The operation was as fierce as a tiger, and when he looked back, he saw zero bars and five. Fortunately, such a tragedy could not happen. Chen Kai watched Li Dingguo's army set off to the west, and the Guangzhou Prefecture at his feet was officially captured. What needs to be done next

There is still a lot, but the cards are more abundant, which is the biggest good thing.

As for Guo Zhiqi's departure, Chen Kai doesn't care. The places in Guangdong where he can make contributions have been taken up by Chen Kai. It won't be of much benefit if he stays in Guangdong. It's better to change the track and follow Li Dingguo to Guangxi.

Contributions have been made. On the ground in Guangdong, there are even city walls, Zhang Xiaoqi and his like are in charge, and the western part of Guangdong is still controlled by the civil servant group. This is enough.

Chen Kai is no longer interested in scheming with each other. What he and Li Dingguo need to do at this stage is to deepen the roots and lay a solid foundation so that there can be a future.

With the recapture of Shaozhou Prefecture, the Ming army controlled most of the prefectures and counties in this province. For the Qing court, this province in South China was almost the most important in terms of economy, politics, military and other aspects.

Nanxiong Prefecture under the governor of Nangan and the three counties in the northern part of Shaozhou Prefecture, the most numerous, that is, Heping County in Huizhou Prefecture can be counted. However, it will not be long, because when Chen Kai returned to Guangzhou, Hao

Shang Jiu once mentioned to him that when he returned, he wanted to capture Heping County, lest the Qing government bury another nail on the boundary of Huizhou Prefecture, which would make people uncomfortable.

Whether this is Hao Shangjiu's obsessive-compulsive disorder, Chen Kai doesn't care about it, and the Qing court doesn't care at all at this stage. In Beijing, the former capital of the Ming Dynasty is now the ruling center of the Qing Dynasty. The people who once lived in the city

, Ye were all expelled from the city, and the area within the city was divided among the eight banners, with Zhenghuang and Bianhuang to the north, Zhengbai and Bianbai to the east, Blue and Zhenglan to the south, and Zhengred and Bianred to the west.

The layout surrounded the imperial city.

The Imperial City, also known as the Forbidden City, is no longer what it used to be in the Ming Dynasty. Many buildings were burned down in a fire when Li Zicheng was defeated and then retreated to Shaanxi. Today's Forbidden City has not yet recovered to a great extent.

Relatively small, it has recovered somewhat thanks to the Qing government's method of increasing taxes, but it is still at the beginning of a process.

The rebuilt hall was as grand as before. Inside the hall, dignitaries from the Eight Banners gathered. On the dragon chair at the top, there was a young man who looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old. He was wearing a dragon robe and looked very impressive in front of the weather-beaten dignitaries.

Extraordinarily childish.

He is the current Manchu Emperor Aisin Gioro Fulin, also known as the Shunzhi Emperor. The year before Jiashen, his father Huang Taiji died of illness, and Huang Taiji's eldest son Haoge and Huang Taiji's half-brother Dorgon

As a result, the two red flags of the centrists, Xianglan Banner, mediated in the middle and used the name of supporting Huang Taiji's son to exclude Dorgon. Later, they used Dorgon to exclude Hauge, and these two powerful factions held power.

It was resolved and Shunzhi, who was less than six years old at the time, was able to ascend to the throne.

In total, it has been nearly twelve years since he ascended the throne as emperor. However, in the first seven years, he always lived in the shadow of his father and regent Dorgon. Until Dorgon's death,

He used the power of the two yellow banner dignitaries who were suppressed when Dorgon was in power to destroy Dorgon's tomb and exhume his body. He took advantage of Dorgon's childlessness and ordered Dorbo, who had passed from Dorgon, to return to the clan.

He took the Zhengbai Banner into his pocket, and relied on the strength of the Two Yellow Flags and the Zhengbai Banner to restore the emperor's authority.

However, in the politics of the early Qing Dynasty, the influence of the Eight Banners' dignitaries was still great, and they were far from as powerful as they were after the establishment of the Military Aircraft Office to achieve centralization. Therefore, when something happened in the court, the Eight Banners' dignitaries still had to be summoned for discussion. What's more,

The situation we are facing now is no less bad than it was three years ago.

"Yi Yonggui's slave just sent an urgent report, saying that the traitor Chen Kai led 40,000 pirates to attack Changning, Wengyuan, Yingde and Shaozhou Fucheng. He sent the Green Camp from Nangan to

Although the interception did not save Shaozhou Prefecture, it also contained Chen Ni's offensive, and now he is facing off against him in Shaozhou Prefecture and Nanxiong Prefecture."

