Chapter 162 Entering Beijing
This battle lasted for more than three months.
During this period, Jun Qiulan also took time to return to the modern era to attend Yan Jing's film press conference, the film's premiere, and promotion.
"I originally thought we could reach the capital in two months, but I never expected we'd encounter those who stubbornly resisted along the way."
Yan Jing smiled and said, "You have already created a miracle by being able to resolve the rebellion within a year."
Jun Qiulan looked out the window and said, "It hasn't been resolved yet. We haven't reached the capital yet."
Their playing style during this period was simple and rough.
For those who came along and voluntarily opened the city gates to surrender, they would directly enter the city to take over, and then leave some personnel and troops behind, rest for two days, and then continue on their journey.
It was still a forced march all the way.
Food and fodder cannot withstand long-term consumption, and the soldiers also need to rest and recuperate.
The only way is to fight quickly and decisively.
When they encountered those who refused to cooperate or resisted, they would begin broadcasting their ideology, policies, and next actions to all corners of the city.
Generally, they are only given three days, hoping that the officials will take the initiative to open the city gates. If they are unwilling to open them, don't blame them for being rude.
1. Use cannons to blow open the city gate and enter the city directly.
Speaking of leading troops to resist, how terrifying must the reinforcements that Jun Qiulan and his men had received along the way be?
When they set out from the border town, they brought with them an army of 100,000 men, and along the way they recruited and surrendered Dasheng soldiers, so the total number of men exceeded the number they brought with them when they set out.
However, those who were recruited had not received systematic training, had not yet fully understood their policies, and their ideological awareness was not high enough.
They have not been pulled into the battlefield for the time being. Basically, they have been incorporated into various companies and then stationed locally.
Of course, this is just their plan and the enemy will not know about it.
They only knew that Jun Qiulan and Huo Lian's military strength was fully capable of competing with Dasheng, especially since they possessed weapons of mass destruction.
We will reach the capital today.
"Has the news from the capital been confirmed?" Jun Qiulan asked.
Yan Jing nodded. "According to the news from the Yan family, the Seventh Prince has fled with his maternal relatives and abducted several ministers, including one who holds military power. It seems he is planning to declare himself king."
According to the spies, he should have returned to the ancestral home of the Seventh Prince's mother, a not very prosperous state capital, which happened to be on a section of the road they had never passed on their way.
Jun Qiulan sighed, "Once we take over the capital, we'll have to send troops to quell the rebellion."
Yan Jing couldn't help laughing: "That's the last step, but I think we don't need to quell the rebellion for the time being."
The Seventh Prince also has a makeshift team.
Can't cause any waves.
Jun Qiulan shook his head. "The Seventh Prince's makeshift team is indeed nothing to be feared, but what about the local people?"
They are all the people of their new China. They cannot be left behind when developing.
What's more, a makeshift team is still a team, just like a cavity in your mouth. If it is not removed, it will only get worse.
It is the local people who suffer as well.
Yan Jing nodded, "You have a point."
His original plan was to leave it alone and develop the area around the provincial capital as much as possible. When the people saw the changes, civil unrest would sooner or later break out.
But now think about it, he was too politician-minded, and Jun Qiulan was the one who really put the people first.
Regarding this point, Yan Jing often felt that his ideological awareness was not high enough.
"Comrade Jun, we're almost at the capital." Someone came to report, "But there's a general and his men waiting ahead. General Huo sees they have no intention of fighting, so he asked for your opinion."
Jun Qiulan got out of the car unexpectedly.
Only when I walked to the front did I see Huang Liang with his soldiers.
He and Huang Liang did not have much interaction, but Huang Liang was the emperor's personal soldier and was a bit stubborn.
Jun Qiulan: "Commander Huang, I do not wish to be your enemy. Your three thousand soldiers are not enough to fight for half an hour."
Huang Liang dismounted and said, "Your Majesty, you are joking. I just brought you to the capital."
Jun Qiulan was surprised, "What's this, Commander Huang?"
