Of course, it can be seen that the two official documents were all tricks Wu Sangui was playing, the first one was to express his loyalty to the Qing court, and the fact was that the military force was to intimidate the Qing court; the second one was to update the It was just a hypocritical public opinion, but it was actually a forced Qing court to admit that Wu Sangui's separatist rule in Sichuan was a disguised independence.
If it were in the past, the court would have been in trouble, and the sound of shouting and killing had already sounded, but now the government and the country were surprisingly quiet and silent, no one spoke because the merchant army had not yet resolved it and appeared again. Who can bear Wu Sangui? So some ministers suggested to the court that they would just plunder Beijing and then return to the outside of the pass. Some people also suggested that Wu Sangui be named a king and let him fight Shang Yi and fight for both sides. There are also people I think it's better to make peace with Shang Yi, just like Song and Jin, the north and south are not bad. In short, there are many discussions.
But these two points really have a great relationship that makes Wu Sangui independent. Now there are six or seven princes in the Qing court, and what should I do if the prince opens his mouth and others follow his example? Shang Yi also dug up all the ancestral tombs of the Qing court. He also had to discuss with him whether to answer the Manchu nobles. Therefore, Dai Shan, who acted as the Regent, recruited officials to discuss for several days but could not come up with a good solution. In the end, Dai Shan had no choice but to submit a memorial to the court saying that he could not do this job, please ask. The authentic regent Dorgon will come back to clean up this stall
Dai Shan's memorial did not add up to one stone. People then realized that the Qing Dynasty had this genuine regent. Although Dorgon suffered a crushing defeat in the Southern Expedition, he did not win the battle. It would not be a complete defeat, and now there is no one else to find a second person besides Dorgon to clean up the mess. Therefore, the regent is indispensable in the Qing Dynasty?
In fact, there are many people waiting for this opportunity since Dai Shan proposed it, so they are not polite. They immediately shouted loudly that the current Qing Dynasty is not enough to stabilize the situation. For a moment, the memorials flew to the court like snowflakes. They all asked the regent. The emperor Fulin and the two empress dowagers were also a little panicked and hurriedly issued an order to call the regent to come back.
But at this time Dorgon made a note to report to the court that he also wanted to serve the court, but his illness had not yet recovered, but he still could not be in charge. Therefore, he asked to postpone his condition and wait for the illness to recover and he would definitely come forward to serve the court.
Who can't tell that this is Dorgon taking the stake, obviously he is not satisfied with the court, and he has to make the conditions. Therefore, someone wrote to the court that the regent is not an ordinary minister and is still an imperial teacher. Of course, the emperor should come forward to personally invite him to show his respect. The court's sincerity
When Fulin saw him, he had to go to Dorgon's mansion in person. Although Dorgon was told that he had been guilty of death when he saw Fulin, he insisted that his illness had not been cured and he could not come back. Fulin was so angry that he shook his sleeves and left the royal palace. Go back to the palace and gets angry
But losing your temper can't solve the problem. Rumor has been spread in Beijing that Shang Yi and Wu Sangui have formed an alliance to jointly raise troops to fight the Northern Expedition. Although Fulin is not old, he also knows that once Shang Yi and Wu Sangui are really working together, it's great Qing was probably finished, so he was so scared that he had to go to the two empress dowagers to discuss it.
In fact, even Empress Dowager Zhuang couldn't guess what Dorgon meant. The emperor was stubborn and went to invite him to the emperor. He was so proud that he was too embarrassed to say that he was disgusted as the young Dorgon, now his uncle, the regent, and the emperor were almost waiting for the Supreme Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. I really can't get promoted. Could it be that Dorgon still wants Fulin to give way, so he is helpless.
At this time, the Empress Dowager said, "I can't visit you, and find a few reliable old ministers to discuss what Dorgon wants? One more person and one more idea. Although you are smart, you are just one person after all?"
Empress Dowager Zhuang nodded and said, "Auntie, I thought about it, but who should I discuss it with? If I had arrived in the past, I could go to find Hong Chengchou, the old fox, which must have understood what happened, but now Hong Chengchou is still recruiting him in northern Shaanxi.
Beijing will have to wait at least one month until then, maybe Shang Yi has crossed the Yellow River, so the others may be confused and can't ask anything?"
The Empress Dowager thought for a while and said, "Yu'er, look at Grand Secretary Fan, I remember that when the late emperor was alive, he discussed everything with Grand Secretary Fan."
Grand Secretary Fan is Fan Wencheng. Fan Wencheng was highly valued in the Huang Taiji era. But after Dorgon came to power, Fan Wencheng immediately stepped aside and replaced him. Hong Chengchou, Ning Wan and others, and Fan Wencheng was also very tactful and very good at acting.
Constraint usually never takes the initiative to express opinions, it is like Dai Shan doesn't care about anything, but he is the chief grand scholar of Han Chen, and his reputation is still there, so he has not retired yet.
