Chapter 202 Unify the North

In ten years, hundreds of rebel teams including Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, etc., plus natural disasters such as "drought in one year, floods in two years, locusts in three years... great epidemic...", the imperial authority was strict The decline of the Party, the decline of local control, and the corruption of most officials of the Donglin Party in the country. The most important thing is that Wang Yan secretly sent some elite troops to infiltrate the peasant army.

Wang Yan's men are not comparable to those illiterate peasants or big-headed soldiers. It may be an exaggeration to say that they are capable of literary and military skills, but they are not enough to govern the place, and there is no problem at all in marching and fighting. After so many years, except for a few who died prematurely, most of them held high positions in the peasant armies of all walks of life. With the participation of these people, the process of the entire Peasant War in the late Ming Dynasty was greatly accelerated.

Shaanxi, Shanxi, Huguang, Sichuan, Henan and other places are all fighting. And because the more the Ming Dynasty was attacked, the more it was defeated, ethnic minorities and chieftains in Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi and other places also rebelled. It can be said that most of the Ming Dynasty's territory is at war and in chaos.

Only the southeastern coastal areas such as Nanjing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong were less affected. The conflicts there were also extremely sharp, but who made the wealthy businessmen, gentry and landlords there have money? When they sense something is wrong, they only need to release a little bit, which is enough for a bunch of mud-legged people to work hard. Not to mention that there are many large maritime merchant families here, and their subordinates are all desperadoes who lick blood with their swords, so their combat effectiveness is guaranteed.

Now, in the third month of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen. Zhu Youjian finally couldn't stand it anymore and sent people to attack Baoding Prefecture. Further north was Shuntian Prefecture where the capital was located. They had already sent people to attack his old nest. This is also the case. Five days ago, Zhu Youjian ordered the troops of Yongping Prefecture under Sun Chengzong to go south to quell the rebellion.

Sun Chengzong originally resisted the Qing army in the eleventh year of Chongzhen. The city was captured, and he hanged himself to death. Now that Wang Yan exists, Huang Taiji, not to mention the founding of the Qing Dynasty, even that old bastard can't even keep his gold. So Sun Chengzong is not dead. Maybe Confucianism really has a "great righteousness". In addition, Wang Yan has been asking people to send some medicine. This old guy is seventy-seven this year, and his body and bones are still so strong and full of energy.

Sun Chengzong claimed to be ill and did not lead the troops himself. Instead, his subordinates Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou and others led the troops south.

As early as when Sun Chengzong came to power, Yuan Chonghuan came over. Because when Sun Chengzong was the governor of Ji Liao, Yuan Chonghuan worked under him. He thought this person was acceptable, so he did not refuse.

Speaking of Governor Yuan, we have to say something about Island Master Mao. Wang Yan in North Korea has swallowed up half of his children, and Pidao is naturally within his territory. When Wang Yan sent people to surrender, Island Master Mao may have been addicted to the Tu emperor. He didn't want anyone to take care of him, and he couldn't beat him. He didn't want to get involved in the bad things in the country, so he just ran south with his men... The sea is so big, and he may not be able to occupy much of it until his death, so he didn't send anyone to stop him, leaving it to him...

As for Zu Dashou, he originally surrendered to the Qing Dynasty after the defeat of Hong Chengchou in the 14th year of Chongzhen. However, now Wang Yan is the emperor of Liaodong, so Zu Dashou is still a good minister of the Ming Dynasty. The trajectory of his good nephew Wu Sangui was basically the same as before. After passing the martial arts examination, he followed Sun Chengzong and became loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

It was also because Zhu Youjian and Sun Chengzong's men were mobilized to prevent him from entering the customs. In addition, Wang Yan judged from the information obtained from other channels that the Ming Dynasty was over. It was General Wang's turn to conquer the world, sweep Liuhe, and merge with the eight wastelands. .

On this day, in Shenyang, the Chongzheng Hall, also known as the Jinluan Hall, was initially completed in the imperial palace. Wang Yan was sitting high on a dragon chair made of pure gold, looking down at a group of civil and military officials below.

