Ashes

When everyone exited the hall and passed by Daishan, they were all stunned and looked at him with almost terrifying eyes.

Jierhalang leaned close to Huang Taiji and said softly, "Brother, Big Baylor, this is..."

Huang Taiji's expression was also not very good-looking: "I didn't expect..."

"Brother...you said you were going to persuade him..."

"I was persuading him and giving him some advice. The general idea was to give in. How could I have thought that he would..."

Dai Shan stood motionless at the entrance of the main hall, his face was ashen and looked haggard.But his eyes are resolute, because he only has this chance, the last and only chance, to redeem what he once had.

What is frightening is not his haggard appearance, but his hands.

He was holding a human head in his hand, his face was bloody, his hair was messy, blood was still dripping from the broken part of his neck, and it flowed all the way along the way he came.

This head is his successor to Fujin, the woman he once obeyed, and the woman who caused him to lose everything.

He beheaded the head with his own hands, and came to see his father Khan.

He turned a blind eye to the surprised and terrified eyes of others, and stared blankly at the gate of the palace, waiting for the order.

When he was led by Adun to Nurhachi, he humbly prostrated himself in front of his father Khan: "Father Khan, I know I was wrong. I failed to abide by my father Khan's teachings. I shouldn't listen to my step-wife so as to disappoint my father Khan." High expectations for me. I beg Father Khan to forgive me..."

Nurhachi looked at his beloved son lying on the ground, grieved and didn't speak for a long time.

Outside the hall, Jierhalang and Huang Taiji walked together.

"Brother, why are you going to persuade Big Baylor to beg for mercy from Father Khan? Isn't our hard work before all in vain?"

"It's not in vain, he has been smeared, and he is no longer eligible to inherit the position of Khan."

"Then what's the point of him begging for mercy?"

"I once said that Father Khan is getting old and his heart has softened. After all, the second brother is his eldest son. Even if he doesn't forgive now, he will forgive the second brother in the future. One who can't inherit the position of Khan can also block the back arrows for me. Why don't I help you?"

This matter quickly spread to everyone's ears.

At night, Abahai held Duoduo and said brokenly: "Look, you tore your clothes again. You are so naughty. From now on, I will let you wear torn clothes."

The normal Dodo would always have some excuses, but he didn't say anything and let Abahai talk about him.

Abahai patted his face: "Stupid?"

"He's scared to death!" Azig shouted from the side.

"Who said I was scared to death, you were scared to death!" Duoduo glared at him.

"Oh, that dead head, with its bloody mouth open and its eyes wide open..." Azig yelled strangely and jumped around beside him.

Abahai reprimanded: "Azig, you are already an adult, don't scare your brother."

"I'm not afraid." Dodo glanced at him disdainfully.

It would be a lie to say that he was not afraid. When he saw Daishan standing at the door holding a bloody head, even a few battle-tested Big Baylors were shocked, not to mention these children.

Hearing this, Abahai's eyes darkened a little, and he hesitated for a while.

"You guys should go to bed early when you've had enough fun, and stop making noise." Abahai said.

Several people quarreled for a while before falling asleep.

Father Khan didn't come tonight. When Dorgon got up in the middle of the night, he passed Abahai's room and found that her room was still lit, and she was not asleep yet.

"Emiang." Dorgon knocked on her door.

The door opened with a creak, and Abahai stood at the door, his clothes neatly dressed, and there was no sign of sleeping.

She said gently, "Why don't you sleep?"

"I woke up and saw that Er Niang was still awake. I was a little worried, so I came to see Er Niang."

"Silly boy." Abahai pulled him into the house and closed the mountain door, "Come in, it's windy outside."

Dorgon sat down in the room, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand. He didn't drink it, but just kept it in his hand to warm his hands.

Abahai sat opposite him, looking at him tenderly.

"Emiang, are you unable to sleep because of Second Brother's incident today?"

Abahai sighed: "Sometimes I really can't understand what those men do. How does it feel to kill a loved one?"

Although she didn't get to see Daishan with her own eyes, I'm afraid that the bloody scene had already been embellished and told to her.

Dorgon asked tentatively: "Emiang, do you really like Second Brother?"

Abahai smiled sadly, and answered irrelevant questions: "I still remember when I married Da Khan a few years ago, when the Yehenala family was still there, and Da Khan began to dislike Gundai Fujin. Da Fujin was also very hot-tempered , dared to quarrel with Da Khan at every turn, and finally the trouble came out of her mouth, and Da Khan punished her. Unexpectedly, Sanbeile killed his mother-in-law in order not to implicate herself, and asked Da Khan for credit. I was young at that time I'm still young, I'm still ignorant, now that I think about it, it's really scary. During the few days when I was locked up in an accident, I kept wondering if one of the three of you would show up, hold my head, and sweat profusely What about pleading guilty?"

"Emiang, how can you think so? We were thinking of you every day when you came back, especially Duo Duo, who cried when he fell asleep at night."

