Ashes

Coming out of Mangurtai Mansion, Jierharang felt extremely exhausted, as if all his energy was spent in the confrontation with Dege class.Every word of his pierced into my heart like an awl. Is it true that he has no backbone as he said?Wanting to argue with him always seems a bit lacking in confidence, but Jierharang understands that it is not what De Gelei thinks, maybe because he is used to following Huang Taiji, everything he does is carefully considered , never do it rashly.

He hesitated for a moment, and instead of returning home, he went to the Khan Palace.

Knocking on the door, pushing the door open, Huang Taiji sat at the desk doing things as usual, and then said to himself with a smile: "You came back from Fifth Brother? Sit down."

Jierhalang sat aside, took a sip of tea, and looked at Huang Taiji in a daze.

"What do you keep watching me? Is Dege better?"

Ji Erhalang shook his head: "He is still very unhappy."

"It's no wonder, after all, it was too sudden."

Jierhalang hesitated for a moment, then said, "De Gelei is very dissatisfied with Da Khan."

He spoke lightly, but Huang Taiji heard the mystery in his words as soon as he heard it. De Gelei is always obedient. Seeing that Jierhalang hesitated for a long time before saying the word dissatisfaction, he must be harboring hatred agree.

"Then what do you think?" Huang Taiji said leisurely.

"Although he was in a moment of grief and anger, I thought you should be more careful, Khan. It would be quite troublesome if one person became violent. What's more, although Mangul Taibele was a bit rough, he treated the soldiers under his banner It's quite interesting, Zhenglan Banner people are very loyal to him, and De Gelei is also well-known in the banner."

Huang Taiji looked at Jierhalang in astonishment, he didn't expect him to speak so bluntly, he almost said: Big Khan, beware of rebelling against Lanqi.

And the reason why he said these things must be that De Gelei said some outrageous things to him, and in all likelihood Amin was involved.Huang Taiji was already prepared for Dege class, and he was not worried. At this moment, what he wanted to know most was whether Jierhalang had other ideas.

"Do you have any other questions you want to ask me?" Huang Taiji asked.

Jierhalang smiled shyly: "I have nothing to ask. I have already taught Dege class a lesson. I told him that Da Khan is so kind to him. He must not forget his roots in life. It is not good for anyone to ask the bottom line."

This is not just what De Gelei said, but also what he said to himself.So this is the reason why Jierhalang wins Huang Taiji's heart the most. Do his duty seriously, try his best to be loyal, don't talk too much, don't disobey, sometimes his performance will make Huang Taiji feel wronged.

"You have a heart. When everyone is in a mess, you can calm down and comfort him. But don't worry about his affairs. If he is willing to listen to your advice, you won't be so worried. If you have time, you Let's discuss with Yue Tuo and Dorgon the details of the crusade against the Chahar Ministry, and we can't delay the important matter."

"Understood, I'll go back and study it first." Jierhalang got up and left.

After Jierharang left, Huang Taiji meditated alone, and then called Dundari.

"Are you ready to go to the Fourteenth House?"

Dundari had a look of reluctance: "It's packed, and there's nothing left."

"Well, before you leave, do one more thing for me. Send someone to watch De Gelei secretly. Once he finds any suspicious person in the matter of Manggurtai, he will immediately throw that person away. Kill." Huang Taiji had no expression on his face, and his words carried a cold killing intent.

Dorgon looked at Dundari kneeling in front of him and felt a headache.

On the front foot, Huang Taiji sent someone to say that Dundali would be bestowed on him as his attendant, and on the back foot, Dundari himself came without even a little time to prepare.

In his memory, Huang Taiji asked Dundari and Andari to follow Hauge because he was worried about Hauge, so why did he come to his house now.

Dorgon stepped forward to help him up: "Get up, although the Great Khan asked you to be my attendant, after all, you have been with the Great Khan for many years, and the Great Khan treats you very highly, how can you just kowtow to me like this?" Kneel down."

"Since Da Khan asked me to serve Lord Baylor, then you will be my master from now on."

Dorgon's head hurt even more. Others followed him quietly, but he was lucky enough to let someone into the mansion openly without bringing a return ticket.

Since I was a child with Huang Taiji, I have been very familiar with Dundari. His loyalty to Huang Taiji is among the best, and he is capable and reliable.His status is different from that of ordinary people, even though he is a slave, many Beletegis greet him with smiles when they see him.

"Did Khan tell you anything when he asked you to come?"

"Da Khan didn't say anything, he just told me to take good care of you. In fact, I dare not say anything that will make you happy immediately. Everyone's temperament is different, and there is still a lot to learn."

"Actually, I don't have any trouble here. It must be easier than Dahan's. I'll ask someone to arrange a place for you to settle down."

"Thank you, Lord Baylor."

Whoever I met in the mansion this time, what was said, but I couldn't hide it from Huang Taiji, and it made people work more or less tied up.When he did this, he was caught off guard, and he had to be more careful in doing things in the future.Although he knew that he had a heart of hatred, he still couldn't let him catch anything.

