"Mother, who do you want me to give up my throne to?" Fulin asked directly.

"Give way to Hauge!" Bumbutai said shockingly.

"Hauge?" Fulin was very surprised: "Why should I give up my throne to him?"

Bumbutai analyzed: "If you give up the throne to Dorgon, he will definitely take action against you to eliminate his worries. But giving up the throne to Hauge is different. By then, Dorgon will take action against Hauge in order to compete for the throne and will not have the energy to deal with you. You can take this opportunity to escape from here and find a place to hide and spend the rest of your life in peace."

"Mother, what about you? Aren't you going with me?"

"Mother can't leave. Mother is too ambitious. If she leaves with you, neither mother nor son can leave."

"No, mother, you must go with me."

"I appreciate your kindness, but the reality is this, I can't leave!"

After hearing this, Fulin couldn't help but shed tears again.

Bumbutai also started crying.

The mother and son cried bitterly again.

After crying, Bumbutai began to implement her plan.

Since Hauge was not in the city, he was unable to abdicate in person.

So Bumbutai first had someone draft an abdication edict, stamped it with the imperial seal, and placed it on Fulin's bed.

But the edict alone is not enough.

After all, this thing can be faked.

In order to ensure the authenticity of the abdication, ministers were required to be present to testify.

However, most of the officials followed Dorgon to the expedition, and only a small number of officials in charge of logistics remained in the city.

Bumbutai thought for a moment and ordered: "Tell Doni (Duoduo's son), Gong Adai, Sony and Fan Wencheng to come and tell them that the emperor has issued an order."

"Yes." The eunuch turned around to convey the message.

As soon as they entered the house, Fulin told everyone his idea of abdication.

"You can't do that, Your Majesty!" Donnie felt like the sky was falling.

If Fulin abdicated to Dorgon, considering that Dorgon had no biological son, the throne might have fallen into his hands.

But once he abdicated the throne to Hauge, he would have no hope of becoming emperor in his life.

"The Ming army is approaching, and abdication at this time will easily cause unrest! Please think twice, Your Majesty!" Fan Wencheng also followed suit.

What he had said to Fulin before was indeed his intention to make Fulin abdicate.

But he did not abdicate the throne to Hauge, but to his master Dorgon.

Fulin's move not only completely disrupted his plan, but Dorgon would probably doubt his loyalty after knowing it.

In order to make Fulin change his mind, Fan Wencheng kept winking at Gong Adai and Sony.

But the two of them acted as if they didn't see it and ignored it.

Fan Wencheng had no choice but to continue to persuade: "Your Majesty, this move may put the Qing Dynasty into an irreparable situation."

Fulin said with a serious face: "I have made up my mind, please stop trying to persuade me!"

"But..." Fan Wencheng was unwilling to give in and planned to make a final attempt.

Fulin said directly: "The decree has been issued. Everyone, take the decree and the imperial seal to welcome the new emperor."

After saying this, Fulin turned and left, walking towards Bumbutai's bedroom.

When she arrived at the bedroom, Bumbutai had been waiting for a long time.

She pointed to a maid beside her and said, "Fulin, this is my mother's maid Su Moer. She will take care of your daily life from now on."

"Su Moer..." Fulin repeated the name softly.

Su Moer immediately bowed to Fulin and said, "Your servant greets His Majesty."

"I am no longer the emperor. Just call me by my name from now on."

Su Moer bowed again: "I will remember this, Your Majesty."

Fulin: ...

(In history, Sumoer was a Mongolian who came from an ordinary Mongolian herder family and was a maid of Bumbutai. Her name means a long woolen bag. She was renamed Sumala during the reign of Shunzhi or Kangxi. After her death, everyone in the palace respectfully called her Sumalagu.)

In order to help Fulin escape safely, Bumbutai prepared some gold, silver, and food for him.

After everything was ready, Bumbutai called a guard leader and whispered a few words to him.

The leader of the guards turned and left, and soon came back with a set of armor.

Then he started to change Fulin's clothes and made him dress up as a guard.

Su Moer also dressed up as a man and wore the lightest cotton armor.

They did not leave immediately, but hid in the palace and waited.

The beginning of the Xu hour.

Dorgon hurried back to Hetuala with his troops from Abdaligang.

At this time, he had already learned that Man Dahai was surrounded.

As it was already night, the army could not march.

In addition, the soldiers and horses were already exhausted from the long journey and were in urgent need of rest.

Due to the influence of various factors, Dorgon wanted to provide assistance but was unable to do so and could only wait until dawn the next day.

"Report!" The scout rushed into the tent holding a torch, "Prince Rui, the Ming army has breached Jiefan Village, and Prince Li's life or death is unknown."

Dorgon closed his eyes and bent over, his expression very painful.

It’s over!

Whether Man Dahai is dead or alive, Jiefan Village is finished.

What he was afraid of was that Man Dahai’s death would mean heavy losses for the 15,000 soldiers under his command.

What's even more terrifying is.

After losing Jiefan Village, Hetuala will have no strategic location to defend and will be exposed to the Ming army at any time.

With the advantage of terrain, they were able to confront the Ming army.

Now that the terrain advantage has been lost, the situation will completely turn in favor of the Ming army.

All the generals present were aware of this problem.

Everyone fell silent and began to think about their future.

"Your Highness," Tunqi said, "Although Jiefan Village has been lost, there is still a Gule Village. We can store our main forces there to resist the attack of the Ming army."

Dorgon shook his head slightly: "The terrain of Gule Village is incomparable to Jiefan Village. If Jiefan Village cannot be defended, there is no way to defend Gule Village."

"Then what's next..."

Before Tunqi could finish his words, an Eight Banners soldier walked in.

He walked straight to Dorgon and whispered a few words to him.

Dorgon's expression was first confused, then angry, and finally calm again.

After the soldier finished speaking, he left quickly.

"What's wrong, Your Majesty?" Tunqi asked.

Dorgon did not answer, but pretended to think.

While thinking, he glanced at Haoge beside him out of the corner of his eye.

He had just received news that Fulin had given up the throne to Haoge.

He could understand that Fulin would give way to Hauge.

But I can't understand why Bumbutai agreed to this decree.

Although Fulin was the emperor, this decree would not have been put on paper without Bumbutai's permission.

What happened to Bumbutai? What was she going to do?

Dorgon suddenly felt the pressure doubled.

For Dorgon.

Now we have both external enemies and internal troubles.

If the foreign enemies are not dealt with properly, the Qing Dynasty will perish.

If he fails to handle the internal troubles, he will be torn to pieces.

After thinking for a long time, Dorgon suddenly stood up and said, "Everyone, the emperor intends to surrender to the Ming army, so he summoned me to the palace to discuss this matter. I wonder what everyone here thinks?"