A street south of Zhengyang Gate, the main gate of the inner city, leads directly to Yongding Gate, the main gate of the outer city. To the east of Yongding Gate is the Temple of Heaven and Earth, to the west is the Altar of Mountains and Rivers, and further west are Zhengnanfang, Xuannanfang and Baizhifang. These three squares
It is located in the southwest of the outer city and adjacent to You'anmen. It is a large and sparsely populated area, and most refugees are resettled in this area.
After the imperial court received the good news, these refugees could no longer sit still and poured into the streets to celebrate. Then, under the instigation of thoughtful people, they started doing odd jobs and looting, which eventually turned into a riot that hurt people.
Although Dashilan at Zhengyangmen is the most prosperous in the outer city, Luoma Market, Zhushikou, and Caishi Street are also their targets. As the names suggest, those streets are the daily miscellaneous markets for the people in the outer city, with many shops. These mobs naturally
I won't let it go, and it is also a must-go, even though Nancheng Bingma Division is right next to Luomashi Street and Mishikou.
In troubled times, what is most in demand is, of course, food. Therefore, when the rebels first rushed to Mishikou, they happened to alert the soldiers and horses nearby. They were able to organize an interception and report to the Beijing camp as soon as possible, and finally controlled the situation in the outer city.
Chunxiang and Gong Yonggu walked out of Zhengyangmen and walked along Zhengyang Street. It was difficult to walk along Zhengyang Street. There were officers and soldiers on both sides of the street. They walked a few hundred meters and turned to the west of Zhushikou Street. They rode slowly westward and saw all the streets.
It was a mess, and he couldn't help but frown.
There were endless cries on the street. The mob not only looted, smashed, set fire, and even killed people. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers suppressed it in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. But even so, many families are still silent in pain.
After walking a few hundred meters further to the Luomashi Street section, I saw a large number of officers and soldiers blocking the intersection in front of me. There were rioting refugees squatting inside. They all lowered their heads and whispered, looking around with different expressions.
Yuan Fanghui survived the catastrophe and was shot in the head. There was blood oozing out of the white cloth that bandaged the wound. He was not seriously injured. He was on duty when he heard that the eunuch of Dongchang was looking for him. He hurriedly came to Chunxiang's horse to salute. He was filled with fear. After all, something was going on.
It's within his jurisdiction.
"Yuan Fanghui, the emperor praises you for your handling of things well. You will be rewarded in the future. For now, you will report the situation of the chaos to our family..."
Chunxiang looked at Yuan Fanghui carefully and said something indifferently. Just this sentence made Yuan Fanghui burst into tears and thanked him repeatedly. You know, he thought he was going to have his head chopped off, but he didn't know that he was innocent and had merit. Whoever was spared would not be excited.
The officers and soldiers, together with the soldiers and horsemen, blocked more than ten surrounding streets, and went from house to house to arrest the refugees who participated in the riots and drove them to the streets for custody. A rough count of nearly 2,000 people participated, and more than 60 of them were killed by the officers and soldiers.
After listening to Yuan Fanghui's report, Chunxiang called the officers and soldiers responsible for suppressing the riot to question him, and then raised his hand and escorted them all to the bank of the Yongding River outside the city!
Thousands of officers and soldiers immediately took action and drove the rioters out of the city. The rioters who originally thought that catching a few leaders would be fine now panicked and started crying and cursing, stamping their feet and whispering to each other to guess what the officers and soldiers wanted.
The streets were noisy and noisy. Some brave people tried to take advantage of the chaos to escape, but were cut down by the officers and soldiers. No one dared to follow suit anymore. Even the noise gradually became quiet.
But if we grab something, the officers and soldiers won't kill us. Besides, there are so many people that he can kill. How dare you kill us!
Who did Emperor Chongzhen hate the most? The domestic thief Li Zicheng, it was he who dragged Ming Dynasty into the quagmire day by day. And how did Li Zicheng start his career? He was just like this gang of thugs, so he really wanted to kill everyone.
