Chapter 349: Reactions from all sides
On this day, the Pingnan army made a big move and raided the Wei Mansion in one fell swoop, not only the main residence of the Wei Mansion, but also the various courtyards belonging to the Wei Mansion inside and outside the city, and even the shops and restaurants under the name of the Wei Guogong were raided.
With the cooperation of the old brocade guard, Lu Zonghan and Ying Tianfu, the industry belonging to Wei Guogong was clearly investigated.
Thousands of soldiers were dispatched to turn half of Nanjing upside down, and the pedestrians on the streets, all over the place, hid in horror, watching the murderous soldiers passing by. Fortunately, these soldiers did not harass ordinary people, and there was no robbery, rape and bullying of the people. There were some ruffians who took advantage of the fire to loot, but soon a group of cavalry came to kill them, and they were searched all over the streets, and the bright knives and guns told them that this kind of thing would not be tolerated.
Chen Yue personally led a team to raid the Duke of Wei's mansion, considering that Xu Jiujue, the Duke of Wei, was the head of Nanjing's nobles, and Zhao Zhilong, the Bo of Xincheng, and Liu Kongzhao, the Bo of Xincheng, who actually participated in the rebellion, naturally could not let go, and Chen Jianghe was the commander of Jinyiwei to lead the team to be responsible.
Watching the mansion of the high prince and lord in the past being raided, listening to the faint crying sound coming from inside, except for the mansion that was related to the raided family, most of the people applauded. Most of these nobles have no real power, so they put their hearts on plundering wealth, as long as there is a good location and good shops in Nanjing, they will be hollowed out by them, except for the officials and gentry, ordinary people can not compete with them at all.
It is said that Nanjing is a prosperous place in the world of gold powder in the Six Dynasties, but prosperity only belongs to these princes, nobles and officials and gentry, and most of the people can only make money to make a living.
Now, watching these high-flying characters being knocked to the ground, the hearts of the vast majority of people are very happy, and they also have today! Especially those ordinary people who have been bullied, they applaud, and how many people in Nanjing have not been bullied by these big people?
While the ordinary people applauded, there were also many people who were sad and panicked, these people were Huaiyuan Hou, Dong Ningbo Bo and a group of nobles.
When Chengzu Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, he did not move all the nobles away, but left a group of people in Nanjing. After all, Nanjing City is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and it also needs to be guarded. Of course, most of the people who followed him to Beijing were the heroes of Jingnan, and most of the people who stayed were old people who were not killed by Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. These people were not treated by the emperor in Beijing, there were dozens of them, and many of them were taken away for various reasons for more than 200 years, and there were more than 10 nobles in Nanjing during the Chongzhen period.
Of course, he is no longer treated by the emperor, he is also a nobleman, except for Zhu Yuanzhang, but the Ming Dynasty has no habit of killing heroes. Logically speaking, the nobles and the clan are the most loyal to the royal family, because their interests are tied to the royal family, and according to the system of the Ming Dynasty, even if it is the earl with the lowest title, the rank is above the civil officials of the first rank, so under normal circumstances, no one dares to mess with these nobles. As long as they don't make big mistakes, even Ying Tianfu Yin will let them score three points, so no one among ordinary people dares to provoke them.
After the Tumubao Incident, the power of the nobles and military generals has been completely suppressed by the civilian officials, so these nobles can only eat and wait for death with nothing to do......
In the matter of King Fu's accession to the throne, except for Zhao Zhilong and Liu Kongzhao, who were more active, most of the nobles just watched coldly and did not make any moves, it stands to reason that they should not be afraid if they have little to do with King Fu, but Xu Jiujue, the Duke of Wei, did not participate in the matter of King Fu! He's been raided, and I'm afraid it's his turn next.
But even if they knew that they could not be spared, they were helpless, the entire Nanjing was controlled by the Pingnan Army, and the original Jingying Guards had been disarmed, and they had no ability to move even if they wanted to.
While the nobles were in panic, the officials in Nanjing had mixed reactions.
Some officials accepted the appointment of King Fu because of their participation in the Hongguang court, for fear that the matter would implicate themselves, and now Chen Yue is raiding Xungui's home, and he may deal with himself when he frees his hands. Afraid, I can only secretly think about the way. Many officials tried every means to get in touch with Chen Yue, and dozens of people waited outside the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, just to wait for Chen Yue's reception. The soldiers guarding the door couldn't stop stuffing the silver, but none of these soldiers dared to accept it, and it took a lot of effort to figure out that Chen Yue was not in the Governor's Mansion, but had stayed in the confiscated Wei Mansion.
They naturally didn't dare to go to the scene to inspect the scene, so they had no choice but to think of other ways, and when they heard that Qian Qianyi had a good relationship with Chen Yue when the Pingnan Army was attacking the city, they rushed to the Qian Mansion to meet them, asking Qian Qianyi to speak for them.
Qian Qianyi, who turned his hands into clouds and covered his hands for rain, no one does not admire them now, look at people, easily play between King Fu and Chongzhen, King Fu has fallen and become a hero again, which can not help but be admired!
Qian Qianyi met with them very kindly and told them that they didn't have to be afraid at all, Pingnanhou would not attack them at all, because after all, the imperial court still needs officials to operate, without them, how to form a new imperial court after Chongzhen arrives in Nanjing?
Qian Qianyi is the leader of the Donglin Party, and his prestige is deep, and many people naturally believe his words, and thinking about this is also the truth, many people suddenly feel at ease.
When he heard that Chen Yue had raided the Wei Mansion, Qian Qianyi was also a little shocked in his heart, he had yin Zhao Zhilong at the beginning, and he also hoped that Chen Yue could take advantage of the rebellion to engage in these nobles. After all, Nanjing's cake is so big, and if you get the honorable, the civil officials can share more. So he was happy to see Chen Yue do it, but he didn't expect Chen Yue to take Xu Jiujue, the Duke of Wei, first.
Unlike Shi Kefa, who was worried that the raid of the Wei Mansion would cause chaos in Nanjing, Qian Qianyi had no such thoughts. Although the Wei Mansion has deep roots in Nanjing, it is only a golden jade outward defeat, and his strength is completely based on the emperor's trust in them. And now Xu Jiujue, the Duke of Wei, has done nothing in the matter of King Fu, and he can't get Chongzhen's trust at all, compared with Chen Yue, who has made great contributions, Xu Jiujue's status in Chongzhen's heart is not half a star. With the army of Pingnan Army here, the power of the Duke of Wei can't make waves at all, and other nobles can't make waves.
It's just that Wei Guogong has fallen, and Pingnanhou has risen again, and he will inevitably replace Wei Guogong as the new noble force in Nanjing, thinking of this, Qian Qianyi frowned again.