Fox Road Travel Notes

Kou'er looked back and saw that it was Ai Dajin.

He saw that among this group of people, only Kuan'er seemed to be simple and easy to talk to.

At this moment, I couldn't care about anything, so I had to shamelessly come over and ask for help.

Kuan'er looked at Chen Zican in embarrassment.

Chen Zican secretly laughed in his heart, no one understood Kou'er's stinginess better than him.

This guy doesn't have any discernment when begging for food.

So I pretended not to hear, lowered the curtain and got into the car.

Kou'er had no choice but to look back at Ai Dajin.

I saw a donkey hoof print as big as the mouth of a bowl printed in the center of his round face, like a piece of cake in a sparrow card. He also had one missing tooth. He looked at me pitifully...

Thinking of the crooked poem read by the young master, she couldn't help but want to laugh, but she couldn't help it.

He hesitated and took out his wallet, took out a few copper coins, pouted, thought for a while, and then put them back.

Finally, he took out a large sesame cake wrapped in oil paper, tore it in half, and handed half to Ai Dajin and half to Scholar Gao.

Turning around, he asked again: "You must eat slowly. This half piece of cake is enough to keep me alive for four or five days..."

Ai Dajin and Gao Shusheng each held half a piece of sesame seed cake, dumbfounded.

Chen Zican held back his laughter and shouted through the curtain: "Kuan'er is getting in the car!"

"There are wild vegetables everywhere along the roadside."

"You two Yi Qi brothers, with such skills in begging, will definitely starve to death..."

It gets dark quickly.

The group of people lit torches and continued to move forward on the winding mountain road. From time to time, green phosphorus fire floated and flashed in the wilderness.

When we got close to midnight, we heard the sound of horse hooves coming towards us.

It turned out that Daqian Station had already arranged a place to stay and sent someone to greet him.

Wang Heming rode his horse to the car, gently knocked on the car window, and asked, "Brother Chen, are you asleep?"

Chen Zican opened the curtain and said with a smile, "No, Kou'er is scared. I'm telling her a story."

Then, Kou'er's pale little face appeared next to Chen Zican, with fear in his eyes.

He said softly: "Hello, Brother Wang!"

Wang Heming laughed and said, "Brother Chen just loves to tease people!"

"I think it's not because Kuan'er is scared that you tell her stories. It's obviously you who tells stories, so Kuan'er is scared!"

Chen Zican laughed.

Kuan'er glared at the unscrupulous young master with resentment.

Wang Heming paused and said, "In front is Wuliuzhuang. Friends who come from south to north on the Green Forest Road usually stay here."

"Master He used to be a well-known hero on Shandong Road. He was popular and had great face. Later he washed his hands in a golden basin and lived in seclusion at this stone gate."

"After the fall of Hebei, he began to associate with heroes from all walks of life. He is considered a reckless man who cherishes his motherland. This gathering will be held here!"

Chen Zican said "hmm" and said with a smile, "I'm just going to learn more."

"Brother Wang must be very busy these days. Please do whatever you want and don't worry about me."

Wang Heming smiled slightly: "Brother Chen, there's no need to be polite to me, it's better to stay with me."

"There are a lot of people coming this time, most of them are unruly heroes, and it is inevitable that they have some ulterior motives."

"We all stand on different sides, and usually no one is convinced by anyone. Some of them have been enemies for many years, and they might even get into a fight if they disagree."

"You and Kuo'er are safer with us."

Chen Zican asked: "Brother Wang, is there anyone here who has a grudge against you?"

"Say it so I can be on guard. If I see him, I'll stay away."

Wang Heming was silent for a while and nodded.

Chen Zican originally just joked with him casually, but he didn't expect that he actually had enemies.

Wang Heming suddenly asked: "Do you still remember what I told you about my father guarding Yunyang when the Qing Dynasty went south, but he was betrayed by Governor Xu Qiyuan and Commander-in-Chief Wang Guangen?"

Chen Zican responded.

"This time two people came from the Kuidong Thirteenth Family. One is General Liu Tichun, and the other is named Wang Guangxing..."

Chen Zican was suddenly startled: "Wang Guangen——, Wang Guangxing, they, are they brothers?"

Wang Heming smiled bitterly: "Yes, we are brothers."

