Chapter 34 The Thirty-fourth Raising the Rebellion Flag Against Wu Sangui Falls in Love and Hurts Li Yunniang

Wu Sangui is about to start trouble. Three cannon shots flew past.The horn player raised the long horn high, and there was a sad cry of "woo woo", echoing from the empty peaks and mountains.Under the pale sunlight, a bright yellow dragon flag fluttered in the bitter cold wind.Embroidered on it are: "Emperor Zhou and the world are recruiting Generalissimo Wu" in thirteen characters. Thousands of sergeants all put on white clothes and armor, loosened their braids, and tied them on the top of their heads according to the hairstyle of Xianming.However, the shaved hair on the forehead did not grow out for a while, some were blue, some were white, and some were disheveled, which looked ridiculous. Wu Sanjia walked out of the palace, boarded the general's platform, personally inspected the guard of honor of the three armies, and ordered Zhu Guozhi Tied to the flag, he nodded to Xia Guoxiang.

Xia Guoxiang strode up to the stage with a solemn expression, and shouted to the executioner: "Cut a knife—sacrifice—the flag!" Then there were three loud bangs, and Zhu Guozhi's bloody head rolled down on the wet grass.Xia Guoxiang shouted again: "Soldiers, stand still and listen to the Generalissimo's call for justice!" After reading the proclamation, Wu Sangui turned around again, and kowtowed three times and kowtowed nine times to the tablet of "Emperor Zhaolie of Ming Dynasty" Chongzhen enshrined in the middle of the platform.Picking up a glass of wine, he lifted it up to the sky and poured it lightly on the ground, then turned around and issued a military order to the generals:

"The whole world is recruiting Generalissimo Wu, and I would like to inform the generals of the three armies: Geng Jingzhong from Fujian, Shang Zhixin from Guangdong, Sun Yanling from Guangxi, Wang Fuchen from Shaanxi, and all Qin Wangyi divisions have raised their flags and raised their troops to fight against barbarians and di. They will join forces on the banks of the Yangtze River within a few days. I hope that the soldiers of the three armies will fight the enemy bravely, restore the Han Dynasty, and build the world of Emperor Zhou together." The sergeants below raised their swords and shouted in unison: "Long live the Emperor Zhou Dynasty, and a thousand years for the Generalissimo!"

This earth-shattering mountain call made Wu Sangui very excited.For many years, he had thought and hoped for this day.Today, he finally neither followed Da Ming nor listened to Da Qing, and set up his own banner of Wu Sangui.If you can get out of Yunnan, you can win several battles one after another.The Great Zhou Dynasty with Wu Sangui as emperor is about to be formally established.At that time, the soldiers' mountain call will no longer be "Qian Sui" but "Long live the Great Zhou Emperor".The depression that had been suppressed in his heart for many years was swept away by the voice of the mountain.Amidst the ups and downs of the mountains, he seemed to suddenly be twenty years younger. Surrounded and guarded by all the generals, he walked briskly back to Lie Cuixuan in Yin'an Hall.

However, what awaited him was not good news. Sun Yanling asks for help: Seven thousand soldiers of Fu Honglie gather in Cangwu, preparing to attack Guilin... Geng Jingzhong is in a hurry: Zheng Jing of Taiwan, with his troops ashore, has occupied three counties... Loushanguan Urgent Report: Zasa Muha, the imperial envoy's entourage, took the sons of Gan Wen (Huo Kun) and Zhu Guozhi, and fled in disguise. He has already sneaked out of Loushanguan... An urgent report from the insider dispatched to Yunnan Mansion: The imperial envoy Zhe Erken and Fu Dali fled overnight and their whereabouts are unknown...

well!The banner has just been raised, and the army has not yet set off, it is a series of bad news.An ominous premonition weighed deeply on Wu Sangui's heart.Shang Kexi is an old treacherous villain, Geng Jingzhong's rear is unstable, Sun Yanling and Wang Fuchen are unreliable, Zhu Guozhi would rather die than submit, and Zhe Erken fled overnight.What annoyed Wu Sangui even more was that Zhu Fuxiang and Liu Dabara, who had gathered together in Baodugu, Shandong, had just had an incident, and they were beaten up by the imperial court's troops.The year before last, Kangxi's teacher escaped from Zheng Chunyou and Huangfu Baozhu and lived in Grandma Zhang's house in the Confucian Mansion.If this Wu Ciyou returns to the capital, the little emperor Kangxi will be even more powerful, it's terrible!

