Chapter 47 1.Heating and cooling Beijing city

On April 26th, only thirty-seven days after the Dashun Army entered Beijing for the first time, Li Zicheng finally entered Beijing for the second time. It was still the majestic Deshengmen, and the same Dashun army, but the situation was very different.At that time, the Dashun army entered the city in a whole team, with clear banners and neat steps. The soldiers were all brightly dressed and armored, and they were full of energy. A group of ten, ups and downs, scattered lightly, holding swords in arms, bowing their heads and shrinking their necks, their wounded blood stained their bodies, and the survivors' armors were in disarray; all the food, grass, and luggage were lost, and all the red cannons that were so easy to transport were sent away. Even the slender woman in red and green, who was carried on the back of the horse and held by the hand, disappeared. It is no wonder that they are very angry and look at people with hatred. To be whipped.

Thus, Emperor Dashun also learned about the cruelty of the world in Beijing—thirty-seven days ago, all the people in the city burned incense and saluted, and ate pots of pulp with rice paddies. Welcome Master Wang; today this scene is gone, pedestrians hide far away, and don't even look at you. What is there for them to look at?These days, the Dashun Army has not brought them real happiness. Those who lack food and clothing are still lacking food and clothing. In the past, some people acted as a domineering force, making them dare not look up, and now there are still people dominating them, making them afraid Looking up, it's just a new face, and what's more, it has increased the horror. The former imperial capital of Jiumo Red Dust, with its prosperous singing and pipes and noisy pipes and flutes, has now become a terrifying hell, where ghosts are summoned everywhere, and ghosts cry every night.

Li Zicheng watched all this silently, dark clouds gradually gathered on his face, and a surly air surged up in his heart—Beijing was the nest of Chongzhen for many years, and most of the people who lived there were dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty. They are born with a pair of eyes of influence, and they only recognize Chongzhen as the real dragon emperor. I am no more than a villager, so I should go back to Chang'an quickly. There are my fathers, old folks and folks in Chang'an city, and they will not neglect me so coldly. But just go back to Chang'an?No, I want to let this group of people know what retribution they will get for neglecting me!

Thinking of this, the hostility in my heart is like a piece of thick ink, gradually dissolving and permeating... Finally, he still saw the welcome crowd, which was the left-behind team of hundreds of officials led by Prime Minister Niu Jinxing. Niu Jinxing was in front, followed by Gu Junen and other six ministers.Li Zicheng reluctantly greeted this group of people, and his one-eyed glance scanned the crowd. He really wanted to see Li Yan, but was afraid to meet his gaze. Li Yan finally appeared in his eyes, and he followed the officials of the six ministries. Seeing the emperor, he fell down in the dust.

But Li Zicheng was eager to see his face——Li Yan finally raised his head, and he hadn't seen him for half a month. Mr. Li from Qi County was still suave and heroic. Thank you for your hard work." He said lightly, as if gloating. Li Zicheng couldn't help but "thump" in his heart, and immediately thought of his remonstrance of the Xuanjun Expedition, and his suggestion on dealing with Wu Sangui. All kinds of things were verified one by one today. Thinking of this, the hostility in Emperor Dashun's chest actually melted away. For the strands of sour water, it went straight to the throat...

Therefore, the Emperor Dashun, who had not yet entered the city and had not yet washed away the dust, quickly issued an edict: to behead Wu Sangui's family.This heinous traitor, this traitor who deserves to be killed a thousand times, is punished by nine clans in parallel, and he still can't vent my great hatred. The person has been killed, but the anger has not disappeared.Back in the palace, Concubine Dou greeted her immediately. The Dou family became the emperor's new favorite overnight from an ordinary court lady, which is really a step up to the sky.Right now, she doesn't care about Li Zicheng's success or failure, nor does she care about Li Zicheng's original partner in Chang'an, and Li Zicheng's imperial concubine, imperial concubine, and concubine much earlier than her. The dream of the world.

When the shout of "The Holy One returns to the palace" has not disappeared, she has already stepped forward a few steps and met him in front of the stone steps of Kunning Palace.But this time the emperor didn't come up to pull her up with a smile like in the past, he just said "flat body" and walked straight in. Concubine Dou felt deeply wronged, so she got up with the help of the maid and came to the emperor. Greetings again, this time the emperor bowed and pulled her up, hugged her in his arms, and said sullenly: "We are leaving, would you like to go with me?"

Concubine Dou has also heard the news of Shanhaiguan's defeat, but she is a woman, and she doesn't know what the loss of Shanhaiguan means. She just thinks, I am already the empress who is the enemy of the emperor. If the emperor leaves, how can I not leave? ?So, he nodded repeatedly and said: "Of course, wherever the emperor goes, the concubine will follow him." Ordinarily, these words are very decent, but the emperor suddenly changed his face, pushed her forward fiercely, and said: "How can I take you with me? It's all you women who have caused my brothers to suffer. I want to kill you all, one by one!"

