"Something important?" Abatai looked left and right, and ordered: "You can deal with the matter here, I'll go back first!" ”

The two brothers returned to the mansion, and as soon as they sat down, Abatai hurriedly asked: "Lao Jiu, I heard that the two yellow flags were wiped out in this battle, is it true or false?" ”

"Hmm!" Babutai put down the teacup and nodded: "Not to mention the two yellow flags, this time the army was almost wiped out except for the white flag of Duoduo. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoIf he hadn't burned the bridge quickly, he would have lost four or five adult horses with a white flag! ”

"Oops!" Abatai's mouth opened wide: "How could you lose so badly?" Liu Cheng is so powerful? ”

"Hmmm! Infantry artillery is very powerful, especially cavalry and artillery! Babutai sighed: "I was in the Chinese army at the time, and I didn't know the situation on the right flank very well, but I heard Azig say afterwards that Liu Cheng's cannon was not only powerful, but also could be dragged and moved by a carriage, which was very convenient, and it was because of this right flank that it was pierced by the iron cavalry." Liu Cheng's Ma Duo, if it weren't for the fact that there was a river behind our army, I'm afraid few people would have been able to escape! Speaking of this, Babutai remembered the purpose of his trip, and hurriedly lowered his voice and said, "Seventh brother, do you know? Dolgon, Dordor, and Azig joined forces to kill the Great Khan in the middle of the road! With that, he stared into Abatai's eyes.

However, Abatai was not as shocked as Babutai imagined, and the rugged man showed a "Of course I know" expression: "Well, I just found out two days ago. Instead, it took Babutai by surprise.

"Where did you hear about this?"

"Zilharang's letter to me is written!" Abatai opened the drawer of the table, took out two pieces of paper from it and handed them to Babutai: "It is clearly written, the eighth is arbitrary, resulting in the defeat to Liu Cheng, tens of thousands of eight banner disciples were buried in the field, they had to kill the eighth in order to love the cause of the Xinjueluo family." But there's no mention of your whereabouts, and I'm worried about you! ”

"What? Zilharang wrote? Are you sure? Babutai almost couldn't believe his ears, according to Huang Taiji's last words before his death, he sent Zilharang back to Shengjing before the war to guard against the three Dolgon brothers, so he sent himself to win over Abatai's blue flag, but looking at the words on the letter, it is clear that Zilharang is on the side of Dolgon and them to win over Abatai, this change is too fast, right?

"You can't go wrong with this!" Abatai smiled: "Look at this trace, and this 'z', Zilharang's twist is always divided into two strokes and then hooked together, he has been like this since he was a child, he can't be wrong!" ”

Babutai looked at the place where Abatai pointed his finger, and sure enough, the word "zhi" was just as Abatai said, it was divided into two strokes and then hooked up, and Abatai pointed to four or five more places, all as he said. Babutai gradually came to believe that the letter was indeed written by Zilharang, but the doubts in his heart were even heavier.

"Could it be that Zilharan was caught by Dolgon and they had to write this letter?"

"Hahaha!" Hearing what Babutai said, Abatai suddenly laughed: "Lao Jiu, you haven't read the letter, have you?" The letter said that Dorgon wanted to restore the four great ones to discuss the state affairs together, and Zilharang himself was one of the four great beylers, do you think he was forced to do so? ”

"What?" Babutai was taken aback and hurriedly took a closer look. It turned out that the three Dolgon brothers failed to besiege Huang Taiji that night, and after letting him break out of the encirclement, they were afraid that Huang Taiji would flee back to Shengjing to mobilize the troops left behind to deal with them. Dolgon let Azig stay behind to command the army of the two white flags, and he and Duoduo led a thousand light horsemen day and night to rush back to Shengjing. At that time, Zilharang had returned to Shengjing and controlled the people and horses with red flags, and Dolgon saw that the situation was unfavorable to him, so he proposed to Jierharang that Huang Taiji was dead, and there was a strong enemy outside Manchuria, so he could no longer kill each other and lose his strength in vain, and he killed Huang Taiji only because of his arbitrariness, resulting in defeat to Liu Cheng, not to avenge his mother's forced killing. He suggested that the Khan should not be elected for the time being, and that the situation of the four major beyles jointly governing at the time of Nurhachi's death should be restored, that is, himself, Zilharang, Daishan, and Abatai would jointly govern the court. Obviously, Dolgon made concessions in this plan, the three brothers had two banners in hand, and the remaining six banners, the two yellow and yellow flags were all wiped out, and the two red and blue flags were weakened to varying degrees, and the three Dolgon brothers were the most powerful and had the qualifications to compete for the throne. And not only did he give up his position, but he also only occupied one of the four major Baylors, and gave up the remaining three seats to Daishan, Zilharang, and Abatai, and he made such a big concession obviously to integrate the situation as quickly as possible. After learning that Huang Taiji was dead and the two yellow flags were destroyed, Zilharang understood that the Manchurian regime no longer had the capital to do internal friction, and after getting Dolgon's security guarantee for Huang Taiji's descendants, he also agreed to Dolgon's conditions, so that Dolgon's soldiers entered Shengjing City without blood and controlled the situation.

