With a "squeak" sound, the door of a separate cell in the Changsha government office was gently opened.
The cell was very clean and covered with a thick layer of straw, which was quite warm. There were three people curled up on the straw. They were startled by the sound of the cell door opening. Two of them turned around and looked towards the door with squinted eyes. , want to see who is coming in? There is only a figure wearing a tattered crane patch official robe, huddled motionless in the straw, without even looking out.
The three people imprisoned here are naturally Sai Shang'a, Xiang Rong, and Liu Changqing. They were bannermen or senior Han officials in the Qing army who were captured in the three battles of Hengshan, Xiangtan, and Shanmen. Most of them are now imprisoned. into the prison of the Changsha government office.
As for the captured low-ranking Han officers and soldiers, most of them were absorbed by the Taiping Army. Among them, Luo Yaoguo's superior army absorbed the most, because the superior army already had a so-so lecturer system that could provide these captured The captured officers and soldiers were given ideological work and monitored at the same time.
The current lecturer system is not only about "lecturing", but also about "protecting" internally! If the officers and soldiers captured from Qing Yao dare to be dishonest, various protective measures are waiting for them.
Of course, most of the middle- and lower-level officers and soldiers of the Qing army who were captured in the Battle of Xiangtan are still recovering from drug abuse. Only a few who are not addicted to smoke have become glorious Taiping soldiers, under the gentle guidance of lecturers.
As for the bannermen and senior Han officers imprisoned in the Changsha government office, they are not afraid of death these days. After all, there is a precedent for redemption! Last time, the emperor spent 300,000 taels to redeem 500 Jing. Everyone has heard about Brother Banner's return.
The children of "Jing Banner" can be redeemed, but there is no reason why the children of "Jing Banner" cannot be redeemed! Six hundred taels each is not expensive!
Although the Han officers knew that the emperor was unwilling to pay, they also heard about "self-redemption" and "redemption loan". Xiang Rong and Liu Changqing were even discussing redemption in front of Sai Shang'a these days. .
They are not the kind of poor people who took office with official loans. They were both from the green camp for generations, and they were appreciated by Yang Yuchun, a famous general who quelled the White Lotus Sect and Zhang Ge's rebellion, and rose to prominence without spending a few dollars. After reaching a high position, he was greedy for money while doing meritorious deeds by "multiplying ten", and really saved a lot of money.
So the two of them figured it out and decided that it wouldn't be a big problem to spend thousands or even thousands of taels to redeem themselves. The question now is what to do after the redemption? With their war going like this, this official must have no problem. Well, even if you want to be a rich man, it is probably very difficult. After all the money you have made over the years, you can only make one to save your life.
The two Qingyao members were all sighing, and they were thinking about how much money they would have left after buying one to enjoy their old age. Xiangrong's family had a rich fortune, and they estimated that they would still have thirty thousand taels left. Liu Changqing didn't have that much money, so he thought he would have ten thousand taels. Five thousand taels is not bad.
The two exchanged sighs and vowed to return to their hometown in Gansu together to enjoy their old age. Well, my hometown is good and peaceful. No one worships God, at most, there are only some who worship Allah... They all look very kind.
Sai Shang'a was not interested in the conversation between Xiang Rong and Liu Changqing at all. He just lay idle on the straw pile every day, looking lifeless. Xiang and Liu were too lazy to flatter him now. When he, the imperial envoy, took office, Hong Xiuquan was still wandering around in the countryside of Guangxi! Now the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is almost taking over the entire Hunan, and maybe in a few years it can take over half of the south of the Yangtze River.
If this thing is redeemed, it will be the fate of Shangcaishikou!
He might as well have died on the battlefield in Shanmen City! If he was going to die in battle, the emperor would have to give him a grand burial, right? Now like this... no dog is paying attention!
Today, when Xiang Rong and Liu Changqing were counting their fingers and calculating how many days until they could return to their hometown in Gansu, someone from the Taiping Army arrived.
They saw a short, dark, thin young man with a bitter look on his face, leading a few tall and thick saint soldiers, two prison guards from Changsha Prefecture and a reserved Xing Mingshi, walking quickly As he walked in, the young man glanced around and saw Xiang Rong and Liu Changqing, who were still wearing military uniforms, and Sai Shang'a, who was huddled motionless in the haystack.
