The mobilization and propaganda of the 'Revolutionary Army' spread rapidly. This wave of momentum was also carried out simultaneously in the capital. It even affected the small temple in the city where Yang Jian and others were hiding. The smelly ditch behind the temple had been dug for more than a month, and the dredging project was nearing completion. The people saw that the river channel was deepened, the river bank was strengthened, the garbage was removed, and the streets were repaired. They were very happy in their hearts.
It was at this time that the order to mobilize and enlist was issued.
When cries sounded from the houses on both sides of the smelly ditch, a group of fake monks in the temple were alarmed. Looking at the civil servants and armed soldiers knocking on the door, they thought that their whereabouts were exposed and they were going to be arrested.
"Wait, it doesn't seem like they are coming for us."
Yang Jian and others had a guilty conscience, so they hurriedly prepared to escape. But the two new young people in the temple leaned against the temple wall and watched for a long time. In the end, they confirmed that the movement in the dark night seemed to have nothing to do with them.
Among the new young people, one was tall and thin, with a thick bone structure and great strength. It could be seen that his cultivation was not low. But this person was only seventeen or eighteen years old and had a rash temper. It was said that his surname was Lu, and he came from Changzhou Prefecture of South Zhili. The other young man was surnamed Sun, twenty-four or twenty-five years old. He looked more elegant, but he had a cynical anger. He came from Daizhou of Shanxi.
These two people were both sons of officials who had passed the imperial examination. They were hardcore supporters of the Ming Ting and were secretly pulled in by Liu Fucheng. They did not know each other, but when they came to this broken temple, they felt like old friends at first sight. They sneaked into the capital with anger toward the 'Revolutionary Army' to find trouble. Recently, these two people suddenly wanted to rescue the Taichang Emperor who was imprisoned in the Forbidden City.
When Lu Sun and Sun first came, they looked down on everything in the capital and scolded every day. They scolded the 'Revolutionary Army' for being traitors, scolded the people for being ignorant, scolded the officials of the imperial court for being corrupt and incompetent. As a result, this Daming's country was seized by a group of country bumpkins who did not read books and did not know etiquette.
However, reality soon gave these two Daming Jianghu Youths a head-on warning. The Dethroned Emperor, Zhu Changluo, was often caught and paraded on the streets because he could not write a qualified manuscript. When the two of them saw this news in the newspaper, they immediately exploded with anger. They scolded the 'Revolutionary Army' for being shameless and felt grief and indignation for the Taichang Emperor being humiliated like this. The two of them decided to risk their lives to rescue the Emperor that very day.
Liu Fucheng and the others shook their heads like a rattle-drum. They didn't agree at all. They still had to protect Daming. How could they do such a dangerous thing?
Liu Fucheng was a shrewd person, so he advised, "As the saying goes, 'When the Lord is worried, the Minister is humiliated, and when the Lord is humiliated, the Minister dies.' Your Majesty has suffered such a crime, so Liu is burning with anxiety. But these two righteous men must not be rash in carrying out such a magnificent feat. Otherwise, it would only harm His Majesty's life, which would not be good. We still need to consider this at length. "— — What you two are doing right now is akin to trying to invade the execution ground, so you should at least step on the plate first.
The two nationalistic youths were still young after all, so they felt that what Lord Liu said was very right. So they really went to step on the plate, determined the route, and thought about how to rescue the Emperor, how to hide, and how to escape. They even thought that if they failed, they would rather sacrifice themselves to protect His Majesty. They thought that such a loyal and righteous action would definitely leave behind a thick and colorful stroke in the history books.
Zhu Changluo often wrote bad manuscripts, so he was caught and paraded through the streets every two or three days to criticize him. When Lu Sun and Liu Fucheng heard the news, they hurriedly went to see. They thought that they would see His Majesty the Emperor locked in a prisoner carriage and tortured. Who would have thought …
Zhu Changluo, wearing a dragon robe, swaggered out of the Imperial Palace. He toured the city, gave a speech, dissected himself, criticized the current political situation, and talked about the various darkness of Daming's Dynasty and the inevitability of its destruction. He also carried out live interactions, communicated with the people, and answered questions. — — This was something that Zhu Changluo fought for himself. He felt that writing manuscripts was too tiring, so giving a speech was more relaxing.
