322 Good Chances
"What? The sailor repelled the Ming sailor? Huang Taiji was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly took the piece of music handed over by the chamberlain, and quickly flipped through it.
The other people in the Chongzheng Hall were very excited, but they didn't expect that Shang Kexi really had some ability, and he could actually win against the Ming State Water Master!
Huang Taiji quickly finished reading the chapter, his face was obviously a little lighter, and while asking the chamberlain to show Dai Shan and the others as well, he also said to them: "Shang Qing just repaired and rectified the previous warship, and fought with the Ming army sailors who came to attack, and in the end, my Da Qingshui division still has about thirty warships, and the Ming country sailors only have about ten......
Hearing this, Yue Tuo couldn't help but be very excited, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, you can send a decree to King Zhishun, so that he can cut off the retreat of the Ming army at sea, and then as soon as my Qing army arrives, I will be able to catch turtles in the urn and capture them!" Haha......"
The other Manchu princes Baylor also laughed, and their previous worries made them feel relaxed because of this unexpected news.
However, Huang Taiji did not have their optimism, but shook his head and said: "Shang Qing mentioned in the chapter that although there are still about thirty sailor warships left, there are many damages, and the losses of sailors are also large, and the imperial court needs to allocate money, food and manpower. In addition, I once again beg me to issue an order to the imperial court water diverter to come to help in the war! ”
Hearing this, the Chongzheng Palace, which was smiling just now, suddenly lost its cheerful atmosphere.
What do you mean? Is this asking the court for money, food, and people? I don't know what the imperial court lacks now, is this what these things are missing?
Daqing's family background is so much now, and some of it has been allocated last time, and if it is allocated to the water master, there will be fewer other places, and these princes in the palace are definitely unwilling.
However, Shang Kexi's recital also said that his sailor repelled the Ming sailor, and it was the time for him to cut off the retreat of the Ming army at sea, so can he not dial it?
When all these people in the hall had finished reading Shang Kexi's recital, they began to discuss it again.
"Father, since there are more Da Qing Shui Divisions than Ming Guo Naval Divisions, then give an order to let him attack, as long as he can cut off the Ming army's retreat at sea, it will be almost the same!" Hauge was the first to speak.
Before Huang Taiji could speak, Yue Tuo frowned and shook his head and said: "No, King Zhishun said in the recital, although it is estimated that there are only those warships in the Ming Kingdom, but I don't know if there are any warships coming behind me, if you take the liberty of fighting with broken warships, I am afraid that there will be problems!" We don't know what happened to the Ming Kingdom, but this point really needs to be considered. ”
Zilharang, who had not spoken much, suddenly interjected and said: "Your Majesty, it is better to approve the invitation of King Zhishun and let the Korean sailors come to help in the war, so that even if he no longer dials down the things he wants and cuts off the retreat of the Ming army at sea, it should be no problem!" ”
Fan Wencheng, who has always been more humble, heard this, and rarely objected: "Your Majesty, the slave thinks it's inappropriate." Just yesterday, a holy decree was sent to the DPRK, demanding that the DPRK pay a large amount of grain and grass tribute this time. If it is added and the North Korean naval division is required to send troops, the consumption of relevant grain, grass, ordnance and other equipment will definitely be the responsibility of the DPRK itself, and the slaves are afraid...... I'm afraid I'm in a hurry......"
Before he finished his words, he heard a sneer from Duoduo, "How about being in a hurry?" Do you dare to do the opposite? ”
Hearing Duoduo speak, Fan Wencheng closed his mouth tightly and said nothing.
Dai Shan thought about it a little more, and felt that what Fan Wencheng said was also reasonable, and he couldn't force North Korea too much, once it exceeded the tolerance of the North Korean monarch and ministers, it was likely to bring unnecessary trouble.
In the Chongzheng Palace, there was a discussion on the second eight-hundred-mile expedited recital.
In the end, Huang Taiji made a decision, and he allocated a little material meaning, and the Korean naval division would not be mobilized, and urged Shang Kexi to lead the naval division to fight when the imperial army arrived, and cut off the retreat of the Ming army at sea. The implication, in fact, is that it is not particularly important.
However, before this will could be issued, the third eight-hundred-mile rush of Shang Kexi arrived again.
At this moment, many people in Shengjing City were puzzled.
An eight-hundred-mile rush at a time, in this era, should not be special.
In a short period of time, two eight-hundred-mile expedited is unusual.
However, before they could speak, they came to the third eight-hundred-mile expeditious.
So, in Shengjing City, in the streets and alleys, in the palace compound, everywhere there are people, they are all talking.
