Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 782 Good News
Because of these reasons, Manggurtai's prestige and status in the Zhenglan Banner are irreplaceable. Jingwuer and other Niulu who follow Manggurtai are the foundation of the Zhenglan Banner and his most loyal and hardcore subordinates.

When Manggurtai was killed by Huang Taiji, one can imagine the resentment towards Huang Taiji within the Zhenglan Banner. Moreover, Jing Wuer and others knew that as Manggurtai's subordinates, they would not have a good ending. Not taking action against them today did not mean that they would not be taken action against tomorrow. One day, they would be eliminated one by one by Huang Taiji just like Manggurtai.

Jingwuer had already had the intention to rebel, but he had not taken the final step because the time was not right. However, due to the disastrous defeat of the navy, Yuetuo recruited the Zhenglan Banner in the name of Duoluo Beile and the general, which became the last straw that broke the camel's back for Jingwuer.

If he continued to stay with Huang Taiji, he would eventually die. Not only would he die, but his brothers in Niulu would also die. Such a cowardly death was not what Jing Wuer wanted, not to mention that he also wanted to avenge Manggurtai.

If the other party is unkind, don't blame yourself for being unjust. Jing Wuer gritted his teeth and made the decision to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. As the saying goes, if you can't stay here, there will be other places that will stay. There is nothing wrong with going to the Ming Dynasty. In his opinion, Huang Taiji is not a monarch at all. Such a cruel and ruthless master who can be so cruel to his own people is not worthy of loyalty. What's more, going to the Ming Dynasty will give him a chance to avenge Manggurtai. Why not do it?

The report of Jing Wuer and Guan Bao's surrender to the Ming Dynasty arrived in the capital a few days later. This report was not only jointly signed by Zheng Hongkui and Li You, but also endorsed by Li Xin, the governor of Shandong.

The report was submitted directly to the palace through Li Xin's secret memorial. After receiving the secret memorial, Zhu Shenzhu was first shocked, and then overjoyed.

He never expected that such a change would happen in Liaodong. This was even more exciting than Zheng Hongkui and Li You winning another victory in Liaodong.

The Zhenglan Banner, one of the Eight Banners, suddenly split, and two Niulu of the Zhenglan Banner directly surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Shenzhui knew very well what this meant. This was not only a military victory, but also a political victory. The influence represented by the latter far exceeded the former. Moreover, if this matter was handled properly, it could directly shake the foundation of the Eight Banners and make Huang Taiji completely lose the basis of his rule.

With his fists clenched tightly, a look of joy appeared on Zhu Shenzui's face. He couldn't help but laugh out loud. He laughed so happily and unrestrainedly. He hadn't been so happy for a long time. Moreover, because of this news, the pressure that Zhu Shenzui had been under these days was suddenly reduced a lot.

Although Zhu Shenzui sent Zheng Hongkui and Li You to cross the sea to fight, they caused a great stir in the enemy's rear and won victory after victory, gaining a lot.

But in fact, the real results of the sea crossing operations in these days were not great, because they used guerrilla warfare and harassment warfare, the scale of the Ming army's war behind the enemy was limited, and the actual number of enemies annihilated was not large. Except for the naval battle that just ended, Zheng Hongkui fought a beautiful result and annihilated the navy of Huang Taiji and the Korean navy coalition. But from the situation of land warfare, even with the beautiful battle of Xiongyueyi, plus multiple attacks, the total number of enemies annihilated was no more than 2,000, including most of the Han army, and the real Eight Banners had only a few hundred people.

Huang Taiji had hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Liaodong, and the loss of less than two thousand was not a serious blow to him. Even if Zheng Hongkui and Li You used various means to destroy the enemy's rear, destroy fertile fields, and burn houses, it would only create some troubles for the entire Qing Dynasty.

If Huang Taiji could spare his time, give up the siege of Jinzhou, and directly lead his troops to retreat and then fully pursue the Ming army, it would not be so easy for Zheng Hongkui and Li You to come and go freely behind the enemy. After all, they have too few people and can only achieve limited results. If this is the case, the only thing Zheng Hongkui and Li You can do is to avoid the enemy's edge, temporarily stay away from Liaodong, and go directly to Pi Island to imitate Mao Wenlong's use of Pi Island as a base to wait for the next opportunity to attack, or withdraw to Shandong.

But now, because of the surrender of two Niulu of the Zhenglan Banner to the Ming Dynasty, the current situation has changed. The Eight Banners were the foundation of the Jiannu nation, and now the Eight Banners are divided, and part of the Zhenglan Banner has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. What does this mean? Isn't it clear to Huang Taiji, a man of great talent and strategy?

If this matter is not properly resolved, it will not only be a problem for the Zhenglan Banner within the Eight Banners, but will also affect other banners. Don't forget that Huang Taiji came to power by means, and this means was not glorious. After he came to power, he not only split the banners, but also strengthened his own rule by various means such as changing the banners and suppressing them. As his power expanded rapidly, other banners were naturally suppressed. It was impossible for him to have no complaints in his heart.

Just like the Bordered Blue Banner, who was the earliest flag owner of the Bordered Blue Banner? It was the second prince Amin. Although the flag owner of the Bordered Blue Banner was changed after Amin's death, who can guarantee that there are no people in the Bordered Blue Banner who want to avenge Amin and hate Huang Taiji as much as the Plain Blue Banner?

In addition to the Bordered Blue Banner, there are also the Plain White Banner and the Bordered White Banner. Originally, these two banners were the Plain Yellow Banner and the Bordered Yellow Banner, which were the most powerful among the Eight Banners. But because Huang Taiji came to power, he adopted a "flag exchange" approach to the two yellow banners, exchanging the two white banners controlled by himself and his eldest son Haoge for the original two yellow banners, which greatly increased his power.

