Chapter 949: Strange and Strange
Huang Taiji will not be ruthless easily, as the so-called small talk continued, Fan Wencheng finally understood why Huang Taiji had the idea of sending troops to the pass, that was because the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was too confident, so that he ignored the existence of a Great Qing Kingdom by his side, and ignored that the Great Qing Kingdom had strong strength.
During the Chongzhen period, the Ming court's defense of the border passes was very tight, Shanhaiguan, Xuanfu, Datong, Yulin and even Ningxia and other places were all border passes, all stationed with heavy troops, the Qing Dynasty also took this into account, rarely directly entered the pass from these places, not afraid of the Ming army, but unwilling to have major casualties.
However, the current Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, there is no deliberate stationing of heavy troops at the border pass, Xuanfu, Yulin and other places have no garrisons, Datong and Ningxia and other places, there are a few poor garrisons, according to the information obtained by Fan Wencheng more than two years ago, the Ming Emperor Zheng Xunrui believes that these places are not the border passes of the Ming Dynasty, the territory of the Ming Dynasty should include the grassland and the current Qing Dynasty, and the Ming army is strong, there is no need to station too many troops at the border pass.
This is a manifestation of self-confidence, anyone can see it, and the Ming court really did it according to the emperor's requirements, and did not deliberately garrison troops in Xuanfu and other places.
According to the original Zheng family army and the current Ming army, there is indeed no need for too much defense at the border, and many tribes in the grassland have begun to gradually return to the Ming Dynasty.
But such a situation appeared, Huang Taiji was very dissatisfied in his heart, people's minds are so strange, Huang Taiji thinks that the Qing Kingdom and himself have been neglected, this is an unbearable shame, you must know that the Great Qing Kingdom was once majestic, and now it is not far off, even if it is a face-to-face fight with the Ming army. It is not necessarily down, but the firearms of the Ming army were powerful in the past, which made it difficult for the Eight Banners Army to resist.
As time passed, Huang Taiji's eyes were fixed on Yulin, Datong and Xuanfu, of course, if he wanted to enter the pass from Yulin, he needed to enter from the grassland. This is too far for the Eight Banners Army, the detour is too far, and the situation on the grassland is not easy to control, but from Datong and Xuanfu and other places into Beizhili, not too far, the Eight Banners Army has always been good at long-distance running, if it can be from Xuanfu and other places to the Guannei, the Eight Banners Army uses its own advantages, the way of long-distance running operations. If you move quickly, you will definitely be able to evade the pursuit of the Ming army.
Huang Taiji decided to send Prince Li Daishan to Liaodong again to discuss with the Ming court, specifically mentioning the matter of mutual markets, which shows that Huang Taiji is still afraid of the Ming army in his heart, otherwise the Qing Dynasty is gradually experiencing difficulties in food supply, and Huang Taiji can ask the Eight Banners Army to raid the pass and rob more grain.
Through Huang Taiji's simple narration, Fan Wencheng finally understood the meaning.
In Fan Wencheng's opinion. Huang Taiji's preparation is good, and it is also well thought out. It's not a casual decision, let alone a brave fight, if the Great Qing Kingdom doesn't think of a way to deal with it and falls into a state of maintenance, it won't take many years for the powerful Great Qing Kingdom to become a gentle sheep. Slaughtered.
After a quick and careful thought, Fan Wencheng finally raised his head, and he saw Huang Taiji's resolute eyes.
"Your Majesty, the servants thought that His Royal Highness Prince Li went to Liaodong to discuss the matter of mutual markets with the Ming court. This is feasible, but according to the judgment of the minions, the Ming court may not agree to the mutual market in Liaodong, the minions think that the Ming court is thinking of weakening the strength of my Qing Kingdom by blockading Liaodong and Liaonan and other places, and when the strength of my Daqing State is greatly damaged, the Ming army will take advantage of the weakness to enter and launch a large-scale attack on my Daqing State, the slave suggests that when His Royal Highness Prince Li negotiates with the Ming court in Liaodong, the Eight Banners Army should also be prepared to send troops to the pass......"
Nearly two years have passed, and this is the first time that Fan Wencheng has said his true thoughts in front of Huang Taiji, and it can be regarded as a real suggestion.
Huang Taiji was slightly surprised, he didn't expect Fan Wencheng to open his mouth to analyze, and he didn't expect Fan Wencheng to agree with this matter, from the current situation, the Qing Dynasty must not be completely blocked by the Ming court, and must find a way out, and the only way to find a way out is for the Eight Banners Army to take the initiative to attack and kill a bloody road, although it is very likely to encounter the counterattack and retaliation of the Ming army, but it is much better than waiting for death in Shenyang and other places.
Besides, the Eight Banners Army is extremely brave, and it is not so easy to be defeated.
Huang Taiji's face finally showed a smile again.
"Wen Cheng, I haven't listened to your advice for a long time, I am very pleased to hear these words today, I hope you can understand the grievances you have suffered, the Eight Banners Army has suffered repeated failures in the past few years, and some Manchu people vent their grievances on the Han people, I can't force them, I want to let some people's grievances come out, I know that this is not good, but for the stability of the Qing Dynasty, I must do this, you can rest assured, I will soon start to rectify these things......"
