Chapter seven hundred and eighty fourth clamor is a rumor
The border town of Datong is more than a hundred miles north of it, and is the border between Altan and the Ming Dynasty. Although there is no legal determination so far, all parties abide by it. Not only the soldiers of the border town think so, but even the ministers in the court think so.
During the march, as long as conditions permit, Wang Tong had a fast horse to send letters to Datong every day, and then delivered them to the capital. The governor of Datong, the governor of Xuanda, the original Datong Town Supervisor, and even the deputy general of Datong Town Ma Dong, had their own newspapers to all places every day, and of course, most of them were sent to the capital.
After Wang Tong crossed this hundred-mile boundary, the people in the capital learned the news at the first time. They didn't know what the mature hot weapons troops had, but they had the simplest way to compare. Wang Tong had less than 30,000 infantrymen, and the Tartars could mobilize at least 50,000 cavalry, and the actual number was only a large or a large one.
In the past, the Tatar cavalry and the Ming Dynasty fought a battle, which was truly a collision between the two sides. Ten thousand Tatar cavalry were enough to be tens of thousands of infantrymen in the Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, the 30,000 Ming troops led by Wang Tong were carrying food and grass, and went deep into the enemy's territory alone. In the enemy's territory, the other side had an advantageous force. This time, the entire army would probably be wiped out, and there would be no return.
Thirty thousand soldiers were killed outside the border and died. What really makes people feel troublesome is that this will definitely anger Altan's army and let their army come to take revenge.
The soldiers in Datong Town were weak and could not stop them at all. They could only rely on the general of Xuanfu Li Rusong and General Ji Town Li Yunlai. The elite soldiers of Piansheng Ji Town were transferred by Wang Tong to 20,000, so they could only place their hopes on the general of Liao Town Li Chengliang.
If Qi Jiguang, the general of Ji Town, was still here, everyone would be more at ease. Qi Jiguang is now serving as the general in Guangdong. If there were no famous generals in the north, they would not be able to take charge of the overall situation again. Will they repeat the tragedy of being captured through the pass, plundering Datong, and then attacking the capital? The culprits of all this were Wang Tong, a bold and arrogant military general who relied on the favor of the emperor and finally caused a disaster to the leader of the inner guard.
When the news first arrived at the capital, the officials and scholars of the capital did not believe it, because it was too incredible. What was the purpose of being an official? It was to make achievements, to be a beautiful wife and concubine, and to be rich and wealthy." Wang Tong did so many things in Datong, but to get a higher status.
But the soldiers who were in a disadvantaged position went deep into the enemy territory of the northern border, which was for fame and fortune. It was clearly a death sentence. Wang Tong died, so don’t implicate everyone.
Then again, "Wang Tong operates a great foundation in Tianjin. There are so many shops and merchants, every day and every month, and he has lost it." Who will manage this foundation? With Tianjin's current tax status, there may be a single Zhili Prefecture there, and even a single government may be possible. Whoever can achieve this position will not die. The external officials think like this," and the internal officials think a lot.
As Tianjin Wei gives the palace every year, there must be a tax supervisor there, and it is also a big barrier for opening the sea. The Maritime Bureau should also have it. "Does it also need to add individuals to the grain supervision position? This is a real lack of fat. It is estimated that it doesn't have to be too ruthless for a few years, and it can be eaten and used for several lifetimes.
However, the eunuchs in the palace were much moved, and no one dared to speak or take action. Zhang Cheng and Buyi were very careful. There was Zhao Jinliang beside the emperor. Now he was taking action or making suggestions. "There was no benefit. He was beaten to pieces first, and it would be a loss.
The people in the palace remained unmoved, but they could instigate the people outside the palace to move, which made the officials and scholars of the capital who were a little hesitant suddenly clamor.
As the news came about the first day, the next day, the Tongzhengsi was crowded with memorials and even the Tongzheng envoy received some comments, asking him to submit memorials to impeach Wang Tong first.
"I don't know the importance of it, and I lead the army to death. Such a treacherous and slander is not an exaggeration to cut it into pieces!"
"For one person's achievements, he will ignore the life and death of tens of millions of soldiers. The person's sins are high and the sea is deep, so he should be seriously worried."
"... Wang Tong has always been smart, how could he be so Menglang? He must have regretted going to the northern border."
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The palace also has a unified attitude towards these Gu Shu. If you leave it, I will keep it and I will keep it and do not react.
After Wang Tong led his army into the mountainous areas, the number of whistle detectives and rangers followed gradually increased, and the army led by Wang Tong also stopped temporarily.
Although there are news to the capital every day, it takes about ten days to stop there. If one stops, the capital may not stop there. The capital also knows the time difference, so basically no one believes the newspapers coming there, and they are replaced by various rumors.
