Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 162

However, if this kind of thing had happened before, if this matter of substitution was brought up in court, a bunch of civil servants would definitely stand up and complain.Standing on the moral high ground, he accused this of making peace with Jianlu and insulting the prestige of the imperial court.

However, Emperor Chongzhen at this time did not care whether any civil servants would object.If they want to use him to build their reputation, he doesn't mind teaching them how to write the word "regret"!
However, he estimated that after he overturned the table, broke the rules they were familiar with, and showed his butcher knife, no civil servants would dare to fool him.

From a certain perspective, it was really not easy for the emperor to make this decision.

When Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming saw the emperor's resolute attitude, they couldn't help but be very moved. Regardless of their armor, they knelt on their knees and kowtowed to Emperor Chongzhen. At the same time, they said excitedly: "I will thank you for your kindness on behalf of the three thousand soldiers!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was stunned for a moment.

To be honest, what he thought at first was that the families of Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming had completely forgotten that most of their three thousand soldiers who had submitted to the imperial court should also have families in Liaodong!
Why did he neglect the families of these three thousand soldiers?Their situation is the same as Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming!They also have families, and because they surrendered to the imperial court, their children would definitely be retaliated by the rebels!
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but review himself in his heart.

The king is the least important, and the people are the most important. Not to mention that in future generations, he actually belongs to the group of the people.The education of later generations also emphasized the people as a group.

Thinking of this, he secretly warned himself and reminded himself that in future national policies, he must give more consideration to ordinary people. Only in this way can he be worthy of this opportunity to travel through time!
Afterwards, Emperor Chongzhen began to reward people based on their merits.

The Battle of Changping was basically not a big fight. Emperor Chongzhen led the charge and ended the war; in the subsequent pursuit battle, it was the newly surrendered surrender troops who exerted great effort and suffered the heaviest casualties.In addition, the success of this war was also due to the partial division of troops sent to Liaodong.In the process, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming used the information gap to backstab Jianlu, and were able to defeat Jinzhou Jianlu and seize Haizhou.

Therefore, Zhou Yuji and other generals only received some financial rewards. Gao Yigong and Li Laiheng performed outstandingly in the blocking battle and were named generals of the Beijing Camp. Wu Sangui was awarded the title of Right Commander, a first-class general and one of the generals of the Beijing Camp. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp.Gaodi, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, had no merit and only received a small reward of money.

In terms of civil servants, Li Yutian was promoted to the governor of Jiliao, and Yang Tinglin was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of War.

The next most important thing is to reorganize the newly surrendered soldiers, that is, [-] Dashun troops and [-] Guanning troops, mixed with the [-] soldiers from the original Beijing camp.Basically, all the [-] soldiers in the original Beijing camp were promoted, and the lowered soldiers and Guan Ning army were expanded into the structure of the original Beijing camp.Of course, it depends on the size of the military merit achieved.

It is expected that after the reorganization is completed, the Beijing camp will reach 16 troops.

However, these were all the imperial officers and troops in the north of the capital. Emperor Chongzhen left Zhongyong Hou Zhou Yuji in Santun camp to take charge of the entire Great Wall defense line from Shanhaiguan in the east to Juyongguan in the west.Shanhaiguan is still in charge of Gao Di.

After the reorganization is completed, about 13 horses can be brought back to the capital, and 3 horses will be left to garrison the capital. In the future, about 10 horses will be sent out with them.

In addition to reorganizing the army, the Liao people who had previously moved from the Western Liao Corridor to the pass and were temporarily placed in the Funing Guard and Shanhai Guard lines were all moved westward and arranged to the Yongping Prefecture area, and some more people were moved from the capital.

Civil servants in prefectures and counties are all drawn from the capital.The manpower at the bottom of the yamen was arranged for soldiers who were injured in this war and could no longer fight in battle.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming accepted the prisoners from Santun Camp and arranged for replacements.In the end, they accepted more than 200 prisoners.There were originally about three hundred prisoners, but some died from their injuries, so Emperor Chongzhen gave them all up.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming naturally recognized these prisoners, and immediately wrote down their official positions and names among the captives, and then wrote letters. After being read by Li Yutian, the governor of Jiliao, they immediately sent them to Liaodong to implement the replacement.

