Because there are many people like Zhang Cunren who were demoted from the Ming army and then occupied high positions in the Qing Dynasty and even within the Eight Banners.

There were several Ming generals who also sat in the high position of Gushan Ezhen in the Eight Banners and Han Army, such as Ma Guangyuan, Wang Shixuan, Meng Qiaofang, Jin Yuhe and others.

Zhang Cunren's unexpected rebellion caused Huang Taiji to have an unprecedented wavering on his previous strategy of using the Ming army's surrendered generals to fight against other Eight Banners dignitaries.

In fact, after Xushun Duke Shen Zhixiang suddenly rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and defected to the Ming Dynasty and joined Yang Zhen, Huang Taiji had doubts about his Han generals.

Especially those so-called generals of the Han army who had shaved their heads and returned to surrender for a short time, had become wary of them.

It's just that his response method at that time was still to give favors. He wanted to promote them by giving favors and paying more attention to them, and strengthen their determination to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty.

The reason why Zhang Cunren and others were able to become one of the Gushan Ezhen of the Eight Banners Han Army was the result of Huang Taiji's deliberate approach of benevolence and win-over.

However, what he did not expect was that this move did not seem to have the desired effect. He had already resisted the pressure and promoted people like Zhang Cunren to a really high position in Gushan'e, Han Army with a Red Flag.

Obviously he still refused to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty and to himself.

And this is what makes Huang Taiji both sad and scared.

Zhang Cunren has betrayed himself and the Qing Dynasty, what about the other Ming army surrendered generals?

Where are Ma Guangyuan, Wang Shixuan, Meng Qiaofang, Jin Yu and these people?

Including Huaishun King Geng Zhongming, Gongshun King Kong Youde and others?

Will these people suddenly betray the Qing Dynasty and themselves one day?

The more Huang Taiji thought about it, the more frightened he became, and finally he fell slumped down on the Arhat bed behind him. Hesheli Xifu was so shocked that he quickly took several steps forward on his knees. He didn't stop until he saw that Huang Taiji had not fallen.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty's dragon body is more important than anything else! From the slave's point of view, the reason why Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui's troops dared to send troops to seize Guangning City must be because they learned that the Emperor was leading his army to the east.

Outside, at the same time, there was news that the two white flag soldiers and horses were being restrained by other soldiers and horses in Jinhai Town.

"The current situation is not difficult to solve. As long as the emperor leads the main force of the two yellow flags back to Shengjing City, or the emperor orders the troops of the two white flags to go to western Liaoning, the dilemma caused by the fall of Guangning City will be easily solved!"

It is not that there are no troops and horses in Shengjing City. For example, the Manchurian Niulu from Zhenghong Banner, Zhenglan Banner and the Han Army's heavy artillery team from Zhenghuang Banner are all there, but no one dares to mobilize those soldiers and horses easily.

Because once they are transferred out, Shengjing City will be empty.

At this time, if the Dorgon brothers cause trouble and take the opportunity to lead their troops to seize Shengjing City, they will be in big trouble.

Therefore, there are only two choices before the left-behind minister Xifu and others.

One is to ask Huang Taiji to return to Shengjing as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation. Once Huang Taiji returns, Shengjing City will be stable, and the several banners and horses gathered in Shengjing City can go to Guangning City.

The second was to ask Huang Taiji to personally issue a decree to the Dorgon brothers, asking them to march to western Liaoning to recapture Guangning City and the nearby tunbu garrisoned by banner camps.

The two brothers Dorgon and Azig have always been arrogant and domineering. Without Huang Taiji's order, none of the princes and ministers of Baylor who stayed in Shengjing City would be able to command the troops and horses with the two white flags.

Therefore, in the end, someone had to be sent to ask Huang Taiji for instructions and ask him to make arrangements or issue decrees in person.

"Go back, go back, you put it lightly. Huh, I have personally led the army to the east for three months. Why don't I want to go back as soon as possible? But now the victory in the siege of Zhenjiang Castle is imminent, so I will go back at this time.

Wouldn’t it give Yang Zhen’s troops a chance to breathe!”

Of course, insiders would know that this was Huang Taiji trying to put money in his own face, but besides Huang Taiji, the only people present at this time were Hesheli Xifu and Malaxi.

As for Bao Chengxian, the Grand Scholar of the Academy of Internal Affairs and History, Gang Lin, the Grand Scholar of the Academy of Internal Affairs and History, and other attendants and escorts, they were all kicked out early by Hershey Richford.

Therefore, at this time, the war situation and situation in the Zhenjiang Fort area were naturally left to Huang Taiji to talk to himself.

Sure enough, when Huang Taiji said this, Hesheli Xifu didn't know what to say.

After all, Zhenjiang Castle was not much less important to the Qing Dynasty than Guangning City in western Liaoning.

Perhaps the only difference is that the road from Guangning City to Shengjing City is flat and flat, while the road from Zhenjiang Fort to Shengjing City is steep and steep.

Seeing the silence of Xifu and Malaxi, Huang Taiji seemed to think of the people in Shengjing who worried about him from the topic he just talked about, so he asked Hesheli Xifu:

"When you came, did you say goodbye to the palace? Are my queen in the middle palace and Dafu Jin in the east palace okay?"

"this--"

As a trusted minister who had been ordered to stay behind, Hesheli Xifu had to say goodbye to Queen Zhezhe of Qingning Palace, who was ordered by Huang Taijiqin to take charge of palace affairs, when he left Shengjing and informed her of the decisions of the foreign ministers and herself.

whereabouts.

Therefore, Huang Taiji asked this question.

However, in the face of Huang Taiji's inquiry, Hesheli Xifu was a little hesitant, not knowing whether he should tell the truth he learned.

