Ancestors, please don't crawl out again.

Chapter 48: Machine Guns Mounted on the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests

Gungun was still too weak after all. He was completely unable to understand the thoughts of someone with overwhelming power...

After all, ants don't understand human thinking.

So after learning that Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty had his envoy tortured to death, he was somewhat devastated and first ordered the execution of Haoge...

Because the latter took the lead in opposing his peace plan and even blamed his rash move south for the disastrous defeat.

When Dorgon was able to control the overall situation, he certainly didn't mind showing some tolerance in order to maintain internal unity. He even restored Hauge's title last year. But this time the two white flags suffered heavy losses, and his brothers were all dead. Hauge's Zhenglan Banner suffered the least loss, so his rule over the Qing Dynasty was actually in jeopardy. Why should he be tolerant at this time? Is he betting that Hauge will not kill him when he turns the tables?
The more times like this, the more we must kill Hauge.

More importantly, this time he received support from the remnants of the defeated army who retreated to the north, led by Tunqi and Aobai.

They were truly aware of reality, unlike those in the capital who were still dreaming. Especially those who had faced Yang Feng's Tunqi troops or the remnants of Duoduo's army, they firmly supported Dorgon's peace plan. Although Oboi had never faced Yang Feng, he understood the significance of Ajige and Duoduo's near-total annihilation. Ultimately, with their support, Dorgon imprisoned Haoge under the pretext that he had been accused of plotting to usurp the throne. He then committed suicide in prison under unknown circumstances, thus completely resolving the obstacles to peace.

He then pointed out that when entering the Pass, he had promised to only aid the Ming Dynasty and that he had gone south only to pursue Li Zicheng. However, Hongguang was deceived and stopped by treacherous officials, so he had to punish him lightly. However, Hongguang fled in panic, allowing the evildoers to seize Nanjing and kill Hongguang and the entire court...

This is solid evidence.

In short, our Qing Dynasty is innocent. We are only here to help the Ming Dynasty. Everything that happened before was just a misunderstanding.

What does it mean that the Qing Dynasty wants to seize the Ming Dynasty?
It's all rumors.

Then, Duke Yansheng was brought out and led by him, along with a group of veteran ministers, to the capital to persuade Prince Heng Zhu Youfu to ascend the throne.

As for the royal family, Dorgon had plenty of them.

The one who claimed to be the crown prince before was indeed confirmed to be a fake by veteran officials like Xie Sheng and has been killed, but any other member of the royal family can be found. Prince Heng surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, so he can be the emperor.

Beijing.

"He really knows how to play."

Emperor Gaozu of the Ming Dynasty, who was squeezed in the crowd, looked at the dignitaries walking in front of him with amazement.

"Isn't this the restoration of the Ming Dynasty? Why is it still wearing the Golden Rat Tail?"

He whispered to a bystander nearby.

The latter also wore a rat tail. He glanced at the Taoist robe and Taoist crown on Yang Feng's head.

"Not only can they no longer shave their heads, but they can either keep their hair or their head. Except for monks and Taoist priests, or merchants with travel permits who wish to travel north and south, anyone who dares not shave their heads will have their entire family killed. Now, even without the help of the government, the wealthy families in the local areas are searching door to door with their servants. Those who didn't shave their heads before are now not allowed to keep their hair, and all are shaved into a coin-shaped rat tail. It is said that it was Sun Zhixie, the Minister of Rites, who submitted a memorial stating that the Ming and Qing dynasties were now brothers, and that those who had shaved their heads before were citizens of the Qing dynasty and should remain so. Shaving their heads again would be a violation of their brotherly relationship."

What's more, since the Ming and Qing dynasties were brothers, there should be no distinction between them. The Qing people were like Ming people in the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming people were like Qing people in the Qing Dynasty.

Why should we separate ourselves from each other?"

The man whispered.

“I don’t understand.”

Yang Feng said.

As he said this, he handed the other person a piece of silver.

"Thank you for the reward, Master Dao."

The latter said with a smile.

Then he took Yang Feng's arm and walked back a few steps. When they reached an alley, he looked outside again before lowering his voice.

"Master, if we cut off all the rat tails, wouldn't that leave a way for everyone to retreat? When the Southern Army comes, they'll have to rely on this to identify them. If they're all rat tails, then the Southern Army can just cut off all of them to claim credit. If only the Bannermen do that, then we can just chop off their heads. If they're all the same, then no one will dare to surrender to the Southern Army and they'll just have to fight alongside the Bannermen."

He said.

"But shouldn't the local gentry oppose it? Are they really that loyal to the Qing?"

Yang Feng still didn't understand.

"They haven't been loyal to the emperor for three hundred years, so how can they be loyal to a bunch of people from outside the Great Wall? But they are loyal to their own money and land. That guy in the south who is said to be a demon forced the gentry to jump over the city walls, and now I hear he is forcing them to hand over their land. If his rules are followed, 99% of the gentry in the north would have to jump over the city walls, and those who are currently officials would have their entire families executed. Aren't they afraid? They are the ones who are most dependent on the Qing Dynasty now, but of the 100,000 Eight Banners troops that marched south, less than 10,000 have returned. How can the Qing Dynasty still have any soldiers?

