A cannon shot was heard in the distance, causing the Shanghai Palace to tremble and dust falling from the beams. Zhu Youxiao shouted: "Where can we fire the cannon?"
A palace maid hurriedly ran in and said, "For your information, Your Majesty, it is a warship on the river that is firing."
I was in such a hurry from Nanjing that the eunuchs were not brought out. I only found some beautiful girls from Shanghai to serve. These little girls didn't understand anything. They said it was a warship firing, and they couldn't tell whose warship it was.
Zhu Youxiao groaned and walked out. He wanted to see for himself who was so bold as to fire cannons randomly in downtown Shanghai.
As soon as he reached the door, there was another cannon shot, this time closer than before, and several glazed windows of the palace were shattered. Zhu Youxiao felt that something was wrong, so he stopped going out and shouted
: "Someone, come to the rescue quickly."
Zhao Xingde, the minister of imperial guard who was on duty in the side hall, rushed over immediately. He didn't know what happened. The monarch and his ministers stood helpless in the hall. They heard the sound of cannons in their ears, and the teacups on the table were shaking.
, Zhu Youxiao said in a trembling voice: "Could it be the navy from Song Dynasty who came in?"
Zhao Xingde said: "No, there is no movement at Wusong Fort. How could the navy in Song Dynasty enter the Huangpu River? Could it be that water bandits came in along the Suzhou River?"
The monarch and his ministers were still guessing, but Wei Zhongxian ran in. As he ran, he shouted for the imperial guards to close the door and close the city wall. When he ran closer, Wei Zhongxian was out of breath, and his python robe was soaked with sweat.
"Your Majesty, it's not good. The traitors have arrived below the city walls, and the navy from Song Dynasty has also invaded the Huangpu River."
After hearing what Wei Zhongxian said in mourning, Zhu Youxiao couldn't believe his ears. This Shanghai is not Nanjing, and the traitors are not from Xixia. How can they say that they have come here to fight? Where is Ma Shiying? What does Ma Shiying do for food?
?What about the Wusong Fort and the Zhejiang Navy? What do they do for a living? They have been favored by the emperor many times, but failed at critical moments. Is there anyone who can repay the emperor's favor like this?
"Xiao Weizi, please find Ma Shiying quickly!"
"Your Majesty, Ma Shiying may have rebelled. He is leading the rebels over here."
"What! Ma Shiying rebelled, what about my army? Don't I still have an army of 50,000?"
"It's all unreliable. The north gate opened and surrendered without firing a shot. The servants saw it clearly. They will attack after a while. Your Majesty, let's leave quickly."
When Zhao Xingde heard this, he was also afraid. The whole army mutinied and he was so embarrassed. He only had a hundred or so imperial guards at his disposal, which was not enough to fill his teeth. So he also advised: "Your Majesty, let's leave quickly.
, leaving green hills without worrying about lack of firewood.”
Zhu Youxiao sat down on the chair: "Leaving again? Where are we going this time? There is no place in the entire Jiangnan, and the sea is full of warships from the Song Dynasty. Where am I going?"
Wei Zhongxian said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. There are still hundreds of thousands of troops in the north. The Yuan family and his son are loyal and trustworthy. Let's go to Beijing. There is always a chance to make a comeback."
Zhu Youxiao lamented: "That's all. Come here, help me pack my luggage."
Wei Zhongxian said: "It's too late, the traitor will be here as soon as he speaks, so hurry up and leave."
This time I left even more embarrassingly than last time. I didn’t bring any clothes, shoes or hats. I just put the jade seal in my arms, picked up a box of rare treasures, and set off on the road to escape. The airship was always hanging in the air.
On top of the palace, Zhu Youxiao wanted to escape from the air like last time, but Wei Zhongxian dissuaded him.
"The people from the Song Dynasty are no better than the Xixia soldiers. They have anti-aircraft guns on their warships, and they will fire when they see an airship."
Zhu Youxiao said: "What should we do?"
Wei Zhongxian said: "I have already made arrangements, Your Majesty, come with me."
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The liberation of Shanghai was a victory that was fought without bloodshed and everyone was happy. When the holy soldiers of the divine religion entered the city gate, the defenders on the city wall held blue lotuses and gathered together with the church members. When the Marines from the Song Dynasty landed in Puxi
At that time, the overseas Chinese in Song Dynasty and the local people in Shanghai welcomed them with flowers and tea and food. The sound of cannons turned into fireworks, the sound of killing turned into cheers, and Shanghai was peacefully liberated.
The change of political power is not troublesome at all. The Ming Dynasty is still the Ming Dynasty. The flag has not changed, the year name has not changed, the official uniform and military uniform system, etc., none of them need to be changed. Even the officials in various yamen are still the same people, and Ma Shiying is still the governor of Shanghai.
, the officers and subordinates of the Forbidden Army at all levels remained in their original posts. In short, except for the group of people who airborne from Nanjing, everything remained as usual. This ensured the stability of Shanghai to the greatest extent.
Shanghai is such a big city, and it is natural that there are rogues who want to take advantage of the troubles to fish in troubled waters. But to their disappointment, the bosses of each gang have received orders from the Ax Gang. During the liberation of Shanghai, no trouble will be allowed.
