Chapter 557: A Grasshopper on a Rope

After a short time, Ao Bai hurried back with a group of soldiers and horses, and then proudly reported the current situation in the city to Haoge.

"Prince Su, now in Shengjing City, it has been completely controlled by our army! All the city defenses, granaries, arsenals, and official offices have been controlled by our army, and this Shengjing City is already under the control of our army. ”

Hauge smiled and said, "Yes, I worship you for doing things well!" What is the security in the city? I'll wait to enter the city, but it's all right, right? ”

"Of course!" Ao Bai looked proud, and he said loudly: "Now the soldiers and horses in the city are all the soldiers of the Three Banners who support us, and the rest of the remnants of the Five Banners have also announced that they will serve us, and Prince Su has entered the city at this moment, but he is safe and sound." ”

Hauge was very happy when he heard him say this, and he didn't say much, and then ordered Sonny to go into the city with Aobai.

When he entered the city, Hauge saw that the originally bustling streets had long been deserted, and there were still some shops on the side of the street that were too late to be smashed by his soldiers who were fishing in the muddy waters. He even saw that on the corner of the street, there were several corpses of ordinary people who had not had time to move, and what was even more striking was a sleek female corpse with a sharp waist knife stuck in her stomach, and her stomach was running sideways, and her appearance was extremely miserable. And the blood that flowed all over the street accumulated into large depressions, which had long been frozen into black and red, which was very dazzling and eye-catching.

When Hauge saw these scenes, he could already imagine how his beast soldiers indulged their beast nature after entering the city, and took the opportunity to rape and plunder in the city.

He frowned and turned his head to look at Aobai, who was dodging his eyes and didn't dare to look at him.

Hauge threw out a sentence coldly: "Aobai, how do you become the master?!" Could it be that the people in my Shengjing City are the inhabitants of the enemy country in the Ming Realm? How can they be treated like this? “

Ao Bai was in his mouth, and he replied with a sigh: "This, the city was chaotic for a while, it was difficult to distinguish between friend and foe, and the soldiers had just returned from the battlefield, and their bodies were full of murder, so they ......."

"Fart!" Hauge scolded a foul word, and then shouted: "What are you doing such bastard things, what are you still cunning!" Listen, the streets were cleaned up immediately for the king, and the people who were killed by the soldiers were also drawn out of the treasury to compensate their families. You must remember that in the future, you must strictly restrain the soldiers, and you must not let them do anything wrong with human life again. This is my Qing capital, and your indulgence of your subordinates like this is a great defacement to our reputation! What will the people and officials think of us?! And if we lose the support of the people and the officials in the city, how will we serve the people in the future, and how will we continue to fight against Dolgon's gang for a long time? ”

Listening to Haoge's words, Ao Bai looked embarrassed, he helped the official hat, and then replied: "Prince Su is right, the slave will definitely pay attention in the future." However, now that Shengjing has been sent down, and the soldiers have all returned to the camp, these guys, in the future, I will be strict with them, and never let them go to the streets to do anything wrong. ”

Hauge snorted, looked at him again, and hurried away, as if he just wanted to get out of this place that made him unhappy as soon as possible.

Not long after, Haute and his group came to the outside of Prince Li's mansion.

As soon as everyone dismounted, there was Wakda, the fourth son of Daishan, who greeted him with a smile from his servants.

When Wakda saw Hauge, he was about to pay his respects, but Hauge stopped him in a hurry.

"Wakda, let's not be polite, you can take me to my uncle quickly." Hauge lifted Wagda, who was about to kneel, with a gentle and kind smile on his face.

Wakda responded urgently, and took Hauge and the others into the house. Hauge, Sonny, and Aobai, led by Wakda, walked all the way through the hall and alleys, and then came to the living room.

When the two of them arrived, they found that Xianshan was already sitting in it, and next to him, stood two grandsons, Luo Luohun and Duran.

Seeing Dai Shan, who was already a flower in his hair, he sat on the top with his head down, with an expressionless face, and Haoge sighed inexplicably in his heart.

As soon as he entered the living room, he was about to salute, but was immediately stopped by Dai Shan.

"Prince Su, there is no need to be polite, please sit down quickly." Dai Shan raised his head and said lightly with a calm face.

Hauge was stunned, but he could only hum, and then sat down with Sony, Ao Bai and others.

