It was Zhen Zangzhu who rescued the eldest son of the ancestor of Wu Kingdom. The two boarded the boat at starry night, sailed down the Yangtze River, and arrived at Shanghai Port on the afternoon of the next day. After abandoning the boat and landing, Zhen Zangzhu led his grandson into a carriage.
, walked around for half a day and came to a small farm. Mr. Bao and his family stayed here temporarily.
When the great-grandson saw his uncle, his panic all the way dissipated. The two men held each other's arms and cried. Zhen Zangzhu just watched silently. After they finished crying, Mr. Bao shook Zhen Zangzhu's hand and said, "One
On the other hand, we brothers have no need to say those words after all these years."
Zhen Zangzhu nodded and added: "It's just that the prince didn't know where the prince had hidden him."
Third Master Bao sighed: "In the early years, you persuaded him to be restrained, and then asked me to persuade him, and also asked my second brother to persuade him. Our nephews and uncles all turned a deaf ear and couldn't listen to a word you said. Now it seems that what you said is
Absolutely right."
Zhen Zangzhu said: "If I say something more serious and bring out Prince Yi Zhong, maybe the prince can listen to a word or two."
The grandson smiled bitterly and said: "My father has been a peaceful prince for so many years, and it is useless what Lord Zhen says. But now there are bewitching concubines inside and outside the court, and there are sycophants in the court outside. My grandfather only listens to Shen and Chen Ruiwen. He doesn't know.
What to do."
Zhen Zangzhu said: "Shen and Chen have the support of the prince, and the prince is missing. The civil and military officials in the court will not help us. Although Lord Wei Ruoheng understands, he is far away from home, and the natives and foreigners in South America are not good.
To deal with it, we may not be willing to return home to help. Even if we come back, it will take at least a year or two, and I am afraid that Concubine Shen and others have already settled down. So we have to think of other ways."
Taisun hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Please give me Mr. Zhen's advice."
Zhen Zangzhu glanced at the two of them with a smile and said, "Wait a moment."
Mr. Bao grabbed his arm and said, "Lao Zhen, you are not kind! What do you know? Say it quickly!"
Zhen Zangzhu turned her head and looked out the window and stared for a long time, then said softly: "Something big has happened in Fujian."
Third Master Bao and his grandson asked, "What's the matter?" Third Master Bao asked again, "Why haven't you heard of it?"
Zhen Zangzhu said leisurely: "Because the whole country is paying attention to the change of son in Wu State and does not take it seriously."
Mr. Bao said anxiously: "What on earth is going on!"
"Strike." Zhen Zangzhu said, "Workers are on strike."
When the whole country was looking at the State of Wu, something happened in Fujian Province. The cause was a trivial incident. In October this year, a construction worker in Lianjiang County, Fuzhou Prefecture accidentally fell from a building while working and died on the spot. The worker
His name is Lin Desheng. His wife died a few years ago. He has elderly parents and three children under the age of ten at home, and it’s miserable. Someone from the labor union came over and asked, and it turned out that their employer forced them to work overtime day and night because of the rush to work. What the hell.
The workers had been working for more than twenty full days without a break. According to regulations, protective railings should be installed on the roof, but this construction site did not have them. The union officer then wrote a petition and went to the Yamen to complain.
The county magistrate laughed when he saw it and ordered the union officer to be beaten out. The union officer shouted: "I'm here to file a lawsuit! Why did you let me out without paying any attention to it!"
The county magistrate said coldly: "Who are you suing?! Do you want to kill yourself or do you want to trick me into killing you?" He ordered him to be beaten out again.
The union officer sued the owner of the construction site. Since he was just an ordinary worker and did not know the owner's name, he only sued "the owner of a certain shipyard." It sounded like this owner was unusual, so he contacted the local union
Ask the leader of the organization to inquire.
When the leader heard this, he said: "It belongs to the Dai family."
The officer was startled: "Dai family? Could it be Dai Feiliu's family?"
The leader nodded: "Yes. This shipyard belongs to him."
The officer's heart turned upside down and his eyes were red with anxiety: "Is this matter just forgotten? Is a life just lost like this?"
The leader thought: "Not necessarily. Let's think of something."
The clerk said with tears in his eyes: "We must find a way! Otherwise, the whole family will not be able to survive."
The leader said: "Last time I went to Fuzhou for a meeting, Comrade Ni Ziguang said that the capitalists in Fujian are getting more and more desperate, and we, the working class, must start to resist in order to have a way to survive. It has only been less than two months since this happened.
.In that case, I will go to Fuzhou to discuss it with him." He thought for a while and then said, "You come with me." The clerk nodded. The two of them packed a few things and immediately set off for Fuzhou.
Ni Ziguang, chairman of the Fujian Trade Union, is a steward of Fuzhou Jia's Horse Racing Co., Ltd. and also serves as the head of the Jia's Horse Racing Co., Ltd. After hearing this, he pondered for a long time and said to the two of them: "Let's not talk about the distance, let's just talk about this month.
