He Renlong's rebellion made Zhu Ping'an feel that the prelude to the troubled times was about to begin, and history had slowly shifted the direction of progress at this moment, and the next development might gradually deviate from what Zhu Ping'an knew, however, at this time, he had no way out.

Zhu Ping'an's subordinates, and even Yang Tinglin had a sober and deep understanding of He Renlong's rebellion. It can be said that He Renlong made a very bad start. Since the first year of Chongzhen, there has been no precedent for a town to surrender to the enemy, He Renlong has been running Shaanxi for many years, and the troops are all over Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, Huguang, and Zhili. In other words, the tragedy of Chongzhen's seventeen years in Zhu Ping'an's memory is very likely to happen in advance.

And Li Zicheng will also give up the strategy of pro-conquest of Xiangyang, and instead aim at the land of Guanzhong one step in advance.

Ten days after receiving the news of He Renlong's rebellion, Luoyang, Yongning, Yiyang, Songxian and other places have fallen, less than half a month, Henan governor Gao Mingheng was killed, the general soldier Chen Yongfu was defeated and surrendered, Zhu Dadian's troops retreated to Nanjing, Zuo Liangyu was even more cowered in Xiangyang, not daring to go out lightly. Li Zicheng's army of more than 200,000, known as 500,000, was approaching Shaanxi in a mighty way, and the world was watching it.

Even the Manchu Qing Dynasty planted in the customs sent a steady stream of news back to Shengjing.

At the end of summer, there was already a slight chill outside the pass, and early in the morning of the ninth day of the first month of August, the important ministers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty gathered in the Chongzheng Palace. Everyone already knew the news from the gate, and most of them had a lot of joy on their faces. For so many years, the Ming Dynasty, who was struggling with the Manchu Dynasty, saw that it had reached the moment of life and death, which made the Manchu Qing ministers suddenly feel a lot more relaxed.

After the Battle of Songshan, Dolgon led his army back to Shengjing. However, what awaited them was not flowers and a wedding banquet to welcome meritorious officials, but a document and decree of Huang Taiji to punish crimes.

University scholars Fan Wencheng, Ganglin, and Xifu Shangshu impeached a group of Eight Banner generals, and in the Battle of Songshan, on the grounds of injury and illness, they sent their Eight Banners back to their fiefdoms, including the generals of the Eight Banners, Duoduo, Azig, Yangshan, Tulai, Shuotuo, and so on. The human and material evidence is conclusive, and Huang Taiji is requested to deal with it in accordance with the law.

Huang Taiji pushed the boat down the river, the rewards and punishments were clear, the merits and demerits were clarified, and the generals were punished, including Prince Rui Dolgon and Prince Su Haoge were reprimanded, deprived of the troops of the three Niu Lu, and demoted to the king of the county. Duoduo's originally ironclad Prince Yu also became the king of Yujun, and Azig still relied on the merit of leading his troops to sack the pass again, so that he was able to retain the title of king of Wuyingjun.

The great victory in the Battle of Songshan was also diluted a lot, but Dolgon didn't care, and immediately confessed his sins and declared that he was willing to accept the punishment of the imperial court, which also made him gain the sympathy of many people in the Eight Banners.

This time into the palace, it is also the first time that the three Dolgon brothers entered the palace, wearing the clothes of the county king, although others did not say anything, but Duoduo was uncomfortable, muttering in his mouth, Dolgon didn't have to listen, and knew that he was cursing Huang Taiji.

"Hugh said a lot, there are many people in the palace, be careful!" Dolgon whispered a reminder and strode into the Chongzheng Palace. Duoduo replied helplessly, and listlessly followed Dorgon and Azig into the main hall.

The hall was already crowded, and important ministers such as Daishan and Zierharang, as well as leading generals such as Shuotuo and Dudu were among them.

After greeting each other, Dorgon walked to Hauge, who had also been demoted to the rank of county king, and quietly stepped forward to occupy half a position, Haug raised his head and looked at him coldly, took a step forward, stood parallel to Dolgon, snorted, but did not speak.

After a short time, Huang Taiji ascended the throne, and Yuan Zhong stood by his side to serve. In the days after Concubine Chen's death, Huang Taiji lost a lot of weight compared to before, his whole face was dull, his eyes were bloodshot, his cheekbones were erect, his chin was sharp, and he coughed a few times from time to time.

The matter that Huang Taiji summoned the important ministers to discuss was the current situation in the Guannai. Most of the courtiers have congratulated the emperor Taiji, since Nurhachi issued the "seven hatreds" to raise troops, to now, the Ming behemoth is finally going to collapse one day, the future Liaodong will completely become the world of the Manchurians.

But Dai Shan and Dolgon have different views, for the current situation, they believe that although the Ming Dynasty is about to fall, Li Zicheng is taking advantage of the situation. In the world of the Han people, it is always common to change dynasties, but for the tribes outside the Guanxi and on the grasslands, every time such an era is over, there will always be a vibrant, new and powerful opponent. The history of the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty fully illustrates this point.

Once Li Zicheng unified the Central Plains, he would then turn his finger at Liaodong and the steppe, and the Manchurians and Mongols would be the two opponents he had to conquer, and if Manchuria was complacent and unwilling to make progress because of the fall of the Ming Dynasty, it would definitely pay the price for it in the years to come.

Dai Shan and Dolgon's views made Huang Taiji nod frequently, now outside the pass, the Manchu Qing no longer had opponents, and the only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty were all cowered in the isolated city of Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan, and they would no longer pose any threat to the Manchus. But a new and powerful opponent is something that Huang Taiji does not want to see.

