Ancestors, please don't crawl out again.

Chapter 71: Mountains and Rivers Forever
As the Lich King fell, the Qing army also collapsed.

Of course, Yang Feng did not show up.

His appearance was a sign of favoring Longwu, at least Longwu had not yet entered the capital.

But the Qing army still collapsed.

"Run! The Confederate Army is entering the city!"

"The Empress Dowager and the Emperor are gone, what are we still fighting for?"

……

Chaotic shouts rang out from the Eight Banners Manchus.

Then, a large number of soldiers and even generals abandoned the battle and fled north in a chaotic manner. The situation quickly spread, even though most people still did not hear the gunfire from the Chaoyang Gate. The distance was too great, and the gunfire was already very weak when it reached here. Even Zhang Xianzhong did not see that place, but the smoke rising from the Qing army in the direction of Tongzhou.

This means that Longwu's vanguard has been discovered by the Qing army.

The Eight Banners Manchu army and the Mongols were also confused by the rout of the Eight Banners Manchus.

This is to protect the Qing Dynasty.

Why did you, the Eight Banners Manchus, escape first?

"Come back, you bastards! The Empress Dowager and the Emperor are gone, but I am still here. I am the Qing Dynasty!"

Dorgon roared angrily.

The battle at this point can only be described as fierce, and it is still unclear who will win.

Although Zhang Xianzhong's 150,000-strong army was indeed fighting a desperate battle, it was ultimately a cobbled-together force, and only a small number of them were truly elite. However, the vast majority of the Qing army were elite, and the entire battlefield had fallen into melee. Moreover, the battlefield was huge, not only Lugou Bridge, but also Nanyuan had become a battlefield, and the fighting among some cavalry even expanded to the west.

In these chaotic battlefields, both the Eight Banners Army and the Mongols were fighting hard.

But more and more Eight Banner Manchus were fleeing.

Dorgon was almost driven crazy.

Of course he understood the reason.

These bastards were frightened by the demon, and many of them had already cleansed themselves secretly, waiting to surrender when necessary. Now it was obvious that they thought the time was right.

Now he was not only angry, but also deeply ashamed.

He furiously urged his warhorse on and led several hundred of his personal soldiers towards the latest group of fleeing Eight Banner Manchus.

He quickly stopped the other person.

"Gu Nadai, go back!"

he shouted.

"Lord Regent, please give us a way out!"

The leading general begged.

"You bastard, you're a Manchu Jueluo from the Zhenghuang Banner, yet you're running away without fighting. Are you worthy of our ancestors?"

Dorgon said angrily.

Wild Boar Skin's nephew Gu Nadai instantly became angry and embarrassed.

"We have failed our ancestors, but are you worthy of them? If you hadn't been so foolish as to bring us into the Great Wall, and not be satisfied with taking the north, you would have also wanted Jiangnan. Would you have provoked that immortal? The Qing Dynasty has fallen to this day, all because of you. Return to our ancestors, the empire our ancestors built has been destroyed in your hands!"

He pointed at Dorgon's nose and cursed.

Dorgon was speechless in an instant.

But then his face turned red.

"Brother Dog, this bastard, kill him, kill this bastard!"

He roared angrily.

The loyal soldiers behind him immediately raised their bows and arrows at Gu Nadai.

"Kill Dorgon, and we will surrender to the Ming Dynasty. I have already cleansed myself!"

Gu Nadai roared.

At the same time a sharp arrow flew towards him.

He was hit in the head by an arrow.

But just as he fell, the arrows from the Qing troops following him were also shot.

Dorgon was almost shot, and his personal soldiers rushed forward behind him.

"Kill, kill all these bastards."

He roared, knife raised.

It can be said that he, who has been through many battles, suddenly turned around in surprise.

A small group of Ming troops who had come from a distance at some point in time had stopped, dismounted and raised their muskets.

He turned around without hesitation.

But the next moment, those muskets spewed out smoke.

Dorgon rolled off his horse at top speed. Almost at the same time, bullets whizzed towards him, and one bullet hit his horse directly. The horse fell down with a cry of grief. The surrounding personal guards immediately rushed forward. Dorgon looked at the Ming army on the opposite side who were reloading bullets and quickly ran to one of his personal guards...

"Dorgon is dead!"

"Dorgon is dead!"

……

Chaotic shouts rang out among the Qing troops fighting with the imperial guards.

Then they scattered and ran away wildly, shouting like this.

Dorgon ran anxiously.

But just as he reached one of his personal guards, before he could mount his horse, the guards suddenly fell into chaos. He watched in astonishment as a group of Ming soldiers charged in from the flank. The young general in the lead charged fiercely at him, spearing down his personal guards repeatedly. Without giving it any time to think, he quickly mounted his horse. At the same moment, gunfire rang out from behind him. He fell to the ground screaming amidst the whistling bullets. Fortunately, he was only injured in the leg, and he struggled to his feet. A retreating personal guard passed by him and grabbed him. He grabbed the horse and climbed onto it. Although he finally made it, the horse could no longer run.

