Chapter 449: Temptation and killing

Before the Jianzhou Jurchens were united, they relied on trade with the Ming Dynasty for a living, and some people worked for the landlords and generals in Liao Town.

They were considered inferior untouchables for many years, and Nurhaci was also the godson for the general of Liao Town, so the Manchu Tartars had a deep-rooted sense of inferiority.

With the establishment of the Later Jin Dynasty, it achieved step by step victory against the Ming Dynasty. The Mongolian tribes on the grassland and the Han people in Liao Town surrendered one after another. The Eight Jurchen Banners claimed to be a nationality and were ranked first in the same way as other ethnic groups. It seemed that this sense of inferiority has disappeared, but in fact it was not.

As the Qing Tartars continued to win, they became more and more aware of the Ming Dynasty and Chinese civilization. The more they understood, the more they knew how barbaric they were and how far the gap was. The characteristic of a barbaric inferior nation could never be changed.

The barbarians who realized this could find a way to make up for it, one was to crazyly destroy civilizations that were more advanced than themselves. This was the case when Mongolia destroyed most of the irrigation systems in China, Central Asia and West Asia. For the Jurchens, Nurhaci's madness in his later years, the normal ten-day Yangzhou and the Three Massacres of Jiading were all manifestations of this mentality, and of course, the Qing Dynasty's rule over China for nearly three hundred years.

In addition to crazy destruction, the Eight Jurchen Banners also pretended to be extremely noble. They were the so-called nation in the Qing Dynasty, and they all showed great pride in front of other nations.

When this pride is exposed, no, or even questioned, such as the literary inquisitions of the Qing Dynasty, those reasons for judging now and even before, and those cruel means of punishment, this is the manifestation of this inferiority complex hysteria.

Despite this, they worked harder than any barbarian to learn Chinese and learn everything in the Chinese nation. They even abandoned everything in their own nation, except for that braid and ignorance.

Therefore, it is easy to imagine what kind of reaction Wen Lihan, the leader of Zhenglan Banner, stationed in Seoul, would have when he heard the phrase "the lowly Tartars".

Wen Lihan suddenly strangled the horse, and his whole body became a little stiff. He turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound. He didn't believe that in Seoul, someone would say such words to the invincible Eight Banners Warriors. Wen Lihan saw a young man looking at him with contemptuous eyes at the counter of a Han shop.

Maybe he heard it wrong, Wen Lihan thought so, but the young man's contemptuous look also made him feel uncomfortable, so he must teach him a lesson.

"Stupid Tartars!!!"

The young man opened his mouth and said this without any hesitation, and stared at him fearlessly. At this moment, Wen Lihan felt that the blood in his body was boiling, and his whole body seemed to be about to explode. The reactions of the two followers in his area were not much smaller than that of him.

A few "knocks" sounds. The swords were pulled out. The young man inside the counter was not afraid at all. He spitted into the street and turned around and walked into the inner room.

The Korean and Han businessmen on the streets could understand the words "Tartars" and know who Wen Lihan was. They had already escaped from afar, and they didn't even want to watch the excitement. Those who didn't know what was going on and saw the drawn swords all ran away from afar.

Wen Lihan's face was almost purple, his lips and nose were twitching. He couldn't say a word for a long time, so he finally moved for a while. He reacted and turned over and jumped down from his horse. He raised his knife and almost said a few words that popped out from his teeth:

"Kill all the Hangou in this store!!!"

The two followers behind him shouted yelling. It was extremely easy for three Jurchen soldiers to kill all the Han people in this shop. No one could beat the seller with a knife.

This store is still open, but there is no one in the shop in front. I guess it was because of that sentence, so I was so scared that I ran to the back. Wenlihan has been here many times and knew that there was no way to go behind the shop. There was no way to escape in such a short time.

The shop was empty. Three people rushed into the inner room with great momentum, but no one was there. There was a noise in the inner courtyard. The Han dog who was cut into pieces must be somewhere. You are so cheap, and grandpa is going to find you one by one. Wen Lihan and two of his men's faces have become ferocious.

