Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 267 The Turmoil of People's Heart

(Change first and then change)
It's raining.

The rain in Beijing is different from the chill in Liaodong. It is a bit humid, but also a bit chilly. It is icy cold and falls straight down without stopping.

It is rare for Beijing to have such good weather. The streets were in a panic for a while, and there were countless people in wet clothes.

But it was good after all. It washed away the filthy streets and directly flushed a large amount of excrement and garbage mixture into the two flood discharge rivers, making Beijing seem to have changed its appearance.

In the era when there was no main road sewer, in the rainy season, the two flood discharge ditches running north-south were discharged to the south moat of the outer city.

Although the east and west ditches can discharge rainwater, when there is a heavy rain, the capital will inevitably be covered with ocean.According to the records of "Ming Shilu": In the leap June of the 35th year of Wanli, the capital was flooded, causing "Jiuqu Ping Road to become a river", and Chang'an Street reached "five feet deep in water".

But for the nobles, they are not afraid of floods, and they even have the leisure to sigh.

"Sigh, the rain in central Beijing is really different from that in Liaodong."

Wu Sangui looked at the rainwater gathering in the courtyard, and couldn't help feeling filled with emotion.

His arms are strong and slender, and he is very good at bows and arrows. His legs are bent inwards, which is caused by his horseback riding and archery since he was a child.

A pair of tiger eyes, piercing, slightly round face, beard covered half of the face.

"Why should King Pingxi feel sorry for him?"

At this time, a Confucian scholar appeared on the side, with a slender figure, a fluttering robe, and a confident face.

"Sir, is this Beijing city livable?"

Wu Sangui withdrew his gaze, took the raindrops from under the eaves, put them into his mouth under his surprised gaze, and immediately said lightly: "It's still the rain from Liaodong, which is even sweeter."

"Beijing is as good as Beijing, and Liaodong is as good as Liaodong."

When Shi Fu saw his solemn face, he couldn't help saying with a little deep meaning: "Prince Pingxi has to taste all kinds of flavors himself."

Wu Sangui frowned upon hearing this.

The title of King Pingxi came down recently.

After the Man Qing entered the customs, Ping Xibo, and now the Pingxi County King, the Man Qing's wooing can be seen.

But even so, Wu Sangui was quite hesitant, even more disturbed.

Without him, the situation has changed.

To this day, he still does not regret the switch and led the Qing army to defeat Li Zicheng.

After all, Emperor Chongzhen was murdered. As a subject, he had to take revenge no matter what. He was aboveboard and had a clear conscience.

Sure enough, Li Zicheng collapsed at the first touch, and now he can only entrenched in Shaanxi, like a dead bone in a tomb.

However, the Nanjing court stood up again, and Daming came back to life in an instant.

Although it is only half of the country, its momentum is astonishing, beheading Prince Yu Duoduo, defeating thousands of Eight Banners, and 300,000 troops in Jiangbei, it seems to be another Southern and Northern Dynasty.

To be king under Jiannu, or to be a prince in Nanming, this is a question.

"Is Your Majesty worried about the Regent?"

Shi Fu looked at Wu Sangui's dignified face, his heart moved, and he said suddenly.

"That's right!"

Wu Sangui responded immediately, looking at the splashing rain, said in a deep voice: "I have known for a long time, I surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and I will be a slave and a handmaid, driven by it."

"But in the end, everything is for the children of Liaodong. I can't let them bleed out."

Shi Fu understood, obviously it was the regent's problem again, and he was nothing more than being a vanguard to kill the Liaodong Army.

In this way, the loss of troops is too heavy, and Wu Sangui's importance will be greatly reduced.

"What the regent decides cannot be changed. Why don't you ask for more money and food, and make a decision at that time."

"Ugh!"

Wu Sangui was unmoved when he heard the words, and sighed, he was rather worried: "Mister, I don't know, this time I will go south, and the imperial court will start to deal with Nanming."

"Nan Ming?"

Shi Fu was startled, and immediately said: "Didn't you attack the intruders? How did you attack the South?"

