Xinshun 1730

Chapter 100 Guns and Guns

"The one who rides the iron green black mule is the traitor Liu Shouchang. The one who rides the horse and leads the white horse after that should be his companion."

On Guozijian Street, a few young men in blue gowns were sitting in a wine shop facing the street, pointing at the people passing below.

Wude Palace and Guozijian are separated by a street, perhaps the imperial court intentionally created this kind of confrontation, and there are frequent fights between the two sides, and they don't like each other.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the trend of forming associations became more and more popular. Before the restoration of the associations, there were Xiangshan Tongshe, Zhexi Wenshe, Jiangbei Nanshe, Jiangxi Zeshe, Litingxi Society, Yunzan Society, Wumen Yupeng Society, Wumen Kuang Society, There are [-] or [-] academic clubs such as Wulin Reading Club and Shanzuopeng Taishu Club.

After the founding of Dashun, stereotyped writing was abolished and policy theory was used at the beginning, coupled with reflection on the tragedy of the late Ming Dynasty and criticism of Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism, led to the flourishing of political circles.

Beijing is no exception.

Either the supervisor, or the shade, or the traveling student, lived in the capital, formed associations and poems, discussed current affairs, and pointed out current maladies.

Emperor Taizong also had a legacy back then, encouraging associations to discuss politics, thinking that this would enlighten the people's wisdom.In recent years, the rudiments of newspapers have even appeared among various societies. Of course, most people are illiterate at this time, and these rudiments of newspapers are also for the members of various societies to read.

The few people who observed the street situation in the wine shop were all members of the "Changhong Society" in the capital, which means that Zhuangzi "Changhong died, and the blood was stored for three years and turned into jade".

The first person in Qingshan, surnamed Chen, was named Zhen.

The name of the ancestor was Chen Yongji. In the first year of Yongchang, he went north with Zuo Maodi. Before leaving, he wore white clothes and a white crown.

In the end, the peace talks failed. He refused to shave his hair and died unyielding.

The chaos at the end of the Ming Dynasty was painful and hard to think about. Many people shaved their hair and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, even Yan Shenggong shaved their hair.Later, Dashun's ruthless mockery of those who surrendered to the scholar-officials and the self-reflection of the scholar-officials all inspired the unyielding spirit of some academic societies.

Chang Hong Society in the capital city is one of the best.

A few days ago, the Kingdom defeated Rakshasa, and His Majesty the Emperor personally commanded the army to fight. He even destroyed the Rakshasa castle and even captured the adopted son of the Rakshasa king.

When the news came, everyone in Changhong Society sang and drank, and congratulated each other with poems. They sang the wind of the Han Dynasty and the frontier fortress of the Tang Dynasty.However, after all, it was only a pleasure after drinking, and after sober, no one really contributed to the army.

However, this joy and excitement did not last long. Soon, someone wrote an article in the tabloid of Changhong Society, which made people gnash their teeth.

It is said that the imperial court is undefeated and defeated, and the Rakshasa is undefeated and victorious.The imperial court not only compensated Rakshasa 30 taels of silver, but also recognized Rakshasa's throne, which was a great humiliation to the Celestial Dynasty.Soon after, the Rakshasa delegation will enter Beijing, and Guochao will receive the Rakshasa mission with a non-tribute ceremony.

The newspaper even said that there were traitors who misled the country during the negotiations.

In particular, Liu Yu and Liu Shouchang, the son of Yi Guogong, studied Western culture since childhood, but did not understand a subset of classics and history.His Majesty went to the south and returned with Liu Shouchang as his general. However, for the sake of seeking to expand the land, during the negotiation, he respected Luocha as the emperor, and promised to give 30 gold and silver. This is the real Qin Hui of the world.

Although everyone in Chang Hong Society is passionate and passionate, they read a lot of scriptures and don't know where Rakshasa is, let alone what is going on in the north.

As soon as the anonymous tabloid came out, everyone in the Chang Hong Club was immediately enraged and frustrated, wishing they could kill the national traitor with their own hands.

The contradiction between Wude Palace itself and the imperial examination and Guozijian is deep. Many people think that Wude Palace has learned too few scriptures and too much Western knowledge.

Confucianism is the foundation, and the rest are at the bottom. Even if you are pursuing practical learning, you can't abandon the foundation and chase the bottom.

