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Chapter 573 Hong Chengchou Wants to Kill Gao Yihuan

The change in Guanzhong disrupted the deployment of the Qing army. News from Meng Qiaofang in northern Shaanxi, Geng Zhongming in northern Henan, Duoduo in Shangqiu, and Azig near Yangzhou all reached Beijing.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, at five o'clock, before dawn, the Prince Regent's Mansion in Beijing was brightly lit. More than a dozen Manchu and Qing ministers rushed to the Regent's Mansion.

At this time, many important ministers did not know what happened in Guanzhong. The ministers who came to the palace hall were all guessing what happened and whispering in the hall.

At this moment, the scholar Feng Quan asked: "Lord Hong, the regent summoned us, but what happened?"

Hong Chengchou is Minister of the Ministry of War and a Bachelor of the Inner Academy, so he knows some secrets.

Hong Chengchou said: "Recently, several confidential reports have been sent in succession. The discussed matters may be related to this. However, these reports were sent directly to the Prince Regent's Palace. I don't know the specifics."

After the Qing army entered the customs, it absorbed many Han officials, but the Manchus were not at ease with the Han people. It was the meeting of kings and ministers who discussed politics, not the cabinet, that was really in power.

Whenever the Qing court encountered major events, the Manchus closed their doors to discuss on their own, and then notified the Hanchens to handle them.

Under such a political structure, the Manchus became the brains that controlled the world, while the Hanchens and the cabinet were nothing more than tools for their rule.

There was a sudden discussion in the hall, and everyone began to guess what it was that made the regent summon them in such a hurry.

For a while, there was news that Jiangbei came, and the Qing army might have crossed the river. There was news that it was Hanzhong. Maybe it was King Qin who defeated Zhang Xianzhong and entered Sichuan.

Everyone was discussing, at this moment, a guard shouted loudly: "The regent is here!"

Hong Chengchou and others hurriedly knelt down to greet him, only to see Dorgon, who was wearing a black dragon robe and a bowl cap on his head, and surrounded by several guards, entered the main hall from the side door.

"Welcome to the Regent!" Everyone knelt and kowtowed together.

Dorgon's face was full of frost, and he waved his hands impatiently, "Get up!"

Seeing Dorgon's serious face, Hong Chengchou and others couldn't help but tremble in their hearts, secretly surprised, isn't it good news?

In the past few days, Dorgon has received several reports, gradually confirming the news of Gao Yihuan's entry into Guanzhong.

This matter is too shocking, and it will cause huge turmoil if it is spread out.He first discussed with several Manchu ministers, but it aroused distrust of him among the Manchus. Hauge and others stood up to attack him. The strategy of the Southern Expedition completely failed, and there were signs of wanting to seize power.

However, although the Manchus fought fiercely, in order to ensure the interests of the whole clan, they did not show their internal strife in front of the Han people, but tried their best to maintain the illusion of unity of the Eight Banners to deter the Han people.

On this point, regardless of political opinions, the Manchus are basically consistent.

Dorgon originally hoped to discuss a solution to the Guanzhong crisis in the meeting of the king and ministers discussing politics, but the Manchus had too many internal differences, not only did not come up with a plan, but Dorgon made one head and two big.

The matter in Guanzhong will spread to Beijing sooner or later. If there is no plan to solve it, the Han officials in Beijing will definitely be shocked, and even the minds of the northern gentry will be activated.

After the Qing army entered the customs, it was able to rule the entire north. Apart from the strength of the Eight Banners soldiers, the main reason was that a large number of Han people took refuge.

Some of these people turned to the Qing army because they were forced to be helpless and deceived by Li Zicheng. The other part was optimistic about the future of the Qing Dynasty for the sake of prosperity and wealth and immediate interests.

The establishment of the entire Qing Dynasty was based on interests, not because of morality. It had no people, only interests.

In this case, if the interests are stable, the foundation of the Manchu Qing will be extremely stable. If there is a problem with the interests, the country of the Manchu Qing will fall apart.

The stability of interests requires the Qing Dynasty to have a good prospect. Gao Yihuan has entered the Guanzhong, which will make people doubt whether the Qing army is capable of unifying the world, and whether it will be driven out of the Guanzhong like Meng Yuan.

Once someone thinks this way, the Han officials and green battalion soldiers who originally took refuge in the Qing Dynasty will become unstable factors, and they may collude with Gao Yihuan at any time to launch a rebellion.

This will shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, so Dorgon must come up with a plan as soon as possible to let the Han people and Manchus know that the Qing Dynasty is capable of dealing with this incident.

The Qing army is in northern Shaanxi, and Shanxi's troops are very weak. If there is no quick response, there may be wars everywhere in the north, so Dorgon recruited a few trustworthy Han officials.

Sitting on the throne, Dorgon glanced at a few people, "It's a big event that I called you here today. The king got several urgent military reports, and they all said one thing. Gao Yihuan took advantage of the emptiness in Guanzhong, It has entered Guanzhong and controlled Pujindu and Tongguan!"

When everyone in the main hall heard the news, they were shocked instantly, they all looked at each other in blank dismay, and there was an uproar.

For a moment, everyone showed extremely shocked expressions. Gao Yihuan entered the pass and captured Pujindu and Tongguan. Doesn't that mean that Guanzhong has fallen into the hands of the Southern Dynasty?

For a while, everyone was worried about the master, and began to panic. How many people from Gao Yihuan entered the pass, and how is the situation in the pass?Is Wu Sangui finished?

