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It seems that someone came out of the compartment.

"Iraq, this guy is getting more and more arrogant because he is the father of Khan. He doesn't pay attention to us big Baylor." The voice was rough and loud. It turned out that Sanbeile Manggurtai Talking, I didn't expect him to be there.

Dorgon temporarily let go of the idea of ​​going out, and continued to lie on the door and listen.

"Oh, I can't command him anymore." Huang Taiji sighed, "But he is now under my banner after all, let Brother Wu see a joke, and let you avoid him later, I am really sorry."

"It was the two of us who were talking, and it was he who came to you suddenly. You have a good temper, old man. If it were me, I would have knocked him out a long time ago. How can we let you bargain here?"

"Forget it, don't mention him anymore, if you mention him, you will be angry."

"I heard that he beat Nenzhe as soon as he came home from drinking. Is this true?" Nenzhe is his wife and Nurhachi's second daughter.

"There seems to be such a rumor."

Mang Gurtai slapped the table with his palm: "If he really dares to sue Father Khan, I will beat him to death."

"Fifth Brother, don't be reckless." Huang Taiji persuaded, "I'm really afraid that Father Khan will listen to him and blame me for being intolerant. In fact, I also know that there are always some gossips and gossips behind my back. .”

"I'm jealous that Father Khan thinks highly of you." Mangurtai got up, "Okay, I'll go back first. I also know your worries about this famine, and I will help you persuade Father Khan to send troops."

Dorgon heard all this clearly, and he understood that Huang Taiji really couldn't tolerate Iraq.The reason why Father Khan assigned him to Huang Taiji's banner was more or less for the purpose of surveillance. How could Huang Taiji tolerate such a person staying by his side for a long time?He is not short by Huang Taiji's side, his relationship was very harmonious before, and he said a lot of good things, now that he suddenly sued, wouldn't it be a bit of tongue-tied?Coupled with his own disorderly behavior, it is estimated that this life will not be saved.If so, Huang Taiji still felt uneasy, and kept Mang Gurtai to listen to their conversation, to increase his bargaining chips.

Huang Taiji has always been impeccable in doing things, and he does not fall into the shoes of others. If he kills a person, others will still think that person deserves what he deserves.

Dorgon thought about it, and was about to go back to bed and lie down for a while, but he didn't expect to kick one of his feet back to the cabinet next to him.

"Who's in there?" Mangurtai asked.

"Oh, the fourteenth brother is sleeping inside, probably woke up." Huang Taiji didn't hide it from him.

"Why do you always carry these little dolls? I just get annoyed when I see them making noise."

"The fourteenth brother is not noisy, but he is smart. I like it when I see it."

"That is to say, you, the eighth child, will spoil the boys. Even Degelei always mentions you in front of me. After all, he and I were born in the same mother's womb, and I don't see him thinking about me." Degelei is the tenth son of Nurhachi. , Mang Gurtai's younger brother.

"Fifth Brother, you're laughing at me again."

"Let's go, I won't chat with you anymore."

"I'll take you out."

Huang Taiji sent Mang Gurtai away, and when he came back, he saw Dorgon sitting on the bed.

"I didn't know Fifth Brother was here, I thought the brothers were discussing some serious business, so they didn't dare to come out." Dorgon said ahead of him, lest Huang Taiji be overwhelmed.

"It's okay, fifth brother won't care, and I have nothing to hide from you." Huang Taiji didn't care, "It's getting dark, why don't you just sleep here, and I'll take you back tomorrow morning."

"how about you?"

"I still have something to do, you go to sleep." He covered Dorgon with the quilt.

Dorgon watched him retreat gently, the door curtain fell, blocking the light.The light was a little darker, perhaps because Huang Taiji had dimmed it, but he was indeed extremely careful and thoughtful in everything he did.But there was still a sliver of yellow candlelight coming through the gap, and Dorgon stared at that sliver of light, as if along this light, he could see Huang Taiji outside.

He never thought that he would get so close to Huang Taiji, so close that even Duoduo was often unhappy.I used to think that I had sacrificed my life for him and knew him very well, but the closer I got, the more I realized that I couldn't see him through.I always feel that everything is in his calculations and under his control, but why is it so invisible.

I always thought that the war against Ming happened naturally, but judging from the conversation between him and Mangurtai tonight, is it also the result of his guidance?

Thinking of this, Dorgon shivered and wrapped the quilt even tighter.

He thought about it, and fell asleep again unknowingly.

I don't know how long I slept, but I was woken up when I heard the noise outside.He grabbed a piece of clothing, put it on, and ran out.

It should have been the darkest dawn, but it was as bright as day. In the far west, two rays of light, blue and yellow, ran through the entire sky, like a gorgeous morning glow, with strong colors and dazzling beauty.

People who got up early kowtowed to worship this celestial phenomenon.

Under the rays of the sun, Huang Taiji stood upright, gazing at the sky with rapt attention. He casually put on a big cloak, which made him tall and tall, independent of the world.The light shone on his face, wiping out a faint halo, his thin lips were tightly pressed, and he just stood there quietly, motionless.

There is a vision in the sky, and there must be turmoil in the world, and this turmoil sprouts from here.

"Brother, haven't you slept all night?" Dorgon leaned forward and stood beside him.

Huang Taiji lowered his head and glanced at him, before looking into the distance again.

Taking advantage of nothing to do in the morning, Huang Taiji took a nap for a while.

