Chapter 632: Full of passion, half a loyal soul, talking to wild dogs (Part 1)
ps: When reading this chapter, listen to "Serving the Country with Loyalty", which may be a very strange feeling.∈↗,
In the spring of Jinghan's fourteenth year, in mid-March, a gloomy spring rain descended on Taiyuan, the dragon city.
When lightning occasionally flashed across, it revealed the ruined city's crumbling and rugged body under the night. Even in the rain, its entire body still looked scorched black. Before that, the traces of the Jurchens' massacres set on fire in the city were too strong to fade away.
In order to ensure that everyone in the city was found, the Jurchens, after massive searches and looting, still set fire to the whole city street by street. There were numerous corpses in the ruins, moats, squares, markets,
Every well entrance and everywhere in the house were filled with miserable scenes of death. Dead bodies gathered together, and the water near Taiyuan was also dark.
A huge corpse stench filled the sky near Taiyuan.
If you are a sentimental poet or singer, you might say that the spring rain is falling at this time, as if God can no longer see it, and it is washing away the sins of this world.
But actually it's not.
At Yanmen Pass, a large number of ragged slaves, who were being driven like pigs and dogs, were passing through the pass. Occasionally, someone fell down, and the Jurchen soldiers who were approaching were whipped, scolded and beaten by the approaching Jurchen soldiers, or they were killed directly with knives.
After the plunder of Taiyuan's Ten Days Unsealed Sword, the number of prisoners that could be captured from the ruined city was not as many as expected. But it didn't matter. From the time when the order of Ten Days Unsealed Sword was issued, Taiyuan's attitude towards Zong Han
As far as Zong Wang is concerned, it is just a tool used to ease the morale of the army. The details of the Wu Dynasty have been found out, Taiyuan has been destroyed, so if we come back in the future, there will be no need to worry about not having many slaves.
After ten days of massacre, not even a tenth of the original residents of Taiyuan City survived, but there were still tens of thousands of people who were driven to the north after experiencing inhumane torture and abuse. Most of these people were women. Young and beautiful.
While in the city, they had already suffered a lot of humiliation, and those who were in poor health were already dead. Those who survived were either driven away by soldiers, or tied to cattle and sheep, carts and horses returning north, and suffered all kinds of abuse from Jurchen soldiers along the way.
They were tortured wantonly, and every day, humiliated bodies were thrown on the road by the team.
Even if they were lucky enough to survive Yanmen Pass, what awaited them was endless torture and humiliation. Most of them died within the next year. After leaving Yanmen Pass, almost no one could return to the land of the Wu Dynasty in this life.
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The rain is still falling.
In the south, more than a hundred miles away from Taiyuan, there is a small town called Tongfu. The sky is dark in the light rain.
The arrival of the Jurchens plundered a large number of towns near Taiyuan. The intensity decreased slightly when they arrived in Tongfu Town. When heavy snow closed the mountains, the residents of the small town hid in the city and spent the winter shivering.
At this time, the weather has turned warm, but there are still no business trips from north to south. Because the residents in the city still have to go out to farm, cut firewood, and collect some spring fruits to satisfy their hunger, so the town is still cautiously open to half of the city.
The soldiers guarded the few entrances and exits with anxiety.
The Jurchens were massacred in Taiyuan. What they were afraid of was that they would not be reconciled after massacring Taiyuan and would kill again, which would really result in the loss of life.
In the light rain, the soldiers guarding the city saw several townspeople coming hurriedly from outside the city, covering their mouths and noses as if they were hiding from something. The soldier was startled and almost wanted to close the city, but when the townspeople got closer,
Only then did they hear them say: "There...is a weirdo over there..."
"I don't know who he is, I'm afraid he's a forest hero..."
"It stinks... carrying a corpse..."
Carrying a corpse on a rainy day? Is this a lunatic? The soldier's heart trembled. But since he was only one person, he felt a little relieved, picked up his spear and waited there. After a while, a figure emerged from the rain.
coming.
The figure was riding a horse, walking slowly. The man on the horse was wearing a black cloak and was in ragged clothes. He was obviously injured. He had a stick in his hand, and behind him was a big black baggage. He didn't know what it contained. He sniffed carefully and found that
In the light rain, there was a faint stench in the air. He couldn't see the face of the man clearly, but he vaguely felt like a ghost. He felt brave enough to speak.
"Who are you and where are you from!"
"Green Forest Man, from Taiyuan." The figure swayed slightly on the horse, and then he said these words with his hands raised.
