After hearing Zhu Ciyang's words, Dorgon frowned and said with a gloomy face: "Do you know, what does it mean when you say that?"

Chongzhen always felt that he had suffered from the loss of not studying when he was a child, and after becoming emperor, he was always suspicious, impatient and unconfident.

After Empress Zhou gave birth to Zhu Cilang, Chongzhen hired many ministers when he was young, specializing in teaching Zhu Cilang to study and teach him the imperial learning.

Zhu Cilang may have been one of the best education crown princes in the Ming Dynasty.

The traditional Confucian view of right and wrong, as well as the imperial ancestor teachings, have been deeply engraved in his mind.

As a crown prince who reads history books, he also knew his own situation and did not want to be insulted like Hui and Qin. He would not be as shameless as Shi Jingtang, and would lose the dignity maintained by the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty.

Chongzhen hanged himself, and Empress Zhou left.

Zhu Cilang didn't want to survive either. He was not afraid of Dorgon at all, "The only one who died!"

Dorgon narrowed his eyes, looked at King Ding Zhu Cijiong, and asked coldly, "King Ding, where are you?"

Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Ciyang were both born by Empress Zhou. He played with Zhu Ciyang since he was a child and studied together, and his personality was somewhat similar.

His face was still a little childish, but under Zhu Cilang's gaze, he stood aside with Zhu Cilang and said loudly: "My father once said that the Emperor of Zhao Song was weak, bent his knees to Liao and Jin, and gave in to foreign barbarians, which eventually led to the world's destruction and the Han Dynasty was destroyed by the Mongol Yuan. My Ming Dynasty drove the Mongol Yuan, restored the Han Dynasty, and the Emperor governed the country's gates, guarded the people of the Central Plains, and would never repeat the mistakes of Zhao Song! Today, the lonely king is willing to advance and retreat with his brother and not be a son emperor!"

Dorgon's muscles twitched, but he didn't expect that the prince and King Ding were as strong as their father Chongzhen.

Dorgon read all the historical books of the Han people and knew that the Han emperors were full of the world and the people, but when they really encountered something and wanted to make a decision, which one was not the word "run".

Looking at Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and Wanyan Gou, he didn't expect that the two children who were not yet adult were actually more powerful than those recorded in historical books.

At the same time, Dorgon was a little annoyed that his majesty of the Qing Dynasty was unable to make his two children bow down to their ruthlessness.

Dorgon's eyes were full of murderous intent. Such a prince could not be a puppet emperor, so he suddenly waved his hand and said cruelly: "Slaughter!"

When the eight men of the Zhengbai Banner Armor heard the order, they immediately stepped forward with a fierce look. The four of them knelt on the ground with Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cilan. The other four took out two white silks and put them directly on their necks, pulled them hard, and hanged them directly.

The two of them were strangled and struggled desperately, but the Qing soldiers held them tightly and could only kick their feet in despair.

The scene in front of him suddenly made Zhu Cihuan, the youngest beside him, look pale and suddenly cried in horror.

At this time, Dorgon sneered proudly, then walked forward, grabbed Zhu Cihuan's arm with both hands, shook and roared loudly: "If you don't want to be hanged like them, just be a child emperor, surrender, cede land, and pay tribute! Say to be a child emperor! Say!"

Dorgon had a ferocious face. Prince Zhu Cihuan was born. When did he see such a scene, he was immediately frightened by Dorgon's fierce aura and burst into tears.

At this time, Zhu Cilang, whose face was twisted, grabbed the white silk that was constantly tightened with one hand, reached towards Zhu Cihuan with the other hand, and shouted in despair, "Fifth brother~ don't be afraid~ don't insult your ancestors~"

Zhu Cijiong also struggled and said, "Fifth brother~Don't be sorry for your father~"

Zhu Cihuan couldn't help but burst into tears and snot when he watched his two brothers hanged by Qing soldiers. However, Dorgon continued to roar at him, "Reply to me, otherwise you will die too!"

Zhu Cihuan, who was still just a child, was frightened by the hideous Dorgon, and his pants were wet immediately. His boundless fear made him cry, "Woooo~ I am willing to be the son emperor, don't kill me~"

When Zhu Cilang and Zhu Cijiong heard the words, their red eyes were full of despair and depression. They gradually lost their spirits in struggle and were strangled to death by the Qing soldiers.

