After discussing with his Han servants for a day, Huang Taiji of Shengjing finally had a plan to solve the five major problems. At this time, he was discussing with his brothers in the Chongzheng Hall.
"You already know the five most pressing issues in Daikin right now. How should we solve them? Does anyone have any ideas?" Huang Taiji asked, looking at his group of brothers, big and small.
The hall was very quiet, everyone was deep in thought, and did not answer Huang Taiji immediately.
Although Mang Gurtai had an impatient temper, his experience partially made up for his character flaws. Huang Taiji convened the meeting so solemnly, which in itself showed how difficult these things were. Therefore, he did not speak.
Thinking about one thing at a time.
And the other person who was most likely to say it, did not say it at this time, he was Duduo.
After all, he is young and does not have a calm temperament. In previous meetings, he was often the most impulsive, unable to hide his opinions and said whatever came to his mind.
But he was summoned by Huang Taiji before the meeting today, and Huang Taiji gave him a harsh speech about Fan Wencheng. He was angry in his heart, so he didn't speak.
Huang Taiji scanned the people in the hall and saw that each of them seemed to be deep in thought, so he waited for a while. As a result, no one spoke for a while, so he had to say: "It seems to be my fault. He said five things at once.
, it’s a bit too much. Then I will tell you one by one according to the priority of the matter. After everyone discusses it, I will check and fill in the gaps."
Huang Taiji's words made some people present feel uncomfortable, as if he had a way, but he just wanted to test them before letting them speak first.
Huang Taiji's power is getting more and more powerful, especially now that Amin is missing, and there is one less heavyweight to fight against Huang Taiji. Therefore, those here who are not convinced by Huang Taiji do not want to speak first.
Seeing that they were still silent, Huang Taiji said what he wanted: "The first urgent matter, I think is the Ming army's revenge..."
Mang Gurtai endured it for a while and heard that Huang Taiji regarded the Ming army's attack on the Mongols as the most urgent matter, which was completely different from what he thought. Finally, following his impatience, he questioned: "What?
, This has nothing to do with us, the most important thing now is that we will be short of food."
Huang Taiji saw that Mang Gurtai jumped out and said it first. As he expected, he was secretly happy and said to Mang Gurtai who was looking at him: "Third brother, I usually ask you to read more books but you don't read them. You only know how to fight."
Fighting and killing, how can Daikin rely on you in the future?"
When Mang Gurtai heard this, he became angry and shouted directly to Huang Taiji: "Reading Bird's book, no matter how much ink they put in their heads, they can't withstand the knife in my hand. Under my knife..."
"Third brother, don't talk nonsense." When Daishan saw Mang Gurtai's rude words, he quickly scolded him and interrupted Mang Gurtai's words.
He sighed secretly in his heart. With Mang Gurtai's temper, if he were not here and Huang Taiji provoked him to the left or right, he would suffer a big loss sooner or later.
Daishan didn't think about it any more. He looked at Huang Taiji and said, "Fourth brother, go on."
"Yes, Great Khan, you say it, and we listen to you." Jirharang expressed his position as soon as Daishan finished his words.
Duduo originally lowered his head, but when he heard the discussion in the palace smelling like gunpowder, he raised his head to look at the excitement. He found that Mang Gurtai's face was red, and Huang Taiji was smiling.
He suddenly felt why Huang Taiji's smile was so dazzling, as if he was sure of victory and regarded other people as nothing. He felt angry and opened his mouth to speak.
But at this moment, the corner of his sleeve was pulled repeatedly by someone, so he had to turn his head to see who it was.
Duduo turned around and saw that it was his half-brother Dorgon, winking at him repeatedly.
Duduo knew that Dorgon would not let him speak. He always believed in his brother, so he had no choice but to shut up, lower his head and look for the non-existent little ants on the ground.
The other people in the hall didn't say anything, they just looked at the three Baylors to see what kind of show they were playing.
"Okay, let me analyze it for everyone, why this matter is the most important and urgent." Huang Taiji still maintained a smile and said after Jierhalang finished.
However, his eyes caught sight of Mang Gurtai passing through this moment, and the redness on his face was slowly fading, so he pretended to be sincere and said to Mang Gurtai: "By the way, third brother, you should also listen.
