Chapter 34 Xu Fengfei
"The wood is fascinated by the forest, and the wind is destroyed by the wind!" Liu Chang replied with a wry smile: "Brother Xu, my sincerity has fallen into the eyes of some people, and I don't know how many gossips there are."
Xu Fengfei spoke elegantly and sighed deeply at Liu Chang's words: "Where is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it; if it piles out of the shore, the current will rush it; if it moves higher than people, the people will criticize it, and they will say it very well."
"Brother Feng Fei is very talkative, but he is a scholar?"
A hint of pride appeared on Xu Fengfei's lips: "I am a student."
The student was a scholar from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and was also a grassroots backbone of the lower-level gentry in the Qing dynasties. Liu Chang was shocked.
"It turns out that Brother Feng Fei is a scholar, and he is disrespectful and respectful." Liu Chang was shocked. The Xu Fengfei in front of him was not as pedantic as those Confucian scholars he remembered, but he was quite capable: "I am disrespectful and respectful."
"What's the use of reading books to die?" Xu Fengfei was born in a poor family and had little scholarly anger, but he had a little more rash atmosphere: "Reading the Four Books and Five Classics is just an ordinary person. As the saying goes, scholars rebelled and failed for three years. Our Red Turban Army will rely on inspection in this area in the future."
"You're welcome!" Liu Chang didn't know enough about the internal situation of the Red Turban Army: "Liu Chang must do his best. As a scholar, Brother Feng Fei resolutely resolutely rebelled and drove out the Tartars, which is very admirable."
He could not understand that for the grassroots people in the late Qing Dynasty, students, or scholars, were basically the pinnacle or ceiling of the struggle of these grassroots people. No matter how Xu Fengfei came from, he was considered a well-known figure in the countryside. How could he participate in the extremely risky cause of rebellion?
Xu Fengfei obviously saw something, and he said, "What's so great about me? There are not less than ten students in the Red Turban Army. Although Brother Qu's student was given by donating money, he is also a student. Gong Rui is also a student, and there are also..."
Students and students were the grassroots gentry forces at the Qing Dynasty. In Liu Chang's impression, these people were often the core backbone of the armed forces of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. However, this Red Turban Army was different from Liu Chang's impression, with a large number of students, students, martial artists, and former Green Camp officers.
Xu Fengfei continued to answer Liu Chang's doubts: "The reason why we followed Brother Qu to stir up trouble is that the current turmoil is when we are making great fists and kicks, and the second is that the officials are forcing the people to rebel, and they are forced to make trouble because of helplessness."
Liu Chang didn't understand this: "Can the government still use his brains to Brother Xu? Brother Xu is a student."
"But it's just a mere student, without power or power, with bare hands and bare hands. Check what you said about the woods that are outstanding in the forest, and the wind will destroy them, which means that we are like families." Xu Fengfei half-told and half-committed: "If you want to get money, the first thing is to keep an eye on us, the wealthy families who have a few copper coins in their hands and have no big backers."
In fact, the situation is even more serious. Xu Fengfei gave an example of himself: "Last year, the county said that it was to pacify the bandits and persuade them to pay, and we big families were asked to use copper coins to serve the court. Because of this student, I had some industry. As a result, the magistrate of Gou County brought the Dusi and Dianshi came to the door and called me to serve the court with 150 stakes of copper coins. I really didn't have that much cash in hand. I begged the magistrate of Gou County to ask me to pay 100 stakes first, and the rest should be delayed for two or three months before handing over."
“What’s the result?”
But the answer was beyond Liu Chang's expectations: "Just because of this slowdown, the dog officials finally scraped away 800 guan from me, causing me to sell twenty acres of land."
The fields in the late Qing Dynasty were divided into fields and bones. Due to the large population and small land, the fields as the right to rent were several times more expensive than the fields as the right to rent. Liu Chang could naturally imagine that the Xu family would be greatly damaged by this.