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Shenyang, Liaodong Province, is already very spectacular at this time.

Basically, every household hung white banners. 14 people went out to fight, but only about 10 people returned in the end. The Jianlu people only had this small population, so basically every household could display it.

In the Chongzheng Hall, basically all the leaders of the Jianlu were present, but they were all Manchurians, and there were no foreigners.

Prince Regent Dorgon had a gloomy face, and it was obvious at a glance that he was in a very bad mood.

This expedition to the Ming Dynasty was sponsored by him, and he was one of the regents, so he naturally had to bear the main responsibility.

With such heavy losses and no benefits, not only the military, but also other people in the country expressed dissatisfaction with him. Many people began to miss the past when the Qing Dynasty was invincible during the Huang Taiji period.

On the surface, about 4 horses were lost in this expedition, so that almost every family had to wear sackcloth and mourn; but in fact, Dorgon himself knew that the situation in the Qing Dynasty was much more serious than this. It is not the impact of losing 4 horses.

First of all, after entering the customs this time, the Qing soldiers will no longer have the same psychological advantage when facing the Ming army again, and it will be difficult to exert the same combat power as before.This matter seems a bit mysterious, but it will really affect the victory of the war!
Secondly, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was too cunning and let go of Kong Youde and others, but he did not let go of the Jianzhou Jurchens alone. This created a certain degree of estrangement between various ethnic groups and the Qing Dynasty.Among them, Han people are the most popular.

This is not just that the Han people no longer rely on the Qing Dynasty as before, but there are also many voices from the Qing Dynasty, demanding that the Han people be purged from the army, demoted to the status of bastards, or even killed altogether.

The population of the Qing Dynasty headquarters was originally very limited, and it relied entirely on plundering Jurchens to enrich its population.In the Qing Dynasty, the largest population was actually Han.Although the original Han people in Liaodong were almost killed, every time they entered the pass, 20 million Han people were plundered to enrich Liaodong.

If we really want to kill all the Han people, it will be impossible for Liaodong to become prosperous, and it will be impossible for the Qing Dynasty to become stronger.

Finally, this failure to enter the customs also affected the Manchu people internally.

Originally, Dorgon relied on his own strength and the support of Duoduo and others to compromise with Daishan and others and improve the internal relationship.However, the huge losses caused by this entry have made many people dissatisfied with him, and the change of power can easily happen again, affecting the stability of the Qing Dynasty.

Of course, Dorgon must have been unwilling to let him become the scapegoat, so he stepped down and handed over the power of the regent.

Although Azig has died in the battle, he still has the support of Dodo.He discussed everything within the pass with Daishan. If he wanted to take the blame, Daishan would also take the blame. To a certain extent, his strength was still very strong.

At this time, the Chongzheng Hall was extremely dull. It wasn't until Prince Heshuoyu Duduo strode into the hall that there was some movement.

I heard Duduo say to Dorgon: "Those Han dogs have been captured, not a single one has been missed, about ten thousand people!"

The first thing Dorgon thought of doing was to comfort the families of those soldiers who died in the battle, especially the Manchus.This is the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. If they are not allowed to release their grief and anger, things will be difficult to handle later.

It is also very easy to do this. Dorgon himself will definitely not plead guilty, so the rebellious Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and others will be held accountable.Anyway, in fact, if it weren't for the betrayal of Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, the situation in the pass might have been different.

Of course, the children of Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming cannot be spared, and their subordinates cannot be spared either.Duduo said that there were about ten thousand people, and Dorgon knew that he had already killed some of these Han people when he captured them, otherwise there would definitely be more than ten thousand people.

Dorgon naturally wouldn't ask any more questions about this, since he would be killed anyway if caught.There were about ten thousand people who came to offer blood sacrifices to those who died in the battle, which was enough of a spectacle.

At this time, I heard Duduo asking Dorgon again: "What are the Chinese dogs kneeling outside doing? Just catch them all!"

