Muping County was the seat of the former Dengzhou Prefecture. Later, after the Prefecture was moved to Penglai, many people still called it Dengzhou City. Although Penglai is the current Prefecture, people still used to call it Penglai.
Or Laizhou. The reason is that the place name Penglai is too famous, and it is difficult for people to equate Penglai and Dengzhou.
Xue Erhei led a dozen of his men, wearing dark faces, pretending to be businessmen and coachmen, and were walking towards the gate of Muping County.
There are a few soldiers at the gate of the city checking the business travelers coming and going, but it is not very strict. It is basically a formality. Of course, this formality is not done casually. No matter whether you have brought contraband or not, you must be filial to be counted.
"Where are you from?" The leader of the soldiers guarding the gate led Xue Erhei to the front of the motorcade and asked them where they came from.
"Gentlemen, we are from Huai'an Prefecture."
"Huai'an Mansion? Are you taking care of me? Your black face has such a weird accent. Why doesn't grandpa look like a kind person?"
"I have a photo! I have a photo! Master Soldier, please take a look!" Xue Erhei said as he took out the road guide from his arms. There was also a stack of military tickets in the road guide.
When Bingtou first saw Lu Yin, he was a little angry, thinking that this black-faced man had no manners. But when he opened Lu Yin, he found military coupons inside, and his eyes suddenly became slits.
"You look like this with a black face, but you turn out to be a careful person. It's true that people can't be judged by their appearance. These first-class tickets are rare. Grandpas are ashamed to receive them." He casually stamped his own seal on the road guide, and it was smooth.
After rolling up the general's ticket into his sleeve, the soldier didn't even look at what was in the car, and just waved the black face and others into the city.
After Black Face and the others entered the city, the soldier took out military tickets from his sleeves and counted them carefully.
Dengzhou Prefecture is a port prefecture, and the business exchanges here are active. Military coupons have been circulating spontaneously in this area for a long time. Because military coupons can directly buy things in demand at supply and marketing cooperatives, the purchasing power of military coupons has been formed in the Beizhili area.
The tradition of being higher than the copper coins of the same denomination was passed down to Dengzhou and continued to be maintained. Therefore, soldiers were happier to see the military stamps than to receive silver coins.
Military stamps are better, as they are more convenient for accepting bribes. Unlike copper coins and silver, as much as you confiscate can fill up your pockets. The soldier counted the money while daydreaming, if military stamps were fully circulated in Dengzhou, his own
The income will be higher.
Several subordinates saw the boss counting money and quickly gathered around to watch the old man counting money. When the soldier looked up and saw the appearance of his subordinates, he kicked him and cursed: "You're a bastard, you didn't see me."
Do you want to pay? Hurry up and stand guard! Grandpa will treat you to a few drinks and burn knives tonight."
The soldiers were waiting for these words, and went to stand guard with a smile while being kicked, and continued to check the merchants coming and going.
After entering the city, Xue Erhei and his people found an inn not far from the city gate to check in and settle down.
"Where did these guest officials come from? Take out Lu Yin and keep them here. I will make a register here and take it to the official for inspection." The innkeeper asked the black-faced group to check in and asked Lu Yin to register.
Road guides are like letters of introduction that were popular in later generations. Without this thing in ancient times, it was difficult to enter the city or go to other places, especially if you couldn't stay in a hotel. The domestic social management model, although various names are changing, to the basic
The style has not changed much. For example, the household registration classification system and travel management system of the Ming Dynasty were basically copied with the name changed when the country was founded in later generations.
After completing the work related to staying in the hotel, the black-faced group settled in the inn and began to get busy early in the morning and return late in the evening, as if they were really doing some big business.
"Remember, there are more than a thousand defenders in the city, but their combat power is average. If we decide to attack the city, we have the ability to control the west gate in a short time. Just report this information to the hostel. We will wait for you to come back at the inn.
." After handing over the investigated information to one of his subordinates to take him out of the city, Black Face patiently waited for orders.
In the afternoon of the same day, the men who left the city came back and conveyed Ren Shuangyou's military order. The siege of Mouping County was scheduled to start on time the next morning. Black Face's mission was to rely on the troops who had sneaked into the city to attack the city gate in the early morning.
After opening it, the city gate was controlled for more than half an hour, so that a large group of people ten miles away could rush over.
This method of siege was almost ruined in the late Ming Dynasty. Everyone was using this method to siege the city. The key is that it was tried and tested and succeeded every time. In fact, in Muping City, there are also kings from the north to deal with these days.
There are rumors about the use of troops here, but the local government does not take it seriously. Penglai may be more prepared, but Mouping has no arrangements at all. In their view, if they encounter troops, they will not be able to meet them first.
What's the use of having the county town on guard?
At dawn in the early morning, the soldiers guarding the city slowly opened the city gate. The soldiers were about to go out to block people and collect money, when they saw the black face leading the convoy towards the city gate.
"Black man! Are you leaving the city?" The soldier still had some impression of the black face and greeted him very familiarly.
The black-faced man trotted all the way to the soldier, and said with a smile: "Master Bing, I want to leave the city, but I have to ask Master Bing for convenience."
"What convenience? As long as you mean it, grandpa will make it convenient for you."
"Thank you very much, Master Bing. Do you think this is okay?" As he said this, Black Face took out a small dagger from his arms and put it against Bingtou's chest. "Grandpa's soldiers are going to enter the city, so let's
Your people step aside to avoid trouble, otherwise the white knife will go in and the red knife will come out, killing you on the spot."
At the same time that Black Face took action, others also took action. They quickly controlled the remaining defenders of the city, and then sent signal bombs outside the city.
"Grandpa with a black face, where did you come from as strong men? Grandpas, please show your kindness and spare me and your subordinates. We all have an eighty-year-old mother and a seven- or eight-year-old child, and we are all just making ends meet."
, not easy.”
"Stop croaking! You will know where we are from later." Black Face kicked the soldier in the head, and then asked people to gather him and his men to guard him. He picked up his gun and guarded the inside of the city gate.
Be on guard against changes.
The movement of the signal flares soon caused a commotion in the city, but their response was too slow. By the time the soldiers in the city arrived near the city gate, Ren Shuangyou had already entered the city with a large group of troops.
There was no fierce fighting in the city, only a few gunshots were fired, and then Ren Shuangyou and the others took control of the entire Muping County. The magistrate reacted in a panic at first, preparing to escape with his family, but before he could escape, the entire city was under control.
He couldn't even run away. He tremblingly asked Ren Shuangyou where they were from. After hearing Ren Shuangyou's answer, he didn't even have the intention to run. It turned out that one of his own people had come, so why were they running? His magistrate
He was not appointed by Nanjing. He was officially an official registered with the Ministry of Personnel in Beijing.
"General Ren, since you are one of our own, why did you go into the city without telling me? If you inform me in advance, I can be prepared, right?"
"Muping County, just wait for the young master to get close to this general. When the imperial decree comes, we will talk about your affairs!" Ren Shuangyou was speechless to this shameless county magistrate. Who is one of your own? Are you from Beijing now?
Are you an official from Nanjing or an official from Nanjing? Are you unclear?
Chapter 293 It turns out that one of our own people is here!