Ming politicians

Facing the heavy loss, Dorgon began to show his cruel nature. This time he joined forces with the Ming army and brought [-] warriors. More than [-] of them died in battle, and his strength was greatly reduced. He must recover these losses. According to the custom, when the Eight Banners enter the customs and fight, the sergeants below will be able to harvest a lot of property. Unfortunately, this time, Huang Taiji also put forward a clear request. The main purpose is to unite the Ming army to defeat the Jiangning camp. Unfortunately, this purpose is not achieve.

Through the battle in Cangzhou, Dorgon felt that the Qing Dynasty had to find another way, and that the alliance with the Ming court would not have much effect. Su Tiancheng's unification of the Central Plains may be irreversible. At this time, the Qing Dynasty strengthened its own strength. To change the previous thinking, the key is to keep a low profile and seek the right time to enter the Central Plains.

Dorgon's understanding became clearer through the Battle of Cangzhou. After returning to Shenyang this time, he will definitely report to Huang Taiji. Even if Huang Taiji has a different opinion, he will fight for it.

The route chosen by Dorgon was somewhat remote. After leaving Cangzhou, he entered Baoding Mansion from Hejian Mansion, then entered Zhending Mansion, finally entered Shanxi, and entered Mongolian Grassland from Datong.Choosing this remote route, Dorgon's purpose is also very clear, the focus is to plunder money, the longer the route traveled, the more money he can plunder.

As the Spring Festival is approaching, the common people are all preparing for the New Year, and they have accumulated a lot of money and food at home. At this time, looting will definitely yield huge gains. Of course, because of the remoteness of the route, there are also problems, and there are many dangers along the way. Fortunately, Dorgon knew very well that the main energy of the Ming army was placed in Cangzhou and Tianjin.I can't take care of the rest for the time being.

Capital City, Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Zhu Youjian's face was pale and his eyes were a little loose.

Zhou Yanru lowered his head and stood below. Chen Xinjia's memorial had already arrived at the imperial court, and the situation of the battle in Cangzhou.It is very clear. It should be said that the imperial army and the Manchu Eight Banners have achieved certain results in joint operations. Compared with the battles in Zhejiang and Nanzhili, it is very good. At least they resisted the attack of the Jiangning Battalion, and they were withdrawing from Cangzhou. Before, the main force still existed, but the biggest problem was Dorgon's unauthorized withdrawal.After leaving Cangzhou, he will not continue to fight with the Datong Frontier Army.

Chen Xinjia expressed great anger at the decision made by Dorgon without authorization. In the memorial, he even cursed the Houjin Tartars, thinking that barbarians do not understand faith.

This was not a fatal thing, but the memorial received next made the court restless.

Dorgon left Cangzhou and began to plunder along the way, and memorials from various governments flew to the court like snowflakes.Because after the Beizhili Guards were transferred, most of them were concentrated in Cangzhou.After facing the Jiangning camp, the defenses in various places are almost empty, and they are unable to deal with Dorgon at all. They can only watch the Houjin Tartars looting. After all, even the guards are still holding on.He was not the opponent of the Hou Jin Tartars, and he didn't dare to face the Hou Jin Tartars head-on.

This is tantamount to adding insult to injury.

After receiving Chen Xinjia's memorial, Zhu Youjian thought of mobilizing the Liaodong frontier army. Although Dorgon's withdrawal caused losses, it was not a fatal blow.The hundreds of thousands of Liaodong Frontier Army still have good combat effectiveness. Unfortunately, Dorgon began to loot in Beizhili, which indicates that the situation in Liaodong will quickly become tense. Zhu Youjian wants to mobilize the Liaodong Frontier Army. The plan was directly blocked.

Su Tiancheng will not stop his conquests. Tianjin will become the focus of the court's attention in the next step. The atmosphere in the court has undergone more changes. There are fewer ministers who are willing to speak, and more silent ones. Even the chief minister of the cabinet Zhou Yanru also fell silent a lot.

Zhu Youjian is very aware of these situations. Because of their hatred for Su Tiancheng, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang cleaned up many civil and military ministers in the court, and the prison was already overcrowded. Such behavior severely hit the civil and military ministers in the court , Some people even compared Wang Chengen with Wei Zhongxian. After such a long time, few people have directly put forward opinions and suggestions in the court. There are also acts of secretly attacking honest ministers. In Zhu Youjian's view, these problems are not the biggest problems.

Although Zhu Youjian has not received the education and indoctrination of authentic imperial techniques, Zhu Youjian has been on the throne for so many years, and one thing he is clear about is that in times of crisis, the eunuchs and Jin Yiwei are the most he can rely on. Most of the ministers are unreliable. After gaining power, they are all for themselves. The biggest example is Su Tiancheng. After gaining enough power, he actually wanted to be the emperor.

A few minutes later, Zhu Youjian concentrated his energy, and his eyes became sharper.

"Zhou Aiqing, I want to ask how to deal with these situations."