He came to his senses and frowned: "The water town in the south of the Yangtze River is not conducive to cavalry, so wouldn't it be even more difficult?"

"That's not true!" Wu Sangui said annoyedly: "I'm afraid my reputation will be even worse."

Hearing this, Shi Fu almost laughed out loud.

Dedicating the pass and surrendering the Qing made the whole city of Beijing think that the prince had returned, which made a lot of jokes.

There are even many courtiers who believe that Wu Sangui's delay of the fighter plane led to the fall of Beijing, which is an unforgivable crime.

In this case, what is Wu Sangui's reputation?

Now, if he has to turn his head south again, I am afraid that his reputation will be even worse.

But in Shi Fu's view, there is no difference between ten miles of smelly fragrance and hundreds of miles of smelly fragrance.

Although he doesn't want Nanjing to be trapped in his heart, but in the end it's the ass that decides the head, and he has to do things for Wu Sangui after eating.

"Your Majesty, in the Ming Dynasty, only the dead will be crowned kings of the opposite sex. Nanjing will definitely not let go."

Shi Fu said euphemistically: "Now you are enshrined as King Pingxi, and the title is only promoted but not crimson. A Duke or Marquis, can you still call your heart?"

"Fame and fortune, I don't care about it now."

Wu Sangui said casually: "In this troubled world, the most important thing is to protect yourself."

Shi Fu choked, and immediately changed his mind: "Then, I heard that the emperor of Nanjing was immersed in the harem, the cabinet was full of factional disputes, and Huguang was on the side, and the Zong Wang was entrenched. With such a court, there is still hope for the Northern Expedition?"

"Great Qing, this time is like the rising sun!"

These words moved Wu Sangui.

To fight against the outside world, the inside must be settled first, and the inside is not peaceful. With great effort, only three or four points can be used. The Nanjing court is obviously not the opponent of the Qing Dynasty.

"A chariot that has been completely tied to the Qing Dynasty can't stop."

Wu Sangui sighed deeply and made up his mind.

On the first day of October, the regent Dorgon issued an edict in the Hall of Qinzheng, and [-] inspectors went south, destroying the puppet Ming court in Nanjing in one fell swoop.

Of course, under the packaging of Fan Wencheng and other literati, this action was said to be sending the prince Zhu Cihong south to ascend the throne.

It is extremely confusing.

Among the [-] troops, there are [-] Guanning cavalry, [-] Mongolian Eight Banners, [-] Han Eight Banners, and [-] Manchu Eight Banners.

This is almost [-]% of the elite troops of the Manchu Qing. Once there is a mistake, it will be a serious injury to the Manchu Qing.

Therefore, after a lot of hardships, Dorgon could only pinch his nose and let his brother Prince Azig lead the army, and he was named General Annan.

Prince Su Hauge was appointed General Pingnan as his deputy.

Wu Sangui holds the title of King Pingxi, but he doesn't have the right to command the army. Even if he has, he can't command the Eight Banners.

The army is mighty and mighty, heading south along the canal, with an astonishing momentum.

At this time, the Nanjing court finally realized that this peace negotiation was really fake.

However, the cabinet was in a panic, but they didn't know what to do.

There were even many people who really thought they were sending the prince to the throne, and they were all pleasantly surprised, especially those members of the Donglin Party, Fushe, Jishe, etc., rejoicing.

Ma Shiying was completely panicked.

Whether it is the crown prince or the Qing Dynasty, he, the chief assistant, cannot escape the relationship after all, and there will be no good results.

Therefore, he had no choice but to start to ease with the Donglin Party, demanding that he unite with the outside world and resist the establishment of slaves.

The Donglin Party was also arguing about this endlessly. They hated Ma Shiying, the eunuch, and refused to agree easily.

Moreover, even the conditions are extremely harsh. The first one is Ma Shiying's resignation as chief assistant.

At this time, Shi Kefa, who was far away in Yangzhou, had to send a letter, requesting to resist foreign thieves and not to civil strife.

(End of this chapter)