Li Zicheng's troops had five battalions, the front and back, the left, the center and the right, and he only took three of them to Beijing.

The rest of the troops were thrown in Shanxi and Henan.

In addition, there are many Ming border troops, after surrendering to Li Zicheng, stationed in Xuanfu, Datong, Miyun and other places.

Li Zicheng took the initiative to evacuate Beizhili, wanting to throw this piece of foodless land to the Manchu Qing to clean up the mess. He went back to Shanxi, ran Shanxi and Henan, and swallowed all of Shaanxi by the way.

Then, Li Zicheng misexpected the Manchu Qing's reaction.

After Huang Taiji entered the customs and occupied Beijing, he immediately wooed the gentry, reused Han officials, and treated the people lightly. At the same time, a large army was sent to frantically chase into Shanxi, catching Li Zicheng by surprise and losing a large amount of logistical baggage along the way.

Moreover, Huang Taiji sent a partial division from Beijing to Datong and Yulin directly.

Persuaded to surrender along the way, and made a wish to surrender to Li Zicheng's Daming border general. Eight marquis were sealed in one go, and many of them were allowed to continue to lead troops to ensure their floating wealth and land in the border towns.

As a result, the Manchu Qing Division, which had only 8,000 people, persuaded the Ming border army of more than 40,000 people to surrender before and after.

They fought from Beijing to Yulin, and from Yulin to Yan'an, and finally the army surrounded Xi'an, cutting off Li Zicheng's retreat.

Another detachment entered Henan from Beijing, recruiting bandits along the way. It was again a feudal official who made a wish, and a large number of local rebel troops in Henan, including the local gentry regiment training troops, abandoned Li Zicheng and threw themselves into the arms of the Manchus.

The Manchu division on the South Road was also less than 10,000 people, but when it reached Luoyang, the Han army had 60,000 or 70,000.

The reason why the surrender of the two Manchu divisions went so smoothly was purely because Li Zicheng could not "support the people".

Those Han forces that defected to the Manchu Qing Dynasty can be summed up as nothing more than three types: border troops, anti-thieves, and gentry.

Li Zicheng did not give any benefit to the border army, only let them temporarily garrison the border town, and also restrained them from harming the people. Many rebels in Henan, because the rebellion was too late, were not regarded as confidants by Li Zicheng, and even ordered the thieves to disband their troops. The gentry hated Li Zicheng even more, and they wished that Li Zicheng would finish as soon as possible.

As soon as the Manchu Qing Dynasty came, they made a wish, and they did not prohibit these people from plundering, and the conditions were extremely rich, how could they not be willing to surrender?

As for the main force of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it approached Taiyuan from Guguan and fought a decisive battle with Li Zicheng's main force.

Wu Sangui, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, Zu Dashou and other Han military banners, because of their meritorious service, broke out with very terrifying combat effectiveness. In particular, the firearms unit of the Han army made Li Zicheng dizzy. Wu Sangui led the remnants of the Guanning iron cavalry, and three thousand cavalry dared to rush into a large array of tens of thousands of people.

Li Zicheng failed miserably in Taiyuan!

In the face of the Manchu Dynasty's three-way advance, Li Zicheng, after the defeat, became a rogue again, and only took thousands of elites to escape into the Shaanxi territory.

Luo Rucai, the living Cao Cao, fell out with Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng successively, and later went to war with the Datong Army. In the face of the surrender of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he also chose to resist resolutely, and after a fiasco, he killed dozens of his concubines and fled into Shaanxi with the remnants.

While the Manchu Qing Dynasty pursued Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai in Shaanxi, they were busy rectifying the Beijing Division.

Huang Taiji was eloquent and strategic, obeyed Hong Chengchou's words, promulgated a series of good policies, and vigorously promoted Han officials.

Then, Huang Taiji contracted the plague and died.

The children of the Eight Banners stationed in Beijing were infected with two or three thousand people infected with the plague. Nearly 100,000 people were infected with the plague among the people in Beijing!

……

Beijing, Outer City.

"Father, Xue Binting (Xue Guoguan) is dead." Hou Fangyu said.

Hou Sui asked, "How did you die?" ”

Hou Fangyu said: "Those who starve to death, the whole family will starve to death." ”

Hou Sui was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and sighed.

When Hou Sui gave Chongzhen a household secretary, he basically didn't do anything for several years. The only thing he did was that during his tenure, he successfully prevented Chongzhen from increasing his faction, and he never raised his taxes.

Li Zicheng passed by his house and forcibly recruited him to be an official, but Hou Sui also did nothing.

Now that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is in charge of Beijing, Hou Sui is still on a vegetarian diet.

