A few days after the meeting between Dolgon and Hong Chengchou, on this bitterly cold night, in the north of Haizhou, on the roadside mound, stood a group of cavalrymen dressed in white cotton armor, about one or two hundred men. Dorgon sat motionless on his horse, one hand holding the reins and the other gripping the hilt of his sword.

Mounted on his horse, he looked intently south. The twilight in the south was low, and only the moonlight of the snow on the ground could be faintly seen, and to the north, there were many fires faintly about a few miles away. It was the Han people who had been looted, and they were burying pots to cook and roast fires to keep warm. A few days ago, Dolgon gave up Haizhou and led the army to leave Haizhou, of course, he did not forget to bring the hundreds of thousands of animals he plundered, the officers and soldiers followed them non-stop in the first two days, but today, he no longer pursued them, he knew that this was Hong Chengchou doing it, and now, there is no longer a need to make a show.

"It's a pity!"

Listening to the prince's pity, Cao Eryu asked puzzled.

"Lord Wang, you?"

Cao Eryu, who had gone through a lot of hardships all the way, finally returned to the master's door before the army withdrew from Haizhou, and after offering the flowering shells of the Ming army, he was left by the prince's side, according to his father, this is a rare opportunity for the Cao family, let him cherish it.

"You and I will never have a chance to go south to the Central Plains in the future!"

"Why did the prince say that? From the perspective of the minions, as long as there are a few years to breathe a sigh of relief, our Great Qing Kingdom can still enter the Central Plains! ”

Cao Eryu's words made Dolgon sigh helplessly.

"After this battle, no one can predict what will happen to the Ming Dynasty, but in my opinion, if the two sides fight, the victory of the prince of De will be greater, if he is the emperor, I can ask for self-protection is already blessed by God, as for entering the Central Plains ......"

Shaking his head, Dolgon's expression was full of pity, Abatai's defeat was not accidental, and even the Qing Kingdom today is not accidental, it was all carefully planned by the son of De, who is only the son of the world now, but if he becomes the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the future. can transfer troops to the Ming army in the world, at that time, how can there be a matter of the Great Qing Kingdom?

Even Dolgon's heart has already thought of a way out, this time back to the Qing Kingdom, after solving the problem of Huang Taiji, he will take the initiative to give De Shizi a big gift without waiting for the situation in Daming to be clear.

It's just that the only thing that is annoying is, will De Shizi accept his big gift?

Staring at the fireworks of the Han people cooking in the distance, Dolgon's brows tightened, fortunately, Hong Chengchou did not insist that he keep these Han people, just to hide people's eyes and ears and let him leave some Han people, but that was only a hundred thousand people.

With these more than 500,000 Han slaves, in a few more years, the Qing Kingdom will at least have the hope of rising again!

As long as......

Thinking of this, Dolgon's eyes turned to the north, and he thought of the other emperor of the north, and he muttered in his heart.

"Chongzhen, don't let me down!"

……

In the imperial study of the Imperial City of Beijing, Chongzhen, who was the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, looked extremely irritable, and there was a ball of anger in his heart!

Now this furious man just wants to kill!

Homicide!

Even though the man wasn't in front of him, he had already killed someone!

For example, the former Hubu Shangshu Hou Sui, who was locked up in the prison, was ordered to be executed by Ling Chi, he has a good son!

Not only did he fall to the east, but he even offered a plan to dig the Yellow River, if that guy hadn't blocked the dam at the breach, I don't know how many Shandong people would have died in the flood!

…… Chongzhen thought of that kid again!

"Damn it!"

Chongzhen, who was walking around in the study, put on a half-worn Son of Heaven regular clothes, on which the patches could be vaguely seen, he was not Daoguang to wear to the minister two hundred years later, a patch of Daoguang cost thousands of taels of silver, as for the patches on Chongzhen's body, it was sewn by Queen Zhou herself, and it was sewn with old clothes that were so torn that they could no longer be worn, not only Chongzhen, but also the concubines in the palace and several princes and princesses were wearing clothes with patches. It's not pretending to be poor...... It is he who really wants to save money for the country, and it seems that from this point of view, Chongzhen is indeed the most diligent and thrifty king in the past.

However, his diligence and thrift were in the wrong place!

There's no way to do it!

The government is both finance, finance is the source of all politics, there is no silver to find a way to generate income, by saving a few clothes, how much silver can be saved?

But everyone knows that this Emperor Chongzhen has no ability to generate income at all, and even under his more than ten years of hard work, the finances of the Ming Dynasty are more tight than in the past.

As for the moment, when the news of the rebellion of the prince of De Shizi came, the people in the capital suddenly became panicked, and they couldn't help but worry - Nan Zhili, that is the root of the imperial court's tax source, and it is a heavy land for grain!

Although the current De Shizi only occupies Nanjing, according to Yangzhou, but Nanjing is the center of the South Zhili, as for Yangzhou, it is the only way for the grain to go north, besides, it is still a salt tax land!

Now it's good!

