The eunuch of the commander of the Qin Mission, the minister of the sea and the minister of the Ministry of Wei, acted vigorously and resolutely, and there was no sand in his eyes, and in only half a day, all the conspicuous walls in the city of Yizhou were posted with slogans.

Or it is said that "it is good to change customs, and it is human to cut off braids";

or "carry out the change of customs and carry forward the new style of the times";

or "promote hair storage and modification, benefit the country and the people";

or "I want a hair on the back of my head, my wife and children and others";

All this, in black and white, and there were messengers carrying gongs and shouting along the streets, which immediately caused a sensation in this city of Yiju, and all the discussion of the army and the people was about cutting braids.

Yiju is an important town on the Yalu River, and it is also an important place for Sino-North Korean trade, and there are many Korean merchants living in the city. Hearing that the officials of the Ming Dynasty ordered the Jurchens to cut their braids and grow their hair, the Korean businessmen talked about it as an interesting matter.

Because this Jurchen barbarian and North Korea are feuding, the Korean businessmen applauded the matter of cutting the pigtails of the Jurchen barbarian.

Those who have good deeds are even more eager for the Jurchen barbarians in Yizhou City to make trouble, so that they can see how the heavenly soldiers of the Ming Dynasty cut down and killed the Jurchen barbarians.

Curator Jin, who was engaged in the Korean ginseng business, and a few members of his entourage had just come from the other side of the river, and when they passed through the city gate, they saw officers and soldiers posting notices there.

Pavilion Director Jin Hanwen stepped forward to take a look, and was surprised when he saw that it was a notice that ordered the Jurchens to grow and modify their hair.

Some of the attendants who did not know Chinese characters asked what was written in the old man's list, and Curator Jin told them.

“...... From today onwards, it will only be limited to three days, so that all the Jurchens will cut off their braids, and those who obey will be the good people of the Ming Dynasty, and those who hesitate and do not comply will be severely punished as anti-thieves, and those who evade and argue with clever words will never be spared..."

"Master, how did this good Ming Dynasty remember to ask the Jurchens to cut their braids?" There is an entourage that is puzzled.

"You don't know, that shaving hair is a Jurchen custom, it is said that it was used in the Jin Dynasty in the past, and it has not been broken for hundreds of years. Well, the Jurchens not only used this shaving as a sign of their clan, but also as a sign of whether others were submissive to the Jurchens. ”

Although Curator Jin is a businessman, he has also been familiar with the scriptures and history since he was a child, and he often comes to the Ming Dynasty to do business, so he has some knowledge.

After hearing this, some attendants said disdainfully: "The barbarians are just doing a lot, and they are their people with a braid on the back of their heads?" ”

"You know what?"

Director Jin shook his head, he and his entourage were talking in Korean, and they didn't care about the Han people next to him.

I only heard him say: "The Jurchens are smart... Do you think, if the Jurchens shave their hair, and those who were defeated and conquered by them do not shave, after a long time, they will be dressed differently, and they will be able to unite their hearts? And who can the Jurchen rest assured? It's different if you shave your hair and keep braids, if you can't change one generation, it's two generations, and after a few generations, those who were not Jurchens before have become Jurchens. ”

"Why? Do those people dare to forget their ancestors and their origins? An attendant asked.

"They just forgot, they only know that they are Jurchens now, whether it is clothing or attire, they are all Jurchens..."

After saying this, Director Jin gave another example to prove his opinion. This example is the North Korean fugitives who have often helped the Jurchens cross the river to harass North Korea in recent years.

"Those individuals, do you say they are Jurchen barbarians or Koreans?"

"Phew, they do things for the barbarians, how can they still be North Koreans!"

As soon as they thought of those guys who were fighting for the tiger and mutilating their compatriots, Curator Jin's entourage was furious.

"That's it."

Curator Jin turned his head to look at the notice posted on the city wall again, and said with a heartfelt sigh: "The Ming official who asked the Jurchens to cut their hair is a hero. ”

"What do you say, sir?" There is an entourage that does not understand.

