() Just when the soldier was about to call the police, because the sound was getting closer and closer, he realized that the sound came from inside the capital city. Only then did he feel relieved, and he raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound.
past.
His companion was also alerted at this time, and came over to look with him in the direction of the source of the sound.
After a while, I saw light coming from the roof of a house in the distance. Slowly, it became more and more brighter and brighter. At this time, I could guess that it was the light of a long row of torches, lighting up the roof of the house.
All reflected red.
Soon, the fire turned past the blocking house and appeared on the straight street.
It was now clear that the people holding torches were two ranks of comrades, both from the Five Cities Military and Horse Command. They were brothers, and they could tell them apart even though they were far away.
Between the two rows of soldiers was a large cart, which seemed to be carrying something.
The two guarding soldiers were a little strange. What was the purpose of sending out so many people in this cold and dark weather? The two of them guessed at each other's reasons, so they forgot to report it to the leader.
When the team was approaching the boundary of Wang Gongchang, a group of people at the front of the team urged their horses to leave the team and arrived at the gate of the refugee camp.
Such a big movement finally alerted the leader of the guards. He ran out and saw that the three leading people were the right minister of the Ministry of War, the left minister of the household department, and a deputy commander of the command department.
Why did the big shot come here? The leader also felt strange, but he did not dare to neglect and hurried up to greet him.
The right minister of the Ministry of War was sitting on the horse, as if he did not see the leader coming up to salute, and directly ordered him: "Send soldiers quickly to separate the people into several large groups to prevent the people from causing chaos in a moment."
Although this order was a bit strange, the level difference was too big and I didn't dare to ask why, so the boss obediently made arrangements.
The refugees in the house were fine, but the refugees in the open air began to pay attention when they saw the commotion here.
Then I immediately saw the guards, all fully armed, and began to weave in among them, dividing them into pieces. I began to panic in my heart, what was going on?
You can't blame them for thinking this way. There has been no movement for months, but now they are suddenly divided into pieces. People always have a sense of fear of the unknown.
The refugees finally started to move and no longer looked like sculptures. But they did not dare to move much. They just turned their necks to communicate with the people around them.
Soon, the soldiers separated the refugee camp into several large areas.
The soldiers who came later lined up at the entrance of the refugee camp, standing behind several important figures. The gathered torches attracted everyone's attention.
The left minister of the Ministry of Revenue urged his horse to take a few steps, raised his voice, and shouted to the refugee camp in accordance with the instructions of Bi Ziyan, the minister of household affairs in advance: "The emperor heard what Zhongxing Bo played and learned that you are in a difficult and dangerous situation, and he is deeply aware of it.
I am shocked and uneasy, so according to the method given by Zhong Xingbo, I will save you from suffering. Now, I will give you some extra meals to keep you full and add charcoal to keep you warm. There are some follow-up measures, please.
Wait and wait.”
The voice of Tobe Zuoshilang was particularly loud in this empty and quiet space. The ups and downs of his voice made it possible for people to hear his words clearly.
Before the refugees who heard clearly could react, some soldiers with loud voices arranged by the deputy commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Command Department began to repeat in unison the words of Tobe Zuoshiro just now.
The entire refugee camp was quiet. The refugees who were too far away and couldn't hear clearly were listening hard. The refugees who were close enough to hear clearly couldn't believe their ears and were listening carefully, thinking.
Listen carefully again.
After all the refugees heard clearly, the camp slowly began to boil. Some were crying loudly, some were laughing, some were mumbling to themselves, and some were silent and dazed. Of course
, there are also those who relaxed their minds after hearing the good news, but were taken advantage of by death and died with joy.
The voices in the camp gradually converged into one voice, a loud voice: "Long live the Emperor, long live, long live, long live!..."
After a while, one person started from a corner and spread the message to the people around him. Finally, he shouted another blessing: "Uncle Zhongxing, may you live a long life!"
Of course, Zhongxing Bo and Zhong Jinwei didn't know that he was also worried about the refugees.
