Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 139 The groveling Bu Zhantai

Foala City in the Ministry of Jianzhou.

The city, which has been on guard for several months, has been decorated with lights and colorful decorations in the past few days to welcome the tribal warriors returning from North Korea.

"Brother, you are finally back. You are all alone, and I am really worried about you." Nurhaci said.

"Brother, the imperial court is taking good care of us. They only let us protect the Chinese army and pursue the remnants of the enemy. They didn't let us be used as cannon fodder to attack the city. You see, I took a thousand people out, and on the way back I recruited defectors. The Jurchen tribe, now I have brought back more than 3,000 people, how about it, the strength of our Jianzhou tribe has been greatly enhanced."

"It's just the right time for you to come back. Now our Jianzhou Department doesn't have a reliable ally around us. Brother, I haven't been able to eat or sleep well these days. It will be much easier if you come back. Without further ado, Cheng The pigs and sheep have been slaughtered inside. If you have anything to do, we'll talk about it after dinner." Nurhaci patted his brother very happily.

At the banquet, Shuerhaqi was in high spirits and happily told all the stories about his time in North Korea. In particular, he also highlighted the fact that he was awarded the title of Commander-in-Chief and that Chu Ying was granted the title of Commander-in-Chief Qianshi.

"Oh? Has the imperial court named you the Governor of Jianzhou Guard?" Nurhaci asked.

"Yes, the edict is here. But the court said that the hats and uniforms are not ready yet, and they will supply them to me later. When the time comes, I and my personal guards will be paid," Shuerhaqi said, At the same time, he found the edict and handed it to Nurhaci.

"Oh? You are the Governor of Jianzhou and I am the Governor of Jianzhou. So there are two Governors in Jianzhou."

"Yes. That's why the imperial court attaches great importance to our Jianzhou Department. Mr. Zhang also said that with the title of Commander-in-Chief, I can lead my own army."

"Look at you. You asked such a disappointing question and made everyone lose interest in drinking. I'll punish you by drinking this glass. After you leave the table later, I will take you to see someone."

"Brother, there was no time when I didn't obey your command during the war. But you can't just take away my subordinates. How can I be the second in command without my subordinates?"

After the banquet, Shuerhaqi felt a little dizzy.

"Shulhaqi, under the rule of Wangtai, the Hada tribe dominated Haixi and was one of the top overlords among the Jurchen tribes. However, after Wangtai's death, the two sons competed for the throne, and the Yehe tribe took advantage of it. As a result, the huge Hada tribe became He became a puppet of the Ye He tribe. There can only be one boss in the Jianzhou tribe, and he can accept the official positions granted by the court, but during the war, everyone must obey my orders and follow my arrangements on how to dispatch and distribute soldiers. "

"You can tell me more about North Korea later. Now that you have sobered up, let's go and see that person. The key to our Jianzhou Department breaking the situation may be to see this person."

"It's been too long since I've had a drink. When we were in North Korea, although the imperial officers and soldiers were pretty good to us, the North Koreans, especially the North Korean army, were not so friendly when they saw us."

"In the past, our Jurchen tribes were divided, and North Korea repeatedly went north to squeeze out our Jurchen tribe. But it is different now. This time North Korea was beaten by the Japanese, and our Jianzhou tribe was prospering. If the King of North Korea was smart enough, he would have sent The envoy has come to our state-building department. By then, the Koreans will no longer be able to behave like that."

"Of course that's good. I think that although North Korea has a large population and a fairly small territory, their army is really not good. If North Korea wasn't protected by the Ming Dynasty, I would have wanted to occupy the land there and become king."

"Of course my elder brother is the boss of the Jianzhou Department, so I, Shuerhaqi, will naturally be the second eldest. Brother, if you defeated the nine coalition forces, the court will officially appoint you to a higher title sooner or later."

"Just thinking about it. In order to rescue North Korea, the imperial court gathered all the elite troops from south to north and sent them to North Korea. Even the navy was dispatched. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Japanese leader, invaded North Korea regardless of his ability. Now that the war has been lost, there has been turmoil in the country. Although the court has also made him the King of Japan, I don’t know how long he can be the King of Japan."

"Oh, who?"

"Oh? I thought you were loyal to the court, but it turns out you still have this plan."

Shuerha drank a full glass together, and everyone seemed to have forgotten the awkward silence just now, and then started to change glasses.

