Dashun Yongchang

Zheng Zhilong interrupted him suddenly and asked: "The king of Spain has given up the throne of Portugal? The Duke of Braganza has been recognized as the king of Portugal?"

Father Bi Francis hesitated for a moment, considering that His Majesty the Emperor was planning to send an envoy to Europe, so he replied honestly: "The Portuguese people do not accept the King of Spain's claim to the Portuguese throne, I think the King of Spain will have to admit it sooner or later. The choice of the Portuguese people."

Zheng Zhilong spread his hands and said: "Then that is to say, the current Kingdom of Portugal cannot be regarded as truly independent, because no other country recognizes this except the Portuguese people, right? Then we don't need to discuss this issue any further. Now, let’s talk about whether the citizens of Macau are willing to hand over their weapons and accept government troops to settle in.”

Father Zeng Dezhao had no choice but to take out some documents signed with Daming before, hoping that Zheng Zhilong could abide by the agreement in these documents.Zheng Zhilong flipped through it briefly, then threw it on the ground and said: "First of all, you first deceived the Ming court and did not report to the court about the relationship between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Kingdom of Spain; secondly, the signature on it is the largest The official is just the county magistrate of Xiangshan, how can he represent the court? In the end, we not only represent the court of Ming Dynasty, but also the Marshal's Mansion of Dashun Capital. Of course, these documents are not binding on us."

Although Father Zeng Dezhao was deeply angry, he had nothing to do with Zheng Zhilong, who was not going to reason. He could only repeatedly emphasize that after they came to Macau, they not only built the city, but also resisted many pirate attacks for Guangzhou. And the deeds of Macao sending military officers to the Ming Dynasty to teach artillery training, to show that the Portuguese in Macao have contributed to the Ming Dynasty and should not be treated like this.

Zheng Zhilong had no choice but to threaten him: "I am just one of the commanders-in-chief of this army. His Majesty the Emperor also sent another general to join me in charge of attacking Macau. If you are still so stubborn, then I have to announce Negotiations broke down and moved on to the next stage."

Father Zeng Dezhao stared at Zheng Zhilong for a long time, but he still didn't find any flaws. He had to believe what the other party said or it was true.So he had no choice but to say: "You can hand over the fort, but I have no right to order citizens to hand over their private weapons. In addition, can you guarantee that the officers and soldiers entering Macau will not harass the citizens of Macau?"

After thinking for a while, Zheng Zhilong said: "Then all the property belonging to the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal must be transferred to us. I allow each citizen to store one or two muskets and some weapons in their homes, but they are not allowed to store armor, and they must be hidden in their homes. Some weapons must be registered, and all unregistered weapons will be confiscated, and serious cases will be deported..."

After thinking for a long time, Father Zeng Dezhao asked: "The property of the church is not violated?"

Zheng Zhilong thought for a while and replied: "People are not property. For example, those slaves, they will have their own freedom."

Father Zeng Dezhao and Zheng Zhilong discussed back and forth for nearly two quarters of an hour before reaching an agreement acceptable to both parties.Zheng Zhilong softened his tone a little and said to Father Zeng Dezhao: "Since the agreement on the disarmament of Macau has been completed, let's talk about the issue of compensation. Since you were subjects of the King of Spain before, the responsibility that the King of Spain should bear , you should also bear it. For example, how do you plan to bear the two massacres of Chinese in Manila?"

Father Zeng Dezhao quit this time. No matter how threatened Zheng Zhilong was, he did not admit any connection between Macau and the massacre of Chinese in Manila.When the two sides were about to reach a stalemate, Father Bi Fangji stood up and asked Zheng Zhilong: "We must not accept the possibility of being linked to the Manila massacre. What's more, now that the Portuguese people are fighting for national independence, how can we let Portugal What about people paying for the evil done by the King of Spain? We are willing to donate supplies for His Majesty Yongchang to resist the Tatars in the north, but we cannot bear the responsibility for the King of Spain..."

After pondering over and over again, Zheng Zhilong said to the three priests: "For the sake of Macau's offering of cannons to the imperial court, I am willing to make a concession. First, you must sign a transfer agreement, agreeing to sell the city of Malacca and its surrounding land to My country; Second, the ships in Macau will assist the country in transporting food from overseas in the next year. Then I will ask the imperial court to pardon your past crimes of concealing the imperial court..."

