Chapter 484: Attack the troops and attack the heart first
"Han officials are already deciding the case, don't you understand? The Ming Dynasty is going to destroy us, all of us!"
In the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, Yin Yuanheng roared in despair amid the intense depression.
"Surrender? Do you think there will be a way to survive? Divide the land to those stupid people and domestic slaves, who will get it? According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, which of you is not guilty?" Yin Yuanheng pointed at them bluntly, "I don't believe it, they can really do this.
It sounds just as good! Those ignorant people have discovered that they are just low-class people after all, being enslaved even more harshly by the Ming Dynasty. That’s when the turning point comes! We hope that we can keep our families with property and wealth!"
"But the Ming army has been besieging the city for more than two months, and they are sending those people to confuse people's hearts every day..."
"Who would believe those words?"
"...The people in the city are already talking about it..."
"That's unreasonable! I think it's you who messes up the morale of our troops!"
Yin Yuanheng hurriedly walked over and kicked this "colleague" down. He actually pulled out a knife and stabbed him to death. Then he looked at everyone with scarlet eyes: "Whoever dares to surrender again will be with the king."
The king and concubine are at odds with each other in discussing politics!"
Inside and outside the so-called Geunjeong Hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace, the imperial guards immediately surrounded them, while the other ministers in the palace looked at the corpse on the ground and the blood stains on Yin Yuanheng's body. All of them could only look pale and kneel on the ground.
What Yin Yuanheng said actually made sense, and they all knew it.
But the colleague who was stabbed to death also represented the hesitation in their hearts.
The overwhelming elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty arrived outside Hancheng, but this time they no longer attacked the city, but surrounded the north, west and south.
The city walls were shelled every day, but there was never a large-scale attack.
On the contrary, after the bombardment, there was always a team of elite soldiers guarding Ping'an Road on the three sides of the city in the north, west and south of the city. The people of Huanghaidao approached the city wall and were beyond the effective shooting range of the defenders' arrows, shouting in unison, and the sound was heard several times.
inside.
The surviving leader of the Shilin faction, Da Si Heon Yangyeon, who escaped with his life from Gyeongbokgung Palace, could faintly hear the sounds coming from outside.
"Only punish the rebellious princess and the rebellious ministers, and do not disturb the common people!"
"The generals guarding the city should make up for their mistakes, bring order to the chaos, and put the safety of the people first!"
"The purpose of sending troops to the country is to bring justice to the gentry and the law-abiding people!"
"..."
At this moment, on the streets of Seoul, every house has its doors closed. Except for the soldiers on patrol, officials who have to go out to do things, and the servants of the housekeepers of large households, there is not a single other person waiting outside.
But Liang Yuan knew that behind every door, he was probably holding his breath and listening to these shoutings day after day, worrying uneasily in his heart.
Sure enough, after hearing a few words, noisy drums sounded again from the three walls, trying to drown out these demagogic words.
Then, there were several more cannon shots.
The beating of drums, which was originally used as an order to dispatch the defenders and prepare for the general attack at any time, suddenly stopped, for fear that this time it was for real and the random beating of the drums would cause chaos among the defenders.
After a pause, he shouted again without warning: "Just kill..."
Liang Yuan felt very tired, and he believed that the defenders were also very tired.
It has been like this every day for two months. Who can persist?
Yin Yuanheng's violent attack today is a sign: everyone is on the verge of collapse.
In this situation, what else can be done?
Don't dare to discuss with so and so in private - Yin Yuanheng's people are watching.
At the moment, Yin Yuanheng is the de facto king in Seoul. With him in control of the army defending the city, who can break through his defenses and create changes?
There is certainly a breaking point, but who is willing to stand up first and risk possibly losing the lives of the whole family and triggering subsequent chaos?
Most cherish their lives.
When Liang Yuan returned to the house, suddenly another round of shouting sounded, and Liang Yuan suddenly changed his color and stood up.
"The harem is involved in politics, and relatives are in power, which is the source of trouble!"
"Studying and being polite, where is the loyalty?"
"North Korea should be governed by scholars who love the country and the people!"
"Dong dong dong dong——"
But Liang Yuan had heard these new words clearly, and his face turned pale: "Hurry, hide quickly, hide in the cellar..."
What a cruel Daming!
