After daybreak, he ordered the people from Jinyiwei and Dongchang to come out and suppress the ground.
As the day dawned, all the ghosts and ghosts from yesterday disappeared, leaving only houses burned to ashes everywhere in the North City, and the commercial streets were still billowing with smoke.
However, the conflicts in some places have not stopped, and there are constant reports of attacks by unknown people in certain places. When the Jin Yiwei troops pass by, the robbers will come out again and continue to rob.
The emperor paced back and forth in Xinuang Pavilion anxiously, thinking about how to deal with the aftermath.
The Xungui Group and Donglin must not be allowed to fight completely. But before Shangshu was assassinated, before he could think about what to do, the sound of gunfire came from Nanyuan.
Suddenly, he was so shocked that he dropped the bowl of tea to the ground, shattering it into pieces.
There has been a commotion in Nanyuan for some time. Recently, the Xuanwu Army and the Jingying Camp have been fighting with each other. According to Jinyiwei's report, the Xuanwu Army was killed between five and six hundred people and the Jingying Camp was killed over a hundred. He was quite satisfied.
Jingying was reborn and reborn in the hands of Yang Fan and Zhang Shize.
Now that the war is over, what he has to do is to completely eliminate Yang Fan's influence. The Beijing Camp is his army and no one can have too much influence. The same goes for the newly established army of the Xuanwu Army.
Even the 20,000 people in the four towns must try their best to become an army that takes no one seriously except the emperor.
He originally planned to reorganize the Jingying, Xuanwu Army, and the general troops of the four towns after all this trouble and eliminate Yang Fan's influence on the Jingying, Che Ying, etc., and add some new soldiers to reorganize the Jingying.
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He planned to restore the number to about 150,000 people. He also used the horses brought back to him from Mongolia by Yang Fan to turn the Beijing camp into cavalry.
Xuanwu's army hid in the barracks, and there was nothing the Beijing camp could do. He believed that the Beijing camp would not attack the barracks. After all, this was no different from rebellion. When the weather got cold, he would let them suffer something, and he would intervene and blame the Ministry of War for inaction.
Then let the Ministry of Protection allocate funds to expand the barracks.
In this way, all parties will be grateful, and they will resent each other. Or they will resent the Ministry of War. He, the emperor, is their savior.
After all, when Zhang Shize came to him, he issued an order to the Ministry of War to return the barracks to the Beijing camp.
However, it is not his fault that the Ministry of War delays and fails to do so. It is the people in the Ministry of War who do not care about the sufferings of the officers and soldiers.
After they have suffered a winter of punishment, and in despair, anger, and humiliation, they hear His Majesty's heavenly voice, the Emperor will gain the unfailing love of the entire army.
However, when he heard the sound of cannons, he knew that this matter was serious.
Zhang Shize really dared to fire cannons and attack the Xuanwu Army.
Thinking about it again, he suddenly understood that the chaos in the capital these days was the collective will of the Xungui Group and not Zhang Shize's personal behavior.
He panicked and felt like he was out of luck.
Now he is in a situation where he has no available troops.
First of all, given the current situation in the Beijing camp, he simply did not dare to give orders.
He would rather hide behind to avoid being passive. If he comes forward, he will bring the conflict to himself.
As all fools know about the fighting power of the Beijing camp, the Xuanwu Army will probably be defeated in a short time. The 20,000 people in the four towns are probably scared to death. They don't dare to get involved in these things. Now they are shrinking.
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After noon, worse news came. The Xuanwu Army collapsed under the bombardment of the Beijing Camp's artillery. They fled from the Nanyuan Military Camp and entered Nancheng through Yongding Gate.
The defenders at Yongding Gate did not react at all and were dispersed by the rout.
The quota of Yongdingmen garrison is 200, but now there is no full army, only eighty or ninety people. There, leaning against the wall, basking in the sun in boredom, and extorting some money in the name of inspection.
Common people entering and leaving the city gate.
After the rebels entered the city, they found that Nancheng was in chaos, and many people were robbing shops on Liangguang Road.
These rebels lost their organization and order. Without officers to watch, they immediately aroused their enthusiasm for robbery.
They were all frontier soldiers, and they often deserted to do some unprofitable business. The frontier soldiers were often in arrears for one or two years, and they also had to support their families.
These people were originally ill-disciplined in the military, but now they have such a good thing, and they are defeated. Isn't this exactly what a defeated army is supposed to do?
As a result, the defeated troops in Nancheng joined the banditry.
As for who to rob, of course, whoever has the money will be shot.
There were many poor people in Nancheng, but there were also many officials. Soon these families with decent properties were robbed by the defeated soldiers. Stores were the hardest hit.
Based on past experience after the collapse, they probably need to get some money and run away. The soldiers in the camp are all recruited, and they are soldiers just for money. If they make a big fortune, who will still be here and work hard as a soldier?
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Therefore, you cannot give up any opportunity to make a fortune. If you don’t make money, you are a bastard.
