Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 240 Chapter 240, Shengjing City is constantly arguing, and Dorgon makes the final decision

Shengjing, Qing Palace.

The carriages drove slowly into the palace. The old eunuch who was sweeping the floor glanced up, then continued to sweep the fallen leaves that could never be finished.

The new little eunuch was a little curious, leaning on a broom, trying to identify the famous figures of "Our Great Qing Dynasty" from the crowd who got off the car, but was quickly scolded by the old eunuch.

"Isn't it just a meeting of kings and ministers to discuss politics? Don't be like a bumpkin who has never seen the world, this is the palace of the Qing Dynasty!"

Regardless of whether it is an old eunuch or a young eunuch, they are probably in a relaxed mood at this time.

In their view, the Qing Dynasty is still thriving. As for the small defeats in Shanhaiguan and Monan not long ago, they will soon be replaced by new victories.

Ming country in the south?Although he was still the sect leader of the Qing Dynasty decades ago, now...

After all, the Qing Dynasty wanted to rule the world, didn't it?
Dorgon, who was sitting in the main hall, didn't know that even the eunuch sweeping the floor was more optimistic than him.

With a gloomy face, Dorgon said coldly: "The current situation is that Zhang Xianzhong is dead, and Li Zicheng is about to die. If these two are dead, then Ming will be able to concentrate on dealing with it." Daqing, it's time for us to finish the Qing Dynasty!"

Undoubtedly, Dorgon's words were still very impactful. After listening to his words, the faces of all the Manchu and Qing ministers present suddenly changed.

But soon, Jierharang was the first to question.

"Prince Rui, what you said is a bit too alarmist. When my father was still alive, there was no rebellion by Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. Is it different that our Qing Dynasty started from scratch and developed to the current scale? Even if Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are all cleaned up, and our Qing Dynasty will also stand in Liaodong, and there is absolutely no chance of any mistakes."

After listening to Jierhalang's words, many Manchu and Qing ministers nodded repeatedly, obviously quite approving.

For these ministers of the Qing Dynasty, even though they suffered two defeats in the past year, they still insisted in their hearts that the Qing Dynasty was still stronger in terms of military.

In their view, the two defeats in the past were just because Jierhalang and Dorgon underestimated the enemy. If they really wanted to fight seriously, it was impossible for the Qing Dynasty to lose this kind of war of.

Since everyone already felt that the Qing Dynasty had the upper hand in terms of the army, the inference drawn from this was that the big list was enough to pick the Ming Dynasty, so naturally they would not think that there was any need for Li Zicheng to be rescued.

A minister who was discussing politics said on the spot: "Li Zicheng has been rescued many times over the years. We thought he was a useful chess piece, but when things came to an end, he couldn't take down the city of Beijing. Now instead He was forced back to Shaanxi by the Ming Dynasty and became a coward. If you want me to say, such a guy has no value in saving at all."

It was not someone else who said this, but Hauge who had always been at odds with Dorgon.

Although everyone knows that Haoge's words must be firmly opposed to Dorgon, but there are still many people who think that what Haoge and Jierhalang said is really very reasonable.

"That's right, why do we care about their internal strife?"

"The top priority now should be to reorganize the army, and then find a way to obtain a new batch of military supplies to make up for what our Qing Dynasty lost in previous wars."

"As long as the army of the Qing Dynasty can be restored to its previous state, do we still need to worry about not being able to defeat the Ming Dynasty?"

Hearing these words, Dorgon kept frowning, and finally couldn't help but patted the table.

"It's just a bunch of short-sighted people!"

After all, he is the assistant king. Facing his outburst, everyone fell silent, waiting for what Dorgon would say next.

Dorgon suppressed the anger in his heart, and opened his mouth to explain.

"Why has Brother Huang been cooperating with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in the past ten years? Haven't you ever thought about this problem? Let me tell you, this is because Brother Huang knows very well that we are all Although the Qing Dynasty occupied Liaodong, both in terms of population and materials, it was far from being comparable to the Ming Dynasty in the south, which had the entire Central Plains.

If we don't do anything, even if we fight against the Ming Dynasty, then the Qing Dynasty is at best the next Oara Mongolia or Tatar Mongolia.

You see, the Mongols have been at war with the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, but these wars cannot shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty at all, because the Ming Dynasty is too vast and rich in resources.

To destroy the Ming Dynasty, we must cause internal problems in this country, because only internal strife is the fastest way to defeat a country.

If we help Li Zicheng well and let his cancer continue to ferment inside the Ming Dynasty, sooner or later the Ming Dynasty will bleed too much and die completely because of this cancer.

If we do nothing and just watch Li Zicheng go to extinction, then after the Ming Dynasty solves its internal problems, it will devote its real energy to our Liaodong.

At that time, we will use a small area like Liaodong to deal with the pressure of tens of millions of people in the entire Ming Dynasty and hundreds of times the land. Do you really think that we will be the final victors?

The best-case scenario is nothing more than a confrontation between the north and the south of the Northern Song Dynasty, just like the Liao Kingdom back then.The worst-case scenario is as I said before, the Qing Dynasty is likely to be completely destroyed!
So I have to say, Li Zicheng must be saved, because Li Zicheng is not only for himself, but also for our Qing Dynasty, for everyone present, understand? "

After Dorgon finished speaking, the whole hall fell into a brief silence.

After a while, Prince Li Daishan suddenly spoke slowly.

"Prince Rui's words are very reasonable. If this is the case, then this old man decided to support sending troops."

Not only Daishan, but Sony, Aobai and others with double yellow flags also spoke up one after another, expressing their approval of Dorgon's plan.

In this way, the forces supporting Dorgon have surpassed the four banners of the Eight Banners and become the true majority force.

Jierharang and Haug tried their best to oppose it, but as the saying goes, the minority obeys the majority. With everyone's agreement, their views of the minority were negated.

So the whole meeting soon decided that Dorgon would take action again and lead [-] Manchu elites to attack Shanhaiguan.

No matter what, the Manchus must ensure that Li Zicheng can survive as much as possible!

(End of this chapter)