The King of Yu was ambitious and filial to heaven and earth, and vowed to capture the Xiaoling Mausoleum to comfort Taizu's spirit in heaven.
The gentry burst into tears, happy for the return of the Ming Dynasty, and sad for the capture of Emperor Hongguang.
However, after a banquet, King Yu's expression suddenly became much gloomier.
Victory was getting closer, but his heart was extremely unhappy.
The city of Nanjing is too big to be defended easily. Unless Hong Chengchou can spread the beans and form an army, he will not be able to defend it at all.
"Your Highness, the city of Hangzhou has been destroyed and King Lu has been captured."
"The King of Lu supervised the country in Taizhou, Zhejiang, and the King Yi supervised the country in Fuzhou, Jiangxi. In addition, rumors spread that the King of Tang supervised the country in Fuzhou, and the King of Jingjiang supervised the country in Guilin..."
"Everyone is watching the artifact!"
Zhu Yixi shook his head, it was quite ridiculous for these people to overestimate their abilities.
But he also understands that even though he is the most powerful, his branches are too far away and it is difficult to convince the public in terms of clan order.
Local officials are also waiting for opportunities to gain support.
At that time, Emperor Hongguang was in charge of the country, and no clan in the world dared to cause trouble, so the place was stable.
This is the legal principle!
Therefore, he knew that the gentry was extremely vicious and was the fundamental factor in the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, but he did not dare to go beyond it in the slightest.
He is not the only option.
Before he could unify the South, or even the whole country, he would have to endure everything.
Before you are truly strong, the most important thing is to preserve and strengthen yourself.
After all, it was a united front against the Qing Dynasty, and it would not be too late to settle accounts after the fall.
Under the banner of anti-Japanese resistance, landlords can no longer fight. This needs to be learned.
"In Nanjing City, it is gratifying that Geng Zhongming assisted in the defense and some Manchu Eight Banners changed the imperial palace to Manchu City."
"In addition, there are 50,000 troops in Yangzhou City, led by Wu Sangui and Liu Zeqing's generals Zheng Longfang and Yao Wenchang."
Sun Changzhou looked at King Yu's increasingly taller figure, and his words became more concise and decisive.
"Checks and balances!!!"
Zhu Yixi said in a deep voice.
Wu Sangui was once a general under Hong Chengchou, so Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming were in Nanjing.
Wu Sangui's Guan Ning army naturally looked down on Liu Zeqing's troops and despised each other.
Sun Changzhou was silent, raised his head and asked: "Do you want to assassinate?"
"It's not that simple."
Zhu Yixi shook his head. Those generals lived and ate in military camps, and Hong Chengchou was protected by hundreds of soldiers. Of course he knew that he was not welcome.
"The city of Nanjing is within reach."
His Royal Highness Jianguo said confidently, and immediately his face showed his thoughts: "The only thing to worry about is to capture Nanjing. How to govern Southern Zhili next?"
It is undeniable that the Jiangnan area is the foundation of the Donglin Party, with great influence from villages to towns.
If we don't appease them, there will never be peace at all.
Likewise, once they have been appeased, there will be no discussion of tax collection or anything like that.
So it must be divided and disintegrated.
The entire Donglin Party cannot be rejected just because of certain people.
The original intention of establishing the Donglin Party was good, but it was distorted. Some people are worth winning over, such as true gentlemen like Zhang Shenyan.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yixi couldn't help but think about the British bourgeois revolution that she had seen.
The so-called English Civil War was nothing more than Cromwell, a business aristocrat, defeating King Charles I, who was supported by the landed aristocracy.
And the fight was to resist Charles I's taxation and put down the Scottish rebellion.
The Donglin Party in the late Ming Dynasty had conflicts with the emperor and also raised taxes.
The reason why the United States rebelled against Britain was also to resist the tea tax and alleviate the financial difficulties of the empire.
So, according to the history textbook, am I not on the opposite side?
But why is the Donglin Party criticized?
Zhu Yixi thought for a while and smiled: "The Donglin Party's brand in the early stage was still too big, and the contrast between its traitorous behavior is disgusting."
Thinking of this, His Highness Prince Yu became even more determined to separate and disintegrate.
