Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 10 The Arrival of Guan Ning's Army
At noon, Chongzhen and his party had arrived at Tianshou Mountain.

Tianshou Mountain is also where the Ming Tombs are located. Since Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, twelve emperors were buried here. Chongzhen should have been buried here, so it is called the Ming Tombs.

Hearing that Chongzhen had arrived, the eunuch guarding the mausoleum hurried out of the gate.

"Slaves and servants don't know that the Long Live God is coming, and they are not far away to meet them, and they will be punished with death."

"Pingshen." Chongzhen hated the eunuch system, but he did not embarrass these eunuchs.

To put it bluntly, these eunuchs are also victims of the eunuch system. If there is a choice, who would want to cut off their descendants as incomplete?Wouldn't it be nice to keep having sex with girls?
Wang Jiayan stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, let's go into the garden and sweep it."

The Ming Dynasty established the country with filial piety, and if one passed through the ancestral mausoleum and did not go in to pay homage, one would be reprimanded by scholar-bureaucrats, and would be infamous in history books in the future.

But worshiping the imperial mausoleum is not just a matter of lighting a few sticks of incense and knocking on the head, but a strict and complicated process, which may not be completed in half a day, and the army of thieves may catch up by then.

The lesser of two evils, Chongzhen felt that life was the most important thing.

Immediately Chongzhen said: "Forget it, let's come to sacrifice and sweep later when we have time."

Huke, who was a speech officer, gave Wu Ganlai a look of embarrassment during the incident and said: "Passing by the ancestor's mausoleum and not entering to pray for the sweeping, this is not what a son of man should do. I ask the sage to take it back."

Chongzhen shook his head and said: "The rogue pursuers may catch up at any time, forget it."

Wu Ganlai was also an idiot, and said angrily: "The Great Ming ruled the world with filial piety. It would be unfilial for a sage to go to the tomb of his ancestors but not to enter. Aren't you afraid that your reputation will be left in the history books?"

"Unfilial?" Chongzhen really couldn't bear it now.

These officials of Daming are really angry for the sake of hatred.

You just want to sell your name, so you can score some time, right?

Immediately Chongzhen put his face in front of Wu Ganlai, and even sprayed his saliva directly on his face.

"If you waste time by sweeping the ancestor's mausoleum, you will be chased by the bandits, and you and I will die here together, and the Huanghuang Daming Society will collapse, the country will be interrupted, and the country will change hands. This is unfilial piety. Unfilial! Wu Jishi, do you want me to see my ancestors under Jiuquan without a face in the future?"

Wu Ganlai opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn't refute in a hurry.

Comparing the two, it is true that Daming Guozuo is more important.

However, trolls will not admit defeat so easily. Wu Ganlai quickly pouted his neck and said: "No matter how urgent the thieves are chasing soldiers, they will not catch up in a flash. If the Holy Majesty is afraid that the process will be complicated and time-consuming, it is just simple." It’s also okay to do a sacrifice sweep, at least it can block the mouths of the people in the world, and there will be no infamy left in the history books in the future.”

Chongzhen said in disbelief: "Is it for others to see when you co-authored Wu Weishi? Just to show off?"

After saying this, before Wu Gan could refute, he said again: "I hate formalism the most in my life. Whenever I do something, I either don't do it. If I want to do it, I have to do the practical thing. It's not for the sake of showing off, just to show it to others, and to sacrifice it to others." The same should be true for imperial mausoleums, if I sacrifice to sweep it, it is definitely not for people to see, and it is not for the purpose of blocking the mouths of the people of the world."

"In the future, if we can wipe out all kinds of thieves and wipe out Jiannu,"

"I will definitely come to Tianshou Mountain again to pay homage to my great Ming ancestors."

"As for now, there is no need to make extra efforts for the sake of form!"

"Your Majesty is wise." Wang Jiayan nodded happily and said, "The old minister seconded the proposal."

Because this is actually throwing the pot away. Abandoning the ancestral mausoleum for no reason is a felony. Now that Chongzhen is willing to bear it himself, officials like them will naturally not refuse.

Otherwise, the ghost knows whether your Chongzhen will settle accounts after autumn?
Meng Zhaoxiang, Wu Linzheng and others also voiced their support, but Wu Ganlai didn't dare to say more.

But Wu Ganlai didn't feel embarrassed on his face, because that's what Daming's science officials do, and it's their daily routine to hate the emperor, so it doesn't matter what the result is.

Chongzhen then asked the eunuch guarding the mausoleum, "What's your name?"

"Old slave Sun Xiangxian." The chief eunuch's voice became choked with excitement.

Chongzhen asked again: "Sun Banban, how many years have you been at Longevity Hill?"

Sun Xiangxian wept and said: "Returning to the words of Lord Long Live, it has been seventeen years."

Seventeen years of guarding the mausoleum?No wonder Chongzhen didn't have this old eunuch in his memory.

Chongzhen asked again: "Sun Banban has been in Wanshou Mountain for seventeen years, so he should be very familiar with the surrounding terrain?"

For the eunuch guarding the mausoleum, the mausoleum guard is only a duty envoy, not under house arrest, and can go out freely. Sun Xiangxian has guarded the imperial mausoleum in Wanshou Mountain for seventeen years, so he must be familiar with the terrain.

Sun Xiangxian said: "I know him very well, where is Lord Long Live going?"

