Saving the Ming Dynasty: I can exchange bodies with Chongzhen

Chapter 133 Hauge replaces a surrendered general? !

After seeing off Ajige, Duoduo and others, Huang Taiji was soaked in sweat as if he had just taken a bath.

"Your Majesty! What are you doing?" Hai Lanzhu and the eunuch beside him supported him with difficulty and helped him lie down.

"You don't understand." Huang Taiji wiped the blood from his nose with a cloth, "What I say is not important, but showing up is important."

“Just like the people who came today, it’s not important who came, but we need to pay special attention to those who didn’t come.”

Hai Lanzhu's eyes were burning as she shook her head, "Your Majesty's words are too profound. I don't understand."

Huang Taiji did not explain to him that Nurhaci had passed away suddenly and that he had obtained the Khan position after a fierce struggle, especially with Daishan and Dorgon.

The Jurchens chose their heirs differently from the Han people. They did not agree with the Han people's system of primogeniture. Whoever had talent had the chance to become Khan.

Daishan had merits, reputation and power, and had long been a strong contender for the Khan throne. Huang Taiji seized every opportunity to attack Daishan.

Dorgon was Nurhaci's favorite prince. Huang Taiji took advantage of the ambiguous relationship between Daishan and the Queen Mother Nara, fanned the flames, and used public opinion to make Daishan lose the trust of Nurhaci, damaging his prestige and prompting Nurhaci to depose the Queen Mother.

As soon as Nurhaci died, Huang Taiji forced the Queen Mother to commit suicide in order to weaken Daishan's power. In the end, he subdued Daishan and seized the throne.

Then he strongly weakened the system of the four great beiles jointly managing the government, and instead showed "special love and respect" to Dorgon, vigorously training and promoting him.

But Huang Taiji knew that only he could tame the three Dorgon brothers.

He was in good health. The three Dorgon brothers were the most ruthless swords of the Qing Dynasty. Every time they chopped on the trunk of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen could hardly resist.

"Unfortunately, God won't give me more time."

Now Huang Taiji keenly felt that he could not hold on for much longer. This time, the Qing Dynasty's entry into the Pass not only failed to disrupt the Ming court's layout, but also made the situation of the Ming Dynasty even more collapsed.

On the contrary, the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia lost more than 40,000 soldiers.

This delayed Huang Taiji's strategy of "cutting down big trees" by more than ten years.

He knew he couldn't wait until then.

The three brothers Ajige, Dorgon and Dodo were all born to Queen Nara. The two white flags in the hands of the three brothers represented 98 Niulu.

If we include the Mongolian, Korean and Han troops in their hands, the total number is over 30,000.

They were the two flags with the largest number of people and the most powerful strength in the Qing Dynasty.

Even the two yellow flags in his hands plus Hauge's blue flag were not much stronger than them.

What's more, Hauge was now captured by the Ming court, and more than half of the Zhenglan Banner was lost.

This is also the reason why he pretended to be in good health, placed Dorgon in Jinzhou to confront the Ming army, and even helped Yue Tuo return to the position of prince.

Huang Taiji needed Yuetuo's gratitude.

The Red Banner in Yuetuo's hand is needed to stand up and support the prince at the most critical moment.

"I am protecting you!" Huang Taiji sighed as he touched Hai Lanzhu's face, which was as smooth as milk.

Huang Taiji was afraid that he would suddenly fall ill like Nurhaci and be deprived of power by the three brothers Dorgon.

By then, the newly conferred wife in front of him would be forced to be buried with him.

As the old saying goes, the more a person has done something, the more he fears that others will do the same.

……

"Agu!"

Duoduo came out of the palace and stopped Ajige in a deserted place.

"what happened?"

"Do you see that something is wrong with the emperor?"

"What's wrong?" Ajige cursed impatiently. He was still resentful about the emperor's rewards to Dorgon and Yuetuo.

Ajige was one of the "Four Little Beile" during the Tianming period and once led the Plain Yellow Banner.

Only after Huang Taiji ascended the throne did he change his command to the Bordered White Banner.

However, in the first year of Chongzhen, he was successively convicted of crimes and demoted, and the Bordered White Banner was replaced by Dorgon.

Now that Dorgon, Yuetuo and others had suffered a defeat, they thought this was their chance, but unexpectedly, Huang Taiji not only did not punish them, but rewarded them instead. This made his face extremely gloomy.

Speaking of which, Ajige is a good fighter and has the potential to be a general.

Historically, he participated in many attacks on the Ming border and in wars against Korea.

In the later battle when the Qing Dynasty took control of the Central Plains, he entered Shaanxi along the Great Wall as General Jingyuan, and then went out of Shaanxi to Henan, Huguang, and Jiangxi. He repeatedly defeated Li Zicheng, killed Liu Zongmin, and captured Song Xiance.

Later, he led the army as the General of Pingxi to suppress Jiang Ge's rebellion in Datong.

