Chapter 3 The third round of the Jade Emperor Temple Fushuai March
The team is still forming inside the temple, but Agha outside the temple is getting a little impatient.He is the kind of person called "Iron-headed Grasshopper" among the children of the Eight Banners of Manchuria--a grasshopper who has passed the winter, can travel in the capital, ranging from princes and nobles to beggars and chariots. You can go around in the field of cockfighting and running dogs, falcons and parrots. The ancestors of the family have made great efforts, and some say that antique calligraphy and painting, broken copper and rotten iron are worthy of pawnshops for appreciation. The people below think that he is the emperor. The relative is half a golden branch and jade leaf, and the nobles above see him as a descendant of an honored relative, and he has a mother with a big face, and everywhere he goes, everyone says "this grasshopper is so handsome"-in fact, he is just praising the golden silk grasshopper cage-hitting Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the relatives have been imprisoned, and the children of Guijie through the ages have not realized this truth until their death. It's good to be promoted.Such an abacus met Fu Kang'an today.Standing outside the temple with his deputy in charge, ten shed chiefs and a secretary in the camp, he had to poke his head out of the temple, stretching his neck several times to look in. Backed away, stuck out his tongue and made a grimace, and said with a grimace: "Fourth Master Fu met old Fu Heng, like a cat-and-mouse avoidant, and he is so majestic when he goes out!" : "Have you always known Fourth Master in Beijing?"
"I know! Why don't you know? Fulong'an and Fuling'an are old fanciers!" Ageha shook his braids and laughed: "One time this brother couldn't recite the book, so I wanted to beat him up, and I begged for it Well!... Fourth master likes to lead troops, he is the son of a general, you will know it at the first sight..." Just as he was bragging, Wang Jibao came out to order to come in, and then stopped, his heart beating, and he followed suit with a smile on his face into the temple.As soon as he entered the mountain gate, he felt that the atmosphere was not right. He Laoliu told him that "the Fourth Master Fu brought a dozen or so entourages to come here in the starry night", but there are four large squares in this temple, and they line up in hatchbacks in the east and west of the corridor. , with tie-belts on their legs and knives hanging from their waists, they stand upright under the big cypress trees that block out the sky and the sun. There is a soldier almost three steps away from the stele under the verandah. Standing guard, the courtyard is full of armored soldiers like a forest, with knives and swords, and a gasp and cough are not heard, and the killing is suffocating.The big iron censer standing in front of the Jade Emperor's Hall was burning cypress and sandalwood, and as usual, the cigarette smoke enveloped the place.More than 20 military academies wore armor and silver robes, lined up next to geese, and more than 30 musketeers also hung swords and stood upright with guns. All of them were big men with hideous faces.Surrounded by a young general in the middle, also in white robes and silver armor, a white cloth hangs beside the golden dragon roof on the second floor.This is Fukang'an, the new duke with filial piety.
A dozen or so people came in, and seeing this formation, at first they looked like sleepwalkers, or half-drunk, wandering around in a daze, walking along the long "army forest" to the platform of the main hall, sobering up again. It's a bit like a hunter who walked into the dense forest and was left alone. He looked around in panic and bumped into each other. They were all covered in cold sweat, their legs were weak, and they subconsciously "rubbed" forward.It wasn't until Wang Jibao yelled: "Sign up!" The group of people was startled, and Ageha's knees softened and he knelt down first, stammering the report: "Han, the second flag of the Shandong Green Camp of the Han Army Banner, The Yanzhou guard envoy is in charge of the Second Battalion of the Biaoying Battalion, who is in charge of Ageha Kok, Kok Kok... See you, the imperial envoy!" Fukang'an was full of murderous intentions, sitting upright with his hands on his knees, and staring at the people below him from the corner of his eyes. The embarrassing character didn't cry out, and asked lightly: "How many days have you not been paid?"
"Back to the fourth master, since the accident in Pingyi, Liu Xiyao, the guardian of Yanzhou, withdrew his post to ask questions, and he didn't pay a penny." Ageha was frightened when he came in, but he didn't speak with any expression when he heard Fukang'an's words. Not being strict, he immediately became more courageous, shook his thick and oily black braids, and immediately became fluent in his Beijing accent, saying with a ruffian smell: "Now we raise a bucket and a liter from the village. The county has No one cares about it, how difficult it is to collect food... Fourth master, you have learned a lot! I still have more than a thousand family members of the rebels, and they also need food... Two steamed buns and pickles for a meal... "
"Don't talk about Wotou Xianlai." Fu Kang'an smiled, "What are you detaining family members for?"
