Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 399 Using Han to Control Han
Previously, Wang Yan wanted to train the soldiers of the government. He was using the strategy of selecting elites from the soldiers of the government to supplement them. Because the shortage of the Five Loyalty Army was too large to be fully implemented, he could only select a group from the soldiers of the government and recruit them from ordinary people. a batch.

At this time, at the recruiting place in Guangzhou City, there were a few clerks sitting in front of a long table, and an officer from a hundred households, with some equipment beside them, and a few soldiers standing.

More than a hundred young and strong men had already lined up several long lines in front of the long table. The hundred households stood up and asked the applicants to lift a stone lock of [-] catties or draw a step bow to be considered qualified. register.

After all, fighting is physical work, and it requires a strong young man. The recruited men stepped forward one by one, either holding a stone lock with both hands, or drawing a bow. They were registered in the A and B volumes. He didn't open his bow, which made everyone laugh.

At this time, a burly man stepped forward, grabbed the stone lock lightly with one hand, and immediately won applause. The hundred households were surprised when they saw this, and the man stepped aside again, picked up the step bow and pulled it directly into a full moon. The step bow broke with a "snap" sound, Baihu couldn't help but gasped in surprise, "Where is this man, how many stone bows can he open?"

The burly man clasped his fists slightly, "Under Lu Shikui, originally from Henan, he studied under Wudang boxer Wang Duanbo, and can draw a bow with two stones."

In the Song Dynasty, the walking bow was one stone, and the riding bow was seven buckets. Those who could open the bow of two stones were all famous generals and masters. In the Three Kingdoms, Huang Zhong could open the bow of two stones.

Although they don't pay as much attention to personal force now as before, but they can open a two-stone bow, that is definitely a hero, Baihu hurriedly sent people to report.

With such strength, Lu Shikui naturally didn't want to be a pawn. He returned to the stone lock at this time, grabbed the stone lock and threw it up. The stone lock circled in the air and then fell quickly. Catch it, not only with great strength, but also with very vigorous skills.

Qin Feng, who was walking from a distance, saw this, his eyes lit up, and he praised, "Good martial arts!" Then he said to the scribe on the long table: "This man, I will be taken away directly, you don't need to register." Time gradually approached the end of the Second Longwu Period, and the Ming and Qing dynasties, who were constantly at war, also took a breather as the New Year approached.

The Longwu court retreated to Guangnan, under the impetus of Wang Yan and the emperor, slowly reformed the old empire that was hard to return, and revived the Xutu Empire.

The Qing court in the north also looked at the problems that the Qing court had shown in the past year.

Shortly after returning to Jiangnan, Bo Luo led the Eight Banners, took Zheng Zhilong's family with him, and returned to Beijing for a rest.

This time he captured Fujian for the Qing court, which is considered a great achievement, but at this time he knelt in front of Dorgon and dared not say a word.

"You lost [-] Manchurian warriors and [-] Han and Mongolian Eight Banners in the First World War. You still have the face to come back." Dorgon looked furious. In fact, he wanted to scold Luck Dehun more, but unfortunately he was killed by Wang Yan. But even if he came back alive, Dole Gun would kill him alive.

In history, every emerging dynasty cannot avoid a process of turning from prosperity to decline, and the Qing court is no exception, but they did not expect that this turning point seems to come a little too soon.

From entering the customs in the year of Jiashen to the destruction of Hongguang in Nanjing and Lujian in Hangzhou in succession in the year of Yiyou, the invincibility of the Eight Banners of Manchuria seemed to have disappeared for a short time.

The most obvious manifestation of this is that the army that followed Luck Dehun into Chu was defeated, Wang Yan beheaded Geng Zhongming, Shen Zhixiang, and Luck Dehun, and the entire Eight Banners soldiers were annihilated, completely breaking the invincibility of the Eight Banners. myth.

As the controller of the entire Qing Dynasty, Dorgon naturally realized the seriousness of the matter. Although he was unwilling to admit it, the strength of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty had really declined seriously.

Among the Eight Banners, the number of full Eight Banners is 6. For a bait rubbing clan with a population of less than 20, [-] armored soldiers have reached the limit.

In the past three years since entering the customs, the Eight Banners have experienced many wars, especially after bumping into Wang Yan, the Man Ba ​​Banners died in battle and died of illness. The number of deaths has exceeded the newborn population, which means that the population has begun to grow negatively. In addition, after the Manchus entered the Central Plains, they seized a large amount of money and materials, and their status was superior to others. Their lives deteriorated rapidly, and naturally they did not use their lives to fight.

On the side, another uncle of the Qing court, Prince Zheng Jierhalang, looked at the angry Dorgon, and said coldly: "Regent, Boluo and Luck Dehun are the people you chose to command the army. , What's the use of scolding them? The Eight Banners have shed so much blood. If the Han people or the Mongols know that we are failing, the world will inevitably repeat itself. You are the regent. At this time, you should come up with countermeasures instead of scolding your subordinates. "

Jierhalang was known for his prudence and reliability in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. At the time when Huang Taiji died suddenly, Haoge and Dorgon were fighting for the throne, and the two sides were at a stalemate. When it was very likely that they would fight, it was he who came forward to mediate. A compromise was reached and Fulin was made emperor.

Jierhalang and Dorgon are both assistant kings, but they have been suppressed by Dorgon all these years, and they are somewhat dissatisfied. In addition, Dorgon's employment is unknown this time, which has aroused the resentment of the royal family, so he is cautious. Can't help but sarcasm Dorgon.

Dorgon's face turned cold when he heard the words, and his heart was about to explode, but he endured it.

If it was in the past, with Jierhalang's cautious character, he would definitely not offend Dorgon, but this time Dorgon was so miserable by that fellow Luke Dehun that he couldn't refute it, so he could only swallow his anger .

Fortunately, he ordered a big opponent, Hauge, to fight Zhang Xianzhong in Hanzhong, and he didn't have time to return to Beijing, otherwise he would definitely take advantage of his mistake in employing people this time to attack him and seize power.

At this time, the people in the main hall were all the royal family of the Qing Dynasty, not only there were no Hanchens, but there were no Mongols either.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Dorgon had to let Boluo get up first, and then said: "The world is so big, and I only have so many people, I really can't afford it. I have thought about it for a long time, and I think that to rule the Central Plains, we must use Han made Han."

The people inside the Manchu Qing Dynasty, like Dorgon, saw it very clearly. Dodo said, "Does the regent mean to reuse the Han people? What if the Han people rebel? The example of Jin Shengheng is right in front of us."

The style of the tribal meeting was still preserved in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Dorgon walked down the steps and came among many Manchu nobles. The secrecy kept the Han people still in fear. Secondly, reward the green battalion. In future battles against Nanming, the green battalion and the Han soldiers must be used to lead the battle, and the Manchu warriors should be placed on the second line. Create the phenomenon that Manchuria is invincible. Then, use the Han literati who support the Qing faction to control the place. Finally, marry Wu Sangui and urge him to fight against Nanming."

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