"If you go back to the emperor, Hu Lihai, the Beizi of Zhengbai Banner, encountered tens of thousands of soldiers in Qihe County, Shandong Province. After fighting hard, he killed thousands of enemies. He was outnumbered and forced to evacuate. The matter was reported to the Third Inner Court. Mr. Fan was prepared for the file."

“Is this really the case?”

Huang Taiji's voice became louder and more serious. Although Prince Rui Dorgon was a character below one person and his power was growing more and more. However, in front of Huang Taiji, he had always been cautious and did not dare to make any mistakes. Huang Taiji's voice was serious, and he couldn't help but make a sudden blow.

According to the Qing Dynasty's mastery of the Ming Dynasty, how could tens of thousands of troops suddenly appear? But this matter must be bitten to death and must not be let go.

In private, Dorgon sent someone to arrest several of Hu Lihai's close friends for questioning. After obtaining the real situation of the war, he did not dare to make it public. More than a thousand Jurchen cavalry suffered such great losses to the two thousand Ming infantry soldiers. This is a great stain on the Eight Banners outside the pass. Not to mention that the prestige of the two white banners will also plummet, and it is possible to be punished.

So from top to bottom, this matter was concealed. Although Beizi Hulihai was neglected, he was still in his original position.

However, the three Dorgon brothers vaguely knew that there was a strong army in Shandong. Even if the Eight Banners soldiers could win, they would have to spend a lot of effort and lose a lot of soldiers. Although when Abatai led his troops into the pass this time, the two white flags also sent their own local flag managers to the battle in a normal manner, they were always worried.

At this time, when Huang Taiji suddenly asked about it, Dorgon immediately thought of this worry and immediately knelt on the ground and reported it to the truth:

"Emperor, after that incident, I can bring the army back with me in a cautious way, so the experience of the battle in Qihe County is entirely based on what Beizi Hulihai said."

Dorgon pointed out two of these words, one is "caution". After all, he returned to the Qing Dynasty outside the pass with hundreds of thousands of people and a large number of property, and made no mistakes. "What Hulihai said" means that the responsibility is all about Beizi Hulihai. He only made the most appropriate judgment based on the corresponding situation.

Huang Taiji looked at Dorgon kneeling there and smiled bitterly. The two white flags, which were run by Dorgon, seemed to be an independent kingdom. Back then, he forced his concubine Abahai to be buried with him, and he did underestimate this little brother a lot, making him the situation he is today.

"Get up... I just sent news inside the pass that the troops led by Abatai were wiped out in Hejian Prefecture in Northern Zhili..."

In a short time, Huang Taiji's expression and tone had become calm when talking about this matter. But after hearing this news, the Eight Banners and nobles in the Dugong Hall were stunned at first, and then their faces changed drastically. They stood up in awe, disregarding the etiquette and esteeming the emperor sitting there in surprise.

Dai Shan, the older Prince of Li, stood up in surprise, with an expression of disbelief on his face, not to mention the people behind him.

Prince Zheng, the banner owner of the blue flag, opened his mouth to speak, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say anything, and he wanted to sit down again, but he looked at the people around him standing there. He took a step back and asked the others to step forward.

The first person to speak was Duoduo, who was the first to jump out of the chair and shouted:

"It's all this a waste of Abatai. Has he led tens of thousands of troops alone? This time he led so many soldiers, he must have lost his head. This caught the Hangoats off guard. Otherwise, how could our Manzhou warriors lose to those two-legged sheep!!"

He shouted here, and Ajige, who was next to him, wanted to speak even if he took a step forward, but Dorgon grabbed him and scolded him there:

"Doduo, you will roar in the hall. Shut up!!"

Haoge, who was standing opposite Duoduo, obviously hesitated. Duoduo's roar was equivalent to directly scolding Huang Taiji for being confused and appointing the wrong general to lead the troops. Therefore, such a great defeat was caused. However, Haoge's identity was even more noble than Duoduo. His father was insulted and hesitated when he should have stood up. This was a little scared.

Huang Taiji, sitting on the dragon throne, naturally took this scene into his eyes. His spirit has almost recovered to 80% of his peak, and everything is hard to escape from his eyes. Seeing the reaction of Haoge, the only talented among his heirs, Huang Taiji only felt a sense of powerlessness filled his whole body.

Prince Li Daishan touched the sweat on his forehead with his hand, then he said:

"Your Majesty, you can't take this matter seriously just by saying it in detail. We have always been victorious about the Ming Kingdom for so many years, but I don't believe it. At the end of this year, it suddenly turned around."

"Second brother..."

