Chapter 53: Odds
After Li Zicheng's Dashun army captured the city of Beijing, Wang Chengen and Fang Zhenghua piled up a large amount of gunpowder around and set themselves on fire, Emperor Chongzhen and his wife and a number of loyal internal officials died in the explosion, and most of the Qianqing Palace was also blown up. After the Qing army drove away the Dashun army, Feng Quan, a minister, ordered the Qianqing Palace to be rebuilt. By now, it has been basically completed, and at this time it has re-become the place where Emperor Shunzhi handled government affairs in the Forbidden City, and it is also his dormitory.
After Shunzhi ascended the throne as emperor, he has always advocated the implementation of benevolent government to implement the world and recuperate with the people, but because of the war, many strategic policies eventually became a dead letter and could not be really implemented. Emperor Shunzhi therefore thought that it was Dolgon's party that was in the way, but the important ministers around him knew that it was forced by the situation, but no one dared to explain one or two things to Dolgon.
Shunzhi advocates governing the world with the art of leniency and benevolence, and treats the internal officials and palace maids in the palace is also extraordinarily lenient, but this evening, the Qianqing Palace is a place of chickens and dogs, and in less than an hour, three internal officials were ordered to be killed with a cane, and many people were eaten and hung up because of this, and only the internal officials and female officials with functions were deposed more than ten people.
Many people don't know why Emperor Shunzhi's thunderous wrath is, even the three eunuchs who died under the court staff are dying, but Duoxi and Yue Le, who have been following the emperor, are in their hearts, but no one dares to mention a word, and they don't even dare to say a word, lest they say more, lest they say more.
In the weather of June, the doors and windows of the entire Qianqing Palace were tightly closed, and it couldn't help but be stuffy and abnormally hot in it, almost making people feel suffocated. Duoxi and Yue Le were prostrate under the imperial steps, their heads clinging to the cold ground, sweat flowing down continuously, forming an obvious trail of water. It's already midnight. Emperor Shunzhi above was not sleepy, and his mouth was still scolding the words of "chaotic ministers and thieves", and his voice was extremely low, but Duoxi and Yue Le were clearly listening to it.
Emperor Shunzhi Fulin was like a lion cub trapped in a cage, and from time to time he let out a hoarse roar, "Imperial Father Regent!" Traitor! Traitors trying to usurp the throne! I also want to marry the Queen Mother. What did he do with me? A clay puppet that is not even as good as a puppet! ”
"If you want to be my father, and you have to marry my mother, what will the world think of us! A poor worm who is not even as good as a dog! The cups and plates fell to the ground, and the folds flew sideways in the hall, and Shunji stared at his blood-red eyes, searching for everything that was visible to the naked eye, as if he was going to turn them into powder.
Hearing this, Duoxi and Yue Le's bodies couldn't help but tremble at the same time.
I don't know how long it has passed, maybe Shunji feels tired. The scolding gradually stopped, and Duoxi and Yue Le finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then they heard a faint sob, and the two of them hurriedly raised their heads.
"The queen mother let me endure the humiliation, but should the king of a country bear such humiliation? Looking through the dynasties, has such a thing ever happened? Shunzhi's chest rose and fell violently, and strings of tears involuntarily dripped down. Even the snot ran down the corners of his mouth, but he didn't realize it.
"State affairs are difficult! It's a very moment. The court must not be chaotic at this time, the Queen Mother, this is also a strategy for the country, I hope Your Majesty understands! Yue Le replied stiffly.
Who knew that this sentence made the anger in Shunzhi's chest even stronger, stood up, walked quickly in front of Yue Le, and kicked him in the head. kicked Yue Le backwards and fell down, still unrelieved, and kicked Yue Le one by one.
"Do you still know whose minion it is?" Shunzhi kicked and scolded at the same time.
Yue Le didn't say a word, gritted his teeth and resisted. Shunji kicked for a while. Only then did he lose his strength, and sat down on the top of the imperial steps, and the two lines of tears flowed down silently again.
