"Master, Madam doesn't eat anymore."

A maid, holding a bowl of exquisite bird's nest porridge, lowered her head, and said helplessly to Zu Dale, who was staring blankly outside the window.

Zu Dale sighed deeply, turned around, took the porridge from the maid, and whispered: "You go down and wait for me to persuade her."

The maid stepped back, Zu Dale, with a solemn face, walked into Mrs. Wang's room with bird's nest soup porridge.

He saw Mrs. Wang, who was not well-worn, sitting beside the rosewood carving bed, sobbing constantly, while the two maids were slantingly, half sitting beside her, constantly advising her to cherish her body and not cry again.

Seeing the head of the family Zu Dale came in, two maids who were persuading Mrs. Wang quickly got up and blessed Zu Dale. Zu Dale waved his hand gently, and the two maids understood and hurriedly left the room.

"Madam, don't cry and ruin your body. Let's eat this porridge. It's important to cherish your body." Zu Dale persuaded him softly, and while scooping up a little bird's nest with a spoon, he sent it to Mrs. Wang's mouth, who was still crying.

"Bang!"

Mrs. Wang flicked her casually, and Zu Dale couldn't dodge her. The spoon in her hand was knocked to the ground by Mrs. Wang, and the snow-white bird's nest sprinkled all over the ground.

"Well! Madam, why do you have to be so angry with me? Could it be that you think my life is too good?" Zu Dale looked angry and put the bowl of porridge heavily on the table beside the bed.

"How dare I be angry with the master? I just miss Wan'er and feel sad. Not to mention the bird's nest soup, even the dragon's liver and phoenix marrow is difficult to swallow." Mrs. Wang's tears fell frequently.

"Oh, madam, Wan'er quietly left home that day to look for Li Xiao, which was really a crime for me to be careless. I thought she would return soon, but she would actually be with Li Xiao..." Zu Dale shook his head and sighed, looking very regretful.

"No! My Wan'er is a innocent lady. How could she do such a corrupt family? It must be that bastard Li Xiao, who seduces Wan'er with sweet words. Wan'er was impulsive and followed this guy south to Shandong." Mrs. Wang interrupted Zu Dale's words, then covered her face and cried: "Wan'er's trip, I don't know life and death, and there is no news. Whenever I think of this, I feel heartbroken! Wan'er, you've taken away my mother's heart with you!"

Mrs. Wang cried bitterly, which made Zu Dale feel upset.

"Enough!"

Zu Dale shouted coldly, which made Mrs. Wang, who was still crying, stunned.

Zu Dale realized that he had lost his composure and was about to comfort him. Mrs. Wang beat her legs and cried, "Master, I know you are tired of me too. Although I am the daughter of the Wang clan of Jinzhou, I can't stand your ancestor's family. I am really not worthy of your ancestor's family. Now, Master, you don't have to do this, just let me go to Shandong to find Wan'er. If Wan'er is a loss, I will not be alive. Even if we are in the underworld, we can have a support..."

Zu Dale was filled with anger. He was pacing back and forth in the room like a trapped leopard.

"Madam, why bother with such a struggle! You are not unaware that the Tartars are invading now. From Jinzhou to Shanhaiguan, there are a large number of Tartar soldiers burning, killing and looting everywhere in the entire western Liaoning area. Even if I let you go to Shandong, I am afraid that you will fall into the hands of the Tartars as soon as you leave the Jinzhou gate!"

After Zu Dale said this, he sat down next to Mrs. Wang again hatred.

The Tartar invasion mentioned by Zu Dale was at the end of January this year. Huang Taiji sent three generals, Bele Abatai, Gushan Ezhen Turge, and Bayalazhangjing and Tan Tai, to command more than 10,000 troops and invaded western Liaoning.

The Later Jin army's offensive was extremely fierce this time, from Jinzhou to Shanhaiguan, burning, killing and looting all the way. The villages in western Liaoning and small Dunbaos in various places were almost completely destroyed. Although the Later Jin army did not attack the Ming army's large Zhenchengzhou Fort, it made the Ming army stationed silent and guarding the city, not daring to move.

Mrs. Wang cried a little, and Zu Dale gently stroked her back and said slowly: "Madam, Wan'er really followed that Li Xiao, but it may not be a completely bad thing. This Li Xiao, I now seem to be a very sensible hero."

Mrs. Wang turned her head and stared at Zu Dale in surprise, as if she didn't know him.

