Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 454
Immediately, Huang Taiji began to ponder. Liaodong was basically occupied by the Ming army. Although some remnants fled to the north of Ninggu Tower, this remnant army could no longer pose a threat to the Ming army. There was no need for the Ming army to continue. Continue to focus on Liaodong.But Li Jing has not ordered the Ming army to enter North Korea so far, but has allowed the Qing army led by Dorgon to station in North Korea.

Huang Taiji thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't figure out what Li Jing's intention was to stand still.

If it is said that the Ming army was short of food and grass some time ago, it is understandable that it could not return troops to the Qing army in North Korea, but now the grain in the south of the Yangtze River has been transported to Liaodong by sea, and the biggest problem in Liaodong has been solved. Puzzling.

Seeing that Huang Taiji was silent, Li Jing smiled, picked up his teacup and took a sip slowly.

"How do you plan to deal with my fourteenth brother?" Huang Taiji couldn't help asking.

Hearing Huang Taiji suddenly mention the fourteenth brother, Li Jing was startled, and after thinking for a while, he remembered that the fourteenth brother mentioned by Huang Taiji was Dorgon.

Smiling, Li Jing said: "You said Dorgon! Dorgon is helping Daming now, so he can't deal with him yet."

"What? Dorgon is helping Daming? You mean Dorgon has surrendered to Ming? This is impossible, how could the fourteenth brother surrender!" Huang Taiji said in surprise.

Li Jing shook his head and smiled, "I only said that Dorgon was helping Daming, but I didn't say that he surrendered to Daming. Otherwise, why would I deal with him?"

"The fourteenth brother didn't surrender, how could he do things for Daming?" Huang Taiji asked doubtfully.

"Hehe, there are some things that are more convenient for the enemy to do than for himself." Li Jing laughed.

"Huh? It's more convenient for the enemy to do it than to do it yourself?" Huang Taiji repeated in a murmur, suddenly realizing something.

After a while, Huang Taiji suddenly said: "Are you planning to use the hands of the fourteenth brother to occupy North Korea?"

"Hehe, North Korea is a vassal state of Ming Dynasty. It is not right and wrong to rashly seize the name. How can it be convincing? It has to be willing." Li Jing laughed.

"Good method! Good method! Now that the Qing Dynasty is dead, the Fourteenth Brother can no longer ask North Korea to recognize the Qing Dynasty as the master. If he wants to continue to control North Korea, he must adopt coercive means, but no matter how hard the Fourteenth Brother is, in the current situation North Korea will not obey Fourteenth Brother no matter what, and will definitely fight against Fourteenth Brother to the end, but North Korea is definitely not Fourteenth Brother's opponent, and they can only ask for attachment when they are desperate." Huang Taiji murmured .

Sighing, Huang Taiji suddenly looked at Li Jing and said, "A few months ago, you agreed to make peace with me in the hope that I would send troops to North Korea. Then you started to make arrangements, right?"

Li Jing nodded lightly: "Almost, but things are not as easy as you think. Dorgon is really a great talent. During this time, he was stationed in North Korea, but he didn't irritate the North Koreans too much. Therefore, the North Korean side Although small actions are frequent, they do not pose a threat to Dorgon, and I have to add more information to the North Korean side.

I have asked Cao Wenzhao to mobilize Li Dingguo's troops to put pressure on Dorgon. Dorgon only needs to spend most of his energy on guarding against Li Dingguo, and he will not be able to control the situation in North Korea. North Korea will definitely have civil uprisings, and Dorgon If I want to stay in North Korea, I can only suppress it with all my strength. When North Korea can't stand it anymore, I will ask for an attachment. At that time, I will officially send troops and bring North Korea into Ming Dynasty's territory. "

"North Korea is already a vassal state of Ming Dynasty, why must North Korea be included in the territory of Ming Dynasty?" Huang Taiji asked puzzled.

Li Jing said with a smile: "After all, the vassal state is not owned by Daming, and one day, the vassal state will become stronger. I don't want to wait for them to become stronger and bite Daming. It is more at ease to merge North Korea into Daming."

Huang Taiji sighed softly: "I used to think that you only wanted to pacify Liaodong, but I didn't expect you to have such a big appetite. You not only wanted to regain the lost land for Daming, but also wanted to expand the territory for Daming."

"Hehe, men of my generation have come to this world once, and they should make contributions and achieve extraordinary achievements." Li Jing said with a smile.

Huang Taiji was silent when he heard this.

After a while, Huang Taiji sighed: "You are indeed a remarkable person, I am really not as good as you."

Li Jing shook his head: "I used to tell my subordinates that I can't accomplish anything by myself, and we must work together to achieve immortal feats. Huang Taiji, Liaodong is now in a state of waste, and I hope you can help me."

Huang Taiji shook his head, sighed softly and said, "I promised to help you persuade the Manchus, but I will not take up the official position of Ming Dynasty. As for the reason, I think you should understand."

Li Jing nodded silently when he heard the words, after all, Huang Taiji was once the emperor, if he was appointed as a local official, what face would he have?
After thinking about it, Li Jing asked, "Then do you have any candidates to recommend?"

Huang Taiji pondered for a while, then slowly shook his head: "Originally Dorgon was the most suitable candidate. He has a high prestige among the Manchus and has outstanding abilities. It is impossible to serve as the chief envoy of Liaodong.

