Anti Qing

Chapter 84 Dorgon

Li Zijing arrived in Xiangyang, but the Qing Dynasty did not have a moment to relax and watch.

On June 17th of the [-]th year of Chongzhen, the Dashun Army withdrew from the capital. The next day, Dorgon led the main force of the Eight Banners into the city and changed its name to Beijing.

After entering Beijing, Dorgon immediately asked Emperor Shunzhi to move his capital to Beijing and set the Central Plains.

Since the first month of the 17th year of Chongzhen, Beijing's climate has been dominated by wind and sand. At that time, Emperor Chongzhen looked at the capital from Meishan, full of despair.

But as soon as the Qing army entered the city, the wind and sand that had been raging for more than half a year suddenly stopped.

In the first half of the 17th year of Chongzhen, the city of Beijing was ravaged by sandstorms and the plague, and almost every household was wearing sackcloth and filial piety, making life very difficult for the people.

In the second half of the year, it was a rare good weather, the wind and sand gradually subsided, and even the plague disappeared without treatment.

In the first month of the second year of Shunzhi, the weather was sunny and sunny for days.

Some flattering literati held pen and ink in their hands and attributed this phenomenon to the Aixinjueluo royal family, claiming that it was the Qing Dynasty's destiny to inherit the will of the Great Ming Dynasty.

Today, Dorgon was summoned by the Empress Dowager Borzigit Bumbutai and was on his way into the palace.

The Holy Mother and Empress Dowager Bumbutai, also known as Da Yuer in later generations.

On the walking chariot, Dorgon was wearing a brocade dragon robe, and his body swayed with the shaking of the walking chariot.

His eyes were as sharp as an eagle and as clear as water, but his complexion was in stark contrast to the cloudless sky above his head, soaked in a layer of gray mist, very gloomy.

This year is the second year that the Qing Dynasty established Beijing as its capital.

Since entering the customs last year, the Qing Dynasty has been fighting and winning all the way.

The Ming army scrambled to change banners, shaved their hair and surrendered. Even the Dashun Army, which was once powerful in the pass, could not resist the iron cavalry of the Eight Banners.

Dorgon knew in his heart that he was striding forward on the dream of unifying the entire Han country, and victory was just ahead and close at hand.

Originally, Dorgon's goal was to make Duo Duo go out of the way, and let Azig go down along the way.

But the Battle of Huaiqing in September last year forced him to turn his attention to the already defeated Dashun.

The Dashun army was on the way to retreat, Yu Huaiqing mobilized tens of thousands of horses, and counterattacked the Qing army north of the Yellow River.

The Qing army was caught off guard, and Jiyuan, Meng County and other places were successively recovered by Dashun.

Huaiqing's general Jin Yuhe led the troops to fight and fought with the Dashun Army in Baixiang Town. The result shocked Dorgon deeply.

Huaiqing's general Jin Yuhe, deputy general Chang Ding, and general Chen Guocai were killed in battle, and the main force of the Qing army in Huaiqing Mansion was almost completely wiped out.

Jin Yuhe is a Mailer Erzhen, the general of Huaiqing, a senior military officer from a serious official to a second-rank senior military officer.

At the same time, the deputy generals and generals of the Qing army who died in Huaiqing were all senior military officers from the second rank and the third rank.

Such casualties have never been seen since the Qing army entered the customs.

After the victory, the Dashun Army took advantage of the momentum and marched to besiege Qinyang, the seat of the Huaiqing Mansion. Wei Hui's general Zu Kefa led his army to defend, and at the same time sent an urgent report to Dorgon in Beijing.

Dorgon thought it was only a matter of time before he won the world, but he did not expect that the Dashun Army could still have such vigor.

The loss of the Qing army in the Battle of Huaiqing was not small, but it was far from being broken. Dorgon also immediately realized a serious mistake.

Compared with the Hongguang court, which only wanted to protect itself, the Dashun army led by Li Zicheng still had a strong cohesive force.

Once the situation changed, Dashun could mobilize an army of tens of thousands or even a hundred thousand to counterattack at any time. This was his opponent for the world.

As long as Li Zicheng does not die, the Qing Dynasty will never be regarded as the real overall situation has been settled.

