At the end of the year, because of the death of Concubine Chen, the emperor issued a decree to ban all festivals.

There were many officials and clan relatives who were imprisoned and deposed because of private feasts and plays, and no one dared to provoke the majesty of the heavenly family at the moment, and even the people in the city did not dare to put up lanterns, and secretly invited a pair of new door gods on the door, which was regarded as the New Year.

On the day of the new year of the lunar month, Qi Qige took Donggu into the palace, the little girl learned to be well-behaved, no longer running and jumping, and met Huang Taiji and the ministers from the Ten Kings Pavilion on the way, knelt down and kowtowed in front of the snow, and asked the emperor's uncle to say goodbye.

Huang Taiji leaned over, picked up the little girl, and said lovingly: "Why has Dong Gu lost weight, look at this little face, don't you give you delicious food?" ”

Qi Qige didn't dare to laugh, but said generously and calmly: "The emperor can't blame the concubine, just because everyone calls her a fat girl, so small, she refuses to eat, saying that she wants to be slender and good-looking like Aunt Yu'er." ”

Huang Taiji said angrily: "How old is it, how can you grow your body without eating, Uncle Huang loves Donggu chubby, Donggu went to Yongfu Palace to find your Aunt Yu'er, and asked her to fry fruit and pull big chicken legs for you to eat." ”

Dong Gu was obedient, and said delicately: "Dong Gu eats one, and Uncle Huang eats one." ”

Huang Taiji put down the child: "Good boy, go." ”

But the little girl ran away without letting go, and stood obediently beside Qi Qige, who said, "Don't dare to delay the emperor's major affairs, please go first." ”

Huang Taiji said: "You have good rules, and you teach your daughters, unlike my Gege, all of them are little wild horses." O Zizig, thank you for your hard work, and Dorgon will surely be back next spring. ”

"I hope Dolgon can build a few more cities for the emperor." Qi Qige said generously, took Dong Gu back a few steps, and bowed down to ask Huang Taiji to go first.

Entering the inner palace, I happened to see Da Yu'er leading people to clean out of Guanju Palace, and the spiritual platform of Hailanzhu in Guanju Palace has been withdrawn, but there is still a tablet for incense, and this rule is naturally the only one for Concubine Chen. In the future, the Qing Dynasty will enter the customs, and the emperor will no longer live in Shengjing, and after the name of this Guan Ju Palace, Hai Lanzhu is unprecedented.

Qi Qige took Dong Gu to incense, Ah Zhe took her to Yanqing Palace to find Concubine Shu, Qi Qige glanced at the opposite door of the Lintoe Palace, and asked softly: "Still under house arrest?" At the great sacrifice that day, I saw her coming. ”

"Let her participate in any major event, and lock her in the house if there is no major event." Da Yu'er responded, "She has thick skin, that's it, it's still strong, the emperor doesn't care about it for a long time, but he just keeps a living mouth and asks Aba to ask for horses and sheep." ”

"What about that?" Zizig asked, "Did you stab the Aba?" ”

Da Yu'er shook her head: "The emperor won't let me say, you know, my aunt and the emperor's position is not very different." ”

The two sat down in Yongfu Palace, Qi Qige saw that Yu'er's cheeks were rosy, and said with peace of mind: "I met the emperor when I came here, and I saw that the emperor's complexion was much better, and I feel more at ease when I see you at this moment." ”

Da Yu'er smiled faintly, whether the emperor can be good or not, whether Qi Qige is really happy, there is no need to care about this, but she is looking forward to her own good, it is true.

"The emperor has never experienced anything in his life." Da Yu'er was serving the tea in her hand, her tea ceremony was becoming more and more exquisite, and in every wisp of fragrance, she was quiet and calm, and said slowly, "The emperor is with you, there is nothing that you can't pass." ”

If you really can't get by, then there is no way, Qi Qige understood in his heart, and said: "I'm afraid that you won't be able to get by, but fortunately you survived." ”

Da Yu'er handed the tea to Qi Qige: "It's only been three months, my heart doesn't hurt so much, I can calmly face the reality of my sister's departure, the most ruthless in the world, it is really the human heart." Thinking about that time, I felt that it was not interesting for me to live, I forgot everyone and the children, and I couldn't get along with the emperor all the time, and my aunt scolded me and scolded me fiercely, which woke me up a little. ”

Qi Qige said: "With my aunt here, there will be no chaos, when will we be able to have such a cultivation." ”

Da Yu'er sneered: "That's it, don't you want the world to be peaceful?" ”

"Yes, look at what I said." Zizig drank his tea, looked around, and said softly, "There is something that has always been in my heart, the last time you asked me to ask Dolgon to send a message to the emperor, did the emperor mention it later?" ”

Da Yu'er shook her head: "No, what's wrong?" ”

Qizig said: "It's good if you don't have it, it wasn't before that, you and Dorgon are always, I'm afraid that the emperor will be too careful......"

