438 The people petitioned

Within a month, the people of Luoyang began to miss the convenience and equivalent exchange brought by the Zhen's ticket number, the benefits of storing interest, etc., and the farmers in Longmen Town also missed the days when the general of the secret guard was there, and they dispersed one after another, and invariably used the Zhen's silver ticket in their hands as a medium of transaction, and the Zhen's silver ticket gradually became the most trustworthy circulation method in the hands of the people of Luoyang.

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Suddenly, one night, all the farmers in Longmen Town received an unsigned letterhead in their respective farmhouses, which said that they would go to the Luoyang Palace together at the end of a certain month to ask for the order of the Secret Guard General, and that the Zhen ticket number would be reopened at that time, and the news that Zhen's silver tickets would be exchanged and given interest, with detailed steps, time and place.

This exciting news spread throughout Luoyang City overnight.

In November of the second year of Huangtai, without warning, tens of thousands of peasant households from the prefectures and counties near Luoyang spontaneously flocked to Luoyang City, gathered on the streets around the Luoyang Imperial Palace, and shouted in unison the slogan of the emperor to release the general of the secret guard, in an orderly manner.

Wang Xuanshu took thousands of cavalry of the Zuo Ling Guards, rushed into the crowd to drive away, and wounded people with a gun, but unfortunately he was soon rushed up by the angry crowd, pushing the horses of the Zuo Ling Guards to the ground, and Wang Xuanshu escaped in embarrassment under the escort of dozens of personal guards.

The noisy noise shook the courtiers above the court, Yang Tong heard this movement, his expression moved, and asked, "What's the noise outside?" ”

Wang Shichong said disdainfully: "It's just a group of Diao people making noise outside the door, and the ministers will immediately send troops to disperse, please relax, the emperor." ”

Yuan Wendu was stunned, obviously not knowing what was going on outside.

Huangfu Wuyi stood up, "Your Majesty, this is the peasant households from all over Luoyang who entered Beijing to cry out for the grievances of the general of the secret guard, and asked the emperor to go out of the imperial city to see him." ”

Yang Tong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes: "There is such a thing?" Come on, drive out of the palace, I will personally receive the petition of all the people! ”

"The emperor must not, the dragon body is important, in case these people riot and hurt people, and the emperor is injured, we who are courtiers will die and cannot be redeemed."

As soon as Wang Shichong's words came out, hundreds of officials fell to the ground one after another, shouting "The emperor thinks twice", only the internal history Ling Yuan Wendu, the right Wuwei general Huangfu Wuyi, the Shangshu Zuo Cheng Lu Chu and the right Lingwei general Luo Shixin and several other people stood without saying a word.

A trace of anger flashed in Yang Tong's eyes, but he didn't dare to openly resist the dissuasion of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, so he sat down helplessly, turned his head and asked Luo Shixin: "General Luo, what do you mean?" ”

Luo Shixin replied: "It is really risky for the emperor to go out of the palace to meet the people, but if there is a right guard led by the minister, the minister can also guarantee that the emperor is safe with the head of the minister." ”

Yang Tong was overjoyed: "I have General Luo by my side, even if there are thousands of troops and horses outside the city, how can I be afraid, not to mention that the people outside the city are all my people, come and drive." ”

Wang Shichong saw that Luo Shixin had a guarantee, and he didn't want to dissuade him more, but he just glanced back at Luo Shixin, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes.

This Luo Shixin obviously accepted his benefits, and he also knew about the festival between him and Zhen Mingku, but he still helped Zhen Mingku speak, how could he not make him angry.

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Accompanied by hundreds of officials, Yang Tong climbed the tower of the Luoyang Palace, looking at the tens of thousands of people surging outside the palace, although it was chaotic but not chaotic, under the leadership of several richly dressed middle-aged men in front, shouting slogans.

Seeing the emperor ascend the tower, all the people knelt and worshipped.

"General Luo, pass the word for me." Yang Tong's face was slightly excited, calmed down the excitement in his heart, and turned his head to Luo Shixin beside him and said.

Luo Shixin waved his hand, and immediately more than a dozen palace guards of the Right Ling Guard stood up from behind him and stepped onto the city wall.

Yang Tong said a few words, and the Zuo Ling guards standing in a row on the city wall immediately shouted in a high and neat voice: "What grievances do people outside the city have, let people enter the palace to face the saint to state their grievances, if it is reasonable and legitimate, I will make the decision for you and others!" ”

The voice is uniform, high-pitched and majestic, quite imposing, even a kilometer away can be heard clearly, as if it is in the ear, all the officials are surprised, this kind of communication method is the first time they have seen it, how do they know that this is the invention of Zhen Mingku, used in the dark guard to shout between the battalions, to achieve this uniform, clear and loud effect, it is impossible without a long time of training.

When the farmers outside the city heard this, they all cheered and shouted long live.

Soon, several of the peasant families were elected and entered the city with the men of the Right Ling Guard.

At this time, Wang Xuanshu, who once again led tens of thousands of Zuoling guard sword soldiers and shield soldiers to drive away, took the lead, and the army pressed in, and the crowd was angry.

Wang Xuanshu saw that these people were not afraid of death, how could he have seen the scene of the anger of the people, he was stunned at first, and retreated into the encirclement of Zuo Ling's guards, and when he gave an order, he was about to start killing, but he heard a dozen people shouting and scolding in unison on the city tower: "Wang Xuanshu, without my will, you dare to mobilize the forbidden army and horses without authorization, do you want to rebel!" Don't let me withdraw my troops immediately! ”

The voice spread far away, Wang Xuanshu He had heard this thunderous way of speaking, he was almost not frightened and fell off the horse, and looked up to see that there were hundreds of officials of the imperial court standing on the upper floor of the palace city, and Yang Tong, who was wearing a golden dragon robe, was particularly eye-catching among the hundred officials, and he panicked in his heart, and did not dare to order these farmers to take action, and hurriedly ordered to evacuate.

Usually the Zuo Ling guards are used to being domineering, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, the emperor is closed to the news, the people can't reach the heavens, and the people of Luoyang dare to be angry and dare not speak, and now they see these usually arrogant and domineering Zuo Ling guards are reprimanded by the Son of Heaven and retreat in disgrace, how can they not cheer and shout long live, and the order is more orderly.

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Above the court, several people who were elected to enter the palace and asked for their lives for the people knelt at the foot of the stairs and shouted long live.

"Whoever is under the ranks, what grievances there are, and for whom to appeal, although I should be the master for you."

"The grass people Bao Xinglong, is the shopkeeper of the Wuliang King, this time he risked his life to offend Tianwei, he really shouted for the general of the secret guard, for the shopkeepers of many shops in the Huangtai Dynasty, and hundreds of thousands of farmers in the states and counties outside Luoyang City asked for their lives."

It was an old man of almost eighty, with a wrinkled face, sparse and gray hair, with a cane beside him, kowtowing to him.

When Yang Tong heard this, he smiled and said: "It turned out to be the richest man in Luoyang, Bao Xinglong, the shopkeeper, I have heard of your name for a long time, although the shopkeeper is not an official of my court, but he is also a great hero of my Luoyang City. ”

Bao Xinglong was a person who had seen the world, and the ministers of the DPRK and China also had many contacts with the Bao family, and after thanking him, he sat down calmly, and unhurriedly compared the various evil deeds of the Wang ticket number with the Zhen ticket number that had recently appeared with the Zhen ticket number, listed the various crimes of the Wang ticket number, and submitted a plea letter signed by thousands of shop owners.