Chapter 52 2.adventure

The world is changing, Baiyun Canggou-Jin Zhijun really seems to have another dream. Five years ago, he was in danger when he went south, thanks to the help of the Long brothers; at the end of last year, he had a meeting in Qianmen teahouse, discussing the past and the present; such a meeting is short in a person's life, like a fleeting moment, forgotten in a flash, but he never Thinking about it, it was these two encounters that had such a great impact on his life, it can be said that they brought him a major turning point in his fate. It turned out that it was Long Zhijun who called Jin Zhijun.Jin Zhijun was really surprised: Zeng Yinglin said at that time that the Long brothers are not like ordinary people.Looking at the color of his suit and the eight majestic attendants behind him, one cannot help but admire Zeng Yinglin's vision—they originally staged a story about a white dragon fish suit, so who is Long Zhixiang? It's not hard to guess.

Regardless of Jin Zhijun's hesitation, Long Zhijun announced in public: "The Regent ordered that Jin Zhijun, the minister of the Xuanbing Department, go to the palace." Just now, from Fan Wencheng's mouth, he already knew that the current ruler of the Qing Dynasty is the regent. To be precise, the regent is already the ruler of Beijing. Wang Fang ignored many people who were higher than him and were willing to make progress, but he summoned him alone. Jin Zhijun really didn't know whether he was favored or humiliated, and he couldn't tell what it was like.But this "Long Zhijun" is far from He Mi in the past. In front of all civil and military officials, he looks quite businesslike. He turned his face, waved his hands, bent slightly, and looked at Jin Zhijun. Say:

"Please." So the eight guards turned around, and Jin Zhijun was caught in the middle, a little involuntarily, as if he couldn't control his legs, he actually moved, and walked into the palace step by step until he reached Wuying In front of a small pavilion on the side of the hall, the foreman guard minister sang loudly: "Jin Zhijun awaits the order!" Jin Zhijun is thinking about his identity—what is his identity? He used to be the second-best Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the governor of Changping; Two legs, but in Niu Jinxing's prime minister's mansion, he did receive the title certificate delivered by him, and he was indeed sideways in the palace gate to persuade him to enter. This is like a woman who has slept with a man other than her husband. What is it now? identity?It's not embarrassing or embarrassing old man of the former Ming Dynasty, the remnant of the Dashun Party who once surrendered to the bandits, so, will you see this regent?

At this moment, the curtain was lifted, and the "three beards" who they welcomed into the city just now came out in person, standing on the steps with a pleasant smile. Taking a quick glance outside the Chaoyang Gate, it was impossible for Jin Zhijun to see it clearly, and it was impossible to associate it with the other, but now he recognized it at a glance. This person was Long Zhixiang. The younger brother "Long Zhijun" is more powerful and imposing, and you have to believe it if you don't believe in his demeanor. He is not a medicine merchant at all. The master of China-Dorgon, the regent of the Qing Dynasty.

Jin Zhijun was in a dilemma. He thought to himself, if he hit a wall when he went out, how could he have a predestined relationship with these two brothers?Back then, it was absolutely true that he surrendered to bandits, and God can testify that he was dragged by others to protect his family; besides, although Li Zicheng was a "thief", he was always a Han, but the people in front of him were barbarians. , I am a traitor, and I am the first of all officials, everyone is staring, everyone is tsk tsk, can I?But the regent is already on the steps, how can he retreat? Just when he was at a loss and struggling, the regent took the initiative to greet him.He still bowed his hands to Jin Zhijun with a smile, and said:

"Mr. Jin, do you still remember that when you were in the Qianmen teahouse, you quoted the quotations of Mencius, saying that Yu Shun and King Wen achieved their ambitions through the barbarians, and it is a Chinese saying? Sir, you really knew the destiny and mastered the past and the present!" At this moment, Jin Zhijun seemed a little weak, he still stood there dumbfounded, not knowing whether he should return the greeting, whether he should answer the question, or whether he should go in. However, the regent showed great tolerance. He stepped forward with a smile, grabbed Jin Zhijun's hand, talked about the situation after the farewell, and pointed to the "Long Zhijun" on the side and said: "This is the brother of the younger brother. Duo."

