At noon, the sun is scorching.
Mingzhu, who was still on the hot bed of his wife and children, was urgently summoned to the palace.
Mingzhu is from the Nalan clan, a native of Zhenghuang Banner in Manchuria.
His wife is the daughter of Azig, Prince of Heshuoying. During the Kangxi Dynasty, she was one of the two important officials trusted by Kangxi.
The other is Suo'etu, the son of Tuogu's auxiliary minister Sony.
The surname Nalan was actually changed by Yehenala, who changed it to Nalan. Therefore, the surname Nalan is undoubtedly a Manchu surname, and it is particularly rare. The only person with the surname Nalan is Nalan Mingzhu. Descendants of the same lineage.
Mingzhu is a little thin, and looks a bit gentle. From a distance, she looks like a capable civil servant with quite official authority.
At this moment, Mingzhu's mind was filled with the reasons for this emergency summons.
"Why is the emperor so anxious to order me to enter the palace?"
Mingzhu kept thinking in her mind whether her political opponents had done anything beyond the ordinary.
Who is Mingzhu’s political opponent? Then there is no need to ask, it is naturally the Suo Party headed by Suo Etu.
At this thought, Mingzhu couldn't help but feel upset. She didn't know which official under her command had been labeled as an 'Obai party member'. She could only take a deep breath and quickly walked towards the palace.
As soon as she entered the palace, Mingzhu saw Suo'etu, who was tall and fat. Mingzhu couldn't help but rolled her eyes and snorted coldly. However, she did not become incompatible with Suo'etu. Instead, she took the initiative to stand beside Suo'etu. Beside Etu, Suo Etu smiled slightly and said, "Xiang Suo, why did the emperor summon us this time?"
"Mingxiang, what you said is a bit like catching a thief." Suo'etu also rolled his eyes at Mingzhu and said unceremoniously.
Just when Mingzhu was about to say something sarcastic, she suddenly found several more figures coming into the palace, mostly military attachés. Even Prince An Yue Le, who had been closed for seven or eight years, was wearing a battle armor and had gray hair on his temples. Standing on top of the main hall.
There seems to be something wrong with the atmosphere.
On the throne, the young emperor Kangxi, who was only fourteen years old, looked around at the ministers with a pockmarked face. Sitting next to Kangxi was the graceful Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang.
Seeing this scene, both Suo'etu and Mingzhu felt a thump in their hearts and understood that something was wrong with the situation.
wrong.
The situation that has developed to this point is definitely not caused by the dispute between the 'Suo Party' and the 'Ming Party'. After all, no matter how they fight for power, they will not attract Prince An Yue Le to take action!
Prince An Yue Le is the only remaining general in the clan!
And most importantly.
This meeting was not hosted by Kangxi.
But the Empress Dowager, who has always been in Cining Palace and has no interest in worldly affairs, presided over it!
The Empress Dowager, she is an old woman who has experienced the hard times. Even major events such as 'eradicating Obai' have not disturbed her to come out. What is happening now that even the Empress Dowager is here to listen to politics behind the curtain?
"They're all here."
The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang opened her phoenix eyes slightly and looked at the ministers in the audience. She immediately took a deep breath and sighed: "The situation of the discounts sent from outside the customs last night is not optimistic."
"The Queen Mother, what's going on?"
Prince An Yue Le coughed, his face turned slightly pale, and he took the initiative to ask: "Xiao Wang has been closed for many years. Back then, Xiao Wang swore in front of the late emperor's coffin that he would never get involved in the throne. Today's call..."
Having said this, Prince An Yue Le remained silent.
When Xiaozhuang Dayu'er heard this, he also sighed quietly. The fourteen-year-old Kangxi Emperor Aixinjueluo Xuanye, who was standing next to him, immediately said: "General Wu Mahu, the general of Fengtian outside the pass, died."
"Wumahu died?!"
All the ministers were shocked. Although this Wu Mahu was a member of Obai's party, after all, he was also General Fengtian, the leader of the three generals outside the pass. He had a heavy army and was a real official in the border area. If he wanted to separate the kingdom, it would be easy.
If he separates his power, although it will not be as harmful as San Francisco, it will still be a headache for the court.
How did he die?
"On June 27th, Xingjing, Ningyuan and Shengjing fell; on June 28th, Jinzhou and Liaoyang fell; and yesterday Shanhaiguan fell. Now the Ming army is marching straight in, preparing to attack Beijing!"
