"Fan Wencheng, Hong Chengchou, Zu Dashou...... What do you guys think? ”

The regent of the Qing Dynasty, who had a long face and small eyes, and a bearded beard, Prince Rui, Dorgon, narrowed his small eyes and looked at the newspaper in his hand. On the table was also a letter sent in the name of Zhu Cijiong, the king of Ding, asking for help in the suppression.

There was silence in the room, and it was Zu Dashou who broke the silence for a long time: "Lord Wang, dogs will not lie to their ministers, Wu Sangui definitely did not leave the Shanhaiguan, and the Guanning army did not dispatch." ”

Dolgon's gaze suddenly shot like lightning towards Hong Chengchou, who looked a little thief-eyed, "Hong Shangshu, what do you think?" ”

Hong Chengchou, who is fifty-one years old this year, looks a little old, and skinny, just a thin old man. is such a thin old man, and it can be said that he can feel the key to the rise and fall of the Ming, Qing, and Shun families.

If Emperor Chongzhen can make good use of this Hong Chengchou, although he may not be able to turn the tide, he can at least prolong the life of the Ming Dynasty.

Even if he can't be used, leaving him to Nanming to replace Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying, maybe he can save half of the country.

It's a pity that such an important person was pitted by Chongzhen and Chen Xinjia, who was the secretary of the military department at the time, and became a prisoner of Huang Taiji, and then became a second minister, becoming the number one person in the Qing camp.

Hong Chengchou's previous series of judgments on the battle of Dashun's Eastern Expedition were extremely accurate. Li Zicheng's Eastern Crusade can be said to be proceeding according to his expectations. And the collapse of the Ming army was completely expected by him.

He even expected that Wu Sangui would not have time to relieve the siege of Jingshi and Chongzhen would be martyred or captured...... There was just a slight misstep on this last issue.

Emperor Chongzhen actually did not fulfill the responsibility of "guarding the country and martyrdom", but ran out of Beijing. This made Hong Chengchou look down on this old master a little - Da Ming is like this, isn't he still hungry when he Chongzhen ran out of Beijing? Instead of prolonging, it is better to make a vigorous return, and it is good to leave a good name in history.

And how many days can you delay escaping in such a panic? So after the news of the Battle of Tianjin Wei came, Hong Chengchou was once again distracted. He originally judged that Tianjin Wei would not be able to hold it for a day, but the result was that the Dashun army was defeated!

Hong Chengchou frowned, and seemed to have been thinking hard: "Lord Wang, if what the ancestor said is true, Wu Sangui and Guan Ningjun are indeed untouched in Shanhaiguan...... Then the minister dares to guarantee that Chongzhen is either dead or has been set aside! It must not be Emperor Chongzhen who is in power in Tianjin, but a figure who is ten times more powerful than him! ”

Fan Wencheng, a scholar of the Inner Courtyard who was a few years younger than Hong Chengchou and had a dignified face, snorted: "Then Brother Heng will tell me, who is ten times more harmful than Emperor Chongzhen in the Ming Kingdom?" ”

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said: "Although the Ming Kingdom has a population of hundreds of millions of trillions, and there may be many heroes and heroes among them, there are no people in the court, among the nobles, among the royal relatives, and in the court. Chongzhen has four sons who are still alive, but they all grew up in the deep palace, lack of experience, and are young, the eldest crown prince is only 16 years old, and it is impossible to take on a big responsibility. ”

It turned out that the news of the Huangjimen palace change and Zhu Cihong's ascension to power was not heard by the Manchu spies - before the palace change in the Huangjimen, the Manchu spies lurking in the inner city of Beijing withdrew, because in their opinion, Beijing was bound to fall, and there was nothing to inquire about, so it was better to retreat outside the city to avoid the limelight first, and then enter after Beijing changed hands.

So such an important piece of information, Hong Chengchou still doesn't know!

"Hey, Hong Shangshu didn't mention the crown prince, the old man almost forgot about ......it," Zu Dashou patted his forehead, "It's really old and confused, the dog and the old man said that the crown prince of Emperor Chongzhen was ordered to raise the army on March 16 before the fall of the city!" Beginning on the 17th, the Ming army in Beijing was controlled by the prince of Fujun. So the breakout on the 21st was also presided over by the prince......"

Zu Dashou is not old and confused, but he doesn't know how to pick himself clean!

That Wu Sanmei is his niece!

Well, his niece has turned around and become the Empress of Daming! How can this make him continue to work as a traitor with peace of mind?

