In the middle of September, a column of boats slowly went north, and now the state capitals along the canal have been cleared, this fleet actually waved the flag of the Ming Kingdom, the people on the shore were surprised and happy to run to watch, the officers and soldiers of the ship were nervous, and they opened their bows and arrows to reprimand the people - the boat was floating by eating heavy water, and the people seemed to understand something, and they spat and dispersed.

Zuo Maodi stood on the bow of the boat, sighed and looked at the people on the shore leaving, he was a native of Laiyang, Shandong, but he wanted to cut off his hometown with his own hands, how could the pain of guilt be expressed - although the father and the villagers were in the strong Kou but had the Ming in their hearts, the officials who descended to the Qing Dynasty along the way insisted on wearing the Ming official uniform to promote the court to judge the case, and the local gentry also secretly asked Wang Shi when the Northern Expedition was made, the people's hearts are like this, but the court wants to abandon Shandong, whose crime is the land lost? Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa deserve to die, and he, a native of Shandong, deserves to die!

"Taihe, this peace conference will be stinking for 10,000 years, I have made up my mind, I would rather kill myself than be the current Qin Hui, you should also do your best!" Zuo Maodi turned his head and said to Ma Shaoyu beside him.

This is the second time Ma Shaoyu and the Qing State peace talks, the last time the Qing people wanted to make peace and the Manchu Dynasty opposed, and finally gave up halfway, this time the Manchu Dynasty wanted to make peace and the Qing people were already in the Guan, and it was difficult to cut the land and seek peace, so he hesitated for a moment and replied: "Xia Guan understands, my lord, tomorrow will be in Linqing, you are tired all the way, go back to the cabin to rest first." ”

The fleet continued to move north, and soon stopped suddenly, and then there was a noise, Zuo Maodi and Ma Shaoyu hurriedly walked out of the cabin, and saw that the veteran Chen Hongfan was already on the shore, and Zu Zepu, the second son of Zu Dashou, muttered quietly - after Zu Dashou surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court thought that the ancestral family had worked hard for generations and should be treated well, Zu Zepu was not only not implicated, but also had been guarding the ancestral family's industry in Nanjing, and was sent to Beijing by the imperial court this time.

Zuo Maodi and Ma Shaoyu got off the boat, Chen Hongfan came up, pointed to the cavalry who were surrounding along the river bank and said: "The Qing army blocked the sluice gate in front of them, saying that they would send us to Beijing after checking it out, strange, didn't they say that it was good to pick us up in Linqing?" ”

"Let's take a look." Zuo Maodi waved his hand and strode forward, and there was a group of Qing cavalry galloping towards them in front of them.

Bayanha and Sun Erkui took Duolong for two days and one night and finally blocked the Ming mission, the three of them were proud to die, and when they saw a few people in official uniforms coming, Duolong opened his mouth and shouted: "Rob, rob, leave the money and leave." ”

Sun Erkui glanced at Duolong, how could this guy forget all the teachings on the road, but fortunately, the other party must not understand the words, coughed a few times and pretended to say: "Are you a messenger sent from Nanjing?" Our adults said, take out the national credentials and check them, hurry up, the adults have a bad temper, don't annoy him. ”

Zuo Maodi looked at the other party for a moment, and replied coldly: "The road to customs clearance is here, and we can see who we can see at a glance, but the letter of the Celestial Empire must be presented to the regent of your country, how can you show it at will, who are you?" Please take out the customs and official documents for inspection. ”

"I don't have so many joints in the Qing Dynasty, you have to take the national letter if I want it, otherwise don't even think about leaving." Sun Erkui shouted unreasonably.

"Get the money quickly, I'm going to kill someone!" Duolong pulled out his knife and shouted, this guy didn't dare to come, but when he heard that the property carried by the envoy of the state included 10,000 taels of silver and a thousand python silk for the general Wu Sangui, his heart immediately became unbalanced, and he brought more than 30 dead friends to rob him.

Bayanha pushed away Duolong, who was talking nonsense, and shouted in half-baked Chinese, "We are illiterate and can't read the road, and if you can't get a certificate of state, you will prove that you are thieves, brothers, take down all these thieves." Bayanha waved his hand, and more than 1,000 cavalry on the shore showed their horses at the same time, and the Ming army was so frightened that some people jumped into the water in a panic.

Sun Erkui ran to the shore with a horse gun and shouted: "Okay, there are so many people here, they must want to carry out a sneak attack, and they all get off the boat immediately, if they don't obey the order, they will be killed." ”

There are only more than 500 people in the Ming army, and they don't dare to confront thousands of iron horsemen at all, and they honestly get off the boat under the coercion of the other party.

