Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

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"Your Majesty, those Tartars are too cruel, they will almost rob the city of Beijing!"

"Retribution! Retribution... Your Majesty, it's all retribution!"

Before Kangxi and the old Eight Banners who followed him back to Beijing were crying, there were crying sounds in Yongdingmen City.Then I saw a large group of very down-and-out people coming out of Yongding Gate, crying and shouting.

Most of the people in this group were old and weak, women and children, all wearing dirty satin clothes, some of them were a little unkempt, and they supported each other and cried as they came out.If it wasn't for some of them wearing satin clothes or official uniforms, some wearing yellow jackets, and most of them still speaking Manchurian, Kangxi would have thought that these people were beggars who ran into the city from the periphery of Beijing!

When these people got closer, Kangxi suddenly found that his own brother Chang Ning was among them!

He looked cleaner, but he was very thin, his eye sockets were sunken, and he knew that he had suffered a lot.

To be honest, Chang Ning also has a share of the "pot" that Beijing was attacked by Burni this time!

At that time, he was the left-behind minister in Beijing and the admiral of the Nine Gates!

How did he supervise these nine gates?

No matter what he had in his hands, there were thousands of green battalion soldiers. No matter how many people there were in Burni, they didn't have siege equipment, so they shouldn't have entered Beijing!

So on the way back to Beijing, Kangxi was a little annoyed, and even thought about imprisoning Chang Ning in the Shangfang Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs... But after thinking about it, Kangxi didn't even know if he still had the Ministry of Internal Affairs?Is there any Supervisor Shangfang?It can only be done temporarily.

Now that the country is in crisis, the Aixinjueluo family should be more united.Why can't Kangxi rebuild the Ministry of Internal Affairs' monk Fangjian in order to imprison his own brother?

It would hurt the hearts of the Eight Banners disciples if it spread!

But now that Kangxi saw his brother's downcast appearance, the last thought of blaming him was gone, so he immediately got off his horse and cried with his own brother Chang Ning.

Seeing Kangxi crying, the [-] to [-] Banners who came back with him couldn't help it anymore, and they all started howling.

Inside and outside the Yongding Gate, there was a sudden burst of crying!

Kangxi cried for a while, and then asked with tears: "Chang Ning, how is your family? Have the emperor's grandmother returned to the Forbidden City?"

"I'm back," Chang Ning said, "I haven't lived in Bada Hutong for a long time..."

Kangxi trembled when he heard this...he knew where Bada Hutong was!The Empress Dowager lived in the Eight Great Alleys!

If the ancestors want to know, how can they forgive him as a fool?

Although he has no face to see his ancestors, Emperor Kangxi still has to enter Beijing!

Thinking of this, he said to Chang Ning: "Let's go, let's enter the city together...I'm going to take a look at Bada Hutong!"

Visit Bada Hutong?

Chang Ning said that there was nothing to do there anymore, it had already become a decent place - it was the place where the Empress Dowager lived, no one would dare to open a "rabbit shop" there anymore!

I thought so in my heart, but Chang Ning didn't dare not accompany Emperor Kangxi to visit the Eight Great Alleys!

I had no choice but to get on the horse with Emperor Kangxi, and then the two brothers led a group of desolate Eight Banners who were crying like tears, and entered Yongding Gate together.

After entering Yongdingmen, Kangxi discovered that both sides of the inner street of Yongdingmen were full of weeping Qing people... supporting the old and the young, but there were not many strong men. It was miserable to watch!

Emperor Kangxi rode all the way and cried all the way... It makes me sad just thinking about it!Originally, he thought he was taking Cao Wei's script, but he didn't expect that he was a young version of Uncle Liu Huang!So hard, so benevolent, but Cao Mengde, Lu Fengxian and other unkind and unrighteous villains bully him.Even the family and relatives are suffering!

Kangxi and Chang Ning, with a small number of relatives, walked towards Zhengyangmen while crying.And the team behind them is getting thinner and thinner.

It turned out that after they entered the city, the old and weak women and children of the Eight Banners guarding both sides of Yongdingmen Inner Street began to call their relatives' names loudly.

And the Eight Banners soldiers who entered the city were also eager to find their beloved relatives and friends among the old, weak, women and children of the Eight Banners on the roadside...

But most people will be disappointed in the end!

Because Burni's cavalry entered the city too quickly that day, they controlled most of Beijing's inner city in the blink of an eye.Only the three banners of Zhenghong, Xianghong and Xianglan, which live in the west and southwest of Beijing's inner city, suffered relatively minor losses.

As for the remaining five banners, more than three-quarters of the old, weak, women and children and the left-behind bannermen were lost.

The Qiding or Baqi family members who did not find their family members were of course unwilling to leave Yongdingmen Inner Street, and they all called their family members' names over and over again.

