Wu Linzheng hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter if I enter the ministry or not, whether I am the right attendant or not, the important thing is that Zuozuka Zai must enter the cabinet, otherwise I will not be able to speak for the saint in the cabinet." ”

Chen Liangmo said: "Lord Wu's words are wrong, this matter cannot be humble casually. ”

"What Brother Shiliang said is extremely true." Wu Ganlai said, "This matter is not allowed to be humble, as for Shilin Qingyi, it will be handed over to me and Brother Shiliang, we have not been idle since we came to Liudu these days." ”

After speaking, Wu Ganlai and the three turned their eyes to Meng Zhaoxiang.

From Meng Zhaoxiang's heart, he is actually opposed to provoking party disputes.

But in this position, many things are involuntary.

At that moment, Meng Zhaoxiang sighed and said, "Okay, you can do it." ”

"The subordinate officer takes the order." Wu Ganlai and Chen Liangmo rushed away.

In the Ming Dynasty, the "fighting spirit" of the officials of science and technology was extremely high.

Wu Ganlai and Chen Liangmo have also been extremely active since they came to Nanjing.

The two of them were given at least half of the six subjects to the affairs and the imperial history, so they were fully capable of mobilizing public opinion to provoke party disputes, so they intensively contacted their fellow villagers or old friends of the same year.

A party struggle quickly brewed in Nanjing officialdom.

The chronic illness of the Ming Dynasty is about to attack again.

……

Let's not talk about the party struggle in Nanjing, let's go back to Beijing.

The shock of the East Warm Pavilion of Prince Rui's Mansion still continues.

After a long time, Ning Wanme, Fan Wencheng, and Hong Chengchou finally recovered from the huge shock.

Hong Chengchou sighed lightly and said: "The slave thought that he had looked up to Yan Yingyuan enough, but he didn't expect to underestimate it, if this person can't be cut off as soon as possible, he will become a problem for my Daqing henchmen one day." ”

"Yes, this man is really good at using soldiers." Fan Wencheng muttered, "Prince Yu has been fighting on the battlefield for 20 years, and he can be said to have experienced a hundred battles, but he was stunned to be hit by this person four times in a row!" And every time it gets more ruthless! ”

"And the canal's water attack!" Ning Wan said, "This use of soldiers is breathtaking. ”

To be honest, the three of Ning Wanren were completely sincere, and they did not deliberately praise Yan Yingyuan.

"Enough, it's endless!" Dolgon's heart was irritated when he heard this, and his face darkened interrupted the trio's repeated praise.

In fact, Dolgon also knew the intentions of Hong Chengchou and the three of them, they just wanted to explain that the defeat of Shanyang was not due to Duoduo's incompetence, but because Yan Yingyuan was too demonic and not a crime of war.

But this logic is useless for the Jurchens, and the Jurchens do not talk about this.

The Jurchens have always judged heroes only by their success or failure, regardless of whether the enemy is strong or not.

Therefore, if Duoduo is defeated, he must be punished.

But what Dolgon is worried about now is not this, punishing Dolgon is not a big deal, and it will be made up in the future, what really worries Dolgon is the overall situation of Vaming!

Duoduo fought a big defeat in Shanyang, will it affect the battle situation in Xuzhou?

No, it's not right to say this, the defeat of Shanyang will definitely affect the battle situation in Xuzhou, at least the plan to plunder grain and grass from Jiangnan has failed, so the question now is whether the defeat of Shanyang will lead to the defeat of Xuzhou?

If Xuzhou was also defeated, then the Qing court would forever lose the opportunity to dominate the world.

Then for Dorgon, I am afraid that he will lose the opportunity to win the throne forever.

Thinking of this, Dorgon became more and more agitated, and such an outcome was absolutely unacceptable to him.

However, Dolgon's face did not show it, but said calmly: "The three gentlemen must also know that after Prince Yu was defeated in Shanyang, the plan to sack Jiangnan has come to naught, and there is no hope of plundering Jiangnan's money and grain, so the grain and grass to support the front line can only be provided by the treasury of each banner." ”

"Yes." Hong Chengchou sighed lightly and said, "If you can't even take a Shanyang, it's even more impossible for Yangzhou and Nanjing, and it will definitely not work to loot Jiangnan, at least not this year." ”

"If it doesn't work out this year, I'm afraid that next year will be even more hopeless."

Dolgon said quietly: "Because Yan Yingyuan will only be more important next year, and there will only be more townspeople in the state capital. ”

"Not necessarily." Hong Chengchou waved his hand and said, "Yan Yingyuan may not necessarily be reused, and it is unknown whether he may be reduced to the finger of a thousand people." ”

Dolgon's eyes lit up and he said, "Discordant? ”

"You don't have to be separated, they will fight themselves." Hong Chengchou said, "Discord may be a bad thing." ”

When it comes to understanding the Ming officialdom, Hong Chengchou has to grasp the context of the Ming officialdom, the party struggle, and the eternal theme of the Ming officialdom are these two words.

When the eunuch party was strong, the civil officials fought with the eunuch party.

