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Liu Sheng hesitated for a moment and said, "They don't mention the overseas fiefdom, but we have to mention it. Otherwise, the officials who really want overseas fiefdoms will probably think that we are going to regret it."

"The reputation of the Tian family is not immutable. If we break our promises too many times, eventually not many people will truly trust us."

"Write letters to these foreign princes and tell them that I'm back and want to get together with them."

"Write a letter? Not issue an imperial edict?" Liu Rui was slightly confused.

Liu Sheng laughed and said, "Why send an imperial decree when old friends get together? Sending a letter shows more sincerity and intimacy."

Liu Rui nodded, "Son understands."

Liu Sheng's eyes moved on the map, landing on Ezo Island and Honma Island, and asked: "What is the situation between the Eastern Qing and Japan?"

Liu Rui smiled and said, "According to the plan of the emperor, Dalai has been pursuing the strategy of 'driving away the wolves and chasing the deer' over the past ten years, sending people to disguise as smugglers and secretly selling old weapons to Dongqing at high prices."

"Dorgon was indeed quite skilled in politics and had great foresight in military affairs. In addition, he had the assistance of Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng, Feng Quan, Ning Wanwo, and Sony, and a group of capable Manchu generals such as Lekedehun, Nikan, Bolo, Suksaha, Aobai, and Ebilun."

"Although China was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of population and productivity compared to Japan in the early days, it has won more battles than lost in the past decade or so."

"If it weren't for the dispute over the crown prince a few years ago, I'm afraid we would have already conquered Edo. However, according to the latest intelligence from the Dongqing Xunfengwei, if nothing unexpected happens, the dispute over the crown prince of Dongqing should have a result this year or next year."

Liu Rui had mentioned the dispute over the succession to the throne of the Eastern Qing dynasty many times in his telegrams, so Liu Sheng must have known about it.

The fundamental reason is that Dorgon has no son.

Historically, Dorgon had only one daughter, Princess Dong'e, until he fell off a horse and died at the age of 39.

With Dorgon's status, he had no shortage of women, so he had no heirs after Princess Dong'e. Many people speculated that some kind of accident must have affected his fertility.

During this time and space, although many people and events in the Qing Dynasty had changed greatly compared with later history due to the appearance of Liu Sheng, it obviously did not change the fact that Dorgon was infertile.

Historically, after Dodo's death, Dorgon adopted Dodo's fifth son Dorbo as his adopted son, probably with the intention of passing the throne to Dorbo after he ascended the throne.

But in this time and space, there is no such person as Dorbo.

In addition, since Dorgon led most of the Qing army and civilians to cross the Ezo Island to establish the Eastern Qing Dynasty, and took the opportunity to depose Shunzhi and take power himself, his thinking also underwent a major change.

Seeing that his only daughter Dong'e was quite outstanding, at least much better than the several adopted sons he had adopted, he came up with the idea of ​​making Dong'e the crown prince.

Manchu noble women have always been used for marriage alliances, especially those from the Aisin-Gioro clan, so Dorgon's idea of ​​making Dong'e the crown prince can be said to be a serious violation of Manchu tradition.

Even though Dorgon's authority was extremely high at the time, almost rivaling that of Huang Taiji, there were still many people in the Dongqing leadership who openly or secretly opposed him.

Especially the Aisin-Gioro royal family.

After all, if Dorgon appointed his adopted son as the crown prince, it would mean that some children of the royal family would have a certain chance to inherit the throne.

But if Dong'e is made the crown prince, the throne of Eastern Qing will most likely be passed on to Dorgon's lineage, and the chances for the other branches of Aisin-Gioro will become increasingly smaller.

As a result, in the past few years, there have been repeated political struggles within the Eastern Qing Dynasty over the dispute over the crown prince, and even a rebellion has occurred.

Such a situation naturally affected the Qing army's combat effectiveness and logistical operations, allowing Japan to seize the opportunity and win several battles.

A few years ago, the Qing army won more battles than it lost against the Japanese army, and at one point occupied half of Honshu Island. The front line was even pushed to the areas of Mito and Nagano in later generations, and the army was approaching Edo where the Tokugawa Shogunate was located!

As a result, affected by the struggle for the throne in recent years, the dynasty suffered several major defeats, lost cities and territories, and retreated to the Fukushima line of Honshu in later generations.

