After Dorgon finished stating Jirgalang's crimes, he kowtowed heavily to Fulin, then stepped aside and stood.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Jirgalang.

Jirgalang was a little panicked, but not much.

Because he did something big quietly during Tudor's funeral.

As long as he doesn't give up resistance on his own initiative, no one can touch him.

Thinking of this, Jirgalang also kowtowed to Fulin: "I am loyal to my country and serve my king! I am not ashamed of the emperor and the Qing Dynasty, nor of my heart. I hope the emperor will understand!"

The two princes are at loggerheads!

This difficult problem was put before Fulin.

He has three choices.

The first option was to support Dorgon, punish Jirgalang and remove him from office.

But the question is what to do after the impeachment?

The court is in need of people!

After Jirgalang was removed from office, other people would be promoted.

There are very few people who can take on the responsibility of supporting the Qing Dynasty now.

Tudor is dead.

Hauge was imprisoned.

Although Man Dahai had the title of prince, he had no military achievements and was unable to win the support of the people.

Will Dorgon be reused?

He hated Dorgon the most in his life, and would not let Dorgon come to the fore unless all the princes of the Qing Dynasty were dead.

The second option was to support Jirgalang and ignore Dorgon's impeachment.

This won't work either.

Losing cities and territories and suffering heavy casualties are serious crimes.

If this kind of behavior is not punished, then who among the Eight Banners generals will risk their lives to fight in the future?

Moreover, the Ming army's approach to the city was a slap in the face of him and the Qing Dynasty.

Someone has to be held accountable for this.

The third option is to keep silent for now and let the ministers take sides.

Fulin will support whoever has the most supporters.

In theory, this method is the safest.

But Fulin was afraid that Dorgon had bribed the court ministers in advance and became the ultimate winner.

In that case, all his efforts would be in vain.

"Jirgalang lost cities and territories, and suffered heavy casualties. I beg the emperor to punish him to set things right!" Dorgon pressed on step by step and began to exert pressure.

Fulin still didn't say anything, intending to continue the stalemate.

"Your Majesty, please make your decision!" Xihan of the Zhenghuang Banner suddenly spoke.

"I second the motion!" Tan Tai from the Plain Yellow Banner stood up.

"I second the motion!" Gong Adai of the Plain Yellow Banner also stood up and said.

(Historically, these three people allied with Tulai, Sony and Oboi and swore to assist Fulin, but they secretly broke the alliance and served Dorgon.)

Fulin was stunned.

His first reaction was that he had heard it wrong.

You must know that these three people are from the Plain Yellow Banner, and he is the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the leader of the Plain Yellow Banner.

The current situation was that Dorgon forced him to convict Jirgalang.

It would have been fine if these three people didn't help him out, but they actually forced him to make a decision.

Is there still justice in the world?

Is there still law?

Sony immediately stepped forward to rebuke him, saying, "Such a major matter should be carefully considered. How can it be handled hastily?"

With this step, Fulin was forced to say: "I really haven't figured out what to do. Do you have any suggestions?"

"The Qing Dynasty has always been rewarding those who win a battle and punishing those who lose a battle! I think this rule cannot be changed!" Su Bai said bluntly.

"I second the motion." Ekesu of the Plain White Banner also expressed his opinion.

"Prince Zheng did lose the battle, but we cannot just look at the present. Prince Zheng followed Taizu and Taizong to build great achievements and made indelible contributions. I think Prince Zheng should be allowed to atone for his crimes and continue to make meritorious contributions." Tunqi of the Bordered Blue Banner began to wave the flag and cheer for his flag master.

Other generals of the Bordered Blue Banner also echoed the sentiment, forming a confrontation with the people of the Plain White Banner.

Fulin frowned and looked at the other flags.

The man with the white flag did not rush to speak, but observed the situation on the scene.

They will not make a clear statement unless Dorgon completely gains the upper hand.

The people of Zhenghong and Xianghongqi stood on the periphery, looking as if they had nothing to do with the matter.

Although some people in the Zhenghuang and Xianghuang Banners' words just now seemed to be in support of Dorgon, they did not dare to express their support for Dorgon clearly.

The focus of the scene quickly shifted to the generals of the Zhenglan Banner.

"Tunqi, Shangshan," Fulin asked, "What do you think we should do now?"

Jirgalang was only in charge of the Zhenglan Banner on behalf of others, not the real leader of the banner.

Therefore, the loyalty of the Zhenglan Banner generals to Jirgalang was limited.

But compared with Dorgon, they are more inclined to support Jirgalang.

Tunqi thought for a moment and said, "I think that even if Prince Zheng has no merit, he has worked hard. He should be given a chance to make amends for his crime."

"I think so too," Shang Shan replied.

Seeing that things were about to develop in an unfavorable direction, Xihan suddenly said again: "Your Majesty, I think before discussing Prince Zheng's affairs, we should first clarify Prince Li's affairs?"

Why?

If you want to talk about Jirgalang, just talk about him alone. Why mention me?

Man Dahai, who was happily eating melon, was almost angry to death.

He glared at Xihan, his eyes almost spitting fire.

"The Ming army is at the gates of Shengjing, and Prince Li has an unshirkable responsibility," Xihan added.

"Prince Li is indeed responsible," Fulin nodded heavily, "How do you think we should deal with it?"

Everyone started talking one after another.

There are only three views.

Or believe that he is guilty and should be removed from his position and punished.

Or they think he is guilty, but there is no one else available in the Qing Dynasty now, so he should be allowed to make meritorious contributions while serving his sentence.

Or think that he is innocent and should continue to be reused.

After all this talk, Dorgon became a little annoyed.

Instead of wasting time in the court, it is better to go to the front line and fight the Ming army.

He decided to speed up the progress of the court meeting.

Dorgon first stretched out his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, and when no one spoke, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I think Prince Zheng should be allowed to make amends for his crime!"

"This..." Fulin was stunned.

Prince Zheng Jirgalang was also stunned.

Prince Li Man Dahai was also stunned.

All the civil and military officials in the court were stunned.

Especially Jirgalang, it was Dorgon who first said he was guilty.

It is Dorgon who is pleading for him now.

Is this reasonable? It is totally unreasonable!

"Why does Prince Rui say that?" Fulin asked in confusion.

Dorgon lowered his head with a wicked smile on his face: "They are guilty of losing the battle, losing the city, and losing the soldiers. But as others have said, the Qing Dynasty is in need of talents now, so it is better to let them make meritorious contributions while guilty."

Dorgon paused for a moment, raised his head amid the astonishment of the crowd, sneered and said: "As long as the emperor gives him a few more chances, the Qing Dynasty will be closer to its demise!"

"Then we can all die together and be buried together!"

"Hahaha!"

quiet!

After Dorgon said this, the Chongzheng Hall fell into deathly silence.

No one dared to make any sound, and some people even forgot to breathe.

After a moment.

Everyone looked at Fulin sitting on the dragon throne, observing his expression.