The eldest son living in Jinling...the descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang! Post a post now in exchange for a small amount of money?
Hou Fangyu couldn't believe his ears! This is so outrageous. The eldest son of the Ming Dynasty has fallen to this point?
But his surprise had just begun, because the entire city of Nanjing had already been incited by the propaganda war launched by Zhu Cixiang.
The "performance" of the Tatar mission in November was a success! The scholars and talents from all over the country who gathered in Jinling all witnessed the brutality of the Tatars with their own eyes and ears. Naturally, they also realized that once the Tatars captured Jiangnan, they might not even be qualified to be slaves... only He could starve to death, and his wife and daughter would have to be raped and humiliated by the Tatars!
This is really deceiving people so much that even scholars can’t bear it!
However, it is still a bit difficult for them to contribute money and efforts. They are reluctant to contribute money and have no efforts... The only thing they can contribute at the moment is to talk! Thousands of people who dreamed of becoming Jinshi were spraying together, spraying every day, every day, for more than a month, writing slogans and poems, all criticizing the Tatars.
When these essays and poems were sent to Dorgon, I wonder if the Qing regent who held the emperor in his arms and slept with the queen mother would hate the scholars in Jiangnan?
Of course, these slogans and poems will definitely be sent to Dorgon's mansion... With the wedding hall and business hall on Haisha Island, news that makes Dorgon angry will continue to spread. of Beijing City.
In addition to scholars, non-literates also need encouragement! But the method is different. Instead of using posts, essays, and poems, we use opera and storytelling to incite. The old talent Ruan Dacheng and his daughter Ruan Lizhen have compiled three dramas about attacking the Tatars and black Tatars in recent days. One is called "The Prince of Dagukou Shows His Power" and the other is called "Tatar Soldiers Bloodbath Jinan" City", and another one called "The country is broken, the family is destroyed, the mountains and rivers are broken."
In addition to "The Prince of Dagukou Shows His Power", it boasts that Prince Zhu is the mainstay of the resistance against the Qing Dynasty. The other two are all about smearing the Tatars, one is about the massacre of the city, and the other is about occupying houses, enclosing land, surrendering, shaving, and the law of escape!
In short, if the Tatars are allowed to take over the southeast, the people of Yingtianfu will either be massacred, driven out of their homes to starve to death, or become slaves to the Tatars... If you want to live like a human being, you can only live with the Tatars. Let’s fight!
These three major plays not only have "stage versions" but also "storytelling versions" and "versions". They can be seen on almost every stage, in every teahouse and in all bookstores and bookstores in Nanjing today.
This is a high-intensity propaganda war! In most wars in modern and modern times, all kinds of propaganda and agitation are indispensable means of war mobilization!
How could Zhu Cixiang, who likes to fool and brag, not use it?
As for defending the Tatars, that is not allowed. Jinyiweinan Town Fusi is not a free man!
In addition to Jinyiweinan Town Fusi and the Donglin Party, Zhu Cixiang also found himself a group of helpers in the propaganda war, which were some of the young eldest sons living in Jinling. These people could only live a lifetime of eating and waiting for death, but now they have been deprived of their iron rice bowl and have no choice but to come out and make a living. But Zhu Cixiang didn't really give him any way out. How could he, such a loving and righteous prince, watch his brothers from the same clan starve to death?
Therefore, a lot of opportunities were given to those who could draw, do accounts, understand medicine, and be able to write beautiful calligraphy. They were assigned as technicians or clerks as much as possible. They were also given residential land outside Nanjing City and allowed them to build houses to accommodate their families.
If you are still young, make arrangements to go to school. He first went to Nanjing Imperial College for a period of time, and when the Nanjing Chinese and Western Academy, which was under preparation, opened, he arranged for the young eldest son and the first batch of noble disciples to enroll.
If the eldest son has no special skills and is relatively old, he will also give a way out. The best way out is to go to Xiaoling Guard and Huangling Guard (which belong to the Zhongdu Remaining Department) to guard the graves - there is always something to eat. The stronger ones among them will be incorporated into the new Xiaoling Guard Army... This is a hard job, but after enduring the hardship and developing the wolf nature, you can become a wolf for the prince. How big is that? What an honor!
As for those eldest sons who circulated posters inside and outside the city of Nanjing, they were those who could not achieve anything at a high level or a low level. They all have some education, but they don't have the ability to be promoted to high school or Jinshi, and they don't want to be officials at a low level. They don't have the ability to be military officers, and they don't want to be soldiers.
Zhu Cixiang also made arrangements for them to join the "Donglin Party" and become "grassroots party members." In addition to distributing notices, they are also responsible for monitoring public opinion. Anyone who opposes the prince and supports the Tatars, bandits and other rebels must be careful about being regarded as traitors by these Donglin eldest sons.
When the Donglin Conference is held in a while, the power of these grassroots party members cannot be underestimated. They have strength in numbers, and they are still the eldest son...
