"What Prince Lie said makes sense. Prince Regent, I suggest that you recall Kong Youde now and let me personally lead the team to fight Mingjun!"
Prince Su Hauge said coldly.
He and Dorgon were mortal enemies. If it had not been for Dorgon, he would have been the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and it would not have been the turn of his younger brother Fulin, who was only seven or eight years old.
Dorgon glanced at Hauge. If other princes proposed to replace Kong Youde, he would definitely agree, but not this Hauge.
According to his seniority, Hauge is Dorgon's nephew, but this nephew is not weak in strength and holds real power in his hands, big enough to compete with him.
Therefore, Dorgon must be on guard against him at every turn, and he must not be allowed to lead an army of 100,000 on an expedition.
"This Kong Youde must be replaced, but I already have the most suitable candidate. Hauge, you must also be prepared to send troops to the west at any time."
Dorgon said in a deep voice.
"Hmph! Since the regent has already found the best candidate, I'll leave first!"
Haug said angrily, then turned around and left.
The princes present did not dare to say anything more about this matter. Dorgon watched Haug leave with anger in his eyes. If Haug had not been Huang Taiji's biological son, he would have gotten rid of Haug long ago.
"Prince Regent, who is the suitable candidate you mentioned?"
Daishan asked.
"Obai!"
Dorgon said.
Ao Bai was once the general beside Huang Taiji. After Huang Taiji's death, he became the minister of political affairs. It was most appropriate to hand over Jinzhou City to him.
"Obai?
This man is young and promising, so he is a good candidate. Prince Regent, how about I write a letter to recall Kong Youde?"
Fan Wencheng spoke at this time.
Fan Wencheng was originally from the Ming Dynasty, but later surrendered to the Jiannu and became their counselor. This man was eloquent, resourceful, and had a very good literary talent.
"Mr. Fan, if you write a letter, I will definitely be able to recall Kong Youde."
Dorgon said with a smile.
Fan Wencheng smiled and nodded, and sent a letter to Kong Youde. After receiving the letter, Kong Youde returned to Shengjing.
However, when he arrived in Shengjing, he was placed under house arrest. At this time, Kong Youde realized that something was wrong. However, he had a clear conscience and was not worried about his life safety.
However, he was very dissatisfied with being treated like this despite having made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty.
The next day, Dorgon and other princes wanted to see him, and Kong Youde followed them to the meeting hall.
"Prince Regent, I led an army of 100,000 to conquer Jinzhou City and made great contributions to our Qing Dynasty. Is there anything wrong?"
Kong Youde asked rhetorically.
"King Gongshun, we all remember your contribution to our Qing Dynasty. But, how do you explain this letter?"
Dorgon said as he handed the letter written by Lin Fan to Kong Youde.
When Kong Youde saw the content of the letter, his expression suddenly changed and he said in a deep voice: "This is Lin Fan's plan. Prince Regent, I am loyal to the Qing Dynasty and have never had any contact with the Ming Dynasty!"
"King Gongshun, you don't have to be so nervous. We will find out the twists and turns."
Daishan said with a smile.
"Haha! If you have no contact with the Ming Dynasty, why did he write to you and praise you in his heart? Could it be that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is a fool?"
"When you rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, you took tens of thousands of troops with you. They should hate you to the core!"
Hauge said coldly.
At this time, Kong Youde was so anxious that he felt it was difficult to explain the matter clearly, so he just said: "Haven't you all thought about a question?
If this letter was for me, why was it so easily intercepted by you?"
"This shows that Lin Fan is using counter-intuitive tactics. This letter itself is for you to read!"
What Kong Youde said is right, but who would believe it?
"Haha! This letter was originally meant for you, but we have many spies in the army and intercepted your letter. Do you still want to quibble?"
"If you want to show us this letter, why didn't you send it earlier and later? Why didn't you send it to your military camp until you were leading your army on an expedition?"
the princes shouted angrily.
Kong Youde's expression changed drastically. He had already guessed that there would be Dorgon's informants in the army, but he didn't expect that there would be so many. Lin Fan must have guessed this and sent the message like this.
However, no matter how he explained it at this time, these people would not believe it.
"Haha! If I still have any feelings for the Ming Dynasty, then why would I launch a mutiny and submit to the Qing Dynasty!"
"This letter is Lin Fan's counter-intentional plan. If you believe it, then believe it. If you don't believe it, I have nothing to say!"
Kong Youde said with a sneer.
Dorgon narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at the princes present. Daishan smiled and smoothed things over, saying: "Haha! It should be Lin Fan's plan at this time!"
"Prince Gongshun is very loyal to our Qing Dynasty. I trust him. Come here! Send Prince Gongshun back to his home!"
"O obedient king, please don't be angry. I still have a few jars of fine wine stored there. We won't go home until we get drunk tonight!"
Hearing what Dai Shan said, Kong Youde's face looked better and he said coldly: "I, Kong Youde, do everything in my life with integrity. If you doubt me, you can check me out!"
After saying that, he turned and left. After Kong Youde left, Dorgon said: "Daishan, do you really think that this letter is Lin Fan's counterintuitive plan?"
"Haha! Prince Regent, regardless of the authenticity of this letter, if we kill Kong Youde because of this letter, will there be anyone who will submit to us in the future?"
"Therefore, regardless of whether it is true or not, we will treat him as a lie. However, this Kong Youde can no longer have any military power. We just have to guard against him."
Daishan said with a smile.
After hearing this, Dorgon couldn't help but nodded repeatedly, thinking to himself, this Daishan is indeed an old man and a ghost, and he thinks about things much more comprehensively than himself.
"In this case, it's up to you to appease Kong Youde. Obai has taken over the 100,000-strong army in Jinzhou City and will attack Shanhaiguan soon!"
Dorgon said in a deep voice.
"Now, the Ming Dynasty has closed all trade with us. If we want food, we can only attack by force."
Daishan said in a deep voice.
In Jinzhou City, Ao Bai was very high-spirited. At this time, he was only in his thirties. After taking charge of an army of 100,000, he would definitely be able to be crowned a prince or something like that when he returned.
"General Ao! We have almost collected all the supplies in Jinzhou City. Do you want to attack Ningyuan?"
Reports from soldiers.
Behind Ningyuan is Shanhaiguan. As long as Ningyuan is captured and renovated, we can launch an attack on Shanhaiguan!
According to the intelligence they had, although there were many defenders at Shanhaiguan, the soldiers' equipment was not necessarily sophisticated.