In the entire Chongzheng Palace, there was a dead silence again.

Dolgon's heart was extremely irritable, he subconsciously looked back, and saw the beaded curtain that was as still as water as the slightest movement, and his heart couldn't help but feel an indescribable feeling again.

Bumu Butai, the lover behind the bead curtain, should be in a very uncomfortable and depressed mood now after getting the news that the Qing army was destroyed and Abatai and others died on the battlefield. And she, who is counting on her mother and son, doesn't she feel how she feels when she sees this seven-year-old emperor so fierce.

Dorgon sighed softly and shook his head slightly.

Now I have no heart to think about these trivial things like my lover's heart. What Dolgon is most worried about now is how much the situation in the Qing Dynasty will deteriorate, and how the Tang army will act next.

Eventually, in a grave-like silence, he set his sights on his most trusted advisor, Fan Wencheng.

Seeing Dolgon's gaze on him, Fan Wencheng, who had been bowing his head and contemplating, finally coughed lightly and walked out of the court.

"The Queen Mother, the Emperor, the Regent, the ...... of the Ministers"

He was about to salute, but was stopped by Dorgon's shouting: "The matter is urgent, there is no need to come to these false courtesies." Bachelor Fan, tell me, now that the Tang army has destroyed 40,000 soldiers and horses of the Qing Dynasty, how will they act next? ”

Fan Wencheng had expected him to ask such a question, and hurriedly replied: "Regent, in my opinion, the Tang army is very likely to take advantage of the victory to march into the entire Xuanfu Town. It is also possible to attack Zhang Xianzhong's Great Western Kingdom with all his might, but it is absolutely impossible to attack my Qing Dynasty. ”

"Oh, is it? Is Bachelor so sure? ”

"Yes. The Tang army has broken the siege of Jintang City, and it is logical to march into the entire Xuanfu Town. And Xichuan is the territory that the Tang army has long wanted to take, so it is very likely to use troops here. The Tang army wants to move against Dashun or Daxi, and it is no longer able to divide its troops to the north, so since this period of time, my Daqing should be safe. ”

Listening to Fan Wencheng's words, a hint of relief flashed on Dolgon's face. It's just that he frowned, but he said with a look of hatred: "Alas, I really didn't expect that now that the Tang Army is so strong, our four-nation alliance and the common enemy will be difficult to stop its rapid development momentum." Even if the Tang army did not attack for a while, let me have a chance to recuperate for the time being. But I am dignified, how can I live by begging for mercy, and I will not be ashamed of my ancestors. It's not always a way to go on like this. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Prince Yu Duoduo next to him also sighed: "What Brother Wang said is that being beaten so passively and living in anxiety is an end, it makes people feel aggrieved to think about it!" From the younger brother's point of view, it is better to disrupt the rapid development momentum of the Tang Army. ”

After his defeat at the Battle of Fort Zhenyuan, Dorgor was impeached by Hauge and others, forcing Dorgon to demote him to Baylor, expelling him from the political center and punishing him to guard the imperial tomb. Later, after Dolgon overthrew Hauge, Dolgon, out of consideration for maintaining his own rule, repromoted his own brother to Prince Yu and allowed him to return to the court.

Dordor's words were simple and direct, but they were right in Dorgon's mind.

Yes, if you can find a way to make the Tang army have internal turmoil, and it is best to fight into a pot of porridge, then won't the Tang army collapse without a fight?

Alas, it's just that it's good to think about such an idea, but it's not easy to really implement it.

Now the Tang Army has a total of 12 military towns, and the establishment of each military town is basically the same, and a large number of civil officials of the Supervision Department and the Security Department are directly subordinate to Li Xiao's personal personnel, and the Tang Army soldiers under them are even brainwashed every day, and only swear allegiance to Li Xiao alone. And the treatment is generous, full of food and salary, whether it is a pension or a war reward, it is very considerable. It is not easy to induce such an army to mutiny or betray.

And those generals who lead troops, like soldiers, are brainwashed every day, in addition, they only have the right to lead troops and the right to train, it can be said that without Li Xiao's order, they can't do it when they think of mobilizing even a team of soldiers and horses. Such generals are purely minions of Li Xiao's subordinates, and they don't have much personal power at all. Even if Li Xiao is now expanding the military town and using more generals, these generals have already been quickly assimilated, or their personal ambitions have been knocked out early. It was too difficult to expect them to betray Li Xiao and take refuge in the Qing court.

What's even more heartwarming is that even if the Qing Dynasty tries its best to win over its generals, it is very likely that they can only get a bare-bones commander, and it is impossible to get their soldiers and horses. This kind of wooing is meaningless, and it can even be said that it is just a waste of money.