Huang Taiji rarely calls this in public. Once he calls out, the hall will be quiet. Daishan also trembled. He was deeply moved. Huang Taiji sighed and continued:

"If I were to kill ten thousand enemies, I would naturally not take it seriously, but I would not be able to pretend to be annihilated. Besides, the heads of Abatai and the Qing dynasties were all set up outside the capital to be a Jingguan, and I have seen it with my own eyes."

Before he finished speaking, Dai Shan couldn't stand and was about to fall down. Luke Dehun behind him hurriedly supported him. When he heard Huang Taiji confirm the news, Dorgon, who was originally respectful, finally raised his head and his face changed a little. Duoduo and Ajige were both famous for their hot tempers and did not say a word.

Abatai's more than 30,000 troops were not considered weak brigades, and even stronger than the army that entered the Ming Dynasty for the third and fourth time. All the princes and nobles in the hall knew these things, but they were annihilated by the Ming army. They originally thought that the giant with a population of hundreds of times that of themselves and a territory of hundreds of times that of themselves was just a big sheep.

You can let yourself slaughter, but who would have thought that suddenly this sheep turned into a wolf, a hundred times more powerful beast than her own, and even swallowed it up in one breath.

Daishan was the oldest, and he was an old man who had experienced the era of no weakening of the Ming Dynasty with Nurhaci. He also had the remaining power of the Ming Dynasty in his heart, so the news just now shocked him the most and could not bear it.

Even the other young nobles who had not experienced the past and had been living in the victory of the Ming Dynasty, their faces changed color and their hearts were trembling. For a moment, the Dugong Hall was a little confused. Huang Taiji sat there just looking at the chaos and at a loss below, and did not speak.

What broke this silence was Prince Zheng Jirgalang, who was silent there from the beginning. He saluted Huang Taiji first, and then spoke slowly:

"Do you know who this Ming general is? Where are the soldiers and horses? The Ming army should have no soldiers and horses to fight in the north, Zhili, Shanxi, and Henan!"

But Ajige seemed to have thought of something and added:

"The general of Shandong is called Li Meng. His troops are intact, but the news in Shandong has always been incomplete. I heard from the Han sailors that Li Meng started out as a salt seller, he is a good businessman, and he has many firearms..."

Jirgalang thought about it there and said again:

"Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, the hundreds of flags lost when I entered the Ming Dynasty last time, the Ming court reported that the Shandong soldiers and horses were victorious. I thought it was Shandong general Qiu Lei. Now, it is Li Meng."

When so many flag directors came back during the day, the two white flags were unwilling to talk more, but the others were afraid of Dorgon's power and did not dare to talk more. Instead, they covered up the situation and kept it blurring, but this matter was clearly placed there, and a little analysis could lead to the results.

Dorgon beside him bowed and added:

"The capital's detailed reward said that Shandong has not had any money or food and grass for nearly seven years. What kind of combat power will such an army have? Perhaps it is the troops from other parts of the Ming Dynasty!"

Berenican, who had been quiet on the side, whispered respectfully:

"Emperor, Prince Rui, where the Ming Dynasty cannot tolerate loyal ministers and good generals. Send people to spread some news and frame the Ming general who led the troops. Someone will definitely take action on our Qing Dynasty."

Everyone had already reacted slightly from the panic just now and began to discuss how to deal with this unclear general who was not yet clear.

Huang Taiji did not say a word. After a moment, Haoge, who had been silent, spoke hesitantly and doubtfully:

"Emperor, please lead the troops to Ningyuan to set up defenses!"

Hearing this sentence, Huang Taiji finally smiled on his face, which had been quiet. He said gently:

"Haoge, it's good that you have this kind of heart, but Shengjing cannot do anything. You can't move around. Now your uncles and brothers in this room must protect you. If they are outside fighting, you don't have to go. Everyone, do you think this is the case?"

Huang Taiji said this sentence quite abruptly, but the meaning in his words was very clear. He once again emphasized Haoge's status as the heir and made everyone express his opinion that Haoge was brave in fighting, but Huang Taiji did not inherit much of other advantages. Whether Haoge was the heir. There were many oppositions within each banner and even the two yellow flags. He kept tug-of-war, but today there was bad news of such a great defeat. Huang Taiji took this matter to the table and made these Jurchen nobles in the Dugong Hall express their opinions. It was really shocking.

Prince Li Dai Shan hesitated for a moment, stood up and saluted in the direction of Huang Taiji, and said respectfully:

"What the emperor said, we have nothing to say about the two red flags, we must follow them."

Prince Zheng Jirhalang, who had a blue flag, pondered for a long time, but when he saw Daishan expressing his opinion, he also said:

"What the emperor said, I will naturally obey. Please rest assured by your Majesty!"
Chapter completed!