Chapter 125: Zhang Xianzhong Presents Silver
Shengjing
After the exile was carried out in Fan Wencheng, Dolgon had been collecting grain, grass and military supplies in preparation for entering the customs as soon as possible.
The Han people in Liaodong were miserable, almost all the valuable goods and food in their homes were plundered by the Eastern captives, and many Han people were killed because of resistance.
Meng Yuan is also constantly moving, in order to cooperate with the eastern captivity into the pass, they are also stepping up conscription, ready to follow Dolgon to attack the pass at any time.
The Joseon Dynasty itself was a pro-Ming regime, and they had a strong sense of identity with the Ming Dynasty, and many Koreans were proud to be able to join the Ming Dynasty.
But that all changed with the invasion of Korea and the overthrow of the pro-Ming regime.
The newly inaugurated Lee regime in Korea also received a notice from Dolgon, asking them to contribute money and give full support to the Eastern Invasion of the Ming Dynasty.
Dolgon's expectations for Fan Wencheng's persuasion of Zhang Xianzhong were high, and he believed that Zhang Xianzhong was desperate and had no choice but to cooperate with them.
"Squeak......
"Wang ...... Father...... Fan Wencheng has been gone for so long, why is there still no movement at all, nothing will happen, right? ”
After some strenuous exercise, Da Yu'er looked at Dolgon, who was sweating profusely, and suddenly asked about Fan Wencheng.
Don't look at her as a woman, but she is not a simple character, and many things about Dorgon are the result of discussions with her.
His son Xiao Fulin is only six years old, and as his mother, it is impossible not to worry about his son's throne.
Dolgon grabbed a dusk, wiped the sweat from his head, and comforted:
"It's okay, even if Zhang Xianzhong doesn't agree to cooperate, they shouldn't be embarrassed Fan Wencheng, the two countries don't kill the envoys when they exchange troops, and there is still Ao Bai on the road to protect them."
Da Yu'er looked at Dolgon coquettishly:
"I hope so, I really want to see Fu Lin enter the Purple Gold City."
"Haha, don't worry, princess, as long as my Eight Banners army is dispatched, I will definitely easily set foot on the Central Plains and drink the Yangtze River and the Yellow River."
Suddenly, a palace maid broke into the palace and hurriedly knelt in front of the two:
"The Queen Mother's ......"
"Go out, I don't know any rules."
Seeing that the palace maid disturbed the good things, Dolgon was immediately furious, but Da Yu'er smiled and said:
"Don't blame her, there must be something urgent, let's talk about it."
The palace maid was frightened half to death by Dorgon's words, and seeing that the queen mother did not blame, she hurriedly said:
"There was a scout report just now, saying that Fan Wencheng and Lord Ao Bai were both killed in the Guannei......"
"Nonsense, how is it possible."
Dorgon jumped in front of the maid, who was so frightened that she hurriedly closed her eyes and kowtowed to beg for mercy.
Da Yu'er was also stunned on the spot, although Fan Wencheng was a Han Chinese, he was the founding father of the Eastern Captivity, and Ao Bai was the first warrior of the Eastern Captivity.
If the two of them were really killed, it would be a huge loss for the Eastern Captivity, and the prospect of Fu Lin entering the Purple Gold City would almost be overshadowed.
In order to find out the facts, Dorgon quickly put on his "arms" and hurried out of the palace to find out the truth.
At the head of the Beijing Division, the soldiers suddenly saw the dust in the distance, and a large group of people was faintly approaching the Beijing Division, and the soldiers defending the city were taken aback:
"Quick, close the city gate, and go to inform the military department and Lord Sun, it seems that there is an enemy attack."
This kind of thing has not happened before, in the history of the Ming Dynasty, this kind of thing has happened many times, and the messenger just turned around, and was stopped by the leader:
"No, wait a minute."
As the cavalry got closer and closer, they found that the Ming banner should not be an invasion from the east, it seemed to be the Ming cavalry, but they didn't know which army it was.
