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Fan Wencheng suggested that Dorgon should first hold Prince Ying Ajige accountable for the defeat before questioning him from all sides.
Dorgon remained silent for a long time after hearing this, and Fan Wencheng could not help but break out in a cold sweat.
After all, Ajige was Dorgon's right-hand man. If he was asked to punish Ajige, who could guarantee that Dorgon would not think that this was cutting off his arm
"Your Majesty, even if Prince Ying loses his title, as long as Your Majesty is still in power and Prince Ying is brave and good at fighting, it will not be difficult for Your Majesty to send Prince Ying to fight in the future to redeem himself and make meritorious contributions.
Moreover, the main responsibility for the defeat in this war may not lie with His Royal Highness Prince Ying. It was Prince Zhishun Shang Kexi who underestimated the enemy and was careless, which led to the annihilation of the entire army, leaving Prince Ying isolated and helpless, and greatly damaging his morale, which led to this great defeat.
Therefore, I think that although Prince Ying, as the commander, cannot escape the blame, Prince Zhishun Shang Kexi is the real culprit. "
Fan Wencheng's words were more intended for Ajige than for Dorgon.
He was actually teaching Ajige to put the blame for the defeat on the captured Shang Kexi, so as to prevent Ajige from settling accounts with him in the future.
At the beginning, he strongly advocated leading troops into the pass to seize the Central Plains. Dorgon listened to his advice. After entering the pass, the situation was just as he had judged. The Qing army was unstoppable and quickly occupied most of the areas north of the Yangtze River.
Therefore, he was more valued by Dorgon, and he participated in the formulation of various military strategies.
But despite this, he was still just a lowly slave in the eyes of the Manchus, which can be clearly seen from the behavior of Dorgon's maternal brother, Prince Yu Duoduo;
Duoduo regarded him as a running dog of the Manchus and unscrupulously took Fan Wencheng's wife back to his house and humiliated her. After some twists and turns, the matter was finally resolved. After the kings and nobles verified the facts, they decided to fine Duoduo one thousand taels of silver and take away his fifteen Niulu.
Although Fan Wencheng got his wife back, he was still worried. Duoduo was the leader of a banner. He was a prince and the brother of the regent Dorgon. Would he let this go in the future? If he remembered the past grudge, Fan Wencheng might be doomed to be exterminated.
In order to protect himself, he could only try to please Dorgon and spare no effort to offer him advice and suggestions. Only with Dorgon's protection could he continue to survive.
But now Dorgon hadn't spoken for a long time, and he couldn't help but feel depressed. He had already had a grudge with Duoduo before. Now he had offended Ajige again, but if he couldn't get Dorgon's approval, Fan Wencheng's fate would be worse than a dead dog.
Dorgon finally spoke up and said, "Don't worry, Master Fan. What you said makes sense. Let's do it this way."
"Your Majesty is wise!" Fan Wencheng felt relieved, only to find that the clothes on his back were all wet.
Dorgon then asked about the military strategy to deal with Qin Mu, and everyone fell silent again;
Because Qin Mu was so unfamiliar to them, he suddenly appeared like a demon star. He wiped out Shang Kexi in one fell swoop, alienated the Guanning Army, and almost wiped out Ajige's army.
The opponent's strength is so amazing, but I don't know much about him. How can I come up with a strategy to deal with him if I don't know where his weaknesses are
Dorgon looked at Ning Wanwo, the Grand Secretary of the Inner Academy of Literature, with a cold gaze. Ning Wanwo had no choice but to speak: "Your Majesty, while holding Prince Ying accountable, you must also send a skilled general to take over the command of the Xinyang army as soon as possible, and at the same time let Prince Yu attack Huguang from both sides and pacify Huguang as soon as possible. Only in this way can the adverse effects caused by this defeat be eliminated."
Guaerjia Ganglin, a university scholar from the National History Academy, said, "Your Majesty, what Scholar Ning said is very correct. There are many mobs in Shandong, Henan, Shanxi and other places who are still trying to resist the rule of our Qing Dynasty. This defeat not only caused our Qing Dynasty to lose tens of thousands of elite soldiers, but it will also surely boost the arrogance of mobs in various places. Now we must quickly eliminate Qin Mu, who dares to be an enemy of our Qing Dynasty, so as to defeat the arrogance of these mobs."
The mobs mentioned by Ganglin were one of Dorgon's concerns. After Dorgon captured Nanjing, he felt that the overall situation in the world had been settled, so he forcibly issued an order to shave the hair;
He was mentally prepared for the backlash against the shaving order. He believed that if the spirit of the Han people was not completely destroyed, the Qing Dynasty would surely follow in the footsteps of the Mongols and would be driven out of the Central Plains by the Han people in no time.
So no matter how fiercely the Han people resisted, he intended to use bloody killings to deter them. He did not pay much attention to the resistance in some places before, but now it is different.
Ajige's defeat was bound to trigger a new round of anti-Qing uprisings externally, and the Qing Dynasty had to concentrate its forces to deal with Qin Mu, leaving no spare energy to deal with these local rebellions, which might very well allow these small rebellions to spread like wildfire.
However, the shaving order had already been issued, and countless rebels had been beheaded. Dorgon was already in a desperate situation. Retracting the shaving order at this time would no longer eliminate the resistance of the Han people, but would only make the Han people feel that the Qing Dynasty was afraid.
