In the middle of September 1651, the Jinluan Hall of the Forbidden City of Beijing was ascended to the palace.

Since Emperor Shunzhi designed to eradicate Dolgon and clean up his men, he was finally able to sit on the dragon chair peacefully and accept the three bows and nine bows of the courtiers in the audience.

After the eunuch shouted: "If there is something to do, play early, and retreat if there is nothing"

The Minister of the Guard, Suke Saha, hurriedly stepped forward and shouted: "Your Majesty, Haikou Zheng Chenggong recently went north and captured Zhejiang, General Pingnan was captured, and General Dingnan was killed. Now that Nanzhili is in crisis, I implore Your Majesty to send troops to break the enemy as soon as possible. ”

Sukh Saha's words were like throwing a stone on the calm water, which quickly caused a burst of agitation in the Jinluan Palace, and all the civil and military forces changed color.

Emperor Shunzhi was taken aback when he heard this, so he asked his ministers: "What! Damn, it's Zheng Chenggong's thief again! Everyone, who can eradicate such traitors for me. ”

Sukh Saha said: "Your Majesty, every time the Emperor of the Emperor uses Prince Nikan, he will be able to go wherever he goes; Why doesn't Your Majesty worship as a general and retreat from the sea? ”

When Emperor Shunzhi heard this, he felt that it was feasible, and just wanted to send an order to Feng Jin, Prince Nikan, to be the general of Dingyuan, and to lead the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners to the south to eradicate Zheng Haikou.

"The emperor is slow, the slave thinks that it is not appropriate to use troops against Zheng Haikou at this time!" The Minister of the Interior, Sonny, said respectfully: "Zheng Haikou has achieved his momentum, and if he wants to raze it, he must have a large army, and it may take a lot of time." However, ten days ago, Yu Kou of the Great Western Army invaded Huguang in a big way, and Shen Yongzhong, the Duke of Xushun, sent people to report the emergency! ”

Emperor Shunzhi's face changed when he heard this, and his brows twisted.

Lao Tzu has just been in power for a short time, why is there so much trouble.

Dolgon, that old thief, can lead the Qing Dynasty into the Central Plains, and he must not be lost in my hands, otherwise what should the world think of me!

Emperor Shunzhi hurriedly asked, "How is the war situation now?" ”

Sonny hurriedly replied: "Back to the emperor, Shen Yongzhong saw that the thief was strong that day, and he didn't dare to hesitate, that is, 600 miles to rush to rescue." Now that I haven't seen any soldiers for many days, I'm afraid the situation is not good! ””

After all, Shunzhi has not been in power for a long time, and when he encounters this kind of predicament, he doesn't know what to do for a while.

Tan Tai has always been dissatisfied with Dolgon's death, and seeing Shunzhi hesitating, a hint of ridicule appeared on the corner of his mouth.

However, it was a matter of the rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty, Tan Tai still stood up and said: "Your Majesty, temporarily postpone the conquest of Zheng Haikou!" The Huguang war situation is related to the national fortunes of our Great Qing Dynasty -- the Great Western Army is menacing, and once Chenzhou is broken, there will not be many defenders in Yiyang, Shaoyang, and Yongzhou. If the Daxi thieves march all the way north, they can attack Changsha and approach Yueyang. ”

"General Tan Tai's words are extremely true! Your Majesty, with the current situation, it is the top priority to rush to the aid of Changsha and repel the Daxi thieves! If the Great Western Army is allowed to be full of thieves, it is very likely to shake the foundation of our army in the south! Please don't hesitate, please don't hesitate, and make sure that the king of the south, Kong Youyou, has German horses galloping to rescue Shen Yongzhong! Sonny then said.

Huguang? Fujian and Zhejiang? The remnants of the Great Western Army? Zheng Haikou?

Emperor Shunzhi's complexion was constantly changing, and he still couldn't make up his mind after several hesitations.

After his eyes patrolled the conference hall, he fell on Hong Chengchou, who was standing under the hall, and asked in a deep voice, "What does Hong Aiqing think it should be?" ”

After Hong Chengchou surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji was kind to him on the surface, but in fact he did not relax his precautions against him.

In the final emperor Taiji dynasty, in addition to consulting, he did not give Hong Chengchou any official position.

After the death of Huang Taiji, the regent of Dolgon favored Hong Chengchou, and was also in charge of the imperial history of the left capital of the Imperial Inspectorate, and summoned for several days to inquire about the affairs of the provinces that should be reformed, and all the suggestions were adopted.

After Dolgon's death, Hong Chengchou became a puppet in order not to be liquidated by Shunzhi, and the court did not say a word.

didn't expect Shunzhi to ask a question, Hong Chengchou hurriedly stood up and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty! The minions think that Zheng Haikou and the Great Western Army are both a great disaster for our army. In the long run, Zheng Haikou's threat is even greater; But in the immediate term, the threat of the Great Western Army is far greater than that of Zheng Haikou. Even though Zheng Haikou is entrenched in Fujian and Zhejiang, he will not be able to shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty in the short term. But the Great Western Army is not, if Huguang is lost, I am afraid that the south of the Yangtze River will not belong to the Qing Dynasty! ”

Seeing that Sony, Tan Tai and Hong Chengchou all advocated slowing down the attack on Zheng Haikou and rushing to Changsha for assistance, Shunzhi also knew that what they said was reasonable, but the anger at Zheng Chenggong in his heart was always difficult to calm down.

