Chapter 24 Establishing Prestige
Yu Shengliang was held down in the cabin by several personal guards and aides, crying loudly.
Yu San has been Yu Shengliang's companion for more than twenty years. When the personal guards sent to Ansai County to inquire about the information reported the crime to the master, Yu San stood by and waited. Magistrate Yu convened a meeting with officials, and Yu San was not idle either. He called Li Shaobing, the master's personal guard captain, and murmured for a long time. Li Shaobing kept nodding in agreement, and then sent a few capable brothers to secretly seize a few coins. It was a civilian ship, and everyone immediately changed into casual clothes and waited on the shore. Hearing the shouts of killing Zhentian outside, everyone in the mansion who had been prepared for it could not help but pick up Yu Shengliang under the command of Yu San and ran out of the back door of the mansion and ran to the boat. When Guan Shengyun sat on the magistrate's chair with a golden sword, Several small boats have rowed more than ten miles on the Yanhe River.
Yu Shengliang tried to commit suicide several times by drowning, but was stopped by everyone. When the old man struggled, he was really strong in kicking and beating. One of his guards was actually bitten hard by an adult who had already lost several teeth. He clutched his arm and grinned in pain. Seeing Master Yu tormenting himself to the point of collapse, the exhausted people still did not dare to take it lightly and forced him into the cabin. They looked at each other and watched him lying on the deck of the cabin crying heartily.
How could the boatman dare to neglect him? They traveled hundreds of miles down the river. Before nightfall, everyone carried the old man, who was exhausted from all their torment, into the Yanchang County Government Office.
Others were not so lucky. In the chaos, less than half of the officials at all levels in Yan'an Prefecture lost their lives on the spot. Yan Wenlong was quick-thinking and had prepared clothes for the servant by the bedside. When he heard something was wrong, he put on a short coat with a few patches and went into the servant's room. When Guan Jianlin led his men into the house and asked where the dog officer had gone, he pointed to the back door and led them to "find" the silver box under the bed, thereby gaining their trust. After splitting the silver box, Guan Jianlin even He casually threw him a piece of silver weighing about two taels.
Mo Hantao also ran away. But in the rush, I forgot to change my shoes. The thick-soled official boots were really not designed for escaping in a sprint of 100 meters. I kept tripping over the kicked things and fell into a daze. I didn't run far before I was blocked. , and now he was chained and kneeling in the corridor together with other officials, big and small, who had not escaped.
Chang Wenping, on the other hand, has not thought about running away at all: Jia Xiao has reached a safe zone, and he has old acquaintances "over there". As long as he is not too unlucky and encounters a stupid young man who can't help but stab him in the head, he can still be honest and unobtrusive. It is safest to stay - the places that Guan Shengyun and others are most concerned about are, in order, the prefect's office, the bank, the granary, the houses of officials and wealthy households, and the inn will definitely not be the key target. Besides, if you can find an excuse to go to Yan'an Prefecture in Ansai, where can you run from Yan'an Prefecture?
Changzhi County got it right again. There was a group of rebel soldiers in the inn, but they first went straight to the cashier's office, and then after searching the inn's merchants for their valuables, they were driven out onto the street and no one paid any attention to them. Chang Wenping mingled among the crowds. The homeless people in the streets formed different groups. The clueless soldiers hiding from the chaos were crowding around from east to west. Chang Wenping took advantage of the chaos from time to time to blend in from one group to another, and gradually He approached the prefect's Yamen until he was spotted by Mr. Luo standing on the steps. The two sides exchanged glances, and Master Luo calmly explained a few words to the minions around him. After a while, Chang Wenping was sitting in the flower hall of the prefect's Yamen drinking hot fragrant tea, with Luo Shifan standing next to him. Accompany.
Excluding Shenmu County, which has only one street, this is Guan Shengyun's first real attack on a city - well, Shenmu County really can't be considered a city. Just don't let the two masters Luo hear this.
Although he has been a bandit for a long time, after all, Marshal Guan, who grew up in an army barracks shouting the slogan "protect the country and the people", still vaguely retains something in his heart at this moment. According to Master Luo's instructions, he had already told his subordinates that Ansai County, which was within easy reach, was a springboard for the attack on Yan'an City. They must not cause harm, otherwise they would be beheaded. When we entered the county seat, we only brought the guard battalion and stationed it near the county government office to be ready. The other battalions were arranged at the four gates and the city wall, and they were not allowed to run around.
