apprentices (all of whom were teenagers from Jingwumen) could practice.

Later, Gunpowder Guo arrived at the small station, and Wang Zhongxiao asked Gunpowder Guo to create a batch of flowering bombs according to the drawings.

The "baby" in Wang's cannon refers to two bronze mortar cannons that can fire 12 catties of flowering shells and dozens of flowering shells equipped with wooden tails and woodpipe fuses.

Don't underestimate these two bronze mortar cannons and dozens of flowering shells, this is the firepower that the third prince Zhu in history has never had!

As long as these two bronze mortar cannons can be transported into the city of Suzhou, then the "Pingjiang Riot" (Suzhou Mansion is also known as Pingjiang Mansion) will be lively!

"Don't worry, no one will stop us." Chen Yonghua smiled and patted the money bag hanging on his belt, "It's really not good to have money to make ghosts grind, don't we still have the token of the Internal Affairs Bureau?" There is a Suzhou weaving yamen in Suzhou City, and the officers and soldiers guarding the gate know the origin of the Internal Affairs Office. ”

As Chen Yonghua spoke, the boat he was on had approached the gate to the west of Suzhou City.

Outside the gate, there was already a long queue of merchant ships, all waiting to pay to enter the city, and on the long street outside the city gate, there were many shops, bustling, and there were also canopy boats carrying all kinds of food on the water.

Before entering the ancient city of Pingjiang, Chen Yonghua, Chang Mingyue and Wang Dacang had already felt the kind of wealth and prosperity that came to their faces.

But at this moment, in this world's first- and second-class rich and prosperous place, probably no one would have thought that a riot that shocked the world was about to start!

In the city of Suzhou, near the Heshan Academy (Governor's Yamen), in a merchant house that had just been bought by a merchant from Fujian at a high price. Wang Shiyuan, the third prince of Zhenzhu, was standing in front of a large bronze mirror, looking at the blurred image of himself in the mirror—a man wearing an earthy yellow robe and a red hood on his head.

The so-called hood is a kind of hat that protects against the cold and wind, and the back is long and draped on the back. This kind of hat was more popular in the early years of the Qing Dynasty because it could cover the braids, and those who were forced to keep braids, but were unwilling, liked to wear a kind of hat. But Wang Shiyuan didn't like this kind of hat, and he didn't like the robe on his body that was rough in workmanship and ugly in appearance.

"Isn't there anything better?" Wang Shiyuan asked, "Prince Daming's python robe is much better than this." And this red hood is too ugly, can you change it to a black veil? ”

"Third prince, don't pick it." A strong man with a beard and a Shaanxi accent stood beside Wang Shiyuan and said to him, "Yellow clothes and red scarves. This is the dress of the Red Turban Army! This was the case when your ancestor, Emperor Hongwu, called Jiangnan! ”

The person who was talking nonsense with Wang Shiyuan was He Tianran (nicknamed Big Hair), who led more than 70 dead soldiers of the Heaven and Earth Society (all of them were Chen Yonghua and Chang Mingyue), protected Wang Shiyuan, and also pretended to be a Cao Shang Cao Gong into the city. also lived in the merchant house that Chang Mingyue bought very close to the yamen of the governor of Jiangsu - this is the general headquarters of the "Pingjiang Mansion Riot".

And the commander-in-chief of the "Pingjiangfu Riot" (the name of the Pingjiangfu Riot was of course given by Wang Shikai) is of course Chen Yonghua himself, and as for Wang Shiyuan's task, he will play himself (the third prince of Zhu) after the riot begins.

"Third prince, your royal flag is also here, hurry up, show it to the third prince!" He Tianran beckoned his two subordinates to unfurl a yellow flag that had just been made, and the flag was still embroidered with words.

Wang Shiyuan looked back and read in a low voice: "Expel the Tartars and restore China; Juntian divides the land and opens the Taiping, why is there nothing to do here? ”

"Yes, yes, this flag is not completely done, and there is a clear word in it." He Tianran said, "At that time, there will be a red flag of the Heaven and Earth Society and your third prince flag, and we will go with us to fight the Jiangsu Governor Yamen of Heshan Academy!" ”

"How many of us are there?" Wang Shiyuan asked.

"Now there are seventy-two!" He Tianran said, "Chen Senjun and Chang Xiangu will also bring some people in, and there will be about a hundred people by then." In addition, there are 200 people on the Humble Administrator's Garden. ”

"There are only three hundred people in total," a cold sweat came out of Wang Shiyuan's forehead, "Three hundred people can take down Suzhou Mansion City?" ”

In fact, there are three hundred, Chen Yonghua and He Tianran, and the hundred people here are real. The 200 people on Wang Yongkang's side were all empty.

"Probably not." He Tianran smiled, "But it doesn't matter, we just need to make as much movement as possible in Suzhou Mansion City, we have to let everyone in the world know that the real Third Prince Zhu is back." That's enough! ”

"Enough?"

Wang Shiyuan will be skeptical.

"Enough!"

Chen Yonghua's voice came from outside the door.

Wang Shiyuan looked back, and saw a high-spirited Chen Fen Helm Lord Dabu Meteor walking in, and solemnly said to Wang Shiyuan: "His Royal Highness Dingwang, what we want to do now is not a simple rebellion, but a revolution. The most urgent task now is not to capture as much territory as possible, but to make people of insight in the world aware of our propositions, so that they can agree with our propositions, support what we do, and stand with us.

As long as people of insight in the world can join us, the Manchu Eight Banners are not enough for us to fight. ”

Looking at Chen Yonghua, who was full of confidence, Third Prince Zhu was really a little speechless, what kind of insight? People of insight are all gentry and landlords, can they agree to divide the land equally?

Just thinking of this, a disciple of the Heaven and Earth Society Fei also walked in and handed Chen Yonghua a note, Chen Yonghua took it, then let go of his tone and said to He Tianran: "Big hair, let everyone come back to recuperate. We'll do it tomorrow! ”

(End of chapter)