On the 28th day of the eighth month of the seventh year of Chongzhen, on a sunny and warm and breezy morning, Li Xiao led all the soldiers of the General Army, as well as more than 600 war horses and more than 12,000 sturdy homeless people, with 9 carriages carrying grain and grass and 1 four-wheeled carriage carrying 20,000 taels of silver, and returned south to Shandong. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

During this time, Li Xiaojun built Jintang City in Jinjiazhuang Fort, which was very famous in the entire Xuanfu North Road, attracting a large number of displaced people to come to take refuge, but now Jintang City has not yet been built, and the original Jinjiazhuang Fort can not accommodate so many displaced people for a while. Because the weather will quickly become cold in the future, in order to prevent the new homeless people from freezing to death, Li Xiao decided to bring the extra 12,000 homeless people who are healthy enough to withstand the long journey to Shandong for resettlement.

In the land of Shandong, it is difficult to buy qualified war horses, so Li Xiao divided more than 600 of the 800 war horses of the Tumut Department and brought them back to Shandong for future needs.

When Li Xiao led his army south to Shandong, a controversy was going on in the Qingning Palace in Shenyang, thousands of miles away.

In Qingning Palace, on the top dragon chair, there is Huang Taiji with a gloomy face, and the one standing on the left below is the main Dege class of the Blue Banner, and the one standing on the right is Fan Wencheng, a scholar of the Bunkan University.

It has been raining continuously in Shenyang these days, and the weather is much colder, which makes the three people in Qingning Palace quite shrunken.

"Old ten, this expedition to the Ming Kingdom, all the flags have gained a lot, but you are the blue flag that has lost the most, as the flag owner, you must give Ben Khan a reasonable explanation." Huang Taiji spoke slowly, breaking the oppressive silence in the palace.

Derge's lean and long face suddenly twitched.

This Huang Taiji really won't let go of himself easily.

He immediately slapped his sleeves, knelt down, and said loudly to Huang Taiji: "Great Khan, I am the blue flag, since the entry of Dushikou, from the Xuanfu to Datong, I have been invincible and invincible. But I didn't expect that in Jinjiazhuang Fort, Xuanfu North Road, there was a very powerful general, and the men and horses of the department were very elite, and most of the soldiers and horses of our army were folded in it. ”

Subsequently, the Derge class defeated the soldiers and horses of Niu Lu Zhen Baiketu, and later the Jiala Ezhen love Ba Li Xing soldiers retaliated, but they returned at Jinjiazhuang Fort, and briefly told Huang Taiji about it.

"Oh, I can't imagine that the declining and decaying Ming Kingdom has such a powerful person?" Huang Taiji muttered.

"Great Khan, according to the report of his subordinates, this Ming general is named Li Xiao."

"It's him!" Huang Taiji was not surprised.

Fan Wencheng next to him asked Derge: "But the Li Xiao who killed me in Liaodong that day?" ”

Before Derge could answer, Huang Taiji interjected coldly from the side: "No need to ask, it must be this person!" This Li Xiao, who commanded the troops well and handled things decisively, was a difficult enemy of my Dajin when he was in Liaodong that day, but he didn't expect to kill our army by surprise this time in Xuanfu. ”

"This is strange, this Li Xiao, after hearing that his stronghold in Liaodong was not returned to the pier and was burned down by our army, his people fled Shandong in a hurry, why did he go to Xuanfu Town again?" Fan Wencheng asked suspiciously.

"What's so strange about this, Li Xiao's troops are so strong, they must be valued by the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, so he sent troops and horses north to help the guard." Huang Taiji's eyes were gloomy, and he sighed heavily: "If this person is not removed, the heart of this Khan is very uneasy." ”

"Why does the Great Khan think so highly of this man?" Fan Wencheng asked.

"In the past, Ben Khan thought that this person could only rely on his own martial arts and work hard. Now that I think about it, I underestimate him. Huang Taiji took a breath like a toothache and continued: "According to Ben Khan, this person is not only brave, but also has the quality of a hero, and his methods are quite ruthless, which is what Ben Khan fears most about Li Xiao. ”

Derge, who was kneeling on the ground, saw Huang Taiji talking like this, and hurriedly said: "It is exactly like this, when our army drove the people of the Ming Kingdom to rush into battle, this Li Xiao did not care about the people of his country at all, regardless of men, women and children, and slaughtered them together, and his ruthlessness can be seen. ”

Huang Taiji's face became more and more ugly, he glanced at Derge, and said in a deep voice: "Derge, you don't shirk for yourself!" Even though Li Xiao can fight, the reason why he was able to behead so many soldiers of our army was because your troops were too light on the enemy, so he was able to succeed smoothly. Our army has been defeated, and as the banner owner, you also have a great responsibility! ”

"The younger brother is incompetent, please punish the Great Khan!" In the cold weather, Derge felt cold sweat on his body.

Huang Taiji looked at the Derge who was kneeling on the ground, his eyes were gloomy, but he was nervous and calculating in his heart.

