Dashun Yongchang

After Zhang Xianzhong was silent for a while, he changed the topic and said, "It's actually not bad to keep these Manchus. At least when we invade Beijing, those Manchus in the capital will not resist desperately."

Liu Zongmin cast a glance at Zhang Xianzhong, thinking that the Eight Great Kings are nothing more than that, after all, this person lacks a bit of heroism, and is far less generous than Emperor Yongchang, but he still said to Li Zicheng: "Then next, we can go straight It's the capital."

Li Zicheng shook his head and said: "No, we took Tianjin and Shanhaiguan first, and cut off their exit passages. 49 banners of the 26th and [-]th banners of Monan Mongolia sent documents, expressing their willingness to leave the Manchu Qing and return to Dashun. I have ordered these The Mongolian tribes have blocked the exit passage of the Xuan Mansion, and if the Manchus in Beijing want to leave the Xuan Mansion, it may be very difficult for them to return to Liaodong safe and sound."

Zhang Xianzhong said in a somewhat flustered way: "The Manchus will be flattened in this way."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Xianzhong felt that Liu Zongmin looked at him with some dissatisfaction, and suddenly felt that his tone seemed a little wrong, and he felt that there was something wrong with his tone, and he remedied it: "After so many years of fighting, the world can finally see peace. Thanks to His Majesty."

Li Zicheng shook his head and said: "What credit do I have? The credit goes to those brothers who rebelled with us and died on the road. Without their contributions, how could we stand here. Well, Duoduo is coming, so be serious." ..."

Doduo was actually very nervous. He was very worried that Li Zicheng would kill all of them, the Manchu relatives and noble generals, in the name of accepting surrender, so in the end he left Shuo Sai, Arzin, and Azigni Kan in the army. , Tell them that if they are unlucky, they should quickly run away with the Eight Banners vest that can walk, and go to Beijing to join Hauge.

At the juncture of the life and death of this race, Dodo believes that Hauge will no longer entangle with the two white flags. After all, both he and Azig are dead, and Hauge can take the two white flags under his command without forcing the two white flags He fights to the death.

However, none of the backhands he arranged came in handy. Although the surrender ceremony made them feel a little humiliated, they were all quite satisfactory and there was nothing wrong with them.After all, this kind of surrender ceremony is also a very grand ceremony in the eyes of the Han people, which represents a response to protecting oneself from heaven. If the ceremony is completed and there is still a lot of killing, it is slapping Li Zicheng himself in the face.

After the surrender ceremony was completed, Li Zicheng did not change to other places to entertain these surrendering generals. Instead, he held a simple banquet where everyone sat on the ground, and then gave them a bottle of wine, a bowl of boiled beans, and a plate of chopped braised pork. , a plate of candied dates.Although the food and drink served was simple, the surrendering generals who sat on the transparent ground on all sides ate very happily, because obviously there were no archers or the like hidden around.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Zicheng got up on the high platform and said: "Today I accept your surrender, but I have to clarify some things with you first. I will forgive all the killings on the battlefield. But after the war is over, killing I will not spare the captives or civilians. If there are such people among you, you must either surrender yourself to the military judge who came to inquire, or walk out of the camp now, as if I did not accept your surrender today."

Although the surrendering generals sitting on the ground in the audience had different expressions, few stood up to challenge Li Zicheng's majesty.Seeing the silence of these surrendering generals, Li Zicheng said again: "The land you have seized from the Han people, and captured the Han people as your own servants, I will take them back one by one, and give these Han people their freedom. If you don't accept it, now You can also walk out of the camp gate."

The Han surrendered generals showed no expression, but the Manchu surrendered generals all lowered their heads, but still no one stood up.Li Zicheng then raised his glass and drank it down, then dropped it on the ground and said, "If either of us fails to abide by the agreement, it will be like this glass, and the Queen of Heaven and Empress Dowager will serve as witnesses, and this is the agreement..."

After Li Zicheng finished speaking loudly, the surrendering Han generals in the audience immediately got up and drank the wine in their glasses, and then fell to the ground one after another, and then responded to Li Zicheng's words: "The appointment has been made."

