Chapter 25 Chapter 21 Family Love

Ni Chuhe was illiterate, and stood behind Nurhachi all night, watching Nurhachi busy drawing and writing on the paper under the oil lamp, without even raising her head for a long time, she couldn't help being puzzled and curious With the pen in Nurhachi's hand, she moved her eyes; unfortunately, she couldn't understand anything, and she didn't dare to interrupt and ask, so she had to wait patiently, and finally waited until Nurhachi put down the pen, raised her head and let out a long breath when. "Brother, what are you doing?" She hurriedly seized the opportunity to ask, fearing that Nurhachi's rest time would be over and he would be immersed in work again, so she would not be able to ask any questions.

On the contrary, Nurhachi looked at her face full of curiosity and couldn't help smiling, but he still patiently explained to her: "I'm drawing a map—this is something that will be used in war, I have to prepare it first." ;Look, this is Jianzhou Zuowei, follow this line, you can go to the city of Tulun in Nikanwailan - I will first draw it based on the terrain and route I remember in my heart, and I will go to the field tomorrow to check and compare After a while, and then modify it carefully, you can draw a very accurate map!" Nichuhe asked in surprise: "Is this used for war? Why haven't Ama and the others used it before?"

Nurha Chidao: "I learned this from the Han people - Li Chengliang's subordinates are not very skilled in martial arts. If they fight one-on-one, they may not be the opponents of our Jurchen warriors; but the combat tools they use The equipment and the so-called "military science" of tactics, strategies, and formations are very powerful when combined and used; therefore, I pay attention to and study anytime, anywhere..." Nichuhe stuck out his tongue and said, "There is still so much to learn in war! I only thought of myself as a person who practiced martial arts diligently on weekdays. After I had the skills, when it came time to fight, I would bring some troops and rush to fight." Go to the enemy's place, kill all the enemies and come back, you will be 'Batulu'!"

"That's what the Han people say about being 'courageous but not resourceful'!" Nurhachi smiled, then frowned slightly, sighed and said: "The end of being brave and foolish is often a waste of life - this is how our Jurchens have no martial arts, but are beaten to the ground. What's the first reason why I can't get up!" Nichuhe still couldn't understand the bitterness of this feeling, so he didn't react; on the contrary, Nurhachi looked at her, and suddenly thought of a few things in his heart, so Nurhachi said to her: "Little sister, you are usually empty When you come down, do a few things for me by the way, okay?"

"Of course—what do you want me to do?" "First, write down the exact time of sunrise and sunset every day; then, help me cut seven hundred and forty small wooden beads, each of which should be the same size..." "Okay, these are very easy..." Nichuhe agreed wholeheartedly, but at the same time asked full of doubts: "But, what do you want these for? Are you also using them for war?" Nurhachi nodded and said: "Yes - when I was in Panyang, I heard Li Chengliang mention that General Qi Jiguang of the Ming Dynasty used soldiers like a god and created many new weapons and formations, so he beat the Japanese pirates to pieces; The method of time uses these two methods. Remember the time of sunrise and sunset every day, and make a detailed table; 740 beads are used to calculate the time, and the soldiers are asked to move a bead according to the time of stepping. , This is not bad at all; it is very important to calculate the time accurately when fighting, and the Qi family army is an ever-victorious army, it depends on these real skills, not on luck!"

Nichuhe stuck out his tongue and said, "This man is amazing! He can think of so many things in his head!" Nurhachi smiled slightly and said, "That's why he is the number one general in the Ming Dynasty. It is worth learning from him! These 740 beads are the first ones I learned!" Ni Chuhe said: "I'll finish it as soon as possible—one or two days. I often peel beads for my nephews to play with. It's not a problem for me!" "Excellent!" Nurhachi clapped his hands and said, "As soon as you cut it, I can try its effectiveness immediately; moreover, use the skills I learned from the Han people to fight against Nikanwailan, and try the skills of these Han people." Whether the skills are effective or not—Actually, little sister, you know, the first skill I learned from the Han people is to know that fighting is not all about martial arts!"

Nichuhe smiled and said to him: "Now even I know this truth!" As she was speaking, she suddenly thought of a new question, so she raised her head and asked, "Brother, have you learned a lot about the Han people? What kind of people are the Han people? Why do you sometimes seem like I am angry and hate them, but sometimes I say good things about them, how about learning from them?" Hearing her question, Nurhachi couldn't help arousing thousands of emotions. The complicated and contradictory multiple thoughts almost made him unable to explain clearly to Ni Chuhe in words. He could only try his best to explain it to Ni Chuhe in simple terms. Chu He understood: "I am angry and hateful because they bullied us Jurchens—but, they do have many good skills, we must learn them, and we will be able to defeat them in the future..."

When he said this, Ni Chuhe could only understand half of what he understood, and he could only try his best to explain: "Actually, the Han people are human beings just like us Jurchens—the clothes they wear, the hair they wear It doesn’t matter if the hair is different; people are all flesh and blood, and they are all the same when they are created by heaven—but, when there are more people, it will be different after a long time; The generations are long, and they have their own characters to write books, and they can write down the skills of each generation. The people of the next generation can easily learn all the skills of the previous generations, so that they can be passed on from generation to generation. For thousands of years, the more descendants, the smarter and more capable they are—now, they have many abilities that our Jurchens don't have!"

Nichuhe asked: "If we Jurchens have our own characters and can write books, won't it be the same as the Han people, and the future generations will be smarter and more capable?" The unintentionally spoken words had other effects in Nurhachi's ears; his heart moved, and then he fell into deep thought, his eyes were looking ahead, his face was expressionless, and he was in a trance After a long time, his eyebrows raised slightly, and a low murmur came out of his throat: "Yes—the Jurchens should also have their own characters..." Nichuhe, who had been by his side all the time, watched him lost in thought and didn't dare to make a sound to disturb him, but didn't hear his subtle inner voice, only saw his lips moving slightly, but the voice was too small to be heard; So Pearl asked, "Brother, what are you talking about?"

