The double-story wooden building is simple and elegant. The wine banner (wine flag) outside the building is fluttering in the wind. "Laochun" shochu is placed on the wine rack on the counter. There are many square tables and square stools in the living room on the first floor, and on the second floor.
It's an elegant room.
Taoji Restaurant is a time-honored restaurant in Xuancheng County, Ningguo Prefecture. The store is not big, but it has been opened here since Tao Kuangming's grandfather's generation. It has several signature dishes. However, in today's troubled times, there are few people drinking wine, and Tao Kuangming's hard work has made it difficult for him to eat.
It’s just barely enough.
"Shopkeeper, come to a private room."
A tiger's roar made the restaurant tremble, and a strong man, as black as an iron tower, walked in. It was Ma Yikui, followed by four people: Fang Kaizhi, Gao Jixian, Yu Shengzhi, and Hu Junxin. Except for Hu Junxin, who was a local.
, the others are all from Ningguo County who make a living in Xuancheng.
Tao Kuangming smiled. These people had heroic voices, but except for Gao Jixian who had some spare money when he opened a salt shop, the rest were poor people. The strange thing was that every time he went to his shop, he had to go to a private room and order a plate of pickles (pickled vegetables).
They sat there for most of the day (side dishes, coriander, ginger, garlic, sesame and radish strips, etc.), a pot of water and wine, secretly plotting something. He was curious for a while and eavesdropped a few words.
People cannot be judged by their appearance, and sea water cannot be measured! These people look at rags and old clothes, but they are doing great things!
Tao Kuangming admired loyal people the most in his life, so he did not dislike them because they ordered less food but occupied a private room. Instead, they were more considerate and enthusiastic. Gradually, they became accustomed to using Taoji Restaurant as a gathering place.
"Are you guys still following the old rules, one plate of pickles and one pot of water and wine?"
"No, we have distinguished guests this time. Could you please the shopkeeper to add a plate of winter bamboo shoots and a plate of chestnuts?" Hu Junxin hesitated for a moment and then said, "Another plate of dried fish."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
Five people entered the private room, and two more people came after a while. The first one was a monk, blind in one eye, wearing a large monk's robe; the latter one was dressed as a sergeant, with a big "Soldier" printed on the back of his uniform.
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Tao Kuangming smiled all over his face and said, "Please, two of you, the five distinguished guests have been waiting for a long time."
The monk smiled politely, showing his white teeth, and led the sergeant into the private room.
Tao Kuangming thought: This man must be a noble man. How can ordinary people have such good teeth?
His guess was correct. This monk was Monk An, an anti-Qing righteous man who wandered around Xuancheng, Ningguo, and Wuhu. Monk An's surname was An. He was originally an official in the Governor's Office of the Chinese Army in the Hongguang Dynasty. He was shot blind during the rebellion against the Qing Dynasty.
Eyes, I come from an official family, so I have good teeth. Because I often pretend to be a monk and contact the righteous people everywhere, I simply change my name to Monk An, but no one knows my real name.
"Brother An!"
When everyone saw Monk An, they stood up one after another. The name of a person, the shadow of a tree, in Ningxuan, Wuguang, mentioning the name of Monk An, who would be disrespectful?
Hu Junxin looked at the sergeant behind Monk An and asked, "Brother An, who is this?"
They were all martyrs who fought against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty. When they saw this man wearing the uniform of the Qing army, they naturally felt awkward.
Monk An smiled and said, "This is Xu Dacheng, the righteous man. He was originally a sergeant in the Tatar Ning State Battalion. He met me in Zishan and was persuaded by me that he was willing to work with me to plan great things. With him instigating the plan in the barracks, great things will surely happen."
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After hearing this, everyone was overjoyed, shouting "Brother Xu" one by one, and the atmosphere became much more harmonious.
"Dear guests, the food and drinks are here!"
Tao Kuangming personally served food and wine. When everyone saw that, in addition to the items he ordered, there was also a plate of mushroom frog, a plate of stewed pigeon, and a plate of snowflake golden mackerel. The wine was not the water wine he ordered, but
Xuancheng famous wine: "Laochun".
This "Laochun" shochu is extraordinary. It was brewed by Li Bai's good friend Ji Sou, a famous winemaker in Xuanzhou. Li Bai loved drinking the wine brewed by Ji Sou. After Ji Sou's death, he erected a monument for him and engraved a memorial poem on it.
