I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

"Reporting to the Emperor, I have just received an urgent report. Prince Su's troops were attacked by the main force of the Ning Navy at night. They were completely defeated. Nearly half of the army of more than [-] was lost. Thanks to General Wu Sangui and Wu who stabilized the situation, the remaining troops successfully returned to the mainland. The battalion is holding on to the danger, and the main force of the Ning Navy is sweeping through the prefectures and counties of Yongping Prefecture with the overwhelming force of Mount Tai. Jizhou and Tongzhou have been lost one after another!"

Huang Taiji's expression changed continuously, his hands were shaking slightly, and he murmured: "Ning Haijun...is he finally here?"

Wen Tiren and other Han ministers' expressions changed drastically. They knew how badly they had tricked Ning Haijun. If Ning Haijun came to Beijing, none of them would survive!
Chen Xinjia was the first to shout: "This is impossible! Ning Haijun only has a few troops, and a third of his troops have been blocked outside Shanhaiguan. How can they still have troops? Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

Wang Yingxiong also said cautiously: "Yes, could it be that Prince Su made a mistake? It was just bandits and bandits who attacked them, not Ning Haijun?"

Azig was furious: "Master Wang, what do you mean? Are you saying that our Eight Banners elites can't even defeat bandits and bandits!?"

Wang Yingxiong's scalp felt numb, and then he remembered that he was already a minister of the Qing Dynasty... The Qing Dynasty was good at everything, except for one thing that was bad, that is, it attached great importance to military merit and was very martial. The status of military generals was very high, which was very different from the Ming Dynasty. .

Isn't it because the Ming Dynasty's military generals group became more and more powerful, their voice became more and more powerful, and the transcendent status of the literati was difficult to guarantee, so they rebelled against the country and joined the enemy, and took refuge in the Qing court?
Wang Yingxiong quickly explained: "Prince Wuying, please don't get me wrong. This is not what I mean. What I mean is..."

Huang Taiji waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't say any more!"

Huang Taiji stood up, walked down from Danbi with his hands behind his back, paced back and forth in the hall, frowning tightly, and said: "This matter is not a trivial matter, we cannot take it lightly! King Pingnan!"

Zu Dashou rolled up his sleeves and strode out: "The slave is here!"

Huang Taiji said: "Send troops immediately to strengthen the Sanhe defense line! This is the gateway to the capital, and there must be no room for failure!"

Zu Dashou looked solemn and said, "Your servant understands!"

Huang Taiji called again: "Prince Wuying!"

Azig took a step forward: "I'm here, my servant!"

Huang Taiji said: "This matter must be sealed off, and the defense around the capital must be strengthened. At the same time, more spies will be sent to keep an eye on the market. Anyone found to be spreading rumors will not be tried, but will be executed!"

Azig looked serious: "Anyone?"

Tai Chi said word for word: "Anyone who spreads rumors will be killed without mercy, no one will be exempted!"

Ji Erhalang clenched his fists heavily, stood up and retreated, and arranged to go.

Huang Taiji issued several more orders in succession. He was used to seeing big winds and waves. He didn't pay attention to such a trivial matter as the outcome of the Battle of Three Rivers. He almost didn't think about it and came up with the countermeasures at his fingertips. This calmness was really impressive. admiration.

But he was not as calm as he seemed on the surface, and his worries were getting heavier and heavier: If the situation was true, and Ning Haijun really defeated Beijing, then there was only one possibility, and that was that Cheng Shijie had been hiding his strength.

You must know that the Ning Haijun maintains [-] to [-] elite troops outside the pass and has been chasing the remnants of the Qing army. If these tens of thousands of Ning Haijun go south, it means that they have defeated the Qing army in Monan that stayed behind. This means With those tens of thousands of Eight Banners elite soldiers...

Huang Taiji shuddered and didn't dare to think about it anymore!

Under Huang Taiji's dispatch, a large number of Qing troops moved in the direction of Sanhe, and the atmosphere in the capital suddenly became tense.

In the evening, the garrison sent an envoy to report: "We found a large number of defeated troops, all retreating from the direction of Tianjin. According to them, they encountered the main force of the Ning Navy."

After receiving the report, Huang Taiji's hand trembled while he was drinking medicine, and he almost threw away the large bowl of medicine in his hand!

