Zhu Yuanzhang was a little angry for a while.
I just feel extremely tired.
It's probably the kind of feeling that mourning is greater than dying.
In fact, many things in the late Ming Dynasty were beyond his expectations.
It’s so heartwarming to look at!
However, the picture on the simulator did not stop because of Zhu Yuanzhang's discomfort.
Various pictures are still displayed.
Tell Zhu Yuanzhang, many things about the late Ming Dynasty——
Huang Taiji entered the pass in a hurry and invaded Songshan, Jinzhou and other fortresses in western Liaoning for many years.
In July of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou led 50,000 people from Ningyuan to aid Jinzhou where Zu Dashou was stationed.
After a fierce battle with the Qing army, they retreated.
In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, Hong Chengchou went out to rescue many times and repelled the Qing army's attack.
But Jinzhou was still surrounded by the Qing army.
Chen Xinjia, Minister of War, suggested that Hong Chengchou lead the army to Songshan and Jinzhou for a decisive battle to annihilate the Qing army surrounding Jinzhou.
However, Hong Chengchou advocated caution and opposed a rapid advance of troops.
Zhu Youjian was originally inclined to Hong Chengchou's suggestion, but Chen Xinjia insisted on his own opinion.
In addition, Zhang Ruoqi, a doctor in the Ministry of War's Fangsi Division who came back from Ningyuan, also reported that the Qing army's food and salary were not sustainable. The cavalry only had two meals a day and the infantry only had one meal.
Chen Xinjia stepped up his encouragement to Zhu Youjian and urged Hong Chengchou to send troops.
Zhu Youjian agreed.
On July 26, Hong Chengchou swore in Ningyuan.
Then he led an army of 60,000 to Songshan, and together with the Ming army that came later, the total number was 8 total troops and 130,000 troops.
In August, Huang Taiji personally led three thousand fine cavalry to Songshan.
They also sent troops to form camps between Songshan and Xingshan to cut off the Ming army's connections.
Hong Chengchou sent six generals including Wang Pu, Wu Sangui, and Li Fuming to lead the army to break through.
Most of them were annihilated by the Qing army.
So Hong Chengchou, the general Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen and Liaodong governor Qiu Minyang were besieged in Songshan City...
In February of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, with the internal response of Songshan's deputy general Xia Chengde, the Qing army captured Songshan.
Qiu Minyang, Cao Bianjiao, and Wang Tingchen died,
Hong Chengchou was captured and later surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
In March, Zu Dashou, who stood firm in Jinzhou, surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
In addition, the two cities of Xingshan and Tashan were also captured by the Qing army.
After the war, Zhu Youjian instructed Chen Xinjia to negotiate peace with the Qing Dynasty, but unexpectedly the peace agreement was leaked.
Again aroused opposition from ministers.
Chen Xinjia not only did not admit his mistake, but also believed that he had made merit.
Zhu Youjian imprisoned Chen Xinjia in July and killed him in September.
Seeing that the peace agreement had broken down, Huang Taiji sent troops into the fortress for the sixth time in November.
This is the change of Renwu.
The process of entering the fortress this time was exactly the same as the previous ones.
After plundering for several months and capturing 88 cities, the Qing army left with 369,000 prisoners and more than 320,000 livestock and other spoils of war.
Afterwards, Zhu Youjian killed two Jiliao governors, Fan Zhiwan and Zhao Guangpian, to take the blame...
With a bang, Zhu Yuanzhang threw a vase on the ground and smashed it to pieces.
Even before this, he had decided not to be angry, and would just sit back and watch what happened to his Ming Dynasty.
However, looking at the various pictures that appeared in the simulator, I still couldn't help but feel angry.
Once again, the defense was broken.
This Chongzhen is really not suitable to be an emperor!
It's just nonsense!
From the previous scene, we saw him urging Sun Chuanting to fight, which in turn urged Hong Chengchou to rush to fight.
I don’t know anything about military affairs, I just know where to push!
Such a person should be sent to the front line and allowed to fight against the thieves himself.
You should not sit on a high throne.
He is not even as good as Adou, who is ridiculed by the world as being happy and carefree!
If it were Liu Adou, he wouldn't have made things like this!
The pictures on the simulator are still emerging one after another——
With the great defeat of the war on both internal and external fronts, the collapse of the Ming Dynasty appeared.
The hearts of the ruling and opposition parties are also becoming increasingly divided.
