nanming man

Chapter 442 He Tengjiao Enters Beijing

For the Donglin Party, and even for the entire southeast, rogues like Gao Yihuan, who robbed the gentry of their property and harmed the interests of the gentry, were naturally at odds with them.

Gao Yihuan's loss or defeat is not a bad thing for them. It can not only eliminate a potential threat, but also hit He Tengjiao, a potential political opponent.

As for the real southward movement of the Qing army, Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng's men supported it, which was also an opportunity to weaken the political opponents.

The Ming Dynasty had a natural moat of the Yangtze River. Unlike the Northern Song Dynasty, the entire center was almost taken over by the Jin Dynasty. The conditions were much better than when the Southern Song Dynasty was founded, so they were not too worried that the Qing army would attack the Yangtze River.

Therefore, the Donglin party members were not in a hurry when the Qing army attacked Gao Yihuan. Gao Yihuan resisted, which would help them seek peace.

When Wang Shicong and Chen Zilong came out, they were helpless and left angrily.

Inside the painting boat, Qian Qianyi comforted Zheng Sen a few words, and talked to Huang Shu for a while, saying that he would give Zuo Liangyu a sum of money and food, and then asked someone to arrange a charming young lady. Huang Shu left the private room to teach the young lady how to sing Poems are written.

The bustard of Huafang also said that the girls also want Mr. Mu Zhai to point out poems, but Qian Qianyi waved his hand and refused.

He was old and couldn't play anymore, which disappointed the bustard for a while.

After Wang Shicong left Huafang, he parted ways with Chen Zilong, spending sleepless nights, thinking about what else could be done to solve the current situation.

According to the news from the south of Henan, the battle was not very optimistic. The Qing army had two troops and 20 people besieged the Wei Wu army. He was really worried that Gao Yihuan would not be able to withstand it.

Early the next morning, after Wang Shicong washed up, his eyes were red and he was about to visit Yang Wencong. He was walking on the street when an official sedan chair suddenly stopped beside him. The side curtain was lifted, and a person looked at him from the sedan chair. , calling out: "Kunyu?"

Wang Shicong turned his head to look, and after seeing who that person was, his face burst into joy for a moment, and he hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "He Duxian, when did Duxian arrive in Nanjing?"

He Tengjiao said: "Because of the meritorious service in recruiting, His Majesty named the old man to join the cabinet. Originally, the old man was going to celebrate the New Year in Huguang, but he received a letter from the Korean government, so he came ahead of time."

Speaking of which, He Tengjiao glanced at Wang Shicong and lowered his voice, "That matter hasn't progressed yet?"

Wang Shicong was a little frustrated, and He Tengjiao guessed that it was not ideal without waiting for him to speak, so he frowned and said, "I know about this. I go to the cabinet first. Come to the old man's mansion on Taiping Street in the evening, and we will talk about it in detail."

Gao Yihuan is not a member of the Ming Dynasty system, even if he accepts Zhao'an, he cannot integrate into the Ming Dynasty system.

The Loyalty Camp in history, after returning to the Ming Dynasty, took the initiative to integrate in the early stage. It was very loyal to the Ming Dynasty and wanted to clear up its previous crimes, but it has been squeezed out by Ming Dynasty officials. , to open up their own base.

The Daxi Army, another rogue team that defected to the Ming Dynasty, took a different route from the Zhongzhenying. They chose to control the Ming Dynasty instead of being controlled by the Ming Dynasty. Ended with failure.

Let Gao Yihuan obey the orders of the Ming Dynasty like Zhongzhenying, and then be suppressed by the Ming Dynasty in various ways. Gao Yihuan will definitely not do it, but now the Ming Dynasty is still very powerful, and it is definitely impossible for him to control the Ming Dynasty.

Now he is still a person outside the system and can't get in the way in Nanjing, but he can't do it, but he can find someone inside the system to speak for him.