"Hey......" Shunzhi let out a long sigh, and finally made up his mind after thinking about it in his heart. The herald ordered Kong Youde, the king of Dingnan, to send troops to rescue Chenzhou, and ordered Wu Sangui to attack southern Sichuan from Jiading. ”

"The Emperor Shengming!" Sony, Tan Tai, Hong Chengchou and others drank it.

Emperor Shunzhi was a little frustrated and questioned loudly: "Is it just to let Zheng Chenggong go." What if he conquers Jiangning? ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry about this matter! Jiangning City has thick walls, as long as the Jiangning general army is ordered to be strictly guarded and do not slack off, it is expected that Zheng Haikou will be difficult to conquer Jiangning in a short time. Tan Tai said calmly.

"Your Majesty, regarding the current crisis, the minions still have a plan, or they can solve the difficulties of our army a little!" Sonny spoke up.

"Oh~~?" Shunzhi said in surprise: "Aiqing, what's the plan, come quickly!" ”

"Your Majesty, Zheng Chenggong's father Zheng Zhilong is still in our hands, and we can use this person's life to persuade Zheng Haikou to surrender."

Emperor Shunzhi looked at Sony in confusion and said: "I have surrendered Zheng Haikou in the Qing Dynasty, but this person is tireless in solicitation, and he has no intention of shaving his hair and surrendering to sincerity. I'm afraid that Aiqing's plan may not be effective! ”

Sonny smiled and said: "The way of loyalty and filial piety, the way of self-determination." If he doesn't care about Zheng Zhilong's safety, the world will spurn it. As long as I can make him throw a mouse trap, hesitate a little, and can't echo with the Great West Thief, then when I wipe out the Great West Thief, I can go all out to deal with Zheng Haikou! ’

"Well... Kindness... Kindness! Emperor Shunzhi's eyes were slightly closed, and he nodded his head from time to time in agreement with what Sony said.

The Minister of the Guard, Sukh Saha, also said: "Your Majesty, our army has been defeated repeatedly in the previous expedition against Zheng Haikou, and to a large extent, the enemy situation is unknown. Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated. ”

Emperor Shunzhi said happily when he heard this: "This is Lao Cheng's words, this matter will be presided over by you, and it is necessary to find out the truth of Zheng Haikou!" ”

The Minister of Parliament, Sukh Saha, drank happily: "The slave obeys!" ”

Tan Tai served as a general in the south, led troops to attack the south, and knew the faces of those scribes.

He said sarcastically: "Han scholars often see people who forget their righteousness and abandon their ancestors. When the minister heard that Zheng Haikou had opened an academy and reused the students of the academy, this move would definitely dissatisfy the scribes. The Minister of the Interior of the Guard can send more people to contact him for internal response. ”

Hearing Tan Tai's evaluation of the Han people, Hong Chengchou and other Han officials were immediately displeased and resentful of Tan Tai.

Emperor Shunzhi nodded when he heard this, "This plan is very good!" ”

Emperor Shunzhi didn't care about the feelings of the Han officials at all, to him, he was just a bunch of minions!

Emperor Shunzhi stood up from the dragon chair and shouted, "All Aiqing, the Daxi thieves and Zheng Haikou are just a group of thieves, and as soon as I ride out of the Qing Dynasty, I will be able to make the thieves die without a place to be buried!" The world is still my Qing! ”

The ministers of the Jinluan Hall of the Forbidden City knelt down in unison and shouted, "My Emperor Shengming! ”

……

In a military camp outside Kunming, Yunnan, Li Dingguo sat at his desk, holding the letter sent by Zheng Chenggong, and read it again and again.

The book said: "Ming Yan and Jun are both Ming soldiers, and it is the duty of the generals to swear to drive out the Tartars and support the Ming Dynasty." If the current general can lead the troops in the southwest, he will attack Huguang. Ming Yan should raise the people of Fujian and Zhejiang to curb Jianghuai: then the Tartars can be destroyed, the revenge can be avenged, and the Ming room can be prosperous. The book is full of words, waiting to be heard. ”

For Sun Kewang, Zheng Chenggong persuaded him with profit.

For a pure general like Li Dingguo, it is to provoke him with righteousness.

Li Dingguo put down the letter, closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then shouted loudly to the guards outside the door: "Come here, give the order to beat the drum and gather the generals." ”

Seeing that all his generals had arrived, Li Dingguo inspected his subordinates and said, "The king of Pingdong has an order, so I will send troops to attack Huguang. I have decided to set off tomorrow, I should not call my name, I will not be able to meet the time, I will not meet the deadline, and I will be killed! ”

The soldier hurriedly got up and drank: "No! ”

On the third day of October 1951, Li Dingguo led 80,000 cavalry and 50 war elephants to attack Huguang. (To be continued.) )