This was because Dalai had been sending people disguised as smugglers to sell old firearms to Dongqing. Otherwise, Dongqing might have been beaten back to Ezo Island by the Japanese army.

Although Liu Sheng knew that Dongqing was caught up in a dispute over the crown prince, he didn't know much about the specific details.

When Liu Rui mentioned this, he asked with great interest: "Oh? Do you know who will win?"

Liu Rui smiled and said, "Dong'e."

Liu Sheng was surprised, "How could those old ministers of the Qing Dynasty and members of the Jurchen clan accept a woman as their ruler?"

Liu Rui said: "The reason why Dorgon was determined to make Dong'e the crown prince was mainly because he could not find anyone better than Dong'e among the descendants of Ajige and Duoduo."

"In the past few years, in order to make Dong'e accepted by the civil and military officials in the country, Dorgon sent Dong'e to the local areas and the army for training."

"This Dong'e is indeed a rare female hero. Whether in governing the local area or marching and fighting, she has achieved good results and has gathered a group of strong people around her."

"Dongqing was fighting for territory with Japan, and was under great pressure from my country. Even though the civil and military officials in Dongqing found it difficult to accept a woman as the ruler, they gradually changed their minds after seeing her outstanding abilities."

"Of course, this is also related to Dorgon's elimination of several diehards who opposed this matter. Otherwise, the dispute over the crown prince of the Eastern Qing would not have ended so quickly."

After hearing this, Liu Sheng stroked his beard and laughed, "So, isn't it true that Dongqing will have a female emperor?"

Liu Rui said: "It depends on how long Dorgon can live. If he lives another ten years, perhaps before he can pass the throne to Dong'e, Dongqing will be destroyed by me."

Dorgon was born in the 1612th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (39). According to later history, he died at the age of from falling off a horse.

During this time and space, Dorgon did not fall off his horse and has lived until now, at the age of 60!

At this age, he can be ranked in the middle among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty in later generations.

Liu Sheng felt that Dorgon could not live too long and estimated that he would die in the next few years.

Dong'e was born in the first year of the Qianyuan reign of the Dalai Emperor (1642) and is currently 30 years old. If nothing unexpected happened, he would not have died earlier than Dorgon.

Therefore, there is a high possibility that a female emperor will appear in Dongqing.

But this female emperor is also very likely to become the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

Because Liu Sheng and Liu Rui had originally formulated a second plan of "driving out the wolves and chasing the deer", preparing to have the Eastern Qing invade Japan, killing a large number of Japanese people, and at the same time implementing the shaving of hair and changing of clothes in Japan, thus dealing a severe blow to the cultural traditions of the Japanese people.

But the father and son never thought of giving Dongqing too much time to develop.

Therefore, as long as the opportunity comes, even if the Eastern Qing has not yet destroyed Japan, Dalai will send troops to eliminate the Eastern Qing and Japan at the same time.

In fact, the Okai here has now occupied important islands around Japan, such as Tsushima Island and Sado Island, and established naval bases and army barracks on them.

The quality of the soldiers and the weapons and equipment of the Hui army are absolutely superior to those of the Eastern Qing and Japan. Therefore, as long as the Hui court gives an order, it is estimated that it will only take a few months to destroy these two countries.

After the Japanese version of the "Driving the Wolves and Chasing the Deer" plan was formulated, it has always been controlled by Liu Rui. In the future, the annihilation of the Eastern Qing Dynasty and Japan will also be carried out under the orders of Liu Rui.

So, thinking of this, Liu Sheng asked: "When do you plan to send troops to Japan?"

Liu Rui had been the emperor for more than a decade and was already very confident. He smiled and said, "Japan is different from Korea. Although it has been influenced by our Shenzhou culture for more than a thousand years, it has never been conquered by our Shenzhou Dynasty."

"Even if we only consider the influence of Han culture, the cultural traditions of the Japanese people are not as deep-rooted as those of Korea before."

"My son is still young, so I want to make the effect of the 'driving away the wolves and chasing the deer' strategy more prominent before sending troops to clean up the mess."

Liu Sheng nodded slightly after hearing this. "Your idea is not unreasonable, but remember to grasp the scale. Don't wait for either Dongqing or Japan to grow up. If I send troops to Dalai and fail to deal with them immediately, it will be a joke."

"My son must remember this."