On the first day of the first month of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian went to Huangji Hall to receive congratulations as usual.
The Wen class only had Zhou Yanru, the chief minister of the cabinet, and the Wu class had only one honorable minister.
Zhu Youjian ordered the door to be opened, but too few courtiers came in.
It took a long time before courtiers arrived in a hurry.
After gathering a little more than half of the officials, they reluctantly held the congratulatory ceremony.
At that time, there was already a saying in Beiping City that "when the Tatars and bandits come to the door, I will open the city and invite them in".
During the sixth time the Qing army entered the fortress, Zhu You seized tens of thousands of internal funds and distributed them to the soldiers defending the city.
Each person only received twenty dollars.
The soldiers guarding the city flicked the money and said: The emperor wants his life, so he ordered us to defend the city.
This money can only buy five or six sesame seed cakes!
In this case, Zhu Youjian was eager to reverse the situation as soon as possible.
He ordered a reward of 10,000 taels of gold and the marquis for Li Zicheng's head.
A reward for Zhang Xianzhong's head was offered with five thousand taels of gold, the official position of a first-class official, and the rank of commander of the Imperial Guard.
At that time, the only troops the Ming Dynasty could rely on were those under Sun Chuanting in Shaanxi and Zuo Liangyu in Huguang.
Although Zuo Liangyu had 200,000 troops, he not only failed to destroy Zhang Xianzhong, but also looted everywhere.
In February of the 16th year of Chongzhen, he threatened Nanjing and demanded military pay.
Zhu Youjian could only comfort him.
But there was nothing he could do.
Zhang Xianzhong took the opportunity to capture Wuchang in May, and the king of Chu, Zhu Huakui, sank to the Yangtze River and established the Daxi regime.
Li Zicheng also proclaimed himself King Xinshun in Xiangyang and initially established his political power.
He also put forward the slogan of "three years of tax exemption and no killing of anyone".
There was a folk song about "The King Chuang didn't pay for his food when he came"...
"Zuo Liangyu should be killed!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang came to this conclusion.
But I also thought of those who were loyal and fought for the country and were executed one after another.
On the contrary, Zuo Liangyu, who disobeyed orders, burned, killed, looted, and threatened the court, left Chongzhen with nothing to do.
It's really just building bridges and paving roads without corpses, killing people and setting fires with gold belts!
This Ming Dynasty... destroy it quickly!
Save yourself the trouble of looking at it!
I just don’t know which one achieved the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng or Zhang Xianzhong. Obtained this country and country.
No matter which one of them takes it, as long as the job is not too bad and the Han people gain the country, it is not a big bad thing.
Thinking like this, an idea suddenly came to his mind, making his heart beat wildly.
At this time, there are still Tatars in the northeast.
Not in the future! This country was won by the Tatars!
After such thoughts arose, Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head again and again.
Keep yourself from overthinking.
Impossible!
This is absolutely impossible!
From now on, both Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong will inevitably fight against the Tatars...
You can see it from the screen you see in the simulator.
I'm afraid that Li Zicheng has a greater chance of winning the world than Zhang Xianzhong.
Especially after he shouted such a slogan, combined with all the chaos in the late Ming Dynasty, natural and man-made disasters, people were in dire straits...
In this regard, he can basically be said to be a sure winner against Zhang Xianzhong...
——Zhu Youjian pinned his hopes of turning the tide on the last powerful force of the Ming Dynasty, the Qin soldiers led by Sun Chuanting.
Appoint him as the supervisor and go out to Tongguan to eliminate Li Zicheng...
In September, Sun Chuanting marched into Henan, and initially received a series of good news.
The news of Huang Taiji's death also reached Peiping at this time.
The imperial court was filled with the illusion that the country's situation would turn around and that it would be restored soon.
However, Sun Chuanting was first defeated in Ruzhou, and then died in Tongguan...
In October, Li Zicheng drove into the Pass and occupied Xi'an.
And then quickly controlled the entire territory of Shaanxi.
Zhu Youjian successively sent Yu Yinggui and Li Huaxi to replace Sun Chuanting, but they were unable to do anything as they had no soldiers and no pay.
Despite this, Chen Yan, the chief minister of the cabinet, and Li Yuzhi, the minister of official affairs, etc. Still comforting Zhu Youjian, he said that if a thief enters the pass, he will love his children and silk, just like a tiger falling into a trap.
I want to make this my home.
