After Gao Huan returned to Chenyang, he immediately summoned Gao Mingheng and others to learn about the situation of Tsarist Russia and Mongolian tribes in the north.

In Chenyang City, in the former Qing Dynasty imperial palace garden, Gao Huan, Gao Mingheng and others were walking and talking.

Although they are kings and ministers, they are not restrained at all when they meet, and they are chatting and laughing like old friends, and make witty comments.

Gao Huan's rise has something to do with Gao Mingheng's previous relationship.

If it weren't for Gao Mingheng and Ding Qirui, Gao Huan would have been unable to break the deadlock in Henan surrounded by powerful enemies and eventually became the emperor.

Gao Huan was quite interested and recalled that year, "My dear! I was the leader of the Dengfeng Rebel Army back then, and you were the governor of Henan. If you hadn't set up a bridge for me and let me be able to support the Ming Dynasty, it would be difficult for me to break out of Henan and have today's foundation!"

Gao Mingheng smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Li Zicheng swept across Henan back then, and Li Xianfeng was forced to commit suicide. I took over the position of governor of Henan, and it was also full of dangers. I might be able to break the city by Li Zicheng at any time, and I might be captured by the Jinyiwei at any time. If it weren't for Your Majesty, I would not have been today!"

"Haha~" Gao Huan laughed heartily, "I joined forces with me to open up the situation in Henan. Although the world is unified now, the big fight still faces many challenges. You, my king and my ministers should solve the hidden dangers of Tsarist Russia and Mongolia for the people of the world as they were back then!"

Gao Mingheng nodded, "Your Majesty, the strategy we formulated before has now appeared. The Qing army had a relatively loose management of the Jurchen tribes in the Longjiang River Basin. Those tribes almost didn't have to pay taxes. They just needed to surrender nominally and live a life of nobility. If our army rashly advanced north at that time, it would inevitably arouse their hostility. Now that Tsarist Russia is heading south and ruling them cruelly, many tribes have taken the initiative to go south, hoping to get our help."

Gao Huan asked: "How strong is Tsarist Russia's troops in the Longjiang River Basin? How are its equipment?"

Gao Mingheng said: "Report to Your Majesty, according to the news from Hao Yaoqi, Tsarist Russia is not as equipped as our army, probably the level of the Qing army, but its combat power is stronger than that of the Qing army and a little weaker than the infantry of Spain and the Netherlands. Currently, there are about 4,000 Tsarist Russian soldiers operating in the Longjiang River Basin, and there are not many soldiers, but they have several bastions."

Gao Huan knew that in history, Kangxi fought a war with Tsarist Russia, and Tsarist Russia arrived in the Far East during the Chongzhen period. Gao Huan thought Tsarist Russia's power was very strong. But Gao Mingheng said that there were only a few thousand people, and it was not worth his dispatch of a large army.

"Your Majesty! Now the Jurchen tribe is asking us for help. Have we sent envoys to Tsarist Russia to order Tsarist Russia to retreat, and give us a polite ceremony before the army?" Gao Mingheng asked.

Gao Huan shook his head, "My goal is not just to recover the Nurgandus, but also to drive Tsarist Russia out of the Far East, restore the old border of the Yuan Dynasty, and take down the Lingbei Province. If my letter of state scares away the Tsarist Russians, it will not be able to eradicate their strength in the Far East. It is better to use the Longjiang River Basin as bait to surround its fortress, attract the troops from various strongholds in the Far East to aid, and then gather them to annihilate them."

Gao Mingheng was a little scared, but he didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor had such great ambitions for the territory.

In their opinion, the territory of Ganchao is already large enough now, but the emperor actually wants to take down Lingbei.

What is the purpose of that piece of rotten land? It cannot be farmed.

Seeing that Gao Huan was confident in dealing with Tsarist Russia, Gao Mingheng said, "Your Majesty, it is actually quite simple to deal with Tsarist Russia. What is more difficult to solve is the Mongolian problem."

"Oh, how do you say it?" Gao Huan felt that after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Mongolia could not compete with the Gan Dynasty, and it was natural to surrender to the Gan Dynasty.

"The Manchu and Mongolian family are highly bound by the Qing Dynasty. Although their alliance is that Mongolia fears the Qing force and the combination of interests, it is an indisputable fact that they follow the Qing army to invade our Central Plains and commit many evil deeds. Now that the Qing army has been destroyed, Haoge and others have been liquidated. The Mongolian tribes, especially Korqin, are both afraid and resistant to the attitude of working hard with me!" Gao Mingheng said: "Besides, the Central Plains dynasty has hardly really controlled the grasslands for generations."

