In a side hall of their palace, the earth dragon was burning to keep warm, so the people inside naturally did not need to wear thick clothes.
The slave chief Huang Taiji leaned back on his chair and didn't care about the table of good wine and food in front of him. He just looked at the person next to him and said with a smile: "This is not in Chongzheng Hall. I am just having a banquet to entertain Mr.
, no need to be restrained!”
Now, on the Jianlu side, there is only one person who can be called sir by Huang Taiji, and that is Hong Chengchou, the former governor of Jiliao who was defeated at the beginning of the year and finally surrendered to Jianlu.
At this time, when Hong Chengchou heard Huang Taiji's words, he finally picked up his chopsticks, picked up a small piece of meat in front of him and ate it. Then he put down his chopsticks and said to Huang Taiji respectfully: "Your Majesty is so kind, I can't thank you enough!
"
Hearing that he finally called himself a "slave", Huang Taiji smiled again, and then said to him: "Now that the army has entered the pass, why don't you, sir, tell me about the situation in the pass and comment on the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty?"
Hong Chengchou was a little stunned after hearing this.
Because he had already told Huang Taiji about this matter once before, why did he have to tell him again?
Thinking of this, he immediately thought of Huang Taiji's condition.
Ever since Huang Taiji heard the news of Hai Lanzhu's death during the Battle of Songjin and rushed back to Shenyang, his health began to deteriorate. He often fell into a coma suddenly, and his appetite also dropped significantly.
No, the food in front of Huang Taiji has not been touched at all. Now I have to tell it again, it is probably due to the impact of the disease, and the memory is not very good, right?
Thinking like this, Hong Chengchou did not dare to express his inner thoughts, let alone violate them, and quickly responded respectfully: "The current emperor of the Ming Dynasty is self-willed, cruel in character, and mean and ungrateful. For ministers in the court, do less
Make fewer mistakes and make more mistakes. Once you make a mistake and are attacked by political opponents, you are likely to lose your head. Therefore, most of the people who worked hard in the court of the Ming Dynasty have disappeared!"
"Not bad, not bad!" Huang Taiji was very happy after hearing this. He looked at Hong Chengchou, obviously asking him to continue.
When Hong Chengchou saw it, he continued: "In the court of the Ming Dynasty, people only treated people, not matters, and the party was the same party and opposed to different people. It had reached the extreme. Whether it was the Donglin Party, the Fushe Party that had become a big issue in recent years, or the eunuch Party, all
That’s right! Don’t do anything serious, just scheming!”
Seeing that Huang Taiji was happy to hear it, he continued: "All the princes in the court only have money in their eyes. No matter whether it is civil or military, money is easy to do. No matter what you do, as long as you pay, the most you can get is more money."
It will come true! Plucking the feathers of wild geese is a common practice among officials in the Ming Dynasty!"
At this moment, there was a sudden movement outside.
When Huang Taiji heard this, he smiled and said to Hong Chengchou: "The Ming Dynasty is so unbearable, but North Korea is both civil and military, and it is still devoted to the Ming Dynasty. Why don't you help me persuade them to recognize the corruption of the Ming Dynasty?"
"..." When Hong Chengchou heard this, he was stunned for a moment. Such a thing seemed a bit embarrassing to him. However, Huang Taiji made such a request, and he did not dare not listen.
So, he was a little angry. He didn't know who was so ungrateful. While complaining in his heart, he respectfully replied to Huang Taiji: "I obey the order!"
After finishing speaking, two people came in from outside the palace, one civil and one military, both dressed as North Korean officials and escorted by several yellow jackets.
"Kneel down!" After turning into the side hall, the men in yellow jackets shouted, asking the two people to kneel down.
However, neither the general nor the civil servant kneeled down!
When those people in yellow jackets saw it, they couldn't help but become furious. Just when he was forcing them to kneel down, Huang Taiji waved his hand and asked them to step aside. Then he said with a smile: "It's snowing outside, and we can have a drink and talk in the palace, isn't that good?"
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After saying that, he stretched out his hand and said: "Please sit down! I will introduce you two."
The two people glanced at each other and saw that the two seats on one side had food and wine, so they went over and sat down without saying a word.
Huang Taiji obviously didn't take it seriously either. He pointed at the North Korean civil servant and said to Hong Chengchou: "This is the North Korean court official Jin Sangxian. He is stubborn and ineffective. He compares himself to Su Wu of the Han Dynasty!"
Kim Sang-heon, the main war faction in Korea, wrote many poems after being imprisoned in Shenyang, and named these poems "Snow Cellar Collection", taking the allusion of Su Wu being imprisoned in Dajiao by the Huns during the Western Han Dynasty to show his steadfastness.
ambition.
If according to the original history, he was released by Dorgon and returned to the country after entering the customs as a prisoner, but he never became an official again and insisted on using the Ming Dynasty title until his death.
The reason why Huang Taiji did not kill him was not because he was soft-hearted, but because he wanted to regain him because he was the leader of the Ming Dynasty faction in North Korea. Otherwise, it would have been someone else, such as Hong Yihan, the third bachelor with a lower official position than him.
, Yin Ji and Wu Daji, three people who also supported Ming, were escorted to Shenyang and executed.
