"According to the emperor's instructions, I have sent someone to lead Wu Yingxiong to check the camp." Su Keshaha knelt on the ground and reported to Shunzhi.

Shunzhi nodded slightly, waved his hand, and the eunuch handed over the approved memorandum to Sukshaha and said, "Send someone to Yizhou and ask Emperor Ming to send someone to Beijing to take the family members of Hong Chengchou, Zhang Cunren and others."

"Yes, I will do it now. Mingchen will definitely be grateful to his master's kindness and work with the Qing Dynasty to wipe out the island barbarians in the East." Sukshaha said excitedly.

After Sukshaha retreated, Shunzhi said: "Here is Xuansuo."

Soon, Soetu entered the room and kowtowed, Shunzhi glanced at him and said, "You have suffered a lot after running around for days."

"Slaves are doing their duty, and they can't be hard." Soetu said.

Shunzhi asked: "Have you been in control and detained this time when you went to Jiangnan?"

Soetu said: "The slave went south and came into contact with the Southern Dynasty in Huai'an. He was controlled and sent to Nanjing, but he was not detained in Nanjing. However, Qian Qianyi and Hong Chengchou did not disclose the identity of the slave. After the slave expressed his master's meaning, the two responded without any response. They just asked the slave to pretend to be a Han Chinese and walk around Nanjing. This time the army went north, and the slave also pretended to be an imperial guard and accompanied him."

Shunzhi nodded slightly, thinking that this must be the Nanjing court deliberately asked Soetu to see it so that he could report to himself. He said, "Setu, I remember, when you went to Nanyang to declare the country to rebel against China two years ago, you went to Jiangnan when you were planning to rebel against China. I asked you, what changes have been made in Jiangnan compared to that time?"

Soetu was a little speechless for a moment, Shunzhi said: "Don't think about it, just say it, are you going to deceive the emperor?"

"No, I dare not!" Soetu was startled and said truthfully: "The last time I went to Jiangnan, Yue Le raised taxes to impose south to Fujian, and sent many green camps to the south. The soldiers passed by. The people in Jiangnan were in panic and the people were suffering. When they moved south again, the gentry and people in Jiangnan were mostly living and working in peace. In Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou and other places, I saw the gentry donating food and wages to support the Ming court with their own eyes."

"Is the Southern Dynasty so popular?" Shunzhi asked.

Soetu shook his head: "No, the servant thought it was not that the Ming court won the hearts of the gentry and the people, but that the Ming court used the fear of the gentry and the people. The master knew that the people who hated the most in the Eastern Federation were our Qing dynasties, and the other was the gentry. The gentry in Jiangnan also knew that they were afraid that the Eastern Federation would rule Jiangnan. In order to avoid being robbed, they strongly supported the Ming court to go north, use their strength to intimidate and plan to repair the Eastern Federation, so that they could protect their family business.

It is precisely because the gentry paid for the grain, the Ming court did not need to pay additional taxes. Huaian had stored grain for two years, and the Ming court was under less pressure, which made the Ming court win the hearts of the people in Jiangnan."

Shunzhi answered the doubts and was even more satisfied with Soetu. He asked again: "The Southern Dynasty claimed to be 500,000 this time. How many people are there? Armor and equipment, and what is the morale?"

Soetu said: "As for troops, the Southern Dynasties did not hide from slaves. There were actually about 200,000 soldiers, half of which were the Green Camps that had served under Yue Le, and the rest were either Huguang soldiers or the two vassal soldiers of Pingxi and Yanping. The master knew that the Green Camps under Yue Le were carefully selected by the master from all over the Qing Dynasty. They were the most capable of fighting. Huguang was managed by Hong Chengchou for many years and was also an elite soldier, let alone Pingxi and Yanping.

This time, when the Southern Dynasty occupied Jiangnan, the generals of all divisions were awarded rewards and many had titles. Emperor Ming agreed that he would also pay on-site rewards after the liberation. The army was not short of food and clothing. Emperor Ming personally fought for the battle, and his morale was like a rainbow, which was driven by it."

After hearing this, Shunzhi was even more happy. His only hope was to cooperate with the Ming army, fearing that after the change in Jiangnan, the Ming army would be unstable and weak in strength and could not provide help. Now it seems that both the people’s hearts and the military strength are beyond imagination.

"Okay, Soetu, you have made great contributions, I will reward you well." Shunzhi was in a good mood and shouted happily.

Soetu took two steps and said, "I dare not be greedy for the achievements of heaven. I have only one word. Please advise my master."

"You said." Shunzhi asked.

Soetu said: "I went south this time and knew the fear of the Southern Dynasties for the Eastern Band. The Southern Dynasties originally intended to use our Qing Dynasty to force the Eastern Band to recognize its regime. The Li Thief of the Eastern Band was slow to express his opinion. The Southern Dynasties would only sincerely cooperate with our Qing Dynasty after they were completely disappointed. At this time, the two sides were still negotiating, but even if the Ming and Qing Dynasties finally cooperated, would they necessarily work together to fight against the Eastern Band?"

