Dashun Yongchang

Li Zicheng immediately interrupted him and said, "Then tell me what you know, such as when the war started, which countries went to war with those countries, and you can tell as much as you know."

Tang Ruowang was silent for a long time, he thought over and over in his heart several times, and realized that it might not be a good choice to avoid the questioning of the Emperor Yongchang now. After the Rebellion, the overall decline of Catholic missionary work in Japan was due to angering the Japanese ruler. Considering this, he could not offend the new Chinese ruler.

On the other hand, the purpose of the Jesuits in Europe is to oppose church reform, but the Jesuits in China have actually deviated from this purpose. Western scholars have hidden various strict precepts in Catholicism, such as opposing ancestor worship and interpreting the Son of Heaven as the Son of God, and the Queen Mother as the Virgin, and so on.

To a certain extent, the daily activities of the Jesuit missionaries in China are heresy that will be brought down by the Inquisition in Europe, and there is no essential difference from the crimes committed by those Protestants.This is also the reason why Jesuit missionaries in China seldom return to Europe, because there is far more freedom here than in Europe, and they can interpret Catholic teachings as they like without worrying about the Inquisition staring at their backs.

After thinking twice, Tang Ruowang said cautiously: "The war between the Catholic League and the Protestant League started in 1618 after the birth of Jesus. At that time, the Bohemian Protestants opposed the religious prohibition issued by the Holy Roman Emperor Matthias. A decree threw the emperor's envoy out the window early that summer, sparking a war between Bohemian Protestants and the Habsburgs.

The war soon sparked conflicts among the nations of Europe, culminating in a war between an anti-Habsburg alliance and a Habsburg alliance...

Since 1636, this war has involved almost every country in Europe. The latest news I got was 3 years ago. The main force of the war has evolved into France vs. Spain.At sea, the Spanish Navy was severely damaged by the French Navy and the United Navy of the Seven Provinces. The Spaniards have lost control of the Atlantic Ocean, and the center of gravity of the war has returned to land..."

After listening to Tang Ruowang's explanation, someone roughly calculated that the famous 30-year war in Europe had not yet ended, and Europe was still in a chaotic situation.

He nodded to Tang Ruowang and said: "Thank you very much for your explanation. This has given me a better understanding of the situation in Europe. The missionary work of the Jesuits in China can still be done as long as it does not violate the customs and laws of our country. keep going.

I will remember your contributions in compiling the Chongzhen New Calendar.In addition, I heard from Mr. Yu that the former Jesuit Kinney Court brought [-] Western books to China and wanted to translate them into Chinese for exchanges with our country. Where are these books now? "

Tang Ruowang calmed down a lot at this time, and replied humbly: "These books are in the Catholic Church in Beijing. Due to the lack of manual translation, they cannot be dedicated to His Majesty for viewing."

After thinking for a while, Li Zicheng said: "I have summoned you here today, but there is actually something to announce. I have decided to split the Qin Tianjian into two, and the Qin Tianjian will still be responsible for explaining changes in the celestial phenomena. Study the laws of astronomical operation. Li Tianjing is the dean of the Academy of Astronomical Sciences, and Li Zubai is his deputy. As for other astronomical researchers, you two can select and report to me.

In addition, I decided to set up a Chinese and foreign translation bookstore to be responsible for the exchange of Chinese and foreign cultures, to translate foreign books into Chinese, and to translate Chinese books into foreign languages.Han Lin, you will be the supervisor of the bookstore, and Wang Yongchun, you will be Yugong’s deputy..."

Chapter 55 Beijing VI

Han Lin, styled Yugong, Jiangzhou Xiaolian, had learned from Xu Guangqi and Gao Zesheng, was famous for his erudition, and was also a Catholic.However, what Li Zicheng valued more was Han Lin's family background. The Han family in Hedong was a scholarly family for generations. Han Lin's surrender made Dashun control more than half of Shanxi. For himself, Li Zicheng only gave him a title of participating in politics. It is not meant to be used to appease the celebrities and bureaucrats who are acquainted with the Han family.

