Dolgon's decision to march south again and wage war against Nanking caused a lot of turmoil within the Qing court.

This is not that there are people who oppose the southern expedition, but a faction led by Hauge and Zilharang, who questioned Dorgon's ability and wanted to seize the command of the southern expedition.

However, under the rule of Dolgon, although the Qing army had setbacks, after all, it successfully entered the pass, defeated Li Zicheng, and controlled the entire Yellow River Valley, and the merits were obviously greater than the mistakes, so Dolgon still held the power of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the intention of Hauge and others to obtain command ultimately failed.

Hauge and others were very dissatisfied with Dolgon's letting his cronies be in charge of Zhengming, and after losing the battle for command, Hauge and others rebelled, proposing that they should attack Sichuan first and take the route of the Yuan Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, but they were still vetoed by Dolgon, who had the advantage.

Most of the nobles of the Eight Banners were not interested in Haoge's proposal, after all, Zhang Xianzhong was a hard stubble, it was difficult to fight, and the harvest was small, not as easy to fight and as rich as the Ming army.

In the Manchu court, there were many people who were dissatisfied with Dolgon, but Dolgon let them go to the south to make a fortune, so that most of the people's dissatisfaction was eliminated.

With the support of many nobles of the Eight Banners, Dolgon quickly took control of the situation, but the rift within the Qing court began to gradually widen.

Dolgon was already aware of this, and was ready to wait for the victory of the southern expedition and his prestige to the sky, so he found an excuse to kill Hauge to prevent future troubles.

The Qing court experienced a small internal upheaval, which ended with Dorgon's complete victory, and the great task of the southern expedition fell to Duoduo and Azig.

At the end of July, in order to coordinate all parties, Duoduo rushed to Zhengzhou in the scorching heat and began to prepare for the southern expedition in advance.

The Qing army wanted to conquer the south of the Yangtze River, and Gao Yihuan in southern Henan was particularly annoying and very eye-catching.

From Duoduo leaving Henan at the end of last year to returning again, more than half a year has passed in a flash.

In the past six months, what Gao Yihuan has done is something that Duoduo is particularly interested in, so he asked Gao Yihuan about it as soon as he opened his mouth.

There were still Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming sitting in the big tent, they heard Duoduo's words, their faces were a little strange, and they secretly said in their hearts, Gao Yihuan was afraid that he would become the prince's demon.

At this time, the two glanced at each other, and Shang Kexi sighed and said, "Lord Wang, during your absence, Gao Manzi has become big again." ”

"Bigger again?" Duoduo frowned, his face sank, "What does this animal do?" ”

"This guy took advantage of the opportunity that the Qing Dynasty was at war with Mobei Mongolia and had no time to deal with him, so he beat Zuo Liangyu." Shang Kexi sighed: "We thought that Gao Manzi was going to turn his face with the Southern Dynasty, and he was gearing up, ready to wait for them to fight hard, and then take the opportunity to clean him up, I don't want to be unready, Gao Yihuan shook hands with the Southern Dynasty again, and he was like a brother." ”

Geng Zhongming added: "The Southern Dynasty also has no face, was beaten by Gao Yihuan, lost two prefectures and four counties, not only swallowed this breath, but also promised Gao Yihuan all the taxes of Huguang to raise soldiers. It is said that Gao Yihuan also wanted to marry Princess Kunxing of the Southern Dynasty as his wife, and insisted on being the cheap son-in-law of the old Zhu family, but Nanjing was still a little face-saving and did not marry Princess Kunxing to a rogue leader. ”

Duoduo's face twitched, "Gao Manzi is really capable of doing things, if he is not careful, this guy has already dominated Huguang, and he almost became the son-in-law of the Southern Dynasty." ”

Duoduo's mouth was full of sourness, and he seemed to be a little jealous of Gao Dashuai's achievements, jealous that Gao Dashuai was better than him.

"Isn't it!" Shang Kexi said, "This guy has not only expanded its territory, but also expanded its people. ”

"Oh, how many people has he expanded?" Duoduo's face was a little gloomy.