Said: "In Ji Sou's Huangquan, there should still be old spring brewing. There is no dawn on the night terrace, who can I sell wine to? Under Dai Lao's Huangquan, there should still be spring brewing. There is no Li Bai in the night terrace, who can I sell wine to?"
Taibai wrote countless poems about wine throughout his life, but this was the only poem he wrote for winemakers.
Hu Junxin was a little surprised, "Shopkeeper, we didn't order so many dishes, nor did we ask for 'Lao Chun'. Are you mistaken?"
Tao Kuangming said seriously: "I don't dare to know what these distinguished guests are doing. I just respect their character in my heart. I treat you to this meal!"
After saying that, he closed the door and Shi Shiran walked downstairs.
"I didn't expect that this old man is also a loyal person," Yu Shengzhi praised.
"People have a clear mind, who doesn't have Han thoughts?" Fang Kaizhi burst into tears.
Monk An suddenly laughed loudly, picked up the wine jar, and poured a bowl of "Laochun" for everyone. "This is good wine. Mr. Taibai drank this wine back then and wrote 'The knife cuts off the water and the water flows again.'
There is a famous saying from time to time when a cup is sold out and sorrow becomes even more sorrowful. If you all drink together, don’t let the shopkeeper’s wishes down.”
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With a pot of Jingxian specialty, a plate of chestnuts and a plate of Chiling yam, two men dressed as Confucian scholars were plotting in the study of the Shen family mansion.
These two Confucian scholars, one is Shen Shouyue, the former Ming Dynasty patrol officer of Denglai Road and coastal defense, and the other is Tang Sihu, who was the leader of the Yuan Dynasty in the twelfth year of Chongzhen.
In Xuancheng County, Ningguo Prefecture, everyone knows about the Shen family mansion.
The Shen family is a famous family. The previous head of the family was Shen Yourong, a famous general of the Ming Dynasty. The current head of the family is Shen Yourong's fourth son Shen Shouyue. Back then, Shen Shouyue and his younger brother Shen Shouyao organized a rebel army to resist the Qing Dynasty. After the defeat, Shen Shouyao was killed. Shen Shouyue returned to his hometown and stayed behind closed doors.
Come out and talk about books with peace of mind.
Zhang Xiansu, the prefect of Ningguo, was worried about him and sent his colleagues Zhang Jingyou and Zhaomo (the official in charge of the records and Qiangu's subordinate) Han Wangxi to pretend to be friends with him, but in fact they were secretly monitoring him. Unexpectedly, these two people were attracted by his righteousness and were instigated to rebel.
, reported to Zhang Xiansu that Shen Shouyue was studying at home every day and had no objection. Zhang Xiansu ignored it.
The so-called studying at home is just waiting for the opportunity. With the army of King Jing of the Supervisor of the country pointing north, the loyal minister Shen Shouyue of the Ming Dynasty naturally couldn't hold it in anymore. He contacted the righteous people everywhere, and sent people to contact Zhu Hengjia, and formulated a plan to attack Ningguo and Xuancheng counties. Even Taiping Prefecture and Guangzhou’s plans.
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Zhu Hengjia readily agreed. It was this plan that prompted him to divide his troops into three groups and prepare to encircle and annihilate Jidu and Hong Chengchou in Jingxian County.
Tang Sihu asked Shen Shouyue: "Brother Jushan, what did the prison country say?"
"The supervising country agreed, and he has sent Enpinghou Gaoming and his noble troops to Ningguo to cooperate with us internally and externally."
"Okay," Tang Sihu shouted, and then said, "The Tatars in Xuancheng are easy to deal with because they have few soldiers, but Ningguo may not be easy to capture."
The Qing army concentrated its main force in Jingxian, Ningguo, Taiping, and Jingde counties. Xuancheng was empty, with only a garrison of 800 soldiers. Shen Shouyue had more than 200 servants left by his father who had been on the battlefield, and Tang Sihu also There are more than a hundred servants, and Monk An has more than 200 righteous people. They also instigated Zhang Jingyou, a fellow scholar, and took care of Han Wangxi. The Kuaiban was also in charge of the Zaoban and Zhuangban, and had more than 300 government officials under him. Xu Dacheng also instigated the rebellion of more than a dozen Ningguoying sergeants. Wang Shen, a military student in Ningguofu, conspired with them, and the Wang family also Hundreds of strong men.
