It was already the twelfth lunar month of winter, and the vegetable leaves were also rotten cabbage leaves due to improper storage. They became rotten and hard when blown by the cold wind, and the feeling of being hit on the face was sour.

Being treated like this by the muddy people, Qian Deaf Old Dog, who thought he was born noble, did not think of biting his tongue and committing suicide. But Qian Deaf Old Dog is a bad old man in his eighties after all. Even if he treats things like deer blood and ginseng as

There are not many good teeth in the mouth. After trying for a long time, except for biting my tongue, farting has no effect, and I can't even die.

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It’s not like Qian Deaf Old Dog has never thought about starving to death, but if he can eat one meal, or two meals, what about the third meal?

Qian deaf old dog is not a hero, nor does he have any unswerving will - except for being very persistent in going to the south of the Yangtze River to inspect the river project.

Qian Deafangou reluctantly went on a hunger strike for a day, but by the second day he could no longer hold on.

However, the more Qian Deaf Old Dog was afraid of death, the more Zhu Jinsong went too far.

Before, he just let Qian Deaf Old Dog stay in the prison car. After Qian Deaf Old Dog went on hunger strike, he started eating again. Zhu Jinsong simply stopped briefly every time he passed a city, and then parked the prison car where Qian Deaf Old Dog was outside the Yamen.

In the open space, people can see what the old dog Qian Deaf looks like.

And the performance of Qian Deafangou was not at all what Zhu Jinsong expected.

Money-deaf old dogs can’t bear it.

Even Qian Deafangou knows very well that the closer to the capital, the closer to his death.

But Qian Deaf Old Dog still didn’t seek death, because Qian Deaf Old Dog was afraid of pain!

Bite your tongue to commit suicide and your tongue will hurt, and hunger strike to commit suicide and your stomach will hurt.

After much deliberation, Qian Deafangou felt that it would be better to wait until he got to the capital and be stabbed.

More importantly, Qian Deaf also wanted to see whether only the people of Jinan Prefecture supported the traitor named Zhu, or did the people of the whole world support the traitor named Zhu?

Besides, after the Ming Dynasty fell for more than 150 years, people have been clamoring to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty has only been destroyed for a few years, so there should be a few loyal people jumping out to rebel against the Ming Dynasty and restore the Qing Dynasty, right?

However, what he saw next made Qian Deafangou completely despair.

Zhu Ni no longer just stayed in the city, but sometimes stopped when passing by the village, and then ran to the village to hang out.

At this time, the old dog Qian Deaf could get out of the prison car, and even the shackles and shackles would be taken off, but his hands would be tied up. Then Ke Zhiming would be responsible for guarding him, and he would take him to wander around with Zhu Ni.

In the eyes of Qian Deafangou, Zhu Ni's approach was absolutely wrong - there was only one guard around him, plus Zhang Dequan, the dog slave, a military captain in charge of guarding him, plus himself with his hands tied, just in case something happened

When someone was confused and wanted to assassinate the king, Zhu Ni didn't even have a chance to run away.

The correct approach should be to lead the imperial guards to accompany him. Even if he has to serve privately, he should be followed by an army as a reserve force. An act like Zhu Ni's behavior of being several miles or even ten miles away from the large army is basically

It's almost like courting death.

But Zhu Ni dared to break away from the large group without hesitation, and swaggered through the streets and alleys. Not only did he wander around the villages, he even went to the treetops to chat with the old farmers basking in the sun.

"This is Master Qian Deaf."

Zhu Ni sat on a tree stump without the image of an emperor, pointing at the old Qian Deaf dog and bragging to the old farmers: "This dog can really run. By the time I arrived in the capital, he had already run to Shenyang. Wait for me After hurriedly arriving in Shenyang, the old dog got into the tunnel again and planned to escape through the secret passage."

"Good guy, there are tens of thousands of captives in Shenyang City, and there are also this old dog's concubines, sons, daughters, etc. among them. He doesn't care about it and just concentrates on his own escape. Fortunately, our Ming army surrounded them. That's why I didn't let him run away."