After showing everyone the tea, Dai Shanping retired the servants, then slowly picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then smiled bitterly at Haoge, who was sitting restrained: "Prince Su, why did you come to our mansion this time?" ”

Listening to Dai Shan's knowingly questioning words, Haoge sighed in his heart, and replied softly: "Prince Li, the little nephew is here to return to Shengjing first on the emperor's order to control the situation in the capital. However, considering that he was young and had no prestige, the little nephew came to your mansion to ask Prince Li's uncle to help me. ”

After Hauge finished speaking, Dai Shan was silent, and there was an awkward silence in the living room.

In the end, Dai Shan sighed lightly, and replied with deep eyes: "Prince Su, with all due respect, this king is blunt, you have good intentions when you return to Beijing this time." ”

Haoge sighed, and was very dissatisfied with Dai Shan's attitude of concealment, but on the surface, he still replied very calmly: "Prince Li, where did you start with this?" The little nephew is just on the orders of Khan Amma, so how can he talk about his intentions. Could it be that Prince Li feels inappropriate about his little nephew? ”

Seeing that Hauge was still saying some superficial things against his will, Dai Shan shook his head, not wanting to talk to Hauge about the story anymore.

He raised his head, stared straight at Hauge with two eyes as sharp as a knife, and then said: "Hauge, today, our uncle and nephew, don't talk to each other, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it openly." ”

After listening to Dai Shan's words, Haoge hadn't replied yet, and Ao Bai on the side couldn't help but interject: "What Prince Li said is that now we are all grasshoppers on a rope, and we are still talking in a secret." I'll just get to the point. A few days ago, when our army was attacking Vladivostok Fort, the emperor was sitting on the city wall to supervise the battle, but unexpectedly, the Tang army had dug a tunnel in the fort in advance, sent a team of Tang troops to sneak under the city wall, and blew up the city wall with explosives. ”

Ao Bai said eagerly, picked up the teacup on the table, drank it all in one go, and then put down the teacup again, and said loudly: "It is hateful, and because of this, the command of the Eastern Expeditionary Army has been taken over by Dolgon since then, but I hate Prince Su, as the eldest son of the emperor, but he has to be commanded by this person, and now I think about it, it is really resentful." Later, after a few days, the emperor finally woke up, but found that he had broken his brain, and since then he has been in a state of dementia and unable to govern, which is also lamentable. ”

Ao Bai let out a long sigh at this, but as if he was afraid that someone would interrupt him, he continued eagerly; "At this point, Dolgon was able to continue to hold the military power, in order to stabilize the power and establish prestige, this person ignored the situation that the emperor was so seriously injured and needed to withdraw his troops and return quickly, and forcibly ordered to continue to fight with the Tang army in Vladivostok Fort, but he did not expect that in the end, he could only fall short, and the Tang army reinforcements came in time to kill my Qing officers and soldiers to a great defeat, and Dolgon finally decided to withdraw his troops and return."

When Ao Bai said this, his face was even more angry, he stood up sharply, and his voice became louder and louder: "Damn, Dolgon's bullshit decision has made our army pay more than 10,000 huge casualties, Prince Li, tell me, how hateful Dolgon's house is, in my opinion, it is not an exaggeration to deal with this guy by military law!" “

When Ao Bai said this, he sat down angrily, then lifted the teapot himself, refilled his teacup with a full cup, and then drank it all again.

The people in the whole room, after hearing Aobai's words, suddenly fell into silence again.

When he began to hear Ao Bai shouting here, Hauge was very angry and dissatisfied with his loud way of speaking.

As he spoke, he wanted to interrupt and reprimand him several times. However, after listening to Ao Bai, he realized that Ao Bai was really a rough and fine guy, and his words not only made Huang Taiji's injury experience clear and clear, but also put all the blame on the damned Dolgon, but he really said it for himself, and he wanted to say it very much but couldn't say it.

In Haoge's heart, he immediately looked up to this rude and straightforward guy for a while.

At this time, Luo Luohun, Duran and other juniors all looked stunned and at a loss. And Prince Dai Shan, the prince of Nali, had a solemn face and kept brushing his beard.

To be honest, it is only now that he understands the ins and outs of the whole process, although Aobai's words are probably not fair and polite, but they also describe the situation at that time clearly.

Dai Shan secretly sighed in his heart, Huang Taiji has become a waste that is worse than death in such an incredible way, but it is really a strange fortune, and it is a natural creation. The so-called man is not as good as the sky, which should be the meaning.

