Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 350 Silver Wax Tip

outside Nanjing.

In the camp of the Ming army, the nearby people brought sheep and wine to welcome Wang Shi. In the past six months, the people near Nanjing have been in dire straits.

When Hongguang built the house, the people around Nanjing thought they would have a stable life, but who knew that Hongguang selected women to build the palace, and the people nearby were often tossed and harmed.When the Qing army came, all the nobles and officials in Nanjing opened the city and surrendered, which can be regarded as avoiding the disaster of swordsmen.

When Doduo was still in Nanjing, he was relatively stable, but later ordered to shave his hair, which aroused the people's resistance, and uprisings broke out in many places, but under the force of the Tartars, the matter was finally suppressed , only a small number of people are still resisting.

Most of the people have become obedient citizens, just hoping to continue to live a stable life.

But who would have thought that instead of a stable life after shaving, it would be a more difficult life.Because the king of Lu raised the flag, ascended the throne to supervise the country, and called for anti-Qing, the south of the Yangtze River became chaotic, and soon spread to Jiangning.First, the grain was collected and the salary was paid, and then the payment was increased layer by layer.

I thought it was just a moment, but who knew it would be endless.

The people suffered unspeakably. The Qing army rectified the green battalion and caused countless mutinies and rebellions, and the people suffered even more.

Until now, the common people have not had a day of peace and stability. Everyone began to miss the days under the rule of Ming Dynasty. The bitterness is bitterness, but it is not so bitter.

Now I heard that King Jian was invincible in all battles and surrounded Nanjing with soldiers, so everyone came to greet and condolence. Guide, willing to wait for the eyeliner.

Everyone has only one appeal. I hope that Jian Guo can take down Nanjing as soon as possible and restore peace, so that everyone can live in peace for a few days.

This autumn, as soon as the grain was harvested, it was almost robbed by the Qing army going to the countryside.

For these enthusiastic folks, Zhu Yihai still asked the officers to receive them politely, and basically took all the money, food, drinks, etc. they sent.

But for these young people who came to join the army, the imperial camp confiscated them, and only sent officers to help set up some village regiments, gave them some weapons, and helped them train while they were free.

Zhu Yihai has already made the deployment of troops divided into three groups before, and is currently preparing for the division of troops. He will soon divide his troops to Zhenjiang Changsu and Anhui Taiping. .

"Your Highness, Qian Qianyi has left the city."

"Call."

The last emissary, Chen Hongfan, was cut a thousand knives in front of Yifeng Gate, and he wailed for a long time before dying.

Chen is the deputy envoy, and Qian is the principal envoy.

However, few people knew about Qian Qianyi secretly informing Zhu Yihai.

Many people shouted that Qian Qianyi should also be cut.

Qian Qianyi didn't come alone, he came out with a convoy.

When they met, he first presented the gift list, and then the royal letter.

The 100 million taels of silver are all newly looted silver from the city of Nanjing, melted and cast into snowflake silver overnight, a total of 100 million taels, all of which are 50 taels of large silver ingots, [-] ingots.

There is also 10 taels of gold, cast into gold ingots.

[-] bolts of silk and [-] bolts of cloth.

In addition, there was a cart full of jewelry and jade, and even ten beauties were sent.

It was the first time Zhu Yihai saw Qian Qianyi, the leader of Donglin who was too cold and his head was itchy, he really looked very temperamental.

For Qian Qianyi, Zhu Yihai used to be contemptuous and contemptuous, but since he took the initiative to vote and kept reporting information about the Tartars, Zhu Yihai's impression of him changed a little.

However, I still feel that money belongs to the kind of more complicated people. Generally speaking, this person is a bit soft-boned, and he can't do it if he sacrifices his life for justice, but there are some psychological barriers that he can't overcome when he surrenders and rebels, so It's a dilemma and very tangled.

In the end, people like Qian Qianyi still cherish feathers and care about reputation. His ability to become the leader of Donglin, a master of poetry, is also inseparable from his good reputation.

But, he's not the kind of person who is obsessed with morality and cleanliness, but the kind of person who can be flexible, just like when he married Liu Rushi as a wife, he would go all out for the beauty he embraced.

This kind of person is complicated.

If you just make friends, this kind of person cannot be regarded as a confidant, but as a supervisor, such a person must be accepted, just like he accepted Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng.

As long as it is beneficial to the country and to him, such a person should be employed.

Of course, now Qian Qianyi is still visiting as an envoy of the Qing Dynasty.

His current official status is Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites of the Qing Dynasty, a bachelor of the Academy of Internal Secretaries, and an envoy of the Southern Mission.

"Chen Hongfan sent Gu 100 million taels of silver, but Gu delayed him by a thousand swords. Now that you come to send gold and silver again, aren't you afraid that Gu will kill you too?"

Qian Qianyi stood in the big tent, very calm and calm, his eyes swept over the people in the tent, there were many familiar old faces, and even many former Donglin colleagues and juniors.

"I'm here to negotiate peace with Jian Guo. Although Jian Guo is benefiting for a while, the Jian Guo is not long and its foundation is not stable. If it continues, even if it can capture Nanjing City, so what, it can't be defended."

"So it's better to have a good peace talk and talk about a friendly condition that both countries can accept. At that time, the two countries will cease their armies and turn the war into a treasure, so that the prison country can also govern the south of the Yangtze River with peace of mind. The Qing Dynasty will guard the north of the Yangtze River and not invade each other. Wouldn't it be nice?"

