Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 200 The World Shakes ([-])

Because the Tartars deliberately blocked the news, it was already the beginning of the eighth year of Huaxing when news of the capture of Jiangning City by the headquarters of the Tartars and the sudden collapse of the Tartar regent Dorgon reached the ears of the anti-Tartar forces in the south.

In Nanning, Guangxi, the Yongli regime of the remnant Ming Dynasty is lingering here.After losing Jin Shenghuan, Wang Deren, He Tengjiao, Li Chengdong and others in succession, the Canming forces retreated from across several provinces to this strange place.After Gao Bizheng, Dang Shousu, Li Laiheng and others led Li Chuang's remaining troops to leave, Remnant Ming's strength was greatly damaged.Even under the pressure of Kong Youde's soldiers, it was only thanks to the help of the Daxi Army that they managed to survive.It's just that the Daxi Army is not so friendly and selfless to Remnant.

As early as the third year of Yongli, that is, in April of the sixth year of Huaxing, Sun Kewang sent Yang Weizhi as an envoy to negotiate with the Yongli regime of the remnant Ming Dynasty on the joint resistance against the Tartars. Sun Kewang asked to be named King of Qin.But his request was rejected by Yongli and his subordinates, so Sun Kewang, under the instigation of his subordinate Ren Zun, proclaimed himself King of Qin in August of the fourth year of Yongli (the seventh year of Huaxing).

At the beginning of this year, Yongli sent envoys to Guizhou to make Sun Kewang the king of Ji, but Sun Kewang refused.Li Dingguo and others persuaded Sun Kewang to still send Yang Weizhi to negotiate with Canming. Although Sun Kewang agreed on the surface, he secretly sent elite soldiers to Nanning to kill the five ministers of the Yongli regime of Canming, forcing Yongli to change him as King of Qin.

At this time, it was the time when the Yongli regime was most resentful towards the Daxi Army.It's just that people have to bow their heads under the eaves. Without the help of the Great Western Army, the Remnant Ming Dynasty would have been destroyed by the big traitor Kong Youde long ago.

When the news that Jiangning City was conquered by the security regiment reached the court of Remnant Ming, the entire court was in a state of eruption.What they dreamed of accomplishing turned out to be realized in the hands of the security team.And when they learned that Dorgon, the regent of the Tartars, had died of illness, the officials became even more crazy, and began to shout God bless Daming.

In the court hall, Chief Assistant Wu Zhenyu took the lead in congratulating Emperor Yongli.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, the security team recovered Nanjing, and Dorgon, the regent of the Tatars, died of illness. This means that the Tartars are about to turn from prosperity to decline. This is a great time for me to go north to recover the lost land! If the security team can be recruited, Then the country will return to Nanjing.”

As soon as Wu Zhenyu finished speaking, there was a lot of discussion in the hall. Some people kept smiling and nodding, seeming to agree with Wu Zhenyu's words, thinking that the great prosperity of the country is just around the corner.Even a big Tartar like Dorgon is dead, isn't it that God wants to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty?What a blessing from the ancestors!
It's just that someone stood up and poured cold water on it at this time, Ma Jixiang, Minister of the Ministry of War, stood up and sneered at Wu Zhenyu.

"Wu Shoufu is probably thinking too well. The security team has a mysterious origin and has never played the banner of respecting the country. I am afraid he has a different heart! Now that Nanjing has been conquered, how can such a strong city be easily surrendered?"

Although the Yongli Dynasty was extremely hostile to Sun Kewang, there were exceptions.For example, Ma Jixiang, who colluded with Sun Kewang, has been trying to move the Yongli court to Sun Kewang's territory-Guizhou.

Not long ago, because of the increasing persecution of the Tartars, Emperor Yongli summoned his ministers to discuss the court's retreat.

Among these civil and military ministers, some advocated going to Li Yuanyin on the seashore, some talked about taking refuge in Annan (now Vietnam), and some even advocated crossing the sea to Fujian to attach to Zhu Chenggong.In addition, Ma Jixiang and eunuch Pang Tianshou also strongly advocated going to Guizhou.