"Oh? I want to see who it is that makes you miss me for so long."

"Thank you, brother. The other weapons of the Japanese country are not a big deal, but this fire gun is a bit interesting. It's a pity that some Japanese prisoners of war were not included. They are more proficient in the use of fire guns. By the way, brother, why haven't you met Meng Gu's sister-in-law? ?" Shuerhaqi glanced at the people present and felt that a familiar person was missing.

"The people you brought back are naturally your tribe. Growing up, my brother always robbed your things. But give me half of the firecracker you brought back, and I will also study this firecracker."

Shuerhaqi didn't know how to answer the question, and the scene suddenly became a bit cold.

"Shulhaqi, what are you thinking now?" Nurhachi's expression suddenly became solemn, but this expression only existed for a moment and soon recovered.

"What's wrong, brother, how long has it been since then and your drinking capacity is so bad?"

"You'll know when you go see him."

"Don't mention her. She has been crying these days. Didn't she just beat her brother to death? Who asked Ye Hebu to come to the door himself? I haven't punished her yet, which is already good."

The two brothers walked to the front of a heavily guarded room, and the guards were waiting. They put away their weapons only after seeing clearly that it was Nurhachi and Shuerhaqi.

"First Chief, Second Chief, are you here to take care of the prisoners?" the guard soldier asked respectfully.

"How can we say he is a prisoner? He is a guest invited by our State Development Department." Nurhachi laughed and pulled Shuerhaqi into the room.

There was a man standing in the room, dressed in ordinary clothes and with a submissive expression.

"Dear Chief Nurhachi, do you have any orders when you came to my house today?"

"Buzhantai, forget it if you lose on the battlefield, but how can you still lie to others? It was agreed that you are the brother of the leader of the Ula tribe. As long as you send people back to deliver the message, the Ula tribe will pay a lot of money. Redeem you. Until now, the Ula tribe has not even a messenger, let alone a ransom. Are you really the leader's biological brother? Even if he is his godbrother, he wouldn't be so ruthless." Nurhachi yelled angrily. "Chief Nurhachi, I am really Bu Zhantai, the younger brother of the leader of the Ula tribe. It's just that the leader of the Ula tribe doesn't care about brotherhood and has deliberately forgotten his biological brother. When I can return to the Ula tribe in the future , the Ula tribe must obey the orders of the Jianzhou ministry, pay tribute to the Jianzhou ministry every year, and be brave in forming friendships."

"This is the brother of the leader of the Ula tribe. Looking at this timid and cowardly look, it doesn't look like him at all. I'm afraid he's not pretending to be a slave who wants to cheat food and drink. How about you give him to me, brother? , let me interrogate him properly." Seeing the submissive and timid look of the people in the room, Shuerhaqi suddenly felt disdainful.

"You must be the leader of Shuerhaqi. I, Buzhantai, have heard of your reputation a long time ago. Don't kill me. I have a beautiful daughter who is in her prime. As long as I, Buzhantai, I will marry my daughter to you. .”

"Buzhantai, right? You don't look that good either. Is your daughter really good-looking?" Shuerhaqi looked at Buzhantai carefully and then shook his head in disappointment. "You don't look very good looking like this,"

"Okay, okay, Buzhantai, I know you are true. We have captured so many people from your Ula tribe, and they have all identified you. Your good brother also wrote a letter, and you were also mentioned in it. Do you want to know what your brother, the leader, said?" Nurhaci saw that the atmosphere was almost over and came out to speak.

"What did my brother say? How much was the ransom? Did it satisfy the big leader?"

"Your brother, the leader, said that he thought you had died in the battle, so he arranged a funeral for you, and your property was divided among the clan first. Now that we know that you are not dead, let us take care of you. Now the Hada Department has no money.”

After hearing the news, Bu Zhantai felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He, who was originally so eloquent, was speechless for a moment. After a long while, Bu Zhantai murmured: "Two leaders, Bu Zhantai is willing to serve as two servants. I only ask that the two leaders can give me Bu Zhantai a bite of food."

"After that, you are also the direct bloodline of the leader of the Ula tribe, so how can you be made the current one? Come here, get that lynx fur." ​​Nurhaci ordered.

A warm fur coat was draped on Bu Zhantai's body, and Bu Zhantai, who was originally shivering, stopped shivering.

