Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 1007

The clouds of war finally dissipated, and the sun shone in Beijing, bringing a hint of warmth.

The residents of Beijing City looked dull and prostrate on both sides of the avenue, allowing the mighty army to drive through the center of the avenue.Most of them have shaved their heads. Although Huang Taiji often forced them to open warehouses to release food, these residents are still pale and thin, with disheveled faces, dull expressions, fear and confusion. Obviously, during the period of being ruled by foreign races, their Life is not easy.Especially the braid on the head, which could barely fill the stomachs of their family a few days ago, but now it has become a death talisman. They tremble all over, feeling that a catastrophe is imminent.

The Empire will not let the traitors go!

Yang Menglong looked at them and sighed. He jumped off the horse, walked to a child who was kneeling on the ground and stared at them curiously with big round eyes, squatted down, touched his head, and asked, "Little guy, what are you doing?" Why do you have braids?"

The child is not afraid of him at all, also, children of this age do not know what it means to be afraid.He sucked his finger, blinked and said, "Because we're hungry."

The child's parents were even more frightened and moved forward to cover the child's mouth, but Yang Menglong stopped him and asked, "Why are you hungry?"

The child said: "Because the people in the government don't care about us, and the merchants are unwilling to sell us grain, saying that there is a war, and the grain can't be shipped. Only those military masters with braids are willing to give us food... We can shave our heads to get food." There is nothing we can do if we get more food, as long as we have a little way, we have to try our best to survive, we can't starve to death, right?"

The child's parents were terrified, knocked their heads violently, and said sadly: "General, we are the ones who insisted on shaving the child's head. If you want to kill him, kill us. It has nothing to do with him. He is only seven years old. He doesn't understand anything... "

Yang Menglong was silent for a long time and said, "Go back and cut off your braids and keep your original hairstyle. It's so ugly."

As soon as this statement came out, the people kneeling on the ground were all stunned.

Yang Menglong took out a few pieces of candy from his pocket and handed them to the little boy who looked hungry, touched his face, and said with a smile: "You are right, as long as people have a little way to live, they must work hard to live. So, work hard with your parents to survive. The worst is over. The Jiannu, Mongolian Tatars, and bandits have all been wiped out. There will be no more Suppression, Liao, or Training rates. Taxes are very high. It will come down soon, and your life will get better soon, you must work hard to live!"

His voice echoed along the long street, and the people lying on the ground trembled. They raised their heads in disbelief, only to see that the guy had jumped on the horse, accompanying the king, and headed straight for the Forbidden City. As he walked and whispered to the emperor, he was still so unruly and cynical, but like a dam blocking the stormy waves, an Optimus Prime strong enough to hold up the collapsed sky. Looking at him, Everyone felt at ease.

Yang Menglong pointed to the people kneeling all over the ground, and asked Zhu Yujian, "How do you feel?"

Zhu Yujian said weakly: "I owe another debt, and I probably won't be able to pay it back in my lifetime."

Yang Menglong said: "Then do it well, don't yell at every turn to let go of the burden, your old Zhu's family owes a lot of debts, and it will be repaid in 200 years, you have to work hard to pay back!"

Zhu Yujian sighed: "Hearing what you said, I want to put down the burden even more..."

Yang Menglong really wanted to pull out the dog-leg knife and stab him to death!
It's strange to say that in the past, Zhu Yujian was very serious about everything he did, and he had correct views. He would be fooled by random tricks. How cute Prince Tang was at that time!But after hanging out with him for a few years, he turned into a jerk?
By the way, there is Fang Yizhi!This gentleman who was born as a Jinshi was originally such a lovely and modest gentleman, gentle, courteous, and gentle in his dealings with others, he is simply a model of a literati, but after a few years of hanging around with him, he became black-bellied and greedy. This guy jumped up and roared at the meeting more than once because of the high military budget. He didn't take the generals of the new Heluo army seriously at all!Alas, it has changed, everything has changed, only he has not changed, he is still a big bastard!

