The imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial city is majestic.
Just as Gao Jie and the other two were thinking about taking credit and rewards for their good deeds, major events happened one after another in the capital thousands of miles away.
Early in the morning, the Forty-nine Gates of the capital were crowded with people watching the excitement. The court posted a good news: the Ming army surrounded the Tatars in Xianghe, a hundred miles away. In a fierce battle, nearly two thousand enemies were beheaded and the Tatar prince Azig was captured. Dorgon led his troops to flee south in panic!
One stone stirred up thousands of waves, and the city inside and outside the imperial capital was boiling. There were many people who were excited about it. The fans of the eunuch of Dongchang couldn't wait to take to the streets to beat gongs and drums. Oh, they have already done so.
A layman looks at the excitement, an expert looks at the door. The good news spread throughout the capital in a very short period of time. Some people ran to the streets with great joy, while others made a pot of tea and sneered. The Tatars fled south in a hurry? Oh, what a coincidence.
The court hall was also filled with joy, and all the ministers congratulated Emperor Chongzhen, but Emperor Chongzhen said hypocritically: "The Tartars have not yet returned to the outside world, why are they happy?"
The ministers expressed their concerns one after another: with Azig as a hostage and the God of War Dongchang present, it would take a few days for the Tatars to withdraw their troops.
Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said nothing.
The news of the Ming army's victory caused the entire capital to boil. People in the inner city rushed to tell each other, and refugees in the outer city also took to the streets and cheered: The damn Tatars are finally leaving, and we can finally go home...
go home? Where is home?
Their homes had already been reduced to ruins under the iron heel of the Qing army, so the mood of these refugees seemed to be a little wrong, and their behavior became more and more outrageous. Gradually, they became unable to control themselves. They actually began to loot the shops along the street, and later started to fight. Smashing, looting, and even setting fires...
Refugees riot!
The people from the Nancheng Military and Horse Division responded in a timely manner and rushed to the scene immediately. They saw the refugees pouring eastward along Caishi Street, robbing and doing odd jobs. It was obvious that they were heading for the bustling Dashilar in the outer city.
They must be stopped!
Yuan Fanghui, the head of the Nancheng Military and Horse Division, was very experienced and immediately summoned troops to set up a blockade at the intersection of Luomashi Street and Xuanwumen Street. As long as this intersection was blocked, the road to Xuanwumen in the north and Qianmen Dashilan in the east would be blocked.
Just looking at the dozens of people under his command, and the hundreds and more and more thugs on the opposite side, can they stop it? Yuan Fanghui decisively sent people to ask for help from Jingying!
"Do you want to rebel? This is the capital, and under the emperor's feet, you will lose your heads like this!" Yuan Fanghui yelled, both to intimidate the thugs on the opposite side and to give orders to his subordinates. Of course, there is more of a deterrent factor, but the thugs on the opposite side did not seem to be afraid. , and even rushed over aggressively. There were actually people with weapons in the crowd, which surprised Yuan Fanghui. Things may not be that simple!
Yuan Fanghui's interception plan was quickly shattered. The dozens of people under his command could not stop the hundreds of thugs. "The defense line collapsed at the first touch. The thugs stabbed several soldiers and horses with knives, and then trapped them and beat them. Several soldiers desperately protected Yuan Fanghui as he fled eastward along Luomashi Street.
Everyone has a herd mentality. This gang of thugs was originally only dozens, then hundreds, and then more and more. The streets were crowded with people, and they were all going crazy. They would attack people and rob stores whenever they saw them. They smashed them, then set them on fire. For a while, several streets were filled with smoke, and fireworks were billowing, and the sound of cries was loud.
However, although Yuan Fanghui failed to intercept, he did a particularly wise thing. Not only did he save his own life, but he also controlled the situation within the outer city and did not burn into the inner city. Therefore, he was heavily rewarded afterwards, that is, he notified Beijing as soon as possible. camp!
At that time, in order to control the plague in the capital's health environment, Chang Yu left tens of thousands of refugees in the outer city to set up porridge shacks to provide relief. The Military and Horse Division was responsible for maintaining stability and joint defense, and patrolled with several units of the Beijing Battalion for deterrence. At the same time, at Xuanwumen, Zhengyangmen and The three gates leading to the inner city of Chongwen Gate are guarded by soldiers to strictly control the entrance and exit of the gates.
The messenger from the Military and Horse Division ran east along Luomashi Street and encountered a group of dozens of patrolling Beijing camp officers and soldiers near Zhushi Street. They informed the refugees of the riot. The officers and soldiers were shocked and rushed to support. The messenger went north again. He ran to Zhengyang Gate and shouted: "The refugees are rioting!"
The city gate guards were shocked when they heard this, and quickly sent a message to close the city gates and send reinforcements to intercept, and at the same time sent someone to report the matter!
But Yuan Fanghui and others were trying their best to escape, and when they were about to be overtaken by the mob, a group of nearly a hundred officers and soldiers came in front, so they shouted for help.
Facing hundreds of mobs rushing towards them, the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp drew their knives and shouted: "Abandon your weapons and stand back, otherwise we will kill you!" Seeing the officers and soldiers coming so fast and the large number of people, the refugees hesitated a little, but at this time there were some in the crowd. People shouted: "Come over, there are many of us..."
As soon as the chicken blood was injected, the mob's heads became hot and they rushed forward.
