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Chapter 423 Entering the Capital ()

Is there any news about the former Ming prince?

Liu Sheng was slightly stunned after hearing this, and then said: "Send it up."

Ma Jinshui immediately handed the information he had obtained to the guards in the palace, who then handed it over to Liu Sheng.

If we say who is most qualified to inherit the political legacy of the Ming Dynasty, it is undoubtedly Chongzhen's three sons, Prince Zhu Cixiang, Prince Ding Zhu Cijiong, and Prince Yong Zhu Cijiong.

However, according to Xunfengwei's report, during the period when the Qing rebels occupied the capital, the former Ming prince Zhu Cihong was betrayed by his grandfather Zhou Kui and handed over to Dorgon. Dorgon had already used the name of "pretending to be the former Ming prince", along with several The former Ming minister who confirmed his identity was beheaded.

On the other hand, Yong Wang Zhu Cijiong, Ding Wang Zhu Cizheng and Kunxing Princess Zhu Yuyao disappeared in the days when the Shun army withdrew from the capital, and have not appeared since.

Although Liu Sheng was not afraid of those gentry and other people who had Qian Ming's ambitions, he did not want them to cause trouble in the name of Qian Ming's prince and disrupt the place.

Therefore, after Wei Jun took over the capital, he asked the Xunfeng Guards to increase their efforts to detect and search for traces of the former Ming prince.

Now, more than ten days have passed, and the New Year is approaching, there is finally news.

Hearing this, the corner of Ma Jinshui's mouth twitched slightly, and he wanted to say: Your Majesty, does it seem that you are too stingy to reward you with only three hundred taels of silver?

As for the other little princess Zhu Yuzi who was only three years old, she was probably the one who was named Princess Zhaoren by the Qing Dynasty in history. She also survived without being poisoned by Chongzhen.

As for Zhu Yuluo, Zhu Cijiong, etc., they were actually betrayed. When the Liangxiang gentry took them to escape into Fangshan, he planned to see how the situation would change in the future. If the time was right, he would exchange them for a fortune.

But he had followed Liu Sheng for several years, and by this time he had already seen that Liu Sheng probably didn't like Zhang Zhongliang's behavior of betraying the former Ming prince.

Of course, Liu Sheng would be "emotional" because the matter was of no importance. If it were something more important, he would never be so willful.

His queen Zhou and all his concubines were still ordered to hang themselves or were hacked to death with his own hands.

It turns out that because of this time and space, the Shunjun conquered the capital in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, earlier than the seventeenth year of Chongzhen in history. Chongzhen's treatment of the harem and family members also changed.

It's just that Zhu Cihong was separated from Zhu Yurao and others - Zhu Yurao fled outside the capital with his two brothers and one sister, and hid in Fangshan with a gentry from a good hometown.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Kui was afraid of causing trouble and wanted to gain the wealth of the Qing Dynasty, so he betrayed Zhu Cihong to the Qing army.

The information presented by Ma Jinshui was relatively brief, and Liu Sheng read it quickly. What is a bit surprising is that this time, Zhu Cijiong, Zhu Cizheng, Zhu Yu'ao and another little princess from the former Ming Dynasty who had not been canonized by Chongzhen were all found.

When he learned that the Wei army had taken over the capital and almost all of Northern Zhili was owned by Da Wei, this good country gentleman took his family and servants out of the mountains and reported the news about the former Ming prince...

Putting down the information, Liu Sheng said: "Then Zhang Zhongliang took the initiative to hand over the former Ming prince. After all, it can be considered a meritorious service. Let him be temporarily appointed as the Prime Minister of Fangshan County and reward him with three hundred taels of silver."

Later, when the Shun army withdrew from the capital, everything was in chaos. Some people had great ambitions and helped Zhu Yuluo, Zhu Cixiang and others, and they escaped the control of the Shun army.

However, Princess Zhu Ainao of Kunxing was younger because she was only thirteen years old. Although Chongzhen still struck her with a sword, he relented and only wounded her but did not cut off her arm.

Although Zhang Zhongliang's move saved Da'ei some trouble and brought benefits to Da'ei, it was obviously difficult to affect Liu Sheng's emotional likes and dislikes.

However, Zhu Cixiang was trapped in the capital and had to hide in Zhou Kui's house in order to hide it from the Qing captives and find an opportunity to escape.

So Dorgon, just like in history, killed Zhu Cixiang on the pretext that he was a fake prince.

Liu Sheng then said: "When Zhu Yuluo and others arrive in the capital, please bring them to me to see them."

"Yes."

Ma Jinshui responded and exited Wuying Palace, but Liu Sheng was thinking about how to deal with the former Ming prince and princess. Li Zicheng gave the former Ming Prince Zhu Cixiang the title of King of the Song Dynasty, and also made Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cizheng count. He also took care of Zhu Yu'ao, which seemed quite generous.

