Chapter 52: The Capital
When Huimei came out of the Wu Mansion, the chief military officer of Guanning, she looked at it and deeply felt the end of the world that could not be concealed. On the streets of Fangshi, there are ugly-looking pedestrians everywhere, and everyone is in a hurry, and there is no longer the same idle and satisfied state when they first arrived in Beijing last year.
"Brother Nian, how is the honored family?"
"There are three months' worth of rice, sauerkraut, salt, and a large stone at the top gate...... Everything that needs to be done is ready! ”
"It couldn't be better! But what about incense candle yellow paper? ”
"Alas, the yellow paper incense candle has also been prepared, and there is no money left behind, I'm afraid it's okay, right?"
"Well, I guess so. However, the words 'Shunmin' and other words need to be written when the army is besieging the city, and the book is too early, so you need to beware of being denounced. ”
"Yes, yes!" The person who was admonished obviously didn't think so, the situation was so bad that the factory guards had already disappeared, and there was no sign of a brocade guard walking on the street.
The commander made Lord Luo no longer worship the arrogance of Chongzhen's early years, and he had long been fasting and reciting Buddha at home, regardless of foreign affairs. Even if this person is good at disguise, but after arriving in the "Great Qing Dynasty", this Luo Commander became the governor of Tianjin, and then stabbed the monarch in the face, and persuaded the people to harm the people several times.
At this time, everyone knew that the old system was collapsing, and the old court was no longer qualified to represent God, and at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, whether it was Li Chuang or the "Great Qing Dynasty", they could quickly sweep the whole country, which really had a great deal to do with the intellectual class abandoning the old dynasty.
"Phew, be a villain."
The dialogue between the two talented students fell into Huimei's ears word for word. I don't know why, this girl is upset, her eyes are wide, and her lips are also tightly bitten together, showing a distraught look.
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To be honest, their career is going smoothly these days!
King Chuang's march route is getting closer and closer to the capital, and the thoughts and practices of these dirty officials in the capital are becoming more and more obvious. Everyone was waiting for the day when the invasion army arrived, and those who remained in Beijing by this time did not leave, and there was no doubt that they were waiting for allegiance to the new dynasty.
Everyone gathered in private, and when they talked about these things, Huimei said categorically: "We King Chuang will not treat these obscene embryos well. ”
Lao Wang and the others also agreed, and they all said: "The temper of the chief sentinel Liu Ye entered the city, and when he saw these officials, he was angry, and he categorically couldn't spare them." ”
"They have no way to govern the people, they have the skill to disturb the people, we are all from the Zhuang family, these dog officials and gentry come to bully us together, and now we have gained power, and we have to teach them a good lesson!"
A descendant shook his head and questioned: "But now that the political axe has been established, Niu Juren has become the prime minister, and he gets along very well with those Ming Dynasty officials." ”
"I heard that Song Junshi and Deputy Li Junshi also said that they should be kind to the surrenderers...... Those who are scholars are not the same as our villagers. ”
"Humph!" Huimei was furious at the time and shouted: "Although my son-in-law is from an official eunuch, he has never been in the same league as those officials!" ”
She was trained by the red lady, and she had several great graces such as saving lives and conferring martial arts, and Li Yan often came to the camp for healthy women, smiling and smiling, there was no driver, compared to the chief whistle Liu Ye and a group of old camp generals who watched the girls and Mimi, Li Gongzi asked the female generals to admire in their hearts.
Especially when I heard that he scattered all his family wealth and resolutely raised troops to help the people, it is completely different from King Chuang, Chief Sentry Liu Ye and others who were forced to rebel, such a person, if someone falls behind him, Huimei will of course resolutely oppose it, and even break his face and become an enemy, and he will not hesitate to do so.
The one who said strange things was Xiao Liu Ying, who was born in northern Shaanxi, and the more Huimei protected Li Yan, the more unconvinced he became, and his face was also yin and yang, and he wanted to say a few more words.
"Alright, alright!" Lao Wang stopped at the right time, and only said: "Everything has the king in charge, what are we blindly mixing with below?" Do our own serious business, and it is serious to inquire about intelligence news from all sides! ”
Quarreling with everyone, that day, Lao Wang pulled Huimei aside and instructed: "You have such a temper, I am very worried about being careful in a big family." ”
"Don't worry!" Huimei said very resolutely: "Even if someone bullies me and spits on my face, I will return him with a smile." When the king enters the city, the general account will be calculated when the time comes. ”
"Good!" Lao Wang was very pleased: "You have this kind of thought, what else do I have to say?" The woman at the head of the city is really the favorite concubine of the chief military officer of Guanning, I arranged for you to come to her, and she knows your identity, these big families, the more they come to this time, the more they dare not embarrass us, and even take the initiative to show goodwill, as long as they beware of those who are not sensible, at this time, your temper will have to be endured. ”
"Good!"
