Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 322

China pays attention to the rule of benevolence and filial piety, and the excavation of the imperial mausoleum caused a political earthquake in the Ming Dynasty. It is said that when the capital learned the news, Emperor Chongzhen, who was holding a great court meeting, fell directly from the dragon chair. Brushing his face with his sleeves, he cried and left, staying for three consecutive days.

Even the tombs of the ancestors are not well protected. To what extent is such a dynasty extremely weak, and how much the impression it has given to the world has been weakened. It is conceivable that the imperial court, which is eager to save this face, is rare and generous this time. Fa Jing, In the province, more than 100 million taels of domestic funds were mobilized, 7 officers and soldiers were mobilized, and Hong Chengchou was urged to leave the customs quickly. Within six months, the bandits must be suppressed.

Being forced by the court's strict order, Hong Chengchou was also in a hurry. He had to mobilize all the soldiers and horses of the Shaanxi frontier army, such as Ai Wannian, Liu Chenggong, Liu Dezhu, etc., to join the Luoyang soldiers and horses, and march eastward. Who knows In this way, Shaanxi was empty. After coming out of Qingyang, the peasant army was homesick, and went straight to Shangshui, Henan, and fought back to Guanzhong from the empty Tongguan. The hometown caught fire, and Hong Chengchou was almost beaten and cried. Cao Wenzhao, Ai Wannian, He Renlong and other ministries were summoned again, and returned to Shaanxi again.

At the same time, the army sent by the capital is also rolling into Shaanxi like a tide.

This tossing went to September of the eighth year of Chongzhen, when all the heroes of the world gathered in Qin and Jin Dynasties, Nanzhili, which had finally calmed down, exploded again.

Lu'an, an important town in Luzhou, the capital of Western Anhui.

This place has a long history. During the uprising at the end of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu granted Yingbu the title of King of Jiujiang, and the capital was in Lu'an. Later, Yingbu defected to the Han and rebelled against the Han and was exterminated. The Huainan Kingdom established by Han Gaozu was also the capital of Lu'an. It is located at the northern foot of the Dabie Mountains, the frontier of Hefei, the capital of Luzhou, and it is also a place where business travelers from all walks of life gather.

A while ago, the peasant army fought happily, which made people panic here. Now, the patrolling soldiers in the city and the city are like ants coming out to look for food, and their swords are drawn at every turn.

It was the same day, the city guards were closely watching the gate of the city, for fear of any mistakes, but on this day, a convoy of more than 20 carts and hundreds of men came from the direction of Huoshan in the Dabie Mountains. Immediately, the nerves of the officers and soldiers guarding the city collapsed.

"Stop! What are you doing?"

From a long distance away, Baihu, the city guard, personally brought more than a dozen fierce officers and soldiers to meet him, and he was already screaming ferociously from a long distance away.

If it was any other businessman, he would have been accompanied by a smiling face at this moment, and hurried up to meet him, but this master, a short guy who was as good as a turnip, swaggered up on his horse and shouted loudly.

"Blind your dog eyes, do you know who this man is? His Highness Fu Wang's subordinates are in charge. These are all Fu Wang's properties. They went to Nanjing to buy a fleet of southern goods for the palace! Let these bastards under your hands Hurry up and get out of the way, delaying the business of Prince Fu, I want your head!"

The officers and soldiers these days are really bullying. If this dwarf was a little softer, maybe he would be really yelling, but such an attitude of being the boss, the old man, and the second child really put the general down, and he was stunned. After a while, this guy also put on a smiling face, nodded and bowed and said with a smile.

"My lord, it's not a small thing to be inconvenient. A while ago there were bandits, Luotian, and the other side of Yingshan was not peaceful. Our magistrate ordered that all vehicles passing by must be strictly inspected!"

"Check your stick! This car is full of precious items from the Fu Wang Mansion. You poor bastards have dirty hands and feet. If you break one or lose one, you won't be able to pay for it if you sell your wife to a brothel." Come on, you stinky soldier really dare to say it!"

I was so angry that I wished I could drag this dwarf down and kick it a few times, but these years, it was so unfair that even a domestic slave of Prince Fu's mansion, a seventh-rank military officer of the imperial court, could not afford to offend him, so he had to hold on to that ugly smiling face for as long as he could. brighter.

"Master, you are embarrassing!"

