"Hurry up and don't relax for a moment!" Liu Cheng said to himself in his heart.

Northeast, Shengjing.

"You go and tell the envoys of the DPRK that the problem of food must be grasped quickly, and it will not be too late for a moment!" Huang Taiji ordered a Manchurian minister who was kneeling at the bottom: "Yue Tuo, this matter is very important, if the Korean envoy still shirks, you can hint to him, if the first 30,000 stone grain and rice are not delivered in August, we will send troops to fetch it ourselves!" “

"Great Khan, the ministers think that this matter is still not to be forced, the Koreans are too anxious!" Yue Tuo kowtowed and stood up, he is the eldest son of Nurhachi's second son Daishan, although his father Daishan belonged to the same "Four Great Beylers" as Huang Taiji after Nurhachi's death, but due to the early death of his mother Li Jiashi, Daishan was instigated by his stepmother and was very mean to him and his half-brother Shuotuo. Therefore, instead of standing on his father's side, he threw himself on the side of Huang Taiji to help him fight and weaken the power of the other three Baylors. Therefore, Huang Taiji also attaches great importance to it and gives him the power to control the military department. He was known among Nurhachi's descendants for his upright temper, and even in front of the emperor, he was often outspoken.

"Oh? Why? ”

"Great Khan, you should know that since the year you ascended the throne, our army has conquered Korea and forced it to form an alliance with me and pay tribute. But North Korea is not willing in his heart, he still regards Ming as the country of his parents, and he just surrenders his heart to me, if he pushes it too tightly and forces it back to Ming, will he really send troops to conscript? ”

"Yue Tuo, this time is different from the past!" Huang Taiji laughed: "If the towns of Liaonan in the Ming Kingdom are still there, it's okay, now Mao Wenlong is dead, Lushun, and Phi Island are all owned by me, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Jingzhong are all my subordinates, even if he is not convinced, what can he do?" The most important thing is to take advantage of the new death of Lin Dan Khan, the Mongolian tribes have no leader, and take advantage of the unstable foothold of the Ming generals, quickly send troops to the west, and collect his subordinates, which is the most important! “

"Great Khan, are you worried about the Ming general soldier named Liu Cheng?" Yue Tuo was in charge of the military department, although he could not directly see the intelligence of the espionage department directly responsible to Huang Taiji like Wenguan, but he still knew the news of the big road goods in the Tang newspaper such as Liu Chengda's breaking of the Chahar Department, the death of Lin Dan Khan, and his promotion to the Ningxia General Army.

"Hmmm! He is already the chief soldier of Ningxia! Huang Taiji picked up a piece of paper from several cases and handed it to Yue Tuo: "Take a look." ”

Yue Tuo took a look, only to see that the handwriting on it was neat, very familiar, obviously it was copied by the few pen notes around Huang Taiji, he frowned, knowing that this was to avoid exposing the source of information, so no matter where the information came from, it must be copied by the few pen notes in the museum before it could flow out, and the original was stored in the small attic in the innermost part of the museum, except for the Great Khan himself, I am afraid that only the Han staff in the Great Khan who trusted the most in the museum could be seen. Although he could intellectually understand the necessity of doing so, deep down he was resentful that he knew less than a few Han Chinese aides.

"It's all true?" As soon as he looked at a few lines, Yue Tuo's eyes widened in surprise, and he raised his head to look at Huang Taiji: "So many things were done by that Liu Cheng?" ”

"This is what Mr. Fan and the people of the Wenguan have worked hard to sort out, and the things on it have been compared with many pieces of information, even if they are wrong, they can't go wrong!" Huang Taiji suddenly felt a wave of tiredness, and habitually stretched out his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, which he often used to refresh himself. Yue Tuo saw it in his eyes, and couldn't help sighing, although his eighth uncle was a little eloquent, but his vision, talent, and stability far surpassed his other uncles and fathers, and he did not support his father, but stood on his side In addition to the bad relationship with his father, there is another reason that in Yue Tuo's opinion, there is and only Huang Taiji can lead the children of the Eight Banners to establish their own country. And none of his uncles and cousins are fuel-efficient lamps, all of them are ambitious, they can govern the army on the horse, and they can feed the people when they get off the horse.

"Great Khan, do you want to rest first?" Yue Tuo asked in a low voice.

