From Tongguan to Xi'an, it is less than three hundred miles.
Most of the army led by Duduo were cavalry, and it took less than two days to reach Xi'an.
What surprised him was that Xi'an in front of him was already an empty city.
Li Zicheng had apparently led his troops to evacuate.
However, for the sake of safety, Duduo ordered Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming to lead the Tianyou Army into the city.
After making sure there was no fraud, he led the main force of the Eight Banners into the city.
The incident happened suddenly.
Li Zicheng took away the army and their families, but he was unable to take away the people in the city.
After learning that the Qing army had entered the city, these people hid in their homes and did not dare to take to the streets.
The entire city of Xi'an was like a dead city.
Duduo was very dissatisfied with this.
These unscrupulous people are really ignorant of current affairs.
Shouldn't they take to the streets to welcome the arrival of the Eight Banners Army?
The Qing army helped them drive away the giant thief Li Zicheng.
They didn't know how to be grateful.
They were really heartless.
Duduo was very angry, and the consequences were serious.
Under his order, the Eight Banners Army and the Tianyou Army searched the streets and houses, and pulled out all the people hiding in their homes and drove them to the former Qin Prince's palace.
When Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he granted various titles to his disciples.
Anyone who was granted the title of king could command tens of thousands of troops.
According to regulations, an open space like a school field will be vacated in front of the palace to train the tens of thousands of prince's guards.
Later, Zhu Di was in trouble and reduced the prince's guard, but the open space in front of the palace was preserved.
However, there were so many people in Xi'an that it was difficult to gather them all at once, so Duduo ordered them to be concentrated in batches for training.
All the people who had been driven here in advance crowded into the open space in front of Prince Qin's mansion.
Facing the wolf-like Tigers of the Eight Banners Army and the Tianyou Army, they trembled and did not even dare to speak out.
Duduo was riding on a maroon Mongolian horse.
He raised his chin arrogantly and said: "I am the Prince of Henan in the Qing Dynasty and the owner of the white flag.
I was ordered by the Emperor and Regent of the Qing Dynasty to conquer the bandits in the west.
Now there are giant bandits.
Li Zicheng has fled, you can rest assured.
As long as you are an obedient citizen of the Qing Dynasty, I can protect your wealth and peace."
After saying that, Duduo glanced at Kong Youde who was not far away, and Kong Youde quickly said: "His Royal Highness Prince Yu is right.
Since you want to be obedient people of the Qing Dynasty, you must naturally abide by the customs of the Qing Dynasty.
Eguan Bodai, This is the bad rule of the previous dynasty.
The money rat's tail is the elegant rule of the new dynasty.
From now on, you must shave your hair and change your clothes.
Anyone who dares to disobey will be punished for treason."
The people in front of Prince Qin's palace lowered their heads and remained silent.
Duduo was furious and shouted: "Are you all mute?"
After saying that, he bent his bow and shot an arrow at a woman holding a baby.
Seeing the arrows flying towards her, the woman who was originally looking a little dull suddenly turned around.
The arrow shot into her back with a pop, and the woman groaned and fell down.
When she fell to the ground, she was still holding the child tightly in her arms, with a trace of reluctance in her eyes.
"Three days, I will give you three days.
If anyone does not follow our Qing custom of shaving his hair and changing clothes after three days, he will be beheaded."
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Duduo felt distraught, leaving Kong Youde and others to continue lecturing, while he dismounted and entered Prince Qin's palace.
Chen Shuncai felt very excited from the first moment he entered Xi'an City.
Compared with Tongguan, Xi'an can be regarded as an absolutely big city.
Even compared to Taiyuan, there is no concession at all.
It is said that Ming Taizu also considered moving the capital to Xi'an.
Unfortunately, the prince Zhu Biao who was sent to investigate suddenly died of illness, and the move of the capital was abandoned.
Chen Shuncai vaguely felt that it would be possible to steal a woman to be his wife this time.
He wandered along the street, but the once bustling streets were empty and deserted.
Chen Shuncai turned the corner and saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl sitting by the well.
Next to her was a corpse, wrapped only in a straw mat, with both feet exposed.
Chen Shuncai's heart thumped, and he took a step forward and asked, "Why are you here alone?"
Nowadays, the people in Xi'an are afraid of the Qing army like tigers.
They see how far away the Qing soldiers hide, but this little lady seems not to be afraid at all, sitting here alone, I don't know why.
The young woman raised her head and glanced at Chen Shuncai, then choked up and said, "My father is dead, and I want to sell myself to bury him."
"The person who died was your father" Chen Shuncai glanced at the emaciated corpse again, swallowed and spat.
"My father starved to death."
The girl's eyes were filled with tears, which seemed ready to overflow at any time.
"Well, doesn't Li Chuang love the people like his own son?
Why would he just watch the people starve to death?"
Chen Shuncai felt a little unbelievable.
He must know that Li Zicheng had always used the slogan of not accepting food when the King of Chuang came.
"Love the people as your own children is just talk."
The young lady sneered and said: "The morning seeks promotion and the evening seeks union.
It is difficult for poor people to survive these days.
Open the door early to pay homage to King Chuang, and the discipline will be happy for everyone.
Kill the cattle and sheep, prepare wine, and open the city gate to welcome King Chuang.
When King Chuang comes, If you don't pay for the food, you will eat his mother, and if you don't pay for the food, there will be Chuang Wang.
If you don't pay for the food, everyone will live happily.
It was often sung, and everyone really believed it, thinking that everyone would be saved if the army entered the city.
Who would have thought that after the army entered Xi'an, Li Chuang himself lived in the Prince of Qin's Mansion, and only knew how to distribute money and food to his subordinates.
But we poor people have been forgotten.
My father starved to death without seeing a grain of rice from Li Chuang."
Chen Shuncai felt very uncomfortable as if there was a bone stuck in his throat.
After a long time, he asked: "What's your name?"
"Erya."
She suddenly raised her head and asked loudly: "If you give me money to help me bury my father, I will sell myself to you." ah Chen Shuncai felt confused and had no idea what to say.
Taking a woman home to be his wife is what he has always wanted to do.
But he never thought about buying a woman But somehow, when he saw Erya's strong and determined eyes, Chen Shuncai felt a sting in his heart.
"Aren't you afraid of me?"
After holding it back for a long time, Chen Shun asked a question that made people laugh or cry.
Erya was so strong that Chen Shuncai couldn't understand it.
"Why should you be afraid?"
Erya smiled bitterly and said: "My two brothers were captured by Li Chuang and died in Tongguan.
My mother died of illness and my father starved to death.
I am left alone.
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What do I have to be afraid of?"
After a pause, Erya continued: "I know what you want to say.
I am a Han, and you are also a Han.
Even if you shave your hair and leave braids, it can't change this.
It's better for me to marry a Han than to A Tatar."
"No, I'm not" Chen Shuncai waved his hands repeatedly.
He was extremely reluctant to remember the fact that he was a Han.
He has obviously raised the flag, why can't he get rid of his Han identity?
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