After more than 10,000 defeated troops poured into the south city, the city gates of the north city were immediately closed. All nine gates were closed. For a time, people in the entire capital were panicked.
Chongzhen was so angry that he even considered killing Dong Jishu.
He looked at Dong Jishu, who was kneeling in front of him, trembling and accusing Zhang Shize, with a gloomy face and said nothing.
This idiot has messed up his own affairs and still has the nerve to complain.
He also wanted to take action to deal with Zhang Shize.
After the Beijing camp recaptured the barracks, they did not pursue them at all. After they were driven out, they defeated themselves and fled into Nancheng to cause trouble.
Zhang Shize is now taking inventory of the warehouse and checking the damage. At the same time, he is arranging for people to repair the south wall that is riddled with holes.
It is also easy to repair. Just replace it with new blue bricks and build them with cement mortar. Then plaster it with cement again. Paint it with white ash again, and it will not be visible at all.
The anger in the Beijing camp had been building up for a long time. After the victory, the emperor, the Sixth Ministry, and the Fifth Army Commander-in-Chief had no say at all. The camp was occupied by others. Promotions and rewards were not given. Even the disabled veterans did not say anything.
I haven't seen an explanation.
Fortunately, the commander-in-chief gave everyone money before the class, and all the salary arrears over the years were paid in one lump sum. The rewards they gained were also cashed in at that time.
Each of them, even the cooks who have no credit, have an income of more than two hundred taels.
They also acted like thieves and deposited their money into Xinghe Bank, which was with the army, and opened a registered deposit business. They came back with their deposit certificates and some scraps of silver. Anyway, the army took care of food and housing, so they didn't have to spend their own money.
Originally, they planned to pursue, catch these bastards, and punish them. During this period, these grandsons insulted and provoked them in various ways, and everyone's anger was simmered down.
But Zhang Shize stopped them. After all, they were members of the Ming Dynasty's army. If they were at war with each other, it would be no different from rebellion.
So, the people in the Beijing Camp began to clean up with curses.
These pigs live in a good camp in Jingying like a pigsty. The septic tanks in the toilets are full and almost overflowing, but they don't even bother to clean them. There is garbage on the road and urine behind the houses.
smell and stool.
These lazy idiots, can't they just take a few more steps to go to the public restroom after getting up at night?
The grass is not trimmed either, and weeds grow wildly. It looks like a chicken coop. The lawn used to be trimmed so beautifully.
Especially the room was full of stink, the smell of smelly feet plus body odor, the smell of eating in the dormitory for a long time, and the unspeakable smell, mixed together, made them almost vomit.
And there are bedbugs and cockroaches everywhere.
Even the good beddings were ruined by them. These beddings were all dark and shiny, and had a hard crust on them. Both ends of them smelled like feet.
Don’t these dirty pigs take a bath? Don’t they wash their feet before going to bed at night? Don’t the laundry rooms wash their clothes and socks?
After asking people in the boiler room, they found out that in order to save money, Dong Jishu and the others resold all the coal. They basically stopped the boiler room. If the boiler hadn't been too big and couldn't be removed, they were going to dismantle the boiler and sell it for scrap metal.
Most of the kitchen equipment, stainless steel kitchenware, stainless steel tableware, basins, etc. were sold.
Most of the supplies in the warehouse were sold into the black market by Dong Jishu, Zuo Liangyu and others. After all, these things were very easy to get rid of. A large amount of cloth was not used to make new clothes for their soldiers, so they were all sold.
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These people all wore mandarin duck jackets that had not been washed for more than ten years. They never washed their feet and washed their faces only once every few days. It is not surprising that they live in such a good barracks.
The officers and soldiers in the Beijing camp have become accustomed to clean and tidy barracks and good military appearance and discipline. Although the conditions during the Western Expedition were not as good as those in the military camp, they all developed good hygiene habits and tried to keep them clean during the war.
So, they cleaned up the barracks. They moved out the bedding and all the supplies used by the Xuanwu Army and threw them away. They lit the sulfur and threw it into the house, sealing the doors and windows to kill cockroaches and other pests.
Zhang Shize watched as the piles of black bedding were set on fire, creating a raging fire.
There were also a lot of various things thrown out. I felt a little relieved.
Many businessmen heard that Jingying had returned to their barracks, and immediately came to do business. They were old friends of Jingying. Before, they purchased large quantities of things, and the prices they gave were good, and they never defaulted on arrears.
But after the Beijing camp left, Marshal Dong's army stationed in Nanyuan, they also asked them to supply supplies. However, they never paid the bills. Today will delay tomorrow, and tomorrow will delay the day after tomorrow. Later, they did not dare to continue supplying.
Now that I heard that Jingying is back, everyone came here quickly. This is a big customer. If you are late and someone else takes it away, you will suffer a big loss.
Shopkeeper Hu had a flattering smile on his face, and the wrinkles on his face were shining. He came up to Zhang Shize and said: "Commander, look at all the things you are throwing out, why don't you let me buy them? You don't like them.
