Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen

In just a few months, the Hongmen forces infiltrated every village and town on the Eighteen Beaches of Qingpu.Ruan Dacheng dreamily created a miracle in this thirsty land surrounded by mountains and seas.At first, he felt dazzled, and could hardly believe that this miracle was real and that he had caused it by himself.He was afraid that there would be some deadly trap hidden behind this miracle, so he made a divination in private, and the divination was "good fortune", he was convinced, convinced that he would achieve great things, and decided to let go some.He first used the accumulated silver to set up a warehouse on Nansipo Street, and then, every three days, he invited Lu Niupi, Yang Laosi, Lin Sangouzi and others to discuss further expansion of power.At the beginning, he was full of confidence, but after a long time and more contacts, he also saw many problems of Lu Niupi, Yang Laosi, Lin Sangouzi and so on.This gang of good guys is really good at recruiting people into the gang. They can recruit, deceive, and toss people from the government officials, to the head of the household, and to all kinds of ruffians. It also caused countless troubles.Among these people, some want to seek protection, some want to pull people into fights, and some call themselves brothers and righteous brothers, asking for money and cheating money everywhere.Sometimes when he is in a hurry, he really wants to give these bastards a punch.

From this, he realized a truth: it is easy to form gangs, but difficult to achieve success——people in the country rely on the courage of the group, not the courage of a single person.Forming a gang formed a group of courage, gathered together and scolded the court, this was all daring, and it was also daring to use the power of gangs to cause trouble.But to really raise the flag of rebellion and create a great cause, there must be some lonely heroes and people of insight. Without these people, this gang of mobs alone will not be able to achieve a great atmosphere.Let’s just talk about Uncle Liu Bei and Emperor Liu in the Three Kingdoms period. If he didn’t have the help of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhuge Liang, he might not have achieved great success, especially Zhuge Liang...

It was also a coincidence that just when Ruan Dacheng was thinking of recruiting talents, a down-and-out scholar named Du Shizhong appeared in front of him. On that day, Ruan Dacheng came back from the warehouse on Nansipo Street, went to sit in a hotel on North Street, and overheard a thin man in his forties chatting loudly with a few drinkers at the same table. I'm talking about poetry, books, articles, fame and official career.The thin man has a great conversation and is supercilious. He has criticized many articles from the past and present as "unreasonable".At the same table, there was a fat man who looked like a meat ball, and he argued with him, saying that in life, one must always go to a higher place, and always ask for a career in fame, otherwise, one's life will be wasted.At the end, Rouqiu taunted the thin man, saying that the grapes were sour because he couldn't eat them.The thin man was furious, dropped the wine glass, flipped the table, and left in a huff.The meat ball was covered in soup, very annoyed, chased after the thin man to grab his clothes, the thin man raised his hand and pushed the meat ball staggeringly.

At this moment, Ruan Dacheng rushed over, persuaded the fat man and the others, and then dragged the thin man out of the shop. As soon as he left the shop, the thin man called out: "This...isn't this the Dacheng brother of the Ruan family?" Dacheng was stunned, hesitantly said: "Brother?" The thin man was very happy, and hurriedly said: "Oh, I'm Du Shizhong! I'm named Tianxing, and I live on the edge of Xigou in Ruanjiaji!" After saying this, Ruan Dacheng remembered.This Du Shizhong Du Tianxing is indeed an old family member of the Ruan family. He was selected as a scholar at the age of seventeen. Everyone said that he is a talented person with a bright future!Unexpectedly, after so many years, he would be so down and out, and he would be so proud of his official career and fame!Do you think Du Tianxing is not very proud of being famous in the field of fame?

Sure enough, after talking, Ruan Dacheng learned that since Du Tianxing was selected as a scholar at the age of seventeen, he has never seen any prosperity. Learn Taoism and scold those students who have achieved fame and future prospects.As a result, public anger was committed, and people who knew him called him Madman Du.Later, he became more and more insane, and never took the exam again. He posted a pair of pairs in front of the door, saying: "Fame is like a floating cloud with me, and the piano and books are accompanied by a hundred thoughts", and he criticized a "joy and harmony".