The food broke him! Even the salt tax...... As long as he is willing, he can snatch it at any time, just like Nanzhili, in fact, it is already in his hands, as long as he sends a large army, Nanzhili prefectures and counties, who can stop him?

Tokushiko!

scolded with hatred in his heart, Chongzhen's eyes were cold, and he muttered on his lips!

"Zhu Ciying, how kind I treat you, and how do you repay your kindness?"

Although Zhang Chun, who was rescued by De Shizi, sent the skull of the chief Nurhachi, and although he Zhu Ciying made contributions to the world, he had no intention of surrendering and wanted to rebel, how could Chongzhen accept it?

Thinking of those ministers who were killed and imprisoned in Nanjing, although Chongzhen felt relieved in his heart, whether it was those ministers or the officials of the Sixth Department of Nanjing, none of them were worry-free, and they actually wanted to sacrifice the city to the Eastern Captives, are they worthy of the Ming Dynasty and me?

However, everyone doesn't like to kill heads, so now there are few people in the capital who speak for Zhu Ciying, which makes Chongzhen breathe a sigh of relief, at least Zhu Ciying will not buy people's hearts.

Kill like two ancestors!

Thinking of this, Chongzhen's heart sank, and now Zhu Ciying also wants to be like Chengzu, wanting to clear the monarch's side, and wanting to ......

Turning his head to look at the cabinet ministers crowded in this study, including the first assistant Xue Guoguan, the cabinet ministers stood there one by one, looking at their noses and noses, looking at their hearts, their eyes did not squint, their faces were expressionless, and they all looked like virtuous ministers.

But he didn't say a word......

Emperor Chongzhen looked at these ministers who didn't say a word, and he was really a little annoyed, and snorted heavily.

"I don't want to be the king of the dead country, do you want to be the minister of the dead country? Now Zhu Ciying, the son of the German family, has established himself as the governor of Nanjing in Nanjing, killed the ministers, imprisoned hundreds of officials, and even waved his teacher to the north, with bad intentions. ”

The courtiers who were reprimanded by the emperor had a thought in their hearts - this is the private matter of your old Zhu family, and you became an ancestor back then...... This nation cannot perish, even if it is ...... Hey, isn't it still the Ming Dynasty?

Xue Guoguan, who was the first assistant, heard what Chongzhen said, so he went out and said:

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that you can send the lieutenant to inquire about ......"

In fact, Xue Guoguan's heart is bitter, how good it is for your German son to stay in Yangzhou, not only to attack Liaodong in the north, but also to attack the old people in the east, if you just make such a great achievement, your kid can still kill all the way back to Nanjing from Liaodong, relieve the siege of Nanjing, and even sink tens of thousands of Abatai's Dongyu into the river.

What is the credit for splashing the sky?

It's not just about the masters!

If it's just an ordinary minister, but the merit is high, then it will be covered.

After all, in the Ming Dynasty, no matter whether it is a minister or a general, it is impossible to rebel because of great merit, after all, the superintendent is a civil official, no matter what kind of merit he makes, he is only a superintendent, with the emperor's Shang Fang sword, how can he order those arrogant generals?

As for the general, even if he has made great achievements. It is also the overseer's leadership.

But all this rests on the prince of the world, but the appearance has completely changed. He is not a civilian official or a military general. And his surname is Zhu. is still a clan member of the Ming Dynasty, and now he not only has elite soldiers and fierce generals under his command. This is also a great achievement. If only he rebelled.

That's not a simple rebellion, but another martyrdom!

Why did you agree to let him lead the troops in the first place?

It seems that he is just looking for a way to cure his sin. It's good now, if you can't put him in the high wall of the central capital, he has already set up himself as the governor.

Back then, Emperor Gao started with the Metropolitan Governor, and also started from Nanjing. This man is really ...... Wolf ambition!

Even if you regret it, there is no point, the most important thing at the moment is how to get through this difficulty.

Now what?

Is it time to send troops to quell the rebellion?

Just when everyone was at a loss there, there was an internal official over there, and Hong Chengchou 800 miles of expedited music arrived.

"Could it be that Hong Chengchou has a big victory over there?"

The book is very simple, and it is indeed a good news as they thought, and it describes in detail how he repelled Dorgon and rescued hundreds of thousands of exiles.

Of course, he also mentioned it, because the prince of Dede led 100,000 troops and was about to cross the river, just in case. He had no choice but to abandon the pursuit of Dorgon.

"Good! Hong Aiqing has worked hard. ”

Listening to Hong Chengchou's recital, Chongzhen couldn't help but sigh, there are still many loyal ministers in this world!

Hong Chengchou is really my first loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. Even if there is no holy decree, he does not forget to share the sorrows of his father.

Now he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Now Dorgon has finally withdrawn. Those Tartars are finally getting out of the pass. I was finally able to free up my hands to clean up the kid.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you tell me how to deal with the matter of De Shizi now! Should we send troops to fight against it? ”

Facing the emperor's question, Xue Guo pondered for a while, and then said.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that since the prince of De Shizi has made great contributions to the state of Wei, he can now send the lieutenant official to inquire first, and at the same time send the lieutenant to Jinan to ......"