Chapter 259: Zhang Cheng, I want you to die without a burial
There is a two-deep courtyard in the center of Baimiao Fort on the banks of the Nuer River, where Emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty stayed. A wooden fence was erected around the courtyard, and it was surrounded by a yellow curtain.
Although the dark clouds obscured the moonlight and starlight, under the light of the lights, the yellow curtain still glowed with golden waves, showing the dignity of its owner to outsiders.
At this moment, in the side hall next to the imperial palace, Emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty was lying on the imperial couch. There was a heater not far in front of him, emitting steam, making this small side hall extremely warm.
But even so, Huang Taiji's face was still frighteningly pale. After hearing the words of Fan Wencheng, a bachelor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, his body actually moved, as if he wanted to get up but failed.
"well!"
Huang Taiji sighed and then said calmly: "I have made up my mind on this matter. Sir, there is no need to say more."
After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes again, as if he was about to fall asleep. Two eunuchs, Goshiha, hurriedly came forward in small steps and helped Huang Taiji straighten the jade pillow with a gold silk surface and a fine nephrite frame.
I helped him cover him with brocade quilt.
Fan Wencheng originally wanted to persuade him again, but Huang Taiji knew that he had made up his mind, so he said no more. He bowed down and quietly left the side hall.
He had just come out of the side hall when a gust of night wind blew by. He couldn't help but shiver and thought to himself, "Oh, it looks like this winter is going to be difficult again!"
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For several days, fast horses kept running in and out of Baimiao Fort. Some of them were going to Jinzhou, some were going to Yizhou, and some were going to Shengjing as far away as possible, many times a day.
There are also more and more Tatar cavalry around Baimiao Fort. They extend to the west to the Dafu Fort area, and to the south they face Daxing Fort in the distance.
Daxing Fort, since the Qing army retreated, no Ming army has stationed here again. It is still the same as when it was burned down by the Qing army. There are broken walls and ruins everywhere. The black wall tiles and eaves seem to be silently telling the story of the Qing Dynasty.
Military brutality.
At this moment, the Qing Dynasty was also very nervous. Due to the defeat of the Western Front Army, Prince Duduo of Yu even died on the battlefield, and a series of power changes were also in full swing.
Azige, the king of Duolowuying County in the Qing Dynasty, was the biggest beneficiary of this round of power change.
Because Prince Duduo of Yu was the flag lord of Manchuria with a white flag, although he died in battle, his position as flag lord could not remain vacant. In fact, Huang Taiji had always wanted to suppress Dorgon and Duduo brothers.
However, Dorgon had also noticed it a long time ago. Not only was he always cautious in his actions, but he also often warned his younger brother Duoduo, so Huang Taiji never got a chance.
Duduo's death in battle was naturally a huge loss for the Qing Dynasty, but for Huang Taiji, it was also a God-given opportunity, which could barely be regarded as joy amid tragedy.
But even so, he did not dare to break the rules of his ancestors. Duduo must not have died because of a crime. He was fighting for the country and died on the battlefield, which was a contribution to the Qing Dynasty.
Therefore, although Huang Taiji was the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he did not dare to break the laws of his ancestors and deprive Duoduo's descendants of the right to inherit the title of the owner of the Xiangbai Banner and the title of Prince Yu.
Therefore, he came up with such a compromise, which was to allow Duduo's legitimate son to inherit the title of Prince of Yu on the grounds that he was young, while the owner of the white flag in Manchuria would be his uncle Duoluowuying County Prince Azige.
Temporarily.
As a result, others can't say anything more. Even Prince Rui Dorgon, although he must be unwilling in his heart, can't say anything more.
After all, Azig, Dorgon, and Duduo are all brothers from the same mother-in-law, so we can't favor one over the other, right?
Moreover, Azig, the king of Duoluowuying, used to be the flag owner of Zhengbai Banner in Manchuria, but he was replaced by Dorgon because of his mistakes.
Therefore, it is reasonable for Huang Taiji to take this opportunity to temporarily replace the flag owner of the white flag with Azige. In short, the flag owner of the white flag is still passed down in the Duduo bloodline.
Of course, everyone knows very well what all this is about, but knowing what it is about and having sufficient reasons to oppose it are two different things.
Furthermore, Manchuria's Zhenghuang Banner Gushan Ezhen Ashan, which Huang Taiji personally led, was also killed in the battle on Changling Mountain. However, this matter was easy to handle. After all, it was Huang Taiji's private matter and could be arranged by him.
Tan Tai, currently the second-class Mele Zhangjing of the Zhenghuang Banner in Manchuria, was selected by Huang Taiji as the candidate to succeed Ah Shan and succeed Gushan Ezhen of the Zhenghuang Banner in Manchuria.
