"Our Qing Dynasty has an unrivaled army. When the four sides surrender, we even obtained the Yuan Dynasty's jade seal last year. However, the whole country in the Southern Dynasty is in turmoil. This is a fateful return. My emperor complies with the will of God and founded the country. However, when I offered sacrifices to heaven and earth yesterday, The envoys of the Li Dynasty were rude and refused to kneel down, so I asked the emperor to take advantage of the situation, and after the ceremony was completed, he would raise his troops to conquer Korea."
Chongzheng Hall in Shenyang, Liaodong Province. This Chongzheng Hall with unique square columns is the core building of the imperial palace. The palace was built in the Tiancong period. After Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne, he did not live in the palace of the Khan before Nurhaci. Instead, Sibeile Mansion was expanded, and by the tenth year of Tiancong it was already quite large.
This hall is where he usually manages politics, but today there are only three people in the empty hall. A tall man wearing a dragon robe is sitting on a dragon chair. It is Huang Taiji, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty who just founded the country. I just put it on yesterday.
The person on the right under the throne had just finished speaking. He did not dare to look up at Huang Taiji, and turned his head to observe the burly man next to him before burying his head.
Huang Taiji, who was sitting in the seat, gave a low hum and did not express his position immediately. His eyes fell on a jade seal on the imperial case, as if he was thinking about something. The two people in the palace did not dare to disturb. The empty hall was very quiet for a while. It was completely silent outside, as if there was no one in the entire palace.
Huang Taiji rubbed the antler ring in his hand. This antler ring had been with him in battles for many years. Although he no longer needed to go to the battlefield in person and there were higher-end jade ring rings, he still often wore this ring ring on his thumb.
In the first year of Tiancong when he first came to the throne, Hou Jin's internal economy was in decline, prices were soaring, external enemies were on all sides, and the strategic situation was extremely difficult. Ten years later, Hou Jin internally reformed the Eight Banners military system and established a military system based on the Six Ministries. The government system and society are generally stable. Externally, the Mongolian tribes in Monan have been conquered. Not only did they seize Lin Dan Khan's jade seal, but also several of his wives. Mongolia became a safe flank and formed an encirclement on the northern border of the Ming Dynasty. As a result, the Ming army in Dongjiang Town, which had once flourished for a while on the east side, was still hanging on. North Korea became the fraternal alliance of Hou Jin, completely reversing the overall strategic situation of the Ming Dynasty.
The talented and ambitious Huang Taiji was no longer satisfied with separatist rule. Yesterday he accepted the title of "Emperor Kuanwenrenrensheng", founded the country as the Qing Dynasty, and changed the reign name to the first year of Chongde, posing as an equal to the Ming Dynasty.
The Jianzhou Department, which emerged from the mountains of Liaodong, is in a new turning period. Although the situation has greatly improved, compared with the huge Ming Dynasty around it, the newly established Qing Dynasty has no room for mistakes, and he needs to be careful at every step. Plan.
After a moment, Huang Taiji raised his eyes slightly, "What do Fan Zhangjing think?"
The other person who was called immediately knelt down to speak. Huang Taiji waved his hand and said, "Fan Zhangjing's usual performance is still the same as before. Don't get extra points just because I have been given the honorary title."
"I accept the order." The man slowly raised his head. He was about forty years old, and it was Fan Wencheng, Huang Taiji's most trusted Han official.
He was originally from Fushun, and his great-grandfather Fan Ju once served as an official in the Ministry of War. When the Hou Jin Dynasty conquered Fushun, he was taken in by Nurhaci because he was an official. However, his status did not enter the senior ranks of the Hou Jin Dynasty. After Huang Taiji came to the throne, he entered the study room to work. During a battle at the entrance, he made meritorious service while guarding Zunhua. Later, he recruited about 200 Xishan Ming troops to surrender at the Daling River. Huang Taiji rewarded these 200 people to him, and he entered the class of powerful slave owners from then on.
From the time Huang Taiji ascended the throne to the present, in the various battles and internal games with Hou Jin, Fan Wencheng actively made suggestions and showed his talent beyond others, and was reused by Huang Taiji. Under the situation that Ning Wanwo had just been demoted, he vaguely became
The first Han official.