"Go down!"

he shouted.

But at this time, the young general was already dozens of steps away.

The personal guards bravely dismounted and rushed towards the general with spears in hand.

The latter threw the spear in his hand.

Dorgon had just climbed onto the saddle when the spear came like a huge javelin. Although it did not pierce his back, it pierced his waist diagonally, easily penetrated his armor, and pierced his kidney. He fell down screaming in pain, and the general also knocked away his personal soldiers and rushed straight in front of him.

Due to the limitation of the spear, Dorgon maintained a very shameful posture on the ground.

The latter pulled out his spear.

"My humble name is Li Dingguo, but are you Dorgon?"

He said.

Dorgon lay on the ground wailing.

In the sky, Yang Feng turned eastward with satisfaction and flew towards Tongzhou.

Bali Bridge.

A torrent of cavalry surged past.

Among these cavalrymen, Longwu, dressed in golden armor, looked excited.

He finally succeeded.

And the success was perfect. After all, among the other vassal kings at that time, the one closest to the capital was only Prince Huai who was still in Linqing. With the joy of becoming the new king, he rushed across Bali Bridge, but the next moment a huge dragon head appeared in front of him.

He was so frightened that he stopped immediately, then dismounted and knelt down to kowtow to Emperor Taizu Gao.

"What terms did you negotiate with Daishan?"

Yang Feng asked.

Daishan must have been bribed.

"To Emperor Taizu Gao, I have no private dealings with Daishan.

However, when I arrived in Tianjin, I learned that Daishan had committed suicide in Jinan. After his suicide, his son Wakda led 5,000 of his eight banners, including Manchus and Mongolians, to revolt and join forces with the Shandong armies to wipe out Daishan's forces. As Taizu had previously issued an edict granting amnesty to all those who had purged themselves, I pardoned his crime and sent Luo Luohun as Zheng Sen's deputy to raid the capital.

Longwu said quickly.

Of course, he must have made a private agreement with Daishan.

Daishan wanted to save his children and grandchildren, but he didn't want to be castrated at such an old age. Anyway, he wouldn't live long, so he simply made an agreement with Longwu. He would watch Longwu pass through his defense line and head north, and then let his grandson Luo Luohun serve as Longwu's vanguard to raid the capital. He would then commit suicide, and his son Wakda would castrate himself with his men, so that he could save his life. However, strictly speaking, Longwu still secretly colluded with Daishan.

Of course, he would definitely not leave any evidence.

This kind of thing doesn't require him to be involved in it, he can just find a middleman, and he doesn't even need to know about it, he just needs to understand it. He really doesn't know!

Someone suggested to him that he take a gamble and risk crossing the Daishan defense zone.

He took a gamble.

Then the bet was won.

It's that simple.

As for the agreement with Daishan, he had no idea about it!

In short, there is definitely collusion, but there will definitely be no evidence left.

In fact, this is the standard practice of monarchs.

After all, Longwu wanted to be the emperor. He was a politician, and playing politics meant exchanging interests. That is, he was under pressure from Yang Feng, so he had no other choice. If it weren't for Yang Feng, Daishan wouldn't even have to undergo castration, and he could even have become a duke for generations.

As for Yang Feng...

He's not into politics.

His way of playing is not the way of an emperor.

The real Zhu Yuanzhang also conferred titles on many surrendered Mongolian nobles.

"Hmph, you'd better not have any. Even if I return to heaven, I will still be watching you."

Yang Feng sneered.

Then the dragon took off into the sky.

Longwu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and hurriedly sent Emperor Taizu Gao off respectfully.

Then he got up and mounted his horse, continuing to rush towards the capital city which was not far away. Soon he entered the city as a victor, greeted by Luo Luohun and others who had opened the city gates to welcome him. After welcoming King Chuang and the Qing army, this city once again welcomed the Ming army.

Master Wang!
It is to be welcomed.

But fighting was still going on in the city.

After all, there was still a part of the Eight Banners Army left in the city.

But they were surrounded and beaten by the young and strong men in the city, and even by friendly forces, and they could only fight stubbornly and wait for death.

By this time, Yang Feng had already landed in Gongbei City, on the east bank of Lugou Bridge. Liu Wenxiu, who had just carried Zhang Xianzhong in, looked at him in astonishment, then hurriedly led the city soldiers to greet Emperor Taizu Gao. Yang Feng dismounted the dragon and approached the dying Lich King, who lay there weakly, looking at him, having been shot in the chest and breathing only a breath left.

"I have said that I rebelled because I was starving to death. Therefore, if a monarch is incompetent and causes the people to starve to death, then the people have the right to rebel. I also promised to give you a good end."

Yang Feng said.

"If I died fighting for my country, it would be considered a good end."

Zhang Xianzhong said weakly.

"That's good if you think so."

Yang Feng said.

Then he poked the Lich King with the staff in his hand, and the latter was instantly sucked in.

Liu Wenxiu and others lay on the ground trembling.

But the next moment, Yang Feng swung the staff in his hand, and Zhang Xianzhong came out again in good health.

