On July 20, the twelfth year of Shunzhi, the Mongolian Zhengbai Banner Gushan Ezhen, the general of the Qin Expedition to the North, the first-class Ada Haha and the Tuosha Laha Pan Ming Andali, led the 5,000 Eight Banner Army, escorted the 300 Rakshasa troops, and drove near Gyeonggi, but after arriving at the Tongzhou camp, he did not move forward. This is because of the 5,000 elite soldiers, who are not allowed to enter the Beijing division without the emperor's order, and Ming Andali knows the power of this. Fulin immediately ordered the army to be temporarily stationed in the Tongzhou camp, and Haosheng took care of the Rakshasa troops, and ordered Wang Yuele of Anjun and Shangshu Kadahun of the military department to rush to Tongzhou to greet him. This honor made the triumphant return of Ming Andali very useful, and the lingering depression in his heart because of being belittled was also swept away in an instant.

In the cell of the Tongzhou camp, Bekotov looked very anxious and depressed. As a city man in Moscow, ten years ago he lost all his rubles on the fat body of a prostitute, and was hunted down by creditors, so he had no choice but to sign up to become a member of the Far East expedition. Following Khabarov [1] from Lake Baikal to invade the Far East, forcibly occupy Nebuchu, trekking for several years, life and death, with his good marksmanship, he finally won Khabarov's appreciation and became a confidant.

Three years ago, Khabarov was recalled to the country by the Tsar, and he became the head of the Nebuchu region. Last year, when he learned that Onufri Stepanov had been defeated by the Bogda army at the mouth of the Songhua River, he was ordered by the Yakutsk overseer to reinforce him, and the two met at the confluence of the Nahumar and Amur rivers[3] and made a decision that he regrets now - to build a city on the spot for the winter, and then continue the "expedition" to the Amur River valley the next year. Who knew that the Bogda army came so quickly, and it was so prepared, surrounded but not fought, starved the four hundred Cossacks in the castle to death dozens of times, if it weren't for the saber he forced Stepanov, it is estimated that the tragedy of cannibalism would have been staged again, but this time it was no longer to eat the corpses of the Daur people in the Heilongjiang River Valley, but to eat their own people alive! Along the way, he was escorted south, and gradually appreciated the beauty and wealth of China, and even had a little admiration...... I think back to the time when I was fighting that day, those Chinese soldiers regarded death as if they were at home, and I was afraid that this time it would be more auspicious!

Wang Yuele of Anjun and Ka Dahun, the secretary of the military department, were in the military tent in the camp at this time and talked happily with Ming Andali, and they were happy. The crowd listened to the anecdotes of the Battle of Humar, which lasted for more than three months, sometimes laughing at the timidity of the Rakshasa bandits, and sometimes marveling at the sturdiness of the little Humar Castle...... Yue Le listened while thinking about the explanation of the emperor's younger brother Fu Lin before leaving Beijing, and next to him was his little nephew Xuan Ye, who was auspicious from the sky and Zhirui Tianxi, and spoke amazingly from time to time. It seems that this upcoming noon gate prisoner sacrifice will become the beginning of the Qing Dynasty's arrival in northern Xinjiang. Thinking of this, Yue Le suddenly interjected: "Lord Ming, before Xiao Wang came, the emperor said: 'Ming Andali has succeeded in the first battle, and Sha'er Huda has a good way to defend the border, which can be commended. 'Congratulations, Lord His! ”

When the adjutant general and the above people who were drinking here heard this, they immediately straightened up, and Ming Andali hurriedly got up from the table, walked to the central hall, knelt facing west, and thanked the Holy Grace. After some tossing, the noise in the big tent was much quieter.

"Lord Ming, the emperor still has an edict. Please hold your back and forth. Yue Le and the military department Shangshu Kadahun looked at each other, and then said.

"Subordinates obey!" Without waiting for Ming Andali to speak, all the generals said in unison, and the interesting ones withdrew from the tent one after another. Seeing his subordinates rushing out, Ming Andali knelt down again to listen to the order, and even Kadahun had to kneel together.

