A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 390: Beijing changes hands, Qufu becomes Holy Duke
There are already Chinese cavalry cruising in the wilderness of North Zhili.

The sudden sound of musketry in the wilderness shocked Emperor Luan Jia three times a day as he headed south.

Fortunately, there were more than 40,000 soldiers in the emperor's army. Even if they were discovered, the Chinese army's sentry cavalry did not dare to charge forward. They just watched from a distance, and then withdrew when the Shun army's cavalry came to drive them away. Before leaving, they did not forget to open fire. Two shots were fired, causing several capable Emperor's guards to fall to the ground.

Wang Chongzu looked at the surrounding wilderness. Without the protection of the city, he now had no sense of security.

"accelerate."

he urged.

He no longer trusts his own army very much. Only the tall and solid city can provide comfort.

Gu Junen was riding on his horse, looking back in the direction of Beijing City, and couldn't help but sigh softly.

There, only Liu Zongmin and 50,000 soldiers were left. The Dashun Army entered the city for a year before leaving this majestic giant city in a hurry.

Still in such an awkward way.

The Chinese army invaded the city.

For a normal army, this method may only make people feel hesitant and uneasy, but for the Shunjun whose morale has dropped to the lowest point at this time and who is afraid of the Chinese army, it is extremely The harsh sound broke their last line of defense.

"The Chinese army has entered the city! Liu Zongmin ran away!"

The first month of the third year of Dahua.

As the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Beijing had a very large number of intelligence department personnel, almost second only to Nanjing and Ningbo.

"Brothers, run away!"

However, the commander of the Fifth Army had no intention of attacking by force.

Although some of these people died in the previous wars, the remaining ones are still a great force.

Liu Zongmin did not surrender. He began to try to retreat to the inner city, but soon found that the troops had lost control and wanted to escape.

Liu Zongmin made full use of the climate and poured water directly on top of the city to create an ice city, hoping to stop the Chinese army.

I hope Liu Zongmin can hold on...

……

However, in the chaos of the war, he finally failed to escape and ran into the Chinese army who was occupying various important places.

They could already see their power by being able to take advantage of the chaos to send Yan Shizhao away.

Without the protection of the tall city wall, the Shun army was even more unable to resist the enemy. All sections of the city wall soon fell. Most of the Shun army threw down their weapons and surrendered, while a small number fled among the people.

The Fifth Army of the Chinese Army arrived at the gates of Beijing and officially began to attack the city. Although they were at a numerical disadvantage, the 50,000 Shun Army soldiers still huddled in the city and did not dare to fight.

Hit in the chest by a stray bullet.

At night, some gangsters started to cause chaos in the city, and they could be heard everywhere shouting:

Very easily, the city fell into chaos.

Some government offices were even set on fire, which strengthened their credibility and confused the situation.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Chinese army launched an attack overnight, and they all attacked together in the city. The soldiers on the city wall lost their fighting spirit, and felt the gunshots coming from behind. Suddenly, the situation was in chaos, and hundreds of soldiers surrendered without a fight.

The last resistance was over.

Beijing changes hands.

……

The army on the other side is also progressing very smoothly.

With the defeat of Shun's army, Shandong's defense line collapsed without a fight. The 300,000-strong army was defeated, let alone them? Why is there any need to resist? This is what most soldiers have in mind.

As a result, no one could resist the advance of the Chinese army. Yan Chengfang's army was divided into several units, pursuing the scattered Shun army in all directions and occupying various cities.

The soldiers had no morale and were almost on the verge of collapse.

One of them reached outside Qufu City.

After receiving the news that the Chinese army had arrived on the outskirts of the city, the contemporary Yanshenggong Kong Yinzhi immediately ordered his attendants:

"Take out the prepared lowering table."

His political sense was extremely keen. He had already started writing when the Shun army was defeated by the Chinese army, which came in handy at this time. But even so, he still felt a little emotional: the Shun army had just captured Beijing a few days ago, but it was not long before the Chinese army came again.

His confidant was a little hesitant:

"Do you want to surrender to the Chinese army? Sir, I heard that they are not very friendly to the scholar-bureaucrats..."

"It's just a small reduction in rent, in exchange for surviving troubled times safely, but it's a very profitable business."

"I'm not worried about this... My lord, you don't know that some common people went to the government in Dahua to complain to the gentry, but the government in Dahua actually accepted the case. Those gentry were all punished, I'm worried..."

"I am Duke Yansheng, a descendant of the most holy King Wenxuan of Dacheng! How can I be the same as other ordinary scholar-bureaucrats!"

Indeed, the flowing dynasty and the iron-clad Yanshenggong had extremely high prestige among the scholars, and no dynasty would easily touch them, or even win over them.

He has the confidence.

At that time, Emperor Jiajing had deprived Confucius of his royal title and changed it to Dacheng, the Holy Master. They even dared not to admit that "all Ming Dynasty titles in the temple were left unused." This alone could be a major crime. , but nothing happened.

Not to mention that they even said it themselves:

"There are only three families in the world: mine, Jiangxi Zhang, and Fengyang Zhu. Jiangxi Zhang has Taoist morale; Fengyang Zhu has a bad family spirit."

It was the second year of Chongzhen at that time, and the Ming court's rule over various places was still very consolidated, so he dared to say this.

But it does show that they are special.

And when the steward heard this, he felt relieved, it was indeed true.

So a few people got dressed and put on their watches.

When the leader of the Chinese army led his troops to Qufu, what he saw was the open door and Yan Shenggong and others lined up.

This scene seemed familiar. The Shun army had enjoyed it a few years ago, as well as the Ming army when they marched north three hundred years ago.

Now, it's Hua Jun's turn.

Soon, their situation was sent to Nanjing City.

Also sent together were many bold people's accusations against Yan Shenggong's lineage. They also knew the reputation of the Hua Dynasty. Although they were worried that Yu Yanshenggong would still be protected by the court like in previous dynasties, they also did not want to let it go. At this opportunity, many people reported it almost with the determination to die. It can be seen from the letters that their grievances are also deep.

After all, except for the direct lineage of Yan Shenggong, the other children of the Kong family are no different from ordinary tenants.

The bloodline has become extremely weak, and all the children of the Kong family have suffered the same way and been oppressed.

Such a situation made Yan Shishu, the Minister of Military Affairs, and Lu Shaoxian, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, very angry. However, the matter was so important that they did not dare to take charge of it. They could only ask Yan Ling, the chief assistant.

"The new dynasty has no obligation to continue to support the nobles of the previous dynasty."

"Furthermore, even if the emperor breaks the law, he is guilty of the same crime as the common people. The majesty of the law is inviolable."

Yan Ling said calmly, confirming the ending.

(End of this chapter)