Nanming Engineer

Chapter 485

A sudden and unexpected purge against the important officials of the Han nationality in the Qing court started abruptly. Soldiers all over the streets were running around the city of Beijing. The person on the memorials on Emperor Shunzhi's desk.

The thirteen-year-old Emperor Shunzhi sat on the dragon chair, looking at the memorials piled up on the table in confusion. The content is nothing more than the impeachment of a certain Han official for misconduct, and such and such Han official's objection.

He looked at it for a long time and looked very carefully, then raised his head and asked strangely to Queen Mother Xiaozhuang, who was sitting beside him and accompanying him with concern: "Mother, why do these people want their children to kill Prime Minister Hong, General Zu and the others?" ? Weren’t they very loyal to us before? Why did they suddenly become bad people? "

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang put down the booklet in her hand, and when she heard her son's question, she frowned slightly, waved her hands, and moved away from the left and right.

She is 37 years old, in the prime of her life, with a lingering aftertaste. She was born as the daughter of Baylor in the Horqin tribe of Mongolia. She married Huang Taiji at the age of 12. She has been with this Jurchen emperor who has the best martial arts in Chinese for 18 years. Ran, who has a lot of insight into the art of the emperor and the way of the court, coupled with far-reaching and thoughtful thinking, a strong and steady personality, accepted the position of Dorgon's regent in the shortest time after Huang Taiji's death, and made a contribution to the stability of the Qing Dynasty. Chuoyue's contribution.

Now that Dorgon died violently, the Qing Dynasty once again fell into the vortex. A power struggle more violent than the death of Huang Taiji swept the entire Qing Dynasty officialdom and royal family, and everyone couldn't help being involved in it. In it, Xiaozhuang only feels that the mountains and rain are about to come, and the wind is full of the building.

"Your Majesty, there is no distinction between good and bad people. For the emperor's family, there is only the difference between loyalty and treachery." The empress dowager moved closer to her son, and taught her earnestly: "A person may have been loyal to the royal family before, and slowly Slowly, it may also become cunning, the human heart is made of flesh, it will change, and even loyal and treacherous, this is where the emperor is considered."

Emperor Shunzhi's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "I understand! My mother said that the way to know people and the method of distinguishing people are all for me to use. How to use it depends on how to know it. If you don't know it thoroughly, even if you don't No matter how talented you are, you can't use it."

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang smiled and said: "Your Majesty is wise, that's exactly what it is."

Emperor Shunzhi smiled, complacent for a while, lowered his head to see the memorial on the table, and became worried again, pursed his mouth and said: "But Xiang Hong and the others... Huang Ama believed him very much before. I still remember when I was a child, the emperor Ama hugged me, pointed at him with a smile, and said, "This is my ass, please treat him well and don't let him go away. Huang Ama has never said that to other Han people. I have a very good impression." Shen, when the emperor was still alive, he also valued Hong Xiang very much, how could such a person betray us?"

Seeing her son thinking sadly, but unable to understand the mystery inside, the frowning look, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang walked over with some heartache, hugged her son's head in her arms, stroked his hair and sniffed gently. Then, he said softly: "Your Majesty, you don't need to think too much about these things. No matter how good the Han people are, they are not as kind as our own people. Since both Prince Ying and Prince Zheng think that the Han people are not good, we will listen to them. Just kill if you have to, don't chill the hearts of your own people because of these Han people."

Emperor Shunzhi seemed to understand, and was even more confused, because the memorials of Azige and Jierhalang were completely opposite. Azige tried his best to defend Hong Chengchou, pointing out that Zu Dashou and other Han people were traitors; Hong Chengchou and others are traitors, and they are willing to guarantee Zu Dashou and others.Two detached princes expressed two opposing opinions, and the courtiers below were also divided into two factions. This was very contradictory to Emperor Shunzhi.

"But, Queen Mother, who should I listen to?" Shunzhi said in astonishment: "What they said is exactly the opposite."

"Then don't listen to anyone, and kill these people." The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang said lightly, although the expression on her face was still smiling, but there was an icy chill: "Your Majesty, you are the Emperor, you should They have their own opinions, since they are playing chess, let them lift the chessboard, and no one can play, so that no one who wins will get the chance to challenge the emperor."

She sighed, touched her own son's face affectionately, and said softly with some unbearable: "The emperor's family is like this, and there is no room for soft-heartedness. Hong Xiang has made great achievements, but he just happened to be used as a pawn, so he had to Abandon it. In the future, just treat his family better."

Emperor Shunzhi listened ignorantly, and nodded. He didn't understand why people who had made great achievements would be killed instead.

The festivities in Beijing did not disturb the festivities in Zhaoqing, which is thousands of miles away. In the streets and alleys, in restaurants and teahouses, people rushed to tell each other with smiles on their faces. According to the news from Zhili in the north, the story of Kuizhou's army in white clothes and armor, invincible has been rumored by countless people as a plot of heavenly soldiers and generals descending to the earth to deal with evildoers. The bomb is like a thunderbolt, and if you pull out the roots, you will scatter beans into soldiers, soaring through the clouds and driving the fog, there is no one who can match it.

The audience was fascinated and applauded loudly. The storyteller who spoke well was rewarded with rewards, and continued to brag while holding the money in his arms with a smile from ear to ear.There is no way, the people have been suppressed for too long, just like this one, the fierce legend said that the Tartar soldiers who could spit fire were killed by Liang Guogong like chopping melons and vegetables, and also beheaded the chief Dorgon, how exciting, The common people are happy!

The festivities in the marketplace set off the dullness in the court.

A group of big guys standing in the main hall, civil and military sides are divided, and they have two emotions.Most of the civil servants were as happy as Emperor Yongli who was sitting in the Jinluan Palace. After all, they all fled from the north. How could they not be happy now that they had the hope of regaining the country and returning to the capital.

As for the generals, they were not very happy, especially those at the level of several governors and princes.

He Tengjiao, governor of Huguang, was standing in the center of the hall at the moment, reporting the incident to Emperor Yongli rather unhappy.

"Your Majesty, I have the heart to impeach the Duke of Liang, Wang Huan!" He Tengjiao has a fluttering white beard and a thin body. He looks like he can be blown down by the wind, but he is full of anger and glaring, and he speaks long-winded speeches without panting: "His Kuizhou army went to Shanxi and occupied more than ten provinces in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi. They disrespected the imperial court's orders and acted on their own. What's more, his general Xu Tiezhu led his troops to occupy Huguang and Changsha, and took all of Huguang. Surrendering people, money and food, the momentum is overwhelming, it is supposed to maintain the roads, provide food, grass and weapons, and let the soldiers of the imperial court's Northern Expedition go north to restore the rivers and mountains. But he is the king of the land, refuses to borrow food, and even resists the imperial army and kills our army General, lawless!"

"It's more than that!" Li Chengdong, the Duke of Hui, stood up. He was tall and dignified, and he stood beside He Tengjiao, as if an iron tower was pressing on a mound of dirt: "Grand Liang's general Zu Tian bestowed on Ma Quan to occupy Nanzhi. Li, occupying the capital, and it has been more than a month, but he has not shown up to welcome the emperor to go north. His behavior is suspicious, and his thoughts are worrying! The minister wanted to send his army north to wipe out the barbarians, but they stood in the middle and threatened that there would be no coolness. No one is allowed to pass the order of the Duke of the state, how is this kind of behavior different from establishing a country on its own?!"

The two of them were drooling and spitting, indignant.

Emperor Yongli smiled and listened quietly.

(End of this chapter)