A monk and a young monk were knocking wooden fish along the street. The crisp sound broke the tranquility of the early morning, reminding everyone that a new day had arrived. The old monk was knocking on the wooden fish, and the young monk followed behind and loudly announced the weather.
"The sky is clear, big ginseng!"
Two bald men, an old man and a young man, walked slowly on the street. They reported the weather regardless of the weather. This neighborhood was even their exclusive territory. On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, they could go door-to-door to give alms. They usually reported the weather.
Residents and businesses who provide weather services will also try their best to provide charity.
Suddenly, a burst of rapid footsteps came, interrupting the homework of the old and the young.
When the old monk turned around, he saw a large number of people running toward him with knives and sticks. He was so frightened that he quickly moved aside, clasped his hands together, and called Amitabha. The young monk was so frightened that he squatted on the ground.
But those people obviously didn't come for the two monks. They whizzed past and quickly rushed to the front.
"It seems to be heading to the county government office." The old monk looked in the direction.
The young monk also stood up and said, "Master, let's go over and have a look. If someone is killed again today like this, we must cast a spell quickly and not let the wise old masters of Fushou Palace take away the business."
The old monk spoke to Amitabha Buddha and taught the young monk a lesson.
The young monk didn't take it seriously, "Master, the world is in such chaos now, and we don't have much to give away. If we don't do some part-time jobs, we will still be hungry. Just call Amitabha, and the Buddha won't fill our stomachs."
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At the end of the Ming Dynasty, industry and commerce were prosperous, and the markets were lively. People loved to talk about money, and the trend was also towards money. Even the monks in the temples were trend-setters of the times. They used the incense money to buy land and land, and even got mortgage loans.
Many temples also own real estate shops and engage in house rental business. They are very business-minded.
Some temples do high-profit pharmaceutical business, even cosmetics, etc., and there are even monks who open barbecue restaurants.
The nuns are not willing to be lonely. In addition to chanting sutras and worshiping Buddha, the nuns also do embroidery and weaving and sell them in the market to make a profit.
The old monk and the young monk were two unaffiliated monks. They once had a small temple, but it was destroyed by the war, so they could only rely on reporting the weather in exchange for charity from the residents. The old monk's greatest wish was to one day be able to
Save enough money to renovate the temple.
This little monk had never recited the Sutra for a few days, so he looked like a businessman.
"Amitabha, go over and see if there is anyone who needs to be ferried." The old monk lectured the young monk, but in the end he still dragged the young monk to the county government office.
At this time, in front of the county government office, Chen Mingyu, Shao Kanggong and Wang Zhengzhong led hundreds of people to surround the county government office again, and then tied up the servant of the pseudo-county magistrate who was captured last night and pushed him to the front. Chen Mingyu recited the pseudo-magistrate's words loudly
A letter of request for help.
The many murderous words in the letter made the listeners angry.
"Kill the dog officer!"
Zhu Sheng promised to use it, and Ji Shimei, a young boy from the north gate, and others were also invited, and gradually more and more people came.
Shao Kanggong raised his arms and shouted, "If you don't kill this dog official, will you still keep it for the New Year?"
After saying that, he took the lead and hit the door. He was so tall that he picked up a big piece of wood and slammed it against it. The yamen trembled. Brother Ji Shimei and others also raised their arms to follow, and together they lifted the piece of wood and hit the door.
Three times, five times...
The Yamen was suddenly knocked open.
People roared in.
After a while, Fang Heng, who was hiding under the bed, was dragged out.
Wang Zhengzhong stood up and chopped off Fang Heng's head with a knife, "Dog thief!"
He held a knife in one hand and Fang Heng's head in the other. The onlookers all cheered, and more people behind him stamped their feet anxiously because they couldn't see the excitement.
Carrying the head of the pseudo-county magistrate, Wang Zhengzhong shouted to the crowd, "Restore the Ming Dynasty and revive the country!"
Cheng Bi and Shao Kanggong took the lead in responding to the chant, and Chen Mingyu and Xu Yong also shouted together. This was the first time that the people of Jiangyin formally shouted anti-capitalist slogans. After months of hesitation and waiting and watching, they finally gathered under this torrent.
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"There are four more dog Tatars in the procuratorate, kill them too!"
After executing Fang Heng and killing his remaining nineteen servants, everyone shouted that the four Tatar soldiers who had been fed and fed by the procuratorate should also be killed.
In fact, the person who shouted was Wang Zhengzhong's subordinate, and his purpose was to kill the Tatar soldiers so that the people of Jiangyin would have no room for regret.
