Dashun Yongchang

When Duoduo chose to retreat, the Gaojie Department stationed in the Jiaozhou area finally launched an attack on the Qing army stationed in Gaomi after a winter of recuperation.The Dong Xueli Department stationed in Gaomi had been in peace with Gao Jie's Department before, and even Dong Xueli wrote several times to Gao Jie to persuade him to return to the Manchu Qing.

Gao Jie neither replied nor attacked, which made Dong Xueli a little careless, thinking that Gao Jie was still considering the matter of surrender.But in fact, Gao Jie has been waiting for Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's army to separate from Dong Xueli's department, because these two old Dongjiang armies are indeed more elite than the ordinary Daming frontier army, which has been proved by the results of the fall of Shandong.

Chapter 521 Withdrawal Four

The troops of Gao Jie's troops are different, which also makes Kong Youde and Dong Xueli think that Gao Jie is a force that can induce surrender, so they even make good contact with Gao Jie, and at the same time devote their energy to dealing with Yang Yufan's troops.

Following the success of Yang Yufan's surprise attack on Qingzhou, he liaised with powerful forces in various parts of Shandong to resist the rule of the Qing army, which also made Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Dong Xueli's strength even more insufficient, and they even had no idea of ​​fighting Gao Jie's tribe.

At the beginning, the officers and soldiers of Gao Jie’s department didn’t feel that there was anything wrong with him watching the friendly troops fighting from the sidelines. Except for some officers who were afraid that it would be difficult to explain to Li Zi, most of them felt that it was a good thing to be able to fight against the Qing army one day later. After all, Gao Jie’s subordinates The source is complicated, essentially it is a collection of people who want to live in troubled times.

Their obedience to Gao Jie was due to Gao Jie's own force on the one hand, and because Gao Jie was able to lead them to find a way out.But if faced with too strong external pressure or a better temptation to survive, the centripetal force of this collection will not be so high.For example, when Li Chengdong's troops surrendered to the Shun Army alone, it was because they couldn't resist the military pressure from the Shun Army that they simply left Gao Jie behind.

But this kind of sitting on the sidelines is also stressful, especially when the news of the Shun Army's successive victories in other battlefields came, which made Gao Jie's troops stationed in Jiaozhou and Jimo a little restless.

In the past, they fought for the Ming court. Although there were cases of watching friendly troops fail, compared to the court's supply for this army, they did not feel that they owed the court.Everyone worked hard for the imperial court, but the imperial court soon deducted the rewards, and even defaulted on the deducted rewards. Isn't this life sold for nothing?

However, the Marshal's Mansion has spared no effort in supporting the army. Since they were transferred to Shandong, the Marshal's Mansion has always paid food and salaries on time, and the Marshal's Mansion does not expect them to fight the Qing army with a single army. Li Zicheng After the news of Henan's repulsion of the Azig army came, the officers and soldiers under Gao Jie knew that they were definitely inferior to the troops led by His Majesty Yongchang himself.

In such a situation, continue to wait and see, and wait until His Majesty Yongchang has cleaned up the Qing army, will he continue to support them for nothing?The number of lieutenant soldiers who objected to continuing to wait and see immediately increased, especially those low-level officers, because they did not have such deep grievances with the rebel army, so they were not as resistant to integrating into the Shun army as the upper-level, especially in the Marshal's Mansion. After the introduction, they began to feel that the avoidance of war by the upper class was blocking their progress. After all, what they faced was not the real Manchurians, but a group of puppet Manchurians.

At the end of January, a case broke out in Gao Jie's army, which broke out this contradiction in the army.The reason was that two soldiers from Gao Jie’s department ran outside the camp to eat wild food, saw a family in the village with a nice young daughter-in-law, and ruined the family. They also killed the father-in-law who tried to stop them, and wounded the family. son.

For Gao Jiejun, this kind of fact is too common, otherwise they would not have caused anger and grievances in Yangzhou, but following the principle that rabbits do not eat grass beside their nests, the two soldiers near their camp It is indeed a taboo to do such a thing, so the superiors of the two soldiers think that it is necessary to beat the two soldiers with more than a dozen army sticks, not to punish the two soldiers for their crimes against the common people, but because they violated Gao Jie's order.

