Jiangning, after the beginning of spring, it is even colder, the sky is snowing lightly, and the cold wind blows the flag rattling. No one wanted to go out, and the Eight Banners guarding the palace also hid in the gatehouse, and a large hall was away from a burst of heat, and a spicy smell was smelled from afar, and the guards came out with sneezes and beckoned the eunuchs to hurry up and deliver food. The three guys in the house were sweating profusely around a pot of hot soup, and they couldn't stand the heat and simply took off their cotton robes, which was very funny, Duoduo, Bolo and Hu Chunshui were actually sitting at a table, if Hong Chengchou was brought in again, these four people would be able to influence the political situation in Jiangnan - what the big man actually did and what the people below knew was never the same thing!

"It's delicious, it's delicious, why didn't I know the spicy hot pot before," Duoduo stuffed a meatball into his mouth, took another sip of wine, and said to Bolo with a full burp, "Uncle Huang can't hold it anymore in Beijing, and Azig is disobedient, I have to hurry back to Beijing, it seems that I want to fight with Datong, Boluo, Jiangning will be in charge of you in the future, and I will ask Lao Hu for help if you have trouble." ”

"Uncle Fifteen, you took all the elites away, I don't have a few soldiers in my hands, I'm afraid I can't do anything." Bo Luo shook his head slightly, the errand of the general of the southern expedition is not easy to take, the Eight Banners Army of the Southern Expedition is less than 20,000, Duoduo took away the two white flags and 10,000 elites, and the remaining people are part in Xuzhou and part in Hangzhou, and they fall into his hands at most 5,000, and this little force is too little to intimidate the green battalion soldiers.

"The president has greeted you, 'Protect Manchuria but not protect the Qing Dynasty', whoever told you to do things, just protect yourself, you all know Fan Erxi, he is in Hangzhou, Zhang Cunren's Han Eight Banner soldiers can keep safe, I am here, the old and young masters of Jiangning will be fine." Hu Chunshui was a little drunk, his mouth was full of nonsense, and he pointed at Duoduo and asked, "Ten kings, you are leaving, doesn't the matter of deposing the lowly nationality count?" ”

Hu Chunshui's ancestors are Zhang Shicheng's subordinates, given by Zhu Chongba, reduced to a generation of untouchables who pour toilets and carry water for a living, his grandfather's generation was lucky, was arrested by the government to repair the canal, and was also promoted to Caohu, since then the Hu family began to be lucky, and his generation has become a black and white Cao gang boss, but he has never forgotten the old account of the Zhu family - in fact, the Hu family is not the worst, Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng's subordinates and ministers loyal to Emperor Jianwen all suffered this misfortune, Duoduo also felt that Zhu Chongba, Zhu Laosi, the father and son, were so frustrated that they once patted their chests and promised that the Qing Dynasty would depose the lowly status.

"Lao Hu, it's not that this king doesn't help, the key is that the Han officials don't approve, and now the people's hearts are unstable, let's wait and talk." Dodor was a little embarrassed.

"Forget it, if you don't have a chance to get a big favor, you won't frown when you change our president." Hu Chunshui pouted disapprovingly.

"My brother-in-law has this temper, and he is most unaccustomed to bullying people," Bolo suddenly laughed, pointed at Duoduo and said, "Uncle Fifteen, you go back to Beijing to persuade your uncle, if you continue to fight Jiangnan, there will be no money, it is better to make peace, it is all your own family, my brother-in-law must let us go back to our hometown in Liaodong." ”

