Of course what Huang Taiji, Fan Wencheng and others thought was correct. Dorgon was very smart. From Huang Taiji's explicit rebuke and from Huang Taiji's order asking him to self-examine and self-sin, he could immediately tell that Huang Taiji was fierce in appearance but weak in heart.

He also knew that Huang Taiji was taking the initiative to find a way out for himself, and at the same time he also wanted to take this opportunity to win people's hearts.

If that's the case, then you won't get what you want.

Dorgon and the kings who were also in Gaizhou City and had been tied together on this matter briefly discussed it and immediately came to take action.

——You let me convict myself, right? Well, I will convict myself of a death sentence and see what you will do.

Dorgon did this, of course, as a test. He wanted to see how deep Huang Taiji's prejudice against him was.

At the same time, he also wanted to take this opportunity to see who is the enemy and who is the friend in Shengjing, who can be united, and who must be guarded against or eliminated.

Anyone who takes this opportunity to add insult to injury and advocates punishing himself according to his own self-declared death penalty will be his sworn enemy in the future.

Anyone who speaks for himself and advocates treating himself lightly is a friend who can be won over or bribed in the future.

This action of Duo Ergu directly frightened Gang Lin, who came to Gaizhou to convey the decree and discuss the crime. Gang Lin was so frightened that he hurried back in a panic the morning after arriving in Gaizhou City.

Arrive at Shengjing City.

"Asshole! Asshole! Dorgon, he is so brave. He is not admitting guilt by doing this, but is demonstrating to me. This is a provocation, a blatant provocation! This is disrespectful! He wants the death penalty, right? Okay,

Condemn him to death!"

Dorgon's move was so successful that Huang Taiji almost fainted from anger.

In the evening when Gang Lin rushed back to Shengjing City, Huang Taiji once again summoned the bachelors from the three inner academies to the Chongzheng Hall just outside the inner palace for a meeting.

As a result, as soon as he listened to Gang Lin's report and heard that the crime Prince Rui Dorgon had sentenced for himself and the previous kings of the Gaizhou Army was actually a death penalty, not only did he not feel happy at all, but he also immediately became angry.

He became furious.

Dorgon did this, and on the surface it looked like he was admitting his guilt, but in fact, as Huang Taiji said, it was an open provocation.

Moreover, Dorgon did not do this alone, but led several princes and princes in front of the Gaizhou Army to do this together. He just had his sights set on the current Huang Taiji and did not dare to do anything to him.

Not only did the rift between the two people or both parties not get better because of Huang Taiji's compromise, but because Dorgon saw through the truth, it suddenly became even more unbridgeable.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. This is Prince Rui's intention. Your Majesty, please don't let this ruin your reputation as a benevolent monarch!"

Fan Wencheng, a bachelor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Secretariat who had previously advocated for Dorgon to plead guilty to his own crimes, was shocked when he learned that Dorgon had actually sentenced him and the kings in front of the army to death.

Too unruly and headstrong.

He urged Huang Taiji to do this, in fact, to ease the relationship between Huang Taiji and Dorgon, which not only safeguarded Huang Taiji's face and authority, but also gave Dorgon a decent step down.

But now that Dorgon is so "ignorant of praise", Huang Taiji's resentment and jealousy towards Dorgon have become even deeper and heavier.

At that moment, Fan Wencheng frowned and grimaced, and besides hurriedly trying to persuade Huang Taiji to calm down, he didn't know what to say.

At this time, Hesheli Xifu, a bachelor of Neihongwen Academy, knelt on the ground of Chongzheng Hall, looked up at the furious Huang Taiji and said:

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is what Prince Rui did intentionally to test the Emperor's attitude towards him. Once the Emperor does this, I am afraid that unexpected disasters will happen immediately to the kings of the Gaizhou Army and the troops they lead!

"

"Yes, Your Majesty, this matter should only be raised high and put down gently, otherwise unexpected disasters will happen. And it is also the Emperor's will to let Prince Rui and others discuss their own crimes!"

Gang Lin, a scholar of the Chinese Academy of History, who was also kneeling on the ground to discuss matters, ran back and forth from Shengjing to Gaizhou, and from Gaizhou to Shengjing in two days. He was exhausted and half dead. He originally thought that Dorgon should be allowed to discuss his own affairs.

The crime was unnecessary. Seeing that Huang Taiji was very angry now, he also tried to persuade him:

"Now, Prince Rui and the others have decided to commit a capital crime. In the eyes of the Eight Banners, it appears that Prince Rui and the others are deeply introspective, harsh on themselves, and have a correct attitude in pleading guilty. At this time, if the emperor does what he proposed, let people cry out for their grievances.

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"Furthermore, I personally went to the Gaizhou Army this time. Prince Rui, Prince Ying, Prince Zheng and Prince Zhishun Shang Kexi and other troops were almost unscathed in the battle to suppress Jinhaizhen.

.If the emperor punishes them with death, how can he do it?!"

Faced with the persuasion of Fan Wencheng, Xifu and Ganglin, Huang Taiji, who was so angry with Dorgon that he could not sit still, let out a long sigh and sat back on the antler chair in the center of Chongzheng Hall, silent.

How could Huang Taiji not know what these great scholars said?

What he just blurted out was of course just angry words.

