When General Zhao saw his wife and children, he no longer had any scruples, and directly killed the eunuch sent by the emperor to monitor him. That night, he joined the Miaocheng army.
Of course, he would not just go there by himself, but merged all the soldiers in his hands into the Miaocheng army.
With General Zhao, Wei Mingyan was like a tiger with wings added, and directly fought all the way up.
As more cities were fought, people gradually realized the difference of the Miaocheng army.
Although they are soldiers, they will never destroy the property of the people, take down the city, and people will flee for their lives. common people.
If you want to go, you can go, if you want to stay, you can stay.
Those cities that were knocked down were not used to it at first, but gradually, the people let down their vigilance. After all, being able to eat and clothe themselves was their only hope.
This winter seems to be very long this year.
It's been cold since the beginning of winter, and it's already the beginning of spring, but the coldness hasn't dropped at all. There's no sun in the sky, and people with some background in the family can say that although the days are hard, they can cover more Some quilts are fine, but those whose families are poor are miserable.
They often can't even afford a pair of shoes, and they are all in rags, not to mention the thick quilts. At night, the family can only hug each other to keep warm.
It is not uncommon for an adult to wake up in the morning and find that the body of the child he is protecting has already hardened.
Miao Chengjun was stationed in the newly conquered city, and when he was patrolling this day, he suddenly heard a miserable howl, followed by mourning and crying, the soldiers in front waved, and the soldiers behind them all stopped.
Holding long knives in their hands, they turned into the alley where the sound came from, and they saw a woman crying with a child in her arms under the gloomy sky.
There were neighbors around her persuading her to bury the child. The short and thin man was supposed to be the father of the child, and was trying to carry the child, but the woman ran away crying.
This soldier was originally from a poor background, and he thought he would go on like this for the rest of his life, but he didn't expect to enroll in the Miaocheng Army just for the rations of his family, and he became a small leader along the way.
Now, besides his salary, he also has a meal allowance every month, and the fish he brought back every month can satisfy his old parents who were originally sallow and emaciated. Yesterday he was still saying that his family had some wealth and wanted to find a wife for him.
The soldier refused, and they fought all the way up, not knowing how much risk there was. Although the adults who were killed or injured would pay pensions and silver, the parents at home would not lose their support, but he still didn't know what the future would be like, where he could go and take care of the harmed people When a girl gets married, she has to accept the separation of husband and wife.
Even though he thought so, seeing that the brothers around him were all loved by fat babies, there was no reason in his heart not to be envious.
He has always liked children, and his biggest wish is to marry a daughter-in-law after the war and give birth to ten or eight children. His son will teach them how to use a knife, and his daughter will dress up beautifully, just like an adult's niece, and wear the best clothes. Yes, use the best, Meidai runs around happily every day.
Seeing this little child Tong Tong was frozen to death, thinking that this was already the seventh one they saw in the morning, the soldier sighed, took out three copper coins from his pocket, and handed them to the man.
"Buy a straw mat, so I can be buried alive."
Three copper coins happened to be the money for the straw mat. This morning, he had already given out twenty-one copper coins.
The man was stunned for a moment, then knelt down and thanked excitedly with tears in his eyes, and was helped up by the soldiers. Seeing the well-dressed team, he could feel the awe-inspiring team walking away just by looking at it. She shed tears and continued to persuade his wife.
"Boss, is your salary enough? I paid it several times this morning."
The soldier was standing up straight and inspecting the surroundings, when a brother who had a better relationship with him asked, and he said with a straight face, "It's just that I don't want to see those children buried without anything."
For poor families, when a person dies, they dig a hole and throw it in directly. Not to mention the coffin, there will be no straw mats or clothes.
Those children are pitiful, at least, they should be given face.
Thinking about it, the soldier sighed, "My father was a hunter when I was young. Although the winter is getting colder and there is no prey, but I have never been cold, and I am just hungry..."
The soldiers following behind were immediately attracted attention, "Boss, have you never been cold? How is this possible? The weather is getting colder every day. Who doesn't cry in winter?"
"It's just that I didn't get through it when I was a child."
The soldier recalled, "At that time, there was a blind man living in the mountain. My father accidentally broke in and brought out some black stones. He had been throwing them in the firewood house, but he accidentally used them in the winter and found that they could be used for a long time when they were burned. After a long time, my father tried his best to avoid it, and led out Xiong Xiazi, who came back with a basket of black stones. Although we were all hungry that winter, it was really not cold."
"Black stone?!!"
Strange stories are always easy to attract attention, and the soldiers who were nearby immediately became interested, "Boss, what kind of black stone is it, can it really burn for a long time?"
"Boss, if we find these black stones, everyone won't have to suffer from the cold."
A few people were chattering around, when suddenly someone said, "I heard Sir Mo say that Sir is looking for a way to keep out the cold, if anyone finds out, I will reward you with a thousand taels of silver."
