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The Emperor of Dashun, Li Zicheng, returned to the city again.

The news of the battle in Shandong and Henan spread to Shanxi, and they witnessed Haoge leading his troops away. Everyone knew that the Manchu Qing would definitely not win the world.

Since Li Zicheng returned to Shanxi, he would choose to defect again.Except for the generals who had made great enemies, such as stabbing Li Zicheng in the back, or killing important officials such as Song Xiance, the rest of the troops who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty fell into Li Zicheng's arms.

"Your Majesty," Niu Jinxing suggested, "Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces have abundant rainfall this year, and the severe drought of more than ten years has ended. When His Majesty returns, Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces will have happy rain. This is God's favor for His Majesty. Your Majesty should select talents and employ talents, rectify the administration of officials, eliminate warlords, reorganize households, and encourage agriculture and mulberry. You must not rush to attack territory. There are major epidemics in Beizhili, Shandong, and Henan. Even if they are defeated, they will still be infected with the plague It's just white ground."

Li Zicheng nodded and said, "I know what you said. Where can I find the talents who govern the region?"

Niu Jinxing said: "We can learn from the puppet emperors in the south and use a large number of poor scholars. If they have outstanding talents, they should be reused as civil servants who have been sent to the Qing Dynasty. Restoring the people's livelihood is the most important task. The two provinces of Shanxi and Shanxi must rest and recuperate."

"Aren't poor scholars greedy for money?" Li Zicheng asked.

Niu Jinxing said: "Everyone is greedy for money, even the ministers are greedy for money. We should set rules and not change them day and night. We must also strictly restrict them and never show mercy to those who break the law. Even the brothers of the old camp who break the law must be severely punished!"

Li Zicheng sighed: "I can do it, but I am afraid that corrupt officials will not be able to kill them all."

"It's one thing not to kill, but another thing to kill or not," Niu Jinxing said. "After Shanxi is pacified, envoys will be sent to Beijing to reconcile with the puppet Qing."

Li Zicheng frowned, obviously unwilling.

Niu Jinxing persuaded: "Your Majesty, today, the Three Kingdoms stand together. I Dashun occupies Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu, and the Puppet Qing Dynasty has Northern Zhili, Liaodong, and Mongolia. Just like Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty. When we fight against the Puppet Qing Dynasty, it is like Liu Bei fighting against Sun Quan. Wouldn’t it be in vain to take advantage of Cao Cao?”

Li Zicheng shook his head and said, "Tartars are Tartars, where did Sun Quan come from? But it is true that we can no longer fight against Tartars."

Niu Jinxing said: "Before the great rule of Shanshan and Shaanxi, we can't go to war with the puppet."

Li Zicheng had no choice but to smile bitterly: "That Zhao Han in Nanjing, who has repeatedly defeated the Tartars, must be very good at running the army. With my current appearance, even Shanxi has not yet been pacified. How can I dare to start a war with someone surnamed Zhao?"

Niu Jinxing said: "On the one hand, we can make good friends with the puppet Qing, and on the other hand, we can express the meaning of surrender to the puppet. If a man can endure what ordinary people can't bear, so what if he becomes a minister to the puppet emperor? Does your majesty think so?"

"It's like this." Li Zicheng admitted.

Niu Jinxing said: "Your Majesty can present a daughter to marry that false co-emperor."

Li Zicheng adopted many orphans, both male and female.Yuan Shizhong, who turned against Henan and made great contributions, had married Li Zicheng's adopted daughter in history, and it was compiled into a legendary story in later generations.

Li Zicheng said: "You don't need to mention the matter of getting married. Let's send an envoy to Nanjing to test the other party's tone before we talk about it. Otherwise, I will marry a daughter eagerly, and the other party will not accept the good intention. Wouldn't it make everyone unhappy? Maybe there will be a war because of it." "

After the discussion, Li Zicheng chose envoys, one to Beijing and one to Nanjing.

Li Zicheng had never fought with Zhao Han, and he had no conflicts, so he admired Zhao Han very much, after all, everyone was an "emperor" who was born as a traitor.

As for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Li Zicheng hated it to the extreme. He sat on the dragon chair in Beijing, but was killed all the way to Shaanxi by the Eight Banners Army.If it weren't for the fact that the power was too weak at this time and the interior of the territory was unstable, Li Zicheng would not have reconciled with the Manchus.

According to Li Zicheng's original intention, he wanted to drive Man Qing out of Shanhaiguan, and then lead his troops to a showdown with Zhao Han!

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Beijing.

