Dashun Yongchang

Ying Erdai, as a rare business master among the Manchus, did implement many measures to ease the conflicts between the Manchus and Hans after he took over the household department, "persuading the farmers to plant their roots, and comforting the fugitives to obtain a real household registration"; for widows and loneliness, All those who are in need will be "supported by the amount"; the household registration will be re-established, the land will be calculated, and the three rates will be exempted, and the land will be collected according to the original amount of Wanli's "Accounting Records"; The illegal phenomenon of "forcing the bulls"; prohibiting the Manchu nobles from forcing the people to "serve as slaves", and stipulating that all subordinates should "release the forced people".

However, with the defeat of the Manchus on the battlefield, these policies were eventually abolished by the Manchu relatives. Dorgon chose to acquiesce in order to win over these Manchus.The Manchu relatives did not dare to prevent the Dorgon brothers from seizing power, because this is the fundamental interest of the Dorgon brothers; similarly, Dorgon did not dare to prevent the Manchu relatives from becoming more and more greedy, because this is also the Manchu brothers' greedy desire. The fundamental interests of the dear ones.

Seeing that Dorgon was still unable to make a sound, Ying Erdai could only advise sternly: "The Destiny Khan said in the past that a monarch without people cannot be called a monarch. If these relatives and nobles of the Eight Banners are not restricted from occupying land wantonly If you don’t stop the fugitives from fleeing, then there will be no Han people around Beijing soon. Who will the uncle Regent collect food and taxes from?”

Dorgon could only change the subject and said, "It's better to wait for you to come back from North Korea to talk about enclosing land and escaping people. It's the time of the autumn harvest. If we revise the policy at this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the banners to obey..."

After the meeting of ministers Wang adjourned, all the Manchu generals left the palace one after another. Sony walked out with a worried face, but was stopped at the gate of the palace. When he looked back, it was Tong Ji from the banner.

Tong Ji said to him quite casually: "What are you thinking? I just happened to be off duty, why don't we go have a drink together?"

Sony was a little stunned and said, "Didn't the regent have ordered that no private wine be brewed?"

Tong Ji said full of resentment: "Every family in the two white flags brews wine. Why can't we make wine in the two yellow flags? But don't worry, this time it's not homemade wine, it's wine smuggled from the south. Let's keep the gold and silver now I can't buy anything, so it's better to appease the Wu Zang Temple first, even if I lose my life at that time, at least I can have a good time."

Sony looked around, and then whispered: "You don't want to die, how dare you say such nonsense outside."

With one hand on his shoulder, Tong Ji pulled him towards the outside of the Forbidden City, and said, "Isn't what I said true? Now everyone is trapped in Beijing, which is worse than outside the pass. At least there are white mountains and black waters outside the pass." You can hunt, and you can’t even find wild animals for hunting in this poor place. The prices on the market are becoming more and more expensive day by day, and silver is getting less and less valuable.”

Sony quickly interrupted Tong Ji's emotion and said: "Since you know the prices are high, why do you spend money on wine?"

Tong Ji cast a glance at him and said, "I see, you mean you don't want to drink anymore? Forget it, just think I'm talking too much, let's say goodbye and see you tomorrow."

Sonny hurriedly stopped him and said, "I told you to drink, how could it not count..."

Immediately, the two walked up the street laughing and joking, found their respective servants, mounted their horses and headed towards Xizhimen.When they arrived at Tong Ji's home, Soni saw his sister-in-law and was dragged by Tong Ji to the gazebo in the back garden, where all kinds of fine-colored pastries were quickly put on display.

The two drank a few cups with pastries, and then began to chat. Before saying a few words, Sony suddenly let out a sigh.Tong Ji then asked why, and Soni described the scene that happened at the Wang ministers' meeting today, and then said with a little drunkenness: "If Prince Su returns to Beijing, it will probably be Amin's fate."