After entering the city, Zhu Yujian didn't even go to the Jin Ji Palace, and directly issued a decree:
The army immediately took over the granary of the official treasury, and then opened the granary to release the grain. Make sure that every household of the common people has seven-day rations;
Then there is another one, this one is longer: The imperial capital is suffering from this disaster. The fault lies entirely with the imperial court and has nothing to do with the people. It is strictly forbidden for officers and soldiers to break into people's houses without permission and harm the people in the name of searching for fugitives. Anyone who violates the rules will be punished. Those who are good and take credit will be killed. Yi tribe!Those who shave their hair and leave it in braids are not guilty. Those who don’t like the hairstyle can cut it off as soon as possible. Those who like it can keep it. The court will not pursue it.

As soon as the two decrees came out, the originally lifeless Beijing city suddenly exploded like a pot, countless people who thought that even if they didn't die, they would lose three layers of skin, all wept with joy, and the whole family hugged into a ball and wept bitterly.The clever one immediately found a pair of scissors and cut off the braid. Although the emperor said that the court would not pursue it, and those who like this hairstyle can keep it, but... ghosts like this ugly hairstyle. It's awkward, it's comfortable to cut it off early!
After the officers and soldiers pulled the carts of grain out of the warehouse and distributed them on the streets, the entire capital almost went crazy, and the shouts of "Long live our emperor" resounded throughout the sky!If Chongzhen had been present, he would have been extremely depressed. Given the enthusiasm of the people, even if he came back with thousands of troops, he would not be able to enter the city of Beijing. The people would no longer recognize him!
Fang Yizhi's gang of civil servants were busy with all their feet. They wanted to count the population and supplies in the capital, take over the materials and books left by various departments, and find places to house the prisoners and arrested officials. They really wanted to cut themselves apart. People are used as two.Fortunately, in the Heluo and Huguang areas, they are used to this kind of sudden challenge, and each of them has a group of small but absolutely capable talents, some of whom are the children of their own clans. With a tacit understanding, many things that seemed to be in a mess were quickly sorted out, and orders were issued one after another, and then executed with extremely high efficiency... In a short period of time, this new force became The masters of the city of Beijing, their drive, their efficiency, made those officials in the prison ashamed, and made the officials hidden among the people tremble.They were still a little bit lucky: Emperor Longwu would never forgive his harsh words, and all officials who colluded with foreign enemies would hang up street lights, but the law does not punish the public, so it is impossible for him to kill all the officials and scholars involved. ?If he really killed them, who would manage the empire for him?They thought that Emperor Longwu's big stick was just raised high and lowered lightly, killing a few leaders would be the end, but now, seeing the efficiency of these officials, they are completely desperate!
People don't care about them at all!
If there are backup talents who can take over the current bureaucratic positions, the purge will no longer be empty talk, and the number of purges will be nothing more than a number!And they will definitely become a part of this number, even a decimal point!

But they don't have to worry yet, because Yang Menglong and Zhu Yujian are not in the mood to deal with them yet.Now these two are still going around in the palace.

The magnificent imperial palace has been turned into ruins, the carved beams and paintings are all reduced to ashes, the vermilion pillars are blackened by the fire and even burst, the roofs of almost all buildings have collapsed, and the red bricks and green tiles have become piles of rubble. The rockery and strange rocks in the Royal Garden were also wiped out by the fire, especially those precious flowers and trees, which were burned to the point where only some charred stumps remained. It is not difficult to see how tragic the fire was at the beginning.Zhu Yujian lingered in the ruins for a long time, speechless, frowning all the time, and finally let out a long sigh: "The empress burned the fire really hard enough, isn't she worried that she won't be able to escape and be burned alive?"

Yang Menglong smiled bitterly: "I would rather turn the entire palace into scorched earth than leave it to the slaves. That's cruel enough. Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youjian, you should be satisfied with such a wife." He walked to a stone table. He reached out and patted it, and suddenly a puff of smoke flew up.He sighed: "Well, the scene when we all had dinner together in the garden is still vivid in my mind. I am sitting here, the queen and the emperor are sitting opposite, Concubine Yuan is on the left, Concubine Tian is on the right, oh, the prince is beside me , and then Princess Kunxing... We ate and drank together, talking and laughing. All the rules and etiquette were thrown out of the window. No one cared about any rude behavior, just be happy. At that time, the emperor He smiled so happily. The queen asked me to come often if I had the chance, because only when I brought a lot of delicious food and the whole family sat together, he would show a happy smile. Such a smile has never been seen from him. It hasn’t happened since he ascended the throne. I also promised the Queen to come over often to have dinner with their family, but..." He shook his head helplessly, "I persuaded him, as long as he waits for another five years, we can kill Jiannu. Cheng Meupai, why doesn’t he listen?”