Before the Eight Banners Army completely withdrew from Shaanxi, Hauge hurried back all the way, clamoring to reopen the Manchurian Eight Banners Nobility Conference.

Aobai, Suo Ni, Tan Tai and others followed Hauge in full armor, fearing that Dorgon would attack him.

Bumbutai, also known as Dayuer, the historical Empress Xiaozhuang, is now titled the Queen Mother of the Holy Mother.She took the young Emperor Shunzhi and sat at the head of the meeting room, and the nobles of each banner took their seats in order of title.

Gang Lin was the first to ask Hauge: "Prince Su disregarded the military order and led his troops back to Beijing without authorization, resulting in the loss of Shanxi and Shaanxi. This is already a serious crime, why do you want to hold a conference in series?"

Hauge didn't even bother to pay attention to Gang Lin, but looked to the other side: "This junior, does it mean Adali or Big Baylor?"

Dabeile is Daishan, who is the owner of the red flag, and his son is the owner of the inlaid red flag, which means that one family controls the power of the two flags.

Adali is the grandson of Daishan, and Ganglin was originally Adali's general.

After passing the Imperial Examinations in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Ganglin became the Minister of State and Political Affairs, and after being transferred to Zhenghuangqi, he completely took refuge in Dorgon.

Daishan seemed to be drowsy, and opened his old eyes: "This junior belongs to Zhenghuangqi, not my two red flags."

Since Ganglin took refuge in Dorgon, he offended Hauge badly, and he must not let Hauge turn the tables. He asked, "Does Prince Su admit that he is guilty?"

Hauge did not answer directly at all, but scolded: "I am guilty? Even if I am guilty, it is not your turn to speak, what are you! A second-class Lazhangjing, allowing you to attend is considered flattering, you still Dare to open your mouth to discuss matters!"

Hauge pointed at Dorgon again: "So what if I lose Shanxi and Shaanxi? The soldiers of the Eight Banners under my command didn't lose a single bit, but you, on the contrary, suffered repeated defeats in Shandong and Henan. This is the land of the Han people. Lose one or two provinces. , as long as there are soldiers of the Eight Banners, they can fight back at any time. If the soldiers of the Eight Banners are all dead, what is the use of occupying more territory?"

As soon as this remark came out, the nobles of the Qing Dynasty nodded their heads, thinking that Hauge's words were very reasonable.

Man Qing speaks by strength, if Dorgon's strength is not damaged, then it doesn't matter how big a mistake he makes.However, Duduo and Azige who died in Shandong were both Dorgon's brothers, and their lineage suffered heavy losses.

Facing the menacing Hauge, Dorgon took the initiative to back down: "Shandong and Henan were defeated. It was my command error. I didn't expect the Beijing epidemic to force all the bannermen to move here, causing the emptiness of Liaodong to be taken advantage of by the enemy. We Decided to step down as regent and recommended Hauge for this position, and Hauge's stolen Niulu should also be returned to him."

When Hauge heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

This seizure of power went too smoothly, right? Dorgon actually conceded defeat directly?

"Cough cough!"

Daishan suddenly coughed twice, and said: "Although the regent was wrong, Duoduo's defeat was caused by Duoduo's rash advance. Azig's defeat was because the whole army was infected with the plague, and Azig himself died of illness. The defeat of Shangqiu was due to Tong Yangjia's incompetence. If he could hold on for another day or two, the regent would be able to wipe out the main force of the enemy army. Moreover, although Shangqiu was defeated, the Eight Banners of Manchuria did not suffer any losses, only a few thousand Eight Banners of the Han army died. .”

Hauge suddenly changed color, Daishan's speech represented the opinions of the two red flags.

Why did Dorgon admit defeat, but Daishan spoke for Dorgon instead?

Bumbutai also hugged the little emperor and spoke: "Prince Li is right."

Hauge only felt that his vest was cold, and the two yellow flags and two red flags all supported Dorgon!

The reason is simple. Dorgon was indeed arrogant and domineering before, but this time he has suffered heavy losses.Let him continue to be the regent, the empress dowager can rest assured that Daishan will no longer feel threatened.

If Dorgon is convicted and Hauge, who has not been weakened in strength, takes over as the regent, both the empress dowager and Daishan will be on their backs.

Of course, Hauge also had to appease.

After some discussion, it was decided to return all the Niu Lu deprived last time to Hauge.

Bumbutai said: "Don't ask whose fault it is. Today we are going to discuss the plague in Beijing. Whether we should move back to Liaodong."

