?After hearing this, Empress Dowager Zhuang pondered for a while before nodding, saying, "What you said makes sense. This is indeed the only feasible way for my Qing Dynasty, but why not mention it to the emperor?"
Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly and said, "Report to the Empress Dowager, I am a Han minister in the end. I have many things and I can't speak out.--."
Empress Dowager Zhuang also smiled bitterly, and Hong Chengchou's concerns were not unreasonable, because at this time, the Qing court, although it was known as the Manchu family, had always been on guard against Han ministers. Major national policies were actually all done by Manchu ministers.
After deciding, Han Chen had no choice but to interrupt.
Whether the Qing court retreated outside the pass was related to the decisions that were related to the destiny of the Qing court, nor was it that Han officials could participate in. Therefore, the people who are discussing this issue now are all the ministers of the Manchus.
Among the Manchu ministers, they were divided into two factions, such as Jirhalang, Vadak, Shuosai, Abatai, and Boluo, and all advocated to agree to the conditions of the Chinese army and retreat to the outside world.
Whether in power or fighting with the Chinese army on the battlefield, I know the power of the Chinese army, and no one dares to fight against the Chinese army again. To put it bluntly, I even suffer from phobia and I know that the Nanjing government has
Its strong manpower and material resources are therefore believed that the Qing court was by no means a rival to the Nanjing government, and should retreat outside the pass.
But they agreed to withdraw from the outside of the pass, and there was no overall view of Hong Chengchou and a comprehensive plan. It was entirely out of an ostrich mentality of "can't we afford to mess with us, but we can't hide." As for retreating outside of the pass, what should we do?
No one has ever thought about how long it lasts, so we can only talk about it later.
Opposing the retreat to the outside world were some middle and lower-class Manchu officials and nobles. These people were neither in power nor many had fought in wars. Although they knew the power of the Chinese army, they did not have an intuitive understanding. They only believed that now
Why did the Chinese army give Beijing to the Chinese army for nothing? Some people just rely on their bravery and shouted that they would fight to the death with the Chinese army when they came to Beijing.
, if you fight with jade and stone, you will never cede a piece of land. This attitude has also won a lot of praise.
Of course, only a very small number of people who truly have the awareness of fighting to the death with the Chinese army. Although most of them shouted like this, when the Chinese army really hit Beijing, they would probably run faster than rabbits.
However, there are actually internal factors that so many middle and lower-level Manchu officials and nobles who do not support giving up Beijing. This year is the seventh year of the Qing Dynasty's entry into the pass. In the past few years after entering the pass, the Qing government issued a land enclosure order.
, the order of revenge, the law of fugitives, and other laws that are conducive to the accumulation of wealth and settlement of Manchu nobles. Almost all Manchu nobles occupied a large amount of land in the capital, Shanxi and other places in just a few years, and took over the land.
Servant.
Moreover, during those years, the Qing court had a very good momentum, with a sweeping across the south of the Yangtze River and unifying the world, and the worst was the division between the north and the south. After the Manchu nobles entered the Central Plains from outside the pass, they were also rich and comfortable by the Central Plains.
, attracted by the comfort and colorful entertainment life, stayed close to you and was happy to leave. Therefore, they all wanted to live in the pass for a long time, and brought their families, relatives and servants from the pass. But the middle and lower levels of the pass
The family background of Manchu officials and nobles is not that rich. Once the population is large, they need to build houses and expand land. In addition, the industries left outside the customs are not easy to take care of, so many people sell their industries outside the customs.
Most of the time, only a few ancestral homes were left, and then all the property was sent to the customs office to purchase property and buy property.
Once the Qing court agreed to the conditions of Nanjing and withdrew from the Great Wall in full, all these industries built in the pass were lost. In addition, most of the Manchu nobles had become accustomed to the prosperous life in the pass. It turned out that when the birds were not shit outside the pass, they suffered. Although they knew that once the Chinese army invaded Beijing, all this would be lost. But after all, the Chinese army has not yet attacked, right? Many people were lucky and believed that the Chinese army would be held back by the south and could not attack Beijing for a long time, so they strongly opposed withdrawing from the pass.
In addition, there are also Han officials who have contributed to the fire behind this group of Manchu officials, which has also played a significant role.
Once the Qing court withdrew from the pass, it would certainly take away most of the Han officials. Except for the Han officials who actually came from Liaodong, the vast majority of Han officials certainly did not want to live outside the pass.
Many people have this idea. After all, Shang Yi is also a Han Chinese. Even if he enters Beijing and establishes a new dynasty, it will only restore the orthodox Han people's world. Moreover, Shang Yi has always been tolerant of Han officials. At worst, he will not be in the new world. When they become officials in the court, they will go home to farm, at least they will not be second-class people. If they are trained for a while, they will be able to shine again through the imperial examination. Maybe they can still benefit from their descendants and be sealed as a false one. The Manchus have taken over Beijing and are still implementing policies to discriminate and prevent the Han people. Once the Manchus withdrew from the pass, they will never stand out.
