It is said that after the Manchus pinched their noses and signed a secret agreement with Beihai Town, starting from late October of the 54th year of Qianlong's reign, that is, as soon as Heshen returned to Beijing, a court drama began in full swing.
It won't work if you don't hurry up. When Deng Fei finally signed the contract, he told He Shen, Liu Yong and Fu Chang'an that the Thor would come around the entrance of Dagu every month in the past six months to show his supervision. This can make He Shen
The three of them were very angry, but there was nothing they could do.
However, in the feudal dynasty, everything had to be done with respect and procedural issues.
There must be a high-sounding explanation for the large-scale population movement of 500,000 people, and for sending these people out to sea. Since it appears to be upright and upright, Qianlong loves his people like his son, but it cannot attract criticism from the world. It cannot be said that the court cannot defeat it.
The pirates from the North Sea made it difficult for Qianlong to spend his Longevity Festival, right?
So under Heshen's instruction, the first person to appear was the censor of Huguang Road of the Inspectorate.
This person said in the memorial that in recent years, I have heard that many refugees have gathered at the junction of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Hubei provinces, and thieves have become more and more arrogant. There are unemployed and poor people, either refugees or beggars, taking the opportunity to rob. I have carefully investigated
, these people are actually landless people who moved to different places due to natural disasters. However, only a small part of the refugees are truly poor. The vast majority are young and strong and can make a living by themselves.
The reason why these people gathered in Nanba Laolin from Hubei was because there had been examples of feeding hungry people in Hubei before. So these people, hoping to get relief from the court, pretended to be refugees, causing idle people in other provinces to get wind of it.
And arrived.
In order to solve this problem, he suggested that the court send these people back to their original farming areas or send them to the coast to reclaim wasteland. They should not be allowed to stay in other places to prevent greater troubles.
After the document was handed over, Qianlong made an approval the next day, asking all the great scholars to discuss it in detail with Jiu Qing and discuss the details as soon as possible.
The bachelors and Jiuqing pretended to have a discussion, and it only took one day to reach an agreement, and then Heshen played the final part on behalf of everyone.
He Zhongtang said that in order to prove to the world that the Qing Dynasty is stable and peaceful, and that Your Majesty's kindness benefits the world during the Wanshou Festival, our opinion is that it is better for the refugees to disperse than to gather. After our discussion, we suggested that some people should be resettled in northern Jiangsu.
Sheyang Lake area; there is a large amount of coastal wasteland that is uncultivated.
Finally, Qianlong approved the matter and requested that the matter must be completed before June so as not to affect the Wanshou Festival on August 13th.
At the same time, he appointed He Shen as the general responsible, with full authority to handle the refugee migration affairs; He Zhongtang recommended his younger brother He Lin, so Qianlong promoted He Lin, who was still in charge of the official affairs, to the deputy commander of the Han army in Zhenglan Banner.
, appointed him as an imperial envoy to go to Sichuan to supervise and handle the matter.
The migration of 500,000 people took a total of five days, from the royal official's memorial, to the discussion with the scholar Jiuqing, to Qianlong's approval and issuance of an edict, which was the fastest in the history of the founding of the Qing Dynasty.
Most of all, if Yong Zheng saw his son's speed in doing things, he would definitely lament that he was not "diligent" enough.
In early November of the 54th year of Qianlong's reign, along with the 600-mile expedited horses sent to various places, the governor of Sichuan, the governor of Huguang, the governor of Shaanxi, the governor of Henan, the governor of Jiangxi, the governor of Liangjiang, and the governor of the rivers all received the letter.
edict.
In this edict, which was drafted and ghostwritten by Prince Jia and approved by Qianlong, the matter of sending the refugees to Beihai Town was stated in a high-sounding manner. The word "Beihai Town" was not found in the entire text; people who did not know what was going on read it and thought it was
The emperor simply cares about the people's livelihood and wants to send the refugees back to their hometowns to work in agriculture.
Although some of these officials had heard some rumors before, because the Qing court did not send an order to the Qin King for the sake of face, many people were still confused after receiving the order and did not understand why the court went to such trouble.
.It wasn’t until they saw the messenger sent by Heshen that they all understood this.
At this time, He Shen was in power, and no official from anywhere dared to offend him. These messengers were not only sent to deliver messages, but also sent by him to supervise the progress of the refugees' relocation.
