Chapter 39 On the Reward of Meritorious Deeds

Dolgon heard Fan Wencheng's words, in fact, Dolgon is also sick, he has been dragging it, he is afraid that his illness will worsen, he will not be able to realize his desire to dominate the world for the Qing Dynasty, and now he can take this opportunity to act and do a fake show, to take care of his illness, no need to pretend to be nothing, it is better.

Da Yu'er could also see that Dolgon was sick and pretending, and when she heard Fan Wencheng's proposal, she immediately agreed: "Yes! Mr. Fan is absolutely right! Do as Mr. Fan says immediately! ”

Dolgon gave Da Yu'er a look, he was suspicious of Zilharang, Da Yu'er knew the Tao, but in front of Fan Wencheng, he couldn't say it clearly.

Perhaps it won't be long before Dorgon will attack Zilharang, including Daishan, and the others! He has to take all the power into his own hands, so that today's situation will not be put an end to.

As for how to arrange, how to guard against Zhang Biwu's continued advance, and how to prevent Li Dingguo from taking advantage of the opportunity to counterattack, Dolgon and Fan Wencheng have formulated a strategy.

Fan Wencheng has to make a copy, and he has to hand it over to Emperor Shunzhi! After all, Emperor Shunzhi just spoke and wanted a copy.

The matter was settled, and Dorgon had Barto called, who had been waiting, in.

Dolgon still pretended to be sad, but Da Yu'er was still wiping her tears.

Dolgon said, "If the brocade guard is implemented again, it will indeed be possible!" Giggle! There is an undercurrent within us, and when the time comes, I will definitely clean it up! ”

"Barto!" With a call, Barto immediately came out and waited for orders, and Dorgon looked at him. Then he said: "In the past, when you were in Taizong, you were in charge of intelligence. Now I want you to take care of the information again! Now, Zhang Biwu has sent people to infiltrate our palace and spread the news. As you can imagine, we are all counted by the enemy! As the administrator of the spy, you have to fight for us! ”

"Yes!" Barto hurriedly responded. Dolgon put his hand on his shoulder and said, "Find a way to break into Zhang Biwu's interior!" Although we have planted a lot of spies in his army, these spies cannot enter his interior at all, and the information we get is insignificant! We are extremely disappointed! And all the spies in Beijing, you have to try your best to get rid of them all for me! We can't do it again! ”

Bato's knowledge of the day had made Dolgon's painstaking plan come to naught. Dolgon's anger is a matter of course, and if Barto can't complete the task assigned by Dolgon, Barto's head will fall to the ground at any time. He nodded knowingly, indicating that he would complete the task.

Dorgon sighed, it was great that he could finally rest for a while.

As Dolgon and others expected, as soon as Hong Chengchou and the others heard that Zhezhe had died and that rumors were spreading in Beijing, they were not in the mood to continue the attack, and the morale of the whole army was unstable.

Hong Chengchou and other Qing troops retreated. It was a good thing for Li Dingguo, who had already lost Kunming. When Emperor Yongli had no way out, he was relieved, and he naturally wanted to restore his two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou.

Zhang Biwu also relieved the danger in this regard, the Mongolian iron cavalry also withdrew, and the Qing army was also shrinking, he got the Niangzi Pass and the land of Jingcheng, then he could cut off the other party's march to Shanxi, and even Ulzhou, which was originally defended by Shuosai, Zhang Biwu also sent troops to occupy it.

What Zhang Biwu wants is to choke the land from Yan to Jin, and so that he can prepare for Jin in the future.

Zhang Biwu held a banquet to welcome Yue Zhicheng, Xia Wanchun and Xiong Zongheng back. Zhang Biwu really toasted Yue Zhicheng many times to thank him for doing this thing and getting through the difficulties.

Not to mention, Yue Zhicheng is really a little fluttering, after all, he is only a person in his thirties, and once he gets flattery, he will always be a little unable to do it.

Yue Zhicheng also expressed his embarrassment to Zhang Biwu, and used his 60,000 taels of silver, white silver! When the Hongguang regime came to negotiate peace with the Manchus, it used 100,000 taels of silver, and the annual tax of the Ming Dynasty was only a few million taels.

Now it has cost Zhang Biwu's 60,000 taels of silver at one time, and his Henan and Jin provinces are impossible to levy heavy taxes because of the devastation of the war, and these 60,000 taels of silver are almost equivalent to a year's tax.

Zhang Biwu shook his head, he didn't care at all, although the money spent was too much, but if it could achieve today's effect and keep everything, then it would be fine!

