Dolgon summoned many Manchu and Han ministers to discuss with confidence how to deal with the Hongguang court in Shaanxi and send troops to Henan, but what he didn't expect was that he was usually an extremely enthusiastic minister when talking about these things, but today he was uncharacteristically silent, such a strange situation made Dolgon suddenly feel helpless.

Fortunately, the lord was worried about the humiliation of the ministers, and seeing the embarrassment of the master, a Dolgon confidant first said, "Lord, in fact, this matter is non-negotiable, even if it is difficult, we must send troops, you know, the land of Henan, where the heart of China is, the strategic place, and it can be used all over the world, if it is given to the Hongguang court, then it will pose a very huge threat to us, not to mention the land from Henan, to the north, it only takes a few days to reach the land of Gyeonggi, and the road is smooth, To the east, we can quickly capture Xuzhou and other places, thus severing our ties with the south, and there is an inevitable threat to our pacification of the south in the future.

The most important thing is that the land of Shaanxi is originally very barren, and in addition to so many years of disasters and wars, resulting in ten rooms and nine emptiness, the population is already very sparse, but the land of Henan is very different, the population is dense, and the people are numerous, if the Hongguang court gets Henan, then the strength of the Hongguang court will increase rapidly, thus causing more threats to our Qing Dynasty. The person who spoke was one of the few people in civilian clothes who were doing it, it was Dolgon's henchman He Luohui, although He Luohui had obtained the official title after Dolgon took control of the Manchu court, but when he usually appeared in front of Dolgon, he was wearing civilian clothes, and he had not forgotten his roots.

After He Luohui's words were finished, many Manchu and Han ministers couldn't help nodding yes, but although everyone agreed with his point of view, no one dared to take the initiative to ask Ying to lead the troops to Henan. The Han officials didn't say anything, even if they asked for war, Dolgon would not agree, but the words of the full officials knew that this battle was not easy to fight. If they accidentally become the second of Duoduo, they don't have a brother who is the regent to support them, and when the time comes, their own death is a trivial matter, and it will affect the entire family, which is a big deal.

Just as the hall was about to return to its original silence, he suddenly heard a person say, "Qiyu Regent, the matter of Henan is not difficult to do, as far as Weichen knows." After the king of Pingxi exterminated the Dashun army and killed Li Zicheng, the Dashun army had quickly dispersed, and many of the Guancheng Dayi that were originally controlled by them had been out of the control of the Dashun army, although they were still under the banner of the Ming Dynasty, but according to Weichen, they did not take refuge in the Hongguang court in Shaanxi. Instead, they are independent of each other, and it is likely to be sold at a price. If I can give them some promises, I believe they will have a wise choice. The person who spoke was none other than Hong Chengchou, who had just returned from the front line.

Unlike others, although Hong Chengchou was a civilian official, when he was in the Chongzhen Dynasty, he led the troops out and paid great attention to the collection of intelligence. Later, during the Battle of Songjin, he had already detected some changes in the Manchu Dynasty, so he wrote to Emperor Chongzhen several times, hoping to give up the action and preserve the strength of the Ming army. What he didn't expect was that Emperor Chongzhen listened to the demagogy of some ministers in the court, thinking that under the pressure of the army, the Manchu Qing would definitely be able to fight down, so he strictly ordered him to continue the attack, and finally led to his defeat in Songjin City, hundreds of thousands of elite Ming troops died in a battle, and the Songjin defense line that originally contained the existence of the Manchu Qing Dynasty completely collapsed, and the entire Liaodong belonged to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which was also the reason for Hong Chengchou's final surrender.

Since the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and he gained the trust of Dolgon, and led the troops again, he has increased the collection of intelligence, and the situation in Henan, which is closely connected to him, is more detailed.

Sure enough, hearing Hong Chengchou's words, Dolgon's originally sad face suddenly shone brightly, and he asked eagerly, "Lord Hong is serious about this." Although Dolgon knew that Hong Chengchou would not and did not dare to deceive him, he still had to confirm it again, and at the same time calm the emotions in his heart.

"It's true, this is the information that Weichen got with great effort, and there will definitely be no fake." Hong Chengchou said.

"Good, good, great, as long as they don't submit to Shaanxi and are willing to serve my Qing Dynasty, this king will definitely not treat them badly, the princely position, official gold and silver, as long as they want, this king can satisfy them." Unlike some other emperors in history, Dolgon is not like those forces in the Central Plains, for these titles are so important, for the title of official, it is not distressing at all, anyway, for him, these officials are empty, if you want, I will give it to you, as long as you can bring me benefits, just like the former Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and now Wu Sangui, that is the king, as for other Han generals to give titles, there are countless official positions.

