After a day of dissemination, the news of the mutiny of the Yongwei Battalion in the Imperial City detonated the entire capital. This news was so shocking!

Although the Huang Ming Times did not report this matter, the newsstands at various street corners were still crowded with people. Those professional newspaper singers were already very familiar with this business and could make up a story without reading the newspapers.

Yongwei Ying had been featured in the Huangming Times many times and had a column. These reporters did not know how many times they had done so. Based on their preconceptions, they firmly believed in Yong Wei Ying's loyalty.

Based on the information provided by the plainclothes Jinyiwei personnel, these singers vividly described the angry clamor of the Ten Thousand Brave Guards Camp, perfectly elaborating the image of a hero filled with grief and indignation.

If Zhu Cixi sees this, he will definitely invest in setting up a Beijing Film Academy and let them serve as instructors.

Under the propaganda of these newspaper singers, and spread by countless people who were not aware of the seriousness, soon everyone in the capital knew about the shocking incident, and the streets, alleys, restaurants and tea shops were talking about it.

Some well-informed people claimed that yesterday afternoon, they saw many important ministers of the court and generals from the Beijing camp hurriedly entering the palace on Qipan Street. The matter was certainly not simple, and they might have been preparing to deal with the Yongwei camp.

After the news spread, the masses were in an uproar. Under the arrangement of thoughtful people, some loyal supporters of the Yongwei camp held up banners and started the initial demonstration.

There are many shops around Qipan Street, and the flow of people is also very large. At this time, a lane separates from the crowd on the street. In a long queue, people are beating gongs and drums, and more people are waving flags and shouting excitedly.

"Yongweiying is not guilty!"

"The treacherous officials brought trouble to the imperial court!"

The procession finally arrived at the south gate of the imperial city. They knelt in front of the Ming Dynasty Gate and shouted loudly that the brave guards would serve the country loyally and hoped that the emperor would not listen to the words of treacherous ministers. This chilled the hearts of the loyal and brave soldiers.

Wen Tiren originally wanted to use the Huangming Times to suppress public opinion and denounce the Yongwei Camp's disloyalty and mutiny in order to disrupt the public opinion. However, Jiang Fengyuan, the Minister of Rites, directly rejected him, and the Huangming Times under the Ministry of Rites did not mention the matter at all.

The ignorance of the Ministry of Rites could not stop Wen Tiren and others from attacking the Yongwei camp. He sent his own intelligence personnel to spread the news throughout the capital.

They claimed that the Yongwei Battalion openly threatened the imperial court and His Majesty the Emperor, and that the commander-in-chief Huang Degong even tricked and killed the censor of Zuodu. He was so unruly and domineering, he really had no superiority!

At any time, the influence of public opinion is always terrible. Many people have begun to doubt these remarks, while some people are deeply affected and truly believe them.

Supporters and opponents of the Yongwei camp began to fight each other in various teahouses and restaurants. It was common for both sides to curse and throw wine, and some even got into fights. There were also a large number of people around the newsstands, scolding each other, chasing each other through the streets and alleys.

A large number of government officials from Shuntian Prefecture and the Wucheng Army and Horses Division began to take to the streets to maintain stability. They used sticks mercilessly on the troublemakers, and finally the capital gradually became quieter.

Faced with the public uproar, officials from various government offices had different expressions. Some secretly commented on the great influence of Yongwei Camp, while others were worried about whether their own interests would be affected in the future.

In the Zhang Mansion in the east city of the capital, Zhang Dabiao of the Grain Merchant Chamber of Commerce was entertaining an Huizhou merchant from Huizhou Mansion.

The Huizhou merchant sighed: "Brother Zhang, this capital is really different. Everyone is full of energy. It's really amazing!"

Zhang Dabiao smiled and said: "Brother Li Xing, what do you say?"

Li Xing said: "In our Huizhou Prefecture, a severe drought has begun this year. We don't even have food to eat. How can we have the energy to fight and parade in the streets? Unlike the capital, everyone has enough to eat."

Zhang Dabiao laughed and said: "Under the emperor's feet, it is inevitable that some people are full and have nothing to do. Maybe we think they are full and have nothing to do, but some people think this is a game."

