The Ming court in the south was reorganizing its internal affairs and actively preparing for war, and the Manchu and Qing court in the north was also not slacking off at all.

Moreover, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is not monolithic, especially now that Dorgon has usurped power, Huang Taiji's die-hard loyalists are not of the same mind as him. However, the current huge prestige of Dorgon's successful entry into the customs has greatly strengthened the power of the two men under his command.

With the strength of the white flag, the people with the two yellow flags still dare to be angry but dare not speak out.

Not only were die-hard loyalists of Huang Taiji, but also the Shunzhi Emperor Fulin and his faction, as well as the two prosperous princes Azig and Duduo, were only superficially obedient to Dorgon.

As long as there is a chance, maybe their faces will change faster than anyone else.

But both of them have suffered defeats now. In northern Shaanxi, Li Guo and Gao Yigong took advantage of the terrain and fought for Azige for several months, resulting in heavy losses. However, in the subsequent pursuit of Li Zicheng's remnants, they won many battles and recovered the situation.

face.

Duduo, on the other hand, defeated Li Zicheng in the "Battle of Tongguan" and achieved a great victory, forcing him to abandon Shaanxi and flee south to Huguang. But the problem was that in the battle on the Huaihe River, the 50,000-strong southern expedition army lost nearly 20,000.

Among them, the Eight Banners soldiers suffered greater losses than Azig in northern Shaanxi.

Therefore, the merits and demerits of Dorgon were offset by the two of them, and they could not use their military exploits to cover up Dorgon's reputation for commanding the battle of Shanhaiguan and knocking Li Zicheng out of the capital.

However, although there were conflicts within the Qing army, after so many years of system construction by Huang Taiji, it was already a mature political system.

In the original history, even if Dorgon died unexpectedly and Azig returned to Beijing to seize power, it would only be a failure and a group of personal guards died.

In other words, compared with the various large-scale military mergers and internal conflicts that the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty experienced in its original history, the Qing army was "perfect" in this regard.

The struggle for power at the upper level does not affect the life and death of the lower level. This can ensure that excessive internal friction will not occur during the transfer of power. This is especially important when competing for the world.

At this point, the so-called civil servants, who have thousands of years of political wisdom to learn from, are even far inferior to the so-called "barbarians" like the Manchus who specialize in fighting.

Of course, today's Manchu Qing Dynasty has no intention of fighting among themselves. Duduo failed to capture Jiangnan, and Dorgon could not really solve the problem of supply and support for the army.

Although in the process of defeating the Dashun Army, the Qing Army also obtained part of the wealth that Li Zicheng had paid in the capital. At the same time, the Qing Army also took back and sold the residences and lands of the Ming clan princes that had been sold by the Shun Army.

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But this is far from enough, or it is not a long-term solution. The Qing army has collected hundreds of thousands of Ming troops who surrendered, and there are still Eight Banners to support. It may still be able to rely only on the provinces in the north that are plagued by famine and war in the past two years.

It can sustain it, but for a longer period of time, it will have to rely on tax increases.

"Nikan in the south must continue to fight."

In the palace of the Prince Regent, Dorgon was straightforward: "However, we have to use some skill to catch him off guard."

"Caught off guard?"

Dodo turned his head and glanced at Azig, who also looked confused, and then asked: "How can I be caught off guard?"

"The prince-in-law of the Ming Dynasty has quite a lot of tricks. He is not easy to deal with. Ordinary tricks cannot deal with him." Duduo sneered and reminded.

"Duduo, are you scared out of your wits by the Ming Dynasty's Prince Consort? In front of my Qing Dynasty's cavalry, what Nikan is not easy to deal with?" Azige said sarcastically.

Ever since he defeated the Shun army several times during the pursuit, he has become quite arrogant, and his daily behavior has become increasingly arrogant and domineering.

However, Duduo did not argue with him. As the youngest among the brothers, Duduo was very cunning and cunning, unlike Azig, who was perverse, domineering and lawless.

When Dorgon saw this, he did not adjust. Instead, he followed Azig's words. He was happy to see the fight between the two: "Ajige is right. In my Qing Dynasty cavalry,

In front of us, these Nikans are nothing. But... our Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty can only wear one hundred thousand armor after all. If the losses are too heavy, it will definitely shake the country's foundation, so we still have to be careful in everything."

After Dorgon finished speaking, seeing that the two brothers were silent for a moment, he continued: "Since the Ming Dynasty is still capable of fighting, we can no longer wait for them to be ready before marching south."

"Oh, is it possible that those Nikans are stupid enough to just relax and stop preparing for war?" Azig showed a joking expression.

"Originally, it might be possible, but with the Ming Dynasty's prince-in-law here, it might not be possible. But what if we take the initiative to make peace and tell them that there will be no more fights?" Dorgon suddenly asked.

