Aspirations for Nation and Beauty Chapter 6: Creating the first
If it is too heavy to describe what happened in Weiyang Prefecture as a one-day disaster, this sudden disaster has almost changed the situation in the entire south of the Yangtze River, making the whole situation in the south of the Yangtze River in a way that surpasses everything. The speed of human imagination has changed dramatically. Historians of later generations wanted to find out why this disaster that almost devastated the business tycoons of Weiyang Mansion was caused, and whether Situ Tai, who was still nominally controlling the entire Jiangnan at that time, had secretly instigated it. But nothing can be done.
Because in order to get rid of all this, Situ Tai took quite decisive measures. The instigator of the "Weiyang tragedy" at that time was Rong Shengming, the city guard of Weiyang Mansion, and the head of the Second Jiangnan Independent Division stationed at Weiyang Mansion at that time. In a short period of time, Shen Qiuchen suffered a catastrophe that they had never imagined. Rong Shengming, the city guard of Weiyang Mansion who fled to Jinling first, was quickly shown to the public. However, his rebellion seemed so weak that several of his subordinates immediately betrayed him, and the entire Jiangnan Second Independent Division immediately fell into a scuffle at the wharf of Yuhang Mansion. During the scuffle, the whereabouts of the culprit Shen Qiuchen was unknown. He fell into the canal and died during the war. Some people say that Shen Qiuchen and his confidantes fled into the Atlantic Ocean with a batch of the most valuable jewels, and some people say that Shen Qiuchen deliberately created chaos under Situ Tai's order to deceive others. There are different opinions on the purpose, and it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity from the false, but one thing is unmistakable. A small part of the gold, silver, treasures, antiques and jewelry that Shen Qiuchen escorted mysteriously disappeared during the rebellion in Yuhang.
According to what historians later learned, at least 10% of the goods that were actually sent to Situ Tai were missing, especially a group of valuable antiques disappeared, which made this headless case even more complicated. confusing.
Rong Shengming and Shen Qiuchen imprisoned more than 120 wealthy merchants and their families in Weiyang Mansion in one day, and immediately set off an unprecedented frenzy of ransacking their homes. The mansions of all the wealthy merchants were cleaned up, and as many as a dozen banks were looted, and the soldiers only wanted gold, silver and antiques according to the orders of the officers. As for the bills of exchange and other things, they were all burned. The Weiyang mansion immediately became a **** on earth, and the merchants who were detained in prison were ordered to hand over half a million imperial gold coins as ransom money within three hours, and all their property was looted within such a short period of time In the end, only 70 or so people collected the redemption money from their relatives and friends through various means such as pawning and borrowing, and most of the remaining 40 or more people who did not make up the money were reluctant to pay. Gained their lives, while more than a dozen people lost their lives in the demonstration of killing chickens and monkeys.
According to the later investigation materials, Rong Shengming and Shen Qiuchen plundered and squeezed as much as 50 million imperial gold coins during this **** massacre and robbery, and this does not include a large number of antiques, calligraphy, paintings and jewelry. The destruction of more than a dozen banks directly led to the financial paralysis of the entire Weiyang area. In particular, the destruction of a large number of written records directly caused the entire Weiyang area to operate in extremely primitive ways in the following year, causing Weiyang to drop from the status of the seven south of the Yangtze River to the last, and it gradually recovered after three years.
What role Situ Tai played in this scene, which can be called the darkest, worst and bloodiest scene in the history of the empire, is still controversial, but one thing is certain is that he must bear the main responsibility. All of them were officials appointed by him, and Shen Qiuchen was an old man who had been following him all along. He had just been promoted from the Second Army to be the commander of the notorious Jiangnan Independent Second Division in less than half a year.
The Weiyang murder case quickly spread throughout Jiangnan at an unprecedented speed. Within a week, the entire south of the Yangtze River exploded like a scoop of cold water poured into a boiling oil pan. The Jiangnan business class, landlords and gentry who had been keeping a restrained attitude under Situ Tai's iron-blooded rule could no longer bear it any longer. They finally started to stand up and express themselves position. Two days after the Weiyang massacre, on September 13, 699 in the mainland Gregorian calendar, Songjiang gentry and merchants announced the joint expulsion of all officials of King Situtai of Yan for self-government. Then he announced his willingness to abide by Qin Wang Li Wufeng's decree of protecting the government of Xijiang, and requested Xijiang to dispatch officials as soon as possible to form a Songjiang local government to implement management. For the first time, Xijiang's forces officially arrived in Dadongyang. On September 14, Quanzhou Prefecture, which has been in a semi-independent state, declared autonomy and became the protectorate of the Kingdom of Milan. However, this was unanimously condemned by the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River outside Quanzhou. The Kingdom of Milan immediately expressed its intention to make Quanzhou the protectorate of the Kingdom of Milan. land. On September 15, members of the Quanzhou Chamber of Commerce jointly issued a statement announcing that Quanzhou was willing to accept the management of Qin Wang Li Wufeng and urged Xijiang to send officials to form a local government.
