Self Rescue of the Faint King

Although Huang Zongxi didn't think much of the imperial conscripts before, after reading the purpose and plan of the imperial school, he was moved. He always wanted to set up a school to teach students, not for the imperial examination, not for being an official, but for making people Learn to think.

Now that he has such an opportunity, how can he let it go?

This is another person recommended by Xiao Guangtuan, but Chongzhen is not too impressed with him. Many of Huang Zongxi's thoughts are very dangerous and outrageous in Chongzhen's view.

But right now, he has no one available for the time being, so he can only pinch his nose to use it. Of course, he also held his breath, wanting Huang Zongxi to see how he has devoted himself to governing Daming. The well-being of the people in the world, how much has he done.

In order to show his generosity and tolerance, the emperor pinched his nose and recruited Huang Zongxi, and started the decades-long promotion of the Royal Academy.

In the sixth year of Chongzhen, the blood of the 23-year-old Chongzhen Emperor was boiling. What he had been waiting for for a long time finally had a large-scale outbreak. Dajin had an outbreak of smallpox that had not been seen for hundreds of years.

It seemed to erupt all of a sudden, menacingly.It started with the slaves at the bottom, and finally reached the top.

There is no way to treat this kind of thing at all, but to resist it. If you have a good physique, you will be a hero after resisting it, but women and children with weaker bodies will not be so lucky.

In just three months, the population of Dajin dropped sharply, and a small number of women and children survived. This is still under the full treatment of Huang Taiji. Countless people died and the country was weak.

Originally, there was no recovery in the first battle against Ming Dynasty, but now, the plague broke out. Is this God going to kill me Dajin?

Of course, the plague broke out in Dajin, which is also indispensable in Daming. Fortunately, it was only in a small area. The emperor's cowpox planting in these years has been very effective. Smallpox is not a serious disease for the people of Daming today. up.

Everyone has been planted with cowpox, just waiting to see other people's jokes.

Dajin is dead or alive, the emperor has ignored it now.Mao Wenlong's navy has arrived at Ryukyu Island opposite Fujian.

The Ryukyu Island, which was previously occupied by the Zheng family, was attacked by the Daming navy led by Mao Wenlong. As for the water bandits, the chief culprit was killed, and the rest were scattered and incorporated.

If there is a second heart, Mao Wenlong, who is cruel and merciless, would have been slaughtered with a knife without anyone reminding him.

With Ryukyu Island, the Dutch want to attack Daming, so come on.

Zheng Zhilong wanted to use his momentum to get Chongzhen to recruit him, and he did so in his previous life, but now, who is afraid of a little water bandit?

Although Zheng Zhilong surrendered, he won't take any advantage this time.

Since Chongzhen opened the sea ban for four years, many people in the Ming Dynasty wanted to go out to see and sell goods, whether it was official or private ships.

He had the experience of traveling on tribute boats before, if Chongzhen could not earn money from foreigners, then he would be a fool.

With a large amount of income from foreign trade, plus mining tax (industrial and commercial tax) and customs revenue, Daming's financial revenue can finally let the emperor breathe a sigh of relief.

After having money, the emperor vigorously developed weapons and navy on the one hand, and on the other hand, naturally improved people's livelihood.

In the past few years, although God still didn't give face, it was either severe drought or flood, or else, earthquakes came to patronize the Ming Dynasty from time to time, but the life of ordinary people was much better than before.

First of all, everyone is full. This is really a great achievement. In addition to potatoes and corn, many new foreign varieties have been introduced.

The emperor was afraid that the common people would not have enough to eat, and they would rebel after they were hungry, so they were ruthless in this aspect. Whoever dared to fool the emperor and the people in this aspect, then you must be prepared to have your family ransacked and exterminated.

Daming's secret organization is quite elusive now. Many times, before everyone thinks there is anything wrong, these people will sue you with your crimes in hand.

Although Chongzhen needs factory guards, it doesn't mean he trusts them completely. With Xiaoguangtuan's inspection, he can always know whether these people are fooling himself.

The emperor's paranoia is simply outrageous!

