In the Battle of Southern Liaoning, Gao Pragmatic was promoted to the governor of Liaodong due to his superior merits. He delayed it for a short period of time to show his humility before taking up his new post in Liaoyang. Then, because of the recommendation of the new deputy commander-in-chief of Liaoyang, he had a conflict with An Jiuyu, the governor of Shandong. Letters were exchanged to exchange views, and by the time the matter was settled and Shangshu recommended Cao Yun, it was almost the end of the year.
During this period, many important things happened around Liaodong.
First of all, after Zai Sai and Nuan Tu returned to the old camp of fried flowers with the remaining soldiers, the fried flower department was still unable to settle down until news came from Yanjing: Emperor Zhu Yijun of the Ming Dynasty decreed that the head of the fried flower owl be displayed to the public and spread to nine sides. , and offered sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple.
Originally, after Chao Hua was captured, Zai Sai and Nuan Tu had different opinions on how to "rescue" Chao Hua Taiji. Nuan Tu believed that he should surrender to the Ming Dynasty and made a blood alliance to show that his headquarters would not invade the Ming realm again in exchange for returning Chao Hua Tai. Ji; and Zaisai believed that the Ming army had won consecutive victories this year and would not care whether the Chaohua Department surrendered, so he could only respond with a more decisive Kou Bian, forcing the Ming court to put back the Chaohua Taiji.
In fact, neither of them really wanted Chaohua Taiji to return, especially Zaisai. His idea of continuing Kou Bian was obviously to kill Chaohua. As for the reason, it is very simple. Zai Sai is currently the strongest in the Chaohua Department. As long as Chaohua himself cannot come back, he is sure to persuade Hatun to remarry him and inherit the Chaohua Department.
And Nuantu is not necessarily so selfless, because according to Mingren's habits, once the Huahua Department joins, Mingren will neither consider letting him, Nuantu, nor Zai Sai, but let the son of Huahua take over. Inherit the position of Taiji of fried flowers.
At this moment, Nuantu's strength in the Chaohua Department is slightly inferior to that of Zai Sai. If it is an internal competition, there is a high possibility of losing to Zai Sai. But it will be different if Da Ming joins. Da Ming attaches great importance to seniority and ethics, and the son of Chao Hua will succeed to the throne. After Taiji, because he was still young, he definitely needed someone to assist the government. At this time, his seniority as Nuantu came into play. At the same time, he was the first person to urge people to join him, so he was appointed by the Ming Dynasty as the assistant government of the Huahua Department. The possibility is extremely high.
However, their dispute had not yet come to a conclusion. Zhu Yijun took the head of Chaohua directly and decisively. Now, all the conflicts could no longer be concealed.
Hatun believed that Da Ming was the sworn enemy who killed her husband, so she decided to marry Zai Sai, who was "resolutely anti-Ming". Zai Sai then planned to take advantage of the wedding, when all the leaders would come to Hua Lao Camp, to force Nuan Tu to swear an oath. Be loyal to him or kill him.
Who knew that walls have ears? Nuan Tu soon learned of this plan. Although Nuan Tu was furious, he was no longer Zai Sai's opponent after the news of Ha Tun's remarriage came out. Now his plan was only one move.
He did what he said. That night, Nuan Tu took his men and horses to break camp overnight and ran to the northeast. Where was this northeast?
To the west of the Tielingwei of the Ming Dynasty and to the southwest of the Jurchen Yehe tribe.
Nuantu chose this place to settle down, not because he was in a hurry, he had his own intention: if Zaisai insisted on chasing him, he would directly seize the door and annex Daming; if Zaisai ignored him for the time being, he would find a way to talk to Ye The He tribe teamed up to go to the Hada tribe to grab a ticket to spend the winter - a war between the Ye He tribe and the Hada tribe was imminent. Everyone could see this, including Nuan Rabbit, of course.
As for Zai Sai, after learning the news that Nuan Rabbit suddenly ran away, he was indeed furious at first, but he soon calmed down because he found that Nuan Rabbit's escape also had its benefits.