Chen Hongfan was anxious, and begged Zuo Maodi: "My lord, Dongyu is barbaric and doesn't understand the rules, so you can take out the national letter, anyway, they can't read." ”

Dongyu really couldn't read, Bayanha took the national letter and fiddled with it for a while, shook his head, "I don't understand, I'll give it back to you", then spit on it, threw it on the ground and stepped on it twice.

Zuo Maodi trembled with anger, pointed at Bayanha and asked, "You are not Qing Army, who are you?" ”

"You're right, you are not the Qing army, but the Dashun army under the command of King Chuang." Bayanha opened his eyes and told nonsense.

By the canal, the Ming army has been disarmed, Sun Erkui blew a few whistles, people in the nearby woods shouted horses neighing, hundreds of carriages galloped to the canal, the young men on the car jumped on the boat, happily carried boxes of gold and silver, bundles of silk and satin onto the car, these people are well-trained, their hands and feet are more nimble than thieves, and they will finish their work and sing and leave after a while.

"Thank you, sir, we are leaving, and you will get along slowly." Sun Erkui said hello with a smile on his face, and then walked away with Bayanha and Duolong.

"Who are you, thieves with a thousand cuts?" Chen Hongfan raised his fist and roared, of course he understood that the thieves and the Qing army were mortal enemies, and it was impossible to mix together.

"It's the Datong Army." Ma Shaoyu has already seen that the Manchu and Han are mixed crimes, all of them are good horses outside the border, many people don't have braids yet, who else can they be if they are not Datong's gang, but the other party is strong and strong, and they are also asking for hardship if they are exposed, and they have not spoken until now.

Zuo Maodi picked up the letter of state from the ground, slapped it a few times and carefully checked it, and then sneered: "Okay, very good, the Beiyu robbed the Dongyu, and we handed over the letter to the Qing chief empty-handed, and asked him to go to the Beiyu to settle the account by himself." ”

The Ming delegation arrived in Linqing the next day, and the governor of Tianjin, Luo Yangxing, came to meet with troops, the former leader of the Jinyi Guard now also has big braids, Zuo Maodi was angry, and scolded the ministers for being intemperate and the Qing people were ignorant, so that bandits were rampant, and Luo Yangxing sent troops to recapture the looted property. Luo Yangxing was scolded for a while, arguing that he was only responsible for escorting the mission into Beijing, and the matter of suppressing the thieves must be handed over to the local government, which is actually nonsense, the Qing court was weak in Shandong, and the governor Fang Dayou only had a few hundred soldiers in his hands, and the thieves would burn high incense if they didn't kill him.

Luo Yangxing even coaxed and persuaded Zuo Maodi to take the Ming delegation back on the road, but the Ming army guarding it was sent back - these waste weapons were thrown into the canal, and it was also a shame to go to Beijing.

In Beijing, Hong Chengchou, Qi Chongge, and Ganglin returned from the Datong Peace Conference, and finally gained something after more than a month of arguing - Datong made major concessions and agreed to withdraw from Juyong Pass, the two countries temporarily ceased war, and sent trade ambassadors to each other to resume normal trade, but Datong also demanded that Haoge's title and freedom be restored, and his personal safety should be guaranteed, and the money and livestock entrusted by Abatai were gone.

"Datong insisted that the first emperor died in rebellion, and the current emperor is not legal, and he refuses to form an alliance with my Qing Dynasty, Mr. Hong met with Erlu twice, and then he reluctantly negotiated like this," Ganglin glanced at Dolgon's face was not good, and said mysteriously, "However, the slave detective heard an important matter, the Erji Lama of the Silver Buddha Temple is about to die, and it is estimated that he will not survive the end of the year and the beginning of next year. ”

Dolgon was stunned in his heart, a few smiles appeared on his face, Hong Chengchou hurriedly bowed down and replied: "Juyongguan is coming back anyway, I can't be trapped for a long time in the Qing Dynasty, and the top priority is to go south as soon as possible." ”

"That's it, the holy car is about to enter Beijing, just to be peaceful," Dolgon understood Li Yu's intention to let go of a horse, but he had no choice, staying in Zhili was waiting for death, and there might be a way to survive if he went south, and he would do it to the end, maybe Naivety would help him, the selection of trade ambassadors was a little troublesome, the first three Changshu, Bayanha, and Busai were all authentic old Zhushen, but they defected one after another, and the Han people may be more reliable, he thought for a while and said, "This king promised Ma Guozhu to be the governor of Shanxi, so he sent him to be the trade ambassador, This man is kind. ”

In mid-September, the royal car finally arrived in Beijing, followed by an endless stream of bannermen and Aha, almost a million men, women and children will enter the customs one after another, this is a rare population migration, it is not easy to complete before the winter - contrary to Dolgon's ambition, the people in the Eight Banners are full of fear of the Guannai, they are reluctant to Liaodong houses, land, and are more afraid to go to the Guannai thousands of miles away to settle down, where there are many Han people, go in and come out? The old man of Manchuria was the most stubborn, not only did not listen to the advice of the government, but also took the lead in making trouble to expel the officials, and some princes and princes also took the opportunity to fan the flames and secretly make trouble, and the matter of moving the capital was delayed again and again.

