Blood from Daming

Chapter 804
At dawn, the "Xue" army that attacked outside the city retreated a little bit, and Wang Pu could see clearly that there were 1 troops attacking, and about 3000 of them were dressed in the uniform of the Ming army. Behind them, there are 5000 troops from Jianlu Eight Banners and Zhengbai Banners.

The subordinates who were familiar with the establishment of the Jianlu soon reported to Wang Pu the composition of the Jianlu who attacked Guangqumen. The number of Jianlu who attacked Guangqumen was estimated to be 5000, and Belledore was in charge of the [-] Zhengbai Banner Jianlu. Dagon, the one who commanded the [-] Han Banner troops was entrenched Li Yongfang, and the [-] "Xue" army among them was recognized by the city guards as Xue Bin, the eldest son of the second house of Xue's mansion, who commanded the siege last night.

Wang Pu finally found out the situation of the enemy outside the city, and immediately sent a message to the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Battalion. Wang Pu knew that Xue Bo disappeared in the Ningjin War a few years ago. All of them have brass and iron bones, leading Jianlu to attack the imperial city of the capital. This crime is a big one. Now the Xue family is in big trouble.

Sure enough, the imperial court reacted. After Dongchang surrounded Chongwenmen Xue’s Mansion last night, Jinyiwei sent troops to surround Xue’s Mansion on the 21st. However, Jinyiwei claimed that it was protecting the safety of Xue’s family, and Xue’s family was also protected. {Xue Ji Silk Cloth}{Sanjiang Huitong}{Xinghua Restaurant}{Wu Ji Rice Shop}{Huimin Grain Store} and other industries, even the uninhabited Xue Yun General Army Mansion is also guarded by the Captain of Jinyiwei.

At noon, Yuan Chonghuan led the army to help Guangqumen, and ordered the general Dai Chengen to line up in front of Guangqumen, the general Zu Dashou to line up in the south, and the general Wang Chengyin to line up in the northwest, and Yuan Chonghuan led the main force of the Chinese army to line up in the west to prepare for the battle. In the afternoon, Jianlu Huang Taiji's army moved to Guangqumen.

Dorgon, who had just been conferred by Huang Taiji as Qingbeile of Moergen, was eager to make contributions, and attacked Zu Dashou's department from the southeast. Dagon force Zhanzu Dashou not less than, led the army to pursue the fleeing Wang Chengyin's troops.

Yuan Chonghuan was about to send his generals Liu Yingguo, Luo Jingrong and others to lead troops to pursue Dorgon. Unfortunately, Huang Taiji's army had arrived, and the Liaodong Army hurriedly made up for the vacancy left by Wang Chengyin's escape. The general Ren Shouzhong fired artillery regardless of the enemy and the enemy. Both the Jianlu and the Ming army suffered heavy casualties. Huang Taiji had to lead the Qing army to retreat. The Jianlu casualties were more than a thousand, and the Ming army's casualties were several times that of the Jianlu. After the war, Emperor Chongzhen Send eunuchs to bring wine and food to reward the Liaodong army and the city guards.

On the 24th, Mo Ergen returned to Guangqumen on behalf of Qingbeile Dorgon, and joined Huang Taiji's army. Emperor Chongzhen was furious, and agreed to the request of most civil and military officials in the court, and sealed up the property of Xue's mansion and Xue's family in the capital.

The first person to be arrested was Xue Jie, a soldier in Jinyi. Xue Jie, who was sitting on duty in the imperial city, refused to accept it. Saerhu, he would rather die in battle at Guangqumen than go to Jinyiwei Prison.

Afterwards Xue Rui, Xue Zong, Mao Lao Butler, An Zhangfang, Mao Lao Yao and other important figures were all arrested, and the properties of Xue's house worth more than 20 silver were confiscated. None of the stewards of Wuji Rice Shop}{Huimin Grain Store} have been caught. Except for {Xueji Silk Cloth}{Sanjiang Huitong} shop, {Xinghua Restaurant} has some stock, and {Wuji Rice There is not even a grain of rice left in the shop}{Huimin Grain Store}, and the total amount of money confiscated in the five shops is less than 3000 taels of silver.

In Emperor Chongzhen's imperial study, an angry Zhu Youjian was walking back and forth. After a while, Zhu Youjian asked Luo Yangxing, who was bowing his head: "Luo Qing, you mean that the Xue family has long had a dissatisfaction with the court."

Luo Yangxing said word by word: "Your Majesty, the second wife of the Xue family should have been prepared."

Emperor Chongzhen said angrily: "What's the difference between having a different heart and being prepared for a long time?"

After Luo Yangxing glanced at Wang Chengen, he lowered his head deeply. Wang Cong'er said to Zhu Youjian in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Xue Yun, Xue Bin, and Xue Bo, the second wife of Xue's family, are not from the same family, but Xue Yun's family members He didn’t stay in the General Army’s Mansion, and he didn’t rebuild Xiaoxue’s Mansion, that’s what Emperor Xizong of the previous dynasty did, so it can only be said that Xue Yun was extremely vigilant against the court.”

Emperor Chongzhen said angrily: "Xue Yun, this disloyal, unjust, benevolent and unfilial guy, well, isn't Xue Yun in the Xietu Khan tribe in Mobei Tu, who is running in this capital?"

