After the court meeting in the Chongzheng Hall dispersed, Huang Taiji also deliberately left a few words of praise from Haoge, praising him for advancing and retreating in the palace today, and finally changing his previous frizzy problems.

However, when Hauge walked out of the palace gate, there was no joy on his face, but he returned to his mansion worriedly. He returned to the mansion to change his clothes and hurried to the cross-courtyard, which was located in the northeast corner of the backyard, away from the crowded front yard, which was originally the residence of a Korean concubine that Hauge loved. But after the New Year this year, it was converted into a study room, and a scholar invited from North Korea was housed to teach Hauge how to write and write.

Hauge had never been very fond of studying, but the teacher he had invited from North Korea had been hanging out for three days, and only one Korean servant was in the study on weekdays. When Hauge entered the door, he didn't see the teacher, but he saw the servant brought by the teacher sitting under the window and reading a book leisurely, and he was not surprised.

He turned to look at the empty courtyard outside the door, resisted the urge to close the door of the study, and then turned back to the servant and said, "I can't live this day, I said that you can't send that old Korean master away?" It's like a thief when I come and meet you. Do you know that if the Khan knew that you live with me, neither of us would be able to eat and walk around? ”

Li Yangeng, who has a mustache and a North Korean outfit, although his physical appearance is quite different from the past, the temperament of the children of the family on his body still cannot be concealed. In order to prevent being recognized by the old people in Shengjing, after he returned to Shengjing, he hid in the Haoge Mansion and did not go out much.

Although such a day is no different from being in prison, Li Yangeng feels that his adventure is worth it. The spies who directly direct the Social Investigation Department in Shengjing City are much more reliable than the remote command in Beijing, and they will not be interfered with by the directors of the Four Seas Trading Company, who still attach too much importance to the company's economic interests.

And after staying in Shengjing for a few months, Li Yangeng found that today's Shengjing was also different from the Shengjing when he fled. If you want to make an analogy, in the past, the four major Baylors were co-governed, and Houjin was like a joint-stock company, because everyone in this company had shares, so no matter how infighting there was within Baqi, they would not want the company to go bankrupt.

But today's Qing Dynasty is the private property of Huang Taiji's family, except for those Han people who still expect that after Huang Taiji changes the Yuan system, he can cancel the difference between Manchu and Han and return to the old road of emperor and scholar to rule the world together. At this time, the pro-noble ministers of the Eight Banners of Manchuria had already joined forces, lest the Khan King would take advantage of him.

In this way, Shengjing City is not as monolithic as before. Even, such as Daishan and Dolgon, the powerful and powerful people among the Manchurians, also began to frequently show favor to the Four Seas Trading Company, which can be regarded as leaving a way back for themselves. With precedents like Du Du and Amin in the past, it was even more difficult for the Manchurian nobles to compromise with Huang Taiji.

First, although Huang Taiji has excellent political skills, his achievements are really unconvincing. Since the end of the Apocalypse, Huang Taiji has launched four major campaigns against the Ming State, but basically failed to achieve the strategic goal, especially the main force of the Zhenglan Banner in the Battle of Yizhou, which can be called the first major defeat since the establishment of the Eight Banners. Even if Huang Taiji won a complete victory in the conquest of Korea and the Chahar tribe, it would be difficult to compare with the Heavenly Mandate Khan in the hearts of the Manchurian nobles.

The second is that the fate of Mang Gurtai and Zhenglanqi frightened the Manchurian nobles, and the Manchurian nobles did not admit that in the Battle of Yizhou, the defeat of the Eight Banners Army was inferior to the newly built army of the Ming Army in the field, but thought that the Zhenglanqi army led by Derge was framed by their own people. Although no one dares to say it on the surface, in private, Huang Taiji deliberately connived at rumors such as the Zhenglan Banner falling into the encirclement of the Ming army in order to eliminate the Zhenglan Banner soldiers who were loyal to Mang Gurtai, and it has been repeatedly banned. And the soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner who surrendered to the Ming Kingdom also had such remarks in the letter sent home.

In a situation where the Ming never mentioned the recovery of the homeland of Liaodong, but instead preached peace to the Manchu side all day long, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which had lost great external pressure, was no different from many feudal dynasties in Chinese history, and began to fall into internal strife. The power struggle between the Manchus and Hans, the power struggle between the Manchus and Mongolians, the power struggle between the imperial power and the Eight Banners Lord Baylor, the struggle for the heirs to the Khan, and so on.

In the past, these contradictions were covered by the existential crisis faced by the Later Jin, and the small territory and sparse population of the Later Jin had to fight against a giant like the Ming State, and the Manchurian nobles did not know whether they had a tomorrow, so they naturally held the simple idea of seeking common ground while reserving differences and surviving together.

However, in the past ten years, under the uninterrupted propaganda of peace and personal practice of the Ming Kingdom, the Qing Dynasty has basically been confused by the current peace situation, believing that the peace between the two countries can continue for a long time. At this time, Huang Taiji took over the power in the hands of the Eight Banners and nobles, and the suppression of political dissidents became the primary problem in the eyes of the Manchu nobles.

In the past, everyone had no way out, and in the eyes of the Ming people, as long as they were Jurchens, they were rebellious, so they could naturally only follow the Aixin Jueluo family to rebel against the Ming Dynasty. But now that the Ming Emperor can even tolerate Du Du, Amin and other descendants of the Aixin Jueluo family, why do you still obediently stretch out your neck and let Huang Taiji cut off your head.

The example of Mang Gurtai surrendering his military power and eventually being killed really irritated some people to not dare to hand over their power. Although Mang Gurtai rebelled and was killed, everyone believed that it was due to the persecution of the Khan. Otherwise, why did Mang Gurtai surrender his military power before rebelling, isn't this asking for his own death?

