Chapter 241 Slightly Dividing the Two Classics and Suppressing Things
Beijing.
Dorgon looked at the urgent report and was furious.
"Ajige is incompetent and lied about his military exploits, which is an unforgivable crime."
Duduo, who had just been conferred the title of Prince of Heshuo Deyu for his meritorious service in the southern expedition, quickly interceded for his brother's release. The two of them went on the southern expedition together. Azige pursued Li Zicheng from Shanxi to Shaanxi, and then to Hubei and Jiangxi, and annihilated Li Zicheng in one fell swoop. Following the dynasty was a great achievement. However, Azig returned to Beijing ahead of schedule without Dorgon's order, which undoubtedly made Dorgon dissatisfied.
Although they are three brothers, Azig ruined Dorgon's good deeds when it came to choosing the emperor after the collapse of Huangtai. At the critical moment, his elbows turned outwards. In addition, Prince Zheng Jihaha Lang was the old fox at the critical moment. And towards Hauge, in the end Dorgon failed to aspire to the throne as he wished.
In the end, Dorgon had no choice but to compromise with Jierhalang and others, and appointed Fulin as emperor, and he and Jierhalang were regents. However, Dorgon quickly resorted to means afterward, first by changing the flag. His own white flag was swapped with Duduo's pure white flag, and he became the owner of the pure white flag, even cheating his brother Azig who had not supported him at the critical moment.
Although Dorgon was originally the owner of the white flag, in fact he only received the flag at half-mast, and his brother Azig also received half of the white flag. Dorgon changed flags with Dodo, becoming the owner of the pure white flag, and Dodo became the owner of the white flag. The owner of the white flag, Azige, was still decorating the white flag, so Duduo owned the entire flag, and Duduo and Azige both had one flag.
Especially in the middle, Dorgon also resorted to tricks and punished two compatriot brothers a lot of money and put them in his own banner.
Because of this, Duduo was okay, but Azig was very dissatisfied.
However, Dorgon successfully transformed the half flag into a single flag through this series of tricks. He also dealt with the two brothers and made them more honest. He also used this to further strengthen the basic concept of two white flags. With this, he changed the unfavorable situation that at the beginning of Fulin's succession, the power of Jierhalang's auxiliary government was still superior to his.
Originally Dorgon's Bordered White Banner was ranked fifth among the Eight Banners. By changing flags, he became the third-ranked owner of the Zhengbai Banner, surpassing the eighth-ranked Prince Regent Jierhalang of the Bordered Blue Banner and surpassing the patriarchs of the clan. The red flag at the head of the kings represents good deeds.
The key to Dorgon's ability to seize power so quickly after his failure to seize the throne was to change the flag. Not only did he change the flag to Zhengbai, he also fined dozens of Niulu from his brothers Azig and Duduo. , in one fell swoop he became a powerful flag-bearer whose strength was not inferior to that of the two yellow flags.
Of course, this ugly appearance also caused the two brothers to have objections to him. Duduo was okay, but Azig was always unconvinced. He left the Southern Expedition without waiting for orders, and after returning to Beijing, he showed off his martial arts everywhere. The relationship between the brothers was tense.
Now that there is a problem in Huguang, Dorgon immediately and unceremoniously made a fuss about it, saying that Azige had lied about his military exploits and concealed the truth. As a result, the situation in Huguang had deteriorated. Not only did he demote Azige to the rank of county king, he even General Baylor and others under his command were also punished for this, especially Obai and others who participated in the two yellow flags were severely punished.
When he was fighting for the throne, Dorgon always remembered Obai's threats with a knife.
Not only did he demote Azig's title, Dorgon even rudely fined Azig fifteen niulu, confiscated him, and brought him under his Zhengbai Banner.
The fifteenth-year-old Duduo couldn't stand it anymore when he saw his fourteenth brother pursuing his twelfth brother Azig. After all, he was a biological brother from the same mother, so how could he be so harsh on his brother?
"Brother Twelve really shouldn't have left the army in advance. At least he should have captured Changsha and Yunyang first. However, Tong Yang and Liuzhen Huguang were also mishandled. He shouldn't have appeased those intruders and talked about it. It was a mistake.