"Hui Fushuai, they are the rebel family!"
"I know, what are you detaining them for?"
"I...I want... this, this..." Ageha couldn't figure out the meaning of Fukang'an's question, scratched his ears and scratched his cheeks and thought for a long time, and said: "I think in the "Law of the Qing Dynasty", anyone who deliberately rebelled Conspirator, no leader, all will be executed early, one rebellion, implicating the nine clans. Chen Ying died, the county government was smashed, the prison was also broken, no one in the local area, keeping these people in the village is easy to get money from bandits The enemy, so I sent troops to temporarily detain them. Let them be dealt with by the seal officer." He made up lies, and the more he told them, the more he felt that they made sense.After speaking, he looked up, licked his lips and looked at Fukang'an.
Fukang'an also saw Ageha's appearance clearly. He had a shiny black head with two pointed heads, big thin lips pursed like a woman, and a pair of small eyes blinking under the crescent eyebrows.The official attire on his body was neatly tidied up, the snow-white horseshoe sleeves were neither wide nor narrow and showed a side.Seeing him staring at her more and more presumptuously, Fukang'an couldn't help but think to himself: It's not inferior if you get close - how can such a dignified person as the Thirty-Four Emperor Aunt raise such a piece of material?Thinking about it, his face changed color, and he sat upright in the chair and asked loudly: "Agaha, are you guilty or not?"
"There is a crime under the mark." Agha blinked and said, "At that time, there was a rebellion in the city, and I was not in the camp. I was leading the battalion to practice archery on the South River Beach. The matter was reported to me, and it was already noon when I led the troops back to the camp. People went to the city to investigate, and the thieves had already robbed the prison and smashed the library, and the whole group fled..." "You have been talking for a long time, what crime are you guilty of?" His body trembled in shock, his eyelids trembled, and he avoided Fukang'an's gaze, and his tone was terrified: "...This, this, this is my crime... At that time, the whole city was in chaos. There are five, five, or six thousand people in the rebellion, and the ruffians and street sticks in the city also come out to rob houses. The enemy's situation is unknown, and this and this in the city want this—well, that suppression. Levi, maintain the law and order... It is my fault for being in a hurry, not knowing the enemy, and losing the opportunity to fight. Fortunately, the city is still in my hands. The commander is here. I am willing to be a striker to kill the enemy and do meritorious service. I will try my best to curry favor , Take the credit for the crime!"
Fukang'an stood up from his chair, snorted, and said, "Do you need a 'forward' like you in war? Look at your handsome appearance, and then look at my soldiers!" He Pressing the sword in one hand, he paced around the burning iron cauldron, his feet creaking, and the soldiers in the courtyard quietly listened to him, "It's not your fault to be in a hurry. How easy it is to say 'sin' Do you think this is a pig’s tooth missing from the pig’s head sent to the temple? You lead the soldiers to protect the city and the people. Knowing that the bandits in the city are moving, you should rush to help and chase the rebels. Instead, you hide in the camp and detain the people. The common people were ravaged, and the guards and county magistrates were forced to commit suicide. I personally ordered your troops to enter the city, but you dared to extort money and threaten to refute the military order. You are arrogant!" The more he said, the more furious he became, every word and syllable was sonorous. It was as fast and loud as a fried bean frying pan, and suddenly stomped his feet and shouted: "Wang Jibao!"
"The mark is here!" Wang Jibao was standing in front of the musketeers. Hearing the shout, he responded loudly, and Teng Teng stood in front of the team in two steps. "Please order!"
"Agaha's crimes are based on the fact that I issued a military order in the shadowy military parade, so what should I do?"
"Return to Commander-Kill! Those who escaped from the enemy-Kill! Those who are transferred to disobedience-Kill!"
Fukang'an didn't even look at the crowd, and looked at Tieding with his hands behind his back, and said coldly: "Then there is nothing to say. He Laoliu!"
"The mark is here!"
"Take off Agaha's official robes and execute the Fa on the spot!"
