"Haha... Is my princess going to be the Empress of the Ming Dynasty?"
In the palace tent, Dorgon sat elegantly on a chair covered with yellow satin cushions, stroking his beard, squinting his small eyes, and grinning.
"Dado, what do you think? Does my Dongguo look like a queen?"
Prince Yu Duoduo was also in the palace tent. He looked very similar to Dorgon, but he was a younger and stronger little Dorgon. Hearing his brother's question, he laughed and said: "I think they look alike. Although Dongguo is only 6 years old, she already has the demeanor of a mother who cares about the world! Don't you think so?"
"Yes, Dongguo Gege has a noble manner and is the best among people!"
"The fact that the crown prince of the Zhu family is able to marry Princess is a blessing that he has cultivated for eight lifetimes!"
"This slave congratulates the regent and congratulates Gege..."
A group of half-drunk Tatars also started making noises. Everyone said that Dongguo Gege should be the queen. Only two traitors, Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou, didn't know what to say.
Because they knew that this thing was really weird - how could the Ming prince marry a Tatar Gege as his concubine? it's out of the question!
But they don’t dare to say this now, so what do they say? The prince of Ming Dynasty is noble, but Dongguo is not worthy of it? Will he be hacked to death by Duduo who drank too much?
Dorgon also saw that the two traitors were speechless and knew that it was not convenient for them to speak openly, so he ordered the two white flag generals and Duoduo in the tent to disperse, leaving only the two traitors.
"Do you two have anything to say?" Dorgon seemed to be in a good mood. He also drank some wine, his face was rosy, and he had a proud smile on his lips.
"My lord," Hong Chengchou said, "I'm afraid there's some fraud!"
"Hahaha," Dorgon laughed, "I know they are cheating!" His tone suddenly turned gloomy, "The ancestors of the Zhu Thieves were just beggars, but after becoming the emperor, they set their sights higher than their heads and looked down upon them. We are barbarians, and we disdain to intermarry with us. Now that the disaster is approaching, they want to use marriage as a tactic! If they wanted to marry the princess to the emperor, I would have given it back. But they want Dongguo to be the crown prince. , but it’s hard to refuse him straight away.”
Fan Wencheng asked: "Does the prince want to take advantage of his plan?"
Dorgon looked at Hong Chengchou: "Hong Shangshu, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty," Hong Chengchou thought for a while, then took out the autographed letter written by Emperor Chongzhen to himself, and then handed it to Dorgon with both hands, "This is written by Emperor Zhu Ming to his old minister."
"Oh." Dorgon took the letter, unfolded it, read it, and sneered a few times, "That's right, Lord Feng, you can also be the chief assistant. Hong Chengchou, why don't you go back to the Ming Dynasty? Bar."
Hong Chengchou had long expected that Dorgon would say this, and immediately knelt down in front of Dorgon, kowtowing and said: "I am absolutely loyal to the Qing Dynasty. No matter what conditions the Zhu family emperor gives, I will not I will go back to Canming... I am born as a member of the Qing Dynasty, and when I die, I am a ghost of the Qing Dynasty!"
"Haha," Dorgon looked at Hong Chengchou with a smile, "Get up, get up, stop kneeling, I still don't believe you? I'm kidding you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Hong Chengchou thanked him, stood up, and stood in front of Dorgon, looking like a loyal slave.
Dorgon asked: "Hong Chengchou, do you think what this letter says is true or false?"
"It all depends on who is in power in Dagokou?" Hong Chengchou said, "If Emperor Chongzhen is in power, there will be no lies. Emperor Chongzhen was a rigorous man and was not good at hypocrisy. That is to say, he was confused when he first came to the throne. Wei Zhongxian. However, Wei Zhongxian is just a slave, and the Beijing camp and the Jinyiwei are not in his hands. Even if he sees through Chongzhen, what will happen? But if the Prince of Fujun ignores Chongzhen, then it is most likely a fraud! "
"What should we do?" Dorgon continued to look at Hong Chengchou with a smile.
Hong Chengchou said: "You can use the plan to your advantage!"
Dorgon narrowed his eyes: "Are you going to be the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Your Majesty misunderstood," Hong Chengchou said with cold sweat breaking out on his forehead, "I mean that I can marry Gege to Zhu Cihong."
In fact, Hong Chengchou had already seen Dorgon's thoughts. He was very happy that Zhu Cixiang proposed to Dongguo Princess - whether it would succeed or not is another matter, but Zhu Cixiang's proposal had already greatly increased Dongguo's worth. She is the woman who can be the Empress of Ming Dynasty! Indescribably expensive!
