In the dense forest outside the city, Liu Rong looked at the rapidly approaching fire in front of him.
Then Jin Yiwei's figure appeared.
Hundreds of mounted guards galloped along the road leading directly to the county seat, and soon the vanguard passed in front of him...
"Do it!"
he shouted.
Then the bowstring in his hand was loosened.
A sharp arrow hit the Jin Yiwei in front. Just as the latter screamed and fell down, the archers hidden in the dense forest shot out sharp arrows one after another. The Jin Yiwei who were caught off guard immediately fell down. More than a dozen Jin Yiwei immediately fell down. Those behind them seized the war horses in chaos, and then hurriedly
Throwing the torch into their hands and pulling out the blunderbuss, it was obvious that they were well prepared.
The production of this kind of flintlock short gun has increased rapidly in the past two years due to the increasing number of craftsmen.
Jinyiwei has been used extensively.
On the other hand, the long-barreled flintlock gun is not widely equipped. After all, the magic gun is still cheap.
Moreover, at present, the Ming army really has no enemies worthy of flintlocks. The short muskets are convenient for the Jinyi guards, but the cavalry is temporarily useless. Even the Liao vassal escort cavalry, which has the highest level of firearms, actually carries a matchlock gun on its back.
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"Quickly, get rid of these ignorant minions. The master has been kind to us for generations. Today is the time for us to serve the Qi family!"
A subordinate next to Liu Rong shouted in the local dialect.
"Qi Ba, they have firearms and use medicinal arrows!"
Not far away another voice shouted in the same local dialect.
Those Jin Yiwei shot in confusion, and then quickly turned around. They were trying to reveal what their opponents were hiding. Although throwing torches did provide some concealment, it was still not as good as hiding in the woods.
Not to mention using poisonous arrows.
A group of Jin Yiwei took turns to open fire and cover, as if they had arrived in a hurry, and then turned around and retreated in a hurry.
This is no longer Jin Yiwei's job.
This is treason.
After all, Jinyiwei symbolizes imperial power.
Liu Rong smiled as he watched the Jinyi guards fleeing. He then waved to his subordinates and gave the order to retreat. The group of people quickly walked out of the woods and were talking in the local dialect. The content was of course the Qi family's hatred of Hun Jun.
They casually checked the dead bodies on the ground, took off a few of the Jin Yiwei's clothes, and then left quickly. Watching their backs disappear, a Jin Yiwei who was pretending to be dead quietly got up, pulled out the arrow on his body, and used it with his
He bandaged up his medicine bag, then mounted his horse and fled quickly. But Liu Rong and others were under Lishui City, relying on the help from the city wall, quickly climbed the city wall and returned to the city. This small city was only four miles away, and it didn't even have bricks.
It was still a rammed earth city wall, which was completely worthless to elites like them.
After entering the city, they went straight to the county government office.
This place is actually also controlled by them.
The magistrate of Lishui was a student of Fang Xiaoru and also supported Zhu Yunwen. Fang Xiaoru had already made up his mind to kill the emperor at all costs for the future of Confucianism.
So when we got here, we went directly to the county government office, and the magistrate called Qitai there.
County government.
"Brother Nantang, it is no longer a matter of interests. You and I are both disciples of Confucianism. How can we just sit back and watch the Confucian orthodoxy be destroyed in the hands of that foolish king and monster?
Check out these new books.
They use this to teach the next generation. In twenty years, who will read the books of sages?"
In the study room in the back garden, Fang Daru's obviously indignant voice came out.
"Don't try to harm me!"
Then came Qitai's pleading voice.
It was obvious that the discussion between them was not over yet.
Liu Rong suddenly opened the door speechlessly. The three people who were talking inside were startled and quickly turned to look at him. Liu Rong took the bloody clothes of the Jinyiwei from behind and simply threw them at Qitai's feet...
"Shang Shu Qi, my brother went out to bring you a few gifts, but they are only in the name of your Qi family."
he said with a smile.
Qitai looked at the bloody clothes of the Jin Yiwei on the ground in shock, and then wailed.
"Qi Shangshu, we have allowed most of the royal guards to escape. If my guess is correct, it will be time for the imperial officers and soldiers to arrive after dawn. Are you going to wait here for the officers and soldiers to come and confiscate your Qi family and destroy them, or do you go out and fight to the death?"
?You are also from a dignified Jiangdong family, and you have also been the Minister of the Ministry of War. You still do things like this. Do you think you can stay out of it by hiding at home? No matter whether King Guangze or Mr. Fang falls into the hands of His Majesty, you must be the first to be confessed.
It's only a matter of time before you raid your entire family and exterminate them all.
You have to make a decisive decision."
Liu Rong looked at Qi Tai with contempt.
"Nantang Gong, the students do not hesitate to do this, and it is the Confucian tradition that the princes are doing this.
The head can be severed.
The Confucian orthodoxy cannot be eliminated.
It is the responsibility of our generation to establish a heart for the heaven and earth, to establish a destiny for the people, and to carry forward the unique knowledge of the past saints. If we sit back and watch the Confucian orthodoxy being destroyed by stupid emperors and monsters, how can we face the sages? What's more, when the Emperor Daxing is still alive, he will do whatever he wants.