Yang Menglong has always been a person who misses old friendships. Chongzhen trusted him unconditionally and gave him a lot of help. He even regarded him as his only friend. He kept these things in mind, even in front of Zhu Yujian. What should be said was said openly, without caring about the other person's current identity.Zhu Yujian didn't care about this either. He felt deeply regretful: "Yes, if he could bear to wait five years, Ming Dynasty would not have such a disaster. He is too impatient and stubborn."

Yang Menglong said: "If you are not stubborn, you are not Chongzhen. This guy, I can't persuade you!" Pointing to the ruins, he asked: "How to deal with it? Are you going to allocate funds to rebuild it?"

Zhu Yujian shook his head: "No, keep it."

Yang Menglong was a little surprised: "Keep it? Aren't you afraid of embarrassment when the imperial palace was burned to this state without any repairs?"

Zhu Yujian said: "The Zhu family has long been disgraced. What else is there to lose? I want to keep these ruins. Not only do I want to keep them, I also erect a stone tablet with an inscription to warn future generations. Because an emperor is impatient and greedy." Gong, I listened to the slander, which led to a catastrophe, and my wife and children were almost burned to death. I want to tell future generations that as a king, you must not be willful and alienate the wise, and you must not pretend to understand the important matters of the country, otherwise you will end up. It’s much more tragic than this time!”

Yang Menglong scolded: "Damn it, are you going to blackmail him for 300 years? There is no black person like you!"

Zhu Yujian shrugged and said, "I just hope that future generations will remember this history. By the way, how is he doing now?"

Yang Menglong said: "Li Yanzheng personally led the team and secretly took him to a place where no one knew him, where he and his family would live in seclusion."

Zhu Yujian was fascinated leisurely: "Living in the mountains and forests? It's not bad."

Yang Menglong yelled: "That's right, you big-headed ghost! Give me the energy to work!"

Zhu Yujian was quite frustrated: "This job is hard and has no human rights. I get up earlier than chickens, sleep later than dogs, work more than cows, and eat less than cats. I work overtime when people are on vacation, and I don't have time off when people work overtime. , without overtime pay, it's really hard for me to get motivated."

Yang Menglong threatened: "Leave the group and kill the whole family, you have to think clearly."

Zhu Yujian shuddered and muttered cursing: "I've never seen a warlord like you who actually forces someone else to be emperor!"

Not to be outdone, Yang Menglong said, "I've never seen such a wonderful thing like you. To be an emperor, you need someone to force you with a knife!"

Zhu Yujian shrugged: "I'm not used to living freely among the people." Looking at the pillars standing among the ruins again, he finally became serious: "When the situation stabilizes, we will build a wall to surround the ruins. , so as not to be destroyed. By the way, where is the warrior who sneaked into the palace and rescued the queen's family? I have always wanted to see him, why can't I see him? "

Yang Menglong said: "Shi Tianbao? I guess you won't be able to see him anymore, that grandson has gone to Annan."

Zhu Yujian was very disappointed: "Why did he go to Annan? I still want to reward him heavily!"

Yang Menglong said: "Reward? If he doesn't run away, you might behead him!"

Zhu Yujian was stunned: "How is it possible! He has made great achievements, how could I chop off his head?"

Yang Menglong said quickly: "He spoiled Concubine Yuan."

Zhu Yujian became more and more stunned: "What do you mean?"

Yang Menglong said: "It literally means that he spoiled Concubine Yuan and put a green hat on your old Zhu family. If it were you, would you run away?"

Zhu Yujian was dumbfounded, and then his face quickly turned from black to livid, and then from livid to pitch black, a roar resounded through the Forbidden City:

"Where is that bastard? I'm going to kill him!!!"

(End of this chapter)