"Bu Zhantai would like to thank the great chief for his grace, and also thank the second chief for his magnanimity. From now on, I, Bu Zhantai, will definitely treat you two like my biological fathers."

"Hahaha, you said you want to treat us as parents, and you want to marry your daughter to us. Why is this generation so strange?" Shuerhaqi joked.

Bu Zhantai wasn't annoyed either, he still looked silly and happy.

After chatting for a few more words, Nurhaci and Shuerhaqi came out of the house, and Bu Zhantai's voice of gratitude came from behind.

"Brother, you brought me to see this man, don't you just want to use him to control the Ula tribe?" Shuerhaqi couldn't help but ask as he saw that he was already some distance away from the room.

"Why, what's wrong? After all, he is also the younger brother of the leader of the Ula tribe. If we support him as the leader of the Ula tribe, we will have a reliable ally in the future. Brother, you can't treat the court as Ally, whatever the court gives you, you can take it back at any time. In all the years of melee between the Jurchen tribes, the court has not been behind it."

"Brother, of course I understand what you are saying. It's just that Bu Zhantai's acting is too much. Brother, haven't you heard the story of King Gou Jian of Yue? This Bu Zhantai is too tolerant. He must have a deep mind. , I felt very uncomfortable talking to him. And even if we support him to become the leader, what if he turns his back and refuses to recognize others? Aren’t our efforts in vain? "

"If Bu Zhantai is King Gou Jian of Yue, do you think your brother is King Wu Fu Cha? I will not be overjoyed, nor will I build useless palaces to give other tribes the opportunity to attack our city."

"Brother, it's me who talks too much."

"No, no, no, you have to remind me more. Our Jianzhou Department is now surrounded by enemies on all sides, so we have to be careful. This time we finally defeated the nine coalition forces, and we must not allow the coalition forces to form again. Since we have used force to separate the various departments After repelling them and using force to prove the strength of our state-building department, we will use various means to win over these tribes, including marriage."

"Brother, what do you mean?"

"There are two or three of your daughters who are not too young. Find one to marry Buzhantai. I also have a daughter here. You choose which daughter is suitable first."

"Brother, you want me to marry your daughter to this Bu Zhantai? I really don't like him, and if one day he goes back and becomes the leader of the Ula tribe, and the Ula tribe falls out with us again, then my Isn’t my daughter going to suffer in vain?” Shuerhaqi looked reluctant.

"Brother, don't I feel sorry for my daughter? But for the benefit of the Ministry of State Development, our two daughters were originally going to get married. What happens next, that is also their destiny."

"Brother, you have changed. You didn't talk like this before." Shuerhaqi looked at his brother in front of him, feeling a little strange.

"Shulhaqi, you and my compatriots are the reason why I speak so directly. You are outside these days, and you may not know how difficult the situation of the State Construction Ministry was at that time. Why do you think I want Chu Ying to follow you? Thinking, if my side loses, with you here, the Jianzhou Department will still have hope of revitalizing." Nurhachi said solemnly.

"Okay, brother, if you must marry your daughter to Buzhantai, then marry her. I will also discuss it with my wife." Shuerhaqi sighed.

"By the way, speaking of Chu Ying, how is Chu Ying's experience in North Korea these days? Have you ever fought in battle?"

"Brother, you entrusted Chu Ying to me, how could I dare to let him go into battle to kill the enemy? After arriving in Wangjing, North Korea, I asked Chu Ying to study with Mr. Zhang. What did he learn? I was busy at that time The commander-in-chief didn’t bother to ask.”

"In other words, Chu Ying didn't fight any battles, and the court gave him a governorship?" Nurhachi was a little unhappy.

"Mr. Zhang explained that, brother, your official position is already high enough and it is not easy to increase it, so Chu Ying was given the title first." Shuerhaqi explained.

"Is that so? Okay then."

"Brother, why do you feel that you are not too happy that Chu Ying won the official position? Shouldn't this be a happy event?" Shuerhaqi was a little confused.

"My son, Nurhachi, didn't even have long hair, so he became a governor-general. What do our generals with great achievements in war think in their hearts? Have you ever thought about this problem? Even if Chu Ying becomes the governor-general. Qian Shi, will they listen to Chu Ying's orders?" Nurhachi said.

(End of this chapter)