Dashun Yongchang

So he looked at Liu Zongmin and laughed a few times and said: "Who is born to be the emperor and Xiangguo? Didn't Chongzhen bury Daming? Since my old Li can be the emperor, why should you be Jiexuan?" Miss Xiangguo?

I also said in front of all the soldiers that I, Li Zicheng, led everyone to rebel against the Ming Dynasty, just to seek justice for the people of the world.Why do we work so hard to farm the land and work hard, but in the end we can't even get enough food and clothing, and we have to be slaughtered by the court as pigs and sheep.

Therefore, as long as we stand on the side of the people and uphold justice for the people, the emperor and the prime minister will certainly do it.Unless we, like Chongzhen and those corrupt officials, beat the common people to the bone and sucked the marrow, and provoked the common people to rebel against us, then it would be called unacceptable.

Besides, it doesn't matter if you are an emperor or a chancellor, what's so difficult about it?As long as you give an order, there will be someone below to do it.The real difficulty lies in restraining these people from oppressing the common people.Jiexuan, I think it's not that you don't know how to do it, but you don't want to do it because you are worried about offending your old brothers? "

Liu Zongmin was so excited by Li Zicheng, and immediately said not to be outdone: "Every time my old Liu goes to battle, he always charges forward. He is not even afraid of death. Are you afraid of offending others? Brother, if you really want me to be the privy envoy, I have Why don't you dare? If you can't restrain the army, I will let my brother punish me. That's right, I'm still fighting now..."

Li Zicheng answered immediately: "Of course it's not about reforming the system now. We have to withdraw from Beijing first and let the situation stabilize before we talk about it. I left you two here just to tell you that I plan to return to the capital as soon as possible and take the retreated The matter is handled well. The frontline affairs will depend on the two of you. Here in the Chinese army, I plan to let Zuo Guang preside over it first, with Li You as the deputy, what do you think?"

Both Liu Zongmin and Li Guo expressed their objections. Liu Zongmin felt that there are so many old brothers, why should Zuo Guang be in charge of the Chinese army first, while Li Guo said: "Now Wu Sangui leads the Qing soldiers into the customs and surrenders to my Ming army. It is the time when the mind is unpredictable, and it is probably not a good thing for the surrendered Ming army general to take charge of the Chinese army at this time."

Li Zicheng waved his hands to the two, then got up and said: "It is because the minds of those Ming troops who surrendered are unpredictable, so we have to appease and test them. The number of Ming troops who surrendered to me is the number of troops we brought when we set off from Shaanxi." Several times, if these Ming troops cannot be allowed to express their positions, do we still have to divide our troops to monitor these surrendering Ming troops when the enemy is in front of us?

Those Tungus savages also knew how to seal a few empty-headed lords to coax and coax the famous generals to surrender, but let Zuo Guangxian take charge of the Chinese army for a few days, so what is it?With Li You watching, what kind of tricks can Zuo Guangxian come up with? These Chinese soldiers are all old people who follow me, how can they be deceived by his few words? "

Liu Zongmin and Li Guo were finally persuaded by Li Zicheng, and reluctantly agreed with his order to appoint Zuo Guangxian to preside over the Chinese army. They also promised Li Zicheng that they would keep an eye on the Chinese army, and that Zuo Guangxian must not let Zuo Guangxian do anything in the army. tricks.

Li Zicheng and the two explained the precautions after leaving the army, and agreed to meet in Tongzhou five days later, and ended the conversation.After Liu Zongmin and Li Guo bid farewell to Li Zicheng, they returned to the Henan army. They stood at the door and watched Li Zicheng, who was riding two horses, and watched them leave with the cavalry. The sky had already darkened.

Just when Li Zicheng was about to ask the soldiers around him to call Li You, Liu Xiyao, and Zuo Guangxian, Li Laiheng came to report to him, "Wu Sangui sent envoys to try to exchange corpses and prisoners with our army."

"What kind of prisoners do they have to exchange with us?" Li Zicheng asked in confusion. Seeing Li Laiheng's confused look, he changed his words and said, "Forget it, bring him here. In addition, inform Zuo Guangxian, Li Laiheng You and Liu Xiyao, let them come over after dinner, I have something to talk to them..."

