Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 644 Bumbutai made a move

Through this crappy "anti-indirect strategy", Meng Xueli is not the only smart person who can see Chongzhen's true intentions, but also Yao Qisheng who has been instigated by Meng Xueli.

As soon as Meng Xueli returned to the value room, Yao Qisheng came to find him.

"Meng Guijian, this is a hint from the Holy Majesty, let us get rid of Dorgon as soon as possible."

"I know, keep your voice down, this is the Forbidden City." Meng Xueli glanced out the window and said again, "Also, don't tell Yu Sideng and the others about this matter."

Both Yu Sideng have also been instigated by Meng Xueli.

"Don't worry, I won't say anything." Yao Qisheng said in a low voice, "But since I was stationed in the Forbidden City, I have been thinking about eradicating Dorgon, and I found it very difficult."

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

"If this matter is easy, can Dorgon survive to this day?"

Yao Qisheng changed the subject and continued, "However, it's not impossible."

"What way?" Meng Xueli became alert instantly, "What does Yao Qisheng want to do?"

Yao Qisheng said to himself: "It's definitely not possible to use a sword. We can't beat the white armored soldiers around Dorgon at all. It's also not good to stab with a flintlock. The Juzi camp is full of Hou Gouzi's eyeliner. It's difficult for us to do anything. To avoid surveillance, as long as the ammunition is loaded, it will definitely be discovered, so the only way is to attack with fire."

"Huo Gong? Why Huo Gong?" Meng Xueli growled, "Don't mess around."

Yao Qisheng grinned and said: "Meng Gejian, that's what I think, find a dead man, sew a lot of gunpowder into the interlayer of cotton armor in advance, and let the dead man come forward and hug him when Dorgon enters the palace." , and then ignite the gunpowder, so that even if Dorgon cannot be burned to death, he will be seriously injured and will die of burns soon."

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

Yao Qisheng was silent, he naturally didn't want to be this dead man.

But Yao Qisheng didn't give up just yet: "Didn't Ming have other secret spies in Beijing?"

"Confused, not to mention that I don't have any way to contact the secret spy lurking in Beijing. Even if I can get in touch, how can I get this dead man in without anyone noticing?" Meng Xueli reprimanded.

"This is a big living person, not a cat or a dog or something."

"As long as the goal is determined, we can always find a way." Yao Qisheng was unusually persistent.

"Okay, this matter is over." Meng Xueli said impatiently, "The assassination of Dorgon needs to be considered in a long-term manner. There is no rush, and you must not act rashly."

Yao Qisheng had no choice but to withdraw from the value room.

……

Meng Xueli originally wanted to make a long-term plan, but he didn't expect the turning point to come soon.

When Meng Xueli was on duty at the Meridian Gate, a young eunuch suddenly came to the Meridian Gate and said that the emperor invited him to the Qianqing Palace and wanted to consult him if he had knowledge.

Fulin is only the emperor in name.

But the nominal emperor is also the emperor.

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

Sure enough, Fulin 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 had already keenly realized that something was wrong.

Apparently, Fulin was planning to win over Juziying.

Maybe there is also the idea of ​​getting rid of Dorgon with the help of Juziying.

This is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for Meng Xueli.

After leaving Qianqing Palace, Meng Xueli approached Yao Qisheng to make a plan. Yao Qisheng also felt that this was a godsend opportunity, a strategy that could not only eradicate Dorgon, but also save their lives.

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

Hou Fangyu quickly replied that the emperor would ask for some more questions, so he just agreed, but what kind of knowledge he asked and what he said must be truthfully reported to the regent afterwards.

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

After that, he reported to Dorgon the books Fulin read and every word the two said.

After confirming that Meng Xueli was a Confucian student who absolutely respected Confucian etiquette, Fulin finally bared his fangs and asked Meng Xueli to be loyal to him in the name of the emperor.

Naturally, Meng Xueli "worships when he accepts his head" and swears allegiance.

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

Although Fulin showed his fangs, it was a pity that they were only a pair of baby teeth.

However, Fulin was ignorant of this, and even went to the Compassion Ning Palace to show off to Bumbutai.

"Emperor Niang, what do you think Erchen has been doing these days?" Fulin asked with a smile.

"Emperor, haven't you been studying in Qianqing Palace these days?" Bumbutai asked, "But you have learned something from reading? You might as well tell the queen mother."

"Reading experience? There must be some experience, but these are not worth mentioning."

Fulin said with a smile: "My ministers have used the Confucian classics and the righteousness of the monarch and ministers to oppose Meng Xueli and his Juziying. Now Meng Xueli and Juziying have pledged their allegiance to me!"

"What did you say?" Bumbutai stood up suddenly.