"It's useless, Lao Fourteen reads too much, and he can't get out of the horns." Duoduo smiled bitterly - the Qing army originally planned to use Jiangning as a bait to attract the Datong army to fight a war of attrition, the cannon fodder was naturally the green battalion soldiers, these guys gave money and sold their lives, and there were scattered soldiers who could be supplemented, and the Datong army emphasized the way of elite soldiers, the number of soldiers was always limited, under normal circumstances, the lives of the three green battalion soldiers should be able to exchange for one life of the Datong army, and the Datong army would not be able to hold it after a long time, this idea was really good, the Datong army was angered by the bad habit of the green battalion soldiers to cut off their heads and kill prisoners of war, and they were never soft with a tooth for a tooth, and the two sides fought endlessly for more than a year, The green battalion soldiers consumed more than 100,000 yuan, but the Datong army fought more and more, and the more and more they fought, they found out that they found out that some of the people were citizen soldiers who were queuing up to enlist, and they did not take military salaries as soldiers, Duoduo and Bolo were dumbfounded, the green battalion soldiers were paid twenty taels a year, and the various subsidies for citizen soldiers a year were only twelve silver dollars, and sixty taels of silver in the Great Qing Dynasty could not be exchanged for ten taels of silver, which was simply a loss!

"Let's take care of each person, Prince Yu, I don't have to worry about the business in Jiangnan, if there is anything important, just tell me." Hu Chunshui looked at Duoduo sympathetically, this person is actually quite good, righteous, upright and bold, and he does not hesitate to stick a knife in his friend's ribs, as for the slaughter of the city in Yangzhou, who would have thought that the surrender of troops would be so vicious to his compatriots, there are many questions to think about in the middle, and he can't be blamed all, a hanging sentence is enough, although the president will definitely give an amnesty.

"The Liberal Party doesn't want me anymore, Lao Hu, you are still a friend enough, open an account for me in the naturalized banknote bank, transfer all the money I earn, and whoever seeks my family property in the future will be invited to the court to file a lawsuit." Dodor thought for a moment and said.

"Uncle Fifteen, we can't win this battle, and the old and young masters can't let Datong lose in order to keep their family business." Bolo said with a wry smile that his son, Abatai, operated Datong's financial products, and knew best how many deposits, public bonds, and stocks the Manchurian nobles had in Datong.

Duoduo sighed for a while, covered his head and ate again, the eunuch quietly came in to tell him, Hong Chengchou, the governor of the provinces in Jiangnan, wanted to ask Jiangning Governor Grain Dao for questioning, Hu Chunshui wiped his mouth and hurried out - after the war between the Qing Dynasty and Datong, trade was cut off, and Lao Hu not only smuggled grain from Huguang and Jiangxi, but also brought in in-demand tobacco and sugar.

"Lao Hong is good in everything, he just likes to serve the stinky shelf of the reader, so he won't eat in the same pot with us, don't care about him, we will eat ours." Dodor beckoned Bolo to continue sitting down and eating.

Hu Chunshui entered the side room and said "Lord Hong, you are auspicious", Hong Chengchou nodded disdainfully, this guy is really a freak, his face is obviously labeled as a Datong spy, but he still has to use it, and some things even have to rely on him.

"Supervising Liangdao, the war in Jiangbei is unfavorable in my Qing Army, and the local area seems to be a little ready to move, do you have any eyeliner to report?" Hong Chengchou asked lightly - Wuchang wants to crack down on "Fu Qing and destroy the captives", and Jiang Ning is also overwhelmed by the "anti-Qing and Ming restoration", and the two sides have been secretly exchanging information.

Hu Chunshui took out an official document from his arms and said: "The officials and gentry of the puppet Ming Dynasty have been in frequent contact with King Lu recently, and there are indeed traces of rebellion, Lord Hong can arrest people according to the list, and according to reports, Zhu Yulu, the brother of the puppet emperor Zhu Yujian, returned to Fujian to call the emperor a rebellion, and changed the name of the year to Shaowu, but they want to fight with King Lu for orthodoxy, and the two families fought first, which is really funny!" ”

Hong Chengchou smiled reluctantly, and said seriously: "It is not a day's work to change the mulberry cotton field in Jiangnan to grow grain, and there is not much left after the grain is exported to Beijing. The price is negotiable. ”

