On March 21st, Wu Liehou Ding Yunyi entered Shandong with his troops.
At this time, the capital was captured and the news of Emperor Chongzhen's death had arrived. Wu Liehou Ding Yunyi led all the soldiers of the Huben Guards to kneel down in the direction of the capital and burst into tears, and then the whole army fell silent.
Ding Yunyi immediately ordered the entire army to pay tribute to His Majesty Chongzhen, chop down the flags, and vow to avenge His Majesty!
All the Tiger Guard soldiers know that they currently have only one enemy: the bandit army!
The Tiger Guards marched very fast. They were under the banner of "King of Diligence". Wherever they went, officials from all over the country were afraid of the reputation of the Tiger Guards and welcomed them without any hindrance.
When they arrived in Shandong, the capital was captured and the news of Chongzhen's death prompted Ding Yunyi to issue an order for the Huben Guards to temporarily stop their advance.
March 22, Chapter 553: King Wu Lie——Ding Yunyi!, Li Zicheng’s envoy has arrived!
It came too fast. On the 19th, Li Zicheng captured the capital, and on the 22nd his envoys found the Huben Guards.
In fact, the envoy was not sent by Li Zicheng, but by his very important counselor Li Yan!
Li Yan actually came in person!
This was something Ding Yunyi had not expected before.
"Marquis Wu Lie marched in so fast." When he saw Ding Yunyi, Li Yan, who had never met him before, smiled like an old friend: "My Dashun Army just captured the capital, and Marquis Wu Lie had already arrived in Shandong, just like
I know that the capital city will be captured by my Dashun army sooner or later."
There was no expression on Ding Yunyi's face at all: "Martial Marquis Ding Yunyi has been ordered to serve the king diligently, and all the soldiers of the Huben Guards are working day and night, and they dare not show any neglect!"
Li Yan glanced at Ding Yunyi, who was wearing mourning all over his body: "Zhu Youjian is dead."
"I know." Ding Yunyi nodded silently.
"Then what other orders do you have?" Li Yan sighed softly: "Marquis Wu Lie, I know you are a very loyal minister, but have loyal ministers been rewarded since ancient times? You have established such a great mission for the Ming Dynasty.
With so much credit, aren’t you also jealous of your emperor? Wu Liehou, the sky has changed, and now the world Chapter 553: King Wu Lie—Ding Yunyi! It’s my destiny for Dashun.”
"The sky is still the sky of the Ming Dynasty! The earth is still the earth of the Ming Dynasty! As long as I am here, the sky will not be blocked by the bandit army!" Ding Yunyi's answer was decisive.
Li Yan seemed to have known what he would say: "I admire Wu Liehou's loyalty. But now that the Ming Dynasty is gone, who can you continue to be loyal to? The war has been going on for too long. Could it be that Wu Lie
Do you still want to continue the war? Now that the world is in decline and the people are in dire straits, the top priority is to stop all flags and drums and restore people's livelihood. I heard that Wu Liehou's kindness is spread all over the world. In the past, when natural disasters occurred, Wu Liehou used remote places in Taiwan to recruit victims.
, the disaster victims everywhere are grateful and grateful, is it possible that now, Wu Liehou will continue to let the people be in war? "
Ding Yunyi smiled faintly: "The situation back then was different from now. Li Yan, do you know who I am? I am Wu Liehou of the Ming Dynasty, and I am the general soldier of Fujian in the Ming Dynasty. When the Ming Dynasty is in trouble, I am duty-bound. Now Your Majesty
Even though I'm gone, Marquis Wulie is still here, and I won't have any regrets even if my body is broken to pieces."
"Marquis Wu Lie, let me tell you straight to the point." Li Yan composed himself: "I'm here to persuade you to surrender. Although your Huben Guards are among the best in the world, do you want to fight against my Dashun Army with just one Huben Guards? You don't.
Any possibility of success. If you are willing to sincerely submit to me, Dashun, no matter what conditions you want, we can agree!"
"I want His Majesty to be resurrected, and I want you all to withdraw from the capital. Will you agree?" Ding Yunyi said coldly.
Just as Li Yan was about to persuade him again, Jiang Qi suddenly rushed in and burst into tears when he saw Ding Yunyi: "Master Hou, Master, Master is back!"
Ding Yunyi stood up with a bang, ignored Li Yan, and rushed out in a few steps.
At this time, the generals of the Huben Guard outside had already come out from each camp. They only saw Duan Saner lifting a beggar-like man from a horse. If you didn't look carefully, who would have thought that he was elegant and elegant.
Ding Yuanzhao?
