On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, a blizzard enveloped the land of Liaodong, also shrouded in wind and snow. On this day, the city of Shenyang was burning with flames, and the billowing smoke rose into columns of smoke, which formed in the sky. The smoke balls dyed the white snow black.

Black snowflakes were floating on the ground, and there were blood stains everywhere on the ground! The snowflakes melted into the pool of blood.

On this day, what was happening in the city of Shenyang was a story that had to be told between the conquerors and the conquered. There was no gentle and joyful "fusion", only the blood and tears of the conquered, and the unbridled laughter of the conquerors.

Everything was just like what happened when Shenyang was captured by Hou Jin soldiers. It was just history repeating itself.

When the conquerors were enjoying their trophies, the atmosphere in the so-called imperial palace, Chongzheng Hall, seemed a bit gloomy. In this palace, Zhu Guoqiang's expression was solemn. More often than not, he would He cast his eyes on the dragon chair.

Dragon chair!

Even the barbarian dragon chair is full of endless temptation to the world.

Perhaps for people in another world who visit the Forbidden City and see the dragon chair, it is just a magnificent chair inlaid with gold.

But in this era, this chair symbolizes power and supreme rights.

Throughout the ages, countless people have fought openly and secretly for the rights symbolized by this chair, killing their fathers and brothers.

At this moment, Zhu Guoqiang, who is living in this era, is also feeling the temptation brought by him when looking at the dragon chair. That kind of temptation makes it impossible for anyone to calm down.

After all, the rights symbolized by that chair are supreme and exclusive. It is enough to make people abandon everything.

lure.

Faced with such a temptation, even Zhu Guoqiang seemed unable to resist.

If a yellow robe is added to my body now...what's the harm in wearing it?

A word of advice, I am the only one who is supreme, words become a constitution...

Who doesn’t yearn for such power?

At this moment, someone on the side interrupted his chaotic thoughts.

"Your Majesty, it has just been reported that when the soldiers were searching the houses in the city, some soldiers shared the property with the women without waiting for their reward..."

Before Liu Hanyi could finish speaking, Zhu Guoqiang, who had come back to his senses, said in a deep voice.

"The slave chief occupied Liaoyang, sealed off the treasury, and plundered all the gold and silver silk from the people. Before the official release, Nurhachi issued an order that stipulated that wealthy households could only leave nine pieces of clothing, and middle-class families were allowed to leave five pieces of clothing. , the lower-class people were allowed to keep three pieces of clothing and hand over all other belongings. This order made every Han family in Liaoyang bankrupt and their homes empty. It was in this way that they gathered the clothes they robbed at the military training ground in Liaoyang. It was used to feed the Jurchens and Mongols. Every time they conquered a city, they killed all the men and brought back their wives, children, cattle and horses as captives..."

Staring at the dragon chair, Zhu Guoqiang's brows jumped. Now when he looked at the dragon chair, what he saw was the bloodstains underneath the dragon chair. The bloodstains were the blood feud of millions of people.

Who dares to forget this bloody feud?

Zhu Guoqiang said coldly.

"When the good Han people were slaves and rebelled, they were killed by them. From now on, we will only repay others with their own methods and repay evil with kindness. How can we repay justice? Repay killing with killing, blood for blood. , Otherwise, it cannot deter the barbarians!"

We are always kind. We should repay them with civilization and kindness, but how do they repay our kindness?

Those savages repaid kindness with his butcher's knife.

All the good people were killed by them. From now on, everyone who survives will become evil people. This kind of evil is only aimed at certain barbarians.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Amidst the compliments from everyone, they also saw that the prince's eyes were always on the throne, so they all withdrew knowingly.

Only Liu Hanyi remained.

"Why didn't you go out?"

Zhu Guoqiang looked down at the blood on the ground. It was the blood of the guards, but one thing is certain, the road to power must be paved with blood.

In the process of fighting for power, there is never any room for mercy!

"Master Shizi!"

Liu Hanyi, the closest aide to the Crown Prince, said in a low voice.

"Currently, the city of Shenyang has been fully occupied by us. There are hundreds of thousands of Han people enslaved by the Jiannu around Shenyang. They all have a blood feud with the Jiannu and are all grateful to the prince for rescuing them. As I see it, the prince can recruit the surrounding Han people to serve as slaves. Soldiers, hold on to Shenyang!"

"Oh! Really? What happens next?"

