Beijing.

Spring here comes later than in Nanjing. The south of the Yangtze River has long been green grass, the mountain flowers are brilliant, and the willow branches in Beijing have only pulled out green leaves.

Since the entry of the Manchu Dynasty, Dolgon has not left the north.

It's not that he doesn't want to, it's that he can't.

Messengers from the south made their way into the city of Beijing, and the Regent's Mansion was their first stop.

The news of the defeat of Aobai reached the capital, and before Dolgon could recover from his shock and anger, Yangzhou City sent an urgent report from the Northern Expedition of King Jin of the Ming Dynasty.

The confrontation between the Ming court and the Qing Dynasty was actually a fight between Dolgon and Zhai Zhe, and even the status of the two in the court was very similar.

Jin King Zhai Zhe's Northern Expedition, does it mean that he also has to personally lead the army to the south, otherwise who can he send to lead the army. Zilharang? Or some other flag owner?

The Qing Dynasty was not without capable people, but Duoduo was captured in Jiangnan, and the only one he could trust was Azig. Jiangbei is full of wars, but where can he find a leading commander who can compete with Zhai Zhe.

Dolgon folded the emergency report, and ordered with a gloomy face: "Someone is coming"

"In"

"Dismiss Ao Bai and arrest him back to the capital"

“”

He didn't trust the people who went to the Three Banners, especially that Aobai, who was a diehard loyalist of Huang Taiji and Haoge. The dispatch of troops should be considered in the long run, and the punishment of Ao Bai can be carried out immediately.

Dolgon reached out and picked up the battle report that had been sent two days ago, and read it again, still furious. He was not afraid of Aobai winning the battle, and he was looking forward to Aobai defeating the Ming army going north. He punished Ao Bai because the warriors of the Qing Dynasty were defeated by the numerically inferior Ming army in the field.

He threw the military newspaper on the table and scolded hatefully: "How can those people who sleep with women forget how to fight?" "After the Qing army entered the customs, the warriors of the tribe suddenly had dozens of times more land, wealth, and women than before, and many of them did forget how to fight.

"Then send another order, order all the banner owners and Baylor to come to the palace to discuss"

The guard did not dare to look up, and replied, "Leave in a hurry."

The military situation of Yangzhou City was reported every day, and the Ming army set up forts outside the city to attack the city day and night.

The Yangtze River Naval Division continuously transported the Ming army and grain and grass across the river. The food saved last autumn is now being put to good use.

Bolo was afraid of Zhai Zhe and only hoped that the imperial court would send a large army south.

However, things were far from going as smoothly as he had imagined.

After Ao Bai has been captured and returned to the capital, the soldiers and horses of the banners have not gone south, and they have not even had the intention of going south.

After the military council, the Regent's palace remained silent, and Dorgon did not go out for three days, and did not come up with a resolution.

Although he was the regent of the Qing Dynasty, just as Huang Taiji was powerless against the two white flags, he could only rely on the three banners and the two red flags.

Originally, Zilharand was a buffer between Dolgon and the Three Banners, but now, he is no longer as firmly on Dorgon's side as he used to be.

The procrastination will only make Jianghuai's shape worse and worse.

However, if we cannot form a unified opinion and forcibly send troops, the hidden dangers left behind will be even greater.

Ao Bai was put in prison, and the silent Dolgon was really scary.

Since the army entered the customs, he has forbearance with the princes and Baylor.

He was wondering why Zhai Zhe was able to lead the Northern Expedition against public opinion, while he was hindered in Beijing. The Han people were much more obedient than the Manchus, but the Manchus were more reliable than the Han people.

April 5th, Qingming Festival.

The people of Jiangnan carried sacrifices and lit paper money to commemorate their ancestors by the lonely grave in the mountains. After two years, as long as they are not bald, the heads of the originally shaved people have regrown lush growth. When sacrificing, there is no need to worry about seeing your ancestors without a face.

Two years is not long, but it is not short.

Kneeling in front of the tombstone, some people can forget about the sacrifice of life and death during the anti-shaving order, and some have forgotten it.

Some people can remember the general Zhai Zhe's raised arms, and some people have forgotten about it.

None of this is important, because it has passed, key things are born in front of us, and each of them is closely related to the battle of the Northern Expedition. Many people are worried about whether the imperial court will raise taxes this year, because every time the imperial court goes to war, it is already a common practice to raise taxes.

On the second day of the Qingming Festival, light rain fell in Jiangnan and Beijing almost at the same time.

"It's the rainy season," Dorgon breathed, feeling the humidity in the air. War in the rainy season should have been beneficial to the Qing court, why were those people afraid? Are they afraid of the Ming army or are they afraid of themselves.

If he remembered correctly, the city of Yangzhou had been held for ten days under the artillery fire of the Ming army. Yesterday, there was an urgent report, and the two cities of Taizhou and Rugao in Yangzhou Prefecture were lost one after another, leaving Yangzhou City alone by the river.

He couldn't take it anymore.

The rain has been falling in Nanjing, and it has only been raining for one day in Beijing.

In the middle of the morning, the warm spring sun is driving away yesterday's humidity.

A group of people dressed in close-fitting brocade robes walked through the wide street and entered the palace, which was feared by all.

