Domineering Daming

On the other side, a tall, middle-aged man with a shirtless body threw away his axe, looked at the two of them and said, "We can't sleep like this anymore."

Song Xiance threw away the ax in his hand and said, "Huang Lai, I have already inquired about it. The villages around here are all preparing to revolt. Our land is sparsely populated, and the officers and soldiers are only hiding in the county town. You are the only one who climbs up the mountain." Huh, there must be a gathering of followers, with 2 people, the entire northern Shaanxi can be defeated! At that time, it will be easy to use the terrain to drag down the army!"

"That's right! Third Uncle, as long as we start a rebellion, the whole of northern Shaanxi will follow and respond. Let's do it, overthrow the faint king, and rebuild Daming!"

Song Xiance immediately continued, saying: "The faint king has offended everyone in order to use force, and has long since betrayed his relatives. As long as we build up momentum and shout slogans, followers will surely gather, and great things can be expected!"

Chapter 1053

Song Xiance looked very excited, he was even more excited than Li Hongji.

As a scholar, I once determined to become an official through the imperial examination, plead for the people, and show my ambition.But the current political situation and development made him, a scholar, deeply disappointed and distressed.

Li Hongji looked at Song Xiance and Li Jin with a hesitant expression, and said, "Have you failed even to become king? Can we succeed?"

The so-called "Chuang Wang" is Gao Yingxiang, who jumps too fast. Back then, the three armies of the officers and soldiers entered Shaanxi, and even Cao Bianjiao, the commander of the forbidden army, wiped out Gao Yingxiang in a very short time. Fish a deep impression of fear.

Seeing that Li Hongji was tempted, Song Xiance immediately said: "Huang Lai, what we have done these years is not for nothing. The Governor of Shaanxi's 'farm policy' has already angered countless people. As long as we provoke each other a little bit, it will definitely be successful." Power! The treasury of the imperial court is empty, and the faint king has to cut down the army for this reason, as long as we hold on for a year or two, great things can be expected!"

Although Li Hongji and others have been hiding in Tibet and trembling in recent years, they didn't just give up. They did a lot of things!

Li Hongji is not reconciled to being ordinary, and has been a wanted criminal all his life. He looked at Song Xiance and Li Jin with a solemn expression, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, the incident will be tonight! First occupy Tongde County, and then turn to northern Shaanxi! As long as the momentum If it is big enough, there must be more troops mobilized by the government and the army. Now that the national treasury is empty and the local disaster is raging, the court must be in a dilemma. If we support him for two years, the whole of Shaanxi will be ours!"

"It's not just Shaanxi!"

Song Xiance's eyes flickered, and he said: "The current Daming is like a papier-mâché hall, it looks gorgeous on the outside, as long as one pillar is knocked down, the whole hall will collapse. Most importantly, we are not the only ones who want to knock down the pillars. One person, everywhere in the world!"

Listening to the conversation between the two, Li Jin looked excited, and said: "That's right. There are civil uprisings everywhere now, and behind them are those big families and scholars instigated. If we become popular, many people will definitely give money and food... ..."

Li Hongji had a firm face, looked at Song Xiance and said, "The food is still in the county?"

Song Xiance said calmly and calmly, "It's still there, and it will be shipped away tomorrow. I heard that the governor's office has revealed that the scope of the farm will be expanded, including Tongde County. At that time, the land and food will not be ours. Alright, just give me a little ration, and make sure I won’t starve to death..."

Li Hongji understood, shirtless, with stern eyes, and said: "Spread the news first, inform our people, and we will do it tonight! At that time, the entire northern Shaanxi will be in chaos!"

"Okay!" Song Xiance and Li Jin agreed happily, their faces were excited and their chests heaved.

They have waited too long for this day!

In fact, Shaanxi has not been calm and the undercurrents are surging. Li Banghua's "farm policy" is still in the groping stage, which has had a great impact on the gentry and common people in Shaanxi. redistribution and so on.

Mangui’s cavalry is already in Xi’an, hundreds of miles away. Shaanxi is promoting “military reform.” Not only is the regular army downsizing, but the government soldiers in the Governor’s Mansion are also adjusting to carry out “military-civilian integration” to reduce the burden.

Tongde County is neither big nor small, but it is far away from Xi'an and close to Sichuan.

At night, a breeze is flowing, but it does not bring the slightest coolness, but it becomes hotter and hotter.

Tao House.

Tao Yuanwai is over 60 this year, but still has a 40-year-old face. He is unbelievably fat, his face is greasy, and he squints his eyes when he smiles, like a Maitreya Buddha.

The Tao family is considered a large family in Tongde County. Three generations ago, there were people who became officials. His 16-year-old youngest son is now in the Xi'an government school. It is rumored that his knowledge is excellent, and he is valued by the teachers. He is going to recommend him to the Beijing Imperial Academy.

