Chapter 876: Fan Wencheng's Wisdom
The army left Liaoyang and headed towards Xuanzhou.
At the beginning of the march, Fan Wencheng followed Jiergalang. Jiergalang prepared a carriage for him, but Fan Wencheng did not ride a carriage, but also rode forward on horseback. The two were surrounded by Jiergalang's personal soldiers. Since Su Tiancheng led the soldiers of Jiangning Camp to capture Lushun and occupy Fuzhou, Xuanzhou and other places, the army left Chenyang and was very vigilant.
Fan Wencheng was indeed smart. Along the way, he clearly felt that Jiergalang was paying attention, including the march yesterday and the day before yesterday. Jiergalang spoke very little and hardly spoke much. Moreover, after the army arrived in Liaoyang, Jiergalang and Duoduo entered Liaoyang City for dinner. The two were together for more than an hour. When they returned to the military camp, Jiergalang's face was red, and they obviously drank a lot of wine. You should know that Jiergalang and Duoduo's alcohol tolerance were amazing. These Manchus who had been fighting on the battlefield for a long time were extremely alcoholic. Moreover, inability to drink among the Manchus mostly meant that they could not fight.
Jirgalang drank a lot of white wine, which showed that the conversation with Duoduo was also a long time.
Fan Wencheng knew very well that he was in the Qing Dynasty. After all, he was still a slave. The Manchus' powerful people did not take the Han people seriously at all. Just say that the Han people around him were incomparable with the Manchus, but he received the attention of the emperor, so these Manchus' powerful people had a slightly better attitude towards him. Fan Wencheng admired Huang Taiji in his heart. Huang Taiji had extraordinary talent and strategy, and it was also because of his different locations. Huang Taiji really valued the Han people and wanted to use the Han people, but Huang Taiji's power alone could not change the overall view of the Manchus' powerful people.
Daishan, Dorgon, Jirgalang, Duoduo and others, including Haoge, were not very polite to the Han people. These top powers in the Qing Dynasty paid attention to the power of Manchus. They valued themselves, which made Fan Wencheng feel sad. In fact, the ideas and practices of Manchus' powerful people will definitely not last long. Huang Taiji's purpose was to overthrow the Ming Dynasty and enter the Central Plains, but he had to do this. How could he rely solely on a few Manchus' powerful people do it?
Fan Wencheng knew more clearly that he was relying entirely on Huang Taiji. Once Huang Taiji Long Yu returned to heaven, his ending might be very miserable, which forced him to prepare for the future. In fact, there are only two roads, one road is to do his best to contact the future emperor, and the other road is to find a backer among the Manchus and the nobles.
Fan Wencheng is interested in Jirgalang.
Jirgalang and Daishan and others have different identities. Because of their different identities, Jirgalang appears more cautious and handles things more smoothly and maturely. He will hardly be involved in the struggle for power. Jirgalang's behavior is very precious in the court, which is easy to gain the trust of the emperor and is even more likely to be reused by the emperor.
On the other hand, Dorgon, Dodo, Ajige and others obviously have some problems. The three of them are brothers of the same father and mother, and they may have been suspicious of Huang Taiji. Now the Qing Dynasty is in the process of struggle, Huang Taiji pays attention to talents, so he can tolerate Dorgon and others' struggle for power and profit. Once Huang Taiji is older, considering the issue of successor, Dorgon and others with high power will definitely become thorns in their eyes. Moreover, Huang Taiji has to pay attention, because the development of Dorgon and others is very likely to threaten the smooth inheritance of the throne.
As for Dai Shan, it is no longer the goal that Fan Wencheng focuses on. Dai Shan is old and was once one of the four major benefactors. He has received particularly attention from Huang Taiji. Fan Wencheng can still notice this for a long time with Huang Taiji, but he also knows that Dai Shan has a lot of opinions about him.
Fan Wencheng is actually gambling, and gambling must be done in the officialdom, which is inevitable. Fan Wencheng's identity is special. If he wants to survive among the Manchus, he must learn to gambling. For example, he bet that Dai Shan died before Huang Taiji and who bet that the one who succeeded the throne would definitely be Huang Taiji's son. These things seem to be very normal in the Ming Dynasty, but in the Qing Dynasty, it is not necessarily true and I can't explain what will happen.
In his heart, Fan Wencheng despised the cultural habits of Manchu and the powerful. Many Manchu and the powerful know how to fight and kill. Although a very small number of Manchu and the powerful understand a lot of etiquette and the mystery of the officialdom, most of them may not be so clear. After encountering something, they are still used to talking with fists and solving problems with violence.