Hearing this, Dorgon had a headache.

A large number of Han officials were kneeling outside. They were basically senior generals of the Guan Ning Army who had surrendered before. They were assigned to various banners by Huang Taiji as senior officers. They were Zhenghuang Banner's capital commander Zu Zerun, deputy capital commander Zu Kefa, and Censor. The leader is Yingyuan; the deputy commander of the Xianghuang Banner is Zu Zehong, who is also the leader of Deng Changchun; the deputy commander of the Zhenghong Banner is Ge Chaozhong; the deputy commander of the Xianghong Banner is Wu Rujie; the deputy commander of the Zhengbai Banner is Pei Guozhen, who is the leader of Hu Hongxian; the deputy commander of the Xiangbai Banner is the leader of Zu Bangwu ; Zu Zeyuan, deputy commander-in-chief of Zhenglan Banner, Zu Zepei, deputy commander-in-chief; Zhang Cunren, deputy commander-in-chief of Xianglan Banner, and so on.

If Wu Sangui had not led Guan Ning's army to invade Liaodong, then nothing would have happened to these people.However, as Wu Sangui led Guan Ning's army to attack Liaodong, killing many Qing soldiers and civilians, and destroying all the grain fields in Haizhou and surrounding areas, this aroused the anger of the Qing Dynasty.

When Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and others surrendered, their family members would naturally be arrested.As Han people who were closely related to Wu Sangui, many people also asked for a blood sacrifice.When these people heard the news, they quickly came to apologize and kept kneeling outside.

For Dorgon, let's punish the ancestral troops kneeling outside. They surrendered to the Qing Dynasty as early as the Battle of Daling River and have been serving the Qing Dynasty.Logically speaking, they had long been separated from Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Army, so they could not be blamed.If there was really any punishment, more than 1 yuan would have been surrendered at that time.At that time, in order to win over them, they also encouraged intermarriage between Manchus and Han people. Nearly 20 years have passed and many people are related to the Manchu people and it is difficult to separate them.

However, if there was no punishment, the Manchu people who were harmed by Guan Ning's army would not agree.Wu Sangui led the army to escape, and those who were originally Guan Ning's army had to pay the price.And they all said that there were no reliable Han Chinese, and it would not be an exaggeration to kill them all.This statement is also supported by many people.

Dorgon thought for a while and suddenly asked Duoduo: "Where is Zu Dashou?"

Zu Dashou is the core figure of the Zu family army. The people kneeling outside are all his former subordinates, and there are even his sons inside.

After hearing this, Duduo didn't know why he suddenly celebrated his ancestor's birthday, so he replied: "The old dog keeps saying that he is sick at home, should I go and catch him?"

"No!" After Dorgon heard this, he immediately said to him, "Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui are uncles and nephews, and Zu Dashou has been claiming to be ill and refusing to serve since he was demoted to the Qing Dynasty for the second time. His intention is to be punished. That's right. Let the people outside take the ancestor's birthday and let them personally sacrifice their blood to the ancestor's birthday. In this way, they can not only be worthy of the clan members who died in the war, but also make these people understand that only those who sincerely serve the Qing Dynasty can To avoid death, people like Zu Dashou will be killed by the Qing Dynasty!"

Having said this, he looked at Daishan who was the only one sitting and said, "Is that possible?"

After Daishan escaped from the pass and returned to Liaodong, his health has been poor.With the addition of seniority, there is the honor of conferring seats in discussions.

Regarding how to deal with the Han people, Daishan also tended to be more cautious, rather than yelling at the Han people like Duduo.When he heard Dorgon asking him for his opinion, he nodded and said: "You are the regent, you have the final say!"

Dorgon was a little dissatisfied with this: What do you mean?If there is nothing wrong with doing this, then you agree with it; if there is anything wrong with doing this, is it because I made the decision?
However, although he was dissatisfied, he did not dare to turn against Daishan in this situation, so he signaled Duduo to do it.

Kill people to vent their anger, and then perform meritorious deeds to encourage them.Dorgon is still very familiar with these methods.