"Look, our Mr. Qian Deaf, tut tut, he usually eats ginseng and bird's nests as food and drinks deer blood as water, but he doesn't carry a gold hoe to hoe the ground - he has wrappings under his hands. Aha, there is no need to hoe the ground by yourself."

"Look at what kind of life this old dog lives, and look at what kind of life I, the emperor, live. To be honest, compared with this old dog, my emperor's life really doesn't look like an emperor. "

Those old farmers are not good people. When they hear Zhu Ni bragging like this, they will look at themselves and praise Zhu Ni's bad feet: "The emperor is so good that he didn't tell this old dog to run away!"

"That's right, we used to think that the emperor was always carrying a golden hoe to hoe the ground, and the queen was baking green onion pancakes every day."

"Damn it, I'm only over fifty, and I look just like that old guy. This old dog is over eighty, but he looks younger than me. How can I reason with that?"

"Your Majesty, we can't let this deaf old dog die easily. This dog has been wandering south of the Yangtze River six times, and it has brought disaster to the people."

"By the way, your Majesty hasn't had lunch yet, right? You want to eat it in my village? There's nothing good about it, but the chickens I raise are really fat. I'll let someone kill one of them right now."

"Yes, yes, the food in this palace does not necessarily support people, no matter how thin the emperor is."

Whenever this time comes, Zhu Ni will usually choose to eat in the village, and then leave some money, wine and meat to the old farmers before leaving.

Therefore, Qian Deaf Old Dog felt very unbalanced.

Why?

It’s true that I went to the south of the Yangtze River six times, and it’s true that I had an impact on the livelihood of the people along the way. However, I also gave away money and food several times. The total amount of free gifts was 200 million taels of silver, which is equivalent to the total national wealth income in the five years of the Qing Dynasty. , even if these benefits have not fallen on the people, then the people should remember me a little bit, right?

No!

Not only does no one care about my good son, but there are always some ambitious people who want to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty!

What about Zhu Ni?

From Jinan Prefecture to now, more than half a month has passed, and there are more than a dozen prefectures and counties. This Zhu Ni has not spared any money and food, and the little money, food, wine and meat he has given to the people have not been spared. It’s not much more expensive than what the people give him to eat. On weekdays, when he’s bragging with those people, he’s still bragging, either bragging about how wise and powerful he is, or bragging about how beautiful the queen and concubines he married are, or else just bragging. The army under his command is so powerful that he even boasted about his mother dreaming of a white dragon occupying her belly when she was pregnant!

The result was good, Zhu Ni was bragging, and these old farmers listened with interest, nodding in agreement and exclamating a few times, leaving Zhu Ni to eat at noon and evening.

Let alone any loyal people who jumped out to assassinate the king, there was not even one who scolded Zhu Ni!

Qian Deafangou felt an imbalance in his heart.

Later, seeing that Zhu Jinsong didn't pay much attention to him, Qian Deafangou finally couldn't hold it in anymore: "Why? I have repeatedly asked for money and food, and you don't think about my good son. This guy named Zhu didn't give you a penny."

exempt, and his Zhu Ming’s taxes are heavier than my Qing’s, why don’t you rebel against him?”

Zhu Jinsong ignored Qian Deaf Old Dog's question.

On the contrary, the old farmers couldn't bear it anymore.

"You are like you, which is the level of Jiangnan. You know how to pay taxes in a basket."

"Back then, I didn't have a single share of land. I farmed the land from the landlord's family as a tenant. In addition to taxes, I had to pay several percent of the rent to the landlord. Now I farm the land for myself. I don't have any taxes, except for land taxes.

, the rest of the food belongs to me, do you understand? The tax is only a few dollars!"

"There is no corvee in the Ming Dynasty. The government hires people to work. In addition to farming and harvesting food, I can also earn more. Can you do it in the Qing Dynasty?"

These old farmers ignored Qian Deafangou's increasingly darker complexion and scolded him more and more vigorously.

"When you were under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, I couldn't eat a single white-flour steamed bun all year round, and I couldn't see the slightest bit of meat all year round. On the contrary, in the Ming Dynasty, where taxes were heavier, I could eat well, wear warm clothes, and eat meat whenever I wanted.

