The Ming court in the south was rectifying its internal affairs and actively preparing for war, while the Qing court in the north was also not slacking off at all.

Moreover, the Qing Dynasty was not a monolithic part, especially now that Dorgon usurped power, Huang Taiji's loyalty was not the same as him. However, Dorgon's great reputation for successfully entering the pass has greatly strengthened the strength of the two white flags under his command, and the people of the two yellow flags dare not speak out.

Not only Huang Taiji's loyalty, but also Emperor Shunzhi's Fulin faction, but also two princes, Ajige and Duoduo, were just obedient to Dorgon.

As long as they have the chance, their faces may become faster than anyone else.

But both of them have suffered defeats now. Ajige was used by Li Guo and Gao Yigong in northern Shaanxi for several months and suffered great losses. However, he won many battles and saved his face in the process of pursuing Li Zicheng's remnants.

Duoduo defeated Li Zicheng in the "Tongguan Battle" and won a great victory, forcing him to give up Shaanxi and flee south to Huguang. But the problem is that in the battle beside the Huai River, the 50,000 southern expedition army lost nearly 20,000, of which the losses of the Eight Banners soldiers were greater than that of Ajige in northern Shaanxi.

The two were also defeated by Dorgon's merits and demerits, and they failed to cover up Dorgon's command of the Shanhaiguan War with his military achievements and defeated Li Zicheng out of the reputation of the capital.

However, although there were conflicts within the Qing army, after so many years of institutional construction by Huang Taiji, it had already become a mature political system.

In the original history, even if Dorgon died accidentally and Ajige returned to Beijing to seize power, it was only a final failure, killing a group of personal soldiers and guards.

In other words, compared with the various large arms and internal frictions of the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty in its original history, the Qing army was "perfect" in this regard.

The battle for power and profit at the upper level does not affect the life and death of the lower level. This can ensure that the period of power transfer will not cause excessive internal friction. This is crucial especially when competing for the world.

At this point, the so-called civil servants and officials who have thousands of years of political wisdom to learn are even far inferior to the so-called "barbarians" who specialize in fighting in the Qing Dynasty.

Of course, the Qing Dynasty today did not have the intention to fight internally. Dodo failed to conquer Jiangnan, so Dorgon could not truly solve the problem of supply and support of the army.

Although in the process of defeating the Dashun Army, the Qing army also obtained some of the wealth that Li Zicheng had tortured in the capital, and at the same time, they also took back the mansions and lands of the royal family vassal kings who had been sold by the Shun Army and sold them again.

But this is far from enough, or it is not a long-term solution. The Qing army recruited hundreds of thousands of Ming troops and surrendered troops, and the Eight Banners to support it. Relying solely on provinces in the north, which were plagued by famine and war, may be able to survive in the past two years, but for a longer period of time, we have to rely on tax increases.

"Nikan in the south must continue to fight."

In the regent's palace, Dorgon was straightforward: "But, I have to use some tricks to catch him off guard."

"Catched off guard?"

Duoduo turned his head and looked at Ajig, and the other party looked confused, then asked, "How can you catch it off guard?"

"That prince consort of the Ming Dynasty is quite good at dealing with it, not that easy to deal with. The two ordinary tricks cannot be dealt with." Duoduo sneered and reminded.

"Duoduo, you must have been scared by the Ming Dynasty prince consort. What kind of Nikan is difficult to deal with in front of my Imperial Cavalry of the Qing Dynasty?" Ajige sarcastically said.

Since he defeated the Shun Army several times during the pursuit, he has become quite arrogant and his daily behavior has become more arrogant and domineering.

However, Duoduo did not care about him. As the youngest of his brothers, Duoduo was very cunning and not as perverted and lawless as Ajige.

Seeing this, Dorgon did not adjust, but instead followed Ajige's words. The fight between the two was something he was happy to see: "Ajige was right. In front of my Iron Cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, these nuns are nothing. However... My Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty are only 100,000 armored. If the loss is too heavy, it will inevitably shake the foundation of the country. You should be careful about everything."

After Dorgon said that, seeing that the two brothers stopped talking for a while, he continued, "Since the Ming court still has the ability to fight, we can't wait for them to prepare and then fight in the south."

"Ha, can those Nikans be so stupid that they can relax and no longer prepare for the war?" Azig showed a playful expression.

"It may be possible, but with the Ming Dynasty prince consort here, maybe it won't be there. But what if we take the initiative to make peace and tell them that they won't fight again?" Dorgon asked suddenly.

Azige and Dodo couldn't help but be surprised when they heard this. This was something they didn't expect - a false peace talk!

