Chapter 349 King Yu’s Story from Tang Suzong
The news of the fall of Tianjin could not be concealed at all, and it soon spread among the dignitaries in the capital.
Not only the dignitaries, but also the common people in the capital quickly got the news.
The emperor urgently summoned the imperial guards and the elite of the capital camp, and the dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty were packing their luggage and preparing to leave the city.
The old Duke of Ding passed away last year. The current Duke of Ding, Xu Wenbi, is the red helmet general, the commander of the Forbidden Army that guards the Forbidden City.
The Forbidden Army responsible for guarding the Forbidden City totaled 5,000 people. They were called red armored soldiers because they wore red helmets. They were considered elite compared to the Beijing camp. They quickly rallied under Xu Wenbi's order.
Chengguo Gong Zhu Xizhong was the governor of the Fifth Military Command in the capital, which was also the nominal commander of the Beijing camp. However, in fact, the affairs of the Beijing camp were controlled by the Ministry of War. Most of the time, Zhu Xizhong was a high priest responsible for helping the emperor perform sacrifices on his behalf.
But now at a critical moment, Cheng Guogong was ordered to select elite soldiers from the Beijing camp to escort the emperor out of the city to hunt west. Cheng Guogong could only ride into the Beijing camp overnight and select 10,000 people.
In the panic, the emperor did not care about the various treasures in the palace, but still insisted on bringing the alchemy furnace and various materials for alchemy. Xu Jie had no choice but to find a large carriage and tied the alchemy furnace to the carriage. superior.
When it was almost dawn, the emperor finally came out of the Forbidden City. Xu Jie, Zhao Zhenji and other court officials followed in carriages. The mighty procession left the west gate of the capital and quickly headed west.
In the end, the emperor decided to follow Xu Jie's suggestion and go to Pingyang first and then enter Tongguan and Guanzhong.
If Guanzhong cannot be defended, it will not be too late for the emperor to enter Shu from Guanzhong.
Just as the emperor left the capital with his ministers and imperial guards in a grand manner, the edict to establish the crown prince was delivered to Prince Yu's palace.
When King Yu knew that he had been established as the prince under such circumstances and realized his long-cherished wish, his mood was very complicated.
My father ran away and ordered me to supervise the country in the capital. Can the soldiers in the capital camp be able to defend the southeastern bandit army?
King Yu quickly summoned Gao Gong.
After hearing the situation, Gao Gong immediately said to King Yu: "Your Highness, the capital cannot be defended."
Gao Gong had experienced the Nanjing War and naturally had the deepest understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Southeast New Army. When he said this, King Yu immediately despaired.
"The capital cannot be defended, but my father ordered me to supervise the country. What should I do?"
Gao Gong said calmly: "The capital cannot be defended. Your Highness should leave the city at this time."
Leaving the city?
King Yu even thought his master was crazy.
Gao Gong said calmly: "Your Highness, the elite of the capital have followed your majesty to the west. Now the morale in the city is low and we can't hold it at all. We will defend the capital. Your majesty just wants your highness to bear the responsibility of losing the capital." The portrait of King Yu
. A basin of cold water was poured on him, and the joy that he had just become the crown prince was gone.
He finally realized that he was made the crown prince not because of his father's love for him, but because he was pushed out to take the blame.
"Then what does Master Gao think Gu should do?"
Gao Gong said very firmly: "Your Highness, I think we should immediately take the gold and silver treasures of the capital and go to Xuanhua Datong to recruit Xuanda's cavalry!" "Xuanhua Guards and Datong
Guards There are also elite nine-sided cavalry. Only the cavalry can resist the Su thieves' gunmen. Only by controlling these elites can His Highness have the possibility of regaining the capital in the future!" King Yu was still a little hesitant. At this time
, , Gao Gong said again:
"Your Highness, do you still remember the story of Tang Suzong?"
King Yu was shocked when he mentioned Tang Suzong.
During the Anshi Rebellion, Li Longji fled from Chang'an to Shu in a hurry. After the Maweipo Incident, the then crown prince Li Heng, on the advice of his adviser Li Mi, did not follow Li Longji to seek refuge in Shu, but went north to Shuofang. , and finally, with the support of Shuofang's army, he ascended the throne as emperor in Lingwu.
Tang Suzong relied on the loyalty of the northwest frontier army to finally put down the Anshi Rebellion and regain Chang'an and Luoyang.
After Tang Suzong waited for the support of the northwest frontier army, Li Longji, who fled to Shuzhong, immediately abdicated and completed the change of throne.
Gao Gong told the story of Tang Suzong, which immediately shocked King Yu.
Yes, now that the capital's garrison is unavailable, why not go to Jiubian?
If we can control the elites of the Nine Sides, there is still the possibility of regaining the capital!
