Southern Ming, my destiny is too abstract

Chapter 61: Hair-Keeping Volunteers, Hair-Shaving Refugees

Li Dingguo, who was still preparing to welcome the prince in the rear, heard that the prince had arrived at the front camp. He released He Jiuyi and Jin Weixin and hurriedly rode back.

Entering the camp, I saw He Jiuyi and Jin Weixin beside Zhu Cixuan.

Li Dingguo hurried forward, wary of the two men, and said, "Your Highness, there is irrefutable evidence that He and Jin are secretly colluding with Wu Sangui."

"How did Your Highness release them?"

He Jiuyi immediately cried out in injustice: "Prince Jin, even though I have letters from my wife and children, I really have no intention of rebelling against the Ming and surrendering to the Qing."

Zhu Cixuan also nodded and said, "I have already found out that Duke Guang has no intention of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty."

Li Dingguo had a grudge against He Jiuyi and Jin Weixin because they were old party members of Sun Kewang and Ma Jixiang. When he learned that they had been in contact with Wu Sangui's envoys, he had already decided that they were going to rebel against the Ming Dynasty.

But Zhu Cixuan declared on the spot that it was a misunderstanding. He hesitated and was unable to speak, not wanting to offend the prince in public.

Li Dingguo's son, Li Sixing, was even more impatient than his father. He pointed a finger at He Jiuyi and asked, "Since you have received Wu Sangui's letter, why don't you report it to your father?"

He Jiuyi was questioned by the younger generation and said angrily: "I got the letter from my wife and children, why should I report it to the King of Jin?"

Li Sixing stamped his feet and said, "Who knows if you will surrender to the Qing Dynasty out of concern for your family?"

"Wu Sangui raised your wife and children, so you just think about them."

"My eldest brother died on the battlefield, and my mother was murdered by the Eastern Tartars in Yunnan and Yunnan. My father never thought about his wife and children."

He Jiuyi was speechless for a moment.

Zhu Cixuan raised his hand to interrupt Li Sixing's questioning and looked directly at Li Dingguo:
"King Jin, our country has already been destroyed. How can we allow our soldiers to lose their homes?"

"Duke Guang led his army across thousands of miles to rescue the king, and he has fulfilled his duty as a minister."

"But he's still a husband and a father."

"It's been said since ancient times that loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve at the same time, but Father has repeatedly disregarded danger, returning to rescue the Queen Mother and fighting alone in the floods, all for the Queen's safety."

"The royal family values ​​filial piety and righteousness, so how can we embarrass our ministers?"

"Neither my father nor I wish that Duke Guang would fail to fulfill the duties of a husband and a father."

"Let Duke Guang return to Yunnan, reunite with his wife and children, and protect his family."

He Jiuyi was a little moved, his lips trembling, but he didn't say anything.

If he stayed in Hongsawadi, he would no longer be valued as he was suspected of collaborating with the enemy, and the lives of his wife and children would be in danger.

What's more, the Crown Prince and Jin Weixin let him stand in the way.

Zhu Cixuan changed the subject and said solemnly, "It's you, Prince Jin."

"Do you know your crime for not defending Manmo and imprisoning a great general?"

Li Dingguo and his son were stunned for a moment.

Li Sixing even drew his sword and rushed out. When he saw that Bai Wenxuan and Ma Bao's soldiers were all around him, he stopped, staring at Zhu Cixuan with his eyes wide open and gritted teeth.

Li Dingguo hesitated for a moment, then half-knelt to plead guilty:

"In the past, Gongchang Prince Bai Wenxuan scolded me in western Yunnan."

"The Emperor entrusted me with the important task of commanding the national army and restoring the Han Dynasty, but I withdrew my troops, resulting in the massacre and slaughter of the people of Yunnan and Yunnan by the Eastern Tartars."

"I can only die to repay my lord and father."

"Your Highness, I ask that I remain here and die on the battlefield, my loyalty to you."

Although Li Dingguo did not know the story of Yuan Chonghuan, he was very familiar with Wei Yan and Meng Da from the Three Kingdoms period.

Ignoring the king's orders was enough to get him fired.

Zhu Cixuan shook his head: "I have said that I will not let my subjects become like Kong Ming and Yue Fei who died halfway."

"In the martial arts arena, Sun Kewang punished you with a hundred military sticks. Today, I will only punish you with three."

When the Dashi Army first entered Yunnan and Yunnan, the four kings respected Sun Kewang as their leader.

