Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 319 Am I the Villain?

The atmosphere was very enthusiastic.

King Yu is ambitious and filial to the world, vowing to take down the Xiaoling Mausoleum to comfort the spirit of Taizu in heaven.

The gentry burst into tears, happy for the return of Daming, and sad for Emperor Hongguang's capture.

However, after a banquet, King Yu's expression suddenly darkened a lot.

The distance from victory is getting closer, but his heart is extremely unhappy.

The city of Nanjing is too large to be defended easily. Unless Hong Chengchou can turn beans into an army, he will not be able to defend it at all.

"Your Highness, the city of Hangzhou has been destroyed, and King Lu has been captured."

"The king of Lu supervised the country in Taizhou, Zhejiang, and the king of Yi supervised the country in Jianchang, Jiangxi. In addition, rumors spread that the king of Tang supervised the country in Fuzhou, and the king of Jingjiang supervised the country in Guilin..."

"Everyone is spying on the artifact!"

Zhu Yixi shook his head, it was quite ridiculous for these people to overestimate themselves.

But he also understands that even if he is the most powerful, his branch is too far away, and it is difficult to convince the public in terms of clan order.

Local officials also waited for the opportunity to seek meritorious support.

At that time, when Emperor Hongguang was in charge of the country, none of the clans under heaven dared to make trouble, and the place was stable.

This is the law!

Therefore, he clearly knew that the gentry's persecution was extremely serious, and it was the root cause of the Ming Dynasty's subjugation, but he dared not go beyond it in the slightest.

He is not the only option.

Before the unification of the south and even the world, he will endure everything.

Before there is real strength, the most important thing is to preserve and strengthen yourself.

After all, it is the anti-Qing united front, and it is not too late to settle accounts after autumn.

Under the anti-Japanese banner, landlords can no longer fight, and this needs to be learned.

"In the city of Nanjing, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming assisted in the defense, and part of the Eight Banners were filled, and the imperial palace was changed to a full city."

"In addition, there are [-] troops in Yangzhou City, led by Wu Sangui and Liu Zeqing's generals Zheng Longfang and Yao Wenchang."

Sun Changzhou looked at King Yu's growing back, and his words became more concise and decisive.

"Check and balance!!!"

Zhu Yixi said in a deep voice.

Wu Sangui used to be Hong Chengchou's general, so Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming were in Nanjing.

And Wu Sangui's Guan Ning army naturally looked down on Liu Zeqing's soldiers and horses, and despised each other.

Sun Changzhou remained silent, raised his head and asked, "Do you want to assassinate?"

"It's not that simple."

Zhu Yixi shook his head, the generals lived in the barracks, and Hong Chengchou was sheltered by hundreds of soldiers, of course he knew that he was not welcome.

"Nanjing City is at your fingertips."

His Highness Jian Guo believed himself, and thought immediately appeared on his face: "The only thing to worry about is to conquer Nanjing, how to govern Nanzhili next?"

It is undeniable that the Jiangnan area is the foundation of the Donglin Party, and it has great influence from villages to towns.

If they are not appeased, there will be no peace at all.

Similarly, after appeasing them, there is no way to talk about tax collection.

Therefore, it must be divided and disintegrated.

The entire Donglin Party cannot be vetoed just because of some people.

The original intention of the Donglin Party was good, but it has been distorted. Some people are worth wooing, such as a true gentleman like Zhang Shenyan.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yixi couldn't help thinking about the British bourgeois revolution that he had seen.

The so-called English Civil War was nothing more than the defeat of the merchant nobleman Cromwell, who was supported by the land nobles, King Charles I.

And its fight was to resist Charles I's taxation to quell the Scottish rebellion.

The conflict between the Donglin Party and the emperor in the late Ming Dynasty was also due to tax increases.

The reason why the United States rebelled against Britain was also because it resisted the taxation of tea and eased the financial difficulties of the empire.

So, according to the history textbook, am I not on the opposite side?

But why was the Donglin Party scolded?
Zhu Yixi thought for a while, then smiled: "It's still because the brand of the Donglin Party was too big in the early stage, and the contrast between traitorous behavior is disgusting."

Thinking of it, His Royal Highness King Yu strengthened his mind of disintegration.

