"First lady, second madam, little princess, don't worry, there is no Obai in Xin'an County, absolutely not! I am pretending to be Obai in General Hu's Mansion in Fengtian County in Shenzhen! The army in Xin'an County is not from Xi'an. It belongs to the king, but it is co-organized by the Tiandihui and the Yanping Palace of Dayuan Island."
In the small auditorium inside the Macau Castle, I was talking to the two sisters Wu Xiaotuo and Wu Xiaoxian, as well as Yang Xiaohuan, and Wang Shiyuan, the top "master" who stayed in the Macau commercial market. The one who was talking about Aobai was He Tianran, the "Shen Aobai" who had just come from Xiangdao. .
Wang Zhongxiao really didn't say anything about "keeping secrets". Under his repeated warnings, the secret of "Obai is dead" has only been kept secret by Wang Fuchen, Wang Zhongxiao, Wang Zhongyi, Wang Zhongxian, Wang Zhongren, Wang An, and Wang Quan. , Yu Deshui, Wang Jizhen and other nine people know! Not to mention that people at He Tianran's level didn't know, even the three core members of the Tiandihui, Wang Shiyuan, Chen Yonghua, and Yang Qilong, didn't know that Obai had turned into ashes.
As for the three ladies, Wu Xiaotuo, Wu Xiaoxian, and Yang Xiaohuan, they don't even know that Ao Bai didn't die. Oh, if Wang Zhongxiao hadn't let this matter out when he was talking in his sleep, Wu Xiaotuo and Yang Xiaohuan would definitely not know about it. As for Wu Xiaoji, she hasn't officially taken up the job yet, no, she is in bed!
Moreover, these three people not only didn't know that Obai had turned into ashes, they didn't even know that "Shen Obai" was a fake. Until now, they only learned about this from He Tianran.
Of course, this was not He Tianran's intention to leak the secret, but it was done under orders.
Because Wang Zhongxiao is now an independent warlord with a territory and an army - 20,000 soldiers in three counties and one pass. The territory is not large, but the strength is not weak. In the chaotic times of the late Qing Dynasty that came early, he can be regarded as the number one player. .
At this point, according to the practice of feudal society, Wang Zhongxiao had to arrange an heir for himself.
Although the heir may not really inherit, Wang Zhongxiao is only in his early twenties now, and he may not be dead for a while, but arrangements still have to be made. With an heir, his followers will feel at ease.
And the heir he arranged for himself was of course his legitimate son Wang Xiuqing - although Xiuquan was older than him and was the eldest son, the legitimate son was Xiuqing after all. Xiuquan is Xiuqing's alternate, ranked in the second position.
There are actually two reasons for this arrangement. One is to deprive Wang Fuchen and Wang Jizhen of their inheritance rights to three counties, one pass and 20,000 Guangdong township troops. In the face of the tempting royal power, father, son and brothers may turn against each other.
If the arrangements were not made early, who knows whether fathers are kind and sons are filial, brothers, friends, and brothers are respectful?
This is Lu Bu, a living Lu Bu, a young Lu Bu, and Wang Jizhen, who seems to be loyal but is treacherous. To believe in them, you should still believe that human beings are inherently evil in nature!
The second reason is that Wang Zhongxiao arranged for Wang Xiuqing to take over because he was also responsible for his subordinates.
Because without Wang Zhongxiao as a leader, the legacy he left behind is that it is impossible to win the world in any case. How can Wang Fuchen and Wang Jizhen be at that level? Instead of messing around, join Wu Sangui's camp and lie down!
Although Wu Xiaotuo is still called Yang Xiaotuo to the outside world, Wang Zhongxiao's closest subordinates already know that she is Wu Guogui's daughter.
Therefore, Wang Zhongxiao's arrangement is to protect his subordinates, so that everyone can follow Wang Zhongxiao with peace of mind.
Now that Wang Zhongxiao has determined the inheritance rights of Wang Xiuqing, the "Queen Mother" Wu Xiaotuo will pick up the script of "Ma Empress" and become "Rabbit Empress".
