A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 907 My Hometown (The Finale)

In May of the 17th year of Chongzhen, it was full.

It is the most beautiful time outside the Great Wall, the meadow is like a green ocean, blue sky and white clouds, flowers and sunshine, making people warm all over.

The hillside is full of pine, juniper, cypress, birch and other trees. There is a manor at the foot of the mountain, and in front of it is a green meadow, which extends to the foot of the distant mountain like a green carpet, and the edge of the vast broad-leaved forest.

On the soft grass in front of the manor, Emperor Chongzhen was lying comfortably on a rocking chair with a newspaper, glasses on his nose, and tea on the small table next to him, an image of an intellectual and a leisurely middle-class life.

He sipped the tea and read the contents of the newspaper slowly.

Suddenly, his gaze fixed, and he sat upright. The result of the discussion came out, and his posthumous title was published in the newspaper: Shao Tian Yi Dao Gang Ming Ke Thrifty Kui Wen Fen Wu Dun Ren Mao Xiao Lie Emperor.

Then there is the temple name: Yizong.

Emperor Chongzhen thought about it carefully, and a gleam of relief flashed in his eyes. Emperor Yi Zonglie, this is the greatest affirmation for him.

He sighed in his heart: "I blamed him wrongly."

There is also Wang Cheng'en, whose posthumous posthumous title is Zhongmin, which made Emperor Chongzhen very satisfied.

He carefully read the newspaper, and there was a series of posthumous titles and posthumous titles below.

Yang Guozhu, posthumously named Ji Guogong, set up a temple to worship.

Cao changed Jiao, made Jingnan Hou after him, and set up a temple to sacrifice.

Wang Tingchen, posthumously named Ningnan Hou, set up a temple to worship.

Liu Zhaoji, posthumously granted the title of Marquis of Dongping, set up a temple to offer sacrifices.

Fu Yingchong was conferred the title of Marquis of Dingcheng and set up a temple to offer sacrifices.

Li Banghua, gifted to the Taibao, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, posthumously named Zhongwen, set up a temple to worship.

Zhu Zhifeng, gifted to the Minister of the Ministry of War, posthumously Zhongzhuang, set up a temple to worship.

Wei Jingyuan, gifted to the Minister of the Ministry of War, posthumously Zhongyi, set up a temple to worship.

Cai Maode, gifted to the Minister of the Ministry of War, posthumously named Zhongxiang, set up a temple to worship.

Qiu Minyang presented it to the Minister of the Ministry of War, posthumously posthumously Zhongjie, and set up a temple for sacrifice.

Zero and zero total, there are many posthumous posthumous titles, and when the thieves came to Beijing, the city was destroyed and martyred. Shi Bangyao, the censor of the deputy capital, Ling Yiqu, the minister of Dali Temple, Wang Guoxing, the commander of Jinyiwei, Liu Wenbing, Marquis of Xinle, Liu Lishun, Zuo Zhongyun, etc.

There is also a small episode in this, that is, after the capital city was broken, those who did not die at the time, but were killed while the thieves were chasing stolen goods to help pay, and the civil and military generals who were killed when the thieves left the capital to fight, should they be granted titles and posthumous posthumous titles?This matter is very controversial, even among the people, there is a lot of discussion.

In the end, the Metropolitan Governor, Marshal for Life, King of the East and Lord of the Great Eastern Kingdom, Wang Dou, said: "If the martyrs are treated the same as those who surrendered, what do loyal ministers and righteous men do?"

He made a firm promise, so these unlucky victims were not given posthumous titles or posthumous titles.

Emperor Chongzhen was fascinated by looking at these lists. He thought that only Wang Chengen was martyred at that time, but he did not expect that there were so many loyal ministers martyred, and they spread all over the country.There are also thieves who surrendered to the noble ministers after entering Beijing. Seeing their end, they should have been happy, but they sighed.

He unfolded the newspaper, and the next step was to announce the disposition of the captured bandits and slave leaders.