These two requirements are not harsh, but Father Zeng Dezhao asked with some hesitation: "However, the city of Malacca is no longer under our control. Even if it is, the city of Malacca is under the management of the Governor of Goa, not Macau."

Zheng Zhilong replied disapprovingly: "We just want to have a more reasonable reason to negotiate with the Dutch. Whether the city of Malacca is in your hands is not a big problem. Of course, since the city of Malacca is not in your hands, we don't have to estimate the city of Malacca. I think the price of one tael of silver is very appropriate."

Father Zeng Dezhao thought for a while and said: "Well, I will take your request back. The only one who can sign this agreement is the royal justice representing the king. However, when your country takes the city of Malacca, we request Having obtained the right of passage through the Strait of Malacca, Portuguese businessmen should also enjoy the same preferential treatment as Chinese businessmen in Malacca City.”

Zheng Zhilong had no opinion on this. He felt that it would take a long time before he wanted to take back the city of Malacca from the Dutch, and now it was just an insignificant agreement.So he nodded in agreement with Father Zeng Dezhao's opinion.Father Zeng Dezhao did not even object to the request to requisition Macau merchant ships, because the current Macau merchant ships are all idle, and it is not a bad thing to be hired by the Chinese court.

But when the two parties were about to end the negotiation, Li Chengdong heard the news and rushed over. He expressed dissatisfaction with Zheng Zhilong's negotiating with the Macau representative and said that he could not participate in the negotiation agreement. He firmly disagreed.

Father Zeng Dezhao communicated with Li Chengdong through Father Minik. Li Chengdong said that unless he gave himself 2 taels of silver, he would never give up his spoils.Father Zeng Dezhao said that Macau is very difficult now, and he can only give 3000 taels at most. Zheng Zhilong didn't want Li Chengdong to mess up the negotiation, and finally became a middleman, asking Macau to take out 5000 taels, and he himself gave 5000 taels, which is considered Solved the problem of Lee Sung-dong's army spoils.

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On November [-]th, the ship returning from Taiwan brought back the captured Dutch merchant ship. Li Zicheng was very surprised by this. He went to Guazhou early the next morning to see the Dutch merchant ship, and asked people to draw a picture of the merchant ship. The pattern was then sent to Huai'an Shipyard for imitation.

After observing the Dutch merchant ships, Li Zicheng also inspected the Guazhou garrison by the way, and listened to some appeals of these garrisons and their families.At this time, almost all of Gao Jie's main force had been transferred to Shandong, and most of the people living in the barracks near Guazhou were the remaining military families, who were most concerned about housing and work.

Although the barracks in the military camp can accommodate people, they are not their own property after all to these military families. If there is any change in the government, they will have to change places.Therefore, the military families still welcome the order of the Marshal's Mansion to build a family area outside the barracks, which means that they finally have a place to stay, and even if there are any changes in the government, they have no right to drive them away .

In addition to the housing problem, the second concern of military families is their own jobs.The quilt factory set up by the Marshal's Mansion was not big at this time, so only a very small number of military family members were recruited. As the saying goes, no one suffers evenly, which naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of these military families who were not recruited.

Li Zicheng understood his position very well. Although these military family members complained to him, in fact, what they wanted most was not to solve their problems immediately, but to make a promise to them personally.After all, the documents issued in the name of the Marshal's Mansion may not necessarily benefit them in their opinion, but if Emperor Yongchang can guarantee them face to face, at least they will feel at ease.

Therefore, Li Zicheng made many promises to them without hesitation, but hoped that they could wait patiently for a few days.In the barracks, Li Zicheng shouted to the women and children surrounding him: "Everyone, please believe in the Marshal's Mansion. We are working hard to solve your problems, but we have to eat every bite and the road has to be walked step by step. We can't do it." Everything was done at once, so everyone should give us some time to do things. Of course, if you can help us do some auxiliary work within our capacity, or choose some trustworthy people, let them communicate with the Marshal's Mansion If so, then I believe this time will be greatly shortened.”

