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Chapter 129, "The Righteous Man" Enters the City
The group of so-called "righteous men" who entered Hangzhou City from the north actually consisted of only three small boats, with a total of about twenty people.However, half of them are well-dressed people with fame and fame, and the leader is even more eye-catching. He is Zhang Dai and Zhang Zongzi, a well-known Hangzhou celebrity and the backbone of Fushe!Liu Zhifu knew very well that although this person had no official position, he was a son of an official family. He had a wide range of contacts, and his activities in court and among the people were quite amazing, so he hurriedly organized a banquet in the most luxurious brothel in Hangzhou. Clean them up, lest there be the slightest slight.

However, facing the gracious hospitality of the magistrate, Zhang Dai was frowning. What he saw and heard along the way to Hangzhou before was shocking everywhere, which fully proved that the situation on the battlefield was far worse than his last. pessimistic expectations.

According to the general practice in ancient times, in order to stabilize the occupied area as quickly as possible and reduce the resistance to rule the newly conquered area, the leader of any traditional feudal army will show a certain degree of politeness to the big gentry in the occupied area, because these local snakes are still needed To raise taxes, collect labor, and maintain local order.Especially at the end of the Ming Dynasty, when literature was valued over martial arts, even the most vulgar bandit mountain king knew to respect scholars.

In return, under certain conditions, the landlords and gentry will also acquiesce in the other party's strong position, and pay tribute to the conquerors some money, food and women, and spend money to eliminate disasters, so as not to annoy this group of strong people and make everything burn - of course, if you want the landlords It is basically impossible to sincerely pledge allegiance to these vulgar warriors.On the contrary, it is almost a must for landlords and gentry to engage in various small tricks behind the scenes and continue to add chaos to the new conquerors...

In short, in Zhang Dai's view, no matter how the world changes, the wealth and honor of these local gentry should remain unchanged forever.

But now this group of goddamn thieves has completely violated the above common sense. They treat those lowly people politely, but they don't mean to treat the gentry at all. "Public Trial", ransacking and beheading all the landlords and gentry in the village - in front of the unreasonable thieves, not only is the official of the imperial court no longer a talisman, but a reminder of death!

On the way to Hangzhou by boat along the Grand Canal, Zhang Dai and others met countless gentry fleets fleeing with their families, and even a few wine and meat friends made in Hangzhou.According to the cries of these refugees, this Kun thief is really much more vicious than the Japanese pirates.The Japanese pirates of the past were just asking for money to put it bluntly.If they could partner with Japanese pirates in the smuggling business, not only would those landlords and gentry not suffer losses, they would often make a fortune.

——This is also the reason why the Japanese pirates were repeatedly banned. Because the core of resisting Japanese pirates is to investigate smuggling rather than resist foreign invasion, so there are quite a lot of collusion with Japanese pirates in various provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, from officials to gentry.Even with the strength of modern China's control over society, various smuggling problems are still repeatedly banned.As for the Ming Dynasty, don’t even mention it—unless it was the time when Zhu Yuanzhang was cruel to fight corruption!
But the thieves who are running rampant in Zhejiang right now demand not only money but also life for landlords and gentry, and they especially like to kill scholars, and they don't know what respect is for the elderly and the virtuous.Even the retired old Shangshu was hung from a tree by them and whipped randomly... After hearing the cry of the old Shangshu's grandson, Zhang Dai felt very heavy. His family is a family of officials and dignitaries in Shaoxing. For the sake of being lively, they live in Hangzhou city all the year round, but most of the Zhang family's industries and clan members are still distributed in the rural villages and towns of Shaoxing and Hangzhou.

However, the thieves not only caused disasters in the countryside of Hangzhou on the north bank of the Qiantang River, but also launched a big raid on Xiaoshan and Shaoxing on the south bank of the Qiantang River...

Concerned about the safety of his family, Zhang Dai has been actively persuading these gentry to return to Hangzhou with him along the way, seeking revenge from the thieves, but most of these escaped gentry have blood feuds with the thieves. , but he knows how much he has.Now that he managed to escape from the dangerous situation with a narrow escape, how could he be willing to go back and throw himself into the trap?