In the past, Zhang Biwu saved Li Guo and other Dashun troops, and when they advanced and retreated together, Li Guo also gave Zhang Biwu 200,000 taels of silver and 100,000 taels of gold, obediently, this is a big deal! How to say, Li Zicheng invaded Beijing and urged him to pay money, although it seems to be too much to give these, but in fact he still feels less!

Zhang Biwu has gone through so many times, and the money has been used very much, and now he is not rich, he still has to buy cannons, raise the army, and also make bird guns and artillery, which one doesn't ask for money?

Give 100,000 taels of silver, if it is not enough, even if you ask for it, it can be regarded as Zhang Biwu's commendability. Of course, Zhang Biwu has a good mentality, so he did not blackmail Li Jiantai.

Zhang Biwu looked at the 40,000 taels of silver returned, he was also relieved, he thought he would continue to give, but now that he doesn't need it, there are still remnants that are a good thing.

Zhang Biwu was still generous and said: "Zhicheng, you helped me do such a big thing!" Another great achievement! The remaining 40,000 taels of silver are all yours! I'm going to make you the head of the army!" I hope you can make more achievements in the cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty! ”

Yue Zhicheng was excited! I really didn't expect that Zhang Biwu would be so generous, so he gave him all the silver! What a rarity!

Xuan Jianhao said on the side: "The lord really has the heroic style of Han Gaozu to Jin Chen Ping to plot against Fan Zeng!" Trust Chen Ping! ”

"Han Gaozu?" Yue Zhicheng couldn't help but look at Zhang Biwu, and there was more admiration in his heart, he really recognized Xuan Jianhao's Han Gaozu statement.

It's just that Zhang Biwu pretended to be sad and said: "We performed this play, although we solved our own big difficulties, but there is one point, Zhang Xianzhong's intelligence organization in Beijing. It will definitely be closely monitored. Now there is no large-scale destruction. That was not discovered by the Manchus, and now it has attracted the attention of the Manchus! Dolgon is not Chongzhen, and since the time of Huang Taiji, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has attached great importance to intelligence work, and they will definitely find a way to get rid of it! That's dangerous! ”

Yue Zhicheng said: "I have already made people transferred, and Zhang Nengdi and Zhang Hualong are also experts one by one!" How could they be detected so easily? It's going to be fine! The first emperor is so capable, he must have thought about how to prevent it in advance, and it will be fine! ”

Zhang Biwu smiled. Shaking his head vigorously, he said: "The principle of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in entering the customs is to use the Han people and guard against the Han people. After this incident, will they not be more wary of the Han people? It's not as easy for Han people to do things as they used to be! This one of us is knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger! ”

Yue Zhicheng was really a little scared, but he smiled and said, "It doesn't matter! The first emperor has made a big foreshadowing! At the beginning, Li Zicheng was able to break through Beijing, and this foreshadowing can still make a contribution! Ha Lu Ha! ”

"Big foreshadowing? Li Zicheng can break through Beijing, but also make contributions? In this way, this is a celestial number, and it is not a last resort. It won't be used! What a Zhang Xianzhong, I think he is even more cunning than Cao Cao and Luo Rucheng! Zhang Biwu muttered in his heart.

Yes! This will help Zhang Biwu. And he was silent.

Yue Zhicheng was very drunk that night, and Zhang Biwu asked people to prepare an upper room in the house and let him live here. Of course, I want to treat him well, first, for meritorious service, and secondly, I also want to get Zhang Xianzhong's treasure.

Yue Zhicheng has already expressed his allegiance to Zhang Biwu, but he still has some mindfulness, and he will not hand over the treasure map of Zhang Xianzhong's treasure. He wanted to wait and see!

After Yue Zhicheng went through this incident, he was very happy and convinced of Zhang Biwu, but he wanted to see if he could hand over the treasure to Zhang Biwu.

At this moment, Yunnan was in an emergency! In the case that Guizhou has been lost, of course Emperor Yongli will be anxious, except for Li Dingguo, the only person he can rely on is naturally Zhang Biwu!

Of course, he hurriedly sent a messenger to Zhang Biwu and begged Zhang Biwu to send troops! Of course, I'm afraid that I won't be able to ask for it, and I have to use ways and means to do it!

Zhang Biwu is still a mighty marquis, not as good as Li Dingguo's King of Jin, and Sun Kewang's King of Qin, it is said that Zhang Biwu is an old meritorious service, and the territory under his jurisdiction is larger than Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo, but he can't get a higher title than them.

The reason is this, Zhang Biwu didn't listen to Chongzhen's orders much when he was in Chongzhen, which left the impression that he didn't obey orders, and Yongli naturally couldn't trust Zhang Biwu.

