Chongzhen Undergraduates

Duduo's troops left Tongguan and marched towards Nanjing; Azige's troops pursued Li Zicheng's Dashun army; in addition, the Gushan Ezhenzhun Tower stationed in Shandong went south to Dezhou and Xuzhou, and marched by land and water to collect Huai'an, Nantong and other places in the north of the Yangtze River. "

This is the point of Dorgon, when it is time to make a decision, he never drags his feet, and his head is extremely clear.

Before Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou took the initiative to show their brilliance, he had already formed a decision in his head.As long as there is a chance, Dorgon will never let it go.

Da Yuer admired Dorgon very much on this point, but Dorgon never told her about things as long as they were in the past, and always made decisions alone, which made her very upset.

Although she is a woman, she has a natural interest in power, otherwise, Dayuer would not have relied on Dorgon to help Fulin to the throne.

As a woman, she prefers the feeling of hiding behind her son and listening to politics behind a curtain.

Hong Chengchou saw that Dorgon had finished all the counselor's words, and it seemed that he was useless.In terms of the current situation, I have to say something that Dorgon didn't think of.

"To the Regent, I feel that this is a decisive battle related to my Dajin's real entry into the Central Plains. I suggest that we should first seek people before seeking troops. At this time, we should try our best to win over the generals in the south and officials from all over the place.

My big gold should prepare more money, official titles, and titles.Do whatever it takes to recruit them. "

Hong Chengchou is very vicious, he can grasp the main point in one sentence, this kind of ability is very powerful.

"Okay! Mr. Hong is right." Da Yuer said hello for Hong Chengchou, and then continued to ask: "Mr. Yihong, how much money should we prepare to buy them?"

"I'm afraid it's an astronomical figure." Hong Chengchou was a little timid. Although this method was very effective, he was worried that Dorgon would disagree.

"The Ai family took out all the silver taels in the inner mansion, and even gave the Ai family the dowry. From today on, the Dajin harem will have two meals a day, and the dishes will be halved."

Da Yuer was very bold, stood up, and said boldly and loudly.

"Fight. I will tell the princes and nobles immediately, stop all rewards, take back all the goods, and open the treasury."

When Dorgon saw that Dayuer had spoken, he was naturally not behind.Since Shanhaiguan won the first battle, he didn't mind taking another big gamble now.It feels really good to win, a stud is the whole Central Plains!

"I will leave this matter to the two gentlemen, and tell them that I will agree to any money, official, or title. This king only wants Jiangshan!"

This sentence reminded Hong Chengchou that Dorgon's boldness far surpassed that of Zhu Youjian.

"My minister also suggested that at the right time, my Dajin should start the imperial examination early, so as to reassure the hearts of the scholars." Hong Chengchou was excited, and blurted out what he had discussed with Fan Wencheng last night.

Fan Wencheng glared at Hong Chengchou, thinking: Didn't it be agreed that we will talk about this matter after a while?Why are you so eager to claim credit?

"Mr. Hong, as long as the central plains are settled, the imperial examinations will be held later. All the scholars in the central plains will work for my grand gold."

Da Yuer has a deep knowledge of Sinology and is also obsessed with Confucianism.Dorgon also nodded in agreement.

Chapter 122: Hou Fangyu Enters Wuchang

Zuo Dashuai's mansion is located next to the Yuemachang in Wuchang City.Zhu Zhen, the sixth son of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, was named King Chu Zhao in Wuchang, and nine generations of descendants have lived here for more than 200 years.

This made Wuchang City form a royal city pattern with the palace as the core, including Dusi Lane, Dufu Dike, Fuyuan Street, Zhenchu ​​Gate, Houzai Gate, and Wangfukou.

Zuo Liangyu directly occupied the Prince Chu's Mansion as his Marshal's Mansion.

At the beginning of February in the 18th year of Chongzhen, a carriage stopped in front of the Shuai Mansion. Although the carriage was not very luxurious, a son who got on and off the carriage was quite impressive.

The guards guarding the gate of the commander's mansion saw that the young master was very handsome, so he didn't dare to make things difficult, so he hurried forward to inquire.

"Excuse me, sir, who are you looking for?"

"Go and tell your young master that Hou Chaozong is here." Of course it was Hou Fangyu who came to Wuchang in person.

Moreover, Hou Fangyu came to Zuo Dashuai's mansion with the momentum, just like visiting relatives' house, there was no sense of politeness at all.He was also angry with the guards.

"Young master will report later, the young one will report immediately." The guards did not dare to neglect, it must not be an ordinary relationship to be able to have such an attitude in front of the gate of the Marshal's mansion.

Zuo Liangyu's eldest son, Zuo Menggeng, is older than Hou Fangyu, and was awarded General Ping Zei by Chongzhen at the beginning of last year.Zuo Liangyu's imperial successor.

