Chapter 77 (19) Forbearance and harmony

The scope of the riot further expanded, and the entire Ningyuan City was full of flames soaring into the sky. Merchants and residents fled with their rats in their arms, howled and cried, and the happy Ming army rushed into one shop after another, smashing and looting happily. At this time, Guo Guang, the deputy military commander, had just entered the city with his soldiers and horses. When he saw the situation, he immediately rushed to the governor's office. The dense crowd of rebels squeezed past and stood beside Governor Bi Zisu, and the rebels stopped beating, but they were still furious and noisy.

Guo Guang asked: You, as soldiers, beat up the leader, it is too disgraceful, what on earth do you want to do? The rebellious soldiers shouted: pay wages, repay wages, and delay wages, today's matter will not end. Guo Guang frowned: Just kidding, the court is not short of money, how could it be possible to delay your wages?This is probably... the imperial court owes you several months of salary? The rebels replied: Four months' salary, no salary for four full months. Guo Guang was taken aback, and said to himself, my second uncle of the emperor, you are too cruel, everyone knows that you are Qian Ruo, but you like silver so much that you don't even want thousands of miles of land, this is really a bit unexpected.

Looking at the yellow faces and thin faces of the rebels, Guo Guang knew that if he didn't pay some money today, he couldn't handle it.He immediately announced: "Okay, everyone, don't worry, with me Guo Guang here, even if my old Guo went bankrupt, I still have to give you some living expenses. The emperor is reluctant to pay wages, so I will pay." When he said it, Guo Guang immediately ordered all his entourage, friends, and cronies to pay out their pockets, and together with his previous savings and bonuses, he made up the amount of 20,000 taels of silver.But if this little money goes on, it's just too much water.Thanks to Lao Guo's way, he immediately borrowed money from merchants and residents in the city. Who would dare not to borrow money?The menacing soldiers were watching outside your house, borrowed another 50,000 taels of silver, and reissued it all at once, and the rioting soldiers gradually dispersed.

The soldiers all dispersed. The governor Bi Zisu had a crooked mouth, nose and swollen eyes, and said to everyone: I am the main leader responsible for today's incident, and I will report to my superiors when I go back. Then Bi Zisu went back to the office, picked up his pen and was about to type a report, when suddenly he felt sad, what the hell was he making a report, he was a bureau-level leader after all, and he was slapped by the soldiers with the soles of his shoes, creating such a mess , this country is hopeless, let Chongzhen come by himself. Bi Zisu took off his belt and hanged himself.

After the incident was over, Yuan Chonghuan entered the city.When he entered the city, he found that there were still some soldiers gathered on the street, smashing and looting, so he secretly went to see Guo Guang and asked what was going on. Guo Guang said: What else could be going on?Because the soldiers had a lot of fun last time, they never stopped, and they were still making trouble, but there were not many people making trouble, and they were really a small group. A small group is easy to deal with, Yuan Chonghuan slapped his thigh: "I will not ask about the previous incidents, and those who still gather in the market to smash and loot, this time they will all be killed."

Yuan Chonghuan's law enforcement team took to the street and caught fifteen illegal soldiers who were beating, smashing and looting on the spot. After arresting these people, a general meeting of all soldiers was held.As soon as the meeting started, these fifteen people dragged out and cut them off fifteen times, frightening the soldiers, who were dumbfounded and dared not speak out. It was Yang Zhengchao and Zhang Sishun who started the fight.Yuan Chonghuan severely criticized their wrong practice of asking for wage arrears without authorization: don't ask what the country has done for you, ask what you have done for the country, don't ask how much wages the emperor owes you, ask why you haven't paid for it. The emperor died?The two brothers were sent to the vanguard, and if they didn't fight, they would die first.

Therefore, the ordinary soldiers who participated in the riots will not be held accountable - nor will they be held accountable. All cadres in the army, whoever participates in the disturbance, shall be killed.Those who do not report the knowledge will be killed.The last time he was beaten by the soldiers, but he didn't choose to commit suicide like Bi Zisu did, and he was reprimanded on the spot. There was a battalion of soldiers who did not participate in the riots, and immediately cashed their wages and bonuses, in addition to subsidies and allowances.The soldiers who didn't make trouble got a lot of money, and the eyes of the soldiers who saw the trouble were angry.

In the end, Yuan Chonghuan earnestly taught everyone: "Be patient, and you will be harmonious." Just after finishing this troublesome matter, he received a letter from Huang Taiji. The letter said: Lao Yuan, peace, I have always insisted that only peace is the mainstream of world development. We must unite to resist the clamor of all warmongers, save the world, and save peace... By the way, there is a small matter with Let me tell you, you had Mao Wenlong in Phi Island in the Ming Dynasty. He was a typical warmonger. If you are not too busy, old Yuan, how about taking Mao Wenlong's head off for me?

Yuan Chonghuan touched his chin and thought for a long time after receiving this letter.Later, he picked up the sword and went to Phi Island. Then who is Mao Wenlong? Did Yuan Chonghuan really listen to Huang Taiji and kill Mao Wenlong?