Chaos first spread from the area around Yuhe Zhongqiao. The "rebels" captured Zhan Shifu, and then began burning, killing, and looting, all the way to Hongchang Hutong and Yuhe Nanqiao.
He Renlong could not control the soldiers in Jiangbei Town, and those soldiers would not obey his arrangements.
This batch of soldiers in Jiangbei Town are partly from the old soldiers brought by Liu Baichuan from Ningxia Town, and some are new soldiers recruited by him in Xuzhou and Yanzhou.
The control of Cai Lie, Liu Baichuan's nephew, was obviously not enough. The soldiers were stationed near the middle bridge of the Yuhe River. After eating the steamed cakes they carried with them, they began to ask for supplies from the surrounding wealthy households.
One or two households were fine after providing supplies. When the owner of one household in Nanxunfang was Zhou Huicui, a scholar from Shanxi who was an editor at the Hanlin Academy, he was flatly refused and refused to tell anyone. Moreover, the editor even humiliated and abused him.
These soldiers caused great anger among these soldiers.
However, before entering the capital, these soldiers were repeatedly warned that they must obey orders and prohibitions and not disturb the people in the capital.
But for the big-headed soldiers, things like military discipline depend on the situation. Previously, the big families received them politely and asked their servants to bring some steamed cakes and some hot water. The soldiers were also satisfied, and even
I also thanked him a lot, and everyone seemed to be in a happy mood and everything was fine.
However, when they met Zhou Dahu, the family had a very bad impression of warriors, but they didn't expect to be "blackmailed" at their door, so they were naturally upset.
A burst of scolding and humiliation provoked a siege from the soldiers.
But Editor Zhou Huicui also had a sharp mouth and a sharp head. Facing the surging anger of the soldiers, he still kept spouting angrily. Several women even rushed to the door to cheer for their master.
I don't know who fired that shot, but I heard a crisp sound. Editor Zhou stood in front of the door and originally cursed with his hands on his hips, but he saw a dark red stain floating on the chest of the purple-brown gown.
But he could only stagger and hold his chest, holding the stone lion in front of the door with his other hand. He wanted to curse again, but no more words came out.
Under everyone's frightened and flustered eyes, Editor Zhou wanted to walk back, but failed to cross the threshold and collapsed to the ground amidst the exclamations of women.
At this moment, the whole time seemed to have stopped.
But then it exploded. Since the shot was fired and an officer was killed, the soldiers' wildness, fear and even violence were suddenly aroused.
I don’t know who took the lead first. A group of soldiers rushed in with guns and weapons. Amid the screams and cries of women and children, they broke into Editor Zhou’s mansion. In less than half an hour, they ransacked it and finally set it on fire.
A raging fire was set ablaze.
Once this kind of thing got started, it quickly evolved into a nationwide riot.
Seeing the "rebels" in Jiangbei Town looting and plundering everywhere, the soldiers in Denglai Town were already eager to try. Fortunately, He Renlong and Gao Jie were both there, and they could barely suppress the situation, but they both knew that.
If the deadlock at the front cannot be broken, the soldiers at the rear who cannot suppress their anger and desires will sooner or later follow in the footsteps of the "rebellious army" in Jiangbei Town.
This situation is not only happening at the Yuhe Middle Bridge and South Bridge in the east, but also in the stalemate between Yang Zhaoji and Liu Kangdou, Mao Chenglu and others in the west, and they influence each other.
When the east side heard that the west side had opened fire and was looting, the irrepressible wildness and violence soon broke out, and it also turned into robbery.
Fortunately, the border towns still carefully selected the troops that went to Beijing. They were all with relatively good military discipline and strong general control. However, even so, under certain circumstances, atrocities still occurred one after another.
When the sky gets brighter, it may be that this kind of behavior is easier to witness in broad daylight, so these troops have restrained their behavior a little, but no one can guarantee what will happen if it is delayed until tonight.
Everyone is aware that the risks of danger are increasing dramatically.
He Renlong was the first to realize this. He brought 5,000 soldiers and horses. He thought he had the strongest control and could enforce orders and prohibitions. He also had his deputy Gao Jie with him. However, after seeing Jiangbei Town rapidly evolve into
A group of violent soldiers did not finish looting until dawn and calmed down a little, but his subordinates were already eager to try and seemed unable to restrain themselves.
She didn't know how long she could control these subordinates on her own, especially since even Gao Jie was complaining and teasing in private. This made He Renlong angry and anxious. Why didn't even this guy know how serious it was?
This sign is quite dangerous. He must report Xiao Feng's chief assistant immediately and prepare with Cao Wenzhao. Otherwise, if his troops are like this, where are the troops in Shanxi Town, Liaodong, and Dongjiang? And where are the troops in Jizhen? Even the Jingying camp.
I'm afraid a storm is brewing within myself.
Feng Ziying really did not expect that the situation would evolve into such an uncontrollable situation. He thought that Cao Wenzhao's Beijing camp was in charge, Yang Zhaoji and He Huchen were also his confidants, and the troops coming from all over the border were all close to him and
All the ministries involved had also specially greeted each other before.