For example, the former Great Belle Daishan, now participates in any court meeting without saying a word, even if Huang Taiji asks, it is also a sentence of "listen to the holy judgment of the Khan King". A wise and self-protective style made the Manchurian nobles afraid that they would become the next target of the Khan's purge.

Li Yangeng took his eyes off the book at this time, glanced at Hao Ge who was sitting on the couch on one side, and said casually: "Don't worry too much, this old Mr. Li came to Shengjing just to find his daughter, and he doesn't know who I am, even if he wants to tell the truth, there is nothing to tell." With him covering for me, I was able to attract the attention of others, and naturally no one would have thought that I, Li Yangeng, would have returned to Shengjing disguised as a Korean servant. Did you do what I said at today's meeting? ”

Hauge sat there, still feeling uneasy at this time, and he complained to Li Yangeng: "Why do you want me to make such a suggestion to the Khan, now that the Khan has decided to let Dolgon go and seize the Four Seas Trading Company, if he finds out about our dealings in the company's accounts and hands it over to the Khan, what should I do?" ”

Li Yangeng laughed a few times before he said, "Haugbeler, don't you think that in the past two years, you are the only one who has engaged in private trade with the company, right?" After Fan Yongdoujian Trading Company monopolized the trade between the two countries, the difference between the official price and the market price was so great that no one else could see it.

Ordinary businessmen can naturally only be scraped off a layer of skin by Fan Yongdou, but like Zhu Gege and Zhu Beile want to make some tea money from it, does Fan Yongdou dare to stop it? Even Prince Rui himself is not innocent, otherwise what would he do to stabilize the hearts of the people of the two white flags?

Prince Rui is a smart man, so he will not let himself become the target of public criticism and expose the company's accounts. ”

Listening to Li Yangeng's words, Haoge's heart finally relaxed, but he continued to ask: "I was in a hurry to go to the morning this morning, so I didn't bother to ask for a while. Why did you ask Khan Ama to seize the treasury of the Four Seas Trading Company, wouldn't it be a huge loss for the company? ”

Li Yangeng put down the book in his hand, his expression became a little more serious, he looked at Haoge and asked, "Before answering this question, I also have a question I want to ask Baylor." Do you want to be a member of the same clan as the Great Baylor? Or do you want to become the next Khan of the Qing Dynasty? ”

Haoge subconsciously wanted to say something, but looking at Li Yangeng's serious appearance, he couldn't help swallowing back the humble words that came to his lips, and replied honestly: "I don't want to live as aggrieved as Big Baylor." I am the eldest son of Khan Amma, my mother is the Great Fortune Jin Ulanala clan, I have been rewarded by my grandfather, Khan Ama except me only has the younger brother of Concubine Zhuang, I really don't know who is more suitable to inherit Khan Amma's family business than me. ”

Li Yangeng twitched the corners of his mouth, and said rather mockingly: "If King Khan really wants to pass on the Khan throne to you, he will not vigorously support Dorgon, but not you." If you really want to become the next Khan of the Qing Dynasty, you need to fight for it with your own hands. Waiting for your father Khan to put the crown of the Khan on your head, I doubt that you will actually see this day. ”

Haug stood up a little agitated, walked up and down the room, and after a long time said, "We've talked about this issue several times, and we're not going to continue discussing it." I just want to know now, what is your intention to use my mouth to propose the seizure of the treasury of Sihai Company? ”

Li Yangeng spread his hands and said: "What can we do, we don't want to bear the infamy of not being able to save ourselves, after all, we still have to come back to do business in the future."

Let the King of Khan send someone to seal the treasury, and the Qing Dynasty will know that the inventory of the Sihai Company has fallen into the hands of the King of Khan, and we will temporarily close the business and withdraw, so naturally there will be no criticism. ”

Li Yangeng said it lightly, but Haoge intuitively thought that this was not the other party's true intention, he racked his brains and thought for a long time before he said loudly: "No, the treasury of the Four Seas Trading Company itself is not much. Now the king of the Khan has sent people to check it, and outsiders do not know how much material the king of the Khan has gotten, but if the king of the Khan does not send people to stabilize the prices, the people will probably suspect that the king of the Khan has embezzled the materials and refuse to help them. ”

Li Yangeng smiled, and did not deny it, so he said softly: "The people who support the King of Khan and support you to become the next Khan of the Qing Dynasty, although they belong to the same faction, they are not really a family.

If you have been ineffective in your domestic affairs, how do you know if your supporters are supporting you or the Khan?

If they are indeed your supporters, they will be on your side no matter what happens. But if they support you only because of the orders of the Khan, sooner or later they will also turn their backs on you because of the orders of the Khan.

Only by separating these supporters one by one can you have a group of followers who truly support you, rather than some betrayers who are ready to get off the ship. And the easiest way to tell them apart is how many people are willing to side with you when there is a disagreement between you and the Khan. I didn't get so many supplies for you from the company, but I didn't help you raise a bunch of white-eyed wolves.

Besides, judging from the current political situation in the Qing Dynasty, isn't it in the best interests of a Khan king with a low reputation? As you said earlier, you are the best successor from a legal point of view. But if the Khan King continues to be in the position of the Khan, who does he want to inherit the Khan's throne, and who can stop him? ”

Hauge gritted his teeth and was silent, and after a long time he asked, "Then why does Mingguo want to help me?" ”

Li Yangeng replied calmly: "Peace, of course, is for peace. His Majesty believes that peace between the two countries can only be maintained if you ascend to the throne of the Great Qing Dynasty. Baylor, what do you think? ”

After a long time, Hauge let out a long sigh and said: "Yes, if I inherit the throne of Khan, the Qing Dynasty will not send a single bullet to the south..."