When Hu Xinshui was brought in front of Li Zicheng, his hands were still sweating.After all, this is not the time to follow Master Wu Xiang before. At that time, Li Zicheng still wanted to recruit the Guanning Army, but now they have brought the northern soldiers into the pass, and even fought with the Dashun Army, but they still lost up.

Li Zicheng was now at the height of his anger, and if he really wanted to chop off his head as an emissary and send him back to Liwei, Hu Xinshui felt that there was really nothing he could do.But he had to come, because the corpses and captives of the Guanning Army were fine, but the corpses and captives of the Manchus had to go back, otherwise the Guanning Army would be hated even more by the Manchus.

Not counting the Eight Banners of the Han Army, the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia have a total of less than 400 Niulu Ding Zhuang, and one and a half Niulu was lost here.For the Eight Banners children who are internally connected through marriage, this is a heart-wrenching battle.If he couldn't get those corpses back and bring back the living, Wu Sangui would have made a big enemy for himself among the Manchus.After all, this battle was fought to help Daming, and the words of assisting the teacher to suppress the bandits had already been spread.

Although Hu Xinshui was thinking about these things in his heart, he still clearly explained his reason for coming.Li Zicheng sized him up a few times, and when he felt flustered in his heart, he said, "Exchanging corpses and captives is not a problem. However, what are you going to exchange with us? It won't be just grabbing a few people around." Will a villager come to replace him?"

Hu Xinshui quickly denied it: "No, no, Your Majesty was joking. When our army was on the road, we captured some outdated generals of the Dashun Army, including Zhou Fengwu and others who fled from Shanhaiguan. Zongbing Wu I hope to exchange these people with His Majesty..."

Li Zicheng interrupted him and said: "Okay, as long as Sangui sends Zhou Fengwu back, I will send his family back. You can go to see Sangui's family, and then send Zhou Fengwu and the others back, then you can take them back." Already. As for the others, let’s talk about it after this exchange.”

Hu Xinshui wanted to say something else, but seeing Li Laiheng walked up to him and asked him to go down, Hu Xinshui had no choice but to bid farewell to Li Zicheng and go down first.He followed Li Laiheng to a separate courtyard, saw Wu Sangui's family members, and they were indeed all here, so after comforting the somewhat frightened Wu family members, Hu Xinshui left in a hurry.

After Hu Xinshui left here, Li Zicheng ordered the soldiers around him to pack his luggage and prepare to leave the camp.When his side was about to clean up, Zuo Guangxian, Li You, and Liu Xiyao also rushed over at the appointment. After sending the others out of the hall, Li Zicheng said to the three of them: "Although Jiannu and Sangui Bairi were defeated Yes, but there may be a surprise attack at night, everyone should be cautious tonight."

The three agreed in unison, and Liu Xiyao followed up and said: "All armies can be ordered to draw out an elite soldier to watch the night. If there is an enemy attack, no one else is allowed to come out of the camp to fight. Only the night watchman is ordered to go out to fight. It will be difficult to shake our army, so we can only retreat."

Li Zicheng nodded and praised Liu Xiyao's suggestion, and then said: "As long as we survive tonight, the forwards of Sangui and Jiannu will lose their vigor. Without equipment, they should not take the risk of attacking our army with cavalry again." Fortified.

However, when the main force of Jiannu's infantry catches up, they will inevitably use various weapons to attack our camp.The Manchu Qing and the Liaodong Ming army fought outside the pass for so many years. The Liaodong Ming army was timid to fight the Jiannu after the battle of Hunhe. Warfare is much more proficient than us, not to mention the shallow trenches and earth barriers in this area.

