Ming politicians

Jierhalang entered the capital secretly. Although he is the prince of the Qing Dynasty, the mission he shouldered this time is too important. Fortunately, the traffic in Liaodong is very convenient. Jierhalang is also very familiar with the capital of the Ming Dynasty. So coming to Daming capital is not a particularly difficult thing.To say that the Manchus entered the Ming territory, the most obvious feature is their hair, but after entering October, the weather is getting colder, and wearing a hat will not make people suspicious.

Huang Taiji's understanding is always forward, and it is precisely because of this wisdom that he can win the support of Manchu nobles, be identified as his successor by Nurhachi, and be supported by many tribes in the grassland. Qing Dynasty.In terms of the alliance with the Ming court, Huang Taiji showed an unusual understanding.

The vast majority of Manchu nobles believe that Su Tiancheng's ascension to the throne is the best chance, and that Ming's strength will be greatly damaged. At this time, launching an attack from the direction of Liaodong can obtain the greatest benefits. Unfortunately, the emperor Taiji didn't have such a view. Perhaps at the beginning, Huang Taiji also thought that he could profit from it, but after serious thinking, Huang Taiji denied such a view, and asked Dorgon to lead the army and return to Yaozhou and the sea. In the prefecture area, prepare to fight against the Jiangning Battalion led by Su Tiancheng.

This requires great courage and wisdom. Turning an enemy into a friend is not something that can be easily done. After a fierce debate, the top strata of the Manchus and nobles finally accepted Huang Taiji's point of view. Because many Manchu nobles did know how powerful Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying were, if they took advantage of the fire and robbed them and caused the Ming Dynasty to collapse, to a certain extent, they would be directly helping Su Tiancheng and the Jin Dynasty.It will lead to more severe blows to the Qing Dynasty. It is better not to do things that are against one's own interests.

Jierhalang accepted Huang Taiji's opinion from the bottom of his heart. In fact, he put forward such a point of view at the earliest time, and I am afraid that a joint posture should be adopted.

Jierharang participated in several consecutive negotiations.I still have some understanding of the Ming court. When I was in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, I also heard a lot of discussions and collected some information. Regarding Su Tiancheng's actions, Jierhalang can only use fear to describe Su Tiancheng. After entering the Ming court, the common people can live a good life wherever they go.Taxes can be increased, especially in the devastated Dengzhou and Laizhou, creating a prosperous situation. This ability cannot be expressed in a few words.

Ji Erhalang, who understands the situation, also believes that the greatest enemy of the Qing Dynasty is Su Tiancheng, which is the current Jin Dynasty, as for the Ming Dynasty.There is not much time left to sustain it.

Ji Erhalang secretly discussed with Huang Taiji and Haoge several times, regarding the joint Ming court.The views on dealing with the Jin Dynasty and Su Tiancheng are highly unified, but there are also subtleties in it, that is, what methods and measures to adopt when uniting to ensure the maximization of their own interests.

The Qing Dynasty surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.There was an agreement signed earlier, so this time Jierhalang went to the Daming capital in a very low-key way, and it was impossible to make it public, which also showed it.The negotiation this time may not be very smooth. The Ming court may not agree to the joint proposal, and may even directly ask the Qing Dynasty to send troops to attack Su Tiancheng. In such a situation, Jierhalang thinks it is acceptable, and the loss of face It's nothing, the key is how to attack and from which direction to attack.

Tan Tai and Jia Jihan collected a lot of information, which showed that the main forces of the Jiangning Battalion were all concentrated in the South Zhili area, including Shandong and other places, Fuzhou, Xuanzhou and Gaizhou and other places. There were not many soldiers stationed there, and Su Tian Cheng's main energy was to move towards the north after occupying the south, and then to unify the Central Plains.

There is a chance here. Huang Taiji ordered Dorgon to return to Yaozhou and Xuanzhou. In fact, he chose this side as the direction of attack. As for the main force of the Jiangning battalion, that is the matter and task of the Ming court. It has nothing to do with the Qing Dynasty, so that the Qing Dynasty can get the greatest benefit from it.

Moreover, this kind of deployment has another advantage, that is, the Ming court can mobilize the Liaodong frontier army to participate in the fight. In any case, the nearly 30 army is enough for Su Tiancheng to have a headache.

What Su Tiancheng was facing was the possibility of fighting on two fronts, even if the Jiangning Battalion was extremely brave, it would be difficult to deal with such a situation.

As for the Qing Dynasty, the biggest benefit gained from this is that the Ming court and Su Tiancheng launched a desperate fight, both sides will suffer fatal injuries, and the defense of Liaodong is empty, no matter whether it is the Ming court. The Jin Dynasty was about to unify the Central Plains, and the Qing Dynasty, which was recuperating, could send troops to occupy the entire Liaodong, and even took advantage of the opportunity to start the conquest of the Jin Dynasty while Su Tiancheng was recovering from his injuries.