"Have you heard of it, in just three days, three times for eight hundred miles, I don't know what it is, it's so urgent?"
"It can't be the Ming army, right?"
"Fart, what are the Ming troops doing here? Looking for death? If you really want the Ming army to come over, you still need to rush it with 800 miles? ”
"What could it be, eight hundred miles to expedit? Could it be ...... Could it be that someone has defected again? ”
"This can't be, how many years have passed, the Qing Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, how can anyone still defect!"
"That's right, but what exactly does it take to rush eight hundred miles?"
“……”
Although these people in Shengjing discussed for a long time, and even remembered the incident when Liu Xingzuo defected back to the Ming Kingdom, they still couldn't think of anything that could make Shengjing's side collect three times in a row and expedite eight hundred miles.
Only some high-level Manchu Qing officials and some more knowledgeable people can guess this matter.
For example, Kong Youde, the Gongshun King of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, although he did not participate in the deliberations of the Chongzheng Palace, but when he heard that Shang Kexi on the Jinzhou side sent three 800 miles in a row, and then Shengjing's side had begun to dispatch troops, he guessed that it should be the Ming army on the Jinzhou side.
Getting this conclusion made Kong Youde a little unbelievable.
He was an old general of Dongjiang Town, and he also went to Dengzhou, Wuqiao rebelled, making the Ming Kingdom almost no resistance, until later, when he transferred troops back from the Guanning front, he finally escaped to Liaodong by boat. Therefore, he is clear about what else is in the Ming Army of Denglai.
For Shang Kexi, Kong Youde was a colleague back then, but now that he has changed his master, he is still a colleague, no matter what, he must understand. If the Ming army crosses the sea and makes a small fuss, I believe that Shang Kexi can solve it by himself, and there is no need to send three 800-mile expedited three times in a row!
So, he sent three 800-mile expedited three times in a row, but he couldn't resist the attack of the Ming army? Thinking of this, Kong Youde still couldn't believe it.
When he was thinking hard about this matter, Geng Zhongming, the king of Huaishun, came to visit, needless to say, like Kong Youde, he was puzzled by the matter over there of Shang Kexi. Because they pushed back and forth, and the conclusion they came out of was that the Ming army that crossed the sea was strong, and Shang Kexi couldn't deal with it, so they would send three 800-mile expedited ones. However, the detailed understanding of the Ming army made the two of them look at each other.
The two of them were really a little hard to believe, how could the Ming army become so powerful in such a short period of time?
Half a day later, the two who were relatively speechless, one of whom Kong Youde muttered to himself: "Should it be, is it going to change the sky?" ”
The friendship between the two of them is a fateful friendship. As for Shang Kexi, the relationship with them is actually not good. Because Shang Kexi is the confidant general of the Dongjiang General Army Huang Long, when the two of them crossed the sea, they were intercepted by Huang Long in Lushun, among them, Shang Kexi should also be included.
Later, after Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming surrendered to the Manchu Dynasty, they led their troops to attack Lushun and killed Huanglong.
Huang Long died, and the person who replaced him happened to be Shang Kexi's opponent. Shang Kexi felt that it was about to end, so he led his men to plunder the Ming army on the islands along the way in Liaodong, destroyed Dongjiang Town, and surrendered to the Manchus.
Therefore, don't look at the three of them being named the king of Sanshun by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, in fact, their relationship is not good. Because of this, between Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, they can say anything.
"It can't be, right?" Geng Zhongming listened and said with an incredulous expression.
Kong Youde frowned tightly, although he knew that the courtyard was empty and no one was there, he still glanced around, and then whispered to Geng Zhongming: "Don't forget, Dolgon was defeated in Tianjin, and the white flag Gushan Ezhen Turg was captured, and then he was involved in the Tumut Department, do you think these things are all accidental?" ”
"Yes...... But isn't the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom still the same emperor? Geng Zhongming still felt a little unbelievable and said, "As far as the virtues of those officials are concerned, except for Governor Sun who was a little better back then, the others ...... Tsk, I don't believe it anyway. Three 800-mile expedited, there must be another reason! ”
Hearing him say this, Kong Youde sighed slightly and said, "We still hurt Sun Zhongcheng!" Come on, come on, don't talk about it, what's going on with him, let's drink! ”
The governor Sun in their mouth is Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, who was ordered to train the new army and recruited the Portuguese as instructors, while Kong Youde and other Liao people were very valued by Sun Yuanhua, and even named Kong Youde as a cavalry general. If this is the next level, it will be the deputy commander-in-chief.