Therefore, the current defense line can be retreated and crossed the river after defending it for at most two days.I have already discussed with Liu Zongmin and Li Guo that the Chinese army and their troops cover each other and retreat to Tongzhou City.I'm going back to Beijing tonight. General Zuo is in charge of China's military affairs. You two will assist me. Is there any problem? "

Zuo Guang quickly resigned, saying that he was ignorant and dared not preside over the affairs of the Chinese military, but he was willing to do Li Zicheng's orders.Li You was silent, and when Liu Xiyao opened his mouth before he could say anything, Li Zicheng said firmly: "It is my order to let you take charge of the Chinese army. What's the problem? I'm only worried that you don't want to retreat and fight Jiannu to the end. But with the help of two generals, Li You and Liu Xiyao, it shouldn't be a big problem..."

Seeing Li Zicheng's expression, Liu Xiyao finally swallowed back his disapproving words, and followed Li You to accept Li Zicheng's order.Seeing the two of them like this, Zuo Guangxian finally bowed down to Li Zicheng and accepted the appointment.

At Liushao that month, Li Zicheng changed into ordinary cavalry uniforms, mixed with a group of cavalry and left Huangtu Village. Before leaving, he did not forget to ask Li Laiheng not to forget to let that Chen Yuanyuan play the piano sooner or later in the next two days. Pretend to be still there.Li Laiheng was the commander of his personal guard. If he disappeared, it would naturally make people think that Li Zicheng had already left, so this time Li Zicheng did not take him with him.

Under the escort of two cavalry squadrons, Li Zicheng left the camp in the name of returning to Beijing to report the victory.After crossing the river, Li Zicheng stayed in Li You's camp for a while, mainly talking with Yang Shen, the general of Wu Sangui who surrendered to Dashun.

Li Zicheng asked Yang Shen to return to Wu Sangui's army, and asked him to bring a message to Wu Sangui, "My promise to Sangui King of Liao is still valid, as long as he can deal with the Manchus together with me. If Sangui is still hesitant, then please General Yang said something to Sangui, as long as he doesn't really want to work for Manqing, then he doesn't have to work too hard, I will remember his performance..."

Chapter 49 Post-War Four

Aixinjueluo Boluo set off from the Duoduo army at dusk on May 5th, and took more than 4 horse guards, each with one man and two horses. After running for nearly a day and night, he finally found Dorgon in Shijiahe, Fengrun County big account.

At the beginning of Haishi on the evening of the 5th, half a bright moon illuminated the official road, which made it easier for Boluo and others to recognize the way at night. Just as Boluo was calculating the distance on the horse, suddenly a group of people in front stopped them way to go.

Hearing the youthful voice in the opposing team shouting to his side, Boluo pushed aside the guards blocking him, straightened his body immediately and shouted loudly to the opposite side: "Is the old Si Yuele on the other side?"

The young man who was asking Boluo and the others to get off the horse with a serious look suddenly interrupted his shouting in surprise, walked out of the queue and asked loudly: "Is it the third brother? Why are you back?"

Boluo breathed a sigh of relief, and with the support of his guards, he jumped from the horse to the ground. His legs were suddenly numb and sore, unable to move.Except for a few short rests throughout the day and night, he was almost glued to the horse's back. Although he also practiced riding skills all year round, the gap between him and the experienced guards around him was exposed at this time.

Fortunately, Yue Le came over after hearing his third brother's voice, which gave Boluo a little buffer time to recover the numb muscles in his legs.When Bo Luo felt that his legs could move, Yue Le also walked in front of him.

Although he was only 19 years old, Yue Le was already half a head taller than his elder brother, and he looked like a strong young man with a waist and a monkey back.Dorgon conscripted two-thirds of the Eight Banners Ding Zhuang this time, so Yue Le also got the chance to go out.

Boluo, who put his hands on the guard's shoulders, asked his younger brother, "Are you watching the night?"

After seeing clearly that it was indeed his elder brother, Yue Le also heaved a sigh of relief, and quickly stepped forward to support his elder brother, and replied: "Yes, the regent ordered me to watch the night tonight to prevent anyone from going out to loot in private.

Both the regent and the academician have said that this entry is to compete with Li Zicheng for the world, not to enter the pass to plunder supplies and people as in the past, so no one is allowed to leave the army to plunder the people along the way.

