Chapter 1229: The Decisive Battle of Tianjin (8)
How to control the order in the city, Jiangning battalion has sufficient experience in this regard, in a short period of time, they completely controlled the situation, the people did not show panic, in fact, the people's requirements are very low, in the battle of attacking the city, as long as they pray to survive, even if it is very good, after the Jiangning battalion entered Tianjin, there was no large-scale clearance, and not even a sergeant entered the people's homes without authorization, which made them very satisfied, and the Spring Festival was about to be celebrated, In fact, the common people have long lost hope, thinking that this Spring Festival cannot be well lived, and they can't imagine that the war has not really begun, according to the Jiangning battalion soldiers, they can have a good Spring Festival.
Just after noon, there were shops that opened, and it was also some shops that had been to Shandong to do business, knowing the rules of Jiangning Ying, so they opened their doors to do business, and the common people did not dare to go to the streets, and some brave young people went to the shops to buy things and observe the situation on the street, but they soon found that there were hardly many sergeants on the street, except for some major intersections and large shops, which was to prevent someone from taking the opportunity to make trouble.
An hour later, the city of Tianjin soon began to be lively, the hotel inn was opened, and even the Qinglou was opened, the people did not feel the slightest change, the only difference is that the sergeants who used to patrol and arrest people on the street were gone, it was this small change, it seemed that the entire city had removed that layer of solemnity.
Chen Xinjia had no chance to commit suicide, he was ready, when the city was broken, he committed suicide to serve the emperor, but unfortunately, Wang Daozhi surrendered in advance, and the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion directly entered the city, because he drank some wine at night, Chen Xinjia slept relatively deeply. When he woke up, there were soldiers from the Jiangning camp standing in the room, and at such a time, he naturally had no chance to commit suicide.
The soldiers of the Jiangning battalion did not move him, but just stood by the side, not even touching the things in the house. The courtyard was also very quiet, as if nothing had happened, but Chen Xinjia knew that Tianjin had been completely controlled by the Jiangning camp.
At this time, Chen Xinjia was relieved, he didn't know why Lu Dao would have such an idea, the tragic killing of the Battle of Cangzhou lingered, and tens of thousands of soldiers were killed and wounded. Behind it is a tragic family, all this is entirely possible when the Jiangning battalion attacked Tianjin, it will appear again, and now there is no fighting, the Jiangning battalion controls Tianjin, and the killing will not appear, as for the military regulations of the Jiangning battalion, Chen Xinjia still knows the way.
The wait was a bit long. At noon, the sergeant brought food. Chen Xinjia was not polite, he ate heavily, trying his best to stabilize his emotions, as if nothing had happened.
Finally, about a little later, the sergeant on guard spoke. asked Chen Xinjia to follow along.
When he entered the official post, Chen Xinjia's face had no expression, and the sergeant escorted by the Jiangning battalion was also polite, Chen Xinjia asked to go to the official post, but the sergeant did not object. Walking together, Chen Xinjia actually wanted to see if there was any change on the street, seeing the people coming and going from a distance, when everything was normal on the street, Chen Xinjia looked up to the sky and sighed, he knew that everything was irreparable, judging from the situation on the street, the people must support Jiang Ningying, which is equivalent to supporting Su Tiancheng and the Great Jin Dynasty.
Entering the room, Chen Xinjia looked at Su Tiancheng sitting on the chair at a glance, there were many people around Su Tiancheng, and he knew all these people, including Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and even Wang Daozhi.
I haven't seen Su Tiancheng for a long time, Chen Xinjia faintly felt that the aura on Su Tiancheng's body had changed a lot, although it was approachable, you could feel dignity, at least in front of Su Tiancheng, you couldn't be presumptuous.
Chen Xinjia did not kneel, clenching his fists.
"Lord Su, I haven't seen you for a long time, when Lord Su was the governor of Jiliao, the lower official was the governor of Liaodong, and he had to obey the command of the lord, so many years have passed, and the current situation is the difference between heaven and earth."
Hong Chengchou and the others' faces changed, even Wang Daozhi showed a worried look on his face, but he didn't know that the consequences of Long Yan's anger were very serious, Chen Xinjia spoke like this, wouldn't he ridicule Su Tiancheng's rebellion.
Su Tiancheng's face did not show an angry expression.
"Chen Xinjia, I haven't seen you for a long time, I heard that you are determined to die, and I don't want to stop you, but after thinking about it, I don't want to bear such a stigma, so I ask the soldiers to protect your safety, I still want to see you, after all, I still have some intersections with you."
Chen Xinjia looked at Su Tiancheng and didn't speak, his purpose was to provoke Su Tiancheng, and then let Su Tiancheng kill himself, so that he could serve the emperor.
