Chapter 227: Choice (Asking for Support, Asking for a Monthly Pass)
The military situation is like fire!
From the beginning of the large-scale mobilization of the Ming army, and then to the attack on Tongguan, a letter of the letter was handed to the palace in Xi'an one after another, the war report from the front line, in Xi'an is even more panicked, although they used to boast of something, if the Ming Dynasty came to attack, it had to be like chopping melons and vegetables to kill the Ming army, but they were more afraid that they would be killed by the Ming army.
After all, the experience of how to escape from the capital in a hurry back then is still imprinted in their hearts until now, and sometimes they even have the nightmare of fleeing in a hurry.
In the past, those words of cutting melons and vegetables, but they were just cheering themselves up. Now when the Ming army really kills them, the first person to be afraid is themselves.
From the imperial court to the streets and alleys, they were stunned by the alarm sent from Tongguan.
The Ming army waved 300,000!
There are no less than 3,000 cannons of all kinds!
As for the cannonballs the size of hats that kept falling day and night in Tongguan City, it was even more terrifying.
The Ming Dynasty is a fire virtue, so firearms naturally help fire virtue.
And what about the Great Qing Dynasty? The Qing Dynasty is a water virtue, and it is true that water overcomes fire, but it can also overcome firearms!
At this time, how could he be able to fight the Ming Dynasty who was too hot?
For a time, rumors like this spread in the city of Xi'an, compared to a few years ago, there are less than 70,000 bannermen left in the city, and there are more than 40,000 women and children, and the other hundreds of thousands of bannermen and their slaves and maids have been withdrawn to the Western Regions early, no, it is to the Western Regions to garrison, and the nearest army to Xi'an is still far away in Lanzhou, in other words, the Qing Dynasty has long been ready for the "West Hunt", only one foot away.
Listening to the Ming army coming, those adults and uncles over there are all greeting their families - those lustful women who plundered from Hezhou a few years ago, and now these lustful girls have already taken off their headscarves and put on cheongsam, and even eating has become no different from the banner people, after all, the fists and whips of the masters are never reasonable. They listened to the orders of their masters and immediately began to get busy, without the slightest reluctance.
However, when they were packing their luggage, they would inevitably have some strange thoughts, imagining whether they could be free when the Ming army arrived, of course, when they saw their children waiting to be fed, they were reluctant for a while, and in the end most of them wiped away their tears, sighed and chose to accept their fate
When the women were resigned to their fate and were preparing to take their children and their masters to hunt together, those "masters" were looking at the palace, waiting for the decision of the "big masters" in the palace, otherwise, they would not be able to leave even if they wanted to.
The burden of thousands of catties was pressed on his body, and Xuan Ye was out of breath, as the emperor, he knew the form of Tongguan better than the outside world, and the situation there was pressing, and he was getting more and more tense day by day.
On this day, I finally finished reading all the twists and turns.
Dropping the performance led by Prince Kang Jieshu and asking the emperor to order the West Hunt, Xuan Ye's face became extremely ugly, and he was extremely strong in his body, after reading the excerpt, he took advantage of the situation and fell on the bookcase panting, his expression changed from time to time, and his eyes burst out with anger. The little eunuchs on the left and right did not move, only stared nervously, afraid that the "Long Live Lord" would start a fire, everyone knew that the emperor was in a very bad mood these days, and who could not touch him at this time, and he could not come forward to serve until the emperor calmed down, otherwise, I am afraid that he would lose his life at that time.
Xuan Ye, who is less than sixteen years old, as the emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty, since he succeeded to the throne, can be said to be diligent, especially since the pro-government, although he is young and can govern, he is extremely sophisticated, he also imagined that he can become a generation of famous monarchs, but now, the attack of the Ming army, but it broke his illusion, let him wake up from his sweet dream, so that he has to face a reality - the Qing Dynasty has come to leave the Central Plains, no matter how diligent he is, he can't get rid of the crime of losing his land.
Thinking of this, Xuan Ye only felt cold sweat on his head, and even a faint pain in his chest, the most uncomfortable thing was the anger that rose out of nowhere in his heart, the anger that had nowhere to vent.
Could it be that the Great Qing Kingdom left the Central Plains in such a gloomy manner?
Although his heart was full of unwillingness, and although his heart was very angry, Xuan Ye's thoughts were still clear and keen, and the content of the twist and turn he saw in the end could still be remembered clearly.
