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Dorgon was indeed a rare wise man among the Manchus.
Two years ago, Huang Taiji died suddenly and did not have time to designate a successor. The reason why the young emperor Fulin was able to succeed to the throne was that the affair between Dayuer and Dorgon actually played only a secondary role.
At that time, the two Yellow Banners and the Plain Blue Banner originally controlled by Huang Taiji insisted on supporting Huang Taiji's son. As Hauge was Huang Taiji's eldest son and had made great military achievements, he was naturally their first choice to support.
The camp supporting Hauge included the Eyidu family (brothers Turge and Ebilun), the Feiyingdong family (Tulai and Aobai), the Yangguli family (Tan Tai), Sony, Baiyintu, Heluhui, Tazhan and others.
Dorgon received support from two white flags and one red flag. This camp included Duoduo, Ajige, Prince Shuncheng Adali, and Gushan Beizi Shuotuo.
The strength of the two sides was almost equal, but the Zhenghong Banner controlled by Prince Li Daishan and the Xianglan Banner controlled by Prince Zheng Jirgalang had never expressed their stance.
Dorgon considered that if one side forcibly seized the throne, the Qing Dynasty would surely disappear in civil war like other nomadic peoples.
Later, Dorgon discovered that the Zhenghong Banner controlled by Xianshan was gradually leaning towards Hauge. Under such circumstances, Dorgon, with great wisdom and courage, decisively proposed to support the six-year-old Fulin. With the compromise of both sides, a huge crisis of the demise of the Qing Dynasty was avoided.
Such a wise man, after hearing Gannan's intention to exchange prisoners for people in the Golden Palace, he did not bargain with Gannan, but immediately ordered the court to be dismissed.
Because Dorgon had realized that Qin Mu's use of captives to exchange people was just a superficial appearance, and it contained extremely sinister political blackmail at a deeper level.
Gannan came prepared. When Dorgon shouted "dismiss the court", he immediately said in a loud voice: "Wait a minute, Your Highness, the Regent, my king not only wants to save the families of the Guanning Army, but also is willing to exchange 3,000 bannermen for the three traitors Fan Wencheng, Hong Chengchou, and Kong Youde."
After Gannan finished speaking, he spread out his sleeves and bowed politely, which seemed to imply that even if the deal failed, the friendship still existed.
The hall suddenly fell silent, and all eyes were directed towards Fan Wencheng, the Grand Secretary of the Inner Secretariat.
Because he was the only one of the three traitors that Gannan wanted to exchange in the court, Hong Chengchou and Kong Youde both followed Duoduo to fight in the south of the Yangtze River.
It was indeed an extremely insidious political blackmail. The thing that Dorgon was most worried about had happened. He was so angry that he could not help but fly into a rage: "Come on! Take this beast away and deal with him later."
"Regent, when two countries are at war, envoys shall not be killed. I am an envoy of the Great Qin, representing our king. Your Majesty, treating me like this is disrespectful to our king. Aren't you afraid that my king will be furious and leave millions of corpses? Your Highness is a wise man, you should think about the consequences first..." Gan Nan did not forget to threaten loudly as he was escorted out by the palace guards.
Dorgon wanted to kill Gannan, but reason told him that killing Gannan would not only fail to solve the problem, but would only make it more complicated.
In fact, Manchu ministers have always despised Han officials and regarded them as running dogs. They would not even stand on duty in the court and associate with Han officials.
Even a man like Duoduo would take Fan Wencheng's wife back to his house and humiliate her at will. It can be seen that in Duoduo's eyes, Fan Wencheng, who made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty, was just a slave who could be bullied at will.
Gannan proposed to exchange a dozen Niulu for Fan Wencheng, Hong Chengchou and Kong Youde, and most Manchus would certainly agree.
Because most Manchus were not as wise as Dorgon. They advocated direct violence and could not think long-term in politics. They had long been dissatisfied with Dorgon's use of Han officials.
In their eyes, Fan Wencheng and his people were not heroes, but just slaves who stole their food.
The Qing Dynasty only had eight banners in total, and a dozen Niulu were equivalent to the military strength of half a banner. They could be exchanged for three dog slaves. Why not exchange them for such a cheap thing
The Manchu officials immediately asked Dorgon for an exchange, but were rejected by Dorgon. These Manchu officials immediately took out their anger on Fan Wencheng. Some officials who had opposed entering the country in the first place even jumped out to hold Fan Wencheng accountable.
Because it was under his instigation that Dorgon made the decision to rule the Central Plains. Now the Qing army has suffered a heavy blow and lost nearly 20,000 troops. This responsibility should naturally be borne by Fan Wencheng, the instigator.
Gannan was taken away, and the Golden Palace became chaotic. The Manchu officials did not dare to target Dorgon directly, and they all took out their anger on Fan Wencheng and those Han officials who were favored by Dorgon. Fan Wencheng was even spat on in front of someone, and the saliva was sticky.
Another uncle-regent, Jirgalang, turned a blind eye to the chaos in the hall. Everyone thought that he was just a decoration and a mere mouthpiece for Dorgon, but this was precisely where Jirgalang's brilliance lay.
"Ji'erhalang" is a Mongolian name, meaning "happiness, joy". His father Shuerhaci was Nurhaci's younger brother, but Shuerhaci himself and Ji'erhalang's three elder brothers were killed by Nurhaci and Huang Taiji.
The fact that his father and brother were convicted one after another did not harm Jirgalang, but made him the biggest beneficiary.
