Chapter 921: Huang Taiji's Choice
Su Tiancheng received a lot of newspapers, some of which could not be received in other places, which was also because Su Tiancheng entered the cabinet, so after discussing with Zhu Xianxuan, the first assistant of the cabinet, Yang Sichang, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Zhu Xianxuan, the second assistant, thought that the cabinet had some matters to discuss, and Su Tiancheng had to report the situation to Su Tiancheng, and Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning battalion to conquer in Fuzhou and Xuanzhou, so he had to obtain a lot of information from the imperial court and make a judgment. Su Tiancheng handed over all these reports to Qu Qingze, and asked Qu Qingze to make a corresponding analysis.
These newspapers, to a large extent, make up for Qu Qingze's lack of intelligence network in the capital, no matter what, Qu Qingze does not dare to develop intelligence power in the capital too much, if such a thing is detected by the emperor, it will be a matter of losing his head, and the spearhead will be directly pointed at Su Tiancheng. But if you can't clearly grasp the movements in the capital, it is difficult to make an accurate judgment just because of other aspects of information, Su Tiancheng entered the cabinet and got a lot of Di newspapers, which covered almost all matters in the imperial court, which was of great help to Qu Qingze's intelligence analysis.
Recently, Su Tiancheng specially instructed Qu Qingze to pay attention to whether it is the movement of Houjin, especially whether Huang Taiji will make any moves, this is the focus of attention, if something is analyzed from the Di newspaper, it must be reported quickly, whether it can be affirmed or not.
The situation in Anning Fort and Jingbian, as well as the affairs of the Dutch fleet, are also the focus of Su Tiancheng's attention, and since Huang Zaisheng's intelligence came, Su Tiancheng seems to be more concerned about the affairs of the Mongolian and Dutch fleets. It's about paying attention to other things.
Huang Taiji's strategy is undergoing a major change, and he carefully considered the suggestions that Dai Shan said, and it should be said that these suggestions can only be said clearly and clearly by Dai Shan, even if it is Fan Wencheng. I won't say it so directly, because this has already involved the reputation of the Qing Dynasty.
There has been such a big change in the understanding of Dai Shan, Huang Taiji is a mixed blessing, happy that there are finally Manchu nobles who realize that they have to make decisions in combination with the actual situation, and they must face up to the changes in the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty is beginning to become stronger, which is very unfavorable to the Qing Dynasty, but many Manchu nobles do not realize this. They are still looking at the Ming Dynasty according to their previous views, including Azig, who once swaggered in Guannai, which is arrogant.
The worry is that in such a situation, I don't know how long the Dao will last, Su Tiancheng is indeed capable, but judging from the changes that have appeared in the Ming Dynasty, that is, several things that Su Tiancheng has done have succeeded. Including mutual markets, including the establishment of docks. Including strengthening the management of the city, as for the entire Ming Dynasty, it has not yet woken up, and the vast majority of the people are still having a hard time, lacking food and clothing. The contradiction between the government and the common people is also prominent.
Fan Wencheng was not able to deal with Su Tiancheng directly, but from the perspective of collecting intelligence, he spared no effort, especially about Su Tiancheng. What Su Tiancheng did, what kind of impact was caused, etc., Fan Wencheng collected it in great detail, and it was through this information that Huang Taiji began to really feel Su Tiancheng's terrible.
Huang Taiji looks at a person's ability, not only in the military, but also in governance, which is very critical, a general who can only fight, may not be able to play a big role, the campaign involves too wide, logistics supply is the most important, internal stability is necessary, but also the foundation of supporting the army, Su Tiancheng can maintain the huge Jiangning battalion in such a difficult situation in the Ming Dynasty, so that the people under his rule have enough food and clothing, this is not an ordinary ability.
The effect of the mutual market and the wharf and the city of the ship, so that Huang Taiji really felt that everything Su Tiancheng did had a long-term plan, including the contest with the Qing Dynasty, once this contest began, Su Tiancheng would not stop easily, and now Su Tiancheng has become a cabinet scholar of the Ming Dynasty, and his status is even more prominent, so it is quite difficult to think about shaking hands with the Ming Dynasty.
Shaking hands with the Ming Dynasty was a crucial first step.
Dai Shan was able to put forward such a suggestion, is to see the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty clearly, once there is no external pressure, there will be problems within the Ming Dynasty, the power of the minister is too great, threatening Chongzhen, Chongzhen will find a way to settle, Su Tiancheng belongs to this type of minister, once the Ming Dynasty stabilizes, there is no external threat, the internal power struggle, it is very likely to be white-hot in a short period of time.
Huang Taiji thought of this aspect, and Dai Shan thought of this aspect.
