Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 667: Move to avoid the Qing attack (Part )
When the day of relocation came, Emperor Yongli led all the civil and military officials to leave Kunming. Before leaving, Li Dingguo told the people: "This vassal vassal has been in Yunnan for many years, and we have a father-son relationship with your people. Now the country is in danger, and the court has moved, and the situation is difficult. We will go together with you. We are afraid that when the Qing soldiers arrive, they will kill, loot and defile, and it will be difficult to escape suddenly. It is better for you and others to take advantage of the time when the vassal is not on the way, and escape as fast as possible, so as not to make mistakes."

When the people of Kunming saw this edict, they knew that a disaster was coming. The Eight Banners soldiers were famous for their love of burning, killing and looting. There was a lot of crying inside and outside the city. Many people helped the old and young and fled westward with the army.

"King Gongchang, after the court and the army and the people retreat, you must burn the grain stored in the warehouses in Kunming to avoid endangering the enemy," Li Dingguo told Bai Wenxuan.

"Prince Jin, don't worry, we won't save any money," Bai Wenxuan readily agreed.

After the imperial court and the army and the people retreated, Bai Wenxuan was about to order his subordinates to set fire to fire. Suddenly Lei Yuelong, a great scholar, came with the imperial edict of Emperor Yongli, "King Gongchang, please set the fire slowly. Your Majesty has an order, 'I'm afraid that the Qing troops will have no food here and will only torture me." People are not allowed to burn food and grass'.

Upon hearing this decree, Bai Wenxuan was dumbfounded and secretly thought that at this juncture, how could the emperor offend a woman's kindness? But the emperor's order could not be violated, so he had to leave in anger. At that time, the land in Guizhou was barren and the people were poor. It was extremely difficult for the Qing army to raise food along the way. If the food and grass were burned, it would be difficult to pursue the Ming army. Emperor Yongli prevented his subordinates from setting fire, which immediately relieved the Qing army's urgent need. Hong Chengchou mentioned this matter in his memorial, "The king's division was stationed in the provincial capital, and the southern general's troops were stationed in Yiliang, so they all obtained the grain and rice left by the thieves. He arrived in Yunnan within three months before taking office, so the troops of the second route have been supported to this day. The ninth month is over, and there is no need to use silver to buy transportation. I think I will save a lot of silver." The letter said that the food left in Kunming and Yiliang was eaten from March to September, which fully supplied the Qing army that entered Yunnan for more than half a year. It really fattened the Qing army and wore down itself.

Emperor Yongli and his party fled in such a hurry that they didn't even take the jade seal with them. There was a "treasure of destiny" that was smashed in half and thrown on Wuhua Mountain in Kunming. The panic when Zhu Youlang and others evacuated was evident.

After abandoning Kunming, according to the original plan, King Qingyang Feng Shuangli, Guangping Bo Chen Jian, Wugong Bo Wanghui, and Yan'an King (Ai Nengqi)'s eldest son Ai Chengye led their troops to move to Jianchang, Sichuan. Zhu Youlang and others set out from Chuxiong and arrived in Zhaozhou on December 24. At this time, the Qing troops were approaching Jiaoshui, and Li Dingguo led his troops to withdraw from Kunming on the 21st.

At this time, Jin Weixin met His Royal Highness the King of Jin. As soon as he met, he shouted: "Your Highness, you must not move away from Jianchang!"

"Oh? Why is this?" Li Dingguo was puzzled.

"You have just lost the battle. There are many military towns in Shu. Can Yuan Zongdi, Hao Yongzhong and others listen to your restraint? If your majesty further appoints Hao Yongzhong and other princes to stand alongside His Highness, how will you deal with it?"

"This~"

Li Dingguo was moved. Yuan Zongdi and Hao Yongzhong are Li Zicheng's old subordinates, and they have always been in harmony with him. What should I do if they kidnap the emperor to order the princes?
"Mr. Yi Jin, what should I do?" he asked Jin Weixin.

"It's better to move to Yongchang. The terrain of Yongchang is steep and can stop the Qing army." After saying this, Jin Weixin peeked at Li Dingguo with his eyes. Although there is only one word difference between Jianchang and Yongchang, their directions are completely different. One goes north and the other goes west.