But in this way, Luo Sigong of the factory guard was more cautious. It seemed that besides himself, the emperor probably had someone else in his hands.

With such a discovery, what can he do besides being honest and cautious?

In June of the sixth year of Chongzhen, the war between Ming and He was about to break out. The Dutch started the spice business with Ming Dynasty since the Wanli period, but the scale was not very large, and Zheng Zhilong had always provided the supply.

Now, they want to expand the scope of trade, but who knows, the emperor of Daming actually opened the sea ban, and the goods of Daming spewed out all at once, but all the money was earned by the Ming people, but there was nothing wrong with the Dutch. How can the Dutch, who have been eating alone, bear this?

It's not that they haven't pretended to be pirates at sea and robbed merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty, and it's not that they haven't thought about doing business with the Ming people, but no matter what, it's a drop in the bucket, and the trade volume is even as good as before.

Everyone is not without anger. In the face of interests, everything is fake, so there is this Minghe battle.

In the previous life, he relied on Zheng Zhilong to win the victory. Now, the self-respecting Mao Wenlong finally wants to show his skills. Let those old things who attack and annihilate him every day see whether the emperor's trust is worth it!

This battle will definitely be won, but more importantly, it must be won beautifully, so as to show the town's skills.

Chongzhen didn't know Mao Wenlong's thoughts, but the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty had different opinions on Mao Wenlong. In these years, if the emperor hadn't trusted him, he would have died a few times. I am deeply moved and grateful.

Now, with the opportunity to serve the court, he believed that Mao Wenlong would seize the opportunity.

Sure enough, as the emperor expected, the battle started in June and lasted less than two months. The Dutch surrendered in early August.

The Dutch East India Company came forward and started peace talks with Daming. The emperor also knew that he would accept it as soon as it was good. The Ryukyu Island was not long after it was taken back.

Chongzhen can also understand the thoughts of foreigners. I am afraid that this war will not be less in the future, so continuing to strengthen the navy is the kingly way.

Of course, the weapons, the warships, and the cannons are the most important things, and the road to Ming Dynasty is still far away.

With such achievements in battle, plus Chongzhen's other intentions, Mao Wenlong was transferred from Fujian to the capital, and he really ascended to heaven in one step!

After resolving the situation in the southeast, Chongzhen began to mobilize the army to resolve the matter in the northeast.If the Liaodong matter is not resolved, he will not be able to rest assured for a day.

Although Huang Taiji is too busy to take care of himself now, and he is still a little injured, but there is still a long way to go before he can be completely wiped out.

On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to sleep soundly, if you don't eat well or sleep well this day, how can you let Chongzhen relax?

Furthermore, this Dajin successfully entered the customs and completely replaced Daming, how could he endure it?

Huang Taiji's life has been extremely difficult these years, not only because of natural disasters*, but also because of the tossing of caring people.

Since the failure of the Southern Expedition to Ming Dynasty last time, some people in the Eight Banners have been chattering, and in the back, smallpox, drought, and a sharp drop in population. ", "Jun is not a virtuous person" are all things that annoy Huang Taiji.

Of course, life in his harem was not safe, and the two or three things that Concubine Zhuang and Dorgon had to say about it almost made Huang Taiji a joke.

When Huang Taiji, who had always been wary of Dorgon, heard such rumors, he felt that the resentment in his heart could no longer be suppressed.

Although on the surface he still has the attitude of "brothers and brothers respecting each other", but inside everyone wants to kill each other, and his eldest son Hauge is not young, but Huang Taiji has not yet decided to stand up. meaning of the heir.

From all directions, Huang Taiji's life in the court was extremely difficult, and he didn't know who caused it?

This person, once his ambitions are gone, he will basically be useless. He is indulging in the harem all day long, and Huang Taiji, who is accompanied by his sisters, is slowly becoming decadent.

Even though the court is in the morning and the government is governed every day, compared with before, it is still a lot worse, but it is just trying to support it.

The situation of Huang Taiji was naturally seen by everyone, and personal thoughts always prevailed. At the Eight Banners noble meeting, everyone was arguing red-faced, and no one was willing to take a step back.

