According to the ancestral system of the Qing court, the emperor who was not in charge of government affairs was given carte blanche to the auxiliary ministers.

Now Ao Bai is not even willing to do official articles, and under the pretext of urgent military affairs and many affairs, he will not attend the early meeting. Only a few powerless ministers accompanied Kang Xiaosan, while Senior Minister Suo Etu knelt on the ground on time and read the abridgements of the cantata dryly.

And these movements, Tingji has already been issued, Kang Xiaosan just came with an ear, and it is better to listen or not to talk than nothing.

"In the battles of Salhu, Dalinghe, and Songjin, the Ming army was also strong, but it suffered a crushing defeat, what happened now, is it the front-line soldiers who are afraid of death, or the rear command is wrong?" Kang Xiaosan was very displeased and patted the dragon case.

Jie Shu and others are silent, the current government is controlled by Aobai, and the front-line soldiers are not necessarily afraid of death, if it is said that the rear command is wrong, isn't it Aobai's responsibility?

Suo Etu peeked around, and when he saw that no one answered, he explained: "Long live Qizuo, today's Ming army is not as good as in the past, and it is not too much to say that the soldiers are well fed. And the strategy adopted is very vicious, bullying me full of people and few people, fighting steadily, step by step, and fighting is the mind of consumption. Therefore, even if it is exchanged for one for two or three, our army cannot support it first, but the Ming army can continue to increase its troops. ”

"Then we will win a one-for-two, three-for-three?" Kang Xiaosan sneered, "I see that the strength of the Ming army is not particularly strong, why can't you attack it without moving, and you can't retreat from it?" ”

"That's—long live the Kickstart." Prince Kang Jieshu snorted: "According to the minions below, the firearms of the Ming army are extremely sharp, and when they fight, the earth shakes the mountains, and the smoke and dust cover the sun. Moreover, the dead and wounded soldiers of the Ming army can be quickly replenished, but it is difficult for our army to do so. So. This makes it harder and harder to fight! ”

"Minions below? Are the wounded soldiers who were brought back, they are all frightened guys, do you still believe them? Kang Xiaosan said hatefully: "I don't believe it, the ancestors can raise troops with thirteen pairs of armor and destroy the enemy." Entering the Central Plains, now it looks like lying down and being hammered? This is afraid of consumption, that is afraid of consumption, if you don't have the heart to fight to the death, why can you drag and retreat and wait to be wiped out by the dead people? ”

Seeing that no one spoke, Kang Xiaosan gritted his teeth with hatred and said coldly: "I have heard a lot of rumors recently, and I heard that I want to go to the country and return to Jianzhou in order to beg for peace. Hypocrisy did not agree; I also heard that the conditions for the pseudo-Ming peace have been opened, and it is to love all the heads of the Xinjueluo family. Hehe, it's really promising! ”

"Long live, the rumors are not credible, they are really deliberately spread by false Ming, so that the court will be suspicious of each other, and the monarchs and ministers will be separated." Soetu knew he had to speak at this point, and let the little kid continue talking nonsense. It's really going to be a disaster. The Manchu clique, on the other hand, could no longer withstand civil strife.

"The monarch and the minister are centrifuged. Hmph, I don't know when I've been together? Kang Xiaosan snorted angrily and shook his hand, got up and left.

There was silence in the hall, and all the ministers looked at each other, smiled bitterly, and got up one after another. Leave listlessly.

Kang Xiaosan came to the harem angrily and went directly to see the Empress Dowager, hoping that his grandmother could give him relief.

Xiaozhuang is almost sixty years old, and he is the age of retirement, but he will not be at peace. Retreat from the Central Plains to Guanwai. The Ming court still did not relax its oppression and attack; Internally, among the four major auxiliary governments, they are dominant, and they already have the power of ministers. And the grandson Xuanye, who was pinned on high hopes, is still young, if it continues to develop like this, not to mention being completely defeated by the Ming army, it will be dragged to the age of Kang Xiaosan's pro-government, and I am afraid that the smooth transfer of power will not be realized.

After listening to Kang Xiaosan's angry complaint, Xiaozhuang was silent for a long time, and finally sighed softly and said slowly: "I am also useless, I have only been thinking about happiness in the past few years, I can see that there is a peaceful day, everyone is safe, and I can go to see Taizu Taizong with my eyes together." However, there is a saying among the Han people, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. The general trend of the world is overturned, it is time and luck, and the co-author should not be full of people to win the world. But the inside of this court is getting worse and worse. ”

"Imperial grandmother, I am bullied by unauthorized power, and I am regarded as an ignorant naughty child, if I delay the time, I will be a reckless person." Kang Xiaosan angrily pushed away the dim sum plate in front of him, "The major affairs of the imperial court are determined by themselves, and I am just a deaf person's ear." ”

"Ao Bai has already sat big, and it is difficult to control it in a hurry." Xiaozhuang shook his head and said in a deep voice: "The two of the four auxiliary governments have gone, and the party is attached to it, this is a problem. There is an ancestral system, and when the emperor is not in power, the government is handled by the auxiliary minister, which is also justified. ”

"When I am in power, the Ao worship will be more abundant and more difficult to control." Kang Xiaosan frowned.

