Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1213 Entering Hebei
A total of five years in June.

Since King Chu moved Xingyuan to this place, the Daming Mansion has been really lively for a while.

It has been more than two months since the end of the Central Plains War. During this period of time, the Ming Dynasty finally gradually straightened out the post-war situation.

Right now, Henan and Shandong have appointed officials from the three divisions to restore the imperial court’s rule over the two provinces. Shanxi’s rebels are all over the place, and the situation is more complicated. Li Jiantai hasn’t set up a team in Shanxi yet, but there is no doubt that all states and counties have flags .

After controlling these places, the organizational ability of the Ming Dynasty was manifested. The government confiscated a large number of civilians and dredged the Grand Canal in a very short period of time.

Production in the north was seriously damaged due to the impact of the war. The imperial court along the canal only provided food and a small amount of wages, and a large number of people flocked to the canal.

This can also be regarded as relief with work. After the river is dredged, some of the people who come here will be evacuated by the government, and some will become trackers along the canal.

Since the opening of the Grand Canal, it has been an extremely important economic belt in China. It can not only drive business along the route, but also enable millions of people to make a living on it.

When the canal was being dredged this time, the Nanjing cabinet issued an order to abolish all checkpoints along the canal and prohibit local governments from collecting tolls.

When Wang Yan reformed in the south, an important measure was to abolish the lika in various places to ensure the circulation of goods across the country and promote the prosperity of business in the Ming Dynasty.

If these lika were not abolished, merchants would have to pay a tax every time they transported the goods from Huguang to Nanjing. I am afraid that when the goods were transported to Nanjing, the tax would have already exceeded the value of the goods, hindering the circulation of goods. The taxes collected by these Likas may not be able to reach the imperial court, and most of them are corrupted by local officials, which can only create dissatisfaction among the people towards the imperial court.

The commercial taxation of the Ming Dynasty focused on the two ends and reduced the taxes and costs of intermediate circulation. This not only eliminated a large number of tax collectors, reduced the expenditure of the court, but also reduced conflicts with the people.

The small officials at these checkpoints are often very dark-hearted, and the big businessmen dare not offend them, so they turn to the small traders to start. In this way, they took advantage of it, but made the small traders hate the court.

The abolition of the tax card on the Grand Canal this time does not make any sense to Wang Yan. Reducing the tax in the circulation link can keep a large amount of materials from the south to the north, and it will also help the products in the north to be sold to the south of the Yangtze River, so that the northern provinces rapid economic recovery.

After the canal was opened, the grain of the Ming army could be transported through the canal. The Ming army stopped at Daming Mansion for more than two months, and finally moved forward to the vicinity of Nanpi in the south of Cangzhou.

At the same time, Li Dingguo and Jiang Xiang also left Niangziguan, occupied Zhending Mansion again, and approached Baoding.

Jiang Youguang of Xuanda also captured Juyongguan, threatening Beijing from the northwest.

Because the several armies are too far apart, it is not very convenient to command, so we can only agree on an approximate time. Wang Yan asked the North Korean side to attack in May, while he, Li Dingguo, Jiang Xiang, and Jiang Youguang agreed to enter the army on June [-], and the recovery Shenjing.

For a while, Beijing was surrounded by the Ming army on three sides, and rumors spread throughout the north that before July, the official army would be able to recover Hebei and Shenjing.

At the beginning of June, the land of Hebei enters summer, but the weather is much cooler than that in the south.

At this time, the sky began to drizzle continuously, and the fields and ditches on both sides of the official road were filled with rainwater, and the dense forests and mountains in the distance were hazy.

At this time, countless soldiers of the Ming army wearing dish helmets and coir raincoats were stepping on the muddy water, heading north.

On the official road, grain carts covered with tarpaulins, carts loaded with straw and hay, and baggage carts marched northward with shouts and curses, the crackling of whips and the creaking of axles. vast.

As soon as the Ming army moves, the Qing army will know that the Ming Dynasty will not agree to the negotiation, and Fulin's children will inevitably flee. Therefore, Wang Yan ordered that all armies dispatch troops on June [-], and then advance at full speed. They must enter as quickly as possible. Beijing.

At this time, there was a sudden commotion on the official road. A cavalry team of hundreds of people came galloping from here. The horseshoes stepped on the mud pit, splashing up pieces of mud, which caused the soldiers to avoid it again and again.

The cavalry galloped for a while, the horses roared, and their hooves hung in the air. The cavalry stopped in the middle of the team, raised their guns high, and urged the soldiers: "Hurry up, we are the closest, we must rush to Beijing as soon as possible, and Jiannu cannot escape! "

The people in Hebei couldn't help but rejoice when they saw soldiers passing through the official roads. Everyone rejoiced, but the Qing army in Beijing was not happy.

