Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

Xingyuan, Governor of Datong Mansion, Yanmen Province, Qing Dynasty, September 51th, [-]st Year of Kangxi

Since the Xia army captured Guangling three days ago, the situation of Yanmen has suddenly become unfavorable to the Qing court. Datong Prefecture, which has declared a curfew since the Xia army invaded Shanxi, has been under martial law for twelve hours. The yamen was even guarded by heavily armed Qing troops, and it was estimated that nothing but birds could enter or leave.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Datong cannot be defended. The reason is very simple. The governor feels that Rosalin has neither soldiers nor money to recruit soldiers, so how can he resist the imposing Xia army.

Of course, Yanmen Province is not without any soldiers. Datong has [-] green battalions and [-] banner soldiers, as well as [-] township braves improvised by Jue Luo Salin; In each state and county, there are more or less one or two hundred Tangxun garrisons; the total number may add up to ten thousand.But whether it is Tang Xun or Xiangyong, they have not trained for a long time or have not trained at all. They can't even compare with the old green battalion, let alone expect them to stop Xia Jun.

Of course, Jue Luo Salin knew that the general situation was over, but it was not so easy to escape. He had no money, no food, and bare poles. He took hundreds of banner soldiers on the road and couldn't keep them all. Now that the wall has fallen to everyone, it is entirely possible for the Mongols to use Jue Luo Salin's head as a gift to flatter Huaxia. [

He couldn't go, but he stayed and looked at the unkind eyes of those civilian military officers, and Salin felt scared again, so he simply ignored the matter, closed the governor's office, and only spent the whole day with a few officials from the Eight Banners of Manchuria who had escaped from the foreign government. Drinking bitter wine, dawdling day after day.Fortunately, his decadence has not spread beyond the governor's office, otherwise Datong City would have been "chaos" early on.

"Stop, how brave you are, you dare to go straight to the governor's gate." With a roar, several Green Banner soldiers drew their knives in front of Yinti and his party with multiple Xiangyong. "You're so big, and I don't even look at your clothes. Did you come to this place? Get out of here, or you'll be hacked off as if you were a spy sent by Hai Ni."

The incomprehensible Jinbei dialect made Yinti and his Baoyi not know what to say. Several Baoyi even prepared to come forward to argue, but Yinti who vaguely guessed the reason stopped him, and then Yinti took out a coin from his bosom. Chaozhu stuffed it into the hands of the leader of the Foreign Commissioner, Mr. Qian: "Please inform the Governor that there is an old friend from Beijing who is visiting, and let him send someone to pick us up. It's done, thank you very much!"

Although he didn't know the goods, but looking at the crystal clear bead in his hand, Mr. Qian, the foreign committee member, knew that it was a good thing. He changed his face immediately, rolled up his tongue and said in official language: "So it's the master from Beijing, so it's easy to say." , It’s easy to say, it’s just that you still have any proof, otherwise, even if the younger ones pass in the words, the governor may not necessarily meet you.”

Yinti glanced at the foreign commissioner unexpectedly, nodded, and stretched out his hand to dig around his body for a while, but nothing came out.It turned out that he fled in a hurry and threw all his clothes on the road, and almost all the things that could prove his identity were lost in the subsequent escape. Only two or three imperial beads were kept on him because they could be exchanged for money.

Yinti was really embarrassed, but Mr. Qian, the foreign committee member, was right, there must be a certificate, otherwise Salin knew who he was, so how could he invite him in, so he thought about it carefully, and said to the smiling Green Camp military officer : "You will tell the inside later that the governor almost fell outside the Donghua Gate on the day he won the official position. The person who supported him is now asking to see him outside."

Where is the Donghua Gate? Of course, Mr. Qian, the little foreign committee member, doesn't know, but he heard that he helped the governor with his own hands at that time, so he knows that he really has roots. They looked quite vigorous, and each of them was thick-backed, and the little military officer thought he understood the identity of the other party.

"Oh, it turned out to be some of the imperial guards, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Even so, the little military officer didn't seem to return the chaozhu. "You guys came from Beijing to deliver the decree. So what's the situation in Beijing? I heard that Haini has already entered Beijing. Your Majesty, is he alright?"

Yinyu glanced at Bao Yi beside him naively, and Bao Yi stepped forward knowingly and lowered his voice, "I know who this man is, and he's still chattering here, so don't rush to report it. You've missed a big deal. I can afford it."

Only then did the little military officer seem to understand, he turned around and ran towards the gate of the governor's yamen, and he knew from his appearance that he would add fuel to the story later.

Sure enough, a moment later, the middle door of the governor's yamen opened wide, and Salin stumbled out reeking of alcohol, still muttering, "Where are the guards delivering the decree, and where is the emperor's edict!"

When several green battalion soldiers brought Yinti and his party over, Salin was still looking for people in a daze, and when he finally turned his attention to Yinti, he was taken aback: "You, you are not, how could you be?" You brought the emperor's will."

Yinti's anger grew from evil to gallbladder, and he walked quickly to Salin and slapped him with his hand: "Are you awake now? Is this how you repay Huang Ama's respect for you?"

Several Manmeng civil and military men who ran out following Salin stared at the scene in front of them, and there was no time to stop it. A few ignorant ones were about to order Geshha to arrest Yinti, but they reacted immediately and were frightened. His legs softened, and he knelt down on the ground: "Slave, slave, welcome elder brother!"