Xue Guoguan used to be Hou Sui's political enemy, but now that he heard that his entire family was starved to death, Hou Sui's mood was extremely complicated.

In this time and space, Xue Guoguan is the last chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty!

Xue Guoguan's millions of taels of silver were all tortured away by Li Zicheng. At that time, Xue Guoguan was beaten to the point that he only had half a life left, and seeing that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was coming, Xue Guoguan knelt down to take refuge.

However, Hong Chengchou said a sentence: "Da Ming died at the hands of this person!" ”

When Huang Taiji heard this, he blacklisted Xue Guoguan and ordered him never to be hired, and he starved to death until now.

Hou Fangyu said in a low voice: "Father, you have to think of a son to flee to the south. ”

Hou Sui asked rhetorically: "What should the family do?" ”

Hou Fangyu said: "Father can take the initiative to ask Ying to go to Shandong to recruit Zuo Liangyu." The child accompanied him all the way, and after arriving in Shandong, his father could find out Zuo Liangyu's thoughts. If Zuo Liangyu was inclined to Nanjing, he persuaded him to take Shandong and join the emperor in Nanjing. If Zuo Liangyu is wavering, then delay time. The child quietly went to Nanjing, saying that the Emperor Datong would send troops back to Defu. In this way, the safety of my family can be guaranteed, and my father and son can also make meritorious contributions to the new dynasty of Datong. ”

"I'm afraid that Nanjing has no intention of sending troops for the time being." Hou Sui frowned.

Hou Fangyu said: "Regardless of whether the army is marched on a large scale or not, the Guide Mansion should be taken." Shangqiu is a strategic point, which can be attacked and defended, how can it be held in the hands of the Manchu Qing Dynasty? ”

The hometown of Hou's father and son is in Guide Mansion, which was temporarily occupied by the Manchu Qing Dynasty and already bordered Zhao Han's territory.

Hou Sui considered it silently.

He now served as the right attendant of the household department of the Manchu court, but he did not want to be an official for the Manchu Qing at all.

In particular, Dolgon ordered the establishment of Manchu in Beijing, expelled all Han Chinese, and stook land everywhere in Gyeonggi. This series of policies made Hou Sui feel deeply humiliated, and if it wasn't for the sake of saving his family, he would immediately have to find a way to go south.

There are many Han officials who have this idea!

Huang Taiji's series of policies have made Han officials come to heart. However, Dolgon's regency lasted only one month before the Han Chinese officials were alienated.

Hou Fangyu continued to persuade: "Father, the child has read "Datong Collection". There is a "Treatise on the Family and the Country", which was written by the imperial pen of the Datong Emperor. Change the dynasty, just lose the country. If the country is taken away by the Tartars, it will be the death of the world! What a tragic situation it is to die in the world, didn't my father see it? Hundreds of thousands of people in the inner city of Beijing are like pigs and sheep half driven away, and you and my father and son are also driven pigs and sheep! There is also outside Beijing, the Manchu Eight Banners are staking land, the gentry are all fish and meat on the chopping board, and the people are all coated slaves! What else is there to be nostalgic for in this Beijing? ”

"Okay, then try it, it's a big deal!" Hou Sui clenched his fists.

A few days later, Hou Sui met with Dolgon.

Dolgon was now complacent, he was weaker than Hauge, and had little hope of inheriting the Manchu throne. But he came up with a stroke of genius, and through supporting welfare, he gained the support of a large number of nobles of the Eight Banners, and successfully became the second regent.

But Haug is still the first regent, and he still oppresses Dorgon.

As a result, Dolgon proposed the establishment of Manseong and the staking of land in Gyeonggi. This trick was so powerful that even Hauge's supporters began to support Dorgon's rule.

Dorgon took control of it and pinned Haug to the ground and beat him!

Dolgon smiled and asked, "Is it you who went up and let this king change his name to the regent of the imperial father?" ”

Hou Sui knelt on the ground: "The prince has made outstanding achievements, and he has the merit of supporting him, and he is the first major contributor to my arrival in Dingjiangshan in the Qing Dynasty." How can you not be called the regent of the royal father? ”

"Royal Father Regent, Imperial Father Regent......"

Dorgon walked around, a title he liked more and more he liked.

Although his power has surpassed that of Hauge, both of them belong to the regent, and there is no difference in their titles at all.

Only by changing his name to "Imperial Father Regent" can he really suppress Hauge!

