I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 282 From the chaos of Bailian, the second generation wields a knife to fight against the rebels.

"Buddha, is it really okay for us to do this? Once we do this, we are really rebelling. The imperial court stipulates that people are prohibited from entering this track, and once they are caught, they will be severely punished."

Tens of miles away from Jinan Prefecture, Shandong, beside the train tracks.

Hundreds of civilians in civilian clothes, holding hoes, shovels and axes, struggled to tear down the fence.

At the front of the line was a woman in a strong suit.

Although this woman's appearance is average, the heroic spirit between her eyebrows adds a bit of beauty to her.

The person who asked the question was a short and thin man named Liu Jun, who was one of this woman's followers.

The phoenix eyes were scanning the woman on the railway, and she glanced at the short and thin one, "Don't you believe in this Buddha mother, or are you afraid?"

The short and thin man named Liu Jun blushed, as if he had been humiliated, and said excitedly: "Zhu Di is not benevolent, he doesn't treat us Shandong people as human beings, local officials exploit us layer by layer, and his grandson Zhu Zhangui is even counting I killed my eldest brother years ago, and I have a sworn hatred with Daming, I wish I could eat their bones and eat their flesh, for this reason I don't even have to die, there is nothing to be afraid of."

The woman gave him a serious look and nodded slightly.

"I hope so!"

After all, he walked towards the hundreds of people who had cut the fence, ready to arrange the next step.

Looking at the walking away, the man bit his lips, a trace of obsession flashed in his eyes, and he strode after her.

This woman's name is Tang Sai'er, a person in Putai County.

The land of Shandong has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. In the late Yuan Dynasty, this place was an important place for the Red Turban Army.

Even if the world is stable, there are still rumors of the Red Turban Army and the White Lotus Sect.

Influenced by the ideas of the Red Turban Army and others since childhood, Tang Sai'er chanted scriptures since childhood, and even often called herself the Buddha's mother.

After growing up, she married Lin San, a man of the same ideology.

Lin San and Tang Sai'er had the same childhood experience, and were also deeply influenced by the ideas of the Red Turban Army and the White Lotus Sect!

When the husband and wife are together, they often discuss various spiritual beliefs and their yearning for the supreme Buddha kingdom.

In this place of Shandong, I don't know the reason. It hasn't been better since the end of Yuan Dynasty.

During the Hongwu period, disasters and starvation were everywhere here for years. After the death of Lao Zhu, the old man launched Jingnan again, and Shandong became the main battlefield again.

After the war, just when the people in Shandong thought they could rest, Zhu Di became a monster again, planning to build a new palace in Beiping.

Coupled with the many northern expeditions, the construction of canals, and the opening of the Huitong River, the number of young and strong civilians transferred by the imperial court reached hundreds of thousands in Shandong alone.

Coupled with successive years of disasters and barren land, the land of Shandong has almost become a purgatory on earth.

A few years ago, a drought occurred in Shandong, and the arrival of the emperor's grandson brought a wave of blood to the devastated Shandong.

In the second year, the situation was not bad. Everyone planted some food, and the famine was a little bit better with the government's subsidy.

But God only traps poor people.

In the third year, the drought came again, followed by the locust plague, and this year it was another severe drought.

After several years of rectification, Shandong is almost unable to bear it.

Many people live on tree bark and grass roots, and even sell their wives and children.

Although Tang Sai'er's family is not so miserable, it is still very tight.

Tang Saier, who was influenced by the thoughts of the Red Scarf Army since he was a child, felt very sympathetic to the victims, so he followed the example of the Red Scarf Army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and used the idea of ​​white lotus to win over the people and appease the hearts of the local people.

Because of being a daughter, she recommended her husband Lin San as the leader, and she silently supported her behind the scenes.

Tang Sai'er did not have any bad intentions in promoting Bailian at the beginning, but just wanted to give the people of Shandong who have suffered so much a spiritual sustenance.

Originally, as long as the imperial court released food quickly to save the people from the fire and water, there would be no problem, and Shandong would also stabilize quickly.

But I don't know what's going on, there is no news about the release of food from the imperial court, which has caused complaints from the people in Shandong, and many people miss the days when the emperor's grandson was here.

