Jingming

Chapter 484: The best thing to do is attack the heart

"Han officials are already deciding the case, don't you understand? The Ming Dynasty is going to destroy us, all of us!"

In the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, Yin Yuanheng roared in despair amid the intense depression.

"Surrender? Do you think there will be a way to survive? Divide the land to those stupid people and domestic slaves, who will get it? According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, which of you is not guilty?" Yin Yuanheng pointed at them bluntly, "I don't believe it, they can really do this. It sounds just as good! Those ignorant people have discovered that they are just low-class people after all, and are being enslaved even more harshly by the Ming Dynasty. That’s when the turning point comes! We hope that we can keep our families with property and property!"

"But the Ming army has been besieging the city for more than two months, and they are sending those people to confuse people's hearts every day..."

"Who would believe those words?"

"...The people in the city are already talking about it..."

"That's unreasonable! I think it's you who messes up the morale of our troops!"

Yin Yuanheng hurriedly walked over, kicked this "colleague" down, and then pulled out a knife and stabbed him to death. Then he looked at everyone with scarlet eyes: "Whoever dares to surrender again will be with the king and The king and concubine are at odds with each other!"

Inside and outside the so-called Geunjeong Hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace, the imperial guards immediately surrounded him, while the other ministers in the palace looked at the corpse on the ground and the blood stains on Yin Yuanheng's body, and all they could do was look pale and kneel on the ground.

What Yin Yuanheng said actually made sense, and they all knew it.

But the colleague who was stabbed to death also represented the hesitation in their hearts.

The overwhelming elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty arrived outside Hancheng, but this time they no longer attacked the city, but surrounded the north, west and south.

The city walls were shelled every day, but there was never a large-scale attack.

On the contrary, after the bombardment, on the north, west, and south sides of the city, there were always a group of elite soldiers guarding the Ping'an Road and Huanghai Road people who came close to the city wall and were beyond the effective shooting range of the defenders' arrows. They shouted in unison, and the sound was heard several times. inside.

The surviving leader of the Shilin faction, Da Si Heon Yangyeon, who escaped with his life from Gyeongbokgung Palace, could faintly hear the sounds coming from outside.

"Only punish the rebellious princess and the rebellious ministers, and do not disturb the common people!"

"The generals guarding the city should make up for their mistakes, bring order to the chaos, and put the safety of the people first!"

"The purpose of sending troops to the country is to bring justice to the gentry and law-abiding people!"

"..."

At this moment, on the streets of Seoul, every house has its doors closed. Except for the soldiers patrolling nervously, officials who have to go out to do things, and the servants of the housekeepers of large households, there is not a single other person waiting outside.

But Liang Yuan knew that behind every door, he was probably holding his breath and listening to these shoutings day after day, worrying uneasily in his heart.

Sure enough, after hearing a few words, noisy drums sounded again from the three walls, trying to drown out these demagogic words.

Then, there were several more cannon shots.

The drum sound, which was originally used as an order to dispatch the defenders and prepare for the general attack, suddenly stopped, for fear that this time it was serious, and the random beating of the drums would cause chaos among the defenders.

After a pause, he shouted again without any warning: "Just kill..."

Liang Yuan felt very tired, and he believed that the defenders were also very tired.

It's been like this every day for two months. Who can keep going?

Yin Yuanheng's violent attack today is a sign: everyone is on the verge of collapse.

In this situation, what else can be done?

He didn't dare to discuss it with so and so in private - Yin Yuanheng's people were watching.

Right now in Seoul, Yin Yuanheng is the de facto king. With him in control of the army defending the city, who can break through his defenses and create changes?

There are certainly breaking points, but who is willing to stand up first and risk the entire family's lives to trigger a subsequent chaos?

Most cherish their lives.

When Liang Yuan returned to the house, suddenly another round of shouting sounded, and Liang Yuan suddenly changed his color and stood up.

"The harem is involved in politics, and relatives are in power, which is the source of trouble!"

