Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1117 The Decline of an Era
The officers, soldiers and Jin Yiwei in Nanjing City began to cleanse Tang Wang's subordinates. Except for a few fires, generally speaking, there were no major riots in Nanjing City.

This is mainly because Ying Tianfu sent a large number of servants, and Gao Yigong sent some people to maintain order. In addition, the inner city of Nanjing is mainly populated by rich and powerful people, and the gangsters and villains are mainly in the outer Guocheng, so the law and order in Nanjing is still low. Stablize.

Of course, the fighting within the army affected the public order in the city to some extent. Many soldiers and officers of the Tang Dynasty who were killed and escaped fled into the houses.

However, under the control of officers, soldiers and Jin Yiwei, officials from Yingtianfu patrolled the streets, but nothing major happened.

At Tongji Gate, the chaos in the city continued.

Baihu Han is often the gate officer of Tongji Gate, but there are more than 300 troops stationed here, and the other two Baihu Han are stationed with him, and there are nearly a thousand people nearby patrolling the city wall or the streets, and they are always there. Can come to support.

The other two hundred households, one named Zhao Tingqian and the other named Zhou Rong, were both martial arts students who had graduated from martial arts. Xu felt that the overall situation had been settled.

The king of Chu is a martial artist who sacrifices wine, and all the martial arts students are his disciples. The two belong to the absolute Chu school, and they are deeply poisoned by Wang Yan ideologically.

The two said that the two feudal clans of Tang and Lu constrained His Highness the King of Chu, so that the court's power could not be concentrated. The king will be able to train his troops and prepare for war with all his strength, and restore the old rivers and mountains.

When Wang Yan educated martial arts students and Tai students, he deliberately lowered the importance of the emperor, but China has relied on the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor to unite people's hearts since ancient times.

Suddenly saying not to be loyal to the emperor now will make people suddenly lose their faith, the hearts of the people will not be able to cohere, and it will cause ideological confusion and confusion.

How can such a large country, such a vast territory, and so many people be united together? There must be a common imaginary body to keep the country from being divided and chaotic. Therefore, Wang Yan put forward the concept of the glorious Han, and expressed his loyalty to the Han. Replacing loyalty to the emperor makes the whole world have a common concept and unites people in the world.

This is the transition from the old dynasty to the nation-state.

In this way, in the past, in addition to serving as soldiers and eating food, soldiers and soldiers were loyal to the king when they fought, but now they are loyal to the Han nationality.The king is one body, but the panic-stricken men include the soldiers themselves. They are not only fighting for the court, but also for themselves. Therefore, most of the martial arts students are very radical, and nationalism will inevitably rise.

Zhou and Zhao looked very excited, and Han Chang also smiled and agreed, but he was always a little absent-minded.

Just now, in the restaurant opposite the city tower, a beam of sunlight reflected by a mirror suddenly hit his face, which caught his attention, and then flashed two flashes. He knew that it was King Tang contacting him.

At this time, the King of Tang sent someone to contact him, and flashed flashes. As long as he contacted the current situation in the city, he could roughly judge that the King of Tang was going to leave the city from him.

But he looked to the left and right, and there were more than 300 soldiers at the city gate, but his heart couldn't help twitching. Only 100 of them were his subordinates, and he might not be able to command all of them, after all, most of his subordinates didn't know He is Tang Wang's man.

If there is no martial law in the city, and the officers and soldiers have not strengthened their internal defense and attention, he still has a way to send Tang Wang out of the city personally, but now, except for Zhou and Zhao's 200 people, there are patrols everywhere in the vicinity Officers and soldiers, they can rush to support at any time, even if King Tang brings a thousand Japanese soldiers, he may not be able to break through the city gate.

City gates are not house doors, they can be opened with one kick, like the city gates in Nanjing, they are all wrapped in iron sheets, more than two feet thick and weigh tens of thousands of catties, one person cannot open them at all, it takes a group of people to push them, but even if they are opened The city gate and the suspension bridge had to be winched, and it took only half a stick of incense to open it, and such a long time was enough for the nearby officers and soldiers to come.

Han Chang's only hope is to kill Zhao and Zhou first, and throw Tang Wang and others into the city before the soldiers react.

It's just that once he makes a move, the city gate will lose control, he will inevitably face Zhao and Zhou's subordinates, and His Royal Highness Tang Wang will also be in danger, but Tang Wang is a prince after all, and the soldiers have no clear instructions. Because he didn't dare to take action against King Tang, he could only place his hopes on this...
Han Chang's thoughts turned sharply, his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

Tang Wang's mansion, as the officers and soldiers met with the Japanese army, Gao Yigong had to mobilize troops to attack Tang Wang's mansion.

A military student of a team of one thousand, holding a self-generating fire blunderbuss, squatted in front of the gate of the mansion. Many people took ladders, climbed up to the courtyard wall, and put blunderbuss inside.

A famous Japanese soldier was beaten until his body trembled and he took a few steps back, then fell back heavily.

The two soldiers, holding the blood-dripping saber in one hand and the Zhu Qiqi that had been shot in the leg in the other, retreated into the hallway, intending to retreat to the backyard of the palace.

The soldiers holding the Japanese army around were also rushing into the hall amidst the dense rain of bullets, and some people were constantly knocked down by the bullets.