Therefore, Rao Zhang Dai played the golden signboard of Fushe and wore out his lips. In the end, he only talked about two murdered Juren and one prison student whose family was ruined, and brought their servants to join the "righteous men" who rushed to Hangzhou. "Come in the team.However, those young scholars who followed Zhang Dai from Nanjing to Hangzhou to "give up the disaster generously" escaped several times in one breath on the way because of the unfavorable situation...

Just as Zhang Dai was recalling these gloomy experiences with his head downcast, suddenly a door announced loudly: The magistrate is here to visit.Then the curtain was lifted, and the magistrate Liu Mengqian walked in with Gao Xuan, who had recently been accepted as a confidant, first greeted Zhang Dai and other righteous men, and then spoke loudly.

"...Everyone knows that this thief pretends to be a descendant of the Song Dynasty, but he is actually a barbarian from overseas. Before stealing Qiongzhou, he committed many injustices, and the court still treated him with tolerance. Who would have thought that this generation would not think of the emperor's great grace, but would still do his best. Praying mantis! He actually colluded with the rebel generals of the imperial court, invaded Jiangnan wantonly, slaughtered my scholars, and killed my people! Wherever he went, the culture was cut off, and the demons were rampant! Fortunately, the sky never stops my Ming Dynasty. A few days ago, a loyal and studious person offered The method of wooden cannons kills the bandits and chieftains, and destroys the courage of the enemy; today, there are righteous men who generously go south, rushing to the army, and resisting the Communist Party. This is a blessing for the people of Hangzhou! Gentlemen, drink this cup together!"

There is a lot of echoing voices below, but right now is the time of war, and there are whining and strange rockets flying over the head from time to time, so I really can't tolerate the three rounds of drinking and the five flavors of food slowly—— After drinking a glass of wine, everyone began to talk about business.

"...Mr. Zhang, the elders in Hangzhou have been tortured by thieves for a long time, and they are longing for heavenly soldiers day and night. I don't know when the reinforcements from Nanjing will arrive?"——this is the prefect's master who can't wait to ask.It's been a long time in the isolated city, and the magistrate really misses the scenery of the lake and mountains on the West Lake, as well as the gentle embrace of the charming boat lady.He wished that the Kun bandits could retreat tomorrow, so that he could go boating on the West Lake again and sing "The Great River is Going East" to express his feelings.

"...This... please also ask the Lord Master Haihan. As far as Zhang knows, all the elite soldiers of the imperial court are fighting against the demons of Wenxiangjiao in Yangzhou. Although there have been frequent reports of success recently, the remaining demons are still stubbornly resisting. The supervisor of Yangzhou Lu Shangshu really couldn't get away for a while. In order to deal with the war in Zhejiang, although the imperial court had set up a list to recruit new troops in Nanjing, it was a waste of time to train troops and raise salaries. Zhang Gandu (Zhang Pu was from Songjiang) also proposed It is necessary to divide the troops to strengthen the coastal defense of Songjiang... Therefore, for the safety of the south of the Yangtze River, I also ask the masters of Futai to stay in Hangzhou for a few more days..."

Hearing Zhang Dai, the "unofficial representative of the imperial court", hesitantly said, Liu Zhifu suddenly felt cold, "...but all the elite soldiers in Zhejiang were also taken to Wenzhou by the governor to defend against the enemy! Now there is a lot of wind and snow , the road is difficult and dangerous, and the sea route is blocked by thieves. The governor does not know when he will be able to return to the provincial capital. Although we have a lot of food in Hangzhou, we are short of soldiers and major generals. The situation is really dangerous."

Speaking of this, Liu Zhifu even bowed to Zhang Dai, "...Mr. Suwen is anxious for justice. Now the Kun bandits have besieged the city for a month. According to the arrogance of the Kun bandits. Once the city of Hangzhou is broken, it will inevitably People are dying. Mr. Wang also tried to find reinforcements from the imperial court for Hangzhou to save the people of this city!"

"...But the princes of the Nanjing court also have difficulties. No one can conjure up soldiers, horses and food out of thin air!" Zhang Dai spread his hands and said with a wry smile, "...and please, my lord, try to deal with the culprits. As long as we can retreat from the enemy, even if It is a bribe to the enemy chieftain, and the princes of the dynasty will not care about it..."