However, the military judge insisted on a public trial and execution in front of the local people. The military judge's insistence made some generals in Gao Jie's army extremely angry. However, he received short-term training at the Marshal's Mansion.

In the eyes of these generals, these military judges are simply ignorant, because it is not that they have done such things in the army in the past, but now they are just hanging up an official position appointed by the Marshal's Mansion, as if they are not members of this group up.But what these generals didn't expect was that some soldiers in the army actually supported the decision of the military judge instead of advocating to defend their own comrades. This was a situation they had never encountered before.

Helping relatives but not helping others, this is the basis for the existence of this army.Because your comrades can help you block knives on the battlefield, and these civilians will pay food and fodder to whoever is strong, it is just a fool.In such troubled times, helping your comrades can give you a better chance of surviving, but there is actually no benefit in protecting those civilians. As long as you have a knife in your hand, what they can give you is not afraid of them. Do not give it?

This kind of logic exists not only in the Gao Jie army, but also in the various units of the Ming army. Otherwise, there would be no fact that the civilians fear the officers and soldiers more than the rebels.But this time the case broke this logic and challenged the generals who used to only talk about the love of robes, which naturally made them feel very angry.

Gao Jie's deputy, Hu Maozhen, has always been in charge of the daily affairs of the army. He once wanted to make peace with this case. After all, if the soldiers' desires cannot be indulged, how can these soldiers follow their orders and go to the battlefield to fight their lives?It is by indulging the desires of the soldiers that they can be the leaders of the army safely. They will not listen to the orders of the court, anyway, the orders of the court will not move the soldiers under my command.

Even if they surrendered to Dashun now, these army leaders still hope that this army will completely obey their own orders, rather than being loyal to the military orders of the Marshal's Mansion.But the military judge in charge of this case rejected the former superior, and he said to Hu Maozhen: "In the past, we couldn't restrain the soldiers because the imperial court couldn't support us, and in order to keep the army alive, we had to do some things that harmed the people.

But now, when did His Majesty lack food and clothing for us?Since we can't go to battle to kill thieves for His Majesty, at least we can't violate His Majesty's order and harm the people, right?Otherwise, are we a thief army or an official army?If the commander-in-chief feels that I am not capable enough, he can ask for my dismissal, but it is my right to judge officers and soldiers who violate discipline, and this is not something that adults should interfere with. "

Facing the tough attitude shown by this former subordinate, Hu Maozhen also became speechless.If the other party was not from the army, he would naturally think that this was a means by the Marshal's Mansion to annex the army. Further split the army.

Even Hu Maozhen himself didn't intend to break with the Marshal's Mansion. It was just an instinct to continue to control the army, but he would not refuse the generous treatment offered by the Marshal's Mansion.The family members of military officers above the middle level have been resettled in Yangzhou and other places. From a certain perspective, the Marshal's Mansion is indeed preparing for the restoration of governance.

Hu Maozhen didn't think that Gao Jie or himself had the ability to win the world. At most, they just attached themselves to a force that might win the world in exchange for a chance to enjoy their old age.Since Emperor Hongguang abdicated, they have lost their expectations for the revival of the Ming Dynasty.For the servants of Emperor Hongguang like them, the brand of Emperor Hongguang has already been branded on their bodies, and it is impossible to trust their allegiance no matter which Ming clan comes to power in the future.

And even if Emperor Hongguang did not abdicate, the indecisiveness and political ability that Emperor Hongguang showed during his reign did not look like a master of ZTE.Therefore, the sequence that belongs to Dashun is actually quite a good ending, especially after Li Zicheng defeated the Azig army, the chance of Dashun to finally seize the world has increased.

Therefore, it is an unchanging fact that Hu Maozhen is becoming more and more in awe of the military orders of the Marshal's Mansion, because a new court authority is being established in his heart.Naturally, he was not the only one who felt that the new court was being formed. The military judge who dared to argue with him in front of him regarded the new court as his backing, which made Hu Maozhen feel a little bit afraid.

In the end, Hu Maozhen handed over the decision of the case to Gao Jie, and reported frankly to the general: "More and more people in the army are agreeing with Dashun's military discipline, and they seem to be tired of the beautiful Uncertain duckweed life. If the commander-in-chief cannot stand up and clarify some things, some people may think that the commander-in-chief still has the intention of confronting His Majesty, which is not good for the commander-in-chief's reputation."