"Lord Ming, before Xiao Wang left Beijing, the emperor said: Ming Andali battle, although the first loss of soldiers, but after the siege of the bandit army for a long time, fortunately did not advance, I am very relieved! I heard that Ming Andali adopted Sha'er Huda's suggestion, is there such a thing? ”

"If the slave returns to the emperor, there is such a thing. The minions began to persuade them to surrender to no avail, and in a fit of rage, they attacked all night, but many of the soldiers were wounded and died, so they turned to continue to besiege the city of Humar. General Sha'er Huda then met with me, and also suggested that the servants should follow the emperor's holy decree, that is, 'layers of siege, artillery bombardment and arrows, birds do not come out, and no one can escape', which is why the Rakshasa bandit army went out of the city and surrendered on another day. The Emperor Shengming! ”

"I heard that the city of Humar is abnormally strong, and the Rakshasa bandit army has strong guns and medicine, but is there such a thing?"

"Back to the emperor, this is indeed the case. If it weren't for the reinforcements of hundreds of Korean spearmen led by Shahrhuda himself, the war probably would not have gone so smoothly. "As a fierce general, Ming Andali really does not have the non-profit of being arrogant and greedy for merit. Yue Le also nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "Lord Ming, please get up, here are a few questions from the second prince. ”

"Thank you, Emperor! I respectfully ask the second elder brother to ask! With that contact with the little prince in Cining Palace, coupled with the fact that this battle was completely in accordance with the preset path of others, Ming Andali couldn't help but respect this two-year-old child, although he stood up from the ground, he still looked respectful and waited for inquiry.

"The second son of the emperor said: Ming Andali and Sha'er Huda have worked hard!"

"For the sake of the Qing Dynasty and the love of the Xinjueluo royal family, the slave will never give up!" Ming Andari felt very hot in his heart.

"I heard that the Rakshasa firearms are powerful, but is there such a thing?"

"It is true."

"I also heard that the two of you dug a tunnel outside the city, ordered the North Korean shotgunners to hide inside, fill the medicine and raise the fire, but you yourself were unscathed, but this is the case?"

"It's true!"

"Besides, in Nahumar City, apart from the dead corpses, not a single Rakshasa escaped, right?"

"Back to the second elder brother's words, the slave is not talented, but the second elder brother taught that day, the ammunition and food are sufficient, and if he retreats, he will humiliate the country, and the slave will not dare to let go of a soldier even if he dies!"

"Lord Ming, the second son of the emperor said that you will never humiliate the country after all!" Yue Le stepped forward, grabbed Ming An Dali's arms with both hands, and said firmly.

"Slave Xie Second Elder Brother knows the grace of the encounter!" Ming Andali almost burst into tears.

Coming out of the big tent of the Chinese army, the three of them took a Rakshasa interpreter appointed by the Lifan Yuan to the cell where the bandit leader was held. On the way, Yue Le only asked one sentence: "The leader of the bandits is above, but according to the documents of the Ministry of War, one person has a secret cell, and they can't meet each other?" After receiving an affirmative reply, Yue Le smiled......

Early in the morning of July 21, the twelfth year of Shunzhi, the Rakshasa captives were escorted into Beijing. First of all, the soldiers of the military department tied a white rope around the neck of each of the more than 300 Rakshasa soldiers, and then they were dragged by officials from the right gate of Chang'an[4] on the west side of Tiananmen Square into the imperial city, and dedicated to the Taimiao and Sheji altar, indicating that the victory was won by virtue of the protection of the ancestors and the blessings of the country. This is called "sacrifice of prisoners". The foreigners who were treated as tribute were helpless, and after the ceremony, they were taken back to the station and imprisoned.

The next day, it was a hot day. The sun in Beijing is superb, the sky is cloudless, and it is a good day to surrender and accept rebellion.

