It was early February in the twenty-second year of Qianlong's reign.
The snow has gradually melted, but the cold remains.
At this time, the bandit suppressing army and the Qing army were still at a stalemate in Jiangsu. Although both sides occasionally fought, they were only small fights.
Nowadays, both the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the bandit suppression army are gathering forces that can overwhelm each other, waiting to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.
At this time, the chaos in the world has become more and more obvious.
Yunnan, Qujing
Malongshan
The mountains are covered with lush shrubs and weeds, creating a scene of a deserted land.
At the foot of the mountain, at a pile of rocks, I suddenly saw a narrow mountain road that winds and goes straight up the mountain. There is a flat land on the mountainside, with a few simple thatched houses vaguely visible, and it seems that someone lives here.
The sun sets and night falls.
The bright moon hangs high in the night sky and is filled with stars. Under the bright moonlight, Malong Mountain looks particularly desolate.
A strong cold wind blew through, causing the bushes to rustle.
The cold always makes people feel like they just want to hide in a warm house and don't want to come out.
The light from the firewood was shining through the thatched house on the mountainside, but a group of young men were gathering around the fire to warm themselves up.
"Yuan Laosan, have you confirmed this? Is it true? Once you take action, it will affect the lives of hundreds of our brothers, so we must be careful." A middle-aged man next to the fire, at this time He was using the stick in his hand to turn over the poorly burned wood in the fire and said.
"Brother, I have confirmed this matter again and again. There is indeed a rebellion in Guangdong and Guangxi." Yuan San, another man beside the fire, replied with a serious face.
"Some time ago, Tusiliu was going to Guangdong to purchase goods. This happened so he was delayed for a long time. Judging from the news he got, those who rebelled in Guangdong and Guangxi claimed to be the bandit suppressing army. , their leader is a young man named Zhang Liuge. When Tusiliu left Guangdong, I heard that the bandit suppression army had occupied nearly the entire Guangdong."
"Already occupied the entire Guangdong? Is that group of brothers called the Bandit Suppression Army so powerful? We have been surrounded and suppressed by the Qing army several times before because we accidentally leaked information, but many brothers were killed and injured. The strength of the Qing army is not simple. "Someone next to the fire said suspiciously.
"Brother Shizhu, what Sange Yuan said should be true. I also heard about this from the rich man Fang Tuyuan. There is a big commotion in Guangdong now. I heard that the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and the Tatar stationed in Guangdong The generals were defeated one after another." The man next to Yuan San answered him.
"That guy Fang Tuyuan has business in Guangdong. His information should be correct." Another person agreed.
"Brother, you must have heard what brother Niu Li said. There are indeed people in Guangdong who have rebelled, and the momentum is not small." Yuan San persuaded excitedly.
"There are people from Guangdong. Mangou must be thinking about how to deal with them first. If we start an uprising against the Qing Dynasty now, we will have time to quickly grow in strength."
"Brother, how's it going? Are you going to go back or not?" Yuan San asked anxiously.
At this time, not only Yuan San, but also several other people beside the fire echoed the question.
A cold current suddenly rushed in through the cracks in the simple thatched wall, bringing a burst of coolness to the stuffy house.
The light on the fire was flickering, and puffs of white smoke were rising.
At this moment, Wu Sixi, the eldest brother of the group, was looking at the fire in a daze, thinking about something, and the work on his hands stopped.
After a pack of cigarettes, Wu Sixi seemed to have figured out something. He threw the stick he was using to poke the fire to the ground and shouted: "In this case, let's do it. It's against his mother." The court is full of dogs."
"Okay... I've wanted to fuck his dog Tartar for a long time..."
"right…"
…
Wu Sixi's words were immediately echoed by most of the brothers. Many people were already tired of the current life of "having food and sleeping in the open air", so they thought that they could rebel as soon as possible and become "prestigious" after taking over the county seat.
"Although the dog Qingting is hateful, it still has strength. We still have to work together and not let our brothers die in vain." Wu Sixi said.
"Brother is right..."
"Um…"
"right…"
There was another burst of agreement.
"I wonder what big brother's plan is?" a voice asked.
"I have thought about it. With our current strength, it will be a bit difficult to attack the county. Let's do this, brother Shengjian. You first go to the surrounding hills and walk around, and when we are in trouble, let the major leaders come down to do some activities. '. Tell them that once we capture the county, we will never treat them badly." Wu Sixi looked at Wang Shengjian next to the fire and said.
"Yes, brother. I will definitely not let him down." Wang Shengjian immediately stood up and bowed his hands to Wu Sixi and replied, quite like a minister.
"Okay, I'm relieved after what Brother You Shengjian said." Wu Sixi said in a good mood.
"Brother, wouldn't it be nice to let those bandits come down and plunder?" Li Yu, who was well aware of the "big bosses" in Wu Sixi's words, had to stand up and remind him.
As soon as Li Yu finished speaking, he felt that someone was looking at him with ill intentions, but his sense of justice made him stand up fearlessly.
"I understand Brother Li's concerns. These are just expedient measures. We are the 'justice' fighting against the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty. How can we collude with those bandits?" Wu Sixi took action to stop those who wanted to refute. Li Yu's man replied with a righteous look.
Although Wu Sixi was also quite unhappy with what Li Yu said, thinking that Tang Taizong Li Shimin could still tolerate Wei Zheng, how many people could he tolerate without his tolerance?
"It's just that our current strength is too weak. After we conquer the county and strengthen our strength, we will naturally draw a clear line with them." Wu Sixi continued:
"Resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty is a great cause, and we should not stick to trivial matters. As long as we can overthrow the Tatars and stop bullying the Han people, it is acceptable to use some means."
"Yes, brother is right. Since brother has a plan, that's good." After hearing Wu Sixi's words, Li Yu originally wanted to say something, but seeing that the atmosphere around him was wrong, he had to give up.
Although Li Yu is honest, he is not a fool. As a member of the scholars, he shouldn't be hanging around here. Just because he was really angry about what the Manchu and Qing court had done, Li Yu thought of making an effort to overthrow the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.
"In prosperity, the people suffer. In death, the people suffer. It seems that Wu Sixi and his group are not suitable for me to stay. I will leave after they get up! Maybe I should go to Guangdong and have a look." Li Yu thought silently in his heart. road.
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