"Father!" Ding Yunyi stepped forward quickly and supported Ding Yuanzhao: "Yun Yi is unfilial and has made his father suffer. Please be responsible for punishing Yun Yi!"
The Ding family sisters, who had just arrived at the Huben Guards camp, also came out one after another. When they saw their father escaping safely, they all burst into tears.
Ding Yuanzhao glanced at his son, and suddenly slapped Ding Yunyi hard on the face.
This slap was so clear and loud that everyone was stunned. Although it was natural for a father to hit his son, the one who was hit was Wu Liehou Ding Yunyi!
"Beast, beast!" Ding Yuanzhao's voice trembled: "Hundreds of thousands of thieves besieged the capital, where are you, the beast? Your Majesty issued the Qinwang Order, where were you, the beast? When His Majesty died for the country, where were you, the beast?
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"Father!" Ding Yunyi cried loudly: "The child did not receive the order from King Qin. Yun Yi knew that the bandit army was approaching the capital, so he sent troops without permission regardless of the lack of imperial edict! But Yun Yi did not expect that the capital would be broken so quickly.
, Yun Yi travels day and night and it’s too late!”
"Father." The Ding sisters cried and came to their father: "Xiang Wen was really traveling day and night. After he knew that His Majesty was martyred for his country, he ordered the entire army to wear filial piety!"
Ding Yuanzhao's eyes fell on Ding Yunyi and the soldiers of the Huben Guards. Yes, they were all wearing Xiaona for His Majesty the Emperor!
For a moment, Ding Yuanzhao burst into tears. He thought of His Majesty Chongzhen, Guibo, Xu Dezhong, Zhou Xi, and the countless people of the Ming Dynasty who died generously on the day the city was destroyed.
He wiped away his tears and suddenly said loudly: "Marquis Wu Lie, the commander-in-chief of Fujian, General Hussars, and Ding Yunyi, the Supreme Protector, accept the order!"
"Your Majesty, Ding Yunyi, accepts the order!" Ding Yunyi also held back his tears and knelt on the ground with all the Tiger Guard soldiers.
Ding Yuanzhao took out the imperial edict that he regarded as a treasure from his arms. When he slowly opened it, he was startled for a moment. This imperial edict was so unlikeable. He hesitated and read it out slowly.
: "Xiang Wen, the bandit army is about to break the city. I have decided to die for my country. But the Ming Dynasty is still there, and you Wu Liehou and Hu Benwei are still there, so my country will not be destroyed. I know you
You have made a lot of achievements in the past and suffered a lot of grievances. You have a knot in your heart towards me, but now my death can't untie the knot in your heart."
"It's untied, it's untied, Your Majesty, the knot in my heart is really untied this time!" Ding Yunyi murmured with trembling lips. At this moment, his tears really flowed down.
Ding Yuanzhao was already bursting into tears, and he read as hard as he could: "Xiang Wen, after much thought, there are only two people who can save the Ming Dynasty. One is Wu Sangui, and the other is you, Ding Yunyi. Wu Sangui is indebted to me.
Too many, I'm afraid the soldiers have no intention of fighting anymore, and I don't know why I don't always trust Wu Sangui, so I don't know if he will continue to be loyal to me. Daming, but you are different. Wang Chengen once told me
I have said something, you are definitely not a traitor, your heart is loyal, and you are the only one who can save the Ming Dynasty. I still can't forget the scene when you and I met, so I put all my hope in it.
Come to the capital with your Tiger Guards and help me drive out those traitorous troops. I beg you!"
"Your Majesty!" Ding Yunyi's tears couldn't help but flow. He had never cried like this before: "I know, I will drive those traitors out of the capital and crush them to ashes!"
Li Yan listened silently in the military camp behind. At this time, he already knew that there was nothing he could do to change Wu Liehou Ding Yunyi's mind.
At this time, Ding Yuanzhao's voice suddenly rose: "I will propose you as the Crown Prince and Grand Master, and grant you the title of General Dragon and Tiger, honor Youzhu Kingdom, Marshal of the Army of the Jin Dynasty, and grant you the title of General of Rebellion. I will grant you the title of King with a different surname.
King Wu Lie! Xiang Wena, you are the king, this is the only thing I can give you, Daming, I will leave it to you!"
The whole place was silent.
King Wu Lie——Ding Yunyi!
"Ding Yunyi, aren't you grateful?" Ding Yuanzhao's majestic voice sounded.
"Your Majesty Ding Yunyi accepted the order to express my gratitude. Long live the Ming Dynasty, long live the Ming Dynasty, long live the Ming Dynasty!"
What he said was long live the Ming Dynasty, long live the Ming Dynasty, long live the Ming Dynasty!
Your Majesty is no longer here, but - Ming Dynasty is still here!