At the end of last year, he designed to eradicate Mang Gurtai, and he wanted to eradicate this Mang Gurtai's own brother Derge as well. As a result, in order to prevent major turmoil in the Zhenglan Banner, and in order to quickly stabilize the situation, he spared the life of the Derge class and let him take over as the owner of the Zhenglan Banner.

Now, Zhenglanqi has fought such a big defeat, so do you want to take advantage of this opportunity to beat this Derge class well?

Even, get rid of him just like that?

"Great Khan, although the Derg banner lord has the mistake of defeating the enemy, but this campaign has also gained a lot. Moreover, after the retreat of the Najia La'e True Love Ma Li from Jinjiazhuang Fort, he also defeated a 5,000-strong Ming army and horses, and won a lot. ”

Fan Wencheng winked at Huang Taiji as he spoke.

Huang Taiji understood what he meant.

The chaos of the Zhenglan Banner has just been calmed down a few months ago, and if they are to be punished severely, I am afraid that the people of the Zhenglanqi will be even more panicked. In the current situation where the newly converted Mongol tribes are undecided, if the Jurchens themselves cause turmoil, the gains outweigh the losses.

Hmph, the coming day is long, Derge, I'll spare you today!

"Bachelor Fan is reasonable, Derge, read your merits and demerits, Ben Khan will not be punished for the time being. But next time, if there is such a serious loss of soldiers and horses, Hugh blames Ben Khan for not thinking about brotherhood! Huang Taiji said coldly.

"Brother-in-law Derge, remember the teachings of the Great Khan, and thank the Great Khan for his forbearance." Dege, who was covered in a cold sweat, shouted loudly to Huang Taiji in an increasingly tame attitude.

"Well, you kneel."

"Xie Da Khan!"

According to the order of Huang Taiji, the Derge class then withdrew from the Qingning Palace.

Looking at the back of the Derge class's withdrawal, Huang Taiji's eyes were very complicated.

This Tiancong Khan suddenly remembered when he was a child, on a snowy night in Hetuala, his father Khan Nurhachi took himself and his brothers to laugh and laugh in the newly built building.

The brothers roasted and simmered the pine nuts they picked up over a charcoal fire, laughing with each other and making fun of each other, often fighting over a grain of pine nuts. And the father Khan Nurhachi watched them fight with a smile.

Brother Chu Ying can always grab the most pine nuts, while 7-year-old Huang Taiji often can't grab a single one. He begged Chu Ying for it, but was often knocked to the ground by Chu Ying's punch.

The young Huang Taiji held back his tears and didn't let the tears fall.

This concubine, with no brothers of the same mother, and her mother was just a powerless and powerless side room all her life, and the poor and lonely Huang Taiji had to face countless white eyes and ridicule from her brothers since she was a child.

A hot pine nut was stuffed in his hand, and Huang Taiji looked up and saw the smiling face of his 12-year-old brother Mang Gurtai.

"Taiji (Huang Taiji's nickname), let's give it to you." Mang Gurtai's sincere smile was like a warm fire, warming Huang Taiji's young heart.

After so many years, I still can't forget this scene. The phrase "I'll give it to you." The warm words still seem to be echoing in my ears.

It's just that I don't know when the sincere family affection between brothers has become more and more sparse, and the intrigue between each other has been framing each other every day.

The emperor's family has no family affection, and it has been the same since ancient times.

Now, the fifth brother, who had given him the warmth of his childhood, had been poisoned by himself for the crime of rebellion and disrespect, and he had the shaman dome drenched the blood and filth of pigs and dogs on his grave, so that the ghost of Mang Gurtai would never be reborn.

Mang Gurtai, don't blame your brother for being ruthless, it's really because, if you don't kill you, how can you be powerful.

Daikin's sweat has always been forged with blood and skulls.

And how long will this Mang Gurtai's own brother Derge keep him?

Huang Taiji, who was in turmoil, suddenly thought that the Heavenly Mandate Khan asked their brothers to swear an oath together, demanding that in the future, all brothers should not harm each other, even if there was a big crime, they should keep their lives and not harm each other.

"If anyone plots to kill his brother, the gods will not bless him, and heaven will punish him。。。。。。

The anxious words of the Mandate of Heaven Khan are still in my ears.

I just sigh how such an idealistic thing can work in reality!

Compared with power and status, brotherhood and the like are simply not worth mentioning.

If you don't want people to figure me, you need me to figure people.

After all, there is only one Khan position.

In Huang Taiji's resolute gaze, there were suddenly tears flashing, but then they disappeared, and they were full of cold color.

"Great Khan, this Li Xiao, I'm afraid that in the future, the power will become stronger and stronger, and the threat to my Dajin will also become greater." Fan Wencheng said worriedly.

"Ben Khan doesn't know, but now that Li Xiao is estimated to have returned to Shandong, our army's naval division is weak, and it is difficult to cross the sea to attack Shandong. Huang Taiji said with a long sigh.

"However, if we fight this person again next time, our army must not underestimate the enemy, and we must deal with it carefully. If possible, you must finish your work in one battle, completely eradicate this Li Xiao, and there will be no more troubles! Huang Taiji looked at the gray weather outside the window, gritted his teeth and said fiercely.

