In the extreme northeastern region, another Tsarist Russian "army" has arrived.
This time, those who came were not Cossacks, but real Tsarist Russian nobles, commanded by the Russian regular army.
The reason was that the tsarist government received news from the Far East. The whole court was shaken, the monarchs and ministers were excited, and decided to completely conquer the prosperous Heilongjiang.
The specific plan is as follows: Duke Lobanov Rostovsky will lead an army of 3,000 to bring the entire Heilongjiang River Basin into the territory of Tsarist Russia. He also orders the Tsarist forces in Siberia to build a hundred river warships within two years. He will also send noble generals
Zinoviev, leading 150 regular troops as the vanguard, went to Heilongjiang to raise rations for the 3,000 expeditionary force and obtain more military intelligence about Heilongjiang.
Just when the Yangtze River froze, the 3,000-strong Tsarist Russian expeditionary force had not yet set off, but the 150-man vanguard force had already arrived at the shores of Lake Baikal.
We did not continue the march, firstly because it was too cold to walk, and secondly because we heard that Khabarov was "defeated and killed".
At this time, the Tsarist forces had built three castles on the shores of Lake Baikal. They also built two castles along the river east of Lake Baikal. Only a little bit of the territory of the Buryat Mongols was left.
And he accepted many herdsmen as lackeys.
Zinoviev, the aristocratic general of Tsarist Russia, also coveted the wealth of Heilongjiang in order to complete his military mission. While he did not dare to continue eastward, he began to spread rumors that Heilongjiang was filled with gold and that there was not enough food to eat.
The nearby Cossacks soon became interested, and people kept finding Zinoviev, hoping to follow him to Heilongjiang to make a fortune.
Before the winter was over, Zinoviev's troops had already surged. In addition to the 150 people brought from Moscow, there were also 207 Cossacks recruited from Lake Baikal, and more than 400 Siberian indigenous hunters.
These guys plan to come to the coast of Heilongjiang to plunder after the snow melts.
Of course, Nanjing was unaware of such trivial matters. On the one hand, it was immersed in the joy of the great victory on the grassland, and on the other hand, it began to prepare for the general examination in two months.
The second session of the Datong Imperial Examination is about to be held!
Some students from other provinces couldn’t even wait to celebrate the New Year at home and came to Nanjing to stay early.
Just after the winter solstice, a family came to Nanjing.
The middle-aged man's name is Qi Biaojia. He committed suicide and died for his country in history. Now he is doing business in Shanyin County and is the largest book collector in Shanyin County. His wife's name is Shang Jinglan, the daughter of Shang Zuo, the Minister of War in the late Ming Dynasty.
The identity of a female leader in Jiangnan literary circles.
Their second son, Qi Bansun, and their third daughter, Qi Deqiong, have received their university diplomas one after another and are waiting to take the imperial examination together after the spring. In addition, Qi Bansun's fiancée, Zhu Derong, also came to take the imperial examination this time. It was already time to get married.
age, but the young couple had a private agreement that they would only get married after passing the Jinshi examination together.
The second imperial examination of the new Datong Dynasty finally had female candidates, and there were more than one!
The family landed at the Nanjing Pier. The eldest son had already gone out to work as an official, so he did not come to accompany him for the exam. But Qi Biaojia's sister-in-law came. Her name was Shang Jinghui, and she was also a famous Jiangnan talented woman.
When the ancient children's enlightenment book "Young Learning Qionglin" was re-edited in the Qing Dynasty, the following sentences were added: "Bo Shang and Zhong Shang were called Yuexiu at that time; De Rong and De Hui reflected the Qi family."
"Qi's family" refers to Qi Biaojia's family, "Uncle Shang" is his wife Shang Jinglan, "Zhongshang" is his sister-in-law Shang Jinghui, "Derong" is his younger daughter-in-law Zhu Derong, and "Dehui" is his elder sister-in-law Shang Jinglan.
Daughter-in-law Zhang Dehui.