Moreover, Dorgon had no son, he was just a precious daughter, so naturally he was doted on by heaven. But no matter how much he dotes on his daughter, he can't let her become Prince He Shuorui! What does a female prince look like? Therefore, Dongguo Gege will marry a Manchu noble or a Mongolian in the future.
How can such a future be compared with becoming the Empress of Ming Dynasty? And how much help can a Manchu nobleman or a Mongolian king help Dorgon's power? Dorgon needed a lot of money to maintain his power. And silver can only be obtained from Jiangnan.
If there is a pattern of Southern Ming and Northern Qing in the future, Dorgon would very much like his daughter to be the Queen of Nanming... and Duduo and the generals of the two white flags all followed suit, probably with the same idea.
They haven't thought about unifying the world yet!
Hong Chengchou followed Dorgon's train of thought and said: "We might as well agree to the marriage, but don't go into Beijing yet, and see if we can trick Chongzhen and his son into Beijing. If we can, then the Ming Dynasty will be gone, and Gege won't have to marry Zhu Cihong." If it doesn't work...maybe God didn't want to destroy Zuo of the Ming Dynasty, then the remaining Ming Dynasty should also pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty. The marriage of Gege to Zhu Cihong was also the regent's grace to the Zhu family. I think the Zhu family will also be grateful. Endless.”
"That's it?" Dorgon looked at Hong Chengchou.
Hong Chengchou was stuck for a moment. He didn't understand what Dorgon meant. He didn't really want to be "Qin Hui", right?
Fan Wencheng on the side knew Dorgon better. He and the Dorgon family were destined to be together - wasn't his wife snatched away by Duduo for a few days? Now he has become a slave with a white flag (he originally had a red flag)... It's all fate!
Fan Wencheng said: "Your Majesty must want to send Eight Banners cavalry to raid Dagukou, right?"
"Hahaha! It's better that Master Fan understands me," Dorgon said coldly, "The prince of the Zhu family must have that ability if he wants to marry Dongguo. Let's survive the sword of the Eight Banners soldiers first! If he can survive, I will The king will consider marrying his daughter to him!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
The two traitors immediately looked in admiration.
Hong Chengchou immediately came up with another vicious plan, "Your Majesty, there are the uniforms and armor flags of the Liaodong Army at Shanhaiguan. We can arrange for the Eight Banners warriors to pretend to be King Ding and Wang Yongji of the Ming Dynasty to go to Dagukou to meet Chongzhen and his son, and seize the opportunity to capture them in one fell swoop. !”
"Okay!" Dorgon clapped his hands, "I will do as you say!"
Just when Dorgon was about to arrange a raid on Dagonkou, a notification sounded outside the palace tent: "Report to the regent, Ming Governor Wang Yongji, and the general of the army, Gao Di, to ask for an audience."
...
Wang Yongji and Gao Di also received an order from Zhu Cixang today. The content of the order was to let them march towards Xuanfu and Datong. Wang Yongji was appointed governor of Xuanfu, Taiyuan and Datong, and Gao Di was appointed commander-in-chief of Xuanhua. Official announcement of the Duke of the country.
At this time, Wu Sangui had left Yongping Mansion with more than 10,000 cavalry and was on the way to pursue Li Zicheng. Wang Yongji and Gao Erren left Shanhaiguan and moved to Yongping Fucheng while keeping Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong.
Dorgon did not interfere with their migration. Because the first thing he wanted to capture was the infantry and family members of Wu Sangui who stayed in Shanhaiguan, as well as the people who moved into the pass with them.
According to Dorgon's order, the people of Ningyuan and the families of soldiers in Shanhaiguan must leave the customs immediately and return to their original homes and stations in Ningyuan. Now these people are leaving the customs in batches and returning to their homes, and the homes outside the customs are now the land of the Qing Dynasty!
Once they return, they will naturally become subjects of the Qing Dynasty and will be temporarily under the control of the Eight Banners soldiers!
As for the more than 10,000 people under Gao Di and Wang Yongji's command, Dorgon did not move at all. Instead, he left several thousand people to guard Shanhaiguan and only released less than 5,000 people to Yongping Mansion.
In other words, of the 50,000 Ming troops at Shanhaiguan, only 16,000 to 16,000 to 7,000 are still under the control of Ming officials and generals.