Because he was so surprised, Bumbutai's almond eyes also opened instantly.

Fulin was also taken aback by Bumbutai's violent reaction, but after recovering, he was even more proud. Look, this feat of mine shocked even the empress.

At that moment, Fulin said with a smile: "You don't have to be like this, it's really nothing. Anyway, I'm the emperor. For Confucian scholars like Meng Xueli, it's righteous to be loyal to the emperor."

"Confused, you let me down!" Bumbutai sighed, "How can you be so naive, so naive, and so credulous? What kind of righteousness of monarchs and ministers, what kind of Confucian scholars, you really have no understanding of human nature." I know! If Meng Xueli has the slightest righteousness in his heart, how could he betray Nanming and surrender to the Qing?"

"Eh?" Fulin was stunned immediately, and what Huang Erniang said seemed to be right.

If Meng Xueli really believed in the righteousness of the monarch and ministers, how could he betray the Ming Dynasty and surrender to the Qing Dynasty?
However, Fulin still couldn't hold back his face, and argued forcefully: "The Ming Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty was the destiny, so Meng Xueli abandoned the Ming Dynasty and returned to the Qing Dynasty. Yu Zhen also believes in the Confucian principles of the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers, so what you said, Queen Mother, may not be right."

Looking at Fulin's tense face, Bumbutai let out a long sigh.

After all, he is only a 12-year-old child, and he just suppressed his nature in the past few years. How can he expect a child to have the heart of an adult?

How can a child understand the ways of the world?
There is no other choice, and now, I can only take action.

Even though he knew it was a glass of poisoned wine, he could only drink it.

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

At that moment, Bumbutai went straight out of the Compassionate Ning Palace with a few court ladies.

Fulin was obviously intimidated by Bumbutai's disappointed expression just now, and asked anxiously, "Where is the Queen Mother going?"

"Go to Prince Rui's mansion to plead guilty to the regent." Bumbutai said without turning his head, "I beg the emperor's father and the regent to take care of your empress's mother, and because you are only a child , don’t care about it like you do.”

"Are you going to have a tryst with him again? Are you so impatient of loneliness?" Fulin couldn't hold back any longer. He had kept these words in his heart for a long time, and finally yelled them out today.

This is Beijing, not Shengjing, let alone Horqin.

What the Central Plains pays attention to is propriety, righteousness, honesty and shame, not what you Mongolians have.

You ran to Prince Rui's mansion to openly fool around with Dorgon, would I be shameless?And Huang Ama under the Nine Springs, is he shameless?You are a disgrace to the Aixinjueluo family.

"Slap!" Bumbutai turned back and slapped Fulin on the face.

Fulin only felt a buzzing in his head, and his whole body was stunned. This slap was a real slap, unlike the previous slap with a whip, it was just a show, and it didn't hurt.

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

Bumbutai was trembling with anger: "If it wasn't for you, why would I have been humiliated like this? You don't appreciate it, but you also imitated others and stabbed your mother in the heart. You are really in vain. For the Son of Man!"

Fulin stared blankly at Bumbutai, completely dazed and unable to think.

In fact, Bumbutai was also very distressed, but he made up his mind to ignore Fulin, and instead took the maid into the carriage and went straight to Prince Rui's mansion.

……

In the residence of Prince Rui.

Dorgon is convening Hou Fangyu, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo for a discussion.

"This is an urgent delivery from Heng Jiu." Dorgon picked up the lacquer letter on the desk to signal Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan to pass it on to me, and then said, "I want you to prepare for the worst."

"Worst plan?" Ning Wan and I froze.

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

Hou Fangyu said: "The so-called worst-case plan means that all means have been exhausted, and if the Ming army cannot be forced to retreat, then the only option is to fight the Ming army."

Dorgon said: "There are a lot of property copied from dozens of rebellious party houses such as Duoduo and Luoluohun, but the food is not as much as imagined, and the total is only 300 million shi."

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

"This amount of food will last until the end of this year at most. If the Ming army still does not retreat before the end of the year, our Qing soldiers will have to fight the Ming army to the death."

"Since it is the final battle, naturally we must do our best."

"So, I want to transfer Yanzhou Prefecture and the Eight Banners Manchuria in Shanhaiguan back to Beijing."

After a pause, Dorgon asked again: "But in this way, the defense of Shanhaiguan and Yanzhou must be entrusted to King Pingxi and Jiang Yu. I wonder if the two gentlemen think this is feasible?"

Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo met each other's eyes and said in unison: "That's the only way to go."

To be honest, the Northern Expedition will be fought like it is now, which is really beyond their expectations. They thought that the Qing army was fully capable of defeating the Ming army within half a year.

But now, stalemate has become a luxury.

(End of this chapter)