my days with tyrants

Lishui.

In the dense forest outside the city, Liu Rong looked at the rapidly approaching flames ahead.

Then the figure of Jin Yiwei appeared.

Hundreds of Jinyiwei on horseback galloped along the road leading directly to the county seat, and soon the forward passed in front of him...

"Go!"

he shouted.

Then he let go of the bowstring in his hand.

A sharp arrow hit the Jin Yiwei in front, and at the same time the latter fell down screaming, the archers hidden in the dense forest shot sharp arrows one after another, and Jin Yiwei who was caught off guard immediately fell to the ground. Throwing the torches in their hands and pulling out the short guns at the same time, it is obvious that they came prepared.

Due to the continuous increase in the number of craftsmen in the past two years, the output of this kind of flintlock has increased rapidly.

Jinyiwei has been used extensively.

On the contrary, the long-barreled flintlock is not equipped with a large amount, after all, it is still cheap.

Moreover, at present the Ming army really has no enemies worthy of using flintlock guns. The short guns are convenient for Jin Yiwei and the like, including cavalry, which is temporarily useless. Even the Liao guard cavalry with the highest level of firearms are actually carrying forked matchlock guns. .

"Quick, get rid of these foolish minions, the master has been kind to us for generations, today is the time for us to serve the Qi family!"

A subordinate beside Liu Rong shouted in local dialect.

"Qi Ba, they have firearms and arrows!"

Not far away, another voice in the same local language shouted.

Those Jin Yiwei shot in confusion, and then quickly turned around. They knew that their opponent was in the dark. Although throwing torches did have some concealment effect, it was not as good as someone hiding in the woods.

Not to mention the use of poisoned arrows.

A group of Jin Yiwei took turns firing cover, as if they had rushed over, turned around and retreated hastily.

This is no longer Jin Yiwei's job.

This is treason.

After all, Jinyiwei symbolizes imperial power.

Liu Rong watched the Jinyi guards flee with a smile, and then waved to his subordinates, and then gave the order to retreat. A group of people quickly walked out of the woods and talked in local dialect.They casually inspected the dead bodies on the ground again, stripped off some clothes of the Jin Yiwei, and then left quickly.Watching their backs disappear, a Jin Yiwei who was pretending to be dead quietly got up, pulled out the arrow on his body, wrapped it with the medicine bag he carried, and then got on his horse and fled quickly.However, Liu Rong and others were under Lishui City, relying on the help of the city wall, quickly climbed the city wall and returned to the city. This small city is only four miles away, and it is still rammed earth. It's not worth mentioning at all.

After entering the city, they went straight to the county government.

This place is actually controlled by them as well.

The magistrate of Lishui is a student of Fang Xiaoru, and also supports Zhu Yunqi. Fang Xiaoru has made up his mind to kill the emperor at all costs for the future of Confucianism.

So after arriving here, he went directly to the county government, and the county magistrate called Qi Tai there.

County government.

"Brother Nantang, it is no longer a conflict of interests, you and I are both Confucian disciples, are you just sitting back and watching the Confucian orthodoxy be destroyed in the hands of the faint king and monster?
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They use this to teach the next generation, and in another 20 years, who will read sage books?"

In the study in the back garden, Fang Daru's obviously indignant voice came out.

"You don't want to kill me!"

Then there was Qi Tai's begging voice.

Obviously the discussion between them is not over yet.

Liu Rong opened the door suddenly without a word. The three people who were talking inside were taken aback. They quickly turned to look at him. Liu Rong took the bloody clothes of the guards from the back and threw them at Qi Tai's feet...

"Qi Shangshu, my brother went out and brought you a few gifts, but in the name of your Qi family."

he said with a smile.

Qi Tai stared in astonishment at the bloody clothes of the Jin Yiwei on the ground, and then let out a wail.

"Qi Shangshu, we still let most of the Jinyiwei escape. If my guess is right, it will be the officers and soldiers of the imperial court after dawn. Are you waiting here for the officers and soldiers to come to your door and ransack your Qi family? Or go out and fight to the death? ? You are also a dignified Jiangdong family, and you have also served as Minister of the Ministry of War. You are still such a mother-in-law. Do you think you can stay out of it by hiding at home? No matter whether King Guangze or Mr. Fang falls into the hands of His Majesty, you must be the first to confess. It will be a matter of time before your family ransacks your home and destroys your family.

You have to act quickly. "

Liu Rong looked at Qi Tai with contempt.

"Mr. Nantang, the students don't hesitate to do this, and they regard the actions of the gentlemen as Confucian orthodoxy.

The head can be broken.

Confucianism cannot be broken.