Although the emperor's grandson is strict in management and will kill people, he will really give food and give everyone a chance to work so that everyone will not be hungry.

But now that the emperor's grandson is away, these Shandong officials have started to behave mischievously again.

Not only did they delay the distribution of relief food, but they even united with some local gentry and landlords to continue collecting food taxes from the people in disregard of the imperial court's tax exemption policy.

Allocating corvee, even sending people down directly to arrest people.

Tang Sai'er's father was taken away. Later, news came that he was serving as a corvee in the Forbidden City in Beiping.

Two years ago, Alutai invaded in the north, and his father was encouraged by the words of the emperor's grandson, and voluntarily went to the north to fight against the enemy.

But this trip took nearly two years, and I only received news of safety once a year.

Although the Tang family was a little worried about this, they still looked forward to the news that Tang Sai'er's father had saved a lot of money and would return home after the war would end this year.

But just last month, an unfortunate news came to the Tang family.

Tang Sai'er's father was killed by the enemy's sentry when he was on duty while following the army to wipe out the remnants of the enemy on the northern grasslands.

The Tang family was devastated when they heard the news, but their husband died fighting for the country, and they did not complain about the court.

It is Tang's father's honor to fight for the country and die on the battlefield.

But on the second day, when Tang San'er and her husband went to the official office to receive his father's pension and inheritance, they were ruthlessly rejected by the official.

In the words of those officials, your father was only recruited as a farmer, which falls under the scope of corvee service, plus he has a peasant household registration, not a soldier, and has no pension.

As for inheritance, when your father went there, he was dressed in rags, and everything else was provided by the imperial court, so there was no such thing as inheritance at all.

As for the reward money mentioned in the letter sent back by Tang's father, the officials laughed even more.

A muddy leg can still make money on the battlefield, fooling ghosts.

Immediately, regardless of the explanation of the couple, they threw away two catties of coarse grain, and they were about to be sent away.

Tang Sai'er and his wife were naturally unwilling.

With the issuance of the new disability pension policy of the imperial court and word-of-mouth publicity among military households in various places, the common people also know how much the disability pension is.

According to the law of disabled soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, disabled soldiers will receive 50 taels of silver for life, and they can get [-] catties of grain and some meat and other items every year. Priority will be given to help them arrange jobs to help their families live. Their children can enter the new school for free. School reading.

The soldiers who died in battle were directly subsidized 100 taels, and the imperial court was responsible for supporting the old and young in their families until the old man passed away or the youngest son became an adult.

What's more, according to the letter sent by Tang's father, he killed many enemies, and he was rewarded with at least 50 taels of silver.

The past two years in Shandong have been disaster years, and Tang Sai'er's family is also in short supply of food, so they are already living a tight life.

Although the death of his father was a great blow to the family, life must go on.

The Tang family didn't want to ask the court what more they wanted, they just wanted to get what the Tang family should have.

But they didn't expect that the father sacrificed his life in exchange for food and money for the family to survive, but these corrupt officials categorically denied it.

Tang Sai'er and his wife didn't believe that it was because their father was not a military household, they couldn't get all this, but they suspected that the court had already given the money, but they were just being corrupted by these corrupt officials who had no heart, liver and lungs.

The two parties clashed in the yamen, and Tang Sai'er's husband, Lin San, was also a man of the time.

In anger, he roared angrily at that time, and wanted to bring a big lawsuit to the capital to sue the imperial court, and let the emperor bring these corrupt officials and moths in Shandong to justice.

Seeing this, the officials in the county government got angry on the spot, and directly ordered people to drive the couple out, and issued some orders in a cryptic manner.

During the conflict, Tang Saier's husband was seriously injured by a miss by the yamen servant. Tang Saier injured the yamen servant and took her husband back because of her martial arts skills.

Unexpectedly, within a day after returning home, her husband died.

The mother, who was heartbroken and bedridden because of her father's death, also passed away after being hit by this blow.

The death of her father, mother, and husband one after another, coupled with the fact that the yamen wanted to arrest her on the grounds that she was a rioter, filled Tang Saier's heart with resentment.