Ding Yunyi stood up, took the imperial edict, and then looked around at the soldiers of the three armies.
"Long live the Ming Dynasty! Long live! Long live the Ming Dynasty!!! King Wu Lie - Mighty! Mighty! Mighty!!!"
That was the answer of the Huben Guards soldiers!
Ding Yunyi took a deep breath, and then said word by word: "Raise the flag!"
Two huge flags were raised. One was given to the Tiger Guards by Emperor Chongzhen himself: the brave and loyal Tiger Guards!
There is also a big flag with eight big words written on it: Fight to the death and avenge national humiliation!
Looking at these two big flags, Ding Yuanzhao also let out a long breath. At this moment, he finally understood his son's thoughts. His son had never betrayed the Ming Dynasty! His son had already prepared to avenge his shame.
Prepare!
"Now I am ordered by His Majesty to retake the capital and avenge the country's humiliation!" Ding Yunyi's voice stirred in the ears of every soldier: "I have nothing else to say. I just want to tell you that I, Ding Yunyi, am from the Ming Dynasty.
I am dead, I am the ghost of the Ming Dynasty! Fight to the death and avenge the national humiliation!!"
"Fight to the death and bring national humiliation to the country!"
The cries of hundreds of thousands of soldiers are enough to make the earth tremble!
Ding Yunyi turned around and waved to Li Yan at the military camp. Li Yan came to him somewhat numbly. Ding Yunyi pointed at the two big flags flying in the wind: "Do you need me to say anything else?"
Li Yan shook his head. He didn't need anything more to say from Ding Yunyi. Standing in front of him was King Wu Lie, King Wu Lie of the Ming Dynasty. He was a King Wu Lie who had become sworn in with the Dashun Army.
Ding Yunyi became King Wu Lie, and the news of Chongzhen's death spread out, making the whole world sad. At this time, Zhang Pu and the scholars from Jiangnan also traveled day and night to Ding Yunyi's army.
When these scholars saw Ding Yunyi, they burst into tears, mourning the fall of the capital and mourning the death of His Majesty for his country.
Ding Yunyi comforted them with kind words and asked the scholars to sit down. Zhang Pu held back his tears and said: "If your Majesty has died for the country, the first priority is to establish a new emperor. Then ask Wu Liebo to send troops to retake the capital and avenge the national humiliation."
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"The national humiliation must be overthrown!" Ding Yunyi replied without hesitation: "The new emperor must also be established, but not now, but after retaking the capital!"
Zhang Pu had unconditional trust in Ding Yunyi. He also believed that there was no one else but Ding Yunyi who could avenge the country's humiliation: "What King Wu Lie said is very reasonable. Please wait with peace of mind. Once the capital is captured, King Wu Lie will definitely
Make your own arrangements."
Ding Yunyi asked people to settle down these scholars first, leaving only Zhang Pu. When Zhang Pu saw that there was no one else in the military camp, he asked: "King Wu Lie must have already chosen a candidate for the new emperor, right?"
Ding Yunyi smiled: "What do you think, Mr. Ximing?"
"Of course, I will choose one of His Majesty's princes." Zhang Pu had already thought about it on the way here: "In case, I said, if anything happens to the princes, some people say that Prince Fu's son seems to be able to inherit the throne. .”
"Zhu Yousong?" Ding Yunyi seemed to be very disdainful when he mentioned this name.
The question raised by Zhang Pu about who will inherit the throne is indeed more difficult.
Ding Yunyi knew very well that after the death of Chongzhen, this was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the Ming Dynasty ministers from all over the country. At this point, the political role of the Nanjing capital, which was originally a foil, became highlighted. Obviously, the reason for staying behind was The first task before the ministers was to support the new king and organize the political power. Speaking of close blood, King Fu, King Gui and King Hui were the best choices. And because King Fu was the oldest among the three vassals, he also ran around like a headless fly. They collided and wandered to the vicinity of Nanjing. Compared with the other two vassal kings who were far away in Guangxi, they naturally came first. However, the matter was not that simple. Some Donglin Party members among the Jiangnan gentry started from their narrow self-interests. In the name of King Fu's mediocrity, he resolutely opposed it. However, the secret behind it dates back to the Tianqi Dynasty. In order to oppose the succession of King Fu and his mother, Concubine Zheng Guifei, from intervening in politics, the Donglin Party members had formed an indissoluble feud with the Fu clan. In order to prevent Zhu Yousong from taking the opportunity to retaliate after he ascended the throne, Donglin leader Qian Qianyi, headed by Qian Qianyi, launched an inexplicable successor with great fanfare in the name of establishing a virtuous person - King Lu.
