The old master carefully explained to these young people that this proclamation was issued by Ming Taizu when he sent troops to the Northern Expedition in Yingtian Mansion. The beginning of the proclamation was an edict to the people of Qilu, Luo, Yan, Ji, Qin and Jin Dynasties.
That is, a letter to the people in the northern part of the Central Plains.
This letter was written with great majesty and was as angry as a tiger. The Ming army also fought all the way to the capital of the Yuan Dynasty during the Northern Expedition and recovered the Central Plains.
After more than two hundred years, the Red Spear Association came up with this Northern Expedition proclamation as a message to all members. It was indeed a divine move.
At this time, the old master stopped pretending and told these new Red Spear members clearly that we are the people of the Ming Dynasty and the children of China. Now that the Tartars are invading, seizing our Central Plains and slaughtering our people, we are waiting for the people of the Han family. Naturally,
I have to obey Emperor Taizu's instructions, raise troops to serve the king, and fight against the invaders and eliminate the rebels!
This is the original purpose of their doctrine of the Loyalty Red Spear Association and the foundation for its establishment!
We have red scarves, red guns, red belts, and a red heart, full of loyalty.
Chen Twelve was a little shocked, but not that shocked.
I was shocked because I didn’t expect that the Red Spear Club would have such a great ideal. I didn’t expect that a group of rural people could rise to such a high level.
What is less shocking is that in today's cannibalistic troubled times, nothing is unusual. For example, after the Qing army occupied Guide, they were forced to shave their heads.
But later, after the Red Spear Club established a foothold here, they were asked to cut braids and grow their hair. They naturally followed suit and did not feel there was anything wrong, nor did they think it was betrayal of the imperial court or rebellion. In fact, everyone did not
The Qing court has not yet been regarded as the orthodoxy of the world.
In today's troubled times, it doesn't matter if there is a real rebellion. Everyone supports the Red Spear Club because it brings everyone security and stability.
Not to mention that the Red Spear Club wants to support the Ming Dynasty and resist the Qing Dynasty, even if it is the Wen Xiang Sect, the White Lotus Sect and other deviant sects that rebelled against the Ming and Qing Dynasties, in fact they may not really care much.
But looking at the bright yellow silk book.
Thinking about the Northern Expedition essay of which he had not remembered a few sentences, Chen Twelve still became a little excited.
The old master took off the handwritten message on the scroll, burned it, put the ashes into a basin, and scooped out a bowl of talisman water for everyone.
"Have a drink,
Drive out the Tartars and restore China!"
Chen Twelve took the lead in drinking it without hesitation.
Other young people also drank.
"Okay, from now on, you will be a soldier of the Loyalty Red Spear Club!"
The old master led them out of the black tent.
The people watching outside cheered. Although they didn't know what was happening inside, they were still very excited.
When the formal members standing outside saw the thirty-six new people, they also smiled at them. This was their acceptance.
At this time, the old master announced that he would give talisman water and holy bread.
This is the most favorite part of the people, because everyone has a part to play.
The so-called talisman-giving water is actually the water in which the talisman paper has been burned. Of course, the talisman paper is actually a message for the Northern Expedition, with some salt added to it. The holy cake is just an ordinary pancake, made of whole grains.
But to the common people, Talisman water is holy water, which has miraculous effects such as expelling diseases and expelling evil spirits. Not to mention the holy bread, it can not only drive away disasters and evil spirits, but also fill the stomach.
Stacks of pancakes were picked up, and the members of the Red Spear Club were in charge of the branch. Everyone who came, regardless of gender, old or young, had a pancake and a bowl of talisman water.
Everyone was extremely excited.
Although this cake is made from grains, it is quite filling.
During these times of famine, each person in the family would have one, and many people would only eat a small piece on the spot. The rest would be collected and taken home. They could also be mixed with wild vegetables to make soup, which could serve as rations for several days.
Chen Twelve also held the pancakes and helped distribute them. He used to be the one receiving the pancakes, but now he is the one giving them out. He even knew the true content of the rune.
Looking at the excited smiling faces, Chen Twelve suddenly felt that something was different about himself.
It seems that he is no longer the Twelve Scythes, but has truly become a Northern Expedition warrior with a sacred mission.
This night.
Thousands of people gathered in Daqiu, and the cakes prepared by Zhao Zhongyi shone brightly.
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They stayed up almost all night until the sun came up and everyone gradually dispersed.
This large-scale night gathering even secretly attracted many gentry, officials and people from the Qing army to watch. Everyone was shocked by the scene.
Some people are secretly frightened and feel that these people are too dangerous.
But some people think that these people are very strong and they only think about how to build relationships and build good relationships.
After the government received the secret report, there was no follow-up.
The Red Spear Society has developed too fast and has already missed the scope of their control. In this case, these local prefects, county magistrates, guards and others simply pretended not to know. Now that the matter is brought up, they have no ability to calm down and deal with it.
Then why expose it?
Isn't it great just like this? You can still collect cash.
As for whether the Red Spear Club will cause chaos, who cares? Let’s talk about it if it does. They can’t even deal with the gangsters, Lao Tang, swordsmen, thieves, etc. who are running rampant everywhere, let alone
The imperial court kept asking them to raise grain and collect taxes, which is nonsense.