The regent also issued an edict on behalf of the Great Khan: The righteous soldiers came to avenge the king and father for you, not to kill the people, but the only ones to be punished today are trespassers.Officials who come and return will return to their official positions, and people who come and return will return to their jobs.Teachers are strict in law and will not harm you.

However, our army was used to looting in the past, and the regent was afraid that someone would disobey orders and go out to privately plunder, so now he sends us guards to lead a team to patrol the night every night. "

After feeling that he could stand still, Bo Luo straightened his body, then patted his younger brother on the shoulder and said, "The king of Yujun has an important military situation, so let me inform the regent. You can pass the news to the regent without alarming others." ?"

Seeing his brother's serious face, Yue Le suddenly sensed that the situation on the front line might not be too good.Ever since they captured Shanhaiguan, the veterans in the battalion all looked excited and repeatedly talked about the benefits they or their relatives and friends had received when they entered the customs a few times before. Obviously, they regarded this entry as a means of making a fortune. No one has considered the problem of failure on the front line.

Yue Le's palms were sweating a little, but he still said to his elder brother in a calm tone: "Then please ask your elder brother to enter the camp with the night watch team, and let these guards wait outside the camp first, the regent should not be resting at this time." ..."

For Dorgon, what Boluo brought back was by no means good news, and he didn't believe that his confidant E Shuo was a person who underestimated the enemy, otherwise the opponent would have died on the battlefield long ago.

But this time is not the time to pursue Duduo, but to deal with the political impact of the setback ahead.For Dorgon, who grew up in the army, it is impossible to win a war and not lose. Even the elder brother who was regarded as "Bogda Chechen Khan" by various tribes in Monan Mongolia, just now Didn't he also suffer setbacks under the city of Jinzhou when he ascended the throne of Khan?

It's just that it's really not the right time for the failure ahead. The news of Li Zicheng's defeat at this time has been sent back to the army, which can only increase the courage of those princes of the Eight Banners who are opposed to fighting for the world to fight against themselves.

These people feel that life is quite good now, not only occupying the entire Liaodong, but also subduing the various ministries of Mongolia, the Ming Dynasty is finished, and Shanhaiguan is also under control.In the future, if they want to enter the customs and plunder, they don't have to go through mountains and rivers, they just need to go straight in from Shanhaiguan.Therefore, these old princes all thought that there was no need to fight Li Zicheng to death, but they could share the world of Ming Dynasty equally with him.

It took Dorgon a lot of effort to suppress the opinions of these Eight Banners princes.And his ability to suppress these old princes lies in the fact that the old people in the Eight Banners are rich and don't want to fight anymore, but those young people who have just grown up are still poor. They also want wealth and meritorious deeds. Get it from the war.

In addition, the 10,000+ Liaodong Ming army who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty could not afford to rely on the output of Liaodong alone.Although these Liao troops who were raised and abolished by Chongzhen were not good at fighting, their desire for wealth was much greater than that of the Manchus.When Zu Dashou's family was moved to Shenyang before, even the princes of the Eight Banners were stunned by the various jewelry wealth that the ancestor's family in Jinzhou showed.

Due to the force of the Manchus, these Liaodong Ming troops can still be honest and obedient, but once these surrendered Ming troops feel that there is no way out in the Qing Dynasty, these people are obviously the biggest internal worries of the Qing Dynasty.

Now is not the era of Nurhachi. The Eight Banners hacked and killed the Han people in Liaodong without any psychological burden. After decades of integration, a stable relationship has gradually formed between the Han people in Liaodong and the Manchus.Even if they only killed those Ming troops who had recently surrendered, it is estimated that they will be opposed by the Manchu and Han forces inside the Qing Dynasty, and the three brothers can only make the two white flags obey orders. With joint opposition, he, the regent, obviously couldn't do it anymore.

Therefore, entering the customs to compete for the world is not only to consolidate his status as the regent, but also to eliminate hidden worries within the Qing Dynasty.But if you stumble at the beginning, how many people will support you in the future?

Dorgon thought about it for a long time, and finally asked someone to invite Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou to his tent, and briefly told them about the troubles that the forward encountered.

