In Prince Rui's Mansion in Beijing, the emperor's father and regent Dorgon rubbed his forehead and felt dizzy. His wind ailment broke out again.
Dorgon was of slim build and had always suffered from wind ailments. After entering the customs, the soil and water were not available, and his condition became increasingly serious. Even so, the regent of the Qing Dynasty still took care of everything and worked conscientiously. He repeatedly ordered his ministers to keep their memorials concise and to the point, and no mistakes were allowed.
Use superficial and unsubstantiated remarks to avoid wasting your energy.
This disease was originally an old disease. During the Battle of Songshan outside the Pass, he personally wore a sword and worked hard, and was seriously injured and contracted the disease. However, many people are superstitious about ghosts and gods, and Dorgon felt that he was cursed.<
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Before Hauge died, he once cursed him: "I will be sick but not blessed, and my life will be short."
Dorgon is sitting in the southeast position. A shaman wearing a sacred robe and a sacred hat, holding a drum in his left hand and a mallet in his right hand dances for him to pray for blessings.
After the ceremony, I felt much refreshed.
Hauge, Hauge, you cursed me for being sick and short of longevity, but I want to live a good life for you!
After his condition improved, Dorgon continued to handle official duties. Looking at this memorial from Shanxi Governor Zhu Shichang, his brows furrowed.
"At this time, the puppet governor Jiang Jianxun, the puppet Liu Zongbing, the puppet Si Dao and other thieves joined forces with the Qin and Jin Dynasties to capture Fenzhou Prefecture. They gathered tens of thousands of people and cut off the main roads of Pingyang and Lu'an in the south of the province. They divided the thieves and Anguan nearby.
The states and counties have collapsed, and the situation has been broken... I beg the emperor and the regent to look down on the area with millions of fields in the three Jin Dynasties. In the day when the people are in dire straits, and in the face of danger, please send urgent troops quickly, or send an order to the king of England. Respect the king's troops.
If Ma Xingchi comes to attack the rebels, the remaining territory can still be restored. If there is a little delay, the whole Jin Dynasty will be destroyed."
Shanxi is close to the Jifu area. If Shanxi is in chaos, the world will be shocked. Let's put it down as soon as possible!
Dorgon became ruthless and mobilized his troops.
He ordered the British Prince Azige who was near Datong to go directly to Datong; on the fourth day of the first lunar month of the 22nd year of Chongzhen, Prince Jingjin and others led their troops into Shanxi; in February, Dorgon personally led the army to conquer Datong.
Prince Rui, a wise and wise commander, has two brushes in fighting.
He first cut off the connection between Datong and other prefectures, captured Hunyuan Prefecture as soon as he entered Shanxi, and then surrendered Yingzhou and Shanyin County without a single blow.
Divide Jiang Xiang's rebel army and other rebel armies into two parts, north and south.
The army is about to march north to eliminate Jiang Xiang in one fell swoop.
"Imperial father and regent, a letter from Beijing. Prince Deyu, the assistant minister, has contracted smallpox and is in critical condition."
"What!"
Dorgon was in darkness for a while. After all, he was a brother of a compatriot, so he was very sad!
Duduo is critically ill and there is no one in Beijing to take charge. This is not okay!
Not wanting to fight, Dorgon hurried back to Beijing. On the way, he passed by Datong City and tried to lure Jiang Xiang to surrender.
First, give Jiang Xiang a sweet date. He knew that Jiang Xiang had a bad relationship with Geng Yin, the governor of Xuanda, so he dismissed Geng Yin and replaced him with Tong Yangliang in the name of failing to prevent rebellion in advance.
Poor Geng Yin, his whole family was killed by Jiang Xiang, and his officials were dismissed by his master. How sad!
Then Dorgon wrote an emotional letter to Jiang Xiang to persuade him to surrender. The main idea was threefold: First, if others persuade you to surrender, you may still have concerns. My dignified regent is here in person, so what else do you have to fear? ("
If I ask others to come here, you may be afraid and refuse to obey; if I bow here, you can come and obey happily.") Second, as long as you are willing to surrender, there is no sin, and I will treat you as well as before ("Er Jiang Xiang has committed all the sins.
and forgiveness. Surrender as soon as the order comes, and you will continue to support me as before."); Third, if you don't surrender when I come, the sin will be great and your life will not be saved ("I come, and if you don't surrender, there will be no way out for you")
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Jiang Xiang read Dorgon's letter and snorted coldly. Prince Regent, Prince Regent, you are treating me like a three-year-old child! Since ancient times, you have always done nothing but continued. If you surrender half of the time, how can I?
