Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 240 Is there still a Ming emperor?

Hejian Prefecture.

Jin Yiwei's Qianhu Wei Cong entered an inn, and after getting the password, he entered the attic in the backyard of the inn under the guidance of the innkeeper.

At this time, a group of cavalry from the Qing army happened to run past under the attic, and the leader was a Jiala Ezhen.

Wei Cong saw that Jiala Ezhen (Chan Ling) was riding the horse arrogantly, and even gave him a cold look. Wei Cong had to lower his head in fear, showing fear like the people on the street.

Ah!
Suddenly there was a scream.

Wei Cong took a look, but saw a girl who didn't know whose family was caught on the horse's back by Na Jia La Ezhen, and an old man was kneeling on the side of the road begging, but was killed by Na Jia La Ezhen in the blink of an eye. Get off now.

The people dare not speak out.

And Wei Cong dared not speak out, the iron fist in his hand couldn't help but clenched tighter.

He was not Jinyiwei, but the son of Bowei Shichun in Xuancheng of the Ming Dynasty. He lived in Kyoto for generations. He was also incorporated into Jinyiwei by Zhu Youjian as a thousand households of Jinyiwei, and was responsible for investigating the enemy's situation in Beijing.

Except for some of the original Daming Jinyi Guards who moved south with Wu Mengming, some of them followed Luo Yangxing to the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, the Jinyiwei guards of the Ming Dynasty remaining in the capital are all re-trained Jinyiwei personnel, and the former Jinyiwei personnel who have defected to the Qing court naturally cannot detect these new Jinyiwei spies.

Wei Cong is just one of them. He used to be a young dandy who is very familiar with the area of ​​Beizhili. In less than half a year, he has built a network of contacts in the whole of Beizhili using his father's old servants.

Soon.

Wei Cong heard footsteps coming, and in a blink of an eye, a man wearing a yellow flag inlaid with the Han army came up: "Brother Cong."

"You and I are both members of the imperial court now. Why can't we change our words? I am not your young master, and you are not my servant anymore. You seem to have been promoted to the leader of the slaves now, and you are compared according to your rank. I'm tall!"

Wei Cong said with a smile.

"Brother Cong was joking, who wants to build a slave for him to be a slave? Although he was a servant in the Wei family back then, he was raised by the master as a godson. He eats and dresses like you, young master. Crown, but now let alone wearing a crown, even a hairpin is not easy to insert, so I can no longer play jade-faced niches with you and Cong and go to Liyuan to tease Mu Guiying."

The Qing army leader said with a smile.

"Whose subordinate is the leader of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so arrogant," Wei Cong pouted out the window with a slight smile.

"Yaha, a subordinate of Dorobele Luke Dehun, is currently the guard of Hejian Mansion. This guy has occupied all the fertile land next to the Grand Canal in Hejian Mansion, slaughtered six villages, and even my own They are all stained with the blood of my Han family, but Brother Cong told His Majesty that behind the enemy lines, he can only be crueler than the Tartars, and now he can only continue to do evil."

The Qing army leader sighed after speaking.

"Those who are not of my race must have a different heart. The ancients did not deceive me. Now that you have finally become a leader, you should perform well and strive to be promoted as soon as possible to provide more news for the court. Tell me, what are you looking for today?" What's the matter with me?"

Wei Cong asked.

"My master, I'm bah! It was Dorobel Leke Dehun who said that Prince Yu Duoduo's [-] cavalry went south to defeat Ming and failed, and the whole army was wiped out. Prince Yu and Gongshun were captured. King Zhishun's whereabouts are unknown. Wang Shuosai died in battle!"

As soon as the Qing army leader finished speaking, Wei Cong shouted excitedly: "What! Duoduo lost?"

"Yeah, the exact news, it was Le Ke Dehun who told me himself, and said that he would take me to attack Jiangnan and avenge Prince Yu," said the Qing army leader.

"It's really great. There is hope for the revival of the Ming Dynasty. Zhou Yan, your news came too timely. I have to tell my brothers in Beijing immediately. Back then, I saw with my own eyes that Duoduo led troops into my house and plundered wantonly!"

While Wei Cong was talking, the Qing army leader said: "There is another piece of news, brother Cong, please send someone back to the south of the Yangtze River. It is the Qing court's intention to let Azig's class teacher return to the court."

"It seems that I, Ming, don't have to worry that the Qing army will attack the south of the Yangtze River in a short time. Once my Ming takes a breath, the Northern Expedition is just around the corner, and you and I don't have to wear pigtails anymore." Wei Cong Having said that, the Qing army leader also nodded: "I can't stay too long, lest I be found out, I'll go first, and I'll contact you when I have something to do, Brother Cong."

"Work hard, brother!"

Wei Cong nodded.

The leader of the Qing army waved his hand, kicked down a cabinet, and left with a bag of silver that Wei Cong left on the table: "Master! I got rich this time, and the slave found the silver in an inn." !"

Wei Cong took the opportunity to leave Hejian Mansion, and immediately ordered someone to pass the news that Azig was about to return to the imperial court to Mao Weizhang, a member of the Jinyi Guard Hundred Household of Hejian Mansion, and asked him to bring the news back to Jiangnan.

Mao Weizhang naturally also heard the news of Duoduo's defeat from Wei Cong's mouth, and his mood was lifted. He also heard that Azig was about to withdraw, and he was even more excited. He immediately dressed as a farmer and went south.

Along the way, Mao Weizhang also passed many villages, but they were all deserted and uninhabited. He saw that some people were driven out by the Qing army, and there were many mourners. He had no choice but to hide in the dark and gritted his teeth. When you arrive at the southern border, you must see this scene of tragedy as well.

"All the fertile land along the river bank is occupied by the government, how can this be done!" An old man sat on the ground with his family and cried.

Mao Weizhang saw that there was no Qing army in this area. Apart from the arrow clusters and yellow flags everywhere, he knew that the area near the canal was also occupied by the Qing army. The old man's accent was the same as his, so he knew that he was from the same village, so he couldn't help but leave. Come over: "Old man, if the people don't fight with officials, let's flee south. I heard my cousin come back and say that his family has fled to Shandong now. The emperor of Ming Dynasty is exempted from tax there. It will not be levied within three years, and he will also send money to the city. The barren land has been distributed to the refugees going south, many of which are high-quality official land."

"Emperor Ming, is there still an Emperor of Ming?"

"Yes, my cousin said that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty has gone to Nanjing now. The Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty are now ruling from the north to the south. After all, the Ming Dynasty is the court of the Han people. Let's go to the south!"

Mao Weizhang left first after speaking.

"Thank you brother for your guidance, folks, let's go to the south, brother, follow us all the way!"

As soon as the old man finished speaking, he was shot with an arrow.

Suddenly, Mao Weizhang saw a group of Qing troops appearing, he had no choice but to escape into the river, and heard a voice from the shore: "Take all these people back and make them slaves. If anyone resists, they will be dealt with according to the law of fugitives!" "

After a while, there was a sound of fighting, and Mao Weizhang didn't dare to delay for a moment, he gritted his teeth and left here.

(End of this chapter)