Chapter 62: The Old Place (Second Update, Asking for Support)
Eight o'clock in the evening, a group of people came to the city of the thousand households of the Daling River on the bank of the Daling River under the heavy rain, saying that it is a city, in fact, it is a small fortress, the so-called thousand households city, in fact, in addition to a circle of rammed earth walls, the length and width of the small city of Xu, the street is facing four city gates, the two sides of the cross-shaped street are only a few rows of rammed earth and built of houses, there is a small field in the middle, now it is overgrown with weeds, in addition, no one is inhabited, here is the old site of the city of the thousand households of the Daling River.
Although the city of Dalinghe was destroyed by the Qing soldiers many times, and later the city site was abandoned, but the original wall foundation is still there, after entering the city, Zhu Mingzhong and his party came to the only house in the city, said to be a house, in fact, the house has a roof, even if this roof, it is a grass roof just a few days ago, but even so, such conditions are very rare, other officers and soldiers can only set up tents on the spot, and those grass huts can often only be vacated for horses, compared to people, horses are more delicate.
"This is Dalinghe City!"
After taking off his raincoat, Zhu Mingzhong looked at the ruined city through the rain curtain, and then said.
"The battle of the Great Ling River in Chongzhen's fourth year is what I am talking about."
"This is the place, my lord."
Although it is a ruined city, because a squadron has been stationed here before, after half a month of renovation, a grass shed has been erected along the rammed earth wall, and this old house has also been slightly repaired, although the conditions cannot catch up with the post station, but Fang Yizhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, arrangements were made in advance outside the post station at that time.
"On August 6 of the fourth year of Chongzhen, the chief Taiji led the troops to besiege the city, and besieged the city for several months, and tens of thousands of our Ming officers and soldiers fought with this bloody battle ...... Qing captives."
"But in the end, it was his ancestor Dashou who was captured!"
In the room, Zhu Mingzhong's mind came up with the tragic situation of the Battle of the Daling River that year.
"There was a merchant named Zhang Yifu who escaped from the city, and he said: The city first killed war horses and ate horse meat, and the horses were almost killed, and they began to eat people, of course, first the unarmed city builders, and also those soldiers who starved to death. Only a few high-ranking officials still have one or two liters of rice. In the history of the city, it is "the bones of the boiled bones, unheard of in ancient times." That is, human bones are used as firewood, and human flesh is cut off and roasted and eaten. The whole city is full of human remains, and human flesh is being burned everywhere to eat, and at this time, the Daling River has become a living and gloomy underworld in broad daylight......"
When he said this, Zhu Mingzhong, who had no reason, only felt that there seemed to be a gust of wind coming, and he just looked at the heavy rain outside the door and continued.
"When the Qing soldiers besieged the Daling River for nearly three months, the Ming army starved to death and did not surrender, swore to die for the court to be loyal, 20,000 people were more wrapped in their stomachs, and finally although it was all aid and surrendered, if the aid was exhausted to protect the army and people of the city, his ancestor Dashou surrendered after his own decision, since he could become a British name, but this generation is a certain ancestor Dashou and others after the surrender but willing to be driven by foreign races, even if it is an excuse to surrender, how can it cover up its willingness to be driven by foreign races? This generation is really shameless! ”
No matter what reason Zu Dashou has, in Zhu Mingzhong's view, it is not the reason why he is willing to be driven by foreign races, Zu Dashou's surrender for glory and wealth brought about by the chain reaction is that Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming surrendered one after another, and it was they who came up with the so-called "Han Army", and this "Han Army" was the vanguard of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
"What the king said is very true, the Qing prisoners are hateful, and these traitors who surrender to thieves are even more hateful, so I Jiangbei will not tolerate traitors......"
When Fang Yizhi said this, he persuaded him tactfully.
"From the minister's point of view, such as Zu Dashou, Kong Youde and others, who lead the army and the general to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, it is not enough for the people to be angry if they do not kill, and if there are many Qing officials in the Guan, if there is no great evil, they may be retained according to their circumstances, after all, at present, the Chu clan can often be retained with a piece of paper and be straight, but on the other hand, I am in Shandong, but it is often too strict......"
The so-called harshness in Fang Yizhi's mouth is actually the punishment of those officials who are clean up, not only directly removing their official positions, but also liquidating their actions over the years.
"When the king entered Jiangbei, he didn't keep the old officials, and now there are things in the house to clear the old officials, if you ......"
Without waiting for Fang Yizhi to finish speaking, Zhu Mingzhong smiled.
"Time has passed, now it is not each other, when it entered Jiangbei, there were only more than 10,000 people under the lonely command, and there were only a handful of civil officials, and now I have more than 10,000 officials in Jiangbei, so naturally there is no need to retain the old officials, and they have been warned long ago, if they abandoned the seal and returned, how could there be today's liquidation? As for Li Ziyuan......"
With a cold smile, Zhu Mingzhong's eyes narrowed into a slit, and then sneered.