However, Qianlong's father and son and a group of ministers had great ideas, but they greatly underestimated the complexity of the situation at the junction of the three provinces.
The old forest in Nanba is densely covered with ancient trees, making transportation extremely inconvenient, and it is also very difficult for residents in the mountain to communicate with the outside world. Because it is located in a remote area, it is an inaccessible area, and the governments of the three provinces are beyond their reach in management. The so-called "those who enter it will be blinded"
If you don't see the sun, it will be difficult to guard against it."
Moreover, due to the corruption of officials, official corruption was prevalent in Sichuan and Chu provinces at this time, and local officials followed it indifferently. They only knew peace and joy, and had no idea what repair was.
It is said that in the feudal era, it was not that imperial power could not go to the countryside, but that the cost of going to the countryside was too high.
Taking Kuizhou Prefecture under Sichuan East Road as an example, Fengjie, where it is governed, is 1,740 miles away from Chengdu, and Daning, Wushan and other counties under its jurisdiction are all more than 1,800 miles away from Chengdu.
Dazhou, on the other hand, is 1,200 miles away from Chengdu. Counties such as Tongjiang and Nanjiang of Shunqing Prefecture in northern Sichuan are also thousands of miles away from the provincial capital. It takes a lot of trouble to get official documents back and forth, and the government orders of the two feudal lords cannot be conveyed in time due to the long distance.
The place cannot handle emergencies immediately.
It can be seen that if the Qing government wanted to wipe out the refugees in Nanba Laolin, the governors of the three provinces must sit together and make an overall plan. If each province only focused on one corner, the effect would be ineffective.
The problem is that time waits for no one, and the edict makes it very clear that whoever cannot handle this matter will be removed from office. Therefore, before the imperial envoy arrived, the three provinces' approach was surprisingly consistent, that is, first clean up the provincial capital and govern the
Refugees and beggars in various prefectures and emptying prisons of prisoners.
As a large number of government officials were dispatched, beggars, stranded trackers, and even prisoners in cells, regardless of men, women, old or young, sick or not, were all sent to the ship or escorted to Jiangsu by land;
The governor of Jiangsu, together with the prefect of Huai'an, sent them to Xuzhuang, Sheyang Lake.
A month later, in all prefectures, prefectures, and yamen in eastern Sichuan and western Hubei, except for those on death row, all other prisoners were swept away, and not a single beggar was seen inside or outside the city.
If it were just like this, the common people who didn't know what was going on would definitely praise it. However, no matter what kind of scripture, under the cloud of corruption in officialdom in the late Qianlong period, it would be wrong when it comes to the public. If state and county officials from various places do not take advantage of this "good opportunity"
"To get rich from corruption, to ask for money and to accept bribes is simply to be ashamed of one's own feathers.
Dai Ruhuang, the magistrate of Dazhou, was old and covetous. In order to complete the tasks entrusted to him by the governor, he actually sent five thousand subordinates to raid his territory, detained numerous property owners, and took the opportunity to extort money to make up for the shortfalls he had incurred during his tenure. As long as he did not pay for it.
All money is classified as refugees and escorted out of Sichuan.
Dangyang and Yunyang in Hubei went to the extreme. They first sent yamen to inspect every place in the prefecture and county. As long as the accent was not local and there were no road signs or proof of security, they were all regarded as "refugees";
After fighting, regardless of whether they were right or wrong, they were all imprisoned, and money was extorted in the name of being beaten into refugees. Afterwards, government officials were sent into the edge of the old forest in Nanshan to wipe out the villages that were unable to complete their taxes.
By the beginning of the 55th year of Qianlong's reign, one hundred thousand refugees had been collected from the three provinces and were being escorted out of the country one after another.
Whether they were trackers, beggars or prisoners, these people were originally without clothes and food. After all the hardships, many of them fell ill before entering Jiangsu.
The governors of the provinces along the way only sent troops to monitor these "refugees" crossing the border to prevent them from escaping and fleeing within the country. The Governor's Office of the Liangjiang River and the Governor's Office of the River Channel sent soldiers and boats to Nochaoyang in the south, Wusha River in the north, and Wusha River in the west.
Fifty miles to the east of Funing County and the sea to the east are designated as restricted areas, specially used to resettle "refugees" transported from three provinces, waiting for Beihai Town to pick them up.