So when Wang Zhongxiao left Macau this time, he had already told him that Obai from Xiang Island next door was actually one of his own, disguised by the bearded He Tianran - He was a soldier of Wu Guogui, and he was still a "rabbit". Where are the people in "Empress"!
However, Wang Zhongxiao was anxious to send troops to kill Shang Kexi. He did not discuss it with the "Rabbit Empress" in detail. He just gave an order to He Tianran, asking him to quickly bring some people to Macau to defend the "Rabbit Empress" and pay homage to the young master.
He also told Xiao Tu that if there was anything he didn’t understand, just ask He Tianran. He Tianran didn’t know much anyway.
"What about Suzhou Aobai and Wenzhou Aobai?" Wu Xiaotuo still refused to give up. How could he not know where Aobai was? Ao Bai must have taken refuge with her grandfather Wu Sangui.
Wu Ao joins forces, the world is at hand!
"That's me!" He Tianran patted his chest, "Suzhou Obai is me, Wenzhou Obai is me, and Shenzhen Obai is me!"
"What? That's all you?" Wu Xiaoxian on the side said in surprise, "Then where is the real Ao Bai?"
"Little princess," He Tianran spread his hands, "I don't know about this matter. He may have gone into seclusion in some deep mountain forest, or he may have found a place where no one is around to commit suicide."
"Brother Big Beard is right. The world is huge. If a person like Obai really wants to hide, how can others find him so easily? He doesn't even have to retreat to the mountains. He can still live in the bustling city as long as he changes his name."
Wang Shiyuan agreed with He Tianran's remarks, and went a step further and proposed a more reasonable hiding plan.
He should be the best person in the world who knows how to hide. Now, on the surface, in the name of Wang Fuchen's cousin, he serves as the general manager of the Macau Commercial Market and the general manager of the Guangdong Customs Road Bank, but in fact he is hiding!
The glorious identity of Wang Fuchen's cousin, the general manager of Macau, and the general manager of the bank made it impossible to connect him with Prince Zhu San, the chief rudder of the Tiandi Society.
Among the top leaders of the Tiandihui, only a handful of people knew that he was the "never to be killed" Prince Zhu San.
"Where will Ao Bai hide?" This time it was Yang Xiaohuan who asked.
She knows more secrets than Wu Xiaotuo. Except for the fact that Obai turned into ashes, she knows most of Wang Zhongxiao's secrets. For example, she knows Wang Shiyuan's true identity.
Wang Shiyuan said half-jokingly: "It's possible anywhere. Maybe Ao Bai is hiding in our Macau commercial market?"
Hiding in Macau?
Several people present were stunned, it seemed like it was really possible!
Isn’t Macau the most “free” city in the world right now? People from all over the world can come, including Obai of course. It seems like Oboi is not being arrested here!
Moreover, people who move into the Macao commercial market do not need any "road guidance". They only need to state their names and register a Macao portal when entering the customs. Moreover, there are many commercial shops, banks, and banks opened in Macau. It is very convenient for money to come in and out, and there are many ways for money to make money - many maritime merchants need financing!
I don’t know if it was really a coincidence. Just when Wang Shiyuan, the “mayor” of Macau, was joking about Obai’s whereabouts, the Macau Commercial City Patrol House Chief arrested the head of the patrol house, which was Prince Zhu San’s old buddy Zhang Eryi. Now The strong man who changed his name to Zhang Baosan (the third prince of Baozhu) hurried outside the lobby, opened his throat and shouted: "Manager Wang, I have just received a secret report. Ao Bai has sneaked into the Macau commercial market and is going to cause trouble in Macau!"
"What?"
"Is this happening?"
"Manager Wang, you"
Wu Xiaotuo, Yang Xiaohuan, and Wu Xiaoji all looked at Wang Shiyuan in surprise - you are really powerful with your crow's mouth!
Wang Shiyuan didn't expect that his words would come true, so he quickly called Zhang Baosan in and asked him: "Twenty-one, what's going on?"
"Manager Wang," Zhang Baosan said, "This morning, a man who claimed to be a slave of the Huang family in Eling, Xinhui, came to the patrol office and said that Huang Linsheng from the Huang family in Eling, dressed as a Foshan businessman, led Ao Bai and a group of people. The dead men of King Pingnan have sneaked into Aomen, and they have also colluded with several new members of the gentry to make a big fuss in the city of Macau. They also said that Chen Shikai from Humen Town would also lead a naval army from Lingdingyang to join them. Raid Macau!”
