Beijing, Donghuamen Xiaonancheng, Regent's Palace.

Dolgon has become more and more powerful in the past few years, and he took away the jade seal and military talisman of Emperor Shunzhi in the name of the regent uncle very early on, and put them in his regent palace, so the Forbidden City is more like an ornament, this regent palace is the highest ruling center of the Qing court, and all military and political affairs are the first to make decisions here, and it is just a formality to the court meeting.

Thousands of miles of mountains and rivers were blocked, and although there were 800 miles of fast horses to and fro, the news received by Beijing was a few days later than the real battle situation.

Zheng Chenggong entered the mouth of the Yangtze River, Bamburshan was killed, broke into the camp and launched a fierce attack on Henan, and the Western army launched a fierce attack on Hanzhong at the same time, but the war in Shanxi made no progress...... In the past few days, the bad news has not been interrupted one after another, and the civil and military ministers who have entered and exited the palace have all had heavy faces and strict expressions, so that the upper and lower people in the palace are also walking on thin ice, for fear that Dolgon, who is in a bad mood, will accidentally bump into the muzzle of the gun.

Dolgon was as usual, eating when he should eat and sleeping when he should sleep every day, and after dealing with the government, he had to go to the garden for a few laps, practice two times of boxing and knife techniques to move his body, and then invite Fan Wencheng, Jin Zhijun, Ning Wanme, Hong Chengchou and other Su Confucians in the Han Dynasty to tell him an hour's history of the Han family, as if he did not care about the aggressive offensive of the Ming army.

In fact...... He cares a lot, but he has to do it.

Perhaps because of years of war and overindulgence, his health has been poor, in addition to the leg injury he suffered in battle, after the age of thirty he will get sick at every turn, every time he gets sick, it will drag on for a long time, and it is difficult to heal after looking for a good doctor, Hauge once scolded Dorgon for being a sick man. It is a life of no blessing and short life - "Su is good at illness, and there is a dark disease." The regency will not be ended. ”

(According to the history books, Dorgon suffered from the disease of "wind.") In other words, rheumatic heart disease, due to irreversible damage to the heart muscle and cardiovascular system, is difficult to cure in modern times, and often ends in sudden death. ）

Nearly 40 years old, Dolgon's health deteriorated, often sweating for no reason, hot hands and feet, coughing and wheezing, and had to start to pay attention to health ...... Ambitious Dolgon, there is still so much to do. I can't wait to borrow another 500 years from the sky, force myself to start exercising, quit smoking and drinking (Dolgon is a smoker), eat more light food, maintain a happy mood and a reasonable work and rest routine, etc.

Longevity is more important than anything else, and Dolgon worked hard to build a shelf of the Qing Empire, never to leave it to Shunzhi, so he quit everything, that is, he didn't quit sex. I want to have a son...... He is only 38 years old this year, so he is more optimistic, knowing that his health is not good, and he also thinks that it should be no problem to live for more than ten years. As long as he can give birth to a son, it is enough to arrange a qiē before Shunzhi becomes an adult.

In addition to health preservation, he also attaches great importance to statecraft. Listening to Fan Wencheng, Hong Chengchou and others talk about history and the present every day, just to learn the skills of those emperors with history as a mirror...... A temporary victory or defeat in the military can be made up for later. If the national guidelines and policies go wrong, then everything is over. Looking back on the various military and political measures since entering the customs, Dolgon is confident that he has done a very good job, the Manchu Qing has gained a firm foothold in the customs, and the country's military and political structure has also been erected, as long as the national strength is continuously enhanced, it is a matter of time before the south is pacified.

The only mistake was that the "shaving order" was implemented too impatiently, which provoked the upsurge of resistance of the Han people.

After a long period of war at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the people and gentry were eager to restore social stability and restore a life of peace and contentment.

In the past few years, the anti-Qing struggle across the country has been climaxing, and it has a great deal to do with the shaving order, and Dolgon also reflected in his leisure time that if he had not adopted the drastic method of "keeping his hair without keeping his head", but had carried out gentle guidance and encouragement, and with a certain amount of political pressure, he could have also achieved the goal of shaving his hair, and the resistance of the Han people would not have been so fierce.

It's a very simple thing, you can't participate in the imperial examination without shaving, you can't be an official, those who shave their hair can be exempted from paying or pay less taxes, the imperial court will give certain commendations and rewards, and the local gentry and heroes will secretly exert pressure, and those who resolutely resist shaving their hair will be imprisoned, and individual extremists will be sent to the army and distributed, and even kill a hundred people, etc., and the shaving order can also be successfully implemented for 358 years.

