Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 634 Plateau Situation

Although the title of title has not yet come down, there is already a bustling crowd in front of the Hong Mansion, with cars and horses gathered together, making it very lively.

In terms of official position, after entering the Qing Dynasty, Hong Chengchou had been taking idle jobs, which was nothing in the Qing court, or even in the system of surrendered officials.

But whether it is status, knowledge, or official status before surrender, they are all top-notch existences among the surrendered ministers.

Whether it was Fan Wencheng or Zu Dashou, they all took good care of him.

Because they understand that maybe Shan Wen, or Wu, the two can barely draw with it, but Hong Chengchou has both civil and military skills!

He was born as a Jinshi, and was an official to the governor. Whether it is strategic vision or ability, he is far superior to the two, or in other words, in the entire Liaodong, few people can match him.

Fan Wencheng was a bit more scrupulous, but Zu Dashou was an idler with no errands and was old and frail, so he went up to the gate of the house grandly.

"Why is grandpa here?"

Zu Dashou's family has deep roots in the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, coupled with his age, even though he was his former subordinate, Hong Chengchou's attitude changed very quickly and he was extremely friendly.

"Old and weak, come and see Hong Gong!"

Zu Dashou was more than seventy years old, compared to Hong Chengchou who was 14 years older, but now he was full of energy, with silver hair and roots, and he walked in without a cane.

Zu Dashou, who lives in a simple place, looked at Hong Chengchou with a tired face, and laughed for a while: "The Korean War made a lot of profits, and Mr. Hong has made a name for himself."

"Those people who underestimated you have nothing to say now."

Seeing Zu Dashou with a loud voice, Hong Chengchou put his arms in and sighed: "The slander of the world is nothing to me, but the current situation has changed, and it will be eight years in a blink of an eye."

"The teeth are loose and the hair is thinning. After all, I am old. I went to North Korea, but my body is a little bit unbearable."

Although Hong Chengchou was smiling, his words were hard to say.

"You are younger than me, how can you grow old?"

On the contrary, Zu Dashou was full of anger. He looked at the maids standing in the distance, they were the eyes and ears rewarded by Huang Taiji, and said in a low voice: "These women are ugly, and they are in the way of your eyes. Now that the officials are at the top, there are many beautiful people in the Han army. woman."

"Taking advantage of my age, I might as well take in a few more concubines and pass on the family line."

In this way, Hong Chengchou's heart skipped a beat.

Although he already has a son in his parents, he is a bit weak after all, and he doesn't know what the situation is now, so he has to do more planning.

After a few more words, Zu Dashou said softly: "You are not an outsider, how is my nephew in North Korea?"

"It's more refined."

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said with a wry smile: "The battle in Incheon drove me out of Seoul. I heard that I was made a marquis. It seems that I will still be reused in the new dynasty."

"Don't flatter him, anyone can understand the Korean battlefield."

Zu Dashou said in a deep voice: "With your 1 people, you have carried it for more than a year. Whether you have logistics supplies, you will have to leave North Korea sooner or later."

"He just took a chance and took the opportunity to make a contribution."

Hong Chengchou was noncommittal.

If it weren't for Wu Sangui's all of a sudden, he would have been able to withdraw from North Korea decently, and he would not be in such a mess now.
Zu Dashou said a few more words, he was breathing with him, and then he left the Hong residence slowly.

Back home, Zu Dashou called together a group of nephews and sighed:

"This Daming really came back to life."

"There is no difference between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. It is our ancestral home, so what?"

Because he obtained a large amount of supplies from North Korea, even though North Korea was lost, Dorgon still held a funeral, and made Hong Chengchou the Marquis of Jing'an, and entered the cabinet.

But in the eyes of people of insight, the loss of North Korea not only means the disconnection of a financial source, but also means that the Ming Dynasty encircled Liaodong on both sides.

That is to say, the Ming army could avoid the Liaoxi Corridor with its clusters of fortresses, cross the Yalu River, and attack its belly—Shengjing.

The Ming army gained an advantage strategically.

However, there are still many people who believe that with the restoration of the forces of the Eight Banners, it is possible to maintain the Northern and Southern dynasties like the Song and Liao, not to say that they have been detained and entered the customs as in the past.

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However, in the critical period when the Ming and Qing Dynasties were generally peaceful and the confrontation of local wars was still maintained, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was caught in a war.

In other words, when Li Zicheng attacked the Qinghai area, he occupied the two wings of Qinghai and Shuote, that is, the pastures ruled by his ten sons.

Of the ten sons, only six of them escaped back, and they brought their followers with them. It can be said that they were extremely embarrassed.

That is to say, under such circumstances, Gushi Khan had to send envoys to Beijing to offer tribute to the Ming court and become a vassal state.

Re-incorporating the Uzang area into the tributary system and accepting the territory is a matter of benefit and cost, and the imperial court naturally agreed.

Emperor Shaowu was worried that there was no reason to disturb the Qinghai-Tibet area, so he naturally agreed.

It's a pity that when Gushi Khan was raising his troops and preparing to make troubles in Qinghai, Li Zicheng felt that there was no hope of counterattacking Han, and planned to take Lhasa for retirement, so he chose to go south directly.

After being buffered by the high altitude in the Qinghai area, Chuangjun barely adapted to Tibet, and his combat effectiveness was constantly recovering.

This is unacceptable for Gushi Khan, who has enjoyed peace for many years.

So under his order, the Mongolian nobles and Tibetan nobles who had been entrusted to various places came to Lhasa one after another.

In just three months, the number of soldiers and horses exceeded 30,000 people, plus his own Dangxiong soldiers (that is, the elite soldiers stationed in Dangxiong), the total exceeded [-].

In the sparsely populated Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it is a remarkable army.

Li Zicheng's Southern Expedition only led 20,000 people.

Gushi Khan, in his capacity as the Dharma protector, recruited more than [-] monks from monasteries, and also received supplies from monasteries around the world.

Gathering these 60,000 people, Gushri Khan's confidence doubled, and he recharged his energy in Damxung (north of Lhasa, adjacent to Namtso) city, waiting for work at leisure.

Li Zicheng led the cavalry and galloped on the vast and desolate plateau. The further south, the more manors, temples, and supplies.

When he arrived in Nachuka, it had been more than a month since his expedition.

The whole army rested here, and Song Xiance was out of breath, and it took him a while to recover. Looking at the hostile eyes of the Tibetans, he fell into deep thought.

After visiting this small town, Song Xiance found Li Zicheng:
"Your Majesty, this place is only a few hundred miles away from Lhasa, but there are hundreds of manors, and they are all being attacked one by one, and the loss of troops is too great; if they ignore them, they will be harassed by them."

"I understand what you said."

Li Zicheng sighed: "The further south you go, the greater the resistance. If you regard me as an enemy, aren't you an enemy of Buddha? These Tibetans are not even afraid of death, and they don't even obey."

"Gushi Khan is in Dangxiong, and has hoarded more than one hundred thousand people, which is several times that of ours. We have to be cautious."

Song Xiance said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)