The construction of the palace in Shenyang started when Nurhaci was in charge and was still under construction when Huang Taiji came to power. However, construction was stopped later due to shortage of materials. After Wang Yan drove Huang Taiji away, because he was too hasty, Huang Taiji only set a fire and did not have time to destroy it. It was already mostly built, so it was a pity that it was still there. Besides, Wang Yan didn't have money or resources, so he continued to build it. Today was the first time he sat on it.

As for waiting until it is completely completed, it will take a long time. Historically, this palace took 158 years to build... Wang Yan just wanted to create a spectacle to stimulate domestic demand...

Wang Yan has not never been to the Shenyang Forbidden City in the real world, but at that time the Golden Palace was sealed, and he could only look at the dragon chair and the jade-stepped nine-dragon wall from a distance outside the fence. Compared with now, the feeling of designation is different. After all, the entire city of Shenyang, the entire territory of Liao Province in later generations, and the entire prairie belong to him. What is the biggest feeling at this moment... Well, the dragon chair is quite hard, a little bit harsh on the buttocks. Looking back, I have to explain, don't use jade cushions, the whole thing is soft...

After feeling it for a while, Wang Yan said to the senior officers below who were grinning sillyly, as well as the civil servants with different thoughts: "Okay, stop laughing so silly, let's talk about how the preparations are going. ?”

Sun Fugui, the head of the military attache, looked around and saw that no one was speaking. He cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty... um... Your Majesty?"

"Then he hasn't ascended the throne yet, so what's the rush? Whatever happened before, that's what it will be."

"Yes, sir." Sun Fugui straightened his body and said loudly: "Sir, all the logistics materials have been transported to the front line now, which is enough to consume the 200,000 troops for half a year."

Wang Yan nodded, Sun Fugui bowed his hands and retreated, and an officer behind him said: "Your Excellency, except for those who are necessary to maintain stability and ensure safety, all overseas troops have returned and are stationed in Dandong and Liaohai ( Kaiyuan) and Jianzhouwei area have been rested and recuperated."

"Your Excellency, one hundred thousand Guardsmen and Horses have entered a state of combat readiness and are patrolling the entire Liaoning and most of the grasslands non-stop."

"Your Majesty, the Jiannu rear troops sent a message last month. In addition to suppressing the local troops, they have entered the Xing'anling area and are heading south as scheduled."

"Your Excellency, candidate officials and people's livelihood construction materials have been prepared..."

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After hearing the reports from a group of civil and military officials, Wang Yan waved his hand: "Tomorrow, the troops will enter North Korea. I will personally lead the troops north to clear out the Jian slaves. In this battle, the north must be leveled. Everyone, go down."

"As commanded."

In fact, it wasn't that Wang Yan didn't take action to destroy these two families before, it was just that the time was not there. As early as the Battle of Liaozhong, Wang Yan was able to kill Huang Taiji in one battle when he bombarded Shengjing. However, it was useless to assume that he could not win after the battle. Later, when he was strong enough, he began to divide his troops and manage the ocean. After all, only those who can go to sea, do business or rob can make a fortune. Therefore, there was little to deal with the two forces of Huang Taiji and North Korea. After all, it's there, just take your time.

The reason why these two sovereign forces have to be taken down this time is that the Ming Dynasty is almost exhausted, and he must first stabilize the rear before entering the pass. Second, these two families have been almost eaten away by him and are easy to digest.

When he brought back his troops, he was just preparing to enter the customs. Otherwise, with thirty to fifty thousand men, he could capture Houjin and North Korea. The other main reason is that there are hundreds of thousands of people who follow Huang Taiji and North Korea who resist to the death. These are all forced to do hard labor. There are too many hard labor slaves without enough troops to suppress them, which is too much trouble.

Back to the um... harem, the children who had been playing in the palace for a long time and watching the new things came running over. The eldest son Wang Junren was twelve years old, and the youngest son Wang Junrang was just three years old. He was also led by the sensible Wang Jinyun. Then came over.

Wang Yan's education for his children is quite relaxed. Except for some slight bias towards his daughter due to the general environment, the overall situation is basically a bowl of water.

He didn't teach anything useless. In this era, all the children will understand as long as they know how to do it. With the resources provided by his position as a biological father, the first, second, and even third generation children will all understand it. Can guarantee success. Even if you don't succeed, you won't be able to do anything bad. It will be over after that, he is gone, how can we pay attention to the next generation?