Zhu Qikui was supported and took a few steps back. A projectile drew a straight line and pierced the shoulder of a soldier who was supporting him. Then another bullet hit the head directly, and the soldier fell to the ground and died immediately. , a little flag in the distance saw him and wanted to come over to help him, and after only a few steps, he was knocked upside down and flew out. The remaining soldier could only put his hands under his armpit and try his best to push him in. drag and drop.

With a sound of "boom", the gate of the mansion was knocked open by Jin Yiwei with a log, and countless officers and soldiers rushed into Tang Wang's mansion with weapons in hand, killing anyone they saw, no matter whether they were praising the Japanese army or court ladies and eunuchs, they did not leave a single one behind.

They are attacking the Zong and the vassals, and they must cut the grass and roots, otherwise, if the clan turns over one day, they will definitely find them to liquidate.

Gao Yigong hinted to Liu Tiren that no chickens or dogs were left in the palace of Tang Wang, even if it was Tang Wang, it would be better for him to die in the chaos.

Shunxi forced Emperor Chongzhen to death. This has always been a knot in the heart of the Shunxi generals. They are more worried about the clan liquidation than Wang Yan, so they are happy to force another Tang king to death, so that the clan will not stand up.

After all, the Japanese army is an amateur army, so there are no officers and soldiers who have been on the battlefield. After Gao Yigong sent troops to reinforce, the officers and soldiers quickly broke through the mansion of Tang Wang.

Nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers were strangled by Jin Yiwei and officers and soldiers, and soon more than half of them were killed or injured. An atmosphere of despair and grief spread in the palace.

A hundred households holding the Japanese army was forced to a corner by Jin Yiwei, and a spear pierced his abdomen. He bowed his body, with blood foaming from his mouth, and let out a gradually weaker voice of hatred, "Emperor Taizu is in the spirit of heaven, and will not let you go!" These traitors..."

For the Japanese army, these people are all thieves and rebels. They are resentful in their hearts, hate these people for not being loyal, hating the collapse of ritual and music, and hating these people for committing chaos.

Soon Zhu Qikui and the last dozen or so Japanese soldiers were forced to the Tang King's study, and countless sharp spears were coming at them. They were in a desperate situation, and there was no possibility of surviving.

These Japanese soldiers with blood on their faces are all descendants of the Zhu family. They were originally nobles, but now they are about to die under the knife. They are all sad and angry in their hearts, but many people are angry and determined.

From their standpoint, they are the right way, and everyone is sad in the face of desperation.

"Taizu! Look at the world!"

Seeing nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers killed, Zhu Qikui felt both sad and hated, how could the clan's children be allowed to slaughter them.

The 300-year foundation of the Ming Dynasty, why is the clan here?

After Liu Tiren got the hint, he told the officers and soldiers not to leave any survivors, even those who kneeled down and begged to surrender were beheaded together. The mansion of Tang Wang was piled up like a mountain of corpses, and the pond was full of corpses, and the water in the pond was scarlet.

The spears gleaming with cold light formed a half circle in front of them. Leaning against Zhu Qiqi by the wall, seeing the gleaming spearhead and the ferocious faces of the officers and soldiers, they knew that they had lost their chance.

He is neither a hero nor a famous general, but the descendants of the Zhu family must die with dignity.

Suddenly he swung the knife across his neck, and roared, "Heavenly Punishment King Thief! Your Highness waits for revenge for me!" After roaring, he pulled it with all his strength, blood spattered, and his whole body fell to the ground slowly, spattering a piece of blood. yellow dust.

"General!" The soldiers beside him cried out in pain.

In exchange for the sacrifice of the Japanese army in exchange for Tang Wang's escape, leaving a glimmer of hope for killing the powerful and traitorous Wang Yan, and preserving a glimmer of hope for the clan, Zhu Qikui, as a pawn in the great era, is willing to die.

"Heavenly Punishment King Thief!"

"The sun is shining! The imperial family will live forever!"

The rest of the Japanese soldiers around him were also in despair. Seeing this, several officers swung their knives across, greeted Wang Yan's family, and after cursing the traitors, they swung their knives and committed suicide. The others sat on the ground, crying in despair. .

Liu Tiren has no mercy. Political struggles are so cruel. If they fail, it will be so miserable. Killing one person is killing, and killing 1000 people is also killing. It is better to kill cleanly, so as not to leave hidden dangers for oneself.

"Kill!" As soon as Liu Tiren waved his hand, the officers and soldiers swarmed forward with long guns, stabbing the remaining Japanese soldiers into honeycombs.

The spears were inserted into the bodies of these people, then pulled out, and stabbed in again. Blood and screams were mixed together, and an elegy was played for the decline of the Zhu family.

The officers and soldiers stabbed for a while, and when the wailing stopped completely, they retreated slowly one by one with no expression on their faces.
At this time, Liu Tiren drew his sword in a "babble", then walked quickly to the door of the study, kicked it open, and the soldiers followed him, but there was no one inside.

Exiting from the study, several soldiers came to report one after another, but no king of Tang was found in other places.

Liu Tiren's expression darkened when he heard this, "I'll chase them all, the doors have already been closed, they can't escape!"

(End of this chapter)