No, after Duduo left, he looked at the other people in the hall and said: "Gushan Beizi Nikan was left alone in Santun camp to cover the withdrawal of the army from the pass. Now he died in battle and martyred his country. He was posthumously named Dear Prince Jingjin, what do you think?"

From Gushan Beizi to the prince, as well as Baylor, the county prince, etc., directly to the prince, this is a title that has surpassed many levels of titles.

However, this is a posthumous title, which does not conflict with the living, and in this context, a heavy reward can re-energize morale, so Dorgon made this decision.

Daishan, Duoduo and others, almost half of the people in the hall were able to escape the Ming army's blockade and escape back to Liaodong because Nikan was stationed at Santun Camp.At this time, Daishan and others would naturally not object, so Dorgon allowed Dorgon to seize the title of those who stayed behind in the Santun Camp.

Compared with Azig's death in battle, it is obviously better for Nikan to publicize it.The differences are known to all the slave chiefs in the palace.Therefore, no one else questioned it, and the matter was passed.

While they were trying their best to revive the morale of the Qing Dynasty, a group of people broke into the ancestral mansion.

In the backyard lobby, a servant hurriedly came in and reported: "Master, Master and the others are back!"

On the lounge chair in the lobby, an old man with half-white hair and beard was lying. Hearing the sound, he opened his eyes and sat up at the same time.

But he saw that a large group of people had entered the lobby and stood in a circle around him, all of them speechless.

This old man was none other than Zu Dashou, who surrendered to the Jianlu and fled back. He was captured by the Jianlu and then surrendered, but was kept under house arrest.He raised his head and looked at these familiar faces, frowned and said, "Didn't you go to apologize? Why did you come to me so aggressively?"

After hearing this, Zu Zerun sighed and replied: "They said that we can only survive if we sever ties with you and personally sacrifice your blood to those who died in the war!"

Zuk Kefa also followed the voice of hatred and said: "It's all damned Wu Sangui's fault. He can only be blamed for this!"

Everyone else agreed, but no one opposed Jianlu's intention.

After hearing this, Zu Dashou stood up slowly, then looked over one by one, and suddenly said: "Can't you see, the good fortune of the Qing Dynasty over the years has come to an end. In the past, how could the Qing Dynasty have ever Have you ever suffered such a defeat?"

After hearing his words, Zu Zerun said in a deep voice: "No matter whether the fate of the Qing Dynasty has come to an end or not, we must pass this level!"

There are some things you don’t need to say explicitly, otherwise it won’t be too embarrassing.

After hearing this, Zu Dashou suddenly sighed and said: "If I had known that I was going to die like this, it would be better to just die in battle. At least no one would misunderstand me!"

When Zu Zerun heard this, he couldn't help complaining: "Isn't it all because of your half-heartedness? If you had served the Qing Dynasty sincerely, how could you have ended up in this situation? Maybe Shanhaiguan had been captured long ago, and there wouldn't have been any This happened today!”

Hearing this, Zu Dashou suddenly became stern and shouted coldly: "What do you know?"

At this point, he seemed to be lost in memories, and said in a gentler tone: "I acted on impulse and led the troops back to Shanhaiguan despite the Qing Dynasty's attack on the capital. This is tantamount to treason! But your Majesty was able to pardon me and always abide by it. Promise. I was defeated and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. After I found an opportunity to escape back, your Majesty not only did not punish me, but continued to re-employ me. Others said that your Majesty was fatuous, but at least to me, the emperor trusted me so much. If not, how can I bear it?"

"It is said that His Majesty became wise and mighty, reorganized the court, personally led the army on the expedition, and even defeated the Qing Dynasty..." Zu Dashou said, suddenly there was a hint of yearning on his face, and he murmured, " I really want to see with my own eyes what His Majesty has become, and how can he become so powerful?"

He knew very well that he would never see the current emperor again.

Zu Dashou's expression quickly calmed down, and he glanced at the people surrounding him again. There were his sons, his adopted sons, and his former subordinates, who were now waiting for him to die to help them survive.