Now that the influence of the Political Yuan is growing, and knowing that the dean of the Political Yuan is concurrently held by the emperor, then if he enters, he will be regarded as a disciple of the emperor, so how can he have a bright future?In this remote small county, isn't the Tao family rampant?

The Tao family has thousands of acres of fertile land, dozens of shops, and rich family wealth. It is second to none in Tongde County and even nearby, and is highly respected.

However, the imperial court's "paying grain per mu" hit the Tao family's vital point.Their Tao family has never paid taxes, and now they have to pay taxes!

Tao Yuanwai, like most people, resolutely refused to hand it over, not giving a grain of it!

Why, my Tao family's hard-earned family assets accumulated for generations, why give it to the court, even if I throw it away, no one else will pick it up, it's my flesh, my life!

In the Tao family courtyard, member Tao was sitting outside in the gazebo, surrounded by ice cubes, tearing a chicken in his hand, pounced on it and took a bite, chewed for a long time, and drank a large bowl of cold water before speaking calmly. He said, "Is everything done?"

Standing behind him was a tall and thin scholar who looked like he was dressed as a teacher, and said with a smile: "Everything is done, when they break into Tao's house, set a few fires, and take away some chaff, the matter will be settled. "

Tao Yuanwai took another bite, and after a while, he said indifferently, "Now chaff is also the price of polished rice, so don't waste it."

The scholar was stunned, and said, "Yes, I will send them back."

A fat chicken in his hand was quickly wiped out by Tao Yuanwai. He wiped his hands and said, "There is a batch of grain in the county. Is there any way?"

The scholar frowned slightly, and immediately said: "This batch is military rations. It's not easy to do something if you don't go to the government. However, you can think of a way on the way."

"Forget it." Tao Yuanwai threw away the towel in his hand, stood up unsteadily, and said, "It's not like before, the officers and soldiers are not so active. Han'er is going to Beijing, we can't make trouble for him."

Speaking of this, the Mr. Xixi also laughed, and said: "The Vice President of the Political Council, Mr. Song, wrote a letter in his own hand, praising the young master for his quick thinking, mellowness and understanding, and his future is limitless. I hope he will enter Beijing for assessment as soon as possible."

Tao Yuanwai showed a smile on his indifferent face, and said: "Master Song is going to join the cabinet in the future. It is also a blessing for my Tao family to have such a teacher as Han'er. Sir, I have made great contributions in teaching, and I will never forget it. Prime Minister There is a shortage of people at the yamen, sir can go there in a few days."

The teacher's complexion couldn't help but change, and he said calmly: "Thank you, master."

Tao Yuanwai smiled, didn't say much, and walked towards the backyard shaking his fat body.

He took a concubine a few days ago, only 15 years old.

At this time, Zhao Sanqiu and others had already touched Tao's compound, there were more than 40 people hiding in the woods with their faces covered.

"Third brother, is the idea hard?" A man with a knife scar at the corner of his eye squatted beside Zhao Sanqiu and asked in a low voice.

Holding a dagger in his hand, Zhao Sanqiu said coldly: "I figured it out, there are only a dozen family members. This pottery officer is very treacherous, he dug a secret tunnel by the pond in the front yard, and hid food, gold and silver treasures inside. I don't know how many people will rush in later, let's fish in troubled waters, and we will really get them out..."

The man with the scar at the corner of his eye said: "Okay! Third Brother has never treated us badly at Manghu Mountain, and we will not treat Third Brother badly this time either! Food is ours, and gold, silver and treasures are not taken!"

Zhao Sanqiu showed a cruel look on his face, and said: "The Tao family is so rich, it's time to benefit the village."

Feng Dezhong behind him approached, and said: "Third brother, why don't we just keep doing it and give that pervert Tao a knife, so that he won't trouble us again in the future."

Zhao Sanqiu's eyes flashed fiercely, and he turned to look at the bandit leader beside him.

The bandit with the scar at the corner of his eye gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, let's fight together, the big deal is that the mountain is gone!"

"Okay, brother enough!" Zhao Sanqiu said with a vicious expression on his face.

Suddenly, Feng Dezhong said: "Third Brother, the signal is here."

Zhao Sanqiu looked up and saw that the torches were shaking in the Tao Mansion, signaling them.

"Third brother?" The people behind Zhao Sanqiu all looked at him in low voices, with excitement hidden in their voices.

Zhao Sanqiu sneered, and said: "The old man surnamed Tao is the most cunning, and so many people have been recruited, there must be a conspiracy. Let's watch first, play by ear, and don't fall into the trap of the old pervert!"

Everyone nodded. Although they were excited, this was a matter of great importance, and they knew how to be cautious.

At that moment, torches blazed behind them, accompanied by the sound of mountains shouting and tsunami: "Don't be a pig or dog, don't be imprisoned, return my food, and return it to my fields. Corrupt officials will die!"

Before they could react, a group of people with heads and scythes rushed forward like wolves and directly crashed into the Tao family compound.