Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 191 Changes in Houjin
Zhu Tianqi nodded with a smile, and did not forget to tell Mao Wenlong: "After you go back, quickly bring all your family members to the capital and arrange them properly. In this way, your son can settle down and study as soon as possible. Start preparing now." , maybe we can catch up with the county examination next year!"

Hearing this, Mao Wenlong agreed wholeheartedly, and now he didn't have so many entanglements in his heart. At least for now, it seemed that being loyal to the court was his best choice, and the rest would have to be discussed later.

Now that the emperor has asked his son to take the county examination next year, doesn't this mean that it is a certainty that his son will pass the county examination next year.

The reason why Mao Wenlong thinks this way is because he still holds the old thinking in the past, thinking that the imperial examination is the relationship and background of the competition, and the emperor himself mentioned something, does the examiner dare not let his son pass the exam?
He did not dare to expect that his son would really pass the exam on his own strength. After all, his son had just turned ten this year and had just begun to enlighten. Therefore, even if he was a child, his son would definitely not be able to pass the exam.

But now with the emperor's words, nothing is impossible. Thinking that his son will be a child at the age of ten, doesn't he have a bright future in the future?
Mao Wenlong was naturally overjoyed.

Zhu Tianqi then sent Mao Wenlong away: "Mao Wenlong, please go back first. I still have some things to discuss with Qian Aiqing. I will see you again in a few days!"

After Mao Wenlong left, Zhu Tianqi looked at Qian Longxi and asked, "Qian Longxi, do you think it's better for me to do this than directly detain his son?"

Qian Longxi saluted and replied: "Your Majesty is wise. In this way, Mao Wenlong's family members will be controlled by the court, and they will be like fish on a plate!"

Zhu Tianqi was still a little uneasy, "But I'm still worried. If Mao Wenlong is forced too hard, will he abandon his family and fight to the death with the court?"

Qian Longxi shook his head and said very firmly: "I don't think so. In the past, when Mao Wenlong was far away from home, it might still be possible, but now that he has been recalled to the capital, the emperor is so kind to him. If he meets you, he will definitely be reluctant to part with his wealth and will never commit any rebellious behavior again!"

After saying this, Qian Longxi was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand to salute and asked: "I dare to ask, how does the emperor want to deal with this Mao Wenlong?"

Zhu Tianqi did not hide his thoughts from Qian Longxi, and said: "Although Mao Wenlong has committed many unfaithful and unjust acts and has committed serious crimes, he is not a mediocre person, and he can be regarded as a very talented hero. , so if I kill him, I would feel a little pity.

But if he is kept, it will be impossible to clarify the canonical punishment, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to appease the resentment in the hearts of the soldiers and civilians who are persecuted by him, and it will be difficult to appease the hatred in the hearts of officials and ministers, so even if he is to be used, he cannot be kept. Since he is an evil person who is in high-ranking position in the court, he should be allowed to do evil things! "

After listening to Zhu Tianqi's words, Qian Longxi felt admiration in his heart. Being a king, knowing people and doing their jobs well, and not sticking to good and evil are the skills of an emperor. It's rare for an emperor to have such power at such a young age!

Zhu Tianqi continued: "After regaining Liaodong, the next step for our Ming Dynasty is to conquer the four seas and restore the glory of our Ming Dynasty in the past when all nations came to court. Mao Wenlong and his men are all experts in making a living at sea. In the future, There are many uses for it!”

Qian Longxi nodded and saluted: "Your Majesty is wise!"

After Mao Wenlong came out of the palace and returned to the house, he immediately sent his eldest son Mao Chenglu back to Pi Island to pick up his family. With the mentality of "as soon as he comes, he will be in peace" and enjoy himself at the house. Life in Beijing was much more comfortable than when he lived in Pidao.

The next day, Wang Yuanbao brought an official from the Ministry of Rites to teach Mao Wenlong's youngest son, Mao Chengdou.

This person's name is Shang Yushu. He is over 50 years old. He is a small fifth-grade doctor. He is taciturn and not good at talking. At first glance, he is a scholar.

However, although Mao Wenlong was a rough man, he still had a certain concept of respecting teachers and morality in his heart. He was very respectful and polite to Shang Yushu. Of course, this had a lot to do with Shang Yushu being sent by the emperor.

Half a month later, Mao Chenglu brought all Mao Wenlong's family members back to the capital.

Although Mao Chenglu is Mao Wenlong's adopted son, because Mao Wenlong has always treated him as his own son, he is as filial and loyal to Mao Wenlong as he is his own father, so he has always done his best to serve Mao Wenlong.