The scene fell silent.
More than a dozen pairs of eyes fell on the little soldier.
"Is this accurate? Why haven't we heard of it?"
The little soldier had small eyes, but looked very energetic, he said directly, "I know Mr. Mo's family, so Mr. Mo can talk to me a few words, and I heard this from him. "
This little soldier is the gangster who protects Widow Song. He saw Widow Song being recognized as a righteous sister by Mo Da, and she became the young lady of the Mo family from now on. He was happy for her and worried that his little idea would not come true. .
Later he figured it out on his own.
He is a man, he has nothing in his hands, and he is too embarrassed to open his mouth. He used to be unworthy of Widow Song, but now she is a young lady who is accompanied by maids when she goes in and out. I can't even think about it.
The gangster joined the army just like that, but although he has a quick mind and a bit of ability to climb over walls, he can't compare with those soldiers who rely on strength. Therefore, although he can fight, he is still a small soldier.
He himself is not in a hurry, he just does his own thing every day, and hopes to be promoted as soon as possible.
Hearing the news at this moment, the gangster persuaded the soldiers, "Boss, this is a thousand taels of silver, so you should report it, maybe it will work."
The soldier hesitated for a while, and finally nodded, "Okay, I'll report it when I get back today."
Thousand taels of silver, if he can really get so much silver taels, even if he dies in battle one day, he will not have to worry about his parents having nothing to support them.
***
As the cold intensified, news of the Miao Cheng army suddenly spread quietly among the common people.
It is said that the people under their jurisdiction are all wearing cotton-padded clothes, and the government will give out porridge at noon every day, and at night, they take the black stone and burn it, so they can sleep warm all night.
Of course, the black stone is not free. After all, Wei Mingyan sent someone to detect the cave, and it was confirmed that it was not Xiong Xiazi who had the black stone, but it just happened to dig the black stone in the mountain. dug up.
With such manpower and material resources, the price of Blackstone seems a bit cheap, not to mention that Wei Mingyan ordered the construction of a government school, and children who want to enroll can sign up directly as long as they have books, whether they are old or new.
No matter day or night, official schools are always burning with black stones.
Wei Mingyan didn't care about the people who went in and out of the city he took. Gradually, some merchants boldly proposed to buy black stones, but they learned that the extra black stones had already been bought by the businessman surnamed Li.
Just when they lamented that they were still a step late, Heishi gradually became popular among the upper classes in the capital.
After all, the black stone burns without smoke and is silent, and with the promotion of Merchant Li, people are buying it one after another.
expensive
What a joke, can people at their level still care about such a small amount of money
The ministers gradually used black stones, and even the royal family began to buy them because of this popular trend. For them, the price is quite cheap, but in the eyes of the common people, it is not the same thing.
The expensive things that they could never buy in their lifetime could keep them warm and save their lives. The black stone that only ministers and royal families could use could be used day and night by the rebels.
It is said that the government distributes a black stone every day, which is a bit small, but when one thinks about the price the black stone will get if it is shipped out and sold, it makes people jealous.
Eat well, wear warm clothes, and don't even need to worry about heating.
The people were already envious.
The dead emperor ordered the conscription again.
There is no way, the people under him are retreating one after another, and now the treasury is empty, there is no food, and all the knives are rusted, so they can only use the old method, manpower won.
I still don't have enough food and clothing to keep warm. Living is already difficult, and the country has to recruit soldiers. Even this time, the standard of conscription is that a male must go to the battlefield at the age of twelve.
Twelve years old, that's still a doll, I wonder which family member would be willing.
When the imperial court led the conscripted men out from door to door like cattle, and cursed casually as usual, the old scalpers who had been silent and allowed to be beaten and scolded completely quit.
After one man beat up the government officials, the rest of the men seemed to have seen a role model. Miao Chengjun was stationed not far away. These dozens of people overthrew the officers and soldiers. The family rushed there.
They are also putting all their eggs in one basket. Miao Chengjun attaches great importance to children. If they can't get in, it's fine for the children to go.
The people who came to join him, no matter they were white-haired or yellow-mouthed children, Wei Mingyan would never refuse them.
Throwing a brick to attract jade, this has just thrown a brick, the real jade is still to come.
More and more people's families fled to Miao Chengjun, and finally, this matter attracted attention.
The generals guarding the gates did not close the city gates, nor did they report to the emperor.
He thought that this could stop the people, but he didn't expect that when he could not save his life, doing so would only arouse the anger of the people even more.
Finally, this group of people who have been suppressed and called foolish people broke out.
The gangster spent seven days lying in the broken low house below the city gate, eating the dry food he brought with him when he was hungry, and taking out a few sips carefully from the bamboo tube when he was thirsty, so as to moisten his dry throat.