Not to mention that Dorgon is not in Shengjing City now, even if Dorgon is in Shengjing City and under Huang Taiji's control, he cannot punish Dorgon and others with death for this reason.

That evening, no one knew who leaked the news, and many people gradually gathered outside the Shengjing Palace.

At the beginning, it was mainly the children of Zhenglan Banner who directly belonged to Huang Taiji, such as the sons and grandsons of Abatai, King of Raoyu County, and a large number of people from Zhenglan Banner Manmeng Niulu and Niu Lu of the old Han army in the city who were participating in the expedition.

dependent children.

These people came outside the palace gate, knelt down and cried bitterly, begging their master Huang Taiji, the leader of the Qing Dynasty, to make the decision for them and severely punish Dorgon, the coach who conquered Jinhai Town.

Not long after these people gathered outside the palace gate, news from the southern Liaoning front spread quickly.

After hearing the news, the princes, Baylor, and ministers in Shengjing City also rushed to the gate of Shengjing Palace. Some came to inquire about the news, and some came to request Huang Taiji to summon him.

In short, at dusk, the curfew was about to begin, but outside the gate of the Shengjing Palace, it was "extremely lively".

This news, of course, spread quickly to the palace and to Huang Taiji's ears.

Huang Taiji knew that the news on the front line could not be concealed at all. Even if he did not make it public, the matter would spread sooner or later. He had to have an explanation for this.

And the punishment of Dorgon cannot be delayed any longer.

Huang Taiji sat upright on the antler chair in Chongzheng Hall for a long time and pondered for a long time. Finally, he said with a tired look: "My will has been decided. You guys, write down my will. I will send someone to copy a few copies and post them to

Go outside the palace gate and calm down all kinds of troubles as soon as possible."

Then, Huang Taiji orally stated his will in front of the three bachelors of the Third Inner Academy and the attendants in the palace, and made a new arrangement for all relevant affairs after the current failure in the conquest of Jinhai Town.

First, Prince Dorgon of Heshuorui was exempted from the self-declared death penalty, his title was demoted to Prince Rui, and he was fined 20,000 taels of silver and seized two niulu, but he was ordered to remain an ordered general and sit in Gaizhou City to exercise control.

The soldiers and horses of the Two White Banners and the Three Blue Banners built cities and farmed in Gaizhou, Xiongyue and other places, preparing to defend Jinhai Town in the Southern Dynasty.

Second, Prince Azige of Heshuoying was exempted from the self-declared death penalty, his title of Prince Heshuoying was taken away, he was fined 10,000 taels of silver, and he was ordered to remain the king of Duoluowuying County, and commanded the troops with white flags to move to Haizhou City.

Forts were also built at dangerous places along the coastal estuaries such as Tianzhuang Terrace at the mouth of the Liaohe River to prepare for the Jinhai Town Navy.

Thirdly, Prince Heshuo Zheng, Jierharang, was exempted from the death penalty he proposed, and was ordered to return to Zhenjiang Fort to defend Zhenjiang Fort. He was also fined 20,000 taels of silver and paid into the government to pay for the construction of the navy.

Fourth, King Zhishun was exempted from the death penalty, and ordered to lead the Han army and horses with the blue banner, follow Prince Zheng Jierhalang back to defend the Zhenjiang Fort area, select a site along the Yalu River to build a shipyard, recruit Korean craftsmen to cut wood, and build sea

Ship, water builder.

Fifth, the obedient king Kong Youde was also exempted from the death penalty, and he was ordered to return to Shengjing immediately, under the banner of Jianzhenghong, and to deploy craftsmen from the headquarters to expand the Shengjing artillery factory and supervise the production of artillery.

In addition to dealing with the defeated kings on the front line like a sharp knife, in order to appease the large number of family members behind the Zhenglan Banner troops led by Abatai, Huang Taiji also transferred the confiscated silver and cattle records to the losses in this battle.

The two largest families.

Among them, the silver coins confiscated from Dorgon and the two cattle records captured were expressly given to the descendants and family members of Abatai, King of Raoyu County, as compensation.

The silver coins confiscated from Azig were expressly given to the family members and children of Li Bayan, the leader of the Han army in Gushan, Zhenglan Banner, as compensation.

As soon as Huang Taiji's edict came out, the sufferers outside the palace gate shouted long live and left one after another.

As for those who came to add insult to injury, or those who came to persuade and intercede, they gradually dispersed when they learned that the dust had settled.

On the afternoon of the next day, the imperial edict in Manchu and Chinese with the same content written by the Third Neiyuan Academy was carried by Xifu, a bachelor of the Neihong Academy of Literature, and Gang Lin, a bachelor of the Neiguo History Academy, and sent all the way to Gaizhou City.

Dorgon, Azige, Jierhalang, the respectful king Kong Youde, and the Zhishun king Shang Ke were delighted to bow to the north outside the north gate of Gaizhou City, and accepted the decree from Shengjing City calmly.

A turmoil that was about to break out was just like this, and Huang Taiji quickly solved it.

However, Huang Taiji was very dissatisfied with the results of this process.

Because in doing so, although he generally appeased the hearts of all parties, he himself got nothing, including the severity of Dorgon's punishment, which was far less than he had previously imagined.

Moreover, if the losses of personnel, ordnance and materials in this battle are included, then the current result, no matter how you look at it, is not worth the gain.

However, facing this result, he was helpless.
Chapter completed!