There are quite a few people who captured the two thieves this time, and the list is spread out, which can be described as dense.

Among the handling and trial results, Li Zicheng, the leader of the bandits, and Dorgon, the slave chief, were executed in a hurry.

Along with Ling Chi, there are thief general Liu Zongmin, slave general Duoduo, and Abatai.

Wu Sangui killed Liu Zhaoji, Marquis of Dongping, and led the Qing soldiers into the customs. He committed a heinous crime and was also executed immediately.

The thief officials Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Gu Junen, Song Qijiao, Zhang Linran and others stripped the real grass.

Nuguan Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanwo, Namutai, Ye Keshu, Ba Sihan, Meng Qiaofang and others peeled the real grass.

Guang Shiheng obstructed the southward migration and caused the death of the emperor's father, but he himself surrendered to the bandits and took up a fake job.

Fang Guangchen, who offered the strategy of suppressing the bandits and inciting Wu Sangui to defect to the enemy, was also one of the culprits that caused Liu Zhaoji's death.

Yang Shaofan, cut in half in front of the tomb of Cao Bianjiao, Marquis of Jingnan.

Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, Wu Sanfu, Dang Shousu, Gu Kecheng, Zu Dabi, Zu Dale, Zu Dacheng, Yang Shen, Guo Yunlong, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi, Ma Guangyuan, Jin Li, Buyandai, Yibai, Engel Figure and others cut in half.

All the officers of Wu Zu's family were beheaded and abandoned, and all the servants of Wu Zu's family were beheaded.

All the captive old bandit soldiers and the captive slave Manchurian soldiers were all beheaded.

All captured thieves from the foreign battalion, middle and senior officers, military ruffians, and criminals were all beheaded, and the rest were put into hard labor for 50 to [-] years.

Captured Mongolian Eight Banners, Fresh Eight Banners, Japanese Eight Banners soldiers, three Dings were drawn and killed, and Han Eight Banners and Outer Fan Mongolian soldiers were drawn and killed every five Dings. The rest were in hard labor ranging from ten to fifty years. Those who wished to be exiled overseas could reduce their number Half.

When the army invaded Liaodong and captured slaves, men, women, and children, all the men of the Eight Banners were beheaded. Women, the elderly, and those who were underage were all sentenced to 20 to 50 years of hard labor.

When the army invaded the bandit land, the family members of the bandits captured, including women, the elderly, and those who were underage, were subjected to hard labor ranging from 50 to [-] years.

The above ones can also see the effect of their transformation, and they were incorporated into the Zhongyi Battalion, and the new attached battalion served the country.

In addition, more than a hundred officials who surrendered to the bandits and took false posts were all beheaded and abandoned the market.

In addition, the Supervision Department of the Anbei Metropolitan Government will take the lead, and the whole country will conduct a joint trial to review and deal with the crime of demoting officials in accordance with the law.However, the current shortage of officials in Beijing is extremely serious. First, all Beijing officials will be demoted to three levels, and they will be blamed for their sins and meritorious service to redeem themselves and restore order and government operations.

There was a complex expression in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen. On April 22, the prince entered Beijing, and soon ascended the throne as emperor, and changed his name to Longwu. Next year will be the first year of Longwu.

Emperor Longwu Zhu Cihong paid homage to the Duke of Jingguo, the chief governor, Wang Dou, was made the king of the East, he was named the king of the Great East Kingdom, and he was marshal for life. .

Emperor Longwu also wanted Dongwang to have Jiuxi, but Wang Dou resolutely refused.

Afterwards, Wang Dou took Han Dynasty as the generals who conquered the east, Zhong Susu and Gao Shiyin as the generals who conquered the south, and generals who conquered the west, and thoroughly pursued and suppressed the two perishing thieves.

The Battle of Tangjialing on April 20 shook the world. The 100 Jingbian Army fought against the bandits and [-] million slaves. Flee south.

When they fled to Hejian Mansion, Zhong Susu, who had been waiting for a long time in Zhending Mansion, gave him a severe blow on the flank. The last remaining old battalion soldiers were killed or injured.

Then Zhong Susu joined forces with Gao Shiyin, who was chasing southward, and went straight to Shandong.

The great victory of Tangjialing spread throughout the world, and the soldiers and civilians were all excited. Knowing that the bandits were defeated and occupied, all the prefectures and counties suddenly rose up, all over the place killed the false officials, advocated righteousness to expel the false defense envoys, herds, and orders, welcomed the king, and the whole world mobilized to discuss it. .

The latest news is that the entire territory of Shandong has been restored. Zhong Susu and Gao Shiyin respectively took Shouzhou generals Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Luzhou general Huang Degong, etc. as forwards, crossed the Yellow River westward and southward, and wiped out the bandits in Henan, Huguang and Jiangnan. wait.

On the eastern battlefield, the remnants of the slaves fled eastward in panic. When they were about to reach Shanhaiguan, they were attacked by Yang Guozhu who was in Qian'an City. Shanhaiguan was recovered.

However, Yang Guozhu was seriously injured, and this last blow made him die from his injuries, and passed away with a smile on his face.

The Korean chasing army and the Jizhen army worked together to kill and injure the last remaining Manchurian soldiers outside the Shanhai Pass, and then left the pass.

According to the latest news, the rest of the slaves in Liaodong fled north in panic under the leadership of Prince Li Daishan, and the entire Liaodong region was restored.

The situation is very good, and the complete elimination of the bandit Hulu is just around the corner.

Emperor Chongzhen sighed. After he ascended the throne, he worked hard and solitary, but the capital was broken by the thieves, and the slave soldiers came to the city several times, killing and looting thousands of miles away.However, such a powerful enemy was wiped out by the Jingbian army in half a day, and now the two thieves are going to be completely wiped out.

What kind of power is this?
He remembered the situation when he went to Xuanfu Town not long ago.

His movements are not restricted and he can move freely, but there is a team of armored soldiers in the manor to protect him at all times.

After leaving Beijing, he also went to Xuanfu Town several times, and every time he went, he sighed once. The Daming in his dream was not like this.

Not long ago, he sighed again in the city, and then someone beside him also sighed the same way.

He looked strange, but he was a handsome scholar, who claimed to be surnamed Li, and the two attendants around him were a bit weird, they didn't look like long-term followers, but they looked like officials escorting prisoners.However, they didn't have uniforms, and the scholar didn't have shackles and iron chains, so although Chongzhen felt strange, he didn't think too much about it.

The two chatted for a while, and the scholar said that he had heard the name of Xuanfu Town for a long time, and wanted to take a look, and then he wanted to go to Guihua City.

When Emperor Chongzhen left, the scholar was still standing beside the canal in a daze, his eyes blurred.

This is just a small episode, Chongzhen thinks about it, he just sighs, Xuanfu Town, how did Wang Dou do it?

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The other page of the newspaper introduced the internal affairs. After entering Beijing, Wang Dou's subordinates occupied many positions in the central and local areas of the capital, but still reserved a lot of official positions for ministers and workers, even such prominent positions as Shangshu Shilang.

All the officials praised the governor Wang Douxian for not taking power, and then started a bloody fight around these seats, even the officials in the south and west, such as Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, Wang Duo, Zhang Shenyan, Liu Zongzhou and others, were turbulent Came to the capital, ready to seize an official position.

Those who think they are qualified to join the cabinet will go to Beijing even more quickly.

The dispute over the cabinet ministers is even more cruel. Chen Xinjia is the chief assistant of the cabinet, and everyone has no objection, and the chief assistant of the Longwu Dynasty will adopt a new system, that is, the tenure system.

It is held every five years, with a maximum of two terms. In addition, there are no multiple terms. However, even the emperor cannot be dismissed at will, which has aroused widespread applause.