The air in the temple suddenly froze. Although the two thousand soldiers brought from Mengyin were all tall and strong, they were all Taiping soldiers. Who has seen such a formation?Seeing that He Laoliu went up with four of his own soldiers, he took off Agha's official robe three times, five times and two times, and even threw the top and gown to the side, and the sound of the clothes falling to the ground could be heard all over the courtyard.Everyone was so shocked that their calves twisted and their faces were completely pale.I listened to Fukang'an and said: "Don't think that you are some kind of family of Ah Gui, and some kind of son-in-law's son. You are a relative of the emperor, so I dare not take care of you! I missed my military order, and even my son-in-law himself Forgive me!" Agaha was like a nightmare, already petrified and dumbfounded, let someone strip off his robe and take off the top, like a piece of rag being dangled by someone until the cold steel knife back pressed against him. He woke up suddenly on his neck, and struggled a few times, his two arms were tightly strangled by the soldiers, where did he move?Shaking all over like chaff, excrement and urine under his trousers made strange noises, he knelt on his knees and walked two steps, with cold sweat and tears on his face, he said incoherently, "Please... please, the commander-in-chief, please take care of me for my mother's sake." , Raise your hands high... Yes, I violated the military order, and the crime deserves death. I hope that the military order will be made and the meritorious service will be redeemed. The country has an eight-discussion system..." He pleaded, and suddenly uttered a sentence fluently : "I will pay the atonement silver!"
"You keep the redemption money, and give it to He Shen in the next life. There are no seven or eight in my army, only one, and the military law is ruthless!" Fukang'an gritted his teeth, stared at Tieding, and slowly turned around in an atmosphere of extreme terror , facing Agha, burst out two words without hesitation: "Execution!"
The two personal soldiers suddenly let go of Agha at the same time, one pulled up his braids, the other raised his sword high, and an arc flickered and slashed down obliquely.Agaha didn't even groan, his body collapsed on the wet and cold slate, some blood in his neck shot like a water arrow, and some gushed out with red foam.Ageha was still stretching one leg, but He Laoliu had raised his head from the pool of blood, and said to Fukang'an, "Commander, please do a punishment test!"
Fukangan glanced at the head.It was not the first time he had killed someone, and he had killed someone himself, but it was the first time he had done a serious "trial" so close at hand.The blood under Agaha's head and at the end of his braids was still dripping, his nose and cheeks were covered with blood, and his face was already blurred.Those two eyes were bulging round, as if they were still staring at him, and that mouth was still talking, but now it became a hollow, with crooked lips bleeding down... Fukangan felt disgusted, and looked away He adjusted his breath and calmed down. Seeing that the faces of the sergeants were all pale with fright, he stabilized his mind. Seeing the motionless corpse lying on the ground, he had completely calmed down. He nodded and sighed: "I am the emperor's nephew, he is Cousin of the emperor, you are not far or close relatives! Jibao remember, use my salary to buy him a good pair of boards, return to Beijing for funeral, I will go to pay homage to him—how are you?" He suddenly He also asked the twelve people who came with Agha, "He is guilty, are you guilty?"
These twelve people were kneeling next to Ageha, they heard Ageha's nonsense, and saw Fukang'an speaking in a calm voice, Xin Xin was elegant like a young scholar, who knew that they would change their faces when they said they would, they were so cruel and merciless !By the time Ageha's blood was splashed on the bluestone corpse, the blood was already dripping and congealed in front of his eyes, he was still fascinated, his eyes were dazzled, he was so frightened that all three souls and seven souls were out of place, and his whole body didn't know the pain; Asking softly, they trembled like autumn grass being blown by a gust of wind, not knowing what they answered.The sergeants in the courtyard thought that he was about to start killing again, and their hearts that had just relaxed a little bit immediately stopped suddenly, and they hung up Lao Gao.
"Knowing your crimes doesn't necessarily mean that you will be forgiven." Fukang'an saw that Liwei had succeeded, so he glanced at everyone with satisfaction, and asked, "Which of you is the assistant supervisor?"
A dozen or so people shuddered uneasily, and the officer at the front glanced back timidly, took two steps on his knees, and said, "The mark is Lai Qin'an...it's the deputy supervisor..." Fu Kang'an turned to He Laoliu: "What are you doing?" I just sent an order, did he follow Ageha to make a fuss?" All twelve people raised their heads at once, fixed on He Lao Liu with pleading eyes, trembling with fright, not knowing what words came out of his terrible mouth .
