On June 20th, in the Qingning Palace of the Shengjing Palace, Dorgon looked at Azig and Jierhalang, twirling a pair of jade beads in his hands, and remained silent.
After the death of Huang Taiji, with the support of the princes and Baylor, Dorgon proclaimed himself emperor. Now Dorgon is no longer the former Prince Rui, but the emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
Azig is Dorgon's half-brother. After Dorgon proclaimed himself emperor, he promoted Azig from Prince Dorowuying to Prince Heshuoying as his wing. At this time, Azig stood in front of Dorgon.
Very excited.
"North Korea is a despicable little country with two sides, but it dares to betray me, the Qing Dynasty. Your Majesty, if you give me 30,000 troops, I will definitely rush into Seoul and capture the king of Korea alive, and let these villains know that my Qing Dynasty is not exhausted!"
What Azig was talking about was the predicament that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was facing now, with rebellions rising everywhere.
The people under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty could basically be divided into the Eight Banners, Outer Mongolia and Korea. The Eight Banners included the Eight Banners Manchuria, the Eight Banners Mongolia and the Han Army Banners. They were the people living in Manchuria. The Outer Mongolia belonged to the northern and southern Mongolia.
The various Mongolian tribes were gradually conquered during the reign of Huang Taiji.
Outer Mongolia was mainly divided into Inner Zhasak and Outer Zhasak based on the boundary of the vast sea. Although Outer Mongolia surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it still maintained its own aristocratic system and ruled its own grassland territory in Mongolia.
North Korea was a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty. It sent its princes to serve as hostages in Shengjing of the Qing Dynasty and paid tribute every year. When a war broke out in the Qing Dynasty, North Korea also sent troops to assist.
After the Jinzhou War in the 15th year of Chongzhen, the Manchu Qing rule in the north was on the verge of collapse. In that battle, the Manchu Qing Dynasty mobilized all the combat power of Mongolia and the Eight Banners, vigorously recruited Koreans, and assembled an army of 230,000 to fight the Ming Dynasty. The result was one
Fifty thousand people were lost in the battle, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty was in ruins.
From then on, the Mongolian vassals and the Korean vassals were ready to take action, and people kept disobeying orders. When Huang Taiji was alive, he could still rely on his past power to restrain the Mongolian vassals and the Korean vassals. After the news of Huang Taiji’s death was released in February this year, the Mongolian vassals of the Outer vassals started to attack one after another.
There was a rebellion.
By June, except for a few Mongolian tribes whose territory is close to Manchuria, the other Mongolian vassals have basically become independent. Many tribes went south to join the Ming Dynasty and no longer interact with the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. After all, the strong are respected on the grassland, and Jinzhou fought against the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.
After losing so miserably, the Mongolian vassals no longer had any reason to work for the declining Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Huang Taiji fought throughout his life and built a Manchu Empire that spanned thousands of miles. Who would have expected that after a great battle in Jinzhou, only a corner of Manchuria would be left, returning to its starting point. Now the people within the Manchu Qing Dynasty are panicking, and all external vassals have been lost.
.What Dorgon inherited was a mess.
Today, North Korea has also betrayed the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Dorgon looked at Azig and said slowly: "Kill the prince who is serving as a hostage in North Korea!"
Prince Zheng Jierharang was stunned and said: "Your Majesty, that North Korean prince is one of the leaders of the North Korean Gongxi faction. The Gongxi faction in North Korea has gradually declined in recent years due to the defeat of Jinzhou, and is in need of our assistance. If we kill
If the Korean prince is defeated, I am afraid that the Gongxi faction will no longer have any hope of controlling the Korean government."
Dorgon snorted coldly and said slowly: "If I don't kill this son, the world will not know that I will keep my word. In the future, Korean affairs will naturally have to be solved by the warriors of the Eight Banners. Those civil servants of the Gongxi faction are the
impossible."
Azige was overjoyed when he heard this and said loudly: "Your Majesty, when will we conquer North Korea?"
Dorgon glanced at Azig and said slowly: "Don't worry. Now Hong Chengchou has hoarded 70,000 troops on the Yizhou frontline, threatening the safety of Shengjing at all times. If I send troops to conquer the rebellious North Korea, I will send a large number of troops.
Containing Hong Chengchou's troops and horses will definitely consume a lot of food and wages."
Turning the jade beads in his hand, Dorgon added: "But the Korean children must be conquered. Prince Zheng, from today on, you will increase your trade with Shanxi merchants and prepare a batch of food, grass and military pay. We must allocate it before winter
If we send tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to invade North Korea, we will definitely capture this country of women with its head and two sides. This time, I will chop off the head of the King of North Korea!"
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Li Zhi was sitting in the secondary hall of the Duke of Jin's mansion, listening to Han Jinxin's report.
Now through Han Jinxin's efforts, the secret guard's informant has successfully penetrated outside the customs, and now every move of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is also under the supervision of Han Jinxin. Although the informant is not at the top of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and cannot get confidential information,
But if the Manchu Qing Dynasty made any big move, it still couldn't escape Li Zhi's eyes and ears.
Now the news of the rebellion of the Mongolian tribes and North Korea reached Li Zhi immediately.
"My lord, the number of smuggled goods coming in and out of Zhangjiakou has increased again this month. The Tatars seem to be planning a war and are preparing supplies."
When Zhong Feng heard this, he slapped the armrest of his chair and said loudly: "These Shanxi merchants are traitors to the enemy and can be killed every one of them!"
Li Zhi pondered for a moment and asked: "Who is Dorgon going to fight? North Korea or Mongolia?"
Han Jinxin lowered his head and said: "My lord, the reports from the lower officials failed to identify the Manchu targets. However, the Mongolian tribes produce cattle and sheep, which are not complementary to the Tatar economy. North Korea is rich in grain, iron and cloth.
It is very important to the Tatar economy. The following official speculates that Dorgon will attack North Korea first to ensure the iron and cloth trade in Manchuria."
Zhong Feng patted the chair and said: "Commander! The Tatars are at their weakest now. We might as well send our troops north to capture the Qing Dynasty. By then, the fertile black land of Liaodong, which is thousands of miles away, will be ours!"
After hearing Zhong Feng's words, the military attachés in the secondary palace were all silent.
After a long time, Li Xing said: "Although the Tatars were defeated in Jinzhou and lost the vassal states of Mongolia and Korea, their strength is still considerable. If our troops invade Liaodong, the Tatars can still pull out more than 100,000 troops.
We currently have 5,000 troops stationed in Japan, and we still have people stationed in Shandong and Tianjin. Even including new recruits, we only have more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and we may not be able to defeat the Tatars."
Zhong Feng said: "If you don't have enough troops, recruit more troops. Now that the Tatars are in decline, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If the Tatars are allowed to recover, then they can take back Mongolia and North Korea and send out 200,000 troops at every turn. It will be very difficult."
It’s difficult to attack.”
"And the land in Liaodong is fertile. After we win Liaodong, our strength will definitely increase greatly. By then, the civil servants will no longer dare to oppose us!"
Li Laosi looked at Li Zhi and said, "My boss, this time I agree with Zhong Feng."
"Now is a good opportunity to regain Liaodong."
"We have a fleet at sea, and it is only two or three days' journey from Tianjin to Liaodong. If we destroy the Tatars, not to mention creating a situation that has not been seen in thirty years, the reward from the imperial court will naturally not be less, just for
The thousands of miles of fertile wilderness in Liaodong can greatly increase our strength!"