A lot of supplies were extracted from Yulin Prefecture, and some were seized in Mizhi Suide and other places. Guan Shengyun simply opened the small grain depot in Ansai and distributed some grain to the people. People's hearts temporarily calmed down. Because of the presence of a large army, the usually idle thieves and scoundrels in the county have become much more at ease, and no one dares to take the lead. The order is even better than when Chang Wenping was the county magistrate. Guan Shengyun was very proud - Master Luo just smiled faintly.
Luo Yonghao knew that when Yan'an Fucheng was captured, the situation would be completely different.
Yan'an Mansion was not really a prosperous place in the Ming Dynasty, but in the eyes of thousands of beggar-like soldiers, it was definitely a fairyland on earth! The brick-and-stone structure of the houses alone left these guys who had only seen adobe walls with thatched roofs stunned, let alone a three-story wine shop facing the street and river!
At first, these guys didn't dare to make too many mistakes, until someone chased the officers and soldiers who were resisting and entered the house.
Then...in an instant, order was gone!
Rebels broke into houses from house to house along the criss-crossing streets, looted, raped, and of course, massacred.
There is a wise saying: Never fall into the hands of someone inferior to you.
The Yan'an Mansion at this moment is the verification. In the eyes of this group of rebels, no matter how poor the families in the city are, they still have a life that they can never hope to achieve in their lifetime. I want to rob, I want to possess, and I want to destroy what I can't take away! In one afternoon, Yan'an Mansion almost turned into a hell on earth.
On that afternoon, Guan Shengyun had completely lost control of his troops - the chain of command was completely broken: the sent messengers could not find the battalion officer, the battalion officer could not find the team officer, the team officer could not find the fruit leader, and even the fruit commander could not be found. Commanders, there is no guarantee that the guys who are robbing you are definitely your subordinates!
All this was within Master Luo's expectations. However, in addition to issuing a death order in advance that "no arson is allowed, anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy", Guan Shengyun even mentioned military discipline at the earlier military meeting when he was interrupted by Master Luo.
Master Luo is not a bad person, but he is a sensible person.
Luo Yonghao knew very clearly: First of all, when this rabble entered the city and saw prosperity that they had never seen in their lives, they would never be able to control themselves. Secondly, military orders must remain authoritative. If everyone who violated the military order is killed, the team will collapse on its own without waiting for the officers and soldiers to suppress it - then it is better not to say anything at all. Third, from Guan Shengyun to the lowest level of the cooks and auxiliary soldiers, Everyone needs to experience this firsthand. There is still a long way to go, and with this experience, we may go further.
Looking up to see that the sun was already faltering in the west, Master Luo whispered to Guan Shengyun who was at a loss, "Commander, it's almost time."
After entering the government office, Guan Shengyun first sat down on Yu Shengliang's chair and couldn't help but be happy. After calming down, he couldn't sit still when he heard the shouts of killing outside. Although Luo Yonghao had been vaccinated early, he still sent a few personal guards to find the camp officers with a sense of luck - the streets were full of fleeing people. Of course, no one could find the rioters who were carrying and carrying large and small bags to grab whatever they could. So he started walking back and forth in the main hall. After walking a few laps, he sat back on a chair and drank water. After a while, he stood up and walked around a few laps, and then drank a few more water... Hearing Master Luo's reminder, Dashuai Guan, who was about to bloat and burst his belly. Finally he stood still and looked at the latter. Luo Yonghao nodded and said again: "It's almost time, brothers, it's time to get tired. Send people to look for them, most of them can be found."
The guards rode their horses on the street where there were not many people anymore, shouting and running: "The commander-in-chief has an order, the battalion officer must go to the government office immediately to listen to the order! The team officer gathered the brothers around and stand by!"
In less than two sticks of incense time (one stick of incense lasts about fifteen minutes today), the happy battalion officers arrived at the government office lobby one after another. Guan Shengyun spread out the list Luo Yonghao had written in advance and assigned tasks one by one:
Takato Dobe was responsible for guarding the Yan'an treasury.
You Futian, Gu Baihua, Gong Derun, Zhang Ding and others led some to guard the four walls of east, west, north and south.
Guan Yehuo and Gu Baisong led their troops to search for the remaining officers and soldiers.
From now on, unless there is resistance, all ministries, including officers and soldiers, are prohibited from killing anyone indiscriminately.
