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Volume 2: A Different Chief Chapter 779: Despair

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    There are actually some sober-minded people in the Dashun Kingdom who are concerned about the hidden dangers brought about by chasing stolen money and paying them. For example, on the first day of April, the military advisor Song Xiance used the celestial phenomena to explain the matter: "The sky is miserable and the sun is dull. It is urgent to  Suspended sentence." On the seventh day of April, Li Zicheng passed Liu Zongmin's house and saw more than 300 people in the courtyard, wailing half-heartedly. Li Zicheng said: "The sky is a warning, and the military commander of the Song Dynasty said that the sentence should be spared, so he should be released after he entered the capital.  At that moment, the relationship between Li Zicheng and his subordinates had undergone subtle changes. Just as the interests of the emperor and his ministers were generally inconsistent, the relationship between Liu Zongmin himself and Li Zicheng had also changed.  Li Zicheng asked Liu Zongmin to release him, saying: "Why don't you help Gu become a good emperor?" Liu Zongmin disagreed and said: "The power of the emperor belongs to you, and the power of torture and plunder belongs to me. There is no need to say anything."  The psychology of Dashun's top management has also changed. Just like when he first came to Beijing, Li Zicheng gave his boss, that is, Laoying, only a few hus of rice and a liter of horse beans a day, which made everyone resentful.  He thought that before entering Beijing, the senior leaders of the rebel army were generous and generous, drinking from big bowls and dividing money with big scales. Now that they are in power, they are so stingy and stingy, and they feel dissatisfied and resentful.  And to be honest, neither the former Chuang Army nor the current Shun Army is a well-disciplined army or a political organization with ideals and ambitions.  Their backbones are frontier households, post soldiers, and grassland horse thieves who can't survive. They then coerce a large number of refugees and screen out groups of veterans.  ¡°At their core, they are still refugees, a collection of robbery gangs.  The slogans they put forward were also ridiculous. They were not on duty and did not pay food, which basically destroyed all the foundations of their legal existence.  If you can only survive by looting, how can you bring stability to others?  If we talk about wartime, in order to survive and conquer the world, the top brass of the Chuangshun Army can use strict military discipline to restrain their subordinates.  But now that the country has been conquered, a colorful world that was previously unimaginable suddenly appears before our eyes, and there are still ants with no power to resist around us. The original refugees are lost. ???????????????? What¡¯s good at the top will be bad at the bottom. Li Zichen himself is a person who doesn¡¯t like drinking and sex, and now he has begun to indulge in sex and drink all day long.  Not to mention Liu Zongmin and other high-level officials, who spend their days not only torturing money but also to kidnap prostitutes for fun.  Niu Jinxing and others spent the whole day shouting and roaring in front of the demoted officials, letting go of their previous unsuccessful emotions, collecting some wealth and beauties, and painting their sedan chairs with gold powder.  There are also Li Guo, Yuan Zongdi, Liu Xiyao and others, who all occupy luxurious houses and enjoy themselves surrounded by dozens of beauties.  The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. All this is a powerful stimulus to the middle and lower classes.  ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????  These people are either refugees or people with no loyalty, and all of them have unspeakable evil desires hidden in their hearts.  Chasing stolen goods and providing salary is equivalent to opening the dam, and the madness, greed, and irrationality in everyone's heart suddenly pour out.  Not to mention that the senior management were busy venting their passions and could not even think of restraining them. Even if they want to restrain them now, it is no longer possible.  They also had good reasons and plausibly: "The emperor asked you to do it, but the women of gold and silver will not let me do it?" Even when Li Zicheng wanted to ascend the throne, some generals actually said: "Who is willing to bend the knee to worship the thieves?" He also said: "I  It is not his ability to kill the world with his own blood." Liu Zongmin himself said to the officials: "I am riding with him, why do I worship him?" So in the eyes of the soldiers, the officers can rob him, why can't he?  ?  You, the high-ranking officials, can rob the noble officials of the Ming Dynasty, but I can also rob the wealthy people of the Ming Dynasty!  ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡­  In the end, everything got out of hand.  ¡­ When the Shun army first entered the city, Yang Bagu¡¯s family was frightened for two days. However, on the 20th, a notice to calm the people in Dashun was posted, strictly prohibiting killing.  On that day, four other soldiers looted the silk shop and cut it into pieces.  