The most feared thing finally happened.

Beijing, Forbidden City.

The weather was gloomy, and Huang Taiji's face became even gloomier. His somewhat thin face was filled with a black air, which was a prelude to the coming storm.

Under His Majesty Dan, all the civil and military officials knelt on the ground and remained silent, especially the group of civil servants led by Wen Tiren and Wang Yingxiong. Each of them looked like a toad that had been struck by thunder. Their eyes were as big as they were, and their mouths could not close. Well, even if they saw their wife and son having sex, they probably wouldn't be so surprised.

Don't blame them, who would have thought that when all the more than [-] troops of the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition were annihilated, the capital was lost, and the Qing cavalry swept across the capital, Baoding Prefecture, and Zhending Prefecture, the Ming army would still have such a strong combat effectiveness. Under the command of Cheng Shijie, he launched an overwhelming attack on a front that stretched thousands of miles and defeated the Qing army?

The most troublesome thing for Huang Taiji was that the Dashun Army, which controlled most of Shandong, Henan, and Nanzhili, officially accepted the adaptation of Ning Haijun and was awarded by Cheng Shijie to the Ning Haijun Brigade No. 13 to No. 18, a total of six The troops of these six brigades, with tens of thousands of troops, took advantage of the opportunity to occupy Dongsanfu, Shandong, which was eager to change its flag.

And they went north along Daming Mansion and fought with the Qing army in Zhending Mansion. This rogue bandit, which gave the Ming Dynasty a huge headache, broke out with extremely strong fighting power. They actually took more than [-] heavy infantry in one go. After paying the price of more than [-] casualties, they withstood the charge of more than [-] Manchu and Qing cavalry, and took advantage of the exhaustion of the Qing army to launch a full-line counterattack.

The Qing army retreated and was defeated. The army on the southwest route lost more than half and was forced to retreat.

Zhending Mansion, which had just been occupied and had not even had time to sit down, was captured.

This means that their strategic attempt to sideline Dorgon's army has completely failed.

Bad news flew over like snowflakes, and each piece of bad news was like a powerful slap in the face, making everyone present feel stars in their eyes.

Everyone finds it unbelievable, how is this possible?
They had easily captured Beijing before and planted the battle flag in Beizhili in one fell swoop. They were invincible. The Ming army all surrendered in defiance of the wind. Officials and gentry from all over the country rushed to join them. The trend of unifying the world could not be more obvious. Why did the situation change so completely in the blink of an eye?

The Ming army obviously has such a strong fighting capacity, why not fight them decisively in the Beijing-Tianjin area, but let them capture half of the country and then counterattack with great potential?

Is it possible that they have been being played by the Ming army?
Conquering the world is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. The more difficult the time, the more you have to grit your teeth and not give in. Because taking even half a step back may be regarded by potential opponents as insufficient, and they will swarm you and tear you into pieces. !
Now when the Ming army launches a massive counterattack, it takes over the three Shandong mansions without saying a word, and then the Hejian mansion. This is tantamount to telling the world that the Qing army is in ruins, and that the Qing army is far from being a match for Ning Haijun.
What if Ming troops from all walks of life responded and gathered under Cheng Shijie's banner, would the Qing troops be drowned alive by them?
Hell, hell!
All the officials of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties knew that Ning Haijun had strong combat effectiveness, but they were very confused and extremely angry that the newly reorganized Dashun Army's six brigades, with tens of thousands of troops, captured Zhending Mansion and Hejian Mansion.

In the midst of the quarrel, Huang Taiji finally spoke: "Shut up! The most important thing now is to come up with countermeasures to deal with the Ming army's massive counterattack, not to criticize and accuse!"

The ministers had to shut up.

Huang Taiji looked at Jierharang and asked: "The situation is critical now, Prince Zheng, what are your countermeasures?"

Jierhalang frowned, raised his hands to Huang Taiji, and said: "To inform the emperor, the Ming army is coming with ferocious force, especially the Ning navy. It is like Mount Tai weighing down the top. It is unstoppable. I can't think of any way for a moment." .”

Huang Taiji said angrily: "The Ming army is unstoppable, our army is just a chicken and a dog, let them knead it!"

