Chapter 33 Chapter Thirty-Three Unpaid Aspirations

The sky in August is as clean and bright as a piece of blue brocade without the slightest streak, as clear as water can be squeezed out, reflected on the gentle Taizi River, swaying slowly between layers of ripples, as if the passage of time ... The times are also slowly passing, and gradually come to the occasion of the alternation. Destiny's eleventh year, August 7th... The last glimmer of hope was shattered. The curative effect of Qinghe Hot Spring could not improve Nurhachi's carbuncle. His condition worsened day by day until the four major Baylor who accompanied him had to face the reality and made a decisive decision: "Go back to Shenyang as soon as possible." !"

It was already in danger, and it was always inappropriate to be in the situation of "going to heaven" if it was too late; therefore, several people agreed to make a decision and set off immediately. Unable to sit up anymore, he lay face down on a stretcher covered with yellow brocade. The four big beiles personally carried him onto the boat, went down the Taizi River, turned to the Hun River and returned to Shenyang. Before boarding the ship, his sanity was somewhat clear, and he asked Huang Taiji, "How long will it take to return to Shenyang?" Huang Taiji replied: "The waterway is convenient, it only takes five days!"

After a while, he said to Huang Taiji again: "After returning to Shenyang, we must focus on casting red cannons!" Huang Taiji was taken aback when he heard this, wondering why he brought up the cannon in red at this moment, and then immediately realized: "Ah, this is what Father Khan worries about the most!" So he immediately promised: "Father Khan, don't worry, the child will be cast into a red cannon as soon as possible, and then respectfully ask Father Khan to lead the army straight to Beijing!" As he spoke, his nose became sour, and tears streamed down his face.

Nurhachi, however, could not see his expression because he was lying on his stomach, but only heard what he said, so he felt relieved, so he uttered a voice that was weak but as bold as before: "Very good—Fa Ming Daye, It must be done!" Huang Taiji suppressed his choking, and said, "Yes, Ama." However, after saying this, Nurhachi didn't respond; Huang Taiji looked down and saw that he had closed his eyes and fell asleep, and his heart became more and more sad. He lowered his head and bit his lower lip with his upper teeth to endure. When the boat started to move, Nurhachi fell into a state of being sometimes comatose, sometimes awake, and more often flickering; he didn't speak anymore, but when he woke up, his two eyeballs were clearly rolling, and he was in harmony with his thoughts. confirm each other.

From time to time, he thinks of the past, although it is scattered, jumping, incoherent, and even in reverse order; but, to him, it is not messy at all; the important events in his life are written in the book of memory , flipping through a page at random—he sometimes thought of the Battle of Sarhu, sometimes the Battle of Gule Mountain, sometimes the Five Ministers, sometimes the Mongolian Sister, and sometimes Li Chengliang; His thirteen sets of armor—even, he saw himself wearing armor, leading the Eight Banners cavalry to charge into battle... He also seemed to hear his own voice, repeatedly shouting: "I am the son of heaven, born for Anbang to put an end to chaos—"

Then, I seemed to hear a voice calling him: "Nurhachi—Nurhachi—" He also issued a response: "I have established a country and established a foundation, Anbang and chaos—" Thus, several voices overlapped and echoed repeatedly in his heart—he gradually fell asleep, and finally closed his eyes tightly. On the other side of the cabin, Huang Taiji, Dai Shan, Amin, and Mang Gurtai discussed things in a low voice: "Send someone to invite her—said she came to meet Father Khan, and she will come!" Amin said angrily: "This woman, at this time, she is still interested in playing seven twists and threes!"

All the evidences were collected by Huang Taiji, and they were laid out one by one: Abahai, who was determined to seek a big position for his own son, took advantage of the opportunity when Nurhachi went to Qinghe, and the four major Baylors and important ministers were all accompanying him in Qinghe. Dorgon succeeded to the Khan throne, and even claimed that Nurhachi had written a handwritten letter to her as a proof of Dorgon's succession. These words were spread in Shenyang city, which caused a lot of discussion and gossip, causing all the important people in the country to go to Qinghe, and the people in Shenyang city where no one was sitting in the city were floating, and rumors were everywhere.

Abatai, Degelei and others who stayed in Shenyang couldn't see it anymore, so they sent people to report the matter; Huang Taiji, who had sent people to pay close attention to Abahai's movements many days ago, even received a message from his subordinates. Detailed report sent by... Daishan, the oldest, read all the reports, thought carefully for a while, picked up another copy, and read a few words: "Except for her third son, everyone disagreed with what she said—— " After putting it down, he said earnestly: "After all, she has a third biological son, we must be more careful and prudent in our actions!"

