Ashes

Dorgon looked up, and the person standing at the door was Jierharang, with a pale face, he was slightly surprised when he saw Dorgon, but then his face darkened, and he said condescendingly: "Prince Rui , are you awake?"

His face was tired and haggard, obviously he had been with him all night.

Dorgon ignored him and walked straight into the house, but Jierhalang suddenly reached out and pushed him in the chest, pushing him out.He was caught off guard and took several steps back: "What is Prince Zheng doing?"

"Are you thinking of coming to see the emperor? The emperor stayed up all night, do you know?"

Dorgon's heart choked up, realizing that the disease was more serious than imagined, but he still said stubbornly: "Can I put him to sleep when I come? I'm going to see him now, get out of the way!"

"He just fell asleep now, you are not allowed to disturb him!"

"I'll just sit by the side and not disturb him."

Dorgon said that he was about to go in, but was pushed out again by Ji Erhalang.

"What are you doing!" Dorgon said angrily.

"What did you say to the emperor yesterday that made him worry all night?"

"Nothing to do with you."

"It has nothing to do with me! But how big of a matter is it? If it affects the emperor's invitation to you, you are not willing to come? How does the emperor treat you on weekdays? How can you bear it?"

"I don't know..."

"Is it Dorgon?" Huang Taiji in the room didn't know whether he was not asleep at all, or was awakened by their quarrel, and suddenly spoke, the voice was clearly full of joy, "Come in, Jierhalang You've been with me all night, and you're tired, go and rest."

Hearing what he said, Jierhalang couldn't stop him anymore, and glared at Dorgon fiercely, still standing in front of him and refusing to move away.

Dorgon glared, bypassed him and walked into the house.

It was already morning, and the light outside the house was bright, but the windows of the room were tightly closed, making the room dark and unclear, only a few rays of light shone in through the gaps, drawing a bright light, and the other side of the light was dark again.

Huang Taiji was sitting in the darkness, unable to see clearly.

Dorgon approached a few steps and sat by the bed: "What did the doctor say?"

"Prescribed some medicine, saying that he needs rest." Huang Taiji's voice was low and hoarse, full of tiredness.

"Didn't you say you were asleep? Why are you still awake, go to sleep, I'll be by your side."

"What did Jierharang tell you just now?"

"It's nothing, he's worried about you." Dorgon said casually.

"Don't pay attention to him, he's been up all night, so he's bound to be a little angry." Huang Taiji smiled, "So it's just right for you to accompany me."

Dorgon stared blankly at the sickly looking Huang Taiji, feeling extremely remorseful in his heart, if he could have come last night, I'm afraid he wouldn't be so sick all of a sudden, after all, a person's mood will improve and his condition will improve.If Huang Taiji reprimanded or lost his temper, he would feel better, but he didn't say anything, and he looked happy, which made people feel uncomfortable.

Huang Taiji was really happy to be able to wait for Dorgon to come.

Jierhalang was considerate and thoughtful, although he was used to being served by others, he took care of others without any ambiguity. Huang Taiji knew what he wanted with a slight change in his eyebrows.But Huang Taiji still felt that something was missing, this lack could not be described in words, it came from the deep nostalgia in his heart.

But now that Dorgon is here, no words are needed, as long as he sits beside him is enough.

"Go to sleep first, we'll talk about it when we wake up." Dorgon didn't know what to say, so he kept urging him to sleep, and he really needed sleep.

Huang Taiji grabbed his hand and refused to let go: "Don't go." There was pleading in his eyes, full of anticipation.

"I won't leave, I'll stay here with you."

Only then did Huang Taiji feel relieved, and fell asleep again, but he still refused to let go, and instead clenched tighter and tighter.

Dorgon covered him with the quilt, and comforted him softly in his ear: "Your illness will recover soon, don't worry."

Huang Taiji blinked at him: "Do you still remember that when you were sick when you were young, I stayed with you and sang you the yogi?"

Dorgon's face was bold: "I have a little impression."

"Then I'm sick now, come and sing to me."

Dorgon's eyes widened: "I'm not doing such a stupid thing!"

"Stupid thing? How dare you call me stupid!"

"Aren't you stupid? I wasn't too young then, and you are even more so now!"

"I never sing for others." Huang Taiji touched his nose and said.

"What nonsense are you thinking, go to sleep!"

"Then come and give me a kiss."

Dorgon's face flushed slightly, and he straightened his face and said: "You have so many distracting thoughts in your mind, how can you recover from your illness?"

"What's the conflict here?"

"If you don't sleep, I will leave."

"Okay, ok, really stingy." Huang Taiji complained, pulled the quilt up a bit, and still held his hands tightly, "Then I'm asleep, so don't take this opportunity to go away."

Huang Taiji closed his eyes and fell silent for a while, only the breathing of the two could be heard.

Dorgon stared at Huang Taiji's side face. Although he was still sick, his mental state was much better than when he first entered the room.

"I didn't come last night, are you angry?"

