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The army left Liaoyang and headed towards Xuanzhou.

At the beginning of the march, Fan Wencheng followed Jierhalang. Jierhalang prepared a carriage for him, but Fan Wencheng did not ride in the carriage. He also rode forward. The two were surrounded by Jierhalang's soldiers. In the middle, since Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning battalion soldiers to capture Lushun and occupy Fuzhou, Xuanzhou and other places, the army left Shenyang with a very high level of vigilance.

Fan Wencheng is indeed smart. Along the way, he clearly felt that Jierhalang was paying attention, including the march yesterday and the day before yesterday. Jierhalang seldom spoke, and hardly spoke much. Moreover, after the army arrived in Liaoyang, Jierhalang and Duoduo entered Liaoyang City for dinner. They stayed together for more than an hour. When they returned to the barracks, Jierhalang's face was red. He had obviously drank a lot of wine. You must know that Jierhalang Both Lang and Duduo have an astonishing capacity for alcohol. These Manchu nobles who have been fighting on the battlefield for a long time have a great capacity for alcohol, and among the Manchus, not being able to drink mostly means not being able to fight in battle.

Jierhalang drank a lot of liquor, which shows that the conversation with Duoduo was also relatively long.

Fan Wencheng is very clear about his position in the Qing Dynasty. In the final analysis, he is still a slave. The Manchu nobles do not take the Han people seriously at all. They say that the status of the Han people around him is incomparable with the Manchus. He has received the attention of the emperor, so these Manchu nobles have a slightly better attitude towards him. Fan Wencheng admires Huang Taiji from the bottom of his heart. Those who value the Han people want to focus on using the Han people, but the power of Huang Taiji alone cannot change the overall view of the Manchu nobles.

Daishan, Dorgon, Jierhalang, Duoduo and others, including Hauge.They are not very polite to the Han people. These elites at the top of the Qing Dynasty still pay attention to the power of the Manchus, and they still value themselves. This makes Fan Wencheng feel sad. In fact, the thoughts and practices of the Manchu nobles.It is definitely not sustainable. Huang Taiji's goal is to overthrow Ming Dynasty and take control of the Central Plains, but to achieve this, how can it be possible to do so only by relying on a few Manchu nobles.

Fan Wencheng was even more aware that he was completely dependent on Huang Taiji, and once Huang Taiji and Long Yu passed away, his end might be miserable.This forced him to plan for a rainy day. In fact, there were two paths. One path was to try his best to contact the future emperor, and the other path was to find a backer among the nobles of the Manchus.

Fan Wencheng took a fancy to Jierhalang.

Jierhalang and Daishan have different identities, and because of the different identities, Jierharang is more cautious and handles things more mellowly and maturely.It is almost impossible to get involved in the struggle for power, such behavior as Jierhalang.It is very precious in the court, it is easy to gain the trust of the emperor, and it is easy to be reused by the emperor.

On the other hand, Dorgon, Duoduo, Azige and others obviously have some problems. The three of them are brothers of the same father and mother, so they may have suffered from Huang Taiji's suspicion.Now that the Qing Dynasty is in the process of struggling, Huang Taiji pays attention to talents, so he can tolerate Dorgon and others' struggle for power. Once Huang Taiji gets older, he will consider the issue of successors.The high-ranking Dorgon and others will definitely become thorns in the flesh, and Huang Taiji has to pay attention, because the development of Dorgon and others is very likely to threaten the smooth succession of the throne.

As for Daishan, it is no longer the goal that Fan Wencheng pays attention to. Daishan is old and used to be one of the four Baylors. He has especially received Huang Taiji's attention. He has been by Huang Taiji's side for a long time, and Fan Wencheng can still pay attention to it. To this point, but he also knows that Daishan's opinions on him are not small.

In fact, Fan Wencheng also gambles. Gambling is necessary in the officialdom. This is an unavoidable thing. Fan Wencheng's status is special. If he wants to survive among the rich and powerful, he must learn to gamble. When Huang Taiji passed away, he bet that the successor to the throne would definitely be Huang Taiji's son. These things, in the Ming Dynasty, seemed to be very normal things, but in the Qing Dynasty, it was not necessarily the case. It is not clear what would happen.

In his heart, Fan Wencheng somewhat despises the cultural habits of Manchu nobles. Many Manchu nobles know how to fight and kill. Although a very small number of Manchu nobles know a lot of etiquette, they also know the The mysteries of life, but most of them are not necessarily so clear. After encountering things, they are still used to speaking with fists and solving problems with violence.

I have been around Huang Taiji for a long time, and I have been valued by Huang Taiji for a long time. It is impossible to be extremely stable. It is possible to encounter suspicion or even conspiracy. Now Huang Taiji His health is not bad, and the court is relatively stable. Under such circumstances, Fan Wencheng is still confident that he can manage well and use it for a period of time to consolidate his position. Human beings have a good relationship.

