Ming politicians

The interrogation should be in the form of squeezing toothpaste, asking a little bit, but this time there is no such trouble, the middle-aged man spoke happily, without the slightest concealment or hesitation, in fact, this person is very strange, once opened Once you've settled your mind, there's nothing to worry about.

During the middle-aged man's confession, not only Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze, but even the officials who recorded it were shocked.

The middle-aged man is actually a Han Chinese in Liaodong, or a local student, and he can be regarded as a scholar. He was caught when the Houjin plundered. , dedicated to a certain Han minister of Hou Jin, this minister was powerful enough, he specially dispatched Tartars to arrest the middle-aged man’s family, under such circumstances, the middle-aged man succumbed and began Kim worked.

The minister of the late Jin Dynasty was Fan Wencheng.

Through the confession of the middle-aged man, Su Tiancheng knew that Fan Wencheng had been persuading Huang Taiji, giving preferential treatment to Han people, urging Huang Taiji to make correct decisions, attracting literati, and doing his best to change the relationship between different ethnic groups and improve the Han people. status, restricting the privileges of the Manchus, and through these years of hard work, the conflicts among the Houjin ethnic groups have been greatly eased.

Ever since Azig entered the customs and plundered in June and suffered a disastrous defeat, Huang Taiji began to pay attention to Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ning Ying, and took all possible measures to deal with Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ning Ying. This kind of planning has been carried out for several months It's time.

It was Fan Wencheng who was in charge of this work.

For this reason, Huang Taiji took out a large amount of gold and silver, and finally promoted this work through various relationships. Huang Taiji knew very well that the ministers of the Ming Dynasty were intriguing.The mutual disapproval, and Fan Wencheng's familiarity with the habits of the Han people, the combination of the two, is very likely to use secret means to completely defeat Su Tiancheng, as long as Su Tiancheng encounters an accident.The Jiangning camp will not be much of a threat.

After the middle-aged man talked about these situations, Su Tiancheng took a deep breath. It seemed that Huang Taiji was really powerful. Although Fan Wencheng was there to help him, he still needed Huang Taiji to be able to listen. Huang Taiji himself was a Manchu. Jin, the Manchus have a special status, and the rest are in the eyes of the Manchus.They are all slaves. Under such circumstances, Huang Taiji can listen to opinions and treat Han people and people of other ethnic groups well, which shows his ambition.

Su Tiancheng couldn't help feeling a little worried, to be honest.Many adults in the imperial court are short-sighted.Fighting with each other, they didn't think about the interests of the court and the country at all, let alone the common people. Compared with Zhu Youjian and Huang Taiji, the difference is too great, one is resolute and decisive.One is indecisive, one is surrounded by a lot of talents, one is surrounded by ministers who are mostly considering their own interests, one is good at fighting, and the other grew up in the deep palace.In any case, there is no comparison.

But no matter how good Huang Taiji was, the policy of emphasizing agriculture, suppressing commerce, and closing the country to the outside world later implemented by the Qing Dynasty made the Chinese nation slump. From this aspect, Su Tiancheng also wanted to prevent history from repeating itself.

Huang Taiji wouldn't care about one or two failures, and might be more persevering, but who can say clearly whether some ministers in the court can resist the temptation of rumors.

"The main task of my visit to the pass this time is to incite the officers of the guards of the Ming Dynasty to make trouble. Master Fan knows that the Ming Dynasty is planning to abolish the guards in Shaanxi. According to Master Fan's arrangement, I pretended to be an official in the capital. The staff of the Ningxia Guard revealed this news to many guard commanders in Ningxia. Their emotions were very intense, and they followed my suggestion. , Sichuan and other places."

"These places were also chosen by Mr. Fan. Beizhili is where the capital is located. The generals of the guards here are making troubles, such as shaking up the court. Shandong has experienced too many wars and cannot stand the toss. If such news spreads If the guard officers make trouble, it is very likely to cause chaos and turmoil in Shandong. As for Sichuan, which is located in the hinterland of Ming Dynasty, it has always been called the land of abundance. mutiny and rebellion of soldiers."

"When such a situation occurs, your lord will definitely be affected. Next, lord Fan will make another plan. The ultimate goal is to use a knife to kill someone, that is, use the hand of the court to get rid of your lord."

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Su Tiancheng's face was serious.

Hearing these words for the first time, he admired Huang Taiji from the bottom of his heart, his careful planning, and his ability to use all kinds of favorable conditions, as long as he can achieve his goal.

But there was one thing that puzzled Su Tiancheng.

