The emperor was having breakfast when a eunuch came over with a plate. On it was a meal card for the officials, which was the same as the green card for the concubines.
The emperor would turn over the signs twice a day. During breakfast, he would turn over the officials' sign to decide which officials to receive today. During dinner, he would turn over the concubine's sign to decide whether a certain harem beauties would be blessed.
When Yumen came back from attending court in the morning, Zhu Yihai was hungry.
Before the sign was turned over, Liu Chao came and told him bad news.
"Sir, Datong has fallen."
Zhu Yihai, who was eating steamed buns, stopped and asked, "Are you still not there in time?"
It was reported the day before yesterday that Zhu Zhongyi led Guide Town to Kaifeng, joined Li Jiyu, Xu Dingguo, Li Huajing, Liang Min and other tribes, captured Kaifeng City in one fell swoop, successfully crossed the Yellow River, and marched into Hanoi.
As a result, it was reported today that Datong had fallen.
"Jiang Quan was betrayed by the traitor Yang Zhenwei and Wang Fuchen, who beheaded the Tatar Yue Le."
"Yeah." Zhu Yihai sighed.
"Master, two traitors, Yang Zhenwei and Wang Fuchen, led more than 600 servants to attack Jiang Guan's mansion, captured and beheaded Jiang Guan's brothers, and carried the heads of the three brothers to the city to surrender. Datong soldiers abandoned their weapons and surrendered.
The Tatars, the Tatars massacred the city."
When Liu Chao said this, he was very angry.
"More than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Datong resisted for ten months with the fortified city, and they were united as one. As a result, the two traitors killed the commander and surrendered, and led the Tatars into the city. After the Tatars entered the city, they confiscated the weapons of the soldiers, and then massacred them like plowing the ground.
In addition to the family records of Yang Zhenwei, Wang Fuchen and more than 600 servants, all 100,000 people in the city were slaughtered.
Only about 20,000 people who had fled due to lack of food escaped this disaster, but more than 100,000 people were massacred.
The Tatars massacred the city for several days, killing no one in the city.
After Yue Le entered the city, he searched the whole city, and finally found only five prisoners in a forgotten dungeon, because these five people were deserters who had tried to rebel and surrendered, and Yue Le spared their lives. "
“Datong has become a dead city!”
"After the Tatars massacred all the people in Datong City, they sent troops to sweep the outskirts of Datong and killed the Han people they encountered. Afterwards, the Tatars sent people to lower the walls of Datong by five feet and destroyed all the fortifications."
"After the Tatars massacred Datong, they began to send troops to clear out the remaining rebel armies in various parts of Shanxi. There were still cities that resisted. After they were defeated, they massacred them all. They massacred several cities and killed tens of thousands of people."
Zhu Yihai felt his stomach turning.
Feeling extremely nauseous, he pushed away his breakfast, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.
The more the Tatars are about to perish, the more crazy they become.
An important city like Datong was laid under siege for ten months. After it was taken, the city was massacred and destroyed to vent their anger. They also launched a bloody massacre in Shanxi in revenge to vent the damage done to the Tatars by previous uprisings in various places.
This indeed shows that the Qin-Jin uprising did deal a heavy blow to the Tatars.
Jiang Quan defended Datong for ten months, and the Tatars attacked three times, losing countless troops and generals, at least tens of thousands of people, including two to three thousand from the Eight Banners.
Rebels from various places raised troops and killed many officials, Eight Banners, Green Camps, etc.
Facing the massive counterattack of the Ming army, the Tatars could only use this kind of horrific massacre to intimidate the martyrs of the Ming Dynasty. They even feared that Datong would not be able to defend it, so they took the initiative to lower the city wall to prevent it from being taken away again.
"Previously, Wang Yongqiang was defeated in Sanyuan, and his entire army of tens of thousands of people was wiped out. Wu Sangui massacred Pucheng. Now Yue Le massacred Datong, and he was still purging and killing people in various places. These people were extremely cruel and all went crazy. This account has completely destroyed them.
Remember."
