Chapter 413 Ximen Xuansheng wants to harm him

In terms of number of troops around the capital, they are the best in the world. In terms of combat effectiveness, they have to look at the countdown. The capital guards are all responsible for the capital and the rogues around them. It is okay to harass the people. In wars and even practices, they are all scheming and cannot be used at all.

The 12th Regiment Battalion stationed around the capital was also in decline and never had time to spare every day, because the villages of the royal nobles around the capital usually arrested the soldiers of the 12th Regiment Battalion to farm. There is no need to mention how the farmer could fight a war.

The only thing that can be shown is the force mastered by the eunuchs. The Warriors' camp under the Imperial Horse Supervision, the scale of more than 4,000 people and the most well-equipped, all of whom are young people who have no family. Most of these young people are Han youths who fled back from the grassland and outside the pass. These people are considered combat-capable.

But this small army has now been regarded as the most important force to protect the Forbidden City, and is firmly held by the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison, and is easily refused to let go.

At present, the people guarding the capital in Northern Zhili are the Shaanxi border soldiers brought from Shaanxi by Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting. In recent years, they have been short of food and pay, and their combat effectiveness has declined day by day. In addition, the eunuch of the Beijing camp, Liu Yuanbin, who has more than 20,000 people in the Chu army, is still combat-effective.

The soldiers of the Five City Military and Ma Si were even worse than those of the Beijing Guards. They were called to maintain the security of the capital in the capital. However, there were really great enemies. The soldiers of each army and even the people in the city defended the city. To maintain public order, they dared to maintain the security of the people at the foot of the emperor. Needless to say, those rich and powerful families are rich and powerful, even the ordinary people are not good at it, and even the stingy ancestors and the yamen runners of the Shuntian Prefecture looked down on the military and Ma Si in the Five City.

The soldiers were so scattered that they were placed at the city gates everywhere, and they were not able to use them in war. Although the head of the gatekeeper was pressing his hands on the hilt of the knife, his courage was weak in his heart.

After several reconciliations, I heard that the other party was a Shandong soldier and was already a little weak. I heard that a "sending a head" and fought a cold war out of thin air and took two or three steps back.

The pungent smell of lime that had been floating for a long time suddenly felt a little chilling. He hurriedly covered his nose, looked up at the coachman standing there.

Originally, the wind in the capital has changed dramatically in the past few days, but after all, there is a foundation for the public opinion. I heard from the driver from Shandong that he was giving away a head. But this guy suddenly realized that the contribution of Shandong soldiers and horses might be true. The accumulated problems in the past few decades of the Ming Dynasty were that the generals falsely claimed military merits.

When killing more than a dozen enemies and reporting to the Ministry of War, it often turns to annihilate tens of thousands of enemies. Dorgon, the Qing Tartars outside the pass, had already died more than a dozen times in the documents of victory, and Huang Taiji had also died three or four times. The other famous generals had already died several times.

As a result, everyone's ability to bear it has become stronger. No matter how scattered the documents you report to win, everyone will give you a discount first and then calculate it. Generally speaking, the general market is 100% off, which means that the beheadings reported by local military generals will be calculated based on 800. If it is for the Tartars outside the pass, then this discount will be 10% off, and it is often not certain.

If you want to receive military rewards from the Ministry of War, you must send the head to report the merits. There are policies from the top and countermeasures from the bottom. Local military generals began to kill good people and make contributions, such as annihilation of hundreds of enemies. As a result, 80% of them were women and children in local counties. There were even scholars who killed children and used the head to make up the numbers.

In recent years, the generals of the Tartars have earned merits, because they have never won any battles. Secondly, the Manchu and Mongolian Tartar soldiers have very different food, lifestyles, and clothing and hairstyles from the Han people. Even at the head level, they can easily distinguish between true and false, so they cannot get away with it.

These things have always been one of the jokes in the capital. These soldiers and generals from the Five Cities Warriors bask in the sun and gossiped about gossip. After taking a few steps back, they always reacted quickly and immediately understood.

