"Hahaha, you are really impatient. Would Banzai give out five million taels for my humble life? If I were so valuable, it would be like smoke rising from my ancestral graves. I have also heard about your reputation in the military. In the past few years,
There is no food. The invaders and the Manchus have sent people to contact you. Every time you tear up the letters and kill the envoys. This proves that you are loyal and patriotic heroes. If you have nothing to eat, you will eat rancid food.
Food, but never robbed the nearby people, this proves that you love the people, you are all the pillars of the Ming Dynasty, do you really want to rebel! Let future generations bear the name of traitors!" Wu Sangui was upright and did not show any trace of righteousness.
Not afraid of the swords and firearms of the three of them.
"Brothers, don't listen to his monstrous words to deceive the public. Wu Sangui will let you continue to talk eloquently and talk sweetly without getting any money. The brothers in the third camp will be at odds with the court today!" Zhang Wei couldn't hold back his anger, and the other two
They wanted to but were hesitant. After all, they were military generals of the imperial court who had experienced life and death, not bandits.
"Do you think you are not at odds with the imperial court? Ever since you killed the imperial official, Long Live has already regarded you as a thorn in my side and a thorn in my flesh! If I hadn't sacrificed my life to protect you, I would have brought you here not as personal soldiers, but as guards.
Ning cavalry! Do you think my cavalry can't crush you hungry soldiers who don't have enough to eat?" Wu Sangui's eyes flashed fiercely, he drank a glass of wine, and then broke the glass.
There was a sudden noise outside, and Dong Fang was still wondering. A soldier came to report that Wu Sangui's soldiers suddenly attacked and captured the deputy general in the army. Soon the deputies of the three generals were tied up, and Dong Fang was shocked.
, how can the tens of thousands of people in the three camps allow hundreds of people to cause trouble?
"Hahaha, your brothers are all dividing the 500,000 taels of silver from the imperial court. My soldiers have dumped the silver in the army. They must be like hungry tigers pouncing on food. They are afraid that they will miss one tael, so how can they have time to listen to you?
Where are the military orders?" Wu Sangui ordered the deputy general he brought with him to say, "I ask you, if your general dies, can you become a general? As long as you nod, I will write a letter to the court, saying that you take the initiative to peace.
Rebellion and great achievements!"
Dong Fang, Li Feng, and Zhang Wei have been subdued by Wu Sangui's soldiers. The three lieutenants have been following them for a long time. After many years of military service, they have long thought about life and death. They twisted their necks and said, "I want to kill them."
Just kill us and we must betray the General, but we must not do it!"
"Okay, as expected, we are all tough men. If you want to die, I will let you die. But I won't kill you. Go find the battalion officers and let them kill them. If the battalion officers don't kill, the company officers will kill you. If the company officers don't kill, let them do it."
Kill the captain, I don’t believe that no one wants to get promoted and get rich!" Wu Sangui’s move was indeed vicious, and the deputy general felt scared when he heard it. If he was going to die anyway, he might as well kill the deputy general, at least not to let others take advantage... The three of them
The ropes on his body have been removed, and a knife has been stuffed in his hand...
"Then, this letter is not finished!" Lin Chong was itching in his heart. He wanted to know how Wu Sangui suppressed the rebellion and how the three major battalions surrendered. He also pointed out that he relied on them to deal with Li Chuang and the Manchu Qing.
It was getting late, Lin Chong finished eating, and asked Wang Chengen how the people in the capital were doing now that Li Chuang had withdrawn his troops, and whether they were living and working in peace and contentment. Wang Chengen looked confused. The Jinyiwei and Dongchang he was in charge of were responsible for supervising every official in the court.
Yes, as for the life and death of the common people, no one seems to care. In the eyes of officials, as long as the common people have food to eat and clothing to cover their bodies, who will care about the rest?
"Okay then, I will go on patrol incognito and observe the people's sentiments!"
