The Ming Dynasty attached great importance to Anqing. The city was not only the gateway to Nanjing, but also echoed the central capital of Fengyang. It was also an important hub for water transportation. It was "the shield of Huaifu and the hub of Jiangjie." The fourth construction of Anqing City, one
Stronger than one repair.
On the Qiao Tower, Li Ripeng, governor of Qingcaojiang River, and Liang Dayong, the commander-in-chief, inspected the city defense.
Li Ripeng, originally from Liaoyang, was a scholar of the Ming Dynasty. He surrendered early in the morning and joined the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army. After becoming a bannerman, he was very energetic and worked very hard to suppress the Forty-eight Villages of Qihuang and resist Jin Shengheng's rebel army.
"General Liang, has there been any movement in the past two days?"
Li Ripeng put down his telescope and asked Liang Dayong seriously.
Liang Dayong was a powerful general. He made great achievements in suppressing the Forty-eight Villages of Qihuang and commanded a navy of 10,000 people. Since the Yangtze River Navy of the Qing Dynasty was defeated by the Ming Army, Liang Dayong's Anqing Navy became the navy of the Qing Dynasty.
The main force of the division. Although Doni ordered Li Qifeng, the commander-in-chief of Yangzhou, to form another navy of more than 10,000 people in Yangzhou, the combat strength was far from being comparable to that of the Anqing Navy, which had already formed an army.
"The last general sent a sentry boat to patrol the river day and night, but found nothing strange on the other side of the river. There were no more ships, camps, smoke, or flags."
"Yes." Li Ripeng nodded, "Don't be careless. We are entrusted by the imperial court to guard this important town on the Yangtze River. Our responsibilities are heavier than Mount Tai!"
Liang Dayong held his head high and replied: "Don't worry Futai, if the Ming army dares to come, I, the Anqing Navy, will not be a vegetarian!"
The words were encouraging, and Li Ripeng felt relieved after listening to them. However, he did not know that Zhu Hengjia had hidden a total of 130,000 troops in Chizhou on the other side, including 40,000 navy troops. In order not to alert the enemy, all the warships were hidden in the
In Huangshiji Port, the soldiers all stayed in tents without adding camps; even making fires and cooking were done in the early morning when the fog started.
Sun Gui, Yuan Zongdi, and Wang Deren were also left with 70,000 troops in Zhenjiang, and they were bluffing in Changzhou to confuse the Qing army in Yangzhou.
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The courtyard is quite deep.
A five-bay, two-story bucket-style house on Sipailou Street, Huaining County, Anqing Prefecture, is simple and elegant. The dark butterfly tiles on the roof, the dim patterns and pink paintings on the beams all declare that the owner is a wealthy family.<
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In the east wing room, Mrs. Sun stared blankly at the "pure-protection window" in the room. This kind of window has a carved panel at the bottom, which is not only beautiful but also blocks the view of peeping outside the room. In Anhui, a country with conservative folk customs, thinking about it
It’s a bit difficult to spy on women!
Yes, during the Ming Dynasty, Anhui was famous for its conservative folk customs. In Anqing alone, there were twenty-five Neo-Confucian masters. Therefore, it is really difficult to peek at the female relatives of Anhui people!
"Brother Lu, why aren't you here yet?"
Mrs. Sun sighed quietly.
She is twenty-one years old and comes from a poor family. She is very lucky to marry into the Cheng Ju family. The Cheng family worked as salt merchants and bought a large amount of land in their hometown of Anqing. Her husband, Cheng Tao, was a handsome gentleman. When he was sixteen, he gave birth to another child.
She gave birth to her son Cheng Zuxin and lived a wonderful life. Who would have thought that God would hate such kindness. When she was eighteen years old, her husband fell ill and died, leaving behind an orphan and a widowed mother.
I have been a widow for three years and want to remarry, but Master Cheng will not allow it. "You are a member of my Cheng family when you are born, and a ghost of my Cheng family when you die. Keep your integrity well, and after a few decades, I will report to the government and build a chastity memorial arch for you.