But Empress Dowager Zhuang knew that Fan Wencheng was definitely a sensible person or he was not as good as Hong Chengchou, but in terms of power and political affairs, he was actually more experienced than Hong Chengchou in officialdom, so he must be able to see through Dorgon's thoughts, so the two empress dowagers immediately
Issuing an order to proclaim Dai Shan, Fan Wencheng came to the palace
Because Daishan is still acting as the Regent now, and he is also the oldest person in Aisin Gioro family. He can't avoid him.
After a while, the two old ministers also came to the palace to greet the empress dowagers in the two palaces. After the empress dowagers spoke, "Prince Li, Grand Secretary Fan, don't need to say anything about it now. You said that this is a big deal. Why is Dorgon?
He just refused to come out? Is it difficult to say that he can get there if the Qing Dynasty is gone?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Dai Shan immediately said, "Isn't it? The Empress Dowager and the Old Minister have personally gone to his house to look for it three times, but he always said that he had not recovered from his illness, but he refused to stand up, but I saw that he was blushing.
Is there a little sick in the light? To be honest, I can't do anything if he doesn't come out, so I can only hold on like this." As he said that, he sighed repeatedly when the Empress Dowager saw him, and then sighed twice.
At this time, Empress Dowager Zhuang saw Fan Wencheng on the side, but she was silent and said in her heart: "Master Fan, what do you think, there are no people here? What do you say, but you are from the Qing Dynasty if you don't visit.
The old ministers of the three dynasties can't watch the Qing Dynasty continue like this."
Dai Shan also understood that this time he entered the palace, he was just a foil, and he was mainly looking at Fan Wencheng, so he immediately said: "Old Fan, please tell me if you have any solutions."
Fan Wencheng smiled slightly and said, "The two Empress Dowagers, Prince Li, were unwilling to come back because of the fact that the regent refused to come back because there were some obstacles in the court. Once the regent was cleared, he would come back immediately after he had it.
Will the Qing Dynasty be safe if you are in Xiong?”
"Break? What other obstacles are there?" Empress Dogun's biggest political enemy, Jirhalang, had already surrendered, and Daishan was pushed to the front desk by Dorgon to offer it.
Now he has taken the initiative to give in and what are the obstacles for Dorgon?
Dai Shan also frowned and couldn't understand Fan Wencheng's meaning.
Fan Wencheng also said: "The obstacles pointed by the two Empress Dowagers' Princess Li's ministers are not people but things."
Dai Shan murmured, "What are you referring to? Lao Fan, if you have something to say, just say it happily. When is it time for you, don't sell your penis."
Fan Wencheng smiled and said, "What is the most controversial thing in the court now?"
Dai Shan thought seriously and said, "There are two things: one is that Wu Sangui wants to be independent in Sichuan, and the other is that he discusses with Shang Yi and now the court is arguing about these two things."
Fan Wencheng nodded and said, "If you follow how these two coronations should be handled, it is the most beneficial for me, the Empress Dowager, just now, said that there is no one else here, Prince Li, might as well say it directly."
Dai Shan was still a little confused, but Empress Dowager Zhuang was a little embarrassed and said, "Second brother is not a discussion in the court, just a casual chat. What do you think in your heart? Just say it straight."
Dai Shanli's thoughts then said: "Reporting to the humble opinion of the Empress Dowager, Wu Sangui, now occupying most of Sichuan, is like separatist, and our Qing Dynasty is currently unable to conquer, so it is better to go with the flow and enthrone him as the King of Shu in Chengdu.
I feel safe and sound. Wu Sangui's heart is like this. Although Wu Sangui is in Sichuan, he is under the throne of the Qing Dynasty. Otherwise, if Wu Sangui is desperate, he will be in a desperate situation and fall to the Nanming and Shang Yi, it will be even more unfavorable to join forces with me. "
After a pause, he said: "While discussing peace with Shang Yi, the division of the north and the south is a disgrace to the prestige of the country, it can restore the national strength for the Qing Dynasty to win time. In the past, King Goujian of Yue did not hesitate to do his own work to the master Wu's bedroom to taste gall.
Even if you don’t care about peace, it’s a stopgap solution at the moment.”
Fan Wencheng nodded and turned to the two empress dowagers and said, "What do you think when Prince Li meets the empress dowager?"
Empress Dowager Zhuang sneered again and said, "The Ai family is a man's opinion, but he also feels that Prince Li's opinion is quite reasonable. Although it has insulted me for the Qing Dynasty for a while, I think about it for thousands of years and years. I am just a loss of humiliation.
It is feasible to be a little face-saving without any serious injury.”
Fan Wencheng smiled and said, "Prince Li is a noble person and the Queen Mother is a clear decision. Both are blessings for my Qing Dynasty. But it is a matter that is beneficial to my Qing Dynasty, but why are you still talking about it?"
Empress Dowager Daishan Jianzhuang also agreed to her own opinions and felt relieved. So she smiled bitterly again: "Is the question that everyone thinks about the real priorities and urges me to see the truth more important than anything else.
Many people also chased and said they didn't agree with anything they wanted. The result was that it was a very simple thing but they couldn't settle down."
At this time, Empress Dowager Zhuang's eyes lit up and said, "Oh, so I finally understand."