What is even more regrettable is that Dolgon, this guy who has just taken power and is eager to make meritorious contributions, did not think of returning to the country as soon as possible to stabilize the whole situation and control the whole country, but instead he was lustful for profit, in order to win military merit, in order to enhance his personal prestige, he gambled in Vladivostok Fort and used his troops to take this fort. Unexpectedly, in the end, he stole chickens and rice, and the defeat of the army was greatly frustrated by the army's morale, and Haoge was extremely dissatisfied with him, so that he took advantage of his unpreparedness to return to Shengjing to seize power.

It can be seen that Dorgon, although he has prestige and resourcefulness, is also smart and confused for a while.

Seeing that Dai Shan was speechless, Sony, who had been silent on the side, sneered and continued to interject: "Prince Li, fortunately, when the emperor was in the Eastern Crusade, he had an explanation to Prince Su, saying that in this Eastern Crusade, if something happens, Prince Su can take over his post and govern the whole country. At that time, everyone thought that this was just the emperor's hearty words, and no one took it to heart. But he never expected that in the end, the emperor was seriously injured in that wild place and could no longer serve as a director. For this reason, Prince Su was very worried, and repeatedly begged Dolgon to return to the east as soon as possible and treat the emperor's illness as soon as possible, so that the emperor could recover as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, Dolgon's first reign was in power, and he was trying to gain merit, so he repeatedly opposed Prince Su's request, insisting on taking the Vladivostok Fort that had paid a great price, but had never been able to take, saying that the opportunity should not be lost now, only by taking advantage of the heavy snow to close the road before taking this city, in order to relieve me of the great trouble in the east of the Qing Dynasty, Prince Su was helpless, so he had to follow it, now I think about it, Dolgon's selfish move is really hateful. “

Sony's words are half-truths and half-truths, and there are many flaws, but now that Huang Taiji has become demented, it is impossible for Dolgon to confront him, so he can only make it up with him.

Therefore, when Dai Shan heard this, although he kept frowning, he couldn't refute it, so he could only continue to listen patiently.

Sonny sighed, and said: "Prince Li, what happened later, Ao Bai also said, that is, our army was defeated by the reinforcements of the Tang Army at Vladivostok Fort, and the whole army had to retreat. At the time of retreat, Na Dolgon was narrow-minded, and in order to shirk the responsibility for the defeat, he deliberately released a message, saying that I was unable to resist the reinforcements of the Tang army because Prince Su's troops did not have the strength to fight, so I had this defeat. Such a fallacy is really reprehensible! This person also said that after going back, he would continue to investigate the responsibility for the defeat of Prince Su of my family, and pity Prince Su for killing the enemy desperately for the Qing Dynasty, taking the lead, if he ended up like this, it would be really sad and lamentable. ”

Sonny paused, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and continued: "Therefore, Prince Su is very worried, and he is deeply afraid that after returning to Shengjing, he will be harmed by the villain Dolgon. Therefore, in the end, we decided to follow what the emperor said earlier, leave the headquarters, and return to Shengjing ahead of schedule to control the situation and stabilize the situation in the Qing Dynasty. It is precisely for this reason that after Prince Su returned to Shengjing and took over the defense city, he immediately came to visit you, Prince Li, in order to get the full support of a respected old prince like you, so that he could better and faster control the situation. Prince Su is so painstaking, and he also asks the old prince to take a clear look. “

Hauge was so pleased to see that Sonny had spoken so satisfactorily for himself, and he cast an approving look at Sonny and nodded at him imperceptibly.

Then, Hauge pretended to let out a long sigh and said to Dai Shan, who had a contemplative expression: "Uncle, the little nephew will tell you the truth now." In fact, the little nephew is not a person who loves power, and he also knows that he is weak in virtue and fortune, and it is difficult to take on the heavy responsibility of being in charge of the Qing Empire. It's just that now I'm just saying that I was forced to go to Liangshan by Dolgon! Besides, if you take another 10,000 steps back, then Dolgon can kill me to eliminate dissent and monopolize power, who knows that this ruthless guy will no longer manipulate the rest of the Aixin Jueluo clan and secretly poison him, so as to ensure that he can illegally ascend to the throne and do whatever he wants? In this way, isn't it that my Qing clan will put everyone in danger, and I, the Qing Dynasty, will be the general of the country? “

Haoge sighed, and said to Dai Shan in a very sincere language: "Prince Li, to be honest, the little nephew also knows that my own talent and virtue are limited, and I am not a person who can succeed the Qing Dynasty. It's just that the current situation, to put it mildly, uncle and your little nephew are really grasshoppers on a rope as Ao Bai said, but our fate is closely linked, and we can't escape from you or me. Therefore, please ask my uncle to help the little nephew for the emperor's sake and the little nephew's former affection. “