"Xianggong, just now the military department received an 800-mile urgent military report from Yuan Chonghuan, and the chief Nurhachi died of illness in Shenyang a few days ago. Bayi Chinese =≈≈.=8≈1≠Z≠=.≥C≥O≠M"

One day in early July, when Li Hongyu was reading the official document sent by the Customs Department in the study, Zhao Xin walked in quickly and said to Li Hongyu with an excited expression.

"Nurhachi is dead!" Li Hongyu was stunned when he heard this, and then put down the official document in his hand, frowning slightly.

"Xianggong, this is a good thing, why do you seem to be preoccupied?"

Zhao Xin saw that Li Hongyu's expression was a little strange, and he couldn't help but ask suspiciously, logically speaking, Li Hongyu should be happy, so that the Ming Dynasty would have one less strong opponent, and Nurhachi's military talent was still very good, which brought a lot of trouble to the Ming army.

"No matter what he says, he is also Xianggong's opponent, and he should die on the battlefield." Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, and explained to Zhao Xin.

Although Nurhachi is the most vicious barbarian leader in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, Li Hongyu, as an opponent, still admires him very much in his heart, and he can actually raise troops with the thirteen deputy armor of his ancestors, which makes the Ming Dynasty tired of coping.

Perhaps this is what people often call sympathy, and in Li Hongyu's view, people like Nurhachi die on the battlefield is the best destination.

"Xianggong, Nurhachi did not arrange an heir to the Jiannu Khan throne before his death, and the eight Heshuobel of Jiannu have the right to inherit the Khan's throne, so there will definitely be a lot of trouble, and maybe there will be an army to fight, which is a good thing for the Ming Dynasty."

Zhao Xin understood now, Li Hongyu felt sorry for Nurhachi's illness and death, so he said with a smile.

It is worth mentioning that the reason why Nurhachi did not arrange an heir to the throne of Houjin Khan was because he was ready to implement a new political system in Houjin, that is, the Eight and Shuobeile co-govern the country.

As early as March of the second year of the Apocalypse, Nurhachi announced that the Later Jin would implement the Eight and Shuobeile Co-governance System, stipulating that the future Great Khan of the Later Jin would be jointly appointed and dismissed by the Eight Banner Lords, and until his death, he had been preparing for the implementation of this system.

This is completely different from the early Ming Dynasty to establish the crown prince to consolidate the country, Li Hongyu began to be unable to understand Nurhachi's approach, but considering that in the process of the rise of the Later Jin, a number of self-respecting Houjin magnates have been formed, especially the military group with the four major Baylors as the second and the four small Baylors, you can also understand Nurhachi's painstaking efforts.

Obviously, Nurhachi was worried that the Great Khan of Houjin he had chosen would not be able to convince the people, and that Houjin would inevitably break out into war and ruin the good foundation.

However, Nurhachi also has a favorite candidate for the throne of Houjin Khan, that is, the fourteenth son Dolgon, born to him by the eldest concubine Abahai.

Because Abahai was deeply favored by Nurhachi, coupled with Dorgon's intelligence since childhood and his son-in-law, he was naturally loved by Nurhachi and was the best candidate to become the Great Khan of Stamina.

Unfortunately, Dolgon's age is too young, and now is the period of post-Jin expansion, how can a young Khan submit to those self-respecting Baylors, who are either overturned or murdered.

Knowing that he was old, Nurhachi had to arrange a way out for Abahai's three sons, not only to protect themselves, but also to make Dorgon the future Great Khan of Houjin.

For this reason, Nurhachi divided the 65 Oxen of the Two Yellow Banners under his own command to the three sons of Abahai, Azig, Dolgon, and Duoduo, each of whom had 15 Oxel, and the remaining 2o Oxen became his own army.

At the same time, Nurhachi appointed Azig as the owner of the Yellow Banner and Duoduo as the owner of the Yellow Banner, and planned to give Duoduo the 2o pro-army cattle he commanded after his death, but gave another flag to Dolgon, making Dolgon also the banner owner.

In this way, the three Dolgon brothers will become the bannermen of the three banners, and their strength will leapfrog the four major beylers, becoming the strongest of the various factions of the Houjin, which is enough to ensure that Dolgon ascends to the throne of Khan.

It's a pity that Nurhachi died of illness before he could support Dolgon to become the owner of the Eight Banners, but even so, the three Dolgon brothers with two yellow flags are still the strongest faction in Houjin.

Unlike Zhao Xin, Li Hongyu knew that Houjin had become more powerful because of Huang Taiji's coming to power, and had truly unified the interior of Houjin, which was outright bad news for Daming.

"Lady, who do you say can win in the battle for the throne of Houjin Khan?" Therefore, Li Hongyu pondered for a while and asked Zhao Xin.

"Nurhachi likes the Huang Taiji born to Abahai, and gave the two yellow flags to the three Huang Taiji brothers, making the strength of the three brothers the strongest, and Dolgon is the most likely to win this battle for the throne!"