There were only a few policemen to maintain order in the speech venue. Basically, everyone could get close to listen to what the Emperor was saying. After Lu Sun and Liu Fucheng figured out what was going on, they received a shocking education. At first, they didn't believe that the fat guy on the stage was the Emperor. But Zhu Changluo had real substance. When he opened his mouth, he talked about the life of a real Emperor.
How an Emperor lived, this topic had already been talked about. When Lu Sun and Liu Fucheng arrived, they heard Zhu Changluo talking about the country from the Emperor's point of view. He cried and complained — — Although I am the Emperor, I actually don't have much power. Not to mention me, even my father, Wan Li, my father's father, Long Qing, and my father's father, Jia Jing, have not had the authority for generations.
Emperor Daming seemed to be noble, sitting on thousands of miles of land, but in fact, the power was in the hands of the court officials. If he encountered a tough court official, the Emperor had no power, but at least the Imperial Court had power. If he encountered an incompetent court official, not to mention the Emperor, even the Imperial Court had no power. If he couldn't collect taxes, he couldn't control the army, and he couldn't pacify the people, it looked like the Imperial Court was going to be prosperous, but in fact, the world was going to be finished.
Zhu Changluo explained one by one the difficulties and consequences of having no financial power, no military power, and no political power. In the end, he cried and complained: "Since I ascended the throne, there is nothing I can do. The court officials are helpless in the chaos, and the officials deceive the people. Everyone only cares about themselves, and no one cares about the world. This country is not going to be lost in my hands, but sooner or later it will be lost in the hands of my descendants. "
Lu Sun was a Juren. It was the time when he was young and hot-blooded to serve the country. But when he heard Zhu Changluo say this, it was like a basin of cold water was poured on him, and his heart was cold. Lu Juren felt that his worldview had been turned upside down, and his scalp was numb. He couldn't help but ask loudly: "You are the Emperor, why don't you save the world?"
Zhu Changluo actually liked this kind of speech. It was much more interesting than staying in the palace. When he heard someone ask, he immediately complained: "I am in the palace, how can I save the world?"
The one surnamed Sun also felt that the world had been turned upside down. He couldn't accept it and asked loudly: "Has Your Majesty been deceived by others? For example, those eunuchs with great power? "
"The eunuchs in the palace are all my servants, and their lives belong to me. How can they deceive me? When I ask the eunuchs to do their jobs, they have to do their best. The ones who are truly deceiving me are the court officials. Today, I will pull one person and let him tell the people of the world about the Imperial Court. "
After he finished speaking, Zhu Changluo ran backstage and pulled out an old man. He pulled while shouting: "The one surnamed Fang, you are the grand Grand Secretary, quickly come and give the world an explanation."
Zhu Changluo was in his thirties. Recently, he had been losing weight very well, and his strength had increased by a lot. He forcibly dragged out Daming's Grand Secretary Fang Yizhe. Fang Shoufu went up on stage with a sullen face and cursed loudly: "You are an incapable and shameless emperor. You are really a disgrace to the ancestor Daming."
"I have only been the emperor for a year. What is there to be ashamed of? The chaos in the world is clearly your fault, but you want to make me the scapegoat. " Zhu Changluo spoke with righteousness and confidence. He put his hands on his waist and shouted: "The one surnamed Fang, quickly come and tell the little brothers below how you all have embezzled my, Daming's, money and grain. You have stirred up trouble and caused the people to have no way to make a living. Quickly say it, quickly say it!"