The officials below were well fed, and the Daotai, chief envoys and governors at all levels above also gained a lot. For example, the people in Hubei called Bi Yuan, the governor of Huguang, Funing, the governor, and Chen Huai, the chief envoy.
, Good luck and death, Chen Baobao".
In February, with He Lin in charge of Xiangyang to coordinate, and He Shen's constant letters of supervision, the governors of the three provinces agreed to take action simultaneously on March 3rd after a large number of correspondence exchanges and discussions.
Sichuan Governor Li Shijie personally led the deputy general of the Chinese Army of Supervisory Biao Zhongying, the commander-in-chief of Sichuan North Town, and the commander-in-chief of Chongqing Town to Dazhou, and transferred 500 people to Supervisor Biao Zhongying, together with the Zhenbiao Zhongying, Shunqing Camp, Dazhou Camp, and Tongmian Camp
, Taiping Camp, Tongba Camp, etc., a total of 4,000 people, headed east from Ningqiang Prefecture, Nanjiang County, Tongjiang County, Bazhou, and Lexiang County, and entered the old forest of Bashan in northeastern Sichuan.
Bi Yuan, the governor of Huguang, sat in Xiangyang and sent 400 supervisors to bid for Zhongying. Together with Zhongying, Xiangyang Town, Yunyang Xie, Yichang Town, and Zhenyu Town, a total of 5,500 people came from Yunxi County, Baihe County, and Zhushan County.
County, Fang County, Xingshan County, Guizhou to the west, entering Nanshan Old Forest and Bashan Old Forest.
Qin Chengen, the governor of Shaanxi Province, was in Hanzhong and sent a bid of 1,500 people from the Zhongying camp, together with 2,500 people from the Ningqiang camp, Hanfeng camp, Yudu road camp, and Fuyang camp, from Qiangning, Fuyang, Ningshan, Xiao
Yi, Baocheng, Gucheng go south and enter the old forest of Nanshan.
The third day of the third month of the lunar calendar was called the "Shangsi Festival" in ancient times. However, in the Qing Dynasty, it evolved into the "Ghost Festival" in Han areas. On this day, in addition to eating shepherd's purse and boiled eggs, people also visit temple fairs during the day and go home in the evening.
They stay behind closed doors and set off firecrackers in the house to drive away evil spirits. As the saying goes, "On March 3rd, the little ghosts lay down the bricks."
The refugees who live in the Laolin Mountains of Nanba will walk out of the mountains on this day and go to surrounding towns to visit temple fairs or sell some mountain products in exchange for some food. However, what they didn't expect was that the kid didn't come.
, but the "officers and soldiers" like bull heads and horse faces came.
At noon when the sun was shining brightly, as the officers and soldiers launched their attacks one after another, the temple fairs all over the place suddenly started to have people jumping on their backs and crying and shouting. However, what surprised the mountain people was that the officers and soldiers did not kill people indiscriminately, but used knives and guns to kill people.
After forcing people to gather together, they would be tied up with ropes.
The people who were kidnapped were not only refugees from the mountains, but also many people from surrounding counties, villages and towns who came to watch the fun. However, the officers and soldiers did not care at all. There were so many people that they could take advantage of the opportunity to extort money. So in the next few days, the family members of those who were mistakenly arrested
So he came with Baojia to look for him. Faced with the blackmail from the officers and soldiers, he had to pay money to get him. Those who came out of the mountains to look for their families were all locked up.
In this way, boat after boat of refugees were once again driven out of their homes and embarked on the road eastward.
Although public dissatisfaction boiled for a while, no one dared to resist. At this time, the Sanyang Sect was still secretly preaching in Henan and eastern Hubei, and at most it only extended its tentacles to Xiangyang; the secret society at the junction of the three provinces had not spread to the extent it would later.
of huge scale.
Speaking of the Sanyang Sect, it has only been established for two years, and its predecessor was the Hunyuan Sect. The so-called "Ming Dynasty's direct sect, Bao Fu Niu Ba" was instigated by them.
The "Sichuan-Shaanxi White Lotus Rebellion" that broke out in another time and space in history can actually be traced back to the "Qingshui Rebellion" in the 39th year of Qianlong's reign.
Although the Wang Lun Rebellion only lasted a month, since the Qingshui Church case was exposed and surfaced, it can be seen that the entire North China region is covered with "evil cult" contact networks of the Bagua system, which have been passed down from generation to generation and are intricately connected; many of them are
It has been spread since the Ming Dynasty, and the latest one has been around since the early years of Kangxi.