Zhou Yanru's body trembled slightly, this question is too difficult to answer, but since the emperor asked, he must answer it, otherwise, one day, he might be thrown into a prison by Jin Yiwei and eunuchs.

"Your Majesty, I think that the focus of attention at present is still Tianjin. Dorgon has no faith. I think there is nothing unusual. The Houjin Tatars are barbarians and cannot be trusted. The battle in Cangzhou, Mr. Chen Mr. He and Wang's performance is still very good. If it were not for the difficulties encountered, Su Tiancheng would not have mobilized the Jiangning battalion sergeants in Henan. Although Mr. Chen's memorial did not mention the casualties of the Jiangning battalion. Cangzhou was also hit hard."

Zhu Youjian nodded slightly, thinking that Zhou Yanru's analysis was very good.

Having received the emperor's encouragement, Zhou Yanru secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"The reason why I suggest focusing on Tianjin is because Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning Battalion and is about to attack Tianjin. The Datong Frontier Army led by Master Chen, including the Tianjin Three Guards and the Beizhili Weisuo Army, has a total number of More than [-] people should be able to persist in defending Tianjin, but the army consumes a lot. During the Spring Festival, the emperor encourages a lot, and it will definitely arouse the fighting spirit of the soldiers, and start a tenacious fight with the Jiangning battalion."

"As for the Houjin Tartars led by Dorgon, they also suffered heavy losses during the Cangzhou battle. They fled towards Shanxi along the direction of Baoding Mansion and Zhending Mansion. The Datong frontier army has been transferred to Beizhili, and the defense is empty. Even if the army is mobilized at this moment, it is too late to intercept it."

"The Liaodong frontier army cannot be dispatched for the time being. Huang Taiji of Houjin must have known about Dorgon's behavior. Under such circumstances, it is rare to guarantee that there will be no changes in Liaodong and that there will be no problems in the Guanning Jin defense line."

"The harm between the two powers is the lesser. This is my understanding. If there is something wrong, please punish the emperor."

Zhu Youjian didn't speak for a long time, which made Zhou Yanru, who was a little proud secretly, nervous again. He didn't know if the emperor was satisfied, maybe there was something he didn't say. The current situation in the court is clear, and he would rather not Speak up, and don't expose any problems because you talk too much.

"Zhou Aiqing's suggestion is still good. I am very pleased. After such a long time, I know the situation of the court and the thoughts of many civil and military ministers. The actions of Jinyiwei and Dongchang are indeed excessive in some places. Correction, I see this matter, I will ask Zhou Aiqing to handle it, so many ministers are imprisoned in the prison, it is unreasonable..."

Accepting such a task is tantamount to setting things right. It was originally something to be happy about, but Zhou Yanru was not at all happy. He knew the emperor's temper, and he meant to change the order from day to day. Maybe what he corrected today may not be corrected tomorrow. Problems are about to arise at the court.

In order to test the emperor's attitude, Zhou Yanru spoke cautiously.

"I obey the order, and I suggest that Yan Zizhang's matter be resolved first."

Yan Zizhang has been imprisoned in the prison, and the problem has not been resolved. This is also because Yan Zizhang refused to bow his head, always thought he was right, and even directly criticized the government, which made Zhu Youjian very upset.

The expression on Zhu Youjian's face changed.

"Zhou Aiqing, since I asked you to handle these matters, I don't need to ask you how to do it."

Leaving the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Zhou Yanru went straight back to the mansion under the excuse that he had something to do.

After entering the secret room, Zhou Yanru spoke directly to Zhou Kang.

"Da Ming is exhausted, there is no hope. It is only a matter of time before Su Tiancheng wins Tianjin. You should not stay in the capital this Spring Festival. You should use an excuse to go home for the New Year and contact Su Tiancheng directly. If you can't find Su Tiancheng, Finding Zhu Shenxuan, Yang Sichang and others is the same, I don’t want to say more about confidential matters.”

"Master, the younger one will definitely complete the task. The younger one thinks that the master doesn't need to be so anxious."

"What do you know? In the past, the imperial court and the Houjin Tartars united to deal with Su Tiancheng. Now the imperial court needs to face Su Tiancheng's attack and prevent the Houjin Tartars from taking advantage of the troubled waters. It's hard to deal with it, so don't say anything." Facing the attacks from both sides, how long can the imperial court last under such circumstances? But at this time, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang controlled the government, which has already made people angry. The emperor asked me to correct the mistakes of Jinyiwei and Dongchang today. But he didn't say how to punish those evil Jinyiwei and Dongchang fans. What kind of arrangement is this? It's better not to say it. I really don't understand why the emperor became like this. I can't understand simple questions. "

"Master, I'm just thinking, after meeting Su Tiancheng or Zhu Shenxuan and others, can I make a clear request."

Zhou Yanru nodded. The so-called clear request is nothing more than being able to become an official of the Jin court in the future, and the status should not be too low. Of course, it needs to be contacted in advance to avoid any trouble. (To be continued..)