"You are embarrassed for me, it is not easy enough to make the Eight Banners brothers have enough to eat, where did I get so much food, Lord Hong, our president has always regarded you as a teacher, some things really don't have to be too serious, you can think of other ideas," Hu Chunshui shook his head vigorously, but he was secretly happy in his heart, it was Wuchang's strategy to win over a very small number of people to attack the majority, the Eight Banners soldiers could give food if they didn't do anything, and the green battalion soldiers dared to fight with us and deserve to starve, seeing Hong Chengchou's face was ugly, he smiled and said, "Otherwise, I'll help you get some sweet potatoes, and that thing can be eaten as a meal. ”

Hong Chengchou snorted and brushed his sleeves away, this Hu Chunshui is a pure scoundrel, he can't be scared and can't be killed, he really has no tricks!

Two days later, Duoduo led more than 10,000 elite Eight Banners to cross the river to the north, along the canal to Beijing Division, he just left, Hangzhou sent an urgent report - Zhejiang Governor Zhang Cunren reported that the traitors were wanton and rioted, Ningbo, Wenzhou and Taizhou three prefectures of the state, the county has fallen, but the Qing army has no strong force available, the local green camp is also the first rat at both ends, Zhejiang is in danger, he was deeply favored by the Qing Emperor, in order to serve the imperial court, he did not hesitate to serve the imperial court, and decided to endure humiliation and bear the burden to cater to Wuchang's "partial republic" policy, if Zhejiang loses, it will be punished with death.

This guy is obviously playing tricks, but he says that he is extremely heroic, and his face is really thick, but you really don't blame him, Zhejiang really has no soldiers available - Bo Luo and Hong Chengchou looked at each other, but Bai Yintu stupidly said "Zhejiang falls into the hands of the Prince of Jin is better than letting the thief take possession", and a group of Eight Banners immediately nodded yes.

"Let's take care of Jiangning first, Prince Yu will return to Beijing, I'm afraid that Wuhu will change, it's best to withdraw the green camp to the vicinity of Jiangning and wait for change." Li Shutai said.

"No, hundreds of thousands of rebellious troops have withdrawn, and even if Jiang Ning is not lost, it will be destroyed in their hands," Hong Chengchou immediately shook his head, and then stomped his feet and shouted, "Let them fight in Wuhu until they are gone!" ”

"That's it, Bai Yintu, Yierde, Li Shutai, the three of you will assist Lord Hong in guarding Jiangning, and I will go to Wuhu to supervise the battle." Bolo thought for a moment and said.

Jingshi, the news of the loss of Liaodong can not be concealed for too long, at least Datong will boast of its achievements, when the weather is good, there are always one or two hot air balloons floating over Beijing, the Qing soldiers with bows and arrows, fire guns to shoot indiscriminately to no avail, so they have to look up and watch the people above spread the post. The poster is written in Manchu, Han and Mongolian characters, and the content is varied: for example: all ethnic groups in Liaodong warmly welcomed the liberation and expressed their support for the leadership of Prince Jin; The Prince of Jin delivered an important speech at Zhaoling, and the fate of the Qing Dynasty was to be decided by the Manchurians; Lek Dehun Beyler was warmly welcomed in Datong and was awarded the Order of Bakshi, 3rd class; Zhang Cunren, the governor of Zhejiang, signed an agreement with the Datong Federation to jointly promote the realization of a partial republic ...... in Zhejiang-such shocking news did not cause riots in Beijing, according to the reports of various yamen, the masses are worried about the recent sudden outbreak of smallpox, and they can't take care of other things, Dolgon is more afraid, and it is expected that the Han people dare not make trouble, but it is normal for the Manchurians to fight all day long, and suddenly if they are honest, something will definitely happen.

