Saving the Ming Dynasty: I can exchange bodies with Chongzhen

Chapter 221 Shengjing is treacherous, Chongzhen's identity is recognized
Pi Island,

"What has happened? You can come and go as you please?" Kong Youde led his troops to the top of the city wall. He watched as the artillery of the Ming Dynasty's Denglai Navy blew down a large section of the city wall. He felt extremely aggrieved. They could not hit the wall, but the Ming Dynasty's ships and artillery could bombard the city.

Last time, Kong Youde was sleeping in the middle of the night when a fire suddenly broke out in the city, waking everyone up. Dozens of cannons on the city gates fired, but nothing was done to damage the city.

And the time before that, a shell landed in the courtyard next to Kong Youde and almost took Kong Youde away.

It happens every two or three days. Who can stand it?

This is exactly Zheng Hongkui's strategy. The north has begun to freeze, and the rivers and lakes on land have just begun to freeze, but the sea is still navigable.

Kong Youde rebelled against the Qing Dynasty. If he wanted to settle down in Pi Island, he needed supplies. However, the Qing Dynasty blocked him on land, so he could only go by sea.

Now the navy of the Ming Dynasty has cut off his sea route and is constantly harassing him. On the entire Pi Island, there is nothing to eat or drink, and they have to live in fear. Life is difficult for these people.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty was destroyed in five days, which cast an increasingly large shadow in Kong Youde's heart.

Therefore, Kong Youde finally submitted a letter of surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

The letter of surrender was submitted, but his surrender letter hoped that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would appoint him as the General of Dongjiang and that he would have autonomy on Pi Island.

At the same time, he also had people write many flattering words to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, saying that he would fight with the Qing Dynasty and constantly harass the Qing Dynasty in order to assist the Ming Dynasty.

Before Kong Youde walked down the city wall, he suddenly heard the sound of a horn.

"The Ming navy is coming, the Ming navy is coming again..."

Boom~
boom……

Kong Youde's subordinates quickly pushed him down and said, "Marshal, it's too dangerous. Hurry... leave here."

"Get out of the way." Kong Youde not only did not escape to a lower place, but instead climbed up the city wall against the trend. Looking at the mighty Ming warships in the distance, his face became extremely gloomy.

After firing three shots, the Ming Dynasty Denglai Navy stopped, but did not leave. It just stayed far away from the spot, as if in demonstration.

"What do they mean by this?"

Kong Youde clenched his back teeth, and the muscles on his face bulged. "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is warning me that the conditions are unacceptable!"

"Then what do we do?"

"What else can we do? We don't have the initiative now. If we surrender to the Qing Dynasty, we will die. We have no choice but to surrender to the Ming Dynasty." Kong Youde stared at the giant ship that was several stories high. "This is the general trend. We can't change it by ourselves."

"Bring me some pen and ink."

A moment later, several people came out from Pi Island, pushed a sampan and jumped into it, slowly rowing the oars, approaching the Ming Dynasty ships.

But before they reached the front, they were stopped and a raft was lowered from the flagship to pick up the leader.

Doing so can prevent the enemy from placing gunpowder on the sampan. Once they get close, they can blow a hole in the warship, which would cause big problems.

The lieutenant general under Kong Youde bowed to everyone and said, "Who is Admiral Zheng? My commander has a letter for me to deliver."

Zheng Hongkui emerged from the crowd, took it, unfolded it and read it, his expression suddenly softened, "Tell Kong Youde that we are colleagues from now on. If any Manchu Tartars come over, let me know and I will provide artillery support."

"Thank you, Lord Zheng!" The lieutenant general breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was really afraid that the Ming Dynasty would not give in and put forward even more inhumane conditions.

In fact, for Zhu Changgan, the most important thing was to obey orders and announcements and not attend court to see the emperor. This kind of autonomy was too great.

What Kong Youde mentioned in the letter was to obey orders and allow the Ming court to station troops on the island and disrupt the system.

