"Restoring order in the capital has just begun."

As far as the eye can see, there is a mess after the catastrophe, the corpses are moved to the side of the road, bloodstained, and all kinds of garbage on the street. The two cattle that were lucky enough to be uninjured were pulled together, and the cows that were injured and fell to the ground could only be killed. A former butcher stabbed his spear against the body of a fallen cow in search of the heart, and tears fell from the cow's eye. "Look," the soldier caressed the cow's neck and whispered to the side, "This beast is psychic, and knows that he is going to die, and he is sad." Gotta give it a treat. The hand suddenly moved forward, and a stream of blood splattered out, and the wounded ox's body twitched twice and stopped moving.

Dutou Ding Ban came over and asked, "Dashuai, what to do with these cows?" ”

Zhao Xingde watched this scene silently, and said casually: "The dead cow is boiled and eaten, and the soldiers are beaten to the teeth." Two live oxen were tied outside for three days, waiting for the owner to claim them, and if they were robbed, they were returned to him. "If you don't fight, you can't eat meat. In this dynasty, it is forbidden to kill cultivated cattle privately, and beef is not usually eaten. More than 2,000 soldiers ate more than a dozen cows, and each of them only received more than a pound of beef.

"Thank you, handsome!" Ding Ban passed the news, and the soldiers immediately cheered, all of them happy.

Seeing this, Lin Zhengan said secretly: "Yue Yan Zhao Kuan, it's really not a lie. ”

At this time, Chongyi asked Li Jixian to personally lead the horse to Zhao Xingde, and said: "Jie Shuai, this is the mount of the last general, and it is quite supple." "Thank you, General Lee!" Zhao Xingde took the reins and ordered, "I will go to the southeast camp to dispatch troops and horses, and General Li will coordinate the guards of the battalions." "Don't worry," Li Jixian said loudly, "Huwei is still here, and they will be looking for death when they come again." ”

Lin Zhen smiled dryly: "You kid can talk." ”

Zhao Xingde nodded, didn't give any more instructions, turned his head and asked, "General Lin, would you like to accompany Zhao to the camp?" ”

"The last general will obey the order," Lin Zhengan's heart sank, and he hugged his fists and said: "But it is sent by the Marquis of Wuchang." ”

Zhao Xingde smiled slightly, as if he didn't notice the difference in his title, turned over the horse, lightly clamped the horse's belly, shouted, and the mount immediately ran briskly. Two guards served as guides, and Lin Zhengan and two other retinues urged their horses to follow behind, galloping all the way to the southeast camp outside the Wuchang Gate.

In the tent of the southeast battalion, Liu Shi sat on the handsome seat, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

The officers in command and above have reached more than 120 people, but none of the commanders and commanders came, and the officers looked at the face of the squire of the military department, and after waiting for more than half an hour, they saw that Liu Shi had neither a constitution nor such majesty, and some people gradually couldn't help themselves, and began to complain and say strange things. There were many people, even if Wang Gui was sitting on it, he couldn't tell where the buzzing sound came from, Liu Shi was worried, but he didn't stop it.

There was a burst of artillery in the city, and the generals became more and more unscrupulous, complaining and dissatisfied, and guessing what happened, some guessed that the rebels had robbed the iron barrel cannon and were storming the Prime Minister's Mansion, and some people guessed that the warehouse where the gunpowder was stored in the military department was set on fire. A guard came to Bing, saying that the prime minister had sent someone to come, Liu Shi was overjoyed and hurriedly asked him to enter the camp. The generals are still talking about it, not knowing whether they want to enter the city to quell the chaos, and guessing that if the imperial court wants to quell the chaos, I don't know which one will be sent to be the commander of the army.

In the tent of the Chinese army, which should have been solemn, there was a chaotic scene. Zhao Xingde stepped into the tent, couldn't help frowning, did not step forward to hand over to Liu Shi, stood at the door and looked around, at this time, the generals in the tent also looked at the door, and an officer immediately recognized Zhao Xingde, his face changed greatly, and he lost his voice: "Zhao Jieshuai?!" "Zhao, Dashuai!"

After Zhao Xingde crossed the river and the northern expedition, Wang Gui was in charge of the southeast camp, although it has been expanded several times, but the old foundation in the camp is still the original, and the officers above the command usually talk about it, and many people have also patted their chests and said: "We are not ambiguous to follow Zhao Shuai early, and we almost went straight to Bianjing." "If there is regret on his face, he is very unconvinced.

After the exclamation, some of the officers looked surprised, some were incredulous, and they fell silent for a moment.

The tent was silent, Zhao Xingde then signaled to the generals, walked to the front of the handsome case along the vacated passage, bowed his hand to the dumbfounded Liu Shiyi, and said in a deep voice: "The general Zhao Xingde, on the order of the Prime Minister, came to dispatch the southeast camp into the city to quell the chaos. After speaking, he took out the Jun Zhi from his arms and handed it to Liu Shi. Although Liu Shi is not the commander of the southeast battalion, this procedure still has to be done in full view.

Liu Shi took the Jun order, returned it to Zhao Xingde after reading it, and arched his hand: "Please ask the Marquis of Wuchang to quell the chaos." He stood up and gave up his position.

In front of everyone's eyes, Zhao Xingde was not polite, sat in the center, and put Jun Zhi on Shuai Case Mountain. He looked around at the generals in the tent and found some familiar faces, and in the face of those excited eyes, he nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "I won't say much nonsense, the commotion outside the Prime Minister's Mansion has subsided." Perhaps, there are still people who do not give up and are gathering the rest of the party. In addition, there are scoundrels in the city who take advantage of the fire to rob. That's why it is necessary to send a large army into the city," Zhao Xingde looked at the generals and said sharply, "A battalion of soldiers is stationed in a neighborhood, but there are people who gather to make trouble, or take advantage of the fire to robber, and kill them, do you all know?" ”

"Yes!" The generals spoke in unison, but some still hesitated.