Of course Tong Ji knew what happened to Amin. It was really tragic that this once powerful Four Baylor finally died after being imprisoned for ten years.However, he didn't have a good impression of Hauge either. The eldest son of Huang Taiji was too arrogant in his actions, even the people of the two yellow flags didn't like him very much.

This is why when Dorgon launched Fulin's ascension to the throne, the two yellow flags immediately agreed. After all, what they were grateful for was Huang Taiji, not Hauge. As long as Huang Taiji's blood inherited Khan's throne, they felt that they had fulfilled their responsibilities.

Seeing Tong Ji's indifferent appearance, Sony had no choice but to lightly nod, "If Prince Su didn't hold the military power outside, I think the arrogance of the two white flags would be even more arrogant."

Although Tong Ji was indifferent to Hauge's fate, he was still shocked when he heard that Dorgon might use this to threaten the little emperor Fulin.He had great conflicts with Dorgon, and was even reported for insulting Dorgon's remarks, and was almost beheaded by Dorgon.Although under the intercession of his colleagues, the death penalty was finally spared, but he was completely marginalized.

Tong Ji knew very well that if the little emperor could not govern himself, then he would definitely not be able to turn himself over.If Dorgon is allowed to force the little emperor to abdicate, then he probably won't end well.

After thinking about it all night, he went to ask for leave the next day. Anyway, he was a idle job managing the emperor's vehicles, and no one would care whether he was there or not.Tong Ji left the city in the name of sending his family to a farm outside the city to escape the summer heat, and then went to Datong alone and with two horses, holding the badge given by the palace.It took him only three days to arrive in Datong City, and then he found an acquaintance at the back door of Haoge's residence, and asked him to bring him into the residence.

Seeing Tong Ji's arrival, Hauge was quite happy.Ever since Dorgon played tricks to clear out a group of his confidantes, there is no one around him.At the beginning, he was still full of resentment, and he only wanted to vent to someone, but after he was sent to Datong Town, his rationality gradually recovered.

Hauge also gradually began to understand that blindly losing his temper with the people below would not make them more obedient to him, but would only make them further away from him.Appropriately showing a little kindness can make people get closer to themselves.

It's just that it was a little late for him to understand this truth. Now he is no longer the eldest son of Khan who is expected to inherit the throne of Khan, but the lost prince who is hostile by his uncle, the regent.The generals of the Two Yellow Banners have also transferred to their younger brother Fulin, the little emperor, and they are unwilling to show too close to him. At this time, Tong Ji can come to see him, so he naturally feels very happy.

But before he had time to be happy for a moment, Tong Ji said to him with a look of embarrassment: "Please also ask the prince to stand back and let the servant talk to you. After speaking, the servant must rush back to the capital immediately, otherwise the servant is worried that he will be killed." People are aware of the disappearance of the slave."

Tong Ji's words made Hauge stunned for a moment, but he quickly ordered the people around him to retreat, and then asked the guard Gisai to prepare dry food, water and new horses.After seeing that everyone else was far away from the hall, Tong Ji said: "The regent wants to transfer you back to Beijing and replace you with Prince Ying. This is what this servant wants to say."

Hauge didn't realize it for a while, how could such a sentence be worth Tong Ji's trip to Beijing Datong, but he quickly realized it, pursed his lips and said: "Dorgon is going to attack me?"

Tong Ji could hear the anger in Hauge's voice, but the trembling voice showed more fear. For a moment, he doubted whether his delivery of the letter was good or bad.But at this time, he couldn't help hesitating, so he replied: "The slave thinks that the regent seems to want to follow the precedent of Amin Belor."

Hauge lost his words for a while, until Jisai came to tell him that the food and horses were ready, he bowed his hands to Tong Ji and thanked Tong Ji: "I messed up for a while, but I neglected you. I will remember what happened today, Let's see the day."

Ji Sai interjected at this time: "My lord, why don't we sort out the Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the capital? If Brother Tong Ji has any news, send it directly to the Zhuangzi, so that the people in the village can send it, so that Brother Tongji won't have to go back and forth. Running around."