He Luohui also became ruthless, ordering anyone who refused to move to demolish houses, collect land, and burn crops, and this guy did what he said, instigating scoundrels to intimidate and beat disobedient banner people, and some banner people were kidnapped, and the house was turned into a white land when they got out and went home. In the end, the common people still couldn't fight the government, except for a few nail households who were determined to die in their hometowns, most of them were forced to embark on the road to the south, but Dolgon and his dog-legged He Luohui were also notorious for forced demolition, and the people in the Eight Banners would not forget this account.

After the solemn ceremony, Dolgon welcomed the emperor and the queen mother into the Forbidden City, and then it was time for the kings to discuss important matters with the important ministers.

"This king has already arranged, the Han people have been driven to the south city, the houses in the north city are enough, there is a lot of ownerless land in Gyeonggi, and there are all the emperor's estates all over the Ming Emperor, all of them have been collected and offered to me Eight Banners." Dorgon replied confidently.

Jierhalangpi said with a smile: "That's good, the regent is young and wise, and he is thoughtful, but I heard that Zhili produces less grain, and the Ming Kingdom takes Yanjing as the capital and transports more than one million every year, and I have a large number of people in the Eight Banners, and I must raise officials and soldiers in the capital, and the consumption of money and food is by no means a few, so what should I do?" ”

Dorgon replied flatly: "There is no other day, and if you rule the world, you will have no worries. ”

"How does Datong's Eru cope? I just heard that people gave up Juyongguan, and we can't be stingy, so I issued an edict to admit that Elu is the prince of Jin, after all, he is also the grandson-in-law of Emperor Taizu. Prince Li spoke suddenly.

Dolgon's face was a little embarrassed, gritted his teeth and said: "This matter is important, and the Council of Ministers is still necessary, besides, Erlu has always been lawless, it is easy to crown him the Prince of Jin, but the future troubles are difficult to clean up. ”

"I hope so, Lao Qi, Elu is your son-in-law, and you have to worry more about the affairs of Datong." Dai Shan was noncommittal, pointed at Abatai and said, Abatai was as sleepy as he used to participate in the council meeting, and when he heard the shout, he hurriedly opened his eyes and nodded vigorously.

"Second brother, Prince Zheng, you two still need to refer to the enthronement ceremony, and clearly tell the world that our emperor is the successor ......to the throne," Dolgon said as he changed the subject.

"Don't be careful, regent Yingwu Shenming, we all listen to you," Ji'er Harang and Dai Shan immediately waved their hands, and then said with a smile on their faces, "I'm old, I can't stand it, let's go down and rest first, and do what you say." ”

Dai Shan and Zilharang stretched their waists and left, and Dolgon couldn't help but curse "a group of old slippery heads", and then went on to talk about the enthronement ceremony, and the princes and nobles were very honest, and kept nodding their heads and saying yes, and said nothing else.

On the first day of October, the Qing Emperor held the second enthronement ceremony at the Huangji Gate of the Forbidden City, issued an edict to the world, set the capital Yanjing, Dolgon, Zilharang auxiliary government meritorious, and was named uncle regent, Azig thief meritorious award and Shuoying Prince, Haoge also followed the light, restored the title of Prince Su, temporarily saved his life. Datong also showed a big face this time, the trade ambassador Wang Ershun brought a gift to the little emperor - a clairvoyant and an ivory-inlaid handle of the short gun, Xiao Fulin was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, grabbed it in his hand and played, almost stirred up the ceremony, the princes, Baylor and the nobles also benefited, each person had a pound of sugar, this is a rare commodity that money can't buy, the soil buns tasted sweetness, and praised Li Yu, and Dolgon also got the sugar, but his heart was sour.

At the end of the ceremony, the Ming delegation also came, Zuo Maodi heard that he wanted to live in the Siyi Pavilion, stayed outside the city and refused to enter Beijing, and sent a letter accusing the Qing court of trespassing into Shandong but not knowing how to educate, which made the place erosive, bandits, and robbers in Datong could also be unhindered, and the responsibility for the Ming reward for being robbed was all on the Qing side - Dolgon felt that there was an object to vent, and allowed the Ming delegation to stay in Honglu Temple, and sent Ganglin to humiliate the Ming envoy.