Dacheng was overjoyed, so he invited Du Tianxing to his home and served him a drink.Du Tianxing had the demeanor of a general, the air of a hermit, he didn't know what the word "polite" meant, he ate as soon as he sat down, and while drinking and talking, the more he talked, the more speculative he became, and in the end he became even more arrogant and presumptuous.At the beginning, Du Tianxing just scolded and scolded the students for grading papers, but in the end he scolded the government, even the current emperor!Du Tianxing said that the Great Qing Sage was fatuous and incompetent, that the Great Qing Sage was the biggest thief in the world today, and that the arrogant Manchus were originally barbarians, savages, and thieves!

Speaking of this kind of heat, Dacheng said: "Since that's the case, why don't we turn against the Manchu court and assist Daming to regain the country!" Du Tianxing was trembling all over due to his drunkenness, and laughed loudly on his back, crying, "Whoa, Daming... Where is Daming?" Da Cheng pressed forward and said, "If that Da Tian Zi is still alive, Brother Tian Xing dares to risk his life for it?" Du Tianxing blurted out: "Drinking talk, Daming has been dead for 178 years, how can there be any emperor?" Dacheng was surprised: Du Tian clearly understood that he was able to tell the exact year when the Ming Dynasty fell all of a sudden, this is by no means a coincidence!

Ruan Dacheng immediately decided: This Du Tianxing has long been rebellious. However, after that, Du Tianxing stopped talking about Daming.No matter how Ruan Dacheng tempted him, he didn't answer. He just buried himself in drinking, talking nonsense, and pretending to be crazy.Ruan Dacheng could see that this madness was pretended, obviously to cover up the gaffe just now.From this, Ruan Dacheng further saw that this Du Tianxing was quite strategic, and he was by no means comparable to ordinary down-and-out scholars. However, Du Tianxing didn't want to talk any more, so Ruan Dacheng didn't want to be strong with each other. After eating and drinking that day, he called a sedan chair and sent Du Tianxing back.

On the second day, Ruan Dacheng sealed one hundred taels of silver and personally visited Du Tianxing's home along Xigouyan, Ruanjiaji.Sitting on the road in a sedan chair, Ruan Dacheng thought: The appearance of Du Tianxing is an auspicious omen for him and for the great cause of Qingpu's Hong family.Du Tianxing's great wisdom, courage, and cunning will not be mentioned for the time being, but the word "Tianxing" in his name is enough to illustrate this definite auspiciousness.Is the sky awake, the sky, the god, the emperor's sky; the awakener, the awakened, the meaning of opening the eyes; the heaven is awakened, the emperor's Buddha has opened his eyes, can the tyrannical Manchu court not finish the game?Can the country of the Han Dynasty not be restored?

When he arrived at Ruanjiaji, Ruan Dacheng didn't pay homage to his uncle, and didn't see his brothers in the family, so he went straight to Xigouyan.Going up the dirt slope along the Xigou, Ruan Dacheng's sedan chair stopped in front of Du Tianxing's dilapidated courtyard. Du Tianxing's house is quite big, the gatehouse is built of blue bricks, and flowers, animals and animals are carved on the blue bricks.The most eye-catching are the two phoenixes facing the sun in the middle of the gate tower and the magpies on the branches at the four corners, so that people can see at a glance the prosperity and prosperity of this family.Now, the patterns of these brick carvings are blurred. The wind and sun, rain and frost have eroded the surface of the bricks and stones. Chaoyang was also badly damaged: one phoenix's phoenix head disappeared, and the other phoenix lost a piece of its wing.The decline of this family can be clearly seen from the upper gate alone. The magpies and phoenixes that symbolize good luck fly away, and the good times of this family also fly away.

