It was already a bit chilly in the capital in early winter. After a three-day continuous winter rain, the number of pedestrians on the streets of the capital seemed to have decreased by 20 to 30%, and the tourists in Shichahai gradually disappeared.
In Zhao Hui's Shangshu Gao's Mansion in Jinggongfang, Gao Pingshi stood by the window of the small building facing Shichahai and looked at the ripples on the lake. There was no emotion on his calm face. Only the heater in the room made charcoal burning from time to time. A soft cracking sound.
"Beijing's coal production ranks first in the world, but you burn charcoal at home." Liu Xin's joke came at the right time: "From the perspective of setting an example, shouldn't you be burning briquettes?"
Gao pragmatic chuckled lightly, but did not look back. He just replied: "Jinghua's arms production is probably the best in the world, but I am the most peace-loving person in the world. I will never use troops unless absolutely necessary."
"You love peace, why didn't I see that?" Liu Xin didn't need to be pragmatic and polite. She sat directly by the stove, stretched out her hand to warm up the fire, and complained: "I really miss southern Xinjiang. The winter in the north is too cold. , I’m afraid it will turn into ice in another two months.”
Gao pragmatic smiled: "It stands to reason that you are also a martial arts practitioner, so you should not be afraid of the cold."
"This has nothing to do with practicing martial arts or not. It's the physical difference between men and women. Now when I go to bed at night, I have to ask the maids to help me stuff a few hand warmers into the quilt, and then go in after it's warm inside." Liu Xin said He looked up and raised his eyebrows slightly: "The boss is paying the bill anyway, right?"
The hand warmer is a portable ultra-small heater. The body is made of copper and is clam-shaped. After opening, one or two small pieces of red-hot charcoal can be placed inside. After covering it, put two layers of flannel on the outside. You can hold it in your hands to keep warm, or you can put a few more under the quilt to warm the bed like Liu Xin did.
Gao Pragmatic laughed and said, "I'm not short of money, but you'd better be more careful. That thing has some safety hazards."
"Speaking of safety risks..." Liu Xin turned her head and asked while warming herself up by the fire: "Every time you have something to do, you like to look at the lake and think in this small building. Now you are here again today. Could something have happened? Cao Cao Will you suffer a loss?"
Gao pragmatic slowly put away his smile and pursed his lips: "Judging from the battlefield situation, he did not suffer a loss."
"Then what do you have to worry about?" Liu Xin rubbed her hands and asked: "In such a cold weather, the Mongols are not invincible. Could it be that they refused to retreat after suffering a loss, which delayed your time to withdraw your troops, and then asked Do you want a big farmer like you to spend more money?"
"The Mongols have also retreated." Gao pragmatic touched his bare chin without a beard: "But there are two little tails left, which is quite wrong. I always feel that these two tails were not left by the Mongols accidentally. Yes, I'm afraid they did it on purpose... I mean, Burihatu did it on purpose."
"Oh? What little tail?" Liu Xin asked with interest.
Gao pragmatic told Liu Xin the secret report he had just seen, and also told Cao Yun and Gao Yimin's analysis and response.
After listening to this, Liu Xin thought for a while and nodded: "Judging from the level of Burihatu, it is indeed possible that he did this deliberately. There is no big problem with Cao Yun and Gao Yimin's response. At least they did not take any risks." It would be rash to reveal this matter directly, right?"
Gao Pragmatic was noncommittal and just asked: "Why do you think so?"
Liu Xin pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "As the saying goes, those who are close to Mo are evil. I have been here for a while, and naturally I have started to start conspiracy theories... You see, even though Burihatu's battle at Yehe River seemed to be used All kinds of strategies, but in the end they ended up fighting a fool. Is this reasonable? Unreasonable.
If this matter must be made reasonable, there is only one possibility: Burihatu knew that this battle would be lost, and all his calculations were just to cover up his true intentions.
As for this intention, I think there are two possibilities: one is that he needs to use this stupid battle to test the combat effectiveness of the Ming army so that he can make an accurate strength estimate for the future Chahar decisive battle; the other is that he deliberately Digging holes will make the disputes within the Ming court more serious. It is best to be so serious that there is no spare power to continue to implement the policy of Eastern rule, or even if it continues to be implemented, the internal constraints will become greater. "
Gao Pangshi was obviously a little surprised. He looked at Liu Xin and said in surprise: "Your progress is a bit fast. Do you have any secrets?"
"My secrets are worthless to you: I just reviewed the methods you used to deal with political opponents in the past few years." Liu Xin shrugged and spread his hands: "But although I have found some methods of analysis, but Your handling methods are a bit changeable, so if you still ask me what to do now, I won't be able to answer you."
