AD 1644, the year of Jiashen.
In the first month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty.
Xi'an, inside the palace hall that was renovated from the former governor's office of the five provinces.
A group of people were bowing down to the man sitting on the throne, shouting long live the mountain.
The man had a dark red face, a foot long black beard, and was dressed in a yellow robe.
He looked very proud of himself.
This person was none other than the anti-king Li Zicheng, who ascended the throne here, and the country's name was Dashun, which was changed to Yongchang.
Why should Shun be the name of the country?
Because there is a widely circulated legend in the world.
It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang's well-known founding hero Liu Bowen told the fortune of the Ming Dynasty, saying that the Ming Dynasty would be destined for tens of millions of years, and it would not perish unless things went well.
Almost at the same moment, thousands of miles away in the snow-covered Shengjing, inside the Qing Imperial Palace.
A child with a bald head and a rat tail is also undergoing the enthronement ceremony, changing the reign to Shunzhi.
This era name was decided by the regent Dorgon, and of course it was also influenced by the legend.
The city of Beijing south of Shengjing is also covered in snow.
The New Year has just passed, and the sound of firecrackers is still heard from time to time at the entrance of Fujiadaguan's courtyard.
The festive smoke fills the cold air, exaggerating the New Year festival atmosphere.
The carnivorous classes of these societies were completely unaware of the historical upheaval that would occur a month or two later.
Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor in the Forbidden City, did not have any joy of the New Year.
The Ming Dynasty, which was riddled with holes, was like a huge fortress weighing him down and he couldn't breathe.
After ten years of suppression, it finally became a habit to suppress more and more intruders, and now it has controlled most of the five provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan, Hubei, and Jin.
Jinlu in the north is just outside Shanhaiguan, less than 500 miles away from Beijing.
He did not dare to convene a court meeting or read a memorial.
At the court meeting, the civil and military officials could only ask for one thing, money.
There are only three things that need to be reported.
First, the military situation is urgent, and second, there is another rebellion in a certain place.
Third, there is another famine in a certain place.
But he really couldn't get out even one tael of silver.
He had to borrow it from a relative, Queen Zhou's father, during the Chinese New Year.
At this time, sitting next to Zhu Youjian was a beautiful and graceful woman, who was his first wife, the current Queen Zhou.
Empress Zhou looked at his sad face and persuaded him: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry too much.
Some things are human-made.
If your Majesty does your best, you will be right to the ancestors.
I believe that with the blessings of the ancestors, I, the Ming Dynasty, will be able to survive these difficulties." " Zhu Youjian sighed and said, "I don't know whether to say something or not.
If only my brother, the late emperor, hadn't designated me to sit in this position."
At this time, a beautiful girl with a beautiful face and moonlight came in and called softly: "娖儿 wishes to pay my respects to my father."
When Zhu Youjian heard that his beloved second daughter, Princess Changping, was here, he raised his eyelids and said softly: "Oh, it's Juan'er here."
He turned around and said to Queen Zhou: "Does Juan'er have good calligraphy recently?"
"Growth" Empress Zhou smiled and said softly, "There is progress.
After spring, we will get married, so your majesty and I don't need to worry about motherhood."
As she spoke, she took an old dress and began to mend it.
Chongzhen slapped his thigh and said: "I have been busy with state affairs these days and have forgotten this important matter.
It's just a matter of whether the wedding can be postponed for a while.
Now the inner government really can't come up with a decent dowry."
Empress Zhou said softly: "Your Majesty, please don't worry about such trivial matters as dowry.
I have my own arrangements."
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Princess Changping put her arms around Empress Zhou's neck and said softly: "Mother, Juan'er doesn't want to get married yet."
After a pause, she spoke of the purpose of her visit.
"Mom, I want to go to the Xiangshan Temple to make wishes and pray for my father and the Ming Dynasty.
I came here to ask Xu I'er to leave the palace."
Zhu Youjian and Queen Zhou looked at each other and said, "Nao'er, you should know that the intruders are at the peak of their power, and there have been reports that their secret operations have gone deep into the capital.
It's hard for you to be safe when you go to Xiangshan."
Empress Zhou smiled slightly and said: "This child has grown up and knows how to think about her father and the country.
It is rare to show filial piety, so your majesty allows her to go."
Zhu Youjian lowered his head and thought for a moment and said: "Let's do this.
In addition to the normal Luan Yi guards, I will also dispatch some captains from the Jinyi Guards' Military Division to strengthen the guard."
The car stopped in front of Xiangshan Temple.
The eunuch in the chamber lifted the curtain of the carriage and stepped down, a graceful girl dressed in blue plain grosgrain.
Her figure undoubtedly attracted the attention of many imperial guards lined up on both sides, but they all only glanced at her sideways.
If the eunuch of Dongchang were to record himself as being disrespectful to the female family members of the royal family, he would lose his head.
But one of them, a young captain who looked to be only seventeen or eighty-nine years old, was staring at Princess Changping intently.
His head turned half a circle as if it was tied by an invisible rope in the princess's hand.
His boss, Zong Qi, saw this and was so frightened that he stretched out his foot and stepped on his toes hard.
He whispered bitterly: "Boy, what are you thinking about?
I don't want my head anymore."
The man quickly returned to normal.
But it was too late, one of the four eunuchs accompanying him was already walking towards us.
Apparently he also noticed Xia Hua's unusual behavior.
Xia Hua has been a military general for generations, and he was admitted to the Imperial Guard only last year.
He also has another identity, that is, Xia Hua whose soul has passed through him and has the same name.
This eunuch is Dongchang's spy.
In the early years, Wei Zhongxian was executed, and both Dongchang and Jinyiwei were severely hit and eliminated by Zhu Youjian.
Later, Zhu Youjian, who felt that he had been greatly harmed by the Donglin Party, paid attention to Dongchang and Jinyiwei again.
But in order to check and balance them and prevent the factory guards from colluding with each other again, Zhu Youjian put some thought into hiring people, deliberately creating a gap between Dongchang and Jinyiwei.
Usually, both families will seize every opportunity to suppress the other party.
At this time, how could the Dongchang eunuch miss this opportunity?
He walked forward and gave Xia Hua a riding crop, and a mark was immediately drawn out of his flying fish robe.
"Such a big dog dares to be disrespectful to Her Highness the Princess.
This is a crime of great disrespect.
We can kill you on the spot for this right now."
The general flag of Xia Hua's team quickly came out to persuade him with good words.
This is not because he cares about taking care of Xia Hua, but if Xia Hua is accused, his immediate boss will definitely be implicated.
It is best to make this matter a big deal and make it a trivial matter.
Seeing that the other party surrendered, the Dongchang eunuch thought that he had grasped the other party's vital point, and became more and more arrogant.
The whip was whipped towards Xia Hua, covering his head and face, and shouted: "Our family must report this matter to Mr.
Wang Dehua, Wang Changchang, and hand it over to the East Factory for investigation.
You Jinyiwei will take care of it."
The commander-in-chief was so anxious that his mouth was bitter, but he heard a sweet cry: "Stop, why are you beating the soldiers for no reason?"
Everyone turned their heads, but it was Princess Changping.
"Eunuch Zhang, why are you doing this?"
Princess Changping softened her tone a bit when she saw that it was Dongchang's father-in-law.
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Eunuch Zhang quickly replied: "Your Highness the Princess, this boy has misbehaved with Her Highness the Princess.
He stared at Her Highness the Princess for a long time.
According to the rules and regulations of the palace, it is considered a crime of gross disrespect
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