At the beginning, Qin Shi Huang traveled to my home

Chapter 744: Heroic Officials and Traitors

And most people think that as long as they are alive, they naturally cannot want to die. Even if life is miserable, they still have to live.

Besides, at that time, there were so many people surrendering to the Ming Dynasty and so many people who were against the Ming Dynasty, so having one more Fan Wencheng actually didn’t make much difference.

However, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in front of the sky curtain was already furious, especially when they heard that the Qing Dynasty had entered the Central Plains, they began to curse the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in the barrage.

Even Fan Wencheng was scolded, and some people said that Fan Wencheng deserved it, working for Na Qing and looking at what would become of him.

You deserve to be bullied and unable to make a living, these words are used.

Fan Wencheng's ancestors were also very upset. They were all ministers of the Ming Dynasty. When they heard about what the Qing Dynasty did to the Ming Dynasty after it entered the Pass, they were filled with hatred. As a result, their descendants were among them. How could they feel and accept it?

How can the aliens be good people?

"In 1644, the Qing army entered Beijing. At that time, all affairs were neglected, society was in chaos, and people's hearts were in turmoil.

Senior Fan Wencheng, you work day and night to assist in the administration of state affairs.

Although the situation was complicated at the time and the capital had just been pacified, there were still wars in various places.

Therefore, matters such as issuing notices and delivering military supplies, no matter how big or small, all need to be handled by you, Senior Fan Wencheng. You work in the palace day and night, and it is very hard.

At the same time, Mr. Fan Wencheng always firmly grasped the fundamental issues and worked hard to eliminate the bad policies of the Ming Dynasty, seek benefits for the people, win the hearts of the people, and establish the country.

You first devoted yourself to stabilizing the situation in the capital. On the second day after arriving in Beijing, you, Senior Fan Wencheng, petitioned Dorgon, saying that the capital was in chaos and incidents were bound to arise, causing unnecessary harm, and should be stopped.

Dorgon agreed and issued an order to ban it. He also posted officers and soldiers to guard the inner and outer gates of the capital to prevent the soldiers from looting.

Immediately afterwards, Senior Fan Wencheng requested to hold a funeral for Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Chongzhen was later buried in Changping.

After the announcement of the funeral for Emperor Chongzhen, it was deeply supported by the former Ming officials and gentry.

Just when you, Senior Fan Wencheng, were working hard to govern the country and achieving remarkable results, the situation in the court underwent major changes.

This forces you to suppress your ambitions and stay outside the center.

After Dorgon led the Qing troops into the Central Plains, his power expanded rapidly. At first, he was the uncle regent, and later he was promoted to the emperor's uncle regent. By the fifth year of Shunzhi, he became the emperor's father regent. It is difficult to guess what Dorgon was thinking.

Moreover, Emperor Shunzhi Fulin was still young at that time.

Senior Fan Wencheng, you are in a very difficult situation at this time.

Senior Fan Wencheng, you have received special favors from Huang Taiji. You are grateful and repay the favor. You are loyal to the court with all your heart and swear to never forget your former master until your death.

But now the government is changing day by day. Dorgon wants to replace Emperor Shunzhi, and many of your colleagues have betrayed their master and attached themselves to Dorgon. You are very dissatisfied with this.

You naturally support Emperor Shunzhi, but now Dorgon has too much power and it is Dorgon who has the final say throughout the court.

And you are also afraid that Duoduo will take revenge on you.

If you, Senior Fan Wencheng, want to be promoted to a higher position and avoid being murdered by Duoduo, you must betray Emperor Shunzhi and join Dorgon.

But if he wanted to maintain his integrity and remain loyal, he would have to offend Dorgon.

This puts you, Senior Fan Wencheng, in a very difficult position, with no way out.

Finally, Senior Fan Wencheng, you chose to stay at home due to illness, which made Dorgon very dissatisfied with you.

Therefore, even though you, Senior Fan Wencheng, made great contributions to the founding of the country and had a high prestige, and had long been ranked first among the Grand Secretaries, Dorgon still trusted the other three Grand Secretaries more and gradually excluded you, Senior Fan Wencheng.

