The flowers and plants in the capital were in full bloom, and although the streets were bleak, the gentle south wind still gave Li Jiantai a little breath of relief.
He knew that there were many people in Beijing who were on both ends of the spectrum. The capital of the Ming Dynasty was now undercurrents. Not only were the Manchus, Wu Sangui and other Ming generals who had defected to the Qing army, but also those who were still loyal to Emperor Chongzhen.
Ministers, maybe there are also intruders from the south?
Wind and rain from all directions gathered in Beijing.
Huang Taiji was able to safely handle the situation in Duzhong, and thus quickly integrated the Ming and Qing coalition forces, wrapping the coalition generals who originally had their own thoughts into a hemp rope, and quickly moved south.
At this point, even if Li Jiantai fears and hates the Manchus deep down in his heart, he must admit that Huang Taiji's skills are indeed very clever.
Compared with Emperor Chongzhen, the Holy Son of Ming Dynasty, and Tiancong Khan of Manchuria...
Li Jiantai was startled. He lifted up the hem of his official uniform and walked quickly into the palace. Outside the palace gate was still guarded by Eight Banners soldiers with shaved pigtails. Although the Qing army mobilized a large number of troops to go south, the imperial guards in the palace were still there.
It was so strict that Li Jiantai didn't even take a step before he could feel the Manchu soldiers' sharp gazes, as if they were about to stab him into pieces.
"Sima Guang is still in the palace."
Li Jiantai wiped the cold sweat flowing down his cheeks. Looking at Guang Shiheng coming down from the platform, he had a subtle feeling in his heart. As the new Minister of War, Guang Shiheng was still in Beijing.
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He originally thought that Guang Shiheng would be particularly valued by Huang Taiji because he worked so hard to curry favor with the Manchus and was a famous figure who once gained great fame in the world.
Unexpectedly, although Huang Taiji promoted Guang Shiheng to Minister of War, he did not take him south at such a critical time.
Guang Shiheng was obviously in a slightly unhappy mood. He just casually cupped his hands and said hello to Li Jiantai, "Fuyu is entering the palace today. Do you have anything to handle?"
Nowadays, among the six ministers, only a few important people who are also cabinet ministers can enter the palace, and most of the ministry affairs have been suspended. It is no wonder that Guang Shiheng raised such questions. Li Jiantai knew that Huang Taiji had taken Emperor Chongzhen away to "conquer in person"
Well, now the palace is empty and there are no important people. Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng, Ning Wan and other scholars from the inner academy of the Qing Dynasty also followed Huang Taiji and left Beijing. Li Jiantai suddenly entered the palace, which is indeed strange.
"My... house has been trashed again. Now there are a lot fewer garrison troops in the capital. The patrols are not as strict as in the past few days. There are more and more people who are making trouble for the people. Only in the palace can I feel at ease."
some."
Li Jiantai was a bachelor of Dongge in the Ming Dynasty. Before the Battle of Baigouhe, he served as the imperial commander of Wu Sangui's troops, but he did not die for the overthrow of the imperial court. Not only did he sit back and watch Wu Sangui launch an attack during the Huailai Incident,
After the Qing army took control of Beijing, he was willing to be a helper of the tiger and help the tyrants, and became Huang Taiji's dog.
Now that the number of Qing troops garrisoning in the capital has decreased, some scoundrels often throw dog feces into Li Jiantai's house at night. He himself also knows that his family affairs cannot be kept public, so he has to swallow his anger. Previously, because there were a large number of Eight Banners soldiers patrolling the streets of Beijing, the situation was
Fortunately, most of the Qing troops followed Huang Taiji southward, and Li Jiantai did not dare to say anything.
Guang Shiheng smiled contemptuously: "Humph, they are just some scoundrels. When Your Majesty returns to Beijing in triumph, I will make a statement to Fuyu, asking Your Majesty to strictly investigate these traitors and rogue parties who disrupt the friendly ties between our two countries.
If you are still alive, then you can rest in the palace. These rogues... Huh! Now that the war is about to begin, I don't want to cause more trouble, otherwise I should ask the Manchu soldiers to wipe them out immediately."
Li Jiantai hurriedly advised: "This is unnecessary! Grand Sima has tried his best to maintain the brotherly relations between the two countries. If he invites Manchu soldiers at every turn, the Manchurians will regard us as incompetent."
Guang Shiheng originally just said that the Manchu people are so valuable, how can they be easily dispatched to eliminate some rogues? He waved his sleeves, said no more, said goodbye to Li Jiantai and left the palace.
Li Jiantai finally relaxed. He is not a resolute person. Emperor Chongzhen was under house arrest, and the city of Beijing fell into the hands of Huang Taiji. The recent drastic changes in the world have put unprecedented pressure on Li Jiantai's fragile nerves.