When Zuo Menggeng heard that Hou Chaozong was coming, he kicked away the maid who was beating his legs, and exchanged for a Confucian shirt that he thought was very scholarly. Regardless of the cold weather, he waved a folding fan and wore a The scarf came out.

"Oh! Brother Chaozong, I don't know if you are here. Tell me earlier, so I can send someone to pick you up."

Hou Fangyu sighed a little when he saw Zuo Menggeng's attire.Who doesn't know that Zuo Liangyu is a martial artist, can't read a few big characters, and his son is also semi-literate, who couldn't be taught by more than a dozen teachers, but he likes to pretend to be a scholar.

"Brother Menggeng, I came here specially to pay New Year's greetings to my uncle." Hou Fangyu's father, Hou Xun, has a close relationship with Zuo Liangyu, and the two can be said to be close relatives and friends.

"Why didn't Mrs. Sister-in-law come together?" Zuo Menggeng looked left and right, his eyes were always searching outwards.

Everyone knew that Hou Fangyu had married an oiran from Qinhuai River, and Zuo Menggeng had long wanted to find a chance to meet him, but Zuo Liangyu refused to let him go to Nanjing, but he was overwhelmed.

Although Zuo Liangyu allowed his subordinates to plunder the folk women, and Zuo Menggeng also took in several concubines, but he had heard too many rumors about the Qinhuai courtesan, and always felt that the women in his backyard were not good enough.

"Look at Mr. Hou, he is well educated and talented, and even the woman he is looking for is so famous." This is what Zuo Liangyu often taught Zuo Menggeng, which made Hou Fangyu a shadow in his heart for many years.

Zuo Menggeng eagerly wanted to see what kind of woman Li Xiangjun was, and asked for the shadow area in his heart.

"Unfortunately, I came here in a hurry, and I didn't bring it with me." Hou Fangyu saw too many people prying into his wife's mind, so he didn't care, and just prevaricated, since everyone understands a man's mind anyway.

"I don't know what the reason for Brother Chaozong's visit this time is?" Zuo Menggeng lost half his interest when he heard that Li Xiangjun hadn't come.

Out of basic courtesy, Zuo Menggeng still let Hou Fangyu into the commander's mansion, but his attitude was much downplayed.

"I came here to see my uncle." Hou Fangyu didn't really like playing with Zuo Menggeng, he liked the scholars from Jiangnan more.

"Unfortunately, my father has been ill recently and hasn't seen any guests for many days."

What Zuo Menggeng said was true. Last winter it was so cold that Zuo Liangyu's body collapsed and he was bedridden.

But Hou Fangyu didn't know, he thought Zuo Menggeng was perfunctory him.Hou Fangyu turned his head and said quickly, "Brother Meng Geng, you must go to Nanjing with me this time. Recently, a large number of talented women have come to the Qinhuai River."

As soon as Zuo Menggeng heard that there was a woman, Zuo Menggeng's eyes lit up immediately, and he approached Hou Fangyu and asked, "Really? Do you think I should prepare more poems in advance?"

Seeing the women of the Qinhuai River, one must answer the poem correctly, these are all elegant activities.It's impossible for someone like Zuo Menggeng to perform on the spot, but this doesn't prevent him from cheating in advance.

"No, with Menggeng's literary talents, why don't you subdue them?" Hou Fangyu went against his will, and he didn't know Zuo Menggeng's weight, let alone literary talents, it would be great if he could write a doggerel .

"But my father won't let me go." Zuo Menggeng was in a dilemma, as soon as his father was mentioned, he became a good baby.It's really because Zuo Liangyu's teaching methods are too good, and if something goes wrong, he will be whipped.

"Don't be discouraged, I came here this time to persuade my uncle to go to Nanjing." Hou Fangyu threw out this bait, which made Zuo Menggeng's heart itch.

"Wait a while, I'll report to my father, he will definitely see you." Zuo Menggeng got excited, thinking: Don't let this opportunity pass by.

Zuo Menggeng left, Hou Fangyu looked relaxed on the surface, but was extremely anxious in his heart, even the hand holding the tea bowl shook nervously.

It takes courage to come to Wuchang alone.Although he relied on his father's face to come to Zuo Liangyu, but he was a junior after all, he was really not sure if he could let Zuo Liangyu mobilize the army.

Just when Hou Fangyu was thinking wildly, Zuo Menggeng came back covering half of his face.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Hou Fangyu asked curiously seeing that half of Zuo Menggeng's face was swollen.

"It's okay, I hit the wall just now." Zuo Menggeng said in embarrassment that he was slapped by his father just now. It's a bit embarrassing for a 30-year-old man to be slapped by his father.