It turns out that this person is the well-known Prince He Shuoyu.Jin Zhijun couldn't help turning his head and glanced at King Yu—four years ago, it was this King Yu who saved his life from a knife with a bullet from a distance. A young boy who made his debut; five months ago, they met in the Qianmen teahouse, King Yu's sleeve meteor hammer smashed a hole in the ground, quite a bit like Bo Lang assassinating Qin; but today is very different, just now greeted in front of the palace gate , with a dull and expressionless face, which is of course understandable, because in front of all the officials, he is no longer the "Dragon Horse".

Thinking of this, Jin Zhijun couldn't help but admire the calmness and wisdom of the two brothers. While Jin Zhijun was contemplating, Dorgon was also sizing up Jin Zhijun while thinking about the things in front of him—the army flags were flying all the way to the west. When Dorgon stepped into the majestic Forbidden City, his excitement was beyond words. The Dashun Army set fire to the imperial palace, and it burned for three days. As far as the eye could see, the palace walls were full of rubble.But the imperial palace is an imperial palace after all, even if the walls are dilapidated, it is not a folk scene.Walking along the Tianjie Street and crossing the Yushi Bridge, the palace gates are still beautiful, the imperial river and green willows are still there, although the gate tower is destroyed, the gate wall is still strict; The palace was not burned. This is the Hall of Martial Arts where Li Zicheng stayed.

He didn't rest, and he was still sitting on the horse after entering the palace. Accompanied by Duoduo and Hong Chengchou, he first inspected the deserted imperial city. Although it is a dilapidated scene with walls toppled over, its scale and momentum of repeated maneuvers and intrigues cannot be burned. Even if there is only half of the temple corner or a broken wall left, it can be seen that its extraordinary, Its magnificence, and the resulting shock. It really deserves to be a great country in the Central Plains! Seeing it, one can imagine the master who lives in it, the mentality of conquering the world, sweeping the world, being the only one, and being invincible.However, all of this is now owned by the Qing Dynasty. This is what the father and brother two generations have dreamed of and can't wait for!Although the rogues burned it like this and thought we would have nothing to do with it, but I must restore it and make it better and more beautiful than the original one!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a heroic spirit of contempt for everything. In Beijing at the moment, although eight riders control the nine gates, there has been no resistance for the time being; when they entered the city, they were greeted by the former civil and military officials burning incense and saluting.He understood that this was just a misunderstanding, this group of civil and military officials was not welcoming him, but their crown prince.Right now, this deception is like a gamble, and it is about to "uncover the treasure". Those officials who have bet their chips on the hope of Ming Dynasty restoration, and those ordinary people who hold a 12-point hatred for the Qing Dynasty, once they understand it, they must Those who would shout for heaven and earth, and desperately want to fight them desperately, seem to be calm at the moment, maybe a big resistance is brewing, not to mention that the rogues are not far away, and Wu Sangui is chasing after them. If they make a mistake, the rogues can still comeback...

