In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 218: Qing Dynasty wants to join forces with Dahua?

Compared with Chongzhen and Ming Dynasty, who were angry and mobilized troops to attack after receiving China's credentials, Huang Taiji was much calmer.

Not only did he not get angry and humiliate the envoy, Huang Taiji also summoned the envoy in person, and readily promised that he would send the envoy to naturalize himself at that time to congratulate the founding of the Kingdom of China and the enthronement of King Hua.

He even revealed in his words that he wanted to turn the war with Hua into friendship in the future and work together to deal with the Ming Dynasty.

"Bago, is it possible that you really plan to join forces with China?"

"Fourteenth Brother, do you think there's anything wrong?"

Faced with Dorgon's slightly angry question, Huang Taiji not only didn't pay attention, but looked at him and asked.

"Of course it's inappropriate. Did Bago forget how many of our warriors died in Lin Rui's hands? How many relatives died tragically in his hands? Who burned down Shengjing City? If it hadn't been for his sneak attack, how would our Qing Dynasty have fallen? To such a land now?"

Dorgon said with some excitement, gritting his teeth at the end, and the veins on his forehead bulged, showing how much he hated Lin Rui and Lin Jiajun.

"How could I forget? But brother Fourteen, you have to remember that other people can be blinded by hatred, but you and I can't.

Especially in today's situation, every decision we make is related to the life and death of our Qing Dynasty. If we are not careful, our Qing Dynasty's foundation may be completely ruined.

So you must not let hatred influence your emotions, otherwise it will only make you make wrong decisions. "

Huang Taiji said slowly.

He also sighed in his heart. He knew that he might not have much time left, but Dorgon's performance made him very worried about the fate of the Qing Dynasty after his death.

However, except for Dorgon, the others were even more unbearable, so they could only teach patiently, hoping that he would listen.

It was a pity that Dorgon said with a stern face: "Bago, I know that we may not have the strength to expedition to Hetao now, but there is no need for us to join forces with China? When I lead troops to annex North Korea next year, our Qing Dynasty will soon Can regain strength.”

"But what if after you lead your army and Lin Rui and the Ming Dynasty join forces to attack, how will the Qing Dynasty respond?"

"This... this is unlikely. Then if Lin Rui really wanted to join forces with the Ming Dynasty, there would be such a good opportunity in the spring, and they would have joined forces to destroy the Qing Dynasty!"

Dorgon said with some disbelief.

At that time, Lin Rui not only occupied Shengjing City, but also led the cavalry to Liaoyang. The Ming army also had more than [-] troops in Jinzhou. The leader was still Lu Xiangsheng. It can be said that as long as Lin Rui led the cavalry to Guangning Yizhou to attack in a pincer attack, the Qing Dynasty's final victory The result may be to flee to the mountains or grasslands.

But the fact is that Lin Rui did not choose to join forces with the Ming army to attack in the end, but directly gave up the golden opportunity and chose to leave Liaodong.

As for the reason, he could guess that it was simply that Lin Rui was worried that after the Qing Dynasty was destroyed, the Ming army would turn around and deal with the Lin family army, so he felt that the Lin family army's next goal should be to attack the more powerful Ming Dynasty, rather than fight with the Ming Dynasty. Join forces to destroy the Qing Dynasty again.

"The reason why Lin Rui did not choose to join forces with the Ming army was because the Lin family army did not have a piece of its own territory and its foundation was unstable, so he chose to decisively retreat to the Hetao.

Now that the Hetao is the foundation, once the Ming Dynasty woos it and promises many benefits, it may not join forces with the Ming Dynasty and choose to destroy the Qing Dynasty first.

After all, the Ming army lacks cavalry and is not good at field battles, but our Qing Dynasty still has tens of thousands of elite cavalry, which poses a greater threat to Hetao. "

Compared with Dorgon, Huang Taiji obviously saw more clearly and saw Lin Rui's true intention of not joining forces with the Ming army and taking the opportunity to destroy the Qing Dynasty.

