On the sixth day of the seventh month of the first year of Longwu, in the city of Hetuala, the Jianzhou Guard, Nurhachi received intelligence from the Kuandian Fort area set up by Li Chengliang.
According to the intelligence, the army of the Daqin Empire was stationed in Kuandian Fort, and there were officials stationed in the Kuandian area. It seemed that they intended to stay there for a long time instead of leaving after a short tour. Their intentions were unclear.
Thinking of the rewards given to him by the Daqin Emperor Xiao Ruxun in the name of himself, as well as the new rewards given to the leader of the Daqin Jianzhou Guard and the Guide General, Nurhachi understood that Xiao Ruxun's Daqin had gained a firm foothold in the Central Plains and had begun to rule normally.
They had also replaced the power of the Li family and stationed his own army in Liaodong.
Nurhachi found that his umbrella of protection was gone, and the other Jurchen tribes were ready to make a move. But suddenly, an imperial edict from Xiao Ruxun was issued, which meant that he seemed to have a new umbrella of protection, because among the three Jurchen tribes, only his tribe received this edict.
The arrival of this edict made the Haixi Jurchen and Donghai Jurchen not dare to act rashly, and they could only continue to observe.
For Nurhachi, this edict came at the right time.
Two years ago, the Battle of Datong in Shanxi had given him a great harvest and made him rich, but it had also caused his army to suffer heavy losses. The loss of elite troops was something that no amount of money could make up for. He could only select elites and train them from scratch to slowly restore his strength.
Not long after, news of internal strife in the Daming Dynasty came from Li Rusong. Li Rusong led his troops to Fushun, and Nurhachi went to visit him. He further learned that the internal strife in the Daming Dynasty was very serious, and it was related to the emperor. It seemed that someone had started a rebellion, but Li Rusong did not say who it was.
After a few more months, Li Rusong suddenly decided to leave. When he left, he said that Xiao Ruxun had fought his way to the capital and seemed to have won. He had to go, or else he might be exterminated by Xiao Ruxun's army.
Nurhaci was stunned. Only now did he know that the internal strife of the Daming Dynasty was caused by Xiao Ruxun's rebellion. Xiao Ruxun had even broken through the capital of the Daming Dynasty. He had won.
After a while, the news that the Daqin Empire had replaced the Daming Dynasty came, followed by the departure of the Liaodong Army and the arrival of the Daqin official forces, as well as the imperial edict that saved Nurhaci from danger.
Nurhachi didn't know what he was feeling. He just felt that the world was fickle and nothing was certain.
Xiao Ruxun was the person he had always been in awe of. Xiao Ruxun was incisive in war and had outstanding military achievements. He was rumored to be the number one general of the Daming Dynasty. Now that he had become the Emperor, how could he not be respected? Why didn't he submit to the imperial edict as soon as possible?
Nurhaci immediately submitted to the imperial edict and submitted to Xiao Ruxun and the Daqin Dynasty. After that, the Haixi Jurchen and the Donghai Jurchen calmed down a little. After all, they were also worried that they would be hostile to the Daqin Dynasty if they attacked Nurhaci.
At that time, no one could figure out the strength of the newly established Daqin Dynasty and its external relations. But it could be seen from the fact that it could defeat the Daming Dynasty. If the Daming Dynasty could subdue them, then the Daqin Dynasty, which had replaced the Daming Dynasty, could naturally do the same.
Sure enough, within a few months, the army of the Daqin Empire entered Liaodong and immediately stationed troops everywhere. All the Jurchen tribes had spies in Liaodong. This time, the arrival of the Daqin Army caused some of the spies to lose their lives. The spies who survived reported that the Daqin Dynasty had stationed a large number of officials.
Later, the news that the Kuandian Fort area was divided into counties and stationed troops came. The Daqin Dynasty's greatest deterrent to the Jurchen tribes in Liaodong was thus formed.
On the one hand, Nurhaci was a little relaxed, but on the other hand, he was also a little nervous.
The strength shown by the Daqin Dynasty was very different from that of the Daming Dynasty.
He had not yet adapted to it.
All the Jurchen Zhenren had not adapted to the style of the new Central Plains Dynasty. Judging from the information available at present, the style of this dynasty seemed to be somewhat aggressive and aggressive.
Nurhaci's sense of smell had always been sensitive. After perceiving this unusual signal, he realized that there was some danger, but he dared not speculate too much. So he sent someone to summon his five most capable subordinates to discuss the matter. They were Guar 'erjia Fei Yingdong, Niuhuru' erdu, Dong 'e He Heli, Tongjia Hulhan, and Juercha Anfeyanggu.
These five people were his most powerful subordinates since he started his "revenge". Each of them was brave and talented, and they were his trusted right-hand men, especially Dong E He Li. In order to win him over, Nurhaci did not hesitate to marry his eleven-year-old daughter to him, and they became in-laws.
The two were not only close friends, but also father and son-in-law and brothers. Anyway, their relationship was quite messy.
This time, during the upheaval in the Central Plains and the establishment of the Daqin Dynasty, they also felt a different signal. As soon as Nurhaci summoned them, they came along and reported what they knew to Nurhaci. After summarizing the information, they looked for answers and made predictions.
"The news I found out is that the Han people in the whole of Liaodong have become passive. Many Han officials from other places have gathered the Han people into cities and villages, and then ruled them. They have also sent garrisons, which are very tightly guarded. The border patrol teams have also been strengthened a lot. Our people sent back news that these troops are better equipped than the Liaodong Army, and their military discipline is very strict. For several months, there has not been a single attack on the Han people. Many Han people are praising them."
Anfeyanggu first told Nurhaci what he knew.
Fei Yingdong immediately said, "What I know is more or less the same. A lot of scattered Hans have been gathered together and moved into the city. The army and the Hans built a new city together and then moved in. Now it's very difficult to find scattered Hans."
Er Yidu followed and said, "The big Han people who used to do business with us and sold us weapons and other things can't be found, and there seems to be no sign of the Han people reopening the border market. We are beginning to lack some very important things. The situation is not very good."
Hu Erhan also said, "We have sent people to negotiate with the Han people, but they were all stopped. The Han people's reply is that they will contact us on their own. They told us not to call them and not to go to them first."
Nurhaci's brows knitted tighter and tighter.
"What does Xiao Ruxun mean? On the one hand, he gave me a position and rewarded me, and on the other hand, he quietly closed the border market, not giving us what we need, and not negotiating with us. What does he mean? "
Nurhaci looked at He Heli, who had been silent.
He Heli was his most trusted person and his most important adviser. He Heli's judgment was rarely wrong. Every time there was a major decision, Nurhaci would ask He Heli for his opinion.
This time was no exception.
Like Nurhaci, He Heli was also frowning and thinking, but he did not know what to do.
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