Duoduo sat there thinking for a while, and finally got up to make the covenant. Seeing the ten kings taking the lead, the Manchu and Mongolian generals who surrendered also stood up and made the covenant. The surrender ceremony ended with the sound of covenant making.

After the surrender ceremony, Li Zicheng divided the surrendered Qing army into three parts: the two white flags were one part, which was still carried by Duoduo, and there were about 7000 people in this part; Led by the Teerhu brothers, the right wing was led by Nikan and Boluo, with a total of more than 13000 people; the last was the Green Camp Army and the Old Han Army. The Old Han Army was mainly from Dongjiang Town. To 5000 people, the number of green battalion soldiers is huge, there are nearly [-] people.

Li Zicheng then ordered Liu Zongmin to lead Gu Kecheng's first division to urge Wu Sangui, Duoduo and other three Manchu tribes to besiege the capital and seize Tianjin and Shanhaiguan.But he himself stayed in Liaocheng, and began to preside over the demobilization of the green battalion and the rectification of the rebels and miscellaneous troops in Hebei and Shandong.

Of course, Li Zicheng was only the host, and Zhang Xianzhong, Li Guo, Guo Sheng, Chen Yongfu, Gao Jie, Yang Yufan, Jin Shengheng and others really did the work.The reason why Li Zicheng kept the main force was to deal with possible disturbances in the green camp and the dissatisfaction of Gao Jie, Yang Yufan, and Jin Shengheng.

Previously, in order to concentrate their forces in Henan and along the canal, the Shun Army lost the Jiaodong Peninsula east of Mount Tai to Gao Jie, Yang Yufan, Jin Shengheng and the local gentry and common people.Although this policy has stabilized the social order in Henan and on both sides of the canal, the Jiaodong Peninsula has been in real chaos for several years, and it has also given these Shandong military leaders a trace of warlords.

Now that the Manchus have almost been defeated, Li Zicheng will naturally not allow the Shandong Peninsula to continue the trend of an independent kingdom, and it is only natural for these rebels and military leaders to rectify.It's just that he has to be on guard just in case.

It's just that Gao Jie, Yang Yufan, and Jin Shengheng are very well-behaved, and they have no intention of hindering Li Zicheng from rectifying his army. This makes Li Zicheng feel that he may be making a fuss out of a molehill, so he rewards the three of them very much.

The ravages of Shandong and Hebei by the Qing army, although the phenomenon of population reduction and barren fields appeared, it also brought another benefit, that is, many obstacles were reduced in the promotion of land reform.Although some northern scholar-bureaucrats who fled to the south heard the news that Li Zicheng had recovered Shandong and tried to return to their homes, more northern scholar-bureaucrats actually took refuge in the Manchu Qing. Because you really can't beat it.

In the Ming Dynasty, these scholar-bureaucrats controlled the village and could pull out thousands of people at will. However, after experiencing the peasant army’s war, the government’s army and the Qing army’s enclosure, it was difficult for these scholar-bureaucrats to mobilize thousands of people. The strength is more than that of people, because the tenants have almost run away.Now Li Zicheng is under the banner of allocating land for the demobilization of the Green Camp and the Rebel Army, and he has an army in his hands that cannot support the scholar-bureaucrats. Naturally, he redistributes the land in Shandong and Hebei relatively smoothly.

Of course, some areas in Jiaodong were still difficult for the Dashun regime to reach. These areas were still dominated by the big landlords and gentry. Even Li Zicheng could not reach these inaccessible places, so he had to give up.

While Li Zicheng was busy distributing land for the demobilized army, Wu Sangui's army finally appeared under the city of Beijing. Hauge and Luo Luohong also held a meeting of kings and ministers in front of the Qianqing Gate, and said to these princes and ministers: "The ten kings have already Surrendered to Dashun, and the troops of the ten kings have occupied Shanhaiguan, so it is impossible to leave Shanhaiguan now.

