Chapter 28 10. Entering Beijing, Dorgon comforts the people

Seeing that the Qing Dynasty is about to win, the regent Dorgon has had trouble sleeping and eating recently, and his heart is in a mess.Of course Zhubeile understood why Dorgon was upset, so when they learned that Dorgon had summoned them, they had already planned what they wanted to say in their hearts. Duoduo said: "We won the city of Beijing, which can be regarded as fulfilling the dream of the late emperor. What should we do next? First of all, we should appease the hearts of the people. I think we must completely change our policies and enforce them." It is a typical example..." He took a sip of tea and continued: "The demise of the Ming Dynasty and the rise of the Peasant Army, if we don't want to repeat the same mistakes, we should learn from the past and correct our shortcomings."

What Duo Duo said was broad in scope. Although it didn't reach Duo ErGun's heart, every sentence was reasonable and could not be refuted. Ji Erhalang said immediately: "That's right, winning the city may not be a real disaster. Not being popular is a very dangerous omen. Before I came here, I had carefully considered whether we should return Emperor Chongzhen to the emperor's rituals. Funeral? From the point of view of the Ming Dynasty and the Peasant Army and my Qing Dynasty, I was an "outsider" in the Qing Dynasty. Li Zicheng forced Emperor Chongzhen to death and buried his body hastily. From this point of view, he has already buried himself. This is the seed of disaster. There are countless former officials of the Ming Dynasty in Beijing. Seeing how Li Zicheng treats his old master like this, few of them would dare to come out to serve him. Even if I don’t come to the Qing Dynasty, his right to rule will sooner or later It will also be taken from the hands of others, and the insertion of my Qing Dynasty just gave me an upright reason. We are here for the "revenge" of the Ming Dynasty, and it is imperative to kill the "rogues". The previous We have done all the 'big things', but most of the people seek reason from the 'little things'. I think the first thing we need to do is to re-offer the funeral of Emperor Chongzhen in a grand form. support. If we do that, we will have much less resistance to doing other things going forward.”

Azig kept shaking his head, wanting to interject, when he saw that Jierharang had finally finished speaking, he immediately interjected: "I am really awkward to hear what you said just now, as a citizen of the Qing Dynasty, we should implement the policies of the Qing Dynasty. It is good to realize the dream of the first emperor, but I am deeply puzzled by the mourning of Emperor Chongzhen of the first Ming Dynasty, who is our enemy?" He asked himself, but seeing no one answered, he added: "It is the Ming emperor. North Korea, we have fought against the Ming Dynasty for so many years. I am afraid it is difficult to calculate how many soldiers of my Qing Dynasty have died. This is a hatred deeper than a sea of ​​blood. , I don’t agree. I think we should massacre the city, kill these rebels, and move some of our Manchus from Shenyang and other places, so that the problem will be solved.”

When Jierhalang was talking, Dorgon kept nodding. When it was Azig, Dorgon became more and more distasteful, and his thoughts were completely opposite to his own.He looked at the crowd and saw that everyone had different expressions, so he said: "I have thought about this too, but I still put my words first. The law needs to be changed, and people are alive. If we follow the previous policy, I am afraid that the Qing Dynasty will be wiped out before entering the customs. Isn’t the late emperor also changing it? Why can’t we change it? Let me ask you: is it better to kill people by force, or to win the hearts of the people?”

In fact, Dorgon knew in his heart that although he was the regent and held great power, only the emperor could decide to amend the law and make major political changes, and even the emperor had to discuss it with his ministers.There was a provocative meaning in Azige's words, and Dorgon naturally understood it in his heart.He looked at Zhubeile, and his gaze was fixed on Azig. Azig wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Duduo who was sitting beside him, and he said: "Of course it is good to win the hearts of the people. I think it is feasible, and I advise those who have objections not to force it. It is such a simple matter." problem, don't complicate it."

Dodo's words naturally have some weight, and there are also people in Baylor who support Azig. At this time, seeing that even Dodo accepted this suggestion, he ruthlessly swallowed all the words he didn't say and opposed, changed his original thinking, and supported Dole Dagon. Dorgon glanced at Duo Duo with grateful eyes, and said: "We were meant to be of one mind and try to avoid differences as much as possible. Now that we have received unanimous approval from everyone, I am also very moved. Well, it is settled like this." On the fourth day of May, that is, on the third day after the Qing army entered Beijing, Dorgon issued an order to the officials, veterans and soldiers of the old Ming Dynasty:

The "rogue" Li Zicheng, who was originally a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, gathered scoundrels, captured the capital, and forced the Ming emperor to death on Longevity Hill; make it their own.This is a matter of human beings and gods punishing each other, and what they do cannot be tolerated.Although I am an enemy country, I do not have any hostility. It is also our country's responsibility to punish the "rogues".At present, there will be three days of mourning for Emperor Chongzhen, and I ordered the Ministry of Rites to re-bury the late emperor in Taichang Temple, so that the spirit of the late emperor can rest in peace.

As soon as this order was released, there was a sensation in the capital.The officials and the people turned around from their panic, and saw that the Qing Dynasty had treated the late emperor in such a way, and their attitude towards him improved, and the Qing Dynasty received a lot of praise.Starting from the sixth day, the officials and civilians of the original Ming Dynasty were ordered to mourn for three days.Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian was named "Sizong" in the temple, and was posthumously named "Duan" Emperor. He was buried with Queen Zhou in the large-scale Tianfei Tomb and named "Siling".

Dorgon immediately took another measure. He did not bring the army completely into the city of Beijing, but stationed outside the city, and ordered the general to guard the city gate to prevent soldiers from entering and leaving the capital at will.And a strict order was issued: Any soldier who enters or leaves the people's home at will will be punished with death; soldiers entering and leaving the city will not be allowed to pass unless they have a pass token.Under Dorgon's strict supervision, the Eight Banners army changed its previous policy of killing and plundering, and soon won the trust of the people inside and outside the capital.

He also canceled a decree appointed by the first emperor-the hair-shaving order, allowing Han people to keep their hair tied as usual.When Nurhachi and Huang Taiji were in power, they regarded the shaving of the Han people's hair and changing their clothes as a sign of submission to the Qing Dynasty. Dorgon had already seen this regulation clearly in the process of implementing it more than once. Not only would it not make the Han people Returning to the Qing Dynasty, on the contrary, increased the rebellious sentiment to a greater extent.Dorgon realized the seriousness of the problem. If this continues, it will be very detrimental to the Qing's foothold in Beijing.He made concessions in advance and issued an order on May 23, allowing all subjects to tie their hair and wear clothes according to Ming Dynasty clothing. This move further won the hearts of the people.

In just two months, the city of Beijing changed its owner three times, which made the people in Beijing and the old officials of the Ming Dynasty feel panic.How to stabilize people's hearts under such circumstances has become a top priority, and the series of measures Dorgon took at this time are very necessary.Only by stabilizing people's hearts can the situation be stabilized, which also paved the way for Emperor Shunzhi to move his capital to Beijing later.