In mid-to-late November of the second year of Wu Zhenxing, the Southwest China Army, shrouded in cold and damp clouds, was undergoing land reform. At the same time, most places throughout the Wu Dynasty had already entered a snowy winter scene.
After achieving the feat of defeating the Jurchen West Route Army, the most far-reaching social reform carried out by the Huaxia Army did not attract much attention from the entire world at this time. Just because at this time, the entire land was more intuitive
The wars and killings, the conflicts and alternations of power have not calmed down at all because of the heavy snow in winter.
This was the winter when countless people died.
In the south of the Yangtze River, the chaotic war turned this originally fertile land into a real purgatory.
Since late September, since He Wen announced a clearer platform for the Fairness Party and carried out a substantial takeover of power, the entire Jiangnan has been plunged into a criss-crossing melee.
From a factual point of view, the entire fight between the Fairness Party was indeed a war initiated by the "Fairness King" against the other four parties. However, with the outbreak of the war, what appeared on the land of Jiangnan was not the same.
The five parties of the Fairness Party, which accounted for the majority, fought in an orderly manner in the image of one against four or four against one. Instead, the entire behemoth suddenly disintegrated in front of the world. Dozens and hundreds of forces began to engage in crazy activities.
Devour each other.
In less than two years, the Fairness Party took advantage of the trend under the banner of the Chinese Army and swept the entire Jiangnan in a short period of time. As a result, the so-called "Fairness King", "Equality King"... and other five major branches were born. In the Fairness Party
During the smooth sailing stage, everyone involved is relatively united and can ensure that they obey orders as much as possible on each mountaintop under the five flags. Even if there is any friction between them, the leaders of the parties have formed a relatively clear understanding.
The principle of "talking about numbers".
After Fair King Hewen took the lead in the "rebellion", almost all such principles were weakened. The conflicts of interest that could have been settled through negotiation began to become fierce. People who had second thoughts in the past began to think about re-aligning themselves. Outside the direct line of the five kings,
A new round of siding broke out in the form of fierce fighting. Internal strife among various large and small groups occurred almost every day, including medium-sized forces such as "The King of Luanjiang", "Big Dragon Head", and "The King of Victory".
He also seized the opportunity to rise up.
For a moment, it was like a group of demons dancing wildly.
In two months, Shi Baofeng, Xu Zhaonan, Gao Chang, Zhou Shang and other four kings nominally fought against He Wen, but in fact, each was troubled by the collapse of their own organizational capabilities. During this period, Gao
The core strength of Chang, Shi Baofeng, and Xu Zhaonan is relatively stable. The "King of Yama" Zhou and Shang forces that used radical methods to gather the largest number of speculators in the past have almost become a mess.
On the frontline battlefield, several core towns that originally belonged to Zhou Shang were stolen by He Wen, Gao Chang, Shi Baofeng, Xu Zhaonan and others almost in the first wave of war. The most brutal warriors under his command were here.
In this atmosphere of internal strife, they were vulnerable. After being shot down by He Wen in two cities, Gao Chang, Shi Baofeng, and Xu Zhaonan began to take over their frontline forces and materials on the grounds that "it's better for you to gain advantage than He Wen to gain advantage for us."
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In order to boost morale, in November, Zhou Shang led a large number of vagrants to Lin'an, trying to use profits as bait to reshape his leadership. However, this time, Lin'an's "puppet army", which had been vulnerable in the past, came to attack.
Tie Yan and Wu Qimei defeated the mighty refugee team led by Zhou Shang in the cold and heavy snow with the promise of surrendering one-tenth of the elite, forgetting the past, and providing food and drink.
The most indispensable thing under the command of "King Yama" is refugees. After the team was defeated, Zhou Shang led the core members to flee, and then gathered manpower again.
On November 17, "Heavenly Killer" Wei Xuwen, who had had personal contact with He Wen for a long time, successfully assassinated Zhou Shang near Huzhou, and then took over the power of King Yama.
On November 21st, the news that the "King of Yama" force had changed its helm had not yet spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River. Several leaders of nearby forces such as "Abi Yuantu" and "Karma", together with a leader under Wei Xuwen, rose up and started fighting in the south of the Yangtze River.
After half a day of bloody fighting, Wei Xuwen was forced to death in a reed swamp in the wild.
