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Because Huang Taiji was in poor health, the Qing Dynasty's dynasty was always intermittent during the past six months. The prince and nobles of sufficient levels all entered the inner palace to discuss matters with the emperor.

This does not affect efficiency, because from the founding of the Qing Dynasty to its demise, the royal family's princes, Bells, were always in charge of all the big and small things in the court. It was the first month of the year, and everyone was fine, resting in their own palaces and enjoying themselves, and the palace was very quiet.

This purity was instantly interrupted by the rapid bell below. Hearing the bell, the royal relatives above Beile had to go to the main hall to discuss matters, which was a signal of 100,000 yuan.

Oboi shouted angrily there:

"After all, it was the blind bastard who was knocking around underneath. Go down and take a look. Don't disturb the emperor!!"

Several guards on the high platform hurriedly ran down the high platform. The bell in Shengjing Palace has not ringed for nearly fifteen years. The last time it rang Nurhaci was dead.

Huang Taiji's already sallow face turned pale at this time, without a trace of blood. He opened his mouth and wanted to speak but couldn't speak. After adjusting his breath for a long time, he spoke weakly:

"Obai, carry me down quickly. This bell will be a big deal."

Oboi nodded quickly and agreed. Several eunuchs and Sula who served were lifting them gently and walked slowly from the steps surrounding the platform. Oboi was stunned for a while, but still couldn't help but comfort the emperor and said:

"Long live, what big thing can happen to this New Year? I don't know that the bastard who doesn't understand the rules rings the bell. I'll wait until the servant teaches him a lesson."

Huang Taiji, who was sitting on the chair, looked pale and slowly adjusted his breathing, but he was unwilling to say anything. The bannermen and noble children of each banner had to take turns to guard the palace, and the residences of each prince and noble were sent to stare outside the palace.

As long as there is something important, we must hurry back to the mansion to repay the situation. Of course, the relatives and nobles in Shengjing are not waiting for other news, but Huang Taiji's physical condition. Everyone knows that he can't last for too long. If there is a sudden situation, everyone can prepare as early as possible.

Who would have thought that the clock would ring today. The first wave of people outside the palace ran towards their homes in vain and wanted to tell their landlords about the news, but the news they brought back was "the emperor passed away". After the princes Bell made some intense arrangements at home, they hurried out. This was the second group of people who reported the news, saying that the emperor had not passed away, and that it was urgently reported from the pass.

But when these people from each banner came outside the palace, they found that the two yellow flags and the eight Mongolian banners had already been transferred around the palace, and they were ready to fight. I don’t know what big thing happened.

The leader and eunuch who were waiting outside the door said respectfully, asking the princes and belles of each banner to enter the Dugong Hall without taking the guards, where the emperor would discuss matters with the adults.

"Do you need to go back and transfer our guards?"

Ajige moved his horse slightly alongside Dorgon and whispered sideways. He whispered sideways, and Dorgon's expression did not change much. He looked at the situation around him, shook his head and said with a smile:

"Brother, don't be so careful. If you want to attack us two white flags, you don't need to make this plan. Wouldn't Jirgalang and Daishan come?"

The two red flags, blue flags, two white flags, and two yellow flags are each in the same place. The circles are clearly divided. There are also scholars dressed in the local people. These people are extremely respectful, but these nobles of the Jurchen are not very polite to treat them.

"Your Majesty's dragon body is not safe, and the slave has always been uneasy. God blesses the Qing Dynasty, and my emperor will definitely turn bad luck into good fortune..."

The scribe who said this choked with tears in his face. Looking at the extreme sincerity, the young man next to him also wiped his face with his hands and said:

"Mr. Fan said, the villain burns incense and prays at home every day, begging the emperor to recover as soon as possible."

The two red flags and the two yellow flags were closer to each other, and a young man next to Prince Li Daishan sneered disdainfully:

"These Han slaves always make this fake look, which makes people upset. God knows what they are thinking in their hearts. The slave's thoughts are unreliable!!"

Prince Li, who had already turned over and dismounted and was handing the sword to the guard, heard this and turned around and shouted in a low voice:

"Lucedhun, you bastard, if the emperor hears these words, our family will suffer again. Don't shut up and get out!"

The young man was scolded in a dusty manner. He was the grandson of Daishandi, who has always been known for his bravery. At this time, he had been named Dorobel. It can be said that he has a bright future. However, he was scolded by his grandfather and dared not talk back. He could only mumble and dismount and said:

"Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan, two destitute scholars, may be a guy who can ignore them in Ming Dynasty. When we come to our Qing Dynasty, we are also a Grand Secretary. What's the point!"

Dai Shan went up and slapped him in a slap, whispering fiercely:

"The emperor is always Mr. Fan and Mr. Fan shouting. You are so gossiping behind your back. Our team must be ruined in your hands."

Another guard came out and shouted. The Eight Banners and nobles who came over stopped and followed them silently in. In the palace, these princes Bell thought that they were all the same tribes of Aisin Gioro, the children and grandchildren of Lao Khan, and the current emperor's brothers and nephews, who always acted casually. As a result, Huang Taiji was punished several of them on the charge of rudeness. Even the most beloved Prince Li Daishan was punished by Niu Lu, which shocked everyone and began to respect the emperor's majesty honestly.

No one dared to mention the saying that the four major Beile had equal status and shared governance of the world. Among them, the one who got the most advantage was Dorgon, who was forced to death by Huang Taiji.

Dorgon is a character who is very knowledgeable about the world. He has always been respectful and placed himself as a minister. He abides by the rules and obeys orders in everything he does. As a result, he has come step by step to this day and becomes Prince Rui, who commands the two white flags. He is already in awe of power.

Time went back half an hour ago. The eunuchs Sula and others carried Huang Taiji to the Dugong Hall in a row. According to Huang Taiji's current physical condition, they should have returned to the warm room of the bedroom. But since the bell was ringing, I am afraid that all the nobles with similar identities would come, and the bedroom could not accommodate them at all.

He simply moved the things on the high platform to the Dugong Hall. On the ground, a spy dressed in Han people were kneeling, and two armored flagists followed him. They didn't dare to look up and knelt there in fear.

Obai saw that Huang Taiji's breathing had stabilized, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Huang Taiji's energy was consumed very much just now, but he just nodded slightly at Obai. Obai understood the meaning of this action, turned around and spoke loudly:

"Appointed the Emperor, are you from that banner? Where are you working as a servant?"

"The slave is the one with the Han army flag inlaid with yellow flags. Liu Wencai has always been arranged to work in the fur shop in the capital of the Ming Dynasty."

The two Eight Banners soldiers guarding Songshan Fort, Shanhaiguan General Wu Sangui barely maintained some defense from Ningyuan to Shanhaiguan. For the Qing Dynasty, the border that was completely occupied was the Songshan Fort area. As for this fur shop, it was a general term for the detailed place where the Qing Dynasty was ambushed in the pass. When everyone heard the above people telling their identity, they all understood.

This is a spy in the pass sneaking over from Shanhaiguan and then revealing his identity at Songshan Fort. Because the matter is serious, the generals stationed in Songshan Fort dare not neglect, so they sent people to guard Shengjing.

The Han army flags with yellow flags were generally Han people who followed the Jurchens and the Later Jin Dynasty to fight against the Ming Dynasty during the Nurhaci era. Now they have become much Jurchen, which is safe.

Oboi looked back at Huang Taiji. Seeing that Huang Taiji had the intention to continue, he continued to speak:

"What is the big deal? You don't need to pass it on by letter, but you have to come here by yourself. Tell me quickly!!"

Then Liu Wen knelt on the ground, his body trembling constantly. Even after Obai finished saying this, he did not react at all for a long time. Obai waited for a while, a little impatient, raised his voice and shouted loudly:

"Tell me quickly if you have something to do. Long live your life, how many heads are on your neck, hurry up!!!"

