Great time travel

Chapter 1, the end of Chongzhen's five years

PS: Correction, the order of the chapters is wrong, the last chapter should be Chapter 1 and Chapter [-].

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In December of the fifth year of Chongzhen, in a courtyard in Taiyuan City, Shanxi, the former head of Shun Xiangbao, who had just been promoted exceptionally, and now the commander of the left guard of Yubayashi, Wang Dou, was lazily leaning on the soft collapse, basking in the sun boredly. looking at the sun.

(Habayashi Zuowei, one of the twelve guards of the emperor's army in the Ming Dynasty, Jin Yiwei was the head of the twelve guards, and the combined establishment of the other eleven guards was not as large as Jin Yiwei. In addition to the [-] guards, the remaining eleven guards have already eaten their wages, and there is only one guard with a force of four to five thousand soldiers. Moreover, these soldiers only exist in theory, and many of them are actually servants of wealthy families. .)
Today is a rare sunny day, the winter sun shines on the body, it is so warm that one can't help but feel drowsy.

One maid was holding Wang Dou's shoulders, another was peeling oranges for him, and his child bride-in-law Xie Xiuniang was sitting by the side playing the flute. He couldn't help sighing.

It seems that it has been a long time since I have enjoyed such a leisurely life!

However, as long as he recalled Shun Township Fort that had been reduced to ruins in the flames of war, and those familiar faces who died in the war, he couldn't help but feel depressed—traveling through these days, he had really put those A piece of barren land located in the frontier fortress, as his own home.

But now, that homeland has been destroyed...

However, this is also a helpless thing. In the chaotic tide of the late Ming Dynasty, everything that wants to be protected is so fragile.

——Right now, the entire Xuanfu Town has been captured by the Eight Banners soldiers, and all the frontier troops in the town have also surrendered, surrendered, and destroyed.Only Wang Dou led more than 1000 Shun Township troops, not only escaped from the desperate situation, but also climbed to the high position of the commander of the left guard of Habayashi like a nouveau riche by taking advantage of the wind of the emperor's imperial driving "Xi Xing". They are trying their best to recruit soldiers and horses, and don't be too generous when sealing up officials.

As one of the most powerful troops around the emperor, the Shunxiang Army compiled by Wang Dou also won the favor of Emperor Chongzhen, and was logically incorporated into the emperor's pro-army and became the direct military force of the imperial court. Sitting on a rocket, it flew up like a rocket.

(At present, Wang Dou has not noticed that Emperor Chongzhen has changed his soul, he only thinks it is the butterfly effect caused by other traversers. And Emperor Chongzhen has not noticed Wang Dou's identity as a traverser - Shun Xiangbao is too poor, so Wang Dou Apart from being more capable of fighting, there is nothing beyond the times.)
Therefore, Wang Dou, who had been living in Shunxiang Castle all day long, became pampered and pampered after he followed Yujia into Taiyuan City. Gold and silver treasures and maids and servants, just want to make a friendship with the celebrity around him, the emperor.However, although such a situation sounds good, the problem is that today's Emperor Yujia itself is in a precarious situation... The Ming court has never paid attention to secrecy, so the matter of supporting a false emperor in Nanjing has long been in Taiyuan City Passed it over and over.

It is difficult to say what kind of reaction the rest of the provinces will have after this incident - Emperor Chongzhen's position as the son of heaven is unquestionable, but the city of Nanjing itself is also a symbol of orthodoxy...Where will those local real power factions fall? On the one hand, it is really unpredictable.

But the matter has come to this point, Wang Dou has no choice but to follow the seemingly messed up Emperor Chongzhen all the way to the dark.

Just as Wang Dou was lying on the soft couch basking in the sun, his thoughts were in a mess, his mother Zhong's calling
"...Son, come and have lunch! I cooked your favorite soybean stew today!"

Hearing his mother's call, the sleepiness in Wang Dou's mind disappeared immediately. He opened his eyes and looked back, and found that his mother, Zhong Shi, was standing under the eaves with a loving face.His wife, Xie Xiuniang, also put away her flute and stood beside her mother-in-law in a respectful manner.

Different from the crude attire of working women in the past, today Zhong is wearing a dark red embroidered golden chrysanthemum pattern road stand-up collar jacket, a black floating cloud bat skirt, and a dark yellow embroidered pine crane jacket. A brocade cloak with a black border, a magu bun on her head, two pairs of red gold pendant beaded phoenix hairpins, plus a head flower made of pearls, holding a hand stove the size of a palm in both hands, vaguely showing A string of Buddhist beads worn on the left wrist, a pair of jade bracelets on the right wrist, and a string of tourmaline beads hanging on the chest, all of which looked like a wealthy official's wife.