"Yes, yes, look at me being confused." Hauge held Tong Ji's hand tightly, and explained his own Zhuangzi in the outskirts of the capital under someone else's name.Tong Ji had no choice but to agree.

After sending Tong Ji away, Hauge called Gardahun, Jisai, and Lu Bohe to ask them what to do.These three are not smart people at all, and they didn't come up with a plan to get the best of both worlds.But Jisai quickly thought about it and said: "The Han people know how to deal with this kind of thing best. Before Bayan said that someone came out to join the enemy with Jiang Yu, didn't Jiang Guan pass through Bayan's subordinates soon? Why don't you ask him ?”

Hauge was still hesitating, but Gadahun and Lu Bohe were really scared. If Dorgon attacked Hauge, Hauge might still have hope of living, but they would definitely be eradicated, so they nodded repeatedly Agreed with Gisey's claim.

Chapter 585 Countermeasures

Jiang Yu, who was summoned by Hauge, was a little flustered. Unlike Mr. Bayan, Hauge was trained under Huang Taiji after all. As a figure in command of an army, he might not be so easily fooled.

The main reason for Jiang Yu's flustered heart is that he has not yet made up his mind to rebel again. As a character who has betrayed twice, he is also very entangled now.On the one hand, he feels that the Manchus don't trust him, and he will be punished by the Manchus sooner or later; on the other hand, he also worries about how he will betray him one after another, and who will trust him then.

Even though the people in Dashun who are in contact with him are talking about the hype, he is still worried that Li Zicheng will break his promise after he betrays the Manchurians. Since he can repeatedly jump around, then it is probably okay for Li Zicheng to break his promise People will cry out for themselves.After all, the title of house slave with three surnames is hard to be respected.

And it was his mentality of worrying about gains and losses that made the people below worry that he would be implicated, so some people went to the Manchus to show him off.It's just that because he hasn't done anything yet, Bayan didn't catch him, so he could only question him, and finally let him go back.After all, Datong Town is still relatively powerful in the Han army. The Manchus only occupied Datong City, but actually only controlled the inner city of Datong.

If there is real evidence, Bayan will naturally take measures against Jiang Tuan, but if there is no evidence and only a few words from others are used to deal with Jiang Tuan, then the former residence of Jiang's relatives and friends in the army will definitely not do it.

The current Manchus were not when they first entered the customs. At that time, the Manchus could still deter the Han army with their invincible martial arts.But now, everyone feels that although the Manchus are strong, they are not strong enough to make them bow their heads.If we really want to fight in Datong City, it's really hard to say who will win.

But for Jiang Tiao, who finally passed the test, was summoned by Hauge again, and he didn't know whether the result was good or bad.The summoning this time also made him feel a sense of urgency, and he felt that if he continued to waver like this, both sides would suspect him.

Hauge's mansion in Datong was the Daiwang's mansion in the former Ming Dynasty. It was located in the east of the city, covering an area of ​​two to three hundred acres, and the scale was not insignificant.However, after the peasant army occupied Datong, the remaining rebels began to chase and kill the former Ming clan, and the Daiwang Mansion was burned down, leaving only the Nine Dragon Wall and some buildings.Strictly speaking, the ones that are still relatively well preserved are the annex buildings of the harem and the palace.

Therefore, Hauge occupied Changchun Palace and Wangchun Building as his residence, while his subordinates occupied those annex buildings for office and living purposes.The back door of Dai Wang's mansion was now the main entrance of Hauge's mansion.

After Jiang Yu entered the mansion, he was led to the Wangchun Tower by the guards of the royal mansion. Hauge, who was discussing business affairs with his subordinates, ended the discussion and ordered his subordinates to retreat and invite

Jiang Guan came in.

Hauge, who was sitting on the top of his hand, looked at the sweating Jiang Yu and couldn't help asking: "Is it hot outside today? Pour him a bowl of iced drink and let him go away from the heat."