"Great Marshal," the guards made Feng Shu hesitate for a moment, and the Yue Zhong said loudly: "The last general has some doubts unsolved!" ”

"Oh?" Zhao Xingde nodded, "What's the doubt?" ”

"The sound of artillery in the city just now, but it was bombarding the people outside the Prime Minister's Mansion? This dynasty has ancestral family law, and does not kill scholars and doctors. Although the students of the various states are not necessarily scholars, even if they are a little offended when they gather outside the prime minister's mansion to talk about things, how can the marshal ignore the imperial court system and order the cannons to be fired against the people who write and talk about things? Furthermore, should the scholars get together in the neighborhood and be killed? ”

"Dare to ask the festival marshal," the court's gaze fell on him, and Feng Shu did not flinch, took a step forward, and asked, "More than ten years ago, Cai Jing and Li Bangyan, but they dealt with Chen Xianggong and the festival marshal like this?" There were also many sympathetic officers among the officers, although they didn't dare to question openly like Feng Shu, but they all looked at Zhao Xingde with the same doubts in their hearts.

Liu Shi was shocked and angry, Lin Zhengan frowned, glanced at Feng Shu deeply, and did not speak.

"It is indeed the rule of this dynasty not to kill those who write and say things." Zhao Xingde looked directly at Feng Lu's gaze and replied, "However, violating the Great Rites Law, attempting to bypass the Ministry of Rites to convene a public discussion on academic administration, expel the prime minister, or even gather people to besiege the prime minister's mansion is not in the rules of the imperial court." The prime minister of the imperial court was elected by the scholars and politicians of the world in accordance with the Great Rite Law, and the students were expelled in such a group, what is the Great Rite Law? As soon as this example was opened, the authority of the imperial court center and the Great Rite Law was lost, and if all the states and counties did not abide by the etiquette law, the Great Song Dynasty would fall apart, only in the evening. The importance of the Great Rites and Rites, do you still need me to explain it? ”

"Even so," Feng Lan asked, "does the marshal have to bombard it with artillery?" ”

"The sound of artillery is amazing, and bombardment can have a deterrent effect," Zhao Xingde said calmly, "What is the difference between white-bladed killing and artillery killing?" As long as I force him to give up the siege of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the whole city of Ezhou will be in chaos, and every moment of delay will kill more people. He looked at Feng Lan, shook his head and said, "I can't figure it out, you can stay in the camp," he looked up and glanced at the other officers, and said in a deep voice, "If you can't figure it out, you can stay now, but if you resist the military order, you will definitely be punished by military law afterwards." ”

"The last general joined the army only to expel the northern captives," Feng Shu raised his head and said, "I would rather be punished for disobeying the order." ”

"It's good if you have your own ideas and responsibilities." Zhao Xingde nodded, looked at the other officers, and asked, "Is there anything else?" There was silence in the tent, and after a few moments several more officers stepped forward. Zhao Xingde allowed them one by one, and let them hand over the command to other generals, and then continue to arrange the matter of entering the city to quell the chaos.

"First, after entering the city, first tell the people that the turmoil has subsided, and the stationing in the neighborhood is only to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the opportunity to make trouble. Second, within a period of three days, if a person has taken advantage of the chaos to take money from another person, the person who has returned the property to its original owner may be pardoned for his sins. However, those who commit murder, wounding or adultery are not forgiven. After three days, the people are encouraged to accuse the adulterer, and once the accused is found guilty, the confiscated property goes to the adulterer. Third, in order to prevent civil disturbances, the soldiers of the battalions were strictly forbidden to borrow people's houses, and only camped under the eaves of the steps. Without the invitation of the owner, they are not allowed to enter the house to search for the prisoner. If you do these three things, after quelling the chaos, the court will definitely have a reward. Do you understand everything? ”

"The last general understands!" The generals commanded in unison. Feng Shu and several other officers looked at them with complicated faces, and after they withdrew, the officers who volunteered to participate in the suppression of the rebellion became more united. Zhao Xingde made three chapters of the law, so that all the generals had a bottom in their hearts, and probably knew what to do after entering the city. Liu Shi also put his mind at ease, if he could really do it, then the rebels he was most worried about would not appear.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Xingde temporarily appointed four deputy generals, and asked them to be responsible for liaising with the four aspects of the city, southeast, northwest, and then referring to the detailed map of the whole city of Ezhou, let the generals step forward one by one to receive orders and determine the neighborhoods where the battalion would be stationed. Then, the generals returned to their respective camps to assemble their troops and horses. Everything seems to be in order, when everything is arranged, Zhao Xingde personally led the army, the whole team entered the city from Wuchang Gate, and constantly divided the battalions along the way to enter the various neighborhoods.

In the evening, the officials also came out to maintain order, but only a few fires were not extinguished, but had the tendency to spread.

On the steps of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Chen Dong looked at the firelight reflecting half of the sky red, and was silent.

Deng Su worried: "Last year, a fire killed thousands of people. Suddenly, he felt a chill on his cheeks, and reached out to touch it, and his fingertips were stained with a little water, and there was still a little unmelted crystal. It's snowing! Deng Su turned his worries into joy, looked up at the sky, and the snowflakes were like fine salt grains at first, and then became more and more distinct, like catkins, like poplars. A spring snow is falling from the sky one after another, and the snowflakes are shrouded in the sky above Ezhou City after the catastrophe with a cold chill.