What's more, now the Central Plains is in a mess, if you can get some benefits from it, it will undoubtedly make the Manchu Qing Dynasty grow stronger again, think about the Khitan back then, because of the occupation of the sixteen states of Yanyun, it strategically suppressed the Han people in the Central Plains for more than 200 years, what a high-spirited, infinite glory!

"Brother has something to say!" Dolgon came out of the crowd, "He Renlong, the chief soldier of the Ming court in Shaanxi, took refuge in the thieves, opening a precedent for the battle against thieves, and also made the last strength of the Ming court exhausted. The subordinate brother thought that if I wanted to wave my troops south, I could follow suit. Now stationed in Shanhaiguan is the general soldier Wu Sangui, the Han people of Liaodong Hao family has always looked to the Wu family and the ancestral family. Now the Zu Dashou brothers have taken refuge in me, the ancestors and Wu families have been in-laws for generations, and Zu Dashou is Wu Sangui's own uncle, if I can persuade Wu Sangui to surrender, I can fight in Manchuria without blood, and drive straight in! ”

The important ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were enthusiastic, and they suddenly found that at this time, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was already fully capable of leaping into the Central Plains and competing for the world. The Han people's territory is vast, even if they can't control it single-handedly, but at the moment of the Han people's infighting, it is easy to occupy a piece of fertile land in the Guannai that is not inferior to Liaodong, and when the time comes, gold, silver, slaves, silk, and grain are not yet to be taken!

For a time, the Chongzheng Hall was full of people, and everyone asked Ying to be the pioneer of the Qing Dynasty.

Huang Taiji nodded with satisfaction, in fact, he already knew the future strategy, Manchuria occupied Liaodong, and the pattern was always limited. Hundreds of years ago, the Dajin Jurchen was vast, and the soldiers shook the world, what a majesty, and now Manchuria also has the opportunity to reproduce the grand scene of that year.

But Huang Taiji couldn't help but look at Dolgon's eyes with a hint of vigilance. This man is younger than himself, but he has the vision and means that are not inferior to his own, in comparison, his sons are either brave and resourceful, or too young, no one can be with him, if one day ......, then this throne can still belong to his own descendants?

Unconsciously, Huang Taiji clenched his palms, he also has a clear understanding of his body, in his lifetime, some things should be dealt with as soon as possible!

Huang Taiji immediately ordered Zu Dashou, Hong Chengchou, Li Yongfang and other Ming army generals to repair books and contact their old departments, especially Zu Dashou, and the matter of contacting Wu Sangui was handed over to him. Xu Yi is a high-ranking official, and he is not even stingy with tearing the soil to seal the king, maybe he may not be tempted now, but once the Ming Dynasty collapses, when the time comes, Wu Sangui will inevitably have a sober choice.

The court meeting ended quickly, and the nobles of the Eight Banners excitedly went back to fight with their troops, and looked at the backs of the three Dolgon brothers gradually moving away, and the corners of Huang Taiji's mouth pursed a cruel sneer.

"Yuan Zhong!"

"The minions are here!"

"Chuan Luo Guo'er is here!"

After a short time, a big man dressed in a bright yellow guard costume walked into the main hall and knelt down at the foot of the steps ten steps away from Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji quietly put down the piece that was being reviewed in his hand. "Come with me to warm the pavilion!"

Luo Guo'er agreed, and followed behind Huang Taiji, who waved his hand at Yuan Zhong, who was about to follow, "You go to the palace gate to guard, no one is allowed to disturb without my call!" ”

"Huh!" Yuan Zhong agreed, went out of the palace gate, and beckoned the eunuchs and guards to guard outside the palace.

The arrangement stopped, but Yuan Zhong hesitated for a moment, but he made up his mind in an instant, and while no one was paying attention, he hurriedly walked down the steps, and as soon as he turned around, he turned into the side of the Chongzheng Palace.

It is bitter cold outside the gate, so each hall in the palace is built with a ground dragon for heating, and there is a hot kang in the warm pavilion. It is not yet autumn, and the earth dragon has not yet burned, so the ditch used to burn the earth dragon on the side of the Chongzheng Hall for firewood and charcoal is empty.

Yuan Zhong saw that there was no one around, jumped into the ditch quickly, took a few steps forward, lifted the stone slab between the hearth and the outer partition, and drilled into it with some difficulty. This place is connected to the Chongzheng Palace, especially the warm pavilion is only separated by a wall, although the sound of conversation inside is not high, but it can still clearly fall into Yuan Zhong's ears. Huang Taiji is usually cautious and abnormal, so the fire of this earth dragon is taken care of by Yuan Zhong and two henchmen and eunuchs.

"How's it going?"

"The slave has found out that during the period when Concubine Chen was recuperating in Guanju Palace, the food, clothing, housing and transportation were all handled by Lord Mushiha, and only once, she ate the food sent by a small tribe under the command of the Horqin Department. A few days later, Niangniang's condition suddenly worsened. The slave secretly checked that the person who tested the food that day was Turantai from the Tai Hospital, and after Concubine Chen's death was ordered to be martyred. And the rest of the food was quietly taken away, and there was not even a ...... left! ”

Luo Guo'er's voice gradually sank, and Huang Taiji didn't move at all, but Yuan Zhong's hairs were already standing on end.

Finally, Huang Taiji's voice finally sounded, "Find out the details of the people from the Horqina tribe, as well as the people behind him." Dare to attack my beloved concubine, I want him to leave the whole family of chickens and dogs! ”R1152