"There are three brothers, Wang Guangen is the eldest brother, Wang Guangxing, also known as Wang Chang, is the third brother, and the second brother Wang Guangtai is also in Kuidong Shisan's family."

Chen Zican asked curiously: "Didn't you say that Wang Guangen surrendered to the Qing Dynasty? Why are all his brothers in the Kuidong Thirteenth Family?"

"Did they go their separate ways?"

Wang Heming shook his head: "How is that possible!"

"Those three brothers were all rogues under Zhang Xianzhong of the Great Western Army back then."

"Later, he was recruited by Lord Gao Doushu and became the commander-in-chief of Yunyang in the Ming Dynasty."

"After Wang Guangen surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he was named the commander-in-chief of Xiangyang."

"Pan Shiliang, the governor of Yunyang at that time, was a former second minister of the Ming Dynasty."

"It's the kind of thing that Chongzhen claimed to be aloof within the court, fighting externally for outsiders, and internally fighting internally..."

"He has always looked down on the origins of the Wang brothers. He has humiliated them in public several times and made things difficult for them in many ways."

"However, Wang Guangen became a domestic slave with three surnames. He couldn't hold his head high, so he had to endure it."

"Later, Pan Shiliang was determined to get rid of the Wang brothers and then quickly, so he instigated Daotai Li Zhigang to falsely accuse them of being associated with the Dongting Lake rebels and conspiring against the Qing Dynasty."

"In the fourth year of Shunzhi, Wang Guangen was arrested by the Qing court and sent to Beijing for trial."

"Oh?"

Chen Zican glanced at Wang Heming in surprise: "Pan Shiliang said, do the Wang brothers have any dealings with your Dongting Water Village?"

Wang Heming smiled and nodded.

"After Wang Guangen was arrested, the Qing court newly appointed Yang Wenfu as the commander-in-chief of Xiangyang."

"Pan Shiliang was still unwilling to give up and asked him to lead people directly into the Wang brothers' military camp in the name of inspecting military affairs, arrest Wang Guangtai and Wang Guangxing, and annex their troops."

"In the end, somehow, the news got out."

"The Wang brothers jumped over the wall in a hurry. Seeing the impending disaster, they led eight thousand of their men to cut off their braids and rebel against the Qing Dynasty."

"They killed the general Yang Wenfu and the deputy general Qi Shangyou, and sent troops to attack and plunder."

"The entire Huxiang region of the Qing Dynasty was turned upside down."

"He also sent people to surrender to Emperor Yongli of Yunnan and asked for a reward..."

Chen Zican smiled and said: "These brothers first rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, then against the Western Empire, then against the Southern Ming Dynasty, and finally against the Manchu Qing Dynasty. They truly implemented the Three Antis and Five Antis. They are very revolutionary..."

Wang Heming was stunned for a moment and continued, "The Qing court saw that the Wang brothers rebelled with great momentum."

"So, Wang Guangen was released from the execution ground and asked to appease his two brothers."

"But soon the news came that the Wang brothers defeated the Qing army at Anyangkou, forty miles away from Yunyang, and killed Sun Dingliao, the Manchu and Qing Huguang admiral, in front of the battle line!"

"This time, Wang Guangen, who had just been released from prison a few days ago, was imprisoned in the sky prison again."

"Later, Wang Guangtai was ambitious and sent troops to attack Nanyang, but he returned with a great defeat."

"The Qing government mobilized a large army to encircle and suppress Yunyang, so they abandoned Yunyang."

"Take the troops, pass through Zhuxi and Fangling into the mountains, and return to the thirteen families of Kuidong..."

Wang Heming sighed: "These Wang brothers are all villains. I can't trust them at all."

"But the Thirteenth Family of Kuidong is the old tribe of King Chuang. They have many soldiers and generals and are well-trained."

"Compared to the heroes from all walks of life, their combat power is incomparable."

"This time, two generals, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, are planning a Northern Expedition. The Thirteen Families of Kuidong must try their best to win over them."

"But they have had some grudges with the Daxi Army in recent years, and things are not easy to handle!"

Chen Zican smiled strangely: "Brother Wang, why do I feel that things like this for the Wang brothers are not easy!"

Wang Heming raised the corner of his mouth: "Oh?"