Gao Jie stared at the deputy, and then he said with a smile: "What clarification? Didn't you just want me to express my opinion, and didn't mean to surrender to the Manren? Why, even you think I want to defect to the Manren?"

After a few breaths of silence, Hu Maozhen said: "I am deeply favored by the commander. I will do whatever the commander asks me to do. It's just that not all soldiers in the army are like this, so the commander still needs to let them understand his intentions." That's fine. Otherwise, if people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to gather them back."

Gao Jie sighed and said: "I'm not a family slave with three surnames like Wu Sangui who betrayed Li... Your Majesty joined the court, but I really didn't want to betray the court. However, the court is full of boastful and incompetent people. The country was in pieces, and in the end even the late emperor was martyred for the country.

I voted for His Majesty again because I had no choice but to save the lives of my brothers and to accept the prince's persuasion.

What are Kong Youde and Dong Xueli?Turning his back on the court and his benefactor, forgetting the hatred of his family and country and turning to the Manchus, it is really embarrassing.How could I be persuaded by these things to be a slave to the Manchus.

The reason why I didn't move for a long time was that the brothers had just arrived and needed time to get familiar with geography and human relations, and the other was that I wanted to see how big Li Zicheng's tolerance was. "

Hu Maozhen asked curiously: "What do you think, the commander-in-chief, what is your majesty's measure?"

Gao Jie thought for a while, shaking his head, and said: "It's a complete sentence of two people. Let's not talk about it. Since the army can quarrel over such a thing, it can be seen that they are too idle. Kong Youde has withdrawn most of his troops. It's time to wipe out those rebels, and it's time to clean up Dong Xueli..."

Chapter 522 Withdrawal of Troops Five

Being able to abduct Li Zicheng's concubine and a team of troops from under his nose, Gao Jie will naturally not be a simple-minded martial artist with well-developed limbs.As can be known from his nickname, Gao Jie is not only brave but also quite cunning.It's just that sometimes he doesn't bother to use this cunning on those who are not as good as himself, which is the so-called arrogance.

But under Li Zicheng's subordinates, he can't be arrogant at all. Although Li Zicheng didn't settle old scores with him, Gao Jie is still quite afraid of this taciturn but stubborn character Chuangwang.Because he knows very well that without his subordinates, it is impossible for him to pull up another team. However, Li Zicheng was beaten by the court several times with only a few dozen riders around him, but he was still able to quickly pull up tens of thousands of horses. gap between.

Although Li Zicheng looked much more cheerful after meeting again, but he became more and more unable to guess the other party's intentions.For example, this time when Li Zicheng left him in Shandong, Gao Jie didn't think it through at first. He felt that if he changed himself, he should throw himself to the place where the Qing army has the most troops to consume his strength, instead of really letting himself be there. Places like Jiaozhou wait and see the situation.

But after Li Zicheng defeated the Azig army in Henan, and the officers and soldiers of the army gradually had a sense of belonging to the Marshal's Mansion, he realized that it was not always suitable to wait and see.At this time when Dashun was fighting for the world, throwing himself aside was not giving him preferential treatment, but making him excluded from the general trend.

If Dashun failed to repel the Qing army going south, then he could continue to control this army to plan the dream of separatist Shandong. After going south to the Qing army, how can everyone endure the treatment of continuing to sit on the bench?The psychology of the army actually likes the icing on the cake and hates the need for help. That is to say, no soldier dislikes fighting on the side of the winner, but few people like fighting on the side of the loser.

Because for the army, victory means getting promoted and making a fortune. Who wouldn't want to fight a battle that can be won with a little effort?Anyone who prevents the army from participating in such battles must be the object of hatred of the soldiers.In the past few months, the Marshal's Mansion has proved that it has enough money and food to supply the army, so the rewards for the victorious army will naturally not be in arrears.

This is the root cause of Gao Jie's current restlessness. Everyone feels that if they don't participate in the war and wait until the Qing army retreats, not only will they not get any credit, but they will be guilty. If Li Zicheng punishes them like this, it will be too unfair.

