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After entering the Pass, Dorgon reorganized the Inner Three Academy. The so-called Inner Three Academy are the Inner National History Academy, the Inner Secretariat Academy, and the Inner Hongwen Academy.
These three inner courts were originally established by Huang Taiji in the tenth year of Tiancong. The Inner National History Court was responsible for recording the emperor's daily life and edicts, compiling historical books and records, drafting memorials and collecting imperial writings; the Inner Secretariat was responsible for drafting diplomatic documents, imperial edicts and sacrificial texts, and recording memorials from various government offices; the Inner Hongwen Court was responsible for annotating the gains and losses of ancient and modern political affairs, giving lectures to the emperor and princes, and teaching the princes.
After Dorgon reorganized the three inner academies, he added the position of scholar to assist him in handling various military and political affairs, which was similar to the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty. However, the scholars of the three academies did not have as much power as the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty. It was more like Dorgon's staff.
However, the reorganization of the Three Inner Courts helped Dorgon to further centralize power, while weakening the power of Jirgalang and others.
At this point, although Jirgalang was also the regent uncle, he had actually become a vassal of Dorgon, and everything was decided by Dorgon.
When reorganizing the Three Courts, Dorgon recruited many of the more capable and shrewd ministers of the Ming Dynasty. In terms of employing people, Dorgon was quite like Cao Cao. Regardless of their personal morality or what crimes they had committed, as long as he felt they could help the Manchu Qing rule, he would use them as appropriate.
Despite the help of these people, Dorgon was still very busy every day as the country was still in the war to unify the country;
Fortunately, he was in his prime, only 32 years old. Although he was busy with many things, he was still full of energy. Except for the pain in his feet when it was cloudy and rainy due to rheumatism, he was usually full of energy.
On this day, after he finished handling government affairs, he took a sedan chair to the palace. Along the way, he saw the water of the Imperial River was so clear, the palaces of the Forbidden City were so magnificent, and the scenery in midsummer was full of vitality. Dorgon was in a very relaxed and happy mood.
Ever since he killed his wife Xiao Yuer, he no longer had to worry about anyone causing trouble when he entered the palace.
Last year, Dorgon led his army into the pass in April, and the Holy Mother Empress Dowager did not accompany the young Emperor Fulin into the pass until September. The uncle and sister-in-law had been separated for several months. During the first few days when the Holy Mother Empress Dowager arrived in Beijing, Dorgon could not control himself and often stayed in the palace.
His wife Xiao Yu'er hated her sister Dayu'er to the core. Seeing that her husband had not left the palace for several days, she could no longer control her temper. She got in her carriage and rushed into the palace, asking the palace maids where the regent was.
The palace maids dared not answer. Xiao Yu'er was so angry that she started shouting at the palace gate, telling everyone about the affair between her sister Tai Yu'er and Dorgon. The palace maids and eunuchs in front of the palace were so scared that they covered their ears and dared not listen to her.
Dorgon returned home in a rage, and the next morning, news came from the Regent's Palace that the Regent's wife had died of an acute illness at night.
From then on, after handling state affairs, Dorgon would often go to the palace, and no one supervised him anymore.
Dorgon's sedan chair soon arrived at Ciqing Palace. The palace maids and eunuchs outside knelt down and bowed to him, but Dorgon didn't even bother to look at them and walked straight into the palace.
The Virgin Queen Mother looked solemn and dignified as she sat on the imperial couch and scolded a eunuch who had made a mistake.
Dorgon stepped forward and bowed as required: "I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."
The Holy Mother Queen Mother Borjigit waved her hand. The eunuch kneeling on the ground bowed and left as if he had been pardoned. Borjigit then asked, "The Regent is here."
In order to protect her son Fulin's throne, although she often enjoyed herself under Dorgon, she was the empress dowager after all, and she always wanted to maintain a dignified appearance in front of Dorgon.
Dorgon didn't care about that. He went up to her, hugged her and said emotionally, "Yu'er, I miss you."
“Regent…” Borjigit still wanted to maintain a little reserve, but Dorgon’s hands had already begun to caress her wantonly.
As the saying goes, a man is like a wolf in his thirties and a tiger in his forties. Borjigit was about thirty years old, at the age of a wolf. Her body's desires were quickly aroused, and she no longer cared about the dignity and reserve of being the Holy Mother Empress Dowager. Her eyes were wandering, her eyes were seductive, and her whole body went limp.
Dorgon immediately carried her into the tent. The eunuchs and palace maids outside the hall did not dare to listen any more and all stepped back.
At this time, the Borjigit family did not want to resist, nor did they have the ability to resist. The entire military and political power of the Qing Dynasty was almost entirely in the hands of the three brothers Dorgon. A few days ago, Dorgon even took the emperor's seal back to the Regent's Palace in the name of facilitating the handling of government affairs. Who dared to say no
The only thing she could do now was to try her best to satisfy Dorgon and protect her own position and that of her son Fulin.
Soon, she was stripped naked. Her snow-white and plump breasts twisted and changed in Dorgon's hands. At this time, she was already limp all over, and her mouth made waves of gentle moans that made people feel ecstatic. While twisting her body, she reluctantly asked: "... Regent, how is the war in the south going now?"
Making the dignified empress dowager become the little woman under him who was gentle and attentive to him, just this point alone made Dorgon feel extremely satisfied with Borjigit every time, not to mention that he really liked this woman.
Dorgon had no mood to discuss politics with her, and replied casually: "Don't worry, Yu'er, everything will go well. The trend of the Qing Dynasty unifying all of China has been determined."
"The emperor is too young to understand worldly affairs... Oh... Thanks to the assistance of the Regent, the Regent will be the founder of the Qing Dynasty. The emperor and I will never forget the Regent's contribution to the founding of the country."