Li Xing shook his head and said: "I don't care about games or anything like that. The purpose of my trip is just to tell Brother Zhang that the source of food in Jiangnan has been cut off."

Zhang Dabiao frowned and said, "Brother Li, what's going on?"

Li Xingdao: "Not only our Huizhou Prefecture, but nearly half of the forty prefectures in Southern Zhili have suffered from drought. It is very serious. People are starving everywhere. Food consumption in the south is huge, and many people are hoarding it. Food prices have almost doubled.

, if we buy it as we did in previous years and then transport it to the capital for sale, we will lose money."

Zhang Dabiao said thoughtfully: "It doesn't matter. The above asked me to prepare to go back to the south for development some time ago. The industry here in the capital doesn't matter."

Li Xing said seriously: "Brother Zhang, is it too early to rely on him? The current situation is not very clear. You have also seen the current situation in the capital. The crown prince's situation is very unfavorable. You should think twice before acting!"

Zhang Dabiao said with a smile: "We, businessmen, sometimes do risky business. The earlier we invest, the richer the returns will be."

Li Xing said anxiously: "But if you fail, the loss to our Hui Gang will be considerable. You have to think about us."

Zhang Dabiao sighed: "Although our Hui Gang has developed very well in recent years, it is still lagging behind compared to the Shanxi Gang. Those guys are now coming to our territory to grab business. If we continue to develop steadily, it is estimated that we will not be able to compete with the Huai Gang for two consecutive years."

It’s hard to do business in front of our home.”

He continued: "It seems that I am gambling, but based on my years of experience in the business world, the crown prince will not fail easily!"

In the Yongwei camp, the camp is built high, and the surrounding watchtowers are on duty at all times of the day. Longxiang is not closed at night, and is lurking near the imperial city and the capital garrison of various departments in the capital.

As long as there is any disturbance, the Yongwei Battalion will be warned and ready to take the lead in attacking with a strong posture to completely defeat the invading enemy! At the same time, some Yongwei Battalions stationed in the new city will also be warned, and they should cooperate inside and outside and raise their troops at the same time.

On the second day, a court meeting was still held in the Huangji Palace, and the most core civil and military officials from various yamen in the Ming Dynasty gathered together.

Although Chongzhen did not intend to depose the crown prince, he was still very upset about the actions of the Yongwei camp and decided to discuss the matter with the court.

Wen Tiren changed his usual behavior and was the first to go out. He said in a cold tone: "Your Majesty, Huang Degong and Sun Yingyuan's minds are unpredictable. They dare to surround the Imperial Court in the important area of ​​Chengtian Gate and kill the censor! They despise Your Majesty and the imperial court. Please kill me."

Of!"

Jiang Fengyuandao, the Minister of Rites, immediately sent out his troops to retort: ​​"The two generals led the Yongwei camp to conquer the east and west. They achieved many great victories, killed tens of thousands of enemies, and drove Jiannu back to the outside of the pass. Such great achievements and both loyalty and righteousness were punished by Yan Guan.

Doesn’t suspicion make the loyal and brave soldiers feel cold?”

Yang Tinglin, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, also said: "At present, the common people in the capital have a very good reputation for the Yongwei Camp. There are still many people kneeling in front of the Ming Dynasty Gate. Please do not chill the hearts of the loyal and brave soldiers."

Xue Guoguan, the cabinet minister, laughed and said: "They are just a group of unruly people, and the court's decision-making still needs to be influenced by them? How ridiculous!"

Chongzhen frowned and looked at the cabinet, but saw that several people in the cabinet were silent. He Fengsheng pretended to meditate on countermeasures. Huang Shijun looked down at the shiny gold bricks on the ground and did not participate in their struggle.

Huang Shijun has been a Beijing official for thirty years. He has not made any great achievements in reforming the past, nor has he been criticized for his bad behavior. Instead, he has gained the reputation of "uprightness" because of his profound knowledge, hard work and fairness. In the turbulent officialdom at that time, he was indeed a good person.

Extremely valuable.

Chongzhen also valued this aspect of him and allowed him to join the cabinet. He wanted him to actually do something, but he didn't expect that this old guy didn't care about anything!
Chapter completed!