After Ming Dynasty

Chapter 16 Authentic
Zhu Yiyuan and Xie Qian explained clearly, so they hurriedly left and returned to Qingshiji, but they didn't notice that as soon as he left, Xie Qian called Mr. Zhu over.Your son is always tinkering with his own things, why doesn't he want to work for me?

"Lord Zhu, I am sincere to you father and son. When the city of Zichuan is destroyed, you will inherit the throne of King Lu. Mr. Zhu is also the son of King Lu. I, Xie Qian, mean what I say."

Father Zhu was stunned, and hurriedly said: "Please thank the leader for your peace of mind, our father and son will never let down the love of the leader."

Father Zhu felt bitter in his heart, and he didn't know how long he could be fooled. It would be dangerous if Xie Qian turned his back on him.

Zhu Yiyuan also knew that, so he seized the time to strengthen his strength, after all, his father was still in Xie Qian's hands.

About after the capture of Zichuan, things will be decided.

Zhu Yiyuan was under a lot of pressure, as soon as he returned to Qingshiji, someone came to welcome him.

"Young Master Zhu, you have a guest at your house."

Zhu Yiyuan was surprised, a guest?

It's not that the Zhu family has no relatives anymore, but at such a time, who would visit relatives for nothing?

Who is it that is so different?

Zhu Yiyuan hurried into the house and went to the living room. There were three people sitting in it, one was an old lady, and the other two were dressed as monks.

Zhu Yiyuan was taken aback, "Who are these two masters?"

Mother Ye said with a smile: "What master, this is your uncle."

As she spoke, she pulled a young monk up to Zhu Yiyuan, who looked less than [-] years old, gentle and elegant, with eyebrows and eyes, he was somewhat similar to Zhu Yiyuan, at first glance he was his uncle, his name was Ye Tinglan.

"Okay, I heard from my eldest sister that it is not easy for you to pull together a team of hundreds of people."

Zhu Yiyuan thought hard, it seems that he only met twice when he was a child, and he hasn't seen each other in the past ten years.

"Since uncle is here, I'll go prepare some food and drink, and clean up the dust." Zhu Yiyuan wanted to slip away, but his old lady grabbed him.

"It's my business to arrange food, talk to your uncle, he has business to see you."

Saying that, the old lady pushed Zhu Yiyuan on the chair, and she turned around and went down.

This time Zhu Yiyuan couldn't run even if he wanted to, so he could only sit still.

Ye Tinglan looked at him for a moment, and couldn't help laughing: "Nephew, what are your plans when you pull up a team? Do you want to fight against the Qing Dynasty, or?"

Zhu Yiyuan knew that this was what his mother told him, and he didn't hide it. He simply said, "I'm still thinking about self-protection. As for resisting the Qing Dynasty, I'm still a little powerless, and I still need to strengthen the team. Build high walls, accumulate more grain."

Ye Tinglan smiled and said: "This is indeed the only way for Emperor Taizu to seize the world... But I want to ask my nephew, do you know the situation in Shandong? Do you know how many rebels there are?"

Zhu Yiyuan was shocked, of course he wanted to know, but it was only a few days, so there was no time to inquire.

"I only know that there are a lot of rebels in various places, but the specific situation is not clear."

Ye Tinglan nodded, "Okay, I'll just talk to you."

After speaking, Ye Tinglan started to tell Zhu Yiyuan, first of all, it was King Ji who raised troops last year.

This King Ji is also from the clan of Zhu Ming, and his status is similar to that of Zhu Yiyuan. He called himself King Ji, and raised an incident in Dezhou, capturing more than 40 counties at one time.

In the end, it failed unfortunately, but the old Ministry of King Ji still survived and was still fighting with the Qing court.

In addition, there are Zhang Guang from Weixian County, Yang Wei, the deputy general of the Ming Dynasty in Laizhou, and Zhao Yingyuan, the former army of King Chuang... They all raised their troops one after another. Some failed, and some were still fighting and refused to surrender.

