The recovery of stolen goods and subsidies was not only carried out in the Beijing Division, the Shun army attacked the city all the way, and stationed soldiers and horses in various prefectures and counties, and because there were too many people and horses arriving in the Beijing Division, the capital was not well packed inside and outside, so they were stationed everywhere to eat. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

When Liu Zongmin was in the capital and tortured officials and relatives, and Shun soldiers went door to door to ask for money, this trend spread to all areas occupied by Dashun.

For example, in the Daimyo Mansion, "the officials of Buzhou County, poison and plunder the gentry". Hejian Mansion, "The surname of the gentleman Ben, through the five woods, is extremely miserable, and the money is cool". Shunde Mansion, "the scholar doctor was brutally added to the three woods, and many of them were tortured to death". Tianjin Wei, "Suo Bao actually had brains, sticks, cannon branding, and torture." ”

In the recovery of stolen goods and subsidies, the officials and gentry were disgraced, and it was difficult to protect their family wealth and save their lives. They had hoped to take refuge in the new dynasty and regain their former wealth, but they were still disappointed. There are very few officials hired by Dashun, such as Beijing officials, for example, thousands of Beijing officials, but there are only more than 100 people, and all of them are below the third grade. In the local area, people who have never been out of office are selected as officials, and the original officials are basically not used, and they are all arrested and tortured.

This completely disappointed the original officials and gentry, and some of the people who were arrested and tortured and survived were even more indignant: "It's the new policy of the Xing Dynasty, and it's still just a thief." ”

In the Beijing Division, all the Ming Dynasty officials were remorseful, they either wanted to take the opportunity to escape, or they hated in their hearts and secretly plotted.

Some of the officials who were appointed were also uncomfortable, especially the magistrates, "whenever they encountered a soldier, they would first search for civilian women to supply, and if they were a little insufficient, the soldiers would be thrown down with the back of their swords, and the state officials would be miserable." The beautiful ones are taken away, and the evil ones are abandoned, and they still order the official cloud: leave it for the latecomers. ”

Since your high-ranking officials and generals can extort the eunuchs, my small soldiers and colonels can attack the ordinary people, and the tragedy of the people of Beijing is staged in the areas occupied by the Shun army.

"The soldiers slashed the door and plundered the gold and silver slave girls, and the people were overwhelmed with poison and hanged each other."

"There is no day to kill people, and the people have suffered from it."

How the people were looking forward to the arrival of Li Zicheng and others before Li Zicheng entered Beijing, the people of the capital "Every time a thief arrives at the door, I will open the door and invite you to enter." It is not only private, but also public. ”

This group of hungry wolves is more brutal and greedy than the former tigers, so they regret it, and the nostalgic idea of "now is not as good as the past" first came from the people, and countless people began to miss the Ming Dynasty that had been cursed countless times by them.

And to Dashun, no, thieves! They hate it to the core, how much they looked forward to it, how much they hate it now!

They secretly scolded Li Zicheng as a thief, a liar who killed a thousand knives, and a group of bandits who wanted people's lives, and they didn't look like a human king!

A recovery of stolen goods and subsidies made Li Zicheng and others offend all the people, if many gentry opposed them when they raised troops before, and many people still expected support, now they only have hatred, hatred that goes deep into the bone marrow.

Therefore, there is also a very strange phenomenon in history, before entering Beijing, everyone is looking forward to the arrival of King Chuang, and the army he led is also looking at the scenery, conquering the city, and is invincible, but after entering Beijing, this phenomenon is cut off.

After he was defeated and left Beijing, all the battles were undefeated, and no one cheered his arrival in the prefectures and counties, and the people either watched coldly, or followed the Zhusheng and the former Ming officials to kill and drive out the false officials, and expel the thieves, like rats crossing the street, everyone shouted and beaten.

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Things have changed subtly, after entering April, all the officials in Beijing regret it, and the people in Beijing all hate thieves.

Some rumors have also quietly spread in the streets, and they have a nose and an eye, saying that the prince has been rescued from Beijing by the righteous soldiers, and now he has fled to Xuanfu Town, and is preparing to send troops with the Marquis of Yongning, the general Wang Dou, who will annihilate the thieves and save the people from hanging upside down.

On the eighth day of the first month of April, someone suddenly posted a "private notice" on West Chang'an Street, cloud: "The days of the Ming Dynasty are not over, and people think of loyalty, and they set up the East Palace as the emperor on the 20th of this month, and changed the Yuan Yixing." ”

Although Liu Zongmin killed dozens of residents of the poster, the people spontaneously and new "private revelations" kept emerging. Most of the content of the "private disclosure" is absurd, but it is undoubtedly a kind of movement for the people of Beijing who have been poisoned. The order also ignited the hidden anger in their hearts.

