In order to show that this matter was a conspiracy of the Ming Dynasty, and to make everyone believe that this self-deceptive action was not self-deceptive, Zhao Hao made a decision.
He ordered Meng Xiang to be hanged at the city gate and his body to be displayed for three days as a warning to those who spread rumors.
Whoever dares to spread rumors, I will kill him, I will kill him!
At the same time, Zhao Hao also ordered the Lin'an Forbidden Army to dispatch, and no one was allowed to spread news about the Xiangfan war. All news was official. As long as any gossip was heard, the source should be traced immediately. If the source was found, he would be executed immediately. This was considered a great achievement. pieces.
Anyone who dares to spread rumors will be immediately killed and his property confiscated. Anyone who dares to speak without hesitation will be immediately arrested and brought to justice without mercy.
A large number of palace guards have been added to Lin'an City Gate, and entry and exit must be strictly screened, and no one is allowed to come in and out at will.
Someone tried to leave Lin'an, but was stopped by the guards, all their property was taken away, and all five members of the family were killed. The rest were so frightened that they fled home quickly, not daring to mention leaving Lin'an again.
Under the threat of the bloody steel swords of the palace guards, Lin'an City, which was about to collapse like many times before, did not collapse, but stabilized.
Even the officials were frightened, and no one dared to touch Zhao Xun's bad luck at this time.
It can be said that Zhao Hao has experience. When he heard the rumors spread, he quickly ordered the troops to dispatch and use bloody steel knives to stabilize the situation. He did not allow what happened before to happen again, especially not allowing anyone to leave Lin'an, especially officials and princes and nobles. .
Anyone who dares to leave Lin'an will be severely punished.
Officials will be executed and treated the same as civilians.
Faced with such a terrible threat, regardless of whether the bureaucrats believed it or not, the civilians were intimidated and did not dare to run anymore. Lin'an City, which was originally on the verge of collapse because of the news brought back by Meng Xiang, was quickly and decisively attacked by Zhao Hao. The action miraculously stabilized.
People are still suspicious and worried, but they dare not leave. Officials know more, but they gather in twos and threes and begin to doubt the authenticity of the news.
Moreover, the emperor's actions were too decisive.
For a time, Lin'an City fell into an eerie silence.
Yu Yunwen thought that this was a plan of killing two birds with one stone by Zhao Hao, in order to force out the secret work of the Ming Dynasty hidden in Lin'an City. However, this news was just a show under the leadership of Zhao Hao. He also praised Zhao Hao for his courage and strategy in his heart. He could actually come up with such a trick to force out the craftsmen in Lin'an City.
But when he asked for a meeting and saw Zhao Hao, what he saw was Zhao Hao who was on the verge of collapse.
He did not doubt the authenticity of the news brought back by Meng Xiang. He had already believed the news in his heart that Xiangfan had been lost and the Ming army had begun to attack the city. He did this just to prevent Lin'an City from collapsing, but he had nothing to do.
"I don't want to believe that Xiangfan has been lost, but Meng Xiang is the prefect of De'an Prefecture. He has no reason to lie to me. Xiangfan has been lost. The most fortified city in the world actually fell after holding on for three months. There are three years' worth of people there. Save food! Why is this happening?"
Yu Yunwen was immediately shocked.
If this is not Zhao Xun's conspiracy, then it can only mean that all this is true and Xiangfan is really doomed.
If Xiangfan is destroyed, other places will not fare well, and the entire Jinghu Theater will be completely destroyed. Even if there is still a Sichuan-Shu army that can be used as a mobile force at this time, it will not be able to save the overall situation.
With such a large number of Ming troops, it would be possible to turn things around unless the Sichuan-Shu army dispatched 100,000 people into the Jianghan area at this time, but it was impossible because the Sichuan-Shu army did not have that many people at all.
Therefore, the Jinghu War Zone is over. The Ming army has achieved their strategic goal and cut the Southern Song Dynasty into two parts. They cannot look at each other or communicate with each other. The Ming Dynasty has completely grasped the strategic initiative. If they take advantage of the situation and go south at this time, everything will be over. That's it...
Can the Song Dynasty continue to exist?
Yu Yunwen suddenly felt exhausted and fell unsteadily to the ground. His face was pale and his lips were trembling slightly.
There is no doubt that the Song Dynasty has reached the edge of destruction. As long as the Ming Dynasty lifts its foot a little, the Song Dynasty will fall into the abyss of eternal destruction.
And will Ming Dynasty do this?
Yu Yunwen was not sure.
Now Zhao Xun's strong control over Lin'an City is only temporary. Once more and more news comes, people who don't want to stay here to die will definitely rush out to survive, and even the garrison will desert.
They will feel that the Song Dynasty is basically doomed, and they will no longer want to play for the Song Dynasty.
The order will be completely disrupted, the rules will be completely disrupted... It's over, it's really over, everything is over.
This time Yu Yunwen guessed correctly.
However, a few days later, a large number of bureaucrats, dignitaries, landlords and gentry who fled because of the Ming army's large-scale southward attack on the Jinghu War Zone fled to Lin'an. More and more people appeared in and outside Lin'an City, and their number continued to increase.