"Absolutely not. The emperor is out on patrol and the mountains are shaking. What if something unexpected happens to the country? There may be spies from Li Chuang in the city." Wang Chengen objected very much. After all, Emperor Chongzhen always followed the rules and went out at will.
This is the first time I heard about the Forbidden City.
"My lord, you are really ignorant. Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty often dressed up as a commoner and went on tours. Emperor Zhengde even went to the south of the Yangtze River. What if I leave the capital? Besides, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty would travel several times in the future.
In our time, it was all made into TV series!" Lin Chong thought that it would be a big deal for the emperor to go out, so he directly ordered people to prepare clothes, but when he asked, he found out that there were no clothes for ordinary people in the palace.
You can't come out wearing a dragon robe. After thinking for a long time, you can just wear your own school uniform. No one knows what kind of clothes they are anyway. I also selected six Jinyi guards to escort me when I left Yong'an Gate. Lin Chong was the first three, and there were three people behind.
The guard, Wang Chengen beside him, also changed into the clothes of a butler.
Several guards protected Lin Chong closely, squeezing Lin Chong in the middle. The three guards in front were all tall, and Lin Chong could see nothing but their backs. "Master, these guards are tall and can block your sword at any time," Wang Chengen said.
"I'll go, these guys are taller than NBA stars, what can I see, tell them to spread out, yes, separate, and stay away from me, and the ones behind me too, what about you, don't keep staring at me, you guys
20 meters away from me..." Lin Chong now felt like he was going shopping. He saw that all the people around him were talented, the men were weak, the women were swaying when walking, some could not stand firmly, and the children were even more pitiful.
, all of them have big heads and thin bodies, and you can clearly count the ribs on their bodies.
An old farmer sat under the corner, his head lowered and sighing. There was a bone in front of him. It seemed that he had just finished chewing the meat. When Lin Chong saw him, he wanted to chat with him, "Uncle, what are you doing here, Tiandu?"
It's late and you won't go home for dinner? Why are you eating big bones here?"
"Home? Everyone in the family is dead. How can we still have home and food? The bark and grass roots are all gone, so what food can we eat?" Seeing that he was dressed strangely, the old farmer asked this question again and asked, "Sir, are you a foreigner?"
?The capital has been besieged for so long, and there is no food left for a long time."
“Don’t the government provide disaster relief?”
"For disaster relief, if a young man is given two or two meters, he will have to work as a slave in an official's family, and a pretty girl will have to be a maid. If the good one is good, she will be a girl, but if she is not lucky..."
Lin Chong didn't know what to say. He touched his body and found nothing to eat. By the way, there seemed to be a piece of chocolate. This was specially prepared in physical education class because he was afraid of being hungry. Lin Chong took out the chocolate, tore open the package and gave it to the old farmer.
, the old farmer didn’t care what it was, and just ate it. As soon as he ate it, the old farmer was so surprised that he couldn’t close his mouth. “What kind of treasure is this? Although it is bitter, it is sweet! In this situation, you can still eat something sweet.”
…It’s really a blessing from the Bodhisattva, and the ancestors have shown their spirits.” The old farmer was so anxious to eat that he almost swallowed the wrapping paper.
"This is still the capital, and the people from other places are even more pitiful. But there are no beggars along the way. Li Chuang besieged the city, and outsiders can't get in, but the locals are quite brave." Lin Chong didn't know what to say, so he said casually.
After saying this, the old farmer suddenly said something, which frightened Lin Chong to the point of trembling with fear.
"Beggars, if there are beggars now, they have to be captured, disemboweled, cooked and eaten. Yesterday, a beggar fainted from hunger and was gutted by four or five people on the spot. It took me a long time to rob him.
There is only one leg bone left..." As soon as the old farmer said it, Lin Chong looked at the white bone in front of the old farmer. At that time, his chest felt tight, his stomach was full of butterflies, and he vomited it out in disgust.