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From the evening to the early morning of the next day, Yu Shengliang and Liao Xingxiang did not sleep for a moment. Under the swords, guns and sticks of Li Shaobing, the guards, and the county government officials, they managed to stop some soldiers who were trying to escape to Yanchuan and gathered them together.

Three hundred people, drive them all up the city wall, especially the section in the southwest corner near Yanshui. Let fate do all you can, hoping to inflict maximum damage on the thieves who will attack the next day.

However, although they could stop the soldiers, they could not stop the people - there were too many people fleeing with their families. To the south of Yanchang County is Yanshui. The west gate and the north gate are blocked with large rocks, but the east gate is blocked.

No: Because it is close to the Yellow River beach and has been in disrepair for a long time, many sections of the city wall have collapsed, and people can walk directly from the city to the woods on the river beach. Due to the plunder of Guan Shengyun's tribe in Yan'an Prefecture, and the mobilization of Yu Shengliang and others

The Latins spared no effort in exaggerating propaganda. In the eyes of the common people, the thieves were simply heart-eating monsters. Starting from the afternoon, the people in the city began to flock to the east in an endless stream. At first, there were not many people. Li Shaobing

There were only four to five hundred frightened birds in hand, and half of those who wanted to desert were pushed against the wall. There was really no one to stop them. Near evening, when they saw the fireworks in the sky in Yanshui, all the people who could run ran out.

Taking advantage of the chaos, another hundred or so soldiers mingled with the crowd and fled for their lives. At this moment, no one could do anything. Yu Shengliang, who had received his revenge, could only look up to the sky and sigh, with tears streaming down his face.

But in the early morning of the next day, Yu and Liao were working hard to boost their morale and prepare to fight to the death with the thieves who were about to attack the city. They were once again fatally hit head-on: the people who fled yesterday started crying again.

Running back!

After careful questioning, I found out that those who ran early and fast arrived at Yaozigou, dozens of miles away, before evening. Here, they met hundreds of people who had come from Yanchuan to support under the orders of Lord Bao, the capital of the capital.

Officers and soldiers of Yanchang. At first, when these officers and soldiers saw scattered civilians fleeing, their eyes flashed, and they shouted, "kill the thieves," and robbed all their belongings. Later, when they saw more and more civilians fleeing, the officers and soldiers obviously

They were frightened and clamored to go back to Yanchuan. At this moment, a cavalry of more than a hundred people came from the west, and the officers and soldiers immediately dispersed!

This group of cavalry directly blocked the retreat to Yanchuan and drove the crowd back in circles. Fortunately, they did not kill indiscriminately. The officers and soldiers who tried to escape back to Yanchuan were killed one by one by gunfire.

However, as long as they fled to the direction of Yanchang, they paid little attention to the soldiers or the civilians... It was not until dark that the cavalry stopped chasing. All the civilians and soldiers were walking in the wild in the dark.

As we hurried on, most people had night blindness and couldn't really see anything, so they just lurked in the wild. When the sky lightened up, they ran back to Yanchang together...

a bolt from the blue!

A strong enemy was approaching, but the reinforcements collapsed, and the carefully prepared magic weapon to defeat the enemy was wiped out. Yu Shengliang barely managed to return to the city. Looking to the west, he saw wisps of smoke coming from the enemy camp a few miles away: the thieves were actually at this time

They made breakfast leisurely - obviously, in their eyes, Yanchang County was just something they could easily get at any time, and they were in no rush to launch an attack.

Yi Shengliang turned around and was about to make an impassioned speech to the defenders about "the soldiers must win" to "inspire their loyalty and courage". He sadly discovered that only Yu San, Li Shaobing and a few guards were left around him——

All the defenders are gone!

The fleeing common people and defeated soldiers quickly spread terror throughout the city. There are horse teams in the north, bandit camps in the west, Yanshui in the south, and the Yellow River in the east. The ferries have long been requisitioned by the government and are now burned to ashes.

The people didn't know where to flee. Some closed the doors and windows, and the whole family huddled together and shivered; more people ran around like headless flies in the woods beside the Yellow River beach, trying to find a place they thought was hidden so they could get in.

If you wait, someone will come from behind and fight with each other in order to compete for a "good position"; those who think they are strong will try to take risks and swim across Yanshui. Those who are exhausted halfway are swallowed by the waves one after another. Of course, there are also robberies. There are robberies on the street.

