Huang Taiji felt that his body was really in trouble, recently, his spirit was difficult to concentrate, often felt in a trance, when the court was deliberating, it was always difficult to hold on for a long time, this was a situation that had never appeared before, and what was even more anxious was that Huang Taiji dreamed several times and dreamed of his father Emperor Nurhachi.

This is not a good omen, dreaming of a deceased person, according to the analysis of some people in the court, that is, to go to heaven to see this person, to go to another world to reunite, or relatives over there to summon themselves.

Huang Taiji felt even more depressed, the Great Qing Kingdom was at a critical moment, at this time, it was definitely not a good thing to dream of his father.

The battle report of the grassland came, and the sergeants of the Horqin tribe suffered heavy losses, but Su Tiancheng did not insist on continuing the attack, but withdrew to the Hetao grassland, and the two sides seemed to have settled down, but Huang Taiji knew very well that the grassland could not be quiet, Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning battalion, as well as the sergeants of the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe, to exterminate the Chahar tribe, which had dropped a bombshell on the grassland, and the rest of the grassland tribes could not be completely at ease.

Huang Taiji was very emotional, Su Tiancheng was very smart and stopped the attack in time.

The army led by Dai Shan and Haoge has reached more than 50,000 people, plus the sergeants of the Horqin tribe, the number of people is not inferior, such a battle, the real unfolding, who wins and who loses is still unknown, plus Huang Taiji has asked the grassland tribes, under special circumstances, to unite, abandon the previous suspicions, to deal with the attack of the Ming army, such an order is still effective, such as the Han tribe and the Khalkha tribe. It has already united and prepared to deal with the attack of the Ming army.

Su Tiancheng won a victory on the grassland, and he accepted it when he saw it, such a decision could not be made by ordinary people.

Huang Taiji was also a little strange, for what Su Tiancheng led the army. When attacking the central banner of the right wing of Horqin, Daishan and Haoge were not able to fight with the Jiangning battalion, although it was said that Jierharang was still negotiating in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, but this was a battle on the grassland, and the Ming court was not easy to say anything, the Ming court has not recognized the Qing Dynasty, and it did not recognize that the Mongolian tribes had belonged to the Qing Dynasty, according to this judgment, the battle on the grassland. It has nothing to do with the matter being negotiated.

After reading the letter written by Haoge, Huang Taiji looked up to the sky and sighed, he couldn't blame Dai Shan, Dai Shan's caution was still reasonable, after all, the Jiangning battalion was strong, and it was Su Tiancheng who personally commanded the battle, and the Zhenglan Banner and the Red Flag really fought with the Jiangning battalion, maybe it was another fiasco. Such a loss could not be borne by the Great Qing Kingdom. He Huang Taiji couldn't bear it even more.

The changes in the grassland tribes, Huang Taiji has mastered some, Su Tiancheng withdrew to the Hetao grassland, but controlled a large area controlled by the original Chahar tribe, and the Xibe tribe moved to this area and began to exercise jurisdiction. In this way, Ningxia, Yulin, and Datong in the Ming Dynasty will be completely safe, so to speak, Su Tiancheng made such a decision. First, it ensured the safety of the Daming border pass, and secondly, it also laid a good foundation for the future conquest of the grassland.

Sometimes, the angry Huang Taiji also wanted to personally lead the army, enter the grassland, and start a decisive battle with Su Tiancheng, but such a decision could not be implemented, and the situation faced by the Great Qing Kingdom was completely different from before.

There is a large army led by Lu Xiangsheng in Liaodong, Fuzhou, Xuanzhou and other places, occupied by the Jiangning battalion, both Ming armies can directly threaten Shenyang, once the garrison of Shenyang is empty, the main force of the Qing State is invested in the battle on the grassland, and then it is very likely that Shenyang will fall, if that is the case, the Qing State will suffer a devastating blow.

Huang Taiji sometimes can't understand why the situation will change so significantly in less than ten years, the previous situation of the Qing Dynasty's successive victories seems to no longer exist, and the plan to conquer the Ming Dynasty and enter the Central Plains is even more distant, or even impossible.

Of course, these things are in front of you, and the decisive battle with the Ming Dynasty has not officially begun, and the negotiations in the capital of the Ming Dynasty have won time for the Qing Dynasty to relax, at least the Red Flag has been reorganized.

Huang Taiji's biggest worry in his heart is the issue of succession to the throne.

Everyone said long live the emperor, but in fact it is impossible, Huang Taiji, who is getting worse and worse, knows that he may not have much time, and his father Emperor Nurhachi was also like this, after his body collapsed, he was not able to hold on for long.

