Wu Linzheng said hurriedly: "It doesn't matter whether I can join the Ministry of Civil Service or not, and whether I should be the right minister or not. What is important is that Zuozhongzai must join the cabinet, otherwise we will not be able to speak for His Majesty in the cabinet."
Chen Liangmo said: "Master Wu's words are wrong. This matter cannot be compromised casually."
"What Brother Shiliang said is absolutely true." Wu Ganlai said, "There is no room for humility in this matter. As for the discussion of the Qing Dynasty in Shilin, it will be left to me and Brother Shiliang. We have been busy since we came to the capital."
After saying that, Wu Ganlai and the other two turned to Meng Zhaoxiang.
Meng Zhaoxiang was actually opposed to provoking party strife from his heart.
But in this position, many things are out of your control.
At that moment, Meng Zhaoxiang sighed: "Okay, you go ahead and do it."
"I will accept your orders." Wu Ganlai and Chen Liangmo rushed away excitedly.
In the Ming Dynasty, the "fighting spirit" of Kedao officials was extremely high.
Wu Ganlai and Chen Liangmo have also been extremely active since they came to Nanjing.
The two of them had assigned at least half of the six subjects to Shizhong and Yushi, so they were fully capable of mobilizing public opinion and provoking party strife, so they intensively contacted their classmates or old classmates.
A party dispute quickly brewed in Nanjing's officialdom.
The chronic diseases of the Ming Dynasty are about to break out again.
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Let’s not talk about the party struggle in Nanjing for now, let’s talk about Beijing later.
The shock in the East Nuan Pavilion of Prince Rui's Mansion is still continuing.
After a long while, Ning Wanwo, Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou finally recovered from the huge shock.
Hong Chengchou sighed softly and said: "I thought I thought highly enough of Yan Yingyuan, but I didn't expect that I still underestimated him. If this person cannot be eliminated as soon as possible, he will become a serious problem for me in the future."
"Yes, this man is really good at using soldiers." Fan Wencheng exclaimed, "Prince Yu has been on the battlefield for twenty years and has experienced hundreds of battles. However, he was hit by this man's fire attack four times in a row! And once compared with
Cruel once!"
"There is also the water attack on the canal!" Ning Wanwo said, "Such a use of troops is breathtaking."
To be honest, Ning Wanren and the other three spoke completely sincerely and did not deliberately praise Yan Yingyuan.
"That's enough, it's over!" Dorgon felt irritated after hearing this, and interrupted the three people's continuous compliments with a dark face.
In fact, Dorgon also knew the intentions of Hong Chengchou and the others. They just wanted to explain that the defeat of Shanyang was not due to Duduo's incompetence, but because Yan Yingyuan was too evil and was not guilty of war.
But this logic is useless to Jurchens, because Jurchens don’t talk about this.
The Jurchens always judge heroes based on success or failure, regardless of whether the enemy is strong or not.
So if Duduo loses, he loses, and he must accept the punishment.
But this is not what Dorgon is worried about now. Punishing Duduo is not a big deal. He will make up for it later. What really worries Dorgon is the overall situation of Fuming!
Duduo suffered a huge defeat in Shanyang. Will it affect the war situation in Xuzhou?
No, that's not right. The defeat of Shanyang will definitely affect the war situation in Xuzhou. At least the plan to plunder grain and grass from Jiangnan has failed. So the question now is, will the defeat of Shanyang lead to the defeat of Xuzhou?
If Xuzhou was also defeated, the Qing government would forever lose the opportunity to unify the world.
Then for Dorgon, I am afraid that he will lose the opportunity to aspire to the throne forever.
Thinking of this, Dorgon became more and more anxious. He could never accept such a result.
However, Dorgon did not show it on his face, but said calmly: "The three gentlemen must also know that after Prince Yu's defeat in Shanyang, the plan to loot Jiangnan has come to nothing, and the money and food in Jiangnan have also been plundered.
There is no hope, and the food and grass to support the front line can only be provided by the public treasury of each banner."
"Yes." Hong Chengchou said with a sigh, "We can't even capture a Shanyang, let alone Yangzhou and Nanjing. We definitely won't be able to sack Jiangnan, at least not this year."
"If it doesn't work this year, I'm afraid it will be even more hopeless next year."
Dorgon said quietly: "Because Yan Yingyuan will be more important next year, and there will be more local heroes in the state capital."
"This is not necessarily the case." Hong Chengchou waved his hand and said, "Yan Yingyuan may not necessarily be reused, and it is unknown whether he will become the target of a thousand people."
Dorgon's eyes lit up and he said, "A plan to divorce?"
"There is no need to alienate each other, they will fight among themselves." Hong Chengchou said, "Distancing each other may actually do bad things."
When it comes to understanding the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, we have to go to Hong Chengchou. Hong Chengchou can be said to have grasped the context of the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. Party strife, the eternal theme of the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is these two words.
When the eunuchs are strong, civil servants will fight against the eunuchs.