Wang Shiyuan took a breath: "Twenty-one, is this person reliable?"
Zhang Baosan nodded and said, "It's pretty much the same. If I asked in person, I can't believe it."
Wu Xiaotuo frowned delicately and said with a solemn expression: "I didn't expect that Ao Bai actually took refuge in Shang Ke!"
Wang Shiyuan frowned and analyzed: "This is reasonable. The friendship with Monk Aobai Kexi is older, but he is not very familiar with the King of the West. Maybe when we were outside the customs, Monk Aobai Kexi already had a fateful friendship."
This Wang Shiyuan is quite good at reasoning and quite logical!
"That's right!" Wu Xiaotuo nodded, and then looked at He Tianran: "Big Beard. Macau is empty now, so we can't cause trouble!"
Although there are many people in Wang Zhongxiao's Guangdong Rural Army, the Rural Army is not a standing army after all. Even if it is not busy farming, it is impossible for all the people to be stationed in several walled military camps in Macao for training. The Rural Army serves for free every year. The dates are limited, so use them sparingly.
Therefore, after Wang Zhongxiao took away 6,000 rural soldiers, there were only less than 800 rural soldiers left in Macau, and most of them were gunners and garrisons guarding the forts in various city walls.
Otherwise Wang Zhongxiao would not have ordered He Tianran to bring two hundred iron soldiers to Macau to watch the show.
Since you are here to see the show, what are you waiting for? He suddenly stood up, patted his chest and said, "Madam, don't worry, I will take my brothers to catch this Obai!"
Wang Shiyuan also stood up: "Big Beard, Twenty-one and I will take the Macau Quick Ban and Zhuang Ban to catch Obai with you!"
Then he turned back to Wu Xiaotuo and said: "Madam, close the castle door. No matter what the chaos is outside, don't open the door. As long as the castle is not lost, the foundation of the principal will still be there."
The Macau Castle is home to the Jingwu School, the Reform School, the Guangdong Customs Road, the Guangdong Customs Bank, and the Macau Gun Factory. It also stores a large amount of gold, silver, grain, gunpowder, and guns.
Moreover, the family members of Wang Zhongxiao, a middle- and upper-class member of the group, also live together in the Macau Castle!
As long as the castle is not lost, everything is under control!
Mrs. Wu Xiaotuo is worthy of being a general and a tiger girl. She is no stranger to military affairs. She nodded and said confidently: "Don't worry, I will guard the castle with the big guys. Even if Shang Kexi comes with the big soldiers to fight, I will definitely take it." Don’t come down!”
She did not say this casually. Drills to mobilize women and servants to guard the Macau Castle have been conducted many times! Moreover, most of the female family members and servants in the Macau Castle have participated in shooting training and can correctly master the loading and shooting of matchlock guns. Of course it's not possible to go out for a field battle, but there's really no problem in holding on to the castle.
At the same time, the air in the hotel that had not yet opened where Huang Linsheng and Wang Guodong were hiding was so tense that it was about to burn!
Because the people here have discovered that someone has escaped!
The person who escaped was named Huang Xiaowu, and he was a slave of Huang Linsheng and Huang Siye's family. He was sold into the Huang family when he was a child. After arriving at the Huang family, he followed Huang Linsheng as a servant. The name "Puppy" was given to him by Huang Linsheng.
Huang Linsheng trusted him very much and took him with him when he went to Guangzhou. So he missed the idea of "equalizing land in three counties" - "equalizing land in three counties" certainly included "liberating slaves"!
The slaves of the local tyrants in the three counties must also be liberated, become free men, and participate in the equalization of land.
Therefore, if this yellow puppy had not been born in Guangzhou with Huang Lin, he would not only have gained personal freedom, but also get land, and would probably become a rural soldier in the three counties. However, he is now the first to be credited to Huang Linsheng and "Guangzhou Obai". It allows him to get more benefits!
