Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 199 The World Shakes ([-])

After the news that Jiangning City was conquered by bandits spread to Jiangbei from the people who escaped from the city, Yangzhou Mansion, which was across the river from Jiangning Mansion, suddenly became turbulent.The magistrate of Yangzhou even sent people north to the capital overnight, rushing all the way for eight hundred miles and killing several good horses.When going north to Shandong, it was necessary to bypass the territory occupied by the bandits of the Yuyuan Legion, which was delayed for another day.So when the memorial from the prefect of Yangzhou arrived at the capital, it was already four days later.

During this time, Dorgon, the regent of the Tatars, was unwell and very irritable.Although the imperial court now occupies more than half of the land in the world, there are constant turmoil and revolts everywhere.Especially the group bandit, which divided the territory of the country into fragments. There are group bandit activities in Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Jiangnan, Sichuan, and Hubei.At the end of last month, the regiment bandits actually captured Lu'an Prefecture and Luzhou Prefecture in Jiangnan Province, which made Dorgon very worried.Although he was also worried that the bandits would take advantage of the momentum and enter Jiangning eastward, the imperial court really couldn't come up with reinforcements.The tribesmen of the clan have suffered heavy casualties every year. If the fight continues like this, I am afraid that the people of the clan will all be killed or injured.Even if the country is still in his hands in the end, but all the clan members are dead, then whose country is it?

Because of the imperial court's Central Plains strategy, the troops were repeatedly transferred from the land of Longxing to enter the customs. As a result, the place gradually became empty, resulting in sparse population and insufficient soldiers on thousands of miles of land.Recently, the Heilongjiang River Basin has been repeatedly invaded by the Raksha people. They apportion taxes to various tribes and declare their occupation.The Raksha people were brutal and savage and frequently killed people, which aroused the uneasiness of many surrounding tribes. The leaders of all tribes asked the imperial court for reinforcements one after another, but the imperial army was deeply trapped in the Central Plains, so they really couldn't take care of them.

The northern border is unstable, and the southern border is even more chaotic.Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan from Zhoushan, Zhejiang, Zhu Chenggong from Fujian, Yongli from Guangxi, Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo from Guizhou, Yunnan, they repeatedly launched troops to plunder the city, which caused Dorgon a headache.However, these people were all driven to the frontier by the imperial court, and they couldn't afford to cause much trouble.But that group of bandits is deep in the heart of the Central Plains, and they are running around endlessly, and now they are more likely to take root in the provinces, which is really worrying.

In addition to external troubles, internal conflicts are also increasing.Seeing that the little emperor grew up day by day, he was about to get married.Once the little emperor gets married, he will start to rule in person, and the transition of power cannot be sloppy at all.Although Dorgon became the regent, he actually had no intention of usurping the throne, but he wanted to delegate power, but his subordinates didn't necessarily think so.The subordinates followed him because they wanted to seek glory and wealth. If the rights belonged to the little emperor's henchmen, what status would they have?Therefore, these subordinates of his have to be appeased, which is also an annoying matter.The world is still in turmoil. Although the imperial court is powerful, the population of the clan is small. The clan members must not attack each other, otherwise they will have to repeat the same mistakes as the Meng Yuan.

Internal and external troubles made Dorgon a headache.In fact, Dorgon has been in poor health. He has always been sick since he was 20 years old. Especially in the past few days, he feels chest tightness and shortness of breath, and sometimes he feels dizzy. He feels that staying in the city is extremely boring.So, Dorgon decided to go out of the city to relax and settle the little emperor's marriage by the way.So on November [-]th, Dorgon was preparing to go hunting. He summoned the princes Baylor and his daughters from all tribes to choose a queen for the little emperor.

Nowadays, due to the rampant bandits, the battle situation in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Shandong is tense.Prince Heshuozheng Jierhalang, Prince Heshuoying Azige, and Prince Heshuoyu Doni were all fighting outside.So Dorgon took Man Dahai, Prince of Xun, Shuosai, King of Duoluochengze County, Boluo, King Boluo of Duoluoduanzhong County, Wakeda, King of Duoluoqian County, and Zhubeile, Beizi, Gong, and Gushan Ezhen who were in Beijing. They went out of the city to hunt together.

When the bandits captured Jiangning on November [-], Dorgon was already in Zunhua Prefecture.When the prefect of Yangzhou sent someone eight hundred miles to rush the memorial to the capital, Dorgon had already arrived at Santunying in Qianxi County, Yongping Prefecture.Therefore, the officials left behind in the capital sent a fast horse to send the memorial of the Yangzhou prefect to Dorgon urgently.

When the memorial was about to be delivered to Dorgon, he was in the right mood.At the banquet this afternoon, Dorgon had a candidate in mind after seeing several daughters of Prince Baylor.He prefers the Borzigit family, the daughter of Wu Keshan, Prince of Horqin Zhuoliketu.Dorgon felt that this girl was beautiful and virtuous, she was the niece of the empress dowager, and she was a cousin of the little emperor, her identity and background were very suitable.Finally picked a suitable candidate, Dorgon's depressed mood eased a lot.

But when he was about to wash up and go to sleep, Ghoshha outside the tent reported that the capital sent a memorial from the prefect of Yangzhou overnight.

Hearing Geshha's words, Dorgon was taken aback suddenly, a memo from a small magistrate had to be delivered overnight, so it can be seen that the things in the memorandum are definitely a big deal.

"Could it be Jiang Ning?" This thought crossed Dorgon's mind.He hurriedly sent a memorial.

But when Dorgon opened the memorial and saw that the bandits had conquered Jiangning City, he just felt dumbfounded.Then his body uncontrollably wanted to stand up from the chair, but as soon as he stood up, Dorgon felt as if something exploded in his head, and then his whole body collapsed limply on the ground.

On November 22, the seventh year of Huaxing, Dorgon collapsed suddenly in Santunying, eighteen days earlier than Qiu Tianxing's previous life.

The two news of Dorgon's death and the fall of Jiangning City instantly shocked the Tartar court.The little emperor's henchmen had no time to be happy about the power they were about to get, and they all fell into panic.

If Jiangning City falls, the entire Jiangnan will soon fall into turmoil.However, the imperial court has repeatedly raised troops and urgently needs the tax and blood supply from the south of the Yangtze River. Without the money and food from the south of the Yangtze River, the imperial court's conquest will be difficult to continue.Without a large amount of money and food rewards, the Mongolian tribes would not bow to the court.Coupled with the threat of water transportation by the regiment bandits in Shandong and the teaching troops of the Yuyuan Army, the bandits in Shanxi have not yet settled down and may raid the capital.

Facing internal and external troubles, the little emperor's henchmen did not feel the joy of gaining power at all, but instead became sad.Even the call to sweep the wealth in the Central Plains and return to outside the customs to enjoy the blessings is also raging in the court.At the critical moment, the little emperor's mother made a final decision and suppressed the timid people's arguments.

The regent Dorgon is dead, and Qiu Tianxing's original historical middle and small emperor will liquidate his party members next.It's just that the imperial court seems to be in a bad situation now, and it's time to help each other.As a result, those people who were demoted or killed in the original history escaped unharmed.After getting a way out, these people changed their families one after another, and changed their allegiance to the little emperor.In this way, the Tartar court also stabilized.However, this process was not short, it took a full three months.

While the Tazi court sorted out the interior, it also gave Qiu Tianxing a chance to breathe, and finally he could take a break from military affairs and accumulate strength.

(End of this chapter)