Wu Sangui's worries were not superfluous. At this time, Wu Ciyou and Li Yunniang had already embarked on the road back to the north. Wu Ciyou and Yunniang have been living in Grandma Zhang's house since the death of Gunzhou Mansion. Grandma Zhang asked a doctor to heal Wu Ciyou's throat. From then on, he read and lectured with the descendants of Confucian Mansion.Later, I met Kong Shangren who was conceiving again, and the two fell in love with each other, and the time quietly passed away amidst poetry and wine. Zhu Fuxiang and Liu Dasara made a rebellion in Baodugu, and the military disaster spread to the four towns of Shengfu, disrupting Wu Ciyou's leisure and leisure.He started from Shandong thieves, and even thought that the San Francisco rebellion was imminent, he couldn't rest assured anymore, so he said goodbye to Grandma Zhang, and rushed to the capital with Li Yunniang.

For more than a year, Yunniang and Wu Ciyou have been together day and night, admiring him even more for his personality and talents, and also deepening his love for him.Although the two have always been siblings, Yunniang's relationship is already extraordinary.She really hoped that she could live in Grandma Zhang's house forever, and conclude a century-old relationship with this elder brother according to Grandma Zhang's wishes.However, the bandits invaded and worried, disrupting their peaceful life and disrupting Yunniang's heart as a girl.Wu Ciyou suddenly decided to go to Beijing to meet his student Long Er, Yunniang couldn't stop her, and she knew she couldn't stop her either.However, the shadow of Aunt Su Ma couldn't help but make her feel like a thorn in her back.It has been three years since I, Li Yunniang, and Brother Wu got along like brothers and sisters through thick and thin.The eldest brother obviously intends to do so, but he always avoids it. Isn't it because he has an unforgettable Aunt Su Ma in his heart?The female Taoist priest Li Yunniang can return to the vulgar and get married, so Lagu Su Ma, a nun, can also return to the vulgar and marry.This time in the capital, if the emperor or the empress dowager ordered them to become married couples, where would I, a female Taoist priest, be placed?Along the way, Li Yunniang followed Wu Ciyou silently.At first, Wu Ciyou felt that she had recognized Grandma Zhang as her adoptive mother, so she suddenly abandoned her, so she was naturally a little sad.But, gradually, Wu Ciyou saw that Yunniang was more than that, so he intentionally interrogated her: "Yunniang, why are you unhappy? What's on your mind?"

"Ah? - Oh, no, big brother, this time you enter Beijing, you will receive the emperor's favor again, and you will make a great success. How can I be unhappy." "Cough! What are you talking about to become famous? I have no intention of being an official, you know, but I am thinking about Longer. He is in a difficult time now, and I should help him. Otherwise, we two, brother and sister, will be wandering around the world , wouldn't it be better!" Yunniang's heart moved, and she thought to herself, alas, if I can really wander around the world, even if I am like a brother and sister forever, as long as you are always my eldest brother, I am willing to wander with you for the rest of my life.But, when you met Long Er and La Aunt Su Ma, would they let you go?I am caught in the middle, how can I deal with it? "

Seeing that she had been silent, Wu Ciyou asked again: "Mei Yun, do you think it's wrong for me to do this?" "Oh——yes, why is it wrong? It should be like this. Hey—brother, the boat dock is here. Look over there is a black awning boat. Hey! The boatman put the boat over—" The boatman pushed the boat over: "You two guests, where are you going?" Wu Ciyou stepped forward and replied, "We are going to the capital." "Hey, guest officer, the villain's boat is in Dingzigu." Before Wu Ciyou answered, Yunniang said first, "It's okay to go to Dingzigu, let's get off the boat in Tianjin and then take the dry road. Brother, let's get on the boat."

