On August 20, in the Qingning Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shengjing, Hauge knelt in front of Huang Taiji with a look of fear on his face and reported on the details of the Ming Dynasty's capital.
Huang Taiji listened with a look of disappointment on his face. His eyes were a little distracted, as if he had aged a few years suddenly.
The plan to sow discord between Li Zhi and the Ming Emperor failed.
Not only failed, but did not create a gap between the Ming Emperor and Li Zhi, Li Zhi even beat him up. Now the officials who attacked Li Zhi in the Ming court were all characterized by the Ming Emperor as helping the Manchus. Zhu Youjian even
He beat an official named Guo Chaotang to death with a court staff. From then on, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty kept silent and did not dare to attack Li Zhi again.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to force Li Zhi to rebel, and to take advantage of the Ming Emperor to eliminate Li Zhi. Because Hauge was too impatient, he missed Huang Taiji. The key to the failure of the matter lies with Hauge. If Hauge was not so eager for success,
, if you don’t print leaflets in the capital, you won’t be caught by Li Zhi and you will get all the stolen goods.
Hauge once again lost the opportunity to gain prestige in front of Zhu Beile. Originally, the success of the divorce plan was an important basis for Hauge to succeed after Huang Taiji's death. However, everything went wrong at this time, and the situation that Huang Taiji worked so hard to manage was
, once again collapsed due to Hauge's lack of talent.
The only good thing is that this deployment was done in secret. None of the Beile knew about such a thing, and they would not blame Huang Taiji for Hauge messing up the matter.
Hauge started to cry as he spoke. He wiped away his tears and said, "My child is useless. I have failed to live up to Emperor Ama's expectations and ruined such a good opportunity!"
Huang Taiji took a long breath, looked at his eldest son, and said nothing.
After a long time, he stood up and walked a few steps in the room.
Looking at the scenery of the palace outside the window, Huang Taiji said slowly: "Being born in the royal family, lack of talent is not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes, you can also be blessed by it and live a stable life. When you are old, your children and grandchildren
Isn’t it a beautiful thing to wrap your knees around?”
When Hauge heard this, he burst into tears, slapped himself and said, "My child is incompetent! He has failed to live up to Emperor Ama's expectations!"
Huang Taiji asked seriously: "How is the training of the Han army's flag gunners?"
Hauge wiped his tears and said: "I asked the gunmen to practice firing their guns once every ten days, shooting at wooden signs seventy steps away. They are all wooden signs as high as a person. The one who can hit four out of five shots is the best.
Today, 80% of people have excellent grades.”
Huang Taiji asked: "How is the training going in the queue?"
Hauge said: "The formation will practice every two days until the soldiers are familiar with it. We set up the same three-row firing formation as Li Zhi. After the front row has finished shooting, we will go to the back row and the back row will be ready."
After the bullets are fired, step forward and shoot!”
Huang Taiji thought for a while and said: "Hauge, from now on you will leave the matter of the Han army flag to Kong Youde."
Hauge felt cold. After knowing that he had messed up the detailed work, Huang Ama no longer believed in his ability. The fire gun soldiers of the Han army flag were a major event of the Qing Dynasty. Whether these soldiers and horses could be trained well,
It was related to whether the battle with Li Zhi could be won. Huang Taiji was no longer worried about leaving the matter to Hauge.
Although Kong Youde was a Han nationality and was not politically reliable, he had outstanding abilities. Now that the Qing Dynasty was suffering from internal and external troubles, it had to make some risky moves. Zhu Beile was resistant to arming the Han people, so Huang Taiji had to use Han generals to manage the firecrackers.
Removing the Han military flag from Hauge's hand means that Huang Taiji no longer expects Hauge to establish his personal prestige through meritorious service. If Hauge has no personal prestige, Huang Taiji must win step by step and win more for the Qing Dynasty.
Only by cultivating interests and building greater prestige can the throne be successfully passed on to his son.
Hauge lowered his head and said: "My child knows, I will leave the matter to Kong Youde."
Huang Taiji thought for a while and said, "Go down."
Hauge kowtowed to his father and walked away.
Huang Taiji sighed and said to the eunuch beside him: "The fourteenth brother Dorgon is here to discuss matters!"
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In the second hall of Tianjin General Military Mansion, Li Zhi looked at Li Xing and Han Jinxin who had rushed back from the capital, and said with a smile: "Li Xing, Han Jinxin, you two have worked hard."
Li Xing said with a smile: "Brother, I'm not working hard, Ambassador Han is working hard. This time, it's all thanks to Ambassador Han who caught the spy who printed the leaflets, we were able to turn danger into disaster and the situation in the court was suddenly reversed. Now those civil servants can no longer
If you dare to attack Big Brother, our situation has stabilized."
Li Zhi nodded and said: "Ambassador Han, you have done a good job. You have made great achievements this time. When you talk about your achievements in the future, I will definitely ask a high-ranking official to come down for you."
Han Jinxin said with a smile: "I am now the ambassador of the secret guard of the shogunate, which is a high-ranking official. As for the official title given by the court, it doesn't matter. Then there are swords and swords fighting in the court, what is the use of having an official title from the court?"
"Today we are a prosperous Jin Yiwei family. Tomorrow we will become a remnant of the eunuchs that everyone calls for beating. We live by pawning our former household items and even our dependent daughter-in-law will freeze to death."
Speaking of the tragic situation in the past, Han Jinxin suddenly burst into tears.
He knelt on the ground with a thump, wiped his tears and said loudly: "Thanks to my uncle's support, Han Jinxin has become a new man! Now Han Jinxin only needs his uncle's trust and does not care about his official title in the court!"
When Li Zhi saw Han Jinxin's appearance, he quickly helped him up and said, "Ambassador Han's wife has been dying of illness for several years. Does Ambassador Han have any intention of renewing their relationship? I will act as a matchmaker for Ambassador Han and introduce a beautiful and virtuous woman to her?"
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Han Jinxin wiped his tears again and said: "My late wife and I have been dependent on each other for more than ten years, and we have a deep love for each other. Now that my late wife has passed away, my heart has also died. I have no intention of marrying anyone else. Thank you uncle for taking care of me, Han Jinxin."
I have received my uncle’s kindness in my heart.”
Li Zhi was stunned and advised: "Why did Ambassador Han say this? The past is in the past, we have to look forward. If Ambassador Han does not have a son to inherit the family, how can he live up to his family's parents?"
Han Jinxin shook his head and said: "I have two younger brothers who have not interacted with me since I was beaten as a eunuch. Let them continue to maintain the family's reputation."
Li Zhi and Li Xing looked at each other, somewhat sighing.
Li Zhi nodded and said: "Then I will reward Ambassador Han five hundred taels of silver to repair the mausoleum for Ambassador Han's late wife. Regulations." Li Zhi thought for a while and said, "Regulations are to be repaired according to the regulations of a second-grade imperial concubine."
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Hearing Li Zhi's words, Han Jinxin's face turned red and he was very happy.
Although Han Jinxin did not care about his official title in the court, he wanted his late wife's tomb to be beautifully decorated. Han Jinxin was only a fourth-grade military attaché, and his late wife had never been given the title of Madam, so according to the etiquette, she could not be buried in a dignified manner. But Li Zhi said the same thing in Tianjin,
Li Zhi asked Han Jinxin's late wife's tomb to be repaired in an unusual way. Who dares to say a word?
Han Jinxin knelt on the ground again, and said: "Han Jinxin thanked my uncle. Han Jinxin is willing to ride for my uncle in this life, and his body will be broken to pieces!"