Jierhalang shuddered, knelt down quickly, and said repeatedly: "I don't dare, I don't dare!"

Huang Taiji turned his attention to Fan Wencheng, his most trusted adviser: "Master Fan, the situation is critical, what is your best plan?" Fan Wencheng was also confused.He is naturally an expert in conspiracies, but this kind of head-to-head competition with hundreds of thousands of troops is not his strength. The Ming army came with extremely ferocious force, and the offensive was like mercury leaking from the ground. The invincible Qing army encountered an unexpectedly tough opponent. Even veteran generals such as Jirharang and Saharian are helpless. What ideas can he have?
Fan Wencheng gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. The Ming army seems to be coming fiercely, but in fact there are dangers inside. Once these crises break out, the army they finally assembled will probably fall apart overnight and be wiped out!"

Huang Taiji became interested: "Oh? Can Aiqing elaborate?"

Fan Wencheng sorted out his thoughts: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the Ming army is nothing to worry about. Our army only needs one move, and they will kill each other. They will be defeated if they are not defeated..."

"Oh?"

Huang Taiji became excited: "What's Fan Qing's clever plan?"

"Child Chongzhen should still be alive!"

Fan Wencheng smiled faintly: "If he saw that Cheng Shijie had an army of hundreds of thousands, wouldn't it be..."

Huang Taiji suddenly realized.

Emperor Chongzhen was the best strategic partner of the Qing Dynasty. He had a knife dedicated to killing loyal ministers.

……

Sanshen Mountain, Hot Spring Valley.

Thanks to the Qing army's eagerness to go south and the stimulation of ten times the profits, the Liaodong caravan still sent the most precious supplies to Hot Spring Valley although it lost [-]% to [-]%.

A large amount of cotton-padded clothes, medicines, as well as grain, canned goods and other supplies were delivered to the remnants of Emperor Chongzhen. Although the Northern Expedition army in Hot Spring Valley suffered heavy losses in the cold weather, there were still nearly [-] remaining soldiers.

After more than ten days of supply replenishment, they slowly regained some morale.

Originally, he and Lu Xiangsheng could sit down and chat calmly, but Emperor Chongzhen was a man who could only share hardships, but not wealth.

Now that Cheng Shijie's troops are around him, although these troops are not the elite troops of Ning Haijun, they have given Emperor Chongzhen the confidence. Emperor Chongzhen was already very suspicious, but after this heavy blow, he became It was even heavier. When he was struggling desperately for his life, he didn't feel anything. Now that he was safe, he completely exploded. He completely forgot about Lu Xiangsheng's loyalty when he protected him in his desperate breakout, and only remembered Lu Xiangsheng's attitude towards him. He and the generals were rude to him!
Being mean, ungrateful and extremely suspicious is probably a common problem among most emperors.When they doubt a minister, it is not because of whether the other party has such a motive, but whether the other party has the ability to challenge the majesty of the imperial power, which is a capital crime in itself, and Lu Xiangsheng has committed this capital crime now.

Of course, now is not the time to fall out with Lu Xiangsheng, because Emperor Chongzhen's confidence is really not enough.

"Your name is Gao Jie?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the humble minister is Gao Jie!"

"What position do you hold in Liaodong?"

"Wei Chen is the fourth-rank commander of Ning Haijun's bodyguard, and the commander of the bodyguard of Mr. Cheng!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly. Although this Gao Jie's position was not high, if he could become the bodyguard commander of Cheng Shijie's eldest son, he should be someone Cheng Shijie trusted more.

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The flames of war are raging in Northern Zhili, and the suffering empire is wailing in the whirlpool of death. This is the funeral bell of an old empire, and the cry before the birth of a new empire.

The current situation is that with the Qing army occupying Beijing, and the Dashun army and the restless navy isolating the north and the south, the Jiangnan area has become chaotic. A terrible power vacuum has appeared in Jiangnan, and all the demons and snake gods from all walks of life have jumped. come out.

Not willing to sit back and die, when the Donglin Party learned that Cheng Shijie was fighting with the Qing army and had no time to clone himself, Empress Zhou of the Ming Dynasty led a concession in Jinzhou that seemed ridiculous to them, deposing the prince and making Cheng Shijie the leader. The regent of the Ming Dynasty.

