I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Nurhachi coughed twice, leaned back on the chair, and said slowly:

"Ben Khan has repeatedly tried to break Liaoshen, but has been unsuccessful. This time, he tried to attack Zaisai and break through the side wall, but he still failed!"

In Nurhachi's voice, there is quite a bit of unfulfilled ambition and worry about the old man.

"In the past two or three years, I have lost many battles with Dajin, and Sanbeile was seriously injured, and he will have to recover for at least half a year. Tell me, what should Ben Khan do?"

Hu Erhan is one of the only two remaining five ministers. When everyone was still discussing, he was the first to stand up and say:

"Khan, Xiong Tingbi has been unable to defend himself for the past few years, and only started to counterattack after this battle. It can be seen that there is indeed something to rely on."

"With his character, if he doesn't completely return to Liaodong, I'm afraid he won't stop. The most urgent thing to discuss is whether to go to Liaodong again."

Indeed, this question is the focus of this discussion.

Fan Wencheng came out and said, "Khan, I don't know if I should say something or not."

Nurhachi glanced at him and raised his hand as a signal.

Fan Wencheng kowtowed, and continued: "The servant feels that Liaodong cannot be defended any longer."

As soon as the words fell, there were several shouts and curses in Khan's court.

Dai Shan has always been mature and steady, but this time he also refused to agree, and sneered:

"Sir, you are not a member of my Jurchen tribe, so I don't understand how my tribe worked so hard to win Liaodong from the southern barbarians. Every castle and city was bought by our Jurchen warriors with their blood and lives."

"Sir, you speak so frivolously. I'm afraid you already have an idea in your heart?"

Fan Wencheng heard that Dai Shan's words were insinuating, ridiculing him as a Han Chinese, but he had long been used to it, and such things were commonplace in the later Jin Dynasty when he was an official.

He didn't respond to the irony in Daishan's words, and said to himself:

"If the last battle was short and Dajin didn't suffer much damage, we can try to make progress. But my national strength is not as strong as that of the Ming Dynasty, and the damage was even worse after the war. Guarding Liaodong is not worth the loss."

"Besides, after the last battle, I'm afraid many bannermen are not very willing to go out in armor again, right?"

When Fan Wencheng said this, he looked at Nurhachi and said earnestly:

"Khan, conquering Liaodong is a long-term plan, not just for a short while, Dajin withdraws from Liaodong in order to preserve his strength, and intends to advance again in the coming year!"

At this time, Huang Taiji also stood up and said:

"Father, what Mr. Fan said is indeed true."

"The Bordered Yellow Banner and the Two Blue Banners suffered the heaviest losses, and urgently needed to be rebuilt. After the war, every family had mourned in vain. It is indeed difficult for them to go out to defend the city at this time."

"Once the banner people's rebellious hearts are aroused, I am afraid that the foundation of Daikin will be shaken."

Huang Taiji spoke a little excitedly, his voice sounded a little hoarse, and he was still panting heavily after speaking, it seemed that he had experienced a fierce ideological struggle before he uttered these outrageous words.

Nurhachi looked at his son, his eyes changed, and he finally sighed, and said, "Is it possible that Liaodong, which was beaten by Benhan's corpse and blood, is going to be handed over like this?"

"Xiong Tingbi, Xiong Tingbi!!"

Chapter 428 Nurhachi is Seriously Ill

He Shuobeile Zierhalang stood up and said: "The slaves look at the situation today, and it is safe to withdraw from the Great Wall of Liaodong. Siege and siege the city, fight fiercely and retreat, it is obvious that the latter is easy to achieve results."

"After the Battle of Liaodong, the morale of the Ming army was greatly boosted. If we, Dajin, continue to defend Liaodong, we will not be able to fully grasp the initiative, but if we retreat, we will put the Ming army at a disadvantage."

Nurhachi listened carefully, and the ups and downs of his chest gradually calmed down.

Jierhalang continued: "The Great Khan thinks that after the Ming army regained the land, everything needs to be rebuilt, people need money, and troops need to be divided up for defense, so we must mobilize supplies from within the pass!"

"After Dajin abandoned Liaodong, he could free up a large number of troops, harass him all the year round, recover himself, and then find the right time to make a comeback."

Turge, one of the five ministers, also nodded in agreement, and came out and said:

"Heshuobile is right. Liaodong's strategist Xiong Tingbi and Mangui's Ming army are tough, but my Eight Banners elite soldiers are even more experienced and unstoppable!"

