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"How to say?" Huang Taiji wanted to hear Sahalian's opinion with great interest.

"Abutai is going to deal with Brother Dudu, and Brother Jierhalang is just a piggyback. Among the Eight Banners, Brother Dudu is the weakest, and he has no one to back him up. This is obviously the concubine and others. I want to take his embroidered white flag. The twelfth uncle and the fifteenth uncle divided two yellow flags, and only the fourteenth uncle has not yet become the flag owner. This concubine must want to give the embroidered white flag to the fourteenth uncle."

"Then why is it a good thing?"

"The concubine's idea is good, but it depends on whether other people agree or not. I, Ama, have two flags in my hand, and you, Erbeile, and Sanbeile each have one flag. If Uncle Twelve and his three brothers receive three flags, That's more powerful than any of you big Baylors. None of you big Baylors will tolerate this kind of thing happening, right?" Sahalian analyzed clearly, "If it's just about catching spies, Maybe they only provoked the second Baylor and you, but now that Xiangbaiqi is involved, they will offend the four big Baylors, and if the four of you join forces, even if you are a big sweat, you have to think about the consequences again, right?"

Sahalian has been with Huang Taiji for a long time, and he has just started to work with his elders in the past two years. Recently, Huang Taiji has increasingly felt that he is smart and clever, a talent that can be made, and he will be able to stand on his own in the future.

Huang Taiji gave him approving glances, and was encouraged by Huang Taiji, Sahalian talked more confidently and boldly: "The twelve uncles and three are just because they are elders, and their merits are far inferior to that of Brother Du Du and Yue Tuo. Brother, if I were Big Baylor, I would definitely not be able to swallow this sigh of seeing my little brother who has no merits surpass me in power."

"What if Father Khan really gave Dorgon the inlaid white flag? Father Khan loves the three brothers very much."

Sahalian didn't believe it: "Impossible, the four of you can't say that you can't be one of the Khans?"

"If Father Khan really did this, we might not necessarily rebel." Huang Taiji said half-truthfully.

"At least have to weigh it?"

"If it's really given to us, there's nothing we can do about it?"

Sahalian was speechless, in his mind, is there anything that Huang Taiji can't do? "so what should I do now?"

"What do you think?" Huang Taiji still wanted to hear his thoughts.

Sahalian hesitated, his eyes flickered, and there was a thought that couldn't get rid of in his mind, but he didn't dare to say it out.

Huang Taiji saw his hesitation: "What did you think of, but it's okay to say."

"I know it might be disrespectful for me to say this, but I'm only talking to you, Sibeyl..." Sahalian hesitantly lowered his voice to a very low level, "Sibeile, I think the days of sweating are numbered... ..."

Huang Taiji's face changed suddenly, but he didn't stop Sahalian from speaking.

Sahalian continued: "In the battle of Ningyuan, Da Khan's injury was not serious at all. If it were in the past, it would have healed in ten days and half a month. But after a few months, the injury on his back not only did not heal, but also The worsening trend, I think his complexion has become worse recently, and he has not been interrogated much today, and Da Khan is a little bit unbearable. Speaking of it, this is still a heart disease. So I think it doesn’t matter whether Da Khan really wants to give the white flag to Fourteen Uncle, as long as you can hold on..."

"You haven't told anyone else that, have you?"

Sakhalian shook his head like a rattle: "Absolutely not, and I haven't even told Amar."

Unexpectedly, he was so blunt and honest to himself, Huang Taiji was a little surprised, got up and walked to him, and patted his shoulder heavily: "Sahalian, sometimes we may seem a little ruthless in doing things, but sometimes for the sake of To achieve your goal, you have to become ruthless. You must be promising in the future, but you also have to make good choices. If you want to achieve a career, you can only follow one person and listen to one person. Do you understand what I mean? ?”

Sahalian is so smart, he can tell at one point, he can only choose one between Huang Taiji and Ama, how could he not understand this truth.And he had already made this decision in his heart.

"The eighth uncle is both wise and courageous, and in the future he will definitely let Dajin rule the world."

Huang Taiji smiled knowingly, and patted him on the shoulder again.

Sahalian's loyalty made him very pleased, but at the same time, he felt a little lonely.I didn't spend too much time on Sahalian, I just promoted him at the right time. On the other hand, Dorgon spent all his time on him and taught him, but why was there little effect?It's fine if you're not considerate enough, and you even have to distract yourself to be wary of him.

Is there something I'm doing wrong?

The next day, Nurhachi did not tell the crowd to interrogate him again, but directly announced the result of the punishment: he was removed from Du Du's position as the banner owner of the inlaid white flag, and Jierhalang was fined as a bull.

Immediately following the news of the punishment, it was Daishan who sent a message asking him to come.

Now that things are up to now, there is no need for Huang Taiji to be in a hurry, some people will not be able to bear it.

Huang Taiji and Mang Gurtai arrived at the Daishan mansion almost one after another, and the four great Baylors gathered together.

Mang Gurtai complained as soon as he entered the door: "Father, what do you mean by this? Second brother, after the death of elder brother, Du Du followed you all these years anyway, and he didn't do anything wrong. The banner owner just said masturbation." ?”

Daishan didn't talk to him, and sat in the main seat with a sullen face. Amin, who arrived first, said in a strange way: "It's not worth following Big Baylor, after all, I'm still a generation shorter."

Huang Taiji said calmly, "Fifth brother, sit down and talk first."