When the eunuch party is weak, the civil officials in the group will be divided into the Zhejiang party, the Chu party, the Qi party and even the Jiangxi party according to the region, and then they will fight with each other.

It seems that without party strife, the officials and students are incomplete.

Now that Emperor Chongzhen is getting stronger and stronger, it is time for civil officials to fight with the emperor again.

Therefore, as Emperor Chongzhen's cronies, Yan Yingyuan will definitely be suppressed by civil officials, not to mention reuse, it would be good not to pull his pigtails to remove his fame.

In a word, the Ming officialdom was not saved.

Hong Chengchou really didn't believe that Yan Yingyuan would have a bright future in the Ming officialdom.

The more capable a corrupt officialdom is, the easier it is to become the loser.

These civil officials of the Ming Dynasty are mediocre themselves, and they have to force others to be as mediocre as them.

"Yes, I won't mention this matter for the time being." Dolgon was so clever that he quickly thought of it, and continued, "Then still talking about the war in Xuzhou, should my Qing soldiers insist on besieging Xuzhou?" Or take advantage of the fact that the Yellow River has not thawed and retreat, and then go south to besiege Xuzhou when the Yellow River freezes again this winter? ”

After enduring this long time, Dolgon finally couldn't help but say the word "retreat".

In fact, this in itself already shows Dorgon's attitude, and he has already conceived the idea of retiring from the army.

The reason is very simple, Dolgon's confidence has been shaken, and he feels that Xuzhou will not be able to win if he continues to fight.

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou and the other three hardcore traitors were anxious, and Dolgon wanted to withdraw from the army, but they were unwilling.

is still the previous sentence, like the Manchu Qing Dynasty, whose comprehensive strength is far inferior to that of the Central Plains Dynasty, usually only has one chance to unify the Central Plains, and once it is missed, it will be missed forever.

Since the battle of Xuzhou has begun, we must not lightly say the word "retreat".

"Master, don't retreat! The siege must be maintained! Hong Chengchou said urgently, "Although Prince Yu suffered a defeat under Shanyang City, and he was defeated, but the front of my Qing soldiers is still not something that the Southern Ming can contend with, and the Ming army still does not have the ability and confidence to fight with our Qing soldiers, so from the perspective of military strength, there is no problem in besieging Xuzhou." ”

"What Heng Jiu said is extremely true." Fan Wencheng said, "As long as the problem of grain and grass can be solved, our Qing soldiers will be able to hold out on to the Xuzhou battlefield to the end, win the final victory in this battle to destroy the country, and then settle the battle in one battle." ”

"Master, the slave thinks so too." Ning Wan echoed, "You must not retreat." ”

Dorgon frowned and said, "You also talked about the problem of grain and grass just now, can you solve this problem?" ”

"Yes!" Hong Chengchou said categorically, "In the Songjin War, the emperor was in Tuntian outside Jinzhou City, and we can completely follow the example of the emperor who also worked in Xuzhou, Guide and other places. ”

"Yes, you can Tuntian!" Fan Wencheng echoed.

"It's in Tuntian, Xuzhou, and it saves the cost of transporting grain."

I continued: "It's the beginning of May now, and we can start spring ploughing soon, as long as the wheat seeds are sown, we can harvest the wheat in mid-September, which means that we only need to find a way to solve the grain and grass for four months." ”

"It's not that simple." Dolgon shook his head and said, "My Qing soldiers can Tuntian, won't the Ming army sabotage?" Don't forget, in addition to Xuzhou, there are also border troops of the Ming Dynasty in Xiazhen and Pizhou. ”

"The township of Huai'an Mansion has also become a climate after this war, and it should not be underestimated."

"In addition, there are the puppet Shun army watching on the side and the bandit Haoqiang in Henan, which cannot be ignored, in the face of threats from all directions, Tuntian is really feasible?"

The three of us were immediately silent.

In addition to besieging Xuzhou, they also had to deal with the puppet Shun army from the direction of Xiazhen, Pizhou Ming Army and Luoyang, and Tuntian was not as good as the field battle, and it was necessary to divide troops to build forts for defense, and it was easy to be broken by the Ming army and the puppet Shun army, so more than 200,000 people may not be able to deal with it.

What's more, there are not actually that many garrisons.

Because the coat of the army still has to farm, there will definitely be no more wars.

It was also impossible for the outer feudal Mongols who went out with the army to stay in Xuzhou for a long time.

With the 60,000 or 70,000 people in Eight Banners of Manchuria alone, Tuntian, who protected Xuzhou and Guide, would definitely not be able to keep busy.

In the final analysis, Xuzhou is not Liaoxi, when the first emperor besieged Jinzhou, he only needed to send troops to monitor Liaoxi, but not now, now the Qing soldiers have to beware of intrusion and attacks from all directions.

Dongnuan Pavilion fell into a long silence, and Hong Chengchou and the three of them were thinking hard about countermeasures.

