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Jiang Quan hesitated again and again, but still asked his soldiers to let the Qing envoy into the city and led him all the way to the General Military Mansion.
The envoy held an edict from the Regent Dorgon, and there was a letter from the Ministry of War of the Qing Dynasty as evidence.
After Jiang Quan ordered someone to check it, he personally checked the edict issued by Dorgon.
"Jiang Quan, the chief military officer of Datong, served the country loyally, captured and killed the puppet generals, and pacified Datong and Yanghe.
He was highly praised.
However, I felt that it was inappropriate to appoint Zaoqiang to supervise state affairs, and to delay the sacrifice of the ancestors.
Wang Kezheng will keep his original title."
In his edict, Dorgon affirmed Jiang Quan's merits in killing thieves anyway, but also pointed out that it was inappropriate for him to appoint King Zaoqiang, the Ming Dynasty clan, to take charge of state affairs.
His tone seemed to be that he regarded himself as the lord of China.
It turned out that after Jiang Yu was rebellious, in order to win the support of the people, he appointed Zhu Dingshan, the king of Zaoqiang, a clan member of the Ming Dynasty, as the leader of the alliance.
It stands to reason that King Zaoqiang is just a puppet and has no power at all.
But Dorgon's reaction was extremely strong, and he directly warned Jiang Gan in the form of an edict.
If Jiang Yan still had a trace of fantasy before, now he can be sure that the Qing court really has the intention to compete in the Central Plains.
So what should he do?
He had already supported the Ming clan as a puppet and showed his inclination to submit to the Ming court.
At this time, the Qing regent surrendered to him.
What should he do?
Fortunately, the envoy didn't mean to force Jiang Quan to express his position immediately.
He only said lightly: "Mr.
Jiang, please think about it for a few days.
The regent's intention is very clear.
As long as Jiang Zongrong can surrender to the Qing Dynasty, the court will not begrudge the high official and generous salary." ” This statement made Jiang Yu feel itchy.
Traveling thousands of miles to be an official is just for food and clothing.
It is not selling one's life to anyone.
Since the Qing court can promise high-ranking officials generous salaries, it is indeed a good choice.
It's just that the Qing court has not shown the absolute strength to dominate the world.
Is it too early to surrender at this time?
Thinking of this, Jiang Quan hesitated again, coughed and said: "Your envoy has been working hard all the way.
Hey, please take your envoy down and have a good rest."
After sending the envoy from the Qing court, Jiang Quan sighed and said, "What do you think should be done?"
"Commander, for the present plan, it is better to surrender to the Qing Dynasty."
The speaker was Sun Yingwu, a fierce general under Jiang Quan.
He cupped his fists and said, "My subordinates heard that Wu Weihua, the younger brother of Gongshun Hou Wu Weiying, has come to Shanxi on the orders of the regent of the Qing Dynasty, bringing thousands of troops with him.
In addition, Ye Chen of Gushan Ezhen has also gathered troops to prepare for the invasion of Shanxi. .
The regent gave the order to the commander-in-chief first and then to the troops.
If the commander-in-chief doesn't obey, I'm afraid the first one the Qing army will attack is Datong."
Jiang Yan's face couldn't help but become serious.
Sun Yingwu's words still make sense.
Nowadays, the Qing government is taking frequent actions on the Shanxi border, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that a war is inevitable.
Datong is not only an important border town, but also only 700 miles away from the capital.
If Dorgon does not capture Datong, he will have trouble sleeping and eating.
If the thousands of green battalion troops led by Wu Weihua did not have much deterrence, the Manchurian red flag troops led by Ye Chen were frightening.
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If a fight breaks out, Jiang Yu doesn't think he can hold out for long.
What's more, now that he has disobeyed, if he offends the Qing court again, he will be caught in the middle and beaten on both sides.
But Jiang Yu was still unwilling to surrender like this.
After all, the Qing court did not have the absolute strength to rule the world.