There is also the political observation system. After taking office as an official, they need to go to Xuanfu Town Military Academy and Civil Affairs Academy for training, and then go to the grassroots for training.

Many new systems are also planned, such as new imperial examinations, etc. Unfortunately, various detailed rules will not be detailed in the newspapers, which makes Emperor Chongzhen feel unsatisfactory.

The special tenure system and the new imperial examination made Emperor Chongzhen ponder over and over again, not knowing what Wang Dou would do when the time came.

There is also the extension soil system that Wang Dou seems to have launched with great grandeur.

Wang Dou propagandized in the newspaper that the rebellion of bandits was also caused by the lack of land, so the territory should be expanded.For this reason, he set an example and personally assumed the position of the king of the Great Eastern Kingdom, in order to open up the wilderness in the future.Moreover, in order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the people, they will set up a capital guard house, etc., establish a fiefdom lord system, and encourage the people to expand abroad.

Wang Douyan, not only him, but most of his subordinates will entrust overseas in the future, establish a large number of duchies, marquises, and earl territories, surround Daming, provide financial resources, transfer excess population, and make Daming the center of the Celestial Dynasty forever.

Emperor Chongzhen was a little stunned, no wonder Wang Dou was conferred the title of Queen of the East, followed by the King of the Great East Kingdom, he thought it was extremely strange at the time, but now it seems that this is the result of private discussions between Wang Dou and the new emperor.

He stared at the newspaper in a daze: "Wang Dou is really going overseas in the future?"

Emperor Chongzhen didn't understand why Wang Dou was so interested in the barren land, and disdained the colorful world of the Central Plains. It seemed that the officials also had a lot of discussion, thinking that the Eastern King's fiefdom was far away in the wilderness. hero.

However, it seems that Wang Dou's determination has been made, and there is news from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion that under the Tuotu system, the land of Shenzhou will no longer be sealed off, and Tuotu will be divided into fiefdoms, only outside of Shenzhou.

As the initiator of the system, Wang Dou must lead by example.

Chongzhen pondered for a long time, but couldn't figure out what Wang Dou was thinking. He shook his head and read the contents of the newspaper again.

After Wang Dou and others entered Beijing, the first thing they did was to get through the water transport and ordered the governor of Huaiyang. The government transported food to relieve the people.

At the same time, with work as relief, a large-scale construction of post roads and bridges under heaven.

Wang Dou said in the newspaper that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads, and then you will start large-scale infrastructure construction, such as building roads from Guihua City to the capital, and from the capital to Nanjing, and will invest a lot of money and food in the construction of the Yellow River and canals Water conservancy and so on.

In this process, at least one million people will be hired to participate in the construction, not as errands, but as wages, and the workers, food and money they get are enough to support their families.

This made the people very enthusiastic and enthusiastic, and everyone looked forward to the New Deal.

They don't have to worry about the governor Wang Dou not giving money. First of all, Wang Dou has a very high reputation, which can be seen from the active immigration from all over the capital.Moreover, Wang Dou has plenty of money. It is rumored that after the Jingbian army defeated the bandits, Wang Dou received at least [-] million taels of silver.

Folk songs, the thief fell, and Wang Dou was full.

It is impossible for him not to pay wages.

So in the days to come, everyone may be like the people in Xuanfu Town, everyone has work to do, and everyone has food to eat.

Wang Dou, Chen Xinjia and others also announced that in the future, the function of "meeting and delivering envoys" will be cancelled, and travel expenses will be implemented instead, and each post station will be allowed to operate independently like Xuanfu Town.However, how much to hand over and how to divide the account between the local government and the central government are still under discussion.

However, many businessmen, especially those in Xuanfu Town, have already heard the news, bought and leased land around the road stations from Guihua City to the capital, and from the capital to Nanjing, and opened restaurants and horse shops, etc., leading the commotion in the business world.

It was also announced that the three salaries would be exempted, the servants in the world would be exempted for three years, and the employment system would be temporarily used, which would be discussed after three years.

