Emperor Chongzhen, who was only 34 years old, looked old as if he was in his forties or fifties. His face and expression no longer had the spirit of a young man in his thirties.
If the overworked eyes were not full of anger, they seemed to be extremely haggard and completely desperate.
When he was just ready to come out of the Ganqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen still looked nervous.
If it weren't for the repeated reminders of the two Qing palace maids who often served by each other, Emperor Chongzhen would not have someone to help him clean up his clothes and just wanted to lift his sword and stab Du Xun to death
After the dissuasion of the palace maids, Emperor Chongzhen rarely looked down at his robe, and a feeling of sadness suddenly surged into his heart.
I saw that I was wearing a gray robe with patches on the east and west, and my long gray hair was not allowed to be taken care of by the palace maids and was casually covered. Is this an emperor?
Emperor Chongzhen walked slowly to the mirror, frightened by his haggard and spiritless appearance, and the star eyes under his sword eyebrows became wet again, and he wondered if the person in the mirror was himself.
Two palace maids gently supported Emperor Chongzhen to sit on the stool. Cui'er stretched out her fair jade hand from her green cuffs and began to help Emperor Chongzhen take care of her long gray hair.
The jade hand twisted the jade comb trembled and meticulously combed every gray hair of Emperor Chongzhen. After combing it neatly, she then put on the net scarf and hair tie crown. Cui'er's jade hand finally helped Emperor Chongzhen to put on the scarf hat safely.
Cui'er's eyes were wet throughout the whole process, and her sobs came to her heart from time to time
Behind Cui'er, wearing a green palace outfit, Zi'er slowly brought a blue robe from Emperor Chongzhen. There was no patch on this robe and was usually neatly stacked in the wardrobe by Zi'er.
Emperor Chongzhen said that this robe was given to Emperor Chongzhen on the day of his 30th birthday. Emperor Chongzhen cherished this robe especially.
Seeing that Cui'er had helped Emperor Chongzhen take care of his hair, she gently moved to Emperor Chongzhen, and then slowly squatted down and held Emperor Chongzhen's body and stood up slowly
After seeing Emperor Chongzhen stand up, Cui'er gently moved to Emperor Chongzhen's back and stretched out her jade hand from her emerald green cuffs to lift Emperor Chongzhen's hands.
Then, Zi put on a blue robe for Emperor Chongzhen, and after putting it on, he circled around Emperor Chongzhen twice to smooth out the injustice on his clothes.
Zi'er and Cui'er gently helped Emperor Chongzhen to sit down, and then brought a silver basin filled with hot water. The two began to wash Emperor Chongzhen's face.
Zi'er rolled up her pink sleeves, and a pair of fair jade hands drilled into the warm water in the silver basin, then her palms were facing up.
Cui'er spread the white scarf and gently put it on Zi'er's hand. The scarf was wet when it encountered water.
Zi'er's white jade hands caught a white silk scarf under the hot water and rubbed it gently in the hot water for a few times. Then he twisted the scarf and hung it on the silver basin and wrung it dry. The white steam floated away.
Emperor Chongzhen smelled the mixture of water vapor and the fragrance of Zi'er Cui'er, and his eyebrows immediately stretched out.
Cui'er's jade hand stretched out to his forehead in Emperor Chongzhen's sight, so that he could serve Emperor Chongzhen without putting on a wet wipes when washing his face.
Then Emperor Chongzhen's eyes saw Zi'er spreading his hands with steam and gently wiping and touching his face. As usual, Zi'er's hands were very gentle. Emperor Chongzhen finally felt comfortable and slowly closed his eyes to rest.
When Emperor Chongzhen closed his eyes and meditated, he felt the warm jade fingers of the palace maid pressing on his temple and gently rubbing them.
The warm jade fingers only turned slightly for a few times, and Emperor Chongzhen guessed whose finger was and showed a rare smile.
Emperor Chongzhen said: It's Cui'er's technique
Cui'er said: Your Majesty, I guessed it right
Emperor Chongzhen said: Cui'er's massage technique is the most impressive, and Zi'er's songs can make people feel happy
Zi'er said: I am willing to sing for the emperor for the rest of my life!
Emperor Chongzhen said: How can I sing for me for the rest of my life? When the Ming Dynasty defeated the traitors, I will let you leave the palace and find a good family for you to marry.
Cui'er said: Emperor, I am only nineteen years old, I am willing to serve the emperor for the rest of my life, but I am unwilling to leave the palace
Zi'er said: We palace maids entered the palace at the age of eight or nine. They were either sold by their relatives or captured by evil people. The palace was our only home, and all the servants were willing to leave the palace for the rest of their lives.
Emperor Chongzhen said: The palace has a large population and the country is in danger. The palace can no longer afford many people. I may also leave this world.
When the two palace maids heard Emperor Chongzhen say sad words, their eyes were all filled with their sockets. They both moved to Emperor Chongzhen and knelt down and began to cry.
Zi'er Cui'er said: Long live my emperor, long live
Emperor Chongzhen slowly stood up, looked at them sadly, and his eyes began to become wet again.
Zi'er and Cui'er were both selected from thousands of palace maids by Emperor Chongzhen. At that time, Empress Zhou wanted to choose two other palace maids named Sier and Ming'er whom she had trained to serve her, but Emperor Chongzhen did not agree.
On the day when Emperor Chongzhen thought about choosing the palace maids, he only walked around the palace women group for a short time, and was attracted by the innocence of Zi'er and Cui'er.
That year, Zi'er was only eight years old and Cui'er was only seven years old.
Emperor Chongzhen still remembers that both of them were sold into the palace by their parents. In a blink of an eye, it has been seventeen years since Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen saw Zi'er and Cui'er kneeling on the ground, and saw that their slender snake waists were not enough to hold on to them. Their round buttocks were raised behind them. As they sobbed sadly from time to time, their weak bodies were squirming gently under Chongzhen's feet, looking pitiful.
Emperor Chongzhen didn't dare to think too much, Zi'er and Cui'er are still virgins now
Emperor Chongzhen knew that the two of them belonged to him, but Emperor Chongzhen loved Concubine Tian the most. Emperor Chongzhen had few concubines, and there were only a few concubines.
Although Emperor Chongzhen was a stubborn person, Emperor Chongzhen was also a very dedicated person. He often shouted in his dreams that they were all Tian Xiuying's name.
And those royal relatives are not dozens or even hundreds of wives and concubines, but women have much more than the emperor has.
However, in the face of national crisis, few of them took out money to relieve the country's worries and serve the country.
Emperor Chongzhen suddenly remembered something and was excited. The star eyes under his sword eyebrows began to concentrate and shoot out the emperor's majestic gaze.
Emperor Chongzhen said: It's time to meet Du Xun, this rebel
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Du Xun, who was kneeling on the ground, was afraid that Emperor Chongzhen would kill him, so he quickly thought about every word he said, and was afraid that his head would fall to the ground at any time.
