Chapter 1285: The Battle of Dignity (2)
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The news that the Great Jin Dynasty was about to conquer Houjin quickly spread to Shenyang.
Although it is said that the intelligence network has shrunk on a large scale, Tan Tai and Jia Jihan also said that they have tried their best to maintain it, and many decisions that the imperial court needs to make are related to intelligence.
The mood of the Manchu nobles broke out quickly, although the Jin Dynasty was unprecedentedly powerful, in the Qing Dynasty, in Shenyang, the Manchu people's sense of superiority was still firm, thinking that the Han people were their slaves, and the attitude towards the Han people was becoming more and more bad, plus Huang Taiji and Haoge began to shift their attention to the construction of the army, the army was firmly grasped by the Manchus, and it seemed that the combat effectiveness was still enhanced, so when they learned that the Great Jin Dynasty was preparing to attack, many Manchu nobles felt that they had to fight a decisive battle with the Great Jin Dynasty. Maybe you can even win the battle.
There are also Manchu nobles who have completely opposite views, and those who hold the opposite view happen to be a few princes, a few people who really hold power, which are represented by Zilharang, who believes that it is impossible for the Great Qing Kingdom to compete with the Great Jin Dynasty, and once the fighting begins, the Great Qing Kingdom will undoubtedly be defeated, and there is no chance to hibernate.
Dolgon and Daishan basically agreed with Zilharang's opinion, but Azig disagreed, believing that the warriors of the Great Qing Kingdom were capable of defeating the Jiangning battalion.
Huang Taiji's view is consistent with Zilharang, as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji has always been very sober, the previous Ming Dynasty, so weak, the Qing Dynasty did not dare to say that it completely conquered the Central Plains and overthrew the Ming Dynasty, and now the Jin Dynasty is a behemoth, proud of everything, the Qing Dynasty has no ability to contend at all, what is the end of the egg hitting the stone. It couldn't be clearer.
As for those fanatical Manchurian nobles, most of them are just shouting, really thinking about relying on them to lead the army to fight, I am afraid that the Qing Dynasty will die even worse.
Huang Taiji chose to support Jierharang and decided to negotiate with the Great Jin court.
This negotiation. It is definitely different from the negotiation with the Ming court, the Qing Dynasty at that time, the soldiers were brave, the Ming court was too busy to take care of itself, and had no ability to interfere in the affairs of the Qing Dynasty, but the Jin Dynasty was different, people's banks were opened to the doorstep, and the currency directly entered the Qing Dynasty, almost mastering the economic lifeline of the Great Qing Kingdom. If it weren't for the fact that some merchants did business and kept bringing in a steady stream of goods and grain, it would have been difficult for the Qing Kingdom to even sustain itself.
Huang Taiji is very painful, he is in his fifties, he has experienced ups and downs all his life, and finally established the Great Qing Kingdom, but he did not expect that the Great Qing Kingdom has encountered many ups and downs since its establishment. There has almost never been a life in peace, to say before the establishment of the Great Qing Kingdom. Everything is so smooth, repeatedly entering the customs and plundering, in the face of the weak Ming army, such as entering a no-man's land, occupying more and more territory in Liaodong, if it were not for the blockage of the Ningjin defense line. Maybe the Central Plains has been pacified.
But after Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying appeared, everything changed, and the Qing Dynasty began to decline, so that in order to gain the opportunity for development, it had to be considered by the Ming Dynasty twice.
Now he has to bow down to the Great Jin Dynasty and Su Tiancheng. And it's when people are about to conquer, this kind of taste is not something that ordinary people can imagine, the first two bows down to the vassals, can be seen as a ploy, and the Qing Kingdom has also got real benefits from it, but this time I'm afraid it's unlikely.
Chongzheng Palace.
Looking at the incomparably old Huang Taiji, as well as the sad Hauge, Zilharang still spoke ruthlessly.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the minister thinks that this negotiation with the Great Jin Dynasty may not be so wishful, the strength of the Great Jin Dynasty is too strong, and it has enough money to support, which is not ......something that my Great Qing Kingdom can contend with."
Before Zilharang's words were finished, Azig, who was still hot-tempered, spoke.
"Prince I don't want to be angry with others to destroy his own prestige, it is true that the Great Jin Dynasty is strong, but it is not invincible, the warriors of my Great Qing Kingdom are extremely brave, how can they lose to the Jiangning camp, and really start fighting, the result is not certain."
Zilharang looked at Azig the same, his face had an angry face, his temper was very good, and he was recognized by everyone in the Great Qing Kingdom, but in the face of Azig's intervention, he was a little angry, this is a discussion about the fate of the Great Qing Kingdom, it is useless to shout with his mouth, if the emperor and the crown prince are coerced by these opinions and have no choice but to adopt a tough confrontation policy, it is all the Manchurian nobles who will suffer.
"The king of Yingwu thinks that what I said is wrong, you might as well put forward an example directly, since the first year of Chongde, the warriors of my Great Qing Kingdom have fought against the Jiangning camp many times, how is the battle situation, today's Great Jin Dynasty, unprecedentedly powerful, the court is unusually rich, is it not something that my Great Qing Kingdom can compete with, does the King of Yingwu County think that I am partial to the Great Jin Dynasty, think that I am deliberately betraying the interests of the Great Qing Kingdom, and think that I just want to take refuge in the Great Jin Dynasty."