This is the whole plan of Huang Taiji, the greatest benefit that Huang Taiji and the Qing Dynasty need to pursue, and it is also the purpose of Jierhalang's visit to Daming capital this time.

Jierhalang came to the capital of Daming with a lot of treasures, and through these treasures, he soon met Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty.After meeting with Zhou Yanru, the situation was not very good. Jierharang could tell from Zhou Yanru's words and deeds that Zhou Yanru was not very interested in this plan, and he also held a distrustful attitude.

Ji Erhalang is very clear about the difficulty of this. The reason why Huang Taiji asked him to come to the capital of Daming, and why he still asked him to take a servile attitude, is of course for the benefit of the Qing Dynasty. So, as long as Zhou Yanru Willing to meet, this is a victory.

Next, when I saw Chen Xinjia, the deputy assistant of the Ming cabinet, his attitude was a little different. Chen Xinjia listened very carefully. Although he was not sure about the joint plan, Jierhalang could feel a clear difference from Chen Xinjia's attitude. This greatly boosted Jierharang's confidence.

After Jierhalang came to the capital, all his actions were under the control of the imperial court. Jierhalang was able to meet Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia smoothly. In fact, it was the emperor's arrangement. Even if Erhalang came to the capital of Daming with gold and silver, it is impossible to have many ways to go. After all, it involves the safety of life, and no one would pay too much attention to money.

In the Forbidden City, the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Zhu Youjian is listening to the reports of Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia carefully.

The opinions of Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia are somewhat inconsistent. The contact with Jierhalang is still a top-secret matter in terms of the current situation. It is impossible for the court to discuss it, and it is impossible for the cabinet to discuss it. , Zhu Youjian didn't think about it carefully, and just took one step at a time.

Zhou Yanru's attitude is resolute, and he believes that cooperation with the Houjin Tartars is unimaginable. Not to mention that the civil and military ministers in the court will not allow it, even the scholars in the world will not agree. After all, the Houjin Tartars are The alien, who rebelled against the imperial court for so many years and became king himself, caused great harm to the Ming court and the common people. It is emotionally unreasonable to cooperate with them. Besides, cooperating with the barbarians will also make the imperial court lose its value.

Chen Xinjia's attitude was different, relatively speaking, he was more pragmatic. Chen Xinjia didn't immediately think that the alliance could agree, but he thought this suggestion was worth considering. Formally speaking, the Houjin Tartars did not cooperate with the imperial court, but obeyed the imperial court's arrangements. Su Tiancheng launched an attack because the Hou Jin Tartars had surrendered to the imperial court, and the two parties signed an agreement. However, due to some special reasons, the imperial court did not restore the establishment of the Jianzhou Guard for the time being, nor had it time to re-establish the Nuer Gandu Division.

Chen Xinjia's attitude was that the imperial court could request the Houjin Tartars to launch an attack on Su Tiancheng in the form of dispatching troops. As for the specific operation steps, it was a matter for the two sides to sit down and discuss.

After Chen Xinjia finished speaking, Zhou Yanru immediately objected, thinking that such an idea was too naive. Everyone knew the intentions of Huang Taiji and the Houjin Tartars. After the Houjin Tartars surrendered to the court, they did not do many things. Regardless of the agreement, taking Concubine Zhuang and Fulin as hostages in the capital is considered to have done everything. From this attitude, the cooperation is a dream in the same bed, and there is no possibility of a good ending.

Chen Xinjia also refuted it, thinking that the alliance is justified. He analyzed it from the perspective of the later Jin Tartars, and believed that Huang Taiji of the Later Jin Dynasty must have sensed danger. Attacking, but choosing to cooperate and jointly deal with Su Tiancheng. Such a foresight is not easy in the first place. Under such circumstances, the basis for the cooperation between the two parties still exists. The child will not take any advantage, that is a problem that needs to be resolved during the negotiation process.Scholars and ordinary people hated the Houjin Tartars, but the Houjin Tartars surrendered to the imperial court. The Manchu Eight Banners, the Han Eight Banners, and even the Mongolian Eight Banners owned by the Later Jin Tartars are one of the troops that the imperial court can dispatch. Starting from this perspective, scholars and ordinary people will not have too much disgust.

Zhu Youjian finally made a decision and agreed to negotiate, specifically letting Chen Xinjia handle this matter.

Huang Taiji is worthy of being powerful, he guessed Zhu Youjian's mind, and Zhu Youjian is not that stupid, knowing that it is impossible for the imperial court to completely mobilize Houjin's army, but it just treats Su Tiancheng from two directions. Launching an offensive can weaken Su Tiancheng's strength to the greatest extent. In addition, the Liaodong frontier army can be properly dispatched. Since the Later Jin Tartars chose to join forces with the imperial court to deal with Su Tiancheng together, Liaodong should not be a place where both sides fight .

Zhu Youjian is even more aware that the post-gold tartars who camped south of the Liaohe River have completely withdrawn, and this is the sincerity shown. (To be continued..)