Dai Shan said: "There is no danger for Beijing to defend. Once the southern soldiers and food are sufficient, there will be more than [-] troops going straight to the outside of Beijing. In addition to the severe drought in Gyeonggi this year, few grains of food can be harvested, and the plague is raging. I think we should abandon Beijing and return to the west of Shanhaiguan."

"I agree!"

"I agree too!"

A group of Eight Banners nobles agreed one after another, they were all frightened by the plague.

Moreover, the Datong Army in the south is obviously not a soft persimmon.Since the south cannot be conquered, why are they living in Beijing?Retreating to Liaodong is the last word!

Dorgon, who managed to keep his status as regent, could not stop this decision.

When Li Zicheng's envoys arrived in Beijing, they found that the Manchus were packing their bags and rolling back to their hometown in Liaodong.

So the plague is everywhere, and this year's severe drought in Beizhili, should we send troops to occupy it?

Li Zicheng was a little uncertain, and Zhao Han didn't know how to deal with it.

Chapter 431 [Yangzhou thin horse, disappearing from now on]

Gu Junen, who set the development path for Li Zicheng, did not meet Li Zicheng in this time and space, and is now working as a petty official in Zhao Han's territory.

Fu Geng, the envoy sent by Li Zicheng, was detained at the border of Anhui and was quarantined for half a month before being released.

Fu Geng caught up with Zhao Han's driver in Gaoyou, and as Li Zicheng's envoy, he was immediately summoned by Emperor Datong.

Fu Geng wanted to take off his mask and knelt down, but Zhao Han stopped him: "You don't need to take off your mask."

"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of Datong!" Fu Geng knelt down.

Zhao Han said, "Sit down."

After Fu Geng sat down, he did not convey Li Zicheng's intention, but asked: "Your Majesty, I have a younger brother named Fu Shan. A few years ago, he went south with Master Yuan, and he wrote a letter to go home. Later, the north and the south were blocked. There is no news, I don't know if Your Majesty has heard my brother's name."

Zhao Han suddenly laughed: "It turns out that he is Fu Qingzhu's elder brother. Your younger brother is doing very well in Nanjing."

Emperor Datong actually knew his younger brother, so the younger brother must be doing well in the south, Fu Geng felt relieved and at the same time excited.

Fu Shan is proficient in a subset of classics and history, is good at calligraphy and painting, and also has research on swordsmanship, Buddhism and Taoism.But he was reused by Zhao Han because of his status as a "master of gynecology", and now he is the vice president of Jinling Medical College and the head of the gynecology department.

If Zhao Han's concubines were not feeling well, they would also invite Fu Shan to the palace for consultation by name.

Fu Geng comforted: "It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive."

Zhao Han asked, "What did your lord order you to do?"

Fu Geng said: "My lord wishes to be brothers with His Majesty, and Dashun and Datong are also countries of brothers."

Zhao Han couldn't help but smile: "Then I should call your lord brother?"

"Your Majesty is a brother, and my lord is a younger brother," Fu Geng said, "I heard that your majesty is a descendant of Zhao Song, while my lord is a descendant of the Li family in Xixia. The situation now is the same as it was then. After your majesty regained Henan and Shandong, the land will be like Like the Song Dynasty. My lord is based on the old land of Xixia, and the puppet Qing Dynasty was the Liao Kingdom at that time."

At this moment, the news that the Manchu Qing moved back to Liaodong had just reached Shandong, and neither Zhao Han nor Fu Geng knew about it.

The country of brothers is just a price offered by Li Zicheng. His bottom line is to surrender to Zhao Han, but keep his own country name and territory, just like Xixia surrendered to Zhao Song.

As for the descendants of Xixia, it is purely to put gold on his face. Li Zicheng called the emperor twice and respected Li Jiqian of Xixia as the great ancestor.

This is a routine operation. After a small person makes a fortune, he always has to find a powerful ancestor for himself.

Even the ministers of civil and military affairs in Nanjing proposed to compile the royal family tree, and the first ancestor can be designated as Zhao Wenzi (the orphan of the Zhao family), because the royal family of Zhao and Song Dynasties also followed this path.

Zhao Han is not interested in this kind of thing, nor is he interested in being a brother with Li Zicheng.