"When Dolgon was regent, he was also powerful." Xiaozhuang is about to stop, after all, this also involves a lot of rumors about her, "The emperor must learn to forbear, and the Han people call Taoguang Yanghui." Secretly, the people around me are slowly replaced, and they all become trustworthy. Externally, some frustrated ministers also have to be wooed, such as Suo Etu. ”

"Forbearance!" Kang Xiaosan repeated it in a low tone that was inappropriate for his age, and sighed helplessly.

"If the skin doesn't exist, the hair will be attached?" Xiaozhuang said earnestly: "Now the external enemy is the most important, and the internal strife can only be self-defeating." The Ming Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, and that emperor is called Zhaowu, who is really a very powerful person. ”

"It's just that I'm older than me, and it's just a fluke because of the time." Kang Xiaosan had an unconvinced look on his face.

Xiaozhuang laughed and said, "My son, if he is only old, what are you afraid of him doing?" After a pause, Xiaozhuang's face became solemn, "The Manchurian people can sweep the world with less than a million, all because the Han people are not united and scattered. Chongzhen, Hongguang, Longwu, Shaowu, Yongli, these Han emperors are not good, and they can't pull out the chaos and win people's hearts. And this Zhaowu Emperor, just by virtue of his ability to unify the Great Western Army, the Great Shun Army, and the Yuan Ming Army, grow stronger step by step, and force down Wu Sangui, how can he be easy to match? I heard that the Han people say that he is a saint from heaven, which is not too much. As for him, because of the time and his ability, he has become the hope of China and foreign countries, and it is not all a fluke. ”

"I don't understand this person." Kang Xiaosan frowned, "Some actions are incredible, they are not unpredictable prophets, and they must not be so accurate." But if it is said that there is a god to help, I don't believe it. ”

"It is said that the Han people have produced a saint for hundreds of years, and it may have fallen on him." Xiaozhuang pondered for a moment and said: "The current shape is very dangerous, the strong are on the front line, and a big defeat is enough to break the muscles and bones." If they can't win by fighting, the confrontation alone will exhaust the strength of the people. So, holding back is actually a long-term solution. ”

"Retreat, when is it a head?"

"If you return to Jianzhou, if you can't do it, you will retreat to Ningguta." Xiaozhuang said resolutely: "The current Qing Dynasty only has Taoguang to raise obscurity, it is best to negotiate peace with the Ming Kingdom, so as to wait for the resurgence of Dongshan, ancestors, isn't this how you come?" The Ming army's naval division was strong, and it was difficult to resist its surprise attack after several defeats. Retreating inland, the Ming army was like a broken leg, and the deeper it went, the longer its grain route, the more difficult it was to transport, and the more flaws there were. The key is to preserve the strength and have the capital to deal with the Ming Kingdom for a long time. ”

Kang Xiaosan blinked his eyes, he slowly understood, this is to return to the rhythm of decades ago, shrinking back in Jianzhou. If you really can't do it, you will retreat, is a hundred years enough, do you really want to return to the state of thirteen sets of armor to raise troops?

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"Lie to me, Brnie, am I a three-year-old?" In the conference hall, Ao Bai and his cronies were discussing military affairs.

Ao Bai scoffed at the envoy sent by Burney and the request to obtain the jade seal of the country. Now is not the time when the mountains and rivers are exhausted, and it is not the time for the Chahar Department to bring the Qing to its knees with false threats and a few lies.

"The secret letter is not signed, it can be seen that Burnie is insincere, he still has to rely on Mingguo, so he doesn't want to leave anything behind." With a mocking look, Bamburshan tapped his fingers on the table, and said with a sneer: "Give him the jade seal of the country for nothing?" This dream is beautiful! ”

"It's better to give it to Ming Guo than to him, and strive to be able to negotiate peace." Tai Bitu frowned, "The Ming Kingdom is pressing too hard, there is no time to catch their breath at all, and they can't spare people to support the Mongolian tribes who are attached to us." Burnie dared to be so arrogant, probably because he saw that we couldn't spare our hands to clean him up. ”

"Korqin and the other ministries are all waste, and they can't stop Burnny's rabble." Ao Bai scolded angrily: "Orha is also a fool, so many artillery, let the Ming army press Jinzhou step by step." ”

"Ao Gong is angry." Ji Shi comforted him with a smile on his face, and said in a deep voice: "The most important thing now is to return the troops as safely as possible. Where there is life, there is hope. Far away from the sea and rivers, the Ming army will not be able to perform any tricks of landing and attacking, and we have suffered several times for this loss. Retreating to the inland, the four fields are vast, and the Ming army will spend a lot of effort to build a grain route and ensure that it is safe, and the Eight Banners cavalry will have a place to use. ”

"Retreat is definitely going to retreat." Ao Bai sighed heavily, just now he was just venting his anger, and now he knows better than anyone else.

As soon as Jinzhou was defeated, the Qing army group in Gaizhou was not spared, and the entire battle situation was like a chain reaction of dominoes falling, and the entire defense of the Qing army from the coast to Shenyang had to be adjusted and adapted. And whether the Ming army will rest and recuperate next, or take advantage of the victory to take Shenyang directly, this is another urgent question.

Just looking at the Ming army's unrelenting posture, I am afraid that Shenyang will soon become the target of attack. This is really not giving time to take a breath, and I don't know where the Ming court got so much financial and material resources to support the continuous offensive, and I don't know where the Ming army will be satisfied in the end.

…………… (To be continued......)