Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 248 Shocking the Han Chen who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty
"Answer him!"

Seeing that noon had not yet arrived, Zhu Youjian said sternly, and said: "I am very sorry for the death of Governor Mao. Although Yuan Chonghuan was crazy, he has subdued the law. Although I am a king and father, I have sinned against myself." Already, you have received the grace of the country, although you have been wronged, but you will not betray your family and country because of it, and respect the Hu people as the main ones, will you live up to your Mao Shuai's ambition to kill captives, what face do you have in Jiuquan I will die to see you brothers who died at the hands of the Tartars! Today, I will kill you not only because you treasoned the country, but also because you betrayed the Lord. If Governor Mao knew today, he should also agree with my actions today, and you will be free You have been a national traitor since the day you threw yourself into the Qing Dynasty, and a national traitor should be punished by the state, so cut him to pieces! Although he is being punished today, he has no intention of repenting, and the decree is that Ling Chi's punishment will be increased to [-] knives!"

Wang Chengen conveyed Zhu Youjian's original words to Kong Youde, Kong Youde just smiled sadly after hearing this, and then burst into tears, he didn't say anything, and when he was tortured, he didn't say a word, he was stronger than Duoduo.

Zhu Youjian was also in a depressed mood at the moment, and Kong Youde's ending at this time was not unrelated to what he had done before.

Before the Ming Dynasty, it was almost on the verge of extinction, and it was difficult to attribute the fault to a single person or a group of people.

Whether it is Mao Wenlong or Yuan Chonghuan, even Kong Youde who is currently being tortured, Jiang Riguang, a member of the Donglin Party behind him, and himself who is still sitting at the top of the empire at this moment, have merits and demerits, and have helplessness.

But Zhu Youjian doesn't want to hold any historical summary meeting now.

Anyone who has done anything has to bear the corresponding consequences for what they have done.

Although Mao Wenlong was killed by Yuan Chonghuan, he won the pity of the whole world and even the people of later generations, rather than the ending of domineering and authoritarian power.

Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, and was sentenced to death by his impulsive and irritable self.

Although he killed Yuan Chonghuan, many people in later generations accused him of being ignorant.

Although Jiang Yueguang and other civil officials are pedantic, if the Ming Dynasty perishes, they will have to bear the end of the martyrdom of the whole family.

My previous mistakes also made me bear the consequences of the fall of the northern capital.

Right or wrong, success or failure is nothing more than turning your head empty, and since you are still alive, you have to make the choice you think is the most correct for the current situation.

Kong Youde told the truth during the execution, which shocked Zhu Youjian deeply. Zhu Youjian also appreciated his courage, but he had to increase the punishment of Kong Youde for this.

There is no other reason. At this moment, I am still the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and the fault of the emperor cannot be blamed by others!

This is the foundation of my rule of Ming Dynasty. If this cannot be maintained, how can I rule the world!
Jiang Yueguang is right, no one can slander Junfu!

This is the consensus that the ruled must reach.

Although Zhu Youjian's words were meant for Kong Youde, they were also meant for the people of the world. He used this to tell the whole world: Yes, the emperor himself has done unwise things, and he should be concerned about the current ending. You should bear great responsibilities, but I am still the master of the world, you can still only obey my will, or you don’t have to, but you have to accept the punishment for not obeying.

After Kong Youde was executed, Geng Zhongming was the only one left in Nanjing who was not executed.

Geng Zhongming didn't dare to challenge Zhu Youjian's majesty anymore. Zhu Youjian's rigidity when Kong Youde was tortured let him know that accusing Zhu Youjian at this time has no effect of survival, but will increase the punishment. Useless.

When Duoduo was dying, he begged for mercy, but was still executed by the Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian.

Therefore, Geng Zhongming still just smirked when he was tortured.

So far, the three kings of the Qing army who were captured in the Huaiyang War have all been executed.

June also ushers in the hottest time of summer.

At this time, the city of Beijing also began to feel the heat, but the interruption of the north-south trade and the lack of supply of summer melons and fruits from the south made the bureaucrats of the Qing court in Beijing obviously much more anxious than in previous years.

The defeat and capture of Prince Yu Duoduo has been officially recognized by the Qing court, and discussions have begun on whether Prince Yu can be rescued and whether to continue to conquer the Ming Dynasty.

Fan Wencheng, who regarded himself as a loyal minister of the founding of the Qing Dynasty, was dissatisfied with the regent Dorgon's monopoly of the government, coercing the emperor to exercise power, and being ambiguous with the queen mother, causing troubles in the harem.

But today in the court hall, Fan Wencheng actively expressed his support for Dorgon's decision on whether to continue to conquer the Ming Dynasty, and because of this, Jierhalang no longer insisted on dividing the north and the south with the Ming Dynasty, and agreed to continue not to give up Preparations for extinction.

Fan Wencheng was very pleased that he had once again contributed to the great cause of the unification of the Qing Dynasty. Even after returning to his mansion, he couldn't help asking someone to bring his favorite Fenjiu, poured a glass and began to drink by himself.

And at this moment, he found a red lacquer box on his desk.

Fan Wencheng became suspicious, he didn't remember leaving a box here in the morning, and wanted to ask the housekeeper, but he opened the box himself first.

As soon as Fan Wencheng opened the box, he saw Kong Youde's head. He was so frightened that he took a few steps back on the spot, sweating all over his body. After he finally figured out the key point, he also guessed why someone showed him the head of Kong Youde, the king of obedience.

Fan Wencheng couldn't help being furious: "It's too much to deceive people, it's simply too much to deceive others!"

After speaking, Fan Wencheng spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground, out of breath.

Hong Chengchou, as Minister of the Ministry of War of the Qing court, is also an official in the court today who advocates continuing to conquer the Ming Dynasty. He even changed his old submissive character, but as soon as he returned to his mansion, Hong Chengchou saw his wife coming: " Some people say that the mother-in-law asked someone to bring you a box from the south, saying that it will be useful for you in a hundred years, but I dare not open it myself, so I don’t know if the master knows what it is.”

After Hong Chengchou surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, his mother was still in his hometown in Fujian, and because Hong Chengchou surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he just cut off his kindness.

Now, Hong Chengchou didn't know why his mother gave him another box. Hong Chengchou couldn't help opening it himself, but when he saw it was Geng Zhongming's head, he shouted on the spot: "What's going on, Zhishun Wang Geng Zhongming's head Why did he appear here, isn't he already captured by the Ming court, who sent it!"

Hong Chengchou shouted excitedly.

Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou were shocked, but in the end they were a little courageous. After regaining consciousness, they immediately made a decision to send the heads of Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming to Dorgon's mansion, and informed Dorgon of the cause of the incident. Dorgon, and at the same time informed Jierhalang in the same way.

At the same time, the Manchu and Han bureaucrats in the entire Qing court knew about this incident, which frightened the entire government and the public into panic.

"Okay, Zhu Youjian! You're mad at me! You're mad at me!"

Dorgon was also directly angry, and even when he heard that Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng were sick because of this, he personally visited and comforted him.

(End of this chapter)