Zhao Xin naturally couldn't know the outcome of this battle for the throne, so she groaned and said, this is the conclusion she came to based on the situation of Houjin.

"Xianggong doesn't think so."

Li Hongyu smiled when he heard this, stretched out his hand and pulled Zhao Xin into his arms, looked at her and said, "Although the strength of the three Dolgon brothers is strong, they are too young and have never been on the battlefield, so they are the opponents of the four major Baylors, and if the four Baylors join forces, the three Dolgon brothers will not have the slightest chance." ”

"Will the four Baylors join forces?" Hearing this, Zhao Xin's eyes showed a look of surprise, she hadn't thought about it.

"The four Baylors are now the most powerful forces in Houjin except for the three Dolgon brothers, and it is precisely because they are so strong that the four Baylors can only join forces to resist the enemy in order to protect themselves and avoid being swallowed by them."

Li Hongyu nodded and explained in an orderly manner, "Besides, the four Baylors have been fighting side by side for many years, and their feelings for each other are far better than those of the three Dolgon brothers, so it is only natural for them to join forces.

"Xianggong, who do you think will stand out among the four Baylors?" Zhao Xin felt that Li Hongyu was reasonable, and this kind of intrigue was more long-term and real for Li Hongyu, so he asked curiously.

"What does the lady think?" Li Hongyu smiled when he heard this, approached Zhao Xin's ear and asked with a smile at the base of her ear.

"Don't be a husband, it's so itchy."

Zhao Xin suddenly felt a strange itch at the base of her ear, giggled and turned her head to dodge, she wanted to escape from Li Hongyu's arms, but she was firmly held by Li Hongyu and couldn't get out.

"Lady, shouldn't you add a younger brother to Yun Xuan?"

Zhao Xin didn't struggle, it was okay that she moved in Li Hongyu's arms like this, which immediately made Li Hongyu's lower abdomen rise up a ****, smiled and whispered in Zhao Xin's ear, and then strode to a bed on the side with her, sometimes if he was too busy, he would spend the night in the study, so as not to disturb the rest of Qin Yue and the others.

Originally, Zhao Xin's cheeks had turned crimson because of Li Hongyu's previous frivolous behavior, but now when he heard this, he suddenly brushed it red to the root of his ears, and he was so charming that he buried his head in Li Hongyu's chest shyly.

As for who of Houjin's four major Baylors can stand out from this battle for the Khan throne, where do the two have time to pay attention to this kind of thing now.

After a while, Zhao Xin's cheeks were ruddy and pressed against Li Hongyu's chest to close his eyes and take a nap, Li Hongyu caressed her smooth and white back with satisfaction, compared to doing the things of husband and wife openly, this kind of sneaky behavior is more exciting.

"Master, the emperor has issued an edict to let you and Scholar Zhao enter the palace to face the saint." Because of the tossing for most of the day just now, Li Hongyu felt a little tired, and just as he was about to sleep and regain his energy, a maid's voice came from outside the door.

"Alas!" Li Hongyu couldn't help but sigh helplessly, it seems that the Emperor of the Apocalypse also knew about Nurhachi's illness and death.

Soon after, Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin, who were dressed in new clothes, left the Young Master's Mansion and rushed to the Forbidden City by carriage.

Since everyone already knew the news of Nurhachi's death, they talked to each other about whether they laughed again and again, and they all thought that this was a great thing for Daming.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Nurhachi is dead, what impact will it have on the situation outside the customs?" Soon after Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin arrived, the Emperor of the Apocalypse came to the south study, and after sitting down, he glanced around at the scene and asked quietly.

"Your Majesty, the minister heard that Nurhachi did not set up a crown prince, and Jiannu is now the auxiliary government of the Eight Kings, and if Nurhachi dies like this, there will be chaos within Jiannu, which will be of great benefit to my Ming Dynasty."

Hearing this, Gu Bingqian, the assistant of the cabinet, took the lead in speaking, and said to the Emperor of the Apocalypse with a smile, "This is really God helping me to be enlightened." ”

Han Yi only served as a cabinet assistant for a few months before being impeached and removed from power by the former Qi Chu and Zhejiang officials, and his successor was Zhu Guozhen of the Donglin Party, but he was soon ousted from power, and then Gu Bingqian, who was born in the Zhejiang Party, became a cabinet assistant.

"Your Majesty, once Jiannu is in civil strife, our army can take the opportunity to attack Liaodong and regain the lost territory in one fell swoop." Immediately after, Wei Guangwei, an assistant minister of the cabinet, also expressed his views and said in a high-spirited manner.

The rest of the ministers nodded their heads when they heard this, and they all agreed with the views of the two, believing that after Nurhachi's death, Jin would definitely break out in civil strife, and the Ming army could take advantage of the maneuver to counterattack.

Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin sat there silently, Li Hongyu's brows furrowed slightly, it was obvious that he and Zhao Xin were not as optimistic as the ministers.

