Snowflakes are like waves, flying and galloping, extending to the end of the sky; in the distance are silver-white hills and hills, and the mountains and rivers are of the same color, making the world even more moist. However, just as winter turned to spring and the weather changed, Nurhachi's face showed a sad look that was rarely seen in the past. The severe cold weather has always made his mind clearer and better at thinking; through thinking, he can always find a solution to the problem smoothly, but this time, he encountered a problem, and he frowned for a long time , fell into deep thought.

In addition to the joy of welcoming the new year in the first month, there was another exciting event in Jianzhou——Wang Ge and Zhang Ge, the heads of the Huerha Road of the East China Sea Woji Department, brought a hundred people to pay tribute to the black , white, and red three-color fox fur, black and white two-color mink fur, and begging for marriage. "There is one more tribe attached to Jianzhou!——" Of course he felt relieved, and immediately agreed to the request of "marriage begging", and quickly selected the daughters of six subordinate families to marry six ministers of the Oji Department.

Right in the city of Feiala, he hosted a banquet for the six ministers of the Oji Department who were about to become "Jianzhou's son-in-law", and also celebrated the great event of the marriage; Well to the apex-- However, this celebration can neither solve the problems in his heart, nor make him forget the problems in his heart; what the happy event brings is the benefit of the whole Jianzhou, but it can't improve his mood in the slightest. Even, on the second day after the wedding banquet, he couldn't wait to summon his subordinates to talk immediately; from Fei Yingdong, who was famous for his knowledge, to Erdeni and Gagai, who were good at reading and were in charge of paperwork, and for him Gong Zhenglu, who was in charge of documents in Chinese characters, came to him one by one.

In order to solve the problem in his heart, all these people fell into hard thinking with him—however, the result disappointed him. Facing the books that he sent a large number of people to collect with great difficulty, everyone answered him with a sad face: "I really don't know—I don't know—" Even at his request, everyone watched it several times and pondered over and over again, but shook their heads in return. "I can't even find a trace of clues that can be deciphered, let alone follow the lines-these are really a book of 'heavenly books'!" Every reply made him feel chills all over his body, especially in the dead of night, when he heard his own voice more and more clearly, the huge cry carried the strength that almost broke through the body, and the shock in his heart was bone-chilling. like pain.

"The Jurchens don't know the Jurchen characters!" Including himself, among the tens of thousands of Jurchens, no one knows the Jurchen script created and used in the Jin Dynasty. The text of more than a hundred years has been completely lost. On the pages of the book in front of you are neatly drawn square characters, but the content is unknown. Erdeni and Gagai searched through the records in other books, and presented him with a comprehensive report: "The Jurchen version has no characters, and it was not until after the founding of Jin Taizu that Wanyan Xiyin imitated the regular characters of the Han people. The shape of Khitan characters conforms to the national language, and the Jurchen characters were promulgated and promulgated in August of the third year of Tianfu. After that, Jin Xizong made a new Jurchen character in the first year of Tianjuan, which was called "Jurchen small characters", and Wanyan Xi Yin's system is called "Jurchen Big Characters"—"

The report of Fei Yingdong of Broadcom Mongolian Documents is: "Mongolia had no written language, and it was not until the time of Genghis Khan that there was a common written language—" He explained in detail the origin and development of the two languages ​​that Mongolia has had successively in the three hundred years since Genghis Khan. The first type is "Uighur language". It was obtained when Genghis Khan conquered Naiman—when the city of Naiman was broken, Taiyang Khan’s palm print officer, Tata Tonga, held the big seal, and was captured by Genghis Khan in search of Taiyang Khan among the rebellious soldiers; Genghis Khan has always Respect honest and loyal people, and treat Tata Tonga who still does not abandon his master in dangerous situations. He was ordered to still be in charge of the seal because of his old post; because Mongolia had no written language, he was ordered to write the Mongolian language in Uighur script, and to teach the kings and princes to learn Uighur script and promote it; So it was borrowed as Mongolian characters.