Yang Bagu was in high spirits and went to watch the execution with relish. When she came back, she said excitedly: "Good times have passed." She took her daughter Niannu with her and went shopping with Zhang Shouyin. They bought some ready-made clothes near Chongwenmen for the family of three to wear.  I bought something new, bought rice, flour, tea oil, etc., and even generously bought some meat. It only cost one or two silver coins.  She budgeted carefully and looked at the remaining money to do some small business.  However, the shops in the capital were expensive, so Yang Bagu planned to set up a small stall with Zhang Shouyin. While they were still planning, the looting and stipends started. From the 23rd to the 26th, the streets were filled with mentions of literati and officials.  "These officials were arrested and jailed,When talking with the neighbors, Yang Bagu felt a little happy about the misfortune, and they all said: "These corrupt officials deserve to be beaten." Yang Bagu still said loudly on the street: "King Dashun is wise and knows what the disasters of the previous dynasty were.  ." She was eager to inquire about the news, but sometimes she met Shopkeeper Tian and saw some changes in his expression.  Starting from the 27th, every village in the capital began to protect every ten families. If one family fled, all ten families would be killed together.  At the same time, Shunguan led a long team to search for the treasures of officials and people. Each team had fifty people, most of whom were local scoundrels as village leaders.  On this day, squires were constantly being taken away to ask for money and support, such as Zhou Qiang, Liu Yuyou, Liang Yizhang, Mi Wanzhong, Wu Bangchen, Shen Zizhang and others. All of them had extremely rich families, and the long squads swarmed in to plunder and compete with others.  The status is no different.  Yang Bagu still felt happy. She had always looked down upon these wealthy officials, businessmen, and gentry. Seeing them suffer, she felt happy.  But for some reason, she began to feel a little panicked.  On the 28th, many Dashun soldiers appeared on the streets. They carried hemp ropes in their hands. When they saw passersby with fat faces, they suspected that they had money. They immediately put the hemp ropes around their necks and pulled them away. They would not let them go unless they gave them money.  Some were even taken to their homes and released at their own discretion.  If you are lucky enough to be dragged into Liu Zongmin's house, it will be over. ?? Yang Bagu has gone out on the street less often. When she has to, she lowers her head and passes by. The soldiers don't pay attention to her, only some of them glance at her new clothes.  On the 29th, the Shun army began to enter the streets and alleys. When they encountered wealthy households, or even those with white households in Qingjin, they immediately entered to collect money.  At noon that day, Yang Bagu heard shouting and shouting from a nearby family. She knew that family. They were not considered rich, at most they were small or medium-sized families.  On this day, the leader of the workshop came over and ordered all the people who had horses, mules and bronze vessels to lose the camp.  There are several sets of ancestral brass utensils, musical instruments and round mirrors in Yang Bagu's home, which have been passed down from generation to generation for an unknown number of generations.  Yang Bagu felt reluctant to give up, but seeing that her neighbors had all lost copper, she didn't dare not lose.  ¡°Seeing the ancestral brass utensils being carted away, and not even a mirror in her home, she felt at a loss.  On this day, some soldiers of Shun army and horsemen were galloping through the street with beauties in their arms. It turned out that King Dashun had rewarded the remaining maids to the soldiers. Those who got the beauties showed off happily.  On the 30th, soldiers and horses of the Shun army crowded the streets, wearing all kinds of uniforms and speaking with various accents. They all searched from house to house in the name of searching for horses and copper.  Then wherever they passed, there was a sound of wailing, and every family was exhausted. ????????????????? Yang Bagu has hid the rice, flour, money and food at home tightly, and has also changed into new clothes. However, the uneasiness and fear in her heart have been filling her heart.  At noon that day, the three of them had dinner in silence. Nian Nu was about to help her mother wash the dishes. Suddenly, the door was kicked open. The three of them screamed in surprise, and then fell silent.  I saw five or six soldiers barging in, all in black uniforms and high-spirited. They looked at the three of them like ants.  Yang Bagu took Zhang Shouyin's hand and stood up tremblingly. Her daughter Niannu also pulled her mother's sleeve uneasily.  The leader in front seemed quite friendly. He clasped his fists and said with a smile: "This master, this lady, this lady, the villain and other battalions have just entered the capital, but King Dashun has not issued any food and salary. The villain and others have just arrived in Beijing."  I have no choice but to ask for help from the common people, hoping that Mr. Zi from Guixiang can help me with some money and food." Yang Bagu said tremblingly, "As for Master Tianbing, the little woman really has no money or food." Looking at the few soldiers, they didn't seem to believe it.  , she hurriedly pulled Zhang Shouyin and Nian Nu to kneel down.  