Du Xun said hurriedly: The thief said that he had led more than 200,000 elite troops to the city, and there was a steady stream of people behind him to respond. Wu Sangui's more than 50,000 Guanning soldiers were afraid to come when they saw the capital being surrounded and stopped and wandered in Shanhaiguan. The thief said that the emperor should not expect Wu Sangui's rescue.
Emperor Chongzhen was furious and said: This is nonsense. Wu Sangui's whole family is in the capital. Wu Sangui's Guanning Iron Cavalry will arrive immediately. At that time, the three camps of the capital and Guanning Iron Cavalry attacked the thief army, and the thief army will be defeated.
Du Xun said in panic: I should die, I should die, this is what the thief said, and the thief said...
Emperor Chongzhen said furiously: What else did you say? Don’t hesitate, come with the real tricks.
Du Xun said panic: The thief also said that the city can be broken in three days. When the city is broken, the people will suffer for no reason...
Emperor Chongzhen was furious and said: What did the thief ask you to come?
Du Xun said panic: Emperor, I will forgive me for my death, and only then will I dare to report it.
Emperor Chongzhen thought to himself whether Li Zicheng wanted to confer a title on the king and cede land?
If you are a king, you can give him a stopgap now.
If he is a king, he must withdraw his troops before he can give him a title to relieve his urgent needs
Du Xun said panic: The thief said that he knew that the Ming Dynasty was ruined by ordinary ministers. The thief said that he was also a postmaster under the emperor. Although more than 200,000 troops besieged the city, he could not bear to attack the city.
Emperor Chongzhen said in doubt: What exactly do you want? Tell me quickly!
Du Xun said panic: The thief wants to... yes, the thief wants to follow the etiquette of Yao and Shun's abdication, and ask the emperor to retreat... abdicate and maintain wealth forever. Then he can lead more than 200,000 troops to Shanhaiguan to clear the clear troops... and...
When Emperor Chongzhen heard him, he was furious and rushed to the top. The request of the thief had exceeded the limit of acceptance. Emperor Chongzhen would rather die than give up the country.
In that case, Emperor Chongzhen would be unable to face the world and his ancestors.
Emperor Chongzhen was furious and said: Don’t think about the rioters. Even if I burned my jades and stones, I wouldn’t stop. Just ask him to attack the city. Wu Sangui and Zuo Liangyu’s troops will arrive soon. At that time, he will not be able to advance or retreat, and he will definitely be defeated.
Du Xun just wanted to keep his head at this time. He knew that Emperor Chongzhen was strong and was strong at the other side, and he respectfully agreed.
Du Xun said panickedly: Yes, yes, yes, the emperor is right. I also told the thieves that maybe they will capture the capital, but the Qing soldiers will surely go south and sweep across Shanxi and Shandong. At that time, the Qing soldiers will attack Shun in the east and north, and the Southern Ming will attack Shun in the south. At that time, even Zhang Xianzhong may tear his face and fight Shun in the opposite direction. Shun will be besieged from all sides...
Du Xun's words were not finished yet, and the preface was inconsistent with the latter. Emperor Chongzhen no longer wanted to continue listening. Emperor Chongzhen only knew that Li Zicheng wanted to abdicate and be the emperor for him. This was absolutely impossible.
Emperor Chongzhen turned his head and looked at Wang Dehua, looking at him disappointed and desperately. Emperor Chongzhen's eyes were thrilling, and he immediately knelt at the feet of Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen said: This is how you servant led her to say these words to me?
Wang Dehua said panic: I should die, I should die, I will never expect her to say these words.
Emperor Chongzhen, who had been in power for seventeen years, calmed down after hearing these words.
Emperor Chongzhen knew that Li Zicheng had been the emperor in Chang'an, and now the army was at the city and surrounded the capital. Do you still have to give way to his own position?
Du Xun said so many things in a roundabout way, but it was just to negotiate with him to get a good price and then take credit in front of the thief.
Where is Wang Dehua?
It’s because of my own way of retreat that Du Xun came to see me!
Emperor Chongzhen felt a chill in his heart. Everyone around him seemed to have betrayed him. He wanted to leave here immediately and find a quiet and warm place to comfort him.
But in order to delay Li Zicheng's siege, waiting for Wu Sangui and Zuo Liangyu's rescuers to arrive, let's make a slow plan first
Emperor Chongzhen said: What if I don’t agree?
Du Xun said: If the servant is not in Shenshi and goes back to report his life, the thief will immediately attack the city.
Emperor Chongzhen thought: Go back quickly and make the thief feel better. Don’t attack the city. I will retreat better. I will discuss with the important officials tomorrow morning and make a decision.
When Du Xun heard Emperor Chongzhen's words, he finally let go of the big stone in his heart. He knew that his life was saved, so he quickly cheered up and kept kowtowing.
Du Xundao: The emperor is wise and wise, the blessings of all people, and the blessings of the great Ming Dynasty, and wise!
Emperor Chongzhen looked up at the sky. The sun shone behind the three halls that overlapped together. Emperor Chongzhen raised his head slightly, closed his eyes and opened his eyelids. His eyebrows were slightly frowned and his star eyes were wet again.
Emperor Chongzhen was unwilling to cry in front of so many people who recognized him, and immediately stood up from the imperial throne and walked towards the Ganqing Palace.
The eunuchs beside him didn't have time to shout "Start" and then silently surrounded Emperor Chongzhen and left the Ganqing Gate.
The sun shines on the back of Emperor Chongzhen. He looks so thin, like a weak scholar. With dozens of people, Ganqing gates closed.
If the sunshine is still clear, can it still shine on this great emperor like this?
And in the heart of Emperor Chongzhen, he seemed to have made some preparations.
Wang Dehua and Du Xun knelt on the ground and watched Emperor Chongzhen leave. As soon as the Ganqing Gate closed, Wang Dehua stood up and looked down at Du Xun who was still panicked with contempt.
Wang Dehua cared for her: Let's leave quickly
Du Xun, who was still kneeling on the ground and lost his mind, suddenly woke up when he heard Wang Dehua's words.
I immediately wanted to get up, but I knelt for a long time, and my nerves were tight and tired, my limbs were sore and weak, so I almost couldn't get up
Wang Dehua stepped forward and pulled Du Xun up before pulling him up
Wang Dehua knew that Du Xun might become Li Zicheng's celebrity this time, and he might have to rely on him in the future.
Du Xun saw Wang Dehua helping him, this was something he had never seen before. Wang Dehua and Cao Huachun were the oldest and most powerful in the palace. Next is Wang Chengen
Wang De helped himself today for his own future interests, but eunuchs may only use each other, and very few true feelings are
Du Xun said gratefully: What the sect leader said is that I immediately left the capital.
After Wang Dehua sent Du Xun out of the Meridian Gate, he did not dare to send him off again. He patted Du Xun on the back at the Meridian Gate and then helped her get on the horse.