Gisai walked to the long table beside her, took out a porcelain bowl, scooped a few spoonfuls of sour plum soup from the crock, and brought it to Jiang Yu.Seeing Hauge's pleasant tone towards him, Jiang Guan finally calmed down a bit. After he thanked Hauge for the reward, he raised his bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Hauge, who was sitting at the top, asked, "Do you want another bowl?"

Jiang Guan put down the bowl and kowtowed to Hauge and said, "Don't dare, dare not, the slave is already cool enough."

Hauge winked at Gisai who was on the side, and Gisai stepped forward and asked Jiang Tuan, "The prince asked you to come here because he heard that someone came forward to accuse you of collaborating with the enemy, so please explain carefully in front of the prince. , not to hide the truth."

Jiang Guan had no choice but to repeat his defense in front of Bayan in front of Hauge. After listening to Hauge, he felt that what Jiang Tuan said seemed to be irrelevant to the dilemma he had to face, because Dorgon would not listen to him. excuse.

He then said: "There is some truth in what the general said, but there are different opinions outside now. The general is suspected of leaving the melon fields, or the general will hand over the official duties to other people first, and go to the capital with the king to face the saint first. Let's get rid of the suspicion first. how?"

Jiang Tuan really panicked now, he really didn't want to go to the capital, if Dorgon was locked up for another year or so, what would happen to him in Datong Town.After thinking and thinking, he finally made up his mind and said: "The order of the prince, how dare this slave refuse to follow. I just ask the prince to give this slave a little time. Right now, the Southern Army is making changes in Baode Prefecture and Taiyuan Prefecture. From the slave's point of view This is a harbinger of the southern army wanting to attack north, and the slave hopes to make arrangements first, and then go to the capital with the prince."

Hauge's heart suddenly moved, and he also said casually: "If there is any change in the Southern Army, I really can't leave at this time. But when will the Southern Army move? If it moves too late, the capital will come and call the King back. If it's Beijing, it's not easy for me to intercede with you."

Jiang Yu was a little stunned now, he didn't know what Hauge meant by this?Could it be that he doesn't want to go back to the capital either?However, his slight absence was quickly pulled back by Gisai's questioning, and he quickly replied to Hauge: "I guess, maybe the Southern Army will move after autumn. It's August now, so it's around October." It’s still possible to do it.”

Haug frowned and said, "The Southern Army is not presided over by literati who do not understand military affairs. If I were the commander of the Southern Army, of course September is the best time to attack. They can still eat our food when they fight. After autumn, we will fight. After collecting all the food, what are they still calling for?"

Jiang Guan immediately changed his words and said: "The slave didn't think carefully, and we should see the outcome of the southern army's movements next month."

Hauge nodded and said with satisfaction: "

This king is aware of General Jiang's loyalty to the Qing Dynasty, that's why this king summoned you today to have a heart-to-heart talk.If someone else came to sit in Datong City, General Jiang would have a hard time.Therefore, you must do your best to be king, and you cannot let the Southern Army sneak attack on us..."

Coming out of Hauge's mansion, Jiang Yu was confused. Today Hauge's conversation with him was really weird.But soon he put this question aside, because he needs to actively prepare to save himself next time. According to Hauge's thoughts today, someone will take his place soon, and then he will take him to the capital. At this time, isn't going to Beijing just throwing yourself into a trap?

After returning to his mansion, Jiang Guan consulted with his clansman Jiang Jianxun, who was also his mastermind. After hearing Jiang Guan's retelling, Jiang Jianxun immediately said: "So, what the south said is correct. The internal relationship is not monolithic either. Although Prince Su is a noble character, he has a life-and-death enmity with the regent. Compared with the southern army fighting, he is more worried about his fate after returning to the capital."

Jiang Guan was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and then he sighed and said: "I originally thought that the Manchus rebelled against Emperor Yongchang because they had the ambition to sweep the world, but now it seems that the Manchus themselves are fighting to the death. In the end, the surname has to be Li."

