On October 15, the 22nd year of Kangxi, Dongping Prefecture, the Qing Emperor was there.

The Aixin Jueluo who came out to work as the emperor at the age of eight and worked for the people of the Qing Dynasty for 22 years. Wu. Xuan Ye, today he finally lay flat in the best Nanmu coffin in Dongping Prefecture. His eyes were closed, his face was expressionless, and he seemed quite serene.

His widow, Empress Yang Xiaomi and his good brother, Prince Gong Aixin Jueluo. Cinnabar. Chang Ning sat on either side of the coffin.

Yang Xiaomi was crying and crying, crying to the sad place, her chest was still rising and shaking, it was really heart-wrenching!

Chang Ning sighed there incessantly, holding the bloody edict in his hand!

In the hall where Emperor Kangxi stopped his coffin, there were also a group of important ministers of the Qing Dynasty, including Ba Hai, Fei Yanggu, Fan Chengxun, Tong Guogang, Tong Guowei, Ma Hada, Chen Tingjing, Yu Chenglong, Li Guangdi, Zhang Ying, Gao Shiqi, as well as Liang Jiucheng and Zhao Chang, two great eunuchs, and of course, Zhao Hongxie, who had just been promoted to the Minister of the Guard.

Among them, Fei Yanggu ran back to Dongpingzhou with the remnants of the Eight Banners New Army directly under Kangxi, and the total strength of the Eight Banners New Army established by Kangxi was more than 80,000 people, of which the Zhenghuang Banner New Army was taken back to Beijing by Suo Etu, and the rest of the Seven Banners New Army participated in the Battle of Zou County and the Qufu Incident that occurred later, and suffered heavy losses, more than 70,000 troops participated in the battle, and now there are only more than 10,000 people left in Dongpingzhou, Laita, Pengchun, Langtan, Chani, Gui Gonggong and other new army generals died in battle, and the losses are not unheavy!

Ba Hai, Fan Chengxun, Tong Guogang, Tong Guowei, and Ma Hada were the generals of the Qing princes' armies who garrisoned Qufu, Surabaya, Ziyang, Heze, Juye and other fortresses. At the same time as the Battle of Zou County was going on, the generals of these Qing princes' armies abandoned the city one after another and fled to Dongpingzhou City.

Among them, the Kangwangfu army led by Mahada suffered the greatest losses, and when they retreated to Dongpingzhou, there were less than 3,000 people left.

The armies of Chongning and Bahai suffered the least losses - they ran the earliest, and they ran to Dongping Prefecture on the orders of Empress Yang early. And before they left, the Ming army responsible for attacking Jining and Ziyang happened to be transferred by Li Zhongshan to besiege Kangxi, so almost all of their armies retreated, and a total of 36,000 people withdrew to Dongpingzhou with Chongning and Bahai.

When the armies of Fan Chengxun, Tong Guogang, and Tong Guowei evacuated the three castles of Heze, Surabaya, and Juye, they were all pursued by the Ming army who were digging trenches and attacking the city, and the losses were not small.

Among them, Fan Chengxun's army withdrew less than 3,000 people. There were also many Huaixi disciples among the Ming army that attacked Heze, and they all knew that the Fan family was once the lord of Guide, so what else was polite? After they found out that Fan Chengxun had run away, they immediately began to chase after him, killing the Fan family's army for hundreds of miles, and more than 10,000 people were killed and wounded! Even Fan Wencheng's two sons, three nephews and eight clan nephews were all killed or captured by the Ming cavalry who pursued them in the battle behind the palace - the Fan family is a big family! Therefore, the Fan family's feudal army is all the descendants of the two brothers Fan Wencheng and Fan Wenyu leading the troops, and this one is a heavy loss!

Tong Guogang and Tong Guowei were stationed in Juye and Surabaya, which were very close to the battlefields of Zou County and Qufu, and they did not get the order to evacuate in time, when they found that the situation was wrong, the Ming army had already chased Kangxi to the north of Qufu, that is, to the north of the two cities of Juye and Surabaya. Tong Guogang and Tong Guowei had no choice but to flee in a hurry, but they were naturally chased and killed by the Ming army who were besieging the city, and then they were discovered by the Ming army that pursued Kangxi's department, and they were intercepted, and they fought hard all the way after the front blockade, and finally ran to Dongping, as the second relative of the Qing Dynasty, all the Tong family army was also hit hard, and the army led by the brothers was only less than 10,000 people, and the brothers and nephews of the old Tong family also lost more than ten or so losses!