"Studying and being polite, where is the loyalty?"

"North Korea should be governed by scholars who love the country and the people!"

"Dong dong dong dong——"

But Liang Yuan had heard these new words clearly, and his face turned pale: "Hurry, hide quickly, hide in the cellar..."

What a vicious Daming!

At this moment, Liang Yuan extremely regretted impeaching Jin An and his downfall, leaving only his relatives fighting for power in the court.

After all, Mr. Jin An is still half a scholar!

In the north of the city, Song Liangchen has been sitting in the big tent for a long time. Now he can only ask Zhang Jing: "Is this really useful? How good is it to defeat it in one go?"

Song Liangchen was originally the chief military officer of Jiliao Border Region, and he was the first to take action.

Zhang Jing, the governor of the Xuanning Border Region, was transferred later.

The military order he issued was: Encircle three buildings and one, do not attack, focus on attacking the heart.

"There is no need to be anxious, Lord Marquis." Zhang Jingzhizhu said with a confident look, "The message has spread widely. The Yin family and the brother-in-law and the garrison commander know that they will die, and there is no possibility of asking for surrender. After all, Hancheng is a strong city. A strong attack will destroy the soldiers. Not to mention, the people in the city must have suffered heavy casualties. Now that Master Wang has done his best, and under the heavy pressure of the officials and people in the city, chaos will happen sooner or later. Even though it is still a catastrophe, it is Master Wang who calms down the disaster, and there will be no gains in the future. Harmful."

Song Liangchen could only nod his head, and then asked meaningfully: "Are you still waiting for Ping'an Road's new grain this year?"

Zhang Jing looked at Song Liangchen approvingly: "The Marquis has a sharp eye! Even if the Yin siblings can still suppress it, when the North Korean people on Ping'an Road bring new grains, the clear evidence is in front of them. The ordinary soldiers guarding the city and the low-level generals Officials, will they still be so determined? The officials who aided the dynasty, so many new grains, iron farm tools, and agricultural college offerings, have worked hard for months just for this moment. Now Hamgyeong Province, Jeolla Province and other roads, the king The division has never set foot on it. Conquering Seoul is just the beginning."

"...Is this what His Majesty has said to win the hearts and minds of the people, unite North Korean people and people of insight, and only target those who are greedy for power, traitors and corrupt officials?"

Zhang Jing laughed: "It's best to let them tear those people into pieces first. Why taint your and my hands? If what is expected is true, the Marquis will stay here in the future. The teacher of benevolence and righteousness does not want to attack the fortress by force. The innocent people in the city died unexpectedly, which is enough to show love for the people. If we can capture Seoul in this way, it will be impossible to hold on to the other cities."

Yin Yuanheng never expected that the Ming army's strategy of besieging Seoul would be like this.

The cannonballs fired every day will definitely not fall inside the city, but only on the city walls, or even on the lower edge of the crenellated walls where the defenders are.

But firing so many artillery shells with no results is a waste of military pay, money, copper and iron, isn't it?

The content of the shouting was originally just some big words, but after more than two months of shouting, the content suddenly changed.

Shilin sect... Shilin sect...

North Korea should have intellectuals who love the country and the people in power. This is to tell the repressed old, middle-aged and young people of the Shilin sect in the city: they will still be put into important use in North Korea in the future.

This is indeed the truth. No matter how powerful the Ming Dynasty was, would it really be necessary to use all Han people to govern North Korea?

This is a rift now, everyone knows it.

But do the Shilin faction dare to bet that Yin Yuanheng will not take action first because he doubts them? Would Yin Yuanheng dare to bet that the Shilin faction would not collude to conspire to surrender to Kaicheng?

"The overall situation is still under control." Queen Wen Ding admonished his younger brother, "Today's sudden killing is a big mistake! I worship you as the prime minister and allow you to carry a sword to the palace before the war. Is this what I asked you to do?"