Mrs. Xing was a little impressed by Li Zicheng's performance.In her memory, Li Zicheng was actually quite a taciturn person. Although he could talk eloquently in front of his brothers and impressed everyone, he would only speak a few words in front of the crowd and would not express himself. Show such intimacy.

When it was getting dark, Li Zicheng bid farewell to Mrs. Xing and returned to Yangzhou, and said to her casually: "You can collect the difficulties raised by these military families and send them to the statistics department. I also want to know about the family members who stayed behind after the army went out. Difficulties encountered, and then come up with a unified solution."

Mrs. Xing looked at the sky, thought for a while and finally did not keep Li Zicheng. She felt that she would rather be rude than make trouble for herself.However, after she sent Li Zicheng out of the city, she still couldn't help asking a question: "I heard that your majesty wants to change the rites of Confucianism with legalist techniques and try to restore the tyranny of King Qin. Is this true? The scholars in Guazhou City They are all discussing this issue, and it seems that they are challenging His Majesty?"

Li Zicheng, who came out of Sanliting, stepped on the horse-mounting stone and got on his mount, and then said to Mrs. Xing who was standing on the steps of the pavilion: "Scholars can care about politics instead of discussing pornographic songs all day long. This is also a great progress.

You are also a northerner who has experienced the war, so you should know that the badness of the world is the first thing that breaks the hearts of these scholars. They talk about morality to the people every day, but they themselves are full of male thieves and female prostitutes. The dog's stomach went.

Those who govern the country are all sanctimonious beasts. Do you still expect the common people to be honest and honest?If you don't strip off the clothes of these hypocrites and step on them a few times, how can they remember that knowledge is for practice, not for decorating their own doors.

You don't have to pay too much attention to those scholars. Reading is a good thing, but you must first figure out what the purpose of reading is. If you study only to change the family, can Gao really get the approval of those scholars?Among their three cardinal principles and five constant principles, there is no place left for people like us.It's getting late, so let's go first. "

Mrs. Xing stood on the steps of the pavilion, watching the back of Li Zicheng and his guard leaving, unable to move for a long time.At this time, she naturally believed that Li Zicheng had let go of some things.So worries about her son immediately surfaced again. Li Zicheng's reminder to her was actually correct. Although Gao Jie was known for his martial arts, she actually didn't want her son to join the army, so she cared so much about literature and art.

When she tried Li Zicheng just now, she also wanted to hear whether Li Zicheng had the rationale for governing the country after pacifying the world.As a woman who has studied, Mrs. Xing still believes that governing the world depends on scholars after all. Without the support of scholars, it is impossible for Li Zicheng to establish a dynasty that can truly be passed on.

In fact, putting aside the personal grievances in the past, Mrs. Xing has no doubts about Li Zicheng's ability to calm the world.After all, Li Zicheng not only captured the city of Beijing, but also conquered so many civil servants in the north. As long as he didn't mess around, no one would oppose him.

However, Li Zicheng first carried out torture and looting in the north, and then organized a severe crackdown in Yangzhou in the south, and then made a speech criticizing Zhu Zi. This kind of behavior that made people feel at a loss made Mrs. Xing also doubt whether Li Zicheng had the ability to calm down the troubled times. thought up.Even though a reconciliation has been made with Li Zicheng, Mrs. Xing didn't intend to let their family be buried with Li Zicheng just like that.

But today, Li Zicheng's warning to her made her listen again.Although in front of warriors like Gao Jie, she can be regarded as a well-educated person, but compared with those real scholars, she is just a treasurer who can calculate a few accounts.In the eyes of those scholars, I am afraid that a famous prostitute like Chen Yuanyuan is more like a lady than Mrs. Gao who came out of her group of thieves.

"Ma'am, let's go back too." The maid at the bottom of the steps couldn't help reminding gently, Madam Xing finally regained her distracted thoughts, walked down the steps silently, and then got on the green wall car and went back to the city.

When Li Zicheng hurried back to Daming Temple, the night was already dark.Walking on the steps up the mountain, the moonlight shines from the forest, and listening to the mountain wind blowing through the forest, it really makes people feel a sense of solitude.But when he walked into the temple and listened to the sound of chanting from the Daxiong Hall, he returned to the world again.

