In the Dongnuan Pavilion in the Forbidden City's Heart Cultivation Palace, Shunzhi sat on the right seat, looking at Sony, Suke Saha, and Tan Tai, several Qing Dynasty ministers.

"Why did all Aiqing jointly play Hanchen Hong Chengchou?"

Tan Tai immediately arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, after Nikan's defeat, most of the soldiers and horses in the south are Han Chinese. Hong Chengchou can recognize the virtual and the real, and has the talent to pass through the heavens and latitudes, and Taizong and the regent listen to his plans. If you can use it, the thief will be there. If there is any fault, the minister is willing to be guilty of the same crime. ”

Shunzhi was displeased when he heard that Tan Tai still called Dolgon the regent.

Sonny saw him and knelt down and persuaded him: "Your Majesty, from the perspective of the ministers, among the generals, they are not as good as Hong Chengchou who knows the military affairs." Now the thieves are aggressive, if Hong Chengchou is not used, then the south of the Yangtze River will be closed! The minister is also willing to protect it with the whole family! ”

Suke Saha also knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, my Qing Dynasty was defeated in the hands of Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo one after another, and the children of the Eight Banners suffered heavy injuries. If it loses again, it will surely shake the country's foundation. Your Majesty, use Hong Chengchou and use the Han system as the best policy! ”

Shunzhi heard the persuasion of Sony and Suke Saha to reflect on it, now is not the time when the Manchu Qing soldiers were strong and strong at the beginning of the founding of the country, after the two defeats of Xinfeng and Hengzhou, the children of the Eight Banners lost 50,000 or 60,000 people.

Including the old, weak, sick and disabled, the entire Jurchen is less than a million people.

There are only 120,000 or 30,000 young people who can fight, and this time there are 50,000 or 60,000 less, which is very painful.

If the country dies some more, let alone the south, even the north will not be stable.

"If it weren't for Aiqing's words, I would have made a big mistake. Tomorrow morning, I will appoint Hong Chengchou as the commander and lead the troops to the battle! ”

Sony, Suke Saha, Tan Tai and others hurriedly kowtowed and said, "The emperor is sage!" ”

The next day, on the Jinluan Palace.

Shunzhi looked at Hong Aiqing expressionlessly and said: "Hong Aiqing, the thieves are becoming more and more arrogant today, and I have specially ordered Qing to command the soldiers and horses to break the thieves." ”

Hong Chengchou heard that he knelt down and kowtowed and said: "The ministers are shallow and incompetent, so as not to mislead the country." I implore the emperor to choose another virtuous man! ”

Shunzhi said unhappily: "I know that Hong Aiqing is a genius!" Today, the commander of the soldiers and horses, don't shirk! ”

When Hong Chengchou wanted to shirk again, Shunzhi shouted: "Now the thieves have entered the Central Plains, and Qing is sitting and watching?" ”

Hong Chengchou hurriedly kowtowed and said: "The minions don't dare, the minions are just afraid that the commanders are all generals, and the ministers have no talent and no virtue, so they can't control them!" ”

When Hong Chengchou first descended to the Qing Dynasty, he received a lot of scolding from the Han people, and when he was ordered to appease Jiangnan, he suppressed and slaughtered many Jiangnan anti-Qing rebels, and his reputation was rotten to the streets.

The most embarrassing thing is that Hong Chengchou was both strongly rejected by the Han Chinese and not really accepted by the Qing Dynasty.

Huang Taiji used Hong Chengchou as a consultant and never really reused it;

Dolgon reused Hong Chengchou, but did not let him enter the decision-making level.

Hong Chengchou is also aware of his situation, so he has been acting as a puppet since Shunzhi came to power.

I thought I was so lonely and old, but I didn't expect the Manchu generals to die one after another, and there was not a single general who commanded the army.

Emperor Shunzhi could only entrust the burden to himself as a second-in-law who did not love him.

Sonny also reacted when he heard it and said, "Your Majesty, what Hong Yushi said is reasonable. If you don't accept it, if you don't accept it, there will be trouble, and you will miss a big thing! ”

Shunzhi is very depressed, it is you who agree, and now it is you who say that appointing him will be a big mistake, what kind of trouble is it!

