After wandering around, the two of them were going to continue wandering the street for a while, but by chance a few more gunshots rang out in the neighboring neighborhood, followed by a series of firecrackers.

The patrol officers in pairs rushed in that direction, and soon, several patrol officers acting as "mobile patrols" were also busy pedaling bicycles to support.

Although the public security has deteriorated for only half a month, the pedestrians on the street seem to have accepted it calmly, and they should eat, drink, and play, and behave very calmly.

On the contrary, Zhou Changfeng and Xia Xiaoshi, who suffered on Chaoxi Avenue yesterday, learned to be obedient this time, and did not dare to stay outside for a long time, so they immediately gave up their plans to go shopping and went to a nearby department store instead.

Although they initially planned to stay for four days, it was relatively smooth, so the two actually set off for the capital at noon the next day.

Although the short trip to Shanghai was very unlucky and bloody, it was still complete and everyone was happy.

The passage of the Basic War Readiness Act by the Advisory Council last year is a fairly clear signal, and if the merchants could only be regarded as smelling business opportunities and were not sure about it, then the finalization of the bill is almost equivalent to the imperial court clearly telling everyone that there will be a war in the future.

In recent years, in order to survive, Hengguang Company has transformed to the mid-to-high-end market, and it has survived, but there is no surplus food to speak of.

Now they urgently need additional funds to add machinery and hire workers to expand their production capacity.

Bank loans can indeed basically solve the problem of funds, but it is only limited to this, and the arrival of Zhou Changfeng has brought unexpected joy to Hengguang Company - there is still a good thing to find the door this year? A well-known general revealed the design requirements?

According to the analysis of the words discussed, the kind of portable machine gun he demanded "to abandon all flashy designs and put simplicity first" was not the real need of the military department?

If that's the case, it's a clear way to make money.

For a long time, the concept of military weapons has been the words "high-end" and "sophisticated" - the body of the gun should be made of complete and well-proportioned walnut, the body of the gun should be blue, and the chamber and key parts should be chrome-plated.

This is the case with the three or four type hand-held machine guns used by the Ming army, the receiver is cut and milled out of a whole piece of nickel-manganese steel little by little, and the rest of the parts are also the same, and then the acid etching and heating process is carried out to bake the blue to increase its rust prevention and corrosion resistance.

The submachine gun thus made is as beautiful as a handicraft.

But now Zhou has put forward diametrically opposite requirements, and the gap is so huge that people are a little confused. It's like the big boss has been driving a Porsche in the past, and suddenly someone hinted that the big boss will drive Wuling Hongguang in the future.

Zhang Jiye couldn't help but worry: "I'm afraid that at that time, the old men of the military department will still insist on 'rather lack than abuse'." ”

But after some discussion, whether it was the manager or the boss, everyone agreed that Zhou could not be a person without a purpose.

Moreover, the design is simplified as much as possible, and the stamping process and surface phosphating process are used instead, all for the sake of ease of manufacturing, which seems to be very suitable for the future expansion of armament warfare.

So they finally made up their minds to design and purchase a new batch of 60-ton and 100-ton stamping machines according to Zhou's request.

Seize this opportunity and soar to the sky! Even if it's wrong, it's just standing still.

November 11, the second quarter of the year.

This day, which has not yet been given a special meaning, is destined to be imprinted in the hearts of the Ming Dynasty in another form.

The sunrise in late autumn and early winter is noticeably late, and it is dawn when the first rays of morning light shine into the world.

Named after Zizhulin Road to the south, the Zizhulin Prison in Beicheng District is usually used to hold special prisoners such as political prisoners and economic prisoners, rather than ordinary prisoners.

A total of five people, including the two internal directors of the broadcasting company, the attacker who attacked the directors of the Sorong group, and the assassin who assassinated the members of the Advisory Yuan, were all imprisoned here.

And today is the day when the government announced that the execution would be carried out.

Outside Zizhulin Prison was crowded with protesters, and as far as the eye could see, rightist henchmen chanting "condemnation" and citizens who were being cheered upon.

If you don't consider the government and simply follow the current "Daming Criminal Law" for judgment, these people will definitely be a dead end. However, the recent tension has affected the verdict of the Criminal Department to some extent.

Several officials of the Yingtianfu Criminal Department, the servants of the Criminal Department, and Lang Zhong's home received letters like snowflakes, some pleading for mercy, some of them were justified, and some were intimidating and threatening.

