In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 283 Give Ming the last dignity
After the Chinese army arrived outside Beijing, Lin Rui did not rush to attack the city. Instead, he divided his troops and surrounded the capital on all sides, completely cutting off the possibility of people in the city escaping.

For a behemoth like Beijing City, Lin Rui had never thought of attacking by force. After all, the towering city walls and wide moat were scary to look at.

And at this point, he didn't feel the need to attack by force. If Lu Xiangsheng had retreated into the city at that time, he might have had to spend a lot of effort to attack the city.

But at this time, Lu Xiangsheng's body had been buried well by him, and there were basically no decent generals and soldiers in the city, so he could defeat them without a fight.

After all, Li Zicheng was the one in the city who took the initiative to open the city gate and surrender, otherwise the invading army might not be able to quickly break through Beijing.

However, what Lin Rui didn't expect was that before he sent anyone to persuade him to surrender, the city took the initiative to send someone over.

"Wu Sanfu, the little man, pays homage to King Hua. Long live the king, long live the king!"

"Excuse me. You must be Wu Sangui's brother, right? Did he send you here?"

Lin Rui looked at the young man who saluted directly after entering the hall, and immediately guessed that this guy was not sent by Chongzhen at all.

"Back to the king, my brother is none other than Wu Sangui. My brother and my father are here because they admire the king's reputation and have specially asked me to come here to ask for instructions about the king's entry into the city!"

Wu Sanfu's attitude became more and more respectful, and he was as cautious as treating the emperor. He didn't ask any conditions at all, and he didn't make any false promises. He directly asked Lin Rui how to enter the city, when to enter the city, and what kind of pomp was needed.

The sincerity of surrender is not small. This is the benefit of controlling the city defense of the capital. Others who want to sneak out of the city to flatter Wu and his son can't do it at all.

"Oh! Could it be said that you and your son have completely taken control of the capital? You have occupied the palace and Chongzhen has been arrested by you?"

Lin Rui said in surprise. He was not surprised at all that Wu and his son would come to sell their goods and surrender. If this was the case and there was no movement from the people in the city, it would be a strange thing. But he didn't expect the first one. It will be Wu Sangui who comes to Toucheng to surrender.

"Back to your Majesty, Your Majesty has appointed my father to be the commander of the Beijing camp and is fully responsible for the city's defense. Now all the city gates and most of the troops in Beijing are under my father's control. They can open the city gates at any time to welcome King Hua and his army into the city. As for the emperor, Cheng and His Majesty Chongzhen, my father does not dare to overstep his bounds and make the decision without authorization, everything is decided by the king!"

Wu Sanfu explained again, which not only showed the current situation in the city, but also reflected the importance of the Wu family.

After listening, Lin Rui finally understood the plan of the Wu family and his son, and felt sad for Chongzhen in his heart. However, he did not want to follow Li Zicheng's example and go directly to the city to force Chongzhen to death and destroy the Ming Dynasty.

Instead, they plan to have an unprecedented peaceful transition of dynasties.

After all, the Ming Dynasty was the most orthodox dynasty that expelled the Mongolian Yuan, restored China, and won the country. Its rule has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is also of great significance to the Han people.

If they were brutally destroyed in this way, I am afraid that many places in the south would resist, and in the future there would be many people with ulterior motives who would cause rebellion under the banner of avenging Chongzhen.

So he planned not to enter the city first, let Chongzhen abdicate by himself, and declare that the Ming Dynasty was unsustainable and could no longer rule thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and hundreds of millions of Han people. Then he would enter the city to establish a new dynasty and establish a dynasty of his own.

He didn't need Chongzhen to abdicate the throne to him and engage in such nonsense. He had conquered the country by himself.

This can be regarded as leaving a decent end to Ming Dynasty, retaining the last trace of respect. After all, there is a big difference between declaring the country's subjugation yourself and being beaten directly to the palace by others.

