In fact, Fan Wencheng did not believe that Hong Chengchou would betray the Qing Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, he had the best relationship with Hong Chengchou and understood Hong Chengchou's character best.
Hong Chengchou was convinced of the Qing Dynasty. After being captured and surrendering, he devoted his life to the Qing Dynasty without any second thoughts. In past exchanges, Fan Wencheng also knew that Hong Chengchou's current ideal was to help the Qing Dynasty seize the Central Plains and unify the world!
Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng had the same ideal, and they both wanted to help the Qing Dynasty defeat the rogue bandits and the Ming Dynasty, and achieve a great situation of unifying the world in Manchuria. Only in this way can they write history and write themselves as the founding heroes and national heroes!
How could such a die-hard traitor with ideals and beliefs betray the Qing Dynasty?
However, Fan Wencheng also knew that as a traitor, he was always an untrusted fourth-class slave in the Qing Dynasty - first-class Manchuria, second-class Mongolia, third-class Han army, and fourth-class Bao. Fan Wencheng was a fourth-class slave. ! Hong Chengchou is in the fifth class...he is not even a coater! Not even qualified to call himself a slave!
Since you are not even worthy of being a slave, don't expect your master to trust you. You must be mentally prepared to be questioned by your master at all times. Even if you are wronged, you cannot complain at all.
This is the cultivation of a fifth-class hardcore traitor!
Therefore, Fan Wencheng would not blatantly defend or guarantee Hong Chengchou, but would only doubt Hong Chengchou from his master's standpoint.
However, Master Dorgon was still very wise and could not be deceived by Zhu Cixiang, the youngest son of the Ming Dynasty. So as long as Hong Chengchou has a clear conscience, he can still wash away his grievances...
"My lord," Fan Wencheng said thoughtfully, "it's better to send someone to summon Hong Chengchou and confront the Ming envoy Lin Yihu."
Dorgon nodded lightly, "As you said, call both of them here, and I will question them face to face."
Hong Chengchou and Lin Yihu were quickly invited. Among them, Hong Chengchou was really politely invited. After being invited, he was first shown Zhu Cihong's decree. Lin Yihu, the secret envoy of the Ming Dynasty mission, was escorted by two Manchurian soldiers. This guy looked like a coward at first sight. When he entered the tent and saw Dorgon, he kowtowed as if he was smashing garlic.
"My lord, please forgive me, my lord, please forgive me. I don't know anything. I am just a messenger and errand boy. I am just an errand boy. I am willing to surrender to the Qing Dynasty..."
Dorgon glanced at Fan Wencheng, who asked: "Lin Yihu, what is your official position at Zhu Ming?"
"The younger one is Jinyiwei Qianhu," Lin Yihu replied in a trembling voice, "The younger one is just a military attaché running errands... Qiantui Master wants the younger one to send a letter to Hong Shangshu and a reply from Hong Shangshu. I haven’t even seen it since I was a kid!”
"Nonsense!" Hong Chengchou became anxious when he heard this, "When did I reply to your prince's letter?"
Lin Yihu immediately stopped talking and looked at Hong Chengchou and Dorgon, like a frightened rabbit, both at a loss.
Dorgon said warmly: "Lin Qianhu, don't be afraid, just tell the truth. I am sensible."
Lin Yihu kowtowed and said with a sad face: "My lord, I am from Jinyiwei. I know what you should know and what you should not know... I will never know the things you shouldn't know! So, I will never know!" The little one only cares about delivering letters, and I don’t even know if I’m going to kill him for anything else!”
This is reasonable! Dorgon nodded, "Then did Hong Chengchou ever reply to your prince?"
"Go back!" Lin Yihu said, "The edict that I haven't burned today is what Master Qiansui returned to Hong Shangshu... But I haven't read a single word of the content in it. Pass."
"Prince Regent, it's okay. I haven't replied to the prince of the Zhu family!" Hong Chengchou was also anxious. He knelt down to the Prince Regent and kowtowed repeatedly, "I only serve the Qing Dynasty. How could I go behind the prince's back?" A letter to the Crown Prince of the Zhu family? It is a letter from the Crown Prince of the Zhu family to the minister, and I have all submitted it to the prince."
Dorgon did receive a letter from Zhu Cihong to Hong Chengchou. In this letter, Zhu Cihong expressed the hope that Hong Chengchou could return to the Ming Dynasty court. However, he did not show any hostility towards the Qing Dynasty, and also mentioned his hope to marry Dongguo Gege as his future queen.