Then Gao Gong said: "The Su thieves are fighting across the sea, and they do not have enough reputation in the capital to support them. It is difficult to supply. I believe that after the Su thieves capture the capital, they will inevitably return south. When the time comes, your highness will just regain the capital." Gao
Gong The rest is not said. If the capital can be recovered, then King Yu can be crowned emperor in the capital due to his contribution.
After listening to Gao Gong's analysis, King Yu said without hesitation: "Get ready quickly, collect the treasures of the capital, and leave the city immediately for Xuanda!" King Yu's movements were quite fast, and when the sun rose, he moved the palace into the palace
. The treasures in the Hubu treasury that were too late to be taken away were loaded into the cart, and the remaining soldiers who could fight in the Beijing camp were taken away. King Yu recruited a group of Hanlin officials and Yanguan who had not been taken away by Emperor Jiajing, and brought them with him. Following this group of people and treasures, they immediately headed towards Xuanhua.
When the emperor and the prince both left the capital, the entire capital immediately fell into complete disorder.
The soldiers from the Beijing camp who were not taken away immediately began to plunder the city. Many of the soldiers in the Beijing camp were gangsters from the capital. These people neither wanted to go to Shuzhong nor to Jiubian. They just wanted to stay in the city. After robbing the capital, they fled the capital.
In addition to soldiers, street gangsters, low-level subordinates, and even some low-level officials in the capital participated in the robbery.
By the time Su Ze's army arrived in front of the capital, several groups of people who had previously dedicated the city had already arrived.
At the beginning, Su Ze was quite cautious, and the staff were still discussing whether it was a strategy of the Ming Dynasty to trick the new army into entering the city to ambush him.
When news came from the intelligence station in the capital, it was known that both the emperor and Prince Yu, who had just been crowned prince, had fled the capital. Now that no one was in charge of the entire capital, Su Ze ignored these people who offered to the city after knowing this information. Instead, the army was directly brought to the capital city.
The gates of the capital were wide open, and the new southeastern army entered the capital almost unscathed.
Jiajing and his son escaped so easily, which actually put Su Ze in trouble.
The huge capital can be the largest city in the world today. Managing such a huge city can be said to be a very complicated matter.
Although they have entered the city, it is a headache to restore order to the capital that has been completely chaotic.
Su Ze did not enter the palace, but asked the troops to enter the camp in Beijing, and then held a military meeting.
Lin Liangjun said directly: "Grand Governor, we should continue to pursue the emperor and just capture the dog emperor! Why should we wipe the dog emperor's butt!" Although Lin Liangjun's words were vulgar, they were also the sentiments of most generals. , obviously no one wants to maintain law and order in the capital.
Su Ze said: "Jiajing's escape to the west has achieved the strategic purpose of our operation. If we really catch him, it will be difficult to deal with it. This is a war that concerns the people's hearts and minds, and the capital must be stabilized!"
At this time, Lu Tianshou from the Capital Intelligence Station brought two old friends to Su Ze.
Lu Tianshou was the apprentice of former Jinyi Guard Lu Er. He had also monitored Su Ze in Hubu Street, and later joined Su Ze along with Lu Er.
After Lu Er personally went to Jiubian to rescue Yu Dayou, he stayed at the frontier to follow Yu Dayou.
The head of the Capital Information Station was replaced by Lu Tianshou.
The person who rescued Xu Guo and Wang Xijue was sent by Lu Tianshou.
Lu Tianshou arranged Wang Xijue and Xu Guo near the capital. After Su Ze entered the capital, he immediately brought them to see Su Ze.
When old friends met, Su Ze held their hands tightly.
It's just that times have changed, and both Xu Guo and Wang Xijue are a little restrained.
These two people were both cabinet ministers in the historical timeline that Su Ze traveled through, and they were among the few capable cabinet ministers during the Wanli period.
Su Ze's respect for the two of them also lies in the talents they showed in Suzhou Prefecture.
The two later won the second place and the third best respectively. They had been in the capital for many years and were familiar with the situation in the capital. Su Ze naturally relied on them very much.
Wang Xijue first said: "Grand Governor, I have a list of people in the capital who can do things. Please give me a team of people to search for these people. As long as they can come out to do things, they can maintain law and order in the capital." Su Ze was overjoyed
. He said: "Brother Yuan Yu is really a big help! I appoint you as the counselor of the Governor's Mansion to keep you informed of Shuntian Mansion affairs. Lin Liangjun, please assign a team of elites to protect Mr. Wang. Anyone on the list can be appointed as the Governor's Mansion." The subordinates are responsible for suppressing public security in the capital."
Wang Xijue added: "The Governor, some of them are still interested in the Ming court, hoping that the Governor will allow them to serve as officials anonymously."
Su Ze immediately said: "Of course, now as long as we can To stabilize the capital, they are not relying on our army, but helping the people of the capital."
Wait until Wang Xijue finished speaking.