The second type is "Basiba script", also known as "New Mongolian characters". This kind of writing is a new creation - the incident originated from Kublai Khan, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, who used troops against Tibet, and the Buddhism that Tibetans believed in was introduced to Mongolia, which caused the prosperity of Mongolian Buddhism; and Kublai Khan had led the army for the prince as early as At that time, he had summoned the Tibetan Buddhist leader Master Bhaspa in Liupan Mountain. After he took the throne, he respected Bhaspa as the national teacher and ordered Bhaspa to formulate new Mongolian characters.

In the sixth year of Yuan Shizu to Yuan Dynasty, Basiba was completed according to the shape of Sanskrit and Tibetan characters, combined with the newly created characters of Mongolian language; text writing. "However, since the Basiba Mongolian script returned to the north from the Yuan Dynasty, it has been gradually lost, just like my Jurchen big and small characters, so far no one has recognized it—" Fei Yingdong added: "The Mongolian characters used by various tribes of Mongolia and Jurchen today are all Uighur Mongolian script!" Nurhachi is no stranger to the Uighur Mongolian language—except for the Chinese books he read in Li Chengliang’s residence, the books he studied and read since he was a child were also written in the Uighur Mongolian language—and several After finishing their reports, several subordinates put forward suggestions: "The Uighur Mongolian script has been in circulation for hundreds of years, and it has already penetrated into the people; our Jurchen ministries have also borrowed the Uighur Mongolian script for more than a hundred years, and have been following along. It is not inconvenient to learn it, so why does Lord Baylor go far and wide to find out the Jurchen script? Not to mention that no one understands the Jurchen script at present, even if one or two people can understand it, it will be troublesome and time-consuming to teach and promote it—— In my humble opinion, it is better to continue to use Mongolian characters!"

However, he couldn't accept this suggestion at all—— The voice that had been reverberating in his heart for a long time suddenly surged, and he rushed out naturally; he subconsciously stood up from his seat with a "tiger" sound, and said loudly to his subordinates: "No, you can't say that. -" His emotions suddenly became very excited, and he raised one hand high, raising his voice even higher: "Jurchen should use Jurchen script, it's only right and proper!" His cheeks were flushed with excitement!With piercing eyes, determination emanates from every part of his body; no one in the four seats dares to look directly at him, and no one dares to speak again, and they all sit silently with their heads bowed; while he, who is standing tall, clenched his fists , speaking to his subordinates like a declaration: "Since ancient times, every country has its own language and every country's language; according to what you said, after the founding of the country, Mongolia and Jurchen either created or acquired their own language. Why not Khitan and Xixia? At present, not only the Han people have Chinese characters, Mongolia, even Korea, Japan, all have characters - only the Jurchen, even use Mongolian characters, this is our shame! In the past, we Jianzhou Jurchen The scale is too small and the strength is not enough, so the ancient Jurchen characters were lost, and Mongolian characters were borrowed; now that our country has a large scale, how can we use Mongolian characters again?"

The bravery and tenacity in his nature was once again stimulated. The more difficulties he encountered, the more he must cheer up and fight forward; as in the past, every time he encountered difficulties, he asked himself to be We must overcome difficulties and surpass them. So, he quickly issued an order: "Let's wait for another three days—now, post a notice immediately, so that those who know the ancient Jurchen characters will come to see him, and reward him with a hundred cattle and horses, a hundred taels of silver, and Serve as a national teacher; but if no one with knowledge shows up within three days, we will find another way!"

