Sun Chengzong sent soldiers with documents to the acropolis to call the gate.
Huang Yuntai asked someone to hang a bamboo basket down and retrieve the documents.
"Your Majesty the Governor, you are the guard of honor of Governor Sun!"
Huo Weihua pointed to Sun Chengzong's banner in the distance.
Huang Yuntai gave the document to Huo Weihua with a smile on his face and said: "It is indeed the handwriting of Governor Sun. Speaking of which, I and Governor Sun are still the same age, but Governor Sun has been promoted all the way, and I am not as good as him!"
"Come here! Open the city gate!"
The soldiers took the order and went.
Huang Yuntai tidied up his clothes and said to Huo Weihua and other officials as well as Li Zhixin and other squires: "You will go with me to welcome Master Wang! You have done meritorious service in defending the city this time. I will report to Your Majesty to ask for merit for you." !”
Huo Weihua nodded bitterly, and the other officials were all happy. Military merit was the most important thing in the Ming Dynasty, and the merit of defending the city was only achieved after winning the field battle!
Li Zhixin and others are also very happy. With this military merit, their status will naturally be different, and they can enjoy a series of benefits such as tax reduction and exemption!
"We don't dare to claim credit. The success of defending the city this time is all due to Mr. Huang's planning! Mr. Huang took the lead and led the people in the city to defend day and night! He protected tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians of our Tianjin Guard from being massacred by the mob. Such great achievements should be attributed to Huang. Your Excellency is the leader! I only have some minor achievements, so I won’t mention them!”
The fat on Huang Yuntai's face trembled, he was extremely proud and said with a smile: "Your contribution is not small, I have my own considerations!"
The so-called bridal sedan was used to carry people, and in a harmonious atmosphere, everyone got off the city wall.
The city gates are wide open.
Liu Ping's Jiazi Battalion entered the city first, controlled key areas, and vaguely surrounded the officials and gentry in Gaixin.
Liu An's Yiziying and the Detachment of Women led by Liu Lin continue to maintain order among the people!
Sun Chengzong rode a tall horse, surrounded by a group of knights, and slowly entered the city!
"Meet the Supervisor!"
Under the leadership of Huang Yuntai, all the officials and gentry bowed and saluted.
Sun Chengzong's eyes were cold, he neither answered nor dismounted, his eyes passed over everyone's faces.
Huang Yuntai's heart skipped a beat, and he said with a smile on his face: "Brother Zhisheng Nian, we have been apart for many years, but now we meet again, but it is Brother Nian who leads Master Wang to rescue his younger brother! Things are unpredictable in this world, Master Wang has been tired all the way. , please also invite brother Zhishengnian to accompany his younger brother to the government office to rest. I, the official and gentry of Tianjin Wei, will do my best to be a landlord! You and I will have a good time over wine!"
Li Zhixin also took a step forward and said: "We, the squire, have prepared wine and meat, and we also invite Master Wang to enjoy it. Please forgive us for our gratitude!"
Sun Chengzong snorted coldly and said: "We don't need drinks! There is no need! Tianjin Wei is an important place in the capital. Such a big commotion has happened, and the capital is shocked! Your Majesty is also extremely angry! This time I am only a junior minister, here Everything will be managed by Liu Ping, the emperor's personal army, and will be handled with the holy will! May you wish yourselves good luck!"
All the officials and gentry were shocked and had a bad feeling in their hearts!
Liu Ping stepped out from the crowd and shouted sternly: "Come here! Take them all down! Push them out of the city!"
"Superintendent! Why is this so!" Huang Yuntai was so anxious that he wanted to go up to beg Sun Chengzong.
Wang Ergou grabbed Huang Yuntai's lapel and glared angrily: "Gou officer! If you dare to disobey military orders and continue to make noises, I will kill you with a gun!"
Huang Yuntai was a dignified governor, but at this moment he was scolded by Wang Ergou. He was so angry that his face trembled, but the surrounding soldiers held sharp-edged fire blunderbuss and stared at them. He did not dare to make any mistakes, so he had to retreat and let the soldiers escort him. Get out of the city!
The A-shaped battalion surrounded the guard generals and servants guarding the courtyard, and after disarming them, they also escorted these people out together!
Outside the city, Liu An led the Yizi battalion to urgently build a high platform.
Huang Yuntai and others gathered together, and the surrounding soldiers were on guard with guns!
They all looked at each other, not knowing what would happen next.
"Come on, go to the city and beat the gong! Let the people come over. Today we are going to put these dog officials on trial!" At the gate of the city, Liu Ping issued a military order, and soon the remaining soldiers dispersed in accordance with the Wu Wei formation. .
Outside the city, tens of thousands of people were inexplicably excited when they saw the officials and gentry being detained together!
They also didn't know what would happen next, but everyone looked at Huang Yuntai and the others!
The eyes were full of hatred, disgust, hatred and other emotions, which made Huang Yuntai and other officials and gentry secretly shocked!
There were tens of thousands of people outside the city, and there was silence. The only sound was the sound of Yizi camp cutting down trees and building a high platform.
Not long after, a large number of zombie-like people walked out of the city one after another. These people were sallow and thin, and it was difficult to walk. These people were selected by the officers and soldiers of the A-zi battalion, and most of them were too hungry to have the strength to come out.
"Yingzheng!"
Liu Erxiao saluted and said: "The people in the city are miserable. They are so hungry that they can't walk. Many people have starved to death! They said that Governor Huang and other officials have forcibly plundered their food since they besieged the city. The food is said to be used to defend the city, but the food in the government office is like a mountain, so there is no need to do this! These dog officials deserve to die!"
Liu Ping had long been furious. Hearing this, his face became even darker. He nodded and said, "Go and tell Mrs. Liu to get food to make porridge! By the way, organize help to collect the corpses and transport them outside the city to be burned. Prevent the plague!”
Liu Erxiao took the order and went.
Liu Ping accompanied Sun Chengzong and others out of the city and arrived at the place where Huang Yuntai and others were being detained.
"Rice is piling up in the granary, why do people starve to death!" Sun Chengzong looked at Huang Yuntai angrily.
Huang Yuntai wiped his sweat and said: "Supervisor, these rice grains are used to build the acropolis. The reason why the people in the city are like this is all caused by the mob outside. The subordinate has given orders to wait for the mob to retreat. Open a warehouse immediately for relief! The official is guilty!"
Sun Chengzong rolled his sleeves and shouted angrily: "What nonsense! People can be deceived, but God cannot be deceived! Anyone who deceives heaven will be punished by heaven! The heart can be deceived, but the Tao cannot be deceived! Anyone who deceives the Tao will be destroyed by the Tao!"
Sun Chengzong pointed to the high platform that was about to be built and said: "Do you know what this is for? This is for a public trial! Please save these sophistry of yours for confrontation with the people later! I hope you can make sense!"
Huang Yuntai and others' faces turned pale!
The rice grains in the grain depot were collected by Huang Yuntai and Huo Weihua on the pretext of building the Acropolis. They had originally contacted the buyers, and they only waited for the delivery to make a big fortune. Who knew it would cause civil unrest? This batch Mi Liang didn’t have time to take action!
As for the rice grain needed to defend the city, naturally it cannot be left to him. In his opinion, the rice grain in the grain depot already belongs to him, Huang Yuntai, Huo Weihua and other officials. There is no need to use his own rice grain to pay for the public affairs. ? This gap is naturally supplied by the people in the city!
Now we have to confront him, of course these things cannot be justified!
Huang Yuntai, Huo Weihua and others were anxious. Once the stage was built and the trial was held, the final result would be self-evident!
"Brother Zhishengnian, save me!"