Someone was shouting, "Mo Shiying, the dog thief, will not be spared."
Then everyone remembered Mo Shiying, the chief bookkeeper, who had secretly communicated with the Tatars and smuggled Jiangyin's household registration books and treasury money to the Tatars.
"Kill this traitor who surrendered."
Seeing that the situation was in danger of getting out of control, Wang Zhengzhong quickly called Chen Mingyu and others to maintain order and prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause chaos. "Beware of Tatar spies who take the opportunity to instigate trouble."
"Should I ask Chief Wang to reveal his identity, and then come out to take over the duties of county magistrate and preside over the defense of Jiangyin?" Chen Mingyu saw the excitement among the people in the meeting and quickly suggested.
Wang Zhengzhong thought for a while and agreed with enthusiasm. Although he was originally sent by the Supervision Office to perform the task, under the current situation, it would indeed be beneficial for him to reveal his identity.
So he said, "Kill the Tatar soldiers first, and then make the news public."
"good."
Chen Mingyu took the lead in shouting, and everyone responded and followed them to the procuratorate. The four Tatar soldiers had already been on guard because of yesterday's incident, closed the door tightly, and even put on armor and carried bows and arrows on their backs to defend themselves.
But it can't stand up to the overwhelming numbers of people.
Guerrilla Xu Guanhai also came after hearing the news, armed with armor and armed with several brothers, nephews and servants.
"Shield, bow and arrow, shotgun!"
After all, Xu Guanhai had stayed in the Taiping Camp of the Navy, and had a fierce battle with Zuo Liangyu in Wuhu. He was very calm in dealing with a mere four Tatars.
The children of the Xu family held up their shields to cover the archers and gunmen behind them. Then some people carried ladders up the wall, and some people carried logs to knock on the door.
As soon as the Tatars showed their heads behind the wall, they were greeted by arrows and blunderbuss.
Being pushed behind and unable to show his head, the door was soon knocked open. Xu Guanhai took the lead in charging in wearing armor and holding a spear. The Tatars roared and fired arrows, but Xu Guanhai's disciples blocked them with shields.
The Tatars drew their swords angrily and struck.
Xu Guanhai roared and took the lead in charging forward.
Everyone in the Xu family fought together with four Tatar soldiers. The four Tatar soldiers were very fierce, but they were surrounded by countless people at this time. They were already panicking. Xu Guanhai was a general, and the children of the Xu family were also generals.
, all of them are brave, and they are all wearing it.
Both sides were cutting back and forth in the courtyard.
Xu Guanhai roared, and knocked away the opponent's Tatar knife with a spear. He then slapped him hard on the waist and knocked him down. The spear caught up like a snake, piercing the armor and piercing the flesh.
Inside, the Tatar was bleeding from all his orifices, but could not struggle to get out. He was nailed to the ground and howled in pain.
His howling greatly distracted the other three Tatars, and they were all soon knocked down and hacked to death.
Xu Guanhai stepped forward to kill the Tatar, cut off his head with a knife, and came to Wang Zhengzhong with the pig tail, "The dog Tatar has been killed!"
Wang Zhengzhong took the Tatar's head, the Tatar's head in his left hand, and the pseudo-county magistrate Fang Heng's head in his right hand, and raised them high.
"I am the head of the Military Department of the Lu Supervisor State, and I am currently the magistrate of Jiangyin County. From now on, Jiangyin County has been restored, and we have officially launched a campaign of justice, defending the city against the captors, and awaiting the Royal Division of the Supervisor State for the Northern Expedition!"
"The former Dianshi Yan Yingyuan was appointed as the county magistrate of Jiangyin, the Dianshi Chen Mingyu was appointed as the chief registrar of Jiangyin, and Cheng Bi was appointed as the Dianshi of Jiangyin!"
"Invite guerrilla Xu Guanhai to be the Jiangyin regiment training envoy, Shao Kanggong to be the Jiangyin regiment training deputy envoy, and Gu Yuanbi to be the patrol inspector.
Guard the four gates separately, conduct strict inspections on the neighbors, eliminate spies, capture traitors, and jointly defend Jiangyin!"
Zhu Shengxu Yong tore off his Confucian clothes, bit his fingers, wrote the four characters "Restore ZTE" on it, tied it to a spear, raised it high, waved it, and took the lead in shouting, "Restore the Ming Dynasty, ZTE the country!"
"Together we will defend Jiangyin!"
Wang Zhengzhong took the blood-clothed flag from Xu Shou, raised it high, and shouted, "Where the people are, the flag will be there, and Jiangyin will be there!"
