Everyone always says that Donglin misunderstands the country, and Liu Ximing naturally will not completely deny this.

Donglin and Fushe are all readers, and they all have the same problems that all readers in this era have, such as only boasting, most of them are high-handed, and they are low-handed.

But if the reason for the fall of the Ming Dynasty is attributed to Donglin, it is also a bit excessive.

Without him, even in the entire Chongzhen Dynasty, Donglin was able to govern for very little time, and most of the time Chongzhen just trusted the Qichu Zhejiang Party like Wen Tiren.

If you want to blame Donglin's fame, it is so prosperous that even Chongzhen is very jealous.

When he was on the Grand Canal, Liu Ximing came up with a lot of words from Wang Chengen.

"Your Majesty has always regarded Donglin as a taboo, saying that his people only know their name in vain, and they become party henchmen privately, which will hinder the government and government."

Wang Chengen also made a special trip to mention a few words, and then Liu Ximing found out that the court still knew his whereabouts relatively clearly, so he couldn't be careless.

After entering Beijing, Liu Ximing suddenly discovered that there were actually few Donglin Party members who were really in high positions, but high-ranking officials like Zhou Yanru still needed Zhang Pu and other Hanlin to help wave the flag and shout.

When the Donglin Party really played a role, it was when the Hongguang Dynasty was rebuilt, after all, it had a geographical advantage in the south of the Yangtze River.

It was precisely because he had a clear understanding of the situation that Liu Ximing did not contact Zhang Pu and the others at the first time, and waited until after the last incident with the scribe to think of this.

With Zhang Pu and other leading snakes here, the news about the reform of government officials can spread quickly.

Although he admires the personalities of several people in the Restoration Society, Liu Ximing is also constantly reminding himself in his heart at this moment that he should try not to be involved in too deep a relationship with the Donglin Restoration Society, at least not to let Chongzhen think that he and they are in the same party.

"What are you going to do next?"

Zhang Pu stroked his beard and smiled, "At this time, the initiative is already in our hands, and now we are naturally waiting to see what happens, if Wen Changqing still wants to be like before, it will give us the opportunity to be impeached." ”

"So if he's really doing it impartially?" , Liu Ximing asked curiously.

A contemptuous smile flashed on Zhang Pu's face, "How could a thief Wen have such a mind, if he changes his ways, he must have another plan, and then we will stir up this matter, so that His Majesty will know that he is just a man who has a whisker and a horse." ”

Well, Liu Ximing was embarrassed in his heart.

What kind of operation are you all doing, opposing for the sake of opposition?

Liu Ximing, as the proposer of the reform of the rule of officials, although he understands that this way is not very feasible, but if it can really be done, it should be a good thing for the government.

However, Zhang Pu made it clear that no matter what, Donglin and the others would not let him get his wish.

At this moment, Liu Ximing suddenly woke up to the fact that he was different from these people after all.

It seems still

You have to rely on yourself, Liu Ximing sighed in his heart, stopped talking about this matter and turned the topic elsewhere.

As the end of May approached, the rumors in the capital became more and more restless, and all kinds of speculations and rumors about the reform of the administration of officials were rampant.

Liu Ximing wanted to withdraw early, but precisely because of the controversy over the reform of official governance, Chongzhen summoned him, the proposer, several times to consult some useful information.

After squeezing out all his experience, Liu Ximing finally reluctantly fooled Chongzhen.

Wen Tiren obviously also noticed the strangeness of the court and the people, and he always refused to come up with a final plan for the reform of official governance, so as not to be attacked by others.

Zhang Pu and others waited for a long time, but they did not see any movement from the Zhejiang Party, and for a time several parties fell into a stalemate.

However, at this critical moment, a knight from Shanhaiguan broke the strange and peaceful atmosphere in the court.

"Huang Taiji abolished the name of Zhushen and called himself Manchuria? Also built to be the emperor, the country name is the Qing Dynasty? ”

Liu Ximing sat up from his seat in the study.

"How did the court react?" , he looked at Zhang Pu's family who came to report the news.

"The princes of the court and the central government are already furious, and many ministers have begun to scold in front of His Majesty, and the imperial history can't control it."

Hehe, isn't this the same as a strong condemnation, Liu Ximing complained in his heart, waved his hand and motioned for the person to go down and receive the reward.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.

