Chapter 28 Chapter Twenty Eight

The news is astonishing!When tens of thousands of people have no food, no food and nowhere to go, Chen Rongjun, an old dog, dares to hide money for relief!This is not bad, Ruan Dacheng, the great incense master of Qingpu Hongmen, felt that the time he had been waiting for for so many years had finally arrived. Ruan Dacheng decided to raise the flag to rebel. On the night of July 11th, Ruan Dacheng, Mr. Qi Ming Daqi, and Mr. Du Tianxing, Mr. Du, discussed the plan of raising righteousness in the Qi Mansion in the new market. Before the meeting, the three Hongmen chiefs knelt in front of the smoky incense table, worshiped the Emperor Buddha, asked for a lottery and asked about the hexagrams. The heavenly words of "When the light of the Dao dies, the Great Ming Dynasty prospers" must be true today.So overjoyed, they held a banquet overnight, drank for a long time, and then, with a bit of alcohol, poured out their stomachs full of soup.

Ruan Dacheng took the lead and said: "It has been more than three years since my brother and I have leveled the three forces of Gao Lao! In the past three years, with Qingpu as the center, there are many incense halls, and brothers surnamed Hong have spread all over Jinkou County. The place is no longer flooded. If the present day uses relief money as a reason to raise an incident, the four parties will surely respond and form a general trend. Back then, when King Qin was in tyranny, Chen She and Wu Guang set up the uprising banner in Daze Township, and we did not have such a foundation, such a force Mile!"

Du Tian woke up that Master Du was picking his teeth, and then said: "Exactly! That old dog Chen also came to your door, God's will, it can't be violated, the opportunity can't be missed, the time doesn't wait for us." Master Qi Ming Daqi clapped warmly: "You two are right. We will do justice for the heavens. We are determined to succeed. To restore the Han Dynasty, we are determined to win. I wonder if the two virtuous brothers have heard about it? There was news from Nanyang a few days ago, It is said that Taiwan has raised an incident again, and the leader is called two gods. These two gods were originally from Cantonese. The details of the righteousness are not known. I only heard that there was a lot of trouble. I think the two gods raised righteousness at this time, maybe it is It is unknown what kind of secret we have obtained! Therefore, we can no longer look forward to hesitating, we must take advantage of the opportunity of the tide disaster, and act early! Otherwise, wait for the two gods to take Taiwan, advance into Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, and form a general trend , everyone expects it, and my years of waiting will be in vain!"

Hearing this, Ruan Dacheng couldn't help being overjoyed. He stood up from the grand teacher's chair and shouted: "What brother Qi said is very true! Now that Taiwan has been established, we can't wait any longer! We must not let those two gods take over Go to the first place!" Master Qi was confident, he nodded frequently when Ruan Dacheng was speaking, and when Dacheng finished speaking, he immediately brought the topic on the right track: "It is the great cause of a great husband to uphold righteousness, and there must be a decent and magnanimous leader. , there must be a reason for the incident. The two of you have already said just now that the incompetent county magistrate Chen was greedy and hid the relief money, so there was a reason for the incident. The government forced the people to rebel, and the people had to rebel! Is this the leader—"

Dacheng said: "Brother Qi, you don't need to ask. Who else is the leader besides Brother Qi? Brother Qi donates money, has a deep knowledge, and is familiar with military books. The grand marshal who bears the fortune of heaven!" Master Qi hurriedly stood up, with an expression of unbearable panic: "Don't dare! Don't dare! My brother is blind, has little talent, and doesn't have your prestige and reputation, brother. How can you convince the public! In my opinion, Brother Dacheng will be the one to do this. Marshal!" Du Tianxing had already seen Master Qi's intentions, but he pretended to be confused and said: "Brother Qi is right! I think Brother Dacheng is suitable to be the Grand Marshal who bears the fortune. Firstly, Brother Dacheng won the hearts of the people—in the fourth year of Daoguang, The drought in our land, the Dacheng brothers set up porridge farms to help the disaster, and everyone inside and outside the county knows that Qingpu has a benevolent and generous uncle Ruan. Secondly, the Dacheng brothers are excellent in martial arts and have a strategy in mind. No brother of the Hong surname will be dissatisfied , if Ruan Daxiang is the leader, the brothers below will not dare to disobey. Thirdly, Brother Dacheng participated in the riots on the ground in Nanyang in the early years, and he is quite proficient in the internal and external ways, and now he can be of great use. Fourthly... "

