Pang Gang was too familiar with the words Wen Renjun just said. It was by relying on these words that Li Zicheng deceived hundreds of thousands of refugees into conquering Beijing and establishing his short-lived Dashun Dynasty.
Pang Gang asked calmly: "Eat his mother, wear his mother's clothes, and don't pay for food when King Chuang comes! Is this really possible? This sentence must have been suggested by Li Zicheng's counselors, right?"
Wen Renjun bowed and said: "Your Excellency is right. After Li Zicheng captured Hubei, the world was shaken. Many scholars who had no hope in scientific examinations defected to him. Among them were three people. They were Li Yan, Niu Jinxing and
Song Xiance, and Li Yan as the leader, I heard that it was this person who put forward those slogans, and it was he who ordered people to come to our Gunzhou Prefecture to cause destruction. It is ridiculous that some people would believe such ridiculous words. It is really ridiculous.
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Wen Renjun is a little confused, why do some people believe such an obvious lie? Which dynasty and generation do not pay for food? What do officials eat when people do not pay for food? How does the court work? If the people do not pay for food, do the thieves eat for themselves?
What?
As if he had seen through Wen Renjun's thoughts, Pang Gang was silent for a while and then sighed: "There is nothing surprising about this. The common people have no way to survive. At this time, as long as someone stands up and raises their arms, even if they know they are
They will cling to lies like a drowning man grasping for life-saving straws."
The two of them walked slowly in the inner courtyard, the soles of their shoes making a squeaking sound on the snow, and white mist sprayed from their mouths and noses from time to time.
Wen Renjun rubbed his almost frozen hands and said: "In the past, when I was studying at home, I always couldn't understand why thieves in this world always grow like leeks on the ground after being cut. Could it be that they
Don’t you want to live a good life? It wasn’t until I left my humble position and traveled around that I realized that it wasn’t that the people didn’t want to live a good life, but that the government and the court didn’t want the people to live.
It is said that during the Tianqi period, there was a pearl lantern in the palace, four or five feet high, made entirely of pearls, and each pearl weighed one cent. The canopy and ribbons were decorated with precious stones, and the lower part of the ribbon was decorated with small beads and tassels.
There are pearl lanterns more than a foot high. It is said that there are forty-nine in total. Each palace in the official palace has several extremely expensive lanterns. The corridors of the palace are winding for several miles, all with white jade stone railings. Outside the stone railings, every few
There is an exquisitely carved dragon head protruding from the foot away, with a small hole cut under the jaw, specially used for hanging colored lanterns. At the stone railing of Wudian, there are lotus piles. Each pile hangs a glazed lamp. Every place in the Forbidden City
There were tens of thousands of lanterns of various colors hanging. When the palace ladies were playing in groups, a few lanterns were knocked down, and eunuchs immediately replaced them with new ones. Such a peaceful and luxurious scene has become a thing of the past in the blink of an eye! Such arrogance and luxury, what will happen to the people?
What if it’s not the other way around?”
Pang Gang smiled slightly: "Wen Zanhua, if the court heard what you said, ten heads would be lost. But although what you said just now is not wrong, it cannot be the reason for those bandits to plunder everywhere. Those rogue bandits
He called himself a rebel, but fortunately his deeds were more heinous than those of the officers and soldiers. For example, the bandit leader Liu Zongmin was very lustful and always robbed dozens of beauties to accompany him. Some bandit leaders specialize in eating people's hearts, and often eat until their eyes turn red.
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In my opinion, those thieves are just a group of organized thieves with no justice at all. Although Li Zicheng seems to accept the suggestions of his subordinates and is extremely fierce in fighting, this person can only share adversity and wealth.
They are ruthless and rebellious. All these thieves believe in is the saber in their hands and violence. Even if they rule the world, they will only let the people live in dire straits."
From the perspective of Pang Gang, a later generation, the fate of Li Zicheng and the others was already foreseeable and their inevitable fate. In fact, the bandits led by Li Zicheng were also the team with the worst military discipline in the late Ming Dynasty.
Grab them wherever they can. The reason why they were repeatedly defeated by the Qing soldiers in history is mainly because they are unpopular. The bandits also hate each other, kill each other constantly, and regard human life as nothing. These reasons are mainly due to ignorance. They
They look down on the learned and only believe that the strong is king. Therefore, this is how they succeed and how they fail. This is the essence of the evil slave revolution. Although their uprising was also a last resort, the Chinese nation did thrive because of their existence.
Leading the development of this nation onto a wrong path.
Historically, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties dealt with officials who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty by retaining their original posts, with the exception of rogue bandits. Dorgon, the regent at the time, once issued a secret order: all rogue garrison troops who surrendered could be killed first and then reported. It can be seen from this that,
Even the Manchu Tatars despised what they did.
