"Privy Privy Hua, I think it is unwise for these rebels to rebel against Tongzhou because Tongzhou is too close to the capital and can easily be besieged by heavy troops from the imperial court. They should move in the direction of Baoding and Zhending to best avoid it. My court is besieging the city with heavy troops, and what they are doing now gives us the opportunity to quickly surround them, but do we really want to attack the city?"
Lu Xiangsheng looked at Tongzhou City behind the high city wall, spoke to Hua Yuncheng, and said: "I am not afraid of death, but I feel that if I, the good son of Yulin Guards, will pay for these employees who were forced to rebel, The cost of casualties is really a pity, but they have indeed rebelled now and cannot be forgiven!"
Hua Yuncheng said: "I have a better way to deal with them without bloodshed."
With that said, Hua Yuncheng said: "Bring me the brass horn."
The guard handed the brass horn to Hua Yuncheng.
Hua Yuncheng took the brass trumpet and rode towards the gate of Tongzhou City.
The rebel employees guarding Tongzhou City became nervous when they saw this, and they all asked Gui Zhong, the foreman who organized their rebellion: "Boss Gui, that official is coming towards us single-handedly. Is he going to attack us?" what?"
"Who knows!"
Guizhong said something.
An older employee said: "I recognize him. He is Mr. Futaihua from Tianjin. He is a good official. It was he who saved our family. He knew that I was an old blacksmith and asked me to do the ironwork." Factory work.”
"So what if you are a good official? We have rebelled now. No matter what kind of officials Wu Lun is, they are all our enemies!"
Guizhong said therefore.
At this time, Hua Yuncheng had already started shouting from outside the city: "Dear fellow villagers, I am the governor of Tianjin, Hua Yuncheng. I am aware of your grievances and know that this matter is not your fault."
"Therefore, I have carried out the Emperor's decree. I am thinking that you are forced to have no choice but to be deceived by others. Therefore, as long as you are willing to identify the people who organized your rebellion and raise your hands to surrender now, I will punish you for the crimes committed against you. Let the matter be forgotten, it is regarded as being deceived and coerced but not guilty, and the salary owed to you will even be repaid, and an additional month's salary will be given as additional compensation. In addition, I will also seek justice for you!"
As Hua Yuncheng spoke, he ordered Lu Xiangsheng behind him: "Let them bring Gao Hongzong up!"
"yes!"
Lu Xiangsheng replied.
As a result, Gao Hongzong, a doctor in the Ministry of Industry who was responsible for managing the Tongzhou Iron Works, was detained.
As soon as Gao Hongzong was escorted over, the rebel employees in the city became excited.
"It's the dog officer named Gao. He was really arrested by this official!"
"This guy with the surname Gao is also here today!"
"This guy named Gao was actually arrested!"
…
The rebel workers were talking about this.
Gui Zhong, who organized their rebellion, said: "All officials in the world are the same. They are just showing off to show us!"
But at this time, Hua Yuncheng suddenly shouted: "Behead!"
Gao Hongzong was so surprised that he shouted: "Hua, you bastard, we are all colleagues, why do you want to chop off my head for the rebels above!"
Click!
But the knife guarded by Hua Yuncheng still fell.
Gao Hongzong was beheaded on the spot.
"good!"
The rebellious hired hands in the city cheered.
Some people even said: "Really beheaded! Really beheaded that dog official named Gao! It seems that this official really made the decision for us!"
"Yes, this official's words are trustworthy!"
…
Hua Yuncheng continued to shout: "Why are you still dawdling? Hurry up and submit to the court. As long as you identify the main culprit and raise your hands to surrender, your crimes will not be investigated and you will still go back to the past. Don't you want to be like this again?" In the past, you could earn money every day, drink wine and eat meat, and your wife and children would have new clothes to wear every New Year. Don’t you want to get married, have children, and continue the family line?!”
As Hua Yuncheng spoke, he turned back and ordered: "Bring up the silver coins and everything!"
So, not long after, boxes of silver coins were brought up.
Hua Yuncheng asked people to open these boxes full of silver coins again, and after taking a look at these shining silver coins, he continued to shout to the rebel employees on the city wall: "Submit quickly, and don't engage in unnecessary struggles anymore. You can't defeat the imperial court. In addition, I promise on behalf of the imperial court that I will never default on your salary and wages from now on. If you default on your salary, you can come directly to my governor's office to find me!"
"If we really have money, we really need to fight against wages!"
"It's better Mr. Hua!"
"I still want to go back to work!"
…
For a time, most of the employees were moved.
"He is the main culprit, Gui Zhong, Foreman Gui. He made us rebel and strike!"
Moreover, at this time, a hired worker pointed at Guizhong first, then dropped the spear in his hand, raised his hand and walked towards the city.
Then, another hired worker pointed at Gui Zhong: "It was him, Foreman Gui, who asked us to do this! I will surrender now!"
"It's Foreman Gui. I didn't want to go on strike in the first place. I didn't want to do this!"
Then, another hired worker raised his hands.
Hua Yuncheng smiled when he saw this.
Soon, the gates of Tongzhou City were opened and the suspension bridge was lowered. The hired workers spontaneously raised their hands and walked out to surrender.
Seeing this, Zhi Guizhong shouted angrily: "What are you doing! I see you as pitiful. I ask for wages for you, organize you to go on strike, stand up for you, and lead you to rebel. It's not for myself, but for you." In order for you to live like a human being, why did you betray me! Betray me! If this continues, if corrupt officials oppress you again in the future, who will dare to stand up for you! Ah!"
Guizhong felt very helpless and disappointed.
Then, Gui Zhong shouted at the surrendered workers: "You deserve to be oppressed by them for the rest of your life!"
Some employees couldn't help but feel ashamed after hearing this, but they still chose to come over and surrender.
After all, no one wants to live and live a peaceful life.
Some employees muttered to their co-workers: "No one asked him to come forward. He just wanted to use us to gain momentum and then become emperor, or like Song Jiang in Water Margin, he made us rebel, just because he wanted to be an official!" "
Hua Yuncheng had already asked Lu Xiangsheng to lead his troops into the city to capture Gui Zhong.
After Hua Yuncheng entered the city, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but praise Hua Yuncheng: "Privy Councilor Hua only used some silver and a human head to put down the rebellion. It's really admirable."
Hua Yuncheng said: "The common people have always rebelled like this. As long as they use some lenient policies and let their betrayal masters go free, they can collapse internally. In the final analysis, except for a few ambitious heroes, most people are not We really want to rebel against the imperial court! And after doing this, there will be fewer and fewer so-called heroes asking for orders for the people, everyone will be wise enough not to stand out, and the imperial court will be better able to control these people."
As he said that, Hua Yuncheng showed a cold look on his face: "Therefore, Gui Zhong must suffer the death penalty! As a warning to others!"
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