When Li Xiao led the soldiers and horses of the Chifeng battalion to return to Chifeng City in Shandong from the capital, the army leading the invasion of the Ming Dynasty led by Azig finally returned to Shenyang. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

There was no one to greet them.

Although the cavalry who entered the palace to report the news had been gone for a long time, there was no reply. The Qing Dynasty army, which had returned from the Ming Dynasty, stood scattered in the deserted western suburbs of Shengjing, as if it had been forgotten.

Azig was ashamed and angry, but helpless.

He knew in his heart that although there were still many captures in this expedition, it had lost the commander Yanguli and the general Tan Tai, as well as the loss of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the narrow-minded Huang Taiji might not spare himself easily.

Abatai on the side also had a look of shame on his face.

Neither of them knew what fate would await them next.

After waiting for a long time, there was finally a eunuch in the palace, with a holy decree in his hand, and a dozen or so officials, from the west gate of Shengjing, with a cold face, paced out and came to the front of Azig's army.

Azig and Abatai hurriedly knelt down to obey the order.

"The emperor decreed that the two men of Zhengming, the commander Azig and the deputy marshal Abatai, should immediately enter the palace to meet them, and the rest of the troops should return to their base camps, and the captured money, grain, people and animals will be received by the household officials. Chin this. ”

The eunuch finished reading this passage expressionlessly, and then said coldly: "Please accept the decree from the king of Dorawuying!" ”

"The minion takes orders."

Azig gritted his teeth lightly and took the decree from the eunuch's hand.

At this time, Abatai on the side noticed that after the eunuch finished announcing the decree, the soldiers behind him were obviously noisy and commotionous, and many people had indignant looks on their faces. Especially the Mongol soldiers and the Han army, the anger on their faces was even worse.

Damn, what's going on?!

Let's work hard to conquer and fight, attack Kexian County, and fight bloody battles, even if there is no merit, there is hard work. It's good now, we returned to Shengjing with the captives and captures, and we were sent back without any reward.

What the hell is that!

Seeing that everyone was angry, Abatai was also clever, and hurriedly expressed his attitude to everyone, and said that he would let everyone go back to the camp first, and when he met with the emperor, he would definitely propose to the emperor, so that the court would give them a future and rewards as soon as possible. Only then did the anger of the crowd be suppressed slightly, and the noise and noise were somewhat subdued.

The autumn breeze was bleak, the leaves were falling, and the two people with heavy faces, Azig and Abatai, followed the eunuch to enter the city from the west gate, and walked towards the Shengjing Palace step by step.

Both of them felt that this journey of silence seemed to be unprecedentedly long.

The eunuch took the two of them and finally came to the outside of Qingning Palace, so he asked the two to wait outside, and he went to report first.

Not long after, news came from the palace and asked the two of them to enter the palace for an audience.

Azig and Abatai, the two looked at each other with complicated eyes, and finally they both hardened their heads and walked into the Qingning Palace.

After entering the palace, Azig and Abatai quickly noticed that in the Qingning Palace, in addition to the imperial lady with a serious face and sitting on the dragon chair, there were two other people, Haoge and Fan Wencheng, standing aside.

"Slave Azig, meet the emperor, may my emperor live long live long live!"

"Slave Abatai, meet the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

"Well, Azig, Abatai, you two kneel in peace."

"Huh!"

Azig slapped his sleeves from the ground, and he quickly caught a glimpse of the angry gaze in Hauge's eyes, like a knife, as if he had stabbed himself.

And Fan Wencheng, who was next to Haoge, also had a faint look of regret on his face, with an expression of reluctance, but he had to intervene in the dispute.

Azig sighed in his heart and turned his head away, pretending not to be seen.

"Azig, what are the results of this expedition?"

Huang Taiji on the dragon chair, his face was still very calm, and he just said lightly.

"Your Majesty, I conquered the Ming army, captured more than 32,000 people, more than 47,000 animals, incorporated more than 3,000 troops from the Ming Dynasty, and obtained 890,000 stones of grain and grass, more than 2,000 taels of gold, more than 218,000 taels of silver, and more than 6,000 horses of silk." Azig struggled to put a smile on his face and said to Huang Taiji in a respectful tone.

