Chapter 974: The Final Way Out

When Ru Xi returned to the Dazheng Palace, Yongqi had not finished reading the abdication edict, which made Ru Xi a little surprised, she originally wanted to avoid this sensitive link, and jumped directly to the "Fengming" paragraph, that is, the descendants of Zhu Ming who they dug out from the unknown corners as messengers, reenacting the scene when the Wanli Emperor gave Nurhachi the title, indicating that they still hold the status of the Ming Dynasty's relics.

"What's wrong!?"

Ru Xi was still happy to dispose of Ru An in her heart, and she didn't notice too many details, so she asked Li Lianying casually.

"The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother......"

Li Lianying looked dumbfounded, as if she didn't dare to speak, and as if she couldn't say anything.

Ru Xi frowned, looked out through the bead curtain, and suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong in the Dazheng Hall and between the Ten Kings Pavilion outside.

Clan relatives and important ministers, civil and military officials, whether they are wearing Qing Dynasty official uniforms, or changing into former Ming official uniforms, all of them are still bowed to their chests, hanging their sleeves solemnly, looking at their noses and noses, and their noses and hearts.

As far as what she saw in front of her eyes and heard in her ears, there seemed to be no change, but Ru Xi could feel that something was wrong, and she couldn't figure out the difference for a while, but she just felt ...... The beaded curtain in front of him seemed to be about to separate himself from the scene.

What separates us is not the scene, but the hearts of the people, and it is her authority.

Ru Xi opened the bead curtain with a bang, and then asked Li Lianying sharply, regardless of the etiquette: "Say——! ”

Li Lianying shuddered, knelt down with a puff, and shouted in despair: "Queen Mother, ...... news came just now."

Ru Xi also took a breath, put his hands on the chair arms, and his voice was a little out of tune: "The red clothes are calling!?" ”

Li Lianying shook her head, and Ru Xi was furious: "Then what else is there to be afraid of!?" As long as the red clothes do not enter Shengjing for a day, we will have a day of vitality! Today's events are not mourning ...... family"

Halfway through the scolding, he suddenly woke up to the Shiwang Pavilion where the Nanban group of newspaper people were still outside, and quickly lowered his voice. Only let the relatives and important ministers in the palace hear: "Isn't it just that the mourning family is leading everyone and leading the Manchu clan to continue to maneuver!?" ”

Li Lianying cried and kowtowed, not daring to speak, Yongqi, who was wearing a Ming official uniform, was interrupted by Ru Xi after reciting, and sat on the dragon chair like a wood carving, without saying a word, as if she was used to being interrupted.

"Queen Mother, I just received a document. This document has been spread in Shengjing, and soon after, the Manchu clan is afraid that everyone will know about it......"

The clan relatives and important ministers looked at each other back and forth for a while. Gao Qicai resolutely stepped forward, but he still didn't dare to say in detail, and after a little explanation, he raised his chin, and then a little eunuch came up tremblingly and handed over a document.

"What else can scare you!? Is it that the Holy Dao has collapsed, and they are so happy that they can't speak? The mourning family said that the prince of Nanban is not as wise and martial as his father, that is a leng boy, and the first thing he did when he came to power was to kill us all cleanly......"

Ru Xi joked coldly. I took the paperwork and unfolded it, and the skin of my mouth that was turning froze in place, and the blood on my face quickly faded.

Of course, it is impossible for her to read at least a dozen pages thick of the document at a glance, but the line on the cover of the document has already explained the matter: Emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty loves Xinjueluo-Hong? And the prince of the Qing Dynasty and the Zhenghuang Banner all love Xinjueluo-Yinyu to the Liaodong Manchurian book.

Jiaqing abolished the emperor for only two years as a puppet, and he had no influence among the Manchurians, but Yinyu was different. is not only the son of Kangxi, but also served as a general Wang, who was silent for ten years in the Yongzheng era, and rose again in the Qianlong era, and was in charge of the internal affairs of the Manchurians for ten years, and was Ruxi's "close comrade-in-arms".