"But will those Nikan believe it? Especially the Ming Dynasty prince consort is there." Duoduo thought for a while. He didn't think this method was not feasible, but was thinking about how to make it more similar to defraud the emperor and officials of the Ming court.

After all, Dorgon, Dodo, Ajige and others would not have thought that Zhou Shixian and his father-in-law Chongzhen were now just the last layer of window paper that had not been broken.

Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng, and the so-called Zuo Liangyu and Chongzhen could all know through the Ming court officials who surrendered. But Zhou Shixian was a strange, incalculable, and unpredictable person to anyone.

"I have asked Hong Chengchou these days, Tang Tong and other old Ming court officials. Now there is Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan and Shun Army remnants in Huguang. Zuo Liangyu doesn't listen to Nanjing's restraint. The Ming court in Nanjing needs to take a breath and rectify the internal affairs."

Dorgon paused, then turned around and continued, "If the Ming court agreed to this peace talk, it would be good, but even if they did not agree, as long as we release the news, there will inevitably be a battle for dragons and tigers in the south."

After hearing this, Dodo and Ajige nodded at the same time, but they both agreed.

They have already had a basic understanding of the situation inside the pass. They can also understand the meaning of Dorgon's words. If the Qing Dynasty was aggressive, these Han people might temporarily put aside their old grudges in order to resist the Qing Dynasty's attack.

But if the Qing Dynasty did not go further, no matter whether the peace was continued with the Ming court or not, the so-called Western Army and Shun Army would probably turn against the Ming court. If so, the Qing Dynasty would be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Even if these Han nuns are unable to turn against each other, their vigilance will be much weaker, and there will be no battles in the court, which will eventually make the Ming court consume itself.

"This is reasonable. With the style of those Nikan ministers, there may be a lot of fighting in the Ming court." Duoduo said in a silence.

Although it has only been more than a year since the entry into the pass, the struggles between the Han ministers in the capital have erupted many times. Each time it was a trivial matter that was worth mentioning, and Dorgon could not be punished.

However, Dorgon was not Chongzhen, and he would not be abusive to these civil officials, nor would he actually influence the ability of the court. He had already dealt with several cases of demotion and dismissal.

When they meet a young emperor like Chongzhen who has been fooled all their lives and has no decision, the civil servants are naturally proud, but when facing the princes of the Qing Dynasty, it is not time for them to prove their reputation as death.

After all, Dorgon would really let them die, and it would also cause harm to the family. The Ming court's trick was of no use in the Qing Dynasty.

Dorgon, Dodo and Ajige immediately discussed and finalized some details and key points of false peace talks, as well as the matter of laying off the Green Camp Army under this name.

After all, whether it is "fake peace talks" or "real war", it ultimately requires a large amount of military pay to support it. The hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses that the border troops in the Ming court can fight are only tens of thousands, and the Qing court will definitely not suffer this silence.

The Qing court wanted to see the reorganization of the Green Camp Army and use it as the main force of the vanguard of the second southern expedition, using these Han people to deal with the Han people, and then Manchu soldiers were the ones who were trying to defeat the formation.

Of course, the Qing court still had to raise those soldiers who were laid off, otherwise they would dig their own graves. However, their role was not to be used on the front battlefield, but to suppress the people.

Dorgon still knew him very well. He knew very well that once he exploited him, the whole north would continue to fight. Therefore, these garrison troops spread all over the place were extremely important.

After all, the ultimate problem of money in war is the problem of money. If money is either snatched from others or from our own people, there is no good way for the Qing court to solve the financial difficulties, just to collect taxes in a different way.

Of course, the Qing court had the Eight Banners as its backing, and would not be like Emperor Chongzhen. He knew that there were layers of exploitation, but he still had no choice but to owe the military pay and watch the generals hold their own troops.

Corruption is OK, but it is impossible to solve the problem, but the problem is that the matter is done. Dorgon doesn’t care about the life or death of your people, so he has to support so many troops.

And this is a problem that Chongzhen could never solve throughout the dynasty. Even Chongzhen ignored the lives of the people.

At the same time, with Zhou Shixian winning the "War of the Huaihe River", Dorgon's various cruel policies in history were not fully implemented, and even cutting his braids, and now he has turned a blind eye.

After all, if the entire north is forced to rebel, he will be seeking death.

However, although some things can slow down, some things must be done under any circumstances - "loving the land".

The foundation of the Qing Dynasty rule was the Eight Banners. After the Eight Banners entered the pass, the land outside the pass was basically abandoned, with hundreds of thousands of people from the Eight Banners and more Han people. These required a large amount of land to be resettled.

However, the unscrupulous land grabbing and burning, killing and looting by Manchu nobles did not occur on a large scale. The exploitation and exploitation faced by the Han people in the north was slowed down due to the victory in the south.
Chapter completed!