The purpose of coming here is very simple, to force the palace. As for the words of Qingjun, it is just saying, to scare these stubborn old people and force them to make concessions, but they never thought about these border troops entering the city.
After that, it became so difficult to control.
Feng Ziying realized that she had underestimated the impact disarmament would have on the entire frontier military system from top to bottom.
With the disarmament of 400,000 troops, almost 40% of the troops will be laid off, and the soldiers in the border towns are almost all from the poorest areas. Even the Xuzhou Yanzhou soldiers recruited by Jiangbei Town are basically from poor places in the mountainous areas.
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Now they are suddenly asked to put down their swords and guns and go back to their hometowns to dig in the soil again. How can they, who have long been accustomed to their military career, accept this?
It can be said that even generals such as He Renlong, Mao Chenglu, and Geng Jimao still feel great anger and humiliation deep in their hearts.
When you were fighting to the death with the Japanese, Mongols, Jurchens, and rebels on the border for our country, did you remember us?
Now that I have finally achieved peace and stability for two years, I am about to kick out a bunch of people who have sweated and worked hard. Moreover, even the settlement fee is said to be withheld and divided into several years. How can I bear this?
Full of resentment and anger, it can be said that from the moment they embarked on the road to Beijing, many people had the intention of making a big fuss.
Anyway, it was my superior who ordered me to go to Beijing. Although I have been told not to act rashly, once I entered Beijing, I had no control over anything.
Unless we get a solid and reliable guarantee, the sword of disarmament hanging over our heads will never be taken away, and may fall at any time, turning us from arrogant soldiers to disgraced soldiers and going home hungry.
farmer.
It was this strong sense of crisis and disillusionment that made the soldiers particularly angry.
Especially after entering the capital, I encountered the blank stares and cold treatment from the officials and people in the city. It was not until I waved my swords and guns that I realized that these people suddenly changed their attitude and became polite and even flattering. This huge change in roles made
They also gained a new understanding of the world.
When others are not willing to give it to you, you can use the weapons in your hands to fight for it. This seems to be a natural thing, so when the soldiers in Jiangbei Town set fire to and looted, they were still under the restraints of He Renlong and Gao Jie
The somewhat timid Denglai soldiers began to feel excited and excited.
The same situation also occurred in Liaodong, Dongjiang, Ji Town and Shanxi Town. Among the troops entering Beijing, only the Xuanfu Town led by You Shilu was in a slightly better situation, but it was obviously difficult to stand alone and it was difficult to reverse the situation.
"The situation is difficult to control?" Feng Ziying didn't care much at this time, and directly asked Ni Er who came quietly from the back door to report, "Ni Er, tell me the truth, tell me what you saw, heard and guessed
Everything in the assessment is told, and I want an accurate judgment: can they still control it, and which direction will the situation go?"
From the early stage of cooperating with the Shuntian Mansion to guide the remnants of the White Lotus Sect to rebel and causing trouble, and then the subsequent contact with Denglai and Dongjiang soldiers to guide them to pacify the remnants of the White Lotus Sect, Ni Er felt that this was also his highlight moment.
He can talk to Yin Jiahua of Shuntian Prefecture at any time, and here he also deals with General Denglai and the generals of Jiangbei. Even in the capital city, he is considered a prominent figure, but Ni Er also knows that in the eyes of many people, he is still
That kind of gray character who is neither black nor white cannot be put on the stage.
But this time, even the men in the Shuntian government office had to give themselves some face. At the same time, they could freely move in and out of the Denglai Army and the Jiangbei Army. This pride was unmatched by others.
Ni Er has not visited Feng Ziying for a long time. He knows that his status is no longer suitable for him to come again, but now he is here again, and it is Xiao Feng, the chief minister, who personally receives him.
"Uh, Mr. Chief Assistant,..." Ni Er knelt on the ground and wiped his sweat. He was excited and nervous, but also a little proud. "The situation is very chaotic. I don't dare to speak nonsense, but
These soldiers are indeed a little over the top. Once they use swords and guns, they may not be able to control it. Especially at night, some soldiers steal the wine and dare to say anything, do anything, and dare anyone.
kill,……"
"Can't He Renlong and Cai Lie control themselves?" Feng Ziying asked coldly.
"Master He's place is a little better, but the tall man is still a little unruly. A group of people under him are shouting, saying that if the adults in the court don't give an answer today, he will come to the court to arrest him.
The houses of the princes and their families have all been ransacked, let’s see if they are still stubborn..."
Mountain Harrier Gaojie?
Feng Ziying felt a little bitter in her mouth.
When He Renlong recommended him, a fellow from Mizhi, he had the impression that in his previous life, one of the four towns in Jiangbei in the late Ming Dynasty was as famous as Huang Degong. Even Li Zicheng's wife, the Xing family, dared to steal. It goes without saying how brave this guy is.
Metaphor.
Unexpectedly, this guy accidentally followed He Renlong and was recommended as the deputy commander-in-chief. He hesitated for a while at the time, but He Renlong strongly recommended him, so he agreed. He didn't expect that this guy would actually come to Beijing now.