Three days, this is also a little more time for him to think—— During these three days, notices were posted in many places in the city of Feala, begging for those who can understand the large and small characters of the ancient Jurchen. Although no one came to apply until sunset on the third day, everyone in the city knew about it. This news, and private discussion about it from time to time, formed a special atmosphere; then, the dawn of the fourth day broke through the clouds. There is still goose-feather-like snow in the sky, but as soon as the morning light appears, the sky and the earth look bright. Nurhachi walked towards the hall under the reflection of the morning sun; he looked calm and steady, not only his eyebrows that had been locked for many days had been opened, but also he seemed confident and confident. The subordinates gathered in the hall to wait for him. In the early morning of February, the occasional birdsong could be faintly heard in the sound of flying snow, and new vitality was everywhere. Nurhaci issued a new order: "Since ancient times, people who have built a country have both civil and martial arts. My Jurchen ancestors once built the Jin Kingdom. They first used martial arts to raise troops, and then created writing. There is no bias between the two. Today, I build a state of Jurchen. The city-state is majestic, and the people Anle, when we promote culture and education; since no one can read the big and small characters of Jurchen in ancient times, we should create another new character and make it a national book!" Then, he assigned the task—because Fei Yingdong was busy with political affairs, he had already selected another candidate during the three-day consideration period—according to the prior reservation, he ordered: "Order Erdeni, Gagai Specialist For this matter, create a new character and complete it within a time limit, and there must be no mistakes!" However, the first reaction of Erdeni and Gagai, who received such a major task, was "fear"—the two knelt down on both knees, and declined, saying: "What we are familiar with is Mongolia. Writing, it is really impossible to create a new Jurchen character, I am afraid that it will not be expected by Lord Baylor—” Nurhachi smiled faintly, stretched out his hands to support the two men, and encouraged them to say: "Since there are precedents for Wanyan Xiyin, Basiba and others to create characters, it proves that creating characters is not a difficult task—predecessors How can I not do what I can do?" Then, he said what he had obtained after careful consideration: "I have already figured out that using my Jurchen language to match the shape of Mongolia, with some changes, it can become my new character for Jurchen—" He cited several examples and explained them carefully to Erdeni and Gagai, so that they could follow along and create new characters. Another difficulty was overcome, and a burst of joy and relief naturally rose in his heart; and on this night, a memory suddenly came to his heart. He remembered what Nichuhe said many years ago when he asked him about the advantages of the Han people: "If we Jurchens can also write books with our own characters, then we will be the same as the Han people, and future generations will be smarter and more capable. ?" He couldn't help smiling happily—the dream many years ago is now close in front of his eyes and is about to become a reality. It is a wonderful feeling; and because of such a touch, his mind changed again: "OK I haven't seen Nichuhe's mother and son for a while, and tomorrow I will send someone to pick her up for Juju—" In order to expand the scale of Jianzhou, he didn't have much time to enjoy family affection, but he cared more about his only younger sister than his younger brothers who were always with him; Han is no longer young, and he always loves him like his own son, but at this moment, he suddenly thought: "I never thought that Darhan's age is about the same as Nenzhe, and he should have a 'kissing plus'." pro'!" It would be the best if the nephew is the son-in-law. He thought so much that his face was full of joy, wishing he could send someone to do it overnight, and even more wish he could announce it in public immediately, so that the joy would spread throughout Jianzhou—— However, the joy did not spread to places other than Jianzhou. The situation and personnel in Liaodong have changed slightly, and the atmosphere has been reduced to a low-key one. The first personnel order that brought sorrow to Liaodong came quickly, and the first to bear the brunt was the dismissal of Li Rumei, the general soldier of Liaodong. The reason is that he was impeached by the officials in the court and resigned on the charge of "supporting soldiers and fearing the enemy"; Reason: The Li family has lost power, and the illustrious Uncle Ning Yuan, Li Chengliang, is old and can no longer shelter his son. There is no longer a strong background to rely on. When he was impeached, not only did he not have a single person who supported him, but he was overwhelmed by everyone who joined the lineup to impeach him, which accelerated his resignation—he could only accept it silently. Facing this fate, he sadly handed over his official seal, packed his bags and left Liaodong. Then, another piece of news that caused a shadow came. The well-informed people in Liaodong have heard that Emperor Wanli has sent