Xuancheng can be said to be "everything is ready, all it needs is the east wind", but Ningguo County has the Qing army Zuobiao Admiral Li Benshen leading 10,000 troops to garrison, so Tang Sihu said that Xuancheng is easy to handle, but Ningguo is not easy to capture.
Shen Shouyue smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, dear brother, I have sent Monk An and Xu Dacheng to contact Ningguo righteous Ma Yikui, Fang Kaizhi, Gao Jixian, Yu Shengzhi, Lu Sijiu, Zhou Weide, Hu Junxin, Wang Wenzhong, and let them Go to Ningguo to lurk. Xuancheng is under the rule of Ningguo. We first rebelled in Xuancheng. Li Benzhen heard about it and would send troops from Ningguo to suppress it. In this way, Ningguo would be empty. As long as Enpinghou's army breaks through Qianqing Mountain or Zishan and reaches the foot of Ningguo City . Then let Hu Junxin lead people to set fires everywhere, seize the city gates, and coordinate the inside and outside. In this way, the Ning Kingdom will be destroyed!"
Tang Sihu was overjoyed, "Brother Jushan, this is a wonderful idea!"
Shen Shouyue smiled again and said: "Brother Fool has two good news to tell Brother Xian. I'm afraid Brother Xian will be even more happy after hearing this."
"Oh, brother, tell me quickly."
"First, Yu Hao, the magistrate of Guangzhou Prefecture, and Wang Tianfu, the magistrate of Jiande County in the Qing Dynasty, wanted to join us and submit to the Ming Dynasty; secondly, Xu Dacheng had a sworn brother, Wang Tian, who was a soldier in the Wucai Camp. According to him, the puppet Qing Wu When the commander-in-chief Cai Congshan heard that Nikan had been killed by the supervising country, Wu Dahai was in a state of panic all day long, and seemed to want to surrender."
"Great! God bless the Ming Dynasty!"
"After the Xuancheng uprising, I want to ask my wise brother to go to Wuhu to persuade him to surrender and do good. Will my wise brother dare to go?"
Tang Sihu said with emotion: "Brother, what are you talking about? I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and I am loyal to the Ming Dynasty. It is natural for me to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Why don't I dare?"
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The private room of Taoji's restaurant was full of alcohol. "Laochun" shochu was very strong, and the martyrs drank it to their heart's content.
"Brother An, you and Brother Xu invited me to wait here, what are your orders? Please tell me!"
Hu Junxin, Ma Yikui, Fang Kaizhi, Gao Jixian, and everyone in Shengzhi looked at Monk An and couldn't wait.
Monk An looked solemn and said, "I am here at the request of Duke Shen to ask all brothers to go back to Ningguo County to lurk. When the king's division arrives in Ningguo, we should unite inside and outside, set fire to the city gate, and seize the city gate. Do you dare to go?"
When Monk An mentioned Shen Shouyue, everyone admired him. The Shen family was full of loyalists: Shen Shouyue and Shen Shouyao formed a rebel army to fight against the Qing Dynasty, Shen Shoumin, Shen Chou and Shen Tinglu were righteous but did not serve the Qing Dynasty, and Shen Shizhu rebelled in Wuhu. In the Qing Dynasty, "those in Jiangzuo who claimed that their family was loyal and loyal often preferred the Shen family in Xuancheng."
Everyone expressed their willingness to go: "Mr. Shen has your destiny, how dare we refuse?"
"Okay, this is the brother of Monk Wu'an. To be honest, the three brothers Lu Sijiu, Zhou Weide, and Wang Wenzhong have sneaked back to Ningguo. Duke Shen said that a snake cannot survive without a head. All the righteous men in Ningguo must be trusted by Hu Junxin Command".
"We are all willing to obey Brother Hu's orders!"
Hu Junxin also said proudly: "Hu is willing to live and die together with all brothers!"
Ma Yikui suddenly said: "Since we all like each other, how about we become brothers here?"
Everyone cheered in unison.
Then they hung up the statue of Guan Gong, placed three animals, took live chickens, burned incense, drank blood wine, exchanged "Golden Orchid Scores", and became sworn brothers with different surnames.
Since then, there has been a legend of "Seven Brothers" in the world.
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