"This, this, what should we do? I really didn't expect this slave to dare to rebel against Wang Xietai. Can you come up with an idea quickly?"
Huang Linsheng was completely confused and had forgotten that the one who rebelled this time was not his slave Huang Puppy, but himself!
Wang Guodong glanced at him, feeling speechless. Who are these people? I don’t even know I’m rebelling! No wonder his men betrayed him!
Thinking of this, he waved his hand suddenly, interrupting Huang Linsheng's words, and then looked at a room full of extremely nervous rebels, and said calmly: "So what if the rebels in Macau know that we are going to rebel? That little yellow puppy doesn't know. This Obai of mine is a fake. Now it is Obai who has rebelled in Macau! If Wang Zhongxiao is in Macau, maybe he can still be stable. He has taken away all the soldiers now, and only a few small fish and shrimps are left. That Macau manager what do you say that is?"
"Call Wang Shiyuan!"
someone answered.
"I've never heard of it!" Wang Guodong snorted, gritted his teeth, and gave the order to start an uprising, "Start immediately, unfurl the banner of Fengtian to challenge General Hu. Take Macao, all kings and thieves, drive out the Hu barbarians!"
"Take Macao, kill the king's thieves, and drive out the barbarians!"
Wang Guodong waved his hand: "Let's go!"
"I have an order from heaven to ask General Hu Ao: Take Macao, kill the king's thieves, and drive out the barbarians!"
"Take Macao, kill the king's thieves, and drive out the barbarians."
"Bang bang bang"
On the tenth day of October in the eleventh year of Kangxi's reign, on an originally peaceful afternoon, in a corner of the Macau Commercial Market near the Haojiang Inner Harbor, suddenly there was a group of people wearing round-neck robes, red scarves or red hoods on their heads, holding sharp knives or The thugs with muskets raised the banner of "Fengtian to fight against Hu General Ao", and also publicly shouted the slogan "Kill the king and drive out the barbarians".
The number of this group of thugs is not large. At the beginning, there were only about 200 people in the sky. Even if Macau is empty, the total number of rural soldiers, fast squads and strong squads guarding the city is more than a thousand, and they can be completely defeated. Suppressed.
But this group of thugs used the banner of Obai, which is a bit deceptive. Everyone knows that Obai is in Xinhui next door. He is a powerful force with more than ten thousand people, and he is also a member of Wu Sangui.
Now Wang Zhongxiao has gone out with the main force. If Wu Sanwei and Ao Bai take advantage of the opportunity to take Macau, can Macau be defended?
More people responded to this deception!
There are already hundreds of landlords from the three counties who have lost their land in Macao Commercial City. They have just lost their land. Although they have received small pieces of land in Macao as compensation, the prosperity of Macao Commercial City is still relatively limited. They have not yet How many benefits have been obtained, so it is the time when I am most dissatisfied.
I never dreamed that someone could cause a scene, even if it didn't change the world, just give the person named Wang some pain!
Now that I heard that Obai called, what else could I say? If you respond quickly, maybe you can become a hero of the old Wu family, and then won’t the land come back?
In addition, the role played by Huang Linsheng was not small. Although the gentry from the three counties who were moved to Macao did not know Ao Bai, they all knew Mr. Huang Si from Xinhui Eling!
The northwest area of Macao's commercial city suddenly became chaotic.
Hundreds of thousands of rebellious people all covered their heads with red cloth and held wooden sticks or swords. Swords were not controlled in the Macau shopping mall, but matchlock guns were not allowed to be brought into the shopping mall without approval. Maritime merchants who came to Macau for trade either left their muskets on board or handed them to the commercial market management office below the customs road for safekeeping. However, some of the thugs under "Obai" still obtained matchlock guns. Now they were shooting randomly with the muskets, and some were holding lighted torches and burning houses everywhere!
For a time, this group of thugs actually caused chaos in the Macau shopping mall. The "good citizens and loyal businessmen" who had not participated in the uprising also became commotion. There were running merchants and people everywhere, and people everywhere screamed in horror. call.
"Obai is here."
"Oh no, King Pingnan and Obai rebelled together!"
"King Pingnan has rebelled!"
(End of chapter)