Several leaders who killed Wei Chuwen announced that they would inherit the legacy of "King of Yama". However, by this time, the entire "King of Yama" force, which had recruited millions of people to its name in the past, had completely collapsed in organization, making it one of the five major forces.
The forces that were eliminated in the first round. He Wen and others then recruited the remaining forces under their command, and the entire fighting scene became even more chaotic.
In the snowy south of the Yangtze River, this war ignited like a fire in purgatory. The conflicting people sought to protect themselves, and in this conflict, one group after another turned into ashes in the fire. Those in this war
People were fanatical and hysterical, but it was also like the most confusing chaos in so many years. Some people tried to escape, and their families were killed in the wilderness by another group of refugees trying to survive. Some people stayed on their own.
On the top of the mountain, they were still inevitably forced to choose sides. The piles of corpses were burned by the flames of war and buried in the white snow.
The remaining forces, including He Wen, Gao Chang, Shi Baofeng, and Xu Zhaonan, while stabilizing their own feet, also began to put forward a clearer governing program. Internal purification, purification and external
wars are going on at the same time.
In this short but long winter, the breakup of the Fairness Party in Jiangnan resulted in the most chaotic farce in recent years, and almost the most tragic series of murders. Throughout the course of the war, it was also serious.
It has many elements such as comedy, loyalty and betrayal, ideals and ignorance, calmness and fanaticism, ridiculousness and sadness, meaning and meaninglessness... It has attracted the most attention in almost the entire world, but most people can hardly explain it.
Why are they fighting?
In any case, many lives were turned into remains.
At the same moment when Jiangnan turned into purgatory, correspondingly intense changes were brewing in other parts of the world.
Southeast, Fuzhou.
There were undercurrents surging in the small imperial court that inherited the orthodoxy of the Wu Dynasty, and there was never a moment of peace.
A crucial fight broke out this winter.
"...Zhou Shang was eliminated a little too quickly..."
On November 24th, a long convoy was moving along the not-rugged mountain road. In one of the carriages, Jun Wu took the intelligence he had just received and compared the map to study the entire Jiangnan situation.
development. Accompanying the carriage were Cheng Zhouhai and Zuo Xiuquan.
Since Jiang Ning ascended the throne and traveled south for two years, Jun Wu was busy with government affairs and studies, with little rest and relaxation. At the beginning of this year, Zuo Wenhuai and others arrived in Fuzhou and brought support from teachers from the southwest.
, some of his grand strategies were gradually formed with the joint efforts of a group of staff around him. On the one hand, he promoted the investigation of things, promoted maritime trade, and established Lingnan. On the other hand, he focused on internal affairs, grasped power, promoted young officials, and built the Southeast Arms Academy to unify the country.
Thought.
In the second half of the second year of revitalization, after the small court in the southeast determined the direction of revitalizing sea trade, pirates broke out all over the sea off Fujian. On the one hand, Junwu, with the help of Zuo Wenhuai and others, used thunderous means to uproot several families whose businesses were still on land.
On the other hand, the large maritime merchants in the sea directly opened the subscription of shares of the official merchant fleet to the private sector, and also attracted the Lingnan maritime merchant team, and fought several fierce battles with the "pirates" on the outer sea. Only now can they barely establish the official merchant fleet.
of prestige.
After this series of actions were carried out, various impeachments and admonitions from the court were inevitable. The local gentry, merchants, and foreign scholars were all uncomfortable with the little emperor's willful behavior and were not in harmony with the people.
Striving for profit is the most common comment Jun Wu has seen this year.
When winter came, various conflicts and conflicts in various places did not stop, but intensified. This was because after Junwu arrived in Fuzhou and established a foothold, he "selected" a large number of soldiers. He imitated Ning Yi's method and used efficiency.
With the guidance of teleology, Junwu reused various young service personnel. Especially after the arrival of Zuo Wenhuai and others, Junwu used Zuo Wenhuai to take charge of the military preparation school and delegated more power to the lower-level service officials. These young officials carried out various tasks in Fujian.
Due to various investigations, some have begun to take charge of various government affairs. As a result, conflicts with local forces in Fujian have occurred frequently.
The whole of Fujian is such a big place. What the local forces who originally welcomed the emperor wanted was glory and wealth, and in the future even chickens and dogs would ascend to heaven. Who knew that the little emperor was so ambitious that he would clear household registrations, count the population, seize accounts, and even rob the sea as soon as he arrived?
