Nanming Yiming

Chapter 205 The Dust Settles (End)
Soon another problem was posed in front of the Yongli court, that is, Qian Mo, the king of Guangling County, had already controlled a large area of ​​land in Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Nanzhili, and Zhejiang. Wealth is already half in the world.

In other words, it is already very obvious that the master of meritorious service is high.

At this time, Qu Shixu thought it was time to curb Qian Mo's momentum, so he said: "The soldiers under the command of the King of Guangling have been fighting for days, and it is very hard work. I suggest that your majesty allow them to rest and recuperate, and there is no need to rush across the Yellow River."

When Qu Shixu said this, it caused an uproar in the court. After all, "the master of meritorious service" is something the emperor considers. You, a cabinet minister, actually made this statement clearly, which is obviously to cause disputes.

At this time, everyone turned their attention to Qian Qianyi. Everyone knew that he was Qian Mo's spokesperson and the chief minister of the cabinet. At this time, he had to make a statement.

Qian Qianyi looked at this former disciple of his, and shook his head helplessly. He was already too expensive to be a secondary assistant, but he was still so impatient; Qu Shixu was forcing himself to choose a side. If he chose to support Qian Mo, he would lose His Majesty's trust, and vice versa!

It's a pity that Qu Shixu still can't see through Qian Mo's mind, and often unintentionally assists Qian Mo.Qian Qianyi said: "Elder Qu Ge's worries are not unreasonable, but this kind of order is not suitable for His Majesty to directly issue an order. You might as well ask the Ministry of War to issue an order, so that there is room for turning things around!"

Qian Qianyi's statement made Yongli very satisfied. It seems that Qian Qianyi still put the interests of the court first, and he did not forget to cultivate him.

So he said, "Let's do what Qian Ge wants!"

Originally, Qian Mo was not prepared to cross the Yellow River so quickly. He was also worried that Yongli would urge him to send troops. Qu Shixu just had an excuse for doing this.

After all, the soldiers are all eager to make meritorious service. Now the court's actions have caused dissatisfaction among many soldiers, who think that the court is deliberately suppressing them and deliberately giving Wu Sangui the great achievement of recovering the capital.

It's a pity that Qu Shixu's wishful thinking still came to nothing. With the arrival of Boluo's 2 inlaid yellow flags, the strength of the Qing army skyrocketed.Although their counterfeit version of Lumi blunderbuss is slightly inferior to Wu Sangui's performance, but the quantity is much more.

The two sides fought a battle under Xuanfu City. As a result, the coalition forces of Jiang Xiang and Wu Sangui were defeated and lost more than 3 people.However, the Qing army also lost nearly 1 people, and was also unable to push back Datong. Soon the two sides entered a stalemate.

However, Qu Shixu, who was not reconciled to failure, transferred Li Guoying from Sichuan, Li Yuanyin from Fujian, Duyinxi from Hunan, Li Guo from Zhongzhenying, Qianning from Jiangxi, and Li Dingguo from Guizhou to Wu Sangui from Shaanxi and Gansu and Jiang Xiang from Shanxi as Minister of the Ministry of War. An army of 20 was assembled to attack Xuanfu again.

Although the Ming army had many horses, their command was not unified. The Qing army concentrated the main force of the Xianghuang Banner and Zhengbai Banner with 3 people in Xuanfu to fight the Ming army to the death.

Wu Sangui and Jiang Xiang were also very puzzled. Originally, the two of them could still accept the credit for capturing the capital, but how could Qu Shiqi get so many people all at once, so how could this credit be enough? Everyone knows the truth of "the three monks have no water to drink", and no one is willing to do their best with so many troops.In the first few days, the morale of the Ming army was high due to the large number of people, but the attack was frustrated for a few days in a row, and no one was willing to contribute.

The Qing army is different. This is their "battle of destroying the country".

The so-called mourning soldiers must win, the Qing army broke out a strong combat power, although the Ming army has 20, but there is no way to take Xuanfu City.

On the other hand, Qian Ning and Li Guoying had always followed Qian Mo's orders; Li Yuanyin and Li Guo had a good personal relationship with Qian Mo; even Du Yinxi and Li Dingguo had a good relationship with Qian Mo.This time it was obvious that Qu Shisi wanted to slap Qian Mo in the face. Although Qian Mo didn't tell them clearly, these people also knew that they were pulled by Qu Shisi to help the scene.It's fine if they fight against the wind, but why should they try their best to be stepping stones for others when they fight against the wind?

