"Master, North Korea can't make trouble no matter what."

Hou Fangyu said in a deep voice: "As early as next year, or three years later, the Southern Ming Dynasty will definitely raise troops for the Northern Expedition, and the Ming army that will be put into the Northern Expedition will probably not be 108,000, but 500,000 or even 1 million!" At that time, the Qing Dynasty will inevitably mobilize all the troops that can be mobilized, and the Korean army will be one of the indispensable armies. ”

"Well, that makes sense." Dolgon agreed, "Korea can't be chaotic. ”

Hong Chengchou said: "Master, in this case, simply let Li Hao go back to North Korea." ”

Li Hao is the second son of the Joseon king Yi Jun, if according to the consistent Confucian etiquette, Li Hao and Li are not eligible to inherit the throne of Joseon, and the first heir to the Korean throne should be the eldest son of the deceased Zhaoxian son Li Zao, that is, the eldest grandson of the current Korean king Yi Jun.

But Li Liang was more inclined to succeed to the throne with an adult son.

Among Li Liang's sons, there are only three who have reached adulthood, except for the son of Zhaoxian, who has died of illness, that is, the second son Li Hao and the third son Li, and now Li has been captured by the Ming army, leaving only Li Hao who stayed in Beijing as a hostage.

Hou Fangyu said again: "Before the master lets Li Hao go, it's best to give him some favor." ”

"Give him some favor?" Dorgon frowned and asked, "You mean, a marriage with the Joseon royal family?" ”

"Yes, marriage is the most effective means of wooing." Hou Fangyu nodded, in fact, he still didn't say half a sentence, and it cost the least, and the Qing Dynasty easily obtained the absolute loyalty of Horqin Mongolia by relying on repeated marriages.

Dolgon frowned and said: "But the emperor's younger sisters are still young, and there are no suitable women in other clans, and even if there are clan girls of the right age, they are not noble enough. ”

At this time, Fan Wencheng said: "Master, there is a suitable candidate. ”

"Who?" Dorgon asked in a deep voice, "You don't want to talk about Tungor, do you?" ”

Dongor was the only daughter of Dolgon, and her biological mother was also from a Korean clan.

"No, no, no, the minion definitely doesn't mean that." Fan Wencheng hurriedly said, "The slave is talking about Aunt Su Mala, this daughter has followed the Queen Mother since she was a child, just like the Queen Mother's daughter, it is better to simply accept the Queen Mother as a righteous daughter, and then marry Li Hao, so it is not an insult to the Korean clan." ”

Dorgon nodded happily.

"This one does."

……

At the same time, in Nanjing Guozijian.

Chongzhen is wearing the crown dress of the Ming Emperor under the waiting of Wang Chengen and Gao Qiqian.

This crown dress was made at the end of last year, but Chongzhen only wore it once during the New Year's sacrifice, and never wore it again after that, because he hated wearing the crown dress very much.

The point is that wearing a crown dress is too tiring.

Wearing mountain armor is not tired of wearing crown clothes.

But tonight, if you want to attend the dinner of the General Chamber of Commerce, and there are envoys from Xiyi countries at the dinner, Chongzhen must wear a crown dress that symbolizes the power of the Ming Dynasty and pose as the emperor's guard of honor.

"It's too tight, it's too tight, loosen the belt."

Chongzhen Ping raised his hands and let Wang Chengen and Gao Qiqian put on his crown clothes, and asked Zhu Cihong again: "Hong'er, why haven't you seen my imperial grandson in the past few days?" ”

"Father, is this a child?"

Zhu Cihong hurriedly said: "Erchen will go and bring him here." ”

"Go and get it." Chongzhen smiled, "Bring Yu'er with you tonight." ”

"The retainers obey." As soon as Zhu Cihong walked with his front foot, Zhu Cijiong came in with his back foot.

"Jiong'er, you're just in time." Chongzhen hurriedly said, "Hurry up and clean up and attend the dinner with me." ”

"Father, the son won't go." Zhu Cijiong has been hunting for a day, and he is a little tired, so he doesn't really want to attend the Chamber of Commerce dinner tonight, anyway, hundreds of businessmen gather together to eat and drink, it's quite boring, if you really have this time, wouldn't it be good to read a few more military books? Or practice night incense is also done.

Zhu Cijiong has recently become obsessed with night incense, and the thief pulls the stimulation.

By the way, Zhu Cijiong's marksmanship is improving at an alarming rate.

While he was talking, a little eunuch hurriedly walked in and knelt on the ground to report: "Long live Lord, Liaodong urgent." ”

"Liaodong? Present it quickly. Chongzhen also said that something big had happened in Liaodong, and motioned for Gao Qiqian to take the Tang newspaper from the hands of the little eunuch and hand it to him.

"Father, has something happened in Liaodong?"

Zhu Cijiong drank half a can of wine in one go, and then asked curiously.