"No." He Laoliu said, "This Lai Qin'an also said that Mr. Fu is not to be provoked, and he must obey the order first, and then report any difficulties—that's all." Fu Kang'an said: "If you say this, you will be saved from death .You are the deputy supervisor, and Ageha made a mistake in handling military affairs. You have the responsibility to report to the superior. I transferred to the Yamen of the Yanzhou Prefecture Township Office to write a copy, but I didn’t see your report, so I still need some military law to deal with it—come here!”
"exist!"
"Drag to that cypress tree and beat him with twenty military sticks!"
"tie!"
If such a military law was practiced in the Green Battalion on weekdays, people would be frightened and uneasy.But the killing scene just now was too tense and horrifying. This idea of punishment is "not a big deal". Pacing in front of the tripod, wherever Fukang'an paced, his gaze followed.
"Fu Kang'an is a scholar, and he doesn't take murder as a pleasure." After the punishment was over, two sergeants came over to test the sentence with Lai Qin'an and thanked him. Fu Kang'an then lectured to everyone: "But if you don't kill him, other officers , Soldiers violated orders and crashed, I can't deal with it. There is still good luck in the army—all of them!"
The soldiers let out a burst of excited clamor and joy, and laughed, but there was an order not to make noise beforehand, and they suppressed their voices, waved their arms and raised their eyebrows in a very spirited way.Fukang'an also smiled, and said to Lai Qin'an and others who were kneeling: "God, get out of here! Have you ever seen a soldier kill someone? Get two boards from your boss, kick you, and give you a few rewards!" Ears are a common thing, and your mother and I have never enlightened you? Don't be so pusty, since it is under my control now, discipline, rewards and punishments are treated equally. I have already beaten you, and you have performed meritorious deeds since then. Fuck, I will still reward you! "He led the soldiers a few times, and he has already figured out the temper of the army. Qiu Baye doesn't like to see sour faces that insist on words, so from time to time they also utter a few foul words. Another part of the general got close.After these few reprimands, all the generals in the courtyard were smiling, and even Lai Qin'an, who had just been beaten, broke into a smile, and the officers who followed were also relieved and cheered up.
"Now it's—" Fukang'an suppressed his smile, took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and said, "——There is still a moment before the noon card, you go back to the camp immediately, reorganize the team and enter the city. On January 25th, You are required to arrange the entire army of Shenshi Zhengpai, and come here to listen to orders at Shenshi!"
"Zha!" Lai Qinan endured the pain in his buttocks and slapped a thousand times, and then asked for instructions: "There are 1,000 troops in my battalion, and there are more than 270 scattered in the village outside. Food, and the second is to maintain law and order. Commander-in-Chief, please show me, do you want to gather them all? Also, what about the bandits in the camp?" Fukang An said: "All the bandits entered the city with the army. I am useful-send them to recruit The grain manager informed them that they must return to the team before noon tomorrow! Remember, you must bring all the grain stored in the camp into the city, and not even a catty of grain can be left in the camp. There are two things to do in the city: to stabilize the hearts of the people, and to collect grain, vegetables, and meat , to supply military supplies. If there is no money, I will issue an IOU first. Understand?"
"Understand!"
"Go!"
"tie!"
"return!"
Fukang'an's eyes shone faintly, as if he was looking out through the temple, and said slowly in his mouth: "These eleven people you brought, send three people to Yanzhou to pass on our military orders. Other than those, all head towards Ehutan!" Seeing that Fu Kang'an was speechless, Lai Qin'an gave a military salute and trotted out with his men.