The boatman put the gangplank on, and the two boarded the boat and sat down in the cabin.But the boatman followed him again: "Guest officer, please forgive the villain for being rude. From here to Dingzigu, the boat price is 15 strings. Please reward the villain first, so that you can spend money along the way." Wu Ciyou was taken aback, and then remembered that before leaving, Grandma Zhang had warmly offered a disk fee, but he felt that he had disturbed him for more than a year, so he was embarrassed to accept it, and thanked him.Unexpectedly, now that she is penniless and trapped here, she thought of the capital and tried to pay the boat fare, but Yunniang agreed to disembark in Tianjin.Fifteen strings is not too much, but where do we raise money from?He glanced at Yunniang, but Yunniang replied indifferently: "What are you talking about, what else can we do without you? Let's sail!" Unexpectedly, the boatman didn't buy it, and said with a sneer: "Girl, don't blame me, this is the rule of the boatman - I have been on the boat for half my life, and the guests all said what you said when they boarded the boat, but when I went to the place, I dropped a few money, patted my ass and left, my family The old and the young still have to live." Wu Ciyou's face turned blue and red, not knowing what to say.Seeing this, the boatman believed more and more that they had no money, so he got out of the cabin and put a pole on the gangplank: "Both, please go ashore. I will wait here. I will take the money and board the boat." How could Yunniang have ever been ridiculed like this, she opened the curtain and rushed out, pointing at the boatman and shouting: "Presumptuous! Look at us, we are repugnant?" The boatman is also stubborn.He stiffened his neck and replied: "No, you have to pay the bill, how dare I say that you reneged on the bill?" "Auntie, do you want to pay this time?" "Returning to you, the villain has four fathers and brothers, and no aunts!" Before she finished speaking, Li Yunniang raised her palm and hit the boatman with a "slap": "Bastard! I will let you Identify one!" The boatman was furious at Yunniang, seeing that Wu Ciyou was weak, and Yunniang was a girl, but they didn't know how to swim, and relying on his own knowledge of fists and kicks, he raised his oar and beat Yunniang on the head, trying to drive Yunniang away. go down.Where did Yun Niang put him in the eye, she blocked her left and right, and the oar couldn't hit her no matter what. Wu Ciyou heard the two quarreling in the boat, and felt that he was wrong, but there was nothing he could do. At this time, he heard that the two had started to fight outside, so he went out of the cabin to persuade him.Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, he was hit on the shoulder by the oar thrown by the boatman, and fell down on the deck with an "ouch". Yunniang originally didn't intend to cause trouble, but when she saw Wu Ciyou being beaten for no reason, she rubbed her shoulder and cried out for pain, the anger in her chest ignited.She took a light step forward, snatched the oar with her hands, and swept it down the middle. The boatman yelled, was beaten into the air, and then fell into the river with a "poof". "Beast, do you still dare to act wild?" Yunniang sneered, picked up the oars and started the boat. Seeing that Wu Ciyou was still standing at the bow of the boat, she said, "Brother, if you can't drown him, which one is not the one who drives the boat?" Very watery!" "Hey! How many times have I said it. Killing is not allowed, and crimes are not allowed. What's more, what happened today is unreasonable for us?" "Okay, listen to big brother, and let him row this boat." Yunniang said, turning the bow and rowing back. Seeing the boatman fleeing for his life in the water, she shouted, "Come on! We are not Thief, why are you running away—look at my elder brother's face, my aunt will forgive you." The boatman grabbed the side of the boat and climbed up, and kowtowed to Wu Ciyou like smashing garlic: "Thank you, master..." Wu Ciyou hurriedly helped him up: "Boss of the boat, to tell you the truth, we don't have any money with us, and we must find a way to double pay you up front." Dressed in dry clothes, he obediently went to the oar. The solitary lamp in the cabin is like a bean, illuminating these two lost and wandering people.Seeing Wu Ciyou bowing her head and thinking about something, Yunniang asked with a smile, "Brother, what are you thinking about?" "Hey! I was thinking, we have no relatives and no reason in Tianjin, where can we ask for these fifteen strings of money?" "Fortunately, you have also become the emperor's teacher. Talking about managing the world and governing the country, there is a lot of truth! I haven't heard people say that 'the car must have a road when it reaches the mountain, and the boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge'. I have a relative in Tianjin Wei, and I asked him to replace it. We paid back the boat money, and saved the boat owner from scolding us!" "Okay, okay, that's good." Half a month later, when the boat arrived in Tianjin and docked, Yunniang disembarked and told the boatman, "I will wait for you, and I will borrow money for you, so that you won't worry about it all the time!" Wu Ciyou was worried about her when he heard this. She was about to commit a case again, and when she got up in a panic and wanted to give some instructions, Yunniang just smiled and left. There was even more drumming on the shore, and Wu Ciyou sat in the boat