Even if Dorgon is willing to surrender and serve as the chief envoy of Liaodong, with Dorgon's arrogant temper, how can he stay under others for a long time?In the future, there will definitely be a rebellion, which will only harm the Manchus.

Another candidate is Yue Tuo. Yue Tuo is both civil and military, with outstanding abilities and a deep understanding of the way of common people. Unfortunately, Yue Tuo has been suppressed by me several times, and his prestige among the Manchus is no longer there. Tens of thousands of soldiers died in this battle, and countless people hated him deeply, so Yue Tuo was not a suitable candidate, and apart from these two men, there was no one among the Manchus who could take on important responsibilities. "

Li Jingwen nodded silently.

Of course Li Jing knew that what Huang Taiji said was not to say that there were no talents among the Manchus, but that there was no suitable person to serve as the local governor of Liaodong.

Naturally, Li Jing had no doubts about Huang Taiji's vision of people. Since Huang Taiji said that there is no suitable candidate, it means that there is no suitable candidate.

Gently tapping on the table, Li Jing pondered for a long time and suddenly said: "Huang Taiji, although you are unwilling to surrender to Daming, let alone take up the official position of Daming, I cannot abandon a person like you to the mountains after all.

What I mean is to confer you a title and build you a mansion in Liaodong. With you in Liaodong, no matter who is the chief envoy of Liaodong, as long as they can get your help, they can smoothly carry out Ming’s decrees among the Manchus. Come. "

Huang Taiji raised his head suddenly upon hearing this, stared closely at Li Jing's eyes and said, "Are you willing to let me go back to Liaodong?"

Li Jing smiled and said: "I originally planned to let you be the chief envoy of Liaodong, so naturally I will let you go back to Liaodong."

Huang Taiji was silent for a while, then sighed: "I thought you were just talking, and what you said just now was intended to be a test, but I don't think you really dare to use me."

"Hehe." Li Jing smiled and said: "I know you are testing me, but what I said just now is true, I really want to use you. I will not hide it from you, I am not afraid of you going back to Liaodong to mess with you What kind of action. I remember I told you before that I am a very ruthless person sometimes. If the Manchus do not know how to advance or retreat and insist on making enemies with Daming, I am not afraid to kill the Manchus, let alone 100. Wan, no matter how many there are, I can afford to kill them."

Seeing Li Jing smiling and saying murderous words, Huang Taiji felt a sudden chill in his heart.

In the past, people always heard that Li Jing was a smiling tiger, but seeing him today, Huang Taiji finally understood that Li Jing was not as simple as a smiling tiger.

Huang Taiji also killed people. When he used troops against Daming before, he also ordered massacres. The number of people who died in his hands was tens of thousands if not 10,000+. But taking millions of lives is not a big deal. Huang Taiji knows himself It can't be done, let alone Li Jing's understatement.

What does this mean?This shows that deep down in Li Jing's heart, he doesn't take Jurchens or Manchus seriously at all, and Li Jing has no scruples at all about attacking alien races.

However, Huang Taiji believes that what Li Jing said about treating Manchus and Hans equally in the future is also true, because Li Jing is more concerned about the national level, and allowing Manchus to enjoy the same treatment as Hans will make Manchus return to their hearts faster, which is obvious It is more in line with Li Jing's needs for governing the country.

After staring blankly at Li Jing for a while, Huang Taiji finally let out a long sigh. At this moment, Huang Taiji knew that he had no chance of making a comeback. Even if Li Jing asked him to return to Liaodong and let him continue to manage Liaodong, he would not dare to rebel. bright.

Because of strength, Li Jing has absolute strength, a strength that Huang Taiji can't compete with at all.

Huang Taiji didn't dare to bet the lives of 100 million Manchurians. Huang Taiji knew that people like Li Jing could do what they said.

After a long silence, Huang Taiji finally said slowly: "Give me a title, and I will help your people manage Liaodong."

Li Jing smiled: "It's not to help my people govern Liaodong, but to govern Liaodong for Ming Dynasty. As for the candidate for Liaodong's political envoy, I still plan to choose from among the Manchus. After all, it is more helpful for the Manchus to be the highest local officials. To conquer the hearts of the people. But you still don’t know the decree I made, so I have to appoint two Han officials as your deputy.”

Huang Taiji nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

Li Jing smiled and said: "Originally I wanted to treat you to a glass of wine, but I think you still have things to consider, and Mrs. Zun must also be worried about your safety, so let's drink this wine another day. You go back to rest first, after a few days, your condition has recovered, let's talk about it in detail."

"Thank you!" Huang Taiji said.

Li Jing smiled, turned his head and said to Xiao Wu: "Rearrange a residence for Huang Taiji, arrange his wife and children with him, and arrange a few more people to take care of his daily life. Don't neglect it."

"Yes, handsome!" Xiao Wu hurriedly said.

Li Jing waved his hand, Xiao Wu and Huang Taiji bowed and took leave.

Looking at Huang Taiji, who was somewhat hunched, Li Jing sighed softly.

After a while, Wen Qing came to Li Jing with a stack of papers full of characters and said, "Master Guo, this is what you said today, would you like to read it?"

Li Jing waved his hand, sighed and said, "I don't want to read it, I'll let future generations comment on the merits and demerits."

Wen Qing nodded slightly, and carefully put away the record just now.

(End of this chapter)