Beijing, this is destined to be a sleepless night.
From the evening of March 7th to the early morning of March 8th, 1937, for a whole long night, almost no one fell asleep in Beijing. This thousand-year-old ancient capital was filled with firecrackers and gongs and drums shook the sky. From Wangfujing to Dashilan, from East City to West City, almost all the buildings in Beijing were filled with firecrackers.
Wine shops and teahouses open all night, Dazha
Frying and frying, the aroma of wine and meat fills the street. The shop owners are also like crazy, standing in front of the shop shouting hello, trying their best to attract people in regardless of whether they know them or not.
Seeing the soldiers dressed as Ming soldiers, they pulled in desperately and shouted:
"No money, no money! The shopkeeper is happy today, he doesn't want a penny, and the officer can eat and drink as he pleases!"
Firecrackers and fireworks lit up the night sky in Beijing. Of course, there were also firelights. Before, when Ha Yukun entered the city to fight, he only ignited one or two small fires. But now that the Ming army has entered the city, because of the firing of cannons throughout the city, fires have caused as many as
More than ten places. However, this did not affect the interest of the people in the capital at all. There was a fire here, and the neighbors happily fetched water to put out the fire. After putting it out, they continued to set off cannons...
The whole city of Beijing is out of stock of firecrackers and alcohol. Beijingers, who have been in extreme terror and extreme depression for too long, are now venting their anger. The streets and alleys are full of people, crowded and shoulder to shoulder. Even those who are usually quiet
Now I feel like I am attending a temple fair. I can finally go out on the street and walk around.
Except for alcohol and firecrackers, all other daily necessities were basically out of stock. Prices across Beijing suddenly skyrocketed. But even so, the owners of restaurants and teahouses were still going crazy, shouting to the passing Ming troops, "No money, no money."
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If an uninformed foreigner suddenly came to Beijing, he would be open-mouthed and marvel at the "strange customs" of this ancient nation - at two or three in the morning, people still open restaurants.
Those who open teahouses open teahouses, those who open small shops open small shops, those who drink wine, those who set off firecrackers, and those who sing and dance. Oh my god, who said that Orientals don't understand nightlife.
Even in Tianqiao, artists are now seizing business opportunities, going out in large numbers, and taking the opportunity to work overtime: practicing martial arts, singing opera, Jingdong drums, juggling, talking about cross talk, storytelling, selling dog skin plasters and Dali pills... There are also huge crowds of people around, don't
No matter how good it is, the crowd always keeps shouting "Okay!!!!"... Those who talk about cross talk, even if they are still talking about the same old jokes they have heard many times, the crowd around them will laugh up and down, as if
Like a bunch of lunatics.
Retaliation and lynching of former Qing officials, military and police occurred everywhere. Although the Ming army tried their best to control it, it still happened from time to time. From time to time, the home of a former Qing official was smashed and robbed. Several bodies were found in dark alleys from time to time.
The bloody corpses of Qing court officials and military policemen. It can be said that the Ming army caused more fires, vandalism, smashing and looting after entering the city than after Ha Yukun entered the city. - However, this has no impact at all.
All-night carnival throughout Beijing.
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Although the Army Aviation Commando only had about 300 people, they easily controlled the city of Beijing. At this time, all the Imperial Guards of the Qing Army had surrendered, and the officers and soldiers of the Second Division of the Eight Banners had no idea that they were going to kill Xiaoqiang.
, also happily welcomed the Ming Army commandos. Wherever the commandos went, the Eight Banners officers and soldiers there handed over control.
Because the top priority is to control Beijing, not to hold a formal entry ceremony, the Ming army did not care whether it was "Anding Gate" or "Desheng Gate" and entered when they saw a convenient gate. The First Division of the People's Guard came from the east
Go in through the three city gates on the south side. Just after entering, you can see the mission
With no more than two regiments and several thousand people, the streets and alleys of Beijing were crowded with citizens pouring out. Vehicles and armored vehicles would definitely not be able to drive in, and the Ming army could not act like that. They could only
Use infantry to squeeze in, trying to control all the Qing troops and protect key points in the city.
In this way, the people of Beijing were reveling while the Ming army was crowding and deploying. The commotion continued until almost dawn, and the Ming army finally took the entire city of Beijing in its hands and got all the surrendered Qing troops out of the city.
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The pink morning sun shone in the city of Beijing. Large flocks of pigeons flew back and forth over the ancient city, and the pigeon whistles were "buzzing". At this time, the city of Beijing became quiet. The citizens who had partyed all night went home contentedly to sleep.
.Anyway, during this extraordinary period, workers do not need to go to work, students do not need to go to school, and the lower-level employees of various institutions in the Qing Dynasty do not need to go to work. They are all temporarily waiting at home, waiting for their future to be decided.
Now, except for some shopkeepers who are eager to make money and are still struggling to maintain business as usual, the entire city of Beijing has fallen into a deep sleep.