Huang Taiji's face suddenly twitched, and he grinned like a toothache.

"Azig, Abatai, the two of you have captured such a seizure this time, although it is not huge, it can be regarded as meritorious. It's just that I want to ask, how many soldiers and horses have been lost by our army in this expedition? ”

Huang Taiji's faint words made Azig and Abatai change their faces in an instant.

"Servants play the emperor, this expedition, our army lost more than 13,000 soldiers and horses, including more than 7,000 Manchurian soldiers, about 3,000 Mongolian soldiers and Han soldiers."

Azig finished reporting this and gritted his teeth fiercely.

Abatai, who was next to him, also lowered his head deeply.

"This is strange, doesn't it mean that the Ming army is demoralized, unbearable to fight, and afraid of our army like a tiger? Why did my Qing army suffer so many losses? ”

Huang Taiji's words were cold, and his face was very ugly.

Before Azig could speak, Hauge, who had been suppressing his emotions on the side, took the lead and shouted: "Azig! It's a shame that you dared to speak wildly before you set out on the expedition, saying that you would return with a complete victory. But I didn't expect that you are so incompetent, and you will lose many of my troops in the Qing Dynasty! In particular, Yang Guli and Tan Tai of our Zhenghuang Banner Department died at the hands of the Ming army, and they also lost more than 6,500 elite Zhenghuang Banner Manchurian soldiers, accounting for half of the Qing Dynasty's lost troops! I'm an elite soldier of the Yellow Flag, and I'm almost completely destroyed. You bullshit commander, it's hard to get away with it! ”

There is actually a reason why Hauge hates Azig so much.

Because, when Azig led the army to the expedition, Huang Taiji promised him that after the return of the Zhengming army, he would restore the original canceled Zhenglan Banner system and let him serve as the banner master.

Huang Taiji's promise made Haoge very happy.

Since the yellow flag was withdrawn from his own hands by Huang Taiji, Hauge has been suffering from the lack of independent forces of his own, and if he can get the positive blue flag, Hauge believes that this will become an important bargaining chip for his further political promotion.

And now, the elite troops of the Zhenghuang Banner have been lost by most of this bastard Azig, and the strength of the two Yellow Banners has suddenly been greatly reduced. Therefore, Hauge also knows that if he wants to take over the Zhenglan Banner smoothly, he is afraid that it is impossible.

Cutting off people's financial routes, such as killing parents. Azig, who has now broken off Hauge's promotion rank, is naturally hated by Hauge.

Being scolded by Haoge like this, Azig's face was hideous, his thick beard shook and jumped, and his teeth were gritted loudly, if it weren't for the Huang Taiji above, according to his irritable temperament, I was afraid that he would have to fight with Haoge on the spot.

Abatai on the side, his face was also extremely ugly, his lips trembled, but he couldn't say a word.

"Hauge, don't make a mistake!"

It was still the emperor Taiji on the dragon chair who reprimanded, so that Haoge, who still wanted to say more angry words, held back the words of reprimand.

Azig knelt on the ground, sighed, and bowed to the emperor; "Your Majesty, our army went out this time, it was originally overwhelming and invincible, and the reason why it suddenly lost a lot of troops was because in the Ming army, that Li Xiao led his troops to stir up the situation, and set up more tricks, so that our army was unprepared, and fell into its treacherous schemes, which caused the loss of troops, especially the Zhenghuang Banner Department. As a general of the unified army, the slave loses the general, and it is really difficult to escape his responsibility, please punish the emperor! ”

After Azig finished speaking, he fell to his knees and buried his head.

Huang Taiji did not speak, but cast a cold gaze on Abatai, who was standing with his head bowed solemnly.

"Abatai, tell me the truth, what kind of method did Li Xiao use to destroy my many soldiers!"

Huang Taiji's words implied unspeakable anger, and were filled with a kind of steely and awe-inspiring coercion.