He had no objection to this and said slowly: "Let's go. Anyway, I'm old and my body is no longer useful. I can't escape even if I want to. That's it!"

After finishing speaking, Zu Dashou walked out without saying anything more.

Zu Zerun looked at his back and suddenly said: "Dad, please forgive me for being unfilial. I have to tie you up before I can leave the house."

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At noon, although the sun was shining brightly in the sky, countless money rats in sackcloth and filial piety gathered outside Shenyang City. They gathered around a tower.This is where memorial ceremonies are held.

Under the tower, tens of thousands of people were tied up, including men and women, old and young.

Some of these people are crying, some are cursing, some are begging, and there are all kinds of people, but it cannot change the fact that they will be executed and their blood will be used to commemorate their death in the pass. Thirty to forty thousand Qing warriors.

Zu Dashou was also tied with a rope. Even because he was afraid of being criticized by Duduo, the rope was tied so tightly that Zu Dashou's waist could not be straightened, and the rope was almost cut into his muscles.He could barely raise his head and look at the crowd around him.He didn't care at all when he saw the nostalgia for life in the people around him and the hatred the Manchu people had for them.He only occasionally turned to look at the executioner, with a hint of pain in his eyes.

Although those executioners were also money rat-tails, he could recognize them. They were all Han Chinese who had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.There are his sons, his subordinates, as well as Shang Kexi and the Han people who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty earlier, such as Madeng Yun, Hei Yunlong and others.

These people should be Han people who were considered unreliable by the Qing Dynasty, so they should be executed to show their loyalty!

Zu Dashou has seen fathers and sons killing each other, husbands and wives turning against each other, and even people cannibalizing each other. He has long been numb to all these things in the world. He is neither noisy nor fussy, neither sad nor happy. He just stays there, waiting for execution. The time has come.

I don't know how long it had been before a large number of people came out of the city. Zu Dashou didn't need to look at it to know that it was the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the Prince Regent and others who came to hold a ceremony to boost morale.

Turning around, I saw the emperor's car. It seemed that even the Queen Mother was here. This standard is quite high!
Zu Dashou thought so in his heart and didn't care anymore. He just waited for the ceremony to be completed quickly so that he could suffer less.

Basically all the princes of the Qing Dynasty, Baylor, were also there.The little emperor is not sensible yet. Although the Queen Mother is giving guidance behind his back, he is still too young after all. More importantly, Dorgon is in charge.

Those who play gongs and drums are also performing rituals and so on.

After hearing the memorial ceremony, Zu Dashou was slightly surprised by one thing.Nikan and others were actually banned for many levels.Especially this Nikan, although his surname is Aixinjueluo, his father was executed by his father, his eldest brother, and his second brother are also dead. He has almost no backers in the Qing Dynasty.Such a clan can actually be posthumously named a prince!
Zu Dashou had to sigh with emotion. It seemed that Dorgon had really spent a lot of money. Most of the memorial articles were praising Nikan and others for facing the brutal Ming army, but they voluntarily stayed behind to stop them, and ultimately protected tens of thousands of soldiers. The Qing army was able to get out safely.

The brutal Ming army?
Haha, Zu Dashou wanted to laugh a little in his heart. It was really 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi. I never expected that before he died, he could hear the word brutal used to describe the imperial officers and soldiers!

Before entering the customs this time, didn't they always regard the imperial officers and soldiers as pigs and sheep to be slaughtered by them?
It's getting really fast!

Dorgon was really good at talking and attributed the Qing Dynasty's defeat to the duel between Azig and the Ming Emperor. He said that it was really because of this duel that the Qing Dynasty suffered a series of defeats. .If there was no one-on-one duel, but an open fight, the Ming army would definitely not be a match for the Qing army.

Also, when Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shen Zhixiang and others were desperate, the Qing Dynasty took them in and treated them like princes. However, unexpectedly, they actually betrayed the Qing Dynasty and suddenly rebelled when the war came. Despite the defeat of the war, he led Wu Sangui's Guan Ning army to Liaodong, which is an unpardonable crime.

