Chapter 16 The 16th Return: Rumors Incite the Hui People to Randomly Check the Evidence to Appease the People's Heart

In a blink of an eye, it was the end of spring in the tenth year of Kangxi.In the past year, San Francisco's rebellion plan has been intensified, and Kangxi's "strategy of withdrawing the domain" has also been implemented step by step. In the peaceful city of Beijing, rumors that the world is about to go into chaos suddenly spread. On the streets, children sang a ballad that came from nowhere: "Four mouths turn against each other, and the world will be scattered; the sun and the moon shine on the five-star couplet, and the time has come to end together—I advise you to do good things early."

Kangxi called Xiong Cilu, Suo'etu and other Manchu and Han ministers to guess the nursery rhyme like a riddle for a long time before he understood it.Four mouths are two Hui characters, and Sun and Moon Shuangzhao is a Ming character.Taken together, Huihui wants to rebel, overthrow the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.Tu Hai also reported such a strange thing: that for several days, Muslims in the capital gathered in various mosques at dusk.They gather at night and leave, not knowing what to do.Especially in the Niujie Mosque, the most people go there.Combining this situation with the rumors on the street shows that the Muslim rebellion is stepping up preparations, and it may break out suddenly one day.Therefore, according to Kangxi's will, a plan to suppress the Hui rebellion was formed in order to prevent problems before they happened.In the afternoon, Tu Hai, the admiral of the Nine Gates, handed over a sign to see him. After prostrating, Tu Hai whispered:

"Long live, the slave has arranged his troops according to the master's plan. A total of 5,400 soldiers were sent to the twelve mosques in the capital, led by the slave himself, to first attack the Niujie mosque and set fire to it. The rest , order to use the firelight as a sign, and work together. Tonight, the rebellious Huihui can be suppressed." The little Maozi standing behind Kangxi saw that when Tu Hai spoke, his face was full of murderous looks, and his heart jumped in fright. Kangxi was very calm: "It's just that I don't feel at ease in my heart. Saying that we are going to rebel is just hearing some rumors, and there is not enough evidence! They have been together for more than ten days, aren't they afraid that the court will find out?"

"Long live back! The imperial court has repeatedly issued decrees that people are not allowed to gather for business, and the Muslims should know. Based on this alone, it is not too much to kill them. What's more, they are like this every night?" At this time, Xiao Maozi heard that it was because of the Hui people's night gathering that he wanted to send troops to kill them.He was startled, forgot the rules, and said loudly: "Master, Mr. Tu, this matter is wrong!" Kangxi was suddenly startled by the little boy, and his face darkened, and he shouted: "Bold slave, is this where you are talking? Get out!" The little boy quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Damn you, slave, get out now." He Glancing at Kangxi with grievances, he backed out. As soon as he reached the gate of the hall, Kangxi stopped him again: "Come back!" The little Maozi shuddered, turned around and knelt down quickly, kowtowed and begged: "Master, please forgive me, slave! Convicted."

"Hmph, get up, and be careful when you work on errands in the future." "Zha! Thank you for your kindness, the slave will remember it." "Well, tell me, why did I make a mistake in this matter." "No, no, no, it's not that Long Live made a mistake. Yes, yes, yes, I heard it wrong." "Well, little boy, don't be afraid, take care of yourself Say." "Zha! Master, Hui Hui come to the mosque every night, not to rebel, they are for worship. The slave's home is near the mosque! The slave often went to the mosque when he was young, and the master just said, 'Night Juming San' that is the rule in their religion, if it lasts for more than ten days, it must be Ramadan!"