After all, he also knew that although the emperor in front of him was a powerful and majestic figure, he was also a lover. If he knew the situation in the palace in front of the army, he would inevitably be distracted.

But Hesheli Xifu's hesitation made Huang Taiji realize that something was wrong.

"Speak! Are my queen from the middle palace and Dafujin from the east palace okay?"

"Reporting to the Emperor, on the day when the servant left Beijing, he went to the Phoenix Tower to say goodbye to the Queen. The Queen said that there was nothing in the palace and asked the servant to tell the Emperor that there was nothing to worry about. The only thing is that the Queen entrusted the servant to tell the Emperor that she had

——”

Under Huang Taiji's questioning, Hesheli Xifu couldn't bear the pressure, so he told what happened when he was leaving Beijing to say goodbye to the Queen of the Central Palace, but he stopped mid-sentence and didn't know how to say it properly.

"What did my queen say? What happened in the beginning?!"

"The empress said that when the emperor sent people back to Shengjing to summon Bao Chengxian and other bachelors to serve in the army, some random person made it known that the emperor's conditions for recruiting Yang Zhen and the conditions for Yang Zhen's surrender were leaked.

It actually spread to the palace and even to Concubine Chen, causing rumors to spread in the palace——"

"What?! - What rumors?! Xifu, what rumors?!"

When Huang Taiji heard what Hesheli Xifu said, he suddenly stood up from the Arhat bed, pointed at Xifu and scolded him with an angry face.

Seeing this, Heshelixifu kowtowed repeatedly. While thinking about his words, he said hesitantly: "There are rumors that in order to recruit Yang Zhen, the emperor may give the concubine Chen to Yang Zhen!"

"Who is it?! Who is spreading rumors? I want to kill him. I want to kill him!"

Hearing what Hesheli Xifu said, Huang Taiji suddenly felt as if he was struck by five thunders. He flew into a rage again. Then he searched around in the tent and finally found his sword. He pulled it out with a clang and slashed left and right into the air.

cut.

Malaxi and Heshelixifu, who were kneeling on the ground, were so frightened that they fell into silence, fearing that the waist knife wielded by Huang Taiji would chop them on their bodies.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down. When the Queen heard about this rumor, she issued an order to conduct a thorough investigation. In the past few months, dozens of people have been killed inside and outside the palace."

"Where is my Concubine Chen? Where is my Donggong Dafujin? How is it now?!"

Hearing that Queen Zhezhe had killed dozens of people because of this, Huang Taiji finally calmed down a little. He pointed a knife at Hesheli Xifu and shouted again about Hai Lanzhu's current situation.

"Well, since Concubine Chen learned about the rumor, she sheds tears all day long and doesn't think about food or food. When the slave said goodbye to the queen, the queen said that a heart ailment requires heart medicine, and she told the slave to be careful when he returns.

I requested a handwritten letter from the Emperor to clarify to Concubine Chen that the Emperor has no intention of using Concubine Chen to recruit Yang Zhen!"

"I never meant this, I never meant this!"

When Huang Taiji heard Hesheli Xifu's last words, he seemed to have completely forgotten about the major event that Xifu and Malaxi had previously reported about the loss of Guangning City, and all he thought about was Hai Lanzhu.

"No, I don't need you as a slave to forward the handwritten letter. I want to tell my Dong Palace Dafujin personally. I have no intention of doing so. Not to mention exchanging Yang Zhen and Jinhai Town, even if I exchange the entire Southern Dynasty, I won't do it.

I will never trade it for my Concubine Chen!"

Huang Taiji was still hesitating on what to do before, whether he should tolerate the temporary occupation of Zhenjiang Castle by Yang Zhen's troops, or whether he should temporarily tolerate the capture of Guangning City in western Liaoning by Zu Dashou Wu Sangui and others.

But at this moment, after hearing that his beloved concubine Hai Lanzhu was crying all day long because of a rumor, and might even misunderstand him because of a rumor, he immediately made a choice.

"I want to return to Shengjing immediately, I want to return to Shengjing immediately, I want to see my East Palace Dafujin, and I want to see my Concubine Chen right away!"

Huang Taiji, who was already forty-nine years old, was acting like a man and woman in love. As soon as he heard that his beloved concubine Hai Lanzhu might misunderstand him, he was immediately stunned.

They even ignored the hundreds of thousands of troops outside Zhenjiang Fort. They packed their bags on the spot, cried and cried, and demanded to return to Shengjing City immediately.

However, this is impossible to do.

Huang Taiji's crazy behavior in his big tent soon attracted the collective audience of Bao Chengxian, a bachelor of the Academy of Internal Affairs, Gang Lin, a bachelor of the Academy of Internal Affairs and History, who had been expelled earlier, and many close confidants and ministers.

At this time, Huang Taiji had made up his mind and stopped hiding. He called everyone in and asked Heshelixi and Malaxi to recount what happened in western Liaoning again, and then made a decision in public.

I decided to prepare to return to Shengjing immediately.

While everyone was standing outside the tent, they had already heard several roars and roars from Huang Taiji in the tent.

Prince Baylor and his ministers, who had no idea why Huang Taiji was so angry at first, listened to the situation on the Western Front described by Hesheli Xifu and Malaxi, no one dared to stand up and oppose Huang Taiji's decision.

.

Fortunately, the persuasion of many princes, Baylor, and ministers who followed Huang Taiji in besieging Zhenjiang Fort also dispelled Huang Taiji's request to return to Shengjing immediately.

After all, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses and followers Aha outside Zhenjiang Fort cannot really just leave without asking anything.

So, around 4:00 that day, a strange scene that Yang Zhen and others saw appeared at the Qinglu Xianglan Banner Camp in the west of Zhenjiang Fort City.
Chapter completed!