……

The news that the Great Ming Sun and Moon Flag was hoisted on Pi Island spread to Shengjing.
“How is it possible?” Dorgon suddenly swept away everything on the imperial desk. He sent people to attack Pi Island twice but failed. Instead, the Ming court only sent the navy. So he surrendered?

Because the Qing Dynasty had no navy, it was the Ming Dynasty's few ships that achieved the goal that the Qing Dynasty had never been able to achieve.

Dorgon's teeth were trembling with hatred. "Ajige, tell me yourself, how was this war fought? North Korea was lost, and now even Pi Island has been lost. The situation has suddenly returned to what it was ten years ago. Tell me yourself..."

"The Mongolian and Korean troops who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty were already unable to hold back. Now even this traitor has surrendered to the Ming court again. What do you think the Mongolian, Han, and Korean soldiers will think?"

"Who among them is willing to surrender to me?"

When Yue Tuo saw that his chance to ascend to the throne had come, he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Ajige is bringing the women and money he had robbed from Korea into the capital."

After Duoduo's death, many people from the two yellow flags were dismissed. Sony and Oboi, who were once famous, were now struggling on the brink of life and death, and the newly supported Tan Tai and Leng Sengji were not enough to compete with them.

Jirgalang, who was originally in the period of Huang Taiji, was also kicked out of the center of power by Dorgon.

As for Heluohui, Tulai, Turge and Ebilun, who were originally loyal to Hauge, they were all deposed.
Dorgon doesn't have many people he can use, and the only one ranked before him now is Ajige.

"..." There was a wild beast-like light flashing in Dorgon's eyes. He tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, but he couldn't do it.

"Go, let Ajige enter the palace immediately."

……

As soon as Ajige returned home, he received the imperial edict from Dorgon. He was surprised, but was told that Jirgalang was in the palace asking for an audience. "Quick, invite him in."

Since Dorgon ascended the throne, great changes have taken place in the court, so the two formed an offensive and defensive alliance.

"Prince Zheng, I just got home and you're here?"

"Why am I here... If I hadn't come, you might have lost your life!"

"What do you mean?" Ajige's face was shaking, and he cursed loudly: "Does Dorgon want to get rid of the donkey after it has done its job?"

Jirgalang quickly covered his mouth and said, "Keep your voice down. If someone hears, the emperor might be even angrier." "Let me ask you, did you massacre the city and rob women and money and food when you came back from Korea?"

Ajige nodded, "That's right. Korea has surrendered to the Ming court. Why can't I massacre the city, rob the money, food and women? Am I giving the Ming court a free advantage... Is this wrong?"

"I thought at the beginning that it might be too late for us to send troops, but Dorgon insisted on sending troops. After all this trouble, the soldiers are complaining. How can we quell their resentment without massacring the city?"

"Besides, massacring cities, robbing food, and robbing women are what the two generations of Khans taught us. They were all merits in the past. Why did it become a crime when it came to Dorgon?"

"You think too simply. Why don't you think about what the consequences will be when the 500,000 Korean soldiers and civilians in the Qing Dynasty hear this news?" Prince Zheng Jirgalang suppressed his anger. If he had not been really helpless, he really didn't want to form an alliance with this brainless and reckless man.

"What if the emperor wants to use this incident to take back the military power from you?"

Ajige's face changed drastically. At this moment, he suddenly understood the vortex in it. "Then...what should I do?"

"Now that Duoduo has just died, Dorgon probably won't dare to do anything to you in order to maintain stability. But we can't leave all the initiative in Dorgon's hands, right?" Jirgalang clenched his fingers, his eyes gleaming, "You are seven years older than Dorgon, and you have made many contributions."

"That's right, we can't put all the initiative in Dorgon's hands." Ajige cursed hatefully.

Jirgalang continued, "You have conquered Mongolia, participated in the Battle of Dalinghe, the Battle of Songjin, the Battle of Shanhaiguan, and the Battle of Pidao, and you were always the first to lead the troops. Why did Dorgon take the county seat and let you take the blame?"