Without the Nuan Rabbit Department, his relative strength in the Fried Flower Department will be stronger. If he wants to take down the Nuan Rabbit Department by force, he will have to suffer a lot of losses. Compared with the two, Nuan Rabbit's run is still better. Save him the trouble.
Therefore, Zai Sai did not care about Nuan Tu's escape, and began to marry Ha Tun with peace of mind, preparing to digest the legacy left by Chao Hua Tai Ji.
As for Nuantu, after discovering that Zasai did not intend to kill him, he immediately contacted Ye Hebu and offered to join Ye Hebu in the crusade against Hada.
Of course, Ye He's tribe did not want it, so the two parties made an alliance first and planned to discuss sending troops later.
Who knew that something would happen to the Hada tribe first? The leader of the Hada tribe, Wan Khan (named Wangtai in Han Dynasty), died of illness.
Wan Khan's death made the struggling Hada tribe even worse. Because Wan Khan failed to train and establish a good king for the Hada tribe, the Hada tribe never had a more appealing leader.
Wan Khan had a "queen", a "fei" and six sons. The eldest son Huerhan, the second son Sanmatu, the third son Shatai, the fourth son Gangshi, the fifth son Menggebulu, and the sixth son Kanggulu. The "Queen" gave birth to four princes. The "Princess" Sister Wen, who was born in Yehe tribe, gave birth to Meng Gebulu, and the sixth son Kang Gulu was an illegitimate son. [Note: Yehe, Hada and other Jurchen tribes all call themselves "guo". ]
When Wan Khan died of illness, his second, third and fourth sons had all died young. According to the rule of establishing a direct descendant, the eldest son Hu Erhan succeeded as the king of Hada tribe. But Kang Gulu refused to accept it and bumped into the new Khan Huerhan all day long.
Hu'erhan didn't know how to be considerate of the people, and he was fond of drinking and killing. These were all shown when Wan Khan was still there, and even Wan Khan couldn't change him. Now that he has become the "king of a country", no one can restrain him.
Soon, the rebellion broke out inside Hada. The concubine Kang Gulu and Hu Erhan fought for their father's inheritance and started a civil war.
One day several years ago, Wan Khan took his attendants to Dongshan for hunting and met a hunting girl. Seeing that the girl was pretty, he favored her. Then he took the woman back to the palace and gave birth to Kang Gulu. Soon the woman became ill and couldn't afford it. Although Kang Gulu was several years older than Sister Wen's son Meng Gebulu, his status was ranked lower.
Kang Gulu was tall, powerful and had a certain influence in the Hada tribe. Long before Wan Khan's death, Sister Wen foresaw that there would be a struggle for the throne among the princes. In order to quell the princely dispute, she deliberately established the prestige of her eldest son Hu Erhan and won over the powerful Kang Gulu.
After Wan Khan's death, Princess Wen, who was only 26 years old, was pursued by Kang Gulu. For the stability and prosperity of the Hada tribe, Sister Wen decided to marry Kang Gulu, who was five years younger than her. Sister Wen's purpose in doing this was to win over Kang Gulu and not cause internal strife, so the two of them soon lived together and had fun together every night.
However, although the Yehe tribe is famous for being rich in beauties, the beauties may not all have political talents. Sister Wen thought that she did this to stabilize the Hada tribe's internal affairs, but Hu Erhan believed that Kang Gulu was wooing Sister Wen, and then challenged him. .
So the civil war broke out.
At this time, Kang Gulu did not have enough strength to compete with Hu Erhan, the leader of the Hada tribe, and was quickly defeated and fled to Yehe. But Hu Erhan didn't know where he got the news. He knew that Nurhaci, the left guard of Jianzhou in the south, had recognized the identity of Ye He's son-in-law, so he ordered an attack on the left guard of Jianzhou inexplicably.
