Chongzhen smiled and said, "But for now, let's eliminate Jiannu first." ”

"I understand." Zheng Zhilong said solemnly, "After the thaw in spring, the minister will lead the sailors to the north to Beihai to find an opportunity to annihilate the Jiannu sailors. ”

[Note: Beihai is the Bohai Sea]

"You don't have to look for it." Chongzhen said with a smile, "You just have to wait for the Jiannu Sailor to deliver it to the door by himself." ”

"What? Waiting for the Jiannu sailor to deliver it to the door himself? Zheng Zhilong was stunned when he heard this, what did he say? Jiannu Sailor is not lacking in heart, how can he come to the door to die?

"Zheng Qing doesn't believe it? I promised that the Jiannu sailor would obediently come to the door to die. ”

Chongzhen stretched out his hand and patted the map and said: "Because I want to use troops against Jiannu, and the soldiers are divided into two ways from the sea to use troops against Dagukou and Gaizhou Wei at the same time!" ”

"What, divide into two ways to use troops against Jiannu by sea?" Zheng Zhilong was stunned when he heard this.

"At the same time, there are also Gaizhou guards for Dagukou?" Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan were also shocked.

It is worthy of the saint, the courage is greater than them, they just want to attack a little, but the saint wants to attack the two key points of Jiannu at the same time in two ways!

Chongzhen said again: "Yan Yingyuan." ”

Yan Yingyuan snapped and straightened his chest: "The minister is here." ”

"Hey, it's just a discussion now, and it's not like we're going to send troops right away." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "When the Beihai thaws in the spring of next year, you will lead a battalion of 5,000 infantry and artillery to raid Dagukou." ”

"At that time, the sailor will take advantage of the night to send you directly to land outside the mouth of Dagu."

"There will definitely not be many Jiannu defenders at Dagukou, you will definitely be able to attack at night."

"After capturing Dagukou, immediately rush to repair the guntai, and then nail it to Dagukou like a nail!"

Speaking of this, Chongzhen said again: "At that time, Jiannu will definitely launch a crazy counterattack to Dagukou, and the Jiannu Sailor will definitely come from Tianjin Wei to support, and the Sailor will take this opportunity to destroy one of them." ”

"The Holy One's hand is really powerful." Zheng Zhilong said, "If Jiannu is compared to a person, this Dagu mouth is undoubtedly the throat point, if you can attack and occupy Dagukou, it is equivalent to choking Jiannu's throat, if Jiannu does not want to die of suffocation, we must take it back at any cost, so it gives us the opportunity to annihilate its sailors." ”

Yan Yingyuan smiled and said, "Holy Lord, why don't you take Tianjin directly?" ”

"That's not going to work." Chongzhen shook his head and said, "Tianjin Wei is separated from the sea by a hundred miles, and Tianjin must be heavily guarded, and when you arrive, Jiannu has already been prepared, which has become a strong city under the Dun army, this is a taboo for soldiers, and when the time comes, there will be Jiannu reinforcements in front of the strong city, then it will be a big trouble." ”

Even if Yan Yingyuan didn't say anything more, he had read the war book and war strategy.

Chongzhen said to Xu Yingwei again: "Xu Yingwei, you lead 10,000 new troops and two battalions of artillery to attack Gaizhou, and the sailors will also send you to Gaizhouwei Beach, and you will directly land on the beach." ”

"Your mission is to nail you like a nail in Gaizhouwei."

"Don't worry about supplies, the sailor will keep your supply lines safe."

After saying this, he said: "But there is one point, don't be greedy for merit, what I want you to do is to choke these two strategic points to the death, to make Jiannu breathless, but also to let it continue to lose blood, then two years later, when I lead the army to the north along the canal, I can hit a heavy blow or even annihilate Jiannu in one battle." ”

"Minister's order." Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan surrendered their promises at the same time.

Chongzhen said: "Youzhen, Wanheng, this matter is not trivial, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is related to my Ming Dynasty's 100-year national fortune, so don't go home this Spring Festival, you two will stay in Nanjing, hurry up and get ready, make a list of the materials you may use when defending the city, and then prepare as soon as possible." ”

"When the weather warms up and the North Sea thaws, we will immediately send troops to the North Sea!"

After a pause, he said: "Then defend Dagukou and Gaizhou for at least two years!" ”

"Command!" Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan shook their hands again, then turned around and hurriedly left.

From their expressions and body movements when they went out, it can be seen that Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan did not have too much worry or fear, but looked a little excited, as if they had been looking forward to this day for a long time.

Chongzhen said to Zheng Zhilong again: "Zheng Qing, you should go back to the house quickly, it is estimated that Zheng Sen and they are waiting for you to go back and put the first firecracker, and after the firecracker, you will go to sacrifice to heaven and earth." ”

"If so, the minister will retire first." Zheng Zhilong got up and shook it, turned around and ran out.

