Nanming Engineer

Chapter 457 Reason
As soon as this remark came out, Dorgon and Man Dahai changed their colors at the same time.

Dorgon remained calm and sat still, but Man Dahai stood up abruptly, his thick eyebrows stood upright, and he pressed his hand on the handle of the knife suddenly, his face was full of hostility, and he said with a look: "Mr. Hong, Do you know what you're talking about?"

Hong Chengchou shook his sleeves, stood up calmly, bowed deeply to Dorgon, and said solemnly: "Hong knows it! But Hong has to say it, thinking that the Qing Dynasty will last forever!"

Man Dahai sneered, and said angrily: "What a plan for the Qing Dynasty! Hong Xiang, you also know that in order to break into the pass, from the Taizu Emperor to the present, how many of our Jurchens have sacrificed their lives for benevolence, and how many of our sons and daughters have died in foreign lands. You can't even transport the bones back, and you just captured this beautiful country, and you want us to return to the outside of the pass! How reckless and ridiculous!"

He took a step forward, with an imposing manner: "If you can't make a reason today, I will..."

Before the cruel words came out, Dorgon reached out and pinched his hand holding the knife, making him unable to move.

Hong Chengchou's eyes were clear, as if the water was still and the mountains were motionless. He quietly maintained his bowing posture and stared at Dorgon without moving at all.

"If the regent wants to kill me, please wait until I finish speaking, before it's too late."

Dorgon took a deep breath, pulled Man Dahai, and shouted sharply: "Presumptuous! How can you be so rude to Hong Xiang! Hong Xiang is someone my king trusts, even if everyone in the world betrays us, Hong Xiang will never Yes, sit down now! Don't be arrogant!"

Man Dahai sat down angrily, and deliberately moved his body away from Hong Chengchou.

Dorgon said to Hong Chengchou again: "President Hong, don't worry, sit down and talk!"

Hong Chengchou thanked him slightly, and sat down slowly, ignoring Man Dahai's eyes staring at him wanting to eat people, and said calmly: "Thank you, Regent! Originally, Hong has been thinking for a long time, and has been hesitating whether he should enter this place with the prince or not." Admonishment, speaking of these words, it is treasonous, it is to disregard thousands of Jianzhou athletes who have been bloody for many years, to abandon the family wealth that has been earned through hard work, and to return to the bitter cold pass, it is not the words of the ministers!"

Dorgon waved his hand calmly: "The land residents, gold and silver, are nothing more than external possessions. I, Jianzhou, could live in Liaodong in the past, and I can do so in the future. Don't worry, Prime Minister Hong. Please just tell me."

Hong Chengchou cupped his hands: "Your Highness is as modest as you are, Hong is being stingy!"

Then he said: "I came from Shandong, and I saw there was no smoke anywhere, and there were rioters everywhere. From Henan to Damingfu, all the places where there were no Eight Banners soldiers stationed were just like Jiangnan. Chaos, officials dare not go out of the state. , county towns, not to mention suppressing bandits, there are even people in our own army collaborating anyway, so how can we talk about fighting? The people in the pass treat the Qing Dynasty like a scourge. On the territory that is still in our hands, people dare not show it. What I said was that in secret, everyone scolded me, and I don’t know how many people’s excrement and horse excrement have been pasted on the walls of the courtyards of those county and state offices.”

"These rioters! So bold!" Man Dahai was furious, gritted his teeth and slapped the table: "Kill! Kill them all! Kill them so that they don't dare to do anything else! Naturally, it will be peaceful~!"

"There is a saying that defending the mouth of the people is better than defending Sichuan!" Hong Chengchou reached out and wiped away the saliva sprayed on his face by Man Dahai: "Of course killing can be peaceful for a while, but it can't be peaceful forever. The prince thinks carefully and enters the border." Since then, have we killed fewer people? If the heads are rolling, can we get peace and prosperity? Can we get the hearts of the people to belong to us?"

Mandahai's face was full of anger, he was still dissatisfied, and wanted to argue, but Dorgon looked at him angrily and puffed out his cheeks, not daring to say anything.

Hong Chengchou ignored it and continued to talk.