It's just Emperor Taizong's legacy, and it's not easy for these people to directly say that it's wrong, but there must be some dissatisfaction.

This is like there were one hundred official vacancies a year, but because of the existence of the Martial Virtue Palace, there are directly fewer than forty.

If you don't become an official, how can you display your ambitions?Turn this green blood into immortality for meritorious service?

Chen Zhen was the youngest in the society, but also the most angry.The ancestor died of the country because he refused to shave his head, and he was deeply ashamed of such a thing that insulted the national dignity of the Celestial Dynasty.

As soon as the tabloids came out, he was the first to jump out and say that he wanted to punish the national traitors.Take the lead to write a letter to the Yushitai of the Supervisory Academy.

However, although this idea has been recognized by some young people, the real bigwigs in the club disagree.

Chen Zhen took a step back, thinking that he should at least emulate the story of Ma Shun, the commander of Jin Yiwei, a traitor, who was killed by a virtuous minister in the court after the civil fort change in the previous dynasty.

Not to mention beating to death, Liu Yu, the traitor, should be beaten up so that the court can know what the people want.

Someone fanned the flames with yin and yang: "He is a duke and son. The court doesn't trust us and other literati, and fills the court with martial arts. How can we catch up? It's better not to provoke him."

After lighting the fire, Chen Zhen was furious, bit his finger and said, "But the second son of the duke, what's the point? Life and death are important, and the importance of a man is more important than the country! The tombstones of the five people in the previous dynasty recorded things, and the white man dared to hurt We are all sons of the state and supervisors, so why be afraid of the second son of a duke?"

Everyone was ambitious, and those with ulterior motives pushed him to the front of the stage. Some young people were inspired by Chen Zhen's courage and were willing to follow Chen Zhen to beat the national traitors.

In the wine shop, Chen Zhen, who was staring at Liu Yu, wrote down the location of Liu Yu's house outside Wude Palace, and returned to his seat again.

On the seat, several people shook their heads and said: "It's a pity. Earlier news came that this person was in Luochabao, the slave of the Ming Dynasty, Gandu Si Zhuwei, and I still regarded him as a hero. I never thought that it turned out to be Such a traitor?"

Chen Zhen sneered and said: "In the past, before Wang Mang usurped us, he was still humble; when Zhao Jiu was an envoy of gold to King Kang, who would have thought that he would shave his head and raise troops in the future?"

Everyone felt reasonable, someone quietly took out a package, and there was no one else around, opened the package, revealing a black iron lump inside, with a lead wire on it.

"This is thunder. After beating up the country's traitors, I'm afraid that there will still be traitors in the court, insulting the dignity of the court. As the saying goes, if the Rakshasa Mission really enters Beijing to do the old things of the Song and Liao Dynasties, Then use this thing to throw the Rakshasa mission to force Guochao to face it."

Chen Zhen took it with both hands, and said proudly: "Don't worry, everyone! I have the ambition to die for the country. If the country is really humiliated, why should I be afraid of death? Even if I don't die, I, Chen Zhen, did it alone. Although I am not talented, three There are still some iron bones. I wish to follow the example of Yang Zhongmin in the previous dynasty, and the pain of scraping the bones will be borne by one person!"

Putting Zhen Tianlei away, Chen Zhen stood up, looked out the window, and wrote poems generously.

"The arrogance is still too empty, and the loyal heart shines through the ages. What is not done in life, it is reserved for future generations to make up for. The king of heaven is sage, and the creation is high through the ages. If you don't repay your kindness in your life, keep it as a loyal soul to make up for!"

"nice!"

All the people in the room were respectful, stood up to toast, and said one after another: "Being born is what I want! Righteousness is what I want! Give up life for righteousness!"

In the respect of everyone, Chen Zhen only felt that the blood in his body was boiling, and his whole body was very hot, and suddenly he didn't feel that he was being used as a gunman.

I just thought that if 80 years ago, all the scholars in the country had such ambitions, why would they be ashamed?Why the shame of fishy smell!
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In front of the Martial Virtue Palace, Liu Yu gave Mantou the topic to learn today, and led the horse into the gate of the Martial Virtue Palace.

When I arrived at the school grounds, I couldn't wait to show off my spoils.