It's like declaring bankruptcy yourself or being sued for bankruptcy by someone else.

After Wu Sanfu heard what Lin Rui said, he was stunned for a long time without reacting. He obviously didn't expect Lin Rui to be so patient. After all, which hero since ancient times couldn't wait to enter the palace and sit on the throne immediately?
How can someone like Lin Rui give the other party a buffer time and opportunity to deal with the funeral affairs.

After all, Lin Rui did not ask Emperor Chongzhen to surrender, nor did he force him to lead the civil and military officials out of the city to greet him. He did not even ask for Chongzhen to recognize the new dynasty. He simply asked Chongzhen to declare the subjugation of the country, then move out of the palace and give up the place.

It's like one person occupies a house, and now another person comes. He doesn't forcefully occupy it, nor does he ask you for the title deed. He just tells you that you are no longer qualified to live here. Now I want to live here, so hurry up. Clean up and make room.Wu Sanfu had no choice but to tell Wu Sangui and Wu Xiang what Lin Rui said honestly. After listening to it, the father and son were equally surprised, and then their brows furrowed into the character "Sichuan".

Although this way, they no longer have to bear the infamy of being a seller seeking glory, but they also lose the ability to follow the dragon.

After some discussion, the father and son decided that Wu Xiang would go to the palace first, meet with Chongzhen, and convey Lin Rui's words. If Chongzhen disagreed, he would join forces with hundreds of civil and military officers and soldiers to give him advice.

Anyway, King Hua actually made a request, so he had to get it done beautifully.

Inside the palace.

After Wu Xiang was brought in, Chongzhen asked nervously: "Wu Aiqing, is there any movement from the thief?"

In the past few days, Chongzhen was tortured and mentally exhausted. He was always worried about when the Chinese army would launch an attack. Once the Chinese army attacked, would the defenders be able to hold on and for how long?
"Back to Your Majesty, the bandit army has no signs of attacking the city at present. Instead, they sent someone to make a request and asked me to convey it to Your Majesty." Wu Xiang said carefully after considering it.

"Oh, what did Lin Thief ask for?"

Chongzhen's expression changed and he stared at Wu Xiang.

"Back to Your Majesty, Lin Rui said that the Ming Dynasty is now unsustainable..."

Wu Xiang quickly knelt down and explained carefully.

After hearing this, Chongzhen's face turned blue and purple, his fists clenched and unclenched, and finally he sighed helplessly.

"Does Thief Lin have any other requests?"

"Back to Your Majesty, no more. Then Lin Rui said that as long as Your Majesty voluntarily abdicates the throne and declares the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty will be given three days to move out of the palace. The memorial tablets of the previous emperors in the Imperial Ancestral Temple will also be allowed to be moved out and placed elsewhere. From now on, the descendants of the Zhu family will Still available for worship.”

"Does that thief not want me to be in his place?"

Chongzhen said with a look of disbelief, obviously not believing that such a good thing would happen. He could be the king of subjugation, but he would never be the king of surrender.

"Back to your majesty, Lin Rui said that he does not need to abdicate, nor does he need your majesty to lead all the civil and military officials out of the city to greet him, nor does he need the Ming Dynasty to surrender."

"Then did he say how he would arrange for me?"

At this time, Chongzhen finally understood what Lin Rui meant, and he couldn't help but admire Lin Rui's mind. Although he would never surrender, he was also curious about how Lin Rui planned to deal with him.

After all, this kind of thing has never happened before in history.

"Back to Your Majesty, Lin Rui said that he would set aside a piece of land outside the city and rebuild a palace to accommodate His Majesty, His Majesty, His Majesty, His Royal Highness, etc. This will ensure that His Majesty and his family have enough food and clothing."

Chongzhen was not stupid. At this time, he also understood that he had been betrayed by Wu and his son.

Although he was angry and wanted to drag Wu Xiang out and chop him down, he also knew that killing him would not help.

(End of this chapter)