Liu Yongxi immediately laughed: "Wait a little longer, we have to give Jianyu some time to react, as long as they react, our arrangement will be considered successful!" ”

For Dolgon, the news that Liu Yongxi sent Tian Jianxiu to lead 3,000 soldiers and horses south to Guangdong and serve as the governor of Guangdong really relieved him, but in front of the princes, Baylor and Han officials, he still pretended to be resourceful: "Liu Yongxi, this thief really has no skills, if I were Liu Yongxi, I would definitely lead the Jinhua thieves to launch the Northern Expedition at all costs, but it's a pity that this thief doesn't have many skills!" ”

Haoge next to him immediately played the banner of Huang Taiji, lest everyone not know that he is the eldest son of Huang Taiji: "This is indeed the case, when Ama was determined to break through the barrier, almost no one supported him, but it turned out that he did it right, Liu Yongxi's skills are far inferior to Amma!" ”

He is talking about the first battle of the Qing army in the second year of Chongzhen, which can also be said to be a key turning point in the Ming and Qing wars.

At that time, when Huang Taiji was determined to break through the customs and destroy the Ming, many Manchu and Mongolian nobles felt that Huang Taiji was simply crazy, although Mao Wenlong was dead, Dongjiang was still a sick tiger, and the strength of the Guan Ning army was not too weak, but it turned out that this was the wisest decision in Huang Taiji's life.

Thinking of the countless great victories of Huang Taiji during his lifetime, but thinking that now the Qing Dynasty has won many battles as soon as it encounters the Yue Ming army, and even the Han generals such as Zuo Mengeng, Liu Zeqing, and Liu Liangzuo can't solve it, everyone is angry for a while.

But everyone has to admit that what Dolgon said is very reasonable, if the Yue Ming army chooses to go on a northern expedition at this time, then the Qing Kingdom will encounter great difficulties and may even retreat directly outside the pass, and since the Yue Ming Army chose to march south, the Qing Kingdom will naturally have a chance to breathe.

Although Zuo Mengeng, Liu Zeqing, and Liu Liangzuo took up trouble to contain a part of the Qing Dynasty's troops, everyone felt that as long as it took a year or even half a year, the invincible elite of the Qing Dynasty could ease up, and Dolgon also had the same opinion: "Although the three thousand soldiers and horses of Houze Hou Tian Jianxiu were all born thieves, but since Tian Jianxiu became the governor of Guangdong, then Gao Yigong, Li Guo, and Liu Tixian These remnants of the defeated generals will also follow the southern expedition, although the Jinhua thieves are bent on using thieves to fight the Tang King, but in this way, The Jinhua thief wants to go south and march south as soon as next year! ”

The prince, Baylor, and admiral present all felt the same way, and the Han official who came to report the news also said with great vigour: "I was still hesitant to vote for the south or the north, but when I heard that Liu Yongxi sent Tian Jianxiu to lead the army south, I knew that the king's qi was all in the north!" ”

This was said too elegantly, and Dolgon, the princes, and Baylor only knew what was going on after listening to the translation, but Dolgon was extremely satisfied with this answer: "That's right, the emperor's qi is all in the northern country, Ruan Dacheng, your daughter is a concubine in the southern country, but you took the initiative to come to the Qing Dynasty, and your vision is indeed extraordinary!" ”

The Han official in front of him is none other than Ruan Dacheng, who had surrendered once in Nanjing, Ruan Dacheng disappeared into the sea of people after the Battle of Jiangning, everyone thought that Ruan Yuanhai had died in the chaos, but no one expected that he was not only alive, but also successfully escaped back to Beijing to report to Dolgon and the princes and Baylor the news of Liu Yongxi's southern expedition to Tian Jianxiu.

And Dolgon's praise made Ruan Dacheng angry: "The regent said very much, now the whole world expects the Great Qing Kingdom to sweep away the Liuhe Clarification Universe, and now that the famous ministers of the Beijing Division are gathered, how can the Great Qing Kingdom not prosper!" ”

Although there are indeed many "famous ministers" in Beijing now, and there are both eunuchs and Donglin gentlemen, the famous ministers in Ruan Dacheng's mouth are not "others", but Hong Chengchou who recommended him to the Qing Dynasty.

Hong Chengchou and Ruan Dacheng can be said to be brothers and sisters, everyone thought that they both died in the Battle of Nanjing, but the tens of thousands of elites of Duoduo and Haoge who could successfully cross the river can be said to be one in ten, but Hong Chengchou and Ruan Dacheng successfully returned to Beijing.

Although Hong Chengchou is the general of the defeated army, but the two princes Duoduo and Haoge were defeated, what ability can Hong Chengchou have to turn the tide of the war, and Hong Chengchou is the first Ming governor to surrender to the Qing State after all, so Dolgon's trust in him is still there, but Jiangnan has gained and lost, and now there is no good position to place Hong Chengchou for the time being, let alone Ruan Dacheng, who was specially recommended by Hong Chengchou.

It's just that after the two defeats of the Southern Expedition, Dolgon's thinking is completely different from the past, he was originally the vanguard of the shaving order, and it can even be said that he single-handedly promoted the order of shaving the hair, but now the situation has changed fundamentally, since he has lost the trust of the princes and Baylor, and he can't even control the three banners, he naturally needs the full support of Hong Chengchou and Ruan Dacheng, these Han officials.