"Could it be that the emperor is stupid?" Da Yu'er handed her the tea fruit again, and said calmly, "The more this is the case, the more it proves my innocence and that of you. ”

"It's said that it's chasing the wind and catching shadow......s," Qizig said, waving his hand and explaining, "Don't get me wrong, I mean, you see Namu Zhong and Ezhe's business, it's just a trip, isn't it?" Isn't it so that those people can really be affectionate or reluctant, and no matter how many obstacles there are, it will not matter. ”

"Why, I hope I'll be right with your family?" Da Yu'er asked.

"What nonsense?" Zizig said hurriedly, "I'm talking to you seriously, let's talk, do you still have to twist and turn?" ”

Da Yu'er said: "That's not the end, what kind of person I am, what kind of person your man is, you know it very well in your heart." If Dorgon has some other sweetheart in the future, do you want to catch the traitor or clean the door, tell me, and I'll do it for you. ”

Qi Qige glanced at her: "Don't curse me, there is really that day, I have already said it, kill them, and I will wipe my neck and die." ”

Su Mala brought the hand stove from the side and said, "What do you say in the big wax moon, it must be Gege who asked you to say these things." ”

"It's better to have Su Mala." Qi Qige praised and stuffed the tea fruit to Su Mala to eat, "I heard that a while ago, you also helped the emperor sort out the folds?" ”

Su Mala said cautiously: "It's nothing, who are you listening to nonsense?" ”

Qi Qige said angrily: "You masters and servants, you are still pretending in front of me." ”

At sunset on this day, Qi Qige had already left the palace, and Da Yu'er changed out of the palace robe, wore Su Mala's clothes, and came to the Chongzheng Hall with tea.

Outsiders saw that it was just a palace maid who came to serve the emperor's tea, but when the door was closed, it was Da Yu'er who helped the emperor and dealt with the daily piles of twists and turns in different categories.

What the emperor used to spend a few hours doing, now he saves most of his time, and the extra time, he occasionally talks to Da Yu'er about national affairs, and occasionally goes to Guan Ju Palace alone to sit in a daze.

Da Yu'er will not disturb him, and Zhezhe will not stop him, for more than three months, everything in the palace has been peaceful.

At this moment, the emperor showed a secret letter to Yu'er and said: "Li Zicheng is still guarding Kaifeng, and he is about to take it down." At present, the Ming Dynasty is attacking inside and outside, and the qi is exhausted, and sooner or later it will not be able to hold it. ”

Da Yu'er smiled coldly: "Your Majesty, forgive me for saying more, let's not rush in, you think, Li Zicheng is biting so hard, who is the one who suffers, not the common people." Once we lose the support of the people, what can we talk about in the world, as for us, it is a foreign invasion, which is different from fighting our own family. ”

"Aggression?" Huang Taiji looked at Yu'er with deep eyes.

"Yes." Da Yu'er said, "After all, the Manchu and Han are alien and foreign, and the emperor is strong today with artillery and iron horses, and I hope that after thousands of years, the people of the two ethnic groups can be blended together, and then they will not be separated from each other, and the Qing Dynasty can be forever fixed for thousands of years." ”

Huang Taiji bowed his head: "After entering the customs, I will appease the Han people and let them understand that the country is still the country, and the family is still the family, but it is just a different person to be the emperor." ”

The wind and snow were hurried, and in the blink of an eye, it was February of the seventh year of Chongde, and Xia Chengde, a Ming general who was trapped in Songshan City, secretly sent someone to infiltrate the Qing army camp to ask for surrender, and sent his son as a hostage, willing to open the city gate for the Qing army.

Dolgon consulted with the generals, all believed that the opportunity could not be lost, did not wait for the emperor, then ordered Haoge to send the left and right wings of soldiers and horses to climb the ladder into the city at night, Dolgon led the troops to wait for the opportunity, as soon as the day dawned, the Qing army immediately attacked the city, and Songshan City was breached on the same day.