At this moment, Liang Yuan extremely regretted impeachment and the downfall of Jin Anlao, leaving only his relatives fighting for power in the court.
After all, Mr. Jin An is still half a scholar!
In the north of the city, Song Liangchen has been sitting in the big tent for a long time. Now he can only ask Zhang Jing: "Is this really useful? How good is it to defeat it in one go?"
Song Liangchen was originally the chief military officer of Jiliao Border Region, and he was the first to take action.
Zhang Jing, the governor of the Xuanning Border Region, was transferred here later.
The military order he issued was: surround three buildings and one, do not attack, focus on attacking the heart.
"There is no need to be anxious, Lord Marquis." Zhang Jingzhizhu said with a confident look, "The message has been circulated widely. The Yin family members and the generals of the defending army knew that they were destined to die, and there was no possibility of surrendering. After all, Hancheng is a strong city. A strong attack will destroy the soldiers.
Not to mention, the people in the city must have suffered heavy casualties. Now that Master Wang has done his best, and under the heavy pressure of the officials and people in the city, chaos will happen sooner or later. Even though it is still a catastrophe, it is Master Wang who calms down the disaster, and there will be no gains in the future.
Harmful."
Song Liangchen could only nod his head, and then asked meaningfully: "Are you still waiting for Ping'an Road's new grain this year?"
Zhang Jing looked at Song Liangchen approvingly: "The Marquis has a sharp eye! Even if the Yin siblings can still suppress it, when the Korean people on Ping'an Road bring new grains, the clear evidence will be in front of them. The ordinary soldiers guarding the city and the lower-level generals will
Officials, will they still be so determined? The officials who aided the dynasty, so many new grains, iron farm tools, and agricultural college offerings, have worked hard for months just for this moment. Now Hamgyeong Province, Jeolla Province and other roads, the king
The division has never set foot on it. Conquering Seoul is just the beginning."
"...Is this what Your Majesty has told you to do to win over the people, unite North Korean people and people of insight, and only target those who are greedy for power, traitors, and corrupt officials?"
Zhang Jing laughed: "It's best to let them tear those people into pieces first. Why taint your and my hands? If what is expected is true, the Marquis will stay here in the future. The teacher of benevolence and righteousness does not want to attack the stronghold by force.
The innocent people in the city died unexpectedly, which is enough to show love for the people. If we can capture Seoul in this way, it will be impossible to hold on to the other cities."
Yin Yuanheng never expected that the Ming army's strategy of besieging Seoul would be like this.
The cannonballs fired every day will definitely not fall inside the city, but only on the city walls, or even on the lower edge of the crenellated walls where the defenders are.
But firing so many artillery shells with no results is a waste of military pay, money, copper and iron, isn't it?
The content of the shouting was originally just some big words, but after more than two months of shouting, the content suddenly changed.
Shilin sect... Shilin sect...
North Korea should be governed by scholars who love the country and the people. This is to tell the persecuted Shilin sect, old, middle-aged and young people in the city: they will still be used in important ways in North Korea in the future.
This is indeed the truth. No matter how powerful the Ming Dynasty was, would it really be necessary to use all Han people to govern North Korea?
This is a rift right now, and everyone knows it.
But can the Shilin faction dare to bet that Yin Yuanheng will not take action first because he doubts them? Can Yin Yuanheng dare to bet that the Shilin faction will not conspire to rebel and surrender in Kaicheng?
"The overall situation is still under control." Queen Wen Ding admonished his younger brother, "Today's sudden killing is a big mistake! I worship you as the prime minister and allow you to carry a sword to the palace before the war. Is this what I asked you to do?"
Queen Wen Dinh has always been ambitious. She is not an ordinary character. She was appointed as a step-concubine at the beginning of the year. On the day after her wedding, she chose to accept congratulations from her foreign wife at Xuanzheng Palace. This is a bad rule. Xuanzheng Palace is
The place where the king receives his ministers.
But at that time, she just said "you are young and don't know" and she easily dismissed the matter. But the courtiers actually knew that the queen might be involved in politics. In addition, Li Yi's methods and character were not good enough. After twenty years of experience,
It took many years to lead to the current situation.
Now Queen Wen Ding knew that she could no longer cause chaos in the city because of suspicion.
"It's time to visit them one by one and reassure them!"