Curator Jin smiled: "He ordered someone to cut the braids of the Jurchens, which cut off their foundation, changed the clothes of the Jurchens, and dug their ancestral graves." In this way, the Jurchens and their descendants lived according to the customs of the Han people, so how could they still remember their former way of life? ... One or two generations, as long as one or two generations, the Jurchens in Yizhou City will all be Han Chinese..... That official just wanted to rely on this means to completely eliminate the Jurchen scourge, and never be afraid of the Jurchen barbarian rebellion. ”

"What if the Jurchen barbarians don't want to?" There is an entourage.

"I can't help them," Curator Jin sneered, "Did the list say that those who don't comply will be beheaded." It's that people are afraid of death, and these Jurchen barbarians in Yizhou City have no choice. ”

"According to me, a dead Jurchen barbarian is a good barbarian, what are you doing with so much effort?" An entourage blurted out.

"There are many things in the world that cannot be solved by killing people alone." Curator Jin touched the head of the young man beside him.

Suddenly, an older entourage frowned and said, "Master, what if the Ming Dynasty wants us Koreans to be like them?" ”

“......”

Curator Jin was stopped by this question, he really hadn't thought about it.

.........

As soon as the notice was posted, the Yizhou Wei commanded the yamen to take action, and braiding points were quickly set up at the junctions of the streets and alleys in the city.

The first to be ordered to cut their braids were those Jurchen descendants recruited by He Shiyi, and the number was about eight hundred.

They were gathered together, because many of these Jurchen soldiers had served as Jurchen soldiers, and just in case, He Shiyi personally led the troops to sit in the town and ordered these Jurchen people to cut their braids.

In the face of the coercion of the Ming army, the Jurchen people did not resist and obediently accepted the fate of cutting braids and modifications.

The worst-case scenario did not materialize, which made He Shiyi breathe a sigh of relief.

It's just that many girls are holding their braids and crying secretly after their braids are cut, He Shiyi doesn't interfere too much in this regard, in his opinion, as long as the Jurchen people are willing to cut their braids, let him go to Wei Gong.

He Shiyi treated the Jurchens differently from the Jurchens who had long lived in Yizhou. He hoped that the Jurchen residents would take the initiative to cut their braids at the braiding points in the streets and alleys, so the messengers sent out initially used persuasion and propaganda as a means.

But after half a day, only more than 100 people took the initiative to cut their braids, and most of the rest of the residents were watching.

Gonggong Wei, who was highly concerned about this matter, was greatly dissatisfied with He Shiyi's work efficiency, so he ordered Yang Huan to lead a team of soldiers with scissors to rush into the homes of those Jurchen residents, drag the Jurchen men who did not want to cut their braids out of their homes, and forcibly cut their braids.

If you dare to complain, the big knife is so flickering, openly threatening: "If you don't want to be my Ming people, don't you want to be the thief who built the state!" ”

Under the pressure of Gonggong Wei, He Shiyi had to take the same means, and the overall process was quite smooth, after all, some of the Jurchens living in Yizhou have been several generations, and they can be regarded as sinicization. Deep down, their reluctance to cut braids is just a nostalgia for the past and their ancestors.

Once this kind of nostalgia is linked to life and death, most people still choose to save their lives wisely.

The accident happened in Xicheng, where an elderly Jurchen was unwilling to cut his braids, claiming that cutting his braids was a chaotic fate, without the approval of the Yamen, the governor of Liaodong.

The officers and soldiers in charge of cutting the braids were afraid that they would be scolded by their superiors for their incompetence, so they killed the old Jurchen man in a fit of rage, and then beheaded six men from his family.

When the killing begins, it spreads invisibly, and even a small spread can have serious consequences.

That night, more than 200 Jurchens in the city were executed, and He Shiyi was deeply disturbed when he heard the news.

After the matter was reported to Gonggong Wei, an order was handed down to the heads of the Jurchens who had been executed to be strung with bamboo poles and hung at the city gate.

After that, there was no more Jurchen refusal to change customs in the city, and two days later, the city fell into peace, and there were no more Jurchens with pigtails like rat tails on the back of their heads.

On the same day, 11,000 people, together with more than 8,000 people, carried more than 800 large and small vehicles, and drove out of Yiju City.