However, after a certain person came back from Shanhaiguan, he started searching for Jesuit missionaries and discovered that there was such a talent beside him. Although Han Lin was famous for his erudition, this kind of erudition was obviously not comparable to a great talent like Xu Guangqi. But in this era, it can be regarded as a rare talent who has learned both Chinese and Western.

After the meeting in the Hall of Martial Arts, Li Zicheng left Han Lin to ask a few questions, only to find out that he had learned not only the method of building the gun platform, but also the technology of making guns. The gun platform is the fortress introduced from the West, but Right now it's just a prototype.Although Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua had already realized the power of a bastion equipped with firearms, they had not developed a bastion defense system, which meant that Ming's army was not yet adapted to this defensive combat mode.

The bastion defense system changed the defensive operation from a single line to an entire area, and the Ming army was used to defending the city wall to fight, and surrendered as soon as the city wall was breached. It did not play its due effect because of the lack of an army capable of holding on to the bastion.

After hearing this, Li Zicheng was very pleased and said to Han Lin: "Very good. Although we have not been able to build a gun platform yet, it is more appropriate to call it a bastion. But in future battles, we will definitely use it. It is whether we are on the defensive side or the offensive side. Next, you will decompose the construction and defense principles of the bastion into mathematical problems, which are just used as teaching materials for training officers and soldiers."

Han Lin couldn't help asking in surprise, "Soldiers also want to learn this?"

Li Zicheng looked at him in surprise and said, "If the soldiers don't know they can hold the bastion, how can they stick to it?"

After a few seconds of silence, Han Lin seemed to have a sudden realization and said: "It turns out that if the soldiers can't believe that they can defend it, no matter how strong the fortress is, they will not be able to defend it."

Li Zicheng: "..."

Li Zicheng felt that he and Han Lin had already talked about it, and was about to say goodbye to him, but he saw Han Lin sincerely begging him after paying homage: "Yongchun's father just passed away, I wonder if His Majesty will allow him to go home for the funeral? "

Li Zicheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded and agreed: "Of course my father is dead, I should go back. You express my condolences to Yongchun on my behalf. If you need anything, you can ask Li Laiheng to explain..."

When Han Lin came out of the Hall of Martial Arts, he saw Wang Yongchun in his early thirties standing under a tree by the Jinshui River in a daze. After pleading guilty, he asked, "Did Uncle Shi ask my nephew?"

Han Lin nodded, and then said in a low voice, "Your Majesty is very reasonable and agrees with you to go home for the funeral. You can go to Li Laiheng's place to get a paper and thank you, then you can go back to your hometown. It is best to finish the formalities today and tomorrow morning Just start, late is easy to change."

Wang Yongchun thanked Han Lin again, and left in a hurry.Seeing Wang Yongchun's leaving back, Han Lin stood still and began to think about some changes that had happened to Li Zicheng.Although he had only been in favor of Li Zicheng for a few months and had not had much contact with him, he could feel Li Zicheng's high spirits when he was in Shanxi, his worry about gains and losses after entering Beijing, and his current indifferent attitude.

The indifferent attitude that Han Lin thought of referred to Li Zicheng's attitude towards the emperor's position.After entering Beijing, Li Zicheng seemed to have lost the self-confidence to control everything in his hands, so he showed concessions to some abnormal behaviors. In Han Lin's view, he was afraid of Liu Zongmin, the heroes of Dashun.

After returning from Shanhaiguan this time, Li Zicheng seems to have changed a little bit. Although he didn't show the self-confidence that everything is under control, at least he is very clear about what he wants to do, and he is also a little confused. , Is this a good change?

While Han Lin was standing by the Jinshui River in a daze, Li Zicheng had already stood in the bungalow behind the Hall of Martial Arts, and asked Li Laiheng, "Have you checked the number of red-clothed cannons inside and outside the capital?"

Li Laiheng nodded and said: "According to the records of the Ministry of War, the imperial court bought 30 red cannons from Macau in the third year of Tianqi, and another 10 red cannons from Macau in the second year of Chongzhen. 27 Westerners were hired, including instructors who taught Western warfare, and Western craftsmen who taught cannon casting.