Annihilating Great Time allowed them to establish a foothold in Hunan and join forces with Can Ming."
"I would say that Wu Sangui should have been left in Wuchang from the beginning and allowed to lead the troops to continue to encircle and suppress the bandits and regain Huguang and Jiangxi."
"Hong Chengchou also made a weak offer to pacify the south, but he did not achieve any success. He could not even recruit the king of Lu to surrender. He also caused rebellions in various parts of the south of the Yangtze River and lost all taxes, money and food."
Duduo placed all the responsibility on Tong Yanghe, the governor of Huguang, and Hong Chengchou, who was recruiting the south.
"Now that something happened, I deliberately exaggerated to shirk responsibility. I just came back from Jiangnan. Where can there be so much rebellion in Jiangnan? From Chongqing to Jingzhou to Wuchang, then Ganzhou, Huizhou and even Hangzhou, where are they?
Are you capable of a full-scale counterattack like this?
This is impossible, absolutely impossible. Hong Chengchou must have deliberately exaggerated to shirk responsibility, and now he is using filial piety as an excuse to resign. This is even more of a threat to the court."
Duduo had just returned from Jiangning. He must have a better understanding of the situation in Jiangnan than Dorgon. Dorgon had to consider his words.
"Qian Qing, how much truth do you think what Hong Chengchou played?"
Qian Qianyi, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, had been sitting in the corner, seeming to close his eyes and meditate. He stood up after hearing the sound, "If we go by what Governor Hong said, the soldiers and horses of the Southern Ming Dynasty are more powerful than those of the Hongguang Dynasty, and even stronger than those of Chongzhen Dynasty. At least they have already
We have millions of troops."
"I believe that it is very possible that Governor Hong's speculation is false and true, or even true."
"Which one is virtual and which one is real?" Dorgon asked again.
"It's hard to say. I don't agree with Governor Hong's speculation about Jiangning or Hangzhou. The king of Lu in eastern Zhejiang has no foundation. Even if he takes the title of supervising the country, even the integration of eastern Zhejiang may not be completed in just a few months. The important town of Hangzhou,
It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and King Lu may be able to capture less than 10% of it.
As for Jiang Ning, they don't even have the ability. Lu Jianguo doesn't have many troops under his command. The main army is no more than Fang Guoan and Wang Zhiren. But I heard that Fang Guoan was just killed by King Lu. The reason is that Fang Guoan secretly intended to support Yiyang.
Wang Jianguo. After killing Fang Guoan, the military morale in eastern Zhejiang is already unstable, and they are no longer able to attack Hangzhou, let alone attack Jiangning."
Qian Qianyi analyzed there, "I think that the Lu Jianguo in eastern Zhejiang is not of much concern. On the other hand, in Huguang, although Li Zicheng was defeated, the rest of his troops are still strong, and the bandits have been fighting in the Central Plains for many years. They have been battle-tested for many years, and their strength is incomparable."
Don't be careless. Jingzhou is in the upper reaches. If Jingzhou is lost, the intruders can go down the river to Wuchang. The intruders have been operating in the Huguang area for a long time and have some foundations. If they are allowed to capture the big city
, then Huguang will be really rotten."
"Mr. Feng?"
Dorgon asked the great scholar Feng Quan,
"The lower official thinks that no matter how Can Ming plays tricks, we don't need to pay attention to it. We only need to mobilize troops and horses and send out troops in two directions. Attack Shaoxing all the way and Changsha all the way. Attack them and save them. The siege of Jingzhou and Hangzhou can be solved.
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Even if we can quickly capture Shaoxing and Changsha, we can attack the enemy's back and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.
Our Qing soldiers have strong generals and red-coated cannons, so we should not be restrained by the enemy. No matter how many places they attack the city, we only need to rush to its key points."
When Dorgon heard this, he couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised that the Qing army was strong and there was really no need to be led around.
"Before, the imperial court was careless, thinking that after Jiangning fell, Li Zicheng died, and King Fu and King Lu were captured, it would be up to the south to spread the message. But now it seems that they underestimated the enemy. But what Great Scholar Feng said is right. Don't look at the fun they are having now.
If we really have to fight, no one can be my opponent of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty."