Sure enough, not long after, Gubeikou sent an urgent report, a large number of banner people with their families broke through, and the soldiers stationed in the Eight Banners not only did not stop it, but forced the green battalion soldiers to switch and let them go, and then ran away together. After counting the people in each banner, it was found that more than 1,000 men, women and children had run, and Xifu and Sony's uncle and nephew of the Zhenghuang Banner were also among them, and Dolgon was furious and ordered Tan Tai and He Luo to arrest the relatives of the fleeing banner people to punish the crime - this stabbed the hornet's nest, and the eight banners were so populous, almost every family was related to the family, Taizu and Taizong did not dare to discuss the crime, and Dolgon was also bold.

The old and young masters of the Eight Banners are not easy to mess with, beat the dog to show the master, Tan Tai and He Luohui immediately became the target of public criticism - one of them lost the battle at Bauhinia Pass, the other lost the Liaodong nest, and was grabbed by others by the pigtails, and Dolgon was embarrassed to protect him, so he endured the pain and handed over the two dogs to the criminal department.

This is not the end, Su Ke Saha, who is in the white flag, suddenly jumped out and exposed Qi Chongge, a scholar of the National Academy of History, and Ganglin tampered with the "Taizong Record", which is a serious crime of killing the head and stealing the family, Qi Chongge was in a panic, Ganglin ran back to Beijing, and was so frightened to hide in the Rui Wang's Mansion when he heard the news - the white flag was out of the ghost, and Dolgon was also surprised, but he quickly understood, and ordered Azig to be transferred from Zhuozhou to Shanhaiguan, and then found an excuse to reduce Suke Saha and tamper with the "Taizong Record".

The Eight Banners were really hard to deal with, and Dolgon was a little discouraged, and went into the palace to discuss countermeasures with Bumu Butai, who was a good friend. When the people entered the customs for a short time, they did not pay attention to the court etiquette, Dolgon swaggered into the harem, but unexpectedly heard the sound of firecrackers when he entered the door, and hurriedly sent guards to investigate, and the guards quickly reported that the emperor was practicing playing firecrackers.

The little emperor was too playful, and tried every possible way to avoid studying, and now he actually played with the fire gun, and if he didn't discipline it well, Dolgon was angry and found Fu Lin, and first taught him a lesson, and then told him to hand over the fire gun.

"Why do you care about me? The fire gun was given to me by Brother Erlu, so I don't give it! Fu Lin turned his back and shook his head.

"Your father is gone, and I, the uncle, have to take care of you!" Dolgon was furious, grabbed Fulin and snatched the short gun, then threw it on the ground and stomped on it.

"Dolgon, you killed my brother Hauge, and stepped on my firecracker, wait and see, I will clean you up later." Fu Lin wiped his tears and ran away.

"Little brute, I'll clean you up now." Dolgon's heart ached for a while and almost fell, so he picked up a broom and chased after it, so frightened that Fulin shouted for help to Qingning Palace, and plunged into the arms of the Queen Mother who heard the sound and went out.

"Uncle Fourteen, you are a person who does great things, what do you care about with a child if you are not busy with business," the Queen Mother glanced at Dolgon very dissatisfied, pulled Xiaofu Lin into Qingning Palace, walked a few steps and turned back and said leisurely, "There are too many rumors outside, it is better for you and Bumu Butai to meet less." ”

The Empress Dowager Zhezhe of Qingning Palace is the middle palace of Emperor Taizong, and the aunt of another Empress Dowager Bumu Butai, who has the highest status in the harem, and the little emperor may not buy his mother Bumu Butai, but he relies on her very much, her words still have weight, Dolgon was stunned for a while, and sighed and left the palace.

The captured banner man is fine, and he is willing to go home after playing a sum of money, the people in the Eight Banners are triumphant, but Dolgon is ill, and he is bedridden for half a month and has not left the Rui Wangfu, and the Manchu civil and military people are panicked, but fortunately, the Datong army is afraid of the Gyeonggi epidemic, and stops attacking and retreats dozens of miles from Juyong Pass and Zhuozhou, so there is nothing major happening, and at the beginning of February, Duoduo returned to the court, and the Beijing division calmed down.

