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Chapter 129 You might as well speak more clearly
Yang Feng, who broke through Qingshi Pass, then came to Gaizhou.

Escape directly from the city.

The main reason is that he broke through Qingshi Pass too quickly, and Gaizhou was too close, but there was no time to do anything else. The only correct choice was to open the city gate and let everyone who could escape escape. Anyway, even if he was passing by, there was no way he could go deep. Chase in the forest. But the Ahanikans in the city will definitely not run away, and they can't take away any food or livestock. Those who haven't had time to run out or get into the forest will all fall into Yang Feng's hands. In Gaizhou, he finally expanded the number of troops going south to more than 40,000. Before leaving, this guy conveniently ordered Gaizhou again, and happily went south against the background of Gaizhou City's blazing flames...

What he did most during this trip was set fires everywhere.

And Xiong Yuecheng's Eight Banners fled early.

Next, during his march south, the Eight Banners in Fuzhou and other places, especially the aristocratic families in the Han army, also fled early.

This area is actually dominated by Han troops.

But there were also Ahanikans and even Baoyi who ran out to join the King.

Even the Eight Banners and the Han Army had them.

Yang Feng's number of people going south continued to increase, and by the time he finally reached Lushun, it had increased to more than 50,000.

However, since the news that Shenyang was conquered will definitely spread, in order to appease them, especially the armed soldiers in the capital, the rebel regiments in Shuntian Prefecture were all directly promoted by Dorgon and became the Eight Banners Han Army. The originally small Eight Banners Han Army was directly expanded to 70,000. In addition to the 50,000 troops of Wu Sangui who defected, the 80,000 troops he brought into the Pass, and the approximately 20,000 Mongolian troops who came south from outside the Pass for reinforcements, the total strength of his military group expanded sharply to more than 200,000 troops. And it is still increasing, because with the retreat of Li Zicheng, generals from all over Beizhili, including Xuanda, are also constantly surrendering. Even if Yang Feng has released the news that he has conquered Shenyang, he cannot stop them from surrendering...

They are in the capital of Ming Dynasty.

Who really cares about those people in the family who are old and young?
But Dorgon still ordered him to shave his hair and change clothes in the capital.

Do it or not?
Of course.

At this time, if Beizhili does not surrender, it is his latest goal. After surrendering, he can follow and rob others. This choice is not difficult to make. As for the need to shave his head and change his clothes, although this is indeed difficult to accept, it is compared with the actual benefits. It's not completely unacceptable.

There is no shortage of women here, and they are younger and more beautiful.

Who doesn’t like robbing money and women?
Lushun.

It was pity that his brother and Jiu Qiansui had just spent a huge amount of money to repair the three main halls, and they were burned down again only twenty years later.

This time I won’t massacre, but I will drag you into my gang, and from now on we will massacre others together.

Gotta grab it.

Of course, the officials and gentry in the capital still chose to accept it coyly.

But grace is different.

What is lost outside the customs must be made up for within the customs.

I admit that there is something wrong with my rear, but there is no problem with my army. I am still the strongest. At least for now, I am still the strongest in the world. If you join me, you will also become the strongest. We can go together. Happy to steal money and women.

This requires even more surrender.

Everyone has shaved, so let’s just shave!
I have to say that Dorgon's mind is worthy of his achievements. In this way, he quickly offset the trust problem caused by Yang Feng's attack on Shenyang. In the final analysis, if he wants the Northern Zhili gentry to accept the Qing Dynasty, he must let They have confidence in the Qing Dynasty. And Yang Feng's capture of Shenyang seriously affected their confidence in the Qing Dynasty. In this case, coercion was not enough. The Qing army had arrived in Beizhili for the sixth time. Anyone who was capable knew that it was nothing more than massacre. You have massacred five times, and now it is a bit naive to expect that we will surrender and become dogs the sixth time. We can resist five times, but can't we resist the sixth time?

Of course, it was His Majesty the Emperor himself who ordered the palace to be burned down.

After all, Dorgon had to find a way to make up for such a tragic loss, especially to appease the Eight Banners soldiers who were dissatisfied because he had been suppressing the news.

On this day, the news that Yang Feng had conquered Shenyang, which had been suppressed by Dorgon for a long time, finally spread among the Qing army, but the vast majority of the Qing army silently accepted this reality. After all, they are already in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, just abandon it in a place like Shenyang. As for their wife, children and parents, they are not all dead, not to mention that women will only affect the speed of drawing their swords...

His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty issued an order to move the capital to Xi'an and make Xi'an the western capital. However, the imperial palace in the capital could not be defiled by slave-building, so he ordered the King of Qin to light a fire in person and burn down his palace.

And on the same day, Dorgon finally stepped into the city he dreamed of, and was greeted by the remaining noble gentry in the capital who knelt down with tears of joy. He achieved what his brother had not achieved, but the wealth he gained did not Not much. The retreating Li Zicheng had already transported away all the gold and silver that had been looted, which was said to be no less than 30 million. He also carried tens of thousands of various livestock. He even ordered the entire palace to be taken...

