False eunuch in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 27
Famines occurred year after year in northern Shaanxi and northern Guanzhong.The weather was dry for a long time without rain, the vegetation was scorched, and the land was barren for thousands of miles. The hungry people fled and starved to death everywhere.In the fifth year of Apocalypse (1625), the hungry people were desperate, and everyone vented their anger and wanted to rebel against the powerful officials in order to survive.In July of the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), the famine became more serious. Coupled with the prevalence of epidemics, more people died.

"Second, there is only this little food at home, brothers and sisters, let's eat it. I can't do it anymore, so I don't want to waste food." Wang Laoteng is suffering from poverty. Due to the severe drought, there is no harvest in the fields, and there is no food left at home. , Wang Laoteng tried his best, but he couldn't fill the six or seven mouths in the family that were waiting to be fed.Not being able to eat enough, Wang Laoteng's strong body shriveled suddenly. It seemed that Wang Laoteng, who was upright in his prime, was like an old man in his dying years.

"Father, you can eat. Your illness is caused by starvation. If you eat these meals, you may be able to recover." Wang Er said.

"It's not going to get better. Looking at the situation, the drought will not get better for a while. The cannibal government not only does not reduce or exempt rents and taxes, but opens warehouses to release grain to the victims. Instead, it increases the so-called new salary and loses all. The fate of our common people! In such a world, how can we common people survive?" Wang Laoteng shook his head in despair, avoiding the rice soup that Wang Er brought to his mouth.

"Father, just take a sip." The tears in Wang Er's eyes kept pouring out like rain.

"This is the world of cannibalism! This day, it will change!" Wang Laoteng didn't make it to sunrise the next day, and passed away.

"Since the officials want our lives! Then we will fight them!" Wang Er angrily left the door with a hatchet in hand.

Although Wang Er is powerful, he is not a brainless person. He not only has force, but also brains, so he is very popular in Nanlujiao Village.

Nanlujiao Village is all members of Wang Er's clan, and they also suffer from the drought.Several people in the village have been starved to death, and the sentiment of resistance has been brewing and fermenting.All that's missing is a leader.

Wang Er rushed out from his home and called together the young and middle-aged people in Nanlujiao Village.

"Uncles, brothers, God will not give us a way to survive, and the government is also urging us to die! If we want to survive, we can only rely on ourselves. Do you want to wait here to die, or do you want to take your own life on your own?" hand." Wang Er asked loudly.

"Second, just explain what you want to do!" Someone heard what Wang Er meant and said loudly.

"Who dares to follow me to the county government office to kill that dog official and open a warehouse to release grain?" Wang Er asked loudly.

"I dare!" One of Wang Er's relatives immediately stood up!
"I dare to kill!" Another brother stood up, and they were all brothers who played well in Wang Er's daily life.

Someone took the lead, and someone echoed. All of a sudden, the villagers of Nanlujiao Village were full of enthusiasm.

Wang Erjiang was almost done, so he said: "Since everyone is willing to risk their lives, let's go for a vote! Kill that dog official. If you grab the food, there is still a way to survive!"

Wang Er brought almost all the young and strong hundred people from Nanlujiao Village.Since I have no weapons, I can only use kitchen knives, hatchets, etc. at home, and the most powerful one is the butcher's knife in the village.

Wang Er and his entourage set off to the county seat in a mighty way. When they passed through Abao Village, they met their friend Zhong Guangdao.The two people did not fight and did not know each other, because the two villages had a fight over water, and later became close friends.

"Wang Er, where are you planning to go with so many people in Nanlujiao Village? Could it be that you want to rebel?" Zhong Guangdao was originally joking.

Wang Er didn't hide it, "It's just going to rebel! Thieves don't want people to live, and the government forces us to die. I just want to take a way out by myself! Do you have the kind of light? Do you have the kind to go with us? , kill those dog officials, and open a warehouse to release food!"

"Wait for me for a moment! I will go with you. Our Abao village has also been thinking about this for a long time. It's just that no one dares to start. Since you started, brother Wang, our caste is not without caste. " Zhong Guangdao said.

Like Wang Er, Zhong Guangdao has extraordinary force, and he is also a popular person in Abao Village.As soon as Zhong Guangdao said hello, he summoned most of the young and middle-aged people in Abao Village.

"Do you want to have a full meal?" Zhong Guangdao said.

"Think!" All the people said in unison.

"Are you afraid of losing your head?" Zhong Guangdao asked again.

All the people were a little dizzy from hunger, no matter what they couldn't lose their heads, even if they died, they would be a hungry ghost, so all the people said loudly without any hesitation: "Don't be afraid!"

"That's good. The people of Nanlujiao Village are going to fight the dog-killing officer in the county seat and open a warehouse to release food. I am also going to go, and those who are not afraid of death can go with me. Even if you die, you can still be a hungry ghost!" Zhong Guangdao said.

"The thieves have been working for a few months, and the fields can run horse-drawn carriages. The dog officials are not only providing disaster relief, but raising taxes! This is to drive us to a dead end! Since they will not give us a way to survive, we will follow They are desperate!"

"Desperate! Desperate! Dog Killer! Open a warehouse to release food!"

Wang Er and Zhong Guangdao looked at each other with a smile on their faces.If the hearts of the people are available, you can start troubles!

Wang Er and Zhong Guangdao walked all the way to the county town, gathering bankrupt civilians all the way. When they arrived at the county town, hundreds of people had already gathered.

The military affairs of Baishui County are corrupt, and the county is defenseless.Wang Er and Zhong Guangdao rushed to the gate of the city, raided and killed the soldiers guarding the gate, and then led hundreds of mobs to paint their faces black with ink, lest they fail and be recognized.Every time he thought of it, he rushed to the county government office in one breath and directly arrested the county magistrate of Baishui County.

"Dog Killer!"

Wang Er and Zhong Guangdao directly led people to hack the county magistrate to death.Those who participated in the rebellion had to cut a knife on the county magistrate as a certificate of vote.Then there is no way out.

Wang Er and Zhong Guangdao immediately led people to attack the granary in Baishui County, opened the granary, and distributed the grain inside to the hungry victims.

"Brother Wang, the disaster has already happened, and there is no turning back. What should we do in the future? Brother Wang, have you ever thought about it?" Zhong Guangdao said.

"We only have a few hundred people now, mostly unarmed civilians. We are not enough to fight against the government. Once we are surrounded by officers and soldiers, we will definitely be defeated. There are many mountains to the north of the Luohe River. As long as we enter the mountains, the officers and soldiers will definitely take us. There is no way. At that time, retreat can be defended, advance can be attacked, and everything will be safe." Wang Erdao.

Zhong Guangdao thought for a while, then nodded, and said: "Since Brother Wang already has a plan, brother, I will follow Brother Wang's arrangement."

From this moment on, Wang Er really became the leader of this rebel army.

After Qiao Yingjia, the governor of Shaanxi, learned about this, he dared not report it to the imperial court, because the so-called "new salary" and "equal loss" and other taxes and labor were all done by him.Once the court finds out, Qiao Yingjia's Wushamao will not be guaranteed, and he is afraid that he may be killed if he is killed.Therefore, Qiao Yingjia did not immediately report the civil unrest in Baishui to the court, but blocked the news.On the other hand, they secretly sent troops to encircle and suppress.

(End of this chapter)