"I know." Abahai smiled, "You are all good boys. I just don't know if you will change when you grow up."

"Even if it changes again, the mother-in-law will not change."

"Actually, what does it matter if you like it or not? Without rights, he is really dead, right?"

Dorgon's heart sank, Er Niang really liked the second brother.

"Er Niang, you can't do this." If she has this kind of heart, there is no guarantee that there will be no accidents in the future, and Big Baylor will not be the original Big Baylor. If she wants to be punished again, it may not be as simple as last time.What's more, Daishan is not a daring, infatuated and single-minded man.

Knowing Dorgon's worries, Abahai rubbed his head and said, "Don't be afraid, if there is a next time, feel free to hold my head to see Da Khan."

Dorgon was in a cold war, and she was clearly smiling when she said this.

Huang Taiji was still awake, reading a book under the lamp.

Zhezhe was beside him, embroidering a purse with his head bowed.

Her hands are very skillful, and the magpies embroidered are vivid, comparable to the embroidery embroidered by women in Jiangnan Water Village.

While embroidering, her neck was a little sore, she raised her head and shook her head.She looked towards Huang Taiji, under the candlelight, there was no smile on the man's face, it was as quiet as a stone.

When Huang Taiji was reading, she didn't like others to quarrel, so she didn't dare to speak to him, but just quietly looked at him from the sidelines.

She had also heard about Big Baylor, she had never seen anything bloody and terrifying, and she couldn't imagine what it was like, and he didn't mention it at all.

He never mentioned outside things to himself.

I still remember that when I was wearing wedding clothes and stepped into his home for the first time, he told me thousands of times, as long as I take good care of this home and take care of the underage children, don't worry about the rest.

For so many years, she has also done the same, diligently, presided over the housework, and never overstepped.

She knew that he was doing it for her own good. The outside world was too cruel and terrifying for her to deal with. If she was negligent, she would be doomed. Losing her own life was still a trivial matter. If the whole family was involved, it would be too much regret.

When she married a foreign land from the Horqin grassland alone, she knew that from now on, this man would be her heaven.

Fortunately, since entering the house, all the storms outside the door have nothing to do with her, only this home is always sunny and sunny.

However, she also knew that her husband was not a person who was content with the status quo.

If one day in the future, there is something he wants and he needs to exchange his life for it, will he hesitate?

When she was distracted, the fine needle pricked her finger, and a drop of bright red blood jumped out and stained her purse. She let out a soft cry.

Huang Taiji raised his head and looked at her.

Did your own shouting disturb him?It was too careless.

He picked up the candlestick on the table, walked up to her, and placed it on the table beside her.

"It's so dark, aren't you afraid that your eyes will be damaged?" He said softly.

"Missed."

Huang Taiji smiled softly: "You are tired, go to sleep first, there is no need to wait here."

"Master Belle, it's getting late, you should go to sleep too." Zhe Zhe persuaded.

"I'll see it later."

"Go to sleep and watch it tomorrow." Unexpectedly, Zhezhe was very persistent, and the candlelight danced in her scissored eyes.

Huang Taiji's heart softened: "That's fine."

Nurhachi finally forgave Daishan, still restored his title of Great Baylor, and returned all his original followers to him.

But he is gone.

All he had to do was put his tail between his legs and be his big Baylor with peace of mind.Khan, he would never want to get involved again.

For Dorgon, some things had to be planned.

Huang Taiji's ability to win people's hearts is top-notch. Compared with Huang Taiji, he has only one person, Azige is simple-minded and cannot entrust important affairs, and Duoduo is still young and cannot rely on him.And because of his status and age, it is inconvenient for him to do many things.

Therefore, he needs allies, some helpers.

Another year passed, and when Dorgon and Duoduo returned home that afternoon, they saw guests at home.

The person who came was his uncle, Abutai, Abahai's younger brother.

Since Abahai's Amamantai was killed, he fled to the Yehe tribe, but after Nurhachi conquered Yehe, he also fell under Nurhachi's banner.

"Dorgon, Duoduo is here, your uncle is here."

According to their status, Dorgon and Duoduo are much higher than this uncle Abu Tai.Abu Tai stood up quickly: "The two young brothers are very energetic."

"Uncle." The two called out obediently.

Abutai sighed to Abahai: "Sister, you still live a comfortable life. You are deeply loved by Da Khan, and your sons are so promising. You don't have to worry about the future."

"What kind of words are you talking about? It seems that you can't live on. Did the sweat treat you badly?"

"That's not true. Big Khan won't treat me badly for your sake. But it's not easy for me to get ahead. I don't have many people under my command. It's not so easy for me to make some military exploits." .”

"In short, just follow along, you will always have a bite to eat, don't always think about being superior to others, so as not to make mistakes."

"Hey, I'm just complaining, I won't talk any more, I'm leaving." Abtai got up, and said to Dorgon, "Brothers, I'm leaving."

When Abtai walked out of the house, someone followed him.

"Uncle Abtai."

Abu Tai looked back and saw that it was Dorgon.