Chapter 101, the Great Brawl of the Beijing Division (I)

Since Emperor Chongzhen's imperial drive escaped from Beijing and went north to Changping and Xuanfu, Beijing has fallen into unprecedented chaos.

-- The scholar of He Wusu, who was left behind in Beijing at the time of the emperor's departure, was a scholar of the Qing Dynasty, who had always despised martial artists and hated war, and had no experience in leading troops. And another Chengguo Duke Zhu Chunchen, who was appointed to stay in Beijing, claims to be the descendant of a famous general of the dynasty, but in fact he is a gentleman who has not touched a knife or gun for several generations.

As a result, after the emperor drove out of the city, the scholar He Wusu immediately retreated back to the mansion, closed the door, and never asked about the world. Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, still had a sense of responsibility at first, and he sat in charge of the Yamen of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and after discussing with a military attache of the Beijing camp for a long time, he finally discussed some regulations, and ordered all the soldiers and horses in Beijing to go to the city and defend it tightly. He also posted a notice and ordered the servants and handymen of the yamen of the Beijing division to go to the city together. He also made the husband proclaim: The thieves in the east and the west and the rebellion in Guanning have all entered Gyeonggi, and the city is 100,000 urgent, and on the day the city is broken, the people and eunuchs will be inevitable. Hang lanterns at the door of each house to prevent spies; Everyone is not allowed to walk around the street at will, and offenders will be questioned immediately!

It's just that at this time, with the Son of Heaven abandoning the city and running away, the prestige of the imperial court has disappeared in the capital. The armies in Beijing and the errand officials of the various yamen, at least seven or eight out of ten stops, took the order of Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, as a deaf ear, and each dragged the ordnance and armor to flee in all directions. Another part of the people in the capital, Ding Zhuang, let the servants be levied and dispatched, and they were driven to the city to garrison in a trembling manner, but there was no food and salary, and no weapons were available, so they just shouted and shouted with their bare hands. And the wife and children at home are waiting to be fed, and no one is to take care of them...... As a result, only half a day later, they were all scattered.

Seeing that the situation was completely out of control, Zhu Chunchen was also disheartened, and ordered the officials in the yamen to disperse, and each went home to resign himself to fate.

Because of the decree of the Son of Heaven, the gates of Beijing were opened all day long, and no one managed them, and countless gentry and small people in the city saw this, so they dragged their children and daughters, and pulled their luggage, like a flood that broke the embankment, gushing out of Beijing City and fleeing separately. At the same time, there were scoundrels, routs and thieves who took the opportunity to rob, causing corpses to be strewn in the streets and alleys, black smoke rising in the city, and women and children crying endlessly. What is even worse is that the prison inmates in Beijing also took advantage of the chaos and rioted and escaped nearly 1,000 people in one go, doing evil everywhere in the capital, causing panic in the people for a while.

However, for the people in Beijing, the tragedies and tragedies that belong to them have only just begun to be staged......

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The suburbs of Beijing, Xishan (Shijingshan), Shaanxi Liukou Daying

A man from Shaanxi Province in armor was quietly looking in the direction of Beijing, his face was cold, but his eyes were slightly excited.

He is the current famous King Chuang, Gao Yingxiang.

Although not long ago, Gao Yingxiang had just been beaten by Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army at the Lugou bridgehead, and most of the followers were scattered, but he still insisted on continuing to nail on the west mountain on the outskirts of Beijing, and refused to give up his peep at Beijing, the city of the Son of Heaven.

Now, he's finally waiting for the perfect opportunity to get started.

A moment later, a subordinate general hurriedly came, slapped the dust on his body a few times, stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, and said to Gao Yingxiang very respectfully: "...... King Chuang, according to the report of the spies, the gate of Beijing was opened, and the Emperor Zhu Jiagou really abandoned the capital and fled to Changping with Lu Xiangsheng! ”

After listening to the general's report, Gao Yingxiang's face didn't seem to change, but the rest of the leaders standing beside him were all overjoyed - the legendary Beijing City, which was full of gold and silver and rich households, was like a beautiful woman stripped naked, lying in front of them with her thighs crossed!

“…… Break the king! What a joy! At this time, Li Zicheng, who was only a "general", immediately stepped forward and hugged his fists and congratulated, "...... May I ask King Chuang, what should I do next? Is it to go to Changping to pursue the Chongzhen Dog Emperor? Or go and see the world of flowers in the capital? ”

“…… Of course, it's to go to Beijing to see the world! So what is there to chase Chongzhen Xiao'er? One of the rogue leaders hurriedly choked.

