In Shengjing City, a wire report sent from Guannei went directly to Huang Taiji's desk, waking up Huang Taiji, who had been full of Hai Lanzhu recently, from his confusion. Quickly recruited four people from the University of the Third Academy of Internal Sciences, Gualja Ganglin, Fan Wencheng, Bao Chengxian, and Hesheri Xifu to ask for advice.

Among these four people, Ganglin and Xifu are Manchurians, and they all belong to Zhenghuangqi.

Ganglin was won in the imperial examination before the Manchu Qing Dynasty changed the name of the country and Huang Taiji became emperor. Xifu Hui Manchu, Chinese, and Mongolian languages, and repeatedly sent envoys to the Mongolian tribes. These two people, perhaps in terms of wisdom, are not as talented as the other two, but in the Manchu regime, there are not one or two Manchus who can handle it among the civil officials, what are they like? Therefore, no matter what the reason, Ganglin's scholars of the Inner Academy of History and Xifu's scholars of the Inner Hongwen Academy are as stable as Mount Tai. Until there were no other decent Manchu scribes, whoever was in charge would not take them down.

Fan Wencheng and Bao Chengxian were both Han Chinese.

Fan Wencheng, forty-three years of Wanli, at the age of eighteen, showed his talent in the Shenyang County School Examination. Three years later, the Houjin Eight Banners Army captured Fushun, and Fan Wencheng took the initiative to take refuge in Nurhachi, and has been helping Nurhachi since then. After Nurhachi's death, Huang Taiji relied heavily on him, and he participated in decision-making regardless of the strategy of crusading against the Ming Dynasty, plotting against Ming officials, attacking Korea, pacifying Mongolia, and building institutions.

Today, Fan Wencheng, as a scholar of the Inner Secretarial Academy, is in charge of writing correspondence with foreign countries, recording the recitals of various yamen, pleadings of grievances, Huang Taiji's edicts, and the edicts of civil and military officials, and proclamating the edicts of the Confucian Temple, and the sacrificial texts of civil and military officials, and is more and more favored by Huang Taiji. Huang Taiji listened to his opinions every time he discussed military affairs, and was the de facto head of the Manchu civil servants.

Bao Chengxian was originally a general of the Ming Dynasty. He was originally born in a general, and he held a hereditary military position. However, when he led the army to fight against the Houjin, he always abandoned the city and fled without a fight. After a few times, he hid alone for several days, and finally surrendered to Houjin. Compared with his later combat experience in the Later Jin Dynasty and later the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he had the courage to do things, won more and lost less, and it is hard to believe that this is the same person. In other words, if it is indeed a person, it is difficult to believe that he is not a spy buried in the Ming army by Houjin. In other words, those defeats are simply his vote for Houjin.

Bao Chengxian's greatest contribution to the Manchu Qing Dynasty was to design and implement a counter-plot to frame Yuan Chonghuan, the Ming Dynasty's Jiliao Governor. As a result, Bao Chengxian gained more and more trust from Huang Taiji. In the following years, he either fought or surrendered, and made great contributions to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Today, he is a fellow of the Inner Secretary Academy with Fan Wencheng.

The four people who received the news were all stunned, they had just returned from the expedition for less than two months, what could be so anxious about this situation? Could it be that Dolgon, who was leading the army, rebelled? Why?

At the beginning of the year, Huang Taiji personally conquered Korea and returned with a great victory, and the class returned to Korea for only two months, leaving Dolgon to continue the pursuit and expand the results. It's hard to say whether Dorgon has any disobedience, but the forces he can control are obviously insufficient!

When they saw Huang Taiji, the four of them put their hearts at ease, Huang Taiji looked excited, after receiving the news for a while, he couldn't calm down with his heart, obviously not only is it not bad news, but it should also be great news.

Huang Taiji suppressed the excitement in his heart and handed the news to the four people.