"Forty thousand? That slave dared to say that if Chen Ni had 40,000 people, he would have surrounded the city of Ganzhou, and he could have stopped it. Your Majesty, according to the slave's opinion, Chen Ni probably brought only one or two thousand

With our troops and horses, we no longer have much energy left to capture the capital city of Shaozhou."

"What Ao Bai said is reasonable, and I think this is what happened. Last year, the traitor Chen Kai stole the show. He helped the pirates plan in Fujian, and hooked up with his old bandit in Guangdong.

Yes. But in the final analysis, he only has the capital in hand, and it will take time to accumulate food and grass. After such an action, it only took half a year, and the plan cannot be slowed down."

"Hey, no matter what, Yi Yonggui's slave still saved Nanxiong Mansion and did not allow the traitor Chen Kai to continue to be arrogant. He still needs to be rewarded for his merits, but he also has to bear the blame for losing Shaozhou Mansion.

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The situation in southern Jiangxi will not change much for the time being. This is based on experience. A group of Eight Banners dignitaries talked to each other, and the sound of the roar echoed in the hall, and they quickly helped Shunzhi make a decision.

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However, the threat to southern Gansu was ultimately due to the fall of Guangdong, and the presence of the Qing army in Guangdong was almost wiped out. The combination of Chen Kai and Li Dingguo caused the Qing court to lose a province, and by the way, two princes and

The presence of a large number of vassal soldiers and the Eight Banners Army. As a result, all the Sanshun kings of the year were executed, and the four Han princes who were conferred successively by the Qing court were among the benchmark figures. Only one Wu Sangui remained, and the only remaining one was Wu Sangui.

In Shaanxi, gold is very valuable.

It is far away from Guangdong, and the Han prince estimates that he will not die for a while, so that everything will be lost. But the problem is that the three shun kings are gone, and the Ming army's success last year has even exceeded that of the fierce battle.

A multi-pronged attack on Sichuan, Guangxi, and Huguang provinces resulted in only capturing half of Guangxi and a small number of prefectures and counties. Thanks to Chen Kai's efforts, the two pirates and thieves whom the Qing government described as pirates were eliminated.

Lu Huahua, regaining the territory of two provinces in one breath, really shocked the Qing court incomparably. Even the death of Nikan back then may not be comparable to what it is today.

"It's that Chen Kai again. Back then he pulled the teeth out of Shang Kexi's slave dog's mouth, but this time he simply killed Shang Kexi. This Han dog is really cunning!"

Zheng Chenggong was very powerful, and the Qing court had already agreed on this, otherwise it would not have vigorously promoted him the year before and last. However, compared to Li Dingguo, the illustrious reputation of the two famous kings was still much inferior.

Originally, Chen Kai was used by Zheng Chenggong, which was already quite a headache for the Qing court. In the final analysis, it was still feared that with the assistance of such capable civil servants, Zheng Chenggong's strength would continue to grow and become a serious problem for the Qing court.

But now, this seems to be no longer a problem, because the bigger problem is the combination of Li Dingguo and Chen Kai. The threat of such a combination to the Qing court has been proven by facts to be huge.

"Is there no news from Datong yet?"

"Everyone is dead. The five original death row inmates have been found, but they have never heard of Chen Kai."

"Yeah, how can I check this little person who is so inconspicuous to begin with?"

Since Chen Kai's debut, especially after he came into the sight of the Qing court, they have often gone to Datong Mansion to investigate Chen Kai's life experience, hoping to find some handles that can be grasped, weaknesses that can be exploited, etc., but

Many batches of people were sent out, and local officials were instructed many times, but it was like a mud cow drowning in the sea. There was not even a single echo, as if this person did not exist at all.

"What about other prefectures and counties in Shanxi? There's no explanation?"

"No." Thinking of this, Shunzhi was full of complaints: "Then the traitor Chen Kai claimed to be from a merchant family? I asked the Shanxi merchants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to use their respective connections to investigate, but the result was still the same.

I can't find such a person at all, and it seems that even his family that is engaged in commodity breeding does not exist."

"Hmph, that guy just jumped out of the cracks in the rocks? It must be that the servants below are not dedicated, or that guy is not from Shanxi at all, maybe from other provinces."

"Could he be a runaway?"

"It's possible. We can start checking from this aspect."

The issue of Chen Kai's identity that left them scratching their heads has never been resolved. They talked about it for a long time, but finally let it go. This is something that can't be helped. In this case, they have to let the people below slowly investigate, and

They have to spend their precious time on more important things.