However, his ambition was also huge and he lacked wisdom. He always took advantage when he shouldn't have, which was why Huang Taiji demoted him many times.

After the Manchus came to control the Central Plains, he also wanted to follow Dorgon's example and become regent, but he was stripped of his title and imprisoned, and eventually could not escape the death penalty.

At this time, Ajige looked at Duoduo and thought that the other party was making fun of him, so he turned around and left in anger.

Duoduo suddenly grabbed him and whispered, "Agu, don't you see that the emperor is very ill and won't have much time left?"

"Hmm?" Ajige stopped suddenly, "How did you figure that out?"

Although Ajige had heard that the emperor was ill before, he didn't think there would be any problem this time because the other party was able to ride a horse and confront the Ming army under the city of Jinzhou, and his eyes were shining when he spoke just now.

Now Duoduo suddenly said that the other party didn't have much time left, how could he not be shocked?
"In just a short while, the emperor kept covering his mouth and nose with his sleeves, but his sleeves were soaked with blood."

Ajige's pupils shrank. "You mean, he poured all the blood into his sleeves?"

Duoduo nodded, "The emperor always rides a horse, but on the way back to Shengjing this time, he never got off the carriage from beginning to end, and he didn't even show his face. Even when he issued an order, it was behind a curtain. Compared to when he came back..."

Duoduo analyzed his guess to Ajige.

Ajige's mind was spinning rapidly, "What do you mean?"

"We are born of the same mother. At this time, we must hold each other tightly. If the emperor is in poor health, then Fourteenth Brother will be the key. We must find a way to notify him and get him back."

"Dorgon?" Ajige actually wanted to ask why Dorgon was the key, but he opened his mouth and closed it again.

He is ambitious, but not stupid.

The current Dorgon’s prestige is indeed much higher than his. Not only is he Prince Rui, but he also has outstanding achievements, prestige and power.

The most important thing is that Duoduo’s relationship with Dorgon is much better than his own.

Duoduo seemed to see what he was thinking, "Agu, think about it, if Brother Fourteen succeeds, wouldn't our status rise?"

Ajige nodded after hearing this and said, "Okay, let's go to my house and discuss it in detail."

An hour later, two bondservants rode on horseback from the back door of Ajige's mansion towards the Guanning front line.

……

At the same time, the Qing Dynasty welcomed envoys from the Ming Dynasty.

This envoy was none other than Gan Chaoyong, a candidate from the Integrity Bureau.

He volunteered to come to Shengjing and brought with him a letter from the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

It is not known whether he did it on purpose or for some other reason. After arriving in Shengjing, he did not meet Huang Taiji immediately. Instead, he wandered around the most crowded places in Shengjing for a whole morning before choosing to meet Huang Taiji. Immediately afterwards, the news of the Ming Dynasty's visitor spread in Shengjing, causing an uproar.

"The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty wants to exchange Prince Su Haoge for a Ming Dynasty general who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty?"

"A prince of the Eight Banners for a Han minister, this is not a loss!"

"It's not just no loss, it's a huge profit."

"This... our status as Han officials is already low. If we are singled out, won't it mean death?"

"..."

The descendants of the Eight Banners, the Mongolians, and the Han officials of the Qing Dynasty each stood on different positions and displayed completely different attitudes.

Inside the palace, Huang Taiji once again forced himself to summon the envoy from the Ming court.

Huang Taiji's eyes were blazing with anger. "Before entering the palace, you deliberately spread such news. Do you really think I dare not kill you?"

Gan Chaoyong stiffened his neck and said, "To be honest, when I came here, I didn't plan to go back alive."

"Come on, call someone in now and chop me here." He touched his neck, "If you really chop me to death, I will thank your ancestors for eight generations. I will be on the front page of the Ming Times. The whole country of Ming will know that I am a loyal minister and martyr."

"The emperor was buried for my country, the people mourned for me, the old and young in my family were proud of me, and my name will be recorded in history..."

Huang Taiji was so angry that he was shaking all over, because he knew that what the other party said was true.

A few days ago, the intelligence from the Ming Dynasty suffered a huge blow, and some families that were originally connected with the Qing Dynasty also lost contact.

Afterwards, the Qing Dynasty's intelligence department took great pains to get a few copies of the "Da Ming Times" and looked at the list of loyal ministers and martyrs, as well as the biographies of traitors.

When he heard that such a newspaper was actually distributed throughout the Ming Dynasty, he was even more shocked and angry.

Now, facing such a tough nut to crack from the Ming Dynasty, if he really killed him, it would instead make the other party famous, which would further inspire the enthusiasm of subsequent Ming court officials to continue to fight.

In the Qing Dynasty, the status of Han officials was low. In Huang Taiji's heart, he did not consider it a loss to exchange a surrendered general for his eldest son. However, in the face of the general trend of the country, it was a huge loss.

Because once he agreed to exchange Hauge for a surrendered general, it would mean that Huang Taiji's so-called "policy of grace and support" towards the Han people for so many years had completely failed.