There is no shortage of people who petition collectively outside the government offices, and even the homes of these officials are often blocked.

Officials who were directly or indirectly involved in the verdict were undoubtedly under great pressure as a result, given the fear of reprisals.

Although everyone could not make up their minds, the crown prince's attitude was extremely resolute, demanding that the death penalty must be imposed in accordance with the law, and that the sentence should not be commuted due to the influence of public opinion.

The emperor acquiesced in his insistence.

Therefore, a few days ago, when the news that "all participants were sentenced to capital punishment and will never wait" was announced by the Criminal Department, public opinion exploded all of a sudden.

The routine ridicule and reciprocal attacks among the major newspapers are not worth mentioning, because many newspapers that have expressed their approval of such a treatment have been maliciously attacked, smashed, and even set on fire.

As a result, the scale of the demonstrations in the major state capitals of the Ming Dynasty rose to new heights, and on November 9, at least 50,000 citizens took to the streets of Jingshiying Tianfu to participate in solidarity and protest.

That night, Zhou Changfeng mutinied in the Fourth Infantry Division, an old friend of Ying Tianwuxue and to which He Cheng belonged—about forty soldiers, instigated and agitated by three junior officers, tried to leave the garrison and go to Zizhulin Prison under the leadership of them to carry out a plan to rob the prison.

However, their whereabouts were revealed, and they were soon suppressed by the large army of the Ming army who rushed to hear the news, and two of the three officers surrendered and one committed suicide.

And on this day of execution, no one dares to imagine what will happen.

The Criminal Department has prepared for the worst, that is, to encounter a robbery.

In addition to the armed bailiffs and gendarmes, there is also a team of the Yi'an Army and four Type 28 armored vehicles to participate in the escort, which can be said to be an unprecedented escort force.

The temporary court was set up next to Anren Avenue near the bell tower and drum tower, and a convoy of more than 20 cars carrying prisoners on death row, police cars with bailiffs, and trucks with soldiers standing slowly moved southward under the escort of a total of four armored vehicles in the front, second, and second.

However, just as the convoy was about to arrive, suddenly five white figures rushed out from the crowd watching the excitement on the side of the road, and then knelt in the middle of the road, all carrying pointed knives in their hands.

The convoy stopped, and soon a dozen bailiffs and gendarmes approached as if they were facing a great enemy.

I saw that the five young people were all wearing thin white robes, and the temperature in Jinling after the cold wave swept through the south of the Yangtze River was already a little cold, and these five people were obviously not lightly frozen, their bodies trembled, and their lips and faces were blue.

"What are you guys doing?"

"Immediately step aside!"

"Throw the knife away!"

The gendarmes and bailiffs were yelling one after another.

A young man at the head shouted: "The five of them have done great work, awakened the world, and their sins will not lead to death!" But the government's indifferent treatment of the righteous is really chilling......"

"Shut up! Get out of the way! ”

“…… Today, we and the other five are willing to die with their lives, and I only hope that the five of them will not die! ”

With that, the young man raised his knife and stabbed his left wrist!

In an instant, dark red blood poured out like a stream of water like a faucet.

The other four did the same, but in a matter of seconds, their white robes were dyed red, and pools of blood were piling up on the road.

Onlookers on both sides of the street took a few steps back in amazement, some women screamed, and more looked at the five young men in disbelief.

"Come here!"

"Knock out their knives!"

"Quick! Bandage! ”

"Find a doctor!"

The bailiffs and gendarmes, armed with black and white sticks, rushed over, brandished their sticks to knock off the sharp knives held by the five of them, and then struggled to subdue them.

During the fight, more than a dozen military and police officers turned into bloody people, dripping blood dripping from their hands and clothes.

The five young men who had "died generously" were still shouting loudly, but were soon handed over by the military police to a team of patrol officers who were escorted to a nearby medical center.

The sudden accident delayed the convoy for nearly ten minutes, but fortunately it has not encountered such a situation since.

Hundreds of military and police officers with long sticks stood on the perimeter of the court, and four armored vehicles were also parked sideways.

But it seems that someone is deliberately doing it, and the crowd watching the execution has been constantly pushing and shoving, which makes the military and police on the front line nervous.

