Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 874 Chang'an Situation

Guanzhong used to be fertile and wild for thousands of miles. Because of this, Qin and Han became the hegemony, which nourished Qin and Han. After the Tang Dynasty, Guanzhong has long been a place with thousands of ravines. It has no connection with fertile fields. Instead, it has become a place that needs blood transfusion from other provinces.

During the reign of Chongzhen, the bandits choleraed Shaanxi, and the production and economy of the entire Guanzhong area were almost completely dilapidated. Fortunately, Hauge did not participate in the Ming and Qing hegemony in the past two years. Qin Dadi recovered a trace of Sanqin's vitality.

Hauge's reliance on the Han gentry was also a helpless move. There were only more than 6000 bannermen who followed him into the pass, and only about 8 or [-] family members. His strength was too weak, and he could only rely on the Han gentry.

He broke with Dorgon at the beginning, but after all, Beijing is the orthodoxy of the Manchus, and he can be regarded as the prince who launched a rebellion. This kind of thing is very common among northern peoples, but after all, the Manchus have been influenced by Han culture over the years, especially During his father Khan Huang Taiji's administration, he used many Han people, which made many Manchus have orthodox ideas. After he arrived in Xi'an, the political situation was extremely unstable.

He relied on the support of the Han gentry to stabilize the regime, but at the same time it also brought another influence, that is, in the Chang'an regime, the Han nationality was too powerful, so that his power was restrained by the Han gentry, and he could not be like Dorgon. ,Autocratic.

At this time, in the imperial palace of Emperor Yongzhang of the Great Jin Kingdom, there were gold and silver vessels with exotic styles on display, showing the great military exploits of Emperor Yongzhang.

This is the result of Hauge's Western Expedition. The Dashun regime, which started from the peasant army, did not pay attention to the protection of architectural monuments and calligraphy and painting relics. As a result, when Hauge came to the throne, the palace was very shabby, far from being comparable to Beijing.

This made Hauge very sad, and the Western Expedition robbed a large amount of property, so he transported all the gold and silver with the style of the Western Regions back to Chang'an, and placed them in the palace to support the scene.

Of course, many Hanchens expressed doubts and dissatisfaction with Hauge's aesthetics. Hauge also wanted to be arty and yearned for beauty, but cultural relics are not like gold and silver, and it takes time to accumulate. Although he brought some from Beijing, he could not Decorate the entire palace, besides, Hauge is still a rough man at heart, so he just loves these bright yellow golds, and he likes this kind of direct visual impact.

In the hall of Supreme Harmony, which is full of local tyrants, Emperor Yongzhang sits on the big treasure, and there are two rows of courtiers standing below, which is different from the civil and military classes of the Ming court. Manchu ministers in Manchu official uniforms, and on the right are Han officials in Han official robes with Usha.

At this time, there was a person standing in the hall, it was Fan Wencheng, the envoy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he was posing as a cynic, talking politely.

"Today's three points, the southern dynasty's soldiers are sharp, and the big gold wants to fight for the world. We should first defeat the southern dynasty's sharpness and take the whole land of Shu. With its wealth and food, it can occupy the land of the old Qin." Fan Wen Cheng said loudly, as if Su Qin and Zhang Yi were possessed, "Shu has the dangers of mountains and rivers, and Qin has the solidity of Tongguan and Hangu. If Dajin wins the whole of Shu, he can retreat and defend, advance and attack, and he will be invincible. If so. Da Jin did not take the land of Shu, it was acquired by the Southern Dynasty, and the barren land in Guanzhong can support Da Jinxiong soldiers? I am afraid that he will only end up sitting in the middle of the pass and trapped in a corner."

Fan Wencheng kept talking about "Da Jin", as if he was a courtier of Da Jin, not only flattering Hauge, but also very confusing.

"No!" After Fan Wencheng finished speaking, Kong Wenqiu, Minister of the Rites of the Great Jin Kingdom, came out holding the ivory wat and said, "Your Majesty, I see that the Qing envoy's many remarks are nothing more than trying to instigate our court to break the peace agreement and attack the whole of Shu. Asking me to fight against Nanming, so that the Qing Dynasty can withdraw, its intentions can be described as sinister."

A large part of the Han officials in the Kingdom of Jin were officials from the Southern Party who advocated Sinicization. Dorgon killed hundreds of Han officials from the Southern Party, including Chen Mingxia. Naturally, it was impossible for them to help the Qing Dynasty.

