Chapter 51: The Funeral of the Slave Chief
Hetuara had been in a state of grief for several days, and the upcoming funeral of Nurhachi had exacerbated the atmosphere. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In the city, the Imperial Palace, and the Beylor Mansion burned the small old objects used by the Great Khan one by one, on the one hand, to express their sorrow, and on the other hand, to hope that their reincarnated soul of the Great Khan can continue to enjoy the earthly tribute in heaven.
The Jurchens had "all the things they had eaten and sacrificed to the ground", so the imperial dining room in the palace was completely suspended in the past two days, and they had to re-cook the food that the Great Khan loved to eat during his lifetime according to custom, and then burn it one by one. If you burn less, the shaman will name them for trouble, but if you burn too much, it means that the vat where the grain is stored will be bottomed out.
Winter passed, but the tribesmen ushered in spring after a defeat. The gold and silver treasures were numerous, but the food was scarce. At this time, it is necessary to continue to burn food according to the old customs, which will make the situation worse in the future.
People are full of doubts about the old customs, and at the same time, the young and middle-aged generations such as Huang Taiji are also quite complaining about this.
The food and cooked meat were scorched in the blazing fire, and then yellow flames began to jump and burn, emitting an unpleasant stench of burning. For several days in a row, the servants of the palace had become accustomed to the smell. When they had finished burning, they began to collect the Great Khan's clothes, bedding, dogs, and horses, which were to be killed and burned at the Khan's grave at the great mourning of the next day.
The news of the loss of Fushun has been known to the whole city, and everyone is dissatisfied and disappointed. In the past ten years, even if every time I go out in a thrilling situation, I always bring news of victory after returning, which makes the people feel happy and excited. However, this year, the Jurchens were destined to bury their sweat with their own hands with sadness and helplessness in a defeat, and the elderly, children, men, women, at a loss and uneasy about the future, wrapped around everyone's hearts like thorns.
As a leader of the younger generation, Huang Taiji has long discovered the uneasiness hidden in everyone's hearts. In order to appease the people's emotions and reshape the cohesion of the Jurchens, Huang Taiji decisively suggested that Daishan shorten the mourning time instead of waiting for a month later.
The reason for Huang Taiji is very simple, that is, it is spring now, the weather is getting warmer, and the coffin of the Great Khan should not be stopped for a long time; The people are panicked, and the Great Khan should be established as soon as possible to reassure the people; The new land taken by the Ming army has not yet fully gained a foothold, and the sooner it reacts, the more obvious the benefits to Houjin will be.
I have to say that Huang Taiji's suggestion is extremely pertinent and pragmatic, and it has also been supported by many young and middle-aged generals, and even some elders in the clan have begun to pay attention to Huang Taiji.
Mang Gurtai and Amin and others also agreed with Huang Taiji's proposal, believing that extraordinary moments must have extraordinary means. Besides, the Jurchens didn't pay so much attention to it before, they were all mixed with some Han habits, which made it so ancient. Since it doesn't fit into the current situation, it's better to simply remove it.
Dai Shan also thought that this proposal was good, but he was trapped in the constraints of the Great Rite. On the one hand, Dai Shan wants to use the identity of the second elder brother during the great mourning period to lead Zhu Bel Beizi and make it a fait accompli, on the other hand, Dai Shan is not sure of victory now, especially Amin's attitude is very unclear.
Although Amin's younger brother Zilharang died in Fushun, Amin's help was weakened, but Amin buried his younger brother without talking about miscellaneous matters. Whether it was to send someone or Daishan to come to the door in person, Amin just didn't enter the oil and salt, and insisted on finishing the funeral first.
Enlisting Amin's support has become out of reach for Daishan in the short term. Dai Shan had no choice but to put his mind back on Abahai. The countermeasures against the eldest concubine Abahai have been decided, and the only opponent is Huang Taiji. The main point of contention was the question of Abahai's whereabouts, and the people were unable to reach an agreement for a long time.
Mang Gurtai was resolute and demanded that Abahai be executed, believing that the woman was stealing the wealth and power of his father Khan. Although everyone usually doesn't care much about Mang Gurtai's crazy words, on the issue of Abahai, some people rarely support Mang Gurtai.
Mang Gurtai, who won the opportunity and applause, couldn't help but feel a little fluttering, he suddenly felt that he was not bad, and it seemed that he didn't have to follow the plan of the eighth child in everything.
Amin's face was unfazed, and he was silently waiting for Dai Shan's opinion. Amin knew that he had never expressed his support for Daishan, which made Daishan feel guilty in his heart. At this sensitive moment, it is really not wise to offend a popular candidate for the throne. So Amin wanted to sell Dai Shan a face on Abahai's resolution.
Huang Taiji put forward his idea clearly, he firmly believed that Abahai could not be killed, no matter what, Abahai was still the nominal mother of everyone.
Mang Gurtai scoffed at this, and he said: "Eighth brother, you are a fool of Han people's books, I heard my servants say that when the founding emperor of the Han people died, thousands of concubines were buried, what do you think of this." “
Huang Taiji's face was gloomy, and he stopped talking. Huang Taiji tried to suppress the anger in his heart, he didn't want to set up a strong opponent for himself for such a small matter.