And Xie Xiuniang is not like when she was in Shunxiang Castle, she always wore a long skirt of coarse cloth that has been washed and faded. Instead, she dressed up carefully, wearing a rouge pink embroidered cloud pattern jacket on her upper body, and a light red pair on her lower body. The pleated skirt, with large white plum blossoms embroidered on the lower right corner of the skirt, extends to the waist, covered with a morning glow red and white fox fur cape, with a double bun on the hair, a butterfly gold hairpin inserted, and several royal blue flowers Silk flowers are dotted in the hair.

Seeing his wife and mother's rich and noble attire, Wang Dou was admiring, but also slightly sad: Did he treat his family members too harshly in the past?

——When he was in Shun Xiangbao in the past, although Wang Dou was good at management and had some spare money in his hands, he knew that the troubled times were coming, and he could only survive by relying on force, so he devoted himself to mobilizing and training the army When preparing for war, I can't wait to invest every copper coin in the military.Even if the silver mine was developed, it was not used to improve my family's life... I didn't feel much at the time, but now that I think about it, I really feel wronged by my family!
It seems that many military officers whose status is not as good as their own, rely on corrupt military salaries, and live a luxurious life of deep houses and large courtyards with groups of maids and servants.

But this is also a helpless thing. In a troubled world, if you don't grab the gun, wouldn't it be tantamount to letting others slaughter you?

Now it is no longer that the troubled times are coming and the building is about to collapse, but that the troubled times have come, the building has collapsed, and the world has already fallen apart!

If you have money but no soldiers, no matter how much money you have, you can only earn it for other strongmen; if you have soldiers but no money, you can go to others to grab it with a knife.

Even in the current rich and honorable life, isn't it earned by the elite soldiers under him?If I, like other military officers in the Xuan Mansion, turned soldiers into serfs and beggars, only able to farm but not fight, why would the emperor and the court think so highly of me?

Fortunately, both mother and Xiu Niang could understand my difficulties... However, just when Wang Dou got up from the soft couch and was about to enjoy the loving lunch cooked by his mother, he heard a sudden rush of drums outside. He could not help but stop with a solemn expression.Although Zhong was a little stunned for a while, as a family member of a soldier who has been in the border area for a long time, he quickly understood what the sound of the drum meant, and his expression froze immediately:
"...This is... beating drums and gathering generals? Son, is this going to send troops to fight?!"

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At the same time, in a small flower hall in the Prince Jin's Mansion, Lu Xiangsheng, Wen Tiren and other important officials of the exiled court were stunned by the latest decision announced by the time-traveling version of Emperor Chongzhen, and their minds collapsed—send troops to Luoyang?Kill King Fu? ! !

"...Your Majesty! Please think twice! Although King Fu seems to have mischievous intentions, the Luoyang government did not join forces with him. On the contrary, they just noticed it and sent someone to report it. Therefore, the court only needs to punish him with minor punishments. , there is absolutely no need to deal with such cruelty!"

"...Moreover, no matter how you say it, King Fu is His Majesty's own uncle. If he punishes him without teaching, I'm afraid that people in the world will criticize him..."

"...Your Majesty, now that the capital has fallen to the enemy, and the officials in Nanjing are supporting the false emperor, the court is already in an embarrassing situation. It is the time to be kind and quiet. If you are so ruthless, there will be a murder of relatives. How should the people of the world treat His Majesty because of his notoriety?"

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Amid all the chatter, almost no one agreed with Emperor Chongzhen's decisive killing of Uncle Fu Wang, but His Majesty the Emperor was still stubborn.

"...Hey, dear friends, I also know that this strategy will cause great harm, but other than this, what else can I do?"

Emperor Chongzhen paced up and down the house like a caged animal, his tone full of anxiety and impatience, "...the imperial court is currently trapped in Taiyuan, the whole province of Shanxi is dilapidated, with little annual income. The same is true for Shaanxi and Henan provinces. The minister has raised the flag and rebelled, and Jiangnan's donations and wealth can no longer be counted on. Moreover, once the false emperor of Nanjing comes out, the pro-vassals of the world are bound to move. Today's plan, only to kill the chickens and monkeys quickly, can deter the little ones! And King Fu In the past, there was a history of competing with the emperor's father for the throne, and now there are signs of rebellion. Isn't this a good target given to me by the heavens? Besides, although the current Henan government has not yet rebelled, if you just sit idly by and wait until later After a few months, the situation has changed again, what will happen to Henan?

In addition, it is impossible to go to Nanjing now.Taiyuan hangs alone in the north, surrounded by bandits and Tartars, and it is really not a place to stay for a long time.

Shaanxi and Gansu have always been barren, and it is also the place where the rogues originated. Even if the imperial court went there, it would not be able to gain a firm foothold.And Luoyang is the hub of the Central Plains. It has been the capital of emperors since ancient times. The mountains and rivers are dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, it is also the only way for the royal family to go south. How can we just sit back and watch it fall into the hands of people with ulterior motives? "

——More importantly, there are so many gold and silver mountains in Fu Wang's Mansion, instead of making Li Zicheng and the Shaanxi bandits cheaper, it is better to give it to me to revive the Ming Dynasty!Anyway, the meat is rotten in his own pot... The time-traveling version of Emperor Chongzhen rolled his eyes and thought this way, and at the same time made it clear: "...Besides, the imperial court is short of financial resources, and it costs money to recruit soldiers to fight against us." , It also costs money to resettle hundreds of officials, and the cost is huge, besides copying King Fu’s house, I really don’t know any other way to fill the hole... Let’s just kill a fat pig to celebrate the New Year!"

