Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

In Tsinghua Garden, Gu Yanwu never imagined that he would encounter civil unrest while in the capital.

When they first received the news, the teachers and students of the Normal School were still a little skeptical, but the armed combat experience of the guards of Tsinghua University forced them to believe it.

Under the leadership of Sun Qifeng, the principal of the Normal School, most of the teachers and students of the Normal School entered Tsinghua University.

As the most famous garden in Beijing, Tsinghua Garden did not have a strong military color in the past, and naturally did not pay much attention to defense. However, after it was taken over as an imperial garden, in order to ensure the safety of the emperor and his concubines when they were playing, not only guards were added, but also walls and fortresses were reinforced.

Especially after the Normal School borrowed the school building to separate the outer garden and the inner garden, Tsinghua University built several new walls and improved its defense facilities.

After Gu Yanwu followed his teachers and classmates into the room, he felt relieved.

They were familiar with the place and knew that no matter what, the rioters would not be able to break in for a while.

Moreover, the importance of Tsinghua University also meant that the troops from the capital would surely come to reinforce once they got the news.

As long as they hold on for a while, they will be able to receive reinforcements and be out of danger again.

The teachers and students of the Normal School gradually calmed down, and some of the brave ones asked the guards for weapons, wanting to defend together.

It has to be said that the emperor's promotion of the martial spirit did play a certain role.

A martial arts club was established in the Normal School, and even famous martial arts masters from the capital were invited to provide training.

When these people heard about the civil unrest, instead of being afraid, some of them were eager to try and show off their martial arts skills.

Gu Yanwu used to think little of these people, believing that martial arts were just a minor skill and far less powerful than military tactics.

But at this time and place, he had to admit that martial arts still played a certain role when encountering chaos.

At least when the rioters attack, those who know martial arts have a greater chance of survival.

This made him reflect on himself, and he decided to learn martial arts after the civil unrest was quelled.

Gu Yanwu thought he knew something about military tactics, and seeing that the students gathered by the martial arts club were a little chaotic, he couldn't help but walk forward and instruct them to form teams according to the formations in the military books.

Seeing that Gu Yanwu was young, these people didn't take it seriously at first, but after Gu Yanwu mentioned several practical formations and mentioned the training of soldiers in the Zhuolu garrison area, they immediately took it seriously.

At this time, many people realized that Gu Yanwu was not only a young scholar, but also quite famous in the capital. He was once invited to Zhuolu District to investigate the reform and even wrote "On the Military System".

Even if such people have never fought on the battlefield, their military attainments are far superior to theirs.

This made them accept Gu Yanwu's instructions and form teams of three or six people.

Now it finally has something in place and can be used as a reserve team.

Sun Qifeng, who saw this scene, was quite impressed with Gu Yanwu. He and Lu Shanji were good friends, and although he was not as proficient in military affairs as Lu Shanji, he was not completely ignorant.

He quickly recognized Gu Yanwu's talent and appointed him as the student captain to train these people.

No matter what, it is always better to be organized. It can be used to break out and bring more people to escape.

Although Gu Yanwu was a little nervous as he had just taken on such a big responsibility, he still pretended to be calm and asked the students who were willing to join the battle to train according to the formation. He also requested to climb up the arrow tower to observe the current situation.

At this time, the rioters, instigated by the remnants of the White Lotus Sect and bandits, had already arrived in this area.

However, when Zhu Youjian was building the princes' palaces and the university town, he had already considered the possibility of the Ji Si Incident, and specifically asked Zhang Wenyu, the Minister of Works who was in charge of the design, to pay attention to the defensive facilities.

These designs were not usually obvious, but they suddenly became apparent at this moment. Each prince's mansion was a large fortress, surrounded by densely packed county prince's mansions. These rioters had no training at all and did not know how to break the city. Facing the prince's mansion, which was like a small city, they had no ability to take it down.

Even though they managed to break into a few princely mansions, most of them were empty and there was nothing to steal. They were even stopped by some craftsmen who were building the mansions, and some of them were injured by stones.

Therefore, the bandits among the rioters soon lost interest in the seemingly majestic palaces, and under their instigation, they headed to the university towns next to the palaces.

This is where schools gather. Driven by some generous students, it has become prosperous.

However, because it is a place where people gather, even the rioters instigated by the remnants of the White Lotus Sect and bandits are very hesitant when facing the university town.

No matter how ignorant they are, most of them respect people who study.

What's more, the students in the school are all scholars from all over the country.

If they are hurt, wouldn't that be hurting Wenquxing?

They don't want to do something that will bring retribution.

In fact, because of the previous setbacks in the palaces of the princes, some rioters just wanted to rob whatever they wanted and there was no need to provoke the scholars.

This made the remnants of the White Lotus Sect who instigated them to rebel furious. They shouted "The white lotus is blooming, and Maitreya is coming to the world", calling on steadfast believers to lead these rioters.

Under their leadership, the remnants of the Luo sect, who jointly launched the civil unrest, shouted "True vacuum hometown, no living parents".

The remnants of the Hongyang Sect also began to shout "The Red Yang catastrophe is over, and the White Yang will be born", calling on believers to rebel.

One of them, in particular, mentioned that Tsinghua University was a royal villa and called on believers to tear down the walls of the garden and rob all the money inside.

But what he said had the opposite effect.

In this era when the emperor's authority was still very strong, many rioters felt as if they had been poured a bucket of cold water just by hearing the word "royal". Even the bandits began to be afraid -

It’s true that they wanted to rob money, but they never thought of robbing the emperor directly!
Robbing ordinary people can be considered robbery, but robbing the emperor is treason.

In their simple understanding, treason is a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan.

You can't sacrifice your whole family just for a little money!
Therefore, while these religious believers were attacking Tsinghua University, many rioters began to flee quietly.

Gu Yanwu, who had climbed up the arrow tower, also keenly noticed this scene and laughed:

"The thieves have already started internal strife, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

"If you have the courage, you can go out of the garden and defeat the thieves."

He encouraged the soldiers guarding Tsinghua Garden to take the opportunity to leave the garden and attack the enemy.

He felt that as long as he had a team of elite soldiers, he could kill these rioters.

The soldiers guarding Tsinghua Garden could not be said to be weak soldiers, but they rejected Gu Yanwu's proposal outright.

Their duty was to guard Tsinghua University, and it was not their job to stop thieves. On the contrary, if the university was damaged, everyone would be held responsible.

Gu Yanwu talked for a long time, but failed to change their minds. Seeing those religious remnants rushing up with their followers, he could only sigh and organize students to help the soldiers defend. (End of this chapter)