Inside and outside the noon gate, the Son of Heaven has an extraordinary bearing and a majestic guard of honor; Under the Wufeng Tower[5], the princes and ministers, the left and right classes, and the spirits; Above the gatehouse, the yellow cover under the heavy eaves yellow tile, and the throne is set up in the front wing; Under the gatehouse, the Rakshasa prisoners lined up and waited, frightened and regretful. Finally, the bell rang at noon, and the emperor took advantage of the public opinion to leave the inner palace! Not long after, the golden drums thundered and the cymbals played in unison, that is, the emperor had passed the Taihe Gate. Wu Liangfu, who was under the imperial steps, was standing at the battlements of the noon gate at the moment, and used the red silk rope bag to lift the Banqi card upstairs, that is to say, everyone who should come is here, and you can have a meeting! Then the drums sounded again, and the Qing Emperor finally arrived in front of the noon gate, along the horse road, the royal tower ascended!

Fulin is very energetic today, wearing a dragon robe and gown, majestic and magnificent. This set of cumbersome procedures reflects his arbitrariness! Fu Lin raised his right hand lightly in the throne, signaling that the meeting was officially opened! In an instant, the civil and military officials in the noon gate square knelt down and shouted long live, and the momentum frightened the Rakshasa people who were already anxious for a while. At this moment, Wu Liangfu shouted at the city gate: "Bring prisoners!" "The commander of the Ming Anda Rite Yu Xuanang led a group of prisoners to the prisoner offering position under the city gate. Before the squire of the military department shouted "kneel", a Rakshasa man who seemed to be the leader in front of him knelt down urgently, and was busy kowtowing, chattering and talking in foreign non-stop. Ming Andali understood that this man was Bekotov. Bekotov's agitation alone completely destroyed the little self-esteem of the other captives, and they all knelt helplessly in the square. Looking at those red-haired and blue-eyed Yangyi who looked like frightened birds, both Manchu and Han, Wenchen and military generals all cast disdainful glances.

Wu Liangfu watched the prisoners take their positions, and read out the "Lubu [6]" that the military department had "Xuanjie" in the court a few days ago. After that, Shangshu Tuhai of the Criminal Department issued a notice that the prisoners captured in the Battle of Humar would be sacrificed, and they should be handed over to the department for disposal.

At this time, Hongyi, standing on the platform of the noon gate and under the tower, was dazzled and fascinated. You must know that it has been almost a year and a half since you crossed, and the only time you caught up with the New Year's Day celebration during this period was "everything simple" because of the blessing of avoiding acne. This time, he didn't have the duty to come, but the emperor remembered that Humar had a real share of the battle against Xuanye, so he made an exception and asked him to come over to watch it together. Following Emperor Luan all the way south, when he arrived at the bottom of Wumen City, Hongyi insisted on not letting Park carry him on the horse, and said: "This is not where you should go!" Park suddenly realized and knelt down on the side of the road. When Fu Lin heard this, he suddenly remembered that when he was six years old when he ascended the throne in Shengjing (Shenyang) Dugong Palace, he went out of the palace to the Dugong Palace, and the nurse wanted to sit with him because he was young, and he refused to say, "This is not suitable for you", showing the dignity of the emperor that cannot be offended. So, Fulin deliberately stopped, beckoned Xiao Xuanye to come over, took his little hand, and climbed the Wumen Tower together. It's just that Hongyi's body is too short at the moment, and the crowd under the noon gate didn't see that the rumored magical second son of the emperor also came.

At this time, Luo Shuo, the secretary of the Dali Temple in the Wenchen train, was ready, if the emperor above the noon gate ordered the death penalty, he would lead this group of foreign Maoyi people to the Dharma field. Luo Shuo is the eldest uncle of Prince Naxiang Fujin "Dong E", some time ago in the capital because of the ambiguity between his niece and the current emperor, and the result is that the niece-in-law Eleven Belbomu Bogol has entered Prince Heshuo Xiang, why is his niece still a "Fujin" name? The more in this extraordinary period, the more I have to work hard with the spirit of 120,000 to do a good job!