When the Eunuch Party is weak, the civil servants who hold the clique will be divided into Zhejiang Party, Chu Party, Qi Party and even Gan Party according to their regions, and then they will fight among themselves.
It seems that without party struggle, official students are incomplete.
Now that Emperor Chongzhen is becoming more and more powerful, it is time for the civil servants to fight against the emperor again.
Therefore, as a close associate of Emperor Chongzhen, Yan Yingyuan will definitely be suppressed by civil officials. Not to mention re-employing him, it would be good if he is not removed from his position by pulling his hair.
In short, the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was not saved.
Hong Chengchou really didn't believe that Yan Yingyuan would have any chance of success in Ming Dynasty officialdom.
In a corrupt officialdom, the more capable you are, the easier it is to become a loser.
These civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were mediocre themselves, and they forced others to be as mediocre as them.
"Yes, let's not mention this matter for now." Dorgon was so smart that he thought of it quickly and continued, "Let's talk about the war in Xuzhou. Should our Qing soldiers insist on besieging Xuzhou? Or should we take advantage of the Yellow River to return?
Retreat your troops without thawing, and then go south to besiege Xuzhou when the Yellow River freezes again this winter?"
After enduring it for a long time, Dorgon finally couldn't help but say the word "retreat."
In fact, this itself already illustrates Dorgon's attitude. He has already begun to think about withdrawing his troops.
The reason is very simple. Dorgon's confidence has been shaken. He feels that Xuzhou cannot win if it continues to fight.
Hearing this, Hong Chengchou and three other die-hard traitors became anxious. Dorgon wanted to retreat, but they were unwilling.
As I said before, the comprehensive strength of the Manchu and Qing dynasties was far inferior to that of the frontier barbarian dynasties of the Central Plains. They usually only had one chance to unify the Central Plains. Once they missed it, they would miss it forever.
Now that the Battle of Xuzhou has begun, we must not talk about retreating lightly.
"Master, we must not retreat! We must persist in the siege!" Hong Chengchou said urgently, "Although Prince Yu suffered a defeat at the foot of Shanyang City, and it was a huge defeat, the front of our Qing army is still not that Nan Ming can compete with. Ming The army still does not have the ability and confidence to fight in the field with our Qing army, so from the perspective of military strength, there is no problem in besieging Xuzhou."
"What Heng Jiu said is absolutely true," Fan Wencheng said, "As long as the problem of food and grass can be solved, our Qing soldiers will be able to persist on the Xuzhou battlefield to the end, win the final victory in this battle to destroy the country, and then decide the outcome in one battle. .”
"Master, this slave thinks so too." Ning Wanwo agreed, "You must not retreat."
Dorgon frowned and said, "You just talked about the problem of food and grass. Can you solve this problem?"
"Yes!" Hong Chengchou said categorically, "During the Songjin War, the late emperor once farmed outside Jinzhou City. We can definitely follow the example of the late emperor who also farmed in Xuzhou, Guide and other places."
"Yes, you can farm!" Fan Wencheng agreed.
"Just farming in Xuzhou, and saving money on transporting grain."
After Ning Wan, I continued: "It is now the beginning of May, and spring plowing can begin soon. As long as the wheat seeds are sown, the wheat can be harvested in mid-September, which means that we only need to find a way to provide food for four months."
"It's not that simple." Dorgon shook his head and said, "Our Qing soldiers can camp in the fields, but the Ming army won't cause sabotage? Don't forget, in addition to Xuzhou, there are also Ming Dynasty frontier troops in Xiazhen and Pizhou. "
"The rural bravery of Huai'an Prefecture has become a trend after this battle, and it cannot be underestimated."
"In addition, there are the puppet army and the powerful bandits in Henan, which cannot be ignored. Faced with threats from all directions, is it really feasible to farm?"
After Ning finished, the three of us fell silent immediately.
Xuzhou and Guide are the places of the Four Battles. In addition to besieging Xuzhou, they also have to deal with the puppet troops from Xia Town, Pizhou Ming Army and the Luoyang direction. Moreover, farming in the fields is not as good as field battles. They need to divide their troops and build forts for defense, which is easy to be attacked. The Ming army and the puppet army defeated each other, so more than 200,000 people may not be able to cope with it.
What's more, there aren't actually that many garrison troops.
Because Bao Yi, who is accompanying the army, still has to farm, he will definitely not be able to fight anymore.
It was impossible for the Mongolian Mongols who accompanied the army to stay in Xuzhou for a long time.
The 60,000 to 70,000 people in Manchuria under the Eight Banners alone would definitely be too busy to protect Xuzhou and Guide's farms.
After all, Xuzhou is not Liaoxi. When the late emperor besieged Jinzhou, he only had to send troops to monitor Liaoxi, but that is not possible now. Now the Qing soldiers have to beware of intrusions and attacks from all directions.
Dong Nuan Pavilion fell into silence for a long time, and Hong Chengchou and the other three were thinking hard about countermeasures.