And like Shu Yuan and Hunyuan, they are all separated from the hexagrams of the Bagua Sect. For example, the Qingshui Sect belongs to the "Zhen Gua" in the Bagua Sect. When Wang Lun first preached, he called himself "Master Wang of Dongfang Zhen Palace".
In history, Zhen Gua was one of the important forces during the Tianli Rebellion during the Jiaqing period.
One night in early April 1790, in a yard outside Zhijiang County, Jingzhou, a group of ordinary people were kneeling on the ground and praying devoutly. In front of them was an incense table, and a thin old man in his fifties wore a
The cassock, his hands kept holding the seals, and he muttered something in his mouth:
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Sincere devotion ceremony, I believe in the incense and think about Zhoushajie, please - the incense in the furnace is burning, the incense smoke is faintly playing at the gate of heaven, please He Shenhui
What soldiers! I invite you - smoke spreads in all directions, please get heavenly soldiers to descend from the sky, please get earthly soldiers to come from the earth. Around the twenty-eighth night, thirty-six divisions protect the altar gate, six Dingliujia protect my body, and the Eight Great Vajras descend.
, I burn incense today to apply for the call, and I would like the altar of incense to be lowered to prove it..."
After this man pretended to be a fool, more than a hundred people kneeling in the courtyard came forward one after another, and dropped some strings, broken silver, and even more than a dozen copper coins into the merit box. And in the merit box.
There is a table next to the box, and two people are responsible for counting the money invested by everyone, and recording them one by one in the book.
At the same time, another man in colorful clothes chanted: "When the upper class people succeed in learning, they will become immortals and become Taoists. When the middle class people succeed in studying, they will cure diseases and prolong their lives. When the low class people succeed in studying, they will eliminate disasters and avoid disasters."
After everyone paid the money, they returned to their original places and knelt down, and began to chant: "Muyi Muzi's real name and surname, Muyi Muzi will see the real person. When the golden sword with the character Mao comes, when will he see the year of peace."
The old man in cassocks waited for everyone to recite for a while. When he saw his accomplice standing next to the merit box, he nodded slightly to him. Knowing that he had almost collected the money today, he said: "I have four mantras, which I will pass on to you today, day and night."
If you uphold it, you will be able to eliminate disasters and avoid disasters."
The kneeling people kowtowed quickly and said: "Please have mercy on me!"
The old man looked serious and said in a deep voice: "Those who follow my teaching will save each other in times of trouble and die in times of difficulty. They will travel around the world without holding a single coin. As the curse goes, a dark wind will rise day and night, blowing countless people to death.
Mountains of bones and seas of blood."
Half an hour later, the crowd gradually left, and the courtyard finally returned to calm. The old man had changed out of his cassock and was sitting in the room drinking tea, swinging his legs happily.
Suddenly, there was a sound on the door of the room, and the old man hurriedly put down his legs, and the proud look on his face turned into a deep and compassionate look.
A man in his thirties walked in, bowed to the old man, and said with a happy face: "Mr. Liu, I collected a total of twenty-eight taels of broken silver today, and five hangings and thirty-eight cents of silver coins."
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"Hmm." The old man known as Mr. Liu frowned and said to the man: "It's still the old rule, you two can take half. It's not possible here in Jingzhou. It's been four or five days in a row, so we have to share it."
After collecting more than two hundred taels, I thought we should return to Xiangyang in two days."
The man said: "If it weren't for the government's large-scale extortion of refugees in the past few months, and those dog yamen and tiger and wolf soldiers extorting money, Jingzhou would actually be pretty good."
The old man arrived: "Is there any news about Sun Guiyuan that I asked you to inquire about?"
The man said: "Our people haven't come back from Jiangsu yet."
The old man frowned and said, "This is really strange. How come several living people suddenly disappeared?"
The name of this pretending old man is Liu Zhixie, who is the leader of the Sanyang Sect in Anhui and Hubei. The person talking to him is his disciple Song Zhiqing, who is also the person who later founded the "Western Mahayana Sect". The two are still in a master-disciple relationship.
, they will part ways in a few years, each cheating their own money.
But they didn't know that Sun Guiyuan and his eldest disciple Zhan Zhenglin had been sent overseas to dig coal a few years ago.