Dashun Yongchang

Seeing that the few people present were silent, Li Zicheng then said immediately: "Of course, I will not return to Shaanxi, but I also need someone to preside over the overall situation in Shaanxi. Otherwise, no one in Shaanxi can make a decision when the Qing army sends troops to the west. But he really gave his hometown to the Qing army.

Therefore, I decided to divide the Dashun Army into East and West, and each set up a Marshal's Office to take charge of military affairs.The West Road Marshal's Mansion is responsible for the defense of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, and Hanzhong, and temporarily stops the raids on Qinghai, Sichuan and other places.

The East Road Marshal's Mansion is responsible for the defense of Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Nanzhi and other places, and presides over the military and political affairs of the maritime and southern provinces.Of course, the main task of the Marshal's Mansion on the East Road is to stabilize the hearts of the people in Shandong and Henan, establish a line of defense against the Qing army and the Guanning army going south, send the Ming prince south to restore the country, and restore the south's trade and grain supply to the north. "

After hearing this, Niu Jinxing objected immediately: "Your Majesty, I cannot approve of ordering the former crown prince to go south to restore the country. Sangui led the northern soldiers into the pass in the name of borrowing the teacher to restore the Ming Dynasty. If we order the former crown prince to go south to restore the country I am afraid that the northern soldiers will be overwhelmed. Moreover, after the southern provinces get the crown prince, they will definitely try to restore the north. At that time, our court will not only not be able to get food from the south, but will also be caught in an unfavorable situation between the north and the south. I will oppose it to the death. "

Gong Xuan also yelled at Li Zicheng angrily: "Who gave His Majesty the idea? This person should be killed. How can the dead ashes be revived, and the flooded water can't be recovered. The northern soldiers going south is just a brotherhood problem. They are not Chinese after all. , How can I stay in China for a long time? But if the previous dynasty is restored, it will be difficult for the south to obey me, and this is the beginning of the Northern and Southern Dynasties."

If Li Zicheng did not have a soul from later generations in his body, he would agree with the views of these two ministers, but someone with historical memory knows that their statements are not correct, because the Manchus adopted a radical whole clan The policy of relocating the customs made the foundation of the Manchu Qing quickly take root in the customs, which made the Manchus turn from a scourge of siblings to a disease of the heart.

And the most important thing is that the south is a bunch of scumbags, sending a prince can unite them, this is a fantasy.Therefore, someone thought that going south was a way out, and the former prince was the key to the south.Of course, he would not say such words, otherwise the people present would definitely think he was crazy.

So Li Zicheng made a gesture to calm down the ministers, and then continued to say: "I just want to expose the lie of Sangui borrowing his teacher to restore the Ming Dynasty, so that the former prince can restore the country. If I Dashun and the restoration of the country After the Ming Dynasty signed a peace treaty, what reason does Sangui continue to borrow troops to attack us?

Daming and Dashun signed a peace treaty, but Sangui and Manqing still refused to go back outside the pass, which shows that they did not go south for the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, but entered the pass for their own selfish desires, so that people can get confused. Know their true purpose, so that the soldiers and civilians loyal to the previous dynasty will betray them.

In addition, if the south can really unite and support the prince, then they should have supported Emperor Lie even more.Our army took down Beijing, and even Shanhaiguan went back and forth. Is there any news about Qin Wang's army in the south? "

The crowd continued to remain silent, and Niu Jinxing hesitated for a while before saying: "So far there has been no news about King Qin of the South, but the Xuzhou Defense Envoy has sent back news that many regiments have been trained in the Huai'an area. The local officials seem to be He has no intention of surrendering to me."

Li Zicheng nodded involuntarily and said: "Look, I just said it. These southern bureaucrats don't have any idea of ​​being loyal to Ming Dynasty. They just want to protect their status and family. Emperor Lie also understood this point." That’s why he refused to go south. Even Emperor Lie can’t do anything about it. How can a young prince who knows nothing about the world integrate the south? It’s good that he doesn’t get eaten by those bureaucrats and gentry in the south.”

Gu Junen saw that it was a foregone conclusion for Li Zicheng to lead the army to the south, so he asked him for confirmation: "Since there are two armies in the east and west, then who is your Majesty going to let to preside over the West Road Marshal's Mansion?"