Those people walked directly into the palace, and without waiting for the porter to report, the eunuch shouted in a sharp and feminine voice: "The queen mother has arrived, and the regent Dolgon has entered the palace."

There are many rumors between Dolgon and the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, and on weekdays, such a decree will inevitably make people think about it.

The doorman did not dare to stop him, and rushed into the hospital to make a report.

After a while, Dorgon came out of the house, his face was emaciated, his eyes were like wolf's eyes, and he stared at the eunuch who had made the decree for a long time.

The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang never pronounced such a will to him.

The eunuch was a Han man, and he was forced to bow his head by Dolgon's gaze, and remembered the instructions of the Queen Mother before leaving, so he raised his head again and said: "The Queen Mother has arrived, and the regent Dolgon has entered the palace" The voice was much quieter than before.

Dolgon squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky, and after a moment of hesitation, he stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and said, "Weichen Order"

He is still the master of the city of Beijing, and he is still the master of the Qing Dynasty. But if he doesn't back down, he'll soon be alone. Huang Taiji has endured for more than ten years, for the sake of the world of the Qing Dynasty, he did not be ruthless to the two white flags, of course he can bend his knee for the world of the Qing Dynasty.

The eunuch handed the holy decree into his hands, coughed lightly, and sneered: "Lord, please" He did this just now because of the order of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, and he didn't want to offend the regent of the Qing Dynasty because of this.

Dolgon put away his edict and repeated the two words, "Let's go."

Only a dozen people came to announce the decree, and it was a column of three hundred cavalry that returned to the palace, and Dolgon was as careful about his own safety as Zhai Zhe.

Dolgon hadn't been to the palace for a long time, since the capture of Datong, to be exact. killed Jiang Ping, he has been in poor health since he returned to Beijing, and his ** towards women is not as strong as before.

Dolgon followed the eunuch and walked along the familiar palace walls, which were the path to Cining Palace.

Walking into Cining Palace, it was quiet inside.

There were no eunuchs, and there were no palace maids. He'd been here every time he'd been here.

The peach blossoms are blooming with delicate flower bones, and they have not yet reached the moment of blooming.

A thinner eunuch walked out of the palace and stopped the two, bent down and saluted: "Lord, the Queen Mother is invited."

Dorgon straightened his shirt and strode inside.

Standing at the main entrance of Cining Palace, he saw that familiar figure.

The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang wore a graceful court dress and sat towards the door. Dorgon had never seen her so solemn, and his expression was slightly stunned.

"Lord Wang, you are here" The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang pointed to the seat beside her and said, "Sit down" Her movements and words are very casual, but they are very dignified and inviolable.

Dorgon was no longer as domineering as before, and at this moment, he just wanted to forget the absurd scenes of the past.

Xiaozhuang said: "Lord, these days, I have been waiting for you to come"

"Really?" Dorgon bowed his head. He would not misunderstand what the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang meant, she didn't miss him, she was waiting for him to give in. These days, and only these days.

"The prince is a man of great wisdom, the Qing Dynasty can open up today's grand plan, and no one's merits can compare with the prince, but," the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's tone changed, and said: "But although the Qing Dynasty still occupies Jiangbei, it is already a little difficult. ”

Xiaozhuang stretched out his golden finger in the air and said, "I know, the prince must not want my Qing warriors to flee Beijing City like thieves." ”

She is also a person of great wisdom, but she is not yet known.

Dolgon looked up and replied, "Nothing is more important than preserving the Qing Dynasty."

Empress Xiaozhuang looked stern and said, "With the words of the prince, I am relieved." ”

"I will persuade the people of Shangsanqi that Zilharang came to the palace to find me the day before yesterday, so you can let Ao Bai go. He's just a reckless man, but if you do this, you really can't reassure the people of the Two Yellow Flags."

Dolgon's words were sharp, and he said: "I punished him, not because he was a man with a yellow banner, but because he led more than 20,000 people under the command of Li Chengdong's division with 5,000 cavalry to be defeated in a field battle by the Ming army, which was still less than him."

Xiaozhuang pursed his lips and said in a very soft tone: "You are right this time, but the resentment of the two yellow flags is not unique today."

Dorgon was silent.

He killed Hauge after Duoduo captured Jiangnan and chilled the hearts of a large group of people, however, he did not regret it.

"Zhai Zhe, the king of the Ming Dynasty and Jin, personally led the Northern Expedition, except for the prince, no one has the prestige of leading the army against the enemy" Xiaozhuang's searching gaze fell on Dolgon's face, and asked very carefully: "Jierharang is old, can he guard Beijing?" ”

"Yes," Dolgon replied crisply.

Yu crisp let Xiaozhuang forget about the surprise.

"I believe in you," Dolgon stood up and saluted, "Wechen is leaving, and now I will prepare to lead the army south."

He didn't believe in Zilharang, but he believed in the woman in front of him.

Now he has always underestimated the woman in front of him, she can sacrifice so many things for the Qing Dynasty, so he will never take advantage of him to make trouble during the Jianghuai War.

"Zhai Zhe, since you left the grassland, I haven't fought with you again, now let the battlefield decide which of us is the hero of the world"

Dorgon still remembered Yueto's death.