Huang Liang knelt respectfully on one knee with his soldiers as a sign of submission. "The late emperor has decreed that if anyone disrupts the government, the throne will not belong to the Seventh Prince. If you can reach the capital without harming the people, I will allow you to enter the palace and ascend the throne."
Jun Qiulan was in a very complicated mood.
What exactly did the emperor mean? Now that the emperor has passed away, I'm afraid no one knows the specific answer.
"In that case, Commander Huang, please lead the way."
He was not worried about any trap ahead, because their 150,000-strong army was no pushover.
Everyone is well-trained and is about to arrive in the capital, so everyone is full of energy.
The soldiers were all waiting, waiting for the world to be pacified so that they could return home.
Now I can support myself by farming.
Many people have decided to return to the border town, which was the first place to develop and is now perfect in all aspects.
Whether it is farming, business, study, medical care, etc., there is already a complete system.
Huang Liang led his personal soldiers to clear the way, and the city gate was guarded.
It’s the eldest prince, no, it’s the queen’s men.
After all, Zheng Zian also has the title of Duke. Even if he dies in battle, he will still have personal soldiers or soldiers willing to follow him.
Huang Liang drew his sword and said, "I, following the order of the late emperor, am here to bring His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the capital and purge the emperor's court."
As soon as the name of "clearing the court" was put forward, some people could not stand up.
The eldest prince's ascension to the throne was not legitimate at all.
Previously, they occupied the power behind the Queen and Concubine Jin, and both civil officials and military generals had supporters.
But now, Huang Liang, the personal soldier of the late emperor, whom no one had been able to control before, personally led the imperial guards to welcome Jun Qiulan to the capital.
This represents a lot of problems.
Huang Liang also called Jun Qiulan "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince". I'm afraid that in addition to the imperial edict in Jun Qiulan's hand, Huang Liang also has an imperial edict in his hand.
Jun Qiulan also thought of this and couldn't help but sigh.
In fact, when the emperor did this, he should have known the core of their rebellion.
I'm afraid the imperial edict in Huang Liang's hand requires his consent to ascend the throne before he can ascend the throne.
This is a bit awkward, but that's what it means.
If Jun Qiulan does not agree to ascend the throne, the imperial edict in Huang Liang's hand will be invalid.
However, things have come to this point, and the imperial edict in Huang Liang's hand is no longer of any meaning.
Whether in terms of military strength or resources, they have surpassed Dasheng.
He brought an army of over one hundred thousand into the capital. Unless the other border guards rushed into the city regardless of the consequences, Da Sheng would have no chance of winning.
The soldiers on the city wall refused to open the gate, saying that the eldest prince was now the legitimate son and had ascended the throne.
He also advised Jun Qiulan to surrender and gave him a rich fiefdom.
Jun Qiulan shook his head and waved his hand.
The artillery has been set up.
The city walls of the capital have witnessed the changes of history and have a heavy feeling accumulated by history.
To be honest, if the soldiers on the city wall had not refused to surrender, he really would not have been willing to destroy the city wall.
After the reform and development, it can be fenced off and turned into a scenic spot, which will make a lot of money.
Ahem, I was overthinking it.
Use the same old trick again.
Huo Lian has already made arrangements, including all-round surround sound systems and several drones sponsored by Yan Jing.
Since we have to fight a war and reduce casualties, this kind of crushing method is the only way.
After playing in a loop for two hours, the soldiers on the city wall could no longer stand steadily.
All the people in the city hurried home.
The voice of the divine weapon said that they would not harm innocent civilians, but would only temporarily take over the capital. From then on, this world would belong to the people.
But if they fail to return home and are still wandering around the streets, they will be treated as rioters.
The people don’t really care who is the emperor and who is the master of the world.
As long as they are not tyrants, they can live their lives the way they want.
The war has been going on for such a long time that many people in the capital have heard the news and those who have somewhere to go have already packed up their belongings and left.
The rest either did not believe that anyone could overthrow a dynasty, or felt that the capital could be defended.