That night, the news that "Ageha led the army into Pingyi City" was reported to the account of the rebel heroes in Guimengding Dazhai.This is an urgent military situation, Gong Sanxia immediately asked Wang Yan, who was patrolling the village, to come over to discuss countermeasures.He is nicknamed "Three Blind Men" among the people, but in fact, his eyes are piercing, which has nothing to do with the word "blind".It was because of the rebellion against Wang Lun at the beginning, the team was broken up, and when they walked Heifengling at night, they met three bears. They fought with each other in the pine forest with a dagger, but none of the three bears escaped for their lives.The local people called the bear "blind man", and it was spread that "Gong Yitian fights the three blind men alone", and gradually became "Gong San blind man", but his real name "Yi Tian" was rarely mentioned.He originally followed Wang Lun in the rebellion. More than 300 people in Guimengding were his life and death brothers. Wang Lun was defeated, and these people had nowhere to go. After the officers and soldiers searched and suppressed, they gradually returned to the cottage . The name "Gong Yitian" has been included in the roster of "Wang Lun Rebel List" by the army, but "Gong San Blind" is still alive.Wang Yan was originally a friend in Wang Lun's army, and he didn't see much ability at first, until the army was defeated, the two fled together, and there were Hongyang sect's incense halls everywhere to receive them.Wherever they go, people pay homage to him, awe-struck like gods.It was only then that he realized that Wang Yan's presence in Wang Lun's army meant that he was waiting for the moment. In fact, he was a Red Yang Sect "Holy Envoy" with hundreds of thousands of believers!After practicing the spells of withdrawing beans into soldiers and summoning wind and rain in the village several times, even Xiazi Gong respected Wang Yan as belonging to the village.
After fighting with Wang Lun for two years, it is obvious that Shandong officials and troops have not fought.It's just about Pingyi's affairs. Even if there is no government office to oppress the good and arouse public anger, the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is going to be a big one with flags and cannons.Pingyi reversed, and more than 1,300 people went up the mountain.Baodugu, Menglianggu, Liangfengding, Shengshuiyu...the village owners of various mountains and villages sent people to submit their statements one after another, saying that "the leader of the Gong village will follow the lead".Just at this time, Fukang An Xingye came, Jinan ordered generals, and the military parade in Mengyin made the whole world know that the cannon cart wrapped in red silk was also swaggeringly dragged towards Guimengding, and all the post roads were filled with yellow dust. Rolling, all the troops are heading south, and the news sent around is shocking three times a day.Even Gong San, who is blind and proud, has a little insomnia and heart palpitations.
Wang Yan dragged his heavy feet into the main tent in Dazhai.It is said to be a "tent", but in fact the whole "zhaizi" is a temple of heavenly kings, and the main tent is in the temple.The blind man Gong San was warming up the fire in front of the statue, watching the firewood crackling and bursting into flames. When he saw him come in, he took a breath and said, "There will be no movement at this moment. Lend Fukang'an a courage, and he will not dare to attack the mountain at night." .”
Wang Yan nodded, sitting opposite Gong San blind man, the bright fire reflected on his face, he looked exceptionally young and handsome, about twenty-four or five years old, wrapped tightly in a fat cotton robe, just now The cold face warmed up, with a slight rosy luster, the eyebrows that were originally separated were furrowed like two tadpoles, and the eyes were squinted to see the jumping flames.After a long time, he let out a sigh of relief and said, "There is enough food for three days. If we keep defending like this, it will be difficult to deal with the army's morale." Gong San said blindly, "I hate these 'friends' the most. They were still rushing like hot charcoal, saying that they would raise the flag of righteousness together with me on the saddle. Before the officers and soldiers arrived, they all turned into shrinking turtles!"
"Don't hate them. A bee gnaws into your bosom, each go to solve it; a poisonous snake gnaws an arm, and a strong man cuts off his wrist!" Wang Yan smiled and laughed at himself: "Those promises, they didn't even write a letter, they were not sincere in the first place. Rely on them?" Gong Tianyi swallowed unconsciously, and said: "The road to the north has been blocked, and soldiers are stationed all over the mountains and plains in the eastern border town. It’s not about raiding the mountain, it’s about besieging us to death.” He paused, “Agaha also followed this order when he entered Pingyi. Whether it is a breakthrough or a decisive battle, we have to make a decision quickly." Wang Yan pondered for a moment, and said: "Meng Lianggu is to the east of Jiebei Town, and there are more than a thousand people in Chao Shougao in Meng Lianggu. That turned things around.”