No matter how much Yang Feng tried to confuse him, he refused to change the imperial examination. Isn't it unfilial to change the imperial examination within a month of the new king's accession to the throne?
You are a former minister of the Daxing Emperor, how can you just sit back and watch at this time?
If the public raised his arms and called out his opposition to the reform of the imperial examination, wouldn't the gentry all over the world respond in droves?
There are the armies of the kings in the north, and the rebel divisions of the public are in the south.
What can you do?"
The magistrate said obviously excitedly.
"Brother Nantang, you and I are both former ministers of the great emperor, how can we sit back and watch the disobedient emperor rebel?"
Fang Xiaoru also said excitedly.
"Qi Shangshu, please be at ease. If you are willing to wait for death, we will not bother you and leave Lishui now."
Liu Rong shouted.
So you ran away and left me here waiting for the Jin Yiwei to come and ransack the house?
Qitai raised his head resentfully.
"Everyone, my Qi clan has been tricked by you now."
he said.
"If you hadn't done that before, how could we have tricked you? It's not that we tricked you, it's that you had no way of turning back. Yang Feng often said that adults must be responsible for their own choices."
Liu Rong said with disdain.
"Your Majesty, our Qi clan only has a few hundred young men. The army will be destroyed as soon as it arrives. Lishui is a place for righteousness, but it cannot be defended. We should go to Maoshan, and then go east to Taihu, Su Song, Zhejiang
We are all in the old land of Zhang Shicheng. The gentry all harbor resentment towards the Daxing Emperor, and the gentry all take the imperial examination as their way to get ahead. There should be righteous men to respond."
Qitai said to the magistrate.
"Then don't hesitate. Immediately arrange for the old, weak, women and children to board the boat to Shijiu Lake. They will each find a hiding place. They will enter the mountains of Huizhou left and right. No one can be caught. We will lead the youth to perform a heroic act of righteousness, and then go to Maoshan."
The magistrate said.
Qi Tai then looked at Fang Xiaoru.
"Where is King Guangze?"
he said.
"Kaifeng."
Fang Xiaoru said.
"This is not going to be easy!"
Qitai frowned and said.
Fang Xiaoru was stunned.
"If there's anything difficult to do, just find someone and say it's King Guangze. Su Song, there are a few people in Zhejiang who have met King Guangze. What's more, even if they recognize it's a fake, they can't get off the boat. At that time, they will naturally
If you make a mistake, you will make a mistake.”
Liu Rong said.
He is more clever than Fang Daru.
"Yes, raise the righteous flag first, and then invite King Guangze to come over. And let's not support King Guangze as emperor first. Nantang Gong Daxing, an old minister of the Emperor, will say that Emperor Daxing has left the imperial edict and confer King Guangze the title of Wu.
The king took Suzhou as the vassal city and Susongchang and Zhejiang as the fiefdom of King Wu. However, after Jin Shang ascended the throne, he refused to comply with the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing. Nantang Gong argued hard and angered Jin Shang, so he was dismissed from office, but Nantang Gong could not
This made Emperor Daxing's Zi Palace uneasy. Moreover, now that he wanted to harm King Guangze, Duke Nantang had no choice but to follow King Guangze and fled. In this way, the gentry in Susong, Zhejiang and other places were not plotting rebellion, but following Emperor Daxing's edict.
To welcome the King of Wu back to the vassal, they have long wanted to imitate Shanxi, and Suzhou and other places will make new weapons and equipment, and the rest are volunteers."
The magistrate said.
Liu Rong next to him had a look of admiration on his face and instinctively raised his thumb...
"The county respects talents!"
He sighed.
However, Qi Tai looked happy.
Indeed, the biggest problem now is actually how to get rid of this definition of rebellion.
It’s not that he’s worried about rebelling and killing the Nine Clans…
As long as he does this, there will be no other end, but how to deceive the people. After all, Zhu Yunxi's throne is very upright. There is no way to make a fuss about this, but this can solve the problem. Under normal circumstances, Zhu Yunxi really wants to
The one who granted the title of King of Wu was only granting the title of King of Wu, but he would not be allowed to become a vassal. Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned this matter, and most of the ministers knew about it. And the gentry in Su Song and Zhejiang did envy the freedom of Shanxi. They had also long ago
Eager to lift various restrictions, especially on industry and commerce, if he used the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing to confer the title of Zhu Yun to the King of Wu, and then use this area as the King of Wu's fiefdom to lift restrictions on industry and commerce, especially restrictions on overseas trade, then these gentry would really do it
Tempting.
The truth doesn't matter.
It doesn't matter whether Zhu Yunwen is true or false.
The important thing is to have such an excuse, an excuse that can inspire the gentry.
In addition, this area is a place for the imperial examination. The reform of the imperial examination has already made the gentry angry. Coupled with the temptation of interests, they don't really have to fight for the throne for King Guangze, as long as they can fight against him under the banner of King Wu.
