Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 65 The Sacred Fire Gate, the White and Fat Pig
"Army, 18422."

"Horse, horse, 32216."

"Military food, food, 54668."

"Big general gun, big gun; Hongyi cannon, hong yi gun, 12000."

……

In a large room, fifty brocade guards were sitting, taking exams.

The examiner is Li Cunming, and the exam questions are very simple, dictation in Chinese and English, and Arabic numerals.

This situation reminded Li Cunming of his study days. At the beginning of every English class, the teacher would ask the students to dictate and silently write words and short sentences.

These fifty Jinyiwei are the best among the three hundred people who learned English from Tang Ruowang.Li Cunming inspected them in order to select the best spy fighters.

After finishing the simple dictation, the royal guards handed in their answers and retreated outside the house to wait for their orders.

Li Cunming took the ink brush and reviewed them one by one, laughing and nodding in praise from time to time.

We have to admit that there are indeed differences between people.After more than two months of study, some Jinyiwei turned in satisfactory answers, while others were so-so.

In fact, Li Cunming has reduced the difficulty of the test questions to a minimum. For example, the word "military rations" is replaced by the simple word "food"; the "big general cannon" and "hongyi cannon" are also simplified into "big gun" and "hong yi gun".

It is not practical to master English and communicate smoothly within two months.These royal guards just memorized some words and phrases by rote, mainly related to military affairs and politics.

As for the requirement for these candidates to master Arabic numerals, it is because domestic counting in the late Ming Dynasty was still a traditional method, and Chinese people were very unfamiliar with Arabic numerals.

Arabic numerals were introduced into China around the 8th century AD, but no one used them, and soon disappeared. It was not until the end of the Qing Dynasty that they began to be widely used, and finally replaced Chinese numerals.

After reviewing the examination papers, Li Cunming selected [-] passers-by, and told Gong Yonggu, "Take them to the secret room, and let them go back and study hard for the rest."

The so-called secret room was built on the ground floor of the east wing of the government office, and only a few people knew of its existence.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Cunming and Yan Ermei walked down the long and narrow stairs to the secret room.Gong Yonggu and the thirty Jinyiwei knelt down and said "Long live my emperor".

Li Cunming was wearing court clothes and a crown on his head; Yan Ermei was also wearing official clothes, with a solemn expression and piercing eyes.

"I won't talk nonsense, let's get straight to the point. I have selected you to send you to the north, to lurk in the capital or with senior officials of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and work as spies and undercover agents."

"War is cruel, and there are many ways of fighting, not limited to charging on the battlefield. One of the fighting methods is very important, that is, spy warfare. Spy warfare needs to go deep into the enemy's interior, which is extremely dangerous. If you are careful, you will be killed, so you need the best talents to take on the job, you are all the elites of the Ming Dynasty!"

"To tell you the truth, after becoming a spy, I live a life of fear and anonymity, and I don't even know about it until I die, not to mention being admired by all people. A spy can only be an unknown underground hero! I give it to you now Opportunity to choose, those who don’t want to can quit immediately.”

Thirty Jin Yiwei thought for a long time, and said in unison: "I am willing!"

Li Cunming nodded with satisfaction, and said again: "To be a spy in the Manchu-occupied area, you must first shave your hair and make clothes easier. We Han people pay attention to the body, hair and skin of our parents, and we must not damage them. I let you shave your hair. I am sorry for your ancestors." .Today I will set an example and share life and death with you through thick and thin!"

Said, went to the crown, loosened the hair.Holding a lock of long hair with his left hand, he pulled out the seven-star sword with his right hand, cut it off suddenly, and the long hair fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty..." Everyone present was moved, and they knelt on the ground and burst into tears.

Cutting hair is like cutting the head, the majestic emperor cuts off a strand of hair, and if it is spread, it will shake the world!

The thirty Jin Yiwei were so moved that they cried loudly and kowtowed. Some of them had skin on their foreheads broken and bleeding.

"A good man doesn't flick his tears lightly, so don't be sad. For the sake of our Han people, and for our great Ming society, it is nothing worthwhile for me to cut off a strand of hair."

Li Cunming said: "In the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, we received help from the Mingjiao, and later Mingjiao was suppressed by the great grandfather. This period of history is unknown, and I will not hide it. There are a few slogans of the Mingjiao that are very good. Let me tell you, You must keep it in mind.”

"Burn my remnant body, blazing sacred fire. What joy is there in life, and why is death so painful? Doing good and eradicating evil, but because of the light, joy, sorrow, and sorrow all return to dust. Pity me, the world, there are so many sorrows."

Li Cunming read a sentence, and the Jinyi guards repeated a sentence.Everyone's emotions gradually rose, and their roars echoed in the secret room.