This time when he went to Beijing to meet the saint, Mao Chenglu naturally saw the emperor's kindness to Mao Wenlong and his care for Mao Wenlong's biological son Mao Chengdou, and there was inevitably some slight imbalance in his heart. After all, whether it was the emperor or the Mao Wenlong himself said nothing about Mao Chenglu's arrangements.

However, what Mao Chenglu thought of, Mao Wenlong naturally also wanted to know. After Mao Chenglu came back, he found him immediately and said to him: "Chenglu, I have always treated you as my own son. Your brother Chengdou will be in the future." I want to take the imperial examination route, and the business I built for my father during his half-life in the army will only be in your hands in the future!"

How could Mao Chenglu not be moved after hearing this?
Mao Wenlong is now the commander-in-chief of Pidao, so even if he is Mao Wenlong's adopted son, he will only be the deputy commander-in-chief of Pidao. But if Mao Wenlong can be promoted and enter Beijing to serve in the Chinese Army's Governor's Mansion, then he Then he became famous.

Now Mao Wenlong's words are a reassurance for Mao Chenglu. Mao Chenglu no longer has to worry about his future, because Mao Wenlong's words make it clear that his position will be reserved for him in the future. Mao Wenlong treats him so well. Mao Chenglu What else is there to be dissatisfied with?

It has been almost a month since Mao Wenlong left Liaodong. During this period, the war to regain Liaodong has been going on. However, because it has already entered winter, the weather is severe and snowy, especially in Liaodong, so the Ming army did not Anxious to continue heading north, they connected the already captured Haeju Guards to the North Korean Uiju City line to form a line of defense.

The only larger-scale battle during this period was the attack on the former Dingliao Youwei Phoenix City. However, although there were thousands of Jianu garrison defenders in Phoenix City, under the siege of multiple Ming army troops, they could not After only holding on for one day, they launched a sneak attack on the city. Now the fighting will of Jiannu soldiers is very weak, and they are no longer as tenacious as when Huang Taiji was there.

But even though the Ming army stopped its northward offensive, the loss of the Liaodong Peninsula was enough to scare Jiannu.Especially in Dorgon, which is in the core area, the Ming army's defense line has now advanced to the Haizhou Guard line, which is less than [-] miles away from Liaoyang City, the old capital of Jiannu. At this distance, once the Ming army launches an attack, they will be There was no time to react.

Once Liaoyang City fell, there would be no barriers in front of the capital Shenyang City. With the city's defense force, it was absolutely impossible to stop the attack of the Ming army, and it was only a matter of time before it was captured.

Therefore, there was already chaos in Shenyang City at this time, and some people even publicly expressed their intention to surrender to the Ming Army. Those who refused to surrender had no intention of resisting the Ming Army, but wanted to escape from Shenyang City. Escape to the northeast.

But whether it is surrender or fleeing to the northeast, it is a dead end for Dorgon. He doesn't think he will end up with a good end after surrendering to the Ming army.

As for escaping to the northeast, that is a dead end, because the northeast is Mang Gurtai's territory at this time. He and Mang Gurtai have been fighting fiercely this year, and Mang Gurtai is willing to fight against him at this time. Did he lend a hand?
Of course, Mang Gurtai cannot tolerate Dorgon. Since ancient times, many parties have fought for hegemony, and whoever dares to claim the throne will be the target of public criticism.

After the death of Huang Taiji, Mang Gurtai and Amin were the only two living ones among the four Baylors, and they were the most qualified to control the throne. However, in the end, Dorgon, who was not even qualified to compete, was He became the leader of Daikin, but squeezed them all away. How could they not hate Dorgon?

So this year, Mang Gurtai is in the northeast and Amin is in the southeast. Although the two sides are not at peace, they are trying their best to squeeze Dorgon into fighting. Dorgon's sphere of influence is being encroached and oppressed by Mang Gurtai and Amin. Down, it's getting smaller and smaller.

However, whether it is Mang Gurtai or Amin, the one they want to get rid of is Dorgon, and not Yebushu, the puppet Khan of Dajin. Now Yebushu has been helped to the throne by Dorgon. Moreover, it has also received the support and recognition of all banners and tribes. This matter has become undisputed. Naturally, Mang Gurtai and Amin will not go against the trend.

Therefore, neither Mang Gurtai nor Amin denied Ye Bushu's orthodox status. They just wanted to get rid of Dorgon in the name of "clearing the emperor's side".

