Anti Qing

Chapter 86 Three Ways
Forbidden City, Hall of Martial Arts.

After Dorgon walked out of Ciqing Palace, he went straight to Wuying Hall.

His uncle, the regent, is a little different from other princes, he doesn't live in the palace, but lives in the palace, where he stays overnight in the Hall of Martial Arts.

Wuyingdian is also the place where Li Zicheng ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in the 17th year of Chongzhen.

Time has passed, and a year ago, Chongzhen hadn't been martyred for the country, and the Ming Dynasty hadn't died yet, and all those standing here were the central officials of the Ming Dynasty.

More than half a year ago, Li Zicheng led the Dashun Army to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, and here is still a new dynasty atmosphere, and the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Yongchang is being organized happily.

However, who would have thought that within a year, the Forbidden City changed three masters, and now the Qing court headed by Dorgon is in charge here.

And not surprisingly, in the next 300 years, it will always be this group of people.

Dorgon chose to live in the Hall of Martial Heroes because it was convenient to handle government affairs, and it was also a metaphor that he would replace Li Zicheng.

Of course, there is naturally a little ambition at work.

When the Qing army entered the customs last year, Dorgon settled in the imperial city as soon as he arrived in the city, and chose the Mingnan Palace located in the Nanchizi area on the south side of Donghuamen Street as the palace.

Right now, Prince Rui's Mansion has not been completed yet, and it was built under the supervision of Feng Quan, the former Shangshu of the Ming Ministry of Industry.

In the early Ming Dynasty, because Feng Quan hugged Wei Zhongxian's thigh, he regarded the eunuch party as the civil and military rejection of the Manchu Dynasty. As soon as the Qing army entered the customs, he immediately found a new master.

For the matter of supervising the construction of Prince Rui's Mansion, he naturally did his best.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Nanchizi area, like the Taimiao and Sheji Altar, was a place exclusively for the royal family. It was called "Dongyuan" in Yongle and later called "Nangong".

After the change of the Tumu Fort that year, Zhu Qizhen, the God of War of the Ming Dynasty, was here, and was imprisoned by Zhu Qiyu, Emperor Zongjingtai of the Ming Dynasty.

Dorgon stayed overnight in the Hall of Martial Arts and chose Nangong as the site for Prince Rui's mansion, which also caused undercurrents to surge in the Qing court.

After entering the customs, some supporters of the Two Hundred Banners continued to persuade Dorgon to advance on the grounds that Emperor Fulin of Shunzhi was young.

Dorgon's answer has always been very vague, neither verbally refused, nor did he ever show obedience.

Jierhalang and Dorgon were both auxiliary kings, and they received the inlaid blue flag. Their support for Fulin's succession was only a political compromise to avoid the division of the Qing army.

His position is actually inclined to Hauge, the eldest son of Huang Taiji.

It's just that the rude and straightforward Hauge is no match for the wily and calculating Dorgon, let alone the two brothers Azig and Doduo.

These two brothers are both hard-core supporters of Dorgon's succession to the throne. They hold heavy troops outside and have made many military exploits.

The Qing court seems to be united, but there are still undercurrents surging.

Outside the Hall of Martial Ying, people come and go, which is completely different from the crowded Ciqing Palace and Fulin's study place, very lively.

After Dorgon lived in the Hall of Martial Arts, it became the political center of the entire Qing Dynasty. The imperial seals were taken to the Hall of Martial Arts, where imperial edicts were issued and political discussions were held.

The dragon and the tiger gather together, and their power is overwhelming.

State affairs, military affairs and government affairs all come from the Hall of Martial Heroes.

This is why Bumbutai is worried, because compared with the powerful Dorgon, the strength of their mother and son is too weak.

Fortunately, there are also many forces opposing Dorgon in the DPRK and China, which can somewhat allow Bumbutai to find some allies.

As Dorgon returned to the Hall of Martial Arts angrily, edicts were issued to all parts of Beijing, and the news inevitably spread.

One after another, princes and ministers were summoned to the Wuying Hall. They walked through the corridor, and the first thing they saw after entering the main hall was Dorgon's cold face.

There was a depressing atmosphere in the entire Hall of Martial Arts.

Some people with poor xinxing even find it difficult to breathe here.

The news of the defeat from Tongguan was beyond everyone's expectations. Everyone believed that the capture of Tongguan and the northwest was just a matter of course.