The war lasted from October of the third year of Yongli to June of the second year. For more than eight months, the Ming army did not make a breakthrough, but lost 10 horses.

Yongli was very annoyed that he could not win the capital for a long time.

I saw Yongli throwing a bunch of memorials in front of Qu Shixu, and roared: "Old Quge, look for yourself, these are all memorials to impeach you for wronging the country and the army and asking the king of Guangling County to send troops. What do you say about this?" How should it end?"

Qu Shiqi hurriedly knelt down and said tremblingly, "It's all due to the lack of thoughtfulness of the old ministers, who have embarrassed the court, and please punish them by Your Majesty!"

Ma Jixiang said eccentrically at the side: "Mr. Qu Ge really knows how to avoid the important and ignore the minor. Is this a shameful thing? You are continuing the life of the Manchu Qing and delaying my great cause of the revival of the Ming Dynasty. The three years of Yongli should have ended The war has dragged you until this year, and now half a year has passed. Are you going to continue to drag it until the fifth year of Yongli?"

There was cold sweat on Qu Shixu's forehead, this Ma Jixiang was really vicious, every word he said was trying to kill him.

So he was lucky enough to go all out and said: "I implore Your Majesty to allow the old minister to go to the front line of the Xuanfu in person, command all the troops in a unified manner, and report victory to Your Majesty within three months."

At this time, Qian Qianyi, who had been inactive for a long time, finally spoke out. He said, "I still hope that Elder Qu Ge can win the battle quickly. The imperial court's money and food are really hard to support the army for such a long battle."

Seeing that Qian Qianyi also let go, Yongli finally agreed with Qu Shixu's suggestion.

After the court was over, Ma Jixiang grabbed Qian Qianyi, and said with some displeasure: "I could have pulled Qu Shixu off today, why did Qian Ge let him go again?"

Qian Qianyi said with a smile: "Your Majesty has not yet made up his mind to punish him. Even if we succeed in impeachment, the most we can do is to downgrade and fine him, or we will not be able to expel him from the cabinet?"

Ma Jixiang said a little puzzled: "Qu Shisi is just messing around, why is your majesty still spoiling him? You don't speak for the king of Guangling County, it's too unfair to him."

Qian Qianyi said: "Qu Shixu has seen His Majesty's thoughts. He just said what was inconvenient for His Majesty to say, and did what was inconvenient for him to do. If Qu Shisu is not allowed to get hurt, what will His Majesty do?" Can you see reality?"

"It's good if Qu Shixu is gone at this time, the palace in Nanjing has already been renovated, and we just return the capital to Nanjing while he is away."

After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled.

On July 4th in the 1650th year of Yongli (7), Emperor Yongli officially moved his travels to Nanjing and offered sacrifices to Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum.

Three days later, Yongli personally married Qian Mo and Princess Anhua in Nanjing, so as to show the world that there was no suspicion between himself and the King of Guangling County.

In fact, Qian Mo's three-year filial piety period is still a few months away, but Princess Anhua really can't wait, and Yongli also urgently needs to appease Qian Mo's emotions, so she agreed; Gu Xin'er's daughter was given the title of "Princess Xiangqing".

With the return of Yongli to the capital and the wedding of Qian Mo, the city of Nanjing was decorated with lights and festoons, filled with an atmosphere of celebration.All the big officials, celebrities and wealthy businessmen gathered in Nanjing for a while, and the Guangling County Palace received a huge amount of 500 million taels of silver just for congratulatory gifts.

At this time, Princess Anhua is much more mature than 2 years ago. Although she is only 14 years old, she already has the charm of a mature woman and is no longer a little lolita.

In fact, from the moment he met Qian Mo, An Hua fell in love with him completely.Although she doesn't care much about politics, she also knows that her imperial brother has begun to be wary of suppressing her husband. Maybe this is the so-called emperor's mind.

Sometimes she was really afraid that her imperial brother would turn against Qian Mo, so it would be too difficult for her to be caught between the two of them.Who would let these two men whom he loves the most be the two most powerful men in Ming Dynasty at the same time?
Looking at the absent-minded An Hua, Qian Mo pinched her nose and said softly, "Who upset my bride?"

At this time, An Hua recalled how she pretended to be a little eunuch when she met Qian Mo for the first time two years ago. The little brother in front of him still had such a sunny smile, as if time had never left any trace on his face. .

Thinking of this, she smiled happily, she was finally going to be Qian Mo's bride.An Hua snuggled into Qian Mo's arms at this moment, and said, "Don't you worry at all, my husband?"

