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Chapter 317 Reinforcement of the Qing Dynasty

At the beginning of the new year, everything is renewed, and Emperor Longwu has completely become a thing of the past.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, Hou Xuan was on the front line battlefield and had to wait until he returned to Beijing before making a decision.

In Wenyuan Pavilion, three Grand Secretary and six officials gathered together to discuss the new emperor's reign. Hou Xuanyan was a little slouched, with drooping eyelids looking a little listless. The vigorous human creation movement these days emptied Duke Yue's body.

Several civil servants were arguing, and Hou Xuanyan was confused and probably understood. Zhang Huangyan and others tended to call him Wule, and they took the word Hongwu Yongle each, hoping that the new emperor could inherit the courage of his ancestors and restore the Central Plains; the group led by Ma Shiying advocated the year name Qingyou, which was taken from Qingyuan Jiayou. Both sides held their own opinions and quarreled.

Originally they wanted Hou Xuanyan to make an idea, but who knew that Hou Xuanyan was not interested in these things, so he casually said, "You can do it."

Since Hou Xuanyan did not intervene, neither Zhang Huangyan nor Ma Shiying would give in, and Liu Shouyuan, the Minister of Rites, was mixed with the left and right, and he did not dare to offend him.

Jiang Jianxun took the opportunity to come to Hou Xuanyan, leaned closer to his ear and asked in a low voice: "Duke, aren't you curious about why they argue?"

Hou Xuanyan's heart moved, and he thought it was just a pain in the civil servants. He was chewing on words. Is there any mystery in it?

"Speak and listen."

Jiang Jianxun whispered: "This matter can only be understood, not expressed in words, it depends entirely on the ambition of the Duke."

Although Hou Xuanyan did not express his opinion, he sat in the pavilion and was still the center of all officials. When the quarreling civil servants saw the movement here, they looked at each other.

Hou Xuanyan pulled Jiang Jianxun to the inner room of Wenyuan Pavilion, which was the place where the Grand Secretary could rest after working. Even though the officials were curious, they could not follow him.

Hou Xuanyan spread his hands and said, "I have no ambitions, I just want to fight the north. If the world is peaceful and Hu'er escapes, the vision in his country's prince's heart is just to hold a yellow dog and his wife, hunting between mountains and rivers."

Jiang Jianxun expressed his thoughts and said, "Since that's the case, the official recommends taking the word "Wule" and "Strive for Yongle" and "Rao Hongwu" to bring the world to the light of my Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty will be able to take us to restore China, revitalize China, and reappear the glory of the Ming Dynasty."

Hou Xuanyan remained silent and walked out of the inner room, and called the officials of the Ministry of Rites to his own mansion.

The next day, the court issued an order, decreeing the year name: Jingyou. That year was the first year of Jingyou, and it was also the fourth year of Shunzhi, the fall of the north had not yet been restored, and Jiangnan was already in a good situation.

In Beijing, in the mansion of Prince Rui Dorgon, Dorgon has become moody recently. Many servants of the royal palace were whipped to death for no reason, which made people panic. All the people who were serving in front of him were cautious. When they saw Dorgon holding twelve cautions, they were afraid of sudden death.

The situation in Shandong continues to change, and the Babuhai they brought up was so scared that they dared not return to Shandong.

Ahadan sat in the lobby, as if he was sitting on pins and needles. The face of the Regent Dorgon was gloomy, and his eyes were shining with a scary light, looking like a wild wolf that was devouring.

"Ahadan, you are the son of Yangguli, and you are born with the blood of a brave man. Now the Han people in the south are so powerful, especially Shandong has reached a situation where Manchus dare not show up. What can you do?"

Ahadan's father was Yangguli, who fought against the Jurchen tribes with Nurhaci, and was a first-class hero of the Qing Dynasty and one of the founding fathers. He was still a little brave in his generation. He has made many military achievements since entering the pass, but since Duoduo retreated north to escape the summer heat, he has never fought with the Ming army again. In his impression, the Han people still surrendered and killed each other, and somehow they have become so difficult now.

"In the eyes of the nucai, we lost because there were too few people in armor, and one soldier would die. It would be better to mobilize the Mongols to enter the pass from the Chahar, Khalkha, and Korqin tribes, and also let the Koreans gather a group of troops to get them to the Central Plains and fight the Southern people to the death. In this way, we can not only protect the Eight Banners Warriors who are good at fighting, but also defend the Central Plains." To this day, the Qing court has given up its plan to march south. In their opinion, it is good to be able to cross the river and recreate the confrontation between the Southern Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty.

Dorgon nodded, and finally showed a smile on his face. This idea has been mentioned in his heart these days.

The Mongols fell to this point because they lost their king and were bullied like a mess. In addition to the troops who were incorporated into the Eight Banners of Mongolia by Nurhaci, Mongolia also had the Six Alliances of Inner Mongolia forty-nine Banners and the Eighty-six Banners of Outer Mongolia. There was no regulation on the color of these flag soldiers, because no matter how good they were, they were also miscellaneous soldiers. Dorgon was very familiar with the affairs of the Mongols and knew that if all of these people were concentrated, they would be a very strong force.

