【Chapter 613】Xian City of Blood and Fire
Since your hands and feet are not clean and you are also ashamed of the cultivation of the court, then it is your own business that you want to die, so why should you drag us to bury us for yourselves? We are not as high as you. You are willing to accompany Xi'an City to do anything, so we expressed our support in spirit, but we would be spared if we acted.
With such an idea, they naturally would not take Huang Kezan's scolding seriously.
Some people began to close their eyes and rest, silently thinking about their own affairs. Some people were secretly thinking about how to make a scoop when leaving Xi'an Prefecture. Although the current situation is very dangerous, in fact, as long as you have enough courage, you can still be a muddy fish. Anyway, in a chaotic state, no matter what you do, no outsiders know.
"How can you be worthy of the country? How can you be worthy of the court? How can you be worthy of His Majesty the Emperor?" Huang Kezan found that his subordinates were absent-minded, and he really didn't know how to describe the frustration and disappointment in his heart. He never thought that his subordinates would have such an outrageous reaction. He was really disappointed. There was no way, so he had to bring out all the country, court, and Emperor.
However, no matter how high Huang Kezan's tone was, the officials below still disagreed and absent-minded. Some people even began to get tired of Huang Kezan's long-term comments. Their eyes kept swimming outside. The White-Clothed Army was coming over fiercely, but Huang Kezan was still talking here, which was simply seeking death! Is he really going to bring all the officials of Xi'an Prefecture into the White-Clothed Army's captive camp?
Someone looked around him and couldn't help but mutter loudly: "Governor General, the White Army is about to reach the city. Should we go outside and take a look? No matter how much we say here, we can't scare the White Army away!"
This guy made up his mind to find an opportunity to escape immediately as long as he went outside. There were quite a few officials who had the same mentality as him. They also deliberately gurgled one after another. The originally quiet living room gradually became noisy. Huang Kezan's speech was gradually covered up by waves of gurgling sounds. Some officials deliberately said the voice loudly to interrupt Huang Kezan's long speech.
It is a real fool to stay here even though we know it is a dead end, and we are still here. When the White Army comes, will we have good fruits for us? If you, Huang Kezan, want to be loyal to the court, that is your business, but you cannot tie us all here! We have not gained any benefits from the court. The little property we accumulated after finally being accumulated is also obtained by recording the people, and it seems to have nothing to do with the court. If there is no such property, it is really better to die.
Huang Kezan said angrily: "You people, holding the Dai Lu from the court, only want to preserve their lives. How can you be worthy of your ancestors..."
Someone deliberately gurgled loudly: "Governor Huang, you have already made enough money, but we haven't made enough money yet! You want to seek death by yourself, but don't implicate us! You want to get the imperial court and protect your family after you die. That's your freedom. But we don't want to! We are all young and want to live for a few more years!"
Huang Kezan's face suddenly changed. Unexpectedly, his subordinates would say such words. This was a serious slander of Huang Kezan's reputation. What does it mean to want to be praised by the court and protect his family after he died? It's simply fart! You can't be as shameless as this. But such words were even approved by others. As soon as this was said, everyone present agreed. Some even shouted with gloating.
The officialdom of Shaanxi Province naturally cannot be a solid piece of iron. Usually, many people hate Huang Kezan, the three-sided governor, but they are only afraid of his power and dare not question it publicly. However, at this time, they are unscrupulous. They vent their anger to Huang Kezan unscrupulously. They are complaining all over, and they really dare to say anything. This makes Huang Kezan feel even more angry and very sad. How did the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty fall to this point?
Huang Kezan believed that he was relatively honest. There were many officials under Si, but his hands and feet were not clean. The opponents, Huang Kezan's intention, naturally, had to be punished. However, behind them, there were groups of people supporting him, and he could not take any effective measures against them. Unexpectedly, at this time, they turned around and said such shameless words.
Before he finished speaking, someone suddenly rushed in outside and stammered: "Governor General, the people from the Qin Palace have left."
Huang Kezan was stunned and didn't react for a while.
However, the other officials around him were suddenly in anger and screamed.
