"The sworn enemy of the Ming Kingdom?" Huang Taiji suddenly laughed: "Ai Fei, do you know how my father Khan made his fortune? ”

"Naturally, the thirteen pairs of armor left by the ancestors raised the army, unified the Jurchen tribes to ascend the throne and called the Khan, and swore with the 'Seven Hatreds' to defeat the Ming army in Liaodong and become this foundation!"

"Stand down, all of you!" Huang Taiji suddenly waved his hand to the palace maids waiting on the side, and only when they retreated, and only he and Concubine Zhuang were left in the room, he said in a deep voice: "Concubine Ai, what I said to you today, you don't want to tell anyone in the future, you know?" ”

Seeing Huang Taiji's serious expression, Concubine Zhuang hurriedly pointed to the sky and swore: "Great Khan, please rest assured, if I leak half a word of today's matter, I will die under ten thousand arrows!" ”

"Hmm!" Huang Taiji nodded: "Let me tell you, Father Khan can achieve this foundation, not by thirteen pairs of armor, nor by some god of bravery, but by the Ming Kingdom, it should not be said that it is the support and protection of one person!" ”

"What?" Concubine Zhuang stretched out her hand to cover her mouth, trying her best to hide her horror, she is twenty years old, since she is sensible, her ears are full of news of the repeated victories of the Dajin Kingdom, in her eyes, Nurhachi and his sons are all heroes, and later married Huang Taiji, she admires her husband's vision and strategy, and the Ming Kingdom, which has been defeated repeatedly, is becoming more and more humble in her eyes. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info suddenly heard her husband's words, and almost felt that the whole world was turned upside down.

"Is it hard to believe?" Huang Taiji's face showed a self-deprecating smile: "It's a pity that this is a fact, my father lost his mother when he was ten years old, and his stepmother treated him very harshly, so he was kicked out of the house when he was nineteen years old, and he had to make a living with his brother in the mountains to pick ginseng, pine nuts, mushroom fungus, and hunting." Although my great-grandfather Jue Chang'an and grandfather Takshi had the position of commander of the Ming Dynasty, in fact, there were no more than 100 Ding Zhuang in the ministry, and a small tribe like this was nothing in Liaodong, even among the Jianzhou Jurchens. ”

"I've also heard that Father Khan was born in poverty, but I didn't expect it to come to such a point!" Concubine Zhuang sighed, although the Horqin tribe she was born in is not a descendant of Genghis Khan, but it is also a noble family among the Mongols (its clan is Genghis Khan's brother Hazar), she has been pampered since she was a child, and she can't help but feel a little sad when she heard Huang Taiji mention the dilemma of her father and ancestors.

"Yes!" Huang Taiji sighed: "I am the eighth among my brothers, and I have heard these things from my father and brother, but I have never suffered anything." ”

Concubine Zhuang knew that although Huang Taiji was a great khan, he was self-respecting on weekdays, and even younger Jurchen relatives such as Dolgon could not catch up, and he said that he had not suffered much, and it was conceivable that Nurhachi's life before he was born would only be more embarrassing. Thinking of this, she reached out and held her husband's right hand: "Then how did Father Khan get started?" ”

Huang Taiji smiled at Concubine Zhuang and continued: "This cannot fail to mention two people: one is named Li Chengliang, who is the general army of the Ming Kingdom in Liaodong; The other is called Atuhan, who was the commander of the right guard of Jianzhou at that time, and he was also the most powerful leader of Jianzhou's female real power at that time. Speaking of this, a wry smile suddenly appeared on Huang Taiji's face: "Actually, he is still the father of my father Khan's stepmother, and he can be said to be my father Khan's maternal grandfather, my maternal grandfather!" ”

"Great-grandfather? So why haven't I heard of it? Concubine Zhuang's eyes widened in surprise, she naturally knew Li Chengliang's prestige, but this Atuhan had never heard of it, and what made her strange was that she had been married to the Aixin Jueluo family for nearly ten years, if this Atuhan was as important as Huang Taiji said, and had such a close kinship with Nurhachi, why didn't the Aixin Jueluo family worship his spiritual position?

"That's a long way to say!" Huang Taiji sighed, and his voice became long: "This Atuhan has been very intelligent since he was a child, not only proficient in Mongolian, Han, Jurchen, Korean and other multi-ethnic languages, but also able to read and write. This is extremely rare among the Jurchens. At that time, the Ming Kingdom opened a tribute market on the border, and the Jurchens exchanged mountain goods, cattle and horses for cloth, salt, tea, grain and silver taels for the Han people. As a multilingual and intelligent man, he bought cattle and horses from other tribes and sold them in the tribute market, making a great profit. The fugitives from many other tribes were attached to him, and he was a friend-loving character, not only the Haixi and Jianzhou tribes were friendly with him, but even many Mongolian tribes also had a close relationship with him. My grandfather married his daughter as a successor, and most of them were also attached to him, wanting to meddle in the business with Mingguo. ”

