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

In Chinese history, there are many countries with the word "Hou" in their names, such as Hou Shu, Hou Han, Hou Zhou, Hou Liang...

However, when they established their countries, they only called themselves Shu, Han, Zhou, and Liang, but never called themselves Later Shu or Later Han.

This is basically after the change of dynasties, the historians added the word "hou" to distinguish them.

Nurhaci was so good that he simply added the name "Hou" to himself and named his country Houjin.

Or else people say that uneducated people are scary. The best-selling military book in the Qing Dynasty is still The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

As for the rise of the Jurchens, Zhang Shikang did not lie. The present Qing Dynasty was originally just a guard of the Ming Dynasty.

This is different from the numerous tributary states of the Ming Dynasty. Jianzhou Wei is the Ming Dynasty's fixed and inherent territory.

At first, Nurhaci was just a running dog of Li Chengliang, the first generation warlord outside the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. It is said that Nurhaci even sold hooks in order to please Li Chengliang.

Although later generations have mixed opinions about Li Chengliang, judging from the results, three generations of the Li family did not rebel, and they also guarded Liaodong for the Ming Dynasty for decades.

The biggest mistake he made was to keep Nurhaci, an ungrateful man.

Zhang Shikang's humiliation was not only killing the person but also destroying his heart.

The key point is that Zhang Shikang did not talk nonsense this time. What he said was all the truth. Even if the Qing Dynasty's lickers lick and delete history again and again, this is a fact that can never be covered up.

Now you, Huang Taiji, are barking and whining in front of me. Where do you get the face to do that?

Huang Taiji was defeated on the spot after being hit so hard.

His beard was twisted with anger. He raised his finger and pointed at Zhang Shikang. He had so much indignation in his mind that he wanted to vent, but when he opened his mouth he just kept saying "you you" for a long time without uttering a single word. His head tilted and he fainted with anger.

Dorgon was quick to act and caught Huang Taiji before he fell off his horse.

Daishan and Ajige on the side also shouted "Your Majesty" and gathered around.

"Hahahaha!" Zhang Shikang finally laughed happily in Jinzhou City.

Damn it, I’ll make you mad to death!

Zhang Shikang has never failed in making people angry. He never denies that there are people who are humble and unperturbed by fame or criticism, but most of them are not.

Especially the previous Donglin Party members, royal family members, and the current Huang Taiji, no matter how noble and kind you pretend to be, it is just an act.

As long as you have an agenda, you are not a pure person. Find your weakness, attack hard, and I guarantee you'll break his defense.

The people in the Zu family also laughed out loud one after another. They laughed especially heartily. For more than ten years, the court's distrust had been a huge mountain weighing on their heads.

But now that the current military commander-in-chief Zhang Shikang has arrived, everything has turned around, and they have even won a great victory.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't go. Can we chat for a while?"

When Zhang Shikang saw that the Qing army began to retreat, he hurriedly tried to persuade them, saying that he had not had enough fun yet!

But Huang Taiji had already fainted, and Daishan and others had no time to talk to him.

"Hey, General Zu, fire a few shots to fight them off." Seeing that the enemy was determined to leave, Zhang Shikang gave the order to Zu Dashou.

Zu Dashou immediately ordered the artillery on the city wall to fire.

"Hey! Let me tell you, Jirgalang is not dead yet, but I cannot guarantee whether he will still be alive tomorrow.

If Huang Taiji is not dead, don't forget to come and continue the conversation after you wake up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there were more than a dozen loud bangs. Most of the shells fell on the open ground, and only one or two hit the unlucky guys who were standing at the end.

"Marshal, it seems that Huang Taiji is not in good health!" Sun Weifan said to Zhang Shikang meaningfully.

"He's so fat, it's hard to be useful. I guess he has three highs.

You won’t live for many years!” Zhang Shikang said with great certainty.

"This is definitely good news for our Ming Dynasty!

But Marshal, you also know medical skills? What are the three highs?"

Since ancient times, the death of a king would cause turmoil in the country.

The Qing Dynasty had only been established for a few years, but it had not yet gotten rid of the bad habits of its tribal regime. For example, Huang Taiji was almost useless, but he still did not appoint a crown prince for the Qing Dynasty.

The old tribal rules are still used, whoever has the stronger fist will be the next Khan.

But the Qing Dynasty was no longer a tribe after all. There were even many Han Chinese serving as civil servants in the court. These people were influenced by Confucianism and naturally held the idea that the son would inherit the family line after the father's death.

As long as Huang Taiji died, it would be a big question whether the Qing Dynasty could achieve a peaceful transition.

And this is definitely an opportunity for the Ming Dynasty.

"Of course. I am not only good at planning and understanding people, but I also have some knowledge of medicine." Zhang Shikang boasted as he went down the city.

He saw Huang Taiji covering his chest from time to time on the city wall. It would be strange if such a fat man did not fight on the battlefield and did not exercise, did not have three highs.

He feels chest tightness, shortness of breath, looks tired, and is old, so the probability of him having three highs is very high.

This problem seems to be a chronic disease, but once it occurs, it is either a cerebral infarction or a myocardial infarction, and even Hua Tuo and Bian Que would have to deny it three times in a row.

If it can't be cured, just wait for death and say goodbye.

And they basically died suddenly.

Sun Weifan suddenly became a little excited and punched his fists together twice.

After Zhang Shikang left the city, he went to the prison in Jinzhou City.

Jirgalang was a prince of the Qing Dynasty and a powerful figure who held military power. He must have known many military secrets of the Qing Dynasty.

Although Zhang Shikang intended to exchange Jirgalang for more benefits, he still had to be interrogated.

Jirgalang was tied tightly to a cross wooden stake with iron chains. When he saw Zhang Shikang coming, he immediately started cursing.

Zhang Shikang had no time to waste talking to Jirgalang, and of course he wouldn't be angry.

"I want to know the entire military deployment of the Qing Dynasty. Do you want to tell me?" Zhang Shikang asked.

Naturally, Jirgalang would not cooperate. Seeing that insults were useless, he closed his eyes, looking as if he was ready to sacrifice himself.

“I knew you were tough on the outside, but I hope you’ll remain tough after being tortured.

Wu Datou, make your move." Zhang Shikang said to the Jinyiwei subordinates standing beside him.

This Wu Datou was a spy sent to Liaodong by the Liu Wenbing brothers. It was said that he had been in the imperial prison of the Northern Pacification Office and learned many unique skills of the imperial prison.

Wu Datou first ordered his men to whip him with a whip and then to burn him with a branding iron, but Jirgalang just wailed and refused to speak.

But this is not a problem for Wu Datou. There are hundreds of types of punishments in the Jinyiwei prison, and no one can endure them all.

So Wu Datou tried one by one, and after torturing him for half an hour, Jirgalang still didn't speak, which made Zhang Shikang almost lose his patience.

"Wu Datou, can you do this?

Is there anything exciting? I am busy now!"

"Yes, yes, yes. How about I give him a hard time?"

"Oh? What moves?"

"Replying to the commander, this move is called playing the piano at random."

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