See if what I say makes sense."
Mang Gurtai's face immediately turned red again, and he opened his mouth to speak, but in the end he did not say anything. He sat with his head held high and looked at the ceiling.
Huang Taiji knew how to take measures and did not provoke Mang Gurtai any more. He said to everyone in the palace: "Food and supplies are not something that can be obtained overnight. And currently we have just received some from the capital of the Ming Dynasty, which is enough for the time being. As for morale, I
I believe you are not afraid of Mingguo?"
Huang Taiji said something humorous at the end, and some people in the palace burst out laughing, severely despising the Ming Dynasty's combat power.
However, those present also understood that because of the last defeat, the morale of the Jurchens at the bottom would be affected to some extent. More importantly, the morale of the Ming Dynasty would be much higher.
The atmosphere in the hall seemed harmonious again due to Huang Taiji's words. In contrast to the vulgarity of some reckless men, Mang Gurtai's head was raised even higher.
Huang Taiji stretched out his hands and waved his palms down a few times to signal everyone to be quiet, and then continued: "The Ming army is currently retaliating against the Mongols on the grassland. From the surface, it has nothing to do with us, Dajin."
When he said this, his eyes specifically looked at Mang Gurtai, but found that his neck seemed to be sore from being held up, so he just lowered his head to look at him.
Huang Taiji smiled at him, then ignored him and continued talking, leaving Mang Gurtai glaring at him.
"The Ming army was retaliating against the Mongolian tribes affiliated with our Daijin. They were all Mongolian tribes that followed Daijin and invaded the capital of the Ming Dynasty. The purpose of the Ming Dynasty's army was nothing more than to destroy them, even if they were not destroyed.
If you kill them, you must at least beat them so that they dare not follow Da Jin to attack the Ming Dynasty again. In this way..."
When Huang Taiji said this, his smile faded and he solemnly said: "We in Dajin are very likely to fight alone in the future war with the Ming Dynasty. How many people do we in Dajin have, how many are in their prime, and how many of us in Dajin can ride horses and shoot arrows?"
The Ming Dynasty can withstand many defeats, but as for us, like the previous Battle of Gyeonggi, five thousand Jin Erlang hated the war in the pass, how many times can we Dajin withstand it? "
Every time Huang Taiji asked a question, his tone became more serious. By the end, his words were echoing in the hall.
When Mang Gurtai heard this, he couldn't help but speak again. Even if it was to prove that his previous point of view was correct, he still wanted to refute Huang Taiji: "Father Khan raised his troops with thirteen pieces of armor and conquered such a large territory. How reliable is it?"
It’s not our Jurchens themselves. The last defeat was because Amin was dazzled by beauty. How could there be another defeat like this in the future?"
"Third brother, how many women with no status are there in your house?" Huang Taiji didn't explain Mang Gurtai's rebuttal at all, he just said something softly.
Mang Gurtai was swallowed by Huang Taiji's words and shouted angrily: "You?" Then he was speechless.
Daishan sighed secretly, seeing that Mang Gurtai was simple-minded and no match for Huang Taiji, he couldn't help but start to think about whether it would be a wise choice for him to compete with Huang Taiji for power again.
"Third brother, stop talking and listen to Dahan carefully." Only Daishan could speak like this. Mang Gurtai snorted and went to look at the ceiling again.
"Everything is forewarned and everything is ruined. Who can guarantee victory in a war? In the past, who would have thought that the Ming army would dare to attack Qingshui Mingyue Pass with 800 people to block the 8,000 Jin army?"
Huang Taiji looked solemn and glanced at everyone in the hall before continuing: "Today is different from the past. If Dajin wants to be invincible and prosperous for a long time, it must change its past practices."
"Great Khan, you say, we listen to you." Jierharang, a die-hard supporter of Huang Taiji, responded loudly.
Huang Taiji nodded at him, and then said: "The lives of Dajin warriors are precious, and the death of one of them is a great loss. Therefore, our Dajin Army must maintain sufficient deterrence to drive others to fight for us.
But now, the Ming army's departure has just given us an opportunity."