Capital, Forbidden City.

Emperor Shunzhi has been in a very unhappy mood these days.

First, Nanjing fell, and then Wuchang was captured by the Ming army.

In just half a month, two important towns along the Yangtze River were thrown away one after another, which completely wiped out the court's face.

According to the court's convention, ministers who lost land must be arrested and taken to the capital for punishment.

Neither Lang Tingzuo nor Hu Quancai are exceptional.

But Ning Wan, my Mr. Ning suddenly came to the palace to meet the saint and pleaded for the two of them.

Ning Wan, I am an old minister of the Tianming Dynasty. After Taizu Nurhaci started his troops to establish the Later Jin Dynasty, he followed him.

As a Han Chinese, he served as a Grand Secretary of Hongwen Academy, a Minister of Political Affairs and the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince. He served Taizu, Taizong and Emperor Shunzhi, and was a true veteran of the three dynasties.

As a counselor, Ning Wan's several key suggestions directly changed the trend of the Later Jin Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty later.

He improved the official system, promoted the strategy of promoting the Han Dynasty to control the Han Dynasty, and controlled the slaves in the pass to obey them, so that they could willingly work hard for the Qing Dynasty.

In September of the 15th year of Shunzhi, Ning Wan, who was nearly 70 years old, wrote a letter to ask for a leave of absence.

Although Emperor Shunzhi was very reluctant, he had no choice but to grant Ning Wan my request.

Although Ning Wan retired, Emperor Shunzhi still valued him very much and would ask Ning Wan for my opinion from time to time.

Fan Wencheng, another adviser of the Qing Dynasty, also admired Ning Wan, and believed that he was a great hero of the Qing Dynasty's entry into the Central Plains.

But on whether to punish Hu Quancai and Lang Tingzuo, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan have completely different opinions.

Fan Wencheng believes that these officials who lost their territory should be severely punished to serve as a warning to others. I would rather stay and insist that the two should be ordered to commit crimes and make meritorious service.

Emperor Shunzhi had a headache for a moment.

Ning Wan and Fan Wencheng are both very experienced and what they say makes sense.

But he could only listen to one person.

In desperation, Emperor Shunzhi had to go to Empress Dowager Zhaosheng (Note 1) for inquiries.

Empress Dowager Zhaosheng did not immediately answer Emperor Shunzhi's question, but told him a story.

The story is from an ordinary family in the Central Plains.

The family has been farming for generations and digging food in the land.

The old man gave birth to a pair of brothers, and the two brothers gradually grew up.

The boss likes to study, and relies on his talent to take the exam to get a scholar and go to Chengli County to study for the study.

The second child likes to do farm work, so he works with the old man.

Later, the boss became an official on the list of gold, and the local filial piety was constantly in full swing and he had money.

The second brother wanted to borrow money from the eldest brother, but the eldest brother lent it to the second brother without hesitation.

The second brother is very grateful and thinks it is still reliable for his brother.

But the money was so comfortable that my second child often reached out.

The boss had no choice but to say that he would split the family with the second child and would no longer give him money.

After hearing this story, Emperor Shunzhi understood the meaning of Empress Dowager Zhaosheng. She asked him to do good deeds with kindness and power!

When an emperor is not too mean and polite, the ministers will feel that they have no future with such an emperor.

But you can't be too good at being good, otherwise the ministers will be more difficult to manage.

In fact, after the Ming army captured Wuchang, the Qing army still controlled a large area of ​​land in Jiangnan, and the sky did not collapse immediately.

Therefore, Empress Dowager Zhaosheng felt that she should give Lang Tingzuo and Hu Quancai a chance. This would also demonstrate the emperor's kindness and kindness.

It would be better if they could make meritorious service. If they still did nothing and let the Ming army advance, then they would arrest and punish these two people, and the cultural relics in the court could not say anything.

The court officials will instead praise the emperor for his kindness and power and deal with it properly.

Thunder, rain and dew are all the kindness of yours.

But when to show your power and when to show kindness is a science.

Looking at history, all those kings with means can master this set of skills.

Empress Dowager Zhaosheng hopes that Shunzhi can also master this set of skills.

After Emperor Shunzhi understood the link, he chose to give the two a chance, otherwise the people in the world would say that he was mean and merciless.

He is the one who wants to become the emperor of the ages, how could he bear these infamous?

Yongli, Zheng Chenggong is just a group of grasshoppers in autumn and can't jump for a few days.

He can wait until the moment when Hu Quancai and Lang Tingzuo make meritorious service.

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Ning Wan's mansion is quite lively today.

Since his retirement, the officials who came to visit on weekdays disappeared one after another. Except for the emperor's occasional rewards, few people came to the basic residence.

The person who came today is a popular figure in the Shunzhi Dynasty, the Minister of Political Affairs, and the Prince Taibao Fan Wencheng.

Ning Wan, I am four years older than Fan Wencheng, and I am already sixty-six, and Fan Wencheng is already sixty-two this year.

The two of them are both veterans of the three dynasties and are both Han people, which can be said to be mutually sympathetic.

Ning Wan I lived all my life, and I can be said to be the human essence among human essences.

When Fan Wencheng came this time, he naturally understood his purpose.

Ning Wan, I suggested that Emperor Shunzhi let Lang Tingzuo and Hu Quancai go all out, but Fan Wencheng firmly opposed it.

In the end, Emperor Shunzhi adopted Ning Wan’s suggestion, and Fan Wencheng must be feeling uncomfortable.

Ning Wan, my son suggested that Ning Wan, simply not see Fan Wencheng, but Ning Wan said that he had nothing to hide.

He would rather never do anything I have done in my life that I am sorry for the Qing Dynasty. Everything is considered for the benefit of the Qing Dynasty.

It’s just that he and Fan Wencheng are different in terms of their methods and styles of doing things.

Fan Wencheng is more ruthless and does not show any mercy. He suggests that he restore the method of continuation, which Ning Wan strongly opposes.

But in essence, Ning Wan and Fan Wencheng are both the same type of people.

So I don’t think he doesn’t dare to face Fan Wencheng.

But the servants of Ning Mansion invited Fan Wencheng into the mansion and led them all the way to Ning Wan's bedroom.

Ning Wan, with the help of my son, I walked up to greet him, "Xiandou, Xiandou, you will not enter the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. What's wrong today? What's the point of advice?"

Seeing Ning's posture after seeing my face, Fan Wencheng had to suppress the anger in his chest first and smiled and said, "Brother Gongfu, look at what you said. Can't I come to you if you have nothing to do? We haven't seen each other for a long time, right? I miss you so much!"

The two of them exchanged greetings, and Ning Wan, I ordered my servants to serve tea to Fan Wencheng.

Two old men over 60 said something casually, but they both knew it well.

"Ahem, Brother Gongfu, if I'm not wrong, did you enter the palace a few days ago?"

"Well, I'm so old that I'm useless. I thought I could still walk around and give the emperor some advice."

Fan Wencheng was a little surprised. He thought that I would change the topic.

Seeing Ning Wan, I didn't hide it at all, Fan Wencheng simply made it clear.

"Brother Gongfu, you have been wise forever. This time I am really confused! How can you suggest that the emperor forgive Hu Quancai and Lang Tingzuo? They have lost the criminals of Wuchang and Nanjing!"

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