When Hou Fangyu and his father Hou Xun hurried to Dakongfang to report to Zhu Cihong the news that Zuo Liangyu was likely to go crazy, they met a "Donglin youth" named Zhu Tongquan, a young man with quite handsome features. He is twenty years old. He is a painter at an art academy and is also quite good at calligraphy and poetry.
Because I have painted many "standard portraits" for Zhu Cixiang - Prince Zhu likes to cultivate personality worship, and of course he wants to post his portrait in the military camp of the New Army to overcome difficulties for the soldiers who love him to pay homage - so he Got acquainted with Zhu Cixiang.
The two of them are almost the same age, and they are both descendants of Emperor Taizu Gao, so of course they have a lot in common. So Zhu Cixiang planned to promote him and gave him a fund to recruit a group of young talents among the eldest sons living in Nanjing, and then join the Donglin Party collectively - in fact, he was to worship some Donglin Party members who were easier to talk to. division.
With these "Donlin Youth Party members", Zhu Cixiang's control over the Donglin Party and the public opinion in the southeast will naturally be improved to a higher level.
"Boss Houge and Chaozong all sit down and talk." Zhu Cixiang greeted the Hou family and his son to sit down, and then said to Zhu Tongquan, "Ren'an, you can sit down too."
The three of them all knew that Zhu Cixiang was relatively approachable, so they were not polite to him. They all sat down on the chairs in the study room of Yongchun Pavilion.
"Chaozong," Zhu Cixiang asked with a smile, "Did Zuo Liangyu agree to give his daughter to me?"
This is a big deal!
Now one of the four towns in Jiangbei has escaped, one is firmly controlled by Zhu Cixiang, and the remaining two are also on the side of Prince Zhu!
Zheng Zhilong, a powerful man from Fujian, has already determined the date of his arrival in Beijing - he will arrive in Nanjing before New Year's Eve, and Zheng Zhilong's daughter Zheng Chagu will also arrive together!
There will also be 5,000 Japanese bird cannons, 1,500 turtle-dove-footed fire cannons produced in Foshan or Anping, and 12 three-pound regimental cannons produced by the Haao Bugalao Cannon Factory. They will arrive in Nanjing with them.
If Zuo Liangyu can also send his daughter to Zhu Cixiang's harem, then Prince Zhu will basically have the support of all the major warlords in the Ming Dynasty... Emperor Chongzhen will retire gloriously and enjoy the happiness of leisurely enjoyment. has arrived.
When he thought that Emperor Chongzhen was only in his thirties, he could enjoy a retirement life with absolute financial freedom and freedom of beautiful women. Prince Zhu was extremely envious - in future generations, he would still be fighting for the blessing of 996 in his thirties. Struggle! Chongzhen has already retired. He is so happy. It's just that Zhu Cixi suffered a little bit. He had to work hard for the country and the people at a young age...
"Master Qiansui, something happened!" Hou Fangyu replied with a frown on his face, "Something happened to the Marquis of Wuchang..."
"What?" Zhu Cixiang was stunned, "Dead? Jin Yiwei didn't report it!"
Of course there are spies from Jinyiweinan Town Fusi in Wuchang City!
"Not dead, but crazy!"
"Crazy?" Zhu Cixiang frowned, "Is it serious?"
The great warlord with one hundred thousand troops in one hand is crazy... This is really troublesome! The behavior of a madman is unpredictable! God knows when he rebelled!
"It's a bit serious!" Hou Fangyu shook his head repeatedly, "This guy doesn't look right! And he was talking nonsense, saying that King Yong would arrive in Wuchang soon... He also said, and said... ..”
"Speak quickly!" Zhu Cihong saw Hou Fangyu hesitating and urged, "What on earth did he say?"
"He said that if Master Qiantui dares to give in and allow the Holy Spirit to meditate, he will make King Yong the emperor!"
"Ah!" Zhu Cixiang looked surprised, "What should I do about this, this, this? My father has long been tired of government affairs, so he wants to give me the throne as soon as possible. I am a filial son, how can I bear it? reject?"
Hou Xun nodded repeatedly: "Yes! Your Majesty has worked hard for the country for so many years. It's time for you to take a good rest and let the thousand-year-old master fulfill his filial piety!"
Why don't I make another trip to Wuchang and bring Zuo Mengmei to Lord Chitose? "
What a loyal minister! Zhu Cixiang nodded happily. Apart from not knowing how to collect taxes, this Houge Lao, the Minister of Household Affairs, was good in other aspects. He was a loyal minister!
"Then Zuo Liangyu won't detain Ge Lao, right?" Zhu Cixiang was a little worried, "He is a little crazy now...Okay, why is he crazy?"
"What's wrong with him?" Hou Xun shook his head, "Everyone in the family died in Xuzhou. After that, he has not been well, but I am still confident that he can come and go as usual."
"That's pitiful!" Zhu Cixiang paused, "Mr. Hou, why don't you go to Wuchang yourself and tell Zuo Liangyu that I am a filial son and will not usurp the throne of my father!"