"Hahaha!" Dorgon heard the words, so he let go of his hand, couldn't help laughing to the sky, and walked back to the throne.

At this time, Zhu Cihuan was already sitting on the ground like mud.

Dorgon glanced at the corpse on the ground and waved coldly, "Put on the cloth and transported it out quietly. He said he had been infected with the plague and died suddenly! Do you understand?"

The white-armored flag dean immediately found a box, stuffed the body in, quietly transported it out of the Regent's Mansion, and sent it back to the prison.

The next day, news came out of prison that the prince Zhu Cilang of Chongzhen and the prince Zhu Cijiong of Ding were infected in prison and died suddenly. Dorgon issued an order to be buried with princely etiquette.

The news spread throughout Beijing, and the military and civilians were shocked. Many people hid at home and secretly shed tears when they heard that the prince was dead.

A few Han officials in the city learned from some channels that the prince and Ding were taken to the regent's residence, and were exposed to death the next day. They did not allow the imperial physician to check the body, so they hurriedly concealed and buried. They knew that they had been killed, but no one dared to point out the atrocities of the Qing Dynasty.

After the Crown Prince Chongzhen and Prince Ding were killed, Dorgon immediately released news, claiming that the Qing Dynasty had no intention of the Central Plains and only wanted to live in peace with the Ming Dynasty. He decided to support the fifth son of Chongzhen Zhu Cihuan as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

As soon as the news came out, Hebei was shocked, and many Han officials and gentry were ready to move.

On October 1st, after some discussions among the Manchu nobles, Dorgon gained support from the Jirgalang faction by taking advantage of the slightest attack on Hauge in exchange.

After all, if the Qing Dynasty wanted to withdraw from the pass, it would not be able to hand over the territory to Gao Huan. If the son of Chongzhen was established, they could be listed in the Ming Dynasty and could also be controlled remotely through puppets.

After reaching an agreement within the Manchu nobles, Dorgon quickly asked someone to plan Zhu Cihuan ascend the throne, calling him the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, with Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng and Feng Quan as the Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Sangui and others as the governor of the Governor's Office of the Five Army of the Ming Dynasty, responsible for the military and political affairs of the Ming Dynasty.

Then Dorgon used Zhu Cihuan's Mingyi to issue an edict to Hebei, Hedong, and Shandong prefectures and counties, and ordered them to obey the Ming court in Beijing, and issued an edict to the world, denounced the Nanjing court as a pseudo-Ming regime, claiming that Zhu Cihuan was the orthodox Ming Dynasty as the son of Chongzhen.

In order to increase the legal letter of the Ming court in Beijing, Dorgon also ordered the Korean envoys in Beijing, the princes and princes of Mongolia, to recognize the Ming court in Beijing.

As soon as the manifesto came out, the world was shocked, and the Han officials and gentry in Beijing were overjoyed and turned to the Northern Ming court.

Of course, in Beijing, the Ming court would not call itself the Northern Ming, but like the Ming Dynasty in Nanjing, they called itself the Ming Dynasty. However, for the sake of easy distinction, the people of the world called Beijing the Ming Dynasty and the Hongguang regime in Nanjing the Southern Ming Dynasty.

At this time, as Zhu Cihuan ascended the throne, his identity as Prince Chongzhen was still quite appealing. In addition, Dorgon threatened that the Qing Dynasty would withdraw from the pass, and accidentally confused a large number of gentry and people.

Soon, many prefectures and counties in Hebei, which were shaken by Bei Gaohuan, gradually stabilized and officials began to take office one after another.

After all, they surrendered to Prince Chongzhen, a legal heir, rather than the Qing Dynasty, and the accusations from the south were useless.

At this time, the Han ministers in the capital joined the Northern Ming court with joy, and the people who had previously betrayed Chongzhen were the most active.

After the Qing army entered the pass, the Eight Banners occupied the inner city and occupied their land in Hebei, invading their interests. Everyone hoped to restore the Beijing court and regain the benefits after the Qing army withdrew from the pass. But they soon discovered that the so-called Beijing court was actually just a plaque, and the six senior officials and grand sirens all accepted their destiny.

In the residence of the Regent of Beijing, Dorgon saw the news sent from various places, and the situation in Hebei gradually recovered, he couldn't help but sneer, "I will set up a puppet first, and then defeat Gao Huan, seize the world, poison Zhu Cihuan to death, kill Guangming royal family, and rule the world by himself!"

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