A place the size of a palm in Manchuria has a population of hundreds of thousands at best, and the Eight Banners are only a few hundred thousand people, but what they have to face is billions of Han people. If they fight for their lives, even this city of Beijing will be in danger! Dorgon thought, at this moment, we should take advantage of all available people, we must take advantage of all available opportunities, knives, pens, and words are all fine, and we should try our best to stabilize the overall situation first. At this time, Duo Duo stepped forward to open the curtain for them, but Duo ErGun still held Jin Zhijun's hand tightly and did not let it go. He just pulled Jin Zhijun, who looked like a wooden man, into the pavilion. . Although the Hall of Martial Arts escaped a catastrophe, it has lost its former grandeur. The throne and screen are gone, the incense tube and incense burner are gone, the golden lacquered wooden pedestal has been destroyed, the imperial couch and the eight dragon cabinets have been overturned, and the pillars on the palace are all destroyed. The knife marks were the Dashun Army's unstoppable venting when they withdrew, all the imperial utensils and decorations were gone, only a few rickety chairs found temporarily by the eunuchs who came back from the people. The regent pulled Jin Zhijun in, glanced around, and said with some embarrassment: "Mr. Jin, the rogues are really cruel. Such a good palace has the heart to burn it down like this. We have no choice but to make do with it." As he said, he and Duoduo dragged out a few chairs from the inside, arranged the finished product in the shape of characters, and sat on them by himself, letting Duoduo sit on the left hand side, but leaving the right side to Jin Zhijun. Jin Zhijun walked into the palace gate, looking at the mess in front of his eyes, he felt a sense of thorns on the copper camel, and the regent's words deepened his grief and increased his hatred for the bandits.Although the rogues are gone, the Qing soldiers are coming again. Without the ravages of the rogues, how can there be foreign invasions?As a minister, you can have no responsibility. If the country is broken like this, what can the husband say? The more he thought about it, the more his heart ached, and the tears flowed down like broken beads.The regent had no choice but to pull his skirt, let him sit down, and persuaded him: "Mr. Jin, the state affairs are a waste of time. You are a person with an idea. You should sit down and let everyone come up with ideas on how to save this country and save the poor people." Yes, for more than ten years, there has been a turmoil, the red gourds have entered, and the white gourds have come out. In order to become the emperor, the people are forced to treat the people instead of the people and the country instead of the country. This country has long been dilapidated. I can't bear this kind of suffering anymore. Dorgon's words are to the point. It seems that he is not a first-class figure like Li Zicheng. If he can really unify China, he can really do what he said, why should he have the barriers between barbarians and Han? He was a little tempted, but with devastation everywhere, where should he start? Dorgon once again mentioned the past, and said: "Mr. Jin, five months ago, I asked him about current affairs alone. He said that it was unreasonable for the Ming Dynasty not to perish. I don't want to think that all of this was said by the gentleman. The gentleman really Seeing the smallest details, seeing thousands of miles clearly." Upon hearing this, Jin Zhijun couldn't help feeling sorry for it. Yes, he did quote Mencius at that time, and he also said the sentence in front of him. He didn’t want to be used as an excuse by Dorgon—that was a momentary indignant statement. How could he hope that the Ming Dynasty would perish?Where is the recognition of the invasion of the barbarians?He only hates Chongzhen's self-righteousness and disobedience to loyal words; he only hates the courtiers who are happy to fight with each other and don't care about the country; Hatred is the hatred of a lonely official who has nowhere to serve his country! Unexpectedly, today, the words are still in my ears, and things have gone against my will.Not to mention the sight of basil and mourning songs everywhere, how desolate and helpless is it that the emperor and empress died for their country and were buried hastily?Thinking of this, the tears that were suppressed spewed out again, and he gritted his teeth, bent his heart, bent his legs, and knelt down straight in front of Dorgon, kowtowing repeatedly, and weeping bitterly: : "Lonely minister and rebellious son, dare to risk ten thousand deaths, and say for His Majesty: I have made great achievements and demerits as the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and future generations will have their own comments. Don't mention the past. Now