(From the perspective of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Dolgon was a very powerful emperor and made great contributions to the Manchu Empire, but compared with Huang Taiji, he was still slightly inferior, in a sense, Dolgon picked up Huang Taiji's advantage, and many of the domestic and foreign policies he implemented during his reign were the continuation and development of the Huang Taiji period...... In addition to the obvious mistake of the shaving order, Dolgon was too authoritarian and brutally attacked and purged political opponents, which also caused the rapid decline of the Manchu national strength and military strength. ）

No one dared to mention the mistake in the shaving order in front of Dolgon, until he heard Fan Wencheng tell the story of Emperor Wei Xiaowen (Emperor Wei Xiaowen was an emperor from the Xianbei tribe, who successfully implemented the Sinicization reform and was known as Emperor Xiaowen Zhongxing in history).

It's too late to figure it out.

For a shaving order, the war burned throughout most of China, although the Han people were bleeding like rivers, and the Qing court was also greatly damaged, and Dolgon could not bear this responsibility even if he was in power...... On the contrary, he became more sensitive, fearing that his political opponents would seize on the problem and take advantage of his mistakes to launch attacks, so he pursued the shaving order more resolutely and brutally in order to maintain his power and prestige.

After listening to the history books, Dolgon realized more and more that the long history of the Han nation contained too much wisdom, and the brilliant Han culture was far from being comparable to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which had just escaped from the slave society, and that in order to maintain the long-term rule of the Qing Dynasty, it was necessary to accept and integrate the Han culture, and castrate it according to the needs of the Manchu Dynasty.

Listening to a few Han ministers talk about history and the present is Dolgon's favorite pastime now, and during this time, Fan Wencheng was explaining to him the history of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. The story between Zhu Yuanzhang and many founding feats of the Ming Dynasty made Dolgon have some understanding. He didn't speak much for a few days, which scared the female officials and eunuchs who served him a lot.

This afternoon. Fan Wencheng talked about the deeds of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, and Dolgon was very happy after listening to it, stroking his palms and laughing.

"Ming Chengzu is really a generation of heroes, and he is ashamed of himself!" Dolgon sincerely admired Zhu Di, sincerely admired him, and saw that others were also uncles, and directly raised troops to grab the emperor's throne, which was much more chic and refreshing than himself, and he smiled happily. While looking at Fan Wencheng's expression, he saw how he would answer.

"The imperial father regent is too modest, and the indefatigable business of the Qing Dynasty for thousands of years is all forged by the imperial father regent, which is not inferior to Zhu Di of the Shengchao Dynasty." Fan Wencheng was respectful, but indifferent to Dorgon's explicit temptation.

"Hahaha, if you are Zhu Di, you probably don't have the courage to move the capital to Beijing, but stay in Nanjing. Today, after I entered the customs, the situation was different. Dolgon's mouth was still smiling, but the smile in his eyes had faded.

Among these "teachers", he admires Fan Wencheng the most. It's a pity that these Hanchen are all old foxes who are wise and self-protective, and they are unwilling to participate in the power struggle within the Manchu Qing Dynasty. For example, this Fan Wencheng, Dolgon tried his best to woo him. Not only is he set as the head of the civil ministers, but also extremely respectful and protective. For robbing his wife, Dordor was robbed of fifteen oxen. set a record for the heaviest punishment of a prince in the Qing Dynasty, but unfortunately he was still unwilling to completely surrender, and maintained a close relationship with Dorgon.

"The victory dynasty will be destroyed by itself, sooner or later it will be broken by the Qing Dynasty, this is the destiny of heaven, whether it is set in Beijing or Jiangning, it has nothing to do with the overall situation, however, the current battle of Jiangning is very important, the government and the opposition are all concerned, no matter what the outcome is, the imperial father and the regent should make plans as soon as possible." Fan Wencheng is a civilian official, generally does not care about the front-line situation, but now he is very concerned about the Battle of Nanjing, in fact, he is not the only one, the entire Qing court knows that the Battle of Nanjing is a decisive battle to determine the fortunes of the country in World War I, if the Ming army is defeated, it is basically doomed, if the Qing army is defeated, it will no longer be able to unify the whole country in the short term.

The two said a few more words, the eunuch came in to report, and Hong Chengchou asked for an audience outside the mansion.

Dolgon is now the emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he is also the emperor who is directly in power, and he has to summon the ministers of civil and military affairs in the palace every day to discuss military and political affairs, and Hong Chengchou is called here.

Fan Wencheng saluted and retired, and after a short time, the eunuch walked in with Hong Chengchou.

After the feast, Dorgon gave him a seat.

"Mr. Hengjiu, when the battle situation in Nanjing was stalemate, Zheng Chenggong suddenly led a thousand ships into the mouth of the Yangtze River, and Li Laiheng in Henan was also approaching the Huai River, is our army worried about defeat?" In terms of personal perception, Dolgon didn't like Hong Chengchou as a person, but he knew that Hong Chengchou's ability to fight could not be compared to others, and he still wanted to hear his opinion when it came to heavy military problems.

