Ashes

In the dead of night, Dorgon fell asleep lying on the table.But he didn't sleep deeply, and would wake up immediately at the slightest movement, for fear that his mother-in-law would be taken away while he was asleep.

Abahai groaned and moved a bit.

Dorgon suddenly jumped up from the chair: "Emiang?"

Abahai rubbed his temples and struggled to get up.

"Er Niang, it's still midnight, you can go to sleep later."

"Dorgon?" Abahai gradually woke up from the chaos, his head was still heavy, "Dorgon, did you drug me?"

Dorgon didn't answer, it was a tacit consent.

"Pour me a glass of water." Abahai cleared his hoarse throat, and added, "It needs to be clean, untouched."

Dorgon had already changed the clean water, and immediately served a cup.

Abahai drank every drop, obviously very thirsty, Dorgon saw this, poured another glass in a hurry.After drinking several cups in a row, Abahai stopped. She said calmly, "Help me pack my things, I will leave tomorrow to meet Da Khan."

"Emiang!" Dorgon said anxiously, "Why didn't you listen to my advice?"

"You child, you have such a big idea at a young age, you will definitely be domineering in the future."

"Emiang, I won't talk to you about these things! You will be in danger if you go there!"

"I know you are doing it for my mother's good." Abahai looked tired, but calmly said, "But I still want to go."

Dorgon almost got angry: "Why?"

Abahai frowned slightly, and his thoughts seemed to drift far away: "Many things, many people, cannot be measured by danger. I married Da Khan when I was 12 years old, and it has been 25 years since Da Khan has always loved me. Sincerely. I have been ignorant until I have you three children. All my youth has been given to Dahan. Now that Dahan doesn’t have much time, if he wants to see me, shouldn’t I go with him?”

Dorgon said in surprise: "I thought you didn't have Father Khan in your heart."

Abahai chuckled lightly: "There is a person, no matter what you do to him, he will treat you as always. If you have such a feeling, then you will have no regrets."

"Er Niang..." Dorgon was greatly moved, speechless.

Although Abahai's hair is disheveled, it doesn't affect her beauty in the slightest: "So no matter whether it's a dragon's pool or a tiger's lair, or a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire, I'm going there, so don't stop me."

Dorgon had mixed feelings in his heart, and he couldn't say a word anymore. Abahai's persistence completely convinced him.

But why is it still so sad?

How much he wished that Er Niang could stay by their side forever and see her smile forever, but in the face of such an attachment, what else could he say?He knew that it was useless to persuade him any more.

Dorgon controlled his emotions, and smiled at Abahai: "Then let's go to bed now, tomorrow morning, I will send Er Niang out of the city."

Abahai smiled softly: "Okay."

After serving Abahai to sleep, Dorgon went to the courtyard alone, looking a little depressed.The moon and stars were sparse, and the cool breeze was still. He sat heavily on the steps, leaning on the pillars, as if he lost his strength.

Er Niang's words were repeated in his ears over and over again.Er Niang is an extremely ordinary person, she has gratitude to those who love her, a fantasy about love, selfishness towards her sons, and cleverness towards intrigue.

Time passed slowly, and Dorgon just sat there, recalling the bits and pieces of Er Niang's years, all night long.Suddenly, he saw her touching Azig's head, scolding him for being reckless, seeing her pulling Doduo to the corner, secretly feeding him delicious food, seeing that he was not feeling well, and she stayed with him all day and all night around.

Until the next morning, the dawn light shone on Dorgon, and the ray of light seemed to be able to wash people's hearts. Breathing the cool air, it was another brand new day.

The door of the room behind him was pushed open, and Abahai had already dressed meticulously.

Dorgon knelt down and said, "Greetings to Er Niang."

Jierhalang also went out to Amin's residence early in the morning.

Even a careless person like A Min can't feel at ease these days, especially after the news that Da Khan's condition has deteriorated.

While Jierhalang wanted to find out about Amin, Amin also wanted to ask something from Jierhalang.

"I was thinking about going to your place today, but you came first." Amin said.

"Second brother, if you want to find me, just send someone to call me."

"Did you not go to see Huang Taiji yesterday?"

Jierhalang shook his head and said: "No, I really want to go, but I guess Sibeile should also be worried about the profuse sweat, so I didn't go. I plan to discuss it with my second brother first, so I'm here now. "

A Min moved closer, and said in a low voice: "Has Huang Taiji not told you anything before?"

"Second brother, don't Big Baylor, Three Baylor, and Four Baylor all have the same thoughts? The important thing is your opinion, and I have to discuss it with you before I can go to see Si Baylor."

Amin leaned on the chair crookedly, with a sad face: "This is not easy."

"What is the second brother worried about?"

"Mang Gurtai is useless. Although Huang Taiji is capable, Daishan and his son hold two red flags. They are strong. I can't fight against him."

"Second brother, how can you be ungrateful? When Ama was convicted, if Sibeile hadn't interceded for you, you would have gone with eldest brother and third brother. How can you be comfortably in front of Erbeile now? "

"What do you say, boy? You will help Huang Taiji!" A Min glared at him, "This is a matter related to our family and life, how can mother-in-law and mother-in-law have to miss old love? No, I have time It depends on the situation of the three of them."

