The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 680: The Qing army entered the pass.

On the canopy.

Li Zicheng sat on the throne of the Ming Dynasty emperor, looked at the ministers below and said in a deep voice:
"In the Ming Dynasty, all officials were corrupt, and the people hated them."

"Today, we will severely punish the high officials and recover the stolen goods to help pay the army and enrich the national treasury!"

The scene changes.

Several high-ranking officials during the Chongzhen reign were kneeling on the ground with disheveled hair, screaming like ghosts and wolves.

Each soldier had a clamp in his hand, and the soldiers on the left and right pulled the rope hard.

The general sitting in front of him said harshly:

"Pinch me hard!"

The official, with his fingers clenched tightly, shouted at the top of his voice:

"I've said it all! I've said it all! All the gold, silver, treasures, beautiful wives and concubines, I'll give them all! I'll give them all!"

The general spat in his face and said disdainfully:

"I have to crush a few of you to death, beat a few more to death, and kill off your former prestige. Only then will you behave yourself."

"Isn't that cheap?"

……

[Since the Ming Dynasty's treasury was empty, Li Zicheng did not seize much property when he entered Beijing, so he began to torture the nobles and bureaucrats, forcing them to pay their property and setting targets.]

【“On March 27, salaries were distributed to all officials in Beijing, regardless of whether they were employed or not. Those who were employed were given less and were told to pay for it themselves, while those who were not employed were given more and were forced to pay for it without explanation. The amount of salaries to be paid was 100,000 for the Zhongtang, 70,000 for the ministries, the Jingtang, and the Jinyi, 50,000 or 30,000 for the Kedao and the Ministry of Personnel, 30,000, 20,000 or 10,000 for the Hanlin, and thousands for the subordinates and below. There was no fixed amount for the families of the nobles and relatives, and the payment was not settled until both the people and the money were exhausted.”】

[Grand Secretary Wei Zaode handed over 13,000 taels of gold to redeem himself before his death, Chen Yan handed over 40,000 taels of gold, and the late Queen's father Zhou Kui handed over 700,000 taels of silver before his death.]

[The recovery of stolen goods will begin on March 27 and end on April 8.]

[However, this measure is limited to court officials, and the recovery of stolen money in various places is still ongoing.]

……

{The Emperor of Torture is here!}

{When Emperor Chongzhen asked these people to donate military funds, they all cried poor, but they didn't expect that the new master would act decisively.}
{Evildoers will be punished by evildoers.}
{According to the records of those who personally experienced it, the stolen goods were sent to the camps of generals such as Liu Zongmin and Li You, and then pursued by the officers and soldiers of the rebels. Those who refused to pay or paid less than the required amount were tortured with a pair of tongs.}
{It is impossible to accurately count the number of Ming officials in Beijing who were tortured for recovering stolen goods due to the complexity of historical data.}
{However, it is certain that many historical records exaggerated the number of people who were tortured in order to exaggerate the brutality of the rebels.}
{This is quite normal. The archives and documents of the Dashun regime were destroyed, so there is no way to find out the full situation.}
……

Big man.

"Since ancient times, no one has ever done such a mess in conquering the world."

Liu Bang picked up the wine jar, took a sip, and wiped his mouth.

On the other side, Madam Qi was obediently massaging Lu Zhi's legs.

Lu Zhi closed her eyes and said lazily:
"After all, he is just a bandit, not someone who can rule the world."

"This reveals an obvious shortcoming: there is a lack of people who have a deep understanding of the national situation, can coordinate the overall situation, and put forward appropriate strategic policies."

Liu Bang was stunned for a moment, then glanced at her and said:

"Why don't you just say you're in need of a Zhang Liang? Why go around in such a long circle?"

Lu Zhi closed her eyes and didn't bother to pay attention.

This guy, the more you pay attention to him, the more excited he becomes!
Liu Bang curled his lips and glared at Concubine Qi again.

Madam Qi was as quiet as a chicken, massaging Lu Zhi's legs without even looking at him.

……

Tang Dynasty and Emperor Gaozu's period
"You deserve the surname Li?"

Li Yuan started to criticize again!
"At this moment, Ming Dynasty officials in various places are closely watching how the new regime treats their top figures."