It is my generation's responsibility to establish a heart for the world, a life for the living and the people, and to inherit the unique knowledge of the past. If we sit back and watch Confucianism be destroyed by foolish kings and monsters, how can we treat the sages?What's more, when Emperor Daxing was here, no matter how much Yang Feng bewitched him, he refused to change the imperial examinations. The new king changed the imperial examinations within a month after he ascended the throne. Isn't this unfilial?
Gong is a former minister of the Daxing Emperor, how can he just sit back and watch?
Ruogong raised his arms and shouted, using the name of opposing the reform of the imperial examination, wouldn't the gentry all over the world respond in droves?

There are armies of kings in the north, and rebel divisions in the south.

What can the faint king do? "

Zhixian obviously said excitedly.

"Brother Nantang, you and I are both former ministers of the great emperor, how can we sit back and watch the rebellion of the faint king?"

Fang Xiaoru also said excitedly.

"Qi Shangshu, hurry up, if you are willing to wait for death, we will not bother you, then leave Lishui."

Liu Rong shouted.

So you ran away and let me wait here for Jin Yiwei to raid the house?

Qi Tai raised his head resentfully.

"Everyone, my Qi clan has been tricked by you now."

He said.

"If you haven't done that before, can we cheat you? It's not that we cheated you, it's that you have no turning back at all. Yang Feng often said that adults have to be responsible for their own choices."

Liu Rong said contemptuously.

"Your Majesty, my Qi clan can only raise a few hundred young and strong. Once the army arrives, it will surely be destroyed. Lishui is a place to raise righteousness. But if you can't defend Lishui, you should go to Maoshan, and then go east to Taihu Lake, Susong Zhejiang It’s all Zhang Shicheng’s old way, and the gentry all hold resentment against the Daxing Emperor, and all the gentry use the imperial examination as a step to advance, so there should be righteous people to respond.”

Qi Tai said to the magistrate.

"Then don't hesitate. Immediately arrange for the old and the weak, women and children to board the boat to Shijiu Lake. Each finds a hiding place. He enters the mountains of Huizhou from left to right. No one can catch them. I will lead the young and heroic, and then go to Maoshan."

Zhixian said.

Qi Tai then looked at Fang Xiaoru.

"Where is King Guangze?"

He said.

"Kaifeng."

Fang Xiaoru said.

"This is not easy!"

Qi Tai frowned and said.

Fang Xiaoru was stunned.

"If there's anything difficult to do, just find someone and say it's King Guangze. There are a few people in Su Song and Zhejiang who have seen King Guangze. What's more, even if they recognize it as a fake, they can't get off the boat. At that time, they will naturally To be wrong is to be wrong.”

Liu Rong said.

He is smarter than Fang Daru.

"Yes, raise the banner of righteousness first, and then invite King Guangze to go over afterwards, and let's not support King Guangze as the emperor. Nantang Gong Daxing, the former minister of the emperor, said that the Emperor Daxing's will, and made King Guangze Wu The king took Suzhou as his vassal city, and Su Songchang and Zhejiang as his feudal lands. It was just that he refused to obey the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing after he ascended the throne. Duke Nantang fought hard on the basis of reason, and he was dismissed when he was angered. However, Duke Nantang could not This made Emperor Daxing's Zi palace uneasy. Now that the emperor wanted to harm King Guangze, Duke Nantang had no choice but to flee under the auspices of King Guangze. In this way, the gentry in Susong, Zhejiang and other places did not conspire to rebel, but obeyed the edict of Emperor Daxing. To welcome King Wu back to the feudal clan, they have long wanted to learn from Shanxi, and Suzhou and other places will build new types of ordnance, and the rest will be volunteers."

Zhixian said.

Liu Rong next to him showed admiration, and instinctively gave a thumbs up...

"The county respects talent!"

He sighed.

But Qi Tai showed joy on his face.

Indeed, the biggest problem now is actually how to get rid of this definition of rebellion.

It's not that he is worried about rebelling against the Zhu Jiu Clan...

As long as he does this, there will be no other end, but how to fool the people. After all, Zhu Yunxi's throne is very righteous. This is not a fuss, but this can solve this problem.According to the normal situation, Zhu Yunqi indeed wanted to be crowned King Wu, but he was only crowned King Wu, but he would not be allowed to become a vassal. Zhu Yuanzhang had mentioned this matter, and most of the officials knew about it.And the gentry in Su Song and Zhejiang really envied the freedom of Shanxi. They also longed for the lifting of various restrictions, especially in industry and commerce. King Wu's fief lifted industrial and commercial restrictions, especially overseas trade restrictions, and these gentry would really be tempted.

The truth doesn't matter.

It doesn't matter whether Zhu Yunqi is true or not.

The important thing is to have such an excuse, an excuse that can arouse the gentry.

In addition, this area is an important place for imperial examinations, and the reform of the imperial examinations has made the gentry angry. Coupled with the temptation of interests, they don't really have to fight for the throne for King Guangze, as long as they can use his King Wu as the banner to fight against For the imperial court, it is enough to implement a separate regime.

