Chapter 2: The New Monarch Ascends to the Throne II
Houhai, corpse dumping ground.【】
Six thousand Manchu men from the Zhenglan Banner were asked to continue burying the bodies in the middle of the lake. Guan Ningjun promised them that as long as they finished burying the bodies of the two yellow flags, they could go home. However, when these Manchu men from the Zhenglan Banner were full of hope, they
After filling a three-mile-long corpse pit with soil, Guan Ning's army told them that because there were too many corpses for Houhai to accommodate, they were asked to continue excavating the bottom of the lake on the south side of Houhai to free up a larger pit.
Space buries the body.
Doubtful, nay, people are like swordsmen, and I am like fish and meat.
Six thousand Manchu men from the Zhenglan Banner did not dare to disobey Guan Ning's army. They divided into dozens of teams and walked towards the center of the lake from different directions. Some of them even carefully rolled up their trouser legs to prevent their clothes from getting wet and stained by the mud and water.
The lake on the south side has long dried up, leaving only a lake of moss. It is very slippery when people walk on it. From time to time, people slip and fall on the moss, falling on their faces and being covered in mud.
Six thousand people distributed a thousand shovels transferred from the Ministry of Works. They worked in groups of six, three of them took turns digging, and three were responsible for carrying the excavated mud to the shore. The south side of Nuoda's Houhai suddenly became a vast expanse of land.
At the construction site, thousands of people were busy in the middle of the lake.
On the shore, I don’t know when, the number of Guan Ning’s army increased, and some soldiers holding firecrackers also appeared in the crowd. They looked at the Zhenglan Banner Manchuria in the middle of the lake and pointed, with expressions on their faces from time to time.
Smiling evilly.
The ups and downs of laughter made the bannermen in the middle of the lake feel uneasy. They vaguely sensed the approaching danger from the smiles of the soldiers, and the air was filled with an uneasy atmosphere.
After hearing three bells ringing from the direction of the palace, Qianhu Kong Guohua, commander of the second mixed division, and Qianhu Wu Fengqiu, the first regiment of the cavalry division, looked at each other and both raised their right hands.
After receiving Master Qianhu's gesture, the hundreds of households who had been waiting for a long time unanimously issued orders for action to their subordinates.
Suddenly, the laughter disappeared in an instant, and three thousand soldiers with spears raised their spears and drove the Manchus who were carrying mud to the shore to the center of the lake, driving them towards the deep pits they dug with their own hands.
The pit was filled with water, and thousands of people were driven into it, making it overcrowded.
The Manchu men, with only half of their bodies exposed, were protesting and cursing. They tried to crawl away, but were stabbed down with spears.
Hundreds of Manchus who were inspired to be bloody and brave at the last moment rushed towards Guan Ning's army with shovels in their hands, but before they could get close, the sound of firing muskets and the whistling of bows and arrows rang out.
Massacre, one-sided massacre.
In order to kill all the 6,000 men of the Zhenglan Banner without making any mistakes, the second division of the mixed army dispatched 9,000 soldiers, and the cavalry division also dispatched a regiment of troops. They were condescending and ruthlessly killed these men.
Six thousand Manchurian pigs and dogs were sent to the underworld.
The silt accumulated on the shore was once again filled back into the lake, splashing on the still-living bannermen.
According to later historical research, there was a massacre in the capital in the first year of Xuantong. Nearly 30,000 Manchu men were cruelly and mercilessly buried alive under the Shichahai Lake.
On August 9, the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Choude, Huang Taiji, Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty, died suddenly in Shengjing. After a chaotic battle for the throne, Fulin, who was only 6 years old, ascended the throne of the emperor. On August 26, Fulin
He ascended the throne in the Dazheng Hall, and sent an imperial edict to Mongolia and North Korea to announce the throne to the world. In the second year, Fulin's uncle Dorgon, guided by Wu Sangui, the Ming Dynasty's general stationed at Shanhaiguan, commanded the Eight Banners to walk out of the White Mountains and Black Waters, across the
After passing Shanhaiguan, they defeated Li Zicheng's peasant army and quickly captured Beijing. In September of the same year, Fulin and the Qing royal family arrived in Beijing from Shengjing. On the first day of October, Fulin, surrounded by his officials, went to the southern suburbs of the capital to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, that is,
After ascending to the throne of emperor, he formally issued an edict to the world, announcing the Qing Dynasty's rule over the whole country, and changed the year to Shunzhi. This year was the first year of Shunzhi.
On the second day of the first lunar month of the 18th year of Shunzhi, Shunzhi suffered from pox and was critically ill. He summoned the former great scholar Maleji and the bachelor Wang Xi to draft a posthumous edict. On the seventh day of the lunar month, he died in the Hall of Yangxin. The posthumous edict reviewed the 18 years of government affairs and included a total of
Fourteen counts of guilt. The imperial edict established the third son Xuan Ye as the crown prince, and specially appointed the four internal ministers Sony, Suk Saha, Ye Bilong and Aobai to assist the government and assist the eight-year-old young emperor. On the eighth day of the lunar month, officials were dispatched
A posthumous edict was issued throughout the country. On the ninth day of the lunar month, Xuanye became emperor, and his reign was named Kangxi.
From the first year of Kangxi to the twenty-fourth year of Kangxi, Kangxi reigned for twenty-four years. He died outside Shengjing City at the age of thirty-two. Prince Yin ascended the throne as emperor in the Hall of Taihe with the title of Xuantong.