Gao Jie is still clear about the virtues of his subordinates, so after pointing out this point, he called Li Benshen, Hu Maozhen and other confidant generals, and showed them the letter that Kong Youde and Dong Xueli would write to him before, and he threw the letter in public. After entering the brazier, he said to his confidants: "People like Kong Youde and Dong Xueli betrayed their ancestral temple and joined the barbarians. It can be said that they sold their ancestors. They also want to make Lao Tzu sell their ancestors. You say, Can I promise?"

Li Benshen and Hu Maozhen immediately took the lead and said: "Of course not. The commander is loyal and courageous, how can he abandon the tomb of his ancestors like them."

Gao Jie nodded, slapped the armrest of the chair vigorously, then stood up and looked at the generals in the hall and said: "The reason why I have been slow to move is mainly because I want to catch the thief Dong Xueli, which can be regarded as a repayment to Your Majesty. Our kindness.

This thief first failed Emperor Lie, and now he failed His Majesty. He also tried his best to lobby officials and gentry everywhere for the Manchus.If he can be caught, the morale of the soldiers and civilians in Shandong will be greatly boosted.

It's just that this beast has been joining forces with Kong Youde and others before, and it's hard to take it down with our strength, so I just pretended to be a snake with them.But now Kong Youde has brought the main force back to Pingdu Prefecture to wipe out the rebel army, leaving only Dong Xueli's army stationed here in Gaomi, this is a good opportunity for us to destroy his army and capture his people..."

Gao Jie's judgment was correct. As soon as he issued the order to dispatch troops, the original army's attention to the case immediately dropped.After all, Gao Jie did not publicly try the two soldiers who violated the people in front of the people. Instead, in the name of the army's imminent expedition, he skipped the trial process and directly beheaded the two criminal soldiers as a sacrifice to the flag, and then gave it to the deceased's family. A sum of money can be regarded as forcibly closing the case.

Once Gao Jie made up his mind, the army moved quickly. He also pretended to have someone send a letter to Dong Xueli, expressing that he was going to defect to the Qing Dynasty, and asked Dong Xueli to introduce himself.Dong Xueli was also overjoyed after receiving the letter. The bad news about the Qing army from the west of Mount Tai made him restless, and he even doubted whether his choice was wrong.

At this time, Gao Jiejun took the initiative to vote, which was undoubtedly a timely help for Dong Xueli, so that he could also block the mouths of his subordinates and prove to them that his choice was right.Gao Jie led the army to vote, this is the best proof, it shows that even though Li Zicheng repelled Azig and other troops, he is still a thief in the eyes of others, isn't he the real man.

Although Dong Xueli has always been in contact with Gao Jie, Dong Xueli naturally did not dare to be expert in such a big matter as instigating against Gao Jie, so he wrote a letter to Kong Youde, telling the news of Gao Jie's surrender, and expressing that he would go to greet him in person Gao Jie, please Kong Youde to announce the good news to the ten kings, and give Gao Jie an official position sufficient for his status.

However, after all, Kong Youde is a person who has played fake surrender many times. After receiving Dong Xueli's letter, he asked a few words, and then lamented to Geng Zhongming: "It seems that old Dong has been fooled by Fan Shanyao." , let’s prepare to meet Lao Dong’s defeated troops. Once Lao Dong is defeated, it’s our turn to defend the Jiaodong area.”

Geng Zhongming also asked with some doubts: "Old Kong, you are too sure about what you said. Old Dong is not a person who does not know how to fight, how could he be deceived by Fanshan Harrier? Are you worrying too much?"

Kong Youde directly handed the letter in his hand to Geng Zhongming and said: "Gao Jie didn't move for a whole winter, but as soon as we left him, he asked Old Dong to surrender, and asked Old Dong to show his sincerity to meet him outside the camp. Isn't this a trap. "

After glancing at the letter, Geng Zhongming stomped his feet and said, "Is Lao Dong out of his mind? What are you doing to show sincerity when you deal with someone like Fanshanyao? He sent it to his door by himself. Can the mountain harrier not eat it?"

Of course, Gao Jie would not let go of Dong Xueli who came to his door. Before the two met, he suddenly captured Dong Xueli, put him on the saddle and brought him back to his army. Dong Xueli's guards had no time to react. .After throwing Dong Xueli on the ground and being tied up, Gao Jie immediately led 500 Jingqi to attack Dong Xueli's camp. Due to the loss of the coach, Dong Jun was in chaos and then abandoned the camp and fled.