Completely misjudged the situation...
"Haha!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, not knowing whether he was mocking Chongzhen or the minister who said these words to Chongzhen?
Or maybe he was mocking himself and the Ming Dynasty he created...
There were many inexplicable feelings in his voice...
On the first day of the first month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, when Zhu Youjian went to Huangji Hall to receive congratulations, he found that only Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, was present.
Zhu Youjian ordered the bell to ring and open the door, but no one came for a long time.
Zhu Youjian was going to worship the Ancestral Temple first and then accept the congratulations, but found that the horses were not ready
He was still waiting to receive congratulations from the court, and then hundreds of civil and military officials arrived one after another.
When they were standing in the morning class, they got in each other's way, which was very embarrassing.
On the same day, a sandstorm occurred in Peiping.
Li Zicheng, who dominated Xi'an, also established his country as Dashun and his reign as Yongchang on this day.
Then he sent his troops to conquer Shanxi and went straight to Peiping.
In this precarious situation, the proposal to move the capital to Nanjing surfaced.
It is said that when the Qing army entered the fortress for the sixth time last year, Zhu Youjian discussed with Zhou Yanru about moving south.
But he was stopped by the emperor's sister-in-law, the Queen Mother Yi'an.
On the third day of the first month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, when Zuo Zhongyun Li Mingrui was summoned by Zhu Youjian in Dezheng Hall, he urged him to move south, and Zhu Youjian also expressed his approval.
He hoped that important ministers would take the lead, but none of the cabinet ministers suggested it.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the Ministry of War received a letter of war from Li Zicheng.
It was agreed that the decisive battle would take place at the foot of Peiping City on the tenth day of March.
Zhu Youjian summoned his cabinet ministers and said with tears:
I am not the king of a subjugated country. Everything is a symbol of subjugation.
The world where our ancestors were protected by wind and rain was once lost, and how could they be seen underground?
I am willing to supervise the division to fight a decisive battle, even if I die on the battlefield, I will not care about it, but I will not die with my eyes closed...
"Bah! Aren't you the king of subjugation?
You are the perfect king of subjugation! ”
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Youjian in the simulator and cursed loudly. The saliva spurted out!
The picture is still emerging, showing the aftermath of this incident——
Chen Yan, the first assistant of the pavilion, and Wei Zaode, the second assistant of the pavilion, all requested to go on the expedition on behalf of the emperor.
Zhu Youjian did not agree, and finally agreed to let Li Jiantai, a cabinet minister from Shanxi, supervise the division.
Zhu Youjian went to the temple on the 15th day of the first lunar month, and on the 26th day of the first lunar month, he held a grand ceremony to launch the hub at Zhengyang Gate and personally bid farewell to Li Jiantai.
Before Li Jiantai arrived in Shanxi, Taiyuan, the provincial capital of Shanxi Province, fell on February 8th.
Li Zicheng issued a proclamation to the Ming Dynasty, saying internally: "The king is not very dark, isolated but always covered by light."
A minister who does his best to act privately is less loyal to the party than to the public."
Ask Zhu Youjian to surrender immediately so that his prosperity and wealth can be preserved...
"Bah! We knew it! We knew it!
Another person who talks about being lively but is actually greedy for life and afraid of death!
What do you mean by the imperial chariot’s personal expedition?
In the end, I didn’t dare to go!
This is just like Tang Xuanzong said three times that the emperor would go on a personal expedition, but he didn't go three times!
He ran to the middle of Shu in a hurry and was barely alive!
He also said that he killed several generals in one go!
Forcibly hand over Tongguan, Chang'an and other places...
Cursing like this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly remembered that the king of the Ming Dynasty should not be as shameful as Song Huizong and Song Qinzong during the Jingkang Disgrace, right?
When such thoughts arose in his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had previously felt that he was heartbroken, became nervous again.
And I feel extremely distressed...
The picture continues——
On the 21st, Li Zicheng encountered Zhou Yuji's stubborn resistance in Ningwu, and finally defeated him. From then on, the road to Beijing was unobstructed.
During this period, Zhu Youji wanted to mobilize Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, to lead the Guanning army to Beijing to help the king.
But he gave up because of his unwillingness to give up Ningyuan and insufficient salary and other issues.
The controversy surrounding the southward migration within the Ming court also became public.
Li Mingrui called for relocation to the south, but was strongly opposed by Guang Shiheng, the military commander, and denounced it as "heresy."