Wang Chengen and Luo Yangxing did not answer, Cao Huachun, the admiral and eunuch of Dongchang, began to show off: "Your Majesty, Xue Yun's concubine Chen family is in charge of Xue's family now. According to Dongchang's investigation, it was Chen family who burned Xiao Xue's mansion in the past. I suspect that { The fire at Xinghua Restaurant} was also related to the Chen family. Since Xue Rui, the owner of the Xue family, used 40 gold and silver to comfort the casualties of the Xue family in Liaodong, the Chen family stopped sending money to the Xue family, and only paid the Xue family [-] yuan annually. The expenditure of money, thus fully controlling the Xue family's property, this woman is really ruthless."

At this time, the female official started to ask Empress Zhu Youjian to see him. Emperor Chongzhen strictly abided by the ancestral precepts and did not allow the harem to interfere in politics. Now that Empress Zhou is in a hurry to come to see him, it must be something important, so Zhu Youjian waved Wang Chengen, Luo Yangxing, and Cao Huachun to step down. , Let the female officer take Queen Zhou into the imperial study.

The dignified Empress Zhou met Emperor Chongzhen, who asked, "Zitong, why bother you to come to the Imperial Study in person."

Queen Zhou said: "Your Majesty, did you order to seal up the Xue family?"

Emperor Chongzhen said with a displeased face, "Zi Tong, this is a state matter."

Empress Zhou said: "Your Majesty, the nine sons of Longsheng are all different, let alone ordinary people, if the two sons of the Xue family are captured or surrendered, they should not be blamed on the rest of the Xue family. Only the Xue family is the most resolute in our fight against the Eastern captives." .”

Emperor Chongzhen sighed and said, "Zitong, the Xue family's evil intentions have reached a heinous level. If you don't destroy the Xue family, you will never be able to preserve the great Ming Dynasty."

Empress Zhou said: "Your Majesty, what we are doing now is against the Xue family. The Xue family has a 200-year-old family tree with deep roots, and the disciples and old officials are all over the world. If you are not careful, you will be burned."

Emperor Chongzhen was silent for a while and said: "Zitong, you don't need to say too much, I have my own opinion."

In Huang Taiji's camp built outside Guangqu Gate, Huang Taiji laughed loudly and said, "Fourteenth brother, you did a great job in capturing Xue Bo alive. With Xue Bo's fire, Zhu Youjian probably won't let Xue Bo go. Come home, so we Dajin can sit and watch Zhu and Xue's snipe and clam fight."

Dorgon said worriedly: "Khan, my brother has encountered a strong enemy in the south."

Huang Taiji was taken aback and asked: "Fourteenth brother, which general of the Ming Dynasty is the soldier?"

Dorgon said: "Khan, Xue Jiajun came all the way from Cangzhou."

It turned out that Dorgon chased and wiped out Wang Chengyin's troops, and by the time Wuqing Wang Chengyin's troops were defeated, half of the 3000 men and horses were killed. Wang Chengyin only fled under the cover of more than a hundred horses. Dorgon was a little terrified of the men and horses holding the "Xue" flag. At this time, Xue Bin, who had completely sold himself to join Jianlu, came to Dorgon to state the ins and outs of Xue's army in Beizhili.

Xue Bin told Dorgon that there were two Xue family armies in the Cangzhou area of ​​the Northern Zhili of the Ming Dynasty, one was the troops of his father Xue Aoren and his younger brother Xue Bo, and the other was the troops of Xue Yun's lackey Xue Wu. Xue Bin Xue Bin said that his father The younger brother's men are not good at fighting, and they didn't deliberately recruit them to surrender. Although Xue's five men are tough, it's a pity that they haven't been baptized in battle. Most of them are soldiers who have never seen blood.

Dorgon was overjoyed when he heard the words, praised Xue Bin severely, and abandoned Wang Chengyin's remnant troops. More than ten thousand iron hoofs rolled southward, and intercepted a Xue family army fifteen miles north of Wuqing City. Xue Bin told Dorgon that They are the men of father and younger brother. Dorgon ordered Xue Bin to go out to persuade Xue Bin to surrender. Xue Aoren scolded Xue Bin for being unfaithful and unrighteous. Xue Bo was not ashamed of Xue Bin's surrender and surrendered. Come back to Dorgon.

Dorgon didn't care about Xue Bin's failure to surrender, and immediately launched a fierce attack on Xue's army. Before he had time to retreat to Wuqing, the three thousand officers of Xue Aoren's department suffered a devastating blow. Xue Aoren's Xue family army was completely smashed, and Xue Aoren and Xue Bo fled to Wuqing County.

Xue Bin pursued Xue Bin closely and captured him. When he finally fled to the foot of Wuqing City, there were less than a thousand people around Xue Aoren, and Li Yongfang's Han army flag followed. Xue Aolao had no choice but to rely on the north gate of Wuqing City to resist.

Just when Li Yongfang won a complete victory, a reinforcement of Xue's army rushed from the west gate of Wuqing County, with as many as [-] troops. Unless Li Yongfang, who has always been afraid of Xue's army, won Xue Aoren's advantage, he is not so good to the Xue's army in Cangzhou. Frightened, thinking of her lame, broken hands and mouth full of missing teeth, Li Yongfang hated the Xue family endlessly, and launched a murderous plan against Xue Wu's fifth unit of the Xue family army in Cangzhou who lacked combat experience.

(End of this chapter)