On June 20, in the Qingning Palace of the Shengjing Imperial Palace, Dolgon looked at Azig and Zilharang, turned a pair of jade beads in his hand, and was silent. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After the death of Huang Taiji, with the support of the princes and Baylor, Dolgon became emperor. Now Dolgon is no longer the Prince Rui of the past, but the emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Azig was the half-brother of Dolgon, who claimed that the emperor promoted Azig from the king of Dorowuying to the prince of Heshuoying, and thought it was a wing. At this time, Azig stood in front of Dolgon, very excited.

"North Korea is a despicable and small country, the first rat at both ends, and it dares to betray my Qing Dynasty. Your Majesty, if you give me 30,000 soldiers and horses, I will definitely enter Seoul and capture the king of Joseon alive, and let these villains know that I have not exhausted my great energy! ”

Azig was talking about the predicament that the Manchus were facing today -- rebellions were raging.

The subjects under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty could basically be divided into the Eight Banners, the Outer Domains of Mongolia and Korea. The Eight Banners include the Eight Banners of Manchuria, the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Han Army Banner, and are the people living in Manchuria. Outer Mongolia is the Mongolian tribes in the north and south of the desert, which were gradually conquered during the reign of Huang Taiji.

Outer Mongolia is mainly bounded by the Hanhai Sea, and is divided into Inner Zasak and Outer Zasak. Although the Outer Mongols were subservient to the Manchus, they maintained their own aristocracy and ruled their steppe territories in Mongolia.

Korea was a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, and sent a prince to be a hostage in Shengjing of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and pay tribute every year. When there was a great war in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Korea also had to send troops to assist.

After the Jinzhou War in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the Manchu rule in the north was shaky. In that battle, the Manchu Qing Dynasty mobilized all the combat forces of the Outer Domains Mongolia and the Eight Banners, vigorously recruited Koreans, and gathered 230,000 troops to fight a decisive battle with the Ming State. As a result, 50,000 people were lost in the First World War, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty was in a state of collapse.

From the other vassals, Mongolia and Korea were ready to move, and there were people who constantly disobeyed orders. When Huang Taiji was alive, he could still rely on his previous prestige to restrain the foreign vassal Mongolia and Korea. After the news of Huang Taiji's death was released in February this year, rebellions broke out one after another in Mongolia.

By June, with the exception of a few Mongol tribes whose territory was close to Manchuria, the other foreign vassals had become largely independent. Many tribes went south to seek refuge in the Ming Dynasty and never interacted with the Manchu Qing again. After all, the strong are respected on the grassland, and the Manchus lost so badly in the Jinzhou War, and the Mongolian foreign vassals no longer have a reason to die for a declining Manchu Qing.

Huang Taiji fought all his life and created a Manchu Empire with a territory of thousands of miles, who would have expected that after a major war in Jinzhou, only a corner of Manchuria would be left in the territory and return to the original point. Now the internal people of the Manchu Qing Dynasty are panicked, and the external vassals are all lost. What Dolgon inherited was a mess.

To this day, North Korea has also betrayed the Manchus.

Dolgon looked at Azig and said slowly, "Kill the prince who is holding Korea hostage!" ”

Prince Zheng Jierharang was stunned and said, "Your Majesty, the Korean prince is one of the leaders of the Korean Gongxi faction. The Gongxi faction in Korea has gradually declined in recent years because of the defeat in Jinju, and it is in need of our assistance. If the Joseon prince is killed, I am afraid that the Gongxi faction will no longer have any hope of controlling the Korean government. ”

Dolgon snorted coldly and said slowly: "If you don't kill this son, the world won't know that I will do what I say." The affairs of North Korea will naturally be resolved by the warriors of the Eight Banners in the future. It is impossible to rely on those few civil officials of the Gongxi faction. ”

Azig was overjoyed when he heard this, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, when will we conquer North Korea?" ”

Dolgon glanced at Azig and said slowly: "Don't be in a hurry, now Hong Chengchou is hoarding 70,000 heavy troops on the front line of Yizhou, threatening the safety of my Shengjing at all times. If I send troops to conscript the rebellious Korea, and send large troops to contain Hong Chengchou's soldiers and horses, a large amount of food and salary will definitely be consumed in a fight. ”

Turning the jade bead in his hand, Dolgon said again: "But the Korean children must be requisitioned. Prince Zheng, from today onwards, you will increase your trade with the Jin merchants and prepare a batch of grain, grass and military salaries. We will send tens of thousands of troops and horses to invade Korea before winter, and we will definitely take this country of women at both ends of the first rat. This time, I'm going to behead the king of Joseon! ”

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Li Zhi sat in the second hall of the Jinguo Mansion and listened to Han Jinxin's report.

Now, through Han Jinxin's efforts, the informants of the secret guards have successfully penetrated the gates, and now every move of the Manchu Qing is also under Han Jinxin's surveillance. Although it is said that the informant was not in the upper echelons of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and could not obtain confidential information, if the Manchu Qing Dynasty made a big move, he still could not escape Li Zhi's ears and eyes.

Now the news of the rebellion of the Mongol tribes and Korea reached Li Zhi for the first time.

"Grandpa Guo, the smuggled goods in and out of Zhangjiakou have increased again this month. The Tartars seem to be planning a big war and are preparing supplies. ”

When Zhong Feng heard this, he slapped the arm of the chair and said loudly: "These Jin merchants collaborated with the enemy and treason, and they can be killed one by one!" ”

Li Zhi pondered for a moment and asked, "Who is Dolgon going to fight?" Fight North Korea or Mongolia? ”

Han Jinxin bowed his head and said: "Returning to China, Grandpa, the information report of the lower officials failed to find the target of the Manchu Dynasty. However, the Mongol tribes produced cattle and sheep, which did not complement the economy of the Tatars. North Korea was rich in grain, iron and cloth, which were important to the economy of the Tartars. The following officials speculated that Dorgon would attack Korea first to secure the iron and cloth trade in Manchuria. ”

Zhong Feng patted his chair and said, "Commander! Now that the Tartars are at their weakest, we might as well go north to take the Manchu Dynasty, and then the fertile black land of Liaodong will be all ours! ”

Hearing Zhong Feng's words, the military attaches in the second hall were silent.

After a long time, Li Xing said: "Although the Tartars were defeated in Jinzhou and lost the vassal states of Mongolia and Korea, their strength is still considerable. If our army invades Liaodong, more than 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Tartars will still be able to pull out. We now have 5,000 troops stationed in Japan, and we still have to keep people stationed in Shandong and Tianjin, and even if we count the new soldiers, we can only dispatch more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and we may not be able to defeat the Tartars. ”

Zhong Feng said: "If there are not enough soldiers and horses, we will recruit again." Now that the Tartars are in decline, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If the Tartars are relieved, and then Mongolia and Korea are taken back, and 200,000 troops are dispatched at every turn, it will be difficult to attack. ”

"Moreover, the land of Liaodong is fertile, and our strength will definitely increase greatly after we win Liaodong, and the civil officials will no longer dare to oppose us at that time!"

Li Laosi looked at Li Zhi and said, "Owner, this time I agree with Zhong Feng's opinion. ”

"Now is a good opportunity to recover Liaodong."

"We have a fleet at sea, and it is a two- or three-day journey from Tianjin to Liaodong. If we destroy the Tartars, not to mention creating a situation that has not existed in the past 30 years, the reward of the imperial court will naturally not be less, and the thousands of miles of fertile fields in Liaodong alone can make our strength soar! ”