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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 22: Go and vote for the long hair

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    For two days in a row, Li Tianxi worked in the governor's office. In addition to fifty cents a day, he also had to take care of a breakfast. The food he ate was the same as that of the wounded man. Every meal had meat, and it was delicious donkey meat. The hair seemed to be long.  Many donkeys collected along the way were slaughtered.  When Li Tianxi ate meat for the first time, he felt like crying. The first time he ate meat was in a bandit camp.

    He is from Xiangtan, and his ancestors have been farmers for generations. His father said that his grandfather originally had three acres of land to farm, but it was later forcibly bought by local bullies and gentry. The family lost their land and had to move to the provincial capital.  In order to make a living, his father had been working as a laborer since he was a child. He worked hard all year round and could not earn much money. His family became increasingly poor. In Li Tianxi's generation, he was the only son. When his father died, he left him a house and nothing else.  There is no one left.  He has nothing but strength, and can only do what his father did, working part-time for others to make a living.

    Li Tianxi never dreamed that one day he would work in the governor's Yamen. In the past, he only looked at the formidable Yamen from a distance and was chased away by the fierce yamen at the door. Now, when he enters and exits the Governor's Yamen, it feels like he is going home.

    Under the leadership of the Taiping Army¡¯s rescue officer, Li Tianxi began to understand some simple trauma treatments, including washing hands when changing dressings for wounded soldiers, washing hands when feeding, and washing hands when doing anything.  Moreover, Li Tianxi was forced to take a bath on the first day. The words to save the dangerous officer were very simple. He was not allowed to work until he was clean. In this way, Li Tianxi took the third bath in his life.

    "The long-haired Western King came to visit the wounded soldiers several times a day and even ate with them. Li Tianxi felt a little incredible. Is there such a prince in the world?

    King Xi looks like a reckless man, speaks in a loud voice, and gives people a feeling of calmness and authority, but Li Tianxi does not find him scary. He feels like an elder brother who can be trusted and relied on.

    The Zhengwei officer's name is Yao Yuan, a native of Xunzhou, Guangxi. He is an authentic Shou Yi Lao Changmao. The hair on his temples is several inches long. According to him, he joined the religion as early as when the King of Heaven was preaching in Purple Mountain. Originally,  He was a bone-tapping master in the martial arts gym opened by another prince in the Kingdom of Heaven, King Bei.  Yao Yuan said that there are always fights there. Most of his group is Hakka from Guangxi, and they often fight with the local natives. Sometimes over a well, a field or a woman, large-scale fights involving thousands of people will occur.

    Li Tianxi asked strangely, doesn¡¯t the government care?  Yao Yuan snorted contemptuously and said, Those dog officials wish that we unruly people would die more often. If we die cleanly, no one will fight for the land.  Li Tianxi's face became a little hot, and he seemed to have said so before.

    Most of the Hakkas in Guangxi are outsiders who moved from other provinces. Most of them are Cantonese, and they are called Lairen in Guangxi. Other indigenous residents who have lived in Guangxi for a long time are called Turen. They also include Han people and other Tu people.  In fact, the majority are still Han Chinese.

    Since Cantonese Hakka and Cantonese are different from the local vernacular in Guangxi, the locals also call "visitors" "guest speakers" and indigenous people "local speakers".  Due to its remote location in Guangxi, folk fighting has always been a popular "folk custom" phenomenon.  Especially in the late Daoguang years, when land annexation was fierce and government exploitation became increasingly severe, a large number of homeless people from Guangdong, Fujian, and Hunan entered Guangxi, resulting in a situation where Guangxi had less land and more people. The government sometimes secretly encouraged local indigenous people to compete with immigrants for land. Therefore,  The beams are knotted deeper and deeper.  In order to fight for a well, a field, and a daughter-in-law, the whole village would kill each other with weapons. Sometimes a dozen people would go back and forth for months. You would kill half of my village, and I would kill all of yours.  Not only did the man and woman kill each other, but they also took away each other's children and sold them. Houses were burned to the ground, and the entire village was burned to the ground. Thousands of people died in this large-scale vendetta.