There is no shortage of food, no shortage of money, and of course no shortage of technology in this area, and there will be an endless stream of overseas wealth after the liberalization of overseas trade...

Very funny!
And there is great hope.

After all, the main force of the imperial court is now besieging the vassals in Kaifeng, and the navy in the south of the Yangtze River is also besieging the King of Chu in Wuchang. In addition, there is a not weak navy in Taicang, but it is the Ying Jiahe fleet led by Ma He.

When they came back, they caught up with the death of Emperor Daxing. Although everyone knew that it had nothing to do with them, in fact, Emperor Daxing insisted on waiting for them, but after all, he still couldn't confer the reward.In fact, Zhu Yunxi didn't care about it. He originally planned to let Ma He rest for two years before continuing to sail to the west, but the problem is that Ma He is a close friend of the King of Yan. Under the current situation, let them go to Taicang to stay!
This is currently the main navy in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

In fact, after the settlement of the Wa Kingdom, the main force of the court's navy was in the south.

Between Guangzhou and Annan.

The emperor is going to continue to explore Southeast Asia.

As for the troops of the guards in the south of the Yangtze River, most of them have been transferred to participate in the siege of Kaifeng and Wuchang, and some of them are shipped to Shandong to strengthen the defense of Beiping.

In short, if the Jiangsu and Zhejiang gentry really responded, they would really catch the emperor by surprise.

"It's not too late, act now!"

Liu Rong said.

Qi Tai got up immediately and hurried back to summon the clan.

The Qi family is the number one clan in the local area. Although the three clans are affected, fortunately, they can scare the nine clans. Everyone will understand this. After all, they all rebelled, and it is reasonable to punish the nine clans.Then the old and weak women and children of the nine ethnic groups board the boat and enter Shijiu Lake to join their relatives and friends.

will protect his family.

At least he will, after all, what if he succeeds?
In fact, the gentry really opposed Zhu Yunxi.

Regardless of the reform of the imperial examination, the planned voyage to the west to monopolize maritime trade, or the continuation of his grandfather's monetary policy, it is unbearable for the gentry. They really did not dare to do things with Zhu Yuanzhang in the past. After all, they were afraid of being killed. But Zhu Yunxi didn't scare them away!

These bastards just have to kill their heads to be honest. The harder they kill them, the more honest they are. If they like to slaughter cities, then they should kneel on the ground.

cheap!
Scumbag!

Zhu Yunxi's anger is very reasonable.

They just bullied him when he was young, and under the influence of Yang Feng, he acted more civilized, and his hands were not stained with blood.

But if he had wiped out several families in the past few years, it would not be the case at this time.

The county magistrate doesn't have many family members, and he directly follows the Qi family. In fact, he doesn't have any family members. Those who are officials outside have family members at home, and there is a concubine by their side.

Then at dawn, under the bewildered eyes of the people in the city, the county magistrate opened the city gate to let the Qi family members leave the city, and took a boat straight to Shijiu Lake. Then he and Qi Tai brought more than 100 Qi family youths who were also still bewildered Zhuang, more than 100 subordinates of Liu Rong, quickly began to post notices in Lishui City, announcing the imperial edict of Daxing Emperor...

Of course, King Guangze is indispensable.

It happened that a nephew of Qitai was about the same age as Zhu Yunqi, and his figure was also about the same.

As for the local know...

How could it be possible for him to really show his face, just sitting in a sedan chair for people to watch from afar.

Head down.

The curtain is lowered.

With such a noble status as the king, how could he come out to meet the people.

By breakfast time, everyone in Lishui City, which had a total circumference of four miles, had already known that Emperor Daxing's will had named King Guangze as King of Wu.Loyal ministers like Qi Tai, Fang Xiaoru, and Huang Zicheng had no choice but to flee with King Guangze in order to prevent Emperor Daxing from being uneasy under Jiuquan after they fought for nothing and were dismissed by the emperor.

Loyalty can show the sun and the moon!
Now King Guangze has gone through a series of ups and downs and has nowhere to go, so he has to come to Qi Tai to find a solution.

Qi Tai decided to destroy his family and build his country, and took King Guangze to the fief granted to him by Emperor Daxing, regardless of the danger of being punished by the faint king.

Loyal minister!

Then, before Jin Yiwei led his cavalry to Lishui, they escorted King Wu to flee eastward. When Jin Yiwei entered the city, they had already entered the mountainous area, relying on local snakes like the Qi family to quickly head east.At this time, the news of their righteousness, also under the full force of the Lishui gentry, began to spread in the south of the Yangtze River, and even added a lot of non-existent content in the spread, and soon became thousands of loyalists fighting Jinyiwei and bloody battles to break through ...