Chapter 846: Inevitable Bloodshed

The Beijing division is very large, with a population of one million, and the daily food requirement is a huge number, and it is impossible to close the Beijing division for a long time.

When another morning came, the gates of the capital division were quietly opened, and the streets were still full of troops, but there was no longer the fear of the night of the mutiny. For ordinary people, how to live their lives, how to live. The days of not being allowed to leave the city for half a month are unbearable disasters for many families.

The news of the opening of the city gate spread, and people from all walks of life in Beijing flocked to the city gates, and it was not the people who rushed to escape from the city, but those who were worth a lot of money. Of course, it was not so easy for them to leave the capital, and they only learned after they were stopped at the city gate that they needed to go to the Dadu Governor's Mansion to get a document before they could leave the city.

Who is the Metropolitan Governor, naturally Zhang Jingxuan, with 30,000 new troops in his hands, who can compete with him for this position?

When receiving the emperor's will, Zhang Jingxue's first reaction was the kindness of the woman, what does he have to do with the life and death of the people? I didn't want to carry out this order, but what if I didn't want to protect the Kyoshi? If you do this yourself, the consequences will be very serious, and you have to leave a way out for yourself. So, he came up with this idea. Charge the city fee, and the price is not low, 500 yuan per person. The people who can pay the fee are some rich people. These people fled from the city, and the impact on the population of Jingshi was not significant. On the other hand, merchants outside the city only need to transport materials into the capital division and pay a toll each time, and they can get a free entry and exit qualification in and out of the capital division.

The so-called support the bold, starve the cowardly. Half a month down. The price of goods in Beijing has risen by no less than 50% compared with the past, and as long as you dare to transport food, cloth and other daily necessities into the city, you will pay a toll collected by the Metropolitan Governor's Office. Bigger gains await later. Therefore, after this decree came out, Zhang Jingxue quickly made a lot of money. The rich people in the city want to escape from the land of right and wrong, and there is no shortage of businessmen outside the city who are brave enough to come in.

Jingshi also has a sum of silver, even Zhang Jingxuan, a bold guy, doesn't dare to touch it. That is the money of the treasury. It's not that Zhang Jingxue doesn't like money, but he knows that this money is hot. If you really do this, that is the result of the public enemy of the world. Even if it's the emperor. I can't tolerate him. Now the treasury is controlled by the army just a pile of ledgers, and the money is hidden in the Dafa bank account.

Zhang Jingxue's ambition does not mean that he dares to kidnap the tiger beard of the Chen family, in fact, Zhang Jingxue's mentality of participating in the mutiny is pure gambling. What to bet on? The emperor and Chen Xie reached a compromise. The overseas alliance separated from the Ming Dynasty and established a separate imperial court. This result. It is the most beneficial for Zhang Jingxue, and before the incident, there is great hope no matter how you look at it. Otherwise, how do you explain the compromise reached between Grandpa Chen and the cabinet? Anyway, it's all a compromise, what's the difference between a compromise with the cabinet and a compromise with the emperor? Because of this, Zhang Jingxue has the courage to do so.

It cannot but be said that dreams are beautiful, but reality is cruel.

Tianjin Dagukou Military Port, the twentieth day after the Beijing Division Mutiny. When the "Alliance No. 1" docked, Zhu Guozhong, commander of the Sixth Division of the Ming Royal Army. I want to appear at the pier. The grandfather of this product is called Zhu Chunchen, and he has no temperamental attributes in history, so it seems that he was inherited from him. As soon as he received the holy decree of the Beijing Division, this guy rushed to Dagukou overnight, got in touch with the local Third Infantry Division of the Alliance, and reached an agreement to defect from the battle.

As soon as Chen Xie arrived at Dagukou, the cargo was wearing a blue-gray military uniform of the Ming Royal Army, standing tall on the dock, and saluting Chen Xie, who stepped off the ship. As for the emperor's will, hehe, can that thing be out of Beijing now?

Chen Xie, the number one warlord and powerful minister of the Ming Empire, went north on a warship at the age of 60 and appeared in Tianjin, the gateway to Beijing. This fact tells everyone, hurry up and make a choice. Although Chen Xie is old, he is still alive and well. looked like he was only in his early forties, facing Zhu Guozhong's respect, he nodded with a smile, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, this time the strength was not great, but it was enough for Zhu Guozhong to stiffen his waist and bow his head slightly to show tame.

"General Zhu is well aware of the righteousness, and this is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty. Once the war starts, the lives will be ruined, and it will be a shame for our soldiers. Chen Xie said such things very calmly, although many people didn't take it seriously in their hearts and felt that he was very shameless, but this was really what Chen Xie thought in his heart. If you can not fight, you should not fight. War is to kill people, and it is not easy for Daming to come to this day.

