Chapter 612: Soldiers enter the capital
"Eunuchs run rampant, blinding the Holy Hearing, spreading plagues, killing heroes, slaughtering the people, committing many crimes, and it is difficult to write a book, I want to tolerate it, how can I tolerate it!"
Zhang Ke faced thousands of soldiers and said loudly: "The lonely king was favored by Emperor Shenzong, and he started at the end of Wei, and for more than ten years, he was a very popular minister. Only a brave and loyal heart to repay the royal kindness. For example, today's Zi Chongling ascended the throne, the country has been in power for several years, and the country is becoming more and more powerful, all because the Son of Heaven is used by rebels, and in the palace, the eunuchs are disobedient and corrupt the dynasty. The lonely king was deeply gracious, and he couldn't sit back and watch the Ming Dynasty fall. From today onwards, the army will go north, eradicate the rebels, and sweep away the king's side! ”
"Eradicate the rebel party and sweep away the king's side!"
"Eradicate the rebel party and sweep away the king's side!"
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The roar of the soldiers was higher than one another, like a stormy wave, and it spread throughout the entire Kaifeng City, and the people were terrified when they heard it. Even the dullest people know that the world is going to change, the people are suffering, and the people are suffering, is God just so blind, and the big guys can't live a stable life?
Countless people shouted in despair, hoarse, and their hearts were dripping blood.
According to common sense, as long as the army is raised to fight, it will definitely be requisitioned on a large scale, and I don't know how many people will die at that time.
Families with a little savings tried their best to dig pits in the ground and hide their grain in them. Rummag through the cabinets to find the dirtiest and worn-out clothes and change them on.
The common people are just weeds, and what else can be done but to spoil themselves.
Just when everyone was trembling and waiting, Zhang Ke's first order was issued. When the lieutenant put the notice on the street. When it was read aloud, the people were dumbfounded.
“…… The Central Plains was plagued by wars and famines, and the people were miserable. His Royal Highness Dong'an, the Heavenly Heart, from the date of promulgation of the order, abolished all forced labor, and all the official fields of the imperial court and the landless people of the vassal king's mansion were equally divided. Whoever has an interest rate of more than half is usury. Loan sharks don't have to repay ......"
Exemption from forced labor, equal division of land and property, and abolition of usury.
These three articles are published. All the people were stupid, they couldn't believe their ears, and they waited until the chief read it a second time before someone shouted. Bow down to the ground.
Then countless people knelt down. The black pressure covered the street, and the big guy was in tears.
"Hooray, hooray! Long live the East King! ”
The shouts came and went, and they were even more shocking than the slogans of the army.
In the palace, Du Qing, Shen Yue, Zhu Qingbin and others all smiled bitterly. They did hope that Zhang Ke would be able to send troops, but they didn't want to.
After all, the three-hundred-year foundation of the Zhu Ming royal family. The impact is just too great. Even they felt that this kind of rebellious slogan on the side of the Qing monarch had to wait for it to be shouted in the capital.
Now not only has it been openly played, but it has also used such a strategy as dividing the field. Aren't you making trouble for yourself out of thin air? The prince has always planned and then acted, why is he not cautious when he is only one step away from success?
"Lord, I think it's really not appropriate to make too many enemies, just point the finger at Emperor Zhu, and don't need to implicate those gentry. Didn't you say that you want to unite the secondary enemy and deal with the main enemy, how can the main enemy and the secondary enemy fight together now? Shen Yue asked puzzled.
Du Qing and Zhu Qingbin were the same, staring at Zhang Ke with a hesitant expression.
"Hehehe, I seem to have said that we must win the support of the majority of the people, you see, this king's policy is implemented, and it is guaranteed to have a miraculous effect."
Everyone was still worried, but Zhang Ke made a decision, so he could only support it.
Du Qing was responsible for rectifying the military supplies, with Liu Shaoqing and He An as the vanguard, leading an army of 10,000 and immediately going north, Zhang Ke led 30,000 horses to retreat, and the rest of the men and horses were to guard Kaifeng to prevent the resurgence of the Liukou.
Shen Yue and Zhu Qingbin were responsible for pushing the administrative order with all their might, and immediately divided the land and land.
The land of the Ming Dynasty can be divided into two kinds according to its nature, official land and private land, the so-called official land is the land belonging to the imperial court since the Song and Yuan dynasties, and there are later confiscated and divided. The official land belonged to the imperial court, and the people rented the seeds, and the taxes were heavier than the private fields.
However, with the increasingly serious merger, most of the official fields in various places have been swallowed up by the big families, especially in the Central Plains, where there are many people and little land, which is very serious.