Jiang Jianxun has always disapproved of Jiang Guan's move to seek refuge with the Manchus. After hearing this, he immediately persuaded him: "If we choose between Dashun and Daming, of course we should choose Daming. But if we choose between Dashun and Daqing, we still have to choose Dashun is the imperial court of the Han people. Since the Manchus entered the customs, they have slaughtered and encroached on the territory. Although there are some strategies to calm the people, they have not been implemented. It looks like it will not be able to calm the world. Brother should make a decision early. "

After hesitating for a while, Jiang Guan said, "I'm worried now. Even if Emperor Yongchang spares me after we raise our troops, what will other people think? Will they avenge their brothers and colleagues?"

Jiang Jianxun was also deeply speechless about Jiang Yu's worries. When the army was raised, the clan brothers did too much, and even Zhang Tianlin didn't give him a way out. What's the use of being upset now?But he also knew that it was everyone's intention to kill Zhang Tianlin at the beginning, because this person killed Zhang Tianlin too much in Datong.

For more than 200 years, the Daiwang lineage has flourished in Datong Town, and there are not many gentry who have married with it. However, under Zhang Tianlin's indiscriminate massacre, the Daiwang lineage has been cut off. Enmity.This was also when Jiang Guan rebelled, and almost all the residents of Datong rebelled.But now, the responsibility has been pushed to this clan brother, and others will not admit that they are responsible.

He could only say to Jiang Guan: "Right now, you can only take one step at a time. If you are taken to the capital again, it may not be so easy to escape this time. The only problem now is that Zhisheng is still in the capital. "

At this time, Jiang Yu became courageous again. He waved his hand and said, "Find someone to deliver a letter to him. If he can run, he will run. If he can't, it's his fate. But this step, which step should we take?" ? Should we make Pianguan move, or let Xinzhou and Dingxiang move?"

Jiang Jianxun thought for a while and said: "If we want to move, we can only move Xinzhou and Dingxiang. It's not that the Taiyuan army went north. This scale is not big enough. Moreover, Xinzhou guard Liu Tongchun and Bayan are too close, so they may not be willing to follow us anyway."

Jiang Yu walked back and forth in the hall a few times, and then made up his mind and said: "I don't worry about the others, why don't you run for me. Go to Taiyuan City and ask the Southern Army to go north. I will take the troops from Xinzhou and Dingxiang Draw the layout plan for you, and you bring it to the Southern Army. After they read it, they will naturally know how to fight..."

On August 8, the fourth year of Yongchang, Jiang Jianxun, disguised as a businessman, entered Taiyuan City.Liu Fangliang, who was stationed in Taiyuan, received the information from Jiang Jianxun, and was a little confused about the situation for a while.

Liu Fangliang immediately called his subordinate Ma Chongxi and the governor of Shanxi Han Wenquan to discuss the matter. After seeing the troop layout Jiang Jianxun brought, Ma Chongxi clapped his hands and said, "For such detailed information, we only need to send a small group of troops to investigate. Can figure out whether it is true or not.

If Xinzhou and Dingxiang can be taken, then Ningwu and the others will not be able to defend it, so the focus of competition between us and the Qing army will become the Inner Great Wall.If we can take back the three levels, we can change from the defensive side to the offensive side against Datong Town, which is a good thing. "

Han Wenquan was also very active in this matter. He persuaded Liu Fangliang: "Sanguan is the gateway to Shanxi. If Sanguan can be recovered, Shaanxi will be completely stable. If Xi'an receives this news, it will also ask us to Immediately launched an attack. Now our army can maintain the situation in Shanxi, not because our army is defending well, but because the Qing army is unable to attack. If we can enter Sanguan, Datong Town is also a must..."

Chapter 586 Azig's Comeback

Azig, who came out of the mountain again after a few years, was more arrogant and domineering on the way out of Beijing this time.Every time he camped in a different place, he had to find a woman from a good family to sleep with him. As a result of his actions, Azig's soldiers became indisciplined.