Du Xun sat on the horse and looked back at Wang Dehua holding his fists and saluted
Du Xun said gratefully: Master, take care of yourself
Wang Dehua said: Take care of everyone
Du Xun hurriedly swung his horse whip and rode away
First, go to the right gate of Chang'an, and then to Fucheng Gate. The people who were preparing to pick him up were already impatient. Du Xun immediately climbed the city tower, went down the city, and went to report to Dashun Emperor Li Zicheng.
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After Du Xun went back to meet Li Zicheng, he explained the meaning of Emperor Chongzhen. Li Zicheng thought that Emperor Chongzhen was using a slow-down strategy and was waiting for reinforcements.
If that is true, Wu Sangui and Zuo Liangyu's soldiers came to the capital at the same time, which would be very unfavorable to Dashun and would receive attacks from inside and outside the city.
Li Zicheng thought for a while and summoned important officials such as Niu Jinxing, Li Shuangxi, Liu Zongmin, Song Xiance, and Li Yan to discuss it in the Diaoyutai Palace.
Li Zicheng said: Chongzhen is indeed a tough guy and would rather die than give way. What do you think?
Li Yandao: Without further ado, I should have a good meal and immediately attack the city.
Li Shuangxi said: Father, I am willing to be a pioneer, attack the Forbidden City, and capture Chongzhen alive
Li Zicheng laughed loudly when he heard that Li Shuangxi had so much, and was very pleased that he had such a good adopted son. Perhaps after he settled down in the future, the position of the great master should be passed on to him.
Li Zicheng said proudly: Since that's the case, I'm determined to do so. After eating, I started to attack the city, overthrow the corrupt Ming Dynasty, and liberate the whole world.
Everyone shouted: My emperor is wise, and Dashun will win. My emperor is wise, and Dashun will win.
Li Zicheng looked at the generals who were full of energy and mightyness, and laughed loudly
Li Zicheng felt that he was getting closer and closer to the world. He touched his beard with his hands, and the emperor's majestic gaze shot out from his eyes.
Li Shuangxi suddenly remembered something, took a step forward, and looked at the emperor with his hands clasped his fists.
Li Shuangxi asked: How to deal with that Du Xun? Reward or...?
When Li Zicheng heard this name, his brows frowned slightly, and his face showed a look of disgust. He thought for a while
Li Zicheng said: If this person is not kept, he can betray the benefactor Chongzhen and he will also betray me and kill him.
After hearing the emperor's oral order, Li Shuangxi knelt down on one knee and punched the ground to take his life.
Li Shuangxi said: I will accept the order!
Niu Jinxing said: It is a blessing for great honor and the blessing for all people in the world.
Li Zicheng said: Hahaha, the Prime Minister is joking, he still needs experience
Liu Zongmin said: Brother, I was just about to kill him. I remembered the way I was chasing the Ming army to escape by cannons, so I was unhappy. I insisted on killing him.
Song Xiance said: General, don’t kill me in vain. My great successor is like the capital. If I kill me in vain, it will be unpopular, and it will be unfavorable to our rule.
Li Yandao: The military advisor is right. If we kill and torture after entering Beijing, then we will lose our support in the capital. The Qing soldiers have an opportunity to take advantage of it. Wu Sangui may turn to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.
Li Zichengdao: Let’s discuss the future. Now I will take down the capital first.
Everyone said in unison: Obey the order!
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Less than an hour after Du Xun left the city, Dashun began to attack the city, and Shen Shi had not yet passed.
Li Shuangxi led the elite 30,000 troops from the first army's old camp to attack Zhangyi Gate, Liu Zongmin led the 30,000 troops from the first army's old camp to attack Xibian Gate, Li Zicheng personally led more than 100,000 troops to assist in the battle, and the siege began.
Bang...bang...bang...bang...
Li Shuangxi just started firing artillery, and the officials guarding Zhangyi Gate and the three remaining soldiers of the camp had already opened the city gate and surrendered. Li Shuangxi smiled and personally led five thousand elite cavalrymen into the city gate.
As soon as Liu Zongmin set off his cannon, Xibianmen opened the city gate and surrendered. The Dashun army entered the city gate one after another, and the banners moved layer by layer.
In less than an hour, the other gates of the outer city surrendered without fighting, and all opened the gates to surrender.
Li Yan rode his horse and followed Li Shuangxi into the outer city. Li Yan looked at the surrendered three camp soldiers and the inner ministers (ethnicians) who looked hungry and thin.
Li Yan knew that Chongzhen would definitely not be able to pay military salaries, otherwise they would not surrender so quickly. Li Yan sighed softly
It would be best if the troops entered the capital without bloodshed. In this way, the strength of the Dashun Army can be maintained intact. In the future, the chances of winning against Dorgon and Wu Sangui will be great.
Li Shuangxi looked back at the military advisor Li Yan and smiled and said: Military, what are you thinking?
Li Yandao: It's okay, I'm thinking about what happened after the Dashun Army entered the Forbidden City
Li Shuangxi said: What else can there be? They are all thinking about getting into the palace to share the money for women!
When Li Yan heard this, he frowned slightly and lowered his head, holding his fists in his hands.
Li Yandao: Let’s hear what the emperor said
Li Shuangxi said: Yes, listen to the emperor
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Liu Zongmin rode a horse in front of the surrendered troops of the three major camps. Behind were the elite cavalry of a thousand old camps guarding Liu Zongmin
Liu Zongmin said: Why don’t you stand and surrender?
Suspension: General, how can we fight if we don’t have enough food? What’s more, we all support Dashun Army. Long live Dashun, Long live Dashun
The sudden surrendered soldiers, Long live, the sound of the sudden sound disturbed Liu Zongmin's war horse. The war horse turned its head and wanted to walk away, but was pulled back by Liu Zongmin.
Liu Zongmin patted the war horse's neck with his hand, and then stroked and comforted the war horse
Liu Zongmin said: Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid, they are all their own people, they are all their own people.
Song Xiance rode a horse and said, "Come on, send food to the surrendered soldiers, see that they are so hungry."
Surrendered soldiers: We are really hungry. We can't pay any military pay since the beginning of the year. If we eat enough, we may not surrender.
Surrender: We will follow Dashun to serve in the future. As long as we have food, our lives will be Dashun.
Liu Zongmin patted his chest and said: Haha, follow Dashun, eat, drink and help you get married
The surrendered soldier said happily: Will you help me when I get married? I am already in my thirties, but I can’t afford to be a family because my family is poor!
Liu Zongmin said: When the world is peaceful, Dashun will establish a Dashun Dynasty where everyone can have a full meal. This is what the court should do!
Song Xiance said: The general said it was good that the world should change its masters. The Ming Dynasty was corrupt and the people were suffering. If this continues, the descendants of the Ming Dynasty royal family will become more and more, and the burden on the shoulders of the people will become heavier. If that continues, the people will sooner or later rebel.
Liu Zongmin said: Well said, I miss me a blacksmith. If I had food to eat, who would rebel? Like the emperor, wasn’t it also a postmaster before? No... Bah... I should draw this one most.
