Chapter 364 Shopping with a captive
After Liu Chaoqing read out the decree and went back, all the generals of the Jingbianbao Army, except for Liu Renyu, fell into a state of extreme ecstasy.
Emperor, in a centralized society, there is a god-like existence in which the dragon sees the head but does not see the end.
Even Liu Renyu, who came from later generations, grew up in red. Under it, the atheists with roots and red Miao Zheng were all excited and couldn't sleep all night when they saw Chongzhen for the first time, how could Li Jiye and several other low-level military attachés of this era not be excited when they heard that they could actually meet the supreme ruler of the Ming Empire.
That evening, Liu Renyu held a meeting in his big tent to discuss all matters related to entering the city to sacrifice prisoners.
"Gentlemen, the emperor has an order, ordering me to enter the capital to offer prisoners, the route we march is from the Yongding Gate into the city, go straight, pass the Zhengyang Gate, then turn left, go to the left gate of Chang'an, and then according to the emperor's will, do not bring the prisoners to the noon gate to offer prisoners.
The captives were directly handed over to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to take care of, and then, Jiye, Desheng, Tie Niu, no disease, Zuo hanging, you and others will enter the palace with me. And remember, you must dress decently tomorrow, and when you get to the palace, you are not allowed to move, you are not allowed to look around, the emperor is not allowed to raise your head, and you can't wave your head in front of the king, you can hear it clearly? Liu Renyu said very seriously.
"The inferior ranks are all clear." Li Jiye and the other generals each swallowed a mouthful of saliva and replied nervously.
"Well, that's good. Let's go and rest, take care of our spirits, and face the saint tomorrow with the best mental state. Liu Renyufu admonished again.
"Yes, General." The generals of the Jingbian Fort Army received the order, and they went back to rest.
Like Li Jiye, the low-level military attache who saw Chongzhen for the first time tomorrow, where can they sleep at night, they all toss and turn like pancakes in the pot, tossing and turning for most of the night before they fall asleep.
At five o'clock in the morning of the next day, when the sky was still pitch black, the trumpeters of the Jingbian Fort Military Division blew the wake-up call to urge the officers and men who were still asleep.
All the officers and soldiers washed and tidied up, and after a short time they gathered at the gate of the camp.
"How did you sleep last night? Isn't it a night of excitement and can't sleep? Liu Renyu looked at his own generals with a tired face, and said with a smile.
Li Jiye and other military attaches were told the central matter by Liu Renyu, and they all had a look of surprise on their faces.
"Don't worry, it's normal to be a little nervous when I see the emperor for the first time, when I first met the emperor, I was nervous and didn't fall asleep until after twelve o'clock at night." Liu Renyu said with a smile.
"Haha." When all the generals heard this, they were very relieved, even their own generals were like this, and they were understandably nervous.
"Let's go, Tongzhou is a little bit away from Beijing, don't delay time. Load the captives into wagons and drag them along as fast as you can. Liu Renyu ordered.
His own soldiers stuffed the 1,000 Houjin captives into the carriage and followed the large army all the way west.
Tongzhou was only 50 miles away from Beijing, and the fully motorized Jingbianbao army only walked for half an hour to reach Yongdingmen in the south of Beijing.
The officers and men of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division who were defending the city had already received an order that the Jingbian Fort Army was going to come to offer prisoners today, so they would naturally let them go, and after the release, they would be responsible for taking the Jingbian Fort Army to march in the city, but it was not yet time to open the city gate, so the Jingbian Fort Army could only wait outside the city first.
During this time, Liu Renyu was not idle, he asked his subordinates to line up the array and wait with peace of mind.
At this time, some farmers near the capital who were about to enter the city to sell firewood and vegetables were one step ahead of the people in the city and saw the Houjin captives who were tied up in a long line, and they were immediately excited.
When the Jin army entered the Kou two years after Chongzhen, these people's families either had relatives who died at the hands of the Houjin soldiers, or there were relatives who were captured by the Houjin army, and their whereabouts are still unknown, and their lives and deaths are uncertain.
At that moment, a few bold people with various instruments in their hands ran to the leader Liu Renyu, and asked with an angry face: "Master Jun, we have a blood feud with Jiannu, can we beat them out of anger?" If you promise us, we will kowtow to you. ”
When the people had said this, they fell on their knees and kowtowed.
