"I really can't hide anything from Mr." Huang Taiji stretched out the index finger of his right hand and clicked Fan Wencheng's shadow in the air, "Sir, do you know that Guangning has been lost?" ”

Fan Wencheng bowed his hands, "The grass people have heard some information, but the words are unknown, and the grass people haven't figured out what is happening on the front line. ”

Huang Taiji clenched the teacup with both hands, avoiding Fan Wencheng's gaze, "Sir, Ningyuan, Jinzhou, and Guangning have all been lost, and the red flag has also been disabled. ”

"Ah......" Fan Wencheng exclaimed, he only knew that the situation on the front line was unfavorable, but he didn't expect it to be so bad, how long has it been?

Huang Taiji pretended not to see Fan Wencheng's gaffe, "Mr. is a Han Chinese, with Mr.'s understanding of the Ming Dynasty, is there any way to make the combat effectiveness of the Ming army suddenly increase?" ”

Fan Wencheng shook his head slowly: "The improvement of the army's combat effectiveness is not a day's work, it requires long-term training, and the Great Khan has also commanded the army, so he naturally understands this truth."

Huang Taiji relaxed slightly, "Is it possible for the Ming army to make any powerful firearms?" ”

"Firearms?" Fan Wencheng closed his eyes and thought for a while, "The grass people have been away from Daming for a long time, and they don't know the recent situation of Daming, but the grass people know that firearms need soldiers to use, and if there are no excellent soldiers, no matter how good firearms are, they are in vain." ”

"Is it possible that the new monarch of the Ming Dynasty was first established, and for Yang Wei, the soldiers fought bravely?" Apart from this, Huang Taiji really couldn't think of any other reason.

Fan Wencheng shook his head again: "The military system of the Ming Dynasty has been rotten to the core, and if you want to rectify it, it is not possible to complete it in a short period of time, and it requires a lot of silver. ”

"Sir, are you saying that it is impossible for the combat effectiveness of the Ming army to increase dramatically?" Huang Taiji, like Mang Gurtai, also believed that the combat effectiveness of the cavalry was better than that of a qiē, but the Han people often used tricks, so he was still a little uneasy.

"Probably not."

"In this case, why is the red flag completely annihilated?" This is Huang Taiji's heart disease, failure is not terrible, what is terrible is that defeat is unclear and unclear.

"Annihilation?" Fan Wencheng's face turned pale for a moment, but he instantly regained his composure.

"The message has not been officially returned, Yue Tuo has not returned, and he cannot be fully trusted, maybe it is simply a smokescreen set by the Han people, but we must always make all kinds of preparations." Huang Taiji hoped that the Red Flag would be defeated, and the Han people would rely on the advantage of numbers, plus a sneak attack. If the Han people relied on numerical superiority, even if the red flag was really wiped out, there would be nothing to fear.

"The grass people are brave."

"Sir, please say, there are only you and me here, you might as well say it if you have something to say." Huang Taiji smiled at the corner of his eyes and looked directly at Fan Wencheng.

"Is it possible that General Yue was defeated, and in order to exonerate himself, he made up lies and released all kinds of rumors?" Fan Wencheng glanced around and suddenly found that this was in Qingning Palace, he smiled self-deprecatingly, shaking his head slightly.

Huang Taiji's eyes looked inward, as if muttering: "Yue Tuo is not a reckless person, so I let him guard the front line." ”

“……”

Seeing that Fan Wencheng didn't speak, Huang Taiji said again: "It's unlikely, with so many soldiers with red flags, it is impossible to lose all in one battle, no matter how powerful Sun Chengzong is, he will not let Yue Tuo be hit again and again." ”

"The Great Khan is right, if you can eat the entire red flag, how many soldiers does the Ming army have? It was the grass people who lost their minds for a while. However, the grass people are also puzzled, what is the Ming army relying on if they really eat the red flag? ”

"Sir, what will I do if such a thing happens?" Huang Taiji is no longer entangled in the failure of the red flag, he is more concerned about the future of himself and the Dajin Kingdom.