Li Dingguo was dissatisfied and was the first to raise the flag in the military training ground, so Sun Kewang punished him with 100 military sticks.

It was Bai Wenxuan and Feng Shuangli who held Li Dingguo's thighs and waist and made him accept the punishment for the sake of the Dashi Army.

"Your Highness, please punish me."

Zhu Cixuan threw out a jade sceptre.

The moment Li Dingguo touched the jade scepter, he flew backwards, spitting blood from his mouth, and fell to the ground.

Li Sixing, who had been relieved because the punishment was too light, immediately flew into a rage upon seeing this: "Zhu Cixuan, you want to kill my father!"

"My whole family has devoted all their efforts to your Zhu family in vain."

Bai Wenxuan immediately knocked Li Sixing, who was about to rush forward, to the ground.

Ma Bao hurriedly grabbed Zhu Cixuan.

Zhu Cixuan also woke up from his confusion. He had forgotten about the "real man" special attack on his father.

He broke free from Ma Bao and hurriedly helped Li Dingguo up. Seeing that he was not seriously injured, he pressed down his heart that was about to jump out of his throat.

"Prince Jin, you are convinced."

Li Dingguo felt as if he had been hit by a horse.

Suddenly he remembered that Sun Kewang had beaten him with a hundred military sticks, and he could not bear it and bowed his head after being beaten with fifty.

"I submit. From now on, I will obey your Highness's orders."

……

Let the military physician treat Li Dingguo immediately. After seeing that he was not seriously injured,
Zhu Cixuan then asked He Jiuyi to gather the entire army at the training ground.

The soldiers, who originally did not carry armor or weapons, were terrified when they saw Bai Wenxuan's three thousand soldiers.

It was He Jiuyi who hurried out to calm the soldiers.

When they heard that the prince agreed to let them lay down their arms and return home, it caused an even greater shock.

Many people were suspicious, fearing that the Crown Prince and Prince Jin would kill them as soon as they left the camp.

He Jiuyi still came forward to guarantee, and Zhu Cixuan made another promise.

The soldiers in the camp finally felt relieved.

Then they started discussing with this group and that group.

Of course, most people would like to go home if they can.

But this involves a problem.

Yunnan and Yunnan were already the land of the Qing Dynasty.

I need to shave my head!

Our bodies and hair are given by our parents. To damage them is unfilial.

This goes straight to the root of Han etiquette.

Another key.

The prince has pacified Hongsavadi, and they no longer have to wander aimlessly like in previous years.

The Qing Dynasty occupied Yunnan and Yunnan, and they, as soldiers of the Dashi Army, certainly had no land.

In Hongsavadi, they still enjoy these benefits.

At least the prince has paid them enough wages in the past few months.

But the most important thing is.

Can the Crown Prince and Prince of Jin stop Wu Sangui?
If they could keep Wu Sangui inside the Great Wall, they would be willing to wear Ming clothes, keep their Han hair, and settle down in Hongshawadi.

Otherwise, there will only be two options left: death or escape.

Nearing evening, a small number of soldiers still wanted to return to Middle-earth with He Jiuyi for various reasons.

But when they saw the Crown Prince and Duke Guang having people shave their heads, they immediately rebelled.

One of He Jiuyi's deputy generals was imprisoned and felt resentful, so he wanted to go with He Jiuyi.

When he saw the razor approaching his head, he immediately kicked the barber over and snatched a long knife from Bai Wenxuan's soldiers.

He would have committed suicide by cutting his throat.

"I am a Han Chinese. I would rather be a ghost with tied hair than a man with shaved hair."

boom!
Zhu Cixuan knocked him to the ground with a brick and yelled:
"I won't let you die here."

With red eyes, he looked at the dozens of soldiers who were about to grab the knife and commit suicide.

"It's not you who have failed the Han family, your parents and ancestors."

"It is my Zhu family, the emperor, and me who have let down the Han Dynasty and you, for forcing you to abandon Han rituals."

"If you want to commit suicide to apologize to your ancestors, then I must do it first, and the emperor must apologize first."

"Emperor Xiang, Longwu, said, 'Those who shave their heads are refugees, and those who keep their hair are righteous citizens.'"

Zhu Cixuan shed tears: "Whether you shave your heads or not, you are always the people of the Ming Dynasty."

"It's a Chinese boy."

"You will die in a foreign land today and become ghosts in the flood sand. You will never see me restore China."

"That's the real way to let down the Ming Dynasty and the Han family."

Suddenly, a large number of Ming army soldiers rushed to the ground and cried bitterly.

(End of this chapter)