.In the property under the Dai family near Fuzhou, four worker brothers have died due to fatigue and lack of necessary protection. Adding Brother Lin Desheng, the number is five."
The trade union officer in Lianjiang County said quickly: "Is it useless to litigate?"
Ni Ziguang sneered and said: "Who are you going to sue in the Yamen? Since Mr. Huang Wengang resigned due to illness, Dai Xian has been the governor of Fujian for four years. He is the local emperor of Fujian Province. Earlier, he could go to Beijing to sue the emperor, but now the emperor himself
They are all puppets. We can only survive by relying on ourselves." Then he started shouting, "Strike!"
The trade unions in Fujian have been developing for many years, but the Dai family has never taken them seriously. Zuo just led a few mud-legged people to shout at the top of their lungs. What else could they do? Never in their wildest dreams did they expect that they would go on strike.
First, workers at the shipyard where Lin Desheng worked went on strike, followed by strikes in the other four factories in Fuzhou that month where workers had died. A few days later, seven more factories went on strike, also in recent months. The strikes spread like wildfire.
In early November, 90% of Dai's property had stalled.
Governor Dai Xian was furious and, regardless of his family's friendship with the Rongguo Mansion, sent people to break into Jia's Horse House and capture Ni Ziguang. Ni Ziguang was checking the packages in the warehouse when he looked back and saw a group of government servants pouring in outside shouting about his
He raised his hand and said, "I'm Ni Ziguang. We have many female workers here, so don't scare them." He was arrested without hesitation.
I thought I could deter the rebellious grassroots, but unexpectedly the strike spread from the Dai family to other factories in Fujian. Suddenly, I saw an unknown number of factory owners from my employer pouring into Dai's house, making a fuss and forcing Dai Xian to think of something. Dai Xian took the case.
He said: "The leaders are all in prison, who is still stirring up trouble?"
The owner of a sugar factory hurriedly said: "I know this. Since the workers in your residence went on strike last month, a worker leader from Jiangxi came over to help with suggestions."
"who!"
"He is a man in his forties or fifties, his name is Pan Xigui. I heard that he was originally a horse-drawn carriage driver in the capital, and later he did odd jobs in Ping'an Prefecture. He just arrived in Jiangxi a few years ago and worked in a match factory." The boss said, "Here he is.
He is well-informed and full of tricks, and he is best at deceiving people. Many honest workers were confused after being given a few words by him."
Dai Xian sneered: "He's just a low-level trafficker and a pawn." He ordered his men to find out where Pan Xigui was.
Another boss said: "I also know this Pan Xigui. After Ni Ziguang was imprisoned, he took the lead in arranging all the strikes. His words were circulated in every factory."
Dai Xian narrowed his eyes: "What are you talking about?"
"Ma's last words. When they kill the chicken, I don't speak because I'm not a chicken. When they kill the pig, I don't speak because I'm not a pig. When they kill the cow, I don't speak because I'm not a cow.
In the end, they wanted to kill me, and no one was left to speak for me. Everyone else was dead."
Dai Xian pondered these words carefully, and suddenly he felt a chill running from the soles of his feet to Tianling Gai. He slapped the table and shouted: "Hurry! Catch this person quickly! This person is much tighter than Ni Ziguang!" The man below him said:
He agreed repeatedly.
A boss asked cautiously: "Sir, what is the origin of this Pan Xigui?"
Dai Xian thought about it for another half day, and his body became colder. He said to everyone: "His words are simple and clear. If all the workers hear it, I am afraid they will rebel. This person must not be allowed to stay."
Pan Xigui was just an ordinary citizen, not a prince. He just lived in an ordinary inn. It took the Fuzhou police officers less than two hours to catch him. At that time, he was asking workers outside a factory.
They were talking nonsense, and the policeman pushed them aside and asked loudly: "Who is Pan Xigui?"
Pan Xigui put his hands behind his back and smiled: "I am."
The policeman put an iron chain on his neck and said: "You have committed a crime!"
Pan Xigui asked: "Dare you ask me what crime Pan has committed?"
The policeman said: "I don't know what crime you committed. Anyway, if the master said you committed a crime, you committed a crime."
The workers crowded up and shouted: "Lawless! Mr. Pan is not allowed to be arrested!" "You are not allowed to touch Mr. Pan!" They surrounded several police officers. The police officers said that they could not take Pan Xigui away, and they could not even leave themselves.
, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Reverse, reverse—" "Do you want to know how to be a soldier?"
Pan Xigui slowly raised his right hand. All the workers were silent. Pan Xigui said, "Don't panic, everyone. I'll go with them." He smiled, "They didn't even lay out a crime for me. It's obvious that they are anxious.
The gentlemen are also afraid. They don’t know how much money they will lose if we go on strike for one more day. Don’t worry, everyone. As long as we don’t give up, don’t compromise, and persevere to the end, we will win! If you don’t resume work for one day, Comrade Ni Ziguang and I will
It’s a safe day. The governor doesn’t dare to touch us.”
