A glass of water is clear, but the water is black, just as a small truth can be explained, the real big truth is silent.

– Rabindranath Tagore (Indian poet, philosopher, and Indian nationalist)

"I still think that there is no essential difference between them and Huang Taiji, Dai Shan and the like!" Azig, who shook his head, said with a face full of disapproval: "If it weren't for their betrayal back then, our father Khan would have unified the Jurchen tribes in Jianzhou a long time ago, how could there be a chaotic situation today." ”

"Big brother, it's you who think too badly of the two uncles, Shulhaqi and Murhaqi. The youngest, Duoduo, retorted unconvinced: "Wasn't it good for our three brothers when the two uncles didn't leave before?"

"So what?" Azig, who was not as close to Shulhaqi and Murhaqi as Duoduo, said with disdain: "They are good to you, not because you are their nephew, but because you are the son of your father Khan, don't you understand this?"

"You ......" Dodor was about to continue speaking, but was interrupted by Dorgon's remark, "eldest brother, I also think that you are prejudiced against your two uncles, and besides, they are good to us, not because we are the sons of our father Khan, but because we are their nephews. ”

"If you have to insist that they are good to us for the purpose of currying favor with Father Khan, then why did they choose to leave Father Khan? Besides, you don't know what the fifth brother experienced in Zhenghongqi, and it was Uncle Murhaqi who took care of him. ”

"Whatever you say, I just don't like them anyway!" It was never easy to convince the stubborn Azig, and there was a reason why Nurhachi chose Dolgon instead of Azig as the leader of the Yellow Banner.

Hearing Azig say this, Dolgon's heart was relieved, he knew Azig very well, he knew that Azig just couldn't wipe his face and deliberately said this, in fact, he still accepted what he and the others had just said.

"Du Du and Nikan, it should be sooner rather than later to lead the army south to join the two uncles. Dorgon, who had returned to the point, asked seriously, "Can you assemble your armies before dawn tomorrow morning?"

"This ......" After thinking for a while, Du Du first spoke: "Uncle Fourteen, the 10,000 Zhenglan Banner cavalry under my command, if you want to leave the Zhenglan Banner barracks, you must get the permission of the banner owner Daishan, otherwise, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to leave the barracks." ”

"Uncle Fourteen, the 10,000 blue-flag cavalry under my command is in a similar situation. Nikan said helplessly: "Although Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne of Khan, he has not relaxed his control of the blue flag, and if he does not agree, we will not be able to leave the barracks of the blue flag." ”

"That's ......" Dolgon, who tapped on the table, said in an uncertain tone: "Dudu, you see if this will work, tomorrow morning we will lead 80,000 cavalry of the Zhenghuang Banner, and first go to the military camp with the Blue Banner to pick you up, and then go to the military camp with the Blue Banner to pick up Nikan." ”

Dolgon, who was inexperienced, understood the situation of the 20,000 taels of Blue Banner cavalry under Dudu Nikan, and it was quite difficult to solve it, and as for the method he came up with on the spot, it was really a good solution.

"Uncle Fourteen, I think this method is feasible!" Du Du, who had no better way, nodded and said: "Dai Shan is a person who is not profitable and cannot afford to be early, he will definitely not confront the 80,000 army of Zhenghuang Banner head-on, so that my 10,000 Zhenglan Banner cavalry can go out of the camp smoothly." ”

"Well, when your 10,000 blue flag cavalry leave the camp, our 90,000 cavalry soldiers will come to the blue flag barracks; even if Huang Taiji arrives in person, it is impossible to change the balance of power between the two sides, and Nikan's 10,000 blue flag cavalry can take advantage of the situation to leave the barracks. ”

"Second brother, then why don't we directly use our superior forces and take the opportunity to regain the Khan throne from Huang Taiji?"

"Big brother, this one is different. Dolgon, who was speechless to his eldest brother, had to explain with a wry smile: "As long as we don't give the order to attack Huang Taiji, the 80,000 Yellow Banner cavalry under our command will definitely not shake their loyalty to us." ”

"If we really ordered them to attack Huang Taiji, then it would be impossible to say, at this time, Huang Taiji is no longer one of the four great Heshuo Beile yesterday, but the new Khan of our Jianzhou Jurchen, and attacking the Khan's army is not something that anyone dares to do. ”

"What's more, there are five ministers with extremely high prestige in the army under the command of Huang Taiji. Du Du added: "There are five ministers standing behind Huang Taiji, and how many people in Zhenghuangqi will choose to defect to the battle, this is something that no one dares to guarantee." ”

"According to what you say, then don't we have the possibility of regaining the Khan throne from Huang Taiji in our lifetime?" Azig, who was greatly disappointed, complained with a stomach: "Because he is a khan and has the support of the five ministers, the cavalry under our command will not dare to fight him at all!"

"Of course not!" Dolgon, whose expression remained unchanged, said on the matter: "We have only just taken charge of the Zhenghuang Banner now, and we have not really become the actual banner master of the Zhenghuang Banner; if it were not for the will of my father Khan, would the proud soldiers of the Zhenghuang Banner obey us?"

"As long as we are given a chance to develop alone for a year or two, we can truly become the actual banner master of the Zhenghuang Banner, and at that time, it will not be difficult for us, who have 80,000 elite cavalry, to join forces with our two uncles to regain the Khan throne from Huang Taiji!"

"Uncle Twelve. Dudu noticed that Azig still didn't understand, so he helped Dolgon explain to him an example: "Do you think about why the bannermen of the Five Banners, Beylor, dare to disobey their grandfather's orders, isn't it because the cavalry under their command only recognizes them?"

"I see!" Dolgon's words, coupled with easy-to-understand examples, suddenly dawned on Azig: "As long as we truly become the allegiance of the 80,000 Zhenghuang Banner cavalry, then we can easily regain the Khan throne from Huang Taiji!"

The matter of regaining the throne of Khan is by no means as simple as Azig imagined, because while the three Dolgon brothers gradually control the Zhenghuang Banner, Huang Taiji will not let the three Dolgon brothers develop without moving, and the two blue banners subordinate to him will also develop rapidly.

Moreover, Huang Taiji, who has the orthodox name of the Jurchen Khan of Jianzhou and the support of millions of tribal people, will only develop faster and not slower than the three Dolgon brothers, but Dolgon is not willing to talk too much about these future things with his simple-minded eldest brother.

The next morning, when the sky was still gray, the three Dolgon brothers, dressed in yellow cotton armor, arrived at the Zhenglan Banner garrison with 80,000 cavalry under the Yellow Banner.

As Dolgon and Du Du expected, Dai Shan, who could not afford to be unprofitable, had no intention of confronting the Zhenghuang Banner at all, and the 10,000 Zhenglan Banner cavalry under Du Du easily walked out of the Zhenglan Banner barracks and joined forces with the Zhenghuang Banner cavalry.

When the mighty 90,000 cavalry came to the barracks with the blue flag, Haoge, who was temporarily in charge of the blue flag, did not have the slightest intention of stopping him, so he allowed Nikan to lead the 10,000 cavalry with the blue flag to leave the barracks.