Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 161 Dorgon wants to recruit the Zheng family

In October, it took nearly six months for the Manchus to enter the customs. Although there is a lot of turmoil in the world today because of the order to shave their hair, the general Bo Luo, who conquered the South the day before yesterday, has pacified Jiangyin, and most of the Jiangnan rebels have been suppressed. Feeling uneasy about the turbulent situation, the Qing court felt relieved for the time being.

In the former Great Imperial City, the three main halls were destroyed, and they are still being repaired now. A group of Qing court ministers dressed in full clothes and dragging their tails of money can only go to the Hall of Martial Heroes to discuss matters.

In the main hall, Dorgon, in his 30s, is full of energy.

All the courtiers of the Qing court filed into the hall, and under the leadership of Feng Quan, a scholar of the Inner Academy, they knelt down and bowed together: "The servant sees the regent Qiantui, Qiantui, Qianqian."

"Pingshen!" Dorgon sat on the throne in royal clothes, raising his hand slightly.

A group of ministers of the Qing court got up from the ground, lowered their heads, and stood on both sides of the hall in two shifts.

At this time, after some Manchurian etiquette, Dorgon asked the ministers to start discussing matters. Feng Quan, who stood at the head of the civil servants in the two classes, knelt down and said: "Qizuo the regent, the general who conquered the South led an army of 15. Outside the Xianxia Pass, the tigers look at Fujian. Zheng Zhilong of the Southern Ming Dynasty stationed troops in Yanping City, and he was afraid to move forward. The slaves thought that this was my Great Qing Dynasty, and the officials of the Southern Ming Dynasty surrendered. Therefore, the slaves asked the Regent to order that Boluo attack Zheng Zhilong in one fell swoop. Overcome the two provinces of Jiangxi and Fujian."

The defeat of the volunteers in the south of the Yangtze River enabled the Qing soldiers to press on the front line of Qiantang without any worries, which greatly increased the pressure on the king of Lu in eastern Zhejiang. After another group of Qing soldiers drove the Huizhou volunteers into the mountains, they also began to stop their troops outside Xianxia Pass. Peep into Fujian.

Since the Qing army conquered Nanjing and Hangzhou, Dorgon thought that the world was settled, so he sent many envoys to the south to appease the miserable Ming forces. Directly behead the envoy of the Qing court.

This made Dorgon understand that it was impossible for the Qing court to appease the south, and the only way to unify the world was to send troops to defeat the Longwu regime in the south.

At this time, Dorgon couldn't help but feel moved when he heard Feng Quan's words, but Fan Wencheng suddenly went out to pay homage: "Master, this servant thinks what Feng Xueshi said is inappropriate, Zheng Zhilong did not garrison troops, but he is outside Xianxia Pass, More than 170 places were guarded by soldiers, with [-] guards. In addition to the soldiers in Xianxiaguan, the number of troops is larger than that of Boluo, and Fujian is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Zheng Zhilong was born as a pirate and was good at guerrilla warfare. With plenty of money, this slave thinks that Zheng Zhilong should be recruited."

After Jiangnan was pacified, Dorgon's next step was to send troops to eastern Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi. Hearing Fan Wencheng's words, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows, "Recruiting peace?" Then he nodded in appreciation: "This is a good idea. Zheng Zhilong originally He was recruited by Emperor Chongzhen. This person is cunning and changeable, and his allegiance is the same to any emperor. Emperor Longwu cannot be recruited to surrender. This Zheng Zhilong can indeed give it a try. Even if it fails, my Qing Dynasty has no loss."

When all the ministers of the Qing court heard the words, they immediately bowed in unison: "The regent is wise!"

Dorgon smiled slightly, "Let's do it according to Fan Wencheng's intention. The Ministry of War can immediately send a decree to General Bo Luo of Zhengnan, asking him to send envoys to meet Zheng Zhilong in secret. He can first promise a lot of benefits to make him tempted, and wait until he is wiped out." Eastern Zhejiang Ming Army, come and discuss with him in detail."

"Zha~" Fan Wencheng bowed: "This slave will do as the master wants."

Dorgon immediately waved his hand, got up and turned back to the back of the hall, and all the ministers of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties immediately bowed their heads to send them off, and after waiting for a while, they left the Wuyin Hall in twos and threes.

Since Zhan Ba ​​returned to Beijing from Yangzhou, he took the 10 taels of silver from Wang Yan to carry out activities in the city with other students, Wang Xu, but did not see much effect.

Today in the Hall of Martial Arts, he heard about Dorgon's attempt to recruit Zheng Zhilong, and felt that the situation was serious, so he returned directly to the mansion as soon as he left the imperial city.

Zhan Ba ​​has no loyalty to Daming, but he was kidnapped by Wang Yan, but he had to worry about Daming's fate. Naturally, he was gradually neglected and Dorgon no longer paid attention to him, so he originally did things for Wang Yan because of coercion, but now he has a little sincerity.

Regarding the current situation in Ming Dynasty, Zhan Ba, as an official of the Qing court, sees it much more clearly than officials of the Southern Ming court.

When the hair-cutting order was issued and the world was in a state of turmoil, Zhan Ba ​​thought that Nanming's chance had come, at least he could conquer the Qing court, but in the end he stopped fighting. The mobilized soldiers and horses received more and more taxes. The Qing government far surpassed Nanming in terms of military strength and finances. Zhan Ba ​​couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

At this time, he hurried all the way back to the mansion, and went to the backyard to look for Wang Xu who was hiding in his mansion, but he saw Wang Xu who had always been dressed in old clothes, but today he appeared in wretched full clothes with a money rat tail on his head. in front of him.

Mr. Jia, who used to be in Taoist robes with square scarves, now looks like an old turtle in a fence.

Zhan Ba ​​couldn't help being shocked when he saw this, but Wang Xu sighed, pointed to his bald head and said: "This is convenient for walking in the city, otherwise, if you hide in the mansion all day, how can you collect information for Mr. Wang, and how can you recover?" What about Daming Jiangshan?"

Zhan Ba ​​has been with Wang Xu for nearly three months, and he has a deep understanding of his temperament and the thinking of traditional scholar-bureaucrats.When the order to shave my hair was issued, Wang Xu once said to him, "The parents who are in charge of my body and skin, if the captive wants to take my hair, I should cut off my head first!"

Zhan Ba ​​has always sneered at loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, so he surrendered as soon as the Qing Dynasty came, but now seeing Wang Xuneng abandoning what he originally insisted on in order to fulfill Wang Yan's order, he couldn't help feeling a little ripple in his heart.

"Lord Zhan, I came back so early today, but what is there to discuss with me?" Wang Xu didn't want Zhan Ba ​​to focus on his attire today, and seeing that it was still early, he asked casually.

Hearing the words, Zhan Ba ​​remembered the business, and hurriedly said: "Today in the Hall of Martial Arts, Fan Wencheng's admonition to recruit Zheng Zhilong has been approved by Dorgon. Zheng Zhilong is the governor of Fujian, and the imperial court is in Fujing. If he surrenders The Qing court, the Ming Dynasty is in danger. I feel that this matter is important, so I rushed back to tell you."

When Wang Xu heard this, he couldn't help being surprised: "This matter is important, and I should report it back to Fujing as soon as possible. However, this matter is also very complicated. Beijing is thousands of miles away from Fujing, and our intelligence channel with the south has not been established. , I am afraid that ordinary people are not competent, so I decided to go back to the south in person to find Lord Wang, and the matter of Beijing can only be entrusted to Lord Zhan first."

(End of this chapter)