However, they had a good time after all! People who have had a good time have a deep memory of the good time, and their idea of ​​regaining the good time must be very crazy.How can a man who has seen the light endure a life in darkness?They risked their lives to regain the light that belonged to them! When Ruan Dacheng saw the gatehouse of Du's house, he decided that Du Tianxing was his comrade, and that Du Tianxing would be lured out of the gate by him!He knew very well in his heart: Du Tianxing's aloofness and madness are all fake, in fact, he is very willing to show his face and do something shocking to the world!What the Manchu court cannot give him, as long as Hongmen can give him, he will definitely follow Hongmen to rebel against the court! Ruan Dacheng already had some ideas in his mind. The yard door was ajar, and a few chickens were galloping in the overgrown yard.Ruan Dacheng knocked on the door, seeing that there was no answer in the courtyard, he squeaked and pushed the courtyard door wide open. "Is Brother Tianxing at home?" As soon as the words were finished, the door of the main room facing the courtyard door was opened. Du Tianxing's eyes were filled with white gum, and he walked out with a pair of rag shoes. While walking, he stretched and yawned: "Who is it? Oh... Oh...it's Brother Dacheng, come in! Come in!" Ruan Dacheng came in, first saluted Du Tianxing, but Du Tianxing didn't return the salute, he just rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand, and said while rubbing, "Sit inside, sit inside!" Ruan Dacheng followed Du Tianxing into the door of the main room. As soon as he entered, he saw a majestic rooster squatting on the Eight Immortals table opposite the door and defecating. "Crack" tore off two pages, wiped off the chicken feces on the table, and said casually: "Sit down, sit down, I know you're coming! I'll be waiting!" Ruan Dacheng sat down at the Eight Immortals table, looked around, and asked, "Where are my sister-in-law and nephews?" Du Tian woke up and said: "Let's go, go out! I kicked them out early in the morning!" "Why?" "Huh? Isn't it to wait for you?" Du Tianxing smiled slyly, revealing two rows of crooked yellow teeth, looking quite hideous.It is said that in one of the exams, he did a good job in writing, he was extraordinary from the beginning of his speech, and he was even more beautiful when he raised his buttocks and tied his buttocks.unexpectedly.When the examiner saw his face, he felt a lot of displeasure, and insisted on giving him a "impossible", so angry that he became enmity with all the examiners. "Speak, Brother Dacheng, I expect you have a lot to say to me, but it doesn't matter!" Ruan Dacheng was stunned, and thought to himself: This Du Tian is so awake, he only drank wine once and met him once, and he caught his lifeline all at once.He didn't say yesterday that he would visit Ruanjiaji today, but Du Tianxing decided that he would come, and obviously he had already thought about the countermeasures. Ruan Dacheng had some doubts for a moment, but he didn't dare to speak rashly. Dazed for a moment, Ruan Dacheng pretended to be relaxed and said, "I don't have any big things to talk about, I just want to pay a visit to Xiongtai and ask some poems, books and articles. Xiongtai is a rare talent today. I know, I would like to ask my brother to teach me a thing or two today!" Du Tianxing stared at Ruan Dacheng coldly and did not speak. Ruan Dacheng said again: "My little brother opened a warehouse in Qingpu Town. He is new here and needs a helper. If you don't mind, I would like to ask your brother to do me a favor and make it look good." Du Tianxing still didn't speak, a mocking smile was already on the corner of his mouth. Ruan Dacheng couldn't bear it anymore, the cowardice in his heart was revealed, and he made another wrong move.He brought the one hundred taels of silver he brought to the table: "This amount of silver is not a respect, it should be..." Before finishing a sentence, Du Tianxing stood up with his sleeves up, as if he had been insulted, and said coldly: "Brother Ruan, are you going to buy my head for a mere one hundred taels of silver?" Ruan Dacheng asked in surprise, "How do you say that?" Du Tianxing laughed presumptuously: "Aren't you planning to rebel against the full-fledged court? By giving me this hundred taels of silver, don't you want me, Du, to rebel against the court with you? Isn't rebellion against the court a result of