A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 385 Union?

At dawn, the war is gradually extinguished.

The city of Beijing has basically been occupied by the Shun army.

There were many loyal ministers in the Ming Dynasty. Lan An, the Duke of Liang, and Zhang Shize, the British Duke, both led their servants to fight against the Shun army to the end, and both died in the battle.

There were hundreds of Jin Yiwei, and they fought hard to the death.

Although Wang Tigan and others surrendered, the pure army of eunuchs in front of the palace still made the final resistance.

However, this could not change the outcome after all. After a night of fierce fighting, by dawn, the capital had been pacified, and the blood on the steps of the palace had been wiped dry and covered with gorgeous carpets.

Wang Chongzu stood in front of the Ming Dynasty's palace, looked at the splendid palace, and burst out laughing. He had never smiled so happily, so proudly.

Who would have thought that an ordinary farmer in Shaanxi in the past could reach this ninth-five-year position today? Now the Jinluan Palace is in front of you.

If the previous Dashun was somewhat unfair, and people in the world generally regarded the Ming Dynasty as the orthodoxy, then from now on, people in the world would regard his Dashun as the righteous one. How could he not be happy?

"The Ming Dynasty cannot be left without an owner for a day. Who else can be the emperor besides me?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." They were ecstatic.

He is indeed the son of destiny.

A minister from the previous dynasty came over and said in a frightened voice: "Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty."

At this time, the King of Shu, Zhu Zhishu, stood up.

News of the fall of Beijing spread throughout the country like a gust of wind, causing shock to people all over the world.

At this time, Hong Chengchou was still leading his army and was stopped outside Juyong Pass. After receiving the news, he sighed deeply and then put down his weapons.

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Like the wind and the remaining clouds, the entire Northland surrendered to Dashun. Only a few cities were unwilling to surrender, but they were quickly captured.

The King of Shu was so proud that he contacted the governor of Sichuan, the commander-in-chief and others.

Behind him, his soldiers were cheering. From the power of the dragon, what they fought hard for was just this moment.

And now that Beijing has been captured and the emperor is dead, the remaining Ming armies in other places have no meaning in resisting. After Shunjun took over Shanhaiguan, they contacted Li Zunzu, who immediately expressed his willingness to surrender to Dashun.

Wang Chongzu was in a good mood, waved his hand and said:
"You have all made great achievements in conquering Beijing this time, and you should be greatly rewarded."

He said this to his royal ministers, who unanimously agreed, so they all knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Greetings to your Majesty."

The few remaining provinces in the south that were loyal to the Ming court were suddenly at a loss as to what to do.

This is also a time when everyone is hesitant. Since someone is willing to take on the heavy responsibility, it is the best. After some contact, he received the support of most officials and officially proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu, with the reign title Longwu.

But it's obvious that not many people buy his account anymore. After all, only two and a half provinces are still holding the Ming court flag at this time, and the rest of the provinces have already changed their flags. There is Zhang Xianzhong beside him, who is eyeing the entire southwest.

Fortunately, Zhang Xianzhong's army has stopped attacking recently. The Great Western Emperor had no time to worry about the war in the south.

Dashun captured the entire northern part of the Ming Dynasty, which gave him a strong sense of crisis.

At least on the surface, Dashun was really extremely powerful at this time, and he even felt that Dahua might not be as powerful as him. After capturing the entire north, Wang Chongzu quickly began to organize the restoration of production, start the imperial examination, and reorganize the army. His ambitious appearance made Zhang Xianzhong wary.

The Ming Dynasty fell, and at this time they had transformed from tacit allies to enemies vying for the throne.

I'm afraid the battle will come soon.

Looking at Dashun who was dominating the northern border, he felt a hint of fear.

"So you are here to form an alliance with me?"

Yan Quan stared at Zhang Xianzhong's envoy below. A few days ago, he entered the area ruled by Dahua and was immediately arrested. However, he claimed to be the envoy of Emperor Daxi and wanted to meet Emperor Dahua, so he was sent to Nanjing and received at the court meeting.

"Exactly." The messenger's psychological quality was quite good. At this time, he calmly cleared his throat and said loudly:
"In the name of my Lord, I seek an alliance with His Majesty."

"The current situation in the world is just like the three kingdoms in the past. The world is divided into three parts. The king lives in the southeast, my lord lives in the southwest, each occupying one side, and Wang Er occupies the north. Just like Cao Wei back then, it is extremely threatening. If our two families do not join forces to fight against the enemy , once the Shun army moves south, there is a danger of being defeated one by one."

"It is because peace will benefit both sides, and division will hurt both sides. Therefore, my lord is willing to form an alliance with His Majesty and advance and retreat together."

There was silence in the court, and then all the officials couldn't help but smile.

The world is divided into three parts, and Dashun is the most prosperous. It seems that Zhang Xianzhong has not seen the situation clearly at all.

Today's Dashun, whether it is economic, military or the stability of its rule, is not as good as the steady and rapid development of Dahua in the south. Why does it need to "alliance with Liu and resist Cao"?
And Zhang Xianzhong is even less comparable to Ji Han in the past. Ji Han occupied the southwest and had favorable geographical advantages, but Zhang Xianzhong's Huguang was undefeated and faced Wang Chongzu's military front.

He came here to request an alliance without fully understanding the situation. Zhang Xianzhong may have been frightened by Wang Chongzu's terrifying military front that attacked Beijing, and had forgotten the fear of being dominated by clan soldiers when he tried to take over Zhejiang.

The messenger saw the contempt of everyone, his face darkened, and he said:

"I'm afraid it may not be a good thing that your country despises Dashun so much. This is a strong enemy. Be careful that this land of six provinces, sixty-seven prefectures and six states in the south of the Yangtze River has been painstakingly managed. It has become a wedding dress for others. You will regret it later."

Yan Quan laughed and said:
"There is no need for the Eight Kings to worry about this. We have our own way of dealing with it."

Calling Zhang Xianzhong the Eighth King, he obviously did not recognize his imperial title, which made the envoy's face even more ugly. However, he was on the opponent's territory at this time, so it was not easy to have an attack, so he had to retreat. Yan Quan did not embarrass him and let him go. He leaves.

Zhang Xianzhong quickly received a reply from the envoy, which was even more irritating and angry.

In his opinion, although Dahua's firearms are indeed sharp, as far as he knows, Wang Chongzu has vigorously developed ordnance in recent years, and his strength is not bad at all. At this time, he has unified the northern land and gained the name of orthodoxy, which is popular among the people in the world. They have strong morale, even Dahua may not be their opponent.

"Okay, okay, in that case, let's fight against each other! I want to see who can have the last laugh."

After that, Zhang Xianzhong sent his two adopted sons to the front line to consolidate the border defense.

He was worried that Wang Chongzu would choose him as the first target to attack.

(End of this chapter)