August of the eighth year of Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty

Many earth-shaking events occurred in the first half of this year, such as the regent of the Qing Dynasty, the crown prince and the tutor Aobai were taken down in the palace of the monarch, and then all the Obai party members were cleaned up.

For example, the Empress Dowager Bumubutai, the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty, suddenly passed away.

For example, the future emperor Kangxi, who was the eternal emperor, suddenly became demented in bed, and the Qing Dynasty was controlled by the Empress Dowager Borjigit.

For example, the first celebrity and the first powerful minister of the Qing Dynasty became a eunuch and treacherous eunuch. This Eunuch Gui was only thirteen or fourteen years old, but he was already in power. He formed a clique with first-class Manchu ministers and nobles such as Sortu, Mingzhu, and Ebilong to form a "Gui Party". Han ministers also began to rely on each other. In just a few months, Eunuch Gui Xiaobao had become another big figure comparable to the previous Wei Qiansui.

The news over the past six months made the Eight Banners and traitors of the Qing Dynasty feel dazed and uneasy, and also made the heroes of the Tiandihui, the Zheng family in Taiwan, the Sangjie Living Buddha in Tibet, the Galdan in Mongolia, Wu Sangui in Yunnan, and even Hong Antong on Shenlong Island in Liaodong all secretly happy, thinking that they had seen a great opportunity to compete for the Central Plains.

Just as the ambitious people from all over China were ready to go, a strong man with a beard and beard came to Yongcheng County, Guide Prefecture.

This man was Gao Tai who left Mount Wutai. Since he broke up with Jiunan the day before yesterday, Gao Tai has secretly inquired about the news and confirmed that Shunzhi, who was crazy about the Dharma, was indeed dead. This time he left Mount Wutai and went straight to Guide Mansion.

After entering Yongcheng County, Gaotai found a large mansion, which was the residence of the Qingzhu Gang. After Gaotai revealed his identity, the disciples guarding the gate did not dare to neglect them, so they hurried in to report. After a while, the gate opened from the inside. Xu Qian, with several elders and proud disciples, greeted him with surprise.

"Why is Brother Mao coming?" Xu Qian said with a smile.

Gao Tai laughed, held Xu Qian's hand, and said with a smile: "Can't you come and see Brother Xu if you're fine? Why? Isn't you welcome?"

"Welcome, welcome!" Xu Qian was stunned, and then laughed.

After the greetings, Xu Qian introduced the senior executives of the Qingzhu Gang to Gaotai. Gaotai was not arrogant and greeted him politely. After they met, everyone sat down in the living room for tea and started chatting.

After talking about some interesting stories in the world and talking about the changes in the court, Gao Tai just responded simply. Xu Qian smiled slightly, held everyone away, and then asked softly: "Does Brother Mao give important instructions for this trip?"

Gao Tai nodded slightly and said, "There is indeed something important. Obai, the first minister of the Qing court, was killed by me, and the Tartar emperor became a fool. Now the Qing court is weak. In addition, the empress dowager and Eunuch Gui are acting against each other, and the Manchu world is unstable! I am here to discuss a plan to fight against the Qing Dynasty with Brother Xu!"

After saying that, Gao Tai looked at Xu Qian with a burning look. Xu Qian's face changed when he heard this. He pondered for a while, and asked, "I know Brother Mao, you go to Beijing to deal with Oboi. I didn't expect to kill that thief. Brother, I really admire him! But you should not be too anxious to fight against the Qing Dynasty! The mankind's dependence on the world is not only the Eight Banners men, but also countless traitors! If we rebel, we are weak after all... Brother Mao, do you have mature plans?"

Gao Tai knew that Master Xu Qian was killed by the Qing Dynasty and hated the Tartars to the core, so he was not angry because he did not trust him. Instead, he smiled and said, "Brother Xu thought carefully and be cautious in doing big things. Since I came to find you, I had already made plans. Listen to me. I have a close relationship with Chen Jinnan of the Tiandihui Society and are a close friend. I have agreed to fight against the Qing Dynasty a few days ago. Now I am just waiting for the King of Yanping from Taiwan to find the only blood of Emperor Chongzhen, the fifth prince of Zhu. At that time, I will hold Prince Zhu as the emperor and raise the banner of anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty. Are you still afraid of being weak?"

"If this is true, it would be a good opportunity!" Xu Qian applauded and laughed, then frowned and asked, "What should we do if the big traitor Wu Sangui, Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi and others? If they help the Qing court, we will be no match for the Tiandihui, King Yanping and Prince Mu's mansion!"