"No!" Huang Taiji bowed his hand: "I'm not tired, what do you think of this Liu Cheng?" ”

"Genius!" Yue Tuo replied without hesitation: "There is too little work in front of him to see what he is doing. But later, it was not easy to see him defeat Lin Dan Khan so cleanly and turn the situation around all of a sudden! ”

"Well, there are also those things that were done later, dividing the various departments, dividing the pastures, sending Lin Dan Khan's wife and concubine and eldest son to Beijing, and adopting the second son as a Jinong, this is not something that ordinary people do, of course, this may also be the plan of the Ningxia governor Lu Boqi, but this is not important, this time, all the departments of the right wing have become vassals of the Ming State, how can we sit idly by?"

"That's what the Great Khan said!" This time, Yue Tuo was persuaded by Huang Taiji, and he said in a deep voice: "I will immediately go to the envoy of North Korea and tell him that if he does not agree, I will lead the army and send Li Jue to be the king of Korea!" ”

"Good, good!" Huang Taiji laughed when he heard this: "If this move comes out, the king of North Korea will definitely agree!" Speaking of this, the uncle and nephew couldn't help but look at each other and smile. (Yi Jue was the younger brother of the king of Joseon at the time, and stayed in the capital of Houjin as a hostage)

"Great Khan!"

A soft voice came from outside the house, Yue Tuo turned around and saw Fan Wencheng's figure, and his face immediately showed a look of disdain and disgust: "It's you, is there something wrong?" ”

"Lord Yuetuo is also here!" Fan Wencheng hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to Yue Tuo respectfully, and said, "Since Lord Baylor is here, the villain will go down first and wait!" ”

"No need, I'm done talking, you can come in and talk about it!" Yue Tuo glanced at Fan Wencheng coldly, bowed to Huang Taiji, and retreated. Fan Wencheng, who happened to be kneeling at the door, hurriedly stood up and made way for the other party, and couldn't help but look a little embarrassed. Huang Taiji saw it in his eyes and said with a smile: "Mr. Fan, don't care, Yue Tuo is like this to everyone, and he doesn't have bad intentions towards you." If you start a temper, don't say it's you, even I'll give him three points! ”

Fan Wencheng heard this, and hurriedly responded: "Lord Yue Tuo has an upright temperament and has worked hard, so naturally the minister will not keep this little thing in mind!" ”

"That's good, whether it's full of Han, they are all my courtiers of Dajin, and in my eyes they are all the same, don't ruin the situation of harmony for this little thing!" Huang Taiji nodded: "Mr. Fan, is there anything wrong?" ”

"I've already brought that Ah Gui, just outside!"

"Is that the spy who brought back the information from the Jokhang Temple?" Huang Taiji's attention immediately focused, and he sat up straight and asked.

"Exactly! Weichen checked, and before Na Ke'er died, he was the last spy to go to the Jokhang Temple. When Fan Wencheng said this, he looked at Huang Taiji's somewhat darkened eyes, and said in a low voice: "Great Khan, do you want him to wait outside first, so that you can rest first?" ”

Huang Taiji was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled: "What's the matter, Mr. Fan is not worried about my body?" “

"Don't dare!" Fan Wencheng knelt down and kowtowed: "It's just that Dajin's safety depends on the Great Khan alone, it's really careless!" ”

"Oh!" Huang Taiji laughed when he heard this: "I can't say that, Dajin is not my own Dajin, even if I am gone, there are Daishan, Dolgon, Zilharang, and Amin are here, and there are still people fighting the banner of Father Khan." ”

Hearing Huang Taiji's answer, Fan Wencheng kowtowed again and replied very seriously: "The Great Khan didn't dare to agree with this!" “

"Oh, why did Mr. Fan say that?" Huang Taiji asked with some surprise, in his impression, Fan Wencheng had never opposed himself so directly, even if he had different opinions, he would use a very euphemistic tone to advise.

"Great Khan, the minister heard that the position of the Son of Heaven is greater than courtesy, courtesy is greater than points, and points are greater than fame. What is etiquette? Discipline is also; What is a score? Monarchs and ministers are also; What is a name? Gong, Hou, Qing, and doctor are also. With the breadth of the four seas, the people of the trillion people, subject to one person, although there is a peerless power, the wisdom of the world, do not dare not run and serve, is not to be courteous as the outline of discipline! Therefore, the Son of Heaven unified the three dukes, the three dukes led the princes, the princes controlled the princes, and the princes ruled the scholars. Expensive to cheap, cheap to inherit. The upper and lower are the hands and feet of the henchmen, and the root of the system is the branch; In the next matter, it is like the guardian of the henchmen of the siblings, and the protection of the roots of the branches and leaves. Then you can protect each other and the country is safe. Although Daishan, Dolgon, Zilharang, and Amin are the sons and nephews of the old Khan, with noble status and outstanding meritorious deeds, you are the king, they are the ministers, the status of the monarch and the minister is established, and it is not easy to do it in Judah, Dajin is you, and you are Dajin. Even a hundred years later, it will only be your heirs who will inherit the throne, not others! In this way, the upper and lower levels can be clear and the country will be fine. ”

Huang Taiji listened to Fan Wencheng's words, and couldn't help but be silent, and after about half a cup of tea, he asked: "Mr. Fan, what you just said is the opening paragraph of "Zizhi Tongjian"? ”

"Exactly, the Great Khan is really knowledgeable!"

