Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

The team of 300 people were not only all cavalry, but also all wore sophisticated armor, of course some of which were borrowed from Fatty Yang.

In order to deal with Dorgon's sudden attacks, especially the attacks of heavy cavalry, the 300 officers, in addition to the swords on their waists, were equipped with iron hammers similar to maces as their main weapons.

The fighting capacity of the Beijing Camp was not weak to begin with. After they put on their armor and led the troops up, they fought to the death with the heavy cavalry of the Jiannu, and Sun Weifan was not afraid at all.

At the end of the team there was a carriage, and in the carriage was the half-dead Yuetuo.

In order to prevent infection, the four guards and medical officers in charge of care all wore homemade masks and followed the team from a distance.

"Nephew, if the situation is not right, just smash the cup as a signal." Sun Weifan reminded Zhang Shikang while riding his horse at full speed.

"I get it. No need to be so serious. Relax a little." Zhang Shikang was actually the calmest person in the group.

"Dad, I heard that the Jiannu people eat raw meat and drink blood. What if we don't have a cup?" Sun Dasheng asked his father a soul-searching question.

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It was mid-October, and although the sun was shining brightly, it had long lost its summer heat, and the entire earth was pale yellow and gray.

In the open space outside Qizhou City, Dorgon had been waiting for a long time. A dozen steps behind him were the 380 Banners Iron Guards of the Qing Dynasty.

These iron guards were all wearing heavy armor, and even their horses were armed to the hooves.

Dorgon sat at a wooden table with his helmet and sword on the table. His hands were on the scabbard of the sword, and his eyes were staring coldly at the approaching Ming court troops.

"Brother, you're here early!"

Sun Weifan and others were on full alert, but Zhang Shikang, after getting off his horse, walked over with his sword in hand and greeted them in a casual manner.

Dorgon is a frequent guest in later Qing palace dramas. As one of the eight iron-hat kings in the early Qing Dynasty, Dorgon basically played the role of villains who coveted the throne of the Qing Dynasty.

In fact, this is not surprising. Among Nurhaci's many descendants, Huang Taiji is not known for his bravery, and he is said to be fat.

Zhang Shikang remembered that the Shunzhi Emperor was in power when the Qing Dynasty entered the Pass, and that the Qing Dynasty entered the Pass in the 17th year of the Chongzhen Emperor. That is to say, if the historical facts had not changed much, Huang Taiji would not have many years left to live.

Huang Taiji's strengths were checks and balances and the use of personnel, but he could not compare with Dorgon in terms of military achievements. It can be said that after the Qing Dynasty entered the Pass, it was under the leadership of the Regent Dorgon that the Qing Dynasty conquered the entire Ming Dynasty.

At that time, Emperor Shunzhi was just a child of a few years old, so it made sense that Dorgon coveted the throne.

However, after being in the Ming Dynasty for so long, Zhang Shikang's biggest feeling is that historical materials cannot be fully trusted, especially in Qing palace dramas, where people dare to fabricate anything for the sake of the plot.

"You are not like those Han ministers." Dorgon stared at Zhang Shikang and said coldly.

Of course he had met officials from the Ming Dynasty. In fact, there were many surrendered officials in his army. Although Han officials were not as flattering as those surrendered officials, Dorgon was always full of contempt for them.

Those people were obviously afraid of him, but they always pretended to be righteous and awe-inspiring. In the end, they trembled under the sword. It was really ridiculous.

But the Han minister in front of him not only did not speak like those civilized people, but also did not behave like a fake, which reminded him of a Ming Dynasty term called "ruffian".

"You speak Ming language well." Zhang Shikang said as he sat down and placed his sword across the table.

"I heard that your father, Wild Boar Skin, treated Romance of the Three Kingdoms as a military book and required each of you to read it. Is this true?"

It was still early, and Zhang Shikang was curious about the Tartars after all. Adhering to the glorious tradition of asking when one does not understand, he asked directly.

Dorgon frowned. He originally thought that the letter was sent by this fellow deliberately to provoke him. Now it seems that he was wrong. The Han minister in front of him was simply a scoundrel, a very rude scoundrel.

However, the other party's guess was true. His father Khan not only required each of them to learn the Ming language, but also required The Romance of the Three Kingdoms to be a must-read. He was even whipped by his father Khan for this.

But he was very concerned about Zhang Shikang's address to his father Khan, even though he knew that the scoundrel might not be intentionally humiliating him.

"There is no such thing. Did you bring Yuetuo with you?" Dorgon suppressed his anger and went straight to the point.

"Look, it's in that carriage." Zhang Shikang pointed to the carriage behind.

The curtain of the carriage had been lifted, but Yuetuo was still dazed and didn't even have the strength to sit up.

The medical officer knew that the Jiannu would definitely want to verify whether the man was dead or alive, so he made up his mind and took out a three or four inch long iron needle from his waist. He exerted force with his right hand and poked the sole of Yuetuo's foot.

The Yuetuo felt a sharp pain in the sole of his foot and he almost subconsciously stood up and shouted.

Not far away, Zhang Shikang gave the medical officer a thumbs up, then turned to Dorgon and said:

"He is sick, but I don't have extra money to treat him, so you'd better take him away quickly. Of course, you will have to pay something."

There was nothing to hide about Yuetuo's illness. After all, all the defeated soldiers of the Jiannu army knew that Yuetuo had fainted.

“Sun Chengzong has worked hard for your court for decades, and now his entire clan is in my hands. If this fails, they will all die.

Those officials in your court will only put all the blame on you." Dorgon reminded.

This is also one of the reasons why he looked down on Ming officials. In fact, he basically agreed with what Zhang Shikang said in the letter. After all, the old man Sun Chengzong was already old.

But he would not say so. Even though he knew Zhang Shikang might not agree, he still had to put the pressure on him.

What's more, what he did was almost an open conspiracy. Yes, the court officials of the Ming Dynasty would definitely impeach Zhang Shikang because of this matter.

"This is you Jian Nu, oh sorry, I'm used to it, this is you Qing Dynasty people don't understand, if the civil officials of my Ming Dynasty want to leave their names in history, they have to die for their country.

If I'm not mistaken, if you hadn't acted quickly, Lord Sun would have wanted to hang himself, right?

As a junior, we have to help our seniors, right?

If I cared about the impeachment of those court officials, I wouldn't be sitting here.

Stop talking about Lord Sun and show some other sincerity, otherwise I will stew that Yuetuo when I get back and see how you explain it to your brothers."

Zhang Shikang was not afraid of Dorgon's threats and even pretended to be indifferent. In the end, he threatened back.

Dorgon said nothing after hearing this. Zhang Shikang's behavior was completely beyond his expectations. Not only did this guy not have the slightest courtesy of a Ming official, he even wanted to cook him alive at any time.

Even in the Qing Dynasty, such cruel and inhumane punishments had been abolished long ago. How could this man act like a barbarian?

However, he was indeed worried about the threat from Zhang Shikang. Yuetuo was different from Sun Chengzong. Sun Chengzong was neither a member of the royal family nor a relative of Zhang Shikang, but Yuetuo was his real blood relative.

"I also heard that you had an affair with Dayu'er. Is this true?"

Seeing that Dorgon remained silent, Zhang Shikang once again asked him a soul-searching question.

There's nothing I can do. He is so eager to learn that he will ask if he doesn't understand something.

After this happened again and again, Dorgon finally couldn't hold back his anger anymore and slapped the table.

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