This question made others focus on Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng stroked the beard on his chin, thought for a few minutes, and said: "I plan to recall He Jin and his army back to Xi'an, leaving only a partial division to station in Lanzhou." , and appease the local Ming army remnants in the name of the former prince, ordering them to defend the place and have to fight in private.

Make He Jin the marshal of the West Road, Tian Jianxiu and Liu Fangliang as the second marshals, Tian Jianxiu is in charge of Xi'an and logistics, Liu Fangliang is stationed in Shanxi, and He Jin is in charge of the overall situation.In addition, Niu Dashi and Gong Shangshu, you all go back to Xi'an, the military is controlled by the Marshal's Mansion, and the government affairs are discussed by you and the Six Shangshu, and Empress Gao is in charge of the country. "

Hearing Li Zicheng's order made several ministers panic for a few seconds, because they didn't know whether they should go back to Xi'an or follow Li Zicheng south.If you make a wrong choice at this time, you will regret it later.

However, Li Zicheng didn't let them struggle for too long, and once again emphasized that this was an order from him, not to ask for their opinions, and several ministers acquiesced.It's just that the ministers quickly raised concerns about the establishment of the Marshal's Mansion to Li Zicheng implicitly. They believed that this would allow the Marshal to hold too much military power, which would pose a threat to Li Zicheng himself.

Li Zicheng followed suit and put forward the idea of ​​re-establishing the Privy Council, saying that the Marshal's Mansion was only a temporary organization during the war. Once the war ended, the establishment of the Marshal's Mansion would be cancelled, and all powers of the Marshal's Mansion would be transferred to the Privy Council for control.

Although civil servants also don't like the Privy Council very much, which has diluted the power of civil servants in the past, the new system promoted by Niu Jinxing has no clear boundaries between civil and military officials, and it is now a time of war, so in the end they still reluctantly Some accepted the idea of ​​resetting the Privy Council, at least they can still control those military officers by controlling the Privy Council, unlike the Marshal's Mansion, where civilians cannot serve as marshals at all.

When the evacuation was discussed at the next meeting, the civil servants suggested to Li Zicheng that the enthronement ceremony should be held first before retreating, while Ma Shouda asked whether the palace should be burned when evacuating the capital, so as not to leave it to the construction Nu and Sangui.

Li Zicheng thought for a long time before he decided: "The palace was built by the people who paid a huge amount of taxes. If we burn it down, we are wasting the people's taxes. And even if we burn the palace, don't Jiannu and Sangui enter the palace?" Will they not be repaired after the capital? Won't we, the people of Dashun, suffer by then?

This palace can't be turned into swords and arrows to attack us, so why should we burn it down.Besides, as I said before, we are temporarily evacuating Beijing and will return in a few days. Now that these palaces have been burned, where will we live when we return to Beijing?Isn't this making yourself unhappy?

As for the enthronement ceremony, it will naturally be held the next time I call back to Beijing.Now that it's done, won't I become a joke of being kicked out of the capital?I have the confidence to fight back to Beijing, do you have no confidence in yourself, or in me? "

After all, the ministers couldn't survive Li Zicheng's proposal, and agreed to temporarily put the enthronement ceremony on hold, and wait until they come back to do it later.When the moon is about to rise to the mid-heaven, the meeting in the Hall of Martial Arts is considered to be over.

Li Zicheng walked out of the Hall of Martial Arts, looked up at the half-moon hanging in the sky, and felt that the moon was much cleaner and brighter than it looked in later generations.Seeing Li Zicheng standing still, Du Xun who followed beside him couldn't help asking him in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you want a beauty to sleep with you tonight?"

Li Zicheng withdrew his gaze, glanced at the eunuch beside him, and finally shook his head and said: "No need, I've been traveling for days and I'm very tired. I just rested here at the Hall of Martial Arts..."

Chapter 52 Beijing III

In the early morning of May [-]th, the weather was clear and the breeze was blowing. Li Zicheng changed into a bright yellow tuanlong robe and a certain crown of black gauze wings, and walked towards Duanmen with the eunuchs and guards.

Go out from the Wuying Hall and cross the river, then turn left and pass the Guiji Gate to see the imposing square paved with white marble. To the north of the square is the main gate of the Palace of the Outer Dynasty, which is now called Huangji Gate. The middle of the square is cut off by the Jinshui River. It is divided into north and south, with a stone bridge made of white marble on it. The south is the Meridian Gate that is often mentioned in dramas.

