Chapter 5 The head of the city changes the banner of the king
On the night of the ninth day of the first month of May in the first year of Hongguang, the imperial city of Nanjing, the east warm pavilion of the Qianqing Palace. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Ma Shiying, the first assistant of the cabinet of the Hongguang Dynasty, a scholar of the East Pavilion University and the imperial envoy of the right capital of the Imperial Procuratorate, sat on the chair and frowned. A middle-aged man with a somewhat fat figure is walking violently, this person is Zhu Yousong, the Hongguang Emperor.
"Those bastards! Bastard! Zhu Yousong ignored the demeanor of the king of a country, and scolded while running wildly, "On weekdays, one by one they regard themselves as righteous men and gentlemen, and boast of being loyal ministers and direct ministers, but now that Dongyu has crossed the Yangtze River, those bastards have become dumb, deaf and idiots!" Motosuke, have you seen today's court? Yes? I've seen it all! ”
At dawn today, the Qing army Meile Zhangjing Li led the Ming Dynasty generals Zhang Tianlu, Yang Chengzu and others to cross the river by boat fifteen miles west of Guazhou, and defeated the Ming River waterproof division Zheng Hongkui at Jinshanwei, boarded the south bank, and occupied Zhenjiang. When the news came back to Nanjing, when Hongguang convened hundreds of civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures, the scene in Beijing in March last year was staged again, and no matter how Hongguang put down his posture, it seemed to be talking to the air.
Of course, Ma Shiying knew who the "bastard" in Hongguang's mouth meant, and sighed, but he didn't speak, still looking down and thinking about something.
The more Hongguang spoke, the more excited he became, and his fat face seemed to be a little deformed: "If it's just incompetence, it's just that!" I will do a good deed to keep this waste for God! But these bastards are making trouble all day long! That's right, I'm not a saint! But do they really think I'm a fool and an idiot and can't see anything?! ”
After kicking the dragon case, Hongguang continued to scold: "First of all, talk about the two unfortunate third princes of the first emperor and the concubine Tong!" The third prince has long been exposed by Wang Duo, and that concubine, I have already clarified that I have never seen that woman, it is an impostor! I almost swore to them by the fathers and the fathers! They just don't believe it, they just want to mess around!
Later, it was rumored that I was impersonating! The Queen Mother is also pretending! There is such a bastard in the world! If they hadn't made a mess, where would Zuo Liangyu have come from an excuse to make trouble?! Now it's okay, the Dongyu has already crossed the river, and they have nothing to do with themselves! ”
Hongguang vented fiercely, his chest rose and fell violently, and seeing that Ma Shiying still didn't speak, he put down his posture desperately, and his tone was pleading: "Yuanfu, now in this court, the minister I can trust is you." Hurry up and think of a way for me. ”
After Ma Shiying knelt down and saluted Hongguang, he said, "Thank you for Your Majesty's trust." Lao Chen thought about it for a long time just now, and now the situation is extremely dangerous, and there is only one way to think of it. ”
"Oh, Yuansuke, when is it, there is no need for these false tricks, let's talk about it." Hongguang seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and quickly pulled Ma Shiying up.
"Your Majesty, now that the eastern captives are coming fiercely, it is difficult for the Beijing camp to have the strength to fight, and the only way to do this is to temporarily leave the capital to avoid the enemy." Ma Shiying's voice was a little hoarse and full of helplessness.
The glint of hope in Hongguang's eyes quickly faded, and the whole person was stunned, and after a long while, he spoke: "Alas, a few days ago, the Duke of Baoguo also made this suggestion to me. At that time, I thought that last year, I lost the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and now if I lose the capital again, where the mausoleum of Taizu is, how can the face of the Ming Dynasty remain? Besides, there are also the sailors of the Yangtze River and Jinglubo, and the capital is not undefendable, so I rejected him. However, now that the Toyo has crossed the river, I have to consider Motosuke's proposal. ”
Ma Shiying said: "Your Majesty, the East Road has occupied Zhenjiang today, and it may be that it will invade the capital in these two days, the situation is dangerous and unpredictable, and I hope Your Majesty will make a decision soon!" ”…,
"Has the edict summoned the soldiers and horses of the king from all over the country been issued?"