"Where's Dong Zhining? Did he die for his country in death?"
"Dong Yushi refused to surrender and resisted desperately with a gun. It is said that he killed two Tatars and three traitors. In the end, he was captured after running out of ammunition. Yue Le asked him to surrender, but he refused to surrender. He asked him to kneel down, stood up and cursed, and was ordered by the Tatars. His legs were broken and he was forced to kneel down. Dong Yushi cursed angrily, but Yue Le did not kill him, but sent him to the capital in shackles."
Dong Zhining is one of the Six Crazy Students in Ningbo. He was the first wave of enthusiastic scholars to revolt. Zhu Yihai also admired them. Now he is also in the military affairs department. He is also the censor of Shanxi and the supervisor of the army in Datong. Unfortunately, he has been captured and tortured.
"Send people to find the Tatars and find a way to redeem him, either with Tatar prisoners in exchange or with money. These loyal ministers and patriots must be rescued!" Zhu Yihai immediately gave instructions when he heard that Dong Zhining was still alive.
After the Liu Dynasty retreated.
Zhu Yihai was not in the mood to change his mind anymore, "Summon the Prime Minister to Zhenyang Gate to discuss matters."
Zhenyang Gate is located outside the original Navy Mansion in Shuicheng. It is now equivalent to Qianqing Gate. A row of public buildings has been added, and the Prime Minister's Office has its offices and meetings here.
When Zhu Yihai came over, the Prime Minister, Associate Ministers, etc. who were in Tokyo all came.
Liu Chao first informed everyone about the massacre in Datong.
Zhu Yihai stood there and took off the Yishan crown on his head, "Please join me in mourning for the soldiers and people who died in Datong, Shanxi Province!"
Everyone took off their hats and bowed their heads together. Although this etiquette had not happened before, the emperor took the lead and they all followed suit.
Bow in silence.
a long time.
Zhu Yihai returned to his seat with a long sigh.
"This blood debt must be recorded, and the people of the world must be told that the Tatars have committed another heinous crime, which is unforgivable and should be remembered by everyone."
The vigorous Qin and Jin uprisings were extinguished again.
Jiang Quan held on to Datong for ten months, but was betrayed by traitors and killed Xiancheng. The Tatars massacred 100,000 soldiers and civilians. Wang Yongqiang went south to Xi'an and encountered Wu Sangui in Sanyuan. He was surrounded and annihilated. Wu Sangui massacred more than 10,000 people in Pucheng.
Yue Dong was in Shanxi and Wu Sangui was in Shaanxi, and they both launched crazy revenge on the rebels. Now the Shanxi rebels have been wiped out, and the rest have either fled into the mountains or have been scattered in all directions.
Wang Yongqiang's brother Wang Yongzhen in northern Shaanxi also led his troops to abandon Yan'an and evacuate to Ningxia, but was still pursued by Wu Sangui and suffered heavy losses due to repeated defeats.
"Ask Zhu Zhongyi, Xu Dingguo and the others not to go further to Shanxi and not to cross Wangwu Taihang, lest they go deep alone and be surrounded and annihilated.
Leave one army to garrison Huaiqing Hanoi, and the rest will turn back and attack Luoyang."
Since we haven't caught up, there is no need to go further into Shanxi. We should go back and wipe out Henan first.
"Let Wang Yongzhen and Wu Ding retreat to Lanzhou, while He Hongqi, Milayin and others move to the Longshan area to guard the Longshan line and prevent Wu Sangui from taking advantage of the victory to advance westward. We must rely on favorable terrain to block the Wu thieves. Remember Don’t go to Long for the time being, don’t go to Guanzhong and don’t go to northern Shaanxi.”
In the Prime Minister's Office, which now fully assists the emperor in handling important military and state affairs, Zhu Yihai acted decisively and readjusted the deployment.
Although the Qin and Jin uprisings failed, this round of uprisings dealt a huge blow to the Tatars. Ten to twenty thousand Qing troops were directly killed, including several thousand from the Eight Banners. In addition, dozens of prefectures and counties were captured successively, especially in Shanxi. , almost the entire territory has been invaded, money, food and supplies, and local order have been destroyed.