However, looking up at the other party, he found that the leader of the team gave the head a head and looked smiling, and he was obviously despising his retreat and stage fright.

The military and civilians in the capital had a habit of looking down on the world. This was the same as the residents of Songjiang Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture believed that people in other places were poor people. This man was always looked down upon by the simple-dressed Shandong people. He suddenly felt a fire out of thin air, and took down his hand that was covering his nose and shouted loudly:

"You said it's a human head, is it a human head. Could it be that you bully a three-year-old child? If you open the tarpaulin, I will check each car one by one."

After saying that, he turned around and shouted loudly:

"Brothers, come here for me. For every car, do you know if you Shandong soldiers and horses use the heads of the people to make a fortune. The old man can't stand a grain of sand in his eyes!!"

Originally, the leader of Shandong led the convoy to take out various procedures and documents from his arms, as well as Guan Fangzhengming, who was jointly organized by the Shandong Governor and the General, wanted to say a polite word with a smile, but who would have thought that his polite smile was regarded as despised by the other party and inexplicably started to fire.

The person who led the convoy to the capital was a general of the Dengzhou Army. Li Mengmo was not concerned about the matter of sending the head to the head, but just went through the procedures. Zhao Neng was busy with the aftermath and recruiting troops every day, and was also very busy. As a result, Wang Tao, the newly appointed deputy general of the Dengzhou Army, came to explain the matter.

Wang Tao was also a general in the past, and had never been exposed to such things. When a new official took office, he still had a lot to learn. What he could explain about this matter is nothing more than "work hard and complete what the commander assigned to him, and don't weaken the momentum of our Jiaozhou Camp."

This must not be weakened, it is equivalent to setting the tone of the behavior of the general in the capital. Seeing the general in the five cities guarding the West Gate, the general in the military commander of the five cities shouting loudly, wanting to cause trouble, his politeness was thrown aside. Seeing the officers and soldiers on the other side of the city gate trot towards this side, he simply took a step back and walked to the carriage, stretched out his hand to untied the rope tied with the tarpaulin, and tore off the tarpaulin.

It seems to be a big bamboo basket containing watermelons, but there are indeed human heads inside the bamboo basket. One by one, the human heads have shrunk and are ferocious and terrifying.

The soldiers of Jiaozhou Camp were used to seeing it, but suddenly appeared in front of Taiping soldiers such as the Five City Military and Ma Si. The visual impact was quite amazing. Coupled with the sudden thick lime, the medicine and the corpse smelled fishy, ​​the man could no longer hold on, so he ran to the side of the road, knelt on the ground and vomited without hesitation.

The guards of the capital who were jogging over all stopped their steps. They also saw the heads in the car. These soldiers in the capital, even though they looked at the swords and guns in their hands, they probably saw only a limited number of times they had killed chickens and pigs in their lives, let alone seeing these heads.

They were all jealous and couldn't say anything. The leader of their own land was still vomiting loudly, and the group of people saw the opportunity. They quickly gathered in front of the five cities' military officers and asked about their well-being.

Each car has two people, one coachman and one guard, and about four hundred people are slowly gathering here. The convoy's chief leader sneered and said loudly:

"General Zhendong, subordinate of Shandong General Li, comes to the capital to offer victory, from the thief chief Abatai to the subordinate Eight Banners army. There are 36,421 heads. Please check the brothers guarding the city gate and allow them to enter the city."

The leader of the convoy said so strongly. The officer of the military and military department vomited out almost everything in his stomach. He was extremely weak. He heard the other party's words and did not dare to make any more tantrums. He just whispered politely:

"Dear brothers, wait. I can't make the decision on such a big thing. I have to go to the city to report it. Please forgive me, please wait!!"

He was so polite, and the soldiers around him were all sensible, with a very smile on his face and nodded and bowed. The officer of the soldiers and soldiers dragged a subordinate and sent him to the city to report the message, but he was supported by two people. He went to the city gate to sit first, and his steps were unstable.

