At the third day of the morning, it was midnight, at the residence of Feng Quan, a bachelor of the inner court.

Feng Xueshi was about seventy years old, and the person who buried the loess in his neck still did not sleep at the third day of the day. He was not working on government affairs for the Qing court, but talking about poetry and songs with his concubine.

After all, I was old and I was up to the third day of the day. Mr. Feng reacted a little, but the door was suddenly knocked, "Master, Master."

The sudden sound scared Mr. Feng trembled, and he couldn't help but become furious, "What are you calling for in the middle of the night?"

"The Regent's Mansion sends a message and asks the master to go over and discuss matters!" the butler replied hurriedly.

When Feng Quan heard that the Regent had something to summon him, he smiled embarrassedly and put on his clothes and got out of bed with his concubine's resentful eyes.

Feng Quan opened the door, and the butler stood outside respectfully, lowered his head and lowered his hands, "Master, the person here said that the master would come over to see the Regent immediately."

Feng Quan was a little confused and didn't understand why Dorgon summoned him in the middle of the night. The Qing Dynasty was quite successful recently. Could something big happened?

"The official sedan is ready!" said the housekeeper again.

Feng Quan frowned and nodded, and walked out while thinking.

The butler took advantage of the lights in the room and took a look inward quietly before hurriedly following.

Soon, Feng Quan sat in the official sedan chair and came to the outside of the Regent's mansion. There were already many sedan chairs in front of the mansion. Looking at the lanterns above, Hong Chengchou, Ning Wan and other cabinet members, as well as the Eight Banners nobles, all came.

Something must have happened!

Feng Quan came out of the official sedan chair and walked into the mansion. Before entering, he suddenly stopped and stood beside a guard guarding the mansion. He took out a few gold leaves from his horse's sleeve like a magical trick, showing a kind and kind smile, "Tonight, the Regent is anxious to summon the ministers, but what happened?"

These armored soldiers of the Zhengbai Banner were guarding the gate of the mansion. If there was anything wrong with the Regent's Mansion, they should know the situation.

Feng Quan is a bachelor of the inner academy. Although he is a Han Chinese, his status is still much higher than that of ordinary flag soldiers.

He was one of the Han ministers whom Dorgon relied on. He often came to the royal palace to discuss major events, and most of the guards knew him.

The guard skillfully took Jin Ye and then whispered: "Just horse just now sent an emergency military newspaper. I heard that he was coming from Huguang, and I don't know the specific situation."

"Huguang?" Feng Quan was puzzled, but he still smiled and walked into the palace.

After walking through two halls in a row, Feng Quan walked into the hall and found that there were many people coming from the hall, all of whom were talking about and guessing what had happened.

At this moment, a guard suddenly whispered: "The Regent is here!"

Everyone in the hall hurriedly stood on both sides, and then knelt down to welcome him, "Slaves and others welcomed the Regent!"

Dorgon wore a black dragon robe, with court beads hanging on his chest and a bowl cap on his head. He entered the hall surrounded by guards, and then sat on the throne.

Dorgon's face was a little annoyed and waved his hand, "Let's flat!"

Everyone then stood up. Feng Quan glanced at Dorgon. Seeing his heavy face, he was filled with anger. He was secretly surprised in his heart, and probably guessed that something bad news might have been coming from Huguang.

Hong Chengchou went out to salute and said, "The Regent summoned him late at night, but what big happened?"

Dorgon had a gloomy face and angry face, "A big thing happened, a fool, Haoge, did not listen to my instructions, went to fight without authorization, and destroyed tens of thousands of elite soldiers. He was surrounded by 150,000 thieves in Wuchang City."

Hauge was besieged in Wuchang?

This news caused an uproar in the hall. Hong Chengchou was shocked when he heard this. Everyone looked at each other, showing an extremely shocked expression.

Last year, the Qing court attacked Hunan and took over and lost Hangzhou. Could it be that the Qing court attacked Su Song and wanted to lose Wuchang again?

Feng Quan was already prepared, but he was still shocked when he heard the news.

Wuchang's strategic location is more important than Hangzhou. If the Ming army gained Wuchang and the upper reaches were occupied by the Ming army, then Jiangning would not be defended and the Ming Dynasty might turn the tables.

