Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 174 Chapter 174, The Manchu officials were under great pressure, and the Empress Dowager Fulin was forced into the palace
Shengjing, the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty.

It was a seemingly ordinary morning, but with the rolling sound of carriage wheels, the tranquility outside the palace was broken.

A group of ministers hurriedly got out of the carriage, surrounded by Prince Li Daishan, and came to the gate of the palace.

"Go to Tongchuan, I will ask to see the Queen Mother and Your Majesty!" Dai Shan said anxiously.

Seeing such a battle, the commander of the guards guarding the palace gate naturally did not dare to neglect, and rushed inside to report.

After a while, the commander of the guards reappeared: "The Queen Mother and Your Majesty, please come in, my lords!"

Soon, in the main hall, Empress Dowager Dayuer sat dignifiedly, a curtain hung down in front of her, covering her face.

In front of Da Yuer, the little emperor Fulin looked calm, as if he had already gotten used to this kind of life as a marionette.

After the ceremony between the monarch and his ministers, Daishan couldn't wait to speak: "Queen Mother, the old minister just got the news that Prince Zheng Jierhalang lost to the Ming army outside Ningyuan City, and now he has retreated to Jinzhou. The Ming army continued to pursue, and now it is over Surrounded Jinzhou!"

After Daishan's words fell, the little emperor Fulin was still in a daze, but the shocked voice of the queen mother Da Yuer came from the curtain behind him: "What, Prince Zheng actually lost? Didn't he tell me , will you definitely win this time?"

A trace of anger flashed across Dai Shan's face, and he said: "Prince Zheng dares to say anything when he speaks, but he can't do this or that when he does things. He has already lost to the Ming army once in Shanhaiguan , and now they are losing again and again, which is indeed very disappointing."

As Nurhachi's oldest living son, Daishan does have the confidence to accuse Jierhalang, not to mention that his son died in battle under Jierharang's command, which made him accuse Jierharang of his attitude More and more severe.

Da Yu'er was speechless for a while, and after a long time said: "Then what should we do now?"

Although she is the Queen Mother, Dayu'er is indeed not Wu Zetian's type, and she has no idea at this time.

Dai Shan obviously had already thought up a plan, and said in a deep voice: "For the current plan, Jierhalang should be allowed to defend Jinzhou to the death, and then order Shanxi Prince Rui Dorgon to quickly return to the teacher for rescue!"

When Da Yuer heard the words, there was obvious hesitation in her words: "Let Prince Rui return to the teacher to rescue? Will it be too late?"

In fact, not long ago, Dorgon's letter had just arrived in Shengjing and was delivered to Dayuer's case.

In the letter, Dorgon wrote very clearly that he hoped to help the Manchus take Shanxi steadily, so he hoped that Dayuer would help him in the imperial court and suppress Jierhalang and others Voices calling for Dorgon's withdrawal.

Dai Shan said seriously: "Queen Mother, Jinzhou is the west gate of Shengjing. If Jinzhou falls, then Shengjing will be threatened by the Ming army! At that time, it will be really useless to ask Prince Rui to return to his teacher." Useful. We must pass the order while Jinzhou is still in our hands, otherwise it will be too late!"

Da Yuer was shocked by Daishan's words.

Da Yuer is not a fool, she understands the meaning of Daishan's words very clearly.

"Prince Li, do you think that Jinzhou might not be able to defend?" Da Yuer trembled.

Dai Shan was silent for a while, and then said: "The old minister doesn't know if Jinzhou can hold it, but the old minister knows that Jierhalang has already been defeated by the Ming army twice!"

After saying this, the other ministers in the palace immediately spoke.

"Empress Dowager, Prince Rui must be summoned to return to the teacher quickly."

"That's right, a place like Shanxi is so far away from the mainland of the Qing Dynasty, why do you want to come here?"

"It's only half of Shanxi, what is it compared to the safety of Shengjing?"

"If Jinzhou falls, the next one will be Shengjing. At that time, the country of the Qing Dynasty will be threatened!"

This is a very rare situation. Almost all the important ministers of the Eight Banners in Shengjing have unified their opinions, which is to ask Dorgon to withdraw immediately and return to Shengjing!
Da Yuer looked at the situation in front of her, and was also silent for a long time.

Finally, Da Yu'er spoke up: "Since everyone thinks so, I will naturally not object. Then Prince Li will draw up an order, affix it with the seal of my palace, and send it to Taiyuan urgently within [-] li. "

After Da Yuer's words fell, all the ministers of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties present breathed a sigh of relief.

Dai Shan was also overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "The Queen Mother is wise!"

Jinzhou.

Jierharang stood quietly in his temporary mansion, looking at the sky outside.

The sound of shells whizzed across the sky and fell on the city wall and the ground. Although they were far apart, Jierhalang could still feel the dull vibration.

Again and again, it seemed to hit Jierhalang's heart!
Beside Jierhalang, the faces of many Qing generals no longer had the high spirits of a few days ago, replaced by panic and fear.

None of them expected that the Ming army would pursue them so quickly and attack the city with such resolute attitude!
What should I do?
All eyes were on Jierhalang, hoping to get the answer from Prince Zheng.

Ji Erhalang was silent for a long time, and said: "Don't worry, the Ming army will not be able to attack Jinzhou City for a year or so. What's more, Shengjing will not be indifferent to this."

Ji Erhalang's words made the people present a little relieved, but it was only a little bit.

The sound of artillery was still booming, and the shouts of killing continued. Although Jierhalang couldn't see it, he knew that what was going on on the other side of the city wall was a very fierce battle.

Outside the city, Zhu Cihong looked at the fierce attack of the soldiers of the Ming army, and nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, it is necessary to have this momentum!"

Standing beside Zhu Cihuang, Li Guozhen said worriedly: "Your Highness, if we continue to maintain this offensive, the casualties will be relatively large."

Zhu Cihong blinked and said with a smile: "Who said we have to keep going?"

Li Guozhen was stunned: "Huh?"

No, this siege is violent and then moderate, isn't that siege for nothing?

Zhu Cihong laughed, and patted Li Guozhen on the shoulder: "Waiting Wei and saving Zhao, Lao Li, you haven't really forgotten what we are here for this time, have you?"

Li Guozhen was dumbfounded for a moment, and then he slapped his thigh: "If His Highness hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten it. I understand, Your Highness is trying to force Dorgon to withdraw his army through a fierce attack?"

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Cihong's mouth, and said: "If my palace's expectations are not bad, fifteen days... oh no, after thirteen days, Dorgon should be about to start withdrawing his troops!"

(End of this chapter)