Chapter four hundred and eighty third class door to axe public anger
Late at night, a fast horse galloped on a long, deserted street, making the sound of hoofbeats.
Suddenly I heard the horses neighing and stopping, and someone shouted loudly: "Who broke into the government office at night?"
"There is an urgent secret message from Jiangnan and it needs to be handed over to Shaozai."
After a group of people approached, they recognized the person's clothing and waistband, and then they clasped their fists and said politely: "It turns out they are brothers from the Duwei Mansion. Please dismount and rest for a while, and I will report to the Young Master."
After a while, Yang Lin walked out wearing a brocade robe and hurried to the study.
"What are you reporting?"
The visitor took out a letter from his pocket and said, "This is a letter written by Zhang Xunjian. I want to give it to the young master for review."
One of the guards brought it up, unfolded it, and handed it to Yang Lin. After taking it up and reading it, Yang Lin smiled and said: "Zhang Shuye is from an official family after all, and he doesn't see the problem very thoroughly. This Jiangnan chaos did not form in a day.
In fact, it is a long-term disease that becomes a disease. If you slowly change it, you may not see results after a hundred years. You should stop suffering from the disorder.
I have 60,000 elite soldiers in Bianliang, which can be said to have been piled up with money. After practicing for a long time, it is time to take them out and see how they are sharp."
"Here comes someone. I'll serve him with pen and ink."
A letter was sent to Bianliang, and 10,000 of the 60,000 forbidden troops rode out of Kaifeng Mansion. Their swords and flags were like a forest, and their armor was shining with cold iron. Their majestic appearance made the people of Kaifeng talk about it.
Yang Lin was in Dali, and it would take half a month at the fastest to send a letter to Bianliang. After this letter was sent out, plus the marching time, it would be a month later when the imperial army from the Beijing camp arrived in Jiangnan.
In the city of Hangzhou, the sky was full of rebellion, and the streets were full of scholars leading the people to cause trouble.
The gentry from the south of the Yangtze River instigated the gentry within their clan, bribed some common people with money, and surrounded the patrol office.
Many soldiers were ordered to take off their armor and join in the crowd, responsible for making noises. Countless people were coerced into joining the torrent. At first, the crowd was relatively restrained. They just surrounded the government office and shouted to punish corrupt officials.
The news that the common people got was that the imperial court sent the inspectors of the ten Jiangnan prefectures here to abolish the soldiers, collect heavy taxes, and recruit a new army. The Jiangnan inspectors and the Duwei Mansion were bent on deducting the soldiers' pay to Jiangnan.
Five miscellaneous taxes were added to the people's heads out of thin air.
This is all a matter of speculation, and those with a little bit of brains will not believe it. However, many people unconsciously give up their brains when they follow the crowd.
Many people who settled down in Jiangnan had the most fun after receiving the money.
Zhang Shuye looked at the chaos outside from the high-rise building. He was so angry that he wanted to pack up his troops and go out to quell the chaos.
Yin Muhong grabbed him forcefully and said it was not the right time. Zhang Shuye looked stunned: "It's not the right time to make trouble for the people?"
Yin Muhong sneered and said: "Look at these people, they are all strong young people with little experience and no status. If there is no one to support them, how dare they get close to the government office?"
He had stayed by Yang Lin's side for a long time, and he and Yang Lin had already become proficient in the trick of "died by public anger".
In his eyes, these people's behavior is just like children's nonsense.
Zhang Shuye thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense. Then he became even more angry: "If there is someone behind the scenes, he will be punished."
Yin Muhong said with a smile: "Let's not rush to take action. Such a small scene is not enough to trigger thunderous tactics. Let's pamper them for a while."
"Pamper them?"
"That's right, let them jump around for a while first."
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At Mao hour, the sky was still gray, the wind was blowing hard, and there was no one on the streets outside Hangzhou.
An old soldier on the tower boiled a pot of soju and enjoyed himself with two plates of side dishes.
These soldiers work hard all day long. Each of them carries the pay of seven or eight men on his back and does the work of seven or eight men, but the income is only as much as one man.
The rest were collected by the generals and officials. This is the origin of the so-called more than 1.3 million soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty. Our army and horses of the Song Dynasty are not rich in meat, but just puffy.
Suddenly, a bright light came from the distance, and seven or eight cavalrymen approached quickly. The old soldier was startled. There was a battalion stationed on the tower tonight, but this so-called battalion actually only had three people, and the other two bastards were still there.
sleep.
He kicked the snoring young junior next to him and said, "Get up!"
The three people stretched their necks from the tower and looked down. They saw only seven or eight people behind them, but no large troops.
"Open the city gate and let the Imperial Guards do their work."
The old soldier led two people, tremblingly downstairs, and opened the gate of Hangzhou City.
"You three are the only ones defending such a huge city?" The visitor looked in disbelief.
The leader of the visitors was none other than Liu Qi. After he was admitted to the Imperial Guards of the Beijing Camp by Yang Lin, he became so popular that he was now the commander of the cavalry army, with more than 800 horses under his command.
The old soldier bared his teeth and said with a smile: "Our three families have been guarding the city for generations. Both of their fathers are dead. Now it's their turn. I still have a few days to live, so I will guard the city for my useless son."
sky."
Liu Qi secretly shook his head, what kind of bird army is this? It's completely ridiculous. Isn't there a discerning person in Jiangnan? Even if he neglects his duties on weekdays, in these troubled times, he doesn't know how many people to send as sentinels?
With such a mob, why are they causing trouble...
After a farcical dialogue, seven people took control of three soldiers and took the northern city of Hangzhou into their hands.
After dawn, after a night's rest, people who had regained their energy poured into the streets again.
This time they were not so honest, and chaos occurred frequently. Most of the shops and workshops in Hangzhou chose to open their doors at this time.
Behind them are some Jiangnan gentry, and many of these shops are their property.
Anyone who goes to the streets to cause trouble can receive a small amount of cloth, oil, salt or food from here.
Slowly, there are more and more people, and gradually the surrounding area of the Governor's Mansion is blocked. On the streets on both sides of the road, in luxurious restaurants, groups of nobles in rich clothes are surrounded by red and green trees. Beauties are serving wine and having fun. Occasionally, there are
Hold on to the railing and take a look at their masterpieces.
They eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, play with courtesans, and the residue left between their teeth is enough to make the mob below work for them. It's great to be rich...
Some people began to throw stones at the door, which was broken into holes. The excited crowd was mobilized by the people responsible for the heckles, and some bold and brainless people began to throw stones into the yard.
Someone set a fire outside the courtyard wall, and the situation gradually became uncontrollable. In the smoke-filled government office, many officials of the Duwei Mansion were injured. One was even opened by a stone, and his forehead was covered with blood. He was carried
Go into the backyard for therapy.
Yin Muhong, who was in the small building, looked at all this, and a sinister smile suddenly flashed at the corner of his mouth: "Set off firecrackers!"
There was a loud bang in the sky. Liu Qi on the city tower heard it and ordered to go down and open the city gate.