Li Zicheng stood on the steps of Guiji Gate and watched the whole square for a while. Du Xun and other eunuchs standing behind him might think that Li Zicheng was nostalgic for this magnificent building.But someone standing there, looking at the scene in front of him, shook his head in his heart. The maintenance of this palace is really bad. Pieces of weeds have sprung up everywhere, and those corners where no one has passed by for a long time have almost become a paradise for weeds.

At this moment, a certain person also had a clear understanding in his heart. No matter how the emperor of the agricultural society used manpower to create a comfortable living environment for himself, an agricultural society is an agricultural society, and its productivity cannot be compared with that of the industrial age. compared to.The Forbidden City Museum, which looks beautiful in the industrial age, is also the Forbidden City in the industrial age created with the support of industrial technology, and has little to do with the Forbidden City in the 17th century.

After looking at the decaying Huangjimen Square for a while, Li Zicheng suddenly told Du Xun who was behind him: "Director Du, after the courtyards in the palace are sealed up, let them come here to clean up the square for extra eunuchs and maids. Then you pick some strong eunuchs, ready to accept the night watch guard work in the palace, to prevent someone from causing damage in the palace."

Du Xun had thousands of words to say in his heart, but seeing Li Zicheng walking towards the Meridian Gate after finishing speaking, he had to swallow his words again, and after agreeing, he quickly followed Li Zicheng's pace .

Two sheds were set up on the east and west sides of the avenue under the palace wall below the Duanmen. The shed on the west was used to worship the gods of the emperor and empress, and the shed on the east was for the officials who came to worship. A place to rest and communicate with each other by the way.

In the beginning, it was Li Shichun and Chen Mingxia who presided over the funeral of the Emperor Lie and the Empress. Although Niu Jinxing had the name of presiding over the funeral, he didn't want to get involved in the funeral of the Emperor Lie too much, or he didn't want to be with this There are too many connections with the former Da Mingzi.

However, after the former Ming bureaucrats in the capital and the gentry near the capital were forcibly summoned to pay homage to the martyr emperor, another name was added behind Li Shichun and Chen Mingxia, who was called "Black-headed Lord" Feng Quan.Relying on Wei Zhongxian's power, he was very popular in the Tianqi Dynasty, but the good times didn't last long. With the rise of Chongzhen, Feng Quan was driven back home and became a gentry for more than 10 years.

Unlike Li Shichun who presided over the funeral of Lie Huang willingly, and Chen Mingxia who had the ambition to preside over the funeral, Feng Quan was completely forced to go to Liangshan.After he received the imperial edict from the Dashun Dynasty in the capital, he originally thought that Li Zicheng was planning to make use of him. Although he didn't like Dashun's policy of subsidizing salary, it would be a different matter to ask him to be an official, so he hesitated at home. Two days later, Feng Quan still came to Beijing.

It's just that Feng Quan never imagined that the Dashun court summoned him to the capital not to make him an official of Dashun, but to ask him to continue to serve Daming.If it was just such a request, Feng Quan could bear it while pinching his nose. Although the Ming Dynasty might not be able to revive, at least he could gain a good reputation.

However, he still underestimated the shamelessness of these thieves. After Niu Jinxing gave him the title of presiding over the emperor's funeral, he said to him: "Since Brother Zhenlu has agreed to serve the prince in the south and restore the country, the north Naturally, there is no need to keep the fields. Moreover, the crown prince needs a lot of money to go south to restore the country, so the prince said, you loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty who are willing to go south to help him restore the country, first lend him your family business, and wait for him After returning to the south and founding a country, you will return your family property one by one, and return the interest."

Feng Quan refused at first, saying that he was willing to go south with the prince, but his family would not go south with him. His son still had to guard the tomb of his ancestors in his hometown.

As a result, Niu Jinxing said that Feng's ancestral mountain and old house will not be moved, and the men of Feng's family who stay in their hometown can leave the necessary land for one hundred acres, and the extra land will be handed over to the Dashun Dynasty.In the end, Niu Jinxing looked at Feng Quan meaningfully and reminded him, "You can be loyal to two monarchs with one heart, but you can't have two hearts for one monarch!