It is precisely because of this that Ye Busu's biological mother, Yan Zha, is more inclined to flee to the Northeast than to wait to die in Shenyang City. Among the three forces in Jianzhou, Mang Gurtai is the most powerful , if it can be protected by Mang Gurtai, then it will naturally be much safer.

Therefore, Yan Zha began to secretly contact Mang Gurtai, hoping that Mang Gurtai could save her and Ye Bushu from leaving Shenyang City. Mang Gurtai was naturally positive about this. After all, if he could control Ye Bushu, Then controlling the orthodoxy of Daikin will be of great help to him in expanding his power and unifying Daikin.

At this time, Dorgon was completely unaware of this, because he could no longer care about the orphans and widowers Yan Zha and Ye Bushu. He was busy dispatching troops and generals to strengthen Liaoyang City. and the defense of Shenyang City, prepared to resist to the death.

Yanzha was originally the concubine of Huang Taiji, with a low status and no background. Yebushu was just a concubine before. Both mother and son had little ability. Therefore, although Dorgon initially treated them The two of them stared very closely, but over time they had already relaxed their vigilance.

However, the Ming army has no plans to march. Zhu Tianqi has ordered Yuan Chonghuan to temporarily suspend his troops, consolidate his rule over the Liaodong Peninsula, stabilize the people's sentiments, and operate well. After next spring, the weather will get warmer. Then continue north, attack Shenyang City in one fell swoop, and regain Liaodong.

However, although the northward offensive gradually slowed down, Zhu Tianqi strengthened his penetration into the northern region of North Korea and deployed a large number of troops to various towns on the northern border of North Korea.

The entry of the Ming army has brought tremendous pressure to Amin in northern North Korea. Now that he is trying to attack North Korea and become king in North Korea, it is too late to think of ways to protect himself!
Amin's station was originally in the original Hetuala City of Jianzhou Wei, but now that the Ming army has mobilized a large number of troops on the North Korean border, Amin feels that it is no longer safe to stay in Hetuala, especially once the Ming army moves north, Liaoyang City and The city of Shenyang is definitely in danger.

The Ming army stationed on the border of North Korea would definitely go north at the same time. Hetuala was located in the southeast of Shenyang City, so it was inevitable that Hetuala would not escape. Therefore, Amin could only move to his northeast to avoid the Ming army's advance.

While Mang Gurtai was busy rescuing Yan Zha and Ye Bushu from Shenyang City, Amin suddenly led his army to attack Jilin City. Mang Gurtai was shocked when he heard the news, but when he led his army to rescue By that time, Jilin City had fallen into Amin's hands, and Mang Gurtai had to admit defeat.

However, although Jilin City is a big city, it is located at the southern edge of Mang Gurtai's sphere of influence after all. Mang Gurtai did not send heavy troops to guard it. Now that the city was lost, although he was angry, he did not take it too seriously. After all, what he is most concerned about now is how to get Ye Bushu.

However, Mang Gurtai still underestimated Amin's ambition. After winning Jilin City, Amin was not satisfied. Especially after he saw that Mang Gurtai seemed to have no intention of taking back Jilin City, Amin felt that now It was a good opportunity to capture the city. Only ten days later, Amin once again led his army to attack Ninggu Tower in the northeast of Jilin City, and captured the city three days later.

This time, Mang Gurtai simply did not send reinforcements, because he could no longer care about talking to Amin. His internal agents in Shenyang City had already come into contact with the Yanzha family, and took advantage of Dorgon's departure to Shenyang City. During the break in Liaoyang, Mang Gurtai's underlings secretly sent Yan Zha and Ye Bushu out of Shenyang City. Mang Gurtai sent troops outside the city to respond and brought the mother and son back to Alchuka City.

Dorgon was shocked when he heard the news and hurried back to Shenyang City from Liaoyang City. However, it was no longer possible to solve the problem. Dorgon's inner anger gradually turned into fear, and Ye Bushu's deeds were lost. An orthodox puppet, Dorgon is nothing in Shenyang City.

Except for his two flags, Zhengbai Banner and Xiangbai Banner, all other flags will no longer be loyal to him. It will be a matter of time before they betray him.

Especially now, facing the threat of the Ming army, the soldiers and people in the city are panicked. The calls for sneak attacks and escapes are getting louder day by day. There are already very few people who are willing to stay and defend the city.

Now that Ye Bushu is gone, no one is willing to stay and live and die with him.

Thinking of this, Dorgon had to start thinking about his own safety and future. He immediately ordered that all the scattered Xiangbai Banner and Zhengbai Banner troops be withdrawn to Shenyang City.

(End of this chapter)