Fan Wencheng was a tall man with a quiet demeanor. He replied in a steady tone, "I think that our Qing Dynasty established the country with force. The emperor was honored as the founding father of the country. In the most solemn ceremony of worshiping heaven and earth, among all the people participating, only the Korean envoy
My refusal to kneel down is a provocation. If I do not attack you, the majesty of our Qing Dynasty will be lost."
Huang Taiji nodded slightly. Bao Chengxian next to him saw it from the corner of his eye and lowered his head a little.
Fan Wencheng paused for a moment, then continued after seeing Huang Taiji's approval, "Except for yesterday's blatant disobedience, our Qing Dynasty has been entangled with North Korea for a long time. Since the first year of Tiancong, the emperor first conquered North Korea and forced it to sign a brotherly alliance. However, in the past ten years,
It claims to be the country of father and son with the Southern Dynasty, takes in the refugees from Liaodong, blocks mutual trade between Yizhou and Huining, and delays annual tributes. Korea is still a good neighbor in appearance."
"I second the proposal to Fan Zhangjing." Bao Chengxian bowed and said, "There is only one mutual trade. It was originally agreed that Uiju would have one city every two years. North Korea delayed and shied away from opening two cities until six years ago. The Huining mutual trade was never allowed to open. Our country
The required cattle, cotton, silk, and ironware cannot be purchased."
After hearing this, Huang Taiji said, "What Bachelor Bao said is also something I hate."
Bao Chengxian felt relieved, and finally got Huang Taiji's approval. Although the degree was not too high, it was enough for Bao Chengxian to be satisfied with the current environment.
After he felt relaxed, he continued, "Previously, in order to express his condolences to the Queen of Korea, the emperor sent Ying Erdai and Ma Futa to Korea to discuss the matter of conferring honorary titles. However, Li Jie not only refused to meet him, but also refused to accept the emperor's personal letter.
When the Uijeongbu government sent troops to monitor our mission, Ying Ordae and others had to snatch horses and escape from the Uijeongbu government, which really damaged our Qing Dynasty's face. Later, they snatched a letter from the King of Joseon on the way, and he actually wanted to block the border and cut off the connection with our country.
After studying all the exchanges over the past few years, the father-son country between Korea and the Southern Dynasties is true, and the alliance with my brother is false."
After Bao Chengxian finished speaking, Fan Wencheng said slowly, "What is particularly hateful is that the North Korean officials allowed the Dongjiang Island bandits to gather in Tieshan and other places. Although the Dongjiang Island bandits were in decline, they were still stiff and entrenched on the side of the couch. The emperor's ambition is
How can the world's great ambitions be controlled by the Dongjiang island bandits, and the island bandits and North Korea rely on each other, so it is imperative to conquer North Korea, but I think it is not in a hurry."
Huang Taiji's voice came from above, "The reasons why these two great bachelors must act are quite detailed. How can we explain it if Fan Zhangjing is not in a hurry?"
"The one North Korea relies on is not Dongjiang Town, but the Ming Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties. This is the difference between the fundamentals and the branches. Even if North Korea closes its borders, it will not be able to cross the river. It will not harm us at all in Liaodong. The Qing Dynasty's primary enemy is still the Southern Dynasty.
Although the soldiers and horses of the Later Jin Dynasty have entered the border wall, they are not the soldiers and horses of the Qing Dynasty. I think that on the occasion of the founding of the country, the first thing is to declare the military power of the Qing Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty."
Huang Taiji slowly stood up and walked down the high platform. Fan Wencheng and Fan Wencheng immediately moved away from the middle position. Huang Taiji slowly paced in the hall, "The two bachelors believe that if they deploy troops in the Southern Dynasties this time, they should attack the mountains and seas and the capital."
, where is Xuanda, or the eight cities outside the pass?"
Bao Chengxian's eyes turned for a moment. From Huang Taiji's words, he already recognized Fan Wencheng's opinion that North Korea was just a side issue and was still in the Ming Dynasty.
Seeing that Fan Wencheng had no intention of speaking first, he bowed and said to Huang Taiji, "We established the Qing Dynasty with military force. The emperor established the Eight Banners military system, divided into horse armor, infantry, bodyguards, forwards, heavy troops, supplemented by Mongolian light cavalry from other vassals.
It is enough to dominate the world. The only people the Ming Dynasty can resist are the cannons of the isolated city. It is God's will to bless my emperor. Later, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexiang and others came back one after another. They also collected Western cannons and large ships, and there were hundreds of artillery craftsmen.