Now that brother Zhenlu has decided to be loyal to Daming, what do you do with such a large family business in Dashun?At that time, I am afraid that the crown prince and His Majesty Yongchang will find it difficult to trust you, and that will be bad. "

Feng Quan was speechless for a while, the words Niu Jinxing said were the words he expressed his loyalty to Dashun when he first arrived in Beijing, but he didn't expect that the other party could use them here.

If it was in Zhuozhou's hometown, then Feng Quan would naturally delay this beforehand. After all, didn't Li Zicheng go to Shanhaiguan to conquer the east? Maybe Li Zicheng retreated after defeat?Or did you change your mind when you came back?

But now he was trapped in Beijing, and then Niu Jinxing sent someone to let him see the torture equipment used by Liu Zongmin to torture ministers, Feng Quan's attitude finally softened.He could only comfort himself, anyway, Niu Jinxing didn't forcefully grab his own land, and even issued a document with the prince's autograph on it.

As the big landlord of Shuntian Mansion, after Feng Quan set an example, he was still very influential.At least many landlords in Shuntian Mansion turned their anger on Feng Quan, thinking that he had betrayed everyone.As a village sage, how can he obey the imperial court and let someone take a stack of papers in exchange for his family business?Even if it has the signature of the Prince of Ming Dynasty on it, it is still waste paper.

If Feng Quan can withstand the threat of the court, then they can get together to resist this unreasonable evil government of the court.If big landlords and bureaucrats like Feng Quan didn't stand up against the court, how could others escape the court's liquidation?The Da Shun Dynasty was originally composed of a group of thieves. They would not be afraid of the local gentry like the previous Da Ming officers and soldiers, because they had no friends in the Da Shun Dynasty.

Niu Jinxing doesn't care what those rural landlords think, Feng Quan's move has solved a big problem for him anyway, and now he can use the land near Gyeonggi to resettle the retired Ming army soldiers.Naturally, he conveniently put Feng Quan's name behind Li Shichun and Chen Mingxia. Although this was protested by Li Shichun and some Qingliu, they believed that Feng Quan, as an eunuch, was not worthy to preside over the funeral of Emperor Lie at all.

Although Chen Mingxia echoed Li Shichun's opinion on the surface, he did not take any action to prevent Feng Quan from entering the list of funeral directors.In fact, Chen Mingxia met with Feng Quan in private and communicated with him about the crown prince going south to restore the country.

Although Chen Mingxia was well-known among the southern literati in the capital, after all, he was a celebrity in the Fushe and a candidate for the imperial examination, but he was really nothing in front of those distinguished gentry families in the south.Although Li Zicheng personally promised that Dashun would support the crown prince to go south to restore the country, Chen Mingxia didn't think that after the crown prince returned to the country, he could continue to lead the Ming government after the restoration with Li Zicheng's support. Those southern gentry The noble family may accept the crown prince's succession, but they will certainly not recognize his qualifications to lead the new Great Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, before the crown prince went south to restore the country, Chen Mingxia felt that the framework of the new government should be established first. He would definitely not be able to do this kind of thing alone. He almost has a certain authority. No matter how bad Feng Quan is in the eyes of the southern gentry, it can't change his leadership position among the northern gentry.

Although Feng Quan was heartbroken over the loss of his family business, he immediately climbed up the steps that Chen Mingxia handed over.One is the heart of fame and wealth, so Feng Quan cannot miss this opportunity; the other is that if the stack of documents signed by the prince wants to be realized, at least he must ensure the success of going south to restore the country, otherwise his fields will be in vain Is it?

With the idea of ​​going south to establish Daming as soon as possible and breaking away from Dashun's control, Feng Quan was quite respectful when he saw Li Zicheng coming out of Duanmen to worship Emperor Lie.And Li Zicheng walked out from the Duanmen, looked at the hundreds of former officials of the Ming Dynasty who served Emperor Lie as a filial piety, and nodded slightly to express his satisfaction.

Under the guidance of Chen Mingxia and Feng Quan, Li Zicheng walked to the shed on the west side, followed the instructions of an eunuch to burn incense for Emperor Lie, and then turned to one side, ready to accept the gift from his family.At this moment, something went wrong, a girl stood there glaring at Li Zicheng, refusing to pay her respects.

Li Zicheng glanced at the lower part of the girl's left sleeve which was empty, then looked at the anxious crown prince and Li Shichun beside the girl, then stopped the guards around him from coming forward, looked at the girl and asked gently: "You are Liehuang's son!" The eldest daughter, Princess Kunxing?"