What "the last order of the first emperor"?
It's just an excuse, and you need an excuse to get out of here.
It is nothing more than telling him that "West Hunting" is the "last order of the first emperor" and has nothing to do with him, in other words, he is just obeying the "last order of the first emperor" as a son, and don't feel embarrassed.
Even if someone wants to make irresponsible remarks, I'm afraid they don't have the guts, after all, it is "the last order of the first emperor". Who dares to talk nonsense.
If anyone dares to talk nonsense, then send him directly to argue with the first emperor.
But the more he thought about it, the more Xuan Ye felt that his cheeks were like fire, and his ears were hot.
"The last life of the first emperor"!
Every time he thought of these words, Xuan Ye had an idea of being ashamed of his ancestors and ancestors, he would imagine the difficulties of Emperor Taizu's thirteen pairs of armor when he raised troops, he would think of the ups and downs of Emperor Taizong's creation of the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, and he would also think of the momentum of the first emperor when he entered the customs. After entering the customs, it is even more rampant, and it is impossible to live.
And now, all of that is gone.
Now, as the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom, if he wants to live and let the Great Qing continue to exist in the world, there is only one way to choose, that is, to retreat to the Western Regions, in the Shengjing at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, to be his emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom, and after arriving there, what will happen in the future, even still need to see the face of the Great Ming.
Perhaps, for hundreds of years, the Ming Dynasty has not had the slightest interest in the Western Regions since the founding of the country, but now? They can tolerate those Mongols in the Western Regions, and they can tolerate the Heavenly Sect in the Western Regions, but can they tolerate the Great Qing Kingdom?
If they can't tolerate the Qing Kingdom, what will they do?
If they pursued all the way, would the Qing Dynasty continue to flee west?
What's further west?
Kazakh, Rakshasa ......
For Xuan Ye, what is he hoping for now?
It is hoped that he can become a generation of famous monarchs, Emperor Taizu raised troops to start a business, Emperor Taizong founded the Qing Dynasty, and in the hands of his father, he also entered the Central Plains, even if he later hunted Xi'an, but he still lived in the Central Plains, although this is just self-deception, but this is also a fact.
Sister doesn't blame the Immortal Emperor for this, I don't blame the Father, after all, if it weren't for Dolgon's single-mindedness to enter the customs back then, the Great Qing Kingdom probably wouldn't have ended up in today's field. At that time, my father was not at home.
Of course, all this is just to exonerate my father. Even though I know why I think so, I can't help but think about the offline dilemma.
Now, the world is in his hands, not only to take refuge in the Western Regions, but also the Central Plains can't stay, the four generations of emperors of the Great Qing Kingdom, this is a difficult situation that he has never encountered, he believes that any emperor will be like him, headaches.
But even if you have another headache, what can you do?
Gotta keep it up!
Although Xuan Ye didn't know how to persevere, only in this way could he keep the Great Qing Kingdom and the foundation of the Great Qing Kingdom! Keep the family business of the Aixin Jueluo family.
However, in the end, it was up to him to bear all the burdens.
Just like the twists and turns of Jieshu, although it is under the banner of "the last life of the first emperor", but in the final analysis? It's up to him, the emperor, to decide!
What happens if you don't decide?
Like Chongzhen back then, if they could have been more decisive back then, how could they have hanged themselves on the coal mountain.
The unwillingness in his heart gradually calmed down, he slowly raised his body, and the little eunuch who had been prepared stepped forward to serve in an agile and orderly manner, first a soft white hot hand towel was handed to him, Xuan Ye wiped the sweat on his head first, and then took the tea from the eunuch's hand, and then took a sip of tea.
In the end, he leaned on the throne and slowly calmed down, so after a long while, Xuan Ye felt much more comfortable.
However, this comfort is only temporary. There is always something to be faced.
Just when Xuan Ye's mood was slowly calming down, the eight-hundred-mile expedited sent from the front line was once again delivered to him.
Unexpectedly, when he opened the fold and glanced at the "reason" in the fold, Xuan Ye was suddenly shocked, and he didn't react for a long time.
“…… The city wall of Tongguan was broken by the thieves, and the minions and the 30,000 soldiers in the city desperately served the master......"
The military intelligence from Tongguan made Xuan Ye sit there dumbfounded.