On September 14th, a large-scale civil uprising occurred in the city of Gusu Prefecture. The rebels captured the Chengshoufu and expelled the local officials. The Jiangnan Independent Third Division stationed in Gusu Prefecture took a neutral position. And that night, he announced that anyway, and requested to accept the management of Xijiang. Suddenly, the whole south of the Yangtze River became a noisy political arena.
On September 17, when the two divisions of the First Western Xinjiang Army Corps marched northward from Weiyang and entered Yuhang territory, the Jiangnan First Independent Division stationed in Yuhang Prefecture evacuated Yuhang along the Grand Canal and returned to Jinling by boat. At the same time, Liao Qichang, the former governor of the Jiangnan County of the Empire, announced that Jiangnan County was separated from the empire and the rule of the King of Yan, and was under the jurisdiction of the King Qin's Mansion.
The impact of the Weiyang murder case is far-reaching, and even after the establishment of the new dynasty, the business community headed by the Jiangnan business class unanimously demanded strict measures against the Situ family, and resolutely opposed women with the blood of the Situ family becoming the throne As members of the emperor's Wufeng harem, the attitude of this group almost intensified the already complicated court battles at that time.
Situ Tai's attitude of giving up on Jiangnan and the situation in Jiangnan suddenly became so favorable to Xijiang because of the Weiyang murder case, that both Liang Chongxin and Cheng Dayou felt that it was necessary to change their original battle plan. In fact, Jiangnan had already There is no need to use any military means to conquer. The original plan of the Eastern Expedition and the Northern Expedition lost its meaning overnight. The hearts of the people and the eager hopes of the gentry and merchants all exploded after the vacuum of Situ Tai's military power appeared. Of the seven Jiangnan provinces including Quanzhou, except for Jinhua, which is still under the control of Situ Biao's force, the other six provinces have thrown themselves into the arms of Xijiang in a relatively peaceful manner.
With regard to Situ Tai's attitude towards abandoning Jiangnan, Liang Chongxin and Cheng Dayou have also discussed several times, and in the end they still think that this is a wiser strategy for Situ Tai. The northern army is trapped in this watery country that is already difficult to adapt to, and the local hostility will only make him lose more and more troops as he invests. His economic policy in Jiangnan has made him unable to obtain the benefits of Jiangnan under any circumstances. People's hearts, instead of spending money on Jiangnan, which has become a dead land, it is better to tighten the troops to ensure the safety of the north of Fanjiang. At least in this way, you can launch an offensive in the northern theater with peace of mind, as long as you can completely defeat Xijiang in the north , he still has the strength to compete with His Royal Highness King Qin.
The Situ Biao issue, which was originally hoped to be resolved at the end, seemed to be put on the agenda all of a sudden.
"Dayou, have you read the letters and newspapers sent by Songjiang and Quanzhou? Hehe, these businessmen were so embarrassed by Situ Tai, but they didn't want to show their attitude. They insisted on showing them in Weiyang. Only when the sharpness of the blade is willing to stand out, man is really the most tolerant animal, if you don't put a knife under his neck, in many cases he is willing to swallow his anger and go on, sometimes even slashing Going on, he still bears it indifferently, maybe this is a kind of inertia of people." Liang Chongxin weighed the stack of papers in his hand and sighed with emotion~IndoMTL.com~ This Shen Qiuchen really did us both a big favor, If it wasn't for his sweep, I'm afraid that all classes in Jiangnan's prefectures would still be intimidated there, and the bayonet saw red. "
"Not necessarily, brother Chongxin. I think these businessmen probably wouldn't explode just because Shen Qiuchen chopped off a few heads. If it wasn't for our army entering Weiyang, you think they would be so high-profile and bragging? Hehe , people are realistic, as long as they don't cut their own heads, they can endure as much as they can. This is a common problem of people, especially businessmen. Now that the commotion is so vigorous, it is not because it has become a reality to see that Jiangnan has been included in our western Xinjiang. It is a foregone conclusion that Situ Tai has no possibility of controlling Jiangnan, so he wants to shout a few words at this time, show his face, and lay the foundation for himself to seek more benefits in the future? These businessmen are better at planning than anything else. "Cheng Dadian shrugged and walked side by side with the other party. Originally, the two had made up their minds to take their own way. Liang Chongxin went south to take Gusu Quanzhou, and he himself took Yuhang Songjiang. He didn't expect the situation to change so quickly, and the army was useless.
"Hehe, there's some truth to it, but at any rate they can be regarded as an uprising before the battle, and they turned against the water temporarily. We will have to rely on these guys for a lot of time in the future. It's so high, we have to express a few words of comfort and concern, right?" Liang Chongxin's tone was full of ridicule at this time. Jiangshan Beauty Chronicle, Part 2, Swallow Thousands of Miles, Chapter 6, Conquering Hegemony, Section 83, One Day's Disaster