The girl stared at him, her lips moved a few times, and then she glanced at her younger brother who was pulling her clothes and looked worried, and finally changed her words and said: "I am Kun Xing, you can kill if you want, but I will not salute you." of."

Li Zicheng stared at the girl for a few seconds, then looked back at Chongzhen's God Master card, and finally said: "It's okay, I didn't come here to let you salute me, I just came to perform my duty."

Li Zicheng immediately turned around and was about to leave when the girl suddenly asked him, "Do you really know the responsibilities of being an emperor? My father has been on the throne for 17 years, and he has never rested before midnight. Father is so sleepy." Food, what is wrong with it, you want to rebel one by one?"

Li Zicheng didn't look back, he stopped and looked up at the narrow sky on the palace wall, after a few seconds of silence, he said: "Emperor Lie may be a good man, but he is by no means a good emperor. The filth of the country is the lord of the country; The bad luck of the country is the king of the world. The Emperor Lie wants to be a good person all day long. How can the world be governed well? The king holds the supreme power in the world, so he should shoulder the most important responsibility in the world, not delusional. The people shall bear the responsibility of the monarch..."

Chapter 53 Beijing IV

For Liu Yumo, the scene in front of him was really weird. Emperor Dashun talked to the old ministers that he inherited the ambition of Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty, and vowed to complete the unfinished business left by Emperor Ming Lie, and asked these old ministers to take care of themselves He assisted the former prince to rebuild a Ming Dynasty that conformed to the wishes of the people.

He subconsciously pinched the arm of the same year Chen Bingyi next to him, and after a soft cry, Chen Bingyi turned his head and glared at him, and then Liu Yumo whispered numbly, "So it's not a dream."

Chen Bingyi: "..."

Glancing at Li Zicheng who was still talking in front of him, Chen Bingyi finally endured it. He lowered his voice angrily and said to Liu Yumo, "Of course it's not a dream. Who would have such a nonsense dream? Can you be more serious, don't be here Even though the Emperor Yongchang has a vulgar temperament, he is not a good talker."

Liu Yumo didn't listen to Chen Bingyi's words. He looked at Li Zicheng who was talking eloquently not far away, and then at Chen Mingxia and others standing beside Li Zicheng, and said to Chen Bingyi: "You say, what the Emperor Yongchang said is true. What? Does he really want to help the former prince restore the country? Or is he just trying to disturb the hearts of Jiangnan? Does Baishi really believe it, or...how do Bingru and Qiwu think about this?"

Chen Bingyi suddenly fell into silence. Baishi was written by Chen Mingxia, Bingru was written by Yang Tingjian, and Qiwu was written by Song Zhisheng. their same year.

It can be said that the Jinshi of this subject in the 16th year of Chongzhen was both unfortunate and fortunate. Daming died not long after they were admitted as Jinshi, which means that their official career in Daming ended before it even started.Fortunately, it was precisely because they did not play any role in Daming that they were treated differently by the Emperor Dashun who entered Beijing, thinking that they were a group of scholars who could be used by Dashun. Ke Jinshi, Li Zicheng still protected him and was not tortured.

The Ming Dynasty’s imperial examination system lasted for more than 200 years, and naturally many unspoken rules were formed. In addition to the political connection between teachers and students, it was the internal connection formed between Jinshi in the same year.Although starting from Zhu Yuanzhang, every generation of Ming emperors has been preventing the formation of interest groups among officials, but with the maturity of the Ming bureaucratic system, officials who cannot get the protection of interest groups can hardly do anything.Even famous ministers such as Hai Gangfeng and Zhang Shuda lost the support of the group and lost the political ideals they upheld.

The Ming Dynasty's imperial examination system, to some extent, is a selection system with equal opportunities. At least in the eyes of those scholars who have the opportunity to receive education, at least the poor and the famous can use the same paper for the examination.But after the exams are over, scholars who enter the officialdom can no longer continue to study behind closed doors. They still need the support of their teachers and the help of the same year to go up step by step.

Therefore, each session of the imperial examinations is actually a small interest group, and each session's champion, second place, and Tanhua are the default leaders of this interest group. Of course, with subsequent personal development, The group will divide and the leader will change, but everyone's attention is at least focused on these three people now, because the three of them have overwhelmed everyone in the fair test, so they can naturally convince everyone.