Fighting abroad has become a gold-plated training method for the children of the princes and ministers of the Eight Banners. No one thinks that they will lose.

What's more, Duduo led a main force, and it was unimaginable to lose to the rogues in Tongguan.

How did this fail?

These battle-hardened princes and ministers naturally knew Duduo's ability, and repeatedly deduced it in their minds, but they could not imagine the possibility of defeat.

This is not a simple defeat, even Shang Shan died in Tongguan.

Who is Shang Shan?

He was a relatively capable clan general among the younger generation of the Eight Banners. In his early 20s, he inherited his father Fei Yangwu's title of Duke of the Fuguo.

If this continues, the future is limitless.

But who would have thought that he actually died in Tongguan!

Since entering the customs, the Qing army has never suffered such a heavy loss in combat, let alone the death of a duke, which is completely unprecedented.

Shang Shan thus became, so far, the highest-ranked general of the Qing army killed in battle.

"The princes and princes already know about Tongguan, so I won't say more. Duoduo is now in Huaiqing to organize the army and ask the court for further instructions."

"All princes and ministers, you can express your own opinions."

After Dorgon finished speaking, he looked at everyone.

"I think it's better to return to the outside of the pass!"

"It's too late to go back now. Anyway, I've grabbed enough and stayed enough. It's still comfortable in my hometown outside the pass!"

Soon, there were some voices of discussion.

Many people thought that the two defeats at Tongguan and Huaiqing proved that Dashun still had the ability to fight back. It was better to retreat outside the pass and wait for the Ming army and Dashun to lose both sides before entering the pass to plunder.

After entering the customs, this voice has always existed in the Qing army.

There have always been a considerable number of princes and nobles of the Eight Banners who felt that Guannei was not a place to stay for a long time, and there were such voices after the Battle of Huaiqing.

Now that Tongguan is defeated, the impact is comparable to that of the Shanhaiguan battle, and it has been mentioned in the Hall of Martial Heroes.

"Cough cough."

Among the civil servants, the one at the top suddenly coughed twice.

All the princes and nobles of the Eight Banners cast their gazes over, and the voice of discussion gradually subsided, but there was disdain in many people's eyes.

The one who spoke was Fan Wencheng, the head of the civil servants of the Han people today, a scholar of the Inner Academy.

"Even if we return to the outside of the pass now, Thief Li will definitely be at odds with my Qing Dynasty. We still want to fight. Why don't we stay in the pass?"

Fan Wencheng stood up and stroked his beard.

"I think that the Dashun bandits headed by Thief Li are just flashbacks. The rabbits bite people when they are in a hurry, not to mention these vicious bandits."

"The top priority is for Prince Yu to organize his army in Henan, and Tongguan must be defeated."

"As far as I know, this defeat was mainly due to the slow delivery of Kong Youde's red barbarian cannon, which was taken advantage of by Thief Li."

Dorgon liked to hear Fan Wencheng's words.

No matter what others say, Dorgon has always been an idea. The country and territory of the Han people must belong to the Qing Dynasty.

He had never thought of the idea of ​​retreating outside the pass.

"Prince Yu brought the Hongyi Cannon to Tongguan after Huaiqing's army was reorganized, and he will definitely be able to break through Tongguan in one go."

"I heard that on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Xu Dingguo trapped and killed Gao Jie in Suizhou. There were [-] old soldiers in the high department. If they can be recruited properly, it can be regarded as a way to quickly increase the number of troops."

Dorgon nodded and asked in a deep voice.

"Where is Hauge now?"

Fan Wencheng smiled and said.

"It seems that what Uncle Regent means is to move Prince Su's troops to the west, join forces with Duoduo, and attack the northwest in three ways."

"Prince Su's main force is now ordered to chase the remnants of the bandits in Shandong. It will take some time to conquer Shandong."

Dorgon nodded, his eyes condensed slightly.

"Recently, the Hongguang court sent envoys to the north to join forces with the Qing Dynasty to destroy the bandits. What does Mr. Fan think?"

"This king looks at the Hongguang court, which is peaceful and peaceful, and has no intention of going north. This king intends to arrange the three roads of Azige, Duoduo, and Haoge to gather in the northwest."

"But if this is the case, there is no protection in the east, isn't it a little risky?"

(End of this chapter)