He was like a weasel hiding in the night, lying motionless and waiting for his prey to approach.
Finally, he found the opportunity.
A soldier was waving a knife in his hand to confront the people, yelling curses, slipped his foot and fell to the ground.
Originally, the fall was fine, but he panicked because his feet were unsteady, and the knife in his hand stuck in his stomach for some reason.
Only the gangster and the commoner saw this scene, but the other generals didn't know it. They became furious in an instant, swung their knives and slashed at the foolish man who dared to kill.
The commoner was also stunned, backing back again and again to dodge, the knife slashed on someone else's arm.
Seeing the blood, the people became timid.
But before they were timid, the knife cut down again.
This is to keep them alive! ! !
Not enough to eat, the price of cotton clothes is high, and there is no black stone, forget it!
But, you can't even let them stay with your life!
Not enough, not enough!
The red-eyed people were no longer docile, and rushed forward screaming desperately.
With the first one, there was also the second one, and some people took advantage of the chaos to open the city gate and sneaked out to join Miao Chengjun.
Until the whole capital became chaotic and Miao Chengjun's cavalry entered the city, the emperor sitting on the dragon chair still hadn't figured out how it happened so quickly.
Back and forth, how long has it been? Why, that group of rebels has entered Beijing
Wei Mingyan led the army and rushed all the way to the Jinluan Hall.
There, the emperor who wanted to escape was already tied up and trapped on the ground, wriggling like a bug.
He shouted desperately, conferring titles, conferring kings, and even ceding land, hoping to persuade this traitor who even made a dragon chair to let him go.
Wei Mingyan was wearing a white mighty armor, leaning on the dragon chair, condescending to the man on the ground.
He was still cursing at the beginning, then it was a temptation, and now it is begging.
The handsome man with heroic appearance propped his chin up and looked at him as if he was watching a monkey show. When the former emperor stopped talking, Wei Mingyan opened his mouth lightly.
"Do you know why you lost?"
"Before Emperor Tianwei passed away, he left you with eight loyal ministers to assist the country, all of whom were carefully selected by him."
"These ministers must not only be able to assist you, but also cannot become powerful because of the weak family heirs. They are all loyal to Emperor Tianwei. If he says die, these ministers will die without hesitation..."
"Before he died, he accepted the resignation of the head of the country and took away all the power from the Queen Mother. Whether it was the front court or the harem, he was properly arranged for you."
The man on the ground had red eyes, and listened to Wei Mingyan's slow-moving continuation in disbelief and despair, "Emperor Tianwei is indeed a good emperor, but it's a pity that such a stupid pig like you was born."
"You forced loyal ministers to death and welcomed treacherous ministers back. Step by step, you drove yourself to this dead end."
After Wei Mingyan finished speaking, he waved his hand without looking at the crying middle-aged man with his nose full of snot, "Just kill him here."
"Don't! Don't kill me!!!"
The former emperor has completely lost the aloofness of the past. He was wearing a dragon robe and kowtowed in panic, "I will give you the country, and I will give you the imperial concubine. I don't want the dragon chair or the dragon robe. Don't kill me, please. please… "
The soldiers stood behind, looking at the appearance of the emperor who was once feared by him, all showing disdain in their eyes.
Wei Mingyan changed his hand to support his chin, and with a pair of heroic eyes, he quietly looked at the former emperor on the ground, "Your Majesty, do you want to live?"
When it came, the emperor nodded desperately, "I want to!! I want to!"
He looked at the man in the wheelchair with fear and smiled slowly. He felt relieved, and just when he thought he had escaped, a gloomy voice suddenly came from his ear:
"Those people who were killed by you, loyal ministers, don't any of them want to live?"
The emperor froze, he watched the man in front of him like a ghost saying:
"I've changed my mind. Beheading is really not in line with His Majesty's status."
Wei Mingyan still had a gentle smile on his face, and knocked on the dragon chair,
"Then, Ling Chi."
"No—I'm the emperor of Jin, you can't be like this...uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."
Something was stuffed in his mouth and he was dragged away.
The emperor, who had been stupid for a lifetime, was dragged away like a dead dog. With cloudy eyes, he watched the crowds of people standing in rows and kneeling down. In everyone's eyes, there was pure admiration.
It's just that this admiration is all directed at the rebellious officials and thieves.
The emperor was only wearing his middle coat, and was dragged on the ground, his whole body was chilling. He had never experienced such suffering since he was born. When he was cursing and despairing in his heart,
Accompanied by the admiring gazes of the soldiers looking at Wei Mingyan on the Golden Luan Hall, the neat and orderly voice, like a mountain roar and a tsunami, resounded in his ears completely:
— "Long live my emperor!"
-"Long live!!"
— "Long live!!!"
From then on, the state of Jin changed its surname to Wei.