Chapter 143, Confrontation between the Three Emperors (Part 2)
In Xuzhou City, the "Imperial Palace" that originally belonged to Wang Ke, the leader of Wenxiang Cult, has now become the residence of Huang Taiji.
Sitting on a luxurious gilded bronze dragon chair, watching the report from Abatai on the occupation of Yangzhou from the front, Huang Taiji was filled with emotion for a moment: At this time last year, he and several brothers were Fishing on the banks of the Liao River, but at this moment this year, the Eight Banners under his command are already drinking in the Yangtze River.
Everything is as beautiful as a dream.
Another thing that made him feel even more satisfied was an article at hand that looked quite high-end and classy.
"... It is the beginning of great fortune, and all nations admire the beginning of the reform. The principles of conduct are upright, and the benevolence of the new era is promoted in nine ways. The land is returned to the sincerity, and the whole world is celebrating. I respect His Majesty the Emperor, inherit the heaven and protect the country, and use virtue to support the people. The Xie Rui Tu comes out, the six universes share the divine monarch, and he rises to prominence in the world. The mountains and rivers of the Eight Desolations and the Sun and the Moon shine together, and the country and the universe are together forever. There are Confucian scholars in it, and the seals are slight. They have inherited the special favors of the past generations. Today, they are celebrating the prosperity of the new dynasty. They are staggering to see the greatness of the sacred learning. They are afraid of the queen. They look up to the emperor's majesty and admire the beauty of the jade. Xiang, holding on to the sincerity of Heaven's heart, consolidates Jin'ou, and celebrates the spiritual leader of the country. I would like to pay my respects to Xin Wupingying."
Although this gorgeous "Persuading Entry Form" itself is nothing, since entering Beijing, Huang Taiji has received several copies of "Encouraging Entry Form" that are even more outstanding than this one. However, at the end of this "Persuading Entry Form" The signature is enough to attract people’s attention!
——This is the "Encouragement Form" submitted by the Confucian saint of Qufu, Shandong, and this generation Yan Shenggong!
Although the Confucian scholars in the world will not obey any orders of Yan Shenggong, the submissive attitude of the Confucius Mansion in Shandong seems to mean that the current trend of scholars in the world - this significant political implication is what really satisfies Huang Taiji. place.
Therefore, Huang Taiji reciprocated the favor and issued an edict to commend Yan Shenggong's Mansion: "...the late sage Confucius is the founder of Taoism for all ages. At the beginning of the founding of this dynasty, a generation of outlines was often cultivated here, and the rites should be worshiped by the imperial officials. The title of Yanshenggong and the four clans can ensure the longevity of the country and the rise of humanities."
If the "Persuasion Form" presented by Shandong Confucius Mansion made Huang Taiji very happy, then the "Headmaster's Token" presented to Huang Taiji by Wenxiang Cult leader Wang Ke after he was captured and surrendered made him dumbfounded. .
Because that is a long fox’s broken tail!
——Decades ago, when Wang Sen, the first leader of the Wenxiang Sect, was preaching in the countryside of Hebei Province, he claimed to have rescued a fairy fox. The fairy fox cut off its tail and gave it to him as a gift, which had a strange fragrance. Wang Sen used the fox tail to call on all believers. , many people joined him and called him Wen Xiang Sect.
Since the Wenxiang Sect is named after this fox tail, then this "strange-smelling" fox tail has naturally become the most noble sacred object in the Wenxiang Sect, and its status is the same as the Buddhist relics and relics of the Buddha. The "True Cross" of Christianity is almost the same.
If it were another king who received such a thing, it would probably be treated as a rarity at best. But for Huang Taiji in this time and space, it is an unspeakable shame - because among the people of the Central Plains, he has the title of "The Reincarnation of the Demon Fox Daji"!
——The reason why the talented Huang Taiji turned into a vixen in this time and space is generally due to the butterfly effect brought by the time traveler.
In the Ming Dynasty in this time and space, due to the repeated interference of Huang Shi, Chen Xin and other time travellers, the performance of the Jurchen Eight Banners was far less prominent than in another time and space. Especially on the battlefield in Liaodong, when the menacing Jurchen cavalry were repeatedly beaten by Huangshi's spear infantry in various ways, the so-called battlefield myth of "the Jurchens are invincible if they are not more than ten thousand" became a joke. .
After Huangshi was transferred from Liaodong and moved south to Fujian, under the leadership of Huang Taiji, the power of the Eight Banners soldiers and horses revived again, and they visited Beijing several times. But in the eyes of the world, the rise of slave-building in Liaodong was not due to the invincibility of the Jurchen cavalry, but to the efforts of Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, to support the enemy and betray the country. But in a sense, this is really the case...