Because Sun Kewang has a strong army and a strong horse now, Ma Jixiang and Pang Tianshou took refuge in the past early.In the Yongli Dynasty, Ma Jixiang was the Minister of the Ministry of War. He held the military power in his hand, so he suppressed all other voices of different opinions.Seeing that he and the eunuch Pang Tianshou were about to encourage Emperor Yongli to move to Guizhou, how could Wu Zhenyu be ruined at this moment?

After Ma Jixiang said these words, Wu Zhenyu was so squeezed that he was speechless for a moment. He opened his mouth and didn't know what to say for a while.

Ma Jixiang's words are indeed true. It has been several years since the name of the security team came out.For such a long time, the security team did not play the banner of respecting Guochao, nor did they take the initiative to contact Guochao.In the eyes of some people, it is indeed unpredictable.There were also some ex-government officials who lived in seclusion at home and wanted to contact the local security forces, and wanted to recruit the security forces for the dynasty, but there was nothing left.It can be seen that this force under the banner of anti-Tartar also has its own ambitions.

Wu Zhenyu didn't speak, but an official spoke.Because Wu Zhenyu had just taken over the seal of the first assistant from Wen An, and the current state of the country is in such decline, the prestige of Wu Zhenyu as the first assistant is naturally not too high.

The Imperial Academy reviewed Jiang Gechang and said directly: "What Ma Shangshu said is true. The security team is really not worth relying on. This is Li Chuang and Zhang Thief."

Although Jiang Gechang was not ashamed of Ma Jixiang's flattery, Jiang Gechang still supported Ma Jixiang's remarks.Doing the right thing and not the person, this is what Jiang Gechang thinks at the moment.

Although the Hanlin Academy's review is only for junior officials from the seventh rank, but in this time of wars and chaos, the ranks of officials are no longer important.

"Jiang's review is wrong! Wen Dushi went to Sichuan not long ago to recruit the anti-Tartar forces in Sichuan and Hubei. If the court doesn't try the security regiment, how can we know if it will succeed?" Censor Li Qi also said.

Then, people who held different opinions started arguing.Yongli sat on the high seat and stared blankly at the courtiers below who spat at each other.At this moment, a funny idea suddenly flashed in his mind.

"If these people can use their verbal power to fight against the Tartars, will they be able to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty?"

When this idea flashed into Yongli's mind, he was taken aback.After a long time, Yongli laughed at himself and abandoned this funny idea.At this time, the ministers below were arguing red-faced and almost shirtless, and there was a full-scale martial arts.The excited fists of the ministers may have forgotten His Majesty the Emperor sitting on the high platform.

Because Sun Kewang oppressed him so hard, all the ministers held their breath in their hearts.At this time, he just took advantage of the matter of the security team to vent his anger. It didn't matter whether he recruited the security team or not.The most important thing at this time is to make yourself feel refreshed, and vent your inner fear, boredom and aggrieved heartily.

Seeing that his ministers were really about to fight, Yongli could only speak.If he doesn't open his mouth again, it will be bad if he really wants to hurt anyone. The imperial court is also in short supply of herbs now!

In fact, Yongli himself didn't want to go to Guizhou. Sun Kewang was so arrogant that he even sent troops to Nanning to kill his ministers for the title of king of Qin. This made Yongli intolerable.However, when it comes to his own life, no matter how hard it is to bear, Yongli will endure it.If he is really desperate, Yongli will still go to Guizhou, after all, it is relatively safer there.Now, when there is one more choice in front of him, Yongli doesn't want to give up in vain.

"Pass down the decree, order the crown prince, Taibao, and official, and Wen'an, the second minister of the army, to transfer to Nanjing, and discuss with the security team about recruiting security."

Of course, this is just Yongli's oral order, and the specific content of the imperial court's contribution to Zhao'an Security Corps will be carefully written in the imperial decree.

(End of this chapter)