Liu Zhifu rolled his eyes when he heard Zhang Dai's stupid words of standing up and talking without back pain. With the momentum and appetite shown by the thief, if there is no redemption fee of several million taels of silver, he may not be able to They send it away.It's not that Hangzhou city doesn't have so much money, but just because of his position as a magistrate, how can he force those gentry with deep background to go bankrupt and spend so much money?
Besides, even if he tore off his face and didn't want it, he forced the gentry to break their homes and donate so much money, and the gangsters also retreated as promised after receiving the money.But after the thieves retreated, how could those gentry who had been robbed of their money but had their hands and eyes in the sky swallow their anger?With the energy of those big families, even if he couldn't take revenge on the gangster who was far away overseas, wouldn't he still be able to punish a mere magistrate with a shallow foundation?
However, Gao Xuan, who was standing next to Liu Zhifu, his eyes lit up when he heard it, and immediately volunteered to the magistrate, asking to be sent to the camp of envoys, and using his sharp tongue to cast a wedge between him: "... My lord, the students have a good plan, even if they can't let the bandits go up and down, and they will disperse without a fight, at least they can delay for a while... But please ask the lord of the government to write a handwritten letter, so as to win the trust of the bandits..."

With the idea of ​​treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, Zhifu Liu responded to Gao Xuan's request in every possible way—as long as he didn't ask him for money, and then sent this loyal and unparalleled scholar to follow the mission of the envoy last time. The old man from the battalion set off together.

But Liu Zhifu, Zhang Dai and other righteous men stayed in this brothel, while continuing to feast and chat, watch songs and dances, while waiting for Gao Xuan's good news... At the same time, they helplessly listened to the thief's rockets roaring from above their heads again and again Flying over, and then bursting everywhere in the city...

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North shore of West Lake, outside Wulin Gate

"...Hush——"

"... Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo"

Accompanied by all kinds of strange whistling sounds, one Hale rocket after another continued to take off, bringing warmth to the citizens of Hangzhou in winter.

"... Hurry up, everyone, remember which rocket you fired, or if you can't remember for a while, don't say I'm unfair!"

Li Meng shook a bottle of bright red wine in his hand, and shouted to a group of Japanese security forces who were tinkering with rockets.

——After setting up camp outside the Wulin Gate for three days and setting fire for two nights in a row, because Major General Sun Yang was still leading the main force to dawdle in Fuyang County, there was still not enough troops to launch a general attack on Hangzhou City. Wang Qiu and Zhao Yingong, who were extremely bored, simply withdrew more than half of the troops back to Fenghuang Mountain Villa to rest, and then they also boarded the painting boat to enjoy the snow in the lake pavilion.Only a few hundred miscellaneous troops, mainly Japanese security forces, continued to launch Hale rockets outside the Wulin Gate to destroy, and appointed Comrade Li Meng, the traverser, as the temporary commander.

After taking over the miscellaneous army outside the Wulin Gate, in order to boost morale and increase the fun of the battle, Li Meng specially asked Wang Qiu for a few boxes of wine as prizes, and held a rocket whistle contest. This battle turned into an entertainment program like the Lantern Festival-every other hour, each security force squad can claim a Hale rocket, and then tie a bamboo whistle they made themselves before launching to see whose rocket is launched. The roar is scary.The team with the scariest whistle gets a bottle of wine, and the team with the worst whistle clears the launch site.

Although China has had the poem "Grape Wine Luminous Cup" since ancient times, in the East Asian continent these days, wine that is as red as blood is generally a rather rare imported product.So for this prize, which is very face-saving at first glance, the officers and soldiers of the Japanese security forces worked hard, and quickly wiped out the few bamboo trees by the West Lake, and a few skillful guys simply planed it with wood. The whistle came out—even if you couldn't get the wine, it would be good to show your face in front of the chief.Some people even used their brains fully, and under the prompt of Li Meng, using the Hale rocket as the power source, they just tied up a rocket gun with bamboo strips and thin wire. Not only can a whistle be attached to the fuselage, You can also airdrop leaflets...

Just as Li Meng was thinking about what to write on the flyer, two envoys, one old and one young, came from Hangzhou.

Immediately ordered someone to escort him over to take a closer look. Li Meng knew the old guy. He came back once before, and he wanted to imitate Tie Xuan, who guarded Jinan during the Jianwen period, and tricked all the chiefs into the city to die... But young What is the origin of this guy?
Just when Li Meng was sizing up the two envoys, the young envoy—that is, Gao Xuan, motioned Li Mengping to retreat to the left and right. After Li Meng resolutely refused, he even shocked everyone when he opened his mouth: "... …I heard that the general came across the ocean from Australia, I wonder if he has the intention of breaking the earth to become the king?"