"Guangdong is now like this. The imperial court is temporarily unable to send a large-scale army to suppress it. For the current plan, we still have to try to ensure the safety of Southern Gansu. As long as Southern Gansu is protected, Chen Kai will not be able to cause any trouble."

"Yes, those two bastards Li Chengdong and Jin Shenghuan rebelled together back then. With Nangan in hand, the court could wipe them out. But if Nangan is lost, Jiangxi will not be safe either."

"In the final analysis, we still need to increase our troops. The slaves of each banner have been fighting for many years and are exhausted. This time, we will continue to send the green troops from the north. Just as it happens, doesn't Hong Chengchou's slave also want to increase his troops? Let him

Take control of the situation in the Southwest.”

Prince Duni of Xin County said this so loudly that no one in the family thought there was anything wrong. This was not because Duni was the prince who held the white flag, but because of the Manchu system, even if it was

He is sixty or seventy years old, has gray hair, is too old to walk, and has almost lost all his teeth. As long as the master can use him, he should be rewarded even if he dies in office.

After all, he is just a slave!

"Over there, let's let that minion Hong Chengchou continue to worry for the time being. The question now is still in Fujian. Where is Jidu? Can he get to Zhejiang before the pirates launch another attack?"

The Jidu they refer to is the eldest son of Prince Heshuo Zheng, Jierhalang. Jierhalang has a transcendent status among the Eight Banners today. He is the prince of the Blue Banner. In addition, he worked with Dorgon for

Although the regent uncle was later squeezed out by Dorgon, after Dorgon's death, his achievements in helping Shunzhi ascend the throne were firmly remembered by Shunzhi. Among the Eight Banners' relatives, he was also an older generation.

character.

Shunzhi appointed Jidu to lead the army south to Zhejiang to fight against Zheng Chenggong. There was no lack of intention to give Jierhalang's lineage an opportunity to make contributions. However, this was not the whole reason.

Speaking of which, the ninth year of Yongli, which is also the twelfth year of Shunzhi, is already the twelfth year that the Qing army entered the Pass. At the beginning of the Manchu Qing's entry into the Pass, those who had been in battle for a long time and had rich experience in leading troops

Most of your great kings have passed away.

Prince Su Hauge died in prison in the fifth year of Shunzhi, Prince Duduo of Henan died of illness in the sixth year of Shunzhi, Prince Regent Dorgon died of illness in the seventh year of Shunzhi, and Prince Azige of England died of illness in the eighth year of Shunzhi for plotting to become the regent.

However, they were given death. Prince Mandahai of Xun died of illness in February of the ninth year of Shunzhi. Luo Luohun, the prince of Yanxi County, died of illness in the army in the third year of Shunzhi. Leke Dehun, the prince of Suncheng County, died of illness in March of the ninth year of Shunzhi. Many

King Wakda of Luoqian County died of illness in the ninth year of Shunzhi, King Abatai of Raoyu County died of illness in the third year of Shunzhi, and his son, Prince Duanzhong Bolo, died of illness in March of the ninth year of Shunzhi like Lekedhun.

And Prince Jingjin Nikan died the most shameful death. He was killed on the battlefield by the Ming army, and even his head was chopped off.

In just twelve years, all the noble princes before and in the early years of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's entry into the Customs were basically extinct. And not long ago, Prince Zheng Jierhalang also died in the capital. Counting this

The huge Qing court no longer had a noble commander with enough experience to lead an army to destroy the country.

The rest, such as those here, are nothing more than junior figures, such as Prince Duni of Xin County, Wang Yuele of An County, and others who were reduced from title to title due to the two battles between Hengyang and Zhoujiapu.

The Tunqi people who returned to Zhen Guogong are already considered to be quite a few people with some military experience among the nobles of the Eight Banners.

The withering of talents is a major problem for the Manchu Qing Dynasty at this stage. In addition, the army that followed Nikan south was first defeated, then won a bloody battle, and was finally exhausted there until Hong Chengchou arrived and quickly came back to rest. At the same time,

, the Qing government was still sending more troops to battlefields in Huguang, Guangdong and other places. As a result, the entire army was wiped out in Guangdong, and the soldiers were also in a state of shortage.

In this way, Jidu's expedition became an accidental necessity, but Jierhalang died again. God knows whether Jidu's already insufficient military experience would be further affected by this.

"After seeing that Chen Kai's appetite is limited to Shaozhou Prefecture, I'm not worried about what will happen this year. After all, last year was like that, so we have to slow down this year. The key is next year, wait for those

The bandits have regained their composure, but they may start to stir up trouble again."
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