Qian Mo still smiled and said: "What is there to worry about, that your brother brother will attack me?"

An Hua immediately said loudly: "No way, my husband is my Ming Dynasty's hero. The emperor is a Ming emperor, and he will never kill heroes without authorization."

Qian Mo said solemnly: "If Your Majesty is a foolish emperor, I won't worry; I'm afraid of meeting a wise emperor like Emperor Taizu. If there is such a day, who will you help?"

When he heard about Emperor Taizu, An Hua couldn't help being shocked, so he said in a low voice: "Follow your father at home, and obey your husband when you get married. An Hua is now a man of your husband. Of course he is helping your husband, but."

Before An Hua finished his sentence, Qian Mo kissed her directly, and soon the two of them entered the mood.
After all, they are newlyweds, and the two have always been inseparable. Ever since they got married, Qian Mo has been away from court for many days.Although this matter was against the rules, Yongli didn't go into it.

A few days later, Qian Mo directly boarded the warship in Nanjing, saying that he was going to take Princess Anhua out to play.

A king of Guangling County who is immersed in the gentle countryside and travels around the mountains is naturally what Yongli wants to see the most.If it weren't for Qian Mo being too rich, and Yongli's treasury was too poor, he wished to build a luxurious palace for Qian Mo and trap him in it forever.

However, he also knew that it was impossible to trap Qian Mo. After all, Nanjing was Qian Mo's territory, and Yongli was still very wary.

He also specially organized a 5000-strong Huben battalion, which was responsible for guarding the safety of the imperial city and Miyagi as his own army.

The most important thing right now is naturally to conquer Beijing as soon as possible so as to realize the unification of the world.

But even if Qu Shixu went to the front line in person, he still couldn't change the situation.All the generals said that the Ming army had already entered the old city, and they could not attack Xuanfu at all.

So Wu Sangui suggested: "Now the main force of the Qing army is in Xuanfu. Although Juyongguan is dangerous, there should not be many defenders. Since Xuanfu can't take it for a while, it is better to send out a group of elite troops to raid Juyongguan. As long as Juyongguan is taken, Then it doesn’t make much sense for the Qing army to defend the Xuanfu.”

This plan was proposed by Wu Sangui, and he naturally wanted to send troops, so Qu Shixu formed an elite force of 3, mainly the Guanning Army, and prepared to directly attack Juyongguan.

Juyongguan is an important pass along the Great Wall. It is one of the nine fortresses in the world and one of the eight Xings of the Taihang.Although there were only thousands of Manchurian Eight Banners who could not be called elite around him at this time, they still blocked the Ming army at Juyongguan.

I saw Oboi like a crazy beast, waving the long knife in his hand continuously, and the Ming army retreated wherever the blade passed.At this time, the city was already covered with a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, and the corpses of both sides were piled up everywhere.

Qu Shixu was observing the battle situation on the city from below the city, and he shouted to the Ming army: "This Oboi is worthy of being the number one warrior in Manchuria, but now we have attacked for three days in a row, and there are at most a hundred remnants left on the city. Whoever can go to the city to take down Oboi's head, I will invite His Majesty to ennoble him, and reward him with 5000 taels of silver!"

Although the Ming army has almost been cast out of the shadow by Oboi these days, it is estimated that there are two to three hundred people in the Ming army who died directly under the sword of Oboi.However, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. Inspired by the reward of silver and titles, the Ming army once again chanted slogans and rushed to Juyongguan.

Looking at the ants-like Ming army below the city, Obai knew that Juyongguan could only be defended until today, and the remaining dozens of people would not be able to repel the Ming army, and the city of Beijing could not send any reinforcements at all. of.

Oboi held the saber tightly with both hands, ready to welcome the coming of the last moment!

At this time, the Ming army had wiped out the Qing army on the city and was rushing towards Oboi like crazy.Suddenly, only "bang, bang, bang" was heard. With the sound of firecrackers, many Ming soldiers were directly knocked down, only to see Sony and Suksaha leading thousands of people to kill them.

The Ming army did not expect that the Qing army had reinforcements, and retreated again.

Aobai was very confused. Before the Ming army attacked Xuanfu, Dorgon had already requisitioned all the bannermen over 12 years old in the banner. Where is there any reinforcements at this moment?
After a closer look, I found that the reinforcements brought by Sony and the others were actually just a group of ten-year-old children, gray-haired old people, and even some strong women.Now Manchuria was on the brink of genocide, and anyone who could use a weapon would probably go to the battlefield. Thinking of this, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

At this moment, Qu Shixu really wanted to cry, but not long after, Yongli's imperial decree arrived, and he was escorted back to Nanjing to wait for his punishment.