Li Zicheng said to Li Laiheng: "Go and see what dishes are in the small kitchen. If there are no dishes left, ask someone to cook a bowl of noodles."

After Li Zicheng finished speaking, he turned to the east path, passed through a few moon gates and arrived at his small courtyard, only to find that Zhu Cihong was sitting in the main room playing chess with Chen Yuanyuan.While letting the maid serving beside him beat the dust, he couldn't help but said to Zhu Cihong who was about to get up: "Sit and sit, don't salute, there is no time to rush back to the city today?"

After saluting, Zhu Cihong sat back honestly, then sighed and said: "Those scholars all ran to Shouzhiyuan, saying that the theory of evil nature is the study of Legalism. Those who apply to Korea at the top must be Buddhas and elders at the bottom.

He also said: The weak of the people will die, and the strong will invade. The people will die and the country will perish.The study of Legalism is the study of the subjugation of the country, so I must not be deceived by such fallacies.

The gentlemen of the Wenhua Palace also said: The misfortune is great when it comes to Shen Han.The original method started from Xuxuan, and the mere extravagance of witches and ghosts is not enough to punish.

I didn't know how to answer them, so I had to flee up the mountain.I wonder if Your Majesty has any ideas? "

Li Zicheng took the towel from the maid's hand and wiped his face and hands, then said with a smile: "These Taoists are still playing with Zhu Zi's tricks.

What Xunzi said was that human nature is evil and can be good, but they dropped the word "able to be good" and kept entangled with the three characters "human nature is evil". Didn't this change Xunzi's idea?

I'm talking about the three generations of Duke Zhou, Confucius, and Xunzi. Zhu Xi's questioning spirit about Xunzi, but they only talk about Zhuzi's: poor heaven principles, understand human relations, speak holy words, and understand accidents.The part of the three cardinal guides and five constant principles that is in line with ritual and music.

So, I don't intend to argue with me anymore, this is the quarrel method used by street villains, as long as their voices are loud enough, they will have a reason.Do you know how the First Emperor dealt with these rambunctious Confucian scholars? "

Zhu Cilang was frightened immediately, he got up quickly and said: "Although these people are a bit stubborn, they didn't speak ill of His Majesty, and they should not be guilty of death. Otherwise, I'll persuade them when I go back..."

Li Zicheng shook his head and said: "These people think they are defending the Dao, and they cannot listen to anyone's persuasion. The more you persuade them, the more they feel that they are indeed right. In this way, you go back tomorrow morning and tell those scholars Let’s just say that three days later, that is, on the morning of the eighth day, I will personally talk to them about what morality is. Therefore, I ask them to recommend 20 or less than 30 moral people in these few days and tell me what they are. What the hell is morality?"

Zhu Cilang was silent for a long time, and then asked eagerly: "Your Majesty is really just talking about morality, isn't that what?"

Li Zicheng laughed and said, "Emperor Shi also burned the books after he unified the six kingdoms. I haven't made such achievements yet, so naturally I don't dare to do what Emperor Shi Huang did..."

While Li Zicheng and Zhu Cihong were talking, Chen Yongfu was sitting in the study of his mansion in the city of Zhengzhou thousands of miles away from Yangzhou, holding a candlestick and studying the layout of the defense line between Zhengzhou and Kaifeng on the map.Although he was transferred back to Henan from Shanxi, Kaifeng at this time is no longer the Kaifeng city he defended in the past. Because of the infusion of the Yellow River, Kaifeng City has now become a ruin, and the city with a population of tens of thousands has survived. None in ten.

The tragic situation in Kaifeng caused Chen Yongfu to lose the support of his hometown, but it also reduced the defensive forces in the Kaifeng area. The south bank of the Yellow River in Kaifeng is not suitable for large troops to march, so the focus of river defense on the Yellow River has become Luoyang Mengjin and Zhengzhou this area.Chen Yongfu felt that at least before the Yellow River froze, it would be difficult for the Qing army to break through the river defenses.

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When Chen Yongfu was looking at the map and thinking about the loopholes in the defense, he heard a rush of footsteps outside the door. He immediately put down the candlestick vigilantly and walked towards the door.