In the tenth year of Chongzhen, Jining Wei succeeded in imitating Western iron cannons, but because of the lack of money and food, Jining Wei stopped casting cannons.According to the records of the Ministry of War, as of January this year, about 40 red-clothed cannons were purchased from outsiders, and about 60-70 were self-made, for a total of more than [-] red-clothed cannons.

We found 22 usable red cannons in Beijing. It is said that there are 4 more in Zhuozhou, 4 in Tianjin, and some in Linqing and Jining in Shandong. The other cannons have been transferred to Liaodong or Denglai. The rebellious army carried it away. "

Li Zicheng calculated in his mind, and he knew that the red-clothed cannons in Manqing's hands should have surpassed his own. This was only based on the number of red-clothed cannons they seized from the Ming army, and did not include the number of cannons Manqing made himself. .

The only good news is that the red-clothed cannons made by Daming are all imitation naval cannons, which are inconvenient to move and not as powerful as the original Western versions.Of course, after the Manchu Qing took the initiative in field battles, the inconvenient movement of such heavy weapons could not be called a weakness.

After thinking for a while, Li Zicheng asked Li Laiheng again: "Then have all the artisans in Beijing been counted? When can they leave?"

Li Laiheng said: "According to the rosters of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, there are about 724 craftsmen of various types in central Beijing, and their family members are about 5397. According to His Majesty's instructions, these craftsmen and their families have been compiled in the roster, and they can be sent out of Beijing as long as they are ordered. .”

Li Zicheng nodded and said: "Find a few mature and stable officers, divide them into several batches, and arrange to send them to Tianjin for Zhang Nai to manage well. This craftsman battalion will be our treasure from now on. In addition, inform Liu Fangliang and let him Bring all the firearms and gunpowder from Zhuozhou back to Taiyuan, and the generals who know how to use firearms will also take them away. As for the artillery and gunpowder in the capital, after the collection of artillery and gunpowder in the capital, select Ming troops who have experience in firing firearms and organize them into a firearms battalion. In the Guards..."

On the afternoon of May [-]th, under the watchful eyes of the people in the capital, the Emperor Lie and the Queen’s Zi Palace left Beijing through the Chaoyang Gate. At the same time, many people in the capital followed the funeral procession spontaneously with their belongings and children. Behind him, they also left the capital together.

No matter how those officials and gentry cursed the peasant army for its violence in the capital, the common people under the emperor still understood the fact that the military discipline of the Ming army was much worse than that of the peasant army, and Jiannu was even more tyrannical than the Ming army.Although there were some military discipline problems after the Peasant Army entered Beijing, compared with the Ming Army and Jiannu, it can still be said to be an army with good military discipline.

Li Zicheng asked the crown prince to escort Lie Huang and his wife's Zi Palace to the south, obviously intending to give up Beijing.In order to prevent the Jiannu and Sangui troops from committing violence after they regained Beijing, the people of the capital took this opportunity to leave the capital.Of course, not all of these people wanted to follow the crown prince to the south. Some people just felt that the city of Beijing was no longer safe and wanted to seek refuge in the countryside.

Standing on the tower of Chaoyang Gate and looking at the ranks of people leaving the city, Li Zicheng further strengthened his judgment. It is obviously impossible for such a group of mobs to defend the city of Beijing.After withdrawing his gaze from the outside of the city, Li Zicheng said to Ma Shouda, who was maintaining law and order in the capital, "You can release Luo Yangxing, and let him organize the Jinyiwei in the city and the Beijing army who will not leave, and gradually improve the law and order in the capital." Hand over the work to him. After our army leaves, he will be responsible for the law and order outside the Imperial City of Beijing. Tell him that he doesn’t need to guard the city, and only needs to maintain law and order in the city.”

After agreeing, Ma Shouda asked rather unwillingly: "Your Majesty, are we really going to hand over the capital intact to that traitor in Sangui? Is it too cheap for them?"

Li Zicheng glanced at him, and then said disapprovingly: "It's not handing over to Sangui intact, but letting Sangui keep it for us for a few days. Of course we will come back after a while. After the capital is destroyed, we will come back in the future." Where do you live?"