If he increases this pressure even a little bit, he will definitely go crazy.
"Both Chen Yan and Guang Shiheng worked in the palace... The academicians of the Qing Dynasty also worked in the palace, so there must be documents left behind."
Li Jiantai knew that Huang Taiji's previous announcement in Beijing that he wanted people to shave their heads was Hong Chengchou's idea. It not only paved the way for the Qing army to actually implement the order of shaving their heads in the future, but also used Huang Taiji to withdraw his order and execute several people who asked to shave their heads.
The opportunity of officials is to stabilize the hearts of the officials, gentry, soldiers and people of the Ming Dynasty.
Sure enough, Huang Taiji only killed a few Ming Dynasty officials who took the initiative to shave their heads. Although Beijing still has a lot of hostility towards the Qing army, it has weakened a lot compared to when the Manchus first entered the city.
Huang Taiji knew very well that the biggest bargaining chip in his hand was the prestige of the court represented by Chongzhen.
Such heroes will definitely maximize the effect of this key chip.
Li Jiantai took a deep breath. He is still the Ming Dynasty's Dongge Grand Scholar. Although the important secrets of the Qing army can only be seen by the Manchus' own inner court academicians, Li Jiantai, as an auxiliary minister of the Ming Dynasty, can also access the important secrets of the Qing army.
Get some documents of lower value.
According to Li Jiantai's estimate, Huang Taiji will mobilize about 200,000 troops when he goes south this time. The number of combat troops that can be put into the front line may also be 160,000 to 70,000, and the auxiliary troops and transport civilians will be mobilized.
The number is several times that. It is estimated that including the auxiliary troops and the civilians who were transported, the army of Huang Taiji Kong Kingdom going south can be actually called half a million without exaggeration.
With half a million soldiers and horses, it can be said that the country has launched an attack in vain.
In such a short period of time, Huang Taiji was able to integrate all the existing resources of the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty Beijing court, and integrate such an unprecedented army in the past century. It really made Li Jiantai feel astonished at the majestic mountains.
You must know that when Emperor Chongzhen was rich in the world, not even mentioning Emperor Chongzhen, when Wanli was in full swing, it was extremely difficult for the Ming Dynasty to mobilize such huge combat energy.
Of course, this also shows that Huang Taiji was determined to win and resorted to military force.
The Manchus have squeezed the people's power to such an extent with the help of a small area of Liaozuo Youyan. As long as they lose this battle - no, they don't even need to lose. As long as Huang Taiji cannot achieve a hearty and unprecedented victory, I am afraid that the Qing Dynasty will be defeated.
And the Beijing court under the Qing's wings was on the road to collapse.
After all, the food problem in Beijing has become increasingly serious.
As far as Li Jiantai knew, even among the real Manchurians in the Eight Banners Army, many of them were paid Chen rice.
Huang Taiji's Kongguo attack is also a battle between trapped beasts.
The intruders occupied the dangerous Guanhe River in the west and cut off the Xuhuai water transport in the east. They connected the Central Plains and isolated the north and the south. They had formed a strategic position that allowed Li and Tang to dominate the world at the end of the Sui Dynasty.
With Li Jiantai's guidance, perhaps the Dashun Army will really be able to create a new prosperous dynasty in this great battle that will determine the fate of the world.
He carefully wrote down the information on many documents. Li Jiantai seemed to have no merit in either political affairs or military matters. He was a Jinshi appointed by Emperor Tianqi. He once served as a wine minister in the Imperial College and was prestigious among the scholars.
Very high, but Li Jiantai thought about it carefully, what benefit did his life have to the state affairs?
Li Jiantai could not save Emperor Chongzhen. He did not change the outcome of his old friend Sun Chuanting being killed. He could only sit back and watch Wu Sangui take away the last army of the Ming Dynasty and join Huang Taiji. He did not even dare to die and could only kneel down in front of Huang Taiji.
, to be a running dog that he, who once was Shilin Qingliu, looked down upon the most.
"What is the purpose of studying the books of sages and sages for decades? If you are not loyal to the emperor, can't save your friends, are disloyal and unjust, and are willing to be the lackeys of barbarians and divas, what is the purpose of reading the books of sages and sages?"
Maybe I only have the memory from studying the Four Books and Five Classics for many years, and I can still use it.
Li Jiantai silently memorized many key information recorded in the files, and decided to find an appropriate time to inform Zhang Jiayu of these contents after leaving the palace...
The Ming Dynasty had been raising scholars for three hundred years. The city of Beijing was not a pool of stagnant water, but an undercurrent.