Shang Kexi said angrily: "This guy has collected the remnants of the thieves, collected and surrendered the army of Zuozhen, and recruited new soldiers, it is estimated that there are 200,000 people!" ”

"Two hundred thousand?" The corners of Duoduo's mouth twitched, and he was shocked in an instant, he didn't expect Gao Yihuan to be so crazy, in less than half a year, the army had almost doubled.

Geng Zhongming said: "Lord Wang, the spies reported that nearly 100,000 horses have been gathered near Nanyang alone, and they are engaged in training all day long, as if they are afraid that we will not know." I don't think 200,000 people should be fake. ”

Duoduo's face was a little hideous, and in the blink of an eye, Gao Yihuan had developed to the point where he didn't dare to look at it.

Shang Kexi looked at Duoduo's expression, and suddenly stood up angrily, "Lord Wang, Gao Yihuan is too crazy, recruit some remnants of the defeated generals, and don't take us seriously." Do you say that the court wants to clean him up, if so, the prince will give an order! ”

"Yes!" Geng Zhongming also chimed in: "This guy is too crazy, and he doesn't take me seriously at all." Lord, give the order! We will avenge the obedient king, who died a miserable death. ”

Duoduo looked at the two of them, didn't speak for a while, and sighed after a while, "This time the court won't fight the high barbarians!" For the time being, the king left his dog alive and gave him the right to live a little longer. ”

Hearing that Gao Yihuan's strength was developing so quickly, Duoduo was shocked, but Dolgon had already made up his mind to attack Nanjing first, and he couldn't disrupt Dorgon's plan.

Although Dodor disagreed, he understood Dorgon's thoughts.

After all, even if Dolgon asked him to attack Gao Yihuan, he was not sure that he would win, and if he lost, Hauge, who had just been suppressed, would definitely have to do something again.

In fact, it is better to fight Jiangnan first, after occupying the tax land, the strength of the Qing Dynasty will be greatly improved.

Gao Manzi is only a provincial land, how crazy can he be over the Qing Dynasty, which occupies the north and south of the Yangtze River?

Monk Geng Zhongming was happy to hear this, and his heart was shocked, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief without backbone.

Before Duoduo told them the purpose of his southward journey, the two thought that he was going to do something to Gao Yihuan, so they simply rushed to make a statement before Duoduo clarified his purpose, and became a hero.

"Lord Wang, don't fight Gao Yihuan, that's it?" Shang Kexi wondered.

Although this matter must be kept confidential and cannot be known to outsiders, it is still gratifying, Geng Zhongming is undoubtedly a person who can be trusted.

Duoduo lowered his voice, "The imperial court's target this time is Nanjing!" ”

"Hit Nanjing, a good thing! It's a bully, and it's rich! When the two of them heard this, their faces leaked with joy, and they immediately realized that it was a fat difference.

Shang Kexi shook his official robe, and then stood up a little excitedly, "Lord Wang, I am willing to be the vanguard of the army and sweep the south of the Yangtze River for the prince!" ”

Geng Zhongming raised his eyebrows, and stood up suddenly, Jiangnan is rich, and going south is to make a fortune, how can he be missing.

He was just about to speak, but Duoduo raised his hand to stop him, "The two of you have a heavy responsibility, you have to stay in Henan to guard against Gao Yihuan, and it is enough for this king to take the Eight Banners south." ”

Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming were stunned for a moment, they didn't have their share in the good deeds, they still had to spend time with Gao Yi.

For a while, the two of them couldn't hide the look of loss on their faces, and they retreated stupidly.

Duoduo noticed their expressions, but someone had to do the hard work, and he glanced at the two of them, "If you defend Henan well, it will be a great achievement, and the regent will not treat you badly." ”

"We get it!" The two nodded, their expressions still downcast.

Duoduo no longer appeased, but began to explain: "This time the king's army will march along the south bank of the Yellow River, King Huaishun, you send someone to Kaifeng Mansion to take a look, and find a way to Guide for the king." ”

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