All property seized and looted by each ministry shall be turned over...
Fortunately, when it came to other content, everyone responded with laughter. As soon as Guan Shengyun read this, he was immediately unanimously protested by the generals. Gu Baihua was the first to jump out and shouted: "Commander, Master Luo! Brothers Why did you pay all the extravagant wealth that you risked your life for? Well... how about half of it?" As soon as this statement came out, other people agreed.
Guan Shengyun opened his eyes and slapped the table: "You bastard, how dare you disobey Master Luo?"
Gu Baihua and others were about to argue when Luo Yonghao cleared his throat, raised his hands and pressed them down, and said calmly: "Generals, don't be impatient. Let's listen to what Luo has to say first. After Luo finished speaking, , you can hand it over or keep it, it’s up to you, Luo will never interfere!”
The main hall gradually became quiet. Luo Yonghao chuckled and said, "Luo would like to ask the generals one thing: why should we...rebel?"
Everyone was buzzing in response: "I can't survive anymore" and "There is no way to survive"!
Luo Yonghao gave a high-five: "You're right, I can't live anymore - if I can live, who would do such a life-threatening job?"
Gong Derun, a landowner from Baoding who defected to Yulin Mansion, said: "Since Mr. Luo also said this, the brothers have just made a little fortune, so they have to take it away..."
Luo Yonghao's expression straightened and he asked: "Luo asked you one more question: What would you do if you had a hundred taels of silver stolen from you?"
The generals looked at each other, and some of them gradually became enlightened.
Luo Yonghao raised his voice: "You are already generals, and you may not look down on these one hundred taels today. But what about your men? Where are your men? Luo can pat his chest and assure you: They will think Do whatever it takes to escape!"
No one had really thought about this problem. In an instant, the main hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Just listen to Luo Yonghao continue to say: "Although there are quite a few of us, most of them were sheltered and defected all the way, and we have not formed any life-long friendship with each other. Those who grab the money will try their best to run away, and they will think about it. After buying a few acres of land, it is best to marry a wife! In order to escape, they will even chop down the brothers guarding the door and blocking the road. For the sake of future safety, they will even report all our lies to the government! Those who did not escape are all like this If you don't grab enough the first time, you will run away the next time you grab enough! Not to mention that the government will arrest and behead them all one by one as a warning..." Mr. Luo paused intentionally and shouted sternly, "Even if they can run away, What about you? Where can you run! Even if the government can let them go in the end, will the government let you go? Luo can tell you clearly: Being killed on the spot means that your ancestors have accumulated virtue! When the season comes, we will all be sent to Ling Chi in the capital to be beheaded! Da Ni is a fish scale beheading with 3,357 knives. The first two knives cut off the eyelids, the third and fourth knives gouged out the breasts, and then the next knives are used to cut off the fish scales. You lay eggs! You go on for three days and three nights, cutting off a piece of flesh as big as a copper coin with each knife. When you turn into a skeleton, you are still alive, but you will not die until the last knife stabs your heart! Do you understand!" Luo Yonghao yelled out the last sentence sternly.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
After a while, Gu Baihua lowered his head and clasped his fists and said, "Master's lesson is right. The villain immediately collected the things that those bastards on death row had robbed."
Luo Yonghao nodded and said softly: "It would be great if everyone could understand this truth. In a moment, you will all bring your personal guards, and every team, every fruit, and everyone will be searched. However, you can be slightly less careful during the search. Take it easy and leave a few taels of silver for everyone. After all, brothers are doing this with their heads high, so you have to leave something to think about..." At this point, he deliberately prolonged his voice, "As for everyone, everyone. Shuai has already made arrangements. This time, each of us will be given a few hundred taels first. We will always need it later for a reward or something... Actually, everyone here is a general, and everything is not ours! Let's— —Do you still have to worry about not having money to spend? Hahahaha."
The generals responded with a roar - if Master Luo's performance in Yulin Mansion had already impressed everyone, from this moment on, everyone looked up to Master Luo as a god and admired him from the bottom of their hearts.
Luo Yonghao added a few words: "Generals, this is the first time we have captured a city. It was a sneak attack and we did not encounter any organized resistance. There will be many such situations in the future, and you will probably need to restrain yourself. Only then can the subordinates successfully occupy... well, or in other words, save their own lives. When attacking the city, what should each department do? Luo is a layman, so he asked the commander to give his instructions. After entering the city, we will follow the rules set today manage!"