A small wish, harmless, how could Liu Renyu not be satisfied.
"Fathers and elders, the Jiannu captives are to be sacrificed to the imperial court, and they can't die!" Liu Renyu said with a smile.
The hint couldn't be more obvious.
When the people got the letter, they shouted excitedly: "The military master said that as long as you can't die, you will fight to the death." ”
As a result, those Houjin captives were miserable again.
At dawn, the city gate was wide open, and the Jingbian Fort Army, which had been waiting outside the city for a long time, entered under the guidance of the officers and soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and the people who followed the Jingbian Fort Army to the left were also satisfied, humming a little song and entering the Beijing Division.
Today, just today, the news that Liu Renyu's Jingbian Fort Army, which had won a great victory in Liaodong, was about to come to Beijing to offer prisoners spread far and wide.
Early this morning, the wide avenue from Yongding Gate to Zhengyangmen was crowded with people, crowded with people watching the excitement, including men and women, old and young.
It was not surprising that these people who watched the excitement were holding all kinds of objects in their hands, one was ready to welcome the triumphant return of the king, and the other was ready to attack the Jiannu prisoners.
When Liu Renyu, who was dressed in court clothes and riding a white horse, entered the Beijing Division first, the whole crowd was completely boiling, cheers were endless, bright flowers, fragrant silk scarves, and even a large number of copper coins were smashed towards the Jingbian Fort army.
Sun Wuxian in the parade saw so many copper coins crackling on himself, he couldn't help but sigh slightly, and said to Lu Tianwei beside him angrily: "Weizi, speaking of which, we are the victorious kings, I can understand by throwing garlands and silk scarves, what the hell is throwing copper coins, are we not entertainers?" ”
Lu Tianwei said with great regret: "It's just a matter of throwing away the copper coin, and we can't pick it up, it's really depressing." ”
"Look at your little bit of talent." Sun Wuzhi scoffed at his nasal passages.
When the people welcomed the Jingbianbao army, the heat was naturally very high, and when the Houjin prisoners entered the Beijing Division, the passion of the whole crowd was completely ignited.
"Fight Jiannu!" I don't know who made such a roar.
Rotten vegetable leaves, mud, stones, wooden sticks, firewood, rotten eggs, rushed to the Houjin captives in all directions and smashed them over.
Therefore, the team that entered the Beijing Division got the warmth of the spring breeze in the front, but the cold like the harsh winter in the back.
Moreover, the people of Jingshi were extremely bold, although the accompanying soldiers and horses of the Five Cities warned the people of Jingshi not to beat the captured Jiannu to death, but this word had no deterrent effect at all.
Several civilians rushed into the crowd of Houjin captives, punching and kicking, and causing several Jiannu to be beaten beyond recognition and die before the executioner could kill him.
Liu Renyu's Jingbianbao army entered the Beijing Division, and they did not bring a blade, and they had already handed over Jiannu to the hands of the Wucheng Terracotta Division, and if the Jiannu prisoners died, it was also the Wucheng Terracotta Division that did not take good care of them, and it had nothing to do with them, so they were too lazy to care about these things.
The officers and soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division also knew that if the Jiannu prisoners died too much, they were afraid that they would not be able to get out of it, so they could only stand on both sides of the Houjin prisoners to protect these unlucky prisoners, and in the process, they would inevitably be attacked indiscriminately by their own people, and they had nothing to say, because this was unavoidable.
In this way, Liu Renyu walked with this group of people for nearly an hour and a half before he walked near the left gate of Chang'an.
When I arrived at this place, there were already officials from the General Administration Department waiting here, waiting for Liu Renyu and his men.
"But Liu Renyu, a guerrilla general from Jingbianbao who fought a great victory in Liaodong?" The official of the General Administration Department asked Liu Renyu in a low voice.
"The last general is Liu Renyu." Liu Renyu hurriedly turned over and dismounted, bowed and replied.
Li Jiye and other generals also dismounted and bowed to salute.
"Okay, the Jiannu captives will be handed over to the care of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and your men and horses will wait at the camp of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division first, and several of you military attaches of the Jingbian Fort Army will come with your own officials and enter the palace to face the saint." The official of the General Secretary said.