Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 163 Chapter 163
Shengjing, Haug Mansion.

Hauge squinted his eyes, stared at Fang Gongqian in front of him, and said slowly: "As the governor of the East Factory of the Ming Dynasty, you dare to come to the capital of the Qing Dynasty. You are really courageous."

Fang Gongqian laughed, raised his hands to Hauge and said, "Da Beile, this matter is very important. If I hadn't come, His Highness the Crown Prince would be worried."

Hauge said coldly: "You Ming Dynasty and our Qing Dynasty are opponents, you don't think I will really cooperate with your Ming Dynasty in everything?"

Fang Gongqian said seriously: "It's cooperation, not cooperation. Does Dabeile really don't want to take back the throne that should belong to you? You know, you are the eldest son of the previous emperor of the Qing Dynasty!"

This sentence obviously touched Hauge and caused his expression to change.

Hauge said: "If you have anything, just say it directly."

Fang Gonggan said: "The current situation is actually very simple. Jilharang has already suffered a heavy setback in Shanhaiguan. If Dorgon fails again, won't you, Big Baylor, have the opportunity to come forward?"

Hauge's eyes flickered for a moment, and then he sneered: "Do you really think I am a fool? If Jierhalang and Dorgon both lose, wouldn't the Qing Dynasty be in danger? By that time, it will indeed be This is the wish of your Ming Dynasty."

Faced with Hauge's question, Fang Gongqian did not panic at all, but smiled and asked: "Big Baylor, if Dorgon and Jierhalang win consecutive battles, then how can you return to the big Baylor?" The throne? By the way, Dorgon has always been a vengeful person. The reason why he did not take action against you, Da Beile, is just because there is still Jierharang who is holding him back. If Dorgon is allowed to return from Shanxi in victory, He must be in great power at that time, and the first one to be eliminated must be you, Big Belle. I dare to ask how you, Big Belle, can survive in the hands of the powerful Dorgon at that time?"

Cold sweat began to break out on Hauge's forehead, and after a long time he said: "Then what do you think we should do?"

Fang Gonggan looked at Hauge's appearance, and immediately felt great admiration for Zhu Cihong in his heart.

Zhu Cixiang once said that Hauge was very single-minded and could be convinced with just a few words. Now it seems that it is indeed true.

The smile on Fang Gongqian's face became stronger and stronger, and he said to Hauge: "Big Beile, now you actually only need to go to the residence of Prince Zheng Jierhalang..."

Jilharang finished his breakfast, rubbed his sore waist, and sighed: "It is not easy to be a good assistant king."

After all, Jierhalang is already in his forties, and his body is naturally not comparable to that of his youth.

For Jilharang, life has been very busy recently. He has to go to the palace every day to deal with many political affairs, and he is also responsible for supplying Dorgon's logistics and coordinating the relationship with various Mongolian ministries... It's simply There are so many clues.

Just when Jierhalang was about to go out, Hauge suddenly came to visit in a hurry.

Jierharang was a little puzzled, but after hearing Hauge's claim that he had something very important, he still brought Hauge to his study.

"Let's talk about anything, I'm still in a hurry to enter the palace!" Ji Erhalang began to urge him as soon as he sat down.

Hauge said seriously: "Hasn't Prince Zheng received the news yet? The Ming army has rushed out of Shanhaiguan and begun to attack the Qing Dynasty's land."

Hearing this, Jierhalang was shocked: "What? This is impossible!"

Hauge was about to say something when there was a knock on the door suddenly, and the voice of Jierhalang's confidant came from outside: "My lord, the military situation is urgent!"

Half a minute later, Jierharang looked at the military information in his hand and was speechless.

Soon, Jierharang came back to his senses, and said to Hauge, "How do you know?"

There was obvious doubt in Jierhalang's eyes, how could Hauge's news be faster than the news from the Manchu envoy?

Hauge had obviously already thought of his answer, and said: "The reason is actually very simple, because I have some news channels in the Ming Dynasty!"

Jierhalang was taken aback, and couldn't help but said, "Do you know what you're talking about? You actually colluded with people from the Ming Dynasty, are you crazy?"

Hauge said seriously: "Collusion? No, I'm just cooperating with them."

Jierhalang said angrily: "What cooperation between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty?"

Jilharang's eyes began to flash with murderous intent. It was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with Haug.

Hauge said: "There is indeed nothing to cooperate between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, but there is between me and the Ming Dynasty. Only with the help of the Ming Dynasty can we help me get rid of Dorgon!"

Jierhalang was stunned again after hearing this: "Dorgon, are you just trying to get rid of Dorgon?"

Hauge smiled and said, "What else? It can't be for the Ming Dynasty to destroy our Qing Dynasty."

Jirharang stared at Haug and was silent for a long time.