The loss of Beijing's population, especially its population, in this "Burni Rebellion" is also staggering...it can no longer fill both sides of the long street between Yongdingmen and Zhengyangmen.

When Kangxi entered the Dashilan area, there were no people on both sides of the street...not only was there no one on both sides of the street, there was no one behind Emperor Kangxi!

Emperor Kangxi was still dazed and didn't react, he just followed Chang Ning to the deserted Shaanxi Lane.

"Your Majesty..." Chang Ning pointed to a small gray three-story building in Shaanxi Alley, and said to Emperor Kangxi, "That's where the emperor's grandmother and sister-in-law took refuge..."

"All come out?" Kangxi asked tremblingly.

Chang Ning shook his head, not daring to answer.

"Who? Who didn't come out?" Kangxi asked, "Quickly tell me!"

"Ma Jiashi and Big Brother..."

"They, they..." Kangxi burst into tears now.

Ma Jia has been with him for many years, although her status is not high, she is just a concubine, but at that time because Ma Jia's background was relatively humble, she was just the daughter of an ordinary bannerman.But Kangxi loves her very much, and the relationship between the two is very good.

Originally, Kangxi wanted to take her to the south, but because her son was not in good health and needed her mother to take care of him, he gave up.

Unexpectedly, heaven and man are separated forever...

Kangxi didn't want to wander around Bada Hutong, he just wanted to enter the palace quickly, and then look for Ma Jiashi...Maybe she is hiding somewhere?

But when he turned his horse around, he suddenly saw that there were only two or three hundred people following behind him... and the surrounding alleys were empty and devoid of people.He was about to become a real loner!

A sense of despair suddenly rose in Kangxi's heart. He felt that he was a little cornered and was about to be abandoned by his subordinates.

Thinking of this, Kangxi's eyes suddenly went dark, and he lost consciousness all of a sudden, and couldn't stabilize his body on the horse's back. After shaking a few times, he fell headfirst to the ground, and just passed out. Bada Hutong...

Chapter 469 The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the gate of the country is in Beijing!

"The emperor has returned to the palace!"

Following Xiao Guizi's father-in-law's cry, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, who was lying in a soft sedan chair, was finally carried into the gate of the Qing Dynasty without a plaque... This is the gate of the Qing Dynasty!

The house number of the national gate has been passed by, and no one is ashamed!

But Kangxi was in a daze at this time, and didn't pay much attention to the disappearance of the number plate on the national gate. He just felt that there was an indescribable gloomyness inside the gate that looked a little wrong, and he couldn't remember what was wrong for a while.

The Thousand-step Long Street in Daqing Gate is also known as the Thousand-step Corridor. There are two rows of long corridors on both sides of the long street—a kind of long house with corridors.The two rows of corridors are built from Tiananmen to Daqingmen, with 140 rooms on the left and right.The yamen of the five mansions, six ministries, three divisions and seven courts of the Qing court were located in these rooms.

On weekdays, this thousand-step long street is really "official mountains and official seas"!There are not only Beijing officials who are on duty here, but also local officials who come here to do business.If the emperor walks through Daqing Gate or Tiananmen to return to the palace, all the officials on the street will have to welcome him!Both sides of the street were full of officials in robes, and the big guys shouted long live together. The scene was really intoxicating!

But today, both sides of Qianzhang Long Street are empty, not to mention officials, there is not even a pen sticker... I don’t know if these officials went to the outer city to "seek relatives", or were they captured by the Mongols and sent to the grassland to graze sheep?

Thinking of this, Emperor Kangxi couldn't help crying.While weeping, his brother Chang Ning spoke again: "Your Majesty, are you feeling better? We'll be home soon. The Empress Dowager and Empress are waiting for you in the Qianqing Palace! If you feel like it, come down and go." Two steps, don't let the old grandma worry... These days, her old man has been carrying half the sky of the Qing Dynasty for us, and she is exhausted!"

"The emperor's grandmother has lost weight?" Kangxi's heart ached!

Bumbutai loves to eat meat, and has a particularly good appetite, so he has always been fat... After being fat all his life, now he has successfully lost weight!

"Hurry up, hurry up, I'm better, I can go by myself!" Thinking of this, Kangxi hurriedly asked the imperial bodyguard who carried him to put the soft sedan "taken without notice" from Bada Hutong on the ground.

Then he stood up with the support of Xiaoguizi and Duolong, walked a few steps, and felt okay... In fact, he was fine at first, but he was too tired from the long journey and depressed, so he cried Halo in Bada Hutong.

After resting on the soft sedan for a while, my spirit has improved a lot, and although the fall just now was not light, it didn't hurt my muscles and bones, but there was a big bump on the back of my head, and Xiao Guizi used a melon skin bag to cover it up. Live, so now it's like a normal person.