But if you look at the many marquis and count titles in Dashun, you will know that the title of Dashun is not as valuable as Damei, nor as valuable as Ming Dynasty. It is probably a little rarer than the Qing Dynasty in history.

Li Zicheng was so generous to Zhu Cixiang and others mainly because he wanted to inherit the political legacy of the Ming Dynasty. But Liu Sheng didn't have much need in this regard, so he naturally didn't bother to do it.

However, he would not be as afraid of the former Ming princes or even the vassal kings as the Manchus were. Because Da'ei's country will be much more stable than the Manchu and Qing Dynasties in history, and they will not be afraid of trouble caused by the princes, vassal kings, clans, etc. of the former people.

Considering that among the four children of Chongzhen, the eldest Zhu Yuluo was only thirteen years old, Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong was only ten years old, Yong Wang Zhu Cijiong was nine years old, and the other little princess Zhu Yuzi was only three years old, Liu Sheng decided to make several They were sent to Nanjing to be "raised".

That is to say, first send a few people to monitor Zhu Yuluo and others, and then change to secret surveillance to ensure that they will not be used by traitors to cause chaos.

After one or two generations, the Da'ei Kingdom became more stable, and their identities as princes and princesses of the Ming Dynasty were naturally of no use...

Liangxiang is close to the capital, so one day later, Zhu Yuzi, Zhu Cijiong and others were sent to the capital - this day happened to be the Chinese New Year!

Although the capital is now under semi-military control, and the fireworks and firecracker workshops have long since stopped production or been destroyed due to lack of raw materials, Liu Sheng still issued an order to allow people to purchase incense, candles, paper money and other supplies to worship their ancestors.

In addition, the horse meat seized in the previous two battles of Sangyuan Town and Deshengdian, as well as other small-scale battles, was supplied to the people of the capital for a fee but cheaply.

For example, if you still have money and food at home, you can directly use the money and food to buy it.

If you don't have money and food, you can also buy it with the work points you earned from doing work for the Yi army.

Although horse meat is not as delicious as beef, pork, mutton, chicken, duck and other poultry meat, almost all the poultry and livestock in and around the capital were looted by the Shun army and Qing captives, and most of the people were destitute due to the war. It will be a meat-free New Year, but it is an unexpected surprise to be able to buy cheap horse meat from Wei Jun.

Therefore, although the population of the capital is still only about 100,000, the New Year's Day is still a bit lively and barely has a New Year flavor.

Zhu Yuzi and the other four were led by guards and Xunfeng guards all the way to the Forbidden City they were familiar with. Looking at the people and scenery on the streets, they also felt as if they were in another world.

Of course, the little princess Zhu Yuzi, who was only three or four years old, did not have so many emotions - she was not sensible yet.

She only knew that during the past period of time, she had left her father and mother and concubine, and encountered many things that frightened her. Later, she even experienced many days of displacement, cold and hunger.

Although Zhang Zhongliang was a gentleman from a good land, he was too hasty to escape into the mountains at that time, so naturally he would not carry much food. In addition, he also had family members and servants, so food and other supplies were also tight.

Under such circumstances, he would naturally not let the princes and princesses of the subjugated country eat well.

Therefore, these four princes and princesses, who have been well-dressed and well-fed since birth, have really had a hard time.

At this time, Zhu Aozi and Zhu Aaa were sitting in the carriage. They smelled the smell of meat in the air and couldn't help but sniff. They looked back at Zhu Aaa and said, "Sister Huang, the smell of meat is delicious."

Zhu Yazi, who had become sensible, was worried about the unknown future. When she saw her sister's appearance, she hugged her tighter lovingly, and said with a forced smile: "Sister Huang also smelled it."

"Can we eat meat today?" Zhu Yazi asked innocently, raising her little face.

Hearing this, Zhu Yuzi, Zhu Cijiong, and Zhu Cizheng all showed bitter expressions - they entered the Forbidden City today and they didn't know if they could come out alive, so how could they think about eating meat?

After all, Zhu Yaozi couldn't bear to tell Zhu Yaozi such a cruel reality, so she said: "It should be possible."

She secretly decided in her heart that when she saw the Great Emperor Liu Sheng, even if she was embarrassed, she would ask him to give him a meaty meal so that her younger brothers and sisters could have a good meal.

In this way, even if they really want to be killed like the prince's brother, they will still be a dead ghost on the road to hell.

In their wild thoughts, Zhu Yuluo and others were sent directly to the Forbidden City by carriage, and were taken to the Wuying Palace where they met Liu Sheng who was dealing with military and political memorials.

(End of this chapter)