Hauge said sternly: "Prince Zheng, you are highly virtuous and respected. I have no objection to becoming the auxiliary king. But who is Dorgon? He is worthy of it? Let me just say it directly. As long as Dorgon is eliminated, Dagon, I will do whatever you say from now on!"

Jierhalang snorted, apparently not fully believing Hauge's words.

But after a while, Jierharang still said slowly: "So what are you going to do?"

Hauge knew that Jierhalang had already been tempted, and hurriedly said: "Actually, the matter is very simple. Dorgon just wanted to use the victory of conquering Shanxi to win over other nobles in the Qing Dynasty and suppress you, Prince Zheng. Now the Ming army is coming The attack just gave Prince Zheng an excuse, as long as Prince Zheng issued a decree in the name of His Majesty, let Dorgon teach Liaodong."

Jierhalang raised his eyebrows: "Let Dorgon teach you?"

Hauge smiled and said: "Yes, it's that simple. Dorgon mobilized a large number of troops this time and took out all his capable troops. If he returned in vain, everyone would definitely have resentment towards him. Isn't it? In this case, all Dorgon's previous plans will be in vain. "

Jierhalang took a deep breath, and said to Hauge, "Did the Han people in the Ming Dynasty teach you these things?"

Hauge nodded, and admitted very bachelorly: "Yes, they said that they can get rid of Dorgon in this way."

Jierhalang pondered for a long time, nodded and said: "Very good, then prepare yourself. I will convene everyone to discuss it tomorrow, and you will be responsible for making this suggestion then, how about it?"

Hauge agreed very happily: "No problem!"

Seeing Hauge's leaving back, Jierhalang smiled.

"Want to use this king to deal with Dorgon, and then find a way to deal with this king? Hauge, Hauge, you are still too naive."

The murderous intention in Jierhalang's eyes reappeared. For him, a fool like Hauge actually colluded with the Han people in order to get rid of Dorgon. When Dorgon dies in the future, Jierhalang will expose this matter. Go out, does Hauge still have a way to survive among the Manchus?

Jilharang's smile became more and more cheerful when he thought of this.

Hauge returned to his mansion and met Fang Gongqian again.

"Fang, I have told Prince Zheng what you want, and Prince Zheng has agreed." Hauge said.

Fang Gongqian immediately became happy when he heard it, and said with a smile: "Big Baylor is indeed wise, I think the day when he will be restored to the position of prince and even emperor is not far away."

Hauge snorted and said, "Stop talking nonsense to me. Don't think I don't know. You Han people are just trying to weaken the Qing Dynasty and destroy it."

Fang Gongqian shook his head and said, "Big Baylor's misunderstanding is too serious. Let me tell you the truth, there are a lot of internal problems in our Daming, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Zuo Liangyu, etc., are not easy to save money. .

Our Daming wants to get rid of Dorgon and Jierhalang because they always like to attack Daming, so that Daming has no breathing time.If Dabeile is in power, there must be a peaceful period between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, so that our Daming can recuperate better, that's all.As for what to attack the Qing Dynasty, there is really no way to talk about it. "

Hauge's eyes flashed and he sneered in his heart.

Dorgon and Jierhalang will attack Daming, but I, Hauge, won't?How naive.

On the surface, Hauge chuckled: "If this is the case, then it would be great."

Hauge actually didn't have many choices.

After a pause, Hauge said: "It is said that your prince has already reached Ningyuan, and he is still somewhat capable. But I would like to advise you to let your prince return quickly.

The failure of the Shanhaiguan Qing Dynasty was only due to the thick walls and the firepower of the Hongyi cannons. If you fight in the wild, your prince will not have these things to help him, and he will die in the hands of Jierhalang. "

Fang Gong was stunned for a moment, and it took a long time before he said: "Thank you, Big Baylor, for reminding me, I will order someone to notify His Highness the Crown Prince!"

The next day, senior Manchu and Qing officials in Shengjing held a meeting.

At the meeting, Hauge claimed that the Ming Dynasty had sent [-] troops to conquer Liaoxi, and the Manchu Qing should immediately let Dorgon return to support.

This opinion was immediately supported by the auxiliary king Jierhalang. As for Dorgon, since big-name figures such as Duduo, Obai, and Sony had already followed him on the expedition, they could not negotiate with him in this discussion. Jilharang contends.

In the end, a decree was sent from Shengjing City and sent to Shanxi at the fastest speed.

The purpose is very simple, that is, let Dorgon immediately dispatch troops to rescue Shengjing!

On the other side, Zhu Cihong had already arrived at the city of Ningyuan.

Looking at this city that belonged to the Ming Dynasty not long ago, Zhu Cixiang licked his lips and said to Gao Dejie beside him: "Old Gao, we have to think of a way to knock this place down."

Ningyuan City was still under the rule of Ming Dynasty until a few months ago.