"What do you mean?" Shunzhi frowned.

Soetu said: "I have communicated with money and Hong during this period. I know that these two people are unfaithful and shameless people, and they do everything they can to achieve their goals. I am afraid that Hong Chengchou is not interested in my main force in the Qing Dynasty, but the 200,000 elite troops in the Qingzhou camp."

Shunzhi was a little confused. Isn’t the main force of the Qing Dynasty the 200,000 soldiers and horses in the Qingzhou camp? Then I thought, yes, these 200,000 soldiers and horses were needed by the Southern Dynasties, but the Southern Dynasties may not need itself, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

"Master, there are three troops in the Qingzhou camp now. One is the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia. It is the most reliable, but it is not the main force. The second is the Mongolian cavalry. The two units in Mobei and Moxi have not yet reached the grace of our Qing Dynasty. They are for profit and must be guarded. Although Monan is close to the Qing Dynasty, Master, Monan Mongolia is now threatened by the Eastern Banner of Liaodong, and its morale has long been turbulent. As for the Green Camp and the Militia, which are the main force, they cannot guarantee their loyalty and righteousness.

During this period, Dongfan has retreated to Denglai. If Hong Chengchou finds an opportunity to contact our Qing Dynasty's Green Camp, Mongolian and others, and there will be one or two traitors, wouldn't they directly control the Qingzhou camp? By that time, wouldn't the Qing Dynasty be tied up in a cocoon?" Soetu knelt on the ground, and the more he said, he became more and more afraid of Shunzhi.

He now has no food or salary, and it depends on mutual restraint between the various divisions and the Eight Banners suppressed it. But now that the main force of the Ming army has arrived, the balance has been directly broken. Since the Southern Dynasty was able to win over more than 100,000 elite green camps in Jiangnan, why can't he control the main force of the Qingzhou green camp in Shandong?

When Shunzhi thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a little scared. He was really proud and never expected that the danger would come with the opportunity. He remembered that Wu Yingxiong was checking around Qingzhou Camp at this moment, and he thought he would also contact the Green Camp generals.

"Suoetu, do you have a good idea to prevent the Ming court from taking risks?" Shunzhi looked at Suoetu.

Soetu said: "Master, there is only one stupid way for slaves."

"The only way is to use it in combination or not, there is no stupid or stupid." Shunzhi said.

Soetu kowtowed and said, "I thought that if the Southern Dynasties really had such arrogant ideas, the most likely thing to be attracted to was the Green Camp, which was also the main force of our Qing army. As long as these people are stabilized and the Eight Banners are here, the master can sit firmly on Diaoyutai. I thought that instead of letting the Southern Dynasties take action, we might as well act in advance. The Southern Dynasties can win over these Green Camp generals are just titles and wealth. If the Southern Dynasties can give titles, we can also give them. As long as the master rewards the Duke and Marquis, what can the Southern Dynasties do? They can't be named kings!

If we talk about wealth, for Qiu Ba, no matter how much wealth there is, there is no tempting fiefdom. I thought that the prefectures in Shanxi, Zhili, which I controlled by the Qing Dynasty, could be divided into the prefectures in Zhili, and the war had not yet begun. This is a price that the Southern Dynasties could not give, so they could not be moved. Moreover, I also heard that the new honors that were granted in Nanjing were granted to the northern fiefdoms. If the master actually granted the generals in the camp, it would be a situation where two seals were granted to one place. At that time, even if the Southern Dynasties were to win over the real seal, they would be blocked by the new honors in Nanjing and would not be successful."

After hearing this, Shunzhi nodded slightly and praised: "It is worthy of being Sony Baksha's son, it is really Zhuge Liang of the Qing Dynasty."

Soetu didn't dare to take credit and said, "Master, this is a stupid way to deal with it for a while, but it caused a lot of trouble for the future."

Shunzhi smiled: "There are so many difficulties in the future. I will always have to pass the current level. If I can't pass the current level, what else can I talk about in the future?"

The Qing army quickly awarded the main generals, titles, territories and official positions of the entire army, and was not stingy. Wu Yingxiong, who was counting and inspecting the granary of the Qing army warehouse, also quickly received the news. The reward for merit was due to Shunzhi's delegation of power to check the reserves of materials that should be absolutely confidential in order to capture the army, and urged the Ming court to act quickly and form an alliance with him.

Many of the green camps in Qingzhou Daying came from the Shaanxi-Gansu region in the northwest. Wu Yingxiong's father Wu Sangui once quelled the local rebellion and was very familiar with the Shaanxi-Gansu generals. Therefore, Wu Yingxiong was able to obtain a lot of definite news and returned to Yizhou with these news.

