Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 769 Carrying the coffin into the city
The reign name began in Hanwu, and the emperors of all dynasties have kept this tradition since then. Whenever they encounter "auspiciousness from heaven" or internal strife or external troubles, or major events, they must change the reign name.

The reign names used by the emperors in the early days ranged from one to more than a dozen, such as Tang Gaozong had fourteen, but in the Ming Dynasty, most emperors only had one reign name for each person, so later generations used the reign title as the emperor's title .

The year name more or less represented the emperor's expectations for the whole world, and also represented a trace of the emperor's ambition. The Emperor Daxing set the year name as Longwu in the hope that the Ming Dynasty would prosper with martial arts, defeat the eastern captives, and recover the land.

Long Wu's life was wasted and he went through ups and downs. In his early years, he was worried and indignant about state affairs, and he fought for the king, but because of his clan status, he was sent to prison and placed under house arrest.

The country was in decline, the mountains and rivers were lost, Emperor Anzong of Nanjing and King Lu of Hangzhou were captured by the Qing army successively. When the country was in danger and the nation was about to be reduced to slaves, Long Wu stepped forward and shouldered the responsibility of rejuvenating China. Great responsibility, inspirational to restore the ancestral foundation.

"I don't drink alcohol today, and I am good at official affairs. I have insight into the past and the present. I have a high level of thinking, and I have never seen it under the light." Huang Daozhou, a great scholar who died for his country, said so.

"Today, it is simple and simple. For the honor of the emperor, we only wear earthen cloth yellow robes. Gold, silver and jade are not allowed in the palace. Only porcelain, tiles, and ordinary cloth are used. It is no different from a small farmer's house."

"There are only five cart books from Conglong."

"Diligent in political affairs, determined to revive, have the spirit of the ancestor of ZTE, determined to restore."

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Compared with many emperors of the Ming Dynasty, Longwu is undoubtedly more like an emperor than them. He is alone, trying to restore the collapsed Ming Dynasty, thinking of recovering Nanjing and implementing the ambition of ZTE, but collapsed in the battle of Nanjing. With endless regret, Zhongdao collapsed.

Man Qing trampled on the Central Plains with iron hoofs, flooded the world with blood, and lived in peace and happiness... The world has not been settled, the country has not recovered, how much Longwu is unwilling.

The emperor died on August [-]th in the fourth year of Longwu in the Ming Dynasty. The king of Hengyang County and General Yan of the Ming Dynasty thought that the emperor had avenged his shame, and followed the emperor's last edict to only bury Nanjing. , That is to avenge the shame of the Han family, fight for the glory of the Han people, and fight for the emperor Daxing.

On August 22, the fourth year of Longwu, various ministries of the Ming army broke into Nanjing. Unfortunately, at this moment, Emperor Daxing could never see it.

In the south of Nanjing City, at the foot of Zijin Mountain, Xiaolingwei, Wang Yan wears armor inside, a white plain coat on the outside, a white silk belt around his waist, and white silk on the Liushen helmet. Tang Wang, Jin Shenghuan and many other ministers are like this .

Thousands of armored soldiers are all plain, and there are many white flags.

"Your Highness, Zheng Guo's surname has arrived, and the ceremony can begin!" Gu Yuanjing, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, stepped forward, restrained his emotions, and said in a low voice.

Except for the soldiers who attacked the city, the emperor must be the first to enter the city. Wang Yan is to establish a legal system for Tang Fan.

Transfer the legal system of the Ming Dynasty from Cheng Zu's lineage to the hands of Tang Fan.

From then on, since Chongzhen died for the country, the situation where many small courts and many vassal kings competed for the establishment of the Ming Dynasty in the south will come to an end.

Although Long Wu did not ask Wang Yan to ask Gu, but he wanted to return to the central government forcefully as a minister of Tuogu. Only when the central government was legal and recognized by the world, would it be meaningful for him to regain control of the government.

However, he was able to turn the tide, regained Nanjing's merits, and his reputation was at the height of the sky. Jin Shenghuan and Zheng Chenggong had to stand aside.

At this time Wang Yan separated from the people around him and walked back to the mourning hall, where everyone in the tent stood silently.

He walked very slowly, and his footsteps seemed a little staggering. The ministers and King Tang standing on both sides felt a little strange when they saw this.

Finally, Wang Yan walked up to the coffin, knelt down on one knee, leaned on the coffin with trembling hands, and suddenly let out a heart-piercing cry, "Your Majesty, Nanjing, I beat you down for Your Majesty..."

It has been more than ten days since the emperor died. Although embalmed, the weather is hot and the corpses are beginning to rot. The ministers have already cried what they should cry. At this time, most of them have calmed down, and the joy of defeating Nanjing is more important. .

When they saw Wang Yan bursting into tears suddenly, holding the coffin and crying bitterly, many people were stunned and stupid, because even when the emperor died, King Hengyang was not so sad, why did he cry so painfully now after defeating Nanjing? Desperate?

"Your Majesty and my minister have supported each other so far, and now the northern captives still occupy half of the wall. Your Majesty has left me in the middle way, and my minister is very sad." Wang Yan lay down beside the coffin, supported the coffin, and cried bitterly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I know Your Majesty is still unwilling to witness the restoration of the two capitals with your own eyes, but since Nanjing is within five fingers, Your Majesty can be at ease, and I will live up to His Majesty's entrustment, complete His Majesty's revival ambition, and wipe out the eastern captives, so as to comfort Your Majesty's spirit in heaven!"