King Lu has a remote bloodline, so there is naturally no reason for his succession. However, his so-called virtuous reputation has won the sympathy and support of many people. In fact, regardless of whether King Lu is truly a virtuous person, the eldest son inheritance system has its own reality. Consideration. The cabinet was responsible for the politics of the Ming Dynasty. Even if the emperor was fatuous, the responsible ministers could still maintain the normal operation of the political institution. Considering the situation, what the ministers in the capital needed was only a formal spiritual leader. It does not necessarily have to be a talented and strategist. A virtuous king cannot do that.
Now, in the name of establishing virtuous people, we should abandon King Fu. The Ming Dynasty is scattered all over the country, and there are many dragon sons and grandsons who are famous for being virtuous and ambitious. Since King Lu can be established, who can't be established?
Naturally, it is impossible for them to demand nationwide universal suffrage, but there are always a large number of careerists who take advantage of the opportunity to gain credit for their support.
While the support meeting in Nanjing was being held in full swing, Zhu Yousong, who was far away in Huai'an, was panicked. As one of the three popular candidates, no one came to invite him to deliver a campaign speech or policy platform. He came to express his loyalty and engage in political activities. There were very few speculators. All this made Zhu Yousong feel that the situation was not good. In fact, Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying and other important ministers of the Southern Ming Dynasty regarded the emperor they selected and prepared to support as a puppet from the beginning. No matter who was responsible for it, The most important thing is that it will not hinder them from grasping the power in their hands. From the bottom of my heart, the once majestic emperor is just a symbol and a decoration for these important ministers. Among the seven reasons Shi Kefa pointed out why the King of Fu cannot be established, one of them is It is "intervention has a division".
Yes, what the important ministers were taboo about was an emperor who "interfered without warning". To everyone's surprise, Zhu Yousong, who everyone thought was fat-headed, confused and mediocre, actually made a clever move and defeated the people in Nanjing who thought he had a plan. The Gonggun princes.
Zhu Yousong was afraid that he would not be able to stand up, so he summoned Gao Jie, the commander-in-chief, and Huang Degong, who fled south, and Liu Liangzuo conspired to support him. Liu Zeqing was cunning, so he first attached Lu's proposal, but in the end he lost his troops, so he changed his plan and followed Jie and others.
Zhu Yousong actually understood the truth that political power emerges from the barrel of a gun, and directly sought help from the generals of the three towns in the north of the Yangtze River.
Gao Jie and Huang Degong were originally ambitious wandering warlords. Seeing that there was a big business to be done with "definite strategy and support", it was a good opportunity to make huge profits without capital. So they hit it off and got rid of their immediate bosses - Zheng and Shi Kefa Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang who was a secret trader, became the hero of the decision-making process. When the news reached Nanjing, everyone was shocked. Ma Shiying was old in officialdom, and seeing that his generals were rebelling, it was useless to argue. He quickly asked Zhu You Song expressed his feelings and became the first person from Long Wenchen. Shi Kefa was kept in the dark at first, and he was dissatisfied with pointing fingers. In a letter to Ma Shiying, he scolded Zhu Yousong for being stupid. Unexpectedly, he became a handle in the hands of others. Immediately, Ma Shiying led an army to escort Zhu Yousong to Pukou, Nanjing with murderous intent. The situation was decided, and the remorseful Shi Kefa and the Donglin Party members had no choice but to accept this reality.
Zhu Yousong sought help from the warlords of the three towns to support him, which had a major impact on the subsequent changes in the situation. The most direct effect was that he got his wish and successfully ascended the throne of the supreme. The indirect influence was on the towns in Jiangbei Claiming to be the "Benefactor of the Emperor" and "Yuanxun from Long", no one in Nanjing, from the emperor to the important officials, could control this domineering army. This was the beginning of the Nanming warlord Xunzhen's unstoppable power. In fact, Gao Jie, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo and others were all A brave man from the army, his subordinates all have their own agendas, but there are many good generals and warriors.
If Zhu Yousong had a little bit of the political experience of his ancestors, Taizu and Chengzu, as long as he controlled it properly, he could have used means to influence the three towns for his own use when relying on the support of the three towns. Unfortunately, Zhu Yousong inherited Nai's father's broad-mindedness and body. He was fat, but he did not inherit Naizu's heroic talents and military strategies. He turned to Sanzhen to get the throne, which was considered an extraordinary performance of his. He was eager to be emperor, so he offered a high price from the beginning, which devalued himself.
The three towns also saw clearly that the man who "carried heaven's destiny" was Adou. From then on, they no longer looked down upon his authority.
But at this time, Ding Yunyi already had a new emperor candidate in mind!!!