Ma Shouda could only retreat in embarrassment, and Li Zicheng immediately went down to the city to inspect the military camps stationed in Beijing and various warehouses in Beijing.On the morning of May [-], Li Zicheng paid homage to the Taimiao of the Ming Dynasty, bid farewell to Zhu Yuanzhang, and announced that he would leave Beijing temporarily, but he would return to Beijing to expel Jiannu from the customs.

In the process of swearing, Li Zicheng made a move that shocked the officials. He took off his crown and cut off his hair with a dagger to swear: "If I can't overcome the capital and wash away the shame left by the northern captives, I will definitely Not grow hair."

Although Li Zicheng's actions were to show his subordinates his firm determination to fight back to Beijing, for some people, he was also impatient with the anti-modern custom of long hair.Especially in the south in summer, wearing long hair is simply masochistic.

But this move was really a bolt from the blue for the civil servants. Li Zicheng looked at the mournful faces of these people, and felt that what he cut off was not his own hair, but their heads.

Fortunately, this is an extraordinary period, and the Dashun Dynasty has not really established a stable court, so Li Zicheng's action of cutting his oath has not been criticized endlessly.

After the ceremony of worshiping the Ancestral Temple, Niu Jinxing and other civil officials headed to Shaanxi left Beijing first.When parting, Niu Jinxing quietly said to Li Zicheng: "Your Majesty must protect himself during this southern expedition. If the army is gone, you can recruit again. If your Majesty makes any mistakes, Dashun will not exist. If you go south If you are blocked, Your Majesty will go to Xiangyang..."

Chapter 56 Accident

On the afternoon of May [-]th, Dorgon arrived in Jizhou with a part of the main force.That night, Dorgon received the latest news that the Zunhua gentry surrendered in Kaesong, and the Azige department also took a detour to take Miyun.

So Dorgon knew that the news of the defeat of the Dashun army that had been spread before had begun to ferment, and the local gentry were really not interested in defending Dashun, so the Manchu and Qing troops came to the city and only tried to persuade them to surrender, and they opened the city.

At this time, Dorgon finally had a bit of confidence in his heart, although when he entered the pass with the main force of the Qing Dynasty, he felt that it was impossible for him to have any power in the pass that could stop his soldiers. It was brought about by the unimpeded actions of the Qing army breaking through the customs six times before.

However, at this time, the Manchu Qing mobilized only 20 Ding Zhuang, and left a third to guard Shenyang and Jinzhou's hometown to guard against Mongolia and surrendered Han people.The 10,000+ Manchurian army is naturally not afraid of confrontation, but wars are not limited to direct confrontation. If those local gentry and the Ming army who surrendered to Dashun do not accept the saying that the Manchu Qing helped the Ming to suppress the bandits, they would blindly swim behind the army and fight. Then the Manchurian army would have to divide its troops to plunder the surrounding area to replenish its military supplies.

In that case, just occupying half of Hebei will make the Manchurian army lose the strength to attack the Northern army, and will not get the support of the local gentry. Every grain of the Manchurian army must be transported from Jinzhou. After many years of operation, Jinzhou's agriculture is actually better than Shenyang's. Otherwise, Nurhachi and Huang Taiji would not have to go south to Jinzhou every time there is a shortage of food.

Just as the Ming Dynasty drained Ming’s finances in order to maintain the grain road along the Liaoxi Corridor, the Manchu Qing wanted to maintain the grain road from Jinzhou to Guannei, which was also an extremely costly action.Therefore, for the Manchus who entered the customs, the masters who drove the local gentry to provide them with food and transportation, let the surrendered troops guard these occupied areas instead, and ensured the mobility and combat capabilities of the Manchurian army. The key to the world.

Fan Wencheng's strategy of recruiting the local gentry and joining the Ming army to isolate the Dashun army has gradually shown its power.The short-sightedness of the local gentry further stimulated Dorgon, making him feel that his goal of competing for the world is not an illusion, as long as he can kill the Dashun army on the opposite side who blocked him from entering Beijing.

On May 5, Dorgon commanded the army to start a tentative attack on Huangtuzhuang. At this time, the cannons carried by the army had not yet arrived at the front line, so the Manchurian army adopted the traditional infantry warfare method, that is, the infantry hid After the chariot, within about 10 steps of the enemy's position, shoot with infantry first, and then fight hand-to-hand when the enemy's formation appears chaotic.