When Zhang Ke issued a decree, saying that he wanted to distribute the official land to the people, Shen Yue and Zhu Qingbin both scratched their heads a little, this move was tantamount to the opposition of the family in the Central Plains, once this gang of people made trouble, it would be quite terrible.
However, Zhang Ke was extremely insistent, and they could only follow the order.
When it was actually implemented, they were all surprised, because it went smoothly beyond imagination!
When the officials who divided the fields went to the countryside, some people took the initiative to invite them to come over, and the original fields had already been divided, just waiting for the officials to arrive, draw the boundaries of the land with everyone, sign the documents, and hand over the land deeds stamped with the big seal to the hands of the people, and it was done.
Simple outrageous!
Gradually, Shen Yue and they also understood that the reason why it was so smooth was actually thanks to the Liukou, they had repeatedly fought and completely destroyed the original clan order, and the big clans were either killed or fled to the south for refuge, they were not in front of them at all, they could only watch the people divide the fields.
In addition, due to the continuous conquest, the population of the Central Plains has been greatly reduced, and it is not difficult to divide it according to a strong man of 30 acres of land. There are plenty of acres, and the people are looking forward to it.
The officials they sent down were only responsible for mediating the disputes of the people and making fair decisions.
In addition, Zhang Ke has a big weapon in his hand, that is, food!
The fruits of overseas immigration have come out, and in the past year, five million stone of grain have been shipped back one after another. As long as you follow the arrangement of the Yiju soldiers, you can get enough rations, seeds and farm tools.
Production could be resumed immediately, without the pressure of taxes and usury, the mountains above the heads of the people were gone, and enthusiasm was at an all-time high. Although they are humble weeds, they are the most tenacious of vitality. As long as there is a little sunshine and a little rain and dew, it can grow strongly. It's faster than anyone could have imagined.
Even the exiles who were captured were mostly hungry. When they heard that there were fields and food, most of them were willing to go home and farm. As for some stubborn bandits. Even if you put it at home, you can't rest assured.
Such people don't have to worry, if they are sent overseas, it is better for them to be obedient people, if they still want to toss, they will toss the natives, anyway, it will have no impact on Zhang Ke.
Zhang Ke's army went everywhere. The policy of dividing the fields has been announced, and special personnel have been left to manage the division of fields. Due to the heavy task. The speed of the army was not fast, and it took more than a month to approach Zhangde Mansion.
This speed has made many generals scratch their heads, since ancient times. Rebellions must be resolved quickly. Where is there such a slow, doesn't it make Ming Ting ready?
Since playing the banner of Qingjun's side, I can't understand the prince's plan, which is really worrying.
Liu Shaoqing found a few people to discuss, and the big guy decided that after Zhangde, Zhang Ke would not change his ways, and they would have to talk to the prince.
A few people discussed it. The army marched on.
I had just entered the realm of Zhangde, and suddenly there was no report at night. It was said that there was a large crowd ahead. Liu Shaoqing was shocked, could it be that Liukou is making a comeback?
He hurriedly led his men and horses to check, and when he saw the people rushing in, he was stunned for a moment.
I saw thousands of people, most of them pushing wheelbarrows, pigs, cattle and mutton, chickens, ducks, geese and dogs, some with a variety of dough cakes, as well as boiled eggs, red dates, all kinds of food, looking forward to it on the roadside!
When the Yizhou soldiers appeared, someone suddenly shouted: "Wang Shi is here!" ”
"Master Wang is here!"
In an instant, the people fell to their knees, looking at the black flag in the distance with teary eyes.
"Master Wang is here, we are saved!"
When Liu Shaoqing heard the shouts of the people, he actually had a sense of absurdity. Are they kings? They are rebellious! How could these people expect them so much, it's hard to understand.
"Hehe, there's nothing surprising, since ancient times, only those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and only they can decide who is the king of the world!"
Zhang Ke took the big guy, took the initiative to jump off the war horse, and led the army to walk among the people. Men and women kept stuffing delicious food into the arms of the soldiers, and men, women, and children, all looked at them eagerly, full of antiquity and hope.
When the army arrived at Zhangde Mansion, the prefect Wei Cheng led his officials and knelt on the side of the road.
"The prince and the heavenly soldiers are here, and the guilty ministers are late to greet them, and please atone for their sins."
Sinners? It's quite conscious
Zhang Ke glanced at the prefect and said slowly: "You are indeed guilty!" ”
One sentence scared Wei Cheng almost fell down, His Royal Highness the East King was really difficult to serve, Wei Cheng couldn't wait to stuff his head into the crotch of his pants, trembling all over, and after a while, there was an extra watermark on the ground.
"As a parent official, you look at the people under your rule, who have no clothes and no food, are you worthy of them?"
"Sinners deserve to die, sinners deserve to die!"