Then they rushed into Lin'an City like crazy to seek protection, and kept saying some terrifying news that the Ming army was coming and that the Ming army was going to destroy the Song Dynasty, which scared the people of Lin'an.
The news they brought was all about the fall of Xiangfan, the insecurity of Jinghu, and the Ming army's large-scale southward attack to destroy the Song Dynasty. They did not dare to stay there, so they fled to Lin'an to seek refuge.
One person may lie, two may collude.
The three of them can become a tiger.
What's more, there were definitely more than three officials and gentry who fled to Lin'an, more than 3,000 people. They dragged their families, large cars and small cars and fled to Lin'an to seek asylum.
So the news that the Ming army marched south to destroy the Song Dynasty immediately swept Lin'an City with the same terrifying attitude as the little boy swept through Hiroshima, causing a huge spiritual damage to Lin'an City, and pierced the psychology of Lin'an City residents and officials in one fell swoop. The defense line allowed them to directly break through the defense and receive a critical hit.
The entire Lin'an City fell into a whirlpool of fear.
A large number of residents dragged their families and families and fled to the southeast at all costs. The guards could not stop them at all, and threats with swords were useless. The huge crowd directly overwhelmed Luka, and a large number of people rushed out of Lin'an City.
Not to mention the residents, many bureaucrats were also extremely frightened and fled Lin'an City on a large scale.
From June 23rd to June 25th, in just three days, one-third of Lin'an bureaucrats fled Lin'an City, and one-fifth of Lin'an Forbidden Army deserted.
There were also several princes and nobles who were too frightened to stay in Lin'an City. They dragged their families and families out of Lin'an City on the pretext of going to Wenzhou to meet the Supreme Emperor, including even the father-in-law of Emperor Zhao Min's eldest son, who also ran away with him.
The concubines who originally served Zhao Gou in the palace, because of excessive fear, asked the Empress Dowager Wu who stayed in the palace to leave, and then fled with the palace people without waiting for Wu's permission. Anyway, the palace was in chaos. There was no one stopping them at all.
They also wanted to escape to Wenzhou and go to Zhao Gou, saying that they were worried about Zhao Gou's safety and wanted to escort him.
Zhao Hao can leave it to his concubines to protect him, and there is no need for them, Zhao Gou's concubines.
These are still bureaucrats and people with vested interests. They will consider it before escaping and weigh the pros and cons. They don't want to give up their vested interests unless they have to.
Even they fled in large numbers, and the residents in the city certainly ignored them.
The residents in the city have no interests or burdens. They are not with the Southern Song Dynasty's senior officials, and they have never felt what privileges and vested interests are. They are just a group of miserable common people, and there is no need to die with the Southern Song Dynasty.
Anyway, when the dust settles, they will still be common people when they come back. No matter who is the boss, they will always be ruled by others, no matter what.
So now, I have to hide out.
Throughout the Lin'an chaos, people in the highest decision-making circles of the Southern Song Dynasty also had mixed reactions.
Ye Yiwen and Shen Gai looked pale, while Zhou Linzhi walked around in a panic.
They were too shocked, their minds went blank, and they could not make any decisions.
Some subordinates came to ask them what to do, but they could not give effective strategies.
As a result, the imperial court was temporarily disabled.
Wang Dabao, Hu Quan, Chen Junqing and others ran to see Zhao Hao, hoping that Zhao Hao could order to stabilize the situation, close the city gate and stop people from escaping. This is the only way at present.
Only Yu Yunwen, wearing official uniform and holding a steel knife, and two personal guards found the Forbidden Army station in the chaos, revealed his identity as the Deputy Privy Envoy, and asked the Forbidden Army soldiers to work with him to stabilize the situation.
"The Ming army has no trace yet, so it is so eager to escape. If the Ming army fails to successfully reach Lin'an and overthrow the Song Dynasty, then those who have escaped will have to pay a heavy price. Their homes will be confiscated and their families will be exterminated. They will never be forgiven. .
Generals will be dismissed, officers will be deprived of their status as officers, and their titles and titles will be deprived. They will have nothing left, and after they are taken down, they will be left with many, many official positions.
And those who bravely stand up at this moment will not only receive generous rewards, generals can be knighted, officers can be promoted, soldiers can become officers, and wealth is right in front of them. Wealth can be found in danger. Do you have that? Do you have the guts to seize it with me? "
When the Imperial Guards were in a state of confusion, you looked at me and I looked at you, and each felt that what Yu Yunwen said made sense.
At this time, Yu Yunwen also announced the contents of the reward.
"Come with me to attack, seal the gates of the Lin'an City, and kill everyone who tries to break in. No matter who they are, they will be killed to stabilize Lin'an City. After the success is achieved and the city gates are closed, each person will be rewarded with a reward. With a reward of five taels of silver, the officer position will be immediately promoted to one level, and the soldier will be directly promoted to an officer. Implement it immediately!"
After saying that, Yu Yunwen raised his arms and shouted.
"If you want wealth, follow me! If you don't want wealth, just stay here until you die!"
Yu Yunwen said and ran forward.
After a while, he heard footsteps behind him, and he knew that he had won the bet, at least in this round, he had won the bet.
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