Queen Wen Ding has always been ambitious, she is not an ordinary character. She was appointed as a step-concubine at the beginning of last year. On the day after her wedding, she chose to receive congratulations from her foreign wife at the Xuanzheng Hall. This is a bad rule. Xuanzheng Hall is the place where the king meets with his ministers.

But at that time, she just said "Young and don't know" and she calmly brushed it off. The court officials actually knew that the queen had the possibility of intervening in politics, and coupled with Li Yi's poor methods and character, it took more than 20 years to finally lead to the current situation.

Now Queen Wending knew that she must not force chaos in the city because of suspicion.

"It's time to visit them one by one to appease people's hearts!" After discussing the coping strategies with her brother, Queen Wen Ding felt very anxious and tired.

In the past year, whenever she was in such a state, she would pay homage to the Buddha. This was a necessity for meditation.

But the people serving her knew very well that after the door of the Buddhist hall was closed, Pu Yu, the handsome monk who was the queen's favorite, must have used another way to relieve her fear and uneasiness.

They didn't dare to think or listen. They just thought in their hearts: This is really going to destroy the country and the entire family.

Buddha is watching!

Although Yin Yuanheng also knew that comfort should be the priority, but the shouts, drums, and cannons that could be heard from three directions from time to time, these sounds with no intervals and regularity really made his nerves tense.

When he arrived at the houses of some important officials from the Shilin faction, he spoke words of comfort, trust, and encouragement, but he could not help but feel a sense of scrutiny and suspicion.

If that kind of shouting suddenly rang out midway, it would make both parties' nerves suddenly tense.

"Da Si Xian, why don't you see Jia Xiao?"

Hearing Yin Yuanheng's question, Liang Yuan stood up involuntarily: "I'm so rude! Minister Yin, please wait a moment. I'll call them to come and see you..."

"...No need." Yin Yuanheng gave him a deep look, "I know that Da Si Xian's family is staying at home. Now that we are experiencing a national crisis, we should be more careful and weather the difficulties first, and things will be fine in the future."

"What Xiang Yin said is..."

"Then I won't bother you any more. I'll pay a visit to Da Si Jian's Mansion again..."

Liang Yuan broke into a cold sweat and sent Yin Yuanheng and the guards he brought with him away.

The blades and arrows left his home, but the danger was not far away.

He could not sit still, cursing the Yin siblings for being stupid after all.

Even if you want to appease people's hearts now, how can you visit door to door with a large team of guards?

Isn't this just like asking questions and asking questions?

In today's tense mood, as long as one family thinks that a catastrophe is coming and fights to the death, the situation in the city will explode in the blink of an eye.

But he didn't dare to do anything about it. Who knew if Yin Yuanheng had left some manpower secretly and would take action whenever there was any abnormal movement?

"The harem is involved in politics, and relatives are in power, which is the source of trouble..."

Chengxi's shout suddenly came faintly without warning. The sound was a bit dull from such a distance, and was immediately disrupted by the sound of drums from behind.

Liang Yuan collapsed on the ground as if he had lost all his strength.

It's so tiring, so scary, the knife seems to be hanging there all the time...

He wanted to be relieved as soon as possible.

Liang Yuan's judgment was not wrong at all. When Yin Yuanheng arrived at the door of an official in Hongwen Hall, he did not knock on the door this time.

"What kind of crime does Pu Zhiyi have? You killed him in front of the court, and now you want to kill me all over again? Even though I offered him five grades, I didn't want to kill him just because I wanted to kill him!"

Hearing the shouts from inside the door, Yin Yuanheng was shocked and angry, and was suddenly carried away: "I came to visit you to express my comfort, but you are so bold to go so far and slander me? You are a dignified third-grade man who insists on righteousness and does not want to defend the enemy and serve the country. The crime cannot be forgiven! Could it be that you also want the Lord to surrender?"