Chongzhen said: "Do you know where there is a path to cross the Great Wall?"

"Yes, there is." Sun Xiangxian said, "Twenty miles to the northeast from here, there is a mountain pass called Pianshiliang. Most of the Great Wall there has collapsed, and people and horses can pass through."

Chongzhen said: "You lead the way ahead."

"The old slave obeys the order." Sun Xiangxian was overjoyed.

I can finally get out of this hellish place.

Wang Jiayan still wanted to fight for it, and asked, "Your Majesty, are you really not going to Yongping Mansion?"

Chongzhen said: "If you want to go to Yongping Mansion, you went there yesterday morning when you broke out of the siege. Since you didn't go before, it's even more impossible to go now. If you go, you will definitely fall into a trap!"

It is impossible to defect to Wu Sangui.

This is really a political opportunist.

……

On March [-]st, Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Army finally reached Yutian County in Shuntian Prefecture.

Emperor Chongzhen issued an edict at the beginning of the year to let Wu Sangui lead the Guan Ning army into King Guan Qin, but three months later, the Guan Ning army had just entered Shuntian Mansion.

I traveled more than [-] miles in more than three months.

On average, I walk about five miles a day.

This shows what kind of attitude Wu Sangui has.

Wu Sangui didn't think about the real King Qin at all.

The reason why Wu Sangui led the troops into the customs was just to avoid the increasingly powerful Jiannu. There was really no way to stay in the corner of western Liaoning. Jiannu's red cannons were too threatening.

As soon as the army arrived in Yutian County, the news of the fall of the capital and the collapse of the Shengjia suddenly came.

After hearing the news, Wu Sangui decisively led the Guanning Army to the nearby Yutian County, and invited Governor Wang Yongji of Jiliao, Governor Li Yutian of Liaodong, and Jizhen Tongzhi Tongkui to Xingyuan.

"Supervisor Wang and Li Futai, something serious has happened." Wu Sangui said.

Wang Yongji exchanged glances with Li Yutian and asked, "What's the matter?"

"My lords, please hold on." Wu Sangui said, "The capital has already fallen!"

"Ah? The capital has fallen?!" Wang Yongji and Li Yutian suddenly got up when they heard the words, and shouted at the same time, "Then what about the holy car? What happened to the holy car?"

Wu Sangui took a deep breath and said, "Luckily among misfortunes, Sheng Jia personally led the imperial army and broke out at night."

"God bless me, Daming!" Wang Yongji let out a long breath, and asked again, "Where is Shengjia stationed now?"

Li Yutian hurriedly said: "No matter where the holy chariot is staying, Ping Xibo should immediately lead Jizhen Jingqi to escort him!"

"Why don't I want to?" Wu Sangui said helplessly, spreading his hands together, "But where the holy car went after the siege is temporarily unknown, and there is no way to protect him."

"What should I do?" Li Yutian was in a hurry.

Wu Sangui's eyes flashed, and he said: "My lords, don't be too anxious. I have sent many scouts and cavalry to go to various places to inquire about the news. There will be news of the holy driver in a few days. You and I will discuss it at that time."

"There is Laoping Xibo." Wang Yongji and Li Yutian left with a few polite words.

Wu Sangui didn't want to stay, he just sent someone to invite Fang Guangchen, his confidant and aide, to Xingyuan.

"The capital has fallen, and Shengjia is nowhere to be found." Wu Sangui opened the door and said, "A big change is imminent. What do you think the Guan Ning army should do in this extraordinary period?"

Fang Guangchen said: "Then it depends on what the elder brother intends. If the elder brother intends to be famous, then he should be a filial son and a virtuous minister for the Zhu family and fight to the end with bloody thieves; The [-] Liao people are looking for their well-being, so they should surrender to Dashun, since the Daming is exhausted, a change of dynasty is probably inevitable."

Wu Sangui's brows were furrowed, surrendering to the bandits?I am afraid that the reputation is not good.

"Brother, are you worried about Qianqiu's reputation?" Fang Guangchen laughed, "Actually, there is no need to worry about it, because I have also heard some news here. It is said that the day after the fall of the capital, Wei Zaode, the chief minister of the cabinet, led thousands of officials in the capital. Kneeling outside the Chengtian Gate and begging Dashun Dynasty to accept him, so it is the general trend for Li Shun to replace the Ming Dynasty."

While talking, the general Wu Guogui came in and reported: "Uncle, Bai Guangen and Tang Tong are asking to see you outside the city. These two rebels are probably here as lobbyists for the intruders."

"Bai Guangen, Tang Tong?" Wu Sangui and Fang Guangchen looked at each other and said, "Let them in!"

Wu Guogui took the order to go, and after a while, he led Tang Tong and Bai Guangen into Xingyuan.

"Brother Uncle, don't come here without any harm." Bai Guangen, Tang Tong and Wu Sangui have also known each other for many years, and they worked together under the command of Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao.

Those who aided and suppressed the Eighth Commander in those days died and surrendered,
Only Wu Sangui is still struggling for Daming.

"Am I familiar with you guys?" Wu Sangui shouted, "Come here, push these two traitors out and chop them up!"

"Yes!" The four servants on both sides of the row agreed, and immediately rushed up like tigers and wolves, pushing Tang Tong and Bai Guangen away.

PS: In the new issue, the number of follow-up readings will affect the recommended position, so readers are requested to follow up as much as possible, thank you.

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