Emperor Yongchang was not satisfied with our peace request and thought we were too arrogant, so he decided to continue marching on Beijing.As the forward of the Shun Army, Wu Sangui has arrived in the Xiangshan area.Now everyone discusses, next, we will let the emperor go out of the city and surrender according to His Majesty Yongchang's will?Or give up Beijing City and go out? "

Bubutai sat in the Qianqing Gate with his son and aunt in his arms and listened. Standing outside the gate, the princes and ministers immediately said, "Is there any need to think about it? Of course it is to leave the customs. Can you still hand over the emperor?"

However, some people objected: "Shanhai Pass is blocked, so we have to go around the grassland. Let's not talk about how to raise food on the road. We are returning to Liaodong now. What will we eat in winter?"

The minister who wanted to go out quickly retorted: "Then do you mean to let the emperor go out of the city and surrender?"

Now those who opposed the customs clearance lowered their voices and said: "I didn't mean that, I just wanted to make things clear. If there is no food after the customs clearance, we will freeze to death many people this winter. This responsibility, you back?"

Bubutai watched these ministers fight back and forth, but couldn't come up with a feasible solution, and she was a little desperate for a while. Although Dorgon likes to seize power, at least this person can do things.Although Haug seems to have a gentle personality, he can hardly lead the direction in this kind of meeting. He is really a waste.

Although he was thinking bitterly in his heart, Bubutai still said to the ministers outside the door in a gentle tone: "Prince Su and Prince Cheng, you are the backbone of everyone, you must come up with an idea at this time."

After hearing this, the ministers outside the door also turned their attention to Hauge and Luo Luohong, and said in their mouths: "You two princes, please talk about it..."

Chapter 619 The End of a Dynasty

Hauge looked at Luo Luohong, his mind was very confused at the moment, and he really didn't know where to take Manren.Luo Luohong looked at the ministers standing in front of the Qianqing Gate, cleared his throat and said, "Although I personally don't support the idea of ​​surrender, if you really want to surrender, I think that Emperor Yongchang must at least agree to two terms." There are two conditions, the first is to ensure the personal safety of the emperor and the sacrifices in the ancestral temple; the second is to provide a way to settle down our Manchu people. Without these two, we are determined not to surrender."

The ministers standing outside the Qianqing Gate were a little confused, and Jierharang couldn't help but said, "Since Prince Cheng doesn't support surrender, is it necessary to discuss the conditions of surrender?"

Luo Luohong glanced at him and said: "If Prince Zheng has a different opinion, can you bring it up? I'm willing to listen."

Seeing that the Manchu and Mongolian ministers under the steps all focused their eyes on him, Jierhalang suddenly became dumb. Duoduo's surrender had actually declared the failure of the faction that advocated fighting against the Shun army.Because before fighting with the Shun Army, they had to defeat Wu Sangui and Duoduo's army first. In an isolated city like Beijing, even if they could defeat these two with all their strength, how could they stop the main force of the Shun Army behind?

This kind of tactic is actually not unfamiliar to the Manchus. At the beginning, Nurhachi used the Seven Great Hatreds to oppose the Ming Dynasty. He relied on the surrendered Ming army as a forward to attack the Ming army’s castle. Castle, this tactic can not only consume the strength of the Han people, but also allow the Manchus to maintain their combat power at its peak.

Li Zicheng is now following the way of Destiny Khan, attacking with full force, no matter how many people died in Wu Sangui's army and Duoduo's troops, Li Zicheng couldn't possibly feel distressed, but he would breathe a sigh of relief, after all, these people are not good for him. Reliable strength.Then those who advocate fighting will naturally not get the support of others, because this kind of fighting is meaningless, it is to let everyone die bravely, but why do you want to die?

If the option of combat is given up, the next step is to flee or surrender.Compared with surrender, escape is actually less supported by everyone.The fear of surrender was that Li Zicheng would tear up his promise to massacre the Manchus, but as long as they can pass this test, everyone can at least survive.But fleeing is not necessarily the case. I don’t know how many people will die just by taking a detour from the grassland to Liaodong. If you want to survive in Liaodong, you have to continue to fight against nature.

As long as a little common sense is used to calculate, one-third of the relocated people will survive in the end, which is God's blessing.And next, they will face the encirclement and suppression of the Mongols and Han people. When the Manchus are strong, they attack the Mongols and Han people. When they decline for no reason, others will let them go.