"So you want to be neutral?"

Yang Feng looked at Fang Kezhuang, who personally came to persuade him to use Sister Dayu'er to negotiate with Dorgon.

Regarding the current situation, Shandong Tongshan Association is currently seriously divided. The main militant group headed by Song Jicheng insists on continuing to accept Chongzhen's imperial edict and symbolically attacks Tianjin...

Symbolic.

Not really an offense.

Because Li Zicheng has issued an edict in the name of Chongzhen, ordering the world to be loyal, righteous, and diligent kings. Anyone who counterattacks and recaptures the capital will be crowned king. Of course, since he is already the king, he will not join in the fun. He will let the forces still loyal to the Ming Dynasty take the initiative to attack Dorgon. , to contain the pursuit of the Qing army, he was actually mainly told to Yang Feng. For this reason, he also thoughtfully promoted Yang Feng, so now Yang Dutang is already the governor.

Governor of Jiliao.

So now the north is under Yang Feng's jurisdiction.

It is also his responsibility to recover the capital.

I have to say that it’s great to hold the emperor in arms to order the princes. I can arrange whatever I want. Even if it’s an imperial edict that I seal for the emperor, it’s an imperial edict and it’s righteousness.

So recently, Li Zicheng has been issuing various imperial decrees while running around. For example, he ordered Lu Zhenfei, the governor of water transportation, to stop water transportation to the capital and instead transport it to Guanzhong. As for how to transport it, he had to figure out how to transport it, such as ordering Sichuan, Huguang and other places to transport tax grain to Xi'an. For example, he ordered the Governor of Fengyang, Ma Shiying, to send troops to the north. For example, he ordered the Minister of War of Nanjing, Shi Kefa, to immediately mobilize craftsmen to go to Xi'an to cast the Red Yi cannon for him. He was bombarded by the Red Yi cannon at Shanhaiguan, and he wanted this now.

Whether the other party will listen or not is another matter, but this edict is true.

In this way, Song Jicheng, who had always claimed to be a direct descendant of Yang Feng, headed the Denglai faction and firmly took the lead in the battle.

Although sending troops is another matter.

But following Governor Yang's resolute obedience to the imperial edict, it is necessary to be an outright loyal minister.

A feint is also an attack!

We can pretend to attack Tianjin and send out thousands of cavalry for a symbolic trip. Then we can publicize that Governor Yang's army is counterattacking Tianjin. We can also use this excuse to ask Nanjing to send money and food quickly. We are fighting for the imperial court!
Isn't it too much to ask for some money and food from you? However, the mature and prudent faction headed by Fang Kezhuang and others were opposed to provoking Dorgon.

Dorgon now had two choices: march westward to hunt down Li Zicheng, or go south to the south of the Yangtze River. The latter would have to deal with Shandong first. Although marching westward was the most likely, the problem was that Yang Fenggang had done a big job and killed the emperor and the two The empress dowager was arrested, especially since it was rumored that the emperor was actually Dorgon's son. In this case, it was difficult to guarantee that Dorgon would not become a beauty in anger!
Yu privately, his wife and son were in the hands of Yang Feng, and Yu Gong, the empress dowager and the emperor of the two Qing palaces were also in the hands of Yang Feng.

You can't help but do something, right?

Therefore, the possibility of attacking Shandong is also very high.

In this case, we should not provoke him. Instead, we should negotiate secretly with him, release some captured Qing princes as goodwill, and treat Dayu'er and her son as courtesy. Then in exchange, Dorgon will not attack Shandong, but continue to pursue Li Zicheng.

"It can't be said to be neutral. After all, it is well known that Li Zicheng is holding the emperor hostage. But he is holding the emperor hostage to order the princes. As human ministers, we really can't do anything. But it happened that Fengsheng captured the Jianlu puppet emperor and the puppet queen mother. , if Dorgon can break through Xi'an and snatch His Majesty from Li Zicheng, we can exchange His Majesty's pseudo-emperor and pseudo-Queen Mother, which is the best of both worlds."

Fang Kezhuang said with a smile.

"But what if your Majesty makes a mistake?"

Yang Feng said.

He also looked worried.

Of course, Fang Kezhuang is also an old fox. It is obvious at a glance that he agrees, but he needs a reasonable cover-up.

After all, if Dorgon really conquers Xi'an, it is very likely that Chongzhen will die in the rebellion. In this way, Yang Feng, the governor of Jiliao, will allow the enemy to attack the Holy Emperor, so that the Holy Emperor will be killed. His Governor of Jiliao is the emperor's imperial edict. Yes, his duty is to attack Dorgon and regain the capital.

You are trying to imitate Yuandudu!

A loyal minister like Governor Yang must not be suspected of being an enemy.

"Feng Sheng, if there is any misfortune that Your Majesty dare not speak out, it is God's will. After all, you have saved His Majesty, and your loyalty can be seen in the sun and the moon. If this really happens, then we can only welcome the crown prince."