Kangxi's voice was loud, and then he said: "I have obeyed the order of the Queen Mother and ordered Ronaldo and Zhao Siping to lead the 20,000 green battalion in Beizhili to fight for Shanhaiguan. But it is estimated that it will be difficult. Now I am here with Gentlemen, please discuss what should be done?"
Kangxi's voice was very nervous, and then he said: "Prince An, do you have anything to say?"
After hearing Kangxi's voice, Prince An couldn't help but be stunned.
Not only Prince An was stunned, but other courtiers were in an uproar.
Why the uproar?
Needless to say, it was all because what Kangxi said was so shocking that many ministers thought... Is Kangxi crazy?
The Ming army entered the pass?
What you said is right, don’t you think there’s something wrong with that?
Weren’t our ancestors who entered the Pass back then? How could the Ming army enter the Pass?
"The Ai family knows that you all think this is nonsense."
At this moment, Xiaozhuang Dayu'er suddenly opened his mouth and expressed the doubts in the minds of the courtiers: "But it is indeed true. Fengtian General Wu Mahu has died in the battle, and the general Tu Mo has also died. He surrendered to the Ming thieves and is now the Liaodong General of the Ming Dynasty, controlling all the troops in the Manchuria camp! The Ming Dynasty's message has already reached Beijing!"
After saying that, Xiaozhuang Dayu'er waved his hand, and immediately a eunuch and a maid presented him with the message. In an instant, the officials were horrified again and looked at each other.
"Tell me, what should we do? Although I don't know how these thieves came out of the pass, but how similar are they to their ancestors now? Moreover, Shanhaiguan is also lost now. If we lose this time , I can’t even go back outside the customs!”
Listening to Xiaozhuang Dayu'er's words, Mingzhu remained silent.
Why don't you say anything?
Because it took our ancestors more than 20 years to capture Shanhaiguan and Shanhaiguan, and served as monarchs for three generations.
It only took the Ming army three days.
This is obviously faster than our ancestors!
"The slave Suo'etu has the original memorial!"
While Mingzhu was deep in thought, she heard Suo'etu step forward, salute respectfully to Emperor Kangxi and the Empress Dowager: "I feel that the news about this matter must be sealed, and those people in the south must not be exposed. The traitor knows, otherwise the world will be turned upside down!"
Suo'etu said with confidence: "I feel that Prince An should lead the Eight Banners from Beijing to fight against Ming Dynasty. We were able to destroy Ming Dynasty once back then, and we can destroy him a second time now!"
After hearing Suo'etu's words, Mingzhu quickly stood up, cupped her hands in front of Kangxi and Xiaozhuang and said, "Minion Mingzhu also has his original performance."
"Tianjin's military equipment is lax and its military morale is low. My slave Mingzhu begs the emperor and the empress dowager to inspect Tianjin and punish the lawbreakers!"
Mingzhu's voice could be described as loyal, and it seemed that she really asked Kang Mazi to inspect Tianjin because of Tianjin's lax military preparedness.
But anyone with a discerning eye knows what the pearl means.
After hearing Mingzhu's words, Kangxi nodded with satisfaction and continued: "Okay, I have decided to lead officials from the capital to inspect Tianjin!"
After saying that, Kangxi looked at Prince An Yue Le with a sincere face, and said sincerely to Yue Le: "Uncle An Wang, I entrust all the Eight Banners of Beijing to Uncle An. I hope that Uncle Wang can ignore the past grudges and serve for the sake of peace." I, the Qing Dynasty, will fight again and defeat this thief Ming!"
"I accept the decree!"
Prince An, Yue Le, naturally knew what would happen if the Ming Dynasty came back. He immediately accepted the order, and then without hesitation, went down to mobilize the Eight Banners men in Beijing.
Immediately afterwards, Kangxi looked around again, took a deep breath, and thought of the old traitors who helped found the Qing Dynasty, and immediately said: "Order Hong Shiming, Li Sixing, and Zu Liangdong to lead the Hebei and Shandong Green Camps to accompany Prince An on the expedition. Shaanxi Governor Jia Hanfu led the Shaanxi Green Camp to come to our aid!"
"This slave accepts the order!"
"yes!"
Hong Shiming, the eldest son of the famous traitor Hong Chengchou.
Zu Liangdong is the grandson of the famous traitor ancestor Dashou.
Li Sixing, the second son of Li Dingguo, King of Jin in the Southern Ming Dynasty.
Yes, Li Sixing, a man with big eyebrows and big eyes, also committed treason.
Needless to say, Jia Hanfu.
He is not a second-generation traitor, nor is he a second-generation loyal minister who became a traitor. He is the original traitor.
