Saving the Ming Dynasty: I can exchange bodies with Chongzhen

Chapter 23 The end of Dorgon!

Snowflakes were flying, and looking at the wilderness in the distance, it was desolate and lonely. Except for the whistling of the wind, there was no other sound.

Layers of frost hit the ground, leaving behind layers of puncture marks, with horse carcasses and human limbs lying everywhere.

The melee two hours ago lasted for less than half an hour before the winner was decided.

The Manchu Tartars didn't even bother to see how many people there were. They just started to flee as soon as they saw the Ming army's flag.

This also led to Li Dingguo chasing and killing the Tartars for more than ten miles. The corpses of the Tartars were everywhere, falling in the wilderness and buried in the snow.

In this battle, thirty-six of Li Dingguo's subordinates were injured. Li Dingguo asked another sixty normal soldiers to escort Dorgon's concubines back to Shengjing, while he continued to lead his men in pursuit.

"Everyone come here, let's study together what to do next." Li Dingguo took a deep breath, stuffed a piece of dried sweet potato into his mouth, and said while chewing.

"Since Ganglin has taken this path, there is a high probability that Dorgon will take another path."

Everyone nodded, and one of the lieutenant generals couldn't help but ask: "General, instead of chasing them on the road, why not go directly to the ancestral land of the Qing Dynasty and wait for them."

"Ancestral land?!" Li Dingguo's eyes were as hot as rainbows.

Yes, instead of getting stuck on the road, it is better to go to the ancestral land of the Qing Dynasty, Feiala, and wait. When Dorgon fled from Shengjing, this was the most likely place he would go.

Because Hetuala is now occupied by Yuetuo.

Now Yuetuo has been listed as a traitor by Dorgon and is unlikely to compromise with him.

Feiala is located on a terrace in the triangular river valley plain between the Jiaha River and the Shuriguchi River, tributaries of the Suksuhu River, with Jiming Mountain to the east and Yantong Mountain to the west.

Nurhaci lived in Feala for 16 years, where he unified the Jianzhou Jurchens and annexed the Hada tribe.

Compared to Hetuala, although there are fewer resources, there are many small tribes around Feala, which can better replenish the manpower.

……

Compared with the Battle of Shengjing, the battle had greater significance and brought about changes in various parts of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"

"Your Majesty, long live..."

In the court, all the courtiers knelt on the ground, and their shouts shook the heaven and earth.

With the publicity and distribution of the Ming Times in various places, all of a sudden, the memorials submitted by all the governors and provincial governors across the Ming Dynasty who had previously opposed the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Bureau were like the reins were suddenly pulled.

It suddenly stopped, and the envoys from Mongolia south of the desert and Korea in the Ming Dynasty also submitted petitions to pay homage, hoping to meet the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Even Ezhe and other Mongolian flag leaders in southern Mongolia submitted congratulatory memorials.

Frequent natural disasters, difficult to suppress bandits, shortage of border pay, chaotic administration and other major problems currently faced various regions, officials from various regions began to submit memorials to the court to express their positions.

Before this, when the emperor raised these issues, the Ming court officials did their best to deal with them.

In addition, there is Pi Dao. Shang Kexi's memorial also followed closely. His attitude was humble and his words were sincere. He did not hesitate to express praise and flattery in the memorial.

Zhu Changgan once again carried out a major reorganization of the cabinet.

Before this, he dismissed the Minister of Revenue Bi Ziyan and the Minister of War Yang Sichang from their cabinet posts.

In this way, the interest groups spawned by the system of sitting masters were completely eliminated from the cabinet.

Not only that, the number of cabinet members also decreased. In addition, Zhu Changgan set up examination questions again and asked the Ministry of Personnel and other government offices to go through a meeting and nominate Xu Cifu and Li Banghua to join the cabinet.

This time, no one in the court, whether civil or military, stood up to oppose.

"Since all the ministers have no objection, let's adjourn the court!" Zhu Changgan looked at the ministers in the court. Most of the cabinet members of the Ming Dynasty were poets. They were poor in the practical affairs of the various departments of the Ming Dynasty and were not necessarily better than farmers. The so-called consultants and assistants were all bullshit.

What the Ming Dynasty needed was ministers with practical work experience and who were knowledgeable and capable to be concentrated in the cabinet, forming an effective team that was familiar with the affairs of the six ministries.

……

But the greater significance lies in the fact that in the southeast, Zheng Zhilong sent a congratulatory message and memorial for the first time, expressing his willingness to send his son Zheng Chenggong to study in the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

"Very tactful!" Zhu Changgan couldn't help but smile.

The so-called coming to Ming Dynasty to study was fake, but sending a hostage to Beijing was real. It seems that the defeat of Qing Dynasty made him truly feel the power of Ming Dynasty.

He was afraid that the Ming Dynasty would have time to take him back.

"Propagate my order. One third of the ships of the Southeast Navy will be allocated to the Denglai Navy. I also want to establish the Songjiang Navy. Ask him if he is willing to go there?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen took the order and went out.

Everything was going in the direction he had expected, which made Zhu Changgan feel a little lonely. At this moment, Queen Zhou walked in.

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician came just now and said that Concubine Chen is pregnant."

"Oh?" Zhu Changgan stood up suddenly, his face filled with joy. Chen Yuanyuan actually won?
"Come on, follow me and take a look."

……

In Liaodong, a huge white horse was marching in the snow, its four legs stepping on the rugged snow, making a creaking sound.

Both the war horses and the personnel were covered with frost due to the snow, which looked very spectacular.

The place where the men and horses were marching was a deep forest. The trees in the forest were covered with snow, which looked particularly cold and quiet against the backdrop of the goose feather-like snowflakes.

There was no trace left on the snow. As the people and horses moved forward, there was silence all around, with only the sounds of the wind, people's breathing, and horses' gurgling.

As the men and horses traveled through the forest, the snow began to fall more violently and the wild beasts let out loud roars from time to time. They hid deep in the snow, as if waiting for the arrival of prey.

The Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were extremely cautious. They would occasionally stop and sniff carefully, as if they were sensing the scent around them.

The blood of hunters burned in the Manchus' veins. Ever since they entered the forest, the shattered self-confidence reappeared on their faces.

"Your Majesty, the ancestral land is just ahead."

“Are we there yet?” Dorgon’s lips were cracked and bubbling as he looked at the red snowflakes falling from the sky. “I feel so ashamed of our ancestors and Taizu!”

Until now, he still couldn't believe why the Ming Dynasty suddenly became so powerful?

"Is Zhu Youjian a demon?"

Turning the clock back to last year, it was clear that the Qing Dynasty's entry into the country had made the situation of the Ming court could not get any worse.

The situation in the northwest of the Ming court had completely collapsed and was irreversible.

Even the Zhu family's ancestral tomb was dug up by Zhang Xianzhong, and the entry of the Qing army destroyed all the efforts of Yang Sichang, Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng and others over a decade.

But...why did the Ming army form the military strength and combat power of five major camps in a very short period of time?
"Enter the city!"

With shouts, a large group of people

"Wait, Your Majesty, you can't..." A Qing Dynasty Jiala Zhangjing pushed away the floating snow on the ground, his eyes suddenly bulged out, "Horseshoe prints?!"

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