They will never forget the terrible experience of being bombarded by shells, the scene of stumps and broken arms, the stinging pain of the roaring eardrums, which is the nightmare of their lifetime.

The second round of explosions ended, and the earth returned to calm.

After a thousand explosions, the "***" people who saw the stumps and broken arms were scared one by one.

They were accustomed to a peaceful life in Jiangnan, and they had never seen such a bloody scene, and they were all pale.

Those who were unlucky were killed and disabled on the spot, and those who were lucky also suffered mental trauma.

Some people have collapsed on the ground, as motionless as mud, and some people have fled in all directions in a panic......

At such a time, Hu Guozhu naturally would not give them a chance to escape.

The cavalry quickly charged, passed through the gaps between the infantry phalanxes, quickly broke into the *** crowd, and rampage through the crowd.

Bump into or smash someone in front of you.

Split the *** crowd into hundreds of sections at breakneck speed.

At the same time as the cavalry was divided, the infantry soldiers quickly followed, ran rapidly, consolidated the crowd after the cavalry division was completed, took out a long rope, rushed into the crowd to tie the hands of the people, and strung them in a row.

An hour and a half later, 30,000 infantry escorted the 90,000 rebels and set off northward.

Trial?

At this time, no one judges! Direct exile!

……

A day later.

Nanking.

"What? The emperor transferred 80,000 elite soldiers and rounded up 100,000 people?" Qian Qianyi was incredulous.

"Yes, out of 100,000 people, 3,000 were forced to drown in the Yangtze River, and 6,000 were killed on the spot! The others, all on the charge of rebellion, were sent to Liaodong and Monan to garrison the borders!"

Qian Qianyi shuddered, "That'...... That...... What about my son? What about my nephew?"

"Hu Guozhu and Guo Yunlong did not allow the collection of corpses, did not allow the list to be counted, but just burned the dead, and we have no news other than that."

Qian Qianyi sat on the ground, shouted, and immediately fainted.

Gao Hongtu was taken aback when he heard this, stood up, put on his official uniform, and rushed to Yangzhou to ask for guilt as soon as possible.

Shi Kefa was even more shocked, he really didn't expect Chongzhen to be so ruthless.

But it had already happened, and he couldn't stop it, so he had to spread the news as quickly as possible to prevent the same situation from happening.

In the afternoon of the same day, Shi Kefa ordered officials from various provinces in Nanjing to gather to discuss the follow-up plan.

Everyone was extremely angry at Chongzhen's approach, but at this moment, no one dared to speak, and the discussion scene was silent.

Suddenly, a green-robed man holding a yellow silk and two brocade guards with swords broke in and shouted, "There is a will!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and when they looked at it, it turned out to be the eunuch of the inner court.

The eunuch stood in the middle of the hall, looked around everyone, and said majestically, "Still not accepting the order?"

Hula, all the officials knelt down.

The eunuch unfolded the decree and read it aloud.

The faces of the officials turned pale when they heard this, and cold sweat broke out on Shi Kefa's forehead.

Chongzhen severely reprimanded the inaction of officials in Nanjing's six ministries and various localities, and asked them to clean up and introspect, control the chaotic people, and make up for their past mistakes.

After the reading was completed, the eunuch received the decree.

The officials stood up, and their hearts were all panicked, and no one opened their mouths to invite the eunuch to enter the back hall to rest.

The eunuch was not ready to get close to these people, and arched his hand and said, "The emperor still has an edict."

The official who had just stood up knelt down again when he heard this.

"The poor have no place to stand, and the rich have a stinky wine and meat. Is that what reading is for? If scholars and officials are just for the sake of their own selfish interests, cling to their own interests, regardless of the danger of the country, regardless of the life and death of the people, what sage books do they still read, and what kind of parents and officials do they do!

Shi Kefa, you will pass on what I said to the Jiangnan officials word for word, so that all the literati and officials who are above the talent level will be able to do so

, write a review of more than 2,000 words, and submit it within a month!"

After speaking, the eunuch shook off the dust and said, "Everyone, don't pass by."

With that, he strode away.

……

He Zhifu was originally in a good mood, because he alone rolled up the first trend in Huai'an and even the entire Jiangnan, which stimulated everyone's enthusiasm, and he had a kind of strategizing spirit.

In the past few days, no matter where he goes, he has faced huge cheers and support, especially those usually powerful gentry, seeing him is like seeing a life-saving master, it is really a spring breeze and a hurry, and the spirit is unparalleled.

This once in this life is worth it.

At the beginning, some people were worried that Emperor Chongzhen would send troops to suppress ***, but He Zhifu firmly believed that Emperor Chongzhen would never dare to use troops.

First, he was defending the rights and interests of officials, scholars, and all the people, and the emperor would surely see his good intentions and forgive himself.

Second, officials everywhere are fueling the fire, and the people's voice will only get louder and louder. The people's grievances are unstoppable, and it is impossible for Chongzhen to risk the world's condemnation and send troops to suppress it.

But yesterday, he learned that the imperial court took down 100,000 *** people, and even killed 10,000 people on the spot!

10,000!

Say kill, kill!

He is really worthy of being an emperor who commands thousands of troops to kill the enemy on horseback.

His heart is empty!

On this day, He Zhifu was having dinner with his wife and concubine at home, when the door of his house was suddenly broken open, and dozens of soldiers rushed in.

"Who is Ho Zhifu?"

He Zhifu was terrified, "I am."

"Take it!" An officer waved.

He Zhifu panicked and asked tremblingly, "Dare to ask, do you want to arrest me alone, or everyone?" I'm asking all the people who are gathering together!"

The officer coldly said, "Anyone who gathers to make trouble will be exiled to Mongolia!"

"Mongolia? Isn't it Liaodong?"

"Liaodong is almost full, you can only go to Mongolia!" The officer was impatient.

"Isn't the Mongols still fighting yet?" He Zhifu's mood was even more panicked.

"What, it's not okay for you to go to Mongolia to fight for your country?" The officer angrily reprimanded, "We are born and die in the north, to keep the Ming Dynasty safe, you can have a safe environment to do business and make money, now, it is your turn to go to the north to warn the border, is it still unwilling?"

……

Within a few days, the situation changed, and Gao Di and others led the Jinyi Guard and the Flying Dragon Army to rush to various places to arrest the rebels and officials who contributed to the trouble.

Under Chongzhen's strict orders and under the ironclad evidence of Jinyiwei, the armies from all walks of life were tough and resolute, and in just five days, they took down the troublemakers and officials of the sixteen prefectures around Nanjing.

In various places, the originally noisy streets suddenly became deserted, and there were no protesters on the streets, only teams of brightly armored sergeants patrolling the city, and there were sentry posts at the street entrances, which were strictly forbidden to pass.

Jiangnan's arrogance to oppose the new policy of the imperial court was immediately suppressed.