She resented the court's inaction, resented those officials for their cruelty, corruption, illegal records, and devoid of conscience.

She herself is the propagandist of Bailian, and she has the idea of ​​overthrowing this corrupt court in her heart.

Tens of days ago, when Tang Sai'er paid homage to her husband, father and mother, she found a stone box at the foot of the mountain. When she dug it out, she found the Heavenly Book Sword inside.

Since then, among the Bailian people, it has been spread that Tang Sai'er knows magic, and can use divine swords and paper-cut horses to fight.

For a while, Tang Sai'er's prestige among the Bailian people reached its peak, and she was regarded as the Buddha's mother by the Bailian believers, and they believed in her endlessly.

In just a few days, Tang Sai'er gathered a large group of believers, the number of which reached tens of thousands, among which there were [-] young and strong.

A few days ago, Tang Sai'er gathered his followers and conveyed the will of heaven to them.

The successive years of disasters in Shandong are caused by demons, whose purpose is to cut off the luck of Shandong and do unspeakable things.

And the train track laid this year is the formation set up by that monster.

Tang Sai'er told the believers that she was guided by the heavens, and the heavens inspired her that as long as she breaks this formation, Shandong will restore peace, and there will be no more natural disasters and man-made disasters in the future.

As soon as this news was announced, the believers were outraged, and they cursed the monster one by one, clamoring that they were willing to obey Tang Saier's orders.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Tang Sai'er ordered on the spot to divide his men into four battalions, led by Liu Junbinhong and others who followed her first, and were responsible for destroying the train tracks from four places. Interrupting this would destroy Shandong's luck. The demon array.

"Mother Buddha, this demon formation is too powerful, everyone can't stop fighting!"

As Tang Sai'er approached, a group of men who were slashing at the railway tracks with hoes and axes, trembling hands and feet with numb hands, asked for help from Tang Sai'er, who was descended from the gods in their hearts.

In fact, it doesn't need to be said by this person, Tang Sai'er saw it when he walked over just now.

When the men under his command hit the steel object, it had no effect except sparking sparks and a little mark.

The big gray bricks below were only made with small gaps.

Tang Sai'er frowned, stepped forward and stroked the cold rails.

The imperial court was so extravagant that they used such good iron materials to create a bunch of useless things.

If it is the sky that wants to destroy it, it must first make it crazy.

Tang Sai'er sneered in her heart, although the railroad tracks and the gray bricks were very stiff, but she was a Buddhist mother, so how could she not have a solution.

Good guy, it really is brainwashed to talk too much, even I believe it.

No wonder a great man said well that if you want others to believe your lies, you must first believe them yourself.How can you deceive others with a lie that you don't even believe.

Grabbing the gravel under the railway tracks, Tang Sai'er said to the believers thoughtfully.

"This thing is possessed by a monster with demon magic. Mortal things can't hurt it at all. Although my divine sword can cut it off, I want to save my mana to deal with that monster. I can't waste it on such useless things. .”

When the believers heard this, they were filled with regret.

"Buddha, can this formation be indestructible? If we can't destroy this demon formation, our Shandong land will be finished."

A deeply fascinated believer was so anxious that he was about to cry, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to Tang Sai'er.

"Pray for the Buddha's mother to show great power and save the people of Shandong!"

Others also knelt down on the ground one after another, "I beg the Buddha Mother to show her magic power and save the people of Shandong!"

Reaching out to help the person kneeling in front, Tang Sai'er said with a confident smile.

"Everyone, don't panic, this Buddha mother has already broken the formation!"

After that, she pointed to the gravel under the railway track.

"This is the foundation of the formation. I have used my power to break the evil spirit on it just now. You can dig it open."

"Without the spirit of the earth, the effect of this demon formation will be greatly weakened. When we destroy a few more places, this formation will be destroyed!"

All the believers were overjoyed when they heard it, and shouted that the power of the Buddha Mother is boundless.

Then one by one excitedly stood up, brandished their hoes and shovels, and dug hard towards the bottom of the railroad tracks.

"Hey, what are you bastards doing? If you dare to dig the railway tracks, you will die!"