Internally, if Ajige revoked the order to shave his head after his defeat, Dorgon's prestige would suffer a greater blow. Not to mention that people like Haoge, Sony, Oboi, and Tan Tai would definitely attack him, even the regent uncle Jirgalang would probably not be willing to be alone.
When Fulin ascended the throne, Dorgon and Jirgalang were both regents, and Jirgalang ranked before Dorgon. Now Dorgon has become the regent, and Jirgalang has basically no role in government affairs. Outsiders are saying that Jirgalang felt that his abilities were not as good as Dorgon's, so he took the initiative to give up the throne.
Only Dorgon knew that this was not the case. When the young emperor Fulin ascended the throne for only half a month, Dorgon privately issued an edict on behalf of the young emperor, ordering Jirgalang to lead his army to attack Jinzhou and Ningyuan.
After Jirgalang led his troops away, Dorgon issued an edict on behalf of the young emperor, promoting himself to the title of regent. Although there is only one word difference between this and the title of assistant king, the meaning is completely different.
The term "regent" means assisting the monarch in handling state affairs, while the term "regent" means handling state affairs on behalf of the monarch and being able to issue orders directly.
When Jirgalang came back, everything had already happened and he could only swallow his anger. But how could he not feel resentment towards Dorgon in his heart
Now that Ajige has been defeated and he has been forced to withdraw the order to shave his head, will Jirgalang still swallow his anger
Thinking of this, Dorgon couldn't help but ask solemnly: "Who should be sent to lead the Xinyang army now?"
When everyone present heard Dorgon's question, they fell silent again. This was a huge contrast to the usual situation where everyone talked enthusiastically.
Lekedehun had made outstanding military achievements in the past, and this time he rescued the remnants of Ajige's army, so he would definitely get the support of the soldiers at the front. More importantly, Lekedehun was in Xinyang, and if he took over as the commander-in-chief of the Xinyang army, he would be able to organize a new round of attack on Qin Mu as quickly as possible.
But since Dorgon asked this, it meant that he was not willing to let Lekedehun take over the position of commander-in-chief of the army.
The reason for this is probably because Lekedehun is the grandson of Prince Li Daishan.
The grievances between the two brothers, Prince Li Daishan and Dorgon, were very complicated. As the second son of Nurhaci, Daishan was the legitimate heir to the throne after the death of his eldest son Chu Ying. Nurhaci originally planned to pass the throne to Daishan.
But later, news of Daishan's adultery with Nurhaci's concubine, Abahai, Dorgon's mother, came out, and Daishan lost his eligibility to inherit the throne. Dorgon's mother was also forced to be buried alive with Nurhaci when he died.
When Huang Taiji died, it was Daishan who blocked Dorgon's possibility of succession and advocated the establishment of Hauge.
Later, one of Daishan's sons Yuetuo and grandson Adali were dissatisfied with recognizing a six-year-old child as their leader, and mobilized everyone to overturn the decision to establish Fulin and support Dorgon.
As a result, Daishan actually came forward and reported that his son and grandson had violated the oath, and finally both of them were executed.
"Dorgon" means badger in the Jurchen language. Badger is an omnivorous animal that hibernates in caves during severe cold weather. It is alert and active at night. Dorgon is somewhat similar to a badger, alert and suspicious. At this critical moment, his suspicious nature was revealed. He was unwilling to let Daishan's grandson serve as the commander of the northern army, obviously worried about being controlled by Daishan.
All the ministers present were walking on thin ice. There were too many messy relationships within the Qing Dynasty. If they were not careful, they would violate taboos. In the end, it was Hesheli Xifu, the Grand Secretary of the Inner Academy of Literature, who carefully suggested: "Your Majesty, why not let Prince Su go to Xinyang to lead the army."
Prince Su is Hauge. Dorgon's face turned cold at first, and then he thought that Xifu must be aware of the feud between him and Hauge. Since he proposed that Hauge go to Xinyang to lead the troops, he must have other intentions.
Fan Wencheng's mind raced, and he immediately agreed, "I also agree with the suggestion of letting Prince Su go to Xinyang to lead the army."
Dorgon soon realized that this was a good suggestion that could kill three birds with one stone. Hauge was a good fighter, so sending him to lead the army in Xinyang would firstly solve the problem of choosing the commander-in-chief. Secondly, it would prevent Hauge from being idle and colluding behind the scenes to cause trouble for himself. Thirdly, it would show his quality of not holding grudges and appointing people based on their talents, so as to reduce the negative impact of Ajige's defeat.
As for whether Hauge would bring threat to himself after becoming the commander-in-chief, there was no need to worry about it at all. Although Hauge replaced Ajige, the generals at all levels in the army were loyal to his three brothers. Hauge could lead the army to deal with Qin Mu, but it would be a dream if he wanted to turn around and deal with himself.
In addition, there is no need to worry about whether Hauge's prestige will increase after his military achievements, making him difficult to get rid of. We can just find a crime to deal with him after he returns.
Dorgon did this on the eve of entering the Pass. At that time, one of Hauge's trusted subordinates reported Hauge's "rebellion" after "he refused to follow his strong advice."
In the name of this, Dorgon executed several subordinates who were loyal to Hauge. Hauge himself was demoted to a commoner, all his Niulu were confiscated, and he was fined 5,000 taels of silver.
It was not until Fulin came to Beijing and ascended the throne again, issuing a general amnesty, that Haoge's title was restored. However, he was only a prince without real power.
When he returns victorious, we will accuse him of something like "treason".
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