…
At this time, in the city of Beijing.
The British Prince Azig returned to Beijing with a large amount of goods and soldiers.
The emperor's uncle and regent Dorgon personally came out of the city to greet him, which made Azig quite happy.
Immediately, in the Qinzheng Hall, Emperor Shunzhi sat high and was conferred the title of Prince Heshuo Yongying. The title reached four characters.
He was given a golden belt, a palace, a sword, countless gold and silver jewels, and he approved all recommendations for generals.
Now, in name, he became the second-ranking prince after Dorgon, and his power was greatly increased.
This gift temporarily calmed Azig's resentment.
But he didn't know that when he was recalled, not only did Hong Chengchou succeed him as governor, but he also ordered Dorobele Leke Dehun and Gushan Ezhen Yechen to guard Nanjing, Yangzhou and other important towns.
“It’s very lively in Azige!”
Dorgon was flipping through the memorials, each Chinese character making him dizzy, and he immediately put it aside, out of sight and out of mind.
Feng Quan was waiting on the side. When he heard this, he couldn't help but said: "Prince Ying has made great achievements, and many of his courtiers are fawning over him, especially the Southern ministers, who are extremely flattering."
"Yeah?"
Dorgon had a dark face and said with a smile: "It's hard to fight hard, so why not let him be happy for a few days?"
Feng Quan smiled apologetically, of course he understood that the regent did not mean what he said.
Compared with the clever Duduo, Azig is rude, speaks without thinking, and often uses his elder brother's identity to support his elders.
Now, he has conquered the south of the Yangtze River, and he is rampant when he succeeds. He is bent on becoming famous and trying to take down the title of regent from his uncle.
Dorgon didn't take it seriously and brought out the memorial again. At a glance, it turned out that it was to impeach Feng Quan.
Censor Wu Dashu said: "Today's employment of people is based on the Ming Dynasty... Those who rebel against the party's power wing and are greedy and corrupt are the ones who were deposed in the Ming Dynasty and must be deposed today."
To put it bluntly, it is to impeach Feng Quan’s former eunuch status.
"Look!"
Feng Quan looked at it and his knees weakened: "Your Majesty, I am wronged!"
"I see!"
Dorgon said indifferently: "What do the old things from the past mean? How can I not know your Feng Quan's ability?"
From this, Feng Quan breathed a sigh of relief.
Dorgon dug out another memorial, which was about impeaching Prince Su Hauge.
After looking again and again, Dorgon sighed and said, "Now is not the time!"
The next day, there was a court meeting at Wuying Hall.
It seemed that because of the capture of Jiangnan, everyone was beaming and in high spirits.
Dorgon glanced at Azig, and his good mood was instantly ruined.
At this time, military news came, and Tengjisi, the Sunit tribe of the Khalkha Mongolia, and Tengjite and Tengjite raised their troops to move eastward.
Dorgon was overjoyed. He finally found an opportunity, and quickly appointed Azig as the general of the Fu army, leading 20,000 Manchu and Mongolian cavalry to put down the rebellion.
Azig was lifted up and reluctantly obeyed.
At this time, in the court hall, the Manchu and Han people were clearly divided into two groups.
Sun Zhixie, who was caught between the two, was in a state of disarray, unable to advance or retreat.
It turns out that when Hong Kong entered Beijing, Dorgon required officials and people in various places to shave their hair and change clothes, and they all abided by this dynasty.
But in the past two years, the Han ministers remained indifferent and continued to have long hair and wide robes, which was very different from the Manchu ministers.
Dorgon and many Manchus believed that this distinction could better preserve the bloodline of the Manchus and prevent Chineseization.
However, in order to please the regent, Sun Zhixian not only shaved his hair and grew braids, but also changed into the clothes of a Manchu official.
When he went to court, the Manban ministers said that he was a Han and were not allowed to join the class; the Hanban ministers said that he was dressed as a Manchu and did not want him.
In this way, he became a piece of cake and was very embarrassed.
When he returned home, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he wrote a memorial directly:
"Your Majesty has pacified China and made everything new. However, the system of clothes, hats, and hair only remains the old Han Dynasty. This is your Majesty's coming from China, not China's coming from your Majesty."