beheading? Wouldn't it be too cheap to buy one of my Du heads for one hundred taels of silver?" Seeing that Du Tianxing made his point clear, Ruan Dacheng simply put away his fake face and prepared to have a serious talk.He thought: Today there are only the two of them, no matter how explicit the words are, no one else will know, if Du Tianxing has a different intention, then he will bite him back, and he will not be able to explain it when he goes to the government.So, he said: "So what if you rebel against the imperial court? Reverse the imperial court and destroy the Manchu Qing. Not only will you not lose your head, but you may even be a hero in the founding of the country! Heshan occupied my land and enslaved my people. Don't you feel a little humiliated? Don't you want to restore my Ming Dynasty and reorganize the rivers and mountains? Xiongtai is a rare talent, and he is not unreasonable. Don't say anything else Let’s just talk about you, brother, you are full of knowledge and talents, have the Manchus ever used you as a pillar of talent? Then they won’t even give you any fame in the examination room?” Du Tianxing laughed out loud for a while, but when he finished, he said seriously: "How many heads will my brother have, and how many times can he die?" Ruan Dacheng said impassionedly: "People have to die. Once they die, they will enlighten the people's wisdom, once they die, they will wake up the people's hearts, and once they die, they will leave their name through the ages. It is worth dying once!" Du Tianxing sighed: "Brother's ambition is commendable, but the above words are not easy to say. It has been said since ancient times: You must not have the heart to harm others, and you must have the heart to guard against others! Reverse Manchu and restore Ming, restore the Han Dynasty, The great cause of a great husband is that if he succeeds, he will be generals and princes, and if he fails, his family will be executed." Hearing Du Tianxing's words, Ruan Dacheng couldn't help but tremble in his heart, and his admiration was overflowing on his face.Regardless of the filth on the ground, he knelt down straight, and said sincerely: "Brother Du, what is your opinion, please enlighten me." Du Tianxing said slowly: "I, Du, have the same intention to turn back the Manchu Qing Dynasty and help the Ming Dynasty back. However, today's imperial court does not know the talents and uses all the stupid and unreasonable people. How can the country be safe? It is also said that the country will prosper and there will be auspicious omens, and the country will be destroyed. Collapse, frequent tsunamis, just in the local area, there were dragons entering the sea a few months ago, how can the world be better!" "Then, when will the Qing dynasty fall?" "It must be in this light year!" Du Tianxing was very sure. Ruan Dacheng shouted: "It seems that this is God's will!" The talk was speculative, and Ruan Dacheng showed his trump cards without any scruples. He revealed the activities of Tiandihui in recent years, the establishment of Qingpu Tiandihui Xiangtang, and even the Qingpu Tiandihui, which was exaggerated several times. The number of party members was reported, and Du Tianxing was clearly asked to join the group as a military adviser. Du Tianxing didn't expect Qingpu Hongmen to have such a powerful force. He didn't believe it at first, but when Ruan Dacheng announced the honorable names of Yang Laosi, Lu Niupi, Lin Sangouzi, etc., Then he hit the table and shouted: "Very good! Very good! Let's count Brother Yu as one of them!" Ruan Dacheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately said: "In this case, Brother Du is our leader. Although I am willing to save the country and the people, little brother, I have no choice but to help the world. In the future, brother Qingpu Hong is willing to follow me , for driving!" Du Tianxing was still not numb, and he didn't show his complacency on the surface, he hurriedly said: "How dare you! How dare you! Brother, I am a scholar, not as talented as a virtuous brother! It would be fine if I ask you to come up with some strategies in the future. It’s not enough to be a prominent leader! Youdao is a scholar who rebelled for ten years!” Ruan Dacheng said: "Since elder brother is talking about strategy, younger brother should ask for advice!" Du Tianxing waved his hand, and said boldly: "My dear brother, it's okay to say!" Ruan Dacheng pondered for a while, and explained his