Although the destruction of Tongguan City was expected, it was broken so quickly, which still gave him a great impact. So much so that after reacting, Xuan Ye only felt that his eyes were dark, as if the sun was setting in the west and night was falling, shrouding the entire palace in darkness.
Tongguan is broken!
Without Tongguan, Xi'an can't hold it!
Could it be the epitome of the future of the Qing Dynasty?
The nerves trembled, Xuan Ye sat silently in a daze for a long time, his mind was empty, no sadness, no resentment, no worries, no anger, and the whole person seemed to have entered another empty world without people and self.
He just sat there, and at this moment, he even had an idea that it would be better if he lived like this, saving a lot of troubles, but when he raised his eyes and looked at the twists and turns in front of him, he returned to the world where there were countless troubles.
I don't want to face the situation, I still need to face it, whether it's sadness, resentment, worry, or anger, again, these emotions have returned to my body, who would have imagined that the emperor would have so much sorrow and distress!
What a headache!
Headache!
What can be done to reverse the current dangerous situation?
It's impossible to turn the tide anymore!
Xuan Ye, who is familiar with history books, knows that once Tongguan is lost, Xi'an will not be able to hold it, and the most important thing now is not to reverse the situation, but to plan for the future of the Qing Dynasty!
First of all, it is necessary to immediately issue an order to hunt west, and it cannot be delayed any longer, but what if it causes chaos?
What else will be the mess, anyway, the big guy has already figured it out!
"And Tongguan, what now?"
Xuan Ye thought for a moment, then muttered to himself.
"Tongguan, you must hold on, otherwise I'm afraid you can only flee in a hurry!"
After making up his mind in his heart, Xuan Ye immediately summoned several **** and ministers in the palace, in the face of such a situation, there was only a relative sigh between the monarchs and ministers, fortunately, everyone had already been mentally prepared, although the speed of the situation was worse than they imagined, but they still made a few decisions in a hurry.
The first is to obey the last order of the first emperor, from now on, "hunt the Western Regions", and then appoint Lai Ta as the minister of the Qincha, commanding the officials and troops from Tongguan to Xi'an and other places to resist the invasion of the Ming army, and at the same time ordered all counties in Shaanxi to strengthen their vigilance to prevent the Ming army from invading the border...... Of course, everyone knows that the next few sentences are symbolic, and when the time comes, whether those prefects and counties will surrender or flee, I'm afraid only God knows.
After making these decisions to deal with the immediate situation, Xuan Ye pondered silently for a while, and suddenly looked at the ministers and asked:
"Now, what if you send someone to negotiate peace with Daming now?"
Once again, Xuan Ye mentioned the idea of peace talks.
"Tell them that as long as they are willing to take no blame for the past, we are willing to hand over Shaanxi and withdraw to the Western Regions, and we will never embarrass the Han people in Shaanxi in the slightest! Do you think they'll agree? ”
If possible, of course, he hopes to be able to negotiate peace with Da Ming, so that he can leave here calmly.
But on the other hand, he himself knew that he wanted to negotiate peace with Da Ming, but it was just wishful thinking, after all, for Da Ming, they would never talk about what they were in the past, and they still are.
When they first came, they probably wouldn't change this attitude again, and after thinking about this, his mood became heavier and heavier.
After all, as the emperor, Xuan Ye knew that what Yu Qing needed most now was to recuperate.
It will take 10 or even 20 years to recuperate. Only in this way can the Qing Dynasty have a future, otherwise sooner or later, the Ming Dynasty will have to consume the Qing Dynasty to death.
"Your Majesty, according to the minions, the Ming Dynasty has never had the idea of negotiating peace with us."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the people of the Ming Dynasty, I can't wait to kill all the flag people in the world. How can they make peace with us? ”
As soon as Xuan Ye's words fell, someone over there immediately retorted. Everyone knows what kind of attitude the Ming Dynasty had towards the Qing Dynasty.
Everyone's opposition made Xuan Ye's heart sigh. Then he waved his hand and said,
"So be it. Everything went according to plan. Let's all go down. ”
When he said this, Xuan Ye's tone seemed a little weak. Even the whole person sat listlessly on the dragon chair.
After the ministers and minions withdrew, it stared into the distance. The last few seem to be talking to themselves, and they seem to be asking the little eunuch next to them.
"Can this Xi'an come back again?"