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Chapter 1337 Congratulations to the Loyal and Brave Soldiers of the Yongyi Army

Huang Taiji originally wanted to relax when he went out hunting this time, but his health was getting worse day by day, and he still couldn't let go of his concubine Hai Lanzhu. He missed her so much, and coupled with the fatigue from the journey, he was already very tired.

However, he barely held on until the evening sacrifice was over, but still did not dare to rest. After letting other princes and beiles express their gratitude and leave the palace, he left his eldest son, Prince Su Haoge, alone.

"Khan Ama, you are not feeling well. You should rest early." Hearing Huang Taiji's constant coughing, Haoge felt very uncomfortable.

But Huang Taiji waved his hand gently and said, "It's okay."

"Hauge, you must always remember..."

Huang Taiji's voice was very soft, not because he deliberately lowered his voice, but because he was weak. He even had to stop halfway through a sentence to catch his breath before he could continue.

"Now you are not only the Prince Su of the Qing Dynasty, you are also... ahem... my son... ahem..."

Seeing that his father was in poor health and seemed to have difficulty even speaking, Hauge could not bear it, so he asked, "Khan Ama, I have written down all your instructions. You are already exhausted from your daily work, and you just came back from hunting. You must be tired from traveling for days. Please rest early, Khan Ama!"

"Cough...cough..."

Huang Taiji coughed lightly first, then panted for a while, and then said, "Hauge, come and sit on the kang."

This seemingly ordinary sentence made Haoge extremely excited. He tiptoed to the edge of the kang and only dared to sit his fat butt halfway on the edge.

Huang Taiji was not satisfied with Haoge's cautious attitude, but he was already exhausted and had no time to talk to Haoge. He just asked him calmly, "Tell me... Who will lead the army to attack Ming in the autumn harvest?"

"Khan father, Hauge is willing to lead the army to conquer the Ming Dynasty. I hope my father Khan will grant my permission!" Hauge simply thought that his father Khan was testing his attitude towards conquering the Ming Dynasty, so he immediately asked Huang Taiji for permission to go to the war without hesitation.

In fact, if it were in the past, his initiative to volunteer to fight today would definitely be recognized and supported by Huang Taiji, but things are different now, as the saying goes, "times have changed"!

Huang Taiji now knows his own good and bad sides. Although he tries his best to conceal himself in front of the princes and ministers in the court, he knows exactly what kind of person he is in his bones - he even understands him better than the imperial doctors in the Imperial Hospital.

"If you can't go, who else can take on the responsibility of leading the army to conquer Ming?"

Hauge was stunned when he heard this. He couldn't understand why he couldn't go!

However, he did not dare to ask this question in front of Khan Ama Huang Taiji, but his unwillingness to accept the result was fully expressed: "Whoever Khan Ama said could do it, we will send him to conquer Ming. Haoge dare not speak falsely."

"You don't dare to lie?"

Huang Taiji wanted to reprimand him, but he was so exhausted that he could not say anything more. He smiled bitterly and said, "I think you are not convinced in your heart."

Haoge lowered his head and said, "I dare not."

Huang Taiji shook his head slightly, leaning against the soft cushion on the kang, and said, "Haoge, you can't just think about fighting on the battlefield and competing with other princes for military merits. You should think more about the affairs of the court and how to deal with the internal relationships of our Aisin-Gioro family..."

Hauge seemed to have heard something and asked in surprise: "Khan Ama...?"

"I originally wanted you to lead the army to conquer the Ming, but the current situation is different from the past. As the eldest prince, you must never leave Shengjing again."

Huang Taiji looked at Haoge with eyes full of expectation and encouragement: "Haoge, your brothers and sisters are still young. As the eldest prince, you can't just lead the army to fight. You must also know how to take advantage of the situation and use people. You must not only protect your younger brothers and sisters, but also safeguard the foundation of our Qing Dynasty."

"Khan Ama, Haoge has made note of it." "Then who should we send to lead the army to attack Ming this time?"

"Prince Zheng...how is it?"

Huang Taiji's expression did not change at all: "Don't be unconvinced in your heart. Although there are many military merits and rewards for leading the army to conquer the Ming Dynasty this time, it is not without risks. It is not necessarily a good job."

"But... the warriors in the banner all want to go to the mainland of Ming to make a fortune, and I can't hinder them."

"Ugh."

Huang Taiji sighed secretly before asking, "This time, the expedition to the capital of Ming has been confirmed. Do you have any other ideas about this?"

"My son..."

Hauge wanted to say that he had no other ideas, but when he saw Khan Ama's expectant eyes, he could not help but hesitate: "I think... if Prince Zheng is not convenient to lead the army to attack Ming, Prince Wuying Ajige is also a very good candidate."

"I'm tired, you should go back and rest."

Huang Taiji directly issued an order to expel the guests, and Haoge actually felt a sense of relief. He responded quietly and carefully left Qingning Palace.

Looking at Haoge's figure that was gradually going away, Huang Taiji shook his head secretly again, as if there were a lot of thoughts in his mind that he couldn't sort out. Suddenly he felt dizzy and fell headfirst onto the cushion...

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"Congratulations, Earl Yongning..."

"Congratulations to Earl Yongning..."

As soon as Wang Chengen finished reading the first imperial edict, officials in Kaifeng City came forward and congratulated Yongning Earl Zhang Cheng non-stop, as if they were afraid of being left behind.

Even Henan Governor Gao Mingheng is no exception!

However, although Gao Mingheng's face was full of smiles, it looked quite unnatural, as if something was wrong. He looked very strange, as if he was smiling with his lips but not his eyes.

In fact, Gao Mingheng was not the only one who acted like this. Almost all the officials in Kaifeng City in the hall behaved like this - they all congratulated Earl Yongning with a smile on their faces - but it gave people a very embarrassing feeling!

I always feel that there is not much sincerity in their words of congratulation!

Although Zhang Cheng, the Earl of Yongning, led his troops to rescue Kaifeng from danger twice, a military man is still a military man after all, and the concept of "controlling the military with civil power" formed in the Ming Dynasty over a hundred years is not so easy to change.

Although they all congratulated Earl Yongning in unison, it was firstly because the imperial court had already issued an order, and secondly because Kaifeng City really could not do without Earl Yongning's army, that was all!

"Congratulations to the Marshal!"

"Congratulations to the Marshal!"

Compared with the civil servants from Henan Province in Kaifeng City, the congratulations from the generals of the Yongyi Army were much more sincere. They knelt on one knee in an orderly manner and clasped their fists to congratulate each other.

Zhang Cheng, the Earl of Yongning, looked at the Yongyi Army's civil and military officers who were kneeling to congratulate him, as well as Wang Pu, Li Fuming, Hu Zichen, Cao Shixi and other generals, and shouted, "Congratulations to the loyal and brave officers and soldiers of the Yongyi Army!"