When Concubine Zhuang heard this, an ominous premonition suddenly appeared in her heart: "Then, what happened to this Atuhan?" ”

"How's it going?" Huang Taiji smiled: "This Atuhan's territory is in the area of Gule Mountain, where it is the throat road leading from the Jurchen tribes of Jianzhou to Fushun, and there is a ferry, so Atuhan built a city here, trained soldiers, bought the local goods of the passing caravans, and collected the ferry money. As his strength grew, he contacted the ministries and was already the head of each ministry. At that time, the border officials of the Ming Kingdom were very greedy, and they extorted and robbed the Jurchens who went to the tribute market to sell goods. As his strength grew, Atuhan became more and more impatient, and finally in a trade in October of the 36th year of Jiajing, he killed the officials of the Ming State who extorted money from him, and sent troops to plunder. Soon after, he defeated the Ming army several times, and the Ming had no choice but to negotiate peace with him, and the two sides swore to the heavens: 'From the south of the Hunhe River to the Magendanbao, all belong to Atuhan.' From now on, Atuhan does not neglect Han livestock, and Han does not suffer from Atuhan's escape. It is like breaking a promise first, and it is ominous to receive the sky. The oath is decided, and the husband then gallops down the city, and the customs city is as promised. ’”

Concubine Zhuang listened attentively, and when she saw that Huang Taiji listened, she hurriedly asked; "So, what about later?"

"Later?" Huang Taiji sneered: "It's fighting again!" ”

"Could it be that the officials of the Ming Dynasty want to blackmail Atuhan again?"

"Not really!" Huang Taiji shook his head; "Although the officials of the Ming Kingdom are greedy, they are not stupid, last time because of this incident, there was such a big trouble, and many officials lost their black gauze hats for this, how could they provoke him again. But it was another matter, the imperial history of Liaodong of the Ming Kingdom at that time wanted to check the edict of Atuhan! ”

"Edict?"

"Not bad! At that time, the Jurchen tribes were the subjects of the Ming Emperor, and the chieftains of each department would receive the edict and reward of the Ming Emperor after the succession, so that their power could be confirmed, otherwise they would be attacked by other tribes or the Ming army. There will also be a competition between the ministries for the edicts, and whoever has more edicts will be able to control more of the ministry. There are thirty-eight edicts in Atuhan's hands, and his strength can be imagined! ”

"Then let the officials of Daming go to investigate, what's the big deal?"

Huang Taiji smiled and said: "Concubine Ai, you don't know, most of the thirty-eight edicts in Atuhan's hand were snatched, and none of them were written in his name, and a few copies were invited under a false name." That Liaodong Imperial Historian also knew that he did this in order to invalidate these robbed and pseudonymous edicts, which was equivalent to abolishing most of Atuhan's strength without spending a single soldier! ”

"This Liaodong Imperial History is so vicious!" Concubine Zhuang was speechless: "Then how does Atuhan deal with it?"

"Ah Tuhan was naturally unwilling, and the result was only to fight, and Ming Guo cancelled Ah Tuhan's qualification to enter the market, which was equivalent to cutting off his way of life. He contacted all his troops to break the border and plunder, and was defeated by the Ming army. That Li Chengliang led tens of thousands of troops out of the border wall to surround the city of Gule, after a hard battle to capture the city, Atuhan was only spared, he wandered around, and finally was captured by another Jurchen leader Wang Tai greedy for a bounty, sent to Beijing to be killed and hung on Artemisia Street! ”

"Hey!" Concubine Zhuang sighed, saddened by what happened to Atuhan, and after a while she suddenly asked: "Great Khan, you just said that the old Khan's career has a lot to do with this Atuhan, but you said so much, not a word mentioned the old Khan?" ”

"It's just not about it yet!" Huang Taiji said with a smile: "When Li Chengliang captured Gule City, Lao Khan and my third uncle were both in the city and became Li Chengliang's prisoners. This Li Chengliang is an unborn hero among the Han people, and his favorite is a warrior, he saw that Lao Khan and my third uncle were brave, so he stayed by his side and became a personal soldier. ”

"So that's what happened!" Concubine Zhuang said with a smile: "In this way, without this Atuhan, there is indeed no foundation of the old Khan, let alone this great gold country, but there are some twists and turns." ”

"Are you supposed to be done here?" Huang Taiji said with a smile: "Although this Atuhan is dead, he still left two sons, Atai and Ahai, who continued to recruit the people and rebuilt the city of Gule, making enemies of the Ming Kingdom. Then Li Chengliang first sent troops to kill Ah Hai, and then under the leadership of Jue Chang'an, Tagushi, Nikan Wailan and others, he once again surrounded Gule City——"

"Wait!" Concubine Zhuang suddenly interrupted Huang Taiji's words: "Great Khan, the Jue Chang'an, Tagu Shi, you just said, isn't it the father and grandfather of the old Khan?" ”

"Not bad!"