……

At this time, in the city of Beijing.

British Prince Azig returned to Beijing with a large amount of wealth and soldiers.

The emperor's uncle and regent Dorgon came out of the city to greet him personally, which made Azig very happy.

Immediately, in the Hall of Qinzheng, Emperor Shunzhi sat high, and he was named Prince Heshuo Yongying, with a title of four characters.

The emperor bestowed a golden belt, and also bestowed a mansion, a treasured knife, countless gold, silver and jewels, and approved all the generals recommended by him.

Now, in name, he became the second prince after Dorgon, and his power increased greatly.

This gift temporarily calmed Azig's resentment.

But he didn't know that when he was recalled, not only Hong Chengchou succeeded him as the governor, but also ordered Dorobel Leke Dehun and Gushan Erzhen Yechen to guard Nanjing, Yangzhou and other important towns.

"Azig's place is very lively!"

Dorgon was flipping through the memorial, the Chinese characters one by one made him dizzy, and he immediately threw it aside, out of sight and out of mind.

Feng Quan was waiting on the sidelines. Hearing this, he couldn't help saying: "Prince Ying has made great achievements, and the courtiers are very flattering, especially those southern ministers, who are extremely flattering."

"is it?"

Dorgon's black face was unclear, and he said with a smile: "It's hard work, so why not let him be happy for a few days?"

Feng Quan smiled apologetically, of course he understood that the regent's words were insincere.

Compared with the clever Dodo, Azig is rude, speaks without thinking, and often takes care of him as an older brother.

Now, even when Jiangnan was conquered, he became rampant when he was successful, and he was wholeheartedly thinking about having a name and a real name, and wanting to take down his uncle's title of regent.

Dorgon didn't take it seriously and said that he brought the memorial again, and at a glance it turned out to be the impeachment of Feng Quan.

Yu Shi Wu Dashu said: "Today's employing personnel are all drawn from the Ming Dynasty... against the party and power wing, greedy and scum, deposed in the Ming Dynasty, but today must be deposed."

To put it bluntly, it is to impeach Feng Quan's former eunuch status.

"Look!"

When Feng Quan saw it, his knees softened: "My lord, I have been wronged!"

"I see!"

Dorgon said indifferently: "What's the matter in the past? How can I not know about your Feng Quan's ability?"

As a result, Feng Quan breathed a sigh of relief.

Dorgon dug out another memorial, which was about the impeachment of Prince Su Hauge.

After looking again and again, Dorgon sighed and said, "Now is not the time yet!"

The next day, there will be a court meeting in the Hall of Martial Arts.

It seems that because of winning Jiangnan, everyone is beaming and energetic.

Dorgon glanced at Azig, and his good mood instantly deteriorated.

At this time, there was a military situation, and Tengjisi and Tengjite, the Sunite tribe of Khalkha Mongolia, raised their troops and moved eastward.

Dorgon was overjoyed, he finally found an opportunity, and hurriedly ordered Azige to be the general of the Fujun, leading [-] Manchu and Mongolian cavalry to suppress the rebellion.

Azig was erected, but he had no choice but to obey.

But at this time, in the court hall, Manchu and Han were clearly divided into two classes.

But Sun Zhixie, who was caught between the two, was in a panic, unable to advance or retreat.

It turned out that when he first entered Beijing, Dorgon asked officials and people from all over the country to shave their hair and change clothes, and obeyed the dynasty.

But in the past two years, the Han ministers have remained indifferent, and they still have long hair and broad robes, which are quite different from the Manchen ministers.

However, Dorgon and many Manchus believed that such a distinction could better maintain the Manchu blood and prevent Sinicization.

However, in order to win the favor of the regent, Sun Zhixie not only shaved his hair and kept braids, but also changed into the clothes of Manchu officials.

When he was in court, the ministers of the Manchu class said he was a Han, and he was not allowed to join the class; the ministers of the Han class said that he was dressed as a Manchu, and he was not allowed.

In this way, he became a raw meal, so he was in a mess.

When he got home, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he directly wrote the memorial:
"Your Majesty pacified China, reformed everything, and the system of clothing and hair tied up in the old Han Dynasty, this is your Majesty from China, not China from your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)