Dong Jun has done a lot of harm to the people of Shandong this winter, so except for a small number of people who surrendered to Gao Jie's tribe, the others dare not surrender on the spot, for fear of being punished for their crimes by the Shun Army.Kong Youde sent troops to respond in time, but gathered thousands of defeated Dong Jun, so he and Geng Zhongming divided into two, and enriched these defeated soldiers into his own army.

After this battle, the confrontation between the Shun Army and the Qing Army on the Jiaodong Peninsula was moved to the line from Weifang to Pingdu Prefecture.Although the two places of Denglai are still in the hands of the Qing army, the mountainous areas of the Jiaodong Peninsula have become the world of various rebels and militia groups.After Gao Jie captured Dong Xueli, he had no intention of joining forces with Yang Yufan. After all, this battle was just an explanation he gave to Li Zicheng, and it did not mean that he was willing to obey Yang Yufan's assignment.

Yang Yufan was also not interested in joining forces with Gao Jie, an outsider. The powerful people all over Shandong had already been brought under his rule. Even without Gao Jie's help, he felt that he could drive the Qing army out of Jiaodong Peninsula.For Shandong people, Gao Jie is also an outsider, and he is also not welcomed by Shandong people.

As a result, the situation in the Jiaodong Peninsula eased up again, and after the news of Dong Xueli's army's defeat reached the Duoduo army, the Qing army further accelerated the withdrawal of troops.In the Prince Regent's Mansion in Beijing, Dorgon also fell into an extremely distressed situation after receiving a letter from his younger brother.

At this time, the last hope of a comeback was cut off, which meant that he had to start to clean up the mess.And to clean up the mess, relying on the strength of the two white flags alone is obviously not enough. After all, this Southern Expedition not only failed to achieve the minimum goal of weakening the Shun Army, but also lost a banner owner with a red flag.

If the criticisms from all the banners cannot be settled, his position as regent will not be as strong as before.After thinking it over, he decided to exchange opinions with Fan Wencheng first.

Since entering the customs, except for military affairs, Fan Wencheng has actually been handling the daily government affairs.Because the Manchus entered the customs several times before, they caused great harm to the people in the customs. In addition, the Manchus moved their capital to a large amount of land on the outskirts of the capital, which formed a fierce confrontation with the Han people. If Dorgon Handling these daily government affairs by yourself will only cause more panic among the Han people.

It was under such circumstances that Fan Wencheng won the trust of the Han officials and gentry for the Manchus. With the call of "benevolent government" and "love the people", he won a large number of gentry to support the Manchus in China, and took himself as the The role model persuaded these gentry, saying, "I have a big bone, and a big Qing flesh ear."In fact, it implies that when the Manchus take over China, everything will return to the original state, and this is still a world of gentry.

It was under Fan Wencheng's efforts to win over the Han officials and gentry that the social system in the Beizhi area began to be rebuilt. Fan Wencheng sat on the right side of the Meridian Gate every day to make decisions, and his power even surpassed that of the former chief minister of the Ming Dynasty.Fan Wencheng's hard work, "under the gate day and night, every detail should be done immediately", so he finally won the approval of a group of Manchurians.

Dorgon knew that if he wanted to pass the post-war hurdle, he had to get the support of Fan Wencheng, a hardcore figure.After all, it is impossible for the Manchus to just withdraw from the customs, and if they want to stand firm, they must get Han people like Fan Wencheng to appease the Han people for the Manchus.Therefore, as long as Fan Wencheng stood on his side, the flags that were dissatisfied with the two white flags would instead throw their hands at them.

Dorgon went from his palace to the Hall of Martial Arts, and then summoned Fan Wencheng and showed him Duduo's letter.Although Fan Wencheng had predicted when Azig was defeated, the Southern Expedition might end halfway.But this battle was so bad that he was a little speechless.

Chapter 523 Withdrawal Six

However, the crisis faced by the Qing Dynasty at this time is still much better than that at the end of Tianming Khan and the early days of Tiancong Khan. At that time, the Houjin Kingdom was really facing the critical moment of life and death.

For Fan Wencheng, who has experienced that period, the current situation in the Qing Dynasty is still favorable, but it is only a temporary setback, and it has not yet reached the critical point of life and death. And from another perspective, the failure of the Southern Expedition is not bad. a good thing.