No matter what the situation is, Jun Qiulan is here today.
Two hours later, Jun Qiulan could also imagine the situation in the city and the palace.
In the palace, the two empress dowagers were indeed so anxious that they could no longer stand.
There were also ministers guarding the palace, "Your Majesty, why don't we evacuate first? As long as there is green mountains, there will be no fear of running out of firewood."
Everyone knows that today's situation is bound to be lost.
But Jun Qiulan did not give them time to escape. Seeing that the propaganda time was almost up, the artillery was ignited.
There were two bullets in total, one of which hit the city wall and the commander was blown to pieces on the spot.
It intimidated other soldiers who wanted to fight back.
Another shot hit the city gate directly.
The heavy city gate is crumbling.
The voice on the speakers changed again, "Drop your weapons and surrender immediately. New China will be your new home. Those who resist will be killed without mercy."
The soldiers holding shields have advanced forward.
The catapult camp is always ready, and if anyone wants to shoot an arrow, they will fire a cannon.
The previous two shots had already frightened the soldiers.
They were all soldiers defending the capital and had never experienced a real war, let alone a crushing war like the one they were experiencing today.
No one dared to shoot arrows, except for a few generals with official positions.
There is no need for artillery. Their improved bows and arrows have turned all the archers into sharpshooters who can hit the target accurately from a hundred paces away.
The city gate was completely broken open.
The soldiers entered the city with unstoppable force.
After entering the city, there was more fighting.
There are always people who are unwilling to surrender, but their weapons and equipment are already far behind.
The long swords they thought were sharp were like mud in front of the long swords of the New China Army.
Cut iron like mud.
Jun Qiulan and Huo Lian entered the capital smoothly and stormed into the palace with only 10,000 elite soldiers.
No, there are also Huang Liang’s three thousand imperial guards.
Huang Liang's mood was also complicated.
The secret decree that His Majesty left for him was just like his name, a fleeting dream.
In the current situation, no one can stop Jun Qiulan.
He also listened to Jun Qiulan and their ideological policies.
It’s a very bright future.
During this period, the secret decree in his hand was like a hot potato.
Today, when we entered the city and the palace, we didn't need Jun Qiulan and his men to take action.
Huang Liang has already led his men to level the road ahead.
When the palace maids and eunuchs saw Huang Liang and the imperial edict and token in his hand, naturally no one was willing to resist.
They are the lowest class in the palace, why should they waste their lives in vain?
Anyway, they are all servants, and they will just change their masters in the future.
Those with more seniority in the palace knelt even faster. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a kind person and will certainly not make things difficult for them.
In the Golden Palace, there were still a few old ministers sitting quietly.
The queen, the imperial concubine, and the eldest prince had already fled, but they could not escape the palace.
Huo Lian has already sent people to chase after him.
Huang Liang lagged behind Jun Qiulan by half a step.
Jun Qiulan looked at these old ministers. They were basically familiar faces. He had been away for too long and didn't know much about how they performed as officials, but they did seem a bit pedantic.
He could probably understand why these old ministers stayed here.
It is their character, but also the corruption of their thoughts.
Jun Qiulan: "Ministers, please stand up. I don't want to embarrass you all. Please go home first. We will discuss future arrangements later."
Someone opened his eyes and said, "Jun Qiulan, you are plotting to usurp the throne."
Someone else pointed at Huang Liang and cursed, "You should have been His Majesty's confidant, so why are you now aiding and abetting the evil? Do you deserve His Majesty's trust?"
Huang Liang said nothing and stood beside Jun Qiulan in a protective manner.
Jun Qiulan chuckled, "Plotting to usurp the throne? Haven't you all seen the imperial edict His Majesty left for me?"
Huang Liang also spoke at this moment, "I also have a secret decree here. If the one who ascends the throne is not the Seventh Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be welcomed into the palace."
He took out the imperial edict.
The royal guards below were deployed and brought to the front of the old ministers one by one so that they could see clearly.
Jun Qiulan was not surprised.