While Hong Chengchou was still thinking about the impact of the striker's setback on the war, Fan Wencheng said to Dorgon indifferently: "Tomorrow, the regent should inform the troops that it is just unfortunate that E Shuo rushed into the battle to deter the intruders." Injured by the bombardment of the rebel army, our army's vanguard won a small victory, and the intruders were in a panic. Our army should move forward as soon as possible, so as not to escape the main force of the intruders."

Dorgon frowned at first, but soon relaxed his brows, as if he wanted to understand something.Here, Hong Chengchou applauded, "Brother Fan's strategy is really great."

Seeing Dorgon turn his gaze to himself, Hong Chengchou immediately explained to him: "Today in Beizhi, the intruders are just like our army, they are all alone.

Although the thieves took over the capital, the hearts of the local people have not been attached, and our army has the name of helping to clear up the thieves, so the local people do not have such resistance to our army.So today I and the bandit are not fighting over who is strong and who is weak, but who is strong and who is weak in the eyes of the people.

The intruders retreated from Shanhaiguan, which has already made the people think that the intruders are afraid. Now that our army spreads the news of the vanguard's victory over the intruders in Huangtuzhuang, the local gentry who want to fight against the intruders will definitely hear the news. Help me suppress the thief.

If there is no support from the local people, the intruders will not be able to stay in Huangtuzhuang, and the main force of our army will come forward to gather and annihilate them.If we continue to withdraw our troops, it just proves that our army's victory is not a rumor, and the people will stay away from the intruders even more.

At this time, the regent should spread the news of our army's victory widely, recruit the Ming army from all sides to submit to me, and then send some troops to go to Shunyi from Miyun to threaten Beijing. Besides, there is no other way to think. "

Dorgon finally nodded and said: "That's right. At this time, our army is not afraid of the intruder staying behind. When the main force of our army arrives, the intruder will definitely be defeated. But if the intruder just runs away, it will be the best for our army." *bother…"

Dorgon followed the advice of Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou, and asked Boluo to convey the frontline victory on the second day, but the news that E Shuo's first army had been killed in battle.Although the latter's death surprised some Eight Banners generals, it did not make them lose their morale. Instead, these Eight Banners generals cursed Li Zicheng loudly, and began to petition Dorgon, asking to go to the forward army to serve as E Shuo Waiting for revenge.

Dorgon refused the request of these people, and at the same time comforted him: "Our army should go together to encircle and wipe out the intruders. This is a national enmity rather than a personal grievance. How can I let you go to take revenge on your own? I feel that it violates the principle Commanded by Wang Shuai, I will punish you severely..."

On May [-]th, Dorgon did not break out of the camp and went west, but met with nearby gentry and officials who surrendered. He explained to them that the Qing army's entry into the customs was to help the Ming Dynasty suppress bandits, and asked them to cooperate with the army's food supply. Purchasing and logistical transportation tasks; on the other hand, they talked about the Qing army defeating the intruders in front of Shanhaiguan, and then won a battle in Huangtuzhuang a few days ago, so the gentry and officials can work for the Qing with peace of mind, without having to worry about intruders came back.

Dorgon also called Bai Guangen and Gao Di and other famous generals who surrendered, and asked them to write letters to familiar generals of the Ming army stationed in various places in Beizhi, asking these people to abandon the dark and turn to the bright as soon as possible, and fight back against the intruders. award.

李自成此时并不知道满清做出了讳败为胜的事情，他于5月4日晚脱离军队前往北京，于5月5日下午2点左右进入了朝阳门。

Chapter 50 Beijing [-]

Li Zicheng, who was lying in the warm water of the bath, closed his eyes and meditated.I have to say that taking a warm bath in this weather is good, except that the hair is difficult to manage, and the custom of men's hair growth makes washing hair a troublesome thing, so Li Zicheng hardly washes his hair when he is out.This hair is so greasy that no one dares to open their eyes to look at it.

Fortunately, there are maids in the palace who wash his hair, and even eunuchs who rub his back.Enjoying this kind of meticulous personal service, it is not a troublesome thing to grow hair.Of course, the premise is that you have to have a maid.