Although some officials along the way advised Azig, they were all arrested by Azige, stripped of their official uniforms, and then whipped. According to Azige: "You Han people are just slaves of our Manchus. , What's so great about the master using a few female slaves? You need to persuade the master? You people just want to gain fame by persuading the master, and you want to step on the master's name to climb up. You really should beat."

After being severely beaten by Azig, the officials on the road not only dared not come to Azig to persuade him again, but also prepared a woman for Azig in advance, which saved the Prince of England from harassing the local area.

There is also a reason why Azig did this. Since the defeat in Henan, he had to bear the responsibility for the failure of going south after returning to Beijing. This forced him to surrender his military power and live at home for a year and a half. .Azige was very dissatisfied with this result, because he thought that Dorgon could completely free himself from responsibility and not be punished.

During these days of staying at home, the original two white flags and three kings have now become two white flags two kings and him Azig, which means that other people think that he is no longer qualified to keep pace with his two younger brothers. Azig was hurt.Therefore, going out of Beijing to replace Hauge this time, in Azig's view, is the time to prove his status.

Asking for good women and exquisite food along the way is essentially telling these local officials that Azig did not come out to make atonement.He has always been one of the kings of the Two White Banners, and one of the centers of power on an equal footing with the two brothers.

He Luohui who was stationed in the Xuan Mansion obviously understood the temperament of the Prince of England, so he ran thirty miles outside the station to meet him in person, and it was only then that Azig was relieved.He Luohui knew about Azig's hot mission to go to Datong, so he tried his best to slander Haoge for doing nothing in Datong on the way, saying: "This time, the Prince of England came to preside over the overall situation, and the Xuanfu of Datong will naturally be as stable as Mount Tai. The slaves hope that After the prince returns to Beijing this time, he can reflect on himself and stop dealing with the king's affairs like this."

Azige is still satisfied with He Luohui's understanding, so he said without any concealment: "Haoge returns to Beijing this time, I think it will be very difficult to come out again. The Qing Dynasty depends on us two. Bai Qi is here to protect you."

Azig's words spread quickly, and the Manchu generals who had friends or relatives in Datong quickly sent letters to Datong, asking these friends, relatives and Prince Su to keep a distance from each other, so as not to be accidentally injured.

Hauge stayed in Datong for three years anyway, even if the military power was divided between Bayan and Wu Weihua's two deputies, it's not like he didn't fail to cultivate a few cronies.Therefore, Azig's words quickly reached Hauge's ears, which made Hauge extremely angry, and he threw the teacup on the spot.

But even if Hauge was angry, he knew that there was nothing he could do.Because of the two assistants around him: Bayan is actually the fifth son of Li Yongfang. Because he was raised in the palace and grew up with the Dorgon brothers, he is not only regarded by the Manchus as his own, but also Dorgon's trusted confidant , he was sent by Dorgon to contain him.

As for Wu Weihua, he was a Mongolian who was canonized by the Ming Dynasty. After surrendering to the Manchu Qing, he was conferred the title of Gongshunhou, and he can be regarded as his own person trusted by the Manchus.Especially this year, he dedicated his brother and daughter to Gang Lin's younger brother Chang Nai, so he is even more trusted by the Manchu people.Such a despicable villain, naturally, will not burn Haoge's cold stove.

Just when Hauge was at a loss, news came from the Xinzhou garrison that the Taiyuan Shun army suddenly launched. The Xinzhou garrison was caught off guard by the Shun army and captured Xinzhou City. The guard Liu Tongchun fled to Dingxiang County and asked Datong to send troops to support him. .Hauge was overjoyed, so he called Bayan, Wu Weihua, and Jiang Yu for a meeting. He said to the three of them, "In the past three years, the Shun army has been hiding in the city of Taiyuan. Go out to fight in the city. Now that the Shun Army has come out of the tortoise shell, I will naturally lead the troops south to compete with the Shun Army."

