Chapter 313: Hongmen Banquet (Second Watch)

(Recommended reading: With the arrival of Li Hongyu, the subordinates began to serve wine and food in an orderly manner, and Li Hongyu naturally sat on the first seat of the wine table, and this seat belonged to him.

Because it was a family banquet, the atmosphere at the scene was very relaxed, Li Hongyu and Jin Taishi talked and laughed, talking about some common things.

Huang Taiji and Man Gui acted as listeners, and the two of them, as subordinates and juniors, really couldn't interject, and poured wine for Li Hongyu and Jin Taishi in an orderly manner.

"Huang Taiji, your uncle will not hesitate to make a big mistake for you, no matter what happens in the future, this official does not want your nephew and uncle to kill each other."

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Li Hongyu suddenly changed his words and said solemnly to Huang Taiji that the "big mistake" he said naturally meant that Jin Taishi let him go during the First World War in Tieling.

"Lord Governor, Ye Hebu has already been injured in the battle of Tieling, I hope that my lord will transfer them from the battlefield for the sake of their military exploits for Daming, otherwise Ye Hebu will be extinct."

Huang Taiji was slightly stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect Li Hongyu to say such unexpected words, and then stood up and bowed his hand to Li Hongyu, and said with a serious expression.

In Huang Taiji's view, the reason why Li Hongyu won over Jintaishi was naturally because he took a fancy to Ye He's troops, otherwise Li Hongyu would not have been able to win that battle in Tieling, Ye Hebing played a very important role.

Since Li Hongyu wants to use Ye Hebing to fight for Daming in Liaodong, then he will definitely let Ye Hebing fight those important battles, and I am afraid that the men of Ye He's department will die in a few battles.

Although Huang Taiji is a member of the Jianzhou Ministry, he also has the blood of the Yehe Ministry, and he doesn't want the Yehebu to die in the war with the Houjin, so that there will be no chance of annexing the Yehebu.

After listening to Huang Taiji's heartfelt words, Jin Taishi's face showed a smile of relief, and he could see that Huang Taiji did not want to see Ye Hebu suffer a catastrophe, let alone meet him on the battlefield.

"Huang Taiji, you underestimate this official too much, could it be that this official moved Ye Hebu to Ningyuan just so that they could help Daming and splash blood on the battlefield?"

Li Hongyu's eyes lit up, what he was waiting for was Huang Taiji's words, so he sneered and stared at Huang Taiji and said, "This official is doing this to save Ye Hebu, after the battle of Salhu, you Jianzhou will definitely take the opportunity to capture Kaiyuan and Tieling, how can Ye Hebu have a way to live, with your understanding of Nurhachi, he will let your uncle go?" ”

Huang Taiji's face suddenly showed an embarrassed look, Li Hongyu was right, what Nurhachi hated the most was Ye Hebu who had always been against him, especially Jin Taishi and Buyangu who wanted to get rid of them quickly, so once they captured Ye Hebu, they would definitely kill the two of them.

In fact, it was precisely like this that after Nurhachi took Kaiyuan and Tieling, he concentrated his forces to attack Yehebu, and although Yehebu resisted hard, he was still defeated by Houjin, who had the advantage of troops.

According to historical records, Buyangu went out of the city and surrendered after receiving a promise from Nurhachi not to kill him, but Nurhachi still broke his promise to kill Buyangu in order to prevent future troubles.

As for Jin Taishi, although Huang Taiji tried his best to persuade him to surrender, he could not guarantee the safety of Jin Taishi, after all, the person who held the power of life and death was Nurhachi, and he did not want to deceive Jin Taishi.

Jin Taishi knew that Nurhachi would not let him go, so he decided to kill himself to avoid being humiliated by Nurhachi, so he set fire to the house** and died.

There is a saying in the historical materials that Jintaishi was not burned to death after setting fire, and escaped from the city while the chaos was made, but later he was captured by the Houjin army, and Nurhachi ordered Jintaishi to be strangled.

"Huang Taiji, if you don't answer this official, it means that you know that your uncle will definitely die at that time."

