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Volume 1, Border Town at Night, Chapter 719: Siege of the Mansion

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    Qian Qianyi came to the Ming army camp three days after Zhao Yucheng reported the news to Zhai Zhe.  On that day, Feng Qin commanded Yuan Qizhou and Yan Yingyuan as the vanguard to fight against the Qing captives. Afterwards, he used cavalry to cover up the killing, and killed the Han Eight Banners soldiers and horses who went out in battle. They were defeated and returned, beheading three thousand people.  Dorgon's army was gradually unable to withstand the Ming army's artillery attacks. It abandoned the Yangshu line this afternoon and retreated towards Tongzhou.  There are corpses everywhere on the battlefield, and headless corpses are floating in the canals without anyone paying attention.  The rotten smell spread, attracting scattered black crows.  Whenever the two armies ceased fighting, flocks of black birds, which were regarded as ominous, began to hover over the battlefield.  They croaked in the dusk, confirming that no one would disturb them in the open wilderness. They settled down safely and enjoyed the rare food.  It was through such a battlefield that Qian Qianyi came to the Ming army camp.  Fang Jin led his personal guards out of the camp in person and escorted the sealed carriage to the Chinese army.  The songs of the Ming army spread in the dark night, and the blazing bonfires swayed to the tune of the songs.  That is no longer a folk song from eastern Zhejiang, or a folk song from somewhere else.  After Zhai Zhe ordered the officers and soldiers in the army to sing to express their fighting spirit, Fengqin allowed the soldiers to beat their helmets and sing, but only military songs were allowed.  Qian Qianyi felt a rush of heat in his heart. This was the Ming Dynasty's army. He didn't even know which side he was on.  Zhai Zhe is looking at roasted horse meat.  Che Feng sent several bloody horse legs to the Chinese army. He also remembered that the regent liked to eat barbecue.  The Chinese army is very large. This is the regent's camp, with only personal guards.  Zhai Zhe was sitting alone in front of the bonfire, while Bao Guang was carefully turning a wooden stick with horse meat hanging on it.  Qian Qianyi followed Fang Jin to the bonfire. He wanted to kneel on the ground to salute, but felt it was inappropriate.  "Sit down" Zhai Zhe turned the knife in his hand.  There are only thick wooden piers as benches here, and Qian Qianyi has never sat on such a bench.  Zhai Zhe's attention seemed to be attracted by the burnt horse's leg, and he asked casually: "What conditions did Jierhalang offer?" Qian Qianyi said: "The Qing Dynasty gave up all the land in Shanhaiguan and became a vassal of the Ming Dynasty.  "He said this with his head raised, because he found this condition very tempting.  In restoring the territory of the Ming Dynasty, no one can overtake the achievements of the Regent of the Ming Dynasty. Is Zhai Zhe going to take that position?  So Qian Qianyi was a little scared, and his expression and behavior became more and more respectful.  Zhai Zhe took the porcelain plate filled with meat slices from Bao Guang and said, "This is a very generous offer. This is just for my Northern Expedition." He picked a piece of meat with a sharp knife and put it in his mouth. The horse meat was very rough and very tasty.  Chewy.  He motioned to Bao Guang to give Qian Qianyi a plate as well.  "But I still want to defeat the Qing captives under the walls of Beijing. It is only natural to regain Beijing in this way." He cut the meat on the plate with a sharp knife, and the blade scraped across the porcelain, making a "squeak" sound.  He ate a few pieces of meat and suddenly raised his head and said, "You stay in my military camp and don't go back." Qian Qianyi's head felt dizzy, as if he had been hit by a pie falling from the sky.  Is Zhai Zhe trying to recruit him?  He didn't expect that his rotten bones could still get into the eyes of the regent, and the ashes in his heart became hot again.  Bao Guang handed over another porcelain plate, and Qian Qianyi took it. He carefully picked up a piece of meat, and a shadow of a person suddenly flashed in his mind.  "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but Mr. Hedong is still in Beijing, and I dare not obey my orders." When he said these words, he felt very regretful in his heart, but he also felt an indescribable sense of relief.  Zhai Zhe squinted his eyes and smiled: "Then you go back, go back tonight, I will get everything Jierhalang wants to give to me." Horse meat is very hard, and Qian Qianyi's teeth are very uncomfortable.  Well, he chewed a few pieces of meat with difficulty.  Zhai Zhe ordered: "Fang Jin, send the minister of money out of the camp, and let Chefeng escort him fifty miles north." "Yes." There were only twenty people in the mission, and nineteen cavalry escorted the old Qian Qianyi.  He hid in the carriage and walked through the lively camp area. The surrounding area gradually became peaceful. The wind of the carriage led 500 elite cavalry to send them across today's battlefield and lead his troops back.  Under the blurry moonlight, there was a shrill "croak" sound, and Qian Qianyi's face turned pale. He knew that this mission was difficult, but he didn't expect it to turn out like this.  His escorts were all Han Chinese. In order to hide the news, Jierhalang secretly sent him out of Beijing.  It's not easy to go back secretly now.  The cavalry commander was at a loss and asked: "Master Qian, where are you going now?" Qian Qianyi lamented: "Where else can we go? Of course we have to go back to Beijing." He suddenly regretted that if he had just promised Zhai Zhe to stay in the Ming army,  In the camp, we should be able to return to Jiangnan soon.  "Let's go" Nineteen cavalry escorted a carriage heading north in the middle of the night. They avoided the Qing camp.Towards.  The towns around Gyeonggi Province had long been empty, and they walked for a long time without meeting anyone.  