"Master, you don't have to worry too much. Although Tong Tulai failed to smuggle in, as long as Chongzhen leads his army, we still have a chance to turn defeat into victory!"
In Dorgon's tent, Wang Xigun saw Dorgon's unwilling expression, looked at the secret report in his hand, hesitated for a while, and then whispered his advice.
Dorgon shook his head and said: "It has been an hour since Tong Tu Lai was captured. If Chongzhen was coming, he would have sent a false signal long ago."
"Since there is no signal now, it means that Chongzhen has seen through my king's plan and will not come again."
"It's strange that I am too greedy. If I pretended not to know anything and didn't send people to sneak attack Chongzhen, maybe..."
It turned out that when Zhao Erhu was ordered to take Hong Chengchou to Shanhaiguan to be skinned alive a few days ago, a spy recognized Jin Yiwei's identity and informed Dorgon.
After Dorgon learned of this, he guessed that the person commanding the battles of Tianjin and Beidaihe should be Chongzhen.
Although he didn't have high hopes for this illegal crossing, such a defeat was beyond his expectation, and he couldn't help but feel wary of Chongzhen.
Just when he was hesitating, Fan Yongdou sent another message, saying that the war situation in Shanxi, Henan, and Shandong was very unfavorable to the Ming court, claiming that this was the best time for the Jurchens to advance.
After thinking about it, Dorgon believed that the civil war in Guan Dynasty was tense and Chongzhen would not stay in Beidaihe for a long time.
Therefore, he adjusted his plan, first taking the opportunity to publicize Hauge's defeat, and then taking the opportunity to retreat, just to create an illusion for Chongzhen that he had nothing to do.
Then he deliberately delayed the time of stowaway. This was not only to enhance Chongzhen's sense of illusion, but also to wait for the war situation in the three places to worsen and force Chongzhen to leave.
Of course, he also took into account the fact that Chongzhen had not left, and deliberately designed real and fake smuggling and beheading operations. He never thought that these plans would come to nothing.
Originally, he had the last glimmer of hope, that is, after Chongzhen got the news about Tong Tulai, he would be unable to restrain his ambitions, send his army to attack Jinzhou, and rebuild the Guanning-Jin defense line.
But at this moment, he knew that this plan had failed, and besides feeling disappointed, there was also a trace of fear in his heart.
"Master, since Chongzhen didn't fall into the trap, you should go back to Shengjing first. I heard that Hauge has arrived in Shengjing soon. If you don't go back, they will blame you for the defeat, which may affect you. His holy name!"
While Dorgon was deep in thought, Wang Xigun's voice sounded in his ears.
Dorgon was stunned when he heard this, and then realized that he had lost his dignity in panic.
He hurriedly calmed down his expression, regained his former calmness and domineering attitude, snorted coldly, and said with contempt: "Don't worry, with his pig brain and dog courage, how dare he openly oppose this king? The most he can do is hide behind. , instructing people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to impeach the king."
"But his people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate have long been loyal to me. Even if they are punished, they will secretly protect me and there will be no trouble!"
"If he really loses his head and dares to jump out on his own, He Luohui will also deal with him. This matter is nothing to worry about!"
Seeing that Dorgon did not understand what he meant, Wang Xigun hesitated for a while and whispered: "Master, I heard... I heard that Prince Yu is also quite dissatisfied with you. If... ."
As he spoke, he stopped again and looked at Dorgon nervously.
When Dorgon heard this, a ray of anger flashed across his face, and then he noticed that Wang Xigan was panic-stricken, so he smiled and said: "Why can't you change your carelessness? How can you help me handle government affairs in the future?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Xigun hurriedly knelt down and apologized: "Master taught me that it was the slave who was wrong. The slave had too much heart, and the slave should be beaten!"
After he said that, he reached out and slapped himself.
"Nonsense, when did I blame you and why didn't I stop?"
When Dorgon saw Wang Xigan slapped him twice, he stopped him and then signaled him to get up.
