Outside more than a dozen city gates in the outer city of Bianliang City, countless crowds gathered in a dark crowd. They were all people who had fled here. Many of them fled all the way south from Bazhou, Xiongzhou, and Baozhou, dragging their children with them.
The women arrived in Gyeonggi in panic all the way. Many people died on the way, and those who survived were so cold and hungry that they only had half their lives left. There were also some people who had only recently joined because the White Horse Crossing was blocked by women.
After the Zhenren breakthrough, there was no doubt that the Jurchen army would reach Bianliang City southward. People from several counties in the north of Gyeonggi also joined the fleeing army and fled to Bianliang City.
They thought that when they arrived in the capital, their suffering would end, and they would be protected by the warmth of the court. They would have food to eat, clothes to wear, and a place to shelter from the wind and rain. But what they never expected was that Bianliang City
More than a dozen city gates were tightly closed, and they could not enter the city at all. What they faced was a high suspension bridge, a tall, dark and cold city wall, and the cold eyes of the defenders on top of the city.
The women and children were crying and trembling in the cold wind, and the men were helpless. They had no choice but to beg for permission.
"Open the city gate, please. We are all common people of the Zhou Dynasty. We have nowhere to go. The court cannot ignore us. Please be merciful to the emperor. We just want to have food to eat and a place to live."
.Please."
Countless people knelt down in the snow and kowtowed to the city head to ask for permission. However, the defenders on the city tower were like clay and wood sculptures, and there was no response at all. No one paid any attention to them.
"Don't beg them. They are all a bunch of white-eyed wolves. We usually support them with money and food, but now they ignore us. These officials and those who enjoy wealth are all evil-hearted people. What's the use of begging them?"
Someone shouted angrily.
"Exactly, I beg them not. They don't care about the life and death of our people. They are all a bunch of wolf-hearted people. We people are nothing in their eyes. They don't care about our life or death. Such a court will not care about our people at all.
Yes." Someone echoed loudly.
"What the hell, let's rush into the city. We have no strength to escape further south. We can only survive by rushing into the city. Let me tell you, all of us trapped outside the city can rush into the city. Who cares?
What are his rules?" Some people shouted angrily and indignantly.
"Yes, rush in, rush in. They don't care about our life or death, so we just rush in ourselves. Is the capital a place for people like them? Are we only worthy of freezing to death and starving here?"
The crowd let out angry roars, and the dark crowd began to approach the city gate. They crowded outside the moat, roaring and shouting towards the city head. Some people even picked up stones on the ground and threw them towards the city head. Some stones
It was thrown on top of the city. It had no lethality, but it caused the defenders of the city tower to react immediately. Some soldiers took off their bows and arrows and began to bend them.
"Folks, slow down, folks." Among the crowd below the city, another man who was neatly dressed but also had a messy beard and hair bun raised his hand and shouted to stop.
"Who are you? Why are you stopping us?" the people asked angrily.
"Fellow folks, this is He Anmin, the magistrate of Changheng County. You can't make such a fuss. The enemy is in front of you. If you attack the gate of the capital, the defenders will treat you as a mob. They will shoot arrows. You will be the ones injured in the end."
This person is none other than He Anmin, the magistrate of Changheng County. After the Baima Crossing was broken, there were no troops stationed in the counties north of Jingji.
Of course, He Anmin had no choice but to evacuate. His family members had all been sent to the capital. He stayed alone in Changheng County until the last moment. He had no choice but to flee Changheng County with his entourage. He suffered a lot along the way.
When they arrived at Bianliang City, they were blocked outside the city together with the fleeing people. He Anmin still understood the current situation. If the people attacked the city gate, the defenders at the top of the city would not sit idly by. This
At such times, they can do anything. Excessive actions when the people are excited will lead to the deterioration of the situation, so he has to come out to dissuade them.
"County magistrate? Are you the magistrate of Changheng? You dog officials, the people support you in ordinary times, but now we want to enter the capital but you are not allowed. Folks, kill this dog official first to vent your anger." Some people roared angrily.
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"Kill him, yes, kill him." The people around him shouted.
"You can't do this. Magistrate He is a good official who loves the people. You can't treat him like this. Are there any people from Changheng County? Come out and bear witness!" Several people came out and shouted.
"We testify that Magistrate He is indeed a good official, and the people of Changheng County all know that he is a good official. Otherwise, why would he be trapped outside the city with us? It's not because he wants to go with us people. You can't kill him
." Many people in Changheng County came out to speak out.
"That's true. The magistrate of our county ran away with his family a long time ago. He is still trapped outside the city gate. He doesn't look like a cowardly official." Some people said.
"So what? He doesn't let us take action, does he want us all to die outside the city? If he is a good official, why doesn't he speak for us?" Some people questioned loudly.
He Anmin sighed and said in a deep voice: "Fellow folks, He is just a small county magistrate. He is in the same situation as you. How could they listen to me? I stopped you because I was worried that you would be harmed. He still knows something
The thing is, if you attack the capital city gate at this time, you will definitely be regarded as a mob. Let me go to the city to try and see if we can communicate. Don't be impulsive. Let me ask."