Liang Jiucheng and Zhao Chang, the two great eunuchs, brought back the guards and the guards of the guards, all of whom were Kangxi guards, although they suffered heavy losses in the previous battles, they were still able to make up a small two thousand, and these elite soldiers were now assigned to Zhao Hongxie - according to the edict of Emperor Kangxi, the guards and the guards were controlled by the Empress Dowager Yang!

And Liang Jiucheng and Zhao Chang are now given the title of chief eunuch. Empress Yang also promised to give them a sum of silver, and then send them to the Rakshasa Kingdom as envoys, and then follow Fu Quan and don't come back!

As for Chen Tingjing and Yu Chenglong, the two former auxiliary ministers, they returned to their fiefdoms in Shanxi after Kangxi took back power, and Yang Xiaomi sent an envoy to summon them to Dongping as soon as he regained the right to regent. By the way, it also brought a new bad news to Dongbian - Wu Yingqi, the prime minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, led 100,000 troops and drove into Shanxi in the name of aiding the Qing Dynasty and resisting the Ming Dynasty!

And the two of them also got a string of freshly baked bad news in the East Parallel. It's all bad news, this Qing Dynasty is coming to an end!

I knew that I wouldn't come, so I took refuge with Wu Yingqi in Shanxi.

When the two loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty who couldn't get off the "Qing boat" were sad and sad, Prince Gong Changning finally got better and began to speak: "You have all read the emperor's edict, what do you think?" Let's hear it! ”

The edict has already been read by everyone. It was indeed written by Kangxi!

Since Kangxi's edict is true, then Empress Yang and Prince Gong's statement about Kangxi's death should also be true - if Kangxi hadn't been seriously injured in the assassination of the Confucian family in Qufu, how could he have written this bloody edict, and then desperately ran back to Dongping and handed over the edict to Empress Yang?

Moreover, according to this edict, Empress Yang got all the power, and Prince Gong Chang Ning was still the same as before, and there was not even a regent, if this edict was fake, Kangxi was jointly made by Chang Ning and Yang Xiaomi, how dare he forge such an edict? Changning must have at least one regent, right? Otherwise, what else is Chang Ning? The body of Empress Tuyang?

A group of ministers secretly glanced at Empress Yang, who was indeed a rare beauty, but it would not make Chang Ning want a beauty. And the beauties of the country can obviously have both!

So this edict is true, and there is nothing suspicious about Kangxi's cause of death, that is, of course, it is assassinated, and it is difficult to say whether the female assassin is Aobai's daughter or not.

"King Gong, since the emperor's edict is clear, then we might as well do it."

The first to express support for Empress Yang was Mahada, the former deputy governor of King Kang's Mansion, who is now the Minister of the Guard, of course, promoted by Empress Yang!

"King Gong, the lower officials also feel that they should act in accordance with the edict of Emperor Daxing!"

Another newly promoted Minister of the Guard, Cho Hong-sub, also immediately expressed his support for the queen.

"The old minister also thinks that he should follow the edict and respectfully ask the Queen Mother to hang the curtain!"

Of course, Yu Jackie Chan also supports Queen Yang.

"The old minister also respectfully asks the Queen Mother to listen to the government under the orders of Emperor Daxing!"

Of course, Chen Tingjing is also a post-party, and he must support Queen Yang!

Empress Yang glanced at Chang Ning's henchman Bahai again at this time, he was a key figure! If Chang Ning really supports Empress Dowager Yang, then Bahai should stand up and speak for his master!

As soon as Ba Hai expressed his position, then the Fan family and the Tong family had no choice but to support Empress Dowager Yang!

Bahai looked at the Empress Dowager Yang, and then at Prince Gong, but he really didn't understand what kind of drug this Empress Dowager Yang had poured into Prince Gong? Why did Prince Gong follow the old path of Dolgon?

But you can't live by yourself, it's better to take refuge in the Queen Mother as soon as possible!

"Queen Mother!" Ba Hai opened his voice and said categorically, "Emperor Daxing's edict says that it is clear, and all internal and external military affairs will be punished by the Queen Mother!" The old minister is the only queen mother." As he spoke, he stood up suddenly, and glanced at the ministers who had not yet spoken, "Whoever dares to be disrespectful to the Queen Mother is the sworn enemy of the old minister!" ”

Bahai's army is really the elite of the old women outside the Guan!

He strongly supported the Empress Dowager Yang, and the matter of the Empress Dowager Yang listening to the government was basically finalized. The few ministers below who have not yet expressed their stance have also expressed their loyalty to the Queen Mother one by one.

However, for Empress Dowager Yang and Prince Gong, these are not enough.

They have to go back to Beijing before they can really take power!

And the road back to Beijing is not easy!