Song Xiance laughed and said: Hahaha, the emperor can’t even control your mouth!
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Li Zicheng rode a war horse in front of the 100,000 Dashun military formation, looking up at the outer city of Beijing, feeling complicated.
I remembered that when I was a post office, I worked hard to get the little wages, but I was fired by Chongzhen. If Chongzhen did not rectify the post office, there would be no Emperor Li Zicheng, today. Maybe I would be honest in my life and report military information to Chongzhen.
Prime Minister Niu Jinxing rode a horse to Li Zicheng, and his horse head did not dare to be on par with Li Zicheng. He looked at the scene of the Dashun Army vanguard entering the outer city, and then looked at Li Zicheng. He was fantasizing about his glorious and prosperous days in the future, and a smile appeared on his face.
Niu Jinxing said: My emperor is mighty and the Ming army surrenders without fighting. I think Wu Sangui will surrender soon.
Li Zicheng said: I think Dorgon would win over Wu Sangui. If Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the war will be difficult to fight in the future.
Niu Jinxing said: Master, why did you say this?
Li Zicheng said: If Chongzhen committed suicide, perhaps Wu Sangui would confront us under the name of revenge. In this way, Wu Sangui would have a great chance of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty.
Niu Jinxing said: I think Wu Sangui may not dare to do this. My Dashun is much stronger than the Qing Dynasty. His whole family must be in the capital. Wu Sangui will weigh these things.
Li Zichengdao: How did you know that Wu Sangui's family would be in the capital?
Niu Jinxing said: If Chongzhen did not control Wu Sangui's whole family, how could he feel at ease to let Wu Sangui lead troops in Shanhaiguan? Isn't Chongzhen afraid that Wu Sangui will surrender to the Qing Dynasty or Dashun?
Li Zicheng: Yes, yes, I hope things will develop in a good direction
Niu Jinxing said: I, Dashun, will definitely unify the world. Who can compete with me Dashun in the world? Even if Zuo Liangyu supports the royal family of the Southern Ming Dynasty as the new emperor, who is Zuo Liangyu? He is our defeated general, and he doesn't dare to fight in Wuchang.
Li Zicheng said: Then what do you think of the strength of the Qing Dynasty?
Niu Jinxing said: I, Dashun, have not fought a war with the Qing Dynasty, but I know that Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated. Qing soldiers have repeatedly rushed south to plunder 200,000 to 300,000 people, but the total population is estimated to be less than one million. What does the Qing Dynasty fight against us Dashun?
Li Zicheng said: So how many troops can they deploy at most?
Niu Jinxing said: I guess it would be good if the Qing Dynasty could send up 50,000 troops. If 100,000 people were dispatched, then their ten-year-old children and old men would go to the battlefield. Haha, what would they use to compete with me for the world?
Li Zichengdao: There is a kind of person called a madman!
Niu Jinxing said: I think that although the Qing Dynasty cavalry was very powerful and defeated the Ming army repeatedly, they knew the current affairs and heard that we had taken the capital, they would come to seek peace.
Li Zichengdao: What if the Qing Dynasty came to seek peace?
Niu Jinxing said: I think Dashun can take a slow-down plan to allocate some land in Liaodong to the Qing Dynasty. Then we attack Wu Sangui, Zuo Liangyu and Zhang Xianzhong's Daxi Army, and finally turn the guns to clean up the Qing Dynasty.
Li Zicheng said: Why attack Zuo Liangyu and Zhang Xianzhong first?
Niu Jinxing said: Wu Sangui is not our opponent. He wants money but nothing, he has nothing to do. He only has one level, just over 50,000 people. Without Chongzhen’s support, Wu Sangui will surrender.
Niu Jinxing said: I think that the Qing Dynasty is more difficult to deal with than Zuo Liangyu and Zhang Xianzhong. Moreover, the Qing Dynasty is located in the northeast, where there are ice and snow, and the land is vast and the land is vast and the material is thin, and the difficulty of fighting with them is increased. Most of them are cavalry and familiar with the terrain, so we can't catch up. Every time they fight with the Ming army, they will escape once they lose, and the second is that the land is vast and the material is thin, and we can't get any oil or water when we take it down, so we should put it to the end to attack them.
Li Zichengdao: What he said makes sense. I think the Mongols did not really surrender to the Qing Dynasty. We can help Mongolia escape from the rule of the Qing Dynasty, and then train the Mongols to fight the attrition war with the Qing Dynasty. Finally, we took the opportunity to divide the troops into two groups to defeat the Qing Dynasty and Mongolia.
After hearing Li Zicheng's ambitions, Niu Jinxing was immediately impressed by Li Zicheng and sat on the horse and bowed to Li Zicheng with his fists, his eyes full of admiration. Because Niu Jinxing had never thought about what Li Zicheng said just now.
Niu Jinxing admires: My emperor, far-sighted, I admire him very much. I am willing to serve the emperor for his work, and I will die before I die.
Li Zicheng sat on the horse, staring at the scene of the Dashun army entering the outer city of the capital, and thought for a moment
Li Zicheng said: In the future, I will not only conquer the Qing Dynasty and Mongolia, but also conquer the Japanese pirates... Even the war-going wolf soldiers must conquer... and also fight to create a country that is even bigger than the Yuan Dynasty... By that time... I promise your descendants to guard me, the sky... the sea... the corners!
Niu Jinxing heard Li Zicheng's bold words again and was extremely surprised. He immediately got off his horse and knelt at the feet of Li Zicheng's war horse, and then slowly looked up at Emperor Dashun.
Niu Jinxing said slowly: I wish... I will be so heartless... I will never refuse... my emperor... long live...
At this time, the more than 100,000 Dashun Army behind Li Zicheng shouted, shouting one after another, endless, and the lineup was extremely spectacular.
The soldiers of Dashun shouted: Long live the emperor, Dashun will win, Long live the emperor, Dashun will win
Li Zicheng heard the shouts of the soldiers, and his qi and blood were stimulating. He suddenly raised his whip, galloped his horse, and climbed a pile of soil. His vision here was much wider than before.
Li Zicheng pulled the reins and made the war horse slowly retreat, and then encouraged the war horse to rush forward. The war horse ran to the end of the mound and saw that the master was unwilling to stop. Seeing that the mound was not very high, he raised the horse's hooves, kicked the back hooves, and flew out.
From behind the outer city of the capital, the sun shone over and hit the body of a man and a horse, as if wearing golden armor. Li Zicheng's majesty was shown in front of more than 100,000 Dashun soldiers.
In the air, Li Zicheng grabbed the reins of the horse with one hand and stroked the mane of the war horse with the other. The star eyes under the sword eyebrows looked at the capital and then at the war horse.
Li Zicheng said proudly: The mistress... the world... is right in front of you... Come in with me...
The impregnable capital was never compromised under Huang Taiji's iron hooves, but it was finally opened by Li Zicheng today. Is this the inevitable result of a dynasty after hundreds of years?
