The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 852
The former emperor of the Ming Dynasty beat the captured "Dashun" emperor, and the crowd outside watched with gusto.

Although Ma Xianglin also felt a little itchy and wanted to go in and beat Li Duyan, but he was really embarrassed to beat someone who was unable to fight back with Zhu Youjian.

Ma Xianglin has been canonized as the third-class Duke of the Ming Dynasty. He is wholeheartedly thinking about making new achievements and striving to become the second-class and first-class Duke. He heard that "Huang Ming" can have kings with different surnames, and he even wants to be named a county king.

There are twelve ranks of titles in the new Daming, and the third rank is also the rank of princes. The first rank is naturally the prince. Currently there are only two, one is the trustworthy king Zhu Youjian, and the other is His Royal Highness Prince Rui Huang Hao.

The second class is the vassal king. There is currently a vacancy. The third class is the county king. Except for the two important officials Huang Mingli and Huang Mingdao, the two princes Huang He and Huang Shan who are over 15 years old have been awarded the title of the county king. There are four people in total. .

These days, many members of the royal family of the Zhu family in the south have written memorials to express their submission. Everyone asked to give up their titles. Even the King of Shu wrote memorials and dared not pretend to be the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty.

Huang Sheng didn't plan to deal with these princes of the Zhu family, and took the method of drawing their salary from the bottom of the pot. After all, Daming changed his surname, and the princes of the Zhu family will always have some changes.

Huang Sheng didn't force them too much. Those who had been killed by trespassers or lost their fiefs and fled could just give them enough capital to settle down, and of course they didn't have titles.

According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, it is justifiable to kill the princes who abandoned the garrisoned city and fled directly, and it is self-defeating to leave them money and life and dare to pick and choose for fiefs.

Huang Sheng issued an order to appease the kings of "Zhu Ming", and also clarified relevant policies.

All the princes of the Zhu family in the Ming Dynasty were downgraded to the third class, and the tax-free acres they owned were fully implemented according to the new field acres law, which meant that the king of Shu directly became the second-class Duke of Shu. So-and-so Second Marquis.

Huang Sheng's behavior means that the younger generation can only rely on the achievements of the ancestors for three or five generations. For the family to prosper, only the waves of the Yangtze River will push the waves forward, and the new generation replaces the old. , also for the royal family.

Ma Xianglin is actually a little restless these days, because his wife Zhang Fengyi and his mother wrote letters respectively, and the two most important women in his life are now causing him a headache.

Because Zhang Fengyi and Qin Liangyu's letters had completely different meanings, his wife told him to stay with Nanwang to make further contributions, and his mother asked him to lead the soldiers back to Sichuan as soon as possible.

The mother also reminded her son to be vigilant against Nan Wang's every move, and he must not be a traitor who betrayed Daming, and found that Nan Wang had the heart of disobedience, so he decided to kill his relatives righteously.

What is the heart of disobedience?Ma Xianglin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, Nanwang had already obtained Chongzhen's acquiescence to proclaim himself emperor, but his brother-in-law didn't do so.

Now that he has rescued the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and obtained the edict of abdication to become Emperor Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty, it is debatable whether such behavior is considered a traitor.

Ma Xianglin knew that the letters from his wife and mother were written before he knew that his brother-in-law had been abdicated to become Emperor Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty. Now Emperor Zhongxing's proclamation, imperial edict and notice of Anmin should have spread all over the world, and everyone in Sichuan should know about it.

Ma Xianglin wrote letters to his mother and wife, and also wrote a letter to his younger sister who was already the imperial concubine of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Ma Xiangling and Zhang Fengyi must do everything possible to persuade their mother not to speak inappropriately when the old and new dynasties are changing.

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There was nothing to worry about in a battle that was destined to fail. Huang Sheng didn't even have to wait all night for the military newspaper, and fell asleep early.

Huang Mingli, who should be arranged, will take care of everything. The troops participating in the attack know how to defeat others without fighting as much as possible, and know that the main task is to capture prisoners.

Killing is inevitable but will be minimized as much as possible, and killing stubborn enemies is a last resort.

In order to prevent the thieves from creating wild fires, all kinds of water dragons and specially organized firefighting teams entered the capital immediately to guard against death. The plan when the fire was discovered has been practiced many times. I believe that the firefighters who came prepared The team will not let the capital burn into the sky.

Huang Sheng was sleeping soundly, and the whole capital was not asleep. Gunshots, "flying thunder" explosions mixed with firecrackers rang almost in the middle of the night, and loudspeakers shouted to persuade them to surrender all night long. Everyone knew that the intruder was captured alive.

Many families who were harmed by the culprits were so excited that they couldn’t sleep. They were looking forward to the dawn. They were going to find the place where the culprits and his thieves’ bones were held to seek revenge.

Before dawn, the sounds of gunfire and explosions, which were obviously thinning out, suddenly became louder. It was because many fireworks bombs used for lighting exploded in the dark night sky and bloomed brilliantly. The darkness before dawn was like day.

Zhu Youjian, who had not slept all night, looked up at the sky in a daze. He came to the Imperial Study Room of the Forbidden City but did not go in. He only stayed in the side hall where the eunuchs used to rest. After beating Li Zicheng, he was sent to Fusi Prison in Beizhen .

Seeing that the great revenge was avenged, Chongzhen felt empty in his heart at this moment.

"The night is cool and the sky is clean and the moon is blooming. I want to see the shadow of the Yulou Yao Palace, and the Qinhuai in the sky." No one can bear the loneliness of the subjugated king. Looking at the magnificent and magnificent old palace, Zhu Youjian certainly has a feeling of fear for his family and country It is the sadness in the dream.

Today Zhu Youjian personally followed the army into the city, witnessed the fighting power and discipline of the Ming army under Emperor Zhongxing, and found that Emperor Zhongxing's status in the hearts of the soldiers was already a god-like existence from overheard conversations with soldiers.

The former Emperor Chongzhen, who was more or less unwilling, had to give in. He finally knew why Huang Sheng saved him, and he laughed at himself.

Although being looked down upon by others is a bit self-pitying, Zhu Youjian believes that it is a blessing rather than a curse. The less threats he has, the more chances he has for a good death.

Unwilling to be lonely, Zhu Youjian even thought about doing something for Daming, but he didn't know if Emperor Zhongxing would use him.

Li Xihan, who had been guarding Zhu Youjian all this time, was also looking at the night sky. He was concerned about whether there was a fire. He didn't find a fire rising to the sky until the fourth watch. It was obvious that the capital was basically taken back by Quanxu Quanwei. In another three days The emperor can live in the Forbidden City after the payment and arrest.

Li Xihan said: "His Royal Highness Xin, you are one of the people who are most familiar with the palace. I don't know how to arrange the next move at dawn?"

Zhu Youjian wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes secretly, and said: "Of course, the first point is to search for the remnants. The maids and eunuchs here can arrange for them to clean up the corpses and wash away the blood stains, and then they can arrange for the maids and eunuchs accompanying the camp outside the city. Come to take over the palace, three days will surely make the Forbidden City look brand new."

"Haha, the lower officials don't know much about the affairs of the palace. If King Xin needs manpower, he can hand it over to the lower officials. As for the arrangements here, the lower officials can't help at all."

"These are trivial matters. In two days, General Li can arrange for the guard battalion to arrange defense."

Chongzhen is a workaholic. Now that he has become King Xin, he still likes to be busy with things. He is really an expert in arranging people to take over the Forbidden City.

(End of this chapter)