Huang Taiji opened his eyes: "Aren't you here?"

He has been waiting for himself...

His soft words were like a silk thread tied to his heart, if he pulled it casually, he would be moved by it.Dorgon leaned down and left a light kiss on his lips.

Huang Taiji was a little surprised at first, then smiled complacently, and fell asleep peacefully.After a while, his breathing became slow and steady.

Dorgon leaned on the bed, full of thoughts, and scenes of the two getting along appeared in his mind.I still remember the first time we met after waking up, he took himself hunting and treated himself like a child; I still remember that he sneaked into the enemy's camp and slipped back without any danger; I still remembered getting rid of his henchmen, He was stunned to realize that he was not so cute; he still remembered the contradiction in his eyes when he just took over the sweat position and he talked about cooperation with a cold face; joy.

All these memories reappeared in front of his eyes, as if he had experienced the process of growing up beside him again. These memories were deeply engraved in his mind and could never be erased.

I don't know how long it took, Dorgon also slowly fell asleep.

When Dorgon woke up, the doctor happened to bring Huang Taiji's medicine.

It was the doctor surnamed Xu who delivered the medicine. Over the years, he has been decocting and delivering the medicine on time.Dorgon carefully pulled out the hand held by Huang Taiji, and gently stuffed his arm into the bed. After confirming that he didn't wake him up, he was relieved, and then called the doctor outside the room to inquire about his condition.

Without saying a few words, I saw Jierhalang who left in the morning came again.

Jierhalang saw Dorgon talking to the doctor from a distance, so he glanced coldly a few times.

Dorgon ignored the hostility in his eyes, and greeted him: "Why is Prince Zheng back again? You worked hard last night. Now that the emperor has me here, you don't have to worry about it."

"How can I not worry about the emperor's affairs? Why don't you stay with me in the room and run out?"

"He's still asleep. I also want to tell the people below to do a good job and serve him wholeheartedly."

Ji Erhalang snorted, no matter how cold his tone was, he always answered calmly with a smile, it was not easy to reprimand him.

With Dorgon's forbearance now, how could he get angry because of Jierhalang's cynicism?

"I'll go in and have a look." Jierharang said.

The two entered the room together, and after sitting silently for a while, Huang Taiji also woke up.

"Let Prince Zheng talk with you, I'll avoid it for a while." Before they could speak, Dorgon finished speaking first and left.

Looking at Jierhalang, Huang Taiji became worried about him: "You haven't had a good rest yet, and you are in a hurry to come over to do something. If this continues, my illness will recover, and you will fall ill."

"If it can make your illness better faster, I am willing to reduce my life."

"Stop talking nonsense."

Jierhalang sighed: "I really can't let go, even if I go home, I won't be able to fall asleep, you should let me stay here with you for a while, I'm not as cruel as Dorgon."

"Maybe he went to bed early last night, so don't blame him anymore. Since you're here, help me with something. Although I don't have the strength to go up now, these decrees still have to be issued."

"Are you still thinking about national affairs? You just don't care about your body so much that you get sick from overwork."

"You said it's a major national event, so of course it's the most important thing. And I'm going to make Sahalian Prince Ying, you can also pass it on for me, and let him prepare first."

"Sakhalian finally made it through."

"In addition, I want Dorgon to fill in the vacancy in the Ministry of War."

He spoke casually, as if he was just deciding on an insignificant matter, Ji Erhalang was taken aback: "Then what about the officials?"

"Let Dodo go."

Jierhalang was startled again, and suddenly thought of something: "You said you had a dispute with Prince Rui yesterday, could it be because of this incident?"

"That's it."

"Then you agreed with him to lead the army just because of this, wouldn't it be...too hasty?" Ji Erhalang tried his best to put his words in a more tactful way, but found it more difficult.

"Who said that I made this decision because of a dispute. I originally wanted to replace him with the Ministry of War. Now our opponent is the Ming Dynasty. , so I have carefully considered it.”

Jierhalang was speechless, and still held objections: "But Prince Yu... how can Prince Yu manage the official department well? If you hand over the official department to Prince Yu, doesn't it mean that you are still under the control of Prince Rui? ? Will you give him too much power?"

"what are you worried about?"

"I..." Jierhalang thought for a moment, with a solemn expression, "Your Majesty, it's too dangerous for you to do this."

"Are you afraid that he will be against me?"

"With all due respect, it's not impossible. And even if he is loyal to you, letting his family rule alone will have disadvantages." Jierhalang is worried about him, and balancing the forces of all parties is the way of a king. Why did Huang Taiji suddenly not understand?

"I've already made up my mind, so don't say any more." Huang Taiji pointed to the medicine on the table, "Bring me the medicine, it should be cold."

Jierhalang handed the medicine to Huang Taiji, watched him drink it, and suddenly remembered that Dorgon was whispering to the doctor he had found when he first came, and it seemed weird: "This medicine is another medicine." Did Prince Rui get fried?"