Bayan's attitude at the beginning was ambiguous. Although he was very close to Dorgon, he didn't want to get involved in the family affairs of Aixinjueluo's family at all. After all, his family and Aixinjueluo's family had married many times. The emperor will not suffer.From a military point of view, it is a good thing that Hauge decided to lead his troops south to fight against the Shun army, because it can motivate the soldiers who were besieged by the Shun army, and thus defeat the Shun army's attack as soon as possible.

But Wu Weihua resolutely opposed Hauge to lead the army, because he had received a letter from his in-laws, knowing that Azig came this time to take away the military power from Hauge, how could Hauge be in command of the army again at this time?For Wu Weihua, the interests of the Qing Dynasty should naturally come after the orders of the Regent. After all, his official status comes from the Regent, not the Qing Dynasty.

Seeing Wu Weihua's determination, even Bayan was shaken, thinking that it would be better to wait for Prince Ying to arrive before discussing countermeasures.However, because He Luohui's hospitality was too warm, Azig stayed in Xuanfu for a few more days. At this time, a police report came from Ningwu County. Haoge finally quit. He summoned Bayan and Wu Weihua again Several generals put forward a request to send troops for the battle ahead.

At this time, several former Ming generals in Jiang Yu were on Hauge's side, thinking that if they did not send troops to rescue, then Ningwu Pass and Yanmen Pass would be in danger, and if these two passes were captured by the Shun army, the Pianguan Pass would be too dangerous. It is bound to fail, and the offensive and defensive state between the Qing army and the Shun army will be adjusted.Hauge said that if he did not go out, then Bayan, Wu Weihua, and Jiang Yu should lead troops to rescue the front line.

Under Hauge's persecution, Bayan had no choice but to stand up and say that he still led Jiang Guan to send troops south to rescue, and Hauge and Wu Weihua stayed in Datong to wait for Azig's arrival.

Hauge accepted Bayan's suggestion, and after Bayan and Jiang Guan led troops to the expedition, Hauge used the pretext of being in an emergency at the Pianguan Pass, and Ling Jisai and Gadahun led [-] troops to the Pianguan Pass for rescue. The lonely Wu Weihua finally dared not object.

At this time, Hauge did not make up his mind to rebel, he still hoped to maintain the status quo with the Dorgon brothers, and sending Gisai and Kadahun was just in case.

It's just that Azig didn't give Hauge any chance to test after he arrived in Datong.Almost as soon as he dismounted, Azig announced his order, expressing that the emperor hoped to see his eldest brother as soon as possible, so that he could return to the capital as soon as possible, and immediately received all the soldiers and horses in the city.

That night, Hauge was imprisoned in the Changchun Palace, while Wu Weihua and officials from Datong held a banquet next door to welcome Azig. He made up his mind and said to his confidantes: "With Azig's behavior, it seems that my return to Beijing this time is not good or bad. I decided not to go back."

The left and right confidants then asked: "If we don't go back to the capital, where can we go? The soldiers below may not all follow us."

Haoge was silent for a long time and said: "We are going to vote in Western Mongolia. Aren't they having conflicts with Dorgon? They should take us in."

However, Hauge's confidantes were not willing to vote for Western Mongolia, because life on the grasslands was too hard, otherwise the Mongols would not have surrendered to the Manchus.Therefore, a more flexible guard couldn't help but said: "Although Western Mongolia has conflicts with the regent, they can't beat the Eight Banners soldiers. If the regent asks us from the various tribes of Western Mongolia, I am afraid that these tribes may not dare to take us in. Those who can resist today Those who live in the Eight Banners are the Shun Army in the south, since Luo Luohong can surrender, why doesn't Li Zicheng accept the prince?"

Hauge said with some hesitation: "I just want to protect myself, and I don't want to betray the Qing Dynasty. There is still an argument for voting for Mongolia, but there is no argument for voting for Li Zicheng."

A confidant immediately said: "The prince was not forced by the regent, so how could he vote outside? No matter which side he votes for at this time, the regent will say that the prince is treasonous, so it is better to protect himself first. Those Mongols have been sent back to Beijing, why should the prince run away?"