Zu Dale's eyes were complicated. He looked out the window and continued, "Madam, think about it, this Tartar invasion is so large that if Li Xiao still sticks to the small Bugui Dun, I dare to conclude that this person will die at the hands of the Tartars. Now Li Xiao goes to Shandong a month in advance, but he just avoids the disaster today. Although he left a message that day, it was because of the forced force of the garrison King Daoqi, now I think about it carefully. Li Xiao is probably thinking of this retreat. He must have known that in this Bugui Dun, the fort is small and weak, and it is difficult to resist the invasion of the Tartars, so he led the crowd to Shandong. In this way, this person is so young, but he is a handsome talent who knows the times and knows how to advance and retreat. But I am clumsy and underestimated him."

After Zu Dale said this long passage, Mrs. Wang's face relaxed a lot. She murmured: "Even though Li Xiao is a talented person, he is a humble background, has no power, and has no help. Even if he goes to Shandong, he will only hide from the war and his future achievements will be limited. I have pity for my Wan'er, but I have to suffer with this person. How can I not be uncomfortable as a mother?"

Zu Dale smiled, and he patted Mrs. Wang's shoulder gently, and comforted her: "Madam is too worried. Now the world is in chaos, and it is the time for heroes to take shape. If Li Xiao has such a talent, he will definitely stand out in the future. In my opinion, this person's future achievements are unlimited. Mrs., look at the long-term vision. By then, Li Xiao can be promoted and promoted. My Wan'er is keen to know heroes. She imitates the story of Hongfu Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty. She is a perfect match for marrying this person."

After hearing her husband's repeated words of comfort, Mrs. Wang's face became more and more relaxed. She leaned into the arms of the ancestor Dale, and said softly: "If Wan'er really has such a home, why don't I feel at ease in my heart? Well, from today on, I will worship the Bodhisattva every day and ask the Bodhisattva to bless my Wan'er's house to be smooth sailing outside and everything goes well. As long as Wan'er lives happily, she will be content in her heart."

Zu Dale and Mrs. Wang smiled at each other, and the atmosphere in the room was much more relaxed.

......

On the sixth day of sending troops to western Liaoning, Abatai, Tan Tai and Turge led the army and took a detour to Li Xiao's Buguidun.

At this time, the Bugui Dunun was wide open, and the moat outside the Dunun was also silted, making it a dilapidated and bleak state.

Abatai, who was thin and fierce, jumped off his horse and walked slowly outside the gate of Buguidun.

Tan Tai and Turge followed closely behind.

The cold wind whistled, but Abatai was in a blazing mood.

Abatai hated Li Xiao to the core, but there was a reason for it.

Li Xiao, who was in the dog, intercepted Zhang Degui's smuggling team at the end of the year and snatched away a large amount of goods. He didn't know that nearly half of the more than 5,000 pieces of silk seized at that time were goods booked by Abatai.

It turned out that Abatai finally got in touch with the big smuggler Zhang Degui and paid a large deposit in advance, asking him to resell a large amount of silk to him at the end of the year. Abatai originally thought that after he got this large amount of silk brocade, he could take advantage of the opportunity to resell it at the end of the year to make a good profit. In order to gain Zhang Degui's trust, he even paid a large number of specialties such as fur ginseng carefully preserved in his Niulu, and prepaid it to the shopkeeper Zhang Degui in advance without paying a deposit. It can be said that he had invested a lot of money.

Abatai never expected that Li Xiao, who was so into the trap, would come and kill Zhang Degui, and snatch all the money away, making Abatai's dream of getting rich instantly turned into a bubble.

When Abatai learned the news, he was almost furious.

The deposit he paid in advance and the large number of specialties he paid in advance were the savings stored by Abatai for many years, but was eventually destroyed by Li Xiao's surprise attack.

There is actually a secret reason why Abatai is so eager to get rich.

Abatai was the seventh son of the Qing Taizu Nuerhaci. Her mother was the concubine Irgen Jueluo, who was under the jurisdiction of the Manchurian Zhenglan Banner. His mother, Irgen Jueluo, had an ordinary background. She had not received any favor from Nurhaci during her lifetime, and had never received any honor after her death. She did not even leave her birth and death date. In the history books of the Qing Dynasty, there was no record of just a few words except for a surname.

Abatai was so humble, so naturally he was not favored. He was not valued by his father Nuerhaci, and was often despised by his brothers. Manguertai scolded him, "You are raised by a maid."

After Huang Taiji became emperor, Dorgon, Duoduo, Haoge, Yuetuo and others were promoted to princes, and even Ajige was named prince, and only Abatai was still Beile. It was only in the first year of Chongde that in order to appease this brother, Huang Taiji added Rao Yu's beautiful title in front of Beile to show the difference. However, compared with the prince, the title was two levels lower.

