Shenyang.

With Nurhachi's death, the streets and alleys of Shenyang were full of husk, and the pedestrians on the street looked hurried, and the atmosphere was extremely low and depressing.

The generals of the Houjin army from all over Liaodong rushed back to pay respects after learning the news of Nurhachi's death, and high-ranking officials gathered in Shenyang for a time.

The reason why the atmosphere in Shenyang City was so tense was that those Houjin generals did not come alone when they came, but they all brought a lot of soldiers, so that twenty or thirty thousand Eight Banner soldiers gathered outside Shenyang City.

Although it is now possible for the Ming army to take advantage of Nurhachi's death to move on the offensive, due to the ownership of the Later Jin Great Khan, the Later Jin generals still brought a lot of troops to support their respective banner owners.

Because of Nurhachi's system of co-governing the country with the Eight and Shuobeile, it is really difficult to comment on who has the opportunity to become the Great Khan of the Later Jin, not only depending on the choice of the Eight Banners, but also on the number of troops he has.

Nurhachi has taken great pains to ensure the stability of gold after his death, and in recent years, he has consciously taken care of state affairs with the beyles and implemented the system of eight kings.

Not only that, more than a month before Nurhachi's death, he specially emphasized to Zhubeile: "Only those who have virtue and government can be kings, otherwise how can kings be called?" ”

Although Nurhachi's words and deeds indicated that he hoped that the Golden Khan would be jointly elected by the eight Beylers, in the eyes of Huang Taiji, this was Nurhachi's preparation for Dorgon's accession to the throne.

Dolgon is just a hairy boy now, and he has not yet made an inch of success on the battlefield, so Dolgon is definitely inferior to Zhubeil in terms of military achievements.

Although Dolgon has not yet entered politics, this does not mean that he has no virtue politics, because from Dolgon's usual behavior can be seen whether there is "virtue", and "virtue" naturally has "virtue politics".

On the contrary, Huang Taiji and others are not as good as Dolgon, Huang Taiji and others have been fighting abroad all the year round, and the main tone of life is killing, and it has nothing to do with "moral politics".

However, to Huang Taiji's happiness, Nurhachi died of illness before he could make Dolgon the owner of the Eight Banners, otherwise the Dolgon brothers would have three of the Eight Banners in their hands, and it would be difficult to shake their status.

"Lord Belle, the servant has already met Liu Tieta, and he accepted Lord Belle's gift."

Shenyang City, the residence of Huang Taiji, Fan Wencheng bowed down to report to Taiji, who was drinking tea, that both of them wore heavy filial piety due to the death of Nurhachi.

"How's his mouth?" Huang Taiji put down the teacup in his hand when he heard this, and asked quietly.

"Liu Tieta said that Lord Baylor has both civil and military skills, and he is the best among the Houjin Baylors, and it will be a blessing for Houjin if he can become the Great Khan." Fan Wencheng replied with a smile, although Liu Tieta did not explicitly support Huang Taiji to seize the throne, but his attitude has explained everything.

"That's good." Huang Taiji nodded when he heard this, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Don't look at Liu Tieta as a Han Chinese, but because he stayed by Nurhachi's side since he was a child, he was regarded as a Jurchen by the people of the Later Jin, which is completely different from Li Yongfang and Fan Wencheng, the descendants of the generals who surrendered to the Later Jin.

Because he is deeply trusted by Nurhachi, Liu Tieta holds a lot of military power in his hands, and he is the outstanding among the local generals of Houjin, otherwise he would not have been entrusted by Nurhachi with the important task of commanding the four states.

In order to compete for the Khan throne, Huang Taiji had already taken action and began to buy and win over the generals of the Houjin army, and the more support he obtained, the greater the hope of seizing the Khan.

"Lord Belle, I heard that Dolgon Belle also sent people to send generous gifts to the generals who came to mourn, and it seems that they are bound to win this." Fan Wencheng then opened his mouth and said something else, which made Huang Taiji's brows suddenly frown slightly.

Although the eight banner lords of Houjin have a chance to inherit the throne, there are only two of them who are the most promising, one is the famous Huang Taiji, and the other is Dolgon, who is doted on by Nurhachi.

Originally, there was another person in Houjin who was the expected heir to the Khan throne, that is, the Great Bel Daishan, who was not only brave in battle but also very popular, and was Nurhachi's son-in-law, but unfortunately the peach-colored scandal between him and Abahai angered Nurhachi.

Although Nurhachi has no conclusive evidence, he has an estrangement from Daishan in his heart, so he took advantage of the fact that Daishan was scolded by Nurhachi because his ex-wife's son was abused by his current wife, and then killed his current wife to plead guilty to Nurhachi, and abolished Daishan's status as the prince.

In addition, Dai Shan is relatively content with the status quo and does not like intrigues, so he has no ambition to compete for the throne, which gives Huang Taiji a chance.

