Ashes

"From today onwards, the qualifications of the successor of Daishan will be abolished, the title of Dabaile and the post of commander of the two red flags will be removed, and all subordinates will be confiscated."

After saying that, he waved his sleeves and turned to leave.

Daishan, who fell from the top of ten thousand people into the abyss of ten thousand feet, is no longer a big beile, but a common man with nothing.

In the main hall, no one moved. They still looked at each other like when Nurhachi was there, and they all knelt there.

Huang Taiji knelt behind Daishan, looking at his brother who was still lying on the ground expressionlessly. If he followed the superficial skills he would do under normal circumstances, he should have stepped forward to help Daishan up, and then comforted him by saying: : "Father Khan was only angry for a while, and when his anger subsides, we brothers will go to intercede." But he did nothing after all.

He suddenly recalled what he had said to Dorgon: In fact, brother Daishan is not bad, and his temperament is not bad.

However, there is only one reason, he is closer to Khan than him.

Huang Taiji felt tired, so he didn't want to pretend anymore.But this tiredness is only a trace, and he will soon put away this emotion, and then move on, destroying everything that stands in front of him.

Outside the window, Doduo was so frightened that his hands and feet were cold, and he couldn't recover for a while in shock.He touched Dorgon's hands, which were also soaked in cold sweat.

"Brother, let's go." Dodo's voice trembled slightly.

Dorgon exhaled heavily, adjusting his mood: "Well, let's go."

Terrible, witnessing this scene with my own eyes, only the word terrible can describe it.

There has never been any real family affection in the emperor's family.

Everything is nothing more than piles of bones piled up under the incomparably noble throne.

Dorgon felt that everyone was absent-minded when eating these days.

Er Niang has been eating very little recently, and sometimes she said she couldn't eat after moving her chopsticks a few times.

Dodo is also eccentric.He can't help talking when he usually eats, but recently he has become dull.

Only Azig seems to have no one, what should be done or what should be done.

Duoduo took a mouthful of rice and put down the bowls and chopsticks: "I'm done eating, Er Niang, brother, eat slowly." Then he ran away in a hurry.

Dorgon glanced at him, and put down his half-eaten meal: "I'm full too, I'm going to see Duo Duo."

Following Duoduo back to the room, he was lying on the bed with the quilt covering his head.

Dorgon walked to the bed and patted Duo Duo who was wrapped like a cicada chrysalis: "Let's go horseback riding."

"Don't go."

"Let's go falconry."

"Don't go."

The same conversation was repeated again, but the two of them switched sides.

"Why have you been listless recently?"

Duoduo sat up and pulled Dorgon: "Brother, I feel terrible."

"Is it about the second brother? What's there to be afraid of? It has nothing to do with us."

"I've never seen my father so angry."

Dorgon rubbed his head: "There are many things you haven't seen."

"Father Khan used to value the second brother so much, how can you say that you just demoted him? This is too..." Duoduo hesitated for a moment, and did not continue.

Dorgon didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only sit by the bed and accompany him.

"Brother, tell me, although Father Khan loves us so much now, will he cure us one day?" Duoduo asked in a panic.

"You don't make mistakes, how could Father Khan punish you? Don't think about it."

"But what if I accidentally made a mistake? For example, I was not careful last time and almost broke his favorite bow."

"How could Father Khan punish you for such a trivial matter?"

"Then what kind of thing do you have to do to make Father Khan angry?"

Dorgon knew that he could not let him dwell on this issue, and stroked his head: "As long as we are well, Father Khan will love us forever."

Seeing Dodo's nervous appearance, Dorgon couldn't help but feel distressed.Of course, Father Khan will not punish them, but this does not mean that others will not. If they are as careless as Daishan, they will be smashed to pieces anytime, anywhere.

"Duo Duo, don't worry, I will protect everyone." Duo ErGun swore secretly.

The atmosphere on Huang Taiji and Jierhalang's side was much more relaxed and cheerful.

Ji Erhalang said happily: "Da Khan gave brother Amin a lesson, telling my brother to treat my fifth brother well in the future, but in the end he distributed some cattle and sheep to the fifth brother, which made him very happy."

Huang Taiji smiled and said: "You will also help me bring things to him later, this time he did a good job."

"Brother, we should celebrate well. From now on, there will be no more Big Baylor."

Huang Taiji still smiled calmly: "This little thing needs to be celebrated, we still have a lot to do."

"It's such a big thing that Big Baylor was abolished. You say it's a trivial matter." Ji Erhalang looked carefully at Huang Taiji: "Brother, it seems that you are not very happy. You must be soft-hearted."

"No, I just thought of Brother Chu Ying."

"What happened to big brother?"

"Think about how much Father Khan loved his eldest brother, even more than the second brother today, but in the end, he was imprisoned by a high wall and finally executed. Tell me, why did he end up like this?"

Jierhalang said solemnly: "Because he has sat on the throne of heir."

"Well said, there is a word called the target of public criticism, which refers to the eldest brother and the second brother. Do you think I brought down the second brother through secret manipulation? I can tell you, it's not just me. Why did the second brother's successor Fujin So much hatred for Shuo Tuo these days? Do you know that Hadagege will go there every two or three days. Why did I choose Zaisangu again? Do you know that your brother Amin doesn’t really hate Zaisangu, but Be mean to him on purpose."

Jierhalang was stunned when he heard that, he didn't expect that there was such an intricate relationship behind this incident.

