Chapter 17 Chapter Thirteen Bad News
Whenever he was restless, Nurhachi would always let himself be alone silently, miss his ancestors, and let himself be with them in spirit—attaching to the spirit of his ancestors, he would naturally have a sense of stability in his heart. Feeling, and thus generate a huge spiritual strength and courage to fight; in this way, his mood will soon be able to restore calm, to face the challenges in front of him.
On this day, after Li Chengliang's class teacher returned to the mansion and confirmed the death of Atai Zhangjing and his wife, he was filled with grief, Xueer accompanied him to sit in the room; as usual, he began to cherish his memory. Ancestors, so he told Xueer a rumored story about ancestors: "According to legend, Bucuri Yongshun, born to a heavenly girl, was passed down to In the later generations, unfortunately, because they were not good at governing the country and appease the people, a rebellion occurred in the country. The descendants of Bucuri Yongshun were overthrown by the rebels, and the whole family was killed. Only one young son named Fan Cha escaped. However, the rebels still refused to let him go, and sent troops to chase him everywhere; Fan Cha fled to the wilderness, in order to avoid the pursuers, he had to hide in a pile of grass; and the pursuers searched around him His traces, the situation is extremely dangerous! Fortunately, at this moment, a magpie that was told by the oracle to save him flew up and landed on his head. The pursuers saw it from a distance and thought that the magpie The place where the bird perches is probably a pile of dead wood. If someone hides, the magpie will fly away, so it is concluded that Fan Cha has fled elsewhere, and they searched elsewhere; therefore, Fan Cha escaped. This catastrophe!"
Xue'er listened with gusto, holding the little black dog Qiuqiu in her arms, resting her chin in one hand, she was so focused that she didn't even lower her eyelids; it wasn't until Nurhachi finished telling the story that she tilted her head and thought about it, and asked "Does Fan Cha really have divine help? What if the magpie didn't hear the oracle and came to save him? Perhaps, it was Fan Cha who was quick-witted and attracted the magpie to save him——" Now, he only needs to sprinkle the dry food in his bag on his body to attract birds to come and eat. From a distance, it looks like a magpie perching—his body is covered, and the pursuers We didn't see him!"
After hearing what she said, Nurhachi couldn't help but smile: "You don't know what your little head is made of, you have all sorts of weird ideas!"
Xue'er tilted her head and smiled: "This is not a strange idea - I just thought that if a person has divine help, it is of course a good thing; but if he does not get divine help, he has no choice but to help himself! If you can't control it, you have to rely on luck, and if you help yourself, you have to rely on your own ability; therefore, I think Fan Cha must be a smart and brave person, even if there is no divine help, he can escape danger!"
These words moved Nurhachi's heart, he nodded unconsciously and said: "That's right! Because he is brave, he can calmly figure out a way to escape without fear and chaos in the face of danger; because he is smart, he can figure out a way..."
Xue'er smiled sweetly: "You also think that what I think is reasonable?" She continued to ask: "Then Fan Cha escaped this catastrophe, what will happen next? Has he been rehabilitated?"
"No," Nurhachi shook his head and told her, "Rejuvenating the country is not an easy task. It was not until he passed down several generations of descendants that he completed this mission—our ancestor named His name was Meng Temu. He was born smart and heroic, and he was determined to restore his ancestors' old careers; therefore, he came up with a plan, and first lured more than forty descendants of his enemy to the Suke Suhu River, at the foot of Hulan Hada Mountain. Hetuala, which is more than 1,500 miles west of Odori City, first killed half of the people, then captured the remaining half of the people, and forced them to hand over their political power—just like that, he Restoring the country established by Bucuri Yongshun!"
After hearing this, Xueer gave a reverent admiration, and then said, "It's amazing! This Meng Temu is really both wise and brave! He is really an extraordinary great man who beat the crowd with a few and revived the country!"
Nurhachi smiled slightly and said, "He is my sixth generation ancestor! According to my grandfather, his appearance is very mighty..."
He was talking, when there was a knock on the door, which interrupted his conversation, and a heavy male voice came from outside the door: "Is Master Nurhachi there?"
Nurhachi was slightly surprised: "Who is looking for me?"
He got up and opened the door to see that it was a sergeant guarding the door; he asked, "What's the matter?"
"A man came to the door and said he wanted to find you; we had been making trouble for a long time, but we couldn't drive him away; just now, seeing that we refused to notify him, he knelt down and begged us—making it difficult for us to chase him away He's gone, I just want to let you know and see if you see him or not?"
Nurhachi was suspicious when he heard this: "What kind of person is he? What's his name?"