When Zheng Zhilong ran away, Zhu Cihong said to Chongzhen: "Father, this is a two-step dangerous move, if you are not careful, you will play a dead move, Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan are both handsome, if they die in Gaizhouwei and Dagukou, wouldn't it be a pity?" Otherwise, change two scholars to go to Dagukou and Gaizhouwei? ”

"The eldest brother said this, and the younger brother did not dare to agree." Zhu Cijiong said, "Handsome talent is not saved, but from the battlefield with a knife and a gun, if Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan can survive this hurdle, then they are really handsome, otherwise they are two slightly better scholars, and they can't be called handsome." ”

Chongzhen turned his head and saw a plate of frozen pears on the coffee table next to him.

At that moment, Chongzhen took two frozen pears and asked his two sons: "Now there are two frozen pears, one is good, and the other is broken, which one will you two eat first?" ”

Zhu Cihong said: "Erchen will eat the broken one first, and leave the good one to eat last." ”

Zhu Cijiong said: "Erchen eats the good one first, and then saves the broken one for the last to eat." ”

Chongzhen smiled and asked again, "Then what do you think, which of these two ways of eating is better?" ”

The two brothers turned their heads to look at each other, and then said in unison, "It doesn't seem to make a difference." ”

"So." Chongzhen said leisurely, "There are two ways to employ people, one is safe, the other is radical, there is no superiority or inferiority between the two, the only difference is your needs." ”

"When you need to be safe, use a sound way of employing people."

"And if you need to be aggressive, use a radical approach."

After a pause, he said: "As for now, it is the Ming Dynasty that needs Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan to guard the Gaizhou Guard and Dagukou, because only by doing this can we ensure that the Ming Dynasty can annihilate Jiannu in the shortest possible time and leave no trouble!" ”

The two brothers looked at each other again, arched their hands and said, "Thank you, father, for solving your doubts." ”

As soon as the words fell, the sound of dense firecrackers suddenly sounded outside Yilun Hall.

The father and son walked to the hall and looked outside the Yilun Hall.

I saw that the entire night sky in Nanjing was lit up by firecrackers.

The nineteenth year of Chongzhen became a thing of the past,

Chongzhen's twenty years have arrived!

At this time, Wang Chengen stepped forward with a smile on his face.

Behind Wang Chengen, one left and one right, followed by Gao Qiqian and Lu Jiude.

Lu Jiude was holding a plate of apples in his hand, and Gao Qiqian was holding a pot of secret money in his hand.

Chongzhen grabbed an apple with his left hand and took a bite first, and then grabbed a honey money with his right hand and put it in his mouth.

Wang Chengen immediately sang with a sharp voice: "Long live the Lord eat the fruit of Pinpo, the world is safe, Long live the Lord eats honey money, the subjects of Wanfang are sweet and smooth, and Chongzhen has been peaceful for 20 years!" ”

The little eunuch outside the hall knelt down in the snow.

Immediately, Gao Qiqian brought Chongzhen a fox fur again.

The other two little eunuchs also brought a big coat to Zhu Cihong and Zhu Cijiong.

These three fox fur coats are still newly made, and the money allocated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"Let's go, go to the altar." Chongzhen raised his legs and walked out, "Sacrifice to the sky!" ”

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Emperor Yili had to pay tribute to heaven and earth with hundreds of civil and military officials and clan nobles, and in the past, when he was in Beijing, he had to run twice in the southern suburbs and northern suburbs, but after arriving in Nanjing, it was easy to do.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang combined the Temple of Heaven and the Temple of Earth into a large altar.

When Chongzhen's father and son came to Chaoyang Gate, the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces and clan nobles had all arrived.

Standing in front of the team were the children of the clan, and by the light of the fire, Chongzhen saw many familiar faces, such as Zhu Yousong, the king of Fu, Zhu Changshu, the king of Lu, and Zhu Yulu, the king of Tang.

Zhu Yousong smiled flatteringly at Chongzhen.

Zhu Yousong is now completely accustomed to the errands of the Shiyi Office.

I even think it's more interesting to be an errand boy in the city than to be a vassal king.

Because Zhu Yousong has found the value of life in the city, he is now one of the top ten gold medal guys newly selected by the Royal City, and you need to queue up to find him as an agent.

The clan Chongzhen behind Tang King Zhu Yulu didn't know a few.

Among them, there was a person wearing the dragon robe of the county king with an embarrassed face, and it was estimated that he was the king of Jingjiang.

But Chongzhen didn't pay attention to it at all, I don't care if you're in a good mood or not? If you're in a bad mood, hit your head against the wall.

The children of the clan are followed by Xungui, and there are also many familiar faces, such as Zheng Zhilong, the Duke of Fujian, Zuo Menggeng, the Duke of Chu, and Huang Degong, the Duke of Xia.

There are also first-class loyal and brave sons Jin Shenghuan and other old generals of the border army.

Chongzhen stepped forward and shook hands with Huang Degong and the others one by one and exchanged a few words.

