Xu Wenjue took the urgent report handed over by the messenger and read it for a while. After a sneer, a series of orders were passed down, and then he turned his head to the fort in front of him.

Xu's family has been operating Jiangnan for a hundred years and has created a fort that is indeed powerful. It can withstand four or five rounds of artillery bombing.

But there is no bird use, and there is no high-grade special cement for building. The so-called docking fort can withstand four or five wheels, which is already at its limit.

After following Emperor Chongzhen for a long time, Xu Wenjue also learned how to play the big bombing force in Emperor Chongzhen - artillery propulsion, round-over bombing.

It took half an hour for Xu Wenjue to yawn and waved his hand, "I'll send soldiers in and collect those who surrender, and those who don't surrender die!"

...

Through Xu Wenxuan's study, a hole appeared behind the bookshelf that had been removed. There was not even a trace of light in the dark secret passage, like a monster who wanted to choose someone to eat.

After searching behind the bookshelf, Xu Wenxuan took out a torch, lit it with a fire note, and then walked towards the secret passage first.

The secret passage was a little messy, obviously there were signs of many people walking past in front of me.

Walking in the secret passage, except for Xu Wenxuan who did not show any special expression to the secret passage, the remaining heads of the family opened their eyes wide and looked at the secret passage that could not be seen at all in disbelief.

Everyone in the world has many waters in the south of the Yangtze River. It is easy to build a secret passage that is thirty miles long. Anyone of them can build it.

However, if the environment inside this secret passage is guaranteed and the service life of the secret passage is a very fatal problem.

Hu Changfeng raised his thumbs up and exclaimed: "I wonder how much manpower and material resources are needed to build this secret passage?"

Xu Wenxuan said complacently: "The construction of this secret passage took almost fifty years.

Sanhe soil, brick-wrapped and glutinous rice juice are so expensive that even my Xu family finds it a little difficult.

However, nowadays, it is because of the foresight that our ancestors have already practiced such a secret passage in advance, otherwise we will fall into the hands of those officers and soldiers today.”

Hu Changfeng sighed: "Even now, the maintenance cost of this secret passage is not small, right?"

Xu Wenxuan sighed: "Yes, tens of thousands of taels of silver are poured in every year, just to make this secret passage work normally."

Chen Qi said: "It's also a blessing for this secret passage, otherwise we would have to be buried in the fort today."

After walking for several miles with the admiration of the few people, Xu Wenxuan stopped and walked to the wall to explore for a while. After listening to a thud, a huge Broken Dragon Stone landed on the ground with a loud bang.

After Hu Changfeng and others looked at each other, Hu Changfeng said, "This is the Dragon Broken Stone? Now put this thing down first, what if it is the exit in front?"

Hu Changfeng's words did not fully explain, but which of the few people present was not a human spirit, and who did not know what Hu Changfeng meant.

Xu Wenxuan said: "The exit of this secret passage is only passed down by word of mouth among my Xu family heads in all dynasties, but the older brothers don't have to worry.

As for the broken dragon stone behind, it will take less than a day or two to dig it out. When the officers and soldiers dug out the broken dragon stone, I’m afraid we will have arrived on the mountain long ago.”

After listening to Xu Wenxuan's explanation, the few people put aside their doubts and walked forward with Xu Wenxuan.

After walking along the way, four or five broken dragon stones were put down along the way, Xu Wenxuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It's OK, we have completely gotten rid of those officers and soldiers now. Let's take a rest first."

After saying that, Xu Wenxuan took the lead and walked towards a small hole not far ahead, with some wine and food inside.

Hu Changfeng was even more amazed: "Even these foods are ready. Brother Xu is indeed amazing, brother admires them very much."

Xu Wenxuan stroked his beard and smiled indifferently, but he didn't care too much about Hu Changfeng's praise.

The real awesome one is not myself, but my ancestor Xu Jie and Xu. If he hadn't been angry with the bastard Hai Rui, he would probably not have thought of practicing such a secret thought.

After a while, Xu Wenxuan smiled and said, "We have walked almost ten miles today. Let's take a nap here first, and then walk forward when we recover."

In the secret passage, there was no way to know whether it was dawn or dark outside, but the body's reaction was to tell Xu Wenxuan and others clearly that it was time to take a rest.

Xu Wenxuan and others didn't know how long they had slept. Anyway, they would continue to walk forward when they woke up, and they would rest for a while when they were tired. When they couldn't recover, they would stop to sleep.

I don’t know how long it took, Xu Wenxuan pointed to the light that appeared in front and smiled and said, “It’s finally time to exit. Old brothers work harder, probably the front has been arranged.”

When the other people heard this, they were shocked and rushed towards the exit.

But as soon as he arrived at the exit, Xu Wenxuan discovered something was wrong.

There was no one of his own coming to greet him at the exit, but instead seemed a little quiet, so quiet that it was not normal.

Raising his hand to block the dazzling sunlight, Xu Wenxuan looked out, but found that someone on the other side was looking at him with a smile.

Xu Wenxuan's heart simply fell to the bottom - the smiling person opposite was Xu Wenjue in military uniform.

When Xu Wenjue saw Xu Wenxuan, he smiled and said, "You finally came here? It was two or three days later than I expected."

Seeing Xu Wenxuan's expression of a grimy face, Xu Wenjue smiled and said, "What's wrong? Should I come up by myself or wait for me to send someone down to invite you up?"

Hu Changfeng said: "Okay, this time I don't have to think about anything. The officers and soldiers are waiting here, and there is no need to have other thoughts."

The smile on Chen Qi's face was even worse than crying: "All planning is done is to make Dongliu!"