Fan Wencheng stroked his beard with both hands, and said for a long time: "Negotiate peace." ”

"Peace?" Huang Taiji almost jumped up from his chair, and he couldn't wait to grab Fan Wencheng's neck: "The war between the Dajin Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty, which one didn't take advantage of it?" How is it possible to sue for peace with the Ming Dynasty? ”

"The Great Khan is angry, the meaning of the grass people, the peace is just a pretense, we send envoys to the Ming Dynasty, with the practice of the Ming court, we will inevitably treat the guests, we have some spies in the envoys, more gold and silver, the Han people are heavy profits, easy to buy, take the opportunity to find out the information we need."

"What about the content of the peace talks? This matter needs to be considered in the long term. ”

"The Great Khan doesn't have to worry about the matter of peace, the grass people said, the peace negotiation is just a cover, there is no need to expect any result to be negotiated - and there is no need for any result, the Han people have a trick, called 'procrastination for a long time', as long as our envoys and the Ming are consumed, the spies will have a chance, the longer the better."

"Oh, I see, sir, this is a miracle, but how does the negotiation end? Sooner or later, our envoys will return, so should we not give them up? ”

"It doesn't matter if he is finally forced to negotiate a result, the envoy can say that although he agrees, the content of the agreement is beyond his power, and it must be reported to the Great Khan for approval before the agreement can take effect. Once the envoy returned to China, it was like a fish sinking into the sky with no further message - the Dajin Kingdom did not violate the agreement, because the agreement did not come into force at all. ”

"However, the Baylors in the Dajin Kingdom, I'm afraid that some people oppose it." Huang Taiji was a little worried, Mang Gurtai was already fighting hard.

"It doesn't matter, the Great Khan can secretly send envoys, and there will be no effective agreement anyway, when the country knows about it in the future, we will already get the information we want, and it doesn't matter if Da Ming is angry, Da Jin and Da Ming will eventually have to solve the problem through war."

"Sir is truly my advisor...... No, it's a conspiracy. Huang Taiji gave Fan Wencheng a thumbs up.

Coming out of Qingning Palace, it was already dark, and being blown by the night wind, Fan Wencheng's mind was more sober.

The remarks made to Huang Taiji just now were all temporarily remembered, but he ignored one point, since the Ming army could eat the entire red flag, why should it negotiate peace with the Dajin State? Just like when the Dajin Kingdom was in Liaoyang, Guangning, Jinzhou and Ningyuan in the past, if the Ming Dynasty asked for peace, would the Dajin Congress agree?

The Ming Dynasty also did not have a tradition of negotiating peace, even in the past in the face of a national disaster like Mongolia, the Ming Dynasty could endure the loss of people and property, and could endure the loss of teachers and land, but it never negotiated peace with any Mongolian tribe.

In the fourteenth year of Ming orthodoxy (1449 AD), the 30,000 troops of the Mongols defeated the Ming army in Tumubao, and even the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen, was captured by the national division of the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming court refused to negotiate peace in exchange for the emperor, and they immediately supported Zhu Qiyu to ascend the throne to show the determination of the Ming Dynasty to fight a decisive battle with foreign peoples.

Attached. Fan Wencheng finally thought of this noun, the connotation of the Chinese language is too rich, it is obviously a peace, but the Han people changed their names, it seems that the Han people took advantage of it, in fact, which time did the foreign tribes annex, and the Han people did not scatter their property? What is the substantive difference between this and the Han and the Tang Dynasty sending the princess and relatives, the Great Song Dynasty to the Khitan and the Jurchen Na Coin as vassals?

Fan Wencheng felt that he was the best among the Han people, and he was one of the few people among the Han people who could recognize the surrounding shapes, because the Ming court was extremely **, and he was as depressed as Qu Yuan.

So when Dajin Kingdom marched into Liaodong, he immediately catered to Dajin, in order to realize his ideals, he abandoned his ancestors and wife, endured the infamy of the first traitor, and now finally gained a firm foothold in Dajin Kingdom, Huang Taiji not only treated him with courtesy, but also obeyed his words.

