Feng Quan is really an extraordinary figure. For nearly three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, there are very few who can be ranked as the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and the Minister of Rites at the same time, and the Young Guardian and the Prince Taibao.

This is nothing.

During the Qing Dynasty, he was even more amazing.

He has been in the Miqing officialdom for more than 20 years. No matter whether it is Manchu or Han, as long as he is a man in the Miqing officialdom, he has never reached his height.

During the regent of Dorgon, he joined the Third Court as a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and Minister of Rites to assist in the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, and then was appointed as the Young Tutor and the Prince's Grand Tutor. This official position was actually equivalent to the Chief Cabinet of the Qing Dynasty.

During the reign of Emperor Shunzhi, the three inner courts were changed to the cabinet. He still served as the Minister of Rites and the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, and then added the Young Master and the Prince's Grand Tutor. This honor was rare in Miqing for nearly three hundred years.

These are nothing!

What he was most unlucky was that when he was old and asked to retire, the Qing court gave him the title of Taibao, one of the three dukes, and the Qing court still kept him in the court to assist in the government.

In other words, he was ranked three dukes alive, and when he was ranked three dukes, he still served in the Miqing court.

This is not available in the nearly three hundred years of history of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not available in the nearly three hundred years of history of the Qing Dynasty.

The three dukes usually posthumously conferred the civil officials who made great contributions, that is, they posthumously conferred the civil officials who only posthumously conferred the three dukes when they are alive.

This shows how great he made to the Qing Dynasty.

Not to mention that he assisted Dorgon and Shunzhi for more than 20 years, devoted himself to the Qing court, nor to say that he edited the "History of Ming Dynasty" and sang many hymns for Mi.

As soon as he surrendered, he helped Mi Qing take over Shanxi and Henan, thus defeating Dashunchao and killing Li Zicheng. This is a great merit!

By the way, how could he, a civil servant, help Miqing take down Shanxi and Henan?

It was a great event for him to surrender to Mi Qing, because he was not only a giant of the eunuch party but also a representative of the Ming Dynasty's official families. The Feng family in the Northern Zhili area was one of the most numerous official families in the Ming Dynasty.

Such a giant came to surrender, and Dorgon, the Regent of Miqing, was so excited that he immediately recruited him to the palace to discuss it secretly.

The two discussed something secretly, but there was no way to verify it. In short, Dorgon valued Feng Quan very much, so he immediately appointed Feng Quan as the Minister of Rites and the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, and was given gold, silver, saddles, horses, ribbons, and court robes.

Feng Quan repaid his favor, and then he wrote a crazy letter and summoned him to the remnants of the eunuch party. The Feng family's disciples and former officials and Ming officials surrendered to Miqing.

His influence was really extraordinary. As soon as the letter was sent out, he surrendered to the remnants of the eunuch party, the Feng family's disciples and the Ming officials were like crucians crossing the river, and there were endless streams.

For example, Xie Sheng, the leader of the Qi Party, former Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and Minister of Personnel, and Feng Quan wrote a letter, and Xie Sheng immediately came to join his family to surrender. Dorgon was not vague and immediately appointed Xie Sheng as Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.

It is said that Feng Quan also wrote a letter to Ruan Dacheng, a close friend of the eunuch party. Perhaps the reason why Ruan Dacheng led all civil and military officials of the Hongguang Dynasty to surrender to Mi Qing was because of Feng Quan's letter.

Of course, this is no longer verified, because Feng Quan is not only the editor-in-chief of the "History of Ming Dynasty" of Mi Qing, but also the editor-in-chief of the "Records of the Qing Taizong", "Records of the Qing Taizong", "The Hadith of the Qing Taizong", "The Hadith of the Qing Taizong", and "The Yanyi of the Filial Piety".

In other words, this history in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties was compiled under his leadership. Who would expose his own shortcomings and let him be infamous for thousands of years?

Therefore, the dirty things he did after surrendering to Miqing are basically not recorded in history books.

It is like the collapse of the Dashun Dynasty. In history books, it is a little bit inexplicably. In October of the first year of Shunzhi, the imperial army captured Taiyuan. In late October, the imperial army divided into two groups. Prince Ying Ajige led Wu Sangui and Shang Kexi and other Han Eight Banners soldiers to march into Yulin. Prince Yu Duoduo led Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming and other Han Eight Banners soldiers to attack Tongguan in Huaiqing, and the two groups attacked Shaanxi.