"I don't want anything else. I am satisfied with you, Yu'er."
Seeing that the beautiful sister-in-law in his arms was already aroused and her legs were entangled with him, Dorgon was about to climb on top of her when someone outside the palace suddenly shouted anxiously, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something bad has happened. Prince Heshuo Ying has been defeated, Prince Zhishun Shang Kexi has been captured, the Guanning Army of Pingxi Wu Sangui has been annihilated, and Prince Ying has only 14,000 men left to escape back to Xinyang..."
"What!" Dorgon was shocked and angry, and he clenched his fists subconsciously. The Holy Mother Empress Dowager felt a sudden pain in her chest and could not help but let out a painful groan.
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In Fenghe Pavilion, Bian Saisai boldly expressed her opinion. Seeing that Qin Mu did not take it as an offense, Li Xiangjun also asked eagerly: "Master, can I also speak?"
"sure."
Qin Mu felt that he was not the emperor now, so there was no question of the harem not being allowed to interfere in government affairs. He just treated it as a casual chat with the beauties. If their opinions were useful, he would listen to them, and if they were useless, he would just laugh it off.
"I'd like to offer a drink to the master." Li Xiangjun was still a little worried. After all, she was different from Bian Saisai. She had officially become Qin Mu's concubine, so naturally she had to consider her status and could no longer be as casual as Bian Saisai.
Qin Mu accepted her toast and said with a smile, "Xiangjun, if you get me drunk, then everything you say will be in vain."
"Master has a big capacity for drinking, so he won't get drunk so quickly. Unless he is a person who gets drunk without drinking but makes others drunk on their own." Li Xiangjun said playfully and glanced at Bian Saisai, who immediately blushed.
Qin Mu laughed, raised his glass to invite Bian Saisai to drink, and said, "Come, I'll toast to Miss Saisai and thank her for helping me with the bank matter."
Seeing that he was serious, Bian Saisai had no choice but to raise her glass in response. After they drank a glass together, she said, "Sister Xiangjun is very smart, why don't you listen to what Xiangjun has to say."
"Well, Xiangjun, please tell me quickly."
"Master, I also think that Sister Saisai is right. Master, you should still be prudent. However, Sun Tzu's Art of War says, attack the enemy with a false and real attack, attack the enemy with a real and false attack, and attack the enemy by surprise. Attack the enemy when he is unprepared;
According to Nunu's thinking, the Tartars are now short of troops in the Central Plains, so the master might as well send some troops to try to take Heluo. But at the same time, be prepared to seize Jiangnan;
If the master can conquer Heluo, it would be the best. If not, it will certainly force the Tartars to transfer troops from Jiangnan to Heluo. Then the master will lead the army downstream and directly take Jinling, restore the old capital of Nanjing, and then recapture the entire Jiangnan. "
Qin Mu couldn't help but let out a sigh after hearing this. Li Xiangjun's trick of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west was very valuable for reference. She probably just wanted to reduce the difficulty of taking Jiangnan. The key point was still to take Jinling and even the entire Jiangnan.
But Qin Mu got a new idea from her words, which was to first seize the "right to control the river", control the Yangtze River waterway, cut off the Qing army's connection between the north and the south, and ultimately achieve the goal of completely annihilating the Qing army in Jiangnan.
This is completely different from Li Xiangjun's idea. Li Xiangjun's ultimate strategic intention is to seize Jiangnan. Qin Mu's idea is to control the Changhe waterway and annihilate the Qing army in Jiangnan as the ultimate goal. Jiangnan is just a spoils of war after the Qing army is annihilated.
Li Xiangjun targeted the land, and he targeted the people.
Qin Mu felt that the key to dealing with the Qing Dynasty was to destroy its manpower, regardless of how much territory was captured.
The Qing Dynasty had few troops, and one death was one less. If they could cut off another 10,000 or 20,000 Tartars in the south of the Yangtze River and then annihilate them with all their might, then this would be even more valuable than successfully capturing Helue and Guanzhong.
The total number of Manchu and Mongolian bannermen was no more than 100,000, and Ajige's army lost nearly 20,000. If they could kill another 20,000, that would be almost half the number of Manchu and Mongolian bannermen.
This would be fatal to the Qing Dynasty. With such a heavy loss, it would most likely trigger severe conflicts and divisions within the Qing Dynasty.
There were many people within the Qing Dynasty who disagreed with entering the Central Plains. At that time, Dorgon's faction, which advocated entering the Central Plains, would become the target of public criticism. People like Hauge who were at odds with Dorgon would definitely rise up to attack them.
Qin Mu was thinking a lot. Seeing that he was silent, Li Xiangjun thought that she had said something wrong and couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.
Qin Mu rarely saw her being so thoughtful, and he thought it was very cute. He couldn't help but pinch her cheek and said with a smile: "Xiangjun, you said it very well. Is there anything else?"
Li Xiangjun shook her head obediently this time. She knew that she should stop when she had enough and not become arrogant due to her favor. Even if she had any other ideas, she was unwilling to say them anymore. After all, these matters were not for them to comment on.
"Young Master, I want to say something." Yun Qiaoer next to him suddenly said.
Qin Mu was happy, he hugged her and said with a smile: "Okay, Qiao'er, you say it."
"No matter where you fight, just go ahead and you will definitely win."
"Is that what you're saying?"
"yes!"
"I only know that if I fight here, I will definitely win." Qin Mu said as he raised his hand and threw a punch.
“Ouch…”
"Stop crying and tell me the truth. What happened when we were outside the city welcoming the army's triumphant return?"
*******(To be continued...)
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