Although the Ming armies of Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan who marched north to South Zhili were able to cross the Yangtze River with their navy and received many responses from the gentry and people of South Zhili, they could not occupy land counties. The Qing government had river defenses.

It would be difficult for those anti-Qing people who wanted to support the Ming army to provide them with sufficient supplies.

In addition, as soon as the army entered the Yangtze River in the first month of the Yongli year, Weiyuan general Kan Mingshi, who had just been appointed, sent his deputy general Wu Ding to Zhenjiang to contact the anti-Qing people, but was detected by the Qing court. Next, from Wu Ding

At first, Ma Guozhu, the governor of Jiangnan and Jiangxi, followed this line. He Wangsheng, who was active in Danyang, and Ping Yitong, who was active in Wuxi, together with the potential anti-Qing forces adjacent to Nanjing developed by them, were quickly wiped out. Only the following

Yang Shengyuan, Zhang Chongfu, Yao Zhizhuo and other few people were spared, but Yao Zhizhuo only died in a different way.

Congratulations to Wang Sheng, the Ping Unification and Restoration of the Ming Dynasty broke out, and the Qing government arrested the anti-Qing people on a large scale. Many anti-Qing people in South Zhili who originally planned to support the Ming army had to choose to cease their activities and put their own preservation first.

Around April, after brutal torture, Ma Guozhu executed Wu Ding, Kan Mingshi, Wan Ershun, Wu Minglie, Huang San, Ping Yitong, Ping Xin, Yang Da, Wang Laipin and Chen Huaizhong. Lu Yiguang and Huang Wenye committed suicide.

He died. Sui Ben, who returned to Nanzhili with Yao Zhizhuo, "was unyielding and died when he touched the stairs." Before his death, there was a "Jueming Ci" that said: "The father is loyal to the death, and the son should be filial to the death. A school that has been built for thousands of years, and it deserves its name."

teach."

In August, after the Qing government determined that it could no longer dig out more potential anti-Qing people from the mouths of He Wangsheng and others who were stubbornly silent, they dealt with the remaining key criminals. Among them, He Wangsheng

, Leng Yingxiang was executed by two people, Zhao Chengfu, Jiang Zhilong, Lu Zhixuan, Wu Kui, Qin Fu, Dong Huankui, Wu Junfu and Gu Yangchong were hanged by eight people. Li Wu "a hundred sticks can flow three thousand miles".

"Wives, concubines, and children were given as slaves to the families of meritorious officials, and their property was merged into the officialdom. Parents, grandparents, brothers, regardless of their nationality, were all relocated two thousand miles away."

In Nanjing in August, He Wangsheng and others were escorted to the execution ground. A group of ten people were beheaded, while others were hanged. To put it bluntly, they were hanged. He had fame and official position in the Ming Dynasty, and soon

When the execution was about to be carried out, the prison officer asked Wang Shengguo as usual, and congratulated Wang Shengguo for leaving a "Ci Ming Ci".

"Relax his hands and send the pen and ink up."

Unless there are special exceptions, scholars can receive preferential treatment, and at least they can always speak the last words of their lives. The clerk put the pen and paper away, and He Wangsheng did not hesitate, and immediately picked up the pen and polished it.

"The tragic song generously speaks of Tianxiang, and the majestic spirit returns to the imperial hometown.

From then on, ten people left the Forbidden City and went to worship Emperor Gao."

After writing in one stroke, He Wangsheng casually threw away the pen, and a small official took the death poem with both hands and sent it to the supervisor. After that, He Wangsheng no longer tied up, straightened his back, and closed his eyes.

Eye.

The executioner understood that the scholar had finished what he wanted to say, and the time had come. The executioner read the poem and dropped the sign. The sword flashed, blood spattered, and as the head fell to the ground, wisps of blood splattered.

As he wrote in the poem, the loyal soul went straight to Xiaoling.

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Congratulations to Wang Sheng, the Ping Unification and Restoration of the Ming Dynasty broke out, the land south of the Yangtze River was in turmoil, everyone who resisted the Qing Dynasty was in danger, and there was very little support for the Ming army heading north.

South Zhili, or what the Qing court called Jiangnan. Going west into Jiangxi, it took nearly two years to quell the large-scale anti-Qing rebels. In Jiangxi, and even in southern Jiangxi, the formation of

The people who defended themselves in the village and the small-scale anti-Qing rebels still existed on the land. However, when the "Four Major Bandits of Jiangxi" were expelled by the Qing army, the Qing government quickly changed its policy here and switched to suppression.

Extermination was used to restore production, which inevitably suppressed the outbreak of people's dissatisfaction.

In Ruijin County, Ganzhou Prefecture, local scholar Tao Qian was filled with joy and lanterns in his old house in the countryside. In February last year, the marriage was settled. By this time, he even had a son, and the popularity of the family was getting stronger and stronger.

When the child was one month old, the father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law and others from the county town came one after another. A group of relatives played with the child, and a festive atmosphere lingered.