"Taiyuan?" The soldier was shocked, "Taiyuan has fallen long ago. You, are you a Jurchen spy? What is behind you?"
"I am not a spy... In Taiyuan City, the Jurchen army has retreated. I, I will escort the things here..."
"What... wait, don't go forward!"
"Human head." The man replied weakly. Hearing the soldiers shout, he stopped the steps of the thin horse, and then got off the horse. He stood there with a black baggage on his back, and he was actually taller than the soldiers.
He looked tall and tall, but his clothes were ragged. The ragged clothes were injured by sharp objects, and his body was also covered with dirty bandages.
At this time, many people on and off the city poked their heads out to see him. They were all shocked when they heard him say the word "human head". They were on the edge of where the Jurchens could come at any time, and they were already frightened. Then, when they saw the man
He slowly put the package down.
"When the Jurchens massacred Taiyuan, they hung their heads on the city gate. The Jurchen army retreated north, so I went to get it and went all the way south. Although there were few Jurchens left near Taiyuan, I was still discovered by a few people, and they fought all the way.
come over……"
He was weak and just wanted to explain his injuries. However, as soon as he said this, everyone was in an uproar. Everyone was looking away. The soldier also held the spear in his hand a little tighter, forcing the man in black to retreat.
He took a step. He paused slightly and put the package down gently.
"The Jurchen scouts have been killed by me a long time ago. If you are afraid, I will not enter the city, but these people..."
He put down the stick, knelt on the ground, opened the package in front of him, reached over, and picked up a ball that looked not only covered with mucus, but also filthy and indistinguishable. He slowly placed it in front of the city gate, and then picked it up again.
Take one and put it down gently.
These people had been killed long ago, and their heads were hanging on the gates of Taiyuan City, exposed to the wind and sun, and had already begun to rot. His black package was slightly isolated, and when he opened it, the stench was unspeakable, but each of the ferocious heads was still there.
There seemed to be a frightening magic power there. The soldier took a step back and watched this scene helplessly.
"...These people are all loyal ministers and righteous men who died to defend Taiyuan. I am seriously injured and cannot send them away anymore, so I will trouble you all. The loyal ministers are passionate. But I hope they will not turn into... wild ghosts and lonely souls."
The man finished speaking slowly, finally stood up, clasped his fists, then took a few steps back, mounted his horse and left.
In front of Tongfu Town, the light of spring thunder lit up. There were seven human heads placed there. The long-term decay had caused the flesh and skin on their faces to be eroded, and most of their eyes had disappeared. No one could recognize who they were anymore.
Who has only empty and terrifying eye sockets left, facing the city gate, facing south.
After a long time, someone took the Shangguan's order and went out of the city to find the righteous man who had sent his head.
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Military camp outside Bianliang City. Cloudy sky.
In one area of the camp, hundreds of soldiers were performing martial arts, with swords slashing out in unison. Accompanying the vigorous swordsmanship was a rather unusual singing voice.
"...Wolf smoke rises, the mountains and rivers look north! The dragon flag rolls, the horse neighs. The sword energy is like frost! The heart is like the vast water of the Yellow River! In twenty years, who can resist..."
"...Hateful and crazy. The sword is directed towards..."
Amidst this alternative singing, Ning Yi stood in front of the wooden platform and looked at the drill calmly. Around the drill venue, many soldiers gathered around, and everyone responded to the singing. Ning Yi stayed for a long time
Not coming. Everyone was quite excited.
He never thought that such singing would be heard in the military camp. Moreover, when he heard it, he felt quite complicated.
When they were in Xia Village, they had considered finding some generous military songs. This was Ning Yi's suggestion. Later they chose this one. But naturally, this kind of casual lyrics is a bit niche at the moment.
He only heard it to some people around him, and later it spread to high-level officers. Unexpectedly, this relatively popular song spread in the military camp.
Everyone sang and danced their swords at the same time. When the song was finished, each team stopped uniformly and looked at Ning Yi. Ning Yi also looked at them quietly. After a while, there was a small school in the queue watching next to them.
Unable to bear it, he raised his hand and said: "Report! Mr. Ning, I have something to ask!"
Ning Yi glanced at him and thought for a moment: "Ask."
"Sir, has General Qin been framed by traitors and cannot come back!?"
As soon as he asked this question, the soldiers buzzed. Seeing that Ning Yi did not answer, someone dared to say: "Mr. Ning, we failed to go to Taiyuan. Is there someone in the capital who is obstructing us?"