"Shunzhi enfeoffed the armies, not only turned the main generals of the Green Camp into the lords of real power, but also carried some low-level officers and veterans of the Green Camp into the Han army flag, and allowed the soldiers of the lords of the real power to enjoy the same treatment as those of the Eight Banners. Because of these, the morale of the Qing army was high and the cohesion was also enhanced. Originally, many Green Camp generals had shaken their will and contacted us with the Eastern Banners, but now, they have no thoughts." Wu Yingxiong said to Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou asked, "What about their food, grass and military supplies?"

"It's very bad. The camp has a serious shortage of food. After the East Bank withdraws its siege, Shunzhi sent troops to loot everywhere. However, the surrounding area of ​​Qingzhou is already a deserted area and is deserted. The people in western Shandong have also retreated to the city. Only a few cities such as Jinan are in the hands of the Qing army, but they have been trapped for half a year and have no surplus grain. Even so, the Qing army did not let these prefectures go, rob the quilts and thick clothes of the people in the city for winter clothes, and arrested the strong men to go to the wilderness, log wood and mow grass in the mountains and forests, completely ignoring the lives and death of the people, resulting in a lot of escape and resistance. Especially the mowing teams often go ten and cannot come back three."

Hong Chengchou asked in surprise: "What are you doing for mowing grass?"

Wu Yingxiong said: "When mowing grass and feeding horses, you can save a lot of feed for people to eat. I saw in the Qing army camp that only the generals were still eating fine grains, and the soldiers generally ate coarse grains, some green camps, militias, and even mixed with livestock feed. Even so, the food of the Qing army may not last for a month. Shunzhi asked me to tell you that the adults are carrying the burden of the Ming and Qing countries. If you want to survive, you should make a decision quickly."

"Mr. Hong, the Dongfan didn't say anything to death," Li Benshen reminded.

Wu Yingxiong was intrigued: "Oh? Ma Jixiang is back, what news is brought?"

Li Benshen said: "He had never seen the head of the East Fan, but he also negotiated with his confidants. He said that he would ask Lord Hong to go to Qingdao for a meeting, and said that we would submit the details of the merits of the imperial officials and generals during the return of the capital to Nanjing for inquiries."

"It was not beyond my expectations to let Lord Hong go, but what was the intention of giving a detailed description of the credit?" Wu Yingxiong was a little confused.

Li Benshen said: "Ma Jixiang said that Dongfan intends to reorganize the list of traitors and war criminals, and use that method of comparing merits and demerits."

"Oh? This is a great thing. Lord Hong, as long as we carefully consider the details of the report, remove the important figures such as Lord, my father, Mr. Qian from the list of traitors, and find a few scapegoats to top it. Our court will not be a traitor and a traitor, and we will be a traitor." Wu Yingxiong was quite excited.

Hong Chengchou shook his head slightly and said, "Don't the prince think that this is a delaying strategy?"

After being poured cold water by Hong Chengchou, Wu Yingxiong calmed down a little and thought for a moment: "This is a delay. Dongfan also knows that the Qingzhou camp is not as good as food and grass, so it will be delayed until it collapses?"

"Don't you know who Li Mingxun is? He has not only won in battle over the years, but also won a great victory. Rather than being an invincible general, he is a shrewd businessman. For a businessman, is he really willing to face the two main forces of the Ming and Qing dynasties at the same time? He delayed for a month or two, and dragged it to the collapse of the Qing army or fled to the north. Can Li Mingxun deal with us directly?" Hong Chengchou smiled coldly.

Wu Yingxiong shook his head: "Although it is not impossible, you and I are not soft persimmons. When the Qing army collapsed, we gathered the strong army. When the Qing army retreated, we retreated too."

Li Benshen reminded: "No matter how you handle it, at that time, you only need to face one enemy and one direction. Since you are going to fight, you will completely tear your face. At that time, we will not face the 200,000 troops in Shandong, but also the 100,000 troops in Zhejiang and Fujian!"

"Since that's the case, we can only form an alliance with the Qing court!" Wu Yingxiong punched the table and said confidently.

Hong Chengchou and Li Benshen looked at each other, which was quite a sign of success. Compared with Qian Qianyi and Hong Chengchou, Pingxi Fan was more persistent and recognized by the United States. After all, unlike Jiangnan, the core of the economy and Huguang, the mainland granary, the Shu area had been developed at this time, but it was a severely damaged area in the Ming and Qing Wars. Otherwise, there would not be the famous Huguang filling Sichuan. It can be said that Sichuan was still at the corner at this time.

When the main battlefield was transferred from the southwest to the southeast, Wu Sangui hoped that his demand was very simple, and he became a Ming vassal like the Sanfan tribe in the southwest. What caused him to fail was not a traitor or a rebellion, but Li Mingxun's opposition.
Chapter completed!