Bekotov, who was kneeling on the ground, knew very well that it was time to finally decide the final fate of more than 300 Rakshasa people, he was not panicking, the day before yesterday, what county king of the Great Qing Kingdom called Yue Le had already given himself a package ticket, as long as he acted according to his wishes, he would ensure that he was safe and sound, and if he completed the task, maybe he would seek an official position in the imperial dynasty in the center of the world! When I think of those petite and gentle Bogda women, there is an eagerness in my heart......

"I am a servant of Tsar Bixia, and you cannot do this to a distinguished officer of Great Russia! You yellow-skinned cowards, let me go......" Suddenly the sound of Stepanov's boar howling sounded, a familiar Russian phrase that now startled Bekotov. He wanted to jump up from the ground and find something to choke his foul mouth with a full beard!

Fu Lin was originally preparing to release these Rakshasas to show the magnanimity of the Qing Dynasty, and was just about to signal Wu Liangfu to pass on the edict to "release the bonds", and then announced the release of the captives. But at this moment, a foreigner at the bottom actually jumped up and shouted loudly, which was very dazzling! Although I don't know what kind of bird language he said, it can be seen from his expression that it is not a begging to beg to keep his head!

Hongyi at the entrance of the battlement was also shocked, such a thorn came out of the sky, it was so stupid that it was bubbling, maybe this shouting was in danger of dying! Looking back at the emperor again, there was clearly a trace of murderous aura on his face! Looking downstairs again, the ministers also made a commotion, that jiashi is this kind of barbarian who doesn't know how to be polite, and he should be killed...... No, you can't ruin your plan because of a small bandit!

Hongyi hurriedly turned around and knelt at the feet of Fu Lin, and said loudly: "Huang Ama, the Rakshasa people downstairs don't know what they said, and they don't know if there is a reason for it. ”

Fu Lin thought about it, and knew that it would be arbitrary to kill people rashly if he didn't figure it out. Besides, since this little Xuanye was born, he has been invincible every time, although he always has some doubts about whether the queen mother is a hindrance, just this time the incident happened suddenly, and the queen mother was not around, he himself took the initiative to ask for help, so it is logical to take a look at the true ability of this little son! Thinking of this, Fulin decisively asked Wu Liangfu to pass on the decree-

"The emperor has a decree, and the second son of the emperor, Xuan Ye, will go out of the noon gate on behalf of me and reprimand the Rakshasa bandit!" Wu Liangfu stood on the head of the city and announced loudly, and after being passed by the people next to him layer by layer, he was finally heard by the civil and military ministers outside the noon gate. Except for a very small number of clan princes and important ministers, the vast majority of courtiers were surprised. This "noon gate for prisoners" is a national ceremony, let your emperor's second son descend from heaven and be born, but today is just a two-year-old doll, how can it be possible to replace the emperor's personal training to surrender prisoners? The team, which was already in turmoil, began to stir even more, but they no longer paid attention to the big-nosed yellow-haired ghost who was jumping and jumping, but looked at the right gate downstairs of the Afternoon Gate City[7]......

[1] Khabarov, whose full name was Yerofe Pavlovich Khabarov, was born in 1603. Russia called him an "explorer", but in fact he was one of the bandits of Tsarist Russia's early invasion of China! In 1625, Khabarov set out from Tobolsk for Mangazeya, from which he took part in a series of expeditions. From 1632 to 1641 he took part in an expedition to the Lena River. In 1650, he arrived at the Heilongjiang River, and after that he traveled down the river, arriving at the confluence of the Ussuri River and the Heilongjiang River in 1653, which he mapped in his survey map. In 1653 he was drafted back to his country, and in 1655 Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich gave him the honorable title of "son of a nobleman" and made him a military nobleman. The royal literati of the Tsar's Secret Council touted him as a "Hero of Russia", "a pioneer of new territories". Khabarov became a famous hero, and the city of Khabarovsk at the mouth of the Heilongjiang and Ussuri rivers is now named in his honor.