Then someone said: "It must be Cai Jing..."
No one dared to answer these words. Everyone just looked at the man and then said: "Mr. Ning, if you have any difficulties, just speak up!"
"Yes, even though we have a low status, we still want to know."
"We swear to death that we will not be among the traitors."
There was a lot of excitement in the military camp. During this period, although Wurui Camp was required to conduct daily drills in the military camp and was not allowed to go out, most of the high-level, middle-level and even lower-level officers were meeting privately to discuss the news in Beijing. At this time, the high-level officers
Although they felt it was inappropriate, they stood proudly and didn't care. Ning Yi stood there in silence for a long time. Everyone stopped asking and the atmosphere became depressed. It was only then that Ning Yi waved to call someone.
I gave him a piece of paper.
"This is... the news from Taiyuan City. Please read it and read it to everyone."
The news of Taiyuan City's fall and subsequent massacre had long been known to the people in the capital, and of course the military camp also knew about it. The man was slightly stunned, then stood there, bowed his head and read loudly.
"On February 25th, the city of Taiyuan was destroyed. Zong Han ordered that the city of Taiyuan should not be sealed for ten days. After that, a brutal and inhumane massacre began. The Jurchens closed the city gates tightly and started from all sides..."
The information from the Secret Investigation Department is more detailed than ordinary reports. Among them, the sequence of the massacre in Taiyuan City and various killing incidents can be recorded more or less. What happened to the people who died and who were raped?
What happened to the woman, what happened to the slaves who were driven north like pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep, and what happened after the massacre, they were all recorded as calmly and indifferently as possible. Everyone stood there, their scalps numb, and some people's teeth were already biting.
"How is the song sung?" Ning Yi suddenly inserted a sentence, "Wolf smoke rises, the mountains and rivers look north! The dragon flag rolls, the horse neighs, the sword energy is like frost! The heart is like the vast water of the Yellow River! Hey, in twenty years,
Who can resist singing!"
Everyone was stunned, and Ning Yi suddenly shouted: "Sing!" These are all well-trained soldiers, and then he started singing: "Wolf Smoke Rises", but the tune was obviously much lower.
As time went by, the voice became even louder. Ning Yi pressed his palm down: "Stop."
He took a breath, turned around and walked up to the wooden platform at the back where he was waiting for the generals to inspect. He stretched out his hand and wiped his mouth and nose: "This song is not formal. When I first said that I wanted to use it, I actually didn't like it, but I didn't expect you to like it.
That's also a good thing. But military songs must have a military spirit and be reasonable. Who can resist in twenty years... Hey, now only Hate is crazy enough to be worthy of you. But I hope you remember this feeling.
, I hope that twenty years from now, you can all sing this song with dignity."
Ning Yi paused: "As for General Qin, he will not come back for the time being. Someone else will take over for you, and I will go back too. I have been unhappy with the news about Taiyuan recently, but I am very relieved to see you today.
"
He glanced at the people in front, and then walked away. There was an uproar among everyone. An officer beside Ning Yi shouted: "Everyone stand at attention." Those soldiers stood in horror. But when Ning Yi walked forward, more people
They were gathering together and seemed to be blocking the way.
Someone shouted: "Is there a traitor in the court?" Someone shouted: "The traitor is in charge, your Majesty will not know it! Mr. Ning, you can't abandon us! Whoever interferes with General Qin's return will be killed." This loud voice came, Ning Yi
He stopped and suddenly shouted: "That's enough"
The sound came out with the inner force, and the surrounding area gradually calmed down.
"I have my things, and you have yours. Now I'm going to do my things, and you're going to do yours." He said, "That's the right thing to do. Don't act like a little girl here, just give it to me."
Step aside!"
In the military camp, everyone slowly got out of the way. When he reached the edge of the camp and saw the still neat team and the woman on the side not far away, he nodded slightly towards the other party.
Hongti also nodded.
It's cloudy and it's going to rain.
As the news of the Jurchens evacuating Taiyuan and returning to the north was finally confirmed, a large number of changes finally began in Bianliang City.
The next day, Luo Shengzhou, the military champion under Tan Zhen, officially took over Qin Siyuan's position and was transferred to Wu Shengjun. This was just a small matter that no one knew about. On the same day, Emperor Zhou Zhe issued an imperial edict to the world, and also ordered a strict investigation and purge at this time.
The official system was improved, and the mood in Beijing was exciting.
Knowing that mistakes can be corrected is the beginning of cheering up... (To be continued...)