Sun Yuanhua was captured by Kong Youde and released because of the Wuqiao Mutiny, but he was finally executed by the imperial court. Xu Guangqi wanted to save it, but he couldn't save it. It is not wrong to say that Kong Youde and others harmed Sun Yuanhua.
Geng Zhongming listened, and acquiesced, so he didn't say more, drank together, and left all those old things behind.
In the original history, if you want to talk about the die-hard loyalty to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are not as gratifying. However, in later generations, the reputation of Kong Youde is a little bigger.
While they were drinking, the atmosphere in the Chongzheng Hall was much better. Because Shang Kexi's third eight-hundred-mile expedited recital was a matter of telling Ma Wu Zhong. Along with the concert, there was also the covenant between Wu Zhong and Jiangnan Salt Merchant Le Qingtian.
Seeing Huang Taiji holding this covenant, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth!
The big salt merchant in Jiangnan, this is the rich lord, which also shows that he has enough strength to do business with the Qing Dynasty. As long as the Qing Dynasty can afford the money, food and supplies, etc., it will not be a problem! The most ideal Jin merchant to replace the merchant is now available!
The things that Huang Taiji is most worried about, the things that bother the Qing Dynasty the most, can almost be solved, and it will not be in vain to waste a daughter!
While being happy, he praised repeatedly: "Not bad, not bad, Wu Qing really lives up to my expectations!" Very good, very good, come on, show the horse house! ”
Without saying that, Huang Taiji did not hesitate to put his jade seal on the covenant.
Seeing that he was so happy, Fan Wencheng also reminded him playfully: "Your Majesty, King Zhishun said in the recital that the Ming Kingdom Caoyun will be changed to sea transportation, this is a good opportunity!" ”
As soon as Huang Taiji heard what he said, he finally calmed down.
Shang Kexi once again proposed in the recital that the Qing Dynasty should be a strong sailor, so that not only could the hidden danger of the Ming army's invasion across the sea, but also crossed the sea to rob the Ming State of shipping grain. One can cut off the food supply in the north of the Ming Kingdom, and the other can supplement the needs of the Qing Dynasty, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. Not to mention, if he can't do it well, he will be able to land everywhere in the Ming Kingdom, so that the Ming defense will be overwhelmed.
And take a step back, the Jiangnan side wants to trade with the Qing Dynasty, if the Qing Dynasty does not have a strong enough naval division, not only will it not be able to repel the Ming naval division, but even the trade with the Jiangnan side of the Ming State will be seriously disturbed.
Huang Taiji heard it itching in his heart, and he couldn't wait for a powerful sailor in his hand to snatch his grain from the Ming Kingdom!
However, he was also considered a shrewd man among the Manchu emperors, so he did not immediately slap the table and draw conclusions, but waited for the confidant steward of the big salt merchant Le Qingsheng mentioned in Shang Kexi's chapter and Le Tianping, who came with the ship to witness the covenant, to meet and talk before he made a conclusion.
While Huang Taiji was waiting, the eunuchs he sent arrived at Wu Zhong's mansion to convey the holy decree and give rewards.
When the housekeeper heard this, he hurriedly ran back to the backyard and hurriedly went to find the eldest princess Gulun Duanjing. However, she did not see anyone, and was stopped by the maid at the door, who went in to report it.
After waiting for a long time, the eldest princess Gulun Duanjing came out of the room, and seemed a little unhappy, but her face seemed to be a little red, and she hurried to the front yard with the housekeeper to receive the order.
When they were gone, another man slipped out of the house and ran away like a thief.
If Wu Zhong was there, he would be able to recognize that this guy was the steward who chased him to Fan's Mansion and wanted to beat him.
Besides, Le Tianping and his entourage, it was definitely not eight hundred miles to rush to Shengjing, but they were also in a hurry day and night. I didn't let Huang Taiji wait long, and we met.
Lotte Ping is genuine, and Lotte Ping rushed to Shengjing together, as well as the entourage that Wu Zhong brought to Jiangnan, Huang Taiji also quietly summoned him, and the two sides checked, and it was impossible to find a problem.
Needless to say, Huang Taiji was relieved. Regardless of the feelings of the Korean monarchs and ministers, a decree was sent, or the kind of eight-hundred-mile urgency, and the Korean sailors immediately rushed to Jinju as quickly as possible.
In addition, he also allocated a lot of money and food to the water division of Jinzhou Shangkexi. Of course, as the supplies were satisfied, he also sent a prison guard. This prison army is none other than Turg, who was captured by the Ming army.