No matter what the army, the gates could not be opened:
"Stop, don't go any further, or you will open fire."
Hearing the call of the head of the city, the head of the general turned over and dismounted, clasped his fists at the head of the city and shouted:
"We are under the command of Mrs. Qin Liangyu in Sichuan, and we were ordered to enter Beijing to face the saint, please report to the military master."
This army was the army of Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, and in order not to misunderstand the soldiers defending the city, they had to lie that they were under the command of Qin Liangyu.
In fact, it is not a lie, Qin Liangyu is now the governor of Sichuan, and Li Dingguo and they are Qin Liangyu who has returned to obedience.
Sun Chuanting and Sun Chengzong received the report, and the two immediately went separately, one went to meet the emperor, and the other went straight to the city.
Qianqing Palace
"Your Majesty, General Sun Chuanting asks to see you."
"Let him in."
After the little eunuch reported, Sun Chuanting quickly entered the Qianqing Palace.
"Sun Chuanting sees the emperor."
"General excuse me, looking at your hurried appearance, is there something urgent happening?"
Sun Chuanting hugged his fists and saluted:
"Your Majesty, an army came from outside the city, saying that it was ordered to face the saint, and Weichen came to confirm it."
Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed:
"Oh, it should be Li Dingguo, you go and see, if it's really Li Dingguo, let him come to see me and entertain the soldiers he brought, they all went all the way."
"Obedience"
Zhu Youzhen did not tell the Ministry of War about Li Dingguo's entry into Beijing to face the saint, so Sun Chengzong did not know.
Climb up to the top of the city and look down.
There were about 10,000 men and horses under the city, and although not all of them were cavalry, they were all riding war horses.
All of them have wind and dust on their faces, but the lineup is very neat, and they all sit straight on their horses, and they know that the military regulations are strict at a glance.
is the first member of the grand prize, about eight feet tall, a white horse under the crotch, a tiger-headed golden gun in his hand, and a very majestic talent.
"Who is under the city, why did you bring troops into Beijing, I am Sun Chengzong of the Ming Army."
Hearing that the person who came called to report his name, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and saluted Sun Chuanting with a fist:
"The last general, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, visited Lord Sun, we are the Great Western Army, and now we have returned to the imperial court and been ordered to enter Beijing to face the saint."
Sun Chengzong was stunned at the time, he knew that Zhang Xianzhong had surrendered, but he didn't hear that Li Dingguo was going to face the saint, and just wanted to ask clearly, Sun Chuanting had already walked to the city.
"Lord Sun, pass on the emperor's commandment, open the city gate and let them into the city, and entertain these soldiers well."
"Someone, open the gates quickly."
As the city gate opened, 10,000 elite soldiers slowly entered the capital, and saw that they were still pulling more than a dozen carts of things, most of which were not grain and grass.
Sun Chuanting asked vigilantly:
"General, what are these vehicles loaded with?"
Li Dingguo waved his hand to stop the vehicle, and casually opened the cover on several carriages for Sun Chuanting and Sun Chengzhong to watch.
"Rest assured, the two adults, we are sincerely obedient to the Ming Dynasty, this is a gift from our father-in-law to the emperor."
"Oh my God......"
When Sun Chuanting and Sun Chengzong saw the cart full of gold and silver, they opened their mouths in surprise, and then there was a burst of joy that Daming had silver again.
In fact, this is just a gift from them to the emperor, there are many more in Sichuan, and they can't pull it with a horse-drawn carriage, and a hundred carts can't pull it all.
How much Zhang Xianzhong's wealth was, with his death, is now a mystery.
But most of them have been handed over to Zuo Liangyu, and they will be shipped back to Jingshi in the future, and it is roughly estimated that all of them will be converted into silver, which is definitely as much as 100 million taels.
These gold and silver were all collected from those vassal kings and officials, as well as the gentry and wealthy merchants, you can think about how rich the gentry and wealthy merchants of the Ming Dynasty were rich.