It will no longer be possible to persuade Ming generals to surrender.

For the Qing Dynasty to rule the Central Plains, this was tantamount to destroying the Great Wall.

Gan Chaoyong stood straight, as if he could tell that the other party didn't dare to kill him, and said righteously: "I am not in a hurry, I will stay here and wait for a reply."

"I'm telling you right now, it's impossible!" The veins on Huang Taiji's forehead popped out. "Since I promised them, I won't break my promise. Even if it's my own son, I won't exchange their lives for it."

"Come here, let everyone know my determination."

Huang Taiji not only said this to Gan Chaoyong, he also issued an edict to reassure those Han officials who had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

It was impossible for him to abandon the ancestral foundation that the Qing Dynasty had been coveting for hundreds of years just for the sake of a son.

Gan Chaoyong snorted. In his heart, he admired Huang Taiji's ruthlessness and determination. "Don't you want to consider it again?"

"Someone, kick him out!"

After Gan Chaoyong was driven out of the Qing Dynasty's imperial palace, he did not immediately return to the Ming Dynasty, but continued to wander around the Qing Dynasty's territory.

He would ask people from time to time, "The Ming Dynasty is willing to exchange Haoge for a surrendered general. What do you think of this deal?"

"One is a prince, and the other is a surrendered general of the Ming Dynasty. I tell you, it's not a loss..."

"..."

The Eight Banners descendants and surrendered Han officials all glared at him angrily.

"Have you heard that we, the Ming Dynasty, chopped off more than 40,000 of your heads this time? The fortifications are very high. If you go and see it, you will be amazed."

“It’s so miserable…”

But due to Huang Taiji's order, no one dared to kill him no matter how he provoked.

After he had eaten and drunk his fill, he could not help but feel extremely disappointed. He wiped away the tears of regret from the corners of his eyes and said, "I came here and didn't die here. It's such a waste of this opportunity to leave my name in the history books!"

……

The capital of Ming Dynasty,

Zhu Changgan finally met the Prince Su of the Qing Dynasty, the eldest son of Huang Taiji.

He asked Wang Chengen to bring a table of food to Haoge, "Come, taste my imperial meal."

As a prince, Haoge was fat and well-fed, and was fluent in the language of the interior. If it were not for the golden rat tail, Zhu Changgan would not have been able to tell the difference between him and the ministers in the Ming court.

Zhu Changgan spoke first: "Prince Su, I heard that your father is critically ill. I'm afraid the Qing Dynasty will fall into the hands of others."

"You have spies in the Ming Dynasty, and we naturally have spies in Manchuria. I believe both you and I understand this." Zhu Changgan said lightly.

In fact, he didn't know either, but he remembered that Huang Taiji seemed to have been ill for a few years and now had a bleeding disease at the slightest provocation. This time, he fell off his horse upon hearing the news of defeat. It seemed that his illness would be even worse than before.

Using this as a breakthrough point, Zhu Changgan knew that he would definitely attract the other party's attention.

Haoge stared at the Ming Emperor in front of him with lightning eyes, but did not speak.

Zhu Changgan ignored him and continued, "According to our intelligence, after Huang Taiji became critically ill, Duoer'a and Duoduo mobilized a large number of troops. I think they are going to take some action."

"Except for you, the eldest son, your father Huang Taiji has not yet reached adulthood. Do you think they can stop the three brothers Dorgon, Ajige, and Duoduo?"

Huang Taiji had many sons, but except for Hauge, the second and third sons died before they reached adulthood. The eldest, the fourth son, had no military achievements, and the rest were not yet adults.

Zhu Changgan continued, "I heard that you and Dorgon have always had a grudge against each other. He has always regarded you as a thorn in his side, and he is even more obsessed with your first wife..."

Zhu Changgan was not making this statement without a clue. Historically, after Hauge's death, his wife was taken as his own by Dorgon.

Sure enough, Haoge's eyes moved, staring at the Ming Emperor and growling, "What on earth do you want to do?"

Zhu Changgan slowly raised his head, "I can let you go, but I can't let you go for nothing. You have to show the value you deserve."

"What's the value?"

"For example, bring your Zhenglan Banner here, or some of your Qing Dynasty's war horses and secrets..."

"This is impossible!" Before Zhu Changgan could finish his words, Hauge flatly refused.

Zhu Changgan was not angry. "This is just one way. For example, you can also exchange it with the surrendered generals of my Ming Dynasty."

"Surrendered generals? Now that I'm a prisoner, how can I get you a surrendered general from the Ming Dynasty?"

"You don't have to do anything. Just give us the convenience and our people will naturally bring him back." Zhu Changgan smiled and pointed at the food on the small table. "Don't worry, eat slowly. After Dorgon ascends the throne, what I say will still be valid."

Then he stood up and left, one step, two steps. When he was about to walk out of the cell door, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Wait a moment!"

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