Ming politicians

Su Tiancheng's life is relatively comfortable, at least he has been promoted to a cabinet scholar. From then on, there will be much less talk about Su Tiancheng in the court, at least those censors and ministers will be more cautious. His backer Tang Shiji was excluded from the cabinet and forced to retire because of his age. Presumably this was the emperor's idea, otherwise it would be impossible for others to do it.

For Huang Taiji in Shenyang, his life was not so easy.

Huang Taiji can bear the physical ailments, at worst, if he insists on himself, he can recover after a period of time by taking care of his daily life, but Su Tiancheng's combined punches made Huang Taiji unable to bear it.

Daishan was captured alive, and Huang Taiji was in great pain. After all, it was his second brother who had encountered such a disaster, and Zhenghongqi, one of the eight banners, was annihilated by Su Tiancheng's Jiangning camp, leaving behind a large number of family members, Huang Taiji Impossible to ignore, this is enough to cause headaches, but at this time, the letter sent by Fort Anning hit Huang Taiji's inner fragility.

There were two letters in total. Although Huang Taiji hadn't seen the letter yet, the rumors had already gone out. These rumors also came from the direction of Fort Anning. It is said that Da Ming intends to exchange Dai Shan for Monk Geng Zhongming, which is gratifying.

This move was so powerful, after Huang Taiji heard the report, his body trembled a little.

After the letter was delivered, Huang Taiji opened the letter immediately without delay, and the rumor was finally confirmed. The letter from Anningbao was written by Dai Shan, written in Manchu, and Dai Shan was inside the letter. Described the bravery of the Jiangning Camp, and talked about why Zhenghongqi failed. At the end of the letter, Daishan put forward two suggestions. The first is to try to make peace with the Ming Dynasty if possible, even if it is a temporary compromise. , to avoid the upcoming bigger storm.The second is to try to find a way to assassinate Su Tiancheng. No matter what method is used, assassination, assassination, slander, frame, etc. are all acceptable. Su Tiancheng is a very terrifying person and will definitely cause great disasters to the Qing Dynasty.

Read Daishan's letter.Huang Taiji understood that Daishan must have met Su Tiancheng, that's why he said such words. Daishan is a very proud person, and he will not admit defeat easily, since he said such words in the letter.That is to really think that Su Tiancheng is great. No matter what he said, Huang Taiji understood that Dai Shan was wholeheartedly for the Qing Dynasty from the beginning to the end, and would not have any dissenting intentions.

Open another letter and read it.Huang Taiji's face turned pale, and drops of sweat appeared on his forehead. [

The rumors were confirmed, and Daming really proposed the matter of exchange. The meaning was very clear, that is, to use Daishan to exchange Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi. He was really afraid of something. Huang Taiji had specifically asked Fan Wencheng to investigate these things. The origin of the rumors is to put an end to such rumors.If the Ming Dynasty really proposes such an exchange condition, it will deal a great blow to the Qing Dynasty, and Huang Taiji can't make a decision at all.

In the first year of Chongde, three generals of the Ming Dynasty who took refuge in the Qing Dynasty were enshrined as kings. Kong Youde was King Gongshun, and Geng Zhongming was King Huaishun.Shang Kexi is the king of Zhishun, and the three of them were named kings, and they all have the word Shun, which means obeying the Qing Dynasty.At that time, Huang Taiji was full of ambitions. By canonizing Kong Youde and the three as kings, he also sent a signal to many generals of the Ming Dynasty that the Qing Dynasty was thirsty for talents, and would not treat the Han people who took refuge in the Qing Dynasty badly. .

Only six years have passed, and the situation has changed a lot. Daming began to cheer up, especially the appearance of Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying, which completely reversed the situation. Kong Youde had already been executed by the Ming court, and was also Su Tiancheng was captured alive, and now that Daishan was captured by Su Tiancheng, he actually proposed an exchange.

Huang Taiji believed that this strategy must have been proposed by Su Tiancheng. It was not only a simple insult, but also harbored evil intentions. This was a dilemma that could not be decided. Great damage.

Agreeing to the conditions of the Ming Dynasty, all Han people who took refuge in the Qing Dynasty will be silent, thinking about their own future endings, and there may even be a large-scale defection of the Han army. Think about the [-] Han troops stationed in Heishan, Yizhou and Guangning , and the [-] Han troops stationed in Haizhou, these are basically the subordinates of Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde, let alone the Han troops stationed in other places. If these people all defect, the Qing Dynasty will bear such a situation. hit.

If you don’t agree to the conditions of the Ming Dynasty, how can the Manchu nobles give up? What is Daishan’s identity, not to mention Geng Zhongming and Monk Kexi, even if they get some Han people, they can be exchanged. Daishan is the son of the late emperor. One of the four former Baylors was the top Manchu aristocrat in the Qing Dynasty. In the eyes of the Manchu nobles, what are the Han people?It was not easy for Huang Taiji to refuse. He could not offend most of the Manchu nobles. After all, the maintenance of the Qing Dynasty still had to rely on these Manchu nobles.