Although his reputation is not as good as that of the famous traitors Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng, his skills are extremely good. He is not only an expert in leading troops in war, but also an able minister in governing the world.
Kang Mazi understands this very well.
If the Ming army really entered the pass, then they would never tolerate these rebels who betrayed the Ming Dynasty. Instead of trusting some Manchus, it would be better to trust these former traitors of the Ming Dynasty!
Why do you say that? Because as a member of the Guarjia family, Tu Mo, the dignified deputy capital commander, surrendered to the enemy. An ordinary Manchu general, Kang Mazi, really couldn't believe it now.
After taking a deep breath, Kang Mazi suddenly thought of something and opened his mouth and said: "Eza, the King of Xin, and Tu Hai, the great scholar of Hongwen Academy, I order you two to be deputy generals. They will accompany Prince An to coordinate the Eight Banners disciples and go out together!"
"Xiao Wang obeys the order!"
"Slave takes orders!"
"..."
Yes, after all, Prince An stayed at home for seven or eight years and was not very familiar with the army. Although he had great military achievements, he naturally needed someone to help him become familiar with the army. And Eza, after the famous king Duduo of the Qing Dynasty, And Tuhai, a famous resourceful man among the Manchus, can be Prince An's deputy.
In this way, everything is arranged well, right?
After taking a deep breath, Kangxi glanced at his Queen Mother. Seeing that Queen Mother had no reaction, he felt relieved, and then raised his voice: "Suo'etu, Mingzhu!"
The two ministers, one fat and one thin, immediately bowed down and said, "I'm here, my servant."
"Discuss with various ministries about my visit to Tianjin..."
…
Although the chaos inside the Forbidden City has turned into a pot of porridge, in the alleys of Beijing, the banner men are still eating and drinking, enjoying the prosperity and happiness, and are not aware of the drastic changes outside the Forbidden City.
At the entrance of the alley, there was a young man holding walnuts in his right hand and carrying a birdcage in his left hand. He walked towards home with a smile on his face. He was wearing a mandarin jacket, a tiger skin hat, and a pair of leather boots. Take a quick look. , Hey, that’s an out-and-out bannerman kid.
Coming and going, he also said hello to the passers-by, sometimes one said "Good luck to you", and now the other said "I'm busy, I'm going to fight with crickets".
The waiters in the surrounding restaurants and teahouses were greeting business, and the idle Eight Banners disciples were in groups, drinking small drinks and enjoying the good life.
Nowadays, a different group of bannermen's children have changed. Those Eight Banners cavalry who followed Dorgon into the Pass either died of old age or were lying at home panting.
Most of today's bannermen are bannermen who enjoyed happiness after entering the customs.
After entering the pass, the bannermen in the pass lived a life that was both nourishing and beautiful.
Especially the children of the Eight Banners in Beijing, their little life was extremely enjoyable. They held walnuts and carried birdcages every day, either going to eat and drink tea, fight cocks and chase away dogs, or go to the alleys to look for flowers and willows, and recite poems. Yes, life is full of joy.
The current Eight Banners disappoint the old Eight Banners. Many of the old Eight Banners who followed Dorgon into the country said that these Eight Banners are now so bad that they don't want to learn from others, and even pay for their meals.
In those days, men didn't even bring money for meals. If any Han Chinese dared to be impatient, the men would kill him with a knife.
When the young bannerman who had just walked out of the alley was about to say something, an old man suddenly came out of the alley and whispered a few words to the young bannerman. The young bannerman was instantly shocked. The walnuts fell to the ground.
And soon, the young banner man ran towards a teahouse quickly. As soon as he entered a private room, he shouted loudly: "Young and old men, something bad is going to happen! I heard that the Ming army is coming to kill!"
"What Ming army? Is it the Ming Dynasty that was conquered by our ancestors' nineteen suits of armor?"
One of the banner men was so startled that he accidentally knocked his finger on the jade ring: "What's going on? How can the Green Camp be a soldier? Do we still need men to take action? Really, those Han people are really useless. , no wonder our banner men took over the world!"
"Not from the south, from the north!"
The well-informed young bannerman whispered: "My lord said that we just broke into Shanhaiguan, and the emperor asked Prince An to take charge, and he is going to summon the young and old men of our Eight Banners to fight against the Ming thieves!"
"Besides, didn't our ancestors start out with eleven suits of armor?"
"No, it should be the sixteenth officer, right?"
"I forgot how many, a dozen or so anyway. I tell you guys, young and old, stop talking nonsense. If the thieves come in, we will be completely ruined!"
