Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 586
On Chaoku Street, Qingfeng Tea House.

Just after Maoshi, half an hour before the opening of the Royal Exchange, Wang Tao and Sun Tinglan, good friends, had already arrived at Qingfeng Tea House early, drinking tea while waiting for the opening of the Royal Exchange.

Sun Tinglan said: "Duke Wang, I heard that the Holy Majesty has summoned dozens of soldiers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who have been in charge of the matter, and have held a meeting in the Yilun Hall for seven days? I don't know what they are discussing? "

Wang Tao looked around and said in a low voice, "My good brother, don't want to go outside. The Holy Majesty summoned the Ministry of Internal Affairs to discuss the matter of the Northern Expedition."

"Northern Expedition?" Sun Tinglan's eyes widened.

"Hush." ​​Wang Tao hurriedly signaled Sun Tinglan to keep silent, "This is top secret."

However, as soon as the words fell, I saw a newsboy rushing past the window, waving a newspaper in his hand, and shouting loudly: "Sell newspapers, sell newspapers, the latest news, His Majesty the Emperor wants to launch an army for the Northern Expedition, Yu Yilun In the hall, the ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the soldiers of the commanding army were called together for several days to discuss military plans in secret..."

"Huh?" Sun Tinglan was stunned when he heard the words.

Isn't it top secret?How did it get stabbed in the newspaper?

Wang Tao's face was even more constipated, embarrassing.

However, the pedestrians on Chaoku Street were immediately blown up.

"Wu Na kid, give me a point, give me a newspaper."

"Child, give me a share. This is [-] cents. You don't need to look for it."

In a short while, hundreds of newspapers in the newsboy's cloth pocket were sold out.

Immediately afterwards, cheers resounded like a tsunami on Chaoku Street.

There was also faint crying, and many scholars were already crying with excitement.

Emperor Heaven and Empress Land, we all learn from each other, my Ming Dynasty is finally going to start the Northern Expedition with Heavenly Soldiers!
In less than half a day, the news that Ming Dynasty was going to launch the Northern Expedition spread throughout Nanjing.

Whether it is a scholar studying in the Imperial College, or a peddler who pushes carts on the street, or a worker who is working hard in various workshops, all of them cheered when they heard the news, with a look of pride on their faces. It can be seen from this that the Northern Expedition was what the people wanted.

Of course, it is impossible for any national policy to be supported by everyone.

For example, during the Northern Expedition, court officials, merchants, peddlers, workers, and even the girls in the South Court all cheered for it, but there were also many people who secretly ridiculed it.

For example, there are a few frustrated people gathered in the Four Seas Restaurant at the entrance of Wuyi Lane.

All of them are our old acquaintances, former cabinet minister Qian Qianyi, Huang Daozhou, Baoguo Gong Zhu Guobi, Chengyi Bo Liu Kongzhao, and Ning Nanbo Zuo Menggeng.

That's right, Zuo Menggeng has already been stripped of his duke title.

Even the Marquis didn't keep it, only Nanbo Ning.

Putting down the Hanlin Daily in his hand, Huang Daozhou sighed and said: "The soldiers are fierce and the war is dangerous. How can it be easy to fight? Once the battle starts, I don't know how many sons will die on the battlefield and bury their bones in other places."

"Poor bones by the Wuding River, still the person in the dream of a girl in spring, what a pity." Qian Qianyi also shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity that these foolish men and women are still cheering there, but they don't know about their husbands and their husbands. Son, I am afraid that I will never come back after this trip. Countless dynasties have gone to the Northern Expedition throughout the ages, and many have failed, but very few have succeeded."

The scholar at the table next to him couldn't help retorting: "The Taizu of this dynasty took Xu Da as his commander, wouldn't that be enough?"

"That's only once." Zhu Guobi shook his head and said, "I'm afraid there will be a second time."

"Not necessarily." The scholar retorted again, "There must be one thing and two things in everything. The first Northern Expedition of this dynasty is completed, and the second Northern Expedition will definitely be successful immediately."

"Scholar's opinion." Zuo Menggeng said disdainfully.

"A pedantic view." The scholar replied again, "A coward's view."

Zuo Menggeng was furious: "What are you, you are worthy of talking about military affairs in a big way."

The scholar retorted again: "I don't know what kind of person this man is? Please let me know."

The drinkers around laughed loudly, and Qian Qianyi and Huang Daozhou almost poked their heads under the table.

After all, Zuo Menggeng was young and vigorous. Although his title was reduced to earl, he still hadn't adjusted his mentality. He immediately got up and approached the scholar, and punched him straight in the face.

This punch stabbed a hornet's nest, the scholar just gave a hello, dozens of scholars rushed in from the corner of Wuyi Alley, they pushed Zuo Menggeng to the ground and beat him up.

Zuo Menggeng said that Lao Tzu was Ding Nan Bo.

Those scholars said that you were the one who beat you!
There are still many nurses in the Zuo family.

But seeing that the beating person was a student from the Imperial College, how dare he step forward?
Not to mention now, even going back four or five years, they, the slaves of the Xungui family, would not dare to touch the students of the Imperial College. These people really cannot be provoked.

Qian Qianyi and Huang Daozhou could only stamp their feet and lament: it's an insult to gentlemen.

……

Compared with Nanjing, the reaction of the gentry and common people in Beijing was obviously more pessimistic.