Du Tianxing babbled on and on, until Mr. Qi's face turned pale and then blue, blue and then purple. "Yes! Yes! What brother Tianxing said is exactly what I want to say. Brother Dacheng, from today onwards, you will raise the flag to be handsome, and brother is willing to lead the horse and throw the stirrup for you!" Master Qi said this against his will, but on the surface he was calm and composed. Ruan Dacheng was sitting on the chair, his heart was surging, and he was floating in a strange dream. He thought in his heart that he deserved both the title of Grand Marshal and the responsibility, and everything he did after Ruan Dacheng came to Qingpu to establish the Hongmen Fragrance Hall in the second year of Daoguang proved this point.He came to Qingpu alone, and within half a year he destroyed Gao Lao Sanxiang Hall and established his own power.Then, in three years from Qingpu to Jinkou County, more than 3,000 brothers surnamed Hong came to join the alliance.He did it so swiftly, but didn't show any clues, which can't but be said to be a great success!What was particularly successful was that during the four years of Daoguang's drought, he mobilized brothers surnamed Hong to collect donations, donate porridge and rice, and help the victims, and won a great reputation. The people will follow suit.

In the fourth year of Daoguang, he planned to rebel, but he failed to do so. Asking for a lottery or divination is not auspicious, so he endured it, and under Du Tianxing's suggestion, he became a great benevolent person who saved all living beings.This Du Tian is very awake, he is indeed a rare genius, he wants him to be a good person, but it is precisely for today. Today, what Du Tianxing meant was very clear, that is, Ruan Dacheng had to be the Grand Marshal, and Master Qi Ming Daqi couldn't do it!Even if Master Qi wanted to do it, he couldn't!In addition to the reasons Du Tianxing said, there is another reason Du Tianxing didn't mention, that is, he Ruan Dacheng can not only mobilize the entire Hongmen brothers to revolt, but also contact the three pirate monks at sea who are strong men!The year before last, the three monks had sent a minion to Qingpu to bring Ruan Dacheng some looted gold, silver and jewels, and promised again that as long as Ruan Dacheng did something righteous, they would definitely come from the sea to help the prestige .Last year, two leaders of the three monks were wounded by swords and sneaked into Qingpu. Ruan Dacheng ordered his subordinates to take good care of them.

Mr. Qi knew nothing about these things. Ruan Dacheng is very clear about Master Qi's trump card.Master Qi is ambitious and wants to be a king.When Gao Laosan was killed, when drinking and celebrating, he had already shown his ambition through the mouth of the Xiang family. Later, even though he never mentioned this matter again, Ruan Dacheng still took precautions in private.Du Tianxing even gave him secret instructions, saying that as soon as things are done, the self-proclaimed emperor must be destroyed first, and then the great cause will be pursued.At that time, he smiled and did not say yes or no, but in secret, he also had evil intentions a few times.But after thinking about it later, I felt that Master Qi's ambition was a bit ridiculous. This old boy has neither power nor territory, what kind of emperor can he be?Conversely, since Mr. Qi is obsessed with ghosts and insists on dreaming of the emperor, this is not a bad thing!As long as he is determined to be the emperor, he must be determined to rebel!What Ruan Dacheng worried about day and night was not that he would become the emperor, but that he would turn his back on him!

This act of righteousness requires the full assistance of Master Qi.Master Qi was the head of a county no matter what he said, his political achievements and reputation are justified, and his family is well-off, with some money background, he can also help Hongmen from property.Besides, in order to prepare for the uprising, fight swords and forge swords, and gather strength, Master Qi must come forward. Thinking of this, Ruan Dacheng said: "This uprising is no small matter. If it succeeds, it will lead to princes and princes, and if it fails, it will kill all the families. The relationship is very important. Brothers have little knowledge and cannot carry this handsome flag. Well, I also have a reason here..."

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words came to this point, Du Tianxing, who was scratching his feet, hurriedly intervened: "Brother Dacheng doesn't have to push you to do the job of the marshal commanding the use of troops! I didn't mean to compliment Brother Dacheng, nor did I mean to look down on us all." Brother, you, Ruan Dacheng, must have the position of Grand Marshal! I won’t repeat the reasons. I think, Brother Qi is far-sighted, knowledgeable and knowledgeable, so he can be the leader of the alliance and command everything!” Master Qi Mingda Qi's face suddenly glowed when he heard this, and he nodded his head frequently, encouraging Du Tianxing to continue.