"He won't say his name, but judging by his attire, he looks like a Jurchen!"
Nurhachi thought about it for a while, but couldn't think of anything, but he agreed to the matter: "I'll go and see with you, maybe, he has something important to ask me for!"
At this time, Xueer had already approached his side, and interrupted involuntarily and asked, "Could it be from Jianzhou Zuowei?"
Nurhachi smiled wryly and said, "I don't know—if so, this is the first time in six years that someone from Jianzhou Zuowei has come to me!"
Many strange feelings arose in his heart, mixed with sadness and helplessness; the feeling of not being able to return home, the pain of wandering outside, and the suspense for his relatives, the mixed emotions were very uncomfortable; he could only shake it off forcefully. Shaking his head, temporarily shaking off the discomfort in his heart, he said to Xueer: "I'll go and have a look—no matter where it comes from, just look at it and you'll know!"
Xue'er nodded, so Nurhachi and the sergeant left together; the two came to the side door, and from a distance they saw a man kneeling upright on the snow outside the door, dressed in a Jurchen costume, but His clothes were ragged, not enough to keep out the cold, and snowflakes fluttered across his body, making him shiver slightly.
When Nurhachi saw it, he couldn't bear it, so he rushed forward a few steps, stretched out his hand to help him, but he saw that he was a stranger, so he could only vaguely say to the man: "Get up quickly! This will freeze your knees." ——I am Nurhachi, if there is anything to discuss, hurry up and stand up and talk!"
He helped the man up, and carefully looked at the man's appearance. He was a middle-aged man, holding a long cloth bag in his hand. He looked ordinary, but his expression was a little strange; He was unsteady, and he spoke with a bit of timidity: "You, are you really the young master?"
This question made Nurhachi a little surprised, so he asked back: "Brother, are you here as a left guard in Jianzhou? May I ask your name..."
"My name is Pahai, and I was originally a citizen of Shaji City..." The man spoke respectfully, and he said to Nurhachi: "A few days ago, Shaji City was broken, and a group of people and I escaped first, but There is nowhere to stay; the master of Domon Tucker took us in and let us settle down in Jianzhou Zuowei, so we became the people of Jianzhou Zuowei; entourage, so from the day he took us in, I have regarded myself as the entourage of the master!"
After listening to this passage, Nurhachi certainly understood Pahai's identity, but he was very puzzled: "Since my ama has taken you in to live in Jianzhou Zuowei, I think I won't treat you badly—you came to find me today. Me, what is it for?"
This question made Pahai seem to get nervous. He looked around, then raised his eyes to look at the sergeant standing guard at the door; then, he lowered his voice and said to Nurhachi: "Young Master, can I borrow a step?" Talk? Go to a place where there is no one else..."
Nurhachi was taken aback: "There is no room for others? What you have to say is important?"
Pahai nodded, and said to Nurhachi: "Young master, please believe me—I really have something very important to tell you;" His eyes showed sincerity, and he continued: "Young master, please believe me. Master, please come with me! Ah, young master, you are very skilled in martial arts, even if I have evil intentions in my heart to lure you to a place where there are no people, I will not be your opponent!"
Hearing this, Nurhachi couldn't help but smile: "That's not what I meant—alright! I'll just walk with you!"
After speaking, he ordered Pahai to wait a while, and went to the door to say a few words to the sergeant who was guarding him. The sergeant nodded and went into the mansion, while Nurhachi himself waited at the side door; after a while, The sergeant who had entered the mansion earlier led two horses and walked out through the side door. Then, he handed the reins to Nurhachi and retreated in again.
Nurhachi led the two horses, walked back to Pahai, and handed the reins of one of them to Pahai.
"Let's go!"
After a while, Pahai's knees were able to move a little, so he took the reins and jumped on the horse, followed Nurhachi, and ran forward.
The two rode forward one by one, and Nurhachi was very familiar with the environment of Shenyang. Therefore, after running for a short time, the two came to a remote place where no one could be seen.
This was originally a small stream, but because of the cold weather, the water in the stream was frozen, making it as solid as the land, making it easy for horses to gallop; and because it was originally a stream, there were naturally no houses on it, and it was open everywhere. As soon as someone approaches, the people standing on the stream can see it immediately, so it really is a good place to have a private conversation.
After the two got off their horses, Nurhachi said to Pahai: "There is no third person here. If you have anything to say, just say it!"
Pahai's expression suddenly became serious, he handed the long cloth bag in his hand to Nurhachi, and said to him: "Young master, please look at this!"
Nurhachi took the cloth bag, opened it, and saw that there was a saber inside, he felt his heart startled, and whispered: "Ah! My Ama's saber——this, why is it in your hand? My Ama has always been with a knife!"