A companion is like a tiger, and it has been the same in all dynasties. No matter what you do, you can't touch the imperial power, and you can't threaten the imperial power. If such a situation occurs, the emperor will never be polite.

From this point of view, it is impossible for Fan Wencheng to make friends with Daishan, Dorgon and others. If he really did that, he was digging his own grave. You must know that Huang Taiji wanted to deal with him, but it was just a matter of one sentence .

At noon, the weather was hot, so the army naturally had to rest for a while, wait until it was a little cooler, and continue to set off. It was already the season of scorching heat, the army set off very early, and rested very late at night, and usually rested at noon.

Jierhalang stood under a big tree, Fan Wencheng stood beside him, and Jierhalang's personal soldiers were all five meters away, watching everything around him. Fortunately, the army was by his side. Special vigilance is required.

Fan Wencheng felt that the opportunity had come. He had to talk to Jierhalang. Huang Taiji was relieved of Jierhalang. According to the current development trend, Jierhalang could be reused in the end. It is also worthwhile not to drink Jierhalang to build a relationship, at least to leave a good impression on Jierharang.

"Prince Zheng, this servant really admires you on this journey. The soldiers with the inlaid blue flag are majestic and majestic. Orders and orders are prohibited, which shows the prestige of the prince..."

Jierhalang didn't speak, but had a faint smile on his face. If Fan Wencheng had such an attitude, he couldn't understand the meaning, then it would be a lie. Who wouldn't understand such obviously close words, but Jierha Lang wouldn't easily strike up a conversation. Fan Wencheng was by Huang Taiji's side all the time, and his focus was on intelligence work. Who knew whether what Fan Wencheng said was consistent with what he thought in his heart.

Fan Wencheng talked for a few minutes, but Jierhalang remained silent.

Fan Wencheng noticed that Jierhalang always kept a smile on his face, which showed that Jierhalang was not disgusted, and was even willing to hear these words.

Fan Wencheng quickly changed the subject.

"My lord, this slave thinks that the emperor holds high esteem for this conquest of the Jiangning camp. This slave is bold. Whether or not he can defeat the Jiangning camp depends on the prince."

Ji Erhalang's attention was quickly attracted, and when it came to the topic of conquest, he must pay attention.

"Oh, I don't know why Master Fan said that, I don't feel it."

"My lord, I don't think the reasoning here is complicated. The Jiangning battalion is stationed in Fuzhou and Xuanzhou. According to the logic, the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion stationed in Fuzhou are probably responsible for the offensive. There are [-] Jiangning battalion sergeants in Xuanzhou, and only [-] Jiangning battalion sergeants in Xuanzhou, but the emperor arranged for the prince and Prince Li to attack the Jiangning battalion sergeants stationed in Xuanzhou. , Annihilate the meaning of stability along the way."

Jierhalang nodded and did not speak. He and Duoduo also talked about Huang Taiji's thinking. It is not difficult to guess this point. It is obviously a bit difficult to succeed in both ways.

"My lord, the slaves thought that the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion stationed in Fuzhou must be elite troops. They shouldered the task of attacking Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou. The main duty is to protect the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion in Fuzhou from being attacked from both sides. Su Tiancheng must know that Prince Li is stationed in Pyongyang. It can be tolerated, under such circumstances, directly killing the sergeants of the Jiangning Battalion stationed in Xuanzhou will deal a huge blow to Su Tiancheng, and it will completely destroy Su Tiancheng's plan."

Jierharang nodded, and finally spoke.

"Master Fan is right, but why Su Tiancheng didn't concentrate his army and wanted to attack Gaizhou, Yaozhou, and Haizhou, but placed [-] soldiers in Xuanzhou, it doesn't make sense."

"My lord, just look at Su Tiancheng's deeds in Liaodong, and you will understand the truth. Su Tiancheng took down Dalinghe City just after he arrived in Liaodong. At that time, many people thought that Su Tiancheng would definitely move towards Heishan and Guangning attacked, but Su Tiancheng did not do so. Instead, he stopped the attack completely and started to build Liaodong. From this perspective, Su Tiancheng was still very cautious. There is no foundation in the area of ​​Xuanzhou and Xuanzhou. Under such circumstances, it is difficult for the army to guarantee a complete victory. Even if the conquest is successful, there is no place to stand. Therefore, Su Tiancheng's idea is to stabilize the restoration of the state. And Xuanzhou and other places, let these places become his support points..."

Ji Erhalang nodded frequently, thinking that Fan Wencheng's analysis was indeed reasonable, and it was no wonder that Huang Taiji valued Fan Wencheng so much. (To be continued..)