"The soldiers in the city listened and immediately opened the city gates to blockade Nanjing."
The same scene appeared in various counties in southern Zhili. Most of the people who had gathered were dispersed by the guards soldiers who had been prepared for it. The troublemakers were picked out by the secret guards and Jinyi guards who were mixed in.
Then the army entered the county and the entire county was blocked by the army.
"Your Majesty has an order. Nanjing is now on lockdown. All personnel must stay at home and are not allowed to go out. Anyone who violates the order will be beheaded on the spot regardless of their status."
"Your Majesty has an order. Nanjing is now on lockdown. All personnel must stay at home and are not allowed to go out. Anyone who violates the order will be beheaded on the spot regardless of their status."
As the order was conveyed, the whole of Nanjing fell silent instantly. Countless people hid at home and did not dare to go out. People who had just gone out also hurried back for fear of being killed on the spot by the soldiers.
"You bunch of dead Qiu Ba, do you know who I am? If you dare to block my way, get out of here?" A man in brocade clothes yelled loudly.
Several vicious dogs beside him, armed with sticks, were confronting a group of officers and soldiers.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The leading officer said nothing and directly ordered the soldiers to light the fuses in their hands. With a burst of gunfire, the group fell to the ground one after another.
The man in brocade clothes who took the lead was holding his wound in pain.
He didn't expect that the other party would actually dare to shoot.
As the eldest son of the Minister of War in Nanjing, he is used to being domineering. How dare these Qiu Ba do this?
"Kill!" The leading officer drew out the sword from his waist and shouted.
Then a dozen soldiers behind him also took out their swords, ready to help this group of people relieve their pain.
"No, no, my father is the Minister of War, don't kill me." The man in brocade clothes shouted.
But there was only a flash of sword light, and the head of the man in brocade flew up directly, and blood covered the leading officer's face.
Military orders are like mountains!
When guards are training, the most important thing is to obey orders unconditionally.
Now that the order to close the city has been issued, it must be obeyed.
Anyone who dares to stop him will be killed!
As for revenge, these soldiers are really not afraid. They follow military orders.
Behind it is the emperor of Ming Dynasty!
Who in the entire Ming Dynasty can and dares to take revenge?
"No, you dare to kill the son of the Minister of War. Are these Qiuba tired of living?"
Merchants watching the show on both sides of the street hurriedly closed their doors and windows and hid in their houses without letting the atmosphere out.
The long-term stability, coupled with the prevalence of Jiangnan literary style, made many people look down on soldiers from the bottom of their hearts.
Many descendants of high-ranking officials regard soldiers as slaves, especially after Zhu Youjian took away military power and military fields and strictly prohibited nobles from demolishing soldiers. These people even refused to deal with these soldiers.
The soldiers sealed off the city, and the nobles and the children of high-ranking officials naturally didn't care.
Even businessmen who have colluded with those noble and high-ranking officials don't care about these people.
In their view, even if the city was ordered to be sealed off, these Qiu Ba would not dare to do anything to them.
But with the blood splattering in front of his eyes and the head with wide-eyed eyes on the ground, the merchants on the street who were just watching the excitement suddenly felt their hearts go cold.
"These Qiu Ba are so brave."
"But when the matter is over, they will feel better. It is not good to kill anyone. You have to kill the son of the Minister of War. Although he is the Minister of War in Nanjing, he is also the Minister of War."
"That's right, that's right, this group of Qiu Ba really took the bull's heart and the courage of the leopard. When the time comes when the Minister of War kills the young master, he will definitely be punished severely.
I just don’t know if this group of dead Qiu Ba will rush in. "
"Probably not. We just paid tribute to the prefect the day before yesterday."
.....
The same scene appeared in Fengyang, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou and other places.
Except for Changzhou, where the soldiers showed up late, resulting in dozens of casualties, the rebellions in other places were all easily suppressed by the guards.
A lockdown ensued.
It was possible to proceed so smoothly because, in addition to the many people's yearning for the Ming Dynasty, the energy and spirit of the guardsmen also accounted for a large part.
Soldiers are soldiers after all. Even if it is a miscellaneous brand among miscellaneous brands, it is not comparable to ordinary people.
Not to mention that the current guard soldiers are no longer what they used to be.
After more than a year of training, these guards soldiers are no better than the elites of the previous imperial court.
Even if these soldiers have not seen blood and their number is less than one-tenth of the mob, they can still easily suppress dozens of times the civilians who have no fighting spirit.
Nanzhili's city closure strategy completely disrupted the plans of Nanjing nobles.
Countless dignitaries were blocked in their homes and were not allowed to go out.
The news was cut off, and there was a ghost in his heart.
Nanjing's dignitaries walked back and forth in their exquisite mansions like ants on a hot pot.
.....
Beijing.
Zhu Youjian was bored, sitting on the throne, listening to ministers report on the situation in various parts of the Ming Dynasty.
After getting along with him for more than a year, many officials have figured out His Majesty's temper.
I used to be able to work for three days and three nights for a trivial matter, but now I have become much more polite.
"800 miles expedited! 800 miles expedited!"
"Your Majesty, civil unrest has broken out in Yingtian, Fengyang, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Luzhou, and Anqing!"
"A strong man in a red cotton coat, escorted by a group of soldiers in brocade uniforms, broke the tranquility in the court.
"Submit it!" Zhu Youjian ordered.
In fact, the news that someone in South Zhili and Shandong was preparing to cause trouble had already reached Zhu Youjian's ears through the secret guards.
Zhu Youjian had also ordered the secret guards of Shandong in southern Zhili to act according to the situation and mobilize guards soldiers to quell the chaos when necessary.
But the civil unrest was beyond Zhu Youjian's expectation.
"I was shocked. I thought there was some big trouble. It turns out that the civil unrest has been put down." After reading the memorial, Zhu Youjian's anxious heart finally relaxed.
"I'm really scaring myself. With "Meishan" here, I will definitely not go down the old path of worrying about myself.
"Your Majesty, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Songjiang and other places are important tax revenue centers for our Ming Dynasty. At this juncture, there must be no trouble. I suggest that your Majesty withdraw the previous order to calm the people."
"I am contemplating this. I sincerely request your Majesty to withdraw your order to appease the people."
"To calm the people's hearts, huh, it's to calm your own hearts."
Zhu Youjian cursed loudly.
"When did I give the order to seize the people's land?
Why do the prefects and county magistrates at all levels in Nanjing, Yingtian, Fengyang, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Songjiang, and Changzhou say so?
Who gave these beasts the courage? "
Zhu Youjian, who was sitting on the dragon chair, cursed loudly.
"Pass my order. The prefects of Nanjing, Yingtian, Fengyang, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Songjiang, and Changzhou intend to create civil unrest and execute nine ethnic groups. Send this message to the nine sides to serve as a warning.
Build a temple for traitors, and all these beasts will be recorded in the temple for traitors. All Chinese people must be ashamed of these people. "