The leader smiled and said: "No money? That's not right. Why did I hear people say that your whole family was wearing new clothes a few days ago?" He looked at Zhang Shouyin with a smile again: "This master, get up and speak." Zhang Shouyin stood up quickly.  When he got up, the leader looked at him for a while and said, "Have you ever been a soldier before?" Zhang Shouyin said respectfully: "As for Huitian soldiers, I used to be a class soldier." The friendly face of the leader suddenly turned ferocious, and he  He shouted: "You remnant of the Ming Dynasty, how dare you stand and talk to me?" He suddenly slapped Zhang Shouyin hard on the face, which immediately caused blood to flow from his mouth and nose. He staggered and fell to the ground, unable to crawl for a long time.  stand up.  Yang Bagu exclaimed: "Brother Shouyin." Her heart felt as if she had been stabbed hard by a knife, and she burst into tears. She kowtowed and said, "Please, please let the little woman and her family go." The same was true for her daughter Niannu.  Followed by weeping and begging.  The leader ignored them and just roared: "Stand up straight." Zhang Shouyin struggled to stand up with blood on his face and nose.  The leader roared: "Stand still!"   He raised his thick arm and slapped Zhang Shouyin hard on the face again, causing him to stagger again and the blood from his mouth and nose to bleed even more.  The leader roared again: "Stand up straight!" He punched Zhang Shouyin hard in the abdomen again. Zhang Shouyin bent over in pain, and blood dripped from his mouth.  Yang Bagu cried in pain and said, "Don't hit me. The little lady will give me some silver." She found four silver coins and some broken silver coins from a secret place under the bed, and handed them over with great reluctance.  In the hands of the leader.  The leader said: "Hey, Yin Yuan, you are still a rich man." He sighed: "Tell me, you three, it would have been over if I had given you the silver. Why do you have to suffer this? You can't shed tears without seeing the coffin." A man next to him sighed  The soldier said: "Master Sun, it seems that this family still has money, do you want to stop pursuing us?" The leader said: "That's it, brothers arrived in Beijing late, and now there are more and more camps. Hurry up, let's hurry up.  Go to the next house." He threw the silver coins in his hand and said with a smile to Yang Bagu's family, "Thank you very much." Then they turned around and left with a laugh.  Yang Bagu hurried over and closed the door, then moved it to the top of a table. Then she saw Zhang Shouyin sitting in pain. Her daughter Niannu fetched water and was wiping the blood on Zhang Shouyin's mouth, asking softly if it hurt.  Yang Bagu came to her side and sat dumbfounded. She said blankly: "How could this happen? Didn't the heavenly soldiers do anything wrong Yes, it must be the people below who are doing something wrong. King Dashun will not ignore it" Early April  One day, more horrific news came. Not only were Dashun soldiers all over the city, but they also broke into the city and searched everything they went. It was like locusts gathering in the field, and the grass and trees were empty.  And they began to have no children.  Especially those officers and soldiers who were not assigned palace maids were very resentful. They could not wait for the higher-ups to allocate maids, so they came to their homes to plunder their needs.  At first they used prostitutes to sing, but now they use women from good families.  Dashun also stipulated that all unmarried women in the capital were forcibly assigned to Dashun officers and soldiers as wives.  Aunt Yang Ba had already heard the news that a good girl had been raped and killed. Sometimes, when a general passed by, the soldiers, fearing they would be held accountable, would dump the body outside the city.  Some people have hanged themselves after being defiled. Yang Bagu also saw the horse soldiers passing by the army on the street. One of them had a man in front of him, and the remaining horses were carrying two or three women.  On the second day of the Lunar New Year, things got worse and worse. Many women were defiled, and their wives and concubines were forced to be demoted. Only the ministers and their families were martyred, and the obedient soldiers would never dare to commit the crime.  Yang Bagu has hidden her daughter Niannu in the backyard, and she will never go out without going out.  On this day, she heard the sound of doors being kicked from door to door again, and some villagers were crying: "Master Tianbing, please, this is the last ration of food in the family. If you don't have it, you can't survive" They were crying.  With deep despair, the sound was heart-piercing, and someone was still howling miserably: "Daughtermy daughter, please, don't take my daughter away" Yang Bagu huddled in Zhang Shouyin's arms, she  Her face was pale and her body was shaking constantly. She murmured: "Why is this happening? Isn't it said that good times have passed?" Suddenly the door to her house was kicked open again, and a group of hunk troops rushed in, all wearing red uniforms.  , the leader was a tall man, he glanced around the room, and then at the two Yang Bagu who were ashen and dumbfounded, and said lightly: "Yang Bagu? I know that your family has a daughter Li Niannu, who is fifteen years old, and she is betrothed to a soldier.  