    Although the Hakka people are not as numerous as the native people, the Hakka people are brave and martial, and are broken by the harsh living environment. Their folk customs are very tough, and they were called Guangma at that time. In many cases, the native people with larger numbers cannot defeat the Hakka people, but the native people  They often colluded with the local government and sent more people to fight with the Hakkas, leaving the Hakkas in a very embarrassing situation.

    In this situation, the emergence of the God-worshipping sect brought good news to the Hakka people. Many of the key members of the God-worshipping sect were Hakkas. Their purpose of joining the God-worshipping sect was very simple at first, which was to form a gang and not be influenced by the locals.  Oppression from people and the government.

    At the beginning of the Jintian Uprising, when Master Hong issued the regimental camp order, a large number of Hakkas gathered in Jintian Village with their families in tow. In fact, the government and local regiment officials had received wind of the news, but they thought it was just a large-scale armed fight.  The commander of the Qing army, Zhou Fengqi, immediately led his troops to Siwang with Li Dianyuan, the deputy general of the Xunzhou Association. Together with Ni Tao, the magistrate of Pingnan County, Zhang Yong, the inspector, etc., they guarded the main road and blocked the intersection with wooden poles, just to trap these rioters. The Qing army  The original intention is that it doesn't matter if you fight to death or alive inside, as long as you don't come out to fight. After the fight, the officers and soldiers can go in and clean up the mess.

    Zhou Fengqi, Li Dianyuan and other Qing garrison troops were originally onlyIt is a common method used by the government and a common practice for marching formations. The government cannot control armed fighting and can only control it within a certain range. However, this Qing army stationed in Siwang inadvertently cut off the road to Shanren Village. At that time,  Hong Xiuquan, Feng Yunshan and other important leaders are in Shanren Village.  This caused panic among the God-worshipping sect. They mistakenly believed that the Qing army had received news to capture Hong Xiuquan. Hu Yihuang, Meng Deen and others from the Huazhou regiment led their troops to attack the Qing army and defeated the Qing army Yu Siwang.  , this is the famous battle to welcome the Lord, and the Jintian Uprising broke out.

    Yao Yuan was an old man, and he told Li Tianxi a lot about the Taiping soldiers' battles. Li Tianxi also listened with interest, because he was often oppressed by wealthy officials, and he was very excited to hear the stories about killing officials and rebelling.  Yao Yuan also said that he learned the art of healing wounds in his early years of fighting with weapons. After every fight, he followed others to treat the injured, and over time he learned to beat.  Li Tianxi also wants to learn this craft and maybe become a bruiser in the future.

    On the evening of the second day, Li Tianxi returned home. In addition to bringing back another fifty cents, he took out a few pieces of donkey meat that he had saved and didn't eat and gave it to his living room.  The woman was eating meat, but the tears on her face kept flowing.

    Li Tianxi was counting the copper coins on the table. Although he had counted them many times, he still wanted to count them and asked, "Why are you crying? Why are you crying when you have meat to eat?"

    The woman cried and said, "Have you become a thief?"

    Li Tianxi¡¯s expression changed and he said slightly angrily: ¡°Who did you listen to?¡±

    The woman choked and said, "Aunt Wang next door told me this morning that she saw you working as an errand for the long-haired thief at the governor's office."

    Li Tianxi slammed the wooden table and said angrily: "This talkative woman, I'm going to find her to settle the score. She just gossips all day long!"

    The woman held him tightly and said, "Don't go. I also kindly reminded you that if Changmao leaves in the future and the army comes back and they find out that you have worked for Changmao, what will they do?"

    Li Tianxi was stunned, sat down in a daze and said: "I, I just work for Changmao."

    At this time, the child started crying on the bed. The woman turned around, picked up the child and cried: "The officers and soldiers are vicious. They will be beaten down with a beating. You will have to recruit them even if you don't want to. Aren't these money and meat given to us by the long-haired thieves?"  How can a small family explain clearly?"