Many of the traitors who surrendered, including the branch shops of Shanxi merchants, were also severely attacked this round.
Shanxi and northern Shaanxi have been crippled again after this chaos, especially the bloody massacre by the Tatars, which has caused serious damage to people's livelihood and economy, and it is impossible to recover within ten years.
The Tatars are seeking death.
So next, the Ming army no longer needs to march to Shaanxi and Shanxi. It will attack Henan first and then Shandong.
Although there are many Qing troops in Shaanxi, they cannot last long without money and food support. The more troops stationed in the confrontation, the greater the logistical pressure, and in the end they will not be able to hold on.
Just like in history, after the Qing Dynasty first invaded Sichuan, Guizhou and other places, because the war damage was too serious and they could not get money and food supplies, they finally had to retreat. From Shunzhi to Kangxi, they fought for many years before finally gaining a foothold in the southwest.
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Regarding the emperor's arrangement, Song Zhipu, Liu Zongzhou, and Hong Chengchou all expressed their support. Henan is now more and more advantageous to the court, and it seems that the plan is ripe.
It's natural to try harder at this time.
However, this does not mean a full-scale attack on Henan. For example, the imperial camp is still being reorganized, and is being reorganized while fighting, using combat as training to control the scale of the war, especially the imperial camp stationed on the front line of Huainan.
This place was severely damaged by the Tatars. The Ming army also had to re-establish stability and restore people's livelihood, recruit refugees to resume production, and even repair the city, repair the damaged Huaihe River embankment, etc. Otherwise, the rear area would be unstable and accidents would easily occur.
Therefore, the main thing is to use these local forces in Henan to let them gain a foothold in the local area, plus some weapons supported by the Ming army and a small group of elites to cooperate with them to fight the Tatars.
The matter was discussed very actively and there was no major controversy.
The biggest reason is that the emperor has the power to make decisions, and more importantly because the emperor has a better grasp of the overall situation. He will not be confused about the situation like Tianqi, Chongzhen and other emperors. The ministers will cause disputes and carry private goods, and the emperor will not be able to tell the difference.
It is difficult to make a decision without knowing the situation clearly.
"Since the imperial court moved here, I have now personally approved the imperial examinations. The Liu Dynasty has also asked me several times to resign from the power of approving the imperial examinations on my behalf. After much thought, I feel that there is indeed no need to approve on behalf of the emperor."
The ministers were shocked when they heard the emperor's words.
The internal and external dynasty system of cabinet voting and ceremonial approval has been in place for a long time, and has always been a delicate balance. However, after the emperor raised his troops, he became an emperor who was decisive, knowledgeable in everything, diligent and outstanding.
In the past, when he was leading troops away from home, the Chief of Ceremonies would be ordered to approve them on his behalf, but now that the emperor handles the examination papers himself, there is really no need for the Chief of Ceremonies to approve them on his behalf.
Of course, this actually involves a more core issue, which is that the emperor takes power everywhere and does not delegate power at will.
Especially delegated to eunuchs.
This is a good thing for the ministers in the palace, especially for ministers like Liu Zongzhou, who had never wanted to fight against the eunuchs in the past.
"I have looked at the systems of past dynasties and plan to redefine the eunuch system."
"I will restore the old regulations. I will not use my writings to pay for court documents, nor will I use my internal servants to carry out military power."
"Eunuchs are no longer used to command the army, nor are eunuchs used to supervise the army."
"Eunuchs are not allowed to draft edicts, discuss political affairs, or recommend or interfere with the appointment and removal of officials."
"Strictly control the number of eunuchs, and do not allow them to be overpopulated at will. The maximum number of eunuchs must not exceed the fourth rank. Each eunuch is only allowed to adopt one son as an heir, and he must be over thirty years old and has no adoptive father before he can adopt him, and he must report it to the Secretary.
Get ready."
The emperor threw out the eunuch reform plan that had been planned for a long time.show_htm3();