The land of Longxing outside the Guanxi was lost, the Jiangnan army was defeated, the hundreds of thousands of green battalions formed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty were all lost, and the Manchu and Han generals such as Boluo, Tunqi, and Kong Youde were all killed, and the mountains and lakes were stormy, and Zhu Ping'an came from Hebei again. In the court, Dolgon still covered the sky with one hand, and he had to marry his mother and become the emperor of the Manchu Dynasty. State affairs and family affairs are intertwined, how can he, a weak-crowned young man, be able to bear it.
"Master!" Duoxi helped Yue Le up, and the two walked to the front of Fu Lin on their knees. The three of them have grown up together since childhood, and although they are nominally monarchs and ministers, they are actually like brothers. Looking at Yue Le's face full of bruises and blood stains, Emperor Shunzhi, who calmed down his emotions, couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart.
Duoxi's voice was full of tears, "Master, you must not be like this, since ancient times, the king has humiliated his ministers to death, looking at your appearance, how can the two slaves be embarrassed." The slave is a eunuch, he only knows how to serve wholeheartedly, but Yue Le is a famous family, both civil and military, he must have a way to get through the difficulties in front of him! ”
Shunzhi was stunned for a moment, and his eyes immediately burst out with hope.
Yue Le smiled bitterly, but when he saw the hope in Emperor Shunzhi's eyes, he could only be heartbroken, knelt down in front of Emperor Shunzhi, and kowtowed three times respectfully.
"Master, please forgive the slaves for trespassing, the current situation has no way to retreat, I have a great enemy outside the Qing Dynasty, and the powerful ministers are in charge, for today's plan, it can only be a strong man with a broken arm, clear the supergang, and establish the imperial power!"
Duoxi's body shook suddenly, and even Shunzhi's face turned a little pale, but then it was covered by a bloody color of excitement. "You, you mean, are going to kill Dorgon!"
The muscles on Yue Le's immature face trembled a few times, but he still nodded firmly, "Other than that, the slave really can't think of any other good way!" ”
Although Emperor Shunzhi was young, after all, he had been following the two regent and several auxiliary ministers to deal with government affairs for several years, and he had already had such thoughts in his heart, but once he killed Dorgon, he still had a mental idea.
"But the Dorgon brothers have the main force of my Qing Dynasty in their hands, if they die, the generals under their command will not ......?" Shunzhi asked worriedly.
In Yue Le's opinion, such worries are actually unnecessary. Azig led the army of Shanxi, besieged by Yang Tinglin and the Ming army of Shanxi, and its destruction was a foregone conclusion. Without Dorgon's support in the court, he would never have been able to control his soldiers. The rest of Dolgon's henchmen, some of whom were under the command of Ho Luohui, and some of whom were stationed in Beijing, could not cause much trouble as long as they were eliminated at the same time as Dolgon.
After the removal of Dorgon. What you have to face is nothing more than the pressure of the Ming army. Yue Le's suggestion was to leave the Beijing division and march north, gather the Eight Banners and the Mongolian banners along the way, and make a detour through the Mongolian steppe towards the Terin on the other side of the Arnhamgun River, the hometown of the former Great Yuan Dynasty set up by the Great Yuan Dynasty in the Ussuri River basin, or the hometown of the Thousand Households of Whale Sea, Mudaha, and Yalan. It was once the birthplace of the Jurchens, and it was also the jurisdiction of the ancient kingdoms of Dajin and Bohai, although it was inaccessible, but it was densely forested and the land was fertile.
Now all the places in Liaodong outside the Guanguan are lost, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty has no place to stand, and there is only one way to the north. Towards the barren land of the far north, there will be a glimmer of life. Returning to the homeland of the Jurchen tribe, although they will face unimaginable survival difficulties, they will still have the possibility of surviving in that remote place rather than falling into the hands of the Ming people and being slaughtered by others. In time, the Manchu Qing may not be able to rise again.