"It should be impossible. With the self-righteous and aloof temperament of Emperor Chongzhen and the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, they would definitely not take the initiative to win over a Han who broke the soil and became king. They might even gather a large army to conquer."

Dorgon thought about it and finally shook his head.

When they defeated the Ming Dynasty so badly, besieged the capital several times, and even expressed their willingness to become vassals, Emperor Chongzhen refused to agree and refused to admit that they occupied Liaodong. How could they lower themselves and take the initiative to win over Lin Rui now?
"It is true, but Lin Rui is a very pragmatic person who knows how to assess the situation. If he takes the initiative to send people to reconcile with the Ming Dynasty and is willing to become a minister, it is hard to say how Emperor Chongzhen will make a decision.

After all, it has been almost 200 years since the Ming Dynasty lost the Hetao, and Lin Rui did not capture the Hetao from the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, with the current situation of the Qing Dynasty, we must not be attacked on both sides, and we cannot take risks even if there is only a slight possibility.

Therefore, it is most beneficial to our Qing Dynasty to temporarily turn the hostility into friendship with the Lin Jiajun, or even join forces.

Because once the Qing Dynasty joins forces with the Hua Kingdom, according to Emperor Chongzhen’s temperament, he will never accept the Hua Kingdom again, and it will be impossible for the two sides to unite again.

The Qing Dynasty can safely annex North Korea and restore its strength. It only needs to deploy a small number of troops in Guangning Yizhou.

And once there is a conflict between China and the Ming Dynasty, or even a sword fight, then I, the Qing Dynasty, can also be a fisherman, ahem..."

Perhaps he said too much in one breath, so Huang Taiji coughed violently at the end.

"Bago, you have to take care of yourself, the Qing Dynasty cannot do without you now."

Dorgon said with concern, and wanted to step forward to help, but Huang Taiji waved his hand to stop him.

Looking at Bage's desperate look, Dorgon was actually extremely conflicted. He wished that Bage would return early so that he could ascend to the throne, but he was also worried that without Bage, he would not be able to fight against the treacherous and ghostly Lin Rui. .

"I'm fine, Fourteenth Brother, do you understand what Brother Ba just said?"

"My dear brother, I understand. It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years."

"Also, a man should be able to bend and stretch, and should not act on impulse, let alone raise an army out of anger. The most important thing for our Qing Dynasty at present is to annex North Korea. After annexing North Korea and having warships and navy, we can attack on both sides and go to Shandong by water. , and even went to Jiangnan to plunder the population, while attacking Mobei with the Horqin tribe. Only by annexing Mobei can we have a decisive battle with the Lin family army and unify the entire Monan again..." Looking at the blood stains on the handkerchief, Huang Taiji was also worried about himself He died suddenly, so he told Dorgon all the Qing's next strategy.

As for whether Dorgon can convince Qilhalang and Abatai after his death, Huang Taiji is not worried about this, because he knows that Qilhalang and Abatai will never be able to defeat Dorgon and Dodo. .

The younger generations such as Yue Tuo, Du Du, and Yang Guli would only choose to remain neutral and not help each other.

With the support of Dorgon, the princes and princes of the Qing Dynasty, Beile and Beile, could not afford to make any big waves.

Although they were very dissatisfied and even angry with Huang Taiji's decision to turn the war with the Lin family army into friendship, they still reluctantly agreed in the end.

When the envoys sent to Liaodong returned to naturalize, Liu Si also happened to return from Ming Dynasty.

At this time, winter had already entered on the grassland, and the construction progress of Guihua City was also greatly affected. Fortunately, a large number of bricks and tiles were fired in the early stage, so the project did not come to a complete standstill.

Lin Rui first summoned Liu Si. After listening to Liu Si's report, he also frowned: "Then did Emperor Chongzhen really say that?"

"Yes king."

Liu Si replied carefully, as for the matter of embarrassing the king and the country of Hua, he did not dare to mention it.

"Didn't you bring up the matter of the two parties joining forces?"

Lin Rui said in a deep voice again that this time he sent Liu Si to the Ming Dynasty mainly because he wanted to reach many agreements with the Ming Dynasty.