Just as Tang Sai'er and the believers were in full swing, dozens of young people in railway uniforms roared and rode over in the distance.

Zhang Kejian was so angry.

The emperor had already been notified on the platform that he was about to arrive, but on his side, a group of unscrupulous people came out to dig the track.

Isn't this shit trying to kill him?

Because of the treasure banknote case, all his property was confiscated and he was sentenced to serve 55 years in prison.

For this reason, my sister beat him up severely and scolded him bloody. Later, under his pitiful begging, the former laborer served his sentence and became a supervisor.

His daily task is to supervise hard work and criminals not working. He walks around the construction site with a knife and a whip every day. From time to time, he invites friends who are also serving sentences to drink some wine and eat some small dishes.

Although I didn't live comfortably in the capital, I wasn't too tired, hungry or cold.

Of course, it would be even better if his wife and concubine came back every few days instead of once a month, and it would be even better if they could stay by his side.

It's a pity that my sister doesn't allow it.

In my sister's words, it would be nice for you to see her once a month. The other honorable children who served your sentence with you can only see their family members once a year, and they can only see their parents. No way, you bastard can still hang out with wives and concubines once a month, so you can have fun secretly.

With the completion of the railway from Jinling to Beiping, the construction site began to gradually shift, and other places began to be built.

Zhang Kejian didn't want to hang out with the construction site anymore, so he asked his wife, who came once a month, to ask Mr. Zhang to ask his sister to change him to another job.

Mrs. Zhang saw that this guy was serious about his work, and his attitude of admitting his mistakes was sincere enough. Besides, he was his own younger brother, so his heart softened for a moment, so he discussed it with Zhu Pangpang.

Zhu Pangpang didn't object after thinking about it, after all, he was the one who dragged this brother-in-law into the trap.

Later, when the imperial court established the Ministry of Railways, Zhu Pangpang assigned Zhang Kejian to the railway patrol.The route he was in charge of was the section from Jinan to Beiping.

In the future, the central power of the imperial court will be moved to Beiping. Zhang Kejian is in charge of this section of the road. After a big inspection every few days, he can also arrange for him to stay at home for a few days at the train station.

In this way, the brother-in-law can serve his sentence to atone for the court work, and can also meet with his family often.

As the general person in charge of this section of the road, Zhang Kejian naturally knew that the emperor would come in the next few days.

Usually this section of the road is inspected by his subordinates in sections, but he only inspected the entire section of the railway in 10 days.

After receiving the news that the emperor was coming the day before yesterday, Zhang Kejian wanted to show his performance in front of the old man and try to reduce his sentence.

So I took my men to patrol back and forth beside the railway, trying to let the old man see his efforts when the train passed by.

While eating at a small station at noon, he received a notification on his walkie-talkie.

It is said that after dusk today, the emperor's train will arrive at Jinan Station, and then go straight to Peiping after loading coal and water.

Although it was a bit regrettable that the emperor came at night and could not see his hard work, Zhang Kejian still carried out the tasks that he should be responsible for meticulously.

He knew his own luck, so in order to prevent that bad luck, he made his crime aggravated.

After Zhang Kejian had his meal, he led his inspectors to check every section of the track diligently.

In order to prevent his bad luck from doing bad things, he always wandered outside the fence of the train track, afraid that his bad luck would make bad things happen.

This inspection lasted until dusk. Just when Zhang Kejian was about to go to Jinan Station to meet the emperor and others, his subordinates suddenly reported to him that hundreds of people went to the train tracks. It didn't look like they were doing something good. of.

Zhang Kejian was furious when he learned about it.

Nima, these people are trying to kill him.

You don't come when the emperor is not here, and you come when the emperor is here. What bad things did I, Zhang Kejian, do in my previous life? Why am I so unlucky?

In order to prevent these guys from affecting the train operation, Zhang Kejian directly summoned his men and rushed over angrily.

When he arrived, he happened to see these guys wielding hoes and shovels, digging the foundation of the track.

The enthusiastic believers who were wielding their hoes looked up one after another when they heard the horseshoes and shouts.

When he saw the person in uniform, fear flashed across his eyes.