The No. [-] Scholar, No. [-], and Tanhua of Guiweike were actually in a politically divided state after Li Zicheng entered Beijing. Tanhua Chen Mingxia chose to move closer to Dashun, while No. [-] Scholar Yang Tingjian and No. [-] Song Zhisheng chose to wait and see. Zhisheng is still Chen Mingxia's fellow villager and friend, but he doesn't want to stand with Chen Mingxia.

The different political positions of the No. [-] Scholar, No. [-], and Tanhua made the Jinshi of Guiweike also in a state of division, and there were actually only a few Jinshi who were willing to side with Chen Mingxia and surrender to Dashun.

In fact, most of the Jinshi this year are from the south. The number one scholar, No. [-], and Tanhua are all from the south. No. [-], Tanhua are from the same hometown. Settle down and read.The peasant army fought from Shaanxi to Henan, then entered Nanzhi, Huguang, and Sichuan, and finally fought back to Shaanxi; while the Qing army wreaked havoc in Shanxi, Hebei, and Shandong; the southern provinces were more peaceful.

As for Tanhua Chen Mingxia, number one scholar Yang Tingjian, and second place Song Zhisheng, the split in political stance was due to the fact that he was born into a poor family, and both of them came from official families. The latter was obviously much more resolute in his stance on dealing with the peasant army. .The tranquility of the south of the Yangtze River also makes the influence of famous families in the south more stable than that in the north. Scholars in this subject, who are mostly from the south, naturally tend to be the top scholar and the second place in the political stance.

However, after Li Zicheng returned from Shanhaiguan and announced that he would help the prince go south to restore the country, the political positions of Jinshi in this department, which had gradually become distinct, began to become chaotic again.

Although the number one scholar Yang Tingjian and the second place Song Zhisheng were unwilling to approach Dashun politically, they did not have the courage to put forward political ideas against Dashun. It's just a job.With their family business in Jiangnan, they can live a comfortable life without being an official.

But after Li Zicheng put forward the idea of ​​helping the prince go south to restore the country, the moral banner of not wanting to be an official of Dashun lost its effect. If they even refused to obey the recruitment of the prince of Ming Dynasty, then their so-called gratitude for the kindness of Daming and their reluctance to serve as an official of Dashun Shun's excuse also went bankrupt.

Chen Bingyi thought about this, and he couldn't help but sighed and said: "It's too early to really help the prince to restore the country. It's just that Baishi is full of confidence. Qiwu seems to have been persuaded by him, and Bingru privately thinks You can take the opportunity to act, maybe you can make the fake come true. Most people in the same year of the undergraduate course have already agreed and obeyed the prince's recruitment. It is Bingru who thinks that eunuchs should be excluded, and Baishi thinks that it can be used first. In short, the people in Jiangnan are in a state of confusion Chaos, I don't know, but the hearts of the people in the same year in Beijing are indeed in chaos."

Liu Yumo: "..."

Li Zicheng stood outside Duanmen and lectured these former officials for a long time. Then he called Li Shichun, Chen Mingxia, and Feng Quan aside, and announced to the three: "This worshiper is almost the same. I think it should be done." There is a funeral for the Emperor Lie and his wife, do you have any thoughts on burying the Emperor Lie and his wife?"

Chen Mingxia and Feng Quan were silent. Li Shichun hesitated for a moment, looked at Li Zicheng and said, "Is it not the right weather to transport the Emperor Lie and the Queen's Zi Palace to Nandu for the funeral? Besides, the journey is not peaceful now. How should the Emperor Lie and the Empress' Zi Palace be explained to the people of the world at that time? The ministers thought that it might be more appropriate to place the Emperor Lie and the Empress in Concubine Tian's tomb first, and then make a fuss about it later."

Li Zicheng waved his hand disapprovingly and said, "Zi Palace must go south for burial, otherwise how will the crown prince restore the country in the south and reconcile with the dynasty? Leave the graveyard of his parents in the north and go south to be emperor by himself. Can't you justify it? I really want the prince to go south, so I don't want him to leave any moral flaws."

Seeing this, Chen Mingxia immediately said: "Your Majesty's words are very true, it is more reasonable to transport Zigong to Nandu for burial..."