The long river of China's five thousand years of history has flowed through many dynasties. The beginning and end of each dynasty are the most shocking moments in history.
If the overworked eyes were not full of anger, they seemed to be extremely haggard and completely desperate.
When he was just ready to come out of the Ganqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen still looked nervous.
If it weren't for the repeated reminders of the two Qing palace maids who often served by each other, Emperor Chongzhen would not have someone to help him clean up his clothes and just wanted to lift his sword and stab Du Xun to death
After the dissuasion of the palace maids, Emperor Chongzhen rarely looked down at his robe, and a feeling of sadness suddenly surged into his heart.
I saw that I was wearing a gray robe with patches on the east and west, and my long gray hair was not allowed to be taken care of by the palace maids and was casually covered. Is this an emperor?
Emperor Chongzhen walked slowly to the mirror, frightened by his haggard and spiritless appearance, and the star eyes under his sword eyebrows became wet again, and he wondered if the person in the mirror was himself.
Two palace maids gently supported Emperor Chongzhen to sit on the stool. Cui'er stretched out her fair jade hand from her green cuffs and began to help Emperor Chongzhen take care of her long gray hair.
The jade hand twisted the jade comb trembled and meticulously combed every gray hair of Emperor Chongzhen. After combing it neatly, she then put on the net scarf and hair tie crown. Cui'er's jade hand finally helped Emperor Chongzhen to put on the scarf hat safely.
Cui'er's eyes were wet throughout the whole process, and her sobs came to her heart from time to time
Behind Cui'er, wearing a green palace outfit, Zi'er slowly brought a blue robe from Emperor Chongzhen. There was no patch on this robe and was usually neatly stacked in the wardrobe by Zi'er.
Emperor Chongzhen said that this robe was given to Emperor Chongzhen on the day of his 30th birthday. Emperor Chongzhen cherished this robe especially.
Seeing that Cui'er had helped Emperor Chongzhen take care of his hair, she gently moved to Emperor Chongzhen, and then slowly squatted down and held Emperor Chongzhen's body and stood up slowly
After seeing Emperor Chongzhen stand up, Cui'er gently moved to Emperor Chongzhen's back and stretched out her jade hand from her emerald green cuffs to lift Emperor Chongzhen's hands.
Then, Zi put on a blue robe for Emperor Chongzhen, and after putting it on, he circled around Emperor Chongzhen twice to smooth out the injustice on his clothes.
Zi'er and Cui'er gently helped Emperor Chongzhen to sit down, and then brought a silver basin filled with hot water. The two began to wash Emperor Chongzhen's face.
Zi'er rolled up her pink sleeves, and a pair of fair jade hands drilled into the warm water in the silver basin, then her palms were facing up.
Cui'er spread the white scarf and gently put it on Zi'er's hand. The scarf was wet when it encountered water.
Zi'er's white jade hands caught a white silk scarf under the hot water and rubbed it gently in the hot water for a few times. Then he twisted the scarf and hung it on the silver basin and wrung it dry. The white steam floated away.
Emperor Chongzhen smelled the mixture of water vapor and the fragrance of Zi'er Cui'er, and his eyebrows immediately stretched out.
Cui'er's jade hand stretched out to his forehead in Emperor Chongzhen's sight, so that he could serve Emperor Chongzhen without putting on a wet wipes when washing his face.
Then Emperor Chongzhen's eyes saw Zi'er spreading his hands with steam and gently wiping and touching his face. As usual, Zi'er's hands were very gentle. Emperor Chongzhen finally felt comfortable and slowly closed his eyes to rest.
When Emperor Chongzhen closed his eyes and meditated, he felt the warm jade fingers of the palace maid pressing on his temple and gently rubbing them.
The warm jade fingers only turned slightly for a few times, and Emperor Chongzhen guessed whose finger was and showed a rare smile.
Emperor Chongzhen said: It's Cui'er's technique
Cui'er said: Your Majesty, I guessed it right
Emperor Chongzhen said: Cui'er's massage technique is the most impressive, and Zi'er's songs can make people feel happy
Zi'er said: I am willing to sing for the emperor for the rest of my life!
Emperor Chongzhen said: How can I sing for me for the rest of my life? When the Ming Dynasty defeated the traitors, I will let you leave the palace and find a good family for you to marry.
Cui'er said: Emperor, I am only nineteen years old, I am willing to serve the emperor for the rest of my life, but I am unwilling to leave the palace
Zi'er said: We palace maids entered the palace at the age of eight or nine. They were either sold by their relatives or captured by evil people. The palace was our only home, and all the servants were willing to leave the palace for the rest of their lives.
Emperor Chongzhen said: The palace has a large population and the country is in danger. The palace can no longer afford many people. I may also leave this world.
When the two palace maids heard Emperor Chongzhen say sad words, their eyes were all filled with their sockets. They both moved to Emperor Chongzhen and knelt down and began to cry.
Zi'er Cui'er said: Long live my emperor, long live
Emperor Chongzhen slowly stood up, looked at them sadly, and his eyes began to become wet again.
Zi'er and Cui'er were both selected from thousands of palace maids by Emperor Chongzhen. At that time, Empress Zhou wanted to choose two other palace maids named Sier and Ming'er whom she had trained to serve her, but Emperor Chongzhen did not agree.
On the day when Emperor Chongzhen thought about choosing the palace maids, he only walked around the palace women group for a short time, and was attracted by the innocence of Zi'er and Cui'er.
That year, Zi'er was only eight years old and Cui'er was only seven years old.
Emperor Chongzhen still remembers that both of them were sold into the palace by their parents. In a blink of an eye, it has been seventeen years since Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen saw Zi'er and Cui'er kneeling on the ground, and saw that their slender snake waists were not enough to hold on to them. Their round buttocks were raised behind them. As they sobbed sadly from time to time, their weak bodies were squirming gently under Chongzhen's feet, looking pitiful.
Emperor Chongzhen didn't dare to think too much, Zi'er and Cui'er are still virgins now
Emperor Chongzhen knew that the two of them belonged to him, but Emperor Chongzhen loved Concubine Tian the most. Emperor Chongzhen had few concubines, and there were only a few concubines.
Although Emperor Chongzhen was a stubborn person, Emperor Chongzhen was also a very dedicated person. He often shouted in his dreams that they were all Tian Xiuying's name.
And those royal relatives are not dozens or even hundreds of wives and concubines, but women have much more than the emperor has.
However, in the face of national crisis, few of them took out money to relieve the country's worries and serve the country.
Emperor Chongzhen suddenly remembered something and was excited. The star eyes under his sword eyebrows began to concentrate and shoot out the emperor's majestic gaze.
Emperor Chongzhen said: It's time to meet Du Xun, this rebel
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Du Xun, who was kneeling on the ground, was afraid that Emperor Chongzhen would kill him, so he quickly thought about every word he said, and was afraid that his head would fall to the ground at any time.
