Chapter 497: Servility in the Bones
Fan Wencheng has estimated Huang Taiji's intentions, but he didn't dare to say it, many years by Huang Taiji's side, he was able to Taiji's part of the mind, today's Ming is not crumbling, it is nothing more than chaos in the north, the south is unusually stable, especially after Zheng Xunrui became the governor of Caoyun, to ensure the smooth flow of Caoyun, a steady stream of grain arrived in the north through the Grand Canal, to a large extent to ensure the basic stability of the north, for the Ming Emperor Chongzhen ordered to collect arrears of agricultural taxes, Fan Wencheng was also puzzled, could it be that Emperor Chongzhen wanted to make a big mess tomorrow.
Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun, who were stationed in Huai'an, became more and more powerful, which was Huang Taiji's heart disease, but the Qing Dynasty always did not launch an attack on the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming Dynasty gradually recovered, which is also unreasonable, and the Qing Dynasty was short of materials, and it was necessary to meet the required expenses through looting, and it could also weaken the strength of the Ming Dynasty to the greatest extent.
This expedition is suitable from the time point of view, once the warriors of the Great Qing Kingdom enter the Guannei, the Ming Dynasty must do its best to deal with it, the northern Liukou get a respite, and will also attack, the Ming Dynasty must be the enemy on the back, both sides can not deal with it well, and when the warriors of the Great Qing Kingdom evacuate, the Liukou can also form a major blow to the Ming Dynasty.
The strength of the Great Qing Kingdom is not enough to fight against the Ming Dynasty, this is something that Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng know very well, and they can only use the method of ants to move and weaken it little by little.
Huang Taiji finally left Prince Dai Shanrui Prince Dolgon, Prince Su Haoge and Prince Zheng Jierharang, the four princes on the surface, and others have nothing to say, but in fact, Huang Taiji must have top-secret things to arrange, and these arrangements cannot be known to outsiders.
No matter how hard he tries, in the eyes of Huang Taiji, Fan Wencheng Kong has Deshang Kexi and Geng Zhongming and others, and they are still outsiders. It is a Han Chinese who cannot be fully trusted.
Fan Wencheng was a little sad, thinking that Duoduo had snatched his wife and caused an uproar in Shenyang, and at that time the discussions in Shenyang were all biased towards Duoduo, thinking that the Manchus were in an absolute dominant position, whether they were Mongols or Han Chinese. Including the Koreans, they are slaves in front of the Manchurians.
Sorrow is sorrow. Fan Wencheng has never betrayed Huang Taiji, all his glory and wealth are pinned on Huang Taiji's body, whether all his ambitions can be realized, but also rely on Huang Taiji, according to his identity as a student, if it is in the Ming Dynasty, it is not particularly difficult to see the county order, and it is not difficult to see the prefect. Seeing the emperor is even more of a dream, and after defecting to Huang Taiji, his reputation in Daming has long been spread, and the reality is that he has only one way to serve the Qing Dynasty with all his heart.
Walking to the door of the mansion, the housekeeper came to report that it was the three princes of Gongshun Wang Kong Youde, Zhishun Wang Shang Kexi and Huaishun Wang Geng Zhongming. I have come to visit the mansion, and now I am waiting for tea in the lobby.
Fan Wencheng was a little surprised, he knew very well that Kong Youde Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming were not idle people, and even Huang Taiji praised the three of them sometimes, and the three of them were all Mao Wenlong's subordinates. Fierce and strong, born to be a soldier, defecting to Huang Taiji for many years, they have always been on guard, you must know that they have the Han army in their hands, and they are easy to encounter suspicion, but fortunately, Huang Taiji is open-minded. I don't particularly care about these things.
This time, Huang Taiji suddenly ordered them to follow Prince Rui on the expedition, and it was a direct attack on Beizhili and other places in the Ming Dynasty, and it was impossible for the three of them to be indifferent, although they defected to Huang Taiji, and sooner or later they would have to go on the expedition.
After Fan Wencheng sorted out his thoughts, he calmly came to the lobby.
"The three princes are here, and they are shining."
With a smile on his face, Wen Cheng opened his mouth to speak, and Kong Youde, who had an upright personality, spoke loudly.
"Lao Fan, the three of us are all big bosses, but we didn't think so much, this time I came to you specifically for this expedition, the emperor trusts you, and we want to know from you, if you suggest that we go on the expedition, then we won't say anything, if the emperor asks us to go on the expedition, then we have to know why."
Kong Youde said very directly, these words are not good, but Fan Wencheng will not lose his temper, after so many years, he has never seen anything, if he loses his temper when he encounters something unhappy, I am afraid that he will be angry to death.
"The three princes laughed, how could I let the three princes go on the expedition."
Kong Youde nodded and spoke again.