There are people among the cavalry who are proficient in the art of scouting and know the roads of Beijing, so the group will not get lost in the middle of the night.  Suddenly, a group of cavalry holding torches came on the oncoming road, heading towards the carriage from a distance.  The cavalry commander's voice was panicked and he said through the curtain of the carriage: "Sir Qian, someone is coming." Qian Qianyi asked: "Who is it?" "Maybe it's a scout patrolling the camp." Qian Qianyi opened the curtain and jumped out.  At such an old age, he still has such good skills. The knights guarding both sides of the carriage were shocked.  "Quickly, find a place to hide." Qian Qianyi looked around and saw a small forest not far away. He walked towards it with one foot deep and one foot shallow.  The cavalry drove the carriage down the road and followed Qian Qianyi to hide in the woods.  After a while, the patrolling cavalry arrived here. This was a cavalry force of three to four hundred people. The torches were smoking thickly, and the horses were breathing heavily. It seemed that they had patrolled a long distance.  Qian Qianyi lay on a rough tree and slowed down his breathing.  The cavalry slowly passed by the place where they went to Xiaguan Road. When they were about to pass, suddenly, a cavalryman in the last row raised the torch in his hand and shouted loudly: "Sir, there is a carriage here." The cavalry queue stopped.  The torches were arranged in an arc, and a gray horse pulling a brown carriage stopped in the middle of the arc.  A Mongolian with a flat face urged his horse to the carriage and inspected it carefully for a moment. He waved the torch in his hand and ordered: "Search for me." Qian Qianyi's head buzzed and he slumped under the tree.  Half an hour later, the rude Mongolians dragged Qian Qianyi into the Qing camp's central army tent.  Dorgon sat on the main seat cushioned with fur, with Mu Zilun and Suk Saha accompanying him.  The warrior threw Qian Qianyi in, and Dorgon looked at him coldly: "Shilang Qian, you are so elegant, do you come to inspect the battlefield in the middle of the night?" Qian Qianyi lay on the ground, his legs shaking like chaff, "Your Highness  "Tell me, what are you here for?" "Prince, slave, slave" Suk Saha walked down, stepping on his white fingers with his leather boots, and shouted in a deep voice: "Speak" Qian Qian  He shouted as if he was being whipped by a whip: "It was Jierhalang who ordered me to go to the Ming camp to negotiate peace. I have no choice." He didn't understand. Is this Zhai Zhe's punishment for refusing to stay in the Ming camp? It was like this.  Throw them into the dark battlefield.  He was very honest, did not hide anything, and revealed everything he knew.  Mu Zilen and Suk Saha looked at Dorgon worriedly.  Dorgon¡¯s face was as white as winter snow.  He turned around and asked: "Suk Saha, when you entered Beijing, did the Queen Mother say anything about peace talks?" "No" "You order two thousand cavalry and return to Beijing after dawn." Mu Zilun and Suk Saha were almost at the same time.  He spoke to dissuade: "Your Majesty" Suksaha had just returned from Beijing. He had more say. He said: "The Queen Mother has replaced all the guards in the Forbidden City with people with the yellow flag. Your Majesty is returning to the city now, for fear of danger."  What are you afraid of?" Dorgon hit the desk hard with his right palm, "I am still the regent of the Qing Dynasty, and I want to see who dares to be rude to me, Sony? Su Quanquan?  Harang's arrogance in negotiating peace is a capital crime. If I didn't kill him, why would I do anything to the soldiers who died on the battlefield today?" Mu Zilun took a step forward, and Suk Saha pursed his lips.  "I am still the regent of the Qing Dynasty." Dorgon stepped down from the main seat. He did not look at Mu Zilun and Suk Saha, nor did he look at Qian Qianyi again, and walked straight into the Chinese army's tent.  His head was so dizzy that he needed to find a quiet place to lie down.  The next day, when the sun first rose, Suk Saha's two thousand Zhengbai Banner cavalry escorted Dorgon on the road to Beijing.  Mu Zilun and Bolo were ordered to temporarily lead the army. Dorgon put on white armor, his whole body hidden in the shadows.  Tongzhou is just on the outskirts of Beijing, and you will soon arrive outside the Nancheng Gate.  There has been fierce fighting outside the city for days, and the city of Beijing has been placed under martial law.  When the defenders saw the regent returning to the city, they did not dare to delay and obediently opened the gates of Beijing.  The news spread quickly in Beijing, "The Prince Regent has returned to the city." Beizi and the bodyguards of the two yellow flags rushed to the mansion of several people.  Two thousand white flag cavalry stopped on the street at the gate of the south city. Suk Saha turned around and asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, where are we going?" Dorgon ordered: "Go to the residence of Prince Heshuo Jian." Jierhalang's residence is far away from the imperial city.  Very close, two thousand cavalry were heading towards the imperial city, which made people have to be vigilant.  Dorgon ordered a thousand cavalry to go to the regent's palace to wait for orders, and asked Suksaha to lead the other half to capture Jilharang.  The cavalry of Zhengbai Banner surrounded?In Prince Heshuo Jian's Mansion, Suk Saha led two hundred soldiers with a saber to break through the door.  There was a lot of chaos in the palace, and the family members were driven to the backyard crying and running around.  None of the powerful guards that Lianghuangqi usually shouted about were seen.  After a cup of tea, Suk Saha left the palace and reported to Dorgon: "Jirharang is not in the palace. People in the palace said that he went to the palace to meet the Queen Mother." "Now only the Queen Mother can save him."  Dorgon urged the horse to turn around and said, "Let's go to the imperial city."
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