是年夏,樂(le)平(ping)(ping)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)知縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)加收青靛(dian)捐,引起(qi)西鄉靛(dian)農公憤。同時,流氓地(di)痞、土豪劣紳加入(ru)教會后,倚仗洋人(ren)(ren)勢力(li),橫(heng)行鄉里,有恃無恐(kong)。7月(yue)(yue)21日(ri)(ri)(ri),其(qi)率(lv)(lv)(lv)數(shu)百(bai)(bai)人(ren)(ren),沖人(ren)(ren)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),奪取保甲局洋槍40余(yu)支。22日(ri)(ri)(ri),率(lv)(lv)(lv)3000余(yu)人(ren)(ren)搗縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)統(tong)捐局、厘(li)金卡(ka)(ka)(ka)和天主教堂。23日(ri)(ri)(ri),率(lv)(lv)(lv)眾拆毀緝私卡(ka)(ka)(ka)、鹽卡(ka)(ka)(ka),擊毀護卡(ka)(ka)(ka)炮船,搜捕各(ge)卡(ka)(ka)(ka)委員。樂(le)平(ping)(ping)抗捐、反教起(qi)義令清(qing)(qing)廷大驚,于(yu)8月(yue)(yue)1日(ri)(ri)(ri)派300余(yu)清(qing)(qing)軍前(qian)往鎮壓,其(qi)團結各(ge)鄉民眾,嚴陣以待(dai)。8月(yue)(yue)26日(ri)(ri)(ri)晨,率(lv)(lv)(lv)義軍3000余(yu)人(ren)(ren)攻入(ru)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),打死打傷清(qing)(qing)軍60余(yu)人(ren)(ren),焚(fen)毀了縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)衙,釋放囚犯70余(yu)人(ren)(ren),并打出(chu)“官逼民反”大旗,占(zhan)據縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)達20余(yu)天。清(qing)(qing)廷恐(kong)其(qi)起(qi)義擴展,急調軍隊“圍(wei)剿(jiao)”。9月(yue)(yue)18日(ri)(ri)(ri),其(qi)率(lv)(lv)(lv)部轉移至(zhi)樂(le)平(ping)(ping)、婺源邊界地(di)區(qu)建立根據地(di)。1907年10月(yue)(yue)7日(ri)(ri)(ri),率(lv)(lv)(lv)數(shu)百(bai)(bai)人(ren)(ren)再次(ci)攻入(ru)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),并搗毀厘(li)金卡(ka)(ka)(ka)。10月(yue)(yue)9日(ri)(ri)(ri),遭清(qing)(qing)軍洋槍隊伏擊,壯烈犧牲。
鄉(xiang)開征(zheng)“厘金”(一種(zhong)苛(ke)稅(shui)),加重(zhong)了人民(min)負(fu)擔。光緒三(san)十年(nian)知(zhi)縣杜磷光又借口興辦高等(deng)小學(xue)堂(tang)經費不足(zu),加征(zheng)靛(dian)捐,引起(qi)(qi)產(chan)靛(dian)最多的西鄉(xiang)紳民(min)憤怒。正在(zai)(zai)西鄉(xiang)演戲的夏廷宜(yi)(yi),鼓動(dong)并帶領西鄉(xiang)民(min)眾進城示威游行,搗毀了統捐局(ju)、厘金卡、緝私卡、鹽卡和天主教堂(tang),擊沉了兩艘護卡炮船。其后夏廷宜(yi)(yi)又率眾攻打縣衙(ya),火燒(shao)清白堂(tang),開牢釋囚,掀起(qi)(qi)一場轟轟烈(lie)(lie)烈(lie)(lie)的風暴。清廷派九江(jiang)道(dao)臺瑞(rui)征(zheng)率兵馳樂(le)鎮壓。在(zai)(zai)大兵壓境之時,夏廷宜(yi)(yi)主動(dong)轉移,使瑞(rui)撲了空。光緒三(san)十三(san)年(nian),夏廷宜(yi)(yi)率眾再(zai)度攻打樂(le)平城,在(zai)(zai)途中遭清軍洋槍隊伏擊,中彈犧(xi)牲。