“…… Oh, yes! Chongzhen Xiao'er is running away from the desert this time, how much gold and silver treasure can he bring with him? How can it be compared to the capital, where there is gold, silver, grain and rice everywhere! As long as you casually open the house of a royal relative, the harvest will be worth a county town in Shaanxi that we have laid down before! ”

“…… I heard that there is the ancestral tomb of the Zhu Emperor in Changping, which should be a little bit oily and water......"

“…… If you want to take the treasures that accompany the burial in the imperial mausoleum, you have to dig the grave first, how hard is that? Besides, how can that little bit of oil and water compare to the city of Beijing? ”

“…… And by Chongzhen's side, there is also Lu Xiangsheng, a bad star, we have dealt with him several times these days, and we haven't gotten a bargain...... How can there be a reason to put the fat in front of you and not eat it, but go all the way to gnaw hard bones? ”

As for the next direction of action, the leaders discussed a lot for a while, and most of them were bent on rushing into Beijing to make a fortune, and they were reluctant to go to Changping to chase people. Gao Yingxiang is naturally as good as a stream," ...... In this case, let's let go of Chongzhen for the time being, and go to Beijing to see the world first! ”

“…… Obey the king's orders! The leaders sang their promises in unison, bowed down, but couldn't suppress the excitement in their hearts, and as soon as they took a few steps, they shouted at their respective subordinates, "...... Boys! Cheer up, let's go to the capital together today, grab money, food, and girls! ”

-- On October 24, the fifth year of Chongzhen, the emperor abandoned the Beijing division and went north, and there was chaos in Beijing, and all the gates were opened and no one guarded them. Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang, led 50,000 thieves to garrison in Xishan, and when he heard the news, he pulled out the camp and went down the mountain, and led the Shaanxi Zhukou to drive straight into the Beijing division on the afternoon of the 26th, and then plundered the army......

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the city of Beijing, which has not been broken by foreign enemies, has finally fallen into the bloody flames of war this time.

Thus, on the night of 26 November, the whole city of Beijing was like purgatory, with thick smoke rising everywhere in the city, and terrible cries resounding all over the streets for a while. The majestic vermilion lacquer gates were violently kicked open and smashed open by the Shaanxi rogues, and then in the terrible cries of the servants and maids, the old and young masters in these mansions were pulled out, and they were immediately beheaded or killed, and the sticky blood flowed everywhere on the stone steps.

If the wives and ladies of these wealthy families have some beauty and fail to hide in time, then their future lives will only be inseparable from two things: the hanged white silk or the white eyes of the people - provided that their physique is strong enough to not be raped to death on the spot......

It can be said that as soon as the Shaanxi Liukou soldiers passed, they would be like a locust plague crossing the border, so that these 49 cities were immediately "white and clean". And the scoundrels in Beijing also took advantage of the familiar location to join the gang to help rob, and the attack was a hundred times more ruthless than the rogue, and there was no humanity at all. Even those poor beggars who lived in thatched huts and broken temples were arrested by the Shaanxi Liukou and served as coolie masters to help the "kings" carry their goods.

This heinous gore and chaos did not subside until late at night. The sky-high fires that raged in the streets and alleys lit up the corpse-strewn pavements and courtyards as bright as day. And the sporadic shouts and pleadings continued until dawn. Many of the monkey-anxious rogues didn't even bother to drag the corpses away, and in the pungent bloody atmosphere, they lived in the courtyards of those deep houses with carved beams and paintings, and slept on soft beds embroidered with satin embroidery. Some people snickered in their dreams with gold, silver and jewelry, and some people hugged the snatched lady, so excited that they were so excited that they were stirring all night long......

In the Forbidden City with red walls and yellow tiles, Gao Yingxiang and all the leaders of the rogue also gathered on the Jinluan Hall of Emperor Chongzhen, hugging the palace maids and concubines and official ladies who had not dried their tears, and holding all kinds of precious tribute wine from the palace, drinking very happily and drunk...... Only the "breaking general" Li Zicheng was a little more cautious, and after burning and looting for most of the day, he withdrew from Beijing and camped outside Xizhimen.

However, what these rogue leaders did not expect was that just as they were plundering, another army was also rushing towards the starry night of the capital division...... R1148