Nanxun is located in the northeastern part of Zhejiang, bordering the Wujiang River in Jiangsu. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes by, and rivers crisscross the area. The water from the two streams of Tiao and Pei converge here, making water and land transportation very convenient.
In the early spring of the first year of Tongzhi (1862), the tranquility of Nanxun, a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, was broken by the sound of gunfire. Under the leadership of Prince Li Shixian, the Taiping Army was invincible. Nine of the eleven prefectures and seventy prefectures and counties in Zhejiang were occupied by the Taiping Army.
Nanxun, an important town in Huzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang, is no exception.
People in the town fled after hearing the news and went to the countryside to hide. Liu Yong's family, Gu family and Zhang family all went to Shanghai, while Jingzhuang had already evacuated.
All the shops in the town were closed, and Nanxun Town suddenly became an empty town.
The Qing garrison in Huzhou Prefecture basically protected themselves wisely and had basically no resistance to the Taiping Army. As a result, the Taiping Army marched eastward along the waterway and gradually reached Nanxun.
The leader of the Nanxun Taiping Army is called Huang Wenjin. He has a dark yellow turban on his head. His ice-blue eyes are cold and he never smiles. He has a tall nose and a blue shirt.
He has a golden belt around his waist and a pair of black boots on his legs; a sword with a cold light that never leaves his hand; his martial arts is unfathomable and makes people look away from him.
Huang Wenjin led an army and entered Nanxun along the river without any difficulty.
At the important intersection of Nanxun, the "Autonomous Association" sounded gongs from different directions. When the gongs were heard, Nanxun town was closed and some were running away. There was chaos. Even the refugees who were able to escape in the porridge shed heard that "
"Lance" came and fled, leaving only the old, weak, sick and disabled.
Huang Wenjin stood on the bow of the warship with his left hand on his hips and a knife in his right hand, looking majestic.
Huang Wenjin lamented that there is such a beautiful place in the south of the Yangtze River with white walls and gray tiles, small bridges and flowing water. It is a pity that in such a place, the doors are closed and no one can see it. Only the thick smoke of burning houses in the distance can be seen.
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Huang Wenjin was also considered enlightened. When he got ashore, he immediately ordered all the ministries: The houses of large households can be used as camps for all ministries. It would be a pity to burn the bodies of our soldiers to avoid them.
As a result, many wealthy families in Nanxun were left empty, and their houses became the headquarters of the Taiping Army.
Huang Wenjin took a few soldiers and wandered around Nanxun Town for a while. They came to the porridge shack in Bangtandou.
Some old, weak, sick and disabled refugees who had not escaped saw the "spear" coming, and they all knelt down and begged for mercy: Your Majesty, have mercy on me! My Majesty, have mercy on me!
Huang Wenjin put his left hand on his hips and held a big knife in his right hand. When he heard the shouts of "Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life!" as he was kneeling on the ground, he felt a little strange. The accent was not local, but a bit like the accent of his hometown in Anhui. He asked: Who are you?
How come you are here, to be honest. I am "killing the rich and giving to the poor". Please rest assured that I will not harm you.
Hearing this, an old man boldly said: Your Majesty, most of the small people here are from Anhui. Because their hometown has been hit by disasters every year, coupled with the war and chaos, they cannot survive, so they have to flee here. Fortunately, the big families here are
I'm so kind, I'll give you porridge here, and I'll eat three meals a day, even though I'm full. So I stay here, and don't want to wander to another country. I heard that there is also a "relief station" in the east of the town, which specially takes in sick people and orphans, and provides them with food.
Cover up and provide medical treatment.
When Huang Wenjin heard this, he was curious. Since he joined the Taiping Army, he had traveled across several provinces and cities, and he had never seen such a place that responded to requests. So, he said: Everyone, get up, don't worry, our army is only resisting the Qing Dynasty, "killing the rich"
"To help the poor", he would not kill people casually. Then he ordered: "Go, I will go to the east and have a look."
Huang Wenjin took several people to the "rescue station".
When Fang Xiuzhen and Sister-in-law Ying saw the "spear" coming, they were so frightened that they trembled and knelt on the ground with a plop. Fang Xiuzhen was holding a child in her hands and said: Please spare your life! Please spare your life! If the king must kill you,
, please kill me and keep this child. This child has a miserable life. Someone just sent him here a few days ago.
Huang Wenjin was very emotional after hearing this and said: You don't want to kill your children, just get up and speak slowly and let me listen.
Fang Xiuzhen stumbled with her child in her arms, not daring to raise her head, and said tremblingly: The woman's hometown is Fengyang, Anhui. That year, her hometown was hit by a disaster, her husband died, and her son's whereabouts are unknown. In order to find her son, the woman begged all the way and fled here.