After a long while, Hong Chengchou was the first to break the silence: "Master, in Xuzhou, even if the Guide farmland will be attacked by the Ming army or the puppet army, we can still harvest some food. If it is still not enough, then we can only harvest some food." Distribute food to the private treasury of each banner. In short, the siege of Xuzhou will never be broken. This battle can only be won but not defeated!"
"What, distribute food to each banner's private treasury?" Dorgon's eyes narrowed.
For a moment, Dorgon even doubted whether Hong Chengchou wanted to harm him.
Because he forcibly distributed food to the Eight Banners' private treasury, Dorgon immediately became a loser and lost all hearts.
But in a second thought, Dorgon agreed with Hong Chengchou's opinion. As long as he won the Battle of Xuzhou, it would not matter much to distribute food to the private treasury of each banner, because by defeating Nanming, he would be able to use more benefits to compensate.
In the private treasury of each banner, Dorgon will not only not lose people's hearts, but will win them more.
On the other hand, if he loses the Battle of Xuzhou, even if he does not send food to the private treasury of each banner, his prestige in the hearts of the banner people will still be greatly reduced. Even if he sends food to the private treasury of each banner, the result will not be
Worse, isn't it?
At that moment, Dorgon said: "Heng Jiu, are you going to finish your work in one battle and let me and Chongzhen fight for their lives?"
"When great powers fight, they are fighting for their lives. How can there be any way out?" Hong Chengchou said solemnly, "The master not only has to send food to the private treasury of each banner, but also personally leads the yellow flag to Xuzhou to confront Chongzhen! This is not enough!
To boost the morale of the army is not enough to reverse the decline caused by Prince Yu after the defeat of Shanyang."
Good guy, Hong Chengchou also wanted Dorgon to personally conquer Xuzhou.
After Ning finished me, Fan Wencheng also echoed: "I will second my opinion!"
"Hengjiu, the yellow flag is also sent to Xuzhou?" Dorgon frowned and said, "The safety of the capital is ignored? The safety of Shanxi and Datong is ignored? The Tumut River is also abandoned?"
"Master, haven't you seen it yet?" Hong Chengchou said, "Our Qing soldiers have been fighting the Ming army in Xuzhou for more than three months since they went south at the beginning of this year. Has the puppet army ever dispatched a single soldier from Shanxi or Henan?
Soldiers coming to attack? It can be seen that Chuang Ni has already made up his mind to watch the fire from the other side."
"That's right." Fan Wencheng said, "The Pseudo-Shun will not send troops until the winner is decided on the battlefield in Xuzhou. We, the Qing soldiers, can definitely concentrate all our forces and complete the victory in one battle."
Ning Wan and I also said excitedly: "If the Battle of Xuzhou is successful, the merits will be no less than that of Lao Khan's Battle of Sarhu and the late emperor's Battle of Songjin. By then, the master's enthronement of the great treasure will also be expected by everyone."
In a word, Dorgon was asked to personally lead the army to fight against Chongzhen in Xuzhou.
I have to say that these three traitors were really worried about establishing slaves and Dorgon.
Dorgon was still hesitant because the stakes were too high and he was a little scared.
After pacing back and forth for a moment with a frown on his face, Dorgon stopped again and asked, "Where is the Tumed River?"
"Tumut is no worse than mustard moss." Hong Chengchou said, "As long as we win the battle of Xuzhou and destroy Nanming, the Mongols can take back Tumut in a flash. It's really not worth mentioning."
Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo said at the same time: "Master, please cut it off quickly!"
But Dorgon dared to make a quick decision, and asked Hong Chengchou: "Heng Jiu, what are the chances of the Qing soldiers in this battle?"
"Master, if I say that the Qing army has a very good chance of success, it must be a lie." Hong Chengchou shook his head and then continued, "But a 70-80 victory is possible, at least it is much greater than the Ming army's chance of winning.
"
Fan Wencheng also echoed: "Yes, the Qing Dynasty's success rate is at least twice that of the Ming army!"
"Twice as big as the Ming army?" Dorgon frowned, "But you said that Nan Ming's strength is far superior to that of our Qing Dynasty."
Ning Wanmei said: "The strength of Nanming is certainly better than that of the Qing Dynasty, but the strength of Xuzhou is not as good as that of the Qing Dynasty. The master's army only needs to face the Ming army in Xuzhou!"
"Understood." Dorgon nodded and said, "What the three of you mean is that the Qing Dynasty does not need to defeat the entire Nan Ming Dynasty, but only needs to defeat the Xuzhou Ming Army, right?"
"That's what I mean." Ning finished me and said.
"Comparing the national strength of the two countries, the Qing Dynasty is definitely not as good as the Nan Ming."
"But with the power of the Qing Dynasty against a mere city of Xuzhou, the success would be huge!"
After saying this, I continued: "Master, the Battle of Xuzhou has actually evolved into a competition of manpower and material resources between the two sides. It depends on who can last longer?"
Dorgon nodded slightly and said, "So, which side do the three gentlemen think will last longer?"