Hauge finally acquiesced to everyone's proposition. On September [-], Hauge and his party left from the north gate of Datong.Although Hauge returned to the capital, there were more than a hundred cavalry guards, but most of them were people brought by Azig from the capital. Their task was to bring Hauge back to the capital safely.Therefore, Hauge didn't look like he was returning home with a fine clothes, but more like being escorted back to Beijing.

Azig didn't go to see Hauge off, but he stood at the top of the city and watched Hauge's convoy go away.After sending Haoge away, Azige said to his subordinates: "Go and chase Jisai and Gadahun back. Ghent, you lead the army to rescue Pianguan instead of the two. Then send someone to ask Bayan, What's going on in the south. Let's have fun next time, I heard that women in Datong are notoriously beautiful..."

But that night, Hauge's camp was attacked, and Hauge was also missing. At noon on the 20th, Bayan, who was stationed at Yanmen Pass, urged Jiang Guan to enter the pass to relieve the siege of Dingxiang. However, when he arrived at Jiang Guan's camp with a small number of personal soldiers, there were a large number of ambushes. Surprised, he shouted to Jiang Guan under the protection of his own soldiers: "General Jiang, what good is it for you to rebel at this time? Do you think Li Zicheng can tolerate you any longer? You people's families are all in the In Datong City, why do you want to seek death with Jiang Guan..."

Jiang Guan, who was behind the shield, heard Bayan's yelling and did not come forward to reply. After being persuaded to surrender three times, he ordered to release arrows, and Bayan and his soldiers were all shot to death.Later, Jiang Guan took Bayan's head to persuade the Eight Banners soldiers in Yanmen Pass, but more than 300 Eight Banners soldiers refused to surrender after all, so they were burned to death by Jiang Guan in the government office.

That night, Shun General Wang Wenyao entered Yanmen Pass. Following the loss of Yanmen Pass, the defenders of Dingxiang and Ningwu collapsed, and the Shun Army captured Ningwu Pass easily.Liu Fangliang rushed to Yanmen Pass on the 20th, and immediately took Jiang Tuan to attack Datong.With Jiang Guan's contact, Datong Town quickly turned against them. Except for one Datong City,

However, at this time Azig blatantly robbed women in the street in Datong City, which made the soldiers and civilians of Datong lose their interest in allegiance to the Qing Dynasty.When Jiang Guan arrived in Datong City, he easily let people open the city gate. Azig knew something was wrong when he heard the voice of the whole city shouting to kill slaves, and finally fled Datong through the north gate.

Chapter 587 Challenge of Power

Hauge, who was rescued by his subordinates, originally planned to go south to surrender, but because of the Southern Army's attack on Datong and its policy of massacring the Manchus, he had to stop thinking about contacting the Southern Army.

After discussing with his subordinates, Hauge decided to go out to the Ordos Department, and then wait for Dashun's response in the Ordos Department.But in this way, more than half of the people who were willing to follow him to the south were reduced. In the end, less than sixty riders followed him out of the side pass.

As for Azig going to Xuan Mansion immediately after escaping from Datong, and Datong Town, the defensive area that had previously surrendered to the Ming army as the main force, Xuan Mansion was completely controlled by the Manchus at this time.Of course, this achievement is not due to the Manchus, but to the Shanxi merchants.

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhangjiakou had already become the main place for the Manchus to sell their stolen goods after looting the mainland. The property looted by the Manchus was exchanged for various materials in Zhangjiakou, so that this kind of looting economy could be maintained.It is precisely because of this that the Manchus have always taken protective measures for Zhangjiakou, and they did not harass Zhangjiakou every time they broke through the customs, and thus formed a relationship of interest with the Xuanfu.

As the Manchus entered the customs, the officials and businessmen of the Xuanfu naturally fell into the arms of the Manchus immediately, because the main target of their foreign trade was the Manchus. Without the Manchus trading in Zhangjiakou, these merchants and officials would have to drink Northwest wind.Even, many merchants and officials in the Xuanfu still have the Dragon Tickets of the Qing Dynasty in their hands.