However, after hearing the news that Ming Dynasty was about to go to war, these people immediately let go of their prejudices and began to actively train troops and collect food and grass, hoping to overcome this difficulty.

The best solution to internal conflicts is to borrow external conflicts to transfer. Huang Taiji can be regarded as the leader of a generation, so he naturally understands this truth.

Therefore, he once again cheered up once again, wisely, these Eight Banners disciples began to resist Daming.

This time, Huang Taiji didn't have so much luck. Yuan Chonghuan sent dozens of Hongyi cannons to surround Shenyang City and began to bombard them.

Now, is it war or peace?Everyone couldn't make up their minds, of course, from then on, Da Ming didn't seem to be a good person.

Concubine Zhuang, as a decisive woman, felt that she could not sit still and wait for death.So, a female guest came to Hong Chengchou's camp.

This is really surprising, you know, it's an unlucky thing for this woman to enter the barracks, did Hong Chengchou eat the guts of a leopard?

Of course not, the woman who hurriedly came and left by night managed to amaze Hong Chengchou. These women from the state are really different from our Central Plains women.

Of course, coupled with the blessing of this Huang Taiji woman's halo, Hong Chengchou was stunned.

Fortunately, this matter is of great importance, he is not the commander in chief, nor can he be the master, so he can only come to Yuan Chonghuan's camp overnight to report the matter after seeing off the master and servant.

When Yuan Chonghuan heard about this, he was also shocked. I'm afraid this woman is not simple.Of course, Concubine Zhuang's name is still a little heard.

However, this surprise was only for a moment, and the emperor allowed him to make decisions in this operation without asking for instructions.

This is the emperor's trust, plus Mao Wenlong fought against the Dutch in the south. Now everyone says that among the generals of Ming Dynasty, Mao Wenlong is a rare general, and it seems that he has a faint intention to surpass Yuan Chonghuan.

Although these words are the casual words of ordinary people, they are also a good illustration of the problem of people's support. Therefore, Yuan Chonghuan made up his mind, this time, he must do it beautifully.

Now, with the information provided by Hong Chengchou, if this woman from Bangbang is really reliable, it would be a great feat if she managed to capture Huang Taiji alive!

However, before that, it is still necessary to make a good plan.As for what that concubine Zhuang asked for, he really didn't have the power to make the decision. Anyway, with the emperor around at that time, don't bother with it.

After Yuan Chonghuan, Hong Chengchou, Zu Dashou, Zuo Liangyu and others discussed repeatedly several times, they began to besiege three sides and let go of one side.

Huang Taiji seemed to have discovered the weakness of the troops at the North Gate, and decided to lead the elites of the Eight Banners to break out of the siege. The green hills left behind were not afraid of lack of firewood. As nomads, the last thing they feared was running around.

This kind of words are just talking to comfort himself, Huang Taiji himself is also very bitter in his heart, being chased and hiding in hiding like a bereaved dog, thinking about this kind of life is not so good.

But you have to save your life first.

As for the harem, he really couldn't take care of it, so he could only bring his beloved woman with him. As for the big concubine and concubine Zhuang, he completely forgot about it.

Fortunately, Concubine Zhuang had already made her choice, and she didn't resent the man for leaving her mother and son behind. In this world, who should be tested?You can only rely on yourself, and no man can be relied on.

Even if it is Dorgon, she no longer trusts it anymore. Men, for the sake of power, let alone women, even fathers and mothers, their own sons can be sold, let alone women?

The reason why she made such a bad move was because she wanted to keep herself and her child. She chose to make a deal with Hong Chengchou instead of Yuan Chonghuan, which was well thought out.

This was a desperate move. Although Concubine Zhuang herself was nervous, she remained calm on the face, which was very conspicuous in the turbulent harem.

The mother and son, plus a master and a servant, packed up their things quite calmly. Everything is waiting, and no one knows what they will face next.

I can only pray for the blessing of Changshengtian.

In the process of breaking through the siege, Huang Taiji was hit by a cold arrow and fell off his horse, causing the entire formation to become a mess.

The Ming army seemed to be all around, and now Da Khan didn't know whether he was alive or dead. Everyone panicked, and their fate was doomed.

