The Qing Dynasty is about to end

Chapter 121: The righteous warriors hold three-foot swords and will chop off the tyrant's head! (Another climax begins!)
"Kill the Qing monsters and go to heaven! Kill the Qing monsters and divide the land! Kill the Qing monsters and get revenge."

Zhu Ba was still wearing the bull helmet that Luo Yaoguo had given him, holding the red flag hanging on his spear in both hands, and running forward while mumbling something. In front of him, there were dozens of buffaloes driven by the Taiping cavalry, running forward with their hooves spread out, and making mooing sounds.

There were firecrackers hanging on the tails of the buffaloes, but after running a few miles, the firecrackers had long since exploded. The cavalry driving the buffaloes would occasionally throw out a string of lit firecrackers, which would make a crackling sound and startle the wild bulls that had slowed down their pace, so that they would scream a few times and continue to rush forward.

On both sides of the road, there were many Gansu and Shaanxi Green Camp soldiers who had lost their weapons and could no longer run. They all had sad faces and were shouting things like "Please spare my life, Heavenly soldiers" and "Please spare my life, Grandpa Niu".

Zhu Ba ignored them and just went forward on his own. Someone would catch these defeated Qing monsters. Zhu Ba and Li Shixian's mission was to follow the defeated soldiers of Gansu and Shaanxi Green Camp and attack Huangdao Gate!

If the Huangdao Gate was closed, then the several thousand Green Camp soldiers from Gansu and Shaanxi who retreated from Shimapu would be dead!

After wiping out these several thousand Green Camp troops from Gansu and Shaanxi, Zhu Ba and Li Shixian's mission will become to occupy the Caigongfen high ground near Tianxin Pavilion.

By taking this high ground, the Taiping Army will be able to move freely between the south and east of Changsha City, and the Qing demons will not be able to sneak out from Liuyang Gate and attack the Taiping Army from behind.

As for the location of Huangdao Gate, Cai Gong Tomb, and Tianxin Pavilion, Luo Yaoguo had already drawn a map and told him to remember it well. He also repeatedly warned him that Tianxin Pavilion, a stone fortress, had a tall tower that looked like a city gate from a distance, so he must not go there. There was no gate under Tianxin Pavilion, and the walls were high and strong, so it could not be taken down.

If we want to "confuse the city", this is the only chance we have before the Huangdao Gate closes!

Changsha City, Taiping Street.

Because the Taiping Army was approaching, a curfew had been declared in Changsha. At dusk, there were few pedestrians on the streets. Even Taiping Street, the most lawless area in Changsha, was no exception. The number of passers-by dropped by 80%. The once bustling and lively streets were now deserted.

The Green Camp soldiers from the Changsha City Defense Camp and the patrol teams composed of the strong local soldiers from the Shanhua County Government were traveling back and forth on Taiping Street in waves.

But Taiping Street is Taiping Street after all!
Although the government has imposed a curfew and the Green Camp soldiers and Shanhua County soldiers are patrolling Taiping Street, most of the shops on Taiping Street are still open, with their doors half-closed and no shop assistants standing outside to hawk their wares. There are still passers-by on the street, but there are fewer than in the past.

At the intersection of Taiping Street near the Jade Emperor Temple, there is a magnificently decorated restaurant with a sign that reads "Chunfengdeyilou". It is said that the owner is Wu Sige, one of the nine disciples of Master Zhu Jiu.

With such a strong background, of course they are not afraid of any curfew. They just half-close the doors and windows to deal with the patrolling soldiers outside. That can be considered a "curfew", right?

Although it was late at night, the lobby of Chunfengdeyi Building was filled with guests wearing long gowns, with strong shoulders and waists, and wearing belts as wide as their palms. There were axes and swords on the belts. There were dozens of tables, all filled with people, with a total of two to three hundred people.

However, the guests had obviously finished their food and wine, because on the dozens of square tables, only some empty plates, basins, wine jugs, wine bowls and leftover bones were left.