Everyone nodded and urged He Anming to hurry up and talk to the defenders at the top of the city. He Anmin straightened his clothes, straightened his beard and hair, and then walked to the edge of the moat, looking towards the tower above the suspension bridge and glaring at the Imperial Guard officer below.
Bow your hands in salute.
"The general guarding the city is very polite. I am He Anmin, the magistrate of Changheng County in the north of Beijing. I have a few words to say to the general."
The city gate guard was a deputy general from the Infantry Guard Division. Hearing this, he loudly said: "County Magistrate He, please tell me if you have anything to say."
He Anmin said: "Thank you very much. He wants to ask, why are you unwilling to open the city gate to let the people into the city? These are my people of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They fled all the way here. They are hungry and cold and cannot hold on for long. How can you
To keep these people out? Please open the city gate and let them in."
The lieutenant general shouted loudly: "County Magistrate He, we have no control over these matters. We have received orders from above to seal the city gates and no one can enter or leave. We are just executing military orders."
He Anmin shouted: "Whose order is this? Outside the four cities, there are hundreds of thousands of hungry and cold people. Are they allowed to fend for themselves?"
The lieutenant general said: "You have nothing to say to me, I can't control so much. If I open the city gate, I will move my head."
He Anmin said: "Then you invite someone who can speak well and I will tell him. Or you can report it for me and say that He Anmin of Changheng County wants to see Zhu Zhirong, Zhu Da, the powerful official of Kaifeng Prefecture."
Man, please come and meet him at the top of the city."
"Tsk, let me talk about this County Magistrate He, let alone whether you are the Magistrate of Changheng County, so what if you are? Kaifeng Prefecture knows how busy Mr. Zhu is at the moment, will he come back to see you? I don't have any face.
It's so big that you may not be able to see him. If you tell him to come, will he come? What a loud tone." Chengtou Lieutenant General said.
He Anmin shouted angrily: "You, you are involved in the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, do you think it is child's play? Is this a trivial matter? No matter how busy Mr. Zhu is, he has to deal with this matter. You are also receiving a salary from the imperial court.
How can a person be so indifferent? Please consider the life and death of the people as your top priority and inform Mr. Zhu to come."
"Oh, you are still out of breath? Have you taught me a lesson? I am beyond the control of a small county magistrate like you. I advise you to leave the city gate immediately, otherwise I will not be polite. The boss has an order, but some people dare to attack
At the city gate, you will be killed without mercy. Even if you are the county magistrate, you will be killed for free. Do you understand? Don't back off." The deputy general at the head of the city shouted loudly.
Before He Anmin could say anything more, the deputy general waved his hand, and several soldiers from the top of the city shot down a few arrows. The arrows landed a few feet in front of He Anmin, splashing up a piece of slush. He Anmin's complexion changed greatly, and he stepped back helplessly.
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The conversation between He Anmin and the city guard was all heard by the people, and their hearts were filled with ice. It turned out that the imperial court had no intention of opening the city gate, and did not care about their life or death at all. This made everyone extremely angry.
"Folks, there is death on the left and right, let's rush in." Someone shouted loudly.
"That's right, that's right, what the hell, what the hell are the rules, left and right are dead, no one cares about anything. Let's rush into the city and grab whatever we see. They won't let us live, so why should we care?"
At this time, the people's emotions were already a powder keg, and they were suddenly ignited by these words. Thousands of young men began to rush towards the moat. They jumped into the moat and swam to the other side regardless. At this moment, there was a surge of anger.
Dominated them, they didn't even care about the cold water of the moat. Dozens of people froze to death in the water halfway through the swim, and more people climbed onto the other side dripping wet. They rushed to the city gate and started crazy
They smashed the city gate and started shouting crazily. The more agile ones began to climb the edge of the city wall, trying to cut the thick ropes of the city gate suspension bridge.
He Anmin shouted loudly: "You can't do this, you can't do this. Stop it, stop it."
But even if he shouted till his throat was broken, no one responded to his words.
On the top of the city, the deputy general who was guarding the city looked livid and ordered in a deep voice. On both sides of the city wall, thousands of defenders began to bend their bows and set arrows to shoot arrows into the chaotic crowd of people below the city. Rolling logs and stones were thrown from the top of the city and headed towards the city gate.
The people who frantically smashed the door and smashed it on their heads. The people never expected that the defenders at the top of the city actually fired arrows to kill people. In just a moment, hundreds of people were killed and killed.
The people were so frightened that they began to cry and run around. Women, children and children were knocked into the snow and trampled in the slush by the fleeing crowd. Arrows whizzed and the people screamed. This scene was simply shocking.
People are desperate.
He Anmin stood among the crowds of people running around with a miserable look on his face. Two lines of thick tears gurgled down his face. His heart ached. An arrow shot through the air. He Anmin's body froze. When he looked down, there was something between his chest and abdomen.
An arrow sank into his body, leaving only a bunch of arrows outside. He Anmin was shocked, his body was in severe pain, and he coughed like a shrimp. Two people ran past him, knocked down his body, and then countless feet
Stepping on his body, he trampled his whole body into the mud and snow.