After everyone broke through, they found that Huang Taiji was dead. Shenyang City was forced, and Huang Taiji was shot to death.

When Chongzhen heard the news, he couldn't believe it at first, then he clenched his fists and slammed the pillow a few times.

Fortunately, in Qianqing Palace, he didn't value female sex, especially after he had an heir. Therefore, when Xiao Guangtuan told him the news, Chongzhen lost his composure rarely.

After asking several times in a row and getting an affirmative answer, Chongzhen's eyes were a little red, and this was the first time seeing Chongzhen who was so gawkish.

However, Xiao Guangtuan also knew that a creature like the emperor had a high so-called self-esteem, so he quickly disappeared, leaving Chongzhen alone.

On the second day, the courtiers, inner courtiers, and everyone in the harem could sense the emperor's good mood. Although it was a little strange, it was better for the emperor to be happy than to be angry all day long.

The master is in a good mood, and everyone gets along easily, isn't it? The battle report about the occupation of Shenyang has not yet come, and the Military Aircraft Department has already started planning to transfer troops to Liaodong again.

However, the emperor stopped him, saying that he would wait and see, and they didn't know what they were waiting for, so everyone began to think wildly.

But two days later, after listening to Yuan Chonghuan's report, everyone knew what the emperor was waiting for.

Even though I knew that Yuan Chonghuan was a good fighter, I never expected that he would capture the golden man's lair, my dear!

Many people gasped in disbelief and greatly delighted Chongzhen. Since the good news, the Manchu Dynasty began to celebrate.

Flattery is flying all over the sky, Chongzhen is almost reborn as Yao and Shun, and he is extremely wise.

The emperor didn't like to listen to these people's flattery in the past, but today, he is in a good mood, and he doesn't get annoyed when he hears these great scholars, or military generals who don't know a lot of characters, speak politely.

After all these praises, the morning court is almost over.

The emperor ordered a few things to go down, and then the court dispersed, and the princes and daughters led by Zhu Cihong started another round of congratulations.

Apparently, the father's brilliance and prowess have already made the children admire him so much. This kind of expression of admiration made Chongzhen, who felt that he was cold-hearted, couldn't help but soften his heart.

Chongzhen, Zhouhou, and a few children, we all had lunch together, and the old rule of "no talking when eating, no talking when sleeping" was changed during the dinner, and everyone even joked a few words, only talking just now The little princess 娖 (meichuo) (Princess Changping) is the favorite of Chongzhen.

Her biological mother is Empress Zhou, and as a legitimate daughter, she has a good temper, so she is naturally the emperor's favorite.

As a daughter, if you spoil her, you will spoil her. Chongzhen put his daughter beside him, and even picked some chopsticks and seasonal vegetables for him. Although everyone knew that she was the emperor's favorite, they still couldn't help being a little shocked.

Next, the Ministry of Rituals began to write papers to discuss the terms of accepting Daikin's surrender ceremony.This big man is dead, even if Dorgon wants to set up another mountain, it is unlikely.

With the death of the big man, how many of the remaining high-level people can truly convince Dorgon. As the eldest son of the big man, Hauge is naturally the number one heir. Can he be convinced?

But these are all gossip, now everyone is a prisoner of Daming, who wants to live, but die.

These officers and soldiers of Ming Dynasty seemed to be different from the past, they didn't treat them as human beings at all, let alone being full, even if they wanted to drink saliva, it was not so easy.

Only concubine Zhuang and her son were locked up alone. Although it was a simple meal, it was much better than others.

Coupled with Hong Chengchou's overt and secret care, life is of course much easier.Quietly, there were rumors that came out again, and everyone's eyes were tearing up when they heard it!

It turned out that Concubine Zhuang had already surrendered to Daming after conspiring with Dorgon, that's why the big man died in vain, and that's why everyone was captured and became prisoners.

But Concubine Zhuang can't be touched by everyone, but Dorgon is right in front of you, isn't he?

These people are not good people, one by one, Dorgon would like to tear them to pieces, but they are locked by iron chains, powerless!