He asked Li Xiangjun to bring a pen and paper, fearing that Li Zicheng would not be able to understand, so he wrote letters in vulgar Chinese:

"Self-Cheng Xiongtai Lesson: My brother was a postman earlier, and my brother was just a slave. The Ming Dynasty has no way, and the common people have a hard time living, so you and my brother raised up the army. The brother is a man, and he is indomitable. I admire him very much. If there is no brother to restrain him The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible for the younger brother to take the south lightly. The younger brother must repay the kindness and righteousness. If the older brother takes the mountains and Shanxi and submits them, the older brother can be the Duke of Dingbei. The younger brother’s generals, such as Li Guo and Liu Zongmin, must have titles Waiting. If you don’t want to join me, you and I will recuperate separately and come back to compete in the Central Plains in three to five years. Brother Zhao Han, I worship you!”

The letter was boxed and sealed with wax.

Zhao Han said to Fu Geng: "Take the letter back and give it to your lord. They are all sensible people, there is no need to engage in such nonsense. Don't talk about being a brother, he respects me as an ancestor. When it's time to fight Still have to fight."

"Obey!" Fu Geng cupped his hands and took it.

Zhao Han asked: "How does Li Zicheng govern in Shanxi?"

Fu Geng replied: "When I left Taiyuan, I was preparing to start a course to obtain a scholar. It was nothing more than sloppy taxation and encouragement of agriculture and mulberry. This year, the weather in Shanxi is good, and it is just time to recruit refugees for reclamation."

"It's good to take care of people's livelihood." Zhao Han nodded in approval.

As for the military aspect, Zhao Han was too lazy to ask.

Li Zicheng's occupation of Shanshan was too smooth, and many of the subordinate generals were still like small warlords, which took a lot of time to clean up.

At least within this year, Li Zicheng will not make any further moves.

Fu Geng also wrote a letter, requesting that it be forwarded to his younger brother Fu Shan.His family was not bad, and although the Manchus forced him to hand in food, his family and property suffered no loss.

Zhao Han continued to go south, and Fu Geng returned to Shanxi with the letter.

Traveling to Yangzhou, Jiangsu and other political envoys brought officials at all levels to have an audience.

Zhao Han didn't disembark the ship, he only planned to dock for one night and leave for Nanjing by boat tomorrow.

Liu Anfeng, Chen Wenkui and other Jiangsu officials were led into the cabin, lined up in two rows and bowed their hands together: "I greet Your Majesty, and congratulate Your Majesty on his triumphant return!"

"Sit down." Zhao Han smiled.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The officials sat down carefully.

Zhao Han asked casually, "How's the summer grain harvest in Jiangsu?"

Zuo Buzheng Liu Anfeng replied: "This spring only Rugao, Haimen, and Tongzhou (Nantong) counties have experienced drought, and the rest of the prefectures and counties have experienced good weather. It's just that the flood in Henan will inevitably affect the banks of the Huaihe River. Fortunately..."

Fortunately, Huanglinggang broke its embankment and flooded the southwestern part of Shandong Province. Jiangsu escaped from this catastrophe.

Zhao Han nodded and said: "It seems that this year's summer grain harvest in Jiangsu is really bumper."

Liu Anfeng smiled and said, "Thank you Your Majesty for your blessings."

Zhao Han suddenly asked, "Is there any Yangzhou skinny horse?"

All the officials were stunned. Could it be that the emperor was interested in the Yangzhou skinny horse and wanted to take one back and place it in the harem?

The right chief Chen Wenkui said with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, there is no Yangzhou skinny horse in the world!"

"Very good," Zhao Han nodded in satisfaction, and asked, "How do you govern?"

Chen Wenkui replied: "When I first took office, I ordered the magistrates of Yangzhou and Jiangdu to vigorously rectify the evil custom of raising women as skinny horses. First, to cooperate with the release of slavery, to encourage concubines to leave their husbands' homes, and to encourage prostitutes to be self-reliant; second , outlawed human tooth trade, and prohibited human trafficking; third, encouraged women to take exams to become officials; fourth, persuaded merchants to set up textile workshops, and hired a large number of women as weavers; Put a special mark at the time. The past crimes are past, and if they dare to commit again, not only the old crimes will be prosecuted, but the crimes will be added to the third class! More than ten people were killed, and two salt merchants were revoked. The franchise license was revoked, and the Yangzhou Skinny Horse disappeared from then on! "

"Your approach is worthy of advocacy. Politics is like controlling water. Not only must strict prevention be blocked, but also dredging and guidance," Zhao Han praised. "

What is really scary is that two salt merchants had their salt franchise licenses revoked for buying Yangzhou skinny horses!

The main customers of Yangzhou Shouma are salt merchants, and the franchise license is their lifeblood. Who would dare to buy Shouma in the future?

It's just that it's hard to define the behavior, because the purchase of Yangzhou thin horses has always been under the sign of "accepting righteous women".