Gao Huai to be the tax supervisor of Liaodong. Gao Huai is notoriously "repressive" and has always made the people "famously frightened". Therefore, everyone looks sad Whispering in private with a full face: "In the future, I'm afraid there will be no good days!" And the situation of the four tribes of Hulun has once again undergone new changes. The conflict between the Yehe tribe and the Hada tribe has escalated from the original secret discord and private rivalry to a full-scale conflict; Prepare for war; the atmosphere between the two departments suddenly became hot and tense, and at the same time, the conflict was quietly expanding to the entire Jurchen department. The reason, of course, is that in order to increase their own strength and obtain Austrian aid, the two ministries tried their best to win over the neighboring ministries; the Hada tribe, which knew that it was not as powerful as the Yehe tribe, had even proposed to jointly build a state to fight against Yehe. The plan was soon put into practice—Meng Gebulu, Minister of Hada, took the lead in launching the first wave of practical actions. He sent people to sneak to Jianzhou to ask Nurhaci to see Nurhachi, and took his three sons as hostages in exchange for begging for help—— The atmosphere of war is getting worse day by day, and it is inevitable that Liaodong will fight again; but the war in Daming has been dragging on for several years, and in February of the twenty-seventh year of Wanli, Daming's Under the command of Jiang Dongzhi, the governor of Guizhou, the official army continued to attack Bozhou. They conquered Yang Yinglong, who was rebellious and submissive at times, but was defeated unfortunately. The imperial court had to increase the army to seek victory. In March, Li Hualong, the former minister of the Ministry of War, was added the title of governor of Chuan, Hu, and Guizhou military affairs, and joined the lineup to conquer Yang Yinglong. A large amount of military expenditure was once again spent like running water, and the already insufficient treasury was unable to support it. The officials in charge of finance were sitting on pins and needles, racking their brains every day to try to raise money, while writing memorials to Emperor Wanli and reporting to him with a sad face. Fiscal Difficulties—All the problems were the same as before, except for the slightly different titles and figures of the expenditure items proposed in the memorial. And Emperor Wanli's reaction was the same as in the past—his reaction was no reaction, continuing his "practice" of "not going to court, ignoring affairs, and not reading chapters", enjoying leisure and pleasure as he wanted in the harem, and refusing to dial Take any time to listen to the major national events and the sufferings of the people's livelihood reported by the ministers. Under the influence of drugs, he didn't want to do anything; the twenty-seventh year of Wanli was as meaningless to him as any other time. On this day, he slept until noon and woke up at noon, washed and changed clothes under the service of eunuchs and maids, and he was in a surprisingly good mood, and he was interested in playing, but there was light snow outside the house, so he Too lazy to step out of the house, he just called a few eunuchs to play silver throwing with him. While enjoying the drug, he watched the eunuchs skillfully and quickly draw grids on the ground with white powder, and then a box of silver was brought to him. As if the childlike innocence hidden in his life had been awakened, he suddenly felt a sense of joy, jumped up from the imperial couch, and threw himself into the game before he even had time to put on his shoes. With a piece of silver in his hands, he felt full in his hands and in his heart; then, he let out an excited cheer: "One—two—three—" The silver nuggets in his hand were also thrown out at the same time - he played this game too skillfully, and the silver nuggets fell right into the grid painted with white powder. A sense of accomplishment followed, and he was extremely happy; and the eunuchs and maids who accompanied him had long been familiar with the rules of the game, and when they saw the silver nugget hit, they immediately burst into highly exaggerated cheers: "China! I got it! I got it! Long live God is wise—" The combined sound of dozens of people was of course astonishingly loud, which made the atmosphere of the entire Qianqing Palace lively, and Emperor Wanli's mood became more and more elevated. His cheeks flushed, his heart beat faster, and the thrown silver nuggets hit The rate was even higher, and when it was the turn of the eunuchs to throw, these eunuchs who were "good at the emperor's heart" deliberately lost to him to win his favor; The Qing Palace is like a children's playground. And amidst the commotion of the crowd, a gust of fragrant wind came, and Concubine Zheng's footsteps approached. After meticulous grooming, she changed her hair into a fashionable hair style again, with twenty-four small round buns on the top of her head, surrounding the high bun with a corolla in the center, forming the "stars arching the moon" pattern. The center of each small round bun is decorated with pearls and emerald jade, which shows the brilliance of "the stars and the moon competing for brilliance". The hanging hair is braided and tied with agate as a small ring; She wore a cherry red