Wai Lang, a member of the criminal department who came to the prison, was very uneasy, and kept raising his hand to look at his watch, just hoping that the time for the execution would come soon.

Although in ancient times, people were accustomed to cutting at noon, but it was just a habit, not strictly followed, and now it is naturally more casual.

According to the written documents of the Criminal Department, the five attackers should be executed at 9 o'clock today.

As time passed, it soon came to 8:59, and there was no riot until now.

A row of sand bags were piled up in the middle of the makeshift facility, like a low wall, to prevent bullets from penetrating the body and turning into stray bullets that could hurt others.

The bailiffs escorted several death row inmates to the sandbag wall, and no matter what they were still muttering, they simply pressed them to their knees.

Suddenly, the loud gunfire pierced the cold atmosphere at the moment.

Oh? Is it really a robbery?

For some reason, the prisoner felt a sense of relief.

He glanced in the direction where the gunshots came from, then sneered contemptuously, and immediately waved his hand: "Execution!" ”

The armored car is parked outside, so don't even think about it if you have great skills.

"Bang! Bang! ”

The gun-wielding executioner immediately followed the order and opened fire, and the five death row inmates fell to the ground and convulsed slightly.

At the same time, a patrol on the perimeter immediately went out and headed straight for the source of the gunfire.

Now that everything has become a fait accompli, there is no room for reversal.

At this moment, the policemen, gendarmes, and officials present all breathed a sigh of relief.

On November 11, the 37th year of Zhichang, although the process was slightly twists and turns, the five attackers of the "Disaster of Self-Righteousness" were all sentenced to death.

The next day, the Criminal Department announced the information of several party leaders and core party members arrested by Endeavor and the Youth Yongyue Society, listing more than a dozen charges against them, including maliciously inciting public sentiment, maliciously sowing discord between officials and the people, plotting attacks that resulted in casualties among officials and civilians, plotting rebellion, bribing court officials, illegally organizing and training private troops, and illegally possessing oversized weapons.

"That's right, on the eve of the big war, the most important thing is to maintain stability and prepare for war." Zhou Changfeng commented.

"These people are too radical, shouting and shouting and killing all day long, and they are doing their best." Zhu Lingjing said nonchalantly: "In fact, they could have chosen a more peaceful way to ****." ”

This is the first time Zhou Changfeng has come to Princess Ningyou's mansion, the first feeling is big, the second feeling is elegant, and the third feeling is Hao.

Zhu Lingjing has no other purpose, just a small move similar to a declaration of sovereignty.

Due to a series of recent changes and turmoil, people have accelerated their speed, and those who have stood in line have tried to express their positions openly and secretly, and those who have not stood in line have also stood in line one after another.

Today, there are not many people who insist on neutrality.

Regarding Zhou's trip to Shanghai to discuss business, Zhu Lingjing only found it particularly interesting, and couldn't help but want to make fun of it.

She deliberately asked in a cold voice: "The gift money given to you by this palace just changed hands?" Isn't this unappreciated? ”

"Your Highness is serious, and the love is definitely received, but the money... I have no blessings. Zhou Changfeng felt that she didn't seem to be annoyed, so he said nonchalantly: "You see that I don't pursue a drunken life, and my usual salary is enough, so I just use that money to do something meaningful." ”

Although he was fined for half a year, he still has a lot of savings, and he doesn't have much money on weekdays.

Zhu Lingjing smiled, didn't say anything more, paused for a few seconds, and brought the topic back on track.

"The chaos in the fourth division has made His Majesty very vigilant, and the inventory of all divisions and brigades will come soon." She raised her eyes and stared at Zhou Changfeng, and warned very seriously: "Don't think that if you came to Mingli once last month, you will have to secretly investigate it next, so you must restrain your subordinates." ”

Although the scale of the mutiny of the Fourth Division was small and it was quickly suppressed, its nature was extremely bad, and it aroused the suspicion of the emperor at once.

How can a ruler allow an army to have independent thoughts and ideas? If you are disobedient, you should be taught a stern lesson, thinking that those who come after you will not be punished.

What's more, the emperor knows that he is not in good health, and he is not sure when he will usher in the transfer of power, and now he is at a crossroads that will determine the fate of the country, and all unstable factors must be eliminated.

In this case, it would be naïve to think that the emperor would back down, and whoever touched it would be unlucky.

(End of chapter)