Thinking of this, Jierhalang finally said loudly under the expectant eyes of everyone: "Prince Cheng is right. If Emperor Yongchang refuses to inherit his country's ancestral temple, then we would rather die in battle than surrender."

Ji Erhalang's statement made the ministers in front of Qianqian's gate silent for a long time, and then they all bowed to the little emperor and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers will definitely defend the ancestral temple, and never let the ancestral temple be cut off by us. "

Hearing this, Bubutai felt like standing up and cursing. Didn't these bastards clearly support surrender?But my aunt held her hand forcefully by her side, preventing her from doing anything.Bubutai calmed down for a while, and finally said: "The kings and ministers all have a heart of loyalty to the country. We women and Taoists don't know about state affairs. As long as the ancestral temple can be preserved, other matters can be discussed. Prince Su and Prince Cheng , Prince Zheng, let the three of you decide on this matter."

After the Qianqingmen meeting was over, Burbutai summoned Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou to inquire about the matter. Although Haoge and Luo Luohong cleared up the power of the Dorgon brothers in the city, they did not do anything to these Han ministers. It’s because I don’t want to expand the struggle within the Eight Banners to the struggle between the Manchus and Hans. Secondly, it’s really impossible without these Hans in general affairs. It’s actually these Han officials who maintain the operation of the Manchu court.

For the current situation, Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou have long been unable to understand it, especially Hong Chengchou, he feels as if he has returned to the era of the Ming Dynasty, where people are hindering everything.He really didn't expect that, just a few years after Huang Taiji's death, the Manchus have become as depraved as the Han people, only fighting among themselves.

Facing Bubutai's summons and inquiry, Fan Wencheng thought over and over again and said: "If the queen mother asks about the result of leaving the pass, the minister wants to say that in the past, the imperial court hunted all the way to Yuerhai, but Daming still didn't let it go until now. The Yuan court was completely broken up, and the Ming people stopped. Dashun, as a new dynasty, would not fail to follow what the Ming people did.

It is not impossible to leave the customs, but it may be very difficult to keep the Eight Banners together.After the Eight Banners are scattered, His Majesty may hide in the mountains to avoid the hunting of the Shun army and the Mongols, but if he wants to make a comeback, it depends on whether Dashun's interior will be chaotic.If there is no chaos in Dashun, then it is best for His Majesty not to show his figure in order to be safe. "

Bubutai was silent for a long time, and asked again: "What if I take His Majesty back to the Horqin Department?"

Fan Wencheng shook his head and said: "Then the queen mother might as well surrender to Emperor Yongchang, then the chance of survival is better. The Horqin tribe will not destroy its own tribe just for one person."

Bubutai stopped talking, and the three of them sat quietly for a while. Bubutai finally got up and left behind the curtain. Hong Chengchou didn't say a word from the beginning to the end.After Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou walked out of the palace gate, they suddenly asked Hong Chengchou: "Brother Hong didn't say a word, do you think it's better to surrender than to run away?"

Hong Chengchou looked at the cloudless blue sky, sighed and said, "No matter how you look at it, there is no way out. What more can I say? Song Quan committed suicide by swallowing gold yesterday, obviously knowing that there is no way out."

Fan Wencheng finally stopped talking, and watched Hong Chengchou walking towards the distance lonely. He knew that the other party had nowhere to go, but it was better than Song Quan, at least Hong Chengchou was not named by Li Zicheng as a big traitor representative.Song Quan had to die. If he didn't die, the whole family would die with him. Now that he is dead, maybe the family still has a chance.

As for them, the Eight Banners of the Han Army, the current situation is also very difficult. It is difficult for the Manchus to continue to trust them. When the Han people are powerful and the Manchus are weak, can they still expect a group of Han people to share the joys and sorrows with the Manchus?In the past, these people even abandoned their identity as Han Chinese, just to survive on the side of the Manchus.

But Fan Wencheng knew very well that Li Zicheng would not trust them either. In Li Zicheng's eyes, Wu Sangui was probably more credible than their Han army flags, at least Wu Sangui did not enter the flag.No matter how high expectations he had when he entered the customs, Fan Wencheng is now so disappointed.