The wind and snow have stopped, but there is heavy snow on the pier, and temporary cleaners hired by the government have come to clear the snow as soon as it gets dark.
"Is your distinguished guest going to the city?" Several bearers carrying sliding poles rushed over to take the job.
The bearers all wore tattered cotton-padded jackets. There were also new cotton-padded jackets, but they had to be saved for the New Year. They wore dog-skin hats and had leather ear protectors on their ears, but their faces were red from the cold. They rubbed their hands in front of their mouths to exhale, and kept their feet in place.
Beat to avoid freezing.
In fact, if you walk a little further, you can rent horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts, which can withstand the cold wind.
But Qi Biaojia saw that these bearers were pitiful, so he said: "Looking for a hotel to stay in. I have women here and I want a clean hotel like that."
"Okay, guests, please get on the sedan!"
The bearers were overjoyed. Several sets of sliding poles were lowered and they carried the Qi family steadily into the city.
Government regulations stipulate that sedan bearers engaged in taxi business are not allowed to use sedans with cabins, and are only allowed to use simple sliding poles. The sedans occupy too much area, and if they are parked in a row waiting for work, it is easy to block the traffic. Sliding poles are convenient
It can be erected against the wall without taking up too much road space.
After walking for a while, Qi Biaojia suddenly said: "We need to be close to the inn in Gongyuan."
The bearer of the sedan chair asked: "The guest is here to take the prince to take the imperial examination? Then you have arrived. If it is a few days later, after the Chinese New Year, the inns near the Gongyuan will be full." The bearer of the chair opened his voice again and said to his companions.
Shouted, "Go to Gongyuan Inn!"
There was still snow on the road, so the bearers did not dare to run too fast. They introduced the street conditions to the passengers along the way, which was like a guest tour guide.
Walking to a street, Shang Jinglan suddenly said: "Why is there a fan building here?"
The bearer smiled and said: "I want my lady to know that this place used to be called Chunfeng Tower. It was bought by Mr. Lou from Jiujiang (the queen's uncle). Business was not good when it first opened, so I don't know who came up with the idea to change the name to Fan Tower."
, suddenly many scholars came to have a drink."
"I know how to do business." Shang Jinglan couldn't help laughing.
After bypassing the Forbidden City, everyone came to the vicinity of Gongyuan. The bearers helped them choose the best inn.
Before they could walk in and open the room, another slider came over and stopped: "Madam, we're here."
"Thank you!"
This is a single woman, about twenty-seven or twenty-seven years old. She is wearing a fur coat and a cloak, with a long sword hanging on her waist and a luggage on her back.
Dressed up like this, it attracts attention.
Seeing that this woman had also entered the inn, Shang Jinglan clasped his fists and said, "My surname is Shang, my given name is Jinglan, and my given name is Meisheng. I wonder what my daughter's surname is?"
The woman was stunned for a moment and returned the greeting with her hands raised: "My younger brother Liu Shuying, whose courtesy name is Muping and whose nickname is Geshan. My female brother is very polite."
Hearing this, Shang Jinghui also came over and said, "It turns out to be Liu Geshan of Jiangxi Province, whose name I have admired for a long time!"
Zhao Han proposed the "qualification theory", but it had no influence at all. Many ladies and famous prostitutes in brothels began to shout for women's rights. Their feminist thoughts were roughly as follows: women can also take imperial examinations, and women can also be officials.
, women can also work, and women can also write books and speak out.
These women flaunt their independence and call each other "female brother" and "female brother".
Shang Jinglan asked: "Why did Brother Geshan come to Nanjing alone?"
Liu Shuying replied: "I was bored living in Jiangxi, so I came to Nanjing to take the examination for female officials in the palace. When the imperial examination is over, the examination for female officials will be held in this Gongyuan."
Shang Jinghui said in surprise: "My virtuous brother is so famous that he actually wants to take the female official exam?"
"Fame is just a burden." Liu Shuying smiled miserably.
Liu Shuying's father was a former magistrate of Yangzhou and was persecuted to death by the eunuchs. Historically, she was widowed at the age of eighteen. Although she was not a widower, her husband died of illness not long after she got married.