"What is Ramadan? You, speak carefully, don't just kowtow?" "Master, there are so many rules that I can't remember clearly. To put it bluntly, it's almost like our Chinese New Year." It turns out that December in the Muslim calendar is called Ramadan.As soon as Ramadan begins, Muslims rely on the strength of the morning star, do not eat during the day, and do not eat until the sun is gone in the evening.The Hui people do not worship the gods as soon as they see them, unlike the Han people.They only believe in Muhammad.During Ramadan, they must go to the mosque every night to listen to scriptures and sermons, and do not go home for dinner until late at night.People outside don't know what to do, how can they not be suspicious when they see how they do things so mysteriously?Xiao Maozi talked and gestured, and it took him a long time to come up with a general idea: "Long live Lord wants to arrest these people now, isn't that a great injustice? On the twenty-eighth night of the twelfth lunar month in the Muslim calendar, it is the day when Muhammad goes to heaven. All the Muslims Are you going to go to the mosque?" He spoke incoherently, wiped the froth from his mouth with his hand, and stared at the dumbfounded Kangxi.

Tu Hai was flustered at the moment.The soldiers and horses have already been dispatched, and as soon as the fire starts, they will all attack together. If there is any change, they must be notified immediately one by one.Otherwise, if there is a fire accidentally, tens of thousands of people will fall to the ground!Hastily said: "Master please decide." Kangxi felt that the matter was of great importance, so he patted his forehead and asked, "I have been in Beijing for so many years, why haven't I heard of this matter? It doesn't matter whether it is Ramadan or Chinese New Year, but I heard about it in the tenth year of Kangxi, isn't it a little strange?" !"

"This, this, everything the slave said is true. It's just that Ramadan is celebrated all these years, but this year, the slave doesn't know." Kangxi took out his pocket watch to see that it was time to apply for cards. He stood up and said to Tu Hai, "It's really Cheng Yaojin who killed him halfway! Ask Xiao Weiyu to send someone to pass the decree: All soldiers and horses to attack mosques are the same. Wait for the order to move again, the original plan is set to fire as a signal to cancel! Xiaomaozi, pass on the meal! After dinner, I want to visit the Niujie Mosque in person, and you, Tuhai, will follow."

On an early summer night, the fragrance of flowers hits people.The people on Niu Street were bustling with each other, and it was a scene of peace. No one could have imagined that there would be any danger tonight.But Tu Hai and Wei Dongting kept muttering in their hearts, although Mu Zixu and other dozens of guards followed behind them pretending to be ordinary people, who can imagine what it would be like for thousands of Muslims to riot?And how to ensure the safe escape of this wayward young emperor? "Old man, do you want to worship in the temple?" Tu Hai and Wei Dongting were thinking about something, when they suddenly heard the question, they looked up and saw a spirited old man with a silver beard and white hair, wearing a top hat that Hui elders often wear A white cloth cap, wearing only a half of a white shirt, came over with his hands behind his back.Hearing Kangxi's question: "Yes! The old man nodded and smiled, "The children are impatient and can't wait. They left as soon as it was dark.I'm old and can't compare with them. "

"How many people are there in the old man's family?" "Me?" The old man smiled and stretched out five fingers, and asked Kangxi again: "You, little man, have you got all the things for the holiday?" "Hmm, it's almost..." Kangxi hesitated for a moment, then vaguely agreed. "It's not easy! It's finally a festival this year... Alas, it's been almost thirty years since Lord Shunzhi sat in Beijing. There was a shortage of soldiers in the first few years, and the next few years were not good, and Ao Zhongtang was caught between them." It’s really evil to enclose the land vigorously, and there is no one day to live in peace! If you continue to struggle for a few more years, a baby like you will not even know how to celebrate Eid al-Fitr! This is really thanks to Allah and Lord Kangxi Blessed!"