"Grandpa inspects, Guozhong keeps it in mind." If you don't show your loyalty at this time, when will you show it? Zhu Guozhong won Chen Xie's affirmation, and his bones were several taels lighter, so he naturally flattered him.

"Tianjin is the gateway of the Beijing Division, and General Zhu is stationed here, do you feel pressure?" Chen Xie said another sentence unhurriedly, this time Zhu Guozhong woke up from his light and fluttering state, and his brain was very flexible, he immediately returned to the state of a soldier, and stood straight and said: "There is indeed pressure on the lowly position, and I have always been worried about missing the state affairs, so I ask my grandfather to choose another good general to take over, and the lowly post is only willing to return to the mountains and forests." ”

Chen Xie waved his hand and said with a smile: "There is no such thing as returning to the mountains and forests, how did you think of this at a young age." In this way, the civil war in Annam has been raging for a long time, and as the suzerain, the Ming Dynasty cannot stand idly by. General Zhu can lead his troops from Tianjin to the south, and now the railway has been connected to Huating New District, and it will only take six or seven days for the whole division to reach the port of Huating New Area. As for shipping, don't worry about it. In terms of arms, it won't be short of you, and whether you can fight an Annan in Annan depends on your ability. ”

For the first royal infantry division commander to take refuge in Chen Xie, Chen Xie naturally refused to unload the mill and kill the donkey, but it was impossible to stay in Tianjin, an important place. What to do? Go to Annam, carve out a piece of land by yourself, and then be the emperor of the soil over there. This is already Chen Xie's most generous treatment, don't worry about anything else, lest you die quickly if you are greedy.

The treatment of leaving Jingshi and going to Annam is a bit pitiful. How many people from the north can get used to that ghost place in Annam? But at this time, there is no choice at all. Either you really say goodbye to the old man and return to his hometown, or he will fight with Chen Xie. The result of not choosing either and refusing to give up the right is to go to Annam to make contributions.

This place in Annam. Chen Xie has wanted to do it for a long time, but there has been no suitable opportunity. The main reason is that too much has been invested in North America, and the hidden danger of the Beijing division has always been there. The combat effectiveness of the Ming Royal Army is definitely inferior to that of the Alliance Army. But to fight Annan, there is no problem at all.

"Thank you, Grandpa." Although he was a little disappointed, Zhu Guozhong still saw it clearly. His identity is doomed, he can't become Chen Xie's descendant, go to Annan and go to Annan, there are soldiers and territory in that place, and he can still have the final say. Look around Daming. At present, there is no territory that is truly included in the alliance system, that is, Annan and several small countries around it. These are small countries, because of their geographical location. The attitude of taking the initiative to call the ministers is better, and Daming has not cleaned it up.

A white-bearded minister on the dock hobbled forward and shouted loudly from afar: "Grandpa has entered Beijing this time, is it possible to do something reckless and reckless?" So. Please step on the lower body and go. ”

Chen Xie looked at it fixedly. The person who came was the current Tianjin prefect Shen Jiayin, the courtier who was martyred when Li Zicheng entered Beijing in history, and he still did not change his heart at this moment and stood in front of Chen Xie.

"Brother Kong Jia, Chen Xie wants to be Cao Cao Wang Mang, do you have to wait until he is over sixty years old?" In one sentence, Shen Jiayin's face was red, and he came violently, but it turned out that it was an oolong. hurriedly apologized: "The lower official is reckless. ”

Chen Xie shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Brother Kong Jia firmly upholds the heart of Taoism. Chen empathizes. Throughout the Ming Dynasty, since Taizu, the struggle for the rights of the Son of Heaven and the ministers has never stopped. Stealing. The cabinet dictatorship, the separation of the legislature and the judiciary, and the system of mutual supervision are more in line with the long-term interests of the Ming Dynasty. This time in Beijing, no matter what, Your Majesty is still Your Majesty. ”

This is very clear, and Shen Jiayin also knows that he can't force it anymore, otherwise, with Chen Xie's strength, even if he enters the Beijing Division, is it really difficult to sit on that dragon chair? Speaking of which, it's still a photo. I always feel that a person like Chen Xie must be a chaotic minister and thief who usurps the throne.

If you really want to talk about the contribution to the Ming court, who in the whole world can compare with Chen Xie? Smart people sometimes like to drill the tip of the horns, but it doesn't mean that after the explanation, Shen Jiayin will continue to drill. Silently stepping aside, Shen Jiayin watched Chen Xie go all the way and talk happily with a flattering Daming courtier, this loyal courtier had a complicated feeling in his heart. He has seen the changes in Daming over the years, and if he can be strong today, eighty percent of it will be counted on Chen Xie.