In case the master of the Qing Dynasty is suspicious of the ancestral family, how can it be good?

"Prince? The sixteen-year-old prince ......" Hong Chengchou looked stunned, "how is it possible?" How can he be so powerful as a hairy child? Moreover, Emperor Chongzhen is stubborn and self-serving, even if he decrees that the prince will raise the army, it is only a name, and he will not really give real power. ”

"What Hong Shangshu said is also ......," Zu Dashou said.

Cold sweat broke out on Zu Dashou's forehead. Of course he knew about the change in the Imperial Gate! However, he didn't believe that this matter was done by Zhu Cihong, and in his mind, the change in Huangjimen must be Wu Xiang, Wu Sanfu's father and son behind the ghost.

I really didn't expect that Wu Xiang, who looks quite honest, is actually a traitor like Cao Cao! openly played the trick of blackmailing the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

But how did he report this matter to the master of the Qing Dynasty?

Wu Xiang is his brother-in-law!

Dolgon listened to the three of them for a long time, and still felt confused, but now that he was ready to fly, there was no reason not to send it.

As early as April 3, when Dolgon, who was still an auxiliary prince, and another auxiliary prince, Zilharang, announced that they were going to march south and wait for an opportunity to seize the city of Beijing, the news was immediately full of excitement: everyone had been looking forward to this day for a long time! In the past ten years, every time the Qing soldiers entered, it was like entering a no-man's land, and they could always return with a great victory, plundering back countless slaves, cattle and horses, and property, and the soldiers who followed the expedition could return with a full load. And this time, the goal of everyone's expedition is to occupy Beijing!

Beijing is the capital of the Ming Dynasty and brings together the wealth of the world! It is said that the gold, silver and jewels in the city are like mountains, and the beautiful women are like clouds. If you can take Beijing, everyone will make a windfall.

If you can rule the whole world with Beijing as the capital, it will really be an endless wealth for children and grandchildren!

Therefore, the scale of the mobilization of the Eight Banners this time is unprecedented, and everyone is vying to be the first, all of them are brave, for fear of falling behind. Only the eldest son of Huang Taiji, Haoge, knew that he didn't get much benefit, so he was not very interested, and he didn't want to follow the expedition in the name of not having chickenpox. As a result, he was caught by Dolgon, repaired it fiercely, and obtained the title of regent for himself from orphans and widows (Shunzhi and Xiaozhuang).

How could Dolgon, who had just become regent, back down? That would be the public enemy of the Eight Banners! Is his regent still going to do it?

So Dolgon laughed a few times, touched his almost shaved head, and said, "What can a sixteen-year-old doll do even if it is powerful?" My Eight Banners is invincible in the world, how can he be stopped by a little doll? ”

He paused, "Since Wang Yongji and Wu Sangui want to welcome our Qing soldiers into the customs, then we are welcome." Zu Dashou, in the afternoon, you will bring your son to the palace, and the king will agree with him to discuss the matter of thieves!

Tomorrow...... This king will personally lead the army to Beijing and set the Central Plains! ”

......

Shanhaiguan, the yamen of the governor of Jiliao.

Wu Sangui, Wang Yongji, and Tian Cunzhi were also stunned by the news they had just gotten at this time.

The news was brought by Feng Yuanyang, it was very much, and it was sensational. If it weren't for Feng Yuanyang, the governor of Tianjin, who said it himself, they wouldn't have believed that the news was true.

"Feng Futai ......" Wu Sangui frowned and considered his words, "Prince Fujun is really, really in power?" No, it won't be given to anyone...... Hold on to it, right? ”

Feng Yuanyang smiled bitterly: "Ping Xibo wants to ask if Prince Fujun is manipulating behind it, right?" ”

Wu Sangui was suddenly a little embarrassed, and said continuously: "No, no, no, my father is a loyal minister, and he will not be a rebellious minister and a thief......"

Wang Yongji and Gao Di, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, both frowned, and looked at Wu Sangui vigilantly from the corner of their eyes - this one still looks a little treacherous! There is a son and a father...... I didn't expect your old Wu family to have such a traitor in troubled times!

Feng Yuanyang nodded, "Knowing the father is like a son, although General Wu was used as a humerus by His Royal Highness the Prince, the real power of Dagukou is still in the hands of His Royal Highness the Prince...... This thousand-year-old master is very good at grasping people's hearts, and can make wishes for officials, and is good at encouraging soldiers, and can share weal and woe with soldiers, and can take the lead at critical moments. No one's puppet! ”