Gong Yitian didn't say anything.This is the second time Wang Yan put forward this suggestion. If he can really "join forces" with Chao Shougao and attack Jiebei Town later, the encirclement circle arranged by Fukang'an will immediately collapse. That would be the best.But there are no real details about how many troops are stationed in Jiebei Town. There are 3,000 officers and troops attacking at the northern foot, and the official road from Mengyin City to the foot of Menglianggu Mountain is only more than 20 miles away.From Guimengding to Yulianggu, there is a 120-mile path. It is more difficult to sneak into Menglianggu secretly than climbing to the sky. Once you leave the village and go east, you can see clearly if you walk on the mountain ridge for dozens of miles.The enemy troops in Mengyin and Jiebei towns were attacking from north to south, and the soldiers at the northern foot of Guimengding blocked the back road. With cannons, these thousand people could be blasted into a pulp!He thought about it, and said, "I've thought over and over again, this road won't work. Those of us who are new to the village are all holding hoes at home, and have never been trained in field combat. It is Wang Lun's soldiers. When the cannon fired, When Shibengshan opened, it was all in a mess. Chao Tianwang of Meng Lianggu, his more than a thousand soldiers were actually half bandits and half peasants, and they dispersed when the big battle came. He didn't come to contact, and heard that Huang Tian The bullies are shouting at the mountains everywhere, and this kind of people at both ends of the rat will not meet us with eggs and stones. Before we reach Jiebei Ridge, we will be surrounded on all sides and let Fukang'an make 'dumplings'!" Wang Yan has already After repeated study of the situation, it was determined that Fukang'an had arranged a strong formation on the North Road to break out of the Shanzhai to the south and open pockets on the southern line of Pingyi to encircle and wipe them out.Knowing it was a trick, but the officers and soldiers were so powerful that they had to give in. Thinking about what Gong San blind man said was the truth, he gritted his teeth and thought for a while, then said: "It's not that I want to take risks, the enemy is ten times as big as me, and if I don't take some risks, I can only Sit and wait to die. Did you see clearly? Fukang'an forced us to go down to Weishan Lake, and the water division and Zaozhuang garrison killed us. The south road goes down to Pingyi, it's easy to go down, but hard to go up." His eyes flashed suddenly, and he said: "Passing the mountain during the day, I saw the Lihe River in the lower part of the road, which is a road that is frozen solid. Can I go back to Guimengding along this road? "—He actually thought of Fukang'an's way into Pingyi.
"Yes." The blind man Gong San glanced at Wang Yan and said, "People on the mountain often go hunting, and I have also passed by. The south side of South Berlin can go down to the river. But it is too steep, and it is too difficult to move up the mountain from there. "We don't necessarily have to go up the mountain." Wang Yan fiddled with the fire, put down the fire chopsticks and said with a smile: "We will press down the mountain from the South Road, occupy Pingyi, and defeat this Agha. Oh my god. Once the county seat is closed, the whole province will be shaken. We can strengthen our reputation and morale. If the brothers from Liangfengding and Shengshuiyu can come to join forces, it is not impossible to fight in Chongzhou Prefecture; Go in, take the back road of Jiebei Town to catch him by surprise, then go to Menglianggu, jump out of Fukang'an's circle, so that we can fight mobilely. If the officers and soldiers of Jiebei Town attack us from the upper reaches of the Fanghe River, we will take the trail up the mountain and attack Beilu Guanjun, take his cannons here, the whole Lulin brothers see us fighting this battle, if you don’t ask them, they will stick to you!” Gong San was already grinning before he finished listening, and was so happy The thigh said: "Success! This method is still possible! His grandma-forced me to go to Weishan Lake in Zaozhuang. Isn't that a tiger falling into Longyou Shoal in Pingyang? I can't be fooled by you, turn around and kill these good guys Open your eyes, too!" He stood up, waved his hand and said, "Tomorrow we will go down the mountain in the middle of the night, the officers and soldiers are not used to fighting at night, so first kick down Agaha's camp, burn it to nothing, and then go to the city to raise it. Energetic, eat enough and sleep enough to go to Jiebei Town!" He laughed again: "It's what you usually say, we are not bandits. The grandson of Emperor Chongjiao of the country returned to the country for restoration! We must prepare a notice of safety for the people, and paste it all over the wall when entering the city! Sitting dead, standing up, dying of poverty, dying of starvation, rebelling, dying left and right, and doing it may mean that he will die and I will not die !"