"Now that it is summer, many soldiers in the army are infected with the epidemic, and if the epidemic worsens, there is indeed a possibility of defeat." Hong Chengchou frowned and thought about it, and added: "However, Prince Zheng has always used troops to hold it seriously, if the battle situation is unfavorable, he will inevitably retreat to Nanjing, Zhenjiang and other fortified cities, and now is the time when the rice is ripe, our army can raise food on the spot in the south of the Yangtze River, and it should be no big problem to hold on for a few months, and when Zheng Chenggong's sailors retreat in winter, he will fight a decisive battle with Wang Kefan." ”

The city of Nanjing is thick and thick, as long as the city continues to have food, it is difficult for the Chu army to break through for three years and five years, Zheng Chenggong's fleet is huge, the daily consumption is very large, and the materials needed by the sailor are varied, even if there is enough food, it is impossible to stay in the Yangtze River for a long time, and when the Zheng family sailor is gone, the weather turns cold, and the reinforcements of the Qing army are transferred, and the Chu army can be defeated.

"Hahaha, good! Mr. Heng Jiu and Gu Wang thought of one place. Dolgon was very happy, looking at Hong Chengchou much more pleasing to the eye, there was a sense of pity for the heroes who saw a little bit of sympathy.

In his opinion, although the Ming army has the advantage of troops, it is impossible to eat Zilharang in one bite, and the worst result is to eliminate Jumala and Mulima's department, although this is also a very strict loss, but in the level and height of Dolgon, it is not unbearable, and it is too early to talk about victory or defeat.

"If Zilharang can hold out until winter, and the Lone King intends to transfer Wu Sangui south to help in the war, what does Mr. Heng Jiu think?"

Dolgon had long known from the battle reports on the front line that the Eight Banners were not suitable for water and soil in the south of the Yangtze River, and could not give full play to the advantages of mobility ability, and it was not wise to transfer the Eight Banners upwards, and half of the elites in the Eight Banners were under the command of Zilharang, and he did not want to give Zilharang so much military power...... After the Qing army entered the customs, no matter who was the commander, after the battle, they must return to the dynasty and hand over the military power, even if Dolgon's most trusted Duoduo and Azig are no exception, this is to prevent the commander who holds the military power from staying outside for a long time and taking the opportunity to manage his own power, only those Han generals will not fundamentally threaten the rule of the Qing court, and can be held outside for a long time.

If Jierharang is defeated, he will have to send a force to defend Jianghuai to prevent the Ming army from going on a northern expedition...... Regardless of victory or defeat, sending Wu Sangui to Jiangnan is the best choice.

Kong Youde? Glamorous? Tong Yangjia? No, none of them are Wang Kefan's opponents, only the strongest Wu Sangui is worthy of the heavy responsibility.

In addition, Dolgon's words also have a meaning, which is equivalent to clearly telling Sù Hong Chengchou that no matter what the outcome of the Battle of Nanking is, he will not be sent out to lead the army.

Hong Chengchou still had a serious thinking expression, his eyes did not fluctuate, and after thinking for a moment, he asked again: "If Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses are transferred south, who will be stationed in Gan, Shaanxi and Hanzhong?" ”

"Meng Qiaofang is up to the task." Dorgon replied.

"This ......, although Meng Qiaofang has the talent of a general, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, if Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses are transferred, Gan Shaanxi may be too thin to resist Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu......" Hong Chengchou's speech was very slow, but he thought about it quickly in his mind, and suddenly raised his head, and looked at Dolgon with bright eyes: "Is the imperial father regent going to negotiate peace with the Western Army?" ”

Negotiate peace with the Daxi Army, you can transfer Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses, I don't want Sichuan, it's a big deal to give you Hanzhong too, in short, keep Jiangnan first.

"Hahaha, Mr. Heng Jiu really has sharp eyes, and there is nothing to hide from this little thought of the Lone King." Dolgon said with a smile: "Zhu Yujian has been so arrogant in the past two years, just to follow the old trick of the Three Kingdoms of Eastern Wu and Shu to resist Cao, as long as the two of them give birth to some mustard, they can't concentrate on using troops against me." ”

From a strategic point of view, Sun Kewang returned to the Longwu regime, and the threat to the Manchu Qing was no less than that of the Chu army.

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The title of this chapter comes from a poem by Wu Weiye, which vividly describes the scene when Dolgon was in power - "Seven years of gold and silk are in control, and a hundred wings, chariots and horses will meet in the southern city"

The golden silk is the emperor's Wen Jiàn cabinet, Shunzhi's jade seal is also among them, Dolgon was in power for seven years, the jade seal of the Qing court and various documents and books were placed in his home, after the civil and military officials went to court, they all rushed to the regent's palace in Xiaonancheng and went to work. (To be continued......)