"We should have taken precautionary measures and wrapped it up first and then cleaned it gradually, but we didn't do that."

“What a small number of people can accomplish ends up putting everyone in danger.”

"How stupid!"

He felt that there was absolutely nothing wrong with what he said, and looked at the two men beside him with pride.

then……

A heartless person drinking tea there.

A man with his arms folded across his chest, looking thoughtful.

No one just paid any attention to him.

Veins bulged on Li Yuan's forehead.

A bunch of rebellious sons!

……

Qing Dynasty and Qianlong period
"Recovering stolen goods to help with military expenses was essentially a revolutionary policy implemented by Li Zicheng."

Qianlong's face was not very good at this time. He said to Yongyan:

"Its purpose is to shift the financial burden of the country from the poor people to the officials and gentry for a period of time."

"At the same time, it can also deal a political blow to these beasts in human form."

Yongyan thought for a moment and said cautiously:
"Isn't it nice that he did that?"

Qianlong took a deep breath, resisted the urge to curse, and explained carefully:

"In terms of strategy, it was inappropriate for the Dashun Army to recover stolen money from Ming officials on a large scale after entering Beijing. It can even be said that this was a serious mistake made by Li Zicheng."

"The foundation of this world is the people, but who do you think controls these foundations?"

"emperor?"

"They are gentry and officials."

"If Li Zicheng had clearly announced that the targets of his attack would be limited to the royal family, meritorious officials, eunuchs, and a few officials and gentry who were hostile, it would certainly have greatly reduced the suspicion of officials and gentry and landlords, which would have been beneficial to the stability of the Dashun regime."

Yongyan was dazzled by what he heard.

He suddenly understood some of Khan Ama's actions.

It has nothing to do with being down, but being stable in the middle and lower levels.

This is very different from what the gentlemen say about “people first”.

So... Heshen is...

He secretly looked up at Qianlong.

"However, Li Zicheng and others did not take into account the changes in the situation after entering Beijing and did not make corresponding adjustments in their policies."

Qianlong wanted to laugh when he thought about this.

"Dashun is the benefactor of the Qing Dynasty."

"They generally carried out the policy of recovering stolen goods to support military expenditures in Beijing and the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, which caused officials and gentry in various places to be in dire straits and everyone to feel insecure, resulting in a situation where they made too many enemies."

"They also sent their elite troops south to try to destroy the Southern Ming."

"And they forced Wu Sangui to rebel."

"These actions are just one stupid move after another."

"so."

Qianlong stretched out his little finger and said with a smile:

“Sometimes you don’t have to be strong.”

"As long as your opponent sucks."

……

[On the other hand, Wu Sangui set out after receiving the order from Chongzhen to give up foreign territories.]

[With hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, the 100-kilometer journey from Ningyuan to Shanhaiguan was completed in five days.]

[After spending two days at Shanhaiguan to resettle the people, Wu Sangui led his troops to Beijing.]

[On the day Beijing fell, Wu's army arrived in Fengrun.] [On March 20, upon hearing the news of Beijing's fall and Chongzhen's suicide, Wu Sangui hurried back to Shanhaiguan]

……

Ming Dynasty - Tianqi Period
"This marching speed..."

Zhu Youxiao made a rough estimate.

Shanhaiguan is about three hundred miles away from Fengrun.

Wu Sangui led his troops to Fengrun in two days, which means that Wu's army marched 150 miles every day.

The cavalry, without the burden of civilians, marched towards Beijing to rescue at a forced march.

Traveling 170 miles a day is considered a forced march and is not normal.

Emperor Wu of Wei's achievement of traveling 300 miles a day in Dangyang was the limit and was extremely rare.

The Mongolian cavalry was the most powerful among all cavalry, but they could only travel about 100 miles a day.

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"... God's will... How hateful!"

Zhu Youxiao slammed the imperial desk angrily!

If Zhu Youjian had not been indecisive, he would have delayed time.

This cavalry will definitely reach Beijing!

“It’s God’s will…”

……

[Li Zicheng attached great importance to the border troops led by Wu Sangui at Shanhaiguan.]