But those who had finished the banquet did not leave. They all sat there quietly, as if they were waiting for something?
At this moment, at the end of the corridor on the second floor of the Chunfengdeyi Building, there is a private room with a closed door. Inside, there is a candle. Master Zhu Jiutao of the Jingchu Zhongyi General Hall is sitting behind a square table and chanting! Of course, he is chanting the "Anti Sutra"!
As the leader of the Tiandihui with the surname Zhu, his ultimate goal is of course to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty!

Your last name is Zhu!
If you don't have the idea of ​​overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, why do you have the surname Zhu? The Hun Tian Di Hui doesn't need to use real names. If you don't want to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, those who have inherited the surname Zhu can also change to another surname!
When these two identities of a hall leader of the Tiandihui named Zhu are combined, the probability of triggering a "plot" of rebellion is greatly increased.

However, the Ming Dynasty had fallen so long ago that even the disciples of the Tiandihui no longer took the anti-Qing and restoration of the Ming Dynasty seriously. It had been "repeated" for two hundred years, and Prince Zhu the Third had died more than a hundred times. If this could be accomplished, it would have happened a long time ago.

So although Master Zhu Jiu was a successful member of the Tiandihui under the surname "Zhu", and had already climbed to the position of the No. 1 leader of the Shantang in Hunan, he still did not dare to raise the two banners of "Anti-Qing and Restoration of Ming" and "Zhu San Taizi". It was because he was not sure about the rebellion! Until he read the three volumes of "Anti-Scripture"!
After reading the three volumes of "Anti-Scripture", he finally understood why the Tiandihui had been trying to "restore the Ming Dynasty" for so many years, and so many Zhu San Princes had died, but still failed. But the God Worshipping Society was able to make such a big noise in its first rebellion - it turns out that the success of a rebellion has nothing to do with seniority and experience. It doesn't mean that you will be an expert if you rebel for a long time, and it doesn't mean that the first rebellion will definitely not succeed.

The key to a successful rebellion is to get the "scripture" right!

We need to know why we are rebelling, for whom we are rebelling, who we are mobilizing to rebel and what we are using to mobilize?

Once these four questions are answered, the rebellion can be created.

If you answer these four questions incorrectly, then even if you build a counter-attack, it will most likely fail!
In history, this Zhu Jiutao rashly rebelled without thinking through these four issues. He first called himself the King of Taiping and later the Emperor of Chu. He made a lot of noise, but failed in the end and even lost his life.

And now, Master Zhu Jiu felt that he had understood and could rebel. Now everything was ready, and all that was missing was the roar!
He finally put down the Anti-Scripture in his hand, slowly raised his head, and suddenly two beams of light bloomed in his gray and turbid eyes, shooting at the two distinguished guests sitting opposite him - Jiao Hong and Boyong, and said in a deep voice: "I have issued a great order. As soon as the thunder sounds, the 30,000 Tiandihui brothers in Changsha City will rise up and respond to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!"

Jiao Hong and Boyong finally heard the news and both breathed a sigh of relief. Jiao Hong clasped his fists and said, "Master Jiu, don't worry. The Taiping Angel is a messenger from heaven. He is as good as a promise. As long as you can respond to the Taiping Army's attack, you will be the Lord of Changsha after we conquer it!"

The condition for becoming the Lord of Changsha City was what Zhu Jiutao proposed to Luo Yaoguo a few days ago - to "build high cities, store up grain, and claim the throne slowly"!

Since his surname is Zhu, he naturally understands all this. In history, the reason why people became kings and emperors was because they were not strong enough and had to raise a big flag. Now that he really has the opportunity to take Changsha City, he will first become the lord of Changsha City, and then use the method of "dividing the land" to mobilize the farmers outside Changsha City. When the army is strong, he will take over the entire Changsha Prefecture.
Bo Yong took out the handwritten letter from Southern Prince Feng Yunshan and handed it to Zhu Jiutao with both hands: "Master Jiu, this is a handwritten letter from His Royal Highness the Southern Prince to you. Please take a look!"

Zhu Jiutao took the handwritten letter handed over by Boyong with a smile and nodded: "Okay, okay, then we will wait."

At this time, Wu San, the owner of the Chunfengdeyi Building, walked in quickly and bowed to Zhu Jiutao, saying, "Master Jiu, the Eight Banners soldiers stationed in the Jade Emperor Hall are moving out!"