After the flag change, the power of Ajige and the three brothers Dorgon, who controlled the two white flags, was greatly reduced. In addition, with the death of the Queen Consort Abahai, who could guarantee that the two white flags were truly loyal to Huang Taiji? Although Dorgon was now obedient to Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji was also very cautious in using Dorgon, and he would find excuses to crack him down from time to time. This was also a necessary precaution.

If Huang Taiji could suppress these people all the time, it would be fine, but once the situation changed, it would be hard to say. Just like this time, the two Niulu of the Zhenglan Banner took the initiative to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and directly raised the slogan of opposing the Qing Dynasty and supporting the Ming Dynasty. How could Huang Taiji not be surprised?
If other banners followed the example of the Zhenglan Banner, the foundation of the Qing Dynasty's rule would collapse. Without the Eight Banners, how could Huang Taiji, the emperor, still hold his seat? How could he still think of continuing to besiege Jinzhou? The internal problems had to be solved first. Zhu Shenzhu saw the root of the problem at a glance. He knew that he could not stand idly by at this time. He had to strike while the iron was hot and add fuel to the fire, making the fire burn as vigorously as possible.

If Huang Taiji was allowed to suppress the opposition within the Eight Banners and solve the internal problems, it would be even more difficult to deal with them in the future. Only by taking this opportunity to continue to win over the various tribes of the Zhenglan Banner, and even find ways to split the Bordered Blue Banner, the Two White Banners and other banners, so that Huang Taiji could not quell the civil strife in a short period of time, could the Ming Dynasty bring more and greater benefits.

"Someone come here!" Zhu Shenzhui shouted immediately.

As soon as he finished speaking, the eunuch Du Xun who was guarding outside hurriedly responded and came in. Zhu Shenzhui of course asked him to summon the Chief Minister Wen Tiren, the Second Chief Minister Zhang Zhifa, the Minister of War Yang Sichang, the Vice Minister of War Chen Xinjia, the Commander-in-Chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard Zhou Anmin, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate Xu Xiancheng, the Vice Minister of Personnel Zhang Xijun, and the Left Commander-in-Chief Wang Jinwu into the palace.

Du Xun quickly wrote it down and left. After Du Xun left, Zhu Shenzhui once again picked up the secret letter sent by Li Xin and read it carefully. The more he read, the smile on his face became wider and he was overjoyed.

Zhu Shenzui often summoned officials to the Wenhua Hall to discuss matters. Among them, the one who came the most was naturally the Prime Minister Wen Tiren. But this time, Wen Tiren rushed over after receiving the summons, but when he arrived at the Wenhua Hall, he found that Zhu Shenzui not only summoned him, but also many other people.

It was fine that the deputy assistant Zhang Zhifa was present at most cabinet meetings, and Zhang Zhifa had always been on the same side as Wen Tiren in the cabinet, obeying Wen Tiren's orders. But the problem was that his old enemy Yang Sichang was also there, not only him, but Chen Xinjia was also there.

The reason why these two people came with him to meet Zhu Shenzhui in Wenhua Hall was because of the reinforcement of Liaodong last time. They came this time too. Could it be that the situation in Liaodong has changed? After waiting for a while, as Zhou Anmin, Xu Xiancheng, Zhang Xijun and even Wang Jinwu arrived, Wen Tiren instantly felt that today's event must be a big deal. Those who came were all important officials in the court, especially the commander of the Jinyiwei, who appeared on this occasion. It was definitely not a small matter.

Not only Wen Tiren thought so, but several other people also thought so. Xu Xiancheng and Zhang Xijun looked at each other and subconsciously cast inquiring eyes towards Zhou Anmin. In their opinion, Zhou Anmin was definitely one of their own, and Zhou Anmin was also the commander of the Jinyiwei. Maybe he knew something that others didn't know.

But Zhou Anmin also had an expression of knowing nothing, which made them very confused. Did they guess wrong? When Wang Jinwu finally arrived, Wang Jinwu was in high spirits, which made Xu Xiancheng's heart slightly moved. Could it be that Wang Jinwu knew? But before he was ready to test and ask, Du Xun opened his mouth to remind everyone that the regent had arrived. Everyone quickly straightened up and saw Zhu Shenzhui coming out.

"Your servants greet the Regent..." Everyone bowed respectfully to Zhu Shenzhui.

Zhu Shenzhui nodded slightly with a smile, walked straight to the main seat and sat down, then waved his hand for everyone to take their seats.

Everyone bowed again and sat down one by one. After everyone was seated, Zhu Shenzhui said, "I just received a message from Liaodong about an important matter, so I summoned all of you to the palace to discuss it."

"But has there been any changes in the war in Liaodong?" Chen Xinjia asked hurriedly.

This question was also of concern to others, but Zhu Shenzhui shook his head and said, "The war in Liaodong has not changed drastically, everything is still under control."

This answer was surprising, and Yang Sichang couldn't help but ask: "Since the war in Liaodong has not changed, what exactly is the Liaodong important matter that the regent mentioned?"

Zhu Shenzhui chuckled. Since they were asked to come to discuss something, he didn't beat around the bush and directly took out Li Xin's secret memorial, as well as the memorial written by Zheng Hongkui and Li You on the process of pacifying the two Niulu of Zhenglan Banner, and handed them to Du Xun who was standing beside him. Du Xun understood and gave the memorial to Prime Minister Wen Tiren first. Wen Tiren took it and read it carefully. After reading a few lines, an expression of astonishment appeared on his face, followed by ecstasy.

(End of this chapter)