Gao Tai smiled slightly and said, "Wu Sangui and others are not worth mentioning! They are all typical egoists! Keeping their own territory is their fundamental idea. Besides, I have a plan. As long as I wait a little longer, Wu Sangui and the others will never be able to bite dogs with the Qing Dynasty! Then it will be a good time for us to reap the benefits of the fisherman!"

"Oh?" Xu Qian was overjoyed when he heard this and asked, "Dare you ask what a clever plan?"

"Shrink the vassals!" Gao Tai said lightly, "As long as the Qing court ordered the vassals to be reduced, it would be time for Wu Sangui and others to rebel!"

"But the Qing court now has no emperor, who dares to reduce the vassal states?" Xu Qian asked.

Gao Tai couldn't tell the truth, so he could only half-hide: "The empress dowager who was in charge of the government behind the curtain was not in charge of government affairs. The court affairs were all subject to Gong Gong Gui. This person was extremely greedy and I had already opened up his path. He would definitely lead to the reduction of the vassal state. We will watch the show when the time comes!"

"Okay!" Xu Qian's eyes shone with shiny eyes and said with a smile, "If it is really as you said, my Qingzhu Gang is headed by Wuhumen, Brother Mao, what do you think we will do?"

Gao Tai said heroically: "Thank you, Brother Xu! I guess the matter of reducing the vassal states will be successful next year. We have at least one year to prepare, and there will be two more years. I plan to recruit a large amount of young and strong laborers and children in the past or two years, teach martial arts, and train to become a disciple of the gang. In fact, it is the power that can be converted into soldiers during the war. What do you think?"

Xu Qian nodded and said, "My Qingzhu Gang has accumulated some money for many years. I will take out all of them in a few days and add all the disaster-stricken young men in eastern Henan to the gang. If you train carefully, you will definitely not miss Brother Mao's big deal!"

"It will not miss the major affairs of our Han family!" Gao Tai said with a brow raised.

After a half month of correspondence, Gao Tai said goodbye to Xu Qian and then headed south to Wuhumen in Taizhou.

Five days later, Gao Tai came out of a black-sailed boat at the Old Canal Wharf in Taizhou, and then he let out a sigh and walked straight towards Wuhumen.

Taizhou is a small city, far behind and poorer than the nearby Yangzhou, but it attracts the existence of the Wuhumen. The small county town with more than 100,000 people is also full of vitality. The pedestrians along the way have various emotions of joy, anger, longing or annoyance. This is the emotion that the people in the north do not have. Even when Gao Tai met the Han people in Beijing, his face was numb and confused. This made Gao Tai feel moved and sighed: "Life is less than a hundred years old, and he is always worried about thousands of years. People in this era are almost the same as animals!"

When I walked to Wuhumen, I saw Yao Junqing's two disciples standing in front of the door on duty. Seeing him, the two 17 or 18-year-old boys hurriedly bowed in surprise and said in unison: "Disciple, please pay homage to the head master! Are you back?"

After saying that, the younger young man with a long face looked behind Gao Tai and asked in confusion: "Why didn't you see Senior Brother Wei?"

"You Senior Brother Wei has other important tasks." Gao Tai said casually and helped the two of them up and asked, "Is your master in the sect? Are the Supreme Sect Master and other elders at home?"

The two young men did not fight, and the older boy replied respectfully: "You are the master of the sect, the master of the sect, and the old man went to seclusion at the Wuhu Escort Agency to study sword techniques. There are not many masters and uncles at home, but they are all in the county. Only Master Dou took four senior brothers to Hangzhou, saying that he had gone to the Caogang to settle affairs."

Gao Tai nodded, stepped into the Wuhumen, and ordered: "Go and boil some hot water for me, then take a clean dress, buy a table of mats, and invite your master, the Grand Master and other elders."

"Okay!" The older disciple responded and walked quickly. The long-faced boy was still following Gao Tai, dealing with the commands that the leader had appeared at any time.

Not long after Gao Tai walked into his hut, he heard the boy with a face on the outsider's face say, "Master Master! The hot water is ready, please take a shower."

Gao Tai got up and went to the west wing to take a shower and change his clothes.

Half an hour later, Gao Tai walked out in a refreshing and covered in hair and wore a brown robe with tiger pattern.

Following the young man serving in front of the door, he entered the north room. At this time, the big table was filled with various dishes with Jiangnan characteristics. It smelled the fragrance and looked extremely exquisite, making people excited.

Gao Tai was not very hungry in his stomach, so he sat on the top and poured a glass of rice wine and started drinking it slowly.
Chapter completed!