dress embroidered with golden clouds and a golden step inlaid with multicolored gemstones, making her dazzlingly dazzling. With light steps, she stepped into the Qianqing Palace with the support of the maids; however, as soon as she stepped into the Qianqing Palace, she immediately felt disappointed when she saw the scene in front of her - she intuitively felt that her body All the effort to dress up was in vain! The Wanli Emperor in front of him was a child who only wore a pair of white socks and jumped on the ground. He was playing like crazy and forgot everything. He only focused on the thrown silver nuggets and the squares on the ground, without turning his head to look at her at all. A wave of resentment rushed up from her heart, and even appeared on the outside——she puffed up her cheeks unconsciously, and raised her voice angrily, "Long live——" The eunuchs and maids around Emperor Wanli had already quieted down on their own initiative, and Concubine Zheng's cry was exceptionally clear and loud, and it penetrated into Emperor Wanli's ears. The hand that had already stretched out into the air was abruptly retracted, and the palm was still holding the silver nugget that hadn't been thrown in time—he was like a child who made a mistake, and an embarrassed smile slowly spread on his face, and finally He stammered and greeted Concubine Zheng: "Concubine Ai—you are here!" Seeing him become like this, Concubine Zheng's anger immediately changed; she almost couldn't help but burst out laughing; however, at this moment, she remembered her trip For the purpose of coming here, reason immediately controlled emotions. So, she immediately saluted with a smile, and said the words very sweetly: "The concubine came to greet the Long Live Lord, congratulations to the Long Live Lord with every shot and every shot, and the prowess is so powerful!" A few words coaxed Emperor Wanli to be elated again, blushing, nodding with a little breathlessness, laughing and saying: "I hit every shot, and I won all the time—— Concubine, you Good time, come and count for me, how many hits did I hit? How much did I win?" Concubine Zheng replied jokingly: "The concubine obeys the order!" On the one hand, he reminded him at the right time: "Long Live Lord has won so much money this time, but it happens to be used as my daughter's dowry!" As he said that, he immediately ordered the maid beside him: "Go and invite Princess Shouning!" Emperor Wanli couldn't help but let out an "ah", the blush on his face slowly faded, and his expression changed again. When Princess Shouning came to him, he had already asked the eunuchs to put on his shoes for him with the company of Zheng Guifei, and he was sitting upright; the eunuchs who moved accurately and quickly had already dropped the silver coins all over the place. It was tidied up, and the white-painted grid was wiped off, and everything returned to the neatness and solemnity of the palace—except for the obvious complexity in his eyes. As an emperor, the pain hidden in his inner world is a secret that can never be revealed; for him, what is hidden in his heart is an indescribable emptiness, which he has never dared to face, so he can only escape and cover up There are two ways to go; and when Concubine Zheng mentioned Princess Shouning at this time, it was tantamount to forcing him to face this new sense of loss—his original good mood was completely destroyed immediately. Princess Shouning is already fifteen years old, it's time to choose a son-in-law, Captain Shangzhu, but he is reluctant, and always delays with excuses, until it is impossible to delay, even the mother Zheng Guifei has repeatedly urged him, so he bite the bullet and face it Yes; but he also used the excuse of "choosing thousands of choices" for another period of time. It was not until the Spring Festival that he forced himself to suppress his reluctance and chose Ran Xing, the son of a good family, to be the Lord Shang. He couldn't, and couldn't express what he felt in his heart. When the palace and court congratulated the selection of the son-in-law as a "happy event", no one knew that his heart felt as if it had been hollowed out. That is his most beloved daughter, who knows that in the blink of an eye, the daughter will grow up and be married—no one knows, he once dreamed for several nights that in the past, the immature Princess Shouning was sitting next to him. In his arms, he hooked his neck with his pink hands, acting sweetly and softly; after waking up, his eye sockets were always wet. He didn't care that Concubine Zheng Gui came to ask for the dowry for Princess Shouning—in fact, he had already thought to himself: "I will definitely give her the most and the best dowry, choose the best farmland for her as the Huangzhuang, and give her The best jewels—I want her to enjoy the most beautiful things in her whole life—” He is the son of heaven, rich in the world, it is not difficult to give his daughter any amount of dowry—— The delicate voice of Princess Shouning rang in his ears: "I beg your father to live forever, long live—" Chang Xun also came to meet with Princess Shouning, but he was so biased that he only looked at Princess Shouning, and only said to Princess Shouning: "Your mother is here to ask for your dowry! There is still some time left. , think about it for yourself, just make a list of what you want, there is nothing that father