Zhu Cijiong, the third prince of Zhu Dynasty, did not leave Datong with a simple chariot. Instead, he took away all the palace guards and the new Zhenxi Guard Manager General Bing Gao Di's headquarters, a total of about 4,000 troops and horses. However, this march was not to fight anyone.

.So there are still a large number of military relatives and civilians following.

Adding up the miscellaneous soldiers and civilians, there were as many as 20,000 to 30,000 people who left with Prince Zhu in the end! They also brought with them a large number of carriages, horses and property, marching mightily in the wind and snow.

At this time, the Qing army's patrol scouts were already operating outside the city of Datong. Of course, the large group of people traveling could not be hidden from their eyes. However, they did not launch a pursuit. After all, in the past month or two, the Datong Ming army

His performance has somewhat subverted their cognition.

Fierce battles took place at Zhenluwei, Yongjia Fort, Wayakou Fort, Gaoshanwei, Baidengbao, Yanghewei, Settlement, Xujiazhuang Fort and other forts on the way of the Qing army's westward march! Hauge

, the army led by Obai suffered a lot.

Although the losses of the real prisoners were not too heavy, the Han army flag officers and soldiers who served as cannon fodder were heavily injured, totaling more than five thousand!

The city walls of Datong have not yet been seen, and the losses have been so great. Why not make the Qing army more cautious?

They also know the reputation of Datong Xiongcheng. If there is a bloody battle in Datong, without tens of thousands of casualties, they may not be able to win it, right?

So Hauge, who was about to lead the Zhenglan Banner troops back to Beijing, after learning the news that the Ming army had withdrawn from Datong, he also took a long breath and said to his confidant Obai with a wry smile: "This time

It’s cheaper than Azig”

"Your Majesty, the regent is going too far. We are the ones fighting hard here in Datong Mansion. Victory is finally in sight, but he asked Azig to take advantage."

Obai was Hauge's best friend. When Huang Taiji died, he and the important ministers of the Two Yellow Banners, such as Sony, Turge, Tu Lai, Tan Tai, Xihan, Gong Adai, etc., all firmly supported Hauge's accession to the throne. But in the end, it was because of the Two White Banners.

He was defeated due to the opposition of King Baylor and the selfishness of the princes (all of whom liked Youjun). However, Obai still did not give up his support for Hauge's rise to power.

Now Fulin is only 6 years old, so he naturally has no offspring, and Dorgon's health has never been very good. What is hateful is that the three brothers Dorgon, Duduo, and Azig have been suppressing Hauge, preventing Hauge from establishing enough power.

The great achievement of persuading the public.

Hauge snorted: "I don't know if I can pick up this bargain!"

"My lord, do you mean there is still a fight in Datong?" Obai asked, and then shook his head, "I don't know for sure. It's just a long siege, just like the fight against Daling River City."

"Haha," Hauge smiled, "That's right. But how long will the siege last? Daling River City has only been besieged for three months. There should be more reserves in Datong City, right? If we want to encircle a whole city,

Azig has been delayed for two years!"

"What's the delay?" Obai didn't quite understand.

Hauge lowered his voice: "Of course it delayed the trip south!"

"Going south?" Obai was stunned, "Your Majesty, doesn't the regent want to discuss marriage with the Southern Dynasty?"

"Hmph!" Haug snorted, "This is a shame!"

"The prince of the Southern Dynasty refused?"

"No," Hauge gloated and smiled, "I just don't want to cede the land to Sui Gong. The prince of the Southern Dynasty is a shameless person. He wants to get Dorgon's daughter for free!"

"Really?" Obai's eyes widened.

Hauge smiled and nodded: "It's what Luo Luohun's letter said. The envoy sent to Jiangnan to discuss marriage has returned, and it also brought a marriage envoy from the Southern Dynasty, Zuk Fa!"

Ao Bai was stunned and said, "Zukefa? Wasn't he beaten to death by bandits? He even had a posthumous title. Why is he called Wu Zhuang? Not long ago, my ancestors held a funeral for him, and I went along with it."

"Damn it!" Hauge shook his head repeatedly, "I surrendered. I surrendered to the bandits first, then sent them to the Southern Dynasty, and then surrendered to the Southern Dynasty. In addition, we surrendered to the Qing Dynasty from the Ming Dynasty before, so we have surrendered three times. It's all right.

The four ministers are here!"

"Four ministers?" Ao Bai said with contempt on his face, "What do these people from Guan Ning's army mean? They surrender here and there, how shameless are they?"