Not only that, but also to recruit a group of young people to gain power. There is only so much power in a place, and if everyone wants it, they will inevitably quarrel with the Jinluan Palace from time to time. In fact, Junwu has not yet made a big move at this time.
They tried to seize the real power of the local gentry on a large scale, but the situation was already tense.
During this period of time, the eldest princess Zhou Pei, who had a better relationship with the gentry and scholars from all over the world, often reminded Junwu that the local gentry was quite powerful, and the clans of each family and surname were closely related and more united than the clans in other places, so they could not force it.
Junwu knew this, and while asking his sister to unite the great scholars from all sides, he had no choice but to spend more time and make peace with each other. In his heart, he hoped that his side would become stronger faster, that the sea trade would be cured soon, or that he would
Make a breakthrough here and use the rockets from Teacher's side as soon as possible to destroy everything you don't like.
The weather started to snow after winter, and the temporary government affairs in various places actually eased, but Jun Wu still worked hard. As long as he had time, he would often ask about the progress of the Institute of Gewu Research Institute and the Military Academy. People around him were pleased with this.
On the other hand, the emperor was diligent in his work and often advised him to take more rest.
Junwu did not listen to the advice, but in November, the imperial concubine Shen Ruxin was not in good health, so Junwu arranged for her to go to Lianjiang to soak in hot springs. Around mid-November, he said that he would go to the imperial concubine to soak in the hot springs to recuperate. The body actually pulled Zuo Xiuquan, Cheng Zhouhai and a large number of young reserve officials along the ice and snowy countryside to inspect the livelihood of residents, and detoured towards Lianjiang.
On the twenty-fourth day, the news that Zhou Shang was eliminated had already spread.
"...According to Zuo Gong's previous arrangements, the news of Gao Chang's willingness to surrender has not yet been exposed. Now that Zhou Shang has gone, if General Gao is allowed to capture the places connecting Lin'an in the south, and then we fight out of Fujian, maybe we can We made an agreement with He Wen to temporarily divide the Yangtze River and control it. In this way, the waterway will be smooth and sea trade will be more convenient..."
"According to He Wen's character and the territory at this time, if we want to get to the Yangtze River, I'm afraid we will have to fight a battle."
"Then we have to fight."
Looking at the map, Jun Wu and Cheng Zhouhai briefly exchanged ideas. At this moment, a warning sound sounded in front, and then an explosion sounded from behind.
The surroundings suddenly seemed chaotic. The carriage bumped and tilted for a while, and the wheels seemed to be stuck somewhere on the road. Zuo Xiuquan and Cheng Zhouhai both changed their expressions, and said together: "Is your Majesty okay?" "Your Majesty, please do not act rashly!"
Jun Wu waved his hand and pushed open some curtains in the sloping car body. A guard guarding the car asked: "Is your Majesty okay?" At this time, Tie Tianying was in the distance, his gaze seemingly casually sweeping across the car. Coming here, Jun Wu gestured to him, and the other party looked away.
There was more than one carriage in the advancing team, and nine of them were blinds. Jun Wu looked forward and backward through the gap in the curtain, and saw that the fighting warning in front seemed to be still on the mountainside in the distance, while the explosion in the rear was even more serious. Closer, it seems that a fireboat loaded with explosives blew up the bridge on the riverbed behind. Now this team of about 300 people is cut off by the river. In front, the assassin seems to be killing people from the mountains. They came down and shouted to kill them. They were discovered by the scouts in front. It would take some time to kill them, but it was hard to tell whether there were any assassins ambushing them nearby.
Looking back and forth, Zuo Xiuquan and Cheng Zhouhai understood the entire situation.
Cheng Zhouhai whispered: "There seem to be thousands of assassins coming. There are rafts on the car. Your Majesty can cross the river with Lord Tie and others."
Jun Wu smiled: "There are thousands of people here. Where are the assassins? This is the army." He had already taken out his armor from under his seat.
Zuo Xiuquan frowned: "Those who have the strength to dispatch thousands of people here... Your Majesty, please don't mess around..."
Junwu took off his robe, revealing the armor underneath, and then put on some armor pieces that he had not put on before, and put on his helmet.
"What should I do if I cross the river and are intercepted by them? When the King of Chu fought against the Qin army at Julu, he broke the cauldron and sank the boat, and won in nine battles. I am fascinated by it." He walked out with a smile.
