Chapter 306: The Great Ming Prison State

It only took Lin Yi one night, a total of 20,000 troops, to take Beishanjing in one fell swoop, and the news shook the government and the opposition.

Lin Yi besieged the city to send reinforcements, this battle was fought so beautifully, not only did the reinforcements of the 100,000 Dashun army be wiped out, but also the new and old nests of the Dashun army were wiped out at once, and the north went north to Beijing overnight!

After the situation in the city stabilized, the brave people gradually took to the streets, and they could not believe that they had changed their ground overnight.

They ran to tell each other and celebrate the new world.

Among them are the poor, there are the rich, there are old bureaucrats, there are men and women, there are old and young, they used to think that the Dashun army is the savior, but after just a month of exposure and personal experience, they came to a conclusion, that is, Dashun is not as good as Daming!

Because after the Dashun army entered Yanjing, the common people ushered in a disaster, those rich families, those old officials of the Ming Dynasty, the Dashun army had to give as much as they wanted, and if they couldn't take it out, they had to be beaten, put into prison, and even cut off their heads.

The rich are unlucky, and those poor families also suffer, after the generals of the Dashun army come in, they can't be separated, they enter the houses indiscriminately, take away the things that have money, and when they meet young women and eldest daughters, they begin to spoil them, and the people are miserable, and they dare not squeak.

Well, now it's the plague god who has been driven away again. How can the common people not be happy?

In particular, they saw groups of Ming troops on the streets, passing by in neat arrays, working in full swing, they were strict in military discipline, and they did not commit any offense against the common people, and the streets and alleys were full of busy scenes of Ming troops, some cleaning the streets, some repairing private houses and public facilities, and some setting up porridge factories for the common people to deliver grain and goods to the victims.

The common people could not believe that this was true, and they knelt on the ground to worship the heavens, crying with joy.

Because they have never seen such a people-friendly army, what to meet the king does not pay food, these Dashun army is similar to bandits entering the city, the common people are all hurt by them, no better than not knowing, it seems that the Ming Dynasty is better!

When the news reached the Ming camp in Gaobeidian, the officers and soldiers of the army were even more joyful, especially Lin Yi's descendants, beating gongs and drums, sounding firecrackers and firing cannons to congratulate the victory.

And they feel that they are superior, even the soldiers in the army think that they are Lin Yi's generals, superior to others, and they feel very proud in front of other armies.

Those warlords and old bureaucrats of King Qin who rushed over from all over the country, including several princes of the Ming Dynasty, all felt incredible at this time, and they talked about it one by one, looking at Lin Yi's generals differently.

Next, the military bigwigs and old bureaucrats with ulterior motives who came to King Qin from all over the country, as well as several princes of the Zhu family, all admired it so much, and their awe of Lin Yi arose.

In addition, the Ming army that invaded the city, Wu Sangui's family members and Li Zicheng's generals' family members were mainly those who did not have time to escape, and they were not allowed to harm and harass, and the army was specially sent to protect them, and they were treated the same as the common people, and no one was allowed to break into the house.

Beishang Beijing quickly stabilized, and for a while, whether it was an official, a soldier or a common man, he only knew that there was a prince Lin Yi in the dynasty, but he didn't know that there was a prince.

A few days later, Lin Yi issued an order in Beijing to ask the crown prince Zhu Cihong to move to Beijing, and under the protection of 10,000 soldiers and horses, including Xiaoying and Zhezhe, including the women's battalion, hundreds of civil and military officials surrounded the fifteen-year-old prince Zhu Cihong and entered the great imperial capital where he had left not long and the nightmare still existed.

However, the crown prince soon lived in his "Forbidden City", that is, his hometown, the East Palace Prince's Mansion.

It was lost and regained in just one month, it is said that this is a great joy, for the crown prince Zhu Cihong, in this troubled era, it is already a blessing to be able to save his life, and he can also be in the East Palace to reign in the world, which is unthinkable, but this is only in the eyes of others, this is the beginning of a nightmare for the prince.

Don't look at the palace, at this time, it seems to this prince to be as eerie and terrible as hell, just imagine how terrifying it is that his own father killed his beloved woman including his wife and children with his own hands not long ago!

Zhu Cihong thought about the scene a few days ago, he had palpitations in his heart, shuddering, it was okay to leave this place, and now that he is here again, there are some things he can't think about, he can't get rid of it, he forces himself not to think about it, but this thing is like a demon and a ghost, he has to jump in and torture him.

It was here—the place where he was born and raised, the place that the people longed for but could not easily reach, the place that symbolized status and the future for him, but which was a haunting nightmare for him.

Those who have not experienced this incident will never understand that his father has become a killing maniac, and several mothers and sisters and other relatives of the family have all been stabbed by their father like enemies!

The scene of that day is still vivid, he is only 15 years old, he was originally a childlike age, and he never imagined that such a thing would happen anyway.

Thanks to his timely escape, he survived, and he was scared to the point of schizophrenia, why should he be born in the family of an emperor and be a poor citizen? God is eyeless!

Even now he doesn't want to be a prince anymore, revisiting the old land, the scene of his father's crazy murder and the scene of his mother and princess sisters dying under his father's sword continue to emerge in his mind, and he woke up from his dream several times that night, and the attendant Li Shichun and the little eunuch waited by his side day and night, but from this day on, the prince was pale and silent all day long, and did not say a word.

Let him not eat, drink tea, read or read, write or write, do nothing, and just sit all day long.

The attendants, the palace maids and the eunuchs had to accompany them all day and night, inseparable and helpless, sometimes they couldn't be persuaded and they were in a daze together.

However, the country cannot be left without an owner for a day, Lu Daqi, Shi Kefa, Jiang Riguang, Ma Shiying and other courtiers of the Ming Dynasty had something to do in front of the prince, and the prince was silent for a long time, and finally all pushed it to Lin Yi's side.