All kinds of measures have caused the world to vibrate one after another, and a vigorous atmosphere emerges.

Emperor Chongzhen sighed again, when he was in power, when did he have such a scene?
Not long after Wang Dou entered Beijing, the folk atmosphere seemed to have changed.

He also read his favorite "Favorite Jin Ping Mei" comment on this in the newspaper, thinking about it again and again, his heart was itchy.

He thought: "Someday. I will also contribute."

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Finally, Emperor Chongzhen put down the newspaper contentedly and stood up.

He lit a cigarette, and walked slowly on the grass. It seemed that the sky was blue, the wild was vast, and the flocks of cattle and sheep in the distance had a panoramic view, which broadened one's mind a lot.

There are also some manors near his manor, as well as some Zhaibao villages. The Han people and the barbarians live together. The villagers are very simple and have a sense of indifference to the world. Sometimes when he takes a walk nearby, the barbarians around him will fuck He called him in blunt Chinese: "Zhu Bixia."

Although he had only moved here not long ago, Emperor Chongzhen was already well-known in this area, because he was considered a high-level intellectual, and people here respected literate people very much.From time to time, people would come to him to ask him for a name. On that day, he conveniently named a barbarian child, and the family even brought a lamb over to thank him.

Everything in the past seems to be a thing of the past, and Emperor Chongzhen has gradually gotten used to the present life. Under the leisurely life and relaxed mood, his complexion has become better and better, and his hair has gradually turned from white to black. .

He raised some sheep and horses in this manor, and opened up a few vegetable fields around it. After entering May, he would also grow vegetables when he had nothing to do.

Crisp laughter kept coming, and Emperor Chongzhen looked, but it was a few sons and daughters who were making trouble. They were riding on a few ponies, circling over there, and Princess Zhaoren ran after them: "Brother, brother, I also want."

There was also the voice of Wang Desheng yelling: "Ah, my little masters, be careful, don't fall down."

Chongzhen shook his head, he became a crazy girl and a crazy boy.

At this time, footsteps sounded not far away, but it was Empress Zhou who accompanied Empress Yi'an back from picking vegetables in the vegetable field.

Looking at the laughing scene over there, Empress Yi'an sighed: "I never imagined that this concubine would come out of the deep palace one day to see this magnificent river and mountain."

Emperor Chongzhen was about to pay his respects to his wife when a carriage drove towards the manor.

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Wen Daxing got out of the carriage, and Princess Kunxing Zhu Yu came trotting over, her pretty face flushed, she was as pure as a deer.

She looked forward to it and said, "Master Wen is here? How is Lord Hou?"

Wen Daxing hurriedly said: "Very good, but I can't take time off from the busy state affairs. When I have a little leisure time, the general will come to pay respects to the princess and Your Majesty."

Princess Kunxing bowed her head slightly, and hummed shyly.

Wen Daxing nodded to Princess Kunxing with a smile, and walked towards Emperor Chongzhen.

The two walked and talked on the grass. After a long time, Emperor Chongzhen sighed, "It was I who blamed Wang Dou by mistake. I am ashamed."

Wen Daxing paused, and then said: "Don't blame your majesty, the general once said that whoever sits in that seat will be involuntary."

After all the past events, Emperor Chongzhen finally sighed: "Da Ming is fortunate to be able to descend from the sky to such a person as Wang Dou."

Wen Daxing also calmed down, and he said: "The general once said that Emperor Gao has a great favor to China, so...but the moths of the country must be eradicated. He also said that he will not allow anyone to hinder his way, hinder his Orthodoxy."

Emperor Chongzhen recollected Wen Daxing's words. He pondered for a long time, nodded, and said, "I read in the newspaper that Dong Wang intends to go overseas in the future?"

Wen Daxing said: "Yes, the general said that after 20 years he will train a successor, he will retire and travel around the world."

Emperor Chongzhen wondered: "He is really willing to leave the Central Plains, are you also willing to follow overseas?"

