Drinking water to quench thirst is the most vivid portrayal of the discussion between the Qing court and Zhou Shi at present.
In addition to the fact that the Taiping army did not advance northward, another condition for the Qing court to complete the large-scale raising of the flag to expand the Manchu state group was that Wu Sangui held the idea that "if two tigers fight, one will be injured" in Xi'an.
Only when these two conditions were met could the Qing court complete the "reform", rebuild its strength, and then wait for the good news of another infighting in the south.
After returning from Xi'an, the university scholar Ma Leji happily told Shunzhi that Wu Sangui was hesitant and indecisive, and as long as the Qing Dynasty showed that he still had the strength to fight, Wu Sangui could not help but consider that the consequences of his eastward expansion were likely to be to make clothes for the thieves in Jiangnan.
Shunzhi listened to Maleji's return and was very happy, because he also thought that Wu Sangui would not be stupid to fight with Daqing to lose both, and then show off his talents cheaply.
But he never thought that before the joy passed, Tongguan would be lost Either of these two prerequisites would be fatal to the Qing court.
The thief Xiucai and Wu Sangui are like two hungry wolves, and the Qing court is now like a dying tiger, he can fight hard before he dies, but in the end it is a death.
The Central Plains has been a must-have since ancient times.
In order to protect the Central Plains, Chongzhen mobilized many fierce generals and good ministers, and gathered heavy troops to fight with Li Zicheng in Henan, and the Qing Dynasty can be said to have won the Central Plains out of thin air, and a pie fell from the sky.
Speaking of which, since Yangzhou returned to the capital, Shunzhi has not cried his eldest brother again.
Although the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade had just been reorganized, Shunzhi had no other choice, either to sit back and watch Kaifeng fall and the Wu army to attack Gyeonggi, or to send the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade out to make a final fight with Wu Sangui.
In addition to these two choices, it is a miracle, that is, Jia Han, the governor of Henan, was able to defend Kaifeng against the sky, without a single soldier in Beijing, and exchanged the power of one person for the opportunity to continue his life for the Qing Dynasty.
Shunzhi didn't expect Shi Huashan to have any ability to stop Wu Sangui, and he asked Shi Huashan to go to Henan, which was more symbolic, showing that his faith in the Han army was serious.
Henan's affairs can be relied on by Jia Hanfu.
He had already issued an order to carry Jia Han back into Manchuria, and gave him a first-class viscount, and the decree also implied that if Jia Han could defend Henan for the imperial court, the title of prince and marquis could be expected in the near future.
If Tongguan was not lost, Jia Hanfu might really be able to make the prince and the marquis, because the remnants of the thieves who invaded Henan suffered defeats under him.
But now, it is difficult to say whether Jia Hanfu can save his life.
After all, Wu Sangui's army was much stronger, too much, than the loyal battalion.
"Your Majesty, no matter what, we must quickly send troops to rescue Kaifeng, otherwise, once the Central Plains is lost, the Beijing Division will be in danger."
Headache doctor, foot pain doctor, now Henan is in danger, Chongzhen's first year of Jinshi bachelor Hu Shi'an naturally thinks that the ban on travel to Henan Eight Banners.
Otherwise, the Central Plains would have been lost, and wouldn't the Qing Dynasty be the same as the Chongzhen Dynasty.
Itu didn't speak, but apparently he seconded Hu Shi'an, that is, he must immediately send the forbidden brigade Eight Banners to rescue Kaifeng.
As for Sony's concern that Gyeonggi has no troops to defend, in his opinion, it is purely unfounded.
The current enemies of the Qing Dynasty are all in the south, what is the use of not blocking the enemy in the south, but leaving the troops in Gyeonggi, really waiting for the enemy soldiers to come to Gyeonggi, no matter how many soldiers in Gyeonggi are, what is the use of the thieves in the south of the Yangtze River, can they still descend from the sky, and appear under the city of Beijing when the main force of the Qing Dynasty is exhausted "Henan must be guaranteed, and nothing can be lost" Hu Shi'an knelt down, and Itu also knelt down, Sonny sighed, knowing that this matter was a foregone conclusion, whether he wanted it or not, the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade would have to go south, otherwise if Wu Sangui really waited for Wu Sangui to take Henan and enter Zhili, the Qing Dynasty might have to retreat outside the Guanwai.
A chapter of accidents Sony's heart is extremely bitter, even more bitter than Shunzhi.
"If the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade want to go south, I don't know who the master will lead it" "Let Ao Bai go, let him go to make meritorious contributions, he can't beat the thief Xiucai, can't he beat Wu Sangui" Shunzhi was anxious and angry, his voice changed, and he shouted with a blue face: "Tell Ao Bai that this time he must block Wu Sangui in Henan, if he can't stop it, don't come to see me again" The news of the loss of Tongguan and the invasion of Wu Sangui's rebels into Henan spread like a plague through the city of Beijing.
The court officials, who had just calmed down from the news of the emperor's defeat in Yangzhou, became panicked again, and the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade, which had only been reorganized for a few months, drove out of the city, and even the emperor's pro-army camp, the guard battalion, the forward battalion, the Shenji battalion, and the three banners of the Internal Affairs Office had received orders to move south, which further increased the worries of the officials.
It was as if a great war was about to fall from the sky, and this war was no longer the same as before, but a battle of life and death that really determined the survival of the Qing Dynasty.
Overnight, the whole city was like a hornet's nest that had been poked open, and many businesses were closed, and the downtown was suddenly deserted.
As for the Eight Banners Family, they had to prepare for the expedition, and they were also panicked.
The entire capital was shrouded in gloom and misery.
Some of the Eight Banner generals who received the order did not know whether they were frightened by the Battle of Yangzhou last year or by Wu Sangui's 200,000 Guan Ning troops, and they were unwilling to go south.
In order to erase their names from the appointment, they looked for relationships one after another, and some even begged the Queen Mother of Cining Palace, but they were all scolded and driven out by the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother couldn't get through, and some smart people thought that in addition to the great monk of Yulin, who can influence the emperor now, it is Toma Fa.
The great monk of Yulin is a monk, and he doesn't ask about Hongchen's affairs, even the emperor doesn't often see him, let alone them.
So the street in front of the Catholic Church outside the Xuanwu Gate was full of traffic.
The eight banners generals who knew each other saw each other, and the first thing they said was: "Did the Westerners agree?"
The person who was asked shook his head sadly, and sighed for a long time, as if going to Henan would definitely be a death.
Tang Ruowang was so annoyed that he met patiently at first, but after discovering that these Manchurians had come to beg him to say good things for them and exempt him from the order, he was shocked and refused to see anyone again.
After dark, John Tang collapsed wearily on his recliner.
The admiration of those Manchurians for him during the day made him feel an indescribable sadness in his heart, because the Qing Emperor, who had been extremely close to him in the past two years, became more and more cold to him.
There were even a few times when he himself took the initiative to meet his emperor's students, but the emperor did not want to see him.
John Tang knew that the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, or the young son of heaven of the Tatars, might no longer have a place for him as Marfa in his heart.
And now, the Tatar dynasty is facing a crisis like it has never been before, just like the Ming dynasty seventeen years ago. oshow7 t1706231537: