"Do you think this is what this means to do?" Concubine Zhuang's eyes flashed with cruelty.

The Han Army Banner was built in the Nurhachi period, and its original status was low, so it can be said that it was nothing more than the efforts of the Eight Banners of Manchuria. It was only after the Battle of Ningyuan that the Manchus gradually realized the power of the Han people's sophisticated weapons, and thus began to vigorously build the Wuzhen Chaoha troops by Tong Yangxing, Kong Youde, Shi Tingzhu, Ma Guangyuan and others, and the status of the Han military flag was improved.

The Eight Banners of the Han Army began to sit on an equal footing with the Eight Banners of Manchu and the Eight Banners of Mongolia, and they were equal in the Chongde period of Huang Taiji. And now when Dolgon went south to enter the customs, the role of the Han military flag became more and more irreplaceable.

The elite of the Eight Banners of Manchuria was only about 100,000 people, and in the first battle of Julu, Zhu Ping safely annihilated 20,000 Qing troops, which greatly damaged the vitality of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he did not dare to go south within a year, which is the proof. As the pace of the southward movement accelerated, the nobles and authorities of the Eight Banners suddenly discovered that in order to obtain larger territory and more benefits, they must rely on the growth of the Han military banner.

Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, Jiang Huang, these Ming generals played a pivotal role in the Qing army's campaign to conquer Gyeonggi and Shanxi, Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng strategized and persuaded all the Ming generals to surrender all the way. Not to mention anything else, just by using troops to fight the Shanxi Dashun army, the full strength of the Qing army may not be consumed.

Think about it, if the Qing army wants to go west or south again, it will face the millions of people in the Dashun army and the Ming army, even if the Qing army is one as ten, it may not be able to take any advantage, not to mention, Guanwai, Gyeonggi, Hebei, Shanxi still need a large number of loyal troops to garrison.

This is also the main reason why Dolgon made great efforts to win over Wu Sangui and other Han officials. Concubine Zhuang can also see this, even more thoroughly than Dorgon.

However, this point has worried some of the nobles in the Eight Banners, such as Sony, Suke Saha, and Suppilon.

The strength of the Han officials and the Han army gradually increased, and correspondingly, the strength of the nobles of the Eight Banners of Manchuria shrank, there is no doubt about this. After years of bloody war, the Manchus and Han Chinese had naturally hated and distrusted each other. Besides, those Han officials and generals can even betray the Ming Dynasty, and it seems that you can guess how much loyalty you can retain to the Qing Dynasty.

But right now, Concubine Zhuang Da Yu'er seems to have no other choice. Dolgon has mastered the absolute power of the Eight Banners, although many nobles are loyal to the royal family, loyal to Fulin and Concubine Zhuang, but compared with Dolgon, what is worse is the condition of military power, which is also a vital and indispensable important condition.

Dolgon is still very young, even when he reaches the age when Fulin should be in power, Dolgon is already in his prime, and after more than ten years of calm arrangement and arrangement, although Fulin is the son of heaven, he can only be helpless in front of him.

Concubine Zhuang needs a new force to contend with Dolgon, to achieve mutual checks and balances and stability in the court, so that she and her son have time and space to cultivate henchmen and expand their power. At present, the only thing that can do this is the ever-expanding Han Chinese bureaucracy.

In the face of smart people like Sony, Concubine Zhuang doesn't need to say much, they can naturally understand the deep meaning.

"Arrange for Zhang Cunren to come to see the palace! His connections among Han officials are unmatched, and there are some things that are most suitable for him to do! ”

In the end, Concubine Zhuang made up her mind.

……

"Huo Wu's messenger is doing a good job!" In the middle of the night, the study room of Zhu Ping'an's mansion in Nanjing was still brightly lit.

Yin Shigang sent Huo Wu back the news as soon as possible, and told Zhu Ping'an. This time, Huo Wu encouraged Dolgon to attack Hauge, making full use of He Luohui's important chess piece. In the same way, this is also the "letter of nomination" that Holo will officially throw himself into Dolgon. At present, the situation in the Manchu dynasty seems to be stable, but in fact it is also turbulent.

The temporary compromise between Dorgon and Hauge temporarily brought the Manchu dynasty into a period of apparent calm. What Zhu Ping'an has to do is to break this calm and balance. Once Dolgon's family became dominant, Concubine Zhuang, who had already tasted supreme power, refused to bow down and let Dolgon manipulate her son at will.

The situation in Jiangnan has gradually settled down, although there is a war in Henan, but Zhu Ping'an is not willing to fight to the death with the Dashun army at this time, so Yue Jinfeng after Yang Tinglin, Qiu Ze and others led the army into Nanzhili, and also temporarily chose to recuperate under Zhu Ping'an's instructions, and sent Shi Kefa, Hu Dawei, Gao Jie, Guo Congkuan, Chen Qianfu and others who were saved before to Nanjing.

Zhu Yujian attaches great importance to these people, especially Shi Kefa and Chen Qianfu, the news from the Tang Palace, Zhu Yujian has privately decided to be the first assistant of the cabinet by his most trusted Huang Daozhou, and Shi Kefa will also enter the cabinet again and supervise the military department, Chen Qianfu will also be reused.

