Just like the people and officials in other areas, here in the capital, the queen in the palace and the beggars in the city did not expect that the emperor was so powerful!
The imperial conquest lasted only half a year, or in other words, the emperor just took the three battalions under the imperial horse supervisor for a circle along the Great Wall, and then went south from Shaanxi to Nanyang Mansion, so it was solved incidentally. Hetao Tartars and all the wandering thieves. Basically, it can be said that wherever the emperor goes, the enemy has no resistance at all.
At this time, the people in the capital saw the emperor's wisdom and prowess, and saw the possibility of regaining Liaodong and taking revenge on Jianlu! If I hated those Shanxi merchants before, I probably could only let them vent their anger. The Jianlu, the chief culprits, are still living freely in Liaodong. If they are not exterminated, the relatives who were killed by them will not rest in peace.
The civil and military officials were all thinking about preparing for the celebration and arranging a grand ceremony to welcome the emperor's triumphant return. Fortunately, this proposal was suppressed by the Queen.
The prince oversees the country, but since the prince is young, her words as a queen carry a lot of weight. Even though the prince came to her on behalf of the officials to propose this proposal, she ultimately did not agree.
Because she remembered the emperor's helplessness when he had no money before, and even asked her to leave the palace to set up a textile factory and sell textiles. Although the imperial court now has some money, it was obtained from Shanxi merchants and others who ransacked their homes. Although she didn't know the details, she could estimate that it was almost over.
At that time, she said to the prince: "Guangdong and Jiangnan provinces are waiting for disaster relief, and we don't know how much money it will cost. We can't just spend all the money we have!"
"However, this is the first time my father has gone on an expedition, and he has achieved such a great victory!" The prince said still a little unconvinced, "Master said, this is the honor of the father, how can I deal with the wishes of my son and minister casually? thing?"
When Queen Zhou heard this, she couldn't help but frown, and asked him: "Which master?"
When he saw something was wrong, the prince became a little scared.
Regarding this queen, he knew that she was usually very kind and doting on him, but when the queen's brows furrowed, it meant that she was going to get angry. Even he might be scolded and would say a lot of things. The truth comes out, just being annoyed is annoying to death.
Therefore, the prince rolled his eyes and said: "Mother, can't everyone in the capital now use that banknote? If you are worried about running out of money, just print more, so that you will have money!"
Queen Zhou was stunned when she heard this. She felt that what the prince said made sense. It was just a piece of paper and it wouldn't cost much to print more. However, after thinking about it for a while, she still shook her head and said: "Those were all created by your father himself, and there is a lot of knowledge in them. Without your father's consent, it is best not to touch them. You might as well not touch this matter. Go ask the chief assistant for advice, maybe you can learn more about the situation."
"That Xue Manzi?" Upon hearing this, the prince said with a bit of disdain, "What does he know? He just knows how to mess around..."
"Huh?" When Queen Zhou heard this, she immediately snorted, her dissatisfaction immediately revealed, and asked in a stern tone, "Where did you hear this? Xue Shoufu is your father's minister, the head of all officials. How can you insult me?"
Empress Zhou has always held herself to the strictest etiquette. Of course, she also attaches great importance to this etiquette for her biological son, the current prince. When she heard that her son was calling the chief minister of the dynasty by a nickname that was insulting, she became angry.
When he saw his mother getting angry, the prince immediately panicked and apologized quickly. Because he knew that as long as he used this trick, his mother would naturally not punish him.
Sure enough, when Empress Zhou saw that her son had admitted his mistake, she was no longer angry. She just taught her son earnestly that he must learn more and ask more questions, so that he could become a promising king like his father.
Just like that, the proposal to spend money on a grand welcome ceremony ended up being stillborn. However, these things that happened in the palace were secretly reported to Wang Chengen, the admiral of Dongchang.
He was not as good as the cunning Cao Huachun. He didn't pay special attention to this matter. He just recorded it in the record and prepared to report it to the emperor later.
This episode did not affect the festive atmosphere in the capital. Everyone was eagerly awaiting the day of the Emperor's triumphal return.
At the same time, in the Shengjing Palace, Huang Taiji heard news that made him unhappy.
Fan Wencheng reported to him that he was sent to contact the Ming Kingdom and wanted to use King De as a mediator to seek benefits. As expected, the Ming Kingdom directly called him back. It is said that this matter was not reported at all. Even if the Ming Emperor was captured, there would be no possibility of exchange for benefits, not to mention that now he is just a vassal king.