...Where is this all? !Li Meng, who was at a loss, thought to himself——Hangzhou City is surrounded by us, if my young master wants to be crowned king, why would you need to brag about him?It's almost the same to please those high-level leaders!

Being completely at a loss, Li Meng simply shut up and continued to look at what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of this product.

——I saw Gao Xuan waited for a while, but Li Meng didn't say a word, so he said again astonishingly "...if the general is willing to abandon the dark and turn to the light, and submit to the court! I am not talented, I would like to write a book, and I will play the court on behalf of the general, relying on the general's soldiers and horses , there is absolutely no problem in choosing a good place to become king!"

Li Meng was immediately overwhelmed by this guy's brain hole: What the hell?King?King of Daming?Just by you?How can this be?Bully me for not reading the book?And to actually say this to me, a part-time worker, doesn't it prove that you don't even know who the coach of this army is?

"...Hehe, my Li family has been loyal for generations, how can there be two masters?" After saying these righteous and ancient words, Li Meng felt very cool, so he took advantage of the situation and stood with his hands behind his back to the south, only for Gao Xuan left a sighing and majestic back.

Unexpectedly, Gao Xuan really dared to put his nose on the face - I saw him laughing, pointing at Li Menglang and saying: "...the Great Song Dynasty was destroyed by the hands of the Mongolian Tartars, and I, the Ming Dynasty, chased the Tartars and returned to the old place. Since the Song Dynasty, it has been since the Yuan Dynasty. It is orthodox to be upright and upright! Although the general is loyal, he is stupidly loyal, which is ridiculous!"

Li Meng didn't react to this, but Captain Heimu, who was standing by and watching the excitement, couldn't stand still—Gao Xuan's Chinese level was limited, so he basically didn't understand much of the literary words that Gao Xuan said earlier; As for the words Gao Xuan said later... In fact, he still didn't understand much, but he could clearly feel the sarcasm and ridicule in that bastard's words!
Regarding this, Captain Heimu immediately became furious, and immediately took a step forward, wanting to show Gao Xuan his proud sword-drawing skills.

Seeing Captain Heimu put his hand on the new saber he just got, Li Meng rolled his eyes, knowing that this guy's [-] spirit has committed a crime again, probably because he was splashed with feces twice in public yesterday, and his brain suffered too much Because of the excitement, he became a little nervous—so he quickly reached out and held down the handle of the knife before Captain Kuroki drew out the knife to slash, and then motioned for two security forces soldiers to take him down to calm down calm.

But Gao Xuan, who had witnessed all these changes, suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, thinking that the opportunity to recruit and surrender had come, so he stuffed a ball of paper into Li Meng's hand and shouted at the same time: "...Since The general doesn’t want to vote for me, so see you tomorrow!”

Next, these two strange guys who came over inexplicably left in the same inexplicable manner.Only Li Meng was left alone holding a ball of paper in a daze: What are these two strange people with completely abnormal thinking coming here for?Perform live drama?

In order to understand what was going on, he could only rub his veins throbbing at his temples, and carefully unfolded the ball of paper that Gao Xuan had just stuffed, and found that it was the calligraphy of Mr. Liu Mengqian, the prefect of Hangzhou. In order to increase the credibility , and the magistrate's big seal was knocked on the paper, which was bright red and festive at first glance.And Li Meng's comment on this is... "...Well, this word is really artistic."

——It has to be said that the magistrate really writes in a crazy way, and after being held in Gao Xuan's hand for a long time, there are many stains on the paper, so that Li, a modern brick mover and late Ming salt lord with little knowledge, Comrade Meng, I looked left, right, horizontal, and vertical for a long time, but I couldn't figure out what was written on it. In fact, the general idea was that Liu Zhifu patted his chest and promised that as long as the bandit chieftain was willing to retreat, he would recommend him to the court and promise him Feng Wang Yunyun.

So, the bewildered Li Meng sighed and put this strange incident behind him... However, just when he was about to throw away the paper ball, he suddenly changed his mind and asked someone to find some paste , simply framed this piece of paper and prepared to keep it as a souvenir.