Hauge had contact with Fan Wencheng, and he basically agreed with the idea of ​​using force against the Ming Dynasty, but within the Dajin Kingdom, it was not enough for him to use force if he wanted to.

Now there are less than 2 people in the Eight Banners, but there are [-] in the new Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, plus nearly [-] green battalion soldiers. The Han people occupy an important position in the Dajin regime. Also unable to send troops.

Hauge was very dissatisfied with this situation, and he also wanted to train some of the conquered Mongols and the tribes of the Western Regions to contain the Han people in the court. People and people from the Western Regions, who do they oppress?

When the Manchus entered the customs, the most violent resistance was the Han gentry and local tyrants, because their interests were harmed. They hoped that Dajin’s national policy would be that the Manchus would go with them to oppress the Mongols and the tribes in the western regions. It's not about letting the Manchus unite with Mongolia to deal with them.

Hauge wanted to attack the Ming Dynasty, not all because of Fan Wencheng's words. Now that you are the lord of a country, his thinking has changed a lot from before. The most notable change is that he wants to Worried about the stability of his throne.

He decided to send troops not only from the situation, but also from the stability of his throne.

Although he pursued a sinicization policy, he was not Han after all, so he was not confident about whether he could secure the throne. Especially in the Dajin regime, many Han officials still maintained ambiguous ties with the Nanming court, which made him feel apprehensive, so he He felt that it was necessary to fight against Nanming, so that the two sides would go to confrontation, and kill the atmosphere of uniting Ming in Daikin. Moreover, once the war broke out, he would inevitably need to increase the army, so he could take advantage of the situation to train a team of Mongols and The Eight Banners composed of various tribes in the Western Regions came to check and balance the Han Chinese in the court.

The emperor is like this. Once he ascends to the great treasure, he will be alone. If he wants to be an enemy of the world, anyone may become his enemy. checks and balances.

At this time, Hauge was very dissatisfied with Kong Wenqi's objection, but he didn't show it on his face, but stretched out his hand to Fan Wencheng and said, "The Qing envoy has something to say about Kong Aiqing's words."

Fan Wencheng smiled slightly, saluted and said: "Naturally, I have the intention of letting Da Jin share the pressure. There is nothing to hide." He paused, then turned to look at Kong Wenqi, sneered Dao said, "Kong Shangshu seems to have missed the point. The key issue is not our dynasty, but the current situation. What should Dajin do? If he doesn't take the whole of Shu at this time, will he surrender the land after the Southern Dynasty is in great danger? "

From the perspective of the general situation, what Fan Wencheng said was indeed reasonable, and the Jin and Ming dynasties must not be able to go on peacefully like this.

Kong Wenxuan was told by him, so he took a step back, while Han Zhaoxuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, stepped forward immediately and said: "Master Fan is very eloquent, but my Dajin and the Qing Dynasty are hostile countries. Master Fan is so considerate of my Dajin. But it makes this pavilion doubtful, does your country want to use my Dajin as a spear?"

After Han Zhaoxuan finished speaking, he bowed to Hauge, and then continued: "Your Majesty, the situation has changed. Our government should indeed adjust our national policy, but it should not be so hasty. First, although the Qing Dynasty has been defeated repeatedly, it still has strength. Stronger than our dynasty, we come out to provoke the Southern Dynasty at this time, let Qing have a breathing space, exhaust our dynasty, and strengthen the Qing. Second, our dynasty is different from the Qing Dynasty, because your majesty pursues Chinese culture, rashly broke the contract, and humiliated me Even if the reputation of the court is to be destroyed, we have to find a reason. Thirdly, our dynasty's national policy is to expand westward. Before your majesty fought against the Yarkand Khanate, you should take advantage of the momentum to wipe out its country in order to strengthen our dynasty's strength and fight How can we give up halfway through the trade route and re-operating the Western Regions. I think that if we take Shu at this time, our dynasty will inevitably fall into a struggle with the Southern Ming Dynasty, and we will not be able to develop our strength. It is better to destroy the Yeerqiang Khanate and strengthen our dynasty. Send troops to take Shu."

Han Zhaoxuan's thinking is very clear. As far as the general trend is concerned, he does not support the use of force against Nanming, but the time is not yet ripe. The strength of Manchu and Qing is still strong, surpassing that of Jin. Jin should let Qing and Ming fight for a while. They At present, it is still necessary to make a fortune in silence, mainly to strengthen one's own strength, and wait for the right time to intervene in the war.

His opinion immediately aroused the support of many Han officials, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony echoed it.

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