Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 405
Within a few days, Caishikou beheaded nearly a hundred civil servants, and the blood flowed to the ground, enough to cover the feet.

After Chen Mingxia's death, the Qing court hoped that the Manchu nobles would be sinicized, and the officials of the Southern Party who followed Xiaowen's example fell into a slump. Most of the policies of the Qing court have become slaves who obey orders.

However, for the Manchu nobles, they eliminated those Han officials who might repeat themselves later, and eliminated a huge hidden danger. They preferred obedient slaves to those officials whose thoughts were out of control.

On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, the last big court at the end of the Qing Dynasty, after that, the next court meeting will not be held until after the New Year.

Because it was the last court meeting in the third year of Shunzhi, which is equivalent to the modern year-end summary, many important governors from other places were also recalled to Beijing to summarize the gains and losses of the Qing Dynasty this year and determine the strategy for the new year.

In the past two years, the Qing Dynasty was invincible and progressed smoothly. This kind of court meeting basically consisted of boasting about their respective achievements, and then the Qing court rewarded the officials of all parties. However, the atmosphere this year is different from previous years.

When Zhan Ba ​​came to the main hall, he saw a group of officials whispering to each other, talking a lot, and the words "attack Chu" and "cut Shu" often popped out of their mouths.

"Your Majesty, go to court~"

At this time, a eunuch in the hall screamed, and all the ministers immediately calmed down and stood up according to their seats. When the eight-year-old boy ascended the throne, Dorgon stood aside, bowed and said: " Long live my emperor, long live, long live, regent thousand years old, thousand years old, thousand years old~”

"Pingshen~"

"Thank you, long live~Thank you, thousand years old~"

Waiting for the ministers to stand on both sides, Dorgon immediately said: "This court meeting was originally intended to make a summary of this year's events, but Prince Su sent a report from Hanzhong, and the Qing soldiers and Zhang Ni After several months of fierce fighting in Sichuan and Shaanxi, although Pingyang Pass was broken and Nanzheng, an important town in Hanzhong, was captured, but the soldiers and rations were consumed a lot, and they were unable to completely defeat Zhang Ni. Please ask the imperial court to send another 40 troops and [-] shi of food and grass to support Hanzhong. It's just that the imperial court is also short of food at the moment, and Chu and Jiangxi have fallen into the hands of the Ming army, and they are in the upper reaches. They look at Jiangning as a tiger. The threat to Jiangnan is too great. The imperial court originally planned to counterattack Chu. If the supplies are transferred to Hanzhong, it will attack Chu. The time must be postponed. What do you think about attacking Chu or conquering Shu?"

Dorgon has very complicated feelings about Hauge. He hopes that the Qing soldiers can easily defeat Zhang Xianzhong, but he doesn't want Hauge to go too smoothly. But when Hauge really doesn't go well, he starts to worry about the Qing again.

As the de facto controller of the Qing Dynasty, Dorgon was very sensitive to the ebb and flow of the general situation in the world. He was keenly aware of the decline in the strength of the Eight Banners, so he began to implement the strategy of using the Han to control the Han and strengthen the Qing government's occupation Regional ideological control, cleansing of internal instability.

At the beginning of the Qing court's entry into the customs, several groups of soldiers and horses attacked everywhere, and every route was like a broken bamboo, but in the third year of Shunzhi, they began to be unlucky.

These unlucky gatherings let Dorgon know that now the Qing soldiers can no longer kill the Quartet as they did at the beginning of entering the pass. Whether the Qing soldiers want to fight Chu or Shu, they need to concentrate their absolute advantages in order to win a complete victory. grasp.

Three years after entering the customs, Dorgon had to adjust the strategy of the Qing court, changing from a comprehensive attack to a focused attack. This is why he asked the courtiers to discuss "attacking Chu" and "cutting Shu".

Zhan Ba ​​has been busy with the Southern Party case these days, and only after listening to Dorgon's words did he know that Feng Quan sent such news that day.

"The regent, my brother thinks that Chu should be the first to attack. Zhang Ni and the thieves are nothing to worry about. Longwu is the confidant of the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, the land of Jingchu is the heart of the world, and it can threaten Heluo to the north. Going east can frighten Jiangning, if this place does not go down, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the south of the Yangtze River will not dare to move, and I think that the first to attack Chu!"