Azig didn't show weakness and spoke again.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the minister is willing to lead the warriors of the Great Qing Kingdom to meet the attack of the Jiangning battalion, if he cannot achieve victory, the minister is willing to accept any punishment."
The hall fell silent all of a sudden.
Huang Taiji's expression was very ugly.
After so many years, Azig still does not change his temper, he has no foresight, he knows that he fights and kills, and it is said that he has suffered enough lessons, and this Azig still has a strong tendency to support Dorgon, and he has always been a little unconvinced that Hauge will become the crown prince.
In the confrontation with the Jiangning battalion, the first time he encountered a fiasco, it was this Azig, when it was still the first year of Chongde and the Qing Dynasty had just been established.
But behind Azig, there are many people who support it, and the vast majority of Manchu nobles all have this view, they all think that directly fighting with the Jiangning camp will not necessarily fail, and maybe they will be able to achieve an unexpected victory and consolidate the situation of the Great Qing State in Liaodong, which is also a taboo thing for Huang Taiji and Haoge.
As he gets older, Huang Taiji's mentality has also changed a lot, especially after Hai Lanzhu passed away, after so many years, Huang Taiji gradually felt aging, and his body was not very good.
In the Qing Dynasty, there are obviously two forces, or two different understandings, one is represented by Zilharang, who believes that the Jin Dynasty is powerful and cannot compete with it head-on, and must negotiate to gain living space, and the other understanding, represented by Azig, believes that it is necessary to fight to the death with the Jiangning camp and obtain the right to survive from the fight.
Huang Taiji coordinated in the middle, trying his best to stabilize the hearts of all the nobles.
But this kind of stability cannot have practical effects, and Huang Taiji also needs to make a clear choice of which opinion to support.
In fact, between Huang Taiji and Haoge, the views on this matter are also different, Huang Taiji agrees with Jierharang's opinion, Haoge in general, also agrees with Jierharang's opinion, but Haoge believes that it is still necessary to fight, and then decide whether to negotiate with the Jin Dynasty, Haoge's mentality, in fact, still wants to be able to fight with Jiangning Ying, in case in the process of fighting, a decisive victory is achieved, at that time to negotiate, there will be bargaining chips in hand.
This made Huang Taiji hesitate, thinking that he could negotiate, but this kind of negotiation, which means weakness because the Great Jin Dynasty launched an attack, will it achieve the expected results.
But Huang Taiji's insight is indeed not ordinary, he knows very well that Haoge's idea is not valid, once the war with the Great Jin Dynasty starts, there will be no chance to negotiate, in case the battle fails, the Great Qing Kingdom is facing the fate of destruction, the Great Jin Dynasty will never accept the request for negotiation, Huang Taiji understands Su Tiancheng.
So the choice is very important.
The hall was quiet for a short time, and Huang Taiji quickly spoke.
"I know very well that among the Manchurians, there are many people who want to fight, and even want to defeat the Jiangning battalion, I admit that maybe in the process of fighting, occasional victories are possible, but can I achieve the final victory in the Qing Kingdom, who dares to stand up, pat my chest and say that I can defeat the Great Jin Dynasty, and even be able to enter the Central Plains, I don't need that kind of mindless statement, I need you to come up with a real combat deployment, so that I can see hope, see how you completely defeated the Great Jin Dynasty, Completely defeated the Jiangning battalion. ”
"For so many years, Prince Zheng and I have worked hard in the Qing Dynasty, and the contributions we have made are obvious to all, if Prince Zheng is to protect the Great Jin Dynasty, then no one can be trusted."
"I used to hesitate, whether to fight with the Great Jin Dynasty, whether to show the toughness of my Great Qing Kingdom, but to show toughness requires capital and strength, and now I have such strength."
"It's this place in Shenyang, the imperial court has repeatedly banned the paper money of the Great Jin Dynasty from entering, but does this prohibition work, who can still see the copper plate, and how much gold, silver and jewelry, even some of you, don't you also deposit the gold and silver jewelry in the bank of the Great Jin Dynasty, it's all such a situation, and you still have a sweet dream, thinking that you can completely defeat the Great Jin Dynasty."
"I have long said that Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying are the biggest opponents of my Great Qing Kingdom, and they are also the biggest enemies, and I even said that my Great Qing Kingdom may eventually die in the hands of Su Tiancheng, but many of you don't believe it, I hope you will go back and think about it, where is the way out of my Great Qing Kingdom."
"I have already made a decision, negotiate with the Great Jin court, the difficulty of this negotiation is huge, but even if it is very difficult, I have to negotiate, I decided to let Prince Zheng Jierharang as a plenipotentiary representative, negotiate with the Great Jin Dynasty on behalf of the imperial court, make concessions where the concessions should be made, and accept the conditions that should be accepted, the purpose is one, to keep my Great Qing Kingdom." (To be continued......)