Seeing that Huang Taiji was a little unhappy, Fan Wencheng tried to persuade him: "Master, Ming Yingzong was captured by the Mongols. He originally wanted to use the emperor as a blackmail to force the Ming Dynasty to agree to their conditions. However, the Ming Dynasty simply did not Without much thought, we directly established another emperor. With such a precedent, it’s not surprising that they didn’t agree!”
After hearing this, Huang Taiji was still unhappy. It's like he thought he had a pair of king bombs in his hand, but it turns out that the rules of this card game are that kings can't bomb! This feeling can be imagined.
Therefore, I heard him say a little unhappy: "Then why did you propose to tell Mingguo about this in the first place?"
"I thought, maybe it's possible? Give it a try. After all, it's just a matter of sending someone to contact you. If it works, the Qing Dynasty will make a profit!" Fan Wencheng explained quickly, then sighed and said, " Unexpectedly, the Ming Dynasty did not agree, which can be regarded as a test of the attitude of the Ming Dynasty officialdom."
This makes sense. After all, Huang Taiji is Huang Taiji, one of the wisest emperors of the Qing Dynasty. After thinking about it, he didn’t care about it. However, he felt a little unwilling to do so, so he said to himself: "I didn’t expect that tomorrow. The value of the vassal king is not as good as my Qing Dynasty’s Gushan Ezhen! If I can exchange for a thousand war horses, that’s great too!”
When Fan Wencheng heard this, he knew that Huang Taiji couldn't take any advantage, and he still felt a little resentful in his heart. Thinking like this, he wanted to explain it further, so he said: "Master, although Turg and his friends are only about a hundred people, they are all from my Manchu tribe. The reason why our Qing Dynasty is still located in Liaodong, and Isn't it because the prosperous Central Plains region has less military power than the Ming Dynasty? No! It's because the population is insufficient! Therefore, the slave thought that the Ming Dynasty actually made a wrong calculation and would actually return the Manchus to me. In this way, we, the Manchus, only need If you are still there, even if you give the Ming Dynasty a thousand war horses this time, you will get them back next time. There is a saying that goes well, if you keep the green hills, you won’t have to worry about having no firewood! That’s what it means!”
After hearing this, Huang Taiji thought about it and it seemed true. If he were the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely focus on the weak point of the Manchu people and keep attacking. In this way, the Qing Dynasty would not be able to be very strong. Even if more people were plundered from the Ming Dynasty, if If there are not enough Manchus, how can they suppress other ethnic groups?
Thinking like this, he recognized Fan Wencheng's explanation, nodded with a smile and said: "Fan Qing is right. In this case, let's change it!"
As he was talking about this, there were sudden sounds of rapid footsteps outside, and a man in a yellow mantle hurriedly walked in and reported to Huang Taiji: "Master, the real Turge with the white flag on his forehead has returned, and he is waiting for an audience outside the palace."
When Huang Taiji heard this, he was a little surprised. As soon as he was mentioned, he came back? But counting the time, it seems that I should have come back long ago, right?
He wanted to know about Turge's situation, so he immediately issued an order: "Send Turge an audience!"
After a while, Turge hurriedly entered the hall, waved his sleeves and knelt down, saying excitedly: "Master, this slave is incompetent. I am ashamed of the Qing Dynasty!"
Huang Taiji stared at him and found that Turge seemed much older in appearance, and he looked dusty, as if he had gone through hardships. He originally wanted to scold him with a straight face, but think about it, Fan Wencheng said just now You're right, there are too few Manchus, and every one of them is precious. What's more, Turge is the Gushan Ezhen of Xiangbai Banner. If he is loyal to himself, it will also be beneficial to win over Xiangbai Banner.
Thinking of this, he smiled and wanted to say, "Just come back." However, he suddenly realized something was wrong, so he changed his words and said, "Take off your hat!"
At this time, it was already October, and it was already a bit cold here in Liaodong. There's nothing wrong with Turg wearing a hat.
Fan Wencheng was a little surprised when he heard this. After taking a closer look, he found that there seemed to be something wrong with Turge's head.
Turge was helpless when he heard Huang Taiji's words. He didn't expect that the emperor was so sharp-eyed and was discovered. There was nothing I could do now, so I had to take off my hat.
