Chapter 254: Nanming Chronicle
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The front is like an arrow, and the years are like a shuttle.
On August 18, when Chongzhen was 17 years old, Yang Zhi gave birth to a son in Ganzhou, and Ganzhou was full of celebrations.
In Beijing, since the Qing army entered the customs, Dolgon issued orders to the military department and the former Ming Dynasty officials and people, ordering the military department to send people to various places to appease them, requiring "the officials and soldiers of the surrender to Cheng should wear shaved hair and dress in accordance with the system of this dynasty".
However, this policy was strongly opposed by the Han people, and only a few Han officials in the DPRK obeyed the order to shave their hair, and many officials could not wait and see, and even fled south to protect their hair, and the people in the Kifu area often rose up.
Seeing that the Manchu rule was not yet stable, Dolgon knew that he was in a hurry, and was forced to declare that he had withdrawn his fate. In the name of Emperor Shunzhi, he decreed: "There is no distinction between the people who returned to obedience before the cause, so let them shave their hair so as not to be obedient." Today, it is very popular with the wishes of the people, but it is not the original intention of the people to be determined by culture and education. Since then, the subjects of the world have continued to tie their hair as before, and they have done as they pleased. ”
But the enclosure movement and apartheid did not stop.
About half of the Manchus who entered the customs were stationed in Gyeonggi, known as the "Forbidden Army", that is, the "Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade", and drove out the residents who originally lived in the inner city of Jingshi to settle the "Forbidden Army", and non-banner Han Chinese were only allowed to conduct commercial activities in the inner city and were not allowed to live permanently.
The rest of the Manchurians were stationed in the key places of the occupied areas as the "Eight Banners of Garrison", and the rudiments of "Manchuria" were quickly formed in these cities.
In Nanjing, after Emperor Hongguang spontaneously summoned Ruan Dacheng in the "middle order", he issued an edict to restore the East Factory in August, and ordered Feng Kezong, the former governor of Jinyi Guard, to resume the previous investigation work.
Yuan Pengnian, the imperial historian of the left capital, wrote: "The arrest can be left unattended, and the fate can be returned." ”
Emperor Hongguang did not obey obediently this time, and was very annoyed, and severely reprimanded Yuan Pengnian for being "arrogant and famous", and demoted him three levels and transferred him from Beijing.
This move not only made Gao Hongtu and other Donglin parties oppose, but even Ma Shiying, Wang Duo and others refused to cooperate, and said in the court that "the ministers dare not obey the edict when they die".
And Emperor Hongguang still insisted on setting up a factory guard. Putting himself in opposition to the Manchu ministers, who had no foundation and whose country was in danger of ruin, and who did so was tantamount to looking for death.
During this period, Hongguang also indulged in wine, and Liu Zongzhou, the imperial envoy of Zuodu, advised him to quit drinking, and he excused himself by saying that he would only drink one cup a day in the future, and then let the eunuch make an extra-large gold cup, and drank half of it and let the eunuch pour it full, and continue to drink. Drink halfway and then pour, anyway, you don't joke, I am a cup.
After getting drunk, this gentleman also has the vice of abusing young girls, and there are often rumors in the palace that young girls are abused to death.
The Nanjing court moved towards a more chaotic situation.
In September, Shunzhi moved the capital from Shengjing to Beijing. One or two hundred thousand Manchu men, women, and children accompanied them, and they came to the south.
On October 1, Shunzhi worshipped the heavens at the Temple of Heaven and held an enthronement ceremony at the Huangji Gate of the Forbidden City. Once again, he took the throne of the emperor and announced that "Yenjing is hereby determined to appease China".
This move did not cause much shock to the monarchs and ministers who were busy with infighting in Nanjing, and the Donglin Party, the Eunuch Party, and the non-party people were still busy with infighting.
Mid-October. Ma Shiying overcame many obstacles, and Ruan Dacheng was finally awarded the official position of the right attendant of the military department.