In order to show the dignity of his status, he also authorized him to be like Prince Yi Yinxiang in the name of "seriously ill" Zhongyongzheng. Do not shy away from the word "Yin". When Qianlong fell four years ago, the fourteenth master was forced to go to the south by her, and he felt that he should no longer have the ability to speak and move the hearts of the people, but time has passed, and in today's situation. Fourteen jumped out, and the power was unimaginable.

"You don't really care about how to cure people, you only care about how to treat me, hehe......"

Ru Xi's heart swayed, I don't know whether it was sad or happy, the appearance of the fourteenth was what she was most afraid of, but she always felt that the possibility was very low, why? Isn't the Holy Way to rule the Manchus? How is it possible to bring Fourteen out and call for Manchuria? This must allow a part of the Manchurians, which is contrary to the original purpose of the Holy Word.

It stands to reason that what she is most afraid of is Qianlong and even Yongzheng, the appeal of these two men is much stronger than that of the fourteenth, but this possibility is almost equal to zero. First, both of them are nominally dead, and the price of "resurrecting" them is too high, so high that it may make the people doubt the foundation of the Holy Dao, and it is obviously impossible for the Holy Way to be so stupid, and secondly, it deviates even more from the original intention of the Holy Way to govern the Manchus and drive most of the Manchus out of the land of Huaxia.

Now that the Holy Word has made Fourteen appear, what does it mean? It shows that he has given the Holy Dao a headache, and has changed the original intention of the Holy Dao, from governing the Manchu clan to governing some Manchus, and some of the Manchus who unite with themselves and continue to fight with the Holy Dao.

"If you really have any righteous heart, you can suppress your habit of cleanliness and do fake drama with me, not to mention Manchurians, Koreans, and even Japanese, I will help you make it. In order to appease the northerners, you can even accept the women of the countryside, but I am not qualified......"

Between the joys and sorrows, such a thought slipped through it, which made Ru Xi feel hot all over her body and quickly suppressed it.

Fourteen came forward, what he wanted to do was self-evident, obviously to slander himself, call on the Manchurians to be punished, and even stand up to overthrow himself, no wonder Li Lianying was so frightened, and the important ministers of the clan were so nervous.

Before opening the cover and reading the text, Ru Xi slowly glanced at the important ministers of the clan in the Great Political Palace, and began to assess whether the authority in his hands could be stabilized.

The clan is a wall-riding faction, so there is no need to worry too much, the only thing to pay attention to is the important ministers who are divided into three factions.

One faction is Qingfu, Neqin and Eshan, and they also hold nearly 10,000 horses, some of them are palace guards of the Forbidden City, and some of them are banner soldiers of the infantry barracks. These centaurs don't have much combat power, that is, they are used for posturing, but whether they are engaged in a coup d'état or suppress a coup d'état, it is enough.

Fortunately, the three of them are all old henchmen, so they stand in fear, there should be no dissent.

The other faction was headed by the president Ban Di of the rear wing of the Wuwei Army stationed in Jinzhou, including many warriors of the former Shengjing Qingzhuang faction. There was no longer any need for the rear flank of the Wuwei army to garrison Jinzhou, so Ru Xi transferred them to the vicinity of Shengjing. Acting as Shengjing's last line of defense, and at the same time separating them from Zhaohui and Ah Gui and others, Ru Xi changed them to the Gong Saint Army.

Speaking of Zhaohui and Ah Gui, Ru Xi is angry, this bastard was supposed to be sent to death, but when it came to the end, he actually had his own thoughts. One runs east, the other flees south. took care of himself, and put on a rebellious posture of resolutely not conspiring with himself, which was tantamount to pushing back all the pressure faced by Manchurian. Ru Xi could only pinch his nose and make the two of them generals, so that the other Manchus thought that the two were still under his control. Their respective actions are also to seek more future roads.