But the matter also has to talk about the root of all evils-the time when Zhu Cihong traveled through Li Zicheng's siege of Beijing.

It was precisely to rescue the city of Beijing that Wu Sangui took away most of the main force and concentrated the remaining forces in Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan.

Then the Manchu soldiers arrived, and Ning Yuan, who was empty of troops, fell into the hands of Manqing.

Hearing this, Gao Dejie nodded again and again: "What His Highness said is absolutely true. Ningyuan City must be taken back."

The Guan Ning Jin Line of Defense is a line of defense that the Ming Dynasty has worked hard to manage since Sun Chengzong.

After the Song Jin battle was defeated, Guan Ning Jin became Guan Ning's line of defense.

Now, only Shanhaiguan is left in Daming.

The situation is getting worse and worse. If you want to change this situation, you must first regain Ningyuan.

After waiting for a while, Zhu Cihong frowned and said, "But don't say it, it's not easy to recover this Ningyuan."

Ningyuan is an important town that Daming has operated for many years, and now it falls into the hands of Manqing, which is also a huge threat.

Among other things, the dozens of cannons on the city wall of Ningyuan are a very big trouble.

Zhu Cihong originally wanted to wait and see if the system would send out a task or something, but it turned out that he was thinking too much.

Without the help of the system, if five thousand cavalry wanted to attack such a strong city, it would be no different from committing suicide.

Gao Dejie thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, we still can't attack by force. We have to wait for Uncle Xiangcheng to bring the cannon."

Zhu Cihong was very calm: "This is indeed the truth. By the way, do you know how many slaves and defenders there are in Ningyuan City?"

Gao Dejie said: "It is said that it is around three thousand, and they all come from Manchuria Xianglan Banner."

Zhu Cixiang said with a smile: "It turns out they are Jierhalang's soldiers. Okay, then let's hang around Ningyuan City for a while."

Gao Dejie was puzzled: "Dangling?"

Zhu Cihong said seriously: "Yes, find some villages where slaves were established, kill some people, and then grab some food. Well, just feed on the enemy, what Sun Bin said thousands of years ago."

Zhu Cixiang's tactics in western Liaoning these days have frightened all the Manchus, because all adult Manchus who saw Zhu Cixiang would be killed on the spot.

Zhu Cihong did not have any psychological burden on this, because Nurhaci did the same to the Han people in Liaodong and western Liaoning, and it was even more cruel.

Originally, there were more than one million Han people in Liaodong, but in just a few decades, this number has become less than 50 when the Qing Dynasty entered the customs.

Where have all the disappeared people gone?Nurhaci has a strong say in this issue.

Under the black soil in the northeast, how many innocent souls of the Han people are buried!
Today, all Zhu Cixiang has to do is to follow the teachings of Confucius and "repay grievances directly."

Before Zhu Cixiang left, he decided to leave some souvenirs for the Qing troops in Ningyuan City.

So he took out his sniper rifle and pointed it at a Manchu officer who was poking his head on the city wall.

With a bang, the Manchu Qing officer's head exploded, and his body fell off the city wall amid a burst of exclamations.

Zhu Cihong laughed out loud.

"Go, find another place to kill!"

Gao Dejie looked at Zhu Cihuang's back as he rode away on his horse, with shock and admiration in his eyes.

"I didn't expect that His Highness the Crown Prince would be so decisive!"

Just as Zhu Cihong was traveling across the Guanning area, Dorgon in Taiyuan City also received the news.

Duo ErGun is drinking with Duo Duo, and Duo ErGun has fallen in love with the rice wine here since he came to Taiyuan.

Manqing is a country that is extremely short of food. Don’t look at Manqing sitting on the black land that is extremely rare on the earth, but firstly, they are not skilled enough, secondly, they don’t have good seeds, and thirdly, most of the black land in Northeast China at this time It is still the "Great Northern Wilderness" that no one has cultivated, so things like wine are also very luxurious things for the Manchu nobles.

But it's different here in Taiyuan. Daming is rich in products, and the wine-making industry is blooming all over the world. The wines in each place have their own characteristics. For Dorgon and Duduo, this is simply A heavenly existence.

Dorgon drank the warm wine in front of him in one gulp, then smiled and said, "Dodor, is there any news from the east recently?"

The so-called east does not refer to Liaodong, but Beizhili in the east of Shanxi.

Duo Duo also had flushed cheeks, breathing alcohol and said: "Those Han people in the Ming Kingdom are cowards, how could there be any news? I hope they will come to fight me, but it's a pity that the people of Ming Kingdom are all cowards. Hahaha!"

Duduo made no secret of his contempt for the Han people, which made Hong Chengchou, who was sitting at the bottom, very embarrassed.

Dorgon glared at Duduo and said, "What nonsense are you talking about every day? If the Ming people don't come to attack Shanxi... Hehe, it's rare for Chongzhen to be so calm."