It was only a few steps from the inner room to the inner courtyard. There were a lot of groceries and other things on the way. Three people rushed around and fell a lot, making a lot of noises.

So they didn't hear clearly that the door of the shop behind them had been closed. The three of them rushed into the inner courtyard, but saw a rope for drying clothes on the front, with a wide sheet hanging on it, completely covering their sight. Wen Lihan's anger was not vented at all. The long knife in his hand slashed open, cutting the clothes rope in front of him, and his vision suddenly became wide.

With a bang, the door of the inner room was closed behind them, but Wen Lihan and the other two didn't care about the movement behind them. They saw what was opposite.

More than a dozen big men with indifferent expressions were facing this side with muskets. A dozen steps away, they could even hear the hissing sound of the fuse hanging on the hook.

In the yard in the four sides, there were musketeers standing on one side and three Jurchen Eight Banners. No matter how you look at this scene, it seems that you are shooting a prisoner, and you can't run away.

Wen Lihan still had a strong sense of courage. At this time, he actually raised his sword and rushed forward to see if he could get a chance in such a desperate situation.

There are not so many miracles in this world. When the muskets fired, the three Tartar soldiers fell to the ground without any surprise. After saying that just now, there was already a mess outside. Who would have heard the sound of the shop?

In the almost closed yard, it took quite a while for the smoke to dissipate. Looking at the three Tartars lying in front of the door of the inner room, a big man stretched his head and asked his companion on the left with some confusion:

"Didn't you say, you're shooting down the fire with the musket beside the door? You forgot?"

"No, we didn't even install the wooden fork, we must have hit it down."

Then everyone looked at the Tartar lying by the door together, and someone said with a smile:

"Is there someone who pretends to be dead?"

After saying this, he saw Wen Lihan's entourage leaning against the door of the inner room. He struggled to get up from the ground. One of his legs was bloody and wounds were also present on his upper body. It was already quite inconvenient to move.

The so-called warrior is relatively speaking. At this time, this person was already scared, as if he didn't know that there was an enemy holding a musket on the other side. The Tartar soldier struggled to the door and opened the door. He dragged a wounded leg and walked outside, with a crying voice inside his mouth, and didn't know what to say anymore.

The big man who was shooting there looked at each other and smiled. A man next to him dropped his musket and followed him. The leader in the middle reminded him:

"Don't forget to use a kitchen knife."

The man who went out took out a kitchen knife for cutting meat from the corner, smiled and nodded, and followed it out. The mainlanders in the shop had no use to run, but just walked leisurely. The Tartar soldier in front was seriously injured. Although he could still walk on his feet, the movement was similar to crawling.

The Tartar soldier knew that someone was chasing him behind him. But his body could not run fast, so he could only rub outward step by step. The big man following behind seemed to be playing, and the kitchen knife in his hand kept turning. The fear in the heart of the Tartar soldier became more and more intense.

When will the timid Han people dare to laugh at the Jurchen warriors like this? Move quickly, walk out of this door and walk on the street and be safe.

After finally rubbing outside the door, there was no one on the street. Blood was flowing. The Tartar soldiers' consciousness became increasingly blurred. They staggered and tripped by the threshold. They were about to pounce on the street. The big man following him sneered and ran forward, and the kitchen knife in his hand slashed.

"Crack!" With a very crisp sound, the Tartar soldier fell to the ground...

This most prosperous street in Seoul is considered a location in the center of the city, far away from the city gate. Despite such a major event, the city gate was not closed in time.

After lunch, the North Korean businessman, who was afraid of trouble, told the news to the Seoul government. The military officers of the city defense were so scared that they could not speak for such incidents. He was not qualified to make decisions about these matters in the Qing Dynasty. In the end, the matter was passed to the Lord Leading the Political Consultative Officer.