Zhu Jiutao winked at a white paper fan beside him, and the man stood up, walked to a closed window, and suddenly pushed it open. A noisy and bustling sound rushed in.
Master Zhu Jiu burst into laughter, walked to the window, looked at the flickering fire outside, and suddenly he was inspired to write a poem: "When all the flowers bloom, I don't bloom. If I bloom, I will scare them to death. I want to fight with the west wind, wearing a golden armor all over my body!"

"I've thought it through. I'm not going to Beijing. I'm going to rebel."

"Sir, keep your voice down. This is the governor's office!"

"What's wrong with the Governor's Office? Are there no traitors allowed in the Governor's Office? That Huang Shijie is a traitor. Zuo Zongtang was so close to him, he must be a traitor too!"

"Sir, you are drunk!"

"I'm not drunk! I'm not drunk, I'm sober! The Qing Dynasty is definitely going to be finished, it's going to be finished. I, I won't go to Beijing. If I go to Beijing, I'll have to let a dog slave like you squeeze my wealth dry, and then I'll have to go to Caishikou and get stabbed!"

"No, no"

In a corner of the Hunan Governor's Office, in an inconspicuous little room, Wang Kuiyi, who was about to be "locked up and taken to Beijing", was drunk and shouting in the Governor's Office that he wanted to rebel!

This made his "family" Zhang Zhongqing very anxious!
His mission was to trick Wang Kuiyi back to Beijing and send him to the Ministry of Justice, and then find ways to drain his wealth bit by bit, preferably forcing him to borrow money from everywhere and get the money to fill the hole of the "renting official loan".

Of course, Wang Kuiyi could not escape the beheading with a blunt knife at Caishikou.
But the problem is that this guy has gone crazy now and is shouting about rebellion in the governor's office!

What would happen if the soldiers under the command of the Hunan governor heard this?
When Zhang Zhongqing was getting anxious, Wang Kuiyi had already stood up shakily and walked towards the door.

"Sir, where are you going?" Zhang Zhongqing asked hurriedly.

"I'm going to rebel!" Wang Kuiyi clenched his fist, raised it high, glared, and said with a breath of alcohol, "The Taiping Army will soon invade, I'm going to join the Taiping Army! If I join the Taiping Army, I won't have to pay the debt to the King of Hell of Prince Dun's Mansion, no one can lock me up and take me to the capital, and Emperor Xianfeng can't hand me over to the Ministry for discussion and punishment! Hahahaha."

This really makes sense!

If Wang Kuiyi surrendered to the Taiping Army, it would be impossible for Xianfeng's brother to ask the Taiping Army for debts! Of course, there was no need to bring him to Beijing or hand him over to the Ministry for discussion.
Wang Kuiyi was about to rebel, but Zhang Zhongqing was still loyal. He would never let Wang Kuiyi escape, otherwise he would not be able to explain to the palace! Seeing Wang Kuiyi was about to run, he rushed to the door in one step, stretched out his arms to stop him, and shouted: "Sir, you can't leave, and you can't rebel."

Wang Kuiyi was also drunk and daring. He pulled out a sharp dagger from his bosom and stabbed Zhang Zhongqing in the chest without saying a word. This non-staff servant whose name was particularly "Zhongqing" felt the severe pain in his chest and wanted to call for help, but he opened his mouth but no sound came out.

At this time, Wang Kuiyi came up with a ferocious face. He stared at the dying man with bloodshot eyes and said word by word: "This dagger was secretly left to me by Huang Shijie when he left Changsha. He asked me to use it to commit suicide, so as not to be humiliated by you Manchu dogs. But I don't want to die, and I don't want to die after being humiliated. So I will use it to kill you, and then go rebel!"

Zhang Zhongqing had only one desperate thought in his mind: "It's all over. Wang is rebelling to avoid paying his debts. His debt will fall on my family. My family is finished."

Wang Kuiyi was very happy at this moment. He drew out the bloody knife, kicked open the door, and walked out with big strides, chanting loudly: "The righteous man holds a three-foot sword in his hand, and will chop off the tyrant's head when he rebels!"

(End of this chapter)