Chapter Eighty-Eight: A Change of Dynasty
Zhao Kuangyin looked at these proud but restrained troops, they were full of anger, but they obviously loved him and listened to his orders.
If you don't set the rules at this time, it will be too late in the future.
"I agree with you about three things, listen to me, and I will be your son of heaven."
"First, the Queen Mother and the Little Emperor were once my lords, and they are also your lords, and no one is allowed to hurt them after entering the city."
"This is natural!"
"If you agree, you will shout long live!" Zhao Kuangyin suddenly became possessed by imperial power.
"Hooray!"
"Second, the ministers and officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty are all colleagues of my palace ministers, and they are also your officials, and no one is allowed to disturb them after entering the city."
"Hooray!" Everyone shouted.
"Third, no robbery is allowed in Tokyo City!" Zhao Kuangyin paused.
The rebellious soldiers of the five dynasties of the remnants of the Tang Dynasty loved to burn, kill and loot, why was Guo Wei able to become the Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty? He didn't have any money to reward the soldiers, so he could only promise everyone to enter the city of Tokyo and allow everyone to rob for three days.
"The warehouse in Tokyo City is our money and food, and the people are our neighbors, relatives and friends, and after entering, we are not allowed to burn, kill, and loot." Zhao Kuangyin said.
"These three things, the offender will be punished!"
"Hooray!"
To punish the clan is to kill the whole family.
When these three sentences are uttered, the troubled times of the five generations are over, and an era of civilization and prosperity has officially begun.
"Hooray!"
Zhao Pu was actually very nervous, because not allowing the rebels to rob was simply a matter of disapproval in the world, Zhao Kuangyin gambled on the soldiers' love for him, and used his prestige to suppress this desire for destruction.
Zhao Kuangyin had mentioned these three requirements to them before, and Zhao Pu was very worried about the third one.
Or Xu Yongzhi explained, saying that looting is actually very logical.
In recent years, Chai Rong has rectified the forbidden army, and one of the most important moves is to increase the strength of the forbidden army.
After the income of the forbidden army increased, not to mention that a capital like Lei Song married a wife and had children, many chiefs, military chiefs, and even veterans with meritorious services settled in Tokyo.
Another point is Chai Rong's plan for the city of Tokyo, some ownerless land, was allocated to the soldiers of the forbidden army, sold to them at a low price, let them use to build houses, and a large area of the army compound was born.
If you were the son of a Tokyo citizen or a Tokyo citizen, would you still allow your soldiers to burn, kill and loot?
Xu Yongzhi is a businessman, so he told Zhao Kuangyin from this perspective before that this matter will not get out of control.
"If you really need money to reward the soldiers, I can get the money from the Shanzitang to you first." Xu Yongzhi secretly reported a number to Zhao Kuangyin.
Zhao Kuangyin said that he didn't need it first, but he was also taken aback at the time: "The one who sells medicine is really rich!" ”
Hearing the soldiers cheering with satisfaction, Zhao Kuangyin knew that it was done.
"All the troops should reorganize their military horses, travel lightly, set off the way they came, and go home!" Zhao Kuangyin ordered.
"Hooray!"
Zhao Kuangyin brought out three of the four armies of the forbidden army, among which the guards Si Longjie Ma Army and Hujie Infantry Army were the elite of the elite, and the Crane Infantry Army belonged to the Dianqian Division, which was slightly weaker, but it was also a great combat effectiveness.
Guarding the capital, in addition to the iron cavalry army of the palace front division, there are also a small number of remaining troops in the control of the crane and Hujie, all of which are under the control of Shi Shouxin and Wang Xianqi, and the others are a bunch of soldiers with very weak combat effectiveness.
Zhao Kuangyin secretly called Xu Yongzhi to come.
"Yongzhi."
"Your Majesty."
"I will lead the army into the north gate, and you take your five hundred men to go first to the east gate." Zhao Kuangyin commanded.
"Your task is to control the East Gate, Kaifeng Mansion, and then assemble outside the East Gate of the Imperial Palace."
"Whoa!"
"This is my sword, I appoint you to be the military leader, if you find anyone who violates the three prohibitions, no matter which part of it, you can cut it first and then play it."
"Whoa!"
Xu Yongzhi asked the soldiers to leave all the iron armor in Chenqiao, and only wear light armor, so that their horses could endure the forty-mile march.
"Let's go!" Five hundred men quietly marched towards the east gate.
When he was about to arrive at the city, Xu Yongzhi took out fireworks and meteors and set them off at the East Gate Tower.
By adding various ore powders to gunpowder, you can create fireworks of various colors, and people have been proficient in this way since the Five Dynasties.
The defenders at the head of the city were all van troops, and they were happily watching the excitement.
"What kind of rich man is this, setting off so many fireworks."
"There is a national funeral this year, why are there so many fireworks?"
"It's time for the New Year, but it's also the New Year!"
At this time, a group of people came up to the tower with axes, clubs, and ropes.
The leader is none other than Xing Dayun.
"Which of you is setting off fireworks here? We're from the Lookouts! ”
Everyone saw that he was an officer, so they quickly explained.