Zheng Zhilong, Huang Degong and others were a little stunned when they were newly promoted and shook hands with the saint?

Xu Hongji, Zhu Guobi, Chang Yanling, Liu Kongzhao and other old nobles also waited for Chongzhen to come over and shake hands with them, but Chongzhen walked directly in front of them.

It is impossible for one person to please everyone.

If the Ming Dynasty wants to prote, it is bound to offend the original old aristocracy, which is absolutely inevitable.

So there is no need to waste precious energy on these old nobles, anyway, these old nobles can't make any waves, and the oil and water have been squeezed to the bottom.

Behind the honorable were civil and military officials.

In addition, there are some officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

After gathering everyone, a group of people came towards the big altar.

At the same time that Chongzhen brought the children of the clan, the old and new ministers, and the civil and military officials to the great altar to pay tribute to heaven and earth, Dolgon also held a New Year's sacrifice in the East Shaman Hall of Yuhe Bridge.

Although the state religion of Jiannu has been changed from shamanism to lama huangjiao,

However, the ritual of sacrificing to the shaman on the first day of the new year has been preserved, which is also a sign of respect for the old slave Nurhachi.

The ritual of sacrificing to a shaman is not interesting, but it is interesting who will officiate the sacrifice? Will the little emperor Shunzhi officiate the sacrifice, or will Dorgon, the regent of the emperor's father, be in charge of the officiating sacrifice?

The little Emperor Fulin is now ten years old, and his size has reached Dorgon's shoulder.

However, Fulin was more deferential to Dorgon, and even changed his name to Emperor Amma.

"Huang Ama." Fu Lin said respectfully, "You will be the one to preside over this year." ”

"Isn't that okay?" Dolgon hypocritically said, "The Lord Regent is not fit to preside over the priesthood. ”

"Why shouldn't the Lord Regent preside over the priest?" Ganglin immediately came out and said, "When the old Khan was unwell, he was sacrificed by the big beyler, the big beyler, why can't the regent of the imperial father?" ”

Many of the Eight Banners nobles present all glared at Ganglin when they heard this.

Even Dolgon's own brother, Azig, was unkind.

At the insistence of Fulin, in the end, it was Dolgon who presided over the sacrifice.

After the sacrifice to the shaman god, a more interesting scene came, because according to the etiquette, the next step should be the emperor and the queen to the Kunning Palace to sacrifice and send the son Niangniang, praying for more heirs of the royal family.

This was not the case before, because Fulin had not yet been married.

But now that Dolgon is the main priest, then it can be sacrificed.

Although Dolgon has a fortune, his fortune is not a queen.

Bumu Butai was a good fit, but she wasn't married to Dolgon yet.

But this year's Dolgon didn't know if he had a firm brain, so he actually forced Bumu Butai to kneel side by side under the shrine of the son and knocked nine times in a row.

What's even more absolutely is the little emperor Fulin.

After Dolgon and Bumu Butai got up, Fulin threw his sleeves and knelt down in front of them, and said in a loud voice: "Erchen Fulin wishes Emperor Ama and Emperor Eniang many sons and blessings. ”

"The emperor is flat." Dolgon's face was satisfied.

Bumu Butai is also blushing, I don't know if he is angry or ashamed?

However, the nobles with yellow flags and yellow flags who watched the ceremony below, such as Aobai, Tan Tai, Ta Zhan, Turai and Gong Adai, were so angry that their faces were blue and trembling.

Finally, after completing the New Year's sacrifice, Dorgon took Duoduo back to Prince Rui's palace.

"Brother Fourteen, this little cub of Fulin must be pretending." Duoduo whispered, "You have to be careful, this little cub has such forbearance at a young age, and he can still grow up?" It is advisable to get rid of it as soon as possible. ”

"Old Fifteen, what are you in a hurry?" Dolgon waved his hand and said, "I have my own plans. ”

Duoduo's expression moved, and he asked again: "Fourteenth brother, so you did today's sacrifice on purpose?" ”

"Or else? You think I'm going to be that stupid? Stupid enough to anger the two yellow flag nobles because of a woman? Dorgon snorted and said, "It's a temptation and a temptation. ”

Duoduo said: "Lure those who are dissatisfied with Brother Fourteen to jump out? And then take the opportunity to carry out a flag rectification? It would be better to change the flag again and change the colors of our two white and two yellow flags back. ”

"Changing the flag?" Dorgon snorted, "I want more than just a flag change. ”

After a pause, Dolgon's face showed a touch of melancholy, and then said: "Old Fifteen, I don't know if you have noticed that the Eight Banners political system founded by Old Khan has hindered the growth of the Qing Dynasty. ”

Duoduo said awe-inspiringly: "Fourteenth brother, you want to abolish the Eight Banners political system?" ”

"Yes." Dorgon said, "The imperial power of the Qing Dynasty must be centralized. ”

(End of chapter)