Ming politicians

Hauge, Daishan, and Dorgon stood at the front, and the rest of the Manchu nobles stood behind them. Almost all the Manchu nobles in the Eight Banners participated in this discussion, Jierhalang I was absent from this discussion because I was in Haizhou and couldn't leave.

Dorgon noticed that Azig was in the hall.

The inside and outside of the main hall were heavily guarded, and no one who was irrelevant was allowed to enter. It was related to the future of the Qing Dynasty. Huang Taiji believed in the Manchus. Everyone noticed that there was no Fan Wencheng in the main hall. Before discussing such matters, Fan Wencheng was It is necessary to participate, and the opinions are still very important, even surpassing the suggestions made by the nobles of Manchuria.

When such a situation happened, many Manchu nobles were happy. They originally believed that the Qing Dynasty was the Qing Dynasty of the Manchus and had nothing to do with the Han people. The Han people should not participate in deciding major issues of the Qing Dynasty.

The atmosphere in the main hall was not very good. After all, the situation in Haizhou was precarious. Duoduo died in battle and Jin Li was captured alive. For the Qing Dynasty, such a loss was huge and unbearable. Moreover, Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning Camp , has occupied Gaizhou, and is staring at Yaozhou and Haizhou. Under such circumstances, the deployment of the Qing Dynasty must be adjusted accordingly, otherwise Yaozhou and Haizhou will be lost, and Liaodong and Liaoyang will be in danger. , In the next step, Shenyang is also in danger. Is it possible that the Manchu nobles want to withdraw from Shenyang and return to their hometown? To return to the difficult environment before, to return to the white mountains and black waters, this is not the wish of everyone.

Huang Taiji's spirit is good, after such a long time, it's rare to see such a spirit of Huang Taiji, and the Manchu nobles who were a little bit delayed secretly breathed a sigh of relief, no matter what.Huang Taiji's wisdom and wisdom are recognized by everyone. As long as Huang Taiji's spirit is good, even if the battle suffers losses, everyone still has the backbone and believes that Huang Taiji can lead everyone.Think of a solution.

Huang Taiji coughed a few times, and the hall quickly fell silent.

"I called you here today because there are some important things that need to be decided. I hope you can speak freely and express your inner thoughts without any cover. I have not changed. I want to hear your true thoughts."

Huang Taiji's opening remarks are very simple.A few words are done.

Next, it was Hauge who said it. This has become a habit, and Hauge said the specific things directly.

"There are three main things that need to be discussed today. Although there are not many things, they are all very important. The emperor has asked you all. You must know everything."

"The first thing is about the misjudgment of the Ming army's attack. This matter has always been a knot in my father's heart. You were also here at the beginning, and discussed this matter together. My father decided that the focus of the Ming army's attack In Liaodong, it was unexpected that Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning battalion and launched an attack from the direction of Haizhou. Due to a misjudgment, Prince Yu Duoduo was killed in battle, Jin Li was captured alive, and more than 3 troops were annihilated by the Ming army. Gaizhou City fell, and his father Entrusting me to propose it here is because I want to take responsibility, otherwise my father will feel uneasy. The main responsibility for this matter lies with me. I made a suggestion to my father, and let my father make such a decision. Therefore, this responsibility should be borne by me.”

After Hauge said the first thing, the hall was unusually quiet.

In fact, everyone understands that the death of Duoduo has a lot to do with the tactical arrangement. No matter who leads an army of [-] to attack Fuzhou, they will all suffer the same fate. After all, the main attack direction of the Ming army is in Haizhou. Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ning's battalion had made all the preparations, not to mention the [-] army, even if it doubled, the [-] army would probably suffer heavy losses.

But everyone understood better that the main source of all these decisions was the information obtained from Liaodong. Fan Wencheng was in charge of this matter. If they were to be held accountable, Huang Taiji and Hauge should not be held accountable.

Daishan spoke first.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, I believe that this matter is mainly the responsibility of Fan Wencheng. All along, the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince have trusted Fan Wencheng very much. They let Fan Wencheng take charge of the intelligence network and gave Fan Wencheng the greatest trust. , and Fan Wencheng participated in every discussion of major issues, and put forward many suggestions. The emperor and His Royal Highness passed such actions, which convinced the Han people in the Qing Dynasty that the imperial court treated the Han people well. The actions of the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince have been painstaking, but Fan Wencheng has repeatedly made mistakes at critical moments, which is tolerable or unbearable."

Daishan raised his pitch suddenly.

"When Su Tiancheng led the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion to attack the Mongolian grassland, Fan Wencheng made a mistake, thinking that the direction of Su Tiancheng's attack was Yizhou in Liaodong. As a result, Su Tiancheng launched an attack from the direction of Datong, causing the Chahar tribe to be wiped out and the grassland to appear. Huge turmoil, if His Royal Highness had not led the army to rescue in time, I am afraid that the Qing Dynasty would have lost many tribes."