the emperor and empress are martyred for the country, and the courtiers have never done their best. This is the most heart-wrenching. Being an enemy in life, not seeking revenge in death, exchanging condolences, and it is the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period. For this reason, His Royal Highness is specially invited to mourn for the emperor, and all officials and people in the city are allowed to pay filial piety for the emperor. This move will not only show the great virtues of the Qing Dynasty, but also calm down the hearts of the people." After Jin Zhijun finished speaking, he wailed recklessly. This crying took all the grievances he had suffered into it. It really was "tears add nine songs to the Yellow River overflowing, and hatred crushes three mountains and Huayue low". Dorgon and Duoduo were also moved, and their faces were miserable.After a long time, Dorgon said: "Sir, don't be sad, let the past go. For the arrangements behind Chongzhen, I will listen to my husband's advice. Whatever can be done, I will try my best to meet my husband's requirements." Jin Zhijun said: "Emperor Daxing has been buried hastily. At that time, there was an order for trespassers, the so-called 'Emperor's Burial, King's Ritual Sacrifice'. But the current situation is so fierce, how can there be any imperial ceremony? A generation of kings was buried in Tian Guifei At that time, due to the oppressive power of the rogue bandits, no mourning clothes were issued, no mourning was performed, and the ministers did not even dare to cry.” After speaking, weep again.Dorgon couldn't help but said: "Mr. Jin, Gu was really moved by you. You are really Shen Baoxu of the Ming Dynasty. What you said was approved by Gudu. Gu dare to say that although the Ming Dynasty is dead, there are scholars like Mr. , the tradition and civilization of the Central Plains will definitely be passed on from generation to generation and will never be annihilated.” In fact, even without Jin Zhijun's request, Dorgon planned to mourn Emperor Chongzhen.The conclusion for the Ming Dynasty can only be the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty originally entered the customs under the guise of avenging Emperor Chongzhen at the request of Wu Sangui. The funeral of Chongzhen can indicate the end of a dynasty and the change of the throne. Besides, this is indeed a great opportunity to clean up people's hearts. Now this favor is given to Jin Zhijun, so it can be regarded as a reward for the old man. When Jin Zhijun came out of the palace, he realized that he was in a dilemma. In fact, he has long since withdrawn.In his early twenties, he became a Jinshi and a member of the Hanlin Academy. It should be said that he is considered a prosperous scholar.But in the last days, Ding is in a difficult time - being an official brings him nothing but a series of misfortunes.Since he became an official in the last year of Wanli, he spent more than 20 years in Lengcao Yamen, and he has never had a good day, let alone "expressed his lifelong ambitions".In the last years of Chongzhen, the state affairs were changing day by day, but he was not reused as a minister. Afterwards, until he was tortured by the rogue bandits, he was almost killed by Liu Zongmin's pincers. Right now, he can finally not die. It was a coincidence that the regent of the Hu people actually had an "old relationship" with him. From the eyes of a person who is enthusiastic about official career, what a rare encounter between a monarch and his ministers. Jun looked disheartened.After twenty years of running on Chang'an Road, he felt that he was already a poor horse. He was tired of the intrigues of the officialdom, and sent him to meet him. In the face of reputation and reputation, he has already gone through the sea.What's more, Da Ming is completely hopeless, if he doesn't know how to advance or retreat, he really has no self-knowledge. But what he never expected was that today's meeting with the Prince Regent in the Hall of Martial Arts made him completely change his mind - the communication between people will either look like a new one, or it will be as old as before.He felt that his understanding of the regent belonged to the latter category. This barbarian's "Silly King" was really an extraordinary character. After only a short conversation, Jin Zhijun discovered that this person was exactly him. The hero in his mind not only has lofty aspirations and sharp eyesight, but also is a decisive and courageous character. He believes that this person will definitely be able to sweep away the heroes and quickly rule the world.Once he came to this conclusion, he immediately thought about whether he would stay or not. Don't you feel deeply that you are underappreciated? Since the regent values ​​it so much, the cloud follows the dragon and the wind follows the tiger. It's the right time, so why hesitate? But absolutely should not, the