This leadership is the first of the North Korean officials, second only to the North Korean king. Moreover, with a large clan like North Korea, the leadership leadership is actually equivalent to a real king.

He was only in his own country, and he had to be polite in the face of ordinary soldiers who occupied the army. He heard that such a big thing happened on that street, and he was panicked for a moment.

However, because the people on the street had already run away, the Korean businessman in the report only said that some Han people insulted the Qing Dynasty. As a result, the three soldiers in Shangguo killed in with knives.

The head of the government officials who heard this news were really complaining secretly, thinking that this matter was going to be a big deal. Although North Korea is now a vassal state in the Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty is still there. North Korea still can't afford to offend such a huge thing. The plan for the present is to quell it as soon as possible.

In desperation, he could only send someone to block the street, arrest people from the street and ask questions, and then personally lead a group of North Korean officials to the Qing Dynasty's more than 400 people's garrison to inform the news.

It is normal to not be able to camp at noon in Wenlihan. In fact, every day, these Tartar soldiers stationed in the garrison went to various places to enjoy themselves. When the North Korean ministers of the Political Consultative Conference arrived at their camp, there were only more than 100 people taking a nap here.

When the minister led the government to report was frightened, the soldiers of the Tartar were extremely angry, thinking that these unworthy Han dogs were so rampant. What was it that Lord Wenlihan could kill the people in that store? He should have been to ignite all the brothers and kill all the Han people in Seoul.

The master of the government advised him here, saying that it was just a brave Han people there, so that North Korea's own servants and soldiers could be arrested and punished, and asked the troops from the country to calm down.

At this time, the military officer of the city defense rushed over on horseback. Regardless of any etiquette, he went directly to the head of the government. He dismounted without any flexibility and almost fell to the ground.

Seeing the embarrassing appearance of this military officer, the roaring Jurchen soldiers laughed. The face of the North Korean minister of the State Council also became dark, but the military officer of the city defense ignored it and went straight to him and whispered a few words. The calm minister of the State Council of the State Council also changed his face.

When the Minister of State Administration said that Wenlihan and the other three had been killed by the Han people, the Tartar soldiers were finally furious. Their performance just now was just to make more mistakes. But when I heard the news of the killing of the leader, I really wanted to massacre the Han people in the city.

He didn't care about the hard advice of the North Korean chief minister. First, dozens of people rode horses toward the place where the matter happened, while the rest went to the city to gather people.

The North Korean civil and military officials looked at each other, but they had no choice but to follow and advise. At the same time, they asked their entourage to go home to report, saying that there might be a big chaos in the city, so they would close the doors and guard against them first to avoid being affected.

The dozens of soldiers from Zhenglan Banner rode to the street. The merchants and residents on the street were not fools. They knew that these Qing soldiers might have to start a massacre, so they had already run away. There was a body across the deserted street, the man who was struggling to run out.

Seeing this scene, all the Tartar soldiers shouted angrily. When they got closer, they saw that the Tartar soldier was covered in blood and had a kitchen knife thrown beside him.

Two Seoul officers explained carefully from the side. When they came here, they saw the corpse on the street. There were two in the shop, and there were not a piece of good meat on them. The wounds were cut and stabbed by kitchen knives and scissors, which was very miserable.

The wounds caused by kitchen knives, scissors, and perhaps the axes must have been done by the people. After seeing the wounds, the bannermen of the Zhenglan Banner also proved that the Seoul local servants said that these Han dogs were so brave. Do you really think that they would not kill people if they received their money?

The more the Eight Banners soldiers gathered on this street, the more they were all angry when they saw such a scene, especially the death of the Shenling Wenlihan was even more unaware of it. There was no complete place on his body. His head was cut off.

Looking at the red-eyed Tartar soldiers, the Seoul service on this street became more and more trembling, and his speech was a little unsatisfied. Soon, the head of the service, who was also trembling, came over and said stutteringly:

"I just caught several residents living nearby and said that the Han people on this street had already run out of the city and ran along the south gate for almost an hour."