"My minister is not saying this as an afterthought, nor is he accusing Fan Wencheng of having ulterior motives. Fan Wencheng specializes in intelligence work. If such a problem occurs, it should be analyzed. Is there a problem with the intelligence network? But what Fan Wencheng thought of was What, is to use the intelligence network in exchange for the trust of the emperor and His Royal Highness the crown prince."

"Fan Wencheng continued to believe in intelligence from Liaodong. The facts are clear. Su Tiancheng used Liaodong's intelligence network. It can be said that the intelligence personnel that Fan Wencheng trusted had been exposed long ago and were used by Su Tiancheng. irreparable damage has been done.”

"I think that this responsibility is entirely on Fan Wencheng's body, and Fan Wencheng should be allowed to bear the responsibility. The emperor and His Royal Highness are not responsible. At the beginning, I also agreed with this analysis. Everyone is responsible.”

"I suggest that Fan Wencheng be removed from all positions and publicly beheaded for public display to comfort Prince Yu's spirit in heaven."

As soon as Daishan's words fell, many people in the hall immediately expressed their opinions, and they all agreed with Daishan's statement.

A smile flashed across Hauge's face, but no one could notice it.

It was Huang Taiji who specifically warned Hauge to raise this issue. Fan Wencheng signed an agreement with the Japanese. This agreement cannot be exposed, and it will cause an uproar. There must be a way to deal with it. Once the Japanese things are exposed in the future Now, all the responsibility can be put on Fan Wencheng, but Fan Wencheng is old and cunning, and he will definitely defend himself. This will put Huang Taiji and Hauge at a disadvantage. The best way is to make Fan Wencheng shut up, dead people are nothing It can be said that killing Fan Wencheng requires a reason, otherwise it will chill the hearts of the Han people in the Qing Dynasty. Today, discussing the responsibility for the deployment of the campaign and drawing the responsibility to Fan Wencheng can kill Fan Wencheng in a grandiose manner.

Soon, everyone's opinions were unified, surprisingly unanimous, they all wanted to kill Fan Wencheng.

Huang Taiji spoke.

"You have all said that Fan Wencheng should bear this responsibility, but I can't bear it. No matter what, Fan Wencheng has done his best, at least he has no dissent. I always feel that Han people should be treated kindly."

Just after Huang Taiji finished speaking, Daishan spoke again.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the Qing Dynasty has always followed the rules. On the battlefield, if it violates the military law, it must be dealt with. Only in this way can we have strict military discipline and be invincible. Since the Ming army Since the decision to attack our Qing Dynasty, it has been wartime. Whether it is in Liaodong, Haizhou, or Shenyang, it is a battlefield. If you violate the military law, you must be dealt with severely. Fan Wencheng is no longer just for his own self-interest. It violated the military law and caused heavy losses to the Qing Dynasty, so it must be beheaded for public display to wake others up."

Daishan's grandiose words made it impossible to refute.

After Daishan finished speaking, Dorgon also spoke.

"Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, I think what the second brother said is reasonable. Fan Wencheng is indeed an unforgivable crime. With such trust from the Emperor and His Royal Highness, it is said that Fan Wencheng should be conscientious and must not consider personal gains and losses. Unfortunately, Fan Wencheng Cheng was blinded by profit, and he never thought about the safety of our Qing Dynasty. With such sinister intentions, not killing is not enough to anger the people."

Both Daishan and Dorgon spoke, and Fan Wencheng's fate was decided, unless Huang Taiji firmly disagreed. Unfortunately, this matter was originally considered by Huang Taiji. Of course, Huang Taiji had to decide at this time. Killing Fan Wencheng was not only because of a mistake in intelligence, contacting the Japanese was one aspect, and more importantly, Huang Taiji had already discovered that some of the Manchu nobles were not convinced, and they had already brought up the deployment of the campaign behind their backs In my opinion, this involves the stability of the Qing Dynasty. Under such circumstances, the only way to sacrifice the good is to exchange for the unity of the Manchus.

Huang Taiji coughed again, and the hall became quiet.

"Since your opinions are unified, I have no other opinions. It's just that Fan Wencheng has worked hard for my Qing Dynasty. The Manchus in my Qing Dynasty have always had clear grievances and grievances. I said it here today, Fan Wencheng You are guilty, but you cannot involve your family members, and you cannot involve the Han people in the Qing Dynasty. At this time of crisis, you must trust the Han people around you and let them work for our Qing Dynasty. If anyone disposes of Han slaves at will, I still have to severely punished."

"Haoge, you should handle this matter yourself, and say a few words to Fan Wencheng instead of me, thank him for his contribution to the Qing Dynasty, and let him feel at ease. I will definitely treat his family well."

The hall became quiet again. Many Manchu dignitaries looked much better. Their grievances had a place to vent. Fan Wencheng took responsibility and was killed. This approach of daring to take responsibility is admired by everyone. (To be continued..)