Duoduo went to visit his brother in the Rui Wang's Mansion, Dolgon was lying on the bed with tears streaming down his face, and couldn't help pouring bitter water: "Fifteenth brother, what did I do wrong, Liaodong is too bitter and not a place to live for a long time, I am forcing the flag people to enter the customs, but I gave them land and houses, and the future will definitely get better and better, why are you still against me?" Those subordinates are not a good thing, they want to give me authority, I endure if my hands and feet are not clean, I turn a blind eye to deceitful and make a bunch of useless weapons to cheat money, I don't do worse than the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, but they can't do the right thing except for party fighting, a group of white-eyed wolves, a group of waste, how can the Qing Kingdom produce this kind of thing. ”

To be honest, the old fourteen is really unlucky, if there is no freak like Erlu coming out, it is almost a sure thing for the Qing Dynasty to dominate the world, Duoduo sighed and tucked the quilt for Dolgon.

"I'm not as good as Erlu, he just encompasses a gang of thieves, profiteers, and unscrupulous literati to engage in crooked ways, but I am in the Qing Dynasty to follow etiquette, rule the world with loyalty and filial piety, and in time will surely reproduce a generation of prosperity, but I just didn't expect Erlu to be so thick-skinned, and actually played the sign of Prince Jin in Zhaoling, as if he became the filial son and grandson of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong, and the people in the Eight Banners were confused by him, and even the little emperor didn't listen to me......" Dolgon became more and more excited, sat up from the bed and took Duoduo's hand, gritted his teeth and continued," Fifteenth brother, you come back well, teach Erlu a hard lesson, my health is not good, you will be the regent in the future, Azig is not a person, if you can't fight well, you will instigate the slaves to sue the black, he wants me to fall, how can there be such a brother in the world! ”

"Fourteenth brother, you think too much, things are not so bad, the regent is still your fourteenth brother, I will go out of the customs after I have sorted out the soldiers and horses, since Elu dares to enter Liaodong, I also dare to dig out his nest." Duoduo is thinking about how to deal with Datong's aggressive momentum along the way, defending Gyeonggi will be defeated, attacking Shanxi is difficult to cross the Taihang natural danger, taking advantage of the main force of Datong's iron cavalry is still in Liaodong, out of the side wall to kill naturalization may be the only way to win, although it is very risky, but a battle can be determined.

The Great Qing Kingdom does not have the capital to fight for a long time, this battle has to be fought-Dolgon pondered for a long time and waved his hand and said: "Let's bet on this, Fourteenth Brother, I will give you all the elites of the Eight Banners, and the Gyeonggi Green Camp is also chosen by you, let it go, if you win, we will live all over the game, and if you lose, we will resign ourselves to fate, how the fortunes of the Great Qing Dynasty are all in your hands." ”

"There is another thing, when I was passing through Shandong, I went to Caozhou to suppress Li Huajing and a group of thieves, according to which he confessed, and the instigator behind the scenes was Liu Zeqing." As he was leaving, he remembered something.

"Kill, kill all the unreliable, the army goes out on an expedition, and the Beijing division can't leave any troubles." Dolgon replied with a wave without hesitation.

In February, Liu Zeqing and more than a dozen Ming vassal kings were escorted to Xishi to behead on charges of rebellion, including King Lu who surrendered in Hangzhou, and the fake prince Wang Zhiming did not dodge, this guy made the fake come true and became a symbol on behalf of the Ming emperor, although he kept shouting injustice or the head fell to the ground - Dolgon opened the killing ring, cut off dozens of human head sacrifice flags, and then crowned Duoduo as the prince of Heshuo Deyu and awarded the seal letter of the general of the West, and led the army to fight to extinguish the northern captives of Datong.