Through this lame "anti-intrigue scheme", it can be seen that Chongzhen's true intentions are not only Meng Xueli, but also Yao Qisheng, who has been rebelled by Meng Xueli.

As soon as Meng Xueli returned to the duty room, Yao Qisheng came over.

"Meng Zhizhi, this is a hint from the Holy Lord, let's get rid of Dorgon as soon as possible."

"I know, be quiet, this is the Forbidden City." Meng Xueli glanced out the window and said, "Also, don't tell Yu Siden and the two of them about this." ”

Yu Sideng and the two have also been rebelled by Meng Xueli.

"Don't worry, I won't say." Yao Qisheng said in a low voice, "But since I entered the Forbidden City, I have been thinking about eradicating Dolgon, and I find it difficult. ”

"Aren't you talking nonsense?" Meng Xueli scolded.

"If it had been easy, would Dorgon survive to this day?"

Yao Qisheng changed his words and continued: "However, it is not completely impossible. ”

"What's the solution?" Meng Xueli instantly became alert, "Yao Qisheng, what do you want to do?" ”

Yao Qisheng said to himself: "It is definitely not possible to use a sword, we can't beat the white-armored soldiers around Dolgon at all, and it is also not good to stab with a flintlock pistol, the Juzi camp is full of Hou Gouzi's eyeliner, and it is difficult for us to evade surveillance in every move, as long as we load the ammunition, we will definitely be discovered, so there is only one way to attack with fire." ”

"Fire attack? How to fire attack? Meng Xueli roared, "Don't mess around. ”

Yao Qisheng laughed and said: "Meng Zhizhi, I think so, find a dead man, sew a large amount of gunpowder into the sandwich of the cotton armor in advance, and let the dead man come forward to hug him when Dolgon enters the palace, and then ignite the gunpowder, so that even if Dolgon can't be burned, he will definitely be burned to serious injury, and he will die of scalding soon." ”

"Dead?" Meng Xueli said coldly, "Are you willing?" ”

Yao Qisheng was silent, he was naturally unwilling to act as this dead man.

But Yao Qisheng did not give up: "Isn't there other secret spies in Beijing in the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Hutu, not to mention that I don't have the contact method of the secret spy lurking in Beijing here, even if I can get in touch, how can I get this dead man in unknowingly?" Meng Xueli reprimanded.

"It's a big living person, not a cat or a dog or a thing."

"As long as you set a goal, you can always think of a way." Yao Qisheng was unusually persistent.

"Alright, that's the end of it." Meng Xueli said impatiently, "The assassination of Dolgon needs to be considered in the long run, and you must not act rashly if you are in a hurry." ”

Yao Qisheng could only withdraw from the room with a sigh.

……

Meng Xueli originally wanted to think about it in the long run, but he didn't expect that the turnaround would come soon.

Just as Meng Xueli was on duty at the noon gate, a little eunuch suddenly came to the noon gate and said that the emperor had invited him to the Qianqing Palace and wanted to ask him for advice.

Fu Lin was only the emperor in name.

But the nominal emperor is also the emperor.

So Meng Xueli was ordered to enter the East Warm Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace.

Fulin really asked him some questions about Confucian monarchs and ministers, which were purely academic questions, nothing else, and the time was very short.

But Meng Xueli was already keenly aware of the wrong.

Obviously, Fu Lin moved his mind to win over the Juzi camp.

Maybe there was also the idea of getting rid of Dorgon with the help of the sub-battalion.

This is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for Meng Xueli.

After leaving the Qianqing Palace, Meng Xueli found Yao Qisheng to sum up, and Yao Qisheng also felt that this was a godsend, a strategy that could not only eradicate Dorgon, but also save the lives of the two.

At that moment, the two agreed on some details, and then sent someone to inform Hou Fangyu.

Hou Fangyu quickly replied that if the emperor wanted to ask for teaching again, he could only agree, but what knowledge was specifically asked, and what words were said, he must truthfully show it to the regent afterwards.

In the next few days, Meng Xueli continued to be invited to study in the Qianqing Palace.

Later, he gave Dolgon a report of the books that Fulin had read, as well as every word the two had spoken.

After determining that Meng Xueli was a Confucian scholar who absolutely respected Confucian etiquette, Fulin finally showed his fangs and demanded that Meng Xueli be loyal to him in the name of the emperor's righteousness.

Meng Xueli naturally "bowed his head" and swore allegiance.

But as soon as he left the Qianqing Palace, Meng Xueli reported the matter to Dolgon.

Although Fu Lin showed his fangs, it was a pity that it was only a pair of baby teeth.

However, Fu Lin was ignorant of this, and even went to Cining Palace to show off with Bumu Butai.

"Huang Eniang, what do you guess Erchen has done these days?" Fu Lin asked with a smile.

"Emperor, haven't you been studying in the Qianqing Palace these days?" Bumu Butai asked, "But do you have a lesson in reading?" You might as well talk to Huang Eniang. ”

"What do you think? There are certainly lessons, but none of them are significant. ”

Fu Lin said with a smile: "Erchen has used Confucian classics and the great righteousness of the monarch and ministers to oppose Meng Xueli and the Juzi Battalion under his command, and now Meng Xueli and the Juzi Battalion have been loyal to me!" ”

"What did you say?" Bumu Butai stood up suddenly.