regent shouldn't be an idiot.A Hong Chengchou has been pointed at by thousands of people and reviled by thousands of people, how can I follow in his footsteps? Looking at the world and looking at the future, how many loyal ministers and martyrs will work hard for the rejuvenation of the Ming Dynasty with full hope, throw their heads and sprinkle blood for the recovery of the Han Dynasty, then, can I face the enemy with shame? The regent saw his hesitation, and he sent Jin Zhijun to the corridor until he shook hands and said goodbye, but he didn't mention the appointment to him.They are still like friends, just like the time they met in the Qianmen teahouse.He understands: the regent is not strong, he is waiting. Don't want to go home, immediately congratulate guests. I look forward to Wu Sangui killing and retreating the bandits, but I don't want the bandits to retreat, but the Qing soldiers are ushered in.The Manchus invaded the bandits four times, killing Yingye and looting in the area around the capital, these living facts will never be forgotten by anyone.Now this Wu Sangui welcomes them in. This is really rejecting tigers at the front door and entering wolves at the back door—the civil and military officials of the former Ming Dynasty, when they learned that the Nine Cities were full of Qing soldiers and the red-clothed cannons had been erected above their heads, one by one. shudder. Will they massacre the city?Will they chase stolen goods like rogues, or ransack their homes and rob them?What is even more frightening is whether it will be raped? The officials who survived the catastrophe are like frigid birds shivering in the bitter wind and rain. Even if there is a leaf in front of them, they will squeeze under it for protection.Finally, they found out about the relationship between Jin Zhijun and the Prince Regent from Zeng Yinglin, so they beat wooden clocks and turned on cold stoves—they scrambled to visit Jin Zhijun, hoping to seek some shade from him. Zhou Zhong was the first to ask for a meeting.As soon as the Fushe leader came in, he first bowed to Jin Zhijun to the end, and said, "Teacher Jin, I am very happy!" Jin Zhijun understood why Zhou Zhong came here, so he couldn't help but sighed and said, "Jiesheng, why are you insane?" Zhou Zhong salivated with a smile on his face and said: "Old man, you are really stable! At present, there are many ministers in the court, who knows that the old man is a close friend of the Qing Regent? This is really a time when stones turn over and rusty nails shine. You In the first 30 years, Chongzhen was not favored by Chongzhen, but in the second half of his life, the auspicious star shines brightly, and Hongjun is in good luck. Just imagine, with the regent looking good, isn't this what we usually talk about "Jane is in the heart of the emperor", which is really rare Opportunity!" Jin Zhijun understood that the scene he didn't want to see had finally come. Under this situation, he understood the hearts of these people. He sympathized with and hated them at the same time.But think about it, they used to work together in the same dynasty, if they did too much, the consequences would be even more embarrassing.So, I had no choice but to hold back my anger, and told about my acquaintance with Dorgon and what I just talked about.When Zhou Zhong heard that Chongzhen was mourning, he couldn't help but nodded and said: "This is what it should be, this is what it should be, the old man has really done a great thing." But Zhou Zhong told the regent that he didn't allow his official rank to say anything, and he still didn't believe it. He shook his head and said, "The old man has such a chance, and he will flourish in his own day. Why rush it for a while? Besides, don't worry about secrets. It's inconvenient to ask, it's just the old man's proud day, don't forget about the late life!" Zhou Zhong didn't take it seriously when he said such a thing, but Jin Zhijun felt ashamed even when he heard it.I thought to myself, if we talk about flattery, Zhou Zhong has done something even worse than this - he can even write articles like the one on the persuasion form, so what's the point of flattering me in person? He had no choice but to send Zhou Zhong away after spending a lot of time.Zhou Zhong went out, Shi Kecheng, Chen Mingxia and Yang Tingjian came together again.They also congratulated him when entering the door, but they did not openly ask him to support him like Zhou Zhong did. Although they are also enthusiastic about being officials, no matter whether they are Manchu officials or Han officials, they also hope that he can support them. Recommended, but they cover it up and say it obliquely; in addition, they also express their worries: Will the Qing soldiers kill people?Because it was reported that the Qing soldiers had no intention of occupying Beijing for a long time, and after preparing to plunder, they still retreated to