Soon the footsteps stopped outside the door, and then a familiar voice came in, "Patriarch, the deputy general of the party brought someone over, saying that it is Ping Nanbo's subordinates, and there is an urgent military matter to report to you."

Chen Yongfu opened the door, turned around and blew out the candles in the room, and then went out and said calmly to the personal servant Ding standing outside the door: "Let's go."

A moment later, Chen Yongfu appeared in the main room. Dang Yilong, who was standing in the room walking back and forth, turned his head to look at the sound of footsteps, and immediately heaved a sigh of relief and stepped forward to salute him: "Junmen, something is wrong."

Chen Yongfu helped him up and sat on the upper chair, then said to Dang Yilong: "Sit down and talk, the sky won't fall, what happened?"

Looking at Chen Yongfu with a calm face, Dang Yilong finally lost his nervousness, turned around and shouted to the hall: "Bring Qi Baihu up here."

After shouting this loudly, Dang Yilong clasped his fists towards Chen Yongfu and said, "I can't tell you about the humble position for a while, let Qi Baihu tell you, he has Ping Nanbo's official document on him."

Chen Yongfu turned his attention to a military officer who was brought to the hall, and saw him kneeling on one knee, holding a document in both hands and saying loudly: "The post is Qi Binghe, a hundred households under the command of Ping Nanbo. The night before yesterday, the Qing army in Meng County, Hebei Smuggling across the Yellow River, Meng Jin's guard Li Jiyu Yizhi surrendered, and Meng Jin was lost. Uncle had no choice but to retreat and return to Luoyang, and sent us to Xingyang and Zhengzhou for emergency..."

This is indeed news that can make the lieutenant soldiers restless, but Chen Yongfu's face remained unchanged, but he had already scolded Liu Zhong in his heart.He and Liu Zhong took Xingyang as the boundary, the Yellow River defense line to the west of Xingyang belonged to Liu Zhong, and the Yellow River defense line to the east of Xingyang belonged to himself. Speaking of which, Liu Zhong had stronger troops than him, after all, the opponent surrendered earlier than him, and His direct descendants were exhausted in the process of defending Kaifeng.

But what he didn't expect was that Liu Zhong, who was deeply trusted by Emperor Yongchang, didn't even try to capture Mengjin after Li Jiyu's defection, so he fled back to Luoyang with his main force, so it was originally unstable. The Yellow River defense line suddenly broke a big hole.

Dang Yilong on the side saw Chen Yongfu's silence for a long time, and finally couldn't help but say: "It is 200 miles from Mengjin Ferry to Xingyang County, and 60 miles from Xingyang County to Zhengzhou. If the Qing army crossing the river immediately marches towards Xingyang County , then the distance from Xingyang County may not be much farther than ours at this time. If Xingyang is lost, the Sun Family Ferry and Huayuankou will not be able to defend. The Sangui Army on the opposite side will inevitably cross the river, and Zhengzhou will not be able to defend Stop it. Junmen, whether to withdraw or stay, is about to come up with a decision now."

Chen Yongfu rolled his eyes, and after taking a look at Qi Baihu, he first told the servant at the side: "Take Qi Baihu down to have something to eat first, and then arrange a room for him, let him have a good sleep first. Sleep."

After Chen Yongfu and Dang Yilong were the only ones left in the hall after the servants of the Chen family took Qi Baihu away, Chen Yongfu said to the old subordinate: "I am not worried about Xingyang, but about Ping Nanbo's movements." , don't you think Meng Jin lost too quickly?"

"Didn't it be said that Li Jiyu rebelled?" Dang Yilong replied with some doubts. When he quickly understood Chen Yongfu's meaning, he said in astonishment: "The Qing general opposite Mengjin is said to be Liu Fangming. Li Jiyu, Liu Fangming, Liu Zhong... Well, they all encircled and suppressed the rebel army under the command of Governor Hong. In terms of relationship, Liu Fangming and Ping Nanbo have a deeper relationship. Li Jiyu can rebel, but Ping Nanbo... what should we do?"

Chen Yongfu got up and walked to the front of the hall, looked at the waning moon hanging in the sky outside, and said after a long time: "Uncle Ping Nan is deeply favored by His Majesty, I thought he would not fall to the north so quickly. Otherwise, he would There is no need to send someone to inform us of the fall of Mengjin."