He was seriously ill and almost died. Thanks to the rescue of Liu Dong's family in the town, he was able to save his life. Later, he initiated the establishment of a "rescue station" here to provide food, shelter and clothing to those who escaped.
Everyone in Nanxun Town contributed money and supplies, and also provided medical treatment to the people at the 'rescue station'. Later, after the woman recovered from her illness, she had no place to go, so she stayed here to help manage the 'rescue station'.
The woman begged your Majesty, there are all good people in Nanxun Town, and you cannot kill any of them, not even this child. If you want to kill, just kill the woman. After saying this, Fang Xiuzhen burst into tears, and knelt down with a plop. Then she said: The woman said it.
Everything is true. If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask other people around you.
Several other trembling refugees stood aside and said repeatedly: What she said is true. Without Nanxun Town, we would have been dead long ago.
Several Taiping soldiers were looking at Fang Xiuzhen at this time. One of the Taiping soldiers stared at Fang Xiuzhen, and finally ran to Fang Xiuzhen, plopped, and knelt down towards Fang Xiuzhen: Mom, I am a tiger root. I am unfilial.
, please forgive me.
Fang Xiuzhen was stunned by the scene in front of her, and the child in her hand almost fell to the ground. Thanks to someone with quick eyesight, she took the child from Fang Xiuzhen's arms.
Hu Gen stood up and supported Fang Xiuzhen with both hands and said: Mom, I am really Hu Gen.
Fang Xiuzhen woke up from a dream, hugged the tiger root and cried loudly. While crying, she said: My son, it was so hard for my mother to find you.
Even Huang Wenjin was a little emotional when he saw this scene. He said loudly to Hu Gen: Hurry up and help your mother into the house.
Xu Hugen helped Fang Xiuzhen into the ‘rescue station’ room.
Huang Wenjin also followed in.
Huang Wenjin looked around the 'aid station'. There were several rooms. In one room were several female patients and a few orphans. In one room were several male patients. There was also a huge shed outside.
One warehouse was filled with clothes and bedding donated by others, and dozens of people were lying in one room.
Fang Xiuzhen completely lost her original fear of the Taiping Army. She told Huang Wenjin: If the people here had not been rescued by so many good people in Nanxun Town, their bodies would have been abandoned in other places.
Huang Wenjin was thoughtful.
Fang Xiuzhen asked Mrs. Ying to make tea for the Taiping Army.
Fang Xiuzhen took Xu Hugen's hand and said: Hu'er, where have you been in the past few years? Do you know how hard it was for your mother to find you? She burst into tears as she spoke.
Xu Hugen said with tears: During that disaster, his son was washed away by the flood several miles away and fainted by the river. He was later rescued by kind people. When he returned to his hometown later, he found that the entire village was gone, and his parents were nowhere to be seen.
, it was estimated that there was more misfortune than good, and then he joined the Taiping Army and came here.
Fang Xiuzhen said: My son, you have to be conscientious. If it weren’t for the good people in Nanxun Town who rescued you, your son and your mother might not be able to meet again. My mother reminds you today that people are watching. In the days to come, if you are in Nanxun Town
If you commit an immoral act, your mother will die in front of you, and she will not die in peace.
Xu Hugen nodded slightly.
Huang Wenjin was thoughtful.
Huang Wenjin, Xu Hugen and several Taiping soldiers said goodbye to Fang Xiuzhen, Ying Sao and the others and returned to their base.
Returning to the station, Huang Wenjin saw in the center of a hall, several local people were tied up and kneeling there. On both sides stood Taiping soldiers holding red tassel guns. In the middle, sitting on the Taishi chair, was a corps commander of a certain banner. He said: Now it is
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Qing Dynasty government will no longer exist. Now that our troops are here, it is so deserted that ghosts are coming out. There is no food and nothing. How can the king and soldiers survive? If you don’t hand over food, the monks who can walk can’t walk in the temple. Today, too
Don't even think about going back!
Upon hearing this, Huang Wenjin shouted: "Let people loose their bonds!"
Seeing Huang Wenjin's words, several Taiping soldiers quickly untied the kneeling man. The leader also greeted Huang Wenjin with a smile.
Huang Wenjin walked to the front, put his left hand on his hips, and said loudly: Today, I have made my words clear here. In the future, whoever neglects ordinary local people, let me know, don't blame me for being rude! After saying that, he strode into the inner room.
Huang Wenjin's words made the Taiping troops present stunned. The leader waved his hand to the frightened common people standing there, beckoning them to go home. This chapter has been completed!