Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 74
As the founding place of the Taizu, Nanjing is one of the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty. Since Li Chuang conquered Beijing, it has been entrusted by people with lofty ideals as the hope of revival, but more people just regard it as a place to live in peace. It has only been more than a year. In this way, Nanjing was inexplicably occupied.

The country is still the same, the characters are completely different, the ancient capitals of the Six Dynasties, and the prosperous scenic spots are no longer owned by the Ming Dynasty.

At the gate of the city, Huang Duanbo, the head of the Ministry of Rites, who is over half a century old, prevented Duoduo from entering the city, scolded Zhao Zhilong and other generations who had forgotten their ancestors, and then knocked down the wall and died.

It is precisely "the northern captives raised their troops to Jinling, and Hongguang ran around at night in a loss; the city was full of nobles and nobles, and their knees were soft, and they were dying to see Yuan Gong."

Han Zanzhou, the Zhengshou eunuch appointed by Emperor Sizong in the city, was replaced by Lu Jiude, the eunuch of Bingbi, who was favored by Hongguang after Hongguang ascended the throne. He gradually moved away from the center of power and could not affect the situation in Nanjing. Sad and indignant in my heart.

Zhao Zhilong, Shi Kefa, and Han Zanzhou were all favored by Emperor Sizong. According to Zhang Yi's records, the situation deteriorated during the reign of the first emperor, and Nanjing was short of garrison officials. Zhao Zhilong wanted to use Zhao Zhilong, and he said: "Living the capital is fundamentally important." , I have used two people, one is Han Zanzhou, the supervisor of ceremonies, who is loyal, diligent and prudent, and is responsible for the defense, and the other is the minister of the Ministry of War, Shi Kefa, and I have not met each other. However, people argue that he is loyal, and Lian deeply agrees. , now I have Qing and three, I have no worries!"

When the Qing soldiers entered the city, Han Zanzhou's eunuch persuaded him: "When the northern captives arrive, my father-in-law should leave Nanjing quickly and go to the middle of Zhejiang to choose a leader to support, in order to revive."

Han Zanzhou said: "The late emperor appointed Yu as the eunuch guarding Nanjing. Yu failed to fulfill the entrustment of the late emperor. I felt very ashamed. Now that Nanjing is lost, the only one died is to repay the late emperor."

After saying that, Han Zanzhou dismissed the subordinates in the mansion, and then hanged himself to death.

It is "generously guarding Beijing, China and South Korea, staying alive to die as the first emperor, and never forgetting the country's grace in times of crisis. Who said that eunuchs are not loyal."

Of the three town officials appointed by the late emperor in Nanjing, Shi Kefa died first, and now Han Zanzhou died again. Both of them are at peace with the country, but Zhao Zhilong is the only one who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, what a pity!
When Duduo's soldiers entered Nanjing, they got the roster of officials in Beijing. They went out with the order to let all the officials in the city go to see them. The sergeants called their names according to the roster.

Liu Chengzhi, a household doctor, first failed to attack Zhao Zhilong. After the Qing soldiers entered the city, he stayed behind closed doors. His servants informed him of Duoduo’s order. evil?"

That is to say, the Jueming poem was inscribed on the wall: "The spirit of Zhongshan is magnificent; return to the emperor's side, and keep this crown." He hanged himself to death.

In Nanjing City, there are not a few people like Huang Duanbo, Han Zanzhou, and Liu Chengzhi, but generally speaking, there is still little wind and cloud, and more love for children.

A large number of civil servants and military generals in the city turned with the wind like fluffy grass, bent down and fell to the ground, and threw themselves into the Qing court.

Alas, the tiger dominates the dragon and the dragon rests overnight, and the river knows no worries, and it still flows day and night.

After Nandu established the country for a year, both capitals fell, and the great rivers and mountains were destroyed once, how sad?Outrage?angry?Sigh?
Nanjing City is the ancient capital of six dynasties, with tigers dominating dragons, extremely majestic, with a population of more than one million. With the lessons of Yangzhou, Duoduo has always been worried about the soldiers and civilians in the city. He is afraid that another person like Wang Yan will appear again, and he is very suspicious.