But since Dang Yilong had already guessed that there was something tricky in Meng Jin's fall, he had no sense of trust in Liu Zhong, and he couldn't help saying bitterly: "He may not have any good intentions, he just wants to leave a way out for himself. That's all, it's the worst thing to be a person with a head and a mouse, how can you still believe him now."

Chen Yongfu was naturally angry in his heart, but he couldn't beat Liu Zhong to death with a single stick. Facing the anger of his subordinates, he could only comfort him: "As long as Ping Nanbo doesn't formally change the flag, then the Qing army can't completely occupy Henan. In the government, they will keep some troops to guard against the direction of Luoyang, which will reduce the pressure on us.

We should still get in touch with Ping Nanbo Import, and persuade him not to join the Qing army, otherwise the Yellow River defense line will really be over.At dawn tomorrow, I will personally take Qi Baihu to reinforce Xingyang County. If you are in Zhengzhou, I will send people to Li Hao, Zhang Tianyi, Yan Keyi, Guo Chaofu and others to pass the news of Mengjin's fall, so that they should not panic and keep their own. line of defense.In addition, send another person to Guide to report the incident to Yuan Cishuai, and ask him to prepare reinforcements to support us..."

Under the sudden situation, Chen Yongfu had done everything he could, but what he didn't know was that Hao Shangjiu, who was stationed at Sun's Ferry, also got the news of Mengjin's fall at this time, and the person from Hebei sent him the news. Wu Sangui's subordinate Han Daren.

Different from the previous battles with the Peasant Army and Jiannu, at this time the two sides of the Yellow River are basically stationed by the former Ming Army, and these Ming Army generals are inextricably linked, so before the war, the two sides began to fight. very frequent contact.

The content of the connection between these generals is naturally to compare who can have the last laugh between Daqing and Dashun.Although Wu Sangui and the generals of the frontier army knew that the Jurchen's entry into the pass had the intention of staying permanently, this did not prevent them from deceiving their old colleagues on the south bank of the Yellow River, saying that the Qing soldiers entered the pass to help the Ming Dynasty encircle and suppress the peasant army. Therefore, as long as they have a heart of loyalty and filial piety to Daming, they should set things right.

In addition to the testimony of former Ming generals like Wu Sangui, there are also letters from senior civil officials like Hong Chengchou and Song Quan who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty to persuade them. Almost all of them are his subordinates, and Song Quan is a famous Guide family in Henan. He has considerable influence on those local local tyrants and guards in Henan.

Song Quan even publicly stated in the letter: "I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty has no master. Anyone who can avenge my Ming Dynasty and destroy China is my master!" The persuasion of the gentry and gentry still caused a great shock.For example, Dong Xueli's rebellion and Li Jiyu's change of flag all fell under these rhetoric.

Of course, the powerful force of the Qing army behind these rhetoric is also the reason that forced these former Ming army generals to give up resistance.If they really have a heart of loyalty, they should be loyal to the prince of Yangzhou now, and they will fight to the end with these surrendered generals.

Hao Shangjiu thought for half the night after receiving the news, and finally asked Han Daren to cross the river to meet King Pingxi in the early morning.Wu Sangui's troops, who were ready to go on the north bank, issued an order to cross the river immediately after Hao Shangjiu crossed the river. Sun Shouzheng, the guard at Huayuankou, surrendered.

On the morning of November 11th, several defenders at Sunjiadu crossing fled to Xingyang, and Chen Yongfu learned the news.He immediately realized that if Wu Sangui's troops who crossed the river were to capture Zhengzhou, then Xingyang would be in a predicament of front and back attacks even though the terrain was dangerous.As a last resort, he could only withdraw his troops from Xingyang and return to defend Zhengzhou.

However, on the way, Chen Yongfu met Dang Yilong who fled from Zhengzhou again, and Dang Yilong, who brought more than 100 remnants of soldiers, reported to Chen Yongfu in shame: "The guard of the east gate Liu Fangxing and Zhizhou Lu Shiren opened the east gate. After the Qing army entered the Qing Dynasty, I failed to defend the city, so I had to escape with them. The last general has nothing to say, please punish the army."