"Chen Xinjia, don't worry, I won't kill you, I won't restrict your freedom, if you want to go back to the capital, it's also please, of course, if you are bent on serving the Ming Dynasty after you die, there will be many opportunities in the future, don't rush this moment."
"You and Lord Wang talked a lot last night, the content of these conversations, I know the Tao, you don't blame Lord Wang, I also have a lot of feelings, just some feelings, I can only suppress in my heart, I can't say it, you once led the army in Liaodong to attack the Golden Tartars, suffered a failure, that is your dream, and then you led the army, confronted me, also suffered a failure, this kind of blow, ordinary people can't bear it, the court and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty are good to you, you are grateful to Dade, swear to die, There's nothing wrong with that, I can understand that. ”
"Life is unsatisfactory nine times out of ten, there is no smooth sailing road, I didn't think about founding the Great Jin Dynasty at the beginning, but now, I have to do everything possible to safeguard the interests of the Great Jin Dynasty."
Chen Xinjia looked at Su Tiancheng in surprise, he didn't expect Su Tiancheng to say this.
"I didn't want to ask you to be obedient, you can do whatever you like, I just want to persuade you, don't continue to be loyal to the Ming court and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, then there is not much way out, if you feel ashamed of the Ming Emperor, you can take other ways, such as promoting the benevolence of the Ming Emperor, etc., or have the opportunity to accompany the Ming Emperor to the end of his life, this is a way that can be taken."
When Su Tiancheng said these words, not only Chen Xinjia was stunned, but even Hong Chengchou and others did not expect that which emperor did not want to eradicate the threat, if he broke through the capital, the first thing was to clear the palace, and he could not let that Zhu Youzhen survive, Zhu Youzhen's life was the biggest threat, and he didn't think that the emperor didn't think about Zhu Youzhen's life at all.
"You don't have to be surprised, I have already made a decision, I will not want Zhu Youzhen's life, I have thought carefully, Zhu Youzhen is not a debaucherous emperor, or even a very diligent emperor, but the problem is that the Ming Dynasty is already full of holes, Zhu Youzhen does not have the ability to revitalize the dynasty, and has no ability to reverse this situation, if it continues according to the original situation, even if I don't do it, the Ming Dynasty will probably be destroyed by the hands of the Liukou and the Houjin Tartars."
"If you don't have the ability to rectify the world, but you have to sit in that position, the final outcome is tragic, if it is a peaceful period, Zhu Youzhen may be able to survive safely, but unfortunately he doesn't have that luck, this is fate, even if he is the emperor, he can't get rid of this fate."
"Okay, I've said enough, Chen Xinjia, I hope you can understand the truth here, Tianjin has been occupied, you are not a court official, continue to live in the original place, something is not suitable, I see that you still live in the official post, besides, the place where you live is originally the people's house, and it should be returned to the original owner, but there is one thing I want to emphasize, it will be the Spring Festival soon, I hope that the people in the city can spend this Spring Festival safely, I don't want anything to go wrong in the city, I follow the army, All the way to Tianjin, the situation along the road, I am very sad, the people are displaced, they are not clothed and hungry, and in such a situation, you, the deputy cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, have an unshirkable responsibility. ”
"I have ordered the relief of the people, no matter what, we have to tide over the difficulties, Wang Daozhi has made a great contribution, that is, to avoid the war in Tianjin, the Jiangning battalion has absolute confidence to take Tianjin, even if it is to attack, at most a few days, it can be captured, but within these few days of attack, the hundreds of thousands of Ming troops in the city have fallen into a desperate situation, and they will do something, you are all clear, I am not polite to say, the army that has lost its fighting spirit, the sergeants who have lost control, are demons, It is the common people who suffer. ”
Chen Xinjia left the house and was arranged in the front yard, I don't know what Lu Dao is for, he suddenly has no determination to commit suicide, and he can't say anything about returning to Su Tiancheng for the time being, but he really wants to see what Su Tiancheng will do after taking the capital, whether this Great Jin Dynasty will prosper in the shortest possible time, whether it will be like Shandong, and one thing is the most important, that is, how Su Tiancheng will treat the emperor and how he will treat those civil and military ministers in the court.
Of course Chen Xinjia will think about what Su Tiancheng said, but he will not show his gratitude to Dade because of Su Tiancheng's few words, as for Wang Daozhi, Chen Xinjia has no opinion at all, he knows very well that the words that Wang Daozhi said in front of Su Tiancheng are actually trying to save his life.
After dark, Chen Xinjia tried to walk out of the house, no one stopped him, and there was a Jiangning battalion sergeant at the door of the official post, but no one restricted his freedom of movement.
After walking out of the official post, Chen Xinjia Nannan muttered to himself.
"Your Majesty, the minister has done his best, but the minister also knows that the fall of the court is inevitable, and the emperor with such a mind as Lord Su is the first time the minister has seen it." (To be continued......)