Looking at the gas that instantly turned into white mist after being exhaled from his mouth, Pang Gang murmured: "The war will start again in a few months... Just as Pang Gang was preparing for the upcoming war, in
After drifting at sea for more than half a year, the fleet led by Lin Feng finally arrived in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.
In the seventeenth century, Amsterdam was not the capital of the Netherlands, but it was the most important port in the Netherlands (one of the most important). At this time, the Netherlands was at its most glorious moment, and its number of merchant ships even exceeded that of all European countries.
The total number was known as the "Sea Coachman". The Netherlands frantically established colonies and trading strongholds around the world. This period was called the "Golden Age" in the Netherlands. Thanks to this, Amsterdam is now also the world's financial and trade hub.
, cultural center, its crowded port and the merchant ships that are constantly coming and going from the port like ants are the best proof.
James Woodall is a sailor on the "Old Man". He is twenty-five years old this year and is the most powerful time in his life. He has been on the "Old Man" for seven years. During these seven years,
He has traveled half of the world, leaving his footprints in England, Prussia and France, and his wish is to travel around the world in his lifetime.
Just yesterday, the captain of the "Old Man" finally promoted him to the first mate of the "Old Man". The ecstatic James took more than a dozen sailors on the ship to a tavern to drink as much as he wanted.
In the end, he was taken to the room by someone unknown.
The dazed James slowly opened his eyes. Feeling a heavy feeling in his chest, he looked down and saw a head of long red hair and a soft body lying next to him, sleeping soundly.
Ms. recognized this person. She was Lilian Pizcheni, the daughter of the owner of this tavern and her girlfriend.
"Oh." James sat up, slapped his head that was still a little groggy, reached out and patted his girlfriend's fat buttocks hard, making a crisp "pop" sound.
"Lillian, get up, I should go back to the ship, otherwise old Roy will curse."
"My dear, please sleep with me for a while longer. Old Roy went on a date with his lover yesterday and won't go back so soon." A slightly hoarse voice sounded, and a slightly freckled face appeared in front of James.
In front of Ms.
"Oh, dear, this is not possible. You know that I have just been promoted to chief mate, and all the ship's affairs are waiting for me to handle. In order to marry you as soon as possible, I have to work even harder!"
Obviously, for a woman who is passionately in love, her resistance to her boyfriend's sweet words is always zero.
After listening to her boyfriend's words, Lillian's resentment suddenly disappeared without a trace. She stretched out her arms and hugged her boyfriend and gave him a long passionate kiss. Then she smiled and said: "Okay, for the sake of it.
Since you are so enthusiastic about making money, I won’t keep you here.”
"My dear, I'll leave first."
James quickly stood up and started to get dressed. At this time, he was on the second floor, which was also Lillian's room. Through the window, he could also see several seabirds flying around on the harbor in the distance.
While getting dressed and admiring the scenery, he smiled and said: "Baby, the weather is good today, and our luck will be very good. If we can come back from Prussia smoothly in the next two months, I will make a lot of money.
Maybe you won’t have to work so hard.”
Lilian behind her asked curiously: "Didn't you say you were going to England? Why did you go to Prussia again?"
James laughed: "Haha, that's because... that's because, oh God, what is that... James's face suddenly stiffened, and he stretched out his hand and pointed out the window, and his fingers began to tremble.
When he got up, a tall mast appeared in front of him, and then a huge figure appeared in his eyes, surrounded by seven or eight large ships.
After wandering at sea for more than half a year, the fleet led by Lin Feng, under the guidance of Major Nairn, finally arrived at the Port of Amsterdam, one of the most prosperous ports in the world.
At this time, everyone on the fleet, including merchants and soldiers, came on the deck and looked at the destination they had arrived at after experiencing countless violent storms.
"***, we're finally here."
Standing on the deck, Lin Feng looked at the deck and let out a long breath. At this time, he was no longer as obese as he was six months ago. He had obviously lost a few laps. Although he looked a little chubby at the moment, he was completely normal.
range.
"Yes, we are finally here. I will go crazy if I don't reach land." Kong Lin, who was standing next to Lin Feng, also smiled bitterly. This short journey was the most difficult road he had ever walked in his life.
"Dang, dang, dang, dang... At this moment, a rapid bell suddenly rang in front, and then several warships came in front. It could be seen that these warships came out in a hurry, and the sails of some warships had not been fully raised.
"No, these red-haired ghosts are going to fight! All the ships are in battle formation, and the guns are all open!"
The deputy commander of the Navy, Mo Hui, who had extensive experience in fighting all the way, knew that these red-haired ghosts were evil as soon as he saw the opponent's posture, and immediately issued an order to prepare for battle. (To be continued)!~!
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