Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 246 Uncle Regent takes action

In Manchu, "Dorgon" means "badger son". Since he is a "badger", he should naturally be chubby and cute. In the portraits circulated in later generations, he looks like a bearded uncle, strong and as fat as a bear. However, there are also records that he had poor health since he was a child, with a dark face, a weak body, and small but bright eyes. There are different opinions on the specific appearance, but one thing is consistent. Everyone thinks that the regent has very bright eyes.

People with piercing eyes tend to be evil-minded, fragile and difficult to deal with. Aixinjueluo Dorgon was naturally capable of taking charge of the Manchu government.

At that time, the eight ministers of the Two Yellow Banners, Turge, Sony, Tu Lai, Xihan, Gong Adai, Aobai, Tan Tai, Ta Zhan, etc., planned to make Hauge the emperor, and went to the palace with swords, which greatly shocked the regent. After taking power, he carefully recruited, divided and disintegrated these eight people. He Luohui, Gong Adai, Leng Sengji, and Tan Tai successively betrayed Haoge.

Poor Hauge didn't know it, but still regarded He Luohui as his confidant. Faced with the behavior of some generals of the Two Yellow Banners betraying him and defecting to Dorgon, he complained to He Luohui: "Everyone has attached themselves to me, but now Yi and others are the leaders." "Erqi agreed with King Shuorui" and scolded Dorgon that "he is not a lucky person, but a sick person", "Can't you kill him with your hands by chopping his neck open?"

In order to curry favor with his new master, He Luo will sue his old master Hauge. Dorgon took the opportunity to take action and demoted Hauge for slandering the regent. He also killed four of his confidants in one go: Yang Shan, Omoketu, Yichengge, and Luo Shuo. Hao was beaten. The Ge party was in ruins.

Now that the Qing Dynasty has entered the country, facing the Han people who far outnumber the Manchus, Dorgon felt it was necessary to maintain the unity of the Manchus on the surface in order to prevent the Han people from resisting. In May of the first year of Shunzhi, he asked the young emperor to confer Jierharang as the uncle of the Xinyi Auxiliary Government, and rewarded him with thousands of taels of gold, ten thousand taels of silver, and thousands of pieces of silk and satin. Prince.

When he first entered the Pass, in order to win people's hearts, he issued a military order and warned the soldiers: "This trip is to eliminate violence and save the people, so as to bring peace to the world; do not kill innocent people, plunder property, burn houses, and those who do not follow the promise will be punished." He also revealed his preparations The eight government affairs implemented: "1. Seeking talents, 2. Low taxes, 3. Fixing punishments, 4. Eliminating traitors, 5. Selling troops, 6. Following the customs, 7. Expelling monks, 8. Equalizing land."

The hero's words are grand, but the reality is not the case. As soon as he entered Beijing, he ordered the residents living in the North City of Beijing to move out of the city within ten days; he sent the Eight Banners troops into the city to form defensive positions; he also designated the imperial estates of the Ming Dynasty royal family and princes and nobles in "Kinki" in Hebei. The land was owned by the Manchu royal family; the land was occupied by the people and distributed to the soldiers of the Eight Banners. Some bankrupt farmers were forced to become "armored slaves" under the Eight Banners and endured barbaric and cruel exploitation; Unable to bear the mistreatment of the Qing soldiers, young peasants fled privately, and issued a ban on the pursuit of fugitives. They sent Eight Banners to garrison everywhere to monitor the people's movements, prohibited private possession of horses and weapons, and strictly enforced security. In addition, the Qing government also extorted money from the people. Extract, in order to increase financial resources, as a military preparation for the Western Expedition and the Southern Invasion,
Dorgon knew that the resistance of the Han people could not be quelled by force alone, so he buried Emperor Chongzhen with a grand funeral in an attempt to win over people's hearts. He catered to the hatred of the Han bureaucratic landlords towards the peasant army and concentrated his forces to attack the Dashun Army, saying that he was trying to win over the Ming Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty "revenges the king and father"; the traitors who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, such as Wu Sangui, were not only "proclaimed kings of the Jin Dynasty", but also "their wealth was guaranteed, and their descendants would enjoy wealth forever, like mountains and rivers forever".

Under his methods, the brutal Manchu aristocrats and the most decadent landlord class colluded to exploit the people, and initially consolidated the rule of the Qing court.

However, there are still concerns. Rebels are rising in Shandong and Henan, and there are endless voices of "restoring the Ming and fighting the Qing". He has ordered Hauge to lead the army into Shandong to pacify the native bandits in Manjiadong, Jining; Li Zicheng's Dashun army is organizing its troops in Shanxi and preparing for counterattack and revenge; the remnants of the south are The Ming forces established the Hongguang small court; Zhang Xianzhong founded the Daxi Kingdom in Chengdu and unified the entire Sichuan.

