Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 177 Staying in the Dharma Field, Self-Proving Bodhisattva

Datong, Shanxi, General Military Mansion.

One day when the autumn rains began to fall, Jiang Yu, the general of Datong, sent people to the Shanhua Temple in the city to invite the Yuantong monk, and hosted a banquet for them to have a chat.

Monk Yuantong is none other than Fan Jingwen who shaved his fortune for the sake of the overall situation of the court.It had been half a year since he bid farewell to Emperor Chongzhen and left Nanjing. After traveling north to Datong, he lobbied Jiang Tuan to rebel against the Qing court.

"Mr. Fan, I've been very depressed recently and can't live my life any longer!" Jiang Yu drank a glass of wine and poured out the bitter water.

"Amitabha, there is no Fan Jingwen in this world, only an old monk." Monk Yuantong had a detached expression, as if he was an eminent monk who had attained enlightenment, "Master Jiang, this poor monk knows why you are troubled. There is no limit to the sea of ​​suffering, so turn back and see the shore!"

"After you surrendered to the Manchu Qing court, you made a lot of achievements in chasing down the Dashun army, but you were not reused. Although you are now the commander-in-chief of Datong, the military power is actually in the hands of the Qing army general Wu Weihua. You are just a decoration."

Jiang Gan smiled bitterly and said: "Nothing can escape Mr. Fan... Master Yuantong's discernment, not to mention Wu Weihua's domineering and domineering, I am oppressed by him. These days, the British Prince is marching to the west, forcing food and grass, and the people are under a heavy burden, but... I am solely responsible for the infamy, I am just like Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror, I am not a human being inside and out."

Yuantong: "The Tartars still only regard themselves as foreign invaders, and don't care about the lives of the people. What good reputation will Mr. Jiang have for working for the Tartars?"

"But what can I do?"

"How many times has this poor monk said that the only way out is to submit to the Ming Dynasty!"

Jiang Guan smiled and said: "Master, you brought this up again. We have debated many times, and neither can convince the other. Forget it, let's not talk about troubles, let's drink."

Jiang Guan raised his wine glass, and Yuantong replaced the wine with tea.The room fell into silence, and the flowers and trees in the yard whirled.

After a long time, Yuantong broke the silence and said, "Since Your Majesty moved to the south, our dynasty has taken on a new look. Last year, we flattened the north of the river and wiped out the left army. The battle of Jining City made the Tartars unable to go south, and half of the country in the south of the Yangtze River was stabilized."

"I heard that His Majesty quelled the chaos of the faction and began to implement a new policy. The Jiangnan area is already rich and prosperous, and His Majesty implements a benevolent government. If this continues, there is hope for ZTE!"

Jiang Quan said: "I have also heard about these things. Emperor Chongzhen has indeed made great changes, which is impressive. But I surrendered to Li Zicheng first, and then to the Qing Dynasty. As the saying goes, it is difficult to recover after flooding, so I advise you not to waste your words."

In order to block Yuantong's mouth, Jiang Quan got up and said: "Since Mr. Fan is already a monk, why do you need to be persistent? The Diamond Sutra says that it is like dew, like lightning, like the bubbles of a dream, so we should view it like this. Life is a journey. It was a fantasy dream, and when the dream woke up, they all dispersed."

"If I rebel against the Qing Dynasty, there will be another bloody storm, and the people in the Datong area will suffer. Master should be compassionate, and it is not appropriate to talk about war!"

Yuantong sighed, and said bluntly: "Your remarks are specious and unreasonable, just to defend your own cowardice. A monk is first of all a person, not just popping out of a rock. Since we are born as human beings, we have a country." , The difference between the nationalities. When the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, the nation is in trouble, and the monks should be selfless!"

"In the affairs of the world, there are right and wrong. Before the big right and wrong, no one can be careless! Therefore, the poor monk advises you to submit to the Ming Dynasty and resist the Tartars, which is a righteous act."