Gao Pragmatic smiled, shook his head slightly, and said: "The situation in Liaodong is a bit complicated. In addition to what I just told you, there are two other things: First, Shuerhaqi took the initiative to come to Beijing to represent his brother Nurhaci to the court. Please forgive me and pay tribute."
"Oh." Liu Xin thought for a while and said with some surprise: "He is very loyal to Nurhachi. Nurhachi has been involved in Mongolia and wants to conquer the South Pass. For such a big crime, he is not afraid of coming to the capital to deliver food to his door?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "He may have come to the capital because he is loyal to Nurhachi, but he may also have begun to be disloyal."
"You dare to risk your life, how can this be called disloyalty?"
"Shulhaqi didn't necessarily think that he might die." Gao pragmatically said: "I guess he can now see the special care I give him. Since he has my care, why did he die when he came to the capital?"
Liu Xin suddenly said: "Oh, you are saying that when Shuerhaqi comes here, the so-called repentance on behalf of his brother, or paying tribute or something, is just a cover. His real intention is to express his sincerity to you?"
"I can only say that it is possible now." Gao pragmatically said: "It depends on whether Shuerhaqi is smart enough."
"If he is smart enough, are you going to accept him?"
"Of course, why wouldn't I accept him?"
Liu Xin frowned and thought for a while, then asked, "Are you planning to let him go back to replace Nurhachi?"
"Replacement is not necessarily necessary, and he may not have that ability. However, as long as I support him clearly, he may become another force within Jianzhou that can compete with Nurhaci. This will be helpful in restricting Nurhachi from taking advantage of the Ming Dynasty. And rising quickly is definitely helpful.”
"But I remember you told me before that he was also the second-largest figure in Jianzhou in the original history, but in the end he was imprisoned by Nurhachi until his death. In that case, how do you know that this time he will not be like this again by Nurhachi? Was it dealt with like this?"
Gao pragmatically said: "It is actually difficult to hypothesize about this matter, but from my personal opinion, the death of Shuerhaqi at that time had a lot to do with Li Chengliang's failure to support him as much as possible."
Liu Xin said in surprise: "What does this have to do with Li Chengliang? Why does Li Chengliang want to help him?"
Gao pragmatic smiled slightly: "At that time, Li Rubai, the second son of Li Chengliang, had already taken Shuerhaqi's daughter as his concubine."
Liu Xin was greatly surprised: "Is there such a thing? Is this official history or unofficial history, Gege is a concubine?"
Gao pragmatic curled his lips: "This is official history... Do you think the so-called Gege was so noble at that time? At that time, Li Chengliang's eldest son Li Rusong had died in the battle, Li Rubai was equivalent to the eldest son, and Shuerhaqi was just a captive chief. His If my daughter can be Li Rubai’s concubine, it’s Li Chengliang who gives him face.”
Liu Xin asked: "Do you know the name of this 'Ge Ge'? How did the Qing Dynasty official record this incident?"
"It seems... it should be called E Enzhe." Gao pragmatic snorted: "How to record it? Just record that her biological mother is Shuerhaqi's third wife, the Fujin Fucha family, the daughter of Agba Yan, and then directly Record the date of death of this princess, that’s it.”
Liu Xin laughed: "It seems that after the Aixinjueluo family became prosperous, they also felt this was a bit embarrassing." Then she paused: "But since there is such a relationship, why doesn't Li Chengliang support Shuerhaqi? "
"Li Chengliang was already old at that time, lost his determination, and was a little confused in his work. Secondly, after Li Rusong died, the power of the Liaodong Army was greatly reduced. Li Chengliang could only rely on his little prestige in the past to suppress the Jurchens and not dare to do anything. But you You know, relying on prestige without real strength is afraid that if people don't buy it, problems will arise. So under the current situation, if we expected him to have a serious fight with Nurhaci, he actually didn't dare at all."
Liu Xin suddenly realized and thought: "It seems that Shuerhaqi has been lucky in this life. He did not find Li Chengliang but came to find you. You will definitely not fight with Nurhachi, so Nurhaci will not If you dare to touch Shuerhaqi, your idea of splitting Jianzhou into two is likely to succeed."
Gao pragmatically said: "I hope so."
Liu Xin suddenly laughed: "If that's the case, I'm curious if Shuerha Qi wants to marry his daughter to you as a concubine?"
"Are you talking about that Enzhe Gege? If I remember correctly, she was born in the eleventh year of Wanli, and she is only four years old this year." Gao Pragmatic rolled his eyes.