The fortified city and artillery that the Ming Dynasty relied on have disappeared. Now that Chahar has surrendered, North Korea's Dongjiang River has no power to restrain it. The slaves thought that the army should go straight to Yuguan (Shanhaiguan) to advance. The army went directly from Ningyuan Avenue to the outside of the pass. It was gratifying. Kong Youde and other troops were carried on boats.
The artillery arrived at the pass from Lushun via the waterway. It only needs to pass through Yuguan and return to the eight cities outside the pass. The barriers to the capital of the Southern Dynasty will be gone. By then, there will be war or peace. If I am not around, it may even reach the capital directly. There will be no Yuguan to stop it. The capital is already the emperor.
What’s in the bag.”
Huang Taiji turned to look at Fan Wencheng, expecting his answer. Bao Chengxian subconsciously took a small step back because he knew that in Huang Taiji's mind, his status was far inferior to Fan Wencheng.
Bao Chengxian entered the literary library as a demoted official because of the recommendation of Ning Wanwo. Before this year, Ning Wanwo was still the first official in the Han Dynasty. Most of the study rooms and the literary library were recommended by him. In the Han civil service system
The most powerful, but also because there were too many recommenders, the good and the bad were mixed. Fan Wencheng copied the book, forcing Ning Wan and me to admit their mistakes in the book, and gradually lost the trust of Huang Taiji.
In addition, Ningwan is greedy for money and loves gambling. This year, I was reported by Liu Shiying's servant. Huang Taiji's punishment was far beyond Bao Chengxian's expectation. Not only did Ningwan lose all my official positions, I also confiscated the land and servants, almost becoming a
Common people.
The timing of this report is quite delicate. It is at the critical moment of claiming the title of emperor, and at the same time, the reform of the library is being implemented.
Bao Chengxian didn't know Fan Wencheng's role in this matter, but he knew very well that Ning Wanwo had fallen out of favor. Gambling was banned in the Later Jin Kingdom, but there were many military nobles and officials who gambled. If Huang Taiji wanted to use Ning Wanwo, even if someone
Reporting would only result in a small punishment. To directly demote Ning Wanwo to a commoner was obviously to allow Fan Wencheng to take charge of the Internal Secretariat.
There were no Han officials in the Nurhaci era, but there was a bitiehebao, or study room, where literati could handle affairs. At that time, Fan Wencheng and others were just some clerks, and they did not even have the title of bitiehe. After Huang Taiji came to the throne, he will
The study was renamed Bitiehe Yamen, and later changed to Wenguan in the fifth year of Tiancong's reign, and became a formal administrative organization. Fan Wencheng and other talents obtained official status.
When the country was founded and proclaimed emperor, all parties hoped to gain their own interests in this major reform. Fan Wencheng and other Han officials had a very clear view of the political trends of the Later Jin Dynasty. Huang Taiji had been strengthening the monarchy in the past ten years, so as to
Administrative power suppresses flag power, and Han officials must rely on to strengthen administrative power. Therefore, taking advantage of the founding of the country, Han officials tried their best to promote the transformation of the library into the inner three courtyards. They finally succeeded after receiving the support of Jurchen literati.
The literary museum is divided into the Internal History Museum, the Internal Secretariat and the Internal Hongwen Academy. The most important of them is the Internal Secretariat, which is equivalent to the direct office of Huang Taiji. Ning Wanwo was originally the most powerful competitor for the bachelor's degree in the Internal Secretariat, and persuaded him to join
Huang Taiji was the most active person in his title, but at the last moment, he was demoted to a commoner by an informant. Fan Wencheng and Bao Chengxian became bachelors of the Internal Secretariat.
The remaining six ministries and two chambers are all headed by Baylor. Only the Internal Secretariat is an institution dominated by Han people. This is the first time since the founding of the Later Jin Dynasty.
Bao Chengxian's status was not as good as that of Fan Wencheng, but most of the people in the Secretariat were recommended by Ning Wanwo, and he was exactly the same size as Fan Wencheng. Obviously, it was similar to Huang Taiji's method of dealing with the nobles of the Eight Banners, using the power of the Great Khan to control the various banners.
However, Bao Chengxian was still very cautious and did not directly conflict with Fan Wencheng. When his opinions were to the left, he often followed Fan Wencheng's opinions.