Wouldn’t it be great if the entire Sun family is honored?”
Although the Ming Dynasty legally allowed widows to remarry, they encouraged widows to observe moral integrity through commendations, tax cuts, etc. Therefore, not many widows with children actually remarried. In Anqing, which produced twenty-five Neo-Confucian masters
The Sun family wanted to resist, but did not dare to offend Mr. Cheng. The family was poor, and the harvest in the fields was not good. Her parents and brothers all relied on Mr. Cheng for help. Just keep the rules, and it is better to suffer for me alone.
The whole family starved to death.
After celebrating the third year of the festival, I thought I had calmed down, until that day, I met Brother Lu while going to the market.
Brother Lu is good-looking, with long eyebrows like willows, delicate facial features, and deep eyes that are both sharp and gentle; Brother Lu is good at breathing fire from his mouth and crushing rocks with his palms; Brother Lu is knowledgeable and can talk about philosophy.
Shit, human nature and its true colors are the source of all things. The pursuit of the deepest self is the pure land?? In short, Brother Lu is good at everything! He is good!
"Bang bang bang", three soft sounds came from the "protection window", and a black shadow slid down the lotus column on the front eaves.
Sun's heart trembled, "Lu Lang, why did you come just now?"
Lu Wenye chuckled, his nineteen-year-old face looked pretty good with a bad smile, and he looked fearless, "Sister Sun, do you miss me?"
"Yeah", Mrs. Sun responded in a low voice.
Lu Wen's ambition was filled with excitement, he picked up Mrs. Sun, kissed her face with a blushing face, and kissed her hard.
An hour later, Mrs. Sun gave Brother Lu a hard push and said, "Mr. Lu, it's getting late, you should go."
"What's the hurry?"
Lu Wenye stretched out nonchalantly, "How old is this?"
Ms. Sun was a little worried, "My uncle (parents-in-law) seemed to be aware of it, and they made some insinuations a few days ago."
"Humph, what are you afraid of? I will marry you sooner or later!"
"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"
There was a rapid knock on the door, "Is the boss' wife here?"
An old and majestic voice sounded outside the courtyard gate.
"No, father-in-law is here!"
Mrs. Sun turned pale with fright.
Lu Wenye snorted coldly, "Wait for me, I will definitely marry you." After saying that, a gecko swam on the wall, followed the hanging lotus column, flew up to the roof, "clinking", and disappeared into the night.
Mrs. Sun calmly adjusted her clothes and asked the maid to open the courtyard door.
Outside the gate of the courtyard stood my father-in-law Cheng De, as well as several domestic slaves and strong women.
Cheng De used to be a salt merchant and was rich. He built three five-bay buildings in Huaining County. He lived in the middle, and his eldest son and second son lived on both sides. Three years ago, his eldest son died of illness, and his wife, Sun, took care of her eldest grandson.
Cheng Zuxin lives in the courtyard to the east. There were rumors a few days ago that Sun was a little unruly, so he sent someone to keep an eye on her secretly. There was a noise tonight, and someone came to "catch the traitor".
"It's so late, why do you want me to have a concubine?"
He said he was trying to catch an adulterer, but it was hard to get into trouble until he found any real evidence. Cheng De calmed down and said, "It's getting cold, so I brought some clothes to keep out the cold for my grandson. After that, he was about to go in."
Mr. Sun stopped me and said, "I am a person of integrity. It is already dark and it is not convenient for men to enter."
"Well, what you said makes sense. Come on, please bring the clothes in." Cheng De waved his hand, and several strong women came in. They said they were sending clothes, but they started searching everywhere. After a while, the leading strong woman asked
Cheng De winked, which meant: I didn't catch it.
Cheng De's face softened a little: "As a father, you should abide by your wife's ethics after you return home, and teach your grandson to become a talented person."
"Yes", Mrs. Sun said a long blessing.
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Lu Wenye jumped out of Cheng's house before dawn, thought for a while, and walked to the Luo Jiao Nunnery in the north of the city.