And Lu Zhenfei, who had just entered Nanjing, was unexpectedly unable to enter the cabinet, and with his qualifications and ability, there was no problem in entering the cabinet. But from this point, Zhu Ping'an can see that Lu Zhenfei did not enter Zhu Yujian's consideration because of his relationship with himself. In other words, Zhu Yujian has already begun to install and support his own manpower.

The family affection of the heavenly father and son has begun to faintly crack in front of the imperial power.

For this, although Zhu Ping'an had been prepared, he felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart.

Hu Dawei did not accept Zhu Ping'an's solicitation, but followed Shi Kefa's side, and heard that he would be ordered to train the new army of the Beijing camp.

Zhu Ping'an didn't deliberately woo him anymore, among Sun Chuanting's subordinates, in fact, what he valued the most was Gao Jie, who had always been obscure.

When Chongzhen was fifteen years old, Gao Jie was only a guerrilla, and was later favored by Sun Chuanting, although he did not make much achievements during his tenure as the commander-in-chief of Henan, but he occupied a corner of Henan for the Nanjing court with a meager army, and has held it to this day.

Gao Jie was originally born in a rogue, and was jealous of Li Zicheng, so he had to take refuge in the imperial court. He is arrogant and domineering, but he is extremely good at leading the troops, and Li Chengdong, Wu Shengzhao and others under his command are also well-known figures. Therefore, it also attracted Zhu Ping'an's attention.

If you want to open up the situation in Henan, Gaojie is a good choice. Zhu Ping'an even planned that after grinding his edges and corners, he could let him lead an army by himself and go out of Henan, which might be able to achieve unexpected results.

It's a good thing that Lu Zhenfei didn't enter the cabinet, at least Huaiyang's grain production land and Caoyun's hub are still firmly in Zhu Ping'an's hands. The logistical supply of the army will have no worries.

Zhu Ping'an has decided to try his best to obtain the official position of governor of Jianghuai for Lu Zhenfei to ensure his control and influence over Jianghuai.

Now, the world has suddenly entered a relatively calm stage, but it is bound to face even more tragic battles next.

Wang Jinfa crept in, "Uncle, are you still out of the house tonight?" ”

Zhu Ping'an rubbed his somewhat sour forehead, "I have to go out for a trip, my teacher has already come to Nanjing, and I sent someone to send a letter in the afternoon, saying that I want to meet tonight no matter what, and some things need to be discussed in person!" Over the years, my teacher has been busy day and night in Huaiyang for food, and my body is not as good as before, so I always have to go over to see it myself! ”

Wang Jinfa smiled: "Yes! The supplements and medicinal herbs sent by Mrs. and Aunt Xing are ready, and we can set off when the uncle is done! ”

Zhu Ping'an nodded, "It's late at night, don't alarm too many people, this is Nanjing, it's enough for you and Shen Ke to follow with some people!" ”

"The villain understands!"

In the middle of the night, the streets of Nanjing were silent, and Shen Ke and Wang Jinfa led more than 20 guards from thousands of households around Zhu Ping'an to Lu Zhenfei's mansion.

The night in Nanjing has not been so calm for a long time, in the past, the Qinhuai River is the time of people, but at this time, from a distance, it is also dark, and it has long been the grand scene of the year.

Turn the road of the cross lane, turn into Ma'an Hutong, and then not far from Lu Zhenfei's mansion, early in the morning, Wang Jinfa has already sent someone to the house to deliver the letter, at this time, Lu Zhenfei's general Yan Yingyuan brought people out early.

Yan Yingyuan was recommended to Lu Zhenfei by Zhu Ping'an, who was just a classic history of Jiangyin County, but now he has become a general second only to Ge Ying in the Huaiyang Army. Yan Yingyuan was naturally very grateful to his Bole Zhu Ping'an, and as soon as they met, they paid a big salute.

Yan Yingyuan is in his thirties, although his stature is not high, but his body is extremely strong, his eyes are shining, his waist is straight, and he does not have a saber at his waist, but he is wearing an iron slip that seems to be not light.

After a few polite words, Yan Yingyuan led the way in front and went straight to Lufu, but just after taking two steps, Yan Yingyuan stopped, and even the more than ten personal guards he brought with him pressed the handle of the knife with their hands, firmly blocking in front of Zhu Ping'an and the others.

"Who?" Yan Yingyuan shouted loudly.

By the light of the lantern, not far away, more than twenty paces away, there was a dilapidated carriage parked, and there was a man standing beside the car, with long hair and a shawl, but his face could not be seen clearly.

In the middle of the night, Yan Yingyuan's shouting spread far away, but the man standing next to the car was unheard.

In the dark, he seemed to brush his hair and looked at Yan Yingyuan, Zhu Ping'an and the others, and then dropped the reins of the carriage in his hand and walked towards everyone step by step.

"Everyone be on guard and protect Zhu Dashuai!" Yan Yingyuan beckoned to his subordinates and guards.

Wang Jinfa and Shen Ke also suddenly became nervous, but Zhu Ping'an squinted his eyes and looked at the figure of the man carefully, although he couldn't see the face clearly, Zhu Ping'an always felt that this figure seemed familiar.

The man walked step by step, although the steps were slow, but heavy and powerful, and when he walked to a distance of more than ten steps, a long sword quietly appeared in the man's hand.

The moonlight spilled down through the gaps in the clouds, illuminating the blade of the sword, which made people feel cold. R1152