Is there a destiny?
He replied to Dorgon with three key points: First, I didn’t want to rebel, but the Qing Dynasty refused to reward meritorious deeds and punished me for no fault. They imposed excessive taxes and expropriations, forcing me to rebel (“I have made great achievements many times, but I have never been guilty of any crime.”
, "I have not been rewarded." "The gentlemen, soldiers and civilians are suffering unspeakably. I and the common people of Datong are innocent. Who is willing to sit and die?") Second, you asked Datong to surrender with only a piece of letter. No one dares to believe it (
"If the people in the city are determined to die, who would dare to believe the king's sincere pardon?"); Third, please withdraw your troops first so that everyone can believe in your sincerity ("I am only sending an edict, clearly indicating that all will be punished")
The only way to survive is if you don't show mercy, I can only lead the people to wait, and I have no other hope.").
Dorgon asked Jiang Xiang to surrender first; Jiang Xiang asked Dorgon to withdraw his troops first. The letter was written in a colorful way, but there was no sincerity in it.
If we can't reach an agreement, then we have no choice but to continue fighting.
Dorgon returned to the capital to visit Duduo, and ordered Prince Azig of England and Prince Nikan of Jingjin to lead the siege of Datong.
Although the two kings defeated the rebels who rescued Datong and Jiang Xiang's breakout army, Datong was a fortified city in the world and could not be conquered for a while.
Datong is not the only one who is rebelling. Shanxi, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Gansu, Shandong, and Henan are all facing fire.
Dorgon dispatched Prince Boluo of Duanzhong, Prince Shuosai of Chengze, Prince Mandahai of Duoluo, Prince Wakda of Duoluo County, etc. to Shanxi to eliminate other rebels;
Li Guohan, Shaanxi Trilateral Governor Meng Qiaofang and others led the troops to cooperate in the battle; they also ordered officials from Shandong, Henan, Gansu and Qinghai to quell the chaos.
All the soldiers and horses were sent to quell the chaos, leaving the capital empty.
Dorgon could no longer take care of Huguang, so he ordered Prince Zheng Jierhalang and Prince Shuncheng Leke Dehun to return to the capital with 20,008 banners to defend the capital. The troops in Huguang were placed under the command of the obedient King Kong Youde.
In March, Dorgon's half-brother, Prince Duduo of Heshuoyu, passed away.
Smallpox spread rapidly. Soon, two of his elder brother Azig's sons, and his eldest son, Borzigit, both died of smallpox.
Relatives died one after another, making Dorgon's illness worse.
Taking advantage of your illness, I will take your life. The rebels in various places are getting more and more violent.
Dorgon knew that the situation was dangerous and did not dare to withdraw the troops surrounding Datong to suppress other rebels, so as not to let the tiger out. He had to drain all the available Manchu, Mongolian and Han troops from the capital and put them into the battlefield in Shanxi.
Abandoning the safety of the capital is a gamble, betting that the rebellion in Shanxi will be quelled soon.
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"Are you sure that Liu Qian is in Huangxiang Village?"
Tong Yangliang, the governor of Xuanda, who was dressed in military uniform, asked the surrendered Liu Qian general.
"Reporting to the governor, Liu Qian and his son and thousands of remnant troops are in Huangxiang Village. If you attack quickly, you will be able to capture them in one fell swoop." The surrendered general smiled flatteringly.
Tong Yangliang nodded. A few days ago, he led his troops to defeat Liu Qian's rebel army in Daizhou at Pingxing (Pingxingguan) and Yanmen, and drove the rebel army into the Wutai Mountains.
If we can capture the bandit leader Liu Qian this time, our Tong family can also have some face in front of the regent.
Since his younger brother Tong Yangjia, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was forced to surrender to the Ming Dynasty by Li Chengdong, the status of the "Tong Banchao" family was a bit embarrassing. Although Dorgon did not blame him, he still entrusted him with important tasks, but Tong Yangliang felt guilty and vowed to make military exploits to repay the regent.
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In the early morning, when the sun first rose, groups of black shadows approached Huangxiang Village.
"Enemy attack! The Qing army is coming!"
"Ah!"
Just as the rebel sentry shouted a few times, a flying arrow shot through his throat.
"Kill!"