After being around Huang Taiji She for a long time, she was valued by Huang Taiji for a long time. It is unlikely to be extremely stable. It is possible to encounter suspicion or even conspiracy. Now Huang Taiji's health is still good and the court is relatively stable. In this case, Fan Wencheng still has confidence that he can manage his own position well and use a period of time to consolidate his position. Relying on the trust of the emperor, he can establish a good relationship with a very small number of Manchu and nobles.
It is like accompanying the king as a tiger. This has been the case in all dynasties. No matter what, you can't touch the imperial power or threaten the imperial power. If such a situation occurs, the emperor will never be polite.
From this perspective, Fan Wencheng could not make friends with Daishan, Dorgon and others. He really did that, and was digging his own grave. You must know that Huang Taiji wanted to deal with him, but it was just a matter of one sentence.
At noon, the climate is hot, so the army naturally needs to rest for a while. When it is a little cooler and continue to set off, it is already the hot summer season. The army sets off very early and rests very late at night. It usually takes a rest at noon.
Jirgalang was standing under a big tree, Fan Wencheng was standing next to him, Jirgalang's personal soldiers were five meters away, watching everything around him. Fortunately, the army was around him, so there was no need to be particularly vigilant at this time.
Fan Wencheng felt that the opportunity had come, and he had to talk to Jiergalang. Huang Taiji was relieved of Jiergalang. According to the current development trend, Jiergalang will eventually be reused. No matter whether he can get in touch with Jiergalang, it will at least leave a good impression on Jiergalang, which is also worth it.
"Prince Zheng, along the way, I really admire the soldiers with the blue flag. The commands are majestic and prohibited, which shows the prince's prestige..."
Jiergalang didn't speak, with a faint smile on his face. If Fan Wencheng had such an attitude, he could not understand the meaning, that was a lie. Who wouldn't understand such obvious words? However, Jiergalang would not easily talk. Fan Wencheng was always by Huang Taiji, focusing on intelligence work. Who knows whether what Fan Wencheng said and what he thought was consistent.
Fan Wencheng said for a few minutes, but Jirgalang never spoke.
Fan Wencheng noticed that Jirgalang always kept a smile on his face, which showed that Jirgalang was not disgusted and even was willing to hear these words.
Fan Wencheng quickly changed the topic.
"Prince, I think that the emperor is particularly valued by the emperor during this conquest of Jiangning Camp. I have been brave enough to defeat Jiangning Camp. Everything is on the prince."
Jirgalang's attention was quickly attracted. When it comes to the topic of conquest, he must pay attention.
"Oh, I don't know why Lord Fan said that, but I don't feel it."
"Prince, I think the truth here is not complicated. Jiangning camp is stationed in Fuzhou and Xuanzhou. According to the principle, the Jiangning camp soldiers stationed in Fuzhou may have to bear the heavy responsibility of attack. Moreover, there are 30,000 Jiangning camp soldiers in Fuzhou, and only 20,000 Jiangning camp soldiers in Xuanzhou. But the emperor arranged for the prince and Prince Li to attack Jiangning camp soldiers stationed in Xuanzhou. I think the meaning here is to attack two ways and wipe out one way and stabilize one way."
Jirgalang nodded without saying anything. He and Duoduo also mentioned Huang Taiji's idea. It was not difficult to guess this. It was obviously a bit difficult to succeed in both ways.
"The prince, the servants think that the soldiers stationed in Fuzhou must be elite troops. They are responsible for attacking Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou. They must be sharpening their knives. The soldiers stationed in Xuanzhou's Jiangning Camp are mainly responsible for protecting the soldiers stationed in Fuzhou from being attacked on both sides. Su Tiancheng must know that Prince Li is stationed in Pyongyang. If Prince Li leads the army and tramples the back of Jiangning Camp, this is something that Su Tiancheng cannot tolerate. In this case, directly destroying the soldiers stationed in Xuanzhou will be a huge blow to Su Tiancheng and completely destroying Su Tiancheng's plan."
Jirgalang nodded and finally spoke.
"What Lord Fan said makes sense, but why did Su Tian become a big army? He thought about attacking Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, but he wanted to place 20,000 soldiers in Xuanzhou. This makes sense."
"Prince, just look at Su Tiancheng's actions in Liaodong, you will know the truth here. Su Tiancheng took down Dalinghe City just after he arrived in Liaodong. At that time, many people thought that Su Tiancheng would definitely attack Heishan and Guangning quickly, but Su Tiancheng did not do this, but stopped the attack completely and began to build Liaodong. From this perspective, Su Tiancheng was still very cautious. He led the army and raided Lushun. However, in Fuzhou and Xuanzhou, there was no foundation. In this case, the army could not guarantee complete victory. Even if the conquest was victorious, there would be no place to gain a foothold. Therefore, Su Tiancheng's idea should still stabilize Fuzhou and Xuanzhou and make these places his support points..."
Chapter completed!