Because he was too surprised, Bumu Butai's pair of apricot eyes also opened up instantly.

Fu Lin was also taken aback by Bu Mu Butai's violent reaction, but after coming back to his senses, he was even more proud, and lo and behold, even the emperor was shocked by this feat of me.

At that moment, Fu Lin said with a smile: "The emperor doesn't have to be like this, this is actually nothing, no matter what, I am the emperor, for Confucian scholars like Meng Xueli, loyalty to the emperor is a great righteousness." ”

"Hutu, you've disappointed me so much!" Bumu Butai sighed, "How can you be so naïve, so naïve, and so gullible? What a monarch and a minister, what a Confucian scholar, you really don't know anything about human nature! Meng Xueli has the slightest righteousness in his heart, how could he betray the Southern Ming Dynasty and return to the Qing Dynasty? ”

"Huh?" Fulin was immediately stunned, and what the emperor said seemed to be right.

If Meng Xueli really believed in the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, how could he rebel against the Ming and surrender to the Qing Dynasty?

However, Fu Lin still couldn't hold his face, and forcibly argued: "The Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty are the destiny of heaven, so Meng Xueli's abandonment of the Ming and Qing Dynasty is a righteous act of Shuntian and the people, not a betrayal. ”

Looking at Fu Lin, whose little face was tense, Bumu Butai sighed.

In the end, he is just a twelve-year-old child, and he just suppressed his nature a few years ago, how can he expect a child to have the heart of an adult?

How can a child understand human feelings?

There is no other choice, and now it is only to make a move.

Although I knew that this was a cup of poisoned wine, I could only drink it.

Because if she didn't drink this wine, her son would not be able to keep the throne.

At that moment, Bumu Butai took a few palace maids and walked straight out of Cining Palace.

Fu Lin was obviously frightened by Bu Mu Butai's disappointed look just now, and asked in a panic, "Where is the emperor's mother?" ”

"Go to Prince Rui's palace and ask the regent for his guilt." Bu Mu Butai said without looking back, "I ask the regent of the imperial father to look at your imperial mother's affection, for the sake of you being just a child, and not to care about you in general." ”

"Are you going to have a tryst with him again? You can't stand the loneliness so much? Fu Lin couldn't hold back any longer, these words had been held in his heart for a long time, and today he finally roared out.

This is Beijing, not Shengjing, let alone Horqin.

The Central Plains pays attention to etiquette, righteousness and shame, not the way you Mongolians.

You went to Prince Rui's mansion like this and openly fooled around with Dolgon, don't I have any shame? There is also Huang Ama under the Nine Springs, is he shameless? You are simply a disgrace to the Aixin Jueluo family.

"Smack!" Bumu Butai turned back and slapped Fu Lin in the face.

Fu Lin only felt a buzz in his brain, and the whole person was stunned, this slap was a real blow, not like the previous whip, just to make a appearance, in fact, it didn't hurt.

】

"This slap is to make you remember the pain!"

Bumu Butai trembled with anger: "If it weren't for you, would you and I be humiliated like this?" If you don't appreciate it, it's just that, and you actually learn from others to stab a knife in your mother's heart, you are really a son of man in vain! ”

Fu Lin looked at Bu Mu Butai blankly, the whole person was confused, and he couldn't think at all.

Bumu Butai was actually very distressed, but he didn't pay attention to Fu Lin anymore, but took the palace maid into the carriage and went straight to Prince Rui's mansion.

……

In Prince Rui's Mansion.

Dolgon is summoning Hou Fangyu, Fan Wencheng, and Ning to finish my deliberations.

"This is an urgent delivery from Hengjiu." Dolgon picked up the fire-lacquered letter on the eucalyptus table and motioned for Fan Wencheng and Ning to finish circulating it, and then continued, "I want to prepare for the worst. ”

"Worst-case scenario?" Ning Wan's expression was grim.

Fan Wencheng lowered his head and carefully read Hong Chengchou's urgent delivery.

Hou Fangyu said: "The so-called worst plan means that all means have been exhausted, and the Ming army is still unable to force the retreat, so it can only fight a decisive battle with the Ming army." ”

Dorgon said: "There is a lot of property copied from dozens of rebel mansions such as Duoduo and Luo Luohun, but the food is not as much as imagined, and the total is only three million stones. ”

The time for the nobles of the Eight Banners to enter the customs was still too short, so there was not much food saved.

"This bit of food, at most, will last until the end of this year, if the Ming army still does not withdraw before the end of the year, my Qing soldiers can only fight to the death with the Ming army."

"Since it's the final battle, it's natural to do your best."

"Therefore, I want to transfer the Eight Banners Manchuria from Yanzhou Mansion and Shanhaiguan back to Beijing."

After a pause, Dolgon asked again: "But in this case, it is necessary to entrust the defense of Shanhaiguan and Yanzhou to the king of Pingxi and Jiang Jiu, I wonder if the two gentlemen think this matter is feasible?" ”

Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan looked at each other, and responded in unison: "That's the only way." ”

To tell the truth, this Northern Expedition will be fought like this, which is really something that they did not expect, they thought that the Qing army was fully capable of defeating the Ming army within half a year.

But now, holding each other has become a luxury.