Pahai said: "Young master, please listen to me explain the situation in detail - this saber is a token given to me by Master Takshi, he told me to take this saber to Jianzhou Zuowei; his children saw it This saber will take us in!"
Nurhachi asked in surprise: "Why did you do this? Could it be that he wasn't in Jianzhou Zuowei at the time? Otherwise, he wouldn't have given you a sword!"
Pahai replied, "Young master said that the master was indeed not in Jianzhou Zuowei at that time; that day, he and Commander Jue Chang'an were about to go to Gule City, and they met us on the way, so they gave me the sword. !"
"Are they going to Gule City?" Nurhachi was startled at this moment, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Did they tell you? Did you hear me right? Did they go to Gule City?"
Pahai said categorically: "I didn't hear it wrong. The master did say that they were going to Gule City, and they were in a hurry, and they were in a hurry - that's why he gave me a sword and let us go to Jianzhou by ourselves. Go to the left guard!"
Hearing what he said, Nurhachi became even more anxious. He clenched his saber with both hands and asked in a trembling voice, "So, now? Are they back?"
Pahai shook his head and said: "No - that's why I came all the way from Jianzhou Zuowei to Shenyang to find the young master! You know, now, everyone in my family has lost their minds, Jianzhou The left guard was even more chaotic; Commander Jue Chang'an and Master Tu Keshi never came back, and there was no news. The entire city of Gule City had been killed, and there was no way to inquire about the news. ——Now, no one knows the whereabouts of the two masters!"
Nurhachi's heart began to ache faintly, and ominous shadows enveloped him heavily; but he still pulled himself together and carefully sorted out a clear thought: "It seems that only Uncle Ning Yuan and Nikan Wai Lan knows their whereabouts!"
But Pahai said with a sad face: "I'm really worried, something happened to them—Young master, do you think, why did these two good-looking people suddenly disappear without a trace or news?"
Hearing this, Nurhachi's composure was disturbed again, and he blurted out: "No, no, they won't—they will be fine! No! !"
Seeing him like this, Pahai couldn't help feeling a little fear in his heart, he murmured and called tremblingly: "Young Master..."
After that, he didn't dare to speak anymore, he opened his eyes and looked at Nurhachi, waiting for his order.
Fortunately, Nurhachi quickly regained his composure and thought rationally. Then, he said to Pahai, "I'll go back to Uncle Ningyuan's mansion and ask Uncle Ningyuan in person; Take a trip to Tulum City, but don't go looking for Nikanwailan, that person has always been insidious and cunning, and if you find him, he won't tell the truth. You'd better ask the sergeants in Tulum City, preferably Find those who went to Gule City with Nikanwailan, the news will be more certain!"
Pahai nodded: "Yes. I'll go right away!"
Nurhachi thought for a while and said, "After inquiring about the news, don't come to Shenyang to look for me again!" Then, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind, so he told Pahai: "I'm already planning to go back to Jianzhou Zuowei is here, no matter what, I have to go back to Jianzhou Zuowei to have a look—so, you go to Tulun City, and go directly to Jianzhou Zuowei after you hear the news! Three days later, I I will return to Jianzhou Zuowei to meet you!"
"yes."
"Then you go now - ride this horse, there is always a long distance from Tulum City!"
Pahai hesitated for a moment and said: "But, this horse belongs to Ning Yuanbo's residence..."
Nurha Chidao: "Because of this, if you go to Tulun City to inquire about news, you will not attract suspicion! When you arrive in Tulun City, it is naturally inconvenient to tell the truth about your identity and just fabricate the origin of the name. Some people will think that you are someone who has been bought by Uncle Ning Yuan to run errands for him, maybe someone will be more willing to tell you the news!"
Pahai suddenly realized: "I understand!"
As he spoke, he jumped onto the horse's back, and as soon as he raised his whip, the horse galloped away. Not long after, the huge figure of one person and one horse was left with only a small black spot on the snow. The little black dots are gone.
After watching the black spot disappear in the vast white snow, Nurhachi jumped on his horse and prepared to go back to Uncle Ningyuan's mansion, but his heart was very disturbed when he was on the horse.
The horses under the seat ran, jumped, and bumped all the way; the wind and snow began to ruthlessly raid the ground, but Nurhachi ignored all the things outside of him--the appearance of Pahai had faintly brought him bad news. Unconfirmed, but his hunch has already been revealed...
The blood in his whole body was surging and boiling, as if it was about to explode and splash out from his body; so, subconsciously, he swung the horsewhip vigorously.
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