It is true that he cannot be killed. He is not willing to bear the slander of such a tyrant. Not to mention the rioters and thieves, they cannot massacre on such a large scale. Although he also wants to, he really cannot do it.
So what he admired the most was the little eunuch's move of building a capital temple with the heads of thieves in Taiyuan. The government and the public were constantly scolding him, and even the historian said he was a cold-blooded executioner, but the little eunuch didn't care about this!
Although he was exempted from the death penalty, he could not escape the living crime. Gong Yonggu followed him out of the city to the bank of Yongding River, and finally knew what Chunxiang wanted to do.
More than a thousand rioters were driven to the riverside. All the young, old, women and children knelt down facing the river. The men were ordered to take off their shirts, and then they were led by officers and soldiers to beat them with thorn sticks and white wax poles. Each person was beaten thirty times until blood was seen!
Yes, everyone who participates, regardless of age or child, will be punished!
For a time, there were screams along the Yongding River.
If you think that this is the end of the matter, you have not taken Dongchang's methods into consideration. They will be punished with thirty lashes and two months of hard labor. This means that these rioters who participated in the riot will be detained by officers and soldiers and have to work at sunrise every day.
Returning after sunset is actually the labor reform of later generations.
The conditions are even more difficult these days!
When Chunxiang returned to the palace after handling matters in the outer city, the troops previously dispatched to capture the spies also made a lot of money. They took away seven Tatar spies' lairs and confiscated a lot of weapons, money and food. Emperor Chongzhen just relieved his hatred and ordered these to be taken away.
The spies killed him after a thorough investigation.
As for the money and food he received, Gong Yonggu thought about the losses suffered by the people in the outer city due to the chaos and suggested donating it to them. Emperor Chongzhen was silent for a long time and finally nodded in agreement, but he wanted to donate it in the name of the royal family.
After all, this is the time to win over people's hearts and show the emperor's grace.
Not long after, some eunuchs received money and food and went to the outer city to donate money and materials to the victims according to the list. It was said that Queen Zhou raised money in the harem, and Emperor Chongzhen allocated some internal funds. The news quickly spread throughout the city, and everyone was talking about it.
The emperor's kindness is so great. You must know that in these days, whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it is your misfortune, especially if it is caused by chaos like this. Who can you ask to compensate?
After all this work, the sky was already dark. Emperor Chongzhen climbed up the Long Live Mountain and looked at the imperial capital. The smoke was curling up. So many things happened in the capital that day. There were great joys and great surprises. Sometimes there were huge waves and sometimes it was calm, but at last he lived peacefully.
pass.
But what about tomorrow?
Looking at the southeastern sky, Emperor Chongzhen felt a wave of worry in his heart again. If the Tatars did not leave the customs, he would not be able to rest in peace.
"Wang Chengen, summon Wu Mengming to the palace to see me." Emperor Chongzhen turned around and said softly. Wang Chenen behind him responded and summoned a eunuch. Just as he was about to send a message, Emperor Chongzhen stopped him again: "Ask Wu Mengming to bring that Azig."
Wang Chengen raised his eyebrows: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid something is wrong!"
"What's wrong?" Chongzhen was startled.
"Tatars are barbarians and captives. How can we allow them to enter our imperial city? They must not tarnish our holy land of the Ming Dynasty." Wang Cheng'en bowed and complained. Emperor Chongzhen thought the same, and he is worthy of entering my imperial palace! Bah!
"Then come with me to the Jinyiwei Yamen and keep everything simple." Emperor Chongzhen thought about it and prepared to leave the palace. Wang Chengen was unwilling again: "Your Majesty, you are the ninth-five-year-old emperor. How can you go to the prison to see a barbarian prisoner? You must not do it."
Chongzhen was right once again. He is not worthy of entering the palace, let alone me going to see him.
But if he can’t come and I can’t go, how can I meet him?
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