    It was only then that Li Tianxi felt that something was wrong. He had really done something for Changmao. If the officers and soldiers came back, he would definitely die.  After frowning and thinking for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "That's really the case. We might as well surrender to peace and have something to eat at least!" After hearing this, the woman was so shocked that she couldn't speak from ear to ear.

    It was still dark on the third day, but Li Tianxi still got up early and rushed to the governor's Yamen to help.  When they arrived at the government office, a dozen of their fellow workers had also arrived early and were busy boiling water and boiling medicine. Li Tianxi rolled up his sleeves and started working.

    "Brothers, what will happen if Changmao leaves and the officers and soldiers come back and know that we have worked for Changmao?" A man in his forties suddenly said. As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.  All was silent.

    After a long while, the man slowly said: "I thought about it last night. Anyway, I am alone in my family. I decided to vote for Changmao. If I go with Changmao, I will at least have food to eat. You guys should think about a way out."  "

    As soon as this statement came out, everyone was talking about it. Many people were arguing that it was better to follow Changmao to save their lives and still have food to eat. When Li Tianxi saw that there were so many people who had the same thoughts as him, he no longer hesitated and started shouting.  .  The man nodded and said: "Okay, if you are willing to follow Shao Mao, we will talk to Lord Zhengwei later and let him help us lead the way in!" Everyone cheered loudly.

    This morning, Xiao Yungui also got up very early. After having some breakfast, he started practicing sword skills in the backyard.  Since possessing Xiao Chaogui, he found that Xiao Chaogui was not only very strong, but also skilled in martial arts. Every time he practiced martial arts, his whole body was sweating and he felt indescribably comfortable. Xiao Yungui gradually fell in love with this method of exercise, and at this time  There were no entertainment projects, so martial arts training became his only way to pass the time.

    Originally, reading was also a good choice, but Xiao Yungui really couldn't cheer up. The long paragraphs of classical Chinese and traditional Chinese characters made him doze off, and it would be better to sweat.

    Breakfast and daily bathing are the only privileges he currently has as the King of the West. Due to the habits of his previous life, he cannot bear to eat only two meals a day. Moreover, at this time, the food has little oil and water, and it is easy to get hungry, so Xiao Yungui has no intention of abusing himself.  Don¡¯t miss three meals a day.  Bathing is also a must. Before Changsha was conquered, it was not possible to take a bath every day. Now that you have the conditions, you should naturally enjoy it.

    As for finding a woman, Xiao Yungui has not dared to take any action for the time being. He has just issued an edict himself that he is not allowed to rape women. He cannot take the lead in violating it without completely eliminating the crisis in front of him.Now, he planned to endure it, so he focused all his energy on practicing martial arts.

    After practicing a set of sword skills, the swordsman on the side gave him a sweat towel. Xiao Yungui took it and wiped his sweat. Zeng Shuiyuan came quickly and said with a joyful face: "Your Highness the King of the West, we have recruited many people before."  The helpers are all clamoring to join us, there are always four to five hundred people, and many poor people in the city are coming after hearing about it."

    Xiao Yungui wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "Isn't this great? It's better than forcing them to cut their pigtails and follow us. Let Li Yiwen and Lin Qirong take care of these people."

    Zeng Shuiyuan responded, Xiao Yungui wiped his hands and handed the sweat towel to the sword player and asked: "How is the situation over there with the Qing Yao prisoners?"

    Zeng Shuiyuan reported: "Of course there are complaints. I have to do heavy work every day, but the rations are constantly being reduced. I guess someone will make a fuss at breakfast today. I'm afraid the situation will be difficult to control. Will I kill anyone who makes trouble?"  ?¡±

    Xiao Yungui smiled and shook his head and said: "No, if trouble breaks out, you just bring the Qingyao captives to see me, and I will have my own say. By the way, have the guests I invited arrived?"

    Zeng Shuiyuan bowed and said: "All the wealthy businessmen in the city should be here this morning."

    Xiao Yungui smiled sinisterly and said: "Watch it carefully. If you don't come, send more people to urge you. Who dares not to come when I'm the King of the West?"

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