"Hey!" Huang Taiji sighed and said, "Sima Wengong's book really tells the truth of those who have been masters since ancient times!" Those who are monarchs have to read it, and they have to read it repeatedly, Mr. Fan, Ye Bushu (the fourth son of Huang Taiji) has been enlightened, and when he is more literate, you will tell him about this "Zizhi Tongjian", so that he can understand some of the principles of being a master! ”

"Yes, Wechen will do his best!" Fan Wencheng couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised when he heard that Huang Taiji asked him to give a lecture to his heirs, and even his voice became trembling, he knew very well that if Ye Bushu inherited the throne of Huang Taiji, he, as his teacher, would be able to enter the core power circle of Houjin as an imperial teacher, which was simply incredible for a Han person.

"Well, Mr. Fan, what do you think is the most important thing about being a king?"

"Correct the name!" Fan Wencheng replied without hesitation.

"Justification? Why? Huang Taiji asked.

"The Great Khan, the way of the king, is nothing more than distinguishing between the noble and the low, ordering relatives, cutting group things, and making affairs. It is not named, and it is not a form. The name is life, the instrument is different, and then the top and bottom are very good, and the great scripture of this ceremony is also. If the famous weapon is dead, then Li'an is alone? Uncle Xi Zhong contributed to Wei, resigned and asked for Fanying, Confucius thought it was better to have more with him. But the instrument and the name, not a dummy, the king's division is also. If the government dies, the country will follow. Wei Jun treated Confucius and became a politician, Confucius wanted to correct his name first, thinking that if his name was not correct, the people would be at a loss. The husband is prosperous, and the small things are also, and Confucius cherishes them; Correct name, fine affairs, and Confucius first. If the name is chaotic, there is no reason for the top and bottom. Husbands are not born in small things, but they are born in the small. The sage's consideration is far away, so he can be careful and cure; The knowledge of the people is near, so they will wait for them and then save them. If you treat it slightly, you will use less effort and more work; To save it, we will try our best but we can't do it. "Yi" said: "Walking on frost, hard ice", and "Book" said: "One day, two days, ten thousand", which is also called this kind of thing. Therefore, it is said: Nothing is greater than fame. ”

"But the instrument and the name, you can't be a dummy, and the king's office is also. You can say that again! Huang Taiji heard this, he couldn't help but high-five and praised, Fan Wencheng's words can be said to have scratched his itch, after Nurhachi's death, although Huang Taiji united with Dai Shan and others to support, forced Nurhachi's concubine Abahai and two concubines to be martyred, eliminating the potential threat and ascending to the throne. But this victory was not without a price, compared to Nurhachi, who started from scratch and laid a foundation, the prestige and power of Huang Taiji when he first ascended the throne were much smaller. The four major beylers in the same column: Daishan, Mang Gurtai, and Amin all had the power to participate in state affairs and dispose of official subordinates, which undoubtedly weakened the power of the Great Khan. Although Huang Taiji was very dissatisfied with this, and tried his best to use various methods to weaken the power of the other three Baylors, the other three held heavy power and noble status, which made Huang Taiji quite jealous. After all, he is not Nurhachi, Nurhachi's prestige has come through a hundred battles, and the most direct way to have the same power as his father is to establish corresponding merits. It is precisely for this reason that he is more and more eager to conquer the Mongol tribes, so that he can become the common leader of the Jurchens, the Han people of Liaodong, and the Mongol tribes, in his own name!

"Let him in!" Huang Taiji restrained his emotions and instructed Fan Wencheng. Fan Wencheng hurriedly kowtowed, answered, took a few steps back to the door before turning around and going out, and after a while, he came in with Ah Gui. Huang Taiji looked up and down, the person who came was dark-skinned and thin, and did not shave his hair and braids like the Jurchens, but shaved off the hair in the middle of his head like the Mongols, and the hair on both sides was scattered, and he knew that it was because these spies under the Wenguan were imitating the Han or the Mongols in order to avoid attracting the attention of the enemy. He looked a little nervous, but Huang Taiji thought that this was the result of a sudden meeting with the superior, so he made a gesture for him to get up. Fan Wencheng hurriedly said loudly: "Flat!" (To be continued.) )