Du Xun said hurriedly: The thief said that he had led more than 200,000 elite troops to the city, and there was a steady stream of people behind him to respond. Wu Sangui's more than 50,000 Guanning soldiers were afraid to come when they saw the capital being surrounded and stopped and wandered in Shanhaiguan. The thief said that the emperor should not expect Wu Sangui's rescue.
Emperor Chongzhen was furious and said: This is nonsense. Wu Sangui's whole family is in the capital. Wu Sangui's Guanning Iron Cavalry will arrive immediately. At that time, the three camps of the capital and Guanning Iron Cavalry attacked the thief army, and the thief army will be defeated.
Du Xun said in panic: I should die, I should die, this is what the thief said, and the thief said...
Emperor Chongzhen said furiously: What else did you say? Don’t hesitate, come with the real tricks.
Du Xun said panic: The thief also said that the city can be broken in three days. When the city is broken, the people will suffer for no reason...
Emperor Chongzhen was furious and said: What did the thief ask you to come?
Du Xun said panic: Emperor, I will forgive me for my death, and only then will I dare to report it.
Emperor Chongzhen thought to himself whether Li Zicheng wanted to confer a title on the king and cede land?
If you are a king, you can give him a stopgap now.
If he is a king, he must withdraw his troops before he can give him a title to relieve his urgent needs
Du Xun said panic: The thief said that he knew that the Ming Dynasty was ruined by ordinary ministers. The thief said that he was also a postmaster under the emperor. Although more than 200,000 troops besieged the city, he could not bear to attack the city.
Emperor Chongzhen said in doubt: What exactly do you want? Tell me quickly!
Du Xun said panic: The thief wants to... yes, the thief wants to follow the etiquette of Yao and Shun's abdication, and ask the emperor to retreat... abdicate and maintain wealth forever. Then he can lead more than 200,000 troops to Shanhaiguan to clear the clear troops... and...
When Emperor Chongzhen heard him, he was furious and rushed to the top. The request of the thief had exceeded the limit of acceptance. Emperor Chongzhen would rather die than give up the country.
In that case, Emperor Chongzhen would be unable to face the world and his ancestors.
Emperor Chongzhen was furious and said: Don’t think about the rioters. Even if I burned my jades and stones, I wouldn’t stop. Just ask him to attack the city. Wu Sangui and Zuo Liangyu’s troops will arrive soon. At that time, he will not be able to advance or retreat, and he will definitely be defeated.
Du Xun just wanted to keep his head at this time. He knew that Emperor Chongzhen was strong and was strong at the other side, and he respectfully agreed.
Du Xun said panickedly: Yes, yes, yes, the emperor is right. I also told the thieves that maybe they will capture the capital, but the Qing soldiers will surely go south and sweep across Shanxi and Shandong. At that time, the Qing soldiers will attack Shun in the east and north, and the Southern Ming will attack Shun in the south. At that time, even Zhang Xianzhong may tear his face and fight Shun in the opposite direction. Shun will be besieged from all sides...
Du Xun's words were not finished yet, and the preface was inconsistent with the latter. Emperor Chongzhen no longer wanted to continue listening. Emperor Chongzhen only knew that Li Zicheng wanted to abdicate and be the emperor for him. This was absolutely impossible.
Emperor Chongzhen turned his head and looked at Wang Dehua, looking at him disappointed and desperately. Emperor Chongzhen's eyes were thrilling, and he immediately knelt at the feet of Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen said: This is how you servant led her to say these words to me?
Wang Dehua said panic: I should die, I should die, I will never expect her to say these words.
Emperor Chongzhen, who had been in power for seventeen years, calmed down after hearing these words.
Emperor Chongzhen knew that Li Zicheng had been the emperor in Chang'an, and now the army was at the city and surrounded the capital. Do you still have to give way to his own position?
Du Xun said so many things in a roundabout way, but it was just to negotiate with him to get a good price and then take credit in front of the thief.
Where is Wang Dehua?
It’s because of my own way of retreat that Du Xun came to see me!
Emperor Chongzhen felt a chill in his heart. Everyone around him seemed to have betrayed him. He wanted to leave here immediately and find a quiet and warm place to comfort him.
But in order to delay Li Zicheng's siege, waiting for Wu Sangui and Zuo Liangyu's rescuers to arrive, let's make a slow plan first
Emperor Chongzhen said: What if I don’t agree?
Du Xun said: If the servant is not in Shenshi and goes back to report his life, the thief will immediately attack the city.
Emperor Chongzhen thought: Go back quickly and make the thief feel better. Don’t attack the city. I will retreat better. I will discuss with the important officials tomorrow morning and make a decision.
When Du Xun heard Emperor Chongzhen's words, he finally let go of the big stone in his heart. He knew that his life was saved, so he quickly cheered up and kept kowtowing.
Du Xundao: The emperor is wise and wise, the blessings of all people, and the blessings of the great Ming Dynasty, and wise!
Emperor Chongzhen looked up at the sky. The sun shone behind the three halls that overlapped together. Emperor Chongzhen raised his head slightly, closed his eyes and opened his eyelids. His eyebrows were slightly frowned and his star eyes were wet again.
Emperor Chongzhen was unwilling to cry in front of so many people who recognized him, and immediately stood up from the imperial throne and walked towards the Ganqing Palace.
The eunuchs beside him didn't have time to shout "Start" and then silently surrounded Emperor Chongzhen and left the Ganqing Gate.
The sun shines on the back of Emperor Chongzhen. He looks so thin, like a weak scholar. With dozens of people, Ganqing gates closed.
If the sunshine is still clear, can it still shine on this great emperor like this?
And in the heart of Emperor Chongzhen, he seemed to have made some preparations.
Wang Dehua and Du Xun knelt on the ground and watched Emperor Chongzhen leave. As soon as the Ganqing Gate closed, Wang Dehua stood up and looked down at Du Xun who was still panicked with contempt.
Wang Dehua cared for her: Let's leave quickly
Du Xun, who was still kneeling on the ground and lost his mind, suddenly woke up when he heard Wang Dehua's words.
I immediately wanted to get up, but I knelt for a long time, and my nerves were tight and tired, my limbs were sore and weak, so I almost couldn't get up
Wang Dehua stepped forward and pulled Du Xun up before pulling him up
Wang Dehua knew that Du Xun might become Li Zicheng's celebrity this time, and he might have to rely on him in the future.
Du Xun saw Wang Dehua helping him, this was something he had never seen before. Wang Dehua and Cao Huachun were the oldest and most powerful in the palace. Next is Wang Chengen
Wang De helped himself today for his own future interests, but eunuchs may only use each other, and very few true feelings are
Du Xun said gratefully: What the sect leader said is that I immediately left the capital.
After Wang Dehua sent Du Xun out of the Meridian Gate, he did not dare to send him off again. He patted Du Xun on the back at the Meridian Gate and then helped her get on the horse.