Wang Yan was an "expert" who rebelled several times. After a short period of excitement, he took the map to examine and study repeatedly, and discussed with Gong Yitian how to attack the camp, occupy the city, and collect food and fodder. Feng Ding's robbing the mountain and seizing the village had been carefully planned one by one, and he didn't fall asleep until the fourth watch.do not mention.
At midnight on the second day, three and a half hours before Fukang'an issued the order to attack Guimengding in Beilu, more than 1,500 rebels gathered in the empty field in front of Tianwang Temple.All of them use white cloth to wrap their heads and wear white cloth around their waists.Firstly, it is the flag of the righteous army, which is going out for the mourning of the Ming Dynasty; secondly, the road down the mountain is steep and slippery, so it is easy to distinguish the front and rear, and it is also easy to distinguish the enemy and ourselves when encountering officers and soldiers at night.Four piles of pine firewood were burning at the gate of the temple, and lard was poured on them, which made the fire very bright.More than a thousand soldiers from peasant families, some with guns on their backs, some with broadswords, and even more iron spears for hunting and defense, or even axes, guillotines, etc... They all stood quietly, and different types of weapons were in front of them. Under the light of the fire, there was a gloomy light.The empty field looked solemn and cold, with a murderous look and a little bit of mystery and terror. Gong San blind man was dressed in short shorts, a button-up jacket with black trousers, a white cloth stretched tight in the middle of his waist, and his purple face was shining in the flames. One in the light and one in the dark, leaning on a knife in one hand, stepping on the foundation of the temple gate with one foot, staring at the crowd with gleams in his eyes.Seeing that everyone was there, he stood up straight, and suddenly asked loudly:
"Brothers! Why are we rebelling?"
In the silence, he himself replied: "There are corrupt officials all over the world, and there are exorbitant taxes all over the world! One penny can buy a steamed bread, and we don't have a penny! We can't feed our wives, and we can't support my mother!" Zhang Xianzhong’s proclamation is well said—officials force the people to rebel, although the people don’t want to rebel, can they get it?” Kill all these unreasonable and corrupt officials!Even if he loses, he will be famous in history, worthy of his descendants! "
Wang Yan is not as aggressive as Gong Yitian, and his speech is tense and relaxed, with cadence and stagnation, "on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Hongyang believers in Beijing, Nanjing, Kaifeng, Taiyuan, and Baoding will rise at the same time, following the calamity and responding to the sky! We are just doing it early. It took a few days. When several rebels gathered together, there would be an army of one million in no time. Not only could they sweep Shandong, but also conquer the world and sit in the Dragon Court! Brothers, we are all people who will die once and for all. The name, wealth and glory, is also destined on the list of heaven. Right now, we are going down the mountain to capture Pingyi, and capture Fukang'an, a demon dog of the Qing Dynasty alive! Don't be afraid of others, we are magic soldiers, and there are red suns in every move My ancestors, my natural mother, and countless gods are protecting me. Just now, I have passed through the soul and had a meeting with my natural mother. She said that she will descend on the altar and give us divine water to protect us, so that we will be invulnerable!"
The rebels below exchanged glances with each other and whispered to each other. They all looked at the young "Holy Envoy" suspiciously and watched him move.In the firelight, Wang Yan slowly took off his dark and bloated cotton gown, revealing a garnet-red gown with a green silk sash around his waist and a seven-star sword hanging from his waist—this attire is a bit like folk clothes. The woman running to untie the horse looked elegant and neat, but also a little weird.The Tai Chi picture and lotus flower embroidered on the robe flicker and change, and there are also two burning torches embroidered on the front and back hearts.In the solemnity, Wang Yan began to wield his sword and fight in front of the fire, muttering in his mouth: "...it has been handed down in the world for no time, and the king's ministers will be saved, and they will live together forever. A little moon can penetrate Kunlun. If you have master and apprentice When we meet again, Lingshan will go up to find..."
During the chanting, the fire started to behave strangely. It was already covered with a layer of ashes, as if it had been thickly filled with pine wood and oil; but it did not ignite suddenly. Curly, slowly, green smoke rose, and the smoke became heavier and heavier, gradually filling the temple gate into a blur, and countless tongues of flames began to move amidst slight explosions, like lightning, like flowing fire, hidden Jumping non-stop in the smog, obliterating Wang Yan, Gong San blind man, and a few stupid soldiers in the smoke and fire, I saw the seven-star sword swiping in the fireworks.There was a sudden explosion, and a ball of fire rose into the sky. Wang Yan yelled in the smoke, "Xie Hongyang Patriarch is facing the wind with his jade toes, all disciples kneel to receive the holy talisman!"