This is also the shortcoming of the family world. The decision-makers at the top are uneven, which is an important factor in the decline of ancient dynasties. Of course, other land annexations are also the main reasons. But in the final analysis, it is still not good for the big brother to take the lead. He cannot see the essence of the problem. Even if he sees it, he does not have the strong means to correct the chaos. Just like Zhu Youjian now, after a series of his operations, the Ming Dynasty was successfully completed, and every step accurately advanced the process of the Ming Dynasty's subjugation.

But to be honest, Wang Yan doesn't care about this. After all, he, Wang, has Yanhuang China in his heart. As long as the territory is big enough and the meat rots in the pot, it doesn't matter who is in power. If your own children and grandchildren are incompetent, you can't blame others at all.

He would not force his children to do things they didn't like. Like the third boy who was taught imperial skills by Wei Zhongxian, Wang Yan gave others money and resources and went out to fight on his own. If you're like Ding Baiying's second son, you don't like to do anything and just want to enjoy life, there's no problem. He has no intention of pushing his children to make progress. He just wants to be comfortable and do whatever he likes. If no child can take over his empire in the end, then a constitution will be established.

The eldest son hesitated for a long time, and finally looked at Wang Yan carefully: "Dad... I heard that you are going to conquer the slaves in the north tomorrow?"

Wang Yan hugged Lao Shi and glanced at the grown-up children with a smile: "What, do you want to go?"

The eldest son nodded crazily: "Dad, tell your mother..."

Although the second child is sullen, he is still a child after all, and he can't hide things. His little eyes are wandering back and forth, and he is obviously tempted.

Not to mention the most motivated third child, he bared his teeth at Wang Yan and smiled: "Dad, my sister and I want to go too. There are also the second child in Uncle Sun's family and the eldest son in Uncle Zhang's family. They are all military children. They also want to go and have a look.”

"Dad, I want to go too, I want to go too."

The youngest in Wang Yan's arms, Lao Shi, didn't understand anything. He thought he was going out to play, so he hurriedly shouted there for fear of being left behind.

Glancing at the second girl who was looking at him sillyly, Wang Yan thought for a while and nodded: "If you are over ten years old, you can go if you want."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of children started shouting and making noises. The third child was the most straightforward, leaving a "Thank you, Dad" and ran away to inform the friends who came with him.

After a long time, the second girl asked stupidly: "Dad, what should I do if my mother doesn't agree?"

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled: "I'll tell them when we have dinner tonight."

Why didn't he tell her directly? It was because the girls in his back house had other things to do. Ding Baiying and Wei Ting are both training female soldiers, while the Zhou sisters are following a group of literati to study poetry and songs and compile books for the enlightenment of children. Zhang Yan directly became the Minister of Health, just as Wang Yan had originally thought. Busy with epidemic prevention and control, popularization of basic health knowledge, construction of medical centers, training of doctors, and the operation of professional female doctors who deliver babies, etc.

As for the other concubines, they all have their own jobs, such as national integration, unity, women's rights and other matters...

Of course, they can't all be top leaders. Although these women are capable, that's all. To say that the person with the most authority has to be Zhang Yan.

In the evening, dozens of members of the family had a meal together. During the dinner, Wang Yan mentioned the matter. Although a group of women complained, they did not object. Although Wang Yan said he could go if he wanted to if he was over ten years old, he estimated that when he leaves tomorrow, all children of appropriate age who have family members in Shenyang would have to go, including his own son, even if he didn't want to go.

This is a side effect of power, but to put it mildly, this side effect is exactly the charm of power. It is also an important factor in the corruption and loss of some officials. This feeling of passively controlling others is indeed intoxicating...

The next day, under the North City Gate with the majestic word "Shenyang" engraved in Wang Yan's own handwriting, amidst the discussion of a group of civilians watching the excitement, more than a thousand cavalry in a well-formed military formation left the city and headed north.

Most of the troops are on the front line, so there are not so many soldiers and horses to accompany them. Only Wang Yan's thousand personal guards and five hundred female soldiers set off northward.