Seeing that Huang Taiji was silent, Li Hongyu looked at him coldly and said, "The reason why this official let Ye Hebu fight the Battle of Tieling is because this battle has to be won, and it is necessary to stabilize the position of the Ming army, and at the same time, it will also make Ye Hebu enough to gain a foothold in Ningyuan in the future." ”

"To tell you the truth, this official will not send Ye Hebu to the battlefield to fight with your Jianzhou Department, and the Ming Dynasty has many generals and is enough to deal with your Jianzhou Department.

Saying that, Li Hongyu asked expressionlessly, "This official would like to ask you, if you take charge of the Jianzhou Department in the future, will you attack the Yehe Department and kill your uncle?" ”

Nurhachi did not get the Ming court after the establishment of the Jin, so Li Hongyu naturally did not recognize the Houjin, but called it the Ministry of Jianzhou.

Huang Taiji's brows furrowed slightly, a stunned look flashed on his face, and he felt that Li Hongyu's words were a little strange, if Li Hongyu put Ye Hebu in Ningyuan, then it would be difficult for Houjin to have a war with Ye Hebu, after all, there is still a large area of land in Liaodong and Liaoxi in the middle, as long as Ye Hebu does not attack, there is no chance for the two sides to make contact.

At this moment, due to the inability of the Houjin to capture the city of Shenyang behind the high walls of the city, and the fact that the Ming Dynasty had millions of troops, Huang Taiji would never have imagined that the Houjin would quickly sweep Liaodong and Liaoxi in the next few years, drive the Ming army back to Shanhaiguan and become the new master of Guanwai.

"Lord Governor, if you can take power in Xia, as long as Yehebu doesn't take the initiative to launch an offensive, then Zai Xia will definitely not send troops to attack Yehebu!"

Therefore, Huang Taiji pondered for a while and solemnly made a promise to Li Hongyu, because he also has the blood of Ye Hebu, Ye Hebu will not be as hostile to Houjin as he always after he takes power, as long as Ye Hebu does not take the initiative to provoke, he is willing to coexist peacefully with him.

"Huang Taiji, what you said has been recorded by the official, I hope you don't forget today's words." Li Hongyu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he raised the wine glass in his hand and said to Huang Taiji in a deep voice.

Huang Taiji naturally didn't know at this time that he had fallen into a bureau set up by Li Hongyu, so that Yehebu and the Mongols had no worries about their westward expedition.

Historically, when Huang Taiji was in charge of Houjin, he unified Monan, and Yehebu and the Mongols must have gained a foothold in Moxi after their westward expedition and conquered some tribes in Moxi Mongolia, hoping that Huang Taiji would not send troops to attack Yehebu's territory, so that Li Hongyu could keep his troops in the northwest.

"Governor Daming, you Daming has a saying that 'a gentleman is hard to chase after a horse', I hope that the governor can also fulfill his promise." Seeing this, Huang Taiji hurriedly picked up his wine glass, and after touching Li Hongyu, he said that he was now more worried that Li Hongyu would let Ye Hebing be cannon fodder on the battlefield in Liaodong.

A subtle smile appeared on the corner of Li Hongyu's mouth, and he drank all the wine in the cup, no matter what, he was much more relieved with Huang Taiji's expression, lest the Western Expeditionary Army led by the Yehe Department and the Inner Khalkha Department be attacked before and after the enemy, and at the same time deal with the Moxi Mongolian tribes and the Houjin.

Huang Taiji also drank the wine in the cup in one go, although he didn't understand why Li Hongyu would say such strange words, but it would be good if Li Hongyu could keep Ye Hebu.

"Huang Taiji, I heard that Li Hui of North Korea sent an envoy to make friends with you, I wonder if there is such a thing?"

After the banquet, Jin Taishi led Huang Taiji to send Li Hongyu Gong outside the gate, Li Hongyu thought of something when he got into the carriage parked outside the door, and turned to ask Huang Taiji who was standing behind Jin Taishi.