"Dutou, let's watch the excitement here, it should be people outside the city who set off fireworks."
"Nonsense, it's clear that you set off fireworks, push them out of the city, and go to the gatehouse to see if there are any flammable materials!"
When the two team members entered, they found a box of fireworks.
"There are red and green, you have a good time! Take me to tell you the regimental training envoys, and arrest you to play the board! Xing Dayun shouted and threatened.
"Sir, you're wronged!"
"Tie it up first and go to Kaifeng Mansion to defend it!"
The firefighters tied them up. Locked up in the castle tower.
Xing Dayun took over the city gates.
"Drawbridge down!" Xing Dayun commanded.
The drawbridge creaked down the river.
The gates were also opened.
Xu Yongzhi's 500 men urged the horses into the city.
The city of Tokyo has not woken up yet.
What a godsend!
Kaifeng Prefecture is not an armed force, but a police force, so when they see soldiers, they immediately choose to cooperate.
On duty is the head of the general team Zhao Hu, who has seen Xu Yongzhi twice, and is also a good hand at making a single knife in the city of Tokyo, everyone sympathizes with each other, sees Xu Yongzhi coming, knows that Zhao Kuangyin has mastered the military power, and now let Xu Yongzhi's 100 people take over the government, and he joined Xu Yongzhi's team with the catcher on duty, and went straight to the imperial city.
It was a night when everyone was scrambling and scrambling, Zhao Kuangyin drove a Mercedes-Benz express car, and everyone wanted to grab the handrail and have a place on it.
When he was about to arrive in Miyagi, Xu Yongzhi saw a burning mansion, with people screaming in the courtyard and the gate closed.
"What's going on?"
Xing Dayun took the people of the fire watchout team, quickly picked up the wooden stake, and smashed the gate open.
The courtyard was miserable.
Men and women, the whole family fell in a pool of blood, many of them were cut on their backs and waists, and they did not lose their breath for a while.
"Whose home is this? Who did this? Xu Yongzhi asked an old man who seemed to be more energetic.
"We are the family of Lord Hantong, Wang Yansheng ......"
The old man died after saying that.
"Extinguish the fire! The others followed me, and these people didn't go far! Xu Yongzhi greeted everyone.
After walking about a stick of incense, I saw a few soldiers pushing carts and carrying burdens in front of me, and it was the people of Longjie Majun who looked at the uniforms, and Wang Yansheng was the Marquis of Duyu in this part.
"Did you rob Han Tong's house?"
Zhao Hammer shouted.
As soon as the soldiers of the horse army turned around, they saw that Zhao Hammer was a captain of the infantry army, and they were not polite.
"yes, you want a share, don't you?"
"Put it all down for Lao Tzu!" Zhao Hammer has such a violent temper that he took out the hammer in his waist and was about to hit someone.
"Ahhhh A few soldiers laughed.
They put their baggage on the cart and went to draw the saber in their waists.
At this time, Xu Yongzhi caught up from behind, picked up the horsewhip and beat these boys with their heads and faces.
There was a leader who took a knife and stabbed Xu Yongzhi, and he beat the knife off with a whip.
As soon as these people saw that this person was fierce and a commander, they were immediately intimidated.
"Did you kill the man?"
"It was Marquis Du Yu who asked us to kill ......" several soldiers shook into a ball.
"Commander, kill?" Zhao Hammer shouted loudly.
"Tie it up first, or there will be no proof!"
"You're taking the lead, aren't you?" Xu Yongzhi looked at the captain who stabbed him with a knife.
"Sir, spare your life! We all do what we are told. ”
"! Push to the orders from above, you don't want to take any responsibility, what are you? Tools? Minions? You can obviously not set fires, you can obviously give them a way out, but you are too vicious, aren't you afraid of retribution? ”
"Sir, I was wrong!" The Wu Commander said tremblingly.
Xu Yongzhi pulled out the sword that Zhao Kuangyin gave him.
"Everyone, look at it, I will use the sword of the Son of Heaven to kill this person who burns and loots."
Wu Chang felt that it was not good, and got up to run, Xu Yongzhi took two steps and cut off his head with a sword.
Zhao Hammer took the head, everyone took the prisoners, brought their belongings, and came to the palace gate.
When Xu Yongzhi came to the east gate of the palace, the guards in front of the palace opened the palace gate for him, and the commander fought monsters with him, and handed over the command to him immediately, Xu Yongzhi patted him on the shoulder, and let him still manage the brothers in the headquarters.
Huo Yizun also guarded the palace gate of the queen mother and the emperor, waiting for him inside.
"Young master, you're finally here, Empress Dowager Fu wants to talk to the commander of the mutiny."
"Let me comfort the Queen Mother first." Xu Yongzhi said.
Xu Yongzhi slowly walked to the palace gate and knelt down.
"See the Queen Mother, see Your Majesty."
"Who are you?" The Queen Mother asked Xu Yongzhi through a door in the courtyard.
"The minister is Xu Jin."
"I've heard of you, the first emperor promoted you to be a commander, you should be a loyal minister of the Great Zhou."