In short, until Huang Taiji broke through and entered Beijing last year, based on past experience, both the Ming government and the public agreed that the so-called Jurchen cavalry was not outstanding, and our Ming army could defeat them with a little effort. The reason why the Jiannu Tatars have been able to make such a fuss over the years is not because the Jurchen cavalry are too good at fighting - in fact, these Tatars are very inexperienced, and often cannot beat General Huangshi's infantry with cavalry. It is entirely because of the North Korean cavalry. There were constant lists of treacherous ministers in the hall, and there were constant traitors who betrayed the country and framed Zhongliang, which led to such a rotten defeat on the Liaodong front line.
As for why so many civil servants and generals were so obsessed that they went to join the Jurchens one after another as traitors, or even lurked in the court as moles, even if they broke their families and wiped out their families... Well, I guess it was the creation of slaves. There are masters in the magic arts who are good at bewitching people's hearts, just like the Yellow Turban Taoist in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era, who can lure away people's souls.
As a result, in the libretto of Beijing storytellers, the Jurchen thief Chief Tai Chi was transformed into a nine-tailed male vixen who was reincarnated by Daji in the Shang Dynasty. He was born with a pair of enchanting peach blossom eyes and was extremely charming. No matter who he was, he was a loyal minister. , a chaste and fierce girl, as long as she is taken a look at by this Huang Taiji, her muscles and bones will immediately soften and her mind will be dazzled. From then on, she will be willing to humble herself and give him Slaves and maids... For example, Yuan Chonghuan and Governor Yuan accidentally fell into his evil ways. From then on, he was completely obedient to Huang Taiji. He did not hesitate to lose his reputation and kill everyone in his family, but also sent food and money to support the establishment of slaves. Jiao Zhao killed Mao Wenlong and paralyzed Dongjiang Town, took the initiative to weaken the Great Wall defenses, and finally helped Huang Taiji break through the barriers and enter Beijing, and cooperated inside and outside to seize the Ming Dynasty's 300-year-old state!
Because this matter was said so clearly, some Jurchens and Mongolian dignitaries were skeptical. There were even secret envoys from the Wenxiang Sect who quietly came to Liaodong, with the whimsical plan to draw Huang Taiji into the sect, and were also preparing to make him the "Supreme Nine-Tailed Great Protector"! ! !
Huang Taiji, as a hero of the generation, was naturally very angry about such hateful rumors that denied his human identity. He had also tried to clarify and defend, but unfortunately it had no effect at all. After the generals in western Liaoning turned against each other and surrendered Shanhaiguan to Huang Taiji last year, the Eight Banners army advanced rapidly in the Central Plains, captured Beijing, settled in Hebei, entered Shanxi, swept through Shandong, and fortified the city of Kaifeng, making the Qing Dynasty powerful all over the world. , but the superstitious saying that "Huang Taiji is a nine-tailed male vixen" has become more and more popular among the people of the Central Plains.
And the relevant practical basis is also very sufficient: if the slave chief Taiji was not the nine-tailed male vixen reincarnated by Daji of the Shang Dynasty, then how could the Guan Ning army, who had been supported by the court with huge sums of money and guarded the country for many years, suddenly defect collectively? And how could those Donglin gentlemen in Beijing, who had always been upright, risk their lives and join forces regardless of their reputation as a scholar? It was obvious that Huang Taiji had mastered the art of foxy charm, so he seduced their souls!
Well, even this time when Confucius Mansion Yanshenggong wrote a letter to persuade people to move in, people may think of Huang Taiji's "Fox Charming Magic"!
Because such rumors are so noisy in the world, Huang Taiji has now suffered from a certain degree of "fox phobia". Whenever he hears any words related to foxes, his scalp will feel numb. Even the clothes he usually wears A fox fur scarf was replaced by a bearskin scarf...
Under such circumstances, one can easily imagine Huang Taiji's feelings when he saw a fox tail presented by Wenxiang's disciples. However, he was still an unrivaled hero who would leave his name in history, so he just rubbed his forehead and sighed, and then basically regained his composure.
"... Hehe, no wonder they actually sent people outside the customs to ask me to do something as the 'Supreme Nine-Tailed Great Protector'. It turns out that this sect has been burning incense for vixens from the very beginning... Uh! Wait! Since the original principle of Wenxiang Sect is I originally worshiped the fox, but now I have surrendered and worshiped me as my master. Doesn’t that mean that it confirms the rumors circulating outside and proves that I am indeed the nine-tailed male vixen reincarnated by Daji from the Shang Dynasty? "
As soon as he thought of this, Huang Taiji felt dizzy and felt a little bad again.
Fortunately, at this moment, a loud sound of gongs, drums and horns suddenly sounded from outside the door, interrupting his tangled thoughts.
Immediately afterwards, another eunuch pushed the door in and said to Huang Taiji respectfully:
"...Your Majesty! The auspicious time has arrived! Your Majesty, please drive out of the palace and worship heaven and earth! All ministers have been waiting for a long time!"
