On the night that Fulin abdicated his throne to Prince Su Haoge, a fire broke out in the imperial city.
When the fire was put out, the eunuch found a charred body from the scene.
"Fulin, Fulin, please wake up!" Bumbutai hugged the corpse and burst into tears.
Dorgon pointed at the body in Bumbutai's arms and asked in amazement: "This...is this Fulin?"
Bumbutai ignored Dorgon's questions and continued to cry bitterly.
Everyone else present was dumbfounded.
They never expected that someone would die, and it was Fulin who died.
Hauge realized immediately that he would be blamed.
What pot?
It’s the blame for murdering the late emperor!
In the eyes of others, his throne was abdicated by Fulin.
Although this way of transferring power will not result in bloodshed, it does have hidden dangers.
After all, if Fulin felt regretful, he would find a way to regain the throne.
In order to eliminate this possibility, he had the motive to murder Fulin.
Once he has a motive, people will suspect him.
Everyone knows.
Once suspicion arises, the crime is established.
Once the charges are proven, he, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, will immediately become a deceased emperor like Fulin.
In order to save his throne and his life, Hauge needs to find the real murderer and clear himself of suspicion.
There weren't many people present.
Fan Wencheng is a Han Chinese. He has neither the ability nor the qualifications to be the murderer.
Although Gong Adai and Sony were Manchus, they had no motive to commit the crime.
There were only three people who had a motive to commit the crime.
They were himself, Dorgon and Doni.
He knew he was not the murderer.
Donnie is young, timid and lacks experience.
It can't be the murderer.
Three answers eliminate two, so it becomes obvious who the murderer is.
"Dorgon!" Hauge repeated the name several times in his mind, wishing he could expose him immediately.
But then I thought again and felt that it was not possible.
Dorgon had a large army under his command, and his confidants were everywhere inside and outside the imperial city.
If Dorgon was angered, he would die immediately in this imperial city.
But if he doesn't expose the murderer, he won't be able to clear himself of suspicion.
After struggling for a while, Haoge suddenly had an idea and said to Bumbutai: "Don't cry, Holy Mother Queen Mother, this may not be Fulin."
Bumbutai was stunned and looked down at the corpse carefully.
After finding some of Fulin's keepsakes, Bumbutai started crying again: "My son, who has killed you? I must find the murderer and tear him into pieces."
After all, Bumbutai is Fulin's biological mother.
She said that this was Fulin's body and others should not doubt it.
But Dorgon is an exception.
Because the palace guards had just told him quietly that it was Bumbutai who set the fire.
Moreover, before setting the fire, Bumbutai left the palace with a warrant.
What did you do after leaving the palace?
Why did she set the fire?
Is Fulin dead or not?
If he was not dead, where did Fulin go? And where did the body come from?
Dorgon, who was already suspicious by nature, became even more confused.
Just as Dorgon was thinking about the ins and outs of this matter, Bumbutai suddenly knelt down beside him and begged, "Fulin has given up the throne, but some people still don't want to let him go. Please help me get justice!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present held their breath.
You must know that Hauge was the emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
Bumbutai did not let Hauge make the decision, but let Dorgon make the decision.
Obviously, Hauge was regarded as the murderer.
Dorgon was so experienced that he soon realized that this was Bumbutai's plan.
She wanted to unite with him and depose Hauge who had just become emperor.
etc!
Dorgon felt something was wrong.
Since Hauge will be deposed sooner or later, why not let Fulin abdicate to him directly?
Dorgon was stunned for a moment, but soon figured out the reason.
If you abdicate to him directly.
No matter what the truth is, it will be widely rumored that he forced Fulin to abdicate.
This would damage his reputation.
But it would be different if he abdicated the throne to Hauge.
With Hauge bearing the blame, people would not say that he snatched the throne from Fulin.
Instead, he took the throne from Hauge, the murderer who murdered the previous emperor.
Different in nature, the results are naturally the same.
Wonderful, really wonderful!
Seeing Dorgon standing there without saying a word, Bumbutai thought that Dorgon had not yet figured out the reason.
So he said again: "Please ask Prince Rui to seek justice for Fulin!"
Hauge's face turned pale in an instant.
If Dorgon took action in the imperial city, he would have no choice but to surrender as he had no soldiers, generals or weapons.
Just as Dorgon was about to express his opinion, Fan Wencheng suddenly said: "The death of the late emperor (referring to Fulin) in the fire is indeed strange. But the Ming army will arrive soon. I think the most urgent task is to resist the attack of the Ming army."
"That's right!" Hauge immediately changed the subject: "The Ming army has already captured Jiefan Village and is heading towards Hetuala. Only by finding a way to overcome the current crisis can we have a chance to solve this case."
"Your Majesty, I second the motion." Sony also followed up in a timely manner.
Dorgon hesitated for a moment and said, "I second your proposal."
Hauge heaved a sigh of relief and announced that he would return to the main hall to discuss matters in a moment.
While waiting, Dorgon met Fan Wencheng in a corner outside the hall.
After exchanging information, Dorgon asked, "Why did Mr. Fan change the subject?"
Fan Wencheng covered his chest and sighed, "The complexity of this matter has far exceeded my imagination! Fortunately, the prince agreed to my proposal, otherwise all my previous efforts would have been in vain."
"What do you mean?"
Fan Wencheng explained: "While we were playing the game, the Holy Mother Empress Dowager was also playing the game. She first asked Fulin to abdicate the throne to Haoge, then let Fulin fake his death to get away with it, and finally put the blame on Haoge, so that you, the prince, could take his place and become the new emperor smoothly."
Dorgon was very happy: "This is great! I can be crowned emperor without being cursed. The Holy Mother Queen Mother always thinks of me, and I am very pleased."
"That's good, but the timing is wrong!" Fan Wencheng said, "The well-trained Ming army is about to arrive at the city, while the Eight Banners soldiers are short of money and food, and their morale is very low. As long as the Ming army doesn't make a particularly big mistake, Hetuala City will soon change hands."
"If you were to ascend the throne before the Ming army captured Hetuala, the first thing you would do after ascending the throne would be to abandon the capital."
"So you can't fight for the throne from Hauge yet!"
"Hiss! I was only thinking about the throne and almost forgot about this matter!" Dorgon slapped his forehead, "Then what should I do?"
Fan Wencheng replied: "Let Haoge continue to be the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and you, Your Majesty, only need to hold on to the military power."
"No," Dorgon shook his head and asked in a very heavy tone: "I am not asking how to get along with Hauge, but I want to ask you how to deal with the upcoming Ming army?"
Fan Wencheng's expression was solemn: "It's obviously not possible to fight head-on. We can only retreat while fighting."
"Retreat?" Where to retreat? "
"The Mongolian steppes or... North Korea!"
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