On March 15, the 17th year of Chongzhen's reign in the Ming Dynasty, far away from Juyongguan in the north, thousands of miles away from Hainan Island, on the top of the city was a group of military generals in armor surrounded by a middle-aged man in his forties who was looking around.

This middle-aged man is about 1.8 meters tall, much taller than the generals around him. He wears a Ming army standard armor and a felt hat on his head. Years of fighting have made him very majestic. The generals around him

They were all respectful in front of it, for fear of offending this murderous king.

This middle-aged man is Li Zicheng, the famous king of Chuang in Chinese history, and also Li Hongji, who is known as the most successful courier in history on the Internet. Li Zicheng rebelled in the first year of Chongzhen and followed his uncle Gao Yingxiang to the Central Plains. He was defeated and killed by Gao Yingxiang.

Later, Li Zicheng was supported by his generals as the new Chuang King, and he led his men to continue his uncle's rebellion.

On the first day of the first lunar month of the 17th year of Chongzhen, which was the day that Zhao Heng and others traveled through time, Li Zicheng proclaimed himself emperor in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, established the Dashun regime, and formally informed the world that he was ready to go it alone.

At this time, the Ming Dynasty was at the end of its rope. Emperor Chongzhen issued an order to order soldiers from all over the world, but only 7,000 people came to the capital to help the emperor defend the city.

After Li Zicheng proclaimed himself emperor in Xi'an, he immediately established a national policy to destroy the Ming Dynasty. On the second day of February, he built three thousand ships at Shawokou, crossed the Yellow River, and captured Fenzhou, Yangcheng, and Puzhou. He captured Huaiqing the next day and captured it on the fifth day.

Arrive at Taiyuan, rest in Taiyuan for eight days, conquer Xinzhou on the 16th, conquer Ningwuguan on the first day of March, and enter Xuanfu on the 11th.

Xuanfu is the Zhangjiakou of later generations. The loss of this place also means that there is only the last line of defense left in the north of the capital, which is the Badaling and Juyongguan defense lines.

Emperor Chongzhen panicked at this time and urgently dispatched Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, Wang Yongji, the governor-general of Jiliao, Tang Tong, the commander-in-chief of Changping, and Liu Zeqing, the commander-in-chief of Shandong, to guard the capital, and called on the bureaucrats in Beijing to donate salaries and silver.

But it was too late. Wu Sangui was far away in Shanhaiguan, six hundred miles away from the capital. The absolute distance could not quench his thirst. The same was true for Liu Zeqing in Shandong. The distance was too far. Emperor Chongzhen had no choice but to place his hope in Changping.

Commander-in-Chief Tang Tong.

After receiving the emperor's order, the eunuch Du Zhizhi and the commander-in-chief Tang Tong rushed to Juyong Pass with 7,000 King Qin's troops, preparing to rely on Juyong Pass to fight Li Zicheng to the death. Who knew that the Ming army guard guarding Badaling did not fight at all and opened fire directly?

The city surrendered.

Juyongguan is known as one of the nine fortresses in the world. It is the most important and the last line of defense to the north of the capital. The Badaling Great Wall is an integral part of the defense system of Juyongguan and is also the main communication link between Shanxi and the capital. If Badaling is lost, Juyongguan cannot be defended. Juyongguan cannot be defended.

If it is lost, the army will approach the capital city.

Tang Tong saw that Badaling was gone, so naturally he did not need to close the Juyong Pass. In addition, everyone could see at this time that the Ming Dynasty was running out, so Tang Tong did not hesitate at all, and took the seven men under him.

Thousands of reinforcements surrendered directly to Kaicheng.

Li Zicheng stood on the city wall of Juyongguan, saw Changping County not far away, and said with a smile: "Brothers, I didn't expect that I, Lao Li, would one day be able to rule the world!"

Standing next to Li Zicheng was Niu Jinxing, a scholar of Tianyou Palace of the New Dynasty. This guy was the best at welcoming his superiors. After listening to Li Zicheng, he smiled and said: "This world belongs to your majesty. It is the destiny of destiny and the heart of all people."

What an appearance! After your Majesty takes over the capital, he should punish and kill less, relieve the hungry people, and win people's hearts, so that he can create an unparalleled foundation!"