Wang Shicong participated in He Tengjiao's appeal to Gao Yihuan, and now that He Tengjiao has joined the cabinet, he naturally wants to speak for Gao Yihuan.

He heard that He Tengjiao came to Nanjing in a hurry because he had received Gao Yihuan's letter, and a glimmer of hope immediately lit up in his heart, as if he had met his relatives, he saluted and said, "Director, go to the cabinet, and I must visit the cabinet next night." department."

He Tengjiao nodded, put down the curtain, lifted the sedan chair again, and headed for the cabinet.

When the Qing army was about to attack southern Henan, Gao Yihuan asked He Tengjiao to be notified, but He Tengjiao's initial attitude was very vacillating, and he shirked on the grounds that he was not in Nanjing.

He Tengjiao also knew that Gao Yihuan was a hidden danger of the Ming Dynasty, and this hidden danger was his appeasement. If something went wrong in the future, He Tengjiao would definitely suffer, so He Tengjiao was very entangled with Gao Yihuan.

On the one hand, he hopes to get help from Gao Yihuan, so as to control the power of the Ming Dynasty, but on the other hand, he wants to control the risk, lest Gao Yihuan cause him trouble, or even implicate him, and ruin his political future.

Considering these two aspects, He Tengjiao's thinking was very swaying.

Originally, he was also happy to see Gao Yihuan's power suffer a certain blow so that he could control it. However, not long ago, he received a letter, which made He Tengjiao break out in a cold sweat. Come to Nanjing.

The letter Gao Yihuan wrote to him is very simple, full of complaints and anger, that is, I am very disappointed with the Ming Dynasty, if I don’t give reinforcements to me, I will quit, just turn against his mother, go to Hunan, and avoid the Tartars Bing Feng.

Naturally, Gao Yihuan couldn't really quit, he wrote this just to intimidate He Tengjiao.

This trick really worked, He Tengjiao burned the letter and hurried to Nanjing.

There is no other way, the people who I recruited to surrender, I have to be responsible for wiping their asses.

If Gao Yihuan suddenly turned against him, He Tengjiao would also be finished. He had to consider his political future and come to lobby for Gao Yihuan.

That night, Wang Shicong came to the house that He Tengjiao had just bought in Nanjing as promised, and was led into the study by his servants to have a secret talk with He Tengjiao.

As soon as Wang Shicong came in, he saw that He Tengjiao's complexion was also very ugly, obviously he didn't know where he was holding back today.

Wang Shicong explained to He Tengjiao his lobbying situation in the past half month. In summary, Nanjing did not regard Gao Yihuan as one of its own.

If Gao Yihuan can win the war, the Northern Mission can negotiate better terms for peace. If they can't win, it's all about letting Gao Yihuan consume the Qing army and relieve the pressure on the Ming Dynasty.

After the two talked for a while, He Tengjiao was helpless for a while.

He discussed with several members of the cabinet today, and made a powerful statement, but the attitude of several grand scholars was very cold.

Seeking peace from the north, uniting with the captives and suppressing the invaders is a national policy formulated by several academicians. He Tengjiao will overthrow it as soon as he comes. Isn't he slapping them in the face and accusing them of making mistakes in their two-year strategy?
This is not a question of who said it was reasonable, but a matter of everyone's face and political future. If they change their course, they will admit that their strategy is wrong, and they will have to step down, right?

Faced with such a situation, He Tengjiao was helpless, so he could only let Wang Shicong go back, but early the next morning, Wang Shicong came to see him again in a hurry.

In He Tengjiao's study, Wang Shicong said: "Gebu, I got a message this morning that Han Guogong defeated [-] captive soldiers in Runing, and captured the head of the Eastern captive Beizi Man Dahai. The head and captives have arrived in Jiangbei!"

He Tengjiao frowned when he heard the words, and couldn't help standing up, pacing up and down the room, suddenly staring at Wang Shicong with piercing eyes, "Kunyu, the old man has a solution."

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