Anger burst out of Huang Taiji's eyes. He really did not expect that Su Tiancheng would propose such a strategy. This was not a simple exchange, but an attempt to destroy the foundation of the Qing Dynasty.

But Huang Taiji could do nothing, Su Tiancheng won the victory, wiped out Zhenghongqi, and captured Daishan alive, so he can raise such a condition, he has capital in his hands.

Feeling that his body had basically recovered, Huang Taiji couldn't help feeling dizzy for a while.

After being forcibly stabilized, Huang Taiji knew that he had to deal with this matter immediately, otherwise it would really cause huge waves and aggravate the crisis of the Qing Dynasty.

Huang Taiji thought of Fan Wencheng, so he still had to find Fan Wencheng for discussion. Although Fan Wencheng was Han, he considered the matter carefully and was able to put forward the best advice and suggestions, and he would not because of the contradictions and differences between Manchus and Hans. Hold some extreme views.

Fan Wencheng hurried to the Chongzheng Hall, seeing Huang Taiji's pale face, he was terrified.

"The emperor must take care of the dragon body."

Seeing Fan Wencheng's panic, Huang Taiji knew that his face must be ugly, but now he couldn't care less, Huang Taiji picked up the letter from the Ming Dynasty, and motioned the guards around him to pass it to Fan Wencheng.

Fan Wencheng took the letter and read it at a glance, but it took only a minute or two to finish reading it. [

"Wen Cheng, I called you here just to discuss with you. I never imagined that the Ming Dynasty could come up with such a despicable scheme. If they fight on the battlefield, I will accompany you. But I look down on using such a method, and I can't wait to see it." Raise the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty to attack Su Tiancheng and the Jiangning camp."

Fan Wencheng was much calmer. As a Han Chinese, he was familiar with this kind of strategy, and it was normal to use such a strategy. Huang Taiji was only angry and angry. In fact, it was not a big deal to think in another way.This kind of thing happened in the Ming Dynasty. In the battle of Tumubao, Ming Yingzong, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, was captured first by Oala. He was taken to the city of Beijing and asked for an exchange first.

As early as when Huang Taiji asked Fan Wencheng to investigate the rumors, Fan Wencheng thought about it carefully. He thought it was not unusual for such a thing to happen. The rumors would not be groundless. For the spies of the Ming Dynasty, once the Ming Dynasty has made such a decision, it must be publicized and let Huang Taiji make a decision.

Therefore, Fan Wencheng also thought about some countermeasures, but it is really difficult and almost impossible to think of a good countermeasure. Whether it is to exchange or not to exchange, there is no way to make a decision. Judging from the current situation, doing The possibility of making an exchange decision is greater, but the decision to make an exchange is also more damaging.

There are not many Manchus in the Qing Dynasty. In fact, there are many Han people who mainly maintain the operation of the Qing Dynasty. These Han people have a low status, but they undertake many construction tasks, including planting and arable land. On the other hand, the Manchus do not know how to cultivate land. It is to rely on hunting to live. After the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, the status of the Manchus is not ordinary. They live by exploiting many Han people. If Huang Taiji makes a decision, it will completely hurt the hearts of the Han people. The Qing Dynasty will be troubled from then on.

But it is impossible for Huang Taiji not to agree. The Eight Banners are the main combat force of the Qing Dynasty. Without the support of the Eight Banners, Huang Taiji cannot control the Qing Dynasty. Daishan's position in the Eight Banners is extraordinary. Huang Taiji disagreed with the exchange, and some people were full of chapters. I was afraid that the Qing Dynasty would be in a mess in an instant.

Fan Wencheng had to reposition his understanding of Su Tiancheng. Those civil and military ministers in the Ming court would not bring up such an idea. They would think about the face of the Ming Dynasty and would not be willing to do these so-called indiscretions. Things, but Su Tiancheng's achievements are different. As long as it is beneficial to him, he makes bold decisions. You can understand it by looking at the battle commanded by Su Tiancheng in Xuanzhou.

The best way is to transfer the contradiction, but judging from the current situation, such a contradiction cannot be transferred.

The most deadly point is that if Daishan returns to the Qing Dynasty, the Zhenghong Banner can be re-established, otherwise in a short period of time, the Zhenghong Banner of the Qing Dynasty will cease to exist.

Seeing Huang Taiji's expression, Fan Wencheng knew that Huang Taiji was also furious and worried about this matter.

Fan Wencheng was very cautious. He knew that the reason why Huang Taiji found him first was to have a clear opinion. If he discussed this matter with Ji Erhalang and others, then there was no need to ask for any opinions, and the result would definitely be agreement. exchange.

The harm between the two powers is the lesser, and Fan Wencheng has already made up his mind. At this point, he can only take one step at a time. (to be continued...)