As long as something happens on someone's territory, that's who will do the surgery. Some people were not convinced and asked, if someone accidentally falls while walking on my territory, who's to blame? The answer is, it's yours, let alone someone who fell.
, even small thefts such as lost wallets are not allowed to happen. If anyone doesn't take it seriously, hey, he will naturally look good.
The Ax Gang is the local leader in Shanghai. No one dares to disrespect an order. All the gang members are prohibited from going out to do business for two days. They also send out red sticks to patrol the streets, help the elderly and children cross the road, and so on. For a time, Shanghai
Incomparably harmonious.
Factories that had been shut down because of the war, schools that were suspended, and shops that were closed were all open now, and everything was in full swing. The factories were working overtime to produce ordnance supplies, and the docks that had been depressed for many days were gradually starting to get business, and ships were entering the port.
After unloading the cargo, people came and went on the dock, and Shanghai returned to its former prosperity.
The only regret was that Wei Zhongxian was not captured. The gunboats in the Song Dynasty discovered that an airship with the royal emblem had taken off in a hurry, so they opened fire on it. The airbags of the airship were filled with flammable and explosive hydrogen, and they exploded when hit by the cannonballs.
The wreckage fell to the ground, and several corpses were burned beyond recognition. It was impossible to tell who they were. After telegraphing to Xuzhou, Liu Ziguang wrote back: "We will not announce the funeral secret. We will store the corpses first and wait until later."
The Tianqi regime in Shanghai collapsed within a day, and the news spread all over the country. Gu Ming, the chief minister of the Hongguang court, thought that an opportunity had come. If a surprise force were to attack Shanghai at this time, occupy the entire south of the Yangtze River, and rely on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River to fight against the north
, the south of the Yangtze River is a land of plenty, with developed industry, dense population, and far better resources than the north. I dare not say that it is possible to unify the world in the short term. It is still possible to divide the river and rule it.
I made up my mind to summon Liu Zongmin, the King of Han Dynasty, but he didn't know that Mr. Liu was having a great time and was having a great time. So I had no choice but to go to the King of Han Dynasty in person to discuss the matter with the King of Han Dynasty.
It was originally a medium-level brothel on the banks of the Qinhuai River. There were more than a dozen Datong women waiting to receive customers. These days, Datong Auntie and Yangzhou Shouma are equally famous, but they have their own characteristics in the north and the south. Liu Zongmin is a man from the northwest, so naturally he is interested in
Datong women favored it more, so they often visited this place, which led to the newly wealthy people in the capital to also like to go here to have fun and follow the interests and hobbies of their leaders.
The eight-carriage sedan arrived at the door. The alleys on both sides of the door were full of official sedans. The officials were squatting together smoking and chatting. What about Yingtian Mansion, Duchayuan, the main hall of the Ministry of War, and the main hall of Dali Temple?
Qing's butler signs are placed everywhere. This has almost become a court, and all the dignitaries with some status have come to stay here.
Mao Bizhang suppressed his anger and ordered people to get off the sedan. As soon as they got off the sedan, the madam rushed over. Master Mao's official sedan was different from others at first glance. He was a first-class official. The madam still had some discernment.
, seeing the honor of this young adult, the old bustard smiled even more. Such a handsome young man, who else could he be if he were not the chief minister of the dynasty?
The old bustard waved the flowered handkerchief and said: "Sir, you are here. The whole family wants you to die. Several senior ministers from the cabinet are here, and there are just a few of them to form a table. They are waiting for you."
The old bustard was talking nonsense and giggling. He didn't notice that Maopizhang's face was as cold as ice. He waved his hand and Ma Bian came over and drove the old bustard aside. The guard with a saber opened the way and Maopizhang lifted his robe.
, walked in.
The further inside I became, the colder my heart became. This was the Hongguang Imperial Court that I had created with my own hands. Basically all the first and second grade officials in the imperial court were present. They were all wearing black gauze and official uniforms, smiling playfully and bitches.
They were messing around, some were drinking, some were groping in public, and some were singing obscene songs. All in all, it was extremely unbearable, which made Mao Bizhang, a person who often hangs out in Huajie and Liuxiang, feel that it was a bit too much.
In the past, officials and talented people also visited brothels, but they were all very elegant. They played the piano, sang songs, recited poems and composed poems, and had romantic affairs with talented people and beautiful ladies. But now, they are reduced to such a vulgar situation. It is really degrading to the gentlemen.
It's no wonder that the officials of the Hongguang court were all rough soldiers, street gangsters, rural tyrants, etc., and their quality was naturally not much higher. Those elegant officials in the past were either ghosts or living among the people, or they were
He was kidnapped by the Xixia Army and rescued by the Red Shirt Army, and became a prisoner of the country.
Maopizhang went straight to the largest private room, and regardless of what was going on inside, he kicked it in. The door opened wide. Liu Zongmin jumped up from the bed naked and went to pick out the big knife on the wall. He stopped when he saw Maopizhang coming.
He grinned and said: "Xiaomao, come and have a taste of the experience of living in the same house as my mother-in-law in Datong."