Chen Yongfu looked at the sun that was about to set in the west, and looked at the less than 2 troops behind him, and he could only say with a wry smile: "You didn't surrender to the Qing army, and you can still come to inform me, it's already considered exhaustive." I have done my duty. If you have to punish people like you, how should I punish those who opened the city gate?"

Dang Yilong's heart sank in half, although he took the initiative to ask for punishment from his old boss, he was really not reconciled in his heart, because the responsibility for the loss of the city really couldn't be blamed on himself.However, he still felt a little uneasy and said, "It's just that Zhengzhou is lost now, where should we go? Will Marshal Yuan blame the army for the loss of the river defense?"

Chen Yongfu glanced around at the surrounding soldiers, and then said: "Although there are many factors in the defeat of this battle, I will not shirk my responsibility. After I settle down, I will naturally write a letter to the Marshal's Mansion to explain the defeat of this battle." after.

However, although we lost the Yellow River defense line, the Qing army may not be able to have the last laugh.Your Majesty has conquered the land of the Jianghuai River and reached a settlement with the prince. The autumn clothes and shoes we are wearing now are transported from the south.With the financial and manpower of Jiangnan, how long can the Qing army continue to be arrogant when His Majesty sends troops northward?

Wu Sangui and Liu Fangming, these rebels, first betrayed Ming Dynasty, and now they betrayed China, and they even boasted that they were avenging the late emperor.The first emperor Zigong and the crown prince are both in Yangzhou now, they lured Jiannu into the pass to hunt down, is this revenge for the first emperor?Aren't they leading the way to slaughter my Chinese people for the sake of building slaves?

Are you willing to follow these beasts to kill my Chinese compatriots? "

The soldiers around Chen Yongfu whispered for a while, and soon someone raised the spear in his hand and shouted: "I don't want to, I don't want to..."

The soldiers who were panicked when they heard the news of the fall of Zhengzhou finally calmed down under the encouragement of Chen Yongfu, and even the remnant soldiers who escaped from Zhengzhou with Dang Yilong also regained their spirits.

After winning over the army, Chen Yongfu silently recalled the map in his mind, and decided to lead the troops to bypass Zhengzhou and retreat to Zhongmou, first contacting the Shun Army in Guide Mansion.

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In the prefectural yamen of Zhengzhou Zhizhou, officials such as Liu Fangxing and Zhizhou Lu Shiren waited on Wu Sangui's general who entered the city, and it took a whole day to serve him well.And when he walked out of the yamen, the bun on his head was gone.

Looking at the stunned eyes of several soldiers waiting for him outside the door, Liu Fangxing held his helmet in one hand and touched his smooth forehead with the other, forced a smile and said, "Shaving your head is also a beautiful thing, at least it won't grow longer." There are lice. After you go back, you can also find a barber to shave, it’s no big deal. Is it better to keep your head than your hair?”

Liu Fangxing was not born as a general, he was a local tyrant in Henan, so the soldiers around him were all his clansmen and relatives, so he was able to open the city gate without saying a word.However, with these blood ties, these soldiers were not so cautious in front of him. A young clansman replied dissatisfied: "At the beginning, His Majesty suggested that the lieutenant soldiers cut their hair short for personal hygiene. Brother, you said: Body hair and skin, How can the parents who received it be damaged because of such a trivial matter as cleaning. Why do you say that today?"

Liu Fangxing's face was flushed, and he stared fiercely at the young man who spoke: "Lao Liu, you have been chattering since you opened the city gate in the morning. Do you have any dissatisfaction with me switching to the Qing Dynasty? So who is doing this for? It's not for our Liu family to find a way out.

The soldiers of the Qing Dynasty crossed the Yellow River without firing an arrow, and the officers and soldiers guarding the ferry surrendered. What do we volunteers do to defend the city?And is it my idea?It was the idea of ​​Lu Zhizhou and the gentry in the city. This is their territory. How can we fight these local snakes?If we don't listen to them, can we go back to the countryside..."

Seeing this, several guards nearby hurriedly pulled the young man away, and then some old men handed Liu Fangxing small words, finally letting him dissipate the bad breath.It's just that when the group returned to the barracks where they lived, they found that the owner had changed.