Dorgon swore hysterically that Kong Youde and others must pay the price.Then the conversation changed and Zu Dashou heard his own name.

Later, he, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's family members, a total of eight people, were first escorted to the Xingtai that had been set up.

Dorgon pointed at them and shouted loudly: "Today, I will sacrifice the blood of the traitor's family members to the souls of the Qing Dynasty. One day, I will personally lead the army to capture them, and then I will sacrifice the loyal souls of the Qing Dynasty..."

Zu Dashou didn't even bother to listen to his official talk. The Qing Dynasty was so defeated that it would be difficult to counterattack for at least a few years!
Instead, his attention was attracted by the boys and girls around him.

The girl was sobbing, and the boy's voice was hoarse, but he was still shouting about being loyal to the Qing Dynasty and being incompatible with his father.

When Zu Dashou saw it, he said, "Are you Kong Youde's children? Save your energy, beheading is inevitable. Unless..."

Hearing this, the crying Kong Sizhen turned to look at him and asked quickly: "Unless what?"

It was obvious that she didn't want to die either.

When Zu Dashou heard this, he saw that his son and some other executioners had already walked onto the stage. He closed his eyes, and then said: "Unless gods come down to earth to save us!"

After hearing this, Kong Sizhen looked up at the sky. There were no clouds in the blue sky. It was obvious that there could be no gods, so he sobbed softly again.

Suddenly, at this moment, the sound of galloping horses was heard, and then someone shouted loudly in Manchu: "Save one under the knife!"

When Zu Dashou heard this, he was a little surprised. Who came to plead for mercy? This is impossible, right?
He immediately opened his eyes and looked, only to see a fast horse galloping into the execution ground under the gaze of everyone.

Kong Sizhen also raised his head and stared at the fast horse, and whispered in shock: "Is it a god? Is a god coming?"

Naturally, Zu Dashou could not give an answer to this.Even for a man who is fighting on the battlefield, it is really hard to believe in the existence of gods.

Almost everyone looked at this fast horse.No one expected that he would shout out the words "Save someone under the knife". Who is this, who dares to save these rebellious family members?

Dorgon was also shocked. There are still people who dare to shout "Save one under the knife"?
These rebellious children must be killed, so that the families of the Qing warriors who died in the war can vent their anger!

When he saw the probing horse clearly, he was suddenly startled.Because he knew that Kuai Ma was another regent, the personal guard commander of Prince Heshuo Zheng Aixinjue Luojierharang who came out to control Liaoyang when he returned to Shengjing.

How could Jierhalang plead for these rebellious families? To be honest, he couldn't figure it out.

In fact, it doesn’t need to be said about him, but everyone can’t figure it out.

Seeing the fast horse arriving in front of the tower, he immediately dismounted and knelt down. At the same time, he took out a box from his arms, presented it with both hands, and shouted loudly: "There are still more than 200 Qing warriors left in the Santun Camp alive tomorrow. The country is willing to exchange them for these people!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone who heard them was shocked.Of course, this shock is also different.

For the family members of the Jianlu soldiers stationed in the Santun camp, they originally thought that the people were dead, but they did not expect that they might actually be alive. After being shocked, they wanted to know, who are the people who are still alive?

People like Zu Dashou were also very shocked. The court actually wanted to exchange prisoners for people like them?This is simply unheard of, how could it be possible?
As for the imperial court, it actually cares about people like them and doesn't need to take prisoners to show off their illustrious martial arts, but instead trades for them?

Others are unwilling. Their rebellion killed their relatives. How can they let their family members go back alive? They want to kill them!

Suddenly, there was a buzzing sound at the memorial ceremony, and many people were even very excited. The soldiers at the scene had to try their best to maintain order.

After Dorgon was shocked, he immediately saw the memorial sent by Jierhalang, which also contained a thick letter from the Ming Dynasty.

After reading it quickly, he had to pass the memorial and Ming Guo's letter to Dai Shan for reading.Facing the chaotic scene, he was unable to make a prompt decision. In the end, all Prince Baylor immediately returned to the palace to discuss the matter.