Although Dai Shan's son Yue Tuogui is the owner of the red flag and has the opportunity to seize the throne with Dai Shan's support, the relationship between Yue Tuo and Dai Shan is not very harmonious, and the reason why Dai Shan killed his wife was because his wife abused the two Yue Tuo brothers.

It is worth mentioning that because Yue Tuo was raised by Huang Taiji's mother when he was a child, he had a very close relationship with Huang Taiji and supported Huang Taiji in the fight for the throne, which cleared the last obstacle for Huang Taiji.

As for Amin and Mang Gultai among the four major Baylors, it can be said that they are more than brave and lacking in strategy, although they have the qualifications to compete for the throne of Khan, they do not have this ability and cannot convince the public.

"Father Khan is really eccentric, since he wants to push Dolgon to the throne, why bother to make the matter of the Eight Great Congresses and Shuobeile co-governing the country!" Huang Taiji sneered when he heard this, and couldn't help but say dissatisfied.

If it weren't for Nurhachi's strong support, how could Dolgon, who was now only fifteen or sixteen years old, compete with him for the throne, and Dolgon had neither the skill nor the experience to govern the region, so how could he fight with him.

Nurhachi not only gave the three Dolgon brothers the strongest soldiers of the Two Yellow Banners, but also made Dolgon's elder brother Azig and younger brother Dordor the bannermen of the Two Yellow Banners.

Thinking that Azig was only in his early twenties, and Duoduo was only in his teens, how could he be able to control these two Yellow Banner soldiers? It's clear that it's to escort Dolgon.

Fortunately, Nurhachi had not yet made Dorgon the banner master when he died, otherwise Huang Taiji's attempt to defeat Dorgon would have come to naught.

Because Dolgon, who has the strength of the Three Banners, already occupies half of the total strength of the Eight Banners, this will inevitably affect the choice of other banner owners, and then make Huang Taiji lose hope of defeating Dolgon.

"Lord Belle, in this battle for the throne of Khan, the attitude of the big Belle, the second Belle, and the third Belle is the key, and most of the Houjin country is fought down by you and the three Belle, and our Dajin can be described as highly respected."

Seeing that Huang Taiji's expression looked a little annoyed, Fan Wencheng pondered for a while and then said, "Especially Big Baylor, his attitude is very important, Big Baylor and his son control the two red flags, and Dudu Baylor, who is in charge of the white flag, is the nephew of Big Baylor, and Big Baylor is equal to controlling the strength of the three banners, and the total strength is more than the two yellow flags." ”

"yes, the key now is with Big Baylor." Huang Taiji's brows suddenly furrowed slightly when he heard this, and now Dai Shan's attitude determines the ownership of the Houjin Khan position.

Although Huang Taiji and Dai Shan have a good relationship, Dai Shan must have been instructed by Nurhachi to support Dolgon to become the Great Khan, and he does not know what Dai Shan's choice will be.

"Lord Belle, Dolgon relies on the concubine Abahai, and the concubine of Abahai is now in frequent contact with the great beylor, if the great Belle is persuaded by the concubine of Abahai, Dorgon will definitely win the throne."

After hesitating for a moment, Fan Wencheng lowered his voice and said, "The slave thinks that Lord Belle should find a way to get rid of Concubine Abahai, otherwise even if Lord Belle inherits the throne, she will use the identity of the concubine to hinder Lord Belle's affairs." ”

"Except for the concubine!" Huang Taiji's eyes suddenly lit up, Fan Wencheng was right, what Concubine Abahai kept was a scourge, what method could be used to get rid of her?

"Lord Belle, before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty died, he set up the young Liu Fuling as the crown prince, and was worried that his mother, that is, Mrs. Gouyi, who was favored by him, would take advantage of the prince's young age to interfere in politics, so he sent someone to execute the young Mrs. Gouyi."

Fan Wencheng knew that Huang Taiji had murderous intentions, so he bowed down and reported:

"Now that Concubine Abahai is buying people's hearts everywhere after the death of the Great Khan, she will definitely not be willing to be lonely in the future and will definitely interfere in the government affairs, and then our Dajin will be in danger, and in the future, she will definitely find a way to deal with Lord Belle and others for the sake of Dolgon, if she stays behind, it will be a threat to all Baylors."

"As long as Lord Belle can use this to persuade the Great Belle, the Second Belle and the Third Belle to agree to the execution of the Abahai Princess, Dorgon will not be able to touch the Khan's throne, after all, it is not the Great Khan who wants to execute Abahai, and the Great Belle naturally does not want to be hated by Dorgon."

As he spoke, the corners of Fan Wencheng's mouth showed a smug smile, "Besides, there have been scandals between Big Baylor and Abahai Concubine, wouldn't Big Baylor give someone a handle if he supports Dorgon?" ”

"Come, go to the Yuetobel Mansion." Huang Taiji couldn't help but bow slightly when he heard this, and then shouted loudly outside the door.