Li Hongyu said that Li Hui naturally refers to the king of the Korean Kingdom, Gwanghaejun, I have to say that this Gwanghaejun is an alternative king in the history of the Korean Kingdom, who is regarded as a madman in the history books, acting more crazy, not only killed his own brother and half-brother for the throne, but also deposed the concubine of Joseon under house arrest, and the negative image is serious.

During the battle of Salhu, Gwanghaejun did not agree to send troops to help the Ming Dynasty fight with the Houjin, but the officials up and down in Korea regarded the Ming Dynasty as the suzerainty and thought that it was natural to send troops to help the war, and only seven ministers supported Gwanghaejun, and later the seven ministers also changed their minds to support the sending of troops.

Seeing that it was difficult to disobey the wishes of the people, Gwanghaejun had to send troops to Liaodong to assist the Ming army in the battle, and before leaving, he ordered the generals of the Korean army to preserve their strength, which led to the surrender of the Korean generals to the Houjin army during the Battle of Sarhu.

Nurhachi did not want to be flanked by the Ming army and the Korean kingdom in Liaodong, so he accepted the surrender of the Korean army and allowed them to return home, and Gwanghaejun then sent an envoy to Nurhachi to reconcile with Nurhachi, so that Korea remained neutral in the war between the Ming and Houjin.

Li Hongyu naturally can't forget the betrayal of the Korean army during the Battle of Salhu, unlike Yehebu, the Korean Kingdom has been a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and has a close relationship with the Ming Dynasty, and the Wanli Emperor ordered to aid the DPRK to resist the Japanese, but in the end, the Korean army stabbed the Ming army in the back during the Battle of Salhu, making the prison soldier Qiao Yiqi commit suicide and martyrdom.

According to historical records, the Korean army did not surrender at the beginning, and due to its weak combat effectiveness, close combat and white-knuckle combat were particularly poor, which made the left and right armies of the Korean army quickly defeated in the battle with the Houjin army, and then forced the two commanders of the central army to surrender to the Houjin.

However, in any case, the North Korean army should not have forced to death Qiao Yiqi, the prison of the Ming Dynasty, and the reason why Qiao Yiqi was martyred was obviously that he could not get out and did not want to be captured, so he chose to commit suicide to save his integrity.

Because of the busy official business at hand, Li Hongyu has not had time to pay attention to the affairs of the Korean army in the battle of Sarhu, and now the situation in Liaodong has stabilized, and Houjin is unable to invade the Ming Dynasty in a short period of time, at this time Li Hongyu, the governor of Liaodong, will calculate the surrender of the Korean army.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty was very generous about the surrender of the North Korean army, and did not mean to pursue it too much, after all, the Ming Dynasty was the Heavenly Empire, and before the war, he didn't expect the North Korean army to come in handy, and even the three-way elite Ming army was defeated by the Houjin army, do you still want the North Korean army to merge with the Houjin fire?

This is also why the imperial court did not hold Ye He accountable for fleeing without a fight, in the final analysis, the Ming army was defeated too badly and too quickly in Salhu, and the officials of the Ming Dynasty have a very high self-esteem, so they naturally will not blame Ye He and North Korea, who are just green leaves.

As the governor of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, it is Li Hongyu's responsibility to deal with the aftermath of the Salhu War, and he has to seek justice for the martyred Qiao Yiqi.

"Your Excellency, I don't know about this." Huang Taiji didn't expect Li Hongyu to suddenly ask about this matter, and after hesitating for a moment, he shook his head and said, it is obvious that it is impossible for him to tell Li Hongyu about this kind of confidential matter.

Seeing this, Li Hongyu already knew the answer he wanted from Huang Taiji's reaction, and then turned around and got into the carriage and left, it seemed that it was necessary to knock on the Korean Kwanghaejun, so that Qiao Yiqi could not die in vain.

Looking at the back of the departing carriage, a worried look appeared on Huang Taiji's face, if Li Hongyu got involved in North Korean affairs, then the rear of Houjin would be unpeaceful from now on.

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