In the distant city of Shenyang, in the Chongzheng Hall, a fat man with a gloomy face sat silently in the shadows.
All the eunuchs and maids held their breath, not daring to make a sound, and stood cautiously.
If the master is unhappy, everyone cannot be happy.
If the Great Khan did not let anyone hold the lamp, then no one would dare to hold the lamp.
It gets dark earlier in Liaodong than in Beijing, and it has gradually started to get dark at this time.
The Great Khan didn't speak or pass the food around, he just sat there with a heavy face. Everyone was on tenterhooks.
Today the Great Khan had a meeting with the other three Baylors. When he came back, he looked uncertain.
Originally, in February of this year, Huang Taiji was planning to conquer Lin Dan Khan's Chahar tribe. However, the four Baylor failed to reach an agreement and the plan was aborted.
Last year, they used food to lure Haraqin and other troops to attack Lin Dan Khan. Because Lin Dan Khan suddenly left, it ended with no results. The other three Baylors randomly tore up the agreement with the Doyan Thirty-Six Family.
The original plan was for Shanxi merchants to smuggle grain out of Zhangjiakou from the Shanxi and Shaanxi areas and hand it over to the Duoyan Tribe as reward, and attack the Chahar Tribe from both sides.
But no one expected that Lin Danhan, a strong man who had broken his wrist, would give up his own territory and go to the west to conquer the Mongolian tribes in Monan. Let them punch the cotton.
The other three Baylors naturally refused to contribute any more money to support the Duoyan tribes. However, the Duoyan tribes rebelled against Lin Danhan and got nothing. They were completely fooled. At this time, the Duoyan tribes were filled with hatred.
Huang Taiji understood that if he wanted to obtain trade channels with Shanxi merchants, he had to win over the three guards of Duoyan and the Tumote tribe. This time he finally managed to get in touch with Duoyan. The mere amount of money is really not particularly important, so why worry about it. If 300,000
Two silver coins can conquer Duoyan, which is definitely a good deal.
But the other three Baylors firmly disagreed. As a result, Duoyan and Dajin became enemies.
Faced with the opposition of the three major Baylors, Huang Taiji was unable to stop it and had no choice but to let it go.
February this year was originally the best time to attack Lin Dan Khan, but it was aborted because they could not form a unified opinion.
Huang Taiji felt very unhappy. As a great Khan, his power was severely restricted by the other three Baylors. This situation was formed by history, and he had no good solution.
In 1616, Nurhaci proclaimed himself Khan and appointed the "Four Great Beile" to assist him in running state affairs. At this time, Beile was under Nurhaci and was equivalent to a prince in later generations, and his status was much higher than that of later Beile.
The "Four Great Belles" are the Great Belle, Daishan, the Second Belle, Amin, the Third Belle, Mang Gurtai, and the Fourth Belle, Huang Taiji.
Among them, Daishan is the second son of Nurhachi, Manggurtai is the fifth son, Huangtaiji is the eighth son, and Amin is the only one among the "Four Belles" who is not of Nurhachi's lineage, but is Nurhachi's nephew, and his younger brother Shuerha
The second son of Qi.
Nurhaci's eldest son, Chu Ying, was jointly attacked by the disciples and the five ministers because he was too capable and had too much power. After Nurhaci considered it all, he believed that the newly established regime could not be allowed to split, so he executed Chu Ying.
Be good and become the great Baylor.
Above Huang Taiji, in addition to Chu Ying, there are six brothers. The reason why he is among the four Baylors is because of his personal ability.
He was the only one among all Nurhachi's sons who could read and write. He loved Sinology and was familiar with Chinese classics.
Others were disgusted with the trivial nature of military logistics, but Huang Taiji highlighted his orderliness and excellent ability to manage complex affairs at a very young age.
The logistics and baggage affairs he was in charge of were efficient and clear. There were never any mistakes.
He has been skilled in bow and horse since he was a child, especially good at shooting and extremely brave.
Among all his sons, he was the only one who knew both military and political skills. Nurhaci once loved him like his heart.
Nurhachi's life was fickle, and no one could pinpoint his pulse. In his later years, he doted on his third wife, the concubine Abahai. He gradually alienated Huang Taiji, and established the Dorgon brothers as Khans with love and advice.
But most of the scholars and the five ministers were secretly optimistic about Huang Taiji.
Dabeile Daishan had a clear understanding of the situation. He was cunning and knew that he had no chance, so he stepped forward to support Huang Taiji's succession. In the end, he succeeded in supporting Huang Taiji to ascend the throne.