Anqing is located in an important water transportation area, with abundant natural resources and abundant people. Along the Yangtze River are restaurants, teahouses, and bars. Unfortunately, I am short of money, so I have to go to my own nunnery.
Although Lu Wenye is young, he is a disciple of Lu Kui, the third generation founder of Luo Jiao. He preaches among the water transport sailors and soldiers in Anqing and has many followers.
The first generation founder of Luo Jiao was Jin Youzi, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion in the Yongle Dynasty. He later became a monk in Wutai Mountain and was named Zen Master Qingyuan. The second generation founder was Luo Qing, a disciple of Zen Master Qingyuan. Luo Qing carried forward Luo Jiao and because of his surname
Luo, hence the name "Luo Jiao"; the third generation founder is Luo Qing's disciples Yin Jinan, Lu Kui and others.
This religion combines the teachings of Taoism and Buddhism. It believes that human suffering is caused by inner desires and advocates inaction, also known as "inaction teaching".
Tao is action without action.
Lu Wenye's master, Lu Kui, served as the commander-in-chief of Jiangyou in the Ming Dynasty. He was good at martial arts. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he lived in seclusion in Maoshan. He picked up the infant Lu Wenye in Huangxiaoye Ridge. At first glance, this child
, had a strange skeleton, and he was a member of our religion, so he accepted him as a disciple, gave him his surname, Lu, and named him Wenye.
Unexpectedly, this Lu Wenye, not only Wenye but also Wu Yeye, was causing trouble everywhere. Lu Kui took a look and realized that this development was not going to work. He called him: "Disciple, in a blink of an eye, you have become an adult and have achieved success in Taoism. Go.
Come on, go down the mountain to preach."
"Master, where do you want your disciple to preach?"
"In Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, several of your senior brothers have already preached. Let's go to Anqing and spread the teachings of Luo Jiao."
In this way, Lu Wenye came to Anqing from Maoshan. Lu Kui was very poor and only gave him a few dozen copper coins and a bag of dry food, which also meant to train him.
Unexpectedly, Lu Wenye, although not very old, was eloquent, and could use "magic" skills such as spitting fire, crushing stones on his chest, and splitting bricks with one palm, which frightened the sailors in Anqing. Caoding thought that
When a god came down to earth, everyone regarded him as an "immortal master" and even built a nunnery for him by the river and held lectures for him.
Originally, the teachings of Luo Jiao emphasized that there should be no desires and no pursuits. Master Lu Xian probably had no pursuit of women. However, he met Sun, who was also an injustice in his previous life. He regarded her as a "fairy sister" and vowed to marry her. The teachings of Luo Jiao
, does not prohibit believers from marrying. The descendants of Luo Zu have been the leaders of the past generations. It has been passed down for five generations. If you don’t marry a wife, wouldn’t there be no leader?
Speaking of Luo Jiao, not much is known to future generations. But when it comes to its branch: the Qinggang, almost no one knows about it.
During the Qing Dynasty, Luo Jiao disciples established the "Anqing Taoist Association" in Anqing, known as the "Qing" Gang, "Qing" refers to "Qing", and over time it became known as the "Qing Gang".
Disciples of the Qing Gang call Jin Youzi, Luo Qing and Lu Kui the "First Three Ancestors", and Lu Kui's disciples Weng Dan, Qian Jian and Pan Qing the "Later Three Ancestors". Since the establishment of this gang, it has been an important force in the fight against the Qing Dynasty.
Some big figures in the Kuomintang, including Chen Qimei and Chiang Kai-shek, both have backgrounds in this gang.
Lu Wenye came to the door of the nunnery, "yawned", sneezed, blew his nose with his hands, and nonchalantly picked up a leaf and wiped it.
"Old official (the honorific title of Luo Jiao, meaning leader), the time has come to open the incense hall to teach the Dharma, and the disciples are waiting for you." Liu Zheng, a close disciple, walked out of the nunnery and said to Lu Wenye.
"Cough", Lu Wenye coughed lowly, and with a solemn appearance, no longer looking like a disciple, he slowly walked towards the nunnery.