"It's a good way to change clothes and keep braids. As long as you buy some time, the Han people in the pass will naturally submit to the Qing Dynasty, and they will get used to the Qing Dynasty subtly, and no longer have any memory of the old Ming Dynasty. However, there is a key here, which is time."

"Forcibly implementing easy clothing and braids will inevitably arouse resistance, but it doesn't matter, just suppress it. The longer the time, the better the effect. It's just that in the process, you must maintain an overwhelming military advantage. Once you can't suppress it, Come back, it is like thunder and fire descending into the world, out of control."

"Originally, the Ming Dynasty was extremely corrupt, like the setting sun and the setting sun, gradually declining; Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others were thieves and bandits with short-sightedness and insignificance. In this world, according to our strategy when we entered the customs, we will fall into it step by step. In the bag, no one can stop it."

"However, an evildoer happened to appear. This evildoer appeared out of nowhere like a rock, without any warning, and inadvertently swept the southwest and northwest, and acquired a territory larger than the Ming court. In fact, when Hauge When Sichuan was defeated, we should pay enough attention to extinguish this hidden fire with a thunderbolt, so where is the worry today?"

Dorgon looked solemn, took a long breath, nodded and said: "That's right, if we had attacked Hanzhong heavily before Wang Huan entered Shaanxi, we wouldn't have allowed him to grow comfortably to where he is today. This king is negligent!"

"The Lord is worried about the death of his ministers. The prince does not need to blame himself. The humble ministers are the ones who are guilty of dereliction of duty!" Hong Chengchou said to himself: "Now that it's all over, this guy has already grown up. He has a strong soldier in his hand and a hundred times more powerful one." Strange firearms. Forgive me for speaking bluntly. I have read the pond newspapers and listened to the military news, and I have some understanding of this guy's combat. With the current strength of the Qing army, if I fight this guy head-on, the outcome is really unknown."

When Dorgon heard this, he laughed: "Ms. Hong is saving face for us. We all know our own affairs. If there is a real fight, if Wang Huan has enough gunpowder, we have no chance of winning."

Hong Chengchou cupped his hands high and gave a deep bow: "My lord is wise and wise, and I admire you."

Dorgon waved his hand: "Keep talking!"

Hong Chengchou said: "Changing clothes and leaving braids is equivalent to spreading firewood all over the pass. What is lacking is a fire. This fire was suppressed by us and couldn't be burned, but Wang Huan burned it. This fire is poured with oil!"

"The dry firewood and fire will turn into a prairie fire in an instant. My lord, we can't stay in the pass anymore. Beizhili is not an easy place to defend. Unless all the Han people are killed, the Qing Dynasty will never have peace!"

"Returning to the outside of the customs, but retreating is advancing, waiting for the future."

"Think about it carefully, Wang Huan. No matter how powerful Wang Huan is, he is no more than an eagle in the hands of the Ming Dynasty. Unless he wants to rebel, he will always be in the hands of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he will not be able to struggle at all."

"The weakness and corruption of the Ming Dynasty is obvious to all the world! No matter how good a good general or adviser is, after entering the big dye vat, he will wear off his mausoleum corners and return to mediocrity. If he is unwilling to sink, the bureaucrats will not let him go."

"The so-called people who are not of our race must have a different heart. The party's routine of fighting dissidents is deeply ingrained in the Ming court. Regardless of your great contributions to the country and the loyal ministers of the country, as long as you don't join with my party, you will be impeached, slandered, and made you Until we are ruined, even, we can secretly use some means to add a fire."

"Use Ming Ting's hand to get rid of this Wang Huan, why not do it? Temporary retreat can be exchanged for future glory, why not?"

"Everything Hong said is sincere! Your Majesty, if you feel that what Hong said is half-hearted, please push out the gate immediately and chop off his head!"

Hong Chengchou stood up, straightened his crown, went to the big tent, knelt down and bowed his head.

The big tent fell silent, no one spoke, only the heavy breathing of a few people could be heard faintly.

"Hong Xiang, my king's possession of you is like the possession of Zhang Zifang of the Han!" After a while, Dorgon's faint voice sounded slowly, and he walked up to Hong Chengchou, squatted down, and put the cloak on Hong Chengchou, The words are sincere and the movements are gentle, as if treating an unexisting treasure.

(End of this chapter)