After the two left, Shunzhi said to Wu Liangfu again: "Summoning Prince Yue Le into the palace, I want to explain something to him." After Wu Liangfu also went out, Shunzhi couldn't help it, so he directly picked up the ornaments on the side and smashed them all the time.

He also yelled in his mouth: "Bastards, they are all bastards." Asked you to oversee the army, you fled to Wuchang alone. 100,000 troops, what are you doing now to stop the Ming army, you ministers who have misled the country. The ministers misunderstood me. Shunzhi shouted the same words as Chongzhen.

Then I feel a sweet throat. A mouthful of blood spurted out. The palace maid and eunuch next to him were panicked for a while, and helped Shunzhi to lie down, and then urgently summoned the imperial doctor.

After a while, Xiaozhuang in Cining Palace also got the news, rushed over, and saw Shunzhi lying on the bed. Hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Emperor, how are you?" "Shunzhi saw that it was Xiaozhuang who came, and he didn't care about the previous noise. said: "Eniang, the Qing Dynasty has been defeated, and the Qing Dynasty has no hope." ”

Xiaozhuang said: "The emperor don't talk nonsense, the Qing Dynasty is stable, as long as the emperor can cheer up, as long as you don't fall, nothing in this world can stump us Manchurians." ”

Shunzhi grabbed Xiaozhuang's hand and said: "This time is different, Huguang's army is finished, the entire Huguang and Jiangxi, no army can stop the Ming army, the Ming army commander will drive straight into the general will not be the slightest obstruction, and the entire Jiangnan half of the country is finished." Eniang, let's go back to Guanwai and go back to Liaodong, where is our home and my ancestral business of the Qing Dynasty. ”

Xiaozhuang saw that Shunzhi said that he wanted to return to Guanwai again, and suddenly said in a low tone: "Emperor, you are now the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven of the whole world, how can you say such cowardly words." Don't worry, there is no hurdle that I can't get over, rest assured, there is a mother to support you. ”

Seeing that Shunzhi was still depressed, Xiaozhuang patted Shunzhi's hand and said, "You, did you see that your fourteenth uncle reused the Han people, so you want to completely alienate the Han people now?" I know that you hate your fourteenth uncle in your heart, but his method is right, you are the Son of Heaven, and your mind should hold the whole world. I've brought you two people who can help you solve your problems. ”

When Shunzhi heard Xiaozhuang talk about Dolgon again, he immediately didn't want to listen to it anymore. But Xiaozhuang said that if he brought two people, he would be able to solve his own problems, and he suddenly became interested again. Said: "Is there still such a person in the world? Are there still characters like Zhuge Kongming and Guo Fengxiao? ”

When the Manchu people were outside the Guan, they had never read any military books, and the only book they knew and were familiar with was "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Therefore, as soon as Xiaozhuang said that only two people could solve it, Shunzhi used the names of these two people to compare. Xiaozhuang tidied up the quilt for Shunzhi and said, "Of course there is, although they are not Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia reborn, they are also like Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia of my Qing Dynasty." ”

After Xiaozhuang finished speaking, he glanced at Su Mala, who was following him. This Su Mala is Xiaozhuang's personal maid, named Su Mo'er. Last year, it was changed by Shunzhi to the full name Su Mala, because it was the maid of filial piety, the palace people were called Su Malagu.

Su Mala got Xiaozhuang's instructions and immediately called the two of them outside the palace. Shunzhi looked at it, but it was Fan Wencheng, an old Han minister, and Ning Wan, and me.

As soon as the two came in, they immediately knelt down and saluted Shunzhi and Xiaozhuang, but Shunzhi didn't want to see him in his heart and didn't want to pay attention to it. Xiaozhuang said: "Both of them are old ministers of the Qing Dynasty, and they have made outstanding contributions, so they are quickly exempted." ”

After Fan Wencheng and Ning finished getting up, Xiaozhuang hurriedly asked Su Mala to give the two of them a seat. After this operation, Shunzhi never spoke, Xiaozhuang pushed Shunzhi's arm, and said: "The two Qing families, you are also old, and I want you to enjoy Qingfu at home, who knows that the world is not peaceful, and the affairs of the court now have to let you work." ”

Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan immediately stood up again and said: "The queen mother has won the award, we are all eating the fortunes of the Qing Dynasty, worrying about the monarch, and it is our duty to serve the imperial court." Now that the country is in trouble, we should not hesitate. ”

Xiaozhuang said: "Okay, good, so it's still you old ministers who are loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty." As long as you are as safe as a rock in the Qing Dynasty, you will be steady, and no one will want to make any big waves. Then he said to Shunzhi: "Emperor, there are such loyal ministers in the court, you have to make good use of it." ”

Then Xiaozhuang asked Shunzhi to tell him about the Qing Bao he received, and after Shunzhi finished speaking, he looked at Fan Wencheng and the others. Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan muttered for a while, and Ning Wan said: "Your Majesty, it seems that Sichuan has indeed become a big trouble for me in the Qing Dynasty." Moreover, Zhang Changgeng's report has not yet been finished, and it has not been reported clearly. ”

Shunzhi sneered: "Zhang Changgeng's report is not clear? Even the information that has not been found out before has been clearly stated, the leader is called Zhu Youdong, who reorganized the Kuidong army, and they were the ones who had been rebelling in Sichuan before. Did we know any of this before? ”

Fan Wencheng said: "I didn't know what the emperor said before, but we don't know about other things. That is what Lord Ning said, Zhang Changgeng did not report it. ”

Shunzhi was a little unable to let go of what he said, and said: "Okay, you say, what else has not been reported, is there anything worse than this?" "Xiaozhuang saw that Shunzhi had never given the two of them a good look, so he had some scruples about letting Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan talk to me.

Xiaozhuang said: "Emperor, you should humbly ask for advice, listen to it and be clear, and don't be stubborn." Shunzhi saw Xiaozhuang speak, so he said: "Then please ask the two gentlemen to talk in detail." ”

Ning Wan said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Changgeng said in the report that Zhu Youdong was in charge of the country in Chongqing, and there was also a report from Bai Rumei, the governor of Shaanxi, that it was Qi Sansheng, the general of the Ming army, who attacked Hanzhong from Yunyang. ”

Shunzhi said: "These are all on the newspaper, are there any other problems?" Ning Wan said: "This is exactly the problem, Zhu Youdong was in Sichuan before, did he say that he wanted to supervise the country?" Even Li Laiheng and others, who were in Kuidong before, have many remnants of the Ming Chamber in their hands. But none of them pushed anyone out to supervise the country, and they all obeyed the instructions of the Yongli Xiao court on the surface. But at this time, Zhu Youdong was in charge of the country, and Li Laiheng and others in Kuidong did not object. That's telling. ”

Shunzhi said: "Does this illustrate the problem? Are there still fewer remnants of the Ming family who are in charge of the country? It's just a few jumping clowns. Fan Wencheng said: "The emperor must not underestimate this matter, Zhu Youdong is in charge of the country, Li Laiheng and others do not object, which shows that there is no leader in the remnants of the Ming Dynasty in the south now." Or Zhu Youdong already has the strength to completely incorporate Kuidong's army, and Kuidong is the strength to oppose it. ”

Shunzhi suddenly understood, and said, "Then do you think Yongli is dead?" Otherwise, those remnants of the Ming Dynasty will definitely have infighting, so regardless of whether Yongli dies or not, this is a good thing for the Qing Dynasty. Ning Wan said: "Judging from the performance of the Ming army, Yongli should be dead." ”

Shunzhi said: "How did you know? Ning Wan said: "The report of Bai Rumei, the governor of Shaanxi, said that Qi Sansheng attacked Hanzhong from Yunyang. This Qi Sansheng has always been Li Dingguo's subordinate, and Li Dingguo is a person who resolutely supports Yongli. If Yongli was alive, how could Li Dingguo's generals appear in the Sichuan Restoration Army? ”

Shunzhi was confirmed, and immediately said happily: "Okay, good." Yongli is dead, and it's finally a matter of my heart. Now those remnants of the Ming Dynasty will be vulnerable. At this time, Wu Liangfu came to report that Prince An Yue Le had arrived.