After reading it, one of the old ministers snorted coldly, "It's clearly stated above that Jun Qiulan is to ascend the throne. However, the ideas they are now promoting among the people are simply treasonous and do not conform to the will. This old minister would rather die than surrender."
The emperor and the scholar-officials ruled the world together.
Everyone present here is a so-called scholar-official.
The ideas promoted by Jun Qiulan and others first destroyed the imperial power and then the literati like themselves.
Jun Qiulan really couldn't help laughing.
If these old ministers were sitting here out of loyalty to the emperor, he could still admire them a little.
But the result is for the status of oneself and the family.
Jun Qiulan was so lazy that she almost didn't want to say anything. "Commander Huang, please take these adults away. Let them stay in the palace for a while until everything is arranged."
"You're putting us under house arrest."
One of them couldn't sit still any longer, "Jun Qiulan, how dare you do this? Don't you worry about our Ruyang family..."
Jun Qiulan raised his hand to interrupt, "No matter what family you come from or what your background is, you will only be an ordinary citizen in the future. If you want to become an official, you must pass the assessment first."
Huang Liang hesitated for a while and finally sent people to drag all these old ministers away.
All the old ministers who wanted to speak again had their mouths covered.
Only Jun Qiulan and Yan Jing were left in the hall.
Jun Qiulan looked at the golden dragon throne above him, feeling deeply moved.
"When I was young, I was crowned the Crown Prince. People would often tell me that the Dragon Throne was not easy to sit on, that it concerned the well-being of the people, and they would advise me to be a good emperor."
But, it is only now that I can see clearly.
No matter how good an emperor was, or how many memorable political achievements and honors he had in his life, to the people, it was just a sentence: The current emperor is not bad.
If we really want the people to live a good life, we must overthrow the throne and let the people be the masters of their own destiny.
Yan Jing squeezed his palm and said, "You have done it now."
Jun Qiulan pursed his lips, smiled and shook his head, "It's still a long way to go."
They have only just begun to seize power, and in fact they are taking too big a step.
The territory was under their control, but they lacked the talent to manage these towns and provincial capitals.
If we fail to fully integrate their ideas and assign such officials to their posts, there will be no difference from the past.
Yan Jing: "Take your time. After all, the first step of our revolution has been a success."
Jun Qiulan nodded. "I originally thought that after coming here, I would be able to relax a little. Now that I think about it, this is actually just the beginning."
Yan Jing couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, don't forget, we still have external aid."
"You mean..."
Yan Jing nodded, "I've considered this issue before."
When they took over those state capitals before, the manpower left was not enough, and they wanted to split each person in half to use them.
Therefore, Yan Jing also proposed to them to send a few people who are capable of ideological education.
Of course, Yan Jing was very thoughtful. Those who came here could not reveal their origins and had to pretend to be "one of their own".
Wear ancient costumes, learn ancient languages, and bring advanced ideas.
Jun Qiulan: "That's good. We were all trying to figure things out on our own before, so we might not have a thorough understanding of the administrators' thinking. Now that there are professionals here, I can go and take the class."
Yan Jing couldn't help laughing and said, "There is another way to replenish our manpower."
That means soldiers are retiring.
Once all the states are conquered, there will be no need for so many soldiers and generals.
Except for a few border defense troops and fixed garrisons in each state capital, all others can return home in glory.
However, returning home in glory is not the best option, either for their management or for the soldiers themselves.
It is a very good policy to transfer soldiers to civilian jobs and assign them to various departments.
The ideological education these soldiers received was the most orthodox, and they were able to bring what they learned to the local area.
Develop slowly, train batches of people, and when the people have learned most of their thoughts and the number of people taking the civil service exams increases, they will not be short of manpower.
Jun Qiulan spread his hands and said, "Have you forgotten that almost all the soldiers on our side can't read a single word?"
In the past, only the lowest class of people who had no way to survive would go to the military camp to make a living, and they had no idea of defending their country in their hearts.
Even after more than a year of ideological education, my ideas are different now, but my basic education has not caught up.