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The sudden fall of Jingshi was unexpected by everyone, and the news spread to Lengkou, Shanhaiguan and other places, and Yang Guozhu, Liu Zhaoji, Wu Sangui and others couldn't believe it.

In everyone's estimates, the Beijing division is tall and strong, and the strength is not small, even if it is not as optimistic as the outside world that it can hold out for a year and a half, but it is still possible to defend for two or three months. After all, the Tatars also entered the pass several times, and each time there were no less than 100,000 troops attacking and besieging the Beijing Division, but they could hold on to it.

They are well-versed in the army, so they naturally know that the Tartars are much stronger than the thieves, and there is no reason why the Tartars have besieged many times without falling, and when it is the turn of the thieves to attack, they will attack so easily.

However, the cold reality is like this, the definite news came, Jingshi not only fell, but also fell on the second day, the monarch died on the 19th, and they all became lonely ministers and sons of the country.

After Yang Guozhu and others confirmed the news, they all cried loudly, and the three armies were silent and mourned for the emperor, and then the next thing was for everyone to hesitate to face the choice of fate.

At this time, whether it is outside the Lengkou Great Wall or outside the Shanhaiguan Pass, there is an army of Tartars, if they are martyred for the country, won't they give the Tartars a chance to enter the customs easily?

Although the Tartars outside the wall stopped attacking at this time, and it was obvious that they also received the news of the death of the Ming emperor, they still did not dare to be careless and guarded the wall.

Then they exchanged letters, asking what they meant and what to do next.

At this time, Li Zicheng, the king of Dashun, sent the general Tang Tong to recruit and surrender, and the treatment was good, Yang Guozhu promised to be a prince, Liu Zhaoji was allowed to be a marquis, and Wu Sangui's father and son were all marquises, and the original soldiers and horses remained unchanged. Then everyone is caught in a contradictory choice.

It stands to reason that as a Ming courtier, the death of the monarch's father, they should send troops to avenge the monarch's father, but all the princes in the court have surrendered, and the officials and generals in various places have also surrendered, and the people look to the scenery, and it is logical for them to surrender.

When the Jingshi fell, they were still fighting bloody battles at the border, and they were loyal to this step, which can be described as benevolent and righteous, and no one would say anything.

Moreover, Dashun can be regarded as the Han family system, clothing, language, and system, all of which are as one, and everyone will not have the kind of psychological obstacle to surrender to the Hulu.

There is still a number of gas in each dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has reached this step, obviously the number of gas has been exhausted, otherwise the Beijing division will not fall in two days, regardless of the officials and the people are raising the city to welcome the Shun army into the city, it can be seen that the Dashun people are looking forward to returning, and it is logical to change the dynasty. Like the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties, a new Central Plains dynasty will be born, or like the Ming Dynasty, it will last for hundreds of years.

The prosperity of Dashun is a foregone conclusion, so why should he resist stubbornly and increase the casualties of his subordinates? Wu Sangui and Liu Zhaoji tended to defect to the new dynasty and became a marquis, which also had great attraction to them. Although they also have doubts in their hearts, after all, Li Zicheng was a rogue in the past.

But it is expected that the new atmosphere of the new dynasty will definitely change, and the princes of the DPRK and China are not worried, so what are they worried about?

Li Yutian, the governor of Guanmen, and Fan Zhiwan, the governor of Jiliao, were ready to take refuge in the new dynasty, and Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, also agreed to take refuge in Dashun.

Yang Guozhu was a little hesitant, he planned to ask Wang Dou's opinion, but he did not object to Wu Sangui and others seeking wealth and nobility in the new dynasty, as long as he did not make trouble, he respected everyone's choice.

In fact, at this time, the Qing State also sent people to persuade him to surrender, and Dolgon got the Ming capital and fell in the second day, and the Ming Emperor died in Sheji, which was shocked at first, and then reacted quickly. He wrote letters to Yang Guozhu, Wu Sangui, Liu Zhaoji and others one by one, promising more generous treatment.

He said that if Yang Guozhu and others were willing to take refuge in the Qing Dynasty, they would all be crowned kings, just like the king of Sanshun back then.

For Li Yutian and Fan Zhiwan, they were all allowed to be crowned marquis, and for Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, he was even willing to give the position of the prince of the country.

Of course, although he was sincere, he was disappointed in the end, and between the throne of the Qing Dynasty and the throne of Dashun, Wu Sangui and others still chose Dashun.

Not to mention Yang Guozhu, he didn't even see the envoy sent by the Qing State, and he was expelled on the spot, not giving them a chance to speak at all.

The turning point came when the news of the recovery of the stolen goods came, and Dolgon was first surprised, and then excitedly said, "God help me." (To be continued.) )