(Fu Wang is the youngest son favored by Emperor Wanli. In the last years of Wanli, he relied on Emperor Wanli's favor and competed with Chongzhen's father Taichang Emperor for the throne. After losing, he moved to Luoyang. At that time, Emperor Wanli rewarded Fu Wang with many treasures, and it is said that the Forbidden City was evacuated A small half of the treasury.)
"...Fat pig...Your Majesty, how can you treat your relatives like this?" Wen Tiren muttered in a low voice after being stunned for a long time.

"...Wen Tiren! When is it now, do you still care about such trivial matters?" Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand violently, "...Since the founding of this dynasty for more than two hundred years, there are so many people in the world. Many vassal princes are relatives and nobles. Because they are my relatives, they are acting recklessly and wantonly exploiting below. But my ancestors in the past, because of their blood, can only accommodate them. You have to take care of them. For these unmotivated relatives, the royal family has spent a lot of food and suffered a lot of infamy! However, among this group of relatives, who has thought about the difficulties of the royal family? On the contrary, they always know that they need money Asking for food is like a group of debt collectors! Now that the royal family is in trouble, which one of them thought of repaying my kindness for so many years, and donating food, rice and silver money for military use in Taiyuan? None of them!

Hmph, either pretending to be deaf and dumb, or growing ambitious and wanting to usurp the throne!Even if I raise a dog, it is better than raising them!

Now the world is falling apart, the imperial court is on the verge of extinction, there is no money and food to recruit soldiers and horses, no salary to support the officials, and the Tartars are still eyeing Yanji, and the rebels from all directions are sharpening their knives.At this time, what else can we do if we don't use a few rebellious vassal kings to rescue them?Do you want me to watch Fu Wang take out the gold and silver in his treasury to recruit soldiers and horses in Henan, buy people's hearts, and then raise the flag to make trouble and kill me? "

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials in the hall immediately didn't dare to say any more, and the time-traveling version of Emperor Chongzhen calmed down after venting his anger, turned around and sat back on a carved chair, holding his hands in his arms. A pot of cold tea was poured into his mouth.

Hey, it seems that I am still too naive.Originally thought that as long as he escaped from the city of Beijing, he would still have more than half of the world in his hands, and he would be able to spread out calmly and deal with the Tartars and rebels.Unexpectedly, the situation turned so sharply - the Donglin Party in the south wanted to imitate Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo in the Song Dynasty, and let the emperor abolish the establishment and manage it in the hands of civil officials.The ambition in the head of the local vassal king is also flourishing, thinking of imitating the precedent of Emperor Yongle, killing himself, the "lord of immorality", and ascending to the throne... What if the promised time traveler is so bullish, why not explain it?Why is my time-travel emperor so miserable?

In fact, when he learned that Nanjing had actually embraced the new emperor, because his original wishful thinking was completely shattered, he was already in a mess.The current plan to conquer Luoyang south and attack King Fu is nothing more than a random idea that he slapped his head on - no matter how bad the plan is, it is better than no plan at all!But after receiving the money and food from Prince Fu's Mansion, he has no idea what to do... he can only take one step at a time!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help sighing, then got up and took off the sword around his waist, and solemnly handed it to Lu Xiangsheng, the number one thug under his command, "...Lu Aiqing, my life and death, and Daming's All the country and the country are entrusted to you!"

Lu Xiangsheng raised his head, looked at him deeply with complicated eyes, but finally lowered his head obediently: "...my minister, obey the order!"

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In the twelfth month of the fifth year of Chongzhen, the emperor heard that Fu's mansion had misconduct, so he worshiped Lu Xiang and was promoted to the commander-in-chief. He led [-] elite soldiers under the jurisdiction of the Taiyuan Palace. Fu Wangfu, seize the treasures stored in the palace treasury for national use.In February of the following year, the emperor drove south to Luoyang. Lu Xiang promoted King Fu and his family to offer prisoners.Therefore, for the crime of treason, he beheaded all of King Fu's family and abandoned the market. Only the son of King Fu escaped from the tunnel in the chaos and went into exile between the Jianghuai River and Huaihe River.

As soon as this incident happened, the whole world was in an uproar. Local officials and vassal kings and nobles were all horrified, but there were also scholars who denounced the emperor for slaughtering his vassals, being mean, ungrateful, immoral and incompetent, and not looking like a king.The Nanjing imperial court even invited a group of sages to write a "Call to Abolish the Emperor", calling on righteous men from all over the world to crusade against the tyrant...