In order to be sure, he transferred all the Ming troops who had surrendered in Nanjing out of the city, and then expelled all the Han people in the middle and north areas of Nanjing from the city.

The Han people were driven out of the city, and a large number of vacant houses were used by Duoduo to accommodate the real Manchu and Mongolian soldiers transferred from outside the city, using an absolutely superior force to ensure safety.

When the Qing army completely controlled Nanjing, its brutal and greedy face was revealed again.

Nanjing is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, and there are countless treasures in the city. The Qing soldiers who entered the city began to burn, kill, and loot everywhere. However, the east and north areas have been occupied by the Qing army, and the surrendered Ming Dynasty surrenders in the city cannot be robbed. The real victims are ordinary people and rich people. people.

Ten miles to Qinhuai, because of the folk rumors about General Wu and Chen Yuanyuan, the Hulu outside the pass also heard about it.

In the Meixiang Building, Li Zhenli, Li Xiangjun and Xu Yanyan knew that the Qing soldiers were looting in the city, and some servants even reported that a large number of Qing soldiers were coming towards the Qinhuai River, and they were shocked.

At this time, it was getting dark, and the three of them took advantage of the darkness to quietly leave Meixianglou, only to see that the city streets were already in chaos, Qing soldiers burned, killed and looted, and refugees fled everywhere.

The three of them followed the refugees and fled along the banks of the Qinhuai River, only to see flames soaring into the sky, and the night sky reflected blood red.

They were dragged and walked for a few miles, but when they looked back in the direction of Meixianglou, they found that Meixianglou had also disappeared into a sea of ​​flames.

The three of them looked around, but their minds were blank, not knowing what to do in the future, and where is their shelter.

When Xu Yanyan saw the Qing soldiers entering the city, she thought that Yangzhou had been captured by the Qing army, and her sweetheart, the hero Wang Yan who guarded the lonely city alone, had already been killed.

The more she walked, the sadder she felt in her heart, recalling in her mind when she parted with Wang Yan, Wang Yan's heartbroken voice choked up, "However, it's difficult for Xu Qing in Xu Guo!"

Now her elder brother Wang, perhaps as parting words, has already given his life for this country, and she also feels that life has nothing to love.

For a moment, Xu Yanyan couldn't help but her heart sank, her mind went blank, and even her feet became weak. Her heart seemed to die, and she suddenly fell down and sat on the bank of the river.

Li Zhenli and Li Xiangjun on the side quickly helped her up and called softly, but Xu Yanyan suddenly burst into tears.

When she cried, the second daughter couldn't help feeling sad.

In this troubled world, the country is broken and the family is gone. Facing the brutal and greedy barbarians outside the pass, the abilities of the three weak women are so weak that they may be lost in the flow of refugees at any time.

The three women wept softly on the bank, but happened to attract the attention of a half-century old man. He glanced at the three women inadvertently, but found that they were actually acquaintances in Meixiang Building.

This old man is Su Kunsheng, a master of music and lyrics. He once taught Li Xiangjun to compose and libretto, and also taught Xu Yanyan's piano skills. He found the three of them and asked quickly, only to realize that the three of them had nowhere to go, so he took them with him to escape. The flow of people rushed to Suzhou.

When Xu Yanyan fled Nanjing with Su Kunsheng, outside the burning Meixiang Building, Liu Shun led more than a dozen strong men, looking at the rising flames sadly: "Young master has been trapped in Yangzhou for two months, and I can't rescue him. Now Mrs. Xu I’m lost again, I’ll see you someday, Young Master, how should I explain to Young Master.”

In another part of Nanjing City, Hou Fangyu, who had just returned to Nanjing, saw the Qing soldiers raging and burning. He was anxious about Li Xiangjun's safety, and rushed to the Qinhuai River, but saw the Meixiang Tower burning into a ball of flames. No one I knew was seen.

(End of this chapter)