Next, the high-level people were escorted to Beijing, as for the others, they were transported to various parts of the country to serve in the military.

After the prisoners of the Eight Banners were escorted to Beijing, everyone seemed to panic, and there was no need for Luo Sigong to speak. Basically, what they could say and what they couldn't say was like beans poured out of a bamboo tube, and they explained a lot.

Of course, there are also hard bones. Luo Sigong likes this type of prisoner the most, and there are many methods to experiment with.

Half a year later, Dajin's prince, Aixinjueluo Bogor, was granted the title of Anle Gong, and his mother, Na Muzhong, lived with him in Anle Gongfu, residing in the capital.

As for Concubine Zhuang, naturally, she was graciously given to Dorgon with her son by the emperor's kindness, which fulfilled her long-standing regrets.

Concubine Zhuang didn't expect that she planned a fight and ended up like this. Now she really doesn't want to marry Dorgon at all. Why?

Why Chongzhen made such a decree, everyone is really a little unpredictable. In the end, it can only be said that the emperor is unpredictable.

But this is all just a prank by Xiao Guangtuan, it seems to always remember that Concubine Zhuang and Dorgon are models of what can't be loved, so bringing them together is considered a merit, right?

It's all right now, they are all prisoners, and how they live their lives is their own business. Xiao Guangtuan believes that with Concubine Zhuang's temperament and methods, no matter how bad the situation is, she can turn things around. Let yourself live comfortably.

As for the matter between stepson and stepfather, it's not my turn to worry about it, right? Didn't I say it all, does the little prince Fulin have a good relationship with Dorgon?Have you felt the fatherly love you have never enjoyed in Dorgon?

So, even if they have small knots in their hearts, after a while, they will surely transform into a family that loves each other, right?

As for the other high-level officials, they were killed, exiled, paraded in the streets.

Fan Wencheng finally has someone to accompany him. Now in the capital, it seems that everyone has no interest in besieging Fan Wencheng. When he was besieged before, he still felt ashamed and embarrassed, but now, no one cares about him. The old yellow dog basking in the sun under the city wall is gone. How can such a change make Fan Wencheng feel better?

Newcomers came again and formed a street parade caravan. The guards were also bored, and they started to think of ways to toss around. I don’t know if they want to make a flower. In short, Fan Wencheng began to regret it again. , he should live a quiet life without anyone paying attention.

After being beaten up, he couldn't help but think like this.However, I could only scream a few times in my heart, not daring to speak out, and shrank in a corner, as if afraid that others would notice me.

Haoge and the others felt angry when they saw Fan Wencheng. If it wasn't for the betrayal of this southern barbarian, how could Da Jin have come to this point? If he didn't beat him to vent his anger, I would feel uncomfortable.

Of course, after hearing about Dorgon, Dayuer, Xiaoyuer, Fulin, and Bogoer's good life, Haoge and others who have no place to vent their anger can be bullied and beaten, and only Fan Wencheng up.

However, everyone has a sense of proportion, and under the teaching of the Han people, they all know what is meant by a long flow of water, one person for one day, in short, it is good not to let him die.

And Fan Wencheng's food is better than those of them, it's really unbearable!

Fan Wencheng's wonderful days continue, and the big Yuer and Xiao Yuer sisters tearing up and forcing each other can make the women in the harem a lot of fun every day.

The emperor is too narrow, these sisters serve a husband or something, E Huang Nvying or something, a widow remarries or something.But let's take it as a joke, these foreign and barbarian people, how do they know etiquette, justice and shame!

These words can be heard by Dorgon's family almost every day, even if they huddle in this small bungalow every day and do not go out.

It seems that they are afraid that they will not understand our Daming official dialect (Nanjing dialect). Everyone who speaks uses Manchu, and the hearts of those who are angry are heartbroken!

Of course, after the Manchu language, there was another Mandarin translation, followed by laughter and rejection from the onlookers.

After all, Da Yuer was not as restless as Xiao Yuer, she still looked indifferent, and she put all her heart on her son. After all, she was a capable person and successfully reversed Dorgon's mood.