Yes, there were burglaries, and some people took advantage of the chaos to set fires. A large proportion of the gangsters - a large proportion of them were "official soldiers" who were temporarily recruited not long ago, and had just escaped from the wall - many of them wrote.

Windfall... Guan Shengyun's army was still having breakfast leisurely a few miles away, and Yanchang County was already a hellish scene.

Accompanied by Liao Xingxiang, Yu Shengliang silently returned to the county government office and sat down slumped. He took out a cloth bag from his arms, which contained a letter "Jue Ming Shu" he had written long ago. In addition to bitterly describing the sudden arrival of the bandits and himself, Yu Shengliang

The determination to "repay the king's kindness by dying in danger" even more painfully pointed out the various disadvantages of deceiving superiors and concealing lies to win victory, and even using armaments to deprive the people of their livelihood. I read it again with trembling, and I felt that I was really weeping every word, and every sentence was heart-wrenching.

The Holy Emperor one day saw that he had died without any regrets. He put a cloth bag on his chest and ordered: "Yu San, when the thieves arrive, tell them that I will crush my body with them and scatter it to ashes, but please don't destroy it."

Destroy this letter of death. Tell them that I have said that in the beginning, people are inherently good. How can the thieves of today not be the good citizens of yesterday? Although they have committed heinous crimes, I also know their difficulties. I

The memorial is to tell the Holy Emperor all this! Even if it is for their descendants, it should not be destroyed. Otherwise, I will turn into a ghost and haunt them forever! If they don't kill the corpse to vent their anger, then I'll trouble you.

Help me calm down and transport him back to his hometown for burial. I think they won't make things difficult for you. Thank you for your hard work." As he spoke, he bowed to Yu San.

Yu San was so shocked that he fell to the ground and kowtowed: "The villain can't bear it, sir! The villain can't bear it!"

Yu Shengliang said: "If you don't accept my bow, I won't feel at ease when I leave. I'm sorry to trouble you."

Yu San had no choice but to stand up, turned sideways and received a half salute, then kowtowed to the ground again and said: "Master, I can no longer serve you. I swear, I will definitely send you back. Wuwuwu."

Yu Shengliang nodded: "I should have more than 20 taels of official salary left. You can take whatever is left from your expenses along the way. Don't be too little."

Yu San lay on the ground and cried loudly.

Yu Shengliang turned to Li Shaobing and the others and said, "You should all disperse as well. The matter is over, there is no need to risk your lives for nothing. If you can escape, you can always recognize some of my old friends and join me.

It should be okay to find a bowl of food to eat. It's best not to join the army anymore. Without a backer, there will be no way out. But no matter what, you must not become a thief! I say this not because of personal grudges, but because of the way of heaven. There is the sun and the moon.

Stars, people talk about kings, ministers, fathers and sons, but how can a son of a good family serve a thief? Don’t let them run rampant for a while. If they rebel, they will be punished by God. In the end, they will be doomed to death and the destruction of their family and the legacy of their descendants."

The Li Shaobings also fell to the ground and cried loudly.

Liao Xingxiang helped Li Shaobing and others tie two white silk ribbons on the beam of the county government hall. He paid homage to Sheng Liang and said, "Master Yu, I will go and burn the granary first. Please go more slowly. I will go with you shortly."

Get a companion."

Yu Shengliang responded with a half-ceremony: "You and I are loyal to the emperor as we earn the emperor's salary. This is what I should do. I will take the first step." After saying this, Yu San and Li Shaobing supported him and stepped onto the stool...

When Liao Xingxiang said goodbye to Yu Shengliang, he didn't notice that several government officials behind him exchanged glances with each other.

After leaving the county government office, the officials patted their chests and reassured Mr. Liao that they could go home and make arrangements first, and they would immediately handle small matters such as burning down the warehouse. However, Liao Xingxiang was uneasy because both the warehouse and the warehouse were next to the county government office.

He rushed over by himself.

Magistrate Liao did not go to the bank, but went directly to the official warehouse where grain was stored. Even though a poor county in the northwest could not store much official silver and copper coins, it was impossible to destroy them in a short time. Sooner or later, thieves would search them out anyway, so then

Burn the stored grain, and you must not help the enemy.

When they arrived at the granary, the officials pushed aside the obstruction and marched straight in, shouting at the Dou-level officials (look at the officials in the granary) to collect firewood. Several officials agreed, but they hesitated to do anything. They were very anxious.

Liao Xingxiang put on his usual official airs and yelled and cursed a few times. Unexpectedly, these guys just gathered around and started chatting. Some politely asked the master to leave everyone a way to survive, while others said something slanderous.