The soldiers did not know who took the lead and knelt down, and then all the people knelt down too—but they didn’t join hands and pray like we usually see. They all stretched out their left hands like a rising flame, and made a formula with their right hands, praying to the sky.” Nanwu Hongyang Patriarch! Nanwu Natural Mother!"...People were dazed and confused, dancing with Wang Yan's sword, and they were so devout that they swayed and chanted: "Seamless door, open , the light found it. Looking back, all kinds of scenes are in the human body..." In the mist, it seems that several yellow scarf wrestlers are moving the huge jars and dancing with the rhythm in the smoke, while Wang Yan keeps chanting mantras and directing: " The happy treasure scroll has just been opened, and all Buddhas are invited to join the meeting. The eight divisions of heaven and dragons all support and bless the disciples from disaster...An altar, talismans, thank you for the wine..." In an instant, with a wave of the sword, everything returned to the original appearance.Gong San's blind man looked confused, and the soldiers stood blankly at the gate of the temple as if they had just woken up from a dream.The four piles of pine firewood had been burnt out, and the embers were piled quietly on the ground, as if nothing had happened, and calm had returned, except that there was an extra large jar of wine beside each fire.
"This is the wine that has burnt the sacred talisman," Wang Yan said, pointing to the jar, "after drinking this wine, it will be invulnerable to fire and water, and invulnerable to swords and guns—in critical times, life and death are at stake, and if you chant the name of the Holy Mother, you can escape from fire! ——Which brother is willing to come up and try?"
People look at me and I look at you, but no one comes up.Wang Yan smiled, and walked to a jar. There was already a ready-made ladle in it—scooped out a little, touched his lips and drank a little, walked forward a few steps, and said loudly: "Which brother comes up? Just shoot the dick at me!"
Seeing no one came out to test the spell, Wang Yan yelled twice again, and a young man squeezed up behind him, "Hey!" He smiled embarrassedly and said, "I'll try it, I'll drink this wine, I can trust you!"
"Good job!" Wang Yan patted him on the shoulder and scooped up the wine.The young man was unambiguous, he drank half a scoop with a gulp, his face was already red, he slapped his chest and said: "Come on!" Wang Yan didn't say a word, and stabbed at the chest with the Seven Star Sword in his hand ——Amid the exclamation of the people, the sword had pierced into the heart obliquely, and came out from the back of the shoulder and ribs!
But the young man didn't fall down. He seemed to be taken aback. He lowered his head to look at the sword stuck in his chest, and touched under his lapel to try whether it was real or not.Surprised and confused, he tried to take two steps, and suddenly jumped up with both feet in ecstasy, and shouted: "True spirit! Even this sword can't hurt me!" Wang Yan pulled out the sword, "Dang" put it on the ground, and took a musket from the soldier's hand, leveled it, and said to the young man: "You have the guts, you are a man! Take another shot!" I don't know what the method is, talking The medicine twister was lit, and there was a loud noise of "ch-boom!", and the fire and smoke sprayed out from the gun barrel, making the young man's face black, but it didn't hurt like an old stove king. No itching, no injury.Seeing him still in a daze in front of the steps, someone below asked loudly: "You son of a bitch! How are you doing?"
"It's okay!" The young man swung his arms and laughed, stamped his feet and kicked his legs, and shouted excitedly: "Hongyang Patriarch bless you, Tiansheng mother bless you! Invulnerable to swords and guns, invulnerable to swords and guns!" Amidst the clamor and cheers, Gong San also drank the talisman liquor.All the cottagers lined up beside the four big jars to drink alcohol one by one. Wang Yan laughed and said to Gong Yitian: "Let's go down the mountain and kill him by surprise!"
Gong Yitian's eyes were red from the cinnabar wine, he tightened his belt, raised his sword, and shouted to everyone: "Follow me!"
Notes:
Notes: Nicknamed Gongsun Sheng, a hero in Zhongliang Mountain.
Notes:
Notes: Nicknamed Gongsun Sheng, a hero in Zhongliang Mountain.