The ministers in the imperial court, no matter how bad they are, will not succumb to Hou Jin. In any case, in the eyes of these ministers, Hou Jin is just a small group of barbarians in the north, not to mention the interests of many ministers themselves have not been affected Influence, so the possibility of them turning to Houjin is almost zero, let alone a high-ranking minister.

There is no such thing as someone surrendering to Jin, so how did Huang Taiji know about the news of the dismantling of the guards.

Judging from the situation mentioned by the middle-aged man, Huang Taiji knows a lot of news. This is precisely the most dangerous place. Houjin's intelligence work has done this, which is too powerful. On the other hand, Daming Almost nothing is known about Houjin's situation. No one can sneak into Houjin's army, and no one is willing to take such a risk. Don't look at Jin Yiwei's strength. When it comes to going to Liaodong, which is controlled by Houjin, as a dark line, All of them were pale and refused to go at all. So far, Su Tiancheng can only rely on Huang Zaisheng to obtain information about Houjin.

An hour later, the middle-aged man finished speaking.

"You have said so much, which shows your sincerity. I have a question. I want to ask, how did Huang Taiji know about so much information about my Ming Dynasty, and how did Fan Wencheng know about it?"

The middle-aged man shook his head.

"It's impossible for me to know about such a top-secret situation, and Mr. Fan will never say it. If I know, I will tell you directly. However, according to my understanding, it is gold and silver that will ultimately work."

Su Tiancheng nodded, agreeing with what the middle-aged man said, he actually had the same idea, this was precisely the most difficult thing to do, if it didn't take a lot of effort and a long time, he wouldn't be able to find out the person at all.

With such great ambitions, Huang Taiji would never feel sorry for gold and silver. In addition to Fan Wencheng's operations, using spies like middle-aged people to go to various places in the Ming Dynasty to spy on information and instigate riots was nothing more than a piece of cake.

In this world, ordinary people, including many officials, love gold and silver.

"Rest well and take care of your body. I will definitely do what I promised you."

Su Tiancheng stood up, ready to leave.

Since Su Tiancheng said such words, the few days of middle-aged people should be easier, there is no need to be beaten, and they can also eat good food and wine.

"Don't you ask me anything, my lord?"

Su Tiancheng looked at the puzzled middle-aged man and smiled slightly.

"Do you think that only Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng believe you? Since you have said everything, there is no need for me to ask. I can also tell you that no matter whether it is Huang Taiji or Fan Wencheng, they will all fall on my behalf." Unfortunately, you won't see that day."

The middle-aged man didn't care, and he didn't avoid Su Tiancheng's eyes. After Su Tiancheng finished speaking, the middle-aged man suddenly said something.

"I believe adults can do it. When facing adults, I feel at a loss. I can't hide what I think in my heart. Your temperament is the most outstanding among all the people I have seen. I can't describe it. Don't say it." Lord Fan Wencheng, even Huang Taiji, may not be able to compare."

Su Tiancheng suddenly became interested.

"So you have seen Huang Taiji?"

"I've seen it from a distance. When I was at Master Fan's house, I saw Huang Taiji from a distance. Huang Taiji is also different from the people around him. You can tell it at a glance."

"Well, you are telling the truth. This officer also believes that Huang Taiji is indeed very good. Between us, it can be said that we have a good match and a match. Let time and facts speak for who will win."

"I admire your lord's mind. Although I am not qualified to say such a thing, I still feel that if Huang Taiji can't plot against your lord, he will eventually be defeated by your lord."

Qu Qingze remained silent all this time, but after following Su Tiancheng out, he couldn't help it.

"My lord, I wanted to ask some questions about the situation, but my lord stopped asking, and I was too embarrassed to ask."

"Presumably you still want to ask, where did he settle down, who did he contact, and when he arrived at the Ningxia Guard's garrison, which guard commanders did he contact? Is this a problem?"

Qu Qingze nodded non-stop.

"It's true that you don't need to ask these questions. There are already answers. As for who he has come into contact with, think about it carefully. After he was robbed and sent to Houjin, how could he have any contact with the customs? His situation, It was very different from Huang Zaisheng. As Fan Wencheng's staff, his status was neither high nor low, and he didn't need to do a lot of hard work. This time he was able to accept the task and go deep into the pass, which showed that Fan Wencheng attached great importance to this task. "

"My lord, the situation is clear, what should I do next."

"You go and implement one thing immediately, get the family members of the middle-aged people out and send them to the mainland, tell them that they are never allowed to reveal their identities, and also, kill a few post-gold tartars and send them to the middle-aged people Go home, set fire to their house, don't show any flaws and cause accidents, hum, since Fan Wencheng wants to fight with me, then let's fight hard." (To be continued...)