The remaining Gongsheng army, with less than 10,000 soldiers and few artillery, relied on them to resist the red clothes in Shengjing, not so much as an expectation, but a pretense, so that the people below could be comforted.

This comfort is still quite important, otherwise it will be difficult for her to hold the hearts of hundreds of thousands of Manchurians, and at the same time remote more than half of the millions of Han people in Liaodong. Therefore, she was very close to Bandi and others. She even summoned them for a long conversation all night, so that they could understand her painstaking efforts to make a full future.

These people are simple-minded, hot-blooded, and have a thin background, so they should be able to rest assured. Of course, the level of peace of mind was outside the walls of Shengjing City, and she didn't dare to let these people into Shengjing. The two were stunned, God couldn't hold it, who knows what they will do.

Then there is Gao Cheng and his son, oh, and a younger son, Gao Zhi, who accompanies the emperor.

Looking at Gao Qi's first explanation just now, it shows that he is still loyal to himself, this is indeed a loyal minister, loyal to the Manchu clan. Since he is equal to the Manchu race, then Gao Qi will always be loyal to himself. Although the number of remnants of the Xishan battalion under his command is small, his fighting spirit is resolute, and he will not stand against Yinghua and the Holy Dao, so he will not be moved by the persuasion of the Fourteenth. It's a big deal. If even Qingfu, Neqin, Eshan and others can't solve it, there is still hope for Gao Qi.

Ru Xi felt a little at ease, as long as he stabilized the backbone, and the people below were generally shaken, there was nothing to be afraid of. There are still nearly 30,000 soldiers in his hands, and the documents are collected, and those who talk nonsense are killed, and those who flee are killed, so that the situation can be stabilized until the time when the Holy Way talks with him.

While the thought of emergency disposal was turning in his mind, he opened the document and read it carefully, and at the same time, the important ministers of the clan, including Gao Qi, all secretly looked at each other again, as if there was a tacit understanding, and there seemed to be a dispute.

After a long time, I heard the sound of stabbing and tearing paper behind the bead curtain, and the tight gasping even faintly lifted the bead curtain.

raised his head and bowed his head, no longer looking at others, and did not dare to look at the face of the woman behind the bead curtain, who was vaguely visible and hideous because of anger.

The Queen Mother is no longer angry, but frightened......

When the Queen Mother went out, this document happened to be handed over, and it is said that almost everyone in Shengjing has a copy, God knows how these documents entered Shengjing, and at this critical moment, the whole city was distributed. And taking advantage of the absence of the Queen Mother, he Gao Qi and the important ministers of the clan have already taken a closer look, and the more they look at it, the more frightened and even confused.

Prince Sui mainly said three things in the article, the first is to clarify Ru Xi's identity, saying that she was not the bridge between the Holy Dao and Yongzheng in the north and south, but just happened to be related. From this source, Prince Sui completely denied Ru Xi's qualifications to represent the Manchurians and deal with Yinghua. From a certain point of view, this is also clarifying rumors on behalf of the Emperor Shengdao and vetoing the possibility of Ru Xi and Shengdao holding peace talks.

The second thing is even more terrifying, Prince Sui held high the banner of the Qing Dynasty, claiming that the Daoguang Emperor Yongqi who Ru Xi supported was not orthodox, and the Jiaqing Emperor was still there, even if the Jiaqing Emperor was a brother and brother, it was not orthodox, and Qianlong's eldest son Yonghuang, the third son Yongzhang, and the fourth son Yonghui were there, and the fifth son Yongqi was not only young [1], but also from the concubine Keriette, so it was not his turn to ascend the throne as the emperor and be the lord of the Manchurians. Even though the legitimacy of the imperial system could still be agreed upon by the Council of Ministers of the Old Council, Yongqi did not go through this procedure when he ascended the throne.

Based on this point of view, Prince Sui threw out a huge earth-shattering thunder, and the future of the Manchurians, Ru Xi and Yongqi have no right to mix. And the Manchu clan team headed by Emperor Jiaqing and supplemented by him has the right to adjudicate. Prince Sui announced that he had obtained permission from the Emperor Shengdao to accompany Emperor Jiaqing and many important ministers of the Manchu clan to submit a letter of surrender to Emperor Shengdao in Tokyo, and then hold a ceremony to go to the country of the Qing Dynasty.

