Chapter 2: Traitors

Dolgon's life is not easy now, although Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui conquered the city in Huguang and Sichuan, and the momentum is like a hurricane, but the land of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty outside the pass has been lost, but the advantages accumulated by the Qing army are gone, and the pressure in the Eight Banners is getting worse day by day.

Coupled with Hauge's "accidental death", many nobles of the Eight Banners were very disdainful of this, and it also indirectly caused the alienation of the Dorgon brothers. Once the hearts of the people who have finally gathered together are scattered, it will be difficult to win them over again.

But Huo Wu, Leng Seng Ji and others should be said to be right, once the emperor pardons Hauge and comes back again, but the threat to Dolgon will be greater. Now, I have a bad reputation, but it's worth it to get rid of a big trouble.

And that's not the only thing that worries Dorgon the most. The emperor is growing up, he used to be a child, coaxing, giving a sweet date, there is nothing that he can't take. But just recently, Dolgon has come to realize that the old one is no longer working.

The emperor gradually had his own idea, and there was a high-ranking regent underneath, which was always prickly and uncomfortable. The series of measures in the blessing of the day were obviously aimed at Dolgon, but Dolgon was hesitant in his heart, all because there was still the woman he loved standing in front of him.

Some unusual actions in the court, Zhang Cunren and other Han officials were reused, Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou completely became "powerful factions", and behind these actions could not escape the shadow of the woman. Only now, Dolgon refused, or rather didn't want to believe that she would take aim at her.

These days, as soon as he closed his eyes, Dolgon's mind would always come to mind with the kick that Huang Taiji had stepped on when he was dying. The shattered pill also seemed to indicate that his feelings for her that had not changed for many years had become blurred and separated.

Azig and Duoduo, including Holohui, also wrote again and again, asking Dorgon to make up his mind. Remove a qiē obstacle and ascend to the throne of God, so that you can get out of the current somewhat embarrassing situation. But Dorgon was slow to make up his mind, and even he couldn't tell why.

The loss of the land outside the pass has put the Qing army in a dilemma of fighting on several fronts at the same time, and although the lack of troops is supplemented by the green battalion, Dolgon always feels unsure. After all, the Han and Manchu people are not of the same heart and one mind, and the Han people outside the Guanwai have been suppressed for so long. As soon as the Ming army arrived, they betrayed one after another, as well as the allies of the Haixi Jurchen and Mongolia for many years, but they still decisively chose to betray in the face of interests, which made Dolgon full of suspicion about Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui, who were leading the troops outside. But for now, they have to rely on them.

The once good situation has become what it is now, although he has never despised Zhu Ping'an, but he still suffered so much in his hands. Dorgon always felt unwilling. The shortcomings of the four wars in Shandong have now become a sore spot for the Qing army. Dolgon had to admire Zhu Ping'an's methods.

Shandong's Lu Xiangsheng and Henan's Yang Tinglin are already ready to move, the two armies are not moving, one move must be a thunderbolt, and the two fierce dogs Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou who are released will also break free from the shackles of the rope at any time and become opponents with a backbite, Dolgon only found out at this time. How wrong I was.

Just when Dolgon's mood was changing, Prince Duoduo of Yu, who had just returned from Ningjin in Hejian Prefecture, Hebei, came to the door in a hurry.

"Brother! Look at this! Dordor, who had just entered the door, did not have time to brush off a layer of snowflakes from his body, so he handed a book to Dorgon.

To say that today's weather is strange, during the Chongzhen period of the former Ming Dynasty. For several years, there has been a great drought, the farmland has dried up, and there is no grass, but now it is the season of the wax moon, but it is raining constantly. Since the first heavy snowfall, it has been less than a month, but there have been three heavy snowfalls in succession. Although it indicates that next year's defense of the city will be good, but it has caused the road to be muddy, it is difficult to walk an inch, and the snow is more than a foot deep.

To say that this is also a good thing, at least the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty and all the forces have to temporarily rest their ground, after all, it is not easy to use troops in such weather.

Dolgon took the book from Dordor and found it to be nothing more than a thin hand-copied book, but the three large characters on it surprised Dolgon.

"Traitor Record".

When you open it, it is full of more than 500 names, including Fan Wencheng, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Ma Guangyuan, Shi Tingzhu, Li Sizhong, Ning Wanme, Zhang Cunren and other wealthy families of the Han people in Liaodong and court officials. Behind each name, there is also a resume introduction of this person, especially the deeds of betraying his ancestors and serving the Tartars. There is no doubt that all the people above are Han Chinese, and they are all Han people who have already served in the Qing court early on.

While Dolgon was flipping through the books, a group of confidants Qi Chongge, Yibai, Ganglin, Adali, Mandahai and others also came to the palace one after another, but they also had the same books in their hands.