He stood there looking at himself in amazement.

Then he quickly knelt down.

"I thank the Emperor Taizu Gao for granting me another life."

He kowtowed excitedly and said.

Of course he understood that this meant that neither Longwu nor Longwu's descendants could settle accounts with him later, because his life was no longer a thing of the past, but was given by Taizu. Anyone who dared to settle accounts with him later would be insulting Taizu.

"The rest of my promises to you remain valid. You will remain the King of Shu, but your hereditary governorship of Sichuan is no longer valid. Official positions cannot be hereditary. The Zheng family's hereditary governorship of Fujian, promised by the King of Nanyang, has also been withdrawn by me, and the Mu family's hereditary governorship of Yunnan will also be withdrawn in the future. However, your governorship of Sichuan and Shaanxi will remain valid. You must govern the local areas well and execute those chieftains who dare to cause rebellion. The Xuanwei Offices in Wusi Zang and the various guards in Guanxi will also be rebuilt. Since you enjoy killing people, then kill more of them for the court."

Yang Feng said.

The Lich King still has some governance capabilities.

Of course, it was mainly Sun Kewang. Even this time, Sun Kewang did not follow, but stayed in Sichuan.

"The minister obeys the order."

The Lich King kowtowed and said.

At this time, there was a cheer outside, and then a team of cavalry rushed in.

The leader was leading a horse with a person on its back.

When he saw what was going on inside, he was so frightened that he quickly dismounted and knelt down.

"Your Highness, Li Dingguo, pays homage to the Emperor Taizu Gao. I have captured Dorgon alive and presented him to the Emperor Taizu Gao."

He said.

"Get up, and I'll give you a duke."

Yang Feng said.

Then he looked at Dorgon on horseback.

The latter looked at him silently.

"Although I should torture you dozens of times like Ajige, I don't have that much time. I'll give you a break. Let the new emperor torture you in the future. It will also allow him to prove himself."

Yang Feng said.

Dorgon continued to remain silent.

"Oh, right, Dayu'er and Fulin have been sent to Nanjing. I guess it won't be long before your family can be reunited. We can't live together in life, and we can't be buried together in death. People like you will be crushed to dust. As for her, she will be sold into slavery. It seems that she has already started this promising career. Maybe she is on the ship right now, serving a sailor!"

Yang Feng said with emotion.

Dorgon remained silent...

"Emperor Taizu Gao, he, he seems to have fainted from anger."

Li Dingguo reminded Yang Feng carefully.

Yang Feng......

“How ungenerous!”

He said contemptuously.

After saying that, he flew back onto the dragon.

"Come on, my dear granddaughter, grandpa will take you to heaven to enjoy happiness."

He said to the princess who was holding the phone in both hands, looking like a middle school student who got a phone on Sunday.

An hour later.

In front of the ruins of the Huangji Hall in the imperial palace in Beijing, and in front of countless soldiers and civilians who had entered the palace, Emperor Taizu Gaozu announced that the Prince of Nanyang would inherit the throne and personally placed a twelve-tassel crown on the Prince's head. He also declared the old version of the Taizu Baoxun invalid and promulgated a new version. He stated that the original imperial clan system had been repeatedly tampered with and was no longer intended, so he adopted the new Taizu Baoxun as the imperial clan system.

As for the content, it was the same as what he had planned with Han Xin before.

The military power of the three kings Huai, Yi and Gui was stripped, and the three kings returned to their respective fiefdoms. All their northern expeditionary forces were incorporated into the Imperial Camp to continue to eliminate the Qing demons, and merits were rewarded according to the Imperial Camp. After all, there were still more than 100,000 Qing troops in various places, although the vast majority of them were Eight Banners troops.

The Manchus, Mongols and Han people of the Eight Banners could be pardoned, but the Eight Banners Dajun were not within the scope of the pardon promised by Taizu.

The main reason was that there was no Eight Banners Army at that time.

Since Emperor Taizu Gao did not issue a new imperial edict saying that they could also be pardoned, they must be wiped out.

The military expenses previously incurred by the three kings were reimbursed by the court.

The three kings calculated their military merits separately and granted land according to their military merits.

As for the rest...

Taizu no longer needed to worry about anything else, as the Ming Dynasty already had a new emperor.

The rest is up to the new emperor.

In addition, Taizu personally decided on the reign title for the new emperor, which was of course Longwu, but the dating method was still based on the one already in use at that time.

The capital is still in Shuntian.

But the emperor had to inspect the southern capital every three years.

After Emperor Taizu Gao crowned the new emperor, he took his great-great-great-granddaughters, as well as his adopted sons and daughters, and ascended to heaven on a dragon, returning to the fairyland to report to the Lord Haotian.

As for Dorgon, he was taken to Nanjing by Longwu who came south immediately afterwards, and was tortured to death in front of the Shanhe Yongzhen Monument erected by Emperor Taizu of the Xiaoling Mausoleum himself. The Holy Mother Empress Dowager and the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty were taken to the execution ground to see him for the last time.

(End of this chapter)