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On July 15, the sixth year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji set up an altar to worship heaven and earth on the outskirts of Xuzhou. Surrounded by hundreds of civil and military officials, he officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. He accepted the title of "Kuanwen Rensheng Emperor" and was further promoted from Khan of the Qing Dynasty. As the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. At the same time, Huang Taiji announced that the Qing Dynasty would move its capital to Beijing, change the reign name to Chongde, and consecrate more than ten concubines, thereby completing the identity transformation from barbarian khan to emperor of the Central Plains.
In addition, in order to show the difference from the Wanyan clan's Jurchen Jin Kingdom in the past, Emperor Chongde Huang Taiji ordered the name of the clan to be changed to Manzhou.
After the enthronement ceremony, Huang Taiji, surrounded by ministers, held a grand pilgrimage in the temporarily set up golden tent of the imperial camp. In addition to the Manchu and Han officials and generals appointed by the Qing court, those who attended the ceremony also attended the ceremony. There were congratulatory envoys from various Mongolian ministries and Korea.
Even the Yonghe Emperor's court in Nanjing sent an envoy to deliver gifts and tried to take the opportunity to find out the true and false details of the slave establishment.
During this great pilgrimage, the Qing ministers and foreign ministers presented many precious gifts, including red and white coral trees, strings of beads made of amber, coral, pearls, etc., as well as pearl flowers, agarwood, Jade belts, red gold jewelry, jade pots, as well as various large and small cups, plates and exquisite utensils made of jade, rhinoceros horn, glass, agate, gold and silver There are also sable skins, tiger skins, leopard skins, gauze, silk, satin and other high-end clothing materials, ginseng, horses, carved saddles, treasured bows and carved feathers and arrows, tiger skins and leopard skins, exquisite glazed lamps, various Various kinds of precious porcelain, the finest tea and fragrant wood, filigree-gilt armor, Miao knives inlaid with precious stones, etc., were all piled up in the big tent.
In return for these gifts, Huang Taiji ordered "a hundred plays" to be performed for the audience at home and abroad. Suddenly, the noisy gongs and drums started, followed by a lively instrumental ensemble. The traditional musical instruments of the Han nationality were mixed with the national musical instruments of Mongolia and Manchuria, which seemed extremely lively.
After the entertainment, the "Hundred Operas" began to be played, which seemed to be to bless the emperor's "holy bow and happiness". The first program was the dragon dance. This show was supposed to be played at night and was called "Dragon Lantern Playing." Now that we play during the day, the light in the dragon's belly is no longer needed. Accompanied by the deafening sound of gongs and drums, a long dragon, equipped with claws and claws, leaped, stretched or bent, hovering in the middle of the courtyard, very majestic.
After the dragon dance, the next show is the lion dance, and after that there are various juggling, wrestling, and dancing. The dances of Mongolian men are full of vigor and fierceness, while the dances of Jurchens are like dancing to gods, and some imitate hunting. They seem to be still in the wild style... Therefore, the Han scholar-officials present were very disgusted and thought this It's a bad habit of vulgar barbarians, but they don't dare to show it in front of the Eight Banners uncle, so they have to force themselves to laugh.
Next, it was finally the turn of the Han geishas in long skirts to appear, with flying skirts and hairpins, light dance steps, melodious singing voices, and graceful postures... It was a pleasure to see the Han scholar-bureaucrats, and it also made Huang Taiji very satisfied. By default, they were told to perform the performance several more times. Afterwards, these captured singing prostitutes were rewarded to the meritorious officials. Finally, the monarch and his ministers feasted together until they were full of wine and food, and then they left happily.
At this point, as Huang Taiji ascended the throne in Xuzhou and proclaimed himself emperor, a confrontation between the three emperors emerged within the traditional territory of Chinese civilization.
Of course, compared with Emperor Chongzhen who fled like a lost dog in Wuchang City, and Emperor Yonghe who was like a clay puppet in Nanjing City, Huang Taiji was obviously the most popular among the three emperors. He will soon become the most noble person in the world.
In short, after the Eight Banners soldiers marched into Huainan and drank from the Yangtze River, the new Qing Empire suddenly reached its most glorious peak. Unfortunately, after the most glorious peak, the next moment is the darkest abyss!
When "Emperor Chongde" Huang Taiji was sitting on the throne in the Xuzhou military camp, smiling broadly as he accepted the gifts and congratulations from his ministers, while imagining how to conquer the south of the Yangtze River and dominate the world, he had no idea what was happening thousands of miles away. My hometown in Liaodong has turned into a sea of blood and fire!
——With the joint efforts of the entire Chinese League, the Liaodong strategy that the Vladivostok Crossing Group had planned for a long time was finally launched with great fanfare!