According to the original plan, the primary task of the Qing army's attack on Huguang was to eliminate the loyal battalion, eliminate the strongest anti-Qing force in the Southern Ming Dynasty, and attack the city and plunder the land, but the development of the war soon deviated from the track, Kong Youde only took a few months to basically pacify Huguang, but the loyal battalion and the Chu army have been avoiding the decisive battle with the Qing army, and did not suffer too much loss.

obviously won the battle, but Kong Youde did not feel relaxed and happy, but was faintly uneasy.

At this time, news came from the Nanming side that the Longwu Imperial Court had moved to Guilin and was ready to rely on Nanling to organize the defense of Liangguang...... There was a big fish in the small river, no one could resist this temptation, Luck Dehun immediately suggested marching into Guangxi, as long as Emperor Longwu was caught, the Nanming regime would definitely fall apart, and the world would be decided, and the loyal battalion and the Chu army could not set off much more storms.

Kong Youde, however, was very cautious, believing that the conditions were not ripe for an attack on Guangxi.

The terrain of Nanling is dangerous, the Ming army in Guangxi is also relatively complete, but the supply line of the Qing army is getting longer and longer, if you rashly attack Guangxi, the loyal battalion and the Chu army hiding in the mountains can no longer be suppressed, and when the attack is slightly frustrated, the army of more than 100,000 will immediately fall into the death situation of being attacked by the enemy on the back and cut off from food.

Since Emperor Longwu moved to Guilin, he would not leave easily for a while, and the Qing army should first gain a firm foothold in Huguang, trap the loyal battalion and the Chu army in the mountains in half a year to a year, and then concentrate on attacking Guangxi with all his strength.

The two disagreed and had serious differences. After arguing several times, there was no result, so the conflict had to be submitted to the Qing court, and Dolgon made the final ruling.

Eight hundred miles of expedited paperwork to and fro. The Qing court's reply was soon sent to Huguang, and to Luckdehun's great disappointment, Dolgon actually supported Kong Youde's plan, and reprimanded him in a stern tone, ordering him to obey Kong Youde's orders and not to make any extraneous branches......

In Dorgon's view, Luckedhun's plan was not without merit.

Kong Youde and his people are more than enough. Lacking in enterprising and not daring to take any risks, Luckdehun's operational plan is more in line with the principle of complementing the soldiers. If Guilin can be conquered in a war, it will greatly shorten the process of pacifying the south, and it is worth taking a risk...... However, there has been recent internal turmoil within the Manchus. There is no spare strength to support Huguang. Dorgon hesitated, but decided to take it first.

He's going all out against Hauge.

Jing Ke is the most famous assassin in Chinese history, and his deputy Qin Wuyang usually coaxes cowhides and lays soft eggs at critical moments, and Haoge is also the same character.

After the death of Huang Taiji, the two yellow flags and the positive blue flag both supported Haoge to succeed him, and the Daishan father and son, who held the two red flags, also made it clear that they supported Haoge, forming a clear five-to-two advantage over Dolgon, who only had two white flags. But Hauge snorted at the critical moment, and hesitated to act. claimed that he was "small and blessed, and it was difficult to bear" a big responsibility...... In the depths of his heart, perhaps he was deliberately emulating his father Emperor Taiji, thinking that the water would come naturally, the odds were in hand, everyone supported him, pretending to be humble and conceiving, and the big thing could be decided, but unexpectedly, "painting a cat does not become an anti-dog", Dolgon took the opportunity to make trouble and cheapened the little emperor of Shunzhi in vain.

In the cruel court struggle, Hauge was forced to kill his childhood sweetheart's beloved wife, virtue is lacking, and it is not suitable to reign in the world, so there is a saying of "virtue small", his biological mother Ula Nara was born in a humble family, and there is no strong support of the post-party, so there is a "blessing" saying, but none of this is a key issue, and the reason why Hauge lost to Dolgon is mainly due to lack of political ability and personality reasons.

After losing the emperor's throne, Dai Shan's line has seen that he can't support Adou, and fell to the Dolgon faction, Dolgon also took the opportunity to vigorously win over the two red flags, and promoted the grandson of Dai Shan, Luck Dehun and others, after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, Dolgon's power was expanding day by day, and the balance of strength between the two sides had been broken, but Hauge didn't know whether to lie down or forbear, and complained on different occasions, threatening to break Dolgon's neck sooner or later - "Can't I break the neck of a younger person and kill him?" ”

Before the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, it was the Eight Banners system of aristocratic republican government, and with the continuous expansion of geographical boundaries, this system could no longer adapt to the development of the times, and the Manchus could only rule this huge empire in collusion with the Han gentry and landlords...... But Hauge was still a bandit mentality in the post-Jin period, extremely advocating force, thinking that holding military power could solve all problems, so he had to lead troops to conquer Sichuan.

Dolgon's biological mother's name is Abahai, and after Nurhachi's death, he was forced to be martyred alive by the four major Belles led by Huang Taiji, so there was a hatred between the two of them for killing their mother and seizing the throne. Huang Taiji is not only hypocritical and insidious, but also has the strategy of a politician, when he is alive, Dolgon can only be a man with his tail between his legs, but Hauge, an unsuccessful guy, also dares to call him out, and Dolgon will of course want to get rid of him quickly.