In 1650 AD, Dorgon died of illness.

The following year, the two grand secretaries Ganglin and Qi Chongge were executed for flattering Dorgon and arbitrarily changing the "Taizu Shilu" to delete the stories of the first wife Abahai.

As for you, Mr. Fan Wencheng, and those who have joined the reform movement, the Ministry of Justice is proposing to dismiss you from your posts, remove you from your posts, and confiscate your property.

Later, Emperor Shunzhi issued an instruction saying that Senior Fan Wencheng was not involved in these things and that his official position would be restored soon.

In 1653 AD, Mr. Fan Wencheng submitted a memorial to restore the law of collective responsibility.

The petition requested that ministers of the third rank and above be allowed to recommend people they know. If the recommended people prove competent after taking office, the recommenders should be rewarded.

If they are incompetent, they will be dealt with according to the severity of the crime.

In August, Senior Fan Wencheng was promoted to the position of Prince's Guardian.

In September, you submitted a petition asking for sick leave.

In 1657, Mr. Fan Wencheng's official rank was promoted to a higher level. Emperor Shunzhi sent a painter to Mr. Fan Wencheng's home to paint your portrait, which was placed in the palace for viewing from time to time.

In 1662, Mr. Fan Wencheng was ordered to offer sacrifices at the tomb of Emperor Taizong. You lay on the ground crying in sorrow, and could not get up even with the help of others.

In 1666, Mr. Fan Wencheng passed away due to illness at the age of 70.

After Emperor Kangxi learned that Mr. Fan Wencheng had passed away, he personally wrote an obituary and sent the Minister of Rites to offer sacrifices, and gave you the posthumous title of "Wensu".

Senior Fan Wencheng, your deeds have been told.

Well, actually, I also know that you are tormented inside. To the Ming Dynasty, you are a traitor and a person who betrayed the Ming Dynasty.

But to the Qing Dynasty, you are a meritorious official. I don’t know how to explain this. After all, no one can clearly explain things like the changes of dynasties.

It depends on how you think about it.”

Zhou Yu and Li Ji looked at each other but didn't say anything. For them, it was naturally impossible to like a foreign race. But the immortal also said that dynasties changed and the Ming Dynasty was no longer viable, so it was not wrong for them to choose the Qing Dynasty.

In front of the sky, Fan Zhongyan's face turned pale. He was extremely disappointed with his descendants. He hated foreigners the most in his life, no matter what race they were.

He also had to endure Duoduo's insults, which made Fan Zhongyan very disappointed.

In the barrage, people from the Ming Dynasty were still cursing Fan Wencheng, people from the Qing Dynasty were speaking for Fan Wencheng, and people from other dynasties were watching the show. They couldn't explain this matter clearly.

The Ming and Qing dynasties quarreled every day, and they had gotten used to it. Since the Qing dynasty could not win the quarrel anyway, they knew it was impossible for the Ming and Qing dynasties to win.

"Senior Fan Wencheng, I'd like to toast you," Li Wu said, raising his glass, and the other three also raised their glasses.

Zhou Yu and Li Ji took the opportunity to toast Fan Wencheng with wine, and the three of them drank quite a lot of wine. Li Wu was silent and said, "Okay, okay, drink if you want."

"I really envy you two, Li Ji and Fan Wencheng," Zhou Yu said, his eyes full of envy.

Li Ji and Fan Wencheng both looked at Zhou Yu, their eyes filled with confusion. Did they envy them?

"Why are both of you over seventy years old?" How could a man who was only thirty-six years old accept this?

Although the immortal gave him medicine, he didn't think he could live past seventy. No, he had to take good care of his body and live super super long.

When Li Ji and Fan Wencheng heard that people envied their longevity, they were speechless, as it was indeed something to be envied.

Many ancestors in front of the sky curtain were also envious.

It's another day when I envy others for living longer.

"Ah, this, this, Senior Zhou Yu, you are just overworked. With the medicine given by the immortal and more exercise, I think you can live a long life," said Fan Wencheng.

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