Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

However, the matter has come to this, and no matter how much Gesimov regrets, it is too late.

The severe pain all over his body reminded Gesimov all the time that he was going to die!

Soon, after Gesimov was killed in tit-for-tat by his enemy, the envoy and his entourage were also expelled from the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

After the mission left the capital, they took Gesimov's body and headed north.

Out of humanitarian spirit, Zhu Jing'an ordered a cart of lime to be loaded for the mission.

Of course, this is not the so-called royal tribute.

Instead, they just asked them to pickle the body with lime, so as to prevent Gesimov's body from smelling bad before it came out of the confinement in the summer.

……

Shaanxi, Shangzhou Prefecture!

In the sky above the Shangzhou government office, a large flag with Buddha's light and white lotus fluttered in the wind.

Showing everyone that Shangzhou Prefecture belongs to them!

Inside and outside the government office, a sergeant from the White Lotus Sect was holding a sword and a gun, standing with his hands behind his back, looking quite energetic.

The leader of the White Lotus Teaching Army, Heavenly King Song Zhiqing, was sitting in the lobby of the government office with a frown on his face.

In front of him, a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar was reporting to him the latest world situation.

"...After the Battle of Baliqiao, the Ming army has successfully annihilated the main force of the Qing army and captured the capital. The general trend of the world returning to the Ming Dynasty has been completely clear."

"We ask the King of Heaven to make a decision as to where we and the rebels should go next!"

Song Zhiqing couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

"Hey, I really can't believe that the situation in this world has changed so quickly."

"I originally thought that the conflict between Hu and Han between the Ming and Qing Dynasties would still be easy to fight. At the very least, it would take several years of back and forth to come to an end. Unexpectedly, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties collapsed so quickly."

"Do we really think that the White Lotus Sect has no chance?"

All turning points came from the death of Qianlong. Before Qianlong's death, although the Qing court was retreating steadily, its rule would not collapse immediately.

But after Qianlong's death, the Qing court collapsed faster than anyone expected.

Song Zhiqing still did not forget his idea of ​​establishing a heaven on earth, and was still unwilling to surrender to the Ming army.

The middle-aged scribe on the side heard this and said in a somewhat lonely tone.

"Please ask the King of Heaven to make a decision as soon as possible. The main force of the Ming army has already entered Shanxi and Henan, and will soon reach Shaanxi. By then, if the King of Heaven wants to make a decision, it will be too late."

Song Zhiqing took a deep breath and spoke unwillingly.

"Please sir, teach me!"

The middle-aged scribe heard this, pondered for a long time, and finally spoke.

"As of now, there are only two choices before us."

"Either continue westward, go to Gansu, Xinjiang, or even further west to establish a kingdom of heaven on earth in places beyond the reach of the Ming Dynasty."

"Or simply surrender to the Ming army in exchange for glory and wealth."

"Nowadays, the general trend of the world returning to the Ming Dynasty is a foregone conclusion. If we continue to stay in Shaanxi, I am afraid that we will be regarded as a thorn in the side of the Ming Dynasty."

"When the time comes, we will definitely face the Ming army's offensive. To put it bluntly, we are looking for death. We are definitely no match..."

After saying this, the middle-aged scribe looked at Song Zhiqing, looking forward to Song Zhiqing's answer.

In his opinion, Song Zhiqing would most likely choose the latter and surrender to the Ming Dynasty in exchange for glory and wealth.

The establishment of heaven on earth may be the belief of Song Zhiqing, but how can belief be as important as the actual glory and wealth?

Besides, even if Song Zhiqing's faith was firm, he would rather go to the Western Regions to eat sand than give up the establishment of the kingdom of heaven on earth.

But what about the people below?

Do the members of the White Lotus Sect below also have the same idea?

Will they embark on the road of leaving their hometown for the sake of that illusory belief?

However, what the middle-aged scribe did not expect was that Song Zhiqing spoke after being silent for a while.

"Go down with the order and summon the generals for discussion..." When Song Zhiqing was speaking, the middle-aged scribe looked at him expectantly, expecting him to announce his decision to surrender to the Ming army.

However, what he didn't expect was that Song Zhiqing actually spoke.

"Prepare to discuss the matter of continuing to move westward!"

When the middle-aged scribe heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock.

He didn't expect that Song Zhiqing would be such a stubborn person. Even now that things have come to this point, he hasn't given up on the idea of ​​establishing a heaven on earth! ! !

After Song Zhiqing finished his instructions, he saw that the middle-aged clerk was still standing there blankly and said very dissatisfied.

"What are you waiting for? Why don't you go quickly?"

When the middle-aged scribe heard this, he couldn't help but look bitter, but he still bowed down.

"Your Majesty, take your orders!"

After saying this, he turned around and left, preparing to convey Song Zhiqing's order to the generals.

But after turning around, his expression became obviously cloudy and uncertain.

I was thinking about what I should do next!

Even if he killed the middle-aged scribe, he didn't want to follow Song Zhiqing and his gang to the barren Western Regions.

As the saying goes, fallen leaves must return to their roots. He didn't want to die in a foreign land.

However, Song Zhiqing was completely unaware of this.

……

Capital, Old Summer Palace!

Zhu Jing'an finally received the letter sent by Zhu Jianzhuo on a fast horse.

Looking at the contents of the letter, Zhu Jing'an also frowned and thought deeply.

The battle for the capital!

This has been an issue that has existed in the court since the restoration of the Ming Dynasty.

Guangzhou, Nanjing and Beijing, each of these three options has its own reasons.

But precisely because of this, there is ongoing controversy over this issue in the court.

However, as the Ming Dynasty regained Beijing, it was time for a decision to be made on this issue.

Therefore, Zhu Jianzhuo deliberately wrote a letter to ask Zhu Jing'an for his opinion.

But Zhu Jing'an was really undecided.

After a while, Zhu Jing'an finally made a decision and wrote.

"Nanjing should be the first place to establish the capital, but the imperial court may follow the old practice and set Beijing as the companion capital and implement the system of two capitals, the north and the south."

There are many reasons why Zhu Jing'an preferred to establish his capital in Nanjing.

First, because the next policy focus of the Ming Dynasty will be to promote the industrial revolution and the development of commerce, thereby promoting social change.

If this is the case, the importance of Jiangnan, which is economically developed, prosperous, and ideologically progressive, is self-evident.

The second reason is that Zhu Jing'an felt that if the Ming Dynasty decided to set its capital in Nanjing, it could use Nanjing as the benchmark to control the Jiangnan area as much as possible.

and promoted the industrial revolution and the development of commerce.

Of course, in addition to this, Zhu Jing'an knew how Qianming died.

Rogue bandits, Tatars, natural disasters, and clans are all just appearances.

The biggest problem faced by the Ming Dynasty at that time was actually the financial collapse caused by the inability to collect taxes from Jiangnan.

In other words, Ming Dynasty actually died of poverty. (End of chapter)