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Li Xiao's whole army, because there was no need to guard against encountering enemy troops on the road, the speed of returning to Shandong was much faster.

On September 16, Li Xiao finally returned to Chifeng Fort.

Xu Xiuqing, the governor of Chifeng Fort, and others all went out of the fort to welcome the arrival of Li Xiao and others, and arranged a feast for hospitality.

After settling down the personnel and materials, Li Xiao held a meeting overnight to agree on Chi Fengwei's future plans and arrangements.

"Lord Li, according to the boundaries demarcated by the imperial court, the land under the direct management of our army is slightly larger than half of Huang County. With this land, our army should have more room for development. Xu Xiuqing said to Li Xiao with a smile.

"Very good, with land, there is capital for development. This officer believes that the first thing our army needs to do now is to expand Chifeng Fort and expand this Chifeng Fort into Chifeng City. Li Xiao said proudly.

"Oh, how big is the city that your lord wants to build this Red Phoenix City?" Xu Xiuqing asked.

"Like the Iron Dragon City, it was expanded into a square city with a circumference of 12 miles, so that the east side of the city was just adjacent to the Beima River, and it was possible to draw water from the river and dig a moat. The excavation of the north and south gates is just in a straight line with the original north and south gates of the inner city. Others, such as urn city, fort tower, corner tower, female wall, horse road, pheasant moat, etc., must all be built. ”

"But I don't know if the adults want to build such a large city, but what is the positioning?" Xu Xiuqing asked.

"This Chifeng City is located near the sea, with convenient transportation, and as the main city of our army, this official wants to build it into a very important commercial and trade city." Li Xiao said with a yearning face: "In this Chifeng City, like the Jintang City on Xuanfu North Road, it is divided into inner and outer cities, and the inner city is the current Chifeng Fort, which will be used as a military camp, an official office and a silver treasury in the future. The outer city is divided into six districts by a main road from north to south and two avenues along the east and west of Chifeng Fort, which are named Northeast District, East District, Southeast District, Southwest District, West District and Northwest District according to their location. ”

"The plan is simple and simple, and the students want to ask, will these six districts be used for different purposes in the future?" Xu Xiuqing's eyes flickered, obviously attracted by Li Xiao's plan.

"Exactly. In the southeast area, the government wants to build a large-scale bazaar, where all kinds of southern goods such as silk, tea, ceramics, and wine can be traded. In the southwest area opposite the main street, a consumption center has been built, and various shops, restaurants, shops, guild halls and other places have been built for merchants from the south to the north to spend and rest. ”

"Since the southeast and southwest districts are to be built into commercial bases, how should the eastern and western districts in the north be planned?"

"The eastern district is planned as a civilian area, and the original residents of Chifeng Fort have moved out of the inner city to build ordinary houses, public bathhouses, medical halls and schools in the eastern district, and are also built in the eastern district to facilitate residents to bathe and children to go to school nearby." Li Xiao paused, and then said: "The western district is planned to be a rich area, building buildings such as theaters, temples, clubs, etc., to attract rich and wealthy businessmen to buy residential land here and live in peace for a long time. ”

"Oh, and the Northwest and Northeast regions have not yet been arranged." Xu Xiuqing

"These two districts are dedicated to our army's trade, the northwest area is built as a specialized warehouse area, which is used to store grain, ironware, woolen cloth and other items produced by our army, and the northeast area is set up as a special trading area for our army's products, such as all kinds of ironware, wool cloth and other items, are traded here, and the four-wheeled carriage production company in the inner city is also moved here. In addition, it can also be used as a backup military camp, if you want to guard Chifeng City in the future, you can temporarily increase the number of troops stationed here. ”

Hearing Li Xiao's clear plan, Xu Xiuqing agreed very much. "If it is really built according to Lord Li's plan, my Chifeng City can be called the first important commercial town in Shandong."

"Then the next city construction will be arranged by Xiuqing, and you can report to me what manpower and material resources you need." Li Xiao said with a smile.

"Adults can trust students, and students dare not do their best." Xu Xiuqing arched his hand and said: "My lord, now that the Iron Dragon City is said to have been largely completed, experienced construction craftsmen such as Chang Dayong can be transferred back to Chifeng Fort to lead the construction of the city wall and the facilities in the city, which can speed up the progress a lot." ”

"Yes. This official immediately issued an order to transfer leading craftsmen such as Chang Dayong back from Iron Dragon City, and you are responsible for arranging and preparing the specific work. Try to build the walls and moats before the ground freezes hard. ”

"By the way, now our army has made a lot of bluestone, bricks and lime at the Squatting Dog Mountain, and it can save a lot of money by building this Chifeng City." Xu Xiuqing suddenly thought of this and said to Li Xiao happily.

"It's good, be prepared. It seems that our army opened these factories some time ago, and now it comes in handy. Li Xiao said with a smile.

The two laughed, and at this time, Li Xiao suddenly remembered something and asked Xu Xiuqing: "Xiuqing, but I don't know, now that our army is here in Chifengwei, how much is the specific amount of cultivated land?" (To be continued.) )