Is it okay for you to eat meat?"

"Rebel the emperor? Rebel against the emperor, and then welcome a piece of shit like you in as the emperor to bully us? Are you stupid or do you think we are stupid?"

"Sand sculpture, you've probably forgotten how you raced and encircled the land when you entered the Qing Dynasty, right?"

"I can hold a newspaper and criticize the court and the government now, but can I leave it to you during the Qing Dynasty?"

"That's right, although I don't know a few words, my children can read and read newspapers. Can you wait until the Qing Dynasty?"

However, what Qian Deaf old dog couldn't accept the most was a man who had just come over: "Master Qian Deaf? My former name was Achang'a. I stick to my pole and pay homage to the Tang Dynasty. I can give you my regards!"

After hearing these words, Qian Deafangou's heart was completely cold.

Money-deaf old dogs are not stupid.

Although Achanga kept claiming to be a slave and wanted to greet him, there was no respect on his face. Instead, he looked at Zhu Ni with eyes filled with enthusiasm, as if Zhu Ni was his master.

Just when Qian Deafangou was angry and angry, Achang'a slapped his forehead again and said: "It's bad, I forgot, my slave is not called Achang'a now, I now have a Chinese name, called Wu Mancang.

He is a serious person, not a slave of your money-deaf old dog!"

Qian Deafangou was angry and angry. He looked at Wu Mancang and shouted: "Even if I have treated these Han people badly, I have never treated you slaves badly! You actually want to be a dog for these Han people!"

Wu Mancang ignored Qian Deaf Old Dog. Instead, he knelt down to Zhu Jinsong with a thud, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have a few words that I want to say to Qian Deaf Old Dog. I hope your Majesty will give me permission!"

Zhu Jinsong laughed loudly and said: "Stand up! Since you can obtain the household registration of the Ming Dynasty, you are a citizen of the Ming Dynasty and my subjects, but not my slaves. You are not allowed to call yourself a slave in the future."

"Also, this is not a court meeting, so there is no need to make such a grand ceremony. Just stand up and speak openly if you have anything to say. The laws of the Ming Dynasty do not prohibit you from speaking!"

Wu Mancang bowed respectfully once again, then stood up, looked at the old dog Qian Deaf and said: "Did you hear it? In your mouth, we are slaves, we live and die with the same intention, and

In the eyes of the Emperor, we are human beings, upright people, people who can stand up and speak!"

Qian deaf old dog remained silent, but Wu Mancang became more enthusiastic: "What is the three flags, what is the five flags, which flag is not your slave?"

"Also, don't mention the flag silver. When I was your slave, I could get the flag silver, but the flag silver was not enough for me to have a full meal, because most of the flag silver was out of my hands.

superior!"

"I don't believe you don't know that Heshen is corrupt. Heshen's hands can't reach the sticky point. Are you the one who allowed Heshen to be corrupt?"

"It's you, Yongzheng, and Kang Mazi who turned everyone into ghosts. It's Ming Dynasty and the emperor who turned us from ghosts into humans!"

"Don't say they won't rebel against the emperor, neither will I! No one in the world will rebel! Let me tell you, Qian Deaf, I still have all the skills I learned at Sticky Stick, and I will kill anyone who dares to rebel against the emperor!

"

Wu Mancang scolded him heartily, and the old farmers around him also cheered loudly.

These old farmers have long known that Wu Mancang used to be a bannerman, and they also knew that he used to stick to his pole to worship the Tang Dynasty.

After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, because they performed well enough in the mines and were active enough in transformation, Achang'a became the first batch of people to be released after being successfully naturalized. After being released, Achang'a also had

The Chinese name was Wu Mancang, and he was successfully assigned his own land.

But Wu Mancang felt uncomfortable in his heart. His previous experience of worshiping the Tang Dynasty almost became a thorn in his heart. Therefore, when he first came to this village, Wu Mancang confessed that he was once a bannerman and a leader.

It's a matter of adhering to the Tang Dynasty.
To be continued...