Dolgon looked more and more pleasing to the Hou Sui, and asked, "You are very faithful, what reward do you want?" ”

Hou Sui knelt down and kowtowed and said: "The minister died for the Qing Dynasty, how dare he dare to ask for a reward?" Shandong Zuo Liangyu, the old ministry of the minister. Please ask His Royal Highness the Regent of the Imperial Father, appoint a minister as the governor of Shandong, and persuade Zuo Liangyu to take Shandong to surrender to my Qing Dynasty! ”

"Well, then you will be the governor of Shandong as the right servant of the household department," said Dolgon with a smile, "and when you come back from Shandong, this king will surely be greatly rewarded!" ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, for cultivating!" Hou Sui kowtowed again.

Dolgon retreated, already regarded Hou Sui as a confidant, and asked, "Hauge is quite in the way, what can you do to suppress it?" ”

On this question, Dolgon consulted Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou. didn't dare to explain directly, just knocked on the side, but Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou were unwilling to participate, and kept pretending to be stupid and didn't understand.

Hou Sui whispered: "Discord plan." ”

"Who's divided?" Dorgon asked.

Hou Sui didn't say it explicitly, only said ambiguously: "Your Highness should be clear." ”

Dolgon thought about it carefully, and suddenly laughed: "This court battle, you Han officials are still doing it!" ”

Who is divided?

Of course, it is the flag owners who are separated from Hauge and the flags, especially the blue flag master Zilharang.

During the epidemic, the Manchu Qing rarely held court meetings, and Dolgon directly appointed Hou Sui as the governor of Shandong.

After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, this was a routine operation.

Let the main force attack the ministers along the way, and then send Han officials as governors, responsible for recruiting officials, bandits, and rebels in various prefectures and counties.

Hong Chengchou learned the news that Hou Xun's father and son were about to leave Beijing, and immediately felt that something was wrong.

Shandong is the center of the plague, and Hou Sui went to recruit Zuo Liangyu?

I'm afraid it's going to be a girl!

However, Hong Chengchou didn't dare to say it, because his relationship with Dolgon was not very harmonious for the time being.

In other words, Hong Chengchou also plans to slip away.

In Hong Chengchou's eyes, Huang Taiji belongs to the wise lord, but Dolgon is a retarded person!

If the south is a small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty, Hong Chengchou is fully sure of it. But it was Zhao Han who claimed the emperor in the south, and the world was beaten with a knife and a shot, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty was now in such a broken state, how could it be possible to sit firmly in the country?

Hong Chengchou has to leave a way back for himself, his family is all in Fujian, and he also wants to return to his roots.

After thinking about it, Hong Chengchou decided to see off the Hou father and son.

Outside Beijing, a large number of homeless people have been deported dozens of miles away to prevent them from spreading the plague in Beijing.

On both sides of the official road, the land is barren.

Many farmers are weeding and plowing the fields, and when it rains after autumn, they can replant some food. They are now serfs, and all the grain they grow has to be handed over to the nobles of the Eight Banners. As for how much you can keep for yourself, it all depends on the hearts of the masters.

Hong Chengchou arched his hand and said: "Brother Dazhen is going to Shandong, and the foolish brother is waiting for good news." ”

"The food of the king, the matter of loyalty to the king, just do your best." Hou Sui smiled.

Hong Chengchou looked at Hou Fangyu again: "The virtuous nephew has traveled extensively in the south, and he must have many old friends in Shandong. ”

Hou Fangyu's heart suddenly said: "Where." ”

Hong Chengchou said: "If the virtuous nephew meets an old friend in the south, he can also greet me on his behalf. ”

Hou Fangyu arched his hand and said: "Definitely!" ”

The three of them tacitly said goodbye.

After returning home, Hong Chengchou suddenly received a holy decree, and Dolgon restored his position in the Ming Dynasty, the crown prince Taibao, the secretary of the military department and the right capital of the Imperial Palace. At the same time, he entered the Inner Court to administer military affairs, and was awarded a scholar of the Secretarial Academy, becoming the first Han minister of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Hong Chengchou was stunned, and then understood Dorgon's intentions.

Dolgon is trying to win over Hong Chengchou, so as to control the Han generals who surrendered, and recruit all the Han generals to his command.

I have to say that Dolgon can't do anything else, but he is a good hand at political struggle.

Subsequently, Dorgon gave the bannermen of each banner a knighthood. If the title is already topped, give them more enclosures. In particular, Hauge's supporter and nemesis, Dolgon, offered various rewards.

In just one month, the Hauges rebelled and left.

found another trumped-up charge, Hauge was convicted of being robbed of the title, and was directly relieved of military power.

Dorgon took control of the Manchus, and then purged Hauge's hardcore followers. After being suppressed by the Eight Banners nobles, they naturally couldn't help but say strange things, so the gossip flew all over the sky.

What imperial father regent stayed in the queen mother's dormitory at night, and what emperor was the regent's biological son, the Han officials were dumbfounded.

(Two shifts today, three shifts tomorrow.) ）