Entering the customs and moving the capital made the two white flags self-reliant on their merits, and they seemed to be superior to other flags. The land occupied by the Beijing suburbs was selected first by the two white flags, and the slaves and property were also selected first by the two white flags, plus the uncle's status as the regent , the two white flags seem to have returned to the status of the two yellow flags during the Tianming Khan period.

This has greatly damaged the internal relations of the Eight Banners, and it is also destroying the orthodox position that Fan Wencheng worked hard to establish for the Manchu Qing.Fan Wencheng really wanted to let the Manchus take over China, so as to leave a good name for himself in the history.Of course, he didn't want the Manchus to be a short-lived dynasty like the Mongols and Yuans, so he hoped to use Chinese etiquette to build the Qing Dynasty after entering the customs, so as to gain the recognition of the gentry class in the interior.

Fan Wencheng is very clear about the psychology of these gentry, as long as the Manchus can admit that these gentry continue to maintain their privileges, then these gentry will not care who will be the emperor.The privileges of the gentry come from the ritual system, so the Manchus adopted the ritual system to build the Qing Dynasty, which naturally became the Central Plains Dynasty in the minds of the gentry. Xia had to pay the price.

The key to the ritual system lies in the status. The status of the monarch and his ministers is established, so naturally they cannot be changed at will.Otherwise, if one who is a master today becomes a slave tomorrow, and whoever is a slave today becomes a master tomorrow, wouldn't the world be in chaos?When the emperor thinks of the lineage forever, don't the gentry not want to pass on their family business forever?Even those rogues, with a little bit of power, don't seal up the heroes one by one, wanting to come and rest with the country.

Therefore, although Fan Wencheng supported Dorgon in power, he did not want Dorgon to have further ideas, and the political ideas he advocated did not allow him to support, otherwise his political ideas would be worthless.

However, although the Manchus established a basic national system during the Huangtaiji period, allowing Han people to participate in the politics of the post-Jin Kingdom, there is not only one set of power operation mechanisms in this country, but also a set of powers that operate among the Manchus mechanism, and the latter is the real power center of the post-Jin Kingdom.That is to say, Han people were allowed to participate in the post-Jin politics in name, but the decision-making power was in the hands of the Manchus, and the Han people had no way of intervening in the decision-making of the Manchus.

Although Fan Wencheng tried to change the Manchu Dynasty into a new dynasty using Chinese culture, so as to realize the dream of changing Xia with barbarians.But he can't be the master of the Manchus at all, and the Manchus also pay great attention to their own national culture, because this is also the root of the Manchus' ruling power.Therefore, in the face of Dorgon's step-by-step erosion of imperial power, Fan Wencheng could only remain silent and tried his best to delay this process.

However, the failure of the Southern Expedition this time was a head-on blow to the smooth sailing of the two white flags after entering the customs, and it also gave Qing a chance to ease internal conflicts.Because the two white flags lost on the battlefield, they can no longer monopolize power at once, but need to make some compromises and exchanges with each flag.

Therefore, after thinking about Dorgon's question for a while, Fan Wencheng said bluntly to Dorgon: "If you want to properly handle the post-war affairs, the slave thinks that you need to do at least three things."

Dorgon sat on the throne of the Hall of Martial Arts without any hesitation, and sincerely asked Fan Wencheng who was sitting beside him: "What three things do you think the scholar is?"

Fan Wencheng thought carefully for a moment before slowly saying: "The first thing is to negotiate a peace. Although the Shun army may not be able to continue fighting, it can calm people's hearts. Now it is coming to spring plowing. At this time, people's hearts can be calmed down. Only then can the people’s livelihood under the rule be restored, there is food in hand, and there is no panic in the heart. No matter whether our Tongshun army is fighting or making peace, we will not be short of food after all.”

Dorgon nodded and said: "The Grand Scholar is right, food is the most important thing after all, we can transfer food from North Korea this time, but it is impossible to count on North Korea to send food every year.

Therefore, I plan to implement military and civilian settlements in areas such as Tumed Banner and Harqin Banner. This will not only solve the food problem, but also resettle some soldiers and civilians.What does the bachelor think? "

Of course, Fan Wencheng was in favor of it, although the population in the Beizhili area had been greatly reduced after wars and epidemics, and the conflict between land and people was no longer so intense.Especially after the Shun army captured Beijing, the redistribution of land in the Beizhi area greatly eased the conflict between landless peasants and landlords.