From morning to afternoon, Dorgon's army launched three attacks with more than a thousand soldiers and more than ten attacks with more than a hundred people. Our own troops couldn't help saying to Baylor and Beizi beside them: "This soldier is indeed very military. If the Ming army in the past was attacked continuously by our army, I am afraid that the morale of the army would have been fluctuating by now.

However, the burglars were able to move forward and backward, constantly transferring new blood to the front line, and the impact of our army did not seem so frightening.If our army wants to enter Beijing and then seize the world, we must destroy this army.Li Zicheng is indeed our first opponent to seize the world. As long as we defeat him, we will have won at least half of the world. "

Baylor and Beizi on the high platform echoed Dorgon one after another, praised the regent's words, and woke themselves up. With the regent's guidance, it will be a matter of course to break the intruders next.

Duoduo, who was sitting next to Dorgon, felt really uncomfortable when he heard what these people said. What does it mean when things come to fruition?Emotional Dorgon sat here and said a few words, and then no matter who defeated the intruder on the opposite side, the credit should go to Dorgon, so what about the person who went to battle to kill the enemy?

Of course, Duduo didn't really want to complain about the people who went to battle to kill the enemy, but for himself.Azige and him are the only ones who can trust Dorgon to the army now. Azige is in Miyun now, which means that he is the only one who really wants to lead the army. Now that everyone is complimenting Dorgon so much, this It is clear that he is just a display.

So, Dodo, who couldn't be more angry, interjected angrily and said, "The regent's comment is indeed good, but how should we fight next? We can't just sit here and wait for the intruder to kill himself."

Baylor and Beizi on the side suddenly stopped talking. After watching the battle a few times, they knew that the intruders on the opposite side were difficult to deal with. Whoever charged first would probably not be able to return to Shengjing. They will not take the initiative to ask for a job. As for those who have not participated in the battle, they also know how to wink, and those who do not know how to wink will not be able to stand on this high platform. If the seniors do not speak, they will naturally not volunteer.

Dorgon glanced at the younger brother beside him. Unlike the elder brother who was hated by the two white flags, after all, Duo Duo was the heir of the two white flags personally designated by his father Khan, and the support he received in the two white flags was comparable to him, which meant he was at a disadvantage. Because he was too young to integrate the two white flags, Huang Taiji found an opportunity to suppress the power of the two white flags, thus greatly weakening the old two yellow flags that used to dominate the Eight Banners, and became the two white flags that are now declining. .

It is a normal operation to beat Duoduo on weekdays to ensure that its prestige within the two white flags cannot threaten itself.But Dorgon didn't want this younger brother to become his enemy completely, thus splitting the two white flags, so his name as regent would not be worthy of his name.

Therefore, on such an occasion, Dorgon didn't care about Duduo's little dissatisfaction, but pretended to be a generous brother. He smiled and said to Duduo, Baylor, and Beizi: "I am It is to sit here and wait for the intruder to kill himself."

Duo Duo, Baylor, and Bei Zi all looked at him in surprise after hearing this, and then Duo ErGun explained for his astonishing words: "The reason why the intruders can stand here and not retreat is nothing more than relying on I have the city of Beijing behind me to rely on.

I have ordered King Wuying to go south to Shunyi after taking Miyun, threatening Beijing and the rear of the thieves.Shunyi is the northern gate of Beijing. If it is lost here, the intruders in Beijing will be in danger. They must want the intruders in front of us to retreat to Beijing to defend.

Once the thieves' determination is gone, the thieves will panic and show their flaws in the retreat. Then our army can use this to break the enemy and follow them all the way to the city of Beijing. "

Doduo still raised the issue with some annoyance: "Then what if the intruders don't retreat?"

Dorgon stared at his younger brother, and after giving him a warning look, he said nonchalantly, "In two or three days, the cannons in red will be transported to the front of the battle. The robbers have been fighting with our army for so long today. Seeing what kind of cannons are used, it can be seen that there must be no red cannons in the army. Then when our red cannons arrive, we can bombard the bandits from a distance. Dozens of red cannons bombard one corner. His body was also blown to pieces. Our army will send cavalry to charge the battle at that time, and the intruders will flee like thieves..."

