Chapter 40 (4) Careerists who split the court

Excitedly getting down from Xiaozhuang's bed, Dorgon held his trousers in one hand and issued combat orders to the commanders and fighters of the three armies: The third season of Beheading begins now. This time, the target of the beheading operation was Zhu Yukai, the younger brother of the former Ming clan, Zhu Yujian, king of the Tang Dynasty. Why do you want to kill him?Is it because he was enthroned in Guangzhou and changed to Yuan Shaowu? No, although Zhu Yuzheng became emperor, Yongming Wang Zhu Youlang also ascended the throne in Zhaoqing and changed Yuan Yongli.In this way, the Nanming regime, which was not well established at first, produced two emperors.This is definitely a good thing for Man Qing.

It was precisely because Nanming had two cores, so that the anti-Qing army didn't know who to listen to, so Dorgon freed his hand and happily defeated Xiaozhuang. While Xiao Shunzhi was lying in front of the door, peeking at his mother wrestling and fighting with Uncle Badger, Emperor Yongli of Nanming sent an envoy Peng Yao to set off from Zhaoqing to Guangzhou to issue an ultimatum to Emperor Shaowu of Nanming. The ultimatum said:...just as the people of all ethnic groups in the country were united by the side of Emperor Yongli, fighting against the enemy, striving for strength, and preparing to launch a victorious attack on the dying Manchu Qing, a sad thing happened.A small group of careerists deceived a few people who did not know the truth, blatantly split the court, split the imperial power, overthrew the hills, established sects, and established a separate central government in Guangzhou, destroying the great plan to restore the Ming Dynasty against the Qing Dynasty.This is extremely wrong. It is self-isolation from the people and the court, and it will never end well.Learn from past mistakes to avoid future ones, cure illnesses and save lives. Now, on behalf of the imperial court and the people of all nationalities in the country, I urge a small group of careerists to repent and turn around as soon as possible...

Peng Yao took this ultimatum to Guangzhou and met Emperor Shaowu. Emperor Shaowu said: "Aiqing has worked hard from afar, kneel down and kowtow, and call me Your Majesty." Peng Yao said: ... this... Hello, brothers, you have worked hard. Emperor Shaowu was very surprised: "Peng Aiqing, I can warn you, don't be fooled by a small group of ambitious people, quickly repent and fight back."The imperial court and I have always opened our arms and looked forward to you. Peng Yao said: ...No, this matter is like this.Logically speaking, the one who is truly qualified to ascend the throne should be King Gui, because he is of a higher seniority than you.

Emperor Shaowu's face darkened: so what about seniority?Could it be that those with lower seniority cannot work for the reconstruction of Daming Rivers and Mountains?Peng Aiqing, you have fallen too deep into the quagmire of opportunism, and there is no turning back. I will make you sober... Come on, push it out and kill it. After a while, Peng Yao's head was raised, and Emperor Shaowu burst into tears: "My dear friends, the ambitious Gui Wang Zhu Youlang has humiliated me so much. Is there no one to share my worries?" There was a whoosh sound from the side, and a pirate came out. He was from Panyu, and his name was Chen Jitai.This person roamed the open seas, robbed and killed countless fishing boats, and now he is being recruited to serve the country.Seeing that Emperor Shaowu was heartbroken, he immediately became loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, don't be afraid. When Lao Tzu leads the navy to set off, he will definitely kill the heads of those ambitious people to report."

Emperor Shaowu was overjoyed: With Chen Aiqing sharing my worries, I have nothing to worry about. So Chen Jitai angrily led his brothers to kill Zhaoqing.As he was walking, he saw countless shadows on the front mast. It turned out to be the rebel army sent by Emperor Yongli. Immediately, the hatchback was fighting on the water, the ships on Emperor Yongli's side were tall and strong, and on Emperor Shaowu's side were pirate ships, light and agile, but they couldn't withstand the impact of gravity, they were hit hard by Lin Jiading, and the ship capsized on the spot.All the pirates fell into the water one after another. Just as they poked their heads out of the water, they saw arrows firing from the boat. In an instant, the sea was dyed red, and more than 800 pirate corpses floated away along the water.