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Chapter 383 Ming is dead! wheel of history

Xunfengwei had several informants in the Ming Dynasty in the capital. Although he did not have a God's perspective, he still knew a lot about the process of the Shun army's battle to defeat the capital.

Because Wang Chengyin, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, and Tang Tong, the commander-in-chief of Miyun who was stationed at Juyongguan, both surrendered directly, the troops led by Li Zicheng had basically not experienced any fighting since they entered Xuanfu, and they marched all the way to the capital naturally.

Although Li Zicheng had to meet and appease his demoted officials along the way due to the large number of followers, he still arrived at the gates of Beijing on October 17th.

Subsequently, the Shun army besieged the capital with hundreds of thousands of troops, and bombarded the city with dozens of Hongyi cannons and hundreds of ordinary cannons.

In the early morning of October 18, the Guangning Gate in the outer city was opened by the Shun army's internal response in the city and the civilians who staged an impromptu revolt. The Shun army then invaded the outer city of Beijing.

During the day, the Shun army continued to attack the inner city. However, because the inner city wall was taller and smaller than the outer city, and the people in the inner city were not as complicated as the outer city, without internal support, the Shun army attacked for half a day, resulting in numerous casualties. Unable to get off.

So, as in history, Li Zicheng sent Du Xun, the eunuch who surrendered to him at Juyongguan, into the city to negotiate with Chongzhen.

No one knew the specific content of the negotiations. They only knew that the negotiations failed. Therefore, the Shun army stormed the inner city again in the afternoon, but still could not break through.

It was not until the early morning of the 19th that Zhang Jinyan, the right minister of the Ministry of War, who was supervising the battle at Zhengyang Gate, took the initiative to open the city gate and welcome Liu Zongmin's troops outside the city to enter the city. Only then did the inner city of Beijing be occupied by the Shun army.

With both the outer city and the inner city under attack, the imperial city could no longer be defended.

In fact, when the Shun army invaded the inner city, the inner city was in chaos.

The civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty in the inner city either welcomed the intruders, committed suicide at home, hid in their homes, or led their servants and part of the Ming army to fight with the Shun army.

Xunfengwei doesn't know whether Chongzhen's behavior after the inner city was breached was as it was in history.

All I know is that after dawn, Shunjun found two bodies on a crooked tree in Meishan.

One is from Chongzhen, and the other is from Wang Chengen, the eunuch of the Ming Dynasty. Wang Chengen was only one of the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty. Wang Dehua (Admiral of Jingying) and Wang Zhixin (Admiral of Dongchang) Such a top minister is still one step away. He is not very famous among the eunuchs in the palace, and he is not the most favored by Cai Chongzhen.

It is only because he accompanied Chongzhen in the end to die for his country and used his body as a eunuch as a sign of loyalty that his name will remain in history and be known to future generations.

"The Ming Dynasty was finally brought to an end by Li Zicheng."

After reading the telegram, Liu Sheng couldn't help but sigh quietly.

Bai Yu on the side couldn't quite understand Liu Sheng's emotions.

Little did she know that Liu Sheng, as a person from later generations who traveled through time, knew that the Ming Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty of the Han family in this land.

At the same time, the fall of the Ming Dynasty and the rise of the Qing Dynasty in history also destined this land to miss the huge opportunities brought by the great changes unseen in three thousand years, and even destined China to have a history of humiliation for a hundred years after the Xia Dynasty.

After all, the Manchu Qing Dynasty ruled this land with less to control more, and many policies were destined. The possibility of changes and the upper limit of the country would not be as high as that of the Han Dynasty.

Of course, the Han feudal dynasty also had a limit to its development, and it may not necessarily be able to seize the many opportunities in this era of great change.

But it's different now that he's here.

Under his guidance, Dawei will at least develop into a modern empire!

After coming back to his senses, Liu Sheng immediately said: "I am planning to order the Tongzhengyuan and Xunfengwei generals to spread the news that the army attacked the capital and that Chongzhen hanged himself to die for the country, especially the six provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan as soon as possible. .