"Alas! That's all we have to do." Li Dingguo sighed and changed his decision to retreat to western Yunnan. He sent Gong Yingzhen, the minister of the army camp, to Zhaozhou and asked Emperor Yongli to go to Yongchang. The decision to change the direction of retreat made people increasingly panicked. At this time, in addition to the Ming armies in Yunnan and western Sichuan, the forces supporting the Ming Dynasty and resisting the Qing Dynasty included the Kuidong Thirteen Families in eastern Sichuan and western Hubei, and Zheng Chenggong, Zhang Huangyan and others along the coast of Fujian. If you go to Sichuan, you can connect with the Thirteen Families of Kuidong, and it is easier to communicate with the anti-Qing armed forces in the Fujian Sea; but if you retreat westward into southwest Yunnan, which is sparsely populated, with high mountains and dense forests, you will not only be in contact with the people in eastern Kuidong and the coastal areas of Fujian. It was difficult to communicate with the anti-Qing forces, and even the sources of soldiers and salaries were extremely limited. What's more, at this time, Feng Shuangli, Chen Jian, Wang Hui, and Ai Chengye had already led their troops north to Sichuan, but Li Dingguo was escorting Emperor Yongli to retreat westward. This splitting of escorts further reflected the conflict between Jin King Li Dingguo and Shu King Liu Dissensions among Wenxiu's old ministries became public.

Civil and military officials heard that the imperial court had changed its policy from entering Sichuan to withdrawing westward. Many people felt that their future was bleak and left one after another in search of refuge and hiding places. Zhang Zuochen, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Wang Jiao, the Shao Zhanshi, fled into the mountains of Dali. Sun Shun, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Cheng Yuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Liu Bi, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Qian Bangqi, the censor of Zuoqiandu, and others changed their names when they arrived in Yongping County. No. hid in the mountains.

On the third day of the first lunar month of the 16th year of Shunzhi, the Qing army occupied Kunming without resistance; on the fourth day of the lunar month, Emperor Yongli arrived in Yongchang, and there were only a few officials following him.

Seeing the desolate scene, in order to reassure people's hearts, Emperor Yongli summoned the accompanying officials and the elders of Yongchang local gentry. Li Ke reported to Hu Xian and others about the matter: "Your Majesty was in Yunnan, and he left Chenduan alone to be lucky to Shu. Unfortunately, he changed his position and went to Yongchang. He lost all hope at home and abroad. Now it is the end of the world forever. If you leave this, you will be miserable." There are rumors from outside that the chariots want to be lucky to Burma. Burma is a foreign country, and rebellions are rare, so the loyal and obedient people come to greet them. My king and ministers are in trouble and arrive there in embarrassment, and they cannot call on the Chinese and foreigners. If the troops are blocking each other, how can Luan Yu advance or retreat? What do you rely on? The word "Zhongxing" today is nothing more than the words of a minister who loves his emperor and his father. In fact, it has no clue. It is better to lie down on the firewood and recuperate in seclusion. On the outside, he is guarding the passes, and on the inside, he is encouraging people to farm and cultivate mulberry trees. They will stay there for more than a year to wait for God's will. Transfer. Fortunately, if we are to be safe, there will be diligent kings in all directions. If the enemy forces are strong, we should still take the road to Shu, and we can still defeat the enemy." After saying this, he cried loudly, and the courtiers on the left and right also shed tears.

At this time, Hu Xian and others had guessed that Emperor Yongli planned to flee to Myanmar, so they cried and dissuaded him in advance, urging the emperor to hold on. If he could not hold on, he would still go to Sichuan. It would be better for the jade to be broken than to be destroyed. You can be called a loyal minister!

After hearing this, Emperor Yongli bowed his head and was speechless, and then ordered the drafting of the "Edict of Sin" and the "Repentance to God".

"Gui Ji Zhao" says: "Knowing clearly that the ancestral system is indestructible, but unable to see the power to act, so I rely on declarations; knowing clearly that the right and wrong cannot be confused, but my heart is eager to distinguish between the good and the bad, and gradually fall asleep in dogmatism. . As a result, the loyal ministers and righteous men in the world are dumbfounded and their hearts are chilled; when you sell your official position on the road, you are uncorrupt and shameless."

"A Confession to God" says: "Our ancestors did not listen to the constitution, so they led the traitors back from the left and right, and were openly deceived by it." "But God did not give birth to a saint early enough to be the Lord of China, so that the common people mistakenly promoted the boy to become the king of billions. Loyalty, filial piety and filial piety." If there is obstruction in Quanmen, the ministers will not be able to reward them; if Baoju Gong is acting in the government, but the ministers will not be aware of it."

In these two documents, Emperor Yongli accused himself of trusting powerful traitors, leading to bribery and losing people's hearts; he hoped to restore the trust of officials and people in the court through these two documents.

The emperor had issued edicts to punish himself, so Li Dingguo, who was actually in charge, could not remain indifferent. He took the blame and blamed himself. He asked the emperor to return Huang Yue, remove his official position, and put the crime in his hands. Emperor Yongli punished him by demoting him three levels, and most of the other officials were demoted.

All kinds of gestures are just to tidy up the increasingly scattered people's hearts. But once people's hearts are separated, it's difficult to reunite!

(End of this chapter)