The young bannerman shook his head, completely forgetting that Nurhaci had raised an army with thirteen suits of armor, and then said: "My second uncle just escaped from Shanhaiguan and said that the Ming army was cruel! They killed people without blinking an eye. After killing people, they cut off their heads and piled them together, and they said, 'Leave the braids but not the head, leave the head but not the braids'."
"It's so scary! Our men's braids were passed down from our ancestors. How can we cut off our braids so easily? All the portraits of Saint Kong have braids! We have to listen to what Saint Kong said!"
"Yes, yes, you can't cut off your braids. This is an old tradition in the Central Plains! If the thieves don't leave their braids, they will look like barbarians. Once they enter the city, they might want to squander the land and give it to us. All my treasures were robbed, and we, too, were captured as slaves!"
"This is too barbaric!"
"..."
The disciples of the Eight Banners talked a lot and shared the same hatred and vowed not to let these thieves succeed!
"Prince An is recruiting us Eight Banners disciples to go on an expedition! We, too, ride horses twice a month and are considered proficient in bow and horse. Let's go to the racecourse to pick a precious colt and go with Prince An on the expedition!"
"Yes, the old man in my family always said that our generation of Eight Banners is far inferior to his generation. Why are we so proud? Don't talk nonsense to him. Why don't you just kill a few Mingren? You guys will go and kill ten hundred people. Show me, my old man, our bannermen are getting stronger with each generation!"
"..."
All the Eight Banners disciples were full of confidence, and none of them felt that they would lose to the Ming army. They were even excited and enthusiastically set out to fight.
After all, the Eight Banners soldiers had an astonishingly high winning rate since they entered the customs. They could be said to have crushed the armies of the Ming court and the Peasant Army. This naturally gave the Eight Banners disciples some confidence and felt that they were unparalleled in the world.
In the Beijing barracks, Prince An Yue Le, who was convening the Eight Banners, was holding a map and making constant gestures to decide where his next battlefield would be.
In a land of vast plains, it is time to charge.
The Eight Banners cavalry should be charging into battle to destroy the Ming army!
Yue Le's eyes were cold. Back then, he was able to destroy the Ming Dynasty once, but now he can naturally destroy it again!
At this moment, Tu Hai stood aside and reminded in a low voice: "Prince An, the Eight Banners' armaments are now lax and may not be as good as the Eight Banners under your command back then."
Hearing Tu Hai's words, Yue Le didn't have much emotion. Instead, he opened his mouth and said: "I have expected this, but so what? The Ming army was able to capture Shengjing because of the traitor Tu Mona. Just surrender to the enemy! I don’t believe it, the Ming army is really that elite.”
Hearing Yue Le's words, Tuhai felt a little calm for a moment. Just when he was about to say something, he saw Prince Xin Ezha hurriedly arrived, raised his hands to Yue Le, and said with a bit of hatred: " The 20,000 Green Battalion troops in Beizhili encountered the enemy in the north of Chengde. The commander Zhao Siping was as stupid as a pig. He actually fought with the Ming army at night. The Green Battalion was routed and is now all over Chengde! Leonardo, the commander-in-chief of Chengde, was defeated and fled back. , outside the military camp!"
Hearing these words, Yue Le couldn't help but become solemn.
Zhao Siping's command is like a pig?
This Zhao Siping is the son of Zhao Danli, a general who was surrendered by the Ming Dynasty. He also participated in the war with the army during the expedition to Guangdong. Although he is not a famous general, he can be regarded as someone who understands the art of war. How can he be regarded as a leader like a pig?
Moreover, this Han was a deputy general, but the commander-in-chief was Leonardo, the commander-in-chief of Chengde. Leonardo must have been defeated, and all the blame was placed on Zhao Siping.
After all, this Leonardo is from the Fucha clan, and his fathers are all old friends who fought with Yue Le.
Therefore, although Yue Le knew it like a mirror in his heart, he would not point it out, and then said in a deep voice: "Let Leonardo come in!"
Following Yue Le's instructions, a wailing sound was heard:
"Prince An, Prince An!"
A grey-faced Eight Banners general with a mournful face crawled all the way to Prince An Yue Le, his eyes dull with horror: "The last general Fucha Leonardo paid homage to Prince An. The Ming army is too strong in the field. You must not go out of the city to fight in the field! The Ming army is less than ten thousand, and it is invincible if it is full of ten thousand!"
Prince An Yue Le:?
Why is this rhetoric so familiar? I seem to have heard it somewhere?
Recommend this book, Cultivation of Immortality: The longer you live, the better your talent!
The type of mortal cultivating immortality.
(End of chapter)