Suk Saha asked himself to lead his troops south to fight against the thieves.
Dorgon held his beard and pondered for a long time, "Hong Chengchou must fulfill his filial piety to his father, and the court should commend him and support him. However, the current military situation is urgent, and he must be more loyal to the country.
Jiahong Chengchou was the Taibao and the Crown Prince's Grand Master, and he managed six provinces: Huguang, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan. He was the governor of military affairs and in charge of food and wages. He was the Minister of the Ministry of War and the right deputy censor of the Imperial Palace. He was a bachelor of the Imperial Academy of Sciences.
Officials, the military department must not be constrained, and the household department must not be delayed!"
Hong Chengchou is now the Taibao of the Crown Prince, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Censor of the Right Capital of the Metropolitan Inspectorate. He is admitted to the Inner Court to assist in military affairs and is awarded the bachelor's degree of the Secretariat Academy to appease the military affairs of the governors-general of the southern provinces.
Now it has been changed to the management of Huguang and other six provinces, and the title of Gongbao has been raised, but other things have not changed. From Jiangning to Wuchang, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the regent is very dissatisfied with the Hong University scholar.
Of course, there is also an intention to let him redeem his merits, and his ability is still valued. Otherwise, instead of being transferred to manage the six provinces of Huguang, he would be directly recalled to the DPRK, and he might even be allowed to resign and go home to fulfill his filial piety.
"I have been strengthened to be the Taibao of my father-in-law, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He is responsible for the management of Jiangxi, Henan, Jiangnan, Zhejiang, Fujian, and five provinces. He is also the governor of military affairs and in charge of food and wages."
Yan Wogong, a scholar of the inner academy who had left Beijing, was changed from governor of Jiangxi and Henan provinces to governor of five southeastern provinces.
They both have an economic strategy, although they have managed one less province than Hong Chengchou, but the actual control area of both sides is that Hong Chengchou only has half of Huguang, but Yan Igong can actually control all of Henan and Henan, plus half of Jiangxi and half of Zhejiang.
Moreover, as Jiangnan Province is huge, everyone here understands that Mr. Yan really has the trust of the regent.
Yan Wogong even came from behind and overtook Hong Chengchou.
The Jiangnan King's Province is no worse in weight than the Six Provinces of Huguang.
"He Mingluan was appointed governor of Huguang, Gao Douguang was appointed governor of Pianyuan, Pan Shiliang was still governor of Yunyang, and Luo Xiujin was still governor of Chuanhu."
"Ma Guozhu, the governor of Xuanda, is the governor of Jiangnan, Jiangxi and Henan.
Chen Jin, the governor of Denglai, stationed in Jiangning for Admiral Cao Jiang.
Wu Jingdao was the governor of Henan, Li Xiangfeng was the governor of Jiangxi, Miao Xutu was the governor of southern Jiangxi, Chen Zhilong was the governor of Fengyang, and Tu Guobao was still the governor of Jiangning.
He ordered Bashan and Kangkara to be the left and right wings, and he and Yan were stationed in Jiangning.
Zhumala was stationed in Hangzhou.
Beilek Dehun led Gong Adai, and Ye Chen moved to Wuchang and followed Hu Chengchou to fight against the bandits."
Dorgon made new adjustments to the entire Yangtze River line in one breath, established two war zones, divided into Hong Chengchou and Yan Wogong, governors of economic strategy, and sent four officials: Luck Dehun, Bashan, Kangkara, and Zhumala.
The Manchurian general led 20,008 banners and went south to reinforce and quell the rebellion.
In order to prevent the invaders from quickly capturing Jingzhou, Dorgon also specially transferred Pingnan General Luck Dehun from Jiangning to Huguang, and Denglai Governor Chen Jin to Jiangning.
He also sent Zhumala from Beijing to lead the Eight Banners south to Hangzhou to prepare for the attack on Shaoxing. He also sent Kangkara from Beijing to Bashan to go south to garrison Jiangning. He was in the middle and ready to respond at any time.
The dispatch of 20,000 Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners elites at one time should have been foolproof in Dorgon's opinion.
After all, the last time Azig and Duduo led the southern expedition, they only had tens of thousands of elite troops.