Sichuan is too far away and beyond reach. What faced Dorgon was the question of direction: whether to go west to eliminate the remaining troops of Li Chuang, or to go south to eliminate the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty. Li Thief has always been fierce, and if he is allowed to recover, it will be difficult to control him in the future; the small court of Nanming is orthodox in the eyes of the Han people, and it will be troublesome if he is allowed to gain a foothold in the south.

Dorgon was hesitant and thought of Bachelor Fan Wencheng again. Deep down, he was dissatisfied with Fan Wencheng. This Nikan was recommended to Bage when he was the Minister of Civil Affairs, but he was loyal to Bage and even reprimanded him on Bage's orders. The fifteenth brother took away his wife because he wanted to vent his anger on himself. However, this person still has vision and strategy. If you listen to his opinion on major matters, you will probably be right. "See my uncle, the regent." Fan Wencheng entered the palace study and saluted respectfully. Ever since Duduo kidnapped his wife and Dorgon punished him with Niulu, he has been worried and deeply afraid of Duduo's revenge on him, so he is very obedient.

"Xian Dou is here, take a seat." Dorgon smiled warmly and asked Master Fan to take a seat. He really didn't like this man. He could endure the humiliation of his wife being bullied. He was said to be spineless, but he was obsessed with Huang Taiji's special favor, knew how to repay his kindness, and vowed to never forget his old master. Willing to support himself in becoming emperor.

Right now, I can’t live without this person! The capital had just been pacified, and there were many things going on. This man worked day and night, assisting with state affairs, issuing proclamations, issuing military supplies and other matters in a tight and orderly manner. He played a great role in eradicating bad governance, winning people's hearts, and establishing the country. As soon as he entered the capital, he reported to himself: "Some people in Beijing, under the pretense of hunting down thieves, came forward to report each other. I am afraid that they will harm each other and cause trouble, so they should be banned." He followed his plan, and the people of the capital were at ease; and He asked to mourn for Emperor Chongzhen. He listened to his words and issued an edict on the fourth day of May: "Li Zicheng was originally a commoner of the old Ming Dynasty, and he dared to kill the emperor and brutally kill him. It is really outrageous for both heaven and man, and the crime cannot be punished. Today I issue an order The officials and the people mourned Emperor Chongzhen for three days. The Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple buried Emperor Chongzhen in a royal manner." This matter was deeply supported by the officials and gentry of the late Ming Dynasty. In short, this person must be used for now, and then he can be kicked away when the political situation is stable.

"Thank you, Uncle Regent, for the seat." Fan Wencheng thanked him carefully and sat on the chair with half his buttocks.

"Xian Dou is truly worthy of being the 17th grandson of Duke Fan Wenzheng (Fan Zhongyan). He is polite and courteous in dealing with others." Dorgon praised him and asked: "Although our Qing Dynasty has decided to rule Yanjing, there are still many people in the west." Li Chuang, there is Zhu Ming in the south, where does Xian Dou think we should attack first?"

"Li Chuang should be attacked first," Fan Wencheng replied without hesitation.

"Oh, why?"

"The thief Li has always been fierce and has been defeated repeatedly. If he does not take advantage of his new defeat to recover his strength in the future, he will definitely become a big trouble. However, Hongguang has no great ambitions and only wants to live in peace. In the past, the Donglin Party members planned to establish Lu. The king is the governor of Fengyang, Ma Shiying, and others who forced him to do so by force. Nanming is unstable internally and has many vassal towns. It should not be feared. The person to be feared is Li Thief. The regent can order a large army to conquer Li Thief, and then send people to lure Nanming to surrender. "When it comes to national affairs, Fan Wencheng's analysis is clear and logical.

"Well, what Xian Dou said is true. Gu decided to resolutely eliminate the Li thieves, and immediately sent Ye Chen, Shi Tingzhu, Bahana, Ma Guozhu, Wu Weihua and others to attack Shanxi and then encircle Shaanxi; for Nanming, it was 'courtesy first and then troops' ', and sent the former Ming Dynasty to demote officials to appease Nan Ming. I heard that Nan Ming's envoy was coming to Beijing soon. Well, I will first put the generals under house arrest without giving a clear answer. When Hao Ge pacified Shandong, Ye Chen and others captured Shanxi , I once again ordered Azige and Duoduo to lead the army to launch a general attack on Li Thief and the small court of Nanming." Dorgon said calmly, the fingers holding the tea cup unconsciously used strength, and the tea in the cup spilled out .

(End of this chapter)