Zhang Ke sneered: "This king will give you a chance, immediately start to resettle the victims, and in accordance with the instructions of this king, implement the Juntian Order, and recuperate with the people." If you do it well, this king can give you the opportunity to soar, if you don't do it well, this king will spare you, and the people will not let you go! ”
A simple conversation almost scared Wei Cheng so much that his soul flew away. He knew that Zhang Ke was not joking, let alone cruel. If he doesn't do well, he will indeed lose his head.
Now, there is nothing to say, Wei Cheng gave the order as soon as possible, and the three classes of officials were dispatched together, and according to Zhang Ke's request, they immediately took action.
In fact, the closer the march approached the capital, the more it looked like an armed parade.
I heard that it was Zhang Ke's army, and no one dared to stop it at all, even if there were some generals who didn't know what to do, but they couldn't know the actions of the people.
Everywhere they went, there were thousands of carts, pushing supplies to support the movement of the army.
They are not fighting against Zhang Ke at all, but with the people of the world.
No one would be stupid enough to hit a stone with an egg, and those who are still loyal to the Ming Court simply resigned and ran to hide at home, as for more of them, they took the initiative to surrender, and even some people acted as Zhang Ke's forward, fighting back, and performing hard in front of the new master, hoping to be appreciated.
Zhang Ke's army went all the way north, from Zhending Mansion to Baoding Mansion, and finally arrived at Lugou Bridge three months later. Just as the army had just set up camp, news came from several other quarters.
First of all, Yue Zixuan's army, after exterminating the Liukou in Shanxi, turned around and attacked Changping, which had already occupied the north gate of the capital. Zhang Feng led 30,000 infantry cavalry from Jizhen to seize Shunyi; Wu Boyan led his troops to occupy Tongzhou and cut off the canal transportation; Qiao Fu led the army to Huangcun.
The reason why Zhang Ke did not march fast was that he was waiting for people from all walks of life, a total of 200,000 troops, from all directions, to surround the Beijing division and make it impassable.
Since Zhang Ke played the banner of "Qingjun side", the capital has fallen into unprecedented panic, and everyone knows that these three words are synonymous with rebellion.
Over the years, it has been rumored that Zhang Ke will rebel, and it has really become a reality, and the officials of the Manchu Dynasty suddenly realized that they had no way to deal with Zhang Ke.
Chongzhen was even more panicked, and he gathered all the civil officials to discuss countermeasures.
The first thing that came to mind was to gather King Qin's people, Ji Liao, and Xuanda, all of which fell into the hands of Zhang Ke, and the only people and horses that could be used in the Central Plains were He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu, but they were all killed by Zhang Ke. The rest of the men and horses were either beyond the reach of the whip or the ends of the head rats.
King Qin failed, and some people suggested abandoning the Jingshi and fleeing to the south to stabilize half of the country.
It was Chen Xinjia who made this suggestion, and he almost died under the old fist of the courtier. Giving up the Jingshi, throwing away the Sheji Temple, and the ancestral mausoleum is a great unfilial piety, and it must not be done.
Moreover, all the provinces in the Central Plains are Zhang Ke's people, if they run out rashly, won't they fall into the net!
Chongzhen originally had the intention of escaping, but when he saw this situation, he could only give up.
Everyone discussed, discussed, and disagreed, and there was no way to do it, but every day someone reported where Zhang Ke's people were.
It's like a hypsophic spell, so that Chongzhen can't sleep or eat, his little face has become thin, and he has big dark circles under his eyes every day, haggard and scary.
What's even more worrying is that Chongzhen became more and more moody, and whenever the method proposed by a minister was not in line with his mind, he ordered the court cane, and some people were even beaten to death at the noon gate.
tossed like this, before Zhang Ke arrived, Chongzhen's court was empty, and most of the courtiers used serious illness as an excuse to resign and hide at home. The trick was handed over to Chongzhen alone, let you play it!
"How can this be true, how can this be true!"
Chongzhen was so angry that his temples jumped in front of him, the green tendons on his hands were exposed, and he pushed all the recitals to the ground.
"Emperor, are you alright?" Wang Chengen asked worriedly.
Chongzhen suddenly became nervous, grabbed Wang Chengen's arm, and stared at him with two eyes.
"What about soldiers? What about my centaurs? Where did it go? ”
Wang Chengen was frightened, he knew that the emperor was crazy again, so he could only say: "Emperor, the soldiers are under the supervision of the imperial horse, you should ask Cao Huachun." ”
"Yes, yes, Cao Huachun, what about others?"
"Emperor, the old slave is here!" A eunuch ran into him from outside, threw himself on the ground, and wept bitterly, "Master, something is wrong, Zhang Ke's thieves are here!" (To be continued......)