When Concubine Dou heard this, she trembled in fright. She didn't understand how the emperor, who usually smiled when he saw her, suddenly changed his face, and uttered frightening words.Quickly knelt down on the ground, repeatedly kowtowed to plead guilty and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, the emperor forgives the sin, and the concubine will never dare again." But the emperor was too lazy to reason with her, so he walked around the palace. Niu Jinxing was summoned into the palace urgently and waited for orders in the Hall of Martial Arts. When the Dashun Army was fighting hard at Yuguan, Niu Jinxing, a scholar of Tianyou Pavilion who was left behind in Beijing, actually lived a comfortable life for half a month.

Those former Ming ministers who were tortured were all released by him, not because Niu Jinxing was kind, but because he wanted to be the prime minister of peace.As the saying goes, the prime minister's belly is easy to pull a boat, since this is the case, he should start from the front, these poor courtiers, the dry bamboo can't squeeze the oil, why not be a favor?You know, this group of people are all well-educated and well-versed in Confucianism. If they were still in the Ming Dynasty, they would all be considered seniors of Niu Jinxing. Handing out student posts, calling him a "late student", and praising him as a teacher in his own works.In the eyes of Liu Zongmin and his generation, postings by students are nothing, and it is too hard to wipe their buttocks. Even those flattering articles are unreadable; Liao's prime minister can be passed on forever.

Therefore, these days, although there are turbulent rumors and rumors in the capital, Niu Jinxing has turned a deaf ear to it. There are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys dominate the king. The students were recruited, all of them were in the same hometown, and they announced on the list that they would take the exams to select officials in the near future. A group of officials who narrowly escaped death, although their bodies were covered with bruises, regarded the prime minister Niu as their reborn parents, and complimented him with nasty words every day, making the prime minister Niu dizzy with joy. However, the prime minister of Taiping had only been in office for less than half a month, and the decree delivered from Shanhaiguan quickly shattered his dream—Emperor Dashun first ordered that the garrison in Baoding quickly withdraw 20,000 elite soldiers, within two days Rushed to Beijing, set up defenses on the front line northeast of Beijing, and responded to our troops who had withdrawn from the front line of Shanhaiguan; then, Niu Jinxing was ordered to make arrangements quickly, and he was scheduled to hold the ascension ceremony on April 29. That's when Niu Jinxing felt something was wrong, he was turning over the calendar on New Year's Eve, his good days were over, now seeing the emperor's call, he couldn't help but stumbled into the palace, seeing the emperor's complexion was not good, he bowed his head. "Oh, I didn't accept Li Renzhi's proposal, and finally came to this end." Li Zichang sighed, and he expressed regret when he opened his mouth. When the emperor mentioned Li Yan, Niu Jinxing hurriedly said: "Why should the emperor be discouraged, not to mention that victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, even the current overall situation is not completely unfavorable to our army." Li Zicheng was sober this time, shook his head and said: "No, we lost badly in the battle of Shanhaiguan, with 70% to 80% of the casualties. Now Liu Zongmin doesn't have a complete army in his hands. How can Beijing hold on?" Well, I called you here today to discuss the matter of ascending the pole, and this matter cannot be delayed." Niu Jinxing thought for a while and said, "The emperor still plans to set it at twenty-nine?" Li Zicheng thought for a while and said, "Didn't I already have an edict? It still came from Jizhou." Of course Niu Jinxing saw the decree that he would ascend to the throne on the twenty-ninth day. He flipped through the almanac that day, but found that it was an evil day for the underworld. He thought, why did the emperor set this date? Could it be that Song Xiance didn't participate? Seeing that he hesitated to speak, Li Zicheng hurriedly said: "Don't say it, I know that these few days are not good days. Shorty Song also said it at the time, but I calculated it, the military plane is not allowed, we can't delay. As the saying goes It is said that it is better to hit the sun than to choose the day, and it is this day." Seeing what the emperor said, Niu Jinxing couldn't say anything more. Anyway, it's hard to say, the shift is scheduled, the etiquette of the officials is also proficient, the clothes and crowns are properly prepared, and the rest, isn't it just three Do you kneel and kowtow?Be sloppy if you can, blame this damn Wu Sangui! Li Zicheng then asked about the major events that happened recently.There are too many big things to talk about, Niu Jinxing did his best to talk about them one by one. The army marched to the west, and once the troops were pulled, the convenience was obviously empty. The Ming army in the south of the Yangtze River was ready to move. Zuo Liangyu approached Xiangyang step by step. Gao Jie and other four towns under the command of Shi Kefa went to spy on Shandong; It is the rear of the Dashun Army. Except for Shaanxi, the four provinces of Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, and Shandong that have been surrendered are all unstable. Chongzhen is dead, but the borrowed officials, officials, and wealthy gentry have organized regiments to train. The local officials sent by the Dashun Army were expelled and killed, the gold and silver carts transported by the Dashun Army to Chang'an were plundered, and the grain and grass transported by the Dashun Army from Chang'an were intercepted; , Calling on the people to drive out the rebels and avenge Chongzhen, needless to say. Hearing this, Li Zicheng frowned, with his hands folded behind his back, he walked squarely in the hall...