cannot do!" Princess Shouning has grown up, so of course she won't hook his neck and act coquettishly anymore, but just blushes, lowers her head, and salutes again and again: "Thank you, father, for the reward!" Concubine Zheng laughed from ear to ear, besides helping to thank Emperor Wanli, she also pretended to take care of Princess Shouning: "Look, Father loves you so much! You must always remember this heart! " However, Emperor Wanli seemed to be touched by something in his heart, and immediately smiled and said: "However, Father also has conditions—how about this, Father ordered someone to choose a house that is closer to the palace for you. Mansion, from now on, you will come into the palace every five days, so that the emperor can have a look!" Such a condition is of course "to everyone's liking", even in this beautiful and joyful atmosphere, he even casually promised many rewards from Chang Xun - of course, in such an atmosphere, he is not at all He would not have thought that the wealth he bestowed on his children was actually the fat of the people, nor would he have thought of the sequelae brought about by this gift. A few days later, the list made by Princess Shouning was sent to him; this time, he was no longer lazy, and quickly dealt with it—he sent eunuchs to the household department and labor department in charge of money, food and purchases. The ministry issued a decree ordering the officials of the two ministries to raise the large sums of silver and farmland needed within a time limit, and to purchase the huge amount of jewelry and curios needed for the wedding of Princess Shouning. The officials of the two ministries immediately fell into a spiritual hell—it is hard for a smart woman to cook without rice, and the treasury is already empty, but where can I teach them to raise such an astonishing demand? However, Emperor Wanli didn't care about this. The tone of his decree was decisive, and he strictly demanded that the officials in charge complete it on schedule without any false loans. At the same time, he also issued an imperial edict ordering the mine tax makers he dispatched to various places to collect mine tax more tightly and actively to meet his needs. Of course, he never imagined that such excessive oppression and exploitation of the people and excessive taxation had planted the cause of civil uprisings. In April, the first incident occurred in Linqing, Shandong Province. The civil uprising caused by the rebellion against the mining tax envoy. The common people, who could not stand the excessive persecution, rushed into the official office of Ma Tang, the tax envoy, and killed 34 people in total, Ma Tang and the attendants. When the incident happened, he was majesticly coming to the Meridian Gate to accept the offering of prisoners. The prisoners who asked him to die were "Japanese prisoners" - they were the spoils of war in the war to aid Korea and fight against Japanese aggressors last year. Offer prisoners for him in the sun. The thing is "offering foreign captives" which is rare in this dynasty. He felt that it was new, so he stopped being lazy and came to the Meridian Gate happily. The Japanese prisoners of war, handcuffed and fettered and covered with red cloth, knelt down in front of the Meridian Gate one by one. Due to the large number of them, they arranged in a rather spectacular and orderly formation; he sat high in the dragon chair on the Meridian Gate, Looking down, I saw red, black, and black dots all over the place, but none of them could be seen clearly; then, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment asked him for instructions in a loud voice, and the prisoners of war should be executed according to the law. Since these "Japanese prisoners" went to war and invaded the DPRK, there was nothing wrong with it; of course, he approved the execution of these prisoners casually. So, he killed the group of people without even seeing the true face of any of the "Japanese prisoners"; then, he returned to the palace with his majestic imperial ostentation; along the way, he felt quite at ease in his heart Feeling—the war to aid Korea has officially come to an end, and now that all these prisoners of war have been killed, there will be no more enemies from now on? "Ugh, the world is in peace, and there will be no more fights--" As he thought proudly, another feeling of laziness slowly spread from his heart to his whole body; after a while, he returned to the Qianqing Palace, enjoying his drug and the hallucinations brought about by the drug. The memorials reporting the civil uprising in Linqing sent from Shandong by "eight hundred li fast transmission" were put aside from his reading range. No minister can remind him of this matter, and no minister has the opportunity to tell him that even though the foreign wars have been calmed down, the domestic wars are just in the ascendant—especially the people’s resistance caused by excessive taxes. It will spread rapidly like wildfire, and the situation will be more difficult to deal with than any foreign aggression, because it generally exists among the people—— In the spring of the twenty-seventh year of Wanli, the object of his heart was still himself and the people around him. As the leader of a country, the words "people's livelihood and suffering" did not exist in his heart at all.

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