They couldn't tell who Yinti was, but Salin, who was a clan, had seen Yinti many times, so he had to endure the slap in the face, but he soon heard something and grabbed Yinti's hand , asked eagerly: "Brother Fourteen, why are you here, where is Brother Eight? Where is your army?"

Yinti wished to give him another slap, but Salin grabbed his hand, so he could only wink at him, but fortunately, Salin had come to his senses at this time, and immediately turned to the governor at the gate of Xingyuan A group of civil and military officers, Ghoshha, and green battalion officers and soldiers ordered: "This matter is not allowed to be revealed, otherwise there will be severe punishment."

At the same time that Yinti was welcomed into the Governor's Yamen by Salin, the famous restaurant Yihuchunzhong in Datong Street was open.Speaking of which, there are actually not many people eating, but the venue has been reserved, so that Yipot Chunzhong, which was full of people in the past, is now deserted and deserted, with a somewhat bleak and decadent feeling.

The wine is good wine, and the food is good food, but the people who invited and the people who ate were not thoughtful, so almost no chopsticks were touched on the table, and they were just left there intact.

Seeing the embarrassment of the scene, the host laughed: "Lord Hu, Lord Niu, Lord Cao, Lord Wen, Lord Li, this is not a grand feast, you don't need to be like this, it's just that the gentry from Hecheng asked me to ask you It’s just two things for an adult, but in the final analysis, it is of great benefit to several adults.”[

"Advantages? Mr. Tang, I'm not very patient. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Don't play tricks on me."

Mr. Tang, who was entertaining the guests, nodded at the green camp guard who was talking: "Master Hu is straightforward, then I will say it directly, the gentry in this city are willing to join hands to contribute 5000 taels to reward the soldiers in the city, but I just hope that the adults will restrain the subordinates and not stay here. If there is some "chaos" at the moment, it will not destroy the market of Datong."

"Is it just to restrain the brothers below from messing around?" Mr. Cao said in Mr. Tang's mouth, looking at the other party with some disbelief. "One order is worth 5000 taels. Mr. Tang, you guys are so generous."

"Of course it's not a matter of ordering a sentence." The corner of Mr. Tang's mouth turned towards the position of the governor's yamen. "In case the whole city is going to be destroyed by the madness over there, I hope that you can hold back at that time."

Hu Shoubei laughed loudly, and said murderously after laughing: "It turns out that the gentry in the whole city are already ready to go against you, so bold, the Qing Dynasty has not yet fallen, and you all speculate one by one."

"Although the Qing Dynasty is not dead right now, there are only a few days to look forward to." Mr. Tang interrupted Mr. Hu politely. "The news that Xia Jun has acquired Guang Ling has been known throughout the city. Do you think that Xia Jun will stop there? Of course, it is impossible. Once Xia Jun arrives at Datong City, where will the governor's yamen go? Where will you guys go, you may not necessarily abandon your wives and sons and retreat to the desert with the Manchus."

"It is indeed impossible for us to retreat to the desert with the Manchus." Mr. Qian, surnamed Cao, said flatly. "But we can plunder the whole city first, and then ask Xia Jun to surrender."

"Master Cao, you are wishful thinking." Mr. Tang interrupted again. "The Northern Expedition is successful, and China will be safe and happy for the people. At this time, Emperor Wucheng allowed you to harm his people. I dare say that if you do, it will be a disaster to the descendants. No one can escape. It’s better to hold the 5000 taels and feel at ease.”

Niu Shoubei, who had been sitting silently over there, asked, "Why are you looking for us? Isn't there a lieutenant general and a general at the top?"

Mr. Tang responded quickly: "Those people are either Manchus or Han army flags. They are the targets of the Chinese court's liquidation. Since there is no way out, Mr. Niu, how many people do you think they will agree with?"

The capital of the green camp surnamed Wen also said: "Mr. Tang, your calculations are very good. I am afraid that you have already sent someone to Gan Xia Jun to approach them. We are the ones who opened the city, and the credit is yours. Is 5000 taels too cheap?"

"A lot." Mr. Tang poured himself a glass of wine. "Even if the credit goes to you, do you guys think you can still get a job in the Xia army? It's impossible, that's right, since it's impossible, what's the use of the credit."

"You can't say that." Wen Dusi stretched out his hand and scolded. "Master Gao's family has two Jinshi, Master Chen's family has a Juren, and Master Mao has the title of Captain Yunqi. I won't say much about the others. These are all traitors. 5000 taels is too cheap to get rid of the crime.”

Mr. Tang was silent for a while, then looked up at Wen Dusi: "Lord Wen, it is up to the Chinese court to decide whether you can be exonerated or not, and the masters are also ready to go bankrupt, just want to keep the whole family "Life" is just life, if you collect more, it means that the Huaxia court will get less, so you are not afraid, will the Huaxia court settle accounts after autumn?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was silent, only Mr. Qian, surnamed Li, slowly said: "Then Mr. Tang, can you guarantee that those who asked to surrender will not mention this matter to Xia Jun?"

"That's natural. Didn't the adults come to their senses under my persuasion?"

After discussing for a moment, several military officers from the green battalion gathered together, and then reached a consensus: "Forget it, let's do it like this."

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