Ganglin arrived at Honglu Temple with great momentum, and when he saw Zuo Maodi and others, he asked knowingly: "What happened to the princes from the south to our country?" ”

"I asked the new emperor to borrow troops to break the thieves, and revert to the funeral clothes for the first emperor, and now I will wait for the imperial book to thank you." Zuo Maodi was stunned for a moment and replied lightly.

"The imperial letter is given to me, and all tribute documents are forwarded by the Ministry of Rites."

"How can the letter of my Heavenly Dynasty be a so-called tribute document, which can only be presented to the emperor and regent of your country." Zuo Maodi was furious, the letter of state with phlegm and shoe prints was just right to humiliate the Qing chieftain, of course, it could not be handed over easily without losing the national dignity.

Ganglin laughed: "You are on the side of peace, indiscriminately administering harsh government, the people under the rule have no livelihood, and the thieves in various places are powerless to appease, and my dynasty reduces the tax burden, rectifies the rule of officials, and recuperates with the people, and the people are determined, and the officials and the people are all attached. ”

"Nonsense, my Son of Heaven is the grandson of Emperor Shenzong, Lun should be established, you and other Hulu do not know etiquette, and beasts are also, how can there be people who will be in China for a long time?" The envoys were enraged and rebuked Ganglin one after another.

"Our Hu people still know that the people existed first, and you ask yourself, with the excessive corruption, tyranny and cruelty of your court, can the people have a place to live? Honest beasts are not as good as them," Gang Lin retorted unceremoniously, glanced at Zuo Maodi and the others, and shouted loudly, "Don't say much, I will respond to the people in Shuntian, and I will send a large army to the south of the Yangtze River in the near future." ”

"Jiangnan is still big, and there are a lot of soldiers and horses, so don't underestimate it." Zuo Maodi sneered.

"Then wait and see!" Ganglin swaggered away, and no one cared about the national letter of the Nanjing Imperial Court since then, and the edict of Wu Sangui as the Duke of Ji Guogong, and the name of Feng Quan and Xie Cheng, who visited the scholars of the Qing Dynasty, Wu, Feng, and Xie also disdained it - self-inflicted humiliation, and the weak national situation and peace are also extravagant hopes, Zuo Maodi scolded Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa and others for being stupid, but they were helpless.

At the end of October, Ganglin came to Honglu Temple to convey Dorgon's message: "You will leave tomorrow, and our soldiers will be escorted to Jining, so I will go to inform Erjiang South that I will send troops to the south." ”

"Okay, please allow me to go to Changping to pay homage to the mausoleum and discuss the burial of my emperor." Zuo Maodi said lightly.

"I have wept for you, sacrificed, and buried, but what are you weeping, sacrificing, and burying? When the first emperor was alive, the thieves did not send troops, and after the first emperor died, the soldiers did not please the thieves, and the first emperor was not worshiped by your disloyal ministers in the south of the Yangtze River! Ganglin said sarcastically and sarcastically, and then took out the text and read it aloud, accusing the ministers of Nanjing of "not saving the first emperor is the first crime, the second crime is the unauthorized emperor, and the third crime is the crime of supporting the soldiers and abusing the people in various towns, and sending troops to punish the crime every day." ”

Zuo Maodi looked up to the sky and sighed, the peace talks in the north had ended before they began, and the matter had reached this point and could only go back to Nanjing to resume his life - but it was not easy to go back, the mission went to Cangzhou, and the Qing army chased Zuo Maodi and Ma Shaoyu back to Beijing, and released Chen Hongfan to return to Nanjing, soon after, Ma Shaoyu surrendered, Zuo Maodi would rather die than give in, and was killed in Beijing in June of the following year.

The Qing court was disdainful of the Nanjing court, and the prince Baylor was busy fighting for houses and enclosing land, and they were still fighting with each other, and no one was willing to suffer a loss for the major affairs related to the descendants of future generations. Dolgon had an ambitious plan to go south, with Azig leading Wu Sangui and Shang Kexi as the west road, first striking at the Shun army in Henan, and then entering Huguang, with Duoduo leading Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming as the east road, first breaking the Ming army in Jiangbei, and then crossing the river to capture Nanjing, the troops on the two roads were obviously insufficient, each with more than 30,000 people, and could only recruit and surrender troops along the way to supplement the troops.

However, the accident happened, the army had just left, and the Shun army suddenly launched a counterattack on Zhangde and Shunde, which caught the Qing army by surprise.