Thinking about shaking hands with the Ming Dynasty, how easy it is to talk about, at least you need to bow down to the ministers, this kind of shame and humiliation, it is estimated that the Manchurian nobles can not stand it, even if it is Huang Taiji himself, he also feels uncomfortable, it is difficult to make a decision in a short time, but how will the current situation develop, if Huang Taiji can not make a decision as soon as possible, once the situation has changed significantly, at that time, it will be too late to regret.
Looking forward to the internal strife in the Ming Dynasty, under the current circumstances, it will definitely not work, and it will be difficult to succeed, and the only and best way is to let Chongzhen have no pressure, so that there is really a chance.
After thinking for two days, Huang Taiji came to Dai Shan's mansion again, this time he didn't bring anyone with him, he came alone.
Dai Shan has been in the mansion all the time, and when he saw Huang Taiji coming again, there was no look of surprise on Dai Shan's face, as if it was expected.
Entering the study, Dai Shan spoke first.
"The minister has been waiting for the emperor for the past two days, if the emperor doesn't come, the minister will go directly to the emperor."
"In the past two days, I have been considering the suggestions made by the second brother, I have thought about it, and I think it is still feasible, I came today to listen to the analysis of the second brother."
"The minister did not analyze the day before yesterday, but also had some concerns, the red flag was completely annihilated by the Jiangning battalion, the minister's face was gloomy, the minister was guilty, thanks to the emperor at any cost, let the minister return to Shenyang, the minister should have kept silent."
"Second brother, don't say that, I have already said that victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, this is not a big deal, if you can only win, you can't tolerate defeat, wouldn't there be no brave generals available by my side."
Dai Shan didn't have a smile on his face, and slowly spoke.
"Your Majesty, there are some things that the minister has to say, this time he suffered a fiasco, the minister thought a lot, the courage of the Jiangning battalion, the minister saw it with his own eyes, the red flag warriors led by the minister have already exerted their greatest ability, no one surrendered, all fought to the end, this kind of courage, now I think about it, the minister is still proud, but it is such combat effectiveness and courage, or was completely annihilated by the Jiangning battalion, so the minister thought, if I start a decisive battle between the Qing Kingdom and the Jiangning battalion, the loss must be heavy, The strength of our Great Qing State is limited, and once a comprehensive decisive battle with the Jiangning Battalion is launched, we must do our best, and at that time, the border army of Liaodong, the Yulin Battalion, and even the army of the Ming Dynasty Guard will become the strength to crush our Great Qing State. ”
"The minister thought of the Mongolian Eight Banners, but the Mongolian grassland is not stable, the Horqin tribe is still the overlord of the grassland, and it is also obedient to my Great Qing Kingdom, but the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe are eyeing each other, and their strength is becoming stronger and stronger, and they always want to become the new overlord of the grassland, this dangerous situation, there will always be a time when war breaks out."
"Now what my Great Qing Kingdom can rely on is the Mengbaqi, but at the critical moment, whether the Mengbaqi can play a role, whether it can really solve the worries of my Great Qing Kingdom, this is a unclear thing, maybe the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe took advantage of the situation to launch a war, intending to rule the entire grassland, and the Mengbaqi that my Great Qing Kingdom relies on may not have time to doppelgänger, and it is impossible to help my Great Qing State."
"Thinking about it, the minister thinks that it is still necessary to use the bitter meat trick, the Ming Dynasty is a big country, with its own majesty, as long as I bow down to the Qing Dynasty and am willing to obey the rule of the Ming Dynasty, all the problems in front of me can be solved."
"The minister's meaning, not to say that my Great Qing Kingdom will surrender to the Ming Dynasty, this is just Taoguang's intention to raise obscurity, now my Great Qing Kingdom is facing the situation of internal and external troubles, on the one hand, because the Ming Dynasty attacked my Great Qing Kingdom from two ways, on the other hand, my Great Qing Kingdom lost North Korea, and then it is very likely to lose Mongolia, in this case, I Great Qing Kingdom must find a way to stabilize internally, slowly accumulate strength, eliminate all aspects of instability, once the time is ripe, it will be able to make a comeback."
"The story of lying on the salary and tasting the guts, the minister didn't have much experience before, this time I really understand, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, is a great person, although Gou Jian almost lost the country, but in the end he destroyed the Wu country."
"What the minister said is all heartfelt words, and the minister also knows that it is very difficult for the emperor to do this, just say that Dorgon, Duoduo and others, they may not be able to understand, if the emperor has such intentions, the minister can be responsible for their work, of course, this is the minister's suggestion, how to choose, but also depends on the emperor's decision."
Huang Taiji nodded frequently, what Dai Shan said is real, but it is too difficult to really implement it, it seems that after this ordeal, Dai Shan really understands the situation in which the Great Qing Kingdom is located. (To be continued......)