When the Qing army went south, Liu Shuying dispersed her family wealth and gathered more than a thousand troops, determined to serve the country. She led her troops out of Jiangxi and tried to rescue the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty. On the way, she met Zhang Xianbi, He Tengjiao's general. Zhang Xianbi was greedy for her beauty, so he forced Liu Shuying to be his concubine.
Liu Shuying refused to comply and was arrested and imprisoned by Zhang Xianbi. The incident caused quite a stir, so Zhang Xianbi could only release Liu Shuying, but Liu Shuying's troops were annexed.
When the Qing army reached Jiangxi, Liu Shuying fled to Hunan with her mother, and later became a nun.
At this time and space, Liu Shuying also became a widow early. When the Datong Army occupied Anfu County, many military officers admired her talent and reputation, and the matchmaker broke the threshold of her family.
But this widow, who had been familiar with military literature since childhood and dared to recruit soldiers to fight against the Qing Dynasty, had to be left a widow by her deceased husband. She became a teacher in Anfu County Middle School and often published articles in newspapers. Her fame even spread to the south of the Yangtze River.
But it’s a crime to possess a treasure!
Although the property of her husband's family and her natal family were divided by the government, a lot of money was left at both ends. There was only one mother left in her natal family, and her husband's family also had a brother-in-law. The brother-in-law contacted the clan members and said that she would not teach in a girls' school, but would insist on teaching in the county middle school.
He teaches, hangs out with male teachers and male students all day long, and often attends literary events to hook up with promiscuous talents.
It was just that her brother-in-law had evil thoughts and wanted to make her reputation bad and force her to hand over the money in her hand!
Liu Shuying refused to give in, but she really couldn't live in Anfu County. So she entrusted her mother to relatives to take care of her, and deposited money in Datong Bank. Relatives could go to the bank to withdraw money every month. Then she donated half of her silver to Anfu.
When the county government built water conservancy projects, it was equivalent to asking the county government officials to take care of her mother. She left Jiangxi alone and came to Nanjing to take the female official exam. She felt that female officials would not be discriminated against.
After staying at the inn, sisters Shang Jinglan and Shang Jinghui ran to Liu Shuying's room to visit.
Liu Shuying was wiping her sword. Shang Jinghui saw her and praised her: "My dear brother is really a hero among women!"
Liu Shuying was a little embarrassed, clasped her fists and said, "Brother, you are ridiculous. Although I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, my skills are all fake and can only scare the apprentices in the city. If we fight with real swords and guns, I'm afraid we can't fight with real people in the countryside."
Even the Datong peasants and soldiers can stab their younger brother to death with one shot."
Shang Jinglan advised: "My dear brother left Jiangxi because he must have been influenced by cowardice. They are all rotten scholars and foolish men who look down on women like us. How do they know the true meaning of personality theory? Women are born in the world, and it is natural for them to care for their husbands and teach their children.
Duty. But apart from caring for your husband and raising your children, can't you show your face? I heard that the atmosphere in Nanjing is much more open than in the countryside. With the reputation of a good brother and his talents, he will definitely be able to make a living in Nanjing. When the time comes, I will find a good man with the same goals.
If you get married, why go to the Forbidden City to become a female official? Once you enter the Forbidden City, you will no longer be free."
Liu Shuying said: "The Forbidden City recruits female officials every year. It can be inferred that every year, female officials return home. When the Emperor of Pilgrimage allows female officials and maids to resign, if the younger brother is not happy, it will not be too late to resign and leave the palace."
"What a pity, the literary world has lost another female general!" Shang Jinglan sighed.
Liu Shuying said with a smile: "Poems and articles are just for trivial matters. This is not my ambition. Being able to assist the sage in governing the world is my real ambition. Two brothers, I believe that one day, women in the world can be like men."
To help the world and benefit the people, fight on the battlefield! I didn’t understand this principle before. Only after reading the "Datong Collection" in recent years did I truly understand what His Majesty means today!"