For a long time, Hong Chengchou took the lead in breaking the silence: "Master, even if you will be attacked by the Ming army or the puppet Shun army in Xuzhou and Tuntian, you can still harvest some grain, if it is still not enough, then you can only send grain to the private treasury of each banner, in short, the siege of Xuzhou must not be solved, and this battle can only be won and not defeated!" ”

"What, to send grain to the private treasury of the banners?" Dolgon's eyes froze.

For a moment, Dorgon even wondered if Hong Chengchou was trying to harm him.

Because of the forcible distribution of grain to the private treasury of the Eight Banners, Dolgon immediately became the one who was lost, and the hearts of the people were lost.

But in the blink of an eye, Dolgon agreed with Hong Chengchou's opinion, as long as he won the battle of Xuzhou, it was actually nothing to send grain to the private treasury of each banner, because if he destroyed Nanming, he would be able to take out more benefits to compensate for the private treasury of each banner, and he Dolgon would not only not lose the hearts of the people, but would win more popularity.

On the other hand, if he loses the battle of Xuzhou, even if he doesn't send grain to the private treasury of the banners, he Dolgon will also have a great decline in the prestige of the banner people's hearts and send grain to the private treasury of the banners, and the result will not be worse, right?

At that moment, Dolgon said: "Hengjiu, do you want to finish your work in one battle, so that this king and Chongzhen can fight for their lives?" ”

"The competition between major countries is originally a struggle for life, how can there be a way out?" Hong Chengchou said solemnly, "The master not only wants to send grain to the private treasury of each banner, but also personally leads the yellow flag to Xuzhou to confront Chongzhen!" Otherwise, it was not enough to boost the morale of the army, and it was not enough to reverse the decline caused by the defeat of Prince Yu in Shanyang. ”

Good guy, Hong Chengchou also wants Dolgon to conquer Xuzhou.

Ning Wan and Fan Wencheng also echoed: "Slaves and others seconded the proposal!" ”

"Hengjiu, the yellow flag is also sent to Xuzhou?" Dolgon frowned and said, "Regardless of the safety of the Jingshi? The safety of Shanxi and Datong is disregarded? Don't want Tumut River either? ”

"Master, haven't you seen it yet?" Hong Chengchou said, "My Qing soldiers have been fighting with the Ming army in Xuzhou for more than three months since they went south at the beginning of this year. It can be seen that Chuang Chao has already made up his mind to watch the fire from the other side. ”

"Not bad." Fan Wencheng said, "Before the victory or defeat is determined on the battlefield of Xuzhou, Pseudo Shun will not send troops, and my Qing soldiers can concentrate all their forces and complete their efforts in one battle." ”

Ning Wan I was also excited: "If the Battle of Xuzhou is successful, the merits will be no less than the Battle of Sarhu of the Old Khan and the Battle of Songjin of the First Emperor, and then the master's ascension to the throne will also become the expectation of everyone." ”

In a word, it is to ask Dolgon to personally lead the army to go out and fight Xuzhou with Chongzhen.

I have to say that these three dog traitors are really heartbroken for Jiannu and Dolgon.

Dolgon, however, hesitated, for the stakes were too high, and he was a little afraid.

Frowning and pacing back and forth for a moment, Dorgon paused again and asked, "What about the Tumut River?" ”

"Tumut is nothing more than a mustard disease." Hong Chengchou said, "As long as you win the Battle of Xuzhou and destroy the Southern Ming Dynasty, the Tumut Mongols can recapture it in a bumble, which is not enough to worry about." ”

Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan said in unison: "Please break it quickly!" ”

But where did Dolgon dare to break quickly, and asked Hong Chengchou again: "Hengjiu, how much success does the Qing army have in this battle?" ”

"Master, if the slave says that the Qing soldiers have a ten-point calculation, it must be a lie." Hong Chengchou shook his head, and then continued, "But seven or eight points are considered to be there, at least much more than the Ming army's chances of winning." ”

Fan Wencheng also chimed in: "Yes, the success rate of the Qing Dynasty is at least twice that of the Ming army!" ”

"Twice as many as the Ming army?" Dolgon frowned and said, "But you said that Nanming's strength is far superior to that of my Great Qing. ”

Ning Wan said: "The strength of Nanming is certainly better than my Qing Dynasty, but the strength of Xuzhou is not as good as my Qing Dynasty, and the master's army only needs to face the Ming army in Xuzhou!" ”

"Understood." Dolgon nodded and said, "What the three of them mean is that the Qing Dynasty does not need to defeat the entire Southern Ming, but only needs to defeat the Xuzhou Ming army, right?" ”

"That's what it means." Rather finish my way.

"In the competition of the national strength of the two countries, the Qing Dynasty is definitely inferior to the Southern Ming Dynasty."

"But with the power of the Qing Dynasty and one country, it will be a great success for one city in Xuzhou!"

After saying this, I continued to say: "Master, the battle of Xuzhou has actually evolved into a competition of manpower and material resources on both sides, it depends on who can last longer?" ”

Dolgon bowed his head slightly, and said, "So, which side do the three gentlemen think lasts more?" ”