He also seemed to feel that he and their group of soldiers couldn't afford it, the dwarf was quite impatient, took out a roll of things from his arms and threw it over, urging: "Look quickly, I'm in a hurry! "

In a volume of things, the way to come, the gold medal from the Fuwang Mansion, and the big seal issued by the Henan government, the traffic police of later generations with complete documents can't find anything wrong, especially the token with the dragon on it, which is even more so. Bai Hu was terrified, and hurriedly held his hands back as if his hands were hot, and then kicked and scolded his subordinates away.

"What the hell are you doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and make way for the uncle of Prince Fu's Mansion."

Not only the officers and soldiers, but even the merchants waiting to enter the city were driven away. Seeing that this group of uncles swaggered and were about to enter the gate of the ancient city of Lu'an, who knew that at this time, in a truck, An old madman with disheveled hair jumped out suddenly, startling the city guards for a moment.

Immediately, what the old lunatic yelled almost made the hearts of these officers and soldiers almost jump out.

"This old man is Mei Zhihuan, the governor of Gansu Province. These are all beggars in the mountains. They killed the Fuwang caravan and tricked the city! Kill them immediately!"

As soon as he finished yelling a sentence, the old guy was dragged back with his mouth covered by the heavily armed sergeants in the car, but in this way, the ambushes in the car were undoubtedly exposed, and the hundred households guarding the gate were stunned for a long time. He waved his knife furiously and shouted: "Kill them!"

"Dry!"

The dwarf who led the team also cursed, and immediately took out a strange firearm from his arms, and fired six shots at an incredible speed under the contemptuous eyes of the officers and soldiers who pounced on them, facing the heads of three officers and soldiers. A blood hole appeared, and the two had blood holes on their bodies. They fell down screaming, and the sharp firepower frightened the officers and soldiers behind them to flee.

Those around the convoy were similar, the black muzzle of the short-fired blunderbuss continuously sprayed out fire snakes, and the officers and soldiers with spears were sprayed down one by one, more than [-] died in a blink of an eye, and the rest were also terrified. He ran and collapsed and retreated.

It happened so suddenly, the retreating officers and soldiers, as well as those merchants who entered the city in fright, blocked the city gate all at once, and the dwarf was so anxious that he shouted loudly: "Kill, rob the city!"

These words reminded the officers and soldiers guarding the city at the head of the city. Amidst the screams of panic, more than a dozen officers and soldiers drew their knives and directly slashed at the merchants who rushed in. He came out and pushed the city gate, and when the beggar army in front was about to squeeze in front of the city gate, the dark gate finally closed tightly with a creak.

The officers and soldiers at the gate of the city drew their bows one after another, regardless of the crowd of civilians below, they just shot random arrows and fired more than ten shots at the top of the city angrily. The dwarf finally hid behind the horse helplessly and yelled, He quickly retreated back with his subordinates and the car.

However, before the officers and soldiers on the top of the city breathed a sigh of relief, smoke and dust from countless soldiers and horses came out near the ancient city. Following the other party's loud orders, hundreds of tiger squatting cannons were carried by two people to 300 meters below the city. They put it on the ground and ignited it immediately. In an instant, lead bullets the size of pills jumped all over the city gate, and the officers and soldiers who beat them turned their backs on their backs, flying blood and blood.

On the other side of Lu'an, more than a dozen cavalrymen of the army pulled their horses and galloped out in a panic, and scattered away as soon as they left the city.

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"Thieves are attacking the city, Lu'an is in a hurry!"

After running wildly for a whole day and night, as soon as he broke into the gate of Anqing Mansion, the exhausted courier's mouth was cracked, and he yelled at the top of his voice. It was a bunch of discussions that came together.

A while ago, a big incident happened in Fengyang. Seeing that the government said that the army had driven out the current generation of rogues, another rogue attacked the city unexpectedly, causing panic everywhere.

About an hour after the messenger arrived, more than 2000 officers and soldiers of the brigade lined up and ran out of the barracks with spears on their shoulders. They quickly ran out of the city gate amidst the anxious shouts of the guards.

The tavern facing the street watched them go all the way, the young man with the brim of his hat finally heaved a sigh of relief and raised his head, and then he smiled and nodded with the smiling scribe in his 30s. Nodding, Song Qingshu couldn't help pouring himself a glass of wine.

"It's a success, it's up to us next!"

"The commander-in-chief is wise, what a move to surround and help!" Even Sun Chuanting couldn't help but smile and cup his fists.

Who would have thought that handsome Qihuo, who dominates Yinghuo, would just sit peacefully in Anqing City and drink a little wine?

(End of this chapter)