Gao Huan concentrating for a moment and said, "What I mean is that now the Mongols are afraid of being punished for a big deal?"

"Your Majesty is wise. According to the spies sent by me, the Korqin and other tribes may be moving westward!" Gao Mingheng said.

Gao Huan stroked his beard, "This is indeed a problem. When the Han Dynasty defeated the Huns, the Huns moved westward, and the Xianbei rose hundreds of years later. The Tang Dynasty defeated the Turks, the Turks moved westward, and there were Uighurs and the Khitans rose. The Central Plains did not fail to defeat the grassland tribes, but it was difficult to effectively manage the grassland."

Gao Huan pondered for a moment and asked, "What are your solutions to this?"

Gao Mingheng said in a deep voice: "I have been thinking for a long time and thought that for the Mongolian tribes, I will show strong strength and put huge military pressure on them so that they can survive if they follow, and if they refuse, they will destroy the clan. Secondly, I think that any relationship is inseparable from the word "profit". If the Mongolian tribes surrender, I will maintain a subordinate relationship, so that they need to gain benefits and help them solve some of their difficulties and problems."

Gao Mingheng paused and suddenly saluted: "Your Majesty forgive me for saying that the Qing Dynasty's means of controlling Mongolia is actually worth learning from by our dynasty."

When Gao Huan heard this, he unconsciously supported his waist with one hand. When he got married, he felt that his body might be unable to bear it.

Gao Huan's Korean concubine is already pregnant, and it is difficult for him to become a big stallion like the emperor of the Habsburg dynasty and relies on reproduction to unify Asia.

Of course Gao Huan knew that what Gao Mingheng referred to was definitely not a marriage, but a series of means by the Qing Dynasty to control Mongolia.

Gao Huan pondered for a moment, thinking that the Qing Dynasty could control Mongolia for hundreds of years was definitely worthy, so he nodded and said, "I can study this point, but now we must first stop Mongolia from moving westward! If they leave, it will be meaningless for me to formulate policies."

Gao Mingheng nodded, "Your Majesty is wise. I think Mongolia wants to move westward, mainly out of my inner fear of doing big things. Mongolia does not trust us now. I think it may be useful to stop them from moving westward and convince them to join your Majesty!"

Gao Huan laughed and said, "Your dear is talking about Dorgon."

Gao Mingheng nodded, "He heard that His Majesty returned to Chenyang and had already rushed back from Hetuala overnight!"

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After Gao Huan discussed with Gao Mingheng, he personally met with several Jurchen leaders who fled from the Longjiang River Basin. He heard them talk about Tsarist Russia's atrocities in the Northeast and comforted them, saying that he would definitely make decisions for his people.

The next day, after Gao Huan held a military meeting, he planned to go back to his room to rest. Yang Yan suddenly came to report that Dorgon came to ask for a meeting.

Gao Huan immediately ordered someone to arrange for him to wait in the study. When Gao Huan came in, Dorgon was dressed in military uniform and sat on a chair with half of his butt. When he saw Gao Huan coming in, he quickly saluted excitedly, "I pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Gao Huan sat down in his seat, smiled and raised his hand, "Your dear, please don't give me a gift! You are doing a good job in suppressing bandits in Changbai Mountain."

Dorgon stood up with gratitude, still sitting half of his butt, and looked very restrained. He took out a small notebook and charcoal pen to record the emperor's words.

"Xiao Duo, what are you doing? You also brought paper and pen. Do you want to write daily life notes for me?"

Dorgon changed his name to Zhao Duo. Gao Huan saw that he looked a little funny and joked.

"No, no!" Dorgon shook his head hurriedly and said sincerely: "I am going to learn the spirit of ***'s speech. Your Majesty is a saint emperor and a giant in thought. Every word and action is worth learning from me. I recorded it to better understand Your Majesty's spirit so that I can make progress."

Gao Huan nodded with satisfaction, "Well, it's a good thing to make progress! I have a task here for you. You can go to Korqin and Chahar and persuade the Mongolian tribes to come to Chenyang to join the alliance. After the matter is completed, I will not treat you badly. I will let you become the Great Protector of Anxi in the future."

After Dorgon closed his notebook, he quickly stood up to salute, "I thank Your Majesty for your support, I am willing to devote my life to Your Majesty until my death."

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