Kangxi looked up and looked around again, and found that he had already entered the Meridian Gate and was under the white marble platform outside the gate of Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Kang Mazi sighed, gently pushed away Xiao Guizi and Duolong who were supporting him, and walked up the steps by himself.The steps outside the Qianqing Palace finally became a bit popular, and there were a few listless eunuchs standing there, but they didn't see the maids, and when they saw Kangxi coming up, they all knelt down and greeted him, shouting long live.

After being shouted at by them, Emperor Kangxi finally regained the feeling of a [-] venerable, walked into the Qianqing Palace with his head held high and his chest held high.When I walked into the Qianqing Palace and looked up, I found something was wrong - I didn't see the "fair and bright" plaque.

Wrong place?Isn't this the Qianqing Palace?

When Emperor Kangxi was in a daze, Bumbutai's weary voice rang out: "Emperor, don't look for it... The Zhengda Guangming plaque is the same as the plaque on the Daqing Gate, and Burni took it to the grassland!"

Emperor Kangxi lost his voice: "What? The plaque of the Great Qing Gate..."

"What's the big deal?" Bumbutai snorted, "This Beijing city is still ours. Although the Qing Dynasty is dilapidated, it is still there... If there are green hills left, there is no fear of no firewood!"

Kangxi had already seen Bumbutai at this time, and the old lady was indeed "well-proportioned" a lot, and she was no longer a big fat person.

The old lady who had successfully lost weight was walking around the Qianqing Palace with the support of Kangxi's wife Hesheli.

Although she lost a lot of weight, the old lady's spirit is still very good, and her face is still rosy.On the contrary, Mrs. Hesheli looked a bit unwell, with a sallow complexion and a thin body, as if she was seriously ill.

Kangxi didn't have the time to care about his wife's condition, so he quickly knelt down to Bumbutai, "Grandmother, you were frightened and suffered too! The rebels attacked and broke..."

When he said this, his face was full of murderous intent, "Grandmother, my grandson will never let the traitor of Burni go... The grandson will rectify the Eight Banners when he turns around. This traitor, Ni, was taken back to Beijing and his body was torn into pieces!"

Crusade against Burni is a must!

This guy almost robbed the city of Beijing, and even arrested so many family members of the Eight Banners!Can Kangxi not lead the Eight Banners soldiers to fight hard?

Ke Bumubutai sighed after hearing this: "Emperor, do you know the saying that the emperor guards the gate of the country?"

Kangxi froze for a moment, then nodded, "Grandson has heard about it...these are all nonsense of some useless scholars who are unwilling to be reconciled to the demise of the Ming Dynasty to brag about the gang of foolish emperors of the Ming Dynasty."

Bumbutai hummed: "Get up and talk..." She paused, and then said, "Now you are the emperor who guards the gate of the country!"

Kangxi stood up and said, "Grandmother, don't worry, the Chahar Mongolian soldiers in Burni can't beat my grandson's Eight Banners soldiers."

When it comes to fighting Burni, Emperor Kangxi is still full of confidence.

He can't beat Zhu Heqi, can't beat Wu Sangui, can't he beat Burni?And now the military force of the Qing Dynasty is actually not weak... It's just that the opponents encountered are too strong, which makes the Eight Banners New Army inferior.

And in the process of confronting the masters, the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners New Army has also been greatly tempered. Whether it is weapons and equipment, tactical thinking, or the training level of the troops, they are all firmly ranked among the best in the world, or even inferior. In Wu Sangui's army.

In the battle of Zhuxian Town, although Kangxi's army had more casualties than the opponent, and was crushed and beaten by the opponent...but it actually withstood it!

If Burni did not raid Beijing, but went south as planned.With the support of Burni, Kangxi will almost certainly win the battle of Zhuxian Town.

Moreover, through the Battle of Zhuxian Town, Kangxi and his officer corps have already touched the threshold of "squatting in the pit"... If Emperor Kangxi can digest the experience of the Battle of Zhuxian Town, he will probably be able to take the lead of the Eight Banners New Army. The tactical level has been pushed to a new peak.

So let the current Eight Banners New Army go to fight Burni, that would be nothing short of ruinous!

How could Kangxi let go of such a good opportunity to regain blood and stand up?

Bumbutai sighed: "If there is only one Burni, I won't say that the emperor is guarding the gate of the country!"

"Who else?" Kangxi looked at the old woman and asked.

"The Third Prince Zhu!" Bumbutai said, "It is the Third Prince Zhu that you most want to catch! He is now in Tianjin Prefecture, right there in Dagu and Tanggu!"

Kangxi was shocked at once, "What? The third prince Zhu arrived in Zhili? When did it happen?"