Yes, many people are still willing to have it.”
The Beijing camp threw these things out, mainly because they disliked Xuanwu Army for using them and found them disgusting.
However, these stainless steel pots and pans can sell for a lot of money. Many people like these items that do not rust, are strong and durable, and look shiny and silver.
Zhang Shize was impatient to do this and said to Zhang Cheng: "You and shopkeeper Hu can make a plan and sell it if he is willing to take it. Get some money back and replenish the things and supplies that need to be filled."
Shopkeeper Hu looked at the raging fire and felt a pity that he was late. Those losers from Jingying had even burned such good bedding. What a pity.
I bought it back, took it apart, took out the cotton, flicked it, and exposed it to the sun to remove the odor.
The quilt cover cloth can be used if it is washed and not damaged.
In the clothing stores in the city, clothes from dead people are collected, and they are not sold out the same way after being washed.
These young soldiers burned them all just because they were afraid of infectious diseases. They are really causing trouble.
"Commander, there is a situation in the capital. It seems that Dong Jishu's troops retreated to Nancheng. Now there is smoke everywhere in Nancheng. It may be that the defeated troops are looting the people. Do we need to stop them?" A general came to report.
"This matter is not ours to deal with. We just want to take back our barracks and don't interfere with other matters." Naturally, Mr. Zhang will not meddle in other matters. Besides, are you leading troops to Beijing to rebel?
As for the armed fights between the two armies in Nanyuan, they all took place within the walls of the large barracks in Nanyuan. This is an internal matter of the army. If the Beijing camp leaves the garrison, the matter will be serious.
At this time, in the Xinuan Pavilion, Dong Jishu no longer dared to speak anymore, because the emperor never spoke. He just sat in silence.
At this time, Luo Yangxing came in. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, he did not dare to speak. He stood obediently outside the threshold of Xinan Pavilion.
Chongzhen sighed, knowing that only bad news would come at this time.
"Tell me, what's going on now."
Luo Yangxing glanced at Dong Jishu who was kneeling on the ground and said: "After the defeat of the Xuanwu Army, General Dong did not gather his troops, but ran to the Qianqing Palace. The defeated troops opened the Yongding Gate, and more than 10,000 people poured into Nancheng.
, are looting. There are rioters everywhere in Nancheng now, and there is smoke everywhere."
Dong Jishu was so frightened that he didn't know that his defeated troops had entered Nancheng. He thought they had just escaped.
"Hurry up and close the Nine Cities. Don't let the rebels enter the North City." Chongzhen stood up and shouted loudly.
Luo Yangxing lowered his head and looked at his toes. He knew that the emperor was on the verge of going berserk. He must not say the wrong thing, otherwise he would easily draw his anger onto himself.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The inner city defenders immediately closed all the city gates. The rebels couldn't get in." After saying that, he looked at his toes, lowered his head, and said nothing.
Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief, but a burst of anxiety surged into his heart.
What to do now? Ji Town is ruined. There are no troops around to mobilize.
Now he doesn't dare to trust people from Beijing Camp. Who knows what the situation is in Beijing Camp now. Are they turning against the Xuanwu Army or are they just targeting the Xuanwu Army?
They already have conflicts. What if they are sent into the city and the two sides fight in Nancheng?
And now, he found that he was in big trouble.
He completely lost control of his army.
Fortunately, Beicheng can still suppress it now. Otherwise, the entire capital would be in danger. The nobles and Donglin are still conflicting, but this kind of conflict is nothing compared to the rebels in South City.
At this time, Donglin obviously couldn't control the situation, and neither did the nobles. They were in a fierce conflict. How to stabilize and control the situation? Chongzhen had a headache.
"Master Sun, please come. Just say that I have something to ask."
Luo Yangxing was shocked. He didn't expect that Emperor Sun would still value him so much in the emperor's heart even though he had already changed his dynasty. In such an emergency, whoever the emperor consulted with could tell how important he was in the emperor's heart.
He made up his mind that he would never offend this former imperial master in the future.
Since he returned to Beijing last year, His Majesty often consulted him privately for advice. It was rumored outside that Emperor Sun was no longer the foreign minister of the Tianqi Dynasty, but the internal minister of the Chongzhen Dynasty.
Sun Chengzong came soon. After returning to Beijing this time, Sun Chengzong has been guiding the work of the Hanlin Academy. It is not far away.
He knew what was happening now, and he was not surprised that the emperor was looking for him.
Chongzhen told Dong Jishu to get out and had a secret talk with Sun Chengzong for half an hour. After coming out, he asked Wang Chengen to draw up an order and immediately summon Yuan Bo. Later, the governor Yang Fan returned to the capital.
Luo Yangxing thought to himself, as expected, there is no more suitable candidate than Yang Fan at this moment.
He can suppress the Beijing camp and the general soldiers of the four towns. He can control at least half of the Xuanwu Army.
When Yang Fan came back, this incident disappeared.
This chapter has been completed!