[2] Onufri? Stepanov, who succeeded Khabarov as the bandit leader. In the official history, in June of the fifteenth year of Shunzhi (1658), he was killed by Ningguta Dutong Shaerhuda in the Shangjian Wuhei area in the lower reaches of the Songhua River.

[3] The Amur River, which also means "Heishui River" in Russian, has long had a Chinese name called "Heilongjiang"!

[4] The right gate of Chang'an is located on the west side in front of Tiananmen Square, and the specifications are exactly the same as the left gate of Chang'an, but the location is reversed. This gate is the West Compound Gate of Tiananmen Square. In the middle of autumn and August every year, the emperor ordered the three legal divisions, together with the princes, scholars, and Jiuqing, to conduct the "autumn trial" next to the West Thousand Step Corridor, that is, to review the lists, confessions, and sentences of prisoners sentenced to death in various provinces. Every year before the frost falls, a "court trial" is held here, and the death row prisoners of the Criminal Department are brought into the right gate of Chang'an for interrogation, and those who are confirmed are tied up at the execution ground; If in doubt, it will be suspended. As soon as the prisoner enters the right gate of Chang'an, it is like entering the tiger's mouth, and there are many auspicious and less, so the people of the time also call this door "Tiger Gate", or "White Tiger Gate", in order to attach the meaning of "left green dragon, right white tiger". In the Ming and Qing dynasties, civil and military officials had to dismount outside this gate and walk under the bridge. In December 1912, in order to facilitate traffic, the white marble sill of the left and right gates of Chang'an was demolished; In January 1931, Chang'an Avenue was officially opened; In 1952, due to the construction of Tiananmen Square, the right gate of Chang'an was demolished.

[5] Wufeng Tower, a common name for the noon gate. The noon gate is the main gate of the Forbidden City, which is connected by three city platforms in the east, west and north, and embraces a square square. The north gatehouse, nine rooms wide, the top of the yellow tile hall with heavy eaves. There are thirteen rooms on the east and west city platforms, row up from both sides of the gatehouse to the south, the shape is like a goose wing, also called the wild goose wing building. In the east and west, the north and south ends of the goose wing building each have a heavy eaves and a pavilion with a spire. The majestic noon gate, like three mountains embracing, five peaks protrude, majestic momentum, so commonly known as five phoenix towers.

[6] Lubu, i.e., good news. The "Lubu" system began in the Later Wei Dynasty. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, those who did not seal official documents were originally called "Lubu". Later Wei used "Lubu" to publish the news of victory, whenever he attacked and conquered Jie, and wanted to make the world known, he would use the lacquer rod to make a silk and write a good news. This method was later widely adopted, and Lubu became the "Book of Dedication" that "spread all over the world, and exposed the eyes and ears". Since Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, there has been the ritual of declaring cloth. It was in Quang Duong at the time

Outside the door, hundreds of officials and guest envoys from all directions were gathered to read out the dew cloth. After the reading, the hundred officials danced and bowed again.

[7] There are five openings in the noon gate, but from the front, it seems that there are three, but in fact there are two left and right gates on the front, which open on the inside of the east and west city platforms, one facing west and the other facing east. These two doorways extend into the platform to the east and west respectively, and then turn north and exit from the north side of the city. Therefore, from the back of the noon gate, there are five door openings, so there is a saying of "three bright and five dark". The main entrance is usually only accessible to the emperor; When the emperor is married, the queen can enter once; The three people who won the palace examination, Bangyan, and Tanhua can walk out of this door once. In the Qing Dynasty, the ministers of civil and military affairs entered and exited the left door, and the princes of the clan entered and exited the right door. The left and right doors are usually not opened, and when the emperor holds a ceremony in the Taihe Palace, the civil and military officials enter and exit from the two doors.