Thinking of this, Dorgon sighed in frustration, clenched his right hand into a fist, and slammed it the right armrest.

Seeing that the regent was so annoyed, the ministers below were naturally silent, and none of them came out to speak.

Seeing that the ministers were silent, Dolgon subconsciously turned his gaze back to Fan Wencheng who was standing below.

Fan Wencheng raised his head, but in his eyes, a cruel light flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "Regent, from the perspective of Weichen, Prince Yu's words also have a lot of merit. ”

"Oh, could it be that you have a plan to disrupt the Tang army?" Dolgon's eyes lit up.

Fan Wencheng frowned, thought for a moment before replying: "Regent, this strategy to disrupt the Tang army has a trick down there. It's just that how much of a role it can play and how much effect it can play, Weichen still dare not assert. ”

When Dorgon heard this, he said, "It's all right, you can tell me." If there is anything wrong, this king will not investigate it. If there is anything meritorious, the king will certainly adopt it. ”

When Fan Wencheng heard him say this, he bowed his hand and said: "The regent, the Tang King Li Xiao, has been living in the palace of Nanjing since he waved his troops south to occupy Jiangnan, and has never returned to Shandong. Now he is giving orders in Nanjing, and the officials dare not obey, as if he has become the supreme ruler of the Ming Dynasty. The rejuvenating emperor Zhu Cihong in Shandong was just a puppet with a false name. Li Xiaozheng has already been issued, and the order has been issued, and he has never had even a symbolic subordinate gift to him, so arrogant and rampant, I am afraid that Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao will not be able to surpass this guy. ”

Hearing this, Dolgon's eyes lit up, as if he understood what Fan Wencheng wanted to say.

It's just that before he could speak, Fan Wencheng continued: "As a monarch, I am most afraid of being set up by subordinate officials, and I am even more afraid that there will be a powerful minister like Dong Zhuo Cao Cao and Sima Zhao below. And the Emperor Chongxing, since he ascended the throne, has gone through two years, and gradually understands the principle of exercising authority, and he must be dissatisfied with Li Xiao's self-elevation and prestige. And those officials who are loyal to the Ming family in their hearts must have slandered Li Xiao, the Tang King who looks like Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao, for a long time, and have a deep grudge. ”

Fan Wencheng paused and replied: "The reason why the two sides have been able to maintain a calm state until now is really because the Chongxing Emperor Zhu Cihong is tightly controlled by Li Xiao, and it is very difficult for subordinate officials to even want to see the emperor, let alone vent their complaints to the emperor. It's just that such a state will be broken sooner or later, and with the further growth of Li Xiao's power, sooner or later there will be a day when they will have a counter-purpose between their monarchs and ministers. So I think about it, wouldn't it be a good thing if we could add fuel to the tension between them, intensify their contradictions in advance, and let their kings and ministers kill each other? If we can use the hand of this revival emperor, except for Li Xiao, who can be the biggest disaster, then the Tang army will definitely be torn apart, and my Qing Dynasty will no longer have to worry about the pillow, and we can grow and prosper again and map the Central Plains. ”

After Fan Wencheng finished speaking, he really touched the hearts of many courtiers, they exchanged heads and ears, and there were many discussions, and the entire court hall was like a swarm of flies flying, buzzing non-stop.

Fan Wencheng's words made Dolgon also moved.

Yes, such a can provoke the internal fighting of the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and even remove Li Xiao under the pretense of reviving the hands of the emperor, which is tantamount to removing a biggest enemy for the Qing Dynasty and resolving a biggest crisis.

Dolgon's eyes flashed, and he asked Fan Wencheng, "Bachelor Fan's strategy has merit. It's just that if you want to separate its monarchs and ministers, we are far away in Liaodong, and I'm afraid it's not easy. Even if you send someone to go, and then you are lucky enough to see the Emperor Chongxing, I am afraid that because of the previous Ming and Qing feuds, he is very wary of my Qing Dynasty and wants to sow discord, and it is estimated that the effect is not good. Bachelor Fan, since you proposed this policy, haven't you thought about this? ”

Fan Wencheng smiled slightly, and said: "Regent, I think that if you want to exercise this policy, you don't need to send people from the Qing Dynasty, but you have to instruct the people of the Hongguang regime to send people to kill people with a knife, and this is the best strategy." ”

"Oh? This king would like to hear about it. ”

"Regent, think about it, if we don't intervene directly, but instigate the Hongguang regime to send someone to lobby the Emperor for Rejuvenation, it will definitely make him less vigilant. Of course, if Zhu Yousong, the superintendent of Hongguang himself, can personally deliver the secret letter and select his cronies to lobby, I am afraid that the possibility of success will be much greater. ”