Who wants to look for trouble when they have no time to take care of themselves? Wouldn’t it be fun if they didn’t?
After receiving the report, the Green Camp garrison in Yongcheng pondered for a long time and called for his staff, "There has been a lot of trouble in Yongcheng recently, and it is very uneven. Now that the summer harvest has begun, there are more people grabbing food. The requirements from above must be peaceful.
There is a place, but our battalion is short of food and pay, and there is also a serious shortage of vacancies. This is really a problem, and we may have to join in. Do you think we can make use of this Red Spear Club?"
"I plan to recruit the Red Spear Club, give them a formal regimental training title, and let them help encircle and suppress the Ninja bandits. General, how about that?"
"My boss, the Red Spear Association is so big now, it's not just a group of people. I'm afraid it has bigger plans, so it's not a good thing."
But another master thought that this was a good plan to drive away tigers and devoured wolves. Regardless of whether the Red Spear Club had evil intentions, at least they were a group of decent and obedient people on the surface.
"Good people? Good people will cut their braids and keep their hair?"
"With the turban on, you can't see it for a while. Besides, who cares about this now? This twist is getting worse and worse. If we don't think of a way, the boss's defense will be over."
The Red Spear Club is only a hidden danger in the future, but the Ninja Bandits are a direct threat to Yongcheng now. The Yongcheng garrison has a battalion of only about 300 people, but in fact he still pays his officers.
Eat, so there are actually only about a hundred people. Among them, the ones who are more capable of fighting are just the dozens of servants of the officers.
Each of these bandits is more powerful than the last, many of them have turned into mules and horses, and they in the green camp are all barefoot.
"Nowadays, there are more people cutting braids in Henan and Shandong, and the Red Spear Club is not the only one. There is the Big Sword Club in Xuzhou, the Ax Gang in Haizhou, the Zhongyi Fist in Yanzhou, and the Small Sword Club in Huai'an. There are so many such folk clubs now.
Or are they just a few that are doing it with a lot of momentum?
There are various other religions, societies, societies and Taoist societies. In the whole land of Henan, Shandong and Huainan, there are not a thousand families, but there must be five or six hundred.
In fact, these folk associations have always existed. Before the founding of the Ming Dynasty, didn't the White Lotus Sect and the Ming Sect rebel against the Yuan Dynasty and establish the Red Turban Army?
During the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect also rebelled many times.
Others, such as the Wenxiang Sect, were also very popular and even developed in seven or eight provinces.
The guard king, Fatty, touched his shaved head and couldn't help complaining to his two confidants, "I heard that Emperor Shaotian had conquered Dengzhou, killed Kong Youde, and besieged Geng Zhongming in Laizhou. Do you think this news is true?
Of?"
"It's hard to say whether it's true or not, but I guess it's very likely."
The defense was breathless. It was gratifying that one of them died in Xuzhou last year, but Kong Youde died this year? Did he surrender to the four kings and two of them died at once?
"Why do you think the Eight Banners are so useless?"
"Isn't it quite fierce last year? It destroyed Li Zicheng, defeated Nanjing, and even captured Hangzhou. Why is it now like this? I can't figure it out."
This Fatty Wang used to be Xu Dingguo's subordinate. He followed Gao Jie and was surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. He was a junior official and kept following him around. Even now, he is nothing more than a Yongcheng garrison.
He didn't have Xu Dingguo's ability to stir up trouble. He originally thought that joining the new dynasty safely and early would be considered as acknowledging current affairs. Who would have thought that now even this damn Henan is not safe.
The job of guarding is also very difficult. Food and wages are not available at times. Even if the soldiers are deducted from their wages, they still have to go hungry. They have to find ways to engage in smuggling, set up checkpoints, and even occasionally kidnap and extort people, or even directly rob the people.
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This defense is so damn hard.
One of the two masters felt that the Eight Banners was still very powerful. Even if the two kings, Shang Kexi and Kong Youde, were dead, they were not really Manchurian.
Bo Luo, Tan Tai, Tu Lai, and He Luohui are all Eight Banners warriors. They are not easy to mess with. No matter how much trouble the Emperor Shaotian makes at the moment, there is still a fatal flaw, that is, the real foundation is only in the Jiangnan area, and
These areas are not military victories. The Qing army just lacks food and wages. Once the food and wages problem is solved, they may have to repeat the situation of running thousands of miles in pursuit and wiping out the entire Jiangnan in one battle.
Another master felt that this was impossible. The Tatars were now in a quagmire and the problem was getting bigger and bigger. On the contrary, Emperor Shaotian became more and more courageous in fighting, so he believed that Emperor Shaotian at least had the strength to rule across the river.
It is even possible that Emperor Shaotian would occupy Bashu Huguang in the west and Xu Feng Huaiyang in the east.
This is probably the situation of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, or the situation of the Song and Liao Dynasties.
"Damn it, wouldn't I, the Yongcheng garrison, be the first to bear the brunt?" Fatty Wang cursed, getting angrier and more worried the more he thought about it.
"Hurry up and prepare a gift for me. It needs to be something decent. I have to go to Daqiu to meet the president and head coach of the Red Spear Association in person. Damn it, if that doesn't work, I'll join the association too!"
The two masters looked at each other, they didn't expect that their master's idea was so wild!