It was very troublesome to go through the procedures at the emperor's feet. As soon as the soldiers who reported the news entered the city gate, no news came back in a long time.

The general of the Dengzhou Army in Jiaozhou was helpless. The sun was getting higher and more pedestrians were coming and going between the west gate of the capital. Since we learned that the Tartars had been annihilated or could not come for a short period of time, the inside and outside of the capital has become lively again. In short, we have to have a good Spring Festival this year.

Some people are servants of powerful people in the city, who go to villages outside the city to buy things, some want to go to the city to sell New Year's goods, and there are also envoys from all over the country to send New Year's greetings to all the bigwigs and their relationships in the capital. Some relatives inside and outside the city can move to each other, and there are really many people coming and going.

So many people who passed by here were curious when they saw the huge convoy on the roadside. The soldiers and civilians in Jiaozhou camp were not so scary. They were also kind to the people and answered questions and questions.

The news of Shandong soldiers and horses annihilated the Tartars in Hejian Prefecture. Although the taste has changed in the past few days, it is still in everyone's mind. Today, when I heard that it was the Shandong people who came to send their first-level victory, everyone was excited. The tradition of Chinese people who like to watch the fun starts thousands of years ago.

At this time, people have free time, so they naturally gather around and ask questions, regardless of whether it is unlucky to see people during the New Year. They really have to open the tarpaulin of the carriage to take a look.

Before leaving, Yuan Wenhong also reminded that if someone asks, he must answer in a realistic manner. The martial arts of Jiaozhou Camp this time will make people feel that they are bragging and can no longer add fuel to the fire. The answer is true, and the people should be kind to the common people, and the great martial arts of Jiaozhou Camp should be spread among the people.

The soldiers escorted the heads of Jiaozhou Camp according to their arrangements before leaving, answering questions and answering questions. Those who want to see the heads will open the tarpaulin to show them.

As a result, it was even more popular and very lively. On the official road outside the west gate of the capital, it was soon difficult to move forward. After hearing this, people in the city came out to watch the fun, let alone the travelers coming and going. What surprised the soldiers of the Jiaozhou convoy was that the common people were afraid of the stubborn officers and soldiers who were not as good as the military officers and horses at the head of the Tartars, but instead came close to watch with great enthusiasm.

The current Qing Tartars were not the big braids of later generations, but the hair the size of a palm on the back of their heads and a small braid with a pig tail. This is the so-called money rat tail. This is the head shape on the battlefield, and the appearance is obviously very different from that of the Han people.

What's more, the people can clearly distinguish between them. Seeing these heads, they already believed the rumors that General Li of Shandong had wiped out the Tartars.

The enthusiasm of the crowd quickly rose. The soldiers who offered gifts were heroes. They squeezed up and asked in a verbal way how they fought in the day.

When we set off from Shandong, we did not say that we should choose verbal and give flexible soldiers, but most of the Dengzhou soldiers who came to escort participated in the battle that day and had real experience. Naturally, there was something to say, either fluently or stumble to answer the questions of the people in the capital.

He said he was nervously prepared, and the surroundings were silent. He said he was marching in a hurry and suddenly encountered the enemy in the early morning. He was worried about the surroundings. He said that the cannons and fired guns were bombarded, and the Tartars were killed and injured. The surroundings were cheering. The Eight Banners team rushed forward, and the cannons bombarded, and everyone took a breath of air conditioning.

Now the convoy leaning against the roadside is surrounded by ordinary people, including three layers inside and three layers outside. Among them are rich and noble families wearing silk and satin. They are all crowded around, concentrating and quietly listening to the soldiers' narratives. The wide official road is no longer moving.

People from the city are still pouring out. People passing by outside the city will basically not enter the city. Now there are still people riding in carriages to rush out.