It is especially worth mentioning that in Cao County, there are still hundreds of thousands of Yuyuan volunteers. They are all rare loyal ministers and righteous men.

Zhu Yiyuan silently listened to his uncle's introduction. To be honest, he didn't know much about the Shandong Rebel Army in the late Ming and early Qing.The reason why Xie Qian became famous is because he killed the big traitor and traitor Sun Zhixie, so that his name will be left to future generations.

But hearing what my uncle said, there are quite a few rebels in Shandong, and Zhu Yiyuan's spirit was lifted.

And Ye Tinglan's next introduction made Zhu Yiyuan even more dumbfounded.

The Yuyuan Rebel Army has existed since the Ming Dynasty. Due to the continuous famine during the Wanli period, many people in Cao County fled, and their hometown became a barren land.

A few years later, when the villagers returned, they found that in their hometown, the tenacious elm trees had opened their branches and leaves, and the elm trees had taken root, forming a large dense elm forest.

Over the past few decades, this piece of Yulin has stretched for hundreds of miles, running through Cao County.

Therefore, some people use the cover of elm trees to hide in them, and regard the elm forest as a paradise.

Gradually, the number reached hundreds of thousands, forming a powerful force.

"These righteous people, they occupy the Yuyuan, just to survive, not to resist the Ming Dynasty. After the Manchu Tartars went south, they were more willing to put aside their past and work with the court to expel the Hulu. Internal strife, the Shi Ge Department refuses to send troops to Xuzhou, otherwise, how could there be a massacre in Yangzhou!"

Zhu Yiyuan was shocked, "Uncle, you didn't lie to me, did you?"

Ye Tinglan smiled slightly, he turned his head to look at another big monk, this one has not spoken all this time, his biggest characteristic is two huge ears, both white and big, he really looks like a Buddha.

"My nephew, this Mr. Yan Ermei, once led seven thousand troops to Yangzhou to meet with the Shi Ge Department and offer advice to him."

Zhu Yiyuan was even more surprised, "Have you seen Shi Ge Department?"

Yan Ermei nodded, "Last year, I spent all my wealth and recruited [-] fellow villagers to go to Yangzhou to help in the war. I once suggested to the Shi Ge Department that we should take the initiative to attack Xuzhou. As long as we occupy Xuzhou, we can contact the Yuyuan Rebels and join us Winning Shandong is enough to resist the Qing court and recover the Central Plains. However, Shi Ge will not listen, and I will be powerless."

Zhu Yiyuan thought for a while, if Yan Ermei's idea was really followed, at least the Hongguang court could have an extra line of defense, would the result be different?

Zhu Yiyuan shook his head slightly, "Even if the Shi Ge Department is a good minister, it is powerless to restrict it in many ways."

Hearing what Zhu Yiyuan said, Yan Ermei cheered up, "Although I have been with Shi Gebu for a short time, the princes in the south are addicted to internal strife. They don't care about the severity and don't understand the overall situation. They are all ministers of subjugation. I am ashamed to be with them. I decided to go back to my hometown in Peixian County, recruit heroes, and deal with the Qing court, but fortunately, Brother Runshan gave me advice and let me come to Shandong to have a look.”

Runshan?

Ye Tinglan hurriedly explained, "This Mr. Runshan, named Ye Tingxiu, is my cousin. After seeing Mr. Yan, I was ready to contribute to the great cause of fighting against the Qing Dynasty. We wanted to contact the rebels everywhere to find out the situation. I heard a few days ago Someone killed Zhang Zhifa's nephews and nephews, so they came to check, and halfway there, I thought of my elder sister, so I came over to have a look, but I never thought that the elder nephew was responsible for breaking into Zhang's house."

Only then did Zhu Yiyuan understand the cause and effect. Unexpectedly, his own uncle also joined the fight against the Qing Dynasty, and the Mr. Yan he brought had even met Shi Kefa.