"Back to Your Majesty's words, King Qin's edicts have been issued, but this Dongyu has already crossed the river, and I am afraid that it will not be dissolved far away
After walking around the house a few more times, Hongguang finally gritted his teeth and made a decision: "Okay! Just do what Motosuke says. You say, which way to go? ”
Ma Shiying had already made up his mind: "Your Majesty, now Nanzhili and Huguang are no longer defendable, and Zhejiang is still under the control of my Ming Dynasty, and there are tens of thousands of troops to rely on." The old minister secretly thought that His Majesty could go to Zhejiang for temporary refuge. ”
Hongguang nodded: "That's it." Yuanfu, you go out of the palace quickly to prepare the soldiers and horses to escort, and I and the Queen Mother should also prepare. This kind of thing should be done sooner rather than later. ”
Ma Shiying asked again: "The old minister will do it." Also, do you want to inform the ......"
Before he could finish asking, Hongguang interrupted him impatiently: "Tell them what to do, remember, no one has to tell them." Those bastards got the news, and I couldn't leave. You can just drive it alone. ”
"The old minister's order" Ma Shiying bowed and bowed, and hurriedly retired.
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In the early morning of the tenth day of the fifth month, Emperor Hongguang and Empress Dowager Zou, under the protection of the officers and soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion led by Ma Shiying and his son, left Nanjing City from Tongji Gate, fled in a hurry, and headed for Zhejiang. After dawn, the news that the emperor and the first assistant scholars had fled, and the city of Nanjing was in chaos.
On May 11, Emperor Hongguang and his entourage were scattered by the rebels in Lishui County, and in the chaos, Ma Luan, the second son of Ma Shiying, escorted Hongguang towards Taiping Mansion and Wuhu, preparing to go to Huang Degong's army for temporary refuge, while Ma Shiying protected the Queen Mother and ran in the direction of Hangzhou.
On May 12, Emperor Hongguang arrived at Taiping Mansion under the protection of Ma Luan, but the prefect of Taiping Mansion did not distinguish between authenticity and closed the door, so the group camped in the suburbs and stayed overnight. On the night of the 12th, Ruan Dacheng, the right attendant of the military department, and Zhu Dadian, the left attendant, who learned the news of Emperor Hongguang's escape, caught up with Emperor Hongguang in Taiping. Zhu Dadian asked to enter the city, but was rejected again, and after getting Hongguang's tacit approval, he commanded the Yongwei battalion to break through the city gate, and the group was able to enter the city. Subsequently, Deng Linzu, the pioneer of Huangzhen who returned to the capital, arrived in Taiping, learned that Hongguang had arrived in Taiping, and hurriedly sent people to Pegasus to repay Huang Degong.
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On May 13, the Taiping Mansion Procuratorate, Hongguang Temporary Palace.
"Your Majesty, why did you abandon the city?" Huang Degong, who had just arrived at the Taiping Mansion, saw Emperor Hongguang, and after hurriedly saluting, he couldn't wait to ask loudly, "If Your Majesty sticks to the capital, you can also mobilize all kinds of troops and horses to return to King Qin, and the situation can be reversed." Your Majesty is out of the city, and the land on the south bank will be captured by the Tartars, how can I wait to clean it up?! ”
Huang Degong was extremely excited when he said this, and a man with iron bones actually shed a few tears.
Emperor Hongguang's fat face had already turned pale at this time, and when he saw Huang Degong crying, he was even more sad: "General Huang, I also thought about holding on to the capital, but the Dongyu has crossed the river, and King Qin's soldiers and horses are nowhere to be seen, so I have to temporarily avoid the enemy's edge." Now, I only have General Huang to rely on, woo woo......"
Huang Degong also cried bitterly, and everyone present wept.
After that, Hongguang wiped his tears, asked the left and right to serve wine, and he first toasted Huang Degong three cups, and poured out again: "Now that the national crisis is at the head and the people's hearts are unstable, I really hope to rely on the power of General Huang to tide over this difficulty." ”
Huang Degong picked up the wine glass, scattered all the wine on the ground, and assured in a firm tone: "Your Majesty, if the minister dares to die without serving it, there is such wine!" ”
Hongguang was greatly moved, and shed a few tears again.
On the same day, Huang De's power army protected Hongguang and his party, and rushed back to Wuhu by land and water.
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On May 15, outside the gate of Xingzhong in Nanjing
At this time, the city gate was opened, and almost all the important ministers and relatives of the Southern Ming Dynasty were present, including Zhao Zhilong, the Duke of Xincheng, Zhu Guobi, the Duke of Baoguo, Xu Jiujue, the Duke of Wei, Zhang Gongri, the Marquis of Longping, Wang Duo, Cai Yichen, Qian Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Li Zhan, the imperial history of Zuodu, etc. They stood on either side of the city gate with solemn expressions, as if they were greeting some distinguished guest. …,
"Why haven't you come yet?" Wang Duo asked Qian Qianyi, who was standing beside him, in a small voice like a mosquito.