Wen Daxing said with a smile: "Why not? Sealing off the land, is it possible in the Central Plains? Overseas is full of land, as long as you occupy it, it will be yours."

He yearned: "My old Wen's family may also produce a king."

Emperor Chongzhen said in disbelief: "The wild land..."

Wen Daxing smiled and said: "Wildness? As long as it is well managed, where is it not a paradise, such as Xuanfu Town, the land is not fertile, how is it now? Besides, the land overseas is not all barren and barren, just like many places in Southeast Asia, where the land is not fertile. The output can reach three or four stones, how many pieces of land in my Ming Dynasty can achieve this output?"

Emperor Chongzhen was stunned, and Wen Daxing said again: "Jianguo became the king, established his own foundation for the principality, and the great general gave us this wealth. It is to stay in Daming to enjoy the ordinary wealth, and then the descendants of the princes will be killed. Slaughtered like a pig, just like this time the thieves came to Beijing... Or make contributions and open up your own country? We will make the choice."

Wen Daxing's eyes showed fascination, and he thought of the future that the generals and generals of the various armies had talked about in the past.

Yes, the traditional land of the Central Plains in the past dynasties is impossible to seal, and after the tripod is set, most horses will be released to Nanshan, cunning rabbits and dead dogs. These generals can only spend their lives in fear and sickness. Now it is a new era. coming.

They can establish their own country openly and aboveboard, obtain their own fiefdoms, and pass them on to their descendants from generation to generation.

How important is this wealth and wealth, so why not?They are all very supportive.

In the future, their general spokesperson will still be Wang Dou, coordinating the economic and cultural relations between the fief and the state, and between the state and the fief.

Wen Daxing continued: "Looking at the calamity of bandits this time, it's also due to the lack of land. The general said, the world is so big, why bother to fight each other, and we need to broaden our horizons and go out more to find living space."

Emperor Chongzhen said: "The world?"

Wen Daxing smiled and said: "Yes, the general said that although the Ming Dynasty is big, the world is even bigger, but the Ming Dynasty is only a corner of the world."

Emperor Chongzhen listened in a daze, and thought: "Is this the way for Wang Dou to have the best of both worlds? His Zhu family doesn't have to worry about being taken from the throne, and Wang Dou doesn't have to worry about the worries of Huo and Zhang in the future. We will open up the best escape route. It’s just that if you don’t have the world in your heart and only look at the small land of Daming, you won’t be able to find such a good solution.”

He pondered for a long time, then sighed: "My vision is really low."

He said: "It's just that in the future, what will happen between the feudal lands, the feudal states and the central court?"

Wen Daxing said: "The general designed the ceremony system, the pilgrimage system, etc. But he also said that it is hard to say what will happen in the future, it may change in a hundred or two hundred years, but no matter how the future changes, the people on these lands belong to the A common name, Dahan."

Wen Daxing finally said: "The general said that what he is most proud of is being able to personally protect this civilization."

Long after Wen Daxing left, Emperor Chongzhen still murmured: "Civilization?"

At this moment, Empress Zhou came over and said, "What are you talking about, Your Majesty?"

Emperor Chongzhen shook his head: "Nothing."

He looked at Queen Zhou and said: "I have been busy with state affairs these years, but I have neglected you, and I will suffer with me in the future."

Empress Zhou shook her head: "Compared to the deep palace, I like this place even more. Look at my wife, how much happier are they compared to when they were in the deep palace?"

The two looked around, but they saw Princess Zhaoren running after her sister, Princess Kunxing like a bird, and there were crisp laughter on the grassland.

The two watched for a while, both smiling, and the Emperor's family was not heartless.

Then Empress Zhou's eyes became tender, and she smiled slightly: "What's more, as long as I can be with His Majesty, where is it not a paradise of peace and happiness?"

She murmured: "When you come back from thousands of miles, your face will be less beautiful. When you smile, you still have the fragrance of Lingmei. How about Lingnan? But she said: My hometown is where my heart is at ease."

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