Han ride

Chapter 38 Dorgon's Ambition
"Mr. Fan, does Li Xin agree to surrender?" Dorgon at the foot of the mountain was lazily looking at the mountain. When he saw Fan Wencheng slowly approaching on a horse in the distance, he immediately went up to meet him.

"Lord Baylor, Li Xin is willing to surrender, but he also put forward conditions." Fan Wencheng's face remained unchanged, but he said with a smile: "He wants armor, weapons and horses, hehe, and His Majesty also promises to make him king after going south to the Central Plains." .”

"Hmph, what a guts, I think he doesn't want to submit to my Daqing at all." Duoduo's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he sneered: "What kind of thing is Li Xin? He only has a few hundred people under his command. As long as Duo leads a Niu Lu, he can take it down. How dare he be so presumptuous, and still want to be crowned king? Does he want to court death! Fourteenth brother, I think that kid doesn’t want to submit to the Qing Dynasty at all, why not Take advantage of this moment to attack up the mountain and wipe him out in one fell swoop, let's see how arrogant he is."

"No, no." Fan Wencheng's complexion changed, and he hurriedly stopped him.Although he is deeply trusted by Huang Taiji, he is a Han Chinese. In the eyes of the Manchu nobles, he is still just a slave. Therefore, he has to make meritorious service and persuade Li Xin and others to surrender. All the way from Daling River to Jinzhou is full of soldiers and horses. Li Xin is short of people and horses. How can he break through the encirclement and return to Jinzhou? Chongzhen has a grudge, and he is not a loyal person. Fan Wencheng believes that he can easily persuade such a person.How could he be willing to let Duoduo be ruined if he could get such credit at his fingertips.

"Mr. Fan said that he is not afraid that he will raise conditions, but he is afraid that he will not raise conditions?" Dorgon stopped Duoduo and asked softly.

"What Fourteen Baylor said is very true." Fan Wencheng glanced at Dorgon in surprise. He never thought that Dorgon would think of this. He nodded immediately and said, "That's right, Li Xin is extremely brave. The Lord also understands that such a person is like Xiang Yu at the end of the Qin Dynasty and Lu Bu at the end of the Han Dynasty. Such a person surrenders to the Qing Dynasty. Even if there are only dozens of people under his command, this person still thinks he is brave. Hehe, if he doesn’t mention some conditions, he is a fool I won't believe it. If he doesn't mention conditions, the servant will agree on the surface that once he goes down the mountain, he will ask the two Lord Baylor to send troops to kill him immediately."

"Sir, this condition is too high! It's okay to ask for Chongzhen's head, but if we want to unify the world, we need to be crowned king? I remember that our brothers are still just a Baylor now! I don't know if there is any difference between the prince and the prince. How many roads? He is a small Han general who also wants to be crowned king? I really laughed out loud." Duoduo said with some dissatisfaction.Although he also looked down on the Han people, he believed in Dorgon. Seeing that Dorgon respected Fan Wencheng very much, he naturally followed suit.

"The so-called extravagant asking price is the reason for paying back the money." Fan Wencheng shook his head and said: "He thinks that King Xiang is the best in the world, so it is normal to ask such a condition, not to mention that it also shows that he has confidence in our Qing Dynasty's unification of the world. A hundred times! If he wants to be crowned king, he has to sacrifice his life for His Majesty, and for this throne, he may also have to die for His Majesty with all his heart."

"What you said is very true." Dorgon also nodded, and said: "I don't know what to do now, sir?" Dorgon kept his posture very low.

Seeing this, Fan Wencheng's face immediately showed complacency, and he stroked his beard and said, "This king can make a promise, and other official positions can also be discussed, but the armor and equipment still need to ask His Majesty's imperial decree. Hehe, in fact, if Li Xin submits My Great Qing is not just as simple as having one more hero."

"Then what else?" Duo Duo said disdainfully, "I admit that Li Xin is extremely brave, but at most he is only a brave general. Could there be other uses?" Duo ErGun also showed a trace of curiosity.

"Li Xin's father is called Li Gu. According to information, he is the magistrate of Huai'an, a well-known upright official, and very influential among the scholars in the Central Plains. Lord Baylor, this is not a simple matter. Its influence is far greater than others, even greater than Zu Dashou."

"Is it so serious?" Dorgon didn't believe it this time.

"Lord Baylor, the country is easy to conquer, and the city is easy to breach, but the hearts of the people are hard to conquer! Especially the hearts of the scholars are even more difficult." Fan Wencheng straightened his face, and said: "Central Plains toasts People, fighting the world naturally requires generals, but to govern the world, you need those scholars. Once your majesty captures the Central Plains, you will need these scholars to govern. If your majesty treats Li Xin favorably at this moment and spreads it to the Central Plains, those scholars will also pass on Your Majesty's wisdom." Although Fan Wencheng's personality is not very good, he is an outstanding politician, which he has to admit.The depth of seeing the problem is far above others.