After the coup d'état in the Qing court ended, Fulin had the right to speak. He immediately sent Feng Quan to the Ming Dynasty, and received Feng Quan's reply soon.

Feng Quan said in the letter, "Although I haven't seen Wang Yan, I hope to talk about it after a long battle in the Ming Dynasty."

After Fulin received the letter, he felt as if he had taken a reassurance. However, as time passed day by day, he never waited for the negotiation that Feng Quan said. Instead, the Ming army kept moving, which made him restless.

Beijing, inside the Forbidden City, Fulin had just received the news that Jiang Youguang had captured Juyongguan. He was so anxious that he walked back and forth in the empty hall with his hands behind his back, his face was full of anxiety, and a big eunuch stood beside him with his head bowed, not daring to make a sound.

At this time, Nikan hurried into the hall from outside. When Shunzhi saw him, he stopped immediately and asked anxiously, "What's the situation?"

"Your Majesty, the king thief from the south has already entered Cangzhou, and the traitor Jiang Xiang from the southwest has already reached Baoding. The most worrying thing is the northwest direction. Jiang Youguang has already captured Juyongguan. As long as he hastened for a day, he can reach the city of Beijing!" Kan said in a low voice.

Fulin's face paled for a while, and he took a few steps back. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Has there been any news from Feng Quan and Lu Gong? Didn't they say that the Ming army wanted to negotiate? How did they talk, and why did the Ming army come?" Marching to Beijing?"

Fulin's face was distorted, full of disapproval.

Nikan didn't expect that things would happen like this. Wasn't the Ming army afraid that the Qing Dynasty would destroy the city of Beijing?But the facts are in front of them, maybe they are really wrong this time.

"Your Majesty, Feng Quan hasn't sent back any news for half a month. Judging from the information he sent back before, maybe the Ming Dynasty deliberately delayed. Their three-way march shows that they have no intention of negotiating. We are afraid that we have been fooled." Nikan bowed his head and said in a deep voice.

Fulin was annoyed when he heard that, he didn't expect that Louqin and Luo Keduo's group would say that he was right, but they were all dead, and it was useless for Fulin to regret, and it was impossible for him to admit his mistakes, let alone After admitting Dorgon's death, it can still be considered so far.

"Then what should we do now?" After Fulin's anger passed, his whole body sank.

Nikan raised his head, "Your Majesty, withdraw!" He said anxiously, "Before the Ming army encircles Beijing, we will withdraw immediately before there is still time."

Beijing will definitely not be able to defend it. Although withdrawing now is equivalent to slapping yourself in the face, in the face of life, slapping in the face is nothing.

Fulin was silent for a while, then said bitterly, "Okay, since the thief Wang is so aggressive, I will burn Beijing down and leave immediately."

Nikan frowned, but he didn't stop it. He was also very angry. Since the Ming army had no intention of negotiating, the Qing army would naturally burn Beijing and attack the Ming Dynasty.

"Then, let's get ready!" Nikan immediately saluted, but just as he turned around, he saw a person rushing into the hall.

The person who came was none other than Anjun Wang Yuele. After he entered the palace, he didn't bother to salute, so he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, something is wrong! Shenyang was captured by the Koreans!"

In May, after the Heluo Society took away the elite soldiers, Lin Qingye led the Korean army and easily entered Shenyang. In order to avenge the Manchu Qing, tens of thousands of Baoyi were killed by the Koreans, and only a few people Escaped from the city and brought the news to the pass.

Fulin and Nikan's eyes were bulging, and their eyeballs almost fell off. Shenyang is occupied, so can they go back outside the pass?
"Where's Heluo Club?" Nikan suddenly asked with red eyes.

Yue Le shook his head, "I don't know, it is said that they withdrew to Xingjing, but no one knows what's going on now."

"What should we do now? What should we do?" Fulin walked back to the throne in a daze, slammed his butt on the dragon chair, and murmured.

Yue Le and Nikan didn't know what to do. The three Ming armies were only one day away from them, and they could kill them in three days.

The Ming army had obviously been prepared for a long time. When they go outside the pass now, they will be blocked in the front and pursued in the back. Most of them will be defeated.

"Go to the Horqin Ministry!" When the hall was silent, a majestic female voice suddenly came from outside the hall.

Several people inside hurriedly turned their heads to look around, and saw Bumbutai walking into the hall with the support of the maid.She glanced at Nikan and Yue Le first, snorted coldly, then walked to the dragon chair, and said to Fulin, "You are the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, but you are also the nephew of Prince Horqin Zhuoliketu of Mongolia!"

"Yes, I can still go to Horqin!" Fulin reacted, overjoyed, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

However, at this moment, Chang Adai ran up to the palace, panicking, "The emperor is not well, the Ming army navy has landed in Yongping..."

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