Tian Xing said again: "Brother Qi is in charge of everything, and the lord of Qi Dacheng is in charge, and his subordinates are following around, so what else should Brother Dacheng worry about?" Ruan Dacheng heard a layer of words from Du Tianxing's words, and finally let go of his heart hanging in the air.He didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately stood up from the chair, took two steps forward, knelt down to Master Qi and said, "Brother Qi is on the top, and Dacheng will not be able to bear it! In the future, Dacheng will follow Brother Qi Left and right, listen to his orders, and serve loyally for the restoration of Daming!" Master Qi got up in a hurry, helped Dacheng up, and said repeatedly: "Don't dare! Don't dare! This will ruin my brother's life! Even if my brother reluctantly becomes the leader of the alliance, the success or failure of the righteousness is still on the brother's shoulders! Brother, please rise! Please rise!" Unexpectedly, before Ruan Dacheng was established, Du Tianxing paid homage to the general very seriously, so panicked that Master Qi helped Dacheng, and went to help Du Tianxing again. After Mr. Qi made a fuss, he felt that it was very useful, and he thought to himself, no matter what he said, the leader of the alliance has a word of master, and he is in charge of everything. After the matter is completed, it is logical to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor things.And the Generalissimo wants to cut the country with a sword immediately, regardless of the danger, it is unreasonable and lacks some fame to surpass the leader of the alliance and become the emperor in the future. Now that Master Qi has a reputation, he is more active, so he took the topic a step further: "Since the two love each other wrongly, and I want my brother to be the leader of this alliance, I will not refuse it. If I continue to refuse, it will seem like my brother I'm timid! Since my brother dares to be the leader of the alliance, he dares to overthrow the court one by one! We need to discuss the strategy and plan carefully now!" Du Tianxing said: "What the lord of the alliance said is very true! Didn't we already calculate it just now? August 12th is a very auspicious day for the incident. There is still one month before August 12th. We should be there Within this month, it is good to make some solid preparations! The first thing is to gather people and fight swords, but this matter must not alarm the government. The matter of Chen Laogou's embezzlement and embezzlement of money must not be announced for the time being. Only when the sharp arrow is on the string can it be made public, so as to attack the county town!" Dacheng said: "This is quite reasonable. The fact that Chen Laogou is greedy and hiding can't be spread first. We can do this. Just gather people and fight with swords and swords, and the government will be disturbed. Then Chen Laogou Suspicious by nature, I will never allow me to prepare calmly. I wonder if the two elder brothers have a good opinion?" Master Qi said: "I have already thought about this matter. The best way is to use the excuse of the tide and the fluctuating public opinion, and decent people from all over the country will take the lead. On the grounds of managing office benefits and protecting the village and guarding the village, we will organize group training!" Dacheng put on an expression of being enlightened in the maze, and praised: "Very good! Very good! Brother Qi, the leader of the Great Alliance is really brilliant!" Du Tianxing sighed and said: "But there must be an excuse for organizing the group training. I'm afraid it's not enough just to use the tide disaster as an excuse. If someone makes a small disturbance first and stirs up some real noise, the government won't let it go." I will meet you!" Dacheng was stunned for a moment, and acted like he had suddenly realized: "Yes! Yes! Brother Tianxing mentioned making troubles, but I thought of a person. The two elder brothers may have heard of this person. He is about to bring people here. Let's play around and give some excuses for us to organize the team training!" "Who is this?" Dacheng said: "This person is the three pirate monks who have gathered at sea for many years!" Master Qi was shocked: "How did Brother Dacheng know this person? These three monks have been imprisoned by the imperial court since the Jiaqing year. They are so arrogant that they have been arrested many times without success!" Du Tianxing also pretended to know Fangxing: "Brother Dacheng has never been in the sea since he entered Qingpu, how did he know the three monks!" Dacheng then recounted the reunion at sea in the second year of Daoguang, betting on meat and fighting bravely, and then making an alliance and forming a righteousness, and then said: "If the leader of the alliance thinks it is feasible, I can send people to the sea to talk to the third monk right away. Information, let him lead all the bandits to go ashore at night and rob it, how about it! I will need a lot of silver to make swords!" Master Qi nodded again and again and said: "Very good! Very good! In this way, it will be justifiable for us to organize the group training!" Master Qi took a sip of tea, and said: "There is one more thing that I have to discuss seriously. The matter of