"Hmph, scholars, I can govern the world with us Manchu children. I don't need scholars from the Central Plains, Fan Wencheng, you think highly of you Central Plains literati." But Duoduo said disdainfully: "Hmph, Now that Li Xin is so arrogant, after he surrenders, I must ask the emperor to point him out to Ben Bayle as a slave, so that Ben Bayle can teach him a lot."

"The emperor is going to build the Han Eight Banners, and has already asked Li Xin to be Gushan Ezhen of the Han Eight Banners Zhenghuang Banner." Fan Wencheng said quickly.The Manchu Eight Banners, the Mongolian Eight Banners and the soon-to-be-built Han Eight Banners will constitute the overall mechanism of the Manchu Qing army.As the Zhenghuang Banner of the Han Eight Banners, Li Xin has a high status. To be honest, he is just a slave of Huang Taiji, the Lord of Zhenghuang, not Duoduo.By saying this, Fan Wencheng just reminded Duoduo that this Li Xin had a good status in Huang Taiji's eyes.

"Hmph! Brother Fourteen, I'm going ahead." Duoduo glared at Fan Wencheng, and left without looking back.

"Hey! Don't be angry, Mr. Fan, Duo Duo has always been like this." Duo ErGun said with a smile and cupped his hands.

"Don't dare, dare not." Fan Wencheng has a good impression of Dorgon. Among the Manchu nobles, Han people have always been regarded as slaves. Although Fan Wencheng has won the trust of Huang Taiji, in the eyes of these Manchus, he Still a slave.In the eyes of these people, Fan Wencheng did not see any respect.With Dorgon's appearance like this, how could he not feel a little bit of goodwill in his heart.

"Sir, since you have been persuaded to surrender, I will wait for Ben Baylor to leave a team here to monitor Xishan, and then I will go back to the tent of the Chinese Army and see His Majesty. What do you think, sir?" Dorgon was asking for Fan Wencheng's opinion again. .

"Okay, that's very good." Fan Wencheng nodded with satisfaction in his heart.

When they arrived at the camp, they caught up with Duoduo, who was walking up and down on a war horse boredly.

"Mr. Fan, since you have arrived at the camp, you can go in and report to His Majesty. I will wait here for your arrival." Dorgon also jumped off the horse and said to Fan Wencheng.

"Okay, so I would like to thank Lord Baylor, and this servant will go to see His Majesty." Fan Wencheng nodded after thinking about it.As he spoke, he bowed his hands to Duo Duo, slapped the horse, and soon disappeared from the eyes of Duo Ergun and Duo Duo.

"Brother Fourteen, you are the majestic Lord Baylor, why do you want to curry favor with this slave, Fan Wencheng?" Duoduo said dissatisfiedly after Fan Wencheng's back disappeared.

"Do you know why the fourth brother can ascend to the throne? Do you know why he can monopolize the power?" Dorgon said quietly: "This is the credit of Fan Wencheng. The Ming people are very cowardly, and they are no match for us on the battlefield. , but I have to say that they are good at intrigue, just like this Fan Wencheng."

"Is he so powerful?" Duoduo was a little disbelieving.

"Fan Wencheng is right in saying that we can take over the world, but if we want to govern the world, we cannot rely solely on our full population." Dorgon shook his head and said, "What's more, the fourth brother likes to reuse the Han people." , this Fan Wencheng is his confidant, if we can make good friends with Fan Wencheng, it will be good for us in the future. At the critical moment, if we fail, we should ask him to speak for us."

"So the fourteenth brother flattered him like this?" Duoduo said with some dissatisfaction.

"Hehe! That's not flattery. How can my dignified Baylor of the Qing Dynasty flatter a Han?" Dorgon said disdainfully: "This person is of great use to me, hehe, Duoduo, can we grasp Zheng Baiqi, I'm afraid we will have to rely on his ability at that time?"

"Only him? Can it do it?" Duoduo said in disbelief.

"Whether it is true or not, we have to try it out." Dorgon said through gritted teeth: "In any case, we must hold the Zhengbai flag in our hands, otherwise, we will not have any power and prestige in the Qing Dynasty. These days, you have to hurry up and get rid of those half-hearted people as soon as possible. Hehe, this Zhengbai flag was left to us by my father Khan back then, so it can't just be annexed by the fourth brother."

"Yes, this Zhengbai flag can't let the fourth brother go if you say anything." Duoduo also nodded. This Zhengbai flag was exactly what Nurhachi left for the Dorgon brothers back then. Zhengbaiqi suppressed more and often found excuses to reduce the number of Zhengbaiqi.It made the Dorgon brothers miserable, but there was nothing they could do.

"Hey, but the fourth brother probably needs our help if he wants to use the Han again!" Dorgon said proudly.He still has confidence in his ability to control the Zhengbai Banner. In the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, only Huang Taiji valued Han scholars, and the rest, such as Daishan, treated the Han people as slaves, and their life and death were in their hands. Even a close minister of Huang Taiji like Fan Wencheng dismissed it.Therefore, if Huang Taiji wants to realize his idea of ​​governing the country, he must get the support of Dorgon. This is Dorgon's trump card.

(End of this chapter)