After seeing this scene, as if a drowning man had grasped a life-saving straw, the Donglin Party supported Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, who had fled to Hangzhou to escape the war, to ascend the throne in Nanjing and proclaim himself emperor.

Their reason was that Cheng Shijie was not a descendant of the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty, so he was not qualified to be the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty. This was Cheng Shijie usurping the country of the Ming Dynasty!

Of course they, gentlemen, cannot tolerate this kind of thing happening, and they will fight this big devil to the end no matter what!After a hasty enthronement ceremony that was almost comical, King Zhu Yihai of Lu officially became the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yihai in Nanjing, Huang Taiji in Beijing, Cheng Shijie who was supervising the battle on the front line of the Northern Expedition, and Chongzhen who was trapped in Sanshen Mountain and could not return, four emperors suddenly appeared in the world, just enough to play a table of mahjong.

After ascending the throne, the Nanjing court naturally spent a lot of money, recruited surrenders and rebels, and risked their lives by appointing officials and making wishes. In one moment, they actually raised more than 20 troops to defend several famous cities, trying to defend the Yangtze River and confront Cheng Shijie. in the end!
The Donglin Party's wishful thinking is to take advantage of the fierce battle between Cheng Shijie and the Qing army to first cook the raw rice and then sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight.

If the Qing army defeated Cheng Shijie, they would naturally push Zhu Yihai out as a scapegoat and continue to submit to the Qing court;
If Cheng Shijie pushed back against the Qing army, they would still push out Zhu Yihai, the unlucky soldier, as a scapegoat and pin all the crimes on him. Coupled with the advocacy of the world's scholars, Cheng Shijie should be more careless and let them go. ?

It's a good idea, but unfortunately it's unrealistic.You know, there weren't many other people in the Ming Dynasty, but there were a frightening number of vassal kings, and there were also a frightening number of careerists.

After learning that Zhu Yihai had ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, some people immediately quit.

As soon as Zhu Yihai ascended the throne, a vassal king was established in Yangzhou with the name of Hongguang, and he claimed: The one in Nanjing is a fake, and this one of mine is the real thing!

Everyone had the same idea, to push a shield out to block their arrows.It would be best for the Qing court to win this war. If the Ming army wins, Cheng Shijie is suspected of threatening the emperor to bring down the princes. Faced with these Ming vassal kings, he should be cautious at all costs, right?
Of course it is best to have such a shield in your own hands. Why can you have it in Nanjing but not Yangzhou?
As soon as Yangzhou made such a move, Shaoxing immediately stopped working. Without saying a word, he summoned a large number of people to pull out the poor beggar from the feudal prince's palace and make him the emperor!
Well, now there are six emperors...

Don't worry, there's more to come!

There has always been a group of water bandits in Taihu Lake, numbering in the thousands. They appear and disappear on the waterways of Taihu Lake. The Ming army's many encirclement and suppression campaigns failed to harm a single hair on them.

After learning that those losers who couldn't carry their shoulders and hands actually supported two emperors in one breath, the gang of water bandits became angry on the spot: Damn it, why don't we support such a wise and powerful person like our boss? Set up a group of vassal kings who can do nothing but eat and fuck women?Do your eyes grow on your butt?This gang of water bandits did nothing but support their leader on the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in the light of thousands of miles of lake. The name of the country... The name of the country has not yet been decided.

The Nanjing Little Court did not expect everyone to be so disrespectful, it was really furious, and it was ready to fight against these rebellious officials and thieves.But before they sent out their troops, there was another bad news: a group of bandits from the forest in Tianmu Mountain also supported their leader to proclaim themselves emperor!

Just when there was chaos in various places, and when the Shaanxi and Shanxi armies of the Qing army's right-wing Dorgon tribe were fighting to death, Li Zicheng stormed into Guanzhong from the Ziwu Valley and occupied Chang'an. He did not proclaim himself emperor, but He supported the King of Qin as emperor and named his country Da Qin.

Now it's better, the emperor is everywhere for a while.

Such a chaotic situation also made people in Liaodong a little excited. Will they also take one step at a time and directly proclaim Cheng Shijie as emperor?

It's just a pity, because this move will anger Cheng Shijie, and no one dares to draw chestnuts from the fire. (End of chapter)