Mang Gurtai sat down on the chair, took a sip of tea, but it was too hot, so he slammed it on the table, making no secret of his irritability.

When they were quiet, Daishan said: "You all received the news? You also know why I called you here, right?"

"The Great Khan won't really give Dorgon the inlaid white flag, right?" Amin still had a chance.

Mang Gurtai snatched up: "The two yellow flags have been distributed to the two brothers, and the white flag will be kept? Father Khan promised to give Dorgon a flag before. I thought it was just to comfort him, so it will be fulfilled now." gone?"

"Khan is too biased."

"Old Ba, you brought little Fourteen in and out, but this time you are shooting yourself in the foot. Those three brothers have a better future than us, so why do you need your help?" Mang Gurtai said When it came to Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji smiled wryly: "I really like Xiao Shisi, and I didn't expect Father Khan to value the three of them so much."

"With that woman blowing the pillow, what else can't be done?" Amin said disdainfully.

Manggurtai asked, "Second Brother, what do you say?"

Dai Shan said in a deep voice: "Father Khan is indeed biased this time."

Seeing that Dai Shan had spoken, Mang Gurtai couldn't help it even more: "That's right! Our banner owners were all made by licking blood on the knife edge, and those brats haven't killed them, so they deserve the least bit of credit." No, why take the three flags for nothing? When Azig and Duoduo shared two yellow flags, I refused to accept it, and now I want to give them another flag."

"Yes, three flags, more than Big Baylor." Amin added fuel to the fire.

"Second brother, let's go tell Father Khan!"

Dai Shan was still hesitant, and turned to Huang Taiji: "Old Ba, what do you think?"

Huang Taiji said lightly: "My brothers and I have the same thoughts. Du Du is not a big mistake. Over the years, he has been down-to-earth and has contributed a lot to my big gold. Just taking away his inlaid white flag like this is not a big mistake." It's so chilling." Although the four of them are all trying to prevent the expansion of the power of the three Azig brothers for their own benefit, if they really use this reason to talk to their father, they will definitely be scolded bloody, Huang Taiji is afraid They are bad, so I have to hint at them, and I have to use Du Du as an excuse.

"Yes, although the elder brother is gone, we can't bully Du Du like this. We uncles have to speak for him." Mang Gurtai realized that he had accidentally told the truth just now, and quickly changed his words.

Daishan nodded, and made up his mind: "You are right, it is not too late, let's go now."

When Dorgon learned that Du Du was punished to go to the white flag, the complexity of his heart was no less than that of the four Baylors.

A lot of things are not a good thing if you get them, and they are often burned when you hold them in your hands. If you are not careful, you don't even know how you lost your life.

The white-bordered flag is such a thing, no matter which side it is placed on, it will cause an imbalance.

"Emiang, do you know what the consequences will be if you do this?" Dorgon said in distress.

Abahai couldn't understand Dorgon's thoughts, or maybe she was too confident in herself: "Are you afraid that the big Baylors will be dissatisfied? As long as your three brothers hold the Three Banners, are you still afraid of them? What's more, your father Khan also accepted."

"I'm not in a hurry right now."

"But I think time is running out." As the closest woman to Nurhachi, Abahai knows his physical condition better than anyone else. "Emiang must fight for you more, so I can rest assured."

"But Er Niang, why do you put yourself on the cusp of the storm, the white flag inlaid with other people's interests is too great, you will be killed."

"How could I be killed?" Of course, Abahai couldn't predict the future fate, and said nonchalantly, "Isn't it just being hated by others? There's nothing to be afraid of. If things can happen, your words will have weight in the future. As long as If I can do more for you brothers, it’s okay to make everyone in this world hate me. The three of you must be good, and don’t fight each other.”

Dorgon was unable to say anything more, facing Er Niang who was wholeheartedly thinking about her son, what else could he criticize her for?Sometimes he even thinks that if Er Niang loves them less, maybe she won't be the target of public criticism.

It's all his fault for not being able to protect her well.

When the news came that the four major Baylors entered the palace together, Dorgon couldn't sit still, even though he didn't have a detailed plan, he still ran away.

He stood far outside the hall, and he knew that the four major Baylors were inside, putting pressure on Father Khan.Father Khan is not a person who succumbs easily, but with Huang Taiji who is eloquent and can read his face, they will never say anything that makes Father Khan uncomfortable.

After waiting for a long time to see them come out, seeing their relaxed appearance, Dorgon knew that the situation was not good.

Daishan and Mang Gurtai left first, while Amin and Huang Taiji stood together and talked, and after a while, Amin also left.

Huang Taiji wandered back and forth by himself, as if he was waiting for someone. Just as Dorgon was about to step forward, he saw Jierhalang walking out accompanied by several soldiers.

It turned out that it was to pick Jierharang back.

Jierhalang, who was originally full of sadness, immediately showed a bright smile after seeing Huang Taiji, and even walked a lot more briskly.

Huang Taiji stepped forward with a smile on his face and patted him on the back to comfort him, while Jierhalang spoke cheerfully with an intimate look.

The two walked slowly, Dorgon was stunned for a moment, but it was too late to avoid, and met Huang Taiji's sight head-on.

Huang Taiji was also startled for a moment, and then he walked towards him, but he was stopped by Jierhalang just as he took a step.Huang Taiji hesitated for a moment, glanced at Dorgon, then turned and left.

Watching the two of them drift away, Dorgon's heart sank to the bottom.