Fang Yizhe was flustered and exasperated. He stomped his feet and cursed: "What does this have to do with me? There are many restrictions in the Imperial Court, and no one can control them. Even the officials below are the ones who are harmed. I am just a paperhanger, fixing things here and fixing things there. Without me, Daming would have been finished a long time ago. "
The fight between the emperor and the Prime Minister was an unprecedented drama. The people below the stage watched with relish and burst into cheers from time to time. Only Lu Sun and Zhu Changluo were dumbfounded. Their faces were pale. They never thought that Daming, whom they wanted to protect, would fall to such a state. It was better not to save this kind of emperor. If they did, they would be angered to death.
Lu Sun and Zhu Changluo listened for the whole morning. At noon, the crowd dispersed. The two of them dejectedly found a restaurant to have a meal. As soon as they sat down, Lu Juren lamented: "I, Daming, am actually so unbearable …"
"Brother Lu, stop talking. There are eyes and ears everywhere. "Sun Juren hurriedly stretched out his hand and pressed in the air." Don't cause trouble. "
The waiter of the restaurant just happened to come to refill the tea. When he heard this, he said happily: "The two of you just went to listen to the speech of that useless emperor. It was interesting, wasn't it? There is no harm in some comments. The 'Revolutionary Army' is not limited to this. Our restaurant is close to the place where the speech took place. Every time the speech over there ends, there are people coming to eat here. There are many old and young survivors. There are countless people cursing, sighing, and regretting, but no one cares. "
After the waiter finished refilling the tea, he waved his hand and shouted: "This new dynasty has just been established, and there is already a new atmosphere. The two of you should read more newspapers. As long as there is substance to what you say and it is not a rumor or slander, you are free to say whatever you want. Even if there are some complaints and curses, it is fine now. Grand Marshal Zhou is magnanimous. He doesn't bicker with the people. "
The waiter of the restaurant said 'it is fine', but Lu Sun and Zhu Changluo were frightened. They immediately closed their mouths and waited for the food to be served. After eating, they obediently returned to the ruined temple. Halfway back, Sun Juren pulled Lu Juren and said: "Brother, what do you think of the people in the city?"
"Very stable." Lu Juren sighed. "The people are ignorant, most of them worry about food and oil overnight. Where is the long-term consideration? The 'Revolutionary Army' is not short of provisions, it is easy to buy them over. "
"But why didn't Daming buy them over?" Sun Juren asked again.
"I, Daming, lack provisions."
"But the world is still the world, why can the 'Revolutionary Army' make the people peaceful, but I, Daming, can't? Could it be that this is really the work of an official? "
This time Lu Juren could not answer. After walking for a while, he opened his mouth: "I am afraid there is no hope for the capital. I can only go back to my hometown to raise the flag of justice, for Daming — —"
When it came to the words' for Daming ', Lu Juren felt as if he had eaten a fly and could not continue. Sun Juren said: "I want to go to Jiangnan. I heard that Prince Fu has succeeded the throne, maybe this Daming has the potential to revive." But Sun Juren himself was not sure. The 'Revolutionary Army' had a strategy like fire, it was not difficult to take down Jiangnan.
When the two returned to the ruined temple, Liu Fucheng knew what was going on when he saw their faces. The latter encouraged them, telling the two young heroes not to slack off, and not to give up — — yes, don't think about leaving. These days the trenching project is tight, you should come together. Otherwise, how bad would it be to eat and not work these days?
Yang Jian was cheated, and now seeing the two newcomers, he did not remind them. Instead, he repeatedly advised them that 'to achieve great things, do not bother about trifles', 'Heaven is about to give great responsibilities to people, but also to tire their muscles and bones, to starve their skin and skin, to be empty', so — — hurry up and work.
In a daze, Lu and Sun also went to the construction site.
Yang Jian finally did not have to dig the smelly mud in the mud ditch. He also learned from Liu Fucheng and Zhang Rushen to carry a wicker basket. But when the angry duo arrived at the construction site, they immediately had a different feeling. The poor people were willing to work for the government, which was really unexpected. What was even more surprising was that the army of the 'Revolutionary Army' also came to the construction site for voluntary work, and did more than anyone else.
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