Because of Huang Taiji's physical problems, there was an undercurrent within the Great Qing Dynasty again, and this time it was different from last time, the undercurrent became a bright stream, and through the discussion of the imperial court, it was clearly reflected.

The grassland expedition did not achieve the desired results, which has caused a lot of discussion in the imperial court, combined with the negotiations of Zilharang in the Ming Dynasty, some people began to make a fuss in this regard, and the vast majority of the people who raised objections were officers from the white flag and the white flag.

This is no accident.

Dolgon is a rare talent, this Huang Taiji is very clear, all along, he is very trusting of Dolgon, Dolgon is not only in the hands of the military power, but also in the court of the Manchu Ministry of Shangshu, the six departments of the Qing Dynasty, some peculiar, there are Manchu and Han people, for example, the Ministry of Officials, there are Manchu and Han people, but the real power, or Manchu, Dolgon, as a Ministry of Officials, actually has the power of personnel, both the officials and the army, which is a rare situation.

The change in Huang Taiji's attitude, or after that coma, in a few days after the coma, the high-level of the Qing Dynasty began to reflect on what happened to Huang Taiji, for what happened to such a situation, coupled with some relevant analyses of Fan Wencheng, Huang Taiji felt that people's power needs to be suppressed, no matter how prominent this person is, he cannot directly threaten the emperor, including those who are ready to take over the emperor's position.

In this respect, however, there are some problems with Dorgon, and they are of a principled nature.

Since then, Huang Taiji began to change his approach, paying attention to suppressing Dolgon's power, although Dolgon is still the secretary of the ministry, but the appointment of relevant officials, most of them are decided by Huang Taiji himself, and in terms of the adjustment of the army, it has also been carefully considered, for example, this time to the grassland to conquer, Dolgon should be the most suitable person, but Huang Taiji asked Haoge to go, did not ask Dolgon to go.

Huang Taiji already felt that if he couldn't arrange the things behind him, the Great Qing Kingdom might encounter a major crisis, and once the Manchu high-level people had internal strife due to the problem of fighting for the throne, the Great Qing Kingdom would collapse in the shortest possible time.

Huang Taiji, who has experienced a power struggle, knows very well what is at stake.

In terms of the arrangement of the army, Huang Taiji also began to pay attention, in addition to firmly grasping the positive yellow flag, the inlaid yellow flag, and the positive blue flag, he also mastered the inlaid red flag, and the inlaid blue flag also supported him.

The question of the successor is the most headache for Huang Taiji.

According to his age, it was time to establish the candidate for the crown prince, but Huang Taiji was reluctant to announce the candidate, he was a little worried, among his sons, the best candidate was only Haoge.

It's a pity that Hauge lacks scheming, lacks accurate judgment ability, and even lacks the psychology of Huairou.

Nor can Hauge be entirely blamed for this.

Hauge is older than Dolgon, and he has been fighting since he was a child, and he has rarely been exposed to power struggles, and he has also become the target of others' attacks.

As his body weakened day by day, Huang Taiji urgently felt that he had to establish the crown prince, and this matter could not be postponed, otherwise he would suddenly have some accidents, and it would be difficult for the Qing Dynasty to be stable.

If you want to sit firmly in the position of the emperor, first of all, the support of the army, Huang Taiji can guarantee that the yellow flag, the inlaid yellow flag and the blue flag are absolutely supportive, once they establish the candidate for the crown prince, they are also fully supported, but the rest is not easy to say, there may also be changes, for example, Dai Shan, may not participate in the battle, Zierharang's attitude, not necessarily completely clear, if under that condition, Haoge may not be able to sit firmly in the emperor's position.

The second is ability and military merit, these two aspects, Dolgon is above Haoge, at least the magnates of the Qing Dynasty know this, this is the biggest disadvantage of Haoge, and it is also the situation that Huang Taiji cannot change for the time being.

On the one hand, Huang Taiji wanted to establish Haoge as the crown prince, and on the other hand, Huang Taiji needed to use Dolgon's bravery to make contributions to the Qing Dynasty, these two aspects were somewhat contradictory, and the wise Huang Taiji also felt embarrassed.

Huang Taiji once ridiculed the succession to the throne of the Ming Dynasty, which is not as good as the generation, at this time, he felt it himself, and only then did he understand that this matter is by no means an easy thing.

Huang Taiji even had a funny idea, if Su Tiancheng is his son, then inheriting the throne, that is not said, no matter who it is, it is convinced, but unfortunately there is no such possibility.

It is said that talents are rare, and at this time, Huang Taiji really understands.

In any case, Huang Taiji must arrange the affairs of his successor, he has almost always been successful in his life, and he must not make mistakes in the biggest things, and he must do it beautifully.

How to better establish a successor has become the biggest thing in the Qing Dynasty. (To be continued......)