Duoduo finally calmed down, and several Baylor and Beizi praised the regent's wisdom pearl more attentively.On the high platform in Huangtuzhuang facing Dorgon from a distance, Zuo Guangxian was also talking about today's battle with the left and right generals at this time, "...Jiannu's several attacks today are obviously testing our army The reality.

Those generals rushing forward didn't seem to be all Manchurians, but most of them were soldiers from our Ming Dynasty. They should be the Sangui Army or the Liaodong Ming Army who surrendered to the Manchu Qing before.And those who stand behind the chariot and shoot arrows, I think they are real Manchu soldiers or Mongols. "

Ren Jirong nodded in agreement and said: "General Zuo is right, but these Ming soldiers who have taken refuge in Jiannu seem to work harder than when they were in the Ming army. If the Sangui Army has this level of combat power, we I'm afraid it won't last long."

Ren Guangrong also said: "I heard that rewards and punishments are relatively clear in the Manchu Qing army. Even though you are Baylor and Beizi, you can't be greedy for the military exploits of your subordinates. Therefore, these Ming troops who surrendered are happy to fight for them. But in the Ming army, credit First of all, it belongs to the general, and secondly, it belongs to the general’s favorite servants. It is very difficult for ordinary Ming soldiers to gain military exploits, so when they go into battle, Ming soldiers are unwilling to put their lives to the test.”

The other Dashun generals took a look at Ren Guangrong, thinking that what the former commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty was talking about was his own business.But soon their attention was attracted by Li You's words. The old man beside Emperor Yongchang clapped his hands, and then said to them calmly: "Our mission is almost over. Since Jiannu and San The infantry of the Guilian Army has arrived, and soon their main force will arrive.

Your Majesty said that our mission is to delay the enemy's movement, not to fight them to the death at Huangtuzhuang.So next we should retreat to Henan. If Jiannu continues to despise us, then General Quan and Hou Hou will teach them another lesson. "

Liu Xiyao also nodded in agreement and said: "I support General Li's opinion. His Majesty did not show up in today's battle. The soldiers should soon know that His Majesty is no longer in the army. We can't wait for morale to decline before withdrawing. That would be too much." It's dangerous..."

After Li You and Liu Xiyao expressed their attitudes, although Zuo Guangxian felt that Huangtuzhuang could persist for a few more days, he did not say anything, but obeyed the opinions of the two assistants.

On the night of the 10th, the Dashun Army withdrew from the front line of Huangtuzhuang to the south bank of the Pohe River. The next day Dorgon's Army found something wrong and chased across the river, but was repelled by Liu Zongmin and Li Guo.However, on this day, the Azig army successfully occupied Shunyi County, so Li Guo and Liu Zongmin gave up the Maohe defense line and retreated that night.

At noon on May 5, Dorgon's army crossed the Yi River and occupied Sanhe County. On May 12, Dorgon's army and Azige's army joined forces in Tongzhou. At this time, Li Zicheng had already arrived in Tianjin Wei, and the rear guard of the Dashun Army stayed in Zhangjiawan.

On May 5th, Fan Wencheng led the Chinese army to meet Dorgon who was stationed in Sanhe. At this time, Dorgon knew that the Dashun Army did not burn the palace in Beijing and fled westward as they expected, but It was divided into two routes, one was withdrawn westward to Taiyuan, and the other was withdrawn to Tianjin.

Dorgon then asked Ji Yu Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou how the army should move next.

Chapter 57 Arrogance

For Fan Wencheng, the first goal will not change because of the different direction of Li Zicheng's escape. He immediately insisted to Dorgon: "No matter whether the robbers are east or west, our army's marching into Beijing is the first goal." The most important thing is that only when our army enters Beijing, the people of the world will know that we are victorious and the bandits are defeated, and the people everywhere will vote for me to rebel against the bandits."