[They are relatively close to Beijing and are located between the Dashun Army and the Jurchens. If they are not resolved in time, it will become a major hidden danger.]

【Li Zicheng analyzed the situation at the time and finally thought that surrender was the safest option.】

[Because at that time, except for Ningwu General Zhou Yuji who was defeated and killed in the resistance against the Dashun Army, other Ming Dynasty generals who were stationed in various strategic locations, such as Datong Jiang Ge, Xuanfu Wang Chengyin, Juyongguan Tang Tong, etc., all surrendered. ]

【Wu Sangui's father Wu Xiang and other family members stayed in Beijing. Li Zicheng did not think that Wu Sangui would be loyal to the Ming Dynasty until his death.】

【It turns out that he is really good at judging people.】

[Li Zicheng ordered the surrendered general Tang Tong to lead his troops, bring silver and property to reward the Guanning army, and go to Shanhaiguan to persuade Wu Sangui and Gao Di to surrender.]

[Tang Tong took over the defense of Shanhaiguan, while Wu Sangui led his troops to the capital, preparing to meet Li Zicheng and accept the new order.]

On March 24, Wu Sangui arrived at Yongping Prefecture and "published a notice: This town will lead its troops to meet the new master, and will not harm anyone along the way. The people do not need to be frightened, etc."

[Two days later, we traveled to Yutian County.]

[It was at this time that Wu Sangui received news that his family in Beijing was attacked by the Dashun Army. Wu Sangui left in anger and led his troops straight to Shanhaiguan, launching a surprise attack on Tang Tong's troops guarding the gate.]

[Due to an unexpected incident, Tang Tong was caught off guard and was defeated by Wu's army. Shanhaiguan was then occupied by Wu Sangui.]

……

{As the saying goes, a man will risk his life for the love he loves!}

{There are two theories about the direct cause of Wu Sangui's rebellion: one is that his beloved concubine Chen Yuanyuan was taken away by Liu Zongmin, and he felt that he was too ashamed to face the world if he couldn't even protect a beloved woman. So Wu Sangui immediately returned to seize Shanhaiguan.}
{Another version is that Liu Zongmin arrested Wu Sangui's father Wu Xiang and "demanded 200,000 yuan in military pay" during the process of recovering stolen money.}
{Currently, due to insufficient historical data, it is impossible to determine who is right and who is wrong, but it is generally credible that the Dashun Army offended his family.}
{Many modern historians believe that the story of a man who was angry for his beloved is a fabrication because it is too legendary and romantic, and it seems to blame the rise and fall of a country on a woman.}
{However, there were eyewitness records of many parties involved in the incident of Chen Yuanyuan being raped by Liu Zongmin.}
{Wu Weiye, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, was in Beijing at the time, and he and Chen Yuanyuan had known each other in Suzhou. This was well known to everyone at the time and should not be a fabrication, so the Ming History adopted this statement.}
{The History of Ming Dynasty is correct? But whether Chen Yuanyuan was Wu Sangui's concubine is still a matter of debate.}
{It's hard to make sense.}
……

Wu Zhou.

Princess Taiping sat on the steps, holding her face and sneering.

"What's so unclear about this?"

"This side is about to surrender, and that side is raiding his house."

"I won't go to anyone because it will definitely not end well!"

Li Dan narrowed his eyes and said softly:
"Taiping, is it possible that these statements are all false?"

Taiping was stunned for a moment.

Li Dan said with a hint of meaning:

"It's a legitimate reason for the teacher to come out. It's an old story from the Later Jin Dynasty."

Taiping exploded instantly!

Damn it! Another Shi Jingtang?!
……

[On the tenth day of April, Li Zicheng received news of Wu Sangui's rebellion and the occupation of Shanhaiguan.]

[On the one hand, he criticized Liu Zongmin, comforted Wu Xiang, and asked Niu Jinxing to draft a letter to Wu Sangui on behalf of Wu Xiang, trying to save the relationship. On the other hand, he decided to lead the army to Shanhaiguan to quell the rebellion.]

[On the morning of April 13, Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin led the Dashun Army to set out from Beijing, with Prime Minister Niu Jinxing and a few Dashun Army generals leading 10,000 soldiers to guard Beijing.]