Under the unanimous request of all the banners, Prince Cheng, who did not support the surrender, finally gave in and decided to personally lead the team to the Shun army camp to negotiate the surrender.Although Luo Luohong showed fierceness and fortitude in front of the kings and generals of the Eight Banners, after leaving the capital, he still followed Wu Sangui's line very carefully, and did not dare to approach Duoduo.

In fact, Wu Sangui didn't like to see Luo Luohong, a traitor. He actually hoped that the Manchu would stick to Beijing, so that he could atone for his sins and win a big victory to wash away the black spots of the past.Compared with the loss of strength, he is now more worried that he has nothing to do and will be manipulated by Li Zicheng at will.Wu Sangui felt that if he were Li Zicheng instead, he would definitely not forget the Shanhaiguan incident.

But Luo Luohong was sent by Li Zicheng after all, he still didn't dare to stop the other party's request to see Li Zicheng.On May [-]th, Luo Luohong met Li Zicheng at Weihui Mansion, and presented him with a surrender form.After reading it, Li Zicheng asked, "How do you think I should reply?"

After thinking for a while, Luo Luohong said: "First dismantle the Manchurian and Han Eight Banners, and then relocate the Manchu Eight Banners separately. In places such as Inner Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, the Manchus need His Majesty's support to gain a foothold in the local area, and His Majesty can use it If the Manchus suppress the various tribes of Mongolia and make them unorganized, then the north will have no worries."

Li Zicheng nodded and said: "Your words are exactly what I want. I am planning to set up a new institution to manage the various ethnic groups in the frontier. I will leave it to you to deal with the surrender of the Manchus. I don’t have many demands. I helped Haoge repay the 300 million taels of loan. However, all the territories and ethnic groups originally under the Manchu rule will belong to me in Dashun from now on. All, is this condition too much?"

Luo Luohong hurriedly bowed down to thank him, and said in his mouth: "Your Majesty's magnanimity is unprecedented in ancient and modern times. I will go back and write a letter of agreement, and give it to Your Majesty for review. Inner and Outer Mongolia, and all places in Liaodong, should belong to Your Majesty's command..."

When Luo Luohong retreated, Yuan Yuzong immediately stood up and congratulated Li Zicheng: "I congratulate Your Majesty. The surrender of the Manchus not only stabilizes the Han land, but also the north. This is the blessing of the world."

Li Zicheng shook his head and said: "It's still too early to be stable, Outer Mongolia and Inner Mongolia have colluded together to try to resist the Manchu Qing, but they were defeated by the Manchus, so they settled down.

The reason why I agree with the surrender of the Manchus is that I don’t want the north to completely lose control. If there is chaos on the grassland, it will take another 20 years if we want to conquer it again. I don’t have so much time to waste with them.

The General Staff should think about how to guard Inner Mongolia and the Northeast. The reason why there are frequent rebellions in the Northwest is mainly because the Hexi Corridor has not played a role.The Western Regions are blocked, and the Hexi Corridor is the source of turmoil.

The purpose of stabilizing the Northeast is to deter Inner and Inner Mongolia, and the purpose of deterring Inner and Inner Mongolia is to communicate with the Western Regions.If the Northeast, Outer Mongolia, and Western Regions are all in my hands, then the north of Dashun can be regarded as truly settled down, otherwise it will only be a temporary calm. "

Yuan Yuzong nodded in agreement and said: "Your Majesty is right, but after the surrender of the Manchus, it will be easy to solve the Northeast and Outer Mongolia..."

Chapter 620 Guli

After Ma Shiying received the light telegram from Jining, he immediately convened a cabinet meeting and announced to all the cabinet members: "The news from the north shows that the Manchus are ready to surrender, and the northern war will soon end. However, the Northwest and the grasslands There may be a little twists and turns in the future.”

Finance Minister Zhou Lianggong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the news, and said, "As long as the Manchus surrender, there won't be any major battles to be fought in the future. From this point of view, even if this year is a bit sad, the finances will be much better in the next few years." .”