After a while, his attendant Dundari woke him up, saying that the Great Khan had summoned him.

"The Great Khan executed Iraq." Dundari told Huang Taiji the news he had heard early in the morning.

Huang Taiji nodded without any surprise: "Anything else to say?"

"The Great Khan was very angry, saying that Iraq did not do things well, and even told the truth, and alienated the father-son relationship between the Great Khan and Baylor. He ordered that if he heard such words that slandered Zhu Baylor in the future, he would be punished."

Huang Taiji was very satisfied with the result of killing two birds with one stone, except for the watchers, and stopped the rumors, everything went well.

Walking into the main meeting hall, everyone was already present. Nurhachi sat on the top seat, followed by the big beiles, Daishan, Amin, Mangurtai, and the five ministers, E Yidu, Fei Yingdong, He Heli, Hu Erhan, and An Feiyangu.In this room sits the highest power center of Dajin, and Huang Taiji is one of them.All important events will be decided here by this group of people.

Thaksin stepped inside and bowed to Nurhachi.

"Sit down." Nurhachi pointed casually.

Huang Taiji sat in his seat.

Everyone sat down, Nurhachi looked around, his majesty was supreme.

It was on this day, the [-]th day of the first lunar month, that Nurhachi, the Destiny Khan, said: "This year, I will raise my troops and conquer the Ming Dynasty, and there will be no truce."

"Brother, have you heard?" Duoduo ran excitedly, "Father Khan has decided to send troops to the Ming Dynasty!"

Dorgon nodded solemnly: "Yes, I know."

"Ah! I really want to go!" Duoduo shouted, stomping his feet.

"What's the rush? After a few years, there are plenty of opportunities for you to go to the battlefield."

"What if the battle is over before I grow up?"

"What do you think of the Ming Dynasty? You can fight if you say you can fight? They are much stronger than us. If we were not forced to help, we would not use troops against them."

"Brother, how do you say such depressing words! Those southern barbarians, with small arms and legs, can't even hold a knife, and they are still fighting, just laughing to death." Duoduo said unconvinced, "I will go to the hospital later. On the battlefield, beat them down one by one!"

"Good! As expected of my son! Courageous!" Nurhachi had entered the room at some time, heard their conversation, and looked at Duoduo with admiring eyes.

"Father Khan!" Duoduo went up to meet him, "Father Khan, I want to fight with you too!"

"Haha, with your small size, you can't find it in the crowd, so how can you fight with me?"

"Father Khan, you look down on me!"

Nurhachi squatted down, pulled Duoduo to his side, with a look of doting on his face: "Grow up quickly! Father Khan can't wait to see all of you contribute to me!"

Encouraged by Nurhachi, Duoduo became more and more happy.

Nurhachi turned to Dorgon: "Dorgon, just now you said that the Ming Dynasty is stronger than us, right?"

These words were actually heard by him, and the ambitious Tianming Khan didn't know what to think. Dorgon was a little flustered, but he still remained calm: "Yes."

"Now in front of me, do you still dare to say that they are strong?" His expression suddenly became serious, without any smile, the corners of his eyes were covered all over, but there was no aging in his eyes, as sharp as a knife.

Duo Duo looked at Dorgon nervously, winking his eyes and beckoning him to say something nice.

Dorgon was still calm, lowering his eyes: "Yes, for us, the Ming Dynasty is like a colossus."

"Then you think we can't beat them?"

"I can beat it."

"Since the enemy is strong and we are weak, why are we able to fight?"

Dorgon thought for a moment, and chose a sentence suitable for his age: "As long as we father and son work together, and brothers work together, we can win the battle."

Dorgon, who knows Nurhachi's mind, knows how to say it to make him happy. These words go straight to his heart. He has experienced fighting with his younger brother Shuerhaqi's brothers, and being incompatible with his eldest son Chu Ying's father and son. What cares about is father and son, brother and younger brother.

Nurhachi softened his expression and looked deeply at Dorgon: "That's right, who taught you?"

"Yes..." A name that flashed in Dorgon's mind was actually Huang Taiji, it's hateful, why did he think of him?This obviously has nothing to do with him.Dorgon didn't think too much, and blurted out: "It was taught by Er Niang. Er Niang has always taught us to respect our older brothers and love our younger brothers." Brother, other brothers don't count.

"Okay." Thinking of Abahai, Nurhachi's eyes showed tenderness, "As long as you can unite as one, why worry that we can't win the battle, why worry that my Dajin is not prosperous."

Dorgon smiled on his face, but sneered in his heart. Brothers are of the same heart. This seems simple, but in fact it is extremely difficult to do. Even Father Khan can't escape the situation of brothers killing each other, let alone his wolf-like nephews. they.The more you are in this vortex of power and power, the more cruel and indifferent people's hearts are, brother, it is just an obstacle that hinders progress.

"Actually, what you said is correct. Although the Ming Dynasty is corrupt, it is still much stronger than us." Nurhachi sighed, "When and how to fight, we need to carefully consider, and we can't do it lightly."

When Dorgon heard this, his heart beat faster.Of course he knew how to fight this battle, and it was Huang Taiji's idea, whether he should be ahead of him and tell the tactics, or use someone else's mouth to say it, at least to prevent Huang Taiji from being in the limelight.

Nurhachi patted his head: "Hey, what are you doing talking to you two hairy kids? Go out and play."

"Father Khan..." Dorgon grabbed Nurhachi who was about to get up.