"I don't know how many such things are in Dongxiang. Dog officials go to the countryside to make money, and it is impossible to find mud legs. How much money can they scrape out? First of all, we are looking for families with families and businesses. There is no way. If we continue like this, we will fall to the point where we are worse than mud legs, so we can only force the people to rebel."
Liu Chang finally figured out the reason for the uprising of the Red Turban Army. On the surface, this was a typical peasant uprising, but in fact, the people who were leading were some small landlords and local tyrants who had no political status. They not only faced the crisis of economic bankruptcy, but also faced attacks from pirates such as Ge Wuye. The government could not provide any security guarantee, but instead doubled the search. As a result, these local tyrants simply launched civil unrest to realize their political ambitions.
"It turns out that the officials are forcing the people to rebel! If the officials force the people to rebel, if they can hold on, how could a family like Brother Xu raise a banner?"
Xu Fengfei was concerned about another question: "The conversation between Yandian must have been very popular, I must have read books, but I just want to ask Yandian for him. I heard that the Kingdom of Heaven is somewhat contempt for Confucianism..."
He became hesitant: "Somewhat disrespectful."
Liu Chang immediately understood that the cult of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was too strong, and he forbidden to destroy statues of gods, attack Confucianism, burned classics, and made the Heavenly Father and Brother descending to the earth. The question Xu Fengfei asked was probably asked by a gentry like him.
"I have never agreed with some of the regulations that the Heavenly King has made! I am a commoner who worships when I enter the temple. The last time I worshipped Chen Shisi, Brother Xu also saw it with my own eyes." Liu Chang replied: "We have the situation of Wendu. Some regulations that can be used in Tianjing cannot be used in Wenfu, and some regulations that are not suitable for Tianjing can be used, and even more so in Wendu."
As for which charter can be used in Wen Chudao and which charter cannot be used in Wen Chudao, this is just a sentence from Liu Chang, but Xu Fengfei was excited: "Take this seriously?"
Liu Chang assured him: "If I do not agree with certain rules of the Heavenly King, why should I fall to the point of being exiled? I am the thirty-six inspection guide in front of the palace, and I am also a well-known figure in the Kingdom of Heaven."
"Very good!" Xu Fengfei said immediately: "Look at it, you are a smart person. You are fighting to the forefront. Everyone sees it. If you understand the truth so well, you won't suffer any loss!"
The Red Turban Army is different from ordinary bandits and even the Taiping Army. Although they are not strong in combat, they are politically enterprising. They conquered the county town from the beginning and sought to capture the county town. As soon as they entered the city, they would appease the people, establish rules and regulations, appoint officials, and attempt to establish their own political organizations.
Therefore, many of the Red Turban Army's heavy figures asked Xu Fengfei for help to ask Liu Chang's political tendencies, which made Xu Fengfei very satisfied: "The inspection point is one of the thirty-six inspection points in front of the palace, and the famous figure in the heavenly kingdom is unwilling to take the name of the Red Turban Army."
"As long as Qu Shuai nods, even if he is a whistle and a hut, Liu Chang is extremely happy."
"That's not feasible. How can we limit our inspection skills? "
As he was talking, there was a noise in front of him, but Qu Zhenhan was sitting on a big rock and talking with the leaders of the Red Turban Army. A group of Red Turban Army formed a circle of guards on the periphery.
Xu Fengfei brought Liu Chang over and said, "Brother Qu, Liu Jiandian is here!"
Someone immediately stood up: "Liu Jiandian, have you ever captured that old thief Chi Jiangong?"
When Liu Chang saw that he was Liu Gongrui, the nominal military advisor of the Red Turban Army, who was from Liushi City, Yueqing. Like Xu Fengfei, he was both a student.
Liu Chang immediately smiled and said, "Fortunately, I have not been humiliated!"
He shouted at Yun Tianzong: "Tianzong, bring the old thief's head up!"
Liu Gongrui did not look at the head that Yun Tianzong was holding, but asked again: "The old thief brought three thousand silver oceans this time. Have you gained any results in the inspection?"
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Chapter completed!