"I don't think it's what you Lao Fan meant, you shouldn't know your performance in the Great Palace, Lao Fan, you have the most flexible mind and the most trusted by the emperor, can you help our buddies analyze it."
All three of them are Fan Wencheng.
Fan Wencheng had a smile on his face, and he knew very well that whatever he said would definitely directly affect the three of them.
"I really don't know about the emperor's arrangement, but I think the emperor's arrangement should be a happy event for the three princes."
Kong Youde was stunned for a moment, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming turned their heads and spoke again.
"What kind of happy event is this, who doesn't know that fighting is to kill people, if the losses of the Han army under our command are too great, won't the strength be greatly weakened."
Fan Wencheng shook his head slightly.
"The three of them have been in Shenyang for a long time, they should know the rules of the Great Qing Kingdom, don't say that the three princes, even if they are the princes of the Great Qing Kingdom, they are also rewarded according to their military exploits, and there is nothing in the Great Qing Dynasty without military merits, the status of the Han people in the Great Qing Dynasty is not high, and many Manchu nobles have not been in us, so the matter of conquest and killing has almost nothing to do with our Han people, you must know that our Han people have no military merits, then never think about coming out."
When Fan Wencheng said this, Kong Youde and the others nodded slightly, and they admitted the situation in this regard.
"This expedition, Prince Rui led the army to fight and kill, it can be seen that the emperor attaches great importance to Prince Rui's bravery, I don't want to say more, the three princes are clear, it is said that Prince Rui led 100,000 warriors with eight banners, and he can be completely invincible, where do you need the participation of the Han army, but the emperor made such an arrangement, obviously thinking about letting the three princes make meritorious contributions, as long as they make meritorious contributions, the three princes can be rewarded, even if they are full of nobles, there is nothing to say."
"The emperor is still very good to us Han people, unfortunately some of the Manchurian nobles, that is, the emperor has always wanted to change this situation, this time let the three princes go on the expedition, show the emperor's good intentions."
A sneer appeared on Kong Youde's face.
"Lao Fan, you are our three-year-old children, use these words to fool us, who doesn't know that the Zheng family army is brave, the Eight Banners have been defeated several times, and they have suffered a great loss, and Lushun Jinzhou and Fuzhou and other places have been occupied by the Zheng army, Prince Rui led the Eight Banners Army to conquer, what if we meet the Zheng Family's army, when the time comes, let us send the Han army to death, and the Eight Banners Army can be safely evacuated, this is the intention, are we coming."
After Kong Youde finished speaking, a sneer also appeared on Fan Wencheng's face.
"If the king of Gongshun knows this, he can not send troops, just find the emperor directly and explain, presumably the emperor will definitely allow it, the emperor trusts the three princes very much, I have already done it."
Without speculation, Shang Kexi hurriedly spoke.
"Master Fan, don't be careful, General Kong is this temper, what to say, these words are said in front of you, if you don't believe you, General Kong will not say so."
Fan Wencheng still had a sneer on his face, and spoke coldly.
"General Kong's idea is good, anyone will have such thoughts, even I will not be an exception, speaking of which, I have to ask the three princes, you have come to the Great Qing Kingdom, you have enjoyed the emperor's hospitality, you always have to take out something in return, you can't say that people are always polite, but they don't do anything, they take all this for granted, there is no such good thing in the world."
Kong Youde and the others' faces were slightly red, under what circumstances did they surrender to Huang Taiji, Fan Wencheng is clear, if they come to Shenyang and lead a large group of Han troops, but they don't do anything, for fear that their strength will be damaged, it is indeed unreasonable, maybe if this situation develops, it won't take long for them to encounter trouble.
"This expedition, if the three princes and the Han army can prove themselves and win a big victory, then they can surprise the Manchurian nobles and make them shut up, and the emperor will be able to deal with a lot of things in the future, if the three princes blindly think about their own interests, they are not willing to do anything, and they are always suspicious of the emperor's arrangement, then I have nothing to say, the three princes are good at themselves."
Fan Wencheng's words suppressed Kong Youde and the other three.
Having said that, Fan Wencheng needs to make an emphasis.
"I'm telling the truth, people are good and are bullied, the Han army can't show its own ability, and it will never have a status in the Qing Dynasty, and the same is true for the three princes, this expedition may encounter a lot of dangers, and may lose some troops, but in the face of the emperor's trust, which of the two is more important, I believe that the three princes have their own judgment." ……
Fan Wencheng's eloquent talk, it did make Kong Youde Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming have nothing to say, they have experienced a lot of fighting, of course understand the truth, after coming to Shenyang, they have almost never participated in any of the fighting, if this situation continues for a long time, they will definitely suffer from the emperor's cold, the Han army's combat effectiveness will become weaker and weaker, this expedition, there may be a huge danger, it is also possible that the fight is very smooth, they can make contributions, that will get more trust from the emperor. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for the recommendation ticket, your support is my biggest motivation. )