At this time, a big disaster occurred. At that time, the forwards of the Hada Army attacked the Huji Village of Jianzhou Left Guard. This village was actually a small village with few people in the village. There were only a dozen people who could really fight, but the person in charge of the village It was not easy. He actually led a dozen people to defeat Hada's former army, and was so shocked that Hu Erhan fled back at night.
This man's name is Anfei Yanggu, one of the "Five Founding Ministers of the Later Jin Dynasty" in original history.
What's even more amazing is that after Hurhan fled back to Hada, he was so frightened that he died of illness within a few days.
When Ye He heard the news, he immediately invited Nuantu to send troops to attack Hada without hesitation.
It was at this time that Gao pragmatic received the news of Hu Erhan's death from illness in Liaoyang, and Sister Wen's request to the Ming Dynasty to appoint her son Meng Gebulu as the leader of the Hada tribe in the name of regent.
However, Gao Jingshi's focus at this time may have been a little off-center. In the meeting hall, he faced the respectful Cao Yu and asked: "This department has not been in Liaodong for a long time, and I don't know much about the situation of the Jurchen tribes. But the fact that An Feiyanggu defeated Hada's former army with twelve men is really difficult for our court to understand. Can Vice Rong Cao explain it to our court?"
Cao Yu was a big man in his forties, with a strong frame but a little thin. When he heard Gao Pragmatic's words, he quickly bowed and said: "Futai first came to Liaodong, so he didn't know much about this generation of barbarians. It's reasonable." In the middle, I will try to explain Futai at the end."
Gao Pragmatic just nodded and said nothing more.
Cao Yu said: "In fact, the strength of the various Jurchen tribes changes frequently. Whoever has more imperial books in his hand will be stronger. If the imperial book is lost or taken away by others, the strength will become weaker. This is not only because holding the imperial book can fight with others. The reason for the mutual trade in Ming Dynasty is also because during the process of mutual trade, the Jurchens often secretly purchased soldiers and armors."
Cao Yu said: "Based on the general's experience in guarding Liaodong over the years, most of the Jurchens are physically strong, but if they are gathered into an army, they are not something to be afraid of..."
"Oh?" Gao Pragmatic was obviously a little surprised by this statement.
Seeing Gao Pragmatic's expression of surprise, Cao Yu wanted to show his face in front of the extremely young Futai, so he hurriedly said: "It's not because I'm ashamed of my words. This is indeed the case, because although these Jurchens have strong bodies due to fishing and hunting all year round, They are strong, but they cannot march in an army, they can only...well, fight in groups. In battles involving more than two or three hundred people, they often have trouble commanding, and they go their own way during the fight. Therefore, the Jurchens who gather into an army are not as good as a dozen or more Jurchens. A small group of dozens of people is difficult to deal with.”
Gao pragmatic frowned, feeling something was wrong. If what Cao Yu said is true, what happened to the rise of Nurhachi later? I never heard that Nurhachi could only command a mere two to three hundred people.
But Cao Yu continued: "In addition, among the Jurchens, whether they can fight or not has a lot to do with whether they wear armor... Futai, the last general just said that the Jurchens are powerful, but the light on the battle formation is Strong strength has no effect, arrows and blades are not sharp, you will die if you are cut, and you will die if you are shot... But it will be very different if the Jurchens wear various types of armor, especially cotton armor. (This thing is not just made of cotton, it has iron pieces inside.) etc., with the Jurchens' bravery, even if they wear two layers of armor, it will not affect their movements, and their strength is infinite, and the armor makes them not afraid of ordinary things. The arrows and blades transformed into armored beasts, extremely difficult to block..."
When Cao Yu said this, he hesitated for a moment and said: "Nurhachi's army was not rich, but I heard that he was married to Ye He. Maybe Ye He gave him a group of soldiers and armor, so that Anfei Yanggu The twelve men he led that day were all in armor, plus Hada's three hundred forwards. Perhaps they did not expect that Amfeyangu would dare to resist, so they were caught off guard."
Gao Pragmatic nodded noncommittally, but he was thinking in his heart: The battle at Anfei Yanggu can only be explained in this way. The Jurchens' combat effectiveness has been greatly improved after wearing armor. I have heard of this before, but what you call the Jurchens If you don't understand the military, I really can't believe you on this one.