Abatai was angry inside. Although he deliberately endured it, this kind of suppressed anger still burst out from time to time.

"Manchu Old Documents" records such a story.

In December of the first year of Tiancong (1627), Huang Taiji was in a good mood because the leader of the Chahar tribe of Mongolia, Ang Kun Duling, joined the Later Jin Dynasty. He set up a banquet in the Octagon Hall of Shengjing Palace to celebrate, and specially summoned all the Bellers to accompany him. As a result, everyone had arrived, but only Abatai refused to participate. His excuse was that he had no decent fur to wear. The fur the emperor had originally given had been modified into two pieces, and they were all for his sons to wear.

Huang Taiji quickly sent someone to find out the reason, and finally found that Abatai lied. The reason why he really didn't come was that although he was older, he was just a little Beller, and the seats were below the Great Beller and Heshuo Beller. In the world, if he saw his brothers and nephews being proud of themselves, drinking happily, Little Beller Abatai felt that his face was dull and ashamed, so he could not refuse.

After hearing the guard's report, Huang Taiji was very dissatisfied and scolded, "It's so outrageous! If Abatai resents Ben Khan, he can tolerate it. Now he despises his children, how can Ben Khan tolerate him anymore!" Then, he passed on Abatai's words to Zhubeile and gathered to discuss the handling of Abatai. The great Bele Daishan first taught Abatai a lesson and said, "You are too presumptuous! I asked you to come to the banquet to look down on you, and you are shameless! Before that, you didn't even have the qualification to discuss matters with the five ministers. Degele, Jirgalang

Dudu, Yuetuo, Shuotuo and others have already participated in the political discussion, but you are not qualified to join it. Because you are among the brothers, the father Khan gave you six Niulu people, so he has the identity of Beile. Who do you want to bully today? Who can you bully and underestimate? Ajige, Dorgon, and Duoduo are all assigned by the sons of the whole banner of the father Khan, and Zhubeilu are among the eighths before you. You are now Beile, and you still have the heart to be together with the three great Beile (referring to Daishan, Manguertai, and Amin) to disrupt the government. If you become the great Beile, wouldn't you have the idea of ​​calling a Khan?"

Dai Shan said this very seriously, which made Abatai shrunk his head and speechless. Finally, in the unison of the Great Bellers, Abatai, who was originally righteous, was embarrassed and had to bow his head and confess his guilt and was willing to be punished. So Huang Taiji went down the donkey and punished him with a carved saddle horse, eight of the plain saddle horses and four pairs of armor, which was considered a punishment.

During Huang Taiji's reign, he was also humiliated and punished many times. What is interesting is that although he was repeatedly punished, he was only punished by silver and materials, and never received heavy punishment of reduced titles or reduced titles.

The reason for this is not because Huang Taiji is tolerant and generous, but because he despises Abatai. Huang Taiji believes that Abatai is born in a villain and is brave but not scheming, so he never poses a threat to him, so he intends to let him go and keep his life alive.

The above contempts and neglects made Abatai feel very angry, so he often had a desire to make a name for himself. If he could not compete with his brothers in terms of power and status, then, at least in terms of wealth he had, Abatai was unwilling to be the last one.

But the way to get rich and wealth that I had so much effort was ruined by Li Xiao. I am afraid that after this incident spreads, I will always be the laughing stock of my brothers.

Li Xiao is so damn it!

Abatai, who was angry, heard that Huang Taiji wanted to send troops to plunder the western Liaoning again, so he volunteered to be the chief general. Although Huang Taiji laughed in his heart, Abatai sneered at the chicken and slashed rice, he still made a favor and agreed to Abatai's request to lead the army.

General Abatai vented his anger in the villages and forts in western Liaoning. He led his troops to burn, kill, plunder and rob, and robbed countless people, animals and goods, which could be considered as making up for a lot of losses.

Of course, Abatai did not forget Li Xiao, the victim who caused him great losses. This time, he took a detour to Buguidun, who had lived in Li Xiao, to vent the long-standing anger in his chest.

Abatai's thin face was twisted by anger. He gritted his teeth and stood like a puppet in the cold wind.

"Come!"

Standing outside Yudun's door for a long time, Abatai, who recalled the past, blushed on his face. He glanced at Tan Tai and Turge who were standing beside him, and shouted loudly.

"Please show me!"

Tan Tai and Turge replied in unison.

"Bring Benbeile a fire to this Bugui Dun!"

"Get orders!"

The Tartars immediately poured oil and piled up firewood and ignited the fort. Soon the wind helped the fire, and the blazing flames that soared into the air engulfed the entire Bugui Dun.
Chapter completed!