Hong Chengchou was a little embarrassed about Dorgon's questioning, and finally took advantage of the reason of the death of the Ming Dynasty to take refuge in the Qing Dynasty. He just came out of the mountain and judged Li Zicheng's disposition wrongly. After all, he had sworn to Dorgon before. : "The thieves are full of wealth and pride, and have no firm will. When we hear that our army has arrived, we will burn the palace treasury and flee to the West."

But now the information from various armies shows that Li Zicheng's army did not retreat towards Baoding to Shanxi, but went south along the canal with Emperor Lie's Zigong and Prince Daming.When Li Zicheng's army left Beijing, they did not run away in despair, but solemnly announced that they were going to send Emperor Lie to the south to be buried in the southern capital, and then return to the north to fight against the Jiannu and Sangui rebels.

Although everyone knows that Li Zicheng is looking for an excuse to cover up that his departure from Beijing was not just a failure, but this is at least a legitimate reason, which is better than leaving Beijing without saying a word.This is the same as Wu Sangui and Gaodi leading the Qing army into the pass, and then claiming that they are using their teachers to suppress bandits. They are all deceiving their subordinates in order to stabilize the morale of the army.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Hong Chengchou could only adopt a conservative view and said to Dorgon: "Fan Xueshi's view is correct. Compared with eliminating Li Zicheng's main force, it is better to first establish the hearts of the scholars and people in the world.

Since Ming Chengzu moved the capital to Beijing, Beijing has been the capital of the world for more than 200 years. The people of the world will not know who is strong and who is weak, and they will not understand who is the place of morality, but they will definitely regard the ruler of Beijing as their destiny.

When Li Zicheng took possession of Beijing, the world already had the tendency to replace the Ming Dynasty with Shun, so officials in Beijing and China all joined the new dynasty, and they had no nostalgia for the old Ming Dynasty.Similarly, when Li Zicheng lost Beijing and the current dynasty took control of Beijing, the current dynasty would replace Dashun, which was a natural trend.

One more thing, this dynasty got Beijing from Li Zicheng, not from Daming, if it can rule the world in the future, it will be very righteous to win the country. "

Dorgon glanced at Hong Chengchou, and only then did he truly confirm that the other party had indeed sincerely defected to the Qing Dynasty.He finally made up his mind and said: "Yes, the so-called borrowing teachers to help suppress thieves is nothing more than what people say. This court has helped Ming to suppress thieves, but it has no heart to restore Ming. In this world, the surname Zhu can sit, I love Xinjue Naturally, the Luo family can too. The Son of Heaven has no surname, only those who are capable live there..."

On May 5, Dorgon arrived in Tongzhou. He ordered Wu Sangui to write to the officials and people in Beijing that he had rescued the crown prince and was taking him to Beijing.

After Wu Sangui finished writing the letters, Dorgon ordered the convening of a military council meeting after he asked Dorgon to copy several letters and send them to the capital for distribution.At the meeting, Dorgon ordered Yujun Wang Duoduo and Wu Sangui to pursue Li Zicheng's army to Tianjin, ordered Haoge to lead a troop to bypass Beijing and go south to Baoding, and the rest followed him to Beijing.

Wu Sangui immediately proposed that he could accompany Dorgon to Beijing to appease the people in the capital, and that his subordinates could preside over the task of chasing Li Zicheng's army.But Dorgon rejected him without any room, and reprimanded him harshly, without any kindness to him when he entered the customs, and regarded him as his subordinate.

Although Wu Sangui shaved his hair when he dedicated the city to the Qing army at Shanhaiguan, Wu Sangui still insisted in front of Dorgon that he borrowed troops from the Northern Dynasty only to restore his Ming Dynasty. Although Dorgon promised to crown Wu Sangui as king, Wu Sangui did not He didn't take it to heart, he thought that the relationship between himself and Dorgon was a relationship between two countries rather than a relationship between monarch and minister.

Dorgon's reprimand at the Tongzhou military meeting made Wu Sangui suddenly realize that the entry of the Qing Dynasty was indeed different from the previous entry, and it seemed that they really did not intend to return to Liaodong.