Second, when Zhang Biwu was in Chongzhen, he had an unclear and unreasonable relationship with Li Zicheng, and he had disloyal thoughts. Even if Dashun has surrendered to Yongli now, Yongli still can't rest assured that the Dashun army is wary of Zhang Biwu and the Dashun army.

3. Ma Jixiang and others kept saying bad things about Zhang Biwu in front of Yongli, and Ma Jixiang and others were all bribed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Under such a premise, Yongli will not trust Zhang Biwu. On the contrary, they will think that Zhang Biwu is just using the banner of restoring his sight, and he is not loyal to the Ming room in his heart!

Fourth, the Yongli regime can't help Zhang Biwu's strength, not to mention the long distance, and in terms of troops, it can't keep up with Zhang Biwu.

This is the reason why Zhang Biwu's title is even lower than the newly demoted Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, etc.

Since he is so distrustful, why is Emperor Yongli still sending Qu Shiyun to crown Zhang Biwu as the king?

After all, now that the Yongli regime has experienced a life-and-death crisis, it is not possible to summon Zhang Biwu to come to the rescue! Zhang Biwu was named the king of Qi, the governor of Henan, Shanxi, and Shandong provinces, and the governor of the three provinces! Wait! Shandong is not within the scope of Zhang Biwu's power! And to make Zhang Biwu the king of Qi is to let Zhang Biwu occupy the land of Qi, right?

Yes! That's right! Since you Zhang Biwu was named the king of Qi and let you control Shandong, it is natural to hope that Zhang Biwu will send troops to attack Shandong.

Now Zhang Biwu has entrenched in Henan and Shanxi, directly threatening Beijing, and has become a major problem for the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The Manchus were eager to get rid of Zhang Biwu as soon as possible.

If you Zhang Biwu still want to take Shandong again, it will cut off the connection between the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the south of the Yangtze River, forming a situation of encirclement of Beijing.

Zhang Biwu's march towards Shandong and Beijing was bound to attract the attention of the Qing army, and the Qing army could only fight with Zhang Biwu first, and then pay attention to the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou. It seems that this is equivalent to relieving the siege for Emperor Yongli, and it can be said that Emperor Yongli is the king of Qi, and the intention is very deep!

Zhang Biwu naturally understands that he has risen from a pawn to the current status of the king of Qi, and he has experienced a lot of hardships! It was obtained under a hundred battles.

Although being crowned king is a gratifying and congratulatory event, Zhang Biwu doesn't want to put on a big banquet now, he wants to make an obedient appearance, and he has to implement it immediately.

Therefore, Zhang Biwu ordered Zhou Yuji, Cao Bianjiao, and Huang Qi to divide the troops into three routes to attack Beijing.

Zhang Biwu knew that these three ways of people could not cause much harm to the enemy, and it was not easy to develop! It's just that Qu Shiyun is here, and there is a holy oracle to be crowned a king, how can Zhang Biwu not send troops?

Qu Shiyun was very satisfied with this, especially after hearing that Zhang Biwu used a strategy to cause the death of the Manchu Empress Dowager Zhezhe, so as to resolve the danger of the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, even if it had been done, Emperor Yongli of the Knowing Dao Dao was willing to send Qu Shiyun to solve the problem before the difficulty of Yungui was solved, Zhang Biwu still sent troops, and his loyalty was worthy of praise.

Qu Shiyun wanted to send someone to find out the news from Yungui, whether the Qing army had retreated, and then he could make a decision whether to go back, the difficulty was solved, and it didn't make much sense to stay here with Zhang Biwu.

Zhang Biwu knew that these small fights did not make much sense, and what could really solve the big problem was to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle, so that Dolgon and Shunzhi would not get along, and make trouble, and let the Manchu Qing internal split be the best strategy today.

Zhang Biwu was looking at the map, and he was now thinking about how to make a good fuss when Dolgon was seriously ill and could not be a director.

Zhang Biwu also heard the news of the discord between Emperor Shunzhi and Dolgon, and he thought that this was a point that could be exploited, and it would be great if Dolgon and Shunzhi really got into trouble!

One more point, how to collect evidence that Dolgon killed Emperor Taiji? This had to let Yue Zhicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's intelligence organization go to the detectives and collect intelligence.

If, when collecting, you meet someone from Zilharang or a Manchu nobleman, then give them all to them, and it is best to let them get information.

Zhang Biwu is looking forward to Shunzhi and Dolgon falling out as soon as possible, and this fire must continue to burn! Isn't there an opportunity now? Dolgon is already seriously ill, so if someone reminds Shunzhi that it is time to take advantage of Dolgon's serious illness to take power from him, then Shunzhi and Dolgon will start to act. (To be continued......)