Naturally, the Chongzheng Hall was noisy again, with all kinds of ideas.

Some people believe that the Qing Dynasty was defeated because of rebellion, so rebellion must be punished. Now that the rebels themselves cannot be punished for the time being, they must have a small operation on their families to deter other potential rebels.

Some people think that these rebellious children are not as important as the Qing warriors, and they must be replaced!Not to mention, those Qing warriors who were captured by the Ming army were all there to stop the Ming army from pursuing them.If the Qing Dynasty ignores them, it will chill other Qing warriors. Who will dare to cut off the throne in the future?
Some people believe that Qing warriors should not be captured, but should fight to the death. Since they are captured by the Ming Dynasty, they must be prepared to die for their country. This is the real Qing warrior!

Some people believe that the Qing warriors who are still alive on the list have clan members, such as Aisin Gioronikan, who was just posthumously named a prince, and other senior officers. If they can be rescued but not rescued, it will have a negative impact on the Qing Dynasty. This is a very big loss and must be saved!

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In short, at the end of the quarrel, no one could convince anyone who expressed their opinions in Chongzheng Palace; and the yellow mantle came to report again, saying that there were many people petitioning outside the palace, and they had different opinions, and they had already started fighting outside the palace.

Dorgon himself never spoke. To be honest, he actually hated Jierharang a little.The memorial ceremony that has been arranged before is not good enough to continue as it is?I had to send a quick horse back to talk about this matter, and "save someone under the knife", but so many things happened!
Obviously, this matter is not easy to decide.

If Dorgon decides to replace people according to the requirements of the Ming Dynasty, those whose relatives died in the pass will definitely have opinions and will hate Dorgon.But if they don't change, the families of Nikan's captives will hate Dorgon again; even among those who escaped because of the resistance of Nikan and others, there may be a large number of people who will sympathize and be grateful to Nikan and the others. , and then hated Dorgon.

In short, it is difficult to agree or disagree with this matter!

In the Chongzheng Hall, after the quarrel, naturally, everyone looked at Dorgon and asked him to make a decision.

Dorgon looked at the memorials and letters on the desk, and suddenly an idea came to him. He turned around and greeted Emperor Shunzhi behind him, who was acting as a clay Buddha, and Empress Dowager Bumubutai, who was listening behind the curtain. Then he respectfully asked the emperor to rule on this matter. Gave it to the emperor.

Emperor Shunzhi was only six years old at this time, and he had already dozed off while sitting there.I couldn't hear Dorgon's words at all.The only one who could make the decision for the emperor was Queen Mother Bumubutai.

This Bumu Butai was Empress Xiaozhuang Wen in the original history, and her title was a politician in the early Qing Dynasty. Naturally, she was very clear about the powerful relationship between her.

Of course she knew what Dorgon was thinking, but she also had her own considerations, but she heard her say calmly behind the bead curtain: "Your Majesty is young now, and all state affairs are entrusted to the regent."

The implication is that Dorgon calls the shots.

If Dorgon could make the decision himself, he would not ask the emperor for instructions, so he immediately responded: "The matter of changing people with the Ming Dynasty is related to the relationship between countries. Although the minister is the regent, But he is not the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, His Majesty must make a decision on this matter!"

In the Chongzheng Hall, someone heard what he said and wanted to say something fair.The emperor is so young, isn't it the regent who handles all these matters?

But who would have expected that Bumbutai took over the topic first and replied: "The Regent's intention is that this matter is left to His Majesty's decision?"

Upon hearing this, Dorgon looked up in surprise.But he couldn't see clearly because of the bead curtain.Based on his understanding of Bumu Butai, he felt that he had been deceived just now.Nabu Mubutai deliberately took a step back to ask him for the next sentence.

However, although Dorgon had come to his senses, he could not answer in the affirmative, so he had to give an affirmative answer.

So, I heard Bumbutai say loudly in that decisive tone: "Every Qing warrior is very precious to our Qing Dynasty, let alone these Qing warriors who have made great contributions. Your Majesty just doesn't know how to save them, and now that the Ming Dynasty is coming to attack them, why should we, the Qing Dynasty, not save them?"