Over the past few months, my originally bald head has now grown some hair, which is short and if you touch it with your hands, it will probably be very prickly.
After taking off his hat, before Huang Taiji could ask questions, Turge reported with a sense of shame: "After the slave was captured by the Ming Dynasty, he was unyielding and was beaten every day. In the end, the Ming Dynasty saw that he had no choice but to shave his head. Come and humiliate the slave!"
After hearing this, Huang Taiji nodded and said, "Where are the other tribesmen? They also had their heads shaved like you?"
"Yes, Master!" Turge quickly replied after hearing this.
"It doesn't matter, it's good as long as the person comes back, and he will repay Han Gou ten times in the future!"
Hearing what Huang Taiji said, Turge suddenly cried loudly: "Master, they can't come back!"
Huang Taiji was stunned after hearing this, and quickly asked: "What's going on? Did the Ming Kingdom fail to keep its promise and kill them all?"
Fan Wencheng also heard something strange and listened attentively.
"Master, they were released, but... But the left and right banners of the Tumote tribe were united in avenging the slave and others. The slave refused to listen to his advice. As a result, after entering the pass, he was ambushed by the Ming army and the entire army was annihilated. !”
This reason was something he had thought of on the way here. Otherwise, according to the actual situation, it is said that he insisted on entering the pass to rob and take revenge, but fell into the Ming Dynasty's trick and ruined the entire Tumote tribe. Huang Taiji had to kill him.
When Huang Taiji heard this, he couldn't help being shocked and shouted loudly and asked what was going on?
Even Fan Wencheng, who was listening nearby, was quite surprised. You know, when the Mongols entered the customs, they must have been on horseback. It goes without saying how high this mobility is. Just like that, the whole army can be wiped out? He was a little unbelievable!
Turge knew that he had to pass this test, so he told him everything. Of course, he would never say anything that shouldn't be said. For example, he fell into the trap, thinking that the Ming Dynasty's pass was empty, and it was him who led the way into the pass to plunder. He didn't say anything about beating him to death, but just put the responsibility on the two commanders, and the Ming army took the dumplings.
When he said that when they escaped, the Ming Emperor personally led the army and was waiting there, Huang Taiji had a look of astonishment on his face. He turned his head and looked at Fan Wencheng, and both could see the shock in the other's eyes.
After Turge finished speaking, Huang Taiji immediately asked in a deep voice: "You were ambushed at that time, and then you hurriedly climbed the mountain to escape. Did you admit your mistake?"
Although he did not clearly say who he had mistakenly admitted, Turge knew that when Huang Taiji asked, it must be Emperor Chongzhen. Therefore, he immediately promised: "Master, this slave will never be wrong. I dare to guarantee this with my slave's head!"
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty actually led his army out of Beijing and even as far as Shaanxi. This courage was really rare among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
If the emperor of the Ming Dynasty really had the courage and ability, this would definitely not be good news for the Qing Dynasty!
Thinking of this, Huang Taiji's face became very ugly. He turned to look at Fan Wencheng and asked this confidant, "What do Fan Qing think?"
Fan Wencheng has actually been thinking about this since he heard it. Compared with Huang Taiji, it was harder for him to believe that Emperor Chongzhen had such courage. With his mind racing, he suddenly reported to Huang Taiji: "Master, I can guarantee that there is definitely an internal conspiracy behind this matter. Otherwise, it would never have happened." Maybe he was ambushed like this and ran into the ambush again when he was escaping back."
"Yes, I think there must be an insider. But, who could this insider be?" Huang Taiji said so, then turned to look at Turge. In this matter, he believed that Turge would have more say.
In fact, Turg thought the same thing afterward. This matter was definitely caused by internal factors. But who is this insider? Why can't he figure it out?
After thinking about it, he couldn't think of the most reasonable person to be the insider. Whether it was his fellow tribesmen who were captured together or the people from the Tumut tribe, there were some situations that didn't make sense.
At this time, when Huang Taiji asked, Turg had no choice but to answer truthfully: "Master, this slave is stupid and can't think of who is the insider!"
He didn't care about the nonsense, because he knew that Huang Taiji was shrewd and that nonsense might make mistakes. When Huang Taiji asked, asked, and found out the truth of the matter, he would be unlucky.
Huang Taiji frowned even more when he couldn't get the answer. But at this moment, Fan Wencheng suddenly said: "Master, this slave knows!"
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