Feng Quan, the minister of suzerainty and vassal affairs, was only concerned about one thing. He asked Ma Shiying: "Since the Manchus have surrendered, Beijing is equal to recovery. Should the cabinet also consider the issue of moving north? The common people thought it was peaceful, so the capital should still be in Beijing."

Feng Quan's remarks immediately won the support of several northern ministers. They also believed that it was time for the cabinet to move north, but the views of the northern movers were not consistent.However, the Southern Minister was not at all concerned about the move to the north.

The political center is in the south, which is good and bad for the south. The good thing is that the south doesn’t have to draw too much blood. After all, the imperial court is in Yangzhou, so it does save a lot of shipping costs. up.So these southern ministers took an indifferent attitude. After all, they were not in a hurry to go back to recover their family business like those northern ministers.

However, seeing that the two factions who migrated to the north began to argue, Ma Shiying changed the topic and said: "Since the Northern War is over, we should also consider disarmament in the next few years to reduce military expenditure. Of course, such a large country does not have certain Force is also not acceptable, so let’s first talk about which troops should be abolished.”

Although many ministers here are not interested in the Prime Minister Ma Shiying, the topic raised by Ma Shiying this time is indeed very popular among civil servants, especially since the Minister of the Navy and the Minister of War are not present, so everyone can speak freely.

While the cabinet ministers were actively discussing how to reduce the army, Jiang Tianyi and Xie Qian were looking at the stele left by Zheng He in Guli. Yu Zi, to show the world."

Jiang Tianyi looked at the stele with great emotion and said to Xie Qian: "Unexpectedly, the people of Ming Dynasty 200 years ago would often come here to stay, and we only see the relics of the ancients now. It is true that people today are not as far away as the ancients."

Xie Qian stared at the hired natives to clean up the vegetation around the stele, and suddenly said to Jiang Tianyi: "Why don't we carve a stele here so that future generations will know that I, Dashun, did not Behind the Ming people?"

Although Jiang Tianyi felt that he could not be regarded as a pure Dashun person, he still felt that he was a member of the Ming Dynasty, but erecting a monument to pay tribute to his predecessors made him quite tempted. A report from the eunuch, but he thought about it and said, "But what should we write on the inscription?"

Xie Qian said carelessly: "Let's tell future generations that when we came back from Europe, we saw the inscription left by the eunuch Sanbao. Europe is hundreds of thousands of miles away from China."

Jiang Tianyi was thinking about how to word the words, but saw a sailor running to report to the two of them. The earth king in Guli invited them to another dinner party. Jiang Tianyi decided to go back and think about the inscription before asking the local mason to type it out.

After Jiang Tianyi and Xie Qian returned, they soon joined Pang Tianshou and others who were staying at the pier, and then went to the palace of the king of earth.The weather in Guli in May is quite hot, but because it is located by the sea, once it gets dark, the sea breeze will cool it down. It will be very comfortable to have a banquet in the open air at this time.

Although Guri is a place dominated by Muslim believers, most of whom are merchants or descendants of merchants from Arabia, the king of Guri believed in local gods.

However, the king's palace is Muslim-style, with an empty patio living room, the floor is covered with tiles, and there is running water around the patio to separate the patio area from the area where guests sit.These running water can not only wash hands and clean the ground at any time, but also drive the flow of air, thus bringing a slight cool breeze, which is quite an interesting design.

Both the guest and the host sat on the ground, on a cushion made of cattail grass, and various fruits were placed in front of them, many of which Jiang Tianyi didn't know.And when they sat down at the banquet, there were dancing girls entering the courtyard and dancing to the music. Most of these dancing girls came from the north or the Arabian region, and there were even some blond and blue-eyed white girls, but the most outstanding must be One or two petite maikos with white skin. It is said that this kind of maiko comes from a professional dance family, and they are not comparable to other female slaves who have become monks.

After a long sea voyage, to be honest, the appearance of these Indian dancers still suits the taste of these Dashun soldiers, much more pleasing to the eye than those dirty European women.Although Europeans think that the beauties in Paris are unparalleled in the world, Jiang Tianyi thinks that those French women with heavy makeup are not as eye-catching as the simple peasant women in England.