"Needless to say, fifth brother, we are your elder brother Amin. After all, he is a collateral lineage, so he cannot inherit the Khan position, but why does he even want to attack second brother? It's just because he can't tolerate the big Baylor who is equal. one end."

Jierhalang was silent for a long time when he heard the words, and he said cautiously: "Brother, did you also get framed about the elder brother?"

"Framed?" Huang Taiji sneered: "Do you think Second Brother was framed by me?"

Ji Erhalang shook his head: "I can't say that completely. The adultery with the princess was caused by him himself, and the fight for the house with the Great Khan was also due to his own greed. It is a fact that he abused Shuo Tuo, and it is also a fact that he wanted to kill Shuo Tuo. , we’re just fueling the flames.”

"Brother Chuying is the same. Back then he threatened to kill our younger brothers and the five ministers. He said it himself. No one forced him. Later, he used the technique of disgusting victory and cursed his father Khan to die on the battlefield. All of this It is a fact. If you want to say framed, it is not, if you want to say no..." Huang Taiji smiled, "But it is true."

"It's their inherent inferiority that hurt themselves."

"Look, although the second brother has fallen, whoever takes the heir's position will be the next victim."

Jierhalang said in shock: "Brother, then you..."

"I'm also afraid of hidden arrows." Huang Taiji patted Jierhalang, "We are in a maelstrom, how we can stand tall and not be drawn into the abyss is the key."

"What are you going to do?"

Huang Taiji smiled confidently, and whispered a few words to Jierhalang.

Jierhalang looked at Huang Taiji in astonishment.

Nurhachi was desperate. He made a reserve twice and failed twice.He didn't understand why his son, who looked good, would turn into such a terrifying appearance after he became the heir.

Perhaps it was the heir's prominent status that made these people overjoyed, or maybe they were not qualified to inherit the Khan throne at all?

So he made a decision.

Jierharang came with Amin that day, and when he saw Huang Taiji, he immediately greeted him.

"Brother, do you know why Da Khan called so many people here today?"

"I don't know either." Huang Taiji smiled lightly.Yesterday he sent Dundari to look for Adun, wanting to ask some news, but unexpectedly Aden politely refused to reveal a word.

Jierhalang lowered his voice and said, "You said, will it be the announcement of a new heir?"

"Don't guess, it's not too late."

Just as they were talking, the three Dorgon brothers also arrived. When Dorgon saw Huang Taiji, he walked up with a smile on his face: "Myna, you came so early."

"Father Khan summoned all the ministers of Baylor, it should be something very important, you go in quickly."

"Well, let's wait for the brothers inside first."

The three of them walked towards the hall, but when Dorgon turned around, he seemed to hear a snort of disdain.

He turned his head and looked for the sound, the voice was not familiar, it must not belong to Huang Taiji and Jierhalang, so who could it be?

Looking behind Huang Taiji, I saw Hu Erhan with a serious face, looking elsewhere, but there was nothing in his sight.

Is it Hu Erhan?Ever since the incident with Er Niang, this person seems to have been reluctant to see us brothers, maybe because of jealousy?

Dorgon laughed secretly, if you dare, just come.

In the main hall, all the Eight Banners Baylor and ministers gathered here.

They were still lively outside the hall, greeting each other, but when they entered the hall, they stopped talking and waited quietly for the arrival of Tianming Khan.

Everyone's face was full of tension, and the atmosphere in the hall was heavy and depressing.

Accompanied by Adun, Nurhachi strode into the hall, and everyone stood up to greet him, kowtowed and bowed down.

"I called you here today because of a big event." Nurhachi said without anger.

Everyone quietly waited for the announcement of the Great Khan.

"I have decided to make Amin, Manggurtai, Huang Taiji, Dege Lei, Yuetuo, Jierhalang, Azige, and Duoduo Dorgon as the Eight Banners and Shuo'erzhen, and Duduo Dorgon is still When they were young, the two were a family. From now on, several Heshuobeierzhens will govern the country together. Whenever they encounter state affairs, they will discuss together and be sweaty. The rest of the seven Heshuo can really negotiate, or blame or kill them..."

The nine people whose names he called knelt in front of him, all of them were amazed.Nurhachi decided not to establish any heirs, but to adopt a system of joint governance.

It seems that this is the best way at the moment, no one is allowed to stand out, no one is given a special status, and all military affairs are discussed together.

But in fact, there are huge unstable factors lurking.

Perhaps, this is a good decision for both Hong Taiji and Dorgon.

Huang Taiji can continue to expand his power and win over his followers.And Dorgon has also been promoted from an idle little Baylor to Heshuo Ezhen, and his status has been greatly improved. At a young age, Duo Duo has obtained the same status as his brothers with illustrious military achievements.

Dorgon glanced at Huang Taiji secretly, his face was calm, and he couldn't see what mood he was in.

There is no sequence, no up and down, this time, they are kneeling on the same line.

Nurhachi gave instructions to these nephews again, telling them to cooperate with each other and not to have selfishness, and everyone also expressed their sincerity to follow the teachings of the Great Khan.

When the meeting was about to end, Arden entered the room to report.

"Khan, Big Baylor..." A-Dun suddenly realized that he made a mistake, and he still can't change his words.

Nurhachi didn't blame him: "What happened to him?"

"He was outside the temple, and he asked the Great Khan to grant him a visit."

While Nurhachi was hesitating, Huang Taiji said: "Father Khan, the second elder brother must have something very important to tell you. Please read it out of father-son love and allow him to see you."

"Okay then, you all go out and declare him into the palace."