Chapter 55: Avoiding War and Trying to Be Sima Yi
The next day, Regent Haoge convened Jirgalang, Sony, Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng at the Ganqing Palace, and the main topic was how to deal with Zhu Youlang.
After Haoge replaced Dorgon, Xiaozhuang issued an edict in the name of the emperor to change the eastern side hall of the Ganqing Palace into the Political Consultative Hall. The regent and the auxiliary ministers must handle government affairs here and are not allowed to bring state affairs back to their private residences for handling. Any major military and political affairs are difficult to decide, and they will discuss them in the Ganqing Palace and ask Emperor Shunzhi to follow the government.
The purpose of this is to facilitate collective decision-making and avoid the expansion of personal power like Dorgon. If the situation is too big in the future, it will be difficult for the emperor to take charge of the government; the second is to facilitate the young emperor to become familiar with government affairs as soon as possible.
Hauge had no objection to this will. He did not have the intention to usurp the throne and relied on his own. He only wanted to help his brothers ascend the throne smoothly. How could he not support this goal?
Fulin sat on the wide and empty imperial throne, with Haoge to the east and Jiergalang to the west, and Sony, Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng stood on both sides.
"Emperor, Sixth Uncle, I received a report yesterday that Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi's entire army was wiped out in Guangxi. It's so heartbreaking. I didn't sleep well last night. First, I was hurting the death of King Sanshun, and second, I was worried about how to destroy the dog emperor Zhu Youlang. Today we will discuss this matter and see what we should do in the future." Haoge took the lead in speaking.
"Yes, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi followed Taizu in their early years. They have always been loyal and have made great achievements in their military achievements. I feel uncomfortable when I heard that they died. However, if the clay pot is broken from the well, the general will inevitably die in front of the formation. No one who goes to the battlefield can guarantee that he can escape unsuccessfully. Ma Jie and sacrifice his country for his own life is also considered the glory of a soldier. Treat their family with kindness and take care of their affairs. This is the only thing the court can do." Jiergalang said sadly.
"That's natural. Although the three of them are Han people, they have no different intentions towards me, the Qing Dynasty. They should treat loyal ministers like this. They were killed in Guangxi and the corpse was not recaptured. I think their family could set up a building in the capital. The funeral ceremony should be grand and the posthumous title should be given a posthumous title. They should give enough face to let the ministers see the loyal ministers and good generals. Sixth uncle, you have dated them, why don't you come to preside over their funeral?" Haoge said.
"Prince, is it a bit over to ask Prince Zheng to preside over their funeral? Can they bear it? I'm so sorry to go to a free prince in the royal family." Fan Wencheng has a good relationship with Jier Harang and doesn't want him to do these trivial things. If he doesn't do it well, he will be thankless.
"Xiandou, after all, the three of them are princes. They have lost their lives, so it is appropriate to be more etiquette. The idle prince is not worth enough. I and my sixth uncle have to go together to show the sincerity of the court. I can go there, but I have not had much contact with them, so I invited the uncle to go there." Haoge said.
"Okay, Haoge, you're right, I'll go." Jirgalang understood Haoge's meaning, waved his hand, told Fan Wencheng not to say anything anymore, and agreed.
"Zhu Youlang's son is too cruel. Not only did he take the life of King Sanshun, but he also insulted them after his death. This matter makes people angry when he thinks of it." Seeing Jirgalang agreeing, Haoge was very proud.
In his opinion, if he wants to hold power and control the rhythm of the matter, Jirgalang must first be at mercy.
As for power, it reflects the will of those in power in these seemingly small things, and over time, the subordinates form the habit of obedience.
Jirgalang is also the regent. Why do the two regents also have a primary and secondary position? Otherwise, how can we discuss matters? Who will make the decision in the end?
"Haoge, on the surface, Zhu Youlang was a little poisonous in the matter of King Sanshun, but in fact, he carefully thought that his intention was very sinister. First, he encouraged his soldiers to be loyal ministers and generals and not to leave a bad reputation for stolen the country; second, he was warning those Han officials who surrendered to me, the Qing Dynasty, not to leave a bad reputation behind him. He heard that he also openly said that there was a place for Wu Sangui in front of Yang Guodong's tomb. What would Wu Sangui think when he heard this news? Is he afraid? Is he regretting? Do he want to leave a way out for himself, or is he more determined to follow our Qing Dynasty?" Jierhalang said.
"We don't know why Wu Sangui thinks, but one thing is certain, his heart is in chaos." Haoge said.
"Yes, if this goal can be achieved, it means that Zhu Youlang is not simple." Jiergalang said.
"It's okay, Uncle Six, Zhu Youlang, relied on grenades and mines to win several battles in succession, and now he is a little rampant. However, in my opinion, he is still weaker than us now. As long as we concentrate our troops to kill with all our strength, even if he has grenades and mines, he will definitely not be the opponent of our Iron Cavalry of the Qing Dynasty." Haoge said.
"Send a large army to kill with all their might? This is the countermeasure you came up with?" Jirgalang asked.
"Yes, Uncle Six, is there any other way besides this?" Haoge asked.
"Haoge, what kind of suppression method is it? Should we meet the enemy in three ways or choose one direction to focus on attack? Now Li Dingguo is taking advantage of the situation to advance northward, intending to quickly occupy Hunan, Hubei, and Guizhou; Li Chengdong has tens of thousands of soldiers on the border of Zhejiang, Fujian, and is eyeing it, and may advance north at any time; Zhang Jiayu has already recovered the entire territory of Jiangxi, and Tan Tai and He Luo will be defeated and returned to Nanzhili. In addition to Tan Tai and He Luo's 100,000 soldiers guarding Nanzhili, our soldiers in Jiangnan, except for Tan Tai and He Luo's 100,000 soldiers guarding Nanzhili, and in the southwest, there are only 50,000 soldiers stationed in Hanzhong. Can these 200,000 soldiers be able to resist the attack of Li Dingguo, Zhang Jiayu and Li Chengdong? Therefore, I think defense is the top priority at present. As for the attack, it is not realistic now." Jiergalang retorted.
"Uncle Six, do you mean to defend first?"
"Yes. Although Zhu Youlang has grenades and mines, these two things are good at defending but not attacking, and field battles are bad at attacking. As long as our army is defending the city, the Ming army is a dog biting hedgehog and has nowhere to cut them off, and it can grind them to death. During the Three Kingdoms, how powerful was Zhuge Liang? It can be said that he is invincible in the world, but when he meets Sima Yi, he will give him a chance to avoid fighting. When he has finished his food, he has to retreat. This move pinched Zhuge Liang's fatal hole and was finally rubbed to death by Wuzhangyuan."
"This is also true. Alas, I think I, the Iron Cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, can compete with me? Now I am beaten by Zhu Youlang's son to defend the city. I have to say that this guy has some tricks." Haoge sighed.
Chapter completed!