"King Gong, how many troops do we have?" Empress Dowager Yang asked.

"The sum of the various departments here in Dongping is less than 75,000." Prince Gong Chang Ning said with a frown.

Seventy-five thousand is actually a lot, but the problem is that the Ming army has 800,000, of which there are 400,000 soldiers who can fight!

Seventy-five thousand against four hundred thousand, the advantage is in the enemy!

"How can we get back to Beijing safely?" Empress Dowager Yang asked again.

Yang Xiaomi's governing ability is not weak, and his power skills are also good, and his ability to coax men is even better.

But the problem is that she can't fight!

Kangxi mobilized more than 200,000 troops to fight against Li Zhongshan, but the defeat was so miserable, how could Empress Dowager Yang fight with such a small number of troops in her hands? It can't be defeated, and it's a bit difficult to even withdraw to Beijing.

Because Luo Dawei's Eighth Army of the Ming Army has been inserted between Beijing and Dongpingzhou, although his army is only 50,000, it seems that it may not be able to fight.

"Empress Dowager," Chen Tingjing stroked his beard, frowned, and suggested to Empress Dowager Yang, "The old minister feels that it is necessary to block the news that the emperor has died."

"Secret?" Empress Dowager Yang asked softly.

In fact, the news of Kangxi's death has been tightly sealed until now, and only a few people know about it.

Therefore, Chen Tingjing's suggestion also fell into the hands of Empress Dowager Yang and Chang Ning.

"Queen Mother," Chen Tingjing nodded, and said, "Now the hearts of the people in Zhili, Shandong, and Shanxi are fluctuating, and the Qing Dynasty is in turmoil." If the news of the emperor's death comes out at this time, the three provinces will probably immediately rebel against the Qing Dynasty. And Wu Yingqi, who entered Shanxi, will also take advantage of the fire to rob and turn Shanxi Province into 'Wu' Moreover, once Beijing knows that the emperor has died, will he dare to come south to meet us? ”

Hearing his analysis, everyone frowned, there was a dead silence around Kangxi's coffin, and everyone showed an uneasy look, and now probably only Kangxi, who was lying flat, could remain silent.

Empress Dowager Yang turned her head to look at Kangxi's coffin, sighed and said, "It's really not the right time for Emperor Daxing to leave!" Fortunately, the news has not leaked yet, and we can ask him to hold on for a while! ”

You have to persevere, otherwise you won't be able to wait for the 75,000 defeated troops here in Dongping to return to Beijing, and the Qing Dynasty will die!

"Queen Mother Shengming!" Chen Tingjing also said, "The Queen Mother, the old minister also proposed that the Queen Mother could transfer the army of Yang Jianguo to the south in the name of the emperor, and then send an envoy to Shanxi, and ask Wu Yingqi to go east to Zhili. Let's attack from three sides, and first destroy the Ming army that broke into Zhili! ”

That's a good plan!

The question is, can it be executed?

Empress Dowager Yang frowned and thought for a long time, then said: "If the elder brother of the mourning family learns that the emperor has already controlled Bintian, and he also handed over the power of listening to the government to the mourning family, he will definitely make a move!"

As for Wu Yingqi. I believe he can also understand the truth of cold lips and teeth! Master Chen, why don't you go to Shanxi in person and talk to Prime Minister Wu Cheng, if he is willing to send troops to Zhili, Shanxi can give it to him! ”

The outer city of Beijing, Pimp Camp Hutong, Uncle Yang Guo's Mansion.

Just when the envoys sent by the Empress Dowager Yang rushed to Beijing day and night, the atmosphere in this city of the Son of Heaven in the Qing Dynasty was also a little tense!

In the city of Beijing now, there is a confrontation between two forces.

A Han force with Yang Qilong's "Beiyang Army" as the pillar! The Beiyang Army entered Beijing with Yang Qilong, and after entering the city, it absorbed Daniel Zhang's five patrol battalions, with a total strength of 20,000 people.

They are now mainly stationed in the outer city of Beijing, or more precisely in the southern city.

The other is the Mongol and Manchurian forces with the Empress Dowager Bumubutai's "Horqin Mongol Army" and Suo Etu's "Eight Banners New Army" as the pillars. The so-called Horqin Mongol army, in fact, is not all from Horqin, but also includes the Mongol army of Chahar, Tumut and other departments, but it is under the unified command of the prince and the prince of Horqin, and it is directly controlled by the empress dowager Bumu Butai, who was born in Horqin. This army numbered about 50,000!

Suo Etu's Eight Banners are the troops of the Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners New Army, with a number of about 10,000.