"Brother Seven, are you going to do this Heshuo Baylor?" Babutai put down the letter, his mind was in turmoil, he never expected that Dolgon would be able to reach a compromise with Zilharang and Daishan so quickly, Huang Taiji did not expect Dolgon to make such a big concession before he died, so that his arrangement before his death had been completely invalid.

"Why not?" Abatai already had a smug smile on his face: "They are the sons of Nurhachi, and so am I, why can't I do what they do?" Speaking of this, he saw Babutai's gloomy expression, and thought that the other party was worried about his future, so he smiled and patted Babutai's shoulder: "Lao Jiu, don't worry, we are brothers of the same mother, how can I treat you badly when I come out?" ”

"Seventh brother!" Babutai shook his head: "I'm not worried about myself, I'm worried about you!" ”

"Me? What do I have to worry about? Abatai was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "I will soon be the Heju Baylor who governs the same dynasty, and nothing can bypass me Abatai." ”

"Seventh brother, have you forgotten what happened to Amin and Mang Gultai?"

Abatai's face changed greatly when he heard this, Amin and Mang Gurtai mentioned by Babutai were the second son of Nurhachi's brother Shulhaqi and the fifth son of Nurhachi respectively, these two people plus Huang Taiji and Daishan are the first generation of "Four Great Beylers" after Nurhachi's death, after Huang Taiji Khan's throne was stabilized, these two people were quickly convicted, Amin was stripped of his title and put in prison; Mang Gurtai died of illness shortly after he was convicted, and after his death, because he was found to have committed a major crime of treason, he was stripped of his title, his sons were deposed from the clan qualifications, and his subordinates were also divided. The implication of Babutai's words is very clear, the two four big Baylors did not end well, and you can be spared if you go to the current four big Baylors?

Abatai pondered for a while and asked, "Old Jiu, is it really as dangerous as you say?" ”

"Dolgon's ability to kill the Khan was inseparable from the support of his two brothers. But Duoduo and Azig have made great contributions, but they can't even get into the four great Baylors, but you are a concubine, but you are above them, do you think those two will be convinced? ”

"This—" Abatai thought for a moment, "but after all, this is what Dolgon himself admitted, and besides, Zilharang and Daishan will not look at them with two white flags against me!" ”

"Seventh brother-" Babutai sneered, "You think things too clearly. If you think about it, Daishan is the second in line, and after the death of his eldest brother he is the chief of the Beyles, and Dolgon wants to use his prestige to subdue those who are dissatisfied with him; Zilharang had come back to deal with them at the behest of the Khan, and if he was not satisfied, he would not even be able to enter the city of Shengcheng; So why give you the last seat of government? And not to Dordor or Azig? ”

"Why?"

"I guess there are two reasons: first, if Azig or Duoduo are allowed to ascend to the throne, then their brothers will occupy two of the four great Baylors, and Zilharan will not agree. Therefore, it is more advantageous for Dolgon and Zilharan to choose a person with a lower status, because even if such a person enters the position of the four great beelers, he cannot threaten them. ”

"Humph! And what about the other one? Abatai snorted coldly, he was quite dissatisfied with his brother's explanation, but he also had to admit that there was a lot of truth, it is true that Abatai has always been known for not liking government affairs among the post-Jin nobles, and letting such a person take the position, if not to be his help, at least not to become his enemy.