This made Feng Quan tremble, but then he knew that Dorgon would definitely ask for countermeasures, so he immediately started to think about it.

After hearing this, everyone in the hall became flustered, and Dorgon felt even more upset when he saw this.

At this time, Dorgon couldn't help but wave his hand and shouted, "Quiet!"

The hall immediately stopped the sound, and Dorgon immediately said in a deep voice: "Manda reported from the sea, saying that he would capture Changzhou and defeat Zhao Zamao is just around the corner. But now, Haoge suffered a great defeat and was trapped in Wuchang City. What should I do?"

When everyone just heard this news, it was difficult to analyze the priorities for a while, and even Hong Chengchou didn't understand it.

At this time, Feng Quan stood up and asked calmly: "Dare you ask the Regent, how many soldiers and horses there are in Wuchang City, which groups of people and how many thieves are besieging me?"

Dorgon said in a deep voice: "According to Haoma, there are still 30,000 people in the city, and the remnants of the Zhenglan Banner, and the Shangkexi Lan Banner are all in the city. There are nearly 10,000 Manchu and Han Banners, and there are about 150,000 thieves in the besieged city, which is five times the defenders."

After Dorgon finished speaking, he looked at Feng Quan, "What are your strategies?"

Feng Quan did not answer the question, "Does the Regent do not want to affect the war in Jiangnan, and at the same time, he does not want Wuchang to fall?"

Dorgon raised his eyebrows, feeling that Feng Quan, an old man, had a clear idea and a talent, so he nodded and said in a deep voice: "Wuchang is an important city in the world. I have to save him, but most of the elite soldiers of the court are in Jiangnan. If Wuchang is saved, it will definitely affect the war in Jiangnan. The efforts made by the Qing Dynasty before will be wasted."

"Since that's the case, I have an idea!" Feng Quan said.

Dorgon immediately asked, "What's your thought?"

Feng Quan glanced at Doer, pondered for a moment, looked up and said two words, "Ask peace!"

When Dorgon heard the word, his face suddenly collapsed. He was the firm Ming Dynasty destruction faction in the Qing Dynasty and the leader of the war-oriented faction. How could he share the same meaning?

Seeing Dorgon's expression, Feng Quan hurriedly explained: "The Regent is not really a peace talk, it's just a delay."

Dorgon's expression calmed down a little, and he frowned and said, "You keep talking!"

Feng Quan then said: "Prince Xun has been attacking Changzhou for several months, and the report said that the city was about to be broken. If the troops from Jiangnan were drawn to reinforce Wuchang at this time, the previous sacrifice would inevitably be in vain. The court was not as good as that, while mobilizing troops from Henan, Shandong and other places to reinforce Wuchang, while sending envoys. Xu used generous conditions to pretend to negotiate peace and delay time. There are still 30,000 troops in Wuchang City, and with the delay in peace and peace, it is believed that it can be fought for several months. As long as Prince Xun can conquer Changzhou and defeat Zhao Zamao during this period, he can return to the army to reinforce Wuchang and stabilize the situation."

When Dorgon heard the words, he thought for a moment, and became more and more appreciative of Feng Quan's ability to respond, and asked, "Do you have any objections?"

Many of the Manchu nobles had not yet fully understood the truth. Hong Chengcheng stepped out and said, "The slave agreed with Mr. Feng's proposal."

When Dorgon saw that the two major traitors' think tanks were in a unified opinion, he immediately said, "Okay, I'll have to go to Wuchang to discuss peace and delay time. Then, he ordered the Henan Governor Luo Jinxiu to mobilize troops to go south, so that Bayan would also be prepared to enter Chu to reinforce!"

Feng Quan was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that he was in his seventies and Dorgon would still be able to order his generals, and he was not afraid that his old bone would die on the road.

Although he dared to be surprised, this time he went south was also an opportunity to show his performance. Feng Quan did not refuse and immediately bowed: "I received the order, but I also asked the Regent to send a deputy to him."

Dorgun trusted and said: "Whoever you think is suitable for you can choose from among all officials."
Chapter completed!