There is no such thing as the Kangxi and Qianlong eras

Chapter 3 Robbery
Can an emperor be born?

At least it cannot be released for the time being. If one can become an emperor by taking out a high-quality imitation jade seal, then this emperor would be too cheap.

But none of this matters. The key point is that Nie Jieren has been completely fooled at this moment.

Even though Nie Jieren's reason kept telling himself that this jade seal might be fake... fake as hell, it's real!

My Nie family is going to have an emperor!

I’m going to be the emperor!
"Dad, are you ready?"

Nie Yu suddenly spoke up, interrupting Nie Jieren's fantasy.

"Forehead……"

Nie Jieren came to his senses, but before he could say anything, he saw Nie Yu reaching out to grab the jade seal in his hand, and he subconsciously grabbed it tightly to protect it.

"what are you doing?"

"What can I do? Of course I take it back."

Nie Yu looked at his father's "food protection" action, smiled in his heart, and then sighed helplessly.

"Dad, I had that dream and thought the immortal in the dream gave our family this jade seal so that you could become the emperor. But now you have joined the White Lotus Sect."

"What is this White Lotus Sect? It's a cult!"

"So it must be a mistake. Our Nie family doesn't have such a destiny. We should bury the jade seal quickly to avoid Uncle Zhang and the others misunderstanding it."

Want to bury the imperial seal?

The Nie family doesn’t have this destiny, and I don’t have the destiny to be an emperor either?
Nie Jieren was stunned for a moment, then his blood boiled and he shouted without thinking, "Who said that? The gods gave our family this jade seal, so it belongs to our family. My Nie family is determined to produce an emperor..."

Very good, my ambition has finally been aroused.

Then add fuel to the fire!

"But it's hard to explain to Uncle Zhang!"

"Humph!"

Nie Jieren glared and said, "What's there to explain? My father has already made an agreement with him that after the big event, I will be the leader of the sect. He dare not have any objections!"

Having said that, Nie Yu's goal had been half achieved, and he asked again.

"Okay, since Dad and Uncle Zhang are all right, I'm relieved. But since you and Uncle Zhang are planning to start an uprising in March next year, do you know how many troops and combat forces we have on hand?"

Hearing that he didn't have to bury the imperial seal, Nie Jieren breathed a sigh of relief and then answered seriously, "Well, your Uncle Zhang has always been in charge of this matter. I, your father, will mainly give you our village in the mountains for training soldiers, and also get you some food and other goods..."

Good Lord, it would have been fine if I hadn't heard it, but once I heard it, it was like a complete injustice!
He is the leader of the sect, which sounds like a high position, but he has no military power at all. He is also responsible for finding ways to provide money, food and space, and he doesn't even know how many troops he has.

You still want to be the emperor? Just dream on!

Nie Yu said seriously: "Dad, we must have our own troops."

Nie Jieren immediately guessed his son's intention: "You want to part ways with your uncle Zhang for your father's own troops? That's not good!" Nie Yu shook his head: "It's not about parting ways. Even if we have to part ways, it won't be now. I mean we must have a group of people who are absolutely loyal to ourselves and to our Nie family."

Nie Jieren was still a little hesitant: "But your Uncle Zhang..."

Nie Yu said, "Dad, Zhang Zhengmo is Zhang Zhengmo, and we are us. Even if he has a lot of troops, they are still his. What does it have to do with us? It's like Dad, are you willing to give the jade seal bestowed by the gods to Zhang Zhengmo now?"

Everything is afraid of comparison. This comparison will expose many problems.

"These troops are now Zhang Zhengmo's 'Imperial Seal'. Even you, Dad, are unwilling to give them to us. Do you think you can expect others to give us the troops they have worked so hard to gather?"

Now, Nie Jieren understood, and he felt panicked and angry. He was angry because he was deceived, and panicked because he was also deceived.

No wonder that after they tricked him into joining the sect, they neither let him get involved in sect affairs nor allowed him to go to the mountains to watch military training, so that even as the leader of the sect, he still didn't know how many White Lotus sect members there were in the local area.

Isn't this just a puppet?

In the Qing Dynasty, which highly praised "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", most people had read the story of Cao Cao holding the emperor hostage to control the princes, even if they were not scholars.

Nie Jieren felt like he was Emperor Xian of Han in the Three Kingdoms period, and Zhang Zhengmo's killer was Cao Cao.

"Yu'er, that bastard Zhang Zhengmo deceived us. What should we do now? Should we just turn against him?"

"We can't fall out. Falling out now will only lead to mutual destruction, and we'll be wiped out by the Qing court."

"what is it now?"

"It's simple, just rob people!"

Nie Jieren was stunned for two seconds, then stood up and said, "Okay, I'll take Old Liu to the warehouse to get the money. We must get back all the people Zhang Zhengmo cheated."

Nie Yu quickly stopped him: "Wait, we're not going to rob those people. They were already dragged into the White Lotus Sect by Zhang Zhengmo. We can't rob them with just your little money. Even if we do, Zhang Zhengmo will mistakenly think we're going to turn against him. We're going to rob the refugees from the shanty towns!"

Sichuan and Hubei are a good place, especially in the border areas of the three provinces, where there are large mountainous areas and forests. These places have always been a gathering place for refugees from all over the country.

The reason why the Kangxi and Qianlong eras were said to be a time of famine was that beneath the false "prosperity" of this prosperous era, millions of refugees from various provinces lost their land and became displaced every year.

These refugees did not respect the Qing court and the government. They only knew that under the "prosperous" rule of the Qing Dynasty, they could not get enough food to eat, and could only become refugees fleeing famine, and were also oppressed and exploited by evil officials of the government.

As long as you can give them something to eat, these refugees will work for you.

It may not be appropriate to say this, but Nie Yu can't care so much now. Zhang Zhengmo, a religious charlatan, can command the support of hundreds of people and mobilize a large number of refugees to rebel. There is no reason why he, as the "original shareholder" who provided money and food, cannot do the same.

"Dad, move all the money and grain out of the warehouse now! This time we're not only going to rob people, but we're also going to make a big enough noise to recruit as many refugees as we can."

Butler Liu, who had been silent the whole time, couldn't help but remind him, "Master, recruiting so many refugees at once, even if we say we want to use them as tenants, I'm afraid it will still attract the attention of the government and cause unnecessary trouble..."

Nie Yu shook his head: "Butler Liu, we are now in rebellion. You don't think the government will not notice it?"

"I think Zhang Zhengmo's covert recruitment and spreading of his teachings to convert the people of this county has probably already been noticed by the county government. Even if we don't make a big fuss here, we will be exposed sooner or later because of Zhang Zhengmo."

"Besides, isn't Zhang Zhengmo also a constable in the county government? If we inform him, he'll cover up for us. If even he doesn't, then it means the time has come for rebellion."

(End of this chapter)