Liaoshen or Shanhai. Regarding these rumors, Jin Zhijun hesitated.What are you talking about, he thought in his stomach, feeling that he was very embarrassed.If the truth is told, Dorgon is by no means an idler. He has the ambition to destroy China when he enters the customs, and he will never just plunder and withdraw his troops halfway. Foreknowledge is an accomplice.If it was said that the Qing soldiers had no intention of centralizing the Plains, everyone would definitely think about looting, thinking that the Qing soldiers would not just leave like this, and would definitely plunder. Isn't this just spreading rumors? In a dilemma, Jin Zhijun couldn't justify himself. It was Zeng Yinglin who really embarrassed Jin Zhijun.He came when he was holding the lamp, and when he met him, his smile was a bit forced, and then he changed the subject and said immediately: "Brother Fan Fan was summoned by the Qing Lord alone, but did he meet Hong Hengjiu?" When Jin Zhijun saw Zeng Yinglin, his face was a little astringent. Now that he mentioned Hong Chengchou, he understood what he was going to say next. He was originally a good friend who agreed with each other and asked for the same spirit. Five months ago, they paid tribute to Yuan Chonghuan together. , the scene of admiring loyal ministers and righteous men from high mountains is still fresh in his memory. He didn't want to speak today as a sarcasm, so he had to swallow his breath and say: "Yushu, just say what you want, I'll wait." Zeng Yinglin sneered and said, "What do you want to say? I'm here to save you. Needless to say, the past was forced and helpless, but you have to think about where to go now!" Zeng Yinglin specially pronounced the word "cong" very emphatically, Jin Zhijun understood that it meant that he had been a thief before, and he couldn't be clear now, Jin Zhijun pondered for a while, and couldn't help but sighed, as if he was talking to himself say: "Hey, Emperor Chongzhen's Long Yu honored guests, and the whereabouts of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace are unknown. This Ming Dynasty is not completely over. You, and me, who is evil and who is good, where to go, where to go, what do you think?" Seeing how weak and desperate he was, Zeng Yinglin couldn't help but sneered and said, "Although the sun and the moon are dying, the flames are still alive. I don't believe in the majestic Ming Dynasty, but surrendered to the little barbarians. Right now, Shi Daolin is swearing in Jiangnan to beg for thieves, and many ministers They all went south one after another. Although the land route is impassable, they can take the sea route from Tianjin. Just yesterday after the Qing soldiers entered the city, Zuo Zhongyun and Li Mingrui saw that the situation was not good and left the city. Shi Kecheng and Zhou Zhong are also making preparations now. Well, I have made up my mind, I will leave tomorrow, if you wish, you can go with me." As soon as he was invited to vote for Shi Kefa, and even people like Shi Kecheng and Zhou Zhong were planning to leave, Jin Zhijun couldn't help but think, for his own sake, if he wanted to get out of the predicament, what Zeng Yinglin pointed out might be The only way out, but is Shi Kefa the one to turn the tide?Besides, can I walk away like this? Seeing that he was hesitating, Zeng Yinglin couldn't help saying angrily: "Why are you hesitating? Are you reluctant to let go of the Lord Qing's kindness? Do you want to use this to make you a Marquis?" Hearing this, Jin Zhijun couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and said, "Yushu, it's okay for others to say that. Why do you say that too? Twenty years of cold Cao's idle government, an official like a post, when will I move in front of fame and fortune?" Overwhelmed?" Zeng Yinglin said: "Since this is the case, why are you still determined?" Facing Zeng Yinglin's aggressive questioning, Jin Zhijun had no choice but to say: "I'm not hesitating for myself, I'm hesitating for the world. Let me tell you, if I don't meet the regent, I might go with you, but since God's will Arrangement, I made up my mind. You go, tell you, no matter where you go, regardless of success or failure, I believe that our hearts are connected. There is a saying: If there is no one who goes, there is no way to show loyalty; If there are those who stay, there is no way to save the common people.” Zeng Yinglin obviously didn't understand, but he sneered and said: "Well, I've said the truth, this is not only a matter of the rise and fall of the country, but also a matter of national righteousness and personal integrity. If you persist in your obsession, I will leave. I wish you all the best." With that said, he shook his hand and went out. Jin Zhijun followed silently, and walked straight to the gate. Looking at Zeng Yinglin's back, he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion, so he kept chanting silently: "Yu Shu, go well!"