Early that morning, a morning market in Zhutanfang, Nancheng, suddenly burst into chaos, and two shirtless men were seen running along the Jubaomen street.
Not far behind the two of them, a group of soldiers were chasing after them, shouting and yelling.
In order to slow down the scholars, the two sticks kept knocking over vendors and even pedestrians in the way.
"Stop! Stop quickly! If you stop right now, it's just a slap in the face. But if you keep running, it won't be a slap in the face. You'll have to behead!"
Xia Yunyi gave a loud warning while chasing.
"Father, I'll take a shortcut to the front to intercept him!"
Xia Wanchun, who was following Xia Yunyi, ran into the alley next to him after speaking.
Xia Yunyi only had time to tell him to be careful, but his son was already out of sight.
Let's talk about the two local sticks again. They turned around and ran into a deep alley. The group of scholars who had been chasing behind them were finally thrown away by the two of them.
"Huhu, I finally got rid of these poor people, but they made me exhausted."
"Brother, there is really no place to stay in Nanjing. The students from the Imperial College and these stinky poor people don't treat us as human beings. Now it's even harder for us to do anything."
"Yes, these scholars are too lenient. Yesterday evening, Hei Qi teased a young lady who came to Qinhuai River on Gongyuan Street. As a result, he was caught by a group of patrolling scholars and taken to the Imperial College.
It was a beating without any explanation, and Hei Qi's entire face was swollen into a pig's head, and even his mother couldn't recognize him."
"Brother, why don't you give these scholars some color?"
"Shut up, you kid, you haven't tasted anything powerful, have you?"
"I don't believe these stinky bastards can really defeat us?"
"You know what the heck! These scholars are not only powerful in numbers, but they also have officers and soldiers behind them. Do the carrying pole gangs in Xicheng know that? Just like you said, they gathered people to fight with the scholars. What was the result?"
"What was the result? They must have beaten the shit out of those scholars, right?"
"It's true that we were pissed off, but it was just the pole gang who was fucked until they were pissed off."
"No way? How is it possible? The Biandan Gang can't defeat those scholars?"
"I really can't do it. There are too many of those scholars. Hundreds and thousands of them can come with just a greeting. And there are officers and soldiers behind them. Those barbarians really dare to kill people. They are so cruel."
While the two local sticks were complaining, a loud shout suddenly sounded from behind them: Stop!
"What a girl!" the two local sticks yelled and ran deeper into the alley.
The scholar behind him pursued him relentlessly, while continuing to shout to stop.
After running not far, one of the local sticks suddenly said: "Brother, it seems that there is only one person?"
"I saw it." The other local stick hummed and said, "It seems like he is still a child."
"Then what are we afraid of him doing?" said the first stickman, "turn around and beat him up to vent your anger."
"Yes, beat him up!" Brother Tugun also reacted, "There are many people and we brothers can't beat him, but we can still deal with a soldier, let alone a child."
Immediately, the two of them stopped and walked back, laughing ferociously.
When they turned around, they realized that the scholar they were chasing was really a child, thirteen or fourteen years old at most.
Needless to say, this child was Xia Wanchun. Although one of him was young and weak, and there were two others on the other side, and they were both tall and strong adults, Xia Wanchun showed no fear.
"Don't run away? Just don't run away." Xia Wanchun said with a snort.
"I won't hide it from you. We are leaving Nanjing soon, but before we leave Nanjing, we will definitely catch a group of people with sticks and green skins to kill chickens and scare monkeys."
Both cudgel fists were raised, but they paused after hearing these words.
"You want to punch me to vent your anger, right?" Xia Wanchun said, "I'm afraid you don't have the courage. If this punch lands, it will be your two heads that fall to the ground!"
The two local sticks were completely frightened, turned around and wanted to run away again.
"Don't even think about running. Where can you run to?"
Xia Wanchun said again: "All the gates in Nanjing City belong to us. This time we are determined to uproot the green leather sticks in Nanjing. If you two kneel down and admit your mistake at this time, then there will be
If you dare to escape or resist after being rescued, you will end up dead!"
The two local sticks were completely stunned when they heard this.
After a while, Xia Yunyi finally arrived with someone.
Seeing Xia Wanchun restraining two sticks by himself, the fellow scholars were all very impressed.
Xia Yunyi asked worriedly: "Brother Duan, these two thieves didn't bother you much, did they?"
"Father, I'm fine." Xia Wanchun shook his head and said, "Also, can you please stop calling me by my nickname? You can call me Xiaoyin or Jiangzuo Boy."
"Okay, call me Xiaoyin." Xia Yunyi smiled and shook his head.
Then he said to the scholar who was traveling with him: "This child has been spoiled by me."
While the group was talking, a scholar galloped over on horseback.
"My colleagues, there is a decree from the Holy One!" the scholars on horseback shouted loudly, "All the Imperial College Supervisors and Prince Qin scholars must gather outside the Jinchuan Gate immediately!"
"Accept the decree!" Xia Yunyi and other scholars bowed to the ground in unison.
When he got up again, he found that the scholar had already ridden away.