Kangxi was stunned for a moment: That's how it is!Wei Dongting and Tu Hai also understood, looked at each other with some shame, and were about to persuade Kangxi not to enter the mosque again, when Kangxi suddenly turned around and grabbed Wei Dongting's arm.He exclaimed in a low voice: "Hu Chen, look who is coming from over there!" Wei Dongting looked in the direction Kangxi was looking at, and he also ate for a while—six or seven people on the opposite side were chatting and walking, and the crowd in the middle was actually Yang Qilong who was guessing riddles with Li Guangdi and Chen Menglei in the inn in Gu'an County.The man who met Wu Sangui at Mount Wuhua and claimed to be the third prince of Zhu.Originally called Yang Qilong, his father, Yang Jizong, was originally the distant nephew of Yang Lian, the censor of the left deputy capital of the former Ming Dynasty.Yang Lian was arrested and imprisoned for impeaching Wei Zhongxian. The huge Yang family fled to death, the family was destroyed, and Yang Jizong left under the pseudonym Zhu Ying.In the early years of Chongzhou, Yang Lian's unjust case was vindicated, and Yang Jizong returned to Beijing.He bribed Zhou Quanbin, the cousin of Concubine Zhou, and soon got a position as the chief treasurer of Guanglu Temple. On March 29th, the 17th year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng's army broke through the city of Beijing.In the middle of the night, Emperor Chongjiao rang the Jingyang Bell and called all the officials into the palace.When Yang Jizong rushed into the Forbidden City, the bodies of guards, royal guards, and maids were scattered everywhere, and the smell of blood was suffocating.At this time, Chongzhen had killed the princess, Jin Zi, the servants, maids and concubines, and fled to Meishan. If Yang Jizong hadn't been well-informed, he would have been terrified when he saw these corpses.Just as he was walking through the palace, he suddenly tripped over a horizontal corpse, was thrown five or six feet away, and his hands were scratched.He was about to get up, but found that the dead man was holding a very delicate wooden box in his arms. He didn't care to open it for a closer look, so he picked it up and rushed back to the countryside overnight. When Yang Jizong returned home and turned on the light to watch, he couldn't help but gasped.There is a Panlong golden button and jade seal inside!Under the jade seal is a yellow silk handkerchief with zigzag lines drawn on it. It turns out to be a treasure map!In the lower left corner of the silk handkerchief, there are densely packed small characters, stamped with the jade cauldron of Emperor Hongwu.Nearly three hundred years old, it still looks brand new. After thinking about it, Yang Jizong realized that several people died fighting for the wooden box.After Yang Jizong's death, this picture and the jade seal fell into the hands of Yang Qilong, and became the proof and capital of the fake "Third Prince Zhu".This time he inspected the four provinces of Zhili, Shandong, Henan, and Anhui as the "young master", and he was very satisfied. The number of incense followers taught by Zhong Sanlang has more than two million.Only when the time is right can we start an incident. This time is the massacre of the Hui people in the capital that happened tonight.He had planned this event for a long time, planning for a long time.Under his command, the disciples of Zhong Sanlang in the capital spread rumors of Hui people's rebellion everywhere and spread the song of "four rebellions", which seems to have had an effect.The information that Kangxi approved Tuhai's order to burn Niujie mosques and attack twelve mosques at the same time has also been sent from Huang Jing, the insider of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Yang Qilong firmly believed that as long as Tuhai's Lumeng battalion took action, the whole country would be shaken immediately. The Hui people in the world are one family. Once the court provokes the Hui people, the Hui people in the whole country will become Kangxi's sworn enemies.And he, Yang Qilong, is about to take the opportunity to make trouble, enter the Forbidden City, and as the third prince, ascend the Huanglong throne!What a fascinating ending this should be! After dinner, Yang Qilong enthusiastically made a public appearance.He brought Jiao Shan, King Qijian, Mrs. Zhang, military adviser Li Zhu, and others who he named himself, and came to the Niujie Mosque under the protection of the escort commander Zhu Shangxian and others.He wants to watch the fire and watch the tigers fight here, and personally grasp the situation that is crucial to success or failure!Just as they walked forward triumphantly, they suddenly saw Kangxi and Wei Dongting. Several people met unexpectedly, Yang Qilong was also taken aback, and then he arched his hands to Kangxi with a smile on his face, and said: "Ah, Mr. Long, it's been a long time. Gu'an County broke up in a hurry, and it's been more than a year in a blink of an eye. I don't want to