"We can withdraw from Liaodong and consume the manpower and supplies of the southern barbarians. When they are almost built, we will join forces with Horqin to send troops to plunder, and they will definitely be in a hurry!"

Fan Wencheng stroked his beard and said with a smile:

"The servant thinks that the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty are gradually declining, and the famines in the Central Plains are increasing year after year. Coupled with the heavy taxation, there are now refugees everywhere. In a few years, there must be rebellion against the people!"

"The fate of the Ming Dynasty is exhausted, and my Dajin is the destiny of my destiny! Don't be in a hurry, just wait for the Ming Dynasty to be chaotic, and we can go straight in and attack Liaodong in one fell swoop!"

"There is no time to delay, the opportunity will not come again, the Great Khan can wait for the good news in the old village, and within two years, there will be rebels in the Ming Dynasty!"

"Haha!" Nurhachi laughed a few times and said, "Mr. Fan knows me too!"

"Ben Khan is indeed unwilling to give up Liaodong just like this, but this matter is really too urgent. I pass on the edict of Ben Khan to withdraw all the troops in Liaodong. I don't believe that Xiong Tingbi dares to cross the Great Wall!"

There was a burst of laughter in the hall, Huang Taiji heaved a sigh of relief, Nurhachi was not as angry as before, and all the Baylor officials were even more excited.

For them, the role of towns and cities is limited, and it is not easy to give up Liaodong, but it is not difficult to fight back when they recover.

After walking a few steps, Huang Taiji always felt that something was wrong, turned around suddenly, and found that Nurhachi was clenching his right hand into a fist in a panic.

Huang Taiji was also afraid that Nurhachi would find out, so he didn't dare to take a closer look at it. After taking a small look, he pretended nothing happened, turned around and left.

Arriving at the gate of King Khan's Court, Huang Taiji deliberately slowed down, and glanced back at Nurhachi who was walking back to the inner palace, but suddenly his eyes widened.

Nurhachi's hand didn't let go, he was still holding it tightly, and blood was oozing out from between the fingers of his right hand!

"Just now, my father coughed up blood?!"

That night, Nurhachi lay on the couch with a heater next to the bed, and received secret reports from scouts again and again.

"Gushan Fort has withdrawn its troops!"

"Dongzhou Fort has withdrawn its troops!"

"A wall has been withdrawn!"

Most of the talk was about the withdrawal of the Jin army after respecting Liaodong, and the rest were about the latest personnel arrangements of the Ming court in Liaodong, as well as Xiong Tingbi's actions.

Although he has already thought about it, Nurhachi still feels palpitations every time he sees these secret reports. For a competitive person like him, it is difficult to completely let go of these two failures.

"Cough cough...!"

Suddenly, Nurhachi coughed violently and quickly covered it with his hands.

After a while, Nurhachi opened his hand tremblingly, and saw the scene he least wanted to see, full of blood.

……

Huang Taiji has not been idle since he left Khan King's Court. Although he only glanced at it during the day, he is very sure.

Judging from the recent situation of Nurhachi, it should be the combination of old diseases and new diseases, as well as the continuous blows, which made his body unable to support.

If you really cough up blood today, you can't turn a blind eye to it!

At this time, Huang Taiji had to think, if Lao Khan died, who was the most likely successor, and no one wanted to fight for this seat.

He called Fan Wencheng to wait for some confidantes, and paced back and forth in the hall, looking a little flustered, and his breathing was more rapid than when he received the news of Xiong Tingbi's march.

Several people could tell that something serious must have happened, so they didn't say anything first, they were waiting for Huang Taiji to think it over before speaking out.

Not long after, Huang Taiji stopped, and said suddenly: "Father Khan coughed up blood in Khan King's Court today."

Fan Wencheng got up immediately, almost dropped his jaw, and confirmed, "Coughing up blood?!"

He didn't wait for Huang Taiji's reply, sat down and looked back for a while, and murmured:

"Khan has always had malignant sores on his back. Last time he fainted at the city gate, he even seldom rode a horse. You can always see him coughing and covering his mouth. Could it be..."

Having said that, Fan Wencheng's expression changed, and he looked at Huang Taiji.

The latter stared at this side, nodded slightly, noncommittal.

All of a sudden, everyone present understood that Old Khan might be dying, and if Old Khan couldn't do it, Dajin might be in trouble!

Huang Taiji claimed to be the smartest among the scholars, but he never found out what Lao Khan really thought.

In fact, Nurhachi has never said a word of dissatisfaction with him, and almost every word is praise.

But it is precisely because of this that at this time, Huang Taiji wants to get that position more than anyone else.

