Ashes

Dorgon is still planning the next move. Although Urgudai has been dismissed, he is an important minister of his father Khan after all, and he is not sure that he will be used again one day. He is considering whether to find another opportunity to start. to death.

I made an appointment with Abutai, and prepared to give instructions on what to do next, but I didn't expect that he didn't come for a long time.

Abtai has always been the first to arrive, and he has never made himself wait so long. What happened today?

Dorgon was surprised. After waiting for half an hour, no one came. Could something happen?Just when I was going to look for him at his house, I saw a person walking unhurriedly, it was Huang Taiji.

How did he come here?At this time, this place?An ominous premonition surged in my heart, and suddenly like a hedgehog, the spines all over my body stood up.

Huang Taiji stood still in front of him, his eyes burning like the noon sun.

Dorgon took a few steps forward and called out, "Mynah."

Huang Taiji smiled and squatted down.Once at this height, he was at the same level as him. Now, Dorgon has grown up and has to raise his head to meet his gaze. "Who are you waiting for here?" Huang Taiji asked.

"I'm not waiting for anyone."

"Really, I thought you were waiting for Abu Tai."

As soon as Huang Taiji said this, Dorgon knew something was wrong.

What did he know?How much do you know?When did you know?What does he want?A series of questions popped up in Dorgon's mind.

When he couldn't get to the bottom of the other party, he didn't dare to pretend to be stupid or deny it easily, Dorgon turned to ask: "Did the starling come to find me?"

Huang Taiji kept smiling, but secretly said in his heart, he knew how to avoid the serious and ignore the minor, he was really smart, maybe he really underestimated him before.But since I'm here today, I just want to talk to him.

Before coming, Jierhalang stopped himself, saying that instead of coming to a showdown, it would be better to pretend ignorance, and then fight back when he was off guard.

But Huang Taiji insisted on coming, and faced Jierhalang's confusion, he didn't explain much.

"Yeah, I came to look for you, and suddenly realized that I haven't talked to you properly for a while, and I miss the days when I talked to you about everything."

The gentler his tone, the more defensive Dorgon became: "Mynah wants to talk to someone, I'll accompany you anytime."

"That's good, I'm afraid I know everything about you, but you can't say everything."

"I can't understand my starling's words today."

"Hurhan, Erdeni, Urgudai, you did a great job, I have to obey."

Dorgon gasped, he didn't expect him to speak so directly, and he didn't make sense at all, so he didn't know how to answer the words.

Where did he not think carefully and show his feet?

"You don't have to doubt yourself. If you are old enough to attend the trial of Urgudai, I'm afraid I'm still kept in the dark by you." Huang Taiji seemed to be able to hear what Dorgon was thinking.

Dorgon reacted very quickly: "So you said those words to the second brother on purpose!"

Huang Taiji clapped his palms: "It's so smart, I kept thinking afterwards, if you were there, I would not be able to deceive you. Fortunately, Abu Tai doesn't have this vision, it's my luck."

"Since you know everything, why do you still come to me?"

"It's because I know, that's why I came to ask you." Huang Taiji was puzzled, "Why did you do this? Am I treating you badly?"

"You just want to win over me, so what's the difference with Dege Lei, Yue Tuo and others?" Dorgon said coldly.

A shadow hung between Huang Taiji's brows: "This is the first time you have spoken to me in this manner."

"Facts."

"You have really grown up, and I feel like I don't know you anymore."

"That's because you never really knew me."

Dorgon took out something from his waist and put it in Huang Taiji's palm.

Huang Taiji looked down and saw that it was the deer bone finger, delicate and moist, with a warm body temperature.

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, not as calm as he usually is. "You don't think of me as an older brother now, do you?" He paused, "Or did you never treat me as an older brother?"

The two stared at each other, and there was silence for a moment, the leaves rustled by the breeze, stirring up the emotions of the two who were on the verge of firing.

"I never realized that your eyes can lie." Huang Taiji suddenly said, "I still remember you said that not being the banner owner is only temporary, and I believed it to be true. In fact, you are not interested in the banner owner at all. You What exactly do you want?"

Dorgon raised his head: "I want to sweat profusely."

"Sweaty?"

"Are you surprised? Of course I am qualified to be the youngest son of the ancestral system."