Beijing camp, as the name suggests, is the officers and soldiers surrounding the capital. If you say it is a general riot, that's fine. But now they are smashing, looting and killing people on the streets. That's a rebellion! Then no one will spoil you, so with an order, the officers and soldiers slashed at you with their swords...
When the government and the public were rejoicing, when the news of the refugee riots in the outer city reached the ears of Emperor Chongzhen of the palace, he simply couldn't believe it. After confirming it again and again, he suddenly became furious and immediately ordered Wang Jiayan to deal with it: "Strictly investigate and kill all participants. !”
Wang Jiayan took a breath of air: "It is reported that hundreds, thousands or even more people participated. If they are all killed, I'm afraid..."
Gong Yonggu, who was chatting with Chongzhen, also whispered: "I'm afraid someone is secretly manipulating it, so please handle it with caution."
"How can you see it?" Emperor Chongzhen asked.
"Weapons have always been strictly prohibited in the capital. Where did these refugees get them? Just after the good news came here, riots broke out in the city. Is it a coincidence..."
Emperor Chongzhen frowned, thought for a moment, and then asked Wang Jiayan to suppress it first, and then ordered Dongchang to send the executioner Chunxiang to investigate the behind-the-scenes of the riot...
Unexpectedly, while they were talking, another eunuch came hurriedly to report with a look of horror: "The Waidongchang Yamen was attacked by thieves..."
Everyone was shocked, and Emperor Chongzhen roared: "This is against the will of heaven, investigate, investigate thoroughly!"
Chunxiang received the order and left the palace in a hurry.
After the great victory, refugees rioted in the outer city, and the Dongchang Yamen in the inner city was attacked. No one would believe that there was no culprit behind it!
But who is so bold as to cause trouble in Dongchang and instigate refugees to riot? How dare they attack the Waidongchang Yamen in broad daylight!
What is Dongchang used for? The sword of the Ming Emperor! Everyone in the world can be killed, but there are still people who take the initiative to kill them?
Almost at the beginning of the riots in the outer city, several carriages suddenly came outside the Waidongchang Yamen, which was full of strength and inner strength. As soon as they entered the alley, they were stopped by the police officers on duty. They hesitated during the questioning and were about to While inspecting the carriage, dozens of masked men suddenly rushed out of the carriage, slashed several people with knives and rushed into the Yamen.
At the same time, archers appeared on the building next to the yamen and suppressed them from high altitude. This sudden situation caught the guard at the yamen gate unprepared and allowed him to rush in. The gangsters in the yard came from all over to block it. But the thieves had archers at a high place, and they injured many people, so they forced them into the second courtyard.
At this moment, a roar came out, and a strong man covered in bandages jumped into a battle circle with a long knife, killing several people in an instant. At the same time, a middle-aged man like Mr. Guan on the other side also came to kill the two with a knife. The team finally stopped the rout. Although the thieves tried their best to rush in, they just couldn't get past the two-man barrier.
"Shoot them!" Seeing that he couldn't get into the second courtyard, the thief leader raised his head and shouted. Suddenly he heard several screams. The archers on the high wall fell one after another. However, he saw a person jumping up and down as fast as an ape. It was him. The archers who were captured and killed were none other than Jiang Fa.
Chen Wangting and Jiang Fa had followed Chang Yu out of the city to chase the Qing army, but they were a little redundant in the army, so yesterday when Chang Yu returned to Beijing, he left them behind to help Chunxiang in the Yamen. Who would have thought to protect Chunxiang by mistake? The yamen is comprehensive.
"The wind is tight, shouting!" The leader of the thieves did not expect that there were three masters in the Dongchang Yamen. Knowing that the matter was over, he led the rest of his troops to escape.
Come and leave as you please, this is your home. Chen Wangting and his three men chased the thieves out and fought with the thieves in the alley. At this time, a large number of officers and soldiers came to the alley entrance, but it was Chunxiang who came with them. There are also personal guards near the imperial city.
Seeing that the thieves were blocked in the alley, knowing that they would die, they became more ferocious and injured several people. The three people in Wuzhong became furious and did not leave the whole corpse under the knife. Chunxiang shouted at the entrance of the alley: "Leave alive."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a cold light flash above his head, and almost at a hair's notice, a good hand next to him swung a knife to block him. Chunxiang let out a cry and stepped back. Although he had learned some kung fu from Chang Yu, he encountered At this top level, he had no power to fight back at this moment. Fortunately, he recruited many good players, who saved his life at this time.
The assassin failed to succeed, and was about to strike again, but there was no chance. Chunxiang's experts swarmed around him and were about to chop him into pieces. Unexpectedly, as soon as the figure flashed, the man ran to the corner and climbed onto the wall with a few strokes. Jumping down and disappearing, Jiang Fa ran from a distance and went up to the roof to look around, then shook his head at Chunxiang.
"This movement is so familiar." Chen Wangting came over with a knife and looked up at Jiang Fa on the roof. Jiang Fa nodded: "That's that person!"
"You are really evil, I'm afraid you think Eunuch Chun is the factory supervisor!" Chen Wangting gritted his teeth and said, Chunxiang's soles felt cold, of course that man was like a ghost, it was really scary!
"Could they be a group?" Jiang Fa slid down from the roof and raised his hand to point at the three thieves who were chopped down and captured alive at the yamen door.
"Trial! I want them to know what it's like to go to hell!" Chunxiang stared at the three living people, with fire in his eyes.
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