Fan Wencheng was tall and stooped deliberately to prevent the emperor from looking up at him. "In my humble opinion, although our Qing Dynasty has won many battles, it has not yet reached the point of replacing the Southern Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty has the world."
, there are more than hundreds of millions of subjects, and to me now, they are nothing more than a giant. It has been more than 20 years since our country launched its army, and we have conquered a piece of land in Liaodong. Whenever our army enters the border, the cities in the Southern Dynasties regard our country as a foreign barbarian, and they all resist stubbornly.
, the Ming Dynasty has millions of cities, even if there are red-coated cannons, can they defeat them one by one? If they rush to capture the capital, the Ming Dynasty still has Nanjing as its capital, so it is impossible to use it as a wedding dress for others."
Huang Taiji looked at the tall Fan Wencheng seriously, "Fan Zhangjing means that whether it is war or peace, it is better to keep the capital of the Ming Dynasty."
"The capital is in the north, and the enemy is within our military front. The army can reach the capital but cannot capture it. Otherwise, it will not be conducive to war or peace."
"It is neither conducive to war nor to peace." Huang Taiji nodded slightly, "Fan Zhangjing does not need to hide the true situation of our country. Although the population has been supplemented by plundering, the population of Liaodong is actually only about the same as that of the Ming Dynasty. Over the years, droughts and famines have been frequent in Liaodong, and there have been many casualties in battles.
People's hearts don't want to fight, so it's too early to say that we should replace it with the Ming Dynasty. At this time, whether it is war or peace, it is all about trading goods in the Central Plains."
Fan Wencheng suddenly knelt down respectfully and said, "Your Majesty has worked hard to rule the country, and we are prospering day by day. On the other hand, the thieves of the Ming Dynasty have emerged and fled to the northern provinces. They are already in a state of crisis. What I just said is that for now, there are more than 200 people in the Southern Dynasties.
In 2007, the people of Taoism were still there, so they could only delay the plan and not rush it, otherwise it would be counterproductive. However, all its available troops were on the nine sides, and thieves were destroying all parts of the north. The troops on the nine sides were about to be exhausted, and the people in the capital of Jiangnan and other places were about to be exhausted.
We are rich but weak. We have not fought a war for many years and are not strong enough to compete with the emperor's powerful soldiers. We, the Qing Dynasty, only need to recharge our batteries and consume the best soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to wait for the right time."
Huang Taiji walked slowly to the door of the palace. There was still silence outside the palace, except for the occasional slight sound of flags blowing in the wind.
"Ning Wanwo, Zhang Cunren, Jiang Xin and others have been writing letters for several years to break through Yuguan and take the capital directly." Huang Taiji put his hands behind his back and faced the closed palace door, "Taking Yanjing is like cutting down a big tree.
, we must cut it from both sides first, then the big tree will fall on its own, but if we take Yanjing, can we take over the world? Why have I been invincible for ten years, but I have made countless peace talks. In the past, the Han, Mongolia, and Korea were forced to fight on all sides.
Today there has been a slight change, but the foundation of the Ming Dynasty is still there. Use a small country to attack a big country, and be especially careful not to rush for quick success. Fan Zhangjing has become an old man in planning for the country, and his words of waiting for the right time deeply resonate with my heart."
At this time, a majestic drum sounded outside the hall, followed by a group of suonas.
Fan Wencheng stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the time for ancestor worship has come."
Hearing this, Huang Taiji nodded. Yesterday was the ceremony to honor the heaven and earth. Today is still the ceremony after the founding of the country. It is an ancestor worship ceremony. Before going to worship the ancestors, he used this little time to talk to the two Han officials.
When discussing matters in Korea, Fan Wencheng still showed higher ability.
Upon seeing this, Fan Wencheng and Bao Chengxian immediately stepped back and exited the hall through the side door.
The door of the Chongzheng Hall slowly opened inward. Outside the hall, the military ranks at the Qing Gate were silent and the four-color flags of the Eight Banners were flying. A guard of honor of 270 people was waiting on both sides.
Huang Taiji put his hands by his side and stared at the powerful forces sweeping across the world in front of him. This was the basis for his dominance in Liaodong, and even more for his future ambitions to dominate the world.
The sound of the suona stopped, and the troops outside the main hall knelt down and shouted, "Long live my emperor."
Amidst the majestic shouts and the attention of everyone, Huang Taiji calmly raised his feet and walked towards the outside of the palace.