Xu Guo stood up and said: "Before the price of rice rose in the capital, many grain merchants were hoarding it. This is a list of several big grain merchants in the capital. Their warehouses are all near the capital. They must not have time to take them away. The governor immediately We have raided their granaries, which can be used to stabilize the price of grain in the capital!"
Su Ze immediately said: "Lin Deyang! You immediately follow this list and search your house! Take down all these unscrupulous grain dealers!"
Xu Guo said again: " Please also ask the Governor to immediately send people to guard the official warehouses near the capital and the fodder warehouse of the Royal Horse Supervisor to prevent subordinate officials from causing trouble." Instructions were sent out through the military orders of the Governor's Office, and the soldiers of the Southeast
New Army quickly took action. .
Su Ze then said to Lin Mojun next to him: "When our army first entered the capital, there must have been some disobedience to military discipline. As the chief military judge, you will lead the military police of the first brigade to enforce the law in the capital. If there is anyone who disturbs the people, you will be followed Dispose of it according to military law!"
Lin Mojun immediately took the order and went out. Although the Southeast New Army has been expanded many times, the officer skeleton and upper management are basically Su Ze's team in Changning Guard.
Among the entire army, apart from Su Ze, the only one who could restrain everyone was Lin Mojun.
Since Lin Mojun had the most seniority and was fair in her work, it would be best for her to step in and suppress the army.
Su Ze suddenly missed Xu Wei. If Xu Wei was still around, he could help him handle many government affairs.
Wang Xijue took the list with his soldiers and began to search for the officials on the list in the capital.
Wang Xijue used to work in official affairs in the fifth room of Zhongshu, and many of the people he came into contact with were grassroots officials in the six ministries, nine temples and one courtyard.
After all, Wang Xijue can be a prime minister, and he does have the talent to recognize people.
These were all grassroots officials. Whether the emperor went west or the crown prince went north, they would basically not take these people with him. Wang Xijue quickly found most of the people on the list and "invited" them to the Shuntian Mansion Yamen.
Shuntian Prefecture is an important department responsible for the security of the capital and the control of Qiangu, the capital of the capital. It is a senior official of the third rank in the Ming Dynasty.
However, at this time, Wang Xijue did not have any joy in being an official. Instead, he gathered the officials he "invited" to the Shuntian Mansion Yamen, and said to everyone in the meeting: "Today, the governor came to the city in accordance with the "Memorial to Condemn the People and Punish Crimes
" "Those who crusade against the unjust and ignorant king agree on "Three Principles of Admonition to the People" to the people of the capital. They have not committed any crimes against the autumn of the capital. They are the righteous teachers of Jinyang who crusade!" The teacher of Jinyang refers to Zhao, the official of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period
. The old story of Martingale's entry into the Jin capital was also the first army to start an uprising "on the side of the Qing emperor".
Officials present, look at me and I look at you.
Wang Xijue continued: "The Governor appointed me to know the affairs of Shuntian Prefecture and suppress the security of the capital. Now according to the streets of the capital, I have divided them into forty lanes. Each of you will take one lane. If there is any trouble, I will ask you!"
These officials immediately trembled, and one of them boldly said: "May I ask the governor, how can we suppress the local government without power, virtue and reputation?"
Wang Xijue immediately said: "The governor said that each district should send twenty elite soldiers. , you can recruit fifty more people in the workshop. If anyone resists and makes trouble, or takes the opportunity to cause trouble, you can immediately arrest and send them to Shuntian Mansion Yamen. If they resist, you can kill them directly." Wang Xijue was full of murderous intent. Now that he has soldiers and horses
, The minds of the people in the hall were also moved.
The emperor and the prince fled one after another. The monarchs of the Ming Dynasty did not care about the security of the capital. On the contrary, Su Ze immediately suppressed the place after entering the city.
With such a comparison, it can be said that which one is better and which one is worse can be said to be clear at a glance.
Moreover, these people are basically grassroots officials. They have often been owed wages by the court in the past few years. Many of them almost starved to death during the last food increase, and they are even more alienated from the Ming court.
Now that they had a chance to perform, some bold ones accepted the task directly and left the Shuntianfu Yamen, heading straight for their own designated areas.
When the remaining people saw that everyone else had taken their places, they naturally knew that some places in the capital were easy to govern and some were difficult to govern. Seeing that the easy-to-govern places were all taken away, the others finally let go of their reserve. , stepped forward to snatch the easy-to-manage area.
After everyone left the Shuntian Mansion Yamen, Wang Xijue immediately opened the Shuntian Mansion's criminal records and quickly sentenced the cases that had been backlogged in the Shuntian Mansion Prison.
Those who were innocent or misdemeanor were released from the cells to make room, and those who were guilty of serious crimes were immediately tried and sentenced. Wang Xijue asked his subordinates to take orders to vacate both the imperial prison and the criminal prison cells, and quickly took over the entire judicial and criminal system of the capital.
The capital is at peace.
(End of chapter)