Shumulu Tantai, a Hunchun native of the Kurka tribe, belonged to the Zhenghuang Banner of Manchuria. He was the younger brother of Yang Guli, a first-class minister of the Qing Dynasty. As early as the eighth year of Tiancong, he was already the Baya La Zhangjing of the Zhenghuang Banner.
Later, because of his meritorious service, he promoted Ba Ya to entrust Zhang Jing to clear up all matters.
Now that he has been promoted to the post of Gushan Ezhen, he is in charge of the personnel and military affairs of the same banner. It can be said that he has a high position of power, which also shows that Emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty attaches great importance to and trusts him.
However, at this moment, the most painful one was Prince Dorgon of Qing Guorui. Duduo was his brother, but he was killed by Zhang Cheng in front of the two armies, and even his body could not be recovered.
How can he not hate this?
Although, as early as the eleventh year of Chongzhen, General Yang Wu, the commander of the right-wing army who fought with him against the Ming Dynasty, and Yue Tuo, the king of Keqin County, were killed in front of the battle by the Ming general Zhang Cheng.
Although he hated it very much at that time, he was secretly happy in his heart because Yue Tuo was not only good at attacking and fighting, but also had a clear mind. He was a rare and talented person in the Qing Dynasty, but he was Huang Taiji's best friend after all.
For the country, Yue Tuo's death was a big loss, but for Dorgon, it was an unexpected blessing. After all, Huang Taiji lacked a capable helper, so he had to use himself more, and he could take advantage of this to show off.
Fist and kick, establish prestige.
But this time it was different. Duduo was his biological brother and a big help to him.
"Zhang Cheng, I will definitely kill you without a burial place!"
Thinking of this, Dorgon couldn't help but gnashed his teeth and cursed Zhang Cheng, and secretly swore that he would capture Zhang Cheng in this life and cut him into pieces.
Furthermore, Huang Taiji set up a clothing ceremony for Duduo in Baimiaobao, but ordered Dorgon to preside over the military affairs on the south bank of his daughter's river and prevented him from returning to Baimiaobao to pay homage to Duduo.
With such an arrangement, how could Dorgon not feel resentful, but he did not dare to show it at all. Instead, he was more cautious in everything, so as not to make the slightest mistake and be caught by Huang Taiji.
Although the emperor ordered Azige, Prince of Duoluowuying County, to temporarily replace the successor Prince Doni of Yu as the leader of the white flag, although Dorgon was unwilling to do so, he could still accept it more or less reluctantly.
After all, we are all from the same family, and blood is thicker than water. Even though his brother Azig is very prejudiced against him today, he is his biological brother after all, and he must always be stronger than outsiders.
With the end of the internal personnel adjustments in the Qing Dynasty, the armies of the Ming and Qing Dynasties returned to confrontation.
The main battlefield is still the line between Shimen Mountain and Rufeng Mountain. However, due to the changing offensive and defensive situation, the Ming army has taken the initiative and turned to the offensive side. Regardless of the strength of the troops and the terrain, they have the upper hand.
But even so, it was still impossible to defeat Dorgon's tens of thousands of Tatars and cavalry for a while. Even if Dorgon's troops were repulsed, how to cross the Nvnu River was also a problem before the Ming army.
problem.
The branch battlefield is the front line of Huangtu Ridge, where tens of thousands of Xuanda elite soldiers are stationed. They are in a confrontation with the Zhenglan Banner Tatars led by Hauge across the Xiaoling River.
The two sides faced each other across the river, and no one dared to easily cross the river to attack the other side, especially Prince Su of the Qing Dynasty, Hauge. He was scolded by Huang Taiji because he failed to cross the river to attack the river mouth last time. But now he is guarding the river bank defense line and no longer dares to be reckless.
act.
Although Hauge's character is a little more reckless and rough, he is not "two hundred and five"!
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The word "two hundred and five" has some origins, and it is said that it has some connections with Su Qin, a famous political strategist during the Warring States Period.
It is said that at the end of the Warring States Period, there was a famous figure in history named Su Qin, who was a political strategist.
He once used his sharp tongue to persuade Qi, Chu, Yan, Zhao, Wei, Han and other six countries to unite and form an alliance to deal with their common enemy - Qin.
As a result, Su Qin was appreciated by the kings of the six kingdoms. In the end, all six kingdoms actually named him prime minister, which was known in history as "the Prime Minister of the Six Kingdoms"!
But at that time, Su Qin was serving the Yan Kingdom sincerely, but he secretly had an affair with the mother of King Yan Yi. After King Yan Yi found out about this, instead of blaming Su Qin, he treated him more kindly.