"What do you think?"

Sonny said: "Your Majesty, it is advisable to choose a day to build an altar, give Hong Yushi a yellow coat, a knife, and a saddle horse, and worship the military affairs of the Governor of the Ministry of War, and pass through the five provinces." If there is anyone who does not listen to the order, it will be cut first and then played. Then everyone is not convinced! ”

When Shunzhi heard that he had to rely on Hong Chengchou at this time, he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Quasi-play, let Qintian supervise the selection of auspicious days, and I will personally grant the scarf talisman and the sword!" ”

Three days later, on a newly built mud altar in Nanyuan, Hong Chengchou knelt respectfully.

Wu Liangfu, the eunuch in charge of the Internal Affairs Office, took the holy decree and read it aloud on the side: "It has been determined for a long time that the Edo region in Hunan has been determined, Yunnan and Guizhou are far away, and the voice and religion are rare.

I love the people, I can't bear to be diligent and martial, and I will be happy with my virtue.

It must be long-cherished and important ministers to know the people's feelings, and those who practice to govern can be cheap, and the camera can be soothed, and the courtiers will be inspected, but Erke Dangs will be appointed.

If the move to appease the south of the Yangtze River is effective, it will be able to suppress the general's life and appease the south.

He is hereby appointed to pass through Huguang, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places to supervise military affairs and take care of food and salary.

Governors, admirals, and commanders below the level of the general are all subject to military law.

First, it should be suppressed, not from the middle, and there will be negligence afterwards.

The thieves in Guangdong were dispersed, the place was gradually flattened, and they went to Hunan Liaoyuan, and they should be appointed as two kings (referring to Pingnan Wang Shang Kexi, Jingnan King Geng Jimao) and the governor to Fu cuisine.

Jiangxi is close to Hunan, and when the application of officials is involved in the transfer of troops, the remaining thieves in Yuanzhou and Ji'an have not been cleared, and they should be refuted to suppress the emperor. The Inner Court instructed the ministry to comply.

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To ensure that Yunnan and Guizhou look forward to the wind, the officials and the people are afraid of the queen, and they are called the intention of literature and education. On the day of success, you will be rewarded. Waiting for the place to be established and there are people after the aftermath, they will return to the court and comfort me. ”

After the eunuch Wu Liangfu finished singing, Shunzhi handed the Ling Sword to Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou respectfully took it and shouted loudly: "The slave is grateful, and he will sacrifice the head of the thief." ”

The sword was rewarded, and Shunzhi also gave an edict and a silver seal to Hong Chengchou.

After paying homage to the general, Hong Chengchou officially took charge of military affairs in the name of the military department Shangshu, passing through the five provinces.

This time the army went south, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty could be said to be determined to make a desperate bet, except for the Manchu soldiers, almost all the elite soldiers and fierce generals were selected by Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou sent people to summon elite soldiers and horses from Shaanxi, Shanxi, Liaodong, and Henan provinces to converge.

The generals Zhang Dayuan, Ma Baozi, Li Benshen and Liu Zhong under Zhenghuang, Liu Fangming, Gao Di, Hu Maozhen, deputy generals Wang Ping, Gao Qian, Gao Wanli, Zhang Pengcheng, Li Rong, Zhang Hongde, Zhang Guoxun, Liu Yingjie, Fan Shaozu and others were also selected to go on the expedition together.

The generals transferred this time were generally the Ming Dynasty and the old Dashun army that surrendered after the Qing army entered the customs, such as Li Benshen was Gao Jie's general, and Liu Zhong was named Pingnanbo in the Dashun regime.

In addition, on the Xichuan side, Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, Shang Kexi, the king of Pingnan, and Geng Jingzhong, the king of Jingnan, led the army to cooperate in the battle.

In order to allow Hong Chengchou to control the generals, Emperor Shunzhi sent his henchmen Ao Bai and Gushan Ezhen Tan Tai to be Hong Chengchou's deputy general.

There were only tens of thousands of Manchu Eight Banners left in Beijing.

After Hong Chengchou dispatched his troops and generals to prepare, he led an army of 300,000 to Hunan. (To be continued.) )