If it failed in the end, Jiang Yu would be buried with him.
Although high-ranking officials and generous salaries are very tempting, wealth and life are the most important thing.
There is nothing left to eat, so what's the point of asking for more money?
It's not just making wedding clothes for others.
"Commander, you must not do it.
The Eight Banners of the Qing Army are the army of tigers and wolves.
If they take over Datong, the commander will still have the right to speak."
Jiang Yan looked sideways and saw that the person speaking was none other than his chief aide, Xun Yi.
"Mr.
Xun is right, but if someone doesn't surrender to the Qing Dynasty, is there any other way?"
"The commander-in-chief can bet on both sides.
If the Qing Dynasty is strong, the Qing Dynasty will be defeated.
If the Ming Dynasty is strong, the Ming Dynasty will be conquered."
Xun Yi said word by word. hedging your bets Jiang Yan was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed.
Yes, now that the situation is unclear, why doesn't he hedge his bets?
Dorgon was not in a hurry to send people to take over Datong, and Jiang Yu could continue to delay it.
Today, most of Henan is under the rule of the Qing court, but western Henan is still in the hands of Li Zicheng, and southern Henan is in a power vacuum.
Under such circumstances, it was impossible for the Qing army to hoard all its troops along the Shanxi line.
If more than a dozen messengers were sent to disguise themselves as Shunjun cavalry and pass through Taiyuan, Fenzhou, Pingyang, and then from western and southern Henan to South Zhili to express their attitude to the Southern Ming court, wouldn't it leave more escape routes for themselves?
As for the makeup issue, there is no need to worry about it.
Jiang Yu's command had changed its flag and became the Shun Army a few months ago.
Now it is just changing into the Shun Army uniform.
This is much easier than shaving your hair and growing braids.
For Jiang Yu, this is a sure-profit deal.
He only had to convince the Ming court that Datong's army was loyal to the Ming Dynasty anyway, and the effect would be achieved.
He would also tell Dorgon the same thing through the Qing court messenger.
As for who he will fall to in the end, it depends on who can take Shanxi first.
Jiang Yan felt that the Qing court was more likely.
However, even if the Qing Dynasty really captured Shanxi, it did not mean that it could finally dominate the world.
Jiang Quan felt that with the prosperity of several southern provinces, the Ming Dynasty would be able to regain Shanxi and Hebei and regain Shenjing sooner or later.
At that time, Jiang Yu could once again go on his own, claiming that he was just trying to make ends meet with the Qing court, and that when the time came, he would rebel against the Qing Dynasty and support the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, it is particularly important to send people to Nanjing in advance to express their loyalty to the emperor.
After thinking about it, Jiang Guan said loudly: "I have made up my mind, so I will do as Mr.
Xun said.
Please ask Mr.
Xun to write the letter for you."
Xun Yi was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly raised his hands and said: "I will obey Dong Weng's order."
Beijing, Forbidden City.
Dorgon was furious after hearing the news of the defeat of Jieluo Bahana and Shi Tingzhu in Dezhou.
He couldn't understand why more than 5,000 flag soldiers couldn't even take down a Dezhou city.
According to the two slaves Wang Aoyong and Fang Dayou, Texas couldn't even raise 500 soldiers, right?
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"Your Majesty, please calm down.
I think there must be something fishy about this matter.
We can ask you carefully after we return to the capital with our troops."
Fan Wencheng, who was standing by, said calmly.
Dorgon raised his eyes, cleared his throat and said, "Mr.
Fan thinks there is fraud in this."
"Reporting to the prince, I think it is probably the Ming court that has stationed troops in Shandong." hiss Dorgon gasped after hearing this.
"How is it possible that the Ming Dynasty still has extra troops to send additional troops to Shandong?"
Dorgon found it incredible.
"If this is the case, why didn't these people lead their troops to serve the king when Li Zicheng led the army to attack Beijing?"
"This time, that time."
Fan Wencheng said leisurely
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