"Prince Regent, the thousand-year-old master of our country is sincere to your Princess. Even if Princess is only six years old, he is willing to wait for several years. These gifts are all for Princess, and there are various kinds of gifts produced in Suzhou.

One hundred pieces of silk, one hundred pieces of porcelain produced in Jingdezhen, fifty pieces of Japanese lacquerware, fifty dolls of various kinds, fifty boxes of candies of various colors, fifty pieces of gold jewelry, and a special reward

500 taels of human silver ingots”

In the Forbidden City, Wuying Hall, Zukefa, the "Four Ministers" who had shaved his head and put on the uniform of a military attaché of the Ming Dynasty, was pointing at a large number of boxes with open lids and smilingly gave them to Dorgon, the regent of the Qing Dynasty.

introduce.

Dorgon, on the other hand, looked dumbfounded. What is this? Zhu Cihong could really imagine that while he refused to be a minister and pay tribute, he wanted to marry his own daughter and sent "four ministers" as envoys to discuss marriage.

, and also sent a lot of gifts to coax the little girl. What does this guy want to do?

"Zukefa! You, you, why did you surrender to the Southern Dynasty? Do you still have any shame?"

When Dorgon was in a daze, someone had already asked a question. The person who asked the question was Gong Adai, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He was the nephew of Nurhaci and Gushan Ezhen of Zhenghuang Banner. Zu Kefa was originally the Han army Meilezhangjing of Zhenghuang Banner and the official of Gong Adai.

Xiao. So Gong Adai can ask questions on behalf of the master of Zhenghuang Banner, that is, the six-year-old Fulin.

Zu Kefa glanced at Gong Adai and smiled: "Why did Gu Shan'er really have to say so harshly? Xiaguan is a relative of the emperor in the Southern Dynasties. It is natural to seek refuge with relatives in times of crisis. Isn't this the case in the Qing Dynasty as well?

?”

While he was talking, he glanced at Dorgon unintentionally. Gong Adai's face suddenly turned pale. It turned out that he was also a traitor who surrendered. He was originally from Hauge's side, but later he saw that Dorgon was so powerful.

He betrayed Haoge and joined Dorgon.

"You" Gong Adai is so angry. Can the nature of his surrender to Dorgon be the same as the nature of Zukefa's surrender to Zhu Cixi? This slave deserves to be beaten and killed!

"Okay, okay." Dorgon quickly waved his hand to stop Gong Adai, who was about to have a fit. "He is already a minister, why are you still angry with him? What else can you do to him?"

Gong Adai thought so. If he killed him, would it be unlucky to kill the envoy or the personal envoy? He came to propose marriage to Dongguo Gege on behalf of the Ming Dynasty Crown Prince. If you kill him, who will dare to propose to Gege in the future?

Proposing marriage? What should I do if Gege can’t get married?

If you want to arrest him and force him to surrender, he has already lost his wife. What’s the difference between forcing him to surrender and snatching a bitch to be your wife?

Dorgon frowned and looked at Zu Kefa, the four ministers with a face thicker than the city wall, "What do you mean by the crown prince of the Zhu family? He is unwilling to pay tribute and become a vassal. I, the Qing Dynasty, are going to attack him!"

"Then let's fight." Zukefa spread his hands, "It's not like I haven't been beaten before. If you want to fight, the crown prince will accompany you!"

Dorgon was stunned, "Then he proposed marriage to my family?"

Zu Kefa smiled: "Your Majesty, relatives are relatives, and wars are wars. The prince still wants your princess."

"Hey, this prince!" Dorgon didn't even know what to say.

Zu Kefa still had something to say, he said with a smile: "Marriage is a matter of being well-matched. How come the Princess of the Prince's family is not a good match for the Ming Prince? As for professing vassalship, paying tribute, and ceding territory, that depends on the battlefield and has nothing to do with marriage.

.”

"I understand, I understand," Dorgon and one of the "Four Ministers" had nothing to say, so they waved their hands and said, "You should go back to the hotel to rest first!"

Zukefa did not move, however, and said to Dorgon with a smile: "Your Majesty, my prince has two more suggestions."

Dorgon said: "What proposal? Tell me quickly."

"First, my prince hopes to set up a 'marriage pavilion' on Haisha Island outside Dagukou, Tianjin, and station peace envoys to facilitate the peace process between the north and the south." Zukefa said with a smile, "Second, my prince hopes to
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