The young man spoke in Mandarin with Guangxi accent, his voice was gloomy and filled with murderous anger, and he said loudly: "According to the true teachings of King Dong, I am going to commit the crime of Arut, Saishan'a, Xiang Rong, and Liu Changqing!"
"It's a crime to mention someone else? Sir, how come we have committed a crime as adults?" "Yes, what crime have we committed?"
Xiang Rong and Liu Changqing were both a little surprised. Didn't they agree that it could be redeemed? You tell me how much it will cost, it's not like it's nothing! Why did he suddenly become a criminal? But the young man ignored them at all and just took out the money in the name of Yang Xiuqing. The teachings published in the style of limericks were handed over to Master Xing Ming.
Without saying a word, the master immediately asked a prison guard to open the door of the wooden fence where the prisoners were imprisoned.
Then the young man waved his hand, and six Taiping soldiers rushed in. Without any explanation, they picked up Sai Shang'a, Xiang Rong, and Liu Changqing, put them in shackles, and forced them out...
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Inside the Chao Zongmen, on the white ground burned by Zuo Zongtang's fire, a sea of ​​people cheered! "Long live the King of Heaven, long live the King of Heaven, long live the King of Heaven..."
Hong Xiuquan, the king of heaven, stood on the gate of Chaozong Gate, looking down with a look of madness. This feeling... is so good!
Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui, Feng Yunshan, Luo Yaoguo, Wei Changhui, Shi Dakai, Hong Xuanjiao, Qin Richang, Hu Yihuang, Su Sanniang and others, all dressed in imperial robes, stood beside the king.
"Crack!"
With a soft sound, Luo Yaoguo, who was standing ten steps to the right of Hong Xiuquan, took a picture of this "historical moment" with the sky mirror in his hand, and added a text: In December 1852, Changsha people's public trial of Sai Shang'a et al.
Yes, it is to let the people of Changsha who have suffered so much to "apply" instead of the aloof King Hong Tian. The main purpose is to allow the people to fully participate. And for such a progressive public trial, of course Luo Yaoguo took the initiative to help Organized and planned by Yang Xiuqing.
In order to mobilize the people of Changsha to the "white land" within the Chao Sect as much as possible, Luo Yaoguo issued an order to Zhu Jiutao, the acting magistrate of Changsha, and Wang Yan, the head of the Hunan-Jiangxi border general hall, asking Zhu Jiutao's disciples to find ways to attract people in Changsha City and search for them.
A group of victims who suffered from deep hatred and deep hatred. Wang Yan was asked to send lecturers to "train" those victims. At the same time, he also arranged a group of backbones to mingle among the people to liven up the atmosphere.
Although the lecturer system of the God Worship Association has organized countless similar activities in the past, none of them were as large-scale as this one. Moreover, similar activities in the past were mostly used to mobilize poor farmers, but this time it was targeted at complex ingredients.
of many citizens.
For the lecturers of God Worship Association, this is a rare opportunity to gain work experience!
Of course, Tianwangfu, Dongwangfu, Nanwangfu, and Xiwangfu also sent many people to participate together. Zhu Jiutao's disciples came even more. This is called joint progress. After this time, you have to gain some experience.
Bar?
"Bring Yaotou Sai, Yaotou Xiang, Yaotou Liu and others to me!"
Hong Xiuquan had enough of the addiction and finally had Sai Shang'a, Xiang Rong, Liu Changqing and more than 20 other lieutenants, generals, guerrillas, guards and 512 Jingzhou Eight Banners officers and soldiers escorted to Chaozong
Under the Gate City Pass.
A large open space was circled under the city gate with horses, and a wooden high platform was built in the middle of the open space. Due to the limited area on the high platform, only the three chief criminals Sai Shang'a, Xiang Rong, and Liu Changqing were killed by six stout Taiping soldiers.
He was escorted to the high platform, and then forced to kneel down facing the sea of ​​people below.
These three people already knew something was wrong!
When they were taken out of the Changsha government prison, they knew that they would probably not be able to pass the test today.
Because both sides of the long street leading to Chaozongmen outside the Changsha government office were filled with Changsha people who wanted to eat them alive!
If it weren't for the Taiping soldiers who stopped them, the three of them, as well as the other twenty or so Green Camp generals who were escorted out, and more than five hundred Jingzhou Eight Banners, would have been bitten to death by those extremely angry people on the way.
It is impossible to walk inside the Chao Zongmen.
Chapter completed!