He has never disappointed Huang Taiji, with the strategy of the Han people, mixed with the Jurchens who don't even have words, he feels that he is at ease.

But tonight, when he heard that the whole army was annihilated with the red flag, he was so nervous that he lost his temper, why did the combat effectiveness of the Ming army increase by a large margin? He really didn't figure it out.

Fan Wencheng felt that in the face of his homeland, which he was once so familiar with, he couldn't see through Daming for the first time.

Is Da Ming changing, or is he getting old?

Unconsciously, Fan Wencheng had already arrived at the door of the mansion.

The gatekeeper knew that Huang Taiji had summoned him, and he came over warmly to salute: "Your Excellency is back?" Have you ever had dinner? ”

Fan Wencheng lowered his head, didn't look at the doorman, and didn't say anything.

The janitor didn't think much about it, he ran over to open the door for Fan Wencheng again.

As soon as the door was halfway open, Fan Wencheng came over, he lowered his head, got through the crack in the door, and walked quickly back to his bedroom.

"What's wrong, my lord?" The janitor was left alone outside the door, rubbing his head and smiling wryly.

Huang Taiji was quite satisfied with the decision to negotiate peace, and he felt the greatest satisfaction when he was able to yin the Han people.

Seeing off Fan Wencheng, Huang Taiji's mood was much more comfortable, and he wandered all the way back to his bedroom.

The palace maids had already received instructions from Dafu Jin Zhezhe, and immediately gathered around with a smile.

"Great Khan, dinner has been prepared for a long time, where is the Great Khan having dinner?"

Huang Taiji sat on the chair, and then remembered that he had summoned Fan Wencheng just now, and the conversation had been too long, and it had already passed the time for dinner, "Dinner?" Oh, I'm really hungry. ”

"Great Khan, then have dinner in the dormitory, right? It's right away, and the Khan doesn't have to move. A palace maid dressed in a blue flower robe and with a delicate appearance came up to be blessed, he hit his head, and his eyes just met Huang Taiji's gaze.

Huang Taiji felt that the palace maid's gaze was a little familiar, "Where have I seen you?" ”

The palace maid laughed, and her waist almost bent down, "The slave maid serves the Great Khan here every day, and of course the Great Khan has seen the slave and maid." ”

"I didn't mean here," Huang Taiji shook his head, "I mean, have I seen the ceremony anywhere else?" ”

The palace maid tilted her head and thought for a long time: "It shouldn't be, the Great Khan is a nobleman, how could the Great Khan have seen the slave and maid before the slave maid entered the palace?" ”

Huang Taiji also smiled: "That's my mistake-let's have dinner!" ”

"Yes, Great Khan." The palace maid retreated, and after a while, Huang Taiji's dinner came up.

Huang Taiji's dinner is relatively simple, with four dishes and one soup.

A large piece of roast lamb shank, a plate of chopped cooked beef, a plate of braised whole goose, a plate of wild amaranth, a plate of lamb and cabbage soup, and a pot of mare's milk wine.

The staple food is two large white steamed buns.

Huang Taiji gently grabbed the roast leg of lamb and took a big bite: "Yes, the taste of the roast leg of lamb today is good." ”

The palace maid filled the emperor with mare's milk wine: "Do you want another leg of mutton for the Great Khan?" ”

"No need." Huang Taiji's mouth was full of mutton, and he replied vaguely.

He was really hungry, and after a while, except for the amaranth, the table was already empty.

Bumu Butai hasn't come over yet.

The palace maid wearing a blue flower robe instructed the other palace maids to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and at the same time asked Huang Taiji: "Does the Great Khan wash his feet first, or change his clothes first?" ”

"Hmm...... Let's wash our feet first - hasn't Side Fujin come yet? ”

"Da Fu Jin came here just now, and Da Fu Jin said that she wanted to dress up for the side Fu Jin." The palace maid in the blue flower robe smiled.

"Oku......"

Huang Taiji decided to sleep for a while, and then talk about recuperating his spirits first.

In a daze, Huang Taiji fell asleep.