1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 504 Throbbing (V)

On May 1644, 5, when the Qi army defeated more than 11 officers and soldiers in Shandong Township in Penglai County, Liu Zeqing, the commander-in-chief of Shandong Township, heard that the city of Beijing was broken, and immediately led his troops into Linqing, plundered for five days, and led his troops to the south Fleeing wildly, all the places he passed were burned and robbed.

On May 5, Gao Jie's troops entered Shandong, and it was also heard that Chongzhen was killed in Meishan. The common people thought that the surname would be changed to Li, and looked forward to the arrival of the Dashun Army.Gao Jie then assumed the pseudonym "Chuang Wang Anmin" and pretended to be the Dashun Army to demand food and pay.His soldiers got the cattle and wine that rewarded the army, and they ran wildly to the vicinity of Xuzhou, Jianghuai, and the turmoil was unstoppable.

On May 5, Wu Sangui spread the news that Shanhaiguan attacked the Dashun Army (Tang Tong Department) to Beijing.

On the night of May 5th, Li Zicheng led the Dashun Army to send troops to Shanhaiguan. In order to prevent the emptiness of the capital, the Ming Dynasty demoted officials and encouraged the people in the capital to revolt, and ordered that all the demoted officials and nobles be removed.More than 17 people, including Chen Yan, the former chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Yunzhen, the Duke of Dingguo (the tenth grandson of Xu Da), Guo Mingzhen, the Marquis of Boping, and Wang Guangtong, the uncle of Xinjian (after Wang Yangming), were escorted to Xihuamen to be beheaded.

More than [-] senior officials from the six ministries, including Shen Jifang, Li Fengjia, and Peng Guan, were all hanged.

The rest of the officials were gathered at General Quan Liu Zongmin's place, and they were hacked and killed one by one according to the official roster until the second watch in the middle of the night.

On the bloody night, the former senior officials and ministers of the imperial court in the capital were slaughtered like pigs and dogs waiting to be slaughtered.

On May 5 (the eleventh day of the fourth lunar month), a group of eight warships from the Qi State Fleet arrived in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, and stopped temporarily for rest.

Zheng Hongkui (the third younger brother of Zheng Zhilong, formerly known as Zheng Zhifeng) and more than ten Zheng family generals personally greeted Qi Dajiang and his Hanzhou navy officers at the dock. Take people back to Quanzhou and return Zheng Zhilong.

"The purpose of the ships from Hanzhou coming here is still to emigrate from Ming Dynasty?" Zheng Zhilong pondered for a moment and asked.

"That's what Qi Dajiang said." Zheng Hongkui replied respectfully: "However, the Hanzhou ships used to arrive at Daming in July and August, but this year they suddenly arrived nearly two months earlier. Moreover, there were hidden firecrackers on board. Hundreds of soldiers, including horses on board."

"Hanzhou wants to take advantage of the chaos of Ming Dynasty and plan something." Zheng Zhilong said thoughtfully.

"They want to occupy land in Daming?" Zheng Hongkui asked in surprise: "Just because they sent hundreds of thousands of people thousands of miles away, do they dare to take chestnuts from the fire in Daming?"

"As long as you have money and food, you can easily recruit tens of thousands of strong men within the territory of Daming." Zheng Zhilong smiled, "This Daming has already collapsed!"

"A few days ago, there was news that Li Zicheng's army had broken through Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen died in Sheji. Is it true?" Zheng Hongkui showed a shocked expression on his face.

"I guess it's true." Zheng Zhilong sighed slightly, and couldn't help but think about how to deal with this drastic change in Jiashen, so that the Zheng family can get great benefits from it.

Taiwan and Luzon are already in our hands, and they can be relied on as a way out; the entire province of Fujian must be controlled, as the foundation of the Zheng family; the navy and land divisions need to be expanded so that they can have sufficient support in this troubled world.Ships, artillery, and firecrackers all need to have sufficient reserves.

"Tomorrow, you will bring a navy to Nanjing, and cooperate with your fourth brother (Zheng Zhibao) to go to the Longjiang shipyard, and get the craftsmen and boats that can be taken away to Quanzhou as soon as possible. Remember, at all costs, gold Money, land, etc. can be promised to those shipwrights, and we must collect enough people to come back, preferably together with their families and apprentices." Zheng Zhilong said solemnly.

"If the Nanjing Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War block it, how should we respond?"

"Bring more money and send it to Jiang Cong, the eunuch in charge of Nanjing. Let him help with official matters."

"Jiang Cong has a big appetite..." Zheng Hongkui smiled wryly.After being admitted to Wu Jinshi in the 13th year of Chongzhen (1640), he relied on Zheng Zhilong's relationship to serve as the commander of Jinyiwei in Nanjing. He had long heard of his greed for the guarding eunuch.

"If he wants [-] silver, give him [-]. Even if he wants [-], give him [-]." Zheng Zhilong said with a hint of sternness on his face, "We only want craftsmen from Longjiang Shipyard. Throw them out today." We will definitely get the money back in the future! We must speed up the layout now and prepare early. This chaotic world has already arrived."
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January 5, Hanzhou, Jianye City.

Wang Zheng was lying weakly on the bed, while his stepson Yongchun and Yongshun stood in front of the couch with sad expressions.