"Another reason is that the blue flag is in your hand, which is one of the three flags! If you don't get a little benefit, what if you take the blue flag to avenge the starling? ”

Abatai was silent after hearing this, his face was cloudy, and after a long while, he asked, "Lao Jiu, what do you mean?" ”

"If Dorgon were to attack the other three Baylors, you would be the first! First of all, it was not long before you took over the Zhenglan Banner, and the starling only asked you to temporarily replace the Zhenglan Banner, and it was not difficult to deprive your subordinates; Second, you don't know how to deal with government affairs, and you don't have any powerful allies among the nobles, and no one will speak for you if you attack you, as long as you are killed, and Duoduo or Azig is on the throne, Dai Shan is old, as long as you deal with Zilharang, the Golden Khan position is Dolgon! ”

"So, what should I do?" Abbatei was already frightened by the terrifying future that Babutai had depicted, and he shook the letter: "This messenger just arrived two days ago, and I thought it was a great thing, but listening to your words is clearly a trap! ”

"Brother Seven, my suggestion is to protect yourself!"

"Self-preservation? How can I protect myself? ”

"It's easy! Grab the pawn and resign from the position of Shobele! Babutai whispered, "Why did Dorgon let you do this and Shobele?" Isn't it because the blue flag is in your hands? Why did the others deal with you, and it wasn't because you sat in the position of Heshubel and stood in the way of the others? As long as you hold the blue flag, have soldiers in your hands, and don't get in the way of others, and then send someone to make peace with Zilharang and Daishan, the two of them will definitely not let Dolgon take your soldiers, then you will be safe. ”

"Well, it's a bit of a pity, but it's a good idea!" Abatai nodded: "Then I'll call the pen post style over, saying that I don't have enough prestige, so let's choose someone else to do this Heshuo Belle!" ”

"Hmm!" Babutai nodded: "Seventh brother, I have one more important thing to tell you!" So he told Huang Taiji that the three Dolgon brothers shot and wounded Huang Taiji that night, and after he and Huang Bilong protected Huang Taiji to break out of the encirclement, Huang Taiji asked Huang Bilong and him to go to Liu Cheng and Abatai respectively before he died, and the next arrangements were explained to Abatai in detail.

"So there are so many twists and turns!" After listening to Babutai's narration, Abatai sighed after a long time: "Lao Jiu, you are really nine deaths this time!" ”

"Yes, it is indeed the blessing of the Bodhisattva that I can come back alive this time, otherwise ten lives will be gone!" Babutai sighed and said to Abatai: "Seventh brother, the first Khan did not expect that Dolgon would be able to pull Zilharang over so quickly, let me inform you that it is no longer possible to unite Daishan and Zilharang to deal with the three Dolgon brothers. But I don't know if it will be successful or not! ”

"What? Do you still want to follow Liu Cheng according to the eighth child's plan? Abatai was stunned.

"Seventh brother, I think we should prepare a few more paths for ourselves now!" Babutai lowered his voice and said: "If Kubilong doesn't ask for the two yellow flags from Liu Cheng's side, then naturally it doesn't need to be said, we only have one positive blue flag in our hands, and we can also seek self-protection." But if the first Khan's strategy worked, and the men and horses of the two yellow flags were to come out, then plus we have almost three banners here, plus Liu Cheng's army, Zilharang and Dolgon, they will definitely not be able to win, and we are the ones who have made great contributions to Liu Cheng. You say that after Liu Cheng pacifies Liaodong, who will lead the Jurchen tribes? ”

"Hmm!" Abatai's eyes lit up, and then his face was gloomy: "Lao Jiu, no matter what, we and Dolgon are close relatives, but we join forces with that Liu Cheng to calculate our own brothers, isn't this appropriate?" ”

"Seventh brother, Dolgon didn't think so much when they killed starling!" Babutai sneered: "Besides, it's not us who calculate, but the first Khan who calculates them, we just follow the last orders of the first Khan, crusade against rebellion, and go to the ends of the earth It is all reasonable for us." Speaking of this, he paused slightly: "Besides, if Liu Cheng accepts Kupilon, he must know the inside story of our Manchuria very clearly, he pokes out the matter of Dolgon and their killing of the first Khan, and then takes the two yellow flags as the pioneer, do you think the soldiers on our side still have the determination to fight to the death?" ”