Longwu four years, Shunzhi five years of February, Hao Ge led the army to return to the court, arrived in Beijing, Shunzhi Emperor personally set up a banquet in the Taihe Hall to reward the dust servants, the eldest brother and the generals who returned triumphantly, the banquet praised Hao Ge, the scenery is infinite.

But less than a month later, a group of Manchu nobles, under the instruction of Dolgon, suddenly launched an attack on the prince of Zheng, Jilharang, fabricated various crimes, condemned Jilharang to death, and later demoted him to the rank of county king, and fined 5,000 taels of silver...... Huang Taiji had a lot of favor to Jierharang during his lifetime, and Jierharang also took a lot of care of Haoge, Prince Zheng lost power, and Haoge lost his most protective umbrella.

Two days after dealing with Zilharan, Dolgon convened a council of kings and ministers, and convicted Hauge of death on minor charges such as sheltering his subordinates and promoting the sinner's brother, but Dolgon expressed his intolerance at the meeting, and the king's ministers tried his mind and played it repeatedly, and finally saved him from death, stripped him of his title, and imprisoned him.

Half a month later, Hauge died suddenly and violently in prison.

……

The canal flowed quietly, and the boats carrying grain lined up in a long line, heading in the direction of Tongzhou, and they were about to arrive in Beijing, and everyone on the boat showed a relaxed and happy look, only Hong Chengchou had a calm face and a very serious expression.

Last summer, Hong Chengchou's father died, and he returned to his hometown in Fujian Province to worry about the system, and the three-year vacation had just passed a year, and he received an order from the emperor to recover his love and return to Beijing to serve his life.

The boat arrived in Tongzhou, abandoned the boat and landed on the shore, Hong Chengchou took a short rest after entering Beijing, changed into a new official uniform, and came to meet the regent Dorgon.

"This king summoned you to Beijing at this time, and the gentleman must be secretly slandering himself in his heart, blaming me for roasting you on the fire, right?" Dolgon was quite carefree, talking and laughing straight to his heart.

"Wechen don't dare, it's the duty of a courtier to serve the country." Hong Chengchou only said that he didn't dare, but he didn't deny it. When the situation in the DPRK and China was changing, he really didn't want to wade into this troubled water at this time, but Dolgon was not Emperor Chongzhen, and he didn't have the patience to do any tricks of asking for three resignations, so he directly gave a death order and urgently summoned him to Beijing.

"Although King Su (Haoge) has done a lot of injustice, he is the king's closest blood after all, and he wanted to be dealt with lightly with a little punishment, but he suddenly fell ill and died violently in prison, but let me take on a role." Dorgon sighed, "Alas, these fools only love to chew the root of their tongues, and they use the vicious heart of a woman to speculate on this king, but under the melon fields and plums, this king is difficult to argue, and I think the gentleman will understand my distress." ”

There are many subtexts in Dorgon's words, Hauge has lost power, and he has become an ant to be kneaded by him, even if he really wants to take his life, why bother to start at such a sensitive moment, first confined and locked up for three or five years, and just a glass of poisonous wine will do things silently.

"The regent is open-minded and magnanimous, and everyone in the world knows it." It is a matter of royal secrets, how dare Hong Chengchou speak more.

Hauge's identity is there, as long as he doesn't die, he has a chance to turn over, nine times out of ten Dolgon ordered him to be killed, but even if he covers his ears and steals the bell, Dolgon has to clear himself, this is a gesture that must be made, Hong Chengchou only hopes to change the topic as soon as possible.

"Although King Su's death was an accident, no matter what, it was the king's poor care after all, and I did it badly!" Dolgon sighed happily and said, "The affairs of the court are complicated now, and this king often feels powerless, and he is eager to listen to his teachings every day, so I invite you to go to Beijing." ”

Quietly, Dolgon slapped his ass, I can't handle the mess here, so I have to ask you to come out of the mountain to help.

"I can share the worries of the prince, and Weichen dares not to run for his life!" Hong Chengchou slightly accentuated his tone and thanked Dolgon.

"Good, good!" Dolgon smiled and asked, "I wonder if the gentleman would like to be inside or outside the Lord?" ”

Inside the Lord, enter the cabinet to worship the Prime Minister, and outside the Lord, conquest of Nanming.

"Wechen is willing to stay in Beijing." Hong Chengchou replied very simply.

"Tell me your reasons!" Dolgon's eyes flashed, and he looked even more shrewd and capable.

"Although our dynasty entered the Central Plains, but suddenly gained thousands of miles of land, hundreds of millions of people, like a flood on the slope, not through the surface, if you are eager to exterminate the pseudo-Ming, but there are too many worries, it is better to consolidate the foundation inside, drive the strong feudal domain externally, and the world can ......be determined within ten years."

Hong Chengchou hit the nail on the head and pointed out the biggest problem in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. After the Qing army entered the customs, the territory expanded too quickly, and it was never completely digested, and the anti-Qing movements in various places came and went, and the internal turmoil of the Manchu Qing Dynasty had just occurred, and if it continued to attack the southern Ming, it was likely that there would be a fire in the backyard.

At present, the Manchu Qing should strengthen cooperation with the Han gentry and landlords, consolidate the existing occupied areas, and provide soldiers and horses from the vast north, and provide food and wages from the rich Jiangnan. (To be continued......)