On the road, soldiers and horses gathered, including the dozens of young officials accompanying this time, who had drawn their swords. Then, they saw the emperor coming out of the tilted car body, walking straight up to the roof of the car, Tietian The eagle was so frightened that it rushed back.
The shouts of killing came from the mountain, Jun Wu opened a hand and smiled.
"Fellow officers! There are two famous men in our ranks today! Zuo Gong Xiuquan, a very old and virtuous man. You have all heard that Cheng Gong Zhouhai spent a year in Taiyuan with the eldest son of the Qin family more than ten years ago. He went through many hardships.
The fighting left me with wounds and injuries, and it’s not easy to live in winter. This time, we will accompany them to Lianjiang and soak in the hot springs!"
"Someone is blocking the road now. Soldiers and comrades--"
He drew his sword.
There was silence for a moment on the snowy road, and then they heard Zhou Junwu's voice.
"Follow me to kill the enemy——"
On this trip, there were not many imperial guards following Jun Wu, but all of them had followed Jun Wu in the charge under Jiangning City. Therefore, almost at the moment when he heard "Comrades," the figure in front,
The momentum has undergone an astonishing change.
Coming down from the mountain were the most elite cronies of one or more of the rich clans in Fujian. They were shouting and walking through the forest in the snow-capped mountains.
"Kill the faint king——"
"Support the Empress——"
What followed was a thunderous battle cry——
"kill--"
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At the same time as the front lines connected, there was also a white team on the side of the mountain that almost blended into the snow-capped mountains. It suddenly set off a frenzy and inserted itself into the assassins' formation.
A former Chinese Army soldier named Zuo Wenhuai took the lead and led his companions to attack the opponent's leader.
At the same time, Jun Wu led the imperial guards and young officials wielding swords to resist the tide coming from the front.
Blood splashed and danced in the sky above the snow like a drill, figures rolled and turned into corpses, and there were also explosions.
Jun Wu shouted and rushed forward, and was then held back by the forest guards on both sides. Tie Tianying was just a few feet in front, chopping the scattered assassins who were rushing towards him to the ground.
"Kill--"
Jun Wu could only shout fiercely.
The blood was pushed away like a tide from bottom to top, and at a certain moment, someone suddenly rushed behind Jun Wu who was being guarded.
"ah--"
He turned around suddenly, and a young official who had originally followed him slashed at him with a sword. The guards around him rushed forward immediately. Jun Wu picked up the sword with both hands and slashed fiercely. The swords gleamed in the air.
Jun Wu's sword collided violently with the opponent's knife that was slashing with all his strength, and with the next sword blow, he split open the opponent's neck.
A warrior also split open the opponent's stomach at the same time, and more swords were slashing at the assassin.
The hot and fishy blood poured all over Jun Wu's face. The assassin was almost chopped into pieces and fell to the back. This was the first time in his life that the little emperor killed someone himself. He took two breaths to calm down, and then turned around again.
, shouting fiercely forward.
Being surrounded was boring, but no matter what, he had to do his best to boost his morale.
The large-scale assassination of nearly a thousand people was quickly overtaken by a counterattack of nearly two hundred people.
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Within the armor, Jun Wu's body trembled slightly.
He immediately thanked Zuo Wenhuai and others who had followed him all the way these days.
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In the evening of the same day, Fuzhou.
Zhou Pei, who learned of the situation, summoned a dozen famous officials, great scholars or representatives of aristocratic families who were gathered here, and informed them of the assassination that Jun Wu suffered today, as well as his record and heroic performance of relying on more than a hundred imperial guardsmen to kill thousands of people.
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"More than ten years ago, due to the disgrace of Jingping, the late emperor traveled south to Lin'an, and the people of the world followed him southward. Later, when there were more people and less land, the court said, let the southerners return to the south and the northerners return to the north. But in fact,
People from the north have no place to return to. If we reach that point, I, the Zhou family, have lost all virtue..."
"Now, in Fujian, it seems that people from the south have returned to the south, and people from the north have returned to the north. And this time, we, the royal family from the north, are going to be driven out from here together...
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She wore a long dress and glanced around. Then, the teacup she held in her hand let go and fell into the silent hall with a snap. She looked at the teacup and was silent for a while, then sat down solemnly, expressionless.
Tears welled up in her eyes. Her voice was hoarse.
"Kill the faint king and support the empress... You all want to force Zhou Pei to death... You can do it now."
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