The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 565 Dog bites dog, a mouthful of hair
Why did Hauge come back suddenly?Dorgon first thought that Zhang Xianzhong had accepted the peace talks, and the situation in Sichuan had stabilized, otherwise Hauge would not be able to escape, but why did Qi Chongge not get any news of his return?

He immediately felt that something was wrong, even if the battle in Sichuan was over, but for such a big event as Hauge's squadron returning to Beijing, he didn't ask the court beforehand?
Moreover, there are more than two thousand miles from Hanzhong to Beijing, and there is no local official to report the passage of Prince Su along the way.Dorgon only thought of one possibility. More than ten days ago, the Ministry of War sent Zhenglan Banner to ask for nine hundred meritorious service and wounded soldiers to return to Beijing to recuperate. One of the hundreds of soldiers came back.

Why did he sneak back to Beijing and leave so fast?A bad premonition welled up in Dorgon's heart, and he whispered a few words to his confidant eunuch, then put on a calm look, got up and waved to the courtiers, "Since General Jingyuan is back, there must be good news, Everyone follow me out of the city..."

He immediately remembered that Hauge had already entered the city of Beijing, and hurriedly changed his words: "Welcome out of the Meridian Gate!"

Dorgon frowned when he saw Hauge leading dozens of horses galloping wantonly with whips, looking like he didn't take himself seriously.

It wasn't until the imperial guards on both sides were about to take out their weapons to stop him that Hauge took the reins back slightly.Dorgon's eyes signaled the guards not to move lightly, then looked at Hauge and said loudly: "Why is Prince Su in such a hurry, but there is something important to report?"

Hauge glanced at the hundreds of people outside the Meridian Gate, thinking that the courtiers are all there, which is just right!So he jumped off the horse, and said in a cold voice according to the "script" that Weng Mao had prepared for him in advance: "Human life is at stake, I have to be anxious. Dare I ask Uncle Jiu Wang, where is Nale now?"

Nale is the small clan that Dorgon sent as a hostage to win Zhang Xianzhong's trust.

Dorgon was taken aback for a moment, secretly thinking that Qi Chongge was too careless, how could Hauge see Naylor!He had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "I have an important task to send him west to Sichuan, so you don't need to ask."

"Important matter?" Hauge snorted coldly, "Then why is he in Xiankou's hands right now?!"

After all, Dorgon is a veteran in power struggles, but he didn't change the chaos at the moment, but used offense as defense, and asked: "Prince Su is responsible for Ping Shu, so he must have achieved a great victory when he comes back at this time?"

He planned in his mind that as soon as Hauge said something like "the battle is still in a stalemate" or "he has stopped fighting with Zhang Xianzhong", he would immediately fight back, "It is because you are not good for the bandits that Nale gave up his life to help you".

Unexpectedly, Hauge immediately waved his hand proudly behind him, "That's natural, take the head of Xiankou's adopted son!" He said proudly to all the courtiers, "Half a month ago, Xiankou was killed by me in Zengjiashan, and now the thief and false prince , Prime Minister and nearly [-] civil and military officials under him have all surrendered!
"Our army has entered Jianmen Pass. We have captured Guangyuan and Langzhong, surrounded Chengdu, and the battle in Sichuan will be over soon!"

All the courtiers, including Dorgon, were taken aback. How come such a great victory has not been reported from Hanzhong to the court?
Afterwards, there was a sound of admiration and congratulations outside the Meridian Gate, "Prince Su is superb! From now on, the southwestern border will be settled!"

"Congratulations to Prince Su for his great victory!"

"Prince Su's military achievements are brilliant, and he really has the legacy of the great ancestor..."

"Great victory in northern Sichuan, such a great achievement!"

Hauge pressed his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, and then pretended to be extremely sad and said: "It's a pity that Nale, as a child of my Aixinjueluo, was sent to the Western Thieves. I'm afraid he won't be able to come back..."

The courtiers were shocked immediately, "Give it to the Western Thieves? Who dares to send the sons of the clan to the Xian Bandits?!"