This is also why in the original history, after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, they were able to quickly defeat one huge force after another, while they themselves were unharmed, and even became more and more powerful, which is related to Dorgon's method of rewarding officials and lords.

"Lord, in the opinion of Weichen, what Lord Hong said is very reasonable, but we still have to have a certain amount of preparation, after all, even if these people are really willing to take refuge in our Qing Dynasty, but if they are frightened by the army of Shaanxi and are cowardly in their hearts, it is very possible to surrender in Kaecheng, therefore, we still have to send a large army, on the one hand, with a man who can speak well, to persuade these places, on the other hand, with the army as the backing, in this case, I believe that as long as they are not too pedantic people, they will definitely make the best choice." Ning finished my mouth and said.

"I don't know you Aiqing, who is willing to take on this heavy responsibility." Hearing Ning finish my words, Dolgon looked at everyone and spoke, although it seemed that he was asking everyone, but his eyes were always on Hong Chengchou who made this suggestion.

Seeing Dolgon's action, Hong Chengchou smiled in his heart, and then stood up and said, "Weichen is willing to go, speaking of which, Weichen and the chief officials of several big cities in Henan have still had a few faces, and I believe that they will be able to convince them, but I don't know who the prince wants to send to lead the troops to go with Weichen." ”

Seeing Hong Chengchou so conscious, Dolgon also relaxed, for Hong Chengchou's ability, Dolgon is still very clear, as long as he is willing to go out, there is nothing that can't be done, therefore, after hearing Hong Chengchou's question, Dolgon was happy for a while, and asked, "Since this matter has been handled by Hong Aiqing, I don't know if Hong Aiqing has a good candidate to recommend." "Being able to ask Hong Chengchou can be regarded as a disguised reward from Dolgon to Hong Chengchou, which means that since you did this thing, then you can recommend one of your own people, and when the time comes, you can get some benefits.

"Weichen recommended Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, as the candidate to lead the troops this time." Hearing Dolgon's words, Hong Chengchou spoke.

Dolgon, who originally still had a smiling face, heard Hong Chengchou mention Wu Sangui, his face involuntarily changed, to be honest, it was not that Wu Sangui was inappropriate, you know, the Manchu Qing Dynasty now occupies a vast territory, but the real strength is in addition to the Manchu Eight Banners Army, the rest is Dolgon's Guanning Iron Cavalry, and the other armies, although there are still hundreds of thousands, can be compared with Wu Sangui's Guanning Iron Cavalry, the difference is also very huge.

However, although the Eight Banners army is strong, the number is too scarce, a total of about 100,000 people, some time ago was buried by Duoduo 20,000 under the city of Tongguan, the other 80,000 horses, was taken away by Azig 30,000 stationed in Xuzhou, and the remaining 50,000 were all stationed near Beijing, in order to ensure the safety of the entire Gyeonggi region with the emperor and the Manchu nobles, which could not be moved at all.

In this way, the only one who can really send troops to Henan and compete with the Shaanxi army is Wu Sangui's Guanning Iron Cavalry, but every time he sees Wu Sangui Dolgon's heart is always very uncomfortable, Dolgon knows Wu Sangui very well, he knows that this is a white-eyed wolf who is not familiar with it, and the chain around his neck must only be grasped in his hand at all times, if there is a trace of slackness, he may open his mouth to bite.

Although Dolgon knew that Wu Sangui was difficult to control, he still couldn't do anything to completely eliminate him, if nothing else, that is, Wu Sangui did have his useful place, just like this time to exterminate the Dashun army and kill Li Zicheng, Wu Sangui showed his great use value, and it was precisely because of this that Dolgon's feelings for Wu Sangui have always been hesitant.

Thinking that if Wu Sangui was allowed to send troops to Henan this time, Wu Sangui would not take the opportunity to get out of his control, if that was really the case, then I am afraid that he would really steal chickens and rice, not only did not solve the threat of Shaanxi, but there would be one more Wu Sangui, but after thinking about it, Dolgon gritted his teeth and decided to agree with Hong Chengchou's suggestion, first of all, he knew that since Hong Chengchou made this suggestion, then he must have a certain degree of certainty, besides, He also believed that Wu Sangui would not dare to completely break away from the Manchu court before he was sure enough.

"Okay, since it is Lord Hong's suggestion, this king will allow it, and King Pingxi will lead his 50,000 troops to follow Hong Aiqing to Henan together, I hope that the two Aiqing will not live up to the trust of the court and this king in you, and take Henan as soon as possible, so as to completely interrupt the idea of the remnants of Shaanxi, and establish meritorious deeds for me to dominate the world as soon as possible." Dolgon said with a smile on his face again.

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