This sound really alarmed Nurhachi, he looked down at Ni Chuhe, and his mind returned to reality. "Oh, nothing—I just thought of something to do later!" As he said that, he looked at Ni Chuhe again, and a question suddenly popped up in his heart, so he looked at Ni Chuhe squarely, stared at her for a long time, and then asked: "Little sister, have you been with me tonight?" By my side, do you want to talk when I am free? Do you have anything to say to me? " When Nichuhe heard this, he couldn't help but blushed, but he replied generously: "Yes, brother——There is one thing that I wanted to tell you since the first day you came back, but, You are too busy, so I kept it in my heart and waited for days!"

"What's the matter? Is it about Ha Sihu? Don't worry, I will get you married as soon as possible!" Ni Chuhe's face turned even redder, she hurriedly waved her hands and said, "No, big brother——I want to ask you, do you still remember Ha Na Zhaqing?" This sudden question made Nurhachi startled. Haha Na Zhaqing, surnamed Tong Jia, was the concubine he took before he left home. She was very gentle and simple. Then he was sent away; he went to her natal family to look for her, but she did not go back, and the natal family did not know her whereabouts. After a few years, there was no news of her, and she disappeared like a kite with a broken string. Yes; when Ni Chuhe mentioned it, his heart felt a little more in an instant. "Of course I remember..." He smiled wryly at Nichuhe: "It's just that even her family members don't know where she went, and I don't even have any news about her. There are so many people, what's the use of remembering?" ?” Hearing what he said, Nichuhe raised his head, stared at him for a long time, and then said to him in a word: "I often go to see her!" "What?" Now, Nurhachi almost jumped up in surprise: "You said, you often go to see her? Do you know where she is?" While talking, he couldn't help stretching out his hand to press Ni Chuhe's shoulder, but he didn't know that Ni Chuhe was almost half-short by him, so he could only yell: "Brother, don't get excited, Listen to me slowly!" She yelled twice, and Nurhachi let go of his hand as if awakened, with an apologetic smile on his face: "I'm sorry, little sister, I used too much force, did it hurt you?" Ni Chuhe smiled wryly and said, "It's okay—you just missed pushing me into the ground, so you won't be able to ask about Zaqing!" "How do you know Zaqing's whereabouts?" "Brother, you always remember that when Zaqing came back, I was still very young..." Nichuhe looked at Nurhachi fixedly, and spoke in an extremely gentle and peaceful tone: "I lost my mother since I was young. Zhaqing took care of her carefully, and it would be deceitful to say that she didn't have the feeling of "a sister-in-law is like a mother"—and I was the only girl in the family, so I was very close to her; , I only hate that I am young and unable to help her, and she is also reluctant to part with me, and often comes back to see me secretly..." Nichuhe spoke eloquently, but Nurhachi fell into silence without saying a word. "She didn't go back to her mother's house because she was afraid that she would be forced to remarry after she went back. If she wanted to wait for you to come back, she could only wander outside alone. When she first left home, she had nowhere to go, so she could only temporarily hide in a cave; Later, she found a family willing to take her in as a slave, and only then did she have a place to live, and she has been living there with Dongguo and Chu Ying for the past few years!" Nurhachi asked, "Who are Dong Guo and Chu Ying?" Nichuhe smiled, beaming with delight: "It's your son and daughter——when you left home, Zaqing was pregnant, and later gave birth to Chu Ying and Dongguo; when you were five years old, you still I don’t know that I’m already a father—since you haven’t forgotten Zhaqing, go and bring their mother and child back! Dongguo’s little appearance is very cute, and it’s the first time he yelled ‘Ah’ when he was five years old What about Ma'!" She spoke happily, but Nurhachi was dumbfounded, with mixed emotions in his heart, and was speechless for a long time. He has become a father and has two children who are over five years old—this late and sudden "good news" brings him a special and strange feeling, and even a little bit of bewilderment. A life with his blood flowing in his body was quietly conceived, born, and grew up without his knowledge—it seemed that the wonder of life was controlled by nature rather than man himself, which he found inconceivable. That night, he fell asleep under the strange feeling; his head turned over and over on the pillow, and his thoughts were all lingering in a ball; he thought of how many times he was lucky enough to win a way out from the hands of death, but his life was unknowingly In the continuation of the next generation, his feelings are even deeper. And in the midst of all the entanglements, he thought of Xue'er again, the life that was being conceived in Xue'er's womb and the second wife who treated him as lovingly as a mother, and the suspense in his heart deepened. During the days when he returned to Zuowei in Jianzhou, he missed them all the time, but the reality did not allow him to return to Shenyang to meet them again; how are they?Will he suffer for letting him escape privately?There was a trace of sadness in his heart, for a short time, he would not be able to see them; perhaps, Xue Er must also raise the children alone for several years like Za Qing... "When the ability is not enough, there is only patience in everything..." Resisting the pain in his heart, he gritted his teeth and said to himself secretly: "Now there is only patience-but, one day, I will bring Jurchen The army, take Shenyang!" The blood boiled in his heart, and the oath hidden deep in his heart flew out, burning his whole body, causing him excruciating pain. He clenched his fists and clenched his teeth, but the image floating in front of his eyes was the real Li Chengliang, the murderer of his grandfather and father. He believed that day would come—to take down Pan Yang, kill Li Chengliang, take care of the second wife, and welcome Xueer and the child back...