Let those who are still loyal to the Ming Dynasty stop having illusions. The Ming Dynasty is dead, and surrendering to me, Damei, is their best choice! "

The clerk at the secretariat in the palace wrote quickly. The clerks in the Secretariat who are responsible for drafting various edicts and military and political orders do not have high requirements for literary talent, because if it is a formal imperial edict, after they finish writing the first draft, they will send it to the Hanlin Academy for polishing by professional pen writers there. .

The Tongzhengyuan and Xunfengwei are equivalent to the two fronts of propaganda in Da'ei today - the Tongzhengyuan is responsible for publicizing various news and policies that the Da'an imperial court wants the people under its rule to know through official and positive channels; Feng Wei was responsible for spreading gossip and spreading such news to areas not yet ruled by Da'ei.

This is not a long-term solution.

Liu Sheng is well aware of the importance of propaganda work to rule, so when the time is right, he will set up a special propaganda department.

After a while, Liu Sheng added: "Then through the Ruyang telecommunications group, send an order to Shandong Xunfengwei, asking them to inform Zhang Guowei and other Shandong Ming officials of the news that 'the Shun army attacked the capital, and Chongzhen hanged himself to die for the country', and persuade Zhang Guowei, Wang Gongbi, Zeng Ying and others must return to Dawei as soon as possible."

Liu Sheng's layout for Shandong also started as early as last year.

But some things never go as planned.

Since Li Zicheng invaded Shandong last year, the Shun Army has only occupied Dongchang Prefecture, Jinan Prefecture, most of Yanzhou Prefecture, and nearly half of Qingzhou Prefecture.

Zhang Guowei, the governor of water transportation in the Ming Dynasty, Wang Gongbi, the governor of Shandong, and Zeng Ying, the governor of Denglai, were all not mediocre people, and they all had some ability.

Therefore, for most of the past six months, we have been based on the two prefectures of Denglai and the coastal areas in the south of Qingzhou and Yanzhou, neither surrendering nor surrendering.

Because the Shandong Shun Army and the Huainan Yi Army each had their own concerns (plans), they allowed Zhang Guowei and other Ming officials to stay in Denglai safely to this day.

During this period, Xunfengwei used various channels to persuade Zhang Guowei and others to surrender.

Unfortunately, the governor of Shandong, Wang Gongbi, was from Nanpi, Hejian Prefecture. He was concerned about the safety of his relatives and was unwilling to surrender.

Although Zhang Guowei and Zeng Ying were from Zhejiang and the other from Jiangxi, they were both relatively loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Although they were shaken, they were not willing to betray and surrender easily.

But now that the Ming Dynasty has died, and Chongzhen has also hanged himself on the southeastern branch, the three of them must not have as much scruples as before.

Zeng Ying has some talents in local governance, but her military and political aspects can only be said to be acceptable, but her conduct is good. Wang Gongbi has outstanding military abilities. He is now responsible for mobilizing and commanding the Shandong Ming Army, but his local governance ability and moral character are average.

Liu Sheng actually didn't care much about whether the two Ming officials would surrender or not. He mainly wanted to recruit Zhang Guowei, an expert in flood control.

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Capital.

In the Forbidden City.

Li Zicheng sat on the dragon chair where Chongzhen often sat in the Wuying Palace, feeling very happy.

He said to the three brothers Zhu Cihong, Zhu Cijiong, and Zhu Cizhen who were kneeling below him: "You don't have to be so afraid. I am not a narrow-minded person and will not kill you.

Although the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by me, Dashun, and this capital was captured by my Shun army, your father committed suicide and was not killed by me.

Perhaps you should know that I had previously sent Du Xun into the city to negotiate and ask your father to open the city and surrender, which would keep the whole family alive, but your father was stubborn. "

Having said this, Li Zicheng sighed, seemingly feeling really emotional about this matter.

　Something happened to delay the update today.

　　(Alas, my grandpa is seriously ill and has a lot of things going on at home recently. Although there are still people from the previous generation, I also need help sometimes.)

　　

　

(End of this chapter)