Immediately, Zhu Yiyuan had the feeling that he had found an organization, and he frowned slightly, "Just now we talked about the Yuyuan Rebel Army, how did they deal with the Qing army? Could it be that they were only covered by Yulin?" Zhu Yiyuan immediately inquired about his experience.

Yan Ermei sighed and said: "Brother Yuyuan Rebels are really amazing. They dug tunnels under Yuyuan, which stretched for hundreds of miles. Tartar soldiers came, hid in them, and then attacked Tartars' weak points by surprise. There are hundreds of miles of elm trees in Yuyuan Lin, the Tartar cavalry can't be used, and there are tunnels that appear and disappear, and they specialize in attacking the weaknesses of the Tartars. If Shi Ge's troops can go north to Xuzhou and join forces with the Yuyuan Rebels, why would Yangzhou suffer? Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, brutally murdered!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yiyuan opened his mouth wide in shock and was speechless.

There are only three words left in my head: Tunnel warfare!
In Caoxian County, Shandong Province, there is a forest of elms for hundreds of miles, and under the forest of yulins, there are tunnels stretching for hundreds of miles.

There are nearly a million soldiers and civilians active in it, taking advantage of the geographical advantage to contend against the Qing army!
If it is true, you can really be ashamed to death.

Yan Ermei naturally did not lie, this Yuyuan volunteer army persisted until the eighth year of Shunzhi, much longer than Hongguang and Longwu combined.

Moreover, the Qing army was unable to do anything to the Yuyuan Rebels for a time, thanks to the great talent Hou Fangyu, who advised the Governor of the Qing court, dug the embankment, flooded the tunnels of the Yuyuan Rebels, and finally wiped out this stubborn army. Anti-clearing force.

After Zhu Yiyuan inquired carefully and confirmed the truth, he fell into a long silence.

Whoever said that the Qing army entered the customs, the people of the Central Plains surrendered?
In the land of Qilu alone, there are dozens of well-known rebels.There are descendants of the clan, old generals of the Ming Dynasty, subordinates of Li Zicheng, students, ordinary people, and even bandits.

At this critical juncture of life and death, he stood up and sacrificed his life to go to the national disaster, regardless of death.

They are not only courageous, but also wise.

Can you believe that during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, they actually developed a method of authentic warfare.

To Zhu Yiyuan, this news was absolutely subversive.

He finally dispelled the last trace of doubts and made up his mind.

He thought about whether to develop some troops first, and then flee south to join Nanming.

However, these insects in Nanming are hopeless. In a word, compared with them, Wan Yangou is considered wise and powerful.

If you go by yourself, you will probably end up dead. If you are lucky, you will escape overseas and live on your last breath.

Zhu Yiyuan's real idea is to stay behind the enemy lines in Shandong, gather people's support, and deal with the Qing court.After all, he served in the military camp for several years in his previous life, and he was familiar with the guerrilla tactics of his predecessors.

But Zhu Yiyuan still has one biggest doubt, that is, can the common people in the late Ming Dynasty really be organized?

He was so worried that he never dared to speak out to his fellow villagers.

But when he heard the news of the Yuyuan Rebel Army, Zhu Yiyuan never hesitated.

Because he realized that maybe the Yuyuan Rebel Army lost to the Qing Army in the end, but their efforts were not in vain. 300 years later, the people of the Central Plains once again picked up the method of the Yuyuan Rebel Army and carried it forward to deal with more vicious enemies.

That time, they really won!

This is the wealth left by the ancestors to future generations. The struggle at this moment is not meaningless.

"Uncle, and Mr. Yan, can I trouble you and tell the folks in Qingshiji, just tell us about the methods of the Yuyuan Rebel Army, we really need these valuable experiences." Zhu Yiyuan begged.

　This from the Yuyuan Rebel Army is absolutely true. When I found out about it, I was shocked...

　　
　
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