Chapter 81: Rushing to show merit
Mao Yulong walked to the yamen area with two thousand volunteers, and just arrived at the front of the palace, he saw a brocade guard and a eunuch walking out.
As a result, as soon as the two of them came out, they saw such a big battle on their side, and they were stunned on the steps.
Although the eunuch's twin strands trembled, although the hand of the hundred households of the brocade guard who drew out the embroidered spring knife trembled, but still scolded loudly with a trembling voice: "Bold thieves, don't think about the emperor's grace, but want to rebel, is your conscience eaten by dogs?" ”
Mao Yulong saw that the two people were frightened by his momentum, so he hurriedly stepped out of the crowd and arched his hand to the two people: "Qiantang Xiucai Mao Yulong, meet the two adults." The two adults misunderstood, we are not a chaotic army, we are the volunteers organized by the people of Qiantang, and we are here to protect the yamen. ”
Mao Yulong did not say that he was here to protect the officials, but said that he was protecting the yamen, which was aimed at the people behind him.
The people hate corrupt officials and cool officials to the bone, at this time, everyone can't wait to take advantage of the chaos and take advantage of the chaos to relieve their anger, where do they want to protect them?
But in this era, everyone hates corrupt officials and cool officials, but they don't hate the emperor.
Thousands of years of Confucianism, which was taught in the womb of the mother, gave the people a kind of reverence for imperial power and unconditional worship of the emperor from their bones.
It is also based on this that everyone naturally thinks that the oppression and suffering they have suffered are caused by this group of corrupt officials and cruel officials, even if the decree issued by the above makes their family ruined, they also naturally think that it is a traitor in the court, and it is the traitors who have deceived the emperor. As long as the suffering of the people can be known by the emperor, the emperor will wisely kill the traitors who have brought disaster to the country and relieve the people from hanging.
This is the reason why in every dynasty, the people suffered a lot, but they easily did not oppose the emperor, but called for clean officials. Only when the Qing officials appeared, defeated the traitorous ministers, and let the people's suffering reach the heavens, the emperor would definitely give the people a way to live.
Therefore, now when people's hearts are unstable, it must not be said that he has brought these righteous and brave people to protect the real culprits, these corrupt officials and cool officials. I took them with me to protect the yamen, which represented the national society and the imperial power of the emperor.
Feng Ji heard that he was brave enough to protect the yamen, and he had heard of the name of Mao Yulong for a long time, and not long ago, he knocked him out of a sum of money. But his means and methods of obtaining silver have become a well-known anecdote in Hangzhou.
Seeing that this little guy appeared here today, and it was he who summoned Yiyong, he was overjoyed. At that time, his legs were no longer trembling, his waist was straight, and his voice was louder, and he bowed his hand to the people who were just ants in his eyes: "Our family is the emperor's servant, here, on behalf of the emperor, thank you loyal and brave people, our family will definitely report your loyalty to the emperor, and the emperor will be very happy." ”
As soon as they heard that everyone's righteous and courageous deeds could reach the heavens and be valued by the emperor, those unwilling people fell to their knees and shouted together under the leadership of Mao Yulong: "Loyal and patriotic, calm the chaos and protect the family." ”
After a burst of cheers, the momentum became even louder.
Feng Ji, the eunuch of Dongchang, hurriedly went down the steps, pulled up Mao Yulong, looked at this half-grown child who was almost as tall as himself, but now looked even taller, and nodded gratefully: "Sure enough, I received the emperor's favor, and I really read the book of sages." In this time of great calamity, it is very good, really good to be able to bravely organize and bravely serve the country and contribute to the emperor, and our family will definitely listen to the heavens for what you have done, and you will wait for the reward. ”
Hearing this eunuch's promise, Mao Yulong was overjoyed at that time, it seems that his shortcut to the south is the right one, the world's soldiers, you just continue to boil, I, Mao Yulong, flew away directly.
What Mao Yulong thought in his heart, but he was even more modest, but he didn't know that a small eunuch in a county, not to mention that he couldn't see the emperor, now, he didn't even have the opportunity to enter the palace, I'm afraid, Mao Yulong was going to be happy.
"Dare to ask where are you going? Do you need Yulong's help with your fist? Mao Yulong said this, firstly, to get close to this eunuch, and secondly, to clearly tell him that this group of righteous warriors only listens to themselves now, and he is the actual organizer and commander of this group of righteous warriors.
This is capital.
This group of eunuchs intrigued in the palace more fiercely than outside, killing a few, being killed, being beaten to death by the above is commonplace, and observing words and emotions is their ability to save their lives. Of course, Feng Ji heard Mao Yulong's original intention of inviting merit, smiled at that time, took Mao Yulong's hand and shook it a few times, very similar to the style of a superior in the later world to receive his subordinates: "Our family has recorded the merits of Xiucaigong, and if Xiucaigong can help our family quell the mutiny in the Nine Battalions, it will be a great achievement." You wait here first, let's go back to the yamen and report to the town guard, and then ask the town guard to make a decision. ”
As soon as he heard that the real eunuch in charge of Zhejiang Province was inside, Mao Yulong's heartbeat immediately jumped several times faster, and he almost jumped out of his throat.
If you gamble right this time, you are going to see the eunuch of the town. As long as he sees it, he will be favored by the eunuchs, and then his strategy of shortcuts to the south can leap again.
Now who has the final say in this Daming? It is the eunuch party, and it is the group of eunuchs headed by Wei Zhongxian who are in charge of the country, as long as they say a word, they will soar.
As for the fact that he will be branded as a eunuch, and for this reason, the liquidation after the restoration of Donglin in the year of Chongzhen, that is all a later story, and I will talk about it when the time comes. Climb up first and achieve your original goal, this is the fundamental.
However, Feng Ji didn't take Mao Yulong in, in his opinion, a small child was not qualified to see the town's father-in-law at all, and turned around and entered the yamen alone, leaving a group of whispering Yiyong and Mao Yulong, who stretched his neck and tried to look in, waiting anxiously in the square.
The wait is long, it is difficult, the fireworks in the distance are still there, the volunteers are worried about their small home, and there has begun to be a commotion, Mao Yulong is anxious in this winter and breaks out in a cold sweat.
If this continues, people's hearts will be scattered, and the team will be difficult to lead. These volunteers will disperse because they are worried about the small size of their families, and once they disperse, all their efforts will be wiped out, although they will not be empty, but the effect will be greatly reduced.
There was no way, Mao Yulong kept comforting these people for their bravery, and tried his best to appease everyone in the name of the emperor and stabilize the army's heart.
Fortunately, Mao Yulong is now the backbone of everyone, and his prestige is still there, although the people's hearts and the army are unstable, but they have not dispersed.
When Mao Yulong was in a hurry, Feng Ji finally came out, and with him came out, there were two officials who were tied up by five flowers, everyone looked carefully, but it was not the prefect of Hangzhou, and there was a commander of the fox and the tiger?
At this moment, the sentiment of the volunteers immediately came up. A cry for the emperor's long live immediately resounded throughout the square, and everyone cheered with gratitude, over and over again.