Chapter 289
Is it good to have it?
At the south gate of the capital, Prince Zheng saw Shang Kexi with his head down. He had no personal relationship with this guy, so why did he come to the south gate to see him off?
Hasn’t the Regent issued an order? The royal palaces are not allowed to come here to send people to the public. Why did Shang Kexi appear here?
Before Prince Zheng could speak, Shang Kexi took out a letter from his sleeve. It turned out that according to Dorgon's latest order, Shang Kexi wanted to take his army to Shandong to help Prince Zheng stabilize the overall situation.
After all, Shang Kexi also fought in Shandong and knew a little about the situation there. If Fang Dayou didn't die, there was no need to send Shang Kexi, but in this situation, there was also a Han general.
"Then it's time for the prince."
Although Prince Zheng was kind-hearted, he looked down on these Han princes and believed that these people had no ability and were simply titles obtained by surrender.
If they were really powerful, why would they surrender to us? Why not fight to the death with us on the battlefield?
Shang Kexi had no other expression, but just urged his hand and joined the ranks of progress.
Although the two set out together, Prince Zheng's army was all cavalry, and they must advance first. Shang Kexi took his infantry and escorted the food and grass to the back.
Shang Kexi was unwilling to go to Shandong. He knew about the situation last time. He brought so many elite troops over and finally returned eight thousand old, weak, sick and disabled. This was a better situation.
If he was unlucky, he might have to die there. This time, Dorgon issued a strict order and took his whole family into custody, forcing this guy to go to the battlefield.
Seeing Prince Zheng's horse team gradually fading away, Shang Kexi snorted coldly, as long as we want to delay in fighting, there are always many ways to delay.
Shang Kexi was about to continue the order, but who knew that two guards from the royal palace came from the city gate.
"The Regent will order your troops to catch up with Prince Zheng within two days. If there is any delay, he will not forgive him."
After Dorgon's palace guards read it, they immediately handed the letter to Shang Kexi. Dorgon was so scheming, how could he not know what Shang Kexi was thinking? You think it would be impossible to delay time at this time.
Shang Kexi did have this idea and was ready to put it into practice. Who knew that Dorgon cut him to death with a knife?
In desperation, Shang Kexi had no choice but to order his soldiers to move forward faster.
Last time, eight thousand remaining soldiers came back, but after careful selection, Shang Kexi was able to find three thousand elite soldiers, who were his last soldiers, and he was going to keep them for retirement. Who knew that he would have to bring them all this time.
Dorgon had already investigated all his subordinates' affairs. In the capital, no one could hide it. If Shang Kexi did not bring these people with him, he would be swallowed up by Dorgon when he stayed in the capital. It would be better to stay by his side and rest assured.
Shang Kexi shook his head helplessly, looking at the long queue in front of him, he could be said to be extremely regretful in his heart. Why did he surrender to the Qing Dynasty?
If he did not surrender, he might have a good position in the Southern Ming court, and now he is taking advantage of the situation to pursue the Qing people.
It's better now. Although he has the title of a prince, who has regarded himself as a prince? He has been calling him around and drinking. In the end, even his family cannot be saved. Now he is being watched by Dorgon's people.
Let’s talk about the general trend of the country. I originally thought that the Qing people would do the world with a stable situation, but who knew that a defeat in Qufu, Shandong directly weakened one-quarter of the Qing Dynasty’s military power.
Later, there was Huguang area. In short, there was no good news. It seemed that the destiny of the Ming Dynasty could not be violated.
Shang Kexi shook her head helplessly. At this moment, she did not have the ability to change her fate. She could only say that she was not considerate enough. She had short eyes at the beginning, but now she could only follow the Qing people to the point of being in the dark.
"Have the two young masters from Gongsun Hutong sent them out?"
Prince Zheng has his own little Jiujiu, and Shang Kexi is not a fool either. He has served the emperors of two dynasties, so this guy naturally knows that the cunning rabbit has three holes.
Although the whole family was suppressed by the eyes, Shang Kexi had two illegitimate children outside, and no one knew about this.
The sons in the Shang Kexi Palace are too conspicuous. If they were allowed to disappear, Shang Kexi would not have the ability. However, the two young masters in Gongsun Hutong have not been exposed in front of everyone since they were born, so it is extremely easy to hide them.
"Don't worry, Prince, I have sent people to the nearby countryside. The people I'm looking for are also old men brought from Liaodong. They don't carry much money and will not cause disaster to the two young masters. If the prince can return victoriously, we can naturally bring the two young masters back. But if there is anything unexpected, the two young masters can also be a rich man in the future."
After listening to the reports from the people around him, Shang Kexi breathed a sigh of relief. There was nothing wrong with the rich man. If he had sharpened his head and entered the court, wouldn't he be threatened when he reached his own level?
Being a landlord in the countryside, eating and drinking every day is much better than what I am now. I hope these two little bastards will have this blessing.
After thinking about it, Shang Kexi spat again, if these two little bastards become little landlords, wouldn’t that mean they can’t come back? How can people hope to die?
Shang Kexi looked back at the towering city gate tower in the capital. It turned out to be the imperial city of the Ming Dynasty, but later it was occupied by Li Zicheng, but before Li Zicheng could sit on the hot side, he was driven out by the Qing people.
Now the Southern Ming army has reached Dezhou, just one step away from the capital. If the imperial fortune of the Ming Dynasty has not yet been cut off, then the surname Zhu will be here sooner or later!
Unfortunately, I followed the wrong person, and I can't do anything about it...
Besides, according to the original plan in the Shandong battlefield, Gao Jie should stay in Tai'an Prefecture for a while.
But all of this is superficial phenomenon. Gao Jie only took an infantry regiment and an artillery company to bypass Tai'an Prefecture and went straight to Jinan City.
When they saw Fang Dayou's subordinates, these Qing soldiers were stunned. No one expected that the attack speed of the Southern Ming army would be so fast.
Chapter completed!