Qian Qianyi didn't speak, just shook his head, Wang Duo was bored with himself, and he didn't say anything anymore.
When these old men were almost fainting from their stands, the sound of horses' hooves rumbling in the distance almost lifted their spirits like a bowl of sobering soup.
"Ahem, ahem." One of the organizers of the event, Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong, seized the time to clear his throat and said seriously: "Everyone, presumably Prince Yu is about to arrive, everyone is in good spirits, and when the time comes, you must not lose your courtesy." ”
After a while, a group of cavalry, about two or three hundred men, appeared in everyone's sight, all dressed in white cotton armor with red trim and "lightning rod-style" helmets. Although they were separated by a distance, it was still not difficult to feel the hideous expressions on their faces and the murderous aura emanating from their bodies.
After the cavalry roared to the city gate, they did not pay attention to the ministers of Nanming who were standing at the city gate with their heads bowed, but drew their sabers in the cold light and guarded the surroundings. After another moment, a handsome flag of Manchurian white flag floated in the distance, under which a large group of Manchurian generals surrounded a young man who was richly dressed and looked like a commander, and under the escort of a large group of white-armored soldiers, they were followed by a large army that could not be seen at a glance. The footsteps of thousands of horses and horses crashed into the ground together, almost shaking everyone standing at the gate of the city.
"Prince Yu of the Great Qing Dynasty has arrived! ——”
Hearing this shout, Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong and Baoguo Duke Zhu Guobi, who were standing at the head of the team, fell to the ground on their knees, and knocked their heads to the ground without hesitation: "The criminal minister Zhao Zhilong (Zhu Guobi) see His Royal Highness Prince Yu of the Great Qing Dynasty!" ”
"The criminal minister Qian Qianyi (Wang Duo, Zhang Gongri...... See His Royal Highness Prince Yu of the Great Qing Dynasty! The ministers behind Zhao and Zhu also knelt on the ground, their foreheads pressed against the ground.
Duoduo had arrived at the gate of the city under the escort of Goshha, and looked at the tall and majestic city of Nanjing, and his heart was full of emotion. Victory! The second imperial court of the Ming Kingdom has collapsed under the iron hooves of the Eight Banners army! The kingdom of the Celestial Empire, which was once unexpected, has now been conquered by the Great Qing Dynasty, the small tribe that started with thirteen armors! The scholars and doctors who used to be tall and regarded the Qing soldiers and civilians as savages are now lying on the ground like dogs and waging their tails and begging for mercy! Ha ha! What could be more enjoyable?
It's just that when Duoduo was happy in his heart, he couldn't help but think of his father, a certain wild boar skin (literal translation, no derogatory meaning) that had been braided. He was an old man and a young man, and he had won many battles, but until he went to meet the shaman, he wandered around the bitter cold land of Liaodong. If only he could see today! Thinking of the unwilling look in Daddy's eyes before he took his last breath, Duoduo's heart couldn't help but feel a sense of desolation.
After a long time of joy and sorrow in his heart, Dodor remembered that there were still a large number of people kneeling at the gate of the city.
"Where is the Puppet Ming Emperor?" Duoduo didn't want to talk nonsense with these people, so he pointed directly at the person kneeling in front of him with his horsewhip and shouted loudly.
Zhao Zhilong, who was the first to be clicked, replied excitedly as if he had eaten bee feces: "Back to Prince Yu's words, the puppet Ming Emperor Zhu Yousong was afraid of the might of the Qing Dynasty and had fled many days ago, and it seems that he is currently in the puppet Yasukuni Gonghuang Degong camp. ”
Hearing this, Duoduo no longer paid attention to Zhao Zhilong's expression that seemed to be rewarding, turned around and shouted directly: "Nikan! ”
"The minions are here!" Dorobelenikan said loudly.
"You take a break today, and tomorrow you will lead Tulai, Tunqi, Hetuo and Ahsan to continue to travel west along the Yangtze River," Duoduo pointed to the former Ming Dynasty generals Liu Liangzuo, Zhang Tianfu, and Zhang Tianlu on the side: "Together with these three generals, we must sweep away the puppet Ming Dynasty Jingguo Gonghuang Degong Department and capture the puppet Ming Emperor Zhu Yousong alive!" ”
"Huh!" Nikan replied.
"Minions... The last general will obey the order. Liu Liangzuo, Zhang Tianfu and Zhang Tianlu brothers were excited.
"Yaqibu, Dorolon, you two lead the people of the headquarters into the city as soon as possible, and take over all the key places, if there are any false remnants who dare to resist stubbornly, they will all be killed! The rest of the men are temporarily stationed outside the city! ”
"Huh!"
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