Seeing that Dorgon did not blame him, Wang Xigan's face flashed with joy, and he hurriedly got up and stood up with a bow.
Dorgon glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "The fact that you can think of Prince Yu shows that you are loyal."
"However, although Prince Yu is a little arrogant, we are brothers after all. Even if he misunderstands me, he will not do anything extraordinary. In fact, the real thing to worry about is Bu..."
He just said the word "bu" and quickly changed his words: "I don't know how Chongzhen could see through my king's plan."
"I remember that Hong Chengchou and others said that he was indecisive and had no talent. How did he become so powerful all of a sudden? Is he really the true successor of Zhu Yuanzhang?"
Wang Xigan knew that Dorgon was angry with Chongzhen at the moment, and he was afraid that he would be blamed for his careless words, so he said cautiously: "Master, I think Chongzhen is just lucky."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Dorgon again, and seeing that the other party did not show any dissatisfaction, he continued: "If Prince Yu hadn't leaked his master's plan, and with the help of Zheng's navy, what would he be able to do?" This is a small victory.”
"And he didn't dare to send troops after he won. It shows that he is a courageous person. There is really no need for the master to take him seriously."
When Dorgon heard this, he knew that Wang Xigun had little knowledge and did not see the plan clearly, so he said no more.
When Wang Xigun saw that Dorgon stopped talking, he secretly regretted it.
"Go and send an order for Suksaha, Sony, and Obai to come in...to come and see the king...let them come now, and say that the king has something to discuss with them."
Just when Wang Xigun regretted it, Dorgon's voice sounded again.
When Wang Xigun heard this, he wanted to take the opportunity to reopen the topic, but saw Dorgon looking at the march map, reluctantly agreed, and walked out quickly.
Dorgon just glanced at the march map twice, shook his head with an annoyed look, and murmured to himself: "Even Wang Xigun knew about the fifteenth brother. It is impossible for Bumbutai not to know, but why did she No action?”
"Has she already guessed that I am planning to take the blame on my fifteenth brother, or does she have other plans?"
It turned out that after Dorgon made the plan to smuggle into China, he knew that if it succeeded, it would be enough to make him famous in history.
But he also knew that if he failed, he would lose his troops, damage his reputation, and even lose control of the government.
Therefore, he was quite hesitant.
But the temptation of this matter was too great for him to give up.
Then he thought that Bumbutai still had old feelings for him, and he had helped him cover up the matter of food and grass not long ago.
If Bumbuteken comes to help, he can also save the day.
In order to test Bumbutai's attitude and at the same time improve the success rate of smuggling, he proposed to let Shang Kexi come to help.
Unexpectedly, Bumubutai agreed without hesitation, which made him suspicious.
Coupled with Fan Wencheng's letter, he suspected that this might be a conspiracy.
Therefore, after Shang Kexi arrived, he asked Wang Xigun to monitor him secretly.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for him to learn that Shang Kexi had told Duduo about the fake grain and grass.
He knew that this was Bumu Butai's plan to alienate each other, and since Duoduo didn't come to him, he knew that Duoduo had separated from him.
In order to control Duduo and save the unfavorable situation, he took advantage of the situation and pretended not to know anything about it and let Duduo lead his army to attack Beidaihe.
If Duduo succeeds, he will take advantage of the situation to attack Shanhaiguan.
And if it fails, the Ming court can also relax its guard, which will not affect the overall situation.
Moreover, he could also describe Shang Kexi's arrival as Duduo's request and deny the Jurchens the responsibility for being attacked by Liu Wenbing.
He originally thought that Bumbutai would take action against him after learning the news of the defeat.
Unexpectedly, after waiting for several days, there was still no news, which made him a little confused.
At this moment, a personal guard came in to report that Suksaha, Sony, Obai and others were outside seeking to see him.
After hearing the report, Dorgon cheered up and ordered his personal guards to bring them in.
Some people died, but not completely...