"That's a coincidence." Huang Taiji retracted his fingers into his arms, "I also want to sweat profusely, and I don't like to share it with others, so what should I do?"

Dorgon was secretly startled, this was the first time he had expressed his true ambition, and he did not expect it to be on such an occasion.

Huang Taiji stood up, brushed off his clothes, and looked down at Dorgon: "Father Khan ordered me to bring some people to inspect the newly built city of Yaozhou, you can go with me."

Dorgon looked at him, wondering what he was planning.

Dorgon rode a horse, lagging far behind the team, and lazily moved forward.

A group of people in front surrounded Huang Taiji, including Nurhachi's seven sons Abatai, Jierhalang, Yuetuo, Shuotuo, and Sahalian.

Especially Sahalian, I don't know if it was because he was able to follow Huang Taiji out to do things, he seemed particularly excited, walking beside Huang Taiji, talking to him all the time.On the other hand, Jierhalang didn't join in the fun, and followed them not far or near, watching them and the road ahead.

Sahalian seemed to have said something funny, and Huang Taiji laughed again and again.

Even if he was reprimanded by his father Khan, he still turned a deaf ear and went his own way, and these younger generations were still willing to follow him even if they were punished.

Dorgon was thinking about something on his mind, when Huang Taiji suddenly turned his head to look at him, although the two were far apart, they couldn't block their sight.Dorgon met his gaze calmly, with the attitude that no matter what your plans are, I will deal with them calmly.

I don't understand why he took him with him. It doesn't seem like he took him out of Liaoyang and killed him quietly.After all, he is also a little Baylor, and he was the one who took him out, so his own safety is tied to him, and if there are any troubles, he can't get over it.

Obviously, it is impossible for him to kill himself, and there is nothing else to deal with. Thinking of this, Dorgon smiled self-deprecatingly.

What is he laughing at?Huang Taiji still stared at him intently, seeing him bowing his head and smiling, he couldn't help being curious.

When he told Jierhalang that he wanted to take Dorgon to inspect with him, he met with strong opposition, saying that maybe this kid was up to something. trouble yourself.

But he insisted on taking him with him, and Jierhalang couldn't say much.I just want to see what tricks he can pull out by himself and under his nose?

Along the way, the two arrived in Yaozhou with their own concerns.

In the past few years, the Kingdom of Jin has built new cities in Jinzhou, Yaozhou, Haizhou and other places. Huang Taiji sent people out one after another, leaving Dorgon alone by his side.

Arrived in Yaozhou on the first day, exhausted from the journey, Huang Taiji took Dorgon directly to the residence to rest.

The food was delivered to the room one after another, and Dundari waited on the two of them to wash and then left.

"Tired?" Huang Taiji asked.

"No." You haven't done anything yet, how could you be tired?

Huang Taiji took the lead to sit at the table: "Let's eat, and rest early today."

This was the first time the two had been together alone since that conversation, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward.

Huang Taiji picked up a piece of meat and put it in his bowl: "Eat more, I heard from your people that you are not in good health recently, so I forced you out, it seems that I am heartless."

Ever since Dorgon tossed himself into a high fever because of Abahai when he was young, his body had fallen to the root of the disease, and whenever the weather changed, he was prone to discomfort.

"Mynah is serious." Dorgon was not polite, he would eat whatever he had in his pocket.

"Actually, coming out with me is also good for you. Don't you want to be a big sweat? King Khan can't do it just by talking about it. There are many things that need to be learned to do. This time I came out to inspect the progress of the city. Let’s also take a look at the food shortage situation in this area, as you know, the harvest this year is not very good.”

Hearing that he mentioned Khan's position so calmly, Dorgon couldn't help but froze. He put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said seriously: "You don't have to be hypocritical to me."

"When did I lie to you?"

"Since you already know that I plotted against you, are you going to let it go?"

"That doesn't mean I'm going to treat you fiercely." Huang Taiji gave him another dish.

Dorgon immediately smiled and started eating again: "That's true."

After removing the childish disguise, Dorgon's face was full of unruly and proud. Huang Taiji looked at this strange Dorgon, feeling very uncomfortable. He really wanted to know where his hatred for him came from, but In the end, I still couldn't ask the exit.