Since the wild boar skin is called the emperor, according to the habits of this fishing and hunting people, the most important thing is probably to attack China to make a name for itself!

The hairs behind Liu Ximing stand on end, and he is now faced with two choices, one is to report the situation to Chongzhen immediately, and he can give himself a reputation as a soldier in the future.

Another option is to leave Beijing and return now, so as to ensure that you can participate in this year's township test, and at the same time, you can stay away from the battlefield to preserve your strength.

After only a few minutes, Liu Ximing made up his mind.

"Li Biao, prepare the horse, I want to go to the palace to resign."

Liu Ximing was already a noble at this time, and if he wanted to leave Beijing, he couldn't be as casual as others.

Fortunately, Chongzhen saw that he was about to take the township test, and the recent reform of the government was about to be delayed by the establishment of the country, so he also agreed to let him leave Beijing and return to Sichuan.

The Xin'anbo Mansion and his party completed the packing as quickly as possible, except for leaving two squads to continue to stay in the Earl's Mansion, the rest of the people followed Liu Xi's order to Tongzhou again.

As for the eight servants originally sent by the Ministry of Rites, they had already been retreated by Liu Ximing under the pretext that his family was not short of manpower.

It's just that after arriving in Tongzhou, Liu Ximing's movements slowed down suddenly.

A group of hundreds of people rented a few big boats and went down the river, but along the way, Liu Ximing actually told the boatman to drive as slowly as he could, completely

It's not as hot as it was in the capital before.

"Second brother, aren't we going back?" , Li Biao was a little curious.

On the bow of the boat, Liu Ximing looked at the not wide Grand Canal, and felt relaxed in his heart.

"No hurry, do you know why I'm in a hurry to leave Beijing?"

Sweeping the puzzled eyes of the guards officers, Liu Ximing patiently explained:

"Originally, Jianyu only dared to call himself the Great Khan, and this Great Khan was used by barbarians and was not accessible to China. However, now that Huang Taiji has established himself as the emperor, if he is the emperor, he must have the mandate of heaven, and in order to prove his legitimacy, Jianyu will definitely go south to fight, which is why I am in a hurry to leave. ”

"Then why are we walking so slowly?" , Jiang Deshen asked with some doubts.

Liu Ximing pointed to the vast plains on both sides of the canal, "The construction of captives started in Liaodong, and now it has integrated the Mongolian tribes, and it is far superior to the Central Plains with cavalry. ”

"You have been with me for so long, you should all know that the world's great disasters are one for the rogues, and the other is for the prisoners, and we will all collide with them sooner or later."

"Now we know each other about the thieves, but we don't have any concept of the thieves."

"Since you are the officers of the Guards Regiment, you have the responsibility of teaching the whole brigade, and I just take this opportunity to let you see what the soldiers and horses of the Jianyu are like, and I can tell the whole army when I turn back."

When Li Biao and dozens of other guards officers heard this, they were all excited, and they looked like they were doing a big job.

Liu Ximing's clothes fluttered lightly in the wind of the river, and he chuckled and said: "Now pass the order, let the brothers cheer up, all the staff are on combat readiness and vigilance, send a few scouts along the river, and if necessary, you can take my post to the government to inquire about the news." ”

"Wow", dozens of sturdy men responded in unison on the bow of the ship, startling the people on the passing ships to look back frequently.

As Liu Ximing expected, Huang Taiji's movements were very fast.

At the end of May, tens of thousands of troops under the command of Azig, the king of Dorawuying, had broken through the Heebong-gu Pass and broken into the Gyeonggi region, and the entire government and the opposition were in chaos.

Needless to say, how panicked in the capital, at this time, Liu Ximing and the others walked leisurely between Qingxian and Cangzhou in Hejian Mansion.

"It's coming, it's coming, the Tartars are in the customs", Jiang Deshen took a piece of yellow paper and rushed into the cabin where Liu Ximing was with an indignant face.

"Second brother, Hejian Mansion has received an official document from the imperial court, Jianyu has entered the customs on May 26, and wantonly plundered Gyeonggi, Bingfeng has come directly to Shandong, and the nearest has arrived in Qingxian."

In the cabin, Liu Ximing was taking Li Biao and others to check the surrounding map drawn by the guards during this time, and when he heard Jiang Deshen's shouting, Liu Ximing pointed on the map.

"Just choose here, fight an ambush battle, let's try to see what the level of Jianyu is, what do you think?"