Officials and iron officials, after burning the grain and destroying the city, everyone will have to bear the wrath of the thieves. If you die, the court will commend you. If you die, what will everyone deserve? Some people even said in a weird way, you should hurry up and go somewhere.

Where are you going? If I don't tie you up and open the city gate, it's just the loyalty of the brothers...

Liao Xingxiang, who was about to cry without tears, returned to the county government office alone. He cried three times at Yu Shengliang's body hanging in the air, stretched his neck into Bai Ling, and kicked over the stool...

When Gu Baihua's fleet sailed to Yanchang, they saw the west gate open in the distance, and two ox carts pulling two coffins heading west - inside were the bodies of Yu Shengliang and Liao Xingxiang.

The resistance that had never begun in Yanchang County came to an end.

After learning everything from the officials, Gong Derun bid farewell to Gu Baihua, who was in charge of dealing with the aftermath of Yanchang, and took his Zhenyong Battalion directly to Yanchuan County, which was like an empty city. On the way, he met Gu Baisong, the temporary commander of the cavalry.

Knowledge points in this article: officials, officials and government servants.

Officials: Officials are officials, ranging from the first to the ninth rank. Regularly established state cadres wear official uniforms and official hats, and are paid by the state. Officials are officials, and they are clerks who are not working hard, such as scribes, those who copy official documents, and manage

The wages of the archives are decided by the officials themselves, and the state is not responsible - the most famous one is Song Jiang, and Song Yasi is considered a scribe. Those who call officials are often literate and educated people.

Xu Li: A general term for two types of people - Xu is a yamen servant and Li is a scribe.

Zaoli: At first, it specifically referred to the servants in the yamen, named after the black color of their uniforms. Note that in ancient times, soap officials were a lowly profession, which will be discussed in detail below.

Yamen servants: This scope is wider, including not only officials, but also all people who work in the yamen. Including:

Minzhuang: Those who carry sedan chairs and work as temporary workers. Similar to militiamen, volunteers, and activists.

Kudin: Soldiers, security guards, etc. who guard the bank.

Dou level: people who guard the grain depot, work establishment, and those who eat the imperial grain (of course, private food eats more, the Qing Dynasty has records, whenever there is food in the grain depot, whether it is "Dou" or "level", each person first

Divide a bucket privately and store it in the warehouse).

Pubing: Soldiers assigned to the local area and responsible for patrolling and delivering official documents, similar to armed police and armed postmen.

Note that the above-mentioned people are considered "good citizens", and the most important sign is that their descendants can take the imperial examination and become civil servants.

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Zaoli: I said it before.

Kuai: The abbreviation of "Kuaishou" (well, it's called "Kuaishou", can't you think of it?), which refers to "an official who catches thieves" - note that the "thief" in the old saying is not a thief, but refers to someone who endangers the country.

Safe thief.

Zhai: the abbreviation of "Zhaiwu", "an official who catches bandits" - those who steal things are called thieves, and those who rob things are called bandits. Later, the two were simplified and merged, and they were collectively referred to as "Zhaiqu".

Occupation: coroner, medical examiner.

Jailer: also called prisoner, prison guard.

Gate: The gatekeeper of the government office, the security guard of the reception room.

Note that the above-mentioned people are considered to have "low jobs" and are juxtaposed with "slaves, prostitutes (you know), elites (operas singers), and beggars" - their descendants cannot take the imperial examination for three generations. Intermarriage with the families of officials and scholar-bureaucrats is also not allowed. In some places,

Those who engage in these professions will be expelled from the family ancestral hall. Therefore, these professions are generally hereditary, so there is a saying of "official officials and iron officials": officials change every few years, and those who work below inherit the father's business from generation to generation.

Canglin: One theory is that the one who stores millet is called Cang, and the one who stores rice is called Lin. The other is that the one who stores new rice is called Cang, and the one who stores old grain (national strategic reserve) is called Lin. In the past, there was the identity of "Linsheng", which refers to the government.

For scholars at the prefecture and county level (those who are enrolled in prefecture schools, prefecture schools, and county schools), the state will pay RMB 600 per month, so that you do not have to work hard to farm and can study with peace of mind.

Warehouse: a place where a large amount of materials are accumulated. In ancient times, the word "warehouse" probably refers to two or even three places: a warehouse is a granary, and a warehouse may be a silver warehouse or an arsenal - swords, guns, armor, gunpowder, etc.
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