The workers all shouted: "We can't trust them!" "Mr. Pan can't go!" Some people cried, "Mr. Ni hasn't been rescued yet, how can we get away from Mr. Pan."
Pan Xigui said: "I just said, the masters are very anxious and want to arrest me and scare everyone. As long as everyone does not resume work, we will be safe. For the sake of my neck and Xiao Ni's head, I beg everyone to do it."
Keep on striking!”
One worker leader raised his fist and shouted: "Keep on striking! Keep on striking!" All the workers followed up and shouted: "Keep on striking!" The scene was filled with excitement.
Pan Xigui looked at the government officials with a smile: "Brothers, let's go." The workers shouted louder and louder. The government officials were so frightened that they dared not straighten their necks, and carefully took Pan Xigui away with a smile on their faces. The workers followed behind.
They shouted "Keep on striking" until they reached the governor's office. They shouted outside for a long time, but no official dared to come out and chase them away.
When Dai Xian heard what Pan Xigui said, he was stunned for a long time. He was holding a tea cup in his hand when it suddenly hit the ground and shattered into pieces. Then he raised his eyes and looked at the person sitting opposite.
The person's name was Zhen Hui, who was originally Dai Xian's female master. Jia Cong was appointed as the regent and queen of Yan State. The saint came to Fujian to confer an imperial edict, conferring Zhen Hui on the third rank to join the political road, and also gave her an official robe and a seal.
She is smart and studious. She was Mrs. Dai Xian's personal maid, and she has an average appearance. She has helped Dai Xian deal with many important matters over the years. Dai Xian thought that Jia Cong himself had worshiped his cousin as prime minister and made her cousin a minister, so he was afraid of being isolated.
Helpless, I patted my head and remembered that there was such a woman in Fujian, so Fang gave her a serious official position in the name of a saint, so he didn't take it seriously.
He then asked: "Master Zhen, what do you think?"
Zhen Hui thought for a long time and then said with cupped hands: "Sir, I think... Pan Xigui and Ni Ziguang, especially Pan Xigui, must be killed."
Dai Xian laughed unconsciously: "Why must we kill him?"
Zhen Hui said: "Killing Ni Ziguang is just killing a chicken to scare a monkey, but killing Pan Xigui is a preemptive strike."
The servant had already poured another cup of tea and brought it over. Dai Xian took two sips of tea slowly and said, "Master Zhen thinks highly of him."
"No." There was a faint smile in Zhen Hui's eyes, "I can only look down upon him, not over look upon him." Dai Xian looked at her and smiled. Zhen Hui said calmly, "Not only do you want to kill him, but you also have to go out on the street.
Behead."
Dai Xian was extremely fat and swayed leisurely, like a clay tumbler bought from a naughty shop. He ate Huizi tea again and relaxed his brows: "Good tea. Just as Lord Zhen said."
The two looked at each other and smiled. Zhen Hui said: "It's such a good tea. Your Excellency can give me some advice to try it next time."
Dai Xian smiled and said, "It turns out that Master Zhen also loves tea." Then he turned around and ordered his servants, "Send two boxes of tea to Master Zhen's house."
Zhen Hui stood up and bowed, raised her eyes and said: "Thank you for the tea, sir. I will taste it well. I will come back to you to get it." Dai Xian agreed with a smile.
When Zhen Hui left the office, Dai Xian took a few sips of tea alone. Thinking of what Zhen Hui said just now, he suddenly felt that there seemed to be something else in her words. After thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't figure out what else it could mean, so he
Put it down.
Neither Pan Xigui nor Ni Ziguang went to trial. No one else dared to interrogate them, and Dai Xian thought that they would not be tried. So they both worked in the cell. A few days later, a notice was posted at the door of the Fujian Governor's Yamen: Pan Xigui and Ni Ziguang were both arrested.
Those who were bandits should be beheaded according to the law. Governor Dai Xian observed clearly and decided to behead the two men in public three days later.
As soon as the notice came out, I thought that the workers in Fuzhou were going to make a big fuss. Unexpectedly, only ordinary people were talking in the street, and the workers on strike didn't make any fuss at all. But they still didn't resume work. Dai Xian was a little strange, and asked Zhen Hui:
"Why don't those mud-legged people make trouble?"
Zhen Hui thought for a moment, shook her head and said, "I don't know. The theory is that if a group of snakes has no leader, they will either be so scared that they rush back to work, or they will have to make a big fuss. It is unusual to be so quiet. Could it be that besides these two, they have others?
The leader?”
Dai Xian said: "I have already found out that these two are the big bosses, and the rest are scattered small bosses who are not convinced by each other."
Zhen Hui hesitated and said: "My lord...are you too impatient after three days? Why don't you wait first and see if those workers have any tricks before making any plans?"
Dai Xian waved his hand: "No need. With long nights and many dreams, letting them die early and be reincarnated can be considered as a sign of bad virtue. Besides, there is no way the government can change the list of beheading prisoners at will."
Zhen Hui nodded: "Your Majesty, it's better to be decisive." Then she stopped trying to persuade her.