Ning Wan was the last when I came, and his face was full of sadness, as if his ancestral grave had been dug open. "Lord, you want to be the master of the minions! The mastermind behind this has sinister intentions, and wants to make me and other Han officials discredited and leave a stench for eternity! ”

Dolgon finished the book in silence and gently threw it on the bookcase, "Who else can there be, it is the handwriting of Zhu Ping'an, this person is used to disturbing the opponent's mind by such means." This thin volume seems lightweight, but in fact, it is the situation of the Han officials and Han generals of the Qing Dynasty to be criticized and written! ”

But Dodor didn't care, for for the past few days, he had intended to let Dorgon know about it. In his opinion, the Han people are pigs, dogs, cows and sheep, but if there are some strange thoughts, they wield a butcher's knife.

"What's the big deal, can reputation be eaten?" With a wave of his horseshoe sleeves, Duoduo brushed some of the snow off his legs, "Now that hair shaving is being implemented, it is a good time to take this opportunity to investigate this matter thoroughly, and also get rid of a group of ill-intentioned people!" ”

Shuotuo and Adali, a pair of uncles and nephews, applauded loudly, "What the fifteenth uncle said is very true, this time in the Central Plains, there are Han people in Hanguan and Hanfu, which makes us full of people as if we are living here." To make it clear, this country is now full of people, and the Han people are just our house slaves. Where is there a house slave who does not change his master's hair ornament or clothing? In our opinion, it is imperative to implement this shaving order, otherwise how can those Han people have a sense of belonging and awe! ”

The university scholar Ganglin thought about it more carefully, but he had some worries, "But now the situation has taken a turn for the worse, the border has just fallen, and the Central Plains is also fighting on all sides, once a large-scale civil uprising is provoked, this is ......!" ”

Dolgon didn't know about Ganglin's worries, but the current situation didn't allow him to think about it anymore. Compared with the Han people, the population of the Manchu people is too small, like now, guarding the river, Beijing, Qi and Shanxi are a little stretched, and the strategy everywhere has to be completed with green battalion soldiers. If we can't say that the imprint of the Manchurians is firmly imprinted in the Central Plains, how will we gain a firm foothold here in the future?

Dorgon thought for a moment, "The shaving order must be enforced, it doesn't need to be explained. But Ganglin's thoughts are not unreasonable, this king thought about it again and again, and felt that it was better to do this, and first start to implement it in the northern area of Jingshi Gyeonggi to see how the people and the Han people reacted. During the implementation period, officials at all levels gave the people more time, but when the time came, if they resolutely refused to shave their hair, they would be arrested by the Yamen, the commander of the nine gates of the Beijing Division, and forced to shave their hair! From the members of the imperial court, officials and gentlemen, down to the common people, and peddlers and pawns, no one can shirk and refuse under any pretext! ”

"Huh!" The crowd agreed.

Qi Chongge's fingers brushed the books on the bookcase, but he suddenly let out a soft "huh".

"Lord Wang, please see, how can there be a few blank pieces of paper at the back of this book?" Qi Chongge asked. Everyone also opened the "Traitor Record" in their hands to look at it, but found that it was the same, and at the end of the book, there were five blank sheets of paper.

Dolgon snorted softly, "Can't you see through it?" This is Zhu Ping'an's little trick. The hundreds of people in front of us were all attached to us when they were in Liaodong, but none of the Han officials and generals of our army who entered the pass from Conglong appeared on it! ”

Qi Chongge was stunned for a moment, but then came to his senses, "What the prince means is that Zhu Ping'an reserved these blank pieces of paper, in fact, he is warning people such as Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou, Bai Guangen, Jiang Xuan, and Feng Quan that if they ...... again, their names will also appear on this "Traitor Record"?" ”

Dolgon nodded, "Zhu Ping'an's intentions are sinister, this move will make many people think about it!" Other people don't care, but Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou, Jiang Jiu, these Han generals with heavy troops, are now fighting in all directions, once they have other thoughts, it is definitely not a good thing for our Qing Dynasty! ”

"Then the imperial court still wants these people to lead troops outside? Isn't it self-inflicted? Duoduo suddenly shouted, "If you want me to say, immediately recall these people back to the Jingshi, and send our Manchu Eight Banners disciples to replace them, will they still lose to those Nanban in battle?" ”

Dolgon snorted coldly, but his eyes were cast to the northern sky outside the window, but his heart was full of bitterness.

"You want to use Han Guanhan to balance me in the future, but you released a flood beast. People like Wu Sangui and Jiang Hao are not willing to live under the characters. Although Duoduo is a rough man, what he says is very reasonable, I am afraid that one day in the future, you will bring disaster upon yourself! ”

"No, something must be done, the country that was finally obtained must not be touched by others!" Thinking of this, Dorgon clenched his fists and slammed them on the bookcase in front of him. (To be continued......)