After returning to the camp, he said regretfully to his friend and aide, Fang Guangchen: "I thought that the northern soldiers were aiming at wealth after entering the pass, but after a big plunder in the pass, they still have to return to Liaodong. If it is handed over to us to guard, even if the Ming Dynasty cannot be restored, there will be a situation of the Later Jin Dynasty and the Khitan. It can be seen from the meaning of the Regent that they do not want to leave after occupying Beijing, so I might as well accept Li Zicheng's conditions and become the King of Liao .”

After Fang Guangchen heard the news brought back by Wu Sangui, he also frowned and said: "From the regent's tone, it seems that he really meant to treat you, Eldest Uncle, as a courtier. This monarch and minister must have a certain status. Uncle Chang, you and those who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty There is no difference between the generals of the Ming army. You are all courtiers of the Qing Dynasty, so there is no distinction between primary and secondary. This restoration of Ming Dynasty has become empty talk.

If you ask me, if this is the case, it is better to take advantage of this time to part ways with Beibing.Anyway, now that Li Zicheng has withdrawn from Beijing, Dashun's trend of replacing Daming has been interrupted. Uncle Chang, you have made such a contribution that you can become the first minister to help Daming.

Looking at the north, there are two tigers and leopards, Beichao and Dashun, and you, Uncle, have no place to stand.Only in the south is the survivor of the Ming Dynasty. You can go south under the banner of restoring the Ming Dynasty, use the merit of expelling Li Zicheng from Beijing to call on the southern officials and gentry, use the south as the foundation to regroup, wait for the Northern Dynasty and Dashun to lose both, and then go north to restore the country ..."

Wu Sangui's heart was moved for a moment, but he immediately said hesitantly: "I am fine, but my subordinates are all in Shanhaiguan. At this time, I am afraid that many people will not go south with me. In addition, Li Zicheng occupied the canal, we It may not be easy for the army to go south, if the northern soldiers catch up, our army may just disperse."

Fang Guangchen looked at Wu Sangui, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This old friend is really not a hero. Even Li Zicheng, a thief, is better than him. All in all, Wu Sangui, who went south with great achievements, would definitely win a foothold.

Therefore, the important thing is not to bring many people to the south, but to bring reliable people to the south, and then rebuild the army in the south.With the population and resources in the south, it would not be difficult for Wu Sangui to rebuild the army in the south.Even a lieutenant Liaodong general like Zuo Liangyu can form an army of tens of 10 people in the south. Can Wu Sangui, a Liaodong general, do worse?

But after all, he is only Wu Sangui's counselor, not Wu Sangui's father, and cannot be the master of Wu Sangui, even Sangui's father can't be Sangui's master.Therefore, seeing that Sangui was hesitant, Fang Guangchen changed his words and said: "If the eldest uncle can't make up his mind to part ways with the Beibing, then he should be cautious in his words and deeds. In the current army, the Beibing is strong and our army is weak. If you still can't win the trust Prince Regent, I am worried about your situation, uncle."

Wu Sangui pondered for a long time, finally nodded and said: "Indeed, the Regent did have suspicions about me at the military meeting today, otherwise he wouldn't be so resolute in not allowing me to enter Beijing with him. It seems that the next pursuit When Li Zicheng was in charge, he had to sell some strength to prevent the regent from deepening his suspicion of me..."

Fang Guangchen thought for a while, but finally said nothing. After all, if Wu Sangui didn't want to be independent from the Qing army, then it would be a bad thing to follow the Regent's orders honestly and obediently.

On the morning of May [-], Luo Yangxing and Du Xun brought some officials and gentry who had been hidden among the people and were not taken away by Li Zicheng to set up an incense table on the official road outside Chaoyangmen, preparing to welcome the prince back to Beijing.Of course, Luo Yangxing, Du Xun and others knew that it was impossible for the crown prince to return to Beijing, but those officials and gentry who had been hiding in their houses and never went out did not know this.

Therefore, when Dorgon, who was dressed in Manchurian costume, got off the carriage, and the people who came out of the city to welcome some officials and gentry were at a loss, Luo Yangxing, Du Xun and others could not wait to ask Dorgon to sit in the original seat. Luanyu, who came to meet the prince, entered the capital to stabilize the people in the capital.