Forbidden City, Wuying Palace.

"Lord Regent, what the old man said is true! If Prince Zhu and Wu Sangui did not collude, how could Lao Yu and Liu Zongrong send troops to Beizhili and offend the Tianwei of the Qing Dynasty? The letter presented by Lao Yu and Liu Zongrong is the handwritten letter of Prince Zhu Thief. And as far as the old man knows, Prince Zhu Thief and his favored Wu family, Wu Xiang's father and son have all been crowned the Duke of the Kingdom, although Wu Sanmei is only a servant, but she is a favorite of the house, if it weren't for the marriage with my Qing Dynasty, it would have been corrected a long time ago......"

It was Xu Dingguo who spoke, and he and Liu Liangzuo had now shaved their heads, braided them, changed into official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty, and knelt in the Wuying Hall in the Forbidden City. On both sides were the Qing civil and military ministers in Beijing, but the throne was empty, and the regent of the Qing Dynasty, Dolgon, stood in front of the throne, his face was as blue as black.

Looking at the angry look on Dolgon's face, Liu Liangzuo, who didn't speak on the side, thought: Wu Sangui seems to be more than lucky! But think about it, how embarrassing Wu Sangui's identity is! His brother-in-law is now the emperor of the Southern Dynasty, and his uncle is still messing with the Qing Dynasty? Moreover, he still held on to the military power and did not let go, and without consulting the imperial court, he led the troops to leave the Taiyuan front line and go south to Luoyang...... If you don't have a heart, the old sow can go up the tree!

"Humph!" At this time, Dolgon snorted coldly, interrupted Xu Dingguo's words, and then turned his gaze to Liu Liangzuo, "Liu Zongbing, you come!" ”

Xu Dingguo is so old, he is confused at first glance...... So Dolgon didn't bother to be angry with this old fool - what did Wu Sangui think, Dolgon wouldn't know? But Dolgon still has to use this Wu Sangui and his Guan Ning army. That's where Dolgon excelled!

The current enemy is not only the Southern Ming Kingdom, but also two rogues in the west, a thief Li Zicheng, and a thief Zhang Xianzhong. As long as Wu Sangui can deal with the Liukou, it will be useful enough for Dolgon and the Qing Dynasty.

As for when he will defect to the Ming Dynasty, that is not at all a problem that Dolgon has to consider at the moment. And Wu Sangui would not have done that before defeating Li Zicheng - otherwise the Qing army would attack its east, and Li Zicheng would attack its west. How long can Wu Sangui's strength in Luoyang last?

Therefore, after Dolgon learned that Wu Sangui went south to Luoyang, not only did he not get angry, but also publicly praised Wu Sangui in the court. The credit for repelling the Liukou army that invaded Beizhili was all attributed to the Guanning army.

Unexpectedly, a few days after he praised Wu Sangui, an old foolish traitor who had taken refuge in the Southern Dynasty revealed that Wu Sangui had a bad heart...... Isn't that a slap in Dorgon's face? Isn't this a joke for the group of banner lords in the Qing Dynasty who oppose Dolgon?

It's a pity that people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, and although Liu Liangzuo is a little younger, he can't see through Dorgon's thoughts. He only knew that he had to report truthfully to the master of the Qing Dynasty......

"Report to the regent, as far as the servants know, there is indeed a collusion between Wu Sangui and Prince Zhu Thief, and in order to respond to Wu Sangui's actions, Prince Zhu Thief does not hesitate to negotiate peace with Liukou. As early as September, the minions and Xu Zongbing were ordered not to march into the territory where the rogues were strong. In October, when the Liukou Brigade was progressing smoothly in Beizhili, and when it was about to approach the Beijing Division, the Prince of Zhu Thief also issued an order asking the minions and Xu Zongrong to avoid the conflict with the Liukou, and wait for the changes in Shanxi before moving westward. This change in Shanxi obviously refers to Wu Sangui's actions! ”

It's conclusive...... Dolgon had already scolded in his heart: You traitor, you can't stop talking!

Of course, the Auxiliary Prince Zheng Zilharang knew Dolgon's thoughts—didn't he just want to maintain the Guanning Army and let them deal with the rogues?

Maintaining the group of the Guanning Army is easy to stabilize, and it will not start a war because it wants to disintegrate the Guanning Army; Second, there is no question of dividing up the Guanning military - the Han army that took refuge before the Qing Dynasty entered the customs was to be incorporated into various banners, and from Wu Sangui, this convention was broken. Now the 40,000 Guan Ning army under Wu Sangui still maintains its own establishment and has not become a Han army.