This gave him great ability to influence the situation and greatly enhanced the power of the two red flags.
During the Nurhaci era, the four great beile assisted the Great Khan in governing. Now that Huang Taiji has become the great khan, he does not have the authority of the old khan, and he is still the product of the compromise of the other three beile. Therefore, four parallel berels can only be set up in Chongzheng Hall.
On the throne, the four Baylors were in power at the same time.
Huang Taiji couldn't bear the political system of the Four Baylors. Today was another day of bullshit. Many of his intentions could not be accomplished at all. After the meeting, he was sulking.
At this time, a tall figure came to the door of the hall. Seeing that there was no lamp in the hall, he seemed to understand something. He did not speak, but stood silently at the door of the hall.
Huang Taiji was dazed for a while and realized that Fan Wencheng had arrived at some unknown time. He rubbed his stiff, fat face.
"Let Bachelor Fan come in and sit down."
Huang Taiji was very courteous to Fan Wencheng. In many difficult moments, Fan Wencheng, counselor of military aircraft and government affairs, gave good solutions.
Fan Wencheng walked in and asked softly: "The Great Han Khan is worried about the three Baylors."
"Alas, what this great Khan did is a coward!" Huang Taiji did not hide it in front of Fan Wencheng, because he was a true confidant.
"After all, our Kingdom of Jin is not as good as the Central Plains. Our rules and regulations are crude. Our subjects are rude and careless, and they have no sense of superiority and inferiority. Our monarchs and ministers lack moral integrity. Why is it so difficult for me to do something?"
Fan Wencheng said: "Actually, it's not just the Jin Dynasty. Even in the Han dynasties, there were many things where relatives interfered in politics."
"Oh, this situation also happened in Han Dynasty. Let's talk about it." Huang Taiji immediately became interested. Huang Taiji often asked Master Fan to explain the history books of the past dynasties, and he attached great importance to finding experience from history.
"Great Khan, this, I haven't eaten yet. I'm a little hungry. I wonder if the Great Khan can give me some cakes. I hope I can talk to the Great Khan after I'm full."
Huang Taiji laughed loudly, pointed at Fan Wencheng and said, "You are still good at persuading people. When you say this, I feel hungry."
He turned around and said: "Ask the imperial dining room to send a pair of Ula hot pot. Ben Khan and Master Fan will have dinner together. Hahaha."
Ula hot pot is a kind of food that existed in the early Qing Dynasty. Especially when marching and fighting, the troops stewed various foods in one pot for convenience, and gradually developed into a special dish.
The food ingredients are "flying forward and back, fish on the left and shrimp on the right, and sprinkle with chopped green onion in a circle", that is, birds and animals, fish, shrimp and seafood.
The soup base is chicken soup, combined with traditional health care, adding ginseng, gastrodia elata, wolfberry, cordyceps, etc., and then served with shrimps and crabs.
The hotpot dishes include deer, spores, pigs, fish and other game. The upgraded Ula hot pot has become a royal delicacy.
Among them, blood sausage and shredded sauerkraut are unique ingredients in Liaodong. Mongolian mutton is generally used for mutton. It is very delicious.
The monarch and his ministers started talking while eating. Fan Wencheng talked about the governance of Wenjing in the Han Dynasty, all the way to the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms.
"Jia Yi wrote a letter saying that the general trend in the world is that the disease is swollen. A shin is almost as big as a waist, and a finger is almost as big as a stock. That is to say, the legs are thicker than the waist, and the fingers are thicker than the arms. This situation of putting the cart before the horse and the tail cannot be lost,
It is the most distressing and must be eradicated immediately, otherwise it will become a disaster."
When Huang Taiji heard this, he slapped his thigh and said with deep sympathy, "This is the situation Ben Khan is facing now."
Fan Wencheng knew that each of the four Baylors was in charge of a banner, and Daishan was even in charge of two red banners. Their strength far exceeded that of the princes and kings of the Western Han Dynasty. The situation facing Huang Taiji was even more difficult. Failure to retain power would bring disaster to Xiao Qiang.
"I wonder how the emperor of the Han Dynasty solved this problem. Does Master Fan have any good ideas to teach me?" Huang Taiji asked sincerely.
"The Han Dynasty did not find a solution until the time of Emperor Wu. This method is a conspiracy. And once it is used, it is an unsolvable strategy."
Huang Taiji's breathing became rapid and he quickly asked: "What's the strategy that's so powerful!"
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Before I knew it, I had been writing this book for a year, and today the number of words exceeded one million. Thank you to the readers for their support over the past year. Thank you all.
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