After lunch, the child drank milk and fell asleep without any worries. The female family members chatted about home affairs in the back house, and the father-in-law, brother-in-law and Tao Qian started chatting in the front hall. They were all scholars, and what they said was nothing more than

It's just a matter of the imperial examination.

"This autumn, both of you are scholars, are you confident of passing the exam?"

The father-in-law is already a civil servant, and now he also has the status of a local squire. His eldest son and his son-in-law are both scholars. He knows best the eldest son’s daily homework and how much knowledge he has in his belly. When asked here, more

The problem still lies with Tao Qian, especially since this son-in-law had passed the imperial examination in the Longwu Dynasty. He was quite looking forward to it, otherwise he would not have been willing to give his daughter to him.

At this moment, when his father-in-law asked, his uncle answered calmly, saying that there were still many shortcomings and he needed to work harder in the past six months. So, Tao Qian simply replied with a similar answer. Not to mention anything modest or immodest.

, if you just talk too much, you will be slapped in the face and it will appear frivolous.

The answer would probably be like this, Juren had already expected it. In fact, if he answered the same way before the provincial examination, no one would say anything if he failed several times. However, when he did succeed later, he said it was a fluke.

When others think of the way he used to be, they often think he is humble and polite.

He had seen the character of his son and son-in-law, and was very satisfied at the moment, but he did not forget to give some advice about their studies. Tao Qian knew that his father-in-law had great hopes for the two of them, so he simply took out the

I picked up two questions that I find confusing when reading, and they just scratched the itch.

"I am very optimistic about the knowledge of a good son-in-law. However, don't ignore the important matter of the imperial examination. There is only half a year left, so you should seize all the time and study hard. If you can win the exam, you will benefit from it throughout your life."

"What my father-in-law said makes sense, and my son-in-law has learned a lesson."

After staying at Tao's house for two days, his father-in-law and his family set off back to the county town. Before leaving, Tao Qian suddenly remembered something, so he mentioned it to his father-in-law.

"Father-in-law, my son-in-law made an appointment with some friends in Ningdu some time ago. He may not be at home for most of the last month."

"oh."

Scholars are a circle, and it is inevitable for people within the circle to gather together in poetry gatherings and the like, in order to enhance friendship and sharpen their knowledge. This person did not care about this, and just asked Tao Qian to go early.

Come back early and don't delay studying and taking exams.

"By the way, don't get too close to those Confucian scholars who complain all day long and say that the imperial court is not good. If you are likely to be an official in the future, you must take the imperial court's views into consideration."

"What my father-in-law said is that the son-in-law must be given priority."

Juren was very satisfied with this son-in-law. After giving instructions, the family returned to the county town in a carriage. Tao Qian stayed with his wife and young son at home for two days, and embarked on the journey to become friends as scheduled.

Ningdu County is directly north of Ruijin County, about a hundred miles away. Tao Qian only brought one capable boy with him, but this was not the first time. The road was familiar, and he was also a scholar, so there was no need to

He arrived at Ningdu County without any danger. It was necessary to enter the county. He met a local scholar, chatted for a day, then declined the offer to stay, and went alone to visit the Cuiwei Mountain ten miles northwest of the county.

There were people waiting for him on the mountain. They were three brothers from the same sect. One was Wei Jirui, the other was Wei Li, and the other was Wei Xi. They were all from Chengguan, Ningdu. In later generations, these three people became the three Wei dynasties of Ningdu, the Ming dynasty.

A very famous remnant here in the late Qing Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty.

"Thank you, you three. You've been waiting for a long time."

"It's okay, it's okay, I haven't congratulated Yue Xing on the birth of his son yet."

Tao Qian's name comes from the sentence "The sun and stars are shining, the mountains are hidden" in Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower". The three of them congratulated each other and prepared gifts, saying that they would take them with them when Tao Qian returns to his hometown.

Tao Qian couldn't put it off, so he had to thank him. However, during this time of courtesy, Wei Li had already sent a servant back, and when he came back, he was accompanied by six more people dressed as scholars.

These six people, Peng Shiwang and Lin Shiyi, are from Nanchang, and four of them, Li Tengjiao, Qiu Weiping, Peng Ren, and Zeng Can, are natives of Ningdu. Together with the Wei brothers, they are known as the Nine Sons of Yitang, and they belong to a literary society.

member.

There is a legend in later generations. It is said that when the Qing army entered the pass, the Emperor of Nanming heard that the nine of them were clever and had the ability to stabilize the country. They were all better than Zhuge Liang and Liu Bowen, so he sent someone to ask them to come out to assist the government. When the envoy arrived, the nine people pinched their fingers.

After calculating, he asked someone to take a gourd of water and put out a candle with a bright flame. He told the visitor clearly that "clear" water extinguishes the "bright" candle, which is God's will and cannot be violated. Not only does he refuse to leave the mountain,

, and even persuaded the envoy to stay together to avoid losing his life.