If Wu Sangui's subordinates peacefully accept the adaptation of the Eight Banners, then with their strength of as many as 40,000 households, not any one banner can be monopolized, for example, it will be divided equally...... Dolgon's two white flags will take up to 10,000 households, and the remaining 30,000 households will be taken down by the other six banners, which is a loss-making deal for Dolgon!

And if Dolgon wants to be a villain, eradicate Wu Sangui and Wu Sanfeng, and then forcibly break up the Guanning army into various banners, then the two white flags will become the enemy of the rest of the Guanning army - the rest of the Guanning army incorporated into the two hundred banners will not obey, and Dolgon can't trust them, but has to guard against them. And the remnants of the Guanning army, which entered the other banners, would become the vanguard of the opposition to Dorgon.

If Dorgon did this, he would weaken himself and strengthen his opponents in the Eight Banners.

And what is harmful to Dolgon, Zilharan is happy to see.

"Lord Regent," Zilharang interjected at this time, "I have heard rumours that the King of Pinxi is in collusion with the South. Of course, the rumors may not be credible, and the letter sent by Liu Liangzuo and Xu Dingguo to Prince Zhu is also fraudulent. But we can't ignore it, ask clearly, can't we also return Wu Sangui's innocence? It is better to recall Wu Sangui from the army and let him go to Beijing to make his words clear. ”

Make it clear? Dorgon thought to himself: What a fart! It would be strange if Wu Sangui didn't collude with Zhu Cihong...... And now in this situation, once Wu Sangui is recalled, Wu Sangui will be reversed nine times out of ten!

Once Wu Sangui rebelled, Dolgon, who had been reusing Wu Sangui all along, would be seized by his opponents and criticized.

If Wu Sangui stupidly returned to Beijing, Dorgon's opponents would try their best to turn Wu Sangui into an enemy of the Great Qing Kingdom!

But this problem is not difficult for Dorgon! When it comes to cunning and ferociousness, he is definitely no worse than Zhu Cihong!

After being silent for a while, Dolgon already had a way, and he said with a smile, "It's still Prince Zheng who thinks thoughtfully, should I ask King Pingxi to come back and ask, I must ask clearly...... But the military situation in Henan Province is urgent! Now Kaifeng, Nanyang, Pingyang, and Ruzhou all have Liukou troops, and Li Zicheng is said to have returned to Xi'an and may leave Tongguan at any time. It doesn't matter if this Wu Sangui wants to come back, but there must be a prince who is proficient in military affairs to go to Luoyang to take charge. Otherwise, Luoyang and Wu Sangui's 30,000 troops would have to be surrounded and annihilated by the Liukou! ”

He smiled and said to Zilharang: "Prince Zheng, why don't you work hard?" ”

Yes? I'll go...... To send to death?

Of course Zilharang refused to go, he was going to become Wu Sangui's hostage? If Wu Sangui doesn't rebel, as long as he lets his subordinates detain him, he can come to Beijing to hang around, anyway, Dolgon will cover up, and the important ministers and princes who are dissatisfied with Dolgon in the court will also be jealous.

And if Wu Sangui wants to rebel, then he can't tie up Ji'er Harang and send him to Nanjing?

"Ah, this, now the king of Pingxi is surrounded by rogues," Zilharang immediately changed his words, "even if he has a bad heart, he has to endure it...... He and Li Zicheng have a deep hatred, and Li Zicheng's world is lost because of him. ”

Dolgon smiled and nodded: "Prince Zheng is reasonable...... Then look, should we make use of Wu Sangui again? ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Zilharang nodded repeatedly, "You have to make good use of him!" ”

"But you have to guard against him!" Dolgon said, "I have people to guard the three mansions of Zhangde, Weihui, and Daimyo." Prince Zheng, who do you think is better? ”

Zierharang pondered and said, "Let the King of Yanxi County (Luo Luohun) look at Wu Sangui? ”

Luo Luohun is now leading his troops to be stationed on the north bank of the Yellow River in Kaifeng Prefecture, confronting the Dashun army that has retreated across the Yellow River.

"He's just a county king," Dolgon said, "I'm afraid it's hard to deter the Southern Dynasty, Liukou, and Wu Sangui, right?" ”

"The Lord Regent means ......"

"Let Prince Su (Hauge) go." Dolgon said, "He has been fighting in Datong Mansion for a long time without success, and it is time for someone else to replace him!" He paused, "The thieves in Taiyuan have signs of breaking through, and we will know when we meet in the next few days." After Taiyuan is taken, Prince Ying (Azig) can lead his troops into Datong and replace Prince Su to lead the three armies. ”

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