Although the courtyard wall was very high, it could not stop these soldiers.
They quietly came to the bottom of the courtyard wall, set up a human ladder, and then caught the big rooster as quickly as possible.
The big rooster was frightened and started crowing.
A soldier grabbed the chicken's neck and twisted it hard, breaking the rooster's neck.
Just as the men were about to flee the scene with the rooster, a servant in the yard came out with a stick.
As they walked, they cursed: "Who is so blind as to steal Mr. Han's chicken?"
Before they could finish their words, they met the soldiers who were about to flee.
"Someone come quickly, these stinky soldiers stole things." The servant shouted immediately.
The shouting not only attracted the other servants in the mansion, but also the neighbors nearby who came out to check what was going on.
The soldiers were immediately half sober.
They knew they were in the wrong, so they dropped the rooster's body and ran away.
The servants were chasing closely behind.
It stands to reason that servants could not outrun these soldiers who were regularly trained.
But the soldiers were all drinking.
One of them didn't pay attention to his feet and was tripped by a bump on the ground while running away.
Others rushed forward to rescue, but were beaten away with sticks by the servants following behind.
They looked for a suitable target on the spot and planned to fight to the death with these servants.
But after searching for a long time, I only found some sticks and clods of earth.
The servants originally wanted to run away, but when they saw the "weapons" in the soldiers' hands, they immediately stopped and prepared to fight.
Just as the two sides were about to start fighting, a team of soldiers who were changing guard came over from a distance.
"What's going on?" asked the leading general.
The servant first introduced himself and then quickly recounted what had happened.
The general in charge asked the soldiers, "Whose soldiers are you?"
The soldiers dared not answer and could only respond with silence.
"Catch them, catch them first and talk later." The leading general gave an order and all the soldiers were captured.
The news soon reached the ears of Dengzhou Governor Yuan Shu and Zheng Chenggong.
At this time they were worried about another thing.
Outside the Dengzhou government office, Yuan Shu and Zheng Chenggong stood side by side.
There were dozens of people standing in front of them.
Among them, the elderly account for 70%, and the young people account for only about 30%.
An old man with white hair and beard asked: "Why don't you two adults let us go to Liaodong?"
"What are you going to Liaodong for?" Yuan Shu asked with a frown.
"Let's go to Liaodong to find the Jiannu to verify the evidence! Duke Yansheng would never do anything to betray the enemy. He was wrongly accused and killed. We must redress his name!"
"There is irrefutable evidence that Duke Yansheng assisted the enemy. How can he be wrongly accused?"
"The evidence is all false. Isn't it unfair?" the old man said with a sneer.
"Be careful with your words!" Yuan Shu looked at the old man, "What is your name, sir?"
"This old man is Sun Zhixie!"
Yuan Shu felt that the name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for a moment.
He was stunned and asked, "Where are you from? Have you ever been an official in the court?"
"I am from Zibo, and I became a Jinshi in the second year of the Tianqi reign. Later, I served as a reviewer in the Hanlin Academy. In the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, I served as the chief examiner of the Shuntian County Examination." Sun Zhixie replied.
He said half of his words and left the rest unsaid.
Sun Zhixie had indeed served as an official in the court before.
However, in the first year of Chongzhen, he was stripped of his official title and became a commoner by the imperial court.
At that time, Emperor Chongzhen ordered the destruction of "Three Dynasties Essentials", but Sun Zhixie disagreed and went to the Taimiao holding "Three Dynasties Essentials" and cried.
"Sanchao Yaodian" consists of twenty-four volumes and was completed during the Tianqi period. It was compiled with the support of Wei Zhongxian.
The content mainly includes archival materials related to the Case of the Sting, the Case of the Red Pill and the Case of the Move of the Palace during the reigns of Wanli, Taichang and Tianqi.
Since those who participated in its compilation were all eunuchs, and it contained many subjective judgments, Chongzhen ordered it to be destroyed.
His act of crying in the temple completely angered Chongzhen, so he was stripped of his official title and became a commoner. He was also despised by the scholars of the time.
Historically, Sun Zhixie was never used during the Chongzhen period.
After the Manchus entered the Pass, he was summoned to Beijing to serve as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites.
It is not scary when a villain loses power, what is scary is his behavior when he regains power.
After his restoration, Sun Zhixie completely became a running dog of the Qing Dynasty.
At that time, after defeating Li Zicheng at Shanhaiguan, Dorgon led his troops into Beijing and informed the people along the way that all officials, soldiers and civilians who surrendered must shave their heads and their clothing must follow the system of the current dynasty.
That is the Qing Dynasty's shaving order.
At that time, officials and people did not abide by this system, and the Qing Dynasty did not implement it either. After all, it had just entered the country and its foundation was not yet stable.
One day.
In order to curry favor with the Qing Dynasty, Sun Zhixie shaved his head, left a queue, and wore Manchu official uniform when attending court.
In the court.
The Manchu officials said that although he was wearing Manchu clothes, he was a Han Chinese and would not allow him to stand together with the Manchu officials.
The Han officials said that although he was a Han Chinese, he was dressed as a Manchu, and he could not be allowed to fight with the Han officials.
Sun Zhixie had nowhere to stand and was very embarrassed.
Furious and humiliated, he immediately wrote a memorial to Fulin and Dorgon, saying: Your Majesty has pacified China and made reforms in all matters, but the system of clothing and hair binding is still the same as the Han Dynasty. This means that Your Majesty is following China, not China is following Your Majesty.
Dorgon thought what Sun Zhixie said made sense, but he did not immediately order the shaving of hair. Instead, he issued the order in June of the following year after he had consolidated his regime.
Voices of resistance arose everywhere and rivers of blood flowed.
In the autumn of the following year, when Sun Zhixie retired and returned to his hometown, a peasant uprising broke out in the area.
The peasant army attacked Zibo and captured Sun Zhixie alive. They pierced his body with needle holes and inserted hair as a punishment.
Finally, he was beheaded and his body was left exposed in the wilderness.
Seeing Sun Zhixie's "righteous" look, Dengzhou Governor Yuan Shu said, "I remember Mr. Sun is from Zibo. What are you doing in Dengzhou?"
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