Dorgon is an ambitious person, if he said that his goal this time is limited to Shanxi, it would be somewhat underestimating him.

In Dorgon's original idea, he planned to seduce the Ming army to see if the Ming army would take the initiative to cross the Taihang Mountains to counterattack Datong and Taiyuan.

If that's the case, Dorgon naturally has a series of strategies waiting for the arrival of the Ming army.

As long as the main force of the Ming army can be defeated, wouldn't it be a matter of minutes for Dorgon to march eastward and attack Beijing?

But the problem is that the Ming army did not do this, and instead fell into a stalemate with Dorgon.

This made Dorgon feel quite tricky, because Dorgon also knew very well that if the Qing army took the initiative to attack across the Taihang Mountains, the risk would also be huge.

Duduo said: "If it doesn't work out, just wait until the teacher is ready in the autumn. Just leave some people to guard here. Anyway, I think many people are willing to stay here."

The two cities of Taiyuan and Datong are actually relatively peripheral cities in the north for the Ming Dynasty. They are far from being comparable to the core areas such as the Capital, the Central Plains, and Jiangnan. However, for the Manchus who live in the bitter cold land of Liaodong, they are already here. It's heaven.

Dorgon chuckled, and said, "That's the only way to go. Let's count the time and go back when it's almost snowing. By the way, you can't stay here."

Duduo was stunned for a moment, and then he was obviously not happy: "Why can't I?"

Dorgon thought to himself that you are the only one left here. What if Mingren plots against you?
Dorgon said: "Without you, how could I fight with that old guy Jierhalang in Shengjing? Once Jierhalang is taken down, you can stay wherever you like!"

Dodo then turned his anger into joy.

Hong Chengchou on the side watched this scene thoughtfully.

At this moment, a messenger hurried in.

"Master, the imperial decree from Shengjing!"

Dorgon froze for a moment, beckoned and said, "Bring it."

Although it was an imperial decree, Dorgon actually didn't take it too seriously.

Because he knew that this so-called imperial decree was written by Ji Erhalang.

But after receiving the imperial edict and reading it, Dorgon's expression changed: "What, the Ming army actually left Shanhaiguan in the east and attacked Ningyuan City?"

Dorgon's shock was truly extraordinary.

Beside Dorgon, Duduo shouted angrily: "Brother Wang, these Ming people definitely look down on us! Please ask Brother Wang to lead his army eastward immediately and flatten their Beijing city!"

Dorgon didn't answer Duoduo's words, but fell into deep thought.

After a moment, Dorgon said calmly: "The problem now is that old guy Jierhalang wants me to withdraw my troops."

As he spoke, Dorgon did not forget to wave the copy of the "imperial decree" written by Jierhalang in his hand.

Duoduo said indignantly: "Who doesn't know the mind of this old dog Jierhalang? He just doesn't want us to make great achievements in attacking the city here, and finally found an opportunity. Isn't that just trying to hold back?" Is it? If we withdraw our troops at this time, it will really fulfill his wishes."

Dorgon's heart moved slightly and he said: "This is indeed the truth. Duduo, go and call everyone together immediately."

Half a day later, all the generals of the Qing Dynasty gathered at Dorgon.

It can be seen that these noble generals of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties enjoyed it very much in the past period of time. They all had red faces, and some of them were even obviously fatter.

Dorgon looked at this scene and wanted to complain a little in his heart.

I don't know, I thought these guys were on vacation?

Dorgon coughed, and said, "I just received His Majesty's decree written by the assistant king Jierharang, saying that we should withdraw from Shanxi immediately and return to Shengjing."

As soon as Dorgon said these words, the Manchu generals present were shocked.

Immediately, a voice of opposition came like a tide.

"It's so outrageous!"

"Shanxi was fought hard by us, so we just retreat and return it to the Ming army? Impossible."

"That's right, how do you count if you take credit for it now? No, no, no!"

These generals of the Qing Dynasty were extremely excited. After all, such things as military merit are very important, and they are related to the future. How can they make casual concessions?
Seeing this, Dorgon showed a smile on the corner of his mouth, and slowly said: "Since everyone has unified their opinions, how about this, I will write a letter back to Prince Zheng and His Majesty in everyone's name, and let them also How about knowing what everyone means?"

Everyone naturally agreed.

Again, the current political power of the Manchu Qing Dynasty actually belongs to the "Eight Banners Co-Prosperity" system. Although Nurhachi and Huang Taiji continue to gather power in the emperor, the emperor is far from being able to say the same thing.

As long as everyone opposes it, even His Majesty the Emperor will have to think twice, not to mention everyone knows that the incident has nothing to do with the little emperor. It is simply that Jierhalang can't stand Dorgon, so he and Dorgon Ergon is just causing trouble!
(End of this chapter)