"Oh? What do you mean? ”

"Regent, from below, I can send an envoy to Hongguang Jianguo, who is in Fuzhou, to explain to him the current difficult situation. Tell him that the only way to save the situation now is to make Li Xiao and Emperor Chongxing fight each other, and in the end both lose. So that the Hongguang regime can profit from it. In order to achieve such an effect, it is necessary to send a secret letter from Hongguang Jianguo and send close ministers to Shandong to lobby. ”

Fan Wencheng paused, and continued with blazing eyes: "The content of this letter is to be told by Zhu Yousong, the superintendent of Hongguang, that Zhu Cihong, the emperor of Chongxing, that he has been promoted by the ministers to supervise the country, and the president of the southern provinces has a lot of hardships, and he has to do it as a last resort. It's just that now the southern provinces are all under the coercion of Li Xiao, and they are suffering a lot, and it is difficult to be loyal to the emperor. Therefore, I asked the emperor to judge the situation and get rid of Li Xiao, the giant beetle of the country who is comparable to Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao, and set up the dynasty with the correct national law. As long as Li Xiao is eliminated, the whole world will definitely gather to respond, and he will immediately lead all the ministers to join forces to jointly honor the Emperor Chongxing, so as to unify the Ming Realm, jointly with the outside world, and finally sweep away the heroes and unify the world. ”

When Fan Wencheng said this, his eyes flashed with yearning, and he said loudly: "If you can say that you can move the Emperor to rejuvenate and make him decide to attack Li Xiao, this matter will be more than half successful." Then, he can summon Li Xiao to return to Jinan to discuss matters, and then set up his eunuchs and those officials who are secretly loyal to him, take the lead in hiding the sword and axe hand in the court, and take the opportunity of Li Xiao's pilgrimage to cut him into meat sauce! As long as Li Xiao dies and the Tang army is divided, the world will be decided, and I will have no worries in the Qing Dynasty! ”

Fan Wencheng's words said that Dolgon nodded again and again. The ministers in the court also showed yearning on their faces and praised one after another.

"Yes, this trick is really the best way to kill people with a knife. The Emperor Chongxing had been held hostage for a long time, and he was indignant in his heart, and on impulse, it was indeed possible to kill Li Xiao. ”

"Yes, that Li Xiao is extremely arrogant, it is when there is no one in his eyes, he should never have thought that the Emperor Chongxing, who was supported by him, would actually kill him. As soon as he entered the court, he would be completely defenseless, and when the swords and axes swarmed out, Li Xiao would be killed immediately! ”

"Hmph, no matter how strong Li Xiao is, he also has a head and two hands, and he is not an immortal monster who can't be killed. As long as the Emperor can lure him into the court and kill this thief, he will definitely succeed! Once this thief is gone, I will be relieved! ”

Listening to the discussion of the ministers, a faint smile appeared on Dolgon's face, but he still asked hesitantly: "Master Fan, although this plan is good, but if it is not successful, and Li Xiao finds out in advance, then the Emperor of Chongxing can only die in his hands?" ”

As soon as Dolgon's words came out, the entire court instantly fell silent again. All the civil and military ministers all set their eyes on Fan Wencheng in front of the solemn steps.

Fan Wencheng smiled slightly, and replied, "Regent, it's normal for you to have this concern. I also thought about it, if this matter does not come to fruition, then Li Xiao will definitely get rid of the Emperor Chongxing and set up a puppet again, in this case, my Qing Dynasty is busy, but there will be no results. Therefore, I think that even if this matter fails, it is necessary to think of a way out in advance, so that the Chongxing Emperor can escape from Shandong smoothly, which is the best way to deal with it. ”

Seeing that Dolgon was listening attentively, Fan Wencheng said: "In my opinion, we can remind the Emperor of Chongxing and let him be prepared, and as soon as he finds out that Li Xiao is aware of this, he will immediately escape from Jinan and go to the harbor that has been prepared for a long time." And in this harbor, Zheng Zhilong's fleet had already pretended to be merchant ships, and they were able to secretly receive the Chongxing Emperor Zhu Cihong to Fujian. As long as Zhu Cihong successfully escaped to Fujian, it was equivalent to Zheng Zhilong's control of the most legitimate emperor of the Ming Dynasty. In this way, any action by Li Xiao will be unjustifiable, and his subordinates will also have many grievances, and then the Emperor Chongxing will issue a holy decree to crusade against Li Xiao, and the Tang army will also fall into internal chaos. And I, the Qing Dynasty, just took advantage of the time of civil strife in the Tang Army, and it was entirely possible to profit from it, or even gain great benefits. ”