There was some confusion in the hall, and Dorgon frowned immediately, feeling a little annoyed.

At this time, Hong Chengchou asked: "Your Majesty, Gao Yihuan invaded Guanzhong, King Huaishun and King Zhishun in northern Henan, Prince Ying and King Duoluo in Jiangbei, how did they react?"

Dorgon's expression softened, "Geng Zhongming sent troops to seize Tongguan, Duoduo led troops to attack southern Henan, and Azig believed that the Southern Expedition could not be stopped immediately, at least the forces of the Southern Dynasty should be driven to the south of the Yangtze River, and they are still attacking Yangzhou."

Hong Chengchou immediately frowned, "My lord, it's a big taboo for military strategists to fight each other like this. The court must have a complete strategy, plus a clear grand strategy, otherwise it will be completely chaotic."

Dorgon summoned these Hanchens because he wanted to hear their advice, not to exclaim.

Hong Chengchou's words made Dorgon nod his head. This old dog is worthy of being a supervisor. He has a big picture. The Qing Dynasty really needs a clear goal and a new set of strategies.

Dole glanced at Hong Chengchou approvingly, "Scholar Hong, what do you think the court should do?"

Hong Chengchou pondered for a moment, then said calmly: "Your Majesty, I thought that the imperial court must first change its strategy of quickly destroying the Southern Dynasty. Now it seems that the possibility of our court wanting to quickly destroy the Southern Dynasty is not great. The imperial court should gradually plan it. Therefore, we cannot fight against Gao Yihuan, Nanchao, and Zhang Xianzhong at the same time. The minister believes that Gao Yihuan's entry into Guanzhong poses the greatest threat to our dynasty, and our dynasty should make good friends with Nanchao and Zhang Xianzhong, and destroy Gao Yihuan first."

Dorgon narrowed his eyes, and his face was a little gloomy. Hong Chengchou's words were tantamount to overturning his previous strategy, saying that his previous decision was wrong.

"Keep talking, let's make it clear, how do you get along well with Nanchao and Zhang Xianzhong!" Although Dole Gun felt uncomfortable, he also realized that with Gao Yihuan's invasion of Guanzhong, he could no longer complete the strategy of destroying Nanjing quickly, and It is impossible to deal with so many opponents at the same time.

Hong Chengchou said: "In terms of grand strategy, I thought that we should set a sequence. We should first unite Zhang Xianzhong and Nanjing to destroy Gao Yihuan, then destroy Zhang Xianzhong, and finally destroy Nanjing!"

Hong Chengchou paused, "Zhang Xianzhong originally wanted to take Guanzhong, but Gao Yihuan took advantage of his battle with the King of Qin to attack Guanzhong. Zhang Xianzhong would definitely not give up. The minister thought that he should send an envoy to see Zhang Xianzhong. One is to invite him to fight against Gao Yihuan, and the other is to let him He stopped the war with the King of Qin, so that the King of Qin would not be attacked by the enemy."

Dole nodded, turned his head and said, "Scholar Feng, you can handle this matter!"

Feng Quan came out to take the order, and Hong Chengchou continued: "The war in Jiangbei is now in a state of anxiety and must be stopped. However, if I take the initiative to retreat, the army will lose its vigor. Rebellion. I think Prince Ying is also worried about this, so he insists on continuing the southern expedition. I think that if you want to keep the achievements of Jiangbei, you can force Nanjing to negotiate a peace, sign a treaty, and cede Jiangbei to our dynasty. As long as Nanjing nods and agrees to agree with us North Korea occupying the north and Jiangbei is tantamount to recognizing the legitimacy of our dynasty, and at the same time saying that they have no intention of regaining the north, and they will be able to eliminate the desire of the Han people in the north to return to the Ming anyway. In this way, our dynasty can be as stable as the Kingdom of Jin People in the north will withdraw from Jiangbei at the same time."

Now that the troops in the north are empty, the soldiers in Azig's hands must be transferred back. The peace talks with Nanjing will allow Azig to withdraw from Jiangbei, and at the same time ensure that the Jiangbei eaten by the Qing army will not be spit out. This is exactly the same as Dole Dagon's mind.

In this way, Dorgon's strategy of conquering the south can be regarded as rewarding, which can guarantee his political achievements.

In addition, when Gao Yihuan invaded Guanzhong, people in the north were in turmoil, and negotiating peace with Nanjing can indeed stabilize people's hearts.Nanjing is no longer fighting, so why do the abandoned people in the north fight?
"Okay. I will leave this matter to you!" Dorgon said while staring at Hong Chengchou.

Several suggestions were adopted, and Hong Chengchou was very pleased. He saluted and said, "My lord must know about Yue Fei. Yue Fei was killed, let alone an ambitious Gao Quanzhong? Gao Yihuan's occupation of southern Henan and Huguang has already aroused the vigilance of the Southern Dynasty." Now that he has entered the pass again, the gap between Nanjing and him must be even greater. After we negotiated peace with Nanjing, we attacked Gao Yihuan. Presumably Nanjing was also happy to see our court and Gao Yihuan consume each other and would not attract troops to support. In this way, our court The soldiers and horses withdrew from the north of the Yangtze River, and joined forces with Zhang Xianzhong to attack Gao Yihuan, shut down the fire on the other side of Nanjing, and Gao Yihuan will be destroyed!"

After Dole heard this, his eyes narrowed, apparently moved by Hong Chengchou's persuasion.

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