Yin Minxing in the staff Shilang played: "Cui and Wei Zhi sneaked into the country, why did he go against the flow of poison Jinghua?" It is not different here, but it is used there. Those who are disloyal and unfilial. All have to connect buds to lead iniquity, move the court of the Son of Heaven, and breed snakes in the room. And the suckling jackal is in the spring"
Liu Zongzhou, the new imperial envoy of the left capital: "Ruan Dacheng's advance and retreat is related to the rise and fall of Jiangzuo. ”
Hongguang issued an edict to reprimand those who objected: "Is it true that who caused the destruction of the country over the years?" And the responsibility is a big one! ”
Emperor Hongguang put the responsibility for the destruction of the country directly on the head of Donglin, which can be described as a stone that stirred up a thousand waves, and the Donglin Party was boiling for a while. But this time, it's not that simple, it's not as easy as lip service.
Soon, Liu Zongzhou, the imperial envoy of the left capital;
University scholar Jiang Riguang;
The leather patrol was appointed by the imperial official Huang Shu.
The secretary of the ministry is still Xu Shilin.
In October, Xie Xuelong was the secretary of the Criminal Department;
Yang Weiyuan was the general secretary of the general administration case.
With Zhang Jie as the secretary of the ministry.
University scholar Gao Hongtu.
A series of dazzling personnel changes, needless to say, how many conspiracies and tricks are contained in the low, the newly established Nanjing small imperial court is like a broken ship struggling in an eight-level typhoon, which makes people feel cold in their hearts when they see it.
But Ruan Dacheng's goal is not only this, what he wants is to sweep away the Donglin Party, he has been suppressed for too long, he has suffered too much humiliation, once he has his will, he doesn't want to let go of anyone who insulted him at the beginning, he wants revenge, he wants to carry out a thorough reckoning, and 10,000 years is too long, just seize the day.
The first thing he targeted was the sons and daughters of the Fushe who signed the "Public Disclosure of Staying in the Capital to Prevent Disorder" and drove him out of Nanjing.
He compiled two blacklists, "Locust Record" and "Continued Locust Record", with Donglin people as "locusts" and people from the restoration society as "locusts", implicating 143 people;
Subsequently, the "Record of Flies and Gnats" was compiled, implicating 953 people, in an attempt to wipe out Donglin and Fushe people.
Ruan Dacheng carried out indiscriminate attacks, even the opposition did not let go, and even his most hard-working buddy Ma Shiying was also shocked, and if this continued, Daming was afraid that he would really finish the game, so he began to adopt a non-cooperative attitude in many things.
And Emperor Hongguang doesn't seem to be messy enough, and at this time, the big draft girl, I don't know if it's true, or the battered Donglin Party rumors, folk rumors have rumors that Emperor Hongguang has a quirk of sexual abuse, but whoever is elected to the palace must be abused, and life is better than death. made the south of the Yangtze River a big mess, and some women's families married their daughters one after another, and even forced them to match.
At this time, Dolgon, who occupied Yanjing, had already begun to proclaim the righteousness of his entry into the Central Plains in legal theory, and vigorously questioned the legitimacy of the Hongguang regime in Nanjing, seizing the moral high ground for his next move.
Dolgon said to Shi Kefa, the first assistant of the book: "The thief Li Zicheng is called a soldier and a prisoner, and his hands are poisonous, and the Chinese subjects do not listen to the last arrow, and if there is a thief, the king is not allowed to be buried by a book, and the new king is not allowed to take the throne." ”
These words condemned the southern ministers for throwing away the great enmity of the monarch and father, and supporting the monarch to stand on his own in Jinling, which was contrary to human ethics.
After the condemnation, Dolgon began to preach how benevolent and righteous the Manchu Qing Dynasty was, and the Qing Dynasty "remembered the good of the world, and abandoned the small suspicions of the recent days", entered the customs with the whole division, drove out the "Liukou", and agreed on the name of the Emperor Chongzhen, sent a funeral and changed the funeral, and also gave grace to the ministers of the civil and military affairs, and "did not disturb the city, and did not disturb the autumn" to the people of Limin.
All this is nothing more than to prove that what the Qing court did was in line with the will of heaven and the will of the people, and it was reasonable for the Qing court to enter the Central Plains.
