Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 107

Shuntian Mansion, the imperial court that built slaves, has experienced several rulers since the Qing army entered the customs, once Dorgon, the ambitious Fulin, and now it is the turn of Oboi.

Although the person sitting on the emperor's chair is Aixinjueluo Xuanye, the little Tartar emperor is not yet capable of governing himself, and he is still ignorant of many things.Xuan Ye, who is not yet eight years old, is still reading and reciting, and knows nothing about government affairs.The meeting of kings and ministers and various decrees of the six ministries are in the hands of "Santa Claus" Oboi.

When Fulin died, he appointed four Gu Ming ministers, besides Aobai, Sony, Ebilong and Sukesaha.Suo Suo is old and frail, and in fact can no longer take care of things; Ye Bilong was born in a famous family but is cowardly and can't handle things;

This also made it possible that among the four ministers who depended on their solitary deeds, only Obai, who had outstanding military exploits and a strong personality, truly held power.

During this period, the core politics of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was completely exclusive of the Han, and Oboi and others were all Manchus.

The meeting of kings and ministers for discussing politics is a kind of aristocratic military peace discussion system formed after Nurhachi established the Eight Banners system. Although military orders are still issued by the top, opinions from the various ministries of the Eight Banners will still be considered.In the early Qing Dynasty, many important military decisions were made at the meeting of kings and ministers discussing politics.

When Zhu Cixuan, the crown prince of the Southern Ming Dynasty, led a large army from the sea to take over Guangdong, the province of Guangdong surrendered, and the news of the Qing army's losing streak came to the capital. The shock did not occur in the capital as expected. The situation feels relatively calm.

In fact, this trend had already appeared when the Qing army broke through Yunnan and drove Emperor Yongli to Burma.Many nobles of the Manchu and Eight Banners believed that they had already won, and the resistance of the Han people, including the struggle of the Ming Dynasty, was nothing but a disease of scabies, not worth mentioning.

In fact, the Manchu Eight Banners basically had little fighting power at this time.Those nobles who conquered the world in the early years are almost dead, Duduo, Dorgon, Haug, Azig, Man Dahai, Luo Luohun, Luck Dehun, Abatai, Boluo, Wakda , Nikan, Jierhalang and other veterans died of illness and battle.These princes and princes of the Qing Dynasty did not live long, and death in their thirties was very common.And their next generation is more than a star and a half behind their wild boar skin fathers, although this wave of people is actually not that powerful at all, because the Ming Dynasty is too weak and the internal strife is too serious.

Today, the surviving generals of the Manchu and Qing clans are Jidu, Shuosai, etc. who still have some military experience, or the three brothers (Zhubutai, Aobai, Murima) and other nobles. My son, these people are basically the third generation Houjin Jiannu.

The military of the Qing Dynasty had already relied heavily on the Han army and generals during this period. Otherwise, there would not have been the San Francisco Rebellion. A few traitors almost overthrew the Tartar court.

But after all, Zhu Cixuan, the crown prince of the Southern Ming Dynasty, entered Guangdong at this time, and the anti-Qing momentum was soaring. It would be impossible not to kill him.Obai convenes a meeting of ministers and kings to discuss the matter of destroying the Ming Dynasty.

It was not yet the time when Oboi's arrogance reached its peak, but the entire imperial court was already under Oboi's control, no matter if it was the clan or nobles, when facing Oboi, they would all be humble and humble.

"...Now the Han people are still making trouble in the south, Zhu Cixuan and Li Dingguo have their own troubles, and the Han people with evil intentions are also ready to make trouble. "Oboi's words can be said to be the first to clarify the meaning. From the time when he fought all the way from outside the pass to today, Oboi has seen too many cowardly and useless generals of the Ming Dynasty, countless traitors and villains, so that Oboi looked down on these Han people at all.

Prince An Yue Le was more capable in the Manchu clan, and was also relied on by Shunzhi at the beginning, and Shunzhi even wanted to pass the throne to Yue Le.After Obai came to power, Yue Le was relatively submissive and tried his best to cater to Obai, so he still had some influence among the ministers of government.

Yue Le carefully said to Oboi: "Now that the Holy Dynasty is just beginning, it is the time to stabilize people's hearts, and the combination of kindness and power is the kingly way. The reason why many Han people in the south cannot return their hearts is related to the excessive killings earlier, which filled them with hatred. Moreover, my Eight Banners have been fighting for years since entering the customs, and there are not many old soldiers left. After all, my Manchurian population is not as prosperous as that of the Han people. It is not my fortune to consume the population for many years. It should be dominated by Han Chinese."

Oboi snorted and said, "How can the Han people believe it?"

Yue Le said: "It's not good to repeatedly surrender, but the old people who entered the customs and followed the dragon, those who entered the Han army banner, can be used. It is absolutely impossible for the two feudal clans to take refuge in Zhu Cixuan, and Zhu Cixuan may win For Shang and Geng, it is not enough to destroy their bones and ashes. As for the others, there must be brave men under heavy rewards, and they should use some capable Han generals, promote Han officials, and fight against Nanming."

It's not that Oboi doesn't know that the situation of the Eight Banners of Manchuria is not good now. After entering the customs, the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners has degraded very quickly.The garrisoned Eight Banners from all over the place linger in the place of fireworks, which has gradually transformed into the type of second-generation ancestors who carry cages and walk birds in the impression of later generations.

"The Han army is to be used, and the green battalion is the main force, but without the Eight Banners as the backbone, this army is not good. Murima, you take the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongolian Eight Banners with [-], and you will also command the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jingchu and Green Battalion troops. Is it feasible for Lingnan to bring Zhu Cixuan to justice?"

Murima is Oboi's younger brother, so he is quite capable.Now Oboi's Guerjia family is very powerful. In Sichuan, his elder brother Zhuobutai led the army to attack Li Dingguo. Now Oboi is going to send his younger brother Murima to fight against the Prince of Nanming. Well, his family will swallow up all the military exploits in peacetime.

Yue Le frowned slightly, but he didn't dare to let Ao Bai see it. He proposed: "The situation in the south is complicated, there are many rebellions against the imperial court. Shall we invite Hong Chengchou to go out again and take charge of managing the seven provinces in the south to completely quell the war?"

Hong Chengchou had retired last year. This old traitor was already 70 years old, but like Yue Le, he still had some sobriety in his head. Knowing that the Qing army entered the pass and even finally secured the world, Hong Chengchou's role was huge.

Aobai sneered and said, "If the Grand Scholars really have the power to reach the heavens, Nanming's rebellious party will not be revived. However, since Prince An thinks it is necessary, it is not a bad idea to recruit him to assist Murima again."

Yue Le didn't know why, but he was still a little worried. He said: "Zhu Cixuan has risen very fast this time. It is rumored that there is some help from Fang Guozhi, who was established overseas by Zheng He's survivors when he went to the West. Take action. Nowadays, the imperial court’s finances are also tight. If the war continues year after year, I’m afraid the Eight Banners will no longer be able to support them.”

"Whatever it is, just kill more Han people and loot them!" Obai said naturally.

(End of this chapter)