Duoduo has not participated in the Ming and Qing wars since he first entered the pass and led his troops to the south, but he is actually very eager to fight Wang Yan again. Among the younger generation of the Qing army, Boluo, Le Ke Dehun's performance was unsatisfactory, so Duoduo, the older generation, came out to take control of the military power again.

In his opinion, even if Shu is defeated, Hauge will be the first to attack Chu, but it is very likely that he will be in command. Therefore, whether it is for his own interests or he wants to fight Wang Yan again, he will choose Attack Chu.

"Regent, I think you want to attack Shu!" As soon as Duoduo finished speaking, Sony, the Minister of the Zhenghuang Banner, objected: "Since ancient times, when conquering the Southern Dynasties, they have always conquered Shu first, occupied the upper reaches, and then went downstream. Jin destroyed Shu However, the swallowing of Eastern Wu, the Yuan attacking Sichuan and the collapse of the Southern Song Dynasty have been the same since ancient times. Prince Yu first attacked Chu, and then attacked the next, it is really unwise."

When Huang Taiji passed away, Hauge and Dorgon were fighting for the throne, and the two yellow flags were supporting Hauge, so Sony naturally hoped to help Hauge conquer Shu.

"It's a bunch of nonsense, there are priorities, the land in the middle of Shu is hard to get in, and it's equally hard to get out, what can Zhang Ni do if he's trapped in the middle of Shu?" Duoduo immediately retorted: "Zhang Ni's momentum, slow down! The situation in Chu is very urgent! Once you go down the river and occupy Jiangning, let the Nanman seize the old capital, the morale of the Nanman will be greatly boosted, and it will be difficult to control in the future."

"No~" Soni also quickly retorted: "The situation in Chu is very urgent, but how does Prince Yu plan to attack? Before that, Luke Dehun's 10 troops entered Chu and were defeated. After that, Prince Ying and King Pingxi Another 10 people entered Ebei from the land of Heluo. More than 6 people in Luck Dehun guarded the important town of Wuchang, but they still failed. , the imperial court only needs to send some more soldiers and horses to conquer the land of Shu, which is easy at first and then difficult. And once the land of Shu is won, the land of Chu will be surrounded on three sides by our Qing soldiers, how can it be invincible?"

Duoduo heard the words, but he said furiously: "Lucket is an incompetent person, how can he compare with this king~"

Dorgon is also inclined to attack Chu emotionally, but Chu is not so easy to fight. Throughout history, if you want to destroy the Southern Dynasties, you must first take Sichuan. , continue to retreat to the southwest.

"You two don't quarrel, and retreat first." Dorgon couldn't make up his mind, looked at Hong Chengchou and said, "Governor Hong Qing Jiangnan, facing the land of Chu, what do you think about attacking Chu or conquering Shu?"

Hearing Dorgon's question, Hong Chengchou hurriedly walked to the center of the hall, knelt down and replied, "Reporting to the Regent, the servant thought that he would attack Shu first."

When Duo Duo heard the words, he immediately glared angrily, while Duo ErGun was slightly taken aback, and then asked in a cold voice, "Why do you say that?"

"Reporting to the Regent, the lands of Chu and Jiangxi are now connected as one. As long as the Ming army guards the Han River, the Yangtze River, and the Gan River, our Qing soldiers will lose [-]% of their chances of winning. In addition, in Jiangnan, Taihu Lake and Siming Mountain, there are active There are a large number of rebels, and there are still Zhoushan Ming army on the East China Sea. Once the Jiangnan Qing army goes to attack Chu, the rebel bandits will inevitably unite with the Zhoushan Ming army again to make waves. In this way, my Qing army loses [-]% of the chance of winning. The matter of attacking Chu, Only in the number of five or five, the servants think that I don’t need to take such a risk in the Qing Dynasty. It is better to attack the Shu land that is sure to be sure, and the slaves will first wipe out the rebels in the south of the Yangtze River, and then train the abandoned navy, and wait to conquer Shu After the land, if we attack Chu three times, our Qing soldiers will surely win."

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