At this time, he was asking Emperor Chongzhen a very important question: "Your Majesty, I previously proposed that Dongchang and Jinyiwei be responsible for organizational supervision. I wonder why Your Majesty did not agree?"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard Zhong Jinwei mention this issue to him, he frowned slightly, pondered for a while, and then said to Wang Chengen, who had been serving on the side: "My dear companion, you go back to eat first. I'm here to chat with Master Zhong. No need."
Serve.”
Wang Chengen knew that Emperor Chongzhen probably didn't want him to know, so he didn't dare to delay and bowed out.
Then Emperor Chongzhen asked all the maids to withdraw, leaving only Zhong Jinwei in the Wenhua Palace.
"Master Zhong, what do you think of the factory guard?"
Zhong Jinwei was very happy to see Emperor Chongzhen asking this question on his own initiative, and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, I also want to tell you about the factory guard."
"The reputation of Dongchang and Jinyiwei in the imperial court is not very good, and their reputation in later generations is not good either. But I feel that no matter how bad Dongchang and Jinyiwei are, they are all His Majesty's minions."
"For example, Your Majesty is a fierce tiger, the king of beasts. The beasts are afraid of His Majesty's fangs and claws and dare not disobey. But one day they said that His Majesty's claws and claws are too sharp and will destroy the ground when he walks.
Flowers and plants, oh, Your Majesty, it’s okay if you don’t understand this sentence. It’s easy to understand. It means one thing, that is, His Majesty’s claws are not good. I suggest you cut off the claws and grind the teeth. In this way, everyone will be happy and praise you.
Your Majesty is wise."
"Master Zhong, what you mean is that by grounding the factory guards, I am like a tiger without its fangs and claws?"
"Exactly, I have some ideas, and I just want to tell His Majesty whether there is a difference between factory guards."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded to see what Zhong Jinwei had to say.
"If there had been factory guards operating outside before, Your Majesty would have known about the situation of the refugees. Maybe some ministers did not tell Your Majesty for His Majesty's benefit. But whether the people of Ming Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment will ultimately be blamed on Your Majesty.
."
"If there had been factory guards operating outside before, the attack on the capital city wall might not have been discovered until the Jianlu bombardment, and Your Majesty could have dealt with it earlier."
"Also, the actual military situation in Liaodong, the actual situation of the military in various places, the people's livelihood, the officials, and the factory guards can also report it. This will give Your Majesty one more channel to understand the information, so that the civil servants and generals will not be deceived."
"In other words, the factory guards are His Majesty's eyes and ears. They are a sword hanging over the heads of civil servants and generals, preventing them from doing too blatantly and recklessly, and preventing officials from being too aggressive."
Emperor Chongzhen sighed, looked at Zhong Jinwei sincerely and said: "Master Zhong, I know that you come from later generations, and you want to help me govern this country well and build the Ming Dynasty into an empire that will never fall. In this regard, I follow your instructions
You can see it with your eyes and feel it with your heart.”
Zhong Jinwei laughed when he heard the praise.
"I also know the benefits of factory guards, but you don't know, I'm afraid!"
What happened? Zhong Jinwei blinked and looked at Emperor Chongzhen curiously, trying to understand what Emperor Chongzhen meant by saying this.
Before Zhong Jinwei could ask, Emperor Chongzhen explained: "Master Zhong may not know how powerful the factory guards are. When I was still King Xin, I had a maid named Hongmei. She served me wholeheartedly, and I also wanted to report to Emperor Ming's brother.
She was a concubine, but because she said something bad about Wei Zhongxian, she disappeared from the palace the next day and was never seen again. Later I found out that the factory guard overheard her and gave her to
Damn it. Master Zhong, you have to know that I was the only one by her side at that time. So I was terrified for a long time."
Emperor Chongzhen paused, calmed down, and then said: "This is not the real reason why I banned the factory guards."
"What is that?" Zhong Jinwei was very curious.
"Do you know why I eventually became emperor from King Xin?"
"I know, because Emperor Tianqi has no heirs, and he likes Your Majesty very much, he asked Your Majesty to become the emperor."
"But do you know why the emperor has no heirs?" Emperor Chongzhen asked Zhong Jinwei with a hint of anger and a hint of fear.