Although the Qing court must implement policies to prevent Han officials, now everyone is eating in the same pot and they always have to communicate with each other. In addition, some Han officials also deliberately make friends, and many government affairs are also in progress. Manchu officials also rely on Han officials to help solve the problem. Therefore, every Han official has more than a few Manchu friends, whether it is a real friend or a fake friend, otherwise it would be impossible to get involved in the officialdom. Have to open.
In this way, although Han officials are not qualified to participate in the decision-making of this matter, they can use their own personal relationships to influence Manchu officials and achieve their goals. The ability in this regard is still very poor at this time. It is impossible to catch up with the Han people who have experienced political influence for thousands of years.
Although this group of Manchu officials had not high positions and did not take charge of the government affairs, there were many people, and many were descendants of heroes and heroes, and there were some distant royal families. The Qing court is essentially still practicing tribal politics. If a large number of small and medium-sized aristocrats no longer work for the court, the foundation of the Qing court's rule would also be shaken, so the influence of this group of descendants should not be underestimated.
In any case, one side now has few people but the weight is heavy, the other side has many people but no power. The overall strength of the two factions is roughly the same. Although the minority controls the government and can gain a little advantage, this advantage is not enough to suppress it. Most factions and the court were also in a dilemma.
Of course, at this time, the emperor's attitude was very important. Although the Qing court was tribal politics, the emperor still had unparalleled authority. If Hou Fulin also joined the camp of the minority at this time, it would not be impossible to suppress the majority with the minority and suppress the majority. The faction forcibly passed the resolution to withdraw from the outside of the pass. But it was a pity that Fulin was inclined toward the majority.
At this time, Fulin was about to turn fourteen. He was young and full of energy and fantasy and expectations for the future. Moreover, the brilliant achievements of the predecessors of the Qing court were also inspiring him to create his own achievements. Now he has just taken power.
Soon, he was thinking of letting go and making some achievements. Therefore, although he knew that the current situation was not good for the Qing court and had to cede territory from Nanjing, from his heart, of course he was not
For Fulin, the Nanjing side proposed the conditions for the Qing court to withdraw from the north of the Great Wall to negotiate peace.
But Fulin knew after all that war was not a joke. Once the conditions in Nanjing were really rejected, it would mean that the door to peace talks was completely closed. But can the Qing court still defend Beijing? Standing in the court
, it is easy to be angry and keep shouting and beating, but if you really start, can the Qing court be the opponent of the Chinese army? After all, since the Qing court entered the pass, it has fought with Shang Yi three times, and although it will have some advantage in the middle,
As a result, they were defeated without exception. As the last battle in the Central Plains, the Qing court concentrated the troops of the Three Kingdoms and invested more than 700,000 troops, including tens of thousands of them who worked hard for two years according to the training method of the Chinese army.
The new army, and the commanders were all famous generals of the Qing court and had many battles, but they were defeated and dismantled more than 500,000 troops. All the elites of the Qing Dynasty were still lost. So what should I do now?
What about the Chinese military fighting?
Therefore, Fulin is now in a contradictory state of mind. From a rational point of view, he also knew that the Qing court could no longer fight with the Chinese army and could only accept the conditions of the Chinese army, but he was unwilling to give up in his heart and fantasized about it.
Someone can come up with a brilliant plan for himself and turn the situation around. He is hesitant in the fight or harmony.
It is Fulin's mentality of worrying about gains and losses that has made the two factions in the Qing Dynasty unable to argue and never stopped.
Although Empress Dowager Zhuang was in the deep palace, she was very clear about the current situation facing the Qing court. However, she was not sure whether to fight or to be harmonious, so she could not give Fulin good advice. After listening to Hong Chengchou's explanation
, Empress Dowager Zhuang finally had a problem in her heart, so she nodded and said, "Hong Chengchou, the Ai family already knows what to do. You should go back and rest first. In the future, the emperor and the Ai family will have many things.
I want to ask you for advice.”
After hearing this, Hong Chengchou bowed to Empress Dowager Zhuang again, and then withdrew from Yikun Palace.
After Hong Chengchou left, Empress Dowager Zhuang thought for a while, and after seeing Fulin, what should she say, and asked a eunuch beside her and said, "Have you gone to court now?"
The eunuch said: "If you go back to the Queen Mother, the emperor will have already gone to court, but today we will arrange for a hunting parade in the western suburbs, so we can't come back until the evening."
Queen Mother Zhuang nodded. The Qing court’s practice was that hunting and training were one, so she didn’t think there was anything wrong with hunting. It was normal for Fulin to take advantage of the opportunity to hunt to parade military affairs.
At this moment, Empress Dowager Zhuang's personal palace maid Su Moer came in from outside and whispered a few words in Empress Dowager Zhuang's ear. Empress Dowager Zhuang couldn't help but change her face and said, "Is this true?"