Even there were many people on the top of the city, and some real nobles were nearby and couldn't squeeze in, so they simply asked the servants to go in and listen, listen to a paragraph, and ran back to talk. Even the soldiers guarding the city gate threw away their work and crowded in to listen. The officer who vomited heavily also recovered his energy. What's ridiculous is that he was holding a drinking gourd and drinking while listening.

The scene became quieter and only the words of soldiers with a Shandong accent were left. The soldiers of the Dengzhou Army in Jiaozhou were ecstatic for victory and the sorrow of comrades sacrificing each scene. They had experienced it all, and they thought they had calmed down.

But as one sentence was said, those emotions were mobilized, and some soldiers were already choked and could not continue to speak. The audience around them were sighing when they saw these simple Shandong officers and soldiers so moved.

Speaking of the latter hero Wang Tao took the initiative to stand up, shouting with his spear, saying that Zhao Neng led the musket queue and went forward, and the lord of the Tartar general fled in panic.

The audience around them was quiet first, and then there was a huge cheer. No one thought that the heads behind these soldiers were terrible, and they all thought that this was a proof of their merits.

The people around the outside were crowding forward desperately. Those who had things on their hands took out the New Year's goods and stuffed them to the officers and soldiers on the carriage. Soon the soldiers couldn't take them off with their hands, and the people put the things to them, as if they were not like this, they would not show their gratitude to these warriors.

After a while of this enthusiasm, some of the Haoshu, who were dressed and angry, shouted at the periphery to drive away the crowd. The people thought something had happened and gave them a way out. The soldiers of the Dengzhou Army in Jiaozhou were also alert and prepared. Who would have thought that these Haoshus came to the front and were all very humble, with the heavy burden in their hands, and said:

"This is all the rewards for our master/master/young master/maid. It's not easy to win such a battle without paying a salary for so long!!"

The atmosphere that had just cooled down on the outside was also hotter because of this episode. At this time, the cheers on the top of the city and near the city gates were remembered that the wealthy people in the outer circle were always slow to listen.

Everyone just cheered, but didn't know what words to use to express them. In the end, the words heard by Water Margin and the Three Kingdoms came in handy, and they shouted there in waves:

"Heroic man!!! Heroic man!!! Heroic man!! Heroic man!"

The sound waves were higher and higher, and there were also some shouts in it, "General Li is really a hero", "That Deputy General Wang is really a hero", etc.

This was so powerful that even the city heard it. The Beijing Guards, the Warriors Camp of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, the yamen runners of Shuntian Mansion, and the Jinyiwei were extremely nervous. They thought something was wrong, so they sent people to investigate and were nervous and alert.

The leader of the military officer who came to the city to report the news took a lot of effort to leave the city gate. Seeing the momentum outside the city, he thought something was wrong. He was shocked. The two leaders of the military officers and more than a dozen minor officials following him were also frightened. When the leader of the military officer left the city, he could no longer find his companion, because his companions had already come to listen with the geographical advantage.

The leader heard what the people around him talked about just now, and couldn't help but curse in his heart. I asked me to do the errands. You took advantage of this kind of pleasure, but the scolding in your stomach was a scolding in your stomach, but he was unconsciously infected by this joyful atmosphere. He laughed while walking.

"Dear brothers, young and old, let's do it, let's do it, the adults from the Ministry of War are coming to check the heads!!!"

At first, although they shouted out loud, there were not many people who heard it, and they still hugged there to express their joy and praise. Finally, the dozen or so officials from the Ministry of War shouted out loud together, which alarmed the soldiers inside and shouted at the top of their voices.

The crowd was separated by one road. The two chief officials of the Ministry of War and more than a dozen minor officials suddenly became the focus of everyone's attention, and these people were all complaining secretly.

The officials in the six ministries and three officials are the most sensitive to the turmoil and the most informed. In the court, Emperor Chongzhen, the Grand Secretary Chen Yan, who had just been appointed as the chief minister, and the Minister of War Zhang Guowei, had long been spread throughout the officialdom of the capital.