When Azig and Duduo heard this, they couldn't help being a little surprised. This was something they had not expected - a fake peace negotiation!

"But will those Nikans believe it? Especially with the prince-in-law of the Ming Dynasty here." Duduo thought for a while. It was not that he thought this method was not feasible, but he was thinking about how to make it more similar to deceive.

Emperors and officials of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, Dorgon, Duduo, Azig and others could not imagine that Zhou Shixian and his emperor, father-in-law Chongzhen, were only missing the last layer of window paper that had not been pierced.

Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng, as well as the so-called Zuo Liangyu and Chongzhen, they can all know it through the Ming court officials and generals who surrendered. But Zhou Shixian, no matter who he is, is a stranger, incalculable, and unpredictable.

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"In the past few days, I have asked Hong Chengchou, Tang Tong and other old officials of the Ming court. Now there is Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan, and the remnants of the Shun army in Huguang. Zuo Liangyu does not listen to Nanjing's restraint. The Ming court in Nanjing needs it very much.

Take a breather and get your house in order.”

Dorgon paused, then turned around, and continued: "It would be good if the Ming court agrees to this peace negotiation, but even if they don't agree, as long as we let the news out, there will definitely be someone in the south.

Fighting between dragons and tigers."

After hearing this, Dodo and Azig both nodded at the same time, which they both agreed with.

They already have a basic understanding of the situation in the pass. They can also understand the meaning of Dorgon's words. If the Qing Dynasty is aggressive, these Han people may temporarily put aside their old grudges in order to resist the Qing Dynasty's attack.

But if the Qing Dynasty did not go further, regardless of whether it continued to negotiate peace with the Ming court, the so-called Western Army and the Shun Army would probably fall out with the Ming court. If so, the Qing Dynasty would be able to reap the benefits.

It can even be said that even if these Han people do not fall out, their vigilance will be much weaker, and fights in the court are inevitable, which can consume the Ming court itself.

"This is quite reasonable. With the style of those Nikan ministers, perhaps there will be a fight in the Ming court." Duduo said with a dumb smile.

Although he entered the customs for less than a year, fights among the Han ministers in the capital court had already broken out many times. Each time, it was trivial and unprovoked matters that were not worth mentioning. How could Dorgon be punished?

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However, Dorgon was not Chongzhen, and he would not be used to these civil servants, nor would he give them the ability to actually influence the court situation. He had already dealt with several of them just by being demoted and dismissed.

When faced with a young emperor like Chongzhen, who had been deceived all his life and had no decision, the civil servants were naturally proud of themselves. However, facing the prince of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they had no time to testify to his death.

After all, Dorgon would really let them die, and it would also harm the family. The Ming court's tricks had no effect at all in the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Dorgon, Duduo, and Azig immediately discussed it again and finalized some details and key points of the fake peace negotiation, as well as the matter of disbanding the Green Camp Army using this name.

After all, whether it is a "fake peace negotiation" or a "real war", it will ultimately require a large amount of military pay to support it, and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses that the Ming court's border troops can really fight are only a few hundred thousand, and the Qing court will definitely not

Suck it up for being dumb.

Rectifying the Green Camp Army and using it as the main forward force in the Second Southern Expedition, using these Han people to deal with the Han people, and then the Manchurian troops suppressing the formation, was the result the Qing government wanted to see.

Of course, the Qing government still had to support those soldiers who were laid off, otherwise they would be digging their own graves. But their role was not to be used on the frontal battlefield, but to suppress the people.

Dorgon knew himself very well, and he knew very well that once he exploited him, the entire north would continue to resist. Therefore, these garrisons spread everywhere were extremely important.

In the final analysis, war is ultimately a matter of money, and money is either taken from others or from its own people. The Qing government had no good way to solve its financial difficulties. It was to tax taxes in other ways.

Of course, with the support of the Eight Banners, the Qing government would not be like Emperor Chongzhen, who knew clearly that there were layers of exploitation, but still had no choice but to default on paying the army and watch the generals support themselves.

Corruption can be solved, but empty pay cannot be solved, but the problem is to get things done. Dorgon doesn't care about the life and death of your people, so he has to support so many troops.

And this was a problem that Chongzhen could never solve. Even Chongzhen did not care about the life and death of the people.

At the same time, as Zhou Shixian won the "Battle of Huaihe River", various cruel policies of Dorgon in history were not fully implemented, even cutting off braids, but now they turned a blind eye.

After all, if he forces the entire north to rebel, he will be seeking death.

However, although there are some things that can be slowed down, there are some things that must be done no matter what the situation - "racing to enclose the territory".

The basis of the Manchu rule was the Eight Banners. After the Eight Banners entered the Pass, the land outside the Pass was basically abandoned. The Eight Banners had a population of hundreds of thousands and more Han people, which required a large amount of land to settle.
Chapter completed!