Chapter 2312: Gathering on the City Wall

On the wall of a large house, several heads popped out, and one of them was an old man with gray beard, shouting: "This is a chaotic order! Which dynasty, which king would do this? This is a chaotic order!"

Outside the house, a team of soldiers stood in the scorching sun.

The leading centurion drew out his long sword, pointed the tip of the sword at the top of the wall, and said: "Open the door within ten breaths, otherwise you will be treated as treason!"

The gray head moved, and his eyes were sad.

"Daming...Emperor Taizu Gao...Emperor Wen...Look at your majesty now! He is crazy! He is destroying his foundation!"

Amid the desolate wailing, the centurion shouted sternly: "Break the door, and kill those who resist!"

"Bang!"

"Kill!"

Under the scorching sun, there were constant screams in the house, and then there was a triumphant laugh.

"Sir, these women are good!"

Several soldiers grabbed the women's hair and dragged them all the way. When they arrived in front of the centurion in the front yard, they pulled them hard and made them raise their heads.

The centurion licked his lips and said with difficulty: "Forget it, there are people in the government office. Once they find out, we will all be exiled."

The whole south is in turmoil, and blood and gunpowder gradually fill the sky of the south.

...

"Lord, there is turmoil everywhere, some people are rebelling, some are resisting, and there are also armies taking advantage of the fire to rob..."

Fei Shi handed over a thick booklet.

Fang Xing flipped through it and said: "So much information can be collected in half a month, and the Jinyiwei has made an indispensable contribution."

Li Jing on the side sneered in his heart, Fang Xing and Jinyiwei Commander Shenyang are almost in the same boat, of course you will help Fei Shi, and you have to make every bit of credit count.

"Lord Xinghe, we have some news here too."

Li Jing took out a booklet from his sleeve and handed it over. Fang Xing took it and flipped through it, praising: "Although there are some repetitions, it confirms that the news is correct. Good, the East Factory is not bad."

Li Jing wanted to suppress Fei Shi, but he only got a good score. He was angry for a while and looked at Fei Shi.

Fei Shi said respectfully: "Master, those soldiers who committed crimes have been targeted, and they can be taken down with just one word."

He called Fang Xing Master, which meant closeness.

Civil servants and military servants are not related, and some civil servants of certain ranks would not call Fang Xing Master. The East Factory felt that it was a system, and was unwilling to bow to military honors, so the attitude of the Jinyiwei was a little subtle.

Most of them called Fang Xing Master, which was like a military man.

And the East Factory called Xinghe Master, which was the same as a civil servant.

Not having to call him Master, Li Jing was a little proud, and asked provocatively: "Xinghe Master, do you want to start now? The people of the East Factory are ready."

Fang Xing shook his head and said: "Cleaning up the surrender is closely related to the fate of the country... I am ashamed for once."

He could send people to take down those officers and soldiers who committed crimes, but if he did it at this moment, those gentry would definitely take the opportunity to stir up trouble, and then lead this trend to develop all the way. What would it be like in the end?

"The tide is sweeping, and it is irreversible!"

Once the tide goes against the flow, the Ming Dynasty will be torn apart.

Li Jing and Fei Shi wanted to capture those officers and soldiers and make meritorious deeds, so they were eager and waited for Fang Xing's order.

But Fang Xing sighed and said, "Let's suppress this matter for the time being, and settle the accounts in the autumn. Come on!"

"My Lord!"

A clerk came in, who came from Beijing.

Fang Xing ordered, "Send the order to all places, clearing the surrender is related to the fate of the country. If anyone does not follow the rules, I will let them know what the rules are!"

This means to suppress it!

Fei Shi and Li Jing were a little disappointed, but they dared not say anything.

"My Lord, many gentry have come, saying they have something to ask you."

A soldier came outside to report, Fang Xing was stunned for a moment, and when he learned that there were Qiu Zhen, Cao Jin, Ding Ren, Wang Yuan and others, he said calmly: "They are all well-educated scholars. This house is too small to accommodate so many literary talents. Please ask them to go to the top of the city."

"Top of the city?"

Outside the station, a group of 'well-educated scholars' looked at each other.

"In this weather, we have to roast us for dinner?"

Someone said dissatisfiedly: "Is there something shameful in this house? Or does Lord Xinghe think we are not qualified to go in."

"Okay!"

Someone on the side said in a low voice, and the complaints stopped.

Qiu Zhen and Cao Jin were supported by their children to stand together. Qiu Zhen coughed dryly and said: "Those soldiers are also on duty on the top of the city, and they didn't become barbecue. Let's go."

Some people rode horses and some took cars. When they arrived at the foot of the city, they all looked up at the city top that was bleached by the sun and worried.

If a person says that the weather is really hot and sweats all over, then it is not really hot.

But when a person says that the weather is really hot but does not sweat at all, then it is really hot to the extreme.

Many people are sweating under the scorching sun, but only at the temples, and there is no trace of moisture on the body.

This is because the temperature is too high, even the pores are blocked.

"My Lord is here."

Fang Xing rode over at this time. After getting off the horse, he bowed and said, "You all have worked hard, but I cannot neglect you. Someone just got some ice. Let's drink and have fun on the top of the city today."

A group of people went up to the top of the city. Someone got chairs and tables, and then carried a wooden barrel up.

The wooden barrel was wrapped in a quilt. After opening it, cold air came up.

One cup per person, and it was a glass cup.

Glass has become more and more common in the Ming Dynasty. At first, the Ministry of Revenue wanted to make a long-term profit, but who would have thought that someone would figure out a recipe when seeing the high price of glass. Although the transparency and appearance of the glassware made were not as good as those of the Ministry of Revenue, at least the price was cheap!

So Xia Yuanji had no choice. Someone suggested that the glass should be government-run, but it was opposed by everyone.

Government-run is good, but money can't buy vitality!

To develop the economy, we have to mobilize the vitality of the people. And in many cases, vitality is almost equivalent to creativity.

The glass was filled with wine, and a few pieces of ice were put in each glass. If you shake the glass gently, the ice hits the wall of the glass and makes a crisp sound.

Fang Xing also took a glass of wine and took a sip. He felt it was too sour, but it was better than vinegar.

He glanced at the gentry. Most of them were drinking intoxicatedly. Some were even reciting poems, such as grape wine and luminous cups.

But the sun was shining, and the heat that could not be blocked by luminous cups made people gradually dizzy.

"Hold an umbrella for Lord Qinzhai and Lord Yuanshan!"

Following Fang Xing's order, a soldier appeared behind more than a dozen old Confucian scholars to hold an umbrella for them.

"Thank you, Lord Xinghe."

Several old Confucian scholars stood up to thank him, and when they saw that Fang Xing did not hold an umbrella, they felt a little relieved.

Fang Xing and the Confucianists were enemies, and he could treat these people well, which was mostly because he respected the elderly.

If a person can respect the elderly, then he can't be bad.

So the atmosphere gradually became harmonious.

But there must be a topic for the meeting, otherwise Fang Xing would not have time to talk to these gentlemen.

After a look, Qiu Zhen took a sip of wine, his lips stained purple by the wine, and he said, "Lord Xinghe, now there are wars everywhere in the south, I wonder if the court has any explanation?"

Fang Xing expected this kind of test, he said casually: "Clearing the land is a major event that the court has decided long ago. As for the so-called wars everywhere, it's just that some people are unwilling to throw away things that they don't deserve, and people are greedy!"

Qiu Zhen sighed and said, "I lost a nephew... He was hacked to death, and his family was taken back, and they are still on the way..."

"I have a distant cousin in my family, and his whole family was killed, so cruel!"