Du Xun sat on the horse and looked back at Wang Dehua holding his fists and saluted
Du Xun said gratefully: Master, take care of yourself
Wang Dehua said: Take care of everyone
Du Xun hurriedly swung his horse whip and rode away
First, go to the right gate of Chang'an, and then to Fucheng Gate. The people who were preparing to pick him up were already impatient. Du Xun immediately climbed the city tower, went down the city, and went to report to Dashun Emperor Li Zicheng.
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After Du Xun went back to meet Li Zicheng, he explained the meaning of Emperor Chongzhen. Li Zicheng thought that Emperor Chongzhen was using a slow-down strategy and was waiting for reinforcements.
If that is true, Wu Sangui and Zuo Liangyu's soldiers came to the capital at the same time, which would be very unfavorable to Dashun and would receive attacks from inside and outside the city.
Li Zicheng thought for a while and summoned important officials such as Niu Jinxing, Li Shuangxi, Liu Zongmin, Song Xiance, and Li Yan to discuss it in the Diaoyutai Palace.
Li Zicheng said: Chongzhen is indeed a tough guy and would rather die than give way. What do you think?
Li Yandao: Without further ado, I should have a good meal and immediately attack the city.
Li Shuangxi said: Father, I am willing to be a pioneer, attack the Forbidden City, and capture Chongzhen alive
Li Zicheng laughed loudly when he heard that Li Shuangxi had so much, and was very pleased that he had such a good adopted son. Perhaps after he settled down in the future, the position of the great master should be passed on to him.
Li Zicheng said proudly: Since that's the case, I'm determined to do so. After eating, I started to attack the city, overthrow the corrupt Ming Dynasty, and liberate the whole world.
Everyone shouted: My emperor is wise, and Dashun will win. My emperor is wise, and Dashun will win.
Li Zicheng looked at the generals who were full of energy and mightyness, and laughed loudly
Li Zicheng felt that he was getting closer and closer to the world. He touched his beard with his hands, and the emperor's majestic gaze shot out from his eyes.
Li Shuangxi suddenly remembered something, took a step forward, and looked at the emperor with his hands clasped his fists.
Li Shuangxi asked: How to deal with that Du Xun? Reward or...?
When Li Zicheng heard this name, his brows frowned slightly, and his face showed a look of disgust. He thought for a while
Li Zicheng said: If this person is not kept, he can betray the benefactor Chongzhen and he will also betray me and kill him.
After hearing the emperor's oral order, Li Shuangxi knelt down on one knee and punched the ground to take his life.
Li Shuangxi said: I will accept the order!
Niu Jinxing said: It is a blessing for great honor and the blessing for all people in the world.
Li Zicheng said: Hahaha, the Prime Minister is joking, he still needs experience
Liu Zongmin said: Brother, I was just about to kill him. I remembered the way I was chasing the Ming army to escape by cannons, so I was unhappy. I insisted on killing him.
Song Xiance said: General, don’t kill me in vain. My great successor is like the capital. If I kill me in vain, it will be unpopular, and it will be unfavorable to our rule.
Li Yandao: The military advisor is right. If we kill and torture after entering Beijing, then we will lose our support in the capital. The Qing soldiers have an opportunity to take advantage of it. Wu Sangui may turn to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.
Li Zichengdao: Let’s discuss the future. Now I will take down the capital first.
Everyone said in unison: Obey the order!
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Less than an hour after Du Xun left the city, Dashun began to attack the city, and Shen Shi had not yet passed.
Li Shuangxi led the elite 30,000 troops from the first army's old camp to attack Zhangyi Gate, Liu Zongmin led the 30,000 troops from the first army's old camp to attack Xibian Gate, Li Zicheng personally led more than 100,000 troops to assist in the battle, and the siege began.
Bang...bang...bang...bang...
Li Shuangxi just started firing artillery, and the officials guarding Zhangyi Gate and the three remaining soldiers of the camp had already opened the city gate and surrendered. Li Shuangxi smiled and personally led five thousand elite cavalrymen into the city gate.
As soon as Liu Zongmin set off his cannon, Xibianmen opened the city gate and surrendered. The Dashun army entered the city gate one after another, and the banners moved layer by layer.
In less than an hour, the other gates of the outer city surrendered without fighting, and all opened the gates to surrender.
Li Yan rode his horse and followed Li Shuangxi into the outer city. Li Yan looked at the surrendered three camp soldiers and the inner ministers (ethnicians) who looked hungry and thin.
Li Yan knew that Chongzhen would definitely not be able to pay military salaries, otherwise they would not surrender so quickly. Li Yan sighed softly
It would be best if the troops entered the capital without bloodshed. In this way, the strength of the Dashun Army can be maintained intact. In the future, the chances of winning against Dorgon and Wu Sangui will be great.
Li Shuangxi looked back at the military advisor Li Yan and smiled and said: Military, what are you thinking?
Li Yandao: It's okay, I'm thinking about what happened after the Dashun Army entered the Forbidden City
Li Shuangxi said: What else can there be? They are all thinking about getting into the palace to share the money for women!
When Li Yan heard this, he frowned slightly and lowered his head, holding his fists in his hands.
Li Yandao: Let’s hear what the emperor said
Li Shuangxi said: Yes, listen to the emperor
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Liu Zongmin rode a horse in front of the surrendered troops of the three major camps. Behind were the elite cavalry of a thousand old camps guarding Liu Zongmin
Liu Zongmin said: Why don’t you stand and surrender?
Suspension: General, how can we fight if we don’t have enough food? What’s more, we all support Dashun Army. Long live Dashun, Long live Dashun
The sudden surrendered soldiers, Long live, the sound of the sudden sound disturbed Liu Zongmin's war horse. The war horse turned its head and wanted to walk away, but was pulled back by Liu Zongmin.
Liu Zongmin patted the war horse's neck with his hand, and then stroked and comforted the war horse
Liu Zongmin said: Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid, they are all their own people, they are all their own people.
Song Xiance rode a horse and said, "Come on, send food to the surrendered soldiers, see that they are so hungry."
Surrendered soldiers: We are really hungry. We can't pay any military pay since the beginning of the year. If we eat enough, we may not surrender.
Surrender: We will follow Dashun to serve in the future. As long as we have food, our lives will be Dashun.
Liu Zongmin patted his chest and said: Haha, follow Dashun, eat, drink and help you get married
The surrendered soldier said happily: Will you help me when I get married? I am already in my thirties, but I can’t afford to be a family because my family is poor!
Liu Zongmin said: When the world is peaceful, Dashun will establish a Dashun Dynasty where everyone can have a full meal. This is what the court should do!
Song Xiance said: The general said it was good that the world should change its masters. The Ming Dynasty was corrupt and the people were suffering. If this continues, the descendants of the Ming Dynasty royal family will become more and more, and the burden on the shoulders of the people will become heavier. If that continues, the people will sooner or later rebel.
Liu Zongmin said: Well said, I miss me a blacksmith. If I had food to eat, who would rebel? Like the emperor, wasn’t it also a postmaster before? No... Bah... I should draw this one most.
Song Xiance laughed and said: Hahaha, the emperor can’t even control your mouth!