When he left the Dazheng Palace, Fan Wencheng was still dizzy, he didn't know why he wanted to make a suggestion, and agreed with Huang Taiji's decision, in fact, later on, Fan Wencheng also understood that Huang Taiji wanted him to go to the Dazheng Palace, and he was indeed thinking about chatting, but these topics of small talk were by no means ordinary topics.
Huang Taiji thought of these things, he couldn't say to the Manchu nobles, and even when he faced Prince Zheng Ji'er Harang, he couldn't speak, Huang Taiji is also a human being, a lot of thoughts or words, can not be held in his heart for a long time, to say these words to him, a Han people, is undoubtedly the most appropriate.
After returning to the mansion, Fan Wencheng was not happy at all.
After decades of being by Huang Taiji's side, Fan Wencheng knows Huang Taiji very well and knows what Huang Taiji said is true and what he says is perfunctory, for example, the preparation to treat the Han people today is a typical perfunctory.
The Great Qing Kingdom is facing a predicament, although it has not yet erupted on a large scale, but the wise Huang Taiji found out in advance and thought of a way to deal with it in advance, which is a good thing for the Great Qing Kingdom, but if you want to really solve the problems of the Great Qing Kingdom, it is not as simple as just talking about it, which requires Huang Taiji to think of a real way to deal with it.
In Fan Wencheng's view, Huang Taiji should be a two-pronged approach, on the one hand, he sent Dai Shan to negotiate with the Ming court, hoping that the Qing Dynasty and the Ming court could be in Liaodong or Liaonan to exchange markets, and at the same time, he was also ready to negotiate and break down, and sent the Eight Banners Army to enter the customs from the direction of Xuanfu or Datong to loot, on the other hand, it was to spend energy to rectify the current unstable situation in the Qing Dynasty, and warn many Manchus to be careful about the future of the Qing Dynasty and treat the Han and Koreans well. At the same time, let these Han people do things for the Qing Kingdom willingly as much as possible.
This is probably the best way to solve the dilemma.
Huang Taiji only thought of the first aspect and ignored the second aspect.
Maybe it's because Huang Taiji is old and thinks differently, in order to be able to stabilize the Manchu nobles, Huang Taiji chose to sacrifice the interests of the Han and North Koreans, after all, the Great Qing Kingdom is the Great Qing Kingdom of the Manchu people, and all the reliance of Huang Taiji is also from the Manchu nobles and the tribes on the grassland, the Han and the Koreans have always been suppressed at the bottom, that is, they are cattle and horses for the Qing Dynasty, and they have no actual status.
Huang Taiji didn't want to toss, and he didn't want to be dissatisfied with the nobles.
In the final analysis, Huang Taiji still believes in the Manchurian nobility, and still rejects the Han people in his bones.
Fan Wencheng saw the mystery, so he felt extremely frustrated, if Huang Taiji has always adhered to such an attitude, then the Han people in the Great Qing Dynasty really have not much way to live, it is basically impossible for the Han people in the Great Qing Dynasty to rebel, and the courage of the Eight Banners Army makes these Han people dare not and have no chance to resist at all.
Huang Taiji is afraid that he has also seen through this, thinking that the Han people have no ability to resist, and can only do things obediently.
Extreme frustration occupied Fan Wencheng's entire mind, and he locked himself in his study, not allowing anyone to disturb him, not even his beloved wife.
Fan Wencheng carefully thought about every scene in today's Dazheng Palace, thought about every sentence that Huang Taiji said, and analyzed it repeatedly, he hoped that his judgment was wrong, maybe Huang Taiji would really take action to stop many inappropriate practices of the Manchu nobles, but after thinking about it, Fan Wencheng became more and more firm in his judgment, that is, Huang Taiji would give up the Han and Koreans within a period of time to meet the interests of the Manchu nobles.
After thinking about it until the end, Fan Wencheng's face suddenly turned pale.
Huang Taiji has been talking to him Fan Taiji for more than a year, and he has not talked to him Fan Wencheng alone, but in today's conversation, he has said so many important words and things, is it just because there is no place to confide, he Fan Wencheng has been by Huang Taiji's side for decades, and he has never seen Huang Taiji talk like this.
Why did Huang Taiji say so many important words, not only about the heir to the throne of the Great Qing Kingdom, but also about the next action of the Great Qing Kingdom.
The more Fan Wencheng thought about it, the more frightened he became, he felt that his big self was caught in a huge whirlpool, and anything that happened within the whirlpool was not something that his ability could reverse and resist, and one day, this huge whirlpool would completely engulf him Fan Wencheng, leaving him without the ability to resist.
After thinking for a long time, Fan Wencheng picked up the pen and began to write, which was not something he did deliberately, but a habit of writing down everything he thought and thought, and then carefully analyzed it to understand the mystery of things.
All these things that were written, Fan Wencheng destroyed them afterwards. (To be continued.) )