To be a wife, to inspire the army, to kill thieves for the country Where is your daughter?" The two of them stood up and knelt on the ground. Yang Bagu sobbed: "The little woman has no daughter, and she has been living with my husband." "That.  The leading Shunjun smiled, and the Shunjun beside him also laughed loudly. The leading Shunjun waved his hand: "It's the same thing again, let's search it. There's nowhere to hide the people in this small courtyard." They  After rummaging through boxes and cabinets and searching everywhere, Yang Bagu watched anxiously. Soon, she heard her daughter's struggling and crying, as well as the cheers of the compliant soldiers.  Then, she saw two Jun soldiers pulling their daughters from the backyard. Yang Bagu's tears rolled down heavily, and she trembled: "No" She walked hurriedly, and then walked out of the backyard.  She took out the last two silver coins in the house from a secret place, and then held them in both hands. She cried loudly and begged: "Master Tianbing, this is the last silver coin in the house. I will give it all to you, just to let my daughter go."  The leading shunjun took the silver yuan in her hand and said, "Hey, there are still silver coins. The brothers in front are not careful." He put it away slowly, and then waved his hand: "Take it away!" All the shunjun laughed wildly and pulled.  He followed Gu Gu Yang's daughter and left the house, thinkingCrying loudly, she turned around and struggled and shouted: "Mother" Yang Bagu yelled heartbreakingly: "No!" She howled and rushed out, hugged a soldier's leg, and then  Being dragged along like that.  Zhang Shouyin roared sternly: "Niannu." He rushed out at the same time to rescue his daughter, but was punched to the ground by the leading Shunjun, and then three or four people surrounded him, punching and kicking him.  The beating made him roll all over the floor, and finally he vomited out a large mouthful of blood and struggled to move on the ground.  But the remaining people still pulled Nian Nu and walked away laughing wildly.  Yang Bagu cried and screamed all the way, and was dragged for nearly a hundred steps, with blood all over her body and face.  Finally, the soldiers got tired of playing and kicked her away. Aunt Yang watched her daughter walk away crying.  Yang Bagu slowly got up. She looked crazy and laughed miserably. She shouted to the surroundings: "The heavenly soldiers have entered the city. Everyone has a good life." She even clapped her hands and sang a song crazily: "Kill the cow.  Sheep, prepare wine and wine, and open the city gate to welcome King Chuang. When King Chuang comes, he won't pay for it!  She clapped her hands and came over, still shouting: "Nothing has been done by the rebel army. King Dashun said: Killing a person is like killing my father, and raping a woman is like raping my mother" Zhang Shouyin struggled to get up. He was covered with blood.  His face was covered with blood and dust. When he saw Yang Bagu coming over, he trembled and said, "Bagu." Yang Bagu looked at him with strange eyes. She stared at him blankly and said, "You, why don't you defend the city? Why did you let these thieves go?"  Come in? You're in vain for the emperor's kindness!" She roared and started to hit Zhang Shouyin. Zhang Shouyin let her beat him. He finally cried and slowly knelt on the ground.  In the end, the two of them hugged each other and cried bitterly. The cry was shrill and the sound was like weeping blood.  ¡­ As Old Hu watched from afar, his heart twitched, and he suddenly made up his mind not to let this happen again in Xuanfu Town.  After entering the capital, Lao Hu's thoughts changed. He thought about becoming the king. No, King Shun had conquered the world so quickly. After he ascended the throne, he would definitely give a lot of rewards, and then he But what happened next made him unexpected.  When he first chased the stolen money to support him, Lao Hu was still a little happy about his misfortune.  He didn't have a good impression of those noble officials, wealthy gentry, but then things got out of control, and when it finally affected these ordinary people, a voice in his heart said faintly: "It shouldn't be like this." There was a fear in his heart, if he let it happen  When these locust-like thieves enter Xuanfu Town, will what they see happen to their wives and daughters again?  Will it happen again to the elders of Xuanfu Town?  And they are so kind, and they are so sincere to themselves, how could I let them be destroyed like what I saw before me?  He had been in the bandit camp for a long time, and he knew that it was only a matter of time before they lost control, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly, like this This is not the atmosphere of the new dynasty at all.  And now the capital is full of such scenes, and he can't control it at all. Sometimes when trying to stop the rebels, they will even draw their swords against them.  Even his camp was in chaos. Except for some developed intelligence personnel, the rest of the camp was as crazy as the soldiers.  He was silent for a long time, then looked at Kong San, who was also silent next to him, and said, "Master Kong." Kong San knew what he was going to say, and he said, "It's almost time." He looked at the couple not far away, who were still hugging each other.  Weeping bitterly, not only the two of them, but also the entire neighborhood was wailing.  Their cries were filled with the deepest despair.  (To be continued.)
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