This loud shout made Liu Wencai wake up. He raised his head, but looking at his appearance, although his face was frosty and dusty, he could still tell that he was a white and fat businessman. If such a person is in the pass, who would believe that he was a spy from the Tartars? It can be said that he must be hidden and very good.

But neither the wind, frost, dust, and white and fatty fat cannot explain the spy's current mental state. Liu Wencai seemed to be frightened at this moment, and his eyes were timid. Until Oboi shouted, his body trembling still did not stop. In this spy's mental state, even Huang Taiji was so weak, he raised his head and saw what was going on.

The guard commander Oboi became more and more angry, and his hands were pressed on the hilt of the knife. At this time, the spy knelt there was a thrill, suddenly woke up, walked a few steps forward, and then knocked heavily on the ground, almost crying and shouting:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we... the soldiers and horses that entered the pass of the Qing Dynasty were in Hejian Prefecture, Beizhili, and in Hejian Prefecture, the entire army... the entire army was defeated by the Ming army..."

The Dugong Hall was quiet at first, but then there were "ah" and "ah" and "ah" sounds. The eunuchs and palace maids who were serving in the hall couldn't help but exclaim.

After reacting, Obai's eyes, which were already quite big, instantly glared as if they were copper bells. He walked forward a few steps, and didn't care about Jun Qian's failure. He pulled out his waist knife, with red eyes and gasping for breath and said angrily:

"Dog slave, what are you talking nonsense there!! I'm going to chop you up!!"

"Obai!!"

The sound was not loud, but Oboi's movements stopped immediately. Huang Taiji, who was sitting on the dragon chaise, stopped Oboi, took a few breaths, and asked weakly:

"What the hell is going on? How many soldiers in Abatai are there? Where are you now? How do you know!!"

Huang Taiji's calm tone and emotion stopped the already out of control of the atmosphere in the hall. The spy from the Han military flag sniffed there, calmed down and said:

"Originally, everyone in the capital of Ming Dynasty was scared to death, but on the 24th day of the 12th lunar month, the capital of Ming Dynasty suddenly spread the news that our Qing Dynasty's troops who entered the pass were defeated by Shandong soldiers, saying that the army was surrounded and no one ran out. At the beginning, the slave did not believe it, but on the 28th day of the 12th lunar month, the Shandong side of Ming Dynasty did send heads, and the general and several Beile's heads were inside, and they were placed outside the capital of Ming Dynasty."

Speaking of this, the entire Dugong Hall was extremely quiet. When Liu Wen said this, his emotions finally collapsed. He kowtowed repeatedly and cried loudly:

"Your Majesty, there is a notice for that head of Jingguan, saying that there are 36,421 heads in total..."

After hearing this number, Huang Taiji's eyes suddenly widened, and his body, which was originally leaning there, suddenly straightened up, staring at the spy who was kowtowing below, and holding the handrail tightly with both hands. He wanted to support him, and opened his mouth to say something, but when he opened his mouth, blood spurted out.

Standing there, the Oboi people were completely stunned, and they didn't notice the knife in their hands fell to the ground. Hearing the eunuchs and palace maids behind him shouted in panic, he realized that they hurriedly turned around and ran up. The hall of Dugong was already in chaos. Some people hurriedly took medicine to feed the medicine.

There were also people who wanted to go out to find someone quickly. Although Oboi was a rough man, he was quite wise in a hurry. Seeing that the people in the hall were rushing around like headless flies, he didn't care about anything. He grabbed Sula, the closest one, and shouted loudly:

"Everything is quiet. If anyone is messing around there again, I will tear him apart!"

After roaring, he threw the Sula out of his hand. Sula immediately fainted when she hit a pillar. Seeing Aobai's fierce and evil image as a demon king, the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace who were in chaos suddenly became quiet. Aobai ordered several guards:

"Let me take a look at the nonsense spy below and wait until the emperor wakes up before dealing with it!"