In fact, it is true that these nine people have outstanding literary talent. But the Nine Sons of Yitang are actually just a local literary society with the nature of a poetry society. They have no ability to stabilize the country and make clever calculations. Peng Shiwang even gave Shi Kefa an essay.

It was a bad idea that even the virtuous and incompetent supervisor couldn't stand. As survivors, it was naturally impossible for them to say "Qing Shui Ming Zhu", especially among these nine people, not only Lin

Shi Wang changed his name from a member of the Ming Dynasty clan, and the other two people had personally participated in the anti-Qing movement in Jiangxi, so this is even less likely.

This legend is limited to a legend. In all likelihood, the local officials of the Qing court deliberately created it by borrowing their talents and names. At this time, the legend had not yet emerged, and Tao Qian naturally knew who they were. In fact, from his

When they came here once, the Wei brothers had already mentioned these like-minded friends. They were well-known in Ningdu, and many of them had poems about missing their homeland and being hostile to the Qing court. Some of them even secretly wrote

He was doing things to liaise with the Qing Dynasty, but his reputation was not prominent.

A few months ago, Tao Qian contacted the Wei brothers through a new member he had developed in Ruijin. He met with them twice and confirmed that these people were willing to resist the Qing Dynasty. Tao Qian used Chen Kai to

Kuang Lu passed an article to him as an introduction, which led to today's meeting with the other six people.

"I heard from the brothers of the Wei family that Yue Xing wrote a magnificent article. Could you please read it with the six of me?"

Li Tengjiao is the oldest among the nine of them. At this moment, the other five, including the Wei brothers, are full of longing. Speaking of which, the Wei brothers have not actually read the original text, but Tao Qian narrated some of it.

Logically speaking, the three of them were already as if they had found a treasure. By this time, even their breathing was a bit heavier.

"It's a hundred miles along the way, and there are many checkpoints in Green Camp and Prefecture and County. I did not take this article with me, but I have it in my mind. I wonder if you would like to hear it."

After all, their relationship with Tao Qian was short, so it was normal for them to be a little wary. Lin Shiwang nodded, and everyone else did the same. After closing the doors and windows, and making sure that no one was outside, Tao Qian began to recite the article.

The article was written by Chen Kai himself and named "On Protracted War".

"In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Jiashen and Donglu entered the pass and swept across the Central Plains..."

It is called "On Protracted War". The Anti-Qing Dynasty and the Anti-Japanese War were also wars against foreign aggression, but the actual situation was different. Chen Kai did not intend to copy it entirely, not to mention that even if he copied it, he might not remember it. However, the article is his own

The rules can be followed. Since this article is written for those who are determined to resist the Qing Dynasty, it is necessary to make a clear statement at the beginning and recount the destruction of Chinese civilization by the Qing Dynasty over the years.

The nine sons of Yitang had not heard of everything about shaving their heads, changing clothes, enclosing land, selling stuff, and massacres everywhere they went. It was just that they were not as detailed as Chen Kai knew. Especially what happened.

The massacres on the land of Jiangxi, the massacre of Nangan, the massacre of Nanchang, and the massacre of Guangxin and other prefectures in the three provincial capitals, more gentry were killed, and from a class standpoint, they were more able to resonate with them.

.

Having made this clear, Chen Kaidang even mentioned the anti-Qing movements over the years:

"At the beginning of the second year of Yongli, Li Chengdong and Jin Shenghuan promoted the generals of Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces, and the righteous soldiers followed. At the end of the year, Shanxi Marshal Jiang Xiang also relied on the Shanxi generals, and the Qin and Jin officers and soldiers faced off across Taihang. However, it did not last for two years.

, the three commanders died and their clan was destroyed, and the land under their jurisdiction also belonged to the imperial court..."

"In the sixth year of Yongli, the king's division launched a full-scale counterattack against the three provinces of Sichuan, Huguang, and Guangxi. He achieved great victories in Xuzhou, Jingzhou, and Chenzhou, and even in Xining, where he became king twice, breaking the invincible power of the Eight Banners of Manchuria.

Myth. However, Baoning, Baoqing, and Wang's armies were defeated, and the Battle of Hengyang was not completed. To this day, all southern Huguang and Sichuan were taken, and the victory in the entire Guangxi was gone. Even a fierce general like the King of Xining

Zhaoqing Prefecture was also defeated..."

"At the beginning of the Liao Dynasty, the imperial dynasty had millions of soldiers, and the nine-sided heroes controlled the northern captives as if they were young boys. They aided the vassal state in the east. Although the Japanese army could not serve as soldiers in hundreds of battles, the captive troops only numbered tens of thousands of Zhenyi bannermen;

When Hongguang was first established, there were four towns in the south of the Yangtze River. The Chu town's elite soldiers, the Fujian navy, and the imperial army were no more than the Manchu, Mongolian, and Han armies of the Eight Banners and a few green camps in the north. To this day, the imperial army has no power in the world.

For the most part, the country just lived in Yunnan and Guizhou in the southwest and the islands in the southeast."
Chapter completed!