As for whether there is a reply from Hong Chengchou...it's hard to say. However, Dorgon felt that he could not doubt a capable Han minister like Hong Chengchou without reason, otherwise it would chill people's hearts.
"Lin Yihu!" Dorgon suddenly slapped the table and glared at Lin Yihu who was kneeling below, "How dare you deceive me? Come here!" He pointed at Lin Yihu, "Take this little estrangement thief away. He was dragged out and beheaded!"
Lin Yihu, who was kneeling below, was frightened by his threat. He was not pretending, it was true!
He didn't expect that his acting skills would be so good that Dorgon would see through him, so he had to kowtow: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please spare my life... I know I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong, Hong Shangshu" I didn’t reply to Lord Qiantose, so I lied to the prince..."
Hong Chengchou breathed a sigh of relief, it would be great if the injustice was redressed! Immediately he kowtowed to Dorgon: "Your Majesty is indeed wise!"
Dorgon actually deceived Lin Yihu. When he saw this guy confessing his crime, he laughed and said, "The prince of the Zhu family dares to play dirty tricks with this king, and he also uses such a coward as a trick. It's really This is ridiculous! Someone, please take this piece of work away!"
"Scum!" The two Manchu warriors carried Lin Yihu, who was already limp, and walked out. When they arrived at the entrance of the tent, someone unexpectedly rushed in from outside and almost bumped into him. Then the two Manchu warriors knelt down in front of the man. It turned out that it was Duduo who rushed in.
"Dodor, you came in such a hurry, did something happen?" Dorgon asked looking at his panicked brother.
"Brother Fourteen, Geng Zhongming is back..."
"So fast? Caught Chongzhen and Zhu..." Dorgon could tell from the expression on his brother's face that something was wrong, "Did you let them run away?"
"No," Duduo said, "defeated! They were ambushed! Duolong died in the battle. More than nine hundred warriors of the two white flags alone died. Only Geng Zhongming and less than a hundred people risked their lives to stand out... ..”
"What!" Dorgon opened his mouth with a look of disbelief on his face, "How is that possible? Where is Geng Zhongming? Tell him to come in!"
Geng Zhongming was just outside the tent door. When he heard the call, he immediately rolled in and crawled in. When he saw Dorgon, he fell to his knees, kowtowed and cried: "Prince Regent, servants and Dorgon Zhang Jing fell into the Zhu Thief’s trick!”
"Treacherous plot!" Dorgon said angrily, "What's going on? Tell me quickly!"
Geng Zhongming burst into tears and began to talk about how he and Duolong fell into a trap on the Weihe River Floating Bridge, how they were "plotted" by Zhu Cixiang's fire rifle soldiers outside Dagukou City, and how they encountered disguises during the retreat. Cheng Zhenglan Banner's three to four thousand elite Ming troops...
This content is basically true. I just added a little more information when describing the battle with the Ming army's artillery soldiers, and also concealed some content to make the whole process sound more real. In Geng Zhongming's story, the Ming army's artillery fire was The gun soldiers did not engage in a grand battle with the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers. Instead, they set up an ambush at the Dagukou Pier and used the dragon flags and property on the sand ships moored at the pier to lure the Manchu warriors.
In short, it's not that Geng Zhongming and Duolong can't fight, but that the crown prince of the Zhu family is too cunning and has set a trap at the mouth of Dagu waiting for the Manchu warriors to infiltrate!
After listening to Geng Zhongming's story, Dorgon's face was so gloomy that it was about to turn black!
More than 900 real Manchuria were lost at once... and they were all people of the Two White Flags! This must be a trap, there must be a traitor! Otherwise, if the regent is so wise, how could he fall into someone else's trap?
The atmosphere in the entire tent hall was extremely depressing, almost suffocating, especially Hong Chengchou, who had just been aggrieved and was already so nervous that his face was covered with sweat.
"Hong Chengchou," Dorgon said in a cold tone, "Why is there so much sweat on your forehead?"
"Oh my God, it's hot!" Hong Chengchou knew something was going to happen and his voice changed.
"Oh." Dorgon nodded, his face still gloomy and scary, "What else do you have to say?"
"I...I am loyal to the Qing Dynasty. Heaven and earth can show it, and the sun and moon can learn from it!"
"Okay, okay." Dorgon nodded again, "Then you go back and rest first!"
"Regent......"
Dorgon waved his hand and said with a smile: "Go, go... I believe in you."
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