Of course, this is not only a thousand miles away, but the difficulties to be faced along the way can be imagined. The casualties and losses that the Manchus had to face are also difficult to estimate, but after all, there is a glimmer of hope. How downtrodden Nurhachi was. The body of a domestic slave, with thirteen pairs of armor, didn't he also fight a piece of the world? Emperor Shunzhi is still young, and he can follow the example of his ancestors, lie down and taste courage, and fight fiercely. Sooner or later, the mighty military might of the Qing Dynasty will be restored.
After Yue Le finished speaking, Emperor Shunzhi was silent for a long time. Growing up in the deep palace since childhood, I never thought that one day I would face the situation of the country being ruined and the family ruined, according to Yue Le, once I walked out of this prosperous Beijing division. He himself and the entire Manchu Eight Banners will face unprecedented suffering, although it is difficult, but there is hope for the future. At present, as long as Dolgon is eradicated, the Manchu Eight Banners will be completely under his control. Returning to the Jurchen hometown and starting from scratch, such a challenge made Shunzhi a little uneasy while excited, but now, he had no other choice.
Once this strategy was decided, there was only one question left in front of us, how to get rid of Dorgon. You must know that Dolgon has been in charge of the Manchu military administration for many years, and his subordinates have already infiltrated all corners of the Qing Dynasty, and it is easy to kill him and replace him, but it is not easy to do at all.
What's more, after asking the queen mother several times in a row, Emperor Shunzhi found that his mother was planning to marry under her, and she had pinned all her hopes of retreating from the enemy on Dolgon. What the Queen Mother Da Yu'er said in her mouth, "Temporarily avoid the immediate disaster, endure the humiliation, and slowly try to do it", Emperor Shunzhi couldn't believe it anymore. How much affection is there between the Queen Mother and Dorgon? Emperor Shunzhi can't be sure, if he sees the two really walking together, then as an emperor, he can be described as no dignity at all.
In the near future, if the two of them have their own blood and bones, where will they put him Shunzhi.
Therefore, at the moment, we must not pin our fate on their benevolence, at this time, Emperor Shunzhi felt that he must seize the opportunity and strike first.
"The garrison of the Beijing Division, a total of more than 50,000, the elite of the Xiaocai Battalion all followed Duoduo to Shandong, and the remaining in the Beijing Division are the Forward Battalion, the Guardian Battalion, the Fifth Battalion of the Jiumen Infantry Patrol, the Xishan Jianrui Battalion, the Firearms Battalion and other soldiers and horses, of which the Forward Battalion, the Guardian Battalion and the Fifth Patrol Battalion are the main forces, most of which are in the hands of Dolgon and his henchmen."
"The soldiers and horses in the palace are only the pro-military camp, which is in charge of the ministers of the guards and the ministers of the imperial front, and is responsible for the guards in the palace, with a total of 3,000 people. And what we can grasp is only the Zhenghuang and Yellow Banner Guards stationed at the Shunzhen Gate of the Forbidden City and other twelve palace gates, with a total of no more than 1,000 people! ”
Speaking of which, Emperor Shunzhi suddenly found that the soldiers and horses he could control were only a thousand people, and it was an impossible task to deal with the strong Dolgon with such a small number of men and horses. For a moment, Emperor Shunzhi couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.
But Yue Le continued.
"The pro-military camp is controlled by Sony, Sukh Saha and others, and some of the soldiers and horses in the military camp are also in charge of the Queen Mother's henchmen, once we do it, they will inevitably think about advancing and retreating, at least in a short period of time, which is quite beneficial to us."
"And what we have to do is to capture the thief and capture the king first, no matter what, we must eradicate Dorgon first, so that his subordinates are leaderless, and of course some of his right-hand men must also take the opportunity to get rid of them first. The minion thinks that he must do it in the palace to have the greatest chance of winning! ”
"But the palace is full of Dolgon's eyes and ears and men, ...... of us?" Duoxi asked.
Yue Le didn't answer, but took another step forward, and came directly to Shunzhi, staring at him with blazing eyes, "If the master can trust the slave, he will entrust all matters to the slave to handle, success or failure, the slave does not dare to speak falsely, but as long as the slave has a breath, it will inevitably let me return to the master's grasp!" (To be continued......)