Feng Quan thought for a while, and agreed with Chen Mingxia's opinion. Even if they supported the crown prince to go south, they went south under the protection of the Dashun Army. The gentry in the south might not use this as an excuse to oppose their entry into the southern capital. .But going south with Emperor Lie’s Zigong is different. Those who dare to oppose Liehuang’s Zigong’s entry into the Southern Capital are obviously rebellious officials and thieves, and they can even let the ministers of the Southern Capital cross the river to worship Liehuang first, and first control these things people, and then enter Nandu.

Li Shichun glanced at the two colleagues, and finally shut up.The reason why he wanted to keep the Zi Palace in the north was because he was worried that Li Zicheng would use the Zi Palace to threaten the ministers in the south. Li Zicheng asked the crown prince to issue an edict to let the southern ministers go north to welcome Lie Huang's Zi Palace and the prince. If he did not come, his prestige would be ruined. However, when he came, he was controlled by others, so he wanted to lift the shackles for the ministers in the south.

But now it seems that it is not only Li Zicheng who wants to take the opportunity to oppress and eliminate a group of southern ministers.The Ming Dynasty has not yet returned to the country, and the power struggle for the new government has already begun.Faced with such internal and external pressure, Li Shichun could only choose to give in. His primary goal was to keep the crown prince, and everything else could be put aside.

A few words and a few words set the time for Zigong and the prince to leave the capital, Li Zicheng left Duanmen, Li Xi followed him, and began to report to him the prince's performance and some situations in Beijing these days.

After Li Zicheng finished listening, he stopped in front of Guiji Gate and said to him: "You have done a good job, but you have to continue to protect the Zi Palace of the prince and Liehuang couple. This is the key to open the south, no more With this key, the gentry in the south will not obediently send money and food to us, then our army going south will be passive.

In short, the current relationship between us and the prince is not a hostile relationship, but a relationship of mutual benefit.We need the political banner of the prince, and the prince also needs our military protection, otherwise the gentry in the south and the Manchus in the north will join forces to attack us. Your current task is related to whether the army going south can gain a foothold in the local area, and it is more important than anyone else. The task is more important, you, know what I mean? "

After hesitating for a few seconds, Li Xi asked: "If the prince has been cooperating with us, are we really going to let him restore the country in the south?"

Li Zicheng was silent for a moment, looked at him and said seriously: "Why not? The most important thing at present is whether Dashun can survive, not whether the Ming Dynasty can be revived. Only if we survive first can we consider how to solve the Ming Dynasty. The trouble of resurrection, otherwise it is not our trouble, but Man Qing's trouble."

Li Xi watched Li Zicheng's back disappear into Guiji Gate, then shook his head, turned around and walked back to Meridian Gate.Although there are still many doubts in his heart, he can understand some of His Majesty Yongchang's thinking at this time.It's just that he still has certain doubts about the power of the Qing Dynasty, and he doesn't really believe that this small country outside the pass can compete with Dashun for the world.

Chapter 54 Beijing Five

When Tang Ruowang walked into the main hall of the Hall of Martial Arts, he was still a little uneasy.As a Jesuit missionary who traveled thousands of miles across the ocean, in order to bring China, a great country in the Far East, into the embrace of the Lord, it has taken nearly a century since he set foot in Macau in 1557 after the birth of Jesus. time.

It should be said that the development of the missionary work of the Jesuits in China in the past 100 years is gratifying. Before 100 years, missionaries could only stay in Macau to preach, and they needed to disguise themselves as businessmen if they wanted to enter the mainland of China.It was not until Matteo Ricci opened the missionary road to the upper elites in China that the missionary work of the Jesuits achieved a rapid development in China.

But now China's missionary work is facing the risks brought about by the change of dynasty. The missionary road that the Jesuits have painstakingly opened among the upper elite of the Ming Dynasty is facing the end of the Ming Dynasty with the overthrow of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, compared with the predecessors of the Jesuits 100 years ago, Tang Ruowang feels that he is still at an advantage. At least they are not ignorant of China now, and there are also believers who sympathize with the Jesuits in China, which is comparable to that of China a hundred years ago. It is much better for people to think of the Jesuits as cultists.

It's just that he hasn't figured out how to establish a relationship with the new Chinese ruler. The new Chinese ruler here has already taken the initiative to invite him to meet him, which makes him a bit uncertain about the other party's psychology for a while.After following the others to pay respects to Emperor Dashun sitting on the high throne, Tang Ruowang stood up and stood beside Li Tianjing behind the main hall.