Within a few days of Dorgon's meeting in Prince Rui's Mansion, the whole of Beijing was full of wind and rain. In the end, there were even rumors that Chongzhen was preparing to launch a large-scale northern expedition with 200 million troops.

So the gentry in Beijing began to abscond.

The main reason is the group of northern gentry who surrendered to Dashun before and then surrendered to become slaves.

When the Dashun army first attacked Beijing, they would not serve as martyrs for the Ming Dynasty. Later, when the Qing army attacked Beijing, they would not serve as martyrs for the Dashun Dynasty. martyr.

So the wisest thing to do is to go back to the place of origin and avoid the limelight of this wave of war first.

These gentry's calculations were really shrewd, thinking that if the Ming army succeeded in the Northern Expedition, wouldn't Chongzhen have to rely on them if it wanted to stabilize the situation in the northern provinces?They are tumblers, no matter who sits on the dragon chair, they can't leave it alone, so now, these northern gentry will never be martyrs for the Qing Dynasty.

As a result, there was an endless stream of Hanchens who resigned from their old age.

Many gentry living in Beijing also quietly returned to their hometowns.

For example, Zhang Jinyan, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of War in the Ming Dynasty, served as the Shangshu of the Ministry of War in both Dashun and the Qing Dynasty. However, he was dismissed from the post of Shangshu two years ago because he offended the nobles of the Eight Banners, and has been at home since then.

After hearing the wind this time, he quickly set up a car and returned to Xinxiang.

Even the scholars from the Juren Battalion of the Eight Banners Han Army began to abscond.

This morning, as soon as Meng Xueli arrived at Fengtai Daying from his apartment, he received a report from the rotating officer Yu Chenglong: "My lord, Yao Qisheng and other ten people from the south intend to flee south."

"Yao Qisheng?" Meng Xueli frowned slightly.

Yao Qisheng is the most outstanding among the more than 2000 Juren in the Juren Camp.

After thinking for a while, Meng Xueli ordered Yu Chenglong: "Bring Yao Qisheng in."

"Hey." Yu Chenglong agreed, and immediately ordered the jurors on duty to bring Yao Qisheng to Meng Xueli's place.

Meng Xueli let Yu Chenglong and the other two people on duty step down again, leaving only him and Yao Qisheng in the row. Yao Qisheng looked at Meng Xueli with prudent eyes, as if asking what Master Meng wanted to do?
"Yao Qisheng, I know what you're thinking." Meng Xueli said quietly.

"If it weren't for the fact that you were exiled to Tongzhou in the first year of Shunzhi, you definitely wouldn't be where you are today. With your heart and ambition, you might be one of the six thousand Qin princes at this time."

Hearing this, Yao Qisheng really regretted it.

If he had not applied to join the Qing army in Tongzhou, if he had returned to his hometown in Kuaiji, he would have been admitted to the first phase of the Imperial College without any problem even if he was not one of the six thousand princes.

But now, even if he goes back, he can only take the fifth round.

How can the status of the fifth issue be compared with that of the first issue?
What's more, now that he has been arrested, his life may not be guaranteed.

After a short pause, Meng Xueli said again: "I will tell the regent that you did not abscond, but went out to buy pens, ink and paper according to my military order, but you will not abscond again from now on."

"Do keep in mind that this is the Fengtai camp, and the security is extremely strict."

"You can't even hide from the patrols of Jurenying, how can you hide from the patrols of the Eight Banners Han Army and Eight Banners Mongolia?"

"If you are caught by the patrol team of the Juren Camp, there is still room for change, but once you are caught by the patrol team of the Eight Banners Han Army or the Eight Banners Mongolia, even the gods will not be able to save you."

"Why did your lord save our lives?" Yao Qisheng frowned.

"Aren't you afraid that we will spread rumors in the Juren camp and disturb the morale of the army?"

"Rumor? Is this really a rumor?" Meng Xueli sighed, "The fact is that the Ming army is really going to make a northern expedition, and it will not be later than April at the latest."

……

The news of the absconding of a large number of gentry and Hanchen reached Dorgon's ears.

Hou Fangyu was full of deep-rooted hatred for these half-hearted "Han compatriots", and said to Dorgon: "Master, these half-hearted hermaphrodites are the most abominable, let's catch them and kill them! Just use the heads of these people to kill them." Purify the hearts of the people in Beijing and prepare for the war."

"Hey, the problem cannot be solved by killing."

Dorgon waved his hand and said, "The Qing Dynasty will never kill innocent gentry indiscriminately."

Hou Fangyu was taken aback when he heard the words, and thought to himself when did the master become so merciful?

But after thinking about it again, Hou Fangyu understood why Dorgon didn't dare to kill.

The reason is very simple, because Dorgon's ruling foundation does not allow him to do so.

Because of Nanming's economic blockade before, the quality of life of the nobles of the Eight Banners deteriorated. The nobles of the Eight Banners were already full of complaints against Dorgon. The composition of the army has undergone a fundamental change, and the Eight Banners Manchuria no longer has the advantage. Dorgon may really let these Eight Banners nobles who secretly colluded with each other step down, and Fulin may really be in charge of the government.

Therefore, if Dorgon is now massacring the Han gentry, it will inevitably lead to the Eight Banners Han Army, Green Camp, and Lianyong's army being unstable. If this is the case, who else can Dorgon count on?Just pointing at the [-] Banners of Mongolia?At that time, the [-] Banners of Mongolia will rebel in minutes and make things worse.

So now Dorgon dare not kill people.

(End of this chapter)