Chen Yan, the chief minister of the cabinet, also disapproved.
Li Banghua, the censor of Zuodu, proposed that the prince and the kings move south first...
Zhu Youjian saw that the southward move was very controversial, so he expressed his rejection of the southward move on February 28.
Statement: The death of the king of the country is a sign of justice. I am determined...
"Stupid!"
Zhu Yuanzhang cursed loudly.
If he didn't know the cause and effect, he would still be happy to hear Chongzhen say this.
But now, he doesn't think so anymore...
What do you mean by asking the king to die?
It's just that I don't dare to bear the curse of moving south, that's all!
This is saving face and suffering!
What kind of emperor can you be with such a mind?
——On the third day of March, Li Jiantai, who was on an expedition, also went to Shu to request to move south.
And I am willing to let the prince go first.
Zhu Youjian summoned the ministers to discuss, but there were still great differences.
Guang Shiheng even said that the prince's advance was imitating the story of Tang Suzong's accession to the throne of Lingwu.
But when it came to the strategy of war and defense, the ministers were collectively silent.
Zhu Youjian first reiterated that the king died in the country.
After seeing the collective silence of all the ministers, he stood up and rebuked: I am not the king of the subjugation of the country, but all the ministers are the ministers of the subjugation of the country!
"Bah!"
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but apologize.
For his descendants, he became more and more displeased.
As an emperor, how could he have the nerve to say such things
Does he still feel aggrieved?
As an emperor, what should you do in this situation?
Shouldn't he stand up and command everyone?
As a result, at this critical moment, he was still thinking about vain fame!
I still want to wait for the officials to come forward and do something, and speak first.
He didn't even look at how many ministers he had killed before.
At this moment, is there anyone in the court who dares to speak out?
This is a proper king of subjugation!
It is unprecedented for a person to subjugate his country through hard work!
——On the fourth day of the lunar month, Zhu You sealed Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, as Ping Xibo.
Zuo Liangyu, the thief general, was Ning Nanbo.
Tang Tong, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, was named Ding Xibo.
Huang Degong, the commander-in-chief of Fenglu, became Jingnan Bo.
The rest of the general soldiers were also promoted.
At the same time, Zhu Youjian decided to give up Ningyuan.
Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong expedition, and Wang Yongji, the governor of Jiliao, led their troops into the defense.
Tang Tong and Liu Zeqing were also recruited to lead troops into the guard.
As a result, Liu Zeqing refused to obey the imperial edict and ran south after plundering Linqing.
Although Wu Sangui had 5,000 elite troops under his command, the move was slowed down by the need to relocate soldiers and civilians outside the Pass.
Only Tang Tong's two troops arrived in time and were sent to guard Juyong Pass.
On March 15, Juyong Pass was broken and Tang Tong surrendered.
On March 16, Li Zicheng's vanguard arrived in the suburbs of Beijing, captured Changping, and burned the imperial mausoleum.
Chongzhen was shocked, and then began to seek strategies to defend the city...
After several scenes flashed by, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Chongzhen and issued an order to recruit Yin Liang to guard the capital.
Moreover, before starting the fundraising, he also made a very optimistic estimate, thinking that at this time when the country was ruined and the family was destroyed, a large amount of money would definitely be raised to defend the capital...
However, after the fundraising actually started, various signs occurred, which once again caused Zhu Yuanzhang's mood to fluctuate greatly——
Emperor Chongzhen's closest relatives were his father-in-laws.
Empress Zhou's father Zhou Kui, Tian Guifei's father Tian Hongyu, and Yuan Guifei's father Yuan You.
Chongzhen wanted the three of them to take the lead.
Because compared to the civil and military ministers, the fate of their relatives shares weal and woe with the emperor.
Logically speaking, they should strongly support the emperor's son-in-law.
Although Chongzhen was mean to the civil and military ministers, he treated their relatives well.
Yuan You has always been timid and cautious, and never takes the risk of anything.
Tian Hongyu was arrogant, while Zhou Kui was stingy and mediocre.
But no matter what, the three people were able to reach a surprising consensus on donating money, that is: no money
Chongzhen's real father-in-law, Zhou Kui, was originally an ordinary citizen.
In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, his daughter was chosen as the princess by Zhu Youjian, who was still King Xin.
The concubines of the Ming Dynasty were not of high birth, but he took advantage of his daughter.