"Didn't the old Khan's father marry the daughter of Atuhan? Supposedly they are relatives, right? ”

"Not only is it a relative, this Atai's wife is still the daughter of my great-ancestor Jue Chang'an's eldest son Lidun, and she is still the cousin of Lao Khan, my cousin, she is a kiss!" Huang Taiji sighed: "It's just that my grandfather married my great-grandfather and Atuhan, and I was greedy for his wealth. Now that Ah Tuhan is dead, Ah Tai is just a fugitive, how can a little in-law relationship match the power of Li Chengliang? Besides, if you work for Li Chengliang, you may be able to keep your family, so as not to burn with that Atai jade, whoever is in that position will do this. ”

"You men kill and kill, and it's always us women who are unlucky in the end!" Hearing this, Concubine Zhuang thought of herself and Huang Taiji, and couldn't help but feel sad.

Huang Taiji is such a smart person, he immediately understood Concubine Zhuang's thoughts. He knew that it was useless to explain this matter, so he held the other party's right hand tightly and gently patted Concubine Zhuang's vest to show concern. After about half a sound, Concubine Zhuang asked leisurely, "What about later?" ”

Li Chengliang saw that Gule City was very dangerous, and he didn't want to hurt more soldiers, and Atai was already isolated and helpless, so he planned to send people into the city to persuade him to surrender. It just so happened that my grandfather and great-grandfather wanted to rescue their daughter, so they went into the city to persuade the people in the city to kill Atai and surrender, but they didn't want Nanikan Wailan to shout outside the city, 'The soldiers of the Celestial Empire have come, how can it be reasonable to release the teacher!' It is better for you to kill Atai and return to obedience. The Taishi has an order, if he can kill Atai, he will be the lord of this city! The people of the city attacked and killed Atai, and the city surrendered, but they did not want the Ming army to besiege the city for a long time, and they had already coveted the wealth and children in the city, so they slaughtered the city and divided all their goods, and my grandfather and great-grandfather also died in the chaos! ”

When Concubine Zhuang heard this, her face was already pale, her hands and feet were cold, and she was speechless for a while. In fact, the last paragraph of the story has already been announced to the world in Nurhachi's oath master's text, and she already knows the general outline, but it is not so detailed, and it is extremely thrilling to say from Huang Taiji's mouth. After a long while, Concubine Zhuang asked in a low voice, "What happened later?" ”

"Later?" Huang Taiji smiled: "After my father learned about this, he asked the officials of the Ming State why the second ancestor had been loyal for a long time, but he was not guilty and punished?" The officials of the Ming Dynasty said that it was a manslaughter, and returned the remains of my father Khan's grandfather and father, as well as the people of the land department, thirty edicts, thirty horses, and the dragon and tiger generals, and returned to the edict of the governor! My father Khan cleaned up the old ministry and reorganized the foundation! ”

Hearing this, Concubine Zhuang smiled and said, "In this way, the officials of the Ming Dynasty still have a little conscience. ”

"Conscience?" Huang Taiji said with a smile: "Ai Concubine, at that time, when the Ming army on the border killed the Jurchens and Mongols without guilt, there were no thirty or fifty cases?" At that time, the edicts of the Ming Dynasty were very rare among the Jurchen tribes, how many things did Nikan Wailan do for the Ming Kingdom, and how many edicts did he get? If a few people are killed, they can be exchanged for thirty edicts, then the Jurchen tribes may have tied up their own chieftains and sent them to the border pass for the Ming generals to kill! ”

"What do you mean, Great Khan?"

Huang Taiji did not answer Concubine Zhuang's question, but asked: "Aifei, you said that if my grandfather and great-grandfather had not died in Gule City at that time, my father Khan would have been able to inherit the inheritance of the Aixin Jueluo family?" ”

"This-" Concubine Zhuang thought for a while, shook her head and said, "If it is according to what I said before, I'm afraid it won't work!" ”

"Yes, my stepmother drove my father Khan and third uncle out of the house, if my grandfather and great-grandfather did not die in Gule City, the foundation of the Aixin Jueluo family will naturally be inherited by the children born to my stepmother and grandfather, and my father Khan and third uncle should continue to stay under Li Chengliang and serve the Ming Emperor, just like Li Chengliang, Bibai, and Qin Liangyu."

Concubine Zhuang nodded, Li Chengliang's ancestors were Koreans, Bibai was Mongolian, and Qin Liangyu was a southwestern Tusi, but they were all famous generals of the Ming Dynasty and had a lot of military achievements, which shows that national identity has never been an obstacle to promotion in the Ming army. If the brothers Nurhachi and Shulhaqi continue to work under Li Chengliang's return, with the talents of the two, it is not impossible to become a guerrilla general, deputy general or even a general soldier, but in this way, Huang Taiji is no longer a Bogda Chechen Khan, but a general disciple of a hereditary commander of a certain Wei in Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty. (To be continued.) )