Huang Taiji was able to capture a message from every elusive movement of Nurhachi, that is, he knew everything.

Although Huang Taiji was the first to notice that Nurhachi's body was different, he didn't dare to make too many movements because he was afraid of failing.

And Huang Taiji could tell that besides him, there was at least one other person who was very smart, and that was the little Belle Dorgon.

No matter what happened, as long as Dorgon was present, Nurhachi always favored him more. Even when he stayed in the hot spring during this time, Dorgon was by Lao Khan's side.

Huang Taiji would not take Nurhachi's words as a joke, especially at this time, Lao Khan must know the best about his health.

In addition to Dorgon, Amin and Daishan are also counted.

In the Battle of Liaodong, Amin suffered a very serious defeat, but even so, Lao Khan still kept him alive and gave him a chance to make meritorious deeds and atone for his crimes.

Huang Taiji wasn't sure if Lao Khan would treat him like this if he was the one who made that mistake.

Three months ago, when Amin returned from his meritorious service in North Korea, Lao Khan was so happy that he seemed to have forgotten his defeat in Liaodong and handed over both blue flags to him to lead.

Although the inlaid blue flag among the two blue flags suffered heavy losses, it was the establishment of the two flags after all!

In addition to Amin, Daishan, the big Baylor, also has a very heavy authority.

Daishan now not only holds an important position in the court, assisting the old Khan in handling important military and state affairs every day, but also is the leader of the two red flags, Baylor, with a large number of diehard loyalists.

Huang Taiji couldn't help thinking, a while ago, Daishan suggested that sentries should be placed around Laozhai to strengthen the border defense. Is it just to monitor Mao Wenlong and control the people?

Or he already knew about the changes in Lao Khan's body...

Chapter 429 A Dream of Sweating

After the discussion, Nurhachi no longer wanted to stay in the sad place of Hetuala, and ran to the hot spring town fifty miles away.

It is said to be healing, but also to relax.

In the past two years, Nurhachi, who claims to be invincible in all battles, has suffered setbacks and his temperament has undergone great changes. The decision to abandon Liaodong will always be too heavy for him.

Although Nurhachi's secrecy measures were extremely strict, after a long time, there were still rumors among Houjin's Zhubeile ministers.

This kind of thing, no matter outside or inside the customs, is unavoidable.

After Huang Taiji, Dai Shan also realized later that the recent rumors from the bloody silk cloth brought by a maid were very likely to be true.

Daishan was holding the silk cloth tightly in the mansion. Although he had retreated behind the scenes in recent years, he had been in battle for a long time. It could be seen that the blood stains on the silk cloth had been fine for a long time, at least half a year.

In other words, when the Battle of Liaodong was still going on, Nurhachi's health was already failing, and he started coughing up blood at that time...

Thinking of this, Daishan was startled.

Before he could speak, his eldest son, Yue Tuo, came over wearing a red flag-embellished armor, rubbed his hands and said:

"I think I'll send someone to kill that maid from Horqin immediately, and tell her to shut up forever. This secret is rotten in our stomachs, and we still pretend we don't know it!"

"Don't talk about this for now..." Daishan thought for a while, pushed the bowl in front of several people, and said:

"Eat first, let's talk after the meal."

Yue Tuo looked at the rice bowl in front of him, sneered, but said:

"Huang Taiji may have known about such a thing, we are already passive, and I can't bear it at all."

"Bang!" Daishan stopped holding the vegetables in his hand, smashed the bowl directly on the ground, and said in a deep voice, "What do you want me to say, go and fight Huang Taiji?!"

Yue Tuo also looked unwilling to show weakness, and the two froze like this.

Daishan sighed, knelt down to pick up the fragments, and said while picking up:

"I'm looking at the scenery now, but do I still have the qualifications to speak in front of the Great Khan? What happened to Da Fujin has caused me to lose the crown prince, so what can I fight for!"

"You guys, calm down, do what you have to do, and tell the people below, don't fight."

Yue Tuo was extremely shocked when he heard the words, with an unbelievable look on his face, but he couldn't say anything harsh to his father, so he was stunned for a while, then turned and left.

……

hot spring town.

Nurhachi soaked in the hot spring all over his body, and he didn't bring Dorgon this time.

For him, he couldn't hide the change in his body, and he was the clearest about his own situation, so he had to plan ahead.

Thinking of this, Nurhachi looked at the commander of the Zhenghuangqi first-class guard beside him, motioned him to squat down, and asked:

"Aden, when did you follow Ben Khan?"