The bathroom next to the Hall of Martial Arts is actually quite similar to the bathhouses of later generations. Not only are the walls and pools covered with white glazed bricks, but hot water flows continuously into the pool from the stone sink. The stone sink comes from another house, where there is a boiler The hot water is poured into the sink, and then flows into the bath.

Although this completely manual method of boiling water is labor-intensive, it is enough for one or two people to take a comfortable bath.After enjoying the bathing of the ancient nobles, a certain person roughly understood in his heart, because the Mao ancients were unwilling to develop technology.Why spend money to build machines to save labor when a few more people can do it?In this era, people are the least valuable.

Li Zicheng was drowsy. He hadn't had a good rest since he withdrew his troops from Shanhaiguan. Lying in the warm water, his tense nerves began to relax, as if he had returned to a peaceful afterlife.

A soft voice woke him up, "Your Majesty, the dinner has been prepared, and several ministers and generals have been waiting for a long time in the Hall of Martial Arts. Please get up, Your Majesty, don't catch a cold."

Li Zicheng was stunned for more than ten seconds, and finally came to his senses. He got up and walked out of the bathing pool. While instructing the maid next to him to change his clothes, he told Du Xun outside the gauze curtain: "Bring the dinner to the Hall of Martial Arts, I ate with them. In addition, help me prepare, tomorrow morning, I will go to pay homage to the emperor and his wife."

Although Du Xun was a little confused about what Li Zicheng wanted to do, he still agreed.Soon, Li Zicheng came out wearing a set of crescent white Taoist robes. Du Xun hurried to the front to lead Li Zicheng, and praised him for being so energetic.

Li Zicheng just glanced at him and responded with a few casual words.Although Du Xun served him very comfortably, but since a certain person has decided to give up Beijing and go south, naturally he will not take him with him.Not only Du Xun, but the eunuchs and maids in the palace are not going to take it with him, so the soldiers below will have no excuse to bring any population.

After the Dashun Army entered Beijing, it was not only the officers who begged for wives and concubines, but even ordinary soldiers married civilians.Although Li Zicheng sent a group of family members back to Shaanxi, most of them were still reluctant to abandon their family business and stayed to wait and see the outcome of the victory or defeat.At this time, Li Zicheng naturally wouldn't take these people with him, otherwise, wouldn't it be a refuge, and the army could still fight?

The place where Li Zicheng bathed was very close to the Wuying Hall. Under the illumination of a few lanterns, the group quickly walked through a path surrounded by pines and cypresses to the west side of the Wuying Hall, and then Li Zicheng was ushered into a brightly lit room. In the big room.

Seeing Li Zicheng coming in, Niu Jinxing, Gong Xuan, Gu Junen, Yang Chengyu, Li Xi, and Ma Shouda stood up to greet him. Li Zicheng waved his hand indifferently and said, "There is no need to be too polite. From now on, it is not a formal court meeting, just Don't engage in so many etiquettes, formalism is bad."

Niu Jinxing, Gu Junen, and Yang Chengyu didn't know how to answer Li Zicheng's words. Although they didn't understand what formalism was, they understood the meaning of the word "formalism".On the contrary, Gong Xuan straightened up, smiled slightly, and said to Li Zicheng: "Your Majesty's use of the four characters of formalism is really wonderful. Indeed, I accept the destiny of heaven, and I don't need so many unique red tapes to prove it. Your Majesty His will is the will of the heavens, so why do you need to use human hands?"

Li Zicheng didn't understand the meaning of Gong Xuan's words for a while, but since the other party supported him, he nodded to Gong Xuan after sitting on the throne and said: "What Gong Shangshu said is exactly what he wanted."

Niu Jinxing's eyelids twitched a few times, he knew very well that Gong Xuan's words were aimed at himself, because he had been working on the new government system of the Dashun Dynasty since he entered the capital.As a Juren, it is obviously difficult for him to compare with those Jinshi in terms of literature and art.He can now be relied on by Li Zicheng entirely because he defected to Li Zicheng earlier.

However, as Li Zicheng founded the country in Xi'an and took over Beijing smoothly, more and more scholars came to seek refuge in Dashun. People also surrendered to Dashun.