Other than Wu Sangui, all the officials who participated in the attack on Xuanfu impeached Qu Shixu for arrogating power and wronging the country, leading to successive defeats in the war.

Under the impetus of Qian Qianyi and Ma Jixiang, officials of all sizes in Nanjing City also demanded that Qu Shixu be severely punished, and that the king of Guangling prefecture be transferred to the Northern Expedition to completely wipe out the Manchu Qing Dynasty and recover the capital!
The Baipao Battalion landed from Phi Island, broke through Sheng Jingjin and Hetuala, the old nest of Manchuria, and then went directly south from Shanhaiguan. At this time, they were equipped with the latest 'Yongli 1649' rifles, and the Qing army was no match at all.

Aobai and Boluo hurried back to aid the capital, but were ambushed by the Ming army near Changping, and the entire army was wiped out.

On October 4th, the fourth year of Yongli (1650), the Ming army approached the city. Dorgon and Shunzhi led a group of old and weak women and children to resist desperately. In the end, the whole family was wiped out. Dorgon was killed in the scuffle. Then he took Shunzhi to set himself on fire in the Forbidden City, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty perished.

At this time, Yongli understood that he had lost the game with Qian Mo completely, and Qu Shixu's scheme not only failed to suppress Qian Mo, but pushed his reputation to the peak.

Qu Shixu knelt in front of Yongli, weeping loudly, beating his chest and stomping his feet, and shouted: "The old minister is incompetent and cannot share His Majesty's worries. I am willing to die. It's just Qian Mo's wolfish ambition. One day he will definitely usurp my Daming country!"

"I have 20 elites in the Ming Dynasty, but I still can't do anything about the mere tens of thousands of Qing troops. It is Qian Mo who is obstructing it! Nowadays, Qian Mo is the leader of all the officials in the frontiers of the provinces. Above the court, Ma Jixiang belongs to Qian Mo The same party has been looking out for Qian Mo for a long time; Mr. Qian Ge seems to be selfless and always considers the court. He is the adoptive father of Qian Mo's side concubine Gu Xin'er, so how can he not favor Qian Mo? Your Majesty, your right-hand man is actually They are all Qian Mo's people!"

"The veteran hates me, hates that I am weak and can't fight against them alone; I hate that I am incompetent, I can't get rid of this country's traitor for my Ming Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, please take care, the old minister is going ahead!"

After saying that, Qu Shixu bumped his head to death in front of Yongli.

Yongli looked at all this indifferently. He did not stop Qu Shixu, but said to Princess Anhua behind the screen, "Come out, imperial sister. You must have heard what Qu Ge said, right?"

An Hua said coldly: "Qu Shisi is still trying to drive a wedge between His Majesty and the King of Guangling even at the moment of his death. Is this the way to be a minister? He harbors evil intentions, and he deserves to die!"

Yongli said: "What Qu Shisi did is indeed not what a courtier should do, so he deserves to die. I didn't stop him from dying. But what Qian Mo did, is it what a courtier should do?"

An Hua said excitedly: "Brother Huang, what did Qian Mo do to feel sorry for you and Daming? He has made great contributions to my Daming. You and Qu Ge have been suppressing him all the time, and he didn't take advantage of it." Since we got married, he has been taking me on a tour of mountains and rivers, and almost never intervened in political affairs. Is this why Brother Huang still refuses to let him go?"

It was Yongli who softened his tone and said: "Sister Huang, you heard what Elder Qu Ge said just now. Now everyone is looking at Qian Mo's face. Even if he didn't do anything, Brother Huang is still struggling. Be subject to him. Don't forget the story of Song Taizu wearing a yellow robe, even if Qian Mo didn't mean it, it's hard to guarantee that his subordinates don't think so."

Then he grabbed An Hua's hand and said: "Sister, Daming's safety depends entirely on you! You can't watch Qian Mo usurp my Daming country in the end and ignore it, can you?"

An Hua looked at her slightly bulging belly, it seemed that what she was most worried about had happened.

After returning to the Prince's Mansion of Guangling County, Qian Mo soon received the imperial decree from Yongli. Yongli granted Qian Mo the title of King of Yue, added Jiuxi, and made Zhejiang 11 Mansion Qian Mo's feudal state.

However, Qian Mo refused to accept the imperial edict on the grounds that he was not talented enough.

This move of Yongli caused an uproar among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, because such canonization is usually a precursor to a change of dynasty, but this time Yongli directly skipped the cabinet decree, making everyone uncertain about the situation.