The streets and alleys were in a mess, and the firecracker crumbs and confetti on the ground were two inches thick. Xiang Xiaoqiang led Qiu Qiu, Xiu Xiu, Wu Yanbin, Gao Dayi and other entourage, stepping on the thick firecracker crumbs,
Bathed in the warm sunshine, I strolled contentedly on Chang'an Street.
A large group of children followed behind, not daring to get close, and just followed happily. Like the adults, these children had never seen the Ming Army. But like the adults, they knew that the Ming Army was a good person. The adults relied on their reason.
, while children feel it directly. From yesterday
It was obvious at night that the people were so noisy, but the Ming army still crowded with everyone, even though they were sweating profusely, they still crowded like this. If the Qing army had been in the past, they would have beat, scolded and arrested people.
They even fired shots into the air to clear the entire city, and then paraded through the city in a swaggering manner.
Hearing the laughter of the children, Xiang Xiaoqiang turned his head sharply. When the children saw Xiang Xiaoqiang looking at him, they scattered like sparrows with a "coax". At the same time, they were accompanied by excited screams, as if they were
What an exciting thing to do.
But when he turned back to Xiaoqiang, within a few seconds, the children regrouped and continued to follow him happily.
Qiu Qiu and Xiu Xiu also turned around and looked at the children with smiles. The children did not hide and looked at Qiu Qiu and Xiu Xiu with smiles.
Seeing that the affinity between the two ladies far exceeded his own, Xiang Xiaoqiang quit, turned around and said to a few people:
"Come on, give me all the candies, even chocolates."
Everyone in the Ming army's combat troops was equipped with some high-sugar and high-calorie emergency foods, mainly candy bars and chocolates. Xiang Xiaoqiang looted a large handful of candy bars and chocolates, and then smiled at the children behind him:
"Come on, come on, come here, there's candy to eat."
For these poor children, the magic power of "candy" is huge. A large group of children "coaxed" them to surround Xiang Xiaoqiang, clamoring for it. Xiang Xiaoqiang gave each of them a piece, and then scattered the rest.
Seeing the children happily grabbing candies, Xiang Xiaoqiang felt a sense of satisfaction that he had never experienced before. This sense of satisfaction was different from annihilating millions of enemies on the battlefield.
Qiu Qiu rolled her eyes, her cheeks turned red, she leaned forward with a smile, and whispered to Xiao Qiang:
"Xiaoqiang... when will we... um, have a baby..."
Xiang Xiaoqiang was startled, and then he saw Xiuxiu next to him, looking at him with almost the same eyes, with a slight blush of anticipation on his face.
"Ahem..." He turned around and saw that several attendants behind him were still two or three meters away, so he whispered, "Ah...didn't I say...two years later, two years later...and now it's still...
Young people, we put our career first...ah..."
"……oh."
Qiu Qiu and Xiu Xiu were a little frustrated, but they still nodded obediently and stepped aside.
Regarding the issue of having children, after getting married, the two ladies have requested many times. They really want to have a child, and of course it is best to have a boy. In such a polygamous society, there will always be a large number of wives.
The pressure. Especially once other ladies have given birth but not themselves, they will take it very seriously. Xiang Xiaoqiang also knows. Not only the two ladies themselves, but also their father-in-law Qiu Huhu and mother-in-law Shang Xiaojun have also asked many times.
Time to hold my grandson...
And my situation is not ordinary. Whichever lady gives birth to a son first, he will be the eldest son. In the future, if he marries the queen and becomes a prince, the eldest son will have a great advantage in inheriting the crown prince. Although he will not be named a prince.
It's probably hereditary, and most likely it's descending, but the next generation will at least be a duke.
The first generation is also a marquis. This is a very serious temptation. Now the two girls understand in their hearts that if they want a child now, it is just two people competing, and each other has 50% luck. If they wait two years before having a child, then the other
The "Three Golden Flowers" have also entered the door. Then each person only has 20% luck.
But Xiang Xiaoqiang also knows that he still has less than four years. What will he do if he goes back and leaves a few young women with their children? He feels that it is better to just perfunctory these three years. When the time comes,
After he left, the ladies did not have to "drag the money", and each of them received a large sum of money, which did not affect their pursuit of happiness in the future.
Although it is sad to think about it, it has to be the case.
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"Sir, we're here."
Wu Yanbin pointed forward and said.
Several people looked at the majestic and gorgeous building in front of them.
This is a tall building that combines Chinese and Western styles, with six characters on the forehead: Imperial Bank of the Qing Dynasty
Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded and said with a smile:
"Haha, all the wealth of the Qing Empire is here. Now, it all belongs to our Ming Dynasty. I don't know how many tons of gold are left after letting those corrupt officials toss around. However, there will be a lot left.
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"Sir," Xiu Xiu said softly, "this is still Ha Yukun's temporary division headquarters."
Then, she whispered to Xiang Xiaoqiang again.
"Oh!" Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded and asked in a low voice, "Mu Hu is locked in there too, right? Not many people know that he is still alive, right?"
Xiuxiu nodded:
"Don't worry, sir. I arranged it myself. Sir... how should I deal with it?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang glanced at the others and saw that no one was staring at him, so he quietly made a gesture of wiping his neck.