Zhu Guoqiang asked casually,

"After the captive chief learns that Shenyang has been recovered by the Crown Prince, he will definitely send all his troops to help Shenyang. But it is winter now, in such ice and snow, and tens of thousands of troops have no food and grass. How long can they hold on? Moreover, the fall of Shenyang will definitely make Jian The slave army is in great disarray, the morale of the army is in chaos, and there is insufficient food and fodder. Our army only needs to recharge its batteries and hold on to the city when the captive army enters Shenyang. They will definitely be defeated in Shenyang. By then, the prince can use Shenyang as his foundation..."

Seeing that the prince did not speak, Liu Hanyi couldn't help but feel anxious and hurriedly spoke loudly.

"When the leader of the captives is defeated, it will be the time for the prince to achieve great things. He can rely on Liaodong to establish himself. The governor of the Song Dynasty is in charge of Shandong, Ge Cunye and others stay in Yangzhou, Abatai restrains Shi Kefa, and Dorgon restrains Hong Chengchou. The prince can take advantage of the restoration of Liao Dynasty - Qingjun side!"

"Qingjun side!"

After reciting a few words silently, Zhu Guoqiang turned around and looked at Liu Hanyi and said.

"What you said does make some sense. Tell me about Abate, why does Dorgon listen to me?"

"As long as Huang Taiji is defeated or flees to the grassland, Abatai and Dorgon will be lost dogs. The emperor will be distraught and his people will be separated, and his soldiers will have no fighting spirit. The prince can send someone to contact him and surrender him as his own. , just like when the emperor became an ancestor and accomplished great things with Duoyan and Sanwei, in this way, great things will definitely be accomplished! God has given this good opportunity to the prince, how can the prince not take it!"

At first listen, it seems that what Liu Hanyi said is very reasonable. If you don't seize such a good opportunity, you may really be sent by God!

But Zhu Guoqiang stared at Liu Hanyi and asked.

"What do you mean, you don't want to hold Abatai accountable for his crime of digging the Yellow River and killing hundreds of thousands of my people?"

"Your Majesty, if you want to achieve great things, don't stick to trivial matters!"

"I won't pursue Dorgon's crime of repeatedly joining the invaders and killing millions of my people!"

"Your Majesty, when I became my ancestor, I also used Duoyan Sanwei!"

"The three guards of Duoyan did not kill millions of Han people back then!"

Zhu Guoqiang sneered.

"If I use Abatai and Dorgon as the vanguard to pacify the world, what will the people of the world think of me? For my own selfish interests, I, Zhu Ciying, will not hesitate to sacrifice blood and hatred, kill the Han people with barbarian soldiers, and seize the world, even if it is How can you be worthy of the world and the people who were massacred by the slaves after becoming emperor?"

"Your Majesty..."

"No more trying to persuade me, everything will go according to plan!"

"Master Shizi!"

Before Liu Hanyi could speak again, Zhu Guoqiang's right hand slammed the handle of the knife.

"Liu Hanyi, do you think I won't kill you?"

Faced with the threat from the crown prince, Liu Hanyi suddenly said seriously.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

When speaking, he first prostrated, then fell down, pressed his hands to the ground, then bent his left and right legs one after another, kowtowed to the ground and stayed there for a while.

"I pay my respects here to express my gratitude to the Crown Prince for all the people in the world. For the Crown Prince to be able to categorically reject the temptation of the throne for all the people in the world, it is really a blessing to all the people in the world!"

Looking at Liu Hanyi kneeling on the ground, Zhu Guoqiang was stunned and instantly understood what he meant. He was not trying to persuade him to act like this, but he was telling himself that if he wanted to seize the world now, he had to collude with the bandits!

The road to power is indeed paved with blood, but that blood must be the blood of the enemy! Anyone who colludes with foreign enemies and harms his compatriots for his own selfish interests will surely be spurned by history.

First he laughed, it would be great to have a few such people around him! These are the real loyal people! Then Zhu Guoqiang said seriously.

"I want to conquer the world, so why should I borrow the help of barbarians? When I sent troops for the Northern Expedition, I said, fish is what I want; bear's paws are what I want too. I want to conquer Shengjing, and now I have conquered it.

!I will decide the heads of Abatai and the others!"

With a deep voice, Zhu Guoqiang walked straight out without even looking at the dragon chair. When he was leaving the palace, he shouted to everyone outside the palace.
Chapter completed!