After saying this, hundreds of Qing soldiers all turned over and said, one of the deputy senators shouted loudly:

"Today, we must kill all the Han dogs outside the city of Seoul and avenge our commander!!"

These people all agreed with a knife and shouted together. After saying that, they ignored the fact that a group of civil and military officials rushed over to the South Gate and chased after them.

These soldiers stationed in Seoul were noisy and frost-distance. The military commander (the chief of the North Korean Ministry of War) said anxiously:

"Sir, what should I do if I... this?"

The leader of the government also looked at the Qing cavalry who had left in a desolate expression. After a while, he stammered and said:

"If the envoys from the country can calm down, it's no big deal to die, as long as we don't involve our North Korea."

Everyone was silent, not sure what to say.

There are many Han shops on that street, and these people don’t have any horses. If so many people escape, they will definitely not run far.

The four hundred Tartar flag soldiers were not in a hurry. On the way, several leaders were still angry, so this time they had to kill all the brave and crazy Han people, so they could not let one escape.

Originally, the gate of Seoul was closed at noon, but for these Tartar cavalry, they opened again. At this time, there were really many pedestrians and merchants coming and going with Seoul and other parts of North Korea, and the road was also lively. It was already amazing that the gate was closed in advance.

While the merchants were shouting at the city, they saw the city gate open, and hundreds of cavalry like wolves and tigers rushed out. The city gate was in chaos, with people rushing over and over, crying and shouting.

But the hundreds of Tatars were able to care about the affairs of these people, and they still rushed forward. There were several waterways in Seoul, such as the Han River waterway connecting Incheon. However, according to the inquiry along the way, so many people did go along the South Gate Avenue to the south of Incheon.

The Han River is narrow and the speed of taking a boat is slow. Maybe it is because of the fear of people on the shore blocking it. This is why they chose to take the land route, but how could these people run wildly with their legs?

Calculate the time and distance, the two sides are only about ten miles apart at most. It takes less than half an hour to catch up with them. Thinking of this, the Tartars were shouting and desperately speeding up the horse.

North Korea is a small country, and the years have not been very good in recent years. There are only more pedestrian merchants, that is, near Seoul, and it takes about five miles to chase after it. There are already quite few pedestrians.

Along the way, I accidentally encountered people and chariots and horses blocking the road. The Qing cavalry did not dodge anything well, and directly hit them. Some of them were slow to dodge, and they directly chopped them with knives and axes. The lives of Koreans were worthless to them, so I could only blame these people for being unlucky.

There were also those smart people who saw the vicious Tartar soldiers rushing over from a distance and hurriedly hid on the side of the road. There were fewer disasters.

Although North Korea imitated the Ming Dynasty in everything, the dress of the common people was very different from that of the Han people. These Qing cavalry could tell the difference. They rode their horses and chased them for half an hour. As they expected, the Han people who ran out of the city appeared in their sight.

On both sides of this road that can be called the official road are all rice fields in the hands of high-ranking Korean officials and nobles. Among the Han people, those who rode horses had already run far away. The rest were all jogging in panic. After all, people were not horses. After running for so long, they were frightened and extremely tired.

Seeing the target right in front of him, the Tartar soldiers were all excited and slapped their horses forward. There was also a large Korean caravan in front of them. Seeing these Tartar cavalry chasing with great momentum, they hurriedly hid towards the roadside. Several large carts were rolling into the paddy fields, and the people were in a mess. But these North Korean merchants did not dare to say a word, but just lay in the mud and water respectfully.

The Han people in front also saw the pursuers behind, and also accelerated their speed, but they were obviously extremely tired and could not run.

"No one who lives is left, they are cut down!!"

The Tartar leader who led the team issued a loud order, and the order was passed down one by one from front to back. Some people took down bows and arrows from their backs and killed civilians, which was like killing pigs and sheep.
To be continued...