The Heavenly Supervisor of the Qin Dynasty immediately promulgated Xuantong Li to the whole country, and issued the late emperor's edict and the empress dowager's edict to the world. These two edicts clearly announced to the world that the late emperor was the emperor who personally conquered the bandit army and was killed by the rebel ministers Jie and Eza. Now the two thieves are entrenched in Shengyuan.
Beijing, colluded with Galdan and Luosha in the northwest, trying to lure foreigners into the country and steal the throne. They were ambitious and inferior to beasts. Emperor Xuantong clearly told his subjects that they had no sworn relationship with these two thieves. He hoped that all the subjects loyal to the Qing Dynasty would unite and work together.
We must punish these two thieves to avenge the late emperor and restore peace to Yu Nei.
At three o'clock in the hour, it was auspicious, and the ceremony for Xuantong's enthronement began. A thousand Guan Ning soldiers wearing Mingjia and long swords were ordered to guard the palace. From the Meridian Gate to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, there were sergeants on both sides of the road, except for the six ministries and various government offices.
Officials and no one are allowed to approach the palace.
"The enthronement ceremony begins!"
Following the long voice of the singer of the Ministry of Etiquette, the fifteen-year-old Prince Yin, wearing the dragon robe that his grandmother had worn, was nervously surrounded by a group of eunuchs and "guards", and bravely stood in front of the "Hundred Officials"
Under the watchful eyes of the "Forbidden Army" and "Forbidden Army", he stepped up the imperial steps, walked slowly towards the main hall, and sat on the dragon chair uneasily. From entering the hall to sitting down, his eyes never left the left side of the main hall where he sat, where Guan Ningjun
Marshal Zhao Qiang was sitting on a Taishi chair like a mountain, looking at Yin with a peaceful expression.
In the main hall, Yuan Shijie, a bachelor of Wuying Palace and Minister of Rites, held a "posthumous edict" and read it aloud to all the officials of His Highness. The "posthumous edict" was drafted by him for Kangxi. In addition to describing Kangxi's life and cause of death, he also praised the prince.
With his words, the coffin was finally sealed. The crown prince's ascension to the throne was the last wish of the "late emperor" before his death. Moreover, the prince's character was good and he had the role of a master. Now that he was enthroned according to the imperial edict, he was truly welcomed by the public and the whole world returned to his heart.
"It's done!"
After reading the edict in one breath, Yuan Shijie turned to face Emperor Xuantong, knelt down, and led a group of officials to shout three times, "Long live my emperor!"
The group of Guan Ning soldiers standing behind the commander on the east side remained motionless, only looking coldly at Emperor Xuantong in the palace.
After all the officials kowtowed, Yin followed the instructions of the chief eunuch Chang Zhong and waved his hands and said softly, "All ministers, please rise." Then he looked at Zhao Qiang to the east in confusion, not knowing what he was going to do next.
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Seeing this, Chang Zhong on the side took a step forward and reminded him softly: "Your Majesty, Marshal Zhao has worked hard and made great contributions. He is our hero for reinventing the Qing Dynasty. Without Marshal Zhao, there would be no emperor. The Marshal's contribution is no worse than that of the Regent back then.
Please ask the emperor to issue an order to appoint the commander-in-chief as regent, so as to appease the hearts of all officials!"
As soon as Chang Zhong finished speaking, His Highness Yuan Shijie was the first to kneel down. As soon as he knelt down, Zhang Yu and the others behind them had no choice but to kneel down again. Everyone knew what kind of edict Emperor Xuantong was going to issue.
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Yinru had a lump in his throat, stood up tremblingly, slowly turned to the east, and stuttered: "Zhao Qiang listens to the order!"
"I accept the order!"
Zhao Qiang sat there stiffly, not moving at all.
Yinyi gritted his teeth and said with a sore nose: "Ai Qing has worked hard for our Qing Dynasty and has made great contributions. Now I am granting you the title as an exception. From now on, I will make Ai Qing the regent and command the military officials. I hope that Ai Qing can be loyal to the country and share my worries."
, for the benefit of all people in the world."
"I obey the decree!"
Zhao Qiang responded without any expression, but still looked at Yin motionless.
"Emperor, what else is there?"
Chang Zhong was eager to make a contribution. When he saw Yin standing by and still had nothing to say, he threatened him: "Your Majesty, Marshal Zhao is waiting. Don't keep him waiting for a long time."
"Yes, yes, I know"
Yin was startled, a sense of shame and sorrow and anger welled up in his heart, but he did not dare to hesitate anymore, and opened his mouth like a puppet: "The late emperor was newly mourned, the queen mother is widowed, I was born as a son, and I can't bear to leave my mother alone. When the late emperor was alive,
It is also said that those who govern a country should put filial piety first. Therefore, I put filial piety first and specially married the Queen Mother to the Regent so that she can be happy and have a happy life. I also ask the Regent to treat my mother well." At this point,
Yin could no longer speak. He actually covered his face and cried bitterly, unable to make a sound.
However, all the officials of His Highness seemed to have nothing to do with him and only looked at Emperor Xuantong coldly. None of them felt the same pain as the emperor.
It's child's play, it's child's play.
Yuan Shijie and Zhang Yu sighed lightly and shook their heads slightly. No one raised any objections to the Queen Mother's marriage.
Zhao Qiang made a move this time. He walked arrogantly in front of the officials, and then walked up the imperial steps to the palace. When he walked to Xuantong, he said coldly: "Since the emperor married the Queen Mother to me,
King, does that mean that from today onwards, I am the emperor’s father? If so, then should the emperor respectfully address me as the emperor’s father and regent? This is the courtesy of being a son!”