The four of them looked at it in turn, and they were all surprised, but this was not a surprise, it was a surprise.

The news is very simple: Chongzhen has not been in the court for more than half a month, Cao Huachun in the palace has blocked the news very strictly, and the cabinet outside the palace is also strict, and they can't find out the specific news. But these people are all like great enemies, and the atmosphere is depressing. It is suspected that Chongzhen is seriously ill and cannot be a director. Originally, there was no definite news, so I didn't dare to report it without permission. But before the news was sent, there were two urgent eight hundred miles into Beijing, but Chongzhen did not show up to deal with it, and the cabinet replied directly. The stakes are so high that I dare not report it.

After all, the four of them were resourceful people, and their minds were extraordinary, and they quickly controlled their emotions, and each thought about the credibility of the news and the corresponding countermeasures.

The first to speak was Bao Chengxian: "Your Majesty, whether this news is reliable or not, at this time, the situation in the Ming Kingdom may change rapidly." Whatever strategy we have, the people who go to execute it must have a strong ability to adapt and have a high level of decision-making power. If it is judged by the ability to make decisions on the spot, only His Majesty and Prince Rui have this ability. Your Majesty naturally does not need to take risks, as long as you work hard, and the day when I will chase the Central Plains is just around the corner. Prince Rui was the most suitable candidate, but unfortunately he is now leading the troops and lacks skills. ”

Prince Rui refers to Dolgon, the fourteenth son of Nurhachi, whose biological mother Abahai was forced to be martyred by Huang Taiji and others when Nurhachi died.

Huang Taiji did not succeed to the throne properly, and he had a grudge against Dolgon to kill his mother, and he has always been very wary of Dolgon in his heart. It's just that he himself is also eloquent, and he can still control Dolgon by himself, and he is indeed useful to get Dolgon, so he can tolerate him. It's just that Dolgon is younger than Huang Taiji after all, and Huang Taiji is also afraid that he will not be there one day, and his son will be robbed of the family business by Dolgon, and he has become more and more afraid of Dolgon in recent years.

Bao Chengxian's tone was full of regret. Several people looked at each other, and they all sighed in their hearts, it was indeed the most appropriate to let Dolgon go, it was a pity that there were so many birds with one stone.

This time I went to Daming, whether it was successful or not, the credit was secret, and the danger was everywhere. It can be regarded as a perfect opportunity to justifiably suppress Dorgon's power. However, the situation is urgent after all, and when Dolgon is recalled, maybe the new emperor of the Ming Kingdom will succeed to the throne, so such a good opportunity can only be given up.

"In terms of the ability to make decisions in response to changes, Mr. Fan is the most thoughtful among us. But Mr. Fan also has to sit in Shengjing, and he can't go to Mingguo to take risks. ”

This is also the proper meaning, and everyone nods in approval. Fan Wencheng is equivalent to the prime minister of a country, and he did not go to the enemy country to spy on him, so he was overkill.

"In this way, the question of the candidate is the first thing that needs to be determined." Seeing that everyone recognized his statement, Bao Chengxian continued, "There is a person who recommends him to be able to take on this great responsibility." ”

Everyone was stunned at first, and then they all laughed, knowing who he was going to recommend.

Bao Cheng saw that a few people understood, and he didn't hide it: "Ning Wan, whether it is a change of wisdom or an understanding of the Ming Kingdom, I am the best candidate for this trip." ”

Bao Cheng was first recommended to Huang Taiji by Ning Wan, and the two had a close relationship. Ning Wan, my merits to the Qing State are not inferior to Fan Wencheng. A few years ago, he was impeached and removed from office because of excessive gambling. Bao Chengxian just wanted to take this opportunity to help Ning finish my comeback.

Huang Taiji nodded, Ning Wan I am indeed the most suitable candidate. Immediately send someone to summon me to come to discuss.

"We might as well wait for Ning Qing to come." But I also want to calm down and straighten out my thoughts at the same time.