Who is the King of Qin? He is a landlord of Xi'an Prefecture. In Shaanxi, if you want to say who has the highest status, it is this King of Qin. His power is not the greatest, but his status is definitely the highest. He was the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty. Apart from his son, the emperor, the vassal king has the highest status.
Even the three-sided governor Huang Kezan had to salute in a regular manner in front of him.
According to the rules of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, without the emperor's imperial edict, the King of Qin would never leave Xi'an Prefecture. Otherwise, even the most serious crimes such as treason would be punished to be demoted to common people. Serious punishments may lead to beheading and confiscating the house. But now, even the King of Qin could not hold on?
He has actually escaped? God! This world is really in chaos!
There is no doubt that King Qin was definitely encouraged by King Qing. King Qing had already run away once when he was in Ningxia City. It was probably because he was addicted to running, so it was one thing that he didn't want to escape. He heard that the White Army troops arrived, he would definitely continue to run away.
The poor King of Qin probably couldn't bear it anymore when he saw King Qing's actions. Anyway, if the court wanted to punish the two vassal kings at the same time. No matter what, the board would not fall on the King of Qin alone. Besides, losing the identity of the vassal king is better than losing his life. 1 If you have no life, what else can you say?
I heard that the King of Qin had withdrawn, and the officials present could not sit still. They all wanted to follow the King of Qin and flee from Xi'an Prefecture immediately. With the King of Qin, the scapegoat, above, the people below could be relieved.
Even the people who cannot escape from Xi'an Prefecture have fled without hesitation. What else are they worried about?
While they were feeling pins and needles, someone hurriedly reported: "Governor General, General Zhao and General Sun have all retreated one after another. The troops they brought were all dispersed. Some retreated with the two general officers, and some dispersed in the city. Now, many scattered soldiers and robbed the streets, and there were chaos outside."
Huang Kezan's eyes suddenly became straight, as if he would no longer move. If the escape of the King of Qin was a heavy blow to him, then the escape of the two generals was a fatal blow. Without these two generals and the troops they commanded, what did Huang Kezan use to protect Xi'an City? What would he use to block the attack of the White Army?
The other officials looked at each other, and then they met each other and scattered. They ignored Huang Kezan, who was in a daze, hurried back to their respective territory, quickly packed up their things, and joined the ranks of fleeing troops. For a time, the most lively thing in the entire Xi'an Prefecture was the East Gate. Various carriages, chariots, tricycles, and rooster buses were crowded with each other, blocking the city gate. Various shouts came one after another.
Everyone in Xi'an Prefecture, as long as they have the conditions, wants to evacuate this dangerous city as soon as possible. Especially after all the defenders collapsed, the entire city fell into extreme fear. Whether they knew the truth or did not know the truth, they just wanted to escape from Xi'an City. They were afraid that if they were one step later, the butcher knife of the White-Clothed Army would come down. There are rumors that the White-Clothed Army would be to wash Xi'an City bloodily, and no corrupt official would let him go.
General Zhao, mentioned by the spy, was the general officer of Guyuan Town. General Sun was the deputy general officer who came from Shanxi. Because the troops guarding Xi'an City were not enough, the court drew some troops from Shanxi Town, Datong Town and Xuanfu Town to reinforce Xi'an City. Originally, Huang Kezan also expected them to play a role and boost morale. Now, both of them ran away, so naturally they had no effect.
When those officials ran out of the Governor's Office, the entire Xi'an Prefecture was already in chaos. The streets were full of people running away. Everyone was desperately rushing to escape. Those who knew the truth, those who didn't know the truth were running away. Some people were taking advantage of the situation to rob. Many people, holding bright knives or fire-sharking, robbing everywhere, forcing and killing people. Some people didn't want to.
These robbers were basically pretended to be war soldiers. They took advantage of the opportunity to retreat and wanted to make a fortune. Anyway, after robbing money, they would run away. As a result, robbery, forced murder, and murder continued to spread in the city. The crying and screaming of the girls became more and more terrifying. The entire Xi'an Prefecture was like a hell on earth.
Chapter completed!