For the imperial court, it is enough to implement separatist rule.
There is no shortage of food, money, and technology in this area, and after the liberalization of overseas trade, there will be an endless stream of overseas wealth...
Very interesting!
And there is great hope.
After all, the main force of the imperial court is now in Kaifeng to besiege the vassal kings, and the navy from the south of the Yangtze River is also besieging the King of Chu in Wuchang. There is also a strong navy in Taicang, but it is the fleet to welcome Jiahe led by Ma He.
They just came back and caught up with the death of Emperor Daxing. Although everyone knew that it had nothing to do with them, in fact Emperor Daxing held on just to wait for them, but in the end they still could not award the reward. In fact, Zhu Yunxi didn't care.
He originally planned to let Ma He rest for two years before continuing his voyage to the West, but the problem was that Ma He was a close confidant of King Yan. Under the current situation, it was better to let them stay in Taicang!
This is currently the main navy in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
In fact, after the settlement of the Japanese Empire, the main naval force of the imperial court was in the south.
Between Guangzhou and Annan.
The emperor planned to continue to explore Southeast Asia.
As for the troops from various garrison posts in the south of the Yangtze River, most of them have been deployed to participate in the siege of Kaifeng and Wuchang, and some have been shipped to Shandong to strengthen the defense of Peiping.
In short, if the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang really responded, they would really catch the emperor off guard.
"Without further delay, act quickly!"
Liu Rong said.
Qi Tai immediately stood up and hurried back to gather the clan members.
The Qi family is the largest clan in the local area. Although only three clans are affected, fortunately, they can scare the nine clans. Everyone will understand this. After all, they have rebelled, and it is reasonable to punish the nine clans. Then the old, weak, women and children of the nine clans boarded the ship and entered.
It would be easy to find relatives and friends in Shijiu Lake. After all, Qi Tai was also the former minister of the Ministry of War, and there were many relatives and friends in this area, many of whom were like-minded.
Will protect his family.
At least he will after his act of righteousness. After all, what if he succeeds?
In fact, the gentry really opposed Zhu Yunxi.
Regardless of the reform of the imperial examination, the planned voyage to the West to monopolize maritime trade, or the continued maintenance of his grandfather's monetary policy, it was unbearable for the gentry. They did not dare to cause trouble with Zhu Yuanzhang in the past, after all, they were all afraid of being killed.
But Zhu Yunxi was not afraid of killing them!
These bastards have to be killed to be honest. The harder they are killed, the more honest they become. If they like to massacre the city, then they should kneel on the ground and live in a prosperous world.
cheap!
Despicable!
Zhu Yunxi's anger is very reasonable.
They just bullied him because he was young, and under the influence of Yang Feng, he behaved in a civilized manner, and his hands were not stained with blood.
If he had wiped out several families in the past few years, it would not be the case now.
The county magistrate didn't have many family members, so he just followed the Qi family. In fact, he didn't have any family members. Those who work as officials outside have family members at home and a concubine by their side.
Then at dawn, with the confused eyes of the people in the city, the magistrate opened the city gate and let the Qi family out of the city and took a boat straight to Shijiu Lake. Then he and Qitai took more than a hundred people who were also still confused.
The Qi family was young and strong, and Liu Rong's more than a hundred subordinates quickly began to post notices in Lishui City, announcing the emperor's edict...
Of course, King Guangze is indispensable.
It just so happened that a nephew of Qi Tai was about the same age as Zhu Yunwen, and his figure was also similar. He was also a scholar, so he just put on the urgently made Tuanlong robe and he was regarded as Zhu Yunwen.
As for knowing everyone locally...
How could he really come out and show his face, just sitting in a sedan chair for people to watch from a distance?
Keep your head down.
The gauze curtain is lowered.
With such a noble status, how can the king come out to meet the people?
By breakfast time, it was already known to everyone in Lishui City, which was four miles in circumference, that Emperor Daxing had decreed to confer King Guangze the title of King of Wu. However, the emperor was afraid that his brother would threaten his throne, so instead of making the decree public, he wanted to poison his brother.
Loyal ministers such as Qi Tai, Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng, after arguing to no avail and being dismissed by the emperor angrily, had no choice but to flee with King Guangze in order to prevent Emperor Daxing from being uneasy under Jiuquan.
Loyalty shines like the sun and the moon!
Now, after a series of ups and downs, King Guangze was desperate and had no choice but to come to Qitai to find a solution.
Qi Tai decided to break up his family and build a country. Regardless of the danger of being killed by the foolish king, he took King Guangze to the fiefdom given to him by Emperor Daxing.
Loyal minister!
Then before the Jin Yiwei and the cavalry arrived at Lishui, they escorted King Wu to flee eastward. When the Jin Yiwei entered the city, they had already entered the mountainous area and quickly headed east relying on local snakes like the Qi family. At this time, the news of their righteous deeds also reached the Lishui gentry.
With the full force of the spread, it began to spread in the south of the Yangtze River, and even added a lot of false content to the spread. It soon turned into thousands of loyal and loyal people fighting against the Jin Yiwei and fighting to break through...