Among their army of over one hundred thousand, could they find a thousand literate people?
If you want to be sent to be an official in a local area, apart from anything else, you must know basic urban literacy, right?
Otherwise, I can’t understand the documents.
How can this be managed?
Yan Jing was stumped for a moment. "Then we should first select some people who are suitable for transfer, let them study for a period of time, and then let them transfer to local areas after they pass the assessment."
Jun Qiulan: "This is the only way."
The two of them sat on the floor of the main hall of the Golden Throne Hall and talked about the follow-up arrangements.
What kind of materials and talents are needed? Where should the recent development direction focus on?
It was getting dark when Huo Lian returned covered in blood.
Jun Qiulan was even startled: "You?"
"It's okay, it's not my blood. The queen was unwilling to become a prisoner, so she slit her own throat." He was covered in blood.
Jun Qiulan sighed and said, "Let's arrange for him to be buried with the late emperor."
After all, she was the last queen of the feudal dynasty.
Huo Yan also sat down beside them without any dignity. "Speaking of which, what are you going to do with these princes and royal relatives?"
Jun Qiulan spread his hands and said, "We'll all be ordinary people from now on. We'll just have to deal with it as it comes."
Do we have to feed them with good food and drink?
He knew what Huo Lian meant. Normally, after a successful rebellion, the new emperor would first give some preferential treatment and courtesy to other royal relatives as a sign of benevolence.
But they don't have an emperor here.
Jun Qiulan was even unwilling to accept the title of "Chairman", saying that he was not worthy of it.
He continued, "We will also have to deal with those corrupt families later on. The best way is to start with the royal family."
If we talk about the largest family, it must be the royal family.
Each emperor had many sons and daughters, and these sons and daughters would each start their own families.
Moreover, they are royal relatives, so they marry many wives and have many children.
As a result, there were thousands of royal relatives, both direct and collateral, who came and went.
Huo Yan couldn't help but laugh, "You really are... Don't forget, you are also a royal relative. They are all your uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters."
Jun Qiulan also smiled: "Isn't that perfect? Let the noble families and the common people in the world see our determination."
All the royal relatives became ordinary people. If they wanted to become officials or live a good life, they had to work hard with their own hands.
In the past, anyone who was a member of the royal family could receive royal dividends every year.
It won’t work in the future.
Officials in the court...
Those who have made contributions and do not have any major ideological problems will be kept for now.
They are currently short-staffed, and all departments need to operate normally.
These ministers are used to it, and they will wait and see. If they are suitable and can accept their ideas, they will be kept and retired when they reach the age.
I apologize to those who are uncooperative and have old-fashioned ideas.
Those who have done nothing wrong should be dismissed from office and go home.
If there is any mistake, the judgment should be made accordingly.
Thinking of this problem, Jun Qiulan sighed again. During this period, the capital city might not have peace.
The court has been in chaos for so many years, and there are actually not many people who can be used.
Basically, they are all involved and have some problems.
It would be troublesome to judge each case one by one.
Yan Jing: "Pull in some foreign players to judge, they are more professional."
Jun Qiulan was overjoyed. "Why do I feel like you're taking advantage of me?"
Yan Jing: "We are not taking advantage of others for nothing. The medical book sent by Sister Wan'er some time ago has been of great help."
That medical book was written by Doctor Xu and was as thick as several dictionaries.
There are records of difficult and complicated diseases, records of prescriptions, as well as his personal medical practice records and experiences.
Although Western medicine is advanced, it has only a history of about 200 years, while traditional Chinese medicine has been around for thousands of years.
Traditional Chinese medicine is still amazing.
Jun Qiulan: "Foreign aid is fine."
The execution ground in the capital was dyed red.
Jun Qiulan has to be busy with his modern career again.
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The author has something to say: I will try to finish the main text tomorrow, and write one chapter of the extra chapter first. The rest will be put in the welfare extra chapter, so that the little cuties don’t have to spend extra money.
Don’t forget to give out red envelopes, everyone who is late will get one.
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