Xu Wenxuan and the other heads of the family looked at each other for a long time, then snorted coldly, raised their feet and walked out of the cave entrance. However, none of the five people begged for mercy.

At this point, even if Xu Wenxuan thinks about it with his butt, he can think of something wrong. From the completion of this secret passage, the exit of the Xu family has always been word-of-mouthed between the heads of the Xu family.

In other words, except for himself, only his son, Xu Chongjun, the head of the next generation Xu family, knew about it.

Now the officers and soldiers have appeared in front of them. How could the officers and soldiers know about this except for the words their son said?

The only pity is that his bastard son must have fallen into the hands of the factory guards, which means that the things he planned were completely failed.

However, what people like me do is rebellion. If this is a serious crime of killing the nine clans, and begging for mercy is useful, then why should the Ming Dynasty do?

Xu Wenjue stared at Xu Wenxuan for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "Mr. Xu doesn't seem to be surprised?"

Xu Wenxuan snorted coldly: "What's the accident? It's just that Jun'er failed. The king succeeded and the enemy defeated, and you will deal with it."

Xu Wenjue nodded and said, "It's a man."

After praising him, Xu Wenjue shouted directly: "Bind it up and take it away!"

Xu Wenxuan received good treatment. He was neither broken by his hands nor tied up. He just tied his hands upside down with a calfskin rope and carried them forward by several soldiers.

But as the road ahead went further, Xu Wenxuan's heart became colder.

There are many swords scattered everywhere on the roadside, and more of them are still a little bit of blood.

Although he didn't see any corpses, Xu Wenxuan knew in his heart that after the tens of thousands of outlaws who were prepared against the officers and soldiers, there was basically no second way to go except being completely killed or surrendered.

...

A few days later, Xu Wenxuan, Hu Changfeng and others were sent to Nanjing Military Mansion and met Xu Hongji, Xu Xianchun and others.

Xu Xianchun praised with a tsk voice: "What a courage! Since the third year of Chongzhen, you have been the first wave of rebelling! This governor admires you!"

Xu Wenxuan snorted, "It's just a success and a defeat for the enemy. Xu only wants to die."

Xu Xianchun said: "Your nine tribes have to follow you. I wonder if Mr. Xu has anything to say?"

As the saying goes, killing someone to kill his heart, Xu Xianchun is now planning to stimulate Xu Wenxuan, not asking to piss him to death, but only asking for his own pleasure.

Since the third year of Chongzhen, who else dares to say that the entire Ming Dynasty rebelled?

But Xu Wenxuan and other bastards made it!

Isn’t this a naked face to beat the Jinyiwei? It’s said that the Jinyiwei’s reputation cannot suppress these people. If you want to rebel, just raise the flag?

What's this funny, isn't this funny?

However, Xu Xianchun's purpose was obviously not achieved. Xu Wenxuan just sneered and said, "My nine tribes have enjoyed all their wealth and glory with me. It is natural to accompany me on the road now.

I just don’t know, how is my Juner now?"

Xu Xianchun nodded and smiled and said, "What a courageous! I have to admire you!

As for Mr. Ling, Mr. Xu can rest assured. Although his hands and feet are picked, someone feeds him food and drink. I will wait for you to come together to get on the road."

Xu Hongji said curiously: "By the way, why did you remember to rebel? Your Majesty is so powerful that you dare to jump out to rebel. I am so curious."

Xu Wenxuan said: "Duke Wei doesn't know? How could you not know?"

Xu Hongji was stunned by Xu Wenxuan's question and said suspiciously: "Why should I know? I have never planned to rebel, why should I know?"

Xu Wenxuan sneered and said, "Dare you ask the Duke of the State, how much less is the income of your mansion than during the Tianqi period?"

Xu Hongji glanced at Xu Xianchun and Cao Huachun with some guilt and said, "Of course, there are a lot less."

Xu Wenxuan laughed and said, "Isn't that all? Xu's annual income is nearly 10,000 taels less than during the Tianqi period! Ten thousand taels of silver! The Duke of the State doesn't know what ten thousand taels of silver represents?"

Before Xu Hongji could speak, Xu Xianchun was furious and said, "What you call the less than ten thousand taels of silver must be the commercial tax?

But what if you charge your tax of ten thousand taels of silver? How much did you earn, have you ever calculated?"

Xu Wenxuan said coldly: "If you don't pay it, wouldn't it be better? Then the emperor's annual taxes are a small number? Even if it's enough to just leak a little from the cracks of his fingers, why bother competing for profit with us and other people?"

Xu Xianchun was stunned by Xu Wenxuan's words and found that he was speechless.

Cao Huachun said: "If there is no commercial tax, what can you use to support soldiers? What can you use to clear river bridges? What can you use to build railways? But you can't see what you have benefited from?"

Xu Wenxuan snorted coldly: "Emperor Taizu Gao has been treating our scholars preferentially since he established the country. Why did he keep suppressing Emperor Chongzhen? What is the reason?"

Xu Hongji sighed: "People's hearts are greedy. Your Huating Xu family has been entrenched in Jiangnan for a hundred years and has plundered countless people's wealth and ointments. I didn't expect to be satisfied!"

Xu Wenxuan spat and said, "How much better is your Duke of Wei than my Xu family? Is your Duke of Wei earning less money every year?"

After hearing this, Xu Xianchun directly interrupted Xu Wenxuan's words and waved: "Take them away, arrange them all, and take them to be executed on a date!"

Xu Xianchun didn't dare to let Xu Wenxuan continue talking about this bastard - what if he found out some broken things about the Duke of Wei's Mansion, would he check it himself or not?

If the Duke of Wei is forced to rebel, then can Emperor Chongzhen spare himself?
To be continued...