However, Amin didn't take this seriously, pouted and said, "Dorgon is fifteen years old, and Duo Duo is thirteen years old—are we still afraid of these two children? Azig is not a strong player, so what's the point?" Scared?" Huang Taiji immediately smoothed things over—he tugged at A Min’s sleeve, and explained: “Second Brother didn’t mean that—Second Brother meant that they were all brothers and a family, and they couldn’t fight among themselves, and they were even more afraid of getting hurt. Father Khan's heart!" These words reached Daishan's heart, and the displeasure caused by Amin's frizzy words immediately disappeared; but Amin went on to say: "She is spreading rumors and causing troubles, which is why brothers are at odds." That would hurt Father Khan's heart—the ghosts would believe that Father Khan would pass on the kingdom of Houjin to a fifteen-year-old boy!"

Huang Taiji interjected: "Father Khan remembers the great cause of defeating Ming Dynasty! Look, what did Father Khan instruct before boarding the ship? It is casting red cannons and accomplishing the great cause of conquering Ming Dynasty. Have you ever mentioned it? Who will succeed the Great Khan? It is the same whoever succeeds the Great Khan, and they all want to continue the unfinished great work of the father Khan!" One sentence brought everyone's hearts together, and Dai Shan first agreed: "This is the truth!" Moreover, everyone reached a consensus: "The most important task for me in the future Jin Dynasty is to complete the great cause of conquering the Ming Dynasty and take control of the Central Plains—brothers' fists are unanimously going out to fight the Ming Dynasty, and we must never fight among ourselves!"

At the same time, they also agreed: "Abahai's selfishness caused troubles, which caused people's hearts to fluctuate. It really shouldn't be done!" Everyone is in favor of taking the first step to deal with the problems caused by Abahai. Abahai's three sons, Azige, Dorgon, and Duoduo, are respectively in charge of the three banners with red, white, and white banners, which add up to a considerable force; When they arrived in Qinghe, the three brothers were given the task of staying in Shenyang, but when Abahai received the notice that Nurhachi was going back to Shenyang, she was asked to go up the Hunhe River to meet Khan Jia, but she was not asked. Any one of his three sons will accompany him. The three sons are each in the banner of Baylor, and they should be dedicated to their duties. Of course, they can't go out of Beijing without order; the person who came to pass the order only said to Abahai: "The great sweat returns to Beijing, and the daily life must be taken care of by the concubine. Please take care of me." Concubine set off immediately!" He was so anxious that he didn't even have time for Abahai to tell his sons, so he hurried on the road with two maids. Everything was ready: carriages, boats. After leaving the palace, board the car and drive quickly, transfer to a boat on the bank, and go up the Hun River.In just one day, Abahai met the big ship carrying Nurhachi and others. She was still scheming in her heart: "Maybe I can still stay here and get a few words from him—" This is the moment since Nurhachi got sick, the flame hidden in her heart has risen the most vigorously-earlier, her heart was sometimes ups and downs, and sometimes she thought about the crux of the matter in frustration: "After all, Dorgon is only fifteen years old. ——If Da Khan lets go at this time, he will lose!" However, she was not reconciled and always wanted to try her best. This time, when she heard that Nurhachi needed her to take care of her daily life and called her to meet him, her heart became more alive. She has released many rumors in Shenyang City, saying that Nurhachi had already promised her to let Dorgon succeed him; and if this matter was said by Nurhachi himself, even if there is a noncommittal default attitude, the matter will be successful. The three brothers have an army with three banners, plus Nurhachi's own banner, which adds up to four banners, which is half of the country - she feels that this advantage is something that Huang Taiji does not have. "Huang Taiji only has the strength of one banner, and the other three banners may not listen to him; he has no half-brother—" She even thought that she should take advantage of this opportunity to win over Daishan, Amin and Mangurtai... Full of hope in her heart, when she was changing from a small boat to a big one, her steps were surprisingly brisk, and she was even more fearless of the shaking of the sampan... However, after all, she is an ordinary woman who has been a "favorite concubine" for half her life. She has beauty and ambition, but lacks a high degree of political wisdom and struggle experience. Everyone thinks things are too simple-until she boards the big ship , into the cabin, she began to feel that something was wrong. She couldn't see Nurhachi's face at all, let alone get Nurhachi's personal confession-her talents stood still, and several guards came over, with a polite tone and a firm attitude, "please" her to go to the stern to sit quietly, she After a burst of thumping wild beatings, his heart began to fall down. Standing in the cabin where everything around her was unfamiliar, she felt cold all over her body.

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