North Korea and the Qing Dynasty had hundreds of years of grudges, attacking each other, and the other was growing. North Korea was not always at a disadvantage. For a long time, North Korea even suppressed the entire Jurchen tribe, making them unable to raise their heads. It can be said that, besides Japan, the enemy that lasted the longest and threatened the most was the Qing Dynasty. From a geographical point of view, the Qing Dynasty's hometown of Manchuria, that is, the Liaodong Peninsula, was only separated from the Korean Peninsula by Yalu River. Compared with the Tsukuma Strait, which was separated from North Korea and Japan, it was much closer. In Korean history, there have been many external troubles of "Southern Japanese and Northern Guards". "Southern Japanese" refers to Japan, while "Northern Guards" refers to the Jurchens and later the Qing Dynasty.

When the Qing Dynasty released a Huang Taiji, the balance between the two sides was broken. Huang Taiji led Dorgon to attack North Korea twice and completely defeated them. Dorgon still remembered that he broke into the city and held the entire Korean royal family hostage, making this old rival surrender.

"It is easy for Mongolian soldiers to enter the pass, but North Korea... they have always been afraid of not sending troops at both ends." As one of the main generals to conquer North Korea, Dorgon was familiar with the characteristics of this nation.

Ah Dan has been staying in Shengjing some time ago and is very clear about the situation in North Korea. He smiled and said, "The prince doesn't know that since we entered the pass, the Qingxi faction in the country, which still has hope for the Ming Dynasty, has been eliminated and all members have been killed. At the same time, Jin Zidian, the Luo Party within the Communist Party, obtained the position of governing the country, has always advocated sending troops to help us in the Qing Dynasty and eliminate the Jiangnan forces that resid the Ming Dynasty. The Regent now issued an order, and they are not happy enough to be happy."

When Dorgon heard this, he was overjoyed and had 400,000 slave soldiers obtained from his original slaves. Although his combat effectiveness was low, his morale and loyalty were low, he could be used as a coward in Xixia at critical moments. Coward in Xixia was a masterpiece of the Dangxiang people in Xixia during the Song Dynasty. It was generally composed of Han soldiers, and was mainly responsible for charging and "cannon fodder" as synonymous with cannon fodder. The source of this coward in Huangyang was to select brave and good fighters among the captured Han people to form an army, so that they could charge in front of them, so that they could reduce casualties in the Dangxiang army.

These slave soldiers are not idle on weekdays and are strictly under supervision, responsible for planting the land prohibited by the Manchus.

With such 400,000 cannon fodder, plus the troops from Mongolia and North Korea, Dorgon himself had 50,000 Eight Banners soldiers, and instantly regained his confidence. As long as he defended Shandong, Wu Sangui Kong Youde and others even had a little advantage on the front line in the west. As for Jiergalang in Fengyang, it was also the last card for the Qing Dynasty. He had great military achievements and was full of Manchu soldiers with two blue flags. It was no problem to defend the Central Army of the Northern Expedition. Only the Eastern Army first entered Shandong as if he had entered a no-man, and then continued to invade, making the Manchus in Shandong afraid to speak, afraid of exposing his identity as Manchus.

"Haha, Ahadan, you are worthy of being the son of Jangulli, and you are indeed resourceful."

Ahadan stood up and bent down and said, "The prince is in love, and the servant will never die to repay the prince's great kindness."

"I will send you to North Korea and ask your uncle Tan Tai to Mongolia to be responsible for this dispatch. As long as this major event is done, I will entrust you to do the sarahabian."

Ah Dan was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He had already inherited his father's super-quality official, and the regent actually promised him a sarah. You know, that was just equivalent to a thousand-president.

Recently, the Regent Dorgon has repeatedly made strange remarks, and even cursed Dodo and Ajige, asking his subordinates to arrest them for punishment. What's more serious is that Dorgon often knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, which means crying to Huang Taiji. You must know that Dodo has been dead for a year, and Huang Taiji has died long ago. There have been rumors in the deep palace that there was something wrong with the Regent's head. Now it seems that what he said is true. Ahadan dared not refute, and then retreated. Dorgon stood up excitedly and rubbed his hands with great interest.

After walking out of Prince Rui's mansion, Ahadan rushed to his second uncle Tan Tai's mansion. This time he made contributions to his suggestion. When Dorgon woke up, he would definitely reward them. Moreover, he had a good fortune. Now, in the country of Korea, the forces that flattered the Qing Dynasty were as strong as the emperor. He was still enjoying the treatment of the emperor when he arrived in North Korea. He couldn't wait to set off.

North Korea and Mongolia are also having a hard time now, and the winter outside the pass is getting harder and harder.

The cold and blizzard made them envious of the Manchu brothers who no longer had to live outside the pass, especially Mongolia, who were like a life-and-death pass every winter. The tail of the Little Ice Age made these barbarians bruised and swollen, and they could not farm and food. They were like wild beasts who had sharpened their teeth and were ready to enter the pass to eat meat and suck blood.
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