"But..." Fan Wencheng was a little skeptical.
The Ming court's manifesto and the newspapers in the 17th year of Chongzhen clearly stated that the murderer was none other than the Eight Banners soldiers.
Dorgon continued to explain: "In fact, I knew that something happened in the Yansheng Mansion seven or eight days ago, so I sent people to investigate secretly."
"From the time they entered the Pass to now, the Eight Banners soldiers have never set foot in Qufu."
"So, the murderer can't be us!"
Seeing that Fan Wencheng still didn't believe it, Dorgon became anxious and said, "Mr. Fan, if you don't believe it, please follow me to each camp to count the silver."
"The Ming court's edict said that the Duke of Yansheng's mansion lost two million taels of silver, but as far as I know, the Eight Banners soldiers have only looted a little over nine hundred thousand taels of silver since they entered the pass."
"We are definitely not the murderer."
"Then..." Fan Wencheng was even more confused, "Who could be the murderer?"
"I don't know," Dorgon shook his head, "It's most likely bandits, or it could be the Ming army."
Fan Wencheng thought for a while, his expression solemn: "Prince Rui must find a way to find the real murderer."
"Why?"
"Does Prince Rui and the Qing Dynasty only want to stay in Liaodong?"
"What do you mean, Mr. Fan?" Dorgon was a little angry.
Fan Wencheng asked in return: "Prince Rui, do you know why Jin failed to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty?"
"I know that the rise of the Mongols has caused the Jin Dynasty to be attacked from two sides."
"Wrong! During the Jingkang Rebellion, the Jin army abducted Emperor Huizong and Emperor Qinzong, princes and ministers, and countless concubines. The Jin people humiliated these people inhumanely, and they eventually died tragically in a foreign land."
"From that moment on, this humiliation and hatred was engraved in the bones of all the people of the Song Dynasty."
"I don't need to explain the status of Duke Yansheng in the hearts of scholars and common people, right?"
"Now the Ming court and the people all think that it was the Eight Banners soldiers who robbed the Yansheng Palace. They will soon start to hate the Qing Dynasty just like the Song people hated the Jin people."
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