Huang Taiji turned his back, his face was cloudy, and after a while, Huang Taiji said with a smile: "Fifth brother is right, the Han people's books can't be trusted, I will pay more attention in the future." “
Dai Shansu came to be calm, he just wanted to see what others thought, and then consider it together. Dai Shan listened to Mang Gurtai's suggestion and felt that it was very much in line with his appetite, and it was also in line with the Jurchen people's old custom of "burning the slaves and maids they were favored, and the saddle horses they rode to be martyred".
Dai Shan's face sank like water, and he looked sideways at Amin.
Seeing Dai Shan looking at him, Amin hurriedly bowed down and said, "Big Baylor is calm, I have always believed it, so in this matter, I believe in Big Baylor's judgment." ”
Seeing that everyone had no support, Dai Shan said slowly: "If you just follow what the fifth brother said, be martyred, this is our Jurchen habit, even the Han emperor who claims to be full of poetry and books has done so, why should we Jurchens care?" Besides, the concubine is a Jurchen, and she will not disobey. “
Huang Taiji was in a hurry, he knew that if Abahai was easily killed now, not only would he not be able to explain to Azig, Dolgon and the other three brothers, but he would probably be pushed to the front by everyone and become the target of attack again.
Huang Taiji hurriedly said: "Second brother, this matter must not be allowed, this is an old custom, it has long been abandoned, we Jurchens are originally scarce in number, if everyone follows this example, it will not take a few years, we ourselves will become a rootless ping, a tree without water." “
"Eighth brother, what are you talking about, could it be that without Abahai, we Jurchens will be wiped out? It's fucked up too. Mang Gurtai didn't care, and continued to talk to himself.
Huang Taiji frowned and continued: "Not to mention anything else, we still have to face the three brothers Azig, Dorgon and Dord, how can we explain to them when the time comes?" “
Dai Shan lowered his head and pondered, this is indeed a big problem.
Just when everyone was at a loss, Amin, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly said: "Concubine Dai Yincha, who told her father Khan last year, must also be a jealous person, this person is unknown, why don't you let her go on the road with Abahai, so what excuse do others have for us?" Could it be that we are acting unfairly? “
Dai Shan's eyes narrowed into a line, his eyes flashed with joy and excitement, and Amin seemed to be on his side.
Last year, Yincha told Nurhachi that Abahai had seduced Daishan, and also said that Abahai had returned to Daishan twice, and that he had entered and left the palace with Daishan in the same pair and with an intimate attitude. If it weren't for the sensible Amin mentioning it, Dai Shan would have even forgotten about it for a while.
This despicable woman, who slandered Abahai for dressing up in gold and silver satin, was actually to flatter Daishan. Dai Shan has long hated this narrow-minded woman, but Nurhachi is still there, Dai Shan does not dare to move lightly, and today Amin mentioned it, and the new and old hatred in Dai Shan's heart suddenly resurfaced in his heart.
Dai Shanmei said with a smile: "What Amin said is very true, the concubine Dai Yincha is a villain, and she can't stay in the palace, and the concubine Ah Jigen has a close relationship with Dai Yincha, and she is also a mean and unkind person, I heard that she also beat the slave to death, and the people who provoked gossip continued, let's just send them on the road together, presumably there is no gossip, right?" “
Huang Taiji's face was a little reluctant, but seeing that everyone was so persistent, he had to nod helplessly and agree.
Dai Shan turned his gaze to Huang Taiji and said, "Eighth brother, where are the brothers Azig and Dolgon, you can go to appease and appease when you have time, but you must not mention today's discussion, after the cremation tomorrow, they will slowly calm down." “
On the seventh day of the fourth month, Dai Shanren held Nurhachi's will and went to Abahai's residence to announce the decree: "Abahai was originally the daughter of Yang Jinu Beyler, the lord of the night black country, and after the collapse, he re-established the Wula Kingdom Mantai Belle as the queen. “
Abahai was terrified and nearly fainted. The maid pinched her acupoint, and Abahai woke up, her eyes were full of fear, and she refused to come forward to accept the order.
The proclaimer said sharply: "The Great Khan has a life, although he does not obey it, he cannot get it." “
Seeing this, Abahai knew that he had no way out, so he fell to the ground and cried: "I have served the Great Khan since I was twelve years old, rich clothes and delicious food, and now it has been twenty-one years, and the Great Khan has spoiled me all my life, and I don't want to leave the Great Khan, but I want to accompany the Great Khan underground as soon as possible, but I still have two young sons, Dolgon and Duoduo, please take care of me on my behalf." “
Abahai returned to the house, packed up his makeup, ordered someone to fetch three feet of white silk, and committed suicide in his residence at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve.
Dai Shan, Huang Taiji, Amin, Mang Gurtai and others heard Abahai's parting words from the resurrection, and everyone cried: "If the second younger brother and we don't support us, we forget our father, how can we not be gracious!" “
That night, the concubine Dai Yincha, and Ajigen were also forced to commit suicide one after another, and the war horses and royal dogs used by Nurhachi before his death were slaughtered.
On the second day, beside the huge fire full of firewood, the Jurchens, as large as Belle Beizi and as small as the servants of the armor soldiers, came to watch the ceremony one after another, and burned the coffin and the old belongings of the Great Khan on the spot.
Two hours later, the people put the burned ashes into a golden urn and vessel, accompanied by the funeral procession, and went to the cemetery for burial.