Zuihou Dolgon claimed that the Qing Dynasty occupied the Jingshi, "because of the thieves, not from the Ming Dynasty", and the Qing army came to "be ashamed of the snow", and instead of being grateful, the Southern Ming monarchs and ministers were not grateful, but "I took advantage of the rebellion against the Emperor, and the Wang Shi took a break, so he wanted to occupy the south of the Yangtze River and enjoy the benefits of the fishermen", and vigorously denied the justice and rationality of the existence of the Hongguang regime. Zuihou asked Hongguang to hurry up and return to the Qing Dynasty.
Through these words, the ambition of the Manchu wolf son has been fully revealed, and then by this time, the Nanjing monarch still has naïve illusions, hoping to join forces to destroy the thief.
The first assistant, Shi Kefa, also replied to Dolgon in a serious manner, with friendly words and thoughtful courtesy. The reply letter mainly expounded several meanings: First, to find a legal basis for the Hongguang regime of the Southern Ming Dynasty.
Second, he expressed his gratitude to the Manchu Qing for sending troops to suppress the Kou.
Third, to justify Dorgon's condemnation of Hongguang's ministers for stealing peace.
Fourth, in response to Dolgon's surrender and intimidation, Shi Hefa expressed his solemn position.
Fifth, express the good wish of the Manchu alliance to fight against the Li thief.
In other words, by this time, even the first assistant Shi Kefa still had naïve fantasies about the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which was no longer comparable to Mr. Dongguo.
They believe that the summoning of Ruan Dacheng into the court is to breed snakes in the room, and the milk jackals are in the spring. And the Manchu Qing Dynasty 100,000 iron horsemen entered the pass, but they came to avenge their father, and they were friendly people.
In a word, they felt that compared with the Qing soldiers, Ruan Dacheng was much more terrifying.
Ruan Dacheng did not disappoint them, and worked hard to prepare for the reversal of the "reverse case".
In December, a monk of great compassion came to Nanjing, he first said that he was the current emperor's brother, and then said that Emperor Chongzhen did not die, but escaped from Beijing to become a monk, and he was Emperor Chongzhen. It caused a lot of discussion in the city.
Rong Zheng Zhang Guowei believes that "such a vain man, but he should be killed quickly, once investigated, the national body will not be damaged." ”
However, as soon as Zhang Guowei's proposal reached the market, it immediately caused an uproar, and the subjects of Nanjing believed the crazy words of Great Compassion in the "street discussion" and expressed strong indignation at Zhang Guowei's proposal, believing that he wanted to kill the "Lie Huang."
It is true that the kingdom will die, and there will be demons.
And the people still believed it to be true, which made Nanjing even more chaotic, and even Hongguang did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly issued an order to investigate thoroughly.
Although what the Great Compassion Monk said was not in the horse's mouth, during the interrogation, the two ministers Qian Qianyi and Shen Shaofang were mentioned, but they couldn't say why.
Emperor Hongguang decreed: "Jiuqing Kedao will be tried in the City God's Temple, and the end is fraudulent, and the words will be played, that is, beheading the West Market." ”
However, Ruan Dacheng saw an opportunity from this, and he wanted to take advantage of this matter to make a big fuss, and wanted to set off another huge political storm.
He secretly sent people to anonymously expose the posts on the streets of Nanjing, saying that officials in the DPRK and China were interested in subverting the Hongguang regime, supporting the accession of King Lu to the throne, instigating the monks of Great Compassion to spread rumors to confuse the public, and listed the so-called "Eighteen Arhats" and "Seventy-two Bodhisattvas" cabal, and included Shi Kefa, Jiang Yueguang, Qian Qianyi, and other figures in Donglin and Fushe in this list.
This matter has been in trouble for two months, causing chaos among the people, but fortunately, Hongguang didn't want this matter to continue to make trouble, and ordered the monk of Great Compassion to be beheaded.
But as soon as this case was stopped, then came the real and false prince case, and the child concubine case, as if it would not stop if the small court in Nanjing was tossed apart.
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(To be continued......)