Text Volume 3 The Road to Empire_Chapter 92 Setting Up
Although Huang Taiji didn't agree with Ning Wan's suggestion in his heart, this time he didn't interrupt Ning Wan's speech, but only frowned. This change in attitude alone has already made a group of Han officials understand the direction of today's wind.
Dahai and Yue Tuo immediately reprimanded Ning Wan, thinking that he was afraid that the world would not be chaotic and wanted to provoke infighting between the Jurchens, which was his heart to be punished. After the two of them were almost reprimanded, Huang Taiji spoke: "Dahai and Yue Tuobeile are right, it is not the time to abolish the system of the four major Baylors asking about politics. After what I said today, everyone is rotten in their stomachs, if I hear the wind outside, I will not be able to spare the people who leak the news. ”
When Huang Taiji thought about it and paused, Bao Chengxian immediately continued: "King Khan is right, the time has indeed not yet come to receive the power of the three major beylers, but Amin Beyler's side still needs to knock it out, so that you Baylors know that only King Khan is the only one who can be the master of our country today."
As the saying goes, if you can't let the Baylors know, even among the four Baylors, there is a master and a slave. Then the minions feel that this will make the people of our country feel confused, and also encourage the ambition of some people to confuse the superior and inferior. ”
Gao Hongzhong and other Han officials also chimed in, and even Dahai and Yue Tuo, who were still reprimanding Ning Wan just now, were still able to accept Bao Chengxian's statement. After all, the Manchu and Han officials who were selected into the Wenguan can basically be regarded as Huang Taiji's cronies and advisers, and their honor and disgrace are naturally linked to Huang Taiji's fate.
The Manchu officials in the Wenguan, like the Han officials, hoped that Huang Taiji would become the true master of the Later Jin Kingdom, and their future would be guaranteed. But unlike the Han officials, they didn't have the only way to go.
When the ethnic minorities in the Northeast formed the same ethnic group with the Jurchens in Jianzhou and established the Eight Banners system, the marriages between the Eight Banners became frequent. Although this marriage has not yet linked the Eight Banners into an inseparable whole, in the hearts of these Jurchens, it has become a habit to regard their people as their own.
Although the power struggle between the Jurchen Baylors was dangerous, as long as the people below did not act too much, this struggle was generally confined to a small range. Therefore, the Manchus, including Yue Tuo, opposed rashly provoking the infighting between the four major Baylors, because they were not willing to be involved in such a cruel struggle when they were not sure.
But as for knocking Amin and maintaining Huang Taiji's authority in the Houjin country, they don't think it's a big deal, after all, it's also in their interests. After listening to the rambling speeches of the following courtiers, Huang Taiji softened his tone and said.
"Amin Belle is too selfish, always thinking about the crops in his own one-third of an acre, and not considering the difficulties of the other banner people. If you want to be like him, won't the hearts of our Houjin people be scattered?
Since the founding of the Later Jin Dynasty by the first Khan, our Jurchens are no longer the free and scattered mountain tribes they used to be, but have their capital in Shenyang, and possess most of the northeastern states of Liaodong. Doesn't the Han people have such a saying: If there are no rules, there is no circle.
Now that our people are facing a crisis of food shortage, it is only natural that we should mobilize our subjects from all over the world to do what they can and give what they have, and work together to overcome the difficulties ahead. Letting the flags lend the harvest to the treasury is by no means for some people to get rid of corruption, but for the purpose of unified dispatch so that more people can be rescued.
In order to fill the stomachs of my people, even if it cuts Amin's face and makes Amin hate me, I don't care. However, in the face of such a strong enemy as the Ming State in my country, I am still willing to take another step back and maintain the unity within our nation, so as not to let the Ming Emperor take advantage of it.
Dahai's suggestion just now is still good, you and Yue Tuo go to Amin's mansion again, and tell him that in order to avoid his worries, the grain and materials lent to the treasury by the various banners will finally be handed over to the beyles in the court to decide the distribution of these food materials. In addition, didn't Allley go to Jinzhou to welcome back my Eight Banners? I thought I could write a letter to him and ask him to go back to Shenyang to persuade Amin. ”
Dahai and Yue Tuo glanced at each other, and then agreed in unison, intending to go down to carry out Huang Taiji's order. Huang Taiji stopped Yue Tuo again and said, "Before you go to Amin's mansion, go to the good brother of the same generation to breathe."
By the way, tell Brother Daishan that if Amin is still obsessed, then I will have to beat Amin one or two. At that time, I hope that my brother will consider the country and support me in this action. ”
Yue Tuo immediately replied: "Ama must be able to forgive the Khan King's painstaking efforts, and if Amin Belle is not even willing to accept the Khan's concessions, he will be dizzy, and if he is not punished, I am afraid he will not come to his senses." For the sake of the future of my Jurchen clan, the minister will definitely persuade Ama to support the Khan King in this matter. ”
Dahai was a little confused at this time, and after listening to Yue Tuo's words, he also said casually: "Mang Gul Taibel is patrolling Sauron and other tribes in the north, do you want to give him a breath, lest he be too distracted by then?" ”
As soon as Da Hai finished speaking, the room suddenly became quiet, and Huang Taiji was obviously not very happy with his proposal. Seeing Huang Taiji's expression becoming a little stern, the officials in the room remained silent, but Fan Wencheng, who had been observing Huang Taiji's expression, vaguely guessed Huang Taiji's intentions.
