Chapter 524 Arson is an art
Shanxi merchant Tian Shenglan was so scared that she trembled with fear when facing the threat of the rebel in front of her.
He has never encountered such a death threat.
In any case, Tian Shenglan thought that it would fall to the ground faster without her own head.
He has been doing business for so many years and has made money to make no blood. He has never used a sword himself!
Even if the young man in front of him was not the King of Breaking King Gao Yingxiang, he would definitely be the capable confidant.
Is he a thief who can escape successfully by breaking into the imperial city. Can he be an ordinary thief?
Killing yourself is definitely as easy as slaughtering a chicken.
Resist?
The more you resist, the sooner you die!
So Tian Shenglan knelt directly on the ground: "Master, everything is easy to discuss. I will give you whatever I want. I just hope not to kill me!"
People on the street were extremely surprised to see Tian Shenglan, the shopkeeper of Shanxi merchants kneeling down to a military official.
No matter what, in this world, everyone relies on Shanxi merchants to make a living.
As for merchants in other places, such as Hui merchants, Zhejiang merchants, Shandong merchants, Guangdong merchants, and none of them cannot come in without their permission.
People from fellow villagers will instinctively unite and fight against foreigners together.
Especially these stinky high-rise eight people rely on the support of Shanxi merchants.
So much so that the court did not have any money, and they would not make money, and they obeyed the missions of Shanxi merchants.
It can be said that the entire Zhangjiakou Fort was infiltrated from top to bottom by Shanxi merchants.
Except for those crossing the river dragons (high-ranking officials from the Ming Dynasty came to patrol temporarily), almost no one dared to disobey their wishes.
Now these people saw Tian Shenglan, one of the eight major Shanxi merchants in Zhangjiakou kneeling down to beg for mercy to He Jinchao. Who can be surprised?
He Jinchao pointed at him: "You know what you are."
Then a soldier stepped forward to raise Tian Shenglan.
Tian Shenglan just felt that she had walked in front of the gates of hell.
Until this time, smoke had already ejaculated in the northwest corner of Zhangjiakou.
That place is a grassy field where grass is stored. If you trade so many horses every year, you have to feed a large amount of forage.
Then the Fan family's shop was burned directly, and the entire backyard where the fur was stored was poured with tinder oil, and it was all burned.
As for Guan Erye, who was worshipped by Shanxi merchant Fan Yongdou, he squinted his eyes and watched all this in the fire.
Generally speaking, the more people lack something, the more they need to offer something to achieve inner comfort.
Immediately afterwards, the Censorate (the place where the inspector's censor temporarily lives), the official hall, the garrison of the Guangong Party, the Zhenwu Temple, the Chenghuang Temple, and the shops next to the Fan Family Store, all the smoke started to fire.
Zhangjiakou Fort immediately became in chaos.
Many people fled in scattered places.
They didn't know why the good government troops suddenly set fires and burned down all parts of Zhangjiabao.
The general You Shilu, who was recovering from the official hall, looked at the rolling black smoke, was shocked and shouted immediately:
"Look at where the water is gone?"
Then the oil jar was thrown into the official hall. Before You Shilu could ask questions, another rocket was sent to you.
Only the sound of horse hooves could be heard, and the screams of people were heard.
The entire gate of the official hall and the yard burned directly.
It is not easy to build, but it is very good at sabotage.
"Master, the enemy attacks! There are rebels!"
When You Shilu heard this, he immediately shouted loudly and beat the drum quickly, allowing all the soldiers to gather around him.
He, the general who recovers from injuries, is easily targeted!
"Damn it, the rebels must be making a fortune!"
You Shilu's face looked ugly, although most of the people who come to Zhangjiakou Castle will make a fortune unless a few of them are plotting against each other.
But the military pay of the court is still arrears.
There are so many places to make money in Zhangjiakou Fort. Are these soldiers stubborn?
As for the censor Wu Sai who was resting in the procuratorate, he was so scared that he hid in the room and refused to come out.
Originally, it was very dangerous to travel to Shaanxi with money and grain. He was ordered by the emperor to bring 150,000 taels of silver to Shaanxi to provide disaster relief, but he failed to go there. He thought about coming to Zhangjiakou and even encountered such a rebel rioter.
Wu Sai didn't know why his luck was so bad!
The flames have already sprung out, and it seems that it is not easy to put out the fire.
Tian Shenglan didn't understand why these thieves focused on burning Fan Yongdou's shop?
Could it be that his shop is at the center?
Tian Shenglan thought about it because he was already placed on the horse and ran out of Zhangjiakou Fort with a group of soldiers roaring.
"Brother-in-law, all the places that should be burned have been burned." Gao Yigong quickly rode a horse to report:
"There is a pass five miles away. Let's rush out and reach the grassland."
He Jinchao nodded, and it was probably the Dajing Gate that later, but now there are no city walls and gates.
"Okay, let's go quickly so as not to be entangled by the dog army."
After the fur in the city is burned, it emits a unique stench in the city.
Everyone gathered in the north of the city, and many soldiers immediately lost some spoils in their war horses.
He Gao and others didn't care about this kind of thing, and they just wanted to help them, as long as they didn't delay the completion of the task.
They were a mile away from the north of the city, watching the black smoke rising from Zhangjiakou Fort.
Gao Yingxiang laughed a few times: "Brother He, it's really a pleasure to follow you out this time!"
Many people have this impulse to set fire.
Especially when watching the flames rise at the opponent's home, the pleasure of watching the fire from the other side of the river cannot be suppressed no matter what.
"Brother Gao, this is where we go. Next time we will join hands and then enter the capital."
“Yes and yes.”
Gao Yingxiang nodded quickly. He was still a little afraid of the Ming Emperor before rushing to the imperial city, because the slogans put forward by the rebel army were only to kill corrupt officials and local tyrants and evil gentry, and did not rise to the emperor.
Why did the imperial court recruit them, and most of them obediently accept the recruitment?
They were mainly bound by feudal orthodox ideas, and they believed that they had rebelled in time and were still the people of the Ming Dynasty.
The high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty gave them a chance to whitewash and would naturally flock to them.
However, after Gao Yingxiang followed He Jinchao into the Huangji Sect, this idea had long been trampled under the horse's hooves.
What a fucking emperor?
The idea of willing to sacrifice himself and dare to take down the emperor has been constructed in his heart.
I hope that after this incident spreads, more leaders of the rebel army can see clearly that the Ming Dynasty court is just a paper tiger. We men can come whenever we want, and leave whenever we want. The dog emperor can't do anything to me!
Nanxiang Bo Zhang Guangcan looked at his masterpiece. He had never done anything to kill and set fire before, and at most he bullied people. He didn't expect to set fire to the shop in Zhangjiakou Fort today.
There may be a relationship between a royal relative here.
But Zhang Guangcan felt inexplicably comfortable when he saw the setting fire!
Tian Shenglan looked into the distance with her neck tilted, and then listened to the conversation between the two people nearby.
He was shocked. He never expected that Liang Pu was not pretending to be Gao Yingxiang, but the even more terrifying hammer bandit leader He Jinchao!
I wish he was so young, even though he had a beard, he was still a young man.
In this way, the one who broke into Beijing and slashed and returned safely was the thing He Gao, who was entrenched in Shanxi Town, did together!
The people in the capital did not find out the news.
"He Jin hid too deeply!"
Just as Tian Shenglan was thinking so, he suddenly realized that He Jinchao glanced at him, and his heart skipped a beat and pounded.
Chapter completed!