"Our intelligence department is called the Holy Fire Sect. You are all disciples of the Holy Fire Sect, led by me and Commander Yan personally. I hope that you will turn into a blazing holy fire and bring light to us Han people from the darkness, and bring light to us from the sorrow. Bring joy, please!" Li Cunming bowed deeply.

"For the sake of the Han people, for the sake of Ming Dynasty, the ministers and others are willing to follow His Majesty to the death and die!" Jin Yiwei shouted in unison.

Then they shaved their hair and kept the Manchu hairstyle.

Yan Ermei gave each of them a kit, and said: "There is a file in the kit, which forges your background and all kinds of experiences, and burns them after you memorize them. There is also a Fire Emblem, which is stamped when passing the news. Then it can bypass all institutions and be delivered directly to His Majesty."

"Your family, I will make proper arrangements. Each family will give 1 taels of silver first. Go, leave the city tonight, and then go your separate ways according to the instructions given in the file!"

When these Jin Yiwei took orders to leave, another thirty people were brought into the secret room.These were all illiterate prisoners with their tongues cut out.

Yan Ermei gave each of them a kit again, and said: "You are the ones who handle the spies, and each of you is responsible for supervising one. You don't need to do anything on weekdays, just lurk by their side, but if you find that they have different intentions, Or if their identities are exposed, we must kill them before the enemy captures them and erase all traces."

……

Spies have been sent north, like seeds sown in the soil, waiting patiently to take root, sprout, and bear fruit.

The Jiangbei area was stable and peaceful, and there was a scene of prosperity. Li Cunming moved to Nanjing to rule the world.In the early morning of this day, he was planning to move to Nanjing with Yan Ermei, and Ma Shiying returned to Xuzhou City with several feudal lords.

"Oh, my good relatives are finally here!" Li Cunming sneered, and ordered Gong Yonggu, "First take these princes to visit the school grounds, and then bring them to the hall of the government office to face the saint."

At noon, the government office lobby.

When the vassal kings entered the lobby, they found that the atmosphere was not right, solemn and dignified, and there was a faint chilling aura.

The emperor sat behind the desk, his eyes blazing.The lobby was filled with personal guards, holding water and fire sticks, shouting: "Mighty!"

The vassal kings knelt down in a hurry and announced their homes: "The king of Chenfu Zhu Yousong, the king of Chenlu Zhu Changxi, the king of Chengui Zhu Youlang, the king of Tang Dynasty Zhu Yujian, and the king of Chenlu Zhu Yihai have met the emperor. Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor! "

Li Cunming squinted his eyes, looking at these fat vassal kings, it was like seeing fat white pigs.

"The kings have worked hard all the way." Li Cunming said in a flat tone, rubbing his chin, "you are my royal family, blood is thicker than water, I am very happy to see you. The ancestral lords are not allowed to leave the fief, but I still declare you Come to Xuzhou, do you know why?"

"Please the emperor make it clear!"

"The country is in turmoil and the country is in danger. Don't you want to contribute to the court? I sat on the front line to resist the powerful enemy. I also leveled the north of the Yangtze River and braved arrows to go into battle to kill the enemy. My daughter Princess Changping joined the army. His son Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong has been in danger many times in order to develop firearms. How about you, shouldn’t you also express it?”

"I don't expect you to go into battle and fight. How about this? The treasury is empty. Each of you donates 1000 million taels of silver as military pay, and then you can go back to the fief."

The vassal kings suddenly complained: "Your Majesty, I can't come up with so much money!"

"Whether you don't have money or you don't want to take it out, you know it in your heart." Li Cunming said contemptuously, and he didn't talk to them, "It doesn't matter if you don't have money, who said we are relatives! The drills of the sergeants are very intensive and require a lot of time. Eat meat, I have set up a pig farm, you stay here to raise pigs."

Raising pigs?The feudal kings couldn't laugh or cry.

"When the pigs are white and fat, they can go home." Li Cunming said.

The feudal kings breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they don't take money out, they can raise pigs.And raising pigs is not a terribly difficult task. I gritted my teeth and persisted for a period of time. After completing the task, I went back and continued to be pampered.

Several people drove the five little piglets to the outside of the hall. Li Cunming said: "One person adopts one. Remember, if you want to raise white and fat piglets, you must first be white, and then you must be fat!"

The smiling faces of the feudal kings suddenly froze, and their mouths gasped, hiss!

Because the hair of these five little piglets are all black, it is easy to make them fat. But how to make the black pigs grow into white pigs?

King Fu Zhu Yousong was in a state of confusion. He raised his head and shouted: "Your Majesty, it's too difficult. This task is too difficult. I can't do it. I can't do it..."

Li Cunming suppressed a smile, and was making music for King Fu in his heart: "Snowflakes are fluttering, the north wind is rustling, and the world is boundless..."

(End of this chapter)