So he was extremely welcome to Ruan Dacheng's vote: "Mr. Ruan is also a famous minister, not only is the military department of King Fu, but also once entered the cabinet, since Mr. Ruan is willing to serve the imperial court, then I will give you two Niu Lu when I go back!" ”

In the past, Han officials came to vote for the most important official positions, but now Dolgon has ordered not to move the prince and Baylor below, and the various Gushan and Jiala have been divided like warlords, and everyone who has strong soldiers and horses will speak effectively, and Azig, who has a strong army, speaks the most effective, so the Han officials come to vote and no longer talk about any official positions, but "give five cattle records" or "award two cattle records" as soon as they open their mouths.

But don't say that it is to give two Niu Lu, even if it is to give five Niu Lu or even ten Niu Lu, it is an empty Niu Lu, the Great Qing State only gave Niu Lu a compilation, even if it is a figure like Hong Chengchou and Feng Quan, they still have to recruit troops and buy horses by themselves, but this is also the only feasible plan for the Great Qing State to deal with the current crisis.

The failure of the two southern expeditions made every Niu Lu of the Great Qing Kingdom become broken, and no matter what method was used, it was impossible to fully recover in a short period of time, in this case, Dolgon could only drink to quench his thirst, and built nearly 300 Niu Lu in one go, and the empty Niu Lu issued to Han officials reached as many as hundreds.

Dolgon also knew that this practice would cause endless troubles, but the losses suffered by the Great Qing Kingdom were too amazing, so Dolgon now rewarded one or two Niu Lu when he saw someone, hoping to use these Han officials to expand the soldiers and horses, and Ruan Dacheng was also a figure who could toss and toss, he immediately said: "Thank you for the regent's appreciation, but to deal with the Jinhua thief and Liu Yongxi, two Niu Lu will not play much role, and five Niu Lu can barely fight, please give me ten Niu Lu, I have a way to frustrate the Jinhua thief!" ”

If it was in the early days of entering the customs, Ruan Dacheng would definitely be cut into meat puree by the princes and Baylor for the first time, after all, there were only a few hundred Niu Lu in the Qing Dynasty, and Ruan Dacheng would give ten Niu Lu as soon as a newly attached minister opened his mouth, which was no different from rebellion.

Even now, when Niu Lu has been frantically filled with water, Ruan Dacheng's move to ask for ten Niu Lu is still extremely bold, but Dolgon is now afraid that the Han officials are not bold enough, so when he heard Ruan Dacheng say this, he immediately asked: "Mr. Ruan has served as the secretary of the military department in the Fuwang Imperial Court, what is the magic strategy to break the enemy and win?" If you can convince this king, I can naturally give you ten bulls! ”

And now is the time for Hong Chengchou to praise Ruan Dacheng, he immediately stood up and said: "During the Southern Expedition, the Ruan Military Department once went to the Ten Policies of Pingzhejiang, and every word was golden and good, but unfortunately no one was willing to use the Ten Policies of the Ruan Military Department at that time, otherwise the Jinhua thieves would never have swept the southern country!" ”

Hearing this, Duoduo and Hauge were not happy, after all, the two of them were the specific persons in charge of this southern expedition, but they were the princes of the Great Qing Kingdom after all, and everyone thought that they were the most responsible for the failure of the two southern expeditions, and now they stood up and argued with Ruan Daran and Hong Chengchou about the responsibility for the failure of the southern expedition It is definitely self-inflicted, so they can only keep silent.

And Ruan Dacheng was also modest: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, there are many places where the ten strategies of Pingzhejiang are not very appropriate, and the most important thing is that Ruan did not have ten cattle in his hands at that time, otherwise he would never let Jinhua thieves scourge the world!" ”

Hong Chengchou continued to blow to Ruan Dacheng: "This time the Ruan army went north, not only to report to the imperial court the news that Tian Jianxiu led the army to the south, but mainly wanted to offer the ten policies of Pingnan to the imperial court, which is the policy of determining the country after the ten policies of Pingzhejiang, and it is still a good word!" ”

Although Ruan Dacheng has never had any experience in leading troops in his life, he has always been an expert in talking about rhetoric and appearing as an expert who "knows soldiers", but in the past, no matter how much he tossed, he couldn't fool the Manchurian nobles including Dolgon, after all, these people are real combat experts, and they have fought more vicious battles than Ruan Dacheng has seen.

But now the Great Qing Dynasty is facing the biggest crisis after entering the customs, although I also feel that Ruan Dacheng, the military secretary of the Hongguang Dynasty, is unreliable, if Ruan Dacheng really has such magical powers, how can the Hongguang Dynasty be easily solved by Yu Wang Duoduo, so everyone has high hopes for Ruan Dacheng's Pingnan Ten Strategies.

Now ordinary recipes can no longer save the Qing Dynasty, and they must take fierce medicine to have a chance to come back to life, although everyone thinks that Ruan Dacheng's "Pingnan Ten Strategies" may be a real poison, but it is better than sitting still, even Prince Li Daishan has high hopes for Ruan Dacheng: "Since there are Pingnan Ten Strategies, it is better for everyone to listen to it, if it is appropriate, the court can implement it!" ”

And Dolgon immediately said: "Ruan Bingbu, if the Ten Strategies of Pingnan are really as amazing as the Hong Ministry said, this time it will definitely not become a century-old hatred like last year's Southern Expedition!" ”

Speaking of this, Dorgon viciously glanced at the two culprits, Duoduo and Hauge, and Ruan Dacheng also said confidently when he heard it: "Thank you for the regent and the princes for your appreciation, but the ten strategies of Pingnan are complicated to say, and the real core of the truth lies in a major event, but this matter will definitely affect the vital interests of the princes and Baylor, if this matter can be implemented, the Qing Kingdom can naturally be invincible, if it can't be implemented, the rest of the nine policies of Pingnan are also a dead letter!" ”

But the more Ruan Dacheng said this, the more interested Dolgon became, with the princes and Baylor.