The general soldier Qiu Minyang, Wang Tingchen and others were killed, the main general Hong Chengchou was captured, Songshan City fell, the Ming army was scattered, to the eighth day of the first month of March, Zu Dashou led his troops to surrender the city, and the Qing army occupied Jinzhou.

Huang Taiji 800 miles urgently, ordered Dolgon to bring Hong Chengchou Zu Dashou and others back to Shengjing, ordered Haoge to use red-coated cannons to destroy the Xingshan city wall, the Ming army to protect the lives of the people in the city, surrendered without a fight.

Haoge and Jierharang conquered Tashan together, and since then, the three cities of Songshan, Jinzhou and Xingshan have been wiped out, and the battle of Songjin has been won.

The Qing Dynasty was still the last step away from advancing into the Central Plains, but on this last step, Huang Taiji announced a truce and did not move forward.

Thinking about the change of his own life, the Qing army almost hit the city of Beijing, and now seeing that victory is in sight, the emperor stopped abruptly, and the eight banners could not be obeyed, Haoge was red-eyed, and was dragged back to Shengjing by Jierharang, he knelt in front of the Ten Kings Pavilion and asked his father: "Your Majesty, why don't you fight?" ”

Huang Taiji stood at the top of the Great Political Palace, the body of this great hero who raised the world gradually became a little more detached, he said indifferently: "You rest for a night, eat and drink enough to sleep steadily, tomorrow in the Chongzheng Palace, listen to others tell you, what is the current situation inside the Ming Dynasty." ”

Haoge threatened: "The minister understands that it is Li Zicheng, a bandit, and he will wait for the minister to kill him and present him for the 50th birthday of the emperor." ”

Huang Taiji shook his head: "Go back, take a good rest." ”

The next day, the Chongzheng Palace was rewarded for meritorious deeds, Hauge made great achievements in this battle, changed his previous impatience and recklessness, and could not only have a clever strategy, but also obey the command of Dolgon well, and the emperor Taiji returned all the glory that had been removed from his son, and gave a pair of gold-cast saddles and a hundred python satin.

The emperor also justified Duoduo's name, saying that he belittled him to go to Yizhou City that day, but in fact, it was to avoid the eyes and ears of the Ming army, build Yizhou City, store grain and munitions, and play a key role in the Battle of Songjin. He was restored to the throne of prince in court, and the fine was returned, and another thousand taels of gold were given.

When the morning dispersed, Duoduo walked out of the Chongzheng Hall with his head held high, and Huang Taiji stood in the hall and took a second look.

Da Yu'er still wore the clothes of a palace maid and came in from the side door, she was holding a decoction, seeing that the emperor was not moving, she followed his gaze, Duoduo and Dolgon had just walked out, and with just a glance, she understood what the emperor was looking at.

She wanted to tell the emperor that the emperor Taiji twenty years ago was more powerful and domineering than them, he was the real hero and general, and in another twenty years, they would inevitably grow old, and they would never be stronger than the current emperor.

But these words, if they are said, it seems to be coaxing the emperor as a child, which is not interesting.

"Your Majesty, drink the medicine." Da Yu'er said, "It's not hot when it's warm, just pour it in one go." ”

Huang Taiji said impatiently: "I am on your way. ”

Da Yu'er has constantly described to the emperor how her sister took medicine patiently and diligently, and if the emperor did not comply, wouldn't he live up to her sister's old intentions.

Huang Taiji can only pour bowl by bowl of medicine, naturally after such a long half a year of tossing, his body is indeed much better.

After waiting for the emperor to rinse his mouth, Da Yu'er tidied up the folds on the table for him, and Huang Taiji stood in front of the door, watching the birds fly into the courtyard to feed, but to no avail.

He remembered the spring days of the old year, where Hai Lanzhu took care of her sick self day and night, and would feed the birds in the courtyard in her spare time, which was probably written down at that time, and now these birds come to forage for food.

However, Hai Lanzhu is gone.

Da Yu'er just glanced at the emperor's back, she knew that he was missing his sister, every time at this time, she would quietly retreat, and the same is true today, holding the tea bowl and about to walk away, when she suddenly heard Huang Taiji say: "Did you hear what they said just now?" ”

Da Yu'er stopped and responded tacitly: "What the emperor said is that Hong Chengchou swears to die on a hunger strike?" ”