"In troubled times, what's wrong with monks talking about war? As the saying goes, if I don't go to hell, who will! The chief minister of the Wanli Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng, said that even if I am the executioner, I will not leave the Dharma field to become a Bodhisattva. I have been an official for so many years , I finally understand Master Zhang’s painstaking efforts and greatness, he is the living Bodhisattva! I came to Datong to realize Bodhi for myself amidst the light of swords and shadows, on the bloody battlefield.”

Jiang Yan smiled and said: "Okay, okay, it's another long speech, I can't argue with you, so I admit defeat, and I will punish myself with a cup."

Yuantong smiled slightly, secretly wanting to persuade Jiang Guan to raise the banner of anti-Qing righteousness.

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In winter, there was an endless stream of documents from Azig urging food and payment, and Jiang Guan was very busy.

Sometimes something went wrong, and Wu Weihua pointed at his nose and cursed him, making him bloody and miserable.

Jiang Guan was full of resentment, but Wu Weihua was Azige's confidant, so he didn't dare to make mistakes, so he had to bear it.

However, Wu Weihua was arrogant, extravagant and licentious. After he was in Datong, he plundered women everywhere and brought them to the barracks to ruin and humiliate them, causing public resentment.

One day after the New Year, a family of gentry in the city married their daughter.Jiang Yu has been an official in Datong for several years, and has close contacts with the gentry in the city, so he was naturally invited to the wedding banquet.

With the sound of gongs and drums, the bride came out of the boudoir, and when she was about to sit in the sedan chair, a group of soldiers suddenly came to block her way.

The soldiers were rude and rude, noisily removing the bride's hijab, and salivating at the sight of the beauty.

One of the soldiers was Wu Weihua's confidant. He had a bad idea, wanted to snatch the bride and present it to Wu Weihua, and ordered his companions to rob the sedan chair.

The matter got serious, and the bride's family was crying and begging Jiang Guan to come forward to resolve the matter.

Jiang Quan also felt that these Tatar soldiers were indeed outrageous. He rushed to the door angrily and shouted: "It is unreasonable to rob civilian girls in broad daylight. Stop!"

These Tartar soldiers knew Lord Zong Bing, but they ignored him and still went their own way.The soldier who took the lead in making trouble said: "Mind your own business!"

"I am the commander-in-chief of Datong. I order you to stop immediately and go back to the camp to get [-] boards each!" Jiang Yu said.

The Tartar soldiers laughed unscrupulously: "I know you are the commander-in-chief, but so what? I only know General Wu, but I don't have any commander-in-chief in my eyes!"

Jiang Tuan was so angry that he rushed over to slap the man.

Unexpectedly, this soldier was really lawless, and he kicked Jiang Tuan in the stomach first, and then walked away with a big smile: "Master Chief, if you have the ability, go talk to General Wu!"

Jiang Guan suddenly felt dizzy, and the people around him were talking in a hurry, but he didn't hear a word.The world is so quiet, his humiliation is like bright sunlight, dancing and shining under everyone's noses.

"Zhiniang thief, bullying people too much!" Jiang Guan jumped up, drew out his knife and rushed out, hacking the rampant soldier to death with one knife.

He raised the knife, blood flowed down the blade to the back of his hand, and roared like a volcano erupting: "Dog Tatars, you have been arrogant for too long. Do you really think that I am a slave, and do you really think that we Han people are dogs?" "

"My lord, I am rebellious today. I, Jiang Yu, was born between heaven and earth, and I, a Han, was born in the universe. I didn't want to be a dog or a slave to others! Reverse, rebel!"

People were stunned at first, and then many people roared: "Reverse, reverse!"

Jiang Guan gathered 600 people and rushed to the barracks aggressively. His former subordinates responded one after another, and the people in the city also participated enthusiastically. Wu Weihua was so scared that he fled out of the city in embarrassment.

When Yuantong heard about this, he laughed and said, "That's good, that's good!"

Then he went to the barracks on his own to advise Jiang Guan.The two worked together and quickly stabilized the situation in Datong, and led several surrounding counties to raise the banner of anti-Qing.

At this time, Azig was leading the army to kill Tongguan, and Dorgon personally led the army out of Beijing to quell the chaos, and the whole Shanxi was in chaos.

(End of this chapter)