After introducing one, Huang Taiji pointed to the general and introduced: "This is Lin Qingye, the governor of Yizhou and the commander of the navy. It was he who caused some trouble to the Qing army and even killed my nephew.
Yao Chui. I forgave him, but it turned out that he openly surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but in fact he secretly communicated with the Ming army, and more than once, forced me to capture him and bring him to Shengjing."
In the original history, Lin Qingye was betrayed by his generals and was caught. He escaped while being escorted to Shenyang. However, due to the butterfly effect, he was unable to escape in this plane and was still escorted to Shenyang.
For him, Huang Taiji also wants to regain him, because Lin Qingye is indeed capable and has the strongest military ability among the Yongming faction. It can be said that if he and Kim Sang-heon are both civil and military, if they can be regained by Huang Taiji, then
North Korea will be completely controlled by the rebels.
After the introduction, Huang Taiji said to the two Koreans: "Don't you admire the Ming Dynasty? I will introduce him to you. I believe you must have heard of his reputation!"
Jin Sangxian and Lin Qingye, who had just sat down, were a little surprised when they heard this, and turned to stare at Hong Chengchou.
Just listen to Huang Taiji's introduction: "He is Mr. Hong Chengchou Hong, Minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty and Governor of Jiliao!"
Upon hearing this, both Jin Shangxian and Lin Qingye were shocked and stared at Hong Chengchou with disbelief.
When Jianlu invaded Korea twice, he sent people to the Ming Dynasty to ask for help. Naturally, he had some understanding of the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.
Furthermore, the Minister of War, the Governor of Ji Liao, these are all the officials of the Ming Dynasty who went to Korea, and the king of Korea would go out of the city to greet them.
Especially Lin Qingye, who was previously ordered to cooperate with Jianlu and send troops to attack the Ming Dynasty. When sending troops, he sent a monk to inform the Ming army more clearly.
The two of them never expected that such a big official from the Ming Dynasty would become the guest of the slave chief. Moreover, he would even get a haircut and become a money rat tail!
To be honest, for a moment, both of them couldn't accept it. They just stared at Hong Chengchou with disbelief.
In this situation, Hong Chengchou finally blushed, but after all, he had been in the officialdom for a long time and had thick skin. He quickly returned to his normal expression, clasped his hands and saluted: "Long time, long time!"
Seeing this scene, Huang Taiji was very happy and felt very comfortable, so he picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of venison to eat.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I chewed it, I felt nauseated and vomited it out.
"Pooh!"
This sound was not made by Huang Taiji, but by Lin Qingye vomiting.
Jin Sangxian didn't vomit, he just stared at Hong Chengchou and asked with a little disdain: "Are you ashamed of the Ming Emperor by shaving your hair and changing clothes?"
Hong Chengchou didn't expect that these two people, who had become prisoners, would still be so tough. For a moment, he was choked and didn't know how to answer?
But Huang Taiji heard this and immediately laughed and said: "Good birds choose trees to live in, good ministers choose their masters to serve. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is fatuous and incompetent, and the treacherous ministers in the court are in power. It can be said that the Ming Dynasty has exhausted its strength, and Mr. Hong is the one who knows the current affairs."
Be a hero and serve me, this is what a hero does!"
After finishing speaking, he felt a little angry when he saw that Jin Sangxian and Lin Qingye didn't agree, but he was still patient and told Hong Chengchou: "Sir, please tell them two things about the court in the Ming Dynasty.
, let them know that the country’s national spirit has been exhausted!”
"My slave obeys the order!" Hong Chengchou heard this and quickly agreed.
Then he turned his head and looked at the two North Koreans. Regardless of whether the other party listened or not, he started talking about what happened in the Ming court.
Jin Sangxian didn't say anything, just sitting there; but Lin Qingye started eating, and he didn't know if he was listening.
After a long while, Hong Chengchou frowned when he saw that the two people did not seem to have the expected reaction.
To be honest, he has a natural psychological advantage over the North Koreans. Now that they are stubborn, he is a little angry.
With Hong Chengchou's intelligence, he certainly knew what North Koreans were looking forward to most.
Therefore, he did not need to ask Huang Taiji for instructions, but continued: "All the elites in the Ming Dynasty who could be mobilized have been wiped out, and the thieves in the pass have poisoned the Central Plains, and even Huguang and other places. The beacon fires are everywhere, and the more they are suppressed, the more they are suppressed. And there are more
, the Qing Dynasty has sent a large army to enter the pass, and they will return fully loaded by next year. You don’t think that the Ming Dynasty is still capable of helping you like it did during the Wanli period, do you?”
Hearing this, even Lin Qingye, who had been eating, couldn't eat anymore. The two of them looked at each other with shocked expressions on their faces.
Yes, North Korea's supporters of the Ming Dynasty naturally thought that the sovereign country could save North Korea just like Wanli did. Although they also knew that the Ming Dynasty seemed to have many things of its own, they never expected that the situation in the Ming Dynasty would be so bad.
Seeing them like this, Hong Chengchou sneered in his heart, then turned to look at Huang Taiji and said respectfully: "Your Majesty is the real Dragon Emperor!"
After saying that, he turned back to look at the two Koreans again and said: "I advise you, it's best..."
As soon as he said this, he suddenly heard noise coming from outside.