The current Li Zicheng is completely different from the murderous king who bloodbathed Luoyang and flooded Kaifeng ten years ago. Li Zicheng has set himself up with the standards of a wise king, so he has several literary men under him.

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The status of people such as Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, and Li Yan has risen with the tide, and they are on the same level as other old brothers who were born in Mizhi.

Li Zicheng nodded his head after hearing what Niu Jinxing said: "Mr. Niu is right, I am a rough man and can fight, but to govern the country, you need gentlemen! After entering the city, the post of prime minister was taken by Mr. Niu

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The Dashun regime established by Li Zicheng adopted the Tang system. The government established the prime minister, Zuo Fu, You Bi, and six governments. To put it bluntly, it was the three provinces and six ministries system of the Tang Dynasty. The most important of these was the official position of Zuo Fu.

Niu Jinxing, a literary confidant of Li Zicheng, was in charge.

The Prime Minister was appointed by Zhang Guoshen, the Chief Envoy of Shaanxi Province who surrendered, and the Right Bi was appointed by Lai Yi, the magistrate of Lanyang County who surrendered. Of course, both of them were deaf people, and the one who actually presided over government affairs was Niu Jinxing.

Although Zhang Guoshen and Lai Yi did not have much real power, it did not mean that they did not have the desire to seize power. As soon as the new dynasty was established, the few literati in the dynasty immediately fell into party disputes. Naturally, these two people had followed Li Zicheng for many years.

Niu Venus was incomparable, and it didn't take long for him to be killed by Niu Venus.

Although Niu Jinxing became the actual executor of government affairs, Li Zicheng did not raise his official position to a higher level, but only gave him the false position of a bachelor. Now that Niu Jinxing heard that he was appointed as the prime minister, he proved that he would be the real prime minister in the future.

One person was inferior to ten thousand people. He was so excited that he knelt on the ground and shouted: "I thank the Lord for your kindness!"

Li Zicheng helped Niu Jinxing up and asked: "My dear, now that the capital is right in front of us, how can we capture this fortified city without using any weapons?"

The large city with a population of one million in front of him was the capital chosen by Li Zicheng's new dynasty. Li Zicheng would definitely not be willing to attack the city unless he had no other choice.

Niu Jinxing thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, there is a rumor in the army that the children's military division and the children's soldiers will win the siege and discipline. As long as the children's formation is eliminated, the children will capture the capital of Beijing! Since there is such a prophecy, why not take advantage of it?"

Li Zicheng believed that Song Xiance's idea of ​​18 children being the master of the artifact finally came to fruition, so he nodded his head when Niu Jinxing finished speaking, and immediately ordered his men to select 5,000 boy scouts, and when they were ready, they began to attack the city.

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Unlike the high-spirited Li Zicheng, Emperor Chongzhen, who is forty miles away in the Forbidden City, has a sad face. He is only thirty-three years old this year, but his face is much older than Li Zicheng. He is now nervously listening to a story

The eunuch's report, this report will determine the future fate of him and the Ming Empire.

Du Xun, the eunuch in charge of Shangshan Supervisor, was sent to negotiate the peace. After he glanced at Chongzhen who was sitting on the dragon chair, he said: "Your Majesty, King Chuang... no! Chuangni said that as long as he agrees to four conditions, he will

You can return to Xi'an and lead troops to help the imperial court annihilate the Jiannu slaves in Liaodong!"

Chongzhen asked anxiously: "Tell me, what are the four conditions?"

"Certain the territory in the northwest, divide the country into kings, pay millions in compensation, and preside over the government!"

After hearing these four conditions, Chongzhen's originally hopeful face slowly turned into despair. There was nothing wrong with ceding territory to the northwest. Shaanxi was already beyond the control of the imperial court, so it was okay to give him Li Zicheng. Although it didn't sound good to pass over the king, for the sake of

It is acceptable to be willing to compromise to save one's life. The indemnity of one million taels of silver does not mean that the national treasury is very poor now, and whatever Li Zicheng scrapes off is yours, but this is absolutely unacceptable for presiding over the imperial court.

Chongzhen's plan was to exchange time for space. Although the Ming Dynasty's war in the north was in ruins, there were still hundreds of millions of people and millions of troops south of the Yangtze River. The most critical tax land of Liangjiang was still in the hands of the imperial court. As long as it was given to Chongzhen After several years of development, I came back to deal with Li Zicheng.