Huimei readily agreed, but then frowned and said, "A little chief soldier, what is it?" Why do you attach so much importance to this Wu family? ”
"Guan Ning Jiangmen, now it is headed by this Wu family, as soon as the Wu family descends, we don't have to worry about Guan and Ning, why doesn't it matter?"
In fact, this kind of understanding was not available to Lao Wang before entering Beijing. Recently, it has been very easy to get information, and sometimes it is simply sent to the door by yourself, especially the news about Dongyu, which is gradually increasing.
King Chuang and General Liu didn't know what to do, Song Junshi and Li Yan attached great importance to this information, and sent people to send instructions several times, and they must inquire more deeply about the movements of Guanning, especially Dongyu.
If it was before, Lao Wang, who was in charge of the matter, would definitely not think so, but after a long time in Beijing, when chatting with people, there were many wealthy families who fled into Beijing from Shandong, mentioning the situation of Dongyu entering the customs several times, mentioning the cruelty and ferocity of Dongyu, and the good fighting and toughness of Dongyu's pigtailed soldiers.
There has always been a sentence hidden in his heart, and Lao Wang never dared to say it to anyone...... King Chuang may have made a big mistake in the matter of Donglu, and he will regret it in the future!
When he was in Xi'an, Li Yan once advised Li Zicheng to slowly march into the army, clear the periphery of the Beijing division, and then gather a large army to manage the north with a overwhelming momentum.
Now like this, with a punch to dig out the heart, the Ming Dynasty can't stand it, but he has no foundation at all.
I heard that Li Zicheng once said: "Lone and Donglu have never had a grudge, plus this dynasty is emerging and the army is full of momentum, how dare Donglu come to offend?" ”
The generals of Shaanxi also have the same idea as King Chuang, so after marching all the way, no one dares to say anything about killing the scenery.
But a meticulous leader already has insights far beyond Li Zicheng and others!
How can he talk to Huimei about these twists and turns? But as long as Huimei is concerned, as long as Lao Wang hands it over, it is sacrificing his surname, and he has to do it well!
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This time, she came out of the house, and she really realized that something was wrong.
In the past, someone would contact her at a fixed time every day, but no one came over in the past two days, as if she had forgotten about her. And as far as she knows, there has always been a big net that is not clear and shrouded the spies who broke into the camp, and a lot of information has been obtained and sent, all of which are carried out under this net, and everyone knows in their hearts that if this net has been collected and collected, I am afraid that it will not be able to stay for a long time.
By this time, there was already such a situation in the city, but Lao Wang's gang had disappeared, this situation was really too weird!
According to the rules, she should not have left the house without being summoned. But this time it came out, and there was a good reason.
When she first entered the Wu Mansion, the beautiful woman who had been kidnapped was shocked when she saw her, and almost showed traces. Later, she quickly became silent and asked someone to transfer her, the girl she bought later, to her side.
Then there was a temptation in the midst of mutual vigilance, and to this day, it was finally Mrs. Chen who invited herself to the back house, and then, the old man of the Wu Mansion who had been named as the chief military officer of the Beijing camp, the old man with a bright beard, usually did his best of dignity, but today he was polite to his little girl.
The two sides sat down and spoke, and the old man's words were full of admiration, and Huimei had been in Beijing for a long time, and she also understood it...... This is the please.
I heard that this old man also brought tens of thousands of soldiers and horses outside the gate, and he was a first-class military attache in the Ming Dynasty, but at this time, he looked cowardly with a dough, which made Huimei look down on him very much.
However, there is such a thing, you don't even need to find an excuse, you can swagger to the camp along the East River.
I have been staying in an official family like Wu Mansion for a while, and I want the respectful title of the old lady in everything, but I have also embarrassed this beautiful and pungent female general who broke into the camp.
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Along the way, people were everywhere preparing incense, candles, yellow paper, or stockpiling supplies, and the appearance of panic appeared in the capital of this Shoushan District, which was the first time in more than 200 years.
"Master Jun, spare the life of the whole family of Xiao...... This grain was borrowed by a dozen small families...... Military master, military master, spare your life! ”
Walked to the west river of Zhengyangmen and near Dashilar, which is usually the most lively place, bypassing the urn city and Guandi Temple, it is the east river where Lao Wang and others live.
However, I can't walk here.
The streets were full of officers and soldiers wearing red jackets and hats, carrying rusty iron spears in their hands, or waist knives with tattered scabbards, and they walked triumphantly in the street market, and when they met pedestrians, they would loot the money, and any chicken, duck, fish, meat, rice, and white noodles, as long as they were useful, were all cut off, and not a single grass was allowed to be taken away.
"Does your family's life matter, or does it matter tomorrow?" A few soldiers scolded and scolded, and the begging man hit the head with the handle of a spear to break the blood, and then scolded: "We are going to go to war, and we will requisition you and extort a few bags of rice?" If you talk nonsense again, I will arrest you in the camp and use you as a master! ”