As a Daming person, especially a southerner, he has a special hobby for taking a bath.The closer the people are to the core area of ​​the south of the Yangtze River, the more they think that frequent hand washing and bathing will get rid of the sickness, unless it is a woman who is confinement.The northerners bathe less, mainly because the north is too cold, lacks water and fuel, so the frequency of bathing is less than that in the south, but this is not because northerners are unwilling to bathe. There are also a lot of civilians to wash.

The Europeans are too strange. They regard bathing as the cause of disease, so men and women refuse to bathe.Some people say that they only baptize three times in their life. They are baptized when they are born, once before they get married, and then once when they die.Therefore, the smell of Europeans is really disgusting, even if these Parisian ladies use spices, this is probably the reason why Europeans like spices.

In contrast, British country women are less particular than Parisian ladies. They still take a bath from time to time, and of course it is only limited to country women. Ordinary residents in London also do not know how to take a bath.Because of these habits of the Europeans, even the crew members who have gone through a long voyage find it difficult to be interested in the women there when they arrive in Europe.

Looking at these Indian dancers at this moment, they all became a little excited.But while enjoying King Guli's hospitality, Jiang Tianyi also found that Pang Tianshou, who was invited to sit next to King Guli, had a embarrassed expression on his face when he was talking to King Tu, and he didn't know what embarrassing things King Guli had asked him. thing.

After the banquet, when he returned to the camp near the pier, Pang Tianshou called Jiang Tianyi and the others over, and said frankly to them: "King Guli asked us to follow Zheng He's example and set up a trading camp in Guli to help them drive away the Portuguese. As you know, we have already concluded an agreement with the Portuguese. If we agree to King Guli, we will probably turn against the Portuguese. The way from our country to Europe is to pass through the port of the Portuguese. This is true. It's not easy."

Xie Qian immediately said: "Whether you want to fight against the Portuguese is one thing, and whether you want to set up a trading camp in Guli is another matter. Our agreement with the Portuguese does not restrict our own intentions. Portugal is just a small country. The last time we went to Europe, didn’t we already know that even the Republic of the Seven Provinces is not as good as Annan, and it’s not their turn to show their prestige overseas.”

Li Long and Ma Shitai also nodded in agreement with Xie Qian, but Ding Weiyue said: "This King Guli doesn't really admire our country, but just wants to use our country to get charcoal for him.

It is said that the descendants of the sailors left by Zheng He here formed the Gutieri Muslims. These Muslims resisted Portugal for the Gutieri King for nearly a hundred years, but they were betrayed by the Gutieri King. As a result, their leader and the Chinese Ali were killed by the Portuguese, and the Gutierri Muslims lived The district was also destroyed, which allowed the Portuguese to grow in Guri.

It won't be of any benefit for us to help him. Once the Portuguese stop attacking, it is estimated that King Guli should drive us away.So, is it really necessary to stand up for it? "

Zhou Kuixuan on the side said: "Actually, we don't need to care too much. Let King Guli send his son to meet His Majesty first. Your Majesty will definitely decide how to return to King Guli."

Jiang Tian looked at his companions and said: "We want to go to Europe or Arabia in the future. There must be a foothold on the Indian continent. The geographical environment of Guli is very good and it is very suitable as a transit port. This is also where the Sanbao eunuch is. The reason for setting up a trade camp here. I think it’s okay for us to agree to King Guli, but we should ask him to let us operate the port, so that no matter what grievances there are between the Portuguese and King Guli, at least we have a foothold in the Indian mainland place."

Jiang Tianyi's words aroused the thinking of his companions, and gradually everyone felt that his opinion was the most appropriate. If King Guli refused to give up the port, then they would naturally have no need to intervene in the conflict between Guli and the Portuguese.

But at the end of this small meeting, Xie Qian still said, "These Portuguese are notorious here, and their military strength does not seem to be high, but they can make these natives helpless. In my opinion, the natives here I'm afraid it's really not going to be hit, which is also good news for us..."

