In the early spring of the tenth year of Chongzhen (1637), a turmoil that almost overthrew the Ming Dynasty was quickly extinguished, and the Dashun army was destroyed in less than a month from the breakthrough of the capital to the destruction of the whole army. Li Zicheng rose rapidly in a short period of time from a tired rogue leader, almost entered the Jinluan Palace, and went to the pinnacle of life, all relying on the support of Xia Nan, but the destruction was also in his hands, and it can be said that success and defeat are also Xiao He.

The turmoil planned by Xia Nan was a full seven years earlier than the original history, and at this time, Huang Taiji was not ready to enter the customs in an all-round way, coupled with the containment of Murong Longcheng's marines and part of the naval fleet, Prince Rui Dolgon and Prince Su Haoge were both stuck in the quagmire of the Liaonan Peninsula, and another key figure, Wu Sangui, was still stranded in the capital as the general soldier of Ningyuan, and the "Battle of a Piece of Stone", which should have been a turning point in the fate of the Han dynasty, did not happen. The script is completely in accordance with the progress of Xia Nan, the turmoil that swept the entire North Zhili in addition to forcing Emperor Chongzhen to death, and by the way, defeating the entire Ming army system in North Zhili, there is no plot out of the script, and Xia Nan can also calmly rebuild the order of the entire capital without the invasion of foreign enemies.

In the early morning, after the war, the capital was still full of smoke, and the wide streets were full of corpses of soldiers killed in battle, and all kinds of blades were scattered all over the ground. The people were afraid to stay at home and dare not go out, peeking through the crack in the door to see soldiers in different clothes holding weapons, passing in groups in front of the door, driving to all corners of Sijiu City—well-informed people knew that it was the Guanning army from Liaodong who wore cotton armor and everyone rode horses, and it was the Qiong Navy from the south who wore neat red uniforms.

Two different groups of people brought different fates to the people. Guan Ningjun held the mentality of taking a handful and leaving, in the name of searching the remnants of the rogue, broke into the door and looted money, many well-off families luckily escaped the clutches of the Dashun army, but could not escape the search of Guan Ningjun, and even some officials who were tortured to death by "torture" also experienced the same nightmare again. And Qiong Haijun is completely the opposite, searching for the remnants of the rogues in a real way, even if it is a door-to-door investigation, it is almost innocent of any crime, and even the silver offered by the head of the household in order to break the wealth and eliminate the disaster has been refused, and compared with the greedy and fierce Guan Ning army, the judgment is high.

The aftermath of the catastrophe and the new looting have plunged the people into a torment of fire and ice, and people do not know whether to rejoice or continue to retreat into the corner and wait for the verdict of fate, but fortunately this torment did not last long. Only one day later, the Dashun rout and leaders who were hiding in all corners of Sijiu City were found one after another - this also benefited from the support of the "Chaoyang masses", both officials and the people hated the rogues who scraped the ground, and rushed to lead the way for the Qiong Navy, and pulled out the remnants of Dashun in the dark corners one by one - With the surviving Liu Zongmin, Hao Shaoqi and others who survived the Battle of the City Gate were arrested one after another, the Guan Ning Army also lost the reason to legalize the plunder, and under the pressure of the Qiong Navy, it had to end the operation. After the capital was cleared, a heavyweight news spread quickly.

"The crown prince escaped the search of the rogue, survived, and returned to the East Palace today, and held the enthronement ceremony on a certain day!"

The people who heard the news were overjoyed and rushed to tell each other. After all, after hundreds of years under the rule of the Zhu family, the orthodox image of the Ming Dynasty has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is difficult to change it in a short time. More importantly, the restoration of the Ming Dynasty means that the bottomless looting has come to an end, and the people under the roots of the imperial city are about to return to their normal rhythm of life.

Officials clearly want the news to be true more than the people. As a Beijing official, the innate sense of superiority and dignity of being an official were crudely pinched and crushed by a group of mud legs of the Dashun army, and they were thrown on the ground to rub back and forth, in just 20 days, the entire civilian official group in the capital has fallen into shame, panic and confusion: in order to maintain their fame and fortune, many civil officials have been psychologically prepared to serve the new dynasty, but the contempt of the Dashun army for the entire civilian class makes everyone hesitate, and "torture" has become a nightmare for everyone. Besides, after more than ten years of hard work, step by step to the current position, few people really want to work for a group of illiterate old hats. Now that the crown prince has appeared, everything will return to the original track, and for all officials, it is naturally the most ideal result.

As for the relatives of the emperor, not to mention, if Li Zicheng successfully ascends the throne, it will mean that their end is coming. Even if the new dynasty did not wipe out these "remnants of the previous dynasty" in order to buy people's hearts and leave a single life, life would be absolutely difficult, and the privileges and preferential treatment of the past would disappear. More than anyone else, they wanted to return to the rule of the Ming Dynasty and preserve their glory and wealth.

So, in the midst of everyone's expectations, the prince's trip back to the palace was grandly staged.

Joan Navy soldiers have plastered notices all over the streets, confirming the authenticity of the news "in the name of the official". As the crown prince's Luan drove out of the Wen Mansion, the entire capital was in a sensation.

Compared with the desertion when Li Zicheng entered Beijing in the name of Emperor Yongchang of Dashun, the prince's trip back to the palace was obviously a hundred times more lively. The road from the west of the city to the palace city was crowded with magnates, officials, and common people, and there were crowds of people along the way, and the alleys were empty.

When they saw a young man wearing a bright yellow pan-necked narrow-sleeved robe appear on the street in a luan, the onlookers cheered, and the familiar Ming royal family returned, this is the next son of heaven, which means that the turmoil is completely over and everything will be back on track.

Originally, the crown prince could only wear the same regular clothes as the emperor, but he could not use bright yellow to avoid trespassing. But the current emperor has died, the crown prince is the only legitimate heir as the prince, and the accession to the throne is only a matter of procedure.

Those who know how to see the doorway and take the lead in kneeling. High-ranking officials must be quiet and avoid when they travel, let alone the prince, the future emperor?

Someone took the lead, and everyone knelt down and spontaneously shouted: "Welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back to the palace, His Royal Highness Chitose Chitose Chitose!" ”

Zhu Cihong was excited on Luan's drive, looking left and right, these are all his subjects! As long as you finish this road and return to the palace, you will be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Xia Nan rode on horseback to the left of the prince, walking forward with his head held high, as if the people of the street were kneeling for him.

The Qiong Navy soldiers who maintained order on both sides originally stood still, but when they saw Xia Nan appear, they knelt down on one knee with their guns and shouted in unison: "Welcome the general to send the prince back to the palace!" ”

Similar expressions, but with completely different emphases. After hearing this shout, the onlookers were silent, and Zhu Cihong's smile froze on his face.