Abatai fell to his knees and immediately trembled; "Your Majesty, the dog thief Li Xiao first built a majestic Jintang City on Xuanfu North Road, and then he used this city as a basis to throw earth-shaking thunder and kill more than 1,500 soldiers of our army. Subsequently, this person led his troops and horses to aid Beijing, conquered the town border city guarded by Tan Tai, beheaded Tan Tai, and killed and captured more than 4,500 of our army. Next, this person pretended to be our army, and falsely passed on military orders, and booby-trapped and killed Yanguli's second son Tazhan and 3,000 elite soldiers of the Zhenghuang Banner Division. In the end, this person led his troops to pretend to be my Qing soldiers, defrauded the gate of Fangshan County, and attacked and killed all the Qing soldiers and horses defending the city. ”

When Abatai said this, he carefully raised his head and saw Huang Taiji's face turned blue. The corners of his mouth twitched, and he didn't know if he wanted to say more.

"Go on!" The voice of the dragon chair sounded coldly.

Abatai couldn't help but shudder, and continued: "Subsequently, Li Xiao withdrew his troops into Beijing, and defended the city, and the minions and commander Azig lured the enemy outside Beijing for three days, and the Ming army always retreated to the capital and refused to fight. The minions were helpless, because considering that the commander Yanguli and the general Tan Tai had both died, this was a major event, and it was necessary to return to Shengjing as soon as possible to serve the emperor. So, I consulted with Azig and the others, and decided to withdraw the troops and return north to our Qing Dynasty. The above minions are all true, please check it out with the emperor! ”

In Qingning Palace, for a while, it was as silent as death.

Huang Taiji's big fat face was trembling slightly, and he was calm on the surface but extremely angry in his heart, his fingers trembled and he pointed to Azig and Abatai who were kneeling on the ground, but he couldn't say anything.

What a heartache!

You must know that in the Qing Dynasty, the standing strength of the Manchurian Eight Banners was only 60,000 or 70,000, and this Azig actually lost 7,000 Manchurian soldiers at once. The Zhenghuang Banner Division, which suffered the most serious losses, actually had 6,500 Manchurian soldiers, which disappeared and ceased to exist. You must know that these elite combat forces are the tiger and wolf army that the Qing Dynasty cultivated in countless battles, but they didn't expect that these soldiers and horses would be folded in Li Xiao's hands in such a way.

This is simply using a sharp knife to cut the heart and liver of Huang Taiji!

This dog-in-the-dog Li Xiao has repeatedly broken my good deeds, and he is really my lifelong enemy!

Li Xiao, don't be complacent, I always have one by one, vowing to cut off your dog's head!

Huang Taiji was extremely angry in his heart, and he finally managed to control his emotions.

A cold light crossed Huang Taiji's eyes.

Hmph, Azig, you useless fool who lost the generals, if it weren't for the concern of the early Qing Dynasty and the stability of everything, I would have taken your head a long time ago! It's just that since you have made me suffer such a heavy loss from the Yellow Flag, then I will definitely get the loss back from your two white flags!

"Azig, as a general of the unified army, you have lost your soldiers and horses and lost my generals, which is really an unforgivable sin! It's not an exaggeration for me to put you in prison for the Criminal Department! But I remembered that you had worked this expedition, and the capture was considerable, so I took you lightly. Now, in order to make up for the loss of the yellow flag, I will punish you with the white flag and the inlaid white flag, and each will make five ox records and make up for the positive yellow flag. Another fine of 20,000 taels of silver, 20 carved saddle horses, and 30 pairs of armor. The two items of silver that were punished were given as a reward to the meritorious soldiers on this expedition, as punishment! ”

"The emperor is merciful, and the slave is willing to be punished."

Azig gritted his teeth and confessed his guilt, but there was a secret hatred in his heart.

Exercise! After months of hard work, instead of being rewarded, he was punished like this, alas, who can he turn to to reason?

Huang Taiji paused, and the cold voice sounded again: "Abatai! ”

"The minions are here!"