"Traitor! I will never surrender. I have only been living on my last breath since last year. I don't want to live through the days when I dare to be angry and dare not speak out! Now that you lead the troops to surround my house, you are just killing the fish and breaking the net!"

Yin Yuanheng, who had not really surrounded his house, was angry and angry when he heard this: "Okay! Okay! Okay! I am working hard to defend against foreign enemies, but you are so crazy and call me a traitor. Come on! The traitor is If you really jump out, fight in!"

There were still not many people on the street, but the heavily armed Imperial Guards and the servants of the fifth-rank Si Jian Yuan started fighting across the short courtyard walls and fragile courtyard gates.

The cry of killing naturally spread everywhere, and there was no suspense about the outcome.

After the furious Yin Yuanheng discovered a traitor, his anger could not stop, but he felt even more in danger.

"Let's go back to Da Si Jian's house! We want to see the truth. How many unfaithful and unjust scholar traitors are hiding in Si Jian's courtyard!"

In Seoul with such an "all-day curfew", the delivery of news cannot be carried out as usual.

But under the pressure of losing control, Yin Yuanheng led the Imperial Guards into the direction of picking up the rebels, which ultimately brought huge terror along the way.

The first domino has been knocked down, and it’s hard to predict where it will go next.

First, some people sent people to risk their lives under great terror and went out in the name of official business, and then some young officials from the Shilin sect even went out in person.

Many people came to Liang Yuan's house to ask for countermeasures. This news soon spread to Yin Yuanheng. Is there anyone who is not out of control?

Queen Wen Ding finally calmed down a lot after receiving profound comfort from the Buddha in front of the Buddha. However, she could not let go of her worries. After sending someone to ask about the current situation in the city, she heard that the inner guards, Yulin guards, and arresters Robbery Hall... I don't know how many soldiers in the city were mobilized by Yin Yuanheng.

In Seoul, tonight finally turned into a massacre of mutual suspicion.

There have been many disasters in the past many years, but never as tragic as today.

Late at night, since there was such a big chaos in the city, how could there be no movement?

Whether it was someone who set fire to the house or set himself on fire, when Song Liangchen and Zhang Jing were called out, they saw faint fire and smoke from several directions in the city.

"...It works so quickly? Is this going to cause chaos?"

Song Liangchen was stunned, but Zhang Jing just smiled slightly.

"Is it any wonder that the position is not right and the hatred has been going on for a long time?" Zhang Jing put away his smile and took a deep look at Song Liangchen. "In the first two months, I only talked about big principles, and it took more than two months for them to get used to it. To put it another way, it certainly makes sense.”

Even in the future North Korea, we must use civil power to control military power.

He, Zhang Jing, was ordered to come here. Could it be that he only relied on the bravery and well-equipped soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to fight some tough battles?

"What a God-given opportunity!" Song Liangchen was extremely excited and immediately prepared to send orders to all battalions to prepare for a general attack while taking advantage of the chaos.

"No!" Zhang Jing said, "Pretend not to know! Don't worry, let them mess around for a while!"

"... Even if the Yin siblings are in charge of the military, as long as the army attacks the city, they will no longer be able to take care of it!"

Zhang Jing shook his head: "Could it be that the Marquis has forgotten that he called the generals guarding the city to understand the righteousness of the city. Today I called Shilin, and in the blink of an eye Shilin is in disaster. What if I call the generals tomorrow?"

Song Liangchen stayed there, watching Zhang Jingshi go back to his tent to catch up on his sleep. He even stretched himself on the road.

At this moment, he remembered the letter Guo Xun wrote to him.

Don't be greedy for success and get mad at others.

You must listen to the command of the military affairs meeting and Zhang Jing's arrangements.

Song Liangchen looked at another fire in the city and felt a little cold.

The brains of these guys are truly terrifying.

Could it be that the capital city of this country could be captured without any blood?

Could it be that we just have to wait for someone to open the city and surrender?

Is this the idea of ​​attacking with military force and attacking the heart first?

(End of this chapter)