Cries of killing were everywhere, and Liu Qian and his son had no time to put on their armor and came out of their tent to meet the enemy, and both died in battle.
After the defeat of Liu Qianyi's army in Daizhou, the Qing army had no flank threat and could attack Datong with confidence.
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In June, Dorgon went to Datong again in person despite his illness.
The regent is about to go on an expedition again, and the people in the court and the public are panicking.
In order to appease people's hearts, Dorgon summoned all the people and Han officials said: "I am not going to go on this trip because the kings and ministers are not qualified for their duties, but I am afraid that I will disturb the good people when I go to the army, so I go in person."
The disease was not forgiving. Two months into the campaign, a windstorm broke out and Dorgon almost fell off his horse.
Everyone was so shocked that they had no choice but to escort the regent back to Beijing. The matter of attacking Datong was left to Azige and other kings.
After being besieged for nine months, the food in Datong City ran out, "the soldiers and the people were starving and died, and there were not many soldiers left."
"Your Majesty, Yang Zhenwei, the commander-in-chief of Jiang Xiang's men, sent someone to ask for surrender."
The British Prince Azig sneered. He wanted to surrender only after the mountains and rivers were exhausted. How could it be so cheap? He ordered the envoy to be brought up.
The envoy entered the account, knelt down and asked to surrender.
Azig was brave and had a cruel temperament, so he immediately ordered his beheading. Prince Jingjin Nikan, who was much more cunning than Azig, quickly dissuaded him.
Nikan gently said to the envoy: "Go back and tell General Yang that if you want to survive, bring Jiang Xiang's head."
On August 28, the left and right reported to Yang Zhenwei that Jiang Xiang had sent all his soldiers to defend the city, and there were only dozens of people in the house.
The opportunity came. In order to survive, General Yang was determined to betray his old superior and strike back.
He took more than 600 subordinates and went straight into Jiang Xiangshuai's mansion.
"General Yang, why are you here? Did something happen to the city?"
Seeing Yang Zhenwei coming, Jiang Xiang was shocked and thought something had happened to the city defense.
Yang Zhenwei was worried: "Commander, I'm sorry, I'm also thinking about my family and subordinates."
A knife was inserted into Jiang Xiang's abdomen, and he died on the spot. He also killed Jiang Xiang's brother Jiang Lin and his brother Jiang Youguang, and took his head out of the city to surrender.
After Dorgon received the news of Datong being conquered, Feng Ji improved a lot.
The city of Datong actually dares to resist the emperor's father and the regent. It's so hateful! If you don't kill him, it won't be enough to satisfy the regent's anger!
He issued an order to demolish the height of Datong City Wall by five feet to vent his anger. Except for Yang Zhenwei's officers and soldiers, "the officials, soldiers and people in Datong City all executed him."
This edict was implemented very thoroughly.
The Manchurian generals cherished this opportunity to make a fortune, killing everyone and taking away all their property.
It gave the criminals an advantage. There were five felons in Datong Prison. Since they were all killed and the accusers and witnesses could not be found, the new local magistrate had no choice but to acquit them.
The Shanxi Rebels fell into a low ebb.
Prince Doluo Mandahai led his army to conquer Shuozhou and Mayi, and Ningwu garrison Liu Wei surrendered; Prince Duanzhong Bolo captured Xiaoyi, Pingyao, Liaozhou, and Yushe; Bolo and Mandahai reunited
The soldiers captured Fenzhou and massacred the city. The rebel governor Jiang Jianxun and the political envoy Liu Bingran died for the country; Lan County and Yongning Prefecture surrendered; then, Mandahai captured Taigu County, Qinzhou, Lu'an; and Bolo
Zezhou was captured, and the rebel leaders Chen Du, He Shouzhong and Zhang Douguang died for their country.
The two Li Gongs who assisted Jiang Xiang in the uprising also failed. Li Jiantai guarded Taiping County for more than 20 days, surrendered without help, and was executed; Li Yukui fled to the mountains of Henan after his defeat, and was later captured and killed.
Counterinsurgency and massacre all the way.
Tong Yangliang, the governor-general of Xuan Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty, reported in his post: "The three cities of Datong, Shuozhou, and Hunyuan have been slaughtered by the king's army, and the people have not survived."
Seeing that the general situation in Shanxi was settled, Dorgon ordered the kings to unite their troops back to Beijing, leaving only Wakda, the king of Duoluo County, to continue to clear out the Weiping areas in Shanxi.
This chapter has been completed!