On the day when Jiangning City was captured, the Zhou army immediately issued a notice to pacify the people, promising not to harm the officials and civilians in the city. After the Zhou army occupied the capital, they did not burn, kill, or plunder, so a few days later, there were already many pedestrians on the streets.
At this time, the avenue near the west city gate was crowded with people, blocking the road. There weren't so many people originally, but a few corpses on racks blocked the road, making it difficult for passers-by to pass, and the traffic jam became more and more crowded. Below the city wall in front was the Zhou army camp.
A young man in a robe was kneeling on the ground, looking up to the sky and crying.
Others advised: The capital has been destroyed, there is nothing you can do about this, you should hurry up and carry the dead back, what is the point of crying and shouting here and blocking everyone on the road, if those warriors get angry and start killing people, what can you do, wouldn't it implicate the folks in Jiangning Prefecture
Unexpectedly, the man cried even harder, and cried loudly: "My fellow villagers, the Wang family has always been doing good deeds when running a medicine shop. If we encounter poor people who need medicine, we will not charge them a penny. I just think that good deeds will be rewarded. What have I done wrong to deserve this misfortune?"
Someone in the crowd complained: The fault is that our country was destroyed.
The man from the Wang family burst into tears while grabbing the collar of his shirt, gritting his teeth and crying: We agreed to grow old together and depend on each other through life and death, why did you die first? I won't live either! Those beasts, worse than beasts, ugly animals, actually humiliated her completely in front of me with an obscene smile.
Oh my God, the man screamed, is there still law in this world
He shook his head vigorously and said: I hate myself for being so weak that I thought I could make you live a good life by working hard and doing good things for my neighbors, but I didn't expect that I would be so weak in the end. I can't even protect my own wife. I worked in vain and I am just a waste.
Everyone felt compassionate after hearing this.
Then he stood up and sang loudly with a long cry: Why don't men take Wu Gou and take over the fifty states of Guanshan? Please go to Lingyan Pavilion for a while, if you are a scholar, you will be a marquis.
Suddenly, a voice from the crowd shouted: Even though the country is destroyed, the people are still alive.
At this moment, a carriage drove from a nearby intersection to the ramp entrance of the city wall, and then suddenly stopped. Inside was a young man sitting upright with a stern face and looking very unhappy. It was Guo Shao.
He gently lifted a corner of the bamboo curtain, and Tan Shitou, who was riding a horse beside him, immediately bent sideways. Guo Shao said softly: "Don't touch him, he's innocent." The one in the crowd, wearing a futou and a white mourning scarf behind his head, did you see that person
Qin Shitou said: I see.
Guo Shaodao: He was the one who was inciting the people just now. Although the country is destroyed, the people are still alive. He is really eloquent and is not an ordinary citizen. Find someone to keep an eye on him and find an opportunity to arrest him secretly.
Yes. Tan Shitou clasped his fists in agreement.
At this time, there was a roar of horse hooves on the horizontal road next to the city wall, and a team of armored knights came swaggering over. The man in the lead was huge, wearing iron armor and looked ferocious. The people who were blocked on the road suddenly became nervous, and the people in front were so scared that they tried their best to squeeze back.
The huge man was Shi Yanchao. He had just returned to the city from the military camp on the riverside and had heard what had happened.
Shi Yanchao led the cavalry to the front of the military camp. The people blocking the road were frightened and squeezed back in an uproar, retreating several feet away, exposing several corpses surrounded by the crowd. Only the man from the Wang family stood there without retreating, and it seemed that he was seeking death.
Humph! Shi Yanchao glared at the corpses and the victims over there without any mercy.
Shi Yanchao was brought out and shouted.
A general in the barracks brought out seven or eight soldiers with their arms tied behind their backs. The general shouted, "Kneel down quickly and admit your mistakes to the brothers of the imperial guards." The soldiers knelt on the ground and shouted in a mess, "We were wrong, please spare our lives, general."
Wrong! Shi Yanchao narrowed his eyes and sneered, "You are a bunch of ragtag soldiers, lowly scum, where did you come from?"
The general's face suddenly changed, because Shi Yanchao insulted them all together. He said with a strong attitude: We are the garrison troops transferred from Jiangbei.
No wonder Shi Yanchao laughed at him in public and shouted angrily, "When we fight, we rush to the front to break the enemy's formation and capture cities. We always fight the hardest. After the battle, we go to the riverside to eat the northwest wind. You cowards, you bully the weak and fear the strong. You follow us into the city and rape women. You filthy idiots, damn it."
The general finally couldn't stand the insult and said: "I didn't discipline my subordinates well, and a few bad guys showed up, but General Shi can't humiliate our entire army. The imperial guards were there to attack the city and climb the walls."
You dare to talk back? Shi Yanchao was furious, and he walked up and slapped the general in the face in public. With a loud slap, he told you to rape him.
The general was slapped to the ground with a heavy blow. He covered his face and said angrily: When did I rape a woman
Bang! Shi Yanchao didn't care what he said, he kicked him so hard that he almost flew up. The general screamed and rolled around on the ground, almost fainting.
Countless soldiers from the town watched, and a group of them were extremely angry and rushed forward with swords and guns in hand.
Shi Yanchao immediately drew his saber from his back, shook out a military order with one hand, and shouted loudly, with the sound shaking the ground. A large number of soldiers in armor and armed with sharp weapons did not dare to rush forward.
Shi Yanchao pointed at a large group of people and shouted fiercely: Come on if you have the guts, come on together. I have never seen anyone who is plotting rebellion.
The soldiers glared at him angrily, but no one dared to step forward.
Shi Yanchao shouted: "Whoever disobeys, come up. If you kill me on the spot, you are so cruel." He raised his long knife, swung it twice in the air, pointed at a big man and said: "Come here, take up your weapon."
The man took a few steps back in a daze, lowering his spear. The general who had just been kicked could not get up and was lying there groaning in pain.
Shi Yanchao glanced angrily at the group of armored soldiers in front of him, then suddenly turned around to look at a man with a beard who was tied up. The man had a face full of flesh and looked very fierce, but when he was glared at by Shi Yanchao, his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.
"What's your name?" Shi Yanchao shouted.
The man said in a trembling voice: Xiao Degui.
Trespassing into private homes, raping women, forcing people to death, and plundering private property are all crimes. The central army has issued a strict order that disturbing the people and disobeying military orders will be punished for multiple crimes. What crime should be punished? Shi Yanchao shouted with confidence.
The personal soldiers and cavalrymen behind him said in unison:
Shi Yanchao swung his saber and chopped down. There was a loud scream, blood splattered all over the ground, and a corpse fell in a pool of blood, with the head and body separated.
The onlookers were so frightened that they cried out in uproar, and a woman screamed. Even the victim stared blankly at the scene before him.
He walked up to another person, and that person's face turned pale. Shi Yanchao's face turned green: Tell me your name.