However, the enclosure of land after the Manchus entered the customs and the policy of restoring old industries to win over the gentry once again exacerbated the conflict between people and land in the Beizhi area. contradiction.

This started from when the Manchus entered the customs, a large number of people stood by and watched the war between Shun and Qing, and there were even people who took the initiative to lead the way for the Qing soldiers to suppress thieves, but after the Manchus began to enclose land in the suburbs of Beijing, even places like Tianjin were When peasant riots broke out, we knew that the people in Beizhi were dissatisfied with the Manchus.It's just that with strong force, the Manchus suppressed these unorganized peasant riots one by one.

However, Fan Wencheng also believes that relying on force to suppress is not a long-term strategy. Although the Ming officers and soldiers who surrendered did not have any thoughts of family and country, it was quite happy to help the Manchus suppress the Han people, but for a country, soldiers cannot create Wealth, the only people who can pay taxes to the country are peasants, who have killed all the Han people, should everyone drink the northwest wind together?

It's just that the Manchus who had just entered the customs were in full swing at this time, and they continuously transported their wealth back to Beijing through the new land they occupied continuously, so this kind of crisis did not break out.But now the Southern Expeditionary Army was repulsed by Li Zicheng, which meant that the Manchus could no longer expect to obtain wealth from the newly occupied area to support themselves, but needed to manage their own ruled area.

But if you want farmers to produce, you have to give them a piece of land. Like the Manchus, even the land and the population are encircled as their own slaves, and then let the slaves work to support themselves. This is obviously impossible to stimulate the enthusiasm of farmers for production. Therefore, when spring plowing is approaching, there are hardly any scenes of preparations for spring plowing in previous years on those enclosed lands, but there are an endless stream of people fleeing their homes on the road.

Fan Wencheng could not stop the national policy of the Manchus enclosing and occupying land, but he believed that Dorgon's relocation of the Han people and the army to the outside of the Great Wall for reclamation might not be a solution.Only Dorgon could come up with such an idea, because the Manchus are very taboo about Han Chinese and Mongols getting together, so as to provide the Mongols with various supplies.

He then nodded and strongly agreed: "The regent's proposal is a great idea. It is better to let those landless people go outside the Great Wall than to let them escape under Li Zicheng's rule. It has increased Li Zicheng's strength for nothing. And those landless people With the land, there will be no more troubles, which is a double-winner."

Fan Wencheng has another meaning that he didn't say, that moving the Han soldiers and civilians to Mongolia for reclamation can also deter the ambitions of the Mongols on the grassland after the Manchus entered the customs.Although the Manchus shouted that the Manchurians were one, the Mongols were still quite unconvinced about submitting to the Manchurians, especially after the abnormal death of the eldest son of Lin Dan Khan, there was a rumor on the grassland that the Manchus poisoned the golden blood rumor.

For this rumor to spread on the grassland, it is obvious that the various Mongolian ministries must have disagreements. At this time, moving the Han people to the grassland can monitor these Mongolians, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.Of course, considering the political correctness of the integration of Manchu and Mongolian, Fan Wencheng, as a Han, naturally cannot be so suspicious of the Mongols, who have a higher status than the Han, so he can't speak out.

Fan Wencheng then went on to say: "The second thing is to settle down the New Han Army. Although the method of going to the grasslands for reclamation can reduce some of the dissatisfaction of the New Han Army, it cannot send all the New Han troops to the grasslands. Go, otherwise who will arrive at the front line to attack the Shun Army? Especially Wu Sangui and Sanshun King, their strength is second only to the Eight Banners. If they are taken outside the pass, it may cause dissatisfaction and shake the New Han Army's attitude towards our Qing Dynasty allegiance."

Dorgon had actually considered this matter. In the past, King Sanshun couldn't find sympathizers outside the pass, and the Eight Banners force firmly suppressed them, so naturally they have always been honest.But now it is different from the past. There were so many new Han troops in the Qing Dynasty. In terms of military strength, the force of the Han people in the Qing Dynasty has actually exceeded the sum of the Manchus and the Mongols. With severe suppression, it will really trigger a chain reaction of the new Han army.