The Horqin Mongol Army and the Eight Banners New Army Zhenghuang Banner are now considered a group, stationed together in the inner city of Beijing, or should be called Beicheng and Mancheng.

That is to say, now there are a total of 70,000 people in the Mongolian, Manchu, and Han armies in Beijing, and if you add the 75,000 people in the hands of Empress Dowager Yang, there will be 145,000 troops, which are basically all the strength that the Qing Dynasty can make up at the moment.

If the 145,000-strong army can really unite and defeat Luo Dawei, who broke into Zhili, it is still possible.

The question is. How can this Manchurian, Mongolian, and Han tripartite be one heart?

In Yang Guo's uncle's mansion, Yang Qilong, Daniel Zhang, Wang Jinbao, Zhao Guodong, Shi Lang and others were gathering in a study room, passing a letter to the Empress Dowager, and the faces of these five people were a little complicated.

Because Empress Dowager Yang's edict revealed three very important information, one is that Kangxi's army suffered a crushing defeat in Shandong. Defeated so that he himself is gone!

The second is that Empress Dowager Yang listened to the government, and she had already controlled the remnants of about 80,000 troops left by Kangxi.

Third, the current situation is critical, and it is necessary to be airtight, and concentrate on defeating the Ming army that broke through into Zhili, so that the Qing Dynasty can have a glimmer of life.

If you combine these three pieces of information, you can summarize one of the most critical pieces of information. That is: the Qing Dynasty is coming to an end!

Yang Qilong's study was silent. Zhao Liangdong, Daniel Zhang, Wang Jinbao, and Shi Lang all looked at this uncle with sad faces, as if they were waiting for him to come up with an idea.

The room was quiet, and I don't know how long it took before I heard Yang Qilong sigh: "If Xiao Mi can return to Beijing...... The ruined country of the Qing Dynasty should be decided by my Yang family! Ladies and gentlemen...... Can this trade still be done? ”

"Yes!" Shi Lang said, "Guogong...... There are still three catties of nails in the rotten ship, not to mention such a big Qing Dynasty? No matter how down, you can still squeeze out a little oil and water. Now in the hands of the Queen Mother, there are still 80,000 troops!

In addition, there are millions of people outside Shanhaiguan...... Today's Guanwai, it is rare and expensive.

If Grandpa Guo wants to have a Goguryeo state, he has to take these Qing inheritances...... Otherwise, we can only learn from Geng Jingzhong and go away to the New World! ”

Yang Qi Longlong nodded in a deep voice: "Is the inheritance of the Great Qing Dynasty good...... But can the old lady and Suo Etu cooperate with us? ”

"Grandpa Guo...... Xia Guan can try to lobby the old lady. It was Daniel Zhang, the paralyzed general and battlefield poet, who spoke. He has been the commander of Jiumen for many years, and he can still talk to the old queen mother Bumu Butai.

Yang Qilong thought for a while and handed Yang Xiaomi's edict to Daniel Zhang: "Brother Zhang, you bring this edict into the palace!" ”

"Grandpa Guo, you have to give this edict to ......"

"Show it to the old lady!" Yang Qilong said, "This matter can't be hidden from the old queen mother...... There must be a communication route between Kangxi and the old queen mother that we don't know...... And the letter written by Kangxi to the old queen mother should be handwritten!

Let's put this matter in front of the old queen mother as it is, and let her choose for herself. This Qing Dynasty is her family after all...... If she doesn't care, what do I, an outsider, care? My big deal is to retreat to Korea, can't I be a king of North Korea? ”

In fact, Yang Qilong could have been the king of North Korea a long time ago! He was the great hero of the Korean nation who led the Korean army to invade Japan!

Now many Korean Confucians have verified that Yang Qilong's ancestors Yang Jian and Yang Guang are Koreans...... That's why they had to fight Goguryeo.

That's obviously to go back to my hometown!

In short, Yang Qilong already has a crown that can be worn on his head at any time.

And Daming had already divided him into the Duke of Sui...... This clearly hopes that he will establish himself as king!

So Yang Qilong really doesn't have to assist his sister-in-law Yang Xiaomi now.

And the Empress Dowager Bumu Butai is passive, if she loses the Qing Dynasty, there will be nothing.

"It's gone, it's gone......" At the same time, in the Cining Palace in the Forbidden City, an old lady sitting on the throne was holding an edict issued in the name of Kangxi in her hand, and she cried bitterly there.

Suo Etu on the side didn't quite understand her words, and asked in a low voice: "The Empress Dowager, what's wrong?" ”

"The emperor is gone, the Qing Dynasty ...... If you don't get it, it's going to be gone! ”

(End of chapter)