This made Su Qin very frightened. He felt sorry for King Yan Yi and was also very afraid that King Yan Yi would suddenly rise up and kill him. Finally, after much thought, he finally decided to go to Qin personally to carry out a desperate plan in order to seek revenge.
It became a matter of "Five Kingdoms Conquering Qi".
So Su Qin pretended to have offended King Yi of Yan and fled to Qi. King Xuan of Qi immediately appointed him as a guest minister.
After King Xuan of Qi died and King Tiandi of Qi Min succeeded to the throne, Su Qin was still very favored. He took advantage of King Min of Qi's trust in him and persuaded King Min to bury King Xuan generously to show his filial piety to the world.
Then, he once again persuaded King Min of Qi to build a large-scale construction project to show that he was successful and annex the rich Song State. His purpose in doing all this was to cause Qi State to suffer internal conflicts first and then lose external allies.
Finally, Qi was besieged domestically and externally, and was attacked by the five-nation coalition forces of Qin, Yan, Wei, Zhao, and Han. However, even so, King Qi Min still trusted Su Qin very much and almost obeyed his words.
But the officials of Qi State saw this very clearly.
So, they secretly sent groups of assassins to assassinate Su Qin. The assassins took advantage of Su Qin's unpreparedness and stabbed him in the chest with a dagger. Su Qin was seriously injured and died soon.
After King Qi Min heard the news, he was naturally very angry. He immediately ordered martial law throughout the city to catch the murderer. However, the assassin had already escaped without a trace, so where could he catch him?
Since ancient times, any shrewd person will have a plan even before death. Su Qin just thought about it and came up with a clever plan to "lead the snake out of the hole".
Su Qin breathed his last breath and said to King Qi Min: "Your Majesty, I am a dying man and I have nothing else to ask for.
I only hope that the king can help me take revenge. Please allow me to offer my last plan to the king. I ask the king of Qi to take me to the bustling city and kill me in front of everyone. He also announces that I am a spy of the Yan people and offers a reward.
A few, and you can find the murderer who assassinated me."
King Qi Min did as he was told. He drove Su Qin to pieces in his car in the busy city, and posted a notice in the city, claiming that he would offer a reward of one thousand gold to the person who assassinated Su Qin for him.
As soon as this list came out, people took the bait.
At first, four people wanted to receive the reward, and each of them insisted that they were the ones who assassinated Su Qin, so the soldiers "invited" them all to King Qi Min.
When King Qi Min saw the four of them, he gritted his teeth with hatred.
However, he still pretended to be calm and asked them seriously: "There is a reward of one thousand gold here, but there are four of you, how do you divide it?"
The four people didn't know that they had fallen into the trap at this time. They were so happy that they immediately replied: "This is easy to handle. Each of us will share two hundred and fifty."
When King Qi Min heard this, they were happily thinking about how to divide the bounty. He couldn't help but became furious. He stood up and shouted: "Come here, push these four 'two hundred and five' out and kill them!"
These four people became innocent scapegoats and were killed by King Qi Min.
From then on, the word "two hundred and five" spread to the people, and slowly evolved into a pronoun for fool, fool and recklessness, which has been passed down to this day.
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The sky was clear that night, the moon hung high, and the stars shone brightly.
Zhang Cheng and others stood at the highest point of Huangtu Ridge, looking down at both sides of the Xiaoling River. They saw lights connecting the top and bottom of the ridge.
Looking further into the distance, the meandering Xiaoling River is like a chasm, separating the two places. On the other side, there are also lights. Although it is not as spectacular as our own, it still stretches for several miles.
As the distance got farther and farther, the lights and starlight actually connected the city and spread to the sky.
Wei Zhice couldn't help but sigh: "If it weren't for the war and the lights, what a prosperous city it would be!"
"Scholars still think too much. What we think now is simple."
Zhang Guangda then said: "Damn it, you have to find a way to attack him and capture this guy Hauge alive. Why don't you piss the slave chief Hong Tai to death?"
Zhang Guodong shook his head after hearing this and said: "The Tatars are becoming more and more cautious, and it is really difficult to cross the river. What's more, the surrounding boats have long been captured by the Tatars, and many fishing boats on the sea cannot travel in this river.
Even if there are some small boats, they are not enough. If our army has few people crossing the river, it will not be a match for the Tartar thieves!"
At this moment, Zhang Cheng suddenly turned around, his eyes were shining brightly, and he stared at Zhang Guangda until his heart went crazy. He stuttered and said: "Commander... Marshal
, you...don't look at me like that...we...we are panicking..."
Zhang Cheng ignored him and just asked: "Zhang Guangda, what did you just say?"
"We...we are panicking!" Zhang Guangda looked confused and didn't know which sentence he said was wrong.