That means that from now on, Hua and Ming will be friendly to each other and form a brotherly alliance. Ming will be the brother and Hua will be the brother.

Businessmen from the Ming Dynasty could come to China to do business, and Hua Kingdom could also go to the territory of the Ming Dynasty to open shops and warehouses, and recruit people to work in Hetao to open up wasteland.

This is beneficial to both sides. Ming can safely eliminate the rebels in the territory, and China can annex Mobei and Horqin tribes and attack Jiannu without any worries.

By that time, China has unified the north, and Ming Dynasty can also resolve its internal troubles. The two sides will have a fair fight based on their strength to decide who will control the artifact. In the end, no matter who loses or wins, they will be able to create a huge Han empire. .

As for inviting Chongzhen to attend the celebration, it was just a polite word, and he did not expect that Chongzhen would actually come.

Who would have thought that Chongzhen would want to fight with him?

Are you afraid that your brain is flooded with water?
The fight between King Chuang and the Eighth King was about to snowball. He looked worried. Chongzhen was still in the mood to mess with him, so he was convinced.

"Your Majesty, as soon as I arrived in the capital, I was taken into the post house by officials from the Ministry of Rites. I told them that I was here for negotiation and asked to see the chief minister and the emperor. But those officials ignored me at all and only focused on teaching me some things. The etiquette was messy and I was asked to carry things on my back.

It wasn't until five days later, when I had learned all the etiquette and memorized everything I had memorized, that they were willing to take me to see the emperor. As a result, I just handed over my credentials and prepared to negotiate with the emperor according to the king's instructions, but The emperor just glanced at the credentials and threw them aside. Then after saying harsh words, he didn't even wait for me to speak again, and had me taken away.

"After I returned to the post house, the officials from the Ministry of Etiquette ignored my request. They just sneered and told me to leave quickly. In the end, I had no choice but to come back."

Liu Si spoke out all the treatment he received with a look of grievance. During those few days in the capital, he was like a puppet, being manipulated at will by the officials who didn't care about his feelings or what he said.

The only thing worthy of praise is that the stay was good and the food was good.

"So, you didn't tell the contents of the negotiation at all?"

Lin Rui also rubbed his forehead with a speechless expression. He didn't know whether it was because this guy's ability to do things was too poor, or because the civil servants received by Daming did not pay attention to the matter and were perfunctory.

"My subordinates said it, but the officials of the Ministry of Rites ignored it at all. They also laughed at the king as a toad and yawned. They also said that the king was not even qualified to be a minister. He actually wanted to be a country of brothers with the Ming Dynasty. It was simply unbelievable. How thick is the high ground…”

"That is to say, except when you met the emperor on the day you went to court, no high official came to meet you, right?" Lin Rui's face gradually darkened.

"Yes, Your Majesty, not to mention the Chief Assistant and the Minister of War, the biggest person who received me was a director of the Ministry of Rites." Liu Si nodded quickly, and then said angrily.

After all, he is also a minister. Although the Hua Kingdom is not as good as the Ming Dynasty, it must at least send a minister to receive him.

"Go down and rest first!"

Lin Rui had no choice but to wave him away, and then called in the external minister Zuo who was sent to Liaodong.

Lin Rui was also quite surprised when he heard that Huang Taiji not only wanted to turn hostility with him into friendship, but also wanted to join forces to deal with the Ming Dynasty, and even sent an envoy to come with him.

The reason why he sent the envoy to Liaodong was just to humiliate Huang Taiji. It would be better to make him angry to death, so that it would be much easier to deal with Jiannu in the future.

But who would have thought that Huang Taiji, whom he wanted to humiliate, not only showed no anger at all, but actually wanted to join forces with him.

However, Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty he wanted to form an alliance with, sent troops to attack him instead. This really surprised Lin Rui.

"Your Majesty, the envoy has been arranged by me to be stationed outside. Would you like to summon him now?"

"No hurry, let him live first!" Lin Rui waved his hand, then asked him to step back, and called Zhang Han over.

(End of this chapter)