"Oh, that's such a pity." Liu Xin said exaggeratedly: "I also want to witness a glorious history of your boss taking me as my concubine."
"Is that so? Then you don't have to rush to regret it - there is an opportunity in front of me now, and I am considering whether to agree." Gao Pragmatic touched his chin again.
Liu Xin couldn't help but be startled: "How do you say this? Does Shuerhaci have a bigger daughter? Or, does Nurhachi want to marry his daughter?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "No, Shuerhaqi's eldest daughter E Shitai and the second daughter E Enzhe are the same age, only four years old, and Nurhachi's eldest daughter is only nine years old this year."
Liu Xin said in surprise: "Could it be that they are the sisters of the two brothers... No, sister?"
A sister is impossible. Shuerhaqi is only one year younger than Gao Pragmatic. If she were his sister, she would be at least twenty-four years old. Jurchen women have long been married at this age, and not everyone is "Ye He's old girl". In their thirties, they can still charm a group of Jurchen leaders who are willing to live and die for her.
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "It's not Jianzhou, it's Ye He."
"Ye He?" Liu Xin was a little surprised, but also a little enlightened: "It turns out that Ye He's people have learned the lesson and started to follow the nepotistic route. This is kind of interesting, but you...oh, I know what you are hesitating about."
"Hey, you know it again?" Gao Pragmatic chuckled: "What am I hesitating about?"
"What else could it be? Reputation." Liu Xin may have finally warmed up, so she got up and walked to the window, looked at the rainy scene outside, and said: "Your current reputation, except for your radical reform, is somewhat Apart from the controversy, it is generally pretty good. There is a saying in the outside world that you are not close to women..."
At this point, Liu Xin coughed lightly: "Okay, on this point, you may have been unreasonably implicated recently because of my relationship, I'm sorry."
Liu Xin has been living in Gao Jingshi's house for the past few months. She is not the daughter of a small family, but the daughter of the famous general Liu Xian. Of course, it is impossible to hide this situation from outsiders, so Gao Jingshi simply made it clear. It was not surprising to ask her to serve as his staff, and to use her battle in southern Xinjiang to prove that this move was not surprising.
But it is still very common for someone to be "strange", especially Liu Xin, who is not completely invisible like the ordinary lady. There are still many people who have seen her, and they all know that Marshal Liu's daughter is a beauty. What makes people even more imaginative is that this beauty still refuses to marry even after her twenties, but insists on staying in Gao Pingshi's house despite huge criticism.
This...is difficult even if you don't want to be crooked. The general opinion of the outside world is that either Liu Xin refused to marry because of Gao Pragmatism, but Liu Xian did not want her daughter to be a concubine, so she simply cooked the rice and forced Liu Xian to agree; or they thought that Gao Pragmatism was suppressing her with power. He forced Liu Xin to stay in his house, but did not let Liu Xian speak.
Nothing good to say anyway.
However, after hearing these words, Gao pragmatic just shook his head and said: "I was mentally prepared for the current situation when I left you here. It's not a big deal. As long as you are not married, it will be fine if you stay here." No matter how big the matter is, some gossips can't affect me at all. The one who is really affected is you."
Although the Ming Dynasty was a society of etiquette, as we all know, China's feudal era was characterized by male supremacy. As long as a person is pragmatic and does not flirt with married women, society is very tolerant of him. At this time, the social atmosphere is disgusting with those who engage in adultery with married women. This is the kind of person who will be criticized and stomped on by ten thousand feet.
Liu Xin sighed, her eyes dimmed slightly, but she immediately became determined, snorted and said: "I'm not afraid, no matter how much these people slander me, it doesn't matter. If you have the ability, come to me and confront me. See if I don't scold you." They can’t open their mouths!”
Gao pragmatic shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I think it's not a question of whether you can handle scolding or not. You might beat someone up in anger. Forget it, let time take care of this matter. I'm too lazy to pay attention to it."
Liu Xin sighed, and then immediately pulled herself together and asked: "So, you don't think the problem of female sex is a big problem now, then what are you still thinking about? Is the princess of the Ye He family very uncomfortable looking?"
"I've never seen her, but she shouldn't be too ugly. After all..." Gao pragmatically pursed his lips: "Historically, she was quite favored by Nurhaci."
"Oh, is it still Nurhaci's woman?" Liu Xin asked in surprise: "Who is this?"
"Hey wait, she is not Nurhaci's woman now, don't talk nonsense." Gao pragmatically said: "She... What I hesitate about is her identity: she should have been Huang Taiji's mother."
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