"Mr. Liangfu's qi is stagnant and attacking the heart, resulting in palpitations, restlessness, restlessness, and nightmares, so his face is red and eyes red, dry mouth is bitter, he likes cold drinks, and his mouth is swollen and painful." The doctor said respectfully. Tian said: "Prescribe a few medicines for calming the nerves and calming the mind, and then let Mr. Liangfu cheer up a little, calm down his emotions, relieve his stress, and adjust his nutrition. If he can get up and walk more, and increase some exercise appropriately, he should be able to slowly recover. Get better slowly."

Qi Tian nodded and asked him to prescribe the medicine.

In January, the immigrant fleet returned to the mainland of Hanzhou, bringing back a lot of news about the territory of Ming Dynasty.When Wang Zheng heard that Li Zicheng's army broke through Tongguan and entered Shaanxi, and occupied Xi'an, he began to worry about his family members who were still in Jingyang, Shaanxi.

A few years ago, despite the efforts of Hanzhou at that time, all Wang Zheng's immediate family members were transported back to Jianye City.However, Wang Zheng's two younger brothers and their relatives did not want to go overseas and still lived in Jingyang.

Now that Li Zicheng is occupying Shaanxi, the Wang family is likely to be liquidated by the rogues, or even killed by the rogues.The two adopted sons, Yongchun and Yongshun, are respectively the second son of the elder brother Wang Hui and the third son of the second brother Wang Che.Seeing the two sons mourning the loss of their loved ones, Wang Zheng couldn't help feeling a little sad.Feeling somewhat guilty, Chang Sizhi failed to bring the two younger brothers back to Hanzhou to avoid such a calamity.It has been a long time, and my heart is depressed. In March and April, I fell ill in bed.

"The country is not old and the sky is drunk, and the peaches and plums are speechless. Spring returns again. A life of seventy is rare!" Wang Zheng forced a smile, and said softly: "This old man is already seventy-three this year. Half of his life has been wasted. He only needs to be full of knowledge to comfort himself. I thought, The remnants of life will end up in the countryside, living in troubled times. Unexpectedly, he was lured here by Hanzhou, but he also did some trivial things. Time? Fate?... But, luckily!"

"Grandpa, why did you say that?" Qi Tian looked at the weak and haggard Wang Zheng, and said with relief: "The doctor also said just now, you are just depressed, and you need to relax a little bit. This time the immigrant fleet returned to Hanzhou A large number of ancient books of laws and regulations have been brought back from the mainland, many of which are still in the collection of Wenyuan Pavilion in the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty. Grandpa still needs to sort out these laws and regulations, carry out the necessary classification and summary, and then properly preserve them.”

"Yes, Mr. Liangfu, you need to get better soon. There are too many things, and the king is pressing too hard. Now I am in a state of desperation, and I have nothing to do." Bi Maokang said with a smile: "There are also people from the Black Mountain Research Institute. The steam locomotive also needs your guidance. Otherwise, those little monkeys might fry the machine again!"

"You are so relieved, are you afraid that the old man will go west if he can't get sick?" Wang Zheng smiled slightly, "Just now the old man also said that the age of seventy is considered a long life. If you can live another day, you should be blessed by God. Love, and there is no fear of death in my heart. Alas, I just lament the innocent relatives living in Daming, and even more lament the tens of thousands of people in Daming."

"The dynasties rose and fell, and the people died. China's thousands of years of history are not the only catastrophe of the Ming Dynasty." Qi Tian couldn't help but think of the century-old humiliation of China's later generations, and felt an unspeakable pain in his heart.

"Although the Ming Dynasty fell in the north, the essence of the mainland still exists in the south. Is it really difficult to recover?" Wang Zheng asked.

"Meng Hougong used to be the right servant of the Nanjing household department. He should have a deep understanding of the atmosphere of Jiangnan scholars. Partisans fight each other, because people are against things, sleep in internal struggles, and be slack in doing things. If it weren't for the rebirth of Hongwu and the rebirth of Yongle, fear It will be difficult for anyone to rule Jiangnan." Qi Tian shook his head and said.

When Bi Maokang heard this, his face turned bitter, and he also shook his head and sighed.Li Zicheng's Dashun Army, like a tiger roaring in a forest, is already sweeping the world.The establishment of slaves in Liaodong was like a hungry wolf, and the bandits plundered the pass.But in the land of the south of the Yangtze River, the wind of extravagant music prevails, Wen Tianwu plays, and the army is weak. How can it be revived and cleanse the world?
Wang Zheng lay slumped on the bed, with more gray and defeated expressions on his face.He spent more than 60 years in his life, and spent more than [-] years in Daming. His ancestors, hometown, fame, official career, and academics are all in Daming.Now, the Ming Dynasty has fallen, and the mainland of China has fallen. If, as Qi Tian said, the establishment of slaves outside the Guanzhou swept the world, and the barbarians were captured in China, it would be heartbreaking for him.

In addition, the relatives in his hometown in Shaanxi are afraid of being slaughtered by thieves, and the loss of relatives is painful for him. It is hard to express the sadness in his heart.

Two days later, Wang Zheng died of illness.Before I approached, I chanted softly in my mouth, the Great Ming Dynasty fell, the Han family was in danger, and the Chinese land of China sank to the bottom of the abyss, what a pain, what a pity.

Wang Zheng, a generation of masters who practiced the world, finally died of depression because of the fall of the Ming Dynasty.And the time of his death was only more than a month later than the original time and space.

Qi Tian heard it, and was silent for a long time. He wrote the two characters "Hua Xia" on a piece of white paper. The pen penetrated the back of the paper and the ink stained the table.

(End of this chapter)