"The Queen Mother, the loyal minister of the Great Zhou, will consider the safety of the Queen Mother and Her Majesty."
"Who do you embrace?" Empress Dowager Fu asked.
"All check your lord, now it's our son of heaven." Xu Yongzhi said.
"Lord Zhao Kuangyi and you are in-laws, Your Majesty and Emperor Sejong are brothers, and giving the Zen throne to Your Majesty is the best ending of the Great Zhou." Xu Yongzhi continued.
While speaking, Zhao Kuangyi also led people to the outside of the dormitory.
"Second sister," Zhao Kuangyi came from relatives, "I will use my life to guarantee the safety of your mother and son, please go to the front hall to speak." ”
Empress Fu was helpless, pulled the little emperor with one hand, hugged the jade seal with the other, the little emperor cried, sat in the sedan chair, and went straight to the front hall.
"Was it all going well?" Zhao Kuangyi asked Xu Yongzhi.
"It's okay, I killed one rebel and captured four." Xu Yongzhi said, "What about you?" ”
"Han Tong wanted to organize resistance, but was killed by Wang Yansheng," Zhao Kuangyi said, "No one else resisted, and the city of Tokyo was ours." ”
"Wang Yansheng sent someone to kill Han Tong's whole family, do you know the second brother?" Xu Yongzhi said.
"There is such a thing......" Zhao Kuangyi had a headache.
"I'll kill the captain he sent to kill people and steal things, and report it to the eldest brother in a while." Xu Yongzhi said.
When Empress Dowager Fu and the little emperor came to the front hall, Zhao Kuangyin had been kneeling underground for a long time.
Behind him are the two prime ministers, Wang Pu and Wei Renpu.
Lord Wang Pu announced his cooperation on the spot, and claimed that he had long felt that Lord Du Dianjian had the appearance of a son of heaven;
Lord Wei Renpu once rushed into the barracks and wanted to call on the soldiers and horses, but no one responded, and a group of soldiers directly sent him to Zhao Kuangyin, who followed Zhao Kuangyin into the palace with tears in his eyes.
Empress Dowager Fu looked at the big-faced man coldly.
Men are all the same, they say they are loyal, and they will do things according to their own plans when they turn their faces.
"Inspect your Excellency." Empress Dowager Fu struggled to maintain the last decency.
Zhao Kuangyin just kowtowed.
Empress Dowager Fu took the little emperor and sat on the throne for the last time.
At this time, the soldiers came over with Fan Zhen.
Fan Zhen was having breakfast at home and was escorted by a group of soldiers.
Fan Zhen looked at Zhao Kuangyin, not to mention all kinds of regrets and annoyance.
"Captain, is that what you did to me?"
"What else did I tell you about? You're like this, you've ruined my family's life, and we're all going to go into the history books! Fan blamed Zhao Kuangyin.
"Don't be so rude to Your Majesty!" Luo Yanhuan, the military academy holding Fan Qian, shouted.
"If Master Fan is willing to die for his country, in fact, it is too late now." Zhao Kuangyi said coldly on the side.
This is a good time to show loyalty, and the more rude, the more powerful.
Fan Zhen looked at him, too lazy to take care of it.
Zhao Kuangyin cried and began to tell Fan Zhen how he was forced to do so.
"The soldiers of the Sixth Army want me to be the Son of Heaven, and I am helpless......"
"We don't have a Son of Heaven, we must have one!" Luo Yanhuan and a group of miscellaneous soldiers shouted on the side.
Many of Zhao Kuangyin's grievances are also true.
Fan Zhen looked at Wei Renpu.
"I regret that I shouldn't have listened to Lord Wei's words......"
Wei Renpu didn't say anything, he knew that the matter was decided.
Fan Zhen looked at Wang Pu and grabbed his hand, "We were fooled, we didn't verify the military situation!" ”
He pinched Wang Pu's hand alive and bleed.
"I can also be regarded as a person who shed blood for the Great Zhou......" Wang Pu looked at his hand and said listlessly.
Fan Zhen saw that there was no turnaround, and turned to Zhao Kuangyin.
"The bones of the first emperor are not cold, Taiwei, you shouldn't do such a thing."
Zhao Kuangyi scolded him again, but was stopped by Zhao Kuangyin.
"But since it has been done, please ask the Captain to protect the Queen Mother and Your Majesty."
"This is natural!" Zhao Kuangyin nodded hurriedly.
"Raise the Queen Mother as your own mother, and raise Your Majesty as your own child." Fan said.
"I swear!"
Fan Zhen knelt in front of Zhao Kuangyin: "Then, I respect you as Your Majesty." ”
Zhao Pu looked at it and was very pleased.
"Then hurry up and prepare the edict of the Zen position......
"Don't worry." Fan Zhen stopped Zhao Pu.
"I'm ready."
Fan Zhen took out a scroll of Zen edicts from his sleeve.
"Old Fan, there is you!" Lord Wang Pu exclaimed.
"You don't need to change a word, just fill in the country name and year name." Fan said.
Xu Yongzhi was also dizzy.
In this troubled world, everyone is ready to do it!
Zhao Kuangyin thought about it
"The new country name is called Song."