The Ming army has never been a real opponent to Dorgon.

If before the Battle of Huaiqing, Dorgon had no opponent in his eyes, then after the Battle of Huaiqing, Li Zicheng became his opponent.

In October last year, shortly after the end of the Huaiqing Campaign, when the news reached Beijing, Dorgon immediately displayed his arbitrariness.

He didn't ask anyone's opinion, but directly ordered in his Prince's Mansion.

The Duoduo army, which had originally gone south to attack Nanjing, was transferred to rescue Huaiqing, repelled the Dashun army, and then continued westward, approaching Tongguan, the gateway of Shaanxi.

Dorgon is very confident about the fighting power of the Qing army. Although there have been rumors in Beijing recently, he has remained unmoved.

It wasn't until today that the Empress Dowager Mother suddenly called him to Beijing, and only then did he realize the seriousness of the matter.

Ciqing Palace, the Cining Palace in the Ming Dynasty, was the residence of the Empress Dowager. After entering Beijing, it was used as the bedroom of the Empress Dowager.

Changed the name, nothing else changed.

Although Gong'e's tone was very urgent, Dorgon was still calm and capable. After entering the palace, he did not rush to Ciqing Palace, but went to see Emperor Shunzhi first.

"How is the emperor's homework recently?"

Seeing that it was the Prince Regent who was here, the teacher who taught was respectful and bowed, knelt on the ground with his buttocks sticking out.

"Your Majesty's spirit has been sluggish recently, and when it's time to teach, he's drowsy. When asked about the content, he doesn't know what to say."

Dorgon was in a bad mood at first, but after hearing this, his face turned red and white for a while, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

Seven-year-old Fulin was lying on the table, holding a brush, scribbling on the paper, seeing Dorgon coming, not only did not restrain himself, but intensified.

He muttered, his cheeks puffed up, and his eyes glanced at the door from time to time, clearly dissatisfied.

The gentleman was still lying on the ground, his voice trembling.

"Your Majesty doesn't like homework. It's because of me, the emperor, that the reading and lectures are boring. I can't blame Your Majesty. Please forgive me, the Regent!"

After entering Beijing, Fulin had already found a lot of teachers, but he was mad at all of them. Dorgon also knew that this was not the teacher's problem.

The problem lies in Fulin, the child.

Dorgon narrowed his eyes and stared at Fulin for a while, but didn't say anything angry, flicked his sleeves, and left angrily.

Seeing him leave, Fulin, who was lying on the table, blinked and dropped the brush, her heart still beating non-stop.

The place where Fulin was studying was not far from Ciqing Palace. After a while, Dorgon came to the door and stopped.

He went in and out of the emperor's study whenever he wanted, and never waited for any announcements, but in Ciqing Palace, he became very polite.

Whether it is to respect Bumbutai or have other intentions, the rest of the people don't know.

The eunuch outside the door saw that the master was coming, so naturally he didn't dare to neglect, and quickly trotted into the Ciqing Palace.

After a while, the eunuch's shrill voice was heard.

"Uncle Regent is here!"

Entering the Ciqing Palace, Dorgon walked through the Nuan Pavilion and went straight into the inner palace. The gloom on his face was swept away, and he smiled and gave a simple Manchurian salute.

Bumbutai also noticed Dorgon's brand-new dragon robe of brocade and eight balls, his eyes moved slightly, and he waited quietly for the salute before he smiled.

"Uncle Regent will come again in the future, so there is no need to perform such a grand ceremony."

Although Bumbutai is now the Empress Dowager, he is only in his early thirties, at the age of a wolf and a tiger.

She has a leisurely demeanor, leaning alone on the couch, and under the light of the candlestick beside her, her complexion looks crystal clear like jade.

For some reason, her cheeks were slightly flushed, like a crescent moon, and she was so beautiful.

As soon as he raised his eyes, Dorgon was stunned immediately, but within a few breaths, he closed his eyes, walked to her hand and sat down.

"I just asked the teacher, saying that the emperor has been sleepy recently, and he can't cheer up when he is studying. Did he play until night again?"

Dorgon concealed it very well, and his tone was cold, but every time his eyes glanced at the couch inadvertently, there was always a hint of longing that could not be concealed.

(End of this chapter)