"Could it be that Dolgon can't hold it back and is about to use troops against the Gaizhou Guard? If this is the case, this time Erchen will have to lead troops to rescue Gai Zhouwei anyway. ”

"Do you still want to lead troops to rescue Gai Zhouwei? You're beautiful. ”

Chongzhen shook his head and said, "Dolgon doesn't have the courage to use troops against the Gaizhou guard. ”

"Isn't it Dolgon's soldiers against the Gaizhou Guard?" Zhu Cijiong asked with a disappointed expression, "What's going on then?" ”

Xu Yingwei said that he had captured a child of a clan in North Korea. Chongzhen said with a smile, "He also suggested that the Ming Dynasty could support this sect of North Korea to seize the throne." ”

"The Joseon clan?" Zhu Cijiong said abruptly, "What are you doing with all that effort?" ”

Gao Qiqian also said: "That is, the Korean royal family has received the grace of my Ming Dynasty, but in Li Liang's generation, he is ungrateful, forgets his ancestors, recognizes a thief as his father, and even claims to be a vassal to Jiannu, such a treacherous country cannot be spared!" ”

"That's right." Zhu Cijiong nodded and said, "The Korean state must be removed from the list of countries that are not to be recruited." ”

"You know." Chongzhen didn't have a good breath and said, "North Korea should fight for it, otherwise, if North Korea is allowed to fall to Jiannu and help the abuse, even if it does not affect the overall situation of the entire Northern Expedition, it will definitely increase the difficulty of the Northern Expedition, and let me pay greater sacrifices, just this point is worth our fight for North Korea." ”

Speaking of this, Chongzhen continued: "Although the dignity of the Ming Dynasty cannot be desecrated, but what I care more about is the lives of the Ming soldiers, as long as I can die a few fewer Ming soldiers, I can no longer pursue the past mistakes of North Korea, in short, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty can be sacrificed, but they will never make senseless sacrifices." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Cijiong and Gao Qiqian's faces immediately became serious.

Zhu Cijiong said solemnly: "The sons are carefully taught, but the sons and daughters owe it to them." ”

Chongzhen glanced at Zhu Cijiong, who humbly admitted his mistake, and saw that this kid was already taller than him, and conservatively estimated that he was at least about 1.8 meters tall, and he was already a strong guy.

Huo Quai, at Zhu Cijiong's age, had already taken eight hundred hussars to kill in the desert.

At that moment, Chongzhen said: "Jiong'er, why don't you lead three thousand new troops to North Korea and assist the clan disciple captured by Xu Yingwei to seize the throne of North Korea?" ”

"Father, are you serious?" Zhu Cijiong was so excited that he almost jumped up.

"Father, seriously." Chongzhen said, "But you have to obey Xu Yingwei's dispatch." ”

"No problem, that's totally fine." Zhu Cijiong agreed, for him, as long as he has the opportunity to lead the troops out to perform tasks alone, no other problems are a problem, and he can be a small soldier.

It has to be said that seventeen years old is the most adventurous age.

"Okay, you go back and get ready." Chongzhen said, "I'll leave tonight." ”

"The retainers obey." Zhu Cijiong shook his head, turned around and left happily.

Looking at Zhu Cijiong, who was leaving quickly, Chongzhen suddenly felt in his heart that the wings of a first-class bird were stiff, and he was finally about to leave the nest.

Have you inherited the blood and family affection of the original Chongzhen?

……

It is not only Chongzhen who has the same feelings, but also Zhang Xianzhong.

"The children have grown up, and their wings have become stiff." Zhang Xianzhong was a little disappointed and a little relieved and said, "One by one, they are better than my father and emperor." ”

Zhang Xianzhong just received the Tang newspaper from the front.

Pingdong general Sun Kewang and Anxi general Li Dingguo fought a battle with the Ming army and the Dashun army in Xuzhou and Yinpingguan respectively, Sun Kewang won a small victory and led the coalition army to drive the Ming army out of Xuzhou, Li Dingguo fought a big victory in Yinpingguan, killed more than 8,000 Dashun troops, and trapped the main force of the follow-up Dashun army.

By the way, under the strong pressure of the Ming army, Yuan Tao, Wu Dading and others have merged with Zhang Xianzhong's thief soldiers.

"The Holy Lord's words are too much." Wang Zhaoling said, "General Pingdong and General Anxi are really good at fighting, but they are still far inferior to Shengshang, Jiang is old and spicy." ”

"The prime minister's words are too much." Zhang Xianzhong laughed.

Although he knew that Wang Zhaoling was patting him on the back, Zhang Xianzhong was still happy when he heard it.

As he grows older, Zhang Xianzhong is becoming more and more fond of listening to his subordinates.

I especially like to listen to compliments from readers like Wang Zhaoling, which can make Zhang Xianzhong feel more fulfilled.

After a pause, Zhang Xianzhong said again: "The Ming army only suffered a small loss in Xuzhou, and it was difficult to distinguish the victory or defeat for a while, but the pseudo-Shun army trapped in Yinping Pass by the children of Dingguo may not be able to hold out for a few days. ”

Wang Zhaoling persuaded and said: "Holy Lord, General Anxi is still young after all, if you don't do it, you will suffer a loss, why don't you lead tens of thousands of troops to plunder the formation?" Or the Holy Emperor can also drive the expedition himself, so that he can be safe. ”

If it is according to Wang Zhaoling's meaning, it is natural for him to go as the prime minister.

But Zhang Xianzhong has not completely lost his mind, and knows that he can't count on Wang Zhaoling to lead troops to fight.

At that moment, Zhang Xianzhong waved his hand and said: "This is not necessary, it is just tens of thousands of thieves who are pseudo-obedient, and they have fallen into the predicament of running out of food, and he can cope with the children of Dingguo." ”

Wang Zhaoling still wanted to fight for it: "Shengshang, when Deng Ai destroyed Shu, he easily captured Mianzhou and destroyed Shu with only 3,000 weak brigades. ”

(End of chapter)