The family of three lived happily ever after, which made Xiao Yu'er so angry that her teeth ached and her flesh ached. The last pack of rat medicine ended the lives of the four of them.

Now, it was finally a situation, Bogor came forward, pulled them out of the mass grave, bought a few thin coffins, and buried them!

When Xiao Guangtuan heard the news, he was a little shocked, but he didn't expect that it would end like this, but if he died at the same point, could it be regarded as a happy ending in a certain sense?

After comforting himself a few words in this way, he left it alone. Although he didn't know why Xiao Guangtuan paid so much attention to these people, Chongzhen had to admit that he had also gained a lot of joy.

Now everything is fine in Daming, but he lacks a strong heir. He wants Xiao Guangtuan to teach the prince Zhu Cihong and learn some real skills, so he can't fully embrace the Four Books and Five Classics.

If this continues, I'm afraid Daming's future will not be very good.

Xiao Guangtuan was a little surprised by the emperor's request, he had never had such an experience before.But in the end, it was still Chongzhen who came forward.

He personally brought his son with him, found a large number of books from overseas, recruited the son of an important minister, and opened a new class in the imperial study.

Although the Royal Academy now has mathematics and mathematics, the most important thing is the Four Books and Five Classics, so his new class in the palace can be regarded as an experimental class.

As for the objection of the courtiers, who is doing the objection now?The emperor's power is in full swing, and everyone can only admit that he is cowardly.

After the Donglin Party incident last time, the opposition in the DPRK basically disappeared. Without a leader, everyone can only obey their promises and be an echo behind the emperor.

Of course, Xu Guangqi, Yuan Chonghuan and others are important officials of the court, so it is not impossible for them to express their opinions, but everyone is human sperm, knowing that the emperor will not make people speak out when it comes to the education of the prince.

What's more, their children are in this new school class. The emperor made it clear that he was training the class for the prince. Who would be stupid to make a noise and ruin the future of his own children.

The bosses were silent, and the others tried it out, and when they found the emperor's tone was very hard, they hurriedly withdrew.

There are two foreigners in the new class as teachers. Although they are both missionaries, they are serious people with real talents and practical learning.

Regarding Christianity and Catholicism, Chongzhen felt that it was nonsense at all, and now they are still useful, so they just fooled around.

The life of the common people in Daming is going well. Although there are plagues and earthquakes coming from time to time, there are news of droughts and floods here, but everyone is still calm.

This royal medical clinic has been spread all over the country, if you have any serious illness, the imperial court will reduce or exempt your fee.

As for disaster relief, it is natural that professional soldiers will do it.

After Liaodong was recovered, Chongzhen began to vigorously plant new types of rice here. Unexpectedly, after three to five years, this place turned out to be another rice warehouse no less than Jiangnan.

This time, it can be regarded as greatly reducing the dependence on the south. There is more food, which is actually not a good thing.

How to deal with the old grain and old rice from previous years?What does the emperor mean? Naturally, it is exported, so it would be good to sell it to foreigners.

Now, the trade surplus figure has expanded again.Daming's iron cavalry artillery naturally couldn't stand still. Shouldn't these vassal states in the south and a certain vassal state in the east be completely incorporated into the territory of Daming?

The colonial rule of the Westerners does not sound like a fun thing. The Ming army is naturally here to protect the locals, right?

As for the Orientals, hehe, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the harassment in the coastal areas has never stopped. Now that I have the strength to fight back, if I don't deal with them, when will I wait?

At the emperor's order, Yuan Chonghuan, who was stationed in the northeast, began to advance eastward, crossed the Yalu River, and began his own campaign.

Although the emperor and his ministers have never really trusted each other, the emperor is really interested in Yuan Chonghuan. The power of soldiers and horses in Liaodong has always been in his hands and has never changed.

Yuan Chonghuan was naturally very grateful, for the country, the king and the people, how could he not die?In fact, what he didn't know was that the soldiers he brought out were from Chongzhen, and he didn't know this secret until his death.

After cleaning up the Dongyang people, Chongzhen was completely relaxed. He threw the throne to his son and built a palace in Jingshan.

Of course, there is an old eunuch Wang Chengen beside him...