As for how Mi Qing took over Datong Prefecture, Zhangde Prefecture, Weihui Prefecture, Lu'an Prefecture, Qinzhou, Liaozhou, Zezhou and other places, there was no mention in the history books, and even how Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan Prefecture, Pingyang Prefecture, Fenzhou, Ruzhou and other places were taken over, there was no mention of it, just as Li Zicheng did not send anyone to garrison these places.

Li Zicheng seemed to have directly given Shanxi and Henan to Miqing!

Is it possible?

Of course it is impossible.

After the Northern Zhili was robbed by Miqing, the Dashun Dynasty would have only three provinces. How could Li Zicheng, Shanxi and Henan not send people to garrison?

He left more than 600,000 troops in Shanxi and Henan!

The reason why Mi Qing took Shanxi and Henan so easily was Feng Quan's credit, because he had too much influence in the Ming Dynasty officialdom, especially the remnants of the eunuch party almost obeyed him. He sent a secret message. Most of the officials and generals who had surrendered to Li Zicheng in Shanxi and Henan turned to Mi Qing, and there were also gentry and landlords in the two places. Almost all the officials and families who were not killed by Li Zicheng had surrendered to Mi Qing. With so many people as internal support, it would be easy for Mi Qing to take Shanxi and Henan.

Of course, this has something to do with Li Zicheng's actions.

This guy is not a source of war. After he took over the capital of Daming, he still regarded himself as a bandit. In order to steal the money, he arrested the officials in the capital and served him with great punishment. Not only did he rob people of silver, he also beat them to death. He almost offended all the entire gentry class. It would be strange if they didn't rebel!

In short, the Dashun Dynasty in history collapsed for no reason. Mi Qing took Shanxi, Henan and Shaanxi almost effortlessly. Li Zicheng fled south and was finally knocked to death by a hoe by a mountain man on Jiugong Mountain.

However, it was different at this time. Because of the "supported" food from the Crazy King Zhuqi, Li Zicheng's army was not yet at the point of collapse. In addition, the 50,000 thunders deliberately sent by the Crazy King, it was almost impossible for Mi Qing to easily capture the hard city Taiyuan and Kaifeng.

So, the two sides seemed to be in a stalemate between Taiyuan and Kaifeng.

Li Zicheng desperately mobilized troops to reinforce Taiyuan and Kaifeng, while Ajige and Duoduo urged the infantrymen of the Eight Banners of Han to attack the city in a crazily manner. The two sides fought to the death and could not get into the fight.

Zhu Qizhuo's "conspiracy" seems to have succeeded. If both sides continue to work like this, the Eight Banners of Miqing will probably be destroyed. Since Wu Sangui led the Guanning Army to join the Eight Banners of Han, the Eight Banners of Han have become the largest team in the Eight Banners of Miqing, with a minimum of 150,000, accounting for half of all the soldiers of Miqing.

In other words, as long as the Han Eight Banners are beaten to destroy, the mite clearance will be almost half of them.

Although Mi Qing’s most powerful thing is the cavalry, it is basically impossible to conquer the world without siegeing the city. Zhu Qizhu will not give the city like Tianqi, Chongzhen and Li Zicheng. If the infantrymen of the Han Eight Banners are abandoned, see what Mi Qing uses to attack the city!

Are Azig and Dodo so reckless?

Of course not!

As the saying goes, one's mistakes lead to wisdom. Last time they attacked Yongping Prefecture, they almost defeated the Eight Banners of Han. This time they are not so stupid.

Although they would not feel distressed no matter how severe the infantry soldiers of the Eight Banners of Han Dynasty were killed or injured, they still had to rely on these people to conquer the world.

Ajige and Duoduo urged the infantrymen of the Han Eight Banners to attack fiercely. Seeing that neither Taiyuan nor Kaifeng could be easily taken down, they immediately stopped the attack.

They seemed to be quitting, ready to give up, and seemed to be waiting for something.

Anyway, they no longer attacked violently.
Chapter completed!