"Even if he collects and surrenders, what is the use of clearing the hypocrites? Not to mention other people, then Henan Governor Liu Qingtai can surrender him yesterday, and today he can sit back and watch the Qing prisoners transport grain under the city, and he will surrender to others in the future, Li Ziyuan seems to be strong and strong, but you see that the officials under his command have both the remnants of the Ming Dynasty and the puppet officials, and his army is even more mixed, and his soldiers are strong and strong, but it is just a false appearance......"
Staring at the heavy rain outside the door, Zhu Mingzhong said with a serious expression.
"When Jiangbei was initially decided, Lone had no time to ask and others, so he could only retain the use of the Qing hypocrites, and later defeated Dasu, Lone Cai divided the power of local officials, divided power, so as to stabilize the place, and in the following years, those old officials and pseudo-officials were transferred out of the place, Jiangbei is all in my hands, even if the Qing soldiers enter Jiangbei, the officials and people in the city will also fight to the death, and will never surrender to the enemy, but ......"
Looking back at Fang Yizhi, Zhu Mingzhong asked rhetorically.
"If the Qing army besieges Luoyang and takes Liu Qingtai as a person, will it surrender? If he is allowed to be rich and prosperous. ”
"This ......"
The king's rhetorical question made Fang Yizhi stunned for a while, and then said.
"If so, it will be ......"
History will always enlighten people, when he entered Jiangbei, Zhu Mingzhong still needed a "united front," but now, when the army is strong, this "united front" can be "chosen."
"Yes, so, we need not to pull in all cats and dogs now, not only can't pull in, but also invite some cats and dogs out, this is called a pure team, the team is not pure, he will definitely be confused by others in the future, after all, the future will ......"
What the world will look like in the future, Zhu Mingzhong can vaguely guess one or two in his heart, and Fang Yizhi also knows it.
"Xu is glorious and rich, maybe it will appear in its original form, and the iron still needs to be hard! The more this happens, the more critical these become! If you are not hard, you will always be taken by others! ”
Now is the critical time, because of this, Zhu Mingzhong will give up absorbing and demoting officials, and even give up the Beijing division in order not to "show off in the forest", but on the other hand, he has always held the "great righteousness", the face of this "great righteousness" is the world, and the dispatch of troops to Liaodong is to return the world to the world. In history, there are examples of this...... It's just that at that time, righteousness became another two words. Although those two words are just for listening, they do make many people believe it.
"What the king says is very true, and the ministers are dull."
Fang Yizhi, who was humbly taught, immediately understood what the king meant by "being multiplied by others", those people can descend to Chu, they can descend to Huai, and vice versa, as long as they know that "great benefit" is enough. At the right time, as long as they know the benefits, the role of those people in the Chu camp is even no less than that of a male division.
"Secret ......"
Fang Yizhi's answer made Zhu Mingzhong say with a smile.
"It's not that you're stupid, it's ......"
Looking into the distance with a smile, Zhu Mingzhong stopped talking, what is their problem now?
"You are also for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, but ......"
His eyes drooped slightly, and Zhu Mingzhong sighed.
"It's just that sometimes, you have to be optimistic about the object first, otherwise you will undoubtedly conspire with the tiger! The rain stopped, go out for a walk alone! ”
With that, Zhu Mingzhong walked out of the room.
Who did the king's words refer to, Fang Yizhi's heart appeared at the same time, and he hurriedly put that thought aside, when he instructed the others to prepare dinner, he saw that the king had already walked outside the door, and several guards followed.
When he walked in the city of Dalinghe, although the road was very muddy, Zhu Mingzhong was in a good mood, and occasionally he would chat with the soldiers who set up tents, and when he came to the city wall, he looked at the demolished city wall, although it was only a few feet high, but in such a wilderness, this rammed wall was the best barrier.
"In the future, the city can be rebuilt, and it will be easier for immigrants to come by the river......"
Muttering in his heart, Zhu Mingzhong walked to the top of the city wall that had become a mound, looking at the dark night outside the city, his eyes staring straight at Li Ziyuan.
"If you knew about Shenyang, the town of Lonely Migration, how would you react when the time comes?"
With a cold smile, he stared at Zhu Mingzhong in the pass, and couldn't help but think of the sentence "If God wants to destroy it, he must first make it crazy."
Now, it's just one step away!
Staring at the mountains and rivers in the pass, Zhu Mingzhong's expression became more and more solemn, thinking of the news he received recently from Beijing and the news from all over the country, the smile on his face became brighter and brighter......
Where should it be fueled?
At this time, the rain fell again, and Zhu Mingzhong, who was in the rain, stood motionless, and when the smile on his face appeared, he said to himself.
"Actually, why do you need someone Zhu to help the trouble, how can you Li Ziyuan be a cautious and cautious person? Hmph, only this time ......"
With a sneer, Zhu Mingzhong's gaze narrowed slightly.
"Zhu will never let you go!"
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