Fang Kezhuang whispered.

His meaning is very clear. When the emperor dies, he dies. Anyway, you have saved him once and have proven your loyalty. This emperor should have died long ago. Once he dies, everyone will be relieved. But you can exchange Dayu'er and her son for the crown prince. , this way you can still achieve success. In fact, in Fang Kezhuang's view, this should be Yang Feng's wisest choice. After all, Yang Feng has no motivation to pull Li Zicheng. In terms of interests, it is best to let Dorgon chase Li Zicheng and then sit back and watch. Emotionally, he and Chuang Ni have a grudge against him for killing his father, and they are incompatible with each other. You are already at odds with him. Isn't it reasonable to watch him get killed? As for the emperor, you don't welcome whoever you welcome, you welcome Chongzhen, you welcome him, you welcome his son, anyway, no matter who you welcome, you are the king.

"Fanggong, you might as well speak more clearly."

Yang Feng said as if he didn't understand.

Fang Kezhuang smiled slightly...

"Feng Sheng, you have saved His Majesty once, but His Majesty still did not escape this disaster, which is enough to prove that this is God's will. Since Your Majesty took the throne, natural disasters have continued, bandits have emerged, and the captives have massacred various places again and again. Although it is not His Majesty's fault, , but after all, it is only possible when His Majesty is in power.

This is enough to show God's will.

Now, instead of letting him be in the hands of Li Zicheng, so that Li Zicheng can hold the emperor hostage and order the princes, it is better to welcome the prince to the throne as soon as possible and respect his majesty as the supreme emperor, so that there is no need to worry about Li Zicheng anymore. Fengsheng assisted the new emperor with his merits of welcoming him. He relied on the wealth of the south of the Yangtze River to the south and loyal people from all over the country to the north. He followed the imperial edict and fought against the rebels. He defeated the rebels in one fell swoop, drove away the rebels, and returned your majesty to the capital. This achievement can be regarded as Fenyang. ! "

Fang Kezhuang said while stroking his beard.

I understand, he was entrusted by some people to persuade Yang Feng to abandon Chongzhen.

After all, Li Zicheng coerced the emperor to order the princes, which made everyone very embarrassed. After all, everyone has to be loyal ministers, and loyal ministers must listen to the emperor. No matter where the emperor is, no matter what his situation is, as long as he is still the emperor, then As a Confucian standard, you have to listen to him. But he was in the hands of the traitor Li Zicheng. Seeing the imperial edicts issued by Li Zicheng, which were clearly covered with jade seals, and were also issued by the emperor, the Gongun princes felt as sick as if they had eaten dead flies. It is really unbearable to continue like this, so the best choice is to quickly establish a new emperor like Yu Qian did back then. Originally, the prince was in the hands of Dorgon, and there was no legal one. Now Yang Feng has captured Da Yuer’s sister, mother and son. , then they would just be exchanged for the prince, who would then succeed to the throne.

Respect Zhen as the Supreme Emperor.

There will be no need to be angry with Li Zicheng in the future.

It would be even more perfect if Dorgon chased Li Zicheng and Chongzhen died in the rebellion.

Li Zicheng killed him!

The prince succeeded to the throne and brought the Ming Dynasty with him to kill Li Zicheng to avenge his father.

In the final analysis, for the officials in Nanjing and the governors of various places in the Ming Dynasty, the real enemy is Li Zicheng, not Dorgon. They don't care if Dorgon seizes a few pieces of land in the Ming Dynasty. What they want is Li Zicheng, a bandit, and the death of this thief. Thinking of Liu Zongmin using sticks to torture the Gongun princes in the capital, all the ministers and nobles in Nanjing felt the same way!

This is the real enemy.

Therefore, Yang Feng was coaxed into secretly negotiating with Dorgon, and then Dayu'er and her son were exchanged for the prince.

but……

"Bold, you old thief, you dare to trick me into ignoring His Majesty. You have misjudged the person. Yang has been favored by Your Majesty, and he must die to repay His Majesty. No one can shake my loyalty to Your Majesty. Come on. , drag this old thing out and chop it up.”

Yang Feng slammed the table suddenly, and then stood up angrily.

Fang Kezhuang was stunned.

Yang Feng has always respected him.

He is the general office of Shandong Tongshan Association...

The leader of the association is Fan Fucui, and the general office is second only to the leader and is actually in charge of the affairs of the association. After all, the Shandong Tongshan Association is established in Qingzhou, and the Qingzhou Group headed by Fang Kezhuang is also the core of the Shandong Tongshan Association. Yang Feng has always respected him. , now suddenly turned against him, and his true colors were revealed all of a sudden, which made the old man confused. But at this moment, the soldiers outside came in and held him down violently...

"Fengsheng, Fengsheng, don't mess around, don't mess around..."

he shouted in panic.

He hadn't realized that Yang Feng was really going to kill him.

(I have to take a day off tomorrow)
(End of this chapter)