If the Dashun court was established according to the old system of the Ming Dynasty, Niu Jinxing felt that he would soon be marginalized.Therefore, he racked his brains, trying to push the Ming system back to the beginning, and establish a Da Shun system that is completely different from that of Daming, so that he can continue to be in charge of the court of Da Shun as he deserves.

But in the eyes of Gong Xuan and other former Ming scholars, Niu Jinxing is a fool.Changing the six ministries to six governments, abolishing the governor and the governor, and replacing them with defense envoys and Jiedu envoys, there is almost no essential difference except for changing a name.

Such a random change has greatly reduced the awe of the local government towards the central government, because the names are too confusing. This kind of borrowing of ancient official names as official positions in the new dynasty makes people feel at a loss and cannot distinguish the official responsibilities.

Although Gong Xuan and other scholars of the Ming Dynasty also hoped to oust those stupid high-ranking officials who occupied the central government in the previous dynasty, they did not think that the problem of the Ming Dynasty was a problem with the system. As long as the emperor and competent central officials were replaced, the problems of the world would be solved. up.With Niu Jinxing's way of doing things, how can the world settle down quickly? Gentlemen from all over the country naturally oppose this kind of rebellion that completely overthrows and restarts.

Niu Jinxing and Gong Xuan have been fighting for more than a day, so as soon as he heard Gong Xuan's words, he knew that the former Jinshi had put eye drops on himself in front of Emperor Yongchang, trying to overthrow the system change movement he led.

However, today he didn't immediately retort, because he still hasn't figured out what Emperor Yongchang wants to do when he returns to the capital.The struggle between him and Gong Xuan and others is not about who is right or wrong, but who the Emperor Yongchang supports.

Li Zicheng asked Du Xun to direct the tables in the room to be put together, and at the same time asked several ministers and generals to move the seats to the big table. He pressed the table with both hands and said: "If there is a big table A tablecloth would be better."

Before everyone could react, Li Zicheng looked up and glanced at the people in front of the square table, and then said openly: "I came back this time to do one thing, to urge you to evacuate the capital. In addition, I want to know , How much of the order I asked Li Xi to deliver before, how much have you guys completed now? University scholar Niu, please tell me first."

Niu Jinxing typed a draft in his stomach for a while, and wanted to stand up and report to Li Zicheng, but was stopped by Li Zicheng, so he had to straighten his sitting posture and report to Li Zicheng: "The generals and your majesty's family members, including the two former princes, He left Beijing on the 29th of last month and arrived in Baoding on the second day of this month. After resting for a day, he is heading towards Zhending.

As for General Liu Fangliang who was stationed in Baoding, he has not withdrawn to Shanxi yet.He said that the local people had just defected to Dashun, and it was really unreasonable to abandon these people before the Jiannu soldiers arrived.Moreover, the county magistrates appointed by me cannot bear to abandon the people and leave..."

"Confused." Li Zicheng interrupted him suddenly. When Niu Jinxing looked at Li Zicheng in surprise, Li Zicheng said with a serious expression: "Without the certainty of defeating the Jiannu and Sangui coalition forces, it is possible to stay in the local area and fight." To protect the people? Doesn't he know that if the army is wiped out, the army of Jiannu and Sangui will become even more unscrupulous in killing the local people?

Then issue an order to Liu Fangliang, requiring him to evacuate Baoding within three days and retreat to Taiyuan, Shanxi to ensure that Taiyuan is not lost.As for the local people, tell them that we are only retreating temporarily, and we will come back when the troops are reorganized.Let them be patient in their hometown for the time being, and wait for us to fight back, then Jiannu will no longer be able to do evil in the pass.

In addition, an order was issued to the family members heading to Shaanxi to hurry up and stop dawdling on the road.Then give orders to officials and assistants in various places in Hebei. Those who are willing to go south or west can go to Baoding, Tianjin, Cangzhou, and Zhending nearby, and then obey the new orders of the imperial court.