After the Minister of War Zhang Guowei returned to the Ministry of War, the first thing he did was to explain: when handling Shandong's victory, you should be more careful and not miss anything.

All of the above, plus the sudden change of news in the past two days, as long as those who have been in the officialdom for a few years, they understand how to treat Shandong soldiers and horses, as well as the evidence of victory and documents they sent.

The two leaders of the Ministry of War had no impression of the sudden disappearance of the Minister of War. Their lives were all in this capital, so they naturally had to follow the orders of the Minister of War to do things. This time they left the city. They were originally going to give the other party a warning with a sinister face, but they also had various ways to make things difficult for them to make things happen when they entered the city.

But when we left the city, the people cheered. At the gate and at the top of the city, we could vaguely see some great slaves who could not afford to offend. Several of them immediately knew that it was difficult to do.

For the emperors in the capital and for many court officials, the so-called people in the world are the common people in the capital. Although they are so cold and weak, water can carry boats and can also overturn the boats. The opinions expressed by nearly one million ordinary people have to pay attention to them.

If there is any reason to make these people fuss, there will always be someone who will be in a mess. Perhaps someone will come out and say that you are contrary to the people's expectations and will have something unfaithful, etc.

The two heads of the Ministry of War knew the scene in front of him. If he gave the other party a cold face or made things difficult for him, the Shandong team of winners might turn around and leave, but if he wanted to escape from the angry people, it might not be possible. If he was not sure, he would be in trouble.

And it is more likely that in the end, because the law does not punish the masses, there is no place to pursue the local area. The head and the minor officials cursed in their hearts, and went to the tutoring office to second the Jinyiwei to come out together, and things would be easier to handle.

But when things come to an end, I can only do it politely. One of the chief officials stood up and said loudly:

"Dear fellow villagers, I'm here to send some test sites at the Ministry of War. These brothers from Shandong have worked hard, but if they don't complete the test work, they can't make any contribution! Everyone, let these brothers from Shandong enter the city first, and when the credit comes out, it's not too late for everyone to celebrate again!"

"This is a great achievement!"

"Several masters from the Ministry of War should check it out correctly, and don't bury a slight contribution!!"

"It must be a great contribution. Now, Master Long Live is definitely a reward. Dear heroes, just wait for good things!!"

The people around him were talking and talking. The two heads of the Ministry of War were very stiff smiles on their faces. They nodded and walked forward. They finally squeezed in front of them before they saw the officer leading the Shandong convoy. The Dengzhou Army of Jiaozhou Yingcheng came over and took out relevant documents and procedures from a bag on the car and handed them to the head of the Ministry of War.

The two chief officials and six minor officials carefully and fully examined the documents and procedures for reporting victory. As long as there are any problems and mistakes, they can become a huge accident, which can always make things difficult.

The other minor officials were the officers and soldiers of the military commanders and soldiers, angrily advising the people around to disperse. It was already noon, and everyone was excited for more than a day and were a little tired. They should also go to work hard for the New Year and family affairs. After these officials and soldiers politely persuaded them, everyone slowly dispersed. Before leaving, they thought of telling what they saw outside the city to their relatives and friends who had no chance to hear them.

The crowds blocked outside the West Gate began to move slowly, and the person in charge who was looking at the documents there was relieved. The fewer people, the easier it was to deal with things.

In theory, these old officials who have been in the Ministry of War for many years have really seen ten lines at a glance and can see them clearly in an instant. However, in this case, they all read very slowly. They have to look at the posture of a pistol of incense. On weekdays, they see them reviewing this. Local messengers who have received good news have long smiled and sent silver gifts. There are many great gods and ghosts in the capital, and everyone has to worship. This is the only way to do things.

But the common rules and regulations known to soldiers of the Dengzhou Army in Jiaozhou are the military laws of Shandong Dashang. If you don’t understand the rest, there is no need to understand them.
To be continued...