[Those taken to Shanhaiguan included Wu Xiang and the three sons of Emperor Chongzhen, as well as the King of Qin and the King of Jin who were captured in Xi'an and Taiyuan.]

[He hoped to have Wu Xiang come forward to dispel the rumors and impress Wu Sangui with the father-son relationship. The intention of bringing Zhu Cilang and others along was also very obvious, which was nothing more than blocking Wu Sangui's excuse to be loyal to his former master.]

[Although Li Zicheng and others made many preparations, this attempt to persuade them to surrender did not achieve their goal.]

……

On the canopy.

Wearing a black satin warm hat with a red top.

A dark blue dragon robe.

The Jurchen prince unfolded the letter and glanced at it.

"Eliminating violence and evil is great obedience, saving the endangered and supporting the weak is great righteousness, saving the people from danger is great benevolence, reviving the destroyed and continuing the extinct is great fame, and gaining power and establishing hegemony is great merit."

"After the task is completed, I will give you land as a reward."

"Humph."

He threw the letter on the table, walked to the palace gate and looked south.

"Tell Wu Sangui."

"The tragic death of the Ming emperor is truly outrageous. We will lead a righteous army, sink our boats and break our pots, and never return home. We will definitely destroy the bandits and save the people from suffering."

"If he surrenders, my Great Qing will promise."

"Appoint him as a vassal king."

……

[Wu Sangui realized that he was no match for the powerful Li Zicheng, who had already led his army to attack Shanhaiguan, so he decided to ask for help from the Qing Dynasty outside the pass.]

【At this time, the Qing Dynasty was also paying close attention to the developments in the interior of the country. 】

[On the fourth day of April, upon learning that Beijing had fallen, the Qing Dynasty Grand Secretary Fan Wencheng suggested sending troops to the pass with the goal of capturing Beijing: "Just as Qin lost its deer, Chu and Han chased it. Although our country is competing with the Ming for the world, it is actually fighting against bandits."]

【Five days later, the regent Dorgon officially dispatched troops, mobilizing two-thirds of the Manchurian army, the Mongolian Eight Banners Army, and all the Eight Banners Han Army.】

[The marching route at this time was still through Jizhou, Miyun and other places where they had entered the Great Wall before, not Shanhaiguan.]

[On April 15, after the Qing army arrived at Weng, Wu Sangui's letter for help also arrived. The letter asked the Qing army to help restore the Ming Dynasty.]

[Please ask the Qing army to take the Central and Western Alliances that entered the Great Wall before, and then go south with his Guanning Army to attack Beijing and eliminate Li Zicheng.]

[After the success, not only will the Northern Dynasty be rewarded with a large amount of money, but also "divided land as a reward"]

【However, Dorgon realized that Wu Sangui had no choice and demanded that he surrender immediately.】

[The Qing army immediately changed its marching direction and headed straight for Shanhaiguan via the Liaoxi Corridor.]

[On April 20, the Qing army reached Lianshan and received Wu Sangui's second letter asking for help. Wu Sangui asked the Qing army to rush to Shanhaiguan. This time he did not ask the Qing army to make a detour because Li Zicheng had already reached the gate.]

[The Joseon prince in the Qing army camp recorded this process.]

[The Qing cavalry marched 200 miles in one day and one night, bypassing the Ningyuan City that had never been captured, and set up camp about ten miles outside Shanhaiguan. At this time, Li Zicheng had already begun to attack Shanhaiguan from the west, and the Qing army had already heard the sound of artillery fire from the city.]

[On April 21, the Qing army defeated a small force of several hundred people led by Tang Tong, a subordinate of Li Zicheng, at Yipanshi outside Shanhaiguan.]

[On April 22, Dorgon led the Qing army to the Huanxi Ridge outside Shanhaiguan. Wu Sangui, who was desperate, fought his way out and came to pay his respects. Both sides swore an oath to heaven, and the Guanning soldiers "each tied a white cloth on his shoulder as a sign" for identification. The Qing army divided into three groups and entered the world's first pass, Shanhaiguan, for the first time from the South Water Gate, the North Water Gate and the Guanzhong Gate.]

(End of this chapter)