If we let the people cut off this damn thing again, when the Southern Army arrives and the people surrender, how long will it take the Eight Banners Army to cut it down?
After all the trees are cut down, who will give these wealthy families the money to protect their fields?

They are all money-grubbing rats, with no way out, forcing the people to follow them to save their lives."

said the man.

"I see. Which one is Sun Zhixie?"

Yang Feng nodded and said in understanding.

"Well, he's the Minister of Rites. Now the Hongxing Emperor is going to offer sacrifices to heaven and sign a covenant with the Qing Emperor. He has to lead the way."

The man pointed to the front of the marching team and said.

This is the team that offered sacrifices to heaven together with the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

Prince Heng, accepting the advice of Duke Yansheng, had ascended the throne in the capital, proclaiming himself emperor and changing the reign title to Hongxing. He quickly signed an alliance with the Qing, recognizing the Qing's sovereignty over the Mongol tribes beyond Shanhaiguan and establishing a brotherly pact with the Qing Emperor, similar to the Song-Liao era, with the Ming Emperor Hongxing as the elder brother and the Qing Emperor as the younger brother. Following the signing of the alliance, Fulin and his mother would vacate the imperial palace, where they had resided for nearly a year, and return to Shenyang. They would be escorted by Jirgalang and his army of 18,000 bannermen, including a large number of the elderly, women, and children.

Wu Sangui and his companions returned to the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Hongxing issued an edict to recall loyal officials such as Wang Yongji, the former Governor of Ji and Liao, Wu Sangui, the General of Liaodong, Pingxi, Song Quan, the Governor of Miyun, and Gao Di, the General of Guanmen. When the capital fell and Emperor Chongzhen murdered them for their rebellion, the country was in turmoil. Emperor Chongzhen resolutely borrowed troops to suppress the bandits and invited the Qing army south to recover the capital, making their contributions comparable to those of Guo and Li. Therefore, Wu Sangui was granted the title of Prince of Pingxi and Governor of Shanxi and Shaanxi. Wang Yongji, who had already fled south, was recalled to the capital and granted the title of Duke of Huai to assist in the administration. Song Quan and Gao Di, who had previously surrendered to the Qing, were both granted the title of marquis and temporarily appointed as the acting Prime Minister.

Duke Yansheng also stayed in the court to assist in the administration.

All other ministers and generals who surrendered after the Qing Dynasty entered the Pass and were valued by the Qing Dynasty were promoted to a higher level.

The court is still full of upright people.

As one of the main contents of the alliance, the Qing regent Dorgon then led an army of 100,000 Eight Banners to station in northern Zhili and Shandong.

Dorgon, the Prince Regent of the Qing Dynasty, bestowed upon him the title of Regent Uncle to assist in the administration of the Ming Dynasty...

After all, Emperor Hongxing and Fulin were brothers, so Fulin's uncle was of course also Emperor Hongxing's uncle. He was the regent of Fulin and also the regent of Emperor Hongxing.

A Grand Marshal of the Ming and Qing Allied Forces was appointed, with the regent emperor's uncle as the Grand Marshal. He was given the imperial sword and was in charge of the Ming army. Governors, generals and below were allowed to execute first and report later.

but……

The shaving of heads and changing of clothes continued.

Whether they were subjects of the Qing Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, they still had to keep the rat tail.

Although this would still trigger resistance from the people, the problem was that Dorgon obviously didn't care about this. He wanted the support of the gentry. And the latter supported him.

Even the gentry who had previously been unhappy with the changes of clothing and haircuts had already changed their stance and supported them. Some even took the initiative, along with their servants, to hunt down those who were undermining the relationship between the Ming and Qing dynasties. After all, the news from the south was too terrifying. At this time, trade between the north and the south was constant, especially with sea transport. Whatever Yang Feng did in the south would spread throughout Shandong and even northern Zhili within a month. He forced the gentry who had surrendered, regardless of whether they had cooperated with the Qing Dynasty, to jump over the city walls. He confiscated the property and executed those who served as officials for the Qing Dynasty, and even spared no one who surrendered again.

This had in fact alienated the northern gentry. After all, according to this rule, none of those with honors and official positions in the north were spared.

Everyone has to jump over the city wall.

You are a little crazy.

At least you have to allow us to surrender again. There has never been anyone like you since ancient times. Not even the Hu people are like you. Even the Emperor Taizu Gao was not as cruel as you.

brutal!

How cruel!

After he forced the southern gentry to give up land, there was no room for surrender at all.

The gentry in the north are not like those in the south. At least the south has industry and commerce, but in the north, everything depends on land, and land is their lifeblood.

Although our Qing Dynasty also engaged in land grabbing.