Xia Wanchun asked: "Father, what should we do with these two sticks?"
Xia Yunyi turned his eyes to the two sticks and said sternly: "Will you dare to do evil again in the future?"
"I don't dare to do evil anymore." The two local sticks shook their heads like rattles, "I don't dare to do evil anymore."
"Remember what you said." Xia Yunyi said solemnly, "We will return to Nanjing in a while. If even one commoner reports you, you will be dead!"
The two local sticks shook their heads again: "We really don't dare."
Xia Yunyi then turned around and headed towards Jinchuan Gate with Xia Wanchun and a dozen other scholars.
Watching the scholars walk out of the alley, the two sticks let out a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground.
"Brother, the scholars are gone. Hehe, this city of Nanjing is our world again."
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"That's just talk. Not to mention whether they can come back. Even if they come back, can they still manage the public security of Nanjing like they are now? I don't believe that those dignitaries in the court can let them do it.
mess."
"Believe it or not, I don't plan to hang out anymore. I have a distant relative in Yin County, and I plan to join him in the sea trade. I can earn dozens of taels in a year."
"Hey, brother, do you really want to leave? Wait for me."
The two earthen sticks disappeared from the city of Nanjing, but there were two more running boats on the sea.
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Let’s talk about Xia Yunyi and his group later.
When they arrived outside Jinchuan Gate, they saw two large flags erected in the open space, with a line of words written on both flags, which looked like couplets.
Xia Wanchun read it out loud directly.
"Please go to him if you want to get promoted or make a fortune. Don't come here if you are greedy for life or afraid of death!"
"Good sentence!" Xia Yunyi praised, "We, the scholars, should take this as our life creed."
"I have a hard time disagreeing with this statement." Another scholar said, "Isn't it the ideal of our generation of scholars to be educated in literature and martial arts, and to be rich and wealthy? What's wrong with getting promoted and getting rich?"
"That's ridiculous! What I'm saying is totally ridiculous!" Xia Wanchun said with a snort, "If what you want is to get promoted and make a fortune, just go back and prepare for the encore. The Holy One is recruiting scholars who are willing to give up everything for the sake of Chinese clothes, ancestral temples and the country.
Son, so there is no need to enter this door, just go to him."
Having said this, Xia Wanchun marched towards the two big flags.
Xia Yunyi and Chen Zilong looked at each other, smiled, and followed.
However, the scholar who just spoke did not follow him.
I saw nearly a hundred people lined up under the banners of "promotion and wealth" and "greed for life and fear of death".
After Xia Wanchun, his father and his son, and a group of scholars joined in, Yi Ding, who maintained order, waved his hand and signaled these Qinwang scholars to enter the "invisible door" formed by two large flags.
Inside the flag gate, Chongzhen was seen wearing a military uniform and standing with his sword in hand.
Behind Chongzhen, Zhu Cixiang and Zhu Cijiong were also wearing armor and looked majestic.
After nearly a hundred scholars stood still, Chongzhen pressed his sword and stepped forward and asked, "Do you know why I set up these two flags?"
"I know." Xia Wanchun said proudly, "The reason why the Holy One set up these two flags is to make those scholars who want to be lucky ministers and close ministers and who aim to get promoted and make money retreat in the face of difficulties."
"There are also those scholars who are greedy for life and afraid of death!" Chongzhen said solemnly.
"So, I now give you one last chance to regret it."
"You should ask yourselves three times now: Can you stop thinking about getting promoted and getting rich?"
"Can we take the world as our own responsibility? Can we devote ourselves to the Chinese clothes, the ancestral temple and the country? When we go to the battlefield in the future, can we not be afraid of death, not flinch, can we not care about personal life and death?
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"E Neng!" As soon as Chongzhen finished speaking, Xia Wanchun took a step forward boldly.
Chongzhen's eyes fell on Xia Wanchun and asked, "Are you going to stop thinking about it?"
"No need, the common people have already thought about it clearly." Xia Wanchun said without thinking.
"What a young hero!" Chongzhen said happily, "What's your name?"
Xia Wanchun bowed his head to the tunnel and said: "Xia Wanchun, a grassroots member of Songjiang University."
"Are you Xia Wanchun?" Chongzhen's eyes lit up.
"Yes, they are just ordinary people." Xia Wanchun said.
"Okay! Join the queue." Chongzhen nodded.
Xia Wanchun immediately walked towards the scholar standing behind Chongzhen.
I saw thousands of scholars standing behind Chongzhen.
Seeing Xia Wanchun coming, thousands of scholars bowed in unison.
Xia Wanchun also bowed to the ground in return, and then stood at the end of the line.
Looking back at the flag gate, the scholars who came with him had already become divided.
Xia Yunyi and Chen Zilong stepped forward at the same time, bowed their hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to enter this door!"
"You two are both registered officials, but you have to think clearly." Chongzhen said with a serious face, "As soon as you enter this door, you need to give up your personal fame and fortune. From now on, you will have no chance of getting promoted and making money, and you will no longer be able to control your life or death.