"Our sincerity is very great. After the regent asked the emperor of the Qing Dynasty for instructions, he got permission. He planned to return all the south of the Yangtze River to the Ming Dynasty, and the north of the Yangtze River to our Qing Dynasty. From now on, we will rule across the river, and the well water will not interfere with the river water. "

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"What are your highness' plans?"

In private, only the monarch and his ministers played against each other in the account.

Qian Qianyi asked Zhu Yihai about his future plans.

Zhu Yihai poured him a cup of tea, thanked him face to face for the precious information he sent, and said with a smile, "I heard that Dorgon in Beijing is not having a good time right now?"

"Well, that's true." Qian Qianyi thanked his hands and took the teacup, "Before the Qing army entered the customs, Dorgon asked his two brothers, Duoduo and Azige, to lead the troops to the south respectively, sweeping away Li Zicheng and Li Zicheng. Fu Wang, this also greatly increased Dorgon's prestige. He also took the opportunity to give Hauge's Zhenglan Banner to Duoduo. Dorgon directly took the two white flags, and his brothers occupied three of the eight banners. The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong. .”

"He also excused that the emperor was young and did not take charge of the government, and the regent was in charge of government affairs. It turned out that the Baylors were in charge of the affairs of the Ministry, but now it is not convenient for the Regent to be a director. He dismissed the Baylors from the affairs of the Ministry, which weakened the power of the Baylors and expanded the power of the Baylors. The size and number of members of the meeting of kings and ministers will further weaken the power of princes Baylor."

"Even gradually squeezed the power of another regent uncle, Jierhalang, not only overtaking Jierhalang's status and ranking, but even gradually monopolizing the power, driving the elder of the clan, Daishan, back home to recuperate."

Qian Qianyi sighed and said, "But with the rise of His Highness in the south, the corruption in the south of the Yangtze River, the corruption in Huguang, and the corruption in Xuyang and Shandong, the Qing court suffered many defeats, and it was a moment of desperation.

Food and salaries from the south could not enter Beijing, military expenditures increased greatly, household finances were in deficit and owed, the salaries of officials in Beijing could not be paid, and the monthly rations of bannermen could not be paid.

Jierhalang, Daishan, Haoge and others challenged Dorgon one after another, ordering him to make major mistakes in ruling and decision-making. For impeachment, Dorgon had to punish them.

Even several of Dorgon's confidantes were caught with the opportunity to attack, and Dorgon was forced to abandon his car to protect the commander.

If the situation in the south couldn't improve, Dorgon might not be able to suppress those princes Baylor, especially Jierhalang, Daishan, and Haoge.

Now Guanzhong is also starting to be in turmoil. The three of them are actively planning to let Hauge take command and command the troops to march westward, and they are even planning to let Daishan's seventh son, Beizi Man Dahai, take command of the southern expedition.

Now the Beijing Tartars are fighting fiercely, and the turmoil in the south has become their opportunity to attack Dorgon. Dorgon's position is very unstable and he may be overthrown at any time.However, Dorgon is still holding on to the situation for the time being. If the situation in the south cannot be opened, he has already planned to let his brothers Azig and Duoduo lead the expedition again. Yi Duoduo went to Shandong, Huaiyang and Jiangnan again.

It's just that Daishan and the others are now easily unwilling to let them lead the army.

Zhu Yihai was very happy to hear that.

Not only was the Ming Dynasty's internal struggle fierce, but the Tatars were also the same. It's just that although the Tartars are fighting, they are now in a period of rapid rise, and they still have strong strength under the internal fighting.

However, Chongzhen and Hongguang are already extremely corrupt, and if they continue to fight among themselves, they will be completely powerless to resist.

Zhu Yihai's own small court, which is less than a year old, also has many factions.

For example, his own central department, and many local departments, within the central department there are civil and military departments, within the military department there are imperial camp department, eastern Zhejiang department, Beijing camp department, navy department and so on.

Among the local departments, the Zheng family in Fujian is also the first.

There are many factions and many factions, but fortunately Zhu Yihai holds an elite imperial battalion in his hands. He also established the court with his own hands. He has the base in eastern Zhejiang and his prestige of a series of victories, so he is in the current situation. good.

At least carrying the banner of restoration, all parties still respect him as the supervisor of the country.

He can suppress all factions now. For example, among the civil servants of the Central Committee, there are former Donglin Party members, Fusocialist Party members, and Ma Shiying Ruan Dacheng, who were formerly known as traitors, and others, but they dare not live with Zhu Yihai. This is also because Zhu Yihai has prestige and strength, and he will not be easily fooled by anyone on either side.

After all, whether it is for Chongzhen or Hongguang, those former emperors were not prophets after all, and the confidence they gained was often incomplete or even wrong, so their judgments were sometimes inaccurate.

But for Zhu Yihai, no one can easily deceive him about many important matters, because he already knew the details.

The main threat facing Dorgon comes from his identity. He is not the real emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he is just the uncle of the regent emperor, and the system tradition of the Qing Dynasty has given great power to the banner owners and princes Baylor. The Qing Dynasty was not a complete centralization system, and retained many of the tribal-era deliberative systems, which were obstacles to Dorgon's governance.

When things don't go well now, his authority is naturally more easily challenged.

Zhu Yihai's threat is mainly from the Tartars, but at this stage Dorgon's main threat comes from behind.

(End of this chapter)