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It's not impossible. But now that Li Zicheng wants to take charge of the government, wouldn't Chongzhen's own dream of reviving the Ming Dynasty be gone? How can this be accepted by the stubborn Chongzhen?

After hearing the four conditions, Chongzhen angrily kicked over the dragon table in front of him and cursed: "Du Xun, are you colluding with Chuang Ni to harm me? I'm going to kill you!"

Du Xun saw that the emperor was not mentally normal, so he hurriedly left the Qianqing Palace as if running away. By this time, everyone already knew that the Ming Dynasty was on the verge of death, and everyone had their own little thoughts. The Han general guarding the Qianqing Palace, The royal guards and eunuchs began to flee one after another, and some clever ones took a few palace treasures before leaving.

When Chongzhen saw Du Xun escaping, he cursed angrily: "Where are the people? Where are the people? Come here, issue an edict for all the soldiers and horses from all over the country to serve the king! Transfer Wu Sangui to the capital to serve the king, and I can make him a duke! Come here, knock on the throne." Hear the drum, I want to go to court! I want to go to court!"

If the dynasty still had a field regiment in the north that could compete with King Chuang's army, it would have to be Wu Sangui's Guan Ning cavalry.

The Guan Ning Cavalry is not an army of the imperial court, but is equivalent to the servants of the generals in Liaodong. The total number is only 12,000, but Wu Sangui has 8,000 under his command. Their combat power is the highest in Liaodong. This is why Wu Sangui can One of the main reasons for being able to speak in Liaodong.

At this time, Wu Sangui was sitting in the General Military Mansion of Shanhaiguan, frowning and thinking hard. His uncle, Zu Dashou, who had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty during the Battle of Daling River in the 15th year of Chongzhen, was sitting in front of Wu Sangui, trying to persuade him to do this. The nephew presented the city and surrendered to the Manchus.

"Uncle Zhang, what else are you thinking about? Chuangni has now occupied the Xuanfu, and the next step is to attack Juyongguan. The Ming Dynasty is about to be over. At this time, you don't think about yourself, but you also have to think about your Wu family! Do you think highly of Li Zicheng, who has a mud-legged background?"

Wu Sangui thought for a while and asked: "Uncle, is it reliable that Jiannu said that I would be crowned prince?"

Zu Dashou smiled and said: "Uncle, the regent is a heroic figure. Not to mention the generals like Geng Jingzhong, look at Hong Chengchou. He is really living a happy life. Not only did he become a bachelor, but he also often asked him about his strategies for governing the country! Uncle Chang, you now have eight thousand Guanning cavalry and tens of thousands of troops here in Shanhaiguan. As long as you surrender, your status will be higher than that of Hong Chengchou!"

Wu Sangui was indeed a little tempted by Zu Dashou's words, but his sudden surrender to the enemy was unjustifiable due to his years of loyalty to the emperor. In addition, the emperor had already granted Wu Sangui the title of Ping Xibo, which was already a great favor to him.

Wu Sangui looked at the edict of King Qin issued by the emperor on the table, gritted his teeth and decided: "Uncle, I think we will wait a moment. I will transfer the army to the Yutian area. If the attack on the city is blocked, we will go to King Qin to rescue him. If the capital It will be breached soon, we will come back and surrender the city!"

Wu Sangui's character of being at both ends of the spectrum and wanting to take advantage of everything will be a trap for him in the future. If he didn't have this character, he wouldn't have launched the San Francisco Rebellion under the most unfavorable circumstances. In fact, if San Francisco had The rebellion started ten years in advance. With Wu Sangui's military ability and Emperor Kangxi's lack of preparation, there was great hope of driving the Manchus back to Liaodong. But Wu Sangui's character made him unable to retreat until the end. He took a desperate risk and launched the San Francisco Rebellion. As a result, Wu Sangui was too old and died within a few years. As soon as he died, his men immediately killed the hozens and scattered them. His chosen successor Wu Shifan could not control those military leaders at all, so the San Francisco Rebellion was Three years after Wu Sangui's death, he was completely pacified.

Zu Dashou knew his nephew's character flaws, so he had no choice but to leave Shanhaiguan and return to Shengjing, where he reported the incident to the regent Dorgon.
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