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Li Zicheng rode a war horse in front of the 100,000 Dashun military formation, looking up at the outer city of Beijing, feeling complicated.
I remembered that when I was a post office, I worked hard to get the little wages, but I was fired by Chongzhen. If Chongzhen did not rectify the post office, there would be no Emperor Li Zicheng, today. Maybe I would be honest in my life and report military information to Chongzhen.
Prime Minister Niu Jinxing rode a horse to Li Zicheng, and his horse head did not dare to be on par with Li Zicheng. He looked at the scene of the Dashun Army vanguard entering the outer city, and then looked at Li Zicheng. He was fantasizing about his glorious and prosperous days in the future, and a smile appeared on his face.
Niu Jinxing said: My emperor is mighty and the Ming army surrenders without fighting. I think Wu Sangui will surrender soon.
Li Zicheng said: I think Dorgon would win over Wu Sangui. If Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the war will be difficult to fight in the future.
Niu Jinxing said: Master, why did you say this?
Li Zicheng said: If Chongzhen committed suicide, perhaps Wu Sangui would confront us under the name of revenge. In this way, Wu Sangui would have a great chance of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty.
Niu Jinxing said: I think Wu Sangui may not dare to do this. My Dashun is much stronger than the Qing Dynasty. His whole family must be in the capital. Wu Sangui will weigh these things.
Li Zichengdao: How did you know that Wu Sangui's family would be in the capital?
Niu Jinxing said: If Chongzhen did not control Wu Sangui's whole family, how could he feel at ease to let Wu Sangui lead troops in Shanhaiguan? Isn't Chongzhen afraid that Wu Sangui will surrender to the Qing Dynasty or Dashun?
Li Zicheng: Yes, yes, I hope things will develop in a good direction
Niu Jinxing said: I, Dashun, will definitely unify the world. Who can compete with me Dashun in the world? Even if Zuo Liangyu supports the royal family of the Southern Ming Dynasty as the new emperor, who is Zuo Liangyu? He is our defeated general, and he doesn't dare to fight in Wuchang.
Li Zicheng said: Then what do you think of the strength of the Qing Dynasty?
Niu Jinxing said: I, Dashun, have not fought a war with the Qing Dynasty, but I know that Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated. Qing soldiers have repeatedly rushed south to plunder 200,000 to 300,000 people, but the total population is estimated to be less than one million. What does the Qing Dynasty fight against us Dashun?
Li Zicheng said: So how many troops can they deploy at most?
Niu Jinxing said: I guess it would be good if the Qing Dynasty could send up 50,000 troops. If 100,000 people were dispatched, then their ten-year-old children and old men would go to the battlefield. Haha, what would they use to compete with me for the world?
Li Zichengdao: There is a kind of person called a madman!
Niu Jinxing said: I think that although the Qing Dynasty cavalry was very powerful and defeated the Ming army repeatedly, they knew the current affairs and heard that we had taken the capital, they would come to seek peace.
Li Zichengdao: What if the Qing Dynasty came to seek peace?
Niu Jinxing said: I think Dashun can take a slow-down plan to allocate some land in Liaodong to the Qing Dynasty. Then we attack Wu Sangui, Zuo Liangyu and Zhang Xianzhong's Daxi Army, and finally turn the guns to clean up the Qing Dynasty.
Li Zicheng said: Why attack Zuo Liangyu and Zhang Xianzhong first?
Niu Jinxing said: Wu Sangui is not our opponent. He wants money but nothing, he has nothing to do. He only has one level, just over 50,000 people. Without Chongzhen’s support, Wu Sangui will surrender.
Niu Jinxing said: I think that the Qing Dynasty is more difficult to deal with than Zuo Liangyu and Zhang Xianzhong. Moreover, the Qing Dynasty is located in the northeast, where there are ice and snow, and the land is vast and the land is vast and the material is thin, and the difficulty of fighting with them is increased. Most of them are cavalry and familiar with the terrain, so we can't catch up. Every time they fight with the Ming army, they will escape once they lose, and the second is that the land is vast and the material is thin, and we can't get any oil or water when we take it down, so we should put it to the end to attack them.
Li Zichengdao: What he said makes sense. I think the Mongols did not really surrender to the Qing Dynasty. We can help Mongolia escape from the rule of the Qing Dynasty, and then train the Mongols to fight the attrition war with the Qing Dynasty. Finally, we took the opportunity to divide the troops into two groups to defeat the Qing Dynasty and Mongolia.
After hearing Li Zicheng's ambitions, Niu Jinxing was immediately impressed by Li Zicheng and sat on the horse and bowed to Li Zicheng with his fists, his eyes full of admiration. Because Niu Jinxing had never thought about what Li Zicheng said just now.
Niu Jinxing admires: My emperor, far-sighted, I admire him very much. I am willing to serve the emperor for his work, and I will die before I die.
Li Zicheng sat on the horse, staring at the scene of the Dashun army entering the outer city of the capital, and thought for a moment
Li Zicheng said: In the future, I will not only conquer the Qing Dynasty and Mongolia, but also conquer the Japanese pirates... Even the war-going wolf soldiers must conquer... and also fight to create a country that is even bigger than the Yuan Dynasty... By that time... I promise your descendants to guard me, the sky... the sea... the corners!
Niu Jinxing heard Li Zicheng's bold words again and was extremely surprised. He immediately got off his horse and knelt at the feet of Li Zicheng's war horse, and then slowly looked up at Emperor Dashun.
Niu Jinxing said slowly: I wish... I will be so heartless... I will never refuse... my emperor... long live...
At this time, the more than 100,000 Dashun Army behind Li Zicheng shouted, shouting one after another, endless, and the lineup was extremely spectacular.
The soldiers of Dashun shouted: Long live the emperor, Dashun will win, Long live the emperor, Dashun will win
Li Zicheng heard the shouts of the soldiers, and his qi and blood were stimulating. He suddenly raised his whip, galloped his horse, and climbed a pile of soil. His vision here was much wider than before.
Li Zicheng pulled the reins and made the war horse slowly retreat, and then encouraged the war horse to rush forward. The war horse ran to the end of the mound and saw that the master was unwilling to stop. Seeing that the mound was not very high, he raised the horse's hooves, kicked the back hooves, and flew out.
From behind the outer city of the capital, the sun shone over and hit the body of a man and a horse, as if wearing golden armor. Li Zicheng's majesty was shown in front of more than 100,000 Dashun soldiers.
In the air, Li Zicheng grabbed the reins of the horse with one hand and stroked the mane of the war horse with the other. The star eyes under the sword eyebrows looked at the capital and then at the war horse.
Li Zicheng said proudly: The mistress... the world... is right in front of you... Come in with me...
The impregnable capital was never compromised under Huang Taiji's iron hooves, but it was finally opened by Li Zicheng today. Is this the inevitable result of a dynasty after hundreds of years?
The long river of China's five thousand years of history has flowed through many dynasties. The beginning and end of each dynasty are the most shocking moments in history.
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