"If it weren't for Duoduo, Dorgon would never have been able to win the throne. But now... Duoduo is dead. Now that he's dead, your chance has come."

"Here it comes..." Ajige's eyes suddenly lit up, and he straightened his fat waist and abdomen, and his ambition began to swell, "Yes, I am the eldest brother, why can't I be the emperor, but Dorgon can be the emperor?"

"If you have this intention, I will definitely assist you with all my strength." Jirgalang promised, "Not only me, but Prince Li also supports you."

"Yes!" Jirgalang took something out of his pocket, "This is a handwritten letter from Prince Li. Just burn it after you read it."

Ajige quickly took it, unfolded it and read it, and was overjoyed.

It turned out that not only Jirgalang, but also Daishan, had great dissatisfaction with Dorgon.

The letter contains Daishan’s promise.

After Dorgon ascended the throne, he sorted out Daishan and Jirgalang, who had supported Hauge, and drove them out of the center of power.

Moreover, they also saw how Dorgon purged Hauge's family, which was even more ruthless than during the reign of Huang Taiji. This made Daishan and Jirgalang finally make a decision.

Historically, after being squeezed out of the court by Dorgon, Daishan also could not live in peace. He participated in the affairs of supporting Fulin and was not on the same page with Dorgon.

More importantly, Ajige is simple-minded. His brain is limited to the battlefield. When he leaves that world, his IQ is insufficient.

He is much easier to control than Dorgon.

Immediately afterwards, Jirgalang and Ajige conspired for a long time... When Jirgalang came out of Ajige's mansion, he took a deep breath, looked sinister, and got into the sedan chair.

"Go to the intersection of Zhongjie Street and drop me off. All of you carry the empty sedan back."

"Whoo!"

After one stick of incense,

Jirgalang met a woman. If Dorgon were here, he would certainly ask in surprise, "Yu'er, why are you here?"

Dayuer didn't wait for Jirgalang to speak, and said first: "Prince Zheng, let's make it short. We must go back before sunset."

"Let me ask you, is there a foolproof method?"

Jirgalang nodded and said, "Ajige has fallen into the trap. Now everything is ready, only the east wind is missing."

"Okay, I will follow Prince Zheng's instructions. I will protect the blood of the late emperor even if I die."

That’s right, Dayuer was pregnant with Huang Taiji’s child at this moment, and she didn’t want to have a relationship with Dorgon, but Dorgon didn’t care for the sake of the child in her belly.

If Dorgon had not become emperor, her child might have been a daughter and could have been born safely. But now that Dorgon was emperor, if she gave birth to a son, she would have no way out.

For her own sake and for the sake of the baby in her belly, Dayuer Benbutai chose to join Jirgalang's camp.

There was an open window on top of a restaurant in the distance. Someone was drinking tea and looking in that direction. He didn't stand up until Benbutai came out and the carriage left. He slapped a tael of silver on the table and said, "Waiter, no need to change."

"Thank you, sir!"

At the same time as the situation in Shengjing changed suddenly, something happened in the Governor's Office in Wuchang that Chongzhen had not expected.

When Chongzhen was walking in the mansion, he was seen by someone who was lying on the wall and peeking inside, and the key point was that the other person also spoke.

"Sister...brother-in-law?"

"Third Master?"

The two looked at each other, both stunned.

"Brother-in-law, why are you here? The clothes you are wearing..."

"I..." Chongzhen's mouth twitched a few times, and his reaction was a little faster than the other party. He pointed at Lao Han and shouted loudly: "Lao Han, hurry up, he is the third in command of Hongniang, stop him for me, don't let him run away."

He is now the Prince of Xin, but his background is that of a vassal.

There are only a few people who know their status as vassals, and this man is one of them. If this were to be made public, all the plans would be ruined.

The third in command was suddenly awakened by his shout, and he spread his legs and ran away.

After being stunned for a few seconds, Lao Han suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation and led his men to chase after him.

(End of this chapter)