meet again today." , is really lucky for three lives!" "Oh, it's Boss Yang? I'm sorry." Kangxi returned the salute and said to Wei Dongting, "Do you still remember this Boss Yang?" After finishing speaking, he pointed to Tu Hai and introduced: "This is the branch of our shop. The shopkeeper Jin. The small shop is opened at Caishikou. He has a good set of red and white cases, please patronize more." "Caishikou" is the execution ground for murder, and the "Red and White Case" is of course a murder.Wei Dongting was very funny when he heard this, he didn't expect Kangxi to have such a talent for change, he used puns, like a little boss.Then he followed Kangxi and said: "It's a pleasure to meet, it's a pleasure to meet you! Of course, I remember that Boss Yang has a lot of knowledge, and the riddle he posed scared away the two young Juren/Tu Hai also took advantage of the situation and said: "Long admiration, long admiration!Please take care of our business in the future!You also go to church? " "Hey—what day am I?" "Come and see the excitement. Mr. Long, let's go in together," "Please first," Kangxi said with a sly smile, "we still have to wait for a few people." Yang Qilong had no choice but to bid farewell, and led the others in. Kangxi pretended to be wandering, looking left and right as he walked.It wasn't until Mu Zixu arrived that he brought Tu Hai in.Wei Dongting followed closely behind him step by step.Kangxi lowered his voice and scolded sharply: "What are you always following me for? Hurry up and tell them, prepare to fight!" He gave Wei Dongting a fierce look with his eyes like lightning.Tu Hai has experienced many battles and murders like hemp, and he never knew what it means to be timid, but this time he felt the frightening edge from Kangxi's pair of black pupils!Seeing his surprise, Kangxi smiled and said, "You know, Boss Yang is not a friendly person. If the excitement doesn't appeal to him, he might create some excitement." After speaking, he walked towards the main hall. This is a tall and spacious worship hall.The eighteen pillars are covered with big red felt mats, and white cloth curtains cover the two sides of the inner corridor, which are exclusively for female believers to worship inside.There are two thousand people kneeling inside and outside the hall.Kangxi came to the back of the hall and looked left and right, he couldn't find Yang Qilong's figure, so he knelt down with everyone.Tu Hai, Wei Dongting, Mu Zixu, Stubborn Donkey, and Lang Tan crowded over and knelt beside Kangxi. At this time, I saw an old imam with a kind face standing in front of the altar covered with Chinese and Persian scriptures, holding a book in his hand, and began to preach. He read a scripture aloud, followed by an explanation.All the Hui people prostrated themselves on the ground and listened piously.The elder was just talking about something wonderful, when suddenly a sneer came from nowhere: "Hmph, put away your Koran, you will destroy your family when you come back!" Although the sound was not loud, it was eerie in the silent hall, and the believers were stunned for a moment, followed by a slight commotion.When Kangxi turned his head to look, the speaker was indeed Yang Qilong. Tu Hai subconsciously stroked the soft steel whip on his waist, and cast an admiring look at Kangxi. The imam on the altar was startled first, then he calmed down and closed it gently, staring at Yang Qilong with cold eyes and said: "This is the holy temple of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah! Please respect yourself!" "There is nothing to be disrespectful." Yang Qilong glanced at the angry crowd contemptuously, and said with a chuckle: "You disobeyed the imperial edict, gathered without authorization, and preached heresy, aren't you guilty?" "Oh, it turns out that you are not followers of Muhammad, but you are here to make trouble!" The imam suddenly changed his expression, and sternly shouted at the young man kneeling in the front row: "Follow the will of Allah and put this evil person to death!" Get out!" Hearing the imam's words, several strong men stood up with a "huh" and were about to go over to make a move.Yang Qilong smiled calmly, opened the lacquer fan with a "wow", and fanned it leisurely twice.A group of people stood up behind him, twenty or thirty of them, with braids on top and daggers tucked in their waists, all of them had murderous looks on their faces.Standing at the forefront is Zhu Shangxian, Yang Qilong's escort commander.He saw several young people rushing over to catch Yang Qilong, so he stood up and slapped the young Hui man in the face, causing blood to flow from the corner of the young man's mouth, and he backed up a few steps. "You are not allowed to beat people!" The Hui people in the hall shouted in unison.The women in the hatchback could not hold back anymore and fled outside one after another. The imam shouted: "Don't move!" The people immediately knelt down quietly again.The imam asked Zhu Yanxian, "Who are you? Why are you acting wild here?"