In the end, he simply lived in the East Palace and didn't care about anything. There are people to eat, drink, and be accompanied, I want to read and read, I want to practice swords, I want to be in a daze.

When the civil and military officials looked at it, how could this be done? It seemed that the prince was greatly stimulated and had a mental problem, so he quickly asked the imperial doctor to treat the prince, but the imperial doctor just shook his head and couldn't diagnose anything wrong.

In the end, after discussing with King Xiaofu, King Gui, King Lu, King Lu and others, they came to see Lin Yi together and unanimously asked Lin Yi to ascend the throne and sit in the palace.

Lin Yi shirked in every possible way, but in the end he couldn't resist them, so he only agreed to temporarily supervise the country, and in the future, the prince's expression will be stable, and when he grows up, he will be able to deal with the government and politics, and then he will reign in the world, and the country is still their Zhu family, he is still willing to be a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, or even a military general in the frontier, to fight to defend Sangzi.

Jiang Riguang, Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying, Lu Daqi, and several princes of the Zhu family all agreed, knelt down in front of Linyi, and let Lin Yi temporarily establish the country.

However, Lin Yi told them how to deal with some daily affairs in the court, first according to the original system, after the battle is over, he will talk about the matter of governing the country and the country, of course, those important matters are decided by him, he doesn't want to be like Emperor Chongzhen, everything must bow down, if that's the case, the Ming Dynasty is so big, there are many big things and small things, just don't eat, drink or sleep, all night long, not to mention one Lin Yi, just ten Lin Yi, and he has to be tired on the post.

Jiang Riguang, Lu Daqi, Shi Kefa and others agreed, which was equivalent to some daily affairs of the cabinet, all of which were handed over to them to handle, but Lin Yi told them that they should reduce rents and taxes, not increase taxes without authorization, and ask them to do more good things for the people, encourage farming, control transportation, provide relief to the victims, build water conservancy, develop production, and punish more corrupt officials and corrupt officials. In particular, some civil officials should not prevaricate on matters that are inconsequential, such as killing them if they are found again.

This is tantamount to sounding the alarm for those civilian Donglin party groups. Now these civil official groups can not be afraid of Emperor Chongzhen, or they can not be afraid of the crown prince, but they are afraid of Lin Yi.

As the saying goes, once a son of heaven and a courtier. Of course they know Lin Yi's origin and ins and outs, this is a god of war who rose from a border pawn, this is a ruler who will never accept obedience, whether it is a Tartar or a thief, or a brocade guard of the imperial court, whoever says no in front of him, it is a dead end, it is simply that those who follow me prosper and those who oppose me die.

After they knew this, they did everything according to Lin Yi's wishes, and they all did what they liked according to Lin Yi's preferences, which was awe.

In this way, Lin Yi occupied Yanjing, and within a few days of taking the prince in, the order of Beijing in the north was restored to order, and the streets and alleys became prosperous again, which is worthy of being an international metropolis, especially the downtown is full of traffic, merchants and shops are buying and selling, and even the brothel of Qinglou is full of guests, and it is very lively.

The civil and military officials perform their duties, what is important, except for not asking the prince for instructions, only Lin Yi is invited, everything else is as usual, for a while Lin Yi really has a feeling of dominating the world.

On the side of Gaobeidian, Zu Keyong besieged it with 50,000 horses for more than half a month, and Gao Yigong and others finally couldn't bear it anymore, they would rather die in battle than be a starving ghost.

Therefore, Gao Yigong took his men and horses, opened the city gate, and finally came out, regardless of anything.

But when they say they are killed, they can't even walk on the road, and a gust of wind can blow them down.

As a result, Zu Keyong captured all of them without much effort, and at this point, the battle was all over, and Gaobeidian was replaced with the banner of the Ming Dynasty.

Gao Yigong and other 20,000 horses also became prisoners of the Ming Dynasty. A few days later, after they had eaten and drunk enough, Gao Yigong and others were escorted to Beijing, and his subordinates should be released and recognized, only Gao Yigong was left, refusing to surrender, Lin Yi ignored him, and ordered him to go with Li Guo, Li Yan, Yuan Zongdi, Liu Fangliang and others.

At this time, Zuo Liangyu, Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo and other warlords in the Jianghuai area came to King Qin with soldiers and horses, and the team came to the north outside Beijing.

Lin Yi immediately issued an edict to them in the name of the crown prince, asking them to immediately go to Sichuan to encircle and suppress Zhang Xianzhong.

Zuo Liangyu, Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, these thorns in front of Chongzhen in the past, in the face of Lin Yi's edict, they didn't even dare to say a word, and immediately ordered troops to lead the team to suppress the thieves. Of course, they knew what the consequences would be if Lin Yi was to blame.

Lin Yi saw that these three guys were okay, if they dared to have the slightest disobedience, he immediately leveled them, since they are still obedient now, then call them first, and then talk about them when Li Zicheng is cleaned up, Zhang Xianzhong and the Tartars outside the gate will talk about their affairs.

At this time, the good news came, Lu Jiude and Huang Degong's men and horses all the way to Shanxi, took Shaanxi, Liankezhou County, and broke through the Xijing West pacification of the Dashun army in one fell swoop, and Li Zicheng's participation was all wiped out.

When Lin Yi heard the great news, he immediately issued an edict to them, asking them to lead the army south and fight in Sichuan, and they must exterminate Zhang Xianzhong, and those who obey me and those who oppose me will die.

A few days after these things were dealt with, the report of the battle at the Northeast Border Pass came, and Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui fought against Shanhaiguan.

It's time to pack them up! Lin Yi immediately decided to pro-unify the army of 100,000 and send troops to Shanhaiguan.