If Chen Xie is a simple civil servant, a series of reforms for him is tantamount to self-defeat. It's a pity that Chen Xie is not, he holds the world's heroes, fights in the south and the north, and fights in the east and west, and has never been defeated. Why would such a person be a capable civil servant at the same time? Why does his grasp of the context of the world far surpass that of contemporary monarchs? Shen Jiayin is confused! He can't read it!

Everything has not changed in Tianjin, and there is not even a martial law army to be seen on the streets, and it is still bustling with traffic. The Grand Canal has lost its former prosperity, and the Beijing-Tianjin Railway has become a new prosperous point.

The railway line, which had been suspended for half a month, was started again, this time with a military train appearing, and an armored train at the beginning. Wang Ben, who rushed to Tianjin in person, accompanied Chen Xie to sit in Tianjin, waiting for news from the direction of Tongzhou and Miyun.

In fact, according to Chen Xie's meaning, he could go north with a guard regiment, but unfortunately Wang Ben refused to agree, and stopped Chen Xie if he wanted to die. The news of Chen Xie's presence in Tianjin spread quickly, and he did not deliberately conceal it at all. The Tongzhou garrison was the commander of the fifth division, Xu Lian, and an infantry regiment, and the original object of defense was the Liaodong side. After encountering Shi Lexing, the commander of the third infantry division of the Ming Overseas Alliance, Xu Lian immediately expressed his willingness to surrender.

Shi Lexing did not embarrass him, so he made a request, and the senior officers of the Fifth Division should consciously organize a group to travel to Tianjin.

It's not that the new army of the Ming Dynasty is too bad, but Chen Xie's name is too powerful, and everywhere he goes, no one in the army system dares to face the first battle, and he doesn't even dare to think about it. Let's take Xu Lian as an example, after the Jingshi mutiny, his first reaction was that it was over. Chen Xie is still alive and well, which guy who can't think of it wants to commit a mutiny? After learning that it was the emperor-led mutiny, he immediately made a decision to stay put. If Chen Xie stayed in Huating and only sent troops to fight, he would retreat to Miyun, and if he couldn't, he would retreat outside the Great Wall. Anyway, if you pinch the army in your hand and don't let go, you will always have some capital in your hand at that time.

It's a pity that his abacus was shattered after hearing that Chen Xie had arrived in Tianjin in person, and the strength of a brigade couldn't outrun the first division of the cavalry alliance killed at Shanhaiguan. This is still a fart, hurry up and take the initiative to put down your weapons. In the final analysis, Chen Xie is really not an existence that normal people can contend with for the new army system. It's not that Chen Xie is invulnerable, but because Chen Xie's glorious history in the past is engraved in everyone's heart in the military system. Even so, no matter whether there is the word "royal" or not, as long as it is a new army, don't want to be tough in front of Chen Xie. The soul of this army was given by Chen Xie.

Chen Xie doesn't want bloodshed, but many things are not subject to human will. On the tenth day of the ninth month, Chen Xie went to Tongzhou, and when the officials in the city went out of the city to greet him, a person stood on the city tower, his white hair trembled, and he raised his arms and shouted: "Chen Sihua, you have received the favor of the first emperor, how can you do such a rebellious thing?" ”

Chen Xie looked up at the people in the city, and he didn't ask anyone, but asked the people around him. No one knew, but in the end, it was Xu Lian, the leading party, who stepped forward and said: "Kim Hyun, the squire of the Ministry of War, is now the deputy chief of staff of the General Staff." This time, he was ordered to come to Tongzhou and asked to enter Beijing with a lowly position, but he was sick and could not go, under the pretext that there was a shortage of military supplies, and there was a large gap in food and salary. ”

Compared with the submissive Xu Lian, Chen Xie admires Jin Xuan more at the head of the city. It's a pity that appreciation is appreciation, this kind of loyalty to the righteous death festival is often a stumbling block to the progress of the times. Compared with this kind of dead heart, Chen Xie is more willing to cooperate with those flexible ministers, which has nothing to do with discipline, only with the cause of the Ming Dynasty.

To put it mildly, when Li Zicheng entered Beijing, Jin Xuan in history chose to throw himself into the Jinshui River for martyrdom, since he had the courage to throw himself into the river, why didn't he have the courage to kill the thief with a knife?

Chen Xie silently looked at Jin Xuan on the head of the city and did not speak, Chen Xie had nothing to do about this kind of minister with high integrity. To put it mildly, they don't know how to be flexible. To put it nicely, they have their own insistence. In any case, it can always make future generations awe-inspired, but then again, such a person is of little use when the country is in danger.

Chen Xie still walked towards the city gate, and Jin Xuan shouted without hesitation: "It's the shore to turn back, grandpa." After speaking, he went down to the city, and his white hair spread out in the wind, fluttering! (To be continued......)