"Well, that's true. It really depends on the situation." Ji Erhalang agreed superficially, and then said, "But second brother, we also have to be careful. You also said that Big Baylor is powerful, that is, he doesn't care about us, then Relatively speaking, if the Fourth Baylor succeeds, in order to compete with the Big Baylor, he will have to win over us twice, so that our position in the Xianglan Banner will be stable. Also, I don’t know if Da Khan will have any will after his return , we still don’t want to help anyone, and you also know that Da Khan’s treatment of Big Baylor is not as good as before, and it would be bad if he accidentally angered Da Khan by saying something.”

Amin nodded happily: "Yes, more words are more mistakes."

Ji Erhalang took a sip of tea, and gently fiddled with the green ink-like tea leaves with the tea lid. An idea had been brewing in him for a long time, and he was uneasy. He didn't know whether he should do it or not. He is unpredictable.

However, all for the sake of stabilizing Huang Taiji's position, he finally said as if he had no intention of saying, "I'm still a little worried about the three Azig brothers."

When mentioning Azig and the others, Amin said with disdain: "Those three brats, how can they talk?"

"They have received two flags, and the two yellow flags are the elite of the Great Khan, and they are stronger than the second brother."

Amin couldn't sit still, and said angrily: "Can I still be overwhelmed by them?"

"It's hard to say. With the help of the big concubine, maybe Dahan came back and gave them the inlaid white flag. After a few years, Dorgon and Duoduo will grow up and be able to lead troops to fight. Then there will be a big concubine." Advise them behind the scenes, and at that time... Sanbeile and Sibeile are the sons of Great Khan after all, and we will suffer, which is always a hidden danger."

Amin was picked out by him, and slapped the table: "Hmph, what a troublesome woman!"

Seeing that he was already angry, Jierhalang didn't say any more, because his goal had already been achieved.

Abahai dared to arrive in time and received Nurhachi, but Nurhachi finally failed to return to Shenyang in time. On August [-]th, he suffered from gangrene in Kuijibao and died.

Nurhachi finally finished the journey of his life.He conquered all his life, used soldiers like a god, and was good at winning by surprise. He was a peerless military genius. He pinched the scattered Jurchens into a ball, ended the internal strife, and united as one.He established the Hou Jin regime and was the founder and founder of the Qing Dynasty.He also had blood on his hands, slaughtered countless times, and his desire to conquer was more than his desire to create, which made the people's livelihood in the later Jin Dynasty withered, ethnic conflicts were fierce, and the people suffered unspeakably.

When Nurhachi's coffin was carried into Shenyang Palace, while everyone was shocked, a fierce struggle began.

The four beiles surrounded Abahai who was dressed in plain clothes: "Princess, can the Great Khan have a will before he dies?"

Abahai's eyes were red from crying, and he tried to calm himself down, but he was still too sad to speak, and just shook his head.

The four looked at each other, all speechless.

Yue Tuo and Sahalian immediately asked Dai Shan to see him, and petitioned him: "The country should not be without a king for a day, and the four beiles are able to convince the public, and they should be heirs to the throne."

Dai Shan knew that he was no longer the favorite of Tianming Khan, but there was always a chance in his heart, but this only chance was lost when he faced his two outstanding sons.

Even his sons would rather support Huang Taiji than support his succession, so what extravagant hope could he have?

"You guys are right. Send me a message to Erbaile, Sanbeile, and Sibeile to invite them to come." Daishan ordered calmly.

That night, no one fell asleep, everyone was fidgeting and thinking about calculations, and Huang Taiji was no exception.

Everything that can be done has been done, so all the plans have been arranged, and all he can do now is wait.

He is also a little nervous. After all, it is related to his hard work in the past 30 years, and the fate of the future will be finalized tonight.

Sitting at the desk, he took out a book and flipped through it to cover up his uncontrollable uneasiness, but he couldn't really read anything.

When the door knocked, Huang Taiji's heart trembled violently, and he rubbed the pages of the book into his palm with force.

"Lord Baylor." Zhe Zhe pushed the door open and entered.

Seeing that it was Zhe Zhe, Huang Taiji breathed a sigh of relief, but seemed a little disappointed.

Zhe Zhe came in with a bowl of sweet soup: "Master Baylor is going to stay up late again tonight?"

"Is anyone else able to sleep?"

Zhe Zhe smiled: "Yes, I was so flustered that my heart beat wildly. I didn't expect Da Khan to leave in such a hurry without leaving a word."

"That's what happened in the past two days, just get through it."

Although Huang Taiji spoke calmly, Zhezhe still couldn't calm down, and she didn't dare to ask any more questions, because she knew that he was calm on the surface, but in fact he was suffering in his heart, and she was so panicked that she lost her mind and had to Knowing that Huang Taiji was still in the study, he took advantage of the excuse of delivering snacks, as if this would give him a little peace of mind.

"Little Gege is asleep?" Huang Taiji asked casually.

That is, not long ago, Zhe Zhe had just given birth to Huang Taiji's next daughter. "Well, I slept soundly."

"You are tired too, don't wait for me, go and rest."

Zhezhe nodded and walked out. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Dundari standing at the door, about to knock on the door.

"Four Baylor, Big Baylor sent someone to invite you over."

Huang Taiji's spirit lifted, he restrained all his emotions inside, and was solemn and solemn.