Mangurtai's funeral is proceeding step by step, and Dege's behavior is the same as usual, but the whole person feels very different. He used to be cheerful and smiled at everyone, but now His face was clouded, and the smile could no longer be seen.

When the matter of Manggurtai was settled properly, the conquest of the Chahar Ministry was put on the agenda again, and after discussions with Zhubeile, it was decided to go on an expedition in April.

Just a few days before the expedition, Shuotuo met with Dorgon at the official office.

Since Dundari came, Shuo Tuo never came to the house again, and Dorgon found a place to avoid people's eyes and ears to talk.

"There are a lot of people talking here. If it's not urgent, we'd better meet in the barracks." Dorgon looked around cautiously, "Tell me when you have time."

"It's because of something important. Uncle Ten made some noise."

"What's wrong with Dege class?"

"First, he checked all the people that Uncle Wu had met the day before his death, but found nothing. Then he checked the mansion several times, and finally he suspected the attendant. Yesterday he made an excuse and said The man took advantage of the chaos in the house and stole things from the master's house, so he brought the man back to his house, ready to question him."

Dorgon listened to him quietly, thinking analytically in his mind: "I still thought that if we could delay our expedition, the Dege class would probably give up. I didn't expect that he still found some clues, but he It's just suspicion, there should be no real evidence."

"Yes, if he finds the evidence, he arrests people and binds them up. How can he use other excuses for interrogation?"

"Whether he has evidence or not, he can't let that person live. The people you sent have clean hands and feet. Don't make another mess, but screw things up."

"This is the strange thing I want to talk about." Shuo Tuo looked weird, "My people said that he wanted to do it, but it happened that there was some trouble in Uncle Ten's house at that time, and I will go to see that after it is resolved." The man has already committed suicide, with a dagger stuck in his heart."

Startled, Dorgon opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't say anything for a long time.

"Uncle Fourteen, do you think this is strange? Although it is said that if he really stole something, he would end up dead, and suicide is not outlandish, but I always feel something is wrong."

"Of course it's wrong, it's really wrong." Dorgon murmured.

Shuotuo was still muttering on the sidelines: "Is it really such a coincidence? He was afraid that he would not be able to stand the whipping, so he simply killed himself?"

If this kind of thing happens, apart from committing suicide in fear of crime, there is only one possibility, that there are other people who are secretly observing the Dege class or the Mang Gurtai family, then this person can only be one person, that is Huang Taiji.

Is he covering up for himself?

He didn't ask a word, and concluded that he had done it cruelly, shouldn't he be annoyed?He was thoughtful and solved the problem first, shouldn't he be happy?

Unexpectedly, in order to protect himself, he would not hesitate to intervene.Once he got involved in the Manggurtai case, it would be very difficult to get out. If he was exposed, although he could use his identity as a sweat to force him down, he would definitely lose the support of some people. Is it really worth it?

Should I talk to him and communicate?

"Uncle Fourteen?" Shuo Tuo was lost in thought when he saw him.

"What's the matter?" After thinking for a long time, Dorgon still decided not to go to Huang Taiji. Since it was a matter of mutual understanding, there was no point in talking about it.

"Uncle Fourteen, should the person I sent keep watching, or let him come back?"

"It's better to keep watching. It's better to be more cautious in doing things. For the time being, wait until we finish fighting Chahar."

On April [-], the sixth year of Tiancong, Huang Taiji summoned all the tribes of Mongolia and sent troops to the Chahar tribe.

The Mongols have participated in Huang Taiji's conquests many times. From the chaos at the beginning to the instant call now, they have obeyed more smoothly each time.

The army passed the Xing'an Mountains and came to the lair of the Chahar tribe, but found that there was nothing here.It turned out that Lin Dan Khan had learned the news of the attack by Huang Taiji's army in advance, and fled westward in a panic with his clansmen.

Huang Taiji immediately ordered the pursuit. Azig led the left wing to sweep Datong and Xuanfu, Jierhalang, Dorgon and Dege led the right wing to attack and naturalize, and Huang Taiji and Daishan were the queens.

Standing side by side with Jierhalang, Dorgon saw Jierharang unconsciously fiddled with his fingers, which was the deer bone finger puller.Dorgon couldn't help looking carefully at it again and again, but he still didn't see any difference from Huang Taiji's one.

"It's almost time, let's go." Jierhalang casually said to Dorgon.

Standing in front of Yuyu, Huang Taiji and Daishan watched the marching army from a distance, chatting without saying a word.

Suddenly Huang Taiji frowned, and called a guard: "Why is the Zhenglan flag still not moving? What are you waiting for?"

According to the rules, Dege has succeeded as the owner of the Zhenglan Banner.

The guard hurriedly ran back and said: "Dege Lei Baylor said that he was delayed by something, and he will leave immediately. Please don't rush the Khan."

Seeing that Huang Taiji's face darkened, Daishan cursed at him: "Nonsense, what is more important than military orders? Does he not understand what is the most important thing? What if Lin Danhan runs away again? Tell him to leave immediately !"