Dorgon agreed when he heard that she was so willing. After a moment of surprise, he immediately understood what Bumbutai was thinking.

Isn't it just that the dead are not as important as the living? If the living are brought back, will those people become loyal to the emperor?

As for those who will be resentful because of the substitution, it does not matter to Bumubutai.Because when Shunzhi grows up and takes charge, it will be at least ten years later. There will be plenty of opportunities to build a good relationship with those people!

However, he, Dorgon, is in charge and cannot be delayed!
Dorgon was a little unwilling to be taken advantage of by Bumbutai, so he asked a difficult question: "The Ming Dynasty's request is that our Qing Dynasty has about 1 people, and we have to replace them with more than [-] people. The difference in the number of people is huge. , it’s really not worth it, please ask Your Majesty to decide how to replace him?”

Who should be replaced and who should not be replaced? Sometimes it is a matter of wrangling, which may also annoy Mingguo. In the end, this matter of substitution is likely to be nothing.

But who would have thought that after hearing this, Bumbutai said without hesitation: "In the eyes of Your Majesty, the lives of our Qing warriors are ten times or a hundred times more valuable than those of the Han people. If we replace them one to one, , that is a humiliation to my Qing warriors! Just do what the Ming Dynasty requires, and don’t cause any extraneous problems, but it may harm the lives of our Qing warriors!"

If this word spreads, not only will ordinary Qing soldiers and civilians recognize it, but those Qing warriors and their families who have been replaced will become even more devoted to the little emperor!
After hearing this, Dorgon couldn't help but look up behind the bead curtain again, his teeth itching with hatred.

Although he never thought about becoming the real emperor after becoming the regent, he really felt uncomfortable with this woman buying people's hearts so early to pave the way for her son's future!

So Dorgon then said again: "On the list of the Ming Dynasty, the other people are insignificant, but if you want to change your ancestor's longevity, this person is the general soldier of the Ming Dynasty, and you cannot be the same as the others..."

Unexpectedly, this time, before he finished speaking, he heard Bumbutai say: "You are just a general soldier, how can you compare with me, the Prince of the Qing Dynasty?"

Dorgon: "..."

At this time, he already understood that no matter what problems he encountered, Bumbutai was determined to form a good relationship. He really hated himself for giving this benefit to her.

This woman really needs to be taken care of!

At this time, he had no choice but to follow the wishes of the Qing Emperor (Queen Mother).

As a result, the [-] people who were originally detained outside the city for blood sacrifice were imprisoned again, and envoys were sent to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty for replacements.

In late September of the 17th year of Chongzhen's reign, these [-] people were escorted on the road, first to Liaoyang, then out of Anshan Post to Haizhou, and then to Gaizhou via Yaozhou Post.

Along the way, the more than [-] people being escorted were forced to suppress their joy.As they were taken away from the guillotine, they knew that "the knife spared the man" might have come true.

Although they couldn't believe it, when they were escorted away from Shengjing, they were basically certain that they really had a narrow escape.

Along the way, I felt extremely happy, but I didn't dare to show it for fear of being troubled by Jianlu.Every night when I go to bed, I think about the moment when I can escape from Liaodong.

When they arrived at Gaizhou and saw a row of ships with Ming flags parked on the beach, everyone couldn't help but get excited.

This is their hope!
I didn’t expect to see my relatives again!

Zu Dashou was even more excited. He didn't expect that his second escape would be in such a way.But this is not an escape, but a rescue!

Compared with the younger ones like Kong Youde and others, he had a deeper understanding of the imperial court.He dared to conclude that if the emperor had not personally arranged this matter, it would have been absolutely impossible for these ten thousand people to come back in such a way!
In the eyes of the civil servants in the court, whether it was him or these people who were traveling with him, they were just like nothing. How could they care and spend so much effort to save them?

At this moment, Zu Dashou suddenly wanted to meet the current emperor and see how wise and powerful he has become?Such an emperor deserves to be served by all warriors!
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