Chen Laogou's greed and hiding of relief money is worth making a big fuss about. The meaning of anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty is only to create public opinion on the tide disaster and the government's forced people to rebel. In this way, there are two advantages. First, people who follow me, people depend on food, and people have nothing to eat, so naturally they have to take risks Yes, this is in accordance with the laws of nature and people's hearts, and the old dog Chen is greedy for money and has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor and greedy for money, so he dare not speak out. Secondly, we have to leave a way out for ourselves. There is an old saying: "It is up to man to plan, but it is up to Heaven to make things happen." If there is a change in God's will and the project fails, we may have a way to escape. I don't know what you two think?" When Ruan Dacheng heard this, he immediately thought of Master Qi's ambition to be emperor.He believed that Master Qi's words were well thought out.He didn't want to play the banner of Hongmen, not so much because he wanted to stay behind, but because he had other plans.So, he went on to say: "What the leader of the alliance said is indeed reasonable. However, the younger brother has other thoughts. Raise the flag to rebel, whether it is against the Hongmen or against the government, the court and the government will be punished equally! Therefore, Once an incident is raised, there is absolutely no way out. And if the banner of Hongmen is used, it is not a bad thing to do the article of forcing the people to rebel against the people and Hongmen's fate! At present, my brother Hongmen There are already 3,000 people, and if we recruit another group in the near future, it is expected to reach 4,000. When the banner of righteousness is raised, what a prestige it will be for three or four thousand brothers surnamed Hong to gather under the banner! There must be many adherents! Those who want to be famous must have a great reputation, and we have raised the banner of restoring the Ming Dynasty, which is really a great reputation. When Chen She rebelled and destroyed the Tyrant Qin, didn't we also use the banner of the son Fusu?" Master Qi shook his head and said: "Brother, what you said is wrong! Back then, Chen She used the banner of the son Fusu because that son Fusu was also the son of the First Emperor. From the outside, it seemed that he had no intention of destroying Qin, but we played the banner of the Ming Dynasty. , it’s putting anti-Qing articles on your face!” Dacheng followed up and said: "Why not make the article look good? The Ming Dynasty is the Han Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty is the Manchu Dynasty. Why do the people of the country not want the Ming Dynasty, but want the Manchu Dynasty?" What? Those who achieve great things must have great courage!" At this time, Du Tianxing spoke up. Du Tianxing was clearly on the side of Lord Qi this time, he frowned and said: "What both of you said is reasonable. However, I think the words of the leader of the Qi League are more practical. At the beginning of the incident, we really want to implement Do not raise the banner of anti-Qing Dynasty. Hungry people rebel and root out corrupt officials will not be noticed by the court. And if the banner of anti-Qing is played at the beginning, soldiers from the government will be called in. I mean that before the general trend is formed, it is still It is better not to mention the meaning of anti-Qing and Fuming. When many prefectures and counties have been occupied, and half of the country has been taken down, and the whole country echoes it, it is not too late to declare the original intention of righteousness!" Seeing that Du Tianxing had said this, it was inconvenient to argue any further, so he said in frustration: "That's fine, since the two elder brothers have the same idea, then I won't talk about it. I will return to Qingpu tomorrow. The Lord of Fragrances from all over the territory summoned them and asked them to follow the wishes of the two elder brothers and secretly step up their preparations!" Master Qi added another sentence: "It's an auspicious day, don't tell the incense masters for now, lest someone leak the news and spoil the plan!" Dacheng nodded in agreement. Afterwards, the three of them discussed how to organize the regiment training and how to make swords and swords. They didn't end until the window was dimly lit and the dawn dawned.Ruan Dacheng and Du Tianxing ignored their exhaustion all night, hurriedly ate some breakfast, and rushed back to their residences.When parting, Master Qi warned earnestly and earnestly: "You two virtuous brothers, take care of yourself, so that you can do it for yourself! Don't let your impetuous temper blindly act recklessly! From today onwards, the great justice of the world rests on our shoulders. It’s all glory and glory, and every loss and loss! Glory and loss of life and death all happen on August 12th, the two virtuous brothers must remember! Remember!” Dacheng and Tianxing said in unison: "Don't worry, Brother Leader, we have every word in our hearts, and we will remember it all. The day of righteousness on August 12th must be the beginning of the restoration of the Great Tomorrow!" Say goodbye.