However, it should be noted that the "service by one's body" that has been passed down in later generations is a bit far-fetched.

At that time, Bumu Butai was one of the five great blessings of the west side of the Fujin Zhuang Concubine, no matter how he would not succumb to a captive, Huang Taiji could not afford to lose this face.

And Hong Chengchou was about to starve to death at that time, how could he have the strength to do something unspeakable?

Besides, Bumu Butai is not peerless, and it is absolutely impossible to let Hong Chengchou, who is full of poetry and books, do things in that environment.

The so-called serving for several nights, "using a pot to bear his lips", that is to say that Hong Chengchou was on a hunger strike at that time, and people were already hungry. Of course, the role of Fan Wencheng's appearance cannot be erased.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou is indeed dead set on Bumu Butai.

At this time, seeing the anger of the Queen Mother, Hong Chengchou said: "The Queen Mother is angry, it is not that our army is ineffective, but that Wu Zheng is too cunning and treacherous. The ministers and the princes recovered this battle, and Prince Zheng and the general Zhengnan waved their troops to attack Tianfu's strategy, although it was a little hasty, but there was no fault. This was also proved by the facts, and the fortified capital of the Yixing Dynasty was destroyed in only four days under the attack of our army, and our army immediately occupied half of the city...... However, Wu Zheng does not act according to common sense, let me ask from ancient times to the present, there is a courtier who actually attacked other places without rescue when the capital was in danger? At that time, Wu Zheng's Jinshanwei was in Zhenjiang Dantu, and Hangzhou Wei was in Jiangyin, and it was only a day's journey from Dantu to Yingtianfu, but he didn't save Yingtianfu, but attacked Jingjiang...... Although they all understood his strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao at this time, at that time, who dared to say that his strategy would be successful? If this fails, he is afraid that even if he captures Taixing, it will be difficult to offset the sin of losing the capital. ”

The Queen Mother listened to Hong Chengchou's performance, her face gradually softened, she was still more assured of Hong Chengchou's talent and loyalty, in a certain way, she trusted Hong Chengchou even more than she trusted Dolgon.

"What the scholar said is reasonable...... It's just that now Prince Zheng and the tens of thousands of troops under the command of General Zhengnan are trapped on the south bank of the Yangtze River and can't advance or retreat, how to deal with it? Should the revenge continue, whether it is war or peace, and the regent must be restored as soon as possible. ”

Is it war or peace?

The stakes are very high, even Hong Chengchou hesitated for a while.

At this time, Fan Wencheng, the Minister of Parliament (placed by Taizu of the Qing Dynasty, the five ministers of the Council and the ten ministers of the Council jointly manage the political punishment) said: "The old minister thinks that now that I have the financial strength of the court, even if I continue to fight, the Yixing Dynasty will be difficult to defeat for a while, rather than falling into the quagmire of the south of the Yangtze River again, it is better to negotiate peace, and when the northwest, southwest, and southeast directions can draw troops, it is not too late to conquer the Yixing Dynasty." ”

Fan Wencheng is a complete Han Chinese, and retrospectively, he is still the seventeenth grandson of Fan Zhongyan, the famous minister of the Northern Song Dynasty.

But he is also a complete traitor, his qualifications are too much earlier than Hong Chengchou, he is active, Wanli forty-six years, Houjin Eight Banners Army captured Fushun, Fan Wencheng and his brother Fan Wenyu took the initiative to see Nurhachi, becoming one of the founding fathers of the Qing Dynasty.

Not to mention, Huang Taiji especially trusted him, calling him "deeply relied on", which is not too much at all, but Fan Wencheng participated in the decision-making of all the strategies of the Ming Dynasty, the rebellion against the Ming Dynasty officials, the attack on Korea, the pacification of Mongolia, the construction of the national system, etc.

Therefore, Fan Wencheng's loyalty to Huang Taiji is also iron-hearted.

Although he was once a son of heaven and a courtier, Fulin ascended the throne at the age of eight, and the power fell into the hands of Dolgon, Fan Wencheng has always rejected and rejected Dolgon, and was hostile to Dolgon, which is also one of the reasons why the Empress Dowager Bumu Butai values him.

Qi Chongge, a scholar of Hongwen Academy, objected: "The minister thinks it is inappropriate, the 150,000 army of the regent is hoarding by the Yellow River, and even if the Ming army captures Taixing, it will be difficult to go north." And Prince Zheng and General Zhengnan still have 30,000 troops under their command, which can fight against the Ming army. ”

Hong Chengchou frowned, and choked up: "Do you know that the regent also proposed peace talks with the Yixing Dynasty?" ”

When Hong Chengchou said this, Qi Chongge was silent for a moment.

Qi Chongge, Ganglin, and Feng Quan, the three bachelors, were Dolgon's sworn friends, and Hong Chengchou's choking choked their weakness.

But when eleven-year-old Fu Lin heard this, a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes that a teenager should not have.

Empress Dowager Bumu Butai frowned and said: "Is it peace or war, don't all the princes have a decision?" ”

Hong Chengchou thought for a moment and said: "The ministers and others have not been able to see the battle situation in Jiangnan with their own eyes, but they are just privately speculating based on the report, whether to make peace or war, and they must consult insiders before they can decide. ”

Qi Chongge found an opportunity, and he said: "Dare to ask Scholar Hong, the regent and Prince Zheng are still waiting for the will of the imperial court, where to find an insider in a short time?" ”

Empress Dowager Bumu Butai asked, "Is there a suitable candidate in the heart of the Hong Qing family?" ”

Hong Chengchou ignored Qi Chongge, and replied to the Queen Mother: "Back to the Queen Mother, there really is!" The remnants of the Yixing Dynasty sailors who were surrounded and suppressed by Prince Zheng before have surrendered to our dynasty, and the two leaders have been ordered to enter Beijing, and they are waiting for the emperor to summon them to reward them in the capital at this time. ”

Empress Dowager Bumu Butai hesitated for a moment and said, "Is it true that these two people surrendered?" ”

Hong Chengchou smiled: "It doesn't matter if it's true or not, what matters is their identity." ”

"Who are they?"

"One is the only son of the Taifu of the Yixing Dynasty, the other is the fellow villager of Wu Zheng, the prince of the town of the Yixing Dynasty, and one person stayed behind and failed to enter Beijing, but his identity is also important, and he is the nephew of the prince of Xingguo of the Yixing Dynasty...... Queen Mother, the identities of these three people are enough for me to humiliate the Yixing Dynasty in front of the people of the world, and make the Yixing Dynasty lose face, so that the people's hearts will leave the Yixing Dynasty. ”

Empress Dowager Bumu Butai quickly understood, she nodded and said, "That's very good!" Then according to the performance of Hong Qing's family...... Emperor, give an order! ”

Fu Lin's eyelids drooped slightly, and a trace of annoyance flashed in his eyes, but when he raised his head, his face was already expressionless, and he said mechanically: "Please ask Scholar Hong to draft the decree on my behalf......!" ”

……。

The next day, the Qing court was in court.

Just after Yinshi, the Jinshui Bridge in front of Taihe Gate was already full of people.

There is an endless stream of civil and military officials.

Shen Zhiyuan and Qian Qiaogong were also among them, but the two avoided the crowd far away and seemed a little unsociable.

Naturally, it is unsociable, but this is normal, at least in the eyes of the officials of the Qing court, this is normal, and it is reasonable for the newly attached ones to be unsociable.

Therefore, most of the Hanchen smiled slightly when they passed by, as if to say, you are not too late, and I am afraid that there will be no good position if you are late.

And when Manchu officials passed by, they all cast a pair of white eyes, and more of them were disdainful.