Everyone didn't take it seriously at this time, they had been away from home for three years, and now they only wanted to go home as soon as possible, and they didn't care whether the natives in Guli could fight.A few days later, the first heavy rain in June began to fall, which also means that the southwest monsoon season has arrived. This is the time to sail to the Strait of Malacca. If all goes well, we can arrive in Guangzhou in August.

Perhaps knowing that the Chinese were leaving, King Guli finally accepted their request, leased the southern port to China, and sent a son to China to pay tribute to the Chinese emperor.Pang Tianshou let Prince Guli board his own boat, but left half of the prince's entourage, the space of the boat is limited, it is really impossible to take it. On June 6, the fleet departed from Guli for Malacca.

Chapter 621 Entering Beijing

At the beginning of August, Luo Luohong persuaded the generals of the Eight Banners to accept the letter of surrender he had drawn up. Except for the soldiers of the two red flags who were also a little emotional, the two yellow flags and the two white flags accepted the surrender letter gladly.

The reason is that the two red flags were busy exchanging land with the two white flags as soon as they took power, and they also tried to suppress the status of the two yellow flag generals.According to Luo Shuo, "He looks like a nouveau riche."

Therefore, when Luo Luohong came back with the letter of surrender, the two yellow flags and the two white flags could of course be handed over inside and outside the capital because they felt that they had little interest in the pass.The separation of the flags can also prevent Haoge and Luo Luohong from further suppressing them. The terms of surrender are much looser than they expected, so naturally they have no idea of ​​​​opposing it.

According to the Eight Banners Agreement drawn up by Luo Luohong, in addition to the separation of the Han and Mongolian Eight Banners and the direct control of the Shun Army, the two Yellow Banners were respectively placed in Hetuala and Shengjing to guard the mausoleums of the two places, Nurhachi and Huangtaiji. His priests were reduced to kings.Each of the two Yellow Banners has 550 soldiers. In addition to 50 people sent to Yongchang Emperor as guards, the other 500 people are responsible for guarding the mausoleum and ancestral temple. Without the permission of the General Staff, no additional troops are allowed.

The owner of the Zhenghuang Banner is still under the leadership of Fulin, but Fulin has no right to interfere in the affairs of the banner. For the first time, the banner owner is Shuo Sai.

The two red flags were placed in Zunhua Prefecture and outside the side wall. One guarded the central Mongolian ministries, and the other undertook the local reclamation work. The two flags each had 1000 soldiers and horses, and the banner owners were Mandahai and Luo Keduo.

Zhenglan Banner was moved to the north of Faku Town to monitor the Horqin Tribe and the Nenjiang area, with 1500 troops; Xianglan Banner was moved to Guihua City to guard the Mongolian right-wing tribes.The two white flags were moved to Lanzhou and Xining to assist in the pacification of Mongolia in Qinghai and maintain a force of 5000.

This plan seems to be the most preferential treatment for the two white flags, and the most harsh for the Zhenglan flag.However, Hauge readily accepted it, because he could also see that the so-called preferential treatment for Liangbaiqi was actually to ask Liangbaiqi to shed blood for Dashun. Although Zhenglanqi was sent to the wilderness, he avoided punishment. .

The two yellow flags didn't seem to have been dealt with, but according to the Shun Army's arrangement, the two flags were placed in two fixed places. If there was any change, the Shun Army would be dispatched immediately to deal with it.

Calculated, the treatment of the two red flags is as different as that of the Zhenglan flag. Although they are under the surveillance of the Shunjun frontier army, at least there is still a place to develop.Since Haoge and Jierhalang had no objections, and the soldiers of the two yellow flags were satisfied with the result of no longer fighting, Burbutai finally signed the surrender document.

On August 8, Li Zicheng went north from Wei Hui, and on September 27 he was stationed at the Daishan Mansion at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain. On September 9, the kings of the Eight Banners, including Haoge, Luo Luohong, and Daishan, went to meet Li Zicheng and sent them a list of descendants. On September 3th, Li Zicheng, accompanied by Wu Sangui and Liu Zongmin, entered Beijing from Fuchengmen, and was greeted by Manchu and Han officials led by Burbutai's aunt and nephew Fulin in the suburb of Sanli outside the city.