The Bordered Blue Banner under the name of his elder brother Amin was transferred to Jirgalang, who thus became one of the eight highest-ranking Heshuo Beile. After the death of Huang Taiji, he became the first regent uncle.
The fact that Jirgalang was still happy despite the many ups and downs his family had to do with his ability to protect himself;
When he found out that Dorgon had used him to go on a military expedition and turned himself into the regent uncle, Jirgalang immediately retreated and gave up both military and political power, making him look like a docile animal without thorns.
But is he really as harmless as he appears to be
Nomadic peoples often mock the Han people for being disunited and fond of infighting; in fact, their infighting is more violent and bloody. Many powerful nomadic peoples were split apart in infighting and quickly disappeared in the long river of history.
The Qing Dynasty avoided the crisis of destruction in internal strife once or twice because it had one or two wise men like Huang Taiji and Dorgon, but if there were strong external forces, would it be so lucky every time
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Qin Mu is now working from dawn to dusk, busy with the layout of two-front, or even three-front battles. In terms of internal affairs, although he has the assistance of Zhuge Min and others, he cannot let go of everything, so he is very busy.
Every day when he returned to the backyard, he couldn't even hug his son because the child was sleepy and all he could see was his son's sweet sleeping face.
That night, after Yang Zhi watched him drink a bowl of ginseng soup, she finally couldn't help but remind him, "Husband, Yong'er is almost one year old, and he hasn't been named yet. It's not right to keep calling him by his nickname."
Qin Mu suddenly realized something and slapped his forehead. After thinking for a while, he said, "Since the son is following in his father's footsteps, let's call him Qin Ye."
Yang Zhi was most worried that Qin Mu still had some grudges in his heart. She was naturally very happy to hear him say "the son inherits the father's business". She squatted down gently and said with tears in her eyes: "Thank you, husband..."
"I should be the one thanking you. You have been taking care of the child all by yourself since he was born. I am really ashamed of you as your husband."
"My dear husband, please stop saying that. It is my duty to support you and raise our children." Yang Zhi said sincerely. She really didn't want anything more after all she had today.
Qin Mu reached out and wiped away her tears, and said with a smile: "Why are you crying, madam?"
"I am so happy. Thank you, my husband." Yang Zhi smiled through her tears. Her beautiful face with dew on it reminded Qin Mu of Princess Yu Shu in his memory.
"Come on, if you want to thank me, let your husband hug you."
Yang Zhi leaned gently into the man's arms. Compared with before, she was less immature than a young girl, more mature than a young woman, and her body was more plump and charming.
It was still very hot in Wuchang in July. Yang Zhi was wearing very thin clothes, and when the man's hands touched her, it felt like they were touching her skin directly, making her feel even hotter.
The couple felt like newlyweds after a long separation, and tonight Qin Mu said that "the son will follow in the father's footsteps", which made Yang Zhi very happy. She was naturally tender and affectionate and tried her best to please him.
Holding the hot body in his arms, Qin Mu was sweating profusely. He smiled and said, "My lady, how about we take a bath together?"
Yang Zhi nodded shyly and said to the sisters Momo and Ruoruo who were about to leave, "The King of Qin has been working hard all day, go and prepare, and help the King of Qin to make some decisions later."
"Yes." Momo and Ruoruo agreed at the same time and walked out of the hall with red faces. Two years had passed and the two girls had grown into sixteen-year-old girls. They had slender figures, and their steps were graceful and elegant. Their backs were extremely moving.
"Come on, this damn weather is too hot, let's hurry up."
"Husband, Daddy was really sick last year."
"I know."
The couple walked hand in hand towards the bathroom while talking. Qin Mu no longer cared so much about Yang Tinglin, and he would not bear a grudge against the past. Those traitors who defected to the Qing Dynasty could be forgiven, let alone Yang Tinglin.
Wei Zheng once strongly advocated that Li Jiancheng take the initiative to kill Li Shimin. However, after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Shimin reused Wei Zheng. If Li Shimin did not have the magnanimity to tolerate others, could he have become a wise ruler admired by the world
"My father-in-law is now in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. He is impartial and has selected many real talents. I am relieved."
"Thank you, husband."
"Here we go again. It's no good just talking about it all the time."
"Then... my husband, how do you want me to... thank you..." After saying this slightly ambiguous sentence, Yang Zhi's face was already flushed as if she was drunk, and she was extremely beautiful.
Qin Mu picked her up and walked into the bathroom with a laugh. The luxurious bathtub of the Chu Palace was inlaid with white marble. The sisters Momo and Ruoruo were wearing pink clothes, showing their sparkling snow-white arms and legs. They were holding a flower basket and scattering flower petals into the pool.
With a plop, Qin Mu hugged Yang Zhi and jumped directly into the pool. Water splashed everywhere, and Momo and Ruoruo were caught off guard and got soaked. The thin pink dress stuck to their bodies, revealing the girl's beautiful breasts, flat belly, and curvy buttocks.
Yang Zhi, who was screaming, was not much better off. When she coughed due to choking, her towering breasts kept surging in her wet thin silk clothes. The beautiful 18-year-old young woman exuded an alluring charm at this moment.
"Husband, how could you do this?"
"Haha, my husband, I want to do this again." Qin Mu smiled and kissed her...
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ps: I happened to hear Faye Wong's "Passenger" today and I really like it. I sat in the car you drove, listened to the songs you listened to, looked at the scenery along the way, thought about the soft thoughts, and felt the faint sadness. It is difficult to express clearly in words what the song conveyed... .
.(To be continued..)
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