He nodded in agreement and said: "The suggestion made by the Grand Scholar is also good. If King Sanshun and King Xiping are not properly dealt with, then the other New Han troops may also feel ashamed.

Therefore, this king intends to grant real titles to King Pingxi and King Sanshun, and entrust the three prefectures of Hebei and Shandong to them.This can not only isolate the Shun army from our army, but also distinguish them from the Xin Han army. "

Regarding Dorgon's proposition, Fan Wencheng obviously hesitated a lot. He mentioned to Dorgon: "Hebei and Shandong are the key places to defend the capital. If these places are entrusted, it may not be good for future generations."

But Dorgon waved his hand boldly and said: "Let's talk about the present first. If we don't defeat Li Zicheng, there will be descendants. Right now, we must first stabilize the hearts of the people in the Qing Dynasty, and then we can talk about progress. If we can't stabilize the hearts of the people inside, we may not even be able to go back outside the customs, so why worry about our descendants?"

Fan Wencheng also had to admit that Dorgon was as decisive as Huang Taiji when it came to such critical issues, but he always thought a little too much.Now that Dorgon has made a decision, Fan Wencheng will naturally not entangle with this issue, because after all, it is not as important as overcoming the current difficulties of the Qing Dynasty.

Chapter 524 North Korea One

After pondering for a while, Fan Wencheng said the third point, "The third thing is the evaluation of the military merits of this battle. This matter has to go through the meeting of the king's ministers, and it depends on your balance, the regent."

Dorgon watched Fan Wencheng touch the court beads on his chest, and after a while he said, "What does the scholar mean by balance?"

Fan Wencheng lowered his head and looked at the ground in front of him, and replied calmly: "My lord, first reward and then punish, so as to convince the public."

Dorgon stopped what he was doing, and the hall fell silent. After a long time, Dorgon said, "How do you think the Grand Scholar should be rewarded?"

Fan Wencheng replied calmly: "Prince Su has made meritorious service in this expedition, so logically he should be recalled to the capital to reward him for his meritorious service. However, after all, Datong is newly established, and it would be better if a member of the imperial family is needed to sit in charge. Also, since Daqing wants to negotiate peace with Dashun , this expedition should come to an end, and the titles of the major generals should be removed, so that everyone can return to their duties."

Although Fan Wencheng's tone was calm, his heart was still up and down. He dared to intercede for Hauge in front of Dorgon's face. It was because of the failure of the Southern Expedition Army that Dorgon must need his own support before he dared to propose. such conditions.The reason why he wants to support Hauge is because as long as Hauge is still there, Shunzhi must be safe, because it is impossible for Dorgon to give Hauge a big gift.

Although Dorgon is shrewd and able to suppress a group of brothers and nephews, his biggest shortcoming is that his health is not good enough. As long as he endures for a few years to let the little emperor grow up, Dorgon may give up the replacement by himself if he is not in good health. idea.Fan Wencheng also felt that Dorgon did not have this blessing, so he continued to choose to stand on the side of Huangtaiji's descendants.

Regarding Fan Wencheng's suggestion, although Dorgon was annoyed in his heart, he also kept his head clear, knowing that this was the only way out.If he forcibly denies Hauge's achievements, then the military achievements of the Western Expedition to Datong cannot be counted.Acknowledging his merits and then recruiting him back to the capital is tantamount to embarrassing himself.Even though there are not many cronies suppressed by him, Hauge is still a banner that can represent the righteousness, and this is very likely to become an introduction used by the meeting of kings and ministers to attack him.

But if Hauge was left in Datong and he was not allowed to return to Beijing, then the banners at the Wang Yizheng Conference would lose an excuse to attack the two white banners, and the banners have not promoted a new banner that has been recognized by everyone so quickly. It created the conditions for the two white flags to pass the border in a muddled manner.

Wanting to understand that Fan Wencheng's proposals may not all be beneficial to Hauge, Dorgon finally nodded and accepted, "I will seriously consider the suggestion of the Grand Scholar. So who should we send to negotiate with Li Zicheng?"

Fan Wencheng knew that almost all the people who went to negotiate with Li Zicheng were scapegoats, and he didn't want to offend anyone, so he just said vaguely: "The deputy envoy can be a Han, but the chief envoy should choose a high-status Manchurian." , otherwise Li Zicheng would not have talked with us."