Seeing that Huang Taiji hadn't moved his chopsticks for a long time, Dorgon also picked up a piece of meat and put it in his bowl: "Brother, you are right to eat some." His smile was as innocent as before.

Huang Taiji looked at the meat in the bowl and smiled softly.

Early the next morning, Huang Taiji took Dorgon out to inspect the situation in the city.

The city wall has basically been built, but there are still many fortifications to be perfected, and some craftsmen are still beating on it.Standing on the city tower, Huang Taiji held the blueprints in his hand and looked down into the city.

Dorgon leaned over to watch, because he was short and only reached his waist, so he pressed his toes hard.

Seeing this, Huang Taiji simply handed over the drawings to him.

"Father Khan intends to wait for these cities to be built before sending the banners to station troops?" Dorgon asked.

"Yes, so Father Khan attaches great importance to this matter."

"In the past two years, the Ming Dynasty has also been busy building their city."

"The Ming Dynasty has made a lot of moves in the past few years. We conquered Guangning at the beginning of last year. Xiong Tingbi was dismissed and investigated for abandoning Guangning. Emperor Tianqi appointed Sun Chengzong as Liaodong Economic Strategy. This person was born in the imperial examination. Can he lead troops to fight? It is unknown, but before he took office, he ordered the construction of Ningyuan City outside Shanhaiguan, and now they are carrying out various defensive measures in an orderly manner, which shows that he still has some understanding of the current situation in the Ming Dynasty."

Of course Dorgon knew.Whether you can go to battle to kill the enemy or not, whether you understand the art of war or not is secondary, the key is whether you can see the big picture, and Sun Chengzong is such a person with a clear big picture.He reused Yuan Chonghuan to build the Ningjin line of defense, but this line of defense was never really broken until the Qing army entered the pass. Dorgon still has lingering fears.

"It's a pity." Huang Taiji sighed, "Although our Eight Banners are good at field battles, siege is always our weakness. Once their cities are built, it will be even more difficult for us to fight."

"But we have no way to attack the Ming Dynasty now. Mao Wenlong is harassing me in the rear, the Han people in Liaodong are rioting constantly, and the Khalkha tribe in Mongolia is extremely restless." Dorgon continued to say what he didn't finish.

Hearing this, Huang Taiji smiled at Dorgon: "So among all the brothers, I like you the most. Although you are young, you can always see the farthest and hit the point. Several brothers are not as good as you. How can I not like you?" Woolen cloth?"

Dorgon raised his head from the drawing, and buried it down again.

"It's a pity, it's a pity!" Huang Taiji sighed again, not knowing what he was sighing.

The strange silence seemed to wrap around the two of them.

They were each in deep thought, totally unaware that a craftsman was staring at them viciously, holding an awl in his hand, approaching quietly from behind them.

The author has something to say: Tips: Young son inheritance system

Most ethnic minorities practice the system of inheritance by the youngest son. At first glance, it is ridiculous, why the youngest son is allowed to inherit the family business.In fact, the social form of ethnic minorities is different from that of Han people.

The productivity of ethnic minorities is limited, and most of them rely on plundering for primitive accumulation, and many ethnic groups often migrate, so this method cannot support a large family, so after the sons become adults, they are forced to separate as soon as possible. Start your own family business.What this form needs more is creation, which is conducive to the survival of the population. The last one who stays at home is the youngest son, who will inherit and control the father's inheritance, which is the so-called youngest son looking after the house, or the youngest son guarding the stove.

On the contrary, the Han nationality is relatively stable, and it is not easy to start a family business. It often requires a family to support the industry, and will not mention separation unless necessary.Such a form requires inheritance, so when the parents pass away, it is more appropriate for the eldest son with more social experience to inherit.

Of course, the situation is not exactly the same when it comes to the big family of Nurhachi.First, he has a certain degree of Sinicization. Influenced by the succession of the eldest son of the Han people, it can be seen from the fact that he has established the position of the crown prince twice.Second, what he needs is to be able to inherit first, and then to continue to develop. It is obviously unstable to let minor children inherit. Third, the inheritance of young children is mainly about property, and the inheritance of status may not be necessarily.

The same situation can refer to Genghis Khan's standing reserve.Genghis Khan loved his youngest son Tuolei to death, but Kuowotai was the heir.