"Could it be that Nabezi was killed by a thief?"

"Prince Su, what is going on?"

Hauge glanced at Dorgon, who had a livid face, and continued to pursue the victory, took out the brocade in his arms and asked, "Uncle Nine Kings, may I ask why you sent Qi Chongge to Sichuan?"

Dorgon's heart skipped a beat, he never expected that Hauge would suddenly take down Zhang Xianzhong with great power, and the person he sent to negotiate a peace would become a joke, and cold sweat would break out immediately.

Hauge glanced around, and his eyes fell on Daishan.Weng Mao once told him that Dai Shan, who was the owner of the two red flags, was extremely dissatisfied with Dorgon because the Zhenghong flag was wiped out.

So he went forward and handed the peace book to Daishan, and said loudly: "This is what Uncle Nine Kings ordered Qi Chongge to beg for the peace with the bandits, and I ask Prince Li to read it to everyone."

Dai Shan unfolded the brocade cloth in surprise, and after only reading the first few lines, his expression was horrified. He glanced at Dorgon, then at Hauge, and said in a low voice, "Prince Su, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to read this out in public. ..."

Hauge thought to himself, three years ago, I was thinking about not causing disputes among the Qing banners, so I gritted my teeth and gave up the throne, and made Dorgon the regent.But this guy has been repaying his kindness and insulting me in every possible way, now that I have the opportunity, how can I let him go? !
He said firmly to Dai Shan: "Since Prince Li doesn't want to read it, then I will do it myself!"

Seeing Daishan's eyes, Dorgon expected that the brocade cloth would be extremely unfavorable to him, so he immediately lowered his face and shouted to the imperial guard beside him: "Haoge's military exploits have no power over the imperial court, and if he wants to spread rumors and disrupt the government, take it down for me!"

Seeing that the time was ripe, Chen Mingxia winked at Wu Da, the censor next to him, who immediately stood up and said loudly: "Your Highness, there is justice in right and wrong, you might as well listen to Prince Su's recitation of what you have, and then it will not be too late to seize someone."

The Southern Party has been planning for a long time, and immediately many people followed and said: "What Master Wu said is very true!"

"Prince Su hasn't read it yet, His Royal Highness the Regent accused him of disorderly government, fearing that it would be difficult to convince the public..."

"His Royal Highness the Regent is not afraid of the shadow, so why not let him read it?"

Seeing the imperial guards staring back and forth in a daze, Dorgon was in a hurry and rushed to grab the brocade.Haoge raised his hand to block Dorgon, and growled, "Do you want to destroy the evidence?!"

Dorgon knew that his martial arts were half a step higher than Hauge's, so he didn't say much, he used a move of "Tie Shan Kao" to bump the latter back three steps, and wanted to grab what Daishan had in his hands.

Hauge was furious, and waved to his guard, "Go! Stop him!"

The imperial guards at the side feared that Dorgon might be up to something, so they didn't dare to hesitate any longer, they all showed their weapons and were about to strike.

Just when the two sides were at war, they heard a woman reprimanded lightly from the direction of the Meridian Gate, "Stop!"

The people present followed the prestige, and hurriedly knelt down, "I pay my respects to the Holy Mother Empress Dowager."

"Be flat."

Seeing that the empress dowager was coming, Ji Erhalang hurried forward and briefly explained what had happened.

Xiaozhuang glanced at the embarrassed Dorgon, and quickly sorted out the clues he knew, and he already had some calculations in his mind.She suddenly asked Hauge: "Prince Su, where is Qi Chongge now?"

Hao Ge didn't react, and blurted out: "He was killed by my cannon when he was negotiating peace with Zhang Xianzhong."

　Note: Xiaozhuang is the posthumous title of Borzigit Bumbutai (known as Dayuer in wild history), but since the name of Bumbutai is too low-profile, for the convenience of everyone to read, it is directly called Xiaozhuang in the text up.

　　
　
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