Shunzhi immediately said: "Let him come in, just let him go to Huguang to supervise the battle, and then transfer Yungui's army to flank the Sichuan rebels." "Yue Le was told by Wu Liangfu before he came, saying that something big happened in the court, and Shunzhi was in a bad mood. As a result, when I came to take a look now, I saw Shunzhi smiling, and there was a little unhappy there.

After Yue Le said goodbye, Shunzhi just wanted to share the good news with Yue Le. Fan Wencheng said: "Your Majesty, it is because Yongli is dead, which is bad news for the Qing Dynasty." ”

When Yue Le heard this, he exclaimed, "What? Yongli is dead? When is the news? What good news this is for the Qing Dynasty, Mr. Fan, how can you say that it is bad news for the Qing Dynasty? Are you a courtier of the Qing Dynasty, why do you turn your elbow outward? ”

Fan Wencheng said: "Prince An said it, of course Fan Wencheng is a courtier of the Qing Dynasty. But it is precisely because I am a courtier of the Qing Dynasty that I must explain. ”

Shunzhi said: "Well, you can tell me that Yongli is dead, why is it bad news from the Qing Dynasty?" Fan Wencheng glanced at me after Ning Wan, and then said: "Your Majesty, think about it, will Yongli fight, can he control the imperial court, and handle political affairs?" ”

Yue Le said: "Do you still need to think about this?" Who in the world doesn't know that Yongli has never fought, and I heard that my Qing soldiers have arrived, and they are about to run away from hundreds of miles. As for the imperial court, he couldn't control it at all, and there were constant party disputes between the DPRK and China. Even if Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo are fighting, he can only watch, where is there any cleverness to speak of. ”

Ning Wan coughed twice and said: "Since Prince An also knows, it means that this Yongli has no threat to me in the Qing Dynasty at all, and what the Qing Dynasty is worried about is Li Dingguo, who is leading the troops." But now it's different, Zhu Youdong can fight, he single-handedly ran the Restoration Army, and Li Laiheng of Kuidong has long been incorporated into his subordinates. ”

Fan Wencheng continued: "It's not worse, the bad thing is that Zhu Youdong can fight by himself, and the army is in his hands." If his subordinates start a party dispute again because of interests, he has the ability to solve it. ”

Only then did Shunzhi and Yue Le understand that Zhu Youdong was indeed more difficult to deal with than Yongli. Fan Wencheng continued: "Your Majesty, this is not the worst news, the worst news is the report of Bai Rumei, the governor of Shaanxi. ”

Xiaozhuang said: "Then Fan Qing is not going to say it quickly." Fan Wencheng said: "Yes, Bai Rumei said that the general who attacked Hanzhong was Qi Sansheng. Your Majesty, I remember that the King of Pingxi and the King of Xinjun both reported that after our Qing army invaded Yunnan, the remnants of the Ming army flowed to the border. Among those anti-Ming generals who refused to submit, there was this Qi Sansheng, who was the Marquis of Xianning, who was a pseudo-Ming Marquis. ”

Shunzhi also remembered and said: "There is indeed such a report, at that time it was said that Qi Sansheng went to the border of Yunnan, is this strange?" ”

Ning Wan said: "If these two people are the same person, then it will be great bad news for the Qing Dynasty." This shows that the hundreds of thousands of troops of our Qing Dynasty in Yungui were completely defeated, and the entire army was annihilated. Otherwise, with those Ming troops in the stream, why did they suddenly appear in Kuidong! ”

Although Xiaozhuang had also talked about Shunzhi with the destruction of dozens of armies before, it was just angry talk at the time, and no one wanted it to be true. Xiaozhuang listened to Ning and Fan Wencheng's analysis, and immediately felt that the Qing army's army was over.

Shunzhi said: "How is it possible, my Qing Dynasty has hundreds of thousands of troops in Yungui, and only a few rebels have an army?" It was the Eight Banners army of our Qing Dynasty that conquered Yunnan, and Wu Sangui's army was also an elite army that had experienced a hundred battles, so how could it be said that it was easily defeated. Even if you are defeated by accident, it is impossible to destroy the whole army. ”

Xiaozhuang said: "Two Aiqing, how sure are you in this inference. Ning Wan and I Fan Wencheng glanced at each other, and said in unison: "Back to the Queen Mother, ninety percent." ”