waiting anxiously for Yunniang.The lights on the upper reaches of the canal are like stars, the flowing water is gurgling, and singing and music can be heard from the shore from time to time.Although it is not as good as the golden powder of the Six Dynasties and the prosperous Jinling of the Qinhuai River, it has another charming scenery.Wu Ciyou was thinking blankly, and fell asleep hazily. In the middle of the night, Yunniang came back, and as soon as she entered the cabin, she smiled and said, "Brother slept soundly. Come and see, I have won a lottery." Wu Ciyou rubbed his eyes and saw that Yunniang's clothes were not messy and her body was not stained with blood, and she felt relieved. Halfway through: "Okay, I'm back, but have you borrowed money?" "Then there are still borrowers? If it wasn't for my relatives being stingy, I would have been back long ago!" Saying that, he took off a blue satin bundle from his back, and turned on the light. Wu Ciyou couldn't help being stunned: it turned out that it was Huang Cancan's six ingots of horseshoe gold!The boatman also woke up at this time, he had never seen so much gold since he came out of his mother's womb, his eyes were dazzled.Yunniang picked up one and threw it to the boatman: "Is your paddle worth it?" The boatman didn't expect Yunniang to make such a quick and generous move, so he kowtowed three times and said: "A villain has eyes but can't see gold inlaid with jade!"My aunt rewarded so much, enough for half a lifetime of the villain's family! "Wu Ciyou laughed and said: "You borrowed three hundred taels of gold all at once, and you also said that he was stingy.I thought you committed a crime! " "Brother said lightly, if you don't commit crimes, who will lend it to me? This Tianjin Dao is very black-hearted, and the fire consumption has increased to six yuan! ——I abolished his four guards, and left a note—— I took this ill-gotten wealth!" Hearing this, the boatman realized that this woman was really a gangster, and his face turned pale with fright. Wu Ciyou's face darkened, and he said decisively, "He is a corrupt official. With the laws of the country, I can impeach him. What's the benefit of your messing around? I don't need the money!" Yunniang's forthright, forthright, and informal temperament is very suitable for Wu Ciyou's temperament, but she grew up in the troubled times and deep mountains.Wu Ciyou scolded her last time in Gunzhou Mansion, and told her the truth that life is the most important thing in Zhang's house many times since then, but she still has old habits that are hard to change!Thinking of the anger, Wu Ciyou stomped his feet and added, "You are far worse than Lagu Su Ma." As soon as the words came out, Wu Ciyou felt that the words were too heavy and wanted to explain, but Yunniang was already ashamed and resentful. Her face was pale, trembling all over, and she stared at Wu Ciyou.She has always been a competitive person all her life. She always talks when she wants to talk, leaves when she wants to go, fights when she wants to fight, and kills when she wants to kill. In the past few years with Wu Ciyou, she took care of him and protected him through all kinds of hardships. Said that she was "far worse than Aunt Su Ma!" Yunniang felt sore in her heart, guilt, hatred, sorrow, and resentment surged up, she gritted her teeth and said in a trembling voice: "Well said... I am not as good as others. Wu Sir! You are tired, and I am tired too. It is time for us to break up. You are an innocent man, but now you are about to enter the court and become a high-ranking official. I am still a poor swordsman. How can I compare with Sister Su? So... I ask myself that I have never done anything wrong to the world, and I will act according to my heart in my life. Today, I took the stolen money from the poor official in exchange for what you said, and it is worthwhile. Even if you and I rub shoulders Let's go!" Three years together, this is the first time that Yunniang has said such decisive words to Wu Ciyou, and it is also the first time that she bluntly declares that she is pure-hearted and noble. When Wu Ciyou heard this, he broke into a cold sweat and felt that he had just made a mistake. .In retrospect, I was at fault.Although he and Yunniang have been like brothers and sisters for several years, deep down in his heart, when did he treat her as an equal?Alas, she gave her life to save me many times, but I treated her like this, I really shouldn't: "Yun Niang, you blamed me well. I... I just thought, there are countless corrupt officials in the world, can you manage them alone? Sigh , the matter has come to this, I have no face to keep you anymore, and even more have no face to be with you anymore. Take care all the way..." After finishing speaking, I burst into tears. Seeing Wu Ciyou crying, Yunniang was also very sad: "Brother, it's my fault that I didn't speak clearly. When I went to the bank, those four soldiers were ganging up on a girl. In a fit of anger, I abandoned her." The hands and feet of those beasts. Alas, let’s not talk about this. I understand the heart of the elder brother. You want to go to see your Long Er cleanly, to see... Sister Su, I shouldn’t implicate you, these gold , since you think it's stolen, I don't care about it." Then, he gathered up the five ingots of gold on the deck, wrapped them into a bag, threw them into the canal with a "gudong", and then leaned over to help Wu Ciyou: " Brother, let's go, I will send you to Longer and Sister Su, and then take care of my own affairs."