But, can that be the same? They are barbarians, and it is reasonable for them to do so. You are the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, how dare the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty do this?
In the end, it turned into the farce in front of Yang Feng.

On the road, the crowd gathered. Led by Sun Zhixie, the Minister of Rites, the Ming Emperor Hongxing, wearing a royal robe and a crown with twelve tassels, rode slowly forward on an elephant carriage, like he was carrying his son, along with the still-underage Qing Emperor. Behind them followed a number of officials, flanked by the Eight Banners Army, who formed ranks for protection. The scene was somewhat chaotic. Yang Feng, however, was looking at the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, standing north of the Circular Mound. Back then, it wasn't called the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, but the Hall of Great Enjoyment. Its shape was not unlike the modern one, save for the completely different colors. This hall wasn't the brainchild of the Qing, but rather the work of Emperor Jiajing.

The hall built by Zhu Di was a regular Mingtang-style hall. When Jiajing rebuilt it, it was reshaped into a modern style. However, the three eaves were in three colors: blue on top, yellow in the middle, and green on the bottom, representing the heaven, earth, and all things. The name was also changed from Daqi Hall to Daxiang Hall.

The Ten Perfect Old Dog was changed to blue and renamed the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

But the modern one was rebuilt during the Guangxu period, and its shape is slightly thinner at that time.

However, this is not a sacrifice to heaven. The sacrifice to heaven is held at the Circular Mound. Next, the two emperors will offer sacrifice to heaven together at the Circular Mound and burn the covenant as a sacrificial text in the incense burner, thus completing the alliance between Ming and Qing.

Afterwards, Fulin and his mother left the capital.

They came here this year to negotiate with the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Because the emperor of the Ming Dynasty at that time was Hongguang, and Hongguang was bewitched by treacherous ministers and refused the Qing army to go south to help him resist Li Zicheng, which led to the war. During this process, the Ming Dynasty had no emperor, so of course the mother and son temporarily lived in the palace and waited. Now Hongguang is dead, the Ming Dynasty has a new emperor, and the negotiations are completed, so of course they have to return to the capital of the Qing Dynasty.

This is the explanation of this war.

As for the Qing army entering the pass, they were invited by the King of Pingxi to help the Ming Dynasty suppress the rebellion. This task has been completed perfectly, but a more terrifying demon has emerged, so they have to continue to help.

Our Great Qing Dynasty is kind-hearted and cannot bear to see the people of the Ming Dynasty being harmed by demons.

The demon calmly watched the two emperors and the nobles behind them walking into the gate of the Temple of Heaven, then turned around and quietly walked towards the dense forest not far away.

Soon after, a golden light suddenly shot out from the dense forest towards the Daxiang Palace.

Of course, no one noticed this scene, after all, it was just a flash in the sunlight.

Daxiang Hall.

top.

Yang Feng suddenly thrust the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand, and the huge golden dome disappeared instantly.

The place where the golden dome was originally placed has become an actually hollow square platform, and you can even see directly below. There are also several officials waiting in the Daxiang Hall. Each of them has a rat tail on his head, but they are also wearing the official hat of the Ming Dynasty, which looks a bit funny. However, they did not notice that the golden dome is gone. They are all looking outside, watching the grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven that is about to begin on the Circular Mound in the south.

Yang Feng, who was standing on the wooden platform, shook his Fang Tian Hua Ji again, and then his Maxim appeared beside him.

He shook it again, and his adopted daughter and son came out.

These two are the golden boy and jade girl around him. After all, gods have them around them, so he can't lose face. It's just that their toys are more ferocious.

"Aim at the guy up there, wait for my command, then you can shoot at will."

He pointed to the Circular Mound more than 700 meters away and said.

His adopted daughter expertly pedaled the machine gun mount with her foot, pulled the somewhat heavy safety with both hands, and then cranked the handle to adjust the gun's aim. Her brother opened the ammunition box, took out a 200-round belt, and loaded it into the feed port. Her sister also took aim, lowering the muzzle of the gun directly at the Circular Mound. It was already filled with people, and even drums and music had begun. The two emperors were walking up to the top, and the entire area around the Circular Mound was also filled with people.

However, ordinary people were definitely not allowed to enter and watch. Fortunately, the Qing Dynasty was not so strict at that time, so there were onlookers on the south city wall, surrounding trees and buildings, looking at the Circular Mound from a few hundred meters away.

The younger brother then took out his telescope, observed the Circular Mound, and told his sister the distance, who then fine-tuned her Maxim telescope again...

profession.

Already very professional.

Yang Feng stood aside and watched.

The two emperors had already ascended the Circular Mound and began the sacrifice under the auspices of Sun Zhixie.

"Fire!"

Yang Feng said.

My sister pressed the fire button without hesitation.

The smoke from the muzzle of the gun was accompanied by flames, and the whistling bullets cut through the air.

My brother holds up a telescope...

"continue!"

He said.

Then he lowered the binoculars and held the belt with both hands.