"Although you are a lieutenant general, you also have the responsibility of negligence, and you should not take it lightly. I will punish you with 10,000 taels of silver to reward the meritorious soldiers on this expedition, can you be convinced? ”

"The slave is convinced, thank the emperor for his 。。。。。。"

Abatai's heart was extremely gloomy, but his face was still full of respectful obedience.

Seeing that neither of them had any objections, Huang Taiji sighed lightly and said, "Azig, Abatai, you two kneel down." ”

"Huh!"

"Huh!"

After seeing the two of them stand up, Huang Taiji changed his serious tone and continued to them: "Azig, Abatai, you are both rare generals who can conquer and fight in the Qing Dynasty, and you are outstanding brothers that Ben Khan can rely on. ”

Huang Taiji's plan to conquer Korea was actually carefully considered.

After the founding of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji had informed North Korea of this matter in advance, hoping that North Korea would participate in persuasion. When the DPRK heard the news, there was an uproar, and the feelings of hatred and humiliation that had accumulated for nearly 10 years burst out. The Korean ministers made bitter statements one after another, "Let them know that our country is upheld and must not do anything that is disorderly." Although the country is killed, it can be resigned to the world and future generations." In an impassioned atmosphere, Renzu Li Liang refused to receive the Qing Dynasty delegation and did not accept his letter. The Qing envoys were furious and left Seoul, and along the way, the people "blocked the road, and the naughty children threw rubble to humiliate them." In April of that year, Huang Taiji officially held a ceremony to proclaim himself emperor in Shenyang, and the Korean envoys Luo Xian and Li Kuo refused to bow down.

At that time, Huang Taiji made up his mind to teach the disobedient Korea a good lesson, and prepared to conquer Korea at the beginning of next year on the grounds that the DPRK was treacherous and ungrateful.

Huang Taiji believed that the military conquest of Korea could force him to sever his vassal relationship with the Ming Dynasty and pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty instead. In this way, if North Korea surrenders to the Qing Dynasty, it will be tantamount to cutting off another arm of the Ming Dynasty.

When Azig and Abatai heard this, their eyes lit up.

"Please rest assured that the emperor will definitely learn a lesson, serve the emperor and drive away, and expand the territory for my Qing Dynasty!" The two replied almost in unison.

After making Azig and Abatai retreat, Huang Taiji said to Fan Wencheng and Haoge in a worried tone: "Now it seems that in the past few years, this Li Xiao has become more and more of a fierce opponent in my Qing Dynasty. ”

"This man is abominable! Otherwise, Khan Amma, you ordered, Erchen took a group of soldiers and horses, entered the customs again, and captured his Jintang City first! Hauge said with a grunt on the side.

Seeing Haoge say this, Huang Taiji sighed lightly: "Azig led 100,000 soldiers and horses, and he could only bypass Li Xiao's Jintang City, do you think that Li Xiao's lofty Jintang City is so easy to get down?" And my Qing Dynasty already wants to conquer Korea, how can I easily change the established plan? ”

Haoge was still about to fight, but Huang Taiji waved his hand, signaling that he didn't need to say much.

At this time, Fan Wencheng, who had not spoken on the side, said in a low tone: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Li Xiao's power is growing now, and if he doesn't get rid of it early, he may be a huge disaster for the Qing Dynasty." I still have to find a way to eradicate this person, so that I can eliminate the biggest hidden worries. ”

Huang Taiji sighed: "What does Master Fan mean, I don't know!" It's just that at the moment, our Manchurian soldiers have suffered too many losses, and even the planned plan to conquer Korea at the end of January next year may have to be postponed for a while, let alone enter the customs again to eliminate Li Xiao. This matter can only be discussed in the long run. ”

What Huang Taiji didn't expect was that as soon as he finished speaking, Fan Wencheng shook his head gently, and then sneered: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if you want to get rid of Li Xiao, you don't necessarily have to do it yourself in the Qing Dynasty, and the person who wants to kill him may be inside the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Oh, what do you mean?"

"Borrow a knife to kill." Fan Wencheng took a step forward, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. (To be continued.) )