The best Persian horse selected from the trophies, the whole body is white, about ten centimeters higher than the shoulders of other horses, extremely majestic.

I rode up for two laps, and the classmates who were watching next to me or the elementary school students in the lower dormitory applauded.After walking to the north for more than a year, Liu Yu's equestrian skills have improved a lot.

After going around a few times, he took out the wheel-wheel gun that was given to him when he was awarded the light car Du Weixun.Tian Ping hid far away with a dark face, and several targets were set up in the distance.

Liu Yu didn't have the ability to ride a bow and horse, so if he wanted to enter the upper house, he could only use a musket instead of a bow and arrow.

If you use a bow to ride and shoot, there are ten targets in total, and you need six out of ten targets to get into the upper round.If you use muskets, the same is true. Take two muskets and put them on your waist.

It's just that there is a time limit, and the reloading of the musket is too slow, so many children of generals still choose bow riding.

However, it is difficult to weigh the pros and cons.After horse shooting, there is infantry shooting. For infantry shooting, it is much easier to use muskets than to use bows and arrows.

After a few laps on the school field to warm up, the horse has already run out of feeling.

"Brother Shouchang, the summer exam is about a month away. It seems that brother Shouchang is determined to win. I see that your riding skills have improved again. Congratulations."

After a few rounds of embarrassment, Liu Yu was also in a good mood. This kind of exam relies on real skills, not subjective questions. As long as you perform as usual, there will be no problem.

Hearing the congratulations of his classmates, Liu Yu rode up to Tian Ping who was hiding aside, and said with a smile: "Brother Tian, ​​please do me a favor and give me some time. Anyway, you are far away, and the gunshots are quiet. Drinking the day before yesterday, Didn't you just show off a Western pocket watch? It works just fine."

Tian Ping cursed twice, knowing that the sound was not loud from far away, so he had to take out his pocket watch.

It looks like a crystal ball, a ball rather than a flat circle like the pocket watches of later generations.

It may be a luxury item, so through the transparent glass, you can directly see the newly invented I-wheel escapement inside.

Because of the magnification effect of the glass ball on the front dial, you can clearly see the hands and Roman numerals inside, but there is no second hand.

It can be seen that Westerners have taken a step forward in the study of optics. The theory of refraction can already be applied to this luxury pocket watch. It can be seen clearly, and the feeling of magnification is natural without distortion.

After picking up the time, Tian Ping nodded to Liu Yu, signaling to start.

Liu Yu jumped on the horse quickly, took out the wheel-wheel gun at his waist, and took out the powder pot from his back with his right hand and poured it into the muzzle of the gun.He took out a small piece of semi-carbonized cloth, put it at the muzzle of the gun, stuffed the lead bullet into the cloth, and hit an iron piece on the saddle with his backhand.

I don't know how many times I have practiced, but I have already formed muscle memory. I don't need to look at the position of the iron piece on the saddle, it just hits the lead bullet in the muzzle of the gun.

The lead bullet was jammed into the barrel, and the cleaning rod was pulled out and inserted a few times.

The spring wheel gun is not a flintlock gun, it relies on a spring to store power, and it needs to use a winder to extend the arm to wind, similar to a wrench.Otherwise, relying on fingers, it is definitely impossible to complete the winding.

The half-foot-long winder was stuck on the winding bolt, and after a half-turn with force, a click was heard.Then take out the gunpowder and pour it into the ignition door, and cover the iron cover, which is considered to be a filling.

I also installed the other one, put it in the saddle bag, kicked the horse, and the white horse galloped forward. After a small circle, it approached the railing where the target was.

After decelerating slightly, he pulled out the loaded spring wheel gun, and while the horse was jolting, his left hand was used as a frame, and his right hand was raised flat to stimulate the mechanical energy accumulated in the mainspring.

boom……

As soon as the gunshot rang out, the smoke and dust filled the air, and he didn't care whether he had hit the target, so he quickly turned the horse's head and galloped towards the next target.

Put the wheel gun in your right hand into the saddlebag, hold the gun in your left hand, and use your right hand as a frame, shoot another round, kick the horse's belly twice, retreat to the back with the outdated 30 Years War swing cavalry tactics, and reload.

Back and forth, choose a musket, and each shot needs to be circled within 3 minutes.Time is still tight.

(End of this chapter)