"Young Master Li, you have fought with Jiannu many times outside the Guan, will Jiannu have civil strife after Nurhachi's death?" The Emperor of the Apocalypse noticed that Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin did not speak, and realized that the two had different views, so he asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, according to the minister's opinion, after Nurhachi's death, Jiannu will not break out into civil strife, and the reason why Nurhachi implemented the division of the eight kings is to avoid those who are in charge of the military after his death have a heart of disobedience, and now the owners of the Eight Banners of Jiannu contain each other, so it is difficult to fight."

Li Hongyu bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse when he heard this, and replied in an orderly manner, which made the ministers at the scene couldn't help but show a look of surprise on their faces, and their faces showed a look of disappointment.

Judging from past examples, Li Hongyu's conclusions are usually correct, which means that Houjin will not be able to fight internally, which is not something that everyone wants.

"Young Master Li, who do you say can become the new Great Khan of Jiannu this time?"

Seeing that Li Hongyu was not optimistic about the civil strife in Houjin, the British prince Zhang Weixian pondered for a while and frowned and asked, since Houjin will not break out in the civil strife, then a new Great Khan will definitely be elected, but Houjin is qualified to become the Great Khan.

"British duke, this official thinks that the emperor Taiji among the four major Baylors of Jiannu is insidious and cunning, and the city is extremely deep, and there is a chance that he will win from it."

Li Hongyu had already prepared when he heard this, and replied in a deep voice, "Huang Taiji has a close relationship with the other three Baylors, and he should be able to win from the son." ”

"Your Majesty, this person's resourcefulness is even better than Nurhachi's, so if he especially inherits the throne of Jiannu Khan, then his actions outside the gate will be worrying."

Saying that, Li Hongyu looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse on the side, and said worriedly, historical facts have proved that Huang Taiji is more skilled than Nurhachi, so if he succeeds Jin Da Khan, then the situation of Da Ming will be in danger.

"Is the young master too high in terms of Huang Taiji!"

Seeing that Li Hongyu seemed to attach great importance to Huang Taiji, a governor of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies couldn't help but speak, thinking that Li Hongyu was a little worried.

You must know that Li Hongyu hit the Houjin army twice, and Yuan Chonghuan also fought a Ningyuan victory, which means that Houjin has nothing to be afraid of, and Li Hongyu's reaction is a little too sensitive.

"I hope I'm wrong."

Li Hongyu nodded to the governor when he heard this, and said with a wry smile helplessly, how did these people know that Huang Taiji successfully unified the various forces within the Later Jin Dynasty and laid a decisive foundation for the later entry of the Manchu Dynasty.

"Young Master, in your opinion, can the Liaodong official army take advantage of Nurhachi's death to launch a counterattack on Liaodong and regain the lost territory in one fell swoop?"

The Emperor of the Apocalypse saw that Li Hongyu seemed to attach great importance to Huang Taiji, which meant that once Huang Taiji became the Great Khan of Houjin, then Houjin would be more difficult to deal with, so he asked after a little contemplation.

Hearing this, everyone at the scene couldn't help but look at Li Hongyu, the Emperor of the Apocalypse's move can be described as a surprising victory, I have to say that now is the best time to attack Houjin, once successful, Houjin will be able to defeat Houjin in one fell swoop, and then regain the lost ground.

Although the wish for this matter is good, it is still unknown whether it can be done, and Li Hongyu is naturally the most experienced in fighting with Houjin, so everyone is waiting for him to express his opinion on this matter, after all, he knows the Ming army outside the Guanwai best.

Li Hongyu suddenly smiled bitterly in his heart, now the Ming army outside the gate can be used at most to defend itself, if they are used to attack the attack, they will undoubtedly be defeated, but he can't say that this kind of morale will destroy his own prestige.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that now is not the time to attack Jiannu, Jiannu will definitely expect our army to attack, and he must have been on guard."

Therefore, Li Hongyu pondered his sentence for a moment and said to the Emperor of the Apocalypse in a serious manner, "Moreover, now it is the time for the internal struggle for power within the Houjin, and once our army attacks, it will definitely make it unanimous with the outside world, which is extremely unfavorable to our army. ”

Although Li Hongyu said it tactfully, everyone at the scene still heard that if the Ming army outside the gate was face-to-face, it would not be the opponent of the Houjin army, which made everyone's faces couldn't help but show a look of disappointment.

"Alas!"

The Emperor of the Apocalypse sighed secretly, he naturally heard the meaning of Li Hongyu's words, and felt quite helpless in his heart, which meant that the soldiers of the imperial court outside the gate had been practiced in vain over the years.

Subsequently, the Emperor of the Apocalypse glanced at Li Hongyu, it seems that only Li Hongyu can deal with Houjin in the Ming Dynasty, so it is better to let him sit outside the customs when the domestic affairs of the Ming Dynasty are over.

(End of chapter)