The reason why the female soldiers were brought out was mainly because it was inconvenient for Wang Yan and other officers' daughters. There was no other way. Even if Wang Yan didn't care, no one would dare to ride a horse and hug his daughter. They could only be led by female soldiers.

As for a group of howling boys, it is much simpler. After all, they are all children. No matter how good their equestrian skills are, they are not good at it. They can just let the guards take the ride together and that's it.

Regarding Wang Yan taking a bunch of children to the battlefield, especially a little girl, the female relatives of each family may have the loudest objections. Although Wang Yan has been improving the status of women, the traditional concept is like that. It is impossible to expect a bunch of women with bound feet. It will take two generations for the rise of women to be truly accepted by some people.

"Little Foot" is such a dregs, Wang Yan's territory has long since been abandoned. It's not like some bastard came up with it first. Anyway, people have been good at it since the Northern Song Dynasty, and it reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. This pure character is one who infiltrated from the upper class to the lower class. When there is a girl in the family, she wants to have her feet bound and marries the eldest man, Ben Gaozhi. Of course, it was prosperous, and there were many people who did not bind their feet. This was mainly due to the large population of the Ming Dynasty...

After all, men are still in charge, and women have to hold back if they have different opinions. What's more, if Wang Yan's children are gone, then all of them will belong to princes and princesses from now on. How stupid are their children? So this is really what Wang Yan thought. A bunch of senior officers and a small number of civil servants who followed him from Jinzhou to Shenyang, and all the children of the right age at home, regardless of gender, whether they like it or not, are all here. Not too many, just a few hundred people...

The main age group is concentrated between ten and fifteen years old, and those who are older are basically either trained in the army in advance, or they study in the advanced 'middle school' society built by Wang Yanhou.

It is of course possible that these children who have lived in good living conditions since childhood will be frightened into something bad after going to the battlefield. But in today's world of great strife, forget it about girls and babies. Just take a look at it from a distance and think it's time to go out for a trip. Since all the boys are here, one by one, they all have to see with their own eyes how they kill people and how they behead them. If possible, Wang Yan would allow anyone who is not frightened out of fear and is even eager to try...

But what should be said is that none of his children, including the children of military officers, are useless. They have been practicing martial arts since they were young. Even the weakest girl, Wang Jinyun, who doesn't like martial arts, can swing her little fists like a tiger. This is the only thing Wang Yan requires for his children, that they be in good health. Even in the future, when his medicine is almost ready and the price is no longer sky-high, he plans to dilute it indiscriminately and provide it to his little kids, directly strengthening the people from the root.

The team marched all the way, and because they were carrying a bunch of children, the marching speed was a little slower, but they also arrived at Liaohaiwei that night. After resting for a night, the troops were divided into three groups to launch an attack the next day.

Fight all the way to Changchun, fight all the way forward until the first generation in Harbin joins the troops in the Waixing'an Mountains, and then fight back. All the way to the plain area near Songhe at the western foot of Changbai Mountain is also where Hou Jin started his career.

Wang Yan took a group of children to march with the Changchun team because Huang Taiji was there.

In fact, in the past few years, especially after Wang Yan sent people to the North Sea, which is now Lao Maozi's Hogwarts Sea, many bannermen were captured there to cut down trees, dig coal, mines, and farm fields. , road construction, building houses, etc., Huang Taiji's territory basically shrank not much, and it was only parts of Jilin and Heilongjiang later.

Wang Yan's dream of marching into the Central Plains and claiming to be a lonely Taoist had been shattered long ago. Everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before Jiannu was destroyed. The reason why Huang Taiji did not surrender might be because he only had the dignity of a strong man left.

"Khan, let's go. If you don't leave, it will be too late."

In Changchun City, listening to the continuous sound of cannons outside and the anxious noise nearby, Huang Taiji knew that it was over, it was all over. It's not that he can't run, but even if he runs away and still lives in the world, what can he do?

Huang Taiji drank up a lonely glass of strong wine, and after regaining his breath, he shook his head in a hoarse voice and looked at his cronies: "Where can I run to? If you do one more thing for me, just leave and live a good life."

No matter when, there are always some people who choose to die: "If the Khan doesn't leave, my subordinates will never live alone, but please give the Khan's orders."

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