"Old Zhao, do you have any connections with Dorgon? I want to meet him." Geng
Lao Zhao was shocked and hurriedly advised: "This can't be done. Now the three brothers can't protect themselves. The reason why Huang Taiji didn't touch their brothers is just because of Daishan's restraint. The hatred between them is as deep as the sea, and sooner or later they will have to fight. You live and die."
Zhu Zhu said: "It is because he is in danger now that he is easy to contact and approach. Daishan is as stable as a mountain, but the icing on the cake is like providing help in times of need."
Lao Zhao admired in his heart that this young man was only fifteen or sixteen years old, two years younger than Dorgon, but he had such insight and courage. The future prospects are truly limitless.
"The three Dorgon brothers, because the concubine was forced to be buried, everyone is avoiding them like the plague. No businessmen are willing to rely on them. It is a good opportunity for you to invest in them now. If they want to strengthen their power , If you want to take revenge, you cannot do without the support of businessmen."
The three of them have deep hatred against the four great Baylors. The hatred for killing his mother is irreconcilable, and the hatred for seizing the throne is painful to the bone. They are now hiding in the shadows and licking their wounds, just because their brothers are not strong enough.
Zhu Zhu calculated that the master had no time to take care of the slave establishment now. All the energy is focused on solving the Mongolian issue, but something can be done within Jiannu.
Since this is the wolf's den that encapsulates the law of the jungle, investment must have great returns. As long as there is internal chaos among the slaves, the threat to the Ming Dynasty can be greatly reduced. Angry
Lao Zhao pondered and said: "There is a young man in our store. His father works as a cook in Dorgon's mansion. But the cook can't speak and is usually busy in the kitchen."
The servants of this era, except for the master's entourage and close bodyguards, have no chance to see their master.
Zhuzi rolled his eyes and said, "I do have a good idea..."
Three days later, Dorgon invited Azig and Duduo to his house to eat hot pot. Among Jianzhou nobles, hot pot is a common banquet type. Manchu hot pot originated from Jianzhou in the Ming Dynasty. The characteristic of their hot pot is that they use three kinds of meat, pork, beef and mutton, to serve the noodles at the same time. Plus other vegetables. Use chicken stock as the soup base.
The three of them were sitting on the South Kang, eating happily while talking about the topic of the DPRK.
At this time, Manchu houses were equipped with Kangs on three sides, and the Western Kang was for worshiping gods. You cannot sit or lie down. When visiting other people's homes, you must be especially careful not to touch the Western Kang. Beikang is for sleeping. The South Kang is used to entertain guests and have meals. To the east is the stove. Commonly known as Luoquan Kang.
Today, the Kunning Palace in the Forbidden City is also set up in this way. Angry
"Fourteenth brother has done a good job. This time we sent troops to Chahar and achieved great success. It is even more difficult for Bage to touch us. As long as we don't give Bage excuses and accumulate strength, sooner or later we will make a comeback." Azig said. He is the twelfth son of Nurhachi.
Dorgon is the fourteenth oldest, and Duduo is the fifteenth.
Duduo took a bite of the meat and said, "Brother Twelve is right, Brother Eight and Brother Two are already quite old. Even though we brothers are young, even if we have twenty years, it will kill them."
Daishan was now forty-six years old. Huang Taiji was thirty-seven years old. In this era, life expectancy is generally short, not to mention the bitter cold land of Liaodong. Noble people like them do not lack meat, but if they eat too much meat, most of them will suffer from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Cold weather is the most likely to cause sudden death.
Duduo is only fifteen years old, so he is naturally not afraid of spending time.
"Yes, we just need to be stable and not get involved in anything. Do more and you will make more mistakes, do less and you will make fewer mistakes, and if you don't do less, it will be good. We have made a contribution this time, so let's stay dormant for a while. Let the four Baylors fight by themselves first. Let's Just watch with cold eyes." Dorgon said in a low voice with a sinister look on his face.
Azig said: "I think Bage can't bear it any longer. The four Baylors sit together facing north and south and govern the government. It's like stepping on his face. Now Mang Gurtai, a reckless man, has been caught by Yang Fan. Zhenglan Banner's entire army was wiped out. The balance of the four Baylors was broken. Bago is a little ready to make a move." Geng
Dorgon said: "The most uneasy person right now is Daishan. He is the strongest and poses the greatest threat to Bago. Amin, a villain who betrayed his own mother, now runs to Daishan every day. He is also panicked.
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Azig said: "Even if Bage is to deal with it, he will not touch the second brother first. Daishan is too strong. He will definitely deal with Amin first. But, judging from his temper, he will also find out Amin's fault first. I will take action. Otherwise, I won’t be able to convince the public.”
At this time, the maid came to serve the food on a wooden tray. There are two porcelain plates on the wooden tray. There are thin meat rolls on top. It has alternating fat and thin textures, and looks like wood shavings, very nice.
As soon as this plate of meat was served, the three of them were surprised. In this era, the shabu-shabu was cut by hand. There is no way to cut it so thin. And it was also rolled into a tube. Only by freezing the meat before cutting it will it maintain its shape.
But now, spring has begun, and there is no way to freeze meat. how did you do that. The three people were immediately surprised.
Azige picked up a thin piece of mutton roll with chopsticks and put it into the hot pot. After it changed color, he took it out and put it in his mouth. The thin slices of lamb melt in your mouth. I immediately started eating with satisfaction.
Duduo said: "Brother Fourteen, have you changed your cook? Last time we came here, we didn't have such good knife skills. The cut of this meat is almost transparent when viewed against the sun." Geng
Dorgon picked up a piece of meat and looked at the sun, but his expression changed.
"Who cut this meat? Is there anyone new in the kitchen?" Dorgon asked.
The maid knelt down in panic, lowered her head and said, "It's Old Wu from the kitchen. Old Wu is the old man from the kitchen. He has been working in the house for more than three years."
"Fourteenth brother, what's wrong with this meat? Is there something wrong with it?" Azig looked at Dorgon strangely and asked.
"What a sharp knife!" Dorgon said.
Only then did Dodo and Azig realize that such thin slices of meat could only be cut with a very sharp knife.
"Go and bring Lao Wu and his meat-cutting knife." Dorgon put down his chopsticks and said. His expression was invisible on his gloomy face. The maid trembled and hurried down to call someone. Angry
After a while, Lao Wu came.
Dorgon is familiar with this person because he is good at roasting whole sheep.
"Master, I don't know what your orders are." Old Wu was a little scared and didn't know what he was asking for.
"Well, Lao Wu, did you cut this piece of meat?" Dorgon asked slowly and methodically.
"Master, this meat was cut by a slave."
"How do you cut it so thin and keep its shape?"
"Master, this is to freeze the mutton in the ice cellar, and then use a carpenter's plane to roll it out. In this way, the mutton rolls will be as thin as ice cream. And each one will be the same thickness. It is also good to put it on the plate. Beautiful."
Dorgon nodded, this explanation was very reasonable. It’s impossible to cut the meat so thin without freezing it. And he didn't use a knife, but a carpenter's plane. Dorgon had seen a carpenter use a plane to process wood, and he immediately imagined the scene of using a plane to push frozen meat. So he nodded.
"Old Wu, show me the plane." Dorgon said.
Lao Wu quickly handed the plane to Geshiha who was standing under the kang, and Geshiha handed it to Dorgon.
Dorgon turned the plane over and gently touched the edge of the knife with the pads of his fingers, not only taking a breath of air. What kind of iron is this? The knife made out of it is so sharp. This sharpness is almost as sharp as my own saber.
Please take a day off, will update tomorrow