The soldiers of the Wu army guarding the gate of the camp did not let them in. A small school came out when he heard the noise at the gate, and interrupted them after hearing what Liu Fangxing and others said: "General Chen has an order. You are not allowed to live with other people. The idlers in the north of this street have all been kicked out. Your team should go to the south of the street. Go find it yourself. Don’t make trouble in front of the camp gate, or I will execute it. Military Law..."

While they were talking, a disheveled little daughter-in-law suddenly ran out of the barracks, and then two Wu soldiers rushed out again, swearing at her and dragging her back.Liu Fangxing stopped the soldiers around him with an ugly expression, and looked for the alley in the south of the street.

It took the group more than a quarter of an hour to find their companions at the gate of a large courtyard, but these companions leaned against the courtyard wall and had no intention of entering.Before Liu Fangxing walked to the door, he heard shouts coming from inside the door. He couldn't help but change his face for a moment: "What is this, what is this, do they still have military discipline..."

A veteran sitting on the steps of the gate looked at him sideways while smoking a dry pipe, then exhaled a smoke ring and said coldly: "Isn't this our reward for opening the city gate? The second and fourth masters But very happy, they had already set their sights on the two daughters of the Mei family, and this time they got what they wanted.

But, I just want to ask Master Liu, before the Marshal’s Mansion said they would give us land, do you still care about this now, Master Liu?Also, Mr. Liu, you took off your autumn clothes and autumn shoes before, and now they are all taken by the Qing army. We can't just carry them in this cold weather, can we? "

Liu Fangxing suddenly felt that the soldiers in front of him were a little strange. In the past, they would not fart in front of him. After all, most of these soldiers were tenants of his family.However, the various treatment and retirement guarantees for soldiers in the army issued by the Marshal's Mansion in the past few months still gave some soldiers another expectation.

According to the policy issued by the Marshal's Mansion, as long as these soldiers have served for 4 years, they can be allocated 25 acres of land. This treatment is converted from the treatment of the officers and soldiers, but for these soldiers from tenant households, it is enough to be self-reliant The portal is up.He suddenly remembered that because this veteran who was smoking a dry pipe escaped from Liaodong before, the Marshal's Mansion also admitted his service history before he fled back, and he was already going through the retirement procedures for him.

When he opened the city gate in the morning, he deliberately transferred away a group of people led by the veteran, just because he was worried that something would happen to him.Thinking of this, he immediately became vigilant, looked at the soldiers standing or sitting in the alley, then patted his chest and said: "I will give the land, since everyone has followed me, can I still treat everyone badly? As for Qiuyi , Qiu Xie, I will negotiate to get it back. Changlin, you can use this money to buy some wine and meat, and comfort everyone..."

Liu Fangxing's heroic demeanor finally made the soldiers in the alley relax a little bit. The veteran sitting on the steps knocked on the cupronickel smoking pot, then got up quietly and walked to the other side of the steps to reinstall. Picking up tobacco, it was like giving Liu Fangxing the way to enter the door.

Liu Fangxing then clasped his fists at the soldiers in the alley, said a scene, and then walked into the gate.After entering the door, he felt that his back was a little wet. At this time, he was still not sure whether the veteran blocked himself to say a few words of complaint, or wanted to incite others to deal with him.

Liu Fangxing pulled a close aide beside him and whispered: "Find some people to watch Old Guotou, and see what he has been in contact with and what he has said."

After finishing speaking, he let go and walked quickly into the backyard. Although this compound was not inhabited by a family of officials, the Mei family could be regarded as a wealthy businessman in the local area, but they had no influence.Therefore, there are four entrances in the entire compound, which is enough for two or three hundred of them to live in.

Liu Fangxing didn't mind that the two younger brothers snatched this place, but they left their subordinates aside for their own enjoyment. During such a war, they were just making fun of their own lives.

Hastily walked to the backyard, and after taking the second and fourth brothers out of the woman's boudoir, Liu Fangxing scolded the two of them for a bloody meeting, but the two younger brothers said to him disapprovingly while putting on their clothes: "No Brother, why do you open the city for pleasure? Li Zicheng is just a local bandit from Shaanxi. He killed people and set fires in Henan that day. He didn't do anything.