Don't look at these guys, under the bewitching of Tang Sai'er, they all gritted their teeth hating the court, but they really saw the people in the court, and they still didn't know what to do.

This phenomenon is actually quite normal behavior.

People who have not committed a crime, when they are stopped by people in official uniforms for questioning, they will feel churn in their hearts, wondering if they have done something bad.What's more, these guys also know in their hearts that waiting for others is an act of rebellion.

"They are the guardians of the monster, but they are the lackeys of the monster. They are the culprits who cut off my luck in Shandong. Kill them and protect my Shandong!"

The believers were a little scared, but Tang Sai'er was not afraid at all.

Hearing her yelling, she pulled out her waist knife with a "bass", commanded her disciples, and prepared to kill dozens of people like Zhang Kejian.

As a loyal believer, Liu Jun is also the battalion officer of this battalion. After Tang Sai'er gave the order, he waved a hatchet in his hand and shouted.

"White lotus descends to earth, Wanmin turns over!"

This slogan, like a stimulant, instantly boosted the morale of the fearful believers, waved all kinds of farm tools in their hands, shouted slogans, and killed Zhang Kejian and others.

Zhang Kejian, who was leading people to come up to drive away the troublemakers, was stunned when he heard the slogan shouted by the other party.

As a person who knows how to enjoy, besides enjoying delicious food and beautiful women every day, Zhang Kejian's biggest hobby is listening to various operas and storytelling.

Of course he had heard about the White Lotus Sect, and he even heard that Lao Zhu was related to this sect.

Later, when Lao Zhu became the emperor, he designated the White Lotus Sect as a sect of demons and evil spirits, and stipulated that anyone who discovered the White Lotus Sect and reported it to the court or took him to the Yamen would be rewarded heavily.

"My dear, these guys are members of the White Lotus Sect."

Those who followed Zhang Kejian were all the second generations who had a good relationship with him back then.

Everyone usually hangs out together, so naturally they have heard the story of the White Lotus Sect.

"Brother Zhang, they have a lot of people, let's withdraw!"

One of the second generations felt a little apprehensive when he saw the hundreds of people rushing over aggressively, and suggested that Zhang Kejian should run for his life first.

Zhang Kejian, who was squinting his eyes and looking at the rushing Bailian sect members, looked back at the man with an excited smile on his face.

"Brothers, each of us here will serve more than ten years in prison. Let me ask you, don't you want a warm bed at home and beautiful wives and concubines?"

As soon as this remark came out, the second generations looked at Zhang Kejian.

Reaching out to wipe his nose, Zhang Kejian reached into his bosom, took out the revolver that his sister had secretly stuffed for him, opened the safety and roared loudly.

"Emperor Taizu has an edict to reward those who capture and kill the followers of the White Lotus Sect alive!"

"We are all guilty bodies. It will take at least ten years to go home and reunite with our families. Now that God has given us a chance to go home, are you really willing to go?"

As soon as this remark came out, the eyes of the second generation were all red.

Who the hell wants to stay on the construction site every day, or guard the broken railroad tracks at the train station, eating food that they don't even look at on weekdays.

But the blame is on them, although no one is watching them, but if they dare to go home, they will implicate their family members.

For the sake of the whole family, they can only grit their teeth and live a hard life of self-entertainment.

Many people dream about returning home to the old days, but when they think that they will have to serve more than ten years in prison, and some even take more than 20 years, many people feel desperate.

But just when they were desperate, God put an opportunity in front of them.

What is the White Lotus Sect?That's a traitor.

What are rebels used for? They commit crimes and make meritorious deeds.

As long as they defeat these rebels, capture the leader, and then force them to find out the other party's base camp, they will report to the imperial court.

With the character of the current emperor who deserves to be rewarded for his merits, these people have made such great contributions, it is impossible for the emperor to let them go home when he is happy.

Thinking of the warm bed at home, as well as the delicious food and the beautiful and enchanting maids, wives and concubines, the second generation finally couldn't help it.

"Kill the traitor, make a great contribution, go home and enjoy a good life!"

Reaching out and pulling out the swords they were wearing, the second generations, led by Zhang Kejian, charged up on their horses with roars.

(End of this chapter)