Gao Pragmatic thought for a moment, and suddenly thought of something: The Jurchens may not have understood the military before, but after Nurhachi they understood! Because the Nurhachi brothers, as Li Chengliang's grooms, had fought with Li Chengliang for several years, and this guy had long had "ambition", how could he not watch and learn from it?
As for whether Nurhaci regarded "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as the legend, that is irrelevant, because Gao Pragmatic suddenly figured out something: Nurhachi's subsequent Eight Banners was actually based on Li Chengliang's Li Jiading .
If we want to make an analogy, the Eight Banners is equivalent to Li Chengliang Jiading, and the Han Army Flag is equivalent to the guard soldiers. The resources in Nurhachi's hands are given priority to the Manchu Eight Banners, with the Manchu Eight Banners as the core and main force, coupled with the Han Army Flag and even the subsequent Mongolian Eight Banners. Form an army.
The rewards given to the Eight Banners also reflect Li Chengliang’s style of leading his servants. They often support wars with war and take captures as rewards, which makes the Eight Banners always yearn for the "next battle." This is exactly the same as Li Chengliang's servants - Li Chengliang's tribe likes to fight Mongolia but not There are similar reasons for liking to beat Jurchens, because beating Mongols gives more rewards, and the heads of Jurchens are not as valuable as those of Mongols.
No wonder some people later said that Li Chengliang was the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. From this perspective, he really was!
Li Chengliang's servants are a force that fights for money. As long as the money is in place, their combat effectiveness is guaranteed; Nurhachi's Eight Banners is also a force that fights for "money." As long as they can ensure that they can grab enough wealth after the war, their The combat effectiveness is also guaranteed!
Perhaps it is for this reason that the Eight Banners fell so quickly after entering the Central Plains - there was nothing to grab.
After roughly understanding this, Gao Pragmatic asked: "What attitude do you think Ming Dynasty should adopt in the dispute between Ye He and Hada?"
Cao Yu said: "The Hada tribe used to be the leader of the Jurchen tribes in the past few years. Now it is still powerful and has some reputation. The general thought that it would be better to let Ye He kill Hada's majesty... If Ye He The momentum is rising again, and it will be the same if I, the Ming Dynasty, take action to suppress Ye He again."
Gao Pragmatic nodded slightly, and after a moment, he suddenly asked: "The headquarters heard about the marriage between Ye He and Nurhachi. Now it is just an agreement and the marriage has not been completed?"
Cao Yu said: "Yes, the general has found out. The previous information was wrong."
"What's wrong?" Gao pragmatically asked.
Cao Yan said: "Firstly, the person who agreed to marry Nurhaci was not Qingjia Niu, but Yang Jiniu; secondly, although Yang Jiniu had an eldest daughter, he promised his younger daughter to Nurhaci. In name, he said that the young daughter was dignified and was different from Nurhachi. A better match, but the general thought this was just a delay. He wanted to see if Nurhaci could gain a foothold in Jianzhou Left Guard. If he could, the daughter would get married. If not... then find a reason to regret the marriage. That’s good, maybe Nurhaci himself died.”
Gao pragmatic frowned and said: "But previous news said that when Nurhachi returned to Jianzhou from Yehe tribe, he did bring his female relatives with him."
"This is a dog that can't be painted like a tiger. It's a girl who imitates our Han people's intercourse... In fact, she is Meng Guzhezhe's maid."
"Meng Guzhezhe?" Gao Pingshi murmured: "Is this the name of the youngest daughter of the Ye He family?"
Cao Yan nodded and said, "Yes, Futai. This girl is young. She seems to be only eight years old this year. Nurhachi will have to wait for several years if he wants to marry her."
Gao Pragmatic was a little distracted at this time, and it took him a long time to suddenly come back to his senses: Meng Gu Zhezhe? Damn it, isn’t this Huang Taiji’s mother?
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