Qian Mo has not been in court since he got married in Tong Anhua. Qian Qianyi has not received any news from Qian Mo. He believes that this matter must not be Qian Mo's intention.

After all, if there is a little carelessness, it will be lost forever. Since Yongli did not seek the opinions of the cabinet, fortunately they pretended to be deaf and dumb.

According to the standard process of usurping the throne, Qian Mo should resign three times before accepting the canonization, but what is incomprehensible is that Qian Mo directly rejected it four times.

An Hua asked Qian Mo: "Why did my husband refuse the canonization of the emperor's brother? Could it be that the title of prince and the feudal state of Zhejiang still can't satisfy your appetite?"

Qian Mo took An Hua's little hand, still smiling and said: "Madam, do you really want me to accept the canonization of Your Majesty? If I accept the title of King of Yue, doesn't it mean that I covet the Ming Dynasty; I am afraid that the day I enter the palace to thank you , our children will no longer have a father when they die in Huangquan!"

These words hurt An Hua deeply, and at this moment, tears were rolling in her eyes.

Qian Mo quickly hugged An Hua into his arms, stroked her back and said, "Didn't His Majesty give you a pack of poison when my lady went to the palace last time? I wonder if it's arsenic or crane crest red?"

It was only then that An Hua realized that the actions of himself and Brother Huang had long been under Qian's control.But Qian Mo still happily drank the white fungus soup that he personally brought to him every night.

So he said: "My husband made a mistake. What the emperor gave me is a chronic poison secretly prepared by the Ming Palace. It is colorless and tasteless. You have added ingredients to the white fungus soup you drink every day. At this moment, you are deeply poisoned. I am afraid there is no cure." Already!"

Hearing what An Hua said, Qian Mo didn't panic and get angry, but picked up the bowl of tremella soup and drank it down in front of her.He smiled and said, "Anyway, I'm already deeply poisoned, so I don't care about drinking another bowl."

"It's just that if I am still here, I will definitely not destroy the ancestral temple of Daming, nor will I kill Your Majesty; if I am not here, my subordinates will also have no way out. They will definitely elect Xia Wanchun or someone else to succeed. In the name of avenging me and continuing to fight with Da Ming, the world will surely fall into chaos again."

At this time, An Hua had already cried into tears, and said, "How does my husband know that I didn't poison this white fungus soup?"

Qian Mo said: "Because you said on the night of the wedding that you would definitely stand by my side, and with His Majesty's character, you can't wait to send someone directly into the palace to tear my corpse into pieces, so why would you use slow poison? ?”

On October 1650th in the fourth year of Yongli ([-]), Qian Mo, king of Guangling County, was assassinated and wounded in Nanjing.Soon Qian Mo disarmed the Huben army and took over the guard of the imperial city in the name of the Qing emperor.

Afterwards, news spread that Yongli was seriously ill and unable to govern.Then Qian Mo was appointed king of Yue, reorganized the cabinet as regent, and became the first king with a different surname to rule in Ming history.This palace change is also known as the "Gengyin coup".

The period of "the king of Yue was involved in politics" was opened, during which the Ming Dynasty carried out major reforms in the political, economic, military, and social systems.The Ming Dynasty abolished the Weisuo system and the vassal system, and implemented the military region system and the compulsory military service system.

The 6-year compulsory primary school system was implemented in all parts of Ming Dynasty, the original imperial examination was replaced by the civil service system, and the tax exemption policy for gentry was abolished.From the emperor down to the common people in the Ming Dynasty, they all had to pay taxes according to the law, and set a certain proportion of inheritance tax.Similar to the economic "tweet order", in order to avoid high inheritance tax, many big families distribute their inheritance to multiple children after death, so as to avoid the eldest son inheriting the main body of the family and forming a long-term family monopoly.

With the rise of industrialization, internal commercial tax and official tax on import and export became the main source of income of the empire. Except for a small amount of agricultural tax, other exorbitant taxes and corvee were all abolished.

The Ming Dynasty ushered in the era of great exploration, and soon all the countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia belonged to the Ming Dynasty, and a large number of colonies appeared in South Asia, West Asia, Australia, America, Africa, and Europe. Everything that the sun and moon shine on is our land of the Ming Dynasty!
On the first day of the first lunar month in the 24th year of Yongli (1670), Yongli Emperor Zhu Youlang died of illness; Regent Qian Mo and Princess Anhua's eldest son Zhu Cishuo succeeded to the throne. (end)
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