Although Yue Tuo and Dai Shan did not get along, the two were father and son after all, so it was better for Yue Tuo to persuade Dai Shan to kill Abahai, and by the way, persuade Dai Shan to support him to inherit the throne.

Two days later, Huang Taiji, Amin and Mang Gultai met Dai Shan outside the city, and the four of them returned to the city after some secret discussions, and no one knew what they had said.

On the second day, with the arrival of the Eight Banners, a meeting of the Eight Great Congresses and Shuobeile to govern the country was officially held in the city of Shenyang, and the content was to elect the next Great Khan of Houjin.

The Eight Great Harmony Baylors mentioned here refer to the Four Great Baylors and the Four Little Baylors, and the four Great Baylors are Daishan, Amin, Mang Gurtai and Huang Taiji.

As for the four little beelers, they refer to Dudu, Azig, Yoto, and Dodor.

Among them, among the four Baylors:

Dai Shan Zhangzheng Red Flag, 25 Niu Lu; Amin palm inlaid with blue flag, 33 Ox records; Mang Gurtai is in charge of the blue flag, 21 Niu Lu; Huang Taiji holds the white flag, 25 Niu Lu.

Among the four little Baylors:

Du Du palm inlaid white flag, 15 bull records; Azig palm inlaid with yellow flag, 15 ox records; Yue Tuo's palm inlaid with red flags, 26 Niu Lu; Duoduo is in charge of the yellow flag, 35 ox records.

It can be seen that among the eight great beylors, the youngest Tudor has the largest number of troops, with 35 Ox, plus the 15 Ox of Dolgon, who is not the banner owner, and the number of troops controlled by the three Dolgon brothers has reached 65 Ox.

This is also why Huang Taiji feels indignant, the four major Baylors fought bloodily for Houjin, but in the end, the troops are not as many as a hairy boy, how can he balance his heart?

Although it is said that the Eight Congresses and Shuobeile jointly govern the country, not only eight Baylor participated, but also the senior generals of Houjin all participated, and they belonged to the Eight Banners to naturally support their respective banner owners, but when the vote was made, it was the eight flag owners who voted.

Therefore, the young Duoduo was supported by the Houjin generals of the Yellow Banner behind him, and his momentum was the most vigorous.

There are naturally high and low in the Eight Banners, and the Houjin is also respected by yellow, so the Zhenghuang Banner can be said to be the Eight Banners, which is usually subordinate to the Houjin Great Khan, which also makes the generals of the Zhenghuang Banner the most arrogant.

"The concubine has arrived!" Shortly after the group had taken their seats in the council chamber, a loud voice came from the door, and Abahai led Dorgon in.

"I've seen the eldest concubine." When the people in the house saw this, they all got up and saluted Abahai.

"You go on, Concubine Ben is just here to listen." Abahai smiled and bowed to the crowd, and then sat down with Dorgon next to Azig and Dordor, making it clear that they had come to support their three sons.

Seeing this, Huang Taiji immediately sneered, how could he not know Abahai's intentions, but how could a woman be involved in national affairs?

"Ladies and gentlemen, before this meeting begins, Benbel has something to announce."

Because Dai Shan is the Great Baylor, so the Eight Great Baylors are presided over by him, under the gaze of everyone at the scene, he stood up, looked at Abahai who was sitting there with a somewhat complicated expression, and then said in a loud voice with a blank face, "The Great Khan left a message before his death, and the concubine Abahai is his beloved concubine, and he will be buried with him!" ”

"Funeral?"

Hearing this, there was a commotion at the scene, people looked at each other, looking stunned, no one would have imagined that Dai Shan would announce such a bizarre news.

The smile on Abahai's face froze, and she looked at Daishan in disbelief, she had already reached an agreement with Daishan to let Daishan support Dolgon to inherit the throne, but she didn't think that Cheng Daishan would not only change the hexagram but also put him to death.

"This is impossible, Father Khan has always been kind to his mother, how can he let his mother be martyred?" After the initial stunned, Azig was the first to come back to his senses, and couldn't help but stand up and glared at Daishan.

"Yes, how could the Great Khan let the concubine be martyred?"

"I've never heard the Great Khan mention this before!"

"Have you heard about it?"

……

The people at the scene then buzzed and discussed, and I have to say that what Dai Shan announced was too sudden, so that he was not mentally prepared at all.

Abahai's face gradually turned pale, and there was a look of horror in her eyes, because she noticed that Huang Taiji, Amin, and Mang Gultai were sitting there with serious expressions at this time, looking unfazed.

This made her immediately realize that something was wrong, as if the three of Huang Taiji had already known what Dai Shan said, in other words, the four major Baylors had already united in this battle for the throne of the Houjin Khan, which was extremely bad news!

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