As for those who are unwilling to leave, as long as they don't harm my Dashun soldiers and civilians, then I don't regard them as rebels.However, if anyone dares to harm our Dashun soldiers and civilians and ask for credit from Jiannu and Sangui, when I return to the capital in the future, I will have to settle accounts with them. "

Everyone was silent for a long time, and Gong Xuan finally asked: "Your Majesty, is the situation ahead already so bad? Didn't you say that our army has won a small victory?"

Li Zicheng glanced at him and said: "The small victory over Jiannu does not make Jiannu give up fighting with our army for Hebei. Emperor Lie may be sorry to the people of the world, but he has never been sorry to the gentlemen of the world. But when Emperor Lie was besieged in the capital , I didn't see any gentry coming to defend Beijing.

We can go on fighting with Jiannu, but which side will the gentry in Hebei and the gentry in the south be on?I think most of them will not stand on our side, after all, in their eyes, we are thieves after all. "

Li Zicheng's words were a bit heavy, and several civil servants did not dare to answer.Although Li Xi and Ma Shouda felt that what Li Zicheng said was reasonable, they were quite angry, but they didn't know how to solve this problem, so they could only keep silent.

After a while, Yang Chengyu changed the topic and said: "Your Majesty's strategy of going south is the strategy of the top. After the north-south water transport is cut off, the Jiannu and Sangui coalition forces will not be able to fight our army for a long time no matter how powerful they are. Go on. And if our army can subdue the officials in the southern capital, then the southern money and food can be used by me. Our army will use the southern money and food to train a new army, and we will be able to restore Hebei after a few years..."

Chapter 51 Beijing II

When Li Zicheng returned to Beijing in person and said the word evacuation in front of them, the core civil officials of Dashun headed by Niu Jinxing already knew that evacuation from Beijing was inevitable.

Although they were very reluctant to leave Beijing, after all, as the imperial capital of the Yuan and Ming dynasties, losing Beijing meant a major political failure for a newly established dynasty.Even though some of them had previously supported Dashun to make Xi'an their capital, they did not want Beijing to fall into the hands of other forces. This was tantamount to a blow to Dashun's legitimacy as an orthodox dynasty.

However, as a group of scholars who took refuge in Li Zicheng earlier, whether it is Niu Jinxing or Gong Xuan, they also know one thing. The foundation of Dashun is not in Beijing but Li Zicheng himself. As long as Li Zicheng is still alive, Dashun can survive Well, if Li Zicheng died in Beijing, Dashun might collapse in an instant.

Considering this, it is not a bad thing that Li Zicheng is willing to voluntarily evacuate Beijing.Therefore, after a short discussion, everyone agreed with the decision to evacuate Beijing, but several ministers still had different ideas about where to evacuate.

Niu Jinxing supported Yang Chengyu's proposition, that is, agreed to Li Zicheng's plan to withdraw the main force to the south, but Gong Xuan and Gu Jun'en advocated that Li Zicheng withdraw the main force to Shaanxi, and let a partial division go south to explore Shandong and Henan.

Perhaps it was because there were not many people attending this meeting, but Gong Xuan said very bluntly, "...Your Majesty has only one daughter, and no one can take care of the fundamental land of Shaanxi for your Majesty. It can be said that the Dashun Sheji is tied to the Your Majesty, if something unexpected happens to your Majesty during the Southern Expedition, who else can maintain my Dashun situation? Please think twice before acting, Your Majesty."

After hearing this, Li Zicheng said with an unchanged expression: "I told the soldiers before that I, as the emperor of China, should protect the Chinese people. Otherwise, why would I be called the emperor of China? Abandoning Hebei is just a temporary strategy, and I will hide in Guanzhong If you go, you are really abandoning China. Even if Emperor Lie refuses to flee south, how can I be less courageous than him. Besides, if the destiny is with me, then I don’t have to worry about going anywhere. If the destiny is not with me , what's the use of worrying?"

Li Zicheng's rhetorical question made Gong Xuan dumb for a moment. Although he didn't think there was any destiny in the world, he couldn't show it in front of Li Zicheng. Otherwise, it wouldn't be clear why they surrendered to Li Zicheng.