Sitting on the throne, Li Zicheng looked at the officials below, and paid special attention to Tang Ruowang, who was obviously a foreigner. After they stood up and lined up on both sides of the hall, he said: "Today, I will send Qin Tianjian, Jesus Missionaries and people who have studied Western studies are called here, mainly to ask you a few things. The first thing is, I heard that Emperor Lie once ordered the re-compilation of the almanac. Who is responsible for this project? How far has it been completed? gone?"

Li Tianjing, who was standing in front of Tang Ruowang, went out and replied to Li Zicheng: "In the second year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Lie ordered the establishment of a calendar bureau to recompile the calendar. In August, Emperor Lie named the almanac Datong Li, and planned to issue it to the world this year, but it coincided with the military turmoil, and it has not yet been issued."

Li Zicheng stared at him, and then asked unhurriedly: "You are Li Tianjing, then you can introduce the content of the new almanac for me, and then explain, can the new almanac be published and used?"

Hearing this question, Li Tianjing's originally rigid voice suddenly became a little lighter, "The new almanac is based on the new Western method, with a total of 46 types and 137 volumes, mainly divided into two parts..."

After half an hour, Li Zicheng finally understood that mathematics is indeed a magical subject, even if it goes back hundreds of years, it is so lulling to sleep.

"Well, I understand. This is enough. We still have a lot to do, so we don't need to explain it in such detail." Li Zicheng interrupted Li Tianjing, who was speaking in high spirits. Although the other party was a little bit unfinished, he still returned In train.

Li Zicheng glanced at the people in the hall, and after sorting out his thoughts, he said: "I have decided that the new almanac will be published next year. Of course, not all of them will be published, but it will be divided into two parts. The calculation part will first be published." There is no need to publish it, just publish the results of next year's calendar. In addition, the name of the almanac is Chongzhen New Calendar. This is the credit of Emperor Lie's reign, and it cannot be drowned out. But this is based on the new Western method, I think I'm afraid it's not appropriate, let's change it to the new scientific method as the basis for calculation."

Li Tianjing was just stunned for a moment before agreeing. It is the wish of him and his colleagues in the Li Bureau to promulgate the new calendar of Chongzhen to the world.Although nominally, the name of the almanac is Chongzhen Xinli, but the content of the almanac has nothing to do with the rise and fall of the dynasty, but is only related to the calculation of the laws of astronomy.

But as a scholar, he also knew in his heart that ordinary people would not look at this issue in this way. They would only see the almanac completed and the dynasty collapsed. Only this almanac will destroy the old dynasty.Therefore, if this almanac is to be promulgated to the world, I am afraid that it will have to undergo a major change.

As a result, Li Zicheng actually changed two words, and then approved the promulgation of the new calendar in the name of Chongzhen's new calendar. This was a complete surprise to Li Tianjing, but he liked this surprise very much.

Li Zicheng didn't pay attention to Li Tianjing's expression, he quickly skipped to the next topic and said: "I heard that the Jesuit missionaries helped a lot when compiling the Chongzhen New Calendar, you are the Jesuit missionary Tang Ruowang ?"

Under Li Zicheng's watchful eyes, a German wearing a Ming scholar's attire came out from the crowd, and after bowing to Li Zicheng, he straightened up and replied, "Tang Ruowang, the Lord's subject, sends his greetings to His Majesty the Emperor."

Li Zicheng stared at the almost completely Chinese missionaries for a long time, and then asked: "I don't understand something about the spread of European culture by the Jesuits in our country, so I want to ask you personally. Jesus What kind of organization is it? When, where, and by whom? Member Tang Ruowang, can you answer me?"

Jesus would have a standard answer to such a question, so Tang Ruowang replied without hesitation: "The association was founded in Paris in 1534 by the Spanish priest Saint Ignatius of Loyola to spread the gospel of God..."

Someone was dissatisfied with Tang Ruowang's standard answer. This was obviously not the information he wanted to know. After thinking carefully for a while, he asked in another way: "I heard that Europe is also experiencing outbreaks. There is a big war between Catholics and Protestants, is it over?"

Tang Ruowang was really taken aback this time, and it took him a while to reply uncertainly: "Well, I haven't been back to Europe for a long time, and I don't know whether this war is over..."