The ministers in the tent saw Wang Yan like this, and many emotional civil servants also wiped their tears with their sleeves.

However, the king of Tang saw some tricks and had a bad heart. Wang Yan claimed to be the successor of Longwu's behest, and he wanted to do his job.

When the old man died, the one who cried the most and most ruthlessly was naturally the closest person.

Wang Yan cried hard, partly because he was really emotional, and the other part was because everyone was there, crying for them, the subtext was, he kissed the emperor, you are not as sad as me, so the emperor's last will, It's up to me to take control of the center for him and lay the foundation first.

Tang Wang was robbed by Wang Yan, and he was depressed. This Wang Shiheng was no longer the previous Wang Shiheng, and he became more and more shameless.

"Your Highness, please mourn!" At some point, Chen Bangyan stood beside Wang Yan, helped him up and said, "The hour is almost over."

In Nanjing City, Tongji Gate has been opened by the Ming army, and the streets on both sides of Taiping Street have been put under martial law by Ming soldiers in plain clothes.

At the gate of the city, an old minister with a gray beard and tearful voice shouted, "Emperor Daxing is respectfully invited to enter the city!"

This voice continued to spread among the Ming troops on both sides of the street, and soon spread from Tongji Gate, along Taiping Street, to the whole city.

Not much more, thousands of soldiers with white banners opened the way ahead and held a guard of honor. A golden coffin slowly walked towards the city gate.

The soldiers of the Ming army were surprised to find that the one carrying the coffin in front was King Hengyang, the other three were King Tang, Gao Yigong, and Zheng Chenggong, and the four behind were Wang Shixiu, Liu Shun, Wanji, and Wang Deren.

They walked very slowly, very lightly.

"Nanjing, it's been four years, and His Majesty has come to Beijing."

The ministers cried together. This is also the shame that they stepped into Nanjing again after four years.

At this time, many people from Nanjing City gradually gathered on both sides of the street. They were not familiar with the emperor, but their emotions were still strong.

The subjugated people were trapped under the rule of the barbarians, but they still had a hope in their hearts, because they knew that the emperor of the Han people had ascended the throne in a place further south, and the Han people still had a sustenance when the emperor of the Han people was there.

When the homeland is bright and the emperor is here, they can hope that one day, Master Wang will have a chance to fight back.

Now, Master Wang is really back, and the emperor is also here. Naturally, they want to pay respects to this emperor who never abandons the survivors and is determined to recover.

As the coffin entered the city, the sound of crying spread from Tongji Gate to both sides of Taiping Street.

Scholars and high officials cry for their fathers, ordinary people cry for their emperors, and more often they cry for their own miserable lives for four years.

Jinling Jinxiu Land is already in depression and dilapidated. The originally peaceful and prosperous life has disappeared, the family property has been ruined, the shops have been taken away, and the grievances of four years can finally be vented.

The movement in the inner city quickly spread to the whole city, and the crying could be heard from ten miles away.

After the Ming army took control of the inner city, nearly a hundred red cannons were pulled into the city and began to bombard the entire city.

After the Ming army entered the city, Boluo locked himself in the original emperor's palace. No matter how much his subordinates begged him outside, Boluo was still unwilling to come out.

A big defeat outside the Great Victory Pass has already knocked out his spirit. The Ming army invaded Nanjing, and the main force of the Qing army was wiped out in Nancheng. It will be a matter of time before the whole city falls.

Qing had already been defeated, his war was over, completely over, no matter what time the Ming army attacked outside, no matter what he did, it seemed that he could not change the situation of the battle, and Nanjing was none of his business.

Outside the hall, several Qing soldiers were guarding, suddenly there was a sound of hurried footsteps, and Hong Chengchou and a large group of defeated soldiers came outside the hall.

"The prince is still unwilling to come out?" Hong Chengchou asked.

"Reporting to the governor, the servants persuaded me, but the prince just ignored it!" A bannerman outside the door sighed.

Hong Chengchou's face was gloomy for a while, and he said to Lang Tingzuo and others who were very embarrassed beside him: "After all, the prince is too young to withstand setbacks~"

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand, "You guys wait, Bendu goes in to see him."

The bannerman at the door didn't dare to stop him, Hong Chengchou entered the main hall, Boluo was drinking dull wine, looking haggard, looking completely desperate.

When he saw Hong Chengchou, his face was startled at first, showing a trace of fear, but then he was depressed for a while, as if he was ready to die.

"Governor Hong, the Ming army is about to attack Mancheng, isn't it?" Bo Luo said in a low voice.

Hong Chengchou didn't answer him, but instead asked, "Does the lord want to learn from Gongsun Zan?"

Boluo knew that Hong Chengchou was mocking him, but he didn't feel angry at all. He remembered Wu Bangfu's words, "On the day the city is destroyed, you will be treated to the criminal law of Ming Dynasty." He was excited for no reason, Maybe following Gongsun Zan's example and setting himself on fire may not necessarily be a bad result.

"If you don't learn from Gongsun Zan, is there any other way for the governor to die?" Boluo sipped his wine and smiled mockingly.

Listening to his words, Hong Chengchou secretly thought that one generation is not as good as the previous generation. Bo Luo usually looks okay, but after all, he is not as good as the generation of Duoduo, Dorgon, and Huang Taiji. After becoming an adult, the starting point is relatively high, so he is domineering and arrogant, but after a period of major setbacks, the whole person collapses.

Seeing him like this, Hong Chengchou didn't talk nonsense, and said directly: "My lord, let's make a false surrender, there may be a way out of the false surrender!"

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