Bumbutai glanced at Chang Ning, and Chang Ning said: "I just got the report from Tianjin Prefecture yesterday... When Burni attacked Beijing, there were many remnants of the Ming Dynasty and members of the Waterworkers' Gang in Tongzhou and Tianjin Prefectures. People followed to make trouble. They also took advantage of our efforts to recover the inner city of Beijing, and united with Burni’s Mongolian cavalry to take down Tongzhou. Later, they took Tongzhou’s water workers and their families together, and a total of tens of thousands of people went to attack Tianjin. But they didn’t succeed, and then turned to attack Tanggu and Dagu by the sea. Because the defenders of Tanggu and Dagu had arrived in Beijing, they took those two places. I thought they were going to escape by sea, but Unexpectedly, a few days ago, a fleet came over by sea... and it was under the banner of the third prince of the Heavenly King!"

Bumubutai said leisurely: "Emperor, now Beijing is the gate of the country... You, the emperor is now guarding the gate of the country. This is the daily imperial conquest. You can conquest without leaving Beijing!"

Chapter 470 The Qing Dynasty is about to go bankrupt, what will Kangxi do?

Clean the door, the sound of the whip.

In the early morning of the eighth day of February, on the third day after Emperor Kangxi returned to Beijing, with a burst of whips, the imperial gate hearing outside the Qianqing Gate began to be held again.

The so-called Yumen Tingzheng is an enlarged early dynasty. In addition to the officials of various ministries, middle and lower-level officials in Beijing also participated, which can be described as a grand scale.Because there are too many officials participating in this "early morning court", the main hall of the Qianqing Palace cannot be crowded, so it can only be held outside.

This kind of early morning court was also popular in the Ming Dynasty for several years. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Youjian, two workaholic emperors, had morning courts every day. To go to court, you have to come and go in the wind and rain, the northwest wind blows in winter, and the sun shines in summer.I have been an official for a long time, and all of them have dark and rough skin. They look like the comrades who have been engaged in outdoor work for a long time in the later generations... Maybe not as good. There was no sunscreen in ancient times, and they were not allowed to wear a straw hat to shade the sun, and sunglasses It must not be worn, so just dry it in the sun!

When the Qing Dynasty was first established in Beijing, it was not very early in the morning... Emperor Shunzhi's Duo Ama couldn't get up, so wouldn't it be better if he had the time to sleep a little longer with his arms around "Aunt Bu"?Moreover, Shunzhi was also quite lazy, after taking charge, he could barely make do with one court every five days, and spent the rest of the time in the Qianqing Palace to deal with the court affairs casually.

Emperor Kangxi was a workaholic comparable to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Youjian. After he took office at the age of 14, except for the three festivals a year and the great funeral in the middle of the court when it was necessary to interrupt the imperial gate to listen to the government, he insisted on the imperial gate every day. Listen to politics.

This level of effort is really comparable to that of Chongzhen!

And the effect of his hard work... seems to be catching up with Chongzhen.

The reign of Chongzhen will be gone in 17 years, and the reign of Kangxi has already counted to 14 years this year... It looks a bit dangerous!

And it's not just the year name that looks dangerous, but also the retreat on the battlefield!

Although the Qing army barely withstood Wu Zhou's Northern Expeditionary Army on the Henan battlefield, they traded the land of four prefectures and three states in exchange for temporary peace.However, the serious consequences of Beijing's surprise attack by Burni caused the Qing Dynasty's national power to decline again!

What's even worse is that the banner of the third prince Zhu of the new Ming Dynasty who seems to "extend himself from the world's scholars" in the south has now appeared in Haikou, Tianjin.And there are tens of thousands of water workers and their families running to seek refuge!

Now Tianjin Haikou, the gate of the Qing Dynasty, has been broken by the navy of the new Ming Dynasty!

But compared with these military failures, what is really fatal is the financial collapse!

Jiangnan is gone, Huguang is gone, Jiangxi is gone, Zhejiang and Fujian are gone, Guangdong has been gone for several years, and Jiangbei is about to be lost, even half of Henan is lost!

Even if the military defeat can be stopped, there will be only Zhili, Shandong, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Gansu, Huaibei, half of Henan left in the Qing Dynasty, as well as the jurisdictions of General Shengjing and General Ningguta outside Guanwai, and some dependents. The Mongolian League flag of the Qing Dynasty.

The site looks not small, but it can't charge much money!

The territory of the Guanwai and the Mongols are all money-losing goods. Gansu basically loses money. The rest of Shaanxi and Shanxi can make a little money. Shandong, Zhili and half of Henan are in good condition. On the front line of anti-Ming, there is no hope.

And relying on Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shandong, Zhili, and half of Henan, which are not very rich, how much tax can the Qing Dynasty collect in a year?Can it be converted into silver to have 500 million taels?

This is clearly the rhythm of bankruptcy!