One country, two emperors, one clan and two lords, just stood up like this, and they could think of it with their knees, and most of the Manchu people who learned about it were already thinking about going west. What the Manchurians are seeking now is to negotiate peace with Yinghua and earn a future that is as good as possible. Empress Dowager Cichun and Emperor Daoguang are still fighting hard and soft, and the future is at a loss, and the prince here is supporting Emperor Jiaqing, but he has already caught the line, no matter what the difference in the price code sold on both sides, at least Prince Sui's side is a clearly visible road.

The third thing that Prince Sui talked about was related to the price.

Unexpectedly, the price offered by Prince Sui was particularly harsh, and it was even almost a copy of Yinghua's "Asking for the Full Order".

All Manchurian men and women are guilty, and men are the basic ten years of hard labor, although they can also serve in other ways to atone for their sins. Women also have a specific ten-year hardship, not only can not enjoy the Anglo-Chinese national treatment, but also have to pay taxes and work as some auxiliaries to serve the crime, juvenile men and women can not get rid of the crime, either to serve the various labor sentences set for juveniles, or to extend the sentence to serve the sentence when they reach adulthood, in short, the principle is: Manchu people, everyone is guilty.

In addition to this crime, which everyone has a prize, Yinghua will also set up a grand court to review other crimes one by one. Manchu civil and military officials, errand soldiers, must be screened one by one, corresponding to the crimes mentioned in the "Decree to Seek Manchurians", and each by one will be convicted. The most serious crimes include the massacre of civilians, participation in the destruction of books, literary prisons, agitation and organization of earlier civil unrest, and the Solidarity Fist Rebellion during the Northern Expedition, which are all capital crimes.

But in addition to these harsh conditions, Prince Sui also left a back door, saying that those who took the initiative to ambush the crime could get those who had been treated with leniency, including his own help and intercession, and it was impossible to exonerate the crime, and other crimes could be mitigated except for capital crimes.

At the end, Prince Sui emphasized that as long as the Manchus entered China wholeheartedly, introspected and reflected on the sins of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they would be able to enjoy the treatment of the countrymen in China in this world, and in any case, in the British country, the crime is not as good as the descendants, and it is also worth making a painful decision for the sake of future generations.

This price is obviously true, it was communicated with the Holy Dao by Prince Xun and others, Gao Qi even seriously considered the possibility of whether he was guilty of a crime, but the result was still not, he consciously and his son did in Henan and Zhili, if he seriously investigated, it was enough to sentence him to death ten times, and he didn't want to die.

Obviously, the heart of the Holy Dao to cure the Manchurians has not changed, he only left a way for the ordinary Manchus to live, and the upper Manchus who fled to Liaodong with Ru Xi are almost all worthy of the death penalty. In the Battle of Ansan, the two wings of the Wuwei Army and the 20,000 Korean soldiers attached to them were annihilated, and Hongyi not only killed 8,000 Wuwei prisoners, but also 10,000 Korean prisoners were buried together, which proves that the Emperor Shengdao was not a soft-hearted benevolent monarch.

Gao Qi didn't want to go to the ice fields in the far north to be a savage, and now the situation seems to be exhausted, unless......

Thinking of a brief argument that suddenly broke out when the Queen Mother was not there just now, Gao Qi's heart beat faster, it was not that he hadn't considered the possibility, in fact, he had already made a decision in advance at that step, and the things that the second son Gao Zhi reported to him had too many articles to do.

No, let's see if the Queen Mother can create a miracle, to be honest, it is already a miracle that she has been able to survive until now, I really don't understand, is she really relying on her enthusiasm to save the family?

Gao Qi is not thinking here, and behind the bead curtain, Ru Xi, who tore the document into pieces, is even more uneasy.