Was awarded the deputy commander of the Nancheng Military and Horse Department.
Zhu Youjian ascended the throne and was promoted to the governor, Tongzhi, and later to the right governor.
Chongzhen also promoted his uncle from the Zhou family to the rank of governor and magistrate.
After Queen Zhou's son was established as prince, Zhou Kui was named Jiading Bo.
Relying on his convenient status, Zhou Kui quickly accumulated a huge amount of wealth...
Chongzhen first thought of his father-in-law, Zhou Kui, and told the eunuch Xu Gao, who went to the Zhou family to raise money.
This time I must ask my old father-in-law to come up with 50,000 to 100,000 yuan.
Chongzhen asked for money for nothing and asked Xu Gao to go with the imperial edict.
Zhou Kui was granted the title of Marquis of Jiading.
As a result, Xu Gao was rejected, and Zhou Kui insisted that he had no money.
An angry Xu Gao stood up and said: The old emperor is so stingy, the big thing is over, what's the use of accumulating and being productive?
Zhou Kui had no choice but to squeeze out ten thousand taels and hand it over.
Chongzhen was dissatisfied with this number and ordered an additional ten thousand.
Zhou Kui said nothing this time and ran to the palace to cry out to his daughter, Queen Zhou.
The helpless Queen Zhou took out her private money and gave him five thousand taels.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Kui took a kickback in the middle and was greedy for two thousand taels, but only gave Chongzhen three thousand taels.
Zhou Kui, who donated a total of thirteen thousand taels, was afraid that Chongzhen would not give up.
He simply asked someone to buy moldy rice and claimed that his family had donated the money.
Life is already extremely poor, and the family can only survive on moldy rice...
Let’s look at another relative, Tian Guifei’s father Tian Hongyu, who took advantage of his daughter and served as a guerrilla general, commander of the Jin Yiwei, and was named the governor of the left.
Later, after my daughter died, the treatment was not as good as before.
So Chen Yuanyuan was kidnapped and brought to Beijing, intending to dedicate it to Chongzhen, but the trip failed.
In order to consolidate his position and find a backer, he dedicated Chen Yuanyuan to Wu Sangui...
Emperor Chongzhen sent eunuchs to urge for donations, and after some persuasion, just like Zhou Kui, he took out 10,000 taels, and then didn't pay a cent.
And Emperor Tianqi’s father, Empress Zhang, Taikang Bo, Zhang Guoji, only gave out 10,000 taels...
The relatives are unwilling to spend money neatly, but the ministers below are even more shrewd.
The ministers in Beijing did not go to court. They rolled up their sleeves one after another, called their servants, rushed to the streets of the capital, and started setting up street stalls.
Selling one's own goods openly.
Some even hang notices for sale on their doors...
Some ministers saw something was wrong and ran away, leaving the capital to avoid this donation...
Chen Yan, the former chief assistant, said that he was an upright official and had no money to donate.
In fact, when he resigned in February, Chongzhen gave him a compensation.
There is even a huge wealth hidden in his own family...
Wei Zaode, the chief minister of the cabinet who succeeded him, donated 500 taels.
This little money is not so much a subsidy as it is a gift to Emperor Chongzhen...
The eunuch, who was looked down upon by the civil and military ministers, actually spent a lot of money in this donation event.
The eunuchs Wang Yongzuo, Wang Dehua and Cao Huachun each donated 50,000 taels.
The eunuch Wang Zhixin is the richest in the family, but he is very stingy.
I didn’t take more, only donated 10,000 taels...
And Chongzhen spent so much effort to send Meng Jitao money and food, but it was only two hundred thousand taels...
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the scenes flashing through the simulator.
Looking at the two hundred thousand taels of silver that were finally collected, his fists clenched loudly!
These thieves! What a brave bitch!
The ministers and eunuchs were all rich, but the emperor was poor!
How could anyone fool the emperor like this?
These people seemed to want to welcome Li Zicheng.
But, what kind of fate will greet them next?
Is it life or death?
Or is the glory and wealth still the same?
After Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it for a while, a lot of haze had escalated in his mind.
These are people who deceive the superiors and deceive the inferiors, intending to betray the country.
I'm afraid life at Li Zicheng's place will be pretty good in the future.
After all, he has seen many similar things.
Why are these people so confident?
The biggest reason is still preparing to abandon the Ming Dynasty and Chongzhen.
Turned to serve under Li Zicheng...
(End of chapter)