Today, the entire army is wiped out, tomorrow, the Altan Tartars have broken into Datong, what else can Wang Tong lead the army to surrender to the enemy, the army has already left Shanxi, etc.
The people in the capital were even more panicked. They were obviously close to the end of the year and should have been busy celebrating the New Year in the capital, but many people went out of the city to visit their relatives and left the capital for a while to avoid it.
There were even such bastards. Someone joked at a city gate somewhere and shouted, "The Tartars are here." As a result, the market, which was originally peaceful, was immediately in chaos. Some people hid, some ran away, and women and children cried and screamed.
From this city gate, then in all directions, the whole city inside and outside the city of Mujingshi were in panic. The rogues who took advantage of the situation began to fish in troubled waters, rob shops, and robbed them.
If it were in the past, the situation would probably be uncontrollable. The gates of the imperial city were closed, the gates of the capital were closed, the curfew was forbidden, and then soldiers were sent to the city to suppress them. The situation was unrestrained and dead people were also inevitable.
Shuntian Prefecture has limited service and the soldiers of the Wucheng Military Office are weak. In the past, when encountering such a situation, it is already good to ensure that the yamen is not affected. It is impossible to take into account the entire city.
However, now it is very different from the previous situation. The Jinyiwei has the Military Law Department, the Police Department, and the Training Department. At the beginning of the chaos, the Police Department's reaction was half a beat slower, but the order was maintained on every street, but the number of people on each street was limited, which was a drop in the bucket.
But Li Wenyuan and Lu Wancai immediately made a decision. The military police of the Military Law Department began to patrol the entire city. On the one hand, they conveyed the orders, and on the other hand, they encountered murderers who took advantage of the situation and captured the Dharma on the spot. The soldiers in the village outside the city also received orders and immediately began to maintain order.
Although Wang Tong had transferred many of the military and judicial departments to the northern border, the remaining ones were all the elite soldiers of the East Factory and the army, riding horses and galloping on various streets. The rogues who took advantage of the situation did not expect that the officials came so quickly and were so fierce that they had no chance to escape. They could only kneel down and beg for mercy. The slow reaction was immediately cut off by a knife.
The police officers who received the order also took action. They no longer allocated their respective sections of the streets, but gathered together, holding skinned wooden sticks in their hands, and began to go out to the streets to maintain order.
The chaotic people ran around the streets, and they were slapped down. While crying and calling their parents, they immediately did not dare to run around and listened to the arrangements and were transferred.
The security forces in the city first acted, and then the imperial guards. When the imperial guards' horses began to patrol inside and outside the city, those who wanted to make trouble were honest. Not to mention the imperial guards' horses, they rode horses in armor and galloped on the streets of Jinyi Guards' military police, which was already shocking enough.
The situation remained calm, and the yamen runners of Shuntian Prefecture and soldiers of Jinyiwei beat the gong to preach on the street, indicating that everyone was in a false alarm.
There was such a chaos in the city for no reason. At this time, the Wenyuan Pavilion was in the meeting. When the officials informed the matter, the emperor and the bosses of the six ministries of the cabinet were discussing the matter. They were shocked when they heard this. It was okay to say that the danger caused by Altan's troops. If the emperor had such a chaos in the city, it would be a big disaster.
However, the news was coming and going in and out in the capital. Soon, I learned that the police department, military law department and training department of the Jinyiwei began to suppress it. Soon, there was news that the riots in the capital had begun to subside, and then news came, saying that nothing was wrong.
Although everyone was shocked, they were also covered in dust. Emperor Wanli was furious, so the beheading procedures were also very fast. The Jinyiwei quickly handed over the list through the commander of the city, and made this joke at the city gate, clamoring and looting in the city. Anyone who was not killed on the spot was arrested. The handling was very simple and the execution was immediately executed.
In the morning, the chaos in the city was quelled, and people were killed immediately at the Meridian Gate. People's heads fell to the ground and blood sprayed. Everyone who saw them was silent.
The city said that Wang Tong was guilty, but to calm the situation down, it was the new Jinyiwei organization established by Wang Tong, which made everyone speechless.
Compared with the troubles of the censors, most of the senior officials of the six ministries of the cabinet did not get involved in this matter because they were not caring about it. If Datong was really captured by the Tartars, the capital would be in danger. At present, 20,000 elite soldiers were transferred in Jizhen. The Xuanfu side had few soldiers, and the Beijing camp and the imperial guards had to be prepared. The various armies had to be mobilized and prepared food and grass. They were in the center and naturally understood that if the country was overthrown, there would be no good ending, but the censors could not see so far or were unwilling to see so comprehensively.
Chapter completed!