The benefits outside this level are all top-quality ginseng. The effect of replenishing qi and suffocating life is much stronger. The other side prying open the teeth and pouring a bowl of old ginseng soup for Huang Taiji, which has really had a miraculous effect. Without much effort, Huang Taiji actually woke up, and his spirit was much better than before vomiting blood.

Looking at the panicked and concerned ministers and servants around him, Huang Taiji waved his hand dejectedly, and Obai couldn't help but step forward and said:

"Your Majesty, the Han dogs in Ming Dynasty have always been accustomed to bragging. We have gone to so many soldiers this time, and the general is fighting a war again. The emperor is relieved and will come back in a few days."

Huang Taiji took a hot towel, wiped the edge of his mouth, and said in a very calm voice:

"Even if the local people dare to swear such a great victory, we must see if the people in the world believe it or not. If it is exposed, it will be a crime of beheading and extermination. Ninety percent of it is true."

No matter what, Obai didn't expect his emperor to say this in such a calm tone. He didn't know how to interfere for a while, and even Huang Taiji's physical condition improved significantly, he didn't notice that Huang Taiji sighed and ordered:

"Obai, the eunuchs and palace maids who came to report the news today will find a yard to circle them in the hall, and also tell these guards on duty to be more stern and not talk nonsense."

"Your Majesty, it's better to kill these slaves directly, everything is convenient..."

Facing Oboi who was whispering to ask, Huang Taiji smiled silently and said:

"You can't hide it. Why do you think the bell can ring? I guess this news has been caught outside the palace."

Oboi's eyes suddenly glared again, but then he realized that Huang Taiji's physical and mental state had improved a lot just now. He couldn't help but feel very surprised and said in a row:

"Long live your health, it's better than anything else. If the flags below cannot be turned over, our Qing Dynasty can survive this hurdle!"

Huang Taiji asked someone to remove the felt on the periphery, straighten his body and sit on the dragon throne, and have the style and majesty of the wise emperor a few years ago, but his fat body was almost the only skeleton left, and the dragon robe was worn empty. There were guards going out to spread the word, and the nobles of the Eight Banners entered the hall.

The nobles of each banner entered one after another. For the first time in two years, they saw the emperor who looked like a normal person. He was extremely kind to them when he was called brothers and brothers, but later he suppressed the Eight Banners and monopolized the power. Everyone had to look up to him. He sent people to kill Amin, chase the Niulu of Manguertai's troops, and punished Dai Shan to admit his mistakes in public. These methods made the relatives and nobles of the Eight Banners tremble and fear.

During this period, Huang Taiji was sick, and he was getting worse day by day, and his control over the lower part was obviously not as good as before. The fear in the hearts of the nobles of the Eight Banners was weakened, and the leaders and real power figures were thinking about how to gain benefits in the future and expand their own interests.

Except for Daishan and Dorgon, even Jirgalang had not seen Huang Taiji for a short time. At this time, he suddenly saw Huang Taiji who had recovered a lot. Everyone couldn't help but kneel down, praised him and solemnly gave a big gift.

"Give all seats!"

Huang Taiji, who was sitting on the dragon throne, said calmly. The people below knelt down and thanked each other again. Everyone sat on the chair slanted. Except for the first lunar month, I saw the emperor once on the first day of the lunar month. It took less than twenty days to get back to this state. Everyone was thinking about it.

Although Huang Taiji's voice was very light just now, it was very clear in everyone's ears and was very spirited. Huang Taiji sat there and glanced at the respectful princes Bells below. The first prince of Di Rui, Dorgon, was the most respectful among the people. Even the seat was just half of his butt, lowering his head.

Seeing his appearance, Huang Taiji felt a little moved for a moment. The palace was quiet for a while, and Huang Taiji spoke first:

"Prince Rui, when you entered the pass last time, your troops and horses lost more than 800 cavalry on the ground in Shandong. They were all our young master warriors. They reported to me on the same day, saying that they had encountered tens of thousands of Ming troops. Do you still remember this?"

Prince Rui Dorgon lowered his hands, stood up respectfully, and spoke:
To be continued...