He stepped forward and said tentatively: "Mang Gultaibel inspects the Sauron tribes in order to deter the northern frontier of our country, the matter is very high, where can I spare energy to care about the affairs of Shenyang City." What's more, patrolling the frontier has no fixed place, and when the messenger finds Manggul Taibel, he doesn't know when he will go.
So should we wait for Sambel to understand his attitude before impeaching Amin Baylor? Or did he impeach the three Baylors first? I'm afraid neither of these options is quite right.
The minions thought that as long as the Khan King and Daishan Dabeile reached a consensus, they would not need to beat Amin Beile, and there would be no need for the statement of the three beylers. What's more, maybe the third Baylor was persuaded by a few Baylors and adults? So why should we inform Sambel and let him be troubled in vain? ”
Only then did Huang Taiji say out loud: "Xiandou is right, there is no need to send someone to inform Sanbeiler about this matter, and it is better to inform him afterwards." I should also go to the Cannon Foundry, so you can go about your own business. ”
Before leaving the literary hall, Huang Taiji deliberately stayed in front of Fan Wencheng for a while and had a cordial conversation with him, which made Fan Wencheng very excited. Since the end of the Battle of Ming last year, Huang Taiji's attitude towards him has been a little estranged, although he did not blame him directly, but Fan Wencheng also knew that his previous work of collecting intelligence from the Ming Kingdom was obviously not good enough, so Huang Taiji was disappointed.
However, Huang Taiji's closeness to him today not only restored Fan Wencheng's self-confidence, but also made him think that his guess of Huang Taiji's intentions was about to be extremely close. Thinking of this, Fan Wencheng's heart became a little hot, and after Huang Taiji left, he pulled a few good Han officials and whispered.
Huang Taiji, who walked out of the gate of the museum, had already put down the things he had just planned in the museum, and rode to the cannon casting field outside the city. As long as Dai Shan was confused by his delaying tactics and did not interfere with his action of beating Amin, Amin, who had lost the support of Mang Gurtai, would basically become a loner in Shenyang City.
After Sun Degong's family was taken down and sent to the Ming Kingdom, those Han officials who surrendered now hate Amin to death, for fear that they will become the next Sun Degong. Therefore, as long as he shows the slightest intention of beating Amin, and Dai Shan remains silent, these Han officials will misunderstand, he and Dai Shan both want to clean up Amin this time, and the momentum of impeaching Amin will inevitably be set off.
Once the criticism of Amin became the mainstream of public opinion in the DPRK and China, Dai Shan and the neutral Houjin officials could only remain silent and avoid drawing the fire on themselves. At that time, he will be able to dispose of Amin and give this year's harvest of the Blue Flag to the other flags, which can not only survive the problem of food shortage this year, but also destroy the three Baylor Alliances that are faintly united.
Without Amin's peace, there would be no basis for mutual trust between Daishan and Mang Gurtai. And Dai Shan's attitude in this Amin incident will also arouse Mang Gurtai's suspicions, and eventually cause the rupture of this fragile alliance. At that time, Dai Shan had to completely fall to himself, thus leaving Mang Gultai completely isolated within the Eight Banners.
First Amin, then Mang Gurtai, and then Daishan, after removing the three people, the system of the four major Baylors asking for politics will not be abolished. After removing the obstacles of these three people, the power of the government in the country of Houjin will be concentrated in his hands, so as to build a new country according to his vision.
Huang Taiji, who was walking on the road on horseback, couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this. If the tactic of running thousands of miles into Daming Pass last year could have been successful, he would not have had to be in such a hurry, he could have done this more flawlessly, and let Amin dispose of him after he betrayed his relatives and left.
And if it weren't for Amin's intention to use food to buy people's hearts, he would have been able to endure it for a while longer, and first pass the current food shortage pass.
But now, last year's thousand-mile raid on the Ming Kingdom made his reputation somewhat flawed, and Amin relied on the proceeds of trade with the Ming Dynasty to win the hearts of the people of all banners. Under the advantages of the other, Huang Taiji had to decide to start in advance. Although he is not worried about whether he can clean up Amin. But the inability to solve this problem perfectly made him feel a little lost in himself.
However, this frustration was quickly eliminated from Huang Taiji's mind. At this time, he refocused on the destination he was heading to.
Although last year's thousand-mile raid did not achieve any results, it allowed Huang Taiji to get a lot of Han craftsmen. The blacksmiths Liu Han and Wang Tianxiang, who were captured in the Santun camp, claimed to be able to cast cannons in order to survive, which naturally attracted Huang Taiji's attention. In this thousand-mile attack, Huang Taiji also realized that if he did not change the way of attacking the city, it was estimated that the population of Jin would not be able to defeat even half of the city of Beizhili in the future, and he would have to drain his blood under these city walls.
After returning to Shenyang, Huang Taiji ordered Tong Yangxing to secretly build a cannon casting field in Zhuangzi outside the city, preparing to let Liu Han and Wang Tianxiang cast a few Hongyi cannons. However, at this time, the two confided to Huang Taiji that they had only cast the Tiger Squat Cannon and the Bronze Bell, but not the Hongyi Cannon.
Although Huang Taiji was very disappointed, he still comforted the two blacksmiths and let them continue to experiment with casting cannons. After all, compared to the craftsmen in Shenyang, these two people at least know what the Hongyi cannon is. Huang Taiji hoped that he could create an artillery with similar performance to the Hongyi cannon as a new weapon for the Later Jin army to attack the city.