Chapter 623: The Woman in the Mansion (Medium)
The woman in the lead is a woman of mediocre appearance. Because this woman is over forty years old, and there are traces of time on her face. This woman is Hong Xiuquan's wife in her early years and Hong Xiuquan's wife. She had already received the news from Hong Xiuquan, and when she saw Li Zhen coming, she immediately knelt down and said, "Welcome master!" ”
"Greetings to the master!"
Immediately, more than a thousand people in the harem spoke out at the same time.
Although everyone's voice is not loud, when they come together, it is loud and crisp.
Li Zhen listened to this voice, and was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect the woman in front of him to make such a scene. Especially when Li Zhen saw the numb expressions on the faces of the women kneeling on the ground, as well as the look of fear in their eyes, he felt a faint pain in his heart. These women are all living people, but they were tossed into this picture by Hong Xiuquan, Hong Xiuquan should be damned!
Li Zhen took a deep breath, waved his hand and said, "Get up!" ”
"Thank you, master!"
All the women replied in unison, and then stood up without hurrying.
All were well-trained, apparently trained by the Unified Teaching. After they stood up, almost all of them lowered their heads, their eyes staring at their feet, and they didn't dare to look in the direction of Li Zhen. Only a few people secretly glanced at Li Zhen's direction, and from this, Li Zhen could also see that Hong Xiuquan's strictness towards harem women was almost outrageous.
The women in Hong Xiuquan's harem are recorded in history.
Historically, after the defeat of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a book called "Jiangnan Spring Dream Notes" was published, which specifically talked about Hong Xiuquan's woman. According to records, Hong Xiuquan's canonized queen mother has 16 titles such as Ai Niang, Xi Niang, Miao Nu, and Jiao Nu, with a total of 208 people; There are seven titles under the names of the twenty-four princesses, including the maiden and the maiden, with a total of 960 people, a total of 1,169 people.
So many women serve Hong Xiuquan alone, which shows Hong Xiuquan's greed and desire.
In fact, Hong Xiuquan is a shameless person.
When he saw a beautiful woman and an ugly girl, he had two different expressions at the same time, and even did not hide his love for the new and his dislike of the old, and once wrote a limerick poem: "At a glance, I saw the heart blooming, and the great blessing Niangniang came from the sky; Seeing the fire in her heart at a glance, Bo Fu Niangniang should be killed! ”
This is Hong Xiuquan's attitude towards women.
For the poor "Bo Fu Niangniang" in the harem, Hong Xiuquan also stipulated several precepts for the cane: "If you are not pious in service, you should be beaten, if you don't listen to the teaching, you should be beaten, and if you look at the husband, you should be beaten in three, if you ask the king if you are not pious, you should be beaten in four, if you are impure and quiet, you should be beaten in five, you should be beaten when you speak very loudly, you should be beaten if you have a mouth, you should be beaten if you are not happy, you should be beaten if you are not happy, you should be beaten if you look left and right, and you should be beaten if you are not speaking leisurely!" ”
The Ten Laws control everyone to the death.
In addition to this clause, Hong Xiuquan also stipulates a particularly strange provision. The content of this rule is: "Look at the main single to see the shoulder, the best reason is to look at the chest; A bold look, snubbing the king of slacking off the sky! ”
This sentence shows Hong Xiuquan's shamelessness.
Hong Xiuquan is domineering, and he is even more wanton and insulting women. Whenever a woman is punished, even if she is wronged, she must not defend herself, but she can only admit that she was wronged and receive a beating, otherwise she will be punished doubly.
Li Zhen knows something about Hong Xiuquan.
Even, the number of Hong Xiuquan's women, Li Zhen has also seen a special record in later generations.
Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, my heart is even more shocked.
Li Zhen watched all the women stand up and said sincerely: "You don't have to be afraid, you don't have to be restrained. Hong Xiuquan has been killed, and I am here to release everyone. Tomorrow morning, I will put up a notice in the city for your families to bring you back. Just get home and you're all set. ”
Li Zhen's words fell, and there was already a choked sound in the crowd.
The voice was not loud, but Li Zhen heard it clearly.
Long Xi looked at Li Zhen with a stunned face, but he didn't expect Li Zhen to take the initiative to give up all the women in Hong Xiuquan's harem. This time, Long Xi understood Li Zhen more and thought that he could see Li Zhen's personality more clearly. According to the principle that the winner is the king, the loser is the villain, after killing Hong Xiuquan, she is definitely the woman who directly occupies Hong Xiuquan.
Long Xi has heard countless people say that Li Zhen respects women, and now it seems that this is indeed the case.
Li Zhen looked at Long Xi and ordered, "Brother Long, leave the matter of protecting these women to you." Remember, I want all the women to be intact. If there is a slight mistake, you will come to me with your head. ”
Long Xi said loudly: "Please rest assured, Long Xi will not live up to his heavy responsibility." ”
Li Zhen looked at Lu Shaochuan again and said, "Restrain the soldiers under your command, don't hit the knife." ”
Lu Shaochuan said abruptly: "Don't worry, I understand the severity." ”
Of these, Smith was the only one who took it for granted that respect for women was a matter of course. Because of the different education he received, he did not have the idea of male superiority and inferiority.
After the group left, there was a loud cry in the harem.
These repressed women finally have a chance to vent. They are imprisoned in the palace, repressed every day, and restricted from doing anything. Now, I finally see hope that I can live. Almost all the women in the palace squatted on the ground and wept, but this was a cry of joy, because they were happy to be free.
Li Zhen and his entourage walked out of the harem, and while standing outside the harem, they also heard the cry from the palace.
He sighed and said, "Hong Xiuquan, damn it! ”
The crowd was silent, but they did not speak.
Li Zhen continued to walk forward, while Lu Shaochuan, Smith and the others left the Heavenly King's Mansion. They all have a mission on their part and have to carry it out immediately. Because early tomorrow morning, the news of the capture of Nanjing will spread, and there are so many Taiping soldiers in the city that they need to deal with. Li Zhen stayed in the Tianwang Mansion, and because he stayed up all night, he was already very tired, so he went to bed early.
The next day, the sky was clear and the sun was shining.
The fiery red sun hung in the sky, exuding a warm glow, and it was very comfortable to shine on the body. This day was a good day, and on this day, amazing news came out of Nanjing. Hong Xiuquan was killed, and Li Zhen had already captured Nanjing. Moreover, all the soldiers in the city have surrendered and all surrendered to Li Zhen.
Nanjing's major city gates have already posted notices for the people.
On the notice, it was affirmed that the army had entered the city without committing any crimes. If there are soldiers who disturb the people, the people can go directly to the Heavenly King's Mansion to complain,......, a series of orders are issued, and the people temporarily choose to believe. The thing that excites the people the most is that Li Zhen wants to release all the women in the Heavenly King's Mansion.
When this news came out, it immediately caused a sensation in Nanjing.
The matter of the woman in Hong Xiuquan's palace, when Hong Xiuquan was alive, no one dared to mention it. Right now, Li Zhen will release all the women when he takes Nanjing, so that the people will cheer and cheer. One by one, the people walked the streets and alleys to publicize, and those family members who had daughters in the palace cried with joy, and they could finally see their daughters.
Hundreds of people gathered towards the Heavenly Palace.
Outside the Heavenly King's Mansion, it was overcrowded, blocking the people layer by layer, so that it was impossible to pass.
ps: Fifth shift, call it a day. Anyway, will it break out tomorrow?