recent troubles. There are two troubles: one is that the Hongmen forces are developing too fast, mixed with fish and dragons, causing too many right and wrong; Gao Laosan's Xiangtang does not speak of the righteousness of the Hongmen, and ruins the reputation of the Hongmen.Ruan Dacheng wants to clean up the family style and subdue Gao Laosan's influence. Du Tianxing said: "I know Mr. Gao, and I also know that he has a group of people under him. It's not difficult to subdue him, but I'm afraid it's not appropriate to do it right now." "I didn't do anything, but he came to my door!" Du Tianxing smiled and said: "That also needs a word of tolerance. If you can't bear it, you will make a big conspiracy! My brother's opponent is not a mere Gao Laosan, but the government, the Manchu Qing court. You kill Gao Laosanji It's easy, but it takes a lot of effort to subdue the gang under him! Besides, killing Gao Laosan will lead to a murder case. If the government gets wind of it, many brothers surnamed Hong will be involved. How will you deal with it? In Brother Yu's opinion, cleaning up the family style and stabilizing the foundation is the top priority at the moment. But cleaning up the family style is not appropriate to show the righteousness of the Hongmen. You just mentioned that Gao Laosan doesn't talk about the righteousness of the Hongmen. It is precisely his shrewdness. If he talks about the righteousness of Hongmen, anti-Qing and restoring Ming, how many people would dare to join the alliance? Confucius said: The people can let them go, but not Make it known..." Ruan Dacheng said: "Brother Hongmen, if you don't understand Hongmen's great righteousness, how can you rebel against the Qing Dynasty in the future and achieve its great cause?" Du Tianxing smiled slyly: "There's no need to worry about that. As long as he joins the League, I'm not afraid that he won't rebel! As long as their surname is Hong, if the Hong family revolts, they will be beheaded whether they participate or not. So, instead of It would be more profitable to be killed for rebellion than to be killed again. Besides, there must be a reason for Hongmen's rebellion. As long as this reason suits their appetite, they will follow suit. Therefore, Er, brother Yu thinks that the best policy is not to talk about the great righteousness of the members of the lower ranks of the association." Ruan Dacheng thought for a while, approved Du Tianxing's analysis, and praised Du Tianxing, "Brother is very wise, what you said is very true!" Du Tianxing was visibly proud, Erlang cocked his legs, and said again: "The name can be changed, don't mention the word "Tian Di Hui", but you can set up "Tian Di Hui", "Tian Di Hui", "Incense Huo Hui" 'What kind of name? This one can deceive the eyes and ears of the government, and secondly, it can also appeal to the people's favor, attracting more people to come to the alliance!" Ruan Dacheng suddenly felt refreshed, and praised again: "Great! Great! Adding a younger brother means adding a son, adding land, which means buying land and making a fortune, and the common people will naturally accept it! Good! Let's talk again, brother go down!" "Don't be too hasty to start an incident. In Brother Yu's opinion, you must seize the opportunity of the right time, place, and people. You must have an excellent reason to launch it. As far as the current situation is concerned, at least three to five years of preparation and communication are required. , when there is an incident, there must be other places to respond, otherwise it will be difficult to succeed if you are alone!" This point, Ruan Dacheng also thinks it makes sense. The Meixian Tiandihui uprising and the Fujian Tiandihui uprising failed due to lack of preparation and no response from outsiders. These lessons are extremely painful, and he